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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-06
SURELY TEXAS SOIL.
The Disputed leland on tho Rio Grnude
Oars by the Treaty of 1se5.

San ANTONIO. Tex. Sept. 6-The situation
on tho lower Rio Grande border in regard to
the disputed island 10 unchanged. and the
Mexican Custom House officials are still I'M
der arrest by tho United States authorities.
The sheep which were driven back on tho
island are being guarded by q force OF United
States troops pending a settlement OF the
question by the Governments. There seems
to DO no doubt that the disputed island is
Texas soil. In the overflow OF 1865 II was cut
of from Texas by bend In the river. but as
that was subsequent to tho signing OF the
treaty which stipulates that Banco. or islands
cut of suddenly by the river. shall continue to
belong to the country from which they were cut
Off 1t did not become Mexican SOIL Since then
the river returned to the channel 1t occupied
previous to 1863 thus restoring the island to
the Texas side OF the river II Is. however.
claim ed by the owner Of the land In Mexico TO
which the land became contiguous when cut
of from the Texas bank In 1868.
WASHINGTON. Sept 5.-No definite arrange
mont for the withdrawal OF United States and
Mexican troops and the release OF Mexican
customs officers and the flock OF 1900 sheep
at the Havana ranch on tho lilo Grande. pend
Ing the settlement cf the boundary dispute
made. This despatch was received 10y tho
hdjutant-General OF the army this morning
s t5om MSior keyes eommandng the United
despatch was dated Yesterday at Fort Ring
gold and addressed to Major J. T. Martin. As
slstant Adjutant- General OF the Department OF
Texas. who forwarded 1t to Washington with
statement that Major Reyes has been directed
TO forward the AFFIDAVIT referred to by mail.
Major Keyes's despatch reads:
have copy of AFFIDAVIT OF Andres salins part owner
OF the Banco and Surveyor OF daigo county who WAS
arrested and taken across the river and released Shall
telegraph Il or send bv mail Be.ld.s account OF
sheep II contains clear record Of long occupancy by
Texans without dispute. Have seen IN san Antonio
papers despatch from Washington whcb spsaks OF
land US now separated from Texas by change OF chan
mel IL thts understanding at headquarters OF army
II 10 wrong. Land is solid ground clear to bank OF
river lave seen private despatch from Brownsville
that Collector of Customs at Mntanorns is authorized
to investigate the case II nitec statcs will withdraw
troops from the Banco and release prisoners Troops
are not and have not been on the Banco the Banco
10 understood on this side II any agreement ado
OF this kind believe II viii be under and.
ing OF tho situation by the Washington authorities
kEYks, Commanding.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-06
No Tariff FREQ list.

Our esteemed contemporary. the Buffalo
Oburier, appears to be sound Democrat in
every respect except its fierce desire to
smash Senator HILL and It's tenacious oppo-
sition to most important part OF the Chica-
10 platform. Especially 1t will not acknowl-
edge that o tariff free list is contrary to the
spirit Of that platform. I've doubt very
much" 1t says. "whether either Mr.. NEAL
or Mr.. WArTERsoN will be willing to assert
that he has ever been guilty OF harboring
for moment the intention OF favoring the
abolition Of the free list"
So much the worse then for Mr.. NEAL and
Mr.. WATTERsoN as well as for the BuDdlo
Courier. A tariff for revenue only. enacted
for O country Of equal rights and equal
burdens, would be an absurdity with free
Lat; and we have never seen any indication
that either Mr.. WATTERsoN or Mr.. NEAL is
devoted to absurdites.
In England. which claims to be a revenue
tariff country. and yet cherishes decidedly
proteetionist purposes In favor Of manu-
featuring industry. free list Is proper
enough, Just as 1t Is in this country under
the present protectionist system. But when
We set out to make Democratic tariff with
no protection in Its purpose. we must levy
taxes that will bear upon all the people
alike. In proportion to their consumption Of
foreign imports: and. II that is our design.
tho free list must be wiped out.
In other words. q free list Is the repudia-
ton OF the national Democratic platform.
It 10 protectionism. It is McKineylsm.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-06
The Dream of Two Bosom Friends.

