THE SUN, SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 1897. ? V H
I SPAIN'S BOASTED IIONOR.
lU.erle.e. Thl Teehea TW Mlrt
Trot.!.. f.ot H ! K
l l rr.. or st Mh.w ol F.ree
'tfc',.S. Oncer1! W of Dtlln.
.... rM, of Cubn history I stained with
tfc. record of Bpantih atrocities. Lone and
rililentmloerDmenlbM born IU fruit of
.Union., until to-day the nioit prrvductlT.
"a fertile garden ol Atn.rlca U a blackened
ruin Tuo severity o the home Government
tl,t'fmra the flret yean of occupation to the
j . vrriaitdnr followed the recommendations
M,l .( the avarloloui and detpotlo official sent out
W , gov.rn the "ever faithful 1.1." hM
, 10 unbearable that many attempU
have been nisdo to cast off the Bpan
i,U yoke. Our own example, combined
with that of the sueceufut South Amer
ican republic. has ever ben an object leiaon to
ineoursge the Cubans In their attempU to ealu
tbefiredoui for which they longed-hut all ef.
forts thus far hove been uniform failure on the
irt of the poor Cuban, whoo blood ha flowed
water to satisfy their cruel oppreuors.
Twice havo no witnessed the maacre of cttl-
jmiofourown who had offered their ervjce
,' uitlieiaus. one the expedition under Crltten-
W UenaTl Lopez, and later the Virginia tnaiia-
rrc.alin.tt identical In number. Thelatteroc-
Ji cnr'rrd during the ten year's war. from
WA ISA, to 1S7S. when Cuba spilled lis
j3 choltert blond, hoping against hope for
W m'Hiiice frmn the freo and powerful
I republic but a few mile away, and finally
I yielding t" overw helming numbers and the
I promise of collection and reform never car-
I fled out. Now tho Cuban are again asked to
I ay down the'.r aim under dmllar promisee)
but with the loi of tht'lr President, Marti, and
tlielr devoted lender. Maceo. and hundred of
oilier who preferred death to Spanish tyruuny.
Hid with the experience of whai Spanish du
el rliy and cunning can accomplish In broken
(slth an I pfomlci, Ihcy declare that nothing
bulalwoluto treedom will ever be accepted.
Ournfii experience wltn Spain aliould teach
u tha -uaulali promise can never be relied
(0J eti ept w here there I a show of f urce.
Jl ll I a touching picture that the friend of
Tit hpalndellfcht to paint, of a noble nation of de-
vuied cavaliers ottering themselves up un the
tllar of their cnuntiy to suv e the lait V tntlge of
' ' tisDlth lory-ll irrui of the Antilles: bat
tl.vr lose sight of the prostrate form of poor
tuba beneath the tier! of the noble hidalgo
wboliave robbed and plundered the Inhabitant
otthaianhaDpy country past all endurance, a
ttiey have dune vvlih every other possosalon
tftey have ever gained, until the very name of
bpain 1 execrated.
" M hay EpOoles en el clelo. ma qulalero Ir
allaflerno" w aa the despalrli'g cry of the patriot
chief. Uatuey. burned la the plaxa at Havana.
1 to the priest who wlibed to shrive him In hla
dilog agony. "If there are Spaniard In
heaven I would rather go to bell;" but the
chance were that If he went to the former
place be met none of hla tormentor.
Are we noi. In view of paat event, rather
training a point In keeping our men-of-war
(rora Cuban port for fear of wounding the
sensibilities of tne proud and oversensitive
ilons J lbe massacre of Oily-three of tbe
Vlrylnlus'a irew would have been pre
vented had ther been one hlp la tbe harbor
of Santiago de Cuba when tbe Tornado,
alter loaerlng and Intuiting our flag.
Drouth t the doomel crew Into that port.
When one read the detail of refined Spanish
rrutlty.it seem all tbe more cruel because o
unnecessary. Hut for the timely arrival of Sir
Lambert Lorraine In the English man-of-war
Nadav, the list of victim would have been In
created by one hundred. The pretence of on
Amirlcaa warship would have accomplished
teoebjeru. First, It would bave prevented
lit les of a ilnxle life, and econdly. would
Ists prevented Spain from (Ulnlng her s
Kjf ratehton with a, blot o foul that It tan never be
radicated. Tbe arrival of the Nlobe proved
tuts, tor th moment that her commander
walked Into th Governor's patace tbe mssr acre
ceased. Ttsrs are momenta when diplomacy
Is too slow, moment that man month-aye,
yrrt-of tlstory-and here was one. On the
action of th commander of tbe Nlobe depended
tli lire of 102 human being.
