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New-York tribune., 1890-01-18
THE YArlL HOIED.S SUGGESTIONS

THE NATiL BO1EDS NUGGENTIONS.
Secretary Tacy'S scheme for TIA" revival oi
the navy has been lald before the appropriate
committee in each house OF Congress. and bills
will soon issue cmbodying 1t to a greater or
less extent. II is an ambitious scheme. since
assuming his present Office General Tracy ha,
worked at the consideration Of this large and
important subject with characteristic zeal and
thoroughncSs. Ills conclusions have been ar
rived AT after "A careful examination OF the
peculiar needs Of the country and the plans
50 maturcly formed should receive from Con
grcss an appropriate degree Of attention.
1t is undcniablc that the American people
with practical unanlmity and without partisan
distinctions are satisfied that the work OF naval
construction, so we'll begun, should bc prose
cutcd as rapidly as may be until navy Is had
able, AT least to protect Our trade and 10 de
lcnd our scacoaStS. II j. not to be expected
that the people shall tell Congress precisely
how much or how little it shall spend to secure
this result, nor how many or how few shall bc
the number of vessels procured. They only
ask that reasonable economy be observed
They understand that with our long coasts
and our large commercial interests a sufficient
navy cannot be a small one, and they have not
been greatly surprised at Secretary Tmcy'S
statement that at least 100 ship, should be
provided for with rs little delay a possible.
One Of the ScCrct1ry'S early acts WAS to ap-
point a Board of Policy, composed OF expert
cnccd nava officers, at the head of which he
placed Commodore McCann The Board was
directed to formulate plan of naval conStruc-
ton which would bring about harmonious re-
suits. The Secretary properly considered that
"A cIazy-qlilt navy, 50 10 speak, was little
better than none at all The work already
done was experimental. Ii had demonstrated
the country capability. II had proved that
we could build and equip sufficient number
of every type Of ship required and in rca-
sonably short time. This having been aSccr-
taincd, the serious work was now to begin, and
before Congress- inspired by this designer or
by that builder should commit itself To further
expenditures the Secretary wished it to look
over the whole field TO see what our peculiar
situation called for, and to act upon plans
adapted thereto that a navy effective for all
kinds of service should be. without delay or
blundcr, the issue of our work,
Commodore McCann'S report proposes Il
superb fleet commensurate with the Nation y
interests and dignity. II is to hc composed of
ten battle-ShipS Of 1000 tons each eight of
s, 900 tons, twelve Of 1000 tons, and five of
5000 tons, making a powerful squadron of
modern fighters. Nine large armOrcd cruisers
Of $3.50 tons each, capable Of making 10
knots an hour; four protected cruisers of I 400
tons each, able to make - knots nine smaller
protected cruisers of J,4O0 tons, able to make
20 knots two protected cruisers of 1000 tons
able TO make 10 knots; five small cruisers able
New-York tribune., 1890-01-18
INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY.

Mrs. Mebert b. Cary, No. 80 East Thirty eighth-st,
gave luncheon for Mrs John W. Cary ir., yesterday.
Forty ladies present.
Mrs. Samuel Sloan, No. East Thirty eighth ST.,
gave ladies' luncheon yesterday. Her guests were
Mrs. Carpenter, Mrs. j. r. Duryee. Mrs Charles Hen
derson Miss Mary Livingston and Mrs. f. 5. Auchin.
Gloss.
Miss Bertha Norris Robinson gave dance at her
home, No. 6l3 Fifth-ave last evening. The guests
were Mr. and Mrs. j. Chandler Moore, Miss Rogers.
Miss Adele Murphy, Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Gunher. Miss
Mamie Bates, Miss Pummer. Miss Duncan, Miss
Bertha Pupke, Miss May ierrick, Miss schuyler. Miss
Davis MunrOe Davis. j. Bourne George Foster, F. VI.
Robinson, Frank Cunnng CHAM. Edgar Booth and others
The wedding Of Miss Kate ROlet to Constant Sperco
will take place tonight in the church Of II. Vincent de
Paul at 80 O'Clock. \ wedding dinner will follow
Martnes.
Mrs. A. VI. Palmer will give reception at her home.
No. 25 East sixty hfthst., on Friday afternoon,
February :. for her daughter.
Nine de IIarrio> gave dance for young people at
her home. No 500 Fifth-aye., last night. she will
leave New York in May and make her permanent
home in Paris.
Mrs. Clarence Cary gave luncheon for Miss Phelps
stokes and Baron Halkett on Thursday.
New-York tribune., 1890-01-18

