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New-York tribune., 1890-05-22
THE FATE or DINIH SfLTFOT.

There has long been q doubt in the minds Of
eminent social philosophers as 10 whether our
civilization really deserves all the praises that
are lavished on il. Pale faced rcformcrs are in
the habit of invcighing against artificial regime
which, they complain, intcrfcres with simplicity
Of life and makes the best Of Ms hclple,sv de-
pendent thousand rclincmcntS whose hllur"
would involve serious embarrassment Within
recent years the shining apostle, OF the Buddhist
faith have assured us that are on the wrong
track altogether \ lIiudoo pundt. who buffers
his bacl, hair, but whom the Boston ladies never
fhccss persist in declaring pure flame has
boldly announced that Western manners are
really the outgrowth of grovclling matcrialism
which finds It's closest parallel in the histories
of Roman dccadence.
The suspicion is warranted that the pundit In
quest on deals in buncombc as he deals in grease
10 advertise himself and capture the material
dollar At the same time, il is ndsputahc that
in proportion Western culture advances it,
becomes less suited 20 imitation by inferior races
and may even set a dangerous standard of aspia-
tion. The experience of the globc-trotting Shah
of Persia, whose present craze for Franllish com
tort md cleanliness has made his sanity the sub
Icct Of a Persian commission in lunacy. lends
crcdcncc 10 this view which the latest news from
Scncgal absolutely confirms. Dnah Saifou the
monarch of that torrld region, last year visited
the Paris Exposition His dusky visagc md
hcrculcan form were familiar to frcquentcrs of
the boulevard, where he was wont to sit and sin
absnihc like one 10 the manner horn. To-day his
body lies mouldcring among the graves of his
ancestors and his numerous widows lament the
hour hc sailed for France.
Dinah Salifou was once n gushing child of
nature improving the time by systematic rob
berry Of his subjects frequent executions war
dances and cannibal fcasts, to which the neigh
boring aristocracv were invited. Foreign travel
however, created n void in his soul which those
France. he strovc 10 dltlusc n taste for comic
opera and substituted the Boulanecr March for
the Senegal National hymn. Paris fashion-plotes
were imported 10 cure the popular prcdilection
for a costume of a string of beads New mcthods
were devised for swindlng the people bv means
Of fraudulent canal loans, and the pcoplc stood
il all with tropical cquanimity. But when n royal
cdict was issued against the consumption of human
flesh the Senegal cpicurcs arose in a body and
slew him., in the pathetic language of the dis
patch for trying to impose on them Europran
ideas
Scniimcntasts may possibly dcplorc the I'M
timely fate of Dinah Saifou. But Oh the whole
we incline to think it was richly deserved The
King of Senegal is not the first wel-mcaninc rc
living ahead of his century In these DAYS neither
kings nor commoncrs entitled to defy public
opinion, and his death must. therefore, be con.
New-York tribune., 1890-05-22

went that go now, I'd go myself "Yes," said IN.
other man but did i never occur 70 you that The
many went as go now ten times as many would 20 a.
nSy @a see' I lie didn't exactly see but he saushs
settling his mental balance-( Washington Star.
Speaking Of the devotees Of India, religious pap.,
of recent date remarks only an Oriental could stand
for years in spot, repeating the phras.
over and over an endless number Of tmes.' That's
where you of, esteemed contemporary. An old
man has been standing in spot on lower Broadway
for the last five years dangling lot of shoe aces ani
calling out in hopeless monotone: Here
wot-ye gettln' fer five cents Doubtless he has "a
peatcd that phrase million times and he isn't an
oriental either In fact his accent indicates that hs
is native Of Maine.
In santa Fe-First Society Belle-weII. 7 see CALI
fOrnia Jim is yet paying you very marked attention
Now, Pearl, in all confidence has he got to the point
yet
| reckon can fetch him around. say Kate, lend ma
your six shooter and the next time he calls III get
the drop him, and make MN come 10 time, bet
I Iankee Blade.
A clerical correspondent writes: We parsons fnh
1t rather hard TO win the approval Of you newspape,
fellows. II We preach about the iniquity Of sodom
and GOmOrrah and the sins Of the ancient Jews Won
say we live in the past instead Of the present. If
the other hand we preach on the concrete sins Of
the present day you say sensation monge,
And If We avoid both these faults BY asserting gen.
orally that it is a good thing to be good, and bad
thing to be bad you say We are dull and vapid Now
suppose The Tribune whose religious outlook is gen.
orally clear, gives few hints on this subiect'
Druggist 10 ASSISTANT William, how much Of that
fall kidney have We left
William (counngl-Fory two bottles, sir!
Druggist rubbing his hands-Then get cut that batch
class pharmacy can't afford to have any shopwora
stun lying arOund.-(American Grocer.
New-York tribune., 1890-05-22