Bafur another order could hare reached
r-.tlaco de Cob ftora Spain. Durrlel would
have had them all murdered along tbe wall of
the matadtfo and their bodies buddled tn the
trrnchet already dug for them. Dot where was
ournarr! Theanawer la tbla: Our ship were
kept away from Cuba for fear of wounding the
f delicate sensibilities of men like Joveltar and
rlorrtiL Spanlth cavalier, dignified Spanish
dons with Inordinate Spanish prldel The near
est ship that could be reached wa the V)o
mini at Asplnwall, commanded by Cushlng
what American boy doee not know him?
. . It wu tald that be especially was kept
away from the Cuban coast. In view of bli
hasty temperament and fighting tendencies.
The Consul at Klngaton. learning that he wa
there, telegraphed to Aaplnwall, and Cuihlng.
not findlDc time to notify the department and
. Instructions, touk on coal and proceeded at
i nclft Santiago. The account staled tbatliur
ti'l "wrote the most arrrgant letters to Cash
ln" He did. hut tbe sequel was that Cudilng
Hireateue-lnnt only to bombard the town, but
tl". tolnlc anything he found In tbe harbor
1 lug the apanlb flag.
Drain wi, lt Juniata now cam In, and
more sailor diplomacy took place. Burrlel tent
his prisoner under cover of night to the Morro.
, ostensibly to give them up. but really to hlp
them to Clenfuego; but Ilraln. catching him
at tiiat, demanded their return, and gave tbe
worthy General a good, breezy nautical opinion
Hsuch dastardly Work, telling the don with
the Inordinate pride that hi word wa abso
lutely worthies. Meanwhile, what more could
thoit noble cavalier do but prepare their vic
tims for death, time after tlmT They knew
that they could not hoot tbm, but then tbe
tletlmi were In lenorance of that, and othey
muldhave their little Spanish g.me. They
rouM pea the poor fellow bid eaoh other good
hr and watch them aufler mentally, although
JM prisoner atlll had strength to hide mnch
jrom their lormentor. Well, tbey bad flfty
thrt at any rate. That wa a comfort. They
"W'tgt "plenty of American beef" at the
WaXHero, but they got a fair portion. Now the
Jk retche were under the protection of their
jtHf war. and " Spanish beef " wa down to
thsiame price av "American beef." Ilurriel
" now roaring a gently asa aucalngdove.
" Jd not attempt to bully the commanders
oMtiMeahlpt a ho did th American Vice.
"ul. although. Mr. Schmidt, lu tbe moat dig
, a,,1y. showed In hlareplle how little ho
'reu him and which uf the two wa theradol
J"". He would not think of slopping the offlclal
"iftamsof Iiralueor Cuihlng "by reason of
"jhl vested In ra,," nor relly ,0 tllem M h,
i to Mr. Schmidt, whon uue.tloned. that
,',M'"I,"" attention to three moit Impor-
, omcll communications, because "for the
tr.ai,i,nil myofllclal. were augaged
'""'Pl'-U'dutynf meditating on the divine
ii 7'f!.0' A" h"'u "a ne commemora
iion or ( Muu-day, a prescribed by our holy
;h ,)",,', "llgiun." He bad. however, during
"Os two da a of religious meditation e.tab-
C.r..,ii .fUrU t,,Rt '"", ,rl,d acn- "y"
Uoadl.n,, Ilembeta, Varona, Del Sol and Cea
de.wh(llpliFr7 Mid Ul,rly.,eveloth
eL'"" hl41,' CUn, nU th Hr alt
HotJ. v"""1 KnBlUl'- ',h 1rtouPwere
. Mien ,,"V,' ll"' d tll ' 10ted Wa.
i lu consul Schmidt, and the aecnnd
"li on the Till,
1 '""'"WnoUusplcloo.lr. The Nlobe had
I "n,d. m-L- "", UoMn "iicI In
I It .'. :V"' torir-tr,0 lobe .hot. and
I r. Ice m. '" PaUc'' m'' wlt'1 no "rtaln
I ..i Vn . " '." m",lT occul""' understand
.Ml ' Ll?h 1,1""",,,"r "'""' the wall, a group lu
JW,l " hr.. mor. Americans. itvoot
whom were mere boys from New Jsrr. This
wa the end of th bloody naturnalla.
