davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-01

possible that they or the frccsilver Senator's
may deem it their duty to give the Government
an ADEQUATE revenue and the Nations industries
adequate protection. If so, they will simply
refuse to use the silver issue as veto OF need
ful legislation.
This division Of the Senate. it will be seen left
no inducement for bargain OF any KIND. Inc
Republicans will not have power TO pass any
measure which does not suit the two silver sen
aiors or the two Populists. or some OF the Dem
ocrnts. This state of things will not be altered
by the admission Of Republican from Dela-
ware. because forty-fvc votes will then be re-
CURED for a majority nor by the ADMISSION oi
two Republican Senators from Titan, because
forty-six will then be required for majority.
and with The three added. the Republicans Will
have only forty-fve votes. These are facts so
thoroughly and widely known that no dust-rais-
ing by Mr. German or his willing Instruments
can obscure them lie is setting up pretence
which will deceive nobody. and thai is never IL
shrcwd thing to do. The Republicans nave seen
it rs il was their duty. to take whatever proper
ton of control over the legislation III the senate
they could secure without barter with anybody.
1t suited the Populists and the silver men 10
place them in that position. for reasons quite
obvious and also distinctly antagonistc To he-
publican partisan interests. Nevertheless. II
was the business Of the Republicans in fidehty
10 the constituents who had elected them 10
take as much control as possible over the action
of the Senate On some questions they may De
able lo do some good On the silver question
they have precisely the same lack of power that
they had last year. and the people know H. as
Senator German knows it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-01

Glance over his work as Mayor Mr.. Schieren has
paid deserved tributes to the men who have
worked side by side with him in the city govern
ment. declaring that "all Of them have proved
satisfactory.
That Mr. Scheren would be criticised by his
political opponents was TO be expected. and he
has not escaped bitter attacks: but there Is no
evidence that these have made any impression
on the public mind. On the other hand. there
is the strongest reason for believing that he will
retire from office with the goodwill OF the great
majority Of his fellow-citiZcns. The scvcreSt
criticism Of the retiring Mayor occurred in CON
nection with the railroad strike Il year ago: but
we have never been able to see any good basis
for IT, The position in which he was placed was
peculiarly trying one, and. on the whole the
Mayor acquitted himself with credit. Cndcr
his administration the financial condition
Of the city has greatly improved In all
branches Of the government Of Brooklyn II Is
satisfaction to know that Civil Service principles
have been rigidly adhered TO, and. rs we recent
" noted. there are only eighty offices in the
city which can he filed without resort 10 the
eligible lists prepared by the Civil Service Com
mission This in Itself would be a significant
achievement for the cause Of good government;
but it is only one Of many things accomplished
in the last TWO years The verdict of the future,
as that Of the present, on the administration OF
Charles A. Schercn will be that il was good.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-01
THE CONTROL CT THE SENATE.

The most childish thing earth is 10 set up
a false prctcnce which can deceive nobody. But
the Democratic Senators and Democratic jour
nails which have recently denounced Senator
German as the qIinteSsence Of all that Is IN.
worthy are now following his leadership as i'm
pcitly as II he were the soundcSt statesman
and the lofticst character in the Democratic
party and echoing his assertion that the Repub-
leans have made themselves responsible for the
action Of the Senate on all questions by Il bar
gain with the POpulists Mr.. German is per-
fcctly aware and indeed was Obliged 10 admit,
that there is not a single measure or principle
which the Republicans could carry without the
aid Of other Scna tors He is also perfectly
aware that had the three parties voted sepa-
ratcly under the rules OF the Senate II plurality
would have sufiiccd TO organize its committees.
so that no assistance from the POpulists or the
silver men WAS required for that purpose. He
is further aware that all intelligent people in
the country know how the Senate is divided:
that the silver men-not the POpulists-have
control, they have had for some years past,
and that they shrewdly refused TO enter into
any bargain with anybody, because it would
have weakened their power with respect TO the
one question on which they have staked every
thing.
The Republicans have now forty-two Senator's
forty four being "A majority. IL the two silver
Senators from Nevada. who were formerly Re
publicans and on other questions still believe in
Republican principles and refuse To ally them
selves with the Populists. vote in accord with
their past record on any question. there will
be forty-four votes-just enough But II they
insist upon attaching Il free-silver amendment
TO any measure, they know that it will defeat
that measure, and they will do 1t. IL at all for
that purpose They thereby make 1t no longer
a Republican measure, no longer one which the
Republicans can support as party. They hap
pen TO hold, in the present division Of the Senate
a veto power to match that Of the President
If he can veto any measure they want. they
also can veto any measure which he may want
and they publicly avow their intention 10 do It,
There are also two Popullsts who are believed
10 be ready TO vote with the Republicans on the
tariff and some other questions. but who are
above ALL for free silver II Is with them as with
the Senators from the silver States: II they SEQ
fiji To fasten a silver amendment on any meas
urc they know that II must dcfea that measure
and do il with that intention. But 1t Is not im-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-01
rUE FALSE PROPHET or THE GOOSEBONE.

