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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-23

enterprise liz to cost would it be the height Of
folly to upon this construction knowing as
great public work has far exceeded the estmaie o.,
the We cn r aelns 'e cost
600; the New A9ueduct,estimated cost Hs% ,,,5I
ions mo e Of Claims which the Aqueduc Commits
soners had incurred. but which the city eSSaPru
character Of the legislation on that SUBJECT.
COULD NOT BE FULFILLED.
The act provides that the city shall secure and as
sure to the contractor the right TO construct ana
operate free OF all rights claims or other interior
ence whether by injunction, suit Tor damages OF
otherwise. the part Of any owner aoutting owner
or other PERSONA condition absolutely impossoe OF
fulflment. How is the city to prevent interference
with the work BY injunction? Tnat question mes
with the courts. and not with the courts Oh TINS
State alone for there are without doubt IN
which the courts of the United States would have
jurisdiction to act and when such jurisdiction ~
acting The Rapid Transit Commissioners have no
power fette- the action OF the couI' ,hts mo
Vision of the law by any restrictions IN the conlraS.
There is no RESTRICTION upon b tne can Tender the
city Liable fora power never before even 70 a an
they msy oySvs na m RUIN
and destroy It's credit and bring about as IF he
Panama Canal and all other public improvements
would neeessary be s SC that this is an
.rserat.d picture OF the situation, but the dispos
fion be to enter upon thls enter ~ isc
xardless of and in utter ignorance OF the cost trust
Ing TO the distant future to hep the enierp,Lse vu
~ the difficulties by which II Is Admittedly sur
founded This blind confidence we are unable to m
dorse in face Of the adverse hnding o, EIr ,C gov
ernng the disposition of this case Ihey sas
they could make would be very like conjecture
With these facts staring us In the lace'hese ia
sults almost certain to ensue-hoW can IL gs So
that this enterprise ought to be commenced M, ne n
probabilities indicate that after sinking soiV rn,
would have to be abandoned. since no Legislation
could afford any relief AL that beneio Mild %1 and
was able to finish.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-23

Dr J. J. Vance There were also thirteen eonmf
tees. each composed OF a minister and an elns'
the records OF the different synodsl on BUS ~
Oyertures g. Y. Hemphlll chairman AMI 'ne 'ss'
clal Committee. James Woodrow chairman
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-23
HARD TO FIND A LESSEE

1T lis possible. OF course. to build many different
kinds OF roads. but the most practicable was
that devised by our Commission. one OF the am
cutles We had to find lessees for this road and
In talks with prospective lessees soon discovered
that unless had the line OF the road In an ave-
nue. where travel greatest we would find no
lessee. There IL trouble that great many people
overlook. They say that. OF course. Broadway
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-23
MANHATTAN STOCK ADVANCES.

The stock Of the Manhattan Railway Company
was quiet and was quoted at 1O2i. on the Stock
Exchange before the decision was announced.
but soon the news Of the decision reached
Wall Street there a clamor for the stock.
and the price rushed up to 1875. and finally
closed at 1OJ. which two points above the
closing figure Of the day before. The sales for
the day were l4,3OO shares There was only one
sale OF 100 shares of Metropolitan Traction
stock The price was 1091a, which was one-eghth
better than the final sale Of Thursday.
II is reported that the Pennsylvania Railroad
desired the Manhattan Railway to build a spur
to connect Its Desbrosses-st ferry with the Ninth
and Sixth-ave. elevated roads. and offered to
bear half the expense Russell Sage with whom
the negotiations are said to have been conducted
declined the proposition. II is stated but offered
on behalf OF the Manhattan company to operate
the line II the Pennsylvania would construct II
at its own expense
The news Of the rapid transit decision reached
the large downtown real estate offices 90 late I'm
the day that many Of the leading brokers had
left their places Of business. Still as far as
could be gathered, the opinion prevailed that
the decision would have no marked impression
upon real estate values in this city, even IL at
all
At the offices Of l.. J. Phillips & Co. George X
Read. Adrian II. Muller. II. H. Cammann &
Co and Richard V. Harnett & Co. IL was the
general drift of talk that the construction OF
the underground road had. at the est been a
matter OF so great uncertainty that no effect
on real estate had thus far been experienced
from II one way the other.
william NJ. Ryan, one OF the well-known real
estate men OF this city. said last evening: Il
think that the decision will make no change at
all In real estate values II will certainly have
no effect on downtown values on the East
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-05
WHO WAS STEPNIAK.

