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New-York tribune., 1894-01-07
TRENCH SEN lTORiiL ELECTIONS

To-day's elections form one Of the most IN
purtant episode; in current French politics.
Onc-;hird of thc Senate is To be renewed nine
weight seats being contested. Upon the result
Of the elections many grave issues depend,
among them the political complexion OF the
Senate for the next two years, the Presidency
of the Republic and the continued existence of
the Senate itself The Senate as reOrganZcd
by to-lay's elections will hold over TO par;ici-
pate in the choice Of NJ. Carnot's successor;
and the present Chamber Of Deputies VIII doubt
less do tie same. by to-days work, therefore,
thc Electoral College which Will choose the next
President will be fully constituted. suhjcct only
10 slight changes through byccI"ct:ons occur
ring l.. fore next fail. This fact alone invests
the elections with special interest
The political policy of the government more
over. is in measure at stake. For the French
senate corresponds more closely with or own
Senate than does any other European upper
Chamber. 1t has. conformity with the Chamber
# Deputies, the right Of initiating and framing
laws. save only that financial mcasurcs must
originate with the Deputies. The political COM
plcxion Of the Senate. therefore, is OF almost as
great importance rs that Of the Chamber; and
IL Is evident that that complexion may be alto
scthcr changed by n renewal of on"third "r
the whole body. As for the thirl of the issues
named above the continued existence Of the
Senate. II is scarcely 50 direct az the others.
The Ministerial programme approved by the
Chamber Of Deputies. cXprcsslr di>counienances
an. attcmut ~ such constitutional change rs
the abolition of the Senate. Yet the Radicals
and Socialists are determined 10 leave no effort
in that direction unmadc. and the word has
been passed around for all electors Of those
parties 10 abstain from participation in today's
elections in order 10 emphasize their disap-
prova of the upper Chamber.
French Senators are chosen by an electoral
body cumuoscd Of delegates from the various
muncipal councils and Of the Deputies, Coun-
cillors-ticnrrl and Dstrict-C councillors or the
DcpartmcniS Socialist and Radical influences
are strong in many Of the municipal councils.
and may make their hostility TO the Senate felt.
The most careful estimates are. however, that
the political complexion of the renewed Senate
will differ slightly. If at al. from that of the
present body Most Of the outgoing Senators
are candidates for recollection. and the great
majority of them will probably be successful
With Il strong and able Administration and n
more harmonious ard efficient Chamber Of
Deputies than it has had for many Il year,
France is not likely TO seek today any scnsa-
tiOnal changes.
New-York tribune., 1894-01-07
YULE And CHCRCHYdRD.

While the winter has been an open one in
America it Is exceptionally rigorous in Europe.
The cable dispatches indicate the lowest tenn
peraturcs known for many years. In England
there have been binding snowstorms accom-
panied with intense cold. The Thames has
been frozen over; many inlcts Of the sea in
the southern counties are blocked with ice;
roads in the midland districts are impossible
from snowdrifts and the temperature in Corn
wall, the Isle Of Wight and at other points has
been phenomenally low. In many parts of Ger
many the cold has been most intense. In
Madrid the mercury has been Il degrees below
the freezing point The cold wave has over
spread Europe, while the temperatures have
been unusually high In America, the winter here
having been exceptionally mild
There is a popular theory that an open win
ter, such as has been experienced this season
on this side OF the Atlantic Is unhealthy Inc
old English saying, A green yule makes rat
churchyard' Is ordinarily accepted as cmbody-
ing the experience of many generations, ana rs
indicating that Il rigorous winter promotes pup
lie health. Like many other theories ana pop
ular maxims, the cod-weather hypothesis Is not
supported by statistical proof. The cable as
patches state that a rapid increase in the dcath
rate in London has been caused by The extreme
weather That does not corroDorate the green
yule proverb, but it is in accord with the CON
clusions Of sanitary science. The influence OF
weather on mortality has been made the SUD
ject Of thorough investigation In LONDON ana
the results for various periods have been tapu
lated and compared for thirty years. Inc deah
New-York tribune., 1894-01-07

