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fi THE SUN, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1891.
H SUNDAY, NOVEMBEU 29. 1891.
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jKB TIII2 fcUN. Sew York City.
H " MIscMcf In the Present Election Law.
H The most serious evil which now thrcat-
)B ana tho continuanco and pcrmanenco ot frco
jfl trovcrnmont In this country Is tho facility
M afforded by tho election laws for creatine
grave controversies conccrnlnr titles, to
ffS office. Last year thero wa a sorious dls-
Dj! puto In Nebraska over tho election for
Km Qoveinor; In Connecticut thero was a
- llko contest, which Is not yet 6cttlod.
H and now In this Btato tho political
H ooraploilon ot tho Legislature, weeks of-
H ter election day, remains doubtful on ao-
count ot tho questions which havo arisen In
jjH respect to tho conduct of tho Boards of
JW Canvassers In various counties. Upon tho
H determination of these questions most lm
m portant political Issues depend, and foel-
Inga of auger and exasperation aro already
iWm ilndlng 'expression on both sides, each party
alM manifesting an apprehension that It will be
9 deprived of Its just rights.
m Tho laws recently enacted in this State In
H tho interest of what is popularly known as
mm ballot reform, havo dono much to bring
H about tho gravity ot tho situation. Tho
H duties of canvassers have been made mora
H complicated than they wero formerly.
H Tho questions presented for their deter-
H ruination aro more numerous and difficult.
LW Thero Is greater opportunity, thoreforo,
B for differences of opinion among tho
H mombers of a board as to what Is
B proper or improper; or all tho mombers
H may agreo In adopting a courso which tho
H courts will feel themselves bound to con-
' demn; and yet the laws warrant Euch dlf-
B; ferences of Interpretation that tho acts of
B the canvassers cannot bo pronounced dls-
Ba honest or without excuse. In short, tho
m new system, which we have adopted as a
M substitute for the simple election law of the
K past, gives election officers whose duties
Ba should bo merely ministerial so much dls-
BB crctlonary power and affords them so many
B opportunities to go wrong, or to disagree by
B reason of honest differences, that a most
Ba dangerous clomont ol doubt, so far as the
M j ascertainment of tho rosnltls concerned.
1 has been Introduced Into our elections,
c Tho magnitude of this ovll can hardly bo
Bh- exaggerated. Unless ifria checked wo shall
B soon have disputed election returns In every
BJ y Assembly district in the State, by reason of
MB " some alleged omission or misconduct on the
M part ot the local eloctlon officers or Board'
BT of Canvassers. Tho statutes should be lm-
Ba, mediately and thoroughly amended so as to
' simplify tho duties ot these officers to tho
Bj; utmost, and socuro tho immediate counting
M and return of all the votes actually cast.
BT f j The secrecy ot the ballot is of secondary
U: I' Importance compared with the prevention
Bl.. of such eloctlon controversies as seem
Bar certain to be multiplied without end under
B the new system. The Idea of having
H the canvassers in each county of this
UV Btato transmogrified into a Louisiana
ftV Boturnlng Board, invested practically with
K tho power of declaring anybody whom thoy
B, pleaso elected to office, Iain tolerable; and
B ' yotwo seem likely to come to that, it wo
B v- koop on in tho direction in which things aro
BBS moving now.
UBJ The right thing to do Is to return to tho
BJ j ,' cimple and sufficient old system.
IHr France and Russia.
IBJ' According to a telegram from Borlln, M.
' xr Guns naa Doon instructed by his master
Hp to frankly avow tho nature ot the under
R standing between tho Russian and French
PH-' Governments. What bos been definitely ar-
Ifl - ranged betwoon tho Czar's Minister tor For-
B; elgn Affairs and the French Cabinet Is. we
Hj aro told, a purely defensive alllanco, coupled,
" however, with an agreoment for dlplomatio
B' cooperation, which, it Lord 8alisucry ro-
L. mains in o'fflco, may easily involvo England
B In grave complications.
mi Ostensibly the Triple Alllanco has also
M'f been formed solely for detenslvo purposes,
K but tho contemplated action ot tho three
M powers composing it is materially different
L, from that which Franco and Ru6sla have in
' view. Tho avowed policy of tho threo
B central powers is to ieavo undisturbed tho
B, alalua quo, to overlook tho distinction bo-
M', tweon de facto and de jure r6glmes, and con-
' soquontly to avoid interferonco with the
B English occupation of Egypt or with the
H;, annexation of Eastern lioumelia by Bui-
m garla and tho opposition to Busala evinced
H by tho enlarged principality.
On tho othor hand, tho Franco-Russian
coalition intonds, if wo may trust tho ac-
B i count telegraphod from Berlin, to mako ro-
epoct for existing' trcalles tho aim of Joint
H' " diplomatic activity. Such a programmo
H obviously has for Its capital purpose
H a rigorous enforcemont ot tho Treaty ot
B' Berlin. That international compact is
aolated as long as tho English con
uue to occupy Egypt and as long
HJ! as Eastern Roumelia remulns uultod
H. x with Bulgaria, and as lung as both
Hf r provlnccfl aro governed by Prince FnitDi-
H' N.sg or by anyprlnco whom Russia do-
H - ell i) os to recognize. It will bo remembered
H' that the Treaty of Ban Slofano erected not
H only that half ot Bulgaria lying between
H the Danube and tho Buikuns, but also the
Hr' other half now known as Eastern Roumelia,
Bv together vtlth a part of Macedonia, into
Bj;v " a principality completely lndopcudeut of
H'l J", ttio Forte, but under Russia's protection.
BJv Yhat liEACONHi'iiiMJ nud Bismaiici: bu-
B'fA tweon them mauafd to do at Berlin was to
Hit- filvo back the ceded part of Macedonia to
Hi',' Turkoy, to mako bouthorn Bulgaria a
B Turkish dependency paying tribute to tho
Hp.' Sultan and receiving a govornor at his
B,lt bsds, whllo northern Bulgaria oloue was
BjjS iv Jeff in tho form doflned at Kan Btotauo,
F namely, as a provinco nominally indo-
h) " pondont, but really a proWgo of tho Czar.
Hr ' xi Bad It not been distinctly understood that
Bt-V 'aBosaja wojs to oxerolso tho powers ot
'- -' virtual pxotoctoruto in Bulgaria.
B1 rn trnorer would Jta wpresenteUveo at Bor-
cupalfon" of Bosnia 'and' 'tho" 'llorzcgo
vlna, for tho Vienna Oovcrnment had
taken no part whatever In tho Russo-Turk-lsh
war, and had no claim to n section ot
Turkish territory except upon tho ground
that Russia was acquiring a position ot na
cendancy In another part of tho Balkan
peninsula. Tho outcomo ot subsequent
events has been that tho pivot ot tho Treaty
of Berlin 1ms been dotnollshcd and that
Austria, which did nothing, keeps Bosnia,
whereas Russia, which bore tho brunt of
the war with Turkoy, litis not a toot of land
south of tho Danubo nor n shred ot Influ
ence in Bulgaria. Tho Czar, In other words,
has been mado a catspaw by tho IlArsnuna
Kaiser, and ho naturally resents at onco
tho injury and tho Indignity to which ho
lias been subjected.
