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NATIVE CALIFORNIA LIONS.
THE LARGEST AND FIERCEsT OF
THE AMERICAN CLT'FAMILT

aenuo ne Pets IN IuFnncy, bet Terrible ne
Foes In Maturity The Animals and
Their Traits De-cribed-Their Way or
killing Men, Horses, and other Lnrse
acknowledgements Strength and ARii-
tty-stronr Affection for Their Mates.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19
THAT HEINE MEMORIAL.

The theory that il Is unnannerIy ana un'
profitable 10 look "A gift horse in the mouth docs
not apply TO the Heinc memorial fountain 'honSh
Il considerable number of persons appear 10
think otherwise The present municlpai situa-
tion IN respect 10 that unfortunate object Is
ncculiar and in need OF explanation. II had
heen suppos.I that the action Of the Park Board
IN rejecting the memorial was final rs II Ought
70 have been 1t was rejected from a proper
motive and in the right way. The Commission
org suhmittrd the ease To competent authority.
and accented the adverse decision. as they were
morally bound 10 do Their conduct was con-
rrollcd by just sense Of care for the interests
committed to them and was based on sound
prnciplc Of administration. But the desire OF
certain persons To compel the city To berom' 'he
rccinient of n work Of inferior art is SO strong
and persistent as to have Induced them 70 Al
,ompt 10 crafty it through the clandestne co-
opcration Of IN Alderman. We Us" the Singh
,,r number. for the reason that Mr. Windoph.
a. member Of the ll"inc Committee seems I"
hay. hecn the ONLY member Of the Board who
comprrhcndch the resolution passed last lu's-
dov authorizing Commissioner IIaffcn Ia set mp
,h. fountain In the North Side. II was Il queer
performance from several points OF view
There is no objection - assuihih- '"'' NV
original purpose of those VINO uhu'r'""h ~
prcscni the II,inc memorial 10 IN" city was dlS-
interested and prai>eworthy; but there j. more
obsinacy than public spirit In the later stages
of ,heIr activity and this secret employment "f
AldormanIc authority Is scarcely susceptible or
a crodIiablc explanation II is diSconrieons I"
,h,. Park Board. which perhaps Is not consul
Grafton of The highest importance; but II Is also
AN arront to the city and that Il not "A triiiinS
matter The fountain i not wanted on any
terms. II has been officially rejected for cause
and hc thrnsting Of II upon the municipality ny
means Of n trick l. incxcusablr The resolution
~ acceptance ought 10 be rcscind"d by the Al
d.rm.n nj their next meeting. And we suppose
the Mavor's veto will be- ready II II Is needed.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19

;sh Emuire. and 10 the world. The British En-
pirc is prc-eminently colonial empire. mere
fore the Secretary Of State for the 'oiohieS
Is the true imperial Minister. Hitherto 'h'''
office has been filled for the most par' per
functorily The doctrine Of 'laissez faire
has nrevgilcd Now for the first tlmc
tbo colonial Secretary Is man OF new
ideas. of aggressive force. who will not let
things alone. but will devote his own cohm'ho-
inc talents. backed by all the power of the Brit
isb Government. to improving the nrgiec'ed
estates" to conserving and promoting the
,u,uo, interests Of all the members Of the En-
nire and TO binding them all more closely TO-
rethcr into a harmonious and cooperative Wno'c
lie rcbukcs the British South Africa Company
for lis attack upon the Transyaal. lie Hill!
annul its charter But he Will put aii i'S Iihu
into a Crown Colony. surrendcring not Il Single
acre: and he will strengthen the BRUSH grip
upon Dclagoa Bay. and WOO her manifest ue>
tiny" to rule all Africa south or 'he haihpe'
Damaraland alone excepted He sees that "''
man trade is encroachng upon the colonial mar
kcts of the Empire and he proposes 10 'h''N !"
II. is asking each colony plainly why II buys
corm,n goods instead Of English, and when he
oo,s the answers he will take steps To remove
thc stated causes and to make 1t to the au'ah-
togc Of every part Of the Empire to trade Win
IFS fellows in the Empire rather than Win any
one else That this is true statesmanship 'heie
can be no doubt. The consistent purSnhhc' VI
such policy will do more to retain the "!'i'
of thc colonies and to hold the British Empire
together than all the politics and all the armies
and nayies in the world Mr. chamberlain was
orco sunnoscI 10 belong To the "Manches'er
school Of absolute free trade and peace a' an!
price He now bids fair 10 convert TREAT pr'-
ain to birmingham school OF coleman OK
mansion. reciprocal trade and Imperial aggrah-
dizcmcnt. There Is scarcely more interesting
and significant figure in European puDlic HE
than he presents to-day.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19

