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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-08
THE PARTITION or CHINA.

Once started, things move swiftly enough In
Eastern Asia. year and a half ago hostilites
began between China and Japan. Since then
China has been completely whipped and hum
bled: has concluded treaty opening the bulk
OF her Empire TO trade and to Industrial ma
chinery; has mortgaged herself to Russia for
payment Of the war indemnity; has surrendered
great island province to Japan, parts Of other
provinces 10 France, n considerable tract TO Ger
many, and TO Russia ractcally-al Of Man
churia and Liau-TOng, with the sacred capital,
Moukden the Eastern Gibraltar" Port Arthur
and the command Of the Gulf Of Pe-Ch-Ll and
Of the entrance TO Picking Nor are these all
The Mahometan millions Of Kan-Su and Eastern
Turkestan have risen again in a more formidable
revolt than ever. They have banished Chinese
authority from a third geographically the
Empire, and now, having captured Lan-Choo
threaten an irresistible descent upon the Middle
Kingdom and Picking itself
In this desperate strait the Chinese Govern
ment does the most extraordinary thing. per-
haps, in all its history. II asks Russia to send
in a great army and suppress the rebellion. That
is, not merely to restore order on the Russo
Chinese frontier, but to march more than thou
sand miles into the very heart Of the Empire
Such a campaign could mean nothing less than
Russian occupation Of. and protectorate over.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-08

and ultimate annexation Of the revoted prov
inccs from Kashgar TO Shcn-Si, including, of
course. the whole Of Mongolia. For man, years
II has been evident that such was Ruisas OBJ
feet but the attainment of it mt this tine and
in this manner by The voluntary act Of China
has not generally been expected. 1t Is interest
ing 10 recall however. that Russian agents have
been numerous and active among the Mahom-
etans q KulSu and Eastern Turkcstan for
several years Their purpose may well have
been the organization Of just such revolt rs
that which las now occurred with the further
object Of bringing about just such Russian In
tervcntiOn as is now contemplated
Meanwhile the aggrcssiOns Of France in the
south are no less significant. China has already
fully surrendered to France those Chinese Shan
States which were allotted to China on the par
tition Of Siam. China then hound herself TO
England by solemn treaty not TO give them mp
70 any other Power but has now broken that
treaty in the most fragrant manner. French in
fuencc is also rapidly increasing in Yum Nan and
Kwang-Si. and there Is reason TO believe that
there is already secret understanding by which
the reversioa Of those great provinces Is secured
70 France Such territorial gain for France
would in itself be enormous. But its significance
is 10 he perceived fully only when we notice
that il would place an impossible French barrie
between China ard the British Empire IN India.
BY the extension IF her Burmese holdings north
ward and eastward England has aimed to secure
permanent connection, either on her own soil or
on that Of a friendly and halfdependent buffer
State. between the valleys of the Brahmaputra
and Irawaddy and that OF the Yang Use Kiang
This ambition France now threatens to defeat,
and probably will defeat II. as is minated. NJ
Uanotaux returns to the Foreign Office In that
case England's share of partitoned China VIII
be limited TO the central part of the coast ana
the lower part Of the YangTse Valley. That,
no doubt. is the most valuable part OF the whole
Empire But It would be isolated from all other
British possessions, and its security would be
largely dependent upon the maintenance OF
friendly relations with Japan. There would also
be constant danger Of friction from the direct
contact OF British and French colonial posses
sions. without a buffer State between them. We
NAV thus expect some stirring complications IN
Eastern Asia in the near future, in which Eng
land France and Russia will play the leading
PARTS and dsmembered China be the object or
contention
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-08
pERDyaA