The Herald will have no mercy on Mr..
CHARLES NoRDHoFF. 1t continues to exhibit
him long after the exhibition has become
painful to his friends. however interesting
to alienists.
The principal grievance OF this deluded
old man now seems to be that many OF the
men Of wealth. distinction. and influence in
the Sandwich Islands are sons Of mission
aries. Mr.. NoRDHoFF's deepest term Of
contempt Is missionary children" He
seems to conceive that there Is even dark
er shade Of crlminalty in being mission
ary's child than in. being q missionary; and
thus the crime OF civilization is cumulative
The missionary children" are awful
criminals. from the SPREcK ELS NoRDHoFP
point Of view. They are the representative
OF intelligence. OF civilization, of progress
II their parent s and grandparents had never
gone to Hawaii. The opportunities OF semi
savage despotlsm would be much greater
than they now are.
The missionaries carried civilization,
and Mr.. NoRpHoFF and his patron. the Hon.
CLAUS SPRECKELs, are not In favor OF civil
izatlon. They want royalty and SPREcKELs
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o,.h.. No evidence whatever OF the value Of their
services and should not properly furnish any basis Tor
the Judgment ths sctien srfTu end Wrrrrr plain
t6s IN the Santa Maria sctisnsI we're not bonna by
that Arrangement Evs Jrseboo,srs shou'd %
forth ppn Iorav and when ,h.v returned hres of hs
r.ber ,nOvd dirds .p hs prndr ome-s 'm'e'vs' fhdf
oyd rrnf. no .vdenes against me ehsrs ns GALES Dfhtr
services or ne u,i n their ',drs~
We have quoted the language OF Judge
EARL as 1t appeared in the current law re-
ports published Immediately after the
opinion was handed down. The language
is the same In the 92i volume OF the North
eastern Reporter. where 1t will be found on
page 1,0O1, and In the 50th volume OF the
New York State Reporter on page 49,
II the curious reader, however, will eN-
anime the report OF The same decision in
the ls7th volume OF the New York Reports,
published by the official State Reporter. he
will find the case OF HARDWOOD agt. LA
GRANGE reported at page 53s. and at page
$40 the reporter prefaces the opinion by the
declaration that 1.-The following Is the opln-
lon In full" A perusal Of the opinion as
there given shows that the parallel OF the
Ave freebooters is omitted. BY some mys-
terlous process the strongest sentence In
the unanimous opinion OF the court OF last
resort has disappeared therefrom.
Can 1t be possible that the editors OF the
Northeastern Reporter and the New York
State Reporter dared to put into the mouth
OF Judge EARL language which he did not
use? Or has Mr.. II. Z. SIoKRLs. the official
reporter of the Court OF Appeals. ventured
to edit and soften down the language Of
one of tho Judges Of that tribunal? 1t
seems to US there Is room for some ex-
PLANTATION here.
Where are the five freebooters. who APP
pear to have been lost out Of this opinion
OF the highest court in New York?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-06
DEFEAT FOR HOKE SMITH.
Gov. Northen Has Disrrgarded the Plaus
the Secretary.


