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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-08
THE LODGE BILL AND Irs OPPONENTS


To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: In an article of The Evansville Courier" "
OF recent date IL lie stated that the Evansville
local branch OF the German Roman Catholic So
ciety comprising about seven hundred branches
with more than ffty thousand memberG signed
the protests against the Lodge bill under TIE mis-
apprehension that the educational test provided By
tho I'll required the ability 10 read and write the
English language. instead OF the English or some
other" language, and that this the solo ground
Tor their objection the bill The article IN ques
ton says, IN conclusion: 1T IL probable the same
misapprehenslon OF the 5nl prevailed all the
United States and caused the general remonstrance
by tho society
The secretary OF the German Roman Catholic
Central Society. Anton Bckel. answers that IN
situation in an open letter TO The Milwaukee
Herold" Mr. Bickel says therein:
The circular which the Executive COMMITTEES OF
the German Roman Catholic Central Society sent
10 ali the branches OF the society. advising them
bill. fully explains the contents OF the bill. It
wa read n the members Of the single branches Of
the societies before they acted upon the mat
ter and al OF them knew very well what they
were doing when signing the protest. The In
situation that the signatures Of the Evansville
auv other branches OF the German Roman Cath
Ole Central Society protesting against the passing
sion must therefore be refuted entirely false
and unfoundod
IMMIGRATION PROTECTIVE LEAGUE.
E.h
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-08
m FIGHT HOSTILE ROADS.
DOMINATION AGAINST NETWORK
PROvOKES ACTION

.,-x- AGAINST COMPANIES WHICH FAVOR
o-,rrR CENTRES OF TRADE AT THE
EXPENSE or THIS CITr-DKMAND
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-08

SOME OF MR.. HADLEY's STATEMENTS AS TO TIL
SARATOGA CONVENTION coNrRovERrEp.
The times., 1898-10-09
CHINA's EMPRESS.
Another Sketch of the DespOtiC
Woman Who Now Rules.

woman mo now hukeS.
The Empress Tuen, who h0s again as
serted her authority in China, Is the sub
ject OF the following sketch in the Bos-
ton Transcript:
This monarch, who Is comparable to
Catharine Of Russia in her sagacity and
shrewdness and judicial wisdom, was
once slave. When she was a little girl
she was sold by her father to be slave
in the family of a viceroy In a remote
province of China. Her father was of
Tartar blood, and one of those VINO could
read, and would not have thought of sell
ing his child, although she was nothing
but a girl, but as the family had become
destitute in a rebellion, the little girl of
eleven suggested this means of getting
bread for her mother and little brother
and her father-the little brother whom
long after she sought and made rich and
powerful.
''Tuen served the viceroy's wife and
mother-in-law, and was taught spinning
and other useful arts by their maids
When she was twelve she embroidered a
beautiful tunic for the viceroy, and he
was so delighted with It that he offered
the little slave whatever she wished
most. Then Tuen fell on her knees and
declared ner neart desire. she wanted
to learn to read like her father. II was
a most extraordinary request The vice
roy told her that girls could not lean
such thing, but Tuen told him she vas
not to blame that the gods had made her
girl and she could not help longing to
know how TO read. So her master had
her taught. and. his own daughter uying
after a time, she was adopted as a daugh-
ter of the house and given beautiful
clothes as well as lessons
Later the viceroy received some politi-
cal honor from the emperor of China, and
being desrous TO give him a beautiful
and worthy present in token of acknowl-
edgment he followed the artless oriental
custom and sent Tuen to Pekin. The girls
feet had never been bound. of course, and
she could walk upon them, and her mind
was developed beyond that of most Chi
nese women. The favorite slave of the
emperor of China became the favorite
wife and when the empress consOrt died
she became empress of China. On the
journey by river to Pekin, with servants
sent with her by the viceroy she had
given a ring to young lad who saved a
man from drowning in the river She had
promised the ring TO anyone who would
save the drowning man. The youth TO
whom she gave the ring had bright. in
telligent face: he was a sailor. in the
coarse clothes of the lower class. That
was Ii Hung Chang.
During her sons minority Tuen was re-
gent. and now as empress dowager she
again assumes command The emperor
IS about twenty-four years old; the en-
press is sixty"
The times., 1898-10-09

