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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-01
disposition to foster strife in the nope Vi De'Ne
ultimately able to secure some OF the spoiS
TIE NORTH RITER BHIDGE.

Tho ovnort commissioners appointed by the
president 10 consider plans for the North Rivcr
bridge have made unanimous report distinct
H. fayorng the Suspension type. caillie''r
structure of n single span from shore To shore
leaving the channel clear. would cost NOR" IMAM
si1 600 aoO-a prohiblive price. canflieV'r
bridge of two spans would cost less than w
ooo 600 That price is not prohibivc but the
,1ou roouircs thc construction of Il huge pier in
ridstrcom and that is something that never
sbould he permitted. 4 suspension bridge OF a
sinylc span. carving six railroad tracks ana
entirely safe under any possible Load would cost
something more than S35.000.ooO; and similar
I'M, rather LIGHTER one. which the commissioners
believe would be amply commodlouS and abso-
,ptoIv safe could BE- built for little more than
$50 100000
These figures. unless disprovcn. should s'uie
the matter. They show that from purely
u,i,i,oran point Of view the suspension plan Is
decidedly preferable TO the caniilevcr But even
were there no difference In that respect the
suspcnson plan should for other and by no
means insignificant reasons hav" the prefer
cncc There is. after all. an aesthetic side of
human nature and Of public interests. New
Workers are Justly proud of the beauty as well
as of the more pracllcal VIRTUES vi ''''' ""'
And who is there who can for moment 'l'iik
If n cantevcr bridge without "A shuhdcr! 10
span the North River from this city 10 the
picturesque heights Of Wcehawken, win Snch
4 structure as The British have perpc'rateu Oh
thc Firth of Forth. for example would DC well
niyh a crime No one needs To do more thlh 10
look nj the graceful arch that spans Inc East
River. and then 10 glance M the harsh al"
rigid lines If that over the Hudson at fouGh-
kcopsic. to be made dcvoutly thankful Tor thiS
commissions report Where beauty Is I" De CD
tanned nj less cost Than uglincss. ana with an
equal degree Of utility the choice should Dc
made with little hesitation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-01
ENGLAND AND JAPAN.

Inosmuch AS each Of the civilized nations OF
the world has made the agreement 10 the re
vision of its treaty with Japan conditional upon
the action Of Great Britain, which alone proved
Obdvrate and unwilling to give way in the mat
ter the news that the English Government has
inst concluded a new treaty with the Mikado
may be regarded as Of considerable Importance.
The principal features thereof are. ilrs', me
gradual extinction Of the cxtra-tcrritOrial, or
consular Jurisdiction. which has hitherto rem
dcrcd foreigners in Japan entirely independent
of the native authorities: and, second the long
yearned-for privilege OF increasing the import
duties according 10 the requirements Of the ma
tional revenue The treaties which have been
in existence until now, and which were cxtortcd
from the Japanese more than thirty years ago
at the lannon's mouth, so TO speak bound the
Toxic Government in the most stringent man
ncr not to impose any higher duty on foreign
goods than ; per cent adj valorem, and this re-
strictlon has been a source Of no end Of diff
Guilty to the Mikado, since 1t enaed the neces-
sity Of increasing the land tax, the most unpop-
Mar of all imposts, and the one calculated to
weigh most heavily upon nation so essentially
agricultural as that Of Japan.
While on the ore hand the concession to Japan
of this right to increase It's customs duties can
not fail 10 augment the strength and the pop
uarity of the Mikado's rule. since II will enable
him proportiOnately TO diminish the oppressive
land tax which has hitherto been the principal
source Of revenue TO the Treasury, 1t Is impos-
sible TO refrain from the belief that Great Brit
ain has had some Interior and political motive
in conscnting just at the present juncturc, ana
after so many years Of hesitation and downright
refusal TO a treaty so obviously contrary To the
interests of It's own trade and industry. or
course one can only speculate AS to the motive.
But inasmuch as the tone Of the British press
has been distinctly in favor Of non-interference
in the war between China and Japan, and OF
these two races being allowed to fight II out TO
the bitter end-that Is TO say, until one or both
are eXhausted-it may be taken for granted
that England, as usual, looks forward to appear
ing upon the scene at that moment with offers OF
assistance both pecunary and otherwise, for
which she will naturally demand and receive a
remunerative quid pro quo. This is her Gus
tomary practice and, far from endeavOring to
maintain the peace which she Is fond OF
preaching, she is, on the contrary, credited with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-01
GAINS THAT ARE NO1 GAINS.