A monument 10 the late Bishop Way man. colored.
viii be erected in Baltim,re.
The Rochester Chambei OF Commerce has IN.
v,,ed Joseph O'Connor. FHitor OF THE Rochester
Pos.-Express" 70 address he Chamber on Decem-
Der 49, the hunGredth annivrsary OF the sgning Of
the Jay treaty N "A century Oh A'hef'oa" |'"-
merce.'
."rhe London Realm tell this story OF the late
Lord Ailesbury which It SAYS has never before ap-
peared in print: He sttnd!ng bareheaded IN .
well.known hatter's shop in hccadilly while his hat
was being Ironed Bishop-who being still alive
has not reached his turn for losthumous anecdotes
shop in fun attire and seeingLo Alesbury bare
headed mistook him for shdpman Taking OF his
1 ~ Won have hat like this? Lord Aiesbury
the hat and esrs H"sE and havsn aS Sd
had, I'm ID II I'd wear IT,
Ex-Postmaster-Gen James will preside At tAA
Utica On. " EIsteddfod on New Years Day.
Nine Sarah Bernhardt's last Swn cost $3.50. II
is decorated with diamonds and trquoises. and the
skins Of 30 ermnes were requiredto line the train.
"The Cincinnati Tmes-star' SAYS that when Ai.
miral Stephen b. Luce was a young lieutenant on
the old ship Constellation he was known equally
for his capabilities officer AM for his royser-
ing tendencies His readiness 10 wit also Q
marked quality as is shown by the following story.
that is a favorlte IN the wardroons OF the Navy
to this day. The ship at NewIprt. and the leu.
tenant entered July into the sodal pleasures Of
that gay city. AS he went aboard de evening after
an afternoon out, the officer of ne deck noticed
that his step not steady as might be. and,
in his sternest tones. said Mr.. Lice you're light
SIR Quick as fash came the answer: 'If Ste.
phen r. Luce how can he be tight Ir?' The future
admira, heard no more OF the matte.
An interesting figure IS removed rom Madrid b.
the death there of the dramatic poet, Jose Marco
His principal pieces. Il. Sol De Inviermo' Che
Winter Sum, La Feria de las Mujers" Ohe Women
Market and Roberto el Diablo" (ibbert the Devil
have enjoyed great popularity aiming the theatre
goers OF Spain. and much regret is fit his death
Colonel Basil Norris. OF the Medical Corps OF the
Army. who died recently in San Francisco, had a
long ard busy professional life Ee related
to the celebrated DR. George Washington Norris Of
the University OF Pennsylvania. and his Army ser.
vice extended from 1852 10 1892, wher he retired
Early in his career he called to attend General
Grant, and by his skill IN practice the dis
t!nguished regard OF the General. vno was his pa
tient throughout the war. lad In Washington after
tending physician OF other well-kipwn officers Of
the Army and OF Presidents during his long detail
in Washington. and also gave his s'rv!ces 10 many
OF the poor people in the city. He received promo
ton and brevet commissions for "nertOrious SER
vices and diligent discharge OF duties during the
war"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-08
STRANGE TALE FROM THE NORTH.

Some half n dozen lines in yesterdays paper
conveyed bit Of news which, If confirmed
must be accounted marvellous beyond all de
scription. II was stated that Mrs Nansen. at
her home at Christiania had received by carrier
pigeon a message from her husband, the Arctic
explorer. stating his expedition was doing we'll
That was all. But when we consider what il
means, If true. that simple item far transcends
the utmost fancyings Of poet and romancer We
do not mean that it is strange that the Fran is
safe and all her company we'll OF that we have
had no serious doubt But what is strange
mysterious and incxplicable is that the news
should have come to us in such manner
1t IS now about two and n half years since
the Fran fitted for her venturous voyage
and her coopful Of rierpgeons put aboard
On June -, 1893. she left Varanger Fiord and
baGe adieu to Europe. On August she reached
Yugorski Strait. paused for a brief space that
letters might be sent home. and then plunced
into the Black Sea Of the North and vanished
from human vision and from human reach
From that day 10 this she has not been seen nor
heard from. 1t IL reckOned from our knowledge
Of Arctic currents. that she must have passed
the Lena Delta and the New Siberian Islands
by the end Of September 1893; then headed north
on about the l3Jth meridian. and slowly swept
on with the Ice pack toward the Pole. literally
THE first that ever burst into that silent sea
But that Is mere speculation: and so Is it that
she has been drifting northwarl 10 or almost
to the Pole, and thence southwark again toward
the eastern coast Of Greenland
But now We are told. from out the silence
ana darkness Of those two unknown years. a
vital message comes. carricr-pigeon. "A fluffy
handful OF feathers ard affection, Is released
from the cage in which it has all this time been
imprisoned in tina, lccbound ship. The tiny mis-.
siye is fastened to II. and II is tossed gently
into the Arctic air Never before was any mes
senger sent forth on such an errand: ar never
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-08
DCFENCELESS COASTS.
contention

