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New-York tribune., 1896-10-25
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p,sbon Dudley EpiscopaD, of Kentucky "hen ic
was hunting and fishing recently mace 'he acI"'..,.
ance of an old mountaineer, VINO tooh e'
to him without suspecting that he was a o''',oi
When the bishop was about 10 go ion'' .o anaaoh
the old man t, come Louisville to near ar MN r.ca ez
Preach? Whit you preach. KIN you ptSacn pWa oka %
well ez you kin shoot an sh? snd l give
yo front The chap was there d rlgn eP aP
in front remained until the ,b biGr bshop eT hand
@PlTn m ne cried warmly II don't know srea rz
deal about your our sresGs sTsry time, hn
,r,o monument erected to Bishop A. W. way
man of the African Methodist Episcopai 'h"i.'
IN IaureI Cemetery near Baltimore, WAS u''o"''
on Thursday.
Hermann Levi, the eminent conductor OF the f.o'a al
Opera House in Munich who mas Deeh sei,o'
for a considerable time, has fnaily res's"eu ne p'
and the Prince Regent Lutpold mas Hla"e i'' " az
hororarv member OF the royal court orchestra. etl
has been one OF the most dstinsu % zinc srIded
t,iive nterpreters of WagDers works hayinS
thnr, under the masters influence ana dtecaio
Wnnch where he has been conductor sd slicdd pr1 D.
He will be succeeded Dy fic"a'' "
fcssor Erdmannsd3rfer
,,,o r Washington Of the Tuskegee Institute
,a,,,orod an address the other day before '"c
facultv and students Of Trinity College, Dur''a"'
n C. This is the first instance on rccoru VI i"
southern white college inviting negro 10 nd tbn
In In, si do,en colored people who accompanied nm IN
we're treated "ith the greatest Sou1tS,Ssioan As
aiJ Jresg 4, l.I
he Ieft the college grounds. the stuueti,s Iii
en- the campus and gave him their co'ese 'o"
DR. w. Wakeman, OF Ottawa. |ahaa'' .,,r, ,,'e
Commissioner for British America Is IN "asn'"s
ton in order to confer with Richard the
9nn,tad states Fish Commissioner, conceII5 W, ,o
6sh interests of those waters which are co"i'o" "
the two countries go
Mrs Simon Bolivar Buckner tho wite OF '"e W.
Presidential candidate Of the Sound MONEY - .n,a
o,ats ,s a descendant OF Fielding Lewis. near 'e'"
tive Of George Washington Her maiden a name heis @1s
naiIa Claiborne She for several yrdI "a ~
A. White Sulphur Springs W. Na.i wheiE ~ ip,shmond
General Buckner. They were maFi'eu III
Va, in 1850 -. ,ho
j. Rurd Grubb has resigned the captaincy Oh '''e
Philadelphia City Troop.
Dr D3rpfeld the German archaeoioe's'' ~"
,oc,uriug IN this country, will write preface ~.
,h hook on the Mycenaean Age. ~ ,d IrUa'
M,ratt Of Brown University. soon 10 DE issue"'
Professor Basil H. Gildersleeve. OF johns iiopn",
University. was sixty-hve years oia o'i ~
,hn students celebrated the event by Ptesth,ns 40
him an address OF congratulation Inc ahS mi
m,n rked the close OF his twentieth year VI TIC
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25
BUILDERS AND THE DEPARTMENT.