And now bow did diplomacy thrive?
Hardly had th cable flashed the news to
Spain before our Minister, Gen. Sickles, was In
the pretence of Carvajal, the Spanish Mlnlstsr
of Foreign Affair, to announco the capture ot
theVlrglnluson the high seat by the Spanish
man-of-war Tornado, and to warn him that th
Vlrglnlu was flying tho Arotrlcan flag, with
American citizens on board. In a iiibequnt
communication to th Spanish Mlnliter he
stated the American position t Firtt Spain not
having declared that war existed In Cuba, and
the United Stater not having recognized th
Insurgent as belligerents, th Tornado had
exceeded her Instructions In undertaking to
rapture a ship under a foreign flag In the open
tea. Second The United State denied th
right of any other power to vlsll, molest or de
tain on tbe high sea In time of peace any Amer
ican vesael. This privilege Is claimed and
observed by all great maritime powers.
Carvajal tried Durrlel' atyle of diplomatic
letter writing with Oen. Sickle, but very
quickly abandoned It and adopted a different
tone. Caatelar, the President of the Spanlh re
public, was dignified and gentlemanly through
nut tbe controversy. He assured Minister
Sickles that he had nt a telegram at 7 A. M.
Nor. 0, a toon as be had received news of the
capture, admonishing Captatn.Oeneral Jovellar ,
that the death penalty must not be Imposed i
on any non-combatant without prevlou ap-
prove! of the Cortes, nor on any person taken
In arms agalnd the Government, without the
sanction of the executive. Thl wa .Imply the
reprtlllon of an order perfectly well understood
by Jovellar and Durrlel. Notwithstanding thl.
wholesale ebootlng continued until noon of the
8th. The Spanish Minister declared that the
shooting ceased Immediately upon tbe receipt
of the home telegram at Santiago, but the ter- I
rlflng apparition of the oommandlug officer of
the Nlobe must have been coincident with the
placing of the telegram into the trembling
handset Ilurriel, So rnucn tor their respect
for home orders In Cuba.
Now, while the meu-of-war watch the Span-
lards at Santiago, rapid working of the cable
goes on between Secretary Fish. Oen. S.ckles, j
Minister Carvajal, and the Spanish Minister at
Washington, Admiral Polndede Ilernebl, and
we have a kaleidoscopic view ot Spanish chlval- I
ry and honor,
Carvajal receives word from Cuban author.
Itles that the Virglnlus had no papers, and wa.
not n regularly documented American hlp.aod
therefore had no right to fly the American flag;
but the Consul at Kingston declared that he
did hivvo paper, that they were properly mad
out. and were tubeeauently handed to the Cap
tain of the Tornado by Capt. Fry. As to flying
tho flag. Mr. Carvajal was Informed by Set re-
tary Flab, through Oen. Sickles, "that the j
United Statea reserves the right to decide that
question, and under no circumstances will allow
lltnbe decide) I by any other nation." Spain
then rlnlmed that the Virginias was discovered
landing men and munitions ot war on tbe Cuban
coast, was cbaied off, and captured twenty-six
miles from Jamaica-all of which proved false.
On Nov U, six day after the last fnslllado at
the iiindLlcro. Oen. Sickle demanded within
twelve days "the restoration of the Vlrglnlu.
the release ot the aurvlvora, the punishment ot
Jovellar and Durrlel. and the salute to our flair
of twenty-one guns at Santiago de Cuba, with I
full reparation to all American citizens, or their
famlltc. that were on buard the Virglnlus at ,
the time of her capture." Thl Spain declared
to be "arbitrary, humiliating, and Inadmlssa
ble," and said that she had not had sufficient
time to examine Into tbe fact, and contrasted
the moderation of KngUnd with our Impatience.
The good olBcea of England were requested, but
th request wan declined exrepton the ba.la of
complete reparation to the United States. Spain
encountered a similar rebuff from Germany.
Spain now rrquetted that the whole matter
be left to arbitration, hoping to gain time to
reinforce tier ships at Cuba and to Increase her
land fore by the fall of Cartagena, which was
d.illy expected. This our Government refused,
drrlarlng ll a subject of national honor ot which
thl nation tfelf was Judge.
