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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-14

Certain business men Of New-York have been
uy.I az thr mack horses Of Democratic poll
tici,ns long enough II Is time for them 10 put
aside rooljshnc,s and look at the situation with
ONT binders. The tariff which has now been
r.norled is not one that promises any relief or
benefit TO trade II has not even the poor merit
of testing Frcc-Tradc theories and getting
whatever advantage may come from radical
change of policy. The gain which Free Traders
expected from tariff for revenue Only ms Dill
throws away. 1t throws away also a great part
of tho gain which was sought through adequate
end velLadiustcd Protection, and which Dusl-
moss mon Of both parties know was realized
I'm unnvnccicd measure under the Mckinley Dill
If offers 10 practical men only this exceedingly
foolish experiment, TO determine At the cost OF
the business world whether a bad and ill-adJust-
al Protective Tariff may not be endured.
A,nonc the many thousand practical men In
this country there Is not one OF either party
who would risk time or money on such n crazy
experiment in his private affairs
The measure proposed does not offer even
hone Of stopping tariff agitation. Already some
Of the very men who are going TO vote for 1t
ore declaring that they will instantly begin the
struggle for an honest revenue BILL while one
already proposes in the House change OF
rules by which tariff amendments can be fast-
cnnI unon appropriation bills While the party
I'm mower is utterly dissatisfied with its own
product and even stigmatizcs 1t as Il bill OF
sale. the overwhelming majortics expressing
themselves on Monday in Indiana towns. ana
recently In cities Of that State Illinois, New
York Ncw,Jcrsey and Ohio, exhibit popular
| hostility to this measure such as has rarely II
| ever been shown in respect 10 any pending BILL
| The party which framed the Protective IariH
would be faithlcss To the popular will ana TO IFS
! own convictions If il did not agitate every hour
with all its might for the repeal Of such bill.
Nor will such agitation, having behind II n
vast majority Of the voters, continue poweriess
for wears A House will be- elected next fall TO
express the wishes Of the voters. IT VIII make
its own rules. and # it Is found necessary can
attach II repeal of the whiskcy and sugar bill or
sale to every appropriation. The President would
be utterly without public support II, for the
sake of resisting the declared will OF the voters,
he should veto such measures Of repeal. This
il only one of several methods which can be
chosen TO make the viii OF the people respected.
If the proposed bill We're decent In origin, or
! respectable in character or in accord with the
convictions Of anybody, it might be upheld; bur
what support will this hybrid have:
While agitation goes OH every hour for repeal,
the business world will be embarrassed and
tormented continually with countless changes
OF classification OF name. form, method. and OF
rates which have no consistency and no prac-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-14

tic,i bcneGt 10 cxcrlsc them. one might almost
nrcdct that within year the most thoroughly
botcl man in the land by the business com
r,u,itv will be those who make themselves re-
sr,nsihle for changes NJ once so offensive ana
Ga rselass The very parisanS who are clamor-
ing for anv tariff BIZ to-day would be among
tbe first 20 charge all blame and responsibility
ON business men. who ought TO have seen anu
shown the yicousncss Of tie measure
There is no sense in condcmning the lhhuS-
tries and business Of the country to years OF
worry AMI vexation and uncertainty merely 10
help few politicians who have siaked their
rcnutation on getting some kind of change ac-
complishcd It would be the last extreme OF
folly. for men whose prosperity depends on the
public prosperity. TO help these desperate par
tisan trlckstcrs The strict truth - that me
Democratic party has now confessed itself III
tcrly unable to frame the kind OF tariff it adj
vocated and promised. The people protest
against the bill 1t has framed Business sense
demands a postpOncmcnt of the whole question
until The people have elected Il new Congress.
II commercial bodies and representatives, OF
workingmen unite in asking posiponemcn'' inc
bill which nobody wants VIII be set aside ana
the prosperity Of the country may then revive
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-14
SOCIIJIST INDITIDUdLISM

