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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-02

construction Of the underground railroads VIII
he seriously embarrassed. Another liinS'ra"""
Of the bad effect Of the law in question Is seen
IN The bids lust opened for granite work III Inc
entrance 10 Prospect Park. where the bidders
estimate that this requirement will increase III"
COST Of 4 lob worth about $4,000 from $4,000
10 10000
As vet however no serious effort 10 repeal Inc
Tobn act has been made in Albany. The half
WAY measure Of Mr.. Van kcuren only removes
thc restriction on cities by providing that all
stone for public purposes must be dressed WIFI
in the state That is not what the people want
What they demand is the unconditional repeal
of the Dressed Stone law. In the opinion oil
some of our leading lawyers IL Is unconSttu-
tional rs Interfering with interstate commerce.
and we do not doubt that the courts would 50
declare if the question were laid before them.
Precisely the same objection Will lie against me
law if amended by the enactment of the Van
Keuren bill We regret that when the question
Of reppal was brought before the Assembly Il
few DAYS ago only twenty-five members voted
in favor Of wiping ont the infamous Tobin law
and hope that with further agitation and dis
nussion IFS evil features will make themselves
Gu clear that repeal will follow Already 1t has
thrown many men engaged in paving work out
of emnlovmcnt and they are bitterly hostile 10
# If the general welfare Of the people of the
State is consulted. unconditional repeal Will be
carried by large majority.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-02
IH1T NETERt

Good memories are evidently desirable pos
sessions for many people outside OF the numer-
Gus class 10 which Quinilian Sidney Montague
and other philosophers have especially commend
ed them For Democratic statesmen. for cX-
annie: as the senior senator from Ncw-YOrk
learned to his cost the other day. 1t was In 4
debate on the currency. and Mr.. Mills. of Texas,
was holding forth in favor of some questionable
schemes. Mr. Hill interrupted him, with Il
caustic comment. rounding out his period with
a proud II never was Il grcenbacker"; very
much rs he once before had said. II am a
Democrat" This seemed rather crushing to
Mr. Mills. who has been and is a grecnbacker
Of decided stripe But the Texan was
inst rs ready to answer Mr.. Hill as he was a
few years ago to answer the Yankee who inter
ruptcd his stumpspccch, and whom he eXhorted
to "co home and soak his head He did not
tell Mr.. Hill 10 20 home and soak his head
Hut he quoted the grccnback plank Of the Dem
ocratic National platform OF lS6N, when WAS
shaped and put in place by the Democrats OF
New York and then he triumphantly demanded
to know Where was Rodcrick them
The incident suggests not only what we nave
air, adv remarked about good memories. but also
the peril Democrat incurs in Nentnring 10
Jeuv ANYTHING that may be said of the past
record Of his party; unless. indeed. 1t be some
thing wise or good There's no telling what
marrcd and blotted page may be turned up 10
liyht bv some OF these uncomfortable fellows
who remember things. For there are 50 many
such pages. Notification, human slavery. Sc
ccssion population. fiat money, tissue ballots
ciphcr dispatches. and all the rest. Never was
4 book more crowded with hideous caricat,irsS
upon statcsIn;insilp and patriotism. And just
when your httcr-day Democrat has forgotten
one Of them or lays the iatterng JUNCTION To his
soul that others have forgotten II. open hi"s the
volume. aud there lies the hidcous thing before
the raz.. II all men. Never Is Il dangerous
word for such 10 use. Hardly ever Is less
sonorous Jess convincing: but it Is vastly safer
Don't prophecy unless YOU know" is sound ad
vice. but equally sound IS Don't deny unless
YOU know And who does know all the dcvtry
the Democratic record contains?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-02

no reason for sacrificing his profits 10 please
doctors foibe. The doctors sometimes learn OF
this practice and warn their patients against par
ticuar stores, but for the most part NOBODY Is
the wiser for the substitution. The Imitation OF
natent medicines Is also largely practised. the
originals are in most cases bad enough, but poor
connections made by every corner druggist ana
sold at half the price Of the genuine must De
worse There are said to be tricks in all trades
hut IL does seem as II the coworker with the
nbvsican might think Of his work as something
more than trade. Many Of them do. 1t Is true
Many procers also sell honest goods But the dis
honest dealers give bad name to their fellows
We hear much about dishonest politicians VINO
plain people whom they represent
The character OF that plain people one Is some
times almost inclined to question when ne sees
netty dishonesty common in business. There Is no
,o.d IN wonder at the people not getting good
Movements In places where they cannot even get
good food and medicine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-02
TILE CONCEALED DLIICIT

