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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12
PERSONAL.

Among those who will be present at the annual
dinner Of the Baltimore Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association on January IS are Admiral
Schey, Senators J. NJ Thurston. Of Nebraska s.
B. Elldns OF West Virginia and George l.; Wei
llngton OF Maryland; c. c. Dawes. Controller or
the Currency; Congressmen Bailey, Of Texas: Bur
ton OF Ohio. Mercer, Of Nebraska and John NJ:
Allen. of Mississippi, and Governor Lowndes ana
Mayor Master OF Baltimore.
When Senator Burrows. Of Michigan, returned 70
Washington after his reelection Senator Elkins
said to him: "Pngree made you dig potatoes. didn't
he?"
"Oh yes" said Senator Burrows. laughingly, but
the trouble was that found great many more
than Pingree expected me to mo
When Governor Stanley OF Kansas was recently
requested by the committee ha'n his inaugural
reception In charge furnish list Of those OF his
Wichita friends TO whom he wished invitations 10
be sent he replied by sending to 1t a copy OF the
Wichita city directory
It is thought In Canada that either Archbishop
Bruchesi, OF Montreal or Archbishop Duhamel, OF
Ottawa will be made Cardinal by the Pope.
New-Haven Conn. Jan. LA L. Ripley Of
Andover Mass. formerly assistant professor at
Yale has given a valuable library OF Ave hundred
volumes to the German department OF Yale Uni-
versity.
Glen Ridge, Jan. II (SpeciaD.--Admral Sampson
has returned TO his homo from Washington. d. c.
He has almost recovered from the grip. A rumor
had been circulated to the effect that he was TO
relinqush the command Of the North Atlantic
Squadron. This the Admiral denies. He expects 10
return to his flagship, the New-York In few days.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12
TIE ARGUMENT FROM HISTORY.

A part of Senator Hoar's speech against Amer
lean control Of the Philippines. which we may
reckon to be the most earnest. scholarly ana elo-
ouent utterance we shall hear on that side or
the case, was occupied by an argument from
history The Senator spoke OF Athens. OF her
greatness and Of her fall. which latter he attrib-
uted TO her attempts to rule over yassal states
or snbject-peopes. He compared Athens Win
the United States. and declared that the latter
was now beset by the very temptation that
lured the former TO ruin. And he added the say
ing of Sir Edward Greasy. which is accidentally
true enough. yet by no means to the point, that
..aIl republics that acquire supremacy over other
..natlons rule them sefshly and oppressively';
with citations Of various examples, from Car
thage TO France. to prove the rule. There are
few things more plausible or more fascinating
than lust such an appeal to historical prece-
6ent. Nor can the wisdom Of carefully consid-
erlpg past examples be denied. 1t would be
folly not to heed the lessons OF other lands and
other ages But we shall not find 1t well to APP
rly the surface facts Of history too literally, or
m insist upon an invariabe rule amid variable
conditions.
II the statement quoted from Sir Edward
Greasy be true II is equally true that all repuD-
lies hitherto have come TO ruin, while moDar-
ches have proved Iar more SldDlc anu cuuuii"s'
But are we therefore 10 conclude that democ-
racy IL an error and 10 abandon 1t for mon
archy? Senator IIoar would be the first to scout
such an idea. The fallacy lies partly In suppos-
ing that all governments called republics are
substantially identical in organization and spirit
They are not Athens was republic IN name,
but not in fact according to modern standards.
She was rather an olgarchy. Her slaves out
l.ac txtn IA IA
At the height Of her glory, when she had per
haps four hundred thousand Inhabitants, her
qualified voters were not more than twenty
thousand Caste was her cornerstone Sir Ed
ward Greasy mentions other republics as having
been Oppressve-Rome, with her patrlclehs anu
ulebeians and slaves, and her arrogant regard or
all other peoples as her interiors; Venice ruled
nv Doges and oligarchic Councils, and others as
far removed from the American ideal Nay, he
cites the frank confession OF the Atnenlahs'
..tbat their empire was tyranny, ana that they
"soIely trusted to force and terror to uphold H.
Contrast that with the declaration OF the | niteu
statex that its administration OF Its so-caiied
..empire" is 10 be. primarily and essentially. Tor
the greatest good Of the governed" Is 1t ntting
10 draw a parallel between the two or 10 lay
down the rule that what applied to the one must
Of necessity apply likewise 10 the other!
We might derive another lesson from history
we're we so inclined. We might compare. or
gather contrast, the self-contained nations with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12

