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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-28
VACANCIES IN CONGRESS TO BE FILLED.

Washington, Sept OF (SpeciaD.-Four Representa-
tives-eect to the LID Congress have died since tho
expiration of the last Congress-Messrs. Spnoa, OF
New-York and Ford Of Michigan, Democrats and
Messrs. Johnson, Of North Dakota, and Eouk Of
Tennessee, Republicans. The of Judge Iouk
will be his son, John c. Houk, whose majority Will
probably ram way up into the thousands, the district
being strongly Republican. Mr.. Houk was assistant
doorkeeper of the House in the last Congress- and
efficient officer. He is a young man Of excellent
ability. There is not much doubt that the North
Dakota vacancy will be filed by the election Of a
Republican. OF course Tammany Hall will send one
of its men to fiji the vacancy In tho Xth New-YOrk
District caused by the death Of General Splnola, and
also to fill the vacancy in the X1th District caused
by the resignation of Mr. Flower.
Many Republicans are hopeful that the With District
of Michigan viii be redeemed this year by the election
of Republican to fill the vacancy caused by Mr. Fords
death. His plurality over Watkins, the Republican
candidate in $780, was 229s, but his total vote was
about 200 less than It had been two years before
when Eeknap, Republican, received 26309 votes, and
elected by plurality Of 2,66T. The Prohibition
candidate in 1890 received 2,5s7 votes and in 1858
2.057 votes 1t seems that the Democrats strain
ing every nerve to maintain control Of the district.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-28
"THE SOUTH IN THE SADDLE

% the d1tor OF The Tribune.
Sir: A monument TO the Confederate dead at Fred
ericksburs, Va, was unveiled June 10. 1891. The
Grafton on this occasion was by General Bradley T.
johnson, Of Baltimore, and is printed in Volume XVIII
Of the Southern Historical Society Papers, For tho
sake of the people Of the South who do not wish to
DO mied and for the sake Of the people Of the North
who hold their great leaders Of the Civil War in in
creasine honor, paragraph of this Grafton should
not be allowed to pass without vigorous protest. 1t
is as follows (paee 400
In tho North to-day no name stirs human hearts
like that Of Lee, fame eectrines the people like
Stonowa, no flag flashes, sabre glltters like that
OF Stuart. Neither Grant nor Sherman nor Sheridan.
the great ana successful soldiers Of the victorious SIDE
has left such an impression the imagination OF
tho hearts of the people have the leaders of the
Confcderates who died In battle or yielded TO over
whemlns fores when further resistance would have
been criminal
Certainly nothing could be wider from the truth
than this statements and comment Is unnecessary.
HENRY S. BURRAGE.
Portland Me-, Sept 90, 1901
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-28
MINISTER" NELSON breaches.