Improvement in business everybody desires,
and in looking for the sign OF 1t all are apt to
be n little eager and hopeful. For safety there
are some distinctions which need to be carefully
drawn. In times when everything goes to pieces
I'm Wall Street or In the Chicago wheat pit. there
Is an immense volume OF business bu. 1t means
loss and not profit. The great rush Of custom
house brokers 10 take out gooCS which can be
sold in place Of products OF American labor
meaIs a decrease In home business, perhaps
greater than the increase IN foreign business,
because the cost Of foreign. goods Is spent by
foreign makers and operatives In foreign mar
kets SO the volume Of tri'i" must bc distin-
guished from It's prolliablenc.s. nd the sales Of
foreign in place of American goods must be dis
tngIshed from increase In aggregate sales.
There are some large and woll-known firms In
this city which protested most passionately
against the Mckinley tariff when II was pend
Ing. but aftcrward admitted that their business
became larger and more profitable under 1t than
before. These were American merchants. But
anybody travelling up Broadway will see the
signs OF hundreds Of foreign firms which have
no other business than the sale Of products con-
signed to them from foreign manufacturers.
These have not the slightest part in American
trade, whether 1t is larger smaller, and. strict
" speaking they are nothing but selling agents
or clerks, and are engaged In nothing but the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-01
TWELVE PAGES.
1UL NEUS THIS MORNING

Foreign.-Japanese warships are bombardins
the forts at Port Arthur - At least 1000
lives were lost by a fire among the flower boats
moored in the Canton River. 60 The yacht
race off Dartmouth was called off by the COM
mittee when only half completed; the Nigilant
was far ahead Of the Satanita. == The Cam
mania broke the record for the eastward voyage
between New-York and Daunt's Rock.
Domestic-Ex- ce-President Morton addressed
a letter to the Republicans of New-York State,
announcing his readiness 10 run for Gov
ernor or not as thcy saw fit. == The Grand
Jury in New-Orleans adjourned after !ndicting
eleven Councilmen and the City Engineer Tor
'boodlng." =-= Robert j.. c. j. Hamllns PAGER
went mile al Fort Wayne. Ind. in 2;O3h. the
greatest record in the history of harness racing.
- The Constitutional Convention discussed
the Cities and the Educational articles.
CITY and Suhurban-The Police Board Dis
missed Captains Devery and Cross and eX-Ward-
men Burns, Glennon and Smith from the force.
having found them guilty Of the charges OF
bribery for which they had been tried The evil
dence for the prosecution in Captain Stephen
sons trial was ended === The Lucania broke
all records between Queenstown and this port.
- Winners at Sheepshead Bay: Stonenell,
Figaro Longshanks. John Cooper. ST. Veronica
Havoc 80 The New-York baseball team de-
feated Boston To l in the play-on OF I've
game - Stocks irregular, but generally
love-. Outside Sugar Refining, which fell
nearly 2 per cent. there was no business. Final
changes were losses and the closing was dull and
weak
Tho Weather-Forecast for to-day Fair; north
westerly Winds becoming variable. Tempera-
ture yesterday: Lowest, GA degrees; highest ~
average, 71la
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-01

trade between this and other countries. ii tnc
foreigners are able to sell much here thesc
oconts thrive no ma tier whether American HILLS
ore closed or not Listening to som" men, CIV
migbt imagine that this great Nation cAis''u
only 10 furnish a market for foreign goods anu
that liz only business Of any consequence WIS
tho buvinc of things imported. Yet the vaiue Vi
domestic products sold in Il year Is AT the re''S'
tvcntv times the value of all imports
Grcot activity in taking goods out OF bona III"
distributing them to The people means hiorc
business obviously. for agents of foreign houses
10 tbo American merchant who supplies con
sumcrs with American as well as foreign soo''
I, n,ov moan nothing but a substitution OF one
kind Of sales for another kind, and if the range
If values is lower. his profits may be smaller
also TO him it makes u great difference hiofr'
.or vrhotbor thc workers in American cstaD-
lishmcnts are able 10 buy literally or are not
obc If they are pnchcd his sales must diinih-
ish in aggregate volume. even though his safes
Of foreign goods may increase. 1t Is extremely
important about this time. therefore, TO more
,vhothcr thc additional foreign goods, for when
brokers and merchants are rushing ana crown.
IN, ot tho custom houses take the place OF
similar American products or not. II they do'
the rush is not II sign Of Increase III aSsi's"'c
business. but probably Of a decrease
Larger sales of domestic products are OF o''-
certain meaning 80 long as prices ar" d'pr'SS''
close TO- if not below. the cost OF produc'oh'
II is forgotten by some people that, although
mill or n merchant may sell largely below COST
for n time. and the operation may De Wise III
order 10 tide over IN emergency. the thihs ci'h-
NOT continue long without disaster. Last year
tbo enforced liquidation in all directions ana me
anxiety Of mills to get some work to Keep thcir
forces partly Employed drove down prices oil
many products below the possibility OF proii' ana
in many other lines prices were put SO low 'iia'
nrotits could be- realized only through the large
transactions which general prosperity would
nroducc There has been scarcely any improve
mcnt In prices Of the most important produc's'
and the mills which continue working on such
q basis. even with lower wages. are obviously
fighting conditions which they hope Will not he
pcrmancnt Under such circumstances. the vol
unlc of transactions does not answer TIE q'ieS-
ton whether profits are such rs 10 make CON
tinuance Of the business possible. II VIII taKc
some months. in short, To determine III WHAT
lines the new conditions are 10 prove de-
ctructvp
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-01
PERSONAL.

