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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-06

hoth in New England and in New-York Gabriel
+ vi man in his manuscript. commonplace Book -
u'tt"d 1910. t"lls of one bridegroom whom he SAW
VINO appeared ON the first sunday after his mar
ti"Ee attir'd IN white broadCoth: tn. second N
brilliant blu" and gold: the third. in peach
bloom. with pearl buttons. The brides dress
wholly obliterdted 10y all this masculine, rnaunir-
crrcc. il not named
cotton Math"r wrote in l1l3 that he deemed it
WIS" To have the newly married Coupl. app.ar puI-
hcly with some dignity. Judge Sewal's iaug MT. p
ana h"r husband walked with six other couples q
meeting the Sunday after her marriage In Brook
~ n, conn. II was the custom for the bride am
bridegroom to sit i'm the gallery and at "A certain
point in the service Ia rise and around several
times slowly to show their bridal fincry to tn.
whole congregation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-06
1 MISPLACED NJ STiRD PLASTER
THE ALARMING CONSEQUENCES Of sLEEPING-
CAR UNCERTAINTIES
From Tn.


Another >rrpinS-cdr story l. being circulated and
IN" truth OF IL l. backed 10y II man we'll known in
'hlcdSo Tor his veracitN and adherence
.tSS"ratlon Tie tells the story himself OF
nS-cdr tale. IL has good points
together with his wife the travelling
recently from California. one night he awoke in
MS berth IN the agony OF horrible. pains he
stomach NS they were passing through a
hbiton district. and there nothing more
tempting ON board than apollinari> water his wife
WAS assured that his Intentions when
he Shrieked loudly for brandy.
tfut there WAS none be had 50. with IN. in
Stlnct of true woman during family affection the
wife rushed 10 her Sdtchel and drew thrrefrom a
pinned her fdth in OF the kind and requested
me porter To get hot water without delay.
MEN tn" poultice was in readiness for apple
cation she returned and carefully pulled aside
curtains OF a Der h. tenderly placing IN" plaster.
An instant Later u howl rent the air and a voice
OF agony. tmanating from behind the long whiskers
OF a stranger PdSp'i:
Great heavens, the trains wrecked, The boil
"rS wing ON me. ON. how IT burns, Help, Help!
Fire Fire.
NiGhtcaps. diSordered frzzrs red and sleepy eyes
ana aShen faces thrust into the aisle
IN horror wonder and surprise The poor woma II
VINO was the innocent the IL
hastily Withdrew 10 her own quarters. while the
porter removed the boiler from the and
assured everybody that all we'll
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-06

evidently succo",iuS n,ts v.. .. BIAS ,t...,..r u.
was again fined tn. sam, amount Hllt Inv.
ldurh ms at law and f.w months Mi.tr..-s pr.nr
became Nine. Arthur Rowland
An engagement of marriage. WI serious mat
ter IN those days. II the father had given his con
sent he could not reckl.Ssy bly, inter
f"re to break the contract. Colonial records
especially those of Plymouth prove that lovers i'm
turn. could sue parents for intermcddng I'm sane
toned loNemakng. and breach of promiS. cases
W. 4" brought by men against
In some communities in both Plymouth and T,oS-
ton; "A formal betrothal. called contraction. -
TOOK place. This not held to have a very
favorable Influence ON morals. Colonial recorc
prove. and. as IL furthered long engagements
NOT encouraged Cotton Mathcr expressed himself
with some force upon the subject
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-06
sHREwD AND CALCULATING.

many of !nc accounts OF wooinss ~ olo,i',I TIM
bride and the groom to drive as sharp a bargain
OYER the marriags contract possible The tender
shiIlnrs pence TN, pass OF judo s@wair:
courtships both his own aud MS child Anon
hs pISrI in ais" s, show that h. proved good
ing marriage settlement was very important
eousr without dowry but sH could mot Sxpe ct
m. community unless she brought money in her
of 5a;ner Groady oa'li"ed Kind iH "A fa2 i'S
iiTst sight and speedy maTriage am now, con- a.
Ssrainsd to NOTE 'h4 the nero ,9is sort Of
noted. widower. No romantic bachelor has ever
milking her fathers cows, proposed at once and
married n v GGr as soon H as PGSshed 1t h's always
that the Speedily won bride always prov not
who has ridden to a mans door and said boldly.
I" see her. Win a view TO marrying her, and
matrimony 1t is always widoweT VINO 'f is sm n'H
a hardy wooer. often Iet i! not dim the glory OF
immediate care. W. do not however. fnd a ia
favorable answer. as did the Rev Michael
Wiggi%Sw Er,h thf popular poet the author of the
several children. and he evidently feared that his
branccs: hence he offers darkly dispose of some
Of them. We are left to surmise the met hod of
has ,T seer to me in s,udyns aomes,i; rela
We're both mucn sought for marriage part
a wfr so n'sn to ppmarrsd
supply of first husbands and wives held out: how
sacridce as were old age did no, deter them
from MARVIN nor ruin their opportuniti,s. Mar
auent. and seem to have been regarded void
Iudse sewalis diary tell ns Of his 'tuct"aiion~
in his hs o%p and now Sa
While he never lost sight of the business aspect OF
pa 4THh s , ID % M and silly could
years and ten.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-06