be stolen or burned up or die. This Is the
only place op the Atlantic coast where
the mountains come down to the sea,
and therefore I own something that no.
body else has or can have. and believe
that I enjoy the possession OF that pro-
montory as much as Mr.. Marquand en-
joys his pictures or Mr.. Bonner his
horses. There is nothing 1 admire more
than mountain, especially when an
ocean goes with 1t.
I'm the second place." continued Mr.
Moore. II have had three years of solid
enjoyment buying up that land 1t was
mostly In small tracts, belonging to the
old families in this section, who seldom
sell anything. but love to trade. I'm a
Yankee myself, and was brought up
among them; thus, In buying this noun
tain / have sharpened my wits against
theirs, and IL has been a most interest
ing and amusing experience. II has
taken my mind Off my business cares, and
the diversion has been worth all the
money / have paid out.
Then 1T is good investment don't
expect to make any pecuniary profit out
of 1t, but the land will grow more valua-
BILE every day. 1t is the finest Summer
climate in the world, and some time there
will be n large community on that island
You know that the land on which Bar
Harbor now stands was once sold for 80
cents, and now villa site costs $4,000.
built a road to the top of that mount
ain first for my own pleasure and con-
venience. so that / could enjoy my king
dom, and. second. to stimulate local en-
terprise The result Is already apparent
The effect has been to inspire the au-
thorities to improve the public roads all
over the country. / showed them how 1t
could be done with economy, and they at
once saw the advantages AS an object
lesson in road building 1t was worth all
IT cost. Furthermore, ! never enjoyed
anything more in my lire than the con-
struction of that road. II is nine miles
long, and / enjoyed every foot of Il. II
was an entirely new experience. II did
me and my family as much good as a
trip to Europe. and didn't cost any more.
Besides. II gave employment TO a large
number of people who needed the
money"
/ relate this story of an unusual in
diligence with the hope that other rich
men may see its moral and do likewise.
1 never heard before of any man who
bought a mountain TO look at and beau
titled il because he loved it, but il is
habit that ought to be cultivated.
The times., 1898-10-09
TWO MOUNTAINS.
How u Man Came to Buy Them and
Be Glad of 1t.
(From the Chicago Record.l

(From the Chicago Record.)
John G. Moore, of New York, was born
in Steuben, little village near Winter
Harbor, Me-, and has been celebrating
that event by buying up everything that
he admired when a boy. He has built
new schoolhouse and given an organ to
the church in acknowledgment of his OBJ
legations for what these two institutions
contributed toward his success in life,
and has bought a couple of mountains
which he used to contemplate from the
doorstep of his fathers farmhouse as
ideals of the majestic of nature, and he
has built beautiful macadam roadway
to the tops of these mountains, so that he
can drive up there whenever he pleaseS
and renew his acquaintance with the pine
forest and the sky and the sea.
The natives look upon the transaction
as the queer freak of a rich man, and
they call Mr.. Moore "the king of Schoo-
die Mountain The Summer boarders
from the city suspect him of indulging in
some great land speculation and are talk
ing of the piles of money he is going to
make by cutting his 10000 acres of pine
forest and rocks into villa sites.
When / asked Mr.. Moore his plan and
purpose he said; "a
II bought these mountains for num-
ber of good reasons. Just as other people
buy pictures or pieces of china or dia-
monds or fancy horses. ! bought them
because I used to admire them when
was barefooted farmers boy, and 1t is
a great pleasure to feel that they are
mine. They didn't cost as much as many
pictures and many horses, and they cans
The times., 1898-10-09
THAT UNIVERSITY.
An Educational Journal on the Com
mittee just Announced.

tfrcm the Educatlonal keVleW.)
At it's Washington meeting the Nation
al Council of Education took most i'm
portant action in regard to the project
for the establishment of a national uni
versity. This action was the passage OF
a resolution empowering Prof. Charles
De Garmo, retiring president of the coun-
ell, to appoint a committee of fifteen to
make a thorough inquiry into the pro-
posed national-university scheme and to
report to the council hereafter. The men,
bership of the committee has just been
announced, and it will be at once recog-
niZed as thoroughly representative both
of the best educational thought of the
country and of the various geographical
sections. The committee is constituted
as follows:
President William R. Harper, of the
University of Chicago, chairman; Presi-
dent Edwin A. Alderman, of the Univer-
sity of North Carolina; President James
B. Angel, of the University q Michigan
Prof. Nicholas Murray Butler, of Column
bia University; President James H Can
field, of Ohio State University; DIR. ]. L.
NJ. Curry, of Washington, p. c., Agent
Of the Peabody and Slater funds; Super
intendent Newton c. Dougherty, Of Peo-
ria, ILL.,; President Andrew S. Draper, of
the University of Illinois; President
Charles w. Eliot, of Harvard University;
Prof. Edmund ]. James. of the Univer-
sity of Chicago; Superintendent William
H. Maxwell, of New York, N. z; Prof
The times., 1898-10-09
ITALY'S CURSE.
Once Every Two Hours the StiIetto
Claims n Victim.


