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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-09

49, n-,o Louise Burge will begin course OF
'i'ss nn "poe,ry" at the Hotel 81. George BROOK
-dov at 1880 O'Clock The subject OF the hrs'
iyn. TO- Iii he .Old English Ballads
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-09

,,r. D. c. wickham. OF NO. 20 Sou.n iS''S 9
,r,h.st. Washington. a member OF 'ne !, ., -
has Just been made counseHor o' VIC x.'rna,and
,.n She vas appointed by Mrs william
mo".. GLADE the founder OF the society. Mrs
,,a,,nor win begin this week 10 organize the
ph,Ielpha branch. She formerly myea u n ihs
cifv and il one OF the most ac'''e WI "
New-Engend Society
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-09

Tho Maria Louise Hines Home Mount vernon "
cornerstone Of which was laid few days ago !.
e!te Of j. d. Hines as mei'oi'a' ~ n,s 80
e -, \ nart OF the Nartburs Orphan Asylum
70 form ,a,bps pa to be iOx15 feet. four stories
height the na SreR With aa anp.
ssa,ions for seventy-nve persons
The times., 1897-06-29
QUEEN VICTORIA SLOW PAY.
She Owes Faucier S10O for. a
Much PriZed Dog.

GAINESVILLE, WIS, June 2s.-Queen Vic
toria is said to be debtor to resident
OF this city TO the amount Of Sip9. DR..
William Horne sa Us thatshe owes him that
sum.
In 1S4S DIR. Horne, then a resident OF
Engl and, was the owner of a val liable
Newfoumil and dog. George Z. Horne, a
brother Of the doctor, who is now in
Australia, was, during his residence in
Engi and, acquainted with members of-the
royal fanil Y, and especially. with Prince
Albert. Mr.. Horne frequently had busi-
ness transactions with the prince, and once
told him of the merits of this much -prized
dog. The idea Of the animal finding q
place in the Queens Kennels seemed TO
please tue prince, and a deal was at onne
closed. The price agreed on was f20.
Weeks, months and years passed, the
doctor says, and yet he did not receive his
money for that dog. nor did he even re-
ceiye thanks. Several letters frora The
doctors pen were addressed to different
members OF the royal tamil y asking for an
expI anation, but none OF them was an
swered.
Tho doctoris now Of theopinion that the
prospects of receiving his pay from the
Queen are not the bnghtest. and he has
charged the $1O0 to his profit and loss
account.
The times., 1897-06-29
Circulation Statement.
WASHINGTON. TUESDAY. JUNE 2s.
AT the Tariff Fair.

The merry game of draw goes on in the
Senate. Here and there a player drops out,
overcome by the heat. But the tariff ex-
perts shuttle and Geai again and he crowd
draw what cards they want and make
their bets The time draws near TO close
the game. Itlags now. Allthe professionals
have realized what winnings they were
after, or nearly so.
! Yesterday, hides went over because Sem
etor Smith was not feeling well. Some
body or other made good thing when
gauese ore with 81 a ton tariff on it. The
output os this raw material is very limited
In the United States and the average
quality of the American product COM
parstively poor. A dollar ton will gave
q faue eve TO the pauper manganese of
other lends, and Virginia, Tennessee and
Alabama farmers may. find it worth their
While To dig for the purple mineral.
The day does not appear to have been
prolific Of sensations. The grave and rev
erend Senators dallied with cross cut
saws without injury to their feelings or
fingers, and other items of iron and steel
were pushed along Senator Smith, feel
fng better, commenced set speech, but
took rest for a few minutes while Sen
ator Vest prodded tile Republicans with
the late Mr.. Blaine's letter on hides TO
Mr. Mckinley. Then Senator Smith walked
into the trusts, and especially into Mr.
Armour, The eminent Republican butcher
OF Chicago. This precipitated small
quarrel between Mr.. Hoar and Mr.. Allen,
and Mr.. Stewart took a hand.
1t was not much of a day, either as
10 instruction or amusement. But today
there is promise of better things The
Wild West Show is expected to give a
thrilling presentation of the process of
taking the hide off of the Republican
party by raising the price of the poor peo-
pies shoes.
The times., 1897-06-29
GOLD HUNTING IN NEW YORK.
Precious Particles that Have Es-
caue,i From the Assay Office.

