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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16
wopr or r1rcrRrcAL ENGINEERS.

PHILADELPHIA. May 15-Fifty men from 'a''oI 1
narts OF the country who are prominent !" -
cal engineering met in the rooms OF the "n n
mia Engineers Club this morning Wheh 10 ~. :,
Edwin J. Houston of Philadelphia pres'ue"s ..
the American Institute of Electrical r"s So,
ranned that body TO order. II was the ues''. 80
., the eleventh annual meeting OF the lnsu'u'e' o.
matters OF great Importance to the oou""' s,s.
large and TO electricians in particular VIII NC
cussed and acted upon. 49,, .aarsss
President Houston delivered his annua' ~ s. =,
this afternoon He reviewed the progress 'a .,o,
electrical science since the Gentleman ENT I,.nt
.ra,d the foundation for a belief IN INC ~.
,romises of the electric future and dwel' "p'"
good cxerted by the institute -, 20
ro insure the greatest success In elec"'
search Professor Houston advocated the n.
ushment of central governing body Oh W" a,
stltute which should be vested with .he ~, he.
sneakine authorltatively for the Ina)Vr oetinss
tween the periods of recognized oincIti iSent Ed
The election OF officers resulted IeSnresidents,
win ] Houston of Philadelphia: wee wee -RRrsncis B.
William A. Anthony, NinelanI' n - Nav YORK;
Cracker New-York: James HamDlet; William
managers A Il. Kennedy Phiiade i,ppaSiiov New
u Weaver New York: Charles ;. b,,rer George
YORK. W f. Vansze New-fork' treasure
N Phelps. New-York. -, >-,.,onal Council
All of the officers comprise the Siob " Pope
which body elects the secretary haipn oil be re-
Of New-York the present seSrev Tfiav afternoon
elected. The meeting will end on frldaS "''N
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16
TWELVE PAGES.
THE NEBS THIS MORNING.

Eoreign The Brazilian Congress unanimoufiy
annroved President Peixotos action in severing
djnlomatic relations with Brazil; 1T is beleVeu
in Lisbon that the trouble will be amicably SET
tied. =- Three hundred persons are said 10
have been killed in a railroad accident IN san
salvador == The Miners International Con-
gross continued its session in Berlin =----- Ihere
was more riotirg at Bay de Verde, Newfound-
land
Congress.-Both houses in session. - SEN
s.e. several paragraphs Of the chemical schcd-
u,e of the Tariff bill were passed ===--- House
The Naval Appropriation bill was passed
Domestic-The bodies Of two Of the four Har-
ward students drowned IN Boston harbor on sun
day were recovered. -= The Boston pasep"'i
buildings and about twelve acres OF adjoining
property were burned. -= Judge Miller oe-
cIlned to permit new trial for Coxey, Browne
and Jones -. A lunatic in Albany killed MS
aged mother and wounded four other persons
- The New-Jersey Legislature passed sew
eral bills over Governor Werts's veto. -=
successful test of armor plate for the Monad-
mock. Puritan and Maine made at the Beth
lehem Iron Company's proving ground. -
Chant won the Kentucky Derby.
CITY and Suburban-The judges and twelve
bookmakers at the Brooklyn Jockey Club track
were arrested at the instgaton OF Peter DE
Lacy. 80 The twenty fifth anniversary OF the
conservation Of Bishop Lttlejohn was celebrated
AZ Garden City and in Brooklyn - Inc
Brooklyn Handicap won by Dr. Rice; Henry
of Navarro second; Sir Walter, third; the other
winners were Stonenel, Haiton, Uuca anu
Eloroy. == The commencement al o"ion
seminary was held; DR.. Parkhust made an adj
dress TO the alumni == Brooklyn deleaieu
Washington at baseball -= The president oil
an electric ring" company was assaulted by one
Of his agents. - The story of marriage by
proxy became public by the news Of the death OF
the bridegroom in FL Paso. Texas. ---= Stocks
declined from the start and generally first prices
were the highest and last one the lowest
Missouri Pacific fell nearly per cent pu' the
depression affected all classes of securities
The weather.-Forecast for to-day: increasing
cloudiness; warmer. Temperature yesterday
Lowest 80 degrees; Highest, 72 average, 6oh.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16

