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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-22
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY -. 1876.
EIGHTEEN PAGES.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CORFJGN-It is reported from BuenOs Ayres
that the Argentine Government will make COM
mon cause with Brazil in resisting Engllsh
claims to the Falkland Islands and to Trini-
dade - Advices from Madrid ana havana
are to the effect that the rebels lost 300 in Killed
and wounded during an engagement IN flhar
del Rio. - II was officially denied in Rome
that the Pope had offered to act as arbitrator
between the United States and Great Britain
CONGRESS-Both branches In session. -
Senate: Mr. Call introduced resolutions charging
that two Americans had been arrested and i'm
prsoned by the Spanards in Havana, and call
ing for reports of COnsuls on the war in Cuba
- House: The Urgent Deficiency bill was
passed.
DOMESTIC-Chauncey NJ Depew delivered
the opening address before the NewYork state
Bar Association meeting at Albany 60 The
second annual Convention of the National Man
ufacturers Association was opened in Chicago
e. Representative George l.. Wellington was
nominated for United States Senator from
Maryland by the Republican legislative caucus
in Annapolis. - Many prominent free-silver
men from all over the country arrived In Wash
ington to attend the conference to be held to-day.
- The committees of the Legislature having
charge Of excise bills gave hearing In Albany
10 persons and interests affected by them. -
Three men were killed by an explosion and a
fire in New-Haven.
CITY AND SUBURBAN-The Republican
Anti Machine Committee Of Twenty-Five re-
solved to make a vigorous fight all along the
line against party corruption, and took steps
for a big mass-meeting. - Expressions OF
opinion from number Of well-known men in
dictated that public sentiment viewed the Davis
Monroe Doctrine resolution in the United States
Senate as uncalled for and unwise - Com
missioner Wright of the Department OF Cor
rection removed Warden FallOn. Of the TOmbs,
as a result Of the hearing on the charges pre-
ferred against him. The Police Board
took action with view to Kidding the city of
beggars and Migrants - The Health Board
adopted amendments TO the Sanitary Code
which will bring the milk supply under the
Boards control - The annual dinner of the
alumni Of the University OF the City of New
York was held. - General Thomas Ewing
died from the effects OF his injury by cable
car. - The biggest crowd yet attended the
annual cycle show at Madison Square Gar
den. - Stocks were strong and higher.
THE WEATHER.Forecast for to-day: Fair
and slightly colder. The temperature yesterday:
Highest. 81 degrees; lowest. 81; average. 34l..
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The determination OF the Police Board To abol-
sh the lodging houses in connection with me
police stations is on" that Will be condemned
bv nobody but the professional Migrants who
have long found In them projection against the
necessity of working and made them centres
for the dissemination Of disease. The lodging
houscs owe their existence To Il noble, charitable
impulse. but their influence has been almost
wholly evil In some cases they have offered
needed shelter To persons in real distress. but
for the most part they have been the habiual
r. sort of FOUNDERS who have 10 claim 10 public
consideration and who, instead Of being har
bored. should bc set at hard labor in workhousc
or driven FROM the city. As the demoralizns
character Of these refugees has come 10 he
known they have excited the condemnation Of
medical socotcs Grand .IurcS and health Off
GERS. ana while their abolition will put their
habiua bcncfciarcs To some Inconvenience,
and perhaps for Il time cause the begg1r 10 be
more in evidence N night on the streets the
action in the end cannot fail to promote both
the physical ard the moral health Of the com
munity.
We sometimes hear complaints about the
hrarilrssncss Of organized charity. and the
Oriental tolerance for bcggars is held mp 10 us
rs 4 state Of mind toward ones poorer fellow
creatures superior to that which prompts con
,rbuions for impcrsonally administered relief.