tho aggressive nations. Noteworthy examples
of tho former would not be easy to find, because
few nations Of that character have attained
commanding importance or have made deep
mark, on the worlds records OF the great ma
tons of antiquity perhaps Egypt was closer TO
that type than any other and Egypt was very
creat nation But it Is scarcely an exaggcration
70 say that in point Of happiness and elevation
Of her own people, or Of enduring benefcence to
the human race. century Of Egypt at her pest
WINS not equal to a single year OF that restless
aggressive. Jingoish Athens whose fall the MAS
sschusetts Senator cites as so dreadful n warn
Ing to U.S. Or, in more modern times, let us
take China as the model Of the self-containeu'
non-colonizing nation, and England as that OF
the aggressive. empire seeking conQuest-making
Power. Is It not as literally true in prose ms in
poetry that "bettcr fifty years OF Europe than
cycle Of Cathay"?
But. one will say, It Is not Just to set Africans
or Asiatcs against Europeans. Very well, let
us set Europeans against Americans or against
other Europeans. Spain was once more agrees
slye and n greater colonial Power than Eng
land. but in that policy she found her ruin. Are
we therefore to argue that England Will also
lind her ruin in It? No, because while Spain
from nrSt 10 last Tueu ueT posscSSioh' "e'P'"
cally for her own selfish good. England has. at
least since tho great lessons OF ITO and 1851,
ruled hers Justly for their own good. Such diff
ference In practice, all men must recognize.
makes equally great difference IN result. Are
we to deny to our own land alone the operation
Of the variant rule? We have not hitherto done
so. On the contrary. 1t has been the boast OF
this Nation that It's chances Of perpetuity are
better than were those OF the Athenian and Ro-
man republics. because 1T is founded on differ
ent and a better system Exactly the same
principle, then. gives promise Of Il better result
OF our colonization and control Of alien lands,
because we nre doing that on different and
better system and for different and better pur-
pose Athens sought conquests for the good OF
the conQueror. The United States extends its
government for the good Of the governed. 1t Is
not logical to say that the latter process must
have the same result as the former.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12
THE SLAVERY or IGNORANCE.

The North Carolina attempt to reduce the ne
croes TO abject intellectual slavery has taken
definite form. A bill has been introduced In the
Legislature OF that State 10 deprive the blacks
OF ali public school education except that which
they IN their pitlful poverty arc able to pay for
themselves. The white people seem to be so
generally IN favor OF this scheme and the pas
sion for putting the negroes In their proper
place" runs so high, that there is apparently
strong probability OF It's being embodied in the
Constitution, and then we shall see State OF
the American Union, on the threshold or the
twentieth century, deliberately setting Itself to
degrade that part OF It's citizenship which there
IS most need to elevate and improve, to brutal
lie and make more ignorant the class whose
present ignorance Is the greatest menace to the
public safety and advancement OF the State and
the excuse for disorder and revolutionary pro-
ceedings OH the part OF the boosted better ele
ment.
The proposed division OF the school fund be
tween the races In proportion 10 Its origin has only
one reason behind II. That is race antagonism.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12
NOTES..

