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matter they were unable 10 rise above the evli
| traditions Of their English ancestry. Yet pos
slbly President Washburn would take THIS OUT
rage as evidence Of his assertion thar me Eng
"lish people. taken as n whole. nave more Te-
"spect for law and for human life than Ameri-
cans have. The unfairness Of such mode OF
reasoning Is too apparent 10 need PROOF. In
its faults as well rs IT'S virtues the American
Nation is n reflex of European civilization win
this important difference. however. that what
is good in the old civilization Is fnr more dom
lnant here than 1t Is in Europe. while what Is
bad finds fewer outlets for expression, ana Is
much more strongly antagonized by the public
conscience than it Is even in England.
What President Washburn says about the
easy going disposition in this country To submit
10 petty evils is. unfortunately. true, and In
this respect Americans might we'll follow the
example Of English people who will. as he says.
spend f100 to get justice rather than be wronged
out Of f5 Even the most petty annoyance in
flames the average Englishman with explosive
wrath. and until the most trivial wrong is
righted he fills the air with his clamOr. 1t must
he confessed that there is something not alto
gether lovely in the manifestation Of this spirit.
The ever-protestlng Brlton. who assumes him
self 10 he the centre Of the universe. for whose
individual comfort government and CIVILIZATION
should alone exist. interfcres sadly with the
calm repose Of life. and his ebullient displays
are not seldom in bad form But he does get
wrongs righted. and he does succeed in keep
inc public officials up TO a sense Of their duty
and obligations. And for this he deserves
praise. If Americans would manifest more of
the average Englishman's sense OF personal re-
sponsbty for the public welfare in small
matters rs well as great without the English
mans tendency 70 self-centred cantankerous
ness. III political and social life Of this country
would reach far higher level of general eff
cheney
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CHINAS BAD BARGAfN.

China has secured her loan ri last That is
the news from Shangha. and Picking confirmed
at Berlin and London 1t is not news on which
The Celestial Empire is 10 he congra tulatcd ON
the contrary, il is the announcement Of serious
loss, amounting almost 10 disaster to the
Government which hcSitated between the blan-
diShments- and perhaps the covert mennces-
Ing thar he VINO hcsitates is lost" The truth
OF that verse is strlkingly exemplified in the
present result.
few weeks ago Great Britain offered 10
loan China what she wanted on phenomenallv
easy terms China was prevailed upon bv
Russia 10 decline the offer Now she has been
compelled 10 accept another far less favorable
oIer. Let the two BE- compared The former
provided for loan at par bearing interest ot
3 per cent The present provides for n loan at
III per cent discount. and with interest M AZ
per cent. Under the former China would hovn
got sSoWnoOo, ana would have had IN nay
S24oOOpo year Under this she will re, onlv
S72ooo0oO and will have TO pay S2s0oooo
year Her loss is therefore 5000 900 AT once
and 100000 year until tho loan Is repaid
Nor is that all. Under the former Offer sbc
WAS to let Great Britain extend the Brrnoh
railroad into Nan. open three new treaty
ports and keep the Yang-tse valley neutral
Under this one she grants the first and third Of
those conditions In place Of tne second she
agrees 10 open new port. 10 open all her
rivers and canals to foreign trade, and, most
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nen through a bill which they must not crit

men through bill which they must not crit
icise or change.
That attitude will wisely be abandoned by
those who hope TO harmonic the party through
q primary bill The Legislature and lis leaders
mus; take their own responsibility. Inc great
body of reformers must have chance to study
the bill and satisfy themselves that IT Is ade-
quate Senator Pavey and Assenblymen LAIN
beer and Weckes and their fellow-represeh'-
atives OF the Independent sentiment III New
York and Kings counties should he consuited
and not merely asked 10 help pass measure
decided upon by an outside committee or con
coded bv the machine as what they can vote
for ar 20 without reform Then the Committee
Of Fiftv-tlrec as n whole should insist on care
fuI examination The stake Is too great To per-
nit snap judgments II the machine wants
harmony TO the extent of good primary law
le, the reformers take time and pains to satisfy
themselves that the price is honestly paid.
ON page ]. Part II. we print the text or the
proposed bill as il now stands. We under
stand that some notifications in the direction
of further safeguards have been agreed 10.
The provision for judicial review was objected
to as doing no more than the present law when
left party committee able TO DEFY its own
constitution We urge sill who desire honest
primaries 10 study this bill carefully ana point
out any defects which may seem To exist in
H. Tn, two requisites of n good law are guar
antees 10 every voter Of an equal voice in MS
party with every other voter. and an absolute
right to enforce in court just dealing on the
part of his political associates in the conduct
of the organization. il must no longer be pos
sible that an aggrieved citizen should be told
that his only redress is in the party committee
OF whose acts he complains.
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ENGLAND AND AMERICA.