I
Did the November weather prophet say that
Pho poosebonc was white or gray? And when
indicates hard winter. white gooSeoohe OF
q cra, one or IL It "A yellow goosebone which
o,,,,rs great storms and sudden cold billiards.
and runore Of billiards.? We had this thing
ali clearly in mind in November. but now 1--WE
confess it TO our lasting shame) we nave 10
more idea about 1t than n Hottentot.
But what we are trying to do land we make
no bones about it. goose or otherwise Is To put
the weather prophet In what Is techhica"y
known as "a hole" The weather prophet Is q
fraud and "a humbug. lie Is a snare ana an
apparaius Of delusion Considered as burden
f. the flesh, h, J., worse than Populist Sen
ator-no not worse. but just as bad. lie ought
In be run out OF the country at the point OF the
havonct- especially whetted up for the pur-
nose why is not the statute against harpor-
ing feeding or giving aid or comfort 10 '"e
weather prophet enforced?
Because. now that We come to think OF IT, the
weather prophet in November predicted a hard
winter He always does the only exception To
th,s rule being in advance OF a hard winter.
when he usually trots out that choice tidbit or
his collection the open" winter. and offers 1t
"a us with condescendng air. as who
should say You wouldn't get this If 1t weren't
thanks on him there comes the hardest sort of
n winter SO, as we have minated, In our opin-
ion. and generally speaking the weather prophet
Is no better than he should be
We would not run the danger of Joining the
ranks of the weather prophets Ny predicting
what the rest OF this winter is going to be. but
"a, far considered as hard winter. 1t must
be ranked as a failure Even the cold waves
prove TO be mere ripples and unworthy of Medi-
cine Hat that far Northwestern home OF the
continental refrigerator plant, where all OF the
cold waves come from. Only a few days ago
tbc Weather Bureau sent out dark warning
~ a cold wave which was rolling over Chicago
and coming straight for us; but 1t never got
here Whose fault is 1t. Medicine Hats, for
ending ont warm cold waves: the Weather Blu
raau,s for saving a wave Is cold when 1t ien't.
or Chicago's. for stealing our cold waves in
transit? II Medicine Hats, then we warn that
cool but fraudulent place that the next thing
/, knows somebody in Labrador Will start n wal
codwave factory and run it out Of business.
If the Weather Bureaus. then Congress bet
ter look into the matter. And If Chicago's then
LET us tell that enterprsing place that New-York
bereafte will have her cold waves shipped by
tho upper route around the north side OF Lake
Sunerior But, perhaps, it all comes from the
fact that Chicago has got big and so high
that the unfortunate cold can't get
over II.
But to return to the weather prophet; how
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-01
PERSONAL.

