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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-06
NAyuArrAY RAILWAY COMPANY DEFENDED.

To the Editor Of Thc Tribune
sir. The discussion that has been going on for a
considerable length Of time. emanaihS largely H"W
I'M, editor, Of the daily press. regardless Of their
political proclivtc,. based on and growing out %!
the subject of the operations Of the Mahattan Rail
way COMPANY IN accommodating and conveying its
messengers, and also account of H. request Tor
ar.cr area of terminal facilities. induces me 10 draw
,our attention to the fact tnat although am In no
wav interested in the success OF the company as
stakeholder vet having been from the completion of
tine road passenger over il, part Of il. during
20 PEI cent. least of the time that II has been In
operation, ! have had an opportunity fairly to judge
a, 10 whether the company has been declct IN lis duty
toward the public and am constrained To say in itS
behalf that It has at all time, appeared 10 to have
kept constantly in mind the safety and welfare Of It's
passengers. speaking for my,elt and for those OF
my family who tte railroad, and speaking a
one who ha, had experience In railroad matters,
admit that would not consider 1t the better part Of
,alor for the company it, trains. general
ric more frequently closer to each otsr than II
has done and Is now DOING 70 accommodate the mul
titudcs at certain hours of the day. II am correct
in thi, view therefore. it bchooves the public who
use this system OF railroad to bear patiently with shat
may -ccn under such stress Of circumstances a. herr,
spoken Of without severe condemnation, inevitable
delay, and inconvcnences that are beyond the power
Of the company to obyiae change with their present
clrcum-cribcd track privileges.
Moreover, 1t seems to me. If the measure OF Justice
Should be meted out and applied 10 this company in
the same way and to the degree that IL alway,
Ia, been il still meed out and applied To other
railroad companies. IT would be found by careful
observation aud examination that the Manhattan
Railway Company had, since its existence given IA
If, patrons larger equivalent than the average az
other railroad companies had given to their patron,
Bear In mind that do not intend here to endeavor
10 convey the idea that there never have been occa
siona individual instances and for COMPLAINT
lol am conscious Of the fact that the employees OF
railroad company are as liable 10 mistakes carelessly
and unconscously rs are others, but what imprcsses
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-06
TIE ANNALS IN SOLEMN CONCLATE.

CENTRAL PARK RINGS WITH AZ ABSTRACT DIS
'; CuesIoN oN ErHNoLOGY.
There was decidedly bclIco,c spirit abroad among
the American fauna in the Mcnaccric In Central Park
the other day They had been reading at least they
had read t. them 10y their keepers. editorial article
In The Tribune Of Friday ancnt the theory Of Pro
fessor Oti, Mason Of the Bureau Of Ethnoocv OF 'he
National Museum al Washington. From II they first
learned Of the infcriorty Of animal life I'm this cont
nent The American b>onS ,tahcd round their in-
closure and wanted to know where their equal could he
founH A. to the African buGalo- ln the
next she'd they were simply out Of sight. The polar
bears grzzlic, and black bears were for once
friendly conca,e. and agreed 10 give mp q months
rations and hibernate if any other ur>u- Of the habit
able globe could claw or hug them ont In week
tournament. The E,quimauN dogs put IN their plea
that though small they could out-work any II.
Bernard
The Wapte clankcd their hons in anger against the
iron railing, Of their inclo,urc We'll think" said
the senior Wapltc. that could beat any deer IN
the other world. and if there was only a caribou or
elk here We would win . 10 IN any contest 10
Madison square Garden
The jacuar had been omitted by the Professor M
his remarks, but mentioned in The Tribune
article. and he purrcd to hi, keeper Mike that %"
Wa, sure lie could knock the lion out in w" rounds
but taking into consideration the fact that D." Wa
soon to be- father h. didn't feel like issuing clh
cnge. lie moi 80 SURF about the Bengal
tiger and admitted that il would be hard
fight The tigers spring, would score in u"
first Two round. bat the jaSuar r.; rH
sonably certain that hi, staying povcr> would
gain him the victory in the end. The "iittl" more
than biz cats comprising the mountain lion and Wild
ca, of this continent wildly indignant. BON
wished for Il short quarter Of an hour with the PH'
fcssor. The mountain lions pointed with contempt at
Lveua- nuno-if.. them. hungry paIoll- %
the ,upcrior continent and purTcd ~ soft content
Among the bird, the article did not pa uunouccd
The macaWs, In their gorge u9 puu1r', -'"Ird me
birds If the older world DO their >0ubW uniforms VINO
Inc t0ucalI~ clappci their strangely tinted b"1k, ana
asked II there was any thing -Onor0u, iu the lana oil
the long rgOttcn Adam.
Il va, The uuaulmOu, opinion Of even tlr mailer
mammal, and snakes that IN" degeneration of ~" great
American race Wa q Wild chimcra. The Eufnpc1n
A,atic African and Australian animal, voted solid
ave and the rash utcraucc, If the poor ctl logical
Professor were dismissed with contempt,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-06
NOTES ~ TIE FIELD OF LABOR