Many frankly simple customs prevailed. O not
KNOW AT how early a date fashion obtained OF
cominI-out bride on Sunday-that is. the public.
appearance OF bride and groom. and sometimes en-
tire bridal party. in wedding array. church the
sunday after the marriage. 1t certainly N
common custom long before Revolutionary times
The times., 1897-06-22
Mountains Out of Molehills.

The Japanese diplomatic incident has
become grave enough to threaten amuse-
nIent; 1t should promptly be closed As
likely as not, the notices TO representatives
OF other countries that the Hawaiian an
nexaton treaty was in preparation were
given In the name, but without the per
sonai knowledge, of the venerable secre-
tary OF State. When he told the japanese
minister that nothing was being done or
intended in the connection, probably he
believed just that. State Department op
erations, not To mention secrets. have been
carefully guarded from his interference ever
since the empty State portfolio osrensibiy
was committed 80 his care.
When this is understood at the ia panese
fication should disappear. That is as far
as the Asiatic interest In the premises is
entitled to thought There is too much Of q
tendency TO take Japan seriously as a
factor In any International problem con
nected with Hawaii. Only as being open
to the suspicion of acting under British
auspices, with the possibility OF British
lacking, in a scheme to seize the islands,
has Japan been considerable in the light
of an active force in the matter.
That the government of the AIikado
should for a moment think of interfering,
except perhaps automatically and guard
edly. with any American interest. is simply
ridiculous The Japanese are clever peo-
PIE. They know the difference between
China and the United States There is not
the slightest danger that they viii make
asses Of themselves.
The times., 1897-06-22
The Jubilee Poem.

Samples of Mr.. Alfred Austins jubilee
The poem itself is measured by the yard
rather than the foot, and no editor ven
tured at first to print the whole of it.
1t is fairly representative of Mr.. Austin,
and entirely inoffendve MI. Austin has
always been a pinafore poet. and his
proudest boast has been that his jiDgles
could be repeated to a child with the
safety and effect of dose OF Mrs Wins
lows soothing syrup. Mr.. Austin's jubi
lee poem sustains bis previous reputation
in this line. There is not the slightest
bit of sedition, sensation or suggestive
ness in the whole thirty verses. 1t is as
safe as a bowl OF bread and milk.
The opening stanza is peaceful and pas
toral; IN fact, il is bovine. Listen to this:
The lark went up.''
Queens reign, The lark went up Larks
sometimes 20 down, or they get dizzy
and take their patrons home in crooked
paths of inebriety; but this particular
lark with which Mr.. Austin was ae-
quaiEtad went up. This happened sixty
years ago.
The mower whet his scythe"
Mr.. Austin does not explain why the
mower should have been whetting scythes
when so great an event as the Queens
coronation was on, but whet it he did.
Perhaps he did not know there was any
Queen Ee did not vote for her
Mr. Austin here draws long breath and
goes on.
s.On golden meads kline Eliminating lay"
In this is shown the solid and well poised
character of the British mind. The kline,
instead of dashing wildly around in search
OF free silver and things, lay on golden
meads and ruminated. Many people would
he very happy to ruminate if they could
lie on golden meads and do it. The kline
were in luck. But what their Illuminating
had to do with the Queens coronation is
not expressly stated. Perhaps they were
resolving TO be better COWS in future
The rest of the verse is a reckless and
sweeping statement that ''aIl the world
felt young again and blithe, just as today =.
We wish all the world felt as young as Mr.
Austin acts. 1t would be fresh and beau
tiful sight.
Cautiously thus. foot by foot. Mr..
The times., 1897-06-22
NO ARBITRATION TREATY.
Stories That Mckinley Is Drafting
One FIafly Denied.

