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New-York tribune., 1886-01-18
THE SUNDAY TRIBUNE.

There were in 'rHE SUNDAY TRIBUNE of yester-
dav letters from q. w. s. on Mr. GadstOne's Re-
treat. Mir Labouch're's Plan. and The Irish Debate ;
Paris letter about the late Don Fernando, OF POrtu
gal Valictta letter about Rich Bcggars in Malta;
Rio de Janeiro letter about Trade with Brazil ;
New England Sketch " of Dreadful Old Woman;
letters from the public on The Liquor Traffic Mea
Culpa an Angl0-ltallan story; Current Anecdotes; (;
Chat About the Theatres Topics In Leading
Cities Drilling State Troops; The Week in So
ciety; "reminiscences of the late j. B. LippincOtt
Review of the Life Of J. T. b. Stuart; and numer-
GUS other features of interest in addition to the
days news of which the following is an outline:
FoREIGx.-Irish Royalists making n plan for
governing Ireland - The CONSERVATIVES urged
TO take decisive action. - Reforming tho French
Maiagasy treaty. - Turkish delays in Egypt.
DoMrsIIC.-Miss Kate Bayard dies suddenly of
heart disease in Washington. - stringent pro-
hlbitory measures III Chicago. - Awtul work OF
fire damp in Rocky Mountain coal mine. - A
wonderful Massachusetts, legislator. = Death
Of Joseph MimoEe, the sculptor: - caa,t pefd9ter
Abeos prison llLe' lit The south sontSncc Tenn,
Syi'''1ir Sy GnidicL the Kings County mur-
derer, commutod 10 Imprisonment for lie. -
Explosion of dynamite at Toms River. 60 Grave
charges against Judge Hayes, OF Iowa. otrlke
of the coke drawers in Pennsylvania.
Cry AND SuBunBAN-Dynamite explosion in
Westchester County. - Lieutenant Grceiy en-
tertained by tho Lotos Club. - Cigarmakers to
be locked out on Tuesday night. - ~ oonllllls-
sioners Mitchell and ilaughton examined. -
New phases Of the roadway IA rlway msnt seabs de-
cided on - Testimony of Thomas B Asten.
- Gold value of the loEai-tHnder silver dollar
NIoIo grainsl 1923 cents -- Stocks opened
steady, declined sharply and closed unsettled.
Copes may still be obtained at tho office or by
mail. Price cents.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-18
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS.
FEATURES OF NETWORK DEALINGs

There was no special vim to the grain specu-
latOn Saturday but wheat enjoyed slight rally.
Shippers did but ttle taking only $4,000 bushels Of
wheat and 10000 bushels OF coru. Cash wheat vr
tually unchanged The options opened cent lower
later recovered and 3 q cent and ended steady
shade under the best prices Final gains OF laaL cent
are shown follows: January s9l4 February, s94;
March, 9ile: April 025s; May. Gals; and June. 95k
cents. In corn, No cash was cent higher. but the
other grades unchanged. The options fuctu-
ated in barrow limits and ended with rihng changes,
but at the best prices Of the day. at 49 for January
4Ss for February, 48q for March and April ani Asa
cents for May. oats closed unchanged as follows:
January, 36i3; February. 36ai; March aud April, 81;
aud May 36ai cents. Provisions without feature.
Lard options advanced 492 cents ending follows:
January, SO 10; February, SO AZ; March 20 81 April
Sc 67: and May. 20 SO.
The receipts OF graiu Saturday at New York, Pha-
delphia Baltimore and Boston were as follows Wheat,
5.52l bushels; corn. 1901; oats. 1892; total,
lGi0O4 bushels flour. l0,445 barrels. AT Chicago,
Milwaukee and 80. Louis the arrivals were Wheat,
2s SOS bushels corn, l14,270; I03, ,694; total,
2I6.S2Q bushels; nuur, I4.lO7 barrels.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-18
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, Jan. II (Specidl The prices yes
terday afternoon the the prices at close
the regular board were pretty wide apart Tonight
II one had any pork to sell he could not get within
twenty cents OF the price quoted at o'clock and meat
was L cent lower than at the regular close
TIL smaller shorts" covered IN wheat generally yes
terday morning. and as there were few large sellers the
price advanced fractonaly. II generally predicted
that o-nOows visible supply figures would show de-
OF about l00OOOO bushels and ths forced prices
up. There however plenty of guments. There
was, IL WIRED wheat cleared from Newlork aud
this thought to show concusvely that all the al
legged purchases for had been purely speculative
The orders that from abroad said to be
ally selling orders The Eastern movement Of wheat,
cording TO Commissioner uOores statement were only
1000 bushels this week. against 1880 bushels last
week. on the curb at o'clock there decrease OF
l. wheat May selling at s5 cents. There
rumors OF grain failures abroad.
The regular close s5l2 cents for May wheat and
3gs for May Sl for May pork. So 32i2 for
May lard aud IS so for May RIBS: The eurb for May
50 and for May pork about $40 80 Tho
latest puts" were sil cents and the latest calls +"
4 cnnfs
New-York tribune., 1886-01-18
TRITST FUNDS IN DANGER.
THREATENED EFFECT OF SILVER COINAGE

