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"ii the Island, = Captain-General Weyler has* given 2.000.000 francs to the Spanish war fund In Cubs; sharp fighting by Isnd and sea is reported from Havana Spanish tr. "ps continue to pour into th<- Philippine isl* ai da The ?teamer st Paul reau hed South? ampton, having been delayed by terrific galei anl fog on the voyage from America. A detschmenl of French troopa wera led Inl ambuscade by Dacolts In Tonguin, -rs .. Much suffering prevails In Nicaragua due ti th- sys? tem of selling labor. CONGRESS.?Both branches In session. Senate The. Arbltratl n Treaty was under dis? cussion the greater part of the day; Mr. Morgan introrlureii a resolution providing for abrogation of tn?* Clayton-Bulwer Treaty. House: Tba t-Ntstofflee Appropriation mu waa passed DOMESTIC- ?". vernor Blsck'a MU to abolish th" Cspitol Commission snd complete ihe build? ing by contrsci was introduced In the Legis? lature, The steel rail market was steadier and prices a shade higher - The Sflerritl claim- a hn I1 Rockefeller In connec? tion with Mesa ba ir"".-, wv..- were settled for .s.Mmmkmi. ;. ioka anl'a aecretery gave oul I at iii*r*ii'iit saying that the ex-Queen still ? i the Hawaiian throne. Si i tai Hi ii- ri Torpedo B at No. 6, waiving the ususl formant lea on sccounl of the vi fl] perfoi man. e. CITY. Lincoln's Birthday was observed as a public holiday. Tin- Rebublicsn Club h?d a dinner at the Waldor! A snowfall ol '>'_ Inches Impi led pedestrians aral delayed traffic ( in the streeta and on the railroads. The ? ihoa a: ihe Grand Central Palace of Indus? try attracti ? ! largi i crowds than on any previous dav THK WEATHER. Forecast for to-day: Clearing, slightly warmer. Tha temperature yesterday: Highest, SK! degrees; lowest, 24; aver* age, -?">'_-. ".1 BARD, COLD FACT." lu Tia- open letter of Colonel George Bliss lo Genera] Tracy, cbalrmau of the Greater New York Commission, expressing disapprovsl of the charter provisions for a Municipal Assembly, tia- Colonel answers the contention of General Tracy thal the people, having been educated, ."win choose betti r men than they have done In i past, and thai the Increased powers and . i "emoluments will Induce better men tu geek "election lo the Municipal Assembly" witt; "a hard, cold fact." which bas been overlooked, and t, thal "iii" people won'i gel a chance to ? - led better men, even if they desire to do ai Speaking from a lons: experience In what ii called practical politics, be says the offlce .-?!?!.< r- who have no reputable business are in the majority In influence and usually In num? bers, and thej select tbe candidates for the purely local oflces In the Assembly districts. What is catted "th" better element" In both par? ties Interests Itself In t ho choice of candidates for Mayor and the higher offices, and does nol . , noel d Itself wltb tbe subordinate places. So tbe candidate for Alderman or the Municipal Assembly captures the district leaders, secures . saloon vote and obtains the Domination, leaving ti;.' contesi to be fought out, noi be? tween a good man and a bad man, bm between lldatea of equal unfitness. This is no new r - ?very of the Coh>neTs, <>f course, but as "a ; ard, cold fact," attested by hla years of ex* pi rlt-uce and observation al ihe bead of the local organisation of bia party and In the thick of many hard-fobgbt battles, ,t deserves serious consideration. lu the preseni discussion the Immediate bear? ing of thia "hard, cold fa< t" ls * ?lely upon the question whether the provision In the charter fora Municipal Assemljly la wise; whether, on til" whole, -i offers the best form of municipal government and will bring competeul nan Into thu public service for the discharge <<f functions of vasi responsibility and of the greatest Impor? tance to tbe general welfare, Wt in lleve Colonel ltli-.> is righi In his premises, and thal lils "hard, cold fact" cannot he successfully controverted. And ii seems in us to be tin* most Important factor in iii" situation, 'i'la- purpose of the new ? barter ls nol to sel np a temporary makeshift under which the machinery for the government of the greater municipality may bs started, with th,- Idea that any weakness In its structure or tallara In i's operation nay bs corrected or im -nu .li,-, l hereafter. lt should not be treated aa au experiment or g merely tentative effort In tbs dlractton of municipal government on a largs teals, lt should have in its preliminary stages ths most rigid and careful examination, tin- must searching scrutiny, and tbs most ex hsnstlve analysis, not merely of its main feat? ures, but < Hs most minute details There ls nu need of any hurry. NOUS of the townships await* lng consolidation an* suffering under their ex\#t big Kuvirnnn'iir Thora is no emergency that de niaii'is Immediate action, nothing thai rails for tin- erscrJoa of anything like a provisional gov* eminent. Od tbs contrary, every aspect of ibo situation calla for the sxerctge of tha wlssst de liberatloa, so thal ths Instrument when adopted j may have in itself the fsBcntlal elements of Sta- I Milty and pennaneaea Ia saying this we do not wish to? onderstood I aa expressing Irrevocabls hostility to 'he charter as a whole, hut only ns calling extention to fha slgnlflcani circumstance that i Republican prac* Heal pjoUttewo of long rtpnrkiicg tad wide ob -*ervation finds in one of its most important?If not, Indeed, absolutely tbe most important?pro visions, a dffnct po fatal thnt Its effort will be to brine- doun Dpon tbe NW municipality vasi? ly creator mischiefs than those