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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-25
Az 1GILE MINE GEINDFITHER,

The Tribune has been under the impression that
the natural home oi aged athletes II IN the State
of Iowa. as witness \. {. Owen, OF Mason city.
aged cl2hty-iour, the iortN-lod sprih'er ana Dr'
H. f. Garfield aged seventy nine, of AI2ona, tine
rick and long-dlsancc bicycle rider. We sill be
h.vr that it Is there that they thrive best, but 1t
does not appear after all that they are wholly
confined To that State. report comes 10 Us OF Il
man in Eastport, Maine named benjamin Capcn.
aged cishty-srvcn, vino seem, 10 he up TO the
Iowa standard Mr. Capen is Il good all-round
athlete, but hc finds himself most al home on ice
skates lie is SAID to be able To out-skate any
person. young or old, III PASSPORT.
Mr. Capen has always been more or less a
lover of skating ever since lie a boy, and II
IS recorded that he Won race on the ice against
another boy two years before the opening Of the
War of lsl2 After 1870. however, he rather
neglected the sport for some fty-cght years, with
the exception of the hard winter of $50 and 40
when he was II good deal on the ice. From his
SEVENTEEN 10 his scvcny-iillh birthday he did not
nave skates on his feet but twelve years ago. ON
the occasion of the laSt-namcI anniversary, ht
put ON the skates Tor couple of hours with a
great grandson. and was 50 pleased with the sport
that since then. during the winter, IN the word.
of the account before Ms. hc can he Srn on the
lee every afternoon and evening Indeed, Mr.
! Capcn skates purely for amusement and is an anna
teur in every sense, something which probably
| Owen and Garfield of Iowa are not 1t is said
| to he delightful to Mr.. Capen strap on his
l skates and min.le with the Do's and Hirls on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-25
DEMOCRATIC REFORM-AND DIPVEhS.

I, any have wondered in the past at the tenacty'
and ndr,tructibty of our party. their wonder sh."u
cease when in the light OF IA, aSt 'nl'~ , he cal,
,ccn how gorou>N it springs To the iron' at t' n
Of It's duty To- the people and IN Obedience. u 1p s'
mons OF party loyalty and obllgatoh'-iNr' '"'o'~
at the Reform Club banquet
what II SILVER had run long the spine Of each guest
IT, Just a. great Grover this sentence concluded
An urchin in one Of the boxes had risen,
And the name of our newly made judge had ntrudes'
What an Arctic-cOld SILVER,
If the boy had cried Divver!'
Paddy Dlvvcr!7
With open mouthed pleasure the Clevcandtes sat-
As their chief praised their partyN devotion 10 ou'v'
Loud they chcercd its love for the people ne
And they swore as they cheered that his speech was
a beauty
What an Arctic-cold SILVER
II the boz had cried Diver"
Paddy DIVER
What a bush.starting change had come over theh
II the urchin that arrow had drawn from his Quiver
How the sham of the speech would have made itSeI
felt,
II the reckless young scapegrsce had burted Qua
Divert
can't YOU see them all SILVER,
As the urchin cried Divverl'
Paddy Diver
How glorious II springs TO the front at the can
of the duty il owes to the peoplc"-sucl talk
MAY take with the ultra marines but. you know,
II sounds most absurdly right here in New-l ork-
Can't You them all shiver
As the urchin cried DIVERT
Paddy Divver'l
a Cleveland the next time Democracy pleads
That a speech in her praise you will stand ana derives
Draw il mild Danish buncombc, or else 10 your gre1
some urchin may floor you
by crying out " DIVERS
Paddy Divyegt'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-25
TINE plErITIONING or ATRTC
The party.