I'm cIosjnr The Ncw-York warehouse and trans
forrng the business to Chicago. They accord
inglv procured the incorporation of this rider
with the Indian Appropriation Dill: fro'iue"
thot the office for purchasing goods ana SUP
niles and the principal depot shall be estao-
iiehod If Chicago and the bids shall be opened
there" A.
This proviso which is TO come up III 'he
rIousc today. involves uuwarrantaDle inter-
forcnce with the duties and powers OF CaOlhei
officer. II aims 10 accomplish by legislation the
removal Of the Ncw-York warehouse in defiance
of the order of the Secretary OF the INTERIOR
who has been convinced after painStaklhs
Investigation that the interests OF the depalr
mont will suffer from Chicago monopoly.
NcwYork merchants have presented unanswer-
able evidence of the inexpediency Of the trans
fer ON economical grounds. but we do not lay
stress upon that point. We hold that IL u ah
understandable act for Congress to deprive the
Secretary of the Interior by law OF the exercise
Of his discretion in receiving bids in the mar
Let which he considers the cheapest Inc
massage of that rider will be wan,On alroni
IN thc dignity of the head Of the department
and II will be done If ut all, upon the insolent
demand of the subordinate who mas r"oched
AGAINST his authority. We shall he Curious 10
observe how many Democratic members JOIN
In This conspiracy against Secretary Smith ana
In this sectional discrimination against New
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16
PERSONAL.

cor,,i, saul c. Higgins OF Gorham. Me. and mis-
,,,n,ero,s friends all over the State Of Maine are
celebrating his hundredtn birthday Ana no one Il
entoylng the celebration more than the captain
Tho secret Of Paderewskis long hair has just been
cos,ollv disclosed By some persons not remotely
connected with his enterprslng managers lie mas
,,o,k evss and MS physician thinks that cutting
his hair would tend to make them weaker. tite
statement that the eminent pianist VIII Nsi, tI,Is
country again IN tne autumn VIII e'S
to this paragraph
Miss Frances f. willard has delivered her rare
,.au address TO the National British Womens Tenn
perance Association meeting in London During
,,s delivarv n few women shed tears She VIII soon
return 10 this country. but may go back 10 Eng.
land next year II she does II Is announced tnat
shc will surely come back TO this country the year
after.
The Prince OF Monaco has begun Investigations IN
the Mediterranean Sea with new kind or net, WHICH
Is divided into compartments. so that the nsh oeions
ing TO different sea depths will be kept separate.
The Prince Is greatly interested III al l"'S'''7"
OF the depths
4 friend OF President f. y. Potter OF Hobart
College Ger ,ya ~ Y. who IL interested in the de-
cennal OF his election as president Of Hobart, has
kindly made provision enabling him to spend the
summer vacation and visit educational institutions
art galleries and other objects OF interest, so tina
ne can reach Genoa In the early summer Win ni'
two eldest boys. and return from England IN I'M III,
for the opening OF the college ana scnoois. M
daughter Miss Mia Potter, also sails with frlend'
10 complete ter art and other studies The decen
NAL Of President Potters first commencement a.
Hobart does not take place until 1870
Louis Ducos du Hauron, the we-known French
photographer. Is TO begin the publication or th'
first Photographic paper in Africa II VIII be pun
llshed in Algiers under the name Of "faoto Revue
Afyicalne.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16
ing pointing conspicuously in the SAME ui'e'
ptRIr1MEyTARY APPORTfONMENT

..r,,o,, order this matter better'-or worse-ih
cuo,. pritain and Ireland the matter under con-
,,rot,or being the gentle art Of gerry
a. bove had some pretty bad examples Vi ~
-, ~, late under Democratic auspices. we
,a,.o had "horseshoe" and "shoestring dis'rlc's
and some most bewilderng CONSTRUCTIONS Vi 'i'
r,,a that constituencies shall be made nunieri-
cauv as nearly equal as possible But d ou'
,,,.st xve must Yield the palm Of badness 10 our
.rkin bevond the sea" The present appo''io"-
mont of members of the House OF Commons was
made nv what was called Reform Dill. hi'ner
that nomenclature was masterpiece OF IRONY Vi
else the former apportonment was pad oeyonu
all reckoning for it really is difficult to imagine
ANYTHING more negotiable than the present
system. 81.
The boroughs Of Denbigh. Flint and Mont
qoroerv for example, each elect one MEMBER anu
the total number Of voters in all three Is on'y
n aot. while Huddershed, with 1850 voters.
aloc,s onIy one Again, Merthyr, with l6o'z
voters and Derby, with 1921, each elect tWo'
while Cardiff. with 1888, elects only one Fps
wlchs 94l4 voters and Devonports 1870 elect
two members for each place. while Dldleys To-
355 and Wandsworth's 1852 elect only one for
eocb There are not less than twenty-one Eng
Ush boroughs with fewer than 1000 electors each
| Ono of them IL now represented by Liberal
ITnionist six by Radicals. and fourteen by Con-
seryatives All parties, therefore. profit by TINS
UNEQUAL distribution of members; ana IL the ConT
servatjyes have now. on the whole the advantage
their tenure of It will probably not be long. The
new Registration bill seems designed to swing
the pendulum far 10 the other side, and TO give 10
the Radicals undue representation Thus fiYe
Irish constituencies with an aggregate poll OF
! only $4,000 will send to Westminster one repre-
! sentative each while Romford with more than
70 OOo will send only one; in the one case, one to
. 500: in the other one to 10000. At that rate
/ the principle Of lone man vote" is made a
! farce while zone vote one value Is further from
realization than in the Black Belt OF MISSISSIPPI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16
4 CHICAGO JOB.