without delay No injustice TO the companies
would be done by requiring every line IN the
city to run q car once in every ten or ni'eeh
minutes The companies can afford TO 40 IT,
and the people have a right to demand II. Inc
large incomes which they confess to are prac-
tcally gifts of the city, and they should De COM
PEELED to regard the convenience OF all the ciu-
zens at all times. Their present performances
as to night service in no way measure up 10 theif
duty.
Attempts at legislation this winter to compei
more frequent cars at night have been talked o.
How much will be accomplished depends OH
the sincerity Of the attempts. 1t Is easy TO III
troduce bills making all kinds Of requirements
but there is often no way OF telling whether
they are meant to pass or only to frighten the
corporations and make them take steps TO STOP
unwelcome legislation. A strong public demand
is the surcst way to get bill earnestly pushed
and withstand corporation influence The pres
cnt session OF the Legislature should not be per-
mitted to go by without the passage OF bill
which will insure better transportation facilities
at night in all parts Of the city. but such gooi
fortune is not likely t. be achieved without
,vor,
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19
GLADSTONE AND GLORY.

Mr. Gladstone has an opinion on everything,
and Is generous in making it public whenever it
is solicited. In reply to the ntcrrogatiOns Of
correspondent. he promulgates the idea that the
best way for an individual to achieve permanent
fame is to build a cathedral The scheme has its
merits. but there are no doubt. Il large number
Of persons who desire the remembrance OF pos
tcriy yet have not got money enough to build
such an edincc What is to become OF them anu
their warnings? Nor is 1t always the builders
whose names are longest perpetuated The
aspiring youth who fired the Ephesian dome
outliyes ia memory the piolls fool who reared it.
We really know good deal more about the
violotors of the Tomb Of Chephren, with its
sky-pointng peak disputing antiquity WIN
IIorcbs rock and Sinai, than we do about the
Pharaoh and the antediluvan masons who
erected ii.
The truth is that Time sadly Oyercometh all
things and sitteth sem-somnous on the sum-
'mits of cathedrals as well as pyramids, turning
..thc names Of those who built them. ana the
.memorv of the tribes who knelt and the kings
"who were buried in them into dreams The
cxncrimept of investing in ecclesiastical archl-
lecture I'm the expectation Of drawing a revenue
that likes it. but there Is and can be 10 perma-
ncnt guarantee that II will bring the reward
sought. The desire too is rather sublunary and
uuspritlal and does not deserve the encourage
mcnt which Mr. Gladstone seems inclined to give
II. If Il polis aspiration for that guerdon which
lies beyond all earthly things laid the founda-
tons and groined the a>les and crowned the
pinnaclcs OF the temple the spirit Of It's con-
.f. atm
would not be merely Il monument Of pride ana
vainglory.
The pcrishing Scotchman whose penitental
emotions as his final hour drew near assured
him that he had been rather Il hard case asked
his minister IL he would be certain Of salvation
II he left the money TO build kirk; TO which the
conscientious divine responded that. while he
WAS not absolutely certain of that ii was well
worth the experiment II he had merely desired
the worlds remembrance, and sought 10 compass
II by cndowing tabernacle with his postum
nous pclf the impulse would not nave Deeh
half SO respectable, and when the proper time
came he would have been forgotten anyway, as
Mr. Gladstoncs correspondent VIII. no matter
how high and august Il sanctuary he may De
impcllcl 10 set between the old stars ana the
old graves In the vain hope OF keeping his
memory alive, and n light in 1t like a lamp IN
n funeral urn II Is far better scheme to en-
Trace forgetfuness rs bride. and submit 10
the embrace Of oblivion rs robe. inasmnch rs
sooner OF later everybody must come to that
There Is no objection to church-building Oh any
scale by body, but II 1t is entered upon solely
with the Idea Of keeping alive a name that mas
no other claims 10 perpetuty. the investment
can hardly he considered a sagacious one or UP
to the standards OF abncgation and humiii'y
which the Church is supposed to maintain ana
incmlcate.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19

