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The evening world., 1889-01-31
ONLY A CRuRT,

What THE WORLD Of Tuesday called
New York's Back Seat" in Gen. HARRr-
soS's Cabinet the Tribune Of yesterday
characterized as 1.-THE Crust for New
York -" only the Attorney Generals place
for the Empire State"
Well, we still think thct, from a political
point Of view, this is all that the Demo-
cratic State of New York has a right to
expect. The sighting Of the Empire State
is, however, according to one of Gen.
HARRIsoS's intimates, due to other consid-
erations. The President-elect felt that the
Secretaryship of State must" go to Mr..
BLAINE and that the Treasury should go
to the West. This arrangement, with the
campaign debts to WANAMAKER and others;
leaves only a crust" for New York. The
Democrats will try to be reconciled.
There are, as u yesterdays despatch
from Utica showed, a considerable number
Of Republicans who do not share this com
placency. They voted for Gen. HARRISON
under the belief-some of them say the
assurance-that Mr.. BLAINE would not be n
member of the Cabinet in the event of
Republican success. The Conkling Stall
warts have long memories. But it is under
stood that Gen. HARRISON is not apprehen-
sive Of any trouble from the "inevitable -"
appointment of the Maine statesman, and is
rather DESTROYS of showing to the country
that he, BENJAMIN HARRISON, can dominate
his Administration no matter who may be
next to him.
1t will be an interesting experiment and
one that the Democracy will watch with
lively a~nticipations.
The evening world., 1889-01-31
SHIPPED SMOKERS.

Arcoln Record A Boston girl refers TO her
Skye terrier as Il heavenly creature. Why not
LIE: A man convinced by his WIFE against
his will is of the same opinion still-mighty
still.
Rochester Post-Erpress: Theatre managers
say they oftentimes find a good deal of talent in
the supe.
Phus0,trg Chronicle The man who is willing
to give You pointers is not to be found at the
Bench Show.
on CHV blizzard Sometimes q printer sets
up a beer advertisement, and sometimes he
merely sets up the beer.
Boston Post: Boulangers election was fol-
lowed by a fall in reutes. No mans election ever
affected Boston rents that way.
Boston Courier When a wife tells her tipsy
husband to come straight upstairs to bed she
asks him to do something impossible.
Terre Hdute Express: Mr.. N. Peck, who ia
slightly prejudiced, says that the dash il like
matrimony because it changes dalliance into a
d alliance.
Burifigton Free Press: Hot water is said to
cure nervousness. Almost everybody has
noticed how quieting it is to step into a pail of
hot water in the dark.
loHkerS Statesman Must our women go
armed? 81 asks the New York WORLD. Well, if
they must, we can comm a number Of
obLiging young men who are competent and will
ing to do the arming.
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There's many a proud old cognomen in Social Swell
dom's van,
There's many a name that Madame Fame has trum-
Ietel "Corker"-
There's not a single one OF them, since the street-car
strike began.
That's half as famous as the name Of WALKER"
A AZ for the Reillys, a button for the Smiths!
who's Jones, or Brown, or Mulligan, or HaEker!
The citizen OF Gotham who forges to the front
Must bear just now the cognomen Of walker!
Who gets the bracing morning air to business as he
goes
Who laughs to scorn the horse forlorn that proves a
wicked baker?
Who comes TO work with cheeks that bloom as lively
as q rose p
This same distinguished citizen named Walker!
A hg for the hurphys. a button for the Whitesl
Who's Jones, or smith, or HoulihAn, or squAwkeri
The citizen Of Gotham who FORCES 10 the front
Must bear Just now the cognomen Of WRlkerl
Who 'Scapes the muSty s~trest-cAr and perhaps the
boulder's clip.
Avoids the shopping passenger who's such q steady
talkerf
who's independent of the car that cannot make the
trtp,"-
ChDoHaS distinguished citizen named wGhsrl
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A splendid Specimen.

tNeo Fork Letter to BeHIonte pa Republican,
There is wonderful competition in the news
paper publishing business of this city. and
nearly all our leading papers are financially sue
~cessful; but the New York WORLD is the phe-
nomenal exception in the great field of journal
ism. Its continuous and rapid growth has been
a perpetual surprise not only to its competitors
but to the entire reading public. The reasons
of its marvellous success may be attributed
largely to the fact that it is a live paper upon all
topics touching public welfare. 1t grasps all
matters that affect the Government or the peo-
pie. regardless of whom or what it may hurt in
its exposure of individual, corporate, political
or official wrong-doing. During the year just
passed this paper issued 104, 473, $50 copies,
and it is not too much TO say that the New York
WORLD is the best specimen of independent jour-
nalism the printing art has ever given to the
world
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RIGHTS AND THE STRIKE.