| President Mckinley is not, and never
has hsy any intention of. negotiating
new Treaty OF general arbitration with
Great britain. The published statements
that such treat was IN contemplation
were anthoritatively denied yesterday both
Public men who have had much to do with
this subject recently could not conceive
how the President could lie induced to
new the negotiations, and they have been
puzzled over the repeated assertions 20
this effect that have appeared in the press
dispatches. The denial now comes iR
specific terms, and the way in which il IS
made admits OF no misunderstanding.
At the Executive Mansion yesterday it
WIS stated by All official who has taken
the undoubted right and authority to speak
for the President, that Air. Mckinley de
MED the statement in toto. Neither the
state Department nor anyone else is draft
ing a new treaty OF arbitration between
the United States and Great Britain
It was stated that the first intimation
that MIR. Mckinley had OF this matter
was the Associated Press dispatch pub
iished Sunday.
The denial of the correctness OF the
report is so emphatic at the White House
that II admits OF but one conclusion and
that Is that no such arbitration treaty
is contemplated
At the Er4IssfI embassy it was also said
that thf embassy had no knowledge 1f such
proposed treaty, and that If the IIesi-
dent contemplated a IeEewal Of the negO
tiati0ns the embassy would before this
have been informed of ss.ch Intention
A prominent member OF the Foreign
Relations Committee, who has investigated
the subject, told Times reporter last
evening that the stories were all rot" of
the worst sort, and nothing short OF :,
Pigment OF someone's ina gination-
a Senator dicussing the subject yesteT-
CT heart in the Senate. The complexion
or the Senate when cIeveland's dream
was shattered has not changed 1t will re-
main the same for two years TO eoIae and
where the votes to ratify such new
treaty were tc Come from. was q question
that Senators could not answer. The idea
OF generaitreaty OF arbitration with Great
Britain is as unpopular today as it was
when the vote was taken in April last and
no one appreciates that fact better than
Mr. Mckinley himself There will be no
arbitration treaty.
The times., 1897-06-22
CRUSHED BENEATH A CHEST.
Probably Fatal Accident at the
Washington Brewery.

Probably Fatal Accident at the
Washington Brewery.
Christian Wagner, a German. residing
al No. $40 Brewers court, near Sixth md
q streets northeast, was crushed beneath
a heavy ice chest ct the Wash gton ETew-
ing Compauy's works yesterday afternoon
and sustained injuries from which he VIII
probably die.
Wagner is a cooper employed at the
brewery, and was called upon, with sew
eral other workmen, To assist in moving n
large ice box weighing several hundred
pounds. After having taken up the hox
and carried it for some distance the over
seer cf the job directed the men To set il
down, and n doing SO some of tire men
let go too quickly, and before Wagner
could get out of the way the entire weight
of the chest topped over upon hir... For
tunateIy his head was not struck, but the
edge of the box fell acress his abdomen and
piniened him tightly to the floor.
As quickly as possible the workmen
lifted the weight from the PROSTATE man.
and found that he had been severely in
iured- 4 physician was summoned and
directed that he be taken to Providence
Hospital. Upon arriving there it was
discovered that he was internally injured
and bis recovery doubtful. Late last night
his condition was reported as unirnproved
The times., 1897-06-22
DUTY ON WOOL INCREASED.
Senate Finance Committee Yields
to the Growers Demands.

