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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-25
FTNERdL or JOSEPH LIE CONTE.

The funeral Of Joseph lie Comte, who 1t Is said.
was a charter member of the Union League Club
Of Brooklyn. took place last night at his home,
No N5 Decaturst.. the Rev. Or. A. j. +. Behrends.
Of the Central Congregational Church. officiating
The burial will be in Woodlawn to-day.
Mr.. lie Comte was taken i'll in the street few
days ago in front of his house and sank rapidly
He was born IN New-York City sxty-siX years ago
and learned the bookbindng business. In the
early sixties he was in California, and there met
George H. Perkins. with whom he went into part
nershlp in the manufacture Of unware in Hud-
son st New-York. Ten years ago the partner
shin was dissolved. and Mr.. lie Comte established
q factory at Plymouth and Jay sts with himself
rs no head.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-25

commemorate the event in somo way Una. l' 20 ae
be remembered What happier way couIu
Used than by the United States Senate ooIsu TIT.
Ing the annexation of Hawaii on that u"s. anllod
act would not only prove that dme .n, 1' 20 arc
our 81 bC one hundred my G s@caqs
training they gave u.s. II wou oad hnom to being
,rCrease OF our territory. the spe, h bioodv
foreign land Joining an English III, Tmce Z. uni unaGe.
connuest but OF their own tr.c WILL :" H. c.
Scranton Penn. Juno IT, 1871
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-25
A LIMIT on NATURALIZATIONS.

Judge Hudspeth Of the Hudson County Court Of
Common Pleas has declared that In future he Will
not Issue naturalization papers to any foreigner who
does not understand enough English 20 satisfactorily
answer the necessary questions and comprehend
what ne Is doing The Judge said: we cannot
make good citizens Of men who do not take enough
interes; in their country TO study the lang Iage
and who do not understand the nature OF the oblI-
cation they assume when they take the oath Of
IL.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-25
Unable TO HEAR INDIANS SUITS.

Supreme Court Justice Wilmot NJ Smith. in
Patchogue. Long Island, yesterday announced that
he could not listen 10 the suit Of the Montauk Ind
ians against the Long Island Railroad. The Ind
ians want TO recover the Peninsula OF MOntauk
about 900 in all. and valued at several hun
6red thousand dollars. The Indians say that they
never gave up their rights TO the property. The
decision OF the Justice that he could not hear the
case is on account OF his having taken part in a
SIT affecting the lands.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-25
TO SUCCEED COLONEL ABERyETHy

The Board Of Officers Of the Attn Regiment, Ma
tional Guard of New-Jersey. had n conference on
Wednesday night at the armory in Jersey City II
was decided to elect Lieutenant Colonel William b.
Mason colonel 10 succeed Colonel Abernethy
who resigned.
Colonel Mason who has served the requisite time
will also resign, and he has asked TO he retired
with the breYct rank Of brgadier- general. Major
Robert @. Smith will be elected lieutenant colonel
and when Colonel Mason retires will be promoted
TO the vacancy. Captains Derroum. Bumsted,
Brinkerhoh and Graf are candidates for major.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-25
AOUEDUCT NAN KILLED ~ BALTIMORE.

Word received In Aqueduct last night that
David j. Smith. Of that place. had been killed by
trolley-car IN Baltimore No details OF the accl-
dent were received. The dead man leaves a widow
and two children. lie WAS employed 10y W. + Pui-
travelling salesman. The Smith family VIII not 80
10 Baltimore to claim the body, and II WILL DC
buried there unless his employer brings II on Ihey
or ~ - circumstances.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-25
LOADER SAVES 81 A WEEK.
HIS WIFE WINS HER SEPARATION SUIT. AND lie
SEEMS MUCH SURPRISED.

rho suit of Annie T.. Loader for Il separation
from her husband Joseph Loader ehded Yesterday
with q Judgment for the plaintiff. with s. a week
oll,nonv District Attorney Backus called by
tho plaintiff IN rebutta yesterday and asked re-
earding certain communications which II
alleged Loader had made to him regarding the
character of his wife. Mirabeau l.. Towns objected
10 Tho questions on the ground that any such COM
mimic aions were privileged and the line Of exam
nation was ruled out.
MIR Loader seemed much surprised when he heard
thn decision of Justice Van Wyck, Which was given
Immediately after both sides had rested their case.
lie will however have to pay s. a week less than
he has been paying as temporary allmony during
the tendency Of the action.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-25
Williams,own. Mass. juno 70. 1891