Step by step civilization moves for
ward, step by step humanity moves
upward. The pace of each step is sen
by some refOrmer who in encompassing
a revolution is himself martyred. Thus
have all the civil and religious liberties
of the world come to its peoples.
A dispatch this last week announced
that Serigius Stepnaik was crushed TO
death by a railway train at Chiswick,
England. Who is Serigius Stepnaik
that his death should be cabled to the
world? That was not his real name.
He was one of the worlds revolution
airy reformerS who did not become a
martyr. except in the loss of his name
and estates. He was a Russian Nj
hiliSt and his real name was Michael
Drag0mOnoff. But forty years old, of
athletic build. solid and massive, of
uneven features he is described per-
sonally, but mentally and spiritually
one who moved the world with his
words. Somber but quick. he devoted
twenty-five years of his life to make
Russia what western governments are,
a government of the people with a
constitution. His life reads ike a
political romance, was romance.
He was born in 1871 at Hadjatsch, in
the government of Poltawa, and came
of a seminole family descended from
the CoSSacks of Little Russia. He
studied at Kieff from 1859 to 1865. and
prohibited by the government
In 1870 he became professor in an
Gent history in the University of kieff,
but was removed by the government
three years later.
His criticisms on the system pursued
by Count Tolstoi, one of the ministers
of justice. led 10 his exile in 1876. lie
went first To Geneva and Paris, but
for the last ten years has made his
home in London. but he never ceased
% speak and write for the freedom OF
Russia.
Stepniak became known TO western
CIVILIZATION only IN ~. Wnen MS Dooh-
Underground Russia" was first Is
sued il Italian. the language in which
II was originally written. although soon
after II was translated in0o almost all
modern European languages Ia ERs
land the book ar oace became tlIe en-
gr6SSinG topic Of conversation and lit
erary attention, aud The author be-
came the object Of general curiosity
The book coniains skea.hes 81 some
leading Nihilists who took prominent
and active part II the political move
ment. Who were either sill conspicuous
in The drama IL Russian domestic poll
ties. or who had s,GnaIized their lives
by their tragic and heroic death
The sketches are HSht- vivid. dram
aue. and forcible. arslsticaliy conceived
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which contains the whole of English
country. He shows how the masses
stand as an irresistible unit, behind
the presidents message, as the ulti
matum of the American people. Re
counting the results of this controversy
he says. it will lead to 1.-The creation of
a great American navy which this gen
Grafton will be almost irresistibly
tempted TO Use for aggression" He
characteriZeS our version of the pend
ing trouble as "a national sentiment
which it would be utter madness on
the part of English people TO disregard
or underestimate 1.-The Monroe doe
trine," he writes, sis not worth dis
cussing." If the Venezuela matter is
not covered by that doctrine it is fully
embraced in the new doctrine-''the
Olney doctrine" and american opin-
ion is overwhelmingly favorable 10 its
general principles. Moreover America
demands arbitration as sacred right,
and for this she will fight if needful"
Here is our ultimatum in a nutshell.
given by an English writer, and adj
dressed to Premier Salisbury and the
hosts Of English readers who stand by
his policy. 1t is notice that the sneer-
ing dictatiOnS of an over-Sanguine lead
er go for nothing in this country. 1t
is a warning that the United States are
mand the full pound of flesh called for
in President Cleveland's message.
Grave as the consequences may be, our
national honor is the prize for which
any true American would sacrifice all,
and if it is given TO this correspondent
of the Chronicle TO make the discovery,
and convey it TO English readers, he
will have rendered his country an in
eStimabIp service
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PROTECT AMERICAN CITIZENS,

