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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-08
CANADIAN SHIPS AND RAILROADS.

Another strong argument comes to hand in
favor Of ahoshing the bonding privilege now
granted by the United States to Canadian rail.
roads. 1t appears In the announcement Of a
new fast steamship line between Canada and
England. The British and Canadian Govern
ments, we are told. have agreed upon the essen
tial details of the scheme. The ships are to be
Of the first class In size and speed, and are to
form a part Of the British Naval Reserve A
weekly service IL to be maintained the year
around The Canadian terminal ports are TO be
Quebec In summer and Halifax and perhaps st.
John in winter The British terminal will be
Liverpool, but the ships may also touch at some
Irish port, and there will be branch service to
France. In accordance with almost universal
British custom, the line Is to receive Govern
ment subsidy OF 81 ,l25.000 a year.
Such is the competitor with American COM
merce, and such are the rivals Of American ship
ping ports which our own laws are creating. This
allen line will carry largely, perhaps chiefly,
American freight. The commerce Of Quebec
and Halifax will be largely. perhaps chiefly.
American commerce. diverted thither from New
York and Boston. For these ships must be sup
piled with freight by the Canadian railroads;
and the bulk Of the freight carried by those roads
II American freieht- which ought to DO carried
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-08

by American roads. and which the Canadlan
roads are able to secure only by virtue OF their
bonding privilege Such is more than one-naii
of the freight the railroads of the DOMINION
carry. Confined to their own legitimate traiiic'
those roads would be crippled II not bankrupt
and not the widest visionary would ever dream
of establishing such steamship line as this
By maintaining the bonding system. there
fore. this Nation is impairlng It's own do'nesuc
prosperity and making more difficult the de-
yelopment of a worthy American mercantile ma
rine. 1t is helping Canada to enlarge the COM
MERGE of her ports at the expense OF its own. anu
is helpns Great Britain still further to enlarge
her enormous naval armament. This Nation Is
great enough and strong enough 10 regard WIN
complacency and even with benevolent satisfac-
ton the growth and prosperity of its neignDors'
But no nation is great enough and strong enough
10 afford to discriminate against Its own indus-
tries and interests in favor OF those OF other
lands. 1t would be an act Of wisdom, ana an
act of the most direct and practical common
sense. for this Government at once and alto
cethcr 10 abolish the bonding system.
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NEW work nAry TRIBUNE FRIDAY MAY la-sxTEEN PAGES

record shown his soundness on that question
also. They chose him because the issue wnlcn
the Republican party puts foremost, ana wn'cn
the millions Of wage-earners compel 1t 10 place
before all others, seems to them better repre-
scented by Mckinley than by any other man.
Ii Is In the same belief that the tarin question
must and will overshadow all others that free-
silver Republicans give their votes FOR can
didate who is, and for nearly twenty years has
been. opposed to them. as they well know
1t will be observed that the Republicans
throughout the country and Of all shades OF opin-
ion emphatlcally dissent from two distinguished
railroad presidents. who have expressed the no.
ton that 1.-THE tariff can wait" This country Is
governed by the wage-earners, who prefer not
to wait. If some Of the largest employers OF
labor entertain different opinion, 1t Is likely
that their opposition may only make wage-earn-
ers more determined to settle their own Interest
first, and to let the money kings and the railroad
kings have hearing afterward President Hep
burn and many other bank presidents have
given expression to their hearty approval OF
Major McKinley's position. There Is recalled
by 1.-THE Shoe and Leather Reporter" state
ment made by Major Mckinley April to
reporter OF THE New-York Recorder" at Can
ton in which he quoted and reaffirmed the fol-
lowing words from speech at Niles, Ohio:
am In favor Of the double standard but am
not in favor of the free and unlimited coinage OF
silver in the United States until the nations OF
the world shall join us in guaranteeing 10 SILVER
status which the laws now accord to gold:
With our present light, every consideration OF
safety requires us to hold our present status
until the great nations shall agree to an inter-
national ratio.
II Is hard to see what statement could be
more explicit than this.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-08
WHAT WILL THE "BEST CITIZENS" or
LOUISIANA Dor