OF the Secretary.
WASHINGTON. Sept 5.-When Judge Marshall
j. Clark OF Atlanta was about to resign. Secre-
tarY Hoke Smith called upon Gov. Northern
on recent visit to Atlanta. and urged upon
him the appointment OF City Judge Westmore-
land to tho Superior Court bench. for the pur-
pose OF filling the City Judgeship with NJ. j. II.
Pendleton. Mr.. Pendleton is one OF the attor-
neys to whom Secretary Smith pays salary Of
$4,000. under contract for four years. signed
whom Hoke Smith thought his entrance Into
the Cabinet was to cause his law practice to
assume such proportions that he would re-
9nire moro high talent to assist him. Mr..
Pendeton's talents have been lying idle.
and Secretary Smith saw chance to be
pointed out to the Governor that his own am
billion to be United States Senator was hang
Ing In the balance. and that tho Administra-
tion could either make or break him. The
Governor did not take very kindly to this ad-
vice on the rart Of tho Secretary Of the In
vacant place with that man who could COM
mand the largest support from the local bar.
Those who were opposed to Secretary Smith
centred upon MIR. j. II. lumpkin as the man to
urge upon the Governor for the Judgeshlp.
o'clock last night receiving lawyers who were
anxious to nut themselves on record as for
and against Secretary Smith. When the con-
sultation was brought to an end the Governor
decided that the weight OF influence was
against Secretary Smith. and awarded the
plum to Mr.. Lnmpkin. The Governor Il, in
smith has privately notified his friends that
he would like to have for himself
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-06
Tho New Trotting Star.

What does q mile made In 2:07. at Fleet
wood, by a four-year-old. indicate that the
same animal, fully matured and specially
prepared. may do on level and kite-shaped
track? The last performance OF the boor-
ishly named Directum demands a little
speculation as to his ability eventually to
make Nancy Hanks better her figure OF :O4.
or to give up the lead In the now exciting
race for the two-minute mile.
Mondays feat came as an aiterthought
to some very hard work. No trainer looking
forward to a supreme effort on Monday
would dream Of forcing his horse on the
preceding Thursday to win the last three
heats Of the hottest OF FIVE heat races in TO-
2:10H. and 2 :O9'+. and on Saturday again to
take three straight heats in 2:l1'4. 2:llH
aud 1907. Foolishness may be found
in horse trotting. but not so extreme as
that. Give Nancy the best legs in the world.
and her driver II intending to attack the
record, would as soon think OF first running
her every day for week at Sheepshead
Bay. We hesitate to condemn Directum's
rating for the first half mile. which
he covered in :OoA. Opinions will differ
upon the drivers judgment on that point.
But II the third quarter. including the
greater part Of the hill. had been in 33 Sec
onds instead Of in so. it is fair to surmise that
the final figures would have been nearer
2:06 than 2:07.
There is a theory believed In by some Of
the very shrewdest Of observers that the
four-year-old form is the most unsatisfac-
tory in o trotters life. 1t is said that four
years Of age is the period Of transformation
OF the colt or fllly into the horse or mare.
and that relatively to the three-year
and the five-year-old the four-year. old is in
q stage OF inferiorty. For example. Sunol.
when four. could but just equal her 2:lOL
Of the year previous but when five. she
jumped forward to :0Sl with the scantiest
OF training. So 1t may be with Directum
But be this theory sound or unsound.
we incline to the opinion that the brilliancy
OF Directum's speed and the strength OF his
breeding together promise to carry him.
some day In the future. in spite OF his intol-
cradle name. ahead Of Nancy Hanks's pres
ent record Of 2:04.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-06
AIRS. BRADLEY GETS HER PUG.
Mayor Body Summons Dog Catcher Nc.
Lime and Makes Hin Surrender the Pet.

mayor boody summons DoE Catcher Nc.
Lane and Makes Him Surrender the Pet.
Peter McLane. one OF Brooklyn's official dog
catchersappearcd yesterday in Mayor BoodJ's
office at the City Hall to answer the complaint
OF several indignant citizens whose canine
pets had recently been captured by him or
some Of his lieutenants The first case in
CURED into was that of the little pug dog be-
longing to Mrs. J. S. bradley OF 800 Halsey
street. which mad been snatched from tho
arms Of Miss Mary owen noar the house on
Thursday morning. Mcl.ane said he was not
responsible for. the. dogs disappearance.
adding that he had been left ut his house by
an unknown boy on SATURDAY night. Mayor
Boody promptly ordered the dog surrendered.
and one Of Nc .ane's assistants brought 1t in
from the corridor forthwith. The pug recog-
nized ts owner. who was delighted at getting
1t back.
DR.. Joseph O'Grady OF 1870 Sands street.
whose fine setter dog was col Iared u few days
ago. a. he alleged. by NlcLane, and which
cannot be found, was not 80 lucky as Mrs.
Bradley. McLano denied all know edGe OF this
dog and also OF hiack and tan belonging to
reign OF the dog catcher will end on Sept. 10.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-06
The Case Of the Five Freebooters.

