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beoond-class matter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-16
THE mock DEPARTMENT SCANDAL

"Tbe New York Tines makes haste to de-
fend George 6. Greene, jr., the Chlet-Englneer
If the Dock Department, who was represented
in the reluctant testimony of the Departments
secretary 10 be responsible for much OF the
shameless mismanagement which has Deeh eA-
posed by the Commissioners OF Accounts Inc
Times, attempts to discredit Secretary KEN
he's admissions by accusing him OF spite against
Mr. Greene. Indeed in its suspicious haste
to protect the Chief Engineer from pubic crit
icism. it even goes so far as to defend the
scandalous provision of law by which he Is
enabled to place the construction work OIL the
Department wherever he pleases without q
nuhGc letting or any other competition than
that he chooses to invite.
MIR. Kemble, it is true, did by his testimony
nIace Chief Engineer Greene in a bad light,
but the testimony was drawn from him most I'M
willingly He had to give it or perJure NM
self. one or the other. He gave it, and the
public will commend him for being at least
truthful. This is no time for newspaper to
undertake the task of shielding Dock Depart
ment officials A condition Of affairs that Is
utterly dishonest and corrupt has been shown
to exist there, and the people want to know
who is responsible for it, The Commissioners.
present and past, are necessarily convicted OF
carelessness, neglect of duty and general mis-
conduct, but there is guilt profounder than
theirs, and the question is, who is the active
agent in all this knavery?
Mr. Greene will have a chance to tell his
story, and all that his friends are entitled to
ask, in view Of the facts already disclosed, is
that public opinion as to him shall remain un-
formed until he has been heard lie has taken
conspicuous part in the spending of many
millions of public money under conditions that
left him free to spend it as he pleased, and he
has so spent it as to leave the city in debt on
account of a department which, wisely and
efficiently managed, should be yielding an annu-
al net revenue Of at least $500, 600. OF course
he is not the responsible officer His function
is only advisory, but it has been developed that
his advice generally goes" Mr.. Greene should
have much to tell when he comes upon the
stand
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-16
0mu5emenrs.


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.xraIcAN ART aALLERIEs-AftcrnOon and Evening
Art Exhibition -. r.x a.,,,.s
ana eelchrte Frauen.
syroI- THEATRE-2 and Slater on -
spoApwAY THEATRR-2-Hamiet s-pon eAesAs -
Bazan and Mary stuart.
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-. WIS THE ATRE-2 and s:lb-The Great UNKNOWN
roCVsTApER's THEATRE-2le and sso-AnsueA
trDvN MusEE-wax Tableaus
.opANp OPERA HOUSE, and S-Uncle Joe.
u.RIFM OPERA HOUSE, and s;lo-sald fsshA
yCruM THEATRE-2 and s:l5-our Flat
:, BISON SQUARE TIL EATRE-2 and s:so-Aunt Jsc3
xsrrxopoIITAN OPERA HoUsK-s-Conoert
WV PARK THEATRE and s-Ackonnas fhrtansn-
vYn1o.s aARDEN-2 and S-Exiles
pIINER,s THEATRE-2a and s-The Candidate.
spoCToRs 2spsT. THEATRE and o;lS-shenAndosA
.rANpARD THEATRE-2 and s;l5-The Seven Agea
STA r THEATRE and S-Myles Aroon
roNy PASTORS THEATRE-s-varicty
Union SQUARE THEATRE-2 and sl5-County FAN.
grq AVENUE THEATRE and s. Ben My-Cmee
1lrH STREET THEATRE-2 and s-Variety.
ITHAvE. AND lsTH.sT-Getvsburg.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-16