Tho occupation of Egypt by England Is
equally anomalous and lndofenslblo, it tho
Treaty of Berlin is to bo considered as still
in force; and nono of tho co-signatory pow
ers has yet ventured to describo It as abro
gated. By that agreement tho Sultan's
right to rulo Egypt through tho delegated
authority of a Khodlvo was acknowledged,
and tho safeguarding and neutralization ot
tho Suez Canal wcnFto bo assured by
concerted action. Lord StLisnrfir. has
novcr denied that tho rights of Turkey
and tho intentions ot tho Berlin Con
gress aro held in abeyanco whllo n British
army garrisons Egypt and British agouti
6hapo tho administrative courso of Txwfik
Pasha. Ho has always been careful to speak
of tho existing regime in tho Nile country
as provisional, nnd to profess a purposo of
withdrawing the British troops as soon as
natlvo means of maintaining order can bo
organized. It is well understood, however,
by holders ot Egyptian bonds and by tho
Tory party that tho Nllo land will never do
volop a sclf-govornlng capacity to tho sat
isfaction of Lord Salisbury. 'Whereas it
is equally certain, sinco Mr. Gladstone's
speech at Nowcastle. that tho advent of the
Liberals to powor would bo followed bynn
Immediate relegation ot Egypt to tho status
contemplated by tho Congress of Berlin.
Wo may add that Mr. Gladstone, far trom
sharing the Tory dlsliko and distrust of
Russia, regards that powor with sympathy
and oven friendship, and that ho would
much rather see tho Czar dominant In Bul
garia than a IlAPsnuita master ot Bosnia.
It will bo seen that not only is thoro an ir
reconcilable difference between tho policies
of tho Franco-Russian coalition on tho ono
hand and of tho Triple Alllanco on tho othor,
but that tho question which ot tho two will
bo carried out depends on tho result of
tho next general election in tho United
Kingdom. It Lord Salisiiciiy is retained
in ofllco, England will practically become
a coadjutor of the threo central powers,
while If the Oladstonlans shall triumph,
tho weight of English influenco In diplo
macy will be thrown on tho side ot France
and Russia, because, it will bo exerted In
tho interest of oxlsting treaties.
Tho Lady and Her Cook.
Tho story related in another column by
tho perplexed mistress of a quiet household
describes an actual domestic experience
which Is probably not at all novel.
This lady had hod in her service tor two
weeks a young woman cook, who had
conducted horselt so well that she was
allowed last Sunday as a holiday. In
stead of improving tho privilege sensibly,
tho cook drank to excess and returnod in
tho early evening in a condition of boisterous
intoxication. Her mistress was both terri
fied and astonished, for sho had never dealt
with a drunken woman before and she hod
behoved that sho had secured a treasure
in tho servant. Being a kind and conscien
tious woman, she was unwilling to send tho
wretched crcaturo to a police station,
and therefore assumed tho distressing
task ot taking care ot her herself.
As a consequence, the lady lost her
night's sleep and was completely un
nerved by her fright; but the cook came
down in tho mornlng'wholly sober, and car
ried horselt as If nothing extraordinary had
happened. When her mistress dismissed
her at onco. expressing surprise and sor
row at her conduct, tho cook replied coolly
that sho had a right to do as fcho pleased on
her Sunday out.
Tho lady thoreforo asks us whother hor
solf -sacrifice for this ungratof ul and shamo
less servant was not wasted utterly, and
whether she would not havo done bettor if
she had sent for a policeman to tako her to
a station house. Undoubtedly, it tho cook's
offence deserved the punishment ot dis
missal from her place. It deserved also the
punishment which would havo been Inflicted
by tho law. It is probablo, too, that she
would have recovored from her drunken
ness in tho cell ot a pollco station as well
as in her chombor in this lady's house.
Tho confinement and tho lino which
she might havo had to pay would have
served, perhaps, as an effective warning
against tho repetition of such Indulgence.
She would havo learnod that she could not
uso her leisure to got violently drunk with
out subjecting herself to nn expensive and
disgraceful punishment; whllo her mero
dismissal from her ploco caused hor no
further troublo than a hunt for service else
whoro; and if sho succeeded In getting into
this lady's employment in splto of her
weakness for drink, sho was not unlikely to
got Into another liouschold.
Vet tho disgrace of arrest nnd imprison
ment might havo glvon tho young woman
a downward impulse, from tho possibility
of which it was a dlctato ot humanity to
mako an effort to save her. Tho self-sacrifice
of her conscientious mistress in her be
half was therefore not a wasteful expendi
ture It was reasonable and creditable.
Tho only doubt is whother the lady
went far enough In her humane task.
It she felt It hor duty to protect her servant
against tho consequences of hor folly by
uurslng hor through tho night, why did
sho not contlnuo her forbearance in tho
morning ? If sho had not sent hor away so
peremptorily, but had allowed her another
trial, warning hor against a repetition of
tho ofTeucc, might she not have rescued a
decent woman from degradation and
saved for herself an accomplished cook?
Tho woman's oxccsslvo Indulgence in driuk
last Sunday may havo boon accidental only,
and not a frequent or periodical practice
The orst feature ot tho caso undoubtedly Is
the hardihood with which tho servant do
fended hor conduct, as if thero was nothing
shameful or reprchenslblo In it. That sug
gests that filio may bo a hopeless caso, and
a ccok addicted to drink is alvruys an un
trustworthy and dangerous servant in a
family. Sho is likely to yield to hor
weakness when her services aro most
neoded aud her culinary abilities most se
verely taxed. But perhaps If this mistress
had been more forlioariug, the cook would
havo behaved differently. Her audacity may
havo been duo wholly to her dismissal.
If sho had not been turuedaway so sharply,
b!b might havo boon humblo In her morti
fication. If sho had not manifested such
repentance In her subsequent conduct. It
would havo been demonstrated that only
the law is competent to deal with her.- She
Is past redemption by the kiadaeaa ot I
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mlstrcsa.'IK duty to sodoty tho lady would
havo had to put hor In chargo of a policeman.
It is a hard caso, and wo do not wonder
at tho porploxlty of our gentlo and kind
hearted correspondent. Though Intoxica
tion Is not by any means so frcquont
among women as nmong men, thoro are
many fomlnlno drunkards, as the statis
tics of arrests and of tho insane asylums
bear witness, and as Ib proved by tho largo
number of women who aro among the
patients ot Dr. Kjklky. Tho vloo or dlseaso
Is likely also to afflict both men and women
of many admtrablo qualities of charactor
and disposition, and oftentimes ot unusual
ability and capacity, who deservo tho most
careful and considerate treatment as pecu
liarly unfortunato beings. But. as wo havo
said, a drunken cook Is n frightful nuleanco
and a fearful functionary lu a housohold,
more especially If tho cook be a woman hys
terical In her drink.
The Bible, the Church, and the Renion.
Tho New York Fresbytcry throw out tho
caso against Dr. Bitiaos with a mild ad
monition to him not to do so again. But
ho has not heeded tho warning. On every
subsequent occasion when ho has spoken In
public ho has shown his determination to
jierslst In tho teachings for which ho was
indicted. He has neither recanted nor mod
ified tho doctrines and positions of his In
augural address, but has rather mado them
moro pronounced and unmlstakablo; and It
Is fair to him to say that trom tho first ho
has adhered to thorn stubbornly, and In
tho face of tho threatening opposition of tho
General Assembly Itself.
