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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-09

co,oto This q few men are fixing up apparent
10 with tbc cxpcctation that they can dic'a'f W
,h Son,tc nrcrisely rs half dozen men "iu
dictote lis Tariff bill When they tell the Heh.
,t. oTbis Won can pass. bul nothing eise s'l'''
he nermitteJ 10 90 through" it Is expected '"''
an ,h. o,hor Democratic Senators will fall pros
,r,te nm thcir faces crying something mus'
lao nossed for the sake of party. Ihat a"o"'
ooo Domocrats of the House will also Iai "o"h
and ',vorshp ANYTHING for the sake OF purity '"'
,,ss,,,. of fin. Senate Tariff bill has proved
rhis scb.mr does not rake sufficient account oi
I, f,c, ,h,t the Republicans have some power
.rh.v can talk any bill To death that goes Deror"
,ho s.n,,. ~ late rs The middle Of January
pr,h,hIv , week will be required 10 get action on
, ,,,,,sur. of this nature, in the Senate Finance
commitfne Going before the Senate from 'oiii'
mit,.n moi earlier than January ID. Win an
ur,eut deficiency and various other appropria-
lion hills I'm the way a currency bill is dead
unless the Republicans favor II. But the Only
measure which the Senatorial plotters Suggest
* one which the Republicans may he expected
,o onnos. with every vote and every parlia-
mcnary resource.
The schemers propose to issue popular loan
for the retirement Of legal tenders Il step against
caucus voted on Monday: to permit Na'iohai
bank ISSUES TO the par value Of bonds deposited:
to reduce the tax Oh National and state Dahks
To a quarter Of per cent 10 retire all Na'iohai
bank and egal-tender notes smaller IMAM ~
and to issue silver certificates for all the smaller
denominations: to permit fraudulent free CON-
age of silver. the holder Of bullion getting pi'h
only dollars enough TO represent its commercial
.I,,fi. m
standard countries 10 be paid one-half in gold.
and 10 prohibit retirement Of National banK
circulation without the consent OF the Secretary
Of the Treasury. 1t is useless to comment Oh
such "A scheln. rs this, when it Is not yet pup
llcly proposed by anybody. and In the dark
lantern cOncave Of Democrats may be chahgeu
any day TO any extent. But il is obviously one
for which Republican Senators cannot afford 10
become responsible, and they would become re-
sponsble if they permitted 1t 10 pass at this
short session.
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THE RECORD or FdILURES.

II Is decidedly encouraging that the CONNER
cial failures ~ 1894. finally reported by
Dun Il Co. are not only less than half the fail
ures Of 1893 In magnitude Of liabilities. but are
also smaller than In eleven of the previous thirty
eight years II Is true, the statement Is now
carefully classified and banking and railroad
failures are excluded rs they were not always
In former years. and owing 10 the relatively
large liabilities of such concerns. the admission
Of few failures OF these classes may easily
have increased by Onehalf or even more the
total liabilities In years prior TO 1893 That this
until two years ago the Mercantile Agency pub
licly states. that the purely commercial la
bilitics. now reported by themselves. may he
somewhat larger in comparison with those Of
previous years than they appear On the other
hand, the number Of failures increases naturally
with the number Of firms covered by the report
This Is quite different from the number of firms
In business, because the Agency returns covered
10000 more firms ut the end OF 1894. and 30 900
at the end Of 1893 than the year before
decrease In the number actually engaged in
trade and manufacturing
The proportion Of failures In 1000 firms IN
business was 12.5 last year, against IL In 1893,
12.7 In 1884, and rs to 1913 In each Of the years
1875 to 1878 inclusive II only six years out OF
twenty-five have shown hrger percentage of
commercial mortality, Notwithstanding the prob
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PERSONAL.