curious and not altogether consistent trait
of Radical and Socialist politics In Europe TO-
dav Is violent trend toward particuarisln anh
even separatism. The partisans OF these schools
would take every Empire 10 pieces, resolve
every State into its ultimate civil atoms. 1hey
would not only give Ireland Home Rule, but
they would make il entirely Independent or the
British Crown They would give Scotland the
sovereignty it had before the Stuarts, and undo
the work of the PlantagenetS in Wales; ana
Mr. Labouchcre would doubtless be pleased 10
500 Kent and Strathclyde and Bcrnicia ana
the rest all regretted into Independent States
Tn Germany they have been persistent foes or
Prince Bsinarck's imperial policy, and would
IL possible restore the individuality Of the
twenty-five Kingdoms and princpaliics. great
and small In Scandinavia they have long been
fiercelv agitating for dissolution Of the union.
rhev have the same watChword in Austria
Uunqory and their comrades i'll other countries
give them full sympathy.
Slgnor Crlspi was taken seriously to task III
the Italian Parliament the other day for pro-
testing against this tendency. His Radical OPP
Moments declared that Austria Hungary would
soon be broken UP, into a score or more OF in
dependent nationalties, and they seemed anx-
ious for that to como TO pass; partly, perhaps,
for the sake Of what they term Italia IRE
dcnta. but largely on the general principle OF
hostility TO Imperialism and centralized govern
ment Well imperialism Is doubtless an eyll
when il becomes CZarism. Centralized govern
ment Is bad when it Is centralized tyranny. But
so Is eating dinner bad II one eats unsound
food And the former are no more necessarily
evils than the latter.
There can be no manner of doubt that the
consolidation Of some threescore petty, wran
Cling States into the three great Powers OF Ger
MANY Italy and Austria-llungary has been a
blessing to Europe 1t has greatly conduced 10
neace: for the chances of war are far less among
few than among many nations. Il has dmin
,sbed the cost and increased the efficiency OF
the posts and telegraphs' the police and o'hei
, denortmcnts Of governmental administration
II has encouraged The growth OF commerce. IN
dustry. education, and all the arts OF civillzeC
society. II has fcstered TO an incalculable de
gree the spirit of humanitarianism and univer
sa, brotherhood. Such combinations OF States
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-14
PERSONAL.

A writer IN THE Evangelist" says that yoseoA
H. Choate is very much interested in the Brge,
case in the Presbyterian Church. though he franLiv
confesses he can make neither head nor tail out a,
II. He cannot understand how rational being,
should get into such a tempest over a matter o.
bearing upon life and character
The Rev. C. NJ Green. Methodist preacher Ia,
been appointed a whlskey saugcr at PEORIA H.
Rider Haggard has acquired large proprietary
interest In THE African Review" published in
London 10 develop an interest In South Africa
The Review" believes In the principle, Africa
for the English" and so does Mr. Haggart
Genera, Neal Dow has accepted an invitation 10
be present at the Prohibition international Con.
greGs to be held at prohibition PARK, staten Island
June g. and D.
ING ,hrough Iowa calls himself Mustaphs Iozatua
and he claims to be the rishttul Sultan OF Turkey.
Miss Rachel Frank, of California. is soon to b
made a Jewish Rabbi
Colonel Joseph Moore, who died at Indianapolis
the other day, planned ana constructed all the pom.
toon bridges used by General Sherman in his march
to the sea.
Major Haford formerly President; Harrisons pr.-
vate secretary teaches the biggest Bible c.ass in
Omaha. ami helps II get out religious paper.
James Younger. consulting engineer at the big
shipyards OF the C.amp company a; Philadelphia
died suddenly a few days ago. He was an ex.
ample Of what patient and earnest application will
do as he rose 10 his responsible position from the
ranks of the companys workmen. His successor
is X T. Towne, recently chief engineer in the
Navy
Malcolm Forbes. Of Boston, who owns the Amer.
jca's cup defender Puritan. which won lots Of
glory by defeating LeItsnant Henn's cutter Ganesta
in September 1851 has decided to sell the famous
sloop at auction BY the end Of this month II she
no, previously disposed Of Mr.. Forbes has al
~ vacht he wants in the Volunteer, which beat
the thistle in TWO races for the cup In the fall q
1851.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-14
MONTY IND BUSINESS.