An omen house like an open treasury. appeals
strongly To a certain order of minds. and they
might be the symbol Of an ideal brotherhood
were men something other than they are. But.
unfortunately all men cannot be trusted to have
access 10 their brothers houses and money
drawers on ih, theory that they will Use their
privileges wisely and in moderation. The offer
Of government support. even In the loaihsomc
form Of plank in a station house, brings all
the evidence needed to show that there Is II
large class of persons who find in unclrned gifts
not an incentive 10 improvement. but nm on
coura cement 10 vice II would not br true 10
say that there are not every day in this city
sufferers for lack Of food and shelter Charities
are not ovcrdonc. On The contrary. they are far
from doing all that ought 10 he done. Bu 1t Is
probably ,rnp that ii seldom happens here that
a man who makes use of n police lodging house
might not obtain relief less degrading If he
wished 10 do So Whatever exceptions 10 this
rule may exist will be provided for at The lodg-
ing-rooms established by the city in East Tween
ty-siXth-st. There the wanderers can 20. spend
the night and be disposed Of the next day rs
Their several needs may dciae-to their homes
10 the almshoIse or f. the labor which most
of them should be forced {, do For those who
are homeless and honestly seeking 10 support
themselves the privately conducted charities
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-22

offer shelter on conditions which are not hard
but only serve TO thrash out the worthless from
the MASS.
The sanitary evils OF the clearinghouse are OF
no less importance than are those OF moral
character The gathering together OF unwasheu
yagabonds peculiarly liable to be diseased Is al
most sure TO spread c0ntagion. as our health at-
thoritics showed when couple or years ago
tvphus fever threatened 10 become epidemic
here. few cases which among dwellers III
private houses might have been isolated, among
tbe wanderers WHO crowded the lodging -houses
at night and tramped through the streets days
promised to SOW the whole city with disease
The city finds difficulty in compelling the BODY
of its citizens to obey strictly the laws Of health
even 80 far rs they concern the general safety,
but il can exact obedience from those who ask
It's protection and shelter. The police lodging
house. however. worked in exactly the Opposite
direction 1t encouraged filthy habits and I'M
hcallhfu congregation Of people. Whatever aih
the city gives in this direction hereafter should
only be bestowed with the requirement that the
beneficiary make himself Il decent subject Tor
aid Bathing and disinfcction will harm Eo-
body. will not be objected to by those worthy
Of help. and, if rsdly enforced. might drive
some vagab0ndS TO become sclf-supportlnS and
would free others from some Of their corrnptlng
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PERSONAL.

Colonel c. F. Crocker, Of San Francisco. viii paA
the expenses OF the Lick Observatory Expedition
to Japan, 10 observe the eclipse of the sun Eext
summer.
Prince Sergius Wolonsky. OF Russia. will be the
guest Of Professor Charles Eliot Norton OF Har.
vard while he is delivering his course of lectures on
Russian literature and history before the Lowell
institute next month
When Senator Stephen b. Elkins in Phila.
delph.a the other day, The Record" OF that city
says he told an interesting story OF his election TO
his present seat II sitting in my study a,
my country home" sad he. awaiting the returns
that should tell me whether or no; | had been
chosen to take the place OF Senator Camden. The
operator at the telegraph station had orders to
open all kilograms addressed 10 me, and 10 tele.
phone their contents TO me Immediately Sud.
denly the telephone bell rang. and the chldrens
goverress, who answered the phone, came TO ne
and told me that the person at the other end OF
the wire saying something about shoes. she
couldn't quite make II out Oh sad !, IT'S my
w!fe's shoemaker, probably. Tell him to let the
matter rest until tomorrow. She delivered the
message but returned shortly to say that the man
insisted on talking to me | went to the telephone
1t was the telegraph operator, and the message he
was trying TO transmit TO me was: When shall
send you my shoes? Johnson r. Camden Then I
knew that had been chosen to Ill the shoes Of
that worthy gentleman.
Alfred Austin is entitled to draw the accumua-
ton Of salary due g the Poet Laureate since Ten
Speaker Reed, Senator Frye. chairman pro tenn
OF the Senate and Chief Justice Fuller grad.
yates OF Bowdon College
Miss Louisa Adrioh-Blake IL the first woman to
receive the degree OF Master of Surgery from Lon.
don University
Senator John NJ Thurston. OF Nebraska, says he
Is descendant of that Thors,ien. son OF Eric the
Red. OF Scandinavia. who is said to have made an
expedition to Vineand New Engand) IN lcc5. At
later period the family settled In England and one
OF its members Thurscn, twenty-elghth Arch.
bishop OF York
Bishop Potter delivered address Monday
evening at the opening Of the Episcopal Diocesan
Library and Reading Room in Philadelphia. The
idea OF having such a library first conceived
thrty-five years ago by his father, Bishop Alonzo
Potter.