danger, Emperor Francis Joseph summoned tho
Cabinet to meet at his palace on December To-
He listened to both sides in silence, and then
declared that, in his Judgment although the
time for Bohemian autonomy might arrive IN
the future, he must for the present maintain
the existing Constitution. This settled the
matter so far as his Cabinet was concerned.
The discussion ended, the quarrelling Min
listers shook hands and no one resigned Hay
ing thus settled the dispute among the mem
bers of the Cabinet. the Emperor next under
took to bring about a similar reconciliation
between the Parliamentary leaders OF the Ger
man and Czech factions in the Bohemian Diet
He therefore invited them to Vienna, and as
it will be seen by the dispatch which we pub
lish this morning, he has accomplished his task
with unexpected success.
Where is the arbitcr whose decision would
be received like that in the case, for instance,
of the differences between England and Ire
land? 1t is not any provision of the ConStitu-
ton, but the Difference paid to the Crown
TO the central executive powcr-whch alone
makes Austrian federalism possible. Without
it the latter would not last week.
New-York tribune., 1890-01-18
THE PATPFR INSANE.

The annual report of the State Board OF
Charities, which has just been submitted to
the Legislature has nothing to say directly
on tho vexcd question of the best way OF
caring for the insane Nothing directly. Still
it contains a paragraph which Will greatly
please those who insist that the welfare OF the
insane can be best conserved by State super
vision. The measure which these phianthro-
pists will submit to the present Legislature
provides for the division OF the State into as
many districts as there are state insane aSy-
lums. and for the reception into each asylum
of all the insane of the district in which 1t Is
situated, whether they be of the acute or the
chronic sort OF course, in order to provide
accommodations in these state institutions
for all the insane now confined IN the county
poor-housc asylumS additional accommodations
would have 10 be secured. Accordingly, II Is
also provided in this measure that small, mex
pcnsivc buildings shall be erected on the state
asylum grounds to accommodate not less than
10 nor more than $50 patients at cost OF
not more than $500 per capita.
This is the bill which is being urged 80 Wig
orouslv by the State Charities Aid Association.
The State Board of Charities. while neither
approving nor condcmning il, argues that 1t IS
n mistake for the State 10 erect buildings Tor
the accommodation of very large numbers oi
the insane. The number of the insane con
fined in the county aSylum> and pOor-houNeN i
2256. Most of these aSylumS are reported aS
being either full or Oycrcrowdcd, and n j.
said that many Of them contain more or less
disturbed. violent and troublesome inmates
F.. L., 1a.ipueI and who
are the source Of much embarrassment and
annoyance in the administration OF the inNiI-
tutions' In regard to nine of the county aSy-
lums it is reported that they have the benefit
Of attendants but that the proportion Of such
attendants in most OF them is quite small y
Such statements aS these reveal shocking
state of things. They ndict the humanity. the
practical Christianity of NcW-l ork. II there
is one class OF mfortunatc> which more than
another ought 10 hc treated with special con
SidcratiOn, that class is the insane Nhai a
shame 10 think that the aSylumS in which
some of them are housed are ovcrcrowdcd. or
are mSuiliccntly supplied with attendant, :
The bill providing for state supervision pos
,iblv is open to criticism in regard TO some Of
its details. But it is admitted TO bee correct
in principle by those most competent 20 form
an opinion ON the question involved. Although
the State Board Of CTIutio, q, an orgauiLa-
ton has never formally committed itself 10
state supervision II j, known that many mem
bcrs Of the Board favor u. ~ do the Lunacy
Commission and the great medical authorities
in the country. Additional accommodation,
for the insane are needed. 1t would hc unwi>e
10 secure them by charging the ctnty a>y-
mms. Let the ncw buildings lee state build
nes and the entire supervision of the insane
be state supervision.
New-York tribune., 1890-01-18
A,stp21prk DAILY 0ribm'tt
FOUNDED HORACE GREELEY
SATURDAY, JANUARY Is, 1890.
TEN PAGES.
THE NEUS THIS MORNING.