In his latest public utterance at the Pres
byterian Church of tho Covenant last Sun
day evening ho reaffirmed tho declaration
of his inaugural address which was mado
ono of tho chief counts of tho Indictment
against him. Ho repeated that " thoro are
historically three great fountains ot Divine
authority, tho Bible, tho Church, nnd tho
reason." though practically his argument
reduced tho three to ono only.
Ho contended that tho authority of the
Church came before tho authority ot tho Bi
ble, blnco "Goi established Israel as tho
holy nation before tho proclamation of tho
Ten Commandments nnd beforo a single
statute ot tho Pentateuch was framed,"
and "JEflCS Chbist planted tho Church
decades beforo a singlo ono of tho writings
of the Now Testament canon was writ
ten." If, then, tho Church was a suf
ficient source of authority without tho
Blblo at any time In history, when and why
was that sufficiency lost ? If the Church
was competent to dotermlno the rule of
faith and practlco as a source of Dlvlno au
thority before the Bible was written or col
lected from amass ot religious tradition
and literature, why is it not equally compe
tent now ? If historically the Church pre
ceded tho Blblo as an original fountain of
authority, was not tho authority of the
Blblo established by the Church, and did
not tho Blblo come through tho Church 1
Does not Dr. Bniaos, therefore, mako tho
authority of tho Blblo dependent on the au
thority of tho Church ?
Ho has said, however, that tho Blblo Is a
fallible book, marred by human imperfec
tions and limitations, and that consequent
ly the human reason must separate Its
truth trom Its error. Hence ho denies to
the Church tho authority and capacity to
determine Infallibility. He passes that
function over to tho Individual reason and
conscience, declaring Inferentlally that the
Church was incompetent for tho task, slnco
it mixed up error with truth .in the
canonical Scriptures. It is true that
he Bays that " the Bible alono is
tho infallible rulo of faith and practice,"
but in tho same breath ho denies its Infalli
bility. He admits that tho Church la a
great fountain of Dlvlno authority and the
original fountain, but ho destroys its au
thority by denying Its ability to discrimi
nate between tho rovelatlpn of God and tho
production ot the human Intellect.
In othor words, he has loft for himself
only one path to pursue, and it leads to the
rejection of every source of Divine authori
ty, except tho reason. After tending logi
cally to tho Roman Catholic position, ho
turned away from It squarely and enteied
the broad path to agnosticism. For him
neither tho Church nor the Bible, but tho
reason. Is the fountain of authority. To
put it in a different way. thero Is no infalli
bility, according to Dr. Bnioos, for the rea
son, ot course, Is fallible; and thero Is no
religious certainty, but all is speculative
and debatable. Ho does not acknowledge
that this Is his conclusion, and evidently ho
does not want to land thero, but thero he
must go, all the same, unless he turns
about and takes tho other course Into Catholicism.
The Creed nnd the Candidate.
Our anclont Mugmump contemporary,
tho Baltimore Bun, builds better than it
knows in laying down this broad and
catholic basis of Democratic union :
"There bould be ro room tn the Democntlo creed
for any principle or policy whicb, lme to gritlfj the
wlebee or promote tho Interests ot one portion of tbo
American people at the eipeoie or another. The party
platform and the party candidate! In 1803 ebon Id be
euch as to Inspire confidence and command the snf
frazes of Democrata In Maine and New liampeblre. In
Illinois and Iowa, as well as la Alabama and Louisiana,
Ylrflnta and Texas."
Practically the suffrages of tho Demo
crata in Now York, Connecticut, and In
diana are of moro Importance to the party
than those of the Democrats of Malno, New
Hampshire, Bllnols, and Iowa, but tho
principle here maintained by the Baltlmoro
philosopher is correct. The Democratlo
platform should be as near as possible to
what "always, everywhere, and by all"
Democrats has been and Is believed; and
tho candidates should be such as
aro acceptable to tho whole party.
Thero should bo no Insisting upon
extreme opinions and dogmas; and rep
resentatives of such opinions and dog
mas or any other persons who for any
reason inspire mistrust In any consider
able number ot Democrats are outside ot
tho definition and not to be conaldorod.
So far, so good. But the Baltlmoro philos
opher, having planted hlmsolf upon this
platform ot union, suddenly remembers
that he must try to mako room for his own
candidate, and proceeds to turn a hand
spring off the platform aud Into the mud :
" Hence tbe folljr ot any attempt on the part of poU
ttclana to commit tbe party at Uue, or lo create a sen
timent within tbe party for or at aiost particular
policy or candidate, because the one or tbe other may
happen to bo popular or unpopular in the particular
Btato or section to which they tbemselTes belonr, or
with tbe political cliijue or coterie with which they may
happen to train. Broader views and ft wider rang of
obserratlon must direct the course of the party if that
course la to lead to the rescue at the Ooreniment from
sectional and Republican controL"
A policy or a candidate that la unpopular
must be excluded, because to do otherwise
would be "to gratify the wishes of one por
tion of the American people at the expense
ot another." By tho torrofl of the philoso
pher's own definition n policy and a candi
date must be generally popular and accept
able. A candidate popular in his own Btale
may or may not be liked and trusted by
the mass of his party, but bo must be oon
Bldend m oa the lirt ol aliglblea until
tho contrary has been shown. A candi
date who is unpopular In his own
State or with any considerable 6octlonof
tho party Is out of tho question. A broader
rango of observation must direct tho party
to somebody who Is broadly popular. If
,an aspirant Is weak In Now York, for In
stanco. It Is useless to say that ho Is well
liked in Washington or Rhodo Island. It a
particular poltoy Is objectionablo to Now
York or Indiana, it should mako no differ
ence that Toxas dotes on It.
Our anclont Mugwump contemporary in
Baltlmoro got hold ot n good promise but
fumbled tho conclusion.
Alaska.
Tho Alaskans aro beginning to display
tho great American talent for discontent.
Tho recent survey has shown that tho
country has plenty ot nntural resources,
and tho Alaskans demand that Congress
shall mako an appropriation to promote
their development. Tho administration of
publlo affairs thero thoy describo as un
satisfactory, and thoy demand that Con
gress shall provido them with a terri
torial form of government. Tho Washing
ton authorities sent a Judgo to Alaska
who is not ncceptablo to somo of Its
poople, and they demand his removal.
Tho Interests of Alaska havo been
ncglocted by tho Government, thoy say,
and it must hereafter give heed to them it
it would avoid a ruction thero. Tho Alas
kans aro harassed by tho functionaries
sent to rulo over them, and henceforth
resident Alaskans who understand things
must bo appointed to ofllco. Thovnluoot
tho annual exports from Alaska is now
greater than tho sum for which it was pur
chased trom Russia twenty-tour years ago;
and this fact is cited as proof that Its boom
ers deservo moro consideration. Tho pop
ulation ot Alaska Is Increasing, and must bo
consulted about Its concerns.
Our esteemed contemporary, tho Juneau
Record, Is tho champion of this Alaskan dis
content. It urges tho peoplo of Alaska to
hold a convention, present their grievances
to CongreM, and demand justice. It urges
them. If redress Is not given, to ralso tho
motto ot "Alaska for tho Alaskans,"
though tho word Alaskans docs not. In
this case, cover tho 23,000 aboriginal natives
of tho soil who constitute tho majority
of its population.
