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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-16
LINCOLN AND THE TRENT CASE.

l.. T.. CHITTENDEN SAYS THE PRESIDENT DECIDED
1T ON HIS OWN MOTION.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In your issue OF this morning ! read that
Henry Morrison in addressing the Young Mems
Hebrew Association last night referring to Judge
Charles T. DAILY. said But for an act Of his this
country would have been mere colony in place OF
a glorious Republic. to-day" At the same time such
association recognized the act of the Hon Charles
p DAILY in rendering service TO his country by his
advice TO the Secretary of State as jurist, which
advice induced President Lincoln to surrender
Mason and Sdell."
should be altogether unwilling TO detract from
any credit 10 Judge DAILY, and | am far from the
belief that he would claim that his advice in
duced President Lincoln TO surrender Mason and
Slidell."
1t IS due 10 the truth of history to say that the
news in Washington OF the act of Captain Wilkes
was not twentwfour hours Old before the opinion OF
President Lincoln had been expressed in the
historic words that he didn't see where Captain
Wilkes got the right to his quarter deck into
court Of Admiralty
Secretary Welles. of his own notion as soon as
he received the news. had sent his most imprudent
dispatch to Captain Wilkes that his act has tho
emphatic approval OF this the Navy Department
Vallandgham and his kind were shouting their
delight over an act certa n, II not disavowed. to
involve US in war which would inevitably crush
the Republic. The situation was critical and il
was time for prudence Neither the Pres dent. Mr..
Chase nor Mr.. Seward made proclamation Of Their
opinions: but they were well known Novem-
Der IS. the day after the San Jacnto arrived with
the news at Fortress Monroe, to those who were
near them, as they were on December q. the morn
ing after Mr.. Stewards letter published
President Linco.n's expression was character
site that 1t almost proved itself. No one doubted
that he used IT,. The lawyers said that Captain
Wilkes destroyed the only possible justification Of
his act by perm tng the Trent 10 proceed upon
her voyage: that ii he believed his act was legal,
he should have brought the Trent INTO port. where
the piopriey of his act could be judcially decided
that by permitting her 10 proceed. he abandoned
his right TO arrest her If he ever had 1t. and be-
came trespasser alb into. Mr.. l.incolns opinion
was IN his own style. but to the same effect. HIS
act could not be defended without making Captain
w Res Judge sitting In admiralty on his own
quarter-deck,'
There have been many claimants to the credit for
first suggesting the surrender of the ENJOYS. ! do
not include Judge DAILY in their number No doubt
he gave sound. patriotic advice to Mr. Seward which
he was glad to have when there was so little of IL
gong But IL Is historic truth that Abraham Linz
coin was for the surrender of the ENJOYS from tho
moment he heard of their capture.
L. T.. CHITTENDEN.
New-York. March -. 1896.
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THE MORALS OF THE WEST.