In the mean time tbe pre were load In de
nunciation of the United State. The for cl
Cutxx congratulated the brave (SI tar of th
Tornado, and hoped " thai the word of Justice
might fall without delay upon the tnfamou
wretches who deserved lin consideration."
"Tbey nave abused Spanish clemency: 'tis time
for them to feel Spanish Justice.!!)" Note the
application of the word clemency and Justice.
The Spanish papers, those of the Ministry a
well, declared their entire approval of the pro
celure. Not one expression of regret or disap
proval cam from the Foreign Office.
Nothing having been heard of Gen. Sickles'
demand at S I'. M. of Nov. 'JO. the Secretary of
tbe Legation, Mr. Adee, placed In the band of
Mr. Carvajal a note from oar Minister requeu
ing passport for himself and his family and
for the officials at the legation. Tbe Italian
Government hal authorized It Minister to re
ceive the documeuts. Mr. Carvajal wished to
know If his not bad not been rrcelved at the
legation. This waa received half an hour
later, ll evidently having been detained to see If I
our Government would carry out Its threat
to sever diplomatic relations. In tbls not
Spain agreed to the demands of tbe United States
"as much for tbe sake of quieting foreign dig
nity as for the relief ot her own contclence.lt
euoh violation exist, a I claimed, by reason of
the seizure of the Virglnlus or by suDsequent
acts. She will be glad to repair th
wrong, according to Its just Importance, thus
proving that the reign of law. be the Judgments
favorable or adverse. I the first essential to na
tional honor, and that the observance of law,
and not obstinacy born of a false Idea of pride,
gives the right to assume a place in tbe senate of
cultured nations."
Tha final detail of the agreement were that
on tbe Utliof December following a Spanish
man-of-war should turn over the Virglnlus fly
ing the American flag to an American man-of-war
authorized to recalve her, between the
hours of 8 A. M. and 4 P.M. Should accident
prevent the arrival of th American man-of-war,
then a. soon thereafter as possible. That
forty-eight hours after the arrival of a United
State man-of-war at Santiago de Cuba all the
vurvlvor of the Virglnlus should be safely es.
cortrd on board between H A. M. and 4 P. M
and duly surrendered tn ber commander. If,
beforo tha SStli day of December, Spain
should hav failed to prov that the
Virginia unlawfully carried the United
States flag, a salute of twenty-one guns
wa tn be fired at Santiago de Cuba
asaaalute to the American flag, which salut
was to be returned, gun for gun, by an Ameri
can ship then present. If by that data Spain
should prove to the satisfaction of the United
States that the Vlrglnlu carried th flag un
lawfully. Hie salute wa In be waived. If It wa
proved that the proceedings and sentences
aealnat Ami-rlcan rlllrens by the authorities of
Santiago de Cuba Involved etsenl'al failures to
comply with I n- provisions of legl-latlnn or
treaties tho Spanish Government agreed tn ar
raign the authorities before a competent tri
bunal. Any reclamation that might be pre.
ferred by either Government wa to be consid
ered diplomatically, and If no agreement was
reached It wa tn he submitted to a third Gov
ernment by mutual consent.
Spain pledged ih national faith for the Im
mediate fulfilment of her promise.
.Mr. Flsli ha I previously notified Gen. Sickle
confidentially that there wer grave doubts as
to the right of the Vlrglnlu tn fly the flag, and
thl- wa easily proved by the Hpanlh Mlnt-ter,
tnnnDeu. 20 the salute wa waived, and Com
rounder Luwry. who bail gone to Santiago In
the Canandalgua officially to witness and re
turn the aliitr. wa recalled. The urvlvors.
lOJnutnt IAS. were taken on board th Juniata
on Deo. Id and landed In New York on Deo. UH,
Capt. Whltlnir. rliluf of staff, went to llahla
Honda on the Despatch and received the Vlr
glnlus, the Ameili'iiii flag being hoisted at her
(vak a tin- Despatch entered the harbor. She
wa in a far wor.e condition than when she
nearly sank with the filibusters, and she actu
ally did sink en route in Charleston.
Sickles In disgust now requested hi recall.
Spanish diplomacy was too much for th bluff
and honest soldier. II wa relieved by the
Hon. Caleb Cushlng, an atnie lawyer, eapable
of roping with the Spaniard on purely legal
grnuiidx. and on the '7tli of February he cabled
tn Walil,igtnn the agreement of Spain to an In
demnity nf SS0.0U0 for the Americans captured
on the Virglnlus.
