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Art at the Custom House.

The Hon. John FORESTER ANDREW Of
Massachusetts has introduced into the
House OF Representatives Il bill providing
that works OF art shall be admitted into the
United States free Of duty. This bill Is
favored by all or almost all American ar
lists, and representatives OF various asso-
Citations OF them have been to Washington
In recent yours to urge Congress to cease
trying to protect them. For some reason
or other the Senate has insisted upon be-
lieving that the artists don't know what
they want. Then. again. tho lords and
ladies OF the brush and chisel are not very
expert politicians, and In parts Of the coun-
try which are still in tho whtewash stage
OF cultivation art IS regarded as sort OF
foreign excrescence or disease. not to be
encouraged and smacking Of plutocracy
and effeteness. We shall expect the Hon.
EDWARD OLIVER Wo1coTr OF Colorado.
connoisseur. to illuminate the subject II the
ANDREW bill reaches the Senate.
The amount OF revenue raised by the
present tariff upon foreign works OF art is
not large. but whenever the proposition to
remove it comes up In Congress. an oppor-
tun'ty too sweet to resist is offered to few
persons to talk buncombe about necessities
and luxuries. Yet the protecting Of Ameri-
can artists against their will is queer
business. They may DO supposed to know
what makes for their interests and the in
terests Of American art. Why not let them
have their way this time? And. by the
way, where are the free traders? Why do
so many Of them force protection upon tho
artists
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Guiding England. Spain. Portugal. Dem
mark. Sweden. Norway. and the Balkan
States. for which details are not given, the
whole OF Europe in 1870 could. at the ut
most, put 1000 900 men in active service.
What is the situation to-day This year
the French army has risen to 2.5oo.0oo; the
Russian to 2.45l 900; the German to 24l1.-
900: the Italian. which now occupies the
fourth place. to 1,5i4o00: the Austrian TO
100000: tho Swiss to 2l2,OoO. and the Bel
gian to 12s.O0o. In most OF these countries
the expenditure for military purposes mas
more than doubled since 1869, and IN swift
zerland the increa - has been much greater
Viewed collectively. Europe now spcnds
more than thousand millions OF dollars
annually on her fighting force, which
already amounts TO l2,j0O.Uo0.
Such figures. however. give hut an I'M
perfect idea of the state OF things when
will presently exist IA soon as the new
military laws shall have come into luli
effect. Then the German army VIII COM
prise 5000. coo men; the French. 4,3D.Ooo; 'ho
Russian. 1000. 900: the Italian. 2,236."0V; Inc
Austrian, 100000; tho Swiss. iSo.Ooo. ana
the belgian. 25s. 900. Altogether Europe
will DO able TO dispose Of not l"sS thun
$4,000, 900 soldiers. or 15.000.00O more ti"h
che had in 1862 Such is tho price winch
she has to pay for Germany's seizure or
Alsace-Lorraine. Ii Ia Mt least posslpie
thut her fighting force might be cut down
Ivy two-thirds tomorrow were those prov
inces restored TO France.
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A Card from Cassius II. Read.

To TEE EDlroR or TIE suS-Sr: An item has appeared
In the papers which is said that am charged as
being in wiful contempt Of the City Court This order
was simply on technically. for my mistake One
cannot DO In contempt when no contempt was In
tended. However. I have decided contempt for Ed.
ward s. Stokes. whom consider responsible for all
these prosecutions. When he trial for his HE
6sfrend.d him. thensh he bad no claims On ne and
took him In partnership with me IN tue Holman
House. since then no has got the deed OF my place on
bond for SO 900 and refused to deed e1ss to INC
to have the decision. In the Hoffman House no had
hundreds OF thousands of mine. llarin. thus taken
every hing from me while II had my own would he
independent am now greatly embarrassed and left
TO contend with him in all his secret ana untirng eff
forts crush and yet rid Of mo- lie has escaped JUS.
tee so long that 10 has become very h"a oGt rhins
justice VIII reach him last ] want 10 keep iho
NEW SoRk, Dec. I. CAsips IL EIAD.
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WIRES AND Poles TO COME down.
Tho Mayor roints Out llS Violations OF
Rulcs OF the Board OF Electrical Control