The rights Of the parties to the present
unfortunate controversy over the operation
of the street railways should be ken clearly
in mind.
a. A mans right TO work is fundamental.
Nothing lies deeper than that. Upon it
depend all the other rights proclaimed by
the great Declaration to be q" inalienable"
the right to life, liberty and the pursuit
Of happiness" Whoever, therefore, inter-
feres forcibly with another's right to work
trespasses upon the natural and necessary
p~rerogative of a human being. There can
be no justification for such %usurpation.
Co. A mans right not to work is equally
clear, subject to certain limitations. No
man who is able to work has a right to be
idle If thereby his support be liable to
become a public charge or his family be
subject to hunger and cold.
(3.) The right of Labor to unitcis at least
as plain as the right of Capital TO combine.
And the right to unite carries with it the
right to act through representatives of the
Union. When the agent of n corporation
insolcntly refuses TO treat with the chosen
representatives of his employees he prac-
tically denies to them the right Of efficient
organization. Such action is an attempt
arbitrarily to annul the first law of nature
that of self-defensc. For nothing is
better demonstrated than that workingmen
must stand together to avoid being
oppressed separately.
a. The people have a right to be pro-
tected against the danger OF mob violence,
and to require that the corporations to
which they have surrendered their streets
shall perform the service required by their
charters. Rioting is no remedy even for
injustice in a Republic, Nor can the greed
or the unreason of a corporation be pleaded
as an excuse for the non-iulflment of its
obligations to the public.
If the right were done the strike of the
street-railway employees in this city would
end in an hour.
The evening world., 1889-01-31
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.

Senator John Sherman p~ronounces the word
Samoa ''Sammy-o." This IL q pronounced
Ohioism.
Kansas Ia, returned Plumb to the Senate and
Arkansas ~re-elects Berry. This . great season
for small fruit.
Inventor Keely is out Of the clutches OF the
law. He will now resume his work as the lead
ing American romancer.
Vienna is excited over the genius Of a pianist
Of Polish origin who rejoices in the razzle-
dazzle name OF Njwjinsky.
II Mr.. Blaine is to be Secretary Of State it will
be q long time before Vermont has another son
a. Minister at a foreign court.
The Lord Mayor of London received so, 900
letters last year. This is almost as many as were
written by the Mayor of New York.
Queen Maria Pia Of Portugal has a well-de-
fined mustache, of which she is very proud.
Many ladies Of her court are cultivating similar
adornments.
Lord Tennyson is feeling so much stronger
that he has resumed his literary work. 1t is
said that he is writing a new play for Mary An
derson, founded on the story Of Robin Hood
and Maid Marian.
Buffalo Bill is TO head the Morton Cowboy
Club of Denver, Col. at the Inaugural parade.
Is IOl. tOuy alIer q COnsulsnlpI he Ii hOiu
with the Prince of Wales. Perhaps he may even
aspire to the mission to the Court Of st. James.
j. Devlin. a train employee on the New York
Central and Hudson River Railroad, found q
pocketbook containing $50, 900 last Sunday in
q seat of a drawing-room car attached to the
east-bound train, due at Albany at 4. 80 p. NJ.
He returned the money to its owner. J. T.. Lotus,
q Bostonian, who was returning from the West
Mr.. LOTUS handed Devlin 81, 600.
1t seems that the recent prolonged visit Of the
Emperor of Brazil to Europe has acted az a good
advertisement for the great Empire over which
he rules. The number of emigrants who have
disembarked ut Rio since Dom Pedro's return to
his own country has been unprecedentedly large.
The total number Of emigrants reaching Brazil
during the last twelve months was 1876, 600.
Dom Pedro has done a great deal to encourage
this influx of Europeans and is much pleased
at the result of his efforts.
1t is now settled that the Shah Of Persia will
pay his long-promised visit to Europe in the
Spring. A suit of rooms has been secured for
him in Paris from the cath of May, so that his
visit to st. Petersburg will probably terminate
shortly before that date. As at present arranged,
the Shah has promised Sir Henry Drummond
Wolf to pay a visit to London, and II this en-.
gagement is kept he will be in England about
the middle OF June. He then intends to go to
the Riviera, and he may pay his respects to the
Sultan at STEAMBOAT. In any case he will return
to Persia by way of Armenia and the Caucasus.
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not a definite treaty and, as has been prac-
ticaily admitted, does not cover the present
situation.
The question now put to Congress in
wolves the use Of force II Germany does not
accede to the demands as set forth other
wise 1t means nothing, since our " good
offices" are pledged already. Is it seriously
held that It is the National will that we
shall 90 TO war If Germany does not adjust
satisfactorily to us her disputes with q
small nation of South Sea Islanders four or
five thousand miles from our shores, and in
a locality with which European nations
have had hitherto exclusively to do? To
say that ii is is to say that we desire as a
Government to start out on a path contrary
TO our traditional policy with respect TO
foreign complications, and become a party
to a class Of quarrels which a reaching
forth for dominion in distant barbarous
countries inevitably produces.
We are not like other nations which have
no room for the further expenditure Of
energy at home, and we are under no ne
cessity to encourage adventurous citizens to
90 10 the antipodes 70 carve out their
careers under the promise that we will go
to wal for them If they get into trouble.
Mr.. MoRRow's resolution is a move towards
committing us to such a policy. The prin-
ciple involved in it should be rejected. The
honor Of our flag is in no way concerned in
its adoption, and BIsMARoK's open declara-
1 - .,n- a...,1, Al. ~ ,,,s, NJ o-tiral,y
new face upon affairs in that quarter.
The evening world., 1889-01-31
FAULTY JURY LAW.