From The Indianapolis News
Colonel r. Ii. Nelson. ex United States Minister 70
Chill and Mexico, as electOratlarge the Repubh-
can State ticket, was posted to address mass neet
Railroad one saturday in the last campaign, and was
to rest there oyer sunday There was rgS cr9 3yo
hours. The audience was much pleased with his
speech and after the meeting two venerable inenoers
County Republlcan Committee, who had charge Of
Colonel Ne sons meeting. and said -
"They say Colonel Nelson was Mlnlstef 10 Soutl
America as well d Mexico?"
"Yes," responded the committeeman.
"well wonder if he would not preach for us TO,
morrow. We have no preacher and our people would
like to hear him preach"
The committeeman had no doubt of II and turned
TO Colonel Nelson and introduced the Veheie meni-
Colonel Nelson, we hear that you were minister
II had that distinguished honor" replied the
Colonel with the regulation obeisaroe -,
kind enough 70 preach for us tomorrow we have no
regular preacher and our people would be mucn
'O om s GO nsF Il thai S Greatly
assumed an air Of great coraty toward the venerable
churchmen and said "You will perceive that my
O yOGe Is bnt you hsSe been invite
and In such complimentary terms that IL WIN AFFORD roe
much pleasure to comply with your request to-mori0"
That night sent to al the
meeting house sunday night. pretty large per cent
Of the people had never heard or suspected nat 1oG
bic that he was local preacher and turned out en-
masse. In the meantime Colonel Nelson's friends We're
exceedingly ne rvous and inquired Of each other, what
kind OF predcament we in If Colonel Nelson; VINO
not an ordained minister, does preach lie VIII 90
II. ard determined TO sec il through. The evening
came, and the church was not only full, but large
dows The leader OF the choir waited on Colonel Mel
son. and handing him a hymnbook, asked him 70 select
the HYMNS but the Colonel said sing such hymns
as the audience is most familiar with Yon viii obiGe
me by attending 70 that part OF the service When
fhe me far
prerogatve by CALAMITY calling on the committees
chairman Then Nelson stepped on the small platform
~ front Of the pulpit and said
Kind friends, instead OF text and preaching
I've gular sermon / have thought you would be more
RELIGIONS customs Of the Spanish-Amer1csn Countries
about which he talked two hours. 70 the DELIGHT OF all
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-28
HUMIDITY ca USES Discomfort.
THE TEMPERATURE SOMEWHAT LowER-LITTLE
CHANGE EXPECTED TO-DAY

CHANGE EXPECTED TO-DAY.
Although the temperature yesterday was three
degrees lower than on Saturday the humidity was so
unusually high that people felt exceedingly uncom-
Portable Fortunately clouds intercepted the SUMS
rays, and although rain fell after the shower
Of Saturday evening few people venured out without
an umbrella. The maximum temperature Of the day
at the Weather Bureau ~ degrees and the mini
mum IS. The average humidity vas 96 per cent
while on Saturday 1t 20 per cent With tenn
perature of 7o degrees the highest point Of yester-
day, the normal humidity should be about 63 per
cent.
The temperature east of The Mississippi slightly
cooler yesterday, there being no unusual tempera-
ture anywhere except the border Of the lakes
and through Indiana. At Indianapolis the thermom-
eter registered 90 degrees and at Detroit 80 degrees
A little rain fell through the Northwest. Elsewhere
it was fair. The indications for to-day are gener
ally fair slightly cloudy local weather. There
the same indications for tomorrow. There
will be little change in temperature
If any, slightly warmer. The percentage Of humidity
registered 90 degrees at yesterday morning. AT
IL it stood at ~, and reached the maximum at $780,
when 1t registered rs degrees AT O'Clock 1t stood at
70 and at 70 at O'Clock
At Boston last night the temperature sc degrees
at Chicago, Sc degrees at St Louis, "a degrees at
Washington, "A degrees, and at Atlanta, 20 degrees
Saturday the warmest 26th day Of September
experienced since 1881, when the mercury climbed to
Local Forecast Official Dunn, when asked for the
Of the unusually warm weather this month, SAID
il due TO the exceptionally low pressure through
through the South, which combination must produce
high temperature here
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-28
WIZ IHE BRORYs MIGRATEp.

Washington story in The ST. Louis Globe Democrat
n, ,t ahese po1uea rformers who do ind either
on,sn Ua paIues GOOD enough for them are becoming
STseev nun ns4 san Congressman John Allen,
pv pre,nn iu me OF something. A friend Of mine,
S w M Sacxs9n' Tenn One fine morning he thought
oouiS0g u VAIN GUY through the town aud N he
sShSn nuo something nsw TO write about. After
ees n ns came Sa 70 the suburbs and through the
saw ,an,, .nc Oraneh, quarter of mile away, he
yscS SSx may ne would wax down there and learn
ssroned along. Just before he cot 10 he camn he
ssw man leave II and 80 on through the woods Ia
80 aHo .oHh me man walked as IL he was tired
v Wsa ne carried jug with corncob stuck In it,
mhen ne got to the camp Mr. Brown tonnd an o,g
msaeon wluh the tires frightened WITH bicEnrv iori
Inc cover was mostly bed quilts woke Of little
iss ss11a sseers was browsing round An angu-
as, sauo" laced woman, In a faded eaIicn dresS
Msc tr nns limp 70 her heels was saperIOtending
smots8 ~ some bacon In skillet over wood thai
snoheo Ihree or four children with rs1t ~.
sss e w soe esfs wer sitting lean yellow
sS9od morning madam said Mr. nro,r
Senin'. stranger the woman said. vs,hon,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-28
ala CHAMPAGNE OR THE CHAMPAGNE.

