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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-26
THEY MEAN TROUBLE. TROUBLE.
from The Detroit Free Press

From The Detroit Free Press.
Some women have horror OF men-the whole
genius And some Of them have reason sufficient
Perhaps this was entirely warranted in goine
DAT, on the subject OF men, Certainly she had
cause 10 abhor In concrete In the person Of one
che had taken for husband and who deserted her
She lives the west side and sends her little girl
TO school at one of the public schoolhouses. She
has perhaps sworn vow that her child shall for
ever taboo unfaithful man. AT any rate accom-
pa nying the girl 10 school the first morning this
year note. as follows
Miss Teacher: See TO IL that my little girl has
nothing 10 do with the boys. Let her sit on the
further side OF the room from them don't want
her 10 have anything to do with them.
MRS
whether the mania Of the other turned into sus-
picion al any rate the little woman appeared m
the schoolhouse the other morning with bIe
white sheet She sought out the teacher who was
somewhat surprised:
II want you TO take this sheet" said the other
"and fix It around the seat where my little girl sits
SO that she Will be all alone. l don't want her
bothered by the boys"
You would better the principal" said the
teacher. puzzled and bit frightened by the queer
request OF the mother
80 she saw the principal and repeated her request
The head Of the school expostulated and Reasoned
with the mother until she was half convinced and
went away. But II WAS with the parting admo-
milton: ~
Don't let my girl sit near the boys or play with
! want her TO avoid them They mean trouble.
trouble. trouble" N'
And with sigh the poor woman went her way.
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TOO NTCH WATERED SIOCh.
EXCESSIVE CAPITALIZATION OF RAILROAD COR
PORATIONs

From The Kansas City Star.
According to the report Of the Interstate Com.
merce Commission. which has just been ssue9. tne
capitalization of the railroads OF the United STATES
SO % of whifh Just r aP Said H on less IS than
3, per cent Of the capital stock and ao3u, hpp,
a. pr o een Te Haof the total capital invested
In railways receives no returns WhateHtli of we'll
founded complaint OF the vercapitalization Of The
railways Of The United states DuI , tnen ~ rail-
road securities upon which no interest or dvdenes
hnd it impossible 20 collect sufficient rates lO}
TRANSFORMATION to pay on that vast sum Oh
Sap2 d psy ra qoa frehs and
cerned the water Is pretty enectualy squeeLsu ou'
1t can hardly be claimed by the most radical al,
vocate OF Government control OF rallroads Ina!i
capa ;a is fictitious and not fairly entitled 70
any return 1t is hardly possible tnat 'n gor Sa az
the amount OF stock and bonds outstandins againss
the So Sr d the evils Of h
been practically eliminated by the merge eonppeu-
ton in freight rates in recent years. But there Is
a serious menace to the country IN THIS exces ss
| Gent 10 pay returns on It are not collected.
| In the first place 1t acts as constant induce
men, to railroad managers 70 try to squeeze as as
much as possible out Of the business so as 70 make
effort to pay returns on The TOTAL CAPITA
Capitalization, upon which interest is not PAID and
n0 be ana Ssd 4esS sa
constantly being 9 small ns ,s onsy
thus Invested. Instead OF serving a source OF In
come to It's owner Is practically thrown away. or.
in effect fraudulently obtained by the men who
sell the worthless securities.
The four billions OF such securities are the hrst
TO shrink enormously in value every time there IS
any suggestion OF financial crisis IN the country
and the losses entailed by such shrin give an
| immense impetus 10 the downward movement OF
ali values in times OF depression. In fact. the
most serious evils OF every financial crisis can be
traced directly to the existence OF this immense
volume OF unstable securities which nave aoso-
utely no Income producing power and only an un.
certain and uctuating speculative value given 20
them by false hopes OF future returns hed out by
hnanclers who know there is no real basis FOR such
hopes. ~ ,,,,
In such securities annually are invested millions
OF dollars OF funds which ought 10 constitute a
part of the constantly Increasing capital OF the
| country but which In fact. might almos. as well
| be thrown into the sea.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-26