Miss Sadie Monroe Swift OF Massachusetts. ~.
won distinction In two ways. She is the official "a
porter OF the Mdd!esex and Barnstabe terms OF N.
Supreme Court. being the first woman ofacla.,v ~
ognlZed court stenographer: and this s,in,,ns.
she made bicycle record OF less than ten 9u inner
over the route from Yarmouth 70 Boston sal. rnra.
She Is said to be the first woman to make the run
Celia Thaxtei." says "rhe Boston Transcrin, .
was gifted by nature with delicate poetic percen.
ton and lyric power, and blessed by an env,ron-
ment strengthening to her gift. A partly isola,ed
existence at the Isles OF Shoals could not bav.
been refreshing and stimulating to all young met.
as It was to her But the air OF the Islands was N.
orally the breath OF life to her talent, and the,.
were romanccs and inspirations for her In the IL.
gends OF the shipwrecked Spaniards and their IN
named graves upon the island. where a terribi.
tragedy OF later years leaves still an overhangsns
gloom OF all and by all surrounding influences hss
talents were nOur!shed. Her prose Is graceful
and her poetry will always hold an honored place in
our anthology.
Jean Vo,ders who has attained prominence al q
labor leader In Belgium. has had an attack AZ
cerebral paralysis brought on by overwork and
there Is no hope OF his recovery.
colored man named Seward is the owner Of
the birthplace OF President James Monroe. II 10
located on the Potomac River, near Mount Vernon
A writer In 1.-THE Springfield Union" says that
Senator Brce got his start in life In rather inter.
estlng way. After he left college he studied law, but
he didn't get on very well, and he went to Charlie
Foster. then Governor Of Ohio and asked II some.
thing in the way Of office couldn't be found for
him. impossible" said the Governor You are
Democrat and / am a Republican. Il would cause
no end of tax IL were to give you a pace with
so many Republicans wanting offices" But Brice
was in straits, and he begged so earnestly for some
HEN by which he might extricate himself that Fos
ter finally placed sum or money IN MS hands and
tod him TO come to New-York and .ook after csr-
tain financial transaction His last injunction TO the
young man was to fo.ow instructions. When he
got here Brice made Inquiries first and then acted
directly contrary to what he had been tod tee.
graphing forthwith what he had done. Foster wired
Indignantly for the reason The reply WAS: "Becauss
/ coud make $4,000 for you Tnere VAS no ques.
Rrice worked in harmony IN various RAJ. 'ad oIe-s-
lions the after giving ~, hi9 idea Of "a crse:
for the lnoie lucrative o3e .. faAroa4 "i isr AL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-01
Hmusements.

ACADEMY OF MUSIC-2-S-Shenandoah 1900
AMBROSE PARK South NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BIZ
Wild West
AMERICAN ROOF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
AMERICAN THEATRE-2-s-Harbor Lights.
ATLANTIC GARDEN. 80 10 "a Bowery-E'ehihs-Oo
cert an Vaudeville.
BIJOU THEATRE-S-Miss Innocence Aproao'
CASINO-2-S-The Little Trooper
CASINO ROOF GARDEN-S-Vaudevile
COII-MBI'S NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. No z
DAIY'S THEATRE-2-s:15-A Night on
EDEN MUSEE-I1 10 1I-World In Wax
EMPIRE THEATRES :3o-Charley's Aunt.
FIFTH AVENUE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MiKado'
GARDEN MISUNDERSTANDING
tOSTFR & BIAL'S-2 -S-Vaudevile.
IyCFI-M THEATRE-2-s:13-The Victoria cross.
=, ,DIcoS soT-ARE ROOF GARDENS to 12-Naude-
vle
MANHATTAN BEACH-Aftersoon AID Evoning-SouSa
Rand-Evening- Ialla Rookh and flre"orKs'
POLO GROUNDS -Baseball
STAR THEATRE-2-S:15-The Crossroads OF Lie
18th STREET THEATRE 2-S-Coon Hollow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-01
UOMIN IFLEG.lFiS.

