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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-12
THE FOREIGN SERVICE.

The Cabinet by which President Mckinley
will he assisted and advised has now been
largely chosen. and the selections. 80 far HS
they have been made known. have in an I'M
usual degree commanded The approval of the
Nation Mr.. Mcknlcy's own party i we'll sat
i.dcd. the thousands of Sound Money Demo
Gratis who voted for him declare their conf
dcnce in him well vndicated. and even his
most implacablp foes find their criticism 81
fenced With such an earnest Of It's make
up an admirable Administration throughout
is clearly Indicated This promise is strength
cncd by what has been revealed in The Trib-
uncs correspondence from Canton of Mr.. Me
Klnlcys intentions concerning the foreign ser
vice. which is really one of the most important,
though often most sighted. departments of The
Government.
The chief diplomatic and consular places,
perhaps dozen in all are now receiving the
PrcSident-elcctS attention. and he is preparing
To fill them. suon af;cr his own inauguration on
the same admirable principles and with the
same care and discretion that have governed
the choice of his Cabinet. The increasing in
timacy of American rcaionS with other com
tries. the extension Of commercial and political
interests and 81 proper elevation of some Of
our rtprr>' natives 10 NllblsSadorlai RANK, All
mark the value Of the diplomatic service to the
country and he STABILITY OF having all
places filled according 10 fitness and efficiency
That Mr.. Mckinley Will so fill them may he
taken aS absolutely assured
The placos Of less prominence, which are
however. of proporiionaicly equal Importance
will be filled later The President will consider
each one Oh lis individual merits, and endcavor
10 put into II the man best qualified 10 fiji IT,
without regard 10 personal favor or TO political
pull In this respect his labors will be some
what lightened by the reforms already es,ab-
lished in the consular department. Many Of
the offices are now under Civil Service rules,
and are to he filled by men whose fitness has
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-12
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-12

hand. and TO the most rlgid restriction or pur'
chases and orders on the other. grows in strength
very rapidly with every increase OF the de-
mands by combination beyond strictly reason
able profits. But there are other combinations
which have steadily reduced prices giving the
public in large measure the benefit of improved
methods and economies in manufacture ana
handling and thereby have been able To mann
tain ,hemse thus far against all competition.
When legislators study these lessons closely
they will at least find most valuable guidance
in respect to the character of laws best adapted
10 promote the public welfare
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-12
syOPy ABOUT TIE MAYOR DENIED.
MR. BARKER DECLARES 1T fAI~>h 81"
DENTArIY TELLS WHY NEW-fohhHi'
PAYS DOUBLE TAXES.


A visitor called on President Barker AT '"'
DEPARTMENT Yesterday and. after relc'in'e ~
building Superintendent COnstabes alleseo "i''
cry Of a violation OF the building Jaws Dy ''"SO'
Strong asked Mr.. Barker II, when the "ayo' 49,
into Office he was not in default In regard " '"N
atiCn .
'Tr such a ropori is anoat." replied pressure"
Barker Il can brand II as without lo"""" '''''
Mayor Stronz's name has appeared on the ooohS VI
the Tax Department IN three different cap"''"''
for Il long time
Just in connection with this matter am ~
minded of an Incident Shortly after Mr.. Strong De-
came Mayor a gentleman of very commanding hp-
pearancc came TO this office and presented cara
Of Introduction. The card was from prominent
gentleman in this city and commented the De"re'
10 my consideration. Ny caller began by saying
TINT he was a personal friend Of william j" strong
that he was in the drygoods business; that he was
reformer; that he had known Mr. Strong for very
many wears, that he was opposed 10 peISoldl t"Ao
zion and now as this an ADMINISTRATION cou
ttoed by Mr. Strong he did not feel that ne snouiu
be assessed on the amount of personal properly
that ne had beer assessed on for many years. MI
Strong he said was as able 10 pay a personal as
scssment as he was | told him that ne could. py
M, senting evidence the Tax Corninlssloh"FS td
he was unjustly taxed. have his tax reduced, ana
skcd him II he would be willing 10 nave lnc sdn'
assessment ana pay tax on the same sum a, ,,n
ally thai Mr.. Strong had paid taxes on IVf d nun
her of years He said Yes. willingly. L HnfntuI.
ately sent for the books OF record, ana IouhI IN
Mr. Strong had been assessed. for years, AT double
the amount that tie complainant mad been dsSes6t,
As a consequence. he has for the last TWO Volts pdiu
double what he had paid on FOR the previous 3'"''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-12
TO RECEIVE GRANTS TOUB.

