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New-York tribune., 1896-12-12

since that time no Power has ventured 10 s'ahd
in her way. Great Britain is now definitely ana
nermanently oft of the field. no longer regard
ing Turkey as her ward or being looked 10 py
Turkey for counsel and protection. Inc iaS'
wear has shown Russian influence to be apso-
lutely predominant in Turkey. and that WIN
the full acouiescence of Great Britain. In such
circumstances, the course of Russia Is pain.
II is merely to adhere to her ancient policy 10
maintain and extend her influence at Cohs'an-
tinope and to resist by simple Wis Inerliae All
schemes for giving others share III her au-
vantage until I'm the fulncss Of time turkey
places herself entirely ut Russia's disposal
The latest report that Russia, France ana
Great Britain are about to take JOINT actloh
against Turkey. is entirely In accord WIN such
a course for according TO the announcements
Russia Is to play the leading part in the move
ment: she is to occupy Armenia. the whole
Black Sea coast Of Rumelia and the slopes OF
the Istrandja Dagh. and the northern gaze OF
the BospOrus. the other two Powers merei!
aiding. with their fleets. the accomplishment OF
her designs. When Russia has all that lies be-
tween the Mountains Of RhOdOpc and the Cau-
casls she will perhaps he satisfied ana let the
remainder Of the Turkish Empire 90 to whom
ever II may The rest Of the world may rs
we'll accept that as manifest 1estiny,' ana DC
content with the hope that the evils CT TURKISH
misgovernment. now so bitterly complained OF.
will thus be speedily and cfcctuay reformed.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-12
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS-The Senate was not IN session. on
= House: Day and night sessions Weie u, u
voted to consideration OF pension anu o'hei pr
vate bills.
FOREIGN-General Weyler returned 10 nd. Iia.
vana and announced that the rebelnon was was
nracticallv over: an enthusiastic reception was
riven him - The report of the loss OF .nS ;
North German Lloyd steamer Salier WIN a..
ON hoard was confirmed; the number OK aeatns
may reach 500. - Advices from Neies'
Snain are that a building catastrophe mas oe-
curred in that place. burying ITO persons.
DOMESTIC-A delegation OF southern ne
nublicans urged upon President-elect Mchh,ey
The appointment of James A. Gary, Oh baiu'
more as a member of his Cabinet. = NJ, % ..
sarah b. Cooper, Of San Francisco noteo Ior
her Kindergarten work, and her daughter were
found dead in bed. asphyxiated by gas ~ ~
Thought to have been the work or the daugnter'
- Several banks closed their doors. lnCiu1-
ing the First National, of Niagara Faiis n; l..
- The Gold Democrats Will preserve ther
National organization, and permanent mead
quarters in charge Of Chairman Bynum' VIII pe
opened in this city. T" The annual meeting OF
the National Civil Service Reform League In
Philadelphia closed
CITY-Hale maintained his lead In the Madi-
son Square Garden bicycle race. - Mr. Moody
preached his last sermon in Cooper Union Tor
the present - The annual dinner OF the Wes-
ieyan Alumni Club held. - There was
little doing in stocks.
THE WEATHER-Forecastf for to-day: Fair
and slightly warmer The temperature yester-
day: Highest, Al degrees lowest, 40; average, A.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-12
n. ZOLA AND THE FORTY.

There Ia a story--one Of ben Trovato's"--of
a man Of letters who once upon a time gave a
great dinner to his fellow men and women OF
the craft and invited all whom he could reach,
friends and strangers. famous and obscure, ALL
save the one conspicuous ''licn' of the day; and
when a friend observed upon this singular dis
elimination, he amiably replied: my dear sir,
that Is just why gave the dinner; not In order
ito entertain them. but In order not to entertain
"hm!"
The incident Is recalled by the action OF the
French Academy on Thursday in again reject.
ing-for the eleventh time. IL the tally be true
the perpetual candidate" for Immortality, NJ
Zoa. That ancient and illustrious institution IL
we'll entitled to some need of general admiration
and of congratulation. not merely because OF
those whom II has received into membership
though. indeed. they are most estimable men
New-York tribune., 1896-12-12

