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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-12

con tho knife board Of an omnibus" would do,
without sober second thought. In his special
function as the one thousandth man he would,
in Mr.. Chamberlain's place, have directed at
tention to circumstances which superficial OBJ
servers are likely to overlook. For example,
II tho question of separation ever arises. it Will
be necessary TO ascertain whether the whole or
only part Of Canada wishes to secede, and
provided there be division Of opinion on the
subject, to learn, moreover, whether the party
Of separation comprises Irish disalIection and
French Canadian bigotry without including
the enterprise, solid industry and education OF
the Provinces lie would be unwilling to let
the Provinces 90 over to the United States
simply "on count of noses" II powerful
minority representing the best clements OF
Canadian society were hostile to secession he
would not be inclined to assent to the annexa-
ton schemes Of the majority without deliberate
consideration But il there were any fair APP
proach to unanimity England would have to
stand aside and allow the Provinces TO do as
they pleased.
These reflections Of one of the most out
spoken London journals will be interesting to
Canadians and Americans alike. 1t is often
loosely said that the annexation Of the Cana
dian provinces to the United States could not
be effected without war with Great Britain or
an enormous purchase price. The question is
not now one of practical politics, since no
Canadian province has applied for admission
to the Union. But since the matter is seriously
discussed in England it may be worth while
to give the American view of the case. This
policy of Canadian annexation would never
receive the sanction of the United States unless
it represented the opinion Of an overwhelming
majority of the people of the province. If it
were so supported, annexation would be practi-
cable and not involve either the Provinces or
the United States in with any nations and
each province would be allowed to govern it
self and would be expected to pay its own
debts This is the American view from the
krife-board of the omnibus"
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LOYAL TO DISABLED MINISTER'S
PREsBYTERIANs TO RAISE A CENTENNIAL FUND
or MILLION DOLLARS.

PREsBYTERIANs TO RAISE A CENTENNIAL FUND
OF A MILLION DOLLARS.
In response call ,sied by the Centennial Committee
of the Presbytery Of New.York union meeting Of all the
churches held last evening at the Brick
Presbyterian Church. The object Of the meeting was to
give regard TO the observance " the centen
NAL OF the Assembly which will occ ar in May ana
especially interest in the raising Of sLoooooo
which 10 proposed adj to the Ministerial heneh
Fund
The church completely filled The platform was oecu
nsd by the Rev. Drs r. Booth, Howard crosby john
Hall John r. Paxton Henry NJ Field, Warner Van Norden
and william F. Dodge Dr. Henry Van Dyke. the pastor OF
tho church. was absent account OF INC !"
ness of his child Nearly all the freSos'
terrain clergymen of the city were presen. Al tho
and the laymen were MOTIFS ~ 'esu
Charles Butler Russell Sage John Kennedy Knaen an
Rensselaer, and John Patton.
DE- Booth presided and address stating facts
In to the Centennial and stating the
purpose the meeting Dr. Crosby made be speech IN tue
course OF which The other boaris should be sup
ported OF course but they should live on the reg
annual contributions OF the churches But TINS
should not live on any huctuating support II
we believe should believe that tho
ministry God then this object is one that ap
peaIs to every honest Presbyterian heart"
Dodge said that he thought layman better
speak this question than minister He wished that
the best churches might into the work OF
ministry feeling that the rest would love them and take
Dr. Han made appeal for the Relief Fund
predicted that the difficulty would be to restrain the
liberay the people within the limits OF million dollars.
He said that UNCONVENTIONAL work did not imply
any defect OF catholicty in undenominationa benevo
Presbyterian Church had always been in the
The POVERTY United had been made
an Argument for church establishment in Europe
Dr. said " What poor minister do He can't
STEAL being ministers he can't beg and ysu can't hire him
az clerk because you at him. God ought to
take poor He leaves them here TO Gull
justice aud humanity and charity among you aymen'
Mr. Van with the dying words
OF h Philip Sidney saying Is there In this house TO-
night these aged ministers orlon. 80
poor, Thy need is greater than mine ="
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INTEREST OF FARMERS IN THE TARIFF.