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir have just received tho manual OF a church In
Cheyenne. Wyo and in reading It's history noticed
some passages which might be OF interest 10 the
writer of the recent editorial which took exception
to President Clevelands mild assertion that in new
communities In the West the dram shop IS an early
visitor and that the moral and religious principles
of emlgrants often forgotten in their journey
westward This is Western statement and may
he presumed TO be impartial:
.'When Cheyenne a year old II had about
200 inhabitants. nearly onc-half OF them being
Gamblers and people Of that sort All but ten of the
first eighty burias I'm the cemetery were from vio-
lent deaths-shot stabbed. poisoned hung. In the
winter of 1875 Cheyenne was the terminus OF the
i-nion Pacific Railroad. and was known Hell
ON Wheels Things got so bad at one time that a
viciIance committee hung In all six persons tele-
ora nh polrs there being no trees. When the rail-
rrosd moved on nearly 3ne-half OF the population
vent with H. There were sixty places where liquor
"aIn lS73 Mr. Strong Or. Josiah Strong took up in
tbis church the subject of the social evil. which
was the great curse Of the city. public meeting
was called Evl-doers were prosecuted and some
of them put In Jail In revenge they tried to burn
the town on a windy night. variety theatre and
one-fourth Of the saloons were closed In rev
weeks and yet there was left one saloon TO every
seventy people. .. -
is not this a little worse than the condition of
things in New-York and Buffalo? No one who has
visited the West will doubt that In many places.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-16
WAGES IN JAPAN.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: have read with interest the article in The
Tribune OF the 10th. under the caption Women
Pursuits in Japan" and desire say that in order
that 1t sh ,uld represent the real conditions to
wages. II should be stated that silver in Japan only
has bullion value. and is worth but about half as
much as In this country. When | was there the
rate OF exchange was s. 05 In silver for American
gold dollar With this in mind your article Is
correct As to the concluding clause OF the article
there may not be ian almshouse' in Japan. but
there plenty OF bcggsrs.
1t Is almost inconceivablc the small amount OF
money 1t requires to support human life In Japan
The people seem quite LIBERAL to tramps. and es.
pecially to the heather priests that go from place
to place begging. II may be that the contributors
small but seldom did ! refusal TO give
to of the religious beggars. The sight OF these
tramps was so common that obtained a photograph
OF for my collection of Japanese articles
GEORGE III. VAN HOCTEN.
Des Moines. Iowa. February 20. 1896.
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the hope that 1t VIII bc published In your paper
the following important statement 10 tn" CHRISTIAN
public. In view of recent events and unioundcl
rufnors the undersigned constituting the foarG
OF the American Nj ion 20 the Jews, desire TO state
our continued unravcrine confidence I'm the per-
sOnal character OF Mr. Hermann Wlrsza"iak ana
his method o. conducting hts Uis"lOn work. We
wish particularly to assure the friends ana pa irons
o. this work that In judgment. 1t f. more fruit
fil than ever In spiritual results. We cordially
commend NJ Warszawak and his work 20 the con
na. nee and further support Of those who desire u"
upbuding Of the kingdom OF Christ John Han. -
H. president. David J. iurroli. T.. H.. Nicc-preSi-
dent. Constant a. Andrews. treasurer. the Key. W.
II Walker ST. s,cretaty. the Rev. A. Il. King.
Samuel Il Schi"ffcn. william Campbell, Robert
I,.grs Isaac L. Miller. remain. sir. yours respect
fully. W. IL NAlk EH' ST..
Corresponding Secretary OF the Board.
\rw-York March TO- 1896.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-16

presence OF the Mayors Of three cities and racing
representative audience OF his constituents, he an
nounccd his intention OF voting for the Greater
New-York Dill. and when there were cries OF NO
No" I'VE don: waIt it, Greater WORK
to consolidation but"-and please note the out
than one bnt-the butts, in fact; ong-hair.d
Butts bcicose Butts. Arthur c. Butts, rising TO
his full height and shaking his locks and his finger
in unison. The Butts beloved, Il must obey the
voice OF the people.
Now what North SiIcrs would Ike TO know IS
TO what people he referred. Was II the peopi" OF
BROOKLYN or OF Manhattan Island. or OF the North
Side which latter he is supposed 10 represent! II
he referred the people OF the North side ihey are
opn1sed to the Greater NewYoTk bill-possDly from
selfish motives, but opposed just the same-and he
knows it, Verify. consistency is Jewel
o. New-York. March l.. 1895. NORlHSlDEk
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ANTT-MORTON VIEWS SUPPRESSED.
A REPu BLICAN's EFFORTS TO PRESENT HIS oPiN-
IONS IN FAVOR OF M'K1NLEY.

