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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-12


This shows that only thirty vessels Of over
900 tons were drydocked despite the fact that
the rates then were only 70 ats "A ton and that
they paid some thing less than $500 year, ana
even then the docks are idle NOR" than hair the
year"
Mr. Dykman says that the fact Of the ST. PAU
rot drydock!ng here cannot be regarded as hu-
initiating - the port OF New oik. az untiI her
time all denunGs upoE the docking facilities 81
the Dor. had been promptly met. He says that
the present dock VIII be enlarged. but hcsitates
TO put the necessary capital in an Investment
that cannot pay and may not be In demand Tor
year, especially In the face Of the proposed
municipal competition In conclusion. MI !)yk-
nan urges the Mayor to give serious considera-
ton before finally deciding tine question. Among
the many statements In Hr. Dykmans letter II
this that the city II 1t should build Il dry dock.
will els, need repair shop az the former Is Only
a necessary tool to the repairing OF ship. ana
that without a repair yard the municipal dry
docks would be useless investment. However
that statement may be regarded there can De
no doubt TO the reluctance Of foreign owners In
drydcck repair their vessels here. II IL a mat
ter Of no.oriety that at least one ship LETT inc
Erie Basin with wooden plugs In her damages
plates rather than 60 TO the expense OF being re-
paired here SO long az there are passengers
on board ard the Underwriters do not object.
owners take terrible risks to save little money
In the cost OF repairing vessel. As matter OF
fact the only foreign vessels that drydock here
are those engaged In the South American trade
or steamers badly injured that they cannot
cross the Atlantic Ocean unless taken under tow.
and that has been rarely attempted
Mr.. Dykman does not say how he could insist
on guarantee that vessels like those OF the
Cunard Line would do their docking and repair
ing here II Ii a difficult problem even for Mr..
Dykman and Mayor Strong to tackle. On the
other hand II Is hard to expect men to invest
half a million Of dollars In plant that may
never be called for. Could dock be constructed
to open each end, with n caisson In the centre,
az some Of the great English craving docks are.
the matter would be different; then either or
both rections could be utilized the vessel to be
ckoHu n small + large linen SiOna
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-12
NEUTOU'N CREEK IUPROI EUENT.
A BROOKLYN DELEGATION APPEARS BE
FORE THE HOUSE RIVER AND
HARBOR COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON. VI 'rch IA long hearing VAS gwen
to-day by the River and Harbor Committee OF me
House TO delegation Of twenty residents or brooK-
Ivn and it's neighbornood who Interested IN
the Improvement OF Newtown Creek. The delegation
was presented to the committee by Congressman
Bennett who said that he would occupy W" time
of-ths committee only moment az ne ae"Teo
tina, the various speakers assigned to the work OF
nresertine Newtown's claims should be fully heard
He showed the necessity for an appropriation.
which ne said. the present difficulties ana no,
those of the future. demanded. he explaihen thai
the Columbus Dls,iling Company which Is locate9
on the creek. makes an annual contribution on
Eastern Distng Company contributes SoooO al
dtioral -.,.. -.,.., r,rrr
who represented the city OF BROOKLYN ana me mex!
was Mr. Hoyle the secretary OF the Manufacturers
Association Another speaker was Major ADAM
the United states engineer ofcer on guy ~. IN
Prc ok;yn who estimated the cost Of deepening tae
channe, and securing the required depth OF wafer
90
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-12
TO GIVE A MILITARY DINNER.

The Non-Com missioned Officers Association OF
ne 18th Regiment voted ON Tuesday evening to give
: complimentary dinner 10 Colonel Watson Lieu
tenant Colonel i-uscomb. Major Russell and Major
Cochran. The dinner Will be held late IN April
sergeant Joseph n. Becker. Of Company l. mas
rnbiade. discharged. and Private c. J. Flldden was
nAde q CORPORAL. in Company Corporal hairy
D. Ackerrnarn and Private Arthur Ede were MADE
se.seant ard corporal respectively.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-12
,rrrpaI OF REAR ADMIRAL WALhE.

r., y, Rear Admiral Henry Wake. who
:, sunday. was held yesterday afternoon al
u'eo IN the First Reformed Church. at Sevenih
80. and Carroli-st The sermon was preached oy
'hs Rev. james NJ Farrar. pastor OF me Snprr st.
Many y, III cssket was carried from the church by
ser Sntachment OF sailors There were numerous
nnorai n,eces The burial was IN uiee""'oo'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-12
ESCApE nE Az INSANE PATIENT.

