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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-17
THE CONSOLIDATION POIICT

The most formidable enemy Of Greater New
York IS The Brooklyn Eagle. II j. openly
attacking President Andrew II. Green appeal
ing 70 the Kings County delegation in the L"gIs-
laturc 10 defeat the scheme, AMI quoting Inc
r,ihupc's conservative ulteranccs on the subject
In q misleading we had almost SAID di>iii-
gouuous-way II does not believe that the Con
so,idotcd Commission can draw 4 bill that VIII
no inst to BROOKLYN or would II II could. Ili"
.Jntorosts and commitments Of lis members.
"1'he Eagle" remarks. ARE virtually contrary 10
"prooklvn's. and the incapacity OF the Commits
"sion 70 do Justice to This city Is equal To It's
.ind,suosItion to do so" We do not refer Ia
thos, structures for the sake Of provoking con
,royersy with a very able and influential Jour
nal but rather for the purpose OF warning the
Commission that strenuous opposition from
BROOKLYN Is to be apprehend"d and TO be guard
cd against when the consolidation scheme Is
elaborated In detail The close vote in Kings
Coun,v on the main question cnforces The same
moral.
So far as the official literature Of the Commits
sion IS concerned We fail 10 find any warrant
for ,he conclusion that the members are dis
posed 10 be unjust 10 Brooklyn TWO pam
pble,s by Edward &. Graves. which nave b''h
issued with the approval Of the Commission
and widely circulated. assume thar IN Greater
NewYork there will be- an equalization OF tax
rates and Of valuations Of property, resulting
in thc first instance in reduction Of brooklyn
toxes Of not less than - 1-3 per cent. aud In
the second instance Of somewhere about ~ per
cent more The same writer forecasts me CON
version on equitable terms of the Brooklyn DEBT
from bonds paving from ~ 10 I per cent into
bonds Of the consolidated city paying from 2's 10
. per cent We do not say that IN" commission
will follow Mr. Gravcss lines and fulfil his
nrophccics: but we are justified in referring to
these calculations and arguments as practical
evidence that Brooklyn has not yet had cause To
apprchcnd unjust treatment from President
Green and his associates II consolidation be
proposrd on the basis Of equal tax rates and
equal tax Valuations all opposition 10 the
scheme in Brooklyn save from politicians and
ofice.holdcrs will cease The benefits TO tax
PAYERS and rcntpaycrs will be so enormous that
the united Kings County delegation would be
forced by public opinion to vote for the pro-
| jccted legislation.
The question arises whether terms Of consoli-
dation so advantageous as these would bc tn
Brooklyn taxpayers. who are now overwhelmed
with heavy tax rates and high valuations will
be regarded az either necessary or equitable by
public opinion In New-York. According TO en-
thusinsts like Mr.. Graves this reduction Of one
half Of the AVIATION OF Brooklyn will not increase
the burdens OF Ncw-York taxpayers TO any mp
preciabe extent: but that Is conclusion 10 he
accepted with caution and reserve. 1t cannot,
however, he too strongly stated that the ST.
premacy Of the metropolis In population and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-17
PERSONAL.

General Neal Dow replies TO recent statement Oh
Bishop Neeey, Episcopal. OF Maine, that prohbi.
ton In Maine has proved failure The General says
that before prohibition adopted there were thr-
ty-fve distilleries and seven breweries in Maine;
now there are none. Large quantities OF West
Indian rum were imported; now none. The streets
Of Portland were lined with open rumshops Now
none public. and the number OF secret places Is
lessened The. custom OF treating used 70 De com.
declare that the quantity or liquor consumed In
Maine - vastly less than before the law went into
operation
Miss Browning. the sister Of the poet, who re-
sided in Venice with her ilustrous brother. is an
Old lady of eighty. Recently she became danger.
ously III with inflammation of the lungs. The doc.
tors gave her up and her nephew the son Of the
poet telegra phed for her friend. Scottish lady,
Mrs Miller Morrison. the wife OF the son of the
late Hugh Miller. there being an old promise that
she was TO be sent for when Miss Browning's end
vas thought 10 be near. Mrs. Miller Morrison did
not share the doctors despair ana un1er her nurs-
ing the old lady pulled through Spe Is now aIy
convalescent at Asolo, near NeHc"' ""eie MI
Browning has mousse
The Rev. Or J. Martin Littletohn. the president.
elect Of Amity College Iowa a Presbyterian inst.
tuition is a well-known Covenlnter clergyman and
scholar He is native Of Glasgow, Scotland 4
I, has been stated that Mss Louise Imogen
Quincy the writer of verse and the posmstress d
Auburndale Mass, is being boycotted because she
keeps dogs: but THE Independent OF this city says
that the real reason IL because she r Roman
catholic She Is a daughter OF General Patrick
Quincy. who served honoraby In the CIVIL war
General Guzman Blanco who was PRESIDENT OF
Venezuela for several constitutional terms and
who was called 'llus;re Americana 10y his coln-
trymen has published recently, at Paris "here ne 3
now residing "A book to answer the attacks diFected
against the Liberal party which he represented The
famous Spansh-American statesman may De re-
called TO Venezuela II another revolution should
break out there; bu; IT r. doubtful II ne Woud con-
sent to return TO power. He is no longer young
ma, and no would not care assume again the
arduous duties Of the Presidential Office lie mar
riel his daughter the Due de Morny. ana rs
siInlptuous residence in Rue de La Perouse Is me
rendezvous of the Partisan aristocracy, as Wen as
Of the notable European and American person images
who visit the French capital But he was ANXIOUS
to devote his leisure to the s,orlhcatoh OF sene
zlo.a his native country. and 10 the defence OK
the Liberia. party: ne published ms BOOK IN
Defensa de la Causa LIBERAL when, thoygh wiz;
Ten In the Spanish Language. has been mucA noticed
and flvorabiy commented upon by the Paris presa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-17