William f. Curtis is authority for the statement
that Jose Maceo. the Cuban general when he was
mountain bandit. plotted the capture Of John
Sherman, while that gentleman was making tour
through cuba some years ago. 1t intended 10
seize him. carry him off into the mountains and
hold him for ransom, with the expectation that he
Government Of the United States would pay large
sum or money for his release"
In the death OF Bishop Atticus G. Haygood the
coored people OF the South have lost one Of their
wlsest and most helpful friends.
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Hmusements.

~~~NNNNSNNNNNN~c~SNN~~~~r~
ARBEY'S THEATRE-S-Izey
ACADEMY OF MCSiC-2-S-The Sporting Duchess
AMERICAN THEATRES Northern Lights.
BROADWAY THEATRE-s-An Artists Model.
lASlNO-S:l5-The Wizard Of the Nile.
CASINO CHAMBERS-s-Cabaret du Meant.
COLUMBUS TIIEATRE-o-s :i5-Pr.m ose q Vests Min
stre,s.
DALY'S-2-S:lj-The Two Escutcheons
EDEN MI'SEE-Concert.
EMPIRE THEATRE 2-S- Michael and His Lost Angel
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE-S-The Governor Of Ken
lucky.
GARDEN Chimmie Fa6den.
GARRICK THEATRE-S:3- Mrs. Ponderburys Past
GRAND OPERA IOUSE-2-S-The Night Clerk
HARLEM OPERA HOUSE-s-Carmen.
HERALD SQUARE THEATRE s:lo-The Heart OF
Maryland
HOYTS THEATRES 30-A Black Sheep.
IRVING PLACE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. bel Frauen
ROSTER & NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
LYCEr-M MISUNDERSTANDING Benefit OF the Doubt
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-2 p. m until ii p NJ
Bicycle Exhibition.
METROPOLITAN PGRA HOGSE-s-Grand Opera
OLYMPIA TIIEATRE-3-s :lj--Naudevile
PAIMER'S THEATRES Hottie Squire Of Danes
PASrORS-l2SO till IL r. m.-Vaudevillc.
PROCTOR'S PLEASURE PALACE-NaudeVile.
STANDARD THEATRES: 15-The Strange Adventures or
Miss Brown
18TH STREET ArRE-s:i0-Mavourneen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-22
CREDIT WHERE TT BELONGS.

In thelast annual report Of Mr.. White. the Gen
eral Superintendent OF the Railway Mail Service
some mention is made Of the use of trolley and
cable cars for the transportation Of mails. The
system IL declared to be still In its infancy, and
Is said To BE- capable Of great development.
That this class Of service" says the report,
will be a success and most important adj
"junct to the mail service in general Is now be-
"yond all question Its value has been demon
"strated In ~ Louis. Boston Ncw-fork and
"othcr places and IL about to be tested In chit
"cago. Cincinnati and elsewhere" Reference IL
then made to the ears recently put in operation
on Third-ave I'm this city. and to the fact that
mails can be carried quickly by means OF the
surface cars from one of the suburbs Of Bos-
ton to another: and the report adds that There
rs probably no city in the country where the
benefits Of this service will be great do In
Boston. with It's large and dcnsely populated
suburban districts" This is interesting as mark
ing the use OF "A new agency In the collection and
distribution Of mails I'm large cities and the
regions adjacent to them, and a gain in the
swiftness Of doing this work. which Is the thing
at which the PostOhlce Department in all It's
branches is constantly aiming.
But there e; curious thing about ii, to-wit
that not the slightest mention Is made of the
mail purposes. and in which they are now used
on n large scale That city is Brooklyn. where
a troll mail service established in August
1894. through the persistent efforts OF the wide
awake postmaster Andrew r. Sullivan. At the
date given. mail cars trolley lines were put
in operation between the Brooklyn Postofiice
and Coney Island. This declared at the
time to be the first application OF the idea in
this country, and probably In the world. and
nothing has since come to light To SHOW IT,. I
that erroneous opinion. 1t was from
Brooklyn that the idea spread to other cities
while In Brooklyn itself the syetcm has y, ex-
banded that when the plans now under way
are carried out the use Of horses and wagons
for carrying mails Will be almost wholly dis
penscd with. In view Of these facts. must 1t
not be regarded as singular that Brooklyn was
totally ignored in the report from which We
have quoted? Il must have been an oversight
on the part Of Superintendent White for he
cannot be ignorant OF what has been done In
this matter In NETWORKS big suburb on the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-22
REPEAL or THE CONCORDAT.