ulous, preposterous? Perhaps they are. we
should like to know the facts and In our opin-
ion the facts ought to be extracted FOR the gen.
eral information and benefit through either the
Legislature or the courts. We think well or Al
derlnan Olcott's proposed inquiry into the ad-
vantage of municipal ownership OF the gas sup
ply, but on the whole. II would seem that the
new franchise ought TO come first in the order
of investigation II the Aldermen in this matter
have been as wise as serpents and as harmless
as doves, they are entitled TO have the fact pub
lcly proved and to receive n handsome tribute
of public appreciation; whereas. if neither simile
comes anywhere near fitting them it is impor-
tant to ascertain that feet also.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-12

but still more because OF the one whom II per.
sistcntly and consistently refuses to receive II
II had no other rason dttre than just that' 'ne
usefulness Of its existence would be vindica'e"'
II is not that NJ. Zola is not an eminent MA"
Of letters. for he is; nor that he has not "one
some good work, for he has. But 1t Is INA. ',''
eminence Is due solely to his bad work. IL "e
had written nothing but lie Htve ana s'ii'''"'
books. he never would have gained such prom
inence as he enjoys. When men think Oh "''.
II Is not as the author Of "Le Reve, p"' Vi
Mana and ia Terre.' And 1t Is no secie'
that into these latter works and others ike 'ie"
he put his heart, and that he wrote the o'he'
few clean books merely as a sop to CerDerus' ~
secure entrance TO the Academy. Inc rory
have done we'll to rebuke that arthce' III" "
bar their doors against the creator OF so'''e VI
the foulcst works that mar French literature
New-York tribune., 1896-12-12
MCAFFERY WILL CASE IN COURT
PROMINENT LAWYERS REPRESENT THE AGED
VIRGINIA CLAIMANT.

VIRGINIA CLAIMANT
Chicago Dec. 1.-THE claim Of Mary Dawson NO
CaYery OF Virginia. that she Is the legal WIDOW VI
John McCafYery. is now before Judge Dunno on sp,
peal Jury was secured yesterday and the '''s'
began to-day. Mr.. McCaffery died about two years
ago. leaving an estate Of 100000. When his Will wa.
published II was learned that he had been mafteu
to two women than nifty years before his dea'n
lie made the children Of these wives his heirs. Aie'
a years search In a little town In Virginia not far
from Washington Mary Dawson McCahery wa,
found Judge Kohlssat held that she was the less,
widow and ordered the trustees, the ILLINOIS, tfu.s
ard Savings Bank. to pay her $4,000 as part OF ,i,o
widows award she was almost destitute othe'
claimants opposed her claim and appealed the case,
OF the claimants ard heirs to tho estate no one W.
present. but they were represented by attorheys
Mary Dawson McCaffery was represented by Juosss
Gary Charles r. r. Beale. OF Washington, d. C., anu
Hugh L. Bond. OF Baltimore. F. f. Prusslng W. wss
present for the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank INC
trustee under the will ., Aha.
The first witness Joseph Doneberger. testified tnat
about twenty years ago McCaffery came TO him ~
have a legal document acknowledged. The docuInen.
contained the name Of Ann McEwen McCanefy' %
his wife. o..,.
Thomas Kelly president Of the Draivage Commis,
sion, tho next witness. testified that Ann Mcrwssn"
died about years ago. four years before tne
death OF McCaffery. Kelly said he had known Is Mo
Caffery for twenty-five years. and all OF tnat t,no
was aware OF the fact that he lived with Ann MO
Even. who was supposed to be his wife,
New-York tribune., 1896-12-12
PUSSTA'S TURKISH POLICY.