.srBJgCT or IMPORTANCE TO SAVINGS BANK DE-
nos,rops AND HOLDERS or LIFE INSURANCE
POLICIES.
,o, rte REGULAR CoRRF sPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.l
A,n.Sy, Jan. 17.-lf Mr. Bland's SO-cent
urrrdoar drives the l00cent gold dollar out OF the
.oun,ry no community will suffer more
NV the misfortune than New-fork state.
I'm every ono Of its cities there is cluster OF savings
nanks nearly all In highly prosperous condition.
birty of the sixty counties have savings banks aud
.,st compapies; aud life and fire Insurance companies
supported in all the great cities by the savings
Of the community. The "buzLard' SILVER dollar
,hrateus all Of With loss OF 20 cents on
avery dollar that has been deposited with them Ihere
a. good reason to suspect, therefore, that
AT least three-fourtns of the Dread-wlhhers
of tho State would suffer this direct loss
with omen accounts OF 29s as stated the savings
hanks owed their depOsltOrs S+45ss"o4s o. ana had
assets amounting in value TO $52OO39672 30 TO meet
the claims the value OF the assets was estihteu
ON n gold basis No one could now estimate to what
uont United States bonds would declire IN value II
Scretary Manning should begin TO payhem OfiG silver
vast amount Of these bonds are held hy the savings
hanks They are directly affected In value by the Gov
"a course on the silver question. Few bonds or
,nGs nf the railroads OF cities, of OF counties
arc made payable in gold The same statement Is true
Of Of the mortgages which held in enormous amounts
Sv ,he life Insurance fire companies ond
also in large llocks By the savings banks IL was not
iii few mouths past that the Insurance. companies have
becnn 10 define the kind OF "coin they
mist be paid their mortgages are redeemed.
Tnesayincs banks on January 1885, the date OF the
last annual report OF superintendent Payne, OF the
thanking Department. hold United states bonds whose
mar value wa. Sl34 ,660 In the market they would
have sold for lO3 TO- The trust companies on
bs same date held United states bonds OF par value
or s22 $50 The life insurance and fire Insurance
COMPANIES have made investments IN uDted states
6onts report of John A Mccall, superintendent 0t
the Insurance Department.. shows that on January l.
1855 the life and fire insurance companies OF TINS state
ami the life and fire Insurance companies
of other States doing business IN tins State.
held limited states bonds which had par value OF
O73l 49, or course, in the market these bonds
were far Besides the United states bonds.
fbe savings banks and insurance companies hed oher
stocks which be paid of In silver The table given
beow SHOWS the total amount OF United states bonds
and other stocks held by them on January l. 1850;
their holdings are as great now:
New-York tribune., 1886-01-18
AN IMPENDING CATASTROPHE.

