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New-York tribune., 1896-05-27
DIR. GILMAN STILL TO BE CONSIDERED.

1t is a great pleasure to learn that President
Gilman has not. as was generally reported, with
drawn his name from the consideration OF the
Board Of Education. and that his original sup
porters In the Board still believe that he would
not refuse an election to the Superntendency
Of Schools. 1t seems to have been too freely
assumed In Baltimore that he could not continue
to consider the question Of an offer from this
city after the action taken at Johns Hopkins
University and the demonstration Of public feel.
ing which the news of his possible retirement
produced We are very glad 20 learn that the
situation has not materially changed since DIR.
Gilman consented to take the question under
advisement, and that his name will be formally
presented mt the meeting of tho Board on Thurs
day. Those who have had the best means OF
ascertaining what his inclinations are do not
believe that the case has been settled against
New-York, or that 1t will be so settled prior to
Thursdays meeting. They confidently expect
moreover. that the sentiment in his favor viii
New-York tribune., 1896-05-27
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P,TTJyEJrL pTBLIC SERVANTS.

The Rapid Transit commissioners VINO uur-
Ing tho last two years have performed with zeai
and intelligence the work dcvolved upon them
by the Legislature and the people nave DehaVeu
admirably since the Appellate Division OF the
Supreme Court suddenly brought their laDors 10
pauaht. 1t would not have been strange IL tiey
had shown some signs Of Indignation, Dut their
conduct and speech have been uniformly decor
ous and they remain dcsirous or serving 'he
community In any way left open to them
It Is noted with satisfaction that in their Tor
nal statement published yesterday the Commis-
soncrs not only treat the Court with entire re-
spcct. but clearly expose the unsoundness OF the
Court's decision 1t was due to the people whose
deliberate instructions they have obcycd ana
whose expectations they have endcavered to
fulfil and 1t was due also to themselves, that
they should quietly and conclusivcly refutc the
orroncous' ossumptions upon which the re1ec-
,ion of their plans was based. They have not
nrocceded roshly and in blind confidence. but
with scrupulous care subjcct!ng every calcula-
,ion 10 rigid tests. obtaining expert testimony
of the highest quality from various sources ana
finally reaching conclusions which are more
strongly supported. to say the least, than those
presented In opposition. Their Judgment has
hecn set aside but It has not been discrcdited.
The commissioners though they are not in
position as they conceive. to take the initiative
In any new scheme and naturally are not In
hopeful frame OF mind. retain their places for
the present and will gladly do whnt they can to
improve present conditions 1t should be oD-
served. however. that. in gratifying contrast to
familiar experience. they have put their office
on n strictly economical basis. Instead of con
tnulng to spend money from which the com
muniiy could not reasonably expect to derive
advantage. In short. throughout the period or
their activity. and since 1t was abruptly closed
they have completely justified the confidence
rcposcd In them The fact that their faithful
and sagaclous efforts have been arbitrarily NULL
fed does not in the least diminish their claim
TO public respect and gratitude.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-27
he stronger then than II was last week. and will

I'm fact control the action of the Board.
Even If New-York Is not destined 10 ENJOY
the good fortune of possessing such oupef,n'
tcndent Of Schools as DIR. Gilman wouid De- thc
discussion Of the possibility OF his election anu
acceptance is valuable. BY putting peiore 'nc
community a high standard OF qunlihca'iohs II
makes the maintenance OF lower staho''ru
more difficult. and has doubtless enabled some
members of the Board OF Education 10 realize
more fully than ever before how great Il reSPoh-
sibility rests upon them. But we prefer 10 an
ticpatc something better even than TINS. Inc
confidence of those Commissioners WHOSE
sources Of information are the best inspires Il
strong hope that DR.. Gilman will be the next
Supcrintcndent of our schools. He certainly
ought to receive the formal offer which he SUI
consents TO consider
New-York tribune., 1896-05-27
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GARRICK THEATRE--s:30 Thoroughbred.
GRAND CENTRAL PAIACE-l 10 1870 p. me- &C.
trical Exhibition.
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PASTOR Vaudeville. ef
PROCTORS PLEASURE PALACE--VaIeevle.
TERRACE GARDEN-S-F1edermaus -,
New-York tribune., 1896-05-27