The defencpless condition Of the seacOast of
the United States is properly one Of the chief
topics of Secretary Lamont's and General Miles
reports 1t ought to engage the serious atten-
ton of Congress, and we hope that public opin-
ion may be so strongly developed rs TO compel
nrompt and liberal appropriations for an object
Of the first Importance. The creation OF an ell
cient Navy Is an undertaking in which the coun-
try takes just pride and satisfaction but If there
is a theory in any quarter that while this COM
mendabe work IS going on the plan OF fortlfi-
cation adopted in 1856 can safely be neglected,
that deluson ought to be got rid OF as soon as
possible The multiplication Of ships OF all
classes does not guarantee the security or our
ports While they are not protected by guns on
shore they must inevitably remain exposed to
successful attack. The scheme OF coast defence
devised nine years ago. and az that time sus-
tanned by arguments which have since lost none
Of their weight, might have been completed this
year if the proposed rate Of progress had been
steadily maintained In reality it has only just
begun and unless Il different policy is adopted
by Congress the middle Of the next century will
find it still unfinished
1t IS not surprising that more of that enihusi-
asm which accomplishes results should be mani
Tested about ships than about forts, but there
is neither patriotism nor common sense in zeal
for naval advancement which excludes sense
of care for an equally Indispensable requirement
Of Naliona. honor and security. The plan which
is making scarcely perceptible progress toward
completion originally contemplated an expendi-
ture OF about sos 900 900 by the end Of the pres
ent year. A little more than one-tenth of that
amount has been provided. SO far know
there is no complaint Of the manner in which
the money has been used. Ncwiork has wisely
received more attention than any other point
on the coast line, and it Is probable that stout
defence Of the immense interests collected here
could be made But ii would be absurd TO con-
slider them secure. when only small part Of the
equipment deemed needful for their protection
by those best qualified to judge has been pro-
vded. Elsewhere little or nothing has been ac-
complished. San Francisco has some defences
worthy Of consideration, but General Miles re-
ports that Galveston. New-Oreans. Mobile. Key
West Savannah, Charleston. Wilmington, Wash
ington. Baltimore and Philadelphia are entirely
without modern guns and that the coast cities
north Of New-York, one excepted. are in the
same situation with those south Of IT,
There is no desire on the part Of anybody. we
assume, to breed a panic. but every intelligent
citizen ought TO lend his influence to the appeal
Of those who are officially responsible for the
general safety and tranquility Not economy
but parsimony dictates the policy of niggarlly
appropriations for coast defence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-08
REFORM N COLLEGE NOMENCLATURE

1t is gratifying to observe that Chancellor
MacCrackcn's proposition for the systematic
classification Of institutions OF higher learning
has attracted wide attention. and Is being dis
crssed In a serious and practical spirit The
matter is one Of real importance, and of an i'm
portance which is steadily increasing year by
year. That the reform for which he pleads was
not adopted long ago is n reproach to our edu
cational system or lack Of system. In no other
country there so many so-caed colleges and
universities rs In this. In none are these insti-
tutlons so heterogeneous. so caprlciously incon-
sistent in names and ranking. In none are
standards Of scholarship SO untrustw0rthy, and
academic degrees uncertain Of Significance
We have many colleges" empowered to be-
stow all manner Of degrees. which really are
nothing more than high schools or academies
There are also many universities" which do
not possess the first characteristics Of real uni
vcrsity and do not even expect to attain them.
II indeed they are actually worthy TO be ranked
as colleges. ON the other hand, there are some
institutes and schools" which might ammo
nriateH claim collegiate rank. and some col.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-08

