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New-York tribune., 1896-01-29
rvGTNETRS EOR THE NiTY.

The United states Navy l.. to-day in a peculiar
sitlat.on The Government maintains ii IN
napolis an institution for tie education OF naval
oiIicrrS hut owing T. the character of It's tram
jnc or the tastes ard prciulccs of the cadets.
ont of IN average of thirty graduates year
not more than eight or ten men 20 into the en-
ginraring corps. whore they are needed. Will"
th. line * crowded with youag officers. Win
thr ,lcvclonmcn, of the modern cruiser and bat
rlo.shp the demand for engineers has increased
without there being corresponding change IN
the disiosition If the rlcn who enter the ser
vice The tradition If the sailor persists not
witlstauding the decrease in his relative mpor-
tancc in naval warfare. and the Academy con-
Times to turn ont classes mostly made up Of lin"
officers. while the Enginccr-in-Chi of the Navy
pirldS for more men in his branch OF th' service
i'm order that our vessels may be kept in rcAdi-
ness for action. Even now engineers are III
demand and in ease Of sudden need OF an IN
creased Navy we should find extreme difficulty
in grtt.n. them To do the most important
work ON the new vessels work which almost
moro tran any other in the Navy requires care
fu earl training.
VIII 4 view to meeting This condition Repre-
sentative Francis H. Wilson. Of this State. has
introduced into the House Il naval bill which
* likely to Sir up the old difference between
line anA staff for il sacrifices some Of She old
traditions for the sake of raising mp q body Of
mon sufficient - care for the machinery of or
ships in emergency. The bill places in ia"
hands Of thr Enginocrnthief The inspection
of stcr for ihr ships of The new Navy. thus S"ok-
ing Ia avoid any repetition Of the troubles which
have occurred over steel inspection in The last
few years II permits The staff officer 10 rise I"
ib, rank Of commodore II allows staff officers
t. retire after thirtyivc years service II
.ivsS substantial ENCOURAGEMENT I, enlisted mon
- work for commissions. Most important or
al il provides for the training ~ engineers in
priyatc institutions The Navy Department il
to detail to every scientific school which Nh'U
pledge itself - educate marine engineers under
rpgulntions established by thc Department an
engineer To be- professor of marine engineering
and naval architecture. This will enable the
schools 10 ill the STAFF vacancies which the
Academy leaves AID also educate a reserve force
If engineers. who would hc OF great service
should a sudden increase If our feet he ncccS-
sary ~ aay time
This bill i uuGerstoni 10 have been prepared
under the supervision Of prominent naval en-
cinccring authorities. and 10 have the support
II the helds II some Of ihe leading technical
schools In THIS age Of machinery the engineer
nus. plav create part than our present naval
practice provides for and the bill brought for
ward by Mr. Wilson appears on its surface TO
solve some pressing problems and merits scri-
Gus con n>ldcraton.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-29
Amnsfments.

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AMERICAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ABREY'S THEATRE-S-Fcdora.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC-2-s-The Sporting Duchess.
EKoaDwAY THEATRE-S-An Artists Model.
CAsINO-Sl5-Thc Wizard Of the Nile
CASINO CUAMBERS-2-S-Cabaret du Meant.
CHICEERING NALI<-4-Iecture
COI.l'M 'MBt-s THEATRE-2-s:l5-ln Sight OF St Paul g.
COOPER UNION-S-Lecture.
DA!.YS THEATRE-2-sl3-The Countess Gucki'
EDEN NUSEE-Concert
EMPIRE THEATRE-2-S:15-A Womans Reason
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE-Sl5-The Governor OF
Kentucky
GARDEN TUEATRE-2-s:l5- :l5-Chiinmie Fadden.
GARRICK NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Ponderbury's Past
GRAND OPERA HOUSE-2-S-primrose Vests Min
strels.
HARLEM OPERA UOUSE-S:15-Mme. Sans Gene
HERALD SQUARE THEATRE-s:1o-The Heart OF
Maryland
HOYT"S THEATEE-S:3O-A Black Sheep.
IRVING PLACE TIIEATRE-s;15-sic Wird Gekuesst
KOSTER & S:15-Vaudeville.
I.YCEI'M THEATRE-S:15-The Benefit OF the Doubt
MENDrISSOHN GLEE CLUB l-L-s:l'-Carmen.
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE-Charity Ball
OLYMPIA TFEATRE-S:1 -S:15-Naudevile
PAIMER'S THEATRES :1O-Tke Squire OF Danes.
pAsTORS-l2:3O till IL p. m.-Vaudevilie.
PROCTORS PLEASURE PALACE-Vaudeville.
STANDARD THEATRES l5-The Strange Adventures OF
Miss Brown.
STAR THEATRE-2- SHAUN Rhue.
liTH STREET THEATRES 10 Mavourreen.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-29
nsuv 7ppNr WEDNESDAY JANUARY PAGES