volume Of business now loudly challenged by
Chicago. is worth any price that may DC p''a
for Safeguarding aud retaining IT, AS Thil
drlphia once the metropolis OF the hi''"
STATES. was irrctricvaby damaged in Disih'sS
interests when New-York outstrippcd II III pop
uIation. so also will orr own proud city lose i's
commercial prestige if Chicago ovcrtakes ana
masses il in the next census. This is not Il mat
for Of sentiment but Of business, and II Is Vial
IN the nrosperltv Of New York. Practical Dus-
moss men unite in the opinion that consolidation
will Inc cheap nj any pricc-cvcn equality OF TAX
r,tcs and valuations. If BroOklyns opposition
:, # cannot he ovcrco. g on any other terms.
Then It must not be forgotten. when the qleS-
t,on Of coulty is raised. that Brooklyn has many
sorious grievances under existing arrangements
Greater Brooklyn has one Of the longest urban
xvotor.sronts I'm the world. but it is controlled
absolutely by New-York. Ferry and other
franchises Weld revenues exclusively for New
York. The waterfront makes New-York richer
and Brooklyn poorer. Moreover oh'-'hir" Vi
Hrooklyu's population Is employed in Ncw-fork,
and directly or indirectly. as taxpayers. rent
novcrs and employees is contributing to the
financial support Of the government ol 'h'
metropolis while bearing lis own burdens III
home. Consolidation with equal tax rates anu
o,u,J fax valuations will he more equitable than
,hc present arrangements. which discriminate
sharply against Brooklyn. Moreover. the voting
populaion Of Brooklyn under the conditions "'
Greater Ncw-Yorh will he Of the creates, as
slstancr I'm maintaining the new orlcr OF To-
formed local government. which Is 10 oe Gre
atcd under Mayor Strong.
What is II that the good citizens Of this town
orc now hoping for after a generation OF Ihhi-
many misrulc and government by systematic
blackmail: non-partisan administration Oh
municjpal affairs on commonscnse, business
nrinclplcs BROOKLYN already has that Kind OF
administration under Mayor Schicrcn ana lis
pcoplc can he depended upon TO support the
same system Of reformed government III "r'''''r
\.w-York Without consolidation there ~ Il
rrnl,hilitv of the reunion Of the Democracy anu
q rcvrrsion 10 ring-and-gang government III MS
tnvXn M fine ,lnS,. Of Mayor Strongs adminlstra-
tion With consolidation there VIII d" MUCH
better chance of keeping the administration UP
~ , hrhcr and purrr level. In view of these
considerations and also Of the urgent necessity
for maintaining metropolitan supremacy, II
seems 10 lls AZ least IN open question Wh'ller
\ew-Yorli cannot we'll afford 10 deal generously
and cuuitably with Brooklyn with reference 10
consolidation AZ the same tim" W" ar" not
committing The Tribune prclnaturrly to any
scheme of legislation which may be- devised by
the Commission.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-17
Hmuscmenfs.