President George Nashburn Of Robert Col
lege. COnstantinople makes in The Independ-
, ent" some suggestive comparisons between Eng
land and the United States Prefacng his re-.
marks by saying tina, he has on many occa-
sions been q severe critic Of England and her
Government he feels constrained nevertheless
10 admit that the English people take much
greater interest in good government than Ameri-
cans do This is doubtless true so far as mu-
nicipa government is concerned and has been
frequently admitted by other intelligent Amer-
cans. The pad government Of many American
cities has. in fact. become menace to the
welfare Of the whole country. and the only
hopeful thing about it * that the evil Is not
chronic. but acute. Intelligent Americans in
all The great cities are becoming reused to the
evil and their responsibility for II. and though
any reform in this direction will necessarily
be slow and perhaps Spasmodic there can he
no doubt that II VIII be- ultimately achieved
The very fact that so many American cities
are badly governed will help to bring about
better state of affairs by rousing and unity
nc the good citizens to a sense OF their duty.
But when President Wa>hburn says as he
does. that England is better governed than this
country and thar the English people taken
'aS q whole. nave more respect Tor law. for
individual liberty and the rights Of property
Than Americans taken as Nation" we he
lieye he goes beyond the facts II j. true that
there are turbulent and lawlcss elements In the
population Of the United States. largely derived
from the older civilization Of Europe. which
occasionally antagonize the rights Of properly
and array themselves against the law But
they do not in any sense represent American
citizenship. which. in fact. rests on rhe same
traditions of law. order and liberty that have
made England so great. Indeed. we may 60
further. and say that many Of the exhibitions
Of lawlessness that all good Americans must
acknowledge and deplore are really Anglo.
saxon In their origin. Take for instance. the
barharous shooting Of the negro postmaster and
MS family in South Carolina the other dav
lhai deed was done by men Of pure English
lineage who were inspired by the old and often
brutal instinct Of race dominance that from,
Inc beginning has distinguished the English
people. This South Carolina incident was in.
deed a brutal outrage on INV liberty and hu
mainly but the Americans who committed this
crime simply showed that In this particular
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PERSONAL.
and more az

Tho Kansas Legislature has just appropra'e'
81 coo for a marble bust Of Charles Robinson, 'pe
frs, Governor OF Kansas. TO be placed In the state
University.
The late Archbishop CIeary. OF Kingston. Canada
was the first person 20 receive degree from INV
Catholic University OF ireland
An English paper says that the other day wheh
Queen Victoria was seated In her dra"ins-roo'n'
with several OF her household In attendance ,he
lamp placed close beside her began to smoke 10
tho horror and establishment OF the company inc
Queen promptly raised her august mana ana tuihe'
down the fame. Your Majesty said the lady IN
waiting in awes,ruck tones. why did you rouole
% do that vourself9" Because" said the queen,
~ | had called out This lamp Is SMOKING. on
Of you ladies would have said 70 tne wa,id
have called ont 10 the nearest servant here. me
Queens lamp is smoking ana tnat -. "a and al
have called 10 a footman 10 attend 70 H. ahu az
the time the lamp would have gone on smoking
so preferred 10 turn it down myself.
onslow Ford who is a, work on statue Of the
late Professor Huxley for the National History
Museum at South Kensington. London has oeen
most unfortunate in his supply OF maroe, ., VIC
he had his work we'll under way when ne struck
blue veins which ruined the statue ne i no" ~
work on the third block
There was recently sold in London FOR f2s IS. an
old English watch. bearing the inscription Given
bv Sir Walter Scott his valet. John Baxter
Nicholson" This valet is mentioned In mo INTRO
duction to "Naverley
70 confer the degree OF Ii. p. on }. NJ Barrie
President KRUGER will soon unve statue OF
himself at Pretoria.
Professor Willard Kimbal OF the University OF
Nebraska who has been appointed musical director
Of the Omaha Exposition. speaks thus Of HIS plans;
The orchestra will he the foundation, ana pur-
pose getting the best soloists ! can obtain. Arts's
will he selected when the works are settled upon
hope that We shall he able 10 secure Nine. Nor
dica The Congress Of Musicians will be under
the auspices Of the Omaha W6mans club. Homer
Moore is chairman OF tho COMMITTEES for THIS con-
eress State and National musical days VIII ne
held England Wales and Scandinavia VIII be
among the countries represented. Ny own chorus
OF hundred voices from the NenrasKnF
University will give Mendelssohns f-IlJah
Thomas Kelly has been appointed cnoraI con,
ductor at Omaha. and will drill a permanent chorus
TO present such works The Golden Lesen'
Wreck Of the Hesperus etc, during me summer
months Miss julia officer has been appointed 10
look after the engaging Of artists with headquar-
tors at Chicago" Professor kirnball studied IN
Boston and Leipsc. in the latter city with Rel
necke and on his return connected Tor a
short time with the Conservatory at Oberlin. sub
seauenty he for many years director Of music
at Iowa College. founding its conservatory
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-27
OCEAN COUNTY HUNT RUN.
A TEN MILE CHASE. WITH ALL ~ At THE
DEATH-THE HUNTERS OUT ~ FORCE