With Americas hold on the British
lions tail, and Germany with a hook
In his nose, and Russia getting ready
to kick him in the ribs, a howl may
confidently be expected a no late date
unless the hold, hook and kick Sins.
While the howl would be enjoyed. IN
queStionably, the world around. the
tact remains that to be a Britain is Ia
be protected the world around. Had
John Waller been a Britain rather than
an American he, presumably, would
never have been arrested as a spv.
tried by court-martial and consigned to
French prison. Again. that story
which comes from Bolivia of the
judicial murder of four American citi-
zens on the absurd charge of being
spies is more than humihating. The
ScoundrelS who put them to death hay-
ing made an official division and an
preparation Of the property, America is
practically asked what she is going to
do about it? a little English bullyism
would be found a wholesome thing for
America to resort TO in such outraces
against her citizens. Doubtless En-
glishmen will sneer over the horrible
deed, and well they may. These four
Americans seem to have been engaged
IN mining. They got into trouble over
game Of cards. \ fight ensued.
whereupOn mob overpowered them.
keeping them without food for thirty
six hours. in the meantime preventing
them from communicating with the
American consul, they were hurried to
execution on such Il flimsey charge.
The English are wont DO taunt Americ-
ans with the fact Of Insecurity for
Americans anywhere in the world out
side of Western Europe. 1t is a shame
that there should be the least ground
for such 4 feeling anywhere. The man
who is entitled to claim the protection
of the American flag ought to be the
most secure and respected of all men.
in every part of the globe. 1t should
be considered more dangerous. where
there is little security for life or prop
erty and where the government is loos-
est and least effective. TO ill-uSe an
American than IL attack or abuse a
citizen Of any other power whatsoever.
\ nation which is stronger than any
other In solid resources and which
never wrongs other countries is rairly
entitled 10 the very highest degree Of
respect and consideration for all OF its
citizens, in every part OF the world.
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cut all the salaries Of city officials Is pei
| cent
Dennis Flynn has introduced a bin ap-
proprlating 10000 for federal bu.Iding
a. Guthrie
John I. Ollie has been appointed judge
advocate Of the Oklahoma regiment, with
the rank 0: captain.
Before the Oklahoma City convention
adjouras that delegation from Guthrie =
liable 20 BE little bif divided
Thoss Oklahoma fellows who went out
70 Cripple Creek have begun % dr1ft back
ard warn people 20 STAY away.
General Magnify f~ho = probably dress
- in hss best suit o. cloth -. who i've.
a, Woo1xa ard. has come out against war.
PaWnee Is one % the gve.isst towns IN
the territory ard .; l. going 20 enAvers
the OklahornA Clty o0nseutso1 ~ g con-
test-
nan a. Guthrie Creators 20 byinx re
Oklahoma an down os ~ women who
are using hrs so3a-pcp bottles % put u
cztsup.
Mss AfnsEorta, al actress who lived 81
Oklahoma CITY formerly. vii Pay WA
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statesmen offer anything not already
put forward by political occupants of
editorial chairs. In party organiza-
ZION sense, political Office holders may
be leaders still. but in every other they
are but reflections of a public senti-
ment which has been crystalized, not
by platform discussion, but by public
writers. Senator John Sherman. the
goldbug ex-treasurer. in his speech re-
ported in these columns yesterday
morning, talked not what he has been
holding 20 for years, but what the
great body of the American people
have concluded and are demanding.
So far as the gold reserve and the ma
tons credit are concerned, all that is
necessary to preserve both is a revenue
equal 10 expenditures. There is not a
peanut vender in the land who fails
to understand so simple Il proposition.
But Sherman came down another step
from his single gold standard pedestal
wherein he declared that money sys-
tenn founded upon bimetallic coinage
of gold and silver, with a free national
banking system. IFS notes Of issue
secured by United States bonds and re-
deemable in coin, must be sound be-
yond question. With such an elastic
system of currency, and a revenue
equal to expenditures, panics would be
impossible. Simple as the proposition
is, the banking and currency system OF
no country in the world would be better
if equal to it,
The great difficulty in keeping our
notes equal to coin has been the lack
of income, of the wherewith to pay
necessitating the con-
version of the greenbacks paid out for
current expenses being turned into
gold at the sub-treasury. Did the in
come equal the outlay there would be
no necessity for selling bonds to raise
the wind. That the administration I'M
derstands this, we are convinced. but
for some party, personal or Interior
reason its head adheres to the Wall
Street theory of a single gold standard,
TO maintain which resort is had 10 an
ever increasing interest bearing debt
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DOWNRIGHT ROBBERY.

Another bond issue seems certain
session. 1t will be for 500, 900, and
j. Pierpont Morgan will place it among
the banks that have drawn the gold out
of the treasury, for which work Of a
few hours he and they will divide ST.
000, 900 profits. Not only that but they
will get the premium on the bonds,
which will amount to several times as
much more, for these same kind of
bonds are quoted at 1171a. The whole
profit, including the commission, will
amount to not less than S13,0OO,00
This is downright robbery of the people
for which we can see no excuse. That
the people would take the bonds, if
they must be issued, is not denied. So
barefaced is the proposed deal that the
papers say it has been the chief object
of conversation in the clubs and about
the corridors of the Men York hoUelS
1t is no wonder. Why does not the
congress repeal the law authorizing
such a deal? This question is being
asked by the people. There seems to
be no sense or honesty to the scheme.
A large per cent of all the gold which
was secured by the other bond sales
now lies in the vaults of these banks
which will become purchasers of the
new bonds. Nobody questions or de
MES that fact. Is there no way to call
halt on the disastrous dickering over
the finances and credit of the nation
until something can be done to increase
the revenues up to the point of expendi-
lures? 1t would seem that there might
he
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M@NnxNga13