THE TlEIIIIJNINb VI ~ nv -
Down to the time OF the BruNSeI> '"hlc''I''c
Of 1876 a barbalic sort OF home rule preNaiI'd
throughout most OF the African Continent.
ApaIt from Turkeys Shadowy held on i@HW
scarcely one-tenth OF the area OF the continent
was under any sort oil foreign c ntIol. iofu-
cal was by far the largest alien PROPRIETOR
claiming more than 6i2,O0O square miles
chiefly in Angola and Mozambique. France IN
Algeria and Scncgambia, and Great ButaIh' al
the Cane and elsewhere were about equal IN
extent of claims. but neither of them claimed
half a, much as Portugal. spain also had an
insignificant holding OF $500 miles and that
was all. The vast remainder of the Dark Con
unent was subject to no sway save that OF
savage nature and often still more savage native
chiefs
The Conference of 1876, however, was the
signal for invasion. and for the beginning OF
| and grabbing. At first the process was SLOW
| and cautious one But in 1881 it became more
| rapid became, n fact, regular scramble
Zach Power reconstructed the map Of Africa
according to il, own covetous pleasure. Man.
| II the claims cla,hed with each other and over
| Tapped. But the international chickering's q
the last year have pretty well settled the riya
prctcnS' Jns. England ald France and Eng
and and Germany have come to a pretty com
! plet@ understanding and although the Anglo
Portuguese convention was rejected by III,
Lisbon Government, there is little doubt tha
the conflict III that quarter viii Infinitely b,
settled on about the present basis. % it i
now possible 10 observe with a reasonable de
gree OF accuracy the pdItitonng of Africa. a
il has been effected. And effected it ha, beer
III thorough manner; for whereas in 1876. u
We have seen. scarcely one-tcnth had beer
grabbed by foreign Powers, at the present dat
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apparent interest TO inspect my arms, as did AL the

Others"
The Vicomte de Vebois, of Paris, is travelling 70
Mexico through the United states on his way to south
America. He proposes 10 spend two years travelling
over the South American continent. lie Will 90 down
the west coast, visiting all the smaller Republics ana
will come up the Atlantic coast and later penetrate
the interior lie intends to gather statistics ana ma
terial for an exhaustive work South America. TO
embrace geographical and climatic features geological
researches and HYGIENE conditions together with the
habits and customs of the people Of the different
States and of the different tribe, of Indians. The
Count has spent four years in travelling over ASA
and has written book on the tea industry Of China.
besides number Of magazine articles on the Chinese
oh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-25

The report of the Commissioners in Lunacy
will be examined with special interest in order
to learn the operations of the new law requiring
the transfer of insane paupers from poorhouseS
to asylums. About Onefourth of such insane
persons have been transferred already. and as
Rapidly as possible the remaining 1900 will be
placed where they can receive proper care and
treatment There is no doubt as TO the benei-
cence of the law and as little that its effect
will be to reduce still further the proportion
of insane persons in the state
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-25

If the promise of more than one perfect Gay
and of succession of magnificent moon-ht
nights is fulfilled, this Christmas will give us
ideal winter weather-ccar crisp, bracing, but
inviting to Out-of- doors after the culinary tn
umphs Of the season have received their share
of attention. Such day will be a vast i'm
provement upon the spling-like temperature
which prevailed over large part Of the coun-
thy one year ago to-day. TO our readers one
and all, and to the rest OF mankind, we wish
the merriest possible Christmas.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-25

The Presidents Christmas greeting 10 , a., .n
world is the proclamation that these nI'1 IS
states will hold an international exhloi''o" -
arts industries, manufactures. and inc p'p"'
nets Of the mine, soil and sea in ChcaSo' ~
ginning on May /. and continuing TIL nc'r w.
ond Of October. 1898. The irrevocaoIc S'ep
has been taken. Short as the time lor piop"
ration is the United States cannon 10"
hack without grayely compromising 'nc va"
tonal dignity But we are confident una, '"'; =.
,,iu no no occasion for turning back. mere i
= hic amount of work to be done 1t Is true,
H.. e Ch;c,oo,s tremendous energy is aroused
,,.ordors will he accomplished in short tihe'
rno,,, NOW an the word must be Forward
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-25

On the police-maron question the Grand jury
<rcoI, with an emphasis that we hope VIII I'm
nros> the Legislature and the Governor ne
Massage of a law requiring Che appointment %
matrons is earnestly demanded by enIish'ene'
public opinion, and is duty which ine raw 20
makers and the Executive cannot ahoru ~
neglect.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-25

If any man in the United States needs INC
,tisc,ction that may come from ~" compliments
If fine season. that man Is Smith NJ "'''
,ccordinrly wish him Merry Christmas. WI
Wood i, now on the ragged edge winch Hl'l''S
Jc,uair from hope. He is utterly unao' u zen
..t', ,o>t month may bring forth. But for to-day
We hope he may east anxiety TO the winds anu cav
49,. Christmas turkey in rs profound peace as can
a., ,,,,ohs,fcd 70 an uneasy candidate for Senator
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-25