commit gentlemen ting different branches
began sessions at the Fl IN Avenue Hotel
Yesterday invitation Of THg NETWORK TRIBUNE for the
purpose OF the responses from farmers through
ont the country regarding effect OF the exist tariff upo
their Industry and the changes required to promote m
prosperity Those attendance yesterday were er Senator
Warner Miller john T. Rch OF Flha Mich
president Michigan Wool Growers Association; Ed
ward Oh Board Of Agriculture
NewJersey W. Morse president OF the Chemung Valley
Tobacco Gro wsrs' Association Colonel W. NJ Grosvsoor
Engewood n. j. j. H. Hale. Master OF the state Grange
Connecticut and j. d. Lyman, OF Exeter N H., expert on
forerv ExCongressman James Wilson. OF Iowa. also
selected as the committee but being unaOs to
attend sent containing his conclusions on
the portion the correspondence which had been submitted
~ him.
The sessions yesterday devoted TOT consideration OF
the dependence submitted to the committee and to FREQ
COMPARISON of Vows The will again to-day
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MR. MEIGs EXPLAINS HIS RAILROAD.


The West Side Rapid Transit Committee held another
meeting to hear arguments Of experts and inventors
at tue Murray Hill Hotel last evening at which most OF
the members Of the committee and MANY prominent
railroad present In the absence OF the chair
man. Mr. Olmstead. General Egbert L. Viele presided
IL had been understood that j. " Megs. the inventor
of the MeIgs Elevated Railway SYSTEM should have the
whole evening, and Mr.. Meigs on hand with his
models rawlings, photographs and sereoptcon. New
ertheless william p shnn, the advocate OF the cable
system was fret called upon. Mr.. Shinn followed up
Abraham L. Eare's argument Of last Saturday evening
in favor OF the NewYork Cable Companys plan OF rapid
transit
Mr. Meigs gave his audience an enthusiastic descrip-
ton OF the system OF which he Is the author He mas
sample tack erected at East Cambridge TO test MS
scheme, full OF abrupt curves and many changes Oh
grade varying from 60 to 345 feet TO the mile MS
engine and cars cylindrical and run upon u'eAS
placed on each side Of single girder on "hi'" Wv
truck is placed astrde the track four feet oeo" "o
OF the structure in such way absolutely 70 pe''
.,sn.,,n.n,. rna .v.ra0. height OF the trail above
hs rround "a fourtaan feet The car wheels steHup"
NJ the usua perpendcuar. Inc ehs.ho -, rnnniny
Invention, the driving MES Of an upper rail- pressing
1900, A. In opposite direction SO that any 'ePee
traction power eas l,s 70 ascend such steep Grades
score, VI bs road is many thousand times stronger
~ ~ any other structure devised that Win ears
occupying less space ne can aa SEATS or, -gt and
nj his trains can with ease ana SAFETY m.h" ioo .s
nm hamr Besides that they are almost hoiseess e
no lars or shocks are thorougniy ,,sa ,r Srllrn
Ill, crsts no accidents The c,Nt OF co"stsuvo.aS
such road Mr.. Meigs said was yso; <; sbe sm.I,s
mile Vote Of 'I 81. address When sss srs
throughout by stereopticon vio"A
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Congressman Holman, the Great Objector,"
doesn't seem to be Directing as much as he
used. Under Republican Administrations he
objected Unfortunately and with great vigor'
INIT now that another Presidential contest is APP
nroaching and that the Democracy has its hand
on the surplus, he thinks the time has come
10 buld Federal buildings in every village OF
1O.OOO inhabitants in all the close States. DE
has suddenly remembered that the country
has made great strides" and he is apparently
nuttinp forth an heroic effort to keep up with IT,
Mr.. Reed is really too hard on the Democrats
IN Congress Not that they deserve one stroke
less than he gives them, but as generous zoe
he should remember that they are poor, head
less rabble, with no one to defend them against
his merciless whip. To be sure. they have
Mr.. Randalps head. but the trouble is when he
GETS lid that they can never be sure whether IL
r. his head or his heels of which they are
about to get the benefit. Yesterday, much TO
their discontinue and to the Republicans
amusement, 1t was his heels.
That County Democracy gem, warden
UFattyn Walsh, for whose present appearance
in public life the city is indebted to ex-Mayor
Grace, seems to be distinguishing himself In
his old and familiar role of slough" and buily'
When he undertakes to say that he Will KICK
any one, not to speak of the counsel OF prs
oner condemned to death, of public property
he makes q new display of his miserable unit
ness for the place he holds. 1t is the usual
delusion Of the Democratic ward politician that
he litosally owns an office he happens to hold,
real estate, office furniture, box receipts ana
oil 1t would be vastly to the public's advan-
tage to begin the work of dlssipating this idea
on Walsh. If any one is to be kicked out' Dy
all means let it be "Fatty."
Mayor Chaplin Of Brooklyn has struck MS
usual average. He knows right well how 10
"keep solid with the machine" in parance
eminently Democratic, and at the same time
60 appease public sentiment by sort of A" even
ing-upn process In the reappointmcnt Of
Fire Commissioner John Ennis he bowed COM
uletely to ring dictation. He fastened the
electric-light ring and Chief Engineer Ncvins.
Who made such sad show of himself before the
Bacon Investigating Committee, upon the city
for another term. IL is hard to appear respect
able when such concessions are necessary, and
Mr.. Chaplin is subject for sympathy Air.
Chapin should be careful, for If he lets those
wicked Mclaughlin people rob him OF his
,espectability. 1t Is precious little he would
have left On which to run for Governor.
Senator Halc's brilliant and effective speech
yesterday dealt a crushing blow TO the reform
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STUDENTS SAY BAooy WAS yor sHAKEsPEARB

