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New-York tribune., 1894-10-09
PERSONAL.

r;rur, the great iron founder. OF + sen. Ger
many. is 10 supply Italy with 100000 nickel coins
He viii probably get the contracts for slot ma
chimes later.
Wi iain II Russell who carried the chains for
The SURVEYORS who laid ont the route through the
Eerk.hirc HIS IN lS,2 and has been chief en-
gineer OF the road for thirty years has been
APPOINTED consulting engineer ot the Boston ana
Albany Railroad.
EvervboIv knows that I was Colonel F.. l..
Drake who first struck Oil' in Pennsylvania, Dut
comparatively few aware that the man on
whose initiative he undertook the exploration
which resulted In discovery of worid-wide benefit
was lanes NJ TOWNSEND then and stl living In
New Haven. The agent IS but the instrument or
the principal" ami Mr. Townsend would seem -
b." entitled fully great public credit az Colonel
Drake a recognition which 50 high AN authority as
Ill. late Professor !. ; Newbrrry has given hi'n.
Tn. prsscuc" Of petroleum IN Pennsylvania hid
long been known. the oil having been encountered
I'm small quantities in boring brine wells. and also
appearing IN natural springs; but 1t wa valued
chiefly "A 4 medicine In la5l II was tested with a
view to its use for illuminating purposes, but the
supply WAS exceedingly scanty. Practically the
first step toward developing the industry was taken
iu ls5 when M~ssrs. Eyeleth and kissell organized
in Nrw-iIaven the Pennsylvania Rock oil Com
pany controlling the right to OF the natural
spriu,:~ On oil Cr-th "A sample u the oil from
which spring sent to Professor Silliman. OF
Yale. for ANALYSIS, Professor Sill.man.s report.
published in the fall OF lSJj. highly favorable.
but no action wa- taken for a long time. Messrs.
Ey"leth and Kiss"ll retired and Mr Townsend.
who of the largest Stockholders. finally
effected rrorganiZation. the new corpOraton-th'
seneca OH company taking over the property and
bowers OF the former Lat. In ls5,. the
suggestion OF Mr.. Townsend. h l.. Drake was CON.
mission"d to make journey TO the wIlds of OH
creek I'm behalf OF tn" company under special In
struciions to bore for oil Drake went. and. after
many months OF toll and disappointment on August
- l>ts, struck OIL" bringing into existence what
has grown be- OF the most gigantic in
dustrics In the world. Mr. Townsend who profted
liule financially by his enterprise in the
officer director OF various corpora
tons. a Park Commissioner OF New Haven cap
tain N the Connecticut National Guard and
earnest Republican, He lives on the Old Shell Road.
now Townsend-aYe. across the harbor from New
Haven proper. estate which has been In the
family fOI than 200 years. Judge W. X.
Townsend. OF tn" United States District Court. Is
of his
New-York tribune., 1894-10-09