New York., June 2S-A committee of
three expert employees of the, Treasury De-
partInent, al Washington, is now at work
at the local assay office. supervising the
ANIMAL settlethent of the accounts of the
Ineiter and refiner, B T. Martin. and he
verification. of the accounts of the ssper.
intcnGent of ADMINISTRATION, A ndreW Mason,
for the fiscal year ending June 80 There
is now in the assay office about 81 o.
100000, of which about S14,0oe, GOO is
bullion and the rest coin
The work began. with a sweeping of the
assay office roof, to get thereby the stray
PARTICLES of the precious metals that mi Ght
have. escaped through the chiInneys The
furnaces and fIues viii be torn dow H. anu
the vats,. chimneys,. and floors will lie
soraped- The material thus obtained. viii
be put into cruGiblee nd reduced.
Apropos- of this, occupants of the build
ing adjoining the assay office complained
recently of certain fumes which they
said came from the institution These
fumes Were due to vapor from the gold
stcws- below escaping. and permission was
obtained from the owners, of the building
TO sweep the roof An assay of these
sweepfngs; showed eptds at the. rate OF
S2e6 to the ton. At various times the
roofs Of other tMiEdings near the assay
office have been swept. Sweepings from
the roof Of the subtreasury, which is
directly to the west have yielded good
resulrsi
The times., 1897-06-29
rAYMAsTER coRw1NE,s CASE.
The Newport. Grand Jury Fails t0
Find an indictments.

Newport K. T., June 26.-The civil case.
against Pay master John Oorvine, y. 5. ~,
charged with obtaining money under false
jury. today at the June session of the
supreme court. Corwire casbed check
for $4,000 at a local bank. but payment
was stepped at the as5btreesury at Boston,
.'pendine inytstg CATION
The court told the grand jury that it
had been decided that "a cheek is not;
a false. pretense in writing and it is B.
case. for the United States. courts if any
money was taken from the treasury.
The jury failed to find an Indictment
and Corwiue7 will go free but the Federal
authpTi.tes will now arrest him and put
the sentenceof,tte couTt-martiaI- dismissal.
aHtl HtlimprisenInent-in force.
New York, June 2s.- United States Dis
.rict Attorney Pennett, of Brooklyn, pre-
sented to the grand jury today the case
OF the Government against Thomas c.
Smith. formerly president of the Seven
teenttI Ward Bank who s. charged with
having received Government funds from
John CoTwine in payment OF personal
debt. A hearing was held on the matter
last week, and Nh. Bennetts action to-
dag, t is said, was to facilitate, the pre-
.sentation4 of the case.
Corwine S tie ssn-in-taw Of Mr.. Smith.
and Edward NJ Shepard. who appearsfor
Smith. said tie arrest of his client was
made through animus on. the part Of.
Corwiae
The times., 1897-06-29

There I s little doubt that all the special
jubilee ambassadors will be given high
class decorations ty the Queen White
law Reid. we should say, Is moderately
safe to be IN ade X. c. b., or possibly
G.. G NJ. G., while brotier4n-law Mills
ought to get c. B.. and Creighton Webb
and Cooper Hewitt G. NJ. c.. apiece.
None of these gilded youth is in the mill
taxy. or civil service of the United States,
as the special prosperity embassy repre-
sents only the President personally. There
can be no legal bar,to the assumption by
the Tribune IN a II of the pleasant title Sir
whitelaw Reid, G.. G.. NJ. G.''
The times., 1897-06-29

