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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-22

Commissioner Aldace +. Walker OF the West
ern Traffic Association spent some time at the
offices of the Trunk Line Associat on yesterday
morning with Commissioners Goddard and
blanchard. Mr.. Walker has not vet an
bitrator on questions involving east and west
bound rates. Tor which he was selected by the
trail Traffic Association. II is expected, how
ever. that il. will accept after n conference
with the committee which has the matter in
charge
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-22

Patrick \. Brady was in tho saloon Of the
lodging house att Iiowery on Sunday After
noon and presented himself at the free lunch
cuuntcr for n NTH Plate Of soup. Thomas Will
iiams of ~ Bowtry made some remark to
brady about. his partially for soup. and
punched him IN the stomach whom he retortsd.
min from tho blow. but three hours afterward
tu iecamo So III that he was taken to Cham
hers Street Hospital. The house surgeon says
I'll. mans condition Is critical In the Essex
Market Court Yesterday Williams was hold to
avail dcyClOpments
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-22
Mrs. seoncld.. Got tho Profe.-or.. Tru...

Mrs. Lillian Scofeld. at whose house In West
Twentieth street Broker Nat Hatch was killed.
has again come under the attention OF tho po-
lice OF the Tendcrloin district. She hired the
house l2O West Forty-ilrst street two years
ago. and amused herself by holding the bag
gage OF tenants who wanted to leave as soon
us they discovered who she was. Yesterday
sfternoon a German professor OF languages.
whose name is not revealed by the police.
wouldn't give nm trunk of his. She declared
that he owed her rent. lie was referred to the
polics Court.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-22
Did Turbitt Commit Suicide,

Early yesterday morning George Turbitt OF
10 Plum street. Newark. died from tho effects
Of laudanum poisoning. and there is strong
impression that he committed suicide. Tur-
bitt was member Of the corps organized by
the Underwriters Protective Association for
saving property from water at fires.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-22
Robbed Of SEQ 900 and Murdered.

RELLAInE. o.. Nov. 2l.-Lemuel Piersoll Wall
was found murdered to-day In his home. ten
miles south Of this city, on the Ohio Riyer.
dow while he was in he'd killing him Instantly.
and robbing him Of S2OOOO. There is no clue
to the murderers. The victim was 81 years
old and u batcheior.
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Reed & Barton.
MARIE JANSEN's PROGRAMME.
She 10 to Appear Next Season In AN Opers
Now Being Composed for Her.

Now Being Composed for Her.
BosroN. Nov 21.-It is announced that Marie
Jansen and George Wilson OF the Boston Mu-
scum company will appear together next ses.
son in comic opera under the management Of
r. NJ. Field. Mr.. Barnet. the author OF 1892"
Ia to furnish a vehicle for tho display OF their
peculiar abilities. He already has Adam
tar" engaged in writing the music. which IL
to be OF a popular order. Miss Jansen has not
appeared professionally since her falling out
with Francis Wilson.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-22
Where Yesterdays Fires We're.

AN.-7;3o 627 West Fo:ty-siNth street. Gas Acser..
damage trining; 7;05. II fii.a avenue. Cornelius Is.
Payne. damage
r. N.-i:3o. 81 West J4oth street. Terence Kahn.
damage trining; 400. 8o4 West Fiftys.cond street
Nra Ricket, NO damage; 6;45. 4o2 Greenwich street
.. and g: Electric Motor Company, damage 500:
$50, Tl3 BrGA iwhy, The Elite button Com.
PAny. damage $1,000; a;i6, sad East lib!h street,
Raphael Long damage Sl.GlU: also extended to bhl
East lS5lh .treet Nary HAL. dains:s $1,000; 7'l0.
zSi.S Seventh avenue. Walter thompson, damage
$500 7:3O. 327 b"wrry. Mrs. spty damage $50;
7itS. 90 Prospect Place. AIRS. Clair damage $40
All Are Pleased
With ,hs Fac fnrnit ure bought at Fl!nrs-ldc
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Forty.two Horse. Sell for ses, les.

