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New-York tribune., 1893-12-24
PARDONs GRANTED BY THE PRESIDENT

Washington Dec. 23.-Christmas presents In the
shane of pardons have been given by the President
In the cases of ten convicts. and the sentence IN
orofher case has been commuted. Those WHO re-
ceved pardons were James Goshcll sentenced on
August Is last. to five months in jail and fine or
500 for violating the internal revenue laws IN
South Carolina; "Chet' Palmentcr and Joseph J..
BARTON convicted In Utah Of violating The Edn'IhdS-
Tucker law Isaac a. Stanley. sentenced on January
g. 1885, TO five years in the ONO penitcntlary loF
violating the United States banking laws in Cieve-
land Ohio (paron granted to restore him 10 cl'Zrh
ship,: Richard j. Meaney sentenced 70 the District
of Columbia iai I'm September last. for assauitnS
Policeman Terry. an officer under indictment for
shooting a negro during the Lack IN" Slasher
scare in this city William Palmer sentenced IN
Nav TO one year In the Detroit House "t toT,
rection and pay $500 fire for assault. committee
in the Indian Territory; william g. Jones ahi
Stephen s Barton. sentenced In September 10 ilVe
o,the in th. I'tah Penitent'1ry for violating NJ"
Edmunds-Tucker law: John Swallow sentenced IN
December 1880 five years in the Kansas rem
tentary for rnansaughter committed III the Ch'r"-
kce Nation and A. ". Neff. sentenced on )ecem-
her Q 1899 TO thirty days in jail and lne Tor en-
bezzlement committed in this city In the case OF
John W Pitts sentenced in Apri last. 10 t"o years
In the Missouri Penitentary for breaking into as
tilery In charge of the United states HoFerhme"l'
a cornmutation OF one year Is granted.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-24

E'en tne latter. II able to exist at ALL must do
30 without margin OF profit"
4 GLARING INCONSISTENCY.


The minority next points out and exposes the
inconsistency Of imposing duties on pig iron ana
upon all other forms Of iron up to and includ-
Ing hoop or band iron. which latter is the raw
ihateraT' from which cotton ties made. ana
theh placing cotton ties themselves upon the
Tree nst. The minority saws:
cotton ties are simply pieces Of hoop or pahu
10. ton vi steel cut to lengths. and in some caseS
Iurnlshed with simple device at the ends TOT
securing tho tie firmly around the bale. Pieces
ol hoop or band iron or steel brought into ,his
country Tor the purpose Of being put arounu
Dale or hay a barrel or for any other purpose
.n man that of tieing cotton must pay duty OF
"V per centum al valoreIn. while If imported icr
, ont purpose Of bang cotton. they come In iree.
rms Is class legislation I'm its worst possible
FORM and Is utterly indefensible"
In 1880. under a duty of 35 per cent al va
loren. which not protective and gave 10
foreign manufacturers control Of the American
market, the importations amounted TO 4l,o'6.314
pounds. and yielded a revenue OF $2l3O5l Inc
cotton planters paid more for cotton ties that
year than they have paid this year. during
Wnlcn the impOrtatiOnS amounted 10 ABOUT =
100000 pounds. yielding n revenue of about s25.-
OOO Prices of cotton ties have been lower at
Southern ports this year--as low as - cents a
pundle-than at any other time In the history
OF their manufacture and this. as the natural
and direct result Of domestic competition The
minority IS fully justified in declaring that the
history of this industry in this country shows the
lack OF any plausible reason for putting cotton
ties upon the free list" that "such action will
not simply cripple. but entirely destroy their
manufacture in this country" and that in that
event, the cotton planter will pay more FOR his
ties"
These are plain, sef-evident facts. which It
will require vast amount of hardihood for any
intelligent man to deny The minority does
not overlook the fact that the proposed legisla
ton Is dangerous to the revenue interests of the
Government in another important respect. "as
all the hoop and band iron to come into this
country hereafter Is likely to come in as cotton
ties and without the payment of duties
New-York tribune., 1893-12-24
ALL EAGER FOR THEIR MONEY.
SENATORS. REPRESENTATIVES, AND EMPIOYE'
KEEP TIE DIsBrESING OFF1CEES BUSY.

