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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-04
GOVERNOR HILLS MESSAGE.

Mr.. Hills conception of the office OF Cover
nor of New-York is not lofty one. If 1t
wcro it clearly would be impossible for him to
insert Democratic stump speeches in his State
papers. But he has been guilty moro than
once of that gross improperly. In his mes
sage of last year he took the stump and ha-
rangucd for the "iabor' vote He does not
repeat that performance this year-labor hav-
ing taken occasion to snub him in one OF its
conventions of last summer. This time the
stump speech in the message assumes the shape
Of the regulation Democratic abuse OF Repub-
lican Legislatures. The Governor snarls at
the Senate because of the policy it has pursued
touching some of his nominations. lie applies
opprobrious epithets to both Senate and AS
scmbly because they have declined to pass
Census bill and a Constitutional Convention
bill that met his views rather than their own.
Rendered blind by party passion to the proprle-
ties of his official position and the decent
respect to which coordinate branch of the
Government is entitled. he wantonly ascribcs
low motives to his political opponents, accus-
ing Senators and Assemblymen OF pursuing
course "dictated by narrow and selfish par
tisan policy" 1t is perhaps charitable to as
sumo that this portion of the message was
prepared for delivery at an Elmira Democratic
ward ratification and landed where it is by
mistake.
Apart from this feature tAerc is little in the
message that calls for comment, since nearly
all its suggestions in reference to public affairs
arc repeated from last year or the year before.
Ii is noteworthy that the Governor makes
categorical reference to large number OF gen.
cral Iaws-each one Of which is an important
public beneft-that have been passed since he
entered office 1t is noteworthy because he
does not attempt to explain how it happened
that such benefcent results were obtained from
Legislatures whose course has been dictated
nv narrow and selfish partisan policy"
What can the canals have done to the Governor
that he should so studiously ignore them? lie
made no reference to them in his message OF
1886; he made no reference to them in his
message of 1887; he makes no reference to
them in the present message. And yet canal
improvement is one of the most vital of public
questions. The Governors silence on this
point is certainly extraordinary. When 1t
was discovered that there was not line in his
message of 1886 on the canals, some of the
Democratic newspapers explained that sit was
understood" that he was intending to send in
a special message on the canals. The special
message never has appeared.
The most satisfactory paragraph i'll the mes
sage is the one relating TO the State S finances.
They have improved during the year, the tax
rate is low, "New-York is practically out of
debit -
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MR.. GLADSTONE IN ITALY


Mr.. Gladstone's reception in Florence is hon
orablo alike to him and to the Italian people.
Years ago Garibaldi gave him credit for sound
ing the first trumpet call of liberty in the dis
tracted peninsula by his eloquent protest
against the barbarous treatment of Baron
POerio and other State prisoners at Naples.
His sympathcs, which have invariably been
enlisted on the side of struggling races and
nationaities, had gone out to the Italian people
in the darkest hours of their history during
the present century. When he went to the
Ionian Islands in 1858 as the commissioner of
q Conservative Government empowered TO rec
oncile them to an English prOtectoratc, the
population perceived that his heart was not in
the diplomatic mission and persisted in inter-
preting Alright his own instincts and in i'm
portuning him to favor their union with the
Kingdom of Greece There was never any
thing equivocal in his relations TO Italy. Dur
ing the decade ending with the occupation Of
Rome he never failed in Parliamentary debates
to identify himself with the cause of Italian
unity. He was among the first to welcome
Garibald to England in 1864, and has ever
been a consistent and admiring friend and
champion of Italian nationality. Ills sympa-
thies and services are justly recognized when
in his old age he seeks to reinvigoratc his
health and declining powers in that sunny land
with it's equabe climate. He is received as
an honored and illustriOus friend OF the nation.
1t is natural for the Italian Populations, in
paying their respects to the English statesman
in Florence, to express sympathy with the
work to which he is devoting his closing years.
TO them Irish Home Rule appears as in real
sense national movement similar to that
which enlisted his enthusiastic support in Italy
thirty years ago. The Tory Cnionist may raise
tho objection that Mr.. ParnelIs Home Rule
implies separation and disunion. and therefore
IL inconsistent with the movement in favor
of Italian unity which Mr.. Gladstone heartily
advocated. TO this the reply may be made
that the Irish look upon English law and ad-
ministration IA essentially foreign. precisely
as tho struggling Italian States regarded the
rule of the Bourbon and Austrian Princes.
The Populations are not well versed in the
polemics of the Irish question. but they have
an instructive feeling that the islands aspira-
lions for legislative independence are as nat
ural and as just Is was their own ardent desire
to be emancipated from the domination OF alien
States. They honor him for the unselfish
stand he has taken on behalf OF Ireland and
renew their faith IN the man whose heart has
always been stirred with sympathy for strug-
Cling races. English Unionists may snecr at
The demonstrations In Florence - expressions
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meagre legal career and total lack Of judicial
experience.


