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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-21

business which they were elected to attend to
is concerned. If they come to the Capitol 40
all on that day they come satchel in hand, all
ready to take an early train for home. They
pay little attention to what is going on and
never pretend to remain in their seats beyond a
certain hour. no matter how weighty may be
the legislation which is on the calendar for THAI
particular session 1t is high time that these
shirxs were exposed and the practice broken
up. Legislators of this unfaithful sort, who
think more of getting home at certain hour
than they do of attending to their business,
might better STAY home altoScthcr-then at
least the public would "know where to find
them" The Friday session either ought to be
abandoned entirely by the Legislature or else
means should be devised to secure the at
tendance of members the same as at any other
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-21
PERSONAL.

Judge Grcsham's health Is failing to such degree
as TO cause his friends much anxiety.
The eldest daughter of Count Ferdinand dc LeSsepS
Is soon to bo married to Count Ferdinand de Gontau
Biron. godson of her father.
Count Muenster. the present German Ambassador
at Paris Is the author OF Of the best cooKbooRs
OF the day 4 sarcastic colleague once said OF nim
lie is the best cook among the diplomasts anu 'ho
best dpomatist among the cooks
An amusing mistake was made recently in the
4" Berlncr Frcmdenblatt, 10 ended a panegyric
upon Prince Bismarck with tho hope that ne "ouu
long live enjoy his observed odium' IN iuc.,..
Tho author OF tho article evidently has trouble VIII"
IN, t. and DIS.
Dr. stoechcr the wclllmown antscmiuc icaocr'
said In "A recent speech: Marx is the dogmatist
~ the social Democrats and Lassale the ogator had
IL not been for these two Jews we should have hao
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-21
ABSENTEEISn IN THE LEGISLATUEE.

1BSENTEETSH IN THE LEGISLATURE.
The people have right to demand that the
men whom they send to the Legislature shall be
in their places attending to business during
business hours Both houses take a long vaca-
ton every week extending from Friday noon
until Monday evening, while the daily sessions
for the most part do not begin until l o'clock.
Hence as a rule member clearly has no cX-
cuse for absenting himself from his seat during
the working hours of the week. Nevertheless
the public interests continually suffer because
the Republican majority at Albany is not pres
cnt in full force when the vote is taken on i'm
portant measures.
Look at last Fridays session in the Assem-
by, for example. The conspicuously bad bill
which is intended to render the enforcement OF
the Excise laws practically impossible came up
for consideration. Mr.. King, the capable and
trustworthy chairman of the Excise Committee,
made strenuous effort to defeat it, but was
unsuccessful lie ought to have been sustained
by the vote and influence Of every one OF his
Republican associates, since the bill is not only
utterly unworthy OF support but is in direct
conflict with the Hendricks High License bill.
Nevertheless eleven of these Republicans We're
absent, and they equally with those who
favored the bill are to be held responsible for
the lamentable defeat of Mr. Kings eminently
proper motion to strike out its enacting clause.
1t would have wholesome effect if every As
semblyman, Republican or Democrat who was
absent when the vote i'll question was taken
could be brought to the bar OF the Assembly this
evening and compelled to explain why he failed
to respond to this important call OF duty. Some
of the absentees doubtless had abandoned their
seats for good and sufficient reasons. But it is
fair TO assume that most OF the thirty-oDe mem
bers who were unrecordcd could readily have
| been present.
| A good many of our lawmakers have come to
! regard Friday as of no account SO far as the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-21
STEADILY INCREASING IN INFLUENCE.


from Tic saraIOSa N. II SdId0Ve'''' .
The world, "a well The tribune, hbs ina a, 4
mighty stride ard since the niue pdpcr st' ~,
hv Horace Greeley first saw the lghI III wa an m
nuential paper from the day Greeley spohe ~ s ~
and forcihe syle through its columns ana Is 10 ga,
speaking probably TO the largest anu mus ,ovs
inancnti, than at any previous date IN is hstorS y:
IL has had and still numbers On us stan many "a ina
neVnaper press.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-21

1t is gratifying to learn from our Albany
correspondents statement in another column
that several days are likely to elapse before the
AGueduct Claims bill comes before the Assem-
bly, for final action. This gives so much more
time for the real intent and significance OF the
measure to be impressed upon the Assembly
men. and for the people of this city to make
known their sentiments in regard TO this thor
oughly bad and wholly indcfenSible scheme to
take the Aqucduct contractors claims out OF the
regular courts and submit them to the doubt
full process of arbitration. There is not and
cannot be the least doubt that our courts will
render full and exact justice as between the
contractors and the taxpayers; nor nees there
he any fear that efforts will be made to block
and delay the adjudication OF these claims.
Tie pending bill is clearly in the interest of the
contractors: it is earnestly favored by the
Democratic members OF the Legislature and
by reason of Governor Hills financial and po-
litical dealings with John O'}rien, one of tho
contractors. il can hardly be doubted that the
Governor has agreed to sign the bill 1t is the
clear duty of every Republican Asscmblyman to
work and vote against it, and in the interest OF
IL ,,oonlo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-21
KIND ESTIMATES or THE TRIBUNE.
FINE MODEL TO JOURNALISTS.