in the PRAYER Book Germs. Why, they are
extremely luxuriant plants now, and promise
heavy crop in the future. They are no longer
only in the Prayer Book. but are conspicuous
in the concrete daily life Of the Church. Protes.
tants, in the popular sense, have aDahuoneo
the Mass. We Anglicans were erroneousiy
supposcd TO have done likewise. But where
are we now? Both the name and the thlng are
upheld and practised with great enthusiasm
And more. it is n Roman Mass" Elsewhere
tho article declares: Rome may not yet snow
any signs Of coming to us; but we are certainly
on our way toward her" And in speaking OF
the canon adopted by the Church, forDiddlng
Fucharistic alteration, the article asks: VINO
has obeyed that canon! And now lhahy
there are who have brushed it aside and de-
clarcd it unconstitutional and elevated ana
adorad TO their hearts loving content.
In the opinion of Bishop Perry. such utter
onccs as these are Il subversion OF the Churchs
teaching Those who are responsible for them
hc dcnounccs as traitors. and urges them to join
the Roman Catholic Church, to which they
virtually belong. Here, then, are two influ-
entiai bishops Of the Church denouncing TWO
sets Of traitors If Bishop Seymour speaks the
mind Of the Church. large percentage OF us
so-callcd progressive members should be turned
ont. And IT, on the other hand. his brother
High Church bishop. Or. Perry, is right. men
IN the Church who claim to hold divine Catholic
truth ought to be turned out. In point OF fact,
which Of these two bishops is right? And where
shall be found in the Episcopal Church an al-
thoritativc voice that will settle the question:
New-York tribune., 1894-01-07
TWENTY-FIVE PAGES.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

Foreign-Further details Of the killing of
British soldiers by French troops in Sierra Leone
show the affair TO have been bunder on the
part Of the French commander, who mistook the
British force for natives. -= Many leaders
of the Scilian rioters have been arrested; the
situation in the island is improving. - The
weather In England was slightly warmer but
reports of death and suffering from the cold
continue to come in. - The trial Of Valiant.
the bomb-thrower. is to begin on Wednesday,
- Stock of the Bank OF England fell seven
points in three days on account OF sensational
newspaper stories; it afterward recovered 21a
points.
Congress-The Senate was not in session.
- House: The Democrats were unable
to obtain quorum 10 pass the order limit
ing debate on the Tariff bill; resolution order
ing the sergeant-at-arms to arrest absent men,
bers was adopted
Domestic-Circumstantial ccrroboration was
given at Washington to the report from Auck-
land that Minister Wills had asked the Ha-
waen Provisional Government to abdcate.
- The Albany Theatre was burned -
The powder mills of Latin G. Rand. near King
ston, n. Y. blew up; four employees lost their
lives - \ Buffalo pension attorney and his
office staff were arrested for fraudulent opera
tions which may aggregate $l00o00O. - En-
State Treasurer DaEforth made public his an
nua report
City and Suburban. A fire at Peeksiill resulted
IN the less Of two lives -= The work OF The
Tribune Coal and Food Fund was started -=
The American Line steamer Paris had rough
voyage and four Of her crew were injured by
sea which bearded the vessel. - Stocks active
and strong rising steadily to the close and end
ing at the top figures with substantial gains.
Money nominal at per cent for call loans
The Observation-Disclosures for to-day: Ram or
snow clearing toward evening. The temperature
yesterday: Highest, 42 lowest, 81; average, Ss12.
New-York tribune., 1894-01-07
PERSONAL.