A REPUBLICANS EFFORTS TO PRESENT HIS oPiN-
b. IONS IN FAVOR OF MKINIEY.
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: I see by reading your paper that You answer
a good many questions asked you have one 10
ask which believe is pertinent at THIS time ana TO
the occasion and II is this; Why is it that the ma
iori.y of the Republican papers Will not publish or
print any letters or communications sent them In
opposition to the nomination of Governor Morton
for President?
Mr. Racket, chairman Of the State Committee.
sent a letter last week to THE Eimira Advertiser
extoIng the great qualities OF Governor Morton for
President This perhaps, was all right In his view,
but when he made the statement in that letter that
he had vet to find a Republican in the State Of
New-York who opposed or did not favor the nom
nation of Governor Morton for President. took ex-
ceptons to the statement. and so wrote The FL
mira Advertiser" 10 inform Mr. Hackett. through
that vaI,abl paper. that l thought him little
COUNTY cos Who say that their first choice is Mckinley
and think il would rot be the ,hn a to
reasons Il can say. further that have found but
one Republican In this county In the last month VINO
favored Morton's candidacy, and he told me three
n naw f aSo Me f There are few who favor
a APPOINT, %I an ofce or expect one.
The above Is about what wrote 70 'The Adver-
w YOU into to' the baske
vertiser" has done? ] am an ardent Republican OF
the old school who entered the party under John C.
tIons or the political tactics OF ID. y. Hill. which
some of Republican friends are playing upon us
OF opinion as to candidates for President. have
not the least Coubt In my mind that If you should
request your snbscrbers to SEND you the name OF
would be McKinioy-at least two-thirds Of them;
" Mar
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THE BOARD COMMENDS MR.. WARSZAWIAK.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir AT a meeting of the Board of the American
Mission TO the Jews. held this afternoon In the
Bible House It was resolved to forward to you. In
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South Africa want justice and liberty mixed with
"A fIll share Of fair play and tnat can never be
tllucd m the Transvdal Therefore, II the British
Government fail 10 uphold those who are trying TO
lct IL, let those who live In Africa and love the
country light for heir rights. and very soon you
VIII see the end II the Transvaa Government as
wei as the British.
As for the crazy Wilhelm OF Germany, let him
attend 10 his own business. One monarchy dab
blins in Africa Is enough; at all events. for my
South African friends. CAPE TOWN.
New York. Feb -. 1896
Crhe above letter comedies almost exactly with
what The Tribune has repeatedly said about the
Boer GOvernmcnt.-Ed.,
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JUST EVERYDAY ITALIAN.

TO the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: May | ask you to inform me. through the
columns OF your newspaper. II there Is anything
peculiar In the name of the talented actress who
is now appearing in Ncw-York which should cause
il to be pronounced 'Duzer"? Vcronese. Farnese
Borghesc rose, cose and many other Italian words
ending In Sc are not pronounced Veronezer
Farnezcr Borghezer. roZer, cozcr, etc. Then WHY
Duzer? II only remains for some gay ChIcagoan to
amaze ua with Doczurrrr! W. g. A.
New-York March 7. 1896
(She may he remarkable actress but there Is
nothing 80 remarkable about her name as 10
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and especially IN communities. tn" forces that
make Tor rightcousncsa need all IN" support they
can get from outside. In the instance OF the church
from whose history have cited. the assistance was
given. and now II Is strong Organization. alum
dainty able 10 supper, Itself.
WILLIAM \ TROW.
Sherburne y Y. March 10. 1895.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-16
THE GOVERNMENT or THE TRANsvAAI.

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE TRANSNAAL.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Your editc rals on the Transvaal are very
Interesting and Instructive. although the impress on
conveyed does not exactly coincide with the opinion
formed by the majority OF the white residents OF
South Africa. | was resident In d.neren; parts
Of Africa. including the Transvaal South Orange
Republic and the British colonies. for over nine
years; hence speak. as II were, from experience.
The Bocr Government. as at present constituted
Is utterly unfit to govern in the light OF liberty
In fact. l prefer the Russian form of rule TO that
OF the Beers and for one living in cape Colony or
Natal under British rule II is utterly unbearab,e
to wtness the many acts OF injustice caused by the
ignorance. intolerance and religious b.gotry of the
Beers. 1t is impossible for man OF independence
exist In the Transvaa and preserve his self
respect.
In my time have witnessed many acts OF cruelty
TO the heather natives. and guess | right in
stating that the native African Is used more ike
dog by the Beers than human being.
The majority OF free and enlightened peone in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-16
SPANISH AND AMERICAN OUTBREAKS.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: In an editorial Of this morning. entitled
Spanish and American Outbreaks" you say 1T
uhe Spanish people, has no newspapers or II It has
it cannot read them" Permit to say that this
assertion Is far from warranted by the facts Never
speaking OF the provincial press Of Spain Madrid.
you must know. has many papers OF large circua-
ton and OF European fame. | need only cite FL
ImparcIal." Ell Heraldo" "El Correo Espanol."
LA Epoca" and III Dia." besides many others. al.
Of which very ably edited and they de-
sccnd 70 vulgar abuse.
You say tina. of those concerned in the demonstra-
than ! per cent can read and write" Allow 10
say thar IL is precisely In these places where edu-
cation is most widely disseminated. and you might
safely have said that % por cent Al least OF the
Populate can rad and write: also. iha, 1t was the
most educated part OF the population. the students
Dust as II was at Princeton who Initiated and took
that the people in Barcelona and Valencia are as
ignorant as you suppose. there would seem TO be
piled from the Senate at Washington agents provo
catcurs: but what excuse is there for Princeton
students and others burning the oins King OF Spain
jersey City March 10. 1896
1.-THE statement concerning lack OF newspapers
and Of ability to read them was made not OF the
Spanish people" as our correspondent Incorrectly
intlmates. but Of the Spanish mob. There are
good newspapers In Spain. and people who can
read them. But we do not believe they are the
people who doing this rioting. If they are.
no much the worse for Spain. Barcelona and
Valencia are doubtless centres OF intelligence
Probably 10 per cent Of the people there can
read and write. But We are eth inclined TO
think. and certainly To hope. that these lawcss
mobs made up chiefly of the % per cent
% illiteratcs though led. said. by "un-
scrupulous dcnagogues or hare-Lraincd dare
devil. students who enjoy nothing 90 much al a
fee fight" We have already. in the very article
our correspondent crIticises expressed our
opinion Of such performances az that AT Prince
ton, pronouncinS them SILLY. cCntemptibIe and
detcstablc" and far less excusable than the
outbreaks in Span.--Ed
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AssEMHLYMAN BUTTS AND HIS BUTTS