Tho etonpage OF Industries by the great
Strikes and the large outgo of gold instead u
surpIus products are the characteristic FEATURES Vi
,ha naet week in business. The trfng decline
In stocIs only GO cents per 500 In railway anu
40 cents I'm trust stocks was not an answer p"'
a refusal to answer. Such shrinkage In business
compared with the previous week as other iiul-
cations disclose may fairly be attripu'eu 10 '"e
Temporary influence Of strikes. But the common
,o,se ~ strikes and OF withdrawal Of foreign
capital IS the prostration of home INDUSTRIES pS
the attempt TO change the Nations policy mus
the decrease of 80 per cent In all eNchahseS
through clearing houses against % In April ana
., In March is no more than might be expected
when extraordinary strikes interrupt BUSINESS
waiting In great uncertainty and depression Tor
the new tariff The decrease OF ~ per cent III
railway earnings In this country for the hTst
week OF May, following decrease OF l4i per
cent I'm April Is not surprising In view OF the
desperate slaughtering Of rates. but the roads
would not be driven TO get business at any sacri-
flee II there had not been first political slaughter
Of industries.
Tho output OF pg-iror May was only llO2lO
tors weekly against l26732 tons April |, but
1.-THE Iron Age" adds that seventeen other fur-
races with a capacity OF q. 1872 tons weekly have
< ,DDsl since May j. ana tndl oAHcAS WIN "''V'
tons capacity would stop last week. which would
reduce the output to S5.1ls tons weekly. de-
crease Of ASA tons or S2s per cent since April
In spite OF this remarkable shrlnkage In out
mt. which Is expected to continue only until
strikes are settled. prices Of other than Bessemer
iron have risen little. and the purchase OF 1900
tons Bessemer by the Carnegie works at sll IS
Is considered only an insurance against the
future Works using iron are largely affected.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-14

have in brief secured in political affairs me
identical advantages which like COMPUTATIONS
Of individuals are believed TO secure III ihd"s-
trial and social affairs: and the system Is prop
oblv abused no more in the one case thlh III 'lic
o,ncr Signor Crispi was right when ne saiu
that the question Of nationality no longer mas
The import that it had years ago. human
tartan questions are crowding national ones
further into the background. And 1t VIII be
strange anomaly if those who plead Tor ira
tcrnity Of individuals in industry shall con-
tinuc to oppose fraternity OF States III govern
mont.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-14
TWELVE PAGES.
THE NEUS THIS MORNING.

roraign.-Germany is excited over the UNFAIR
rase Of Judge Brausewetter. who presided at me
rocert trial Of Prussian editors. - MI. Mum
de,Ia has resigned his seat as President OF lhe
Board If Trade in the ROsebery Cabinet ----
1,reroier Crispi said in the'Italian Chamber tha'
I, would be highly imprudent to weaken the
army at present.
Donoestic-Coxey armies" are FED Dy the pun
uc in many cities and towns; two trains were
hold I'D by the "industrals" in the Far west
-- Tho strike Of the btumlnous coal miners
hoe heon broken in several places. ------hdJoi
T. 4 Burke the fugitive defaulung treasurer VI
Louisiana. is said to have returned TO the oHi'9u
states from Honduras. - the fr'nCe'o"
baseball team was stoned at the END OF the
game with Brown at Providence. =-- Inc pro-
rramme Of the summer exercises at Nor'hhe'u
Mass. are made public.
City and Suburban.-The brooklyn ldoe'n"O &C.
tho Hotel Regent and other buildings were uc-
stroved nv fire. Dr. Talmages congregation beihg
made homeless for the third time; the to'al loss
&c over 81 600 900 ----- The Rev. j. H. Rylahce
nroached strongly against the woman suhIase
movement -- DR.. Parkhurst discussed the
woman question.
The 'Weather.-Forecast for to-day ra'r'
Temperature yesterday: Highest, 81 degrees
lowest IS; average. 6Sss.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-14