Foreirn-A Lisbon newspaper advocated the
Republican federation of all the Latin nations;
deputation of English residents in Lisbon Will
wait on Lord Salisbury and ask him to adopt
more conciliatory measures with regard 10 PoTtu-
gal =- The Queen Regent of Spain requested
Senior MARTINEZ, President of the Chamber Of
Deputies, to form new Cabinet -- MI BAL
four denied the report that Parliament would be
dissolved. = Henry NJ Stanley is to stay for
some time at Cairo -= \ Mexican editor was
punished for defaming Patti. =-= Reconciliation
effected between the Czcchs and Germans in Bo-
hcmia -= Government candidates returned IN
the bye elections in Newfoundland.
Congress-The House in session. == The rcSo'
luton calling for The appointment OF a Special
Worlds Fair Committee adopted-the vote
being l4O to 1876. == In Committee: Testimony
in the contested election case Of Featherston
against Cate, Ist Arkansas District, was heard.
Domestic-Four bodies were taken from a
railroad wreck caused by collision near Gin
cinnati; several persons were injured. 60 The
Ohio River was dangerously high. =-- The lock-
out of the shoe operatives at IIaverhll is ended,
O temporary arrangement having been made with
the employers. bishop Turner, Of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church, approved the bill TO
facilitate negro emigration TO Africa. -= The
Vermont dalTSmen hcId a cOnNchloH ------ ''i'"'
are being caught in the Chesapeake six weeks
earlier than usual. --- An Australian Ballot Dill
was introduced in the Maryland legislature
City and Suburban.-The captain of ward Line
steamer and passenger were arrested Tor Snug
Cling diamonds -" Annual dinner Of the Yale
Alumni Association; speeches by Chauncey NJ
Depew, President Dwight and others. -- Peter
Henderson, the florist, died. == Horace Loomis
,od for Of Il
ing Department by Mayor Grant. =- Annual
dinner of the Ncw-York TypOthetae. == De
MORN Libby assaulted and robbed at East Orange
n ]. - Stocks dull. early further depressed,
but made good recoyeries with little business.
closing strong.
The Weather-Forecast for to-day: Warmer
and fair or partly cloudy Temperature yester-
day: Highest, 81 degrees lowest, @3; average,
27 as.
New-York tribune., 1890-01-18

Since the announcement was made on Wednes-
day that Major Michael c. Day, hotel.keeper
in Belleville ~ j., had challenged ex-Mayor
John Dooley TO fight duel because of an article
offensive to the former which he declared the
latter had written, the people Of the town and
surrounding hamlets have lived in a1nos-
pherc of intense apprehension. The eX-Mayor
recognized the fact that the eX-Nlalor was an
old soldier, and that his chances with the sword.
revolver or rifle would be slim: hence he insisted
upon time 10 select weapon that would give
him at least an equal chance against his an
tagonist, The cX-Alayor has taken advice Of
counsel, and decided to use wheelbaTows, and TO
fight in bare feet in four feet Of snow.
New-York tribune., 1890-01-18
An EUPEEOR'S POWER.