SENATOR'S REPRESENTATIVES, AND EMPLOYEES
KEEP TIE Discussing OFFICERS BUSY.
WASHINGTON Dec 23-The busiest man about the
Senate end of the Capitol to-day Financial
Clerk Nixon the cashier in charge OF all the funds.
settle the payroll of Senator's and employees.
Under the Joint resolution passed on the last day
of the session. the officials of the finance department
authorized to pay the salaries for December
to-day. and they aggregated for the Senate $i661.
Congress also voted Il months extra pay 10 all
employees on the roll on November g. and this made
necessary another payment of sc.iS Mileage ac-
counts of the Senator's amounting 10 $4,000 how
ever cannot be paid until next week. owing 10 the
impOssibility of arranging the vouchers In time.
The employees OF the Senate who worked between
finally secured their money In the last deficiency
bill. This amounts to $22.0SS. The same bill also
allowed to members the usual amount for station
cry. the Scnatc's share being $ll.OD. These items
viii be paid by Mr. Nixon next week. making his
disbursements for the month s,02)i
The clerk OF the House who is charged with me
payment OF all persons I'm any way connected with
the House except members themselves has siBnel
requisitons on the Treasury for nearly SS,,W TINS
November and December. This payment was begun
on the day the President signed the Urgent De-
ficency bill. and the haste with which the employees
presented their checks to the paying teller NJ the
Treasury Department warrants the assertion thht
little remains of the original appropriation Mr.
Snow the Sergeant atArms. says thnt there Is 1t
salaries Of representatives. tn" chairman OF me
Appropriations Committee increased the estimate
or the amount appropriated much has been paid.
hut II IL expected that large amount VIII be un-
expended because of the belief on the part OF many
members that they are not entitled 70 iniIeafe anu
also because many Representatives living at great
distances from Washington will not take the oppor-
tunity TO go home at the Governments expense
New-York tribune., 1893-12-24
BLOIjNTS APPOINTMENT ILLEGAL.

Philadelphia, Dec. 23.-Ex-S"nator Edmun1s Of
Vermont, expressed his views on the Hawaiian
question freely to-day. He declared that the ap-
pointment of Mr. Blount special agent OF the
President was Illegal and unprecedented When
asked how nc thought the difficulty could be ad-
tustcd. Mr.. Edmunds said:
THAT question Is dNlcult 10 answer. The matter
will require a long time In which 10 adjust H..
and It looks now as though II will never be
definitely decided unless this or some other Gov
crnment establishes q prUectorate over the Islands
The Provisional Government appears 10 hc firmly
intrenched in its possession Of the governing
New-York tribune., 1893-12-24
nt.p,-Ty REGISTER SMITH RESIGNS.

Washington Dec. 23.-Secretary Carlisle mas re-
ce,ved the resignation OF Harry II. Smith, Deputy
Register of the Treasury. Mr.. Smith was APP
pointed by President Harrison and was acting
Register for long period during the Illness OF Gen.
eral Rosecrans the last Register. For some tIne
there has been considerable personal ana ofnc,ai
dit,ic,;lty between Mr.. Smith and Mr. 1lllman the
present Register Charges and counter -chaIe ees
have heen iled by each OF them. I'm which serious
allegations have been made. The resignation VIII
take effect early in January.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-24

THE highest tribute ever accorded
:. to sterling merit is contained in
the report Of the Special Commission
sent to Zollhaus, Germany, by the
London Lancet (the leading medical
authority in Europe) to examine and
analyzc the famous Johannis water at
the spring itself
Copies Of this report will be sent on
application ~ the agents. ii. l..
linlay G. Co.. New.Yori.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-24
LlZARTS AND HIS FRIENDS.

