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POLITICAL POINTERS.
CO___OT AND OPINION ON TOPIC9 OF -Bl
HOUB.
OCTOBER IS NOT JUNE.
THI TRUE POINT OF THE CENSUS D18PUT-*
TO to* Edltor ot The Trlbaa*.
8lr: When a portlon ot the New-York preaa?and
Mayor Graiit-ra**ert wlth so inueb eraphMls that Mayor
Grant'. pollce enumcratUm ln Octooer prom.thal the
Federal iensns niade on June 1 waa Inoorrect, do they
do tull Jns.tlce to the p.pular lntalUfonee 1 The
people know that Mayor Grant wholly tatled to lnstrnct
hls poliee cnumorators even to Inaulxe how many ol
Vhe person* thev wero onumeraUnrc ln October re
dded ln June at the plaee to whlch the poliee credlted
theru. Hcnc. tlie ultimate fact that they were ln
gulring Into was not tho *ame a. that whlch the Ped
eral Census tnqulred Into. vls.. how many people had
the rlty ot New York on Jone 1 who were entitled
ander the Oen.us law to be enumerated T
Had Mayor Grant lnsU-Cted hls pollce ln October
or at any other tlme to In.iulre how many lnliabltanU
the elty ronu-lned on June 1 hls Ir.qulry would have
been pertlnent to the Issne and coula have been claimed
as a cornM-Uon. lf he had made slmply an enumera
tlon of the names taken by the Federal Oensas ai.d of
tlie name* entlUed to bo taken and omltted, then wc
ebonld all bave percelved that Ul* work was endtled
to respect. however eager or lndurtrlons the pollce
(nlght have been to get new name*.
To *how the diBerence between Mayor Chant's actual
made of taklng the eiiumeratton ln Ootober. aad what
lt should have raeen ln order to consUtt.te a correcUon
of the June oenau*. I have made Inmilry at two hou*es
ts a sample. vU.. No. 200 Weat Tarenty-thlrd-st.. *vnd
No. 264 Weat Twentyfourth-st. Tha flrst corrtalncd
lourteea rasldeot pereon. ln June. and I am Informed
gave that number of name* to the Pederal euumera
tot. Tlie same plaee contalned eJther twenty-one or
twenty two peraan* on tho flrst day ot october, and
gave that number to the pollce ennroerator. The
propristor had removed, May 88, wlth oertaln 888888118
and aeveral boarder*. to AUandc Hlgbland*. for
a summer resldonco of nve monUis at _Uu.t
ptace. and was there enumerated as a resldent of
Atlantic Hlghh-d. wlth the portlon of her househo d
1_at had gone alth her. She ohjartad to thU mode
Df enamoratlon, and deslred to be eniunenited ln -*cw
York City. The Cam-ua euumerator Informed her that
IM* waa Impo-lble uuder the act and under hls In
_tructions. _.d a* her ?tay at Atlantic Ilighlands WM
a llllUr T while lt L-icd. a* db-tlnguished from a tour
or'a vl*lt. I suppo- hc WM corroct. In thls M8M
both the Federal Ceu.u. and the pollce enumcrutlon
wera corract. but the formcr gav* ihe hon?e fotuteen
persotrs. whlla the pollce enun.cratlou gave tlie sanio
house twenty-one or twenty-twu persou*.
The Federal census relatea to the tlme uamed in
the A3t of Uuigm-s as that at wlilch the enumei-th.n
es-Sar1?! kw-sb AS3S
JUior Grwit's^uiit aeeuis U> be. aa to thatBtfMar
rt?. iiii,-a mtmt count a* to st-veu or eight Mraon*.
\^m\tm\t^^
? SSSl a ro_.t ercn to regard a count no Biede
M _?SWher*a5-MV?4^'^8 j**
-mMnI tWWmb, 1 found that about ten
SSS&S ?Sa?^5ir?^a8Ja_? &&
0<""_S_M__fT__^__B?1 ev wS? made. h?t that
1S>do*nothillKo<,.o0 ^NewYork City J_Uy brmBM
5TVW S_tfS'-8_- ^.y^Mry U
llTS%tort?lttO and the Mayor of Sewjork wlll
nuly ttAmU tha, the pollce eimmora*? WM so on
S-UrS-.'S. Xr^^eVx^^n^
of peop? New-York o.ntatned, ln *8k thej wlU
?ee ->JW0i?S for Indicnatlor. ln fhe '?* th&t the
SLS department 1^^*^.
New-York. Oct. 23. 1890.
WHY NOT COl*NT THEM IN EVFRY CTTYl
I'o the Edltor of The Tribnne.
Str* I Bm a reMdcnt ot Malna. Wl* a Irlend
-l,o Uve* in W.Bron?n. I 8?n_> a few daya at the
Hotel St. Patrirh. for lB-tance. when the pollce
r-efisna waa tahen. Both of our names. ln eommon
?wlth those of all the other guesta of the hoose. were
taken No?'. mv name had already M88j. ttfwaJt
^0^*^^ TRAVELLK.R.
HOW THE CEXKl'S PROVP.S ITSELF.
To the Edltor of The Trlbune^
Slr -The llerald- thi. mornlng. ln edltonally at
teching the hrtafrity of tho census, says wlth ..??.
-lt is a aurious tott that t>?re ha* been no loas what
ever ln any Repuhllcan Ma88 in the eountry.
xo slr: lt kTatf a tnrious lact It ls the reeult 0,
the worlung out % 8 .rreat law. That tha etMM
,?coidB thU nsnlt 18 not an evidence ol fraud. but of
ite accuta?*f and lutogrity.
The Repabltcan party gathers up _ Itself and n-prc
M_t8 the e_terpr_?. Uio vlgor. the pu?h, Uie pwa
verlty, the intellii-a- ??<?<? *he -W^gg" * 'K
Ki laiid Tl.e M?t?k that ar* govemed h> thls
sgSssF_v-srs
?H-mi>rmtlr pam ijpi?-en?* m^y vat .^
___*!_____M tol__8 unnappv ooinbiuaiiut, muBt
Bnd .cojtroUed b> im* ? tll?-'fw.e *t- thelr aaore
__^___*^1*__ What little udvanc* thero ls in tl.em
Ihcv'owe"tSIhe R^puhhcan leaven in thelr boiderv
1fm\n not the llgnw for the cen?us of 1P-.0 ?. hand.
. . 1 r-,,,,r*, to belleve lhat the same law demon
SSttflT/ihU ttawlB be found ln the retan, of
n^Yor6-. Oct. 2T. 180,3.
HLGH J. GRANT AS A GIARD1AN OF THE 8CHOOL6
To the Edltor of The Trlbune
Slr- A very lmportout matter whlcli the citlzens
should oonsider before choosing a Mayor ls what
effect his election wlll liave upon our school syetetn.
lt must be re-n-mt-ared that he appolnt* both Coaa
?U.luart and Inspcctors of ?chools. I. Grant a man
ln whose hands lt ls s_e to li.trust thls great power t
Ia not the school buslness now belng dclayed through
hls negll^euce ln falling to flU the vaeant commls
Bloncr-hlpsi And U not thi* delay probably tor
aome partlsan purpose?
II any one should think flrant a proper guardlan
of these mterrat*. Tet hlin turn hl* attenUon to the
report of tlie Hoard of Education sbowing the aeatlnp
capiiclty of the school*. Let him lnqulre why the
WM-ttT Of bcl.ool NO. M) ls reporW a-s only 386
*t__T every one connected wlth Uia ach.K.1 hnpaj
that It ls over -iO. The fal*ene** of tliU report tnight
not at__rt attendon lf lt were not tliat thore ta
iaotherarliaary aehool within hoo feet tf Ko. ^o and
That the average atteodanca of the two Behept. W oiilj
at,out 50>?. ln other worda. Just e*.ual to lh* niin.ber
o nupllr. that No. 50 had ln 1?7(, lf Uiat Uet shouM
appear. uptown resldent* mlcht lnqulre why Iheae
".choota have not been conaolidated and IM money
saved thercby applled ln U.e tipper ward*.
The a/tual seattng capaclty of No. oO has been
rep-jited le*s than it actually U for the evident porppsa
of hldlng tl-e ne*<-*-lty for conaolldation. Po?Ibly
Bome Tammany noiiilcians have friends leaclUiig ln
tiu->e schools. They have raany that noed to be taught
IterVor -oinewhere. hETW-EN TWO 8tll< N IL8.
Ne-v-York, o<t. _l?, 1?00.
?
PEANIT iOL-CY APPLIF.D T"', STREET OPENING8.
To the Edltor al The Trlbune.
Slr: In "The Sun" of October 18 there wa* qulte a
puff for the polley of Mayor Grant as to the openlng
of Webifter-avo. and ateo for the remark made by him
tlait he mtHTil the polley of ditcontlnuln!* the open
?ng of .treeti. ol sueh tmportance ln the Annexed Dis?
triet to be a miataken on*.