Senate Finance Committee Yields
to the Growers Demands.
The Senate Finance Committee last night
practically agreed to give the wool men an
advance in the rates on first and second
class woods. The House rate was IL cents
a POUND on first class woods and 2 cents
on second class. The Senate cut this to ;
and 8 cents, Respectively, but the pressure
has been SO great that the committee has
been forced To add cents a pound on eacn
class, thus taking the rates TO within /
cent OF the House rates. The wool men.
although disappointed, will accept this
compromise.
The carpet manufacturers are making a
final effort to secure a restoration OF the
House rates On third-class woods. The
House Inaue the duty on woois OF this class
entered ut not above 1 8 cents pound
32 per cent, and at above / 3 cents u
pound at so per cent The committee
lowered The dividing line tO 10 cehts a
pound and fixed the duty i u the one case
at cents a pound, and IN the other at
cents pound.
Representatives of the carpet nsanufact-
urers We're given a hearing by the Re-
publican members Of the Finance Com
nittec last night, bat no assurance was
given them that the House rates would
be restored The carpet men claim that
the Senate duties mean ruin for them
They are anincease, it is claimed, of
at least so per cent over the House rates
The Senate committee realizes that these
rates are oppressive. but say they are
-. oh.
one OF the concessions demanded by MIR.
Jones as the price OF his vote for the
bill.
In addition. Senators from the wool
growing States are opposed to any re-
ductlon ia the eGnmittee's amendment.
The carpet men claim that the woOis they
import for their uses are such as are not
grown ia this country and do not coin
pete in any way with American wools.
While the Western men admit that this
may be true they say that much wool in-
ported ostensibly for carpet purposes is
used III the cheaper grades ofclothing, and
10 that extent competes with the wool of
the United States. and the only way TO
prevent this fraud upon the revenues is
TO put the duty up to higher figure. The
carpet men have suggested that bonds be
gwen or some other plan be agreed upon
whereby they can secure the House rates,
but the Western Senators are obdUrate
and, having the game within their own
hands, refuse to bulge.
They were feeling quite tmbHant yes
terday and said that Ii the carpet men
persisted in their efforts to restore the
lower duty of tie House bill. they would
fare still harder. and In support of this
threat they are calling attention TO the
fact that only the other day China mat
ting was placed upon the free list in
order To slap the carpet manufacturers
who were making a light for higher duties
on that article.
II is probable that the wool schedule,
this agreement having been reached. viii
he taken up today and considered until
IL Is con ncluded
The times., 1897-06-22

containing a textual error fatal to its
intended purpose.
We have not space to spare to more
than glance at the events and human
evolution indissoiubiy connected with the
past sixty years of the Victorian era
They cover nearly the whole history of
the rise and final domination OF the money
power ever the affairs Of the world, aud
critics. If the venerable monarch were
spared to reign for one more decade, iIer
span probably would reach TO the Climax
OF that most startling and terrible growth
and absorption OF all things here below.
1t would he apt to cover the overthrow
of that power in tears and blood, or its
final triumph through the complete Inn
poverishment and industrial and financial
enAaTement of the people ii all civilized
communities.
while the British government has been
justly eensurahle for much oppression,
much callousness, and heartlessness toward
weaker nations, and especially for its
merciless policy toward Ireland, in JUS
tice It must be said that the personal in
fluence OF the Queen generally has been
on the side of justice, mercy, and fair
treatment to all mankind Let as give
her full credit for that, ahatng naught
of our settled conviction that the po
litical power and policy of her nation is
quite as hostile and dangerous To the
people and Government of the United
States as they were In 1776, or IN 1872,
build and exclusively control the Mica
ragua Canal temporarily was lost through
corrupt influence" exercised upon an
American statesman"
At least once Queen Victoria interposed
her personality To avert a situation W hich
otherwise might have brought sudden war
between her country and ours. When. in
1861, the Confederate commissioners, Ma
son and Slidell, were seized on the British
steamer Trent, and carried as prisoners
TO the United States, Lord Paimerston
prepared a note to this Government 80
offensive in tone that its receipt at
Washington all probability would quickly
have been followed by a declaration OF
war. With her own hand, Her Majesty re-
wrote the paper and changed bullying de-
fiance into courteous remonstranc-; and the
incident was closed amicably and honorabiy.
Take the reign Of Victoria. for all in
loyal subjects today; Long live the Qneenf
The times., 1897-06-22

horrible discovery has lately been
made by Chicago doctor. He finds
preserved prunes, are harmful to the hu-
man Constitution. California fruit growers.
naturally, do not Ike this man. But let
US reflect little: II his views were
correct, the festive monkeys, who We're
our ancestors, as We'll as various other
ally have indigestion; and there is no
evidence that they do Therefore. let US
eat fruit and be happy.
The times., 1897-06-22
Austin lets hlnselr down to th.s hlslollcal