wc bnYS horeto foro suffered and an- now trying to escape. Colonel miss's "hard, mid fact," it must be ad? mitted, heirs very hard Upon thc favorite the .ny nf home rule, and if pressed to Its uttimst logics] deduction might slink)'our belief In |ta*rp ! ular self-government. Tor, If it be true thnt un I dat its forms paul eili/.i ns are hahiiually so i negligent nf their political linties and so tinfa it il? lili to heir trusts a* tn lenre tbe concerns of j municipal government, witta l's vast responsl I Linties aud unliniite.l opportunities, to the cr i nipt. lg*uorant and unlit, are must confess om ? boasted free Inst inn lons to be ? failure. Tho answer to this, nf course, is rli.it food cltlseni are Hoi always negligent tod tmfaithful; that they do arise ami assert themselves whenever tho evils of misrule become intolerable. All UM same, aye have to take Into ?.lilli the i "hard, enid fav" that, as a role nnd most of tin* j time, they do not take snfilclent Interns! In noll ; t!es to keep bad men ont of office ami put good 1 men in. And we are, or OOfhl to be, construct log a charter auder which food government ami bonesl administration shall be assured, not for occasional emergencies asd after an oprlslng, but continuously for all time. That ls the im portant thmg, and we cannot afford to overlook ..r alight lt In mir hurry to Inaugurate I new 1 order of things. THE GEEEE8 AXD THE ROWERS. Tim Cretan problem ls ono of the most vexa? tions that have confronted Bnropean diplomacy fur a h'tiff time. It is so because the sympa? thies of the Powers aro largelj witta tbe very party wboee conduct they are compelled on technical grounds to disapprove and perhaps forcibly to resist, (rete has I.t, shamefully misgoverned. Of thal there is no question; and while her people ure dow enjoying a res? pite from oppression and some administrative reforms are under way. it is difficult to blame thmu for not being contented arith Turkish ruin and for not accepting nt their fnce value Turkish promises of better things. Crete ought to belong to Greece, politically, as it does his? torically, geographically, by race, language and religion. <>f that them is no question, either; and it is that which both fret- and Greece am now trying to effect. In declaring that she is acting 00 the ground <>f duty toward fellow believers and fellow-Greeks, Greece is exactly following the example frequently set by Bus sia, although Kussla now criticises her for it. There is. however, such a thing as going about the righi thing in the wrong way, and that, lt must be confessed, ls what the revolu? tionists appear to be doini; at the present limo. There seems to be little doubt that the disturb? ances were deliberately started by tho Chris? tian Cretans and their allies In ('r.ece, arith out provocation by tbe Turka or by tbe Ma? hometan Cretans. !t has been said that the last-named folk began the troubles. In order to prevent the carrying oul of Governmentnl re* ii rms. Thnt, however, ls hardly credible. Had I* been so, tbe Christians should, and doubtless would, have complained and protested to tbe Powers. Tiiey dill not do so. The oppressions of a year sgo had ceased. The promised re? forms were actually being executed, thougb slowly. The island was in tho enjoyment of peace and of a greater denn... of justice than for many years. There was. moreover, a practically sum pr,.sj.t of peaceful union nith Greece In the near future. The downfall of the Turkish Empire In Europe was Impending, Crete had only to lie patient and Greece to be discreet, and the long-desired union would be effected In the Anal partition of the Siek Man's effects. And it was not unreasonable to de? mand suck patl 'ive. since tho Cretans were really In a pretty comfortable situation. But patience is an obsolete w.n-d In the Greek lexicon. Knowing that an uprising In Mace? donia was in preparation for the present month, and thal affairs ar Constantinople itself were in a critical condition, thc Greeks, both insu? lar and peninsular, determined to force the land of Eurolie ly precipltntlng a crisis. The Christian Cretans rose in rebellion. They were well armed and vastly outnumbered the Ma? hometan Cretans and Turkish garrisons put to? gether, and were sum of success if left to them? selves. Greece, <>f course, tunk Immediate in? terest In the movement, having been privy to it in advance, and sent warships thither. Tur? key naturally proposed to send reinforcements to her garrisons, Greece announced her deter? mination to prevent Turkey from doing so, and s.-nt more -hips, willi the King's son in com? mand. The Cretans proclaimed union witta Greece, and tbe Greek; Government declared its sympathy witta and readiness to assist them In making tbe union an accomplished fact So the casi- stands To-day. If Turkey does not send reinforcements, as it is now reported sim will not. the christian Cretans will soon make an end of Turkish rule In the island, nnd an end of the Turkish garrisons and a g.Hy share of tbe Mahometan Cretans to boot, |f sim does m nd them, the Greek fleet will forci? bly resist their landing, nml that will be war. The question is. Can the Great Powers afford to let such a war occur at this time? It would certainly undo all the arduous diplomatic work of the last rear at Constantinople, and make the confusion there, whick has just been brought to an approximate semblance of order, confounded worse tha ) ever, Moreover, there would surely be another simultaneous wnr In Macedonia; and that would inevitably drag Austria-Hungary Into it t.. protect Per interests ni the Vardar Valley and al Balonlcu; and with her ii) ii. the other Grenl Powers ci uld not hold themselves aloof, and we should have the lone threatened general Europenn wnr, the end of which no man could aee. With such dire poa albllltles before them, it seems altogether prob? able lhat Ihe Powers will iind some means to restrain tbe aggressive ardor of tbe creeks. It may be by peaceful means, by promising In terms the cession of Crete in the near future, lt mny i>.