Qrom the ST. Louis Globe -Democrat)
Throughout the kingdom oa italy an
Italian kills an Italian every two hours
during the entire year by means of The
knife. Such are the official statistics
which were today placed before me by
Baron Garofalo, vice president and lead
ing spirit of the association which. under
the presidency of Queen Marguerite and
the patronage of King Humbert has been
formed to put down homicide BY depriv-
ing ii of its all too convenient and all too
universal weapon, the accursed knife.
During the 365 days of the year 1897
there We're placed on record $3.50 honi-
cides by means of the knife, total ie-
sides which the list of killed l. the s.il-
culinary battle of Custozza and even in
the holocaust of Abba Carima iii Avs
sinia, sinks into insignificance. Italy IS,
in fact, engaged in a persona war with
herself. which costs her on - average
5000 lives annually.
The league, or association, hich has
just been formed under these .oyal aus
pices, has very rightly ant cleverly
placed itself in communication with the
various labor unions and trade associa-
tions, and among the first of the labor
associations to take up the matter with
enthusiasm and with vigor has been the
Union of Associated Printers which in
cludes some of the most public-spirited
and energetic of the workingmen of
Rome.
The league likewise. has secured
promise from the premier, Gen. Pelloux,
to submit to the legislature when it meets
again a law rendering it a penal offense
for anyone to carry one of those knives
with which in nearly every case murder
is done in this country.
In order to realize how utterly made
quate the tribunals have shown them
selves until now to put stop to crime
by means of the knife, it may be men
toned that the annual average of homi-
cides in Italy alone surpasses that of all
the remainder of Europe put together.
The times., 1898-10-09

dry in the open air. If the weather is wet
or even foegy this operation is impossi-
bic. and the FISH spoil. aGa become wortb-
less, except for fertilizfng
The tins in which the sardines are then
packed are carried to the oiling-room,
where the last manipulation consists of
filling them with oil. 1t is In this part
of the establishment that the tomato
sauce and the Spices are placed in the
boxes which give to the French prepara-
tion of sardines their universal renown.
In any one of the above important es-
adjustments the sardines are prepared
and exported ten hours after coming out
of the water. Gourmets should never eat
newly prepared sardines. They have
neither the perfume nor the flavor of
those which have lain in the boxes for a
year.
The times., 1898-10-09

Bernard j. Moses, of the University of
California; President J. G.. Schurman, of
Cornell University; Superintendent F.
Louis Soldan. of St. Louis, Mo-. President
William L. Wilson of Washington and
Lee University.
It is understood to be the function OF
this committee 10 take up it's work In a
thoroughly unbiased spirit 1t has not
been constituted to favor any particular
scheme or to oppose any special plan.
Its hands are free, and the country and
the council VIII naturally expect it to
deal thoroughly with two distinct ques-
tions. and so set them at rest for a gen.
Grafton to come: % Should there be a
national university, established under
government auspices, and (2) If So what
should be its scope and the form of it's
organization? Up to this time these ques-
tions have BEEN bat very specifically
dealt with. A large part of the litera-
ture on the subject of a national uni
versity is sentimental. sloppy, and inane.
There is no InIblic1interest In the plan,
and no general knowledge of its exist
ence. A small, but persistent, lobby has
kept the matter before Congress for some
years, but no reaf progress has been
made. II is high time that the whole
subject should be taken up vigorously
and intelligently By competent and rep
resentative committee, and a report pre-
pared that will illuminate and guide sub
sequent discussions of the subject, as
well as influence any legislative action
that may be taken.
The committee as announced contains
the names of eight college or university
presidents, three university professors
three public school superintendents, and
one Or. Curry who falls in none of
these classes. One is a new Englander
three represent the Middle States, three
the South. seven the Central West, and
one the Pacific Slope. From such a com
mittee an authoritative report may justly
be expected.
The times., 1898-10-09
THE SARDINE.
Curious Facts About n Large and
Profitable Fishery.

