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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-28

ficient In patriotism, but given more 10 p'a'''.a'
poultry- raising than moonshiny eagle worship
commenting on the great respect when 'ne
committee had for the eagle as the emDlema''c
bird Of the Nation. said: "But, Mr. speaker,
England has the lion as the representative VI
cher prowess suppose the eagle stan"s "''oe
birds as the lion does among quadrupeus' lev
81 do not think that any one here VIII 81! ."".
"Enpland ought to put penalty on the heau VI
.apv one who kills n lion" Whoever taxes tha'
casna, illustration and shakes 1t up, and turns
II over and weighs the application OF II VIII
observe that. though 1t hasn't the rhaPsou''"'
eloouence OF eagle worship 1t does nave 'he ms
of good. strong Connecticut commoh-sehse' ~
isn't always the eloquent orators VINO uaHN'e
and bewilder their hearers as they follow TIE
oooIo IN his flight that make the wisest iegls-
lators To them the eagle Is only an eii'o'ei'',
:, no used frccly for oratorical purposes ana
sought diligently in his place on the com oil TIE
realm. So they idealiZe the noble piru anu p'o
feet him by law. 1t Is only when some ""'"
headed. practical farmer gets into the Ns'
lature. who knows the real eagle as p'ru vi
nrey and nuisance, that plain common seh'e
knocks all the stuffing out Of silly sentiment
The eagle may be very fine when he Is soaring
and swooping and doing all the graceful 'hlneS
in midair that excite the admiration VI po'''
and kindle the enthusiasm OF stump-spe"hei''
but when he Is attending directly 10 pusinc''
be ia n carnivorous. destructive and offensive
nuisance. and not entitled to the protection OF
law any more than the rattlesnake or shark'
both of which have the merit Of picturesqueness'
As National emblem he has an ohve-prahch
IN one claw and BUNCH OF arrows in the otner'
II we must be sentimental about 1t. let there DE
q penalty attached to killing eagles that go rouhu
with their claws disabled In that way p"t ,here
is no reason why eagles that have their claws
free to swoop up poultry, lanips anu p.s'
shouldn't be killed by the farmers VINO su"er
from their depredations. The spreaoeasie
continent Is ineffable nonsense The Connect-
cut Legislature will be wise If 1t acts upon 'he
common sense suggestions OF the gentlemen 'ro"
North Stonington end Ledyard.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-28
TIE ALASKA BOUNDARY.

Tho full text of the Alaska Boundary Treaty
printed this morning confirms the statement
already made in these columns. that it has no
bearing whatever upon the boundary dispute
between the United States and Great Britain
1t provides merely for the ascertainment ana
visible marking Of that portion of the boundary
line concerning which there IL and mas beeh
no dispute namely, that portion extending from
Mount St Elias nOrthward TO Demarcatlon
Point on the shore Of the Arctic Ocean That
part Of the boundary line follows the 141st me-
rdian of longitude east OF Greenwich, and Is
about Gao miles long The demarcatlon Of it is
Lurely a matter Of geodesy, TO be performed by
astronomers and surveyors. ii Will be difficult
ONLY because of the inhOspitable nature of the
region TO be traversed, and it will be beneficent
because it will indicate what portions OF the
great Yukon gold fields lie in American and
what in British territory.
By one provision OF the treaty this country
will gain some miles of land not strictly belong
ing TO it, The Commissioners are empowered to
defect the southern part of the line from the
meridian for not more than twenty miles, so
rs TO make it's terminus exactly coincide with
| the summit Of Mount ST. Elias. Now that peak
| is i'm longitude 40 degrees, 30 minutes 41.3 sec
onds east or something more than two miles
east OF, and on the British side of. the Hist
meridian There will. therefore, be added to
the Territory Of Alaska a wedge-shaped bit OF
| land twenty miles long, two miles wide at one
end and tapering to point at The other, with
an area of about twenty square miles. AS it
consists almost exclusively Of glaciers and rocky
mountain slopes, its value Is not great, and there
will be no occasion whatever for Uncle Sam 10
become pulled up with pride over the acqusi-
ton of it.
The question OF the disputed boundary line be-
tween Alaska and British Columbia is not
touched by this treaty. That is well. because
that matter is already in process of determine
ton by other means. Surveyors from each
country have gone over the ground, marking
the rival lines and gathering evidence in their
support The chief points at issue are whether
Portland Canal in the old treaties meant Port
land Canal or Benin Canal. and whether the
coast, parallel with which the boundary line Is
t. be drawn, is to be reckoned the edge Of the
mainland or the OutermOst edges Of the outlying
islands. One Of these days the results OF their
labors will be considered by an international
commission which will endeavor TO agree upon
| q true line If IL does not succeed. the matter
may be submitted 10 arbitration, though II Ger
tainly seems that diplomacy should be able tc
settle II without such resort The unfOrtunatt
feature Of it Is that the American surveyors
thanks TO the Indifference or parsimony OF the
| Democratic Government at Washington, were
not supplied with means to perform their work
as thoroughly as their rivals did. so that tn,
United States will have to 50 into court with III
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-28
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY %. 1897.
THTRTY-TWO PAGES.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