MAYOR STRONG APPOINTS \ COMMITTEE or ONE
HUNDRED TO ACT OK THE PART OF THE CITY.
Mayor Strong yesterday sent circular letter 10
one hundred we-known citizens. asking them 70
serve on the committee 10 have charge or the '*e'
cisos incident TO the formal transfer TO the CITY o
the Grant monument The Mayor says IN hls IhN-
tation; "The transfer by the Grant Monument AS
ISOLATION to the city of the tomb OF the lHustrous
General imposes upon the city trust IN Whic"
every citizen should have a proper pride. am
extremely DESTROYS that the committee or Which
you have been appointed member should pegih
it's Iabors at once, and perfect with great care
the necessary arrangements for 50 important an
event as the on: which calls IL together.
The committee Is to meet In the Governor
room Of the city Hall tomorrow at noon i IS
connDocp6 follows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-12
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-The Greek Government an
ncunced its intention to intervene forcipN III
Crete Turkey has appealed TO the POWERS LOT
eid - Fire in ottawa did much damage III
tbe Dominion Parliament buildings -- KING
Malietoa has offered amnesty TO Matafa and the
other exiled Samoan chiefs. --- Several ocean
liners were delayed the English coast by
fogs.
CONGRESS- branches in session. -
Senate: The Arbitration Treaty was under as
cussion most of the day; the Diplomatic ana
Consular Appropriation bill was passed = =,
House: A bill to provide for refunding the bond
ed debt of the Territories and the Forthcatohs
Appropriation bill We're passed.
DOMESTIC--The Carnegie Steel Company
made a further cut in the price Of steel rails
10 S14 % a ton; several thousand men nave
been put to work result of the rate war.
- The Illinois Court OF Appeals decided that
outside trust companies could not operate IN
that State without making surety deposlts the
same as domestic concerns. -- isaac t. fot-
ter OF New-York was elected president Of the
League of American Wheelmen by the Ma
tional Assembly in Albany. -- TWO employees
Of the Library of Congress were held for trlai
In Washington. charged with stealing valuable
autographs from the Library
CITY-John d. Rockefeller promised $2O,ooO
toward the payment of the Indebtedness OF the
Baptist Home and Foreign Missionary societies
Marshals seized the church house OF the
Baptist Tabernacle result or the cOnten-
items between the pastor DR.. ID. c. Potter and
the Baptist City Mission Society. - cap
tain PhilO Norton McGifhn. commander of the
Chinese ship Chen Yucn in the Battle of the
Yalu committed suicide by shooting at the Post
Graduate Hospital. == The AriOn ball. which
was held at the Madison Square Garden was
great success Chauncey NJ. Depew was
elected chairman of the Board Of Control Of the
Joint Traffic Association. == The annual cleo
tion Of the NeW-YOrk Yacht Club was held
- Stocks dull and lower.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day
Snow and warmer. The temperature yesterday
Highest 81 degrees; lowest. %; average, BIZ.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-12

Observers Of conditions In Florida say thdt
che great freeze Of %" taught thar STATE o"e
If the most valuable lessons thar adversely ec'
drummed in with its rattan. Formerly the o'a'e
lived by its oranges. There was trustiul pe''el
that the maker of the weather had estaphSheu
somewhere north of Florida a dead line which
winter could not cross The people were un-
deceived Now their crops are diversified. Ihere
IS nearly as much money In truck farming the
raising Of peas beans. lettuce. strawberr'es' po-
ta,oes and such vegetables for Northern winter
markets as in orange growing ana IL Is Tar
more certain I'm the southern part the FARMERS
have found that pneapples can Ie raised al a
great profit. All in ALL the prosperity OF the
state Is likely to reach much more stable con-
ditIOn than ever before
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-12
RECEPTION ~ THE WHITE HORSE.