GENERAL CLARkS NAME AND FAME.
To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir What Is fame? We are led TO ask this when
name such as that which heads this article. ard
which we had always considered as Inscribed so
high on the scroll of Immortality rs to be totally
unassailahie Is brought even lower than The oldi-
nary level of men For such Will be found to be the
case by the reader OF McNaster's History of the
Peoplc OF the United States" few quotations
Will show In Volume /. page $40, 1t Is stated:
"C.ark a man OF 70 mean parts. who passed among
his fellows under the title OF General. and had ac-
qulred a widespread Eoto-iety along the ONO, TOOK
the lead" It will be noticed here and elsewhere
where mention IS made OF HIN. that not even Is his
Christian name given. In the index. however. 1t
does appear but In an abridged forrD-General
Rogers Clark. Following the quotation ABOVE given
is an account OF tho wholesale plunderng OF
store in Vincennes kept by Spaniard by order OF
General Clark: an affair as dlsSracetu! US 'housh
committed In guerilla warfare.
on page 1856: Genera! Clark was IN coiiH'ahu,
and TO this fact is be ascrbed no small part OF
the Ills encountered Clark was Ike sewer,
deInagogUe and an agitator but he was no'' nAo
Sewer, Il OF dauntless courage ana iron "i'''
quick to think, quick act. and a natural born
ruler OF men, The Wabash expedition was from
the start badly arranged, badly led. mutnous anu
disastrous" Then follows such an account Us
might from the language quoted be expecteG o. ,ao
IN an Tr' IN n way 30 very different that 1t is
n SURPRISE when the changed tone occur3, o,oiind
rude dwellings had gone W at bH bHd founded
.toed III, ~ KentI;cky had CONQUERED KaskasNa
and explored tho river to the Ms' ndge obtained
~ ;daa mai General Clark was mere pu saa
whacker but that as regularly nrDS 1prits ike
pinser and conquered for the States. theh MAINE tr
Great Britain for ndependence all h Sn" have been
ysrved the great states OF Ohio lndiaha' l'o'''
M sh b Statements Of work from when WI
ha,n muoied pass for vertabe history OF pe Who
rise and vndicate tho name ana ia'' treat solder
yorthv TO be held in cherished reTmr tI DGITEt<ER
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-25
WALKER MUST STAY ~ JAIL.

Justice Dickey yesterday denied a motion oy
James c Cropsey for the release from jail OF
James y Walker who has been confined there
since April y under an order Furnishing him for
contempt for failure TO pay alimony 10 Ceesuna .
Walker who obtained divorce from. MIN se'e'u
voors ago Mr. Cropsey said that Walker mas no
nancy and tina. SO long he remains IN thr l,u
he carnot ea I'm any. II he II released ne may 20
able 20 earn something fer the support OF MS 'ah'
IL ,,,o ,,trsh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-25
THIS COURT TRAVELS AWHEEL.

County Judge Benjamin II. Reeve. Of Greenport.
is up 10 date He has bicycle and uses II in bust
ness well for pleasure The Judge has just
completed tour Of the different villages natural
tzing citizens HIS clerk. w Il. Duva also n
wheelman, has accompanied him. The Judge says
The trains DO not run 10 suit his convenience and
II is necessary for him 20 use his wheel
Patchogue and Lndenhurst have just been VISITED
and Judge Reeve Will hold another term OF the nat,
urazation court in Sag Harbor on June p. and
will be az Riverhead for the purpose the rst
Monday in July.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-25
A BIG MORTGAGE FILED.
SMALL PROPERTY IN BROOKLYN COVERED BY
THE DOCUMENT.

THE DOCUMENT.
A mortgage for sS5 10000 by the Reading Railroad
Company and the Philadelphia and Reading Coal
and Iron Company 10 TIE Central Trust Company
Of New York as trustee. filed yesterday IN the
Registers office The mortgage is the largest ever
recorded there. but 1t small territory in this
city The amount covers the entire property OF the
mortgagors, and Is given TO cover money advanced
by the Central Trust Company. The mortgage has
been filed in twenty counties. in which property
specified is located. and Kings County IS the last
AMI the only one in this State. The property IN
Brooklyn IS valued abOu: $250CO0 and is covered
by the company's coalyard at Adanls-st. AND the
East River Eighteen OF the counties IN which the
mortgage has been filed In Pennsylvania and
one is in New-Jersey.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-25
WHEN RAILROADlNG WAo W."