| kept i'm ignorance OF the extent to which
popular rcsentrnent against such course
is rife throughout the country. At least
he must know that the Grand Army en-
camRment OF his own State has declared
FOL immediate recognition OF belligerenoy,
and that the organization OF the American
people everywhere In behalf Of justice,
liberty. and humanity is growing in force
and fervor.
What is the reason for his supine sub
mission to the Spanish Influence that tcn-
veiopes him? He cannot excuse himself
for delaying recognition of Cuban belIig4
| eency for a single day on any ground
OF honor, manhood or the merits Of the.
case. He has auDpje information that the
Cuban republic has civil government in.
successful operation over nine-tenths of
the Island; that 1t has victorious amy
in the field, holding all that territory, and
today threatening the Butcher. Weyier in
Havana. He knows also that the patriots
possess Il fortified seaport, and that vessels
from this country are always able TO land
their caIgoes within the Jurisdiction Of the
the government of Cuba Lbre, whenever
they5can escape the vigilance OF his Spanish
police patrol.
Then. why does he hesitate2 We are
afraidsit Is because Cuban belligerency Or.
Cuban independence would not suit the
views or interests of Mark Hanna, or Of
that dictator's friends. the Spanish bond
holders and the Sugar. Trust. We fear
that. hence, it has been determined TO
suppress the. Cuban question until the
Congress can be sent home. and the
antoaoily and bond scheme of the Spanish
syndicate in Washington and New York
worked without fear of legislative oppo-
ston.
If there were few American men. with
out distinction of party IN the two houses
of the Congress, this could not happen, and
the Administration would not dare at
teDiptit.- Asit is, we presume that heca-
tosnbs of innocent victims will yet be Of
feredsup ON the altars of the Ohio election
and The bond deal OF the sugar and Spanish
combine. 1t wasnot for nothingthat Mr.. Du-
puy de LONE declared that he wasspending
$4,000 month in Washington, nor that
Spanish correspondents and agents in this
country report to Havana and Madrid.
that President Mckinley is in sympathy
with Spain in the present.ware'
Members OF the Congress may be recreant
to their sacred trust. but they never will
be forgiven by the people of the United
States.
The times., 1897-06-29
The House Morgue.

Yesterday members" of the suppressed
House CT Representatives met" for the
purpose of answering to their names on
Mr.. Dingley's motion 10 adjourn until
Thursday.
They adjourned" with even more than
customary graceand aIaerity. The Autocrat,
having exf fausted his minor wfles to keep
them in proper order and submission, now
bangles the appointment of committees
before final adjournment before their
greedy eyes; and every tail goes IN, In
eager expectation of the salt its wearer
hopes win be plenteously sprinklad uppnit.
Itiis a sad though RIDICULOUS picture of
decaoenoe in the once great representative
body ofthe American people. In popular
estimation it is extinguished and dead.
Batitis not hr kind of dead of which the
country Will 'speak nothing but good"
The times., 1897-06-29

The men .engagedin the cheese and but
ter trade of New York city, representing
the Produce and Mercantile Exchanges,
will give an elaborate banquet, at The
Hotel Savoy, in that city, on Wednesday.
eyef,ing next, with Representative David
F. wilber, of the Twenty-first New York
district. as the guest Of honor. Mr.. WILDER
introdnced- and fathered the bill to shut
out filled cheese, which became aSlaN IN
til" last Congress, anti because oftte kindly
feeling felt toward him ON that account
the banquetis s rendered by the men most
interested and benefited by the new law.
Other invited gnests who will be pres
ent are Representatives. Chlckering, Shcr-
man and Southwick, of New York. Dol
liver. Of Iowa. Tawney, OF Minnesota. ey-
Congressman Cook, of Wisconsin. who was
especially active in securing the passage
of the hill, and others from the House end.
Scr sutoTs Allison and Morrill, are also in
vited, but will not be able to attend on
account of the tariff discussion FIX
Senator David R Hill and Mayor Strong
will also be present.
The times., 1897-06-29
AFTER THE SINGLE TAyERs.
Town Assessors Must Obey Laws os
the Statute Books.