Mr. + Hopkinson Smiths annual exhibition q
water-colors at the Avery Gallery Is a!~ays
pleasant and worth seeing. HIS art gains even
year. His Venetian sketches especially IN 'ae
show now open are better than ever be'oe'
The color IS richer, the execution ~ ooaes,
flrmer more solid and al the same time there
more subtlety. more charm. In the treatment o.
the atmosphere. Mr.. Smith seems 70 hevs
abandoned that occasional tenuity or design
which some OF his critics. not realizing tnat
was intentional, ascribed 90 carelessness or ~
competence: but he is not any The less spon.
taneous for being trhe more exphclt IMAM
usual. on the whole his pictures or Nenes
have improved. The studies made IN honshu
are also admirable. and those done IN the TAG.
are good. but the few souvenirs OF travel "
England are surprisingly lacking IN substance
and beauty. Mr., Smith seems 10 have inlssea
his aim here. When he paints Venice he s's.;
US Venice but there is nothing OF England tnA'
convinces In his English water -coors
The Union League Club has It's usual an
exhibition this Saturday. The salmasan.
dams also show a collection OF pictures pain'ea
by members This exhibition VIII remain op.nn
from Saturday. the day of the reception I inv.
January 22......The exhibition at the Low.
Club which Will be held toward the close OF IN.
month is TO be devoted TO paintings by Viau''
Monet.
The Architectural League announces that !"
fourteenth annual exhibition viii he he.1 ..
the Fine Arts Building next month. lnsins
will be n press view on Thursday. February
The public opening will be on SATURDAY reu ,n.
AIRY II. and the exhibition Will close on Saul ,.
day. March I. There are 70 be three puuas
lectures delivered In the gallery. on All ~ a"s 4.
days and Thursdays an admission zee VIII
charged All other days will be free
The Powers collection at the American AZ;
Galleries Ia To be followed by the collection o.
Mr.. Walter Richmond. formerly OF Prov'aen. nj,
There are only sixty eight pictures IN THIS ST..
lection. twenty being by painters os the pa,
bizon school. The exhibition will be opened ~
January -. The sale. at Chickering hai. W.
occur on the evening OF January ~ sewers
other sales are 10 follow this one. and IN NAT.
the American Art Galleries will be handed "s
to an exhibition OF the works OF NJ bou''' ~
Monvel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12

Adair within tho next few days n there 10 NOS
too much ice along the coast. does not enjoy the
confidence Of the Royal Geographical Society
of England. but may nevertheless accomplish
good deal during the next twelve months IL
may do little toward the addition OF geographi-
cal detail to the map. but 1t may pick up IN
formation about the southern magnetic pole
existing and extinct plants and animals, the
rocks and the weather which will be welcomed
by science The fact is he stores OF knowledge
already possessed by the geolosist, the botanist'
the zoologist and the meteorological acquire a
new significance every time an addition Is maze
thereto This is one Of the best reasons for pro-
jecting Arctic and Antarctic expeditions
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12
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CASINO-s-IA Belle Helene
CHICkERING HAI.<-t-Lecture.
DALy'S THEATRES :1O-Madsme Sans-Gene -
EDEN MySEE-Wax Works. Grand Ccncer' ana INV
matogra;A.
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IRVING PLACE THEATRES i5-Dss Eree (lhs IN
hertance).
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eAM T JACKS THEATRE-2-S-NAuosvlle
wALIAACk' s--S;l5-rhe Tsrmasans :.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12
CONRINATIONS AND THEIR LlMITAIIONH.

Governor Pingree in his message, ana many
other persons are denouncing the mdusriai
combinations which are just now Dclng lorlheu
,u unusual number, as If they were one ana all
monopolies, hostile to the people. and both able
and greedy to extort from consumers dlshohesI
nrices for their products. But the factS 60 not
Mt present Justify that view. Just now tie great
combinations are in almost every case desigheu
70 lessen the cost OF production, so that perer
prohts can be made at the Same prices TOT prou'
ucts. AS the recent combinations nave uee'i
mainly in the iron and steel industry, those ihaS
be most fifty examined. The Federal Steel COM
binotion. by uniting under one control important
manufacturing works OF different KINDS, lines OF
transportation and ownership or mines, was au-
yocated as sure 10 enable the company 10 pro
duce the cheapest steel In the world. claih
which was and is disputed by the Carnegie COIL
pany which commands the same advantages
In fact It has been interpreted In the trade as
r,oocure nj self-defence TO save other concerns
from the competition which, by reason Of these
advantages already secured by the carnegie IN
,oroot threatened TO drive them to the wall.
c,,co tho combination was effected the entire
co,oc,,v of its largest works has been sold for
,he entire wear ut the lowest prices ever known
n. Chicago and the recent advance In prices
there comes after further large contracts had
been refused because the works could not pro-
ducc more. while others in that region could not
produce as cbeaply.
The Wire combination appears TO be largely
of the same character 1t has not monopoly
for many strong concerns have refused TO join
Il os the Carnegie and other Important works
refused to Join the Federal Steel combination,
brt II has secured such control Of billet pro-
ducers and rollIngm with wircworks OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12
YONG cRoKERs sTupTIyG ELEcTRlcl7