Brooklyn property-,wners are making vigorous
efforts 10 prevent DEMONSTRATION OF trolley rail-
ro,da in residence STREETS where there IL no need
~, tbem and In parts Of the city which are al.
ready supplied with abundant means OF trans
nortat,on. They ought to be successful. II IL
didicuIt 10 believe that the present Board II
Aldermen in it's last days can be guilty OF such
an outrageous thing 70 the granting OF the ON
nibus privileges sougr by the Flynn railroad
concern would be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-08

make for he says hi shall preach the truth" Il
IL fortunate for sone men that they are not
subtect 70 court-martial under the military Law
concerning conduct vnbecoming a gentleman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-08

inquirer: We shoId advise you TO consult Dr.
Frank X. Hahn in psson concerning the particu-
lar symptoms OF ypur Gaze before using his
Cheapest Known or for s)re eyes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-08

Another week has gone by without bringing
any solution to the Turkish problem. The Pow
ers are still engaged in parleying with the Porte
about the petty question Of allowing half Il dozen
clnboats 10 pass through the Dardanelles and
meanwhile outrage and rapine proceed apace in
Asia Minor the number of Armenians who are
officially stated TO have been killed. or 10 be
dying of starvation beyond the hope Of relief
attaining the appalling figures Of half million
The secret of the Sultan's success in defying the
Powers, and of the extra ;diaary inactioI OF
the latter, is his knowledge that they are no
longer in accord. and that they dread above
everything else the RISKS entailed By partition
ing Of Turkey. This constitutes the source OF
the Sutans strength. and he is still further en-
cOurag ed in his attitude by the action of Russia
which, in concert with France and Germany. de-
cares that the integrity Of the Ottoman Empire
must be maintained. the Gar even going TO the
length Of encouraging the Porte to resist Eng
lands demands for Armenia's autonomy To
understand the course of the Muscovite Govern
ment in the matter ii is merely necessary TO re-
member its experience with Bulgaria II Russia
promotes in any way the organization Of a more
or less Independent State, such rs an autonomous
Armenia in Asia Minor. she would be merely
building up another obstacle to her ACQUISITION
Of Constantnople, AZ a moment when she might
have secured 1t without peril of a European
war the cost of which TO her would not even be
countcrbalanced 10y the possession of the key
90 the Black Sea
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-08

That the pontifcate Of Leo XIII IL now rapidly
drawing TO a close is apparent from the reports
which have reached this country during the last
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-08

It is bad enough to have a botched capital that
cost an enormous sum Of money, without oeing
satisfactory, and it is to be hoped that we are
not t. be afflicted with a sheet-copper and cast
bronze monstrosty on top or II. IL we cannot
have a tower suitable to the structure let us
not have any at all. We do not want any cheap
treatment OF the browning feature or an imposing
granite structure. 1t would be better to walt
till the State can afford to strengthen the
foundations Of the haf-built tower and complete
it properly than to finish it with structure I'M
worthy of the building.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-08

