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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-24
L1PSTNG FRON TfRTTE.
SOME HOUSE "EcoNoMIsTs' HAVE A sPAsM OF
EXTRAVAGANCE.


EXrRAvAGANCE.
Washington. Feb % (Speclao.-The House Of Req
reseniatives evidently does not propose TO apply any
raid or extreme rule OF economy" In the manage
ment OF It's own affairs, or the salaries OF It's OWL
employees Not satisfied today with voting an
extra months pay 10 al TIE committee CLERKS
messengers. doorkeefers etc. of the House hsef
the Committee OF the Whole. by mdJoi''J oi
about forty. adopted amendment offered oy MI
livingston OF Georgia to give 10 each member ana
delegate VINO is not chairman Of Il committee WV
on account Of one months salary of his personal
clerk. This was done the plea that the services
OF these clerks will be absolutely necessary 70 e"
able retiring members to distribute their pro ra'a
share Of public documents In advocating '"e
amendment Colonel Livingston declared
We are liable to have u special session Oh .ie
next Congress within the next thirty uays az, ant
6ie' AMI under the new law, II do not distribute
our documents within short time at'er he ue IL
ton OF this Congress we A"A'' i'se ''N"
gether.
This consideration all-powerful. ana carr'eu
the amendment thr ugh In triumph ~ "as ~
vain that Dockery lifted Up his voice ana uc0'a'e
with emotion that almost choKei MS u''e'a"e''
that unless the House should stop short IN us
nod .rs.r NJ extravagance the total appropriations
or the Liza Congress would pass the blhon-dolaG
,r,,, and exceed the total appropriations OF the
List Congress. Il was In vain that ne ana other
leaders who held responsible FOR appropriations
stroye TO stem the tide; IL was resisiess' ana IL
overwhelmed them"
An amendment offered by Mr.. Bynum of In
diana was Il further Indication OF the disposition
OF the average Democratic Representative to take
care OF Number ore. II directed the sergeant
alarms to pay to each Representative and Dele
on account OF his absence from the sttinSa ot the
House except account OF Illness This amend
ment has not yet been acted upon, but the offer
ing Of IL raises a sad suspicion that Democratic
members OF the House OF Representatives are not
were when they adopted last year. before the cleo
ton, the rule Mr. Bynum now seeks to have abro-
AT
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TWO EOYS RESCUED fHOA 'i "'"'
THEY LRoKE THROUGH WHILE WAhh'"' o'
PECONIC BAY-SANED WITH III"
GREATEST DIFFICULTY

PEtONIt ia -S~fF''''
GREATEST DIFFICULTY.
Tor almost half an hour yes:erh'y aite' 'oy''
TWO boys clung the edge OF the ice III n,,
Raw while men slowly worked runway "
the ice SO az to send "A boat 10 inc" 'e
"a feared that one OF the boys will not SURVIVE ''V
exposure ,,c.u oioyen
The rescued youths are Charles Mco an 80
wears old and Edward butcher. 1ourtee" 49,
old Regardless OF the danger WhiO' -,
them from the fast-melting ice. the two Doy' '."
ou, Yesterday afternoon from the Long i'
Railroad dock to walk out on the bay. Inc DUs oct
walked straight out about two hundred lee'' i'
ice extends out about three hundred. r"' '
distance the ice had been what the poSs A.
wobby. and they stopped and looked aheau' i"'y
were standing close together, and tneir ,h nnvs
weight caused the ice to give way .n .d1e
shot down out OF sight but they grabbed 'ne r, 81
of the unbroken Ice and hung on. lhey 9no" ,h'
for help already a''ehP''"7 49,
rescue. -. ,o,t a., ...-
A few steps on the ice showed the men tiLt 90 % q,
TEMPT the trip across the Ice would be foolhardy anu
they had to return to the wharf small boa, ~ " &i AZ
wrenched free from the Ice, and an attfnp. 'i' nr
to cut way for II through the ice rms was i no'
found TO be impossible. one hundred feet Deyo"'
where the boys clear water ADout a
quarter OF mi.e away In clear water the sloop
Bedell, OF Patchogue. was passing. on seeing WIZ
was the matter the oysternen on the sioop o"ere1
their dngy, and. armed with boathooks. ATTACKED
the ice from the water side They finally manased
to cut a way through 10 the spot where tne poy :
were. The lads were almost helpless butcher was
still In a precarious condition late last night
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gEFUSRD TO APOLOGIZE.

g, Louis. Feb. pa large crowd gathered on 'he
ar of the Merchant Exchange to-day to listen 10
oy president Alexander Smiths public apology 10
President Booth for the practical JOKE p'aye' VI
~. latter MI Smith had reconsldered the matter
:, r.,,sed IN apologize. A special meeting OF the
nn.rd Of Dire ,iors ia called for Monday, wnen ,ns
iol@r will disciplined The affair has % pe'1,,o ,wo
ssertous and has divided the Exchange "'o wv
ssc,ion. the seniors and juniors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-24
FrtNSS PROTEST Not RkCORDED.