The Rev Harvey r. Miles. assistant pastor Of
the United Church. of New-Haven. Conn.,, has been
called to the pastorate OF the Windsor Avenue
Conversational Church, of Hartford, Conn.
One OF the la test enthusiasts among the followers
of the bicycle IL the Crown Princess Stefanie. OF
Austria She has begun to take lessons, nd pro-
noses TO ride on a wheel through part CT england
next Spring The Crown Princess Is the widow OF
Prince Rudolph.
Miss Annie s. Peck. who made the ascent OF
the Matterhorn last August will deliver lecture
in Boston next Thursday evening, describing her
experience in climbing the peak
4 great sensation caused in Copenhagen a
few DAYS ago by the suicide OF Count Daneskjod
Damsoe head Of the Oldest noble family In the
Kingdom II Is said that he lost large fortune IN
gambling recently and this led him TO take his
life He was a young man and extremely popular
In Denmark.
The Rev. A T. Person will begin a preach
ing tour in Europe in a few days
Emperor William. of Germany Is AT present con-
Quoting negotiations for the purchase OF an old
PEASANTS hut full Of antiquities. now owned by a
dealer in Copenhagen 1t dates back 10 the time or
Frederic II, OF Denmark, VINO ded IN 10Y over
60 900 crowns were offered for 1t by Dane but the
Emperor must pay more.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-01
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY l, lS96.
EIGHTEEN PAGES.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-It is reported in London that
some of the largest English subscribers to the
previous United States loan decline 10 nave
anything to do with the new syndicate -
Aired Austin was appointed Poet Laureate by
oueen Victoria Italian reinforcements
TO General Baraterl have arrived at Masso-
wah: the Abyssinian army is quartered in Dolo.
II is reported from various sources that
Gomez and Maceo met severe defeat at Call
mete in Matanzas.
CONGRESS. branches in session. ---
Senate: The financial situation was discussed;
Mr. Sherman introduced a resolution directing
the maintenance of the gold reserve. ---=
House: No important business was transacted.
DOMESTIC-Governor Morton appointed JUS
tice Irving G.. Vann. of Syracuse to succeed Judge
Peckham in the Court of Appeals 80 The
members of the Legislature held their party
caucuses in the Capitol at Albany -- A DZ-
zard swept over New-York and New-England
States =-- The daughter Of the lat" Secretary
Foger was married at Geneva. n Y. - The
Cotton States ard International Exposition AT
Atlanta closed - Justice Brewer SAID that
he had not been asked to serve on the Nene-
zuelan Boundary Commission
CITY AND Observation-Disclosures for
taking up the anticipated Government bond issue
were completed here the loan being Largely over
subscribed -=- Large crowds in the lower
part of the city gathered to hear the chimes or
old Trinity ring the old year out and the new
in == Judge Ingraham. in the Court OF oyer
and Terminer. gave a decision for the deiehd-
ants In the Morris Park racing cases. and
ordered their discharge. == The members OK
the Bar who practise in General Sessions pre-
scented a valuable silver tea service TO Judge
Allison on the occasion Of his retirement from
the bench --= Chief Conlin acting by author
ity Of a search warrant had the safes In VAL
entine e. Co.'S Office broken open to see II they
contained discriminating documentary evidence.
- Mayor Scheren OF Brooklyn performed his
last official act head of the city government
- Ii was said that the notorious Ann ODelia
Diss Debar was back in New-York and might
soon testify in suit over some pictures. -
The city budget for 1896 was completed and
signed - The stock market higher.
THE WEATHER.-Forecast for to-day: Fair
and colder Temperature yesterday: Highest.
"a degrees: lowest, "a; average. 3Sis.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-01
Amusements.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS o~N~NNNN~N~N~N~~~~~~~~
ABBEY's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Notorious Mrs. Ebh-
ACADEMY OF MIJSIC-2-S-The Sporting Duchess.
AMERICAN TIEATRE-2-S-Northern Lights
ElJOU THEATRE-2-S:l5-The School Girl.
BROADWAY THEATRE-2-s-An Artists Model.
CASINO-2 .i5-S:l5-The Wizard Of the Nile.
COLUMBUS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. No 2
DAIY's THEATRE-2-sl5-Tw Night.
EDEN MJSEE-Concert.
EMPIRE TnEATRE-2-S-Carmen.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE-2-s:1o- Acres
GARRICK THEATRE-2-s 30-The Founding.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE-2-s-New superba
HARLEM OPERA HOUSE-2-S:lj-The Queens Neck
lace.
HERALD SQUARE THEATRE-2-S:1O-The Heart OF
Maryland
EOYT'S THEATRE-2-S 3O-The Gay Parisans
IRVING PLACE THEATRE-2-S:l5-Ferdi Mar
Contract.
ROSTER & BIAIiS-2:15-s:l 5-Vaudevlle
I.yCEJM THEATRE-2-S 15-The Home Secretary
NATIONAL. ACADEMY OF DEsIGN-Exhbition
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE-s-Luca di Hammer
moor Cavalleria Rusticana.
OLYMPIA -S:I5-Naudeville
PALMER.S THEATRE-2-s-The shop Girl
PEOCTOES PLEASURE PAI.ACE-Vaudeville
STANDARD -S:1j-The Strange Advent
Of Miss Brown
STAR -2-SI5-County Fair
TONY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
iiTH STREET THEATRE-2-S-The goth Century Gill;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-01
ByCyCLE RACES AND THE LEAGrE.

