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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-21
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No. 579 Palisade Ave-,


President Cleveland, by his courageous
exercise of his Constitutional preroga-
tives under trying circumstances, has
conferred one more splendid service upon
his fellow %countrymen. He has discount
ed the insane jingoism of the lunatics
and villains who control the present
Congress. Under the aegis of his wis
dom and patriotism, we are probably
safe from a wanton war at least until
March a.
The merits of the Cuban issue per Sc
are all summed up in one sentence of
President Monroe's famous message, in
which the Monroe Doctrine was promul-
gated. 1t is just this
With the existing colonies or depend
encies of n European Power we have
not interfered and shall not interfere
This is a final utterance, and the more
e~rnphatically we assert the aggressive
features of the doctrine, the more abso-
lutely are we bound by this conservative
one. We have no more right to acknowl-
edge the independence of Cuba than of
Ireland or Hungary. or Norway or Ar
menia or Egypt. 1t is an insane and
atrocious interference in a quarrel, from
which we are bound by every considera-
tion of honor and expediency to hold
aloof.
We observe hat some of the papers
some of the lingo Senators assume
to question the right of the President
to disregard the resolution Of Congress.
They would do well to study this ruling
of The United States Supreme Court
al there be any doubt that when the
executive branch of the government,
which is charged with our foreign rela-
tons, Shall. in its correspondence with
gardsto the sovereignty of any island or
country. 1t is conclusive on the judicial
department? And in this view it is not
material to inquire, nor is it the purpose
OF Sne court to determine, whether the
executive be right or wrong. 1t is enough
TO know that in the exercise of his CON
stitutional functions he has decided the
question:. Having done this under the re-
sponsibiiities which belong to him, it is
opiigatory on the people and government
q the ~Union.-United States Supreme
Nouts ueEiSIOu IN tne case or Williams
vs.. The Suffolk Insurance Company.-l3
Peters Reports, AIS.
No doubt the President will be Wilt
fed for his course in this crisis. He
need not care. 1t will only take a few
years to dispel the cloud of error and
prejudice and d~emogoguish passion.
When the history of this time is writ
ten, his name will shine in it as among
the greatest and best of the Presidents.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-21

THE Tribune" can FIND no reason h
Emma Woods was pardoned recently.
Perhaps if it looked up the history of
the case it might think the fact that
the woman's guilt was never clearly
proven and was always extremely doubt
ful was a pretty good reason for her re-
lease after three years Imprisonment at
hard labor.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-21
T0MAHAWK TRIBES new OFFICERS

dated Jersey city. December is. 1895. 's'A'
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-21

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board Of Street and Water commissioners
on Monday. December q. 1896. at 2 O'clock
M Tor the construction of a 15-inch vitri-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-21
CORPORATION NOTICE.

Dated Jersey city. December is.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-21

Sealed proposals Will &c received by the
Board OF Street and Water Commissioners On
Monday, December q, 1886. at 2 o'clock P. NJ,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-21

not say he did. In his explanation of the
exhibit before the Commission he saws
in regard to Massachusetts capita1ization
1t does not cover real estate mortgages
or current or accrued liabilities"
Counsel has ignored this plain state-
ment, framed at the top of page I OF
typewriter report of Mr.. Harrison,s
testimony n accepted, and quotes in
his brief q repetition made in answer
companies, after the who method by
which the table was made up had been
fully and clearly explained. This answer
being left out. without which word all
connection or sense is lost, as Will be
clearly seen by reading the context-it
Is wei to say that the ~stenographic re-
port Is very incorrect In other points.
many figures being -transposed.
As to the distinction between gross
earnings and gross Income counsel,
the meaning of these terms are not. as
yet, clearly defined in the reports Of the
States or eyen Of the companies. Gross
income less operating expenses. In Mas
sachusetts 1t is the total income before
any deductions are made.
In making up Exhibit IT, the methods
and designations as used in the State re-
ports have been followed. but the attempt
has been to select the figures which. AZ
ter e study Of the reports themselves,
were proper to be compared one with the
other, and throwing all questions Of doubt
In favor Of the opposition.
Al tor Instance, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
gives PIP q ct Il, tbs report Railway Capt.
rent liabilities Of 81 sos per mile. II this Be
omitted the taxes per $1,000 of Capitalize
ton would be increased from 1876 TO $3.50.
In New York. capitalization includes
Should lbs dss'i be e. ignored d'i he d tax per re sa'oo0
tof capitalization IN the State will be m
creased from $5.0 to $5.35.
II Massachusetts only funded debt and
The sun., 1896-02-03

