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t Vol. LUI.N* 17*291
NEW-YORK, SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 1894.-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES.
PRICE FTVE CEIVTS.
AX ELEPHANTS GAY ANTICS.
EXCITIN'^ INCIDENT IN THK CIRCUS PA*
' RADS NOT "N THB PROGRAMME.
PB DASHES DOWN THK AVENUE, SMASHES A
lAMPKOT AND TURNS IN A FIRE ALARM
ui-TOni: CAPTURE MAOX-FICBKT Pa?
rn,'';.' OF Tn:: "GREATEST SHOW
ON BARTH."
fi,n spectacle cf Wi over-ex'ited elephant am?
bling down Kant Twenty-seventh-st., with ? red
tr.d green howdah twisted awry on lils back and
-rtth a lons pr icessk -i of panting cirrus men on |
ji!s trail, wis ? prominent feature of the circus J
street parade lasl nlghl which was n ii on the
bill. v,'hile on his wild caret r the elephant in- j
(Mentally broke a lamppost or iwo, unashi l ?
fire alarm lux anpl calle I oul tho department.
Tn.- trouble all began with King Thebaw, of
jTtj,.... Thebaw, or some dusky gentleman who '
has contracted with Mr. Balley to assume the
name md state of that sovereign for eirena pur
ji $v*. rides with his retinue in the street parade.
With th? usual lavishness of the "Greatest Show
on Earth," Thebaw'I court ls no little one-horse
affair, but is numerous enough to take up the
first cabin accommodations of three elephants.
The miscalculation of the circus master of horse
ar ?e in sandwiching the Siamese court In the
j,-,;.! !!o of the procession away fr.m. the other
elephants. The three which w.re chartered for
transporting the Siamese became nervous wh.-n
lefl behind In the Carden by the rest of the
herd, and being further excited by the un?
usual weight of the howdahs. Little Nick, who
inherits all the original depravity of OM Nick,
broke away from his keepers and proceeded to
"buck the centre," of the opposing rush :.
attendants.
BM DASHED AWAT WITH THB COURTIER-,
With a howdah load of thr.*.- hally scared
Bs muir. Little Nick w.-nt banging through the
Garden doors, spilling out the Siamese courtiers
as he ran.
Thereupon "great excitement Immediately pre?
vailed'" la arri al> tut the Garden. Il yr.**. '..-A
In? lid chunks. The miscellaneous collection of
litigates to the Ethnological Congress lhere
nagregated each howled In hts particular lan?
guor-, and a circus pandemonium broke loone.
Sarge ArStlngataU, the elephant tamer, was
dismount' d at the time. Il- Jum!>ed (in the first
harte handy and ft off In hot pursuit. Th>
hors** hspp* ned to he a fat cart hers,', could n a
trot In Ihe same class with the elephant, and
was practically left at the post Down Twenty*
seventh-si., throut/h the startled crowds of a]
Utnrs, the rac* was nm, the elephant
e_?y and running well within himself, Arsilng
stall frantically punishing lils csrt*horse,
but losing ground at every step. At Lex*
ington-ave. the elephant cammed on a
post, broke it, turned In an alarm by smashing
the signal box or lt. and went off at a langi I I
down the avenue. Hy that time "Fred" Hutch*
ls n, who is superintendent of the Porepaugh
show, and an all-around circus man. caught up
with the elephant and began t-> argue with him.
At Twenty-tlfih-st. h<- had gotten control of
Little Nick, and on the arrival of Arstlngstall
on his badly winded h irse, Nicholas was Induced
to return to the walks of private elephant Me.
KINO THEBAW HAS A KIOHT OFF.
This "incidental dlvertlsement" delayed the
?tnt, and for safety Air. Hailey onl red all the
elephants out erf the parade, and His Royal High
IW'SS. King Thebaw, was Riven a night off. Even
with this omission, however, the street parade
was the finest ever seen <m this or any other
Hage. A division of Coxey's anny of the unem?
ployed carried torches. An advertisement In the
norning papers for 500 men at M cents each t.>
e^t as torch-bearers had resulted in surrounding
Ihe Garden entrance with a howling mob i f
ai. .-it (.SM applicants. Mr. Balley put on 500 nen
extra, a? his contribution to the charities of the
season, and as a result the para 1 ? was one ex?
tended blaze? of glory. Flfth-ave. was Siled with
a trembling glamour of n <1, White and green
light. There wera a dosen cages of wild animals,
t-a^h with Its careleaB-loO-lng trainer. There
W're hundreds of horsemen and horsewomen,
forgp /uh chariot*', allegorical ami otherwise;
cam'!!', oddities, both biped and quadruped, but
no eiephants.
THI VOST STIilKINO FEATURE.
The most striking feature, both in n ivelty snd
*U*t linnea e. was the series ,<t sixteen represent?
atives of reigning sovereigns and sovereignties
From Queen Victoria lo Uncle Sam, they were all
there to the life. Th" big Csar of all the Ruselas,
the infant King of Spain, ' 1 .** sallow aul t rat of
Japan, the tall Bmper it of Austria, the unspeak?
able Turk arni his cousin of Egypt, and lasl but
nol least G. Washlngl ii and his tittil har h :.
Ore of the hippodrome chariots was driven
by a "really, truly" prir.ee-;, none other than
tl.- Princess Dimitri. When one of th.- regular
ani untitled drivers reported .si-l<. this en?
thusiastic little fluffy-haired chip of royalty
volunteered to drive, and she held ll
Tke a professional. Tlc lat ? date of opening
this year enabled Mr, Balle) :> turn ba k the
banda of time and revert to the ni,7ht parade.
It ams abandoned last year, and th.* morning
p le iras substituted be si -?? the enthusla itl
youngsters of the Bul SI snowballed
pageant, blacked the eye of 'i; ? Goddess of LAb
?rty, an 1 otherwise Interfered with the i; lemnl y
of the ' functi.m "
Ti:- flrsl performance of the show will be given
In Madison Square Garden at 2 o'clock (-mor?
row afternoon.
THE COIIXELI. CHLORINE CASE
TAYI.OK-S COUNSEL SECURE A WRIT OF HABEAS
CORPUS RETURNABLE ON MONDAY.
linnea, n. v., March M.?After considerable
trouble counsel for i'. i,. Taylor, the Cornell sopho?
more now in Jail fer contempt of court in refus?
ing to answer questions in regard to tn Cornell
ch'orin* potsoninK came, have succeeded in obtaining
a writ of hal- ia OTPUS. The writ was obi
by John H. Btanchfleld 'mm Judge Walter Lloyd
Smith, at Elmira, K. Y. The v. tit directs the
?Sheriff to bring Taylor to Watkins on Monday
morning. Sheriff Beaman had the papen served
ujori lum at ai.,e;t I o'clock to-nlgbt.