< by actual coercion of Greece, such as was employed only a few years ano. Or ii maj be by constraining Turkey to remain passive and let Greece annex Crete at once, which would perhaps be the best pian of all. At any rale, it does not seem conceivable that they will let themselves be abruptly plunged Into incalculable troubles by the Im? patience and indiscretion of a minor Power of their own creation. THE ri rr rr AXD the treaty. The fad that an enteiprislng eontemporary <>r ours lias obtain).d from g number of distin? guished churchmen their opinion <<f the pend' lng Arbitration Treaty, and that the views ex? pressed are, almost without exception, in favor ut na immediate and unconditional ratification Of the agreement, may or may not influence the Senate in its deliberations. We are inclined to think that lt will not. and for the following rea? sons: 1. There are no particular grounds for assum? ing that the voice of the Pulpit, entitled though lr may be, and as a matter of fart ls. io respect? ful consideration in other directions, ahould carry will) lt greater Weight in mailers involv? ing legal and constitutional pnlnts mainly, and moral points only Incidentally, than thal of any other set of resi.table and well-meaning gentle- ! men VJ. Neither the Pulpit nor any <.ne of ihe doz.d ' commercial bodies which now clamor so loudly ' -and, we might mid, unblinkingly for Om lin- i mediate ratihvat'on of the treaty ls letted with j tai*. rfspouslbiUty in the matter. . 'hould the j \ treaty, If lt ever goes Into effect, prove dlsas tr.ms to th.- Interests <>f the United states, who would hl-tory bold responsible the Chambers of Commerce', which have passel resolutions In faa or of "a defective treaty mt bet than 00 treaty at all." and tbe Pulpit orators who have persuaded themselves and seek to persuade others into the belief that ihe treaty means "a step in thc right direction" ami "the dawn of tiie millennium.'" or the Senate, wltose constitu? tional and sworn duty BS part of lim treaty making pow t of th.* land it ls to consider fully and weigh with care International agreements submitted to lt'.' 3. Not one of the dlstlogulsbed pretties who has given his views ..n the p.-nding convention reotureatodlscusa the instrument in detail in this all follow ttl.mrs.' ,.f every newspaper that seeks to make Itself conspicuous by abuse of the Senate for noi Immediately ratifying what it seems never to have examined, These arc some ol' the rea- >i)s wliy we Imagine that the "Voice of ihe Pulpit" .'is exhibited in tim Idlers lo "The Sew-York World" will have little or no Influence with tbe Senate. If we lind a lillie more argument and less eloquence: if we could be treated to some eogeni reasons rather than indiscriminate vilification of the Renate; if. in short, the friends of arbitration would con? sent to discuss this parti- ular treaty Instead of' wandering off into Elysian Melds, where noth? lng but visions nf perpetual peace strike th" eye ami thc paeans <.f -i regenerated world re? verberate in tim ear. the chances of ratifying some kind of arbitration treaty would bc im? mensely Improved. We have said more than once that the Olney-Panncefote agreemeni ls not with.mt its merits, but we arc far from be? lieving thal lt I-1 perfect, ll ought to bc amend? ed, if that cm bc done With safety. I' "tight to be rejected If its merita do not outweigh Us demerits, We als., have rothlng but the pro? foundest respect and reverence for tiie pulpit and the sacred calling to which the lives ,,t' its occupants are devoted; bm thai same respect and that same reverence constrain iv to say that in a question luvol* lng a matter of policy, or law ami constitutional prerogative, and little of any? thing ibe. we arc content to let a body Ilks the I'nlted states Senate a<r with deliberation, as it undoubtedly will do in thc present instance. HARVARD AXD YM.r. The report that Vale and Harvard haveagrei I upon a basis fur tbe renewal of tbelr athletic Intercourse in all branches ot' s|*ort, though pos sibly premature from tiie point of view of the negotiators, will probably lie confirmed. Tbe news is Interesting and welcome for two reasons it brings Into prospect various exhilarating contests under favorable conditions between tbe Two universities whose anelent rivalry has im? parted special /.cs' tn their physical competitions, and if for. easts a complete restoration of ami? cable relations which never ought to have l.n broken. The rupture which is apparently about to be healed has had unfortunate consequences of more Importance than the mere omission of races and games According to the general nu demanding thi- athletic reunion is t.. be accom pllshed by Yale's consent to enter the Harvard Cornell rac at Poughkeepsie neal .lune, and ihe agreement Includes a live years' contract be? tween Vale and Harvard covering all sports. Cornel], of course, has ihe right to exclude Yal. from the Poughkeepsie race, but that would aol affect tiie arrangement between Yale and Har Va rd. Hil the Whole, however. WC hep." lll.lt Cornell will let take thal course, fm-, though there aro serious objections to a large regatta, snell as many individuals would like to see de vdop out of the proposed three-cornered race, and though it i- possible that even the tripartite agreement might not be renewed, areal Interest would be taken iii such a race (his year. For one thing, lt would pul tiie Cook, Lehman and Courtney systems of training, rigg ng and row lng to a striking t. st and mlghl settle decisivelj some rexed questions of oarsmanship. The quarrel lietwecn Yale and Harvard grew out of tiief.intli.il! gun.'