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New-York tribune., 1888-03-22
MORE FIRE-ESCAPES.

The loss Of life by the fire in the Elberon
apartment house will not have been in vain,
if it leads to some proper legislation regarding
6re-cscapes. II is disgrace TO q civilized
community that il should be in the power Of
any man, as it was in the power OF the owner
of the Elberon, to endanger many human lives
in order to save q few dollars This city is
crowded with apartment houses, some OF which
are called fre-proof which are no better than
30 many tinder-b boxes, and this is especially
truc Of the East Side. The people who live in
these houses, and they form large class. de-
servo far better protection from the community
than they enjoy. There Is no adequate sys-
tenn OF inspection, owing so the Bureau OF In
spcction Of Buildings complains. to the lack OF
inspectors and funds to pay them, and the dis
cretion of inspectors, in any event, seems too
large II opens the door TO bribery, and other
undue influences. The law. too. might reason
ably be extended A house, four stories high
with even only one family on each floor. ought
apparently. to have fre-escapes. but the law
does not require it.
Mr. Edward Atkinson has recently suggested
In view Of tho hideous d.utterly unnecessary
loss Of lie In the 6rs In "The Springfield
Union' building, that : lsw " passed making
New-York tribune., 1888-03-22
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.

II Il said that the literary people Of Chicago arc
divided into three hostile camps over the question
how Goethe's narle should be pronounced. One mao
ton save 1t should rhyme with teeth another man-
tains that 1t should rhyme with dirty" while stu
another asserts that 1t should rhyme with "eighty.'
This unfortunate controversy has cast gloom over
the city, and even tho hogpacking industry ana the
pelt business arc feeling ihe effect
Daniel" called the President, sharply, to bis
Private secretary this morning ss no heard that worthy
talking TO an applicant In the outer ONCE. -
Yes sire responded Daniel, coming in, trembling.
aDldn't hear you talking to some oneP
"Who was IT, Danielp
He wants help, sire. He says he Is poor Demo
"a poor Democrat, Danlela"
"wcli Daniel, he must 30 Mugwump: They y,r are
ssnd him in here. I'd like to give him another cnance
We can't afford to let anything slip between this anu
st. Louis "-(washinston Critic
There is said to be queer old fellow in Boston who
has devoted yours of time ard fortune In money to
the collection Of elaborate statistics which 90 to show
that the moro dogs there are In o community the
more wicked the people Of tho community are. IL
would be interesting know what Mayor Hewitt thinks
Of this theory
The stuflng Process.-school Girl-Mamma, my
head aches SO can't see the figures any more won't
''S Mamma an docking over the problem,-I don't know
why grandma said you graduated with the highest
YES. did. could have answered any question
In the books then but can't now"
Have the books changed u
"No but after leaving school ncg!igently allowea
my head to stop aching.'-(Omaha World
A school-boy Of Insterburg. Germany, recently wrote
to the Emperor of China asking for sprnc Chinese
postage stamps for his collection. few days ago
the Chinese Embassy in Berlin forwarded to him
letter from the Emperor nclosng the stamps which he
desired.
aprown has threatened to kick mo II he meets mo
out in society Suppose you were me, and should SEQ
him cc me int, the Iocin, what would you dor
sit down."-(Judge
score ono for Dakota ladies' reliof society, Of
rareo. Dak has Just dsbanded because II could npi
no needy people tc relieve
Overheard In . haberdasher's .--Customer-Are
these necktes strongT
Shopman- -strong7 Why, sir. last week sold ono
ia n gentleman WA a 'ankering after suicde, and
hc liked n SO much that he used m snR lsself and
il bore 'is weight besutifuL-IOndon Giobc
rhs second church bell brought to this continent
Scrms part Of the First Congregational Church Of
Hartford Conn The nrst church bell brought to this
country was rung In Virginia
Tho Mind and the Har.-Professor Pohl-Pincus has
been studying the effect OF emotions upon tho physl
ustraton Of the prod sency which he claims TO havo
tanned IN dotectng changes In tho aIIroots he states
that from examination OF tho hair no was ablo
TO point out tho cause Of dlse9se Ia tho ca:o Of
chsse young priest severe temptation which he had
nkn11ix M1Astoe4 ~ wAish - lsves1heless
New-York tribune., 1888-03-22