Tlii- l* very rerent polley wlth him. a*- the prop?
erty -ownera of Uie Twenty-thlrd a_d Twenty-fourth
Wards know. (tf course the coming election d?ir_nda
B'liuct?-g of lhat aort Deforo hand. and the balt neems
to be well east. A few words wlll sufUce as to hls
rccent poM-y ln pracUee.
A delegaUou of property -ownera of Eaat One
bundr?-at_-forty-four?-st. between Thlrd and Brook
nve* preaented . pedtion aifned by more than four
liltl-i of tUe-e owner. a-kl_c tne appolntmeut of a com
niis.loner to have th* *u*-*n deck_r*d open aai pavod.
llie street ?- all built np and properly flugged,
Li-jded ai.d curbed. The delegatlon wa. tttt wlth tho
riMnark that M (the Majorl would not advooato the
npenlng of ai.y *treet more ?er. a mlle long. He
jrive hls re_on that Ua1 city wqphI have to be*r hai f
B-STP-tf pearrut JJOlloy, what ta * Pf/*""1,^!^' '
Kew-Ydrh, OcVlHl. 181*0. JTH. McCAMILER.
BIO CHIEF A8HAMED-OP-HI8-WIGWAM.
To th* Edltor of Th* Tribnne.
rilr: I notice ln your sdvcrtlsenient*. under th*
bead tf ? PollUcal Mttf- tbe failowiog: " Reralar
nomlnatlon?for Sherlff-John J. liorman."
Is the gentleman aahamedlof the company he keepst
Has be got dred so sesti t Ot course y*n and I would
Inatton" at$aehed to onr name*. ** _S_________??
gentleman. who ncrer before wm *_*_____*" *S_
Uot, should ao ?oon _1sh to Wda "k**?**? SIUl
Tammany HaU la trulj rcfreshlnf. J. 8. D.-KTON.
New-York, Oet 88. 1800.
MAKE TH* OINMILU PAY WHAT THET OOOT.
ro the Edltor ol The Trlbune.
Slr: Now that the e_M_en? are arouaed to the ne
cesslty of drivlng Tammany ont ol powtt, parmtt me to
reralnd them that owlng to the want of achool ac
oommodaUoa an army of more than 60.000 chlldren
an growlng np ln lgnoranoe. a prey to crlme. and Uiat
Tammany and tts ellUas. U_ _ nmlU-toepei.. are re*
sponstble for tM* state ol affairs.
There are 13.000 glnmllls ln foU blast day aad
nlght, engafed ln torning out crlmlnals and paupers.
The clty treasary geta about 81,000,000 a 7ear In the
sbape ot lleenses. It rosts the clty nearly $-..000,000
a year Ior a polloe force. whlch Is malnly employ ed ln
looklng after the crimlnals and drunkards manufactured
ln Uiese glnmllls. The OhariUes and CorrecUon. pollee
courts and ortmlnal oourts cost Irom 88,000.000 to
?8.000.000 a year-say. 8T.000.000 a year, all told.
AUowlng tbe glnmllle credlt for tbe 81,000.000 whleh
tbey pay ln llcensee, we have 88,000,000 left whlch
the tsapayers air- compelled to pay In order to tnpport
and care for tbe fllrect product of tbese glnmlll*.
Why does the' voter tax hlmseif out of house and
hotne to pay a dcbt he never contract--? Does lte
over refloct that lt ls hl* money tbe a-t.mlll-keeper
*pend? on fast horses and yearly trip* to Europo 1 Has
lie the moral coorage to throtUe the vamplre that ls
sueklng out liis llfe-bloodl If he has, here 1* ths
remwly. Eleet your own dty government. Eleeta
Legtstatnre that will pass an excise law over onr
wlihkey Oovernor1* veto. Make that law tax our
19,000 glnmllls $1,000 each, from whlch wo will
derlve a revenue of $12,000,000 a year. Instcsd of
$1 000.000 aa now. Thls would com pei the plnmill* to
-uaport thelr own product, and have $41,000,000 to ex
pend ln erecUng new *choolhouses, employlng a better
'?1__? of teacher*. who In return would produee seho!*-**-.
not dunoes; and reduce your tax-rate from $1 07 to
$1 37 1-2, and that without InrreaMng tbe valuaUon.
What are you going to do ?B-e.jgT OALLA1|BB#
Xew-York, Oct. 23. 1800.
a
THE FIR6T DUTY OF THE CITIZEX.
To tbe Edltor of The Trlbune.
Blr: I wlsh the sermon of the Rev. Dr. Henry T.
Satterlee. dellvere. from tbe pulplt of Calvary Church
yesterday, mlght be publlshed Ln pamphlei form. I
heard thls sej-mon and I know tbat It contain. the
l??son that should be given to-day to the major portlon
of our club gonttemen. Truly lt may be sald:
lf a vot* I* a trust, not from any political party ln
the countrv bnt from the eountry l_elf?a trust h_.nd_l
down to u* bv tlio-e heroe. ol tlie Revolutlon wbo
fonght and dlcil for our fr_--do.ii. a trust accorded t<>
us by that ( ..listltution whlch (iladstono ha_ ralled tlie
most wonderful work ever stnick off at a given tlme
bv lhe braln and purp. ?e of man. Then, In lo.-U
re_ponse to that trust. .very rw_ponslbl_ ann high
priiicipled man. and every patriot who loves hls
fatliorland, will, when the tlme for action roino*. fool
tliat lt ls hls sarred dutv to show hi* colors and nall
his flag to the niast, as a eltlwn first and a psrt1*an
gecond, and Uius "help hls tJme to tako lt? stand.
I bope that the sormon mav be read by even' father
of a famllv and by every member of a soelal eluh In
tMs rltv. * ALEXANDER 8. WEH11.
New-York, Oct. 20, 1?V0.
AMERICA AHEAD IX OLAftSWARE.
To the Edltor ol The Trlbnne.
Mr: ln last Thursday's Isstie of "Thc Commerelal
Advertiser ? un artirle appeured entitled 'lllgh Taritf
nubt-Tfugos Plalnly BtotOt*.* Tlie wrlter spoalts of
an Interview had wlth ofe of tbe members of 11k*
.ild and well known hou. of James X. t*haw _.- Oo.,
in relation to the tariff on chlna and pla_*w_re. Anionr
ihe many things said by Mr. Bkaw, In re?nrd to tho
tariff. from whlch I most emphatirally dls.ent, was
this:
"Thls foreign gla.swnre 'altudlng to the bettrr cliiss
of wares) is u*ed by the rlch and better off rlass of
worklngmen, and they wlU have to begin at onre t_>
pay 18 per cent extra for tt. Xow. I do not like to
<-_y anythlng against our home manuf.icturer.. but
tlie fact Is they are of a very lnfeiior ebaiaeter.
I't-rhaps at Ktime dlstant period, the domestle produrers
may pive flne glassware. We wlli ha__ to wult
Ior lt"
I would like to ask Mr. Shaw if he has ever heard
nf Dorfltnger, Dlthrldge. Hoar or Hawlt-cclebru. ed
names, that stand as high as Webb or Haccaratt or
Yal St. Lambert. I will relatc an In.ldent In our
lirm's expcrlcnce. whlch will. ln my opinion, refute
tho statement made by our excellcnt frlcnd and c?m
'petltor of Uie other *ldo of town. We rweived an
order from one of the rirhes. men In Xew York. ac
rotnpanled by a llne of ssmples ol tuble stcln gls?.
ware, for twelve Aotvn pleies of rlch cul gla*s.
These samplc* represented ware made ln England.
Iielng a llttle patrlotic, I told the representatlve of our
would-be patron Uiat we should have the ware mndo
In this country. He ?_d he was afrnld lt wouldn't
l,e good enough. I told him I would guanmteo lt
to be better than iwny glassware made ln
Knpland or France, and lf he wa* not
perfectly satisfled we would keep the goods. At tliat
ume (1__4> the lloston and Saudwkli (Hass Company
were ln exl-tence. They undertook to do the work,
and. moi-ovcr, they made a perfect su.ee.s _ It, pro
rtucing iand I now quote tlie opinion of experts) thc
llnest collcction of table ware ever made tn any coun?
try'. Tlie gentleman was perfectly sutl-lled wiUi what
we had done. aud pald u_ wltlio.it any objectlon 818
ilollars for each doien ple< es. We p!*< ed thls wan- 00
e.\hlbltlon In our wlndow, and one day a gentlenian
.'.illed ln to say that he never saw handsonv-r metal.
II. turned out to bo, I afterward learned, Mr. Hawk. of
the torning Ubtse COBipany, He wa- Ignoraiil of U.o
name of tlie makers of the ware, and, tlK-refore, un
p.eliidi.cd.
It may not be to our Interest p:'rsonalIy t-i
reeomnu-id An.erleati pradnri-?as, but ne think thal
tlie g_.i-_"_l welfare of ttie wiole ronntry I* rab_ervt_
l.v a Uriir -iilliiieiitlv laive t?, t-i t..r v mnp itnlu-irl.
lB a countn- whero worklngmen air- well pald for thelr
lsbor. 'Uie nuaiity ot gtaseware depanus great ly aftcr
all upon tlK- qualltv of tlie sand of nhirh lt 1. made.