The situation in Louisiana amounts simply 10
this: II the new members Of the State Legis-
lature elected by the Citizens League conclude
to act with the Democratic members from the
country parishes elected by the machine, the
Hon. Murphy j. Foster, now Governor OF the
State, Will be counted in as his own successor.
II the Citizens League members on the con-
trary, should decide to act in concert with the
opposition, then John NJ. Pharr, the candidate
Of the Republican, Sugar Planter and Populist
combination. will be declared Governor. This
IL the question In nutshell. According to the
law in Louisiana. the Legislature counts the vote
and declares the results 1t depends therefore,
upon the majority in that body whether the Dem
ocratic machine shall be sadded on the State
for another four years or a pew and more whole
some and more civilized dispensatlOn be usl.
cred in.
There are several minor considerations to be
entertained. The Citizens League Is composed
Of the responsible, the intelligent the reputable
and the we-placed men Of New-Orlcans. Ner-
chants, bankers. professional men--almost every
one of high social standing in the city is either
an active or a contributing member Of the or.
ganizaton. They came together with the
avowed purpose Of Kidding the city Of corrupt
and predaceOus gang. which, with the excep-
ton of one MISUNDERSTANDING ruled robbed
and dlsgraced the city for the last twenty-five
years. When they had organized and made
their object known they naturally assumed that
Governor Foster who by birth and lifelong as
ISOLATION should have been In sympathy with
them. would lend them his aid and countenance
In a purely patriotic movement Foster Is a
sugar planter, a member Of the better class,
theoretically interested In decent and honest
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covernment--they counted upon fair treatment
at his hands. AS it happened, however, they
were disappointed. Foster did everything III MS
power to discourage and suppress the movement
He would not promise them the recognition
which entitled them TO representation at the
polls and otherwise, and generally made IL evil
dent that his sympathy was all with the city
ring of notorious boodlers and corruptionlsts
The Citizens League won their fight however,
and elected a set Of capable and honest men
TO replace the knaves of Governor Fosters
preference and protection The question now
is whether the League members of the lesls'
ature will. after such an experience, cooperate
in the iniquity of seating candidate VINO IL
VIGOROUSLY the friend Of ringsters, and whose
election depends wholly upon the acceptance OF
stuffed balot-boxes and unblushng swindllng
and intimidation at the polls
The facts Of the case are that Pharr was eject
ed by the white votes in the white parishes, ana
by the Republican votes in those parishes where
the opposition was strong enough to protect the
negro In the free exercise Of his right of suffrage
On this point THE New-Orleans Times-Dem0-
craft" Foster paper, gives these Interesting
figures:
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THE ONE ISSUE.
a blunder!

One silver State has declared unanimously for
Mckinley, just as several Of the most uncom-
promising gold-standard States had already. II
he had been preferred on account Of his financial
views by either Side, he would not have been
preferred by the other. The obvious fact Is that
he was preferred by both because both recog-
nized that different issue inevitably would and
ought to dominate In the contest. California
decides as several silver Senators have de-
cided. that protection Of American Industries
shall not be deferred for the sake OF the silver
interest. 1t IL proper and patriotic decision,
and came just when clear majority OF the con-
vention had been chosen for the same candidate
from States opposed to free coinage Nothing
could more conclusively demonstrate that genu-
Inc Republicans Of all sorts. those who oppose
and those who favor free coinage, will not have
any other issue stand In the way Of Protection.
No State has been more emphatic and uncom-
promising IN resolutions on the money question
than Minnesota or Illinois or Vermont. but when
those States preferred Governor Mckinley as
a candidate II was not because they considered
that he represented their wishes on the money
question more nearly than any other man, though
they would not have turned to him had not bile
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-08
PERSONAL.

Mrs Anna B. whitman, Of Marlboro. Mass, who
died last week. almost ninety-four years old. was
present at the laying OF the cornerstone OF Bunker
Hill Monument.
The will Of Sir Julian Goldsmid. the husband Of
Jenny Lind. filed recently In Doctors Com
MONS London. The four daughters. still unu1ar-
red receive property which the executors estimate
will yield each $4,000 a year. The testament how,
marres q Gentle shall lose one-half OF her fortune.
Commander Felix McCurley Y. s. n. captain OF
League Island Navy Yard. at Philadelphia, who
died in that city Sunday. served throughout the
war with galiantry, and was under fire more than
forty times. Twice while on the Asiatc Station, IN
command Of the Alliance. he rescued shipwrecked
crews and on both occasions received the thanks
OF the Chinese Government.
The Golden Rose OF Virtue" according to foreign
papers, will this year be conferred by the Pope
rpon the Princess Marie Louise OF Bulgaria. the
beautiful wife Of Prince Ferdinand. This Is the
highest honor that His Holiness confer upon
woman The rose Is made by certain jsweller OF
facture OF the ornament, which II valued at many
thousands OF dollars. Among the women who have
received the rose In recent years IL the Queen Re-
gent OF Spain.
Mrs John A. Logan. who has been spending part
OF the spring In Paris. will start this week for
Russia. where she will witness the coronation OF
the Car.
Senator Cameron Is trying to forget all about free
silver. apparently In the City Of Mexico. He has
been the object Of much social attention there.
review OF one OF the cavalry regiments was held In
his honor the other day.
There are living at the-present time eleven ex-
Governors OF Vermont The venerable war Gov
ernor OF the State Frederick Holbrook Is still v'
Ing at Isratteboro He was elected to once thirty
ave- ysass Aso Ana 10 the oldest OF these Vac
49,. U..-. gBvnesstiVo ahafP 6AAnRn 81.
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AMERICAN THEATRE-S-Myles Aroon
BIyOU--Si5-The Widow Jones.
BROADWAY THEATRE-S15-El Captain.
BROADWAY AND 26rH-sT.-Day and even'ns-Ihe
kaleidoscope.
COLUMBUS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
EMPIRE THEATRE-s:2o-Too Much johnson.
EDEN MUsEE-Concert.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Sth-ave. ana 18th
s.-S:10-Free Organ Concert
GARDEN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Absent Boy.
oARRICK NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
GRAND CENTRAL PALACE-l1 a. m. 10 1890 p. M
Electrical Exhibition
GRAND OPERA HOUSE-S-Trilby
HARLEM OPERA HOUsE-s:15-Lost "a Hours
HERALD SQUARE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Heart Of
Maryland.
HOYTS THEATRE-S:30-A Black Sheep.
ROSTER h BIALS-S-Vaudeville.
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DEsIGN-Day and Evening
Exhibition.
OLYMPIA-S i5-Marguere.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the Great
PROCrOR's PLEASURE PALACE-12-i2 mdnish--
Vaudeville.
STANDARD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Fadden.
i4TH STREET NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Village Postmaster
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White males Negro males