Albany. n. Y, Junes 2s--The State tax
commissioners have issued "a circular let
ter to the assessors of. all. to WIS. in the
State, calm < upon them 10 livesup to the
law in the assessment OF personal property.
Tie letter says that in some town no ef-
fort,is being -rnade to increase. the. assess-
inent of personsl 4groperty, and that prop
.ertys clearly assessabis. is being otpi5ted
from the tax roll in confsrnity with cas-
tom and n disregard of the law, psartie'i-
llarly as regards stocks of gUodssi1 stores.
farming implements and stock above ex-
semption.
The tax law of 1895. while making no
new rule OF assessment, has made many
new provisions for the enforcement OF the
old requirement. that. all property, real
AM personal, not exempt bylaw from taxa
;tian. be assessed at full value These
,provisions, the. commissioners say, rnustsbe
:obeyed-
The times., 1897-06-29

In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Smith OF
New Jersey called attention to- the fact
that a resolution recognizing Cuban tel
ligerency. had been passed by the Senate
and sent to THAT catafalque, or tomb. the
House of Repre- resentatiyes, to be buried by
Republican House, and Republican
Speaker, at the dictation of Republican
President" lie said it was an Insult to
the American people, which they would
rcbuke at the polls. The only thing wrong
about Senator Smiths view S that prob.
ably "a Republican President had as
little to do with suppressing the resolution
as he had 1t is time thatpeople ceased 10
regard this AS the Nc Kinley AdInimstra-
tion.'' Is is the Administration of Hanna
and Havemeyer. Reed is limited part
ner, and the President" is "a placid
fiction "Jobling is the man, not Shorti'
The times., 1897-06-29

If the Democratic party would oIiy
develop a statesmanafterthe fashion of Mr..
QuayitwouId beabl e toeompel the abandon
merit of several iteinsin tue pending taIiff
bill, which are reeking with injustice and
bubbling over with fayoJitisIn- The bill
is honeycombed with Instances of this
class, and the desire Of the Republicans
to huI1yit through is bornof a desire to
eyades exposure. Just how Democrats,
wiling $ they ma y be forthe Republicans
to assume the responsibility of the hill,
canhope to escape ascertain responsibility
OF ttlcir ownin this connections nat pi .liu.
Industries have been attacked srutblessly
by sornefof the rates imposed, and IL the
Democrats ic down and cal inl y submit to
the, tiictation of the Republican managers,
guided by. some mysterious power that is
determining these rates, they cannot he.
held altogether hameless. The hour has
arrived when one determined individual
with the persistency of Mrs Quay can,
force a. surrender. Mr.. Quay did it tlwiIen-
the vii son bil i was up in the Senate, and
any Deyaoerat who cares to- takethe trouble
to protect the people from the robbery
that i being imposed can do the same
thing now Some Democratic QuayoUght
now, to arise and say to the. Republicans,
THUS far In this iniquity shalt thou 80,
and no ia artheT.
The times., 1897-06-29
backing Water ON Cuba.

There is very unpleasant flavor about
the present attitude of President Nc
kinney in regard to Cuba. The ex-
cuse is made that it, has been difficult
to find a desirable person to send as minis
ter 30 Spain, aud that, naturally, this Gov
erpment cannot be expected TO take any
action toward stopping the hellish outrages
of weyler against the peaceful peasants or
the helpless women and children of the isl.
and, until a new legation has been es-
tablished in Madrid. So, we are assured
from. usually inspired sources, that moth
ing is to be done for some weeks to corne
This executive change of base has been
predicted by The Times. 1t followed quite
logically upon the capture of the Senate
by Mr. Hanna. That victory placed the
whole Congress at the feet of Hanna,
HaxerneyeE, and the Spanish bondholdersy
The situation today is-a ma atural sequence.
It is possible that Mr.. Mckinley ls being
The times., 1897-06-29
Pettigrew's Peroration.