rOpr1cN -It Is reported that King George OF
Greece viii abdicate in favor of his eldest son
the Crown Prince Constantine; ..as,ieat ton
lister Canovas announced 'n nat in cuba was
due tn natural causes. - the UoNel i,ad
Of Russia and japan are reported 10 NJ nrotec
a treaty practically constitu,lns White one OF
Iorat 70 over Corea. - Major H. WIZ D I've
,ha Transvaal raiders associated win III Jam
son. was released from prison In Lo NJ an inter
The consent Of France 10 TAKE pa oid 10 have
national monetary conference Is saiu " IT,, 40
been secureu ~ p;onn = The London Cham
her of Commerce recommends az ,oo In view
Contracts for future delivery in America, III 'ie W
80 The expected Mckinley tarlH - " .
Huntington is interested In railway eA'ehs'o''
In China
CONGRESS-Both branches in session -
canate. The relations OF capital ana iapoi ea.
Se ~ O controversy over a resolution relating
10 a Washington street raiiroao; the IIomse
Augmentation bill was considered - avaroi
The bin TO prevent ticket-scalpihs anu
minor measures were passed
DouESTJC The President-elect ana ms OF
fcial household are ready TO leave SHdad IN the
for Washington - poi'e. Luiino two
.orshnet Mills New Bedford. Mass, kiiiIe ~
narsons inturing a large number ana WIeon.rs
sayeraI buildings. - CroWos OF NieI.OiS IT,, a.
arriving in Washington for the mag
Choiruan Hanna was among the arrivals. !, a..
rha Venezuela Boundary Commission Hlaue 10
report to the President. thus iorrnaiy &c Savings
ing its existence. - Inc MuIanPP'c e. ouis
Don
,aiiod - The members OF the senate pr pr
santed a handsome silver service 10 wee cor
dent Stevenson. - II is ASSET 80, poston
uen' ~ WOOL IS being engineered from Boston
re- Four men were arrested IN wayne a Soua and
ohio. charged with many hendish Hiu'ue'' "''N
robberies. cu Uni
CITY.-The annual dinner OF the CORNER NJ NJ
versitv Club was held at the WALDORF. ~ ~,
prvan was entertained at luncheon ID !he lo ~,
Dayrtboldi and delivered lecture on Free CoIl,
age" at Carnegie Hall. = Retam ,s nea astty
Board of Trade has been formed 10 nv
snugqling by returning tourists - Inc an
nuaI meeting Of the intercollegiate Athe'G As
sociation was held at the Firth avenue TO- w.
- The Arthur Leary Memorial Chapei war
dedicated and formally given to Bellevue hospi-
tai by Miss Anna Leary. - STOCKS were
strong and higher.
NH, w,,ATHER.-Forecast for to-day: Fair
era warmer The temperature yesterday: High
e.t ~ degrees; lowest. 20; average, 26's.
7x< 7,16nn< to-day consists ef71'fe Pa'f' contain
,rg thirty hOo tages and, in addition, "1''"h"''
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Bus,ness Notires.
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thinking there Is anything to pay FOR transport
ing them more than other baggage THIS ac.'on
is due primarily to the discussion OF the SUBJECT
by the Touring Club de France an orsahN"-
ton that corresponds. In measure 10 inc
League OF American Whcemen. II Is a'so r's"'
to say. however, that the majority OF the frenc"
railroads have been farsghted enough not 10
oppose this measure
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-28

made already in obedience to sense OF duty
We desire. instead at the end OF work whicn
must have been undertaken with mlsgivines an
which was pursued amid many difficulties ana
discouragements. to express our appreciation OF
the dIsinterested zeal with which 1t was per-
formed From first to last the spirit and de-
meanor of the Commission have been admirable,
and we heartily congratulate Its members upon
the credtable completion Of their onerous task.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-28