Ptt-bug Jan. D. There viii be no strike among
the organized swltchmcn Of thl> city -td Grand
Master Workman sweeney Of the owl,chmcn's A,Socla
ton carly i, morning. That official arrived Ia the city
Yesterday morning and last night a meeting was held
which lasted until - o'cloch this morning. When
the assembly had adjourned Mr.. sweeney Ua- f0dud
to DC much put out at the occurrence, Of the Last week
lie said that the trouble for time IN the switch
men, Association had been brought about by pr1fct
slOnal agitatOr,, but recently he expelled three mem
ber for fomcnting trfc Now the trouble Will cease
Il, to-day the demands which were made from the ar
fcIcnt railroad companies will be withdrawn.
Nashville, Tenn, Jan "a Birmingham. Ala, de
patch says: The trades council union of all labor
ORGANIZATIONS. held meeting last evening and rcsolu
tons were adopted that all labor organizations will
aid the miners by all lawful means to compel rccosni
ton Of The union, and to win the present strike for
higher wages 1t further resolved AZ once 10 take
steps 10 prevent the Of coal mined BY scab labor,
which virtually means boycott Of coal n0T being
mined in the district. Fifteen furnaces now out
of blast on account Of the strike.
Boston Jan. 3-Thc firm Of IveIe d Pond are re
ported 10 have reduced the wage, Of their plano
varnshcrs and pOlsheis 20 TO - per cent, and the
piano maker I'm Boston and Cambridgcp0rt fear that
a general cut in other factoric, VIII follow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-06
THE N>CorEApY CurPCU TRIAL.

TO the Editor Of Tho Tribune
Sir: | appeal TO y0ur sense Of Justice whether
II is fair to the Diocese u ohio and 10 the Church
Of which it is a part 10 manufacture a verdict be-
for,hand for the ecclesiastical going into
court in that diocese. \ correspondent who date~
from |Clcvcland. December - has presumed TO
enter upon an extra judicial prjudgment of a case
which the Church has furnished with another SOFT
Of process for decision. ! forbcar 10 answer am
article by whom,ocvcr written, which violate, every
prncipc for which the Church of Christ cAht,. bus
which nobody can honorably treat ~ II deserves
10 be- treated while the Gaze l. awaiting me sort or
trial for which the Church provide. Meanwhile. let
n, forbcir To Judge or g. try the case I'm public
journals. ~ N'ED hI'h'i'
This criticism does not appear (" rs to be
well founded. In tie Article IN question pas>a ;es
from Mr. Macqucary's book were quoted, in which
ne attempts to explain and justify his position
The opinion OF Cleveland Episcopalian- is to the
nrobahlc outcome of the trial was ei'cn. And II
was declared that 1rrat many questions of fact,
theology and Biblical criticism t'r involved in the
trial conccrl ing which many Ep scopal!ans wonl'l
III, loath 80 give an opinion IhfSr are simply
questions Of fact, and do not TEND in any way to
prciudgc the case No opinion Whatever was c\-
prc-scd as To the merits of SIR. MacQucary ; de
fence and in the whole article there does no
appear to hc any bias, either fui or AGAINST him.
but only desire to state such factS about the
coming trial as would he likely t. interest the
general public--lIJ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-06
.JrDGE BEOWN SWORN ~.
THE NIw ASSOCIATE JUSTICE TNkFA Ms Sb>I
o@ THE SUPREME COURT BENCH.