hos, evidence that NETWORKS Federation dement's
missionary activity including the missionary ac.N
y Of the Protestant hplsc0pa,i, Church in West
Forty-sxhst. between Ninth and Tenth 70
greatly Indebted for the success OF the eta,ed by
the Federation OF Churches and Christian or 1
The facts and statistics given Of ecclcsiastcai de
tuition by the survey and the large hearted ana nj
church should he planted there Save an zion
and strength TO the movement Of reni 1 s,oh iish
Ing IT an incorporated and indeper asinn which
far nearer the heart OF the destitute res p3rs os
Insured IT'S suecessiul inauguta' Interested in the
work of church extension feel that our communion
owes the Federation a debt OF gratitude LOT o,,r
ing attention to this region and enaollng US " i'm,
RECOMMENDATION 70 take steps to enter upon an ni'
portant and much-needed work. ,,,... ,,,,ch
The harmonious nter-denominatlonaIsn snnwn
tho English Federation desires 10 create IL sNom
by tho above to have been actually createu III NJ
York. ITO every man his choice, sa ay to- and
York Federaton Ike ne , hng cboca as an nstru-
mcnt OF advancing the kingdom OF GOO IN ~ ~
York CITY. is here we believe a"'Ne' - ~
movement toward federation. , ,.,ro %
Americas Federation OF Churches. venture 70
believe is az Christian and evangeca a. S na,iab
the most ardent d sexton bH fact or Ra it has no defen
sIvo ar d,,isi,e clements I'm IT, It's possibilities lot
influence upon generic Christianity are hVe times as
I'm ba united In the New-York Federation not only
the Episcopal Church, spiritual bui not political
child OF the Anglican cOmnioh bt oS me estab
I.bnd Gbirch Of Germany. The New-York Fedora
ton owes It's genesis to an Episcopal clergyman
Trask belongs TO the same communion and also
Robert Graham. the chairman OF Its efhcent Con.
mee does h not TsEahre s,n ase
il In It's race for the redemption Of New-fork'
=" ." 40 WALTER LAIDLAW,
Executive Secretary OF the Federation OF Churches
and Christian Workers
York Nov. p. 1897.
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MAJOR ANDRES PRISON
some MISTAKES OF A PILGRIM TO THE SEEN
or THE OLD STONE HOUSE CORRECTED


or TIE OLD STONE HOUSE CORRECTED
To the Editor OF The Tribune =, ,,
Cir. have iust been reading 10 meHioe's VI '''
family the letter OF your facetious corre'Po"u"'
: Voinwreht Ray OF Washington. IN your pape'
~ to-day under the caption MaJor H"'
Prison" . A.
The reading caused considerable amusement w.
pov &c badIv nudd ed and memory plays MIN ia''o,
ua writes OF the place where Andre was cap'u'eu
AZ ~ the spot In the immediate No."''' "
-. Ola rr,son or the "Od Hotel Mabie. as ne
caIs the building when. as matter OF iac'' INC
old pr,son. or the Stone House. as 1t mas oeeh
called since Revolutionary days. is some eiehe
miles from where Andre was captured VI coui y.
every schooboy knows that Andre was captured
In westchester County just north or Iarry'T% sn
while the old Stone House Is away aeIoss '~p
panZee In Rockand County , .,, ,ro,,ad
He writes OF the prison house: saying ~ iU' 49,
the Hudson" Fronted the Hudson lie "t ~ y
as well have said ii fronted Coney Island. Inc
house is away back among the green mis- Oh TT IT.
son and FAR from any view OF the river pe'Hs III
the main street OF Tappan. 80. .,.,,,o, =.
lie also Axes place or Andre eAscutioll a ,
some rods west Of the od prison .Sc,tsS a
quarter o. a mile from the old Stone House we"
iip and back Of the old town. -, ~ J..
one other point I'm Mr.. Rays letter ne says ne
pa ssed over the Hudson from the Palisades and
nnssed over the great chain used 10 keep the BRIT
ish fleet AT bay. And does he mean to say tna'
the great chain anywhere near Tappanzee;
II will hardly do for him to write history wheh
his memory IL 80 sadly at fault , mar sruD
prooLivr y V My % 1897
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EATING AND WORKING.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir. In to-day's Tribune noticed the head
ing "Fromme Champion Steak Eater" referring
10 the Register-e elect eating seven and one-haf
pounds OF beef, This reminds me OF story l
read when a boy. and Is apropos OF the case: A
champion eater exhibited himself before the King.
saying he could eat much seven ordinary
men in the kingdom: You cam asked the King
In surprise Yes Sire" came the answer. Can
YOU do the work If seven ordinary mem" inquired
the King "Oh. no." he replied. The King then
ordered that tho executioncr should cut OF the
head OF this ferocious consumer of vctuals. say
ing: II am glad have not more such men in my
kingdom.
Comments are not necessary here Time Will
tell how much work Mr. Fromme will do when in
stalled IN the responsible place to which he was
elected. b.
Mount Vernon, y. Y, Nov. 20 1897.
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rAMMANY AND THE CUBAN JuNTA.
ONE VIEW OF THE CAUSES WHICH LED ~ HE