.at spr Dgfleld two years ago, which) with a liberal discount for unprovi*d accusations, was a discreditable contest. The controversy wa- unnecessarily and unwisely fn mented by Indiscreet partisan-, and Ihe natural result of bitterness and resentment followed. Hut time and reflection began to exert their healing Influence long ago, and the desire for a reconciliation has steadily grown stronger among the graduates of both universities, as well as among the student-. Tim resumption of ami eable relations, now happily near at hand, lie youd a doubt reflects a prevailing sentiment of regret and gOfnlw.ll. If. as Seems to be the ca?;e. concessions have been made on bot li sides, so much tiie iicit.r. The new compact nil! be all tim stronger on that account. THE WOOL DISAGREEMENT, Tim disagreement of th.- representatives se? lected for wool growers and wool-manufacturers .!?ns no; signify much. They have failed to propose a schedule of duties which will suit them. Thc consequence is that thc committee will have io frame one which will suit tim coun? try, and ii seems extremely probable ihat tbe committee will find thia an easier task than lt wa- f,.r men to aaren who appear to have been selected for tim express purpose of insisting on antagonistic views without modification. The fact is Judge Lawrence and tims,, who closely agree with him seem to have made it sppear at the outset ihat they were not willina io modify tlc-ir ideas ar .-ill f.,r the sake of securing tiie passage of a tariff beneficial io wool-grow? ers and wool manufacturers alike. Xor has thal spirit been si,,,un i,v iivm only, bm also more or less by some of iii., manufacturers. With a reasonable adjustment of duties in this schedule by tl.ommittce all panics Inter? ested may lie sure dat public opinion, and even the opinion of those most interested in Wool growlng and in wool manufacturing also, will m.: tolerate any effort lo defeat all benefits for either Industry because one "i- tv- oilier fa v -,, secure all tiiat ii desire*. Every mau of sense in either interest mn,; r.guise that do adjust? ment of .lillies Would bc possible if the niellll.efs of Congress si,.mid ad in that spirit. \o doubt each interest sincerely believes that the plan it proposes la the best possible for the country rv a whole. Put every mau who ls broad enough in mind io represent either interest with a.I rftacX knows thal bu is liable t.? :..? biassed in Judgment, as others also maa I..-, by the pressure ?.f persona] motives and associations, and ihe truth ls likely io I... more readily dis? cerned bj a committee chosen to hear both - des and to arbitrate between tin-in. Tile Wool growers have Peen pl;.rj hy some organisations in tbe attitude of demand ng, as ?a condition <>r tbe pas-age of any tariff bill, du? ties materially higher than those of tbe Ad of 1800, The -elect!,, n ..f represents lives t?\- that Interest wa- calculated, not to advance toward harmony of Interests, bot to insist upon claims without modification which it wns scarcely ex? pected the uiannf.-n turers enid accept. The spir it in whick tbe claim for higher duties has been pressed, it ls onlj fair io -ny. tass been calculated to prejudice inauj against lt. N'obodj who pro? poses i" damage all the Interests of lue conn try uni.? he .-.in gel jill he aa;.nv c.u, appear before Impartial representstIves of the people with exp., talion of favor. Assuming that no member >.i Congress on either sid,, will rent ure tn take such an altitude iii the Ibu-.? |q i|,,. Mena te, tbe question what ia beni tm- the country ?s a whole should be considered aa fnr aa p.. sibie without prejudice In fnvor of either in? terest. One thing armin ls that thc tariff of isfsi was so beneficial to wool growers thut li induced them greatly to Increase the number of Jeir Socks, and remited In Kirai Increase of produc? tion it is squally trae thal tbs sam.- adjust menl of duties ranged a grml develop.ni of wool manufacture. There were certainly de recta The skirting .lau.*.- was made the means ?f defeating lue plain object of the law to a large extent. Other provisions were Injurious to many manufacturers without securing any corresponding benefit to the wool-growers of this country. Bul when ll is proposed, beyond these miii'.r features, to Inslsl upon duties higher than those of 1800 a* a condition without which im accord can i?- reached, the <.imlttee and members of Congress win i-sttalnly see ii' to consider whether tbe people will sustsln such a demand THU EAU WARFARE AND WAGES, The war of giants, as men call the straggle between rival Interests In tbe Iron Industry, may s""ii become a question of labor. Two great companies hav.* start.??! their works with lull force, and with ordera to keep thousands of men busy for nearly or Quite a year, but "a deepen! in wages" is reported, li is not unlike? ly that tia- laborers iu either or both "f 'li''"'' establishments may consider Hun they shoal,1 n,.i I." used iu ibir* way, in a straggle between opposing combinations of capital. There hus i>. "ti more "r lesa prejudice against both. Tbe Carnegie Company bsd a bloody contest at ir..ni.