Cdrp'S' Warrington LefeT 10 The CteD,tdnd Leader
ANY one can see from lGencralI Blacks air
that his soul is big for his clothes He about
carrying himself at angle rather 10 the than 70
the front, and looked al him the other DAY was
forobly reminded OF Hsop's frog which tried 20 blow
itself into bull The did blow for while but soon
reached his limit aud burst Black Ia already blown TO
his full capacity and 10 may be that his explosion Will
occur very soon II 10 does 10 will not be loud Que and
the hearing OF tho world will not be disturbed by IL
New-York tribune., 1886-01-18

without Ostental0n ana without offensive comment
upon persons parties Governor Cleveland has an
nOunced his purpose execute the Civil Service in
the spirit well the letter and to apply is principles
to the public service generally. having regard to the
character and conduct Of those who now hold non
political offices under Republican appointment. He
says distinctly that he shall not remove any from
any non-pOca office during the time for which he
appointed who has not made himself notorious
tisan and ased his office for partisan purpose.
As to tho body OF underngs who embraced IN
the CIVIL Service act, they have nothing to fear long
they behave themselves.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-18

Executive action in regard to places which not
cred by the rules The power OF removal in place
large or small, Is entirely untouched by the law.
But every position IN the service is protected by the
spirit OF the law and there has been great anxiety to
know whether this spirit would be respected.
MT Cleveland says frankly that partisan feeling
Will relax his purpose to enforce the existing law aud
that no incumbent shall he removed during his term o
office solely upon partisan grounds excepting those VINO
have abused their places for partisan purposes This is
In strict accordance with the soundest principle.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-18

OWL nanus. DO not KNOW tHat Tue
process of boycottng,' abont which We
read much In the newspapers Is always justlabe,
but In this am that IL may be- properly en-
ployed Form yourselves into labor union aud issue
an order boycotiug all the shops which refuse TO
yourselves the first to put your boycott into practice
Arrange TO do your shopping Saturday morning IL
will require only slight effort your part and you
will help along this excellent work which has for ts oh
ect better the condition of some of the hardest work
Ing members OF your sex"
New-York tribune., 1886-01-18

The LIE insurance companies seem to have avoided
Hated states bonds az If they conscious that an
atampt mi ht be made 10 pay them of In green5acks
in debased silver dollar But they have he3Yy hTes,.
ments m mortgages payable I'm the silver dollar Ihey
aiso own large amounts OF railway bonds and Stocks
that may De paid of ia silver - -
The NeW-York fire aud fre-marne insurance com
NAMES a year ago held bonds aud mortgages worth
II COZ 500 so United states stocks worth
10 O9i so and other stocks worth Sl34O2 436 20.
The ire ana marine insurance companies OF Otner
states doing business in this state held bonds ana
mortgages 10 the amount OF $l5.515,O4l 50; United
States bonds worth $7l3410i and other stocks worth
S3o I54 O73 so The aggregate assets OF the fire and
fre-parue and mutual fire companies Of
bonds and mortgages S22 81 OF United states
bonds S33l465jl 70; and OF other stocks
Sj2lOl $40 90. BevOnd the savings banks and insir-
auce companies the trust companies.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-18
From The Ereaing Post. Juig II, 1874.