stead OF having TO stop advancing ana sWiHs
around: it presented to the cncmy's fire Il TAR
get not one quarter as large as lis broadsiue
would. have done: and the angle at when
the cncmy's shot struck rendered lis SIDES
though unarmOrcd. as secure as the heaviest
armorcd sides turned Squarely on. In cohnec-
ton with this point It is OF interest TO notice
that our own navy is particularly strong In bow
fire 1t may be that old traditions of Ii-gun
broad>idcS and Of the dread III "raking. still
inscnsibly affect the British Admiralty. Certain
il is that in this one respect American ships are
vastly superior 10 those Of Great Britain. 10
make Il comparison Of barflcships: The Royal
Sovereign GBritism Of 14.26O tons can In three
minutes throw straight ahead ~ shots. weigh
ing 900 pounds with 2r926o foot-tonS m'z-
zlc energy while the Oregon Il. s.. Of only
1O.231 tons. can in the same time throw ~
weighing 9.lo0 pounds. with 2SS.5G4 foo-tons
muzzc energy. II these two ships were ap-
proaching each other bows on. the Oregon
would have the other almost at her mercy. Or
io compare two cruisers: The lmpcric'sc ti'rit-
i>m. Of $500 tons. can throw straight ahead
I'm three minutes II shots. weighing 4.22O
pounds. with oG.91O foot-tonS mrzzlc energy;
while the New York IT, s., Of $500 tons, can
ihrOrW III SHOTS, weighing ','t- p"u''"'' WV
1896 foot-tOns muz2lc energy. Inc result VI
meeting between such ships should moi Dc lor
Il moment doubtful
This one battle Of course. does not dot'riiii"c
every question of naval construction bu' "S
the first great conflict between modern Heels
if is h..hlv significant And It's teaching seems
indiSputahy in favor of swift. mandy T"'S''S'
powerfully armed. especially with qnl'k-hr'"H
guns. and with guns 50 arranged that Il h''NH
fire can be directed straight fore or "''. rs wei
~ abram We believe Our own Navy Depart
mrnt will do well 10 pay Ia this lesson par'lc-
ularly close attention. II IL should giv' us
fleet of such cruisers. with grnboaI FOR river
service low frccboard monitors for harbor h'-
fence. and IN adequate supply Of torprdo'N anu
torpcdobratS. we should probably never i''
ia, slightest need Of so-callcd batllc-ShipS.
New-York tribune., 1894-10-09
Nespa)crk D'rilp Gribn'ts
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
TUESDAY. OCTOBER ..
THE NEGTS THIS MORNlNG.


Eore,gn-Minister DENLY has warned 'he
Americans in Peking that the city VIII cer''''i'
ba attacked by the Japanese; japanese sq"a"-
-, has been sighted of Che-Foo =--= u's-
na,cb n King Christian says the car Is III 10
Immediate danger: an alarming report was ~
ce,ved by a German paper. - lWo "u'''' -
nereons were killed by the blowing up ol 'he
military barracks at Granada, NicarauSa. 7----
An Anarchist plot embracing all Italy is sa'u -
nave been discovered
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS were inade 10Y ''e
funeral of Tr. Oliver Wendell Holmes at Boston
- IRE Massachusetts Democrats placed
s,,u ticket i, the field headed by John Il. Rus
ssu for Governor. ----- Lord Hawkes. cricket
,a,,, defeated the Al-Massachusetts eleven at
1,weu by a score or one innings ani nineteen
rms ---- Harry Tyler was defeated al '"e
Wal,hau wheel races by John :. Johnson
The United States Supreme Court began It's Oc'o-
Der term .
Iytv and Suburban.-The New York baseodii
cIub defeated the Baltimore nine by a score OF
1G ~ winning the Temple cup. -- Rlchdid u
Vorihincton publisher died. =- Oscar Ham
,ne~stejn was arres I'd for assaultng isaac
t.rornn,e Messrs Koster and BARS lawyer-@
Winners al Morris Park: Silvle, Kennel. me
C,o,,moner. Sir Walter. Beldemere and OLD Do
m.nion. =- The Stock Market was dull and
the speclaties weak.
New-York tribune., 1894-10-09
Nmusements.