TO the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: A. wrote the sentence, "The La Champagne
hove in sight, B. rdculed A. for using bad English,
claiming that La" part Of the steamers name, was
equivalent to "the" In English, and consequently it
wroas to the English article the before the
French ala" A.. While admitting that it
tomary to abbrevlac the name by emitting part OF
It, to wit: La claimed that his form gram
matically correct, and that quotation marks
used 10 denote the full name Of the steamer it was
plain that La part Of the full name and there
fore such its meaning was immaterial and the SEN
tencc correct as above. ID.
New-Yorl, Sept. %, 1891.
{" The Champagne hove in sight," is the proper
form. The definite article is used before proper
nouns in French in many cases where it would
not be used IN English, but it does not therefore
become a part of the name. A FTenchman would
soy La Russie est plus grande que la France" !:
but in translatng It into English we should omit
the articles and say Russia is larger than France"
La" is no more a part Of the "Champagnes"
name than tie" Is of the TeutOnic's."-Ed)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-28
NOT SIR JOHN Ross's SPEECH.

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Your dispatch from sarna In to-day's paper
regarding the speeches at the tunnel banquet attribute
to Sir John Ross advocacy OF unrestricted reciprocity
with the United states. This is hardly fair to the
eminent Commander Of Her Maesy's forces in Canada,
who. fear, is too good Tory to give utterance to
sentiments having the slightest tendency to dscrimna
ton against British manufactures Tho good knight
contented himself in his speech with expressing the
interest felt by his friend His Excelsncy the Governor
General, in the great project then being naugurated
The glowing speech referred to by your correspondent
in favor of the closest commercial intercourse with the
United States, ard to which every listened with
pleasure was by the Hon. G.. W. Ross, Minister Of
Education in the Cabinet OF Ontario Mr. Ross Is one
of the ablest and most sagacous Of Canadas coming
statesmen, and a brilliant ornament to the Liberal
party, in whom alone resides the hope OF half the
continent and the expectation OF better relation
with it by the people Of the United states.
ERASTUS WIMAN.
New York Sept 81, 1891.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-28
Gpetlal Notifies.
New England Monument Company.
Cemetery Memorials In Granite Bronze and Marble
1921 Broadway. opposite Dodge Statue.
POsIoMce Notice.