Wo lmploro tho Juneau Record, and tho
Alaskans whom It represents, to kcop as
calm as possible In their discontent. Tho
noxt Congress may give them a territorial
form of government, and it may not.
Ireland at tho Fair.
It Is an unusually useful and attractive
work which the Countess of Aberdeen tells
about in another column of tlds morning's
Son. Tho Earl of Aberdeen succeeded to
his tltlo after tho wreck of a schooner bound
from Boston to Melbourne ended tho ro
mantlo career of his adventurous brother,
for years appealed to under tho namo of
"Dot "In tho newspapor personals ot this
town to quit his roving lifo nnd return
home. Lord Aberdeen has been ono
of tho few great Liberal poors who
wltlistood tho shock under which Mr.
Gladstone's following sank away after
his proposition to restore homo rule to Ire
land. Lady Aberdeen Is at tho head of an
attempt to rc6toro or reawaken tho lan
guishing industries that used to flourish
among Irish women. They wero onco ac
tive, always Impregnated with the artlstlo
sentiment of their nativity, and profitable.
Tho special purpose of Lady Aberdeen's
visit to tliis country is to arrango for an ex
hibition of Irish products at the Chicago
Fair. Tho enterprise requires to a limited
extent tho practical sympathy of money.
And it deserves it.
Judgo Emory Speeb of Georgia delivered
an admirable speech tho othor day at a Orcok
letter convention In Atlanta. Its wisdom was
equal to Its patriotism, and Its eloquence was
a fit Betting. It is published in full In the
Brunswick Times. Wo congratulate the Chi
Phi fraternity on the possession of a leader like
Judce SiTEtt; and wo esteem the people of
Georcla fortunuto that such a magistrate is
found in their ranks.
Deatcnatloa oX Supreme Court Justices.
Albany. Nov. 2& Gov. Hill has t'.cslcnatcd
the Hon. Judson B. Landon. a Justico of tho
Supremo Court ot tho Fourth Judicial district.
Associate Judse of tho Court of Appeals. Sec
ond Division, from Dec. 7 next, to ucceod tho
Hon. Joseph Potter, whoso designation has, at
ills own ronuo8t, been revoked.
Gov. Hill has made tho following dopartment
designation of Justlcos of tho Hupremo Court,
as Presiding and Associate Justices of tho
General Term from Jan. 1, 189J:
First Department Tho Hon. Goorce C. Bar
rett. Associate Juatico (redesignation); tho
lion, llorgan J. O'Drion. Associate Justice, to
succeed tho Hon. Charles DudIoIb, term of
ofllco expired.
bi'conii Department Ths Hon. Calvin E.
Prntt. Assocluto Justico (roduslgnution).
Third Department Tho lion, btophen L.
Mtiyhum, I'reslding Justice, to succeed tho
lion. William L. Learnod, term or ofllco ix
plreil; the lion. D. C Cady Herrick. Associate
Justico. in tho place of Judgo Mayham, desig
nated presiding Justico; tbe Hon. John B. Put
nam. AssoclateJuBtice. Intho placooitliellon.
JulBon ti. Landon. transferred to tho Court of
Appeals. Second division.
. Fourth Department Tho lion, Celora B.
Martin, Associate Justico (rcdpsignatlon).
Filth Dopartment Tho Hon. Charles C.
Dwlglit, Presiding Justico (rudesignatlon); the
Hon. Loran L. Lewis, Associate Justice Uo-deslgnutlon).
Tho Hot, Dr. MucVrtUur aid Calhollo
Loyally.
To tot Eorron or Tue Sex Sin Good Dr. MacArthnr
in ble TbarjliriYlnj- lermon blamee Catfcollce for eay.
In that "we arc Catbollca flrit and citlieni after
ward." But la not tbe Doctor In the eame boat wltn
oe ? II he not ' a Ilaptlat flret and an American after
ward!" Iinot hie conscience Bret and the civil law
afterward f Or docs be mean that no matter what tba
Stat orders be must otxr it r That If the State, for In
stance, makes a law abolishing tbe Ten Command
ments or any ono of them, or forbidding tbe reading of
the Bible In Baptist churches, or baptism by Immersion
as dangerons to pobllo health, be wiU obey tbe Btato I
Host a cltiien (We en cb allegiance to tbe State as to be
ready to aacrlDce to It conedence, religion, the dlrlne
and tbe natural law and Ood ? Is It -Baptist theology to
put tbe State first and Ood second t And, If en, le a
Baptist a christian since bo la ready to obey men
rather than ttrrt Ood f
Bat tbe Doctor's theology bas nerer worked practi
cally In this country eren among the l'aptuts.''Thy
have never been models of American citizenship. They
filled the rebel army. Tbe rebels whom Catbollo rbll
Sheridan chased down tbe rbenandoah Valley were
not Catholics. Large numbers of tbem were Baptists.
It Is a pity the good Baptist rain of yesterday did not
faU in the morning, so that tbe eloquent Doctor might
bare bad a chance to bathe bis bead and cool bis brain
before preaching an Inflammatory sermon. Bespect
folly, Hoar A. Baa.ix, D. D
Not, 27. Hector of St. Agnes's Church.
A Dair-erazy Clcreryanaa.
To m tprroa or Ta fiv-fn This morning on tbe
way to my offlc 1 came across tbe foUowIng;
"In the course of hie Thanksgiving sermon at tbe
Bloomlngdale iteformed Church, hlzty-eightb street
and the Boulevard, yesterday, tbe Iter. Maillson K.
J 'tiers said, among other things ' At present tuonopo
tete control the price of eierythlng, even wnat we
drink and wear. Vteehould have laws to control tbte.
The cresb will come and coiuo eoou. Society winery
vengeance, and dynamite w HI yei iiake this nation to
Ite centre. We uecd Uwe in defend the poor man
against the oppression ot tbe rich,' "
It certainly la not only surprising bnt alarming that,
from the pulpit ot tbe Beformed Church, each senti
ments at lb foregoing should emanate, which an
malicious, wicked, and dangerous; and I do not see
bow so conservative an organisation aa the Reformed
Church can maintain in Its ministry any man who ceri
be guilty of uttering euch worde as tbe Rev, Mr. I'elere
le reported to bave uttered laat Thursday morning. If
the man is not a fool, be certainly must be set down u
an unmitigated scoundrel.
Tbe sentence abov qsoted from Mr. Fetere's sermon
la certainly cjuaj to anything; ever said by Jobn Most
or tt Chicago AnarelUeU. O.T.
atawTow. KT.7.
aor roLicBUAir scuxeideii ax last,
nta Fnnetlon la (ha Fnpremo i'onrt Sasoeala
that r Roman Lletor.
The Judges of tho Supremo Court havo got
Follcoman Schneider at last, and aro employ
ing him in a way moro or lcs llkoly to Imprbss
spectators with their dignity. As each Judgo
leavcB the building Policeman Schneider, llko
a Itoman Ilctor. precedes him through tho cor
ridor to tho oxlt and clears tho way when thoro
is such n crowd as to mako that sorvlco neces
sary. When tho crowd isn't there tho speo
taele scorns to bo n trifle amusing to Irrovront
Persona. H Is said that even some of tho
Judges dislike tho ramp and rlrrumBtanro of
this Innovation. Policumun Bclinoirler Is the
big man who. as a member ot the Drpndwar
squad, piloted pooplo through the tnnglo of
vehicles at Chambers strnot for a nenro of
years or thereabout. It was his skill In this
work that nttractod tho notice of the Hupremo
Court Judgos and got him his prsint job. It
was long his Itoaet that thoro had never boon
an accident nt the crossing In his time, nnd
when nn neeldcnt did enme. n few months ago,
ho was himself tho victim. Ho was squeezed
between a truck and a car und hnd a few ribs
broken.