Tim ended the Vlrglnlu episode. American
dignity was ntnlned, bat Spanish duplicity
and diplomallo dissimulation remained. Not
long after It wna nflii'lally announced that the
butobrr Durrlel had been rewarded for hi mas.
saore of foreigners by a grateful couutry with
tbe rank of field Marshal ot Spain.
rXVL OABXjr,
A PET THEORY DESTRO If ED.
KXPSRIXKHTH lit KVHOfB VrXTIt
vxirxuaAi. jnsvhj.sck.
Aa Iaereae lis Accident On Raantt
X,aadeeas Advertisement In Eaalnnd
Csslraarr of th Milk II at-A. Novel
Freaeh Dael A. Baroast Who siege,
' I.OKbos, Jan, IB. It I too early perhaps to
spesk decisively, but all the evidence thus far
points to tbe failure In praotlce of one ot the
pet scheme, of the Fabian school of social re
formers. Doth Germany and Austria have
been experimenting with tbe plan for universal
Insurance, which Is one ot the mildest
measures advocated by th supporter, ot
a paternal system of government. It
Is a measure whloh . probably has com
manded more general sympathy and sup.
port In all countries than any of the theories put
forward by tbls school of social philosophers.
Th test now In progress, although by no means
oomplete, has already furnished results that are
lanlflcant and Important. In both Germany
and Austria theoporatton of th new law pro.
vldlng universal Insurance against accident has
been followed by an alarming Incroase In the
number of accidents.
It Is almost amusing to not that Instead nf
being disconcerted by the official returns show
ing a starlllnc Increase In the number of deaths
and Injuries suffered by worklngmen In the
course of their dally duties, the enthusiast who
support tho new law. seem Inclined to "point
with pride" to the appalling record. Tbey af
firm, truthfully enough, that "the Insurance
ecliemc bave secured to th workers a great
dral of compensation which they would not
otherwise have obtained." They argue, and I
use the word of a leading Fahlan philosopher!
"What the miner or the railway servant want.
Isnot to find out whole fault an accident Is -as
likely as Rut It I uobody' fault but to be com
pensated fur his misfortune." The obvlou
reply to this, of course, 1st "What tbe miner or
railway servant wants la not to be paid when
tnaluiod, but not to be maimed at all."
Some attempt has been made tn deny that th
first return ot th result of the operation nf the
schema In Germany and Austria Is a case of
cause and effect. It I possible, perhaps, to ac
count foi some portion uf the audden Increase
uf accident in other ways, but ordinary knowl
edge of human nature alone will auDlce In must
mind to connect universal Insurance and In
creased accident a natural concomitant. The
Increased liability to accident arise not from
Increased carelessness on the part ot the vic
tim so much as from slackness In precaution
on the part of employer who have been re
lleved from Individual liability for Injuries tn
their employee under the new law.
Such, at all event. Is the view taken of tho
sltuatlou by all tbetradeaunlontof England. A
pretty thorough canvass of tbe subject has
been mado within a few days by tbe DnlIi.Vtu-s
of I.ondon, and the leaders of the railway men,
tbe sailors and dockers, and the building trades
all condemn the universal Insurance scheme as
a substitute for a good employers' liability bill.
The subject vvllt probably be agitated exten
sively during the coining session of Parliament,
but tbe report from Germany and Autttla
have certainly destroyed all chance of tho
adoption uf any scheme nf universal Insurance
, in thl country daring the Immediate future.
Another agitation which I being assiduously
Dromoted In anticipation of the meeting nf Par
liament I purely tosthetlo In It motive. It is
made in behalf ot the itural Advertisement
bill, which ha for it object tho preservation of
country landscape from disfigurement by an
nouncement of the virtue of pill and soap.
The rather aimless perennial protest against
this kind ot offending In America bave bven
I Imitated without effect for many years pa-t In
I Kngland. American agitator bave apparently
come to the conclusion that no practical reform
can be gained except by mean of the tedious
process of educating public last up lo their
own high standard. There were at one time
hints of popular boycott against the worst of
fender In the United State. The adoption of
the same weapon vvastuggeitrd In thl country
two or three year ago, but the Idea w a peedi
ly abandoned. The proprietors of So-and-Su's
pill and Somebody-Else' soap quietly Inti
mated, tbrougb their ollcltors. tn the more
active champion of undented landscapes that
tbey would promptly Invoke the law agaiust
any such attempt to Interfere with their liusl
nes. And there I no doubt that the cimmer
clal made law of England would have dealt
very tererely with any altemot lo Interferu
wltb Ilrltlih trade on the score of mere good
taste.