nortly because she occupies. strategcally' the
kcv of the whole situation. With the hu"'ian
EIack sea fleet occupying the Darianeiles ana
Russian cruisers securing the Eastern Me''''r-
r,ncan. the war would be Il very different Ha'-
,.r from that Of 1871 England would nave
Ecypt and TIE Srcz Canal to look after as wen
,s tbo shores Of the silver streak.
Anqrt from these dreadful mcnaccs or war
there are other potent reasons FOR hopihs
the story Of this treaty is not true. We can con-
cevr nothing mole shocking to the moral sense
of ,bc v-frld than for great ana professc"iy
Christian nation to ally itself with the "unsp'aK-
able Turk for the determination or a whoie
r,cr Of Christian people For that IS exactly
what IT would mean that Russia had dcllDerate-
X consented TO the slaughter Of th" Arm
in order ID gain certain political and commercial
advantages II would mean TOO. that she hah
n,rroscly deceived the other Powers. and frls-
tratcd the humane purposes Of Europe ana
America. That is something too monstrou' TO
hr believed until confirmed beyond all possibility
of d0lht
New-York tribune., 1896-01-29
THE GRElT CHESS TOTRNEY.

The completed record Of the great chess con-
test at -. Petersburg reveals some curious re-
suits Each of the four players had six games
with each of thcothcrs The highest possible score
OF games won therefore, was ~. Laskcr won the
first prize with II. Victories Stentz second.
with 9iA: Pillsbury. third, with 8, ana Tsch-
gorin. fourth. with :. Analysis of the returns
shows, however. that as between Lasker and
Pillsbury. the latter the victor he having
won 3ls games to I.as,"rs 2,a. AS "A matter Of
fact Pillsbury beat Llskcr twice, IaGker beat
Pillsbury once and they were tied three times.
steintZ beat Plllsbury badly. by a score of
TO L. SteintZ winning four games. Pllsbury
none and the other two being ties. Finally.
Tschigorin. who came out last. beat Steinitz
by a score of -. to 2is: Tschigorn winning
three games. Steinitz two. and the third being
a tie.
So while Iaskor finished first. he beaten
by Pilisbury. who finished third. Steintz hn-
shod second. yet he bca, Pillsbury. who beat
Iaskor Plllsbury came ort only third. yet has
the satisfaction OF having beaten the winner
Of thc whole contest And Tschigcrin. at the
foot of the list. beat Stcin!z. who stands sec
ond No 3 beat No. /. No. > beat No. 3. who
beat N. /. And Ma. beet No. 3 who beat
No 3, who beat No. |. Truly. chess is game
of glorious uncertainties,
New-York tribune., 1896-01-29
EIGHTEEN PAGES.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREfGN-The British Government in two
blue books practically confirms the horrors Of the
Turkish outrages IN Armenia - PrlNae
funeral services were held the residence OF 'he
late Ambassador RunyOn in Berlin. - Ieh-
cral Wey'er the newly appointed Military Gov
ornor OF Cuba, sailed from Cadiz for havana.
-- The Cunard steamer Catalonia was towed
10 the Azores with a broken shaft by the Ger
man steamer Braunschweig - sir Joseph
Rarnhv the celebrated English musician. died
in London.
CONGRESS-Both branches in session. -
Senate: Mr. Thurs;on spoke in defence OF the