We havo iti Iterkshlre. Ma* . tlie, t.e*t and finest *and
ln the world ; he.nce the b<-atitifiil color of our metal.
Fre- tru'" England, wtth its Immr'nae cxport trade to
ltidla d t.nth Amerlia. does not iK-gln tt. do tlu
busltieh* ln heavy cut-glass that we do In tUI* countrv
wlth onr protective tariff. Tlie proportlon I* lour i?
or.*. We tnanufaeturo vs much ln one wee.lt as Bng?
tand Jn _ne month. Farts are *tubborn thing*. and
1 am prepared to substantiat.* what I ?af._
THOMAS B, KMKH.N.
>*ew-York. Octot>or 23, lSbO.
HARD MTS FOR DBMOCBATIC TF.KTH.
T o the Edltor o f T li e Trlbune.
8lr: ln order to show our workmen what thelr pro
fe*scd frlenrt, liovemor HIU, lia^ to say on Uio subject
of Uie tariff. I refer tbom to the report ln "Tlio Ran"
of October 22 of hls spe. cli at Canton, Ohlo. ln lt he
declares Ui*t tlie McKlnley bill ls the sum of all
vlllany. Tliat the tariff ls a tax. That the Mlll*
bill atnply, pi-operly and Justly protect? the lnterosts
of even' laborlng man ln the country. That the Demo?
cratlc party ls and always has been the frlend of Uie
worklngtnan; and denlel that tlie party ls or ever was
committed to froe tiwle.
Now Uie McKlnley blll 1* the butwark ralsed agalnst
the ImportaUC-i of Uie product _ eheap Icreign labor,
Includlng thc product of forelgn couvlcts. wble.h I*
absolutely problblted. Is thi* thc " sum of all vlll__iy"l
Would ft?e trade pro__? t tho wurklngman 1 Tlie
negro ls a worklngmaii. The party fougiit to keep lilm
ln slavery. Wa* that frlendshlp 1 Ws* lt Meadly to
Ihe wlilte workingman to sub;ect him t. the compcUiloii
-jf skivo labor? Was It f:lend-hlp for tlw? wurklng
nan that lnduced every DeaaO-imtle ('_ngTe<?maii to
vote agalnst the provlslon ln tlie McKlnley blll th.it
ptolilblts Uie Unportatlon of tlie product of foreign con
,lct? ?
Can Governnr Hlll convln.e the worklngmen tliat,
tlnce It was right to aboll. h ronviet labor at I- BM,
tt ls wrong to prohlblt Its Importation finm a'.ni:td I
rhat sli re lt *_ as rlghi to pr_ili.ii CMneae lmmlgr-atioii.
ft Is rank tira*on io pi-oiubit tlie linporiutlou of thc
product of Chlnese coiiviotst
Here is B propcslilon hi ]_.litlral coonomy for aU
Free Traders to stlck tn their hat*. The irovernmeni
has i?.t to be nptttrX*. The only way thi* BBB be
done I* wlth money. whlch mii*tbe nilsed $7 taxaUMi.
Tlie ouestlon thCTi ls. On what >l_all thl_ tax be 1-vled ?
wm vou tav _our own product or the pnadurl of som-v
IknIv rlsel lf anv Free Trader will agrce to tax hls own
Drocluct ln order Uiat the otlu-r party mav escape tax
i_Uon I will cuarantoe that the managers of the eomlng
Wwli'l Falr will pat him ta_nd_-0____5 to exhihlt lilm
self at Chlrago as the most wonderful produrtton ?t thls
or past age_T f?nsl*tencv we are told. I- a 9T____
Jewel; but lf the Democratlc Free Traders ever ownod
'oat. they must have pawned U and_tmtthe Urhet.
New Vork, Oct. 29, 1890. JOHN CiALLAi.IIER.
NOW THAT HE HAS OOT IT HE IKNT HAPPY.
To the Edltor of The Trlbune.
6ir: In "The Commerelal Adv.'rtiscr." under date
ol October 21. E. _ BlftMbt A Co. are mt.de to say
ln an Interview that '* lf we had free catpot wools
we are confldent we iould Und a forelgn market for
our surpius products." and " lf we could get our wool
free. w? could begln to sell our goods In London and
otlier European eities."
I am astonished t*. thlnk that a buslne** man like
Mr. K. 8. Hlggln* should *o di*play hls Ignoratiee nt
Uv* McKlnley blll, whoti he ha* only lo turn to _*ctiou
?i'? aud flnd that he has bern provided for as regard.
hls forelgn shlpments. Thi* _e.t1on glvej. him freo
raw material Ior hls export trade. \M_*t nvore doe*
he wanti A grlevancei ? K. ?
New-York, Oct. 2U, 1-00.
NOT ADVANCED. ONLY FREETRADER8 SAY BO.
To the Edltor ot The Trlbune.
. Blr: Under the headlng "Vp Oo the Prleee-On
WriUng Paper 25 Per Cent." "Tlie World," of october
SO. arlote a latter f_-_ B. C. Hammond qooUng a
clrcular of otat that doea aot relaie to wrltiBg paper
Mr. Hemmoiid aod hls oostomers witl not ha*. to
pay ao advanee en any ol our goods, onlee? they
want the l__nry ef forelgn ftaaed whlte oopyl-8 P*P*r*
We repeat. copying paper. We can aell them Amerlc_n
manlta oopylng paper ai aery reascsiable prlces; no
advanee.
Out of aU the gooda we menafactnre-wriUng pepere.
eovetopes and hlsnk boota. valued al over 81.OW.0O0
w a_-_um-.hl- glsxed whlte eopytn* paper la_**_*
i^lgn paper we n*e, and Uie only -fing affected by
"Ve'-lld*---- change onr ?^*>f*? P*?* _* J^""
pect eren thls paper will be made ln thls eountry
Wlt,rfD siftT.-EL_- MANUFACTT7RI..0 COMPANY.
__uge.tie*. K Y., Oct. 88, 1890.
A FREE TRADRR'B NOT10N OF PAIB TRADE.
To the Edltor ol Tha Trlbane.
Slr: My wlfe ?ay* the Republlcan* will ].*. a lot
of votes because nearly every shopkeeper says yon
mu*t pay more for thls and that as the Republlcan
tariff has put up the duty. It looks as U a blg cheat
was belng worked off upon the publle. I had a llUle
In.tance of lt to-day that may serve as a samplc.
For the past year I had been paylng $2 75<*_r gallon
for salsd oil. I now order a gallon. whlch tlie *arae
dealer sends home and a*hs $3 for. beomise, he says,
"Thettariff put* _ up." 1 flnd Uie aeu t_rt(T ls thlrty
flve ccnt_ per gallon; therefore. to maho out the *?
vance, my dealer mu?t have been paylng ten cents a
gallon under the old tariff. But thc old duty wa* 23
per cent: so. lf hls flgures were right, the dutlsble
valne of hls oil was forty cent*. That, ol course. U
absurd; let n? _uppo_e tbat the oil for whlch 1 pald
$/? 7b cost #1 *_?; U_n the duty wonld have boen
87 l- cents, or 2 1-2 cent* more than It 1* now. li
Uie dealer psld $2 for tbe oil. he charged me $_ 75. for
(whlch would seem to have been a reasonabie nrotit
nnder anv taritf) then the old duty at 25 per -ent
mm ******* per gallon. or tlfteen cenU more **
* I'mSTedd. the expre**man who dellvered the_*__*
are advanred hla prlce flfteen eenta, no doubt aharlng
IS s_.rltof.ho dealer. Does lt n . become consume*
?VxPamlne ln o Te truth of the claim a* made by the
SaC.and ex poso Uiese sbams a* *^*\**2^g__9m
Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct 29, 1890.
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LONDON TEACHB8 A LKPSON TN KRNTT'CKY.
To the Edltor of The Trlbune.
Slr: la an interestlng artlcle ln " Scrlbner's Magv
Uno" for November. on Uie devclopment of tbe lron
and coal Industry ln Kentucky. 1 have Just read that
the Watts Steel and lron Company of London Is piittlng
ln a plant at Middlcaborough, Ky., that ls to CO*
$.-,00,000. TW* plant will have a capaclty of TBO
tons a dav and will employ 7.000 men.
As a student of tlie tariff problem I am promptod
to ask if It were not for Uie taritf would ihese 7.000
ne bc omplo.c.l In thi* rrmniry by thta ??PWj
,",' wo.M otlw-r 7.000 n.en be ***\**_____" *ftn,c
work at the Mmpany _ home works g,**gBgUrH<
Southampton, N. Y.. Oct. 2 .. 1?1H).
AN* APT 00_PABI80_f.
To tho Edltor of Tho Tribune.
Slr: Some three or four years ago Mr. Ingcrsoll . at_
wh'.ie speakipg of Tammany HaU lhal lt *****
.ame rclatlon to thc lY.nlteiitlary that a Sunday..rh._>l
dld to a church. That compllme.it for Tammany
is well deeenred now a_ thei..^., H UJCcaur.
