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New-York tribune., 1890-06-17
PRIZE UyyyJyG AND HIGHER EDUCI
TTON

Tho brilliant achievements OF Miss Fawcett
and Miss Alyord at Cambridge lnvefSi'y nave
naturally attracted the attention of Doih hehl-
snborcs but after all, those persons VINO trl-
umnbantIy hail them as final proof OF the
intellectual equality of men and women are
M, tho most logical advocates OF the policy OF
oTorin, the same educational opportunities 10
both seves. These single performances are IN
fact. conclusive of nothing that was not uiii'er-
sally conceded long ago, namely that soh'o
women possess mental powers as acute as 'hose
Of anv man. They do not prove the oroau
nronosition that the mind of the average woman
c,r bo as proGtably cultivated as the nina OF
tho average man. IL that belief is still IN need
If confirmation. it must look further than
isolated instances, however conspicuous we
are certainly not assuming that such conhrn'a
t;op is needed. but merely pointing out where
il can not be found.
,rho cbamnions of a cause which did not
tocome victorious without an arduous conflict
have n much more substantial basis for thcir
contention that women are worthy OF .he
amplest facilities for study IN the wel-hieh
universal acquicSccnce in the result OF 'heir
labors. The old arguments hurled against
them have left scarcely an echo. Experience
has shown that women arc not unSeXcd by per-
sistent application to Greek Latin mathemat,
ics and the mutifariouS 'ologies nor unll'ted
for any obligation of mature life nor robbed
Of health. nor made less loving and lovaole'
Jf there are any persons left in this country
rbo think that the curriculum OF girls school
sbould still be restricted 10 French. music,
water colors embroidery and Felicia hemanS'
or who so thinking possess the courage 10 de-
clare their opinion, we must acknowledge 'hat
We do not know where 10 find them
New-York tribune., 1890-06-17

snce to the Government have passed away, ana
public opinion has developed into force 10 whch
even the Heaven-descended Mkado is 1orced 10
WELD The movement against the REVISION oi
tbe treaties and the admission OF foreigners 10
the interior is distinctly of popular nature
and source of embarrassment TO the Govern
mont The murder Of two Of the statesmen most
closely identified with the party OF progress IN
Japan the attempted assassination OF TWO others'
and the frequent attacks-one of which is de-
scribed in another part of to-days Is
sue-whch have been made during the
last few months on the American and
English missionaries. can only be regarded as
manifestations Of sentiments more or less latent
for some years, but which now openly prevail
among the people. Many of the foreign teach
ers. especially those engaged in the propagation
~ the Gospel, have been forced by the menacng
attitude Of the people to leave the country, ana
the files Of newspapers from Yokohama, which
have just reached this country contain a long
list Of outrages TO which the missionaries have
been subjected during the months of April and
May.
The surprise which may be aroused in this
country by this revival of the former hostility to
the foreigner will disappear when it is remem-
bcred that only about OO, 900 of the 36,oo0,OOo
inhabitants of Japan are lnitlated IN tne ways
and manners Of the West To the masses
European civilization means merely an enormous
increase in tho taxes and in the price OF the
necessaries Of lie. farewell TO the former easy
and indolent manner of getting through the aiiy
work. and the advent of innumerabe fresh vices
and diseases It means, moreover, the disagree
able association with the white races, who look
down with scarcely vcilcd contempt on the olive
bucd Inhabitants of Japan, on their customs ana
on their supcrsttions.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-17
TWELVE PAGES.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

