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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-16

.;o,ot ,r,u,nonts of the past and the supreme
,,ord;ct of the war by which the sovereignty
of the United States has been cohcluSl'eI9
assorted have been rresistibly strong because
thew have been in harmony with the natural
instinct of self-prcservaton ms latest IuuS
mont js built uDon the same foundation OF
co,rmon.scnse. II it is the fundamental right
of the Government to exist, It IS the iuhda-
uort,I necessity of the Government to exer-
c;so tho mowers which define and constitute Its
existence. and to guarantee protection ana Sc
curitv TO the agents employed for that pur-
nose cuch protection is not necessarily guar
,rtood by respect for the laws or by the casual
snnnort Of "bvstanders." There is sufficient
reason TO believe that these ordinary safe
Guards would have failed in the case OF Justice
Field The Executive had foresecn that they
nrobably would fail, and in discharge OF the
constitutional obligation to take care that the
laws he faithfully executed" had provided
aoajnst that contingency. Going step fur
thor than this. authority on the part OF the
Government to protect its agents logically I'M
niles authority to determine whether that pro-
lection has been extended with due caution
and intelligence. TO have assumed the rlgho
Of securing Justice Field in the discharge OF
his duties and then TO have surrendered 10 thc
state OF California the right OF determining
the Guilt or innocence of the individual through
whom that security had been provided, would
have been an absurd contradiction.
In their dissenting oprion the Chicf-Jns'lce
and Justice Lamar remark "Wc are the less
reluctant to come to this conclusion because
we cannot permit ourselves to doubt that II
the appellee had been indicted and gone TO
trial before a Jury OF his own country COO ana
his country would have given him good ne
livcrncc" Extraordinary as the TACT may
appcar. certain influences were at work IN Call-
fornia which might have put the tate OF Nagie
in doubt if il had been intriStod 10 a jury OF
the vicinagc. or at least have made his vindl-
cation les, complete than good citizens nave
always desired it to be. But assuming that
the confidence generously expressed III the
foregoing quotation is well founded, there Is
nevertheless abundant cause for satisfaction
in the decisive judgment of the court.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-16
rs yEV.YORK TO NAVE RAPID TRANSIT'

II i eNpccicd that the Railroad Committee OF
the Assembly WILL report. and report iavombly, TO-
day ON the Fassctt Rapid Transit bill. If tire
committee, does 50. then II Will be in order for
flo Pcnuhlicans Of that body TO make con
currcut effort to secure It's passage without delay.
rcrt,inlv. no Ecpnblican Asscmhyman who does
ma, wish to bc regarded as an open ally OF
rammanv Hall will do anything 10 cmbarrlss il.
Two weeks from now will he the %o'h OF April,
md that is the date which our Albany lcgs-
l,t,rs have hNcd upon as the day when, II il is
po,siblc - do 50, they viii adjourn sine die.
Hence A. is that whoever throws an obstacle IN
tie way of a measure in these last crowded hours
of thc session is rightly to be REGARDED bent
upon its destruction.
We Il, not mean 10 be understood as calling
for the passage of the iasscli bill IN the precise
shapc in which it. reached the Assc nhy from the
senate ON the contrary, we think II would he
improvcd if it were amended 50 as to apply, not
only TO Ncw-YcrN but 10 the other great cities
Of the Statc-say. TO those having a population
If over 100 600. \ state Commission which Is TO
cvcrcisc the authority conferred upon IT IN one
civ. and no more. is not happy conception. 1t
vonld seem 10 con,ravcnc the provision of the Con
stitu,ion which is aimed At special legislation,
since IT is state organization III name Only.
pcrhars too there are other features Of the blll
which would he better for amendment. Eat an
horcst effort 10 improve the bill is one thing
and factions opposition TO il another. and If any
rcnuhlican cndcavOls to prevent tie report on
thc hill from being presented, or. If unsuccessful
in taat attempt, labors 10 rcian It's progress
,brouoh thr House or to kill /, when it. comes
nm far final reading. he need not b. disappointed
if he discovers that in employing such tactics he
has sisncd his political dcath-warrant. The
citizens of the metropolis unit IN
,beir strenuous demand for rapid transit. II Is
tbc one common vital need of the hour with them
which overshadows all others. The Fassctt bill
mccis this demand II gives Ncw-lorll the boon
which il 50 greatly desires. it pavcs the way
for a perfcctly practical solution of the rapid
transit nroblcm. Accordingly, if any Republican
,..e,nblyman is found fighting this bill he will
Inc set down by intelligent men as one of Tam
mouv,s recruits, a bctraycr Of the peoples best
interests for the sake of some personal advantage
Ono other point Considering the nature OF
,h. hill * il too much 10 expect that not few
! democratic issemblymcn will unite with the
Rcnublicans in supporting it? We should say
moi Here is a measure which might properly he
en,itlcd an act to conserve the comfort and con
yeuicnce Of every man, woman aud child IN New
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-16

