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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-23
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Colonel H. {. Parsons was Il native OF Yer
mont and a gallant Union soldier who was
wounded at Gettysburg. For thirty years after
the War he lived In Virginia, where his energy
and public spirit wcr" generally recognized He
WAS a correspondent Of The Tribune and was
active i'm politics. one day he sent TO the man
ayers of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Il
letter complaining Of the official conduct Of
Conductor Goodman This letter was forwarded
10 the conductor, who was known to be man
Of violent temper. Not long aftcrward Con
ductor Goodman met Colonel Parsons at the
GLADYS Inn in Clifton Forge cOllarcd him. left
four out Of five bullets in his body and snapped
his pistol twice over the PROSTATE figure Il, his
feet Not even a penknlfc was found on me
diving mans body. II was foul and dastardly
murder Of a dcfcncelcss man. and there was
direct evidence Of generalization. The muir
derer was known to have bonsted several days
before his crime that he would ''fll Parsons
with buletholcs ut sight
This assassination occurred last June. The
murderer was convicted on the first trial and
sentenced to eighteen years Imprisonment An
oppeal was taken and the verdict was set
aside by Judge Mclaughlin al Lexington be-
cause the prosecution had proved that the
charges made by Colonel Parsons In the letter
Of complaint against the conductor were true.
and furthermore. because the Court had used
foo harsh language In designating the crime as
"dastardly' and "diaboical" The second trial
was recently conducted in Charlottesville after
u change of venue. and the murderer WAS
acquitted on the amazing plea OF selfdcfcnre
A crowd of sympathizers received this muir
dercr after the acquittal as though he were a
hero and conqucror for having foullv assas
snatcd defcnceleSs man.
That the plea Of selfdefence was not the
main issue Of The trial was evident from The
pains taken by the Court TO exclude evidence
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Nmnsements.


,pprys TUEATRE-2-Ma Cousine-S:l5-Maison dc
Poupee. .,,
,CanrNy OF MI.SIC-2-s :15-Rory Of the Hill
AMERICAN ART GAILERIES-Day and Evcnins-EN-
hbition
AMERICAN THEATREe-2-S-The Fatal Card
ATLANTIC GARDEN. 80 TO - Bowery-Evenhs-'oh-
cert and Vaudeville
HTJOt- 2-S:l5-Madeleine
HROApWAY THEATRE 2-S-Mmc Sans-Gene'
CARNEGIE HAII.-sl5-la rsifal.
CASINO-2- S.15-Naudcvile.
CIJICKERING HALI-3-Iecture.
corr-NEI'S THEATRE 2-s:l5-The Irish Artist.
Nays THEATRE -Lecture-@-S:lo--l ne Nv" "c'
tlemen 4 Verona
EDEN MTSEE-2S-V@ Vaudeville.
EMPIRE THEATRE -s:I5-John-A Dreams
FIFTH AVENUE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Wfes rather
cARDEN -IIEATRE-2-S :ij-Little Christopher.
GRAND CENTRAL PAI.ACE-2 to II p. m-Exposf'ion
of Patents and Inventions
HARLEM OPERA IIOI-SE-2-The Second MIS- Tan
oueroV-S:la-The lrOnmaster.
HEP AID SQUARE TIiEATRE-2-S:l1-Rob Roy.
uOYT's THEATRE-s:30-T Founding
IRVING PLACE -2-o,helo-s:l'-Nlobe'
ROSTER 4 nIALS-2:l5-S Vaudeville.
IycrI-M THEATRE-2-Si Ideal Husband.
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE -2-Tristan and Isolde
pAIMER'S TIIEATRE-2-S :lj-Gossip
PASTORS S-Vaudeyille.
pROcTOR'S-1O a. IN. to 1880 p m.-Vaudeville
STANDARD THEATRE S:3o-Too Much Johnson
STAR THEATRE-2-S:i5-The Old Homestead
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-23