The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs Is an
Illinois man, and desires Chicago 10 get all
there Is TO be made out Of his bureau. When
he entered upon Office he ascertained that the
Indian supplies were purchased mainly In New
York and Chicago. He considered Chicago en-
titled 10 a monopoly OF the business and pre-
vailed upon the Secretary Of the Interior 10
remove the warehouse from New-York The
New-York Board Of Trade and Transportation
appealed from this decision and asked for an
investigation Of the merits Of the case. Secre-
tary Smith speedily discovered that Commits
sioner Browning had been acting in The i'll
terest OF Chicago rather than Of the depart
ment. and revoked the order on March 81, on
the ground that two warehouses involved little
more expense than one and that experience had
shown that large proportion of the supplies
could be purchased at lower prices In the East
than in the West Commissioner Browning, In
stead OF abandoning the controversy, appealed
to his Western friends in Congress to aid him
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16
ANARCHIST LOGIC.

Tho French Anarchist, Emile Henry, when
mt on trial scornfully rcpudiated the notion
that he was insane and then, to prove that MS
mind was sound and rational, proceeded TO SET
forth in elaborate detail his whole system OF
social and political economy. In this system
thcrc are two salient features, which dominate
all rho rest One is that he recognizes only one
trIbunal-to wit. himself. He Is amenable To no
law but his own WILL subject to no authority
but his own desires The other is that all me
universe. including himself 'has been devcl-
opcd by the action Of natural forces; where
fore his will and all its manifestations are
mart OF Natures infalliblc law; and, wherefore
we have no more reason 10 object to his dow
ing people I'D with dynamite than to the carth :
revolving on It's axis
The fatal flaw I'm this convenient philosophy
was that Henry did not cOnce,le 10 others what
ne demanded for himself. He would recognize
for himself no judge but himself yet he III
sisted ON making himself the Judge OF others.
He protested that he was an Anarchist ana
bomb throwcr 10y virtue of natural law. ana thAt
therefore he should not be intcrfcred win III
those pursuits: yet he himself inlcrfercd WIN
the pursuits Of others who were bourgeolSle
and tradcsmen also by virtue Of the same natu'
raj law ON the whole II j. doubtful lf MS
lnborcI exposition Of principles vndicat"d MS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16
INLAND UdIER WIYS.

The project of ship canal between the Della
ware and Rartan rivers now being pressed by
Philadelphia business men with SO much en-
crey and enthusiasm, Is no new thing. II was
considered during colonial times, and very early
In the present century was formally put for
ward by Gallatin. then Secretary Of the Treas
ury Al various times since then the subject
has been preached at Washington. favorable
reference being made to 1t IN at least one Pres
idcniial message; but no actual work has been
done beyond the surveying Of several proposed
routes. This delay is probably TO be attributed
largely to the dual nature Of the scheme. As Il
commercial enterprise ii is Of Importance to the
city Of Philadelphia, and, in less degree, to
numerous other cities. New-YOrk Itself regard
ing IL with not little interest AZ an elabora-
ton OF our National coast defence system 1t Is
Of importance to the General Government and
to the whole country. There has been, there
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16

nacle will be ascertained The theory or de-
fectivc insulation Of electric wires was nj nrSl
accepted without question, bat an offlclal OF
the electric company which wired the building
declares that the fire could not possibly nave
started from that cause. The theory or IN
ccndiarism rests on a slight basis. but the po-
lice are making Il careful Investigation. ana
whatever facts are behind the stories told OF Il
man seen in the organ will doubtless be fully
disclosed. No suggestion cf motive for SET
ting the church on fire has been made. unless II
be that some crank or lunatic thought The de-
slruc;ion of the Tabernacle Il fiiiingly dramatic
conclusion TO the celebration Of DR.. Talmage
tWenty-fifth anniversary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16