THE NIw ASSOCIATE JUSTICE ThKFs HIe SbN
oy THE SUPREME COURT BENCH
Washington. Jan j.-Tudrc llcn,v Il. Hrown, Of
Mlcm-au. Wa. thu morning sworn into Office as an
Associate Justice Of Tire supreme Court Of the ulied
states, and took h.- eat ou IL" bench. tn" intro
ductl % into Office Of the Justice was awaited with
con- iderabc Interest by LAWYER, and o'hcr. II" vas
clo~iy scanned by the crowd present t. witness the
formal proceedings and the whispered comment upon
nj, appearance were universally peasant. Illr law
yer admired hi- clear cut aquac feature aud sturdy
frame ana 70 majority Of those present remarked 90
his Close resemblance senator Carlisle, Of Kentucky
Long before Tie HON of meeting the Cont Chamber
wa crowded with -pccta'ors. y majority II the N'h
. DELEGATION occupicd ,cats within the space apart
for members Of the bar. where ;hcy were joined h'
Don W. Dickinson Postmaster General undo, the Clcvc
land Admin trauon; Controller Lacey, Of the Treasury
department. and Henry NJ. Dulield. Of Detroit \
number If othci friends Of Judge Brown, uciudir .
several ladc, also present and had seat, reserved
for them inside the rail.
At noon the Jurticcs, headed by Chief Justice Fuller
their associate bringing up hc rear, marched int"
the court room and took their seate on the bench
Judge Brown did not Immediately take his seat, bur
stopped At the clerks desk. HI own gown had not
vet been made. bat h. wore brand new robe Justice
Field loaned To him. When the court erie. opened the
proceedings, ChicfJu-tio. FuIlcl said: It give, me
since the adjournment Of The court Mr. Henry j
Brown Of Michigan. has been APPOINTED e. a seat
upou I'M, bench. Mr. Brown i, ready and prepared to
take the oath The clerk VIII please road the COM
MISSION
After thi, had been dorc by the clerk Mr. Ne.
Kenncy the spectator, ana Justices rising during the
ceremony Judge Brown, holding the small. black
IrorOccO covered Bible Of the court IN his right hand
repeated IN 4 firm. clear, decisive voice the usual
Judicial oath. He then walked around back Of the
court to hs chair the left of justice Lamar, Who
greeted him with Oustrctchcd hand, the Justice
returning the cordial sautatlOn Of hi- colleague with
a bow and pleasant smile. The court bowed Ia the
spectators ana resumed their seat, aud the usual
business proceeded with, Justice BatchfOrd read
Ing opinion in patent cult. Chief Justice Fuller
i'm the cOurr OF this routine business, took advHuagr
Of an opportunity his duty afforded him To- pay
neat little compliment " the new Justice. tie wa
Instructed by the Court D. announce IT. decision In
a hubca, cOrpu, case brought nero on appeal from
Justice browns former District Court In annOupc
Ing the Courts decision, the Chief Justice, departing
ttlc from custom. said We concur In the Views cx
pressed 10y Judge Brown ia dispOslng 81 this In
The Circuit Court, aud the Judgment /, affirmed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-06
D,,cr,rFp WITH THE srREET-cARs