In reduce the cost Of producing silver. MuiuPh
cation Of railways and steamships has oeyol"
all question lowered tho cost OF rahspo''' ,'7
drcts IN any market where prices may ~
taken in this country or in Europe ana ii''
,I,, ,ovorod tbc cost of Transporting silver ore
and bullion. 1t is mere tritling with iaclS a.
obvious as the daylight TO ignore 'hese i.''''
cnccs. or to treat them as If they had no el'c'.
Pm if il must be- admitted that they nave n''
some. who can say that these and similar i''''u-
cnccs do not account for the wnole ue'h"' :"
nr;ces of commodities, and because silver HIS
hoop treated as a commodity and has Deeh sun
loot TO the same influences. in the price OF Sii-
yer also? 1t is Il fatal weakness Ut NV "'7"
mont for free coinage that II always iS"''
those tremendous changes in the hiou'S' 'o"'''
tions and cost Of the worlds produc'Ioh anu
TRANSFORMATION Invariably it Assumes coh'r',! ~
the practical knowledge Of everybody 'U'i' ""'''
ar iron or other products would be worth IN MUM
nc in 1919. if the circulating medium WERE INV
same Either is now produced ana aiSo '''"'
,,rtod ~ far loss cost i'm human labor. ana so Is
suvor Still worse. the argument always as
sumcs that the chcapcning OF All pro""c'S "
consumers within the last twenty-five years "''
been a curse and not a blessing.
or course IL is not the fact that inc IAN ~
nriccs Of commodities has been the same III 'llS
and other countries. because in 49," prices ~
This country were quoted in Il deprecated III"
auciuatng paper and therefore were uhu"E III
n,ted But taking the gold standard com
moditics ~ a whole would buy March /. lN'''
~ per cent less gold than in the same Aih'rl-
can market January /. 1873. but - per cent
loss in London than in the same markets Janu-
airy /. 1873. Nor is it true mat cohihoui'''N
have declined rs much as silver. which was
worth sod. in 1873 and 2l.G2 March l. lH''
e, fail Of J.I per cent. Neither j. ii tru" that
,,n modern world. with its vastly improved S!S-
tom If credit, and exchanges is by any means
os much dependent upon the precious metal ior
monetary use ~ ii was twenty-five years ago
I'm fact there is not one ppni Ill Which NV
argument most valued 10y The advocates of free
coinage accurlS with actual facts. but II all us
alleged or assumed facts were granted, inc!
would prove nothing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-23

showing that Colonel Parsons was uhari'i'".
The true issue was disclosed when 'oioh'i
Duke. one Of the five counsel for the aSS'SH'"'
appeared in court with Confederate pau-c
copspicuously displayed on his coat. DuilhS
fhe course Of his argument. when he was SHOUT
ing so fercely that he could be heard Dioch
away. he turned 10 Colonel Craig, of Sta'ih'oh'
one of the prosecuting attorneys and pointing
10 the badge. asked II he knew what II was.
"A badge" calmly replied Colonel Craig Yes
reiolncd the roaring Duke. but what kind OF
n badge" The badge was not formally ohereu
In evidence but it was in the case as II went
TO the Jury. The murderer was Confederate
veteran and his victim was 'hioh soiuier
and an ardent Republican. The chivalry OF the
Old Dominion had rallied in Albelmrie county
stronghold OF conservatism, ana inc Hi"r'er'r
had been "vindicated" as a matter OF loyalty 10
the lost cause The applause when the Verdic'
,yas announced sounded like an echo OF III o'd-
time Rebel yell.
The Tribune has 10 desire to suppress the
fact that Mr.. Woods. the prosecuting attorney
was a Confederate soldier and Democrat ana
that he conducted the case with energy ana
fidelity But it has no hesitation in dcnouhcihG
Colonel Dukes performance as IN ihSidlonS ap-
peal to the Jury to acQuit a murderer because lie
was a Confederate veteran, and was Only suil'!
of the iustifiabc offence Of shooting down
Union soldier like Il dog. The acquilaI oil inns
assassin was IN outrage for which every Iair-
inin,hd Vrginian ought TO hang his hcad III
shame II was Il INDUSTRIOUS miscarriage "i JUS
ticc brought about by frcnzcd appeals 10 sec
tional hatred and resentment. IT was Il wall'oh
afTront TO the memories of all The brave mon III
gray now sleeping in the cemeteries for Colonel
Duke to faunt the Confederate badge in open
court and TO demand rcd-handed ASSASSIN 5
acUuittal on the strength Of his war record.
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.SILTER dND PRICEN.