Washington. Feb. n.-ohicers OF the Army. the
Navy and the Marine Corps were the guests OF
honor at the reception given tonight by the Presi
dent and Mrs. Cleveland. the third OF the series OF
official evening functions The crowd was large
Nearly every officer brought at least woman
and most OF those who attended were acquainted
the affair one of less formaty than those that
preceded It. In the large East Room military and
naval floral embems were displayed and the apa rt-
ment, like the others thrown open for the pur-
poses OF the reception was profusey decorated with
palms and other growing plants.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-12
vry r0P THE urNIcIp4L ASSEMBLY,.
COLONEL BLISS SHOWS THAT THEIR CHARACTER
Is Not LIKELY To BE ~ HIGH ~ THE
GREATER NEW YORK COMMIS-

Is NOT LIKELY To BE * HIGH ~ THE
GREATER NEW YORK CoMMIS
sIoN THINKS.
George Bliss the well-known lawyer of this city,
has written an open letter to General BENJAMIN +.
Tracy the chairman of the Greater New-fork
Commission expressing disapproval of the charter
provisions for a Municipal Assembly. Among the
statements in the letter are the following
You are convinced that the people have been edu-
Gated and will choose better men than they have
done in the past, and that the increased powers
and emoluments will induce better men to SEEK
election to the Municipal Asse mbly. Even II We
grant that this Is So you utterly overlook the fact
and it is Il hard. cold fact-that the people won
ge; "A chance o select better men. even II they de-
sire do say unhes.tatingly that neither me
Republican nor the Democratic organization VIII, IN
the long run present Tor Me- ssembIy any
considerable number of candidates whom you VIII
dare 10 say are good and tit men to have the great
powers you give them. Inc mere once
seekers those who have equitable business. II
they have any except politics, are IN the majority
in influence and usually in numbers. and they Sc
Inct the candidates Cor the purely local offices in
the Assembly districts. The question OF candidates
for the higher places-the Mayor ana IN" simiiar
of1cers-occ,iDics the attention of the unsel1sn,
while the candidate for the Beard OF Aldermen
and il will. feel sure be the same with the Munc-
primary pervades tn" liquor saloons seeks the
support OF the district leader or leaders, and Is
nominated as a matter Of course or. If there Is "A
contest. IT is not between a good ana a pad man.
but between men Of equal unitress:
The path of safety lies in building the powers
of our Board Of Estimate and Apportionment
and our Commissioners Of Sinking Fund. bodies
whom the breath OF suspicion has never touched
The suggestion that. If your system doesn't work
well the Iegisla ture change it looks 10 pos
sible intervention of the powers AT Albany a snSu-
lar suggestion in this homc~rue epoch. Moreover.
saddle upon us the Municipal Assembly. with rs
powers. emouments and opportunities, and II VIII
require a long period of misgovernment before the
rangement will suit too well the political machines
and the "worser element" in both parties.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-12

been proved by examination or by former ser,
vice in those or other places. 1hat eNc'''en'
rrInclplc first cnuncIatcd and consistently '"'
vocnted by the Republican party, VIII unpu''
tionably be maintained by President McN'"r''
and a consequent general improvement III '''
character and efficiency Of the CONSULAR SUI
vice may confidently be anticipated
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-12

/ BENJAMIN -. Siilimsn.
John II. Starln.
.nomas q. Smith.
Lispenard stewart.
Gen. Wager Swayn~.
Hamilton Mex TvOmbly.
Frederick -. Tapp
Charles l.. Tiffany.
Charles y. Taintor.
Frank Tilford.
Cornelius Vanderbilt.
William X. Vanderbilt.
George " Van H)es@n.
Alfred Van San'yoOrd.
William &. whitney.
Gen. Stewart l.. NoOlfOrc.
Ben iamin Wood.
Charles II. Woodman.
VIM. Rhlnelander Stewart.
Gen. Louis Fitzgerald.
Worthington Wni'ehOuse.
William Berri.
Mayor +. W. Wursi-r.
Charles \. Moore.
Francis NJ. Scott.
/ Gen. Arson .. MccOok.
John Jeroloman.
4 Ashbel T.. Fitch,
I Theodore Roosevelt
J. Adriance Bush.
John X. Van Werner.
Charles II. Webb.
william Il. Grace.
Walter &. ellison.
Job T.. Hedge.
Charles \. Schleren.
John \. Sleicher.
/ Gen Edward {. Brien.
Gen. Thomas =. Hubbard.
Foster Coates.
Henry l.. Einstein.
Gardner q. Rowland
z. .. Alexander.
Edwin liinstein
4 Frederick :. Gibbs.
Gen. Samuel Thomas.
Gen. \. Noel Blakeman.
Wilbur r. Wakeman.
\. II. Steele.
Arthur l.. Merriam.
Isaac y. Sel'gm1n,
Horace White.
W. !. Arlt-ll.
Thomas l.. James.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-12