Tenafly. N. J., Oet 88, 1*0.
ILl.ITF.l.ATF. ViiTEHS NoT DISFRANCHISED.
To 'ihe E d i t o r ol T i c Trlbane.
sir ? Areordlng tn the Interprelatloa of the new
Hallot law bv the Attorney-tinicral lt alil not bc
tawfnl for anv rltlaefl to be acconipnnied Into tlio
hooth BBlesa phyataally dtaable*. what i d.-*ire to
know is whal will Uie many hundred etttaras do who
annnt read nor wi-ite when th.-v go to the polls next
?niesda/li. o^ler to vote ' lf i.iey *99**%*Mj9t*?
new hallot law i-onsiltutlonall _______?___
... w York, Oct. 88, l*->0.
(A grent deal of nonsen_e h__ neen t_lko_ nnd
prlnte.l about lhe " .ll_fr_n_lii<_ment" of illiter
Btt voters by the BaDot Refonn Aet. There ls
no good reason why a man who is unabie to read
and write should not vote ns weTl under tlie new
law ns tlie old. Instead of taking, as lie formrrly
did, from some peison 00 whom he relied, a
liuncli of tteketa nnd voting them, he will now
take a paster prepared for him, wlth thc names
of those upon it for whom he wishes to vote.
The lowest de(ft*ee of intelligence will eiiftir. to
enahle him to attach that paster on one of the
ofRetal ballots. told it us he has been instructcd to
do and vote it.?Ed.)
o
MR. THL'RBTON'S LETTER.
To the Edltor of tho Trlbune.
Hlr: I notlce that ln the Iswie of Saturday last. the
_5th lnst., my lettor of the 11th, to whlch your per
haps too favorable Judgment has given so promlnent a
plaec, under tlw title of "Tho Age of Itxm," appea__
over tho offirial trtgnaUire of tho "Dlrector of - Iblcy
college. Cornell Iniversity.*'
That ls an error. I ain not iicrus. .m.xl to fwppet.d
an offlclal .-Igiinturo to iinottli lal documents, and dl-1
not latead to do *o in tiie preaent laataoee. H wiu
probably d<> bo harfla. out l should aot like lt to be
_uppo*ed that lt waa dotio by mo int.-ntIoi.aIly,
.--t. -ciallv ln a dl .u^slon of the tariff. Your. ni__. .-"t
f?ilv. H'UlKlU' 11. TlltltoToN.
Ith_wtt, N Y.. Oet. 27, le'JO.
YOUNG MR. OALLlf'S UOT TBMPEB,
IIE OETS ANORY ANI) MAKE8 AN AMl'SINO RE
1'I.Y TO C0XMIS8I0XRR It'iBB.
PlCftden! r.allnp. of tlie Park I'.o_rd, sent & F^ite^ll
reply ye_.tet.lMy to the letter of r_mnit.s_lonnr J. Hainp
den Kobb, which was publlslicd ln yeaterday. Trlb?
une. Mr. Uallup r-ays:
Your ronininnicatlon of Uie ?_7th lnst. reached me
late, Uils aftern<?tii. llefoi** lls rocelpt by me, I had
cive.li dii__-ii.ni-* to thc nrretary to call a special meet?
ing of the Hoard at the eetrlle*t Ax\ upon whlch tho
I'ummls-loners could be. convcnlenUy pre*.-nt, to c,.n
sld.-r an.l f..rmulat?' a reply to Uio .Mayor's letter ron
cerntng the arcasallonfl made agalnst tho Departmeiit
by the t'oamta-loners ol Aeeeonta.
E.xccptlng to say thal your remarks eonceriilng ap
polntmenta made by me aro wholly fai --.. I need only
t<> refer to that portlon _ your letter whleh critlcl-.-s
mv n'c-nt n'ijtie-,t t<- yoa to r-turn forthwltli to the
Department fiies an i.rigii.al nfflcl.l eowmnnlralion,
whlch Iiad boen ordi-red cpled hy the f_?iiiinis-ioper .
whfch all tho f'omnilsslcn-r.*. Includlng >ont---If. bad
ngre.-d should not be niiide publlc untjl the (omiiii*
*ioi ers had formulatcd their n-plv to the .favor. let
ter. aiid a BOpf of whlch wa- belng made When Lhe
.lo. iini<-iit wh_ bsken away by vou.
If r>-j. >rt la t,> be l.ollove.. thls ls not the llrst tlme
vou Imve abstrarted papers from offlclal tiles for the
purpo*e of pi._-ui-1ng the same to bo publl__ie<l on tho
eve .if an elw tlon.
To your a*sertlon that these rei>?rf* slvonld txt
given to tlio new*|iapers fi.r the pr.rpose of It.flnenc
lng ^'ot__. agaln*t Mayor Oranl at U_e eomtng elocihui,
I may bc allowod to n-ply thnt It Is str.i?ce Indeed Uiat
^?ou shouM now deelare yourself agalnst the re-elcr
ilon of Mavnr Orant, when, |f lnfonuatlon wliich has
reached me ls to bs relied upon. you, only a sliort
tlme slnce, expre*-?d your rc__lnes_ to actept a nom
Inatlon tor fotigress, upon tlie Tamtnativ tl'-ket, In
tho Xth Congrtjsslonal Dlstrlet, SiK.n after th_ Peo
ple's Munlripal L_sague Iiad eoiicluded in.t t-> noml
nateyou for Mayor. Wero It not for tlie faet that pos
?Ibly your chagriii Is too great for you fo eoncBN lt
tirriuii*! tlie nomination wa_- refused yoti by Tammany
Hall. I should be at a los* to dlseover a re.win for thc
lnte-nperute statcmonts contained ln your letter.
CAPTCRE OF AX ADROIT KWIXDLER.
Gforge Morrls, who says ho ls a painter, thirty-onc
yean old, snd reeentty came to Ihls clty from Dilca^p,
ls loeked up at I'olice Heaa_B__l-_ra. DelecllvoKer
?'tin ta Uolan and Kush, who arrest.-d him on Wedn^s
day, sald yesterdav that he lud >t>.lcn BTtlrlea worth
$l.ooo ln a few woeks. Hls plan was to got good*. on
torged order . taklng advanlage of the loese buslno-s
metlllld^ Thlch provnll at soine wholesale >tores. Ib
would telephono to a flrm from a liijuor siore thal
R. II. Mary A Cn. wanted goods of a eertoln kltid.
Tlien ho would send a BBBMenfer with an ordor for
the go.Kls. purportlng t-- be slgncl b] R. H. Macy A Co.
t'suully he sent ordors for paekikge* of gold leaf. Oue
day la?t weafe he prorured flfteen packa^es of j,il
leaf. worth $110. from C. T. Ueynolds A ('..., ln l*ul
ton-st., on such an order. Oa a slmllar order i.urpon
tng to come from Arnold, f'onstublo A Co., he prueured
seven paekage* of guld le*f from F. W. Devoe i Co.
Among the boy.. whom he employ ed to d'-liver the
.>_.__ aiid got goods for him were Otto Wolf, of E**t
Elghtoriith--d.. and Jumi'* lioss, of No. Xln Avenue ?'.
They supposed that he v.'a* a btiycr for Macy's. Ho
would BMCt thojii ai the door of JIucy'* BBBia and re
celve the gooils frvnt them. One day Matrla met
William .1. C-ook, a yonng man from KlI_nbethtown,
who 'itws I(_.king for woik. Morrls pretond'-d to Bll.
him ** a drlver for R. H. Ma^y A Co. He sent Cook
io a llvery stal.le wlth a forged order and Omk
returned wlth a horse aud wi_g<m. Then Morrls K?nt
lilm io Srhuyler, llartley a liraham, In llalden Laue^
wlth ;w order for a lot of revolvoi-.. Thal tlrin dl*.
rov.-rud the f..r_.-ry and Cook ua. arre*U*d. bui the
poll..- naa leaiued Uiat Cook wa* an Inuocent dupe
and le.t him go.
After ihe arrost of Moni*, the det-tlve*. found ln
hl* room. at No. 241 Ea_t Forty-tlr.t- .t.. a v-t of
*t..ni|i? wlth whl-h he had forged the- slgnaturea of
11. II. M*_ y A Co. and ArntAd. Con*table A Co. ou
order-'. 9x veral order. wer*. r?dy for u*e, hhowlng
that MuitI- had planned to get WK) clviar* from Acker,
Men iil A loiidlt, twelv_ pufkag-* of guld l.-nf from
William Wa< h. klmllur j_n ka. ??- from lUsilngs A (_o.
and ^tepllen and flfteen poekagns trum hehleffelln
A Co.
M..rri. will be arralgued at tho Tomb* l.llce Court
to-day
OLANCES HERE AND THERE.