PHILADELPHIA. Nov 21.-The sale Of the
horses Of Thomas Wilcox's Ivy Mills Stock
Farm Mt the Philadelphia Tattersall attracted
a Zig crowd Of horsenlcn.
Forty-two head were disposed OF for S25. 1856.
an average of nearly $500 each.
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Mr. Emmons Sheyk OF Chicago and Mr.. John
Iuthili OF frecborn, No. came to Hoboken
yesterday to buy green goods. They are now
III lalL The fouT, greon goods dealers who
were arrested with them are out on bail. Be-
sides the rays, the police have several pack
ages OF green goods as evidence
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Judge Herrick Decides Against George H.
Hush,

ALBANY. Nov 2l.-JudCe Herrick to-day
heard an application on behalf OF George II.
Bush. candidate for the Assembly in Ulster
county. Second district. for writs of psrsmptory
msndamus compelling the Board OF Canvassers
IN Ulster county to compel tho the ms pectors Of
Election In Districts ] and . Of the town
OF Esopus. to af1iX twnnty-six ballots claim ed
to have been marked to the certificate OF the
canvass. and endorsed tho ballots with II
signed statement that they Were objected to
election day.
Judge Herrick took the papers. saying that
he thought Mr.. l!ushs counsel We're wrong.
because no objection was made ut the count
on election day that the ballots were marked:
but !!e would consider the case. He decided
this evening to deny the application.
Bush was dafeatnd by twenty-ona votes by
James l.ounsbury Republican candidate and
been market been returned with the Official
returns tho Eourd Of Canvassers could have
awarded the certificate to Bush, he then being
elected by 1.-Two votes.
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World. Fair special New York Central lsAvs New
No extra fAre.-Adt.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-22

BUFFALO. Nov. 2l.-Patrick ]. Quick. Chair
man OF the Board OF Inspectors OF the Fourth
district. Fifth ward was arrested tonight on
warrant, issued by Judge Hatch. on the
charge of forgery. for maxim. a change in
the returns from his district which aided so
votes for Love, the unsuccessful candidate for
Superintendent: Of Education.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-29
"TIIE PEOPLES ENGLISH y

TO the Ed tor Of Tho Tribune.
Sir: Your Brooklyn correspondent in his "Plea for
the Peoples English seems, effect, to advance tho
proposition that should discard all the nicer develop
ments which cultured writer's and speakers OF English
have brought about; and that. ignoring all the finer
shades Of meaning which discriminating OF words
permits, should adopt the argot Of the gutter.
sincerely hope that his view Will prevail. but
that instead OF undergoing process OF rerogresson
and debasement, our English speech be carried 10
a still higher perfection. Our donhe form Of the
future like our tbrcefold form OF the present, Is
universally admired by foreigners who appreciate the
nice shades Of meaning thereby enabled to e.
press. No better test Of the quality OF writer need
be sought than his ability properly his wils'
and shals." | have bei)r me AT this moment Q
Western journal Of some pretcnsons, ~ which occurs
this sentence: If the rain continues will have poor
crops this year." Is 1t not plain that the writer OF
would have established Letter character for clear
thinking and correct writing II he had said If this
rain continues, we shnll have poor crops'i BY the
way your CORES pendent appears 70 think that the
English aspiratc tie 81 h" IN hOel.' They do not,
and so an hotel Is correct English. "a hotel with
tho IN asplruted being rather bnrbarous American
provincin- a. ".
New York, May IL, lSo2.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-29

and the facilities which the development OF the BANANA
trade have established guarantee OF sure sue
cess to any Individual company who wouh eSu'o
Iish decortcatlng machine for that purpose on the
Blucicds OF Esconddo River. This river Win us
tributaries the Cana. Mahogany Creek Rama no
Mco and Slqua, form entire water communication
through the ccntre OF vast banana plantations on
their immediate banks The steamers now engasel
I'm the trade ascend the rivers discharge cargo anu
take frut from along their banks; therefore ma
chinery from the ships be placed on any polnt
without extra expense. The banana trees or Stalks
can be RATED TO such place. or brought IN steam
launches and barges. adequate for the purpose now
In use on the rivers. all at nominal expense ana
the fibre could be shipped from the factory 10 the
United states with other expenses than leisho'
no special tax. no duty machinery or Oh nnro
Tie amount Of stalks available for the imineuia'o
manufacturing Of fibre can be easily caicua~d' III
the month Of April. 1902. according to consniar IN
voice. l5l 900 punches OF bananas vert shppeu u
the United States The quantity for local consump-
ton and surplu, fruit make nh aggregate OF 2ooooo
each MONTH Each bunch represents one stalk. Add
twice that amount for stalks which the planters have
TO cut down to prevent them from choking the Others
and the total Is 600 900 stalks monthly or 200.
coo annually which wasted Instead OF behe turned
into fibre These stalks average eight lnches IN vi
accr and from ten to fifteen feet IN Hns5 oo NV
ought 10 Yield five pounds Of fibre or 3p'oVo'oo
ponnds cGnal 10 4 900 tons. This supply can be
doubled without affecting the banana trade ior II
must be remembered that the banana grows IN clusters
If from eighteen to twenty stalks or trees, ana natures
for fibre in about six eight months, ana prOduces
fruit in ten t. twelve. The number Of plants under
cultivation Is estimated I'm round numbers al l,oOo'-
600 averaging fourteen stalks In each. total OF IL
0O'''''' II. OBEN>PERGER.
Bluenclds. Mosquito Reservation Nicaragua May
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-29
THE DIRECT INHERITANCE TAX.