tho prophetos or occupants Of buildings re-
sponsiblo for any loss of life or injury to per-
son from fire. As he pointed out. this would
at once result in the formation Of company
to insure landlords against such losses, and such
q company would see that every building in
sured was provided with life-saving appliances,
Just as the fire insurance companies take every
precaution against fire. This. he declares, is
an entirely practicable plan, and it seems to be
so. What is to prevent the adoption of such
law herc2
This Is subject of vast importance. There
are many buildings, besides apartment-houses.
which should have Rre-escapes, and haven't
them. There is q fair number Of fre-proof
buildings like The TRIBUNE, where fire could
not possibly spread from one story to another.
owing to the floors being Of absolutely fire.
proof construction; but the number Of such
buildings is much smaller than the public sup
poses Some one of our intelligent repre-
scntatives at Albany-and we have some
should take up this question and act promptly.
Meantime, let the tenants Of all apartment
houses investigate for themselves. and if they
find that they are not properly provided with
fre-escapes. let them complain to the Inspec-
ton Bureau. II the tenants of the Elber0n
had done this, the owner would be merely
few dollars out of pocket, and human life
would not have been sacrificed.
New-York tribune., 1888-03-22

o.used = serious mental shocE --sNswYork Nedisal
Record.
In spite Of ito blssards Dakota supports l'eooooo
Cattle and raises plums, cherries, goosebernes and
rasnbcrries II also elaine TO have moro clear ana
pleasant DAYS than any other state or Territory.
Clcveland-Hello. hello
Garland--wel. who are youi
Cleveland-Don't you know the vo'ce'
Garland-O. yes. catch on now.
Clcveiand-You 800 wcre knocked cus'
Carland-Yes. and the worst OF IL 10 tnss "o IN
pccunous gentlemen have to talk over tho Bcu rsue
beg pardon the instrument which has Just oeon
ctoned by tho Supreme Court Of the United stass
sayi
Cleveland-weni
Garland-No higher authority. is there,
Clevcland-Just walt minute until ASH Dan -
look It up In the Encyclopedia Pausej Heuoi
Garland-well. how IL itf
Clevclsnd-I guess we've got to cve 1t up. We
made great mistake
Garland-How sof
Clcveland-Ddn't appoint Lamar carly enough
Goodbye.
Garland--Good-bye
First Club Man 0hestsdiy)-An I have to say i
Second Man lco0lly)-If that were the case could
tske the first prize at the dog show, and that's moa
than you can say.
First Man-How so.
Second Ditto--You lack tho necessary pedigree and
breeding -(Harpcrs Bazaar.
New-York tribune., 1888-03-22
Y4RM MORTGAGES

"The Heraldn asserts that threc-quarters Of
the farms of New-York are mortgaged, and
that the cause is the tariff. One never ex-
poets to find accurate information in "The
Herald" outside of polo interests. but igno-
rance so hopeless as this statement manifests is
discreditable even to that journal. On the
best official Democratic authority it may be
affirmed that not three-quarters. but less than
one third. of the farms Of this State are mort
gagged The last annual report of the Com
missioner of Agriculture. who is Jealous free
trade Democrat. in a report on the indebtedness
Of farmers. states regarding New-York that
$50 per cent of the farms in this State arc
mortgaged. ranging from per cent of their
value to 100 per cent, average 66.6 per cent
of estimated value" 1t would be useful for
"The Herald" to devote little of its attention.
in the winter season when aristocratic sports
are somewhat embarrassed by the weather. to u
study Of facts relating to this country and its
interests
Regarding the cause Of these mortgages. the
same official report says "There are large
number Of farms which were purchased few
years ago and mortgaged. which would not now
sell for more than the face Of the mortgages"
The official report recognizes the fact that.
within the lifetime of any generation, tho
farms Of the State generally change hands. and
a large part Of them by purchase, the buyers
usually paying only part in cash. 1t is therc-
fore surprising to find that so small part Of
the farms in an old State like New-York bear
any mortgages whatever. The depreciation in
value Of farm lands the official report attributes
largely to the fact that personal property un-
duly escapes taxation in this State. and that
wages for farm labor have been for several
years SO per cent more than the business would
bear.n If these facts result from protective
tariff, "The Herald" is welcome to make the
most Of thcm, but as a matter Of fact they do
not. The wonderful reduction in cost o.
transportation from new and cheap farms at
the West is the principal cause. and but for the
great development of manufactures providing
constantly increasing home markets for farm
products which do not bear long transportation,
the condition Of Eastern farmers would be far
less favorable than it now is. But something
has also to be allowed for the changes Of tariff
in 1888. which admitted many farm products
at reduced rates, and at the same time caused
general prostration Of wool growing and wool
manufacture, especially in Eastern States.
"Tariff REFORM" so-called, has had something
to do with the failure of Eastern farmers to
clear off their mortgages, as one may readily
satisfy himself by comparing their condition
now with their condition ten years ago.
New-York tribune., 1888-03-22
PERSONAL.