reirn.-Much alarm is felt at the spread oil
cholera in Spain there have been ninety-one cases
in all at Puebla de Rugat. - a stormy scene
between several Irish members and Mr.. hlfour
the Irish Secretary. occurred in the House OF
Commons. - Mr.. Edmund Yates comments
upon tn. news in London. 80 Admiral Lang
Of the Chinese feet. has resigned. - MAJOR
wissmann sailed from Alexandria for BrindlN
on his return TO Berlin. - Eyraud, the muf-
derer was delivered board the french snip
Lafayette at Havana, 20 be conveyed 70 France
Congress Both branches in session - me
Senate: No action was taken on the Silver bill,
and general debate was kept up. Mr.. Allison
making an effective speech. - The Finance
Committee has restored the duty on works of
art the Tariff bill will probably be presented 10
the Senate to-day or tomorrow. - The House
The Sundry Civil bill was considered, and few
amendments were made.
Domestic.-Between thirty and forty miners
were killed by explosion of fre-damp IN
mine az Hill Farm, Penn -r Chicago ana et
Louis complained that the census was not ac-
curatcly taken - The Seneca Indians held
council to rejoice over the failure OF the Whipple
bill The exercises Of commence
ment week were continued at Cornell Lehigh,
Brown. Swarthmore. Miami, Wilson and other
universities and colleges. - Quartermaster-
General Hoiablrd was retlred. - CHc VI 'hc
peaks of Mount Shasta, California. has disap-
reared: il is believed 10 have fallen into the
crater. - Lobbyists engaged by the West End
Railroad Company, Boston, testified that they
had attempted 10 influence no legislators by the
use of money.
City and Suburban-The Rapid Transit Com
missioners practically agreed upon an underground
route. - The Wholesale Liquor Dealers AS
sociation met TO protest against the measures OF
the Whiskey Trust. - The new Madison Square
Garden was opened with concert = Class
day exercises were held at Rutgers College -
Petitions were signed in many towns in New
Jersey requesting Governor Albeit 70 veto the
hill egalizing bookmaling. - The annual re-
eatta of the Pavonia Yacht Club was sailed. -
The annual sale OF the Rancho del Paso yearlinRs
was held - Stocks very dull with small
fluctuations closing steady.
The Weathsr.-Forecast for to-day Generally
fair, with slight thermal changes Temperature
Yesterday Highest, IS degrees lowest, So; aver
age sc IA.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-17
yrwvopR ~ THE lid CONGRESS-

NEW.YORR ~ TIE LID CONGhESS.
The XXIst Congressional District of TINS
State. consisting Of the counties OF rankin
Essex. Clinton and Warren, is populated ny
Republicans who believe in taking time ny
the forelock. They have already called their
convention 10 nominate a candidate Tor 'he
newt Congress II is 10 be held at PlattSourS
ON the 18th of July. The present Representa-
tive of the district, Mr.. Mofiitt who also sat
in the Lth Congress, was chosen practically
without oppostion. receiving 21,361 votes
while his competitor running on the ProhiDl-
ton ticket received only 1908 votes. III Is no'
too early for the Republicans OF the o'her
thirty three districts of Ncw-l ork TO beelh 10
think of the coming Congressional campaign
They must all realize the importance from
every point of view of having Republican
majority in the next House, just as they must
realize that the Republicans of New York can
help nightly to secure that result.
The delegation from New-York in the List
Congress Is made up of nineteen RepubhcahS
and fifteen Democrats. If vigorous ana uni'eu
canvass is made there is no reason why our
Marty friends should not retain all the districts
which they now hold and make some gains.
The Ist District Queens, Richmond and SUI
follO which is now represented by Demo-
crat. might be captured by strong and pop
ular Republican, and the same remark applies
70 the Vth Brooklyn District, and to the Nth
New York now represented by "encrai
Spinola. The Republicans of Albany have
demonstrated their ability to elect their Con-
pressional candidate, although the district ordi-
narilv goes Democratic. The Republicans OF
the XXXIIId (Ere) District have only them
selves to blame for the fact that they are now
represented in Congress by Democrat. MI
Wley's plurality was only 564, and he can
readily be superseded this year by Repub-
lican if wise counsels prevail in the nominating
convention. Writing Of the NNth District
Fulton, Hamilton. Montgomery, Saratoga ana
Schenectady, 1.-THE Saratogian" states that
Mr.. Sanfords denomination is foregone CON
clusion. The same thing is doubtless true OF
a number of the other Republican Congress
men, for the people have learned by experience
that il is 10 their interests 10 retain faithful ana
experienced legislators in their service.
Some of the districts in the interior are
Republican by so large a majority that there
is a possible danger Of losses from oyerconh-
dence. We. trust all our friends will remem-
Der how the Republicans of the Rensselaer,
Washington District were caught mapping IN
1886. and Law the warning TO heart. Those
two counties in 1854 gave Garfield for PreS-
dent plurality OF 3,460 while Republican
Congressman was elected by well nigh unanl-
nous vote. Nevertheless, in 1886 Demo
cratic Congressman was chosen.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-17
CRITICAL TIMES IN JAPAN