The Democratic tariff managers are III Il per-
turhed STATE of mind III consequence OF the
caucus of Republican Senators on Monday.
There was some talk yesterday of a Democratic
countcr-caucus in order to hasten action on the
b;1 Inf in the absence Of Mr.. German ii was
found that no steps in that direction were pos
sihln Some of the advocates Of caucus acton
indulge the hope that a closure rule may be
odontc1-a hope that seems illusory, however
In view of the obvious Democratic demoraliza-
ton, Republicans are Justified IN pene'iis ''i'
the defeat of the bill is not remote poSSlo'i'!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16
MARRIED BY PROXY.
THE BRIDEGROOM IN TEXAS, THE BRrnv
HERE.

THEY HAD BEEN ENGAGED FOR SOME YrAps
But HE WAS IN HL-HEALrH AND WENT
OFF TO ANOTHER cLIMATE-REALIzINo
THAT HE MUST DE- HE PROPOSED
IMMEDIATE MARRIAGE. AND
THE CEREMONY WAS PER-
FORMED IN THIS CITY.
A novel marriage which took place last Fnd.
has just to light through the death OF on
Of the contracting parties, announced by the fol,
lowing dispatch from FL Paso. Texas, yesterday.
F.. f. Gearity. connected with Tefft Weller a
Co., New-York, died here Sunday night Of con.
death Miss Julia w Morris, Of 10 IS Iex Ias ns
to her. ''"s all
The facts of the case constitute a romantic sto-v
Miss Morris. Mrs. Gearity. as she now is. live,
at No SO Lexingtcn-ave., where she carries On .
dressmaking establishment with her two ssters
She IL a good-looking woman Of the brunette typ.
about thirty years old. Mr.. Gearity was forty
years Old and wGs a salesman for twelve years IN
the silk department Of Teft. Weller & Co. No an
Broadway, where his services were highly valued
He had boarded for a number OF years in the hom.
of Miss Morris. and for the last flye years IN.
couple had been engaged, but owing to the III.
health of Mr. Gearity their union postponed
from time to time. He consumptve and last
fall he went to Colorado. He went later to New
| Mexico and then 10 FL Paso
When Mr. Gearity reached FL Paso he realized
that his days were numbered and wrote urgently
TO Miss Morris asking her to core 10 81 Paso IN
order that they might be married before he died
| Miss Morris was hurredly preparing to 20 when
she received dispatches saying that he ives rapidly
| sinking, 80 Il marriage by proxy proposed BY
| the dying man. ard arranged by wire Miss
Morris and Mr. Goarity were both Catholics and
! ms the Catholic Church recognizes such q ceremony
! II soon arranged.
! The marriage took place In the chapel OF 81
| Francis Xaviers. in Siyteenth-st near Sxth-ave
! on last Friday evening Father Haipin performed
| the ceremony and Robert J. Hcey. a cousin OF Miss
| little in the strange ceremony that differed from
! an ordinary marriage. The bridegroom IN.
| formed by wire OF his marriage and he Immediately
made a Will bequeathing all he possessed to his
wife.
| Mrs Gearity at her home last night
| by Tribune reporter and gave the facts al
| ready stated. She said mos, emphatically that
there was nothing mercenary In the motive for the
marriage on her part. Mr.. Gearty left little or
| no property. When she knew he was going to die
| she wanted the right claim his body and have
| II buried her husband.
| The body Will be brought from FL Paso imme-
| diately and will reach here to-norTo" OF Friday.
The funeral will take place from the home OF Mrs
cearity and the burial will be in calvary.
! Father Hapn could not be found AT ST. Francis
| Xaver's College yesterday, but one Of the fathes
| said proxy marriages took place occasionally In the
| Catholic Church but are unusual
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16

Mr. John II. Inman. member OF the present
Rapid Transit Commission, has written to GOV
ernor Flower urging him to sign the Rapid IRAN
git bill Mr. Tnman is good witness on TINS
question. and knows that rapid transit under
existing conditions is virtual impossibillty.
His opinion should carry weight with the Gov
ernor Other citizens interested in this subject
should likewise use their Influence TO secure
Executive approval Of this vital measure
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16

