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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-17
PERSONAL.
on.

Major Powell, OF the Geological Survey, earnestly
opposes the proposed introduction of spring water into
the White House He considers Potomac water far purer
and better f'n drinking.
friend and admlrer once said to Robert Browning
have studied long upon this passage In your poem,
and am unable to comprehend it, Pray, tell me,
what is the idea embodied in it?s Mr.. Browning
read the passage over and replied Really, / cannot
tell but believe it Will be worth your while to keep
on studying it,"
tive in Congress- is said to be an accomplished orator
and will be much in demand this winter at temperance
and woman suffrage conventions.
NJ yictOrien Sarlou, the famous French dramatic
author has left Paris to pass the winter at his villa
near Nice
General Won Schweinitz, the German Ambassador
to Russia, who Is married to the daughter OF the
Hon. John jay, Of this city, has just returned to
st. Petersburg, after paying long visit 10 Prince
and Princess Bismarck at Frfederchsruhe. 1t Is be
lieved that his conferences with the Chancellor
connected with the betrOthal of the CzaIewitch to
Princess Margaret, of Prussia.
The Princess of Wales IS reported to have been very
much astonshed at seeing kits by the Messalia
shepherds at the ball given by the King Of the eenes
kits are also worn by the Albanians and when the
Duke Of Hamilton In Albania not long ago, he
habiuay wore his kilt, although he is by In
the habit Of wearing II when treading his native
heather. Many tftbesmen the Thibetan border
Kilt, and among these as among the wild Lushals on
the Assam frontier against whom British expedition
Is now moving, many tribesmen have not only kits,
but bonnetS, brooches, and tartan plads. some of
them also have bagpipe or an empty pouch very
similar TO It, with the chanter and the droneS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-17
Qmrsemenrs.


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pAtMER's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ill
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standard THEATRE-sl5-The seven Ages
STAR THEATRE-s-Twelve Temptations
sTEINwAY HALL-s-Concert.
UNION SQUARE THEATRE-sl5-County Fair.
sTH AVENUE THEATRE-S-TwelfthN Night
l4TH STREET THEATRE-S-Variety.
4rH.AVE. AND l9TH:sT.-Getysburs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-17
TWELVE PAGES.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

Foreign-Portuguese accounts of the fighting
with the Makololo in Africa were made public;
they do not agree with the English accounts.
- Emin Pacha is recovering rapidly. -
The strike Of the gas-stokers in London and Man
chester has failed - Two Boulangist members
Of the French House of Deputies have been un-
seated - The capture of Bushiri, the insur-
gent African chief is reported from Pangani
Congress.-Both houses in session. - The
Senate MIR. HiscOcll introduced bill for the
construction Of two bridges from Staten Island
TO New-Jerscy; the Committee on the Worlds
Fair was announced: various bills were intro
duced 49, The House Mr.. Mckinley introduced
a customs bill bill to organize Oklahoma was
presented.
Domcstic-The jury in the Cronin case found
a verdict fixing the punishment of Coughlin, Burke
and OSullivan at Imprisonment for life; that of
Kunze at imprisonment for three years. and re-
leasing Bcggs as not guilty. -
The Democratic State Committee in Maine
discussed q plan to resubmit the Pro-
hibition amendment - The President
through Secretary Blaine telegraphed his con-
CALCULATIONS to Henry NJ. Stanley at Zanzibar.
- Governor Hill appointed Edward Harmon,
OF Troy to be Superintendent of Public Works in
the place Of Mr.. Shanahan. - The surgical
operation on Lawrence Barrett successful
- The japanese Minister to this country has
been called home by his Government - Cap
tain SHEPPARD of the revenue cutter Rush. has
ben appointed chief of the Revenue Marine Ser
vice.
City and Suburban electric companies
threatened TO sue the city for insulated wires
pelled down for violation of minor rules of the
Board of Electrical Central; hut the work went
vigorously on. - The Pan-American delegates
arrived from Washington, were received by the
Mayor at the City Hall. and spent the evening
at theatre and clubhouse. - An attempt was
made to assassinatc DR.. Charles ii. De Lamater
in his office in MadisOn-ave. == The first sub
scripton ball Of the PatTiarchs took place. -
The preliminary bouts of the Amateur Athletic
Unions boxing and wrestling tournament were
held. - Nine persons in one family were dis
covered TO have influenza. -- An insane father
threw two Of mis- children out of the window, in
iuring them severely == 4 young woman died
in Brooklyn. a victim to the faith cure. 80
Stocks extremely dull, but the final rally made
the final changes advances rather than declines.
The Wcather.-Forccast for to-day: Warmer
and partly cloudy, possibly with light rainq
Temperature yesterday: Highest, As degrees
lowest, 20; average, 81 3-s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-17
JORN GREENLE4F WHITTIER.