*t.-a.I four years ago. The Illinois Steel (.'oiupany has hail controversies, happily blood? less, of more recent date. Th" public is nut i ali,-ii upon tu Judge between th.- opposing com* Lilnalions, but it has some reason t" sec that in every such siru:,i_l" for tin* msstery "f a great industry tit" real rights of tin- workingmen ami th" (terras nen! Interests <>f th" people shall ii"t h.- disregarded. I'nder ordinary circumstances, it would oc? cur '" "Vcryii'i'iy as obviously reasonable ami just that the straggle of capital for larger profits ami larger power should not I"- fought .nit at iii" >xpense "f wage i araera. If tia- op* posing capitalists are prepared to risk th.-ir profits or their millions <>f capital in thc en* dcavor lo secure larger returns lu the future, that is their affair. I'.ut if they require wai:" earners lo bear purl of the losses, without par llclpatlng In the gains desired, that would *i"ui under ordinary circumstances unwar? ranted and unjust, But th.- case i* nol quite so simple an.l the circumstances are not or? dinary . Thc < arnegie Company appears to have all th-- other rall tusking companies arrayed against it. Current report conveys the Idea ilia! Its i""'iii combination with Mr. Itocke* feller bas placed lt In a position to obtain cheaper supplies of Mess ba ore, cheaper transportation by lake and rall, and, through alliance with thc Frick coke combination, cheaper supplies "f fuel, than "tin-r companies ar" in position to command, so that lt may be enabled to drive several of them tn ruin <>r out ??f th" business .??.? ?? "iliir establishments enjoy, and to i?' able to fix prices at pleasure i'm- a large proportion of th" pureba sera, it is at leas* an open questiuu how far tin- workers should i>" called upon t" contribute hy loss of tvngea to thal tail. Whether lt has tin- power t" drive competitors from th" Held does not appear. Hut if it baa, the wage-earners may have a definite Interest In tin* matter. To them, as to tho public, it is clearly deslr .' bl" that Importnnl establishments In. various static should not ii- broken down, that the nu n employed in ihem should not I"- forced t" -iv" 111> their homes and I"* placed a' the mercy ..I" distant establishments in their scorch f"r employment, and that a great Industry suoulJ not fail lintier tin.ntrol of a single combina? tion. Hence it is entirely conceivable that thc workers In any eMtabllsbment that may actual? ly I,,- threatened hy the new an.l destructive competition may voluntarily consenl t<> lower wages for a tim.-, as th" only effective defence "f their own Interests. Viewed in thi-- light. ih.- il""isi.in of th- workers s-a-ms to depend upon ih" conditions nally ?-n is-t j m.; at each point of production. Thal th" competition is destructive in character, an.l intended to be, st-oiiis to li" proved by the fact that norn* of th" companies csu !?? supposed to produce st.-.*i rails at $n p??r ton from Bessemer pif( costing over $10 per ton. The sales of rails made >i' i IMtshur-,' for SIT delivered ar Chicago obvious? ly Imply a <iir.'<*t loss, far th" sui.,. ,,f ultimate advantages desired. Beflor Canovaa says ths time ls not jret ripe f<>r th" application of th-* proposed reforms to Cubs. N", and ll probably never wm \,o. -g. Thi* first iluty of th** Providion Kxportr-rs' Ai soclstlon, just formed, ls to mak" sun* that all Us product ls in quality entirely above reproach or suspicion. Th,-n it mav depend upon the Gov? ernment to ano that for. icu markets sra not un? justly closed agsln I i?. ur to (Ind "tit the r.*as.,n v. hy. At the recent meeting "f th,- Hortlcultursl B , lety "f Western New-Tork, in Rochester, a number of speakers condemned th,- careless, ipa to say dlshom si. ivay in which apples an- some* tlmes shipped, winn gros*ers try to palm nfl Inferior fruit for nrst- lass fruit they cannot , ompiain if they soon find the market closed sgslnsl them. "The only trouble now In our markets." says s correspondent "f "The Coun* try Gentleman," "is the over production of ln ferlor finns snd vegetsbles." The sam" thing is true, in a messure, "f "ttvr lines "f Industry. There i no pl u ? ? In the world's msrkets to-dsy f,,r inferior goods; snd th"S" who insist on pro? ducing tli-*tn must expect to !??? distanced In the Industrlsl nice. ? Weyler is trying to trap Gomes. Then what win he 'l" wi'h him? Msybs he'll i-- in the plight "f lbs inati who caught ii wll,hat arl couldn't Iel go. lt seems at Ural Mush ungracious to r.-fu*,. the use of s warship f.,r conveying Krain to the stsrv ii .? people ,'f Italia, hut a little reflection will show thai it is right. A wsrshlp is not sdspted to th" ,rinyiin,' "f cargoes, snd to put it t., such us,, -vv. ..liiit in- to in, ur needless expense nial to v. ort at gresl dlssdvsntsge, Ki. tn.- tinn* vvhon Euclid fltrsl passed the laws ,,f Geometry up tm r.otly, no legislator has sought t" am.-11,1 them. To on,- who has studied history then- ls nothing surprising In th-' fscl that these laws. h.. long held binding, w>a.- th" ensi tm.-nts of one m.m. ami not ,,f i h,. Legislature >,r athena That was the custom of thi* day. ns is shown by th* legislation of Drake, snd of Bolon In these democratic tim.-s, however, it ls n,>t unnatural that a legtslstlva body, 'inly representing the i.pla, should proceed t.> tbs enactment ?.f other similar geo? metry laws Th-- Indiana Oeneral Assembly bas, in fact, just done so On Friday of last arssh it i ia bill providing that th.