The Superintendent of the Building Depart
mcnt is a man of long and extensive experience
in the line of his official duties, and his appoint
ment was generally acceptable 80 citizens who
had voted in an era Of municipal reform. That
the operation Of the department has not been
wholly satisfactory Is undisputcd, but there Is
a question how far Mr. Constable Is responsible
for the disappointment. He has several times
declared that II was absolutely impossible to do
what ought to be done, with the resources at his
command. Early in his term he frankly de-
scrbed the wrctched conditions by which he
found himself surrounded, and set forth In Il
general way the requirements of the department
under the law. This was a straightforward.
sensible course for which the Superintendent
deserved commentator rather than censure,
though 1t brought him, we believe, more blame
than praise In some Of his subsequent proceed
ings he has seemed to show n want Of tact and
an unhappy temperament. and we cannot hon
estly say that he has yet evinced the highest
capacity for his delicate and onerous duties.
But on the main issue-the inadequate equip
ment of his Office for the tremendous task which
the law imposes on tive believe that he is
right.
The growth Of the city and new statutory re-
scribed work Of the Building Department. and
it has TO be reHembercd also that under Tam
many the work which ought to have been done
was shamefully and, in many cases. cOrruptly
neglected. If all that was formerly cnjoincd.
but left undone. and much more. is now to he
faithfully performed. 1t is obvious that a large
and thoroughly trained staff will be kept busy.
Indeed. if considerable proportion Of the
builders of New-York are resolved to violate the
law as far as is possible without detection. ii Is
doubtful If any mere increase in the number
of inspectors. within such limits as the tax
payers would consent TO. could prevent them.
And this suggests the conclusion that while the
Building Department probably needs larger ap-
preparations. the inhction Of heavier penalties
for violations of the law is still more important.
A rascally builder might fird an opportunity to
put In and cover up bad work between two visits
Of a vigllant inspector, but II he had seen men
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25

just these lines and no other. from the tihe III
made the magniloquent speech in the 'hcaso
Convention. in which he expressed dehahce oi
the general sense and common-scn>e ot the srea'
mass of voters who are content to pay hohest
debts in honest money and with WINDY purs'
of rhetoric asserted that common honesty WIS
crucifxion of humanity and a pressing down oi
the crown of thorns upon the brow OF the IL
boring class. Now that the campaign draws W
a close it should he understood that the main
issue is whether or not the American people are
to be governed by highwaymcn and yleld 10 'iie
demand Of thievng minority that they Should
stand still. hold up their hands and give up
their property their credit and their honor
That vast majority Of the voters bcne'e
earnestly and profoundly in the preserVa''on
of the National honor we do not permit our
selves for a moment TO doubt. Nor do we douDt
that the manhood of the Nation will assert l'seil
on the Sd of November in manner when VIII
make an end for long period. if not forever OF
all attempts to hold up the people or the GOV
crnment Of this country.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25
WORK IN BEHALF or GOOD ROADS.

All who believe that this State shOulu ho
longer postpone entering on comprehensive
scheme of road improvement Will read Wltl III
t,rcst and pleasure the remarks on thlS supJe'.
by Mr.. Isaac Il. Potter, which are to be 1ouhd
ON another page Of this issue OF Inc lr'o""e'
Mr. Potter speaks with a certain authority ho'
merely because he is the official head OF the
\cw-Yorll Division of the League or American
Whcclmcn but because he has recently peeh III
consultation in reference to this matter Wlth
representatives of the farmers OF the STATE ana
has been empowered. with member OF the
STATE Grange To prepare an outline or good-
roods bill. which, after being approved Dy thc
v,rious crangcs will be used as the OASIS OF
needed LEGISLATION. Respecting the failure vi
tho ottcupts TO secure such legislation last WIN
for hc points out that the organized wheelmen
of ,h, State were unable to give due attention
to thc excellent bill prepared by MIR. HiGDies S
co,nmittcc because their efforts were cOnceh-
iratcd on securing the passage or the Dill re-
ouirnp railroads 10 carry bicycles as baggage.
Tho enactment Of that bill by vote that was
practically unanimous in both branches or the
LEGISLATURE. notwithstanding the opposition or
thc railroads. disclosed the power OF the wheel
mems organization; and 1t Is within reason 10
cxpcct n similar display when they earnestly
set out 10 obtain the passage OF good roadS
law.
we regard with special qualification the indl-
cations noted by Mr.. Potter of a growing scnti-
mept on the part of farmers in favor or rond
improycmcnt They have been slow to perceive
tho advantages they would enjoy II macadam
were substituted for dirt roads on n hDeral
scolo in their several communities. Wherever
fine roads have been constructed they nave
won their way rapidly, and in MASSACHUSETTS,
wc see the spectacle Of farmers advocating an
anpropriation of S1.OOO0O0 by the State Tor
rood.budnc when the legislators consider
5000. 900 enough; and this, too, despite me oppo-
sition raised by the farming community few
wears ago to the enactment Of the law making
II possiblc for the State to engage in this work
Chief Consul Potter Is Of the opinion thai
New York should hnyc Highway Commission
similar 10 that In Massachusetts, and the Dill
which he will have a hand in drafting VIII
nroydc therefor Only through central control
can a consistent scheme of good roads be car
ricd ont. The Massachusetts, plan has worked
admirably in that State, and. undoubtedly. IL
v.ould producc equally good results here. II IS
needless 10 say that We cordially agree win
Mr. Potter in holding that the State OF New
York ought to make generous appropriations for
/ road Improvement We have entered on pol
lev which involves an outlay of nine millions
| for tho canals Who will maintain that n
splondld system Of State roads Is Of less i'm
| pOrfancc?
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25
TIE TWILIGHT or THE THRONES.