Mayor Chapin's first message on Brooklyn
affairs. while not striking or comprehensive.
is sound on most points so far as it goes, and
contains some excellent suggestions. Nom
inally addressed to the Common Council, really
il is addressed to the Legislature. More space
is devoted to the Bridge than to any other
single subject. Mr.. Chapin's criticisms Of the
Bridge trustees. their methods 1nd the auto
cratic powers they assume ought to, and we
believe VIII, command general approval. The
same may be said Of his recommendation as
to changing the law requiring the preservation
of ballots. which the Court of Appeals has de-
clared "a departure from the long-estabfishcd
policy of the State" and of his suggestion that
there should be four instead of three days for
registration. favorable showing of the city s
financial condition is made. The new Mayor
wisely pledges himself to increase the school
accommodations. 1t is to be regretted that he
failed to discuss many matters of great inn
portance to the city. He has nothing to say,
for instance, regarding rapid transit, street
pavements and the extremely grave question
of charging the citys water supply
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-04
CTS WILLIAMS IN A NEW PLAY.
AT THE BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF NJ

Gus Williams. who IS modesly designated In MS PERI
formance tho prince Of comedians appeared at the
Grand Opera House Monday in his now piece" Kcp-
piers Fortunes" In. this Mr. Williams adds anothee
to his many amusing of German
cans The play has value outside Of tho star part.
but as that affords Mr. Williams MANY opportunities 10
DO amusing and sing songs 1t probably answers all
the demands made upon Col Wallace. who Is an.
nounced as the author. Mr.. Williams represents mid,
die aged who MANY alterations OF poverty
and rio hes. but who cont Ives to present bold front ID
the huiIets of fortune His make uD Is excellent and
his dialect capital Mr. Williams get through .
comic song very WELL but his voice Is not sniicontiy
musical TO DO pleasing the semi pathetic ballad whic
he introduces In the last act. Frank Grard was
amusing as Now York tough" Who used t. run WIG
do ,achnev
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-04
WHEAT and PRICES.