Fred Woodrow IN The Age or steel!
The present widespread depression OF trade mas
brought poverty into thousands of homes where
hitherto the loaf Of labor has never been ihsSs. M, &
Snc6c HSneTS hinas her savnss serespsct tina, paid rs
way has burden itself with debt; 10 De MAN @ ~,
in natched raiment. and find what comfort 1t can
when the rent is unpaid and the family chair blis,
tered with loans and liens Mothers i, arr "s' as ~
yore for the boys and girls once their pride anu h
Joy They visit tng paTnShoP sanrsa ann wGe m cn,ag m
as elsewhere are rudely snapped. az father son or
brother with sa;ehe ,b and LII s1dness In Sd tramp mere anu
locking at de mills ,ho end hat fc
low the silent wheel and the idle pick, or In look
ing over the smokeless chimneys OF The poor can
ei,.s '' Of helpless and unavoidable poverty We
have seen such under city shingles and behind KS
walls walls thSi mat 5atent Sorade dsaned to beg and
even consented 10 die. 1t is true that the pubic
ssituo,ion and II Is equally true that men ana
women with kindly hands are bravely and quietly
creatuTes: neither is 1t to be denied that there Is
an ugly understraIa, rI, OF pauperSed and ya1 bnmes
however where the searchlight OF the press Is un-
invite invited IA ana cen. Clothes aal IN tidy homes
foot Of the charitable is never heard. 1t may be
charty cha E With more emotion than discretion feeds
the vicious and clothes the idle and passes the
real Lazarus by. This however. always was and al
wavs will be the case. so long as charity with so
many is nothing more than social fad, in which
and spare an unmssed greenback for the dis
,rassaI In such cases the widows mite counts
for more than the shekels OF the Pharisee. 1t is.
,,,r toi sign of better things that much of this
incoherent and fastidious charity is being denuded
nS az its false hair and face powder
rh @ heart OF the American Nation in the present
crisis is nobly responsive to It's higher Instincts
Public nsr aan and tbeTa
TO shelter the homeless e soane and feed I'd the hungry PgS
s haye m to the Idle and Seyse .hs bes
Of the Nation more or less at the service Of
81 nresent conditions. and whatever they may dis
close OF sin and mperiee@1on @ n our social and In
dustria system. the one immediate duty is TO help
New-York tribune., 1893-12-24
JUDGE COOLEY BEGS THE QUESTION:
LETTER WRITTEN on THE ASSUMPTION THAT
MINISTER STEVENS ESTABLISHED
pROyISIOSAJ GOVERNMENT"

jacksonville Fla, Dec 23.-The following letter
from Judge Cooley has been received by citizen
of this place:
'It has been the policy Of this Government from
the time of George Washington down to the
present to refrain from interfering with the affairs
OF foreign countries. The act OF Minister Stevens
IN establishing a Provisional Government over
Hawaii was In direct violation Of this policy. and
the Administration is In no way bound to support
him In position. The United States does not need
nor want the Hawaiian Islands. and II Is. or
should be- conclusive argument against their
annexation, that now, when the attention OF Con-
gress and the Executive should be devoted 10
dc nestle affairs of the greatest moment. II is
being drawn away 10 these far-off Islands. which
ought TO give us no concern. AS for being under
obligation to furnish them with good form OF
government we are no more in this case than
we should he to give different form OF govern
Tent 10 the people Of Russia or Italy, or any other
foreign nation If they should apply to us
New-York tribune., 1893-12-24
uOySIGyOR SiTOLLTS ENGLISH SPEECHES.
.om The Boston Advertiser

From The Boston AuVcrtscr.
ono characteristic Is the power OF hs memory.
Uis duties require him 10 make frequent speeches
before American congregations. and therefore in the
English language. He writes his speeches out in
Italian formuates In his own language and on pa
nor uhat wishes 10 and In Just what words he
Engiish by his interpreter. and then commits the
EnSiish 10 memory. SO wonderful Is his memory
would suspect from listening TO his utterances that
he was not English scholar. Although not un-
derstanding the words he speaks. he gives them
an injection and pro- &pronupcaton INC, tina. Is nearly per
49, strongly cultivated within him. for he copies
every emphasis taught him BY the Interpreter.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-24
TILE PRINT CLOTH MARKET.

Fail River. Mass. Dec. 2S spsciaIre cloth markee
quiet during the week. there having teen nc
regular goods Odd goods sold To tho
OF l37 coo pieces and IN; contracts made
a basis cents for GlNGis. About 5000 pieces ot
iail River goods by Boston and New York parties
sold lerc thi week basis OF 1916 cents Tor
GixGi inssmuch they not purchased direct,
they do not establish The market quotation. The Amer.
lean printing Company has been running eleven OF
twenty this week. and t T. said in bro.
80 coo pieces cf printed goods Will be
turrcd out tho concern beforc this week closes. Tho
Shore mi has Vs placed DID engine with new one
of horsepower. The engines ready 70
N ivelv. davs. uic mill Will operations
TUESDAY after shutdown OF two weeks. The Conanicrt
mills cos tonight for two weeks. AID the King Philip
mills for one week. poth mills make tine goods
inc weekly cloth statement IL fellows: Production
1870 900 pieces deliveries. lUG,coo; stock, 14Jo00, OF
which - UDo are odds and llS,coo 6i>Gs last weeks
stock III Ooo sales Of which 1000 were o4x54s,
i37 goods, 00c spots and $4,000 futures Sales
Tor weekly dciycgy-D,cmDeF. 1oS,0Co pieces January
iiaOoO: OC0; March, 10000; April, l0000t
May 5000; June, 1000. The market Is duIi and the
prjcc Is cents Tor GixGis.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-24
TO INVESTIGATE THE DEhTU or FELTON,