At the risk Of seeming uDgracious. II must
be confessed that the marriage OF the crown
Prince Of Italy is an occasion FOR hope rathcr
than for assured and triumphant exultntion
Everybody wishes the young man well. ana nj
least all who desire the pcrpetuation of the
Italian Kingdom look 10 this match for Il
STRENGTHENING and firmcr establishing of the
Dynasty Of Savoy. Perhaps such Will be the
result, though to secure 1t something more will
be required than merely providing succession
Of heirs TO the throne. The House OF Savoy
does not greatly command the affection OF the
Italian people. outside Of its old Sandman
realm. 1t must Justify its right to reign and
must win and retain it's hold upon the popular
heart by giving the nation good government.
TO what extent the prcsen. Crown Prince, VINO
will be the third Italian King Of his line, VIII
do that Is in the future to be seen. Certainly
his father is not doing it with notable success.
Hard times, heavy taxes. and innumerable scan
dals at home and humiliating defeat at the
hands of barbarians abroad, make up sorry
record. The King may not be responsible for
it, He probably is not. to any material extent.
But in the popular mind he will Inevitably be
held largely responsible. and that fact will be
seized upon and used with damaging effect by
antdynastic agtators. King Humbert Is one
of the most conscientious and best-meaning
monarchs in the world, but that he will effect
any Improvement in administration during his
reign Is beyond all bounds of expectation.
That his son. on succeeding TO the throne, will
prove himself wiser. stronger and better is
quite Improbable Yet If there be no improve
ment how long will the people endure such
government?
This Crown Prince Is an amlable, intelligent
man n some iudpDpndpnCe OF DurDOSe
and force Of character In such affairs as he has
yet had TO deal with He is. however. phys-
| cally a weakng and physical health and
strength still count for much in those who
would he leaders Of men. He Is so small in
stature rs to be almost dwarf, so lame as TO
be almost a cripple. unsound In health as to
be almost an invalid. The contrast between
him and the superb young Amazon he has
chosen for his bride is really painful. From
such union there may come stalwart OIL
spring, yet hope Of It Is by no means strong.
The House OF Savoy seems. in spite Of itself, to
be in its dccadence 1t began to reign In Rome
in the person of one Of the most splendid types
Of warrior-king the Continent has seen since
Henry of Navarro. From Victor Emmanuel TO
Humbert was a marked decline. 1t was de-
cline from genius 10 the commonplace, from a
rare and exceptional hero to a mere average
man. Humbcrt welded well-nigh ideal
lprincess, yet their son and heir shows physically
at least. still more marked decadence. From
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25