Governor Flower has INDUCED in another
blast against what he styles partisanship in
lcgislation-or. rather in Il brace of bas;s-ih
the mcInorandums he has filed in yetoiAg Two
of the Brooklyn reform bills passed by the Leg
islaturc One Of these bills was Senator Brad
lcy's providing for new Board of Bridge
Trustees: the other placed the Kings County
Department Of Charities on the same basis rs
the various municipal departments i'll Brook
lyn providing for ii single Commissioner Ill
place Of the three now in office. 1t is impos-
sible for Governor Flowers mind TO rise above
the idea that these measures had any Delter
motive than Republican spoilS-grabbng Ihat
is the way he is constituted. The Bridge Dil
was the more important of the two since the
Charities Department in Brooklyn Is in fairly
good hands at present while the Bridge man
agement is VIGOROUSLY inefficient But MI.
Flower goes 10 the length of dcnouncing ms
attempt to improve it as .dastardly'; says That
il is hard 10 treat it seriously and that the
State is degraded" by it. What can he done
with an Executive pervcrse and narrow
minded?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-14

Tammany builds of rotten materials on .
foundation of mud and is periodically burial
under its own falling ruins. One gang OF pun.
derers and refugees succeeds another, Ike da..
tiny awaiting all; that they shall be found out
their plumber smeted out Of them. and that thsy
shall perish UNANIMOUSLY in exile or in jail
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-14

quence we need not be surprised to learn the.
the market value OF Monte Carlo stock has :.
clined from $500 to si25. But as the par valu.
of the stock is only $780, 1t evidently is SIN
worth more than the paper 1t is printed on I,
spite Of the great decline in profits, the Yea,
showed balance Of s44OO,00O to the good, out a,
which dividend Of $40 on each 500 share wa.
paid besides 100000 to the Prince OF Monaco ana
$4,000 to the press! There seems no immineo,
danger of the concern becoming banlxrupt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-14

W Bourke Cochran does not seem to thinK
much OF the honor OF being elected sachem OF
Tammany Hall when he does not take the
trouble TO qualify. AS Mr.. Cochran Is Con-
gresham. and might reasonably be expected 10
desire reelection. It looks as II he does not
imagine that Tammany Hall would be the elect
ing power next fall
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-14
@resarded

One OF the bills which should bevregaroed
fayorably by the Governor Is that providing TOT
n single fare for a ride over the elevated roaos
on the East Side OF this city. All the arguments
20 be offered are In favor Of the measure all that
can be said on the other side is simply that us
complete enactment will deprive the elevated
company Of a fraction of its enormous receipts
The public rights should be considered, rather
than the companys interest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-14

The trolley lines IN Brooklyn have been max
ing a good record in the matter OF accideh,s
since the beginning OF the year But the XIII
ing OF two children in one day. as happeheu on
Saturday, will tend to shake the puohc conf
dence In them which has been growing rapiu'y
for several months.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-14

The efforts OF some Of the petty Democrauc
politicians In the towns just annexed TO brook-
lyn to prove that the annexation acts are uhcoh-
sttutlonal are highly amusing They ought 70
be aware that revolutions, according to inaisput-
able authority, never go backward.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-14

Mayor Schieren says that tne'e 10 "'' o''o
feature about the Coney Island Bowery to COM
md Il IN any citizen who loves law. order
ana dec4ncv Now that Coney Island is Brook
lyn that Bowery must 90.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-14

considerable time The total damage exceeds
100000. The hotel was new and wen con
structcd, and apparently might have Decn
saved had the Fire Department been supplied
with proper equipment for fighting fires in loiiy
buildings
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-14

e-Presdent Stevenson says that ne Is glau
the Coxey people have gone from Washington
We suspect that the industrial soldiers are
likewise glad TO he gone.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-14