Edward Dunbar. the author Of the hymn. There ;
a Light in the Window for Thee Brother" died
"A few days ago in the Jail at Coifcyville Kan.
where he had applied for lodging n tramp. Dun
bar a noted evangelist but his career was
cut short by term In the Minnesota State Prison
for bigamy.
a death mask OF Richard Wagner hitherto quite
unknown to the public. has been added 70 the noted
Wagner Museum OF Herr Ncoaus Oesterlein In
Vienna Herr Oesterlen secured 1t last autumn
during visit TO Venice the OF Wagner's
last day The mask made by Augusta Ben
venut one of the most prominent sculptors OF Ven
Ice. on February 10. 1888.
The only In public life In Washington
who 4 member OF either mousse when Galusha
A. Grow. recently nominated for Congress In Penn
syvania, first entered the House In 1851 Is Isham
c. Harris. lie then = new Congressman from
Tennessee. and Ii Senator from that State
Though Mr.. Grow served twelve consecutive years
In the House. the only members OF that body ut the
present time who were at any time his colleagues
are Holman and General Slckles In the present
Senate he can probably find half Il dozen who once
served with him in the House.
BY order OF the Car OF Russia. n memorial tablet
will be put up In the house In which Tschaikowsky
the composer. died in st. Petersburg. This we'll
merited honor comes to the Russian musicians
New-York tribune., 1894-01-07
memory from his country's representative with
much greater promptness than il usual In such

memory from his country's representative with
much greater promptness than Is usual In such
cases
The managers Of the Midwinter Fair in San Fran
cisco intended to bring old Major William Downie,
founder of the noted mining camp Of Downievle.
to live there in the identical old cabin which, q
generation or more ago. he occupied in the mines.
The cabin had been made comfortable, and though
Of most advanced age Major Downie looked for
ward to the experience with pleasure, and with the
hope Of selling copies OF MS book The Search
for Gold" He went down from British Columbia,
where he had been living lately. but before he had
left the steamer at the San Francisco dock the
old pioneer suddenly sank to the floor dying In
stanty and painlessly.
Samuel Wyys Dabney, who died in California
last month had been United States Consul at Fayal
for twenty-one years. His father and grandfather
had occupied the same position before him. and
the Dabney family have been residents OF the
Azores Islands for more than eighty years. Their
influence in the islands during this long period OF
time has been an altogether remarkable one; and
they have upheld constantly high standard OK
Justice strong patriotism and true American hos
pitality that has made their position there unique
Two years ago Mr. Dabney laid aside his business
and his consulship and breaking the ties that had
so long bound his family to Fayal, for the sake ot
his chlldrens future to this country 70 settlc
in California. The departure OF the family vas
the cause OF much grief to the natives whom tney
had benefited and befrended, and who couid not
be reconced to IL.
New-York tribune., 1894-01-07
DR. pARKHURsT And THE POLTCE.

DR. Parkhurst's recent statement as 10 the
failure 10 indct certain police officials was
clcarcut and convincing. People Of unbiased
minds cannot fail to reach the conclusion. after
n careful scrutiny OF this statement. that there
was a deplorablc lack Of zeal and Of public
spirit. both in the District-Atorncy office an'
the Grand Jury room. In regard 10 these cases.
Mr. Nicoll achieved some brilliant truinphS
in the Dstrict-Attorncy's office but hc did not
always forget that he was an ardent and de
voted member Of Tammany Hail. although ii
was his plain duty 10 forget that fact while he
was attending to his work rs public prosecutor.
Moreover Mr. Ncoll ohcrlshcs peculiar ten
dcrness for the Police Department. Some OF
his closest friends hold conspicuous places In
that department, and he has often manifested
an exceptional sympathy for the police force
and n desire 10 be OF service to his friends.
1t is clear enough that If the evidence in these
police cases had been submitted To a District
Attorney without police affiliations or friend
ships and influenced solely by considerations
Of public interest, and II this evidence had been
laid before Grand Jury made mp entirely by
hieh-mindcd, rcsoluc and thoroughly conSccn-
tious citizens, indictments would have followed.
Many efforts have been made both at Police
Headauartcrs and downtown, to whitcwash
rcputations in the police force which are in
dclibly soilcd and stained. Now that Colonel
Fellows Is the public prosecutor, 10 Intelligent
person expects the DistrctAttorncys Office 10
suggest the indictment Of any police official or
of any other man who has a powerful pull with
Tammany Hall The outlook for any changes
for the better in the Police Department, except
through radical action by the Legislature, is
gloomy indeed. Only thoroughgoing. unsparing
legislation ut Albany can be expected to purify
the Police Department Of its horde of greedy
rascals and to put an end to the system by
which lawbreakcrs have been protected for Il
pricp
New-York tribune., 1894-01-07