1t is said that some merchants would not ser'-
ously object to the widening Of Broadway at
Union Square. inasmuch as that procedure would
give easier access to their places Of business.
This Is less improbable than that the rest Of the
people will consent to surrender part of public
park for the special benefit Of a transportation
company which has always evinced high de-
gree OF disrespect for the rights Of the COM
munity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-28

The Cuban question now seems to have as
sumed this form: Has Consul-General Lee re-
signed because the Administration would not
protect American interests. or is the Adminisra-
ton recalling him because he has tried to pro-
tect American interests?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-28

The Hon. Washington Hesing. postmaster OF
Chicago. wants to for Mayor OF that city
on the attractive platform. Reform and Beans
The platform is brief but its brevity might be
i'm proved II Chicago were familiar with the lin
guistic labor aving devices OF this city Let
the platform be Reform and" Every one knows
that where a phrase ends with the conjunction
and" which has nothing to conjoin the word
'beans" ia understood Witness pork and"
whch every ben vivant in this luxurious me-
tropolis knows is the short for pork and beans"
1t is likely that Chicago. too IS familiar with this
ingenious system OF abbreviation. For Mayor.
then, the Hon Washington Hesing; platform.
Reform and" All understand what Reform"
means, and TO Beans" IT may be explained
here that Mr. Hesing is for a Pingree-like
scheme OF raising them on the city's vacant lots.
Though King George may be ultimately com
PEELED to withdraw his forces from Crete. 1t will
not be forgotten that he played a lone hand
with remarkable tenacity and composure.
G. w. Stevens, an English newspaper man who
recently visited this country, that this city
is at once hideous and splendid. "Uncouth.
"formless. piebald. chaotic. it yet stamps itself
upon you as the most magnificent embodiment
"of titanic energy and force. The very buildings
"cry aloud of struggling. almost savage unregu-
lated strength" He found Boston clean. sweet
and wholesome. and breathing refined golden
mediocrity." Chicago was sordid and savage,
but marvel, and its very houses were instinct
with almost ferocious energy and force" Alto
gether Mr.. Stevens is an Improvement on the
average critic who comes over TO do this coun-
try He gets somewhere near the truth here and
there.
/
II the effort to purify the Passac River is sue
cessful, Hercules will have to stop boasting
| about his little trick with the Augean stables.
The Infamous Huckleberry Railroad. born in
| corruption and swathed with iniquity. is trying
10 grab bridge across the Harlem River. This
road has been cheating the taxpayers since It's
birth Its predatory scheme should be smashed
The bicycle baggage question has reached
! France and has been settled with neatness
and dispatch which Will be the envy OF the
wheelmen in America. who have TO besege one
Legislature after another to secure the prvi-
leges they deem themselves entitled to. The
Minister Of Public Works has simply issued a
note Of warning to the railroad companies. d-
recting them 10 remove from their schedules OF
| rates all mention OF bicycles. Bicycles are bag
| gage. he goes on TO say. and there should be
] nothing to mislead the travelling public into
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-28

TIE 7,1Sunt to-day consists ef71'ff PH'f'' f'"'am-
,rg thirty t7uo tagrs, ana, in addition '1r'"f|r''
eole,ed pictorial ufrkiy Of '''fff" fasf5' Sf| ""'
,ony nfpsdealt, sntthrs 20" 1oiti complete fHf''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-28

