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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-17
A list SENTENCE.

The prompt and decisive action of the courts
in the case of ex-PreSident Allen is an invlg-
Grating display of justice. Too often there is
an apparent discrimination in favor of high
salalied offenders whose previous social stand
ing has been good, and who have betrayed
financial trusts while wearing the loose mask
of responsibility. Faithless railway presidents
and dishonest bank cashiers, when they do not
escape to Canada, are ordinarily brought to
trial after long delay, defended with all the
arts and soghistries of the legal profession and
not infrequently are screened from the full
penalties for their crimes Too often there is
Justice in the complaint that there is one law
for the poor and another law for the rich. The
eighth commandment is the shortest of the
Mosaic code, but violations Of it are not dealt
with by human tribunals with an eyen-handed
and impartial justice that recognizes no dis
6nctiOnS of social condition. Between the act
of the railway president who approprates to
his own use and hypOthecateS the securities
of a corporation and the act of a thief who
robS till there Is no essential difference in
moral quality; but in the administration Of
the law one offender is too frequently pro-
tected and lightly punished after long delay,
while the other is dealt with hastily and with
rigorous severity. In the case of the ex-preSi
dent of the FOrty-secOnd Street and Grand
Street Railway there is no ground for criticism
of this nature. There has been speedy action
and a maximum penalty for the indictments
in the Judges hands.
The promptneSs with which the sentence has
been rendered was due in large part to the
confession op1 tho ahcanca IF
any defence. With the plea of guilty he was
left at the mercy of the court with nothing
in his favor except the readiness with which
he had accepted full responsibility for his dis
honesty and breach of trust, and thereby spared
the prosecuting authorities the expense of "A
formal trial. He undoubtedly expected that
he would be dealt with leniently on this ac
count and was bitterly disappointed when the
maximum penalty Of fourteen years was de
creed. Judge GilderSleeve frankly admitted
that great pressure had been brought to bear
upon him in Aliens favor, but he sternly put
aside all considerations based upon the de-
faulterS social connections and position and
avaied himself Of the extreme limit Of the
statute in passing sentence. He was justified
in this course by the fact that other indict-
ments might have been found against the
prisoner, by virtue Of which the term of i'm
piIsOnment would have been extended at the
discretion of the court. The punishment, in
the circumstances, while severe is well merit
ed, and it will exercise a salutaIy effect upon
the morals Of the business community. 1t en-
forces the divine and eternal "Thou shalt not
steal' with simplicity and directneSs at a time
when Quibbling pretexts and apologize de-
fences are not wanting for fashionable crimes
like embezzlement and similar breaches of
financial trust
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-17

throughout the entire State outside OF New
Yorl, and Kings. This, it will be seen, is
very small number, and there are many pop
ulous counties to be provided for Inc only
counties outsde of New York and Kings hav-
ing more than one ASsemblyman are as 1ol-
lows: Albany 4, Cattaraugus z, Cayuga .
Chautauoua @ Duchess 2, Erie D, Jefferson Z,
Monroe 3, Niagara 2, Oneida g. Onondaga g.
Orange 9, Oswego 2, OtSego Z, Queens =
Rensselaer, 3. St. Lawrence 8, Saratoga Z,
steuben 9. Ulster 3, Washington 2 Wayne Z,
Westchester 3.
The task of readjusting the representation
of these counties in order to add to the repre-
sentation of New-YOrk and Kings and the
cities in the interior would not be an easy
one even to a Democrat bent only upon secur-
ing the advantage of his party. Most of them
compise cities which feel that they are in
adequately represented already The repre-
sanitation of Albany Poughkeepsie Buffalo,
Watertown, Rochester, Utica, Syracuse, New
burg, Oswego and Troy, not to mention others,
will not be reduced without stout resistance
on their mart. and the margin of redistribution
is Tins seen to be small. In fact, the diff
entities of the task are 50 great that there may
be disposition in the future to amend the
Constitution and increase the size of the As
sembly. When the present Constitution was
adopted the population of the State was less
than three millions; it is now nearly, If not
quite, six millions.
But while we are upon the subject of +" I'M
fair representatiOn,n there is a word to be said
with regard to the appOrtionment of counties
into Assembly districts. This duty is per-
formed by the Boards of Supervisors. In New
York CITY the Board of Aldermen exercises
these functions. These Boards committed ten
wears ago in New-York and Kings a most
outrageous gerymander, for which the Brook
Iyn Board was attacked even by the leading
Democratic paper. Is it fair or L" unfair repre-
sentation, that allowed the Republicans of
Brooklyn, who were only 12,155 votes behind
the Democrats in the last election, to secure
only two Assembl ymen out Of twelve, or that
allowed . 367 Democrats TO elect an Assem-
blyman. as in the lid District, while it took
1902 Republicans to do it, as in the lAth
District? The Republicans of New-YOrk City
cast IO6922 votes at the last election, but
they elected only five AsSembymen out of
twenty-four There was a similar gerrymander
in Buffalo. to mention no others. Figures like
these serve to suggest that the grievances of
the Democrats. if they exist at all, are not
what their Mugwump allies would have us be-
Heye.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-17
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