secret. IF anybody now possesses proof that
the contract between the company and the city
was not an honest. straightforward piece OF
business advantageous to both parties he ought
n anrear forthwith and make the facts known.
The officials of the Broadway Company nave
explained their motive in Proceeding as they
did by saying that they had taken warning
from the unhappy experience OF Il nVal me
Third Avcnue COMPANY had gained nothing by
long and costly litigation to compel the local
authorities TO accedc to its wishes. Inc Broad
way people made up their nHncS 10 ocIih p'
concjliatinc instead Of antagonHlhS the cl!
Government. They therefore offered large
concessions possiby hattcred the Mayor Il
little nv their Difference. ard in due time OBJ
,ained permission TO use cables on their Inc.
They were already sure of the consent OF prop
orty-owncrs along the route, ana inc hailiodu
Commissioners were certain to grant 'hem inc
same privilege. under the law OF 1852 Whl'h
,bov had already granted to the Third Avenue
Comnauv. But the city authorizes dlsllkcd
that law because it made their consent to the
usc of cables unnecessary. ana were prepared
70 frht it on constitutional grounds clear
throuch the Court Of Appeals. " Let us tncre-
fore conciljatc these sensitive pocniatcS'' SAID
Mr. William c. Whitney and Colonel Lamont
and they conciIiated
Now that is the story which the contracting
parties tell There is one circumstance when
has always stood in need OF better explanation
than if ever received. the Third Avenue
people perceived what friendly negotiations
had accomplished for their broadway rivals
and reflected that they themselves had had
hard time kicking against the prickS' theN
EXPRESSED desire to be accommodated Oh SIN,
liar terms. Was their propoSn'o" a''eP,o" =
!, ,,as NOT Thcy were rcbulfcd. and made io
fool ovcn worse than before. This wide di-
vcrsitv Of treatment ought to be officially ac-
counted for. IS for the rumor that the Broad
wov negotiation concealed job, we are not
aware of any facts to sustain it. II there are
anv. we should be exceedingly glad to know
thcm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-16
TWELVE PAGES.
TIE NEVS THIS MORNING.

Foreign -Chancellor Won Caprivi made speech
AZ the opcning of the Prussan Diet == Emln
has eplicd indirectly to statements made by Stan
ley concerning the departure from the Equatonai
Province; Enin is fitting out an expedition at
Hacamoyo - The Rev. Alexander Mackay,
noted missionary to Africa, is dead. --- IL IS
renorted that great bank will be established IN
Rome. with German capital == The steamer
SLakharah. from San Jose for Hamburg, has been
wrecked. and her cargo. worth Sioo,ooo' Is a
total loss - The Wclland Canal was opened
Corgrcss-Both branches in session. - Inc
Scnate: 4 vote on the Montana contest VIII pe
taken this afternoon; Mr.. Evarts has proposed
some amendments TO the Chinese Enumeration
hin. - The House The Holman amendment
20 strike out the provision in the Naval Appropra-
,on bill for three battleships stricken out, ana
,bo hill was passcd 80 The Ways and Means
Committee were not ready TO report the lhrlii
hill - A conference OH the silver question was
hold between subcommittee OF the Senate ana
House
Domestjc.-The Assembly Railroad Committee
M Albany decided 10 report favorahiy The
Fassett Rapid-Tronsit bill; Mr.. Erwin's Five
Percent bill was killed in the Senate, and the
Ahearn School bill was killed in the Assembly
- The twenty-ifth annual reunion OF The
LOYAL Legion was hcld IN tHuduclpIhd.
Crude oil was further advanced by the Standard
and its rivals in the Ohio field. - Demands
of labor organizations for shorter hours and bet
ter pay were made in many parts of the country.
City and Suburban.-There was a heavy eX-
poson in dentists Office in SiXth-aVc. and
another in store in Broadway. - con-
vention Of Working Girls Societies began at the
Metropolitan Opera House. - One Of
the notorious 1884 Board Of Alder
men returned TO this city. - f. J..
Godkin was arrested on charge of
libel - The Congress Immigration Committee
continued It's investigation Of the operation OF
The Alien Contract Labor Jaw. - The Jersey
City Board Of Aldermen gerrymandered the cfc-
ton districts Of the city in the interests Of The
ring - Winners at Elizabeth: Beck. Judge
Morrow. Monmouth, Badge. Rotation and lima
T. --- Stocks dull and higher till the last hour,
closing strong. with somewhat material rcac-
lions
The Weather. Forecast for today: Fair, fol
lowed by cloudness and possibly little rain
cooler. Temperature yesterday: Highest, - de
crees lowest, "A; average, 30 3-S.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-16
-, v,x MP sTlCKFN.S MATINEE.