Davis Monroe Doctrine resolution; debate On 'he
free-conage substitute for the House Bona OH
continued Mr. Jones will endeavor to have
votc taken on Thursday. = House: The Dlp-
loroatic and Consular Appropriation bill was
passed.
DOMESTIC-The formal call for a meeting or
tho Republican State Committee in New
York on February was issued. ---
bearing in the Bat" Shea appeal was given be-
fore Judge Mayham in Schoharie - Many
interests opposed to the Raines Liquor Tax Dill
were heard in Albany. - Ine suit OF 'he
Government against the estate Of the late Sen
ator Stanford of California, was argued IN the
United States Supreme Court. - Generai
Alfred Baker Smith died in poughkeepsie
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-Thc steamer j. W.
Hawkins. having on board party OF 'upehs
intending IL join the insurgent army. went
down Monday southeast of Barnegat with q
quantity Of ammunition 1t was said that SIX
lives were lost the others were rescued ana
landed at Woods Hole and this city. - Inc
Police Board on Chief COnlin's recommends
ton. ordered that the station lodging rs
be closed on February 15 =-- Four men were
arrested on suspicion in the Tucker MURDER case
in Yonkers -=- Another child was killed by
the Brooklyn trolley. - Mayor Wurstcr an
nounccd the names OF The Brooklyn Civil SER
vice Commissioners. === A large mass-Tneet-
ing TO secure the enforcement Of the Sunday
closing law held in Brooklyn. - Mrs.
Lalor was held by the Coroner's jury for Kill
ing her son on January 90. in Long Island City.
- The annual Charity Ball was held at the
Metropolitan Opera House -- The stock
market was irregular but strong.
THE WEATHER.-Forecast for to-day: Fair
and warmer. The temperature yesterday: High
est, '3e degrees; lowest. q; average, 33is
New-York tribune., 1896-01-29
com BONDS AND FREE SILVER.

The latest compromise, which is credited in
Washington 20 zone Of the most prominent anil
silver Democrats in the Senate" deserves the
raln as the mos; audacious and unprinciplcd
effort yet made to keep the Democratic party
alive by sacrificing all its ideas. President
Cleveland and some others have been claiming
great credit from patriotic people for the pro-
,osal to retire grcenbacks. which they have
urged was the only sur" way - avoid degrade
tjon of the currency to a silver basis. The irPr-
coinage men. without hope OF getting anything
ACCOMPLISHED this year unless 1t be Naiiona!
h,ukruptcy. have been resisting any effort to
borrow money OH The ground that the Only Saie
and propcy remedy for Ill financial troubles Is
tbc unlimited manufacture Of white CONS. Ana
rov tbc eminent Democratic Senator calmly
,ronoscs that the two shall unite on the basis
- retirement of grrcnbacks by an issue ol
500 OO0OOO gold bonds and free coinage OF
silvor both sides getting what they most want.
1t is a pity that this distinguished democrat
wos not at the front in 1851 as ne mi-n' nav
prevented the Civil War by proposing 'H'' '"r
two partics agre. on secession ana me ii'"'.i
tcaance Of the Union as far coinpfoH''e
this latest child OF Democratic sta'esHi'.sn'p
New-York tribune., 1896-01-29
4, CASE or NECESSITY.