Albany De- 93-Thc state ComuisI lon in Iuaa"y
has decided after correspondence with tho DistFirN-
trncy Eric County and an examination Of tho t+'-
uony taken at tho coroncrs inquest b. begin On invcsi
,,ion int, the circumstances death Of George T..
Felton, late a pa. the Buffalo State lfc"p'tal Tc
alleged hociic subject ot prolonged 'nvestirl
ton By coroncrs jury few weeks since and copy
H.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-24

those who cannot help themselves. They are
neither beggars paupers. but the bone and
snew OF the Nation They represent Its manhood
and its honor and In human instinct and It's vital
virtues are we dare to say. the equal Of many who
have more of gold and less Of thin shoes IN thls
sense Lazarus at the gate is not the hanger on or
Dives at the table.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-24
coyDrcroR SCOTT SEcr'RrS ,cCrTrrAL.

Marshall Mich Dec 22.-The trial of Conductor
Scott Of train 40. C. the charge OF manslaughter
I'm connection with the terrible railroad accident on
the Chicago and Grand Trunk Railroad at Nichols
last October was ended to-day The jury was out
litic over an hour and brought IN verdict of not
guilty.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-24
REVIVINC; HOPE FOR THE NATION.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: The country again realizes most agreeable
disappointment with the emphatic return or her
backslders. and as Il result the prospective return
OF confidence. industry and comfort On NOV. 3
inst / celebrated INV seventy y-seventh- birthday.
have watched the polltlca parties since lS4-s!xty
nine years-n my boyhood listening to the talk OF
the veterans OF that time assembled at my fathers
house. when too young to read for myseif-for then
/ was only eight years OF age-or reading ior my
New-York tribune., 1893-12-24
REVONTIONITTS MARCHING TO HONDt RAS
THE NICiR,GU,N ARMY TO MEET THEM-AMFRi-
CAX INTERESTS TO BE PROTETED

TIE MI AhN'C M hhNi ~ "I'''i i'''-' -'-"'-'''7
CAN INTERESTS TO BE PROTECTED
Washington Dec 23-A dispatch has been re-
ceIvel at the State Department from Minister p.
NJ II, Young. at Nicaragua. stating that Honduras
revoutionis,s are marching from Nicaragua 10
Honduras The army OF the latter country has
been put In motion to meet them. The disPatch
gives no hint of the probable outcome or the
contest.
The Hanger arrived at Ia TAbertad. San Salvador;
this morning The Alliance. which Will be relieved
by the Ranger. is already there. and instructions
have been sent to the commanders OF both FesselS
10 look out for American interests In central Amer
lea during the Honduras revolution.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-24
DIED AFTER FASTING FIFTY FIVE DAYS

Bangor, Me. Dee. 23.-Mrs. Fanny Landers died yes.
tedlv n. the Brewer Amshous' from starvation. She
rru4cd 10 take food for nty-Gvc DAYS during which
limo rhc drank only uc water Her husband died
just before she began her fast and dependency probably
caused her action. She thirty years oil.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-24
THE DEFICIT GROWING.
INCREASED ESTIMATES OF LOSSES UNDER
THE WILSON BILL

STATEMENT BY TREASURY EXPERTS SHOW
ING THAT 1T WILL REDUCE CUSTOMS REV.
EyuES OYER e05,Ooc, ,ooo-FACTS AND
FIGURES FROM THE MINORITY re-
PORT WHICH MILL NOT
"AMUsE7 CHAIR
New-York tribune., 1893-12-24
CILTIN FIIRBiNK'S REMARKABLE LIFE
A PRAVE AND STEADFAST ANT1SLA|Elsf
WOEKER-IIIS BOOK ABOUT HIS
EXPERIENCES.

One Of the bravest Of the heroes or the' anu
slavery struggle and one Of the most active OF 'he
daring men who helped escaping negroes TO reacn
freedom in the Northern States or in Canada by
means of the famous Underground Railroad was
New-York tribune., 1893-12-24

DEAD AT THE AGE OF ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN
Camden, N. j., Dec. 23.-Mrs. Sarah johnson. died
suddenly at noon today her home in thls city, The
family records show that she wos lI5 years old.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-06
A ROYAL HAUSFRAU.
Domestic Tastes and Occupations
of the German Empress
A Bit Of Court Gossip-How the Princess
of Augustcnburg Became the Wife
Of the Impetuous Prussia2
Crown Prince.