Tho Mayor Points Out 1l0 Violations OF
Rulcs OF the Board OF Electrical Control.
Mayor Grant sent yesterday to Commits
sionor OF Public Works Gilroy a schedule
showing 149 violations Of the rules OF the
Board OF Electrical Control on the part Of cleo
trical companies who maintain overhc cad wires
nnd poles without permission. The Commits
sioner was directed to remove oil these wires
and poles. Among the violations cited wsro
tho maintenance OF elghty-two private acous-
tic telephone wires, seventeen private wires
crossing streets and avenues. thirty-one i'm
proper loops and connections OF the Thorn
SON Houston Company, an Edison arc light in
Eighth avenue. twelve Improper loops and
connections OF the NJ. Morris Electric Light
Company. two OF tho Harlem Lighting
Company. four OF tho Brush Elec-
trio Illuminating Company. and one OF
the United States Illuminating Company. The
Commissioner was also directed to remove
tho Western Union Telegraph Comphny's
cable from. Eighth avenue running east on
i;;o,h street. and eight wires Of the American
nistrist RI, Messenger Company crossing BROAD
way at ,thirtecnth street. The Comm lssioner
Is MISC directc! TO notify tho Thomson Houston
company and the United states Illuminating
company to romove the following named lines
~ Ertes and POLES within n weck from notice:
IN awehtWy-third street. from First to Third
chnmScrs s srast street from Liberty to
20 To,, Vest street and in Third avenue. from
E Eon generally that the Postal Telegraph
not rnny ~ maintain ing wircs on roofs and on
~ tne ,resniations Of tho Board OF Electrical
>"h''o'' pGt no specific instance is nvu,ionel
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the contest should again be supported by
tho protective principle promulgated IN
1894, instead OF having It made over the
revolutionary terms and sentiment oil
the message In the National Demo-
cratic Convention OF 1892 the eane con-
tlct was precpitated, to the same short
and decisive victory. but 1t was fought
In the full view OF the public. Mr.. CLEvE-
LANDS representatives in Chicago again
offered the protective platform OF 1884. ana
then, with the iercencss of Roman ion
sccnting defenccless Christian. and with
the righteous indignation OF an unhinch-
ing warrior who sces his flag about to
he betrayed by its once most osteh-
tatious and usufructuous allies. WAT
rERsoN bounded into the ring, ana in
two minutes had charged his arolast Win
the old protective bolt and sent IL whizzng
through the roof 1t was WATTERsoN VINO
forced the Convention TO determine that the
candidate should carry the banner when
his particular followers had been waving
fruntlcally for the preceding five years.
Mr.. WELLS Is u sincere and cultivated
gentleman. who has been both persistent
and distinguished In bringing the free
trade economists into the control OF the
Democracy; but the inpelling agitator
Of this long and difficult campaign for tarih
reformation, tile bold aud unconcealing OK
positor OF it's purpose. the unyicldins cham
plon OF It's essential principle. In lact lls
dominating moral force. and the statesman
whose lips will rightiully sound the norm
Of triumph, when tho hour OF triumph Mt
last is at hand. Is HENRY WArrERsoS. We
have the honor to extend to him our most
profound and important salutation.
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81 FOR EACH DISOBEDIENT SON.
hut When Isaac Marries n decent Jewisl,
Woman" He VIII Get $1,000.

Marks Einado filed will in the Surrogates
Court In June. 1891. for safe keeping. which
was yesterday offered to Probate Clerk Tinney
FOR probate He makes several requests to
relatives. and creates a trust OF tho residue OF
his estate. to endure until his youngest child
comes OF ago. He then gives his sons David.
Samuel Joel. and Edward $4,000 each. and
his daughter Hannah $4,000 and the income
on $4,000 for life. and $4,000 to Amelia and
the income of $4,000 for lite.
II ut the. time OF. this distribution his son
Isaao's vito shall have died or he sha,; have
married decent jewish woman " he shall re-
ccive $4,000. Otherwise Isaac will Get but ono
dollar. His son Lyman is a. so t. receive only
one dollar Tho testator gives the following
reason S for this treatment Of Isaac and II lyman:
They have been disobodient. have hereto
otherwise ill-trsated me. and for several years
have not respected me as they should their
fRtLer."
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To Put tho Senate in tho White House.