STUDENTS SAY Bi COW WAS yOT SHAKESPEARE
The Shakespeare OF Columbia College held public
meeting In Hamilton Hall yesterday afternoon and inter-
ested hall full OF ladies' and gentlemen for over
half hours The president e. H. Young SS. called
the meeting ORDER after the secretary Seward
30 had performed his duties W. j. Wsrburou 90 rectsd
"Hofspur. Desert ton Of Fop" w. K Young. 81 and
NJ Howard y1 then gave the quarrel scene In Julius
Caesar" a highly dramatic manner f. r Temple. 80.
read an essay on on Stage Tho Of
the time devoted a discussion OF the subject;
Resolved That the productions Usually assigned to Will
lam Shakespeare written by Francis Bacon"
The Affirmative supported by Victor Mapes 81; Ham,
m.nd Odei ,s9 and H. A. Sill @. d. Mumsord 49, and
H d. Ewing 49, debated for the negative and succeeded in
winning the debate the given by the pres
dene
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MIR. THoMAYs CONCERTS.

Tho renewal of Theodore Thomass concerts II
stenway Hall after the holiday interrcgnum Will b
greeted with pleasure by tho lovers OF orchestral
music. Tho fifth Of tho symphony concerts viii take
place on Tuesday of ncxt week, the preparatory pub
lilo rehearsal this afternoon. Additional interest
IS lent to these two affairs by tho fact that tho
solo vocalist will DO Miss Emily wInant, who
but recently returned from her second professional
visit to Europe The programme is as follows:
symphsny, No op ........-.......... Rubinstein
Air from "Achilieus
Miss Winant
Dlverfissenenta Ia Hosgreise. or. 49,. Schubert
Transcribed for orchestra MAI Ermannsdorfsr asd
Franz Liszi.)
s.,r. {"Waldesgrsfraseh" sebumann
'"'s'------'--'- -" Widmung w..
BscchauaIe from Tannhauser Wagner
On Saturday afternoon the fifth Of Tho Popular
Young Peoples Matnces will take place, when these
oomptslticns Will be played
From op I4o schubsrtJ'achin
Hungarian dances
Polonaise No. 2 llkt
Suite op. j, op -AosZAo"sh
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THE MADISON SQUARE CONCERTS.