- ares of a circle shall be m..I hereby ls ".nial t.. that of * square w hon.- perimeter equala that .,f th.- circle Tims is the old problem of "squsrtng tba circle" done huh, with by tn.- win .,r th., people Great is ti..- people when lt mis... ,,, ,t^ miKi,. snd majesty! At in. same .|own goes "P*." that enemy of youth, th.it wearisome number that begins nil and continues beyond th.- ui mont limits of paUsnca Tins law, ir it ls slaned by ths Uoyeruor. mus un thu statute books the mathematical discovery of Dr. fJOOd : win, of famous and destined to be more eoss brnted Posey County. To be sure, it makes the ar-a of the Indiana circle somewhat smaller than lhat of the falsely pretentious circles of thc rest of the world. Let us hope it does not stsnlluriy affe.t tn., volume of spheres, lest the real ea pacify nf nn almost spherical cranium may be ', inner bss than Hs appar.nt capacity. How seriously thal would affect tbs head of Dr. Goodwin, which seems, by renaon of ifs size, to bs in Irrepressible conflict with tbe confines rt the unlverm ' ? ? ? - The nomination of i'r..k-r f..r Mayor WOUld be the logical thing for Tammany to do and th" stmlgbtforwnrd rind courageous thing. Hu', then, Tammany ls nm always stralghtforward or courageous. -m~ "Sd.l," published in this city, apparently does not approve of th.- educuttonnl id. as of pro* fessor Nicholas Murray Butler, <>f Columbia Uni? versity, and it strives lo make that fact ap? parent i,y referring to him as Dr. aNtcholas "Marvellous" Butler, When this method of squelching an opponent was tlrst exploited by certain journals it had at b'ast the merit of novelty, and, once in a while, a suggestion ?.f humor. Hut lt. was always childish, and un? mannerly, and lt ls inexcusable for a Journal se. king a constituency among educators to adopt lt in order to throw ridicule on "tie of the most respected i lucators in th- country. It is a bsd exnmple to set to the pupils of the public schools. PERSON AL, MIbb Winter, Hie English nrovrrn<-ss srho has liv d at the Dutch courl for many years, and undertaken th., ed >. ..?..?. . t the young Queen, has jii-t r. turriel home Isden with presents snd happy in .in- ]... s.. ,|, of an annuity of {UM a year As th.- young Queen lias barn confirmed, her educa? tion ls, l.y a royal fiction, supposed tu be rom pleted. Mr. Holmes, the llbrarlsn of Queen Victoria, li making rapid progress with his life of th) Qui lt is characteristic of lier Msjesty'a love of thoroughness thal I rei ies every sheet of the n muBcrtpt herself, and that Bhe will ulrike oul lightest biographical error which niav o eur. Tl ?? ..' a ? v memoi ngularly aeut< < ad ihe very often surprlsi - her Ministers by correcting them li; some detail win-h. to them, seemi trifling, Put which to h. r seems all-lmporl 'Ti- Boston Trsnscrlpt" of Thursday said: "A nd dis) rulshed i Ircle of fri. nds * shocked ?o receive ti,.- news to-da) of ths death of Mis* Andrew, tl-e ? .7 ter cf Goa, \. rew, il rle winter residence of ty,- family, ia t'ommonwealth-ave ;.:--? night Miss Andrew In ? ?; an Inti' ?? -.oted ic: Ile spirit, ar..; took an active Interest, though never n ostenl liouB part, in sll liberalising and humanitarian movements "f Ihe day, Bhe av.-.s. besides, dent by long habit, a connoisseur and lover of arr and music, and of s broad cultivation In lan gu ic- b, literature ar.d in ail s "b ls ni extraordinary Insi ?.??? of I ' fate," says "The l#ond in t.'hronl li " "that I?or I R ? ? . mid los- the sight of i?ni ? For ? ? rs 1 ast I.,.rd Roberts has exi himself to diminish the sra ve dangers of polo playins In lei d al ned an order th it plat - il ! . ? . s ? a' -'; bul ihou ? prot. ? their heads and their neck* by helmets. Ir. pin of everything, h wever, the list of killed and wounded etti, .-rs li i.naldera hie bs Io gi ?^ in ? i bad name among thc authorities A newspaper man who has studied Bpeaker Reed closely says: "Mr, Reed takes frequent resti bj _ members temporarily to the chair But yesterday, for Instance, was given over to motions tor susi nslon of th*, rules, Hs was sfrsld of what niiaTht corns "j,, so hs would noi trust si rcher m<-mi, ??- with ths responsibilities of the i Iii lr. Hour sfter hour of this ceaseless and monotonous s)r;iir) wears "'it even hts Titanic vigor lb '?? comes worn and abstracted He ls often lolly, md shakes with laughter li r, bul now he If si ?.. r?* ar.,i formidable. Th ? rk at his righi hand naj fo tell film what th- motion is. ?l : ? wen ri nea* of rising to pul m.ecus > ? upon him. and by the tim.* he bringa down lils ? lock to declare the House ad? journ! d, he would be shout a ? d for oi - dino ry approach as a Kansas cyclone or a Rocky Mountain grlssly." THE TALK OF THE DAT. Among the dally papers published In Athens, cr... c. are tl" "Ora" iHour), ths "Pllnghenala" (Regeneration), "Na-al Ideal" .New Ideas), "Alon" (Era), "Tola" (Morning) and "Telegrafut" (The Telegram), 'liar.- ur,, also two srceklj papers pub? lished In the french language, the "Journal ? pg- and "I." M's- iger d'At hu es " Thi i ? tw > newspaper* are designed especially for the enlightenment, Instruction ai 1 p. ru- il >.f ti i and resident diplomatists. The two papers pub? lished in tho nm i'-nt town "f Sparta ar. the "Pi lo ponnlslakos Aster" and the "Peloponnlslakos Bos." It is tho custom of some Greek newspapers to pub* U.-h uncorroborated news oula- as adverttsen Ihe persons it Interest paying for tho Insertion st regular advi rttslng rat. b. "How I* Higgles getting along? 