Our esteemed contemporary. the Courier
Journal. has not looked into the question OF
the next Senator from New York with its
customary penetration. II it thinks that what
1t calls the fight between New York Demo-
Gratis" has not that personal interest for
outside Democrats which it had before the
late election abolished pivotal States
There is an clement Of very vital interest
to all outside Democrats in the method
adopted by the Mugwump politicians in
New York to influence the election OF n
United States Senator. As Mr.. EDWARD
MURPHY OF Troy is the most prominent cam
didate. he bears the brunt OF the attack. Let
us say here that Mr.. MURrHY's fitness to
fill the Office OF Senator. considering his
brains. character. and party standing. with
out being on a par with the lofty standard
OF the ideal. is altogether too sufficient to
account for the bitterness evinced against
him by our old but rejuvenated friends. the
Mugwumps. They are against Mr.. MURPHY
because. In their Judgment. his failure to
support Mr.. CLEVELAND. as a delegate in
the Chicago Convention. outweighs In his
disfavor his long and great services In
breaking the Republican grip upon the En-
pirs State and In making it Democratic
from top to toe. both In Its own Legislature
at Albany and in Its representatives In the
Washington Senate. They would be against
any other candidate Of similar political con.
nections. They seek to squelch Mr.. MUIR
PLY because he Is not the man who would
first be named by Mr.. CLEVELAND.
II . Senator from New York should be
named on this Mugwump plan. the invasion
Of States prerogatives which was decreed
upon New York by the Chicago Convention
in the selection OF Presidential candi-
date. would spread into every State
In the Union. II Democratic Senator
can be chosen now only for his indi-
vldunl relation to the Presldent-elect.
then the latter will have to be asked
to name the new Senators which the fortune
Of politics has happily given to the Demo-
Gratis In the States Of California. Wiscon-
sin, Wyoming. and Montana. To illus
trate tho system. three States. such as
Indiana. Alabama. and Colorado. might be
respectively free trade. protectionist. and
siIverite. yet they would be required first
to consult the Chief Magistrate. II he
happened to be Of their politics. and
elect Senators, not to represent them
selves. but to crafty the Presidents per.
sonal friends. Practically the Senate
would be abolished by having its functions
transferred to tho White House.
The extent OF revolution in American
sentiment and practice which the Mug
wumps would accomplish. II they could. is
simply unlimited.
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OUR SITTER COINS.
Mr.. Allen overs TO Make Them Chc,u nm,
Non.cOlintc ricItntSr

BUTTE. Mon. Dec. "A ,o.tcr w,s ,,-a,r
sent to Secretary Foster Of the Initial S,a,ss
Treasury Department 1t Washington NV
Superintendent Allen OF ths Butte and I,oston
Mining Company o! this city The letter Ia an
offer to mako any amount Of much better sill
YER dollars for ninety cents apieco than ara Mt
present in use. Mr.. Allen takes the position
that counting silver at 81 cents per ounce. tho
intrinsic value O; n silver dollar ia only G5.71.
He would put in each dollar 400 grains OF
pure silver. whereas tho present dollar only
contains 81. grains: ana he would number
and letter each coin. SO that the Government
would not he compelled to redeem duplicates
u safeguard now neglected MIR. Allen says he
would reap n profit in coming whit. tho price
OF silver was anywhere under l2a.2a. The
letter adds:
while it has always been possible to rec
silver coin can be produced at II profit OF 80
per cont. and a coin that cannot DO detected.
This is true OF silver money. whether foreign
or American. Now. my proposition is either
to withdraw the present silver money before
the excess becomes SO largo that it will bank
rupt the Government to redeem it. or combine
with foreign powers who are equally in dam
ger ind mako the old standard ns value,
Sl.2!g.. which will mako u coin which cannot
he couIterfeited without the uso of base IN etul
allow. which is easily detected. and for which
the GoSeInment will never have to pay u face
Vul,t"
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A North American Question.

Our esteemed contemporary. the Conn
seyciai Advertiser. entertains serious mis-
apprehension upon great subject:
..rs. suS Ia pushing tho annexation 81 Canada with
great energy nowadays To bring In Canada wonld
add tremendous reinforcement Of votes to the Dem
sorio party which, perhaps accounts for tho zeal OF
sur Contemporary"
Tho consolidation OF Canada with the
United States is question OF greater
moment than any other with which
either country Is confronted to-day. 1t is
big enough to flatten all partisan prejudice
into the plane OF national patriotism. To
promote aud accomplish continental union
Ia the certain duty OF Democrat. Repub-
ucan, and Populist.
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THE EDISON COMrINr,s sUIr
Arguing Its Application for Injunction
Against the Sawyer-3iunn Company.

