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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-27
TIE NERCININ or PIHTT.

A caucus Of Democratic Senators Is The naiu-
raj answer 10 the Pennsylvania election. rs Il
caucus In the House was needed 10 cOcrcr Dem
ocrats Of that body. when public hostility 10 ihc
Wilson bill was manifested. Men do not COM
nit political suicide except under cOmpulSion.
The function Of the caucus Is 10 make them
understand that the party itself will cut their
thrOats politically. unless they do It's bidding
With certain death on one side II is reasoned
and even the fanteSt chance OF escaping The
popular verdict on the other. Senators may
cease TO obey their constituents and take the
risk Of Obcying their party. Yet the Pcnnsyl-
vana ma iority was eminently calculated 10 con
vince hcsitating Democrats that they are
doomed by the people if they vote for the WI
son bill. one Washington dispatch asserts that
as many Senators from silver States are pledged
t. vote for the Wilson bin rs are liable To be
lost from the Democratic side The story d.
cd,1ly lacks confirmation. The worst foe Of
any silver Senator could wish him no more Bit
ter Lte than would bcfall him after voting FOR
such IA measure. It would not be strange if
some OF them should refuse 10 vote for recon-
mitmelt or for any indirect mode of crippling
the measure, but even senator Stewart openly
declares the Wilson tariff more offensive 10
him than the law now I'm force
The Democratic party has asked and obtained
the control OF the Government upon certain
public pledges. But behind those pledges are
the Ignorant ana exceedingly vindictiyc prriil-
dices which the party has for many years bern
fostering II cannot now refuse TO strike down
Protection, and what it has called monopoIy
and robbery. without inviting rrcvocabe over
throw In Western and Southern States Even
the Wilson bill, rs votes in the House clear
~ show did not go far enough to satisfy the
frantic haters Of Northern industry. Probably
1t could never have been passed in the House
without the income tax ;r1dcd. a. Il means of
placating this hostility When II is proposed
in the Senate 10 preserve. by restoring or par
tally restoring ddties, the mon0polrs and
robbcries in coal and iron ore lead. lumber
cucor and pOOl, and 10 bestow monv milIions
NJ the earnings OF working pcoplc unon TWO
nowen,il trusts by discriminating dutics an
sugor and an added tax on whiskov. the hos.
,,I,tv az those who believe what the Dnmocro,,,
Marty has been teaching more than thirty voors
becomes unbounded.
One dispatch asserts that lobbyists for I'M.
suyor duty. instead OF going TO the commi,to.
socured absolute pledges from n. m,iori,v ~
Dorocrotic Senators that higher du,,,
quarter OF a cent should be placed on rosno1
S,,car than on raw sugar 1t is likely thu, sonny.
o,ch Mod ges have been given. but e,cood,n,,,,.
,n,,,a,,. that they have been given nv nm
kont nv a majority OF Democratic sonators
Tho hore abatement that Senator Vest bod hoo,f
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-27
THE STORN Of THE SEIBO fED.