Now and then. when Democratic statesmen
disagree the cold facts about the present ad
mnsiration Of public affairs come 10 light
Senator Germans withdrawal Of his amendment
providing for issues Of certificates viii he crit
icised all the more justly because. whether 1t
could pass or not, It ought 10 have been pressed
TO the utmost if his declaration about finances
Is even approximately correct. His oycrhaulnS
Of the Administration was effective, and 1t is "A
pity that it should appear 10 have been the main
object Of an amendment which he aftcfward
voluntarily withdrew.
He states that The appropriation bills, when
they leave the Senate, will amount 10 about
$500 600 600 exclusive Of the Postotiice appro
priatlon Of about $9OOOOOoO The chances are
that his estimate IL well within the mark, for
"'The NewYork Herald gives details showing
that the appropriations which have passed the
House ran close 10 Si0O,00oO0O. and that the
Senate has added TO this amount largely That
paper says, in spite Of the efforts of economic
members: "Somc of the bills were only in
CREASED by a few hundred thousand dollars.
"but millions were added TO others and by the
time the bills are all through the Senate will
"hayc added enough 10 bring the total for the
Congress up 10 very near n billion dollars"
IL adds the prcdctlOn lnaI III Spite or all the
House can do, cit will be utterly impossible 10
strike off enough Of the increases put on by the
Senate to bring the total far down below the
"billiOn-dOllar mark The appropriations for the
first session are in this statement placed M
SJO3 so S13 and it actually looks as if that
amount would be closely. If not quite equalled
BY appropriations at fhis session. In time Of
general prosperity and large revenues the main
question IL whether the sums appropriated are
for useful and wise purposes. But when the
Treasury Is borrowing largely TO meet a deficit
the case Is different and appropriations close
TO the largest ever known are rightly criticised
Senator German states that the Treasury Is
now running behind at the rate Of 100000 per
day If this is true. II means much greater
deficit than the official statements exhibit. II
is not supposed by anybody at all familiar with
such inquiries that Treasury returns Of expend
lures fairly represent all public expenses. Still
no one has yet assumed the existence OF so wide
Il discrepancy between Treasury statements and
actual expenses as this declaration by Senator
German indicates
At the rate Of 100000 per working day the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-02

deficit for February should be about Sll"D""'
but receipts fall below payments less thah
S3ODOMO If the Senator Is right further
deficit of about SSOOO.O00 has been covered up
bv dcfcrring payments The same reasoning APP
plies 20 the entire period under the new tarlH.
Without dwelling on details here. it is enough
to say that even for the eight months ending
with February the excess Of expenses over re-
CENTS according TO Senator German. must be
about 500 100000 for POO business days. ana
vet the excess Of payments over receipts APP
ncars 10 he only about S36jOOOOO This is large
enough. but If the Senator is right a deficit
about twice as large has been concealed
II must he frankly admitted that nobody out
side the Treasury Department. and apparently
nobody in that depar .ment. can tell what the
actual expenditures OF the Government are
The senator may he 10 some extent in error
though it is fair to say that. instead of talking
nj random. he distinctly challenged official con-
1radic;ion But if h. * right. the official state
mcnts of expenditures. which are issued so care
fully every day. give no true idea Of the eX-
pcnseS which the department has 10 meet or
ingcniouSy 10 postpone. 1t is evidently his be-
lief that the official statements do not approach
anywhere near to the truth That he Is right
in claiming that the Secretary was in error
about 100000, 900 last year is plain by this time,
but if the Senator is right now the error of the
Treasury can hardly be called a mistake of esi-
mates Exclusive OF postal expenditures. the
payments for February ought TO average about
81. 100000 per day but they were eat down TO
sd 80 the last day OF the month. and for the
last twelve days have been only SI,OOO.OOO. IT
looks rs if the Senator's charge had much
foundation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-02
SATURDAY, MARCH .. 1895.
FOURTEEN PAGES.
The NEWS THIS MORNING.