arguing hts .hnpuchtlOn an injunction
Against the Sawyer-3Iunn Company.
Arguments were made before Judges Wal
lace. Lacombc. and Shipman in the United
States Court OF Appeals in tho Federal build
ing. yesterday. in the suit Of the Edison Elec-
trio Light Company and tho Edison General
Electric Company for an injunction against
the Sawyer Mann Electric Light Company to
restrain the latter company from making a
certain kind OF electric lamp. Elhu Root. Ed
mund Wetmore. and Leonard L. Curtis ap-
pearcd for the Sawycr-NIann Company and
Clarence Seward and Grosvenor L. l.owrey for
the Edison Company.
Mr.. Curtis said that So. 600 600 was rerre.
scented in and back of the sawyer Mann Com
pany. Hedecared that the Edison General
Electric Company had no standing in court.
because tho New York State laws and tho
United States laws prohibited any such COM
bination as the Edison companies had formed,
combination which was trying to create a
monopoly and control the trade. He also rs
serted TINT the Edison Com pany would. In tho
people who used the WESTINGHOUSE machines.
Mr. Lowrey denied that the Edison Company
would refuse to- sci! its lamps to the Westing-
house people. He said TINT tho Westingh ouso
Company was formed to carry on n practically
infringing business. and that It had founded
its business upon n denial OF other men
rights. He said it was not O case for equity.
and that tho Westinghouse Company would
simply suffer tho consequences OF it's own acts.
Tho arguments will be continued ut 1880
O'Clock this morning.
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The New French Cabinet.

Tho Cabinet formed by NJ. RIBoT Is far
from being the logical outcome OF the
crisis. but is virtually defiance Of the will
Of the Chamber OF Deputies expressed in
tho vote which compelled the resignation OF
the late Ministry. With two exceptions. all
the former Ministers are retained. and for
the most part In their old places. Thus NJ.
RIBoT himself keeps the Department OF
Foreign Affairs: NJ DE FREYcINET the War
ONCE: NJ. LoUBET the Department Of the
Interior. and NJ. RoUy1ER that Of Finance.
On the other hand. NJ. PICARD. tho former
head Of the Department OF Justice. Is left
out OF tho now Ministry. That Is to
say. the ono man who forced the
late Cabinet to allow judicial prosecu-
ton OF the accused directors Of the Panama
Canal Company. Is excluded from office.
while those OF his colleagues who opposed
him. who tried to nulllfy the parliamentary
inquiry, and who refused to permit post
mortem examination OF RE1NACH's body. are
TO resppear as Ministers. 1t romans to be
seen whether the Chamber will tolerate a
solution OF the crisis which treats Its indlg-
nant protest with contempt; whether. in
other words. the bride takers and their
avowed or secret friends have mustered
strength enough to overpower those honest
Legislators who have found a spokesman In
N. BRIssoN. and who represent the probity
aud dignity Of France.
The new Ministry will without delay havo
70 show Its hand and disclose the slgnifl-
canoe Of its composition. for Immediately
on the reassembling of the Chamber will
come up the motion declaring urgency for
the motion to clothe the investigating COM
mittee with judicial authority. 1t Is per-
fectly obvious that this bill will be sup
ported by all those who. like M. BRIssoN.
really desire to unearth the truth; and that
on one pretext or another 1t will be OPP
Iosed by those who wish to shield tho bribe
takers by minimizing the commuters
powers. No disinterested person vii! DO
Impressed by the plea that legislative and
judicial functions ought not to be con-
founded, seeing that the Chamber OF Depu-
ties 10 not undertaking through its commit
tee to try the officers Of the canal company.
who are In the hands Of the ordinary courts.
but to purge Its own members OF grave
charges OF corruption. Such purgation
cannot be performed. II from tho invests
eating committee are withheld the powers
Of compelling the production of witnesses
and documents. and OF inhictng penalties
for perjury. So patent has this become TO
the mass Of the French people that it will
be extremely dangerous to openly resist
the motion for rigorous inquiry, cud it is
sald that NJ. RIpoT. whose integrity is un-
questioned. will announce. when the Cham
Der meets. his assent 70 the bestowal Of
msgisterial powers on the committee.
4 hLl TO that effect. however. must pass
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CAPT MONTlIL'S GRELT JOURNEY.