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sir: Some days ago
Flat Dweler" wrote to know why II "always hap
pens that in warm weather we always get twice as
much steam heat want and In cold weather
never half enough"
lean mention several reasons. as there arc unfor
tunately. more than one:
Frst-Flat owners take little or pains to have tho
1anitors instructed in the management OF heat
had personal experience with Jantor who went
around the three houses of which he had charge; in
the autumn. when the steam first started. draw
Ing the water out OF the radiators In tin pail, and
gravely informing the tenants that the heaters
would not work right until he had drawn out all tile
stale water" As the radiators without the
proper air vents the trouble with stale water and
air continued until his endurance gave out. and the
subject was consulted.
S-condNo effort Ia made to instruct tenants in the
use OF steam heat. Very few seem to know enough
turn on the steam in their at the rad ia.
tors. but instcal Rrow at the janitor for 'keepng
them TO warm"
Tho most influential growler gets the heat up or
down. on the whole. to suit his personal comfort.
cannot be expected 70 heat atisfactoriy in ali
wcathrrs There should be two three small rali.
tors In place OF tho usual large and should
he shown how to turn them on and on according as
the weather s: mild. cold or below zero. and there
should be trouble in having Que three use as
required The matter lies In the hands Of the landlord
Ia correct, hut needs intelligent management and
sometimes little judcious expenditure the heat
Ing system of the house. d. W,
The sun., 1896-02-03
On Guard at Jamaica.

The report from Kingston that four Brit
ish war ships are anchored off Port Royal,
at the entrance to that harbor, and that for
eign war vessels are not allowed to go up,
may or may not be true, but if true is not
surprising. The German war vessel which
is said to have been warned back is doubtless
the school ship lately at Havana, where its
presence gave rise to the apparently errone-
ous report that the Kaiser's Government in
tended to follow up its demands on Venez-
uela for the railroad indemnity by demon
stration against Puerto Cabello.
But why should Great Britain temporsr-
fly close Kingston harbor to foreign war
shipsf The most reasonable explanation is
the one suggested by naval officers at Wash
ington, that the British are putting down
submarine mines there, and foreign war
ship would hardly fail to note where these
were planted, which is always a point on
which the greatest secrecy is maintained.
A merchantmen, on the other hand, would
be less likely to understand what was going
on, or at least to watch it with view to
obtaining and using the information.
If this is the clue to the report, it sug-
gests that England is quietly but decisively
getting ready for the contingency of war
during the spring and summer. And in
taking such precautions she is very wise.
The sun., 1896-02-03
A Curlou. and Puzzl,ns Photograph.

From. the Kinderiook Rough Notes.
In connection with THE suns statements about the
Koentgen discovery may be mentioned an Instance
that came to our notice on Tuesday last Commits
soner Bowling OF the Labor Bureau has recently been
Investigating certain tenements and alleged sweat
shops in New York. and had photographs taken Of
OF the piaccs he visited The photographs were
taken by flash light by Altman OF Fifth avenue Ono
OF tho pictures Is of the interior of cigarmakers
working and living room Mr.. Wood OF the Cigar
makers Union Is sitting chair in front OF one OF
the windows Of the room and outside OF the window
is nre escape with Its customary railing. The rail-
Ing. the window SASH the back and the seat OF the
chair which Mr. Wood sits can he through his
body plainly Il he had not been present II is
curious picture and will have place In the Commits
sioncr's Forthcoming report.
The sun., 1896-02-03

Why n Mnn Should Cling to One Style OF
Neckwenr throughout n Winter Day.