ARREY'S THEATRE-S:l5-Thc Devils Deputy
ACADEMY OF MI'SIC-S S:I5-Shenandoah
AMERICAN THEATRE-s-In Old Kentucky.
ATLANTIC GARDEN. 80 to "a Bowery-Evenhs-|oh
Vaudeville.
BIIOII THEATRE s15-I.stcr On
BROADWAY THEATRE-s-Dr. syntaX
CASINO-S:i5-The Little Trooper.
COLIMBI's THEATRE-s:I5-Tony Pastors own COM
DALY'S THEATEE-S-A Gaiety Girl
EDEN MUSEE-ii TO Ii-Word in wax
EMPIRE THEATRES 15-The BauNle Shop
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE-s:l5-Hump'y Dumpy Up
Date
GARDEN THEATRE -s:i5-1i92
HARLEM OPERA HOUSES s:l5-The Prodigal panShter
HERALD SQUARE THEATRES s:l3-Arms and the
Man.
HOyT's TUEATRF-s3O MIX White flas
IRVING PLACE THEATRES -s:i3-Mauerblumchen N""-
nower).
ROSTER & BlAL'S- S-Naudeville.
IyCF1-M TUEATRE-S:l5-A a Way 10 Win woman
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-2 2:3O-s;3 s;3o-HagenoecN's s
Trained A. mails
PASTOR S-S-NauGevnln.
PROCTORS-iO n. m. to 1890 r m--NaudeNihe'
STANDARD THEATRE s30-The New Boy
STAR THEATRE-S:I5 Merry wives o' NiAdsoF'
I.TH STREET THEATRE-s-The Irish Artst.
New-York tribune., 1894-10-09

best schools are IN the towns: and the churches
"and places Of amusement are chiefly or wholly
"thorc These conditions naturally draw the
"m:isscs of the people. As population increases
land becomes too valuable to be owned by poor
men: and whether as owners or renters poor
'men cannot cultivate the earth, slngle-handeu
"to advantage They need money to fit out the
farm. They may 20 20 the Far West or 10
tho South. where land is chcnp, fertile and
abundant. but stil rhis obstacle confronts
"thcm. They must mortgage the land, If they
Gown it, in order to raise money. and me
chances are that they will never be able 10
redeem it, If they are renters. they mortgage
the crop to country dealer In drygoods,
groceries and hardware The dealer furnishes
"thc articles on his own terms. ana Dags the
bulk Of the renters crop. The upshot Is that
"the young mon and women flock to the towns
in The hope of finding employment. handling a
little money. and Of enjoying the slght OF
Shows and spcctaclcs of one sort or aiiother
But /: is quite possible to accept the stare
mcnts Of the staiistcian without sharing his
fears The agricultural industries of the South
are 50 important that they may be trusted In the
long run TO take care Of themselves II even
larger proportion of its rural population were
10 remove TO its cities and towns there would
always be- left enough to develop its vast ayr
cultural possibilities Or. il that should not D'
the case the South can easily rcpcnish It's d'-
plctcd rural population by adopting more gen
crolIS attitude toward immigrants. Nllile on
the other hand. the growth of its cities ana
towns will do much 10 eliminate that narrow
provincasm which always characicrlz"S Il
purely agricultural population and which now
repclS desirable immigrants. il Will also t''ld
to foster and dcvclcp manufacturing Industries
and M the same time create home markets Tor
agricultural protLictS Instead, therefore, or
awakening anxious speculation. the movement
Of population to the cities and towns ought To
be encouraged by the Southern people" For II
means an increase IN wealth intelligence ana
refinement Of manners The institution OF STAY
cry made The growth If large cities and manu-
featuring industries Impossible. lis in"vitahl"
tendency WAS to make III" plantation III" nigh
est and only type of civilization. with the pass
Ing away uf slavery it was only question OF
time when the plantation type or CIVILIZATION
that II produced should also pass away. ANA
the growth of cities and industries in the South
during the last few years indicates that the
time has como
New-York tribune., 1894-10-09

pionship honors the other day. Too SWEEPING
differences must not be drawn from four games,
but II seems certain that if the Giants had
played like this throughout the season they
would have proved truly worthy of the name
which their admirers have long fondly gwen
them. Many times u has seemed "A shocking
misnOmcr IT is not now. even lhOuSh th'!
did not win The chief honors this year Let us
hope that they will profit by this years expert
oncc when the mex. season opens. IT so. th"r
chances for the pcnnant in 1S.'1 VIII be OK
ccllent indeed
New-York tribune., 1894-10-09
LESNONN rs THE arr or NEl-U IR.