1t Is reported that President Cleveland Ia.
gone fishing again. He's after real fish, too. n.
has given up fishing for votes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-14

Does any one want more beautiful weather
than that OF yesterday?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-14

LAST year WAS a bad time for gamoing-deh
keepers at Monte Carlo as we'll as In New-Jer-
sey. Perhaps 1t would be more accurate 10 say
II was a less good year than usual; ior the
rambling sharp. Nike death. has all seasons LOT
bis own. and makes out pretty well. even IN the
worst Of them At Monte Carlo. as Is disclosed
by the annual report. the last years proh'S
were $500, 900 less than those OF the year peiore
That Is a considerable falling off, and In conss-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-14
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-14

A strange fate pursues the Brooklyn Taoer-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-14

ExPresident Harrison has had most en-
tovable visit In New-York and he certainly cal
give a good account of NETWORKS spring ell
mate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-14

There was no mincing Of words In the notice
given by the Barnaby Bingham Mills to the en-
nlovas THE imbecile position taken by the
nresent Administration" and 1.-The idiotic legisla-
ton now going on in Congress leave nothing 10
he desired In force and perspicuity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-14

rho occnrate measure of one contingent OF
.bo coxevites has been taken in Hastings NeD.,
whore seventy men arrived on Friday and were
sunnl,od with food at the public expense a
contractor. building railroad in Montana
,,odo tho,p an offer of work at 81 40 day,
with free transportation, but it was scornfully
declined when the Mayor Of Hastings heard
% ,bis be ordered General Bennett and his
mo, 20 move on forthwith. The Mayor did eX-
actly right 1t is largely because these men ~.
pect the public at least to feed 'heih 'i''' ''''
enlist under the Coxey banner
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-14

Mr. Clifton X. Breckinrldge' heprese"'"',o
In Congress from Arkansas, mas Written ~ 'i'
constituents a letter defending MS couise ~
voting for the repeal Of the SliVer-r uiciaSc
law in which he utters some umey anu "i'c
words on the subject of sectionaiism lie "iSo
speaks of the Tariff BILL ana on 'hat h'"u
makes one significant remark-nameV' 'na.
.this Tariff bill will be followed by other 'arlL
bills" This seems 10 indicate pohcy Oh 'ariii
amendment in the House after the manner oi
the popgun and hole-punchihg pohcy oi 'he
Democrats in the last Congress
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-14

Mr.. Boutelle told some wholesome truths III
his speech on the Naval Appropriations Diil' a
considerable part of which we print to-day
The question which he undertook to settle was
whether the Republican or the Democratic
marty Is responsible for our new Navy. and he
had no difficulty in showing that, while 'he
Democrats are more than willing TO approprl-
OTTO all the credit, they are really entitled TO
small mart of It. while the work OF rebuilding
tho Navy has been practically abandoned I'M
dor President Cleveland and Secretary Herbert
IN 1894" The truth of history requires sucn Il
statement as Mr. Boutellc has made from Ills
ample knowledge of the facts.
II IS a singular coincidence that the ,hree
Tabernacles built for DIR. Talmage IN broohlyn
have all burned down on Sunday ana sun
moro singular that the fire yesterday ana that
which took place in 1899 were both caused 10y
clectric wires Yesterdays fire occurred AT Il
fortunate time A great congregation had Just
left the bic church when the flames were ais
covered. Had they broken out FEW minutes
earlier. serious loss of life would undoubtedly
have occurred. for the Tabernacle burned IKE
a tinder-box. A still heavier pecuniary loss
was suffered In the destruction OF the adJo'n-
ing hotel. making altogether the most serious
confederation Brooklyn has experienccd III