Sometimes the utterance OF a mighty
it up for days. This happened to Senator.
Pettigrew, In small way, on Saturday,
when he started to say: All the Repub-
lican party stands for today, inasmuch US
protection, is no longer an issue, and the
South is broken up, is as the champion
of the trusts and the gold standard; as
the special representative of the classes
against the masses
Whether the probable thought that only
a little more than a year ago the speaker
was a member in good standing Of the
political organization he now assailed had
any startling effect upon him as he gave
voice to this Just denunciation he alone
can tell: hut the fact is that the dramatic
scene In the Senate, as the brilliant
Senator from South Dakota halted in his
speech, viii not SOON be forgotten.
In remembering that, his Republican
hearers will do well, likewise, TO re-
member his ominous words. What Senator
Pettigrew declared, the people VIII declare
at, the polls In 1898 and again in 1900
The Republican party has been tried in the
balance and found wanting IN the in
term, it remains for some other national
organization to win the confidence Of the
Country Truth compels us to add that
tb.. rte,,r,cratio Marty haSsuat mazda any
rapid strides in that direction, in con-
nection with the present extra session Of
the Congress
The times., 1897-06-29
SHERMAN ON Trnsts.

II the Hon Mark Hanna were to intro
duce a bin in the Senate today making
IL penitentiary ,offense to buy or fcoerce
voters IN connection with a Preside HtiaI
election, the American people at once
wcuid conclude thatille hadlost his lind
But they would not be emueh rpfe aston
tElied than they must be- at; the latcses
uttcraBces of the aged Secretary of State
onthc subject of trusts,
Itis only just TO make due allowance for
the intellectual eecentricities that Replibe
hcan authorities charge to the account
of Secretary Sherman, and it is but fair TO
courteously handle AN old party war
horse who has been harred and singularIy
outraged by the business, manager of
his national political organization At
the same time, respect for the, eternal
ycritfes ooIspeis us to- remark that the
like of John Sherman rebuidng trusts and
other obnoxious combinations in restraint
of trade and for the oppression of the
masses has not been .seess sinet Satan
rebui1ed Sin in a prehistoric, Republican
caucus
1t is for a father to deny the illegiti-
mate Offspring that reprodnces his fea atrres.
character, and nnanuerisms. with photo
graphic es-actnesst whs.R, otherwise, the
fact OF his paternity, has been proven
and aospitted- It-is. a very, dense and
ilIiterate American who, does not know
that the man whose portrait is the chief
rlural embelH shnaeuts of the Bank Of
England paflors wess the author and
finisher of the system Of gold standard
contraction which. through means and.
methods that need not here be charac@-
tcrized. was secretly fastened upon the
zation. aud which has resulted in more
The times., 1897-06-29

The Proiibitionists of all the continents
ought to petition Queen Victoria not 20
Prince of Wales did in command of tie
Jubilee naval review was. to signal the
general order: ''All hands splice the
main bracei'f II our total abstin ence
friends do not know what that means, sup
pose they inquire at the Bureau of Nayiga-
ton!
The times., 1897-06-29

The Republican renlbersof the Finance
Committee yesterday agreed 10 several
changes. In schedules that have been i'll
disDute, and ttFuss cleared away another
batch Of under brush that had hidcrr the
pathway to a final passage from sig4lt'
Among the matters disposed OF was TIE
conclusion TO leave tue duty ON lead o!e
remain at / 1-2 cents. as reported, ana TO
leave iron ore as originally determined by
the coultnitteea and passed 10y tue House
The proposed duty on tea was LETT open
for future consideration The rate ON pig
lead was increased IL cent a pound. max
ing the duty IA cents Mica, over which
there was quite dispute in. the senate,
has been fixed at 4 centssa pound and -
per cent on manufactured, and : CENTS
and % per cent Oh the manufactured
article The dispute over coaltar dyes
is ended by the action of yesterday. which
lifts napthazarin black and all last oiack
ooal-tar dyes from the free list, aud I'M
posing a duty OF % per cent, change
whichis estimated to add several hunired
thousands OF dollars to the reyenue power
of the bill Fashion plates and InanGaEese
ore were also taken from the free list and
made dutiable-
The times., 1897-06-29