Tho immediate sequel Of many severe cold
waves. I'm our part of the country. is a very
dlsagrecable storm. This rule was strkngly
verified yesterday. Before dawn on Sunday the
mercury made the deepest plunge OF the whole
season. and then rose steadily until midnight
and on Monday had what In some respects
was certainly the worst chapter OF weather ex-
perlenccd during the whole winter While the
amount Of precipitation has been exceeded
several times before I'm the last few weeks. the
character Of It was unusual Not only was the
air filed with binding fakes which made rail-
way travel and river and ocean navigation
difficult. but slcct ard rain increased the diff
cult"s which pedestrians had To encounter and
embarrassed the work Of clearing the sidewalks
Moreover, telegraph and telephone wires were
burIencd % such an extent with ice as TO be-
come almost or quite unserviceable and In
Instances, 10 break Then. too. there were gales
from the most dangerous quarter for shipping
on the Atlantic seabOard-the northeast; and
these always have biting. distressing quality
possessed by no other blast to which New-York-
ers are ever obliged 10 submit.
~ long ago last Friday there was enough
rainfall on the Louisiana coast 10 suggest the
presence OF a storm In the West Gulf: and by
the next day IT I'm evidence further east
ana the Ca4"ilnas on Sunday with more or less
ram ana snow far west Louisville and
Cehtrai ONO. Until that evening however n
docs not appear to have shown exceptional f,,r,.
OF 10 nave been attended by unusual precin,,o
ton But by Monday, when the centr. me-,
across the Potomac and along the New ra,s,o
ana New-England coasts northeastwarlI, a.,
was a perceptible Increase In intensity ana :,
Is THIS fact. taken In combination with tho nm
ticuar limits within whicr the temperoture
ranged. between a freeze and a thaw that
rendered this meteorological incident such n
terror People who Interested In the tend
ency Of the weather to repeat itself at Intervals
OF twenty-scyen days Will note. no doubt that
just that period had elapsed on Sunday evening
since the wonderful intensifcation, near PhiIa-
delphia. Of a storm which next day January
3d. swept over this neiglborhood and New-Eng-
land
The worst Ills In life often have some COM |
pensatlon, and yesterdays weather BETRAYED at |
least one redeeming quality That universal !
coating OF Ice. which nterfered with the labors !
Of brakemcn on Bridge trains. stlnened the ropes
IF shipping 40 To render them unmana geable |
md made no end of other mischief impaired |
rare beauty to the trees. shrubbery. fences and |
'ther structures Seldom does one see such ]
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ABBEY's THEATRE-S-Becket
ACADEMY OF DESIGN, 4th-ave. and 23dst-Lass week
~ American Water Color Society exhibition.
ACADEMY OF MUsIC-S-In Old Kentucky.
AMERICAN THEATRE-S-Fritz in Madhouse
AMERICAN FINE ARTS SOCIETY. 2l5 West 1'th-
st-Exhibon.
prror- THEATRE-s:15-A Country Sport
RROA pWAY THEATRE-S-Robn Hood
cAsINO-Sl5-About Town.
COLUMBUS THEATRE-S:15-A Man Among Men
DAIy,s manifestation Lecture-s:lo-
-.
EDEN MryspE-i1 a. m to II p. m.-word in Wax
EMPIRE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the Wind
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE-s-Lady Of Venice.
GARDEN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
HARpMAN HALL, 5th-ave. and 1eth-st-3So-iec'ure
HARLEM OPERA HOUsE-sI5-In Mizzoura'
HERRMANN's THEATRE-l2:30 10 l0:30-Naudevlie
HoYTs MADISON SQUARE THEATRE@-s;So-A Trip 10
Chinatown.
urRER.s FOURTEENTH ST. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
IRVING PLACE THEATRE-S:15-2 Glueckliche Iage.
ROSTER A. BIAL's-S-vaudevie.
IyCFI,N THEATRE-S:l0-A Sheep in VOLTS Clothing
The AmazOns.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN CONCERT HALLS
Readings.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-11 a. m. TO IL p. H.
Wine Beer Spirit and Tobacco Show.
PALMER'S THEATRE-SI5-The Butterflies
PROCTOR'S THEATRE-10 a. m. 10 10 p. m-Vaude'iie'
STANDARD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Aunt
STAR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. John.
TONY PASTORS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
TATTERSALL's 65th-st. and 7th-ave.-2:30-s;3o-H
genoeok's Trained Animals.
14TH STREET THEATRE-S-Land Of the Midnight sum-
23D-sT. WEST OF 6TH-AvE-Instruments OF Torture
337 4TH-AVE.-9 a m. to 430 m.--The Tfany chapel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-27
LTLL BEFORE THE STOHM.