The one argument which the advocates Of sil-
vcr coinage think irresistible Is that there has
been "A great decrease in prices of commodities
since the cessation Of silver coinage In 1913.
Occurring not In this country only. but through
ont the commercial world this decline can only
be explained. ii Is reasoned. by cause of world
wide influence Then figures are arrayed 10
show that The fall in prices Of commodities has
been proportionately about the same rs the fall
In the price Of silver.
II all IN" facts alleged be taken for granted,
do they prove anything? Let II be- supposed
that the fall In prices Of commodities generally
has been the same throughout the Western
world and practically equal to the fall in silver,
what tendency have these changes 10 prove that
restriction Of the metallic basis Is the cause?
decentralization Of silver men say. rendered
the worlds stock of silver practically useless as
money and turned II into II commodity. II So.
II would naturally be affected just ~ other com
modites have been. by many concurring inilri.
cnccs and II the fall in silver and the fall in
ali other commodities have been the same, that
only indicates that other commodities and silver
have been Influenced alike.
Multiplication Of human productvencss by IN
vcntion and machinery has beyond all question
operated to cheaper products generally. and also
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ces.ion and then went Wisconsin. In 1879 he was
a member of the Legislature or that State and
was appointed United states senator to MI a short
unexpired term He died in June Oh that year In
California.
Congressman j. C. Burrows has been appointed
vice-presdent OF the American Protective Tariff
League for the State OF Michigan
before the war;" says THE Worcester Gazette"
..dom padeau was n literary worker In New.
York. and at one time he was writing for The
Herald or some other paper series OF clever
sketches Of local celebrities-weil-knowh men about
town Badeau wanted to sketch old Rufus Blake.
for many years favorte at Wallack ana still re-
membered for his Kit Cosey and Jesse Rural by
older NEWCOMERS. T. b. Aldrich' as mutual
friend, was ready enough to bring them together for
their mutual advantage and the APPOINTMENT lt was
made for meeting In h0tel o and u1s s were
entering together before the long mirror h,r an
exqusitey dressed young man pnS , our MS mus
tache ends and arranging his necRtie. Blake
stopped and caught Adrich by the arm excialmng
in bts rich mellow unctuous stage voice, BY gad
sir. who is that very ladylike young gen,,hIemanr
Hush; be quiet said Aldrch ina's the man
you're here to meet that's Badeau
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shrnks from the pickpockct think ne can TOUCH
the bribcd voter. yet not have dirty hahus'
"OER UNCLE.'

Sutherland is apparently the country where
tbe greatest degree of individual prosperity pre-
walls For II enjoys the distinction OF Deing the
only ono that can afford to dispense with any
thing in the shape Of a pawnbrokng estaonsh
ment There were couple rev years ago e'
Zurich and Berne, but they failed ignoHih'ouS,S
in consequence Of lack OF patronage i"'o
and much other information on the subject VI
the universal uncle Is to be found In the Due
hook which has just been presented 10 rarha
ment by The English Foreign once, ana "hich
contains the results Of consular inVesuea'io"
into the various methods OF pawnDroKihs /" io'
eign lands. From these reports IL wouiu appe",
that in France private pawnbrokng IS pronioi'eu
by law it being municipal monopoly Su"Je0t
70 state control and the rate or interest h''i'eu
m 7 per cent per annum. the object being Here'S
70 balance expenses. In Germany pa"hp'oh'i'e
10 conducted either BY the State, by the h'"'ic
inality or by private persons uhder Sti'ee"'
state supervision. the maximum rate Oh Interest
beinq y per cent year, and the same Is 'he oa'e
in Austria. -.
The original object Of these institutions-tha'
Of helping the pOor-is singulary oVerioohe' III
the Danish regulations governing pa"no' oh''ie'
the maximum interest permitted Deihs WIZ 80
Itch an email loans as on large loans. In italy
n more sensible rule prevails The state anu
municipal Monts-de- Piet" charge no interest at
all on small advances. while that on the larger
loans increases in proportion 10 the size OF the
sum advanced. not exceeding. however per cent
ner annum Where the universal uncle enjoys
the greatest degree Of freedom and prosperity Is
in Spain. there being in Madrid alone several
hundred private pawnshops charging interest at
tho rate Of GO per cent and yet competing easily
with the state and municipal Monts-de-Piete
which only ask 6 per cent. The reason Tor TINS
remarkable preference displayed In Spain for pri-
vatc pawnshops Is that the latter are more ac-
cessiblc are open 70 later hours. and tfat they
dornand less red tape and formaly on the part
of customers than those under public control
In Russia both the public Monts-de-Pete and
the private pawnbroking establishments are sun
iected - the most stringen official supervision,
and indeed the only two countries excepting
spain where pawnbrokcrs are to all intents ana
purposes free to charge more than y per cent on
loans on personal property are Great Britain and
the United States
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-23
PERSONAL.
IIiaild.