? If you think that people are not like .heep, wateh ?
me,? *ald a man to th* wrlter, on a farryboat th* other
amJ. The *_y wm over-Mt. and u lt looked Uha
r?in. the majority ot Uie people lo the cabln of tha
(^t wara armed wlth umbrellM. lt wm Jnst at
dusk. when tte alr ta of Uiat llfeleM hue that ten? to
Aeeeive one When tlie beat entered her sltp. tbe man
stepplng forward to the ehaln. aeross tbe end of the
do?:. where everv one could _ee him, .nd rataed hl.
umbrella. Tho erowd proased forward, and as they
caught slght of the umbrella. rataed thalrs. A hun?
dred or more went np all over the deek, hein| held
motlonless m the ho*t worked her way ln. And not a
dr*p of raln wa* falllnf. Tlie man la-igbed and *sld:
"Now, watch me again." He looked up Into the *"?<*?
thrust hl" hand out and held hl* palm uptorned. H*
rlosed hls umbrella, and Instantly all the *>tb_,r*-<*?ie
down. evcryone seomlng a little ?urprl*ed j8.?8 taaf
lt wa* not ralnlng after all. One man had led a crowa
Into acdon and out of lt without thelr knowlng lt*
Umbrella. and ferryboaU recaUed tbe ca_e of a
sollcltous yonng man who 8888888 West-*t. to a ferry
heu-e one day when a llne drlsile wm slfdng down
from dark-hued clonds. He wm wlUi a young woman.
and hls rare to protect her from the wet wa* somethlng
lo call forth admlration. When he entered the ferry
house ho WM talltlnir to her earnestly?so earnesUy. ln
fact. that he forgot to let down hls umbrcUa. He held
lt cnrefnlly over the young woman's head m they
passed the Ueket offlce. whlle they went through the
gntes and all the way down the long passapeway to
the boat. Had a hurrlcane drlven a clond burst
against the ferry-house. lt could not have wet them.
They were m well protccted a? lf they had been ln ld*
hense or hef honse or O.elr house. for aU the wrller
know*. but hta faltlifnl watrhfulne** never once re
laxed. Pllotlng her through the erowd, he kent tne
umbrella above her prettv bonnet at the ri*K oi
putttng out a doren eye*. and did n-rtejoras the i*n
ihleld untll they were ln the cabln of the WTf?***
Of conrso some mocklng wrelche* laughed. bnt tneir
sneer* wero lost on h!m. Had the sun Nwtf.awav
fi-om hls prlson rlonds and fall-n ln a ffoMen -hower
on the two aa th-y croa.ed Weat-st.. do.ihtle** Uiat
ombrell* would have remBlned over her bead.
Did Tt ever occur to you that the mnny advertlse
rnenU wlilch you see taclted to telegraph pole* four
and five and *ometlme"rten feet above a man's head
aro plaeed there wlth th" greatest faclllty and dlspatchl
No stepladder is used Bf those who dellght In ploster
Ing everythlng wlth pliicurds telllng wor.derful cure*.
bargnlns, etc. A man comes along wlth a bundle ol
hls plarards nnder hl* arm. In one hand he rarrles
what look* like a long stafT. A tark ls sllppcd
through 8 piinrtnro ln tho crwd or plcre of
tin and tho crooked end of tte ?tnff tourhe* the
head of the taek. They cleave totrother. for the end
nf tl.e stnff W a mnr-nct. T'p It grw-s. There I* annlrk
2_S tf thtitxtoftM tte tark ta artvenbwna.
Another ttrB cllnc* to tte magnet nnd ta sent through
SST-ftSSbSBbbU the pole. There lt I.. nndon*
in a twlnklc of your eye. and tho man M waiaing
ahead to tho next polc.
XoW, the Interestlng part of this is that ttere ta a
ralaable hlnt to women ln It-that ta. if we assume. a*
men BM suppused to do. that when a woman attempt s
to drlvo a tnck she alway* drives tho thumb of her left
|,?nd. If She wlll get a tark hammer with a magnet
iu the head she ran Mrt taeha to hor teart-* eoataat.
As long M the head of the lack is afflxed to tbe haa*
tli.it'niuch exposed left thuml, is sale.
Some dlctionarv defnlttoM and explanatlons do
not she.l M mueh llght on certaln subjert* as tho
lanoraat man wdald like. Take the Innocent look?
ing Uttle word "fclHIek," for instancc. The vcicrnn
seaeoMt Bahetmaa wiil teU you ln just ten word*
fxactty what a "hiiii.u" is. The averafa "Down
Easter" wlll enllghten you as readlly. Rut wlll 8
rtandard -cHoearyl It wlll tell you that lt ls a
"M.rt of an anchor." So lt ls: and an anchor lm
Mdlately brlnipi before. your mind tho ordlnary shlp s
-nrhor, nothlng more. nolhlng less. Here ls where
tte .llctlom.ry leads you astmy. A -'klllick- I* MB
erallai a sUme so shaaed that a rope may be fastened
-ornrMv to It Ftahorn.-n flnd " kllllcks" all along
tte -more Thev aro born-not made So a plnin.
Jr^penT^nf^ira'^y^^t,^
nnd piiln shoot over hls faee.
pald ft naval offlcer who ta so bound up ln
tho new navy that he studle* It nlght and day ln
aJa-n and out of season: "You ttOfjB tmtotBt*
tue eyes of naval offlcer* are wutchlng u* keenly.
We are ln a measure 88I--8 * new pr.ee and an 8?
tremeiy hot one. too. When the peoplo of the l nlted
BU-Tetf out on a blg undertaking they are pretty
MM to .ucceed. wlth a great deal to ??_??
rlgnen know thls well enough. and are tmmedlately
?? the qal vlve for dcvclopmenU. Our very neweat
shus B_^--^?yrS?s
s3^_s?_8_-s^
Lut it is a work whieh Bnally loea wooders.
*TTm n-rently enacted laws agalrvst elgarctte smok
,nf Mtf a n.eml.cr of ono of tte larg.-t lirms that
n-iutacture ti.at artlrle. "whieh torttf th.ir atfe
,o m.nors and call. lu New-York at least. for th,'
immedlate llttf tf every youth under slxteon wU? ta
'.ught smoking Ihen, ln p.H.llc plaie.. ave not had
the -Ifhte-I efTect on the clrgar-ttc- niarUct. DMpltf
Ihese laws and the thunderlngs of the medical press tlie
Caretta haalaM. bM |MWB *UMlty. and the ent re
?u.p..t of the fartorte. to-daj la tally eaa third irealer
,han that ol two year. ago. Ev,-n lf the laws against
tha etgaretta __o?n| -law were itrteUy enfsreed.
whlrh thev are not. lt would not at all l.Ulu.-i.ce the
traaa Tl.e icaaon ta found la the fact thut th*
averaM Uttle boy who alfects tho paper wrapp.d
wrt haa only a very Hmltud capltal at hta oommand.
\* he buvs only the cheapest brunds, ahatfg
aaalen want waata lime ln s-Ong to him. ll.- rar*i>
v. ,i, iii a whole packare. aad ieala tfjatfea
i.-lv -* tl. Umm qaeee llttie Bhoa. m sdo sOMta
?n. dgarettea are Sold in brokea lot* at the ratetf
vul for a iH-i.nv- As you cau easlly see. the enUra
a ,i pre-ion of Ihla branch of the brulne** I. n-t 1 ai.ta
t?.\e;cl?o mueh lnfluenc upon the trade at HffB.
?I,ie march of theatriral reallsm goes bravely on.
?xTTuks and r?_l fire englnce have contnlmted lu thslr
tum to Uie clevatlon of Uie stage, but the Jaded
palate of the pop.ilar-prlce a.idl.-j.ce now dema_la
soinethlng moro sci.batlot_L Two ii_iiagers wlll
cau-r to that demand durlng the coming teMtOt wlth
lutlierto unused "effects." The lli>t wlll produre a
_MCtaCt_BT dran- at a mctropoUti^ theatre durlng
the fall, one act of whlch wlll be devotod to Uio ex?
hibltlon of four educatcd llons. The piece wlll he
rut inercllos.sly to admlt thelr Inductlon and they
wl 1 be atronitly featured ln all Uie ?AvaK-SUlf l";'
w",,iid. imuiager wlll put a ninU PjM BPOB tl.e road.
the .-entr.il attrattion of whlcli wlll be tt real batUe
buiweeu re_l gajiie cocks^_
" lf. a popular impression,'' paid a man who does
bu-siness aader the -treble golden Bphercs." "tli*t
wlien bad tiu.t-s t-ome around we pawiibrokers havo a
great niah of trade, and slmply rotn money ln tlie
niKlst of Uie general tlnauclal dcprosslon. Bnt U
doaMl work that way, and the pawnbroker dlsllkes
haitl Umcs Just its mueh ? the next man. Wlien
poople ai-e prospcrous Uiey think nothlng at all of
-ilislging their property to BMt small and temporary
Bnaacltf demands. They know that they CM rc
d'-ein it ln the Immedlate future and don't nilnd its
traiisleiit lo>s. <*.,i ti.e other iiand, wten they r**i
iiit,, stralts they liang i.nto their pledgeablo gOOdl
aith * iremendous t.-iiaiity, an.l don't brlng them
|0 us until they are absoluu.-ly forced to.-*
In thls city, wlUCh ls ra.riy consldered the hcad-iual
ters in the I'alttf *-tates of polltkal cranks, heelers.