The lull which has followed The dismissal OF
the Radical Cabinet and the Propagation OF the
Skuptchina in Servia. far from being Of n re-
assuring character, is regarded In the polticnl
circles Of Europe as merely the foreruhher OF
an impending storm. which mny burst even pe
fore the new Administration ventures 10 meet
Parliament anu result in the definite overthrow
of the dscrcditcd Obrenovitch dynasty The
King and his father have no alternative other
than unconstitutional rule based solely on the
doubtful support Of the army This will ncces
sarily entail agitation. rsings and blOOdshed all
over the country. The new Ministry is diametri
cally opposed in every particular To the ma jOrity
of the Skuptchina and TO the political aspirations
and opinions of % per cent OF the population
of the Kingdom. In addition it Is imDcratively
forced by the depleted condition Of the treas
urv TO take immediate and relentless stcps for
,he imposition Of new taxes and for the col
lection Of the enormous arrears the preceding
Administered ton having won great popularity by
refroinipg from any endeavor to gather I'm the
Government dues.
Meanwhile the Karageorgcvtch Princes. who
nartv-that is. of 30 per cent Of the people-are
shor,no signs OF increased activity their
ooo,ts distributing both arms and money 70
tho disconnected peasaniry In the most lavish
manner Their backing Is indeed n powerful
ono. for not only do they enjoy the prestige
% ro,ot,onsb,p with the regning families OF
pnssIa and MONTENEGRO. the pretender Prince
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-27

serving the interests Of the Sugar Trust was
enough 10 excite almost resstcss prejudice
against him among Democrats. Senator Noor-
hccs is quoted rs declaring with absolute posi-
tivcncss that there will be no higher duty on
refined than on raw sugar; but II ne Is right
some Democratic Senators will refuse 10 vote
for the bill.
ON the other hand. Senators like Mcpherson,
German. Hill. Bricc and others who nave 10
reckon with manufacturing conSti'n'h'S KNOW
what will bcfal their party If II passes the
Wilson bill without change The alternative IS
not pleasant one and many have inlulged the
hope that il would end in the defeat OF the plil'
The one chance 10 cJcrcr Democrats enough
10 support il Is offered by the caucus
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-27
PERSONAL.

one Of the results Of the recent election in Penn.
syvania was the choice Of Ex-Governor Beaver a,
a member of the town council of Belefonte.
son Of Mrs. Burnett, who is said to have been
the original of Little Lord Fauntlcroy" is to enter
Harvard University next fall.
bronze tablet is to be affixed to a rock in
Franklin Park. Boston which Will declare that near
the spot in lS23-25 Ralph Waldo Emerson lived and
wrote some of mis- earlier poems. among them
"Good-by, Proud World, I'm Going Home" from
which the following stanZa is quoted
oh when am safe in my sylvan home
tread on the pride Of Greece and Rome:
And when | am stretched beaeath the pines
Where tho evening star so holy shines,
laugh at the lore Of pride and man.
At the sophist school and the learned clan:
For what they all in their high conceit
When man in the bush with God may meet!
Henry r. Towne, the present head Of the great
Yale lock establishment and recently prominent az
a Worlds Fair Commissioner, is n good deal OF an
inventor himself, and takes out not few patents
His substantial red-brick country house in SIAM
ford is on n democratic level with. and very near
times over 600 hands Mr.. Towne passes the win.
tors very quietly with his family In house in Mad
sonave in this city
Speaking OF Alexander II. stephens whom he
knew personally Richard Malcolm Johnston says
that he not n good Judge Of mon. "The poorest,
mcanest, shabbiest negro could impose upon him. and
he was deceived again and again by beggars and
frauds. He the soul OF generosity. He made
| venture. as much 10000 during his lifetime
but he died poor. lie spent his money fast 10
made It and he didn't seem to appreciate its value.
His law practice was large during great part Of
his life and he received a great deal Of money
from his books His Constitutional Views of the
War must have sold about 1000 copies. II
published i'm two volumes. His royalty So
cents volume. and his receipts from II amounted
to $4,000. He kept open house at Liberty Hall, his
place in Georgia. and every train brought him
guests. some of whom he had never met before
re was fond of society and was most charming
talkc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-27
TWELVE PAGES.
THE NEVIS THIS MORNING.