About twenty years ago there was pub
lished In Boston little book entitled.
"Curiosities OF the Law Reporters" in
which Mr.. FRANKLIN FIsKE HEARD COL
lected q large number Of interesting
and entertaining anecdotes about courts.
Judges, and lawyers. One Of his stories
relates to CHUDLRIaH's case, whore he tells
US that the Judge drew parallel between
NEBUcHADNEzzAR's tree and the celebrated
English Statute Of Uses.
A parallel much more apt than this. and
possessing far greater contemporaneous
human interest. was drawn In the Court Of
Appeals OF this State in January last. by
Judge ROBERT EARL. In delivering the
unanimous opinion of that tribunal In the
case Of HARDWOOD agt. LA GRANGE. The
controversy related chiefly to the compen-
sation OF certain lawyers who were engaged
In the prosecution OF six suits known as the
Santa Maria actions. LA GRANGE appears
to have been employed originally as the
attorney for the plaintiffs in these Santa
Maria suits. and to have been authorized
by his clients to associate with him other
attorneys and counsel. upon condition.
however. that they should rely for their
compensation upon such amounts as might
be recovered in the actions. Among
the lawyers who claimed thus to
have been employed by LA GRANGE
was HARDWOOD. the plaintiff In the
Court OF Appeals case. and also
lawyer named BUELL.. The Santa Maria
suits resulted successfully. and the pro-
Deeds were placed In the hands OF trustee
for the parties interested. Thereupon HAIR
WOOD sued LA GRANGE and BUELL.. as well
ss some Of the persons who had been plain
tiffs In the Santa Maria actions. In order to
establish lien upon the money in the
hands OF the trustee for his services as
counsel. Upon the trial of the case. the
Special Term Judge fixed the amounts to
which HARDWOOD. LA GRANGE. and BUELL.
were entitled out Of the trust fund This
decision was affirmed by the General Term
OF the Supreme Court In the Second Depart
nent. but was reversed by the Court OF APP
peals on the ground that there was no COM
petent evidence before the trial Judge to
show what was the real value OF the plain
tiff's services.
What the proof showed was that HAIR
WOOD. LA GRANGE. and BUELL. met and
came to an oral agreement as to the share
which each was to have in the fund as his
compensation As to this agreement. which
seems to have boon the basis for the decision
Of the court at Special Term. Judge EARL
declared that 1t was not OF the least impor-
tance In the case. and proceeded to say:
The three LAWYERS acted for themselves In making
II, ana for no one else la GRANGE did not assume 10
act for his clients In this action They SIMPLY came
together and agreed what share each should have in
the funds. They did not even determine assume to
determine what WAS the fair vAlne OF tho services
rendered by each IN the santa MAris AcIious They
SIMPLY determined what share each wanted in the
funds The three lawyers got together and divided up
tho proceeds OF the litigation to suIt themselves with
out consulting thnjr eieniA susl Transaction fur.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-06
UNDER WHICH MANDARIN
Tho Subway Commission Doesn't Know
Whether to Ko-tov to Albany or Not.