Though King George may be ultimately COM
PEELED to withdraw his forces from Crete. 1t will
not soon be forgotten that he played lone hand
with remarkable tenacty and composure.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-06

conductors. but how Commissioner Donald
VIII like this disregard of rules remains To-
be seen.
In commenting on the promotion of Will
lam Gibson. who recently left the Big Four
TO take service with the Baltimore & Ohio.
the Baltimore Sun says: Mr.. William
Gibson, VINO has fbeenf acting as assistant
TO General Manager Greene. OF the Baltl-
more & Ohio Railroad. will tomorrow be-
come assistant general superintendent of
the lines east of the Ohio river. Mr., Greene
and General Superintendent Fitzgerald be-
lieve that the weight of the operation of
the Baltimore * Ohio property lies between
OF an active. earnest and capable assistant
TO the general superintendent mas been felt
for some time and prompted the promotion
of Mr.. Gibson"
The passenger officials at this point are
receiving a supply of orders for inter
changeable 5.000-mile tickets. with photo
graph. TO be issued by the Central paSsen-
ger committee. The tickets are not TO be
sold by agents. but obtained from the COM
mittee in Chicago after the ticket agent
has furnished the applicant one of the
blank orders, which must be filled in by the
applicant personally. The application is to
be forwarded to Commissioner Donald with
800 and an unmounted photograph, after
which the ticket may be sent to any ticket
agent that the applicant may designate.
AT the meeting of the committee to-day in
Chicago the question of permitting bag
gage to be checked on the ticket without
securing an exchange ticket from a ticket
agent will be considered. The trouble here
tofore has been that when baggage was
disposition TO check more pieces of bag
gage than permissible when the checkmen
were rushed or careless. while books were
loaned in order 10 have baggage checked.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-06
LOCAL GOVERNMENT LAWS.
Legislature VIII He Asked tn Permit
Appointment of a Commission.

The committee appointed by the State
Board of TO look after the ques-
ton OF revising the law concerning the To-
cal government of cities. towns. counties
and townships held a meeting yesterday
afternoon i'm the law Office Of A. L.. Mason.
chairman of the committee. The other
members of the committee are Lucius b.
Swift. John W. Linck. DIR. j. n. Smart,
Russell NJ. Seeds and w. ii. Craig IL
was decided TO issue a pamphlet containing
the addresses upon the subject made at the
recent meeting OF the State board. and 10
distribute IL to the press of the State and
the members OF the Legislature. ,
1t was also determined TO ask the Legisla-
ture to pass a bill authorizing the Governor
10 appoint a commission of three persons.
no more than two from the same political
party. as a board of revision. This board is
authorized by the bill to prepare a compila-
ton and revision Of the general laws OF the
State governing all municipal corporations.
and to suggest such amendments or altera-
lions as il may deem proper and report TO
the next General Assembly. For the ex-
penses of the work the bill authorizes the
Governor to 4, make an TO the
board not exceeding 81. 500 "A year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-06
BILLS THE WOMEN WANT.


There was an unusually large attendance
at the meeting of the Local Council of
Women yesterday afternoon at the Propy-
la.um. Mrs. Emil wuIschner, the presi-
dent, was in the chair. The first hour was
devoted to the business of the council and
"A lengthy report was made by the legisla-
tive committee. This committee. under the
direction of the councils lawyer, has pre-
pared three bills to come before the L.egis-
lature during it's session. The first is in
regard to compulsory education. the second
for the privilege of woman suffrage at the
school election and the third TO raise the
age of consent to eighteen years. Each was
discussed by the members and Endorsed by
the council. The council also offered its in
dorsemcnt TO the bill TO be presented sep
arating the educational and penal depart
ments of the Woman's Reformatory by the
erection of an institution for the former
on State ground west of the Insane Hos
pital. Mrs. Henry ID. Pierce. who was the
delegate from the council 10 the meeting
of the executive OF the Nation
al Council held in Boston early in Deem
Der. gave on interesting report of the seS-
sions held. the entertainments given and
Of the personnel of the committee. of which
Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson is president. OF
Susan Il. Anthony ana key. nina Shaw
and others. A paper was passed through
the council for signatures TO "A petition Il
prohibit the manufacture and sale OF Gig
arettes i'm the State of Indiana.
The address of the afternoon was made
BY Mrs. MAY Wright Sewall on suffrage
Mrs. Sewall was one of the earliest adyo
Gates of suffrage in this city and was pres
ident OF the first and only suffrage SO
ciety. Mrs. Sewall briefly .recounted TN.
early antagonism to suffrage, when tn
chaNe was made that IL would take womal
from her home. and hearth and unfit hei
for domestic life. The later charges arr
that II Is not hitting nor proper fol womeI
to vote. In four new States, Wyoming
Utah. Colorado and Idaho, the CITIZENSHIP
of women is acknowledged. The most re
cent effort OF the suffrage society 10 gair
suffrage has been In California and a greai
fight was made there. When the election
occurred IL was found that outside of San
Francisco Il majority of sos was I'm favor
OF IL. but in the city OF San Francisco q
majority OF 21.ooc was against IL. and thi:
fact was attributed TO the ignorance of ths
vote in the slums. MrsAswaH also re-
viewed the referendum - Massachusetts
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-06

Baltimore American.