TELEGBAPBIC NOTES
Lebanon, Inri., March 24. Thi D il ? County
Or .ni j,.rx- ira.* felled t> >tri<J _ rrj-- bill strains)
sny of the wn vi:., partictpati ; In ihe attempt, i
lyn-h.n< of ih<- negro H.iii on February .".. Plvs
hun ir--1 v.i-::e -< ,\..-, examined, and four week*)
Spent in the Invp -ti" ltlen.
Sanesvi:!e. Ohio, Mir h 24. -Judge V.v.r., Bvans, a
Bor...:v :.? :,iwyc, v. -li known thro State,
*?? struck by u Baltimore ai ! On ei ?.-.-? hero
itlg morning while ri - the track on the way
whin of!)'-.-, li- w is fetal!) Injun !
, I'rrrv, okla.. March 24. si 'n.-y Sapp, a prominent
****r an I I* ( il.?t politician of this r?tv, was ar
?**l*l vi -r ;.i\'. .ci :i requisition from ri,, r, ,vernor
W mel i.-k.i. charged with tin enih<_z!nn?nt "f a
?***<? sum ..f money n. North Platte, Neb. Beep
-gSlaken to No.-.h Platte last evening.
**???: .n. p<?...i., March M Burglars early this
"i^rnirrf. entered th- hon*.- of Henry VYlnkler tr?as
yi of ii,., i^rmin Mundine Association chloro*
ip'"-"I5 ''" foinli>'- ar'' r.,1.i.e l th'- *lfe of over
:,,''? rn mp v, which Mr. Wlnkler received -.r- .iin-r; '
?' HS licet lng of thc association last night.
'^"Moin.-s. iowa, March 84.?The House has j
V**'*o the Imlrvmen's lilli, prohibiting the color*
PS 'pf Imitation hatter or cheese with tallon colot
_F-_^__Jr7- Mark Baldwin, t
W h5S8?f ^ Dmy lef*
THE OFFICIALS AUB A ION ED.
CHARGES AGAINST THK JERSEY CITY
STREET AND WATER BOARD.
THET PLEAD NOT QUILTY amp ARE AD?
MITTED TO BAIL IN U.B00 EACH-WHAT
Tit", COMPLAINT hays
The Hudson County Court House, at Jersey City,
was crowded yesterday morning ru the arraign?
ment of the Indicted Street and Water Coi
f*ion<r:', John V Madden, Stephen I'. Voe, Charles
J. Bomera, William lt. Cook and Bdward A. Dugan.
Additional Interest was given to the ease by the
fact ihut Juuge Upptncott had decided to keep
cases under his Indlv lual control, from the
present.it ion of th.- Indictim nts by the Grand Jury
until the recording of the verdict of the trial Jury
-and perhaps longer. The Indicted commissioners
app ared at the Court House before Judge Llppln*
.ott arrived. They appeared haggard av i anxious.
They seemed to le aware thal they hil an un?
pleasant half h >ur before them, and were In hast
to have it over. When Judge Upptncott -seen l i
the bench the Commlslsoners w.re ranged along
the east sid.- of the courtroom. Judi;.' I,ip;.'.neon
knew (hem Bil and wleii Uley w.-re there for, but
lie coolly announced that he would hear common
motions In the Supreme Court. An unimportant
casi consumed twenty minutes, and He n Judge
Llppincott leaned over and asked Prosecutor Win?
field if lu- was "lindy to make those arraignments "
This w;is H.- only sign that tin- Court hal |
from the Supreme to the Oyer and Termlner star;..
Ti..- prosecutor replied in the affirmative, and then
called each defendant hy name to the har. When
all had advanced to the Clerk's desk. Prosecutor
Winfield addressed them collectively.
"The Grand Jury." he Bald, "presents an indict?
ment against you tor- conspiracy to chea! ani de?
fraud tl.-- Mayor and Alden len of Jersey city. 1m
you plead guilty or not guilty?"
'Hi:: MEN REMAIN SILENT,
None of them answered, but Mr. Thompson, of
th- firm of Dickinson, ';'!. ??- ; rn A v M ter, who
have t'.en retained Tor ti.-- defence, stepped fe.'
M..:! and said thal Iii-; <!..r,ts would plead not
guilty, reserving tie riuia te demur, to t^k. to have
tte- ind. tments quash. I. or to apply for .1 certl
?; as a copy ol' the Indictment could be
? 1 and read. Judge Llppincott accepted Ihe
il..-, end fixed th.- ball nt 11.500 each. Bondsmen
\x. -,.- ?.:?'. offeri . ar: i accepted as follows: Count]
Collector Mich |pii;-r.n for Cook and Somers; Henry
1.- mbp ? k for M.el li r . Jami - Coyle foi I ?
Matthew farrell to.- Yoe. So questions wi re esk. i,
tin- liri..!., i..! standing of the bon Ismen i- Ing known
In each case. The brief ceremony being over, the
Commissioners : led slowly out of the courtroom,
followed by their frier ls. The date foi the trial
will tn- set next week. As the men are Indi
jointly, they .m i be tri* I I
V. ll vr THE COMPLAINT I
Tl ? fi ll iwl - ? -, > la ; in of the Indict*
rn- :it:
Gran l ii qui I ? ' the c >ui ty Hi
pr.--- ni laal .:
K 1\\ .. : A I) ..? .ti. Cr. -. r . - .i S io
P. Yoe. of .
City, and tuting
i. ?. ? of j ind Wal
.*--v i ' : .. . , .
'st -men of Jew >? City, by vii i
I:... -wi of t-h State, to wit, I oil
an I Water Cam r mu
sworn, evil mind .
tog. ther wil i dlvei
n ines are io t I
unknown, wti ked ly devi Inn an I
irruptly
. . ihe M iy n an I '*. rm n ??' Jp ri y ?'i'>
.a their m -:.? > i, did bind I
le) r aud t lie M ???? n an 1
i.i .:? mo ?
chasing ?? quantil
piles foe tie- s lld Ai lyoi ana A ?? ? ?
exorbitant i rices; .-. making fraudulent com
foe .a:.i on behalf ol the Mayor and Aldermen, for
work, labor and ?upol ?? ? to hie nome and fun
r . ::..? Mayor and Alderman; by oi lerlni
surrr* of money, ..." the moneys of the Mayor uni i
Aldermen, for sal ri ., to persons who had noi
rt*i '?? i ed .r. j ? ?' . ? Ma]
A lermen, and by .i corrupi and ex
trallon of i the i?'ari of .<-r.-t
ui. l Water Comml m1 a.
Aad the Gran i lru| iesi lo further pn
John l-\ Madden, William R. < ?! A.