DEATH-rHE HUNTERS OUT ~ FORCE
Lakewood. n. J.. Feb. 2s tSpeciaD The followers
OF the Ocean County hounds were out In force to-
day. and the run was most thoroughly enjoyed
The meet at Hope Chapel at 800 o'clock. and
the pack was thrown on the Hyer farm. taking
the scent without fault and nosins along well to-
gether at pace which gave the riders good run
for their money.
From Hyer's the drag through Pine Park %
Benefits Mills. over Hendrickson' farm TO Hyers
at New-Prospect. and then over tho VOORHEES, and
Mathews farms 10 a finish AT ConOvcrs
The chase was good ten miles and tho ihres
checks made were none many for the field
which had plenty OF stin fences and hot pace be.
tween checks
Al were IN at the Xii without accident those
riding being James Converse. " r. n A..
lantic: Francis D. Beard. on Black Witch. J. w.
Colt. on Nermion. George SuppOrtus. on Re liable;
"; 2. Carter Of the Rainor Hunt. Philadelphia N
Jubilee. r. Van Rensselaer Kennedy. on Unknown:
Mrs. r. Robbins Walker. on Echo Miss Mitchell
on Willow Brook: Hunfsman Dryer. on SKY.
scrapcr; Willie Dryer. On First Whip. James T.
skeey. on Bufort; Flynn on Annoyance. Daley.
Egyptian. and others
The hunt was viewed by many from carriages on
the road. Weather permitting. there Will be an
other meet on Tuesday.
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PFSOI RfES AND RETFNT-E.

For the benefit Of the dismal souls who see
nothing good in existing laws II may he men
toned that customs receipts for twenty-four
days Of February have been Sl.600.O00 and
internal receipts 100000 larger than for the
same time in January. The legitimate and
natural growth Of revenue continues in spite Of
all real or pretended apprehension. and while it
Is not yet certain that twenty eight days in
February will put into the Treasury as much
as thirty-one days in January 1t looks very
much like It at present There is not the least
occasion for worrying about the revenue. which
is already larger than was realized in years
Of prostration under Democratic tariff, and Is
growing every month.
Men who talk Of The embarrassment Of the
Government because its revenue does not quite
equal it's expenditure are in the shadow Of great
darkness The Treasury held on Thursday
night 25.6l9,0J9 in cash in excess of demand
liabilities. and could pay out S1oOO0O0O0 of
that amount without disturbing its credit in the
slightest degree. After that. if there should he
any occasion. II could borrow $500 0O00 900 in a
weeks time AT lower rates than any other Gov
eminent in the world, Great Britain possibly ex-
cepted. The notion that the Government has
not money enough for any emergency is ride
ulous II has no money TO fool away But il
has enough for any possible requirement, and
nations could by any possibility borrow.
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important Of all. TO place her likin taS or In
land tariff between provinces under the con-
troll Of foreigners. This last provision Is the
most striking China has ever made. Hifherto
she has resisted anything approximating 10 IL
ms strenuously MS she would have resisted turh-
ing the tombs of the imperial ancestors mo
circus ground In granting II now she mas sur
rendered her sovereignty over domestic aHalrs
10 an irremedabe extent. lIenceforth shc VIII
re independent In name only. The real SOW
ereignty and administrative authority VIII re-
side with her creditors. II is bad bargain Tor
her. for which she has to blame her own hesi-
fancy and those who persuaded her not to ac'
cent Great Britain's former offer.
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CONTEST OVER EyocH pRlrTS BEQrEsr
ABNER M'KTNLEY TO APPEAR FOR THE HEIRS
IN THEIR FIGHT AGAINST THE MARY
LAND LEGISLATURES BILL.