From The Jewish Messenger lNcw York.
Tina nftcth anniversary OF The New York Tribune
is more than local cvcnt-lt i paper VIII, ~
tlonal reputation and 10 which the Natoh i l",os Vai
From the journalists standpoint. idin shes oeos
II what daily newspaper should be- ana III Al 10
dcnartmcuts Is marked by breadth ana inofV".oS.
tx literary tone has always been scholarly, anu Is
general character j. appreciated by large 'nch'e''
fhrOu ghout the states.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-21
NEVER prrrFR THAN TO-DAY.

From The potsdam a. ~ Courier and Freeman
Founded in 1871 by Horace Greeley, Inc iIlou"1
WAS controlled by him I'LL his death. when, TO- /"
passed into the control Of Mhiteaw Reid WHO ~
tans control of its stock though Tor uic ,nc ra.
sriatcd with lis editorial direction. The Tribune was
never a better newspaper than il il TO-DAY. ma al
In all IL Is the best and cleanest newspaper P''e" "
the metropolis.
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tional copyright too, is within our reach II only
the nccdful effort is made to pass a measure
that has votes enough in its favor. Let these
twin stains be removed from our National
honor before the present session OF Congress adj
iOnlnS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-21

Postmaster-Ge WanamalSer considers the
proposal to make eight consecutive hours labor
a DAYS work for postoicc clerks, etc. imprac-
ticable, and estimates that the cost of doing TINS
would be S2,51S,727 a year. Apart from the
cost there is the difficulty Of so adjusting the du-
ties of the clerks 10 make the eght-hours plan
lucrative. The difficulties are apparent from IA
glance at the conditions that prevail in the New
York Postofllcc, when, for instance, number Of
foreign mails arrive almost simultaneously and
have to bc handled at once Mr. Wanamaler's
opinion. Of course, ought to have much weight
with the House committee which has the subject
under consideration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-21

The Republican majority in the Ncw-Jersey
Senate are to be commended for their deter
mination to probe the Hudson County frauds
10 the bottom. In order to DO this they pro-
pose a four weeks recess of the Legislature,
during which the investigation on the other
side of the North River viii be steadily pros
ecuted. From motives Of a narrowly partisan
nature the Democrats in the Assembly object
to this course, since the revelations concerning
frauds on the ballot reflect seriously upon their
own party. They ought to be largeminded
enough to grasp the fact that moro than party
question is at issue-namcly, the existence of
popular goveInment-when the expression of
the popular will is rendered null and void by
such methods as have rankly flourished in lIud-
son County
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-21

The amendments which will he offered 10 the
Fassett Rapd-Trausi bill in the Assembly this
week ought 10 receive the vote Of every true
friend of rapid transit 1t is doubtful if Gov
crnor Hill or his Tammany Hall allies could find
any real fault with the measure when the pro-
posed changes in it have been made. The law
will be a general one, applicable to cities OF
100 .00o inhabitants and over; the Governor can
name the commissioners. and the Commission
will be strictly non-partisan. What more can
Governor Hill or Tammany Hall ask +?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-21
cpow,ru IN FACILITIES AND POWER.

From The Des Moines Iowa Register =.
The Register library contains the first year y"
Tho Iribune and "The Log Cabin bound III 9 1hs
volume. which Is highly priced not so mucs , pa po
vsime of the publications in the oddly OF ule p
fical features OF The Log Cabin and IN comparhSra
- the development ~ the age In The Tribune tro1
DAYS were required for the transmission OF news Was
Wsshincton to New orx in 1eil, and yet Iowa Th,
herimninS 70 aspire o. statehood at that imei ,he
Tribune is now the best general newspaper ID
world IL does not participate in cheap syn ntSer
matter Int is unequaled in CORES pondence a ard
features which combine u make IL the best o'n'' "
family paper published
NEVER 50 WELL CONDUCTED AS No"'
From The New York Observer An.
The New-York Tribune has Just entered up nnn,ber
dftieth year of its existence, and a recev .,ng 10
detailed the very interesting proceedings ne has
the production OF the first Tribune. Inc lrluanctcd
aIwavs been a great paper, we'll and ably oon"
hut never so much now
TIE MODEL NEWSPAPER OF THE LAND
From The Iockport Journal. ,,.., ,s,,
The New-Yorl TrOupe entered upon ITS pspcr
last week II is the representative kepupnsi pews.
of the country and In many respects the m siwaya
paper OF the land. success to The Irioune ~"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-21