EXPERIENCE OF TRAVELLER oH 1'N
ROAD IN 1884.
To the Editor Of The Tribune. a :
Sir: In looking over some Ola ih'a''y .,o,,
." ,anos,od IN n description Of a Journey from
nSnSa,,h,o ~ New-York which IN those days OF
ranid transit may interest or arnuse your readers
viii ,ncose copy Of part OF the ie o,tar naner
49, ~ The nld-fashioned way used before en-
veopes were invented and sea!ed Win Wit sacCTT
postage Is cents. - q W.
Paris Ohio. June q. 1877
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-25

ton of the country II prosperity can COM" we viii
any source, from our anVersair ,ghn
bless the moment" Representative Bal nro wat
has been credited with being the leading ~ ar
in the House. said publicly that ne wou,u ~, i de
have Republican prosperity than Denocra'c ue
preston" a., ,o ond m
The need of action 20 relieve the people anu W
Increase the revenue IS acknowledged on an siues
vet Mr. Bishop claims that the new arm mas ~ -
excuse for It's existence but to pay poltical utp'9
Clearly Mr. bishops article has no excuse TOT ies
existence but 70 msrcpresent economic ana ihu"'
trial questions. , =, -, ,aos,
Wby cannot our free-trade friends be az ieast
American? Why they not stop ms wa, "nI
against American industries against Amerlcan
labor ana against the American standard or Wagcs'
Mr. Rishop may assert that President Mckinney,
without law or rule. controls everything 9y MI
viii and caprice but the mass OF the people VIII
not believe II. They know absolutely that he ~ =
man devoted 70 the interests OF bis country anu
it's people The thousands who fiocked to hear nm
speak the words OF truth. hope and ENCOURAGEMENT
previous his election by the people VIII refnef
ber his short. tersc sympathetic sentences ara
keep them IN their hearts. while they Will little
note nor long remember the representations
OF the enemies of their country's interests.
This question of protected industries Is ques-
ton of patriotism. National honor and indeDen-
dencc and not question OF partlsanshlp. III IL
with the most intense satisfaction that we see
the Republican protective tariff supported by Dem
ocrats in both branches of Congress.
GEORGE w RUSSELL.
Iiro
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-25
4 WAY To CELEBRATE.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Str: The Jubilee OF Queen Victoria, celebrated
so large part OF the elrth'B surface suggests the
thought that tho United States. the elder daughter
Of the many children OF the motherland, should
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-25
ryota1 de Lille ct d'Albion

.c3, Ruc st. Honore. f~ris, y-
,,...,, RI TutIerics Gardens. Place Nens
neMeem New Opern. AdyantaSeSu. iI
dome III, s"r families. Beautiful hn.ss
ranHemen s ,,w Rovu., Electric Light ~
rrnIaw ram. "LiiialbiOn," Pnris .uauIn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-25
european advertisements.

EUROPEANS AND TRAVELLERS will find the londos
l. office of Tbs Tribune IS. fleet Stresl' l. t'
a convenient place to cave their ad'er''semea"
and subscriptions Tor Tho tribune
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-25
Urbana. Ohio. June 7. 1897.

This plea would be moro convincing II the
mob had not become band OF savages. 1t Is
difficult to reconcile high-souled determination
to rectify evil at all costs with torture OF a
wretch while living and mutilation OF him when
dead 1t Is hard TO see how the general good Is
promoted by avenging one wrong In a spirit
that spreads tho fever OF barbaric passion more
widely in the community than II was before.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-05
!
TAMMANY's NEW WATCHWORD.
New York Must BE Given the hest
Government She's Ever Had.

New York Must he Given the hest
Government She's Ever Had.
London Nov. Am Englishman, who
does not cherish totally gloomy view of
the result of the recent election in Great
er New York is William T. Stead the well
known newspaper man, who recently fig
ured in the public eye as the sponsor of
Richard Croker, in a somewhat flattering
pen portrait Of the Tammany chieftain.
Mr.. Stead gave his views to a repre-
sentative of the Associated Press to-day
in original phrases, such as characterize
his utteranoes
Mr.. Croker, it appears, while conversing
with Mr. Stead, predicted that the Tam
many majority would be 100000 votes, add
ing "If l were to run for mayor 1 should
want all the newspapers against me-
MIR. Croker added, says Mr.. Stead: IF
you intend to write about me, please say
that Tammany must give New York the
best government it ever had. New York
is the ideal city of the world, and that is
the future watchword for Tammany."
Mr.. Stead continued: "It is a great vim
dIeation of Tammany and Croker and
gives them a wonderful opportunity,
though it does not wipe out the stain Of
the past. Nothing could erase LeXow rev.
elatlons, but many men, who, struggling
to the front, some times find it necessary
to do shady things to get there, would be
superior to such temptations after having
achieved position.
Becky Sharp said: 1T is easy to be vir-
tuous on a thousand a year. Tammany
and Croker have got the thousand a year
The election must give a great impetus
to Organism"
ba a1o 1ity Nv
was quite cheerful. saying: THE Chicago
platform, minus the nonsense about free
silver--if that is what Tammany's victory
means-won't scare the English. To most
of us in the old country your plutocrats
seem a much greater menace to the com
monwealth than the democrats, even IL
they do swear by Croker and Tammany
hall. The republican campaign fund stag
gered us much more than the victory of
Van WYck."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-05
PRINCE or WALES SUED.
Sensational Charges Made and the
Case Thrown out of Court.