The change of venue in the Cleary case
SON, as every one supposed it would be,
and the cause will be sent to Broome
County. 1t is not probable that a special
term of the Court Of Oyer and Terminer
will be convened in that county, and the
next regular term will be held on Monday,
Feb. 25th, a little more than three weeks
from this time. Whether the case will
then be put on the calendar will depend on
the engagements of District = Attorney
FELLOWS. AS he signifies his intention to
Judge DANIELS at once, the Cleary trial
will probably 20 over.
Since the Court of Appeals has pro-
nounced a juror incompetent who has read
the evidence on a former trial and formed
an opinion as to the guilt or innocence Of
an accused person no one doubts that it
would be next to impossible to obtain a
jury in this city in such a well-kuown case
as that of ex-Alderman CLEARy. Yet, as a
matter of fact, only six days nave been eX-
ptultu III lHc ulltlnpL, "ullc IL tOOh bt-
tween three and four weeks to get the first
Cleary jury, and between four and five
weeks to fill the box on JACOB SHARP's
trial. 1t Is fair to say, however, that the
former delays were mainly caused by per-
emptory challenges, while now scarcely a
single qualified juryman was found in a
whole weeks work. Besides, when the
man who above all others had successfully
prosecuted the boodlers was rejected as
District-Attorney by the people il 1887, it
seemed like a decision of the people against
any more convictions Of the offenders of
1884.
1t does not follow that It will be impos-
sible to obtain a jury in a bribe-giver's
case because it has been necessary to send
CLEARY to another county. People seem
to have made up their minds that Doodle
secured the Broadway franchise, but they
cannot well form an opinion as to who
paid the brides until they hear the evi,
dence on that point in each individual
case. Hence we advise Col. FELLOWS to
select KERR or RICHMOND for his mex
defendant.
The evening world., 1889-01-31
THE TOBACCO TAX.

There Is neither justice nor good politics
in the suggestion that the Democrats of the
House pass the Cowles Bill repeating the
tobacco taxes in order to "reduce the
surplus revenue and relieve the public
finances"
II u mere surrender of revenue be the
object it would be far better to abolish en-
tircly the duty on sugar. This is an article
Of universal necessity, which would be
C%heapened to consumers - representing
every family in the landry a repeal of
the tax. Tobacco is not used by one quar-
ter of the population-counting women and
children-and is a luxury or n vicious in
diligence, according as you look at it. The
main revenue from the internal tobacco tax
is derived from licenses to manufacturers,
dealers and %pcddlers. The repeal Of these
taxes, including that Of eight cents a pound
on the leaf, would not cheaper tobacco to
Even the high appeal for a
" free Chaw" would not be realized. The
tax is too small to affect the price of a plug
or a package.
To repeal the small remnant Of taxation
upon tobacco, while leaving untouched the
war taxes on the food, fuel, clothing and
shelter Of the people and on the essentials
Of manufactures, would be bad political
economy, rank injustice, and therefore an
snti-Democratic policy. As part of a
necepary compromise the repeal of the
tobacco tax may be justified. AS an indie
pendent measure il cannot be.
The evening world., 1889-01-31
SAMOA AND ITS COMPLICATIONS.