labor NAV be made seriously to affect the pnce
If wages is by directing it upon particular
locality and upon a particular CLASS OF work.
and this result is accomplished III thls DILL
II the labor had been left to be Unused as
heretofore upon all departments OF work lts
influence though present. would not have been
materially felt by any class" Our Newly ork
law cuards against the evil to which the Gov
crnor draws attention by making ample pro-
vision for employing the prisoners in many
trades and occupations, and for shifting them
about from time to time, the constant ann
being to keep competition at the MINIMUM
The Governor further says:
The only way in which convict labor cannot, In some
degree compete with other labor will be to direct IL 10
ccase altoccthcr But a legislative force exerted IN
that direction will develop the corresponding reaction
For 70 e precse extent Of the value of the labor thus
csroyed there must be additional tax levied upon
the very classes whom this bill eroneousV processes
10 benefit 10 maintain the convics in luNurous east
and ideness The vicious and criminal classes must
be restrained i'm order that society may eAls'' lheS
arc source Of constant expense to the commonwealth
and they should be controlled in such way tIla'
while undergoing sauary restraint their labor Shoun
be so empoycd As 10 make reparation to society
for thc wrongs they have committed. That reparafioh
h NOT duc to one class Of the people alone, but 10 so
cety at large.
II is evident that the Governor OF Kentucky
does not propose to be Swayed from the path
Of duty touching the prisons by the 1amlllar
protcStS made in the name of free labor. lhcSe
protests are not based upon an intelligent
study of the prison problem in all It's phases
They mean little more than zeal without knowl-
edge. and in our own state nave ccaSeu 10
make any considerable impression upon level
headed lawmakers.
New-York tribune., 1890-05-22

ioritv was a bgh-license majority. Now "na.
nosition did the minority take on the Dill
II is the simple truth that it shamefuly
treated" that leading Excise Reform bill OF
tho session. 1t voted against the bill IN the
senate did whatever was possible TO prevent
Tho Assembly Committee TO which it was re-
ro,rod from reporting it, and, failing in that,
voted solidly against it,
The other leading bill of the year relating
70 ovcise reform was the one providing for
the submission of Prohibition Amendment
70 4 popuar vote. Was this shameiulil
treated" by the Republican Senators ana AS
somblvmen? They champoned 1t Just as they
,b,mnioncd the High License bill. 1t received
tho votes of the members of the majority III
.1 horsos The Democratic Senators and
,sscmblymen. however, " shamefulIy treated
if The only reason why they tailed To XIII 1t
was because they lacked the necessary Strength
and ~ if WAS they pollcd full vote against
= In vicv, of this transcript from the record
e tho IooiSlature the folly of which The
,rousu * cuiltv when it states that excise re-
Farm was shamefully treated at the last
.ossion is made conspicuous. IL has simply
succeeded in directing attention to Inc ehor'S
which Republican lawmakers put forth To Sc
cu,e excise reform, and to the efforts which
Domocratic lawmakers put forth to prevent
excise reform.
If is to he added that the Republican ma
iority did shamefully treat the Excise Anti
Reform bill which was pushed SO lnduStrIouSly
in thc Assembly. That is to say, Republican
\ssemblymcn were responsible for its defeat
On the other hand, true 10 the instincts OF
their party. true to their master the rum power
the Democratic ASScmblymcn treated 1t hand
somcly-workcd asSiduouSly for It's passage
The measure in question, as our readers are
aware. had only to become a law to render 1t
practically impossible To secure evidence
,cainst those who wantonly violate the Excise
laWa
New-York tribune., 1890-05-22
PERSONAL.