BIflfLE HltES iND fHE ''''"'"'
The decision of the Ncw-iork State DIVISION
Of the League Of American Whcelmen 10 FAVOR
the REIMBURSEMENT by the League OF cohuoi
over cycle racing marks Il distinct advance III
the evolution of wheeling. few years ago
the bicycle was mere paythng-a 10Y Tor chill
drcn of A larger growth Then its possibilities
~ an instrument for the test Of skill and endur-
ancc were developed and a new class OF sports
became popular. People began to ride as Il
matter of health. pleasure or business. but such
uscs of the wheel remained subordinate so far
as the public notice Of cycling wcnf. IL was
.,,,r, like trailing or baseball interesting and
valuable os AN amusement but still distinctly
sport
Now the bicycle is something more than the
implement Of sportsmen The great maJori'!
Of the men and women who use II nave not 'h'
slightest interest in making records, nor 90 tue!
care what trained athlete can rlde the FASTEST
or do the most astonishing tricks. They ride the
hcv,le because they find that the most con
yenicnt way 10 reach places they want to visit'
bccaus. il gives them hcalthfu exercise ana
chance to see the country: because it serves
many of the purposes of 4 saddle horse or Il car
rioge without the trouble and expense which
,ho.c Injuries entail Under such circumstances
the highest mission Of an association de'"'"i
f., wheeling interests is the protection OF wheel
mons rights. the securing of good roads. the
prrfrctiom ~ the bicycle ~ vehicle OF S"h'ra'
usefulness and the advancement ~ the varied
Interests of the great body II riders. THIS WORK
has nothing i'm common with the management "'
track athletics even when those exercises are
,,uin,I to contest, Of whrclmrn. The super
vision II sports was we'll enough aS Il m''h"n 81
bringing wheeling into notice making itS pos
sibllltir, understood and securin, for ITS d"vo'
te.s consideration and respect. But cycling has
cnu.. far beyond the need II that kind Of cIuca-
lion
In some regions where heeling has not
gained the recognition vouciSafrd 10 u ID 'hiN
Stat. oppositlon may Ice manifested To The policy
recommended 10y the New York whrelmcn II
VIII he said that the races are good advertise
mcnt for the League. We think. however. that
such advertisement is not really needed. Sports
men alrrady know what T. To be known about
the advantages II The organization II N III"
uronl,. who are not racers In such districts the
n.oplc who are Just beginning 10 learn III"
charms ~ cyclinr who should be taught what
ia. Icag,le can do for them. Many members
Of this growing class are retiring men ana
women who do not care To belong 10 a sporting
association. and. though the League Is FREEDOM
inanilv an institution for their beneilt' yet Hs
patronage Of racing doubtless often operates 10
lis disadvantage II las done too much for the
riders Of America 10 be dependent on distribut-
ing prizes for its popularity. 1t can well aH'rh
TO abandon such activities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-01

weak are the children OF man TO De WORTH" ~
his predictions every November WIN Ills e'.'
lasting old collection of goosebones, no two the
game color, And especially when 1t is remem-
bered that. as we proved at the outset the arch
fraud doesn't himself know II blue gooseoon7
foretells hard winter or mia "ih'ei' we
believe that the weather prophet is more inter-
ested in picking the goosebone WIN HIS ia'e'
than he is in observing it's color and drawing IN
telligent deductions from the same. Indeed. IL
would NOT surprise us IL the mercenary and dis
honest fellow keeps up his goosebone agitation
simply that some good, easy neighbor may bring
him goose every fall. that he may devour II
and read the alleged signs Of the bones. Out
unon the eoosebone weather prophet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-01

How would it do to- have a roundup al Al
bany of all the statesmen to whom MT. flatt mas
promised the Governorship in case Governor MOT
ton should be nominated for President? Speaker
Fish Lieutenant Governor Saxton Cohtroiier
Roberts Senator Lexow and several OUTFITS arc
already on the ground and there are uoup''e''
Several counties to be heard FROM WIZ" ~
MANY obligations outstanding from which the
faiure to nominate Governor Morton for Presi-
dent would relieve him, the latter contingency
might perhaps be viewed by Mr. Platt with Some
thing like resignation If not competency.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-01

The unusual spectacle was witnessed in this
city yesterday Of the forcible opening Of several
safes under the direction Of Chief Conlin. The
safes were the property of Valentine d Co.. the
supposed bucket-shop keepers, and the Chief
was in search OF evidence that they have vlo-
lated the law He was properly armed with
search warrants. and paid no attention to the
efforts made TO restrain his action. The ease
with which the safes were opened was surprls-
ing 10 some of the loOkers-on. but not 10 the
professional safcopcnerS who did the work
The contents of the strong boxes were secure
without difficulty. but do not appear 10 be of
great value TO the police in making ont ease
against the accused firm.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-01