Residents OF Flatbush were greatly disturbed yes
terday the report that an Inmate OF the IN
curab le u,avd in the Long Island State Asylum had
ESCAPED from the institution and was at .arge In the
neighborhood Mary Coffin, nfty years old. was
the person who caused all the excitement she
eecaped from the nsyum early In the morning and
the Flatbush police were kept busy looking for her
for some time. -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-12
ANOTHER SPOT CHOSEN.

The question VIII .thcr II would not he adVisapie
10 place the tablet somewhere else was raised by
Mr.. Maxwell who wanted /, plac d on the Ltch-
field mansion, IN Prospect Park. opposite ihlru
st Tnis solution Of the difficulty pleased the
committee Immensely, 1t was finally DECIDED 10
place the tablet In Thlrd-ave.. as II wa on tne
cast side OF IT, between eighth ana Nlh'n sts''
In an island that the bodies Of the brave south
erners were buried after that disastrous August
- l77S The original inscription was changed 10
read as follows: Erected by the subscribers II.
the fund for the Maryland Day CeleDratio" vi
August -. 1885
The main tablet Is more than 6Xo rect ahu con-
tains a bass relief 81 the struggle around the oiu
Cortelyou house with this inscription: me sic
Of the old Cortelyou House. on the Battienelu Oh
Long Island Here the eth OF August, no.
two hundred and nifty out OF four hundrfd pta'e
Maryland soldiers. under the command OF LORD
Stirling were killed In combat with the Brltish
troops under Lord CORVALLIS. - -
What little stands of the old house, stiii caiied
the 'old barracks by the residents IN the heish
borhood II now used as a stable and IS inciosed
In the Washington Park baseball grounds Wheh
the Brooklyn team played there. the upper story
as used as a dressing room. IL III Dut OF cVar sc
masonry the material being largely small powi-
ders and surface stones. II Is now half-buried IN
tn, course OF lng this portion OF the l.itchheid
property In this connection II may De stared
that some time ago Judge Clement practically
gave the city judgment against the Litchneiu
estate for the balance of the unpaid taxes put
stay OF execution was granted. and the maj dis
position of the case Is yet 10 be made.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-12
EI.SENIIERE

Ex-Mayor Charles A. Scheren did many things
during his term Of office which will keep his
memory green ir Brooklyn. Not the least OF these
was the pressure brought to bear upon Edward
H. Litchfleld, through the Register Of Arrears
compelling him to pay into the city treasury
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-12
THAT TABLET rs CHANGED
E. II. LITCHFIELD'S OBJECTION TO EN-
MAYOR SCHIEREN'S NAME ON
HIS PROPERTY.

FOLLOWING THE OPPOSITION OF THE OWNER
OF THE OLD CoRTELYOU HOUSE, WHO WAS
REQUIRED TO PAY s25o,0oo OF BACK
TAXES THE MEMORIAL TO THE MARY
LAND PATRIOTS is To BE PLACED
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-12
NO BALM FOR LEXOW.
HIS WOUNDED HEART BLEEDS AFRESH
IN THE SENATES SUPPORT OF
SAXTON.

. COMBINATION SAID TO HAVE BEEN MADE
WHICH WILL DEFEAT BOTH THE GREATER
NETWORK AND RAINEs LIQUOR TAX
BILLS IN THE AssEMBLY-A MEASURE
TO GUST ALL EXCEPT ONE OF
THE DIRECTORS OF THE IN
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16
striking al rnem.elre..