sat shamefaced and with downcast eyes. lest
the feminine portion Of the audience should
think them evi-minded. Then some OF the
ladies came away, some went to speak to the
purveyor Of ndecency set to music. and some
young girls debated what their mamma might
say IL she knew they had gone so far as to meet
the woman socially as well to listen with
appreciation to her songs.
No ordinary women could have gone home
with so pleasing sense Of unsoiled purity. New.
York has feminine spirits so rarcfied that they
can pass with garments unspotted through any
slime, and gather honey from every poisoned
flower. They have proved it once, and they will
prove it again. Next week the Frsnchwoman
will pour forth in private her immoral songs, and
fair women and tender maidens will find In them
nothing but beautiful images, sweet romance
pure suggestions and noble thought. So great ID
the control of the innocent soul over its sur.
roundings.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19
PERSONAL.

On November Bishop John VI. Walden (MethA
odisD arrived in Foo-Chow, China, in order to pre-
side at the annual conference. He was most
heartily welcomed by the missionaries of that sGA
ton. When the conference closed, the Bishop went
to India.
ITO Pennsylvanians." says THE Philadelphia In-
quirer" "the South African Republic is brought
still closer home by the claim President Kra-
ger in his youth resident Of Carbon County
and by the fact of which there is doubt at all
that General Joubert who successfully put the
English to rout at Majuba Hill and Krigersdorp. Is
a native Of Uniontown Fayette County General
Jouberts parents came to Pennsylvania from Hol-
land, but his would indicate that he q
descendant of the French Huguenots who took
refuge in Holland when It asylum for the
oppressed Of all lands after the revocation OF tn,
Edict of Nantes. Like the late President of ths
Swiss Republic General Joubert did gallant service
for the Union in the American Civil War. serving
in the Navy under Admiral Dupont and as captain
facts help to explain the British defeats in South
Africa. 'Dr. Jim had run foul Of a soldier who
had had actual experience in war; both in America
and Africa"
The people OF Cincinnati are taking steps to erect
a statue OF General Zebuon Pike. the discoverer Of
Pixies Peak
Paris papers say that the Marquis de Nayve.
who was recently declared guiltless OF the murder
Of his adopted son at the trial Bourges. France.
Is in absolute want. Most OF his ready money
spent in paying for his defence. He has been
unable to get work, although he has tried His wife
cannot touch 1t.
The Rev Dr. F. E. Clark the founder OF the
Christian Endeavor Society. will deliver an address
at the Cleveland Christian Endeavor meeting next
month.
The VeEezuean Boundary Commissioners are nov
considering the appointment OF secretary TO the
Commission. /; loo ks II the post would be
awarded either TO Thomas b. Connery or Prevos.
Malet As a man possessed OF wide experience.
journalistic as we'll az diplomatic, acquired
subsequently, of Golfers Weekly and Charst
dAnalres at Mexico. Mr.. Connerys selection for
the post would be in every respect happy one
At the Cover Club dinner the other evening Con-
gressman Brosus OF Lancaster. Penn. told
story illustrating the memory OF General Joe
Wheeler of Georgia who also present at the
dinner Some time ago." he said. IAN old soldier.
broken down in health the result OF injuries re-
ceived IN defence OF his country, came TO me TO
push his claims for a pension He said he had
been sorey wounded during minor engagement
In Georgia during the summer of 1854 There was
however. mention IN the Government war rec
ords OF any such engagement. / went to Generai
Wheeler and asked him II he remembered such 4
battle He not only remembered the scr!nmaGc
but gave complete details Of IT, fully corroboratin,
the testimony OF the appL 1t At my request th'
General wrote letter ing forth the facts n
the case and through this letter the old sold.
secured the pension which he could not possib..
have received but for the excellent memory anc
kindness OF the Confederate General"
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19

THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOPEJGN-Thn twenty-ffth anniversary OF
the proclamation of the Empire was ccieola'.u
throughout Germany. ---- All the SHIPS va '
English flying squadron arrived al opi'he"''
no statement as to their destination was given
out by the Admiralty. - The Ehsiis"
Ashantee expedition occupied Coomassie VIII
ont opposition - England has sent an u'Ii-
r,atur TO China demanding the opening OF ihe
West River - Charles Thomas floque'
formerly Premier of France, dIeo'
DOMESTlC.-A meeting of advocates OF Hee
coinage is to be held in Washington on Wednes-
dav. at which plans for forming distlnc'iVeN
silver party will be considered - MeMoeis
of the Cuban Provisional Government IN WASH
inrton consider the recall of General Cahlpos
a rreat victory for the insurgent cause. 60
Elverton r. Chapman, the broker. indicted loi
contempt of the Senate Sugar investigating
Committee was found guilty by jury IN " ASH
ington. - Colonel Henry Stone. we'll
known Bostonan. died in that city. - Inc
leader of band of desperaGoes was Killed III
Cedar CITY Mo-. and five of the gang were
captured == Damaging testimony was given
at the hearing in Albany on the charges against
Austin Iathrop, Superintendent OF state Pris-
ons - The festivities incident 10 junior
promenade week at Yale began
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-The annual dinner
Of the Board of Trade and Transportation was
held among the guests being Vice-Presden'
SteNcnsOn, SECRETARY -hoi'O'' ANU " - ~ '~
and Manor Strong - Charles ~ Dana was
the guest OF honor Of the Lotos Club -
The counsel to the Excise Board gave an opinion
on the recent decision of the Court OF Appeals
holding that licenses now issued for saloons in
side the prohibited limits were void. -
DR. Robert G.. Remsen died at his home
No 81 Fifth-ave. - The Board or Edu-
cation by a majority vote. Indicated lis
approval Of the enactment of the proposed
school bill - The second days session
Of the legislative consolidation committee
in Albany on Tuesday. == The Bicycle snow
at Madison Square Garden opened - The
stock market declined
THE WEATHER.-Forecast for to-day In
creasing cloudness with light snow The tenn
perature yesterday: Highest, Al degrees; lowest
a. average 36a..
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19

That the healthy passion for bicycling is still
on the increase proved beyond the posi-
b;lity of any doubt by the immense crowd that
attended the opening of the great annual show
Of the National Board of Trade Of Cycle Man
ufacturers at Madison Square Garden last night.
SO numerous have been the applications Tor
space by exhibitors from all parts Of the Union
that in spite Of the vast size OF the building
there will be little or no room for that trick and
fancy riding which was one OF the most pop
ular features of last years exhibition. Every
available nook and Granny seems to have been
given up to the display Of bicycles and bicycle
equipments. which are calculated to still further
augment public interest in the wheel. as well
as to promote what is now generally recognized
TO be one of the most health giving and invigo-
rating forms Of sport
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19

look with some degree Of patience and forbear-
ance Toward a savage war OF extermina'ioh
its feelings would be far different. ana wouId
doubtless soon express themselves In vigorous
action. Spain must win humane victory, OF
Cub1 must be free
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19