cantured The two accounts tally In nearly all
resnocts. al heard" added Omar Salih who
hod not vet reached WadeIai when he addressed
tho Kbaifa. "that there is another traveller
who came to Emin, but he returned. am
Iooking out for him. If he comes back again
7 ON, sure to catch him" The other uaveller
was Stanley-a man with charmed lie. lie
roturned. but was not caught. lie tarned at
tho Albert Nyanza long enough to rescue Emln
and Jenhson. and to take all the other fugitives
III him in his retreat to- the coast.
Stanlev,s expedition after many vicissitudes
,,d disasters became in the end mission OF
'oscuo and delverance When he first reached
49, aIbert Nvanza after his terrible march
.huouob the uninhabitable forest he was him
self in dire need of relief When ne had com
inundated with Emin and recovered lrom MS
exbaustinc battle with starvation ana 1eVer ne
,o,urned to Yambuya to find Barttelot dead
ood his camp a total wreck, with only few
e,r,opIers on guard under Benny. Marching
g., . .hird time across the wilderness he reached
~ ,.I,o only n receive the dismal news that
Emin and Jephson were prisoners ana 'hat
the Equatorial Provinces had reVoIted ana
,,olcomed the invaders. Here was culmlna-
.ion ~ reverses and disasters that would have
comnetelv disheartened any one except Stan
Low What part he performed in the rescue
of rmin and Jephson from Imprisonment is
rot vet known but his patience and courage
80 finally rewarded The rescuers started
for tbe coast. having accomplished their mission
Of delivelance. That they met with opposition
on the way is evident from Stanleys sententlous
remark No hostile natives since we left kab-
barega,u the implication being that there was
fpbting in Unyoro after they had passed the
smith end of the Albert Nyanza. But all OBJ
stacIes were overcome by that irresistible Will
which had triumphed so many times before IN
Africa. Stanley was not content to retreat to
the coast without completing the unfinished
work of discovery which he had begun fifteen
wears ago. He explored the mysterious Nluta
MICE. and established it's claim to be consid-
erod one of the twin sources Of the Nile. Then
he went on in safety to Msaa with his 800
followers In due time he will emerge at the
coast with a right to the name Stanley Afn-
canus, that can never be challenged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-16
PERSONAL.

THE late Mrs. George Bancroft keen observer
once told me- says Colonel Hlgginson in Harpers
Bazar' L" that she never knew an Englishman, how
eminent in art science, who, II he had dned
with duke, could help mentioning The fact 10 all
his acquain tances."
Mrs. S. S. Cox is spending a few days at Washing
ton, on business.
The Hon. II. A. Alger, Commander-inChief Of the
G. a. r., will be entertained at dinner by Post 113
In Boston on Friday next
Henry Lea, of Philadelphia, has been appointed
corresponding member Of the Munich Royal Academy
Of Science.
The Hon. Grover Cleveland and Mr.. Henry W. Grady
are to attend the dinner Of the Boston Merchants
Association on December 10.
Baron Alphonse dc Rohschid, of Paris, is preparing
an elaborate catalogue of his wonderful collection
Of gems, mOsaics and other works of art
Archduke John of Austria, who has just been
permitted by Emperor Francis Joseph 10 assume the
name Of Johann Orth, had already solicited this
permission some time ago. Anxious to lead
bourgeois life and devote himself to study and The
kind of wosi he liked best, he could not have done
so without changing his and assuming one
moro in harmony with the new private condition
he desired. Tho grand master Of the Court having
declared that it not in his power TO grant the
request the Archd,ke then addressed himself TO The
Minister of the Interior, the Premier Count Taafe.
It is said that the young Archdke whose progressive
ideas somewhat in opposition TO those prevailing
at the Court of Vienna, and who was frowned upon
by his Imperial relatives, aspired, nevertheless, to
obtain one of the great military commands OF the
Empire. He disappointed, though every expert
recognized him officer Of great talent Now
that he is only Herr Johann Ortiz It Is said that
the brilliant Archduke Will turn up at the head OF
a shipping firm, in the character of captain Of a
transatlantic steamer. But this is mere gossip; and
he NAV live quietly, writing books on military ana
especially on naval subjects, at his castle of
Gmunden, the income Of which will constitute the
largest portion of the small fortune hereafter 10 be
enjoyed by the exArchduke who will lose his salary
as Austrian general and the annual payment
he received as a member of the Imperial family
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-16
L CpOWING PEOPLE
stand.