ilii*.rlst.s, strlkers, and so on, there ls always rooni for
%i m 'h 1X2 n< w The crop of poll lcl socloUos wl,h h gli
souiitllng title? ta UKUully giH-U-r ui a l'rcaideutial >t_?
tban at any other tlme. In off year-, however,
thc-y come ,? the top, tmd now. as the November
election ta appioachlng, t.ie earlle*t ln the fleld thls
year 1* "The Xew York iitiiens' Alllance." whlch wm
started a few weeks ar'> _nd hold* meeUngs eaeh
week. Iruni tte tiUe, wlnch' ta comprchenslve, no
one would Mi.pect the objoit of lhe organi-crs. whlcli
b nothlng le*s than to '? detend the lighta'' of lit|?or
dealcrs. and to " Inatat lhat slavery to unjiiat e_.iso
la\\. be aboltabed." Mo-.t t*f the mernter* of tlie
,-xi-i-utive toininittee are old poUtical back;., *?ch for
.-xaniplo a. John W. keogh. ' l.ob* liltasert and the
Uke Sawapapera have aom8tMa8 Io ai>.wer for lu
far.li.Vli6 notl.e of auch ?? ..rganlaallona" at all, for
without newaaapar notorlety moat of them would
rollaPM, or never be heard of. A mau named Martin.
who ke P. adiam- hop at E.st nroaiway and tatlur.n v
., la ine - bi-."' ot ll.i- nea vi-uture Th*7 ineet
In'the back rt^.m of a lawyeis offlce. and pas* re?lu
tums wlth gre*t freedom. Eaeh membenp earrle*. a.
lUcb
taiLU ..?.. ?._^_vri... ? --- -?- ?
of OaahlBf*a *-'r?***'. *nd they are a* gi-eat
li-aler* for parllamcntary l*w a* though the fate of
natioii* were lnvolved. A Tribnne reporter who at
i?u__ one uf Uie? meeUnga recenUy out of curto*tty
?* .urprlaed to flnd elglit other member* ol tlie
rWtarnltr there. wlU. penc.ils sliarpened. Thor* were
.iKut a* many member* of the ?? Alllaneu" present,
aa that Uio " n-ovement" cannot as yet. ?rall event*.
he .aid to have ?? awept the town." mueh le*. tne
rnuntry. What amaxed Tlie Trlbune man moat wa*
i,.,v. tht member* tf tte commlttee did not burst Into
laucliter Of cour-e they "?mlled"-lt I* the bu.lne**
,7 ll.iuor men lo ???nnle''- and they applauded eaeh
Mher aud thi-v made speerhe*. and they a*?.'rted thal
_ore'"'-Ut no pulltlc. _ thls or-gao-1-aaUo? * !<"?
they no-et laagbad, thc__h somd ol thaa etadkled
at thta laa*
Tha yiBtebare are going te more to Hoboken.
That means more In Weet-st than It doea In Prtntlng
House Bqtkrt. Tbe flrm of Fleteber, HarrfMn A Co.
ta aearly half a eentnry old, aod tbaar ahopa near
Deabrosses-st., Jurt aeros* the way from Commodore
Van Santvoord's Albany Day Llne offl.es. are old-tlme
landmarks. Here waa bnllt lhe macblnery of the
most famous rlver and aound ?teamen from the Mary
Powell to the Parttan. I*p ooe fllght of well-worn
?tepc ta the offlee. lt Is abont aa large as the cabto
of a flshlng *cii_oner, and la hnng wiUi palntlngs of
?teamboau ln every Oolor from ehrome yellow to p_um
pnddlng black. It haa always been a mervel how
these beata could travel ao faat throngh so mneh blne
ind groen palnt, but they oonld and dld. The
Fletchera never seem to bave taamed the trick of de
stgntng a slow boat. If there U a steamboat man
sround New-York who _?? not sat ln one of these
offlce chair* and spun yerns abont ateamboaunjc on
the North Blver "when we were boys." _et bim down
for ? ? sorew" ol the latest type. A man who will
*ay btade* when he should say bucket* and wants to
foal around wlth marlne englns* that are built of
laokstraw* and toothplcks, U_ kind that yon work
Inrtng tlie dav and slt nn ntahu Unkerlng. The
Fletchers wUI have acrea of bulldlng* and docks near
_-? Hoboken Ferry, and thelr friends are so nnmerou*
*nd attached to them that they will aceorapany them
?rom the old shops to the new. And Wesl-st. whleh
_elleve?i to a man that thi* old flrm can bulld better
ihlp* Uian sny Uiat were ever launrhed on the Dela
_?_?. l_ saylng: "Let Inck follow them UU she over
takes, and Uien stay wlth them."
Very llkely not a few o_ the people who go to the
foot of Jay st. to take the ferry that connects wlth
the West Shore and Ontarlo and Westero trains at
Weehawken, have been araaxed to see the nndlgnlfled,
anclent and almost tumble-dowfi structore whlch serves
the purposea of a ferry-houae and railway suUon.
A traveller who was wslUng on the brtdge of the
ferry for a late boat the other nlght, explalned the
why and wherefore of the matter to another man who
was there on Uie same errand by saylng that tho
property on whlch the shabby ferry-house stand*. In?
cludlng also the pler above lt. ls ln dispute as to itf
tltle. In oon-e-iuence, no as-ured leaso can be ob
talned, and so the company cannot affocd to erect a
subsuntlal bulldlng. and wdl put up wlth the present
makeshlft affalr unUI a scttloment 1* arrived at. or as
long as the bulldlng can be made to answer the pur
pose. The pler to the north of the ferry Is uncovered
and ts used Indlscrlmlnately by boats of all sort* and
eondlUons. As lt ls without owner or ta*?eo. It ls ?
favorlte place for boys to swlm. and on any summer
evenlug a do_en or twenty may be seen enjoylng thera
selve* as thoroughly a* po*?lble ***** *****
end of the pler and swfmmlng "***&_*?***
whlch are anchored a few rods awayThe pol lee aro
evidenUy unawaie that a fr e bath extats at thi* p Int.
at ..__. Uiev makp no otfort to put a _op to these
Rrfo-mancei. whlch * on Immedlstely undor tho oycs
ot tho passengers on the ferryboats.
A locomotlva engltioer has a keen affection for hl*
"lron steed." Isn't that what It 1* called 1 Hut
lf one may belleve an englnecr on one of tho great.
rallroad* of thls country, locomotlve* are extrcmely
flcklc. Ho dcclares thnt hta englue will take a train
over a steep grade wlth a nish on one day, whlle
perhap.- on tho very no_t day, wlth tho same tralu
aud the same grade, the aitful ro-iuetu? will pretend
to be shy, will draw back ln felgned tlmidity. fonce.
fllrt and flnally do what It is asked to do wlth a pout.
"It's Irard," he says, "to reallre that >our engine
Isn't slive. She acts like a horse. She will shy and
balk at a grade when she feels like It. and. again. will
take thc blt ln h?r teeth ond Jerk the load clean over
the hlll. You can't help willliig such an enclne 'her.
SomcUmea I fceJ Uke speuklng to h**r wheu she ls
sulking. Maybe I do without reallUng IU"
" Well, Tve walted on gentlemen, ladles and chlldren
for twenty-flve year*." sald a walter ln a Broadway
restaurant the other day, '-and I've .ecIT son.o
queer dUhes and some peoplo wlth qneer Ustes
ln that Ume: bnt I never saw any one
do a thbig Uke that," nnd bo pointed mys
toriously over hls shoulder to a welldresucd young
follow, who seemed to bo eatlitg wlth great gusto on
the other slde of the room. " What's he got?" asked
thc man to whom the astonlshed walter had addressed
his remark. " It lonks like lce-oreatn." " Ice-eream
It Ls," sald Uie walter, ? sure enough. Rut what do
you think Is under Iti" "Give It np," was the reply.
"And well you may, slr," sald the man wlth tho
swallow-talls and napkln, u for you mlght have guessed
for a week and not hlt lt. It's a plece of apple plo
made as hot as can be ln the oven. He scooped tho
Ice-cream over the top of the ple and It almo_t hlssed.
Then ho began to eat the mess wlth a *poon before
the rream could mclt more than Just a llttle. and he
reallv seems to revel ln lt. lt beat* sll what peoplo
will do to thelr lnsldes," and the walter busUed forward
to seat a young woman, pretendlng not to see Uiat an
old man who had not tlpped him was utruggllng wlldly
to get Into hls overcoat without assUtance.
NOTES OF XAVAL AFFAIRS.
PROMOTIONS ANI1 RETIRF.MENTS-ENGINEERS IX
f.REAT DEMAND.