These parishes gave 1898 votes to Foster and
467 TO Pharr a Democratic majority OF 1896, but
II Is an element Of weakness II the Democracy
depends for success upon these parishes and these
votes
Thus it appears that in localities where the
whites prevailed. and where buldozlng could
not be successfully exploited, the opposition can
ditlate carried the day against the machine De-
mocracy In the seven heavy negro parishes
however where there were 21,252 negro voters
as against 1908 whites. the opposition candidate
was given only ACT votes all told, and the manp
ulators returned total majority Of 1898 for
the Ring Democrat 1t Is hardly necessary to
say that everybody III and out of. but especially
in. Louisiana knows these figures 10 be fraudu
lent and false The Citizens League, In par
ticular are aware that the Foster majoritles re-
turned from the heavy negro parishes are the
result OF violence and fraud The country must
now wait 10 see to what extent the best citi-
zens' Of New Orleans will connive at this mon
strous and conspicuous iniquity.
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FRIDAY, NAY s, 1898
SIXTEEN PAGES
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FORStGN.-Mr. Chamberlain. Colonial Secre-
tary, declared in the House of Commons that no
communications had passed between him and
Rhodes since the latter had left England - IL
was semi-oficially denied that Italy Will per-
manently abandon the town Of Adigrat. Abys-
sinia. Cardinal Luigi Gallmberti died In
Suchtein. near Dusseldorf.
CONGRESS.-Both branches in session -
Senate; The PETER bond-sale investigation reso-
tuition was passed by vote Of 81 to g. -
House: No business Of Importance was trans
acted.
DOMESTIC.-The Republican State conven-
lions Of Indiana and Michigan elected delegates
instructed for Mckinley, and adopted platforms
demanding protection. reciprocity and sound
money The Democrats Of New-Jersey, In
their ate Convection at Tre:tcn, dem i--d.d ..
gold standard and Endorsed the present tariff.
The Democrats OF Tenne ,see held their
State Convention In Nashville.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-Victor Mcguire and
Frank Cantwell two Platt inspectors. who were
accused of violating the election law. were ac-
Quilted because Recorder Golf ruled that there
was no penalty for fraud at primaries. -
The annual meeting Of the Chamber OF Com
merce was held, and Alexander Z. Orr and
George Wilson were reelected president and Sec
Rotary respectively. - The commencement
exercises of tho College of Pharmacy were held
in Music Hail. - The stock market was weak
end narrow.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day Fair
and warmer The temperature yesterday: High
est 70 degrees; lowest. IS; average, S5%.
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hendec. q Worthwhile Aiisd out IL vu,-s.-. :
OF feter I. washburne. who died d ~ -.
v w. S's ,sss !; o. ~: Mddsbury was covsa &
dent Harrison's Secretary Of War, ~. ~. -
ernor' HIS successors. all Of whom - - -
w.re nosw ~ Esrnham, Of Bradford. -
ford; Ebenezer J.. Ormsbee OF Brss8s & ~
?: Dillingham;, OF Waterbury: Csrrci
Hyde Park, and Levi X. Fuller. Of Bnt, ~ {
Mrs. Custer. the widow Of the Cement ~. Z
spend the summer at 0nteors, In The cs..<.
Mrs. Custer resents living in q convenss.ss. J
Her plan for the coming summer Is to NJ. q -
BILE belonging to Mrs. Mary Mapes DoAe~ ~
across the mountain road from her Gotta ~
The will Of Hamilton Disston. which NJ =. !.
probate in Philadelphia on Tuesday. bsqvo0ss \.
entire estate to his family In the ues1,s.~ "a
value Of the estate is given as "over NtS'SSxs -
Nine. Audiffred has bequeathed so0u -.
the Paris Academy of Medicine. The inoo1~ 4 l,
francs. is to be given for the rest Of hin - Z
physician. French or foreign. who discov5@
for consumption.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-08