1 haven't seen bim for a long time " "Worse than usual." was tim reply tr tones of lha deepest sympathy. "Wry nindi worse than i oor fellow'. "Arc you sure of that"" "Certain I recently had my salary reduced, snd I . i'i'. lend him nearly as mu -h as I used to." (Washington Star a Michigan evangelist ls inspiring unwonted zeal for salvation among his multitude of hearers, He portrays hell aa n. large hall, at one end of which a walking match is going on, while nt th.* other "Bob" Ingersoll ls delivering a lecture on "Gene? sis." Hs I '-"?? they ar-- again discussing the question, "What shall we do with our ex-Presidents?" lt seems to I.llrTlcull problem. Sh.- That's Jus- lt kr you mer., von are so unprac : tlcal in everything If women had s say in the 1 Govi rnment we would Bettie lt in a Jiffv. Hi How? sin- Why, abolish ths "ft'.ce ?f ex-president, er' I course i luiiy.. All thc Indian tribes had rain-makers, and seme are yet left. Thia i- om ,-f their methods of oper? ation. A lame body of ''r. rk Indian-. 1 ad gathered, .ill .le-kel out in their beal Bm ry. Two elderly men etlred n short distance and seemed to be mumbling to pach ether something like prayers or Invoca ^.im.? lime a tire v. rc ... en (he hack of the sir, nu, when the two rain makers save a i order, and a young mnn plunged int,, the river, which was lhere very deep, winn !?..? came up he had a blue catfish in hla hand, which one of the old men look and (hr. w into the fire, the tribe looking un In p. rf. ct silence. Then th. rc was mere mum- I hiing, a.mpanled bj various contortions and ges- i tlculatlons. when the gathering dispersed lt rained ' that night. Perhaps, on the whole, the Indlsn rain maki r ls more gem rally successful than the civil? ised ona occasionally appearing on the frontier In .In . ,.|. .!?-..>,fl, tl... I. .. I. .. I... . . I... _I - .. * nm i "t' drouth, the former li ivlns a shrewder and more experienced forecast of wi ither probubllltl a snd putting In hla Incantations at the right time, \\ ten Ihe tempest broke, the roof of the barn Kt I ck Hie tenderfoot on the Vest, ., haystack fell ? ?ii ills h. ni and s cord of wood pinned hla :.,i tu ihe ground, Ti ars sprang to hts eyes, "Il reminds me." he sighed, "of sitting in rt crowded trollej car when li goes around a curve" 11 >st roll Journal. A country Kentuck) physician received the fol? lowing letter the other day: "At Heme. i\ i, | 18K I ?r hs t i" er mending up un three i go, and h.* h. - the colic ra. Vni thai fie can'i ' ..it ar.- drink any thing lt is henry alklng in breast and .-omia t nml B'de I have Rave him B Befit et y 1 and camphor, pepper ten. turpentine, saulta, he has lt worse nt night M.- craves something t.i ...i ,;i the time, snd hs eal mit) hasty such as cornbread meat, molasses, sweet milk, ideas,. 9f.n,, hlm f,,,In( thing v. .a.s.a bim. He drink iiin.. mps of .-,,rr.. t .I ,\ " Fud,ly It sere., times pays to bs BUD?estlrJoUa H.i.i.ly in what way, fi r Install ?<?" Pudd) Why th. i.s Borewell winn he fauna that lt would COSI lilm tl.'., for a Uauor licet ,. ' nve up the ld ? of openli i . ?,,i?o "&, rt V ',, Jrug store Instesd The "is," you .ni ri V, frightened him; the druggists li .ns.. ,?.,?. , ti Thej - u he sells ,^,ri. ll U h ', "thr^ saloons In town (Boston Transcript. '""? ?.' r":,M,,l> f,,r dis).eiievi,lsr ,,,.. story aboul Oran! Brnmbel fellini his patent ona rotarj steam engine ... .. foreign Bynoicats for *.;.>,,m has alreadj been mentioned m Tbs Tribune There I* another; The American Machinist" has ran sa sited "'" ''?"??'" 0??- Procured s copy o( itu. p.,,..,,. '""l I".""?'?* 'be Invention -?.?, sbsolulelj \n. operative device." rn other words, it won't run V,,M" ,tw"" '? '"""I on rn.. Machinist" nus. chlevouBlj sugg) na thal it aa.is ,, "sleepy .?>.??? ,v Utnltier who allowed tbs patent to issue .-;..'|i''f.;^^K',,:';;?l'\;,;:::;"?::i,;l::,?,;;:;;;:;-a MUBIG FIRST PERFORMANCE OF MkEEEBllE "CID." Ifsasenet's op*? "Le cid" had ir< nr?t Haas. Yolk. parforassBea st ths MetrspoUtss <>r,org, House last iiiKin ita prodoetlon waa ?: rs ts M ii in <)i- ReaSke, who scbleved sae sf hla tartlet treat suceeaeis In the work srhes li sraa Bret broughl forward si the Parla Grand Opera, eleven years ago. Three of the members of th<: original csst took [.urt in last nlght'a reprsseatatloa, ar.. peering In the part!* which ihey r. itsd," *% thi French phrase bsa ;?. They srsn M fata fi*. Resske (Rodrtguel M Edouard ,!<? fr.. ?j*.-k.; (Omm DMgne) anal M. Pla neon il.i c.m,*.- ii.- Oomaal. In consideration of tin- fsci n.hi i- asa ths fi rat ,v,av Vork performance, which all concerned w-rn enslOUS to muk.- as bril!! inf n? | BStbk Mr LSS> sail.' assumed tia- rots of I ;?> ?.- a ? ? ?-? nriftiruii production waa Intrusted to iryteas w ia, i oasti -I of the renei . ra rr.*. of Mclchlsssdec Tin- ortglnsl Chlmene wsa Mm? Fldes-Devriee, wi mind ty the < ir,-um.-a.; nee thst r of th*. Metropolitan company, though he wa n * i-on cerned in last nlght'a perform ? Ls ''ld" has ia,* had i lona i entful tory I' wa-, first performed it l ? ?? fa Muslque, on November IO, ;??'? lt s , -o/\ most sumptuously, and. belong! lt 1 I * -? ? -.. gi a ntrj oners r dssr to thi ? 1*. ichleved a suRlctei I poi ulsrlty to ra-rit place in the r< ;?? r. .--. ?idi "t rii.it institution it hst mata .s i far a* pre "iii recall Milan, sf European cities, I i ??-.-: ? N.w-York fourth In thr- li*t, for Nea '.raina Sht lt forward In ll li < french opera tomi y< sri iga Ttl ? ? --. r~ to ir la a lite sa atna fact that a i popular a aubject, and om thal f ted comp* Hers for ? ? turli , ne Illustration in the wholi list ol For this fael th' h ibly res poi lt ls for many a ? -i which the woi ti taught it rh.