"Slow and sure are the words of warn
ing that have frequently been addressed during
the last two decades TO the governing classes of
japan by many of her most sincere and farslghtcd
friends They knew full well that the marvellous
rapidity OF japanese progress, and the attempt
to achieve within the space Of five and twenty years
a degree of civilization which il has taken Euro
peans eighteen centuries TO attain, must in the
natural order Of things be followed by CORE
spondingly powerful reaction. The latter appears
TO have how set in, and it is probable that the
strong revival Of the former io-ism,' or hatred
Of the foreigner, may force the Government of the
Mikado TO adopt q rctrOgradc policy The people
| at large have abandoned their former anxiety for
| the revision of the existing treaties and for
the universal application Of the new agreement
negotiated with the United States Government ;
for they realize that it involves the opening up
OF the country 10 the dctcsted strangers. And
whereas, two or three years ago, the Imperial
Government was on the point Of adopting Chris
tanity as "A State rcligion-not on conscientious
grounds, but solely because of the conviction that
the Western Powers would never treat Japan on a
footing of equality until the people became Chris.
tans-it is officially recommending the doe
trines of Confucius as the moral shcet-anchor OF
the nation To the teachings OF the great Chinese
philosopher are due the reactionary policy Of the
Celestial Empire its hostility 10 Western civiliza-
tion and the stationary character of its develop
ment The news, therefore, that the preccpts Of
Confucius are henceforth 10 form the basis of the
textbooks of morality taught in the public schools
OF Japan will naturally be received with feelings
of concern by those interested in the future Of
| the Land OF the Rising sun.
The most peculiar feature about the present
situation in Japan is the practical substitution
| of popular in lieu of Imperial authority. The
old notions Of passive and unQlestionns obedi-
New-York tribune., 1890-06-17
PERSONAL.

Mr. Depew will make the commencement address
AT the Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute tomorrow
evening.
Mr. W. s. Gilbert has bought place in the country
and will sell his London house.
Tho Rcv DR. J. b. Dales on Sunday celebrated the
connection Of his ffteh year pastor OF the second
Tnlied presbyterian Church at Philadelphia, Penn
Mr. Watts has Just painted from life a portrait OF
Lord Tennyson which he will give to Trinity College
Cambridge; and he Will give rop"'" vi ~ ~ ~
National Gallery
DR. I F.. Rankin, president Of Howard University
and his family are spending few days at orange " D.
G.ribaldi,s tomb IN Caprera is TO be made Nauonsi
monument and the island is TO be devoted 10 tle p-
poses OF a home for old sailors. lighthouse also
Will be erected there.
Predecessor Henry NJ Torrcy Of Harvard University
Is now ont Of danger from his recent serious Illness
Two q, the most interesting personages in the eyes
~ sultan Mandara and his AMBASSADORS WHO "cre
rocoruv at Berlin we're the German Empress and
Prince bismarck "Thc wife Of thy Emperor SAN
Mandar, Is very tall and beautiful, not unlike my
self only she has white hair, and so have her three
chilaren +, Prince Bismarck, he added. had TWO big
dogs like h-enas lie drank beer with my people,
ard they gave him snuf, which he loves very muSn: Zen
am sorry he Ia dean' sednys ssid thew had seen
him dead house where all the people ev "e sad esn
'rah4puTm,h & % m honse' but he was dead and could no
longer talk
OF the three widely known brothers Welsh-samuei
John and William-Philadelphia merchants ana u'S'
tnruished citizens samuel the eldest, died on satur
day at. the advanced age Of eighty seven "Ihey
were saws The Philadelphia Ledger not able men
all Of them The youngest. william. was the first to
pass away dying suddenly in the harness as
humanitarian upon a visit to a public hospital o
which he was director and trustee-work OF nature
that he devoted a large portion Of his life to aS
GOOD citizen. john the second in seniority Minister
10 England as well as merchant and most acu'e
participant in all affairs Of public advantage ana oene
faction, was the next TO die. 1t was reserved io
the eldest samuel 10 live = the greatest age ana u
survive all his brothers. lie not 50 prominent
In public life the Others, yet still did great dea
Of useful work public spirited ctLen, Whlic con
centratng his attention upon the affairs Of the i'm
p0rant commercial house Of which he has been for 50
many wears the hOnOrcd chief. samuel Welsh was
ono Of the class Of citizens that all people turn to
instllctivey when searching for men 10 NIL places
Of trust. requiring the strctest integrity and highest
honor lie has faithfully discharged the duties Of
many Of them during his long and worthy life, still
holding some Of them at the time Of his DEATH
New-York tribune., 1890-06-17
yFU.YORK COLD-SHOULDERED.