lnC subway Commission Doesn't Know
Whether to Ko-toSv to Albany or Not
The Subway Commission has been appoint
Ing and removing employees for several years
under tho i'm preston that 1t was wholly ire
sponsible to the State Civil Service Commits
sion. The other day. however. 1t was ordered
peremptorily to make return OF its alleged
misdongs to the State Civil Service Commits
sion at q meeting to be held at the Gisey
House to- morrow morning at $3.50 o'clock
The Commissioners recently appointed ex-
Assemblyman Walter G. Byrne assistant sec
rotary at an annual salary OF So 400 They
have also appointed several inspectors. These
appointments have been made without re-
curing an examination as to fitness by the
state Civil Service Commiss ionera. and the
latter have summoned the subway Commits
sioners to explain.
The Subway Commissioners will make re-
turn to this summons that they have the opin-
ion OF two Counsel to the Corporation, Morgan
}. O'Brien and William II. Clark. that the EN-
ployees Of the Subway Commission are not
subject to the rules governing tho State civil
service. but to the laws controlling the munic-
ipal civil service. As the employees Of this
Commiss ion have not been classified under
the municipal civil service no examination
has been required. and the Subway Commits
sion has appointed clerks and ms pectors with
out consideration Of civil service rules.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-06
TO HELP PAY THE Field DEBTS.
Mrs. Cyru. w. Field WIN Put Her Savings
In,o the Millinery Business

"'o vs." '"e's A'"s'"e"
For aeyeral veeks II has been tpow, In .o-
o,atn thot yomng Mrs CvrnS " Ma ~
going into business and that when sS, % rs.
turned from abroad ARRANGEMENTS would h.
..i.,aa hv which sha s.o,,i1 , "ou'u oe
competed ny winch she wouid hecome part
owner OF q bonnet makers shop near Delmon-
ico's. Mrs. Fields intimate friends have
known Tor longer .ime that she was anxious
to do something to aid her husband in clear
ing tho Field name
wn.. cue w r;o,, G.
Mheh .Iius W. Iieiu. Dr. uleu ne lett an
estate OF between $4OO.OOO and $500. 900. but
$50, AZ haIrs r. j., n,aat ~ ,; "'.. 80
ieaeh 'me hers. ~ Is eh.ane'eu III iitiRation
that will probably last for years. and the
of Field. Iindlev. Wiechers 4 e.. have tba
first claim on II. Edward Field was iin fatber's
iayorite son' and his failure meant faiiura Tor
the whole family. Young Cyrus w Fad ia
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-06
FRANCIS NOLAN's PREMoyITI0M.

Believing He Was soon die He Name
His Pail bearers Before Going to Chicago
The funeral OF Charities Commissioner
Francis Nolan Of Brooklyn. who WAS killed on
Sunday morning near Erie. Pa. by falling from
train while on his way to Chicago to attend
the Catholic Congress- will take place to-mor-
row, from his home at III Bedford avenue.
Williamsburgh.
Three weeks ago Mr. Nolan had a premo-
milton that he was going o die. and nam cd his
pail bearers. According to his selection they
Tully. Edward s. Scott Henry McGee James
Fl. Holmes, Thomas J; Patterson. Felix W.
Doyle Bernard Wood. Bernard McCarrsn Po-
lice Captain Martin Short. and Police Captain
Samuel Hardy.
There will be a requiem mass o-morrow ut
Mcdonnell is expected to be present. The in
terment will be In Calvary Cemetery.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-06

AS soon as the fact was verified last week
that q case OF cholera had been discovered In
Jersey City. the medical EXPERTS gathered to
give battle to the enemy. Surgeon Gen sral
WYMAN hsstensd there from Washington:
President WILSON and Dr. CYRUS EPSON OF New
York Joined him at once; DR.. JENKINS stood
ready for service. and scores OF doctors volun-
teered for duty in that city. Within two
days wo had reports Of three cases OF tho dis
ease. and II dozen CHOLERA experts had
been needed to deal with each case. they could
have been enlisted in an hour. II was sup
posed that MORTON had communicated the In
fe0tion to Mrs Smith. and that she communi-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-06

