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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-10
THE CL4REMONT LEASE.

The action of the Park Board in renewing the
lease of the Claremont Hotel In Riverside Park
TO Edward = Stokes fer 4 period OF hve years
Is extraordinary, 10 say the least Of it, and To
all appearancc scandalous. The application OF
Stokes was made two weeks ago and promptly
Granted at a meeting II the Board after the
rcporters had gore away. So that the facts were
not publicly known until yesterday. The transac-
ton therefore was essentially s, ret. which Is
equivalent TO saying that it. Is exceedingly suS-
pIcous. The cession OF a lucrative privilege,
especially when 1t involves the Use Of public
property ought never 10 he "A clandestine pro-
cccding. or TO have the slightest faint OF that
sort: but in this case there are particular rea-
sons for condcmning the Commissioners who
voted To renew the lease without previous notice
or SUBSEQUENT announcement The Park Board
Is about 10 be- reconstructed and the present
members should have rcfrancd from taking any
action which could properly be left TO their sue
cossors. but II there Is one function more than
another which they were bound in decency nor
to exercise il Is that Of making just such n
grant ~ this. The lease which Stokes has en-
loved for years will not expire until AFTER inc
Commissioners who renewed II have been re-
tired from office. and their last exhibition OF
zeal for Tammany Hall is discredtabe as
II Is characteristic
That a spitcful desire 10 serve Tammany
fayoriie inspired this performance Is not to be
doubted For who Is Stokes, and what other
possible claim has he: His record was I'M
savory before he enlarged it by a cowardly
murder. and his whole course Of life since he
committed that odious crime has been such as
TO deepen regret that he escaped his Just deserts.
Outside the notorious circle Of those whom evil In
stncis or political affiliations have drawn around
him he is known only to be loathed. But he has
long rendered important and hazardous services
ia Tammany Hail. and among his cronies are
Croker and Scanncll. 1t is admitted that the
Claremoni lease has been very profitable to him.
but II is rs discrcditablc that he should contrlve
10 have It renewed by IN outgoing Board as II
is natural that he should desire a renewal. For
ne has not managed the hotel To the credit and
advantage Of the community. His violation OF
the Excise law at that resort OF all classes has
been constant and fragrant. and he doubtless
means to be- MS audacious in the future as he
has been in the past
II there were no other objection to secret
renewal Of his lease. the fact that ii gave no
chance for competition would dscredit the
action II the expiring Park Board The crcum
stances Of the award ought II possible to he
made the basis Of proceedings 10 annul IT, AT
all events. the Commissioners about TO be APP
pointed by Mayor Strong should look into the
matter promptly. and assert their authority so
far rs the law Will permit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-10
PERSONAL.

c.orao Edward Curtis. who died a few dayx ago
in Washington was well known among sc'e"s,nc
men In that city, having occupied posiuohs IN the
Weather Bureau the Geological Survey ana the
Smithsonian Institution. He was graduated ITO"
Yale In 1882 and soon afterward became professor
of mathematics IN Washburn College, Kansas.
He did useful work for the Smithsonian institution
IN preparing It's volume OF meteoroiosca' LADIES'
He contributed valuable articles TO various MAIN
ematcal and scientific journals. He was sent oy
the Government to report upon the 'Dyrenforth
rain-making experiments" in Texas; HIS rePors
was adverse. and in very clear article pup .1
the foily OF further expenditure of money in that
way. Mr. Curtis was emEp.oyed Py n .ne
Company to :repare definitions OF me'eoro'oe''>
terms for the Century Dictionary
Many of the most influential persons In Germany
have signifea their intention Of making VaiuaD's
presents to Prince Bismarck on his coming egn'
teth birthday. April Almost every je~s sn',
OF prominence In Berlin Is al WORK Oh so"e '0~
venir.
A correspondent writes 20 say that recent ais
pa tch from Tacoma. Wash. stating that the Rev
Mr. Jefferis of that city. has become prSp nrs
does not refer to the Rev. Dr NiiiidW W. 'ei@''''
the Episcopal clergyman
A statue is to be erected to Burnss Highland
Mary OH the rocks in front of Dunoon Castle on
the Firth of Clyde. where a site has been grantee
by the Duke of Argyll. Mary CamDbeirs oirth'
place Is in the immediate vicinity, ana the inquire
will face 1.-The land of Burns" which lies on the
opposite side of the estuary 1t is intended to unvel
the statue on July a. 1885, the centenary OF Burns
death when there will be national demonstrauon
at Dunoon The Prime Minister. the MARQUIS OF
Lorne the Marquis of Dunern and Ava, SIR Freo-
eric Leighton Mr.. Henry Irving ana many otner
notables figure on the list OF patrons
Tho farm of Senator Warren. OF Wyoming. 10
nc large as the State of Rhode Island. and there
are on II 1000 horses, 200 cattle and l3OoO sheep
The Worcester Gazette says that the late Judge
Hoar read carefully the newspaper reports OF tho
dinner some months ago in Boston to the Hon. Ed
ward L. Pierce He read his brothers statement
of his condition and the Hon. Charles Francis
Adamss speech, in which he said that the Judge
had a pair Of seeve-buttons given to him by Gov
ernor Andrew which he Judge HoaD had promised
to leave 10 Mr.. Adams. The Judge presently called
one of his to him and said: We'll. young man,
/ think that my friends hardly expect me to last
great while longer. I George has given me up.
and Charley Adams has already begun to administer
my effects"
celebrate tn. Golden Jubilee, the fiftieth ami
versary, of the priesthood of Archbishop Williams
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-10
THE BISHOPS PASTORAL STILL DISC USED