ForeiCn-A long conference over the case OF
Mrs. MAVERICK was held in the Home Secretary
Office in London; ii was reported that Mr.
Matthews would recommend that the womanS
punishment be changed TO penal servltude Tor
life 80 General Boulanger, Henri RocheiOrU
and Count Dillon have issued a fresh manifesto
from London. 60 An intimation from LORD
Salisbury to the French Government was the
cause of the French squadron not visiting Quebec
as was intended - Turkish troops are hasten
ing to Crete TO suppress the instruction there
- Two unknown Americans lost their lives
while valnly tying to rescue eight natives from
d burning mine in Mexico
Domestc,-1he warrant for the arrest of Asso-
eiate Justice Field accessory TO the killing
81 Judge Terry served in San Francisco.
and ne was released writ of habeas corpus.
- The Montana Constitutional Convention fin
shed its work 80 The North Dakota Constitu-
tional Convention decided upon Bismarck the
permanent Capital of the State. - Ii
tania Tomahawk, and Fortuna won in their
classes in the races of the last days cruise of the
Ncw-lork Yacht Club off BrentOn'S Reef Light
- Professor Maha1fy ended his series of adj
dresses at Chautauqua by speech on the Irish
question. - The President arrived in Washing
ton, and Mrs. Harrison started from Nantucket.
- Damage was done by flood in North and
South Carolina.
City and Suburban.-An explosion Of gas in
croclery store at Clinton and Grand SITS. killed
one boy and injured several others - The
steamer Alliance arrived, and the story of the
fire in her hold month ago was told 80 Eben
S. Allen, the former railroad PRESIDENT was sen
tenced TO fourteen years Imprisonment at hard
labor. =-= John Ireland Lawrance died. ==
DIR. LOOMS continued his experiments with the
Brown-Sequard elixir == compromise sug
gested in the FAcll case. - Stocks with little
more activity made appreciable gains and closed
strong
The Weather-FOrecast for to-day: Fair and
warmer. Temperature yesterday Highest, "A de-
grees lowest, 60; average, &c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-17
A SPECIMEN SOUTHERN ELECTION

A recent municipal election in Daytona
Fla, furnished some extraordinary examples
of election tricks and frauds as practised by
Southern whites. On the very evening before
the election new ordinance changing the
methods Of the election had its third reading
in the Common Council and up to noon on
Tuesday had been posted in only one place
This provided, among other things, that the
ballots should "cOntan nothing but the name
or names Of the officer or officers to be voted
for" though it is not clear whether this was
new or an old provision. There was in tho
field citizens ticket, headed by c. II.
Spencer, a former resident Of this State, and
vOuched for by prominent citizens here as a
man Of high character. During the balloting
even challengers were kept from the polls.
When the box containing the votes for Mayor
came to be counted objection was made to
the counting Of all ballots except those which
had on them the name Of the Office as well rs
the officer or officers belonging to each box.
This claim, it will be seen. was directly against
the language Of the ordinance Just adoptod
but it was justified on the ground that the State
law required the name of the office to be ON
the ballot as well as the name of the candidate
When the point was made that the State law
was meant to apply only to State and county
elections, municipal elections being governed
by the general law of interpretations. by char
teTs or by ordinances, the election officers per-
emptorily decided in favor of standing bv the
State law. Under this ruling 10Y votes for
Spencer were thrown out, leaving but one 70
be counted for him, while his ring opponent
with only 81 votes was declared elected. All
the elected candidates were counted out in this
way, and the plainly expressed will of the
people boldly thwarted.
Daytona is not a large town. and this local
election may seem an affair Of triAing impor-
lance, but the incident could not have afforded
better illustration Of Southern election meth,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-17