The marriage between the present
emperor and empress Of Germany was
admittedly not a love match" In
fact, it is said that at the time his mar
riage was being discussed the emperor
was desperately in love with one of his
cousins, the eldest daughter OF the
grand duke of Hesse. marriage with
whom was impossible under the all
dominating Bismarck, whose dlpio-
matte policy would have been seriously
disarranged by it. The Iron Chancei-
lor therefore arranged the union with
Princess Augusta Victoria OF August
enburg with the idea that it might
heal the rather serious breach between
the Holsteiners and the Prussians.
The pair were married in Berlin in
1881 after wooing all too brief and
cold, and the princess at once discov-
cred that she had difficult part to
play. Between her headstrong young
husband and his English m@ther, old
Kaiser Wilhelm and Prince Bismarck,
all OF them schem;ng and each of them
at times pulling a different way from
y
she succeeded well and gradually won
the sympathy and respect of every one
with whom she came in contact. She
had the faculty of speaking the soft
answer that turneth away wrath and
prevented and pacitied many bitter
quarrels by timely word. The old
kaiser grew to like her very well in
deed, and her iulpulsive spouse soon
began to manifest more warmth of
feeling than a marriage arranged as
his had been would seem likely to
evoke.
From the first the princess showed
the domesticity of her tastes, devoting
herself as much as possible to house
hold matters and taking no lead in the
social affairs of Berlin and as little in
terest in them as was compatible with
her position. Since she has become
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-06

empress she has changed little in this
respect and is still more of the ideal
German hausfrau than the social
leader She looks carefully after her
house and family, giving an attention
to details that would surprise many So
ciety women.
The routine of the empress daily life
is almost unvarying - at s o'clock
breakfast with the emperor; at 9 a
visit to the nurseries of her seven chill
dren. always in the pleasantest part Of
whichever palace may be the royal
home for the time being: at 10 an in
terview with her houSekeeper and in
spection OF the household accounts; at
II drive with the emperor or walk
with some of the children. Luncheon is
served at O'Clock, and the emperor
and all the children are usually pres
ent. the family having Q general dis
cussion and romp afterward tor an
hour. From to the empress receives.
Dinner is at 6 o'clock. At this meal
as many as fifty invited guests some
times assist. The empress is usually pro
fusely decorated with jewels and does
not dress in the best of taste, being too
fond of vivid colors, but she is ex-
tremcly watchful of the comfort of her
guests. and the slightest mishap must
be accounted for by the servants.
When the guests have departed, the
royal pair always pay a good night
visit to the nursery, and if any one of
the princelings is Ill the empress will
spend the entire night watching at his
bedside
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-06
Dickens Idea About Funerals.

Among the letters from Charles Dick
ems left by his sister, the late Mrs.
Austin, is one in answer to one of hers
inviting him to her adopted sons fu-
neral After pleading press of bust
ness as a reason for refusing the invi-
tation he adds: Between ourselves, L
have the greatest objection to attend
funeral in which my affections are
not strongly and immediately con-
cerncd. l have no notion Of
funeral as matter of form or
ceremony. And, just as | should
expressly forbid the sumInoning to my
own burial OF anybody who was not
very near or dear to me. SO ! revolt
from myself appearing al that solemn
rite unless the deceased were near or
dear to me. | cannot endure being
dressed up by an undertaken as part OF
his trade show. was not IN this poor
fellow home in his lifetime, and ] feel
that have no business there when he
lies dead in it. Ny mind is penetrated
with sympathy and compassion for
the young widow, but that feeling IS a
real thing. and my attendance as
mourner would not be--to myself
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-06

Mt the second battle of Bull Run, he
was ordered to advance with his
troops. He did not do so, although the
next day his men were IN the fighting.
The following January he was cash
;ered by court martial and disqualified
FOR holding office under the govern
7uent. President Hayes revoked the
second part of the finding and Presi-
dent Cleveland signed a bin for the re-
lief of Gen. Porter, who was reinstated
in the army with the rank OF colonel.
When he was retired he became super
tendent of the New Jersey asylum for
the insane. Iq 1875 he was appointed
commissioner of public works III New
York and in 1854 police justice. This
place he kept four years. In 1869 the
Rhedive of Egypt offered him command
of the army with the rank of major
general, but he declined the place.