Farlv in his reign as King of Prussia, the late En
peror william got at loggerheads with Parliament ana
brought Prince Bismarck to Berlin to tame the recao
Grant Deputies Soon after this he gained much In
physical health and appearance, and TO RUSSIAN frn
cess who remarked upon tho fact, he SAID pontng 70
the grim Parliament tanner" " BeDolo my phy'ioia"'
Miss Mary Hooper, daughter of the former American
Vice Consul General Paris, lately married to tho
Marquis Paul dAdda-salv aterra
Senator Hoar has received the degree of LII d. nom
Harvard. Yale. Williams. Amherst and William ana
Marys.
General Low Wallace bears as tokens Of his sixty
one years host Of gray hairs and an Indispensable
pair Ut spectacles
At Paris NJ. Coquelin the elder lives Oh the sixth
Goor, and there is po elevator In the house.
Christina, the young Queen-Regcnt Of spain is very
fond of music but docs not care to 60 to public places
of entertainment she has largo speaking telephone
connecting her palace with the Madrid Upera ouse. h
and listens to all the great singers without leaving ner
room.
NJ de Drazza the African explorer, reported to be
almost hopelessly III. His experiences on the Congo
ruined his health.
Mr.. Herman NIerivale relates that orce on first
night he thought the play so bad that ne groaneo
aloud and so loud that the audience cried Turn MIN
out ~ Tho play was his own
Old Professor Blacke was badly taken in by the no
torous adventures who lately posed as Mrs. Gordon
Bailliep "Sho was so clever" he says that verify
believe she would have deceived the devil himself"
Mr. J. V. Cnley, who has been making an Official
railroad survey Of the Argentine Republic, and is about
to become Government Engineer of Buenos Ayres was
graduated at the Maine State College In 1885, and
native OF ROckand In that State.
Mr. n. p Hubbard, Of the international Advertising
Agency has returned to New-Haven from seven
months business visit to Europe.
The Rev. DR.. Casneau Palfry, who died at Cambridge
last week at the ago Of eightyhree was classmate
at Harvard Of the Rev. Dr. Andrew 2. Peabody, the
Hon. Robert Rantoul and Dr. Willard Parker
Mrs Taylor Lewis widow Of Professor Taylor Lewis.
for so many years professor of Greek at Union College,
died at her homo In schenectady on Tuesday. Mrs.
ews nv the loyeness of her character and the bright
pess OF her intellect endeared herself to large circle
OF friends including very many Of the sons OF Union
She had been Ill for long time.
New-York tribune., 1888-03-22
An INTERESTING DECISION

Is bar bill legitimate annex to a hotel bill ?
The Supreme Court Of Colorado says no. A few
years ago one Mr.. Hamm ran up bill at Denver
hotel Oh the strength Of letter from his friend
Patterson, who wrote to the hotel-keeper that
he would be responsible for Hamm's "hotel
bill" The hotel-keeper presented Patterson with
. bill Of s72 %, but included in the amount Was
the item =" to bar, s23 Tor Patterson remarked
that he had not undertaken to be responsible
for Hamm's bar bill, and would not Hquidate it.
The hotel-keeper explained that the bar bill was
q part of the hotel bill. Patterson was not con-
vinced, and the upshot was that the hotel-keeper
sued him.
The court sided with Patterson. So the item
ito bar, s23 75' must be inventoried as among
the bad debts of that Denver hotel unless indeed
Hamm comes to the rescue. Here Is salient
extract from the decision:
These words (hotel bill used In their general and
proper charges In hotel bill. only such items as
SSe and msHt this hS would hs
such bin to such articles hotck keeper by reason
guests upon request hoioikeeDer is not bound to
furnish his guests with liquors cigars or billiards. and
Ing to pay the hotel bill of another The fact that 1t
may be ssSs s1o hs S S
him to pay for the same when obtained does not CON
legal acceptatIon OF that term.
One judicial decision Of this sort will doubt
less prove sufficient for the hotel-keeper who is
wise in his generation. Finding that hotel
bill' is not term which is sufficiently elastic
to cover charges for plain or complex drinks he
will exercise local option as to Danish from
the bar-room those of his poorer guests for whose
hotel bills and nothing more some outsider Is
responsible. Or else he will require the Patter-
sons Of the future to put it down In writing
hotel bill and bar bill' 1t is to be hoped that
q copy Of the decision with q blue pencil mark
calling attention to it has been sent to every
hotel-keepcr in Kentucky. IL is commonly under
stood that in the hotels Of that State the bar bill
is recognized as the hotel bill proper of the typical
Southwestern guest, and that the items for food
and lodging are included in the bill under the head
of incidentals' The Colorado judges who rend-
cred the decision would do well to keep away from
the sour mash country for the present.
New-York tribune., 1888-03-22
MUSICAL COMAkNL