Sensational Charges Made and the
Case Thrown Dat of Court.
London, Nova 4.--There was an extraor-
-dinary rcase~ heard before the lord mayors
court to-day when a man named Hinde
sued the Prince of Wales to recover 100000
(s90C,O0O alleged to have been wrongfully
paid him by the late Under Sheriff Croll
who was the liquidator of the United
Kingdom Electric Telegraph Company.
The plaintiff declared that the money
belonged to a certain Mr.. Allen, of whose
estate he was the assignee. Mr.. Hinde
further claimed the sum of 100000 ($75O.OOO)
from Lord Suffolk. alleging that the lat
ter had suborned Croll to commit perjury
before Lord Bramwell at the trial in
1877 I'm connection with the liquidation.
Sir George Lewis in behalf of the Prince
of Wales and the Earl of Suffolk, asked
that the proceedings be quashed on the
ground that the allegations were nothing
more than a frivolous and veXatious It's
sue of nonsense and he submitted an affi-
davit to that effect.
The plaintiff addressed the court, de-
claring that he had been told that the
Prince of Wales received the money re-
ferred to and then preceded to charge
Lord Branwell with defrauding Allen s
widow out of $4,000 ($75O 0O0) in order to
obtain promotion and a peerage.
The plaintiff was here stopped by the
court with the warning to speak respect
fully of judges. Finally the court stopped
the case and dismissed the action, which
was described as being IAN abuse of the
process of the court"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-05
SAVANNAH, GA. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER s. 1897

would be resorted to for the purpose of
preventing the boards of election from is
suing certificates to the republican candi-
dates in certain counties. The cases will
be brought in the lower courts and thence
carried to the supreme court as soon as
possible. The republican state commit
tee also has lawyers preparing cases of
contest. The republicans get three repre-
sentatives on the face of the returns from
Delaware, Noble and Wood counties,
whose pluralities aggregate only 142 and a
change of Y votes would have given the
democrats control of the legislature.
The republicans claim that the demo-
Gratis elected members of the legislature
on close margins; that there were ten
counties in the state that gave less than
100 plurality each for their candidates for
the legislature, and that the democrats Sc
cured as many members on these small
pluralities as the republicans Both sides
are preparing for contests first in the
courts and afterward in the Legislature.
AS each branch of the legislature is the
tribunal of last resort In judging of the
qualifications of its own members, the re-
publicans have an advantage In their con-
troll of the House over the democrats, who
control the Senate. There are thirty-stX
senator's, with only only two or three con-
tests possible in that body.
In the House there are 109 members, a
dozen or more seats that can be contested,
and the republicans claim a majority of
seven in that body, so that more demo-
Gratis could be unseated in the House
than republicans in the Senate While
both committees are keeping secret any
arrangements for legal proceedings, yet
it is stated that the democratic state COM
mittee will se1x to epjoin enough certlfi-
Gates of election from republican repre-
sentatives to prevent the republicans from
organizing the House and appointing the
committee that will consider contests De-
velopments are expected tomorrow in the
policies of both parties, so far as appear
ing to the courts is concerned.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-05
NEW CABLE COMPANY.
BritOns to Construct n Line to the
British West Indies.