Now, however, two proposition are under
consideration by the really Influential body
!of men and women who are anxious
to prove that there do exist In thl
Island some few consideration to wblrh
even commercial Interest must yield. One I
that power (hall be given to local nnthorltiv to
regulate. If noi suppress, the evilcumplulned of,
Th second Is thai a substantial lax or duly
shall be Imposed upon alt publicly displayed
P advertisements. Th Idea of suppressing all
uch placnrd by general law ha been
abandoned became It would be Impossible to
draft a bill which would draw th line between
legitimate and Illegitimate public adverll.c
rucnt aud at the mine time command adequate
publloiupport. Many persons tLure are who
would gladly favor legislation which hnuld
banish tbe bewildering maze nf placards which
smother all railway stations, street cars, ami
omnibuses In this country. It would be hope
less, however, lo undertake to overcome the
combined opposition which all the transporta
tion companies in Great llrltaln would bring
against -any such legislation.
At a meeting whloh was held at th Society of
Art last evening. It wa decided to use every
effort at tbe coming session of Parliament to
ecure th passage uf a bill furgrautlng dis
cretionary power to local authorities. It was
pointed out as an encouraging example that a
series nf hideous advertisements had been re
moved from the rocks nesr Niagara Fall In
obedience to th force of public opinion. It
eemed to be recognized, however, that no ach
salutary influence wa to be expected from Eng
lish popular tatle In the present day and gen
eration, and so the moro drastic measure was
advocated. In rrarhtng till decision, tbe meet
ing enjoied the advice and aiipnortof no les an
authority than the President of tbe Royal
Academy, who wrote a. follow, upon tbe sub
ject: f am fully In sympathy with the object of
your society, especially In your efforts to check
the needless dlstlnureiiieiii nf natural scenery
by the conplcuoi advertisement whlih are
only too common. Even If the objectionable
plm arils which assert themselves souffounlvely
along some nf our principal railway survrd any
public purpose w halever there would b no ex
cuse for obtruding them Just where they can
spoil tbe one pleasure which may be derived
from railway travelling, that of enjoying
each views of graceful or romantic rural
scenery as are obtainable from the pass
ing train, hut It I notoriously the con
trnry. The adverll-ement are onlv In the
Interests nf the advertising firms, and no one
can protend that the public would lose In any
way by their suppression. 'Hie only aigument
un the aid nf thnadvrrlli-er that I hate seen
possessing a preleutunf plausibility It the ap.
Ceal ad niiserlcordlam which I made uu
ehalf nf the Impoverished farmer who gains
a small annual sum by letting 111 fields for ad
vertising purpo-et; hut no one, 1 suppose,
will contend that the benefit to the farmer
entured Into the Intention, of the adveitlner;
the argument I a pure afterthought, and only
dragged In berauae there la mi other available. I
think inu do rightly In not attempting general
legislative repression. A world enlliuiy free
from advertisement I a dream too enuhantlng
to Im realired. and todravv a line bylaw between
what would appear to be legitimate or Illegiti
mate In advertisement would be an Impos
sible talk, Loral con rol with the power to deal
with the most annoying case seem the best
inrihnd for applying the equltlle check; and I
huuld be glad It It were found po-lble to move
the Legislature to thl effect. Once such power
were obtained people's natural sense of what I
Aland appropr ate would lead them to ruvoli
very generally against the irritating and ueeles
disfigurement of the oliarm nf th natural
scenery which all are capable ot enjoying.
To-day Is the hundredth anniversary of the
first appearance of the tall bat. There Is no
doubt whatever about the date, for Its advent
was celebrated by a publlo demonstration whloh
amounted almost to a riot in London, and th
event was duly chronicled In the nwpaper of
tbe following day. The memorable Idle an.
s psattd Uforo a ecomne world en the Itad of
on John Hetherlngton, a habirdasbar in tb
Strand. Th hat wa. of th wearer' own de
signing, although It wa. con.tructed from plana
which he had furnished by Winkle & Co., tbe
hat makers to the royal family at that period.