place yesterday In the ancient capitai OF MOB
COW. All the circumstances were auspicious.
The coronation ceremonies occurred In the "a
thedral OF the Assumption in the Kremiin, ana
os this is limited In size only small number
of the specially favored were able TO witness
Them Vast crowds were attracted TO its Vlcm-
lty. nevertheless and the people displayed the
kecncst interest in the formal beginning oil the
reign of Nicolas H. Such display is possible
nowhere outside OF Russia, in which the new
civilization divested of barbarc pomp and
splendor has made little headway. The rest OIL
tbe world looks on In wonder and waits with
interest TO see whether the new Car is TOUCHED
with the spirit of the age In which he lives
Ry n unanimous decision the Court or App"ais
has sustained the constitutionality OF the Rancs
excise law, overruling all the three points made
against the act by those who questioned us
validity. Now that it is formally declared the
law of the State there Is keen reason TO regret
that II was not more carefully considered IN me
LEGISLATURE and pruned Of obvious crudNies ana
Inconsistencies. The fact that 1t Is determiheo
to be constitutional does not atone for the fact
that II was forced through by methods thht
could not commend themselves TO the Judicons.
The law has good features, and much VIII oe-
mend on the way in which 1t is enforced 1t Is
an encouraging circumstance that the poiit'cai
machine which 1t was intended TO create Is IN
q fair way OF early dissolution.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-27

portance than getting rid Of the vexati6us -.
indictments would have got the Colonel OUT = ~
at that unseemly hour. II Is great fea,hs, !. J.
cap OF Justice Keogh that he accompIIshed y.
seemingly impossible. We
New-York tribune., 1896-05-27

New-York's only hope for rapid transit TOT
several years to rests with the eevaten
railroads In the opinion OF the Commissioners
nothing further can be done under the present
law and 1t remains to be seen whether the i'egis-
lature of next year will or can pass law oy
which the much-desired object may be accom-
plishcd In the mean time interest wiz DC
centred on the possible plans OF the Manhattan
comnanv. So far as these have been suggested or
disclosed. the company seems inclined 20 insist
nm conditions which the city authorities cannot
properly accept
New-York tribune., 1896-05-27

BY something like a general jail delivery the
inculpated police captains are allowed to go ut
large wearing, most OF them, the tattooed mark
Of the blackmaer in public. Instead OF In the
privacy Of the jail, where Its coors and drawing
would perhaps show off more appropriately. But
II they arc not put behind the bars. where 1t Is
mere cowardce not to say that they properly be-
long, they pretty we'll stripped of their preda-
tory powers. Most Of them have put by enough
OF their old plunder to live on. and will not be
forced to take up petty larceny for a subsistence
but II they did 1t could not make their characters
worse than they
New-York tribune., 1896-05-27

There is some prospect that Excise Commis-
sioner Lyman is getting ready to back down on
the question Of competitive examinations for
his special "confidential' agents At all events,
he has asked Controller Roberts II he intended
to be guided by the legal opinions made public
Yesterday, and after receiving an affirmative re-
ply decided to forward all these opinions to the
Civil Service Commissioners, who meet in Al
bany tomorrow The Commissioners, and the
Governor, have now the best Of reasons for re-
treating from an indefensible position, and II
they are wise they will do so without ceremony
One Of the reasons put forward fox the reten'
ton OF Dr. Gilman at the head Of Johns Hop
kins University has been that crisis existed in
the affairs Of the institution, and that 1t would
be necessary for him to remain at his post to
enable the university to surmount 1t. From the
= meeting held at the Merchants Club in Balti
+ more yesterday, however, It is evident the uni
versitys friends are ready to rally to It's assist
ance and that the crisis will be successfully
passed. In short time nearly $4,000 was
pledged, and doubtless a larger sum will bs
easily secured. DIR. Gilman has not withdrawn
his name from consideration In this city, and
+. ,sii not do SO. The possibility Of securing hi,
services is still open. and the duty Of the Boart
of Education is plain 30. B.. ~he.
Nothing Of picturesque and impressive cere
New-York tribune., 1896-05-27