Dugan, Charles .). Somers and Stephen I 1
I., m [ of J erse)
p'i.y. and rrj constituting and i imposing and
;i*p the c'ii 1 ol Sti ? and Water Comtnln lon
Jersey I "Ity, togethi r \\ Ith other pei
names are to the < iran I lnq.ii
in pursusnee of the conspli
itlon and agre .-it ?.: amongst them, ai
effect ? he object therof, on the lsth da; Aui
In Ji ri-, y ('ii',', ha ai- i ? ? : '
received proposals :r m b Iders i r |. ving eena
streets of Jersey ''.'? .1 wilfully,
unlawfully and i irruptly vote t-> dh
tor doing . aid w ?:'.-. b wep -\ Ihe 'irIn
Pavli Ci rn; ti:.-. ..-. i ihi Barbi r Aspl i.r Pa
<'ompany, two ol
THE CONTRACT POR THE BCHOOL WILDINGS,
A I ? . Inqu ? ? I -i :.li r ; r ml r lt tl
said John P. Madden, William ll. Cook, K-waad
A. Dugan, Charles J. Som rt ml Stephen P. i
Street and Water CommU loners, together
r r . : he 'Iro.: |
wn, in execution of the conspiracy, i
tion, ? lon and agreement I
antoni tl ? m, and to effeel thei
on the Uh f Au isl. 18%.. having
ng of ?? rtaln plui
rk and ri
tv of Jei ej Cl ?. Un i
public ch. ols Sot '. 2, 6, ".. ? i". ll. 12, J
I having : . , for tao
doing of . ii l v. ik ar, i of saM n .ii
ance with .. . . ? n ind ha .it i - ?.-.??? t
? , ? . isa.li. . ich
ind ol ld repa 11 I I with
said : - .. iti ms, an 1 ha
sui! vin - ;i .-..ir li I thi
. repairs
I, ?? Om I"....:;. _ Av:
tin. di i wilfully, unlawful!) .. li rru
ai ius< to l' cxp cu ed, for and on behalf i ?
Ihe name of the ? of .Jersey
City, a contract for I rk and
i , ' Raid - ntracl al I he i Ime ol its
exei utlon had attached I lt and m le a phi t ol ll
;. . ??; of p. rn '.i'l. >.'? re liol the I i
as thi r*et and Water Con
ini-T-loii. ;-s, and lri accordance with v. ileh Ihe
Street ai Water f' im nissi i- i ha I advei ed foi
??? nd rei ? ve i proposals for do work and
repairs, and In aecoi lance with which all pi
for cl a:.:; -,.i w ' ii and repairs had b ? ri i
but ni . Itfferent thercfi m, and all gether
omitti ! all r:o ntl >: of, or i< fer.: work
an'l : | In n and ?: on the pub! ?? i 'ho il* known
and ?:? ls Nos. 1 10, n and 18.
OTHER CHARGES MADE.
"The i.a xt count in Ihe Indictment rhargi
the said Madden. Cook, Dugan, Somers and Toe,
thers whose mum sre unknown to the ' ira nd
Jury, in pursuance (if tie- conspiracy, on April 27,
1832, 'wilfully, unlawfully and corruptly sudlti I Ol
dered paid, and caused to i?- paid bj the city of
City certain claims of one Patrick J. Con
don for excavating nnd removing fr..u. the public
school site No. -". 200 yards p>f earth mor.- than
the said Condon had actually excavati i and n
nt ihe r.ite of 16 ci nts s cubic yard '
"Tb.- n.-xt counl chan >h the Comml* loners with
i inr.' to defraud tin- city, with oUi . ; .
the Grand Jury unknown, on March ',. ;????-. in thal
they 'did corruptly swill snd ordered to be paid
and caused to !??? paid by lersey City a claim pr?**
! bj Phillp _ M irtln for twenty-l . ? bra
s;ei ls at th rati of 12 < sch.'
"The nexl count ch inti ll C. ern of
conspiring, combining snd confcderatlna wltl
: rsons "ii AprtJ 17, 1893. to ui laa fu Ij and i u
raptly audit, and mit they did ord r anil . i
to be i aid by Jersey City tn Anthoi y Y
Hum of 81,773 for water gati um of
j:'.l*.-i for hydrants.'
"The next eount charges the Commissioners, wiih
other persons to Cie cr..nd Jury unknown, "In
uirsuai onsplracy on January 23, :??;. v- ?
[friiawfully and corruptly auditing and ord ring and
. luring to I"- p li bj .lei y City to Mark Curley,
Robert Davis ititi Michael La vert v. ti
the name of the Jersey City Supply Compai
"..i piiions of cylinder oil at the rate of 7.'. a-.ntv
p r galil ii '
"The nt r.f coon I chartres the Commissioner* In
exi -n:i<.ii of the c in i ? ? ? ?? ?"? ihlnlng and
rating and apr eli with otln r noni
ike O-rand Jury unknown, and In ? I ol the
..?id conspiracy, with unlawfullj nnd corruptly or
io lie i dd and causing te b pal I bt
City to Patrick O'Connor Ihe um of >?,?,.-vt w
bundine s sewer for Puhllc I bool No. 24 on Vir
(?inl.'i-.iv ??' " _^_ _
A TBREATEXED IXDIAN UPRISING,
Minn.oil* March W.?? Reports from Mille t..t*
rvatlon
,.r ir: outbreak ti Chlppes
itv-ne Dorina the Indian War ol I I Chippe?
was proved themselves fri nd ????tl. r,. and
?ik i r ward for this, wh< n Conjrrei ?? ! I ?
? ? ? -. ?.... all -????? '? t" n tain land
which th<i y had h dd up to thal lim tl
dillon bein, contlnui ri ' two
.... how< ten t ielr lan 11 wp re I ir; wn op. .
li :n<-e that rime they have bi n
, : r ,|!P Govi nure nt to do them lustice by .
-train riving them possession. Th< if the
runcre- trouble ls the at 9* b7 '*l'J< '
ta collect sugar from old sutr.ir bushes, formerly ;
their* hr noa oa :, ld bald by sett
IN DEFENCE OF HIS E ATE EL',
THE .SON OF JOHN Y. M'KANE OX
G1-4 YES END FINANCES.
HE {TRITE- A PUBLIC LETTER AND BATS
THAT IT v n.i. BE POUXD THAT
Tin: CONVICT DI A CRED1TOB
OP tht: TOWN.
Georgs N\ McKane, son of John Y. McKane, |
has s.-nt om the follow I neni regarding the i
?nd finances, and bis father's conn
with tl
Numerous erroneous snd m have
bei -i publl he l relating to my fat! ? r's lin in
ts with the los n of Graves, nd. v.
protrei lents will In due time be rendered i>
th* pftlclals who nr-- entitled ;? receive them. I
may be pal lom l for briefly referring i i s me points
relating to financial matters with which ruy tai
was connected otflclally, and which have been
freely ? ii I in the newspapers by parties who i
have had tittle o no ppor inlty to ascertain facts
up m which to b uti rnenti
In is:-:: john V. McKane, u tn isurer of tbe
Board .f Police Commissioners .if the town of
Gravesend, ex pend eal for police purpoeea, aa al
lowed hy law, $:","" .v.'. !!?? r*.iv! for this ac?
count ii mn the count) tn isurer, 84,500 and fr-.rn
back licenses, etc., va. I.'.'., making a total of Ji*.
J"'>. The balance due my futter _j>;e-1r-t ti >>?