TAMMANY AND The ODpH-'
ONE VIEW OF THE CAUSES WHICH LED ~ i'''
RECENT DONATION
To the Editor OF The Tribune ,,
Sir. Uanris Taylor. continuing his abusive tlraue
AGAINST Spair and Richard Croker sW'ns NJ
big slice Of Tammany pie to the CUBAN h,o
continue fighting against spanish Tue ,ho ,roe-
oornroor, arc only trying to embarrass the pres
ONT Administration by feeding the lingo sett,ae no
OF the hot headed and unthnking tbev see
arc full OF spite because under hci>'''''' '
sure signs of returning prosperity, J., o,v,b,pe TO
They are and sour. and VIII % s6lutio1 of
90 nhe,a los in the way OF peaceI so.u IN
he Cuban question The donation OF .an ,h9n n
-. Cuban Iunta is more reward lot VOTE =
IA - cbaritv TO starving Cubans. FOR
knows that the Cuban Junta VIII nov H an They
rcrder any assistance to 'rcconcehl ION
III rsn Tho money 10 organize more eNpeui 60,
and thus create bad feelings between h ~ Henns Tay
Ior and Tammany Hall who are trylIls ~ ~ 70 the
silveries and the jingoes In their op9pV1SWPtAyER
present Administrator;
New-York, Nov 20. 1871
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HOW SHE WAS AROUSED.

From The Cleveland Leader.
Mrs. Uolton." said the young man from the
store. II have been delegated TO tell you some bad
news. ] am very sorry for you. assure you; but
your husband will not be home this evening
"Oh heavenr groaned the poor woman wringng
her hands. don't keep me In suspense! Has he
been killed."
NO: but he might better have been. The fact
Is that he has eloped with the homey old type
writer"
Mrs Holton sat down. looked at the young man
for a moment. and then said;
ooh we'll lei him 20. | suppose ought TO con-
slider myself we'll rid of him. His act will bring its
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own punishment when he gets over his infatuatfon
and realizes what he has done Yes. m glad he's
gone. | feel relieved We haven't lived happily,
together for a long time. any way, and l actually
experience sense of Joy. now that II Is all over
And said the young man. az he was ABOUT t9
leave her. "he took $4,000 OF the firms money
suppose they'll have glorious time;
Mrs. Hoton jumped six feet into the air. swung
her fists. CRASHED her teeth. and yelled: , -,
"Oh. the miserable wretch. Oh. the MISSY! III
start after them tonight, and I'll never STOP uh'h
they are caught and he's put in jail Never
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wORKINGMEN'S HOTELS IN BROOKLYN.
WHAT THE CITY MISSION SOCIETY IS DOING TO
HELP THE SELF RESPECTING AND THOSE
WILLING TO WORK