The pastoral letter Of the Protestant Episcopal
Bishops continues TO De the absorbing topic of
discussion in the Episcopal Church; and the
more il Is discussed the more ii becomes evident
that instead Of settling old questions, 1t has
raised many new ones. So far n the Pastoral
quotes from the Creed and the Prayer Book.
LOYAL churchncn Of all schools of thought unrc
servcily accept It's statements. though they
might not all agree ~ 10 the Interpretation to
be put on particular doctrines. But now that
they have had time 10 think the matter over.
they are beginning To ask what is the mmedl-
ate occasion Of the Pastoral? What Episcopal
clcrgynen are denying the Incarnation. the vir-
gin birth OF Christ, and the Inspiration Of the
Bible! Ii there are any such IN acute writer
in THE Church Standard points out. there are
canonlcal methods provided for trying and cx-
polling them In view Of that fact, why are
Broad Churchmen. against which the Pastoral
appears TO be directed, subjected to suspicion
Oh mere rumor or hearsay? 1T is said" con-
tinues 1.-The Church Standard" correspondent.
that this Pastoral has cleared the air: venture
so assert, on the contrary. that 1t will make the
'air very dark with suspicion and resentment
zone party will be encouraged to continue that
policy OF defamation, carried on sometimes
Openly and sometimes secretly. which has been
'hc shame of the Church during recent years:
while another party will be justly nccnscd at
being charged with holding novelties Of opin-
ion which 1t cmphatically disclaims holding"
II is. moreover. denied that committee Of
bishops. however eminent, has any ecclesiastical
right TO put an authoritative Interpretation on
the Church's Creeds What they say has the
authority Of lis signers. aud Of whatever truth
they promulgate, but nothing more.
As for the Broad Churchmen. they do not oh.
jet TO the dotoinal statements of the Pastoral:
on the contrary. they declare that they accent
them. What they do object to is the hard and
unspirtual liberalism in which the Pastoral IA
cast. They deny that 'fxedness Of interpreta.
ton is Of the essence Of the Creeds" They say
that the statement is not historically true. They
deny also that the faith Of the Church is a de
poslt.' In the sense that It's outward form and
inward meaning are han |, fixed and chnngelcss.
Such Il deposit as that. they muinan would he
dead and the faith Of the Church must be liy.
ing. Every age has breahed into the words OF
the historic Creed It's own conception and its
own Interpretation. Words are not a changelcss
deposit, but take their tone color and meaning
from each age in which they are used. For
that reason, only by miracle could any dogma
OF the Church be handed down from age to age
without modification or change. The attempt,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-10

Among the many lessons which have been
brought home to us by the storm that has been
holding our city in its icy grasp for couple
OF DAYS there is one which especially deserves
to be taken to heart, namely. the urgent neces-
sity of completing as quickly as possible the
projected bridges across the East River While
traffic ON the other side of Manhattan Island lis
suffered relatively little interference, the ferry
boat services between New-YOrk and Long
Island broke down altogether In consequence OF
the stress Of the weather. and the result has
been that Brooklyn Bridge has been taxed dur
ing the last forty-eight hours far beyond its
capacities as means Of communication be-
tween the two cities. Only those who have
been compelled to wait hours In line, exposed
to the full fury Of the icy wind and driving
snow. before being able to get means OF con-
veyance across the sole roadway now spanning
the East River, can appreciate to its fullest ex-
tent the crying need for the two new bridges
now about to be constructed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-10
SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 10. 1895.
TWENTY-SlX PAGES.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