Tho CITY of New-Yorl1 cannot get the most
necessary provisions for the development OF It's
traffic. \ Republican Legislature at Albany
and Republican Congress at Washington have
cood reason for refusing enactmentS which
,vould increase the political power of the horde
now in possession of the city. Newly ork gets
the cold shoulder everywhere, and no wonder.
Tho sort of men New-York elects deserve the
cold shoulder.
Business men of New-YorIl have no right to
complain. The ruling power politically here
is what they make it. OF course. business men
will say. Not very many Of us vote the Tam
MANY ticket some waste their votes on
County Democracy, which is neither moro
yirtuous nor moro patriotic than Tammany
itself. Others vote the Republican ticket
when there is work enough done by somebody
else 10 wake them up. Others still need no
waking and do their duty. But OF this great
body of citizens as a class, who can say that II
uses even tithc of lis influence to secure good
government? Do business men employ all
their influence at primaries and in the manage
ment of parties? Do they fatty refuse their
contributions TO a party which nomlnates an
unworthy candidate? DO they demand as the
price of their assistance 10 either party that
men shall be chosen who know and VIII work
for the needs Of the city?
Everybody knows that these questions an
swer themselves Business men OF Newly orlI,
with comparatively rare exceptions. consider 1t
not worth their while, or else decidedly be-
meath their dignity IA be active III political
affairs The great proportion Of them split
ND their votes upon several tickets which they
do substantially nothing TO select and stick
blndly 10 the party which they like and give
money indiscriminatcly to aid tickets that are
about the worst ever seen rs freely as II they
were about the best and 60 downtown next
day to growl because politicians put mp such
scamps and care so little for the interests OF
the city. Yet this great body of intelligent
citizens. working with practical sense and with
large command Of means, and concentrating
votes and means every time where they could
help Ncw-York, could easily oyerpower the
rings. the saloons and the tOughS.
30 taxpayers reap what they have sown. II
would not be a bad thing for them To remcm-
her that harmony with the party which pre-
dominates in the rest of the State, and there
fore in the Legislature, would give them power
to shape affairs for the city in State legislation.
They might proftably remember that great
commercial city, set at the very gateway TO
the popuous and prosperous Northern States,
could command vast influence BY acting in
harmony with the great majority of the people
in those States. Instead, New-fork money
comes out lavishly to support schemes of cor
rnption and fraud by which the will of the
majority at the North may be defeated. il is
poured ont lavishly to elect a Governor who
is tolcrably certain to have the Legislature
against him, and to defeat the people of the
State. Then Ncw-Yorl goes 10 Washington
and to Albany and wants favorS and wonders
that not even Democratic Governor cares
to give them.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-17

The June number of the Library Of Tribune
Extras is entitled Presbyterianism and Greed
Revision" and contains carefully revised re-
port of the proceedings of the recent Conference
at Saratoga The daily reports published in The
Tribune haye been greatly expanded from the
stenographic notes and great deal Of interesting
matter has been added. Portraits Of DR.. Moore,
Dr. w c.. Roberts, DR.. w. H. Roberts. President
Patton, DR.. Crosby and the Rev. p S. Allen ac-
company the text, with a full list OF the COM
missioners The pamphlet contains ninety-two
pages and is faithful record of most important
religious conference Price 25 cents
New-York tribune., 1890-06-17