70 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: A parallel case to the Senator who con-
sdersd the Greater NewYork bill vicious. yet voted
for IT, we have the North Side in the case OF
Assemblyman Butts At the North Side Board OF
rrado dinner on Saturday night. standing In the
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entitle II to a single that would not belong TO
any other Italian word similarly speed.-EdD
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-06-22
A Wonder in Roses.

In sheltered back yard at 1913 Union
street there is an immense rose bush,
which looks like an enormous bouquet,
says the San Francisco Gail. At the
top on one side hang clusters of pure
white roses. In the middle at the top
are red roses, blooming in profuson.
Pink roses hang in gay garlands at the
top on the other side. All over the bush
are branches of roses of other lines and
colors. The delicate La France, the
white Mime. Planties, two varieties of
Homer roses, the Pauline Lebeau, the
Black Prince. the Castilan and the white
Iamarque lend variety and attest by
their prolific blooms to the virility of the
stock upon which they were gra fted
The owner of this rose bouquet is III. L.
Barker, who is connected with the State
Bureau of Mining. Once there were thir-
teen distinct varieties of roses on the
bush, but the tea roses grated on proved
to be short lived and only the harder
varieties have survived. There are
enough now, eight in all, to make the
bush a curiosity Mr.. Barkers explains
ton is that he likes to experiment with
plants and this rose bush is about fifteen
years old. Branch after branch has been
grated on. The original stock is the
June or cabbage rose. The width at the
top is not less than twenty-five feet, and
the height equals the width. There are
many stocks or trunks springing from the
roots. Carbon is plentifully supplied to
intensity the color of the blossoms. Vis>
itors look at and wonder at the beautiful
vision which has been produced by pa
tience and ingenuity seconding natures
generosity.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-06-22
WHY YOUR HEAD ACHES.
A Physician Here Tells Us All About the
Trouble,

a Physician Here Tells Us All About the
Trouble.
Head pain is common in all disor
dered conditions of the system. 1t may
occur in the progress of almost all acute
and chronic diseases, at some time in
their course, or 1t may precede them.
The pain may be external or internal,
and is due to a variety of influences that
affect either the scalp or the contents
of the Uranium.
The determination of the particular
tissues involved is extremely difficult;
especially because the sufferer is unable
to locate definitely the pain. Headache
is rarely regarded as distinct disorder,
but is considered rather as a symptom
OF accompaniment of some other disturb
ance in the system.
Variations in the circulation, with the
resultant notifications of the blood
pressure, the presence in the blood of
poisonous matter, Invitations transmitted
to the brain from more OF less remote
parts of the body, OF abnormal or dis
eaSed conditions of the digestive organs
all these enter into the production OF
this most common form of distress.
These causes, acting Singly or collec-
lively associated with an oversensitiye
condition of the nerves of the brain and
the membranes which it enyelop it, cause
the pain.
by 1dF Inc most common form OF
headache is that due to disordered
condition of the organs of digestion
Such headaches are the result of in
digestion and constipation, as we'll as of
overindulgence in eating or drinking. A
disordered stomach or a sluggish condi-
ton of the bowels, combined with over
work and too little exercise in the open
air, are frequent causes of headache in
persons who pursue sedentary and indoor
occupations.
The remedy for this kind of headache
is the exercise of regularity and mod
GRAFTON in eating with an avoidance of
food that is innutritious and difficult of
Digestion and attention to the regular
ity of the bowels. The last point is of
especial Importance.
One variety of headache, the cause of
which is sometimes overlooked, results
from eye-strain. The provision of proper
glasses, and treatment calculated to i'm
prove the tone of the muscles of the
eyes, have been followed by prompt re-
lief in numberless instances.-Y ouths'
Companion.
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BICYCLE AMONG THE sAvAGEs.
Prince Tomare will Take Twelve to the
Society Islands.