ABBEY's THEATRES: i3-The Queen OF b'i''ah D.
ACADEMY OF 2-s:l3-Shenandoah'
AMERICAN THEhTRE-2-S-A Temperance Town.
ATLANTIC GARDEN. 30 TO - Bowery-Evenns-Ooh-
and Vaudeville.
HIJOl THEATRES .i5-Mss Dynamite.
BROADWAY TIIEATRE-2-s-Dr. SyntaM
CARNEGIE UAII.-S.l5-COncert
CAsINO-2-s-Th The Passing Show.
dOIJ'MBU'S TiEATRE-2-S:1 hermann the "''"'
Tf{EATRE-o-S-A GaetN Girl
EDEN MI-SEF-i1 to i1-World in Wax
EMPIRE TUEATRE-2-s: i5-The Hauble Shop
FIFTH AVENUE THFATRE-c-s- Coming woman
GARDEN Observation-Disclosures Christopher Column
GRAND GENITAL PAIACE-l1 a. m to IL D. H.
Flower show
HARLEM OPERA NOUSE-2-s;l0-The Amazo's
,yERAIp SQUARE THEATRE-2-s:i5-Rob hoy
HOYT'S THEATRE-2:l5- SEGA MIX Whi'e rag
IRVING PLACE THEATRE 2-s:i5-Der lirir SENATOR
ROSTER & EIAL'S-S-Naudevlle
LYCEI'M TTEATRE-2- s:15-lOrd Chuml"y'
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-3 a. m.-lorse Snow
NATIONAL ACADEMY or DESIGN-Portais Vi
Women.
PaJMEE.S NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. New woman
PRO("rOE'S 10 a. M. 1890 y. m-Naude'l'r
STANDARD TIIEATRE-2- S:30-The New BOY
STAR THEATRE -sl3-Thc Pacihc Mail
39g 4TII-AVE.-9 a. m. to 43O p. m-Ihe lHa"N '""p''
14TH STREET MISUNDERSTANDING
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-17
KEdRNEY.
disguise.

An incident of the late political revolution was
a. oonrearance on the borders of the Paclnc
-, Doris Kearney the Cicero of the sand-lots'
about whom nothing had been heard for dozen
veors or So Most persons had forgotten hih'
and tho few who had not supposed him 10 DE
dead long ago and buried. perhaps with Co"-
fucian Inscription over him. in a corner OF the
sandy waste so often enlivened In the old time
with the long dry see-saw Of his bray, It's echoes
winping the empyrean and dying out along 'he
Pacific with the melting cadence OF Cnihese sonsS
or the kettle-drums Of Kipchak, or the nap anu
clatter Of a Holland windmill In Baltic gaze. pu'
he rises out Of oblivion like the wltch Oh hhuo'
out OF her cave. and takes up his croaKing us
course where he left It off. The Chinese "'"s'
90" no saws as he said with reiterancy OF yore
Yet they went not and are still at the Ola s'anu
dry-pollshing the local shirt-fronts. purveyi"s
bird's-nest soup and lat pies, and Joining now
and then on the whole all the time, in friendly
game OF fan-tan. an Oriental puzzle so cunnihgy
devised that nobody win at It, ana which
punctualy and periodically bankrupts both SIDES
of the table dealers, punters, hackers lockers
on and all concerned.
Koarnev's crusade agains. the Chinese Of
less weight than one Of their lnda-inK hiefo-
glvnhs on a tea-chest comparable in its effects
with the barking Oh tne luSitiNe can '"">'"N
terrier preceding by half a length the fiyng oricN-
bat Of the san Francisco hoodlum creature
accused Of gods and men. There was no reason
Why he should reappedr, except In testimony
that he still occupied portion Of the surface OF
the earth and that fact was OF no consequence
either locally or further abroad. He was never
worth considering as orator, agitator, politician
or ANYTHING else eXceut a confecuoner OF
curious phrases In which he excelled most OF
his generation Thus OF Tilden he observed
that he had TOO many cormorants clingins 10
his coat-tails" and that when the best was SAID
of him he was only "slab-sided. bung-eyed
hyena." Some other contemporaneous politcai
Pantarch was a "mangy. crawling, leperous
mackerel" and "a lop-earcd pelican OF the Sa-
hara" He wound up of his oratorical an
tagonists By pronouncing him without evasion or
subterfuge "a brass-mounted galoot," with all
that that ambent designation implied. But these
bright rhetorical folatons blossomed and faded
long ago and HE recent forthgivings were very
tame and sprltless. II Ia manifestly time for
Denis 10 take himself finally ont OF the view OF
stln -necked and perverse generation which. seek
ing after sign Of sense in him. found none. but
only a concatenatlon Of obstreperous howls Of
Ike import with the yeln OF the island pinniped
doing marine politics in the harbor. In plain
hearing OF his audience OF the sand-lots, and
sounding like his echo. Denis should now re-
tire and 1T the Chinese alone. lie has barked
at them OF and on for twenty years like dog
at brass rabbit and with az little effect. II is
time for him 10 take rest and give the public
at the same time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-17
THE DEATH or DR.. WCOSH.