The rejection by Russia of NJ. HanOtaux 8
proposition, that she should join the other
Powers in concerted control OF the Turkish
financial administration, was supposed by some
TO he a disappointment TO France, and to be. in-
dccd "the little rift within the lutte" Of concord
and alliance between the two governments.
There seems, however. no good reason for so
serious n view Of II. The closest Of allies may
differ widely on matters not connected with the
purpose Of their alliance. just as two men may
he partners in drygOOds shop and yet attend
different churches SO France and Russia may
take different views Of the Turkish question
without in the least mparing the validity and
permanence Of the Dual League. Neither Is
there any good reason why there should not. as
Is reported be a cordial agreement between
Russia and Great Britain on that question. The
traditional enmity. or at least hostility OF in
terests, between those two nations has been
pronounced by so eminent an authority, and
once so aggressive RussOphObe. as Lord Sails
bury to be only "the superstition OF an anti
uuated diplomacy II their interests are iden-
tcal or parallel. there In no reason why the two
Powers should not act together.
Russia's reason for declining Frances pro-
posal Is evident. The interests Of the two cOun-
tries in Turkey are widely different. France
wants to bolster up the Turkish Government
and especially to conserve Its finances, In order
to make good and keep good the Turkish bonds.
which are chiefly held by her. But that object
does not appeal to Russia. She holds few or no
Turkish bonds Her aim is to secure possession
of the Turkish Empire itself and TO that end
she is not unwilling TO see It's Government fall
into decay. Such action as that desired by
France would really postpone rather than facili-
tate the gaining Of Russia's object While,
therefore. Russia wishes well TO France. and
would like to see the latter realize full value on
her Turkish bonds, she naturally gives the pref
erence to her own plans and interests. True, 1t
was intimated that the French scheme would
make more certain and regular Russla's receipt
Of annual instalments Of the war indemnity
from Turkey. But that Is small matter COM
pared with the possession of Constantinople,
Thrace and Asia Minor. and Russia may well
decline to let the less divert her from the
greater.
Moreover, for Russia to assent to the scheme
Of Joint control would be to recognize the au-
thority and interest Of the other Powers In the
final disposition Of the Turkish Empire, and
that Is exactly what Russia, for nearly two cen.
turtles, has persstentv and consistently refused
TO do Her traditional policy Is to insist that
she shall square accounts with Turkey alone
OF late she has made marked progress toward
! that end. Great Britain banned her in 1878. but
New-York tribune., 1896-12-12
THAT QUEER FRANCHISE.

The Aldermen who bestowed the fuel-gas
franchise on nobody knows exactly whom last
Tuesday have nearly all been heard from since
the public began to manifest a keen interest in
the matter They want to have 1t distinctly
understood-anc we don't blame them-that they
were thinking only Of the public welfare when
they passed the resolution 1t Is the function
of Christian charity to listen attentivey to such
an explanation, and we are entirely willing at
least for the present, to assume that these fuel
gas Aldermen are too innOcent-not too guilty
to be safely trusted with the management Of
public affairs. Let us therefore take them at
their word and enter into their emotions They
unite in saying that they feel deep compassion
for the poor. that they are anxious to crib,
cabin and confine the odious monopoly which
Is now dispensing gas at the rate Of 81 % per
1000 feet, that the new company which they
have put on it's feet is forbidden to combine with
any other, and that when 1t has laid Its pipes
in fifteen hundred miles Of streets the city, ac-
cording to the stipulation. will have received the
sum of SO, 100000 in return for the privilege be-
slowed. This, they submit is a tidy recon-
peuse. though there are others. including the
President Of the Board, who think that $1O0O0,-
600 would have been about the proper amount
Well, we suppose that to minds SO constituted
that they can take In only one side OF case
this seems pretty showing. And there Is some
thing rather plausible about 1t, though we feel
bound to say that trihe too much stress Is laid
upon the necessities Of the poor 1t has been fire.
ouently observed that q man who has made his
arrangements to do the fleeing act on large
scale IL generally very confident-in his pros.
pectus-that he is about to confer priceless bless
incs on the poor, and especially on widows and
orphans. But let that pass. What makes the
Aldermen 80 sure that their mysterious benef-
Charles are going to wiring the withers of the
old companies with desolating competition? :?
II looks very much as II, on the contrary, they
were in an excellent position to sell out the priv
ileees which they have so easily acquired; un-
less. indeed. they are nothing more than dunn
mics whose share Of the business has already
been substantially finished. And in that case.
how about the $S.O0O,000 which the city 10 ulti-
mately to receive according to the Aldermanic
hvpothesis? And how about the poor, and espe-
cially the widows and orphans? No doubt the
existing gas companies, virtually a combination
and a monopoly, as must be admitted. could well
AFFORD to distribute fuel gas at 40 cents through
one of their duplicate pipe systems. while they
continued to supply Illuminating gas at the old
price. thus enormously increasing their opera
tions and profits without enriching the city
treasury to the extent Of 4 single dollar.
Ara these various conjectures unfounded. rdic-
New-York tribune., 1896-12-12