To the Edltor Of The TIL II o.
-,r. W,uh the present service Of the ho'>e'ae w
.b,,r # any price, Last night | arrived Oh '"'
rbi,, av, road AZ the sixty ifth->t. stable "i'Ic
I'M ,,mpauy with fourteen other passengers Wa
,,r,ci ONT into the wet and cold Of the 'rce'-uc''
..o. about f.lrytNo degree, Of difference het"rr"
,, torne-,ti,. Of ire car, and the ~tree'S-to wait
, ,,,r ,.,r ON the excuse that This car dld not
~, ,n,,,.n~ But why didn't II 90 through seeing
eliza, ,b.r. va, public demand fpr the accommodation
what va, tli- free franchise given 10 the lmiu
line for. If not to run cars for the >etNl'e VI '"'
monte, five minute, later car -" l'j came u
,r rescue but every IN Il Wa already taken anu
,,r,I ncr,on- were standing inside a1d On the plai
conn, Irto thi, car We jo,tlcd way and hed up
,h ,trlor # the car by holding on 10 every unused
,r., md We 20 ON then oh, no. wo waited Tor
rothar minute till the passengers ~ the next car
Va a could he damned into our TntolerabN crowded
,..bi,l, Now We were carrying IN car NO LIB thc
,,,.,,,,er, Of three cars and the signal was gwen
:, 70, on The front and platforms were crowded
and half a dozen people held on to each other there
being no strap, LETT. This was my eApenehe o"
Wcduc ,dav night.
Ou Tuesday night car came 10 The stables AZ
o'rlo,N precisely with nineteen passengers ana We
All turned ont into the bowling wind aud freezing cold
until c,r NO 100 arrived. In which there were no
,,,ant seat. and people standing besides IhlN Sort
of service might do for thc H9ale NV" ,o,aSio'
,tnuud uutnvn al the period when these franchises
,,rrr given free 70 the Thrdavr. ana Madison ave,
lines but surely IT Is not fit for human Drlns1 TO"
long do We intend t. stand II n,,cr ~ cars ~
rnin hn,r- Of the day IN the face of an ovcrw elmlnE
demand for Increased acconn"iatl0n. We rluc me
GOAT, going the slaughter pen lest W" UT''. Oh
extra dividend, on wAtcred stock L. ~
Np\l Nort Jan. |, l0Hl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-06

familiar consideration that two blacks do not make
white it happens:
l. That the chairman Of the Metropolitan hail"',
Company OF London the owner of that particular nan
Of the underground system that inhlcts lc o"i
obstinate badness the other half, Is sir hu"siu
Watkn, BarOnet, the worst and most deteSted rai"s
manager in England. His management Is all eAdhpi'
of nearly everything TO be avoided
. That both the Metropolitan and the Metropolitan
District Railway companies of LOndOn have had 10
nav for every inch Of ground they touched OF 50
much a. shook, and for every building slanaahs o'
the land and every right connected win lts usc;
The total runs far into the millions when they n9Su
more facilities a. they are constantly dong theS Nv
not beg for them or threaten for them; they pax ior
them. llCCiDibHi
New-York Dec. 30, 1890.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-06
MATTE HryGERFoRD,s ASsirLAr CArGHr.

Watcrtown. y. Y, Jan. 5.-William Reed VINO ao-
dsCted and assaulted little Matte lluneerfod near
this city on New Wears night. arrested AZ Mans
VILE this county this morning. and brought hero
this afternoon. Yesterday afternoon III. w Cook tho
farmer for whom he worked went into one of his
barns and there the fugitive. He took him into
the house and fed him. Reed saying he had had nothing
10 eat for two days. lie had spent most ~ the time
I'm Cooks barn. Cook tried To persuade him To give
himself up but he would not. and the famcr felt SYM
pathy for hum and let him go. after telling him that
he felt il his duty to inform the authorities. Reed
started away on a run, and Cook drove 10 town ana
Informed the police. \ large searching party Vas
Immediately organized and the fugitiveS trals wcre
followed hitler and thither. hills ard through
woods and swamps all night. The work slow. be-
cause Reed frequently took the road and then agan
thn lots and il was impossible tO follow him In lle
road. lie walked over twenty miles last night, not
daring into barns because his tracks would brtrsy
him Th, morning ~ was seen passing Mann>>llle by
the station agent, who informed Constable Higgins ana
a few minutes later the man in custody. lie gives
the name Of smith, but Is undoubtedly the wanted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-06
EDUCATORS IN CONFERENCE.
sUPEEINTENDBNTs OF THE CITY SCHOOL SYSTEM |
DISCUSS VARIOUS TOPICS.


