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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-23
GIVING TIE DEMOCRACY CREDIT


I
sir: years ago the American flag had the
| supremacy In all seas, nnd orr un1valled vessels
had the monopoly Of the North Atlantic carrying
trade Now John Bull and his associates, by their
and liberal subsidies 70 their fast mall steamship
companies. have not only driven own vessels oft
OF il,c once prosperous North Atlantic rade. but
even ont of every harbor, and complete has tho
rout been Shat the stars and stripes are not u
BE- seen on a single European stf-mcr. Notwith
standing our agricultural productions are enormous
there T. not an American vessel to transport them
10 the open upcan markets, or at least other
| nations can do 1t better.
Would n boy attempt 10 fish without baitl Can
thee result, 10 accomplished without effort and
cxpcnsei \ happy thought has come into the acute
minds Of our Democratic friends. Although We, a
Nation o: 65oOO.oOO pc pie. cannot afford TO build
new nrsi-cllSS vessels, or TO pay the moderate SUD
sides necessary to run them. as the enlightened
nations d.. We visit Queen Nicoria', Junk yard
and purchase some obi and sccondclass steamers
having a reputation I'm earlier years, and In them
our people ,lu eros, tic Atlantic under the American
nar. which they have not been able 10 d. for
many years. That steamer, may reach Queens
town a. .IOn ~ others We VIII start them dhy
earlier II J., evident that second hand vessels can
BE- bought cheaper than ilr~t-class new ones cou.i
be built: aud It IS better TO have such than none
al all We give them credit for their happy thought.
IcrlmI, however oar Democratic friends have
forgotten how an ono ed winter night In 1910 Ia"
Boston gentry If blue blood AMI silk stockings made
a ciip Of tea FIR John Emil. not spanng expense.
and, laciing any thcr pot Of proper dimensions III
MADE IT In BJ>i n llarbor. \ most generous cup u
wa. some would call it too expensive. But the
Yankees them and now. like TO have the best, r.
ear,iIc-, II spcr,c Thcy would have our own pas
sengrrs mails and prcducts transported In American
fast liner. n formerly. ana II could ana W0uid De
donc II the weak knccl Democracy dii n1t want every
thing free. snail "a" live Yankees ~ this grner-
alton &, - Europe on old and second hand English
steamers why slnll We not meet The world ns II
+ I'm his progressive age. and 20 along with II In
It's onward marrhl CIAhLES SiOtuiiloN
Now York, May ~. 1-v2.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-23
PHYSICTAN AND SURGEON.
From The London Telegraph.

Tho physician and surgeon are now social equals.
and receive exactly the same professional education
while MANY genera. practitioners are men OF the highest
attachments aud skill obnined from Familiarity WIN
the Protcan forms Of disease The universities now
have ceased to exact apprenticeship In even the nominal
form demanded thirty years ago surgeons who have
been made knights barOncts are Quite aS numerous
Is the members Of the sister branch OF pliysc, and
the incomes earned by the operators are assurcdy as
large as those enjoyed by the prcsclibcr,. liut the
surgeons have the position they now occupy only
by the brilliant advances which their art ha, made
and bv the skill and courage Of long lne OF prar
toncIs. From Ambrose Pare. the barber who fol
lowed the armies Of fianci, J. to John iun'er- WI
other man helped TO make InrEs"mS gentlemen mech
and ready person compared with the tenans OF Harley
81 today Those who remember Liston, Syme aud
hassagac TravsTs Give Ferguson and Won c ,Tr
I,rodic Pcll and Guthrie cannO, bnt wonder ut the
progress which the art. as known to these great men
Las ADVANCED more rapidly-or AZ least lis achieve
ments more oby9ns and appreeable-han has been
necessarily be tentative and discovery has TO remain
for longer time in the II, hyPe'eal , stage nc r c
dccosSors did lie Is conservative than Of Old,
nore an yious to save limb than TO remove IT, Anti
wo,ialty from operations to an extent which was
scarcely credited when Lister introduced them. Bat
the greatest reform in tho modern hlstor, OF surgery
was when chloroform was discovered 20 be an anass
capable of dIyng Ran % sHs o srosns
Of the patient disturbing bis eqianmitv. For the first
time. delicate operations could be performed with
/ III
on,v Alter this most benccent Of al the gifts OF science
to suffering humanity was put into The surgeons hand,
,bot many men OF ng culture and sensibilitr cared
~ narticc surgery. The Old surgeons left
diagnoscrs Of disease and as operators possessed a
mndcr which II had TO be acquired, renders II IN
necessary to STATE that they were endowed with Iron
nra,ion that has now passed away TO say That the
dtons amid which the surgery OF the ante anacstheiic
?" n men OF The education and refined sensibity OF
those who are now consulting for the good Of mankind
and Iarrcy-the surgeon TO whom Napoleon left a
in r as the most honest man he ever knew"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-23
STEPHEN Il. PINCKNEY.