It is lucky for the Mexicans that no third
term spectre alarms them. When they find a
good MAGISTRATE they cleave to him and elect
him over and over again. no dread OF Caesar
ism accompanying their action. President Diaz,
now In his Nth term, going beyond Marius. who
was only thrice Consul. may reach his tenth. and
even exceed the years OF Peter II he continues
to be as useful and capable as he has always
been Such good men do not grow on every
cactus bush or maguey tree. as Mexico knows
full we'll and when found she naturally desires
10 make the most OF them. The custom OF re-
peated administrative terms might not work
well everywhere. but in the land OF Montezuma
Il nts like q poncho.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-12
.JBSCRIBERS.

TRIBUNE TERMS TO NAIL sobeoHn
Daily wear: 81 per month -. .... ,sr rconth
Dai,v IS year: 20 GEMS pe .
c,,nJo, Trit,ro year Weekly. 81 Sem-W -
pOSTAGE-Extra postage Is charged 10 iofskn s IN New
ercent Nsxico ard Canada. and on the oa"y !" ''
York CITY will ne
REMITTANCEs " sent in cash. uhreee'e'eo' WIN
the owners risk.
,,.1v UPTOWN orrTCE-i242 Broadway. Down'o~"
Onice 15+ Nassau-st
AMERICANS ABROAD will find The TtiSeno S. r
A|oh,3m nenr,o, posa G. Co bartholomew House. E. u
Rrowu Gould & Co.. ~ Ncw-OxIord ~
Thomas Cook e. Sons. Lndgate ttrcus
Paris Munroe & Co. Rue Scrlne
Tottineuer Co 3S Rue De Provencv
Moysnn IIaries & oC. ~ Boulevard Heuesma""'
credit Ivonnais. Bureau des lItranngers'
<..ro,a rnoo r Sr,hard Oder & Co and Union Bank
F1orence-Whtby & co.
Vienra-A Anglo- Austrian Bank
81 Petersburg Credit Iyonnais- T., .o,r.n,snt pace
Tho London Office Of The Tr'hnn. ~ con'e'> '
.o leave advertisements and subscrptons; .aoc eronn
Conea ~ The Trbupe he bought III s,raot,, on
vessr. swan E. Isach Northumberland o"e"' W
nos,te the Grand Hotel
New-York tribune., 1896-12-12
rpxvv WORK DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY, DECEMBER H. 1870

hans. to be in some degree reassuring 10 o.ns'
neonle II certainly requires faith as wnole
hag ~ mustard seed to introduce all these IN
fectious germs into the system with no oreau
of injury therefrom, as the doctor declares .ha'
he has infiltrated them into his own. The s'oIy
Is much too good to be believed, but II 'ne
cultures employed were Of normal ma'isnancs
1t testifes at least that. the experlpen'er po0
sesses a constitution and professional en-
thusiasm of which he has every reason 70 De
New-York tribune., 1896-12-12
MRS. MKTNLEY IN CHICAGO.