The death of OK President McCosh Of Prince
Ton does not interrupt a great work which me
world cannot afford 10 have postponed lie had
finished his labors and dying full Of years anu
honors. leaves an example which will proons
indefinitely the influence of his lifc His mon'l-
mcnt IS the college which he served with per
feet fidelity and an extraordinary measure "i
success His administration AT Princeton con,
s,itut,s his chief tile 10 distinction. ana VIII
n,rnctuafn his memory He had already crossed
lin. meridian of life when he accepted III" pr'-i-
lcncy and had established Il substantial rrpliil-
tjou rs pastor writer and Instructor: but Il"
was destined 10 accomplish a far more ilnpor'
fan, work I'm the New World than h" could
reasonably have expected To he confronted WIN
In fine Old He found Princeton n school: he left
II advancing rapidly toward the status of tr'"
university: and during the period al twenty
wears which ended In ISIS he was ~ far ~
possiblc from being merely its tilular head. In
q large sense Ii" was the in>piratlonal force
which not only caused but shaped It's expansion.
DIR McCosh possessed a keen and RESTLESS III
,,.Ilect and his range ~ learning was easily
.nuol 70 all Legitimate demands upon III" cx"cu-
five of an educational Institution. II he was not
a great scholar or even an Indispensable "x-
nlorcr In the profound mine Of metaphysics. he
held nm honorable rank In the world ~ study
and Of letters and mad" numerous us-ful con
tribuiious 10 III. common stock Of knpwl'"lg"
But II was rs the president Of an American col
lcge Of the first class that he commander the
attention and amply earned the respect al me
community His was not The cheap distinction
that an eminent place bcstows even upon an
unworthy incumbent. 70 him more than 10 any
other man IN It's history Princeton owes me
r.putatlou which II has to-day as broad, IN
sectnrfan progressiv" Institution or learning
and 10 him incomparably NOR" Than 10 any
other + II indebted for the great nat"rial equip
,neut which II has accumulated with "Niraor
binary rgpldity during the last three decades
In saving this do not und"rIAt" NE gen
crosby which responded To- his appeals, nor me
devotion II many others who have co-oprrai"i
to further n remarkable development on bpih the
pbvscal and the mental side; but I)r M''"sh
uossrssing indOnitablc energy, possessed also
the rare faculty OF communicating his own "n-
ihusiasm and Of converting the Interest which
he inspired into permanent force IN III" ser
vice Of his unScfsh aspirations Not only those
70 whose loyalty Princeton Colre" has special
claim hut all who feel a rational concern III
the advancement Of ,,lucation have reason 10
revere his memory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-17

won i'm Brazil with the inauguration or lhls
civilian President. Peace Is still to be reS'or'n
in Rio Grandc do Sui where strong secession
or separatist tendencies have been developer.
There is latent dsaffcction In many OF III"
S,,tes and If can be removed only by progress
sive legislation and liberal administration on
,h, limos az home rule and nonintervenion Of
,h. Ecdnr,l Government in local affairs There
orc nIs, conditions ~ disorlcred finance which
r.ouirn practical craftsmanship and enlightened
Indictment ON the part Of the new Administra-
tion Above all else the moral forces on "du-
catcd public opinion are yet 10 he organized so
os 10 prevent the recurrence OF military co'r-
con. and To promote the natural development
If nolitical institutions and republican govern
mani under the new Constitution The Republic
has been overwhelmed with misfortuncs during
IFS opcning years. but there Is much evidence
that the people have profited by their expert
cnccs. and that Il new era Of peace ana pros
pcrity Is opening.
Brazil is entitled to a large measure OF Aner
can sympathy and interest. The nif"l STATES
can do more than Europe To help the new h'
public in its struggle To work ont its destiny rs
n democratic. self governing ami progressive
unjon of States. II WAS most unfortunate 'hi'
the reciprocity agreement with Brazil Silou"
have been abruptly terminated ny the acn"h VI
laundering legislators M Washington III 'ioia'
tion Of the terms Of the convention lt 'hrre
were any craftsmanship in the conduct OF me
state Department. the affront which me Sou'h-
crn Republic received would be followed WIFI
ont delay by negotiations for new ana compr'-
hcnsive treaty between the two nations. Hn'h
4 treaty would be we'll received in bofh couh-
tries. and would be mutually advantageous.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-17
PROGRESS IN BRAZIL.