Another blow has been struck at the rallrodu
comnonies which often seem to claim the owner
shin Of the streets in fee simple because they nave
laid down strcc-car tracks, in most cases wI'hou'
noyint penny for the privilege. Inc "eneia'
form of the City Court in Brooklyn mas JUS,
banded down decision holding that ral'ro'u
compony has not the exclusive right 10 drive VI
It's tracks. The question arose IN damage sun
hccousc a car ran into and smashed coaic'i'
Tho Court says that the car-drlver shoulu nav
allowed the cart reasonable 'iinc ~ E'U 0''
the way If a coal-cart mas .iiS p' 49,
fortiori other ychclcs are eh'i'lr" !" '''o ~
With the public's right TO use '"e S'''"'.N'
Ncw-York and to drive upon tAe S'''''
in Brooklyn upheld by the courts III" ',".
~ ,.on ,,ul certainly mark a distinct advance
IN civilization.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-25

Jud,c Of the United States supreme 'o"F'
49,. La. shown sufficient bravery 10 hght an
armed burglar at night will not lack courage 10
carry ont hi, convictions on the bench "l'ho"
r.r,,d 10 the influence of parties or the urgency
of counsel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-25

The proclamation which the IreSiDent pc 49,,
Chicagos stocking will make 'h's VII Wv
-, 80 hor Hfe Three cheers for the Fair
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-25

~It is noticeable fact" 'emarEs mo pnIlo'-
,hor Of "Tb. Pittsburg Bulletin that when
money r is tight men ore sober" Our wall Street
huIs and bears are always sober whether money
is ,,rht or plcny-n fact, most of them are FROM
n;,ioni,ts BIT their faces are not always So"'i :
nm the contrary. they are generally wrea'ned VIVID
hc,ming smiles They were wrcathcd 'h'' way
yesterday as they INDUCED in their annual cele
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-25

On the statement Of facts contained in his
veto message President Harrisons non-apprOval
of the bill appropriatns $4,000 for the cree
ton of a postotfice building at Bar Harbor is
fully justified During half of the year the
postofiice receipts in that place do not average
more than IS day, and even in the busy
summer season the postmaster requires the as
sistance of only single clerk. The disposition
to spend money needlessly for public buildings
was checked more than once by Mr.. Harrison
during the first session OF this Congress. lie is
continuing his good work now
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-25

The Grand Jury made an important present
ment yesterday in regard to the need of munc-
ipal lodging houses and the importance of pro
yiding matrons for police stations. The lodg-
ing houses suggested are to accommodate the
persons who now seek shelter in the police sta
tons, where the rooms set apart for them are
declared by the jury to he entirely unSuited
for the purpose. The system proposed is that
which has given good satisfaction in Boston
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-25

,,.o., = ono cron which is never the victim OF
hail. lightning. frost bug or any o'''i ,;aL
r,,t,n, I, i ,bc calendar crop. The one which
49,. t.,;r, harvested is understood To be larger
49,, .r,. ~ it's predecessors. Il is so large, IN
49,, A s,otisticiaus fgurc-that the man VINO
,.i,. 60 have laid on his desk 3S IL large ones
.gIo small ones and 1913 2-5 assorted sizes VIII
ot ct his pro rata share Of the calendar ior Io'i
and therefore is entitled 10 kick
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-25

Tho Interesting and pertinent fact is recalled ny
o., r.. Times that the ever-pophlar poem
. rr,,s thc Nisht before Christmas was "'''
,rir,ed IN a Trojan newspaper. GOOD lor Troy
'r';. T.. , distinction of which She may well W.
nrond cspcciay at this season Of the Ne"r1'',a'
-, rho best season Of the year DOUBT
les, santa Claus remembering the TACT, taxes axes
Measure in filing the stockings OF young lroJ'"'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-25
:Ietpalprk Dailp Gribn,1e:
HORACE GREE LIE =

THURSDAY, DECEMBER %, 1s9o.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-25

There can I've no better day IN me year '''' '''''
to keen ont of politics.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-25

One thing is certain: ExPresident Cleveland
,...,,,,i,,d the Reform Club Tuesday evening
The Globe-republican., 1890-01-08
JUDGE KELLEY.