Although our great Quaker poet has felt con-
strained to decline. because of the increasing
weaknesses Of age any formal demonstration upon
this, the eighty-second anniversary of his birth.
it is fitting that the day should have wide
recognition, and chat the hearts of his millions
of readers and friends should turn toward his
quiet New-England home with greetings and
loving wishes There is no figure in American
literature to-day that more inspires both revcr-
ence and affection. There is none that more
worthily deserves all that we can render of
appreciativc praise.
1t is equally as a patriot and as a poet that he
has won his lofty place in his countrymcn's
esteem. If lie is not to he ranked without chal-
enge as the greatest American poet, he is assuredy
the most American Of all our great poets. In
his works are the fewcst and slightest traces Of
foreign influence in thought style. In no
others writings is there deeper sympathy with
that which is best in American life and .2Oblest
in American ambitions. lie chose his most Success
full subjects from the scenery of his native land
and from the history of his fellow-cOuntrymen.
From boyhOod to old age he has ever been. from
the calm recesses Of his New-England hermitage,
a close and shrcwd observer OF men and affairs.
There was no voice more clarion clear than his.
or more unfcaring and unsparing. in denouncing
the National crime Of slavery There was none
more fervent in its loyalty to the government
of the people, for the people. and by the people,
when that governments perpetuity was being
decided by the arbitrament of war There was
no loftier TIE Deum of praise than his for the
blessings of returning peace: and when the
Nation reverently celebrated the completion of
its own hundredth year, it was he who voiced
in words immortal the prayer and praise oil
fifty million hearts.
II is seldom that man has lived TO his great
age without falling behind the spirit of the times
or without making utterances that have caused
his friends regret. But he has done neither of
these things In every current topic that affects
the public veal he is to-day just as inteligently
and earnestly interested as lie was in the cause
of human rights when he wrote his stirring songs
of freedom. And in all the many pages of his
printed works one fails to find line that would
better not have been written. In his latest
poems there are still the same freshness and SIM
plicty of thought and Of expression. the same
earnest purpose for good, the same ennobled
humanity, and the same uplifting toward divinity
that charmed his readers more than generation
ago. Nav this be day of pleasantness and
peace. and may still many more such days dawn
70 this grand old man of American literature.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-17
GETTING RE1DY TO JUMP.

Appeals come to Lord Harrington from all
sides urging him to enter the Tory Cabinet
1t is one of the fctions Of politics, and especially
of English politics, that when conspicuous
leader intends to do something, straightway a
public clamor arises that he shall do it, and he
yields" himself to his ambitions and incna-
tons. There are circumstances which make it
more or less likely that Lord Harrington was
rot unaware of the solicitations now being
heard in chorus around him before they had
taken voice and type.
II is the experience Of all modern civilization
in which government is administered by parties
that two parties at a time are quite enough to
do the work in hand The occasion may, of
course, arise when a new party with an idea
exclusively its own can be justified on the
ground Of expediency but such occasions arc
in fact social revolutions. They mean new
order Of things. Situations and events develop
from those that have gone before. They do
not suddenly spring upon the people to the CON
fusion and dismay Of statesmen. Parties are
expected to develop also and to be ready with
solutions as rapidly as questions appear.
In practice they do so develop The party
called Liberal or Republican of this generation
is not the identical party which bore those
names geaefation ago, but the party which
has been evolved from the old affairs and has
adapted itself to the new ones upon general
line of policy agreeing with the natural inclina-
tons Of its adherents in both generations. The
principle Of party development therefore Is
broad and elastic, and with that principle in
mind it is not possible to show that Lord Hart
oil a.
Liberals ever had any reason for existing as
distinct political organization. That was
reasonably clear when they backslid in the first
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-17
THE UEN1ND FOR SITVEP