TENNESSEE DEMOCRATS RN ANoIhE" INN N
PREVENT IT FROM coMiNu BHfOhE
THE LEGIsLATCHE
Nashville Tenn. Feb. the election in'es"-
CATION developed sensation inns MOI ",'h' 20
n1h, tho committee completed Its list OF counties
,o Ia Investigated and omitted from the list
number In which Mr.. Evans alleged fraud In the
election. His protest against this omission was
70 be heard by the committee this morning Az
the hour for the meeting only two OF the Demo-
cratic members were present. The other mempers
had let town, 1t was said. Inc TWO VINO "e'e 'v''
49,. an, ., tho way before the order could he
called and the meeting broken up for lack
OF quorum. -, ,,.or >, tho
lo..i ,r.ss for pubca ton but ii is not on record
virh fh. committees pape's. and Will propaDiy
moi be got before the It teisature The committee
I'm Iaave here in three sections tonght going
70 IN" three grand divisions OF the State to begin
the work OF investigation.
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RANSOM GETS THE PRIZE.
THE PRESIDENT APPOINTS HIM MINISTER
TO MEXICO.
FAITHFUL FoHApwER OF MR.. CLEVELAND RE-
WARDED-rHE NOMINATION UNANIMOUSLY +

CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE. d
Icy TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUNE]
Washington Feb 23.--The scramble for the Me~-
lean Mission in which sundry Democratic sta'es
men out of Job" have been engaged Tor wees
mast ended to-day, when the vacancy occasioheo
by the death OF Minister Gray was filled by tne
appointment OF Senator Matt W. Ransom o, all
the aspirants for the place Mr. Ransom had the
most imposing and appropriate claim. and his NOM
ination has been received with general satsiac-
ton The Senate. according to its courteous GUS
tom confirmed the nomination at once and by
unanimous vote waving the Formally OF ref
erence to committee Mr. Ransoms claim for the
post had been urged by all the Democratic SEN
ators. and the Republicans had also Joined In
signing a petition for his appointment. His only
serious rival in the race the unfortunate chair
man OF the Ways and Means Committee OF the
House. Mr. WILSON, CT West Virginia whose health
it was thought by his friends. would be. beneiitet
by a two years sojourn in Mexico Mr.. wilson
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tOLLEGE ROUDYISN ~ JNDI1N1.
STUDENT or THE STATE UNIVERSITY HAS HIS
SKULL FRACTURED IN A sOPIiOMoRT-
FRESHMAN CONTy-s.

I'M ''N-t' - IsfsD IN A SOIIiOMORL-
FRESHMAN CoNTFsT
Bloomington. Ind, Feb. 23--Yestcrlay was day
o. excitement among the college students Broken
heads bruised noses and torn clothes are plentiful.
The cause was a fight between the ~ophomore and
freshman classes Of the State University, which
began on Thursday afternoon extended through
the entire night and continued until last night.
IL has been the custom Of the "sophs'' TO burn
horace each year, provided the "freshies" did
not prevent them. They made the attempt on
thursday but failed At night the sophomores
were pulled from their beds and tied hand and
Ioot, after which they were loaded In transfer
wagons. taken many miles into the country ana
ued to trees This mode OF capture and treat
ment led 10 many personal encounters. OrViLe
McDowen student from Bedford. beat George
unes, another student, with club. Giess face
was beaten black and blue, and when he was
takcn to a physicians office his skull was found
10 be fractured.
The hoodlums of the town. negroes and whites,
paraded the streets all day with clubs stones and
other weapor
ANOTHER BODY IN THE DELA VAN HOUSE RUIN
Albany, Feb 23 tSpecia) ).-Some boys digging for
diamonds In the ruins OF tn, Delavan House this
afternoon uncovered the body OF another human
being. The work of clearing the ruins n ut q
standst.l. II Is believed that there are severa!
bodies still there.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-24

The last week has witnessed another outburst
OF Anglophobsm In Paris respecting the British
occupation OF Egypt. For the last three weeks
French influence In Cairo has been vehemehuy
worked TO induce the Khedive to dismiss Nuos'
Pacha and his co-ministers. The old reason -
alleged. that Nubar's Government Is 100 eo"'p'AA
SAINT toward British control; and this Is 'ne mo'e
remarkable because Fakhry and Mazloun rae"a'
were thrust upon Nubar by the Khedive oecauSe
Of their supposed anti-British sympathies
further acquaintance on their part with tne
brutal Lord Cromer" as he is called. and with the
advantages of British rule and OF the undouoted
approval by the fellaheen of the British admins
t~,tion. have modified the hatred these gentlemen
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rHE SrArrRE or MANkIND.