Humbcrt to the second Victor Emmanuel the
decline is from an average man 10 one far pe-
low the average. What expectation can there
bp Of rcnascence of viriity in the fourth gen
Grafton?
Nor is the House OF Savoy alone in It's degeh'
cracy. The same diagnosis and the same prog
uosis are to be made Of nearly all other impor'
,ant dvnastics Note that of HOhenZOllern.
Old Kaiser Wilhelm. in the saddle reviewing HIS
troops at ninety years. was vcritaDle NpeiunS
hero come down again from Vahalla in the
nineteenth century His son, bra'e "ariio'
and noble Prince. showed only hali Ills lorcc
of will and langushcd and died AT haii HIS
age And now. in the third genera'ioii' 'i'c
head of the House Of HOhcnzol!ern Is Iiah VI
far less than heroic stature inhrm III hehi'h
and vagarious in mind The hal'spnrs EN-
pcror has for Il full generation Dceh houei Va
Indictment tact fortitude and what-nOt royal
virtues. But his only son has gone 10 sell
Sought grave before him, Il hypochondriac mad
man and the present heir to the throne Is an
unhealthy prohigatc. The Roiiihhohs haNc
been n race of giants. eliminating III 'ha' 'err
table modern Rustam. the late Gar but N'cho-
las II is of small physique. neuro'lc t"hpera-
mont and uncertain health. 1he lialio'er
| cuo,uhs have been II long lived and sturdy race.
none of them more so than the present queen
and Empress. Victoria. But the next hcr pos
scssrs less vital stamina. ana his eldest Soh
WAS n physical wcakllng who went to an early
grave Indeed the Qdccn the Austrian En-
pcror and the King of Denmark, all now soreiy
s,lpcrannratcd. are the sole survivors OF the
heroic age Of European sovercigns of genera
ton ago And after them there Is no prospect
of even one Hero as King" The shadow OF
degeneration falls over ALL 1t seems the twi'
| light of the thrones.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25
THIRTY-FOUR PAGES.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-Princess Helene OF Montenesro
was married to the Crown Prince or ltaly IN
Rome. - The analysis ~ the rope oua' @
made by the Archbishop of Canterbury SHOWS
that the objections put forth by Ills tolhcss
concerning the validity Of Anglican orders are
in the opinion of English Churchmen historcaly
worthless - The existence of Germanys
army system has been threatened by the OUT
RACES commit ed by officers upon civllians. =
II is expected in London that he Rignt heV; @ "
Creighton will succeed the late Archbishop Ben
son as Primate of All England
DOMESTIC.-Major Mckinley addressed @ twen-
ty-fve delegations. numbering over lf,Voo peo p,
ME: TWENTY-FIVE States were represented III the
crowds about his home. - The body OF eH-
Speaker Crisp is lying in state in the Capltoi IN
Atlanta: to-day il will be taken TO MS Ola nome
In Americus. == Chauncey NJ DepeW spun T, .i'
a Republican meeting in Rochester. - lnere
was decline in the price of wheat. - Ialay-
cite defeated University OF Pennsylvania at FOOT
ball in Philadelphia by a score OF TO I: all lhe
principal college football teams played match
games.
CITY AND SUBURBAN-The sound-money
naval demonstration witnessed by thou
sands and was great success - OWING 10
the dispute between Colonel Warng anu on, On
tro!ler Fitch. none of the employees of the street
Cleaning Department except the hostlers were
at their work. The correrstones of two
new buildings for Barnard College were lald
at Mornine side Heights with impressive cerc-
monies - The provisional budget for 1S9.
was made by the Board of Estimate ana
showed a probable decrease IN the YAK ray, i
-= The funeral Of Hamlin j. Andrus. the
victim of the dynamite explosion OF Wednes-
day last took place at Yonkers - Yale peat
the Carlisle Indian football team by II to u at
Park: L. b.. Howard Mann. Typhoon ii. Sir Wal
to- Harry Reed Acitator. Stocks ended
the week strong.
THE WEATHER.-Forecast for to-day: FAIR
and cool The temperature yesterday: Highest
b5 degrees; lowest. 40; average 'o1i
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25

adequately punished for similar crime ana
h.d pever known a man escape after detectloh'
no would be far less likely to take the chances.
rho truth is that offences of this sort are far 100
lightly regarded They are not trivial. but heih-
o,s Intrnsically the man who fires Duildlils
,s moi much worse than the man who deliberately
violates the regulations prescribed for lis pro-
,cction from accidental fire. and the man VINO
blows n building up is morally just about on
mar with the man whose work permits 1t 10 iaii
down
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25

nlav a like independence. They know wnat 10
hes, and most becoming. and will hit on the
correct thing one of these days, releasing @ ..e
eccesiastcs from other sartoral responslp''''y
than that of settling the cut OF their o""
ca uonicalg
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25
A CLEAN SWEEP.
MKINLEY AND HOBART SURE TO w,v