At the rate Of 3 IA persons every minute
81 every hour, OF about u 900 in year
this Nation is adding to the population which
Census Superintendent Porter will record and
report in 1890 Time was when Americans
regarded this growth with pardonable pride
1t was rapidly placing them in the front rank
of the worlds powerful nations But now with
only Russia India and China reporting as large
population and those nations by no means
ri,alng the United States in industrial prog
resS. Americans have ceased to think so much
of mere numerical gains, and are beginning to
rliticise little more closely the materials of
which the population is composed. Not even
China's hundreds OF millions can produce as
much of things to supply human wants, or con-
sumo as much, as the population Of this coun
tiv. and it is not unlikely that before boys now
born will become voters this Nation will sur
mass Russia in population, as it does now in
production.
II is found that the population has increased,
irrespective of immigration, about persons
for every 90 yearly. The coming census will
show wbether this tate of increase has been
maintained. but there are as yet no indications
70 the contrary The uncertain element, about
definitely calculated, is the immigration. The
rast cannot be correctly stated, because since
1891 there has been no return whatever Of the
movement across the Canadian border, though
Dominion official reports show that 1t has been
large. The attempt was abandoned on the
ground that all previous reports OF increase
from that source had been entirely unreliable
II is not doubted that as many Inning grants a.
the number officially reported, about 81" OOo
in the three years ending with 1882 actually
came into this country, and there Is at least 4
possibility that as large number may nave
come in some other years of which there Is no
record.
Including only the immigration officially re-
ported the population should be not far from
66,7 90, 900 next July if it has increased dur
ing the last decade at the previous rate by ex-
cess of births over deaths 1t may be larger
| if the movement across the Canadian border
has been such as many believe, or may prove
somewhat smaller il new conditions in large
parts Of the country have altered the rate Of
increase. OF the sixty-six millions Of people
probably ten will be found Of foreign birth,
about nine of the colored race and forty-seven
nativeborn whites. but of the latter
perhaps eight millions will be found
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-16
THE BARYE EXHIBITION.

The Barge exhibition has the first place ct 'as
American Art Galleries. The Angeus' mooos''
takes the last. and between the two we have the
masterpieces OF French painting Taken ano
gcther. this will be an exhibition TO be remembered
SO far as the essential features, the bronLes ~o1
paintings, are concerned, the Barge collection may
be regarded as holding It's with the collecuOn
shown in Paris. Many of our amateurs clam SD
perority for this, and few will care to contraae'
them II Paris had the collections OF Barbed!enne
Lucas and Bonnat we have those Of Mr.. Waten, mo
owner of thirty five proofs out of over hundred eA
amples that abe Corcoran Gallery and hsli'cOs
of approved amateurs. who have combined TO give On,
public the opportunity of generation FOR the stu"
a masters art. What that art was based upon ana
how it found expression we have already indeaea
our review Of Barge and his work publisher III -.
Tribune Of November 4. Some crowding ) spP"e.
In the arrangement of the cases of brOnzeS' ou' o
WHOLE the exigences of large exhibition 10 .,,sr
space have been met satisfactorily Inc s :,
pieces occupy cases. tables and the snen ,or
stands along the walls. BaFye's fuElensu -.
trait and bust look down upon MS triumph Hom -.
right side Of the gallery Before the por'ra's o..
four Hunts and silver Llon,' Win '"o -.
Jaguar Devounng Hare on one s"e' '
" Greyhound the other, each occup!ins '.',,ed
stand The large Theseus and oeh'aui' Ja
TO the Museum by Mr. >. p Avery, Is at inc ''''
entrance. =, oucs
Ordinarily an exhibition gallery Is scene -,
and composure But in the presence u -. Il
bnnzes the visitor finds himself In the pc tho
life itself All about him are the fierce cs'i arm ,nnss
royal hon and the great cats OF the iores' S .tms
creeping after their prey. eapins upon o'., caring
drinking hot blood with heavins halAs, '. srulss
aaoh o,hsr in merciless combats. In the'' ton
80 rcvcals his power as master of intense hu;
~ TO- 70 heen termed theatrical and exaegers 90
| 49,. oh.rge is strangely INSTRUCTED All 'hAs-as
"a r.s founded upon exact knowledge. upon ps..a
sI.no. as we have shown before He hS rr,s
-. .cual passions OF his subjects. ana 20
| - these passions the appropriate ana en" lad
| Ems NJ EXPRESSION. His figures are true nu.
,e and they are true TO art-the art OF s..eutL
,or n master OF selection, arrangement ana a
l. mnhasis, as well as A. ees
| ,achnioue In this collection nc, -. esp
| a, his best In proofs finished oy 80, a. ~
hand. unmarried BY foreign chisels ana p s.,rs. ~
s,rts the delicacy and beauty OF the p'' rsrs ~
sour Hunts contributed by Mr. "a@i s.,s unique
hy the cire periu process. and are 'n',' Roser ~
IN. Tiger Devourin- Crocodile and .a,crs M
.nre,oue.s lent by Mr.. Walters ." so,ectsa
birty two Barge proofs in his remsrA s.s :. shown
The beautiful greyhound life siie WI aisassA'
,,,n.p,v . model. Only two were msde'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-16
DryyER At THE FELLOWCRIFT CLUB.