D6itliAlOit III th
MIR. X. b. Gruelld. OF indianapolis. author
or the critical and descriptive notes on
the Walters Art Gallery. has a number of
AS "A water-color artist Mr.. Gruelie is not
seen at his best. He is evidently not famiI-
lar WITH the medium: his coloring is crude.
and there is a lack of atmosphere. But
turning from his water-colors TO his oils.
one L. a~greeably surprised at the excel
lence OF his work. In a study made on the
Potomac river at Washington the DISPOSE
ton OF forenoon light is well expressed.
Struggling through a sky OF mist. that is
luminous with imprisoned rays. the light
fails In a broad. softened path across the
water. leaving the city, with its varied
shipping. in a blush haze. In the fore
and dry OF the shore. then stretches a
wide strip of sand and grass I'm strong
contrast OF the Swallowed city I'm the dis
lance The Sheepfold.' which is decided
~ an interesting study. Il strong in color
Ing. intense. and. perhaps. not quite true.
The representation Is OF a hot day. I'm which
the burning sun. Just passed the meridian,
intensifes the reda-sh-yellow OF the clay.
and floods with golden light the full foliage
OF summer. Under a large tree In the fore
ground. that casts a sharply-defined shad-
ow on the field. A group of sheep lie OF
stand In the cooling shade. while over the
are going toward the fold that stands al
the edge OF the woods In the background
Floating from the horizoI. a few clouds
mere bits OF fleece swim In the clear sky
as III dissolving with heat. There il excel
lent atmosphere in this painting. and a
certain hardness seen is the effect Of strone
Light
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-06
STEs MERs.

when on n certain day a vote i'm regard
to the feeling in the State on suffrage was
taken. All men and women over twenty
one were permitted to express a choice.
over 200. 600 voted i'm favor of woman suf-
frage and i'm Boston alone 10000 expressed
the desire to vote. All had to be registered
and pay the poll tax of 81. In Great Britain
women vote on all questions that men DO,
except for the election of members of Par
lament. 1t has been found that women or
this country do not take as much interest
i'm municipal affairs as i'm England.
School suffrage is different I'm various
States. The charge is made that women do
not vote when they have the chance An
interesting situation exists at present in
Maryland. a petition will be sent TO the
coming Legislature asking If by the four
teenth amendment the women Of Maryland
are not entitled to vote at all general eiec-
tions. The conduct of women at the polls
i'm States where they vote has been studied
and reporters were sent to Colorado from
California and New York and other States
In conclusion Mrs. Sewall asked: IF four
States have suffrage, why should not all
States have IL? l do not indorse the view
that women are better than men: men arc
az good as women. but the strength and
the weaknesses of each are different. DIFF
ferent men make different uses of their
power for good or evil i'm their business and
their homes. and so / have seen women
do the same" Following the talk, which
was short on account of Slrs. Sewall be-
ing i'll. there was an informal discussion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-06
Hfgh-Grade Locomotives.

Tn transportation department of the
Baltimore < Ohio Southwestern is proud
of its new locomotives. built after the
plans and specifications of the Garstang en-
CINE on the Big Four. An official of the
road sends a report of several runs re-
Gently made on the Baltimore AZ Ohio
Southwestern between Chillicothe and Gin
cinnati. as follows: Dec. "A. train No. ).
engine No. %, Engineer Row, regular equip
ment three cas-. Chillicothe 10 Cincinnati.
s1.7 miles. . hours 10 minutes: average. 43.5
miles per hour; run made at night. Dec.
"a, train No. D, engine No. 90, Engineer
Huffman Chiilicothe to Cincinnati. 2 hours
IL minutes, usual equipment. A train ran
from Chillicothe TO East Norwood in |
hour and 80 minutes: distance. S7.2 miles
No. ). engine No. 90. Engineer Huffman.
Chillicothe to Cincinnati, = hours 10
minutes.