,rrsrrRN AND SOUTHERN RESERVES.

uESTERN AND SOUTHERN RESERVES.
The usual shrinlSage of reserves in New-York
hanks. which has now commenced, suggests once
more the question whether the West and South,
having accumulated large supplies of money,
have become independent of this monetary centre,
so as to make smaller demands upon it in the
fall Experience hns taught that it is extremely
difficult to forecast these demands Prior to
1883 the usual loss of the New-York banks each
fall was about $40, 900, OOO in ss3 only $4,000,
600. and in ss4 only IS, 100000. But in 1885
il was $40 600 900, in 1886 only s15,000,0OO. in
1887 about 81 $500, 00O and in 1888 about
s1S.5O0, 900 1t does not appear strange as
IL NAV seem TO some, that the undOubted increase
in bank reserves at the West or South has made
much difference yet in the fall movement of money.
In the following comparison, the Pacific States
and the Territories, except Dakota. are omitted
from consideration, because their supplies are
drawn TO a large extent from the mines; Dakon
is included with the West. and Missouri, with
other States formerly saye-hOdng as the South;
and the amounts of cash held about June 80 for
three years past by all national banks IN the
different sections are compared with the amounts
held at the date of the last official statement this
year. May 13:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-17
REFRIGERATED THEATRE.
IMPROVEMENTS MADE THIS SUMNER AT rH1
FOURTEENTH STREET.

FOURTEENTH STREET.
People who have been familiar with the Fourteenu
Street Theatre are likely be surprised at It's appear
ance this season 1t been redecorated Throughout
and some excellent effects have been produced. III
fact little except the shape of the auditorium and The
walls remain as 1t before. The material tha
has been chiefly used is known as pa crusta' and
Is the invention of Henry Mcdonnell 1t Is pepara
ton of wood pulp, which is soaked In freproo
solution and applied TO the walls IL Is then worket
by hand into such designs be desired and after
wand colored
The walls of the theatre have been made TO repre-
sent rough and antique metal. and the colors USED
range from silver TO dark copper. The design OF tho
proscenium arch is somewhat more elaborate, how
ever and the gallery and box fronts have been lef
as they were in form, but there metallic colon
every whore. The side walls of light gold, viii
a border Of dark copper at the top. The ceiling
of copper color, light next the walls and shading Il
dark near the dome. The dome itself is blue, and
around the base copper rOsettes with a small
plate glass mirror in the centre OF each. The in
ieriors Of the boxes light blue with draperes
front harmonizlng with the prevailing hues OF Tia
walls.
The chairs in tho orchestra have been newly up
hOlsered and the lobby IS also extremely pretty, th'
prevailing color being light metallic greco
A curtain is TO be provided, which Mr. Rosen
quest promises shall be worthy OF the rest Of thi
house, but this will not be ready for some ten days
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-17
LONG BRANCH IN 4 VISION.

long Branch, Aug 16 (Speciap.-Long Branch 10
bubbling over with excitement over information 10
garding longdiscussed problem among the property
owners Of this place and vicinity Negotiations baV'
been pending through law firm in New-fork, wh'
have consulted with A. b. De Freeze, 10 secure NV
millions of English capital to develop and beautr,
the Jersey from North Long Branch TO Eloerop
Mr. De Freeze is at present prominently connec'~
with the Edison Electric Light Company OF New
York He said to-day that he would at once put the
scheme In tangible shape, 10 submit the SAINT
TO the English syndicate. 1t would include me pur
chase of the 0cean-ave. property me Duhdns y
large hotels I'm the place Of the old buildings at pres
ent diSlnIring the avenue, the erection OF cottags
and such other improvements as may De thousht -
vlsable for making this the brighton oi Aner'o@
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-17