Another successful dinner of the feowcrait Club
went last evening upon the records of memory. for
these Jolly gatherings spared in details alike
bv pen and pencil. 1t was the second on OF
the winter series and like each one OF those which
preceded It, it improved upon IT, predecessor Ihere
was strong representation OF the artistic members
NJ the club and President Richard Watson Glider
f.or Tho coffee was forced to admit that the portrait
Of the first president of the club was nearly ready
from the brush of John W. Alexander Speeches null
Of fun and philosophy were made by Mr. Alexander
i c. HENRIK, postmaster Of Brooklyn Mar.
twain, General Horace Porter, John tooru' Ed"aiu
rauterbach. W. MacM. Spear. and others. waiter
pchams comca mper,onations wsre ohy mdrg Tho
,os .n' Of members in addition TO those who spoke
er, Harry Harper William Nelson Iromweil; EeorE y,
poutledre Gibson. James 4. SpcriN' wy Eui'or VI
~ 1n 1TooIIvn Times and W. c. Neefus.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-16

children # foreign born parents. WIN
about twenty seven millions Of foreign birth
or parentage or coored, and thirty-nine million
inhabitants essentially American and white, the
American will ask himself whether continued
and Unrestricted immigration has any danger
for his county. A considerable part of the
children of foreign parentage become IN every
respect essentially Americans, but the body re-
naming, which retains foreign interests sym
pathies. habits and associations, is large and
increasing.
Thus il is that the question whether immi-
Grafton of the least desirable sort should be re-
stricted. and to what extent, is steadily grow
ing in public interest. On one side it is argued
that even the least desirable European immlgra-
ton. if not under contracts to labor, can be as
simulated within few years and rendered val
uable. Those who hold this view would make
more effective the prohibition Of convict or
pauper immigration, correct defects in the Con-
tract Labor law, and rigidy enforce exclusion
of Chinese, but would leave the door open to
ether immigration. At the opposite extreme
will probably be found many representatives
Of organized labor. They argue that the Hun
eaIian is as harmful as the Chinese; that the
act Labor law is now and will always be
extensively evaded; that the immigration OF
those who will become the least desirable cit
liens ought to be restricted, and that competi-
ton with pauper labor transported to this coun-
try is even more degrading than competition
with the imported products of such labor.
As a necessary preliminary to action on this
and other questions Congress ought to provide
this winter for obtaining an accurate record
hereafter of immigration across the Canadian
and Mexican borders. Legislation to that end
was strongly urged by the last Administration,
but met no attention from Democratic House.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-16
STANLEY AFRICANCS.

A comparison of the text of the two kilograms
sent to the London press by the chairman of the
Emin Relief Committee dspels all doubt as TO
the safety Of all the Europeans who were in the
Equatorial Provinces. The first contained the
preliminary announcement Of the receipt of
letters from Stanley at Zanzibar, with the in
teilgence that Wadeai was in the hands of the
Mahdsts and that Emin, CaSati and all the
other Europeans had reached the Victoria Ny
ANA with the explorer. The second was dis
patch from Stanley, giving details of his ar
rival at the Albert Nyanza on January 49, his
halt there until May while waiting for the
fugitiveS, and his subsequent route and dis
coveiies The dispatch did not state definitely
that Emin and JephsOn, who had been prison.
ers, were with him; but the previous one had
contained precise information respecting all the
Europeans mentioning them by name ca safe
and well. The second dispatch merely supple
mented the first. Evidently the bundle of let
tiers received at Zanzibar contained directions
for the immediate forwarding of the two dis
patches. The letters will arrive in due time
in England, ard the whole story Will be given
to the public in detail long before the company
of 800 reach the coast.
StanleyS outline Of the events which pre-
coded his third return to the Albert Nyanza
corresponds TO that presented by Osman Digna
TO General Grenfell at SuaIlim on the eve of
the last battle on the seaboald A revolt Of
Emn's troops, according to the explorers ac-
| count, preceded the attack of the NIahdists from
Khartoum After the first battle many stations
yielded in panic, and the natives joined the
| invaders in the work of destruction Fp,ir ard
Jephson were taken prisoners on August IA .
but the Nlahdists met with a reverse at Drele
and dispatched steamer to Khartoum for 40
Inducements. That steamer must have carried
TO the Khalifa the letter from Omar Saith which
Osman sent to General Geenfell about tho
middle of December According to the Mabdst
version the conquest of the Provinces had been
made easy by the revolt of the natives, who had
caught Emn and traveller staying with hin
and put both in chains" The invading troop,
we're welcomed everywhere by the natives, anC
great store Of ammunition and ivory wa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-16
GENERA1 poRrER ASKS FOE cORREoTIoYs!