The most remarkable expedition IN Africa
In 4 long time is that which Capt. Monteil mas
perhaps already finished. The news OF the
safe arrival Of tho Monteil expedition In the
oasis Of Tezzan. south OF Tripoli. was tele.
Rraphcd 10 France Oh Nov. IA. Monteil had
reached Fezzan on Oct. II. and was about to
take his departure for Tripoli and home.
Monteil started from tho French post OF
Scgu. on the Upper Niger. about the Begin
ming Of last year, under secret orders from
tho French Government. He crossed the coun.
try south OF the big northern bend OF the
Niger. y Journey which no white man had over
made before. After reachinG tho Niger again
at say he travelled through the Soudan. visit
ing the chief towns Of Sokoto and Bornu. lie
met with an excellent reception from tho Sui
tans OF Sokoto and Bornu. lie spent some
time in tho largo Haussa city OF Kano. and
then went on to Kuka. tho capital OF
Bornu. near Lake TchaI. This was the
town visited by tho British officer, Capt. Mac;
donald don two years 1To Mnsdo Iona reported
ler munner. and he was convinced that 1t
would not be possible to open TRADE relations
has succeeded better. though the British as
sert that under the AnGlo-trench treaty tho
hags NTH to enter into
After crossing the entire soudan as far as
Lake Tehad. end haying spent sever several months
started on Aug. Is last to cross the desert.
lie had with him one Of the Sultan's guides
who was INSTRUCTED to accompany him as far
as Murzuk. in Fezzan. Ho made rapid prog
ress. and on Sept. II he arrived Mt kaour. and
left this oasis on Sept. % for Fezzan. which
he reached on Oct. II. He made forced
marches across tho desert. hut his party was as
unbroken as he had led it out OF Segu when he
started. except that two of his mon deserted
This expedition formed part OF the gen.
eral programme OF exploration organized by
the French Government after their treaty with
Great Britain in August. 1890. which gave to
France rights Of sovereignty over the sahara
region. 1t became necessary to insure to
France somethin more than the enjoyme emit o
the desert sand accorded to her by the British
Government. and therefore NJ. Etienne. As
sistant Secretary Of State for the Colonies. sus-
gested to the Government to organize a series
OF expeditions to explore the bend Of the Niger
and the region of Lake Tchad. Monteil has
tons. Hs Is the oay enc wE,12 ,-I reached he'd
tho same destination in view. hut
was compelled to abandon the project
when he reached iola tho chief town OF
Adanawa. and SO turned south and dscov-
cred some new tributaries OF the Congo basin.
1t is really fortunate Tor France that he was
southern route he finally took resulted in in
tsresting discoveries. and has probably estab-
lished Frances claims upon large region in
the rear OF the German coast possessions.
Monteil's journey through many hundreds OF
miles Of territory that was wholly unknown.
We're likely to be .unfriendy has been most
brilliantly successful in its exploratory spects
and compares favoraby with the best work
that has been done in Africa.
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When Police Commissioner shechan called
the Tammany General Committee OF tho Thir-
teenth district together on Tuesday night at
the Psquod Hall. MIR. Simon Witmark. tho
German-Americau orator. who says that
Grover Cleveland called on him after election
and offered him Federal appointment. sat
in front seat among the 200 committeeman
He arose and announced that he was Go!nG 10
Dir. Clevelands inauguration. The announce
ment WIS received with cheers. and ia" com;
nitteemen stamped their heels and IoErsrl
their canes and umbrellas on tho i9":, III.
Witmark took of his derby and howen ~ tcs
ment OF the greeting One hundred vthcr
Tammanyites OF the district rut down iLelr
names to G o along with Mr.. NI'marh'
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Pawn Tickets Sold by the Park department

1t is customary for tho Department OF fubhc
Parks to sell from time 10 'iine AZ r"p.Ir "ne-
tion various unclaimed articles found IN tho
parks OF the citv. A uu"cr collection Nnas its
way into the ofl!cn # tho genera! Inspector.
Baskets, bundios ~ AL ksnas ana values.
canes. rings. and atlltles u wearing apparel
are brought in by tho parA police E'en for
saken babies have rrcn found. Yesterday
morning a sale was hold al the iarsenalii me
sale consisted Of pawn tickets winch had hseh
picked up under III. benches. Ire-Nnatf
'rappet by Gcn.lcm,n II 4 srNiiN" mature
who had pa sod might IN M |hs. a 90,
-, WAS realized from ;Er s. ic me NNS ON
many OF thu JQwn ticket MAS AlmaNt ~. aud
the sale was fastened to i.sNvu. 'As.. psss-l'
ing useless
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THE CATHEDRAL CORNER STONE.
Bishop POtter's Arrangements TOR the Cere-
monies OF Dec. "a.

monies OF Dec. "a.
Thomas T. Browne. sexton OF st. Agnes's
Chapel OF Trinity Church. who was Trinity's
sexton for many years. has been appointed by
Bishop Potter to mako the necessary arrange
ments for the corner stone laying Of the Epis-
copal cathedral on the 9th OF this month. Mr..
Brown will provide tioored space capable Of
seating 1000 persons. and will surround 1t by
q high board fence to keep OF the wind. Tho
whole space will bo covered with canvas as q
further protection. Tickets will be issued,
and each holder will find reserved chair wait
Ing for him.
Bishop Potter will be tho celebrant Mt the
ceremony nnd' will lay the corner stone him
Doane Of Albany. The choir Of ST. Barthol-
omew's Church has been offered by tho organ
n,sS Henri mi has been
men and laymen from all ovor the country viii
attend.