From time to time discussions take place in
the Berlin Reichstag which serve to recall the
Oft-forgoten fact that the title Of Emperor borne
by William Of Hohenzollern is more honorary
than real, and that his actual rule does not ex-
tend beyond the frontiers Of the Kingdom OF
Prussia. The other States Of the Confederation
known as the German Empire are Jealous of
their sovereign rights and display extreme
watcllfuness in resisting an encroachment upon
their independence by the Berlin Government
1t is TO sentiments such as these that must be
attributed the strong opposition which has been
offered during the last week in the Federal
Legislature by Bavaria Wurtemberg and Baden
10 the EmperOr's project for the suppression Of
their existing codes Of military law by that OF
severe. The plea upon which he bases his de-
mand is the necessity Of unanimity in such mat
tiers. But the South Germans are shrewd enough
TO realize that inasmuch every abe-bodled
citizen between the ages Of twenty and fifty be-
longs either to the active, the reserve, or the
"landsturm" branches Of the army, and Is as
such considered amenabe TO military Justice
their abandonment Of the administration Of the
latter TO the War Department at Berlin would
mean nothing less than surrender of their
national independence, and a submission TO that
very Prussian yoke which is their principal bug
bear.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-08
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Busi,1ess Notlces.

TRIBUNE: TERMS TO MAIL SUBSCRIBERS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-08

The President doesn't seem 10 care VINO mak~o
the laws Of the people. 80 long as he can shoot
.ho d,,nl1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-08

What is the sense in complaining because the
official prediction Of heavy snowfall in this city
wasn't verified? Some folks are hard to please.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-08

The people who say that the world is coming
to an end before January have selected sus
picious date. II looks il they trying 10
sneak out OF buying Christmas presents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-08

A Camden ~ j.. clergyman recently denounced
from his pulpit young woman OF his congrega-
tion. who taught her young sister and two or
three OF her girl friends to dance as fool and as
tiger with deadly claws lurking beneath the
soft smooth fur. His friends tell him that his
conduct was brutal. but Re mas no apology to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-08

Why should the President complain OF having
Congress on his hands II he considers himself
at liberty to get 1t off his hands whenever he
pleases by going aft.r ducks Government
vessel?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-08
Ietu-}1ork daily Gribn,1s

FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-03-28
RAILROAD RUMBLINGS.

The officials of the Pennsylvania say
that traffic is improving.
Large quantity of coal is being stored
in the P. & R, yards at Schuylkill Haven.
Forty five locomotives are at present in
the P. & R. machine shops awaiting re-
pairs.
The Lehigh Valley is receiving its first
instalment of passenger locomotives
from the Baldwin works.
The D. l.. & w. has awarded a contract
for 500 freight cars to the Jackson &
Woodin Manufacturing Company.
The Baltimore and Ohio is Fastening
the construction of the Belt tunnel
through Baltimore so that trains may be
run by April 1st.
A large number of passenger coaches
are being renovated at the P. & R. shops
in Reading preparatory to the opening OF
the excursion season.
The Pennsylvania will shortly test
electricity as motive power on trains
running on its road between Louisville
KY, and Albany, Indiana.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-03-28

WASHINGTON. March 2S.-Ambassador
Pauncefote has received no news as to the
killing of Boatswain Lowe, of the Laures-
tina by the Spanish soldiers at ST. Jago,
Cuba After reading the account of the
matter given by the officers of the ship he
said; ''This is evidently a very outrageous
case, and will, of course be promptly in
vestigated. 1t is not a matter that would
come to this office at all, however, the com
plaint being made directly to England. Nc
doubt the captain of the ship will make a
deposition as to the facts before the Brit
ish consul, Captain Seagrove, at Balti-
more, and the latter will forward it &c
England l am glad to have my attention
called to it, as l can make certain that all
the evidence is taken
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-03-28
LitfIe Nel1le Is Pnsitlvn.

CARROLLTON, No, March 2S. -Ten-year-
old Nellie Moeks, the only survivor of the
Meeks family Of five, who were murdered
on May 10 last year. is in town to testify
in the trial of William p. and George Tay-
lor, which began yesterday. Nellie was
permitted by her guardians to tell the
story of the atrocious crime in advance of
the time for hor appearance on the stand.
She is positive in her Identification of the
Taylors as the men who murdered the
family and left her for dead. Nellie, who
is an unusually bright child heard the
Taylors discuss the murder as she lay
seemingly dead.