GENERAL PORTER ASKS FOR CORRECTIONS.
General Fitz John Porter has written two letters
to John G.. Ncolay and Colonel John Hay, asking
them what he calls Measurements in their
Abraham Lincoln: History which is appearing
in Tho Century" in the first of these letters, which
Is dated July Do 1889, he says: You have, TO say
the least, presented only one side of the question
involved in my case, ard have attacked my loyalty in
your publications. you have incorrectly described my
action; you have unjustly impuyned my motives
you have charged me with that which to loyal sol
der IS worse than death. You have done all this
against evidence to the contrary" General Porter
then referred TO number Of authorities TO show that
he was innocent of the charges made against him. he
asked a correction early day In The century
His second letter. which was written october ~.
1889 calls attention TO the fact that no attempt had
zen made 70 comply with his request, aud cites q
number of authorizes which. he says, VIII show
MessIs Ncolay and Hay that their statements are
incorrect
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-16
wuv MISS RUSSELL COMES TO NEw.YoRK.

Dispatches from Chicago when were puo'sn1 '
terday morning said that MISS Lillian C,s,no
CO. -. ,roino in The Brigands' with the Casino
a"r had coped with Walter Sanford, OF TINS
,. and was on her way here. The story was
'.,oro'sIv denied at tho Casino yesterday when
a,,,on,, went on the road 1t was agreed Win
.lo ou that at the end Of each long engagements
Mss LII no allowed to leave the city two or three
~ In advance of the company and so to the place
- tho next engagement, so as to take the Journey
easily and give rest to her voice. Oh whlCn Sno
o,,,ahIv careful She accordingly leit Chlcaso
Is reharhadS and arrived here last evening. Inc
Company on Monday c in .eaae er cS S
she Cduo HON she has not seen for some tlme'
Rud"ph Aronson went to philadelphia ye' tba o TO
ev The report there, lest 1t should ihIure INC oon
nanv's business.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-16
TILE ROME ELECTION.

A short explanation of the cable dispatch
relative TO the municipal election which took
place at Rome last Sunday may be necessary to a
better understanding of the political situation
there Like New-York and all large cities, Rome
receives the financial support of the central Gov
eminent toward the expenses of certain national
works Hence there is often considerable
friction in the relations between that
Government and the municipality. some
thing like the slight differences of opinion
which in this country occasionally arise at New
York Albany and Washington. In Rome the
municipality has full and entire control of the
funds contributed by the central Government for
public works, national movements, etc, IN the
Eternal City. The Government has been urged
recently TO appoint Royal Commissioners en-
powered 10 superintend the disbursements of the
moneys yearly granted by the Parliament OF Monte
Citori for the establishment of the capital. 1t
has declined up to the present time TO take this
step. but its views on the subject may be altered
at any day.
The dispatch states indeed, that Premier Crlspl
has caused decree TO be issued ordering an IN
quiry into the disordered finances OF the Rome
municipality whose accounts show dehcit lie
explains that this is necessary before fresh uoV-
eminent subsidy can be granted, while disclam
aware that the latest financial troubles in the
budget of Rome are due exclusively TO the lasting
consequences of an unjustfable boom In real
estate. which has finally collapsed. Fortunately
the cordial understanding between the Italian
Govcinn ent aud the citizens of Rome has mob
been disturbed by that very sensible and well
founded declaration of the Prime Minister. The
municipal election has proved TO be success as
we'll for the national as for the municipal policy
Three parties were confronting each other. Inc
CIericals gave up the fight before the election,
though they had worked hard until the week
nrcvious. But they felt that the people were not
with them. The Radicals had the good sense to
withdraw also from the polls knowing that the
time had not yet arrived for the realization OF
their ultra-advanced ideas. The Liberals, LED
bv their Committee of Seven, thus won the Gay
with their programme of progress ana Tree lhs'ltu
lions to all classes of people.