Thc offlcers at the Navy Yard were much Interesfed
reeeatty ln the report f_-m Washington that Chnp
laiu B. K. Rawson had completed hls examlnatlon for
the place of prof.-**or of mathematles at the Naval
Academy. to succecd Profes-or Jnme.. R. Solcy, who
wa? reeeatly liade AMlstBB. SeTretary of tho Navy.
The exnml.iatlon papers are now before tho Secretary
i . the Navy, and the appointment will probably ho
mado ln a fow days. Cliaplain Rawson 1* a New-York
man and was appolnted ln the Navy ln 1871, and he
has been at the Naval Academy for the last four year*.
Ile has been head of the department of English at tho
Academy for some tlme, and 1* recognlr.ed as an au
tborlty in thls branch; but there has been some ques
tions ralsed by >ome of the other a-?ptrant? as to hls
mathematlcal work. Hut the *crtn " professor of
matheraattcs" ln the Navy has been recognlzed for
many years as merely a tltle. Paragniph l.__ . of
the Rovlsed 8tatut_-s, l-ead-s: " Every professor of
tuathematics shall. be asslghed to duty at the Naval
Academy; one as professor of ethlc*; and Engli?h
studles; one a* professor of the Spa*.i.*ii language, and
ono as profohsor ln druwlng."
Tlie vacanry caused by tlie reslgnatlon of ProfeS-or
Soley is the sccond that haA taken place ln
tlio Academy ln the last three months, tho
flrst one belng that of Professor W. W. Hendrick
son, head of thc matliomatlcal department at
the Academy, who waa reeeatly detarhod. Another
will take place soon by tho retlremetit. for ag_, of
Professor John >I. Klce, who l? conslderert one of lhe
mo-t brilliant mathematlclans In the servlco. Enslgn
I'liilip U. Alger, Bon of (ioueral Alger. I. mentioni-d
as tbe leadlng candidate for thls place. Hls mathe?
matlcal work In the Hureau of Ot_na_nce ha* coni
_iand.-l especlal attention throughout the service and
It speclully recommends lilm for the position. There
are $$______ members of the Englneer Corps who have
been spoken of as candidate*, and thelr profcesslon
uaturully ilts tliem for the dutle*. Enslgn Alger ls
soon to be marrled to MLs* Lulle Taylor, grond
daughtor of Oi'neral Melgs.
Tho Nus-y has lo*t several of lts brlghtest young
olflr. rs Iately by reslRnatlon. slmply b?cau?e tho pay
1 ii tho service ls small, thelr rhances of promotlon
aro remoto, and they were llkely enough to have
more cumfortuble, If les? glorious, careers open to
them. Ono of the latest reslgnations ls tliat of
Passed A_.si_.tant Englneer Henry W. Spangler, who
has been dotalled as lnstruetor ln meclianic.il en
glnecrlng at the L'niverelty of Pennsylvanla f..r the
la*t tlu*ee years. He will now be peftnanently con
nectcd wlth the university as pr^ifossor of mechanlcal
cngincerlng. Tho number of resjgnatlon* from the
Englneer Corp*. and tlie dernand made for mora
englnoers because of tlie now vessel*, has caused a
serlotis einbarnissment to many who have been noce*
sarlly kept at s<a several months In excess of tho usual
period of threo years. It has also been found
neeessary to wlthdraw the englneer offlcers from ol
leges as last as thelr terms explro.
In order tluit there mlght be moro
offlcers avallablc for Uie now *hlp?; and there are
nimor* of rcvivlng the law whlch provided for asslgn
Ing retlred offlcet. to some of Uie dutle* on shore whlch
they may be physlcally capable of dolng.
The demand of offlrcr* of ths Navy as lnstruetor*
at college* la on the liicrea*e. Chaplaln J. J. Kauo.
ths author of ? IHan." bas recelved letter* from sovcral
rolleges, offerlng hlm s profc?-orshlp. He flnally ob
talnort a three year*' leave u_ ab?ence. aud ha* accept
ed a profesnorshlp ln the Haverford College, Penn
aylvanta.
In addition to tho retlrement of Professor IMce,
because of havlng reached the age of ?l_tv two
years, the following are or will be retlred for U._ same
re-i_on: Mcdlral Inspector F. L. Du Bots. on October
_?_; Chlef Knghieer 0*9* R- Jolmwn, on November
0, and Commodore Charles H. Lorlng. ox-Englnoerln
Chlef ol tbe Bureau of Steam Rnglneertng. Decembor
?M. ?
Tha seventh of the requlred elght lowpressure cylln
ners for the englnes of the new crulsers, Noa. 7 and 8
was east at the foundry ln the Navy Yard yeaterday
afternoon. There ls now. lf the eyllnder whleh waa
east yeaterday proves to be a perfeet one. pnly ono
more eyllnder to be east. as there are to bs sliteen ln
all. Includlng hlgh-pressnre, Intermertlate and low
pre*?ure eyllnder*. and flfteen have already been ca*_
Thus far every eaatlng ed a ey llulw made bas been suc
ces-tuL
-
, FORCE BY THE TANKFUL,
STOBINO ELECTIUC EXESQT.
WHAT A STORAGE BATTBRT ftEAIXY 1_KTq?
CAN MAKE OXK TaURSF-L-T-HQW/
TO CHARGE IT.
A ?torace bauery eonslsta of a cell. ntnally ttm__
tt rabber, flltad wlth dlluted snlphuric acld, ? *}?,
_*t lead plates are Immersed. But a ?tor*g? *..
tery does not store electrlclty, as ts coramonly ?_m__m
by the nnlntttated. Electrlclty Is not a thlng/lli
form ef energy, uid lt 1s this elecUical energy t^y
itored. Falllng water is ono of tbe many u~_o_
forras of energy. bnt we cannot store a waterfaB, ?
ean store itr energy, however, by making ft ?^
up a sprtng or pump water-part of lt*elf, n^aJ
Into a reaervolr, or compre** air, or 11ft % tag*
welght. Then at ?ome future Ume thi* storcd o*m__\
can be nsed to do work. The wound op **?93_ I
water ln tha reservolr, the compressed air or I
llfted welght may reprenent a part ot the enetQft
the waterfall, and eltber may be made to do work. p
we havo Uie energy of tho waterfall liftlng _ w?||
that I* to say, separaUng two things, the eaitk
the welght, that have a Mrong mu'ual nttractioa.
welght, when rnl*<_, I* said to havo energy by *
of. lts position, and If allowed to fall lt <?n te
and reproduce tbe exact amount of energy espt
ln ralslng it. f* examplc, lt could I. ? bm_$ to pj
water back to tho top of the fall*. Then thU *?|
could fall again and ralso tbe areight. Ilowev*
ln $-$_. thls a 11 tt lo of tbe energy i. lo*t or *-_>B|
each tlme by lhe frlclon of the marh^nery *n. ^
air, and presently our see saw arrangetnent ?c_|
come to rest like any other see *aw or ?wing.
80 lt Is witb a storage buttery. We can au |
wlth eiectrlral energy. If wc allow a rurrent 4
electrlclty to Bow through a storage haft. ry tne ttm
trU-al energy separato* certain element* .f ihe ha}
tery that have a strong chemical attrart_<_ for *o*_
'ther, and when these elements are ?!.._.d to "ta_p
-that 1*. resume their formcr or natural t_.t. tta
?tor__l eloctrlcal energy I* reprodured ln the -Up* ?
an slectrlc currant. Jn*< a. the halllng -a<-r rai_|
tbe welght, and ugaln the falling welght r.. ?ed th?
water, *o the electric current -r;._r__te, the battery
elements, and the hattery el-meni*. i"*~_i_!ng theu
natural state, reproduce thc el.-.trtc ont. Uot
here. too. a* in the other raae, ene . Jt laat or
wasted each tlme the rhunge i* made. and a _te ?|,
rest ls the llnal r?-*nlt. For .ontinum* WtoXh* or
power we mu-t have an endle*.* _?utve of enerij.
Coal, wo._l and w.itorfalla represei.t some of onr r**.
ervolr* of ston-d energy.
The .Imple-t form of ?ror_ge battery ean be mata
by any one wlth a tcst tnbe or a wHt. >-11 u
about throe-<|uarters full of water; li.en pour ln <?!
phurlc acld slowly, very *lowly, not f_?.cr thaa ?
trlckle, snd at Uie same tlme *tlr *_Hh a a_M _..*._
tlll the solutlon i* very a. Id to the taate. Mind y_
never on any a. count pour tho srater Into the or*,
for that would rapidiy gclierato grcat ln*t and tnicfci
do serlou.* harm. Now stand in the tiiml.lor or i_U
two tlat pleco* of shcet load as wl.le as ti.e eell wlli
pcrmit and tall enough to reach aaa or two .:..-,.._
above tb.; surface of the acld m.Iuikm. IM__o tw*
clean rubber band* around ono of the p!_?.*?-om
band near the top and the othor Btar tho t. >ti<_m.