Inc real friends or Reform desire to see the rule or ap-
pOntnen and promotion divorced from politics entire
~, so that question shall be aske1 or candidate for
routine duties (Which embrace the great bulk OF Federal
apPolntment whether ho woes one ticket or the other
THIS is the rule at Albany. We have abundant
from past conduct of Governor Cleveland
that tie principles which have regulated his admins
ton as Governor Will control him in the higher position
for which he has been nominated
New-York tribune., 1886-01-18

President Cleveland means by reform The retention OF
subordinate employees do not deserve dismissal, and
the sewing Gul O terms by other officers who do their
work properly and do not Extensively mrddo with poll
tics and the reappOnment OF officers Of that KIND
New-York tribune., 1886-01-18

From M TfLass Co,aaentat" Ci,calar Aprn 20, 1850
have had conference with the Virginia Delegation
and they will bring in their eases, and shall hope
to make the earliest removals IN tnat State desire
to appoint from three to ten I'm county IN Virginia.
think that from 10 10 % per cent OF the Ourthcass
pOstmaSters In New York might be removed within the
next two months aud good accomplished thereby
II our people will adhere TO proposed plan. This Is, in
short TO pick out the most obnoxious aud offensive par
sans In each county to the number Of sixth or
quarter Of ALL aud choose hrsclsss to take their
places. Will require PROOF OF tho partisanship
In these selections than the affirmation OF knowledge on
the part of Representative or Senator that the post
master has been an active editor proprietor Of Re
publican newspaper printing offensive articles, easily
shown by slips; or stump speaker or member OF q
political committee. officer OF "A campaign club,
ganZer OF political meetings or that his Office has been
made the headquarters of political work, that his
clerks have been put into tho performance OF political
duties Possibly acts OF equal force may be noted
In II the Representative does not know the
fact IL should be established by sldayt OF
person whom he can affirm to be OF unquestoned cred
bility or by documentary evidence In rendering
justice to people. which consists OF these
moyls and substitution 0f friends feel that It Is
very desirable 10 proceed with extreme care, and that
correctly representing the Presidents wishes and
purposes In earnestly soliciting that every step be
taken accordingly,
New-York tribune., 1886-01-18

THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT PLEDGES HIM.
SELF TO IT.
From Mayor ClerolGlds Letter Aecpinl he Nomination for
me GOuernOrship oct T. 1882.
SubOrdnates IN public places Should he selected ana
retained for their efficiency and not because they
be used to accomplish partisan ends. The people have
right demand here, 4 I'm OF private employ
mcnt that their money be paid to those who will render
the best service return aud that the appointment TO
and merit
New-York tribune., 1886-01-18
Total Stocks
.s202,7lS,2417Y sj3O,6O7,0lG SO

The savings banks also had mortgages and had loaned
money on bonds Their total resources In this direction
amounted to the large sum OF Sl4l l,2oO III VIII
of interest to the several hundred thousand
savings bank deposOrs to learn the par value 0t the
limited States neld by their individual bank anu
the amount held by sach bank In the table given below
each deposor perceive the amount held Oy MS own
New-York tribune., 1886-01-18
SIMILARITY IN MORAL STATISTICS

Professor Felix Adler spoke yesterday morn
ing III Chckerug Hall Law and Liberty" His dis
largely discussion Of the question OF free
agency from a philosophic point Of view. Hc main
tanned that the doctrine OF personal Cod crrknowing
and foreordainDg whatsoever cometh 10 pass" was
Incompatible with any theory Of the freedom OF the
human viii. This doctrine" said tho speaker, "re.
solves human beings into chessmen and their
become but the moves OF the grim Player on tho
vast BOARD Of the universe" One Of the most interest
ing passages in the lecture devoted TO tho cons.d
Grafton or the argument against free
will derived from moral statistics. Accord
ing TO Professor Adler the statistics OF crime
In various countries from year to year show striking
similarity Thus in France 1t found that for long
series years for every million OF inhabitants about 81
were annually OF crime OF sort and about
1876 were annually convicted. II has been found unver
sally true that the period Of year rich In
month Of June In France the majority OF crimes
arc committed by persons between the ages Of twenty
"i'e aud tyTentv.Hvc I'm Prussia crimiuaty develops
more slowly and the majority OF the criminals are be-
tween the ages OF twensx and forty Although youth
Is thus shown to bo conducive to criue than Old
age, IL Ia the reverse with regard 10 Suicide
the number Of persons OF advanced age who
than the number OF youthful suicides The question OF
sex also 70 have decided influence on crime
The OF male criminals is five times IS rroa' IA
number OF female criminals and suicides are three
times more common among men than among women.
Denmark and Norway large majority OF the suicides
committed by hanging; IN France hanging Is also
From iho statisllcs which repeat themselves year
after year." said the speaker, many have argued that
creature of terrible destiny. He com
mits a crime, but l3d persons out OF million were
bound TO commit crime that year. and he Is unfortunate
enough TO be among that number. He is horn
man, and thereby his chances OF ending his
days in prison on tho gallows are at once
made five times greater than they would have been had
he been woman. Professor Adler then went on TO
plain that these figures give real clcw 10 the actual
morality OF community that OF two men one may be In
the eyes OF the law criminal and the other rcepecta-
bic member Of society," and yet the true moral character
OF both be the same the difference arising from educa-
ton, environment and temptation. -" do not wish 10
excuse the criminal for his guilt but 10 accuse the man
OF education and refinement who. placed under the fire
OF temptation. would have yielded and fallen"
New-York tribune., 1886-01-18