The voters OF New-YOrk must be thoroughly
dissatisfied with the results Of Democratic poll
ces at Washington. On every hand they look
upon dest!tution AMI distress caused by the hos
tilitv Of the Democratic Administrator ana the
Democratic majority in Congress 10 American n
dustr!es The evidence Of d.e mills. silent work
shops and deserted forges IS eloquent against
Democratic mistakes and Democratic stupidity
IN the XIVth and XVth Congress Districts
In this city the voters VIII have an op-
portun.ty on January 50 to cast Their bal
lois for Republican protection and prosper
.,v. ard agaiast the Democratic policy when
has already caused 50 much misery. The Re
nub,!can candidates L. =. QuigS and FREDERICK
slgrist. are worthy representatives, OF Republican
PRINCIPLES. and they ought to be elected Re
publican victory in those districts. which have
been Democratic for many years. would nave an
impressive effect az Washington. and would aid
IN checking the Democrats in their disastrous
pocy Of attacking American industries Thor
ough organization. hard work and majority
against the Democratic blunderers should engage
the efforts OF every public-sp!rted citizen in the
two districts.
New-York tribune., 1894-01-07

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It would seem az If the Administration had
not much hope of securing speedy confirmation
Of Mr.. Hornblowcr's nomination by the Senate
Sollcltor-Gcneral Maxwell made an Incidental
reference to the case when he appeared before
the Supreme Court last week. and inti:nated that
the prospects Of having the vacancy in the Court
filed were decidedly slim one thing IS certain:
either this nomination ought to be confirmed or
rejected so that the President may be able TO
make another nomination. The public interest
demands that the vacant place on the supreme
Bench be filed. II ought to have been hlled
before the Court met for business in December.
New-York tribune., 1894-01-07

When brought face 20 face with such a con-
6,tion as confronted them on Friday-when they
could muster only 1863 votes. and needed ten
more TO make a quorum-it must have been a
cause OF keen regret to many OF the revenue re-
formers that they had not endowed their speaker
with the right to count as present the members
who refused TO vote while sitting In their seats
AS for ex-Speakcr Reed he must have chuckled
heartily at the desperate but fruit!ess efforts
OF his opponents to do business under the circui-
stances.
New-York tribune., 1894-01-07

Much bumptious talk concerning the Literature
of the West is heard In the region of Chicago but
It must be confessed that the cry and the WOOL
are not equal quantities But going SUI! iurther
West to the coast Of gold. We find vigorous and
promising literature, about which little Is
said There is. perhaps, no rival to Francis Bret
ilarte on the horizon: vet there are many young
writer's who are showing decided abilities and
growing powers. The overland Monthly Is one
of the most interesting and least pretentious OF
periodicals; The California Magazine has stead
iy improved since its first number, and The san
Francisco Argonaut." as our readers know. often
prints original ifction Of a high order. Little OF
this far Western work is known in the East. and
for that reason The Tribune takes pleasure in
occasionally presenting some current specimens.
We are indebted 10 The Overland Monthly for
the two stories 10 be found on another page.
New-York tribune., 1894-01-07
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Ensiur5s Notiecs.
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Use Dr. Sicgcr,'s Angos,ura Bt.ers TO SuEl-
viate appetite and keep the digestive oIsans IN
order. At druggists.
New-York tribune., 1894-01-07

THE san Francisco Chronicle" celebrates the
opening Of the Mdwinter Fair Of California in n
special issue oc siX.y-four pages. which does
great credit to the journalism Of the Pacific
Coast. 1t gives a deal of interesting matter
about the exposition. which the people of the
State have displayed so much energy and public
spirit in creating; and II the theme inspires The
Chronicle" to flights such az the Worlds CO.
lumbar Exposition has barely accustomed us
TO- ii must be confessed that the history of Cali
fornia enterprise and the view that is presented
Of its actual realization give reasonable ground
for much enthusiasm. The Midwnter Fair ex-
lists for the benefit and greater glory of Cali
fornia: and so 1t Is but natural that THE Chron-
icle" should devote large space In this special
issue to that theme well. 1t does with
results that striking as they are copious;
and the whole production Is eminently worthy Of
the event it Is intended to commemorate
New-York tribune., 1894-01-07