MFR. Hear had the Republican members of'
the Finance Committee in hot water yester-
day. The Republicans haze agreed that
they should not engage in debate, IN order
that the time for the consideration OF he
tariff till might be shortened. and, In cor
formity with that agreement, the Demo-
Gratis were yesterday doing all the talk
ing. The discussion of the leather schedule
drifted offto q adiscnssion of trusts, whereas.
Mr. HoaI, chairman of the Committee n
the. Judiciary, could no longer restrain
himself. He s. known for his garrulossness7
and readiness to. talk about things fega-d-
less, of whether he is posted or rot. He
jumped into this discussions. attacked state
ments made on the Democratic side of the
chamber, and ga the enemy material for
another day uf debate if they see fit TO Use
IL. All the. time Mr.. Allison and Mr.. Flatt,
VINO had been endeavoring 10 expedite mat
tiers, bore the ordeal lwithill-eoBcealed lni-
patience, accompanied by frequent whis-
pered cons ult ATOMS. Mr.. Hoar finally
concluded his talk, and the De1Deratss
pr seeded to reply TO his attack, the iinIue-
diafe. siit ,ect ana tier having been forgotten
Mr.. Hear. with his capacity FOR. putting.
his fout into things, had done. the very
thing the Republican leaders have, been
fer weeks ssendearciings 10 prevent.
The times., 1897-06-29

1t is being vigorously asserted by very
many newspapers that no osaffron-hued citi
zens, with their eyes cut bias and their
in Hawaii. circumference seemssto be that,
if a mans eyes are notsset straight in his
head be cannot be. ex pected to see straight.
The times., 1897-06-29
CAPITOL NEWS: AND GOSSIP.

congressman who have been giving the
subject their attention say that as soon
as the Treasury is ON a financial basis
that Will admit of it the system of rural
free delivery which Mr.. Wanamaker first
established experimentally is likely to
become quite general in all the populous
parts of the country. In discussing this
matter recently, MIR Machen, superintendent
OF the free delivery system, said: Rural
free delivery has been a. success in the
districts where it has been tried, but its
general application to the whole United
States would be a great waste OF money.
1t undoubtedly would be worth the ex.
penditure whe re the popuiation is normally
dense, but in some OF the Western States,
where tie distances. to be covered are,
abnormal, its inauguration would be in
adv isable"
Postmaster General Gary is favorable
TO rural free delivery, and fully alive TO
the needs of the service. AS soon rs he
has an opportunity, he has told Congress
man, he viii extend the service wherever
possible.
The times., 1897-06-29

As It may be presumed that Canton
will be Que OF the few places in vs. hich the
Fourth of July church services will not
be devoted to the cause of bleeding Cuba.
perhaps ii is as well that Mr.. Mckinley
should % there for the occasion. Else
where, and particularly in Washington,
it would be hard for him to escape from
that painful subject.
The times., 1897-06-29
Eorcefui Oogitations.

tEron the Omaha W0rid-Herald-1
Speaking of ttes ggasiing corpDretioni
rnaBa gers thesNesv York World asks, do
these. Trep,e never lcoissforwnrd to- 1905
and Il hink2" WescaEnDt sey, but the suf-
ferers re.leoksng forward TO 91a aIEsl
doing a power o. thinking.
The times., 1897-06-29

Itis reported from Hayaua that &c, 900
Spanish soldiers recently have been stricken
either with yellow fever or dysentery, and
terrible. This is d cheerful opening for
Weyler'ss graTd, campaign against the
armies Of the republic in the field.