$ Nothing Of picturesque and impressive cere-
monial was lacking In the coronation Of the
Emperor and Empress Of Russia, which took
New-York tribune., 1896-05-27

Crolers house is foun6 70 be insecure and may
have been built on sandy foundation. like those
pronounced unsafe In the Bible. There is some
thing queer In the underpinning OF he fortune.
and it may be the same with his mansion. both
being of sudden and mysterious growth. and
liable to equally swift and inscrutable col
lapse Some future romancist may record the
fall Of the House Of Croker Poe did that OF the
House OF Usher. showing how from seeming
solidity and splendor II all dropped into ashes
and ruin In a moment. The fabric OF Tweed's
prosperity tumbled into fragments with the same
suddenness and IN the same manner. Croker's
Is rooted in a like soil. and II II has a like end
ing nobody need be surprised. The wonder Is
not that the Building Commissioners have found
his uptown house unsafe, but that 1t has stood
as long IL has.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-27

The sound-money Democrats made no contest
In Illinois against Atgeld. They were 100 pusy
settling the Republican nomination.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-27
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GRAND CENTRAL DEPOT WARREN F. LELAND
New-York tribune., 1896-05-27

sentence to a county Jail Is no longer to be
the easy thing 1t has generally been considered
In this state. By bill which has just become
law. keepers Of county Jails are required to cause
each prisoner committed TO their hoStleries un-
der sentence to be constantly employed at hard
labor when practicable. during every day ex-
cent Sunday. and 1t Is provided that the Board
OF Supervisors or the County Judge may pre-
scribe the kind Of labor at which the prisoners
shall be se:. This is part OF the plan OF the
state Prison Commission for keeping prisoners
employed. II will work havoc with tramps and
FOUNDERS who have been accustomed to look on
a sentence TO Jail atthe beginning OF the winter
season as a godsend. 1t looks as II II would be
difficult to find employment for all the men In
the iails Of the State but the officials charged
with that duty have considerable latitude al
lowed them. and will without doubt succeed In
making the tas less popular than they nave
been with certain classes In the community
New-York tribune., 1896-05-27

Now It Is rumored that some OF the new Gen.
eral Sessions clerks have not parsed their non
competitive Civil Service examinations. and are
likely TO lose their places and their back pay
New-York tribune., 1896-05-27

With the adoption Of the bicycle and the keeiey
cure the Indian has left few exclusive privileges
70 his white brother. and at the pace he IL go
ing will soon leave him none at all He not ohiy
masters the difficulties Of the wheel with the
greatest celerity outlying the prairie antelope
and the 1ack-rabbt. but he quallies himsen ior
radical treatment at the gold cure more rapidly
and thoroughly than any Kentucky coone. or
Tennessee major heard Of Among the
Osages OF Oklahoma Territory the NUMBER now
under treatment !s very large. and wouid &c
larger II there were more liquor and more lccai
sanltarlums The number Of squaws undergoing
the restoration process is dscouragng' ana aI'o-
gether the situation of the tribe Is not proms-
ing one II has had a good deal OF money ana
other aid from the Government. and ought 10
have made much better showing IN the way Oh
morals and progress. or the white graduates Oh
the Keclev foundations there Is always DOUBT
whether they are worth the cost OF curing tnern'
and there may be the same uncertainty about the
aborlglnal matriculant. His collision with John
Barleycorn generally puts an end 10 ms useiu'-
ness IN the first round the probable case OF the
OsaEes Of Oklahoma. in spite OF all the doc'o'S
and curative institutions In the Territory.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-27