Foreign.-The Chinese were defeated in two bat
Japanese loss was twenty killed and 25o injured.
- The Reichstag approved the appropriation
for the four new cruisers. - Many persons
killed and over sixty were injured in rail-
way disaster in Mexico. - Commandant
Lechattelier killed NJ. Percher. a Journalist. in a
duel near Paris - Prince Metternich is dead.
Congress.-Both branches in session. -
Senate: The General Deficiency bill was passed.
- House, Bills were passed authorizing the
President to negotiate with England. Russia and
Japan. for protection OF the seals, and to sup
press traffic in lottery tickets
Domestic.-In memorandum explaining his
signing Of the West Troy Police bill, Governor
Morton virtually served notice Of his intention
to veto the Lexow Bipartisan Police bill. r.
The cruiser Montgomery sailed from Mobile for
Truxillo. Honduras. a secret mission. So
Freshets in Pennsylvania and Ohio have done
some damage. - The first wife and family
Of McCaffery, the dead Chicago millionaire, We're
reunited after forty-eight years separation.
City and Suburban-Three men were killed
and dozen injured by the falling Of an old malt
house in Tenth-ave.: four new tenement houses
in Orchard-st. also collapsed, and nearly score
Of workmen were injured. and one Is still miss
Ing; two contractors spent the night in prison
cell. The engineer and fireman on an en-
CINE attached to Reading express train We're
killed in a collision at BayOnne and three per-
sons were hurt. - The master masons passed
resolutions favoring the electrical contractors,
making general strike Of building trades proba-
BILE - Charles Emory Smith delivered
address before the Political Science Club. -
The charges against Detectives McManus and
Jacobs. of the Central Office. were dismissed by
the Grand Jury. - The stock market was
higher on covering OF shorts
The Weather-Forecast for to-day Rain or
snow: much colder with a cold wave; winds
shifting TO northerly. Temperature yesterday:
Lowest. IS degrees; highest, So; average. 501s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-02
THE DRESSED STONE L4W.

The author Of the Dressed Stone law. which
Is attracting so much attention Just now. was
Michael +. Tobin, a typical Tammany member
Of the Assembly who is serving his second term
as a representative of one of our uptown dis
tricts We are not aware of the circumstances
in which this bill was brought forward and
forced through the Legislature year ago but it
seems pretty certain that few OF those who
voted for it realized the effects which it would
produce BY requiring all stone used on public
works TO be cut within the State within the
limits OF the municipality in which it IS TO be
used 1t laid an embargo on the erection Of pub
lie buildings and on all granite paving. 1t was
not until some time after the Legislature Of 1894
adjourned that the full mealing OF the Tobn
law was perceived, and then it at once became
apparent that it was legislation OF the most
vicious sort. The bill Is understood to have
been engineered through the Legislature by
quarrymen OF this State and also by men inter
ested In promoting the paving of streets with
asphalt. From figures already made public It
Is clear that the work Of paving I'm this city will
be increased hundreds Of thousa nds Of dollars IL
the law remains in Its present shape, and the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-02
PERSONAL.

