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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-01

this country, and yet furnaces here arc ~" pr
ducing at the rate OF million tons yearly 'n',e
than those OF Great Britain. Some milling ="
nroduction to await further development OIL I.'e
demand for consumption ID at least possible. Lie
minor metals are stronger with increased oeai1.'"
The farming industry rcoices in somewhaU III
nroyed condition OF crops that 'he loss' 1''ous
considerable. may be much less than was ieareu'
Improvement in this respect, rnthcr Una" a"
monetary supply, accounts for the aech"e ~
sncculatiyc markets. Wheat has fallen oi-4
cents for spct during the week. corn 10 CENTS
and oots 2 IA cents. Much Of this decline repre-
sents legitimate reaction from unnatural spccu'a-
tive nrlccs. Pork is half dollar lower per
barrel and lard - cents per 100 pounds VII
Inns fallen 3 3-8 cents. and refined ID ce"'s pr
I 90 gallons II is worthy Of especial not!ce 'N''
this decline i'm great staples occurs when tue
Treasury is paying $50, 100000 for bonds ana
81 900. 600 for silver. Indicating that II was ho'
more money but more buyers that the markers
needed. The record of exports tells the same
tale: n large decrease appears in wheat, HOUR
corn and cotton. Exports of wheat and hour
from Atlantic ports in four weeks have bcch cI'ai
10 5189455 bushels of wheat, against 3'0S ''"-'
Inst year. and in corn the decrease has been about
AZ nor cent Cotton exports for four weeks nave
been AZ. 600 bales. against 574OO last year. Thus
all exports from New-York for four weeks have
been in value So" .Osl .o0j, against S2o'6al'l4'
last wear, loss of % IL per cent In imports
the decrease for four weeks has been y l.? per
cont here: but these figures would indicate an
excess of moro than $l4OOO,O0O in imports over
exports for August Still lower prices OF products
will he needed in order to insure free expansion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-01

600 premium promised for each quarter oi d
tnot excess of speed and the reputation OF the
Engineering Department OF the Navy WIS
chief. Commodore Melville, superin'ehoeo 'n'
designs of her engines will be 1u'.S s"Sa,n ,:"
The engines of the Baltimore and Fhilaaopn'a
were of English design. but those OF the san
Francisco are the production, OF the bureau VI
Steam Engineering.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-01

Noise is one Of tho cOncOmitants OF the Or
binary course of things on which men OF science
have not thus far bestowed the attention which
it. deserves The complaints recently vented III
reference to the needless footing Of stcamwhist!es
are followed By an emphatic ontcry from New
Haven on account Of the racket raised by certain
lynainOs which are said to murder sleep with
ont compnnction. There is likewise Il mild pro-
test against the ringing Of church bells. Noise
cannot, Of course. 10 abolished but it certainly
can hc grcatly mitigatcd in many respects. Think,
as n single example, Of the saving OF wear and
tear on the human nerves VIXEN all our city
streets are smoothly paved and all orr vehicles
provided with rubber tires. The subject is q
large one, but some portions of the field may be
easily conquered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-01

The Republican League Of this State has &C
comp'iShnd an excellent work in advance Of its
meeting this week. Its energy has impaired
powerful impulse to campaign organization in
other States. The Pennsylvania League is to
hold a convention this month. and there is i
revival Of activity all along the political line in
tho Western States. The present Congress is
making record on which The party can
heartily unto East and West. That record is
one which will receive the approval of the
country If the most active and useful agencies
OF Republican organization are employed in the
approaching elections. The League accom-
plishcd great results two years ago. 1t should
be in the field in every state.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-01

The latest advices from Samoa betOkcn
hearty and effective corporation between the
American anu German Consular authorities in
allaying the discomfort of the natives and pre-
venting a renewal of civil strife. The Samoan
treaty was an equitable international compact
designed to promote the welfare OF the island
ers. The three Powers entering into solemn
engagements with ono another are honorably
carrying them out in spirit and to the letter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-01
Total. August 30.