Tho Wednesday afternoon entertainments at the
Madison Square Theatre given by tho Madison Square
Concert Company ni!5 that spirit Ct social in'nfcy
which is The essence Of chamber music The house
"a small the professions Of the Artists are not great
and the music Is OF the kind that can enjoy best
IN the parlor The singing dos not call for ex-
tended or too serious consideration Miss Collirs,
the "reciterp has sufficient art to play upon the
superacal emotions of audience that does not care
to DO profoundly moved Al the second entertain
ment Yesterday she seemed to give considerable
pleasure as did also Mrs. Imogen Brown and MISS
Lizzie MacnIchol but really II Miss Collins intends
to continue rectng Mrs Dodge's Minuet 10 q
planoforte obligato, and occasional Illustrative
step and curtsey, she should do In mhuet tnc o'
In qnadruple time. Tho latter Is disturbing TO inc
Ideas cherished by dancing masters and musicians
Miss Bertha Behrens who played violin solo Tor the
time In public this occasion, Is plainly very
talented young woman. She shows some OF the
constralnt OF novice naturally enough but she mas
excellent. No faults Of information were discovered
In her playing.
FRAU NlEMANN-RAABE As ALEXANDRIA
Alexandria four-act drama by Richard Voss'
In which Frau Niemann-Raa appeared last night a.
the Star Theatre, Is said never to have been before
played In this country. IL employs only seven peo-
pie, and its theme, tho attempt OF q woman who was
betrayed youth to avenge herself her former
lover, and regain a respectable position Is treated
with great simplicity and drootness For time her
plans succeed. indeed, sho has almost obtained tho
object OF her long struggle when she Is thwarted by
a villanous servant. Then she takes poison and
dos.
Tho title rolo affords many opportunities for strong
acting but Is too consistently gloomy and passion
ate tn show Frau Raabe at her bost To exhibit her
pathos alternate and where tho transitions arc rapid.
There Is much good dialogue In Alexandra anu sone
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Netp91prk Daily Gribn'.c
BY HORACE GRE ELEY
THURSDAY. JANUARY IL. 1883.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-It was ruinored in London last night
that Emperor William was much worse; intense
anxiety prevails - A scare has been caused In
Ireland by rumors of plot to wreck Government
buildings. - Lord Salisbury spoke at Liverpool
yesterday. - A sharp shock of earthquake was
felt yesterday in Ontario Canada. - Five Amer
leans have been arrested in Paris for robbery. =
Count Rodoliusld says that the general health Oh
the Grown Prince is better than it has been for
several years.
CoNGREss-Both branches In session. - Senate:
Mr. Hale spoke to his resolution on the condition
of Civil Service Reform Mr.. Coke spoke In OPP
position to the Blair Educational bill - House !:
The Republicans In a lively debate charged the
Democrats with responsibility for the failure OF
the largest Deficiency bill In the last Congress
Observation-Disclosures from Schuylkill Valley
called on President Corbin to urge arbitration In
the Reading strike. - The committees In the
Senate and Assembly were announced. - Con-
LESSONS were made by some Of the persons VINO
knew the circumstances of the Hamilton murder
at Long Branch - At the annual meeting Oh the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Senator
German opposed the plan of issuing 100000
in third preferred stock. - The merino sheep
breeders Of Vermont criticised the Pesidents mes
SAGE - nine ton steel gun was cast at Pitts
burg.
CITY AND STANDARDIZATION Simmons OF the
Board of Education reelected; his address. =
Mayor Chaplin, of Brooklyn, appointed several
new officials. - Presbyterians to raise million
dollars for their disabled ministers; speeches MADE
by prominent pastors. - Warden Walsh ana
Howe, the lawyer, quarrelled in the Distrlct-At-
torneys Office - Some Of the Grand Trunk
Railway bonds stolen from an Albany BANK
turned up in the hands Of innocent purchasers
but afforded clew to the thief. = The aque-
A,o laho WIN a
November was sentenced to three years in Sing
Sing. = w. H.. Payne, diamond merchant OF
PAYNE Steck & Co., No. III Broadway, was ar
rested and locked up at Police Headquarters on
charge of larceny. - Stocks reactionary and lower
closing steady. :,
The Observation-Disclosures for to-day: Generally
fair, at first slightly colder, and then undertaking
Temperature yesterday Highest, 32 Degrees low
est 10; average, 20.
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Of tho situations banded with skin and feeling,
but tho 6rst two acts have rather weak climaxeS
Nine. Genee gave Q lghtful presentation of love-
bio old lady Herr Ra zenberg was little inclined
overact tho hero. and Herr Kober was unneces'
sary heavy and melodramatic as the vilhin-
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Qmusrments.