The argument Of Mr.. David A. Wells. that
prevailing low prices are due to increased
production rather than to monetary uncertain
ties. however strong it may be in respect to
some products. was evidently based on INSULT
cient data regarding breadstuffs. "The Tinan-
ciaI Chronicle" Of Saturday showed that Mr..
Wells erred both in arithmetic and in selection
of years for comparison; thus he selected
Russia's worst harvest year, $780, as starting
point, and made out an apparent increase in
exports from that country. while tho exports
in 1878 were 1900. 900 bushels creator than
In tho last year he mentions. SO he most
strangely selects 1862 for stating-point Of
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THE .NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN.-The British Free Trader Is again
Hitting his voice in praise Of Mr.. Clevelands mes
sage. - Lord Spencer has been mentioned by
prophets and sons of prophets as the probable
successor Of Mr.. Gladstone. - Russian UNI
yersity troubles continue on account OF the ex-
pulsion of 200 students. - The story OF the
sinking Of tie British ironclad Hercules proves
20 be untrue - Count de Sponneck. Secretary
of the Danish Legation at St. Petersburg has
been appointed DANISH Minister to the United
States. - The trial of Mr. Wilfrcd Blunt was
begunyesterday at Protumna: little of Importance
occurred
DoMEsTIC.-The miners in the Reading COL
Ieries of the Schuyllull region went on strike;
80, 900 men and boys are out and there is alarm
an Eastern Pennsylvania over probable coal fam
ine. - The Legislature at Albany was organ
lied with Mr.. Cole as Speaker and MIR. Low as
president of the Senate; Governor Hills massage
was read a bill was introduced by Senator Vcdder
to remodel the Quarantine law: also bill by
Mr. Vedder to place a uniform tax on liquor
stores. - Cotton spnners at New-Bedford de-
manded an advance in their wages - Senator
Evarts in letter declared that the Republican
Senators are able TO take care of the case oil MT
Lamar - Ex-Congrcssman Bragg said to have
been offered the Mexican mission
LITY AND SUBURBAN The Republican Coun-
ty Committee abolished the With Dlstrlct or
ganization and ordered new enrolment there
g The Republican Club by an overwhelming
vote opposed the confirmation of Mr.. Lamar; OF
the three dissenting voters one objected to the
mldness Of the resolutions. - Mayor ChapiI
q Brooklyn sent his message to the Board o
Aldermen. - District-Attorncv Fellows out
lined his policy. - The hearing in the Com
stOck-knoedler case took place; decision
reserved. - Several families in a tenement
house half smothered by escaping gas. -
young clerks skull fractured on New Years night
no clew yet to the mystery. - An old man sho
himself and then took rat poison: neither kille
him. - The Rev. Hugh o. Pentecost dccline
to return to the Belleville Avenue Church. Newark
- Stock dull and lower. recovering and closin
strong.
The WEATHER Indications for to-day Fail
followed by cloudiness and snow or rain; ten
perature yesterday: Highest. 80 degrees; lowest
20; average, 80 IA.
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comparison for this country. year when war
greatly curtailed production. In 1850. ac-
cording to the census, the cereal production ex-
ceeded 1880, OOO, 900 bushels. whereas MIR.
Wells selects 1859 with only 933,OO0,OOo
bushels. Nor Is it trifing error that he
makes no allowance for increase in population
here, while the production Of breadstuhs In
Europe, according to the best estimates, has
been smaller in recent than in the earlier years
of Mr.. Weiss comparison.
But it is not so much quantity Of production
in any year or series of years that has affected
the price of breadstuffs as it is the locality OF
production and the cost of transportation
thence. The quantity varies greatly with
good or bad seasons, and is rapidly expanded or
curtailed as a result Of any change in prices.
But the opening of vast tracts of land to settle
ment and sale, on which wheat car be probably
grown and no other crop as readily and surely
marketable, makes a tremendous difference.
In older regions the actual production may fall
of nearly or quite as much as it increases In
the newer, and yet the ability of the producers
in the newer regions to place great quantities
of wheat in the chief markets of the world at
low prices has an irresistible influence. New
settlers in these regions take more land, and
the planting Of wheat in virgin soil goes on,
not one Of them caring in the least whether
production of as great a quantity elsewhere
will be stopped, or how much the worlds
wheat market is OverstOcked.
1t is this tremendous change which has been
going on resulting from the building Of new
railroads, canals and steam vessels, to which
the lasting alteration in the price of wheat Is
mainly due. 1t has been going on In this
country, where many thousand miles OF railway
have been built and vast number OF lake
vessels and canal steamers, but not In this
country alone. A similar change has affected
the potential supply from Russia and from
India to very great extent, because In those
countries railway transportation has brought
great tracts of land within reach of the worlds
markets for the first time. When the influence
of these facts is considered, with the tre-
mendous reduction in cost Of transportation
on the ocean which has resulted from the build
ing Of iron steamships, and from the destructive
competition between vessels in the carrying
trade all over the world it will be realized that
lower prices in the worlds chief markets have
necessarily resulted, even though another con-
sequence has been decline in production In
other regions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-04
Qmusemenls