Church and State appear 10 be on The eve
of separation in France. For fresh conflict
has broken out between the Minister of Public
Worship and the clergy. and this time ii Is the
latter. the Episcopacy first and foremost. which
demands the repeal of that COncordat which the
Radicals have been endcavoring to abolish ever
since the overthrow of the Empire. The Con
corlat is the treaty governing the relations be-
tween Church and State In France. which was
elaborated Jointly by Emperor Napoleon ana
Pope Plus VII during the first decade Of the
present century. and which in spite Of the many
changes Of Government that have taken place
since then on the banks Of the Seine has re-
NAMED in force until now.
The French clergy. however seem 1T length
IN have come TO the conclusion that the Sl0.OOD,-
OO0 which they receive each year from the State
IN the form Of stipcnds and for the maintenance
of tbc churches and cathelrals constitutes no
adeouote compensation for the restrictions and
despotism to which they are subjected by the
Government They declare that the Church IL
gradually being strangled by the state. ana that
II is ONLY by separation from the lafter-that u.s.
by the abolition Of the Concordai-that IL can
recover It's liberty and with It's liberty lis pros
nerity. pointing 10 the thriving condition OF me
Catholic Archdiocese Of Ncw-lork az sTiNih.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-22

At their meeting yesterday the Aldermen,
finding that the resolution concerning the Heine
fountain Ind got far out Of their reach that
they could not pass a motion to reconsider 1t.
decided to appoint committee to deliberate on
the matter in company with Commissioner Half
fen. Of the North Side. 1t is expected that pub
lie hearings will be given. and that the people
Of that neghborhood will thus have n chance 10
saw whether or not they want the fountain set
ND in a conspicuous place in their section Of the
city. Such hearings can have no real worth see
ing that the fountain has been rejected by the
most competent authority in the city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-22

friends Of Civil Service Reform made charr,.
against Lord, the Governor wrote and asked hin.
IL he was proper person to hold the ofBce
Lcrd said he was. by all mears. Then thu
Governor was able triumphantly to answer N.
critics: There. gentlemen! See how mistaken
you are Mr. Lord Is true Civil Service r..
former and irreproachable in every way h
says so himself Who can doubt itr' La
him at once send to Shea and ask him IL h.
killed Robert Ross Shea may be a murderer
but surely he can be relied upon to tell the
truth about little matter like that.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-22

example that the Church can get along far bet
ter without State grants. with the obligations
that these entail than with financial assistance
of this Kind.
The Government seems disposed to meet the
clergy halfway in the matter Of repeating the
Concordat. For it has already begun by re-
fusing TO recognize the necessity of previous
Papal sanction 10 its appointment OF BISHOPS
although this is stipulated by the terms of the
treaty. and has for the fist time since I'll" be-
ginning Of the century withdrawn its Ambas-
sador from the Vatican
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-22

Mayor Wurster has given his consent to
martial use of the Bridge Plaza by the Brooklyn
Heights Railroad Company as a carstand. After
looking over the ground yesterday he suggested
That the company should be allowed TO lay tracks
for its cars on the west side Of The Plaza. under
The structure Of the Kings County Elevated road.