In private letter under date Of Trieste. March d
A. W. Thayer. the wellknown biographer Of Beethoven
writes apropos Of recent discussions In The TRiBUsE'
Was Ds Ponte Jewl Certainly he has long been
' has cdcced % great I lame amount Of materials for hs
- P'g biography and to whom have sent tns
What was the traditional pin forte In the repetition
Of the trumpet signal in Beethoven's Leonore over.
sna 's Sea heard
ation these are ali open and the crowd Is ru:hns
down Into the vaults The Increased londness 81 the
trumpet shows Pzarro that the time TO commit the
murder Is now passed. Years ago had long talk
with Otto jain on this finale and we came 70 the con-
clusion that much lovely music Is lost BY the change
from the dungeons the court. the whole 1t would
be better to- restore the old form.
am glad to say that after long period OF suffering
with my head so as to be unable to 60 on Win my
Beethoven. I am sufficiently restored to renew my
labor
Mr. whitney Mockridge is to benefit from test.
monial concert to be given in Chickering Hall on
April o. Mr.. Mockridge will have tho help Of MISC
Jennie Dutton. Miss Emily wnant. Edwin Klahre.
Max Heinrich and Oyide Mustn
Mr.. H. T. Finck has excellent subject to talk
about at his third lecture at Chckerng Han next
Saturday afternoon An exposition Of tho essentially
different principles of art underlying the italian and
German vocal styles cannot fail to 30 Interesting
as well Is Instructive
Miss Maud Powell. recently returned from Q ooncorA
tour in the West. will play Tsohaikowshy's violin
at the third Of Mr. scds concerts In cheAer'
ing Hall. on April 9.
Mr. Edwin Klahre may be heard In pisnoforte
recital at Chckering Hall on Friday evening. He VIII
play selections from Beethoven. Chopin. Hensolt
Weber, Schumann. Rubnstein ard Uszt.
Mime. Biro de Marion. Mrs. Anna Bulkeley Hills.
A. L. King Antim Oswald. Emilio Agramonto and
Divide Musin will participate in a concert to be gwen
In the ball room Of the Hotel Brunswick by Miss kt0
Berger Saturday evening.
Michael Banner announces . concert In stenwaN
Hall on Saturday evening
New-York tribune., 1888-03-22
New9lork DAILY Gribn,re
FOUNDED BY HORACE GRE ELL EY
THURSDAY. MARCH %. 1883.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

Foreign.-Thc House Of Commons yesterday,
BY Q vote Of 82s to al3, refused to order Mr.
PArnells Arrears Of Rent bill to q second read
ing; Mr. Parnell made speech in behalf OF his
hill g. son of Lord Salisbury is IN Turkey
ON . mission from the British Government to the
Ports == The Lincolnshire Handicap was won
BY the four-year-old colt Veracity. - The
MARQUIS of CRANKY (Mr. Henry Manners) has been
elected to Parliament to succeed Lord John Man.
nara 60 The vacant Knighthood Of the Carter
caused by tho Duke of Rutland's death, has been
conferred on Lord Londonderry, Lord-Ldeutenanp
Of Ireland. 90 A theatre was burned IN Oporto,
Portugal. on Tuesday night, causing panic and
great loss of life eighty bodies have been taken
from the ruins
Oongress.-Both branches in session. - Senate :
The bill opening the Sioux Reservation in Dakota
was passed; the meat inspection bill was passed
e. House A brisk debate that turned on the tariff
grew out Of the consideration OF the bill providing
for Department OF Agriculture.
Domestic.-Heavy rains fell in New-England
and tho Middle States thers was also rain in
some Western States and heavy snow, with high
winds, in others; tornadoes did some damage at
Calhoun, Ca, and In East Tennessee. 80 The
Burlington strikers announced that no strikes
would occur on other roads. - Auditor hew-
it stated that the defalcatson Of Treasurer Tate,
Of Kentucky, amounted to more than $l9O0cO.
g. Lightning struck the Capitol OF the United
States - Thes sVedder Liquor-Tax bill was or
dered to third reading In the Senate at Albany
r. Governor Hills election methods were
criticised by Senator Fassett.
City and Suburban.-A big sea lion escaped IN
Reiche's animal store and injured man badly.
- Longobardi. the Italian accused murderer
found suity Of manslaughter in the frst. degree.
g. Closing arguments in the Tilden will con-
test 80 The Metal Exchange held Its nth an
nual meeting Edward B. Hilton still occu-
pied the witnesschair at the close OF the Steward
win case hearing yesterday, the examination De-
ing adjourned to give Mr.. Davies time to decide
whether he would submit the books OF Davies
Work, McNamee & Hilton to inspection -
Ex-SherifY George NJ. Styles OF Plainheld, N. d.
committed suicide - memorial meeting for
Emperor William held by German-American citi-
sens ct Steinwsy Hall = board OF Army
engineers listened to testimony about the Arthur
Kill Bridge - Stocks active and lower under
the leod Of Missouri Pacific. but the decline was
most rapid in the last hour
The Observation-Disclosures for to-day Fair and
colder Temperature yesterday: Highest % de-
grees; lowest, 3s; average, 4e S-S.
New-York tribune., 1888-03-22
NEw-YORk DAILY TRIBUNE THURSDAY, MARCH g. 1883
appointment he hns justified the wisdom shown
in his elevation to judicial honors.