A novel and extremely interesting experiment
IS soon TO be tried In Ohio. 1t is a new departure
I'm road improvement. which is claimed py us
author to have points Of marked superiority
over the building of macadamlzed roads. The
Man Is 10 extend the electric railway tracks from
cities and towns into the surrounding country
and IN construct the roads In such way that
they can be used for wagons and carriages
drawn by horses az well as by cars or course
there Will be great saving in horse power
wherever such roads are used. since far heavier
Loads can be drawn on steel tracks with the
some force. In two counties Of Ohio trial VIII
be made Of this system the present year. IL heeu
hardly be said that the result VIII be awaited
With much interest not only In Ohio, but In other
states The question Of road improvement Is NIL
ing a larg, place I'm the public mind nowadays
and anything In the direction or sowing II Il
sure OF earnest and respectful attention Some
,htnc similar To the Ohio idea was suggested by
an English writer years ago, but nothing we De-
lieve. ever came OF It.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16
rrvrp,1 OF GryERAL DEcHEEE

philadelphia. May 1.-THE funeral ms s, a. Of the
o. Robert p Dechert. Brigadier-General o. with
pennsylvania National Guard was a'ar witnessed
the most Impressive military ceremonial Eartranft
here since the death Of Majcr,Tea ani every com,
Nd 10 tbe FIRST Brigade with the Seh
the Naval Battalion The 9e yted entertain wns
= thousand or more prominent cltiaesHd,cted in n.
the attendants Services , wsr at O'clock. by 'n'
Tabernacle Presbyterian Cnurcp ~
NJ q. McCOOk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16
oor srp,cKry WITH PARALTsM

LIEUT. DrMM0oK sTRICKEy WITH FAhAL, -.
Port Townsend. Wash, May l5-Lieu'ee' cant
mock. OF the revenue cutter Ulysses =, m.
stationed at Friday Harbor, IN ooiii'a ',,., with
revenue launch Scout. mas - live
serseants HendersOn 9 Spd R %s' Company S
Ttossenque'ii- while sailing near iii we're
Head on Sunday night were o"p'
iroyned except Heating.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16
-,r DRY DIP. CHANDLER

rrvrp,1 OF THE REV DIR. cHASp'' r,,,,,
Asourv Park n. j.. May Is (speclap-er sa thi,
presbyterian church at this Place was .ttend the
afternoon with people who came 70 pey. Dr.
funera services of It's late ,s pl prSss nss
. r.anS Of the c.ergymen Of the Nsw''s''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16

NJ Croker ts making his preparations to go
abroad Immediately after the election next NO
,.,,har II he Is wise he will change MS plan
a.,, "a her,re the threatening storm breaks upon
,,.,.,,o,,. Han II will conduce TO his peace OF
Il, {, no roads the result Of the election In
Wiesbaden instead OF New-York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16

T. takes Mr. Justice Diver long time 10
make up his mind regarding that statement
which he has not yet given to the pubic Al
ready he has undergone number OF changes
Of purpose on the subject; but the last 'iihe ne
was heard from we believe he had reached 'he
conclusion that some explanation from MN was
dua TO his "constitooents" and 10 the puonc al
large. Since then we have been waiting I'M
patiently but in vain. Is 1t possible tha' Di''ei
is not going to relieve the public anxiety resaru-
Ing him. after all?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16

The peoples cause OF tariff reform 10 wh'cn
President cleveland has repeatedly consecrated
himself with characteristic JUNCTION, now resolves
itself into an utterly illogical Protection dioKer'
with an income tax in place OF free sugar ana
twenty reciprocity treaties
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16

one Of Governor Flowers reasons for ve'o'hs
the Brooklyn Bridge bill was that only two COM
municatlons urging his approval OF the measure
were filed with him. Doubtless this was only
pretext. but. nevertheless the friends OF I'M
portant measures should take care that the Gov
ernor is fully Informed of the strength OF PUBIC
sentiment In their favor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16

The impending investigation OF Governor 'o'
ers alleged violations OF the CIVIL Service ID" .
having good effect already. the Governor ""'
signed the bill forbidding the payment Oh sH,a'ieS
to state employees unless the civil service I'm.
missoners attest that they nave pee" p''P0''
and legally appointed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16

Dr. Parkhuist's remark at the meenhg %
Union Theological Seminary alumni yesterday
I'VE never feel quite so confident OF the per-
petuity OF American institutions as we 90 just
after Congress has adjourned" not be OF
universal application; If it were, 1t would argue
i'll for an important part of our governmental
machinery: but no unprejudced mind can deny
that II fits the present situation like glove
made TO order The LID Congress has done
almost nothing but bungle from the time 1t
! met. and II bids fair to continue on that line
till the end of the chapter. The country cannot
breathe freely so long as it remains in Wash
ington.