Toth Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The inrloscd check for sIOo Is represents the
proceeds ~ barn party held Monday afternoon.
August o. 1890 and TO be devoted 10 tho Fresh Ar
Fund Credit for the Of this novel entertain.
ent Is largely duo t. the untiring efforts OF Mrs!
OuackenbOs Mrs. sill. Mrs Davis, Mrs. keyes. Mrs.
IIazcne the Misses Minnie aud Clara Ent1, Florence
SILL Alice and Carrie Quackcnbos. and Messrs James
and Fred SILL Payne QuaCkenbos. Fred. George and
Walter Entz and Shiris Campbell; also to Professor
j. d. Ouarkenms, Of Columbia College for the usc OF
his spacious barn. and the New London band, which
generously volunteered for the occasion.
The glorious day with Its mountain oreefes, the
picturesque decorations Of the barn with the bsnd
grouped around tho door. the horses and wagons
scattered through the orchard. the view OF tins "'och
Ka,nc" Of America III feet with Ascntney IN tho
close at hand. all made this day one long 10 be remem
ber'i We wish yoM g"ispced y yo9s nSoe w3ss.
Lake Suhapee, ~ H.. Aug. 81 1890
TO tho Editor Of Tho Tribune.
sir Possibly one Of the most unique meetings
ever seen In this city the FreshAr Thanksgiving
>crvtrc" held In Olvet Chapel" On East S~rOnd st. last
| THURSDAY. At the suggestion Of Miss Aida Beyer.
o. OF missionaries Of the chapel between three
and four hundred little children. all of whom he'd
rreivcd AN owlhg under the auspices M Tho
Tribune Fresh-Air Fund gathered In the chapel 70
give thanks in their simple for the happy
privileges the Frsh-.>ir Fund hAd afforded them
There WAS chorus singing and prayer. and two Nttlo
duct Appropriate 20 the occasion. Addre's~ wcrc
made by The Ecv. Mr.. Mckinney. the pastor. the
by Mr.. W. VI. irvine. The collection. which amounted
Ia five dollars. l. donated to The Tribune tuhd -
significant that almost the entire amount was nifoS
up of pennies l.
New lorh. Aug. 30. $500.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-01

Speaker Rccd's reelection to the House next
week is confidently predicted in our special
dispatches from Portland The Democrats are
making strenuous efforts to secure his defeat
but their canvass of roOrbacks and misrprc
senta:ion already shows unerring signs of col
lapse. Their desperate attempts t. connect
him with fictitious navy yard scandals and
naturalization illegalticS have only rccoiled
against themselves. His constituents arc con-
ycrsant with the facts and are not to be de-
cciycd by malignant defamation. They know
the man and are proud Of the reputation which
he has made in National councils. The defeat
of the speaker would involve a most serious
loss OF working power in Congrcss-a loss which
would be felt by both parties. lie has had the
courage and ability to suppress obstruction in
the House and to increase vastly its legislative
efficiency. What no parliamentary leader has
vet been able to accomplish in ths British Com
mons he has succeeded in doing by amending
the rules so as to give the House absolute con-
troll of its time and business. His reelection
by an increased majority will cause general
satisfaction among Republicans throughout the
Union.
Tho State Department is discreetly awaiting
official sdvices relating to the shooting Of Cen
eral Earrunda on an American vessel In q
Guatcmalan port before taking decisive action
in the case While judgment upon the course
Of the American Minister may properly be sus-
PENDED until his explanations are furnished, it
= not premature to discriminate sharply be-
fween an ATTEMPTED seizure of reyolutionist
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-01

The trouble which Wclshmcn have had recently
with the, 1.-THE collectors, who have exercised thrr
duties only through the aid Of the military. VIII
serve Ia call the attention Of all lb"ral-ininled
People TO Tie peculiar condition OF Affairs which
EXISTS in that little princlrlity. country
Thoroughly Noncontormist. ard as Thoroughly
an.agonis,c To the dominion Of the Est ihlisi'"d
Church, Wales is obliged Ia support the clergy
of A Church with which the hnlk Of her people
have not the slightest sympathy. II is LITTLE
wonder. then. that they resist by all means pos
sihlr the attempts to make them pay for the sup
port Of the Established Church. Ireland has
been freed from the rule Of the English Church,
and II is gratifying 10 have the assurance that
tn. Liberal party in Great Britain will ~ some
time not far distant move for tie d!Srstabl.shmcn
Of the Episcopal Church in Wales.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-01
TRIBUNE FRESH AIR FUND,
ACKNOWLEDGE MFNTS.