stephen II. Piclney, who died Friday night at his
home In West seventy -fiftl-st born In this city
in 1923. lie the Of Jonathan Fckney and Il
descendant Of Philip Pnckney, who to this
try In 171G. Philip Pinclncy settled in East Chester
York, and his brother Charles settled In Charles
ton s. G., ut the same time. Two OF the Charleston
branch of the family sicncrs Of the Declaration
OF Indepc ndencc Mr.. Hnckney in early life made two
voyages around the world and visited almost every
portion OF the habitabc globe On his return to Now
York he Joined the 9Th Regiment, then known ps the
Washington GrcyS. In August OF 1840 he wa ap-
pointed adIutant OF the nth Regiment and stbse-
qucntly became It's major In 1868 he was commits
stoned by Governor seymour colonel OF the 05th v.
!. ;. NJ but resigned In January 1865 During the
draft riots Of '63 Colonel Fnckney stood at Governor
Scy mours side the Governor read the not act,
and at tho Governors suggestion Colonel Fnclney
took command OF tie 9TH Regiment Armory, then in
Tomphlns Market. His services were so much appre-
ciated that he personally thanked By the Governor
for his valuable aid. Colonel Fnckney represented tho
Twenty first Ward I'm tue Assembly for two years.
This was in the early days OF the Tweed Ring and lie
stu bornly contested measure introduced BY that
corrupt body. ~ the time OF his death he pres
ldcnt Of the company which owns the Lyceum Theatre
building and secretary Of the New York Theatre Com
pany. lie also Lar ecly interested In the liimrod
Manufacturing Company, Of which lie was president.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-23
WILLIAM VAN ANDEN.

william Van Anden. aged seventy seven. a retired
inventor and manufacturer, died at his home, No. 0o'
Madison ave-, Saturday evening from chronic
bronchitis after Illness Of several months. He was
born on his fathers farm, near Poughkecpsie, and
received q common school education. When young
man no learned the printing trade in the office Of The
Poughkeepsc Telegraph and became the inventor OF u
number of labor saving machines. The railway chair
to hold rails In place on the track and the first
machines for making files and spiral springs for beds
were his invention. lie established factories at
Poughkeepsie, Montreal, Jersey City and Trenton, In
company with number Of capitalists. for the manu-
factre OF bolts and rivets well for various other
railroad Appliances.
Mr.. Van Andcn married Miss Matilda Martin, OF his
native town, about 1910, ty whom he had a son,
william VI. Van Anden. who for many years CON
nected with The Brooklyn Eagle" and who Is now
Of It's stockholders. several after the death
Of his first wife, Mr.. Van Anden married Miss Segar,
OF Albany. who survives him. lie had large acquain-
lance among the older business Of New York.
The funeral will be held Ut his home at II 80 a. m.
Wednesday. The burial will be In the family plot
Mt Poughkecpsie, the same day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-23

get In first and gore it, The next minute heard roe
OF unmstakable fear and angIish-a human roar. !.
dashed down to the spot and at the same moment ar
rived my son, pltchfork In hand There lay Ihom a
on his face. In dry gutter by the side OF the COW.
house, and the butting angrily at him. We drove
on the COW, and poor Thomas scuied across the road,
slilped through wire fence, stood up ana drew
BREATH Why, Thomas" said i, what's the matter
win Rose J" "Wcl sir" said THONGS, q heard
the pup bark and united him, and was just coming
ont o, tne cowhonse, with the pup in my arms when
Rose came around the corner. As soon she seed
the pup N my arms she rushed ut me without more
ado Knocked me down, and would have killed me II
you mont come up" Thomas had, indeed, had q
narrow escape: his trousers were ripped up from end
to enc ana red marks oil along ms legs showed where
Roses horns had grazed along them. "well." said
l. You'd better not milk her this morning. since she's
In such fury" "Ohl I'll milk her right enough
SIR by and by Just give her little time to settle down
IKE. It's only Jealousy OF that 'ere pup SIR She couldn't
abide seeing me Attending OF it, Well as You like
sd /; "only take care and mind what yours about"
"All right, sir!'' In about twenty minutes Thomas
called me down to see the milk. The cow had stood
quiet enough to be mllked. But the milk was deeply
tinged with blood. and In half an hour a copous red
precptate had settled TO the bottom of the pail Till
then doubted the jealous theory. After that be-
heyed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-23
OBITUARY.
WILLIAM HENRY CROSBY.