superintendent Jasper of the city school system and
his ASSISTANT, held meeting I'm the Office at Grand
and Elm sts.. yesterday. Tie new course OF study,
the subject Of class examinations by the superinteh
dents. which begin to-day, and tie educational exhibit
the fair held recently in the LenoX Lyceum, were
discussed thoroughly. The class examinations are Of
great importance 20 the superintendent and teachers
Dr. Hoffman, of the assistant superintendent IN
his visits 10 the various schools will pay especial attcn
ton 10 the method Of teaching German. The cause
of this investigation is the criticism to which the method
Of teaching German in the public schools las been
subjected by certain persons recently. Mr.. Jasper
believes that the criticism is unjust and that Dr. Hon
mans investigation will prove that the complaints
were not well founded
MI. Jasper has sent the following letter to the prn
cpals OF the schools:
with the approval of the Board Of Education, an
invitation extended recently 10 all The principals
Of schools 10 participate IN an exhibition OF the regular
school work OF their pupils, 10 be gwen III c0heol"
with the teachers Dazdr.
Inasmuch ~ the invitation came in the very middle
of the term Succeeding the long summer VACATION
the time not the most favorable for making such
selection of the SCHOOL work would fully ihu,lid
the zeal and skill Of the teacher, both principals and
assistants, and the intelligence and proficiency OF the
For this reason. and because Of the short time for
preparation. ii natural that many should feel
loath TO attempt d>lN Whcn HnGGr SuGh 'l r,
stances, might not reflect full dedLt upon the Schn0
system. Finally, however, no less than 22i OF ne rs
schools and departments were Npcscht'u III llc cuu
CatlOnal exhibit at the LcnON LNcctim.
The success of that exhibit you know already. IL
has been told day after day in the newspapers OF th'
city, and YOU have heard il proclaimed 10y the thou
sands OF visitor who inspected the ,choo work. hut
should feel that had been eni~> if did not com
munIcate 10 you on behalf of each Of my assistant
snperlnendents. well a from myself. The com
mcndatOn and thanks that are due 10 principals
teachers and pupils for their abOr> in The preparation
and arrangement of the work Of their respective
schools.
| wonId saw in conclusion. that. admirable a the
exhibit has been. II does not represent the limit 81
our progress. IL must be made e. serve a. an en-
col,raCemcnt 10 determination on the part ~ al 10
reach greater excellence than has yet been attained
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-06
DrATU 0F VRS ELIZABETH p. FOGG.

The death occurred Saturday Of Mrs. Elizabeth
Perkins Fogg at her home No. 3j9 Ffthavc. she
wa, the widow of William II. FOgg, wIlo died about
four years ago. Mr.. Fogg was Welmo"n Olllha
merchant and member Of the Union League Club
lie left his wife a fortune which amounted to over
million dollars. 1t included not only large amount
Of personal property, but the house AT No. 359 Fifth
ave- "a residence then building at sixty seventh-Nt
and Fifth ave. a hand summer home at larry
town, and other real estate
Mrs Fogg leaves no blood relatives nearer than a
consn She has a number Of nephcws and nleces, all
at them, however, her husbands side II j. said
thai A large part Of her fortune was bcqueathed BY
her TO charitable Institutions. The funeral VIII take
place at y. III. to-day at her home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-06
ARMY OFFICERS WHO DIED LAST YEAR.