Chicago. Dec. il.-Mrs william Mckinley w'Is
OF the Presideneiec arrived In this city this morn
ing from Canton With her were her cousin M's
Lafayette McWilams. and Mr.. McWlliams. wno's
guest she will be during her stay In Chicago. anu
Mr. and Mrs. Morse. Of San Francisco Mrs. Mcns" ..s
ley said she had most pleasant journey anu heon @
not suffer from fatigue. After partakng OF cWin.
IN the restaurant Of the Union staqon nS: Mr;: NJ to
carriage and driven 10 their house at NO. a''' 49,
ava
New-York tribune., 1896-12-12

NJ Nobel. who has just died was one OF the
mildest and most gentle OF men. 1t was a
strange turn Of fato that made him the In
ventor OF dynamite. a substance which has so
terribly lent itself to the qualification OF mems
most violent and ferocous passions
New-York tribune., 1896-12-12

Lluokalani Is an unexpected guest OF this
country. but not ar altogether unwelcome one.
She comes, OF course. as private Individual,
and with no pretensons TO royal state. But
wherever she goes she will doubtless be re-
ceiyed with the courtesy she deserves.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-12

England has had cold wave also In this
era OF reciprocity and good feeling we are even
willing to divide orr weather with her.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-12

Maceo may be dead. SO was Jose Marti killed
months ago. But the Cuban cause still lives.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-12
Jnocx TO Aopertlscments;
Bnsincss Not,rf5

Roll Ton Desks and Office Furniture.
Grea, Variety Of style and Price
T. G. SEI.TEW
No En,tonst.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-12

Now that Jameson is out. Mr. Alfred Austin
may celebrate his enlargement in an ode as he
erstwhile celebrated his domination In the Trans
vaal Two moves are said to be as bad as a
fire. Two such poetical moves might not amount
to a conHagration. but they would be more than
any single person-whatever his desert-ought
TO be exposed to. 1t is just possible that Mr..
Austin's muse may be at present occupied with
the upsetting Of his coracle while salmon fish
ing the other day. In which case the filibustcr-
ing doctor is likely to escape further metrical
attention.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-12

Venezuela can have no worse enemy than
man who would stand In the way Of her &C
ceptance Of the arrangement made with Grea
Britain In her behalf by the United States
New-York tribune., 1896-12-12

Dr. Thomas Powell. Of Columbia. Mo-. thinks
he has discovered a means OF protecting the
human constitution against all forms OF dis
ease having tried the process upon himself
with the result OF demonstrating his personal
immunity from large number OF maladies. In
ciuding glanders. anthrax. diphtheria. typhoid
and consumption. with the bacilli Of each
Of which he has repeatedly inoculated himself,
going through the ordeal as sound as ORR
noco cocoanut The theory Is interesting and
the confidence In It Of Its originator ought per-
New-York tribune., 1896-12-12

The telephot is the proposed name Of new
process for sending Photographic pictures across
the wire. 1t Is superfuous to add that the In
vention and the name are Of Chicago origin.
II the pictures sent are as grotesque and abom-
Unable as the name they may make hit as
posters.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-06-19
REPUBLICAN CONVENTIONS.

Tie Republicans of Harrison county
are requested 10 meet in their several
districts on and at the following dates
and places for the purpose OF naming
ten delegates and ten alternates to the
following conventions
State nominating Convention. Park.
ersburg. July 22nd, 1896.
Congressional nominating Conven.
ton, time and place not yet named.
Senatorial nominating Convention,
time and place not yet named.
Judicial nominating Convention,
Fairmont, July I'd, 1895.
Elk District, Romines Mills, June
26th, 2o'clock p. IN.
Grant District, Center School House,
June Goth, 2 O'Clock p. m.
Ten Mile District, Cherry Camp
June Goth, 9 o'clock p. m.
CLARK District, Court House, June
9th. . O'Clock p M.
Coal District, Gen Northcott's Office
June 9th, 2 o'clock p. m.
Clay District, Shinnston, June 9th
2 o'clock p. m.
Eagle District, Jones Run sclloo
House, June 9th, 9 O'Clock p. m,
Sardis District, date not fixed.
Simpson District, Bridgeport. Jun,
9th, 9 o'clock p. m.
Union District, West Milford. Jun,
9th, 2 o clock p. IN.
HARVEY W. HARMER
S2-td. Secretary.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-06-19
Deserves a ..Roas,Ing.n