There is no lack of suggestions in regard 70
the features of the Worlds Fair, and natural
". they are of varying value. When the COM
mittees are organized they will find plenty oil
material to begin work upon, and they VIII
probably have little difficulty in winnOwing
the chaff from the wheat. Among yesterdays
communications there are two points worthy
Of some notice. One is that a Chicago firm
actually recognizes the possibility that New
York may secure the ExpositiOn-an admission
which is calculated to cause the people of Chi
cago to w1eak vengeance upon these rash bust
ness men, who will doubtless be accused OF
DESERVING their own city in time of need. An
other writer declares in favor of Staten Island
as a site for the Fair on the ground that Phila-
delphians could reach it without passing
through New-YOrk. The man who advocates
any scheme in connection with this enterprise
that tends to keep people out of this city
well, it is hardly necessary to specify the fate
that awaits him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-17

The Southern banks have increased their loans
about $50 600, 900 and their deposits S44, 000 600,
against an increase of S7OOO,OO0 in cash reserves
Obviously their position Is such as to-
call not for smaller but for larger
scinforcements as the movement Of crops
strains their resources The Western banks have
increased their loans s93, 100000, and the de-
posts $40, 800 900, against increase Of ,000
600 in cash reserves The same conclusion seems
to be justified even if no account is taken of the
Pacific States and the Territories But in these
the loans increased s34 600. 900 and the deposits
s34 800 00O while the cash reserve increased less
than s6,OOO,OOO
The official returns clearly point TO a greater
increase in the volume of bank credits and of
possible demands upon banks than in their re-
serves throughout the West and South. 1t would
therefore he safer to calculate that the call upon
the East if the crops to be moved are large, Will
not be materially smaller than in previous years
To some bankers it seems probable that gold will
soon be drawn FROM Europe by the urgency Of
foreign demands for breadstuffs and products. But
in any case the Treasury may be expected TO
dsburse with freedom whenever bonds can be
bought at moderate prices.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-17

Justice followed fast upon the discovery Of
Eben S. Aliens crime and likewise upon the
Preparation of the bold robbery in lower
Broadway two or three days ago. The rail
road president and the robber both pleaded
guilty and were sentenced yesterday. Trainor
was particularly bold person, as his conduct
in Mr.. Loeb's office proved. The charge against
him was robbery in the first degree, the max
imum penalty for which is twenty years i'm
prisonment. TrainOr ought to count himself
lucky in getting off with fifteen years and six
months. 1t is pity that his confederate can
not be sent to Sing Sing at the same time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-17
JAyK.Hog MEETS WITH AN ACCIDENT

jim h-TVH |II'1F1' -, -. ~. ho., "A
.o..t,, g., performances at the Union Square Theatre
ba, remarkable amount Of nluek for one man II wa
nnonnce1 that he would appear wednesday night bu
his steamer did arrive In time for him 70 90 So VI
1rdov night though fatigued with his journey. he ga"
-, ,u, ecidedly interesting entertainment Yesterday
Jankuoe was practising new trick in his room AZ .h'
Hot, Netropolc when his foot slipped and In falling
no cut his hand by striking t against glass on the "e
The soaseQ aenee was shat he could not App'sf ~ NV
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-17

this side of the Atlantic. A good deal OF SYM
pathy is felt for Mrs. Maybrick among Ameri-
cans, both at home and abroad. IL she Is re-
proved, it will not be, of course, because she
is an American, but none the less will Ameri-
cans rejoice that one Of their countfywomen
is not to be hanged on a British scaifold.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-17
Held by National Banks.

Here it Is seen that Che South has gained Since
1886 about 100000 in cash, and the West
about sl5,OOO,OOO, while the East has gained
about 100000. Yet, most Of the Southern
and Western gain had been realized a year ago.
and the drain from New-York banks to the in
terror was about large last year it had usually
been prior to 1888 1t may be added that the
Pacific States and Territories, whether they draw
much from this centre not had also nearly
doubled their holdings Of cash, adding about
$4,000, 900. To understand the situation, it is
necessary to consider the following figures which
show the amount of loans made by the same banks
at the same dates, with the amount Of deposits
dino.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-17
LIP TO us OLD TRICKS.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The New York Times is now engaged IN showing
how the Republicans going to be beaten I'm several
Republican STATES this year. This Is the annual
duty of that Democratic journal about this season
Last year 1t did even better than this. It cartel
nearly every Western state for Cleveland excepting
falling TO confirm the predictions of our este med
con temporary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-17

Persons going ont Of torn for the summer can
hare tie Daily and Sunday TRIBUNE mailed
10 them for $1.O0 per month, or $3.50 for
three months. Travellers in Europe can recere
THE TRIBUNE during their absence for
$1.65 per month, foreign postage paid, or $445
for three months. The address Of the paper uilt
ie changed as often as desired.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-17
THE GREAT DRAWBACK OF PROTECTION.