(From the Chicago Chronicle.)
The 1888 sardine is now on the market.
The fishing season begins early in June,
and is now successful in places along the
Atlantic Coast and on Puget Sound. The
coast of Norway and Brittany, in France.
are the scenes of the heaviest takes, and
the grades Of sardines obtained there are
superior.
As soon as the fishermen notices shoals
of porpoises or focks of seagulls off shore
sail is made Immediately, for the sardine
is there.
curious thing about this kind of fish
ing is that one rarely sees a living sar-
dine out of the water. The fish make a
little squeak when taken from the water
and die instantly. OF the $50 or 800 fish
ing boats fitted out at Belle Isle about
200 belong to Palais and the others to
Sauzon.
II is in these two ports that the French
fishermen sell their fish An ordinary
catch of sardines gives to each boat
from 5000 to 10000 fish, and the price is
regulated ~ the quantity brought in by
the first c5mers. Seven francs a thou
sand is fair price.
During the sardine season about 800
women and fifty men anxiously await the
arrival Of the first boats. If there are
no fish there is no work for them. When
the news arrives that the boats have
their welcome cargoes, the women in
their picturesque costumes, rush TO the
cannery like flock of frightened sheep,
and each takes her place in the great
room where the fish undergo their first
preparation.
Here the sardines are spread upon the
table and sprinlkled with salt Then they
are cleaned and when that operation is
finished they are sorted by little boys
and carried into another part of the es-
tablishment, where they are put in pickle.
After this the fish are washed and
placed, one by one, with great care, upon
wire nets, called ''grills,'' and put out to
The times., 1898-10-09
Baby Brides.
From the Advocate of India }

AEloii tiie -Auf1NHtG ci Ahutaf
We hear from = correspondent thar two mem
orable marriages are Just going al Tiruchanur
In one case the bride IS only a little child Jus.
year old and hardly able 10 stand erect and
her woUld-be husband IS boy Of ten OF eleven
and his eyesight i said 10 be detective. but thi
parents say that because BFahma wills that hl
should be the husband Of the little baby therl
can really be no help for il In the other cas-,
the bride is four years old and the husband i
ten times older. Our correspondent adds: 'SIcl
marriages have not altogether ceased in thS
country. and these clearly indicate the necessitt
for effective legislation Let those who object "A
the introduction of the two recent bills viii
which the country is familiar and which fOllot
the lines Of the law now in force in the Mys0J
territory pause and think calmly over this dsploe
able state OF things" More particulars regard "a
the parties Will be interesting.
The times., 1898-10-09
ordered His Family to Drink Poison

New York, Oct S.-Henry Hendricks
of No. 3 Ash Street. Jersey City, is ac-
cused by his wife and two daughters Of
trying to make them drink poison. Ths
police have a warrant for him. Helm.
charge Of threatening 10 shoot his family.
and of swapping his revolver at Police.
man Gallagher. His daughter. Anna
says that at breakfast Thursday her faith.
er placed two bottles of poison on the Ia.
BILE and drawing a revolver. commanded
them to drink They ran from the houSa
Hendricks escaped
The times., 1898-10-09
Different.
Ernm III RitsA

A youth who much desired to wear the matri-
monial yoke had not sufficient courage to pop
the question" On informing his father of the
difficulty he labored under, the old gentleman
passionately replied: ''Why, you great BOBBY,
how do you suppose ] managed when got mar
ried?'
''oh, yes,'' said the bashful lover, "you mar
ried mother, but I've got to marry strange
girl"
The times., 1898-10-09
For the Complexion.
CFrom the Chicago Tribune. }

(FTOm the Chicaeo TTlbune-)
Much has been said OF late in regard 10 the
wholesomeness OF apples, and a Paris specialist
saws that women who want to have clear com
plexions ought to eat three or four apples day.
They act on the liver.
The times., 1898-10-09
His Ambition.
CFrom the Minneapolis Jol

(From the Minneapolis Journal.)
The grand vizier was ambitious
81 Think said he, . that my head will be on
medal some day
"Ha!' said the caliph. Good idea! I'll have
il struck off at once!
The times., 1898-10-09
MUNYON'S INHALER.

On account OF the extraordinary demand for
this wonderful cure for Catarrh, Asthma, Bron-
chitis. and all throat and lung diseases, we have
been unable 10 supply them fast enough. We ask
the indulgence OF the public for a week, until
We can catch up with the thousand more
orders that We have ahead
You can hear such words OF praise and graft
tude from nearly everyone who tried the
Munyon treatment.
The GUIDE TO HEALTH (eyery druggist)
gives the symptoms OF disease, so that anyone
can understand them. At the same druggists the
full line OF Prof. Munyon's remedies be had
81 cures for 81 ailments-genuine homeopathic
cures modernized 10 the minute
Open all day and evening-Sunday, to 8, 623
18th St NV.
The times., 1898-10-09