AoAp1MY cY MUSIC e-Jullus Cesar
kis0u OrkRA HOUsK-2 aud s:l5-The Corsair
Characterization
DAlys rREATRx and 8. Railroad Of Lava
OOcxETADKR's- 800 Minstrela
EDex MusEw-Erdelyt Nacsi- Aieeh -PaiatiagA
GRAND OPERA HoUsE-s-Kepsr's Fortunes
LYcEUM THgATRE-s15-The Wife
HADisoS eouARg THxATRs-s:30-Eiaina
METROPOLITAN OPERA HoUsE-2-HOfmann Concerts.
NiBIo's GARDENS "A Run Of Luck
STAR THEATRES "A Drop OF Psssn.
STANDARD THEATaE-2 and s-Paul Ksuvar.er Anarchy.
THALI A-s-Possart
UNION SQUARE rHsArRE--o:15-The Henrietta
WALLACKs->:l5-In the Fashion.
6fW AVENUE THEArRE-s:S0-Dr Jckyu aud Mr. Hyde.
165rH-sT. AND JERoNE-AvK-Carnival
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two to provide for. and 50 we could not ,Dsss ma,

DR.. George L. Miller Of Utica N. Y. has accordinQ|
TO writer in Tho Utica Observer" 400 scros al
ground In tho suburbs Of Omaha. which he has turned
into park and named Seymour Park and tho railrooAl
station there Is named Deerned after tho doctors OLE
fricnd Governor Seymour. Hc has some 10000 troee
in tho park many Of which oamo from Governor seys
mour and wero planted By his suggestion Dr. Miilss
Is erecting handsome stone mansion In tho park the
walls Of which arc two feet thick and tho pazzas aro
twelve tset wide. It Will bs ready fo- occupancy i4
July next. Then no WIN eroct . lifesIze statue Of
Governor Seymour in tia centre Of tho park He has
laid beautiful drivoways. has countless saureld
and intends having deer 1ator ona Of which is to th6
memory OF 9overnur Seymour
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-04

OF ignorant sentiment; but there Is sting In
them that remains. italian Liberals are talk
ing about English rule in Ireland somewhat
as English Liberals used to talk about foreign
oppression in Italy. There is humiliation In
<bot thouoht
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-04
MORTALITY AMONG GOVERNORS.
From the Utica Herald.

Missouri "a tho third State to lose its Governor %
deafh in 1887 California and Maine being tho 0thoo
two Governor Marmaduke will DO succeeded by LicHs
tenant G overnor Moorhouse.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-04

The caucus arrangements made on the pre-
yious night were carried into effect at Albany
yesterday. and the legislative machinery is now
fairly started. MIR. Cole on taking the Speak
er's chair delivered a capital little speech
which will confirm the good impression pre-
viously made by him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-04

It is now proposed that the victims OF the lay
market massacre shall be commemorated by the
tallest obelisll in the world, to cost slOO,ooo.
better way would be to provide for the families
of the men who died and who were Disabled buc
when the chief promoter OF the ldca says ,haO
Chicago has the largest grain elevators the
largest Board of Trade, the largest stock-yards,
the largest hacking establishments, has had the
largest fire, and, having had the largest Anar-
chistic riot known to the world, is properly en-
titled to erect the largest and most beautiful mono
lthic obelisx to the memory of the brave men
who fell in quelling that riot" it will be seen that
he uses most seductive arguments.
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JUST AS WELL. AS GENEROUS RECOGNITION.