112.015
li., received fr-o-n tbe Commission^er of Invest?
ment, to be applied to the meni ol electric Burnt
plant, Ci ney l- land Poll ?? ll- ti Iquarters, notice an i
i.r.- alarm lelei r iph, Town lill nd other i ublle tm
provei : ?? ? ? |oi deduct -l b:
John L. V'oorhi ?, sj ii Comm Issi ner of Investment,
for counsH ?. i commlssloner'a fee-, 112,571 li, leav
Ing net BM.M4 55.
VOUCHERS Ti) li: PRESENTED
Thia has all been expend" I for tbe jinnie for
which ir was appropriati I, snd pi pei vouch rs, with
?i report, will h ? placed In the bands ef the town
auditors "ii Tuesday next. Relating to the matter
of bonds Issued for stn nents, and aboul
which -..i many contradi _itements have ap*
I ' ' I. the stmpli facts ar.- as follows: Th- Kuper*
visor i-> celvi I i - >c< ? '- fi -a the sale ol *
worth of street Improvernen: bonds, sui dispur* d
?' pert : thi ? pi ?? to tl c intractors. 1 i<
i-i-. m ?.'- have lt ? n du!j r >lpt< ! ror, and ti. ?
the unexpended balance, ?:,! bs
W I ' ? ming Su|m rvir.r. Th- 1 ixe
? ? vi -re ii b md .- is ? lld to a
? r i in Xi a, ' erk i.'ttj. an I ls to be paid
Instalment tl I ri . ls noa |. isl
due an 1 r. ii ly j i be pal I ovei t i the asm off] I.:.
R. ai I .. t ? <-..... m*wer bond* which wei
pu. 1 i-i the iumm >r ol I I , ?? I state of
Ihe ni ri- y r.i ri., r \i' .
at thnt time. | ,i .,f
r.. ::i . ' :. ? : I
.greed I t them
of a-:i !:. and the pl
f ir will Le d< liven i ul thi pi per t me to
mj : ither'" stn ? ssor.
He r<*ei Ive I fi ni Ihi tor $13 151 TS and
from thc tri isun r ol th Ila .. i of '.'.:? Ire C un
mlssii nts roll,
rd to Ihe i r mi ni ol bills
for ISO This i
i f tl
?
' ! " ! ': PRESENTED.
Durli . when ext rei
i
cpl l< ml ? f . hoi ra, Ibe Hoard of Iii , I
a resolul .
a corps ol ? : *aners. Tl
' ' have been In
? I for tl
f Health : '
: her.-if. r
?" : ' ? ; large
sums of in ? ? ?
Ile p.irp ? ; : ' ll ' ? ;
? i a year or I
i ?? was total ? ia) "i
?.....; ; ? ?. , I
More nfl ? for t
.... ... ;;????
men were ?
? ' ? .
. ?
? ration I I I
lhat there ts a
? 'i M Kane from thi
? ? Grap
DECIDING u: ll.ssr GOVERNOR WAITE.
THI7 COLORADO Rt'PRKME COfRT HOLM THAT
IIE HAD MO RIGHT TO ORDI i: Ol 7' THE
MILITIA 1 iPPOlXTEEH
Denver, Mareh ^i The Supreme C ni thia
morning bandi 1 down a written reply lo the
qucatioh1 pi I by (J iv*rn -r Watte las)
wi K an lo who are ile- legal members f the
Fire and Po Ice Board Thi :?<??. wht
.critter, by Ch ef Jusl i a I rd, waa sub
ig net I ?: rnor Thc C ?urt holda
Governor I I move from
. ;. ? ? hla action In i ?
ng tin- ti wa ? rn t, bul lhat, .,
I Martin I li their
lhal the ..r-i???!?:? I Mul
1 ! . 1 I ' I. ii p. opp rlj :
and the <' iud tx Ing not a !-. :-? I ol the I
il it hi h M irtln and On Iki ? ?? the) ?
it go I ;- ? Olsi tc ii
The rom - - hu..- the j, .?,.,, |f
r ? tn Inquire Into
? ? ? them for
m. Tie- i ' , 1- I \ lews
right to < ill i ;? t,i. militia
n that the fl ??.ern ir waa In
I . use t ?[??-. and thal
,! ? :!'. He
Bj i ? rule i in thc p iwer of tl ?
b- eon 'i ue I to i" such as lo 'ill oul ihe
militia to I ' i ' .n appointee Into offii ?? This,
the i' mri ? ter li.I
arbitral y p iwer, lei ling I iwai i anar hy and
.i
The ( '
Cha C to discuss tie- sltuatl n
;,i..l pi let on :li-- I' u
(he Governor, fl i ' refuses lo talk
upon i'i ? d Islon ol the Hu pr en te c >urt. This
. : elv< d with genp*ral sall I u tfbn,
AUS Bil I. il '. RBT A UCSSULilA V,
B Itimore, Man h 2-1 (Sp ' il) Hp brew clrcl
Inti nsteil In I ' irrlage "f
Ml Kr- i ta Ciro in, the thli I dau r Altw 11
J, riu -t. - milli maire of tl ? I Bey,
i: | Han n bl. ni in an i tl loh of i n lari ng
I . , ? Mlsa l.'lman 11 sb ml i Im teen
: laome rn man of
.-'ii- is .i linguist and i
mu IcUn. if was while travelling abroad last sum*
,. n Mil ' I Iman mel the Egyptian nobli
..... ,,. ;M.r.i lueeil i i ? ?? h other al i n i eptton
l? |.ir:., ir v ... m ? ol ;? v.- .it firs) mr wabli
,: , . r-.n'i'ii. ?' Me--?ulmm. and his faith al*
-. i. w of his
appro U-- lng mai ii '.'?? wllh an Am rle.i
.,. , thai he will si k i i avail himself ..f the
. . , p. ,| in matiim ml il matti r*r.
I ,???' .\,,,, i- b i h ? i. .id .i visit t . ibis '??' intry
and ' while In Ualtlm prc hi was the I'eclpl nt of
mani.-lal attentl ma. M" : dish Hui ir ly
.., ...,.,. irance ls m re Ms ? ? Hn nel in in th ui
an Kgyptlan. He I* ' ?'? i:"j ,";1
nev r.n oe. i :??????? gave prlv.i ?? ( Jthll ll
Ki iptlan si Ul '' ? "?, ' 'I'-1 I ;
, nag 'i'"'v. ai ?' s hil ? the anim il
? -p*. ,| he u iM stn ip fr im : ? I Ile an i
I lek up a hamlker hl< f fr rn ll lf,Th? ;""'
,,ther fp ita ni i !?? h -a v >pul ir with thi Fox Munt
, t : , ? ,.;, ||, . . ?,. , ii rio ty-nve v. ll ol ag, ;.,-!
very wi ilthy Ml* 1'lman v/lll ill ft im Xew 1 ?..
v, . || ' .. - . .-,. ' hei father,
:. The IVI 1 1 Pg Rill Uk" |i ?..-? hi
: . home
ui , L. ? . . whi re Habit Hey has a palatial
_^_
?/;/; DIXIE IXTERSJ in: FAIR.