The last Of Mr. Van der sucken's classical afternoon
conccrt al Chickerng Hall Yesterday afternoon ue
.or,cd a wider hearing than it received. Inc auoi'
e,cc VA, far from numerous still this was not s'"
nri,inc The public have been srrfciied WIN mus''
~ Al, kinds and II ANYTHING awakens especial lh'ere''
now it must have sensational character, III
.,..,,.. man did rot allow this He gave the
iii, ,ld n,u,lc Of approved excellence and lie gave
!, we'll only one number in the scheme was I'M
f,miliar A ,uayc aid diVcrtn- overture ny Kernel" '
Ia plav entitled Dame Kohold' which, We Ue"c'e, IN
German adaptation Of of Calferons ple'crs rhb
"id,- Nh, the orchestra played Beethoven y r'-'''
srn,nhowy IN "A spirited and interesting manner, ~
rhe -olo attractions were !iI'h mr. that en-
ccr,, paycG hy Miss Powell in manner 'i,. or -
cred anew the feeling OF admiration t3r ,,' Sow,
artist which previous efforts called mo nc'c, o.ar
s,,mccr IN "A style and with voice ina, q" c not na'
Tor comment and Mendel~>ohns CapriorH 'n"hais
fr usnoforic and orchestra which SOUNDED ". hs
f., snte of Ihc ncatnc,s and Intelligence WIN "iNa
Mr.. Richard Hoffman PLAYED The solo instrument
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-16
ar,coLErTo, At THE METRoPoLlTAN.

n has been abundantly demonstrated since '''
beginning Of the Italian opera season AT the NeuV
poltan Opcra House that the chief attractions ~
file, nubllc were not the operas that were pcrioImeN
but singers who appeared in them IheNe S"'sc's
were Nine Patti and >ignor rma.io Nheh l@''7o
sang the house was well filled; VIXEN Patu slnS' ;.
i, crowded on all other nights there are many Na'''
seats and many empty boxes. Yet there nave 0.,.
son,c excellent performances at these times ana '
audiences such AS they were, have been more 'S"
plca.cd The house last evening WAS perhhls
lille larger than has been usual on the "oH his,.
and 1t was also particularly enthusiastic ,e'.
~Iigoletto" was given, with sisnof Del fGeh'e IL Wv
i'm. part Nine Albani Gilda and sSnor haven -
the Duke. sisnor Del Puente has already won ,","'
for his Interpretation of the part OF the jester anu ~
rcouta;ou WAS sustained and extended last ".''.
Nina Aihani and signor Ravel were ooth IN s".s
vnrn and delighted their hearers Win perry -. I'm,
i'm which there was little 10 cen>ure ana i ort IL
,nend Tho cXprcssi0ns of pleasure on ''' f'
,', ,uaencc were especially marked. >or,r,
' N,wr Eahhri as Sladdalcna, ard slgnor . 81
~ smarafucil, also added much TO the s ens a. ,rers
Secvcness of the opera, and the oter - Ssaschefti
Nine Dauermeistcr, Nine. Claire, sSnor T ,,, and
s,,mnr Vanni. rgnor Beletto sighor M hss evenng
Nine Torrani Nine. PATTI VIII sinS jus 0'
i'm &" II Darbcrc d sivglla
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-16