WHAT THE CITY MISSION SoCiEli 10 D'i>" ~
HELP THE SELF RESPECTING AND THOSE
WILLING TO WORK.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir; 7 ind in your issue OF even date long ar
ticle referring "workngmans hotel" just
opened I'm Boston. As The Tribune has taken the
lead OF all New York papers in giving matter con-
corning Brooklyn. you might say TO your readers
that II this s a new thing I'm Boston Brooklyn has
y, least three years the start. The Brooklyn city
Mission Society opened some three years ago TWO
such houses or hotels. one In NiouShby-aYe ana
one I'm Tillary-st and this fall another In Green
point-aye The three buildings accommodate some
three hundred and fifty men: Is cents pays for
bath bed and breakfast; this is more than the
Boston folks give But the Brooklyn plan goes
further than this for the man who says he can
find no work and has not even l5 cents win which
TO pay AT once receives offer OF work. and as the
society manufactures every week over one thou-
sand five hundred brooms. repairs chairs cuts
wood for klndlng. etc. IL has the means right al
hand for furnishing this work.
RICH, here is one OF the best things about this
plan. as the who can work ana won't WORK
when work Is offered must not expect to eat The
fact Is, - larg" percentage OF the men on our
streets who bog for enough for nights lodgings
find It easier 10 impose upon the Nhd.hear,eJ
than TO do any work. Few who nave NOT looked
carefully this matter have any idea that there
NJ" thousands Of homeless men IN TINS oS cry VINO
I'm the winter months can but little. and so
Tor shelter and such little food as they can pay TOT
arc driven into the cheap lodging houses; many OF
tho places foul and dirty. and unit TO shelter
IN men ready for any crime and II Is hard for
Tho honest man to associate with this element and
keep honest and decent.
The Mission Society aims to help those who
cone TO IT, shelter IN a variety OF ways II pro-
Vl.s reading matter; X posts up from tIne 10
time placcs where work can Zoe found. It provides
temporary work until the man can be passed on
To- something permanent: II provides a missionary
who checrfully advises the men, IL has large
warm wcll-lighted chapel. In which service IL
nightly held free TO ALL though entirely opuona
win tho men 20 enter or stay away. The society
after years OF experience is satisfied that no more
rhllauthrollc better missionary work can be
done than this class OF work for these homeless
men II The Tribune approves this plan ana VIII
kindly give prominence 10 this, II may possibly
lead some rnrn or men who have the means
TO come forward and help the society TO open more
shelters In places known 10 the society 10 be very
needy, but now unoccuped for the want OF iunds
-" ALFRED n. PORTER,
prosldent nrookIyu City Mission Society.
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POPULAR OBSERVATIONS.

DISGUST WITH PLATT UP THE STATE.
THE COUNTIES sYMPATHIZE WITH GREArEh
NETWORK IN THEIR VIEWS OF THE BOSS.
To III, Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: You did grand work In the last strues''
for the right in the Greater New-lork. Keep up
the fight. The counties Of the State are as "uch
dlsgusted with Tom" Plat as you city loihs. va"
YOU not give some splendid editorials on nis no"
ninding his own business as United states oena'o''
and not neylectng his solemn duties In Washlne-
ton nv running like Satan q Peter V. S. and job
i60 ito and fro seeking whom he may deVour Z
The idea OF Tom Plat styling Seth 10" d
"self-seeker when It is well known throughout tle
land that this Plat has his arm up 10 Ms
shoulders in every selfish and corrupt species OF
legislation going on in State or Congress-
A WASHINGTON COUNTY REPUBihCAN'
North Granville ~ y, Nov. %. ls''
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Gnrouean advertisements.

IN UROPEANS AND TRAVELLERS will ind
II the London ONCE of The Tribune. f4O
Fleet street, n convenient place to leave
their ndvertisemen and subscriptions Cor
The Tribune.
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49,. r,orv moro whose papers have not yet been
approved we of the Mayfower 90 nor care weu ID
80, houId he corrected though II would be dllil-
cult 10 explain all the fairy tales about fh1s
some Of which the great ana pe'oTTu cpEESE
Is responsible for . ~ H.
New-York, Nov. q, 1871
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Hotel de Lille ct d'Albion

223 Hue st. HOnOre. Paris,
r...n the Tuii~ries Gardens Place Ven.
dome and New Opera; Ad nennsi9si Hail.
S..Se Drawing Rooms. Electric Light &C.
E:isSrsms, ..LillalbiOn." Pnrls uD,r
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DISASTER TO A SOUTHERN school

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: have just received the following telegram
from my wlfe's brother. who IL the dean Of the
Biblical Department OF the Normal and Industrial
School. at Tougaloo. Miss:
Rev. Lyman Abbott, ID. u.
Girls hall burned. We safe. Lady principal.
three teachers and forty girls have lost everything
Clothing and bedding needed.
CYRUS HAMIIN
This school for colored people is large one I'M
der the direction OF the American Missionary AS
ISOLATION This calamity following after the yell
low fever experiences In the South. makes strong
appeal to the benevolent Any contributions sent
to will be. II you VIII give YOUR consent ac-
knowledged through your columns.
LiMAN ABBOTT
No 10 Columbia Heights Brooklyn. Nov. %. 1897.
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PLATT WAS THE ONE OBSTACLE.
A VICTORY FOR LOW WOULD HAVE MEANT
HIGHER FLAME OF POLITICS IN TIE