The immense power still exercised by the
Emperor in Austria Hungary is Strikingly it,
ustrated by his success in bringing about "a
complete reconciliation of all differences be
tween the CzcchS and Germans i'll bohemia.
This was apparently an impossible task, for the
conflict between the two rival parties was such
that they declined to sit in the same Diet. As
the presence Of the German minority was in
dispcnSable in order to secure the requisite
quorum for the enactment OF new statutes or
for the repeal OF old ones, all Parliamentary
legislation at Prague had come to "A standStlll.
The main cause of the dispute was the Czech
demand for Home Rule and autonomy for
bohemia as complete as that possessed by Hun
gary This was opposed by the German pop
ulation of the ancient Kingdom of II. Wen
ccnslas, on the same grounds that the men OF
Ulster oppose lreands plea for Home Rule
The Germans in Bohemia numl r about two
million, to three million Czechs, and complain
bitterly of the oppression TO which they are
subjected by the majority.
In December last the conflict reached an
acute stage and threatened not only to wreck
the Government majority in the Imperial
Parliament at Vienna, but even to bring about
fall of the Cabinet of Count Taaffe, which
has held Office for ten years. Realizing the
New-York tribune., 1890-01-18
PROGRESS AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.

The mild weather Of the last three or four months
has enabled the contractors Of the new Madison
square Garden, at TwentysiAthst. and Madison ave,
10 make rapid progress. Two sets OF hands have
worked day and night for considerable part Of the
time since the foundation stone laid months
ago. At present all the columns about the amphi-
theatre are in position and ready for the roof IL
is expected that the whole building Will be under
cover by the middle of February. The walls have
reached an average height of forty feet and already
nclose the entire building between Madison and
Fourth avcs. The brckwork of the large track is
also completed and the supports for the first row
Of seats about the amphitheatre In position Tho
second Will be finished within a few weeks.
According 10 the present plans, unless some untowad
should thwart them, the larger half OF tho
vast and beautiful building VIII be finished by the
end of March, and the entire edice III the month OF
Illn
New-York tribune., 1890-01-18
VETERANS OF THE FRANCO PRO SSIAN WAR

Chicago. Jan. l7.-VcteranS of the German Army
who participated in the of 1850 and the Franco
pluS,an War of l-7O-7l assembled in Brands Hall
last night to celebrate the anniversary OF their or
canization in this city. The hall was ta>iefully
decorated for the occasion. Along the platform
musets were stacked and other relies of war werc en-
bcdded amid cNocs and potted plants wlch EXTENDED
the whole length of the platform. Around the wall
were hung large painting, of historical characters in
c,uding Emperor william l. Emperor Frederick
Prince Bismarck and Won Moltke. The American
and German flags draped around the WALL.
many Of them being secured uy symbolic shields. he
gallery pillars were fe>tooncd with cNerSreenS. Inc
evenings enter citainmcntS opened by concert. y
supper and bali followed. Among those present, who
took part I'm the programme were George \. Y.
Massow OF the Staats Zeitung": ;. Fcklardt. Hemp
stead Washburnc and Baron Norienfycht, German
Consul.
New-York tribune., 1890-01-18
MISS MARION NANOLA IN TOUy.

Miss Marion Manoa has just returned from Chicago,
where the NcCaull opera Company Is playing. and
Is STAYING at No. A. West Thirty fourthst. with her
little daughter. She left the company for time
count Of her health. which she says made
when she already sick by misunderstanding with
Nine. Cottrclly. She will back and Join the
pany in weeks. If her health permits but all will
depend on the advice Of her physician. As has al.
ready been announced. Miss Manoa IA, been engaged
for the DE Wolf Hopper Comic opera Company. which
will begin "A at the Broadway Theatre in May,
with Mr.. kcrker'S opera, Castles in the Air.
Her contract with Colonel MCt aull Will have ended AZ
that time.
New-York tribune., 1890-01-18
UTSIC-THE DRAMA.
BROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.