\ lil Is now before the Senate Committee on
cities which no member e the Legislature who
understands It's purpos' can possibly wish To
r-iard II provides for the lease from the city
NJ "A small plot Of ground at the foot OF East
Slxtecnth-st adjacent t. tn" Willard Parker
Hospital in order that hospital for the care
of scarlet fever and d!phtheria patients may
b. built there Through the Efforts OF private
individual In, sum IF 900 has been subscribed
to this object the Board of Health mas approved
tho plans the whole medical profession recog-
nlzce the need Of such institution. and the
Legislature ought T. authorize the lease at once
The choice ~ site avoids the possibility Of
danger or annoyance 10 any person or interest
and the relief and comfort which such an estab-
lishmcnt would afford are really beyond calcula-
ton. Aside from. the public wards Of the Willard
Parker Hospital. there Is now no institution In
this city where dphthcria and scarlet fever
patients can be cared for. Wherever as IN
hotel for example. or apnrtmen. or board
ing house such isolation as the safety of others
requires canno, be secured. the need Of hos
pi,al specially equipped fer the suitable treat
mcnt # these diseases Is keeny felt.
1t is important from public point cf view that
this want should be supplied. and the private
citizens whose generosity has been successfully
invoked ought to be enabled to carry ont their
humane purpose without delay.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-29

United States could do. We certainly could not
send million soldiers over there 20 occuny
the country. The fact is, this whole European
demand for American intervention in Armeni,
is q hypocritical, sneaklng, iniquItous trick 10
escape. If possible. the awful infamy that Is be-
ing fixed upon the Powers for their own crimina,
inactiOn
New-York tribune., 1896-01-29

Indianola Is the name talked Of for a proposed
new Territory to be erected out OF the land OF
the Five Civilized Tribes. This IS too much like
Indiana. The postoflicc authorities would be in
volved In endless trouble and vexation. 1t Is
bad enough to have a Washington State and a
New-York tribune., 1896-01-29

Persons in the confidence of Mr.. Platt are
saving that when he has proved his charges
agalns, the reform administration and got hoid
of Mayor S,rong's money he Will turn II into
the treasury OF the Republican County Com
nittee That would be shade less selfsh'
perhaps than putting it In his own pocket, but
we should suppose the stockholders of the
United States Express Company would feel
pretty sore about II. all the same.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-29

As ST. Paul Of Old remarked, in view o' 'he
MANY trials and struggles which beset nm III
his time go may the great American Ilner D.
Paul Of our day say of the fruitless efforts oi
the numerous struggling and s,rainlng tugs;
"Ncne of these things move me
New-York tribune., 1896-01-29

II Robert Louis Stevenson were alive ne could
wish no bettar subject for a novel than the
drama recently wrought board the trading
schooner Maria cruising In the South Paciiic'
Tho crew mutln.ed and killed the captain and
m,to. and almost killed the wife and son Of the
former with blows from an axe. They also
slew the only passenger on board, who Is WITH
out any other record Of Identification. and hav-
ING thus made themselves masters OF the vessel.
tbe,. steercd for the neighbcring Andrew Islands
in pursuit Of food and water, but before they
reached that destination the crew fell OUT ana
began butchering each other. leaving hardly
enough alive and unwounded to man the vessel.
The native king OF the Island. when they landed,
NOT liking the appearance of things. boarded the
craft and released the captains wife and son.
whom tn, mutneers intended to set ashore on
some desert island. and the fatal and perhdious
bark was then turned over to the custody or
q Snanish gunboat which carried the murderer5
away TO Manila for trial. No more thrilling tale
was ever recorded of the old buccaneers or the
Spanish Main. or Of piratical adventurers any
where showing that the days of dark and Iar-
ing cmprise are not yet ended In this world. ana
that there is still field for their historian.
though the last competent one has now fallen on
sleep AMI rests amid their far off islands and
waters unmindful of the ships that come and
90 with their freiehtages of romance or terror or
Of nothing more exciting than mere merchandise
and ballast But II any succ, ssor desires to try
his hand the annals Of the schooner Maria afford
him an excellent opportunity.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-29

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New-York tribune., 1896-01-29