TO the EditO Of the tribune
Sir. | read some time ago. the memorandum pub
llshcl I'm The Tribune OF Interview with Governor
Flower I'm which that gent ,cman gives himself ana
the legislature great aidatiOn for the number and
quality Of tho bill, they had passed. In this regard,
what are we 10 think Of Governor "a business man
withab who signed the new tag to the Infamous
direct tax bin. by which the Controller (who re-
ccvc, percentage Is authorized to seize and take
possession Of the private box Containing the papers
Of deccdent Banks and deposit companies are
obliged by the law. and under penalty, To transfer
thc private box to said official, Irrespective of the
wlshc, Of the executors or relatives. What Interest
n,tigafcd tn" passage OF this amendment-and Is 1t
Constitutional - - 1850, .
\ DEMOCRAT SHAKING IN THE WIND.
Now York, Nay 20. l-92.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-29
vJsrrrS., THE SUNDAY sIDE,DooR.

10 tho Editor Of The Trlbuhc'
sir. The emphatic language superintendent Byrhes
used 10 the police captains last Monday did not seem
TO have much effect on the store Of John huge.
I'm Amsterdam: ave- between Northumberland secoho
and Northumberland third sts., yesterday Between
the hour OF . and p. m seven men were seen
to 90 into the hall door. two with small market
ba skcts one boy With something apparently covered
with cloth, one woman with shawl over her bead
and a package under the shawl, one with shawl
and a small market basket, and all came out In few
minutes after entering one policeman was seen al
onc-hundrcd and -second-s and one at Onc-hundred-
and third st. during that time. What the people
found I'm that hall can only imagine ID
New. York, May %.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-29
LORD SALISBURY AND THE MEN OF ULSTER.

TO tho Editor OF The Tribune.
sir: Reading your own and the comments OF Mr.
Snallcy upon the recent utterances Of Lord Salis'
bury other suggestions arise which do not seem out Of
place. Many Americans have Il very vague but almost
un1ucstiOnng respect for Mr. Gladstone and accus
toned TO suppose that his Views OF English politics
and measures must be correct He not perfectly
correct In his estimate OF American affairs In 1851.
lie NAV not be nallibe In his analysis Of Irish affairs
on the other hand, Americans additionally
critical Of any proposition connected with the terms
Tory and Conservation, while there some whose
dearest idea Of Lord Salisbury Is associated with pea c
and eve, possibly nearer his heart, as an Engshman
who has not altogether forgotten the history OF bis
country
There are questions which may be asked, quite diff
lance with his ordship's vehement utennces but on
the whole. liking both their tone and their doctrine
Is he not right I'm declaring Parliament less than absO
Lutte, less than auocacl Is he not right In declaring
the primal right Of sefdeience In the Ulster men
is there any provision the Home Hnlc me asre as,ur
Ing protection for the minority against what Will surely
be- overwhelming majority and, II there is not can
En- glishmcn Justly or wisely disregard the live, and
interests which they have long held In trust Did
We not, at ono time, have TO deal with n somewhat
similar problem Of Home Rule, AMI did we not turn
over our helpless minority Of black lister men to o
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-29
LAND OFFICE METHODS.
THE WISE AND AGGRESSIVE MANAGEMENT
OF THE ADMINISTRATION. I
CONTRAST WITH THE CLEVELAND MEN AND
SUSPICIOUS Policy OF CLEvELANDs TINE.
lBr TELEGRAPH TO The ThrBuyE.l