Foreign.-It is believed in London that the faii
Of the Rosebery Ministry Is inevitable. -
The Reichstag continued discussion of the So
cialist and labor questions - Steamers ar
irving at European ports brought no news or
the overdue La Gascogne - The British
Foreign Office appears to be taking no interest
in the fate of Richard. the Eng.ishman con-
demned to death as revolutionst in Hawaii.
Congress-Both branches in session. - Sem
ate: The Diplomatic and Consular Appropriation
bill, with an amendment providing for the laying
of a cable to Hawaii by the Government was
passed. - House: The Legislative. Executive
and Judicial Appropriation bill was discussed.
Domestic-The storm in the West and in this
State is moderating in Pennsylvania many trains
are stalled and railway traffic Is badly crippled
- Judge Grosscup ordered ]. b. Greenhut
president OF the Whiskey Trust, TO show cause
why he should not be punished for contempt Of
court - The items of the Appropriation bill
were made public by Chairman Ainsworth OF the
Ways and Means Committee. - An attempt
was made upon the life Of T. w. Hellman pres-
dent Of the Nevada Bank. of San Francisco by a
/ forger. who afterward killed himself - Will
! lam Brusseau confessed that he was the MUIR
derer Of Dr. H. f. Pope, in Detroit
City and Suburban.-The weather moderated
considerably and transportation was somewhat
improved. - The Mayor gave his assent 10
the Power Of Removal bill after a public hear
ing The Park Board recently hurried
through release of the Claremont Restaurant
to f. S. Stokes - The stock market declined
in sympathy with movement in Northwestern.
The Weather.-Forecast for to-day: Fair
slightly warmer. Temperature yesterday: High
est, Is degrees; lowest, 2; average, liz.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-10
TIED OF THINEING. !"

The process OF thinking is aborous. Partc'
ulary for persons who. without having so much
as served IN apprenticeship ~ it. or understand
| Ing. except in the most superficial way. the ma
| chinery by which ii is accomplished. set out TO
do a wholesale thinking business for large bodies
| Of men who from ncxpcricncc or sclf-dlstrllst
do not venture 10 think for themselves. II is
doubtless true that in politics and religion few
men do The thinking for the majority. but ii
| may be said that the few 10 whom the function
is intrusicd are usually men who have had some
| training in intellectual exercises and have some
knowledge Of the machinery of the mind. lis
| processes and operations Even for these ii is
always Eborious and frequently tresOmc SO
that the philosopher uttered Il great truth who
said that mems religious opinions usually
defined the point where they got tired Of think
"lng" 1t is the misfortune Of most Of our labor
organizat lions that they have delegated their
thinking almost invariably TO men unfamiliar
with the process: men who cannot discriminate
between words and things; who have Il notion
that fucncy Is expression, that collocatlons Of
adjectives indicate continuous thought and that
physical regurgitatons are important mental
processes
The knights OF Labor have such person
now at the head Of their organization in the
person of Mr.. Sovereign, who has lately been
attending a meeting of the General Executive
Board Of that body in Philadelphia. Ind while
there emitting with customary hucncy views Oh
various current questions which may be sup
posed to be the perfect product Of his mature
judgment and most profound thought. The i'm
preston prevails widely among workingmen
that the solution of what is called the labor
problem--a problem which does not differ from
the problem Of all living which Is To get the
largest possible return from the smallest ex-
penditure, whether II ne Of labor or Of capital
can be achieved only by the workingmen them
selves under the leadership If men who find ii
much easier and more profitable to labor with
their mouths than with their hands. The trouble
comes when the leaders undertake the solution
OF the problem; which after all. cannot be done
by mechanical processes and violent demonstra
tions, but calls for sustained mental effort. for
serious careful and well-digested thought. For
hrst-thnking, immature. illogical. unframed
mental processes almost invariably laim the
thinker In Il morass from which. founder he
ever so violently. he cannot cXtricate himself
1t is then that he gets tired Of thinking" and
loads the pestilential atmosphere with language
that only makes his hepossness more apparent
Mr.. Sovereign started out upon his accession
a year or two ago TO the position Of General
Master Workman OF the knights Of Labor with
a wordy proclamation. full OF sound and fury
signifying nothing except his own unntness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-10

therefore, say the High Churchmen, to hold the
living Church to the conceptions OF Christian
beliefs that were current in the past Is not only
false to the real spirit Of Christianity, but OPP
posed to all that is truest and best in modern
progress
As the Broad Churchmen have almost no party
organization, it is not likely that they will put
forth any formal defence against the insintla-
lions made concerning them. But they acutely
feel the injustice that has been done them by
certain extreme High Churchmen during the last
two years They have been held up to oppro-
brum in the Church press as inidels and trail
tors without any opportunity being given them
in a lawful tribunal Of proving their innocence.
Then. when the bishops put forth Pastoral
condcmning certain alleged dOctrinal lapses in
the Church, they are designated by common
rumor as the persons whom the bishops in
tended to hit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-10
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greet though not for surprise. were these utter
ances of the English Member Of Parliament to
possess any foundation. For although arpi'ra.ioh
may be right and useful method OF se''iing
international disputes In certain cases YET
treaty binding us down to this exclusive method
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fail TO prove most mischlevous.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-10