Macon, Oa., March U At ? meeting of the Fi?
nance ?' "f the I ">-!?? Interstate rair held
. . ,,,,, iy j: was d cldi I to sp| r pprt ite 173,000 i r
' , ,,. of giving thi ??? I I exposit n .-\.-r
,uth Ten th ? md .1 illai i of the above
. I will be In port i i even-day race
I .'.. free-for-all purse. Tht ex
'' -.mi ia ell days, and ? very gtate
,??;?.;; Sa i ; ??"wt?
COXCEBXIXO li oin. f's FAIR PBOTOORAPBA
st Louis. Starch St In tb. iVorld's I'.-iir views
,..,'/.. the defendanta the X. D. Thompson Company,
nlsy to thi mplatnl ot C
n \rnoiii and othei ! ' :!,':'i trltb Ifrfrtnge*
a*, ht law ni i : rlntln ermin
. . -,- of th" World's ?
: ? ? ;. I
deny thal the m.-v. m
? within ths in- in*
. . ? laws. Th ib fi i dania also
i .--. of tbs complain
n ; vm.m:n orr TN Tin: tTORB TO mr.
[??lea, March -i (BpeclaH Th- bod] I kl Bva
I ishun W4S fend ff SCH !' Hf ::.i, I In ;i Held
,',,r Herklmei to-day. Bhe was en .. do
,?'s,|t- by Mra Gilchrist, of that place, and dlaap
l-,r..l ?? ?' ?' ' '??'"?
? old The an ? ls .i n ? iti ry bal
limeTbelieve that the woman wandered away while
*-n-v*-'rlly ln<p.?ne and oertshed In the Mtirm of
T.r lay night.
WHERE FRAUD FLOURISHED.
THE LO LICE MEX FOSTERED IT.
CRIMES IN* THE II11> ASS DM BLT DISTRICT
LAST ELECTION DAY.
A IAMPLB of Tin; PROCEEDINGS' civi-.n RY
THREE OITICIALS VAIN APPEALS MAD
TO HAVE REPEATERS AM) PERJUR?
ERS ARRESTED?I-JOKINO TO
THE TAMMAKT CAPTAIN
POE ORDERS.
The attention of the Renata Commlttea which
islnvestlgatlng the police Department was di*
reeled yesterday chiefly to tba Mate of affairs in
rh.- Hid Assembly District on last Election Day.
In no other part nf th.- city, with tin- posslbls eg*
? eptlon of the li i Assembly Dlstilct, wis crime i ?
general and open, or coarse it was winked at
p>r even fostered by tho police. Had tiny been at
thi- polls In any other capacity than as adherents
nf Tammany Hail nm -li of this wrong-doing
would have been imp sstble. Protests by Re
pubilcana agalnat flagrant Instant rs of repeating
were laughed at by the Tammany inspectors,
and lt was "f 09 avail to call un tlfe policeman
to arrest th" offenders. Ai ene mun in uniform
whispered t" a Republican Inspector: "I want r.i
be fair-minded, but I have been ordered I 1 obey
the Tammany Inspect >r."
Police Captain Devery w.is directly responsible
for .. ' lass of abuses whl rh il lurlshed all over the
nil Assembly District ah his men wei ? told I i
? 'ii ?'.?. h.. Republican watchers behind tbe rall.
although trie law expressly gives them this privi?
lege. Kepubllcans who ha 1 proper certificates
w.re generally put --ut of rle- polling-place 11
they Insisted on having their rights Devery,
who ls under Indictment for neglect of duty, in?
st:': f.-d h's men, according t.. a witnes befor
tie committee last -.'.'eek. to "stand th ise silk
: t . kings "ii their heads ir they said anythlni
A TTPICAL POLLING PLACE
The proceedings in the First Klectlon District
of the HM A-- --i.i.ly District were described in
detail by thr.ixcellent witnesses. Th.y were
tl.- ballot clerk, th- poll . :>-tk and the Rei
can Inspector. Fraudulent voting w.*n^lmosi as
common as the honest kind. Ol.fflcn^hal
: forty r fifty voters, but fen of them even
had to go th ugh the formality of swe iring In
their v les, On the other hand, honest men were
li.. 1 use rufll uk hid v..ted on their
nan es t irller In the I went ??/ 1 >urt l ?
<? 1 ; ii:- rights, bul m< rt wro deprived of snf
a nagi 1 1 ?? wis thal ' f an . 11 man, who
on Registration i"> 'lui whistled "Yankee
l.Ile" .md dan..! to show rle- officials how
a-Uv.- he (Pis in spite ,1 his eighty-four years.
V-t a youth "f twenty-tw ? was allowed 1
in hi ? ii no- Tht ii . .. .1 '.iy
mus) i.i-.- fixed hts appen ra 11 ce in the ml
the ?? I i.-I - - - d. thej .1 Imitte I that tie y
fibered him. bul tie two Tammany mem?
bers ? r the l ? ml di il- d ti. ? I
He was finally 11 abled to cast his ballot by
lannis from the Supreme 1'
? ? ARREI .' I "i: A URI IAI. ASSAULT.
An Italian nui< mn. whose name goes on Hie
irfficlal t- ord 1- Prank Ni holai bad .1 poor
command "f thc English language, but tv- de
1 with evident ean ia lentil elec
:? whi. h h.t.i b ?? n ? mi di ted by .-.
Tsmmanj thug v*ith brass knuckles, In plain
nf a policeman. The policeman had not
interf | lect the Italian, and he had re?
ft: ed to an it the assailant
In the polling-place al No. 113 Canat-at there
was outrageoua Interference with the rights of
1 ? -.'. 1 ? . ii iwn by th.- t sti mon y of .11
Sui..ti. .1 manufacturer ol chli ?ry, who had
watched the pn ?? Ungi Tan my "heelers,"
under ihe pi otp ? Hon of the poll n Into
the t.ih- ' ? ? ?iiulil
. ile, iii plain violation of Ihe law. In um ? um
an Ignorant Hebrew who wanted to vote one
wa) v..itt actually compelled lo vol 1 way,
v. hld th. i-i! -loan it: the pla c lo iked on and
? Interfer Ruffians were allowi 1 to -. ote
In th< I. iiM-i i)f oilier lii'-n against Mr. Bu
protest, and one watch r whu prol sted WM
.:?? a'iii.-l and ih. ow n ouL
liar Interference with voters and many
? ? ; itlng wei ?? -.- it:: bi d by Warren ll.