AkNOW i.tD'MT>Io'
Pro, ioisly ACKNOWLEDGED '*-Sf'2 ~
ASH ''''''' - .............. 5000
Ent, ann,eut 2u--ts OF Chah b"a% spring ,ooo
Iio H.. Iiugu,Iiot, y. J.......: A0"~
Fair hid ut ,sInr-por.. L. J., by carrie haru'
ing Mabel Weir Natalie and Isacora Mahaics'
aud Helen BIrn-. under the guidance oi MS' ,ooo
A.. w, Hawkins ~ w
Fair given 1T Eastern Point, tiroton. 'ohh::; Dy
Fanny Doighrrty. Natalie Bloom. j. Hunt .o.o.
Sn,.th Edward and Wofert Bloom ioo :"
Add tional from stephens Sunday'srhooi' ~.
Entertainment given at the ''I'r'ze Lawn" FL:
len, m. y. Y. by Miss Pa.tch. Hetn ano
Edna rin-. RO-abcl Sticb.I Mani" Schau-
rprk Fanni" ant Elsie Tiautn:1. Ahni'' ~.
Maud and John I.rnhout.. ~
e Allen. MlddlIort. " f...........;....... w
EARN party held August % at LAKE S"naI~7 ,oo,.
Thank OIL. rug the children OF Ol'vtt chapel Nv
Nr'li. g. aud L., Orange, N T., from .no
r.a.rrr envelope, Of the Kings Daughters, ~.
=, 1i'>"' !" A..'''' ''.......... 100
Mr.. < A. Doan. south orange y. J.....:.:. oW
Tnt.rtainnrn, Park Hotel Orano", " J'
bv Mar0arta Field Lucic Sits. irnie sites
.,rlc- Ph.lp aud Maud McChesu:y. all M ,,,.
der twly" year. OF 10 w
Mr. {. T.. RAYMOND ............................. wv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-01


Dr. James Mitchell, Of Philadelphia, submit,
four rules, the observance Of winch, he states, IN
| eases Of drowning Or asphyXiation would he OF
ines, lrnablr value i'm saving life. The public is
tolcrabiy familiar with such rules The best OF
item are prominently displayed at the leading
seaside resorts and at all the feslvIng stations.
\ greater popular want is Il set of rules looking
t. the prevention Of drowning accidents. III
\, VIII, is an experienced and accomplished SWIM
n:cr woul. make il !. rule never Ia venture f..
oui beyond the lifeline unless accompanied Iy
another good swimmer, that lii case oi sudden
illness he will not Ia without necessary assistance :
# l.; who Is unable t" swim stroke, wond Gcso-
lnrclv resolve 10 keep ont Of fair but fral SAL.
boats: if E, who is Of gay and reckless turn,
wonld swear of from rocking IN" rowbuut contain
ING a parts of young people in order To hear iimid
Luls srrraIn: il ID, who docsn': know a ca'boat
iron, schooner would lnaniully resist the t'mpla-
ton to take his best girl for li'lc pull on the
water: if T., who is u triflc heavy and clumsy.
could hr mndc 10 unIcrs;an that man who
undertakes 10 walk from bow 10 stem or from sF"rI
10 stern Of q craft must mind his steps il one ami
all could have the conviction borne in upon them
hat hc who trusts himself on the water risks hi,
life with an element which is provcibially trcach-
,,nus-if these and related hints were followed
there world bc little need Of the other KIND VI
rules
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-01

e. have never seen or heard OF rniroau ror-
porn,on ihnt allowed ih" malicious or uc'h'eH'al
smashing Of baggage by trainmcn >" a 'raih-
bagpnCe,nan writes in letter 10 The Troy Press
|: is truly sad Ia thinl; Of fellow crrature who
Is not only stonr-blnd but stonc-'lcaf certainly
he las more than la, Stare Of msfortunsS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-01

In the matter Of reputation, Police justices
ought certainly to be as well off as Caesars wife
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-14
WE MUST LEAN on TACOMA.
Our Useless Senators-By the Way, What
Did Calkins Ever Do.
Spokane SPOKESMAN.