Ex-Governor f. o. Stanard, OF ST. Louis, was ID
a passenger elevator the other day when 1t stopped
between two floors. and for half an nour ne had TO
submit to the good-nltured cnahhs Vi "u"oreus OF
his friends.
Queen Victoria has appointed the Rev. Clement
Smith NJ. A. vicar OF ST. Thomas Newport, to the
rectory OF Whippinghanl, made vacant by tne death
OF Canon Prothero. Mr.. Smith received MS appoint
ment as honorary chaplain to the queen last year.
After being graduated at Christ Church Oxiofd; ne
acted for Ave years second master at Guildtord
Royal Grammar School whence he went 70 M na
mersh, after which he held suceessvey tne nY'nss
of Awbridge Hedge End and Newport all IN the
diocese OF Winchester.
Miss Frances f. Wizards mother said OF ner wnen
she first began her social reform work: BE quiet
my dear: we are not born to reign Dut 70 "resue'
Martin Fisher, an employe Of the Postal Tels-
graph-Cable Company, in Philadelphia, Is remark
able The Record" of that city. says that
while he lost his right arm below the elbow, and
has but the thumb and two fingers Of his left hand.
typewrters in the employ Of the company. He Is
about thirty-five years I'D, and has been In the
handles newspaper pedals, which require accuracy
the ssn r%D @dny Of by the n keys ysU
manipulation OF his thumb and two fingers
Colonel Charles Lafayette Macarthur. the senior
proprietor OF The Troy Northern Budget has
Just celebrated the seventy-hrst anniversary OF his
birth.
President W. A. p Martin, OF the Imperial Col
lege at Picking is In this city. He allows me
Independent' to publish extract from private
letter lately received by him from merchant OF
North China. II Is as follows: tine japanese are
carrying all before them, and should easily De IN
possession Of Picking this letter reaches you.
II is not because the Chinese soldiers can't ngh|
but because they won';. owing to the cruel treat
ment Of their officers, who have embezzled the pay
OF their men for months past. thus leaving thef
troops absolutely penniless 10 buy food Tor them
selves. The japanese deserve the victory Tor the
great strides they have made In CIVILIZATION the pdss
thirty years Not only do they not torture ana
massacre the Chlrtese prisoners. but said chinese
bath for once and suit OF clean clothes from
their captors In whose they are growing SO tat
on good food and plenty of 1t that they VIII soon Dc
unfit for further fighting For such humane conduct.
standing out in such pronounced relief against tho
black page OF all Asatic warfare, / say Japan
deserves the victory, and l should like 10 see ner
win it. although my sympathies are naturally Win
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Nmnsrmcnts.


ABBEYs THEATRES :l5-The Second Mrs. Tanaueray.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC s:l5-The Cotton King
AMERICAN THEATRE-s-rhe Manxman
ATLANTIC GARDEN 80 TO "a Bowery-Eyeninr-Con
and Vaudeville
BIJOU TIEATRF:-o- s:I5-The Country Sport
BROADWAY TIiEATBES-Prince Ananias
GHICKERlNG HAIIr-4-Illustrated Lecture
COLUMBUS THEATRE-2-s:i5-The Hustler
DAI.Y'S T1!EATRE-2-S-The Tanning Of Tie Sffe"'
EDEN MI'sEE-2-s-The Dresden ShepheTdess
EMPIRE THEATRE : 1.-THE Masqueraders
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE s-Gismonds
FINE ARTS BUILDING. 55th-st. near Broadway~Day
and evening-Faintings
GARDEN THEATRES. l5-Iitte christopher
HARLEM OPERA HOISI;--s:i5-Dr. Syntsx.
HARRIGAN's THEATRE-2-s Notorie'y
HERALD SQUARE THEATRE s:15-Rob Roy
HOYT'S THEATRE sa0-A MIX White Flag
IRVING PLACE THEATHi:-sI5 -Jugend
ROSTER e. BIAL's-Sa5-Na Vaudeville.
lYCEl'M THEATRE S:30The Case OF Rebello's susan
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOl SE-s-iohengrln.
pAI.MER'S THEATRE-S-Th Fatal Card
l'ROCTORs-lO "a. TO 1890 y. m-NaudevhIe
STANDARD THEATRE 5 30 Too Much Johnson
STAR THEATRES :i5-The Od Homestead
ST JAMES HAIL--2-The Aips-s-An Evening win
Other Worlds.
Hath STREET THEATRE s:l5-Brownies
S33 4Tfi-ANf-9 A. IN. 10 ~ m-Ihe llHahy Nhspr-
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Gently patriotic. and not indccenily partisa" III
fuenced Republicans who helped MN '''''
though they were well aware that MS ho''o"N
about the usefulness Of n repeal OF me Hh'''"'"
act were mistaken But when he fouhd HIS CIV"
party incapable Of framing any iariH eX'"p' ""e
~ perfidy and dishonor lie refused 10 v''" '''''
base and lnirtful measure purely because II WIS
passed bv his parry. He ana his party VIII nav
10 stand responsible for The Infamous th'ng, ana
EepublIcans have no occasion Ia mrddit VII" u
mill they can blot it from the statute books
When President Cleveland aud the Democrats
In Congress- come up like men ana say In''
measure Of ours turns ont To be Dad' anu We
will furnish the votes and the EXerut!v" APP
..proval for a proper measure IT You VIII frame
zone" il will be time for the Republicans y"
take a hand in ihe business. lnill ihch 'h'F
have no power and therefore no responsibility
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THE DEMOCRATIC MIDDLE.