IINNDNN ~ mr. IN NI NI>-i-' y
Details Of the naval battle at The Yaoo River
confirm the first general reports and Justify
the conclusions derived thcrcfrom. TIL" con
tending fleets were large. and each contained Il
variety Of vessels Bu the predominant clc
mcnt on the Chinese side consisted Of armorcd
battlcships. and on tn Japancsc side Of swift
cruisers The ChcnYucn and King Yucn were
pittcd against the Nanlwa and III" Yoshino
and the latter won. The best work in the
whole engagement was done by The IoShino,
an unarmorcd cruiser. This ship in the
hottest Of the fray. engaging bailcShipS twice
her size and heavily aInorcd. and driving
them before her Yet she came out alm0s. I'M
scathcd and has not hal 10 bc laiI up for re-
pairs a single day. There can be no miStak-
ing the lesson Of such an example A swift
hoavily-armod cruiser the Ioshino can send
her bolts through ten inches of steel is N
least as effective. both for offence and defence
in an open sca-fght. as a slow. hcavily-lrmOrcd
batIlc-Shp
1t is to be observed too, that the superior
speed Of the Japanese ships was in their guns
as well as in their screws All accounts agree
that the dcadlicst execution was done by the
quick firing guns. constituting the socallcd seq
ondary batteries The Gion guns Of the jap
anesc feet did good work, and they are de
clared by British authorities 10 be nearly If not
quite the most powerful guns afioat. one Of
them will send a jOpound shot through the
best armor made in Europe. Bur II WAS not
these that won the battle, but the quick firing
guns Of smaller but still large calibrc of which
the Japanese had nincty-threc 10 The Chinese
foriy-nlne. The Yoshno alone. for example
threw $3.50 pounds Of projcctilcs a minute II
continuous shower of heavy bolts able 10
pierce any but the heaviest armOr. The other
cruisers did almost well This flSilade
swept away masis and fnuncls. shattered con
ming towers pierced gunshiclIs reduced 10
utter wrcckagc all above the arInorcd decks
ard riddled the sides OF the ships in every part
save where the very heaviest arInor lay The
quick firing gun - aimed from the shoulder al
most rs readily rs muSkct and can be- di-
rectcl Il, will with a tu"n Of the hand It's aim
is therefore singularly accurate. and It's speed
is three or four times as grca. as that Of an
ordinary cannon Its work in this battle shows
it 10 hc one Of The most effective pieces of
ordnance ever devised.
4 third and most significant fact is that the
japanese ships did most Of their fighting bows
on. while the Chinese had TO turn their broad
sides 10 the enemy. The advantage thus gained
by the former was enormous. one of their
ships could make full attack with It's guns while
rushing at full speed straight upon the foe, in
New-York tribune., 1894-10-09

This is the first day for IN" registration OF
voters in both NewYork and Brooklyn. III
,elliccnt men do not need 10 be told OF III" I'M
pcrtancc Of performing This duty or OF me
wisdom of doing 50 at the first opportunity III
order 10 guard against contingencies that may
occur on the other registration days. Nor Is
it necessary 10 dwell at length Oh the vital
character Of the approaching election at which
every citizen should he prepared 10 cast his
ballot No one can vote under the provisions
Of our laws unless he Is registered. The
hours for registration in this city are from
s A. NJ to 0 p. m; in Brooklyn, from a. H.
10 10 D. m Between the hours mentioned the
officials are constantly on duty, and one can
register at any time Register today, If posi-
bic: and the earlier the better.
New-York tribune., 1894-10-09

The Department # Agriculture has inst issued
some suggestive statistics relating to the South
crn States based OF the returns Of the eleventh
census. 1t is shown by these statistics that dur
ing the last few years the town and city popua
ton has beer growing faster than the agr
cultural population in the Southern States The
last census gives 20 these States Il population Of
22.iiS,lGi, Of which J,ii5,2j2 live in cities and
towns In 1860 these same States had "A popula-
lon Of l2.;lJ31. of which ionly l..O9,2.2 lived
in cities and towns. In the opinion Of the dc
partment siatistcian. these figures ought to
awaken anxious speculation among thoughtful
men," because they fOrcshadow the dccadence
Of the cotton industry Of the South
NO sooner was slavery abolished" he says
than the rush 10 the towns by whites and
blacks began Banks aud bankers. and men
'who handle money and project enterprises Of
business, Of whatever kind. live In towns; the
New-York tribune., 1894-10-09