william Henry Crosby, son OF "nlam bouio~
Crosby, died on Saturday from heart failure az
No. % East Seventeenth-st. His grandiathcr
Ebenezer Crosby, was surgeon In the hevo
lutionary War, and was one Ct the founders u thc
society OF the Cincinnati. His mother was Ai''
GARRISON OF Philadelphia, a granddaughter oil "ilanl
Floyd, one Of the Sgners Of the Declaration VI
Independence. william Henry Crosby was Dorl
in this city June 2S 1908. His early educauon
obtained in various schools and, entering Coiuu
ba College, he was graduated from that In
sttuton in 1927 At first choosing law US
his profession he studied with Richard Rlker ano
associated for some time WIN Ills
brother John 2. Crosby. His natural tastes were III
the field Of literature and the classics, however, ana
in 1S41 he accepted the chair OF Latin and Greek az
Rutgers College, which place he occupied with great
success for eight years.
In le49 he moved to Poughkeepsie where lie re-
manned for the next ten years. engaged in literary p
suits. In 1S5960 he held the place OF acting pro
fessor OF Latin language and literature In Columbia Col
lege Since then he had lived In comparative retirement
for the most Of the time at POughkcspse. There hS
was q prominent member OF the Reformed Church
For he had belonged to the Society OF tho
Cincinnati. He married Miss Nelson. the daughter
Of DR.. John Nelson. She died several years ago
Four daughters and one survive him.
The funeral will be held tomorrow morning a,
the University Place Presbyterian Church. Inc buria
will DO at P0ughkeepsie.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-23
ROMAN CATHOLIC NOTES.

Fordham College haS been this entirely under MILL
tary discipline The call Of the bell has in many Instances
been dropped roll Of the drum and the discipline
OF campus almost entirely in charge Of the company
officers owing to the opening OF the new buildings the
students OF philosophy have their rooms and the gymna
siums have been increased.
ontenant squrcs so long and favorably known the
Government military instructor at Fordham College has
been on the sick list for months With complication Of
disorders Doubts his recovery entertained for
long time.
The annual OF the De Ia Sale Institute VIII Dc
held on May % at the Manhattan Grounds IN onehuh
drcd. and nfth-st Two or three OF the contests arc
oreo IN other schools Mr. tior Of the Manhattan Athletic
club is training the boy for field work On MAY %
the annual elocutioa contest take place in the Institute
hail before u committee of judges, who Will award thu
rIzc az the OF the conc't On the same evening
Che prize, won at the games will be distributed lho
rccnt year at Thu Institution, under the MANAGEMENT of
Brother John. has been highly successful
The sters OF the Divine Compassion, the society OF
Indies founded by the Mon'Ignor Preston to look after
frcndlcS, women, opened new house at White Plains
Nc cray and received the visits and congratulations OF
many friends among the clergy and laity.
Father Tetrca OF the French Canadlln Church. In East
seycnty.sxthst, Will erect shrine to st. Anne
In the church. owing TO the popular Veneraton which
greeted the recen: exposing OF the rene OF her IN This
city.
The Archbishop VIII administer confirmation at the
sacred Heart converts West Seventecnth-st and Man
bottanvie on wednesday aud Thursday next. The
nonv at these converts 10 private only the Immediate
rlaaves OF the children being admitted.
De Feirant the Italian secretary 70 the Archbishop
has been laid up with attack OF the grip for some
weeks and present he is resting at Mount St. Vincent
Since his arrival In NcwYork work OF all kinds has ac
cumua,ed his hands ana he has Teen the )uc2e In
difficult ecclesiastical cases
New London the spot chosen by the Catholic Summer
School for nrst session in August. Among the
lecturer Will be Brother Agaras and Professor Maurice
f. fcan OF South Bend University.
indu As ecclesiastical
I'M. business. Several churches publish monthly caen
dars containing information OF interest 10 the parhon
ers for each month An enterpr!sing firm has into
the business OF manufacturing these calendars and sup.
plying them free the churches. The Pausts have
long used them and they have proved excellent weapon
against the rum hops 10 Is whispered that under the
new arrangement their viii tell more heavily against
the liquor interest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-23
CHARLES ALEXANDER sEIBER