enemies Mr. Fuller lost time in launching out
into the subject and his speech proved TO be marvel
OF beauty and strength There were bursts of rhetoric
that made his enemies applaud against their Wills and
il was 50 splonddly delivered that when lie sat down
and the question put to the mouse for decision. Mr.
KimbaIl was showed under by majority that almost
ldent than ever Of the brilliant future they had often
nredicted for him, and he certainly the lion OF
bangor. few weeks aiterwaid one Of Mr.. KimbaIs
friends came to him with book and without word
speech that had thrilled the yceum audience and
carried its favor by storm had been taken bodily from
ono of the old masters OF oratory by Mr. Fuller and
committed to memory.
In presenting the statue Of George Peabody 10 tho
city Of Baltimore Mr.. Robert Garrett wrote to the
Mayor as follows: at has seemed appropriate to
me that our city should contain some memorial to
George Peabody to whose munifcence 1t is indebted
for the elevatng Influences of the Library and Institute
Of Art which he founded here. With that end in
view have obtained from W. W. Story the sculptor.
in Rome an exact reproduction OF his original bronze
statue Of Mr.. Peabody which was erected near tie
Royal Exchange, in London, IN recognition OK the
noble charities which he established In that city. It's
prOper position here would appear TO be on the
eastern Square Of Mount Vernon Place, opposite tho
Peabody Institute. ask the muncipal auIlprltes of
and a designation OF the spot on which may erect
it,
The marble statue of the Princess Of Wales, which
is heinz executed in Paris by the famous French
sculptor Chspuis, is now nearly finished and Is t.
be presented to the National Art Gallery In Copcn-
hagen II promises TO be a splendid work Of art. and
i an excellent likeness Her ROYAL ighness is repre-
sentcd in sitting position in high neckcd dress, the
folds Of which gracefully draped round er sieidcr
figure II IS expected that the statue VIII be COM
peted in the spring, and that the cost Of 1t VIII be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-16

An obnoxious measure was finally disposed
Of yesterday when the Assembly reiuSeu - pass
Senator Aheans bill requiring one member OF
the Board of Education in this city to be APP
pointed by the Mayor from each Assembly
district. At present the Mayor IS allowed to
make his selections without regard to locality
or spcc;fc local considerations, and no CON
vincinp reason for change has been brought
forward. In fact, all the reasons worth con-
sidcrnc demand that wcll-enough should he
LOT alone. The bill only lacked one vote of a
majority and it is likely that next year will
witness another attempt to introduce politics
into branch Of the city government that
should be kept as free from them as possible.
This will he point worth considering in elect
ING Asscmhlymen next fall
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-16
THE TOTE on PEESBYTEEIAN RETISION.

With prai>cworhy enterprise ." ne lndc-
pendent" this week will publish table in which
+, is shown how the Prcsbytcrics which have
thus far voted stand on the question OF re-
vision. And through the courtesy of is
editor we are enabled to give our readers the
results of hi, table day before lis publlca-
ton. Including those in the mission heldS'
there arc 2I2 Prc.hytciies in the presbyterian
Church, Oi these l22 have already voted on
the question whether revision Is desirable ana
4 either fail or decline 10 vote AT all. oi
these 126 PrcshytcricS thus accounted Tor -
are i'm favor Of revision. "A majority OF about
two 10 ono These prc>hytericS represent 3.'f-
ministers and 5l5.i9l COMMITMENTS. Ihere
are altogether 5.936 ministers and l53. 'i9
communicates in The Church. 50 that the Pres
lvtclic, which have thus far voted represent
a large majority of tho ministers and communi-
canis Of tho Church.
The vote A. it now stands makes It prac-
,jcallv certain that there will be a majority Of
ahon, two 10 one of all the PrcShytcrics in
favor OF revision for II is not likely that the
Prcshv,crics vet 10 vote will materially change
the ratio This means that the task of revising
the standards Of The Church will he imposed
the trNncr1l Assembly, Nhl'n Hi'N'' }"
~aratoca next month And tho only questions
now before the Church. therefore, are the eX-
ION, and tho character Of the revision 20 be
made. That revision of any kind Is diStaNte-
frl 10 large and Influential minority in the
PRESBYTERIAN Church cannot be- denied. But
they will doubtless submit gracefully 10 the
inevitable. aud VIII now concentrate all their
energies 10 the task Of conining the revision
within rs narrow bounds rs possible.
The outcome Of this great movement has
been a surprise even to the rcyiSionistS them
selves. Vet in The hour of their victory they
NAV bc trusted to act for the best interests, not
only Of the majority. but OF the minority. Il
/ they do 50. the issue may be settled without
any unsccmy schi>m. and indeed without
seriously disturbing the harmony Of tho Church.
II /, not a. all likely that such changes in the
standards aS will be made by the General As
somblv will please tho extremists on either
.idc. But they will probably cmhody a com
promisc which will mco' the approval of mod
/ crate conservatives and moderate reyiSionlNtS
and under the circumstances that Is all that
can be expected by anybody
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-16