4, The representative conference = Tho English
Methodist Church meeting IN Lone n las, month.
. Il lady delegate appeared Tor the first time In
such q con. alton. giving rlsc 20 = debate "a -
her cllg.blllty ard the legality according 70 the
canOns 81 the Church @. her election and adms-
sion. Tho conference IS composed ~ 40 min
iftcrs and e+c layincn elected boz ihe district
svnoIs the ministers being elected by the min
listers and ue laymen 10y the hymo', a"I II IL.
ma liz mn. !mIoris the authoritative c,nv1cl-
ton Of - Church In that country. fhe en-
trance OF The lady delegate occasionel immediate
debate ms To- he, status and right II be there.
I'm which ihe sentiment ~ the conference was
shown - be- clearly though not unanimous !y
against It. Il was pointed out that the work Of
the confcrcnc. and that Of the di' :rlct synod
were entirely different. and that cen II 1t was
proper that n woman should be- held cligibl" TO
election to II latter II would not fo.IoN that she
could legally and constIt" .onally be admitted TO
the conference.
Tho result II the debate was the adoption ~
th, following resolution. presented by the Rev
Henry John Pope. the late president:
The attention OF the conference having been
drawn TO the presence OF the lady Representatives
elected by the Third London District, It resolves. in
view Of the special circumstances OF ms case ana
proceed the order Of the day. but directs that In
future chairman OF "A synod shall receive TIE
nomination OF n lady n representative until the
conference shall. by legislative action have deter
mined to admit lady represe ntatlves ana until such
new legislation has been submitted to the district
synods.
The first lady member of this distinguished and
Influential convocation will therefore be the last
until new DEGREES and provisions covering the
case have been formulated and embodied In It's
code OF regulations. The sentiment Of the sitting
body was clearly adverse To such an innovation.
but equally unwelcome ones In church. az In
other matters. have sometimes prevailed and
trlumphed over sterner opposition than that
which the delegate from the Third London Dis
trict encountered In the first English assembly OF
like sort to which enc OF her sex was ever adj
mitted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-01
DEMOCRATIC PREDICTIONS

The Bill Of sale is law. and It's political or
feet was predicted by The Ncwlork Zines Oh
August In these words:
II would practically set back the Democratic party
for wears IL would II It's majority IN Congress AT
tho elections OF this fan and the Presidency IN lSo
The country would lose Ill confidence IN the party
as now organized and led. !, would he sai' ana
Justly that the leadership was divided betwe'" nv"
who can be corrupted and men who can be t"'''i'
This Is only concise and forcible statement
Of the opinion which other Democratic Journals
81 position and influence have ayowcd. IN" Kc
puhlicans must indeed blundcr rs they nave
never Numbered before. and b" guilty "t the
most absurd neglect. If this measure does l"'
provr the parent II many victories for them.
II WAS their duty 10 resist It 10 the end. rs ihcy
did mos: shrcwdly and ably, and almost win
succc,s. But In spite of their efforts for The
honor and the welfare of the country III" Demo
crallc party has made the issue thus described
by "rhc Times" July -: This Is no longer a
''1ucsrOn II ordinary politics. II Is no longer
"cycn a question ~ tariff reform. II Is qucs-
zion 81 common honesty. and on that the
american people cannot be- fooled or put 10
sleep. nor can they h" prevented from having
Their way" II would indeed be- a dart day for
he country II measure such rs this could he
sustained 10y tie election ~ 4 Democratic CON
gross this fall. v would mean that voter ':d
ceased. In their fmntlc partSanshp 10 care :
common honesty. Tor public welfare, or for me
prosperity of their COUNTRY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-01

the 500 or more arrests which have already h...
made In connection with this moyemen, ~.
those Of nephews Of NJ Po5Iedonotzeff procr..
tor Of the Holy Synod and principal adviser ;.
the Car, and of an equally near relative Of NJ a.
Strive. who for so many years represented ,hs
Car at Washington.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-01