It is gratifying to see that the authorities OF
Trinity Cemetery are not disposed 10 throw
needless obstacles in the way Of the scheme for
extending Riverside Drive nOrthward even If
part of the cemetery grounds is taken for the
proposed new parkway. So far as can be
Judged their position is a reasonable one, ana
no one can blame them for not wishing to sur
render any portion Of the cemetery occupied by
graves unless il is really necessary to do so.
The unoccuped part near the river they are
willing to give up to the use Of the public, ana
there ought 10 he difficulty in making a
satisfactory arrangement for carrying th' drive
past the cemetery at short distance from the
waterfront
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-12

There would be sense in requiring three-ceht
fare the short cable railroad in Mohtague-s''
Brooklyn, We're II not that passengers are trans
ferred from 1t TO nearly a dozen other lines
reaching all parts Of the city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-12

There is proposition at Albany /" '"' 80,
the pensions paid to policemen IN this '''S,
,s , movement in exactly The wrong direction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-12

General Horace Porter.
Herman -. Armour.
Samuel y. Babcock.
George +. Baker.
Cornelius y. Bllss.
Calvin :. Brice.
Gen. Daniel Butteriield.
Matthew g. y. Borden,
Andrew Carnegie.
John Clafl!n.
JGsenh n. choate.
Col. lie Grand Il. Cannon,
James ". Constable.
Henry ". Cannon,
col. \. V Il. rruger,
Gen. e. II. r. col.is.
william \. c0pp.
AIonzo Il. Cornell.
Chauncey NJ. DepeW.
Charles \. Dana,
Gen. Grenvil,e NJ. Dodge,
Gen. Thomas T. Eckert.
Richard T. Greener.
Coils i. Huntington.
Abram :. Hewitt.
Theodore 4. Havemeyer.
Horace l.. iIotchkiss,
Morris *. Jesup.
Gilbert T.. Jones.
Augustus -. Juilliard.
Charles l.anier.
Woodbury. I.angdOn.
j. Pierpont Morgan.
Darius .. NILS.
Levi +. Morton.
Richard \. McIurdy.
Gen. Martin T. Mcmahon,
John A. McCaH.
Samuel Mcmillan.
Frederic Z. Olcott.
Cornelius Reilly.
Alexander T.. orr.
Oswald Ottendorf"r.
Joseph PulitZN.
James e. Reed.
Whitelaw Reid.
Elihu Root.
John \. stewart.
charles :. Smith.
Arson +. stokes.
Samuel Sloan.
William l.. strong.
!. Edward simmons,
J. :. T. Stranahan,
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1897-02-01
CHRISTIAN CITIZENSHIP.
Loyalty to Truth Brings Power.
John G.. Woolley.

I suppose that perhaps the most serious
thing after all that ails the temperance re-
form in this country is that about 95 per cent
of the Christian voters are twisted out of
shape trying to ride prohibition religion and
has power who opens every door and window
of his soul and cries, "Shine in, shine out,
shine far and wide, oh, Light of the world and
I will stretch myself up to the expanded Wis
ion! Speak to me, oh Spirit of the Infinite,
and if I cannot understand the words Alright I
will at all events follow the voice until I learn
the language. Walk upon the waves, Thou
whose way is in the sea, and I will grid my
fishers coat about me and plunge in and if
my faith fail and I SINK lift thou me up again.
strong Son of God, and will try again and
again, until catch the footing of the waves
and learn to walk with Thee upon the sea-"
There is no such thing as township truth, or
Rockford truth or methodist truth, or pres
byterian truth, or Christian Endeavor truth,
or EpwOrth League truth, or republican truth,
or democratic truth, or Sunday truth, or sci
entlfc truth. Truth is truth and that is all
there is about it, and every soul that makes an
absolute and unconditional surrender of itself
to that truth, by that act, then and there gets
all truth and all power and he knows it. You
never hear a man like that say "I would if I
could but can't" You never hear man like
that say, II am ready to do right whenever
public sentiment is up to it, but what is the
sense of trying to do right now" "How long
will it take?" "What will be the effect upon
my party?"
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1897-02-01
DemOrest Medal Contests.