:" The Albany Argus" does not reason sound
~ in trying to show that 4" Mr.. WINDOWS plan
would tend to plumber the Government for the
bonanza ring" The deliberate opinion of Mr..
Leach, the long experienced expert OF the Mint.
who prepared official papers under MIR. Cleye-
lands Administration and is now Director
when he publicly and most heartily indorses
Mr.. WINDOWS plan as certain to settle the
silver question on an honest basis is at least
entitled to as much weight az the assertions of
The Argus" That paper imaginos that " tbo
bonanza men, by maintaininga corner for few
days, could advance the market price of silver
long enough to enable them to unload a million
or two on the Treasury, get certificates at the
advanced price, and make very profitable
thing of it when silver went down again 7 Of
us see whether this is reasoning or fooisbncss
Mr.. Window repeatedly provided against this
apprehension by proposing that "the Score
taly of the Treasury shoNld have discretionary
power to suspend, temporarily, the recent Of
silver bullion for payment in notes. whom
necessary to protect the Governments against
combinations formed for the purpose of pivino
an arbitrary and fictitious price to silver.n II
would be honest in discussing Mr. Windows
plan, to discuss it as it actually is Still an
other protection he proposed, that the price
should not be that of one market only. but of
the silver markets of the world, and he urged
that it would require an enormous capital to
control the silver production of the world. Nor
do markets in cases of artificial control obey
each other when wheat was put up to So NJ
Chicago last year it still sold at about 81 at
New York TO corner all markets would he =
stupendous operation. The few men who have
power enough generally have too much sense
The worlds production of copper proved too
heavy load for one of the most powerful COM
binations ever formed of French and American
banks, mining companies and own
ers. To form a silver corner and hold it long
enough to control the worlds price would re,
qure several times as much money, which
would have TO be staked upon the chance that
IL Secretary and President would not decline
to receive silver rendered
Who would be harmed if the corner should
succeed in raising the priceP Not the Gov
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-17

ernment which is already the largest holder oil
silver in the world. What ground is there for
the assumption that, once up, silver would " go
down again.? With powerful Government
buying at high price every ounce offered, why
should it fall? Somebody must first risk a
great deal of money in selling it below the
market price. The spectators would have
parted with their stock. If they went back to
the Treasury for silver they would be liable
under Mr.. WINDOWS plan to get gold or notes
What large holder would offer silver at 81
per ounce when he could get 81 10, and for
what conceivable object? The other nations
and individuals which now use silver would not
use less, but more if it should advance in price.
A money metal is the one thing in the world
which all people want most when it is high
est, and least when it is deprecated. All other
countries which use silver in coinage or as
money would in that case use it more freely.
The amount employed in the arts about
$4,000, 900, would also be larger if the metal
should become more truly precious. Mr.. Win
dom shows that these other uses already re-
quire $1,000, 900 ounces leaving for this coun-
try not more than O,0O0 900 ounces. But
that is not the strongest way to put the case.
With the price as low as ii ever has been, this
country sent abroad last year SIS, OOO,0
worth of silver, not in coinage but in bullion
value, out of S43,0OO,O0O produced in the
country. In six years it has produced two
hundred and forty-seven millions and sent
abroad eighty Millions bullion value. The
outside world has steadily required and used
all the silver produced by all other countries,
and one-third of the product of this country
besides. 1t would require not less, but more,
if the price should advance-and would have
to buy it in the United States, paying all the
time more than Government pays.
1t is not good sense to speak of THE TRrB-
UNE as "Mr. WINDOWS apologist" His en-
deavor to serve his country needs no apology,
and THE TRIBUNE has plainly pointed out
what it considers objections to his plan. If
those can be met in the framing of a bill, it is
safe to say the result will be exceedingly credit
able to Mr.. Window and to Congress-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-17
PSALM OF LIFE.