Richard Croker jr.. and his brother, Frank y
Croker, are both hard at work now IN me we
inghouse electric shops IN Putshlrg. Iney ~.
taking course In practical electrical engnee'~'
and mean to master every detail Of the ou''n.,-
After they have finished they will enter on ".
study Of law They are yet i,,le undecidea
20 what profession 10 follow but say tha' O,''
electricity and law are good things 10 understand
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12
JrsTIcE BREWER SAILS FoR ENGLAND

Justice Brewer OF the United States 49," -,
Court sailed on tho White Star Line s 'eaH
Majestic at noon yesterday Tor Liverpool 80
Brewer goes abroad in connection with NV
Ing OF the Venezuelan Boundary cominss IN,
which he is n member. with chief justice - ana
Owing to the absence OF Lord HcrscheiL w"o I'd
OF Englands Commissioners. and VINO Is Cue me
I'm tho Joint Commission. trying 20 aolus' ,w
differences between this country ana Nai' al.
Venezuelan Commission will meet for'h'N'
tourn until May a.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12
TEA Ar THE PORTRAIT SHOW

Tho exceedingly attractive and sueeeSS. ~. ~
trait show at tho Academy OF DESIGN "a on
benefit Of tho Orthopedic Hospital WI" ga viii
Saturday OF this week This aftern0o" ,anrs,sd
be poured by Nine Eames- story. the ~ een.
singer and by Mrs. James 4. Burden " w., Ma
,amin c. Porter. Mrs. Charles H. AieNa""a Mr.
Charles DO Rham. Mrs. John !. NAM ,sa viii
King This will be tho last day IN "n'1. nj. e.
be served IN connection with thiS h. ers,ifyik
10 tho management and to All INC
Orthopedic Hospltnl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12

In these days Of contemplated increase IN our
military establishment It is OF Interest 70 many
people. including aspirants for Army ana Navy
service to know the laws governing appoint
ments, and the scale Of pay for various sraueS
in the two branches. The Tribune Almanac TOT
1899 contains lists Of the principal officers OF tho
Army and Navy, the pay tables and digest OF
the laws II also gives a classified list OF the
vessels OF the Navy and OF the posts OF the
Army.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12
lnnrx Ia Anrtriis fmcnte.
Business Notices.

Roll Top Desks and ONCE Furniture.
Great VARIETY Of Style and Price.
T. @. SELLEW.
No. III Fulton 81.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12
The big smut-smoke chlmneys near Th'rd-
ave- and First-st.. Brooklyn. were particularly
active In breaking the law yesterday

The latest argument for woman Suffrage Is
brought forward by a woman with a grievance
because she has TO put Man for Manhattan
on every letter" she addresses 70 people In this
borough This terrible affliction to women
would be indeed enough TO make them long TOT
the ballot but they are unfortunate In possess
ing a leader who knows no more than 70 put
Manhattan or any abbreviation therefor on her
letters The postofice laws ala not change with
consolidation, and the postoffice address OF this
borough is still plain New-York. When the
leaders Of women who demand the ballot show
so little knowledge Of everyday political facts
they make people wonder about their followers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12

We observe with some surprise that Mayor
Van Wyck hopes "the present Board OF Rapid
Transit Commissioner will furnish plan In
accordance with his ideas In the course OF the
year. Can It be that Tammany has given up
trying 70 get rid Of Mr.. Orr and his colleagues?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12

So after all those postponements TO suit the
convenience Of the consprators. the Spanish
crisis Is not to come of at all!
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-05-11
ONCE IN FORTY YEARS.