Then blnd tlie two pl.it.* |a$*et_-f arttfe two rubtat
bands so that tho two lead ptate* do not tou< h <-._-_
othor anywhere. Connect one plate, l.y tm-ans of i
copper wire to one polo of a batlery or dyaaflH tot
the other plato in the same way to iho other pok
of the battory or dynani... Fmally. allow a *-_l
current to flow?about ono or two amp.i"*. It tta
souno of electricity I* too pow.-rful place .? i-*i*t_?__
in clrcult, such a* (iorman __!__$ wire ..r Iman .esceol
lamps. When thocurrert h.wi beea tlowmg f.r U nl
four or flve hour. It will be noticed that one lead
plate has becotue brown and the other gray. Now
CLUconnort the wires from the soiiitc. and on tourhlm
the two ends of the wtrcs together a **U -park will
be noticed. If the end* be k.'pt lo?etl_e. f.-r a _ort
tlmo the store.0 battory wtll disct.ar._o ..-.-lf. and
must then be rofluwged. Aftor U.o tli - rhafp U_>
brown plate, whlch I* caUod the p..-im- pl..'-, mu-i
always be connected tw the p-sltive pula of tha '!. *__?
or source for tho purp.ses of lerhefglea. lf ths *.?_?
age buttery be cbar^od and Btotmwtt* a g__ msny
Ume* the capaclty of ttie t>uttery w.l! be -reatly ln
crea-ed-that ls, a greator dl_charge ean ba *****
comparod wlth the chargo. Thi* tt*** ot *99**M}
and dlscharglng Is caUed ** f.rn.liig.' *nd untll a
storage battery is "formed" lt will n.tun. imt * .aiall
proportlon of the current or energy BBBd m thaitlng.
ln dlscharglng the acld wlU beiome _ak. but ta
chargnig tho strength of the acld ts wholly re.tond.
If a larger battery be neoded-that Is io saj, o_
that will give a greaier current-mot. lead plate* mnrt
be used. For the current that a sumige bsttory alD
give is ln proportlon to thc number snd sivj of Uw
p_a_s. To make a storage batt.-ry of BWN than tws
piaies obscrve Uie foUowing ln*tru.twns : Uie *****
of the acid 1* the same no bhIMB *m ?__. P>M*
an used. Stand any odd ?____ _ Bdalaa * *M
tM, provlding every othor ono wlli raMier X*M
_* before. ?$ that no two pl..'.* eaa toaei. Th?
c.nnect tl? alicrt.ato plates tafathar w.U. a -tr.p M
lead. making t**** loln?*. ? thal ?1 to** BM
n,n-teen plates ... all itae pUtmi*kV*<""_*___
form ono big parftlve ftoto h* to* will be e ... <^
to form one big noga.ivo. The $Vea .n.ml,* ol fto*
m..*t tttmt ba treated a* lha accalta. P^. ** J
charglng BBBBt bc ?,ui.o.*i to ^"e^'?-,f*
tho dynanio, thc odd number to tha ?****? **
lead str.ps tt99b*Xto* X* ****** **_* ***J*
touch lhe positivo pla.es. and ?* ref-. *?J
a .tlll larger battery. take M or BWfB oi *****
_U then connect all _M?fl_at_?? P** or p**u
muue one large pos.t.vo plato. and Bll tlio Bt*** *
uxalio one uuge negauvc
Tot coramorclal paftuBBB, however. to* *****
^ng storage bat.c.c. rattas. Mttta ******
*BttX**, aud yet it I.- so -implc Xto* B* ******
c_relul boy may make Uns ** Jtoh
IZ lo* common form ol the emme, ?
y is aaltai tnc ".ri'i- tyy? **_* *J****_Z
,ow.: For tl.e po_t.vo plate tako a tmooto i* M8
1,aoI uio -taa ae-iied t* ***x ****_***<_*
?, n thlck. and puncli la lt M a_a_l| ?_?_? muad or
battcy is aaltai tke ".nd" tyfB and ^aaaata88?
lows : K
Srs' ??-??;:
K much. Thon ____? . thtak m**<Bt *****
diluto ^ulnhurlc BCM. a:_ -?"; ? ? . _T
1, _,.. both M.K-, loav higia dttWj?* ?w .. ^e m
?naste. nu_ti wtth thc ??**dii^a'" or f luu,in? utnarga
luvatlve plate ln U.o MM* **? ??J* ^e platee dry
IHr?_Sasttf
&j_wa?%iffa?!S
- rorthed" and *?* ___f\_ ,_V ''r,ri b__'u **>
oi the Matthe *_*?._**__*.*_V__S\\\_ Tivs hota
_hlta 5a pa-te of the neiatfve 9***? ^uh__8
tuined into *oft. spoo<y__x___>_**S*_. *?d _?hsif
clor. Tho p-l'cr -___*_*_\__Tfo*ot 9***
IM U about fou.-au.p..'.v**-xT ****** J _ g
ptate 8artoce. f?" *^* ^ i_ taken into ?*?-_?*
U_ two side* of the *_*,*__?__Li u tt,e retaUaa ol
OM more potot tp **Vwtt^w??rv_lr <?f ?*_??
pressure to ???-*&?$<?"*? ??W1IU. ?..r mltiuis
we have so many _t_*ttoo?___?_? . &.._**_
undi.- a paeasare of *? maay i ^ , lUrr,.nt aow
wo have a **''-,-'llVV " ,l'...rt ln vol'*- ^Ith t_s
ln_ under a certain P**""" '_ ,lU! of waf.-r. w*
roservolr. lf we want a>_$r*w;J_**J\rm__ll ?*Ullla
mu.t have ol.her ?^'\"nXl''^[ \*_Z The MlgM
lf we want a great pr.** ire *?""??* ?i;n1Urly wtth
nmnectlng the poaWye i;o ?- ?' " ? r't .^ ,.V._.V
of Um next. and the go_*tlw? Ol inist ? tn g^H
th* ao_t following. and SOOB. *>t *B IWjy gj. j
one ps*itlve P'l-, at '""' ,7 ' ? Sm t,,t..l p_s*at
neu-atlve i_le at the ?J*2?a^*" ,?"'?, ^MeS -**1*1
wlU be Uio added Pr**--"" aof '" ' how. maoy
Eich cell of * storage battory. BO "anwT ? t
or how few plates It f-WtalM. *U.*_^^_rt\otk
BMMrare Tw?. <ells rennerted ta ? s.-rio*. aa ?"*^
?-K __ four volts. and *o on. Put t he qu inOt o^
rent _epend* upon tlieiBBBlheriand slM ?! ^2**^/
JTaeh c-11 and upon the numN-r , <cll* J?J5S
n.,le* ronnerti^l *< has b..-n desertpea. "TjSS
Tf current mnltipll_l l.v the v,.l-*^^35
the _lerg^? ln watts. and It ta_.* ^ff.!r*{a"3B 10?
?,_,. power. A _MH ?or*_e hath 1 t ' H ??*? m
pound*. including acld and relH. ??"i.-? n f tUt ?
fcor-e power for -me hour. V.hen > W pf ^
hnrae-aower M Ihe force m-od.-d w rai*e ?u,-*_v_.___\t
_ f_ .1 Pln * n.innto yea will *???' ai_H a M- of atw
u narfcei ???> m thi* seiall tank. w . t
To k_p ? rtatae; batlery ln f;*'**1,^V ?- -aTs ?$
the hatterv ?tan.l _V more than thnrew l,',./K_.
i time k'-ten th* ptat*. ?-I \_V*___T^tot***
Uu* w?i^r to mnvenaala for the ta*a ? ?"?weji
n __, *nrt never let lhe plate* -t... d nui ol W * ^
enough te drv. Coatplete rhaw I* tttam? "JJ ,l,e
1* given olT fre,-iv and to sarh an "teni \*S*0,
acld hx.Ks ?'.n...-t mllk whlte. due to_"?? r-_.1< ,plv
In thi- *tBta the relta will spnv ? ltt;'', 'JV K
h,)?-evcr. la e*?lly reolaai by aatai I??**? ****?
- . ?
ri/K icom of rf/r rrw itftrnf '<tr
To . iard ag?ln*t unlnfentlo! al vlol.iti $ b' ^
llsher* ol the ric-i-t act of OoBCnea m I '? ''^w^tbe
matter from the maii*. P_-_.ma.ie>' Van C ? "'? ^
announcement that tlie act in Mii ?*"??> ***q0*
punlshes not only lhe irall'ns _l ***___, tMP
clnnlar*. ete. bnt al*o ol new.paivi- Bt BM o^
llcatlon* c .ntiiinlng any *****__*** 'f *^L_*dent
or gllt enterprlse of anv kind. otr. r _-? V" ' * ?E uw
npon lot or ilunce. snd. fui.ti.vrm.ro lhal iMmmto
offlcer of the NaMBl -? ha* ***** t"?: ***_\_\ too*
of "Europesn C.overnment P nn uiu ?..,j|,a_'M
wlthln the pwrMoa nf ihc noi>- ta?. *\ **t ^ p ?
contnlnlng such advertlsements'. ?n W f1-*-***
_.?to_ce for in_.il.ji_: or de.ue _?