From The Pttsburg Chroniclr-Telograph
Here's another protection bone for the free trade
New York Hera d. pick. Last week the wages of
the puddlers in the Columbia and Susquehanna Roll
ing Mills in Lancaster County. Penn. advanced
TO So per ton, without solicitation their part.
and yesterday they were further advanced to s. 90
ton
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-17

:" Death in the pot' of olden times has It's
counterpart to-day in the danger that turks in
the watertank. An inspection of the tanks
that supply numerous tenement~houseS with
water shows that many of them are in such a
foul condition that their contents are posi-
lively dangerous. No doubt many cases of
sickness could be traced to this source, as pol
luted water is prolific cause of disease Now
that the evil has been discovered, effective
measures to remedy it ought to be taken. A
simple warning will be insufficient for many
landlords.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-17

lieutenant Taunt the United States commercial
agent in the Congo region, makes melancholy
report in regard to Bishop Taylor's missionary
enterprise. He prOnOunccs it a failure, ana says
that it was started and continued under a mis-
taken idea as TO the possibilities of the Congo
country and climate. "The people barely live
is Lieutenant Taunt's report on the Taylor colony
1t did seem venturesome thing to take COM
pany of women and children into the African
wilderness as a nucleus of cvizing and Christian
ling influences, but Bishop Taylor possesses such
ndomitable energy that it was believed he would
succeed where any ordinary man would be sure
to fail If Lieutenant Taunts statements are
correct-and he says that his opinion is that of
" almost every white the Congo" Bishop
Taylors Judgment was run away with by his
enterprise. lie has the genuine pioneer spirit,
but colony cannot be sustained by that alone.
If Sheriff FlacI and Civil Justice Mcneil
unfit to be members of Tammany Hall, they are
certainly unfit to hold important offices in
necton with the judicial system of New-YOrlS.
Why don't they get out?
The Ncw-York Tribune possibly the most influential
Of Northern Republican newspapers has something
TO say of tho Georgia negroes and their ignorance,
superstition and folly This is without excuse. II IS
absolutely false and misleading. Not Of the Cotton
states IS deliberately and Systematically neglecting
the education Of the negroes The precise contrary
the fact. Mississippi eXpends money than Vir
ginia for educating the negroes than any other
Southern state with perhaps one exceptlon-(Wil-
mingtOn On. c. Messenger.
The Georgia and Alabama revels of superst-
ton being under consideration it is hardly ger
name to institute comparison between Miss
isSipp and Virginia The question is: How
much have Georgia and Alabama done for the
education Of the freedmen? How does the edu-
cational expenditure of the Cotton States as a
whole in dealing with negro ignorance compare
with that Of the Northern States in establishing
n public school system by which millions of i'm
migrant as well as native children have been
traned-in many instances under compulsory
laws.
The next step in the California drama should
be the placing of Sarah Althea under legal re-
straint of some kind. 1t would be as reasonable
to leave tigress at large as that woman.
The Ncw-Iiaven Chamber of Commerce deserves
the thanks Of New.Yorll At a meeting over which
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Nerwin presided, this body
unanimously resolved that New.York is the proper
place TO hold the Worlds Fair in honor of Column
bus, and a committee is TO be appointed TO assist
in the project. Our ncighborS are taking com.
mendable interest in the enterprise on which this
city has entered with such marked energy The
hearter the cooperation all around the better
DeputyNlarshal Nagle was the right man in the
right place.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-17
CERTAINTY NOT

From Tho Arkansas State Register
Although Mrs. Maybrick IS related TO Jefferson
Davis It docs not follow that she poisoned her hus-
hnrL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-17
BUT THERE Is HOPE FOR HER YET

From The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
The Louisville CourerJ ournalr boasts that the las.
election shows that Kentucky is standing still Other
States go ON In population educ alton prpgrass and
wealth. but Door old Kantick there she stands.