The noble 81. Paul still lies fast in the clu III
ing embrace Of the sands Of the Ncw-jcrsov
coast. No effort whatever WAS made to get her
off yesterday though Il high tide was looked
for and it was believed that 4 strong pull might
be sufficient to release her from the prcdcarncn'
in which she has been placed by the carc!csa-
ness or ignorance Of some one whose culpabili;y
IS vet TO he fixed Bul the oaScrly gales due
at this season. which are expected to pile up the
water around the ship. do not arrive. and her
condition is steadily growing worse. Doubtless
she will ultimately be got ont Of The sand.
though il NAV be necessary 10 remove her ma
chnery to accomplish This. In the mean tEr
the St Paul will not be in serious danger M
less Il violent and lons-con;.nu"d gale should
New-York tribune., 1896-01-29

bic evil and nuisance, and he cannot be charged
with having INDUCED III OvcrstGtcmcni. lie
admits. of course, that some worthy people ap-
ply for lodgings at these places; but in order
that these may not suffer arrangements nave
been made by which tickets 10 the Wayilrcrs
Lodge Of the Charity Organization Society VIII
be issued to worthy applicants The great ma
iorlty of those who make the police stations
their sleeping places are criminals. and should he
treated as such The city means hcnrcforth 20
turn the cold shoulder to the tramp and the
vacrant. hut honest folk who have fallen low
will not be permitted 10 suffer
New-York tribune., 1896-01-29

II was Turpie against Turkey yesterday in the
United states Senate. and when the David Of
the West Fork had finished, the Goliath Of
the BosDhorus was a sorry spectacle
New-York tribune., 1896-01-29

Announcement is made by the joint commit
tee which is Investigating the consolidation queS
ton that the final hearing will be given al Al
bany to-day Why a final hearing at this time:
many people will ask The committee does not
have to report until March 1. 1t has more
than month yet in which to do its work.
Has il never occurred to the members that ii
might be a good thing TO hold hearing or TWO
in this city to find what the sentimcn. on the
-ouestion is here: And are they sure that ihe
Brooklynitcs have no more 10 say: The inveSti-
potion should mt least have the appearance Of
being complete and exhaustive. whether MI.
Lexow means TO make il not. That would
be only matter Of common prudence
The utterly worthless character Of the alleged
confession OF She's pal. Mctiou=h. was DIS
closed in the court proceedings at Troy yester-
day when for the first time Shea's counsel and
tbe public were permitted TO know what the
document contained II appears that when Nc
Cough was undergoing his formal examination
In nr,son he told t0erably consistent story;
but when subs cuuently visited in hs cell he was
tokcn off his guard Then he confessed that ne
could not tell which Of the four shots hreh
caused Ross's DEATH hut he vchcncnily pro-
,ested that his "corsciencc" told him that II
was his own shot that did The business. Ihc
c,sc resolves itself. therefore. INTO question
of the testimony Of McGOugh's conscience at
This late day as against the positive testimony
Of n number Of witnesses given at the 'riii
shortly after the affair occurred. No Judge ara
ma iurv would have occasion to worry long when
confronted with such situation.
ID,l;,n 4
m.ssioncrs yesterday In reference to the police
station lodging-hcuscs. and 1t was decided tpa'
no more lodgings shall be provided after FeDru-
ary ID Chief Conlin's report was unequlyocaiiy
opposed to the continuance OF what Is paIna-
New-York tribune., 1896-01-29

Politicians say that III spite Of Governor Nor
TONS nlea for economy. the usual nunoer o.
local appropriations will be rushed through pro-
viLed their hackers are willing TO r.sK the Veto
II will be extremely unkind Of Repubhcah lesis-
latars 10 compel the Governor Just peio'e thc
election Of National Convention delegates TO FISK
making himself unpopular by vetoing local D'iis'
inst for the sake Of proving Their own apiil'!
and ralthfulness to their constituents. True de-
yo,ion 10 the Governor would prompt little SELF
sacrifice.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-29