In the modern period the Turk is not COM
monty of insurrectonary disposition. beirg
stcepcd I'm the spells OF mocha and I.atalia. and
content with the existing order, whatever it may
happen to be- Even In youth. the season OF
bumptiousness and anfractuosty in other lands
h" is apt to be placid and qucscent. going
through his student period without wrenching
the door -knockcr off the portal of the mosque or
bonnctng the Sheik nj Islam with "A water
bucket, enacting any of the exploits COM
among his kind in other countries. But
new spirit seems to have penetrated there and
the students Of medical school in CONSTANT
nopc have been arrested In a body. charged
with revolutionary designs and various purposes
Of incivism. Inccndiary documents printed at
Liverpool Marseilles and Geneva were found in
their possession. showing that they We're mem
bers of secret society spreading its roots
throughout the European countries and thus
ninging the shadow Of one OF its branches over
the edge Of the eastward-stretching dominions
OF the Prophet. Tue revolutionary young
sawbones made some expaaa ton to the tribunals
which caused the releasr OF most OF them from
custody. and anothec threatening Eastern q,ies-
ton Is thus for the time being put out OF court
II Is Il curious sign of the tines that even the
youth OF drowsy Is.am found accessible to
the impulses and theories which stir their
brethren Of the West and there 10 no knowing
New-York tribune., 1894-10-09

The looS,. business methods In vogue In the
Police Department are significantly Illustrated
by the total disappearance II an important re-
port made IS Superintendent Ryrnes about two
years and half ago from the archives kept AT
Headquarters The most careful search has
failed 10 bring 10 Hight any trace of the ducu-
mcnt So far no reason for its disappearance
can be imagined. for the report Is 10 h" found
In the newspaper files of Ne day after It was
presented lty this mfNna superintendent
Rvrnes has been able To- show that he aid at that
time call the attention Of the board To the OBJ
noXous rule which has been So much discussed
of late. More important than this. however. is
the question whether other documents Of real
Importance have been spirited away. Can You
give some light on this. Messrs Commits
sioncrs?
New-York tribune., 1894-10-09

what may come Of 1t In time Al present. nov"
ever they are likely to go back to their st"oieS'
lea wing the Grand Turk IN peace.
New-York tribune., 1894-10-09

where
Governor Flower must experience most pro-
found mortificati ton whenever he reflects upon 'he
message which he promulgated In vetoins 'hc
bill appropratng s25, 900 for the expenses OF the
Senate Investigation No one imagInes that the
Governor wrote that message himself but ne
made il his own by affixIng his signature and
thus became responsible for the insulting IAN
guage employed in reference to the members OF
the committee Does Mr.. Flower think that the
work thus far done has In II any suggestion Oh
the junket which he anticipated? Ii wouio rear
" be worth while for him to reread that message
with care in the light OF what the committee mas
accomplished.
Senator Mills. Of Texas. fairly bubb.es over
with praise Of Mr. Cleveland for refusing to
sign the Perfidy and D.shonor BILL That Is the
deft and artfu way in which Mills pulls Mr..
Clevelands nose for allowing the measure "
become law by default
Park Commissioner Clausen seems as in
capable OF pleasing Mayor GiIroy as OF pleasing
the public II the Mayor would only remove
him. it would contribute to his own peace OF
mind and would give keen satisfaction to large
number OF his fellow-ctizens
Tho advocates of woman suffrage and those
who think she shoul! have a share In govern
ment will not approve the admonit!on OF NJ
Otori Prime Minister " Japan. to the king OF
Corca. who IS Just now in a situation to receive
any kind OF Japanese counsel without remon-
STRANGE ard to make believe that he likes IT,
After cnumerating n succession Of administra-
i've reforms which were desirable In the Corean
,,olitv ne proceeds tO say that all interference
"of the ladies Of tie court in politics should be
"strictly prohibited" and adds that In MS couh-
fry as in "ar other civilized countries the
"household department is strictly Kept apart from
politics" The Ministerial declaration Is direct
and peremptory, corresponding with sentiment
not unknown among statesmen deficient In GAL
lln;rv IN the West nc loss than In the East ana
Il Is likely for the time being TO quench the
Corean court lady little as she may IKE H.
Women have always had a good deal to say
I'm these, Oriental courts and have yet In some
If them but obviously not in that OF Japan.
while NJ Otori is Prime Minister. and the ex-
ample II that country may extend to others. II
Is not To be supposed tha, the interference of
women in matters Of policy and government pro-
duces all the disorder that atil!cts those coin-
tries. and II may really b. the case that they
are not inferior In sagacity TO the men ana quite
AS well qualified for authority. But they are
obv!ously under a transient eclipse in some OF
those regions.
The pressure Of Mr.. Cleveland's Silence in
creased four pounds To the square inoh in less
New-York tribune., 1894-10-09