and Sympathetically executed. His
style is spontaneous and direct, sus
tanned by forcible energy and diver
sified by picturesque digreSsions. a
! the end of the book there is a copy OF
| the manifesto which was forwarded by
the executive committee of the peoples
liberty party 10 his majesty, the late
| emperor of Russia, in which the free
dom of the press, liberty Of public opin-
ion, religious equality, and an amnesty
! for political offenders were stipulated
as the conditions for a cessation Of re-
evolutionary agitation and terrorism.
In Underground Russia Stepniak
appears as an advanced revoluionist,
pleading the condition OF the country
| as the excuse and the national cause
of terrorism. There Is a determined,
| terrible, almost triumphant strain Oc-
caSiOnally In that book, when the
author expatiates on the sublime suf-
ferings of the political martyrs or the
heroic courage Of his fighting partisans.
After enumerating the above prin-
ciples for which the Nihilists are strug-
Cling, he says: "And if the people de-
clare themselves against these princi-
pies. and order them to desist from
further action, they will answer No.
These are the inalienable rights of
every human individual, and they will
fight for them, even should the people.
for whom they have lived and strug-
gled and suffered-even should they
declare themselves against Them
In 1891 Stepnaik visited this coun-
try to deliver a series of lectures for
the purpose Of arOusing interest in the
revolutionary movement in Russia.
Speaking at that time To q repreSeD Ia
tive of the Associated Press he said:
I'VE are not Anarchists; we do not
want To destroy all government: we do
not expect to gain the freedom that you
have here in America with che blow
What We strive for is constitutional
government Give Us that. and there
will be peace, and the evils that harass
the people will then be overcome by
degrees, when there is freedom Of
speech and press and it becomes pos
sible 10 agitate peacefully the mea-
sures which viii complete the newt
able revolution.
II do not advocate violence unless r
is necessary, but still less do approve
of the crUelues which the government
Is pracicing. | say / am not an An
archist: there is not an Anarchist in
all Russia today. Twenty years ago
We began by being theoretical An
archists- But We learned the differ
ence between the autocracy Of Russia
and the government by the people.
such as YOU have in America Now
we ara called Nihilists, and the party
is a mixed one IS a body We are
striving 10 bring about a universal
government and local autonomy. Our
true name would be Narionalisis, and
among Us, "a among the Irish Nation !
alists. there are those who lean % 80 (
cialism. while others incline 20 mod /
crate course-and all. az the same tine, /
are advocates OF ONE rule.
We want the people u own the land /
We ask for freedom Of worship. AID 4
We demand that our children snail be 1
educated"
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FAIRLY STATED

What is needed now is a few more
English writers aS fair and candid as
the Washington correspondent Of the
London Daily Chronicle. 4 late let
ter. Reproduced in our dispatches of
yesterday. sounds the note Of warning
10 his over Sanguine readers. to take
no stock in the peace epistleS of q few
New York and Boston writer's. He
draws the parallel between the ten
mile strip of our New England border.
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OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

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appeal

Owing to the college professors
hostility to the Monroe doctrine
the people have been defeated in
their intention 10 elect the said
professors TO all tie high positions
in the land
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-05

1t has been some time now since n
massacre occurred in Armenia. The
sultan has been accused of abetting. if
not inspiring, the murders. That view
of it is probably a mistake.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-05

Cleveland was angered, it is said
because so many men TO whom he offer
ed places on the Venezuelan commits
sion refused. But he didn't have to so
very far for those who wauld, for he
only asked Kansas once.
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Prices.
Mems Goods

Mems Goods
To be Slaughtered.
IS cent fleece lined Shirts and
Drawers at 80 cents.
Is cent heavy ribbed Shirts and
Drawers TO be closed at 40 cents.
SI.oo and sI.25 fine wool IN
derwear being sold at 90 cents.
$3.50 and SITS superine wool
and feeced Underwear, your
choice at SI.oe.
Mems Working Shirts at Just
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Black Hosiery, the CSC and soc
ones at 10 and IS cents.
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Argument bears no relation what
ever to human nature. Not one of US.
If we were on the Spanish throne.
would want to see the Cubans sue
coed
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SHERMAN a coIn-Rua

Representatives Of The people are
ceas.ng % BE- leaders. Where formerly
the utterances Of senators and con-
gresSnen became the principles OF
political platforms. seldom now do
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-05

Canton. Ohio. will he McNinley's resi-
dence when his. term as governor. ex-
pires- The hotel proprietors there are
already raising their rates on the pill
grims 10 whom this viii be the Mecca
of 1896.