The Tacoma Ledger dcyotes column TO re-
view of the legislation affecting Washington
that was attempted or accomplished at the last
session of congress, and winds up as follows:
In his four terms in congress Judge Calkins
accomplished results and was never obliged to
go back to his constituents with excuses He
has not lived as long in the state as Mr.. Squire,
but he is unquestionably capable OF distinguish
ing between our great and small needs, and OF
giving the great ones his first and best attention
III Mr.. Squire can do this he certainly has not
proved 1t, else we should have had our public
buildings provided for, our coast defences In
course OF eonstrue ton, our reservations opened,
and our navy yard secured, instead OF allowing
ourselves TO be put OF with the increase OF few
salaries and the repairs of the Tatoosh cable
Thus the Ledger in order TO beiittle senator
Squires services, assumes that the state of
Washington got nothing from congress except a
mended cable and few increased salaries.
The state has evidently made huge blunder
In its choice OF q delegation to Washington City
According to the Ledger It is represented By
three dawdlers Let Walla WalIa blush for her
natty senator-he is just making believe work
And as for that sleepy drone. John L. Wilson, is
1t possible that he halls from busting Spokanes
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-14
TWO KINDS OF REFORM.

Rev. Lyman Abbott, in the December
Arena, draws nice distinction between
the two ideas of reform entertained by the
professors Of Christianity on the one hand
aud by modern socialistic reformers on the
other The Christian, he claims, aims
20 improve the condition of men by i'm
proving their character; the socialist aims
to improve their character by improving
their condition.
The two modes of dealing with intern
perance afford a strong illustration of the
practical workings of these two ideas.
Both recognize drunkenness as disease of
pestilential proportions which it were
virtue and q public benefit to suppress.
The one would effect this by sending the
conStahles TO close the saloons: the other
by sending the teacher and preacher to
plead with the man and point the way for
him to become inclined and strong enough
10 control his appetite. The one is the
method of Neal Dow; the other the method
of Cough, Murphy and Father Matthew.
There would seem TO be no room for dis
cusSion as TO the comparative merits of
these two ideas. No moral or social reform
can prove effective which does not take ac-
count of the perversity of human nature;
OF mans proneness to CIT; Of his moral
responsibility; Of the difference between
virtue and innocence, and that man can
not be ennobled to fitness for his highest
destiny except by acquiring the capacity
for Self-coutrol and the resistance of tenn
tation. Man thus regarded is not 10 be re-
formed by attempting to forbid or prevent
the indulgence of vicious appetite of
which he is victim. He must be per-
shaded and taught-he cannot be COM
pelled-to conquer the appetite.
Society--the community-is but an az
gregation of men. 1t can only be eff
fectively reformed by a reform of It's con-
stituents. The man must be fitted TO oc.
cupy the temple. 1t is folly to build for
his occupancy a temple for which he is
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-14
EoUALIzATIoN OF COUNTY TAXES.

The subject of the equalization of taxes
by the State Board is agitating several of
the counties, and there is no doubt that
an effort will be made to effect change at
the next session of the Legislature. At
the last meeting of the State Board there
were found to be glazing discrepancies be-
tween the appraisements of property by
different counties as made by the county
commissioners. This was not only in real
estate but in personal property. The value
of cattle and horses was put at widely diff
fering figures, and the estimates of unim-
proved farm lands fiuctuated between As
cents and almost as many dollars. The State
Board attempted to equalize these ex-
tremes, but they were confronted by the
difficulty that the County Boards had al
ready made their tax levy upon their own
appraisement. The result of any change
must be that some counties would fall
short Of their estimated income, while 9TH
ers would be largely in excess. King
county, for instance, could not have its
valuation reduced appreciably without a
large reduction of income; on the other
hand, Chehalis County affords an instance
of abnormal appreciation, as she was COM
PEELED, even with a moderate attempt at
equalization, to accept revenue amount
ing to $500 beyond her necessities.
AS general rule, the smaller counties
are too modest in their appraisement,
their inducement being a minimum of
taxation; the chief counties are stimu-
lated by ambition to swell their valuation.
One means by which the inequality
which often becomes an injustice-may be
adjusted is to postpone the tax levy until
the State Board has passed upon the
county appraisements.
There are reasons advanced why the
State Board should be abolished. The
Board receives the totals of each class of
taxable property and passes upon them,
adding or deducting a percentage as il
considers fair. The County Board cannot
act upon that percentage in the aggregate.
but must diffuse it over the entire range OF
taxable property. 1t means-if the per-
centage is equitably distributed-that il
must be added to or deducted from each
separate appraisement; and in the case
of counties like King and Pierce
the task is enormous 1t is safe
to say that in some counties the figures
of the State Board are entirely ignored
by County Commissioners, who disguise
the fact by paying the proportion due to
the State on the states figures, and leay.
ing the taxation as it stands on the local
tax-roll.
If that were legal there might be no OBJ.
| lection to the practice, but when once the
bounds of legality are overstepped there
is no sure way of checking it before it be.
| comes an abuse.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-14
AMERICAN AND BETTIsH POLITICS.