Thero Is another new rule of thpRupromn
Court Judges on which opinions differ. It
requires all tho court attendants to wear uni
forms after Jan. 1 next It will bo tho llrst
time that a uniform has been worn bynnyof
tho attendant of the higher courts In this city.
Tho attendants, who havo to pay for their own
uniforms, huvo given out a eontrnct by which
they will each pay S'-'O. Tho uniform 1b to bo
slmilarto that of thu State police.
-The Judgos of tho Court of Common Pleas
and of the Superior Court, In ths same build
ing, who havo largely coordinate jurisdiction
with tho Supromo Court Judges havo not boon
moved so far to maku any innovations.
Tbonshta en tbe Coming; Centeot.
To thi EoiroaorTni BnSIn Democrata In Wash
ington rejoice at the result of the recent elections.
Democrats throughout the country rejoice. But it ti
weU to bear in mind tbe fact that nothing ultimate and
conclusive bas been achieved. The triumpbe In New
Tork, Massachusetts, and Iowa are In no small degree
attributable to tbe high character and personal popu
larity of Flower, BusmU. and Dolce. All three had been
tested In the crucible ot otllclal life Flower aa Repre
sentative In Congrese and Russell and Boles as Govern
or and all had proved faithful to duly and to party,
grateful to rriends, courteous and Jnstto alLandcapa'
bleandbonrstlnthedlscbarge of official duty, Kacb
bad adorned the positions he bad been called to oc
cupy. Eacbgao unity, strength, and activity to the
Democratic party. That the proven fitness of candi
dates foroRlce constitutes an element ot strongthand
an assurance ot victory la alike creditable to the party
and tbe people. ,
While tbe hearts ot Democrata are stirred by the fer
vent promise of the future, tbe eagaclous onta will not.
In their enthusiasm, forget the conJltious lmpoaed by
a reasonable hope. Tbe lesson of tbe bour must be uu
dentood. and Its teachings obeyed. Let none but men
of intelligence, purity, und personal popularity bence
forth bear tbe standard ot the party. That alone now
seems necessary to tbe success of tbe party tu 381)2.
and It deserves success on no otber terms.
Sew York Democrat must see and perform tbetrduty
In tbe light of tbe elections of IS80, '8t. 'KO. and 'UL
With an acceptable candidate for tbe Presidency, the
electoral vote ot tbe State of New York wlU be cast for
tbe Democratlo nominee of 1892. With sucb men in
tbe ranks aa Gorman. UIU. Gray, Boles, and otber clean
and popular statesmen, tbe National Democratic Con
vention should make no fatal mistake. Wltetber Cleve
land Is strictly in or out of tbe ranks is Immaterial.
Tbe name bas neither charm nor fascination ot any
kind. It Is nsetul only as an admonition. The clamor
for Cleveland comes chiefly from those bo are per
sonally unacquainted wltb him. It comes, too, from
8tatea that bave turned blm down at the polls aud
with an opportunity would do so agai i. In 18SS
Cleveland lost loir a by more than 30.000, and Massa
chusetts by more than 32.000. At the nezt elections
thereafter both States elected Democratic Governors,
wnobava at the late election been reelected. In 1888.
Cleveland lost Wisconsin by more than 21.000. In 18V0
Wisconsin elected A Democratic Got ernor by more than
28 000. InlSsSCIetelund lost Illinois by more than
22,000. In 1HS9 tbe Democrats carried that State by
nearly 10.0X). electlnz.1 Democratic Legislature, which
elected a Democratic United States Senator to eorceed
a Republican. In 1888 Cleveland carried Virginia by
l..',00. InlSSSMcKtnney, Democrat, was elected Gov
ernor ottnat State by a majority of more than 40.000
over all competitors. In 18SS Cleveland lost the State
of New York by more than 13,000. while Hill, tbe Dem
ocratic nominee for Governor, at th aime election,
carried tbe State by more than lli.OOO. Other statistics
of like import are abundsnt. but this Is enough.
Now, Is thre roaion to believe that Cleveland la
stronger with tbe Democratic party now than be was
In 1888 Is It not more probablo that be has lost
popularity v. l:b the party by withholding bis approba
tion, and. as Is believed by Democrata generally, hie
vote, loo, from tbe Democratlo nominee for Mayor ot
tue city or New York at tbe late municipal election t
Not a few Democrata Insist that Clevel&nl. when
President, wae curt, coarse, and uncivil In manner;
that be was faltblesa to friends and to party traditions;
that bis personal habits were bad; that he was deaf to
the voice and counsels of tbe accredited leaders of tho
Democratic party; that be was Imperious, stubborn,
and defiant In the use of the veto power; tbat bla ap
pointments were offensive, and not onfrequently in
eultlng to Democrats, and tbat bis Administration was
Mngwumplsb and nn Democratic throughout.
Thece are the accusations ot those who are or have
been nearest to Cleveland, personally and officially. In
this District, where he Is personally well known, tbe
bottlllty to him Is widespread ami emphatic. It Is
hanlly worth while for him or bis friends to oppose
separate defences tnthoeeeral counts In this Indict
ment. Acanllilate Is at adisadiantairo whenoMived
torefnte charges and explain pergonal anturonUins.
Whether Cleveland Is falsely ur trutbtuUy charged Is
not, for political purposes, the appropriate limit ot In
quiry, It should extend to this: "Are the charges be
Ueved to be true by a considerable number of Demo
crats!" "Do the Democrata whoregird Cleveland aa
vain, arrogant, bombastic, opinionated, and, otherwise
personally odious and offensive constitute an opposing
force worthy of deference t"
In considering Cleveland's claims for the Democratlo
nomination for the Presidency tbe ln estigatlon should
cover the ground above indicated, nnless tbe party
leaders regard tbe party as strong euougb now to carry
tbe handicap nnder which It staggered and fell In 18!).
Democrata. and a good many of tbem, too, insist tnat
Clet elaud. while posing as the champion of tariff re
form, develops nothing new on that subject, Tbey be
lieve the question bas been for years publicly dis
cussed by men of greater ability and more Integrity
than he. Tbey charge that bis platitudes In which "re
form," "the people," and "education of the masses"
are so conspicuous, are wanting In Instruction and al
lurement; that, lu fact, no ray of light has ever ema
nated from augbtthat baa beeu written or spoken on
tbe tart! question by Grorer Cleveland.
The claim that be la entitled to national considera
tion on account ot the part he took In the late elections
Is preposterous. Ills rrank support of the Democratlo
nominees was diplomatically accepted for what It was
worth, and charitably received on account of atone
ment for bis receut apostasy to tbe party that once
seated him In tbe Presidential chair.