REPUBLICAN PARTY.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The result Of the late election In Greater
New-York teaches all who are analytical that II
Seth Low had been elected 1t would have meant
the replacement OF the so-called Republican party
and the eevating Of repubcanism to the high
plain Of pure democracy: the democracy which was
taught by Abraham Lincoln. and which means
government OF the people, by the people and for
the people" The effective obstacle 10 so grand
A. contamination was the blind stubbornness OF
Thomas c. Platt who allowed 1t to appear that
II he could not rule he would ruin. lie is called
smart man by those who count partisan intrigue
as wise statesmanshi but his management In the
last campaign does not prove that he IL any sort
OF n great man.
II the Citizens Union had Joined tho Republicans,
the independent citizens could not have acted with
them without abandoning tho idea for which they
were organized and contendng. But II Platts FOL
lowers had been allowed TO join tho Citizens Union
and made 10 realize that II meant the raising OF
the Republican standard higher than boss rule.
there could have been hardly chance OF defeat
The Citizens Union and regular Republicans thus
united would have made nm aggregate which
would have outnumbered all the forces OF Tam
many; besides. II would have called many moro IN
dependent Democrats to their aid and the victory
would have been Overwhelming. So II Is clear that
the unfortunate result OF the late election is not
OF the Mttieress Of Plat. The valley sometimes
makes the mountain. Those who fooishly voted
under Platt's rule or ruin policy had now better
call themselves together. They should RS" to the
altitude OF independents" and join the Citizens
Union.
A leader by virtue OF whatever principle he
stands for is IN tho natural order OF things. bat
boss rule is a form Of tyranny which is unrepubH-
can, undemocratic and un-Amercan
The Grand Old Party has passed into history
The Republican machine forms no part OF It. It's
work ia finished Let history repeat Itself The
Citizens Union IL similar necessity and. by a
parity OF reasoning II s easy 10 see that Tx" the
dethronement OF the old Wing party when II be-
came corrupt n new nucleus f. again necessary
and inevitable The Grand old Party. AT It's inccp-
ton. was made up OF the better elements OF the
two Leading parties OF that day. We hear whisper
lngs OF compromise. but n compromise with the
Republican machine Is danger which should be
avoided GEORGE !. CHAPMAN.
West Farms " Y. Nov. Il. 1897.
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Sir: think the course OF The Tribune in the late
municipal contest in New-York was satisfactory TO
the better class OF -officehodng Republicans
throughout this section. The "Bumpy" Mayor
Green OF this city. was boted by fifteen hundred
TO two thousand Republicans. | believe. for while
nc secured many Democratic votes undoubtedly
and also loaded the ticket by his name, he one
thousand behind his ticket and enough TO defeat
him by five six hundred T.. +. MASON.
Bnghamton. y. Y. Nov. %. 1897.
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School Aaenties.

A MEXICAN AND FOREIGN TEA AS,dls 1oysrnsssss
NC 20 Colleges schools and Families. Apply :" s,,.,.
Mrs a. J. YoUNG-FULToN. - OnIon oQu-..
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rN GEORGE DoDwoRTH o,,,, or
Ar.... and rrivate lessons Mems class comns'As"
Dec eth Dodworth's Mnus'
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nantina sthools.

,oS Wss, nsth-st-Pri.
4 LEXANDER MAcGREGoR los West ,nScyoushiy and
n vate lessons and classes ualD w"''A
MAJ tcally taught. Send Tor c"Sum',
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Gilbert Parker's new novel "A In,'h,,cat,on
49,, e a,rost finished and its serial publication
will soon begin. 81, Walter Re
1.-THE Changeling'' is the title OF er ""''''
SAINTS new story. ,- ,ov., Ia 70
MIR. Stanley j. weyman's forthcoming move ,a,s ~
he called THE Castle Inn. the soe"0 - ~
the England of the eighteenth cen'u'''
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Dodd. Mead & Co. have in press the letters writ
tan 20 "rhe London Daily Mail" by Mr. g. W.
eteevens from the scenes Of the recent Greco-Iurh
ish war The book will be welcome. Mr.. stevens
proved that he was worth listening TO IN MS han
=. ,h. roIIar" and his war correspondence ought
to he excellent