About a third Of the Democrats in the House
have agreed 10 advise the rest that they ought
10 vote for Mr. Carlisle's Bill No. .. over 4
third Of the Democratic members were absent.
and Of the a. absentces part refused 10 attend
because they were not willing TO be bound in
any way Only 81 members voted 10 bring the
Carlisle bill to final action this week. and some
Of them will not vote for the measure while
some Of the 30 who voted against a rule 10 COM
pei action will doubtless vote for the bill, on the
ground that the Senate may then frame meas
ure fit to be passed. Neither Mr.. Springer nor
anybody else profcssed 10 believe the pending
measure satisfactory one The true inward
ness OF the caucds is that party discipline and
party necessity are 10 be employed to get the
bill out Of the House In some shape, 50 ihnt
Government by Conference Committee may
come into play again.
This shabby semblance Of "a decision is less
significant than the votes against two substi-
tutes offered for the pending bill. Mr. Spcrry's
bill TO fund and retire the greenbacks has been
loudly heralded in some quarters as the acme
Of wisdom, which the Democrats would probably
accept in the end. but 1t actually received only
IL votes In caucus. On the other hand, the
crazy Arkansas scheme requiring the States TO
buy silver bullion. have it coined. and In some
unexplained way get II issued at the rate of Il
dollar for every inhabtant, received - votes
while only "a We're against IT, Popullsm and
idocy combined, therefore, command more than
enough votes TO defeat any decent plan. and the
one chance left for the Democratic leaders is to
get the measure ont Of the House in some shape
no matter what. by promising everybody that
his pet notion shall he favored in the Senate or
in conference Afterward. when the bill Is fixed
80 that nobody wants II, partisan necessity Is
expected 10 drive II through, as the Tariff bill
which nobody wanted was driven through.
So far has this scheme gone already that Dem
Ocratc leaders at Washington are now paying
no attention to the measure pending. and dis
cussing only the substitute to be offered In the
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DAILY TRIBUNE JANUARY a-TWELvE fAr

oble inclusion OF some concerns not strlc'iy
commercial in the earlier years. 1t Is fnir 10 III
for that the wear was really much less disas-
irons os respects actual failures, than IL mas
seemed 10 many Doubtless this is the essential
,ruth. that liquidation went 80 far and was so
general in 1893. and the indispositiOns to take
new risks was so great in 1894. that the fail
ures were TO n large extent mere relics OF the
storm of the previous year. After the panic or
1874 failures continued larger in number IN
everv year until 1870. and after the much less
important commercial disturbance In 1881 me
n,,mher Of failures was nearly as large In 1850
The proportion Of liabilities TO the entire
omount Of solvent business represented by pay
ments through the clearing houses throughout
rho country is one of the most interesting ana
,mnortont comparisons ever made. The total
volume Of exchanges prior to 1870 II hot hho"h'
and rs the number of clearing houses has enor-
mousy Increased since that time. ana o"t Oh Ill
proportion 10 the actual business OF the country,
IL is not unreasonable TO infer that me ac''E'i
business is much more fully reported now 'hah
It was twenty years ago by the pay n''"'S
through such institutions. But even Win large
allowance for this fact. the proportion Oh "e
ferrpd liabilities In 1894 10 the aggregate Oh
clearing house payments was only S23 III
81 600 and this proportion was exceeded III
1893. when the ratio was SO 81 in $1,000. in each
Of the three years 1Ss9-9l; in each OF the hye
years ISS3-S7, and In each OF the four years
ls75-7s In other words the proportion has been
smaller In only seven years Of the last twenty
than il was in 1894. After candid and liberal
allowance for the change In proportion OF sol
vent business represented by clearing house ex-
changes It will probably be- agreed that while
the year 1893 was the worst Of the entire period.
the year 1894 was rather better than the aver
age
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They are having considerable talk in Brooklyn
about tenders for trolley cars. etc. but no one
has dreamed OF applying so drastic remedy as
is proposed in Baltimore where it is possible that
the Governor OF Maryland may be arrested be-
cause the trolley company OF which he is presi-
dent has failed to comply with the law requiring
tenders to be placed on all its cars. Such an ar
rest would not be bad parallel TO the device
once proposed for securing safety on steam rail-
roads-namely the tying Of a director on the
front OF every locomotive.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-09
NetpTmk DAILY 0ribnat&
FOUNDED By HORACE GREELEY.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9. 1895.
TWELVE PAGES.
THE NEVIS THIS MORNING.