Eschew regeneration
And avoid confederation
OF atrabilious, inchoate, nterminate discoids.
Balbucnating c0rbels,
Like tinkling, tinnent door-bells
Imply crustacean, nyctaOplc valances and vods
H.
Trichroism traumatic,
SpasmOdic acrObatc,
Never slbates resilient when occult megrims come.
ThaumaturgiCal ncgation
And amOrphOus 0bectation
Only unto supramundane SinuosltieS Succumb.
Cymophaneous depilation
DeetOry cOgitatiOn
Together lancinae and thrill like s0nants cleaving
suIdS.
SO abstain from impercepti0n,
Correlation, and deception,
And no matter what You have TO say. don't use big
words.
-(somerville Journal
A Paris paper recently offered eminent French
man 900 for his autobiography. lie accepted
this offer, and after getting a check for the amount
sent on his biography, which follows
81 was born at Lyons in 1882 and since that time
can recall nothing of any account except that l
have not been killed in any of the uprisings.n
As She Understood It-A very little girl in the in
FAINT class of one of Sunday -schOolS came home
last sunday and told her mother that the teacher had
taught them song. On expressing a wish to
hear it, the mother much astonshed at the fol
lowing sentence, which was all the child could re
member: " Pm little greenhOm among "a half
cheese The words, which had been misunderstood
by the child were these I'm q little CLEANER among
the harvest sheaves. "-tGloucester (bIass) Times.
BY paying sc in spot cash. you can get divorce
in four hours in Japan. But there is great deal OF
dissatisfaction at the length of time required it
generally felt that the business ought TO be done in
one hour.
In a Chicago store there for sale some shoes
marked on the sole Cane, Rue VaOis, Paris" Mum
bers are put on from twenty t. thlrtytwo, and in
ether WAYS they are made to resemble imported
shoe and are sold as such at SO a pair. A woman
who had travelled and was rather suspicious
withal that the shoes not represented, looked
inside OF pair and saw Patented July, 1863
marked on the stay. She said to the clerk: "You
can't pass these on for French. They don't
mako Shoes in Paris in two anguages.'-(Shoe and
Leather Reporter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-17
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

large number Of bright special articles by some
| of the most prominent people of the day and well
executed pictures Of goodly number Of stage
celebrities the features Of the Christmas number
OF " The Dramatic Times" Among the latter may be
mentioned full page colOred Autograph Of Ada
Rehan. This is probably the most sumptuous num-
Der ever issued by The Dramatic Timeso which IS
meeting with a large measure of success.
The Writer'S Cramp.-YOu write great deal. If you
are not careful you will get writer's cramp.
Pve got it new. I've had it for years.
You don't tell me so! Can't anything be done
Yes. Send me IS to get something to eat. The
stomach IS the place where the writer's cramp strikes
me m0st.-(TeXas Siftings.
Henry W. Grady denies that he carries the New
South around with him as pocketpiece.
The speaker rose and looked around,
Around the audience looked he.
And he was startled when he found
The house rs full as il could be.
-(Boston Courier.
local paper thus describes a ball in Mississippi
town: The ball given by the young men of Benot
universally scored by all in attendance
The heavenly spheres shOne forth in their transcend
ent beauty this Thursday night, seeming in per-
feet harmony with the brilliancy Of the event. and
through mud and mre from Greenville to Rosedale
the de la of the Mississippi Delta came
to participate in the terpsichorean fete."
Rather Pointed.-Gertrude speaking Of Beatrice's
fancee What will Jack do now that he has in
herited all this money?
Beatrlce-oh, l shall Just make him give up all
business and-and live like gentleman, you know.
Gertrude (quiety)-It will be great change for
him-(B0ston Budget.
publisher says that pathetic Christmas stories,
modelled after those of Dickens, will not be so popular
this year stories in which there is great deal of
nonsensical horseplay. The clown longer dresses
in cap and bells of yorc; he writes story in
which he appears the hero. In this way literature
Is becoming popularized,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-17
The Princeton football team may be the most
ncrsistent eleven in the world. but those eleven
obstinate Chicago jurymen rank high