Among those who viii meet the First Assistant
po,tmastcr.Gcncrn at the Norfolk club dinner tn his
honor in Boston to morrow are the Governor and
Lieutenant Governor Of tie state the MAYOR Of the
,ty the collector II th" Port and the presiding ohccra
Of the two houses II the Legislature.
NJ Francois Coppce is suffering from bronchitis.
4 BANQUET with 100 guests will be given IN honor
ot General Alscr at Newport tomorrow evening. ON
saturday morning General Aser MI make an addIc.s $
at the dedication # the new soldiers Home az BRISTOL
The Duke Of Northumbcrand perhaps the greatest
landowner in England has just entered his eighty first
year He owns more than 100000 acres with rent
roll : $4,000 u year.
senator, Frye and Chandler fishing in the Range
lev Lakes.
The Hon. Alexander IL. Rice, Of Hoston. has been
III several days.
Mr. Clarence lIalstead. Second son Of Mr. Nurat
tt,lst.,d viii bc married ON June To Miss Harriet
DE Ford II Baltimore. Mr. lhl,tcod j, recent
graduate of Princeton, and is connected with the ~
sociatcd Press.
rh. Rev Dr. r. :. storrs feels Obliged 10 decline
rho invitation to preach the sermon ~ the lutcrrh
,onaI congregational Council, in London, IN July.
1901.
The Colonies and India says: " Mr. !. J. Francis,
O. C.. Of Hong Kong, can be. like Dcfoc', immortal
creation monarch of all hc surveys when he Lands
upon the island Of Baambaucan, or the coast oi
North uornco. The island Wa, conceded 10 Nr
Francis during holiday visit which that gentleman
paid 10 Bonco last year. ana i, described a. being
close upon hfy miles In circumference. and ylnS
obout ten eleven miles OH the extreme northern
pont Of Borneo. II is 100 miles from the port OF
Sandakan and has no inhabitants. any traces OF
any, The northern half of the island Is a sandy pain
we'll suited for pa,turing cattle. for cocoanut plant
ing The other side consists of dense jungle OF
large trees. something after tho style of the dark
forest which impcded Mr.. stanley IN his last journey
across Africa The shore, IN the tropics,
/, frngcd with mangrOvcs. There an abundance Oi
nnc limestone the hills, the highest u which reaches
over 100 feet and IN the valleys Is soil evidently very
suitable for coffee planting There are two good har
bors. Wild cattle are apparently abundant, and there
are three species OF deer and plenty of Wild pigs but
no crOc0dilcS 80 tar Mr.. Fwncl, has formed no
definite idea to What he shall do with Balambangan {;
but he intends to send competent down TO
examine and report upon the place.
New-York tribune., 1890-05-22
TWELVE PAGES.
ELlE NErN TNIS NORNING.

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tr,u.p ra.,i.t. 90 Joliet DID, Tie details
m p,opo.rd dhhn,t"tiag expedition 20 annex
Lower C..I .o-ula 600 the United states were r"-
Nca lcd ~ lo, Angeles. Cal Nr. Iucr
member ~ thc Ncv ..lrr-s, LEGISLATURE. hls fled
from tic state. alter ai.tac'.ng hdI FROM iH"
Assembly Ihc MONTHLY mectin- OF thc Bd-
timorc and OHIO directors took place ~ Baltimore.
civ and Suburban Testimony regarding ne
loose methods Of thc Excise Board was given h"-
fore the Fassctt Committee " He college ol
Pharmacy of She city OF NcwYork had Us an
nuaI dinner PostoNicc clerk, gave "a tcs'i-
monial of -rotitudc 20 >t1tc senator stewart
The ual of Policeman Ronk. who is
<nrgcd with rrc.tIng Potter cooper il'"t
hrutnllv. was begun Winners al Gravc'cnd a:
Bellwood. Adamant. Amazon. civil Service. Pa-'n
and Lord Ham. stocks generally steady
tn The last Lalfhour. then depressed hy wild
drive and closing icrcrish
The Weather Forecast for to-day: Generally
fair and slightly warmer Temperature lester-
oay Highest. 80 degrees: lowest, 81; average
LH "A
New-York tribune., 1890-05-22
THE TALK or TIE DAY.

Sam Jones Is going to stomp on the DEVILS tail
feathers In Richmond, beginning on June .. This
is only the sam Jones way OF saying that he will
begin revival on that date. A big tabernacle is
being built and big sam Jones Choir" is being re
hcarsed. The strcctcar companies are preparing ad
ditionM transportation and most OF the clergy In
IA state of eager expectancy
To Try Him Iom-Do YOU suppose she has spoken
10 her parents about the engagement yet
Dich-l know she has spoken to her father. He
met me to-day and invited me 10 have drink.
rOm-But he's a temperance man.
Dick-Ot course; and he wanted To try me.-(Nankee
Blade.
old Marblchcad feels decOrously ciated at the com
rlmcnt paid to ii In the proposal to give itS name
To Of the now naval vessels. But there some
sturdy Marbehcadcrs who of the opinion that the
vessel rather than the town will be honored by this de
cison of the Navy Department
A spondcnb of the House press gallery is going
over TINS problem Did you 20 to the circus -
one inquired of him Thursday morning.
" No." he replied; there TOO much of a crowd,
and hate crowds. II only one third OF the people
New-York tribune., 1890-05-22
INCREASE or THE NATl.