The Democratic politicians in MASSACHUSETTS
who are opposing the plan for biennial elections
lest II should deprive a lot of them OF JOBS every
year =, the polls. need not be alarmed. II thrown
Oh, Of work al homo. they can come over mere
and apply to Mr Edward Lauterbach for en-
ploymont at Republican primaries. Their poll
lies will be no objection.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-29

which is correct: "It are or They is
THAI ia the question which is ag!taiing the Con
nectIcut press in New-Iaven, under IN"
shadow Of Yale University. the opinion seems To
prevai in favor Of TN. largest liberty in the
matter Of grammar, and the City Attorney
writes n letter 10 the Board Of Education Toil
which THE Journal and Courier" quotes as foi-
Iows. "The Nnw-York New-Haven and Hare
ford Railroad Company are making improve
monts in its system" But the same letter.
,rintod also IN "The Morning News SAYS:
..,rro ver,-y,,rk New-Haven ana Hartford rail-
road Company is making vast IMPROVEMENTS
In their system" Such broadmndncss IN 'he
,,so ~ English IS all very well for New-liaven.
but "The Hartford Courant" prefers TO Walk
8, q s,ra,gnt and narrow linguistic path, and
vou,d HE To know which path that IL.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-29

Really. now. why should the United States be
made a catspaw of the European Powers, for the
settlement Of the Turkish question? We give
place to none in dctestation OF Turkish devilcies
In Armenia. and In desire to them stopped.
But the European Powers. the s.grers OF the
Berlin Treaty. responsible for the very ex-
stence Of Turkey Is this country 10 go In and
forciby compel them to sulhl that treaty? The
idea Is absurd. II they cannot agree among
themselves TO coe"ce the Turk il 1t reasonable
10 suppose they would agree to let an outsider
do so? Moreover. the Powers themselves have
said thousand times ,hat a mere naval demon
stration at Constantinople would do no good,
but probably much harm. Yet that 10 all the
New-York tribune., 1896-01-29

Governor Morton received with his customary
courtesy yesterday delegation OF worKlnSineh
ard their spokesman, Mr. Coon But they VIII
do well TO remember that the Goovernor is Il
good deal more Interested just now III aAoth@r
kind Of delegation, and above all III another
sort Of coon
New-York tribune., 1896-01-29

One unexpected but by no means unimportant
result of Dr. Jam"son's Transvaal raid has been
to cast serious doubt upon the value or machine
guns in civilized warfare. Those engines were
certainly Of little use in the Krtgersdorp hight 1t
is 10 be remembered that In the Franco-German
war Of 1901 the famous mtraieuse was fall
ure and 70 this day German military authorities
put little confidence in such devices. Against
savages. the machine gun is of the greatest poss-
Bile value: but there Ia evidently reason 10 doubt
whether such will be the case against civilized
comba atants
New-York tribune., 1896-01-29
washington City to require particular desisna-
tion without mixing up names any more

Tho Brooklyn Civil Service Commission as re-
constructed yesterday by Mayor Wurstef' VIII
commend itself 70 the judgment OF all tnose WHO
desire to see the Civil Service laws efhciehtly
ard mpartially enforced as they have been ior
tho last two years The Mayor has thoush' IL
desirable TO introduce some new blood INTO the
Commission, but he has selected for reappoln'
ment three Of the men most actively lueht"ieu
with the reforms Of the Schieren administration
and most alert in keeping the MINOR piace'
under the city government from being maze the
prey of politicians Dr. Truman j. Backus' Mr'
Alexander f.. Orr and Mr.. living h. BraSu1h
sfard for all that is desirable in ciuzchs ana
nubIic officers Their retiring colleagues are also
men OF high character, and have been repiaceo
certainly not because less respected than the
others but because Il was thought desH&pIe u
have some new men In the Commission Messls'
Wallace Niesen, Jordan and Somers the lhcoH-
ing members have yet to prove their capacity III
office. but they are men Of high repute ana OF
tried ability in private affairs. The prospective
increase in the salary Of the secretary 0i the
Commission so that the highest type Of service
may bo cor1man ndcd for the place. as well as the
character Of the appontces indicates the purpose
Of the Mayor to give tho Civil Service Comm,s-
sion the place in the city government when IL
deserves.