Wells Forum: When a state becomes as
old as Minnesota, and as we'll supplied with
laws as this state is, it is waste OF money
and a detriment to the people to have the
legislature meet every two years. Once in
four years would be great plenty, unless
some emergency arose, when the governor
should have the power to convene the legs-
lature-same AS the president convenes con-
gress.
Once in forty years will be enough, if we
ever come to the point where we can elect
United States senator's by direct vote of
the people.-St. Paul Dispatch.
We are sorry to see so able paper as
the st. Paul Dispatch promulgating such
pernicious doctrine.
The distinguishing difference between
the United States on the one side, and
Russia and Timbuctoo on the other, is
found in the fact that the people of the
United States possess the right of self
government, exercised through the leg
islative power. To deprive the inhab-
itants of this country of the privilege of
making their own laws is to reduce them
to the status of the lowest and worst
despotisms of the world.
we nave always argued tndC the Dl-en-
NAL session was the first step In that di-
rection, and that other steps would come
in time. The above utterances of the
two leading Republican papers of this
state show that we were right. One de-
sires the legislature to meet every four
years; and the other thinks it will be
still better not to have it meet hut once
in every 40 years! We wait now for the
Pioneer Press to argue that it would be
still better not to have it assemble at
all! This would save a grea, deal of
money to the corporations, in buying up
members of the legislature, and it would
remove a doubt from the minds of the
trusts that the people might, by law.
interfere with their rascalities
There has got to be re-birth of free
dom, or the horrors of Caesars Col
umn" are not far off. Id.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-05-11
a Minneapolis from Montana young
married. connie also In search or en-

in Minneapolis from Montana young
married couple also In search Of en-
ployment.
The search proves futile, the young
wife is nursing a baby, mother and
child are hungry, the young husband
despairs, he steals an overcoat, pawns it
for 81, buys medicine and food for wife
and baby, he IL arrested, gets 80 days
in the work house, and a charitable
public after thus depriving the wife and
mother of her husbands support. find
for her temporary mental employment.
And this is what is called prosperity,
and you will be asked in 1900 to fix
your gaze on the tar-away Philippines
while you vote, the old party ticket
straight. 1 e. A. T.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-05-11
EVERYWHERE THE SAME.

We were down in Chicago a few days
ago on lecturing tour, and, in CONVEX
sation with we'll posted gentleman, he
said:
Il have hundreds of mercantile friends
in this city, and there is not one of them
that is not In debt and pinched and
doubtful of literature. The suffering
among the poor LIS terrible
And here is an item from the Chicago
Times-Herald Rep). of May 1. 1899,
which confirms this statement:
THREE SUICIDES.
Joseph Fisher, who Saturday afternoon
made two attemRtsyto end his life died
yesterday at the Mercy Hospital from the
effects of the bullet wound in his head
Fisher lived with his wife and two children
at 1896 Cottage Grove avenue. After in
forming his wife that he intended killing
himself, he swallowed large quantity Of
paris green and then shot himself In the
head. DIETRICH RlAted. q iaborer IS years
nd. committed suicide some time during
saturday night by taking carboltc Add. He
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-05-11
A VILE SANDER.

The Fargo Fran, Norwegian, replies
thus to question::
''Is il safe to send wheat to the Grain
Growers Cooperative association"
1--WE have our doubts about it. What
ever Donnelly and Erick Olson have any
thing to do with is safest to approach with
caution. However, the association is now
so torn by internal dissensions that there
is talk Of recognizing in the months of
June or July. We do, therefore, not know
whether they do any business and receive
any wheat or not. AS it now stands the
writer hereof would not send them his own
wheat
We have nothing to do with the Co.
Operative Grain Growers Association
referred to, or with Eric Olson. Eric
we regard as the worst pill in the box"
He helped to break up the real grain
growers association, and now his abor-
ton is being attacked on all hands, be-
cause Of the sins Of the Scandinavian
Elevator Company" which Eric started
u years ago, and which disappeared in q
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-05-11
WHAT WE NEED.
Exemption Of Tax Property.

Exemption Of Tax Property.
Here is copy of very important law
passed by the legislature of Indiana at
it's last session. Read it. We ind it in
Motsinger's Referendum"
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the state Of Indiana, that any
person being the owner of real estate liable
for taxation within the state of Indiana,
and being indebted in any sum, secured by
mortgage upon real estate, may have the
amount Of such mortgage Indebtedness, not
exceeding seven hundred dollars, existing
and unpaid upon the first day of April OF
any year, deducted from the assessed valu-
alton Of m0rtgaged premises for that year,
md the amount Of such valuation remain
tak after such deductions shall have been
nnn6o shall farm the basis Tor assessment
en0 tamtien Tor said resi- estate Tor said