Baltimore Feb. Is (Spccian.-The passage by rho
Legislature Of the bill authorizing the trustees 81
the Sheppard Asylum 10 change It's name 70 the
Enoch Pratt and Sheppard Asylum. Oh order %
secure a bequest OF nearly 10000 from tho la's
Enoch Pratt. has not ended the contest The heirs.
a number OF whom live IN Massachusetts, and PENN
sylvania. Will probably carry the matter 70 tho
courts An appeal will boz made 20 Governor
Lowndes withhold his approval of the bin. ard
the Governor will give public hearing next Tues
day at Annapolis.
The argument against the bin will be made by
Abner Mckinley. the Presidents brother who Il
is said opposed the passage Of the bill 10y thu
Legislature. Mr Mckinley will be met before the
Governor by Ex-Governor Whyfe. who viii urge
Mr.. Lowndes to sign the bill other lawyers viii
also make arguments each side. on the best
authority, however b may be said that Their" f.
doubt Of the bill being signed by the Governor.
but he does intend TO be IN hurry about Il or
TO shut of those who ask hearing.
In taking the matter 10 the courts II VIII IL al
legged that the act % she LEGISLATURE b. unconsu.
tutional Leading lawyers say that II tho art -
the rights and powers vested bon that body. if cam
not become operative. II the Legislature las 70
constitutional right 10 make the change. Oh. con-
dition In Mr. Pratts VIII can never be iuinled.
II the condition can never be fulnIed. the con-
tingent legatces az present ana VIII continrs
the legal claimants 10 the property. II the Shep-
pard Asylum disputes the claim. suits may be h.ed.
the nature OF which Will depend on the character
OF the property 10 be recovered
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FOR ART COMMISSIONER TO PARIS.
MENDING THE APPOINTMENT or
Holm r rAr-ruu.rrr

number ~ representative artists o. the r''v
mot Friday night A. tho National A-sdcmv %
Design To unite in making recommendation for
the appointment o. United states Arr CommIssi0ner
10 the coming Paris Exposition Frederick D.emsn
presided There were present members ~ The VA
tonal Academy % Design the Society ~ American
Artists tho National Sculpture sociNtv TIE Amer
team Water Color Society and the Society ~ Mural
Painters William A CONN had recently pl'hdraRa
his name and John b Csuldpel Charles de KAY.
Charles AT. % Cleveland. and Hasey g. Ites o..
81 Louis. were nominated Nr Caldwell pas
chosen, and the selection VAS made Unarim0.s
Mr.. CaulGneN IS man 81 means and eIucatioa
and a clever amateur IN painting Artists say %
Is particularly We qualified for the position o.. Art
Commissioner His education vas obtained partly
in France. where he lived many years ana became
acquainted with the language and the people Il
Is not known by the artists how The appointment
will be made. or h whom. bur ar C3uldPel haf
their warm Endorsement he has been associated
with them .Or years and has their confidence II.
Is \ Republican and earnest and energetic In
the last National campaign
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Asrtu91orjs Dailp Iian,le.
SUNDAY. FEBRUARY %. 1898
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