Controller Myers made bad slip on frluay
in reference 10 the Police Pension fund. oi'
providing for an Increase III the fund Is 10"
before the legislature and Mr.. Myers sald thS'
before the city authorities made any recomhehuo-
tons regarding il. full statement as 10 inc
exact amount Of the fund and It's revenue Iro'"
all sources should be obtained. Ponce 'oin'''s-
siorcr NcClave, the treasurer OF the fund, made
h,ste to send 10 the Controller a copy of HE
Cts Record containing tie latest report oil ,ne
Police Pension Fund, at the same time pointing
out that the publication Of the annual reports
IS already required by law Inc controller
intituation that there something regarding the
,not,cr that the public arc not allowed 10 know
.oo,os to have been purely gratuitous. At all
evcnts Mr.. McClavc's answer is complete and
conclusive.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-21

Jus, ono hundred years have elapsed since the
inauguration in Europe OF the hish SILK nat
vclcpt tho stove-pipe and the centennial an
riversarv thereof has been celebrated during the
last week by the hattcrs Of the Old "srld WIN
All the solemnity warranted by the OCCASION
according TO the traditions Of the uiihs ira
,crpitv it. was the Quaker headgear Of benjamin
Franklin which first gave 10 the Paris matters the
iAca Of the stovepipe, and that led 10 us adop-
,ion. During the early part OF the century "
WAS REGARDED as dcnoting liberal ana even IT,
nohlican views on the part of the wearer' buV
tovarDls4O a change took places ana IL pecainc
an emblem Of conservatism, while the sou fei'
hat succeeded il as feature OF the revolutionary
c,rinment Even to this day the wearing OF II
soft felt hat by politician in Europe Is suihclene
~ denote his radical proclivites and III me
British House of Commons Mr. Bradlaugh ana MI
William O'Brien are almost the only members
who affect that particular form OF headgear'
Everybody else makes use of the high SIX ha''
which notwithstanding the fact that II Is uni
ycrsallv decred as both awkward and monsrously
nol, has maintained It's supremacy for just one
hundred years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-21

II truth were aimed AT in the title oil tne EnuicS
liquor bill. which the Assembly lookeu WIZ"
approving eyes on Friday, it would DC c'neu All
act IN encourage the sale Of liquor at all hours
of both day and night on every day OF the week
tn an in,cnts and purposes it makes the con-
vic,on OF soloon-keeper for violating the ENcise
law an impos,blity. \ more outrageous Dill Is
rol,. TAINTED in the faces OF the public.
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FOUNDED HORACE GREELEY

MONDAY, APRIL 81, 1890.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-21

The Pan-American Conference has adjourned
and it's members have started on
a tour through the South corresponding
(or rather, complementary to that which
was made last fall through the North and
West The sessions of the Conference began
in November, and the deliberations have en-
braced a large variety of topics \ series Of
wears will be required to determine the results
of the work done in Washington, but it is be-
yond dispute that the deliberations will lead
10 closer bonds of union between the nations
of the Western Hemisphere. The feature OF
our Washington dispatches this morning is a
careful summary of the action taken by the
Conference on the principal questions which it
considered during the five months over which
its deliberations extended. That its recon-
mendatiohs will lead to effective legislation in
many cases may reasonably be expected.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-21

MIR. Richard Watson elders letter. which
appears elsewhere in this issue, is succlnct and
unanswerable plea in behalf OF free art and
International Copyright The distinguished
Editor of 1.-THE Century, does well to couple
these two things together. One of his pungent
sentences might wisely be blazoned before the
eyes of every member of both houses OF Con-
aress as an indictment to which this great
Nation should no longer be obliged to plead
guilty =" We steal foreign literature, and put
I'D n Chinese wall against foreign paintings and
statues" Happily, works of art are trans
ferred to the free list in the Mckinley Tariff
bill. and are likely to remain there. lnterna-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-21
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Dnsluess X oiltcs