It Is patent that be Is malodorous with many prom
inent and Influential individuals in tbe party, never
more so than now; that be basasufllclent number of
personal enemies in tbe party to defeat blm at tbe
polls In the event of bis nomination by tbe Convention,
and tbat he has fewer chances of carrying any doubtful
State than any otber candidate yet named. Propriety
and decorum forbid tbat this man should be permitted
to stand at tbe door of the Democratlo Convention
bawling for patronage like a bloated, harsh-longed pro
moter of a dime museum. Hioma.
Wuuutcrox, Hor. 24.
O, A. K. aad Bebel Flaaps,
To m Enrroa or Tna Bun Sin When a man baa
given two years ot bis young life to active service
under Southern skies la aiding to conquer the rebel
lion, who undermined a good physical constitution in
sucb service, and who volunteered without the tempta
tion otabounty.be ought at least to be exempt from
any charge of sympathy wltb the cause which wrought
sucb havoc throughout tbla Und. With this record I
wish most respectfully to protest against tbe bitter
ness which oharaeterlzee so much of tbe comment
upon the act of displaying the Confederate Mage at At
lanta during the recent memorial exercises there. I
submit tbat neither the art Itself nor the motives
wblcb prompted tbe carrying of t jose old relics justify
so much indignant and tuinxiderate expreton.
No veteran nf tbe Grand Army holte our be
loted foininander-lii-Chier In higher estimation
or honor than does the writer, and hn
he bad tbe pleasure nf Introducing Cap! Palmer
at a rrcent gathering of the veterans of
Montgomery county, at Amsterdam, no one applauded
more vigorously the sentiment expressed by blm in his
speech that there was but oue flag In this country
wblcb was entitled to respect. But I beg to differ from
blm when be goes further and asserts that tbe display
anywhere or at any time of tbe " stink Ingram nf rebel,
lion means thoreassertlon nf rebellious sentiments or
a rebellious spirit or attitude. In my judgment the
Uommander-lu Chief and others alio ao assert utterly
mistake the sentlmrnl .nd animus whlcb make
dear to those who fought for tbelr lost cause
wicked and unjust as tbat cause was tbe
flag under which they fought and suffered. To those
old Confederate aotllers tliat "stinking rag" meane
memories of perils shared, of telle and marchea, of
hunger and common privation and suffering. Itlsaj
the emblem, tbe souveuir of theee, and not of rebellion.
or a desire for rebellion, 1 take It, tbat tbelr old. tat
tered, and faded flags are held dear. Who shall deny to
tbe old soldiers of the Confederacy those memnrtee
sorrowful as Ibeymnrt bet Wnat possible harm ran
came to tbe land therefrom f Surely tbe Union la safe
forever from another war of sucb a character.
Bre long the last of those old vvterane will have gone
toauewcrtboroll call beyond, and the flag which re
vived ao many recollections of tbe war and He inc.
dente will have become meaningless. On the otber
band, does not the constant repetition of sucb stlugtng
Eases, sucb healed Insinuations against the Southern
pie und to keep alive tbe animosities wbleb would
g since hav been burled and forgotten but for tbe
fact tbat tbe very existence of tbe BepnblCoan pailr
teemed to require tbat tbey should be kept alive '
Kb J. atlxwgu.
j'4 a? v .WMzte;.?
COtTXTBDSlCSAlOll DIIICE IX XKir XOtlK
One of the rnrpoetfuA HlslrrnrlraH of Mr.
I'orter'a Hepublleun L'cnmie,
In speaking yesterday of tho attempt that is
making to .unseat Benator llrloo. Supervisor
Kenny said:
"A good many things happonod whllo tho
worthless census was being taken, nnd havo
happonod since that time, tu show that tho
foundation of tho present attack on Senator
lirlco was laid during tho controversy over
tho fraudulent census. Tho Indications aro
that tho census work was dono under tho la
fluonco ot partisan politics. It scorns to mo
that nothing could be moro suggostlvo of tho
truth of this than tho prosont attempt to un
seat BonntorBrioe. In looking over tho record
of tho hearing beforo tho Census Committee,
of thollousoof lloproscntatlvos on tho claim
of this city to a rot-numoratlon ot Its inhabi
tants you will dlscovor that Mr. Porter nnd his
chief subordinate, Mr. Hunt, the head ot tho
population division of tho Census Iluroau,
showed a romnrkablo familiarity with tho fact
thnt Mr. Ilrlco had been enumerated as a
rcsldont of this city. John II. Inman is a well
known ctilzon ot Now York nnd a cnpltnlfst
whoso reputation Is spread over tho country;
Amasa Lyon is also a woll-known business
man. nnd Willi tm Lummls Is well known In
financial and educational circles. Mr. Hunt
did not know that theso gentlemen nnd
many others, with tholr families, woro
not onumcratod In this oltr. nlthough
they wero In the city when the.
enumeration took plxce In Juno. 18IX). Hut
Mr Hunt did know that Mr. Ilrlco was enu
merated as a rcxldent of this city. For what
reason did Mr. Hunt keep such watchful eyo
on Mr. llrlcu ? Is It not likely that Mr. Fornker
wanted Mr. Bricn enumerated its a legal resi
dent of this ultyl Does It not look ns If
thero was a very Btrong purpose, that ho
should bo to enumerated If Messrs. l'orter
and Hunt had taken ns much Interest
in seeing to it that John Fitzpatrick und tho
400 other persons who wore not onumerntod
In tho Second ward of this city had their
namos placed upon the lists as they took In
tho reoordlnc of Mr. ilrlco as a rosldent here,
this city would not havo had to complain thnt
1200.000 of her peoplo wero not on the con.-uis
record. Mr. Hunt wits very careful to ascer
tain thnt Mr. Ilrlco was onumerntpd here. To
remove all doubts ot this fact lUxt rousult tho
record of the hearing boforu thu Census Com
mittee of thu House:
Tho portion of tho report rcferrod to by Mr.
Konney Is as follows:
John M. tlowvrs (counsel for New York) I am assum
ing that the huperlnten.lent (Mr. Porter) han done bis
duty. Iain assuming that, with all the defecte of thle
census, tho people were not enumerated at tbe places
where they wereMslting.
Mr. Bouiel'e (neptibllcsn. Walne) I am epeakingof
that cta,s of people uLo hvve an actual resident.?, not
a legnl rcldeuce. in more than one plare
Sir. Blonl (Peinocrat, tieorliO Do you suppose they
would t-e cuumLraJul at places where they aid not le
gally reile i
Mr. Boutelle Y-s. It mk-ht well happen.
lr.Botter-Thc-n the Miprr ntendent of the Census
would not do his worx propi-rly.
tr. Taylor (I'.epuMlcriii. Ohio The directory of New
York would .hinr Unit senator Ilrlco of Ohio hneanor.
flee nn l.roudnuy and a residence lu Ohio; where should
he be enumerated r
lr. HonerK I hope he woa enumerated In Ohio; t
bone not in New ork.
Mr. Taylor You do not think he was enumerated In
Sew Yora t
lr. Bowers I think he was enumerated In Ohio,
air. Uunt lie was enumerated In New York.
iro.vr sjt trim ii.itiTii3T.iy.
Member of the Bronklj-u Hoard of Educa
tion to Call on Mayor C'linpln.