The "Father OF tho House. Likely Not
Again to Take Part In It's Deliber-
atoms.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Judge Kelley
is slightly improved. The members of
his family who are here were not sum-
moned to Washington on account of
the judges illness, but came to spend
the holidays with him. VIII lie it is
true that the judge has Il throat trouble
of a cancerous nature. it is not new
developme t, as Mr.. Kelley submitted
to surgical operation for the removal
of this growth in 1883. There has
been, however, a renewal of the trouble
quite recently, but tits was not the
cause of his present prostration. About
a week ago the judge contracted a
heavy cold, which developed into very
severe case of intestinal catarrh, ac-
companied by pious and obstinate
diarrhGa, which has resulted in great
weakness and general br :aking down
of the system. The judge is extreme
" anxious to go to the House of Rep
resentatives once more, but his friends
are of the opinion that he will never
take his seat there again.
The Globe-republican., 1890-01-08
SEEKING OFFICE.

The Civtl-Serviee Law . stumbling block
In the Road Of Ambitious Young Amsri-
cans.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-"There is
little use," said Solicitor Blaine, lin
attempting to conduct civil-service
for one set of of1iceholders and ignoring
the just claims of others. This has been
brought very prominently before the
State Department recently in cases
where young Americans desire 70 so
abroad as diplomatic representatives Of
the United States. Before there was
such thing known as civil-service
reform, politicians were accustomed to
bring their friends to Washington, and,
after receiving attention from the
head of department., an appoint
ment to a lucrative position was
generally the result. But now all
this is changed and the doors of
the departments are practically closed
against applicants for office. owing to
the requirements of the Civil-Service
Commission. Disappointed in their
efforts to get into public position in
other ways, many of the workers of the
two political parties turned their long
ing e es in the direction Of the State
Departu ent and coveted long and ca H.
estly some of the consular offices held
by others. Examinations are not re-
quired for these places, and they are
matters for the exertion of influence,
if the solicitation of candidates for
them can be believed. In consequence
of the demand for consular positions it
is quite likely that they will be recon-
mended to be turned over to the Civil
Service Commission to pass upon the
ability of the applicants, and thus re-
lieve the State Department of great
6oaI of annOvapco,
The Globe-republican., 1890-01-08
RAILROAD BUILDING.

The Showing For the Past Year Not So
Favorable rs to Foreclosures.
CHICAGO. Jan. 5-The Railway Age
says that the year 1889 makes much
less favorable showing in respect to
foreclosures than did its immediate
predecessor, although ON the other
hand its record is much less discourag-
ing than in the three years preceding
1855 A table is appended showing
that during 1889 twenty-five roads
were sold under foreclosure. They
had an aggregate mileage Of 1880
miles and total funded debt and cap
ital stock of $751;, $4,000.
T Among the line so sold were: The
Wabash. with 94S miles and s27 600, 600
of capital; the Cinci natl, Washington
& Baltimore, 2Sl miles; the Richmond
& Allegheny, with 252, and the narrow
gauge Denver, South Park s. Pacific,
325 miles, and Port Austin, 2lS miles.
The record for 1883 was nineteen fore
closures, covering ,596 miles and $751;,
5000 capital cation; in 1887, thirty
one failures, covering 5,47S miles and
1928, ISL, GOO capitalization; in 1856,
fOrty-tive failures covering 1867 miles
and 1874, 10000 capitalization.
During 1889 twenty-five roads with
an aggregate Of $500 miles of track
and sS4, 7O2, 900 funded debt, and $780,
664, 1000 capitalization went into the
hands of receivers, the most prominent
of which was the st. Louis, Arkansas
& Tex IS. with Ito miles of line. and
SIS, AS, 900 of funded debt and 1923, 0s3,-
600 of capital stock. The International
& treat Northern. with IT'S miles of
lines sl5,OOO,OvO of funded debt and
$685. COO of capital stock, came next
u MAGNITUDE.
The Globe-republican., 1890-01-08
THE SUGAR TRUST.
4 Petition to Wind Up Its Affair, Enoer