THE LATEST FIGURES ON THE ELECTORAL. w..
HOUSE AND SENATE WILL BE
REPUBLICAN.
The latest dispatches from the Western Staf..
which have been considered doubtful MAXI !,
certain that large majority of the elector.i
vote will be cast for the Republican candidate,
Two hundred and twenty-four votes are neces
sary to a choice. Chairman Hanna's most %.
cent and careful estimate puts 302 votes In m.
sure Republican column as follows:
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25

Other observers are even more sangune than
Mr.. Hanna, and consider several of his doubtful
States safely Republican. The same overwhelm.
ing vote which promises to carry Mckinley tr,
umphantly to the White House will certainly
elect House of Representatives with Repuh
lican majority as large or larger than the pres
ent House. ano the following analysis Of the Sen
ate situation makes 1t evident that the Repuh
Iicans will have 4 working majority there. and
that Mckinley will have the support Of both
branches OF Congress in carrying out the prom
ises of the st. Louis platform.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25
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one OF the most curious results OF the craze
for bicycling is to be observed In the ancient
city Of Coventry. II is. as is well known. the
centre OF the bicycle manufacturing Industry
of England There has consequently been a
great rush Of mechanics thther. to meet the
demand Of the workshops. and the city Is un-
able to accommodate properly this addition 10
its population Every available house Is filled
with tenants. and yet there are homeless men
ON the streets-ndustrious wOrklngmen. with
money In their pockets. but unable to find va
cant lodgings. Tho health officer reports that
more than 5000 houses are so overcrowded as
TO be I'm an unsanitary condition, while the
Vaccination law has become practically dead
letter from the physical impossibi'!ty or exc
cutting IL. Hundreds of new houses are going
I'D az rapidly as carpenters and masons can
build them, but they are only n small fraction
Of what Is really needed. and in the mean time
worklngmen are camping out In tents and i'm
proyised sheds And all because Of style OF
riding which good Lady Godiva never so much
as dreamed Of
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25
The North River was never so nearly set on
fire as II was last night.

|, tho Emperor of Russia and the German
Emperor really believed In the Divine Right OF
Kings they ought to unite To put upon the
throne Of Constantinople the rightrul heir there-
TO Such an heir exists, in the person OF n dl-
rect descendant of Constantine, and OF the Com
menus Niccphorus and Paaeologus families
uniting in one individual the claims Of all three
dvnasties Surely. from the old-fashioned point
OF view. the title OF such a claimant should be
deemed valid
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25
Army and Navy together. hurrah for the
Red White and Blue

In spite Of prohibitory laws. dueng is still
much in vogue in Italy. as indeed, actually
to figure In the vital statistics as a cause OF
death. Between 1879 and 1880 no less than
34if duels were fought, 300 OF them being
with sabres total of i.I1J wounds were In
aicted no less than 20 Of them causing death.
1t is signifcant that the greatest number takes
place in hot weather. and the least In winter.
There is evidently relationship between
the state of the weather and that of the blood.
or the temper.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25

a candidate for appointment as member OF
tho Fire Department in a city near New-York
has been rejected on the ground that his teeth
were not sound. This fact is likely to be en-
ployed by the opponents of Civil Service Reform
as another argument for maintaining that the
merit system Is worthless
New-York tribune., 1896-10-25

Some OF the clergy still devote attention to
the bicycle costume OF women searching the
canon for prescrptive authority thereon. though
none Of any validity shows up. If the wheel had
been known In the days OF Deborah and Miriam
they would have arrayed themselves for its use
according to their own notions of convenience
and proprety. without reference to the fashion
plates Issued by priests OF the tribe Of Aaron
and their modern sisterhood are sure to dis