Foreign--St Johns. n. F.. all day in the
possession of a mob demanding work or bread"
- Henri Brisson was reelected President OF
the French Chamber of Deputies -= The
Reichstag resumed work - The independence
of Corea was formally declared. 49, Mr.. Glad
stone started for the South.
Congress Both branches in session. -
Senate: Mr. Lodges Hawaiian resolution was
discussed and eulogies of the late Senator Col
quit were delivered. House: Discussion Of
the Currency bill continued; Mr.. Sibrey Demo
crat made a bitter attack upon the President.
Donestic-The New-Jersey Legislature met at
Trenton and organized test vote in caucus
showed that Franklin Murphy had greater
strength for Senator than General Sewell. -
Eugene " Debs and his associates in the A. r. U.
began serving their sentences in the Chicago
Jail for contempt Of court - The Lake Car
riers' Association held its annual meeting in De-
troit The floods at Pittsburg and other
places have begun 10 subside. 60 Ten bodies
have been found in the ruins of the Delavan
House at Albany.
City and Suburban.-The Mayor sent his first
message TO the Board Of Aldermen. - Me-
chanics VINO were at work on several big build
,ngs went on strike. -. The annual election OF
the New-York Athletic Club took place -
The Americas Cup Committee OF the New-York
Yacht Club sent a dispatch accepting the chal-
lenge OF the Royal Yacht Squadron for race
- There was a lively meeting OF the Republic
can County Committee in Brooklyn. - The
stock market was duh but firm.
The Weather-Forecast for to-day: Rain or
snow. colder Temperature yesterday: Highest.
Al degrees: lowest. "a; average, Ss1s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-09

vestigation, and 1t is an insult to Mayor Strong
to assume even for moment that he is either
unwilling or unable to continue the work OF
publication so auspicously- and vigorously begun.
Every dive and disorderly house reopened since
the investigating committee closed its Iabors Is q
challenge to the integrity and sincerity Of Mayor
Strong's administration, and 1t would be unjust
to doubt that it will be accepted and dealt with
as such.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-09

A bill is to be introduced In the Legislature
It once, with the approval of Mayor Strong, 1t
Is understood, providing for a thoroughgoing re-
organization of the Dock Department. 1t GER
calmly Is not necessary to await legislative IN
vestigation Of this department before proceed
ing with the work of reform. The bill Is in the
hands OF Assemblyman Lawson, who intends 10
push 1t vigorously. 1t legisates ont Of office the
three present Commissioners, and provides
single head for the department. The number OF
dockmasters is reduced from thirteen 10 six.
Business methods are sadly needed in the man.
agement Of our docks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-09
Mayor Strong is businesske Mayor and he
writes a businesslike message.