The resolution introduced in the House
of Representatives by Mr.. MORROW in re-
gard to Samoa, if acted upon, will involve
"a decision on the main question at issue.
1t requests the President "to insist on
the restoration Of affairs on said islands as
the same existed at the time of the convcn-
ton between the representatives Of Ger
many, Great Britain and the United
States" held in Washington IN 1887 also
that he aid in establishing an independent
government, with q court OF competent
jurisdiction TO pass upon land titles, etc,
New conditions have arisen which have led
Germany, whether justly or not, to act in
alleged protection Of the interests Of her
subjects. The convention spoken Of was
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WASHINGTON SOCIETY EVENTS.
President and Mrs. Cleveland ut the ARM
and Navy Club Ball.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3O.-The Charity Ball.
given tonight for the benefit of the Childrens
Hospital, was a very swell affair. Tn patron
esses' are Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Don Cameron
and the ladies of the Cabinet, all of whom were
present. The floor managers were selected from
the most fashionable men in town.
The President looked radiantly happy last
night when he escorted Mrs. Cleveland across
the large hall in which the Army and NAVY
Club held its grand ball. The staircase was
lined with officers in full uniform as
they passed upward, and q guard of honor
escorted them 10 the stage. Secretary and Mrs.
Whitney We're with them. Mrs. Endicott's din
ner had put the President in splendid humor.
Mrs. Cleveland looked a little weary. She wore
pale blue soft silk, made with an all-round petit
coat short enough to show the pretty, pale blue
slippers and hose. The dress was made en- prln-
ccsSo and worn without a hustle. The train was
the same shade, OF blue as the dress and was
spangled with silver.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Barney, of New York, who have
been visiting Secretary and Mrs. Whitney; re-
turned home Yesterday. Miss MIS-.
Mlltncy's niece, is expected here from New
York tomorrow, and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Whit
ney, OF Boston, the former the brother OF Secie-
taIy Whitney, are expected this week to stay Ii
4 fortnight.
The evening world., 1889-01-31

The EUenin9 Post is neither discreet nor
correct when it ridicules the idea of a strike
being successful when the strikers are
peaceful, orderly and law-abiding. The
railroad companies would injure themselves
seriously if they should take new and mex
perienced men on all the lines in this city
even if they could get them. 1t would not
be long before the new men refused to work
on unjust conditions and for insufficient
pay, and public sentiment would be against
the corporations. The corporations are as
much interested in stopping the discomfort
and winning back their old employees as
the men are in returning to work on fair
terms. 1t would not be wise for the cor
porations to invite public condemnation,
and If a strike for just treatment and better
pay is conducted in a peaceful, l~aw-abiding
and orderly manner the sympathy Of the
people will be with the strikers.
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land" 1t will have paid into the Treasury
during the period Of its lease over
Q $4,000, 900. The report states that II the
law protecting seal life is enforced the
revenue from IL will be increased and the
natives provided for without cost TO the
Government. A bill Is therefore introduced
providing for the issuing Of a new lease to
the highest responsible bidder, not less
than $3.50 being charged for each skin
taken. This is 81 more per seal than the
Government is now receiving. With re-
spect to the disputed jurisdiction OF the
United States in Behring Sea outside Of the
three-miIe limit the report holds that the
treaty of %cession from Russia settles the
matter in our favor.
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AMENDING THE LIBEL LAW.
A Bill Introduced mt Albany to Improve
some Existing Provisions.
ESPECIAL TO THE WORLD