Foreign.-The House Of Commons made certain
concessions regarding the Lords amendments
to the Parish Councils bill. virtually completing
the accord between the two houses. == The
debate on the Russian treaty was begun in the
Reichstag; Count Won Mirbach attacked the
measure and Minister Won Bieberstein cham
poned it. 49, The nsurgent steamer Venus,
at Rio, was sunk by an explosion caused by
one Of her sailors dropping a she'll in her maya
zine
Congress.-Both houses in session. == Sen
ate: The caucus decided to take the consdera-
ton of the Tariff bill out Of the hands of the
Finance Committee the Foreign Relations Com
mittee presented its report on Hawaii ==
House Mr.. Bland receded from his position. and
his Silver Initiation bill was considered in Com
mittee Of the Whole.
. Domestic.-One of the Democratic Senators at
n Trenton expressed Willingness to act with the
Republicans. - widespread storm ragged
with great violence along the Atlantic Coast
- Judge GrOsscup made an important de-
csion at Chicago affecting the operation Of the
Interstate Commerce law. - President
Helnler Of the defunct Merchants Bank at
Lockport was arrested. == A mass-meetng
Of students al Cornell resolved TO do away with
hazng etc.
City and Suburban.-The most severe storm Of
the season visited Newly Ork; tram ana tele-
graph services were badly hampered and traffic
was almost at a standstill: the fall Of snow and
sleet was accompanied by high wind, which
caused much trouble to shipping - Three
OF the indicted election inspectors pleaded guilty
before Justice Barrett. - Justice Cullen re-
fused the application for certificate Of reason
able doubt in the case Of John Y McKane.
- Erastus Wiman pleaded not guilty to the
Indictment charging him with forgery. g. The
Woman Suffrage Convention was held in Chick
eripg Hail. - The annual spring convention
OF the Nationa lSBaseball League was held. -
Judge Freedman decided that the woman Annette
F. McGrath was not the wife of Charles F.
Bates. - Stocks were dull and irregular; St
Paul rose on a less unfavorabe January state
ment Of earnings, and the industrias we're
weaker on tariff uncertainties; sterling exchange
rose u cent 10 the f: money on call was per
cent
The Weather.-Forecast for to-day: Fair pre-
coded by ram snow; warmer Temperature
yesterday: Highest. 80 degrees; lowest. "a; aver
age. 2s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-27

our legislators at Albany do not seem 10 De
alert to the deslrabty of prompt action IN
cutting down the extortlonate rates OF interest
exacted by pawnbrokers. 1t is grotesque IN this
day and generation with extremely low rates
Of money that pawnbrokers are allowed 10 trane
upon the necessities of the poor 50 relentlessIy
az to exact 30 per cent year on pledges OF
less than one hundred dollars In value. the
Legislature ought not to hesitate 70 undo this
great wrong There is a crying demand FOR
relief 1t should rot be delayed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-27

Peter. being a son-in-law Of the ruler OF Mon
tencgro and brother-in-law of the RUSSIAN
Grand Duke Peter Michaclovitch, Dut Prince
Arsene KarageOrgcvitch. having married 'he
enormously wealthy sister of young ELM Deiiii-
doff, has at his disposal for political purposes
the practically lmitlcSS financial resources OF
the celebrated house of Dcmldoff.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-27

dainty and symmetrical fringes In Nature as .he
iccles formed yesterday morning on the sn'alier
cables and ratings Of the Bridge, the oVerhahs-
ing portions of street-car roofs ana eise"here'
AS there was no sunlight to !rradiate 'hese eA-
quislte decorations, and humanity was more III
tent on seeking shelter from the storm tiiai oii
hunting for its aesthetic phases, most ot t"'s
loneliness. like certain roses of when the poet
sings was born to blush unseen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-27
THE TRIBUNE COAL AND FOOD FUND
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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OF contributions from the public. and every dollar
OF 1t Is applied directly to me RELIEF OF dss,tute
cation by experts TO their actual wants Or
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or coal. All expenses in the management VI. tno
fund salaries and incidentals are betrayed from
the same source from which The Tribune Fresh-
Air Fund has been long conducted Supplies
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cure them and often rates one-haIf 10 two-th
less than the poor in the ordinary way aetuai"
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In investigating destitute cases and sometimes IN
their relief The Tribune Coal and FOOD funu Uses I
freely the machinery OF the Society Tor the LII III
provament OF the Condition OF the Poor, the tni.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-27

walk in Central Park should be laid with asphsn
and the asphalt walks not now In good CON.
diton should be repaired. The Corporation
Counsel will render a public service by presstn,
his suggestion upon the attention Of the Park
Commissioners, who are 80 greatly embarrassed
in finding ways to spend the million dollars AZ
their disposal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-27