In deciding not to Judge any roundsmans eff
ciency solely by the number of complaints he
makes against patrolmen, the Police Commission
ors have taken prudent step. Such standard
would obviously not be in accord with common
sense. Some patromen are better more dill
cent. more faithful. than others. and to Insist
that n roundsman must find certain amount OF
fault with the men on whom he keeps an eye, or
else subject himself to the charge of ineilciency,
would be TO put premium on the trumping-up
of complaints. That surely cannot be the best
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-17

The Pan-American delegates will doubtless
appreciate the hospitality of New-York. and see
many interesting things during the next five
days; but they won't come within range Of
anything more remarkable than the cheerful
philosophy with which the inhabitants of the
chief city Of the New World endure the toughest
and flthicst street surfaces that the sun shines
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-17
A MISPLACED GRUMBLE.
From The indianapolis Journal.

Mr. Cleveland undoubtedly feels that the Hill partl-
sans sold him out In New-York last fall but II this
IL tho case why does he go To State always noted
for fair elections TO rebuke New-York Democrats :
Would II not DO much better for him to devote him
self 10 enllstng Democrats Ia the NewYork Legislat-
uie to vote for the bill for ballot reform which Gov
ernor liill has twice vetoed Why does he 80 to
Massachusetts, 30 preach repentance to the Republican
righteous when at home Democratic sinners perish
lngl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-17
All subsequent events have made it

place. All subsequent events have made IL
clearer.
What, then, can they do except they merso
themselves into the party WIN "n,Jn H :,
agreeP As separate party in the House se,. Oh
Commons. they may indeed prolong the sans
bury Govern ment and render their own leaders
Lord Harrington and Mr. Chamberlain, some son e.
what more conspicuous than they would be as
Tory ofIiceholders. 1t may be supposed .na'
a certain element of their faction k"o"n iol , a
LONG while to be indisposed to continue hght
Which their constituents do not indorse will re-
tnss 70 follow harrington into the Conservative
camp. But it is not clear that he can hold
these much longer, anyhow, and when the end
comes. as come it must, unless the disSldent
crew anchors somewhere it Will inevitably ma
itself adrift upon a wintry sea. 1t is plain that
the time is approaching when change in the
status of the English parties must be made, and
the signs seem to show that Lord Harrington is
already gathering himself up for spring.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-17
way of bringing the police force to an ideal con-

So many true things have been said about the
electric lighting companies that there is no harm
in saying more, namely, that their demeanor since
they heard from the General Term of the SUI
preme Court has been distinct and gratifying i'm
provement upon their former attitude toward the
public.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-17

Nobody can assert hereafter that Governor Hill
never means what he says, since in acknowledging
Mr.. Shanahan's letter of resignation, he refers
to that document as an esteemed favor"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-17
THE SECRET BALLOT GAINING GROUND.
HE StthHi h-iS" '''N-'p ~
from The St Paul Pioneer Press.


Tho yalue OF the Australian ballot system nav be
considered AS already settled. IL would be hard to
find precedent for the rapdity with which II has e.
ablished itself securely in public favor TO name any
experiment I'm the machinery OF government that
demonstrated its utility completely on the first
practic trial what the public has to do now Is to
corrcct certain minor defects