Neckwenr throughout n Winter Day.
lyon would be surprised. / suppose" said
an uptown physician. III told you that a
large percentage Of the cases Of cold on tho
lungs or In the bronchial tubes that I've had
this winter are directly traceable to the fashion
in neckties, but that is the fact. ! first got an
inklinK Of this from the of we'll known
club man here. who passes 80 much time
changing his clothes every day that he doesn't
get opportunity tn do much else. He's
pretty hardy fellow. however. and was con-
siderably puzzled when, with the beginning of
the cold weather. he developed hard cold,
and followed 1t UP with another and another
and another. so that finally he had a narrow
shave from developing pneumonia, and told
him so. l suggested that his frequent change
of clothing was probably the cause. and under
protest he finally agreed to wenr the same suit
all day. 1t was OF no use: within a week he
was back with his old cough He said that
SO changing them couldn't account for 1t.
When | was nearly ready to give up the puz-
day. and got the solution In the morning he
wore a big puff scarf. In the afternoon q little
bow tie. ] got him into my office and gave
him him, lecture at the conclusion of which I
DO you expect % wad lot of warm silk
the morning and take it Off in the afternoon.
effectst' .,..,,
sticking to the Ascot scarf for IA while
He did. and hasn't had a cold since. Now
lungs i prescribe a heavy silk Ascot scarf for
him; It's the best chest protector out. And.
other excellent way Is to change from a tall
standing collar to turnover one. That's
calculated to make trouble in the thront. I
y 9na hon that hep us
doctors make n living"
The sun., 1896-02-03

reader, as all intelligent Americans are,
must have heard of tho RArNEs bill which
is now in the pillory at Albany on account
of its grossly, inequitably, utterly imprac-
ticable and fagrantly unconstitutional fea-
lures To our correspondent at Schenevus
we say that the establishment of q law for
10000 liquor saloons, hotels, taverns, and
grocery stores in New York State is mat
ter of too much Importance to intrust to
the exclusive management even OF jurist
whose ability in barnyard cases may be
great and universally recognized.
The title Jurisprudence JoHN," be-
slowed by jocose lawyers upon the Hon.
JOHN RAINEs of Canandaigua, is not an ex-
preston of reproach, but rather designa-
tion of his rank as a learned lawmakcr 1t
is said that when the township regulations
of Canadice, Ontario county. were revised in
1888, JOHN RA1NEs had charge Of the job.
The sun., 1896-02-03
POINT PLEAS
The End or Eno.'s Brief Glory.

From the Detroit Free Iress.
"Do you wish to go up ma am," asked the elevntog
boy OF the little woman who had been standing
round for quarter OF an hour. and evidently post
Ing herself on how things worked.
"Any danger1" she quered.
"Not the slightest"
''Kin git out II feel faint 2'
"oh, yes. Didn't you ever ride in an clevatorr
'Never."
"Wcil, come a. nng."
She said she'd take u little more time to think
about and when he had made two more trips she
braced up and walked into tho cage, with the re.
mark:
"wall, Imight as well no killed as to have Enos
blunn around as he has for the last two weeks Let
'er go, sonny"
She sat iown and closed her eyes. and shut her
teeth hnrd. and scarcely moved finger until she was
landed on the ground floor again.
"Anything wrong with thsf asked the boy as she
got out.
''Is this all there Is to ~"
''This Is all, ma am
'Ive bin clear TO the top floor and got down again
hev ~"
'Ycs'm You didn't expect to be killed, did
your"
''say. boy" she whispered, she rcticd her bon.
not strings anG set her jaw. "my man Enos cam to
town few days and rid in an elevator When
he got home h" told that his hair stood up shiy.
went him. and both siispcndcrs bust ed afore
he got TO the top. Hes hin seppin high and biufin,
around and CROWN over M" ill couldn't stand it
no longer. I'VE hin here, I've rid In an elevator I
haven't busted a shocstrlng nor lost IA button and
when Kit home En0s VIII cum on the pedestal and
quit hluniE', or IA woman about my size don't know
what she's talkin' ahout!"
The sun., 1896-02-03
A Library of Love.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suS-Sir: Leap Yenr. Should
Maiden Propose p Yes. sir. 1t may interest some
on the above question. There is poem The Lady's
ies." by Barrett. Also read She Walks In Beauty"
and The First Kiss OF Love" in Pyrons poems. shall
mention few books the subject of marriage. viz:
"Wedlock and Padlock.""The Afternoon Of Unmarried
Life" Loves Dictionary. Dictionary Of Love, &C."
in poetry: First Love and Other POEMS" Love.
Courtship. and Marriage" For good and bad wives
son Of sirach, bays Of Vanity; Eccesasties ninth
Familiar quotations" There different opinions
marriage. love. &c. by different authors; very n.
teresting reading for some. 1t is ptiahle to read
" " Bachelors HoIaekeeplns' In Fanny Ferns book.
" Fern Leaves" Swift says: - The why few
marriages nre happy is because young ladies spend
their time in making nets. not In max Ing Yours
LONDON Ont RICHARD ASHTON,
The sun., 1896-02-03
man torminr ih.. corpor.iion Of hensf,tine thi.