ESPECIAL TO The WORLD
ALBANY, Jan. 30. In the Assembly to-day Mr..
Saxton presented q bill to amend the laws relat-
ing to libel, az follows: l. An action. civil or
cannot be maintained against a re-
rorter, editor, publisher or proprietor OF a news
paper for the publication therein of a iair and
true report Of any judicial, legislative or other
public and official proceedings, without proving
actual malice in making the report. Nor can
any action be maintained against any such re-
porter, editor, publisher or proprietor of a news
paper for the publication therein of a fair and
true report of a bona tide meeting called anu
held to consider matters of public interest, pro-
vided nc actlal malice i'll making the report IL
proved. end provided, further, that, the matter
SO published il of public interest and the subject
is of public concern. This section does not APP
ply to u libel contained in the heading of a re-
port or in any other matter added by any person
anything said or done at the time and place of
such public and official proceedings which was
not u part thereof.
.. Section l. 9OS is amended as follows: I'm
publication of a libel in any newspaper, maya
zine or any other periodical in this. state if it
shall appear upon the trial Of the action that the
libellous matter was published III good faith,
that its falsity was due to a mistake or misap-
prehension of the facts and that Il full and free
retraCtlon of any statement alleged to be libel
lous was published i'll the next regular issue of
such newspaper, magazine or other periodical
or within three days after such mistake or erro-
neous statement was. brought to the notice of
the proprietOrs. chief editor or managing editor
of such newspaper. magazine or other periodical
in as conspicuous a place and. type as was the ar
ticle complained of, then and in such case the
plaintiff shall only recover actual damages. The
words actual damages in this section shall be
plaintiff may show he has suffered in his prop
erty, business, trade, profession or occupation.
The evening world., 1889-01-31

The House Committee having charge Of
the investigation of the Alaska seal fish
cries has submitted a report which, in
view OF pending questions, possesses more
than usual importance. The twenty years
lease with the Alaska Commercial Com
pany will expire next year, and Congress
must decide as to what shall be lone with
the privileges Of which It has had the mo-
nopoly. The Committee has found that this
corporation has "fully performed It's con-
tract with the Government snd has contrib
uted literally to the support, maintenance,
comfort and civilization Of the inhabitants
not only Of the Seal Islands, but also Of
the Aleutlan Islands, Zodiac and the main
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An Invaluable Handbook.

TFT0N Ws tTtrf7Un1 IeddfTI
We are IN receipt Of a copy of the New York
WORLD Almanac for 1850. 1t is one of the most
accurate, concise and 81 the same time compre-
hensivc compilations of statistical and other in
formation that can he imagined. Its political
statistics, sporting records, condcusations of
important laws. in short, its presentation of all
facts of general public interest, is complete and
excellent. 1t is in every way n handy handbook
of general information that will be invaluable to
almost every one, and if properly studied would
prevent the asking of many unnecessary ques-
tinu-
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Prom he Phiiadelphia nmes.l
Col. Fellows was elected District-Attorney of
New York to aid in the work of shielding the
boodlers, and lie is carrying out his part of the
agreement consistently and with zeal. To his
do-nothing policy of the past twelve months he
has now added the considerate action of acqui-
escing in the motion for a change of venue,
made and desired by x-Alderman Cleary's coun-
sci. 1t is nonsensc to ray that Mr.. Cleary could
not get justice in New York. The counter the
DRY that ho would be apt to get more of it than
he or his counsel desired is the more reasonable
of the two, and Z. is on this account that the
change is asked.
The evening world., 1889-01-31

There was little change in the strike
situation in this city at the close of the day
yesterday. Several demonstrations were
one or two Of the lines, but the police were
equal to the emergencies. AS usual, the
affair is drifting towards q p~erilous edge.
It should be borne in mind that
in seasons of this kind the worst elements
to deal with are the vicious idlers and ruff
fans who never can by any means be
classed as workingmen. The strikers should
not be held responsible for the violence of
the ~riff-raff of the streets.
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In his declaration of war against the
Samoans, who are now to be ~subjugated
and robbed, BISMARCK refers to an "unpro-
voked attack made upon his sailors by the
natives, 50 saidto have taken place under the
leadership of an American named KLEIN"
emphatically denies that he either led or
instigated this attack. He was present in
his capacity as a correspondent. We would
suggest to BISMARCK that when he catches
Mr.. KLEIN it would be well for him to see
that he has a fair trial before execution.
The evening world., 1889-01-31

Now that factional fights in this State
make it improbable that the Treasury port
folio of Mr.. HAIRIsoN's Cabinet will come
to New York, it is said in Washington that
both PIATT and MILLER favor giving it to
Mr.. ALLISON. Mr.. ALLISON, it is also said,
is not averse to accepting it, but fears he
may not affiliate with Mr.. BLAINE, who, it
seems settled, is to be placed at the head
of the State Department. However, of late
the two are frequently seen in consultation
at Washington and everything appears to
be lovely.