The Senate bill providing for the more thorough
training Of naval engineers is one in which all
who alive to the need Of the service are in.
terested With the proposed rapid increase of the
Navy will come an increased demand for the ser.
vices Of men competent to keep the machinery Of
the warships moving, and under the present con-
ditons Of naval warfare the man at the engine
lever is as important as the man behind the gun
Within the last year the ranks Of the engineers
have been depleted by the strains incident to the
handling Of the complicated machinery of the
modern battle-shp and the creation Of a naval
engineering reserve will be benefit to the service
and therefore to the Nation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-01

Republican in both branches the Assembly con
tanning no more than forty-seven Democrats and
the Senate only fourteen-not counting Cogge-
shall. who forms a class all by himself. good
proportion of the men in both houses have had
experience in previous Legislatures. BY the
adoption of the new Constitution Il large e"-
ment Of power is transferred TO the rural por-
ton Of the State. the power Of the cities being
proportionately diminished. The effect Of this
change will be for good. From such Il body as
the present Legislature much is expected. 1t
certainly has great opportunity to serve the
people we'll
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-01

The Commissioners Of Accounts are commend
ably brief in summing up the results Of their
work for the year. What, for example, could
be more to the point that their remarks concern
ing the Dock Department, especially this: DE
partment run entirely in the interest Of politics?
The report shows that the Public Works Depart
ment. the Annexed District and the Building
Department are still under investigation. Judg-
ing of the future by the past, it is easy to see
that there are likely to be some interesting de-
yelopments by-and-by.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-01

Postage PREPAID by The Tribune except as hereinafter
stated.
CITY POsTAGE-The law requires that l-csnt postage
starp he affixed every copy OF the Dai.y Sulu,s
or Scini-Weekly mailed for local IelNery IN
~ew-YorA city. This postage must be PAD by sun
scriber Renders better served by puSlhs tue"
Tribune from newsGealer
FOREIGN PCsTAGE-To all foreisl countries e @Xgp
canada and Mexico) 4 cents a copy on Inc Su"Da!
Tribune: copy on Daily. Sem M"ehiy anu
Weekly THIS postage must he paid 10y suoscI'oe''
YrMITTA NCES-Remit by Postal Order. Express Ordef
cheek Draft. Registered Letter cash OF fVs,aI
Note. IN unregistered letter VIII lie al '"e
risk
BRANCH OFFICES.
=. e n. cSd-st.
Gh-aVe. i2.h-st
-. oolurnlis-ave West C6th-st
IN; West 42d-s. near Gth-aNe.
14th-st.. near JthaNe
or West 4od-st bet It'll and sth ayes
1871 4th.ave corner itth-st.
I s2s 2d-ave between 18th and 10th sts.
i3sS .A-aye between 10Th and nth SITS
lO2G 3f-aYe. 61st-st
Fast 47th-st. corner 3d-aVe
125th-st.
2i3 125thst.
y; East 42d-st near Madison ave.
l..OS lst-ave.. near s9th-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-01

1t looks as If the Mugwunp press "ouiu "d'e
IN call q convention to find out where 1t is at
Since the President dropped his Venezuela pono
into the midst Of Il there has been such scat
tering that no two Mugwumps appear 10 oe
within several miles Of each other Ana tha''
for 90 snug and self-satisf ID IL little coterie OF
superior persons is something of caiamity'
The only point upon which there is anything
Ike an agreement among them-and upoA 'his
there seems to be quite general accord-is 'hd'
the Mugwump newspaper which stopped snort
IN abject worship of Grover Cleveland ana De-
gan abusing him like pickpocket is an illogical
and altogether ridiculous donkey. AS Ihe
Waterbury Comm American" itself Mugwump'
very aptly puts 1t: IF Grover Cleveiahd Is '"e
man the Mugwump press have been saying tha'
..ba is ever since he entered public life. then ne
'cannot be the man that they are now saying '"at
che ls" The first explanation Of the Venezuela
business by the Mugwump press was that ne was
"trving to get somebody in a hole May be So
Navbe too il was the Mugwump press III that
was his purpose 1t was great success
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-01

"a nucleus.g' This. II we rightly remember was
what the small boy said was the matter with
his head after thrurtng a pole into a hornets
nest.