Charles Alexander Seiber Il welknown in'urance and
advertising agent. Seyenth-aye aud Forty secondst
died at his home Gutter burg " j.. Thursday otter
short illness. Mr. Sclbcr born In Seclhen, lfal7
Bavaria November IL. 1889. IL. came 10 this country
I'm Is where engaged In the in business For
ten years he with the Ncw.York staats Ietung."
leaving accept place with the Gcrlanio Fire
By perseverance and Industry he built up
large business Octobcr he opened Office At
Cevcnthave and Forty second-t. whero. addition 10
Insurance. he engaged In the real estate business Mr.
Setter was active his business until week before his
death. lie a member OF the German Hospital, tho
Isabella Home the Simmer Grundungs, Central Nerein.
the New-York Central Turn Nerelns and
the Palette Club lie leaves two sons and a daughtof
The funeral place his home yesterday at o'clock.
The burial was at Grove Church Cemetery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-23
sEcRETARY ELAINE INFECTED TO-D1Y

Secretary Blaine expected IN NewYork last night
AID he had engaged set Of ut the Fifth Avenue
Hotel the hotel people informed about O'Clock
that the rooms would be needed until twenty
hours lCer. No political Significance caD be attached
IN the etary's visit. lie Will reccfie number Of
callers at the hotel but 1t is said thot political
ference will be held. Mrs. Blaine will be with the
Secretary and It Is understood that they will spend
large part Of their time while In NewYorS at the house
q, Walter Damroch where there little daughter who
has not vet been by its distinguished grandfather
and grandmother
Mr. and Mrs. Baine will probably Washington
at O'Clock p m. and will reach the Fifth Avenue Hotel
q few minutes before 10 O'Clock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-23
TIE DRAFTED MEMS ELL.
TO the Editor Of The Tribune.

70 thc EdItOr OF Hr T % " IT C.
sir: Your Albany correspondent. In writing Of the
signing Of the Drafted Mems lii 10y Governor Flower.
uses the following language: The Governor late
this afternoon greatly dsgused every Union sohier by
signing the wciLknown Drafted Mems bin, which has
been before the Legislature for years. In the
War OF the Rebellion varions men. who had been
drafted for war service but were too cowary TO Join
the Army pad 900 each to the state TO be released
Now they have the mcanness after thus cvadng fight
ing for their countrv. to ask repayment Of the $500"
OF this judgment IS purely one ~ polite. which
should not enter INTO the question. nflrm that thou
sands Of men who were drafted and who purchased sub
sttuies were - ready " 10 the from principles
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-23
TIE PRESIDENTS WIkE BETTER.
MARKED IMPROVEMENT SINCE HER RETURN
FROM TIE TRIP TO FORT MONROE.

Nhhh Ed IMPROVEMENT SINCE HEX REIU KN
FROM THE TRIP TO FORT MONROE.
Washington, May 90 (SpeciaD.-Thc family at the
Whlte House ore in the best Of spirits to-day, they
nave good reason to be. There Is marked improve
ment in the condition Of the Presidents wife, and she
is again fairly the mend. The continued illness OF
the Presidents wife could fail TO cane general
regret and soictude all the country. while TO
her friends it has been source Of much anxiety.
Dating back nearly two months what was
thought to be slight cold it has gone on
Tor six weeks in tedious and serious i'll
aess Bronchitis accompanied by severe cough with
ow fever, was followed by extreme weakness and the
!esuit Is nervous prOstratOr. Mrs Harrison is
active, busy woman who III the main, enjoys good
health. Naturally she would be less patient in Illness
and her Impotence to get well, together with eX-
cessive nervousness retards rather than hascns her
recovery Ten DAYS aso, however, she so much
Improved that she had been out driving several tines
when. on the advice Of her physician, DR.. Gardner
II was decided TO make little trip for the benefit OF
The biacing sea air. Accordingly, on saturday week
the President went down 10 Chesapeake Bay on
the lighthouse tender Jcssamine They anchored of
Fortress Monroe but lived the boat. and Mrs. Iar
rison did not go ashore. After two days, the Prcs
DENT WHO, by the way. is excellent was con-
vihced that the conditions not favorable to Mrs
hsrrisohs Improvement lie telegraphed DR.. Gard
her 10 JOIN them and when the latter arrived next day
NC at once advised return TO Washington.
When Mrs. Harrison returned to the White House
on Thursday 1t was plainly evident she not well
~ when she went away. The air, instead
OF being benefit, was too damp and brought
on a recurrence Of the bronchitis and cough
from which she suffered in the early stages
OF her Illness. She had also apparently lost
the strength gained before going down the river
and her symptoms geIcrlly indicated a relays,
Happily this has been avcred, and since Yesterday
morning there has been change for the better To
day her gain Is married. 1t is hoped that she Will
soon he strong enough to drive out again. ard that in
the warm dry air she will regain strength. Recover
Ing from proStrntiOn is necessarily slow there
fore it Is surprising that all plans for the
White House family are To the end OF securing al
sOlute quiet and rtSt for the Pr, Sdchts wife.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-23
NO REPUBLICANS WANTED.
RAILROAD MEN TOLD THAT THEY MUST ACCEPT
PARTISAN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.