Prince TOmare will Take Twelve to the
Society Islands.
Oscar Tomare, the Prince of the Island
of Bora-Bora. one of the largest of the
Society islands, in the South Pacific
ocean, arrived yesterday in this city from
Scotland. where for the last five years
he has been taking a course in English.
The prince is a tall, dark young man,
about % years of age, with pleasant.
the late King Pomare, the last ruler of
the island Of Tahiti, and a cousin of
Queen Mamea who was recently de-
throned as the sovereign of the rebel
lious natives of Raiahtea.
When Prince Tomare left his home
in the islands, five years ago, he could
not speak p word of English. but now
he converses. not only in the Anglo
Saxon tongue, but in French and Ger
man as we'll. He is an advanced stu
dent in political economy, and spent
nearly year in studying art in Paris,
where his oil paintings received very
high commentator.
II went to Scotland to be educated. .
said the prince in the lobby of the Bald
win hotel yesterday, because a great
many of the young men of the royal
families in the South Sea islands were
educated there. Arthur Brander and
John Brander, both friends of mine,
were educated IN that country. l was a
student at the Edinburgh university
The rules are very strict, and SO are the
professors, but it is all for the best; you
learn a great deal more.
~ have been all through Europe
France, Germany, Great Britain and
Greece-but there is no country that
shows such a great amount of enter
prise as America. New York. 1 think.
is the greatest city in the world, and
San Francisco is the prettiest. l am not
a stranger, for | stayed here a month
when on my way to Scotland
Il am a confirmed bicyclist and ride
whenever | get change. | believe I
would have ridden out here from New
York if the roads had been good. On
Monday | am going downtown to pur-
me for the members of my household
and my family. They will be the first
wheels to be introduced in the island,
and I know the natives will be aston
ished when they see them. It will be
funny to see a lot of men and women
with nothing on but pareus (natjye body
cloths, riding around on bicycles among
the banana trees. San Francisco Elk
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chased with Deer Hounds.

An eight-foot female cougar had been
committing wholesale depredations near
Tolt, i'll King county, Wash, and her
ravages became unbearable when she
killed four calves and a colt in a single
week. The great strength of the maurau-
der may be estimated when it is known
that she bounded down into a pasture,
picked up a colt by the throat, swung
it like a tiger does his prey across her
back, and then sprang lightly over a
high fence into the thicket.
When the lioness became so bold, Pearl
Ames, the 23-year-old son of J. Q. Ames,
ferryman at the Snoqualmie river, re-
solved to put a stop to her ravages. He
gathered up a pack of nineteen trained
deer hounds, put them on the track of
the cougar, and followed after them with
his rifle. There was great music when
the dogs struck the trail, and the woods
resounded with their cries when they had
once opened up. Away they went, like
racers upon the course, their noses close
to the ground. and their agile bodies
speeding along in the ecstacy of the
chase.
The pack swept out of sight, and in a
few seconds the cry changed, and Ames
knew they had sighted the cougar Then
there was terrific cutlery from the hounds
as they closed in with their fierce antago-
mist. Ames hurried forward, and as he
caught sight of the cougar at bay, and
savagely striking her claws at the dogs,
the beast sprang into an adjoining tree
The hunters rife was leveled in an in
slant and a second after he pulled the
trigger, the gaunt tawny body slid down
the tree trunk, and back into the midst
of the waiting pack. Watching his OPP
portunity, Ames sent a bullet through
the cougars brain, and she fell dead
An examination of The carcass showed
that the first shot had entered far along
the back and ranged up the spinal col,
umn and had come out in the mouth
Some of the dogs had Jared badly, their
ears having been sliced to shreds.