A commission for a statue OF Esek Hopkins. first
admiral OF the Revolutionary Navy. has been given
to Mrs. II. H. Kitson. OF Boston. by the city OF
Providence. Mrs Kitson has exhibited works In the
Paris Salon and at the Worlds Fair that have
been highly praised. and her model for the Hop
kins statue is said TO be strong and vigorous Her
husband Is sculptor OF prominence In Boston
whose pupil she was before her marriage.
Jules Verne. who is now seventy-eight years OF
| age. thinks Charles Dickens the greatest English
novelist.
Last Sunday the Rev. George Terbush rector OF
the Episcopal Church OF Beaver Falls. Penn. was
so Ill that he could not ofciate AS 1t pos
sble to get supply. his wife ofiicated and
preached one OF DR.. Talmage's sermons.
Miss Bgrami. OF Hyderabad. the first Moslem
girl to try university examination. has passed
in arts and In Arabic with honors at the Madras
zenana. she prepared herself in her own home
The Rev. Edward Davis. OF Oakland. Cal. is
said to be an actor-preacher a word painter. a
patron OF the waltz sponsor FOR bean poker.
and the most popular preacher In the city.
The Princess Lnguaglossa who died in Naples
a few days ago. was the mother OF the Prince OF
that name who recently married the daughter OF
Signor Crsp the Premier OF Italy The Princess
was eghty-three years old and left her entire Tor
tune to her son, who thus becomes wealthy man.
Captain Aud. Of the Baltimore Police. q son Of
Hugh AUDI who was the master OF Frederick Doug
lass during his days Of slavery. possesses the orgi
nal bill OF sale for Douglass. given by Thomas
Aud to Hugh Aud 1t is dated October g. ls45.
| seven years after Douglass ran away and the
considerati $500 Captain Aud says that this
bill was executed with the idea that the fugitive
could be recovered, although at that time he
In England.
Nine de Lesseps. widow OF the famous protector
| OF the suez and Panama canals. has followed the
example OF tho Due de Chartres. who recently had
his son. Henri dOrleans, put under 'conseil Judi.
claire" or guardian Her son, a non-commlssioned
officer In a cavalry regiment OF chasseurs at
Vienna. living the life OF a spendthrift His
mother reproached him especially with having sold
In advance 10 a Jew by the name OF Levy seventy
shares OF Suex Canal stock. the full possession Of
which was to be his only after his fathers death
The tribunal granted the request OF Nine de Les
seps. and Colonel Robert appointed ''consel
Judiciaire," or guardian OF NJ Ismal de Iesseps.
The Rev. Dr. Henry NJ Field and Mrs Field are
| spending the winter In Washington to enjoy the
near companonship Of DR.. V1sld's brother. Mr.
Justice Field.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-02

The circumstance that Michael ]. Dady has re-
pented OF his falling away 10 Democracy and
again sought membership In Republican asso-
citation In Brooklyn ought to have no influence
on the question CT repeating the Infamous Dressed
Stone bill. against which he has set himself In
the interest OF quarry-owners In this state
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-02

The collapse of buildings in different parts OF
the city yesterday. causing the death of some
and the serious injury Of many workmen. SHOWS
plainly enough the need of greater care when
the work both Of construction and demolition
is in progress. In one case an old building gave
way: in the other il number Of tenoment-houSeS
in process Of erection tumbled down as If bullt
Of cardboard. In the former the responsibility
may not be easily fixed. though 1t is believed
that the floor which sank was Ovcrwcighted AS
for the new buildings, there seems little doubt
that the mortar used was of an inferior quality.
while the floor beams We're inadcquately sup
ported. 1t is ten years since Buddcnsieck was
sent to The State Prison for doing work OF tins
kind. There appears to be need OF another les
son such as his conviction taught impreSslyeN.
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"Pollce Commissioners to members or the TWO
great political parties. without regard 10 iocai
'ntcrcStS and without regard 10 local temporary
organizations which may be formed for me
purpose Of carrying into effect local policies
which the people may deem important. III we
are not mistaken, these lines were written WIN
the New-Y0rk situation in clear view.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-02

The Manhattan Company has been compelled by
the competition OF the cable roads to run Its cars
much more frequently than it was running them
a few years ago But the short-sighted and Pc
NITROUS management Of the Manhattan Company
insists upon disgusting its passengers by the mis-
cradle system OF lighting in use upon Its cars
Tens Of thouands Of people now refuse 10 travei
on the elevated roads who would use the elevated
cars II those cars were properly lighted Is there
so little intelligence in the management OF the
Manhattan Company that the obvious truth that
people generally resent I'll treatment In the mat
ter OF lighting is constantly ignored?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-02
1n1rx 10 ADVERTISEMENTS.
Business Notices.