tBf TELEGRAPH TO TkrBUNEl
Washington. May 25.-In no branch OF the pul-
NC service have the vigor. strength and aggressive
ness OF this Administration been more clearly shown
hah In TIE execution Of the public land laws and the
management OF the Public Land once. The Gen
erai Land Office of the United states exercises juris
cicuon In twenty nine Qf the states and all OF the
Territories During Mr.. Clcveiand's Administration
the theory under which this branch Of the service
was conducted led to general paralysis and stagna-
'oh III all lines Of business IN those public land
states where the title TO land In any way In
question. Homestead settlers were suspected whole
sale OF fraudulent in settling upon the
eonan and making effort 10 establish homes
there, and a general assault, planned against an
holders OF homestead ella ms. Mr.. Cieveland's Com
missioner OF the Land Office. General Sparks. OF IL
hnois, stated In public report that he believed
these homestead settlers were cndcavOrirg. through
systematic fraud. ~ secure tile 10 The land on which
they had settled. Vast numbers of spies and special
agents were sent forth TO gather evidence sustain
the suspicious Of the Commits Oner Four years
spent In this ruess effort resulted In so far retard
Ing IL" business Of the Land ONCE that 300.
600 applications for patents had accumulated the
incoming OF the present Administration. AgaiaSt
these poor settlers who seeking secure from
the Government evidence of the title which they
had earned by compliance with the law II was soon
found that there evidence Of any fraud save
IN very cases
The policy of the Department changed at the
outset OF the present Administration and the
tablshed that every settler the public domain who
dealt VIII the Government should be considered homes
until the contrary appeared Under this rule no mans
case has been prejudced by abnormal suspicion while
the Law has been so rgidly and carefully enforced
that no criticism has been offered from any quarter
The great volume Of business that had accumulated
during the Cleveland Administration has been rapidly
dispatched. During the first years of the Clavo-
m Is ft.iiO tbo oc
on pre-empion claims. against 14oj15 during the |
irst two years Of the present Administration showing
net increase Of 123,OI3 Homestead claims patcntcd
during the first two years Of the Cleveland Admnstra
ton were 1G,o4o. as against 75545 during the first |
two years Of the Harrison ADMINISTRATORS net In |
crease of $1,000.
During the last fiscal year this increase Of the |
Noiume OF business disposed Of has been materially
enlarged, and according TO the statement of the Com
missioner OF the General Land Office the vast volume
OF work that accumulated the files of the Bure,n
under the inefficient management of the last Admin
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-29
IANNANY WILL DESERT HILL.
THE wIGwAM MEN WILL GO TO TIE WINNING
CANDIDATE AT CHICAGO As SOON
AS pO--:IRIE.

II can be sald on the best possible authority. that
the plans for Tdmmany Halls action at Chicago have
been definitely settled. The Tammany delegation will
60 % the Democratic National Convention much more
quietly than to any like gathering in quarter Of
century No attempt win be made by the delegation
10 attract attention TO themselves their opinions
Croker has dccreed that they 10 60 there for bust
ness no, show. Tammany will fufl the letter Of
the resolutions adopted BY the midV inter Convention M
Albany and will concur. with proper outward show
Of cordially. In presenting David b. Illl- name for
the Presidential nomination, but IT will 90 no
further As soon il becomes apDarcnt
that IIIll has no substantial chance Of success.
which every Tammany leader knows will be demon
stracd I'm the early part of the Conventions pro
cecdings the wgwam delegation viii retire for consul
latlon. The result OF this caucus cannot be ac-
curatey foretold now. bit It will mean an immediate
break from I'M and declaration In favor Of the man
whom Croker and his leutenans believe will BE- sue
cessful.
There will be no demonstration against Cleveland,
such rs there when he first dominated eight
years ago and great effort will be made 10 defeat
his nomination. especially II II shall appear that Clcve
lands chances are good In spite of thc opposition Of
illl. II is more than probable, however, that Tam
many will join with Henry Wattcison and his allies
in exploiting another candidate, who would give the
promise Of uniting the Cleveland and Ilil factions In
this state.
But for Hill. Croker Is prepared to drive nail
into his coffin on the first plausible prctcxt lie
has not forgotten how Illl played false with him In
1852 and vetoed instead OF signing as he promised
the New York Park and Police bills which authorized
two headed commissions. HIS treachcrous action
nj that time placed Croker In the most humlliating
pc ston in which he had found himself up to that
period. and the Tammauy chlcfaln sworc that he
would forget HIS violation OF faith. Perhaps
Croker had this in mind when he refused TO take the
place OF dele gate at large to the National Convention
when I'LL pressed ii upon him at Albany lie feared
that il might be- construed giving Hill his unquali
fled support In fact, ii only after much hest
aton and great deal Of persuasion that he consented
10 20 as delegate from his district.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-29
TIE RELIC OF ST. ANN.