RAILROAD MEN TOLD THAT THEY MUST ACCEPT
APARTIsAN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.
Albany. May cI.-Mchael Richard, the Railroad
Commissioner whose term OF Office expires in Novem
Der next, is making desperate efforts 10
appointment u the place which he holds. The
state Railroad Commission, for the first time since it
created In 1883. Is entirely Democratic
AssstantGovernor Flower first paid one of his chiefs
political debts by appointing Samuel A. eardslcy (,
the Commission. Mr.. Beardsley is the secretary OF
the Democratic state Committee Ills home IS in
Utica, Oneida County. Mr. Eeardslcy made himself
dearly beloved by David Il. I'LL by breaking mp the
Cleveland organization in that county and securing
Hill delegates 10 the Kodak" convention. Then Boss
Mclaughlin wanted good place for exMayor and
Congressman Alfred C. chaplin, OF Broobyn. Mr..
Chaplin had become drag to McLaughlin's machine
and he had TO set him out Of the way. The Boss
forced the Kings County delegates TIE February
vention to vote with Tammnny Hall in favor of pre-
sentng" Hills the candidate Of the Democrats
this State for President Beardsey took the place
held by william f. Rogers, and Chaplin succeeded
Isaac V. Baker. Richard was appointed to the Com
mission. as he is Hill Democrat.
1t thought by The railroad conductors. who
united with the locomotive engineers in securing
Richards confirmation by the senate that for dcccncy's
sake alone a Republican would be put upon the Com
mission this fall, that it would pot become entirely
an adjunct TO the Democratic machine. When Rickard
appointed the brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers
promised % unite with the conductors this year TO
secure the naming OF OF that branch Of the railway
service to the Railroad Commission. With this in
view. representatives OF twelve lodges of the con
dUcto:s' organizations net here on Sunday, May :,
10 select one of their number for the place. The
whom they wanted to name a Republican. lie
had been told. previous TO the meeting OF the wishes
OF the railroad conductors TO him appointed b9
the Governor. he took pains 10 call upon Richard
~ tLc of Tn Hall IN mir from
Ism what chance a Republican had to secure the ap
pOlntment. lie asked Mr. Croker 10 be frank with
him. Croker lie told lin that only a Demo
crat could get the nomination. and that it would be
utterly useless for any Republican. no matter how
strongly he Endorsed by the railroad men, to make
a fight for the place.
I'VE want that for Democrat he Is quoted as
saying.
TIE conductors learned OF his at their meeting and
adjourned without making selection, until the second
sunday in july In the meantime they Will look
around for a good Democrat In their order who Will
represent the railroad and honestly cndeavor 10
have him named. At any rate, they want no more
of Richard
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-23
cLERIClL TENURE OF OFFICE IL lfARYL1ND-

Baltimore May % (spccaD.Al Episcopal clergy
men but especially these settled in the state OF
MARYLAND will be profoundly interested In decision
which has been recently handed down by the Mary
land Court of Appeals. In case which came before
H. in which a parish vestry had dismissed It's rector.
for causes not affecting his moral character or standing
In the ministry the court decided that an old Nestry
act passed BY the Maryland Legislature In 1873, IS
stil IN force According to this act, when contract
between a rector and vestry is not made for q
definite time 1t must be construed to be contract
at will, termnabe at any time at the will OF either
p,rty- This means that In Maryland, Episcopal
rec;ors are simply tenants at the will OF the vesry,
and may b. dismissed at any time between Sundays
fcr any cause, or for cause Whatever This IS
right IN the teeth Of the Episcopal theory OF the
PASTORAL contract which is that IL Is termnabc only
oy DEATH mutual consent or moral misconduct on the
Dart OF the rector In the latter case the bishop OF
the diocese being empowered to remove the rector
While the clergy Of the state no not call In question
the corrcctncss Of the courts decision. They regard tho
existence OF such "a law great hardship which
NAV work much harm: and they will undoubtedly
Meanwhile, clergy who arc called 70 parishes III
the state will to II that their permanent tcrh OF
Office Is clearly defined III the call