The House programme for the increase OF
the navy has practically been adopted by the
senate Committee on Appropriations. Two
torpcdo-boat>. one of them a cruiser, have been
added 70 the construction list. but senator
Uales ambitions scheme OF building elght
bottle-ship,. two armorcd coast-defencc YES
sells. three gunboatS and five torpcdo-hoatN
has been dropped. We regret that II has been
considered prudent, and even necessary, to ac-
cent the House measure aS a substitute" Tor tho
larger and more progressive measure. lhc
Nation. we are convinced. Is in hearty accord
with the policy of binding modern navy OF
the highest efficiency with the least possible
delay II the two measures could have been
referred - a conference committee conpro-
mise might have been effected which would
have materially strengthened tho House pro-
po>al, The difficulty experienced IN securing
the consent of tho House 10 the authorization
of four large vessels has warned the senate
Committee that 1t would be hazardous to re-
new It's proposals Ii has accepted the cX-
cccdlncly moderate scheme adopted hy the
House, and only seek, to amend II IN the nj
rcction OF developing the torpedo arm Of the
service.
Although the construction Of only four vcN-
,cls is 10 be authorized, three Of these are 10
be Lattlc->hip, Of a formidable character. ana
the remaining ono Is 10 bee an armorcd cruiser
capable of >tcamiug - knots. This will be
a most substantial increase Of the fighting
force of the now feet. The Department. If II
had undertaken - design and build ten large
,hip,. would have been overwhelmed with IN"
details of cou>trncilng 80 many vessels of
uc,y class. with three lattlc->hips 10 design
u Will hlvo leisure for more deliberate inVcStl-
cation of all the factors of the most complex
problem, furnished bv naval architecture
There may Lc some compcnSating advantages
IA the curraimcnt of senator IlalcS large
measure Bcttcr types may be- selected. more
efficient laitlc-,hips built and fewer mistakes
made than would have been possible if ten
war yc>>cl, of tho highest class had been de
signed ai once. Tho action Of the House in
ncglcoiiug 10 provide additional gunbOatS i
NOT seriously 10 be regretted. since marked
progress ha, already been made with that
class: but II was an unfortunate hundcr 10
cut of AN appropriations for torpodO-Craft.
Why should the Department hc forced ~ Sus-
pend operations IN developing this branch Of
the service when il has scored a marked sue
cos, in the Cushing The senate amendments
vill repair this awkward mistake.
Secretary Whitney. after driving n veteran
,hipbuldcr into bankruptcy by acts of partisan
folly. did excellent work in improving tho do
signs Of the fast cruisers and materially
strengthening the service. His Republican
successor has The energy and ability required
for another and moro difficult stage of naval
Development \ Republican Congress must
not withhold from him the opportunity for
Carrying ont ;hc admirable recommendations
offered by him in hi, annual report. Battle
hip, and topcdo-boats are indispensable in
4 modern navy. secretary Tracy is the man
10 build them.
New-York tribune., 1890-05-22
pRfSOY LEGISLATION ONCE MORE