From The Boston Transcript.
M rbs,dore Gill when asked by the writer VS.
riav Al the Smithsonian whether ne was bs
bv Professor Donaibs eNam.na tloh ~ W., a., IT,
oninion that man IS now n ne maN'r hnniss %. he
.caie - heath and stature. Various ueoiiiss,
avs have been promulgated by aninropo.os,srs
tryinc 10 prove that mans prehistoric ancest ~
-. races OF giants and that the human aSe no" s
Lesn an the gradual decrease ever since put &c
ne m resnact for such doctrines rs proof o, w.
he saws most OF the ancient armor worn oy tue
hss, rhvsicll types OF men many centuries aso -
roo small and too short for the average man VI
to-day. &C., a.. rau-Lroun ethnolo-
81, s,vs thaf Americans need have no rear Nntt
an such condition NAV result from thelr mehtA
Sc;or When Herbert Sncncer visited TINS county
- nronhesied that our Nation would soon neVeiop
into a stunted unhealthy race. because IN tnelr
struggle for Intellectual and commercial superiority
mr. Citizens were burning the candle at ootn enls
ht,t since this prophecy was made the census ga.
tistics have continued year by year 10 prove 'nst
W. are the taest and helthiest Nation on tne
glohs A decrease In mans stature. the PROFESSOR
Continued would be brought about by improper nu-
triton or neglect OF exercise. As an example OF ne
effects OF insufficient food. the Indian tribes Wh.n
have existed for centuries in our arid regions az.
much thinner erH shorter In stature tnan thIss
whose fathers enjoyed the abundant game OF w
praries Greatness OF stature indicates the ma or
mum OF health and strength. The Americans, 80
rather the citizens OF the United states stana -
the top OF the ladder. and the half-starVed u"A'i
races OF Africa at the bottom.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-03
EypERTnENTIyG WITH A HCKPOCkET
From The Philadelphia Telegraph.


profassor Starr. OF the anthropologlcal depart
rnent OF the Chicago University TOOK from ,ne
streets for experiment a htteen-year-oi p'IIHn.
nocket Of recognized ability in his profession ne
VAS known TO his friends skinny The ProL,es
sors purpose was study the effect OF isola,,HHs
this young criminal from his criminal sarrouhhII NJ.
inss and to observe the moral influence o. o. the
new environment. The boy went 10 live Al III
Professor house; he shared his walks hse,,i,,es
To him. and he !nuusted with respoonns'DD atron
Of a minor character. He accompanied ms y" We
10 Mexico for research in prehistoric RUNS NV
was his constant companion =, hs no-
one thing to which the boz was found 10 U vas
tceably sensitive was cold When the wea,neii ssos
cold ne became very nervous. and the q banker.
could see I'm such times the suggestion OF nam" ~.
ing for his old life In this recent cold snap o,sr
crisis came one night while the therinoin.n,cc.
was particularly low the boys moral resis's 49,
broke down and during the night. while me ,nrcs
lessor silent his ole spirit returned In tuii 10,
and he stole silver. jewery and money ana he The
former gave every evidence OF being actually prp ,t
tent He showed a desire to commit suicoe ,.Ien
the Professor secured his release and mas Of
him back into his home, and the expef..nrvn" md
further Isolation OF this young criminal po' hones
bred viii continue probably with stronse,
~ his ultimate regeneration than were ente.
when he was originally picked out OF tms .,,s csiic
The Indicated combination OF heat ana e''"o ~
for further study.
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,JpIE noes AC7IJE AGAIN.