The number Of deaths Army officers In 1880 wa
unusually heavy, will BE- appreciated by reference I"
the following, and members Of the Army Mutual ~u A.
ISOLATION have consequently had many ASSESSMENTS ."
meet. Besides MaIor.Gencrals John {. Fremont '"ofe'
Crook and Alfred H. Terry, BieadcrGcneras Nelson H.
DaNis Isaac Van Duson Reeve, and Surge"h-"cwH"
j. H. Baxter. there three cooncf three lieutenant
coloncls majors twentysevc captains. echt hr't
eutensnts second leutonsnts Ihi, Is total
Of nifty -four.
On the other hand nifty one officers married, Of
whom one is "a colonel Northumberland, one a
major captains thirty eight Ncutenants one surgeon
and three assistant surgeons.
The retirements Of Army officers to taAe place In 1891
arc: Bgadler General S. V. Benet Chief Of ordnance.
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me is a wonder why more serious aeon e have not
happened In the operation OF the NanhsNs Railway.
surely such accidents only have beeN prevented
through the everwatchfulness OF lis management, at
all times OF the day, regardless OF the eepents and
fabillty OF the employees 70 my mind the conveying
of an average Of 100000 persons daily Cover the
railroad OF company whose track mileage, Including
second track and sdlngs between all Of its termin
only ninety miles, with few ac ldcns and incon
venienoes as have occurred is railroad feat that has
never been exceled to my knowledge. BY a con.
slant reading Of your paper for many wears have
learned to believe that you always ready TO Accord
Justice and fair play to all persons and parties like
whose acts and rights your paper may think proper
eli her TO defend or condemn: hence. believe you
will not depart from that rule In this case but the
o+bcr hand do not donbt that, YOU will faith ully
nm ND the differences whatever they may he be.
tween the public and the Nanhattan Railway OH.
,onv I'm an unerring and equitable
New-Yori Jan. 3, 1891. ID. y. STANTON
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-06
JUSTICE BROWN NAMED BY JUSTICE MILLER
To the Editor Of The Tribune

tn TOR OF i Y
sir: Your editorial approval OF the choice q Judu
Brown for the supreme Court of the United states.
In The Tribune today only does justice 20 the action
and the motives Of President Harrison. In september,
l--o i'm conversation with the late Mr.. Justice
Miller whom / had known long and intimately,
asked if he had any knowledge Of the choice the pet
dent was likely 70 make 10 I'LL the vacancy on tia,
bench caused By the death Of Justice Matthews After
some hesitation Judge Miller told me that the Pres.
dent had sought his Judge Miller's advice as 70 q
person 70 be appointed that. after careful enectOa-
he had named three Western gentlemen, sny one d
whom would b. "A most desirable addition 10 u.
supreme Court. lie said he knew that the Prstsni
was most anxious 10 choose a successor % Jude
Matthews WHO would be worthy ID I'LL the place Of that
eminent Justice and who would maintain the hg;
character Of the Court. and he supposed that tie p
dent had asked his advice, not only because he was
Western man. with large knowledge Of lis bar ard
bench: but because lie had interest 10 serye but
that OF the public welfare. He might truly hSrs
added (but did not. for Judge Miller was modes
rs he great that the President. If he desired Z
choose the right man, could not in all the land. nav
sought counsel from n safer and better than hin
self But he said he had doubt that one = th
three he had mentioned would succeed Judge Matthews
TWO of the gentlemen he named 10 the Presided
were Judge Brewer II Kansas. and Judge Brown.
Michigan. The third. for obvious reasons, | need nG
name Not long after. the President appointed jude
Brcwer To the seat Of Judge Matthews and he la
again illustrated the purity Of his motives and te
wisdom OF his acton by placing Judge Brown IN 10
vacant seat If hi> illusriouS adviser. l. J. Z.
Washington, ID. C.. Dec 10 1890.