1t was Justice Keogh, of the Supreme Court who
gave the subordlnates In the office of District At
torney Fellows turn a while ago by seriously
proposing to open court at $50 in the morning.
and on Thursday he actually succeeded in bring
ing the Distrct-Attorney himself into court at
0:3O. Such thing had never been heard Of be-
fore in all the years Colonel Bellows has been In
Office. 1t IL safe to say that nothing of less I'M
New-York tribune., 1896-05-27

The gold Democrats threaten to prevent the
nomination of a free-slver candidate by causing
a deadlock which will last TIL after the November
election. That is a good idea. 1t will make as
gurance doubly sure that the next President will
be a sound money Republican.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-27

The Turks could not find Christians enough 70
abuse in Armenia, so they have started a cam
paign Of rapne in Crete.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-27

The dear gold Democrats who were SO con-
vnccd that no honorable Republican could rail-
10 stand on his doorstep and shout: Gold Goid'
Goldr' at the top of his voice for nineteen hours
every day are now asking II 1t would be good
policy for them 20 bo; free-silver Democrats
nomination They be gin to fear that bolt would
hurt the party for 1900 and are inclined TO think
party good requires them TO put their consciences
in their pockets.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-27

Who were the men In white who paraded yes
terday? Ask Waring. He cleans the streets.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-27

One OF the reasons why Excise Commissioner
Lyman objected to having his confidential
agents" selected by competitive examinations was
that II would take too much time and that he was
In need Of their valuable services with the shortest
possible delay. Seeing that he has slipped up on
more than 30 per cent Of the men who took nom
competitive examinations and has got to go
through the process again. 1t may be questioned
whether he has saved any time after all. He has
gone through a humiating experience. truly. and
Is not at the end OF his troubles either.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-06-03
MISSING MIR. BURDETT.
No Clue Yet to His Whereabouts Messrs. Nations and Foster Make Detailed
 Statement.

The absence of MT. Burdett citizen of Elyton, notice of which appeared in the State Herald yesterday, has crea ted considerable interest and efforts are be- ing made by quite number of citizens to locate his whereabouts or ferret out the crime in case there has been any foul play.
 Messrs. Nations and Foster, who went with MT. Burdett to Blocton, called at the office of the State Herald yesterday morning, and MT. Nations made the fol- lowing statement, which was corrobo- rated by MT. Foster:
 MT. Burdett, MT. Foster and myself left Birmingham on May 15 for Blocton. We were in Blocton five days selling med icine. Burdett left Blocton for Birming- ham Thursday, May 23, on the o'clock accommodation over the Mineral rail- road. MT. Foster and myself left Blocton the same day on the local for Johns. We left Johns the next day and came direct to Birming ham.
 "I met Dr. Lafayette Monday, May 25, and asked him when the colonel (we called MT. Burdett 'colonel) would re- turn. The doctor said he had sent in his medicine case with express prepaid, and he was looking for him on that day.
 "All three of us were selling medicine prepared by pr. Lafayette. MT. Foster
 
 Burdett by himself.
 MT. Burdett told me when he left Bir- mingham that he had about $20 worth of medicine. Before he left Blocton he ask ed me to order for him $15 worth, to be expressed to Brookwood. The reason l made the order was that MT. Burdett said he could not write to do any good, and asked me to write for him.
 MT. Foster and myself live at Gains station. I have a family and MT. Foster lives with his parents,
 MT. Burdett and myself had worked together selling the medicine since Feb ruary until this last trip. On recent trip he suggested that he thought we could make more money by working sep arately, to which agreed. Our business and social relations were always pleas ant, and I found him very pleasant gentleman to work with.
 q left Birmingham last Friday to visit my father-in-law, who lives in Highland beat, Shelby county. Returned Monday and learned this morning of the .publica- tion in the State Herald. I called MT. Fosters attention to it and we both went to Elyton to see Mrs. Burdett. She is very much troubled, and we offered to lend her any assistance in our power in ascertaining the whereabouts of her hus- band"
Birmingham state herald., 1896-06-03
OFFERING ADVICE FREE.