Hart. .1 steamboat company's clerk, wno served
. watcher for thc Republican Club In the
Twentj fifth I-.!- "I n Dlstrli 1 ot the [Id A
? 1 Iff '.I. In the Nea Bowery. Thc 1 *- Ii- --man
who Iel thc Tann ;u,s "heeler ' have their own
way in everything, .11 thc polling-place, und di -
rded the .1 ??? ts i.f Mr, Hall as men were
I?? i: :? tal., ti Hil the 1 '"':
he had ? 1:1ft for humorous retort. "1 nu, - ?<
? ot them are bili I." he aid The . lers
who were as h.i\ In the banda ol (he Tammunj
workers dial n.ppear ti be unable to vote
without aid, although two or three of them had
their arms ii.d m. in a manner whli ii maj
have been Intcndi 1 1 1 show that ihey were dis?
abled, inn th'-y d.d 'i il take the presi rib d
(?nth of di-ii iii' . A remarkable appreciation
ot the sanctltj of an oath was shown by the
pol leeman when he was asked to arrest men
wh.. perslnted In \"tir..; more than once, "li'
he swears In his vol "said the policeman, In one
: uch case, "it's all right Let him gi
Mit NICOLL AH il IRt.KQI IN.
De Lam ey M "ll. c mnsel of the Police De?
partment, has bloomed oul as the rent Jester
of the proceedings. Every lawyer knows the
story of the attorney whose plan when bc had no
e.-i-e was to al}use the opposing counsel. Mr.
Ni. oil's plan I- to iiirn tli.- hearing Int 1 a great
j..i< ? ir he can. His cross-examination of wit?
ina . 1 |s meant to be pure fun. Al Ursi he tried
to shake Heir testimony, but le- only su ..dd
in bringing oul more damaging testimony against
hu clients. Now he begins With a stnllai and
to make Ihe witness and the audience
laugh. Benator Lexow has che ked this course
? ral times, bul Mr. Nicoll continues to pul
Irrelevant questions In the h ;.1 robbing the
Investigation <?r Hs r-erioiir* nature. Th.- Pol.
Departmeni maj nol lind lt ail a j.-k.- after a
timi-.
The hearing win go on to-morrow at 10 o'clock.
STORIES OF TUE R ITNESSES.
POLICE AND TAMMANY WERE
LEAGUED TOGETHER.
CAPTAIN DEVERT'S ORDER To KEEP REPtTDLI*
CAN WATCHERS PROM DEIIIKD THE RAIL
MR. KfCOLL'l El PORTS T< 1 M IKE A
JOKE OP THE PROCEEDINGS,
If promptness In arriving at the courthouse is
an Indication, Benator Bradley may be 1 msidered
the most devoted membei of the Senate Investigat?
ing Committee. He altrays n idles the courtroom
.it least half an hour before the bearing begins, and
pies uttly with friends snd with court offi?
cers He lives m Brookljm, and walks over to tbe
courthouse to attend ever) sitting of ibe commit*
lee,
"Well, s.n.it.'r." said a friend yesterday morning,
"dial you meei any of un- Bridge trustees on
-..ur v..iv over tbs Bast l:iv.-r this mon,
"No." said S'-nator Bradley, "but I had an ex?
pi rience with an old Irish friend of mine. He lifted
?jp his band t" saint.- dm bs we met. ian h.- thought
of something and palled down his hand in a burry,
Kith :)-.?? remark, Ton Republican sop of a gun!'
Ad I-' ni.*"- I vot.-d with tin- Republicans at Albany
ti f rn Uni- - " 1
??You'll have to stop voting with the Republicans
or .-. t your Hf.- in-.it d." .ul a Tammany man.
??Net m:;.-ii. 1 ne* 1 take water except wits ny
vt' ikey," and the Benator laughed ail over at hui
funny expert.
Chairman Lesoi snd senators Robertson and
Bradley srere the only members of the committee
?t when tbe hearing began, I ri tor ''amor
-g-rtved a fra minutes lat- There was .'.:?? . iii
(rowd ai th-' . ? get In. bul only a
few wen allowed ,n-'l The wita--- ? Ul 1 nearly
a:i laa) c-h'ir'* within th- ratling.
Imm.--.ilHt.dv aft.r Ci'ilrrrr.in I.exo-.v rapped for
order. Mr. Sutherland arose and said: "If thejrom
f'ontlnnecl on Fifth Pn-je.
MAYOR GILROY AT HOME.
WHAT HE ."AYS ABOUT THE RETURN OF
"PADDY'' DIWER.
HE REFUSES TO DISCUSS TAMMANY'S PROS?
PECTS OK THE CHANCES OP HIS OWN
RENOMINATION.
Thomas F. Gilroy, the Mayor of New-York, re?
turned to the city last evening:, apparently well
pleased v.-itii his trip to California. He looked
Wi ll, and raid that he felt first rate, only a little
tir*-1 by the lom*; journey. From Chicago he
and lil-i family travelled ..ri a New-York Central
train, which arrived at the Mott Haven station
at One-hundred-snd-thlrty*eigh-i-st at 8:39
O'clock, on time. They left the train at that sta
ti..ti. where two carriages were iii walting to
carry them and their b.iirgaKe to their home, nt
No. 7 West One-hundred-and-twenty-flrst-st.,
and they reached the house a few minutes be?
rn.- :? o'clock. To a Tribune reporter Mayor
Gilroy said that he had enjoyed his trip, and his
family w.-re well. Hs had not pot the New-York
papers regularly, but he had been able to keep
track of affairs in this city fairly weil while he
was away. He had noticed some newspaper
criticisms upon the absence fr >m the city of a
number of Tammany leaders at a time when
m.-n were being convicted of election frauds,
and he said that the attacks appeared to be dl
reoted chiefly against Police Justice Divver.
??I did not know that Justice Divver had got
back until today, when i read a report In a
N'ew-York newspaper," Mr. Gilroy said. "It
i.ms to me that his return takes the sting out
of i ime of the statements which were made con*
cernlng his nbs* nee. For my part, 1 went away
to linn., mv children back to the i Ity."
Ai Pasadena Mr. Ollroy said he mel Richard
Croker, and had a short talk w-ith him. Mr.
('inker wan on hla way to San Francisco then,
ll- was In good h-altli and expected to return to
this city early next rn nth. Regarding the proa*
r. -, of Tammany Hall in tin- fall election Mr.
tJIIrny said lt was too early to speak, and he
d dined to say anything about a report that he
mi-.;..! not rin lor re-election, except this: "lt
would be foolish f*r me lo talk now about a
. ii itlon thal mae not be off'-red to me." Ho
.. expected I i be at. his office in the City
Hall to-morrow morning.
One of the first cases of official Importance
which some pe pie expect will engage Mayor
riilroy's attention D the appointment of a police
? to take the place of S pion B. Smith, whose
t offii ?? expired on January :?. last Justice
i is a Republican, and has been upon tho
.url bench for about fifteen years. For
many rears he was active In politics, and was
I upon by Chester A. Arthur as one of hui
valuable lleuti n u ts. He was long the
Republican leader of the "ll XXth Assembly
Histri r From IS78 t a 1881 he was Becretary of
the Repul lean County and Executive Com?
mittees, nd from the lat) t year until 188S he
was chairman of the Republican County Execu?
tive Committee. iu January. 'v'"' '?? ' otas sus
i ?? : l a i rh.-.lrman by Jacob M. Patterson.