The decision Of the supreme Court sustain
ing the release OF Deputy Marshal NagIe ny
habeas corpus and denying jurisdiction to the
State courts of California is "A welcome re-
affirmation. i'm time Of plofourd peace, OF =
prnciple which was repeatedly aSSaicd Ill tho
davs Of slavery and triumphanty vindicateG
in the war for the Union. In its simplest terms
that principle is that the Government 81 the
United States has a supreme night to exist.
While Justice Field was proceeding from one
court 10 another within his circuit, and while,
therefore. he was in the act Of performing his
constitutional duty, he was placed in cfcum-
stances of extreme danger by the conduc, OF
Terry and his wife This danger had been
foreseen, and. as n means OF avcriing It, Magic
had been appointed n Deputy Marshal and
directed in accordance with the Instructions
of the Executive Department OF the United
States Government, to exercise unusual NIgi-
lance in the protection Of Justice Field. That
he accurately comprchcndcd the situation i'll
tbe railroad station at Lathrop Cal and that
in shooting Terry he acted with due caution
and was justified is not disputed in the dissent
ing opinion. On that point the court IS not
divided. The Chief-JuSticc ane Justice Lamar
agree that "the personal protection Of Judge
Field as a private citizen, even to the death of
Terry. was not only the right but was also
the duty. of Nagle and of any other bystandcrn
BIT they deny that there was anything of an
official character in the transaction, and Affirm
that the United States courts have. therefore
no jurisdiction whatever in the premises
The great judicial decisions and constitu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-16
TIE RpO4DW4y CABLE SCHEME.


Mayor Grant and Colonel Lamont explicitly
declare that there is nothing wrong or mys-
FERROUS about the bill relating to the Broadway
Railroad Company and its cable project, which
has been introduced at Albany by senator
Cantor. Their representation is that doubt
had been suggested as to the validity OF the
contract between the company and tho city,
owing to an alleged insufficient publication OF
the notice: and that on this account 1t was
thouoht wise 10 have its validity directly con-
tirmcd by the Legislature. The lawyers OF the
conpanv did not share this doubt, and Colonel
Lamont. it's president, says that he doesn't care
whether the bill is passed or not lie and the
Mayor incidentally scout the idea that any
"abhorrent and forbidden forces were en-
ployed in the negotiations
THE TRIBUNE has never hesitated to express
the belief that the substitution OF cables for
horses on street railroad lines adapted to their
use would be of great advantage to the com
munity. Consequently, when the announce
ment was made that the Broadway Company
was ready to negotiate with the local govern
ment TO this end. we wished it we'll; and when
terms were agreed upon which secured large
increase of revenue to the city and various
other important benefits, we approved the bar
gain There was evidence at that time
that any indecent thing had been done in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-16

The House set itself right yesterday on the
question of battle-ships. BY decisive vo'e
it restored to the Naval Appropriation Dill the
provision for three such vessels when was
stricken ont few days ago on the suggestion
of Mr. Holman. Three battle-shlpS VIII meet
only part of the demand for strengthening Our
navy. but the construction OF even that num-
her i, indicative Of progress in the right dircc-
ton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-16

York City Philosophical lawmakers, whatever
their politics, must feel in honor bound to pro-
mo,c a niece of legislation of that beneficent sort
Let us hope that before the next weekly recess
is taken the Fassett bill will have reached the
Governors hands.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-16

The amount of capital invested in The breeding
and running Of thoroughbred horses IS very large.
and racing ovcrshadows every other form OF sport
in Stimulating the rapid diffusion OF portable
wealth But nothing is 10 he gained by eAag-
corning the Importance Of the turf, and when an
extreme enthusiast makes the absurd statement
that. AT the six great racc-tracks IN this neigh
horhood-thc Elizabeth. Linden, Monmouth Park,
Morris Park. Shecpshcad Bay and REPRESENTATIVE
average attendance on race days is about 1000
hc makes every wcll-iniormed tnriman smile
Official returns Of railway traffic and Of gate re-
ccnis show that neither Linden nor Elizabeth ever
had ANYTHING ike 900 people within lis grounds
Other official figures prove that only on Suburban
Day Tufuriiv Day. Fourth of july al Monmouth
Park or some other especially attractive day, does
the attendance at any of oar Eastern race
courses ever approach $4,000. The average OF
attendance of tho SIX tracks named. taking the
racinr season throughout. Is less than 1000
Nothing is more common than the cNacscrafIon Of
,hc numbers of crowds II Is only necessary 70
stndv the annual reports of the Jockey clubs, I'M
der the Ives Pool act TO sec what ridiculous cN-
acceration Of average racing attendance 1t Is 70
nut il al 1000 daily.