It waa about Un Inches high, exaggeratedly bell
shaped, and with a wide curved brtrn, Mr.
Hetherlngton, It Is recorded, expected lo make
a sensation tn his new bead gear. Ills
family strongly advised him not to ap.
poar in it, but be rashly persisted. It wa.
about 11 o'clock In the forenoon, when he
stepped out from hi .hop. The Strand wa.
then, a. now, one nf tbe busiest thoroughfare,
of London. Mr. Hetherlngton had not walked
ten yards before everybody within sight had
stopped to stare. It Ignored the attention
which he had excited, and moved calmly on.
Those who had first stopped to look turned and
followed In open-mouthed wonder, A great
crowd epeedlly assembled. In five minute
more It became a Jeering mob. Mr. Mothering,
ton's progress was stopped. Tho multitude be.
camoso great that only those In the centre of the
disturbance knew what It was all about. The
sequel and tho only autheutlo account of what
followed are given In the following extract
from a police court record In a London news
paper of Jan. 1U, 1707t
John Hntherlnglnn, habordaher, of the
Strand, was, arraigned before the Lord Major
jeslenlay on a charire of breach of the peace
anu Inrlt'tig to riot, and vva required to give
bond In Ilia sum of 5U0. it waa in evidence
that Mr. Hetherlngton, who la well connected,
appeared on the public highway wearing upon
his luail what he called a silk hat (which waa
offered In evidence), a tall structure having a
ahlny lustre, and calculated lu frighten timid
people. As a mat ter ot fact, the officers of
the Crown statid that several women fainted
at thu unusual sight, while children screamed,
doga yelped, and a young sun of Cordlwlner
Thomas, vv ho was returning from achandler'a
shop, wa thrown down by the crowd which had
collected, and had hla sight arm brokoii. For
tlu-e rea-ons the defendant wa seized by th
guards and taken before the Lord Mayor. In
extenuation of hi urlme tha defendant claimed
that he had not violated any law nf the kingdom,
but was merely exerclnlng a right to appear In a
headdress nf his own drslgu a rlaht not denied
to any Englishman.
The London Times of the same day came to
the ilefenre of Mr. Hetherlngton und Ms ma
Hulled silk hat. "In these daysof enlighten
rnent," It sad, "It must be considered an ad
vance In dress reform, and one which I bound
sooner or later tn stamp Ita character upon the
entire community. The new hat Is destined to
work a revolution In headgear, and w think
theolTlcrrsof thoCrna'n erred In placing the
dofendant under arrest.
At last somebody ha been linrt In a French
duel. It wa bound to come, and perhaps the sad
affair will havo a deterrent IMluenro upon those
n ho thoiighlleiily Indulge In this usually harm
less amusement. Of course the victim waa not
one of the principals. They stand always In the
two spots upon the Arid which are absolutely
removed from all danger. It was ono ot the
seconds who fell, pierced by a bullet which his
own friend wa. trying to send harmlessly off
Into space.
The duel was Just an ordinary affair. The
lover of a oeautlful laundress had called upon
tbe field of honor an amorous tailor who had
sought to supplant htm in the affections of his
mistress. The terms uf the encounter were of
tho usual bloodthirsty description. The rivals
were to Are live shots at each other at abort
range. This they solemnly and relentlessly
did. nut tho range was so short thai It was
nece-sary that each snould widely deflect his
aim In order to avoid all risk ot Injuring his
opponent. One nf them was too conscien
tious In this respect, and the sudden
shrieks of one of his seconds gave
ample evidence of the soot where the
unlucky ball bad lodged. The poor man fell
heavily to the ground with a bullet In hla alda
and a grievance In hla heart. The otbera on
the battlefield rushed to his assistance and
sprevllly carried him away. The seen ot the
encounter was Jut off the Avenue Lowendall
In Pari. Tbe police had heard buth the shot
and th screams. They arrived ton lata to
catch any of tho party, but the unfortunate
tailor had dropped hi hat In hi sudden flight
and by mean of It h wa traced and event
ually arrested The wounded second I at
the point ot death In hospital.
The Sultan of Turkey gne to church every
Friday. That la a simple, way ot statins- a
simple lact. The Turkish way nf recording the
same tact Is as follows!
The .un lighting up the firmament of the Cat
Iphat and of tha sovereign power, the tuMltue
liioniilltihl nf prosperity '1