men forming that corporation OF benehtinR this
or that portion Of New York, but New York
alone was thought OF. great boulevard Will
soon be begun north OF the Harlem, which
will throw the southern half. which has not got
one and which may never have ono, very much
into the shade.
1t is unnecessary for mo to speak hero OF tho
Importance In public affairs OF holding closely
to the lines of official responsibility. What
goes on the record Is the opinion Of men who
are either directly responsible for their places
to the community, or responsible to officials for
the functions that may have been assigned to
them. You cannot we'll substitute for official
responsibility private irresponsibility. In the
administration OF public business one of tho
most desirable elements 10 sound precedent
The Sculpture Society has q certain official
character. 1t is permanently designated by the
Park Department as Its adviser upon questions
OF sculptural art. Its presence here confers tho
same character upon It in relation to this Board
There is no other body of equal weight to
which the Aldermen can appeal for advice upon
this occasion. II the report Of the Sculpture
Society is overthrown in favor OF the few ram
dom opinions which these applicants have pro-
cured, then n very unfortunate blow Will be
dealt to the administration Of our affairs. The
people Of New York are entitled to moro stabil-
ity in that. and to greater security against tho
introduction Of things once properly rejected.
Politically this question is Of by no means
trhing Importance, and the artistic side Of 1t 10
scarcely less so New York enjoys as great
possibilities In the DEVELOPMENT of Its munic-
ipal art as in the extension of It's borders. Its
artistic life is Just beginning to assert itself, and
1t has been organized in way that promises to
be Of incalculable value. Do not snub It.
Do not suppress It. 1t is rather TO be sustained
and encouraged. The Park Board has already
proved stalwart for what was unquestionably
right in standing by the report Of the Sculpture
Society. and in refusing to give place to the
Heine fountain which the latter had condemned.
Gentlemen, I must believe that tho Board of
Aldermen will be equally stalwart, and equally
true to its trust
The sun., 1896-02-03
Saturdays Vote No Test

Much more important than the circum-
stance that seven more Senators voted for
free silver than voted against 1t, is the fact
that the silver Senators were voting for
buncombe, not for business. They admitted
that themselves. During the debate on
Thursday, while IL was yet uncertain when
the free silver amendment would reach a
vote, or what the majority would be, the
following colloquy occurred between Sem
stor STEWART of Nevada and Senator
CHANDLER Of New Hampshire:
.Mr srrw.r.-7 do not think the bill Of any i'm
S1rtance certainly not to those interested In the st
yer question: because everybody knows that It 10 NOT
70 become a law.
"Mr. CuANpIER-The amendment or the bill
"Mr SrEwARr-The amendment. There "a no test
about e. Those who desire to do can mako silver
record on that without hurting anybody. II Is
perfectly harmless bill Il 70 mere dress parade
and I shall not mako any speech on II. Tho
real bill upon which tho amendment reported
by tho committee would be germane is the
fartn bill, because there Is already practically
tariff against the part OF the silverstandard
countries OF 100 per cent and when you consider tho
question OF tariff you must deal with that difference
OF exchange, you accomplish nothing; for IL IL I'M
possible obuild tariff wall high enough around this
country have any practical effect while this diner
ence Of exchange exista Inasmuch as the amend
ment is germane to the Tariff BILL whom that bill
comes up propose to submit some remarks Tho
consideration of that bill will not be nero dress
parade SO far tho pending bill is concerned.
I am desirous of having It disposed OF as early
as possible. All propose to do is to vote.
will vote on parade with the rest Of the Senate
but want to see how Senators will meet the real
test and show whether they are silver men or not
want to how many will place silver above tariff
or tarif above silver. because silver has become
tariff now. That is position. and rose TO apollo
Rize for what said. do not want to interfere or to
delay in any way the passage of the pending BILL
want to have Il passed"
This confession from the most eminent
and vociferous of the silver Senators. Is
worth bearing in mind. The vote of Satur-
day was no test The silver men were on
dress parade only. And yet with the possible
exception of the Hon. ROGER QUARLEs
MILLS, they mustered all of the votes, and
probably more than all the votes, which
they could expect to hold in such dead
earnest division. for example, as Senator
STEWART hopes some day to see.
The sun., 1896-02-03
The Futile Silver Senate.