WINTER OVER IL THE CENTRAL fAi'h "E''"'
rnrr-A SLAUGHTER or RATS.
o,o. - ,no sights in the Central Park Menagerie
lac, veck was the prairie dogs scuttnS ABOUT
,ho,r ,rcloeurc These ANIMALS. which went below
a, ,,o erst sign OF winter usually remain under
ground til late IN March. and their coming UP ~
looked u,on as a sure sign that We have seen the
Iast NJ this long. cold winter. They were eoo'
doal thinner than when they retired to their long
snooza some months ago. and ate raVehousy VI
tho vegetables and bread which were thrown INTO
the pcn There Ia always n danger mat III "A mar"
winter these animals may freeze to d'a'h' "s 'no
made ground where they burrow Is only some SIN
foot doom rcqtlng ON the rock. Last fall however
Superintendent Smith had n large quantity oil '"r'n
,llmpod into their ncloaurc. and the lew ioot ~
extra soil doubtless saved their lives TINS ""'''
m, only onlmiln that welcomed the visitor with
yona Of delight were the Aaska dogs. Th'y arc
,hc mott nncc,ionn,o Icnzcns II the menag'rc' ana
1, ,ccms u shame that they are not taken out fof
run every now and again. They were p.Grng on,
from behind their bars at ia. tani 'NhnH"'"H '"V"
ana bDggcd for Just ON" good r"li ~ IT, ,,,,,,,,
MONDAY was a bad day for rats IN the h'l'NlII''
Th,y. Vcrmu are the greatest pcHt ~ ih' ,W'
nngcrc They faucn ana multiply on me f'oI
that IL Intended for tn" animals ana ph"H; ~
are f.nrfuliy destructive among the fpuuE lpWN'
uigcons ducks ana swans The chcken-hou.r
which h In the rear 81 the elephant -hous" ~ = ~
raised some three feet from the grounl an III w,
rrilnr I'M. rats hid made their hoadqulriefs
In foth dogs are az gam" ~ game can p,, n.li
soon there was 4 pand"monium 81 Iog grows n.,l
RAT saucils. and sclfrying FOR safety. me ratt
had thg,r exits hut 40 each ho" = IN STOOL S"ii
with a stick and ~ far ~ could De- learned nor
way rats were dumped INTO the refuse wagon, ana
tv'S terriers guawrI here ana thcre ttt,e BIZ;
thcn took up their post rs srnt.irs IN the elephant
house. keen - ma a lew more rats
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which are to be seen Windsor. Osborne and
Buckingham Palace. II is scarcely necessary to
cn'imcratc more than few Of Mrs. ThOrnycroft'S
very numerous works. In lSl7 she had in IN"
Prince Of Wales. In 1852 she exhibited lkcnesses
Of the Hon. Miss Stanhopc and Lord Clanmauricc
and In the year OF Her Majesty the Queen and
OF H. r. II. the Duchess OF Gloucester. then In her
seventy -sctcuth year; ana In 1853 Of Niscount Pc
tcrsham.
But the lady had now long become "A living 'act
In the art world. and her sculptures were looked
admiration. II was. however by means with
busts alone that Mrs Thcrnycroft established her
rcputut,on she had already produced a beautiful
statue. The Flower Girl" which aroused much
attention ia arr circles and we are delighted to
have the opportunity OF furnishing illustrations OF
which in the Paris Exhibition. 1855. needed
not the delighted admiration OF the Danish sculptor
Jorichaw. who dec AIRED Il to be Of six II the
finest statues in the world. for II "arreS with Il Its
own claim % merit \ graceful figure. perfect In
symmetry and buoyant with vitality of young life
this charming design Is fine I'm conception 1t
IL refined and mastery IN the modelling. The
ideal, and. regards the likeness Is stamped
with an Individuality that can never bc lost.
Mrs. ThOrnycrpNs two sons. John Isaac Thorny-
croft and Hdmo W. Thornycroft. K. A., are DIS
tinguishcd in their vacations. The former is known
throughout Europe as n highly scientific construc-
tor OF torpcdo-boais. while 20 the latter, he IL
our great sculptor and We will und'r' AXE to say
there Is not an artist among us who not proud
of him. And IN order that the artistic faculty may
not he wholly limited TO the male Sex at ieast
OF the daughters. Miss Helen Thornycroft Who
just been elected Nicc-presdent Of the Society
OF Lady Artists has long been In the lrst rank.
both IA a Hover and landscape painter.
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WAITED TEN HOCRS FOR HIS PICTURE

Agiers Correspondence The Chicago Post
The other morning English lady VINO des,, 80
10 take the portrait II ragged but p!cture sIoe,
Moor whom she met the street got MN IN Pa
ton but found upon examination that sn 100 10
nogectej IN bring an important part OF her KODAK
So she ran back to- the hotel Two blocks ana ,So
~ maj arrived: so she forgot all about the MOOT
and the kodak After dinner o S,rrtsa to the
SPOT There the old Moor sat. just as she hau 'ei'
him, facing IN, ms nict,,re he said He had been
,bera Since 10 o'clock a. m. Of that day, put me
bnsiness OF sitting still suited him The EngIsn
AN Of course gave him penny TO go ana ouy
IA
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V1RY 1HORNif ROfT
THE Aurrsr MOTHER or ARTISTS.