Although he declined the doubtful honor III
advance John r.. Russell has finally consented
TO run for Governor Of Massachusetts again
He Is to be congratulated on his courage, and
on his willingness to help his party out OF
hole. The name of Russell is no longer one 10
coniure with in the Bay State whether it be
coupled with John T.. or William T.. John f.
found this out last year: the truth will be
ground in again next month. In his last cam
paign the candidate attracted large degree Of
attention by his frantic efforts 10 acquire iex
bty OF voice, in which, by dint Of shouting
diligently to his hired man across small lake
no seems to nave been reasonably successful
He did not win the Governorship by that novel
method Of campaigning however. ana we
cannot see that the outlook for him Is better
now. Governor Greenhalge mas the prestige of
n winner; and this IL a Republican year in
Massachusetts and all around the circle.
New-York tribune., 1894-10-09

Something has been eating the Democratic
party Of Georgia. but whether 1t is the cotton
worm. the chnch bug n the deadly blight ~
Clevelandism cannot be ascertained until the
cntomologists have turned In their report. 1t Is
"A great case for experts on insect pests
New-York tribune., 1894-10-09

Now for four weeks Of horest. faithlu' uh-
remitting work on the part Of Republicans every
where!
New-York tribune., 1894-10-09

Berlin is to have an elevated railroad. like New
York. with the difference that electricity Is to be
used the motive power All obstacles. admin
lstrative and financial. have now been removed
and few days the sanction OF the munich
pality granted by almost unanimous vote.
Emancipaton's Woes First Cubwoman "a few
years hence) e)-Mcn are enough to drive "A woman
Second Clubwoman Indeed they are.
First cubwoman-Ony think For five nights
last week | remained at the club terribly late
and yet. when | went home. | didn't once find
my husband waiting at the top OF the stairs 10
upbrald me for neglect The heartless brute was
In bed, sleeping like top and actually smiling
In his dreams.-,New-Y York Weekly
Texas newspaper suspended the other day in
spite OF the fact that its editors name was Cash
Surplus.
New-York tribune., 1894-10-09

The Giants are in high feather now. and with
good reason. In the series Of contests with
the champions they have won four games hand
running. and OF course take the Temple cup.
This Is n humiliatlng experience for the Balt-
More players. who proudly bore off the cham
New-York tribune., 1894-10-09

The pressure Of Mr.. Cleveland's Silence IN
creased four pounds to the square inoh In i'Ss
than ten minutes after the news from the Geor-
.,ia election reached Cray Gables.
New-York tribune., 1894-10-09

Nrw-York for years has been demanding n
Mayor who would represent The best elements "f
th. town Colonel William l.. strong is the man.
Now elect him