Receiver.
New YORK. Ian. Mot CO Of All
action III the supreme Court !Cr the
dissolution of the sugar trust and ash
ing Tor the appointment of a To eiver
to wind up its affairs was fled in the
county clerks Office of Kings County in
Brooklyn, late Tuesday afternoon by
the North River Sugar Retiring Com
pany, Il member of the trust, through
Henry Winthrop Gray, receiver.
The dOcum mt gives notice that the
action will he brOrght in the Supreme
Court and says the partnership ttrust)
was entered into by plaintiff and de-
PENDANTS August Is, 1887. The appoint
ment of a receiver is asked for to take pos
session of all the property Of the trust.
The petition describes in detail all the
lands and buildings of the Havemyers'
at Green Point and Williamsburg, and
on the East river and Wallabout Bay
water fronts, involving many millions
of dollars. The court is asked to re-
strain the defendants from dispOst ing
of any of the property of the trus and
from paying any further moneys
out of the assets Of the cO-partnership
or otherwise diSpOsing of the assets.
The Globe-republican., 1890-01-08
THE SOUTH.

JAMES A. SMITH, a lawyer Of Man.
gum, Greer County, Tex. was killed
recently by the accidental discharge of
revolver his friend, Walter Farmer,
was trying to take from his pocket.
JUSTICE LAMAR has notified Rich
mond, Va, committee that other duties
would prevent his delivering an Grafton
in that city on jefferson Davis and that
he regretted it very much.
WHILE digging in the sand at Jack
son. Tenn, four little children were
buried by fall of the bank. Only one
was taken out alive.
DANIEL NJ. BOWMAN, ex-editOr of
the Woodford Ky Sun, was killed re-
Gently by falling off 4 train on the
Monon road.
FIVE hundred hemp producers and
workingmen of Lexington, KY, have
sent petition to the Ways and Means
Commi tee against any change in the
present tariff OH hemp.
A MULE caused the derailment OF
passenger engine and three coaches
twenty miles from Pine Bluff, Ark,
the other night Several passengers
were bruised but none seriously injured.
AN Interstate cattlemen's cOnven.
ton has been called to meet at Fort
Worth, Tex, March II.
THE aldermen of Frankfort, KY,
have enacted an ordinance prohibiting
the sale of cigarettes. The law is
being strictly enforced.
By collision in thick fog west of
Savannah, Ga, two engines were
wrecked and six persons slightly in.
jured.
WILMoRE HALL. colored, has been
hanged at Louisville, GA, for the muir.
der of J. L. Evans, a white man. He
confessed.
AN unfinished trestle on the Brier.
field, Blocton & Birmingham (Ala.,
railroad fell the other morning, carry.
ing down twenty-five carpenters.
David j. Webb and Carl Mark were
killed and twenty others were injured.
TRAVEL has been interrupted and
railroads much damaged by heavy rains
in Arkansas.
The Globe-republican., 1890-01-08
CROP REPORT.


The December Crop Report shows 0cot
Average Yield.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4-The Decean-
Der report of tho Department of Agi-
culture contains q detailed statement
Of the estimates of the principal oe-
reals, by States, including area, pre-
duct and values.
The reported area of corn is 49,
65l acres This represents an increase
of p per cent. over the acreage OF
1855. The wheat acreage is SO, lS $50
acres. 2 Ito per cent. greater than the
aggregate of 1883. The revision
of acreage gives smaller
area in Iowa, Nebraska, Oregon and
Washington, and a larger breadth in
Kansas and Dakota Darying and
me production have for years been
encroaching on wheat growing on the
eastern side of the great spring wheat
belt, as former reports have shown.
Wide flu tuations in the breadth OF
wheat in Kansas, Illinois and other
States, occurring from year to year, are
the result of variable meteorological
conditions. Economic considerations,
especially changes in market value,
also affect peculiarly the distribution
of wheat.
The acreage of oats is placed at e.
1862, SO acres, an increase of less than
per cent
The yield per acre of corn is very
neariy 81 bushels, or one and one
tenth bushels less than the product of
1879 and Is largest rate Of yield
since 1850 The product as estimated
is 2,ll2, $40. 900 bushels. The largest
Yields are west of the MisSiss!ppi-Iowa,
taking first rank in the aggregate pro-
duced and yield per acre, 3i9, 96, 900
bushels, 80 ) per bushel per acre.
The yield per acre of wheat is nearly
1919 bushels, or One-tenth of bdShel
greater than the November average of
yield per acre The variation from
the current expectation of the last six
months is not over l per cent. The
total product as estimated is 400, 500,
900 bushels.
The product Of oats is ISL sis, 600
bushels at the rate Of ga bushe S per
acre. The aggregate of all cereals is
about $3.50, 100000. or at least fifty
three bushels per capita.