In the following year Mr. Smith resigned the
leadership of his district on his reappointment
as poll ??? justice by Mayor Orant, taking Justice
Welde's unexpired term, and Welds receiving the
? rm appointment as succes ir : i Bmlth.
Th re are plenty of Tammany Hall .-an -dates
?.' awaiting s chance to step into Justice
Smith's s!. Mayor Gilroy, however, has In*
ti l to applicants and their backers thal In*
a il I do nothing In the way of tilling the plac-?
until the Legislature adjourned.
I POSSIBLE CLEW IX THE MASTIN CASE
? 'ITY WORKMEN riND A MITTEN IN* TIIF CEI.
LAR '"? STEVENSON*! BREWERY-THE DEAD
Ll!;:.s MOTHER IDENTITIES IT.
What msy pr.ive nn Imtxirtant clew to the un
ravelllng of the mystery surrounding the murder "f
Susan Menin was discover I yesterday afternoon.
About - o'cl k a hr.-ik occurred in the water main
:? ti e.r of Btevenaon's brewery, Thlrty-nlnth-Ft.,
ni ir Tenth-ave. The Department of rut);:* Works
wot Informed, arti four men were s-mt to repiir the
bri .lt
lt was necessary to dla s trench. After rte* work
h.i I i- ? rr completed, and th- trench v.-?s being te?
nn, d. lt was found thal nt u ? dirt wai necessary to
lill the hole The brewery people allowed the men
to tik.- ,i.r-,^ r.i cinders from the cellar. After
t .-ir or nv-- wheelbarrow loads ti i I been taken -vc
lump* 1 i ri l mitten iras discovered Daniel
Downey, of No. SOO Washlngton-st., the foreman,
: k- it up the mitten and later gave it to rn detective
who look lt to M-s. Martin. She Identified it as
having belonged to her daughter.
SENATOR COLQUITT R lilli's.
RELIEF THAT IIB MAT IN' TIMK BE RESTORED
TO PARTIAL II-A-TH
v. ? tilngl a. March -i Benator Oolquitt, f
?? rceptlbly thi. rv.
snd 1 .:.?-. 1 * - ' Improved .- : to warr :nt
i hop ? ir-, his ultimate p irtlal r i
I . been abandoned, an 1
the Senator's d ith eras momentarily expected.
The present attack li now pronounced stmtlar to
thal which aff ?: l Benator Oolquitt in this ?,???? In
July, I-''.', an-l from which be so far r> ? -v - l na
?' ? i'i- ? n In l -gl'latl m t > a itmi' I
The favorable change this evening is taken
? -in . that le- m iv st a dist i it date
have return of mental activity, although little
? of hla rest ira tion to i.1:'. slea!
i. alth.
PREXDERl isr ll A I: I Vi, I rs THE COURT,
' .'.I.-.. March "i The 'ri'ii that ls ti determine
the mental condition of Patrick Eugene Premier
- . Va v. r Harri-..n's murderer, set for 10 o'clock
lids morning, was continue*! until Tuesday morn?
ing, owing 'o the absence In Hot ^;>r-?:ti ?, ? of A.
B Trude, who had i.n retained ss counsel by the
family of tbs bite Mayor, and Assistant State's At*
tomey Tod!, who conducted the original trial, who
ls at m tent engaged In a murder case. The de
!ay "f the Inquiry was not al all satisfactory to
Prenderga t, who, despite the efforts of three bail?
iffs, mount- I a chair and harangued the court for
r? iiri?:? ? -= He ul ih.it unless the court pro?
longed the date of the execution beyond April I,
which happened to be his birthday, he objected to
sny dela) of the Inquiry, and eras i pared to pro
ceeil. The plea "f Insanity, he declared, bad again
been set up, regardless of his consent, and refi r
ences made by his counsel lo his mental condition
threw tli.- prtsoner tt;t" a furious rage, "My only
pl. ? is lustlftcatlon and truth." li.- said. '.'Wt bars
r. i di lire t-' k.. ii an) thai.. In tin* dark."
"The rirn.-s.' Parter H. Harrisons old paper, non'
. Mt I i.v hts son, Preston Harri- m, this morning
prints a double-leaded editorial reviewing the con?
viction, sentence and reprieve of Prendergast, In
which the st.iv of execution granted by Judge Chet*
lain .it midnight Timi -day is s. verely denounced.
WALEBR WAS ROT TUE MAN WEO WtNERD
Atlanta, Ga., >.' ir.-ti -ji Ibrabam Walker, of
Vaelise.i, (J,, V. M. C. A. do'.e>;at<* to the BUtS
convention, w.is arrested, handcuffed and dragged
pri on this morning, charged with winking at a
woman sreJI known in society. Arter the arrest lt
was discovered trn? tie- wrong man had l..-.>n ar*
reste*! The case caused s great Sensation among
th.- delegates to the convention.
A NSW PAPER iv RELDEVS TXTRRRST.
Byrae* ie, March .'i (Bpectal) Negotiations are on
t ? ?: tor the starting of a new Republican dally
paper In this city, and nearie jun.miii m capital
stock has already been subscribed lt will bs run
in the Inten it of Congressman James J. Belden.
No ori' will be allowed to bold more than (MOO in
stock. Among the others inter-std an- Assembly*
ni.n .1 Emmet Welts, Alderman Charles K. (.'andee
and ex-Dlstrlct-Attorney Ceylon II. Ia-w.s.
DECISION IS TUE l EOS' HALL casi:.
St. I.nils. Mari-ii M.?Judge Klein headed il-iwn
his decision in tin- iron Hall casr to-day, wheretn
iire Ml - .uri branches asked lils interpretation of
their duties under the orders ol Receiver Kailey,
of Indlai ipolls The Court holds thal the Indiana
reci i rshlp is National In character, and that en*
lightened Jurisprudence as wadi as equity deswnds
that iii ima.h. rs of tb? bankrupt order shad re?
ceive .? pro rata ? tare of Ihe two dividends already
.:? ? ir : "\ Receiver Falley, a* srell as future
awards In compliance a Ith this order, the amount
on hand here ?.:i be forwarded to Receiver "Talley,
? | ?".- tt net cent dividend nirule Immediately
ivall Me hi re,
CBARLRA nins E.CElEn EV SORTOX.
Boston, Mareh M.?Oaries itntn. of New-Tork,
whose body wis f.itind In the Charles I'.lver on
Thursday, waa burleal to-day In Mount Hope Ceme?
tery. The two N'ew-York friends who Identified
the remains pall the expenses.
THK NEWS IN LONDON.
LORD ROSEBERYS POLICYm
NO MATERIAL CHANGE AT PRESENT
FROM THAT OP HIS PREDECESSOR,
THK PRIME MINISTER'S MEMORABLE WORDS AT
ST. JAMES'S HALL?AN ATPEAL TO THE PEO- .