(houd be read daily W ali Interested, changes may
Levers for foreign need not be specially ad
dressed for dispatch By any G eSeR %Sa
documents letter: no. specially addressed being sent by the
Foreign mails for Gie ending October Will close
promptly all cases. at this office as follows:
Guatemala, per 5. 5: Breakwater, from New.orlesns
for EuSp per Lahn via PsoatRa@pton and Bremea
etters lOr ireland laust directed psr Lshn AZ
turks IslaSS per- : sagSa@ a. ieE Truao and
Fl8 Ms,is Tom
.n 81 m tS5 Eg Ss &c directed TsI
e 10 for !a Saa aHd 4
si 5sSts' Ha eSf and sassas ee a. 81
a. m: supplementary $50 M for Europe per city
City q AissasdFa, Sls Havana 50 e:
ns. Be d difss 9fr er SioD
Trnxno and Ruatan, per 5. ]. oter. IT,, hOm New.
u@5 so aas '' hl E5sg PER 20 CO
Ss Is! s:%ss $s!s s sSeys ss Ssss
f.; 81 g.: Rs. avg "a TSSs Ss. tss
GlaE6si2 at Nv n FOR . BOcas del IorO' per s..
l';ss4sSsSS6A IRON France; sy.s.s.na
aays for Europe Per r,s. Essgia VIZ
sS sp Faa fG and
ga al. sfS; S' SeI
80 a.. m. for Scotland direct per =. Anchora.
via 0etters must be directed per AnchoriSo;
az a. for Netherlands direct, per 5. VeendaI,
via ROTTERDAM let,rs must be directed per vesnda%i
and st. Thomas VIA St Crox, also wIndward Islands
and Tobago be directed Ter Cafibtee'j; at IL
M for Campeche Chiapas, Ia and Yucstan, per
s. Yumuri (etters for Cuba Tampleo and Tuxpam d.
rect and other Mexican States Via Vera Cruz Do
directed per Yumuri'O &c II for Grenada, Trinidad
and Tobago, per :. :. Burnley.
sUNDAY.-At 3 D. m. for Costa Rlca via LLnon, per
g. s. Foxhlll from New-Orleans.
Malls for the Hawaiian Islands. per Australia (froa
San Francisco close here daily September 80 ~
q 80 o. M Malls for China and Japan, s. Belgo
from San Francisco close here daily TO october 20 "a
80 D. Mails for Australia, New.Zosl2nd, Hawaiian,
FIJI and Samoan Islands, per s.. s. Monowai (frora san
Francisco close here daily up TO October 30 at 80
p. M. Cor on arrival at New,York Of umbria vita
per ship city Of Pape from San Franci,eo close here
foundlasd by rail TO sfax and thence by close
ss 70 Boston and thence By steamer close a. this once
daily at 30 p. m Malls for Cuba by rail- to Tampa
Fla and thence by steamer selling Mondays and Thurs
daysl close az this Office daily ut so Mails for
Mexico overland unless specially addressed for dispatch by
steamer close at this Office daily at a, N.
sTrans- Pacific malls forwarded 10 San Francisco
daily and the schedule Of closing is arranged the
sumption OF their uninterrupted. overland transit 10 San
Francisco. Mails from the East arriving time At san
Francisco the day OF sailing OF steamer dispatched
thence day. Registered nall closes &C D.
DreVIous day. CO RNEIiUS VAN COrT, Postmaster.
Postofiice. New-York. N. Y. Sept. 25 1891.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-28
SELECTIONS FROM THE MAIL
ART IN THE CHICAGO EXHIBITION.
ENTHUSIASTIC PRAISE FOR THE CHIEF OF THE
DEPARTMENT.


To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir; 1t sometimes happens that the right man is 10
the right place. The Chief of the Art Department for
the Columbian Exposition of 1893 is Mr. Hasey c. Ives
who has broad generous spirit and an evident
determination 10 work for the good Of all, and not
for the few who make up o close corporation.
II Is splendid thing for the outgrowth Of this
country that broad ganius Is tn arrange matters
for the artists The public may feel confident that
all that can possibly &c donc for the general
good Of art Will be accomplished by Mr. ives In letter
from London he says that for month be has been
among Government officers and societies OF artists
In France, Belgium and Holland. The work in all
these countries is being pushed forward in a most
pleasing manner, and splendid exhibit NAV be ex-
pected from these countries At this writing Mr.. Ives
is starting for Denmark. Germany, Sweden Norway
and Russia. Tho litter was full Of announcement for
the artists Of this country and he spoke Of the great
National exhibition started last winter something
that must surely come when the rght-mnded artists
an come together for the general good.
A truer, nobler or inspiring letter could not
have been written, and all artists who deeply in
terested in the art growth Of the country and who
get outside self and away from selfish ends will find
an art Tower at the head Of the Chicago Exhibition
who is interested in art for itself.
Perhaps we ere to begin a new era, In which the
small cliques will fall away and be lost in the great
movement for the general good, time when there
will be no studio tricks, secrecy OF operation, but
honest striving after the beautiful which may de-
velop in our country art superior to that OF The
Old World. Coupled with our native refinement,
need open generosity for the general good. This VIII
create mass OF right thought that will be power
for great art in the future.
natnrS should lend his asstooce IN making This coming
Exposition the best that has been seen in America
and the starting point for broad hdd Of American
New-Yorh Sept. Il, 1901.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-28
OPEN DEBATE rs A FEATURE OF TIE CAMPAIGN.