The Yale and Princeton baseball mines are to
play of their tie at the Brotherhood or Eastern
Park in Brooklyn tomorrow afternoon at 3 40.
Much annoyance was caused last week because the
undergraduates in charge Of the game for last
Saturday either forgot or neglected TO give the
public fair warning as to place. day, hour and
tickets for the game. No advertisement appeared
in any of the papers until the morning Of the con-
test. and it was only by the mcrcSt chance that
thousands who take the livcliest interest in the
annual Yale Princeton struggle found out the
particulars for which they had been looking.
This sort Of management on the part Of students
makes graduates extremely tired Here is a prom
sinr field for the activities Of the graduate ad-
vsory committee.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-17

,be Tinted States are concerned, but Brazil,
rho Argentine Republic and Chill with their
paper curencies are hardly prepared at pres
ent to enter into it. The international bank
ING system if established under pending legis-
lation will greatly facilitate the introduction
Of the proposed silver coinage.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-17

trary il is likewise to be presumed that inc
enumeration has been as thorough there as
here.
Mayor Chaplin. it appears. Is putting 1or'h
tremendous efforts 10 give his second adhlii'is-
tration the appearance Of being uncommonS
economical. He has practically aoohshed ,he
Brooklyn Board Of Estimate, and Is dcaiins
personally with the estimates sent IN DF '"e
various departments. In one case he mas even
induced the head Of department to ask ior d
few dollars less than the sum appropriated iaS'
year. 1t will be remembered that the 'aN-ra'e
last fall was kept back until WITHIN It" ua''
of the election, when the outcry OF the TAX
PAYERS and the fear of the consequences caused
il to be hastily made up. Mr. Chaplin seems
bound 70 have a low tax-rate this year but 1t
Will not benefit the taxpayers If assessments
are increased as they have been in some recent
years
New-York tribune., 1890-06-17

The turf has its Derbys and Cups and To-
boggan Slides, but, after all, the Suburban is
first in the heart of the American race-goer
it was believed that the great handicaps i'll
May and early June would somewhat dim the
lu.tre of the young American classic, and might
even supplant it in a measure, but such has
not been the case. No race run in this country
has aroused half the interest that is felt in
the Suburban of 1890, which is TO be run at
Sheepshead Bay this afternoon. No better
field of horses of the highest class ever turned
out for race The battle between Raceland,
Tcnny, Salvador, Frenzi and Prince Royal
will be a stirring spectacle.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-17

We learn from that representative Of sound
Rcpubcanism in New England, The Boston
Journal" that the Democratic State Committee
of Massachusetts contemplates sending one or two
workngmcn abroad TO write up the workings
of frcc-trade in England in the most persuasive
and cnicing manner. We agree with THE
Journal" that this Will be "superiiuous enter
prise The people of this country have been
fully and accurately informed as to the practical
operation OF the British system, both as reported
by workingmcn and by trained correspondents
The facts have been allowed to speak for them
selves II is possible OF course, to doctor" them
so as to give them free-trade squint, but the
game would hardly be worth the candle The
Journal makes the generous offer to reprint for
the benefit of the Democratic committeeman some
of the most striking passages from the letters
written last year by the representatives OF the
Scrpps League. This is particularly severe on
The Boston Globe" and other free-trade papers
which got tired of printing letters containing
facts that told SO heavily against their own cause
New-York tribune., 1890-06-17

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month. foreign postage paid, or $4.45 for three
months. The address of the paper can be
changed as often as desired.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-17
1musemenis.

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sTHAvE. AND 18TH sr sr-oetyseure
New-York tribune., 1890-06-17

A convention of soap manufacturers has been
in session at Lockport. Tine report that David
B. Hill teegraphed them with view to obtain
ing cut prices on the thousand gallons OF soft
soap which he proposes to take with him on his
Western trip is denied.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-17
Chicago is all ready TO bring libel suit against
the census.

At their last meeting the Commissioners Of the
State Reservation at Niagara decided 10 lease the
Cave of the Winds TO George Wright. We
violate no confidence in stating that Mr.. Wright
thinks he can suhlct it in 1892 at n good round
profit to the Democratic National Committee
1t will he just the place for the Democratic Ma
tional Convention 10 convene.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-17
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