British West Indies.
New York, Nov. A special cable dis
patch from London to the Evening Post
says: "To-days issue of shares and de-
bentures by the Direct West India Cable
Company Qmlted) marks the beginning
of the end of England's dependence upon
the United States for cable connection
with the West Indies.
but for President Cleveland's Vene-
zuelan war message England would proba-
bly, have been quite content to continue to
depend on the United States lines via
Florida and Cuba, but directly the officials
here realized the possibility of war with
the United states and the consequent iso-
lation OF the West Indian colonies, they
set about the negotiations which, after a
long, hard fight with rival United States
telegraph interests, resulted In an imperial
subsidy of $4,000 yearly for twenty yeara
to the British Canadian capitalists, who
own the Halifax Bermuda cable, for Its
extension from Bermuda to Jamaica and
ultimately to other leading West Indian
islands and South America. The cable
will be completed by the first week of
February next
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-05
HAMMERsTEIN ASSIGNS.
His Liabilities Small Compared with
His Assets.

New York, Nov. 4.-Oscar Hammerstein,
proprietor of the Olympia theater. has as
signed.
His attorney made the following state
ment: 'Vrhe liabilities will be between $780,
900 to $75,OOO I regard the assignment as
a temporary matter which win doubtless
have little visible effect on MIR. Hammer
STEMS affairs.
"A meeting of the creditors win be cali
ed. They will probably agree TO extend the
time. There are no preferred creditors.
MIR. Hammersteln's principal assets are
his theatrical properties, consisting main
ly of the Olympia, that cost him 81, 80, 600,
on which there Is a mortgage of 100000.
The breaking of the contract with Anna
Held had nothing to do with his trouble
He has spent great deal Of money on
La Poupee, and 1t has not been fnan-
cially successful"
Hurtlg and Seamon, proprietors Of the
Harlem opera house. are it Is said to-
night. negotiating for the purchase of the
Olympia and probably the arrangements
Will be successful.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-05
LONGsTREET IN HIS OFFICE.
Little Work Ahead ana the Omce
May Be Abolished Eventually.

Little Work Ahead ana the Omce
May lie Abolished Eventually.
Washington. Nov. 4.-Gen. Longstreet
to-day took possession of the Office of COM
missioner of railroads, to which he was
recently appointed Immediately after
taking the oath of office he called upon
Secretary of the Interior Bliss. paid his
respects and announced, his readiness to
assume his new duties at once. The du-
ties of the office are not very pressing at
this time as Gen. Wade Hampton COM
pleted his annual report before retiring
besides he recently made a tour of in
spection Of all the railroads in which the
government Is directly interested. Under
the circumstances, there is very little
work for Gen. Longstreet to do at present
Should Attorney General McKenna close
out the governments interest in the Pa
cihc railroads. as he hopes to do. the Of
flee of commissioner may be abolished by
the present administration.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-05
PROF. c. F. HOLMES DEAD.
He Held IA Chair in the University of
virginia 40 Years.

Charlottesville, Va, Nov. 4.-Charles
Frederick Holmes, for forty years a pro-
fessor in the University of Virginia, died
there to-day at the age Of n. He was
born in Demerara. British Guiana, was
educated in England, and at the age Of
IS came to America. He taught school in
Virginia, South Carolina and Georgia.
From South Carolina he returned TO Vir-
ginia as professor in Richmond College.
From there he went to William and Mary
and finally accepted the chair of history
and literature in the Universit. of Vir-
ginia He will be buried at old Sweet
Springs
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-05
NEBRAsKA's FUSION VICTORY.

Previous Estimates of the PIuraIi-
ties Slightly Reduced.
Lincoln, Neb. Nov. 4.-Returns by coun-
ties have served to slightly reduce pre-
vious estimates of fusion pluralities. They
also show that the republicans made gains
in county officers. Sixty-seven out OF
eighty-eight counties in the state give Sul-
livan, fusion, for supreme Judge, 1855:
Post, rep, 66,70S. The remaining counties
will not materially change this result fur
ther than to slightly increase the fusion
plurality.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-05
MISS CIsNEROs IN LUCK.
A wealthy Widow of Chicago Ready
to Adopt the Cuban Maid.

A wealthy Widow of Chicago Ready
to Adopt the Cuban Maid.
Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. AIRS. Celia Wal
lace, who resides at the Auditorium, and
is a childless widow, has taken a fancy to
Evangelina Cossio y Cisneros, the Cuban
refugee, and has offered to adopt the Gu
ban maid and make her an heir to a for
tune estimated by friends of Mrs. Wallace
at $5O00O0.
Evangelina looks with favor on the
proposition and took II under advlsement
When it was explained to her that the
written consent of her father would be
necessary before the adoption could be
made legally, she said she thought he
would be willing to take the step.
A definite answer will be given to Mrs
Wallace within a reasonable length Of
time from Washington, whittier the Cuban
girl returned to-day.
Mrs Wallace came to Chicago from Ser-
atoga, N. Y, several years ago.