OPEN DEBATE rs A FEATURE OF TIE CAMPAIGN.
TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: An admirable custom which prevails out West
during political campaigns might be introduced In our
state canvass so full Of important and vital results
with incalculable advantage Let the candidates for
the GovernOrshp arrange TO meet their feowctlzens
and each other in maSs-meetng tout Of doors, II the
weather should prove favorable to accommodate larger
numbers and publicly debate the issues which divide
the great parties in our State. Probably the great
banker dixie Moses, who slow Of speech and who
never got into the promised land would hardly be
rash enough TO meet young giant in public dis
cusson. If, however Tammany does not fear to have
its methods and policy freely discussed ard subjected
to the scorchng light of public criticism, MI Flower
might be permitted to delegate his lieutenant and asso
ciats on the ticket William F. Sheehan to meet our
gifted and eloquent leader, In whose hands cause
would not suffer damage believe series OF these
debates could be held it would add thousands OF votes
TO our ticket Opportunities would thus be given to the
masses TO the candidates, gauge their respective
abilities and Glib Misrepresentation brazen iasehoOd
could at arrested and stamped out, while the
solid reasons for Republican supremacy would receive
an impartial consideration and hearty support.
Harlem, Sept. II, 1891 X. ". J.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-28
THE AUSTRALIAN RABBIT.
ms REMARKABLE SUCCESS IN MAKING USE OF
EVOLUTION,

EVOLUTION.
TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir There has bcen much complaint from Australia
about the multiplication OF rabbits but 1t Is hardly
circumstance alongside Of the development Of human
Imagination which these same rabbits likely to
Americans familiar with those strange tales
In which bualoes climb trees, rats weep tears Of Joy
on meeting each other after long separation abstract
the oil from bottle bs means Of their tails but the
latest practical application Of the evolutionary hypothe
sis Is In respects IN. best Australian farmers, 1t
seems, adopted the wire fence with difference. They
used metal net told, which for while balcd
the rabbits appetite for cnbbages But the animal bur
owed under the fence and the cabbsges began TO
suffer Of yorc Then the farmer sunk the bottom Of his
fence down to hard pan and the rabbits forced to
sit their short tails in melancholy ranks outside the
fence, watching the cabbages grow they can grow
only in Australia While the cabbages increased In
size, the rabbits increased only In numbers. Each
generation became thinner and moro melancholy than
its predecessors. But those rabbits had doubtless
heard Of the theory that animals can have horns they
only desire them energctcally. and now, as In
formed by the Australian trIthteller, they have
ceeded by persistent effort at climbing the wire fences
IN producing long claws, which they use with the
agility Of cats Any one can see that there will be
no limit TO the Australian rabbits progress. The cab
b,ees his but it win be emneny desirable for him
to defend his conquest from his human enemy. He
will need horns perhaps. at least, sharp teeth Ac
eordins 70 tho development theory understood in
probably be informed that rabbits have given up their
exclusive habit OF Illumination and their hopping gait
fish, flesh and vegetables Probably they Will get rid
Of their long ears and their absurd practice Of staring
and win become furtlve providers, on the continual
watch for a chance to bite somebody.
All this seems TO confirm the remark OF Sir Walter
Scott that the science Of ono becomes the supert
New-York, Sept. %, 1901.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-28
RECKLESS DRIVING IN sEvENTH-AvE.