Tho dinner given to Mr. Lester wauack ON eunoAS
evening by the club OF which he 10 president wss o.
over Witnessed. Most OF tho spc chcs were o. unoOoe
excellence especially those Of Mr. steele .nS ~
Goodwin. but the speech Of NJ william Winter. o.
TuE TRIBUsx nerits peooi.s prs;s nCs %os sSa
for tho appropriateness and encty Oh ~ 49, s.S
beauty Of composition and expression 1t z : rare
thing to meet with suoh n sdmirabe piece on "se
.ccss,on devoted TO tbs glohncation Of 81 ~ %
the praise Of distinguished artist nov. pntoreenAcl
Tor tho pubtc. temI orarv Sesuso uV@ - ~'y
pursuIt OF hls pro1eesaon - )
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Within day or two it has been announced
that Mr.. Parnell, whose retirement from public
notice for a considerable time has attracted
much attention, would take his old place as
leader of his party at the approaching session Of
Parliament. Our special cable dispatch from
London says that grave doubts exist as to
whether his health will allow this. The Nation
alist leaders absence will be sorely felt, and
every friend of Ireland must hope that his
physical condition will warrant his taking an
active part in the coming campaign in Pailia-
ment.
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,uIcA0o CANNOT FORGET HxR LITTLE oRuD0A
Nso ~ CASsaos 1otI
Jamss Insssn tovs peestasa = ~ ns.asae q ~
nj mcetins, "a ohe tate vas tAs sahleol ~ oue4
il not cdr II visW On u sutAeEAip g RaeAAsa
LIS
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IT DOES NOT wORx BOTH wAYA

Bvsm ~ FsSsbs tgsAD os1esk
George W. CAnds says ~ would rather - sonoe
than PRECEDENT So sAy ~ al RditoO nAke ktsos
dsnts. but rosideats don't make editoeA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-04

IT,. ~
"natural-born fool" No such suspicion Is enter
tanned lie can summon the Democratic party to
witness that he is smart man at bargain as
any of their Third-party employees
The feud in the Democratic party in Louisiana
has reached height Of great bitterness, as the
ARRAYS and killings" there prove. uhey say
killings it isn't iashionableyet in the South to
call murder a murder) The election OF dele
gates to the convention that is to nominate 1or
Governor is nearly concluded, so far as the coun-
ory parishes are concerned. and there remains the
contest over the city of New-Orleans. which will
be exciting, if not bloody. Both sides claim u
ma,ority I'd to date. The Picaynue" declares
that Ex-Governor Nichols has 1913 votes and Nc
Emery only los, while The Times-Democrat'
gives Nichols only 1872 IL and claims l55 l-2
for McEnery. There are many bolts and contests.
forcslad owing q split in the convention. If this
takes place there will be a fierce cam. align, with
all that the term implies in the bulldozing States.
he situation has at least this mitigating circum-
stance-that this year the political murders will
be among the Democrats, who believe in and prac-
tise that sort Of thing iHE rLIBUNE doesn't
believe in political murders by anybody; but if
they must come, it is at least fitting that those
who take the sword should perish by the sword
The Democrats are goading Dakota to despera-
ton. First thing they know she will decide either
that she must be let into the Union or that every
body else shall be frozen out.
Mr. Chamberlain has tried to persuade Cana
dams that commercial union ID o matter Of no
consequence, since in q short time the American
tariff will DO removed altogether and Great Britain
will be the centre of English-spcaxing treerade
brotherhood. He has neglected to inform them how
they can pay the interest on their own increasing
debt and avoid deficit in their current receipts and
| expenses without tariff. The confederation has
been able to make both ends meet under protection
| and to lend largo sums to the Canadian Pacifc
Under free trade the Dominion exchequer would
be emptied. and the Provinces called upon to make
M the deficiencies. The financial prospect of the
Confederation under free trade would be hopeless
The two former Republicans. Knox and Lang.
bein. who have crcpt into the Tammany force will
nave good time Of Il In getting acclimated Still
their natural propensities may now develop and
they may take" to tho situation-ond tho spoils
with avidity. They certainly will not DO bashfu
in their demands.
| Whatsoever 10 would that men should do "a