One Of the most distressing features OF the
protracted cold weather is the scarcity Of coal
In this city and the danger that the dealers may
take advantage Of the situation to raise prices.
1t Is hard enough under ordinary conditions for
thousands of poor people in New-York to get
coal to keep their unhappy homes warm, but
in weather like that which Is affecting the coun-
try at present it is peculiarly difficult The out
look Is dark, indeed, for many people in this
frost-bitten town. and The Tribune's Coal Fund,
which has been generously swelled by kind
hearted people, will be particularly timely.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-10

With william L. Strong and the other Power
of Removal Bill ready for business, 1t looks now
as though reform would make some rapid
progress in this latitude within the next three
months The field is wide. the bars are down
and an anxious public is waiting for the process
sion to move.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-10

that of the Crescent. all the more as ene Sublime
Porte has broken faith with Europe IN failing to
institute the administrative reforms In Macedonia
promised at the Berlin Conference.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-10

Until the Oldest inhabitant is thawed out he
won't be able to draw any comparisons between
the present weather and that of former years
This is one Of the compensations Of the cold
snap
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-10
THE TRIBUNE COAL FUND.

The following subscriptions to The Tribune Coal
Fund for the relief Of destitute families during
this severe cold weather have already been re-
ceived.
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can resist the adoption of a measure so obvious
~ reasonable and in the present emcrechc! -
necessary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-10

Incrusted In ice. and presenting an almost
phantom-like appearance, the big White Star
liner Teutonic glded into her dock yesterday
nearly four days late, thus setting at rest any
anxiety that might have previously been felt in
consequence OF her nonarrival. Her delay Is
accounted for by the tempestuous weather
which she encountered, especially during the
latter portion Of the voyage. She deserves all
the more to be congratulated on reaching port
IN safety, as she brought on board the crew Of
the schooner Jessie Reeves. sunk of Long
Beach. whom she had rescued on Friday with
considerable difficulty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-10

The recent Democratic majority in the Senate
exists merely small and unsavory remi-
nscence. 1t has fallen through the slot into the
spacious recesses Of oblivion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-10

Before the present week expires the good city
of New-York will be rid of a number Of those
interruptions and disreputablc politicians who.
thanks to Tammany Hall. have for years past
been in control of the various branches Of our
municipal government. Their antecedents as
well as their present character are Of a kind TO
cre3te fears that they will avail themselves Of
The few remaining hours that they remain in
office to make friends with the "MammOn Of
Unrighte0usness" at the expense Of the COM
munity. saddling this long-suffering city with
financial responsibilities calculated to benefit no
one except themselves and their friends 1t
therefore behooves our worthy Mayor to exer
else more than his ordinary vigilance until our
public ofices are definitely rid, once and, let
Us hope. for all time, Of the Braves of Tam
many's Wigwam.
Seeing that President Cleveland and his Secre
tary Of State have shown such lamentable in.
competence In She conduct Of our foreign rela.
lions. the statements made by Mr. Cremer
NJ. p, on reaching England to the effect that
he rs well pleased with the success Of his mis-
sion to America I'm behalf of a treaty of arbi-
'tration between Great Britain and the United
"States," deserve careful investigation at Wash
ington. All the more so, as the English Apostle
Of Peace vouchsafes to add that 1.-THE President
and the Secretary of State are now engaged,
Tin conjunction with the British Ambassador, In
drawing up a treaty" The inference is that
the latter Is the treaty Of arbitration projected
By Mr.. Cremer. 1t would be . matter for re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-10

1t is the fashion 70" embezzlers to try to com
nit suicide. 1t would save great deal Of trouble
II these people would Kill themselves just befor,
becoming embezzers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-10

Among the most serious signs Of impending
trouble in the east Of Europe is the agitation now
in progress In Macedonia. which is being careful
ly fostered by the Pan-Slavst element in Servia.
Rumania Bulgaria and Montenegro. Each OF
these Balkan States counts upon receiving an ad-
dltion to its territory when the time arrives for
the partition Of those provinces which the Sultan
still retains in Europe and inasmuch as their
respective Governments are interested in divert
ing public attention from domestic difficulties,
political and financial. they naturally encourage
rather than seek to prevent the intrgues of their
people against the Porte In Macedonia The
large Christian population of the latter province
not suffering nearly much as are the Ar
menians. Yet they have sympathiz.ng friends
closer a hand. and they are aware that revo-
lutionary outbreak against Ottoman rule would
have considerable prospect Of success, since the
Powers Of Europe could scarcely do otherwise
than lend their support. IL not actively at any
rate morally. to the cause Of the Cross against
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-10

The fact that the train-robbers who looted an
express car In California the other day took only
the god coin aboard. leaving all the silver be-
hind, will doubtless be pointed out by the silver
plated statesmen another goldbug discrmina-
ton against the white metal.