Roll Top Desks and Office Furniture.
Great Variety Of Style and Price.
r. G. sELLEw,
No. Ill Fulto1-st., N. Y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-02

The Lid Congress seems determined to keep
up it's bad reputation to the very end Luckily
the end will come on Monday at noon In the
few remaining days there is not much chance
for serious mischief. but no one can be sanguine
enough to expect that any OF the mistakes or the
past will be redeemed in the short time remain
ing before Speaker Crisps gavel falls for the last
time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-02

THE Springfield Republican, once well In
formed Is now ignorant enough to assert that
the circumstances surrounding the bond issue
''of 1873 were substantially the same as those
with which Cleveland and Carlisle have had to
deal" The truth is that there were radical
differences % In April 1873. popular loan was
impossible as n means of getting gold for the
resumption fund, because there was only about
$751; 900 600 gold In the country, accepting the
revised estimates made by the Director or the
Mint Of which s25 900 was in use on the Pa
cinc Coast, while practically the whole Of the re-
mander was then in the Treasury. The people
had no gold to give for bonds: now they hold out
side the Treasury about $500 900 900. difference
SO great one would suppose, The Springfield
Republican, might be sufficiently Informed TO
notice ~ In 1878 Secretary Sherman called TO-
gether the principal bankers and invited them to
make him a proposition for the bonds. which
they did but were only prepared at the time to
bid par for the same bonds on which the syndi-
cate offered and paid premium. The transac-
ton with the syndicate was at that time clearly
the best possible. and quite as clearly 1t was not
the best possible In 1895.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-02

Senator Lexow apparently believes that he
constitutes the Lexow Committee Yesterday
without having consulted his colleagues. or at
least without calling meeting of the committee
he took 1t upon himself to report favorably the
three bills relating to the Police Department
which were presented by the committee several
weeks ago. Senator Bradley at once said that
the committee had held no meeting, whereupon
LeutenantGovernor Saxton, Of course. declared
that no reports could be received. His rebuke
TO the chairman Of the committee was mild but
none the less pointed Mr. Lexow deserved n
severer reproof than he received.
Governor Morton has approved under protest
the bill providing bipartisan Police Board for
West Troy. In the memorandum explaining his
action he lays down some principles which seem
TO have a direct bearing on the question OF
police reorganization in this city. In the first
place, he gives unqualified adherence to the
principle Of home rule for cities and says the
Legislature should stick to the rule 1t has laid
down on that subject in all legislation affecting
municipalities. Still more significant is his
statement that IL Is "a plain violation OF the
principle Of home rule to limit the selection Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-02

1t was not a sober second thought which led the
Assembly to take a back track on its amendment
OF the Van Keuren bill on Thursday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-02

Whether Il be a reproach to the doctors that
the grip continues its r1vage year after year.
showing no perceptible abatement or diminution
Il It's virulence. the doctors themselves probably
know best They have doubtless done as well as
they could but the scourge still stalks abroad
Ike the pestience that waiketh In darkness. de-
fying all their potions and prophylactics. sparing
not even the faculty itself. for all of its pharma-
ceutical and other defences. II Is said t1at In
London OF late Is per cent OF the reputation
have been thus afflicted. including all ranks end
classes. from the Prime Minister and the Arc1-
bishops 70 the street minstrel and the cats meat
man. uniting them In common bond OF allie
ton and enforcing upon them the lesson OF
common brotherhood 1t has not been so abound
ing on this side OF the water but there has been
enough Of II to attest Its continued presence and
inspire a renewed wish that II would finally de-
part into the Siberian and hyperborean wastes
from which It came.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-02

There are too many OF the slow, outworn, old
fashioned horsecar lines left in New-York City
rhov ough, 70 give place 20 cabe-cars at an early