TO those who fondly imagine that the purpose
of the American diplomatic missions abroad Is
to provide rewards for political services III 'he
form Of recreation at public expense careful
per,isal of the speech delivered last night by
the Hon. Andrew ID. White at the banquet Of
the New-York Board of Trade and I'ranspor'a-
ton may be recommended. Taking for his SUD-
jcct diplomacy and Commerce. he calieu AT
tention to the incsimable services rendered by
cur representatives abroad in the promotion anu
protection Of the interests Of American traue
and industry-services the mere pecuniay Vaiuc
of which is so great as to cause the annual ap-
propriaton Of SjOO,0O for our foreign MISSIONS
TO appear pal,ry and infnitcSimal. lie likewise
showed how Charles Francis Adams. while En-
yoy TO the Court Of St James. had by timely
word practically averted the outbreak of war
between Great Britain and the United States
at the time of ON trouble with the Sou'h-a War
that would have involved the expenditure OF
untold treasure and appalling ruin ana misery
And although we are rs yet without Il regularly
ORGANIZED and carefully trained corps OF pro
fessional diplomatiss such as other loW'ro
have at their disposal yet our practice ol Sele''-
ing distinguished men accustomed 10 important
publc business and to big affairs has proved 80
successful that our foreign representation IS
not only in no way inferior TO that OF other
countries, but exceptionally distinguished Tor us
bril]iancy-the world owing its standard WORK
ON International law to one American Envoy
the opening up of the Empire of Japan TO 'he
commerce of the world to another. while third'
in the person Of Benjamin Franklin. Amoassa-
dor to the Court of Versailles. carried across the
ocean those principles of the equality OF man. as
well as of popular government. which may Dc
said to have formed the basis not only OF the
rcpublic in France. but also OF constltu'lohai
government in nearly every other country oi
EurODp
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19

fucnce which he like Gambetta. had exercised
as President Of the Chamber of Deputies. and
rendering himself responsible for the shOrtcom-
ings political as well as administrative of col
leagues and suborthnates over whom he pos
sessed no real control 1t is to this. indeed. that
must be ascribed the unfortunate connection OF
his name with the Panama affair." when mas
brought what cannot he regarded as otherwise
than sombrc and disappointing ending to a
brilliant and useful career.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19

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Following upon the decision rendered by the
Court of Appeals on Tuesday last in the case
of Cairns VS. Murray the counsel of the Board
of Excise submitted yesterday to the Commits
soners an opinion ',aa:: upon the Judgment,
declaring that all lccEses issued since April 30.
1892. to owners OF sa oOns. liquor-stores and
restaurants situated within 200 feet of any
church or schoolhousc are null and void This
leaves the licensees Of the LOO llquOr-stores
that come within the provisions Of this law in
the same disagrecable position as If they had
never been licensed, and therefore liable to ar
rest and punishment for selling liquor without
proper authority. While everything that can
tend to diminish the appalling number Of sa-
looms in New-YOrk must be hailed with salts
faction by all who have the welfare OF our city
at heart. vet it cannot be denied that those wh0
In ignorance Of the Interpretation Of the statute
as defined last week by the Court OF Appeals,
invested Their money in licensed restaurants
and liouor-storcs within the 200 foot limit are
entitled If not to relief. at any rate TO consld-
crate treatment the part of the admins
traitors Of the excise law.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-19

BY the death CT Lh,'lcs Floquet France loses
a statesman whom u, 70 the time Of the Pana-
m, crisis she was nc STONED 10 regard rs one
OF the most brilliant and powerful supporters Oh
the Republic And although he escaped actual
incrimination in the scandal, yet the mere fact
tha, any breath Of suspicion Of corrupt dealing
should have rested upon one who until fhrn hau
been considered in the light Of a model OF
aus;crc Republican integrity was sufficient 10
constitute the grave Of his political influence
and reputation From the day when he hrst
attracted popular attention by Haunting cry oI
.yjye In Pologne, Monsieur" in the face OF
Car Alexander III on the occasion OF the lat
tors visit TO Paris in 1867 until the death OF
Gambctta he was one Of that great tribuncs
principal lieutenants. and as such contributed
In no small degree to the foundation OF the he-
public upon its present strong and solid basis
Updeterred by the example Of his chief he, too
made the mistake of accepting the Premiership.
thereby destroying the extensive and occult In
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