appointment he hAs JUSTIFIED tne wiSoom .no"n
in his elevation to judicial honors'
An Intelligent and discriminating fash OF light
ming struck the Capitol Building at washington
Yesterday. It's mission appeared to 90 enUreiy
admonitory There are, Of course, many ways VI
Interpreting the incident, but 1t must be pointed
out that under no Republican Administration WIS
o warning from tho elements called for.
Il must have been amusing for thos" who know
how Surveyor Beattie has administered the an"lrs
of his Office to read that through his recommenoa-
tion, o permanent corps OF weighers laoorers -
employed to do the work Of the department.. ~
Is fact Of record that soon after MI beatple's ,
appointments, backed by tho argument that IL
would be greater economy, he disorganized the
permanent force and started the innovation Of
employing the laborers by days work as they
should be needed This enabled him to grstfy
the County Democracy leaders in the several dis
tricts by employing In turn some OF the large
horde of constituents who had grown tired ana
hungry from unfulflled promises. but at greater
cost to the Government because Of the inefficient
class Of men employed.
:, President Bayles of the Health Department is
at pains to commend DR.. Edsons energetic wUrk
during the blizzard. He has nothing to say aooqS
his own absence from the post Of duty because he
lives In New-Jersey while claiming to have resi-
dence In town. An explanation or resignation
should be forthcoming. The people OF this city
would prefer the resignation.
Assemblyman Haggerty, Of Brooklyn, wants to
have the Excise Department Of that city reor-
ganized It is not clear that any reorganization
is needed or that the one proposed by Mr. Hag-
gerty would increase the departments effective
ness At any rate, the fact that Haggerty pro-
poses the bill Ia prma facie evidence that 1t Is
bad. Haggerty failed as law student, and then
went into the coopering business" The sooner
he gives up legislating and goes back to cooper
ing the better for Brooklyn and the State
The sharp practice In the matter OF liquor u
censes which the Democratic Aldermen OF jersey
City would like to put into effect should be headed
of. What they aim at is to evade the new ttign
License law, which goes into effect May /, by
getting licenses renewed before April 80 at the
present low figure. The Legislature can easily
stop the game by passing law foibidding tne
renewal of any licenses before May l.
Mr. Connolly, who stands sponsor for the Dill
60 turn Central Park into drving-tracK, Claims
that he did not introduce the bill OF his own 'ree
will, but to oblige constituent. He should
not be allowed to evade his responsibility IN tnis
way. A member of legislative body ought 10
he held responsible for the character OF every
measure which he introduces.
New-York tribune., 1888-03-22
CAUSE AND AFFECT

CALM MENTION OF GENERAL BELIEF
aThe Mail and Express is believed to have , cir
cuation about double that Of the - and Inc som-
mercIal Advertiser Iriouno.
THE ANGUISH IT ExcITEs IN A wEAKLNGS
BREAST.
BY that course four coursel no lCoioncs 1nSpse ps ~
would save his paper from sinking & 70 so0 srrv No
weight because they arc the prearrsneea opnIon -
an organ and whose statements srg Sos thcy are
hsbituaily reckless and se.-tYesterdy evon'nss
Commercial Advertiser
Poor old Goodwin!