The Police Commissioners. at = meeting
yesterday. granted seven days full pay to Pa
trolman Callaghan Of the Mulberry street sta
tion who was on the sick list Tor week, hav-
Ing been bitten by man he had arrested.
Patrolman George L. Cummings OF the l25th
street station. against whom several charges
are pending. tcndered his resignation. and It
was. accepted. Tho following transfers were
made
srrgeants Patrick Gcllr Leonard street station 70
Union Market, JdWard DBr!en. Union Market to de-
iancsy street. PAtick CusgTOye Drlancey street to
Leonard street ROunisnen William Butler: Union
Market 10 hurch street; Joseph Burns Church street
to Iniou Market ratT"ulan Thomas j. Morris from
Eldridge street to MADISON,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-06

AS support OF the request addressed by
the Bermu dams to the Committee on Ways
and Means for free potatoes. the plea that the
potato fields are largely owned by citizens Of
the United States displays q ludicrous ig-
norance Of tho new Democratic policy.
To let potatoes In free would be special favor
itlsm to some particular capitalists. or to the
people who eat potatoes; and favoritism or
discrimination OF any degree or sort is sternly
damned by the Chicago platform. Favortism
Ia robbery. Revenue and revenue only is the
rule for the coming tariff. and don't you for
get 1t!
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-06

An order giving Russell Sage five days adj
di;ional time to servs further amended AM
swer was vacated by Judge Giegerich OF the
Court Of Common Pleas yesterday in tho action
brought against Sage by Della Keegan to re-
cover 4 100000 damages for all eyed breach OF
promise VI marriage Mr.. Sage had served an
amended answer on Aug ~ last, and the neat
tmy on gettinga report from detective which
his counsel. II. =. Bennett, ayerred affected
Inc plaintiffs character he obtained the iye
DAYS time Motion costs. $40. were Imposed
against Mr.. Sage.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-06
YOUNG BUSTIN'S DINNER PARTY.
He Entertained Three Young Women, and
Told the Waiter to Chalk 1t Up.

Joseph Dustin. aged 81. Of SO West Seventy
second street took three young women into
the Manhattan Cafe on Monday evening and
ordered a$l5 dinner. At the conclusion OF tho
meal he ordered cigars for himself and so
cents worth of cigarettes for his ompanions.
Then he told tho water to chalk II up"
Manager John Dpnston objected; Then Bus
tin told him he had no money. His compan-
ions had money. but they declined to part with
1t. Policeman Fitzgerald OF the West Forty
seventh street squad was called. and he ar
rested the young man.
Dustin was taken to the Yorkville Police
Court yesterday. His father appeared. paid
tanned.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-06
Nme More Chiuamea Let IN.

Collector Kiibreth yesterday discharged tho
nine Cinnamon detained for week on Loard
tho cry OF Alexandria by Inspector Schart
and said that in tho future there would 10 no
more such long detentlons. INSPECTOR Schhn
" students" There are four moro Cinnamon
on tho saratoga. from Havana. VII vii! tie sA ,
nmined tomorrow. Tho Sc rotary OF tho
Treasury has appointed two moro instructors
a. this port TO assist Chinese ln"".etoT Hchart.
They are John linloy Of BROOKLYN ana Joseph
q. Wheeler OF WeStcheSter county.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-06
or Great Mans Umbrella.

Tom Reed visited Wall street yesterday. and
before he got out lie was the innocent cause OF
a good deal OF profanity. He wore gray suit.
a straw hat, and a faring red cravnt. In his
hand he carried big umbrella. In front of
the wilkes building he ran across Mr.. Edwin
Einstein. who came In a bad second to Mr..
Gilroy In the last Mayoralty contest. and the
two men stopped on the narrow sidewalk TO
converse. Mr.. Reed became very much inter-
ested IN his discourse on the silver repeal and
brokers lodged and used bad words.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-06
Departure OF the Cruiser baltimore.

The United States cruiser Baltimore sailed
from the Navy Yard yesterday under mmand
OF Capt. w. r. Bridgman. After receiving her
complement Of ammunition In tho lower bay
she will proceed to Gibraltar. From Gibraltar
she will sail to China to Join the Asiatic squad
ron. She will be absent about three Years
There are 81 officers aud 250 men aboard.