Civil service reform VIII never lie esiabshed on u
secure aud permanent basis until has stood tho test Oi
change or parties Presidential election The
meaning OF tile reform Is hat the body OF the Civil
Service shall be unaffected by the coming and going OF
parties.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-18


II need not surprise anybody II the Republican Sena
tors take into very serious consideration the Of
efficient public officers VINO are not offensive parti'ans.
who have not used their offices for political purposes
whose terms OF Office have not expired but who have,
nevertheless been removed from Office. The Senate Is
coordinate branch OF the appointing power Its right to
give ITS advice and consent or % withhold the same ia
clear the Presidents right 10 appoint True. the in
PRODUCTION OF rule custom whereby this cOnsti
tutona right should be exercised for other than
the moral character OF tho app0nee would be radical
departure from the prevailing practice. IL would be
novel 10 tue present generation but would be merely
revertiug the older practice. whioh prevailed in the
main before the four years term adopted.
This Ill-starrod act, by virtue OF which all
commissions OF postmIsters, court officers, col
ec0rs OF customs. etc. were limited To four years
passed At the behost Of sposmen In opposition to
tho views OF the greatest stptesmcn OF the time Web
strr Ca' Calhoun and Quincy Adams united IN protest
Ing against H. Mr. Clay went 40 as ~ To predict thnt II
would lead to dc-pOtsm than that OF CONSTANT
nupr H. therefore, the senate shall seriously take up
tho OF It's right to inquire into the political bear
iugs % removals from Oce. u viii merely resume night
which was laid aside many years ago against tue iudg
ment OF the greatest perhaps who ever sat In that
body. IL Will merely tako deultabe question and
one upon which debate Ia greatly TO be desired.
in the Of certain officers TO whom the four years
act docs apply, and certain others whose terms have
not yet expired, but who have nevertheless been re-
moved Upon thrse Il would be entirely proper anu IN
our Judgment desirable for the Senate 10 make an issue
New-York tribune., 1886-01-18
WIEN Mr.. .BEECHER 81 Us GO ms WIFE GOES
II..-...-..L- q