- measura of thal lr ?-.- - - . c,-nlu<=. He had worki I rs, nm.I li ft in my sk'-' ui ? -? ail In an undecli ? lystem hand which he had Invented - - ? f-.r him elf or to pn . others froi Idi ,*? li ? ? ? fine thal with Ma ara- dram iti.| his '-mn-. ? I I plated tl master i would have d ? M . inderi r any. Weber s tova ?? th the stoi for "Kuryantl T the limbo ?!? ? ??? I to things thal t a score, and German, Fret at :i alngl.- will ever see I ; I, | -' S - ? . , I ? l , . . ? , .;;.?' | ? art h. r-- would e a quaint ? .r->, after om ?- wei Mi ' ? Ri ask' iva ir; ? I rr.; ? ? ? I . ?:, of Spanish romai ? Ung re of the Rodrigo In Hai lei's first Italia r til v was a a tr i f a decldi (ular ti r Si-.- had i contralto vol ? ? - ?? rf;! r mgi aral cultivated a p< int for l ? i -. going ao far a* to prac! part* I ??:?. howevi i poet istlfled by thi ? -, clple lhal turn-about la fair play. In herd i I > a .ik" and ? noir lofts wen % wu ies* ? " Handed is Caesar waa a mui - ., i- Agamemnt na, I , md cato a*ho were the : ii %m ihlng operatic loi rs of the period. Concert a i- iIso of n ? ord that sh< fi ve nol sith th, music of Rodi ? ? ???? ?-? r, a ll ? lowi 'I him to Vi nl< ?? to i.n hand when hla -?? or.d Itali in op< ri was prod u S'atui ras. whether Hal "Cid "' l:inu' n.-." Xin na" or Rodrigo," I tn atl '1 tl," story rho*. M Vttlltl d'Ennery, 'iii;.- snd Blau It ls that to which the French stage owea ?-??-? ? :? i .rr.-nie, the German Its plays ai I roi - - by Herder sal a literature th.* mos- charming of Lockarba rr.it,>: itiona of the Spanish Romanceros ar.d Southey's delightful version of tbs chronicle of til.- Cid. Th.- French librettists did not trouble themselves with Utera,*y expl r tl tn thrir gen? eral lines they followed Corneille's tragedy, though they claimed also to havi borrowed some episodic matter from the mu. h older Spanish play hy Gull Ion de Castro. Tl ? . pp* .1 which the opera makes is to rh" eye, but underneath the pomp of scenery and costumea ll ntry of court and war thi ls I i ?? dieting i baa ' ii] on the "ir. un lance thst "mi champion" lovee the daughter of tho man wh'-m honor compela Pim to ala] I nga sn tr.s-.lt pul upon hi* aged father i mern lov"? the Campeador, bul filial duty compels her In turn to call tor vengean. ' the murderer of h<r father Aral th rrtllci betwixt lei -J duty wages, until the ''i'l haa - ! hla try from the ravages of the Moors, snd re? turning victorious, offers his lifo is a sacriflcs die to the love ha h.i.l orphaned. .\- ? ie last abs re* lenta and marries him Instead of siix-jr* him. Bud it least la the outcome a*- it mus: for th? concluding wor.ls of th>* oper tia tex! euggest lt. and history so teaches ll C r nellle sends the Cid bs k to the wars fnr ss that -.. r ,.;' probation. When Massenet's opera waa given in Vlenns the finale wsa changed. Instead nf exclaiming, "Sir,*, j.- I'alme!" <"him?>n'_ etti I out, "Hold! Desth for me!" and stabbed herself The old romanoea malu Xlmena a different sort cf woman She la heroic ?? igh In denial ll - ths death rn' Rodrigo, but, whii?* he ;* "ff to the wars, her love overeomea her, and shs c"f> to tha Kins and asks him aa a Ktft: ?;..* ;<:. | I shall I me a m, hi ' a married aral She haa not forxotten thal R Irlgo ales her fal ? r, bul \ ?' I ' ."Kl\??? hm ':? t sm Rodrigo accepta th.-* compromis. quiti atst** fully, though he makea a pies In I In no diasulss i slew Im, ??? in tact i I a ia - ?? ?? a ? ? i . . .- ind 1 -las I : ram in, I owe ? rr ,- ?? An donore,! . 'r's i ? ? Ai i the wedding waa |*orgeoue . I '? geoua. no doubt, a* the golnga or. on i a M ' atag - ar hi ? i ? i pd, when !,?? returned In triumph fr m I to which he waa Inspir I . ?? i ? ? I * ? ' patron saint, nol io mention the , ? - ? Ihe aecoi ?! and foul I a a 'ts Tl ese pl-*i brilliant, even If they did mit puss I thoa* Inclined Is be critical The rerH r-'|iortial once to h ive kicked the Pope's pieces because he saw thai ??' seven K pl ? ? a :.. ..i ti one ? ? I with the fl '??' Hs of france stood high* r than an ?th< r i'astie of Spain; yei san.- ol his follow coven '1 with ti..- l?'? I'lihll" WI r.- a* little ll,,a:n, ?! I" ., performance on tha* a - oun! is they a i-u singular danclns - sith whoN chsr.-icterlstlc colors ind rhythms n formatu-i * in rh.' ? rt-ro >m ; > . ml Inr Th mualc malka I .v. M.iss.-u. t's ic ?mpl ihmenl ara woful stretches "f barrennes \, a iv .ill iii., tits- - ? i dean i'.. in ? the musl, std an i xtremeh frank ona itlon of prayer In Me. ? rheer * "Proph i ? * ti,ii ii, re ll la the I'id's soi ^ ol l he t. peats after h" has bei ? * ? :i oj gi j inies ni the :?? irih act. I N has nevei from I iii md ' 'i'1-ia ll" has mil) '?' ' * liberties a Itt tia further for 1 effect Whal li Hkel) m,.*t ? ? g ?? ...,! - n for thi Ural lime - Its vt lodie Invi nilon snd thc . oplo . ? ..in- isca The was who call ? i Ma VVagm r ' wi re nol deep erl * s, ore in mind The) ma) have > heard the bells ol M insalval ring ucl bul the device la a* simple is ll I VI net .na not need to ?;.> to Baj - ? H i?-,l Wt- can onl) >?"? would sound Ike deprlvi I of BU ' "? lt i isl nlghl We fancy th ' "r.J? ?.. dd flunk ir*, ma-* * im n '? - '. ,i uioes and tha prett) bul fi iglU Uleluja wsa :S?S ;,.. a a - , work las) svenlna The balle mus ^ ? ^'??vi"'! ?;';?:..; Tr:,:-::" ? ^ knawii ta con '"' soe" '?"?"/? ? ' . l ? _?,?,. ,m the programme ot Mr *-i"? J ? .?,,,:1 ?? certs lt. of wurae. aalna In ?-";?'?"? J/J i when heard tn Ita proper "1:T "I1?1:,l:,Me AnJ whtvii u sceoniJjjiatiles wars pactarsstajail wm Td*' \|v.t>