The members OF the Senate who voted on
Saturday for the free coinage amendment
to the House Bond bill, did not help the
prospects of the free coinage Of silver. All
that they accomplished was to impair the
reputation and to assail the credit Of the
country. Some of them represent feeble
and scattered communities. Some of them
boldly misrepresent the declared wishes of
their constituents. All of them. except the
Populists, kick away their party platforms
in voting for free coinage.
II they wished to beat the House Bond
bill, they should have done so in a legiti-
mate way. 1t is not only entirely justifi-
able, but good common sense to insist that
revenue shall be provided by means Of
tariff framed for the purpose OF raising
revenue, and to object to issuing bonds.
But the vote for free silver is nothing but
an impotent and malicious demonstration
of hostility to the Democratic and to the
Republican financial platforms. Itamounts
to nothing practical, but it is proof of
the utter inability or unwillingness of
good part of the Senate to comprehend or
respect the opinions and the demands
of the business interests of the country. 1t
shows the presence on the Republican and
Democratic sides Of the Senate Chamber, rs
we'll as on the Populst side, of the dema-
gogue and the crank.
1t is regrettable that one branch of
Congress that has been called already, and
may be called again, to consider questions
Of the most serious and far-reaching import
in regard to the relations Of the United
States with foreign nations, should neglect
to provide for public defence and security,
and be stampeded into hairbrained cru
sade in behalf of the silver miners. 1t
makes the Senate less respected, and it
makes the country extremely fatigued.
Perhaps, however, the demonstration in
favor of free silver should be regarded only
as the expedient of beaten men to produce
an impression on the coming National Con-
ventions, and to scare Committees on Reso-
lutions. Even in this respect it is destined
to be failure The resources of ambigu-
ity are SO great that Committees on Reso-
lutions are never at loss but the senti-
ment of the country, however much that
sentiment may be misjudged and msrep-
resented by the silver men in the Senate,
is 80 unmistakably against silver that
ambiguity of language in the financial
resolutions will be understood to be only
salve for the sore feelings of the silverites.
The sun., 1896-02-03
ALCOHOL A POISON.
Reports from Germany and France had IN
Any 0uantity.

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUN-Sr: In your
columns teacher objects TO tho Temperance
Education law because It compels her to teach
her pupils that alcohol 10 poison" whereas
some of these children "uso wine and beer"
and their parents use wine and beer" and all
are healthy" To observe accurately Ia q rare
gift. gravely doubt this teachers conclusions;
many insurance men would deny II. Carefully
collected insurance statistics demonstrate that
total abstainers are about 80 per cont. safer
risks than are even moderate drinkers
Tho Deutsche Versichertinps- Zeitung, an insur-
ance journal of Berlin. gives an account of .
lecture delivered within the mast year by DIR.
Brendel before the Archaeological Society Of
Munich, the centre OF beer growing and beer
Which Brings so maoh
ure TO Its partaker. acts as poison. II even eon-
sumed IN small doses daily. by means OF its
fre9usnt sudden cases of death Of apparently
According, to the same paper, Prof. Dr.. Bol::
s9 hs d
the exception here This state Of affairs also in:
b s G he
that of the children Of non-drinkers s2 per cent,
were sound whe q those of drinkers only II
The French Academy Of Medicine has recently
adopted series OF resolutions, which not only
declare that tho drink evil has become a !" per:
force Of tho country" but lay stress on the fact
that even "the purest and least poisonous elco.
hol Is none the less always and fundamentally .
poison" These resolutions were brought before
the Academy by NM. Bereeron and Laborde.
NJ: Rochard. who was foremost among. those
taking part in the discussion. declared that
alcohol is always poison. and the consumer
longer than the unfortnnates who poison them.
selves in the saloons; but nevertheless he will
succumb to alcoholism In short time. :
the wine shops. the union Of those who live by
alcohol with those who die by II, ought to be
opposed by all interested In public health"
On this awful subject of the alcoholic drink
traffic the conscience Of the American people 10
awakening slowly. but It is awakening, and
when once fully awakened it will never sleep
until tho evil is ended. l. X. FUNK.
New YORK. Jan. 81.