WIEN Mr. BEECHER SA Us 90. ms WIFE GOES
Mr. Beecher referred in Plymouth Church
yesterday 20 the strained relations which had existed
between himself and DR.. storrs since the famous Ad
visng Council OF 1874 in announcing n meeting
of the Womcn's Foreign Missionary Society
to be held in tho Church of the Pilgrims this week Ho
added: "The ladies VIII feel at liberty go, and I
should be glad II felt at liberty to 80 myself" In
nouncDg meeting OF the ewing Society of hi, church,
he that he had been invited to attend It, hut could
not co. and would send substitute. He
knew better than his wife and
would send her A ripple OF laughter
the audience he added There is discipline IN
my house, and II say go she gocs; but Mrs Beechcr
did not smile at the sally. In giving notice that tie Rev.
Dr. Charles II; Hall would speak before the Young
Mems Philomathean Society. Mr. Bcocher said When
Charles Han speaks Il Is always worth While to
hear what be has to say" In c0nneo
On with the organ recals TO be given by Harry Rowe
Shelley on "Wednesday afternoons beginning this week,
In the church, In aid of the music fund Mr.. Beechcr
said that the organ the latest evolution of wind
instruments aud was most appropriately the church
instrument Any one who understood its range, rea-
tons. power and Indictments had musical educa-
tion.
In the course OF his sermon Mr.. Beecher announced
distinctly than ever before his belief that immor
iaty is the gift only TO those who upon spiritual
life with God and that the wicked dead annhlatcd
New-York tribune., 1886-01-18

Ihave 10 hesitation In saying that fully approve Of
the principles embodied In the PendetOn BILL and that
should he glad to aid In any, practical legislation when
would give them place In the management OF the
affairs OF the state ANA OF municipalities. far they
can be made applicable thereto. believe that the ln
of the people demand that reform in the Ma
tiona and State administrative service should speedily
become accomplished fact lf places IN the pub-
lie service worth seeking. they should be the reward
OF merit and well0ng aud the opportunity To secure
them that basis should he open to all Those holding
places should he assured that their tenure depends
upon their efficiency and fidelity TO their trusts.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-18

From HdTpeT's Weck,V March II, 1885.
When Mr.. Cleveland says that " CiYl Service reform
should be In good faitn enforced" he the
policy OF his Administration this respect and he In
vtes Its friends judge his administration by its hdel
the REFORM
New-York tribune., 1886-01-18
THE ORGANS OF swEETEEss AND LIGHT ARE
COCKSURE II WILL BE DONE.
LII LII "a

Mr. Cloveland's letter to tho National Civil Service
Reform League Is by FAR the most Important OF Iecen.
potcul Documents II IL the tribute OF one OF the aest
aud most experienced OF great executive and admhls
tratlvo officers the true principles OF an enccllVe
Civil Service. IL Is cause Tor gehcrh conslAtuIa-
ton that the Presdcntelect. with characteristic ysor
aud directness forecasts the policy or the next Adnhls
trntion In regard 10 its enormous patronage Inc NUN
ner in which he does IL will commend him TO the respeet
aud confidence OF the country Ills letter
new emancipation proclamation or the freedom OF lho
public service from partisan enslavoment Ine
important practical question not 40 much that OF
the honest enforcement oil tho existing lay as VI he
New-York tribune., 1886-01-18
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
1T MUST AND SHALL BE REFORMED.

THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY SAYS So
From e Platform Of ne Democratic National Contention
1884.
We favor honest Civil Service Reform.
New-York tribune., 1886-01-18
lrom Ire.ldeat clee,Laaa,. ilalguLal AddLci NateA

l11i.
Tho people demand reform ia the Administration OF the
Government aud the application OF business principles
10 pubr affairs. As means TO this end, Ciy Service
Reform should be I'm good fti,h indorsrd our citizens
have the right protection from the incompetcncy OF
public cmployc- who hold their places solely the
ward OF partisan services aud from tho cOruptng mnu
euce OF who promise and the vicious methods OF
those who expect such rewards aud those who worth
y seek public employment nave the right 10 Insist that
merit ana comprteucy shall b- recognized Instead of
party subscrvoucy, The surrender OF honest political
belief
New-York tribune., 1886-01-18

From Gorernor Clepand Nessage 10 NE Nec York Legisla
ure Jam > 1885.
The appointment OF subordinates in the several State
Departments and their tenure OF Office employment
should be based npon fitness ana efficiency, and this
principal should be embodied In legislative enactmont