THE AHrrsr MOTHER OF ARTISTS
From The London Queen
Born Al Thorrham In Norfolk in 1874. The vcncr-
alJo widow of the late Thomas Thornycroft. sculp-
tor who passed from among us on the LIST of this
month leaves behind her tho sweet SAVIOUR OF a
III. of talent and Industry. coupled with the warm
regard Of an her friends. Daughter OF Johh
Francis who died In 1861. at the sam" age as his
DAUGHTER Mrs ThornycroU carly exhibited that
love. OF plastic art OF which her father was also i"
professor of note There is OF his works in the
National Portrait Gallery. a bust OF the Duke OF
WELLINGTON. that is q fair example OF the SIKH
that founI IT'S author slt,ers among more than
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-03
4 CIR STORY.
From The London Spectator.
G. w. :.

From The London Spectator
Your readers may be interested In hearing OF the
crafty trick OF black Persian. Prln Is mag
nlhcent animal. but withal a most dainty one show
Ing distinct dsapproval OF any meat not cooked
in the especial way he likes. VIZ roast. The cook
OF whom he IL very fond determined to break this
bad habit Stewed or boiled meat was accordingly
put ready for him. but as he had often done be-
time fish roast was substituted. For three
DAYS the saucer OF meat was untouched. and no
other food gwen. But on the fourth morning the
cook was much rejoced at finding the saucer
empty. Prln ran TO meet her. and the good
woman tod her mistress how extra aifectiOnate
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that repentant cat was that morning ne du rv vs
10Y his dinner OF roast that day mo oouD, III ,ha
with double amount Of gravy. " was hol W
uotbonrd under the dresser was clcil' p,i TO-,
fav that his artfunoss was brought 10 lEnt' ~
was The contents Of the saucer or Stew ,nj
Their was no other animal about the P hi al ~
no other two servants were as mich aS'ou, ~ ~,
he cook AT tho clever trick played on tne Iy n
terribly spoiled net OF the house nuo oO W roast
beef / know this story to be true ana haI II
known the cat for the last nine OF u" Se"' -
han,
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From The Indianapolis Journal.
The wayworn man had fallen in the street in n
very good swoon
The usual crowd gathered and the usual man
who -knOws-what-to-do shouted:
stand back, And give him air"
The wayworn man got up.
Air said he with fine scorn. Air. When
! Amt had nothn' but air fer tree days"
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IN DOUBT.

From The indianapolis Journal. ,.
RuSc. TO the suffering editor you got TOO rluenn
stun this week for the womans page wmen ~. ,hs
one on .Woman's Place in StatecraftT'
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STORY or DISRAELE

From The London Globe
In n memoir which has just been published OF
Sir Andrew Ramsay IL Is related how Vernon
Harcourt' once asked Conservative friend How
can you and your party follow such "A
DisraelI?' oh" WAS the reply I'VE look upon him
as u professional bowler
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"Oh. don't You understand? She always likes go
ing TO a committee where she Will get her own
way"
There have been few women-or men either
SO perfectly certain they were right Lady
Stanley That is one form Of permanent enjoy
mont OF life. Mr. Gladstone was. I'm that par
ticular one OF her few rivals. Her political creed
never changcd-t Mr.. Gladstone who
changed She was a Liberal. and ardent In
the Liberal cause. Her house was long politi
cal centre. Her husband who died in 1863
sometimes known Old Ben-had long official
career ending as Postmaster-General. lie, too.
was Of positive type Of character Lady Stan
ley had tcen nearly seventy years in a kind OF
public life, surrounded during all that time by
the best people from ali Of whom she drew
what she wanted intellectually; to whom she
gave as much as she took. Education was one
Of her subjects and Girton a kind Of religion. or
that great school for the higher education Of
girls she founder SO was she Of the Girls
Public Day School Company. | should imagine
that she never left to any other to do anything
she could do herself Her activity was incessant
She had grown To be of considerable bulk, and
going w or down stairs was extremely difficult
to her. but neither that nor anything else but
positive illness was allowed to stand In the way Of
what she thought ner duty or Of any effort that
interested her If she had spared herself little
she might be living to-day But she was out
amid this bitter cold with east wind and fog
and all the other delights OF London weather
one OF her brands was to hear Mr. Lily's lecture
on Carlyle-and the exposure brought on bron-
chitis. which proved fatal So passes away a
gallant soul a woman Of many womanly virtues
and Of an indomitable masculine sense.
G. W. s.