DOMESTIC.-Sef Du Bosc's statement that
there are mines or torpedoes in Havana Har-
Dor is regarded by Naval officials as almost con-
elusive proof that the Maine was not blown UP
from outside the ship - Both Secretary
Long and Secretary Alger authorized positive
denials Of rumors that extraordinary rrepara
Maine disaster - Seven people were burned
70 death in fire in Charleston, :. {. - The
Navy Department asked authority from Con-
gress TO enlist loo more men. as crews for the
Columbia and the Minneapolis.
CONGRESS Both branches in session. -
Senate: An agreement was reached Ia take the
final vote on the Corbett tomorrow. sew
eral bills OF minor Importance were passed.
House: The day spent in debate on
the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill.
FOREIGN.-The Spanish Cortes was dis
solved; the Spanish Ministry made reassuring
statement regarding the relations OF Spain and
the United States. they also voted lVro
pesetas 70 develop the Spanish Navy -
Public meetings are being held in Argentina
urging the Government 10 prepare FOR war with
Chill. =-- Senator Proctor arrived in Havana
- NJ. Ciemenceau. an ex-Deputy. and NJ.
Drumont. editor fought duel in Paris be-
cause Of dispute over the lola trial; neither was
hurt =- There bread riot in Salamanca,
Spain -= An attempt was made by two men
20 shoot King George OF Greece as ne was driv-
ing near Athens; ne King escaped unhurt
a steamer sailing from London took out
for West Africa officers, nurses and large sup
ply Of munitions Of wa
CITY.-The stoamcr Rotterdam brought in
boats crew from the overdue French liner La
Champagne. which had been picked up. and the
crew reported that the Frenchman was disabled
and anchored off the Banks Of Newfoundland
Patriotic demonstrations were made al
number Of public gatherings, notably At the attn
letic games at the 22d Regiment Armory and at
the concert OF Fancullis list Regiment Band
- Senator Hanna denied that he had held
any conferences with bank presidents about a
bond issue SOM interviews on the sub
ject Of primary reform printed also the text
Of the bill Submitted 10 the Governor by Elihu
Root. - Stocks were dull and irregular.
THE WEATHER.-Indications for today
Fair The temperature yesterday: Highest, 81
degrees lowest. %: average. 3l5s.
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the carrion quarry which they seek there They
nocked about after tn. election like the ravens
over The Names wreck and loaded themselves
up with stock of the traction companies anu
other good things which we're to be poofneu %
Tammany's policy and influence NO" 'hey are
all bankrupt: the late break In values mas -"
hausted their margins and they have no mort
to put up They are in almost as par'ous
state as their predecessors were when they '''e'
10 break Commodore Vanderbilt genera'ioh
and more ago.
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EXHIBITION At THE LOr0S CLUB.

Great interest is being taken IN the exhibition Of
paintings Of the Barbzon scAool which opened las;
evening az the Lotos Club. and will remain on v.e~
throughout the week. There was a large attend
ance last evening. and opinion unanimous hat
John Ederkin OF the Committee on Art % the club.
who arranged the exhibition. has done his work
with remarkable discretion and good taste.
Troyon. Daubigny COrot. Millet. Diaz. DJp0
and Courbet are among the masters represented
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-27
BoLDIyrs RECOVERY ALMOST ASSURED

At the Wadorf-Astoria last evening q was an.
nounced that there marked improvement
in the condition OF Sgnor Boldini the Italian
painter. who has been dangerously III With pnea.
monia at that hotel FOR time. The crisis in
the disease reached Friday. and since then
Sgnor BOldini has been rapidly recovering II 70
complications ensue his ultimate recovery IL roy
assured.
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Extra copies of The Sunday Tribune 1rW
be mailed TO any Part of the United States
or Canada for cents each. postage paid.
The Tribnne'S editorial article on
"N0ner and Business, fO-moyrOlr. 1vHU
present a JaiHabie re1iecy OF the recent state
Of the markets.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-27

Inasmuch as the late Spanish Minister 10 the
United States admits that he wrote that letter
It is somewhat difficult to understand his COM
plant that his critics in this country have done
nothing but lie about him. However. Senior De
LONE has ceased to be an international issue
and requires no further attention.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-27

To Coney Island Neptune ever only a
stepfather his shaken trident a rod Of afilic-
ton which IT could not escape II has been cut
in two. or in many. dozens Of times within the
historic period. the wave rolling where grew the
tree and the tree waving where rolled the food
till all geographical boundaries seemed but as
fantasies and shadowy shiftings Of dream.
blending and interchangng forever like the out
lines OF cloud islands hung in the midsummer
skies Just the is making wilder havoc
there than usual. and II March lives up TO its
customary record there Is prospect that there
will be two Islands there during the coming sum-
mer. fringed. perhaps. with scattered cyclades
and sporades showing how vigorously old oceans
gray and melancholy waste got in its winter
and spring work. II is hard on Coney, but there
is no way OF helping IT,
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AMERIcANs srANpING M oArTENrIoN..


This % the attitude OF the American people to-day.
They are standing az attention" awaiting develop
ments. They not truCulent or impatient They
are stirred as the Nation has rarely been stirred,
but they are not advising. or talking or insisting.
but waitine-wating for orders. They alert
and expectant ready 10 obey. They have ths
polse and self possession of a people who UNDER
stand their strength" and know how 20 n.
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Su meaner than the treatment of Zola dur
ing his trial is the treatment Of His witnesses
since he was condemned