TO the Editor OF The IrlDuhe e.
sir: In your article concerning the removal Of
tho ALLEGED relic of the supp0sttous It. Ann, from
Ncw-York you say that there has been no doubt as
10 its gcnuiness the documents carried By Monsignor
MARQUIS guaranteeing the fact ms far as such docu-
ments can." Who can guarantee the "documents'i
There is absolutely nothing In the hrst century con.
crnng the parentagc Of Mary. the Mother OF Christ.
All that has been written of her. except that by
the Evangelist is unsupported tiidltion In order
TO support the doctrine Of Mays perpetual yrgnlty-
a docirine which WAS not recognized nor taught any.
where IN the Church for three centuries-it was
alleged that Mary's father was Jehoachin and her
mother Anna. that they were childless long after
their marriage and that her birth systematically
predicted to them and accomplished. The book
Written D substnntatc this ingenious claim appeared
i'm the second century and was prescribed by the most
ancient Index IbrOrum Prohibitorun. Instead VI
rI,crc having been doubt about this "bOne' OF
- Ann the Catholic Church Itself denounced the
tradition which claimed that She was fhc mother Ok
hrist This Is the only ground on which the present
ccclesasics vrnerate the bone and attribute to 1t
miraculous power. H. H. siN"LEIoN.
New York. MAY ~. loo2.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-29

CANINE, ,be. ,re four vessels described named for our
President two OF them schooners, the largest Oh the
four registering about fifty tons. Further invesusauoh
revealed only ono named for the other Democratic can
ddate for the White House. and that one sioop Oh
e,,ecn tons named "David b. investigating ur'ncr
TO ascertain u the two prominent Candidates on .e
other side had been remembered oy 'he sn'po",r"s
.,, thero ore found three vessels named for James
e BIa,ne the largest registering more than $50 TONS
and one named for the President. OF more than oUu
,nrs The difference In the tonnage OF inc Vesses
nnmed for the prominent Presidential Candidates maj
Gates about the difference existing between tne men Ia
the opinion Of o, hEroo"i|A'
brookhaven, y. y, May II. 1892.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-29
WHERE BANANA FIBRE CAN BE COT
TWENTY -ONF MILLION STALKS YEAR WASTED
At BLUFFIFLDs. NICARAGUA.

IWENINO MILLION SIAlshS 1iNh NNSArp
At BLUFFIFLDS, NICARAGUA.
TO the Editor Of The TIL bunc.
sir: ! have been favored with copies 81 Two re-
ports one Of which Is extract from your paper 81
October 4. 1-0l (spccaD. and IL ms follows: " The
demand for ssal fibre in the United states Is steadily
increasing and there has been substantial Increase
I'm Importation since the duty Of 80 ton was ne
moved by the new Tariff law. The imports for the
present fiscal wear Will probably exceed 10000 tons.
The chief obstacles 10 the growth OF the sisal in
dustry have been the difficulty and expense attending
the separation Of the fibre from the leaves Of the
plant In conclusion, the dispatch recommends new
patent American fibre cleaning machine" a. the most
simple and best I'm the world.
Tie other paragraph read rs follows: substitute
for iuc fibre is needed now. A condition II the fibre
trade has recently into existence which permits
Of the Immediate development of an important, traffic
I'm banana fibre. An Unprecedented shortage I'm tho
East India jur crop. estimated at from 100000 q
10000 bales Of 400 pound, cach has already caused
an advance 10 II and cents Per pound for iutc and
3 cents for spinning butts. The markets alrcady
being secured for substitutes and for
possible supply Of fibre. The cheapest substitute FOR
jutc and jurc bus for spinning known O. exist is the
fibre OF the banana tree. This fibre he obtained
in abundance and The deficiency supplied
The banana fibre object Of commercial I'm
pOrtancc Is looked upon In this country enter
prise of the immediate future. The local advantages
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-29

istration will have been disposed Of by June 30. and
the business Of the Land Bureau will then be up to
date 1t must be borne In mind that not only has the
vast accumulation been disposed Of. but the current
work has likewise been satisfactorily dispatched. These
results have been achieved without any Increase IN
the expenses Of the service and without addition to
the clerical force OF the Bureau.
The receipts OF the Treasury from this branch OF
the service had become greatly reduced nndcr the
methods employed by the Democratic Administration,
while the receipts from the same branch Of The ser
vice under the present Administration have been In
creased according 10 the volume OF business disposed Of
During the last three years the receipts have varied
from five 70 eight millions year.