Iorado Taft the sculptor. OF Chicago. has just
COMPLETED a bust OF President Angel. OF the Uni
yersIty of Michigan and a bust OF Judge Cooley.
for many years connected with the law school or
that institution The bust of President Angeii Is 70
be "A gift OF this years graduating caSs ~ we
A.. rtu nm occupy Il place IN the
university library The bust OF Judge Cooley VIII
also be placed in the university
Edwin H. Anderson the newly elected librarian OF
IN. Carnegie Free Library. of Ptsburg. Penn. Is
a graduate OF Wabash College. Ind. and for several
years was assistant librarian In the Newberry LII
brary. Chicago.
Saws "Tbe Boston Journal: "Willlam H. Gray. OF
The Andover Press has been a printer for sixty
one wears lie IL able to set type In ten dinereht
languages VIZ: German. Greek. Syrac, IurA'Sh.
Arabic Samaritan. Ethiopict Hebrew Copaiod a dd
English. He is very iair Greek S,a case with
sheet of his grammar tackled up beside MN. IL A.,
Gray is now In his seventy-fourth year. anu se'"e
rather frail."
senator Isham c. Harris. OF Tennessee ana
No,or cable Rrecknrldge have accepted the
,o,.,,,,io, -, the Shiloh Battlefield Association
>, n. nres,nt AT the Shiloh reunion on April
2 and G and assist In locating the spot where Cen
oral Albert Sidney Johnston dieu' Ihey are the
,, ,r,,yors Of General Johnstons staff; and Sem
,nr Harris then Governor Of Tennessee, took care
~, General Johnston till he died. He Will deliver
,h address OF welcome at the reunion at the Old
chuoh church A writer in THE Atlanta GaD
Journal" says that the only man who ever rep
resented three States in the United States Senate
was an Irishman. General James Shields Shields
came wun 70 this country in 1876. settling In Illinois
lie was chosen to the supreme bench or ILLINOIS,
served with honor in the Mexican War and ID was
Chapultepec In 1919 he was Senator from Illinois,
serving a full term. Early In the Dos he moved
when he was sent the Senate to M an unex-
prsd term. He served through the War Of Sc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-23
NINE. PrJAYE ~ THE DOLL'S HOUSE

Mr. Ibsens play OF THE Dolls House Is no
better IN French than II Is In English, and IN Eng
lish It is both silly and duh Its purpose is ddac''@
II aims to declare that 10 treat women as IL '"''
were irresponsible beings, the mere playthhss W
man is 10 deadon to destroy their moral se"se
II may be so; but women. In this part VI Wv
world are not dolls, and are not treated d. !"
they were irresponsible beings. Mr.. Ibsens prea'"
ment is superfuous. Woman In America was long
since emancipated and she stands In no need o'
little cardboard precepts. AS TO the uiama"e
manner of Mr. Ibsens didactcism. that subject ha'
several times been treated with particular attention.
in this journal and discussion of 1t at present -
not essential There IL. in THE Dolls House w
drama tie point; that OF the hysterical dance is
rest Is pattude,-an element that Is even
orf.nse IN art than It Is just now In politics tSs
Re,ne at Abbey's Theatre last night, m aui "a
most OF that dance, and indeed her assuhp'ma ni
the simpeton wife was throughout cieven @ise
festatIon of volatile prettiness and puoyann Such
shed with perplexity and rueful apprehehsaa tina
mart 10 such an actress would be a uin n,ad "a
other characters were sufficiently well pres rsyi,v
invest the proceedings with some show oa nTne and
The medical gentleman with the rckety ,5 phe gave
the hereditary scrofula was on hand, a , Tor nj,
the requisite pathological twist to his love r
friends wife and to the whole odorferous So"'S
OF nonsense and gable.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-23
FOURTEEN PAGES.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING

Foreign.-The British House of Commons voted
that the members should receive pay for their
services. - The japanese took possession of
the principal island in the Pescadore group. 80
An English lieutenant and forty-siX soldiers were
waylaid and killed in the Hindoo-Koosh Noun
tairs.
Domestic-The Cabinet again discussed inter-
national complications, including the Venezuelan
and Nicaraguan situations and the Alliance af-
fair. -- The Plat Police bills are believed at
Albany to be dead, but there are indications of a
Patt- Croker deal on the Reorganization measure;
the Gray Racing bill and Mr.. Wids's two Anti
Gambling bills were reported 10 the Assembly.
- The New Jersey Legislature took recess TO
June A. when it will meet to hear the report Of the
Voorhees, Investigating Committee.
City and Suburban.-The oyer and Terminer
Extraordinary Grand Jury brought in another
batch Of indictments. but against whom was not
made public 60 The Executive Committee Of
the Committee of Seventy called mass-meetng
for Wednesday evening in Cooper Union to pro-
test against the Lexow Police bills. - The
Rapid Transit Commission made public new
routes and plan of construction - Mayor
Strong was sixty-eight years old - Secretary
Carlisle held a conference with Collector XII
breth in reference to the landing OF steamers
after shutdown, and as to the necessity for a new
custom-house. 80 Commissioner Brookheld de-
cided to appoint Edward =. North Water Pur
veyor - The stock market was comparative
" dull. but stocks affected by legitimate cond
lions were firm.
The Weather-Forecast for to-day: Warmer
fair; winds shifting TO southerly. Temperature
yesterday: Lowest 2S degrees: highest, "A: aver
age, 36k.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-23

their votes in November. They VIII let 'nci
feeling and intention be known uhihis'ah'pi!'
The maSS-mceting on February hao I'LL III
slant effect on .hc Legislature. Inc one no"
being arranged for will be still more cmphauc
and decisive The members of the Legislature
were sent to Albany H. the representatives. III
the people and they will hardly nave the 'eihcr
iiy to defy the peoples clearly expressed man
date This is time for plain speaking, ana the
LEGISLATURE will do well 10 hear ana heed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-23

The action Of the Civil Service Board OF his
city in arranging 4 plan for putting all the en-
ploycs of the "ty including laborers, under the
opcration of Civil Service rules, will not ma
favor in the eyes of politicians of either party
The plan agreed upon has received the approval
of Mayor Strong. and is expected to 90 mo
opcration about the middle of April. 1t Will
make a radical change in all the city depart
mcnts. and is regarded by the friends Of the
Civil Service movement as the one of the most
important steps in the direction OF reform 'h''
bove boou taken since the new city admnS'ra-
finn CHINO In.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-23

4 bicycle schoc! IN the roof OF the Madison
Square Garden Is certainly n new thing under the
sun That 1t will be popular and prohtaDle' We
make no doubt. Everybody wants To learn the
bicycle. ard th,ie are no signs that the supply
Of schools and instructors Will outruh 'he "e
mnnd.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-23

ANDY" White gave up an $4,000 Police Justice
ship for n $1,000 Dock COmmssionership whch
involved extensive contracts for Improvements
Where Is ANDY" now?
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JnDff 10 Advertisements.
Business Notices.

Roll Ton Desks and Office Furniture.
Great Variety Of Style and Price.
T G. SELLEW.
No III Fultc.t-st N. Y.
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When New-York sets out to have fine weather
It generally carries its point Who can find fault
with the last two days. for example? Forty-eight
hours Of such weather is enough 10 make US all
forget that we were threatened with a blizzard
no. more than six or seven weeks ago.
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1t is with great satisfaction that we announce
the generous offer of Mr. Jacob III. Schiff to the
authorities of Barnard College. As our readers
are well aware an earnest effort is being put
forth by the friends Of that excellent institution
TO raise 100000 for the purchase Of suitable
site for the college buildings Mr.. Schif has
made known his willingness To be one OF twen-
ty-fye men to contribute $1,000 apiece for this
purpose This offer will greatly encourage those
engaged i'm the work of raising money, who have
already secured $4,000 or more and we cannot
doubt that twenty-four of our liberal-minded
citizens will be found who are willing To emu
late Mr. Schiff's generosity. The prospects or
Barnard College are looking up in most graf
flying manner
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-23

Shechan and fii are again yokefellows at Al
bany trying to roll the stone OF Sisyphus up
Capitol Hill 1t Is an exceedingly numbering and
ponderous bowldcr. which has erewhile hattened
both Of them into pancakes. and Will one day do
the like for them In such fashion that no magic.
political or other will be adequate to their res
torat!on They have put up lots OF jobs together
hidden in the shadow Of this revolving stone;
now P.att joins them In that sheltering covert
and In due time all will be smashed together
They are worthy of each other and can to-
gether show the marks Of more kicks and bangs
and buffcts from the aroused boot and cudgel
and glaivc ~ an indignant public than any other
patriot three which can be named
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-23

4 Rochester merchant advertises a "Lexow
shirt" for 80 cents With the Plat collar at
tached II Is probably sold for as much as half
a dollar.