Five years have elapsed since the downfall OF
the Brazilian Empire and civilian President
has at last been inauguratcd Years Of excite
ment. turmoil, civil war and dlsenchantment
they have been. but not otherwise could young
Kepublic work ont It's salvation. The revolution
was a military outbreak, accompanied by cOnd
tons OF apathy which rendered the people in
different 10 the fate of a sovereign who with
all his good traits represented Il thoroughly
vicious system OF centralized government. II
brought with II a Provisional Government which
was essentially military. although 1t opened the
way for the adoption Of an enlightened scheme
of constitutional government President DeOdO-
70 was an army martinez, who proclaimed mar
tjal law and a dictatorship after a prolonged
struggle with the Legislators. He was forced
TO retire in consequence Of q naval revolt. which
| exDosed the capital to bombardmcnt. President
| Pcixoto also represented military government,
| and he too was confronted with naval re-
bellion. but he held his ground and overcame
| all opposition except in the southernmost state.
| President Moraes now enters upon the scene as
| a civilian. who has no associations with either
| the army or the navy He is man OF peace.
| trained by long legislative service for public
| life. and conservative Republican Of unbem-
ished reputation.
| II would be premature TO assume that the
battle Of responsible self-government has been
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FOURTEEN PAGES.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

Foreign.-The japanese have defeated the
Tong-Hak rebels in Corea; the Chinese Cen
erals Yeh and Mich have been degraded. -=
The Cars funeral will take place on Monday.
- The members OF the Virgins Arctic ex-
petition are safe; their steamer has been
wrecked. - The Dowager Duchess Of Mont
is dead.
Domestic-The Rev. DR.. James McCosh eX-
president Of Princeton College died at Prince
ton - Big rewards have been offered for the
capture Of the Cook band Of outlaws in Indian
Territory. - The Mayor Of Lula, Miss, and a
merchant of the town were shot down. ==
The twenty-frst convention Of the w. c. T. u.
hogan it's sessions at Cleveland - Alderman
Charles Parks. OF this city. was convicted Of
keeping a gambling house in Asbury Park y. j..
- Winners at st. Asaph: High Point Belle,
Old Dominion. Ed kearney. weinberg. Oliy
Gamin and Marshall
City and Suburban.-Chauncey NJ. Depews
dinner for the Republican election district cap
tains and candidates In the lid Assembly Dis
trict at the Union League Club was success.
- The cruiser Cincinnati ran into sub
merged wreck and knocked hole in her hull.
- Word was received here that $l,OOO.OOO in
gold would be shipped from London for
this city to-day. 80 The General Term
severely criticised the Police Board FOR liz
unjust treatment Of Policeman Goodwin -
More papers were read before the Society OF Ma
val Architects and Marine Engineers 80 The
stock market was dull. but closed steady
The Weather-Forecast for to-day: Local
rain or snow; decidedly colder by evening.
Temperature yesterday: Highest, So degrees;
lowest, 45; average. 5lb
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in the collection Of pictures OF murdercrs. bur.
glars, hghwaymen, and miscellaneous crimI.
nails that the police set great store by There
will be few inclined t. dissent fiom the Justices
opinion. lie took view eminnty in accord.
ance with the dictates of common.sense. Indeed
1t may be doubted whether there Is any legal
justification for the course commonly pursued
by the police in the case OF arrested persons. II
IS an excellent thing to have gallery" Of the
pictures Of old and notorious Offenders. but
some protection should be afforded TO young men
who are arrested for perhaps the first time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-17

these gentlemen get out OF the h'ip'. VI '"'n-
and n little more in the haDit Oh 'hN'"o ~.
will see for themselves that wnat seems ~ "','
a,. =, creot disaster has proved a blessing in
disguise.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-17

There seems II be no doubt that District
Attorney Fellows must 90. The men Of his own
party have turned upon him, and insist that
the only thing for him TO do is 10 resign. 1t
Is certain that charges against him will be laid
before Governor Morton. and his removal will
follow in due course. Colonel Fellows has il in
his power 10 prevent that catastrophe. and ut
the same time render q service 10 his party as
Sociatcs. BY rcSigning before December 81 he
will give Governor Flower the privilege or nam
ing his successor and Mr.. Flower can be de-
pended on to appoint a Democrat who will not
be hard on Tammany rascals. This VIII Civ"
the Fourtcenth-st. gang years respite. and of
course they have an idea that they will be able
10 elect the District Attorney next fall. 1t re-
mains 10 bc seen whether John II. Fellows will
sacrifice himself for II few weeks only for the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-17

How refreshing clean police benches would be.
Way not have them soon as possible?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-17

Hugh J. Grant says that he didn't have any
assessment to pay to Tammany Hall. But h:'
81 900 expenditure dear. matter by wha
name hr calls IL.