Music Of the kind whose beauty is unquc,tioned and
cause, no warning OF schools makes up the programme
~ the third concert Of the brooklyn Philharmonic
society to taAc place at the Academy of Music to
night Mcudcl,>ohu and schubert arc the composers
and some their most characteristic strains have been
cho,,.u-thc overture. uoctun,. >cherz0 and wedding
march from the Incidental music 10 b" \ Midsummer
Nlght's Dream" and the concerto for violin of the
former and the latter, great symphony in major.
F,,N composition, more familiar IN our concert
room, than these. and few are more heartily cnloNed
This VA, again demonstrated Yesterday at the public
rehearsal conducted hv Mr.. Thomas. Miss Maud
Powell played tile concerto and won approval. all of
which wa, deserved by her unaffected and effective
uprfDrmauce
New-York tribune., 1890-01-18
THE LATE WALKER BLAINE.

From The New York Herald.
lie a man oi marked ability, OF quick and
broad intelligence and of singularly anlablc and
loVable character: of whom those who knew him
reasonably expected and foroold a future OF useful
ness TO the public and of credit 10 his family and
friends
Since his father became secretary OF state Mr.
Walker Blaine had served law oiiccr of the Depart
ment and he fulfilled the difficult and often irksome
duties of this place with such ability and tact as
gained him the confidence and esteem Of all who had
business with him. lie was exceptionally well lifted
by natural gifts by temperament and training for
successful diplomatic career
Ills death /. cruelty distressing blow to his father.
under whose eyes and training he had grown up
whose entire confidence he had and deserved ana VINO
was Justly proud of his ability and hopeful OF MS
future. In the deep afiiction brought upon them by
the unmclv loss of so promising son. secretary
Blaine and his family will have the sympathy OF tho
entire Nation
New-York tribune., 1890-01-18
DEATH OF MRS COPyELTA p TrPyBrLL

Mrs. Cornelia Patterson Turnbull. who died in this
city last Thursday, daughter Of stephen Nal
Rensselaer,, OF Albany. the last Of the PATRONS. Mrs
Turnbull was the last surviving Van Rensselaer, ~
her generation, and In her seventy eighth year.
Her husband was DR.. j. Turnbull. Of Mississippi
lie died thirty years ago. She leaves daughter
Miss Catherine +. Turnbul. and stepsOn Robert
J. Turnbull. Mississippi planter. During the latter
years Of her life Mrs. Turnbull An invalid and
though her home always AT ThrOgs'> Neck in
Westchester County. she lived great deal in Europe.
She gave literally 10 many charitable Institutions.
The burial will be in Westchester County and the
funeral will be private
New-York tribune., 1890-01-18

TO make Is knots fifteen fleet torpedo cruisers
and ten rams complete the Boards proposals.
As these suggestions are studied, their excel
lence grows more and more clear. They are
made in view of our harbors, their number and
depth and the kind of work likely to be de-
mandcd of United States Navy and they
certainly are liberal enough to meet the needs
of the service fully
New-York tribune., 1890-01-18

study the law and its operations without decid-
ing that it is good and wholesome. and that whao
we need in the present situation is more OF IL.
1t will probably be a converting process which
these now hostile members will enjoy, ana the
committee should give them the largest oPPor-
tunity to be converted
New-York tribune., 1890-01-18

Shad are coming into the Chesapeake SIX weeks
ahead of time. There is no objection to this
if only phey will keep on coming until the middle
of May, but if they likely to become dis
couragcd and abandon MS to a shadless spring
or. still worse to die in shoals Of the grip, we
wish they had consulted the almanac instead
of the thermometer.
New-York tribune., 1890-01-18
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
The cast for "The Prince and the Pauper, az thl
Broadway Theatre on Monday night Is as follows:

The last chances afforded this afternoon ana
evening to see Mr.. Mansfeld's production of King
Richard III" at Falmers Theatre. 1t is such a per.
fOrmance of the piece be expected only at
rare intervals and II has already had an unusually
long run here for play Of this character. Next
week Mr.. Mansfield will play Dr. Jekyll and Mr..
Hyde"
The London Gaiety Company gives its closing per.
formances Of Faust up Z, Date at the Broadway
Theatre this afternoon and evening When the company
returns the city it will probably give bur
lesque.
Miss Adele Frost, who has been travelling in New
England. is about to make an extended tour Of the
south, playing lngomar.'
Miss Marguerite Fish, who is now with the "Cty
Directory" company, engaged to 20 to Australia
under Mr. Allison, the Australian manager who died
few days ago IL Is said that the contract VIII be
carried out by his executors.
j. L. Toole. the well-known English actor. win
TO this country about the end Of this season
by the way OF san Francisco.
j. VI. Hill and Neil Burgess both members Of
the Boston Lodge Of Elks, No 10. the former being
a life member. Messrs. Hill and Burces,. ar lag
that contribution to the treasury would be accepta
bic. have concluded to give special matinee Of 50 The
County Fair Wednesday. January 90. and give the
entire receipts to the lodge
William Terriss and Miss Jessie Mward will end
their season in Roger La IIonte' early next month
and Mr. Terriss will Immediately return 10 England.
Miss Mllward will stay In this country and rest for
a few weeks at least
New-York tribune., 1890-01-18

New-Jerscy is now added to the small number
of States which pay their Governors $4,000 q
year There are only three of them in all-New-
York, Pennsylvania and New-Jersey. Ten thou
sand dollars year doesn't seem to be too much for
the chief executive of State like New-'ersey.
but the State ought to make sure of putting
81 900 man into the Governors chair every time
New-York tribune., 1890-01-18
A HIGHLY UNEXPECTED REVELATION,

Fram TONtOn ITaNcICT.
The great joke Of the season is the discovery hy
tho Democratic Providence Journal" that the tOrcgl
policy of eN secretary Bayard marked 10y " i'm
pul>ivc energy When discovery /, made I'm the
little state Of Rhode Island IL i, something immense.
and finding OF animated nature IN the Bay AID
diplomacy Is a unique production.
New-York tribune., 1890-01-18
MAINTAINING A QUORUM IN THE HoUsB.

From The PttSburg Commercial Gazette.
since the Constitution provides for tthe" arrest ana
punishment Of absentees Il certainly intends thAt
business shall not be interrupted or lOhng delayed by
Il contemptuous determination Ia breaAk quorum
speaker Reed has not only adopted 1 the common.
sense method OF ascertaning quorum, but he 10 III
the exact line of his duty when he reqnures that.
majority being present. business shall bbe ppsedsa
with
New-York tribune., 1890-01-18
WHAT YOU MIGHT CALL PERENNIAL.

From The IT. Louis Globe Democrat
OF course Vest Is a candidate for reelection. lie
Is the Tenny brook of Missouri politics and
on forever.
New-York tribune., 1890-01-18

The Senate Committee on Patents has Or
dered a favorable report on the measure known
as the Chacc international Copyright law, and
there is reason to expect its speedy passage
by the Senate In the last Congress only ten
Senators Gall Democrats voted against it, and
II failed in the House. not because there were
not enough votes in its favor to pass 1t, but
because consideration of the bill was prevented
by the pressure OF other matters. National
honor and honesty demand the enactment OF
this law. Both Senate ard House should act
upon the measure promptly.
New-York tribune., 1890-01-18

Another proverb has been brought to grief
THE Christian Union" has discovered that " all
this talk about early rising is moonshinc' The
remodeled proverb will of course read:
Late to bed and late to rise,
Makes a man healthy and wealthy and wise.
New-York tribune., 1890-01-18

THE Albany Argus" speaks Of the magnlficent
maorities received by the Democratic state oeh-
ators whose seats are contested. Oh, no, not
magnificent; magnifcence cannot be predlcated
of fraud.