ACADEMY oY MUSIC s-Mazulm.
bfJou OpER, ,ousz-sl5-The Corsar
Characterization.
DAYS THEATRE. = Railroad OF Lave
observation-disclosures Mnstrels
Eptx MusEE-Erdeiyi Nsczi -Aieeb -PainttAgS
GRAND OPERA HoUsE-s-Jiu the Penman
LYCEuM THEATRE-s:l5-Thc Wife
NADnox SQUARE HEArpE-s:3o-ElanA
MIR os q ARDEN-s "A Run of Luck.
erAR THE ATRE--S-Aiexandria
STANDARD THsATRE-s-Paul Kauvar,sr AnarcnV
THAIIA-e-Possart
UNION sou ARE rasArRE--e:15-The Henrietta
WAIIACK's-~:15-TR the Fashion.
6ru AysSuE TaRArRE-s:3O-Dr Jekyu aud Mr. Hyde
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-12

The friends Of Governor Green Of New-Jersey,
and Of Mayor Hewitt, OF this city, must have been
surprised Yesterday, when reading the messages
of these two conspicuous and influential Demo-
Gratis to find that their views upon the deduction
Of mortgages and other debts from taxable property
were in direct conflict. Governor Green says:
The provision which allows deduction Tor
debts is one which undoubtedly creates much In
equality and injustice, ard is open to serious
abuses" Mayor Hewitt says: Any proposition
however, to impose taxation upon what people
or corporations owe, instead Of what they own'
is absolutely unsound and it is difficult to under
stand by what process Of reasoning this policy Is
advocated According to the conclusions OF the
best financial authorities. actual property should
alone be taxed"
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element of lawlessncss and cruelty In his
nature, which comes. nc doubt, of the poison OF
slavery, and which would make his appearance
upon the bench travesty upon justice.
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nary 10. Let the cynical Thirteen Club watch
the result.
MAYOR Hewitt properly takes credit for the
large increase in license fees of all kinds that his
administration has produced. The excise ices
show an advance Of nearly 70 per cent-1rom
SEA, 44O to slIs673O. Without any change In
the fees it is estimated that $500, 600 more Will
he added this year These figures evidence
remarkably vigorous enforcement OF the excise
laws by the present Commissioners, or remark
ably lax method of doing business by their pre-
decessors.
II" General Sparks can have his way Lebarnes
will be an issue. Sparks seems to forget that nc
isn't much of an issue himself any longer
"The World did public service yesterday by
printing a lively and picturesque article, adorned
with cuts. which exposed unsparingly the detesta-
ble frauds and cruelties practised daily ON the
bons Jersey race-tracks But The World
continues to print each day the entries and
the results of these so-called races, which are
really only robberies. If the daily papers would
cease to give reports of these swindles they could
not be kept up for these tracks are maintained
not only to rob the unwary dupes who may stray
over there, but also to fleece the patrons OF poor
rooms in St. Louis, Chicago and other distant
cities II the New-York papers would stop print
ing accounts Of the performances at these places,
their pool-room support would soon die oft and
the snow and Ice the bleak Ncw-Jersey Nils
would no longer be disturbed by the hoofs OF
half-starved, tortured and pan-racked brutes that
have seen better days. The World" uses these
strong and sound words about Gutenberg: How
long this infamous track will be allowed TO dupe
the public it remains with the police to say. IL Is
a three card monte game" Then why should
"The World" continue to aid every day the
schemes Of these three-card monte thieves by CIV
ing space in its columns to all the details of the con-
ditops entries and results of these pretended con-
testsp Such matter as this is not news or lcgiti-
mate information for the public There is no more
excuse for printing such stuff than for publishing
the lists Of lottery drawings, which the law very
properly makes criminal offence.
II IL costs $4,000 to get rid Of one bunnic In
this country, what is to become of rabbit-strcken
Australia?
Governor Hill In his message says that the tax
laws should be revised 30 that personal property
shall "be compelled to bear its just proportion
of the public burdens" Mayor Hewitt In his
message says that this city would largely gain
by the abolition Of all taxes personal property
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-12

II 1t costs 5000 to get rid Of one bunnie In
this country, what is to become of rabbit-strlcken
Australia?
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Governor Hill In his message says that the tax
laws should be revised 80 that personal property
shall be compelled to bear its just proportion
of the public burdens" Mayor Hewitt IN his
message says that " this city would largely gain
by the abolition Of all taxes personal property
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-12

The hearing on the motion for new trial FOL
Dam Driscoll is set down for tomorrow, Jan
nary 10. Let the cynical Thirteen Club watci
the result
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Senator IIale's brilliant and effective speech
sesberday dealt a crushing blow 10 the reform
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Sale OF building with lot No III East lO9ih-st,e Of
8th-aye. adjourned 10 March ~.