Nearly every country in Europe IS repre-
sented in the horde Of II ,262 immigrants who,
according to the statistics just issued by the
Commissioner of immigration, were landed ut
Ellis Island during the month Of December,
italy heading n list which is closed by Turkey.
About one-half of tho entire lot are stated to
have been persons of no profession or Occupa-
tiOn while nearly three thousand are returned
MS unablef either to read or Wrltc-Scarcely de-
srable candidates for American citizenship AT
a moment when the labor market is so over
crowded and the number 50 large of native
born unemployed dependent upon public and
private charity
As usual the 7th Regiment carries off the
palm for general excellence in the annual re-
mort on the National Guard of the State Of New
York, issued yesterday by Inspector-Gcncral
McGrath. III view of the radical action recently
taken at headquarters with regard to the Sth
and Goth regiments. the appearance Of the re-
port was awaited by our citizen soldiers with
more than ordinary interest 1t places the total
strength of the State militia at II ,G21, exclusive
Of the naval contingent, which numbers 42S
men. While several Of the regiments are sub
iected to severe criticism, nothing new is con-
tained In the report about the two disbanded
corps
Although only slow progress is being made
by the Gladstone Administration with its Par
ish Councils bill. which is an avowed effort to
nut power both political and fiscal, into the
hands Of the working classes, yet Labor may
he regarded as having added another important
victory TO its evergrowing score during the
Inst week For. according TO the London cable
dispatch which we publish to-day. the Secretary
of State for War seems to have given way
upon n point on which individual and confed-
grated employers of labor in England had
shown themselves obduratc, namely the Eight
Hour Day question. The thousands OF men
employed by the British War Department in
the WoOlwich ordnance factories and else
where are, by the terms Of an order which he
has lust issued, to work only forty-eight hours
4 week. and that, too, without suffering any
reduction Of pay. The action Of the Govern
ment in the matter is in every sense of the
word extremely polite; for If there Is one class
Of labor more than any other that can afford
70 restrict its working hours as well rs its
powers of production without injury to the COM
munity. it Is assuredly the manufacture Of war
material.
~ It Is satisfactory to learn that no serious
trouble between England and France Is likely
% arise from the unfortunate encounter OF the
New-York tribune., 1894-01-07

Mr.. Croker has spoken. lie is opposed to the
proposed income tax--doubtess he feels keener
interest in the subject than he did few years
ago. say about the time that Sheriff Grant was
making large money presents to "Flossie'-but
he IS In favor II "a sensible tariff This last
phrase IS somewhat elastic. and 1t would seem
to be in order for the Tammany Boss to get his
followers together and explain to them just what
he means by "a sensible tariff" Does the Wilson
bill. In his judgment. measure up TO the require
ments?
New-York tribune., 1894-01-07

4 It Is satisfactory to learn that no serious
trouble between England and France Is likely
a arise from the unfortunate encounter Of the
The old Abe eagle., 1894-10-25
$500 REWARD
FOR ORE THlEVESi

The common experience Of this
camp shows that much is lost by
the mine operators by the stealing
of gold in specimens, If not In
amalgam and bullion. Therefore
the "OM Abe" Co. offers a stand
ing reward Of Three Hundred Dol
lars for the arrest and conviction,
or for information leading to the
arrest and conviction Of any person
guilty Of stealing any of the prop
erty of the Old Abe Co., even the
smallest specimen Of ore. The rule
Of this company 10 TO mill all spo-
cimens. Therefore none of the ore
from this mine can be honestly
held as specimens. And as the re-
ceiver, with guilty knowledge, 10 as
guilty in law as the thief, this Of
fer applies TO the holders Of Old Abe
specimens.
Old Abe Co.
J. Y. HEWITT.
VIM. WATSON.
ii. Is. FERGUSON.