The man known as Holmes, who was executed
In Philadelphia yesterday. Rad criminal record
To which no parallel can be found. That he was
guilty Of committing numerous murders there
can be no doubt whatever, even though with his
last breath ne repudiated his confession and
denied the crimes he had previously admitted
he was hanged for the murder of Benjamin f.
Pietzel. Had he not been convicted Of this
crime, he would unquestonably have been found
guilty of one Of half dozen or more other muir
ders. any one Of which would have consigned him
Ia the sa.lows The verdict against him was
iust one. and he was rightly executed II ever
q murderer was
Compromises are often unsatisfactory, but the
one agreed on by the Methodist General Confer
ence In disposing Of the Woman Question yes
ferfay appears to have been accepted by both
sides as an agreeable method Of disposing OF
complicated problem. The question Is not set
tied but the women sent as delegates to the
Conference are to retain their seats, and 1t was
decided BY large majority TO submit the ques-
tion of the right Of women to serve In this ca
pacity to tie annual conferences. If three
fourths vote in them is obtained-and there
seems to be little doubt on this point-the ques-
ton will be ended In constitutional and IRE
vcrsible manner. The Conference can now set
tie down to its regular business. and Is not likely
to reach state Of excitement again until the
question Of elccting additional bishops is
taken up.
BIZ ruling Of Recorder Goff from which
there can be no appeal two Of the Platt election
inspectors indicted for disreputable work In con-
nection with the fraudulent primaries last De-
cember have been acquitted. The point made
on behalf CT the men was that In the statute
under, which they were indicted no mention was
made Of q primary and that a primary was not
The same thing as caucus or convention. 1t Is
rather flne-drawn distinction. and the Recorder
might well have sent the case to the jury and
allowed The question to be taken before the high
= couSS The practical effect Of this decision.
= long = the law remains a. It Is. and II The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-08

Recorders ruling Is correct. Will be to put
premium on frauds at the primaries In this city.
This will cause JOY in the Platt camp ana IN
Tammany Hall, but what will reputable citizens
do about II?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-08

Doubtless Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain IL duly
grateful to Mr. Paul KRUGER for his expressions
OF sympathy and confidence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-08

The New-Jersey Democrats held their convcn-
ton Yesterday, and NEST dsordery and unre-
strained convention 1t was A slate was made
I'D in the usual style, but some of the younger
delegates undertook to break it. Their audacious
act was not successful, but it was the occasion
of good deal Of noise. which the band finally
was called on to quell II was noticeable in the
course Of one Of the speeches that when the
name of Billy Russell was mentioned there
was energetic applause, while the name or
Grover Cleveland did not arouse much enthusi-
asm The platform declared unequvOcally for
the gold standard, and also had good word to
say for 1.-The present just and conservative tariff
A call has been issued by Chairman Carter
for meeting Of the Republican National Com
mittee in st. Louis on the 10th OF June, six days
in advance of the assembling of the National
Convention, for making up the roll, selecting
temporary officers, etc. Special mention IL maze
of the large number Of contests expected, ana
attention Is directed to the provision OF the call
in respect to filing notices Of contests. There
have been rumors Of attempts to make up the
roll in the interest of the opposition to the lead
ing candidate, but the probabilities even now
are that he will not need to depend on any OF
the delegates whose seats are contested, 1t is
fair to presume that anything looking like sharp
practice that may have been contemplated Will
be abandoned
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-08

Plat hitched his wagon to Presidential star
but there was nothing eidereal In the driver ano
now the vehicle Is In the ditch.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-08

The National Municipal League has been DIS
cussing the advisability Of municipal ownership
OF street railroads. There are two strong argu-
ments In favor OF such a systematic excellent
service OF the municipal roads in some British
cities and the execrabie service OF the corpora
lions In New-York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-08

The ex-Giants are not quite at the tail-end OF
the League but they have a lively hope OF getting
there soon and staying there till the end OF the
season
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Hopes are expressed. apparently not without
ground that the battle-shlp oregon VIII surpass
both the Massachusetts, and the Indiana IN speed.
n So she will be the fieetest ship OF her class IN
the world. and this country will have three vessels
able to cope with any other three afioat under
any flag.