Tho strainod relations between Slayor
Chapin of Brooklyn and tho mombers of tho
Hoard of Education over tho reappointment of
William Harthman. who resigned n couple of
years ago under nn olllelal cloud, havo reii:hed
an acute stage. Ulrectly aftor tho reappoint
ment twenty-six members of tho Board united
In a vigorous protest to tho Mayor ngnlnst
being compelled to recognlzo Mr. Ilarthmau
as an associate, of it, or s.ild that they unani
mously decided to resign unless Mr. ltarth
mnn himself should voluntarily retirn or
Mayor Chapin should revoke his appointment.
So far neither tho Mayor nor Mr. Harthmnn
has mado nny sign. As tho semi-monthly
meeting of tho Hoard Is to take plnco on Tues
day, the protesting mombers rk'tcr.mlneit to
forco matters to an Issue. Yesterday this
communication was sent to tho Mayor:
" Vkaii rim: .At a meeting attended by n con
siderable majority of tho meinlcrs nf tho
Hoard of Education, a committee wtis appoint
ed to considor measures to bo taken iiuaitist
tho appointment of William Ihirthiimn ui u
member nf tho Hoard of Kdtication.
"The committee do-lre to present to yon
their protest against such appointment, witli
the reasons for tln-lr opposition thereto Will
you please Inform us on what day and at what
hour we can see you for this purpose I
"We had hoped thut w should havo been
relieved of tho necessity of appearing beforo
you in this mattor by nn act ot good sense on
the part of tho appointee, nnd nave waited a
reasonablo timo in that hope. Jtapoct fully
yours. Jons K. Cukiwky.
. Chairman of Committee."
TheMayor has notified Mr. Creevoy that ho
will be ready to meet tho committee thlt week
and It will call on him to-morrow morning. It
Is thought that Mr. Harthmnn will surrender
his commission, so as to rl!oo tho Mayor
from his emharrasslnx situation, hliouid Mr.
Darthman, however, tlecldd to stick and should
ho mako hli appearance in the Hoard room on
Tuesday, it is declared that a seoru or moro of
his associates will wall: out of the room in a
tody.
Mr. Barihman Is a Maldon lane jeweller.
Whllo lie was serving in tho Board he was
nccused of being corruptly interested in
tho purchase of a school site. Tho com
mittee of invnstig.ition did not pronounce
him guilty, but reported that his use
fulness wus at an cm! nnd advised him
to resign. Ho followed this advice, fiub
Bcquently he obtained from sovernl mombers
a written .statement, declaring their belief in
hit Innocence. It was distinctly understood,
ltissuid, at the time, that thin note of vindi
cation should bo locked tip In .Mr. Barthmiin's
safe, and nevor used except In his liuiuedinto
family circle, it Is now alleged that Mr. Darth
man exhibited this note to the Mayor when ho
was seeking a reappointment, and It is for
this alleged violation of his pledge that tho
othor mombers nro especially Indignant
iron this ainiitorat.iiAX xivsecu.
Mr. E. C. Moore's Collection of Porcelains
und Cut Glaaa.
For a attartor of a century tho Into E. C.
Mooro of the firm of Tiffany & Co. had boon
making a collection of porcelains, out glass,
nnd metal designs. When ho died, a short
tlmo ago, his eolloetlon was largo and vory
valuable. Ho provided by will that it should
bo pr"ented to tho Metropolitan Museum of
Art. Tho trustees of his estate havo formally
notified tho trustees of tho museum of tills
fact, and tho collection will bo turned over to
them as soon as It can be got In shape.
Dlacovcry of tho Grave or a Centenarian
Who wus Burled lOO Ycara Ago.
Hampton, Conn.. Nov. 2a Threo Hartford
sportsmen who woro out after partridge on
Wednesday last mado an Interesting discovery
about threo miles east of Hampton Hill. In
somo heavy underbrush near tho dividing lino
between Hampton and Canterbury they eamo
upon throo old graves. Each grave had a
headstono ot rough stono, on two of which
there had apparently npvor been any Inscrlp
tlon. On the third, which was brokon in two.
was chiselled In a rude manner:
i In Memory Of
t JOiUTIMM ItOirviHO,
: Who Died May 10, 1700. In the 100th Tear
: of ills Age :
: Life Is Uncertain.
; Death Is Sure; t
: Sin Is I he Wound. '
: Christ la the Cure.
Mr. Wlilttaker. tho oldest Inhabitant of this
town, says that he never henrd of this burying
ground and never know of any house within n
mile or moro of tho place. Tho graves nro In
a ploco of wooded land thickly covered with
chestnut trees.
Town Hiiliacrlptlone When Trlrdela Come.
ItEAWNu. Nov. 2a-Mrs. Daniel Trout ot this
city, a dollcato woman welching 110 pounds,
on Tuosday night bocamo the mother of trip
lets, all girls, perfect In form. The first
weighs eight pounds and has black hair. Tho
second weighs a pound hoavlor, and has
golden hair and bluooyes. The third weighs
seven pounds, and. llko tho first, has black
hair and ej'cs. JJaulel Trout, tho husband and
father, is an icodrivur.&Jyeurs old. Hlswifois
4i Much interest is manifostod inthotripluts
throughout thu city, and a large subscription
has been rulfoil alroady for tho family.
Mrs. HamiielHpotts of .Mount Carmol yester
day followed Mrs. Trout's examp o by present
ing hor husband with girl triplets, all well,
formed nnd healthy. Tho local newspapers
havo opened tholr columns to reoelve contri
butions for them, and tho bank account of
these youngsters has already run high up into
tho hundreds.
Innocence Abroad,
Tbe new game I Play It lUr.
The worry of a constant cough, and the soreness of
lonrewtiub generally accompanies It. are beta reme-tUadbyiM.Jayjse'sl&DectegMtaisi,
rriiAt in oo.vo os in "oa.rr.
Thanksgiving Day has dominated tho rv
although how' far tho original spirit e tu
festival has mado Itself apparent U a MUotloa
thnt no man who has tho dcslro to be both
truthful and good natured would llko to u
asked. Tho Thanksgiving Invented nnd lmtl.
tuted by the I'll grim fathers was once an neon.
Blon fordnvout religious observance's follow
by patriarchal gatherings under " grand.
father's" roof tree, whero old and'young ert
regaled with doughnuts, cranberries, nn I i,(i
ot startling architectural structure nndvon.
dcrful Interior attractions, with plentiful libs)
tlons of ewoct elder to give a glow ad
sparklo to tho foasb Tho Thanksgiv
ing of to-day Is limited to tho i8.
torlous parties In tho football cameo, who
paint tho town red with tholr cries nnd calls,
their champagno dinners nnd their ecx-Unll
suppers, with all tho various exhibition, ot
exultant revelry for which colleen boys and
tholr sweethearts aro distinguished. A tew
comparatively meek-spirited nnd filnt-lioirt.
ed Individuals botako themselves to the hunt
ing field nnd Its luxurious hostiltalltlei n a
refugo from tho pandomonlum ol the town,
whllo plgoon shooting In suburban dMriru
(Ills up tho idlo hours for those who h;io th.
skill nnd tho opportunities to Indulgo In it, i,ut
tho spirit of tho early days Is not In nny nt it.