The town council deserve a
lecture for their action in en-.
acting an ordinance which re
sultedin a fine being imposed on
William Lowry. who keeps a
respectable restaurant on Main
Street. His crime was giving a
man something to eat after eleven
O'Clock who had gotten home on
y late train. Money taken off OF
Mr.. Lowry on a pretense of this
kind, ought to be paid back to
him. 1t seems that the council
have adopted law that restaur.
ants and eating houses must be
closed after II o'clock. The
speak-easies are kept in full
blast, there is no difficulty in get.
ting drink, but a taxpayer who
sells ice cream and the like must
be fined. Such is an outrage and
ought to be redressed.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-06-19
4 Daily Paper for
ClarkSb1r9.

Next week the Institute viii be
held at Clarksburg and the teach
ers of Harrison aud some adjoin-
ing counties win be here allweek.
A live wide awake daily paper
will be issued from the TELE.
GRAM Office. called the institute
Daily. 1t will be one of The
newsiest sheets ever issued IN
Clarksburg and 10 addition to
all the institute news and lectures
will tell all the happenings Of
clarksburg. 1t viii only cost
25c for the whole time. Leave
your subscription at the TELE.
GRAM Office at once. 1t will
have a wide circulation among
the teachers and in town, thereby
making it a very valuable ad.
verhsing medium.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-06-19
FOR SALE!

West Milford FIGURING Mil
and Saw Mill, complete in every
particular, being a full roller
mill located in good building,
including about IA acres of ex.
cellent land. The above prop.
erty is one of the most desirable
mill properties in the county and
will be sold on very reasonable
terms.
On account of failing health /
am obliged to retire from bust.
ness, or | would not offer the
same for sale.
For further information ad.
dress me at West Milford.
If WESLEY PosT.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-06-19
DIR. WATT
Writes a Wholesome letter 70 HIS Re
publican Friends.


Ed. Telegram Desiring to
call attention TO a few thoughts
that l really believe would be
proper to express to the rejected
candidates and having no better
way of calling their attention
than through your columns /
adopt this method of so doing. l
have been approached already at
this early date by the opposite
party who hope to be benefited
by the results of Dissatisfaction
growing out of defeat. Now gen.
tlemen, these sympathetic Demo.
Gratis are no friends of ours, they
will laugh IN their sleeves at
what fools we are if we incline
our ears to any propositions they
may submit. Our ticket cannot
be surpassed. If youor l should
heye been nominated it could not
possibly have added anything to
the strength of the party in this
county. And again. as we all
could not expec: TO get there let
us be satisfied and do what we
can to elect the whole ticket.
Well do the Democrats know that
if We stand together they are not
''in it." Hence let US be Repub-
licaus, standing shoulder to
shoulder, defending the princi.
Piles of the greatest party that
any government ever knew. In
the great political arena the Re.
publican party has met face to
face with the odds against it
and won grander victories for the
good of the people than any party
that ever existed in the history
of any nation. Many good men,
our neighbors-have voted
Win ana long been mlsled by the
designing leaders in the Demo.
cratic party. They are now ready
to turn to the party of progress
and we welcome them. No Re-
publican can for a moment think
of deserving his flag in this great
struggle,
Very truly,
u. w. WYATT,
shinnston, WA. June IS, '9e.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-06-19

Go to the Fourth Street Mar,
ket for al, kinds of vegetables.