The cable brings news that Parnell is on
his way to Kilkenny, place made famous
by the metaphorical cats popularity ac-
cepted as typifying Irish politics. The
smile is revived by the events Of the past
two weeks, and while all true friends of
Ireland and admirers of her patriotism
must deplore the spectacle presented, they
cannot fail to reach the conclusion that
politics in the United States compares
favorabIy with the civil warfare Of the
United Kingdom, whose virtues are SO
often extoIled to the depreciation of Amer
lean institutions.
There is much to be condemned in the
tactics of campaigning on this side of the
Atlantic, but anything 50 scandalous as
the recrimination between Parnell and his
quondam friends, the midnight raid upon
the newspaper office, or the breach OF con-
fdcnee involved in the disclosure Of nego-
tiations with Gladstone, is, happily, rare
feature of our electioneering contests.
Sharp practice and even dishonorable
strategy has been resorted to upon occa-
sion. during paroxysms Of political excite
Ittllb, Uut Ill SUCH icsADGo ICSokeo Gc VIC
Tilden cipher dispatches and their object,
the Morey letter and the Pomona episode,
not TO speak of personal scandals, are
promptly disavowed and trenchantly re-
buked by better public sentiment.
The fault, in the Parnell incident, is not
confined to the Irish members and their
followers. 1t is evident that shrewd En-
glish politicians are fomenting the discord
and aggravating the scandal in order TO
further their own ends. 1t is sorry ex-
ample set by nation claiming to be chiy-
alrous-that of dragging woman's name
through political mire and making selfish
capital by haunting her deplorable folly in
the face of the world.
The American people are not called upon
to Interfere or to advise; they may regret
the consequences, but their best course is
to study the run Of events and silently
learn the lesson they teach.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-14
OLD YOUNG AND YOUNG OLD MEN.



With Rudyard Kipiing writing mastery
and inimitable novels and poems at "a, and
Gladstone still engaged in arduous states
manship at 80, it would seem that the Inn
itations which men have placed upon
youth and age are artificial and arbitrary
ones.
Is it not a rule that men spend too much
time In preparing TO live? And Is 1t not
equally true that they also spend too
much time In the repose and retire
ment of old age. Rudyard Kipling has
rightly concluded that the experience
of youth is Just the kind of spice
TO put into q literary pudding to
make il palatable. Most literateurs wait
until this youthful experience has become
a "reminiscences and then the spice has lost
something of its keenuess and SAVIOR, ana
the pudding is conespondingfy poor.
There is no reason why man should post
pone his activities under the rnlsappre-
hension that he is preparing himself for
life A man prepares himself for LIE ~
living, and he only lives who exercises all
his activities.
The remark was frequently made during
the last campaign that some OF our candi-
dates looked like boys. But no one was
act like men. We sometimes hear IL SAID
of man well on in the hfties that he has
a great future ahead Of him." To be sure
he has plenty of time for q future, but he
has had already thirty-nve years TO build a
great past behind him. Rudyard Kipling,
Sherman Hoar and William Z. Russell viii
respectively make Just as good author, CON
gresham and governor as they would II
they were thirty years Older.
But men can save good remnant OF ac-
tivity from the other end Of their exist
ence. The gulf stream of youth may be
made to now far up into the arctic regions
of old age. This has been amply proven
in this generation by such men as Glad
stone, Bismarck, Won Moltke, Holmes,
Whittier and Bancroft.
In fact, to a well-devoloped man who
takes perfect care of himself the whole
length of life Is a season of youth. He
works rejoicingly from the earliest light of
the morning until the closing shadows Of
NIGHT