PU Willi'II BETOKENS A NEW ERA IN
FOLrnca and in the history
Ol' THE KIN'P.DOM.
[.IY CABLE TO TUB TRIBl-NB] '
(Copyrit/ht: BRA: By Tie Tribute Att+ir.ion I
London, March 24.?It is now possible to fornl
some notion of the aim and policy of the new
Government, and of the extent to which lt differs;
from Mr. Gladstone's. Lord Rosebery' has sup- '
plemented both his Foreign Office speech to the
Liberal Members of the House of Commons and
his speech the ta.m^ afternoon in the House of
Lords. He has spoken at Edinburgh and haa
spoken In London. He has stated his views with
frankness. The frankness ls so marked that Mr.
Chamberlain, who followed him in Edinburgh,
calls it cynical; but Mr. Chamberlain's adjectives
are apt to be highly sp|c"d.
The first th'ng irMC- comes out clearly ls Lord
Ros?bery's loyalty to his late leader, from whom
he took over hi? present inheritance. Mr. Cham?
berlain describes it a* a heritage of woe. This ls
a world In which weal and woe are commonly
mixed. The true question is, Whi.-h predomi?
nates. Lord Rosebery is at any rate too much a
man of the world not to accept the conditions
In which he finds himself. To Inquire what he,
might have done If he had an entirely free hand j
is to venture into the region of speculative poli-l
ties. He inherited a C.ibinet, a Parliament and'
a policy. Ile has rearranged his Cabinet in part,
as his accession to the Premiership compelled
him to do; bit lt remains the s;*me Cabinet,
minus Mr. Gladstone and plus Lord Tweed
inoiith. None of the changes In office imply _
Chang* In measures.
afr. Gladstone's majority in Parliament, or
rather In the House of Commons, was but 35.
A new Prime Minister with so narrow a surplus
as that must (hoose between two methods. He
must preserve lt intact, or he must dissolve.
As he was not ready to dissolve, he had to ap?
ply himself to keep together the rather distracted
and divergent sections of his party In the House
which he cannot himself lead. His speeches, '
and 'specially lils explanation of his speech In
th- House of Lords, have to be read in the light
of that necessity. There is nothing in any one
of them to indicate th" least intention p)f depart?
ing from the pulley which is the policy of the
party. There is, if anything, too marked a defer?
ence to the party and to certain sections, of it
-.vb. se loyalty may be thought to depend on clr
cumstan es. Making allowance for the stress of
circumstances, we can discern the policy of the
present Ministry pretty clearly. If there be any
chance, it ls a change not in principles but in
methods, not In doctrine hut In spirit, nit in
measures but, perhaps, in tho order of their
pf.- -edence.
Pint of all, Home Rule is hung up Indefinitely.
But, as Mr. Gladstone had already hung it up
Indefinitely, there is no novelty In that. There
..se, nevertheless, the difficulty which created
ime excitement last w,?ek among the Irtsh
.ationallsts: The declaration by Lord Rose?
bery In the'House of Lords that Home Rule
could not pa-'W I"1 England, as the predominant
partner nf the three Kingdoms, should be con
vim- -d of its Justice. With the Edinburgh gloss
on that declaration you are already familiar.
It was made last Saturday evening. Lord Rose
bery stands by his words, hut he puts an inter?
pretation on them different from that of those
who heard them or re.id them; different from
that of critics and friends alike. He is entitled
to do tba'. He is entitled to say what ho
ni-ant, if his words did not (xpress what he
ni -int.
Tile attempt to reconcile the two is perhaps
? .Imi*. Mr. lialfonr described it as an at?
tempt to explain the unexplainable. Mr. Gjsehen
i .1 with p'int that th nigh Lord Rosebery waa
entitled I i explain his ..wn words, he was not
entitled t>> explain away Lord BaUsbui7*Si with
whleh he declared himself in entire accord. Mr.
Chamberlain alleges that even th.- nam state?
ment leaves ibe Prime Minister a condKloU-1
Lune Hui-i'. ami that, as in lSl>:t. the English
majority had not been reduced t-> tm, and tho
whole majority in the House of Commons for
Home Rule eras not even the half of loo, Liri
!; '.'.ry ought not to have voted for the bill,
.un. r condemn Um Lords fer nvj.vting it.
A logical or sclent ldc explanation is one thing,
an explanation adjusted to the exigencies of
praotl -al politics ls another. What Lord Rose
i-r> now says is that the process of bringing
conviction to the heart of England ought to
proceed until th- English majority against Home
Rule u reduced from 'c.',. where it now stands, to
.:.'.. nv IS. Tha' would leave, or might leave, a
join, majority er* IM, ami a majority of 100 ts ona
to srhlch he thinks the House of L 'rds ought to
bow. and would boer.
With this modification cf his former statement,
the Irish Nationalists profess themselves con?
tent. Mr. Dillon is content and Mr. Healy is
C neut, and as they tue the leaders of the two
wings of the party over which Mr. McCarthy
presides, their benediction ought to be sufficient.
Mr. Redmond apparently is not content, und his
discontent undoubtedly constitutes a danger,
.md the greater danger since Mr. Redmond*! in
ilucnce lu ireland is said to be Increasing He
lias nine votes in 11.*.* Houss .pf ('mimons. Mr.
Labouchere, who has now gone up-tily into op?
position, seems able to mus; r eight more pm an
emergency. Whether he could muster them for
the avowed purpose of turning out the Ministry
ls doubtful. It he ' .nil, and if he formed a
union for that purpose with Mr. Redmond, the
Ministerial majority would Iv reduced to one or
two. and a dissolution would in- inevitable. Yet
if anything is certain, it is that the Ministry
<! > ti d m.-in or expect to dissolve this summer.'
They mist, therefore, have some reason for be?
lieving th:it the threatened Redmond-Labou
chere cabal wilt prove innocuous. Nothing, at
any rate, could be clearer than Lord Rosebery's
profession of unquestioning faith in the value
and in the permanence of the alliance between
the Irish and Liberal parties.
Tile question of the Rouse of Lords was dealt
with lu a way Which seems to have satisfied the
Radicals, who want to abolish it. Yet abolition,
like Home Mule, is Indefinitely postponed. The
existence of the T'pper Chamber In tts present
form is, in Lord Rosebery's opinion, a great
danger to the State, but lt may be inferred that
he believes lt still possible to mend rather than
to end the House. He is. at any rate, for a Sec?
ond Chamber of some kind, very strongly for lt,
and he leaves thc whole subject for the spurious
c nstderatlOfl Of Um wilde Liberal party. He
off.rs no proposal and no suggestion. "If it ls
to be dealt with by the pres. nt (lovernment. lt
can only be dealt with by the backing and on
the summons and on the inspiration of a great
popular feeling. Without thu backing, without
that Inspiration, and without tli.it summons, we
In this matter are absolutely Impotent."
That is a significant and far-reaching declara-,
tion. It is a distinct notice to the Abolitionists
that no Initiative will come from the Ministry.
It means. I Judge, this: That if the Radicals

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