The rabid Populists Of the South
and West who are so fercely in
sistent upon driving to the last ditch
the hated "gold bugs' of the East,
are not only standing in their own
light, but are striking heavy blows
against their own material interests.
How they are doing this is shown ip
the following extract from an editorial
in Harper's Weekly;
1t is, in fact, one of the most de-
plorable effects of the silver craze In
the West and South that, by melting
people to seek the redress of their
grievances in course of insane adyen-
ture, it draws away their minds from a
sober consideration of the means by
which their interests could really be
promoted study of the wants of
the markets, the use of more economic
methods Of production, and the culti-
vation of a general attitude calculated
to attract that capital which the West
ana the South stand SO much in need
of for the development of their re-
sources and opportunities. And we can
hardly remember time when 30 much
money was lying idle, ready and eager
to find investment. az there is nova
rich stream of which would pour into
our West and South for employment in
enterprises promoting the general pros
perity were it not repelled by popu-
lar movement which makes every in
vestment look unsafe. Never were
there more favorable opportunities lost.
Never was there greater injury in
fiicted upon those sections of our coun-
try--we might almost call it crime
committed against them-than is in.
volved in that agitation which, while
promising more money! for business
enterprise, actually to-day drives capi,
tai away from the land, and which, il
it should be successful, would put us
among the nations of the world in the
position of fraudulent bankrupt, to
be carefully Stunned by every investor.
These solid truths have been pre-.
sented to the silver fanatics before, but
they are not inclined to listen to sound
sense or ordinary reasoning. Ex-Gov-
ernorsF Flower Of New York, gave them
solid chunk of truth, in the Chicago
Convention, when, in response to
some of their fierce diatribes against
the despised capitalist, he replied
"Gentlemen, don't worry yourselves
about the capitalist. He will not suf,
fer by free silver coinage. He can take
good care of himself, and get plenty tc
eat every day. 1t is the poor man, tht
workingman, who will be the greatest
sufferer. "
But reason seems wasted upon these
fanatics. They will in the end, how,
ever, learn that they are striking al
themselves and beating down their owr
interests, by the course of financia
folly they are now following. AND
when the inevitable result occurs, the,
will have no one but themselves tc
blame for it.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16
PYraIANs pisAprofarrn.
Action of Railroad Companies Necessitats
the A Abandonmsnt oH a Trim.


Members of the local lodges Of
Knights OF Pythias are disappointed
at the stand taken by the great rail-
roads Of the country in refusing to give
single fare rates for the round trip to
the supreme convention, which will be
held In Cleveland during the last week
in August, and as consequence, an
extended pleasure trip. which was pro-
posed, has necessarily been declared
off. Members Of the order in Whining
ton had accumulated sum amounting
to about 81, 900, which it was proposed
to use in sending representative dele
cation from this city, hut the indica-
tions are now that 1t will have TO be
used in some other way.
Street and Sewer Director Simmons
and Thomas N. Foreman are the repre-
sentatives from this jurisdiction. They
will attend and will be accompanied
by their wives, but ii is thought very
few others, probably less than a dozen,
will go from Wilmington.
1t was originally intended to hold the
convention at Minneapolis, but on ac-
count OF the action OF the railroad COM
panies, Cleveland was settled upon as
the convention city. Minneapolis will,
however, have Pythian celebration,
but the business OF the supreme lodge
will be held In Cleveland.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16
state Pros. and tn. Nominations.

The attitude Of the Democratic pa
pers of Delaware towards the ticket
nominated by the Chicago convention
will not be known until their next
issues. The nominations we're made
too late to permit of editorial comment
last week.
The only exception was the Dover
Delawarean, which found room on Sat.
urday for brief editorial, in which it
praised the oratory of Candidate
Bryan and added: "He is man Of
the people, not mortgaged to monopo-
lists There is every reason to antici-
pate Mr.. Bryan's triumphant election. I"
Ip the same issue, however, the Del
awarean discusses the platform adopted
by the Chicago convention, and at the
very outset makes the frank admission
that; 1t is useless to deny that there
is serious difference of opinion in
the Democratic party in regard to some
of the declarations of this convention. -
II passes the money plank without en-
dorsement, and approves the tariff dec
laration and few other of the planks
1t closes in this manner:
The policy OF a great and well estab.
lisbed party cannot be judged con-
clusively by single platform. In de.
Gliding for what the Democratic party
stands we must remember it's century
of glorious tradition and great achieve
nents. Some Democrats may dissent
from some of the declarations made at
Chicago, but they surely cannot accept
the heresies enunciated by the Repub-
lican party in the platform adopted at
st. Louis. We urge upon the Demo.
Gratis OF Delaware loyal support OF
the Democratic ticket
From this it will be seen how diff
cult it will be for Democratic papers
that do not believe in the financial
theories enunciated by the Chicago
convention to give support to the plat
form Of that convention. They will be
compelled to ignore it; or "damn il
with faint pralse;" or with heroic
hardihood insist that it breaches
simon pure Jetfersonian and jackson
ian doctrine, from the first line to the
last.
How awkward, such position will
be for sound.money Democratic papers.
The only honest course open is to re-
pudiate the work OF the convention
absolutely
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16
Popnlist In.,nceri,y.