These contests in prohibition oratory are an
excellent form of entertainment for town or
country and they bring the truths of our re-
form in most pleasing and effective manner
to the attention of the people. The Demor-
est Bureau supplies silver medals free to the
young person in any community who shows
greatest ability in publicly rendering a pro-
hlblt1on recitation. Holders of silver med
al may compete for gold medal. Larger gold
and diamond medals are also offered. Hun
dreds of contests have been held in this state
and yet many communities have never enjoy
ed one. P. B. Ramer Spring Valley, Mimi. is
state superintendent and will send circulars
on application or for 10 cents in stamps he
will send recitation book which also con-
tains all instructions necessary to the holding
of contest
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1897-02-01
The Prohibition Party.

"Prohibitionists are cranks." Be it SO. In
all stages of the worlds history "cranks' have
turned the cylinders of every moral, political
and religious revolution worthy the name Of
progress and reform.
But the Prohibitionist dies hard While
every gasp seems the last, it is not always the
case. A Prohibitionist has the life of the ira.
ditional black cat. When cut into one place
it starts out in another.-Mida's Criterion Qi-
quor paper.
The Prohibition Party is more unconquera-
BILE than the Cuban patriots The former is
fighting to free the United States from more
deadly foe than Weyler or Spain. We trust
Cuba will win her freedom. We know that
the Prohibition Party will conquer-Indepen-
dent Citizen.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1897-02-01

I am sometimes asked what good it does to
vote an Independent ticket-a Prohibition
ticket, for instance. There are those who
think that the prime purpose of ballot is to
elect somebody. Then there are those who
hold that the prime purpose of ballot is to
express at the ballot-box principles and con-
victions concerning public questions. I belong
to this latter class. If my ballot does not rep
resent my sense of right, then have in the
truest sense of the word, 'thrown away my
vote."-I. Villars.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1897-02-01
Little Sermons for Pulpit and Pew.

The devil takes a picnic when he gets min
lister to sit on the same ratification platform
with the saloon keeper:-Northweste Mail.
If the liquor question must split the church
before it is settled, then let it come quickly
that this awful havoc in human blood may
cease-The Index.
The meanest man yet discovered is the high
license preacher, who, after voting to legal
ize the saloon and take the saloon keepers Ii
cense money, jumps onto him and thrashes
him in the pulpit. He is like the man who
knocked his son down and kicked him for fall
ing.-Fair Play Qiquor organ).
The liquor traffic has been arraigned and
convicted and sentence of death has been pass
ed upon it by the churches of our land, but it's
advocates don't care so long as they see no
sign of it's sentence being executed.-Gatling
Gun.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1897-02-01

The battle of the ballots has been fought
and won. The battle of the bottles is still on.
Advocates of sobriety stand in the front of
the fight to free this nation from the demon
intemperance How many more hearts must
be broken? How many more women must
have the light of love and hope taken out of
their lives? How many more fathers and hus-
bands and sons must be offered upon the altar
of this wicked license system, and other com
promises before the Christian people will stand
shoulder to shoulder, and for wife and babies,
and home and country, cry "Cowards, out of
the way; this is battle to the death, and may
God defend the t?"-The Index.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1897-02-01
"A Practical Suggestion.

An effort is being made by some of the lead
ers in the religious world to establish "uni-
versal temperance Sunday" That is good, as
far as it goes; but a universal temperance
Tuesday, to fall every year on election day.
and to be universally observed by religious
people, would beat the temperance Sunday all
to death as means of settling the liquor ques
hOn.-Voice.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1897-02-01
Keeping His Word.

In the recent campaign Geo. w. Norman, of
Princeton, Ind, promised that if elected coro.
ner he would "endeavor to fasten the RESPONSE
bility on the man who furnished the drink"
An advertisement in newspaper, signed
"George W. Norman, coroner Gibson county,"
declares that he did hold an inquest on the
body of Joel Lyles, with the following result:
"After having viewed the body and made all
the investigation deemed necessary find that
said Joel Lyles came to his death through al
coholic poisoning, resulting from his drinking
of poisonous drunkmaking mixture furnish
ed by one Joseph Stewart; said Stewart oper-
ating saloon for that purpose by authority
of the United States government"