If you want to get free advice in abun- dant quantities 1t is only necessary to hold your ear within hearing distance of the fellows who get showed under in a political contest Just now the advo- cates of the free coinage of gold and silver are the recipients of no small amount of gratuitous advice from the gold standardists.
 Having conceded the fact that the op ponents of the single gold standard will be in control of the Chicago convention, and that a declaration for free coinage will be made, the gold standard contrac- tionists hope to hedge off a declaration for the ratio of Is to 1. A declaration for no ratio or for any ratio other than 16 to 1 would be a victory for the gold standardists and defeat for the people.
 Only recently these same fellows were proclaiming that the country had already all the silver it needed or wanted, and that no further coinage of the white metal except that of subsidiary coin would be tolerated. A declaration for free coinage at ratio other than 16 to 1 would bring into the campaign the ques- ton of recoining the silver now coined. declaration for free coinage at some particular ratio not named, but to be agreed upon hereafter, would leave a loophole something like international agreement In either event the single gold standard contractionists would have something left over which to quab- ble and with which to befuddle the minds of the voters.
 They know these things full well, but appear to think the free coinage people can't see them, but in that they are mis- taken.
 Of course there is no way to keep them from proffering advice. yea, advice in abundance, but it will not be needed. The contractionists have failed to delude the people into declaring for the single gold standard, and they will fail to de- Jude the Chicago convention into declar- ing for any other ratio than 16 to 1.
 The great national democracy of this country is going to go to the country on the issue of the free coinage of gold and silver at the ratio of 16 10 1 vs. the single gold standard and it is going to win signal victory. A party that can and has withstood the desperate efforts to destroy it from within that have been put forth against the demo- cratic party since 1892 asks outside eff forts to keep 1t back no difference. Gold standard contractionists may prof fer all the free advice they choose, but it will not be needed.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-06-03
HERE IS THE LAW.
Registration Closes at Midnight Saturday. Text of Attorney Generals Opinion as
 to That Part of Sayre Law.

Montgomery, June 2-(Special) )-Inas- much as there appears to exist some doubt as to what time the registration books shall close in the cities in Alabama having more than 10000 inhabitants, the following opinion. which was prepared by Attorney General Martin at the re- quest of Governor Jones two years ago, will be of interest. It may be well to state that this part of the Sayre law has not been repealed nor amended in any way. All attorneys here who haze looked into the matter concur in the conclusion reached by the ex-attorney general. Judge Martins opinion Is as follows:
 Office of the Attorney General,
 Montgomery, Ala, May 31, 1894. Hon. Thomas G. Jones, Governor of Ala bama-
 Dear Sir: In reply to your favor of the 30th instant have to say:
 Section of the Sayre election law pro-
Birmingham state herald., 1896-06-03

Vides that the registrars in each beat or ward shall begin registration on the nrst Monday in May and shall continue the same for eighteen days, Sundays ex- cepted, except in cities of 10000 or more inhabitants, where thirty days time for registration shall be given.
 It will be observed that the general rule as to time fixed by this section is that registration shall begin on the first Monday in May and shall continue eigh- teen secular days. The exception as to cities of 10000 or more inha bitants where thirty days time for registration shall be given" is confined in it's opera ton to the time during which the regis tration shall remain open. Its effect and only effect is, as to such cities, to strike out of the foregoing part of the section the word eighteen" and to insert in lieu thereof the word thirty" The proyi- sions as to time when registration shall begin, and the exception of Sundays. ap- ply as we'll to registration in cities of 10000 or more inha abitants as elsewhere. The result Is, in my judgment, the reg lstration now in progress in cities of 10,- O0O or more inhabitants will close at 12 o'clock Saturday night, June g, 1894. Re- spectfully submitted,
 VIM. L. MARTIN,
 Attorney General Under the above opinion the regIstrs- ton for 1896 will close in Mobile, Mont gomery and Birmingham at 12 o'clock Saturday night, June 6, 1896.