We note with interest that the intelligence OF
n phenomenal rise in the price Of apples comes
contcmporaneously with that of the departure
of the evidence in Captain StcphcnSons case
from Paradisal parallels. There Is so large an
export trade in American apples just now That
one might almost be tempted 10 think that there
has been a sudden Eruption Of 'pantatas
across the big water, and a beginning OF as
sessments against merchants on the primitive
and provdent lines laid down in the Fifth 20
lice Precinct of Ncw-York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-01

Representative Reeds speech at Portland. last
Saturday. was not merely an indictment OK the
Democracy. but conviction as well. Sentence
will be passed in November.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-01

1.-THE Christian Advocate" reads an admonltory
lecture to the ill-advised ladies OF a Methodist
Church who sought 10 provide "A fund for the
repair OF the building by means OF an entertain
ment In which the sacrament Of marriage was
burlesqued-the young lads and madens Of
the church. hardy out of childhood. being the
actors In the ceremony. Admission to
the performance comparatively cheap,
only 20 cents, and there IL no occasion on
record In whi,h this sum purchased the
privilege Of witnessing within n church so vulgar
and inappropriate an exhibition. The censure
OF THE Advocate" Is we'll applied and the occa-
sion which invited II Is not likely To be re-
pcated. at any rate In the churches OF the sect
which II addresses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-01

proc,,inr,dce. 1t is scarcely less extraordinary
,han tho case of Breckenridge himself, who imag-
,h.+ no is At man for high official position.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-01

The disposition which has always Deen cli'r
acterist!c Of the Manhattan Elevated halfway
Company to help itself freely and without ques
ton to public easements Is one that can wen
bear checking. Let the increase In faciII'ies Tor
rapid transit be obtained in fair ana oroeriy
way and without infringement OF the righ's Oh
any one. Judge Bischoff's decision restraining
the Manhattan Company from laying lniru
track in Ninth-ave. under cover OF grant by
defunct Commission will cause no tears even
among those who are impa'iently waiting Tor
rapid transit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-01

It is proposed 10 widen and deepen the 81
Lawrence canals. SO that ocean gong steamships
can pass through them, carrying their cargoes
unbroken from the lake ports 10 their European
destination. Sone Of the Canadians think II
would be n good notion to have the United states
share the cost Of the enlargement and possess
Joint ownership in them when they are COM
pleted. Others OF their countrymen FAVOR the
plan OF keeping these channels exclusively In
Canadian possession. paying their own DIS Tor
enlargement and taking II out OF the American
ships which pass through them In the shape OF
tolls The matter Is of high commercial I'm
portancc and ought to he pushed forward with
more energy than the unassisted Canadians are
likely to apply to 1t.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-01

There is an element Of touch-and-go JocniarlH
in the notion that after the revelations ol tue
last six months the mind Of Police commissioner
Shcehan should be eaten UP with DOUBT 'ouc"
ing the conduct Of the police captains WHO IaNe
been charged with receiving brides from law
breakers. 1t is to be feared that MI Shceh'h
sympathics with the accused men are abnormal
and interfere with the functional action OF HIS
iudicaI faculties His lachrymal glands are ou'
Of all proportion 10 his sense or du'y 10 inc
public The case Of eXCaptain Devery cauSeu
him exquisite sorrow. and he could not prlhS
himself TO believe such wicked and forsworh
witnesses as the wanton women who told now
they had paid thu assessments levied Oh 'he'h
by Captain Cross. And yet owing to the hard-
hcartedncsS of his colleagues on the Police COM
mission. the dcbtatcd Dcvery and the ccnobitic
Cross. the betting Burns, the cleaning GIennoh
and the smuggling Smith were all dismissed
the force Yesterday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-01

Notwithstanding the efforts OF the Russian
police to convey the impression that the alleged
conspiracy which they recently unearthed Is
OF a NIhillstic character. this Is far from
being the case. The political movement TO which
they refer and which has led to wholesale arrests
among the official classes and the nobility Is Of
an entirely distinct character. and styles itself
the "Narodnaya Pr1vo." or Party OF Popular
Right" IA distinct from the "Narodnaya Volya."
or Peoples VIII Party" which Is the title as
sumed by the Nhsts.' Whereas the aims OF
the latter are OF an Anarchical nature. having
for their object not only the overthrow OF the
throne. but the destruction Of all religious belief
and Of the entire social system now constl-
tuted the programme OF the Popular Right
Party is restricted To demands for representative
government on the basis OF universal suffrage.
freedom OF religious belief. OF the press and OF
meeting and association. independence OF the
courts Of Justice and inviolabity OF the individ-
ual citizen and Of his rights ss Q man. Among