The Legislature Of this State made an OK
cclcnt record on the prison question during
The recent session II did 50 by letting the
prison, alone. one or two minor bills relating
10 those much badgcrcd institutions were
passed hu' NO serious attempt was made to
alter the sound and conservative prison policy
which was adopted in 1889, when the Fa,sctt
bill became a law. The cranks. as usual. were
ON hand n Albany this year. and if they had
been listened To that law would have been
brought to naught In declining TO pay any
attention 10 their requests our lawmakers rem
dcrcd the public valuable service. The
prisons arc now being carried on under n law
which does we'll by the state, by the prisoners
and by free labor.
The Governor Of Kentucky, u thorough
going Democrat, lately vetoed a Prison hill
which was prepared oStcnSibly in the interest
OF free labor. And since most of the cranks
who mfc>t legislative halls these days with
their half baked schemes pretend TO be cham
pionS of free labor, il is well to look at this
Kentucky bill II prohibits the authorities
of Louisville from using the labor OF the CON
yicts Of the Woikhou>c Of that city so rs to
compete with the laborng classes outside Of
said Workhousc The convictS are 10 be en-
ploycd IN the stone quarricS and in the prcpa-
ration Of curhing and material for macadamiz-
ing The streets Of Louisville, and on "othcr
useful labor 50 as not 10 come into compcti-
ton with outside labor This, it will be
seen, is the sort of bill with which the peoplc
of this state have become familiar of late
years. II aims to solve the prison problem
10y narrowing the field in which the inmates
Of our penal institutions may be kept at work.
the idea being that the narrower the field tha
better for free labor.
Governor Buckner, in the course of his veto
apparently cannot be emphasized too often.
:" The only way" he writes. "in which convict
New-York tribune., 1890-05-22
amusemenls.
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and Post raduate Hospital s-Casiles In the All
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CASINo-s-The Grand Duchess
DAIY'S THEATRE-S-Rosins NoKes
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x.nIsoN SQUARE THEATRE-s'so-Bea brurnIneA me. f.,
xvTpopoIrTAN OPERA HoUsE-i'3o-Joint behe"'
Actors Fund and POstGradua'e Hospital
NrW POLO GROUNDS-+-BasepaI.
NIaIo's sGARDEN-s-Around the "oliu' , ,,r, s,d
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posi-, graduate Hospital s-The Editor v,,.,.
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.r.yDApD THEATRE-s:l5-M Money Mad
sT.R TaEATKE-S-Tne shatchen n.....,
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runa and Post. Graduate Hospital sl3-lhe '0u"" '"i
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New-York tribune., 1890-05-22
EXCISE fEfOEHS ~ Hoo.


"Thc Albany Argus in the desperation Of
it's cndcavor To show that the Legislature Of
1890 did not commend itself t. the confidence
of the people. cites excise reform aS one of the
subjects which were " Shamcfully treated" by
that body. This i an exceedingly maladrVt
charge for Democratic newspaper to make,
since the fact is that excise reform was not
shamcfully treated by the Legislature of 1890
as "a whole. but-and Is uSual-by the Demo
cratic minority. The Republican majority in
the senate and Assembly earnestly supported
the Hendricks High License bill-one of the
most excellent measures providing for excise
reform that were ever introduced at Albany.
True seven Asscmblymen who were elected
by Republican votes opposed the measure, but
the detection WAS not large enough TO in
validate the assertion that the Republican ma
New-York tribune., 1890-05-22
AJAX pEFyING SPEAKER REED.

From The -. PauI ITVHVVT IIV'S' -
Congressman springer has again demonstrated ny. nv
ability to stand up in the FACE 9l >peaNef hc,p posG
,t ,,nn,rc,,man springer. during the heated deoatS
ON Ionsc rules. led 'he revolt against coinp! M
,tr,.i,r nntr rruuc,t, from speaker Reed. >pFhlkU
,ir ,..iliIrs hi, prerosatvc and clmgs to IL. Inc
entire deck load of Democracy may be washer hs
sl frou The ship of state chaos may reign ana th5
bc1vrn. roll away like scroll, bat amid the Wie.a
of matter and the crash OF worlds '0hsreSs.n,,, o,,
onrn'r,r will undoubtedly be seen. pale but cree.
,isrtrncd a the sgit. but still standing on MS plhs
en- Wild eyed defiance of popular request from -
nations Of the earth To sit down.
New-York tribune., 1890-05-22

The Republican programme on the Mchln-
lev Tariff bill was successfully carried out IN
the House Yesterday, the bill being passed by
vote of 1862 TO 142. No Democrat voted III
IFS favor. and only one Republican, Mr. Cole
man. of Louisiana. was recorded in the mega
five. Mr.. Feafherston, of Arkansas, who was
tbe successful contestant for seat occupied
Inv Democrat. and who is set down as an In
dencndent also voted with the Democrats.
The outcome is triumph for Chairman Nc
Kinley and his associates, and for the Repub-
lican majority as "a whole; and rebuke to
those Free Traders who have strivcn to create
the immersion that the Republicans had no
intention of enactng a law that would revise
the tariff while preserving intact the command
ing principle of protection to American indus
tros The bill has been passed precisely two
months earlier than the Mills bill was disposed
If two wears ago, and this result, it is partlc-
ularlv worthy of notice, has been achieved
without the intervention of party caucus
That is the way the Republicans keep their
pIcdces to the people.