where the surface Is already occupied to some
extent by tho columns supporting that structure
This is far less Objectionable Than the pan
hitherto under consideration as ii has In view
the occupancy Of Il part Of the Plaza that Is OF
romparatlvcy little use The DANCE" Is. though
that this concession TO the company viii be Only
an entering wedge and that soon it will demand
larger privileges. The wise way IS to keep IT or
the Plaza altogether.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-22

According to THE Evening Telegram, Hen-
eral Russell A. Alger expresses himself con-
corning Governor Morton's candidacy as loi-
lows: such man as he. should he be nomi-
mated and elected, would be almost certain 10
give the country an unsatisfactory admihis-
"tration" This sounds little queer, out we
suppose nothing unpleasant is meant Tor the
Generals sentiments are followed by tEe state
ment that he would not decline the Vice-Presi-
Dental nomination, and that Morton ana Anger
would not make a bad combine ton
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-22

BrOcllyn's representatives in the Legislature
are bcstrrng themselves to secure for the peo-
pie Of that city an opportunity 10 say on fair
vote whether they want consolidation with New
York or not The eleven Republican Assembly
men from Kings Comfy will call on Governor
Morton to-day and cndcavor IL impress on hi;
mind the importance of giving BrooklyntcS an
other chance. Senator Wray has prepared n
bill which will b. introduced at once. providing
for a commission to draw Il charter. on which
the people Of Brooklyn are To have the privilege
of voting AT the next election. That plan will
be accepted as satisfactory ONLY in ease reSilb-
mission cannot he secured. Ii would he a great
waste Of labor if charter should be carefully
drawn up and then rejected The simple rs
well as the light way is 10 have vo;c on con-
solidation all by itself
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-22

rebuff to the undertaking administered by the
Sultan. the leader of the Red Cross III this couli-
try has not been in the least dauntcd. and i'll
tends to proceed directly 10 Constantinople.
Whatever troubles may confront her there will
be met with her customary spirit and bravery.
and she will doubtless find means 10 overcome
the objections raised by the Porte to the con
tcmpated work of relief She is woman OF
great rcsOurccfuneSs and tact. and i a'cuS-
toned to succeed in what she attempts In the
mean time those who sympathizc with The work
in hand can help it forward by seeing that
money is not lacking when Miss Barton is able
TO carry relief 10 those in want.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-22

other side OF the East River. The truth OF MS
tory demands that due credit should be given
to Brooklyn and to the energetic and alert OIL
cal who presides over It's postal business
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-22

New-Jersey r. to be congratulated on having
for its new Governor man ike Johh W.
Grggs: and Governor Griggs is to be con-
graduated the opportunity offered him 10
give the State the best government 1t has mad
in the memory of the present generation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-22

The best wishes Of the American people will
accompany Miss Barton and her companions
when they set cut on their mission Of mercy by
one Of to-days steamers. Notwithstanding the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-22

Dr. Maney. OF the Manhattan Elevated Rail-
road staff is apt pupil OF DR.. Frank n
Hahn He told ;he Health Board yesterday
when they had under consideration the dirty
and diseas breeding foot mats. that the ele-
waited ears were quite clean enough. and better
ventilated than most prlva'e rooms In view or
this fact we may expec: 10 see the army or
people who read in the cars by night. In ac-
cordance with DR. Hams advice for the benefit
OF their weak eyes. augmented by an army or
consump,ivcs seeking the pure air and anti
septic cleanliness of a Third-ave. car at s
o'clock every evening
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-22

Secretary Morton. OF the Department OF Agri-
culture Is having a peck u trouble in the ma tier
Of seed distribution among the farmers The
law specifies that this ehall be done through the
agency OF members OF Congress: but good
many Of these have been wont 10 sell ont the
stocks intrused 10 them FOR transmission 10 their
constituents for anything that they would bring
Of their office. They have done the same thing
with costly and valuable books published by the
Department and likewise intrusted 10 them for
distribution. This year seeds have been ap-
portioned and joint committee OF the Senate
and House have had the Secretary before them
to tell the reason why. He explained that the
law forbade him to go into the open market 10
purchase seeds. and that none OF the bids for
them which he invited were In compliance with
the terms Of the statute He says. incidentally
that he has purchased at SIS each three full
quotas OF seed. costing the Government $500
gross. He does not imagine that these dignined
and impeccable lawgivers themselves sold them
but thinks that they were held up and robbed
by somebody The public would seem to be en-
titled to the names and the explanation OF these
officials. and any others who In like manner
waylad and despoed. Concerning nature II
has been remarked that OF fifty seeds she often
brings but one 10 bear; and. perhaps. the Depart
ment OF Agriculture. acting through its appointed
distributing agents, has not even climbed to that
moderate average.
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Commissioner Lord Is In favor OF Civil Ser
vice Reform-providcd, Of course. that he can put
his own construction on it. He believes in
practical" reform. In fact. We believe that
ne has the reputation Of being a practical"
man. and that Is one OF the reasons why such
n strong effort put forth to prevent his
confirmation.