LELAND, CHICAGO:
The Model Hotel OF the West.
WAKl.EN +. LELAND.
OFFICE FURNITURE
In Great Variety, manufactured oy
T. &. SELLEW,
III Fulton-st., New-York.
Desks Library Tables, sc.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-13
ROASTED TO DEATH
Four Persons Lose Their Lives
 in a Burning Hotel.
A KEROSENE LAMP ExPLoDEs.
The Guests Awakened by the Noise of
 the Fire Engines

Several Men Saved by Using the Fire
 Escapes-A Mother Jumps to the Pave
 mont With Her Babe e- The Woman
 Lived but a short Time and the Child
 Escaped UninJured.
 CHICAGO, Oct. 13.-Thrse men lost their lives and a woman was fatally injured at Q small fire which occurred shortly before 9 o'clock in the morning in J. R. Putnam's European Hotel, at Nos. 183 and 165 East Adams street.
 The dead are: Edward Payton, color- cd, 26 years of age, porter of the hotel; unknown man, apparently about 30 years of age; unknown man, 20 years of age, of slight stature.
 Injured: Mrs. Minnine Robinson, jumped from the fourth story to the sidewalk; legs broken and side crushed. Her injuries are fatal.
 The Are was caused by the explosion of kerosene lamp in the hall of the fourth floor. The burning oil set fire to the stairway and soon sheet of flame burst from the rear windows. An alarm was immediately turned in utss later. The gusets of the house were awakened by the noise of the fire engines and rushed from their rooms to find the hallway filled with dense smoke.
 The scantily attired inmates groped about to find @ way of escape. Several were cocl-headed enough to resort to the fire escape that runs down the front of the building. These were mostly men, and they got out safely. In the hallway, struggling and blinded by the smoke, were several women. Mrs. Robinson, with her child, was among | them. She became crazed with fright, and rushing to the window, leaped to | the pavement with her child in her arms. Her body was frightfully mangled, and she was just alive whom the patrol wagon took her to the hospital.
 During her fearful flight through the air she held on to the the baby, and wonderful to relate, the little one was entirely uninjured. When the mother fell her body acted as @ cushion to break the fall for the child.
 At o'clock the fire was under con- trol and the hremen began to search | the house. In @ room on the fourth floor Edward Fey ton, the colored porter of the hotel, was found burned to . l crisp. The search was continued and the frsmen soon found in another room on the same floor, the ohsrred bodies of | two unknown men, who had been caught in the trap and burned to death. The bodies were taken to Klaner's morgue. The total loss on building and contents will not exceed $5, 900.
 A later dispatch says that Mrs. Minnie Robinson died at the county hospital from the injuries she rece ived in jumping from the window in her room. The two unknown men who | were burned to death were identified to-day as Thomas B. Dowler, of New Orleans, and H. Kirk Salms. of Calumet, Mich. Dowler was a professional gym mast, and was formerly @ teacher of athletics in New Orleans. Of Sallns little is known, but he was supposed to be . travelling salesman.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-13
GILL ARRIVES.

The Irish Nationalist Tells About the
 Disappearance of Dillon and O'Brien.
 NEW YORK, Got. 13.-Among the pas sengers on the steamer Alaska was MT. T. P. Gill, M. F., who comes to make advance preparations for the American tour of Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien.
 Concerning the disappearance from Ireland of Dillon and O'Brien, Mir. Gill said that the charges against them having been brought, and their trial delayed solely for the purpose of pre- venting their coming to America, they resolved to come whether or no. Ac- cordingly they left in a yacht belong ing to a prominent member of Parlia- ment, and made their way to Havre, whence they will sail in a French steamer for New York, arriving here probably next Sunday.
 As to the reported famine in Ireland, Mir. Gill said the outlook for the potato crop was bad and it would probably be failure, but at present there was no great suffering among the people.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-13

EVERY democrat whose name is not on the voting list should see to it that it is put there at once. Every democratic vote should be cast this fall, and there is but very little time left in which to take the proper steps to obtain registration. The town committee rooms over Nugent's drug store, are open from : until at night, and any information or assistance needed can be obtained there. All persons who are entitled to their first papers" should also make their cases known at the committee rooms, or at Casey's store, at once.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-13
Six Men Injured,

CHICAGO, Oct. l3.-Six men were in- jured, two of them quite seriously, At the works of the Illinois Steel Com pany. A number of men were raising huge iron truss when the guy-pole snapped in two and the truss fell to men @ Saved saved them @ sei Tes by jumping, but six were struck by the heavy piece. One of the injured may die, as it is feared he has suffered fatal injuries. The following Is 6 list of the injured: Frank Smith, shoulder blade and sev- srAl ribs broken, he may die; Mike Newark, severe scalp wound; John Cross, Patrick NAVils, Michael Toole and John Dieter, slight scalp wounds br uises,