Austin let's himself down to this historical
statement:
''They placed a crown upon her fair, young
They pat a scepter In her girlish hand,
Saying Behold, you are the sovereign
lady now.
Or This great land
This evidently has something TO do with
the coronation. and. though it Is not a
gorgeo1sly poetic statement. ii is lucid
and instructive. The youth OF Britain
win understand from this that the Queen
was crowned
meter. and, finally, Mr.. Austin reaches the
following crisis and burst of eloquence:
Then to the winds yet wider was un-
fuTled the flag
That t5Tants never could ensiaye,
itli its strong wisdom governed half the
world,
And all the wave
The idea that tyrants have been particu-
lady ANXIOUS to enslave the Union Jack
is sufficiently quaint to make us rub our
eyes ard wonder if we were mistaken.
after all. and if this is British hunaor, and
MIR. Austin the Bri tish Mark Twain
Perhaps England hasn't been re aching out
a Doiscless leonine paw at intervals Of
several months for the last sixty years.
fda~ing into her benign dominion one
island after another, and one slice Ut
territory after another, till very neighbor
that she has is obliged TO keep a steel
trap ready for that maraUding paw
Possibly the nations have made England
Christmas presents OF half The earth and
the whole OF the sea. as Mr.. Austin mod
estly hints. And possibly, in spite Of the
actual record of forty big and little wars
in the reign OF Queen Victoria, that reign
has been peaceful. England is a great
Eation, and the effects of her rule over
some haif-civilzed countries have been
good, and there should be enough good
things that are true about her to fill any
Ordinary jubilee poem, without taking
praises and reoounling trite facts IN horti-
cultural language. Mr.. Austin has doubt
less done the best he can, however, aud
possibly broken lis record in the poetry
used some poetic license.
The times., 1897-06-22
A CUBAN SURGEON GENERAL.
The Story OF DIR. Winn's Thrilling
Escape from the Spanish.


DR. F. R. winn, surgeon general OF the
iDsurgent army in the province Of Cuba,
is in the city. DIR. Winn's escape from
the Spanish army is one OF the best Stories
os the war. Not long ago the cabin IL
which he had his headquarters was
raided by the Spanish. In the house at
the time were the doctor and a Cuban.
The doctor was about To retire and was
disrobed. He, however, under the stress
of circumstances and the cavalry, made
his escape. leaving his clothes and money
and everything else that could identify
him. His Cuban friend was less forta-
nate. He was caHght and killed The
soldiers then returned to the house which
was piiiaged and burned.
An examination of the documents of
course proved to the soldiers that they
had killed the surgeon general OF The In
surgcnts in the province of Havana. This
incident was DR.. Winn's salvation. He
had the good luck to wander safely about
until pc got Oh one of the military trains
bound for Havana. and by a strange fatality
be sat behind Spanish officer who was
telling a gay young lady all about the
death OF the surgeon general, at the same
time d.spla ying the money of the interested
co-pse sitting behind him. Dir. Vim en-
joyed it a IL very much, with all the gravity,
how wever of a surgeongeneral whowa as sup
posed to be dead officially. DR.. Winn
went on to Havana, and after some for
malities succeeded in coming 10 America.
He will speak before the Cuban League
tomorrow evening, at 8 O'Clock, at the
Confederate Veterans Hall. corner Of
Eleventh and Z streets. The doctor Is a
good speaker, and will deliver a de-
scriptive talk on his experience in the
hospitals and upon the battlefiel.ls OF
Cuba. His description of Spanish warfare
is most thrilling. The public is invit ed to
be present
The times., 1897-06-22
PRIZES FOR YOUNG STUDENTS.
Closing Exercises of the st. Aloysius
School for BOYS.

Closing Exercises of the st. Aloysius
School for Boys.
The closing exercises of the ST. AioysiiIs
School for Boys were held in Gonzaga Col
lcge Hall last evening. a program which
included many excellent features was
heartily enjoyed by the large audience
which filled the hall. Recitaions, songs
and music by the school band furnished two
hours Of entertainment. which concluded
with bright and entertaining address
by Rev. Father Conway.
More than hundred prizes were award
ed for excellence in the various studies os
each grade.
The program rendered was as follows:
Music, College Band: Welcome, chorus.
The Musical Critic, E Brosnan; Both Sides,
j. Newman; oh, Holy Father ttriol, f.
Mack, ". LansdaIe and W Crawford; The
Doctor and His Apples, r. Downing; Tell
Her (solo), W. Lansdaie: I Think It's
Wrong. E. o'Neill, T. Nolan, T. Gardner. -;
McCaffrey and S. Tobin: The Foolish
Chicken, F. Reagan; Shut Yoah Eyes iso:ol,
F Mack: The Hare and the Tortoise. w
Brosnan; The Kite, w Babbington. The
Rabbit, chorus music, College Band; Eear
and Forbear, NJ. Kelly, T Sheridan and W.
Nolan; Truth. Ralph Jones; II the Waters
Could Speal. duet). F. Mack and W. Graz
ford. The King and the Co,tager. W. Lawlor
A Word to the Mothers. j. Connolly; Three
Little Roys trio, F. Mack, ". Lans,iaie
and W. Crawford; An Inch Too High, F.
Morgan; Be Careful What You Say, w. Nc
Carthy; Farewell, chorus music College
Band.