The comparative value of these two cards is
known to most persons. They illustrate that
greater quantity is not always most to be desired.
The Ace expresses the beneficial quality of Ripans
Tabules as compared with twice many of any
previously known dyspepsia cure
The times., 1898-10-09

1t really profits man nothing to win a for
tune and lose health-life. Yet how many men
who amass great wealth do it without becoming
physical wrecks2
Prot. Munyon's way makes it easy for rich or
poor TO grow.
Prot. Munyon's way makes it easy for anyone
TO be at his or her best at almost no money
cost
1t makes the mother the health-saver as well
the guardian angel OF the home. II enables
anyone TO prescribe safely for all ordinary all
ments by means of the Guide TO Health.
Or, il you feel that the advice OF physician
is necessary, at 623 18th st. NV. you can consult
them without penny to pay.
Mrs. Mary E. Sullivan, 100 II Street northeast,
Washington, d. c., says: For four years suf-
fered intensely with rheumatism. ! could not
use my hands at all; was unable to rise from a
chair without help from both sides. My feet
were very much swollen. was so helpless that
in an attempt TO climb the stairs had TO help
myself with my elbows the step above, and
always had to go down backward. In one week
after ] began the use Of Munyon's Rheumatism
Cure and treatment ] began to improve, and in
ten days from that felt splendid, and have not
had an ache or pain since"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-23
YEAR OF PROSPERITY.
Remarkable showing Made by the virgins
In life Insurance Co

Remarkable showing hhh' ~ wv ~ So
Ia Life Insurance Co
Untouched by the hard times which
nave affected SO many lines OF trade the
Life Insurance of Virginia home enc
terprfse. has just completed "a gear OF un-
excencd prosperity Although this COM
panv IS a home enterprise. its operations
are bv no means confined Go Richmond.
or. indeed, 20 the State of Virginia. Tor
ID has branches all over the country es-
peciauy I'm the West and Northwest
which are I'm "a four hing condition.
A glance 40 its progress during The past
eleven years shows what the company
has accomplished. and the great bounds
with which it has come 90 The front It's
premium income In 1881 was $685. aud boo
the year just closed S7522lLsl. The gross
income for 1889 was $50 s3lG7; insurance
I'M force. Sl7o0l.Sl5 and total number of
policies in force, lGs iN.
With G.. A. Walker az president and
James w Pegram as secretary, the OUT
look for this company Is bright and when
another decade has rolled away an equal
iy remarkable record OF progress will
doubtless be presented.
Since the inception Of this company the
total amount paid ont 20 policy holders
has been S71e 1895
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-23

and fierce: dark. - hcgsheads and 3
tlerces; western. hogsheads. Relnspec-
tions-Bright "a hogsheads
Total inspect!ons for week ending to-
day, los hogsheads ana uerces. rim -
spections. M hogsheads. Total sampling
for week ending to-day, 2O2 hogsheads
shockoe. Crcnshaw's and Vaushan's
tobacco warehouses report to-day; re
ceipts. IS packages; Deliveries d" p"~N
ages. -. .,.t,h Al
The same tobacco warehouses. Win Al
leghany Old Dominion. Myers, Stonewah,
Nears, Davenports, PltileIsi + al me- ,,
and Williams 4 Rehlings added, report
for the third week m January ivi 'no
last seven years, as follows ,..
For week ending Saturday January
%. 1s02-Receipts. 22j packages ueilN-
cries, 400 packages. ,.
For week ending satur,nay, 9ah di,;,.y
q. fsg3-Receipts, Us ptcAabe9' u'H'-
For week ending Saturday. January
20 1sq4-Receipts. E9i pachak's' uehN-
cries $40 packages. , r...-..
For week ending SATURDAY. January
10 1s9J-Receipts. 10 pacNas'h' ue''F-
cries 1,1s3 packages. s.....s.,. r,.,,,r,.
IS 1sa6-Receipts. 40 packages DEW
cries. 80 packages. e-.., r....-..
For week ending saturnay. JanninIy
o. iS07-Receipts 100 packages; deliv-
cries 367 packages. , ,...
For week ending saturday, January
-. 1SgS-Rece.pts. 100 packages deilN-
cries 2S2 packages.
limited States internal revenue collec-
tions on tobacco for the city OF Rich-
mond. Va. to-day: cigars and cigarettes.
sgf7O: plug tobaccos, $,o1'~. TOTAL
81. GJ2. 60.
United states internal revenue collec-
tions ON tobaccos for the city Of Rich
mond Va. for the first week I'm January
for the last seven years;
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