TO the Editor of The TIL bune
Sir: At some not very distant day, unless some more
stringent regulation 10 the speed allowed on seventh
ave-, between OnehundIed-andtenth-st and One'hun-
drcdand-thty ffthst, is put In force you Will report
tho death Of number Of children by reckless driving
narrow escape came under my observation a few
evenings ago. The man handling the reins was more
1T for nights lodging at the station house than on
a public thoroughfare This danger is not confined TO
men unbalanced with whskey, bat many others show
little regard for either lady or child much less for man
This USUALLY occurs after the mounted police leave the
street showing that the offenders we'll know they arc
rot liable to arrest, aud are doing what they know TO
he wrong p. A. WORTHLEY.
New-York September 81, 1921.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-28

Professor Hodge was born at Princeton on February
81, 1891, and graduated at Princeton College in
164S. He became tutor in the college two years
later and continued there until 1853. His
three years course in divinity, taken at Prince
ton, was finished in 1851. He became pas
tor Of the Anslee Street Presbyterian Church, Will
amsburg In 1853, and remained there for three years
He next assumed the pastorshp of a church at OK
ford, Penn. where he remained until $3.50, when he
was appointed to the chair at Princeton which he
filed at the time of his death. Professor Hodge was
one of the besknOwn clergymen I'm the Presbyterian
Church, and was one of the leading lights Of that
illustrous and learned body. lie had been spending
his vacation in tho Adirondacks, and had only just
returned home lie had been given long leave Of
absence by the faculty account Of ill-heat When
he first left his duties last spring he intended to be
absent only week; but at the end of that time.
however he decided not to resume work until this
year. confidently expecting by this time to have
tircly recovered During the last few days his illness
took a sudden change for the worse, and eliminated
i'm his death this afternoon. he leaves family,
ssting of a wife and four children: three daughters
and a son, Caspar Wistar now senior In Princeton
College.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-28
rs "BIG FOUR PAYING COMMISSIONS ?

Chicago, sept. 81 (specal.-General Passenger Agent
shattue, of the Ohio and Mississippi road has fled
complaint with the Central Traffic Association charging
the Big Four system with paying commissions 10
agents in Western territory for selling tickets. Gen.
eral Passenger Agent Martin Of the Big Four has
been apparently of the warmest supporters of the
policy adopted toward the Chicago and Alton. When
'he question OF withdrawing the boycott was discussed
AZ recent meeting Of the Board Of Rulings, Martin
ana General Agent Ford, of the Pennsylvania spoke
against csontinung it, and recommended its extension
" al Ahes that continue 10 exchange business with
t.e AiVoi 10 his petition TO the Central Traffic AS
soauoh shattuc alleges that the Big Four has been
eeeieIy paying commissions for several weeks and at
e SANE TINE ardenty supporting tie boycott against
We Lnlcago ana Alton for the same thing The Big
-Four" positively denies the accusation 80
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-28
THE TRIBUNE FRESH-AIR FUND.
.-vx-auyr rn1AfEETS
SOUTHERN RAIDR0AD GROWTH.

Baltimore Sept 81 (speciaD.-The Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company is said 10 have unCer consider
alton plans for extension OF the Virginia Valley
branch between Lexington and Roanoke. The surveys
have been made and the new addition would give the
B. and o. direct line to Savannah, Ga. The Savan-
nah, Americas and Montgomery Railroad is now about
completed. The Southbound Railroad Columbia, S. c.,
to Savannah is also nearly completed. This line
sbortens the distance between these two points about
ninety miles The Southbound road at present termi
mates al Columbia but there is in contemplation the
building Of line Columbia via Munroe TO connect
with the Roanoke and Southern Railroad at Winston
n. Q. The Roanoke and Southern extends from
Winston, y. C., 10 Roanoke Va. where the b. and o.
could make its connection