So the Park Department has not intellect and
ingenuity enough to suggest ways in which
81 100000 be spent to advantage on
the parks This Is one Of the oldest and most
amusing exhibitions of incompetency that the
Park Commissioners have yet made.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-27

! months have interviewed between the taxing VI
| the evidence and the rendering OF the decisioh'
| On carefully weighing the contradictory s'a'e-
| ments Of the opposing witnesses Judge FREED
| man holds that the woman did not make good
| her claim that she was the wife of Charles +.
Bates The trial attracted uncommon attention
| because the unsavory details We're spread De-
fore the public at great length for Il week OF
more In November 1t is 70 be hoped that ms
decision makes an end Of il. and that any future
case of similar nature will be heard by
referee behind closed doors.
| The trial Of election cases in this city was
I resumed yesterday and rapid progress was
made In the course Of the proceedings Il new
Democratic trick was disclosed. number OF
men have been in the habit Of living in the
Tombs and registering and voting from there.
Judge Barrett expressed much disgust because
these men were lodged and boarded at the eX-
ponsc of the city, and declared that no one has
the right TO treat the Tombs as n place OF resi-
dence He expressed his determination to put
an end TO this practice. and said: " If 1t were
only for the purpose of calling attention TO this
state of affairs. these trials will have accom-
nlisbed something" There Is no doubt that
they will accomplish much more. and aid ma
terlally in securing honest elections in the city
hereafter
Senator Miller. Of Cape May County made
manly and patriotic speech in the Democratic
Senate at Trenton last evening. Naturally his
plain speaking caused CONSERVATION among his
party colleagues 1t forcshadOws the breakup
of the conspiracy which has been in existence
since the first Of the year to prevent legislation
hostile 10 the racetracks. Mr.. Miller said clear
" that this was the purpose of the Democrats.
and he affirmed that he would not aid such
scheme He also expressed the conviction that
the quo warranto proceedings were In the
nature of trick intended TO secure delay. The
Cape May Senator will be roundly abused. but
he has done his duty and rendered his State an
imnOrtant service
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-27

What is needed in the Fire Department Is
an investigation that shall investigate.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-27

The Senate caucus yesterday gave the Finance
Committee and the subcommittee which has
been tinkering with the Wilson bill hard slap
by deciding to take the bill away from the rad
zeal Free Traders who have had 1t in charge.
Such changes as are deemed necessary are TO
be made by the caucus itself. In these days
nothing can be surprising. and Democratic
caucus meeting regularly to fix up n revenue
measure will soon be daily spectacle in Wash
ington.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-27

Citizens Of Gravcscni have already begun the
task of purginS the town OF the odium of Nc
Kaneism. \ vigorous opponent of the ex-boss
has been chosen president OF a new political
club and there is hope that the town will In
time become worthy Of being part OF the Greater
New-York
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-27

The session of the Legislature is now, prob
ably, about half over. The present is good
time, therefore. to take glance at the work al
ready accomplished; and this is done 10y num-
Der Of members Of both houses whose opinions
are presented In a letter from our Albany CORE
spondent printed on another page 1t is n rec
ord which the people Of the State and especially
Republicans. Will view With much satisfaction.
The pledges made by the Republican party have
been or are In process Of being carried out. The
need Of special exertions in order to make a
low tax rate is emphasized in some remarks
OF Controller Roberts, which, of course. ought
to be needed by the majority in both Senate
and Assembly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-27

That the McGrath-Bates case, which Judge
Freedman has finally decided, presented per-
picking difficulties for the Judges consideration
II made plain by the circumstance that three
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-27

The baseball club owners began their annual
spring convention at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yes
teruhy' ana more work done than was
any 'ne case IN two days League session. The
e'''o o'9eD"i' would Is at peace for the first
t''"c SINCE $780, ana that accounts IN a measure
~. 'l'e good results accomplished. The seasons
schedule Will be adopted either to-day or to-mor-
row, and then the rulers of baseball will 20 TO
their respective homes ready 10 open the season.
rev changes were made in the rules and few
were needed. for the game played last year could
not De improved upon 10 any great extent