This year tho Intorcollozlate football contest
camo as a kind of addendum to tho Horse
Bhow. and perhaps somo of tho superiluout
and unappropriated enthusiasm bestowed
upon the four-footod favorites was curried
forward to tho flcrco battlothat raced bulncca
two of the foremost colleges of the country
nnd resulted In a brilliant victory for one. Tha
fact that sovornl young fellows belonging to
promlnont Now York families aro studontst
Yale, and that the sons nnd grandi.n ot
1'rlnccton'n founders and magnates are .itsi
residents of this city, raised tho excitement up
to fever heat, and tho display of coloioil hunt
Ing along the lino of Fifth avenue and Broad
way. Intermingling with Uio orange of one tho
bluo of tho othor college, conveyed tho Men,
of somo important national victory or exciting
political canvass. It rained as It liai nut
rained for month", aliko on the blue und in
tho orange, oti tho coutiuororn and the con
quered, nnd the saturated condition of (he wo
men on coach topH, in hugglov. dog cnrK and
wagons as they drove through t ho i'ark on tlisir
return, suggested unlimited grip and pneumo
nia for thoci and a harvest for tho doctors. It
was a curious spectacle, ending as it did in
sumptuous banauetsnt Mr. Cornelius Vi.i ..Vr
bilt'sund ex-Secretary Whitney's for sieh ,f
tho victorious teams ns wero frlcndn of tlu-ir
undergraduate sons.
Amoncthe pretty girls who were seer, 'n bor
on on tho grand stand or on the top-of four-in-hand
conches wero Miss Marie Winthtoi', Mls
Beatrice Bond. Miss Hleanor Cross. Miss Br.iy,
ton Ives, ntid tho younger Miss Wttmore. nil
debutantes of the coming season, nnd all ap
parently rjulto ready and willing to wilt their
feathers and draggle their neat t.illor-r.icds
gowns for the sake of the colors thnt tho "n.-c.
Human nature is the same In all countries and
In all ages. As early as thu epoch of the Dlvn
pian gnmes. at least. If not earlier. wot-u
showed theiradmlrationof marullne strength
and ngillty, and our modern football matWi.-H
nnd athletic contests nro but a revival of fits
ancient taste. Intollectual nnillty nnd eul!iv.
tlon have their charms, but tho vast minority
of tho fomale sex demand something nnro
directlv appealing to tho eye. Thi" Is not to
their discredit, and It Is n fact which' ha to l.s
recognlzcd'by the philosophical observer.
Mrs. bidney Dillon lllpley. than whom n .ta
peeress of England has a more distinguished
carriage nor a loftier pose of head and sin ul
tiers, entertained nta hunt breakfast on Thurs
day all tho old Mcadowbrook und Hempstead
set. which has been somewhat dispersed
during tho past autumn. Nearly all were
married people, bcveral f whom had achieved
matrlmonlnldl.stlnctlontlncethe laht Mcadow
biook Hunt brenkfact. Conspicuous among
theso wero Mr. Duncan Elliot und 'Mr.
Thomas Hitchcock. Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Laden
burg. Mr. nnd Mrs. Lanier, Miss Elolse Steven
son und Mr. J. L. Kcrnochnn. Mr. and Mrs.
Stanley Mortimer, and vury many others
formed Mrs. Itiploy's Thanksgiving Day party
and partook of tho good cheer provided 'dr
them, which. If not absolutely rurlt.inlc.il in
Its quality, was Infinitely more enlivening thr.n
anything our forefathers ever dreamed of.
l'lgeon shooting at Tuxedo had its vntniios
too on tho great Puritan Christmas. Eleven
men took part In tho matches, and Mr. Loril
lard's son-in-law. Mr. William Kent, came off
victorious. Tho club houo was full, but not
with so gay a crowd as U generally been thero
on national holidays.
Apart from th merry-making, w hlch f.-enis
to ben leading fenture In thu giving of tiuink'.
tho vvcel: has been about ns dull as it c add
very well be. Not even a wedding or a surprii-s
engagement to silenco tho croakers over ths
threatened water famine, which happily turn
ed out to bo no famine at nil. or to ras. lln
spirits of thoso who looked longingly back tu
tho Horso Hhow nnd its attendant g!o'Io.
Crowds of enthusiastic llrst-nlghters lloc ked
to Daly's Thentro to welcome Miss Ad.i lleh.m
and hor associates, who scorn to have
bridged over tho Atlantic, nnd forged n new
bond of interest and aflevtloti betwevn Eng
land and America. In tho audience were Mr.
and Mrs. Butlor Duncan, Mrs. Urockholst Cut
ting, nnd Mr. F. B. Culling, her son, who I .ks
n3 If he had quite recovered from his lenc and
sevoro Illness: Mr. Stephen If. Ollit, who mis
only tho othor day a frequent visit.. r at Mr.
Daly's London Theatre, and it hn.-t of nun.r
follows of tho joiincAso durec. who give Mi-s
Ilohnti a most stirring welcome,
Hutnfterall said ami done, hoelety !in br-en
stupid nnd prosy of lato ta tho list degru-i.
Probably, however, this Is only thu p.'nverhl il
lull beforo the storm, or tho tr.idltijnal il irk
est hour hefoio tho coming of tho il, i r
noxtweok tho trumpets will sound air-" ;
tlons and 5 o'clock teas to herald th" Kpeiinig
of probably tho gnyu-it season tint luis jit
been known In tho city.
Thursday Is always a favorite day for recep
tions and nt home-, and next Thursday tliure
will bo no los than six. on Friday four, and on
Saturday eight, Theso will Introduce a cut re
sponding number of daughters, stur. and
frlcmlH, all of whom and a great ininy mor.i
will congregate nt Delupinlco'a on tho follow
ing Tuesday for thu Patriarchs' ball. Mr, and
Mis. Bradley Martin will probably bo hero t y
that time, aud thoso who havo but little c!-c to
talk orthlnU about aro already spcculatiuu' ii
to Mrs. Martin's laces, jewels, and broc.tdui,
Thoy woudor under what new form her
matchloss gems will appear ns she was un
doubtedly tho first to Introdtico thu diamond
sun, which has since hucomoso common tint
no brldo considers hor jowol box complete
without one. Mrs. Martin's tasto ran always
to tho showy and gllttorlng stones, nnd her
frlonds doubt whethor she has pearls to ciu.il
thosnnfMre.W(llloVandorbJltorMr.UArhill
0. Hoborts, both of whom possess necklaces
composed of flawless and spotless pearls
which han? In rows around tho neck nnd over
tho bodice. If Mrs. Martin has. as her frien Is
declare added largely to her collection of
precious stonos. it will bo curious to bee her
and Mrs. William Astor sldo by side In a ball
room. How they will sparkle, scintillate, cor
uscate, flash, blaze, and dazzle before the un
accustomed oyes of strangers and pilgrims la
this opulent community 1
Tho first stato dinner of the season was
given by Col. and Mrs. Depew on Friday even
ing In honor of Mr. Ashmoad ilartlott Btirdett
Coutts. M. P.. Col. Cuthbcrt Larking, and Col
Italph Vivian, throo strangers of distinction.
Wealth and beauty contended for supremacy
among tho guests around the table, who In
cluded Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Yanderbllb Dr.
and Mrs. toward Wobb. Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Clews, Mrs. Marshall 0. Roberts. Mr. and Mrs.
I! yam Btovens. Mrs Taran Htovens. nnd Miss
Whiting. F.vory lady was resplendent In new
and rich attira and glittering with dlamoLdi.
and yet the (east of wit as well as roason. and
tbe flow ot bright and brilliant talk which
emanated from, tbe host ot tho ovonlnc. out
bono them all. ,