Superintendent Byrnes is all ready to move out
Of his Office at a moments notice. There are
good many people I'm New-York who wish that
the moment when the notice will be given may
not be long delayed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-09

Increased by the fact that il proposes to include
In It's report bill for the reorganization OF the
police force The preparation Of an adequate
measure TO effect this in itself calls for careful
study and the best legal talent. Many sugges-
tions have been made on the subject. from Il
large variety of sources and Of equally varying
value The people Of Ncwiork City VIII not he
satisfied with any halfway reform.
People in this city will regard with undilu'ed
satisfaction the prospect that Inspector Will
Jams NAV soon be indicted Captain Schmtl-
berger has been summoned H. Il witness before
The special Grand Jury today. aud Judging
from what he told the Lcxow Committee. his
testimony will De sufficient 10 justify the
prompt finding Of an Indictment against Will
Jams. The Inspector did not implicaie himself
directly by his own testimony, but his deiiialS.
evaslons fOrgctfuness and assumed innocence
left 10 doubt IN reasonable minds as TO his
knowledge of AID completely in the worst
schemes for backmail and eXtOrtion. Williams
admitted that he was getting ready for Il crimi-
nal trial The sooner he is brought 10 ne Oar
the better for the good name of the city
There was striking contrast between the
quiet opening Of the Legislative session at Tren-
ion yesterday and the stormy scenes last year
when the Democrats made Il desperate attempt
10 steal the Senate They were sOundly re-
huked by the people That they will not soon
have another opportunity Of displaying their
zeal in the same direction. Democrats are scarce
in Trenton this year The Legislature has I'M
portant work TO do. and Is expected TO do it
in good order and with reasonable expedition.
Ncw-Jersey is a Republican State. and the Legs-
lature cannot afford TO take any risks of impair
ing popular confidence in the dominant party
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-09

The annual election Of the New-York Athletic
club VAS unusually quiet this year. The only
opposition was among the Board OF Governors
lanes Whitley. the new president. is hustns
business man. with plerty Of love for all sorts OF
ontdoor sports Under the leadership Of such
man the club IL sure 10 prosper
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-09

Never was there such mixture OF pro-
gressive and retrograde IDEAS as IL contained
In the new criminal code now under discussion by
the Imperial Parliament Of Austria which is 10
replace the one that has been In existence since
1903. Several reforms have been borrowed from
England. such as the ticlet-of-leave system for
convics, the detention during the sovereigns
pleasure of criminal lunatics. the exemption from
punishment for first offences and the right Of
magistrate To commit minors 10 industrial
schools Capital punishment. abolished by En-
peror Joseph II and reintroduced by the code Of
1903 Is retained. but restricted 10 murder with
reconciliation and attempts on the person OF the
sovereign. while In many cases In which IT is
now prescribed 1t Is abolished. These are the
real reforms but there are reactionary clauses
In abundance. and some ridiculous ones. Thus
IL two persons box each others ears. the offence
IL. so to speak condoned. but II one of'them hits
harder than the other he Is able to punishment
1t Is rendered penal offence to organize for
strike even for work!ngmen to combine
while the freedom Of the press Is restricted in
such way that II the code passes In its present
shape It will only be possible for the newspapers
TO praise everything that is done by the Gov
eminent Of the day.
Keep your eye on Trenton, n. J. There is going
to be some interesting work done there.
In his reaching for notoriety and reproach
Governor Markham OF California seems am
bilious TO be known as the John 2. Altgeld Of the
Pacific Coast.
The position Of the Democratic conspirators
I'm Tennessee who schemng to prevent the
Republican Governor from occupying the seat
To which he was elected is that the votes OF the
people don't count unless they show Demo-
cratic majority The situation down there simply
shows the Southern Democracy in its old atti-
tude OF refusing to acknowledge the will OF the
people by whom II stands impeached and dis
credited.
II II IL true. as reported that the adjournment
OF the Lexow Committee has been followed by "A
general reopening OF gambling houses and other
dens Of Vice In this city. II Is probably due to a
belief on the part OF their proprietors that the
storm Is over, and that they will be permitted TO
go on as they did In the pre,Lexow days of
Tammany misrule and pantata bribery. 1t that Is
their expectation II Is a terribly mistaken one as
they will shortly discover. The new administra-
ton Is committed absolutely to tho policy of
moral reform marked out for 1t by the Lexow in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-09

This Is sad. The New-York Central Railroad
Company has decided to withdraw at once the
privileges il has been giving To clergymen OF
travelling at reduced rates OF fare. and the rea-
son Is that some Of them have abused the privi-
lege loaning their permits 10 unauthorized per
sons and In some even selling them 1t
would seem only fair TO the ministers generally II
the names of the black sheep were made public.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-09

What this city needs is a Street Cleaning De-
partment that will not be knocked into state
Of coma by every little snowstorm that comes
along
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-09

Now for the Legislature again and reform!