The Populist convention at Chicago
finished its work, Saturday afternoon,
by nominating Mr.. Arthur Sewall Of
Maine as the candidate for Vice
President. s,
Mr.. Sewall has been active iu Maine
politics, but until his surprising
prominence at Chicago, on Saturday
afternoon. was comparatively unknown
outside Of his own State. But from all
accounts he is business mao Of excel
lent reputation and sound ability.
albeit an earnest advocate Of the free
coinage Of silver.
Mr.. Sewal is shipbuilder and a
large owner Of vessels. But the
strangest fact of his business asso-
Citations is that he is, or at leaat has
been until very recently, president of a
large railroad corporation and Of a
national bank. There is nothing dis.
reputable in these two avocations,
but to the average Populist they are as
detestable as the meanest Of crimes.
The Populists look upon railroad Off.
cials and bank directors as cormoranta
who constantly rob the people and
grow fat from their thievish gains.
1t is strange, therefore, that such a
man should have been selected for a
place upon the Populist national
ticket. One idea that dictated his
selection was to dissipate the appear
ance OF sectionalism by uniting the
Eaet with the West In the nomina-
tions The fact that Mr.. Sewall is very
wealthy no doubt had some weight,
also. The average Populist has the
human love Of money, and money
comes very handy in running political
campaigns.
But the nomination OF Sewall
showed the inconsistency OF the Popu-
lists. They make great boasts of being
actuated solely by principle, but they
have here shown that they can be
swayed by mere policy. They are
variable and unreliable, as well as
unsafe.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16

"Sixteen to one" is an expression
hoard throughout the country, and il
is likely to continue TO be heard for
several months to come. Various ex
plantations of its meaning have been
printed, and one of the best is that
given by Sailer & Stevenson of Phila.
delphia, as follows: at means that
sixteen ounces of silver should be held
for debt paying purposes TO be worth
as mucn as one ounce of gold. Oe
ounce of standard gold will coin in
gold dollars SlS.GO. Sixteen ounces of
standard slIvor will coin Sl8.GO in
silver dollars. These sixteen ounces of
silver can be bought in the markets of
the world to-day for 1924. There
would, therefore, be profit of IS. G6
on an investment Of 50. 81, being about
81 per cent, ii holder of silver could
take it to the mint and coin il with
out charge into silver dollars The ad.
vocates of free coinage favor law
that will allow any holder Of silver
bulIion-or, in fact, silver of any kind
las tho latter can readily he melted
into bars the right TO take the same
to any mint of the United States and
convert it into silver coin free of charge,
and force 80 cents worth of it upon
his creditors as dollar.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16
What it Means to yyorkinpmen.

An editorial in the Philadelphia
Times Monday attempts to put the
silver question plainly, so that any
workingman can understand il. This
is the result:
When you get your wages on pay day
you probably receive various notes. If
you read what is printed on them YOU
Will lind that they are not all alike
One says that the United States will
pay one dollar; another promises ono
silver dollar; another, one dollar in
coin; but you never bother yourself
about these differences. The notes are
gil alike to you, because you know
they are all of equal value.
Why? Because they circulate inter.
chsngeably and behind them all is the
pledge of the government of the United
States to maintain them all at parity
with gold. And you know that as long
as the present law remains and is ad.
ministered as it is now, every one of
these notes is good for dollars worth
Of gold, and has exactly the value of
dollar in gold all the world over.
Now what does the free coinage OF
silver mean? 1t means that instead of
redeeming these notes in gold the
United States shall redeem them in
silver. And not with dollars worth
Of silver, mind you, but with a coin
containing 4l215 grains of silver, one
tenth alloy, which is worth anywhere
in the world to-day about 53 cents in
gold.
That is exactly what is proposed, to
scale down the value of all our cur
rency nearly one-half. Do you think
that would benefit you?
We do not think any workingman
will fail to understand this explana-
tion. 1t is plain and practical 1t
presents solid truth in a clear, un-
clouded shape.
II only remains to ask what prospect
is there for the workingmen of the
country under the conditions proposed
by the advocates of free silver coinage?
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16

The New York Evening Post is as
siduous in urging that the voters Of
the country look well to the election OF
tho new House Of Representatives. next
fall. 1t holds it to be of the utmost
Importance that a House of Representa-
tives be elected that shall comprise
sure majority against any free-silver
coinage schemes. The only way to
make sure that candidate for Con-
gress is all right on this question, it
says, is to require him to go on record,
and declare his position clearly before
he is accepted as sound. 1t will not
do for him to say simply that he 'ac
cepts the st. Louis platform. Sena-
tor Thurston OF Nebraska. who pre-.
sided over the st. Louis convention,
is out in long letter trying to explain
away the financial plank in that plat
form as meaning nothing more than
opposition to free coinage saying that,
"if /, as Republican, believed in the
free and unlimited coinage OF the
worlds product Of silver, ! would not
hesitate for moment at the present
time between the support of the Re.
publican candidates and the Republi-
can platform and going over to the
Democratic party;'' and announcing
that he hopes to assist under Re-
publican administration and in a Re-
publican Congress in securing for the
American silver product the greatest
possible recognition and use as money
consistent with the maintenance of
every dollar coined as the equivalent
and companion of the best dollar of
the civilized world. A man who
holds such views could vote for another
limited coinage act like that of 1878,
or for another purchase act like that
of 1890. The sound money men must
insist upon candidates who are ready
to pledge themselves against any more
"fooling" with this silver question.
The time to do this is before the nomi-
mating conventions meet, and they are
already called in good many districts.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16

Twenty years ago the Democratic
National Convention that assembled in
St. Louis and nominated Samuel j.
Tilden for President, refused to adopt
a resolution endorsing the free coinage
of silver even at ratio OF its CONNER
cial value as bullion. Two decades
later the wild advocates of a silver
dollar containing but tifty-tbree cents
worth OF coin, capture the convention
of the Democratic party and commit it
to their scheme of imitation. WHAT
contrast.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16
30 Dom ocratlc oana,date. \, tne r,slo.

No Democratic Candidates in the Field.
Last weeks circular of Hambleton &
Co. Of Baltimore is particularly perth
nent to the existing political situation.
Referring to the farce at Chicago, it
says:
The people OF America vii have sunk
low, very, very low, when they are
willing to follow the lead Of Altgeld
and Tillman and elect, as their chief
magistrate. man pledged to abide by a
party platform which pronounces for a
debased currency, repudiation OF the
rational debt and defiance OF the law
as laid down by the Supreme Court Of
the United Statep.
1t is simply impossible that these
conspirators, who have seized upon the
control of the Democratic party. should
succeed. The Democratic party, as
we construe it, has no candidates in
the field and, under the circumstances,
we consider it imperative to vote and
work for Mr.. Mckinley, believing, as
we do, that it will be only through the
success of the Republican party that
the country can be saved from disgrace
and disbonor and the people from over.
whelming disaster and distress. We
have not the slightest doubt that the
party Of repudiation will be simply
annihilated.
So long az there was no possible
chance for the adoption OF a sound
money platform and the nomination Of
suitable candidate the proceedings
and result Of the Chicago convention
are all that could be desired.
Imagine the harmony and chances OF
success OF party whose leaders, when
they arose to address the convention,
were received with continued hisses.
Tillman's speech and Aitgeld's pres
scnce are worth tens of thousands of
votes to the Republican party. And
the platform How is il possible for
any reasonable and responsible man to
vote for the candidate of party which
adopted declaration of principles
which are disgrace to civilizations
Here is the situation practically OK.
pressed in sentence. The Democratic
party has no candidates in the field.
1t may have, however-re solid con-
sistent representatives OF true Demo-
cratic principles-before the campaign
is much older.