New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-27
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FOUNDED 81 HORACE GREELEY
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 81. 1923.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

Foreign-Prince Hohenlohe-O hringen. who at
tempted suicide on Saturday, IL not DEAD, Dut is
dangerously wounded. - Panama Canal STOCK
Is being successfully manipulated on the Paris
Bourse - The reports concerning the German
Crown Prince are encouraging - -Four women
were killed 10 a panic IN a jewish synagogue In
Warsaw yesterday. y Mr. McLane. Minister at
Paris gave a diplomatic dinner to Nj. Fioqnet last
evening: NJ. Foquet was absent.
Domes lic.-The engineers and fremen OF the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad decided
to 90 on strike this morning; Re IdnC strikers an
nounced their intention of going West to take the
vacant places. - Tbirty -eight coal trains were
moved on the Reading Railroad yesterday =
Several business buildings were burned IN Bur
ialo GO Manager Locke, Of the National Opera
Company, was arrested in Washington for paying
out cheeks against which he had no deposit aud
was released on S., 900 bail. - The Admins
tration has sent circulars TO postmasters In New
York STATE asking Tor lists Of voters.
City and Snburban.-A storage passenger on
the Unbria fatally injured by sudden lured OF the
ship. - l. X. Roberts and Michael W. wall oled'
The one-hundred- and-second birthday OF q
Mrs Schlamm was celebrated BY her numerous de-
,cenGants. - The Feast of Purim generally OBJ
served by the Hebrews. "A new Methodlst
Episcopal Church dedicated at Newark.
The Observation-Disclosures for to-day: Colder
and fair Temperature yesterday Highest, Az
lowest. $50 average. 39l20.
The report of the minority OF the House
Elections Committee on the McDufhe- DaVldson
contest is a convincing setting-forth OF 1actS
which prove the existence of a conspiracy TO
count out Judge McDutfe. In four of the
FIVE counties composing the district there was
,nquestionably the most bare faced dishonesty
In the election But the House, we presume,
can be depended upon to ratify the report Of
the Democratic majority OF the committee.
One act of Justice such as was done in the case
of Captain White, is as much as can be ex-
pected at this session.
Some important baseball matters are to be
settled within the next ten days. The deals"
for players will interest the clubs more than
the public; but one change is likely to be made
at the League meeting at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel next Friday which will be of interest to
everybody who enjoys going to baseball
match. The League will in all probability
adopt the double umpire system While this
will cost the clubs more money, it will give
the spectators better satisfaction One umpire
will be behind the home-plate and will make
the decisions on balls and strikes the other
will look after matters requiring decision in the
field.
The "IIll Democrats" (as they are called
In this State are far from satisfied with the
carly date at which the National Convention
has been SET 1t is understood that they will
endcavor now to put off the State Convention
as late as possible. and through their influence
with the chairman of the State Committee they
will probably be successful Signs multiply
that the GOODNESS between the Governor and
the Administration is reaching an extremely
frigid point 1t is more than limited that Secre-
tary Whitney may be put forward as a candi-
date for Governor. Still it must not be for
gotten that Mr.. Hill is an exceedingly long
headed politician and that whoever hopes TO
get ahead Of him must take an early start IL
is a pretty contest, and the cvolutions OF the
principal performers in the ring will be OBJ
served With close attention.
Incur Washington dispatches to-day will be
found the text Of a circular OF uncommon IN
terest. The circular is being distributed
among the postmasters in this State, and re-
quests them TO forward to Washington as soon
as possible the names OF all voters who receive
mail at their respective Offices, designating
them as either Democrat, Republican, Pro-
hibitionist or Labor. And do these lists of
names have any connection with the Govern
ments business? Why, cet'nly not The
circular is signed by 9TH. Z. Benedict and
J. H. Maynard. Committee" and the names arc
" desired for the purpose Of distributing docu-
ments and papers discussing the politjcal uues-
tions and issues which are now attracting
public attention" Mr.. Benedict is the Public
Printer. and Mr.. Maynard is an Assistant Sec
rotary Of tho Treasury each draws a salary Of
$500 from the Government Are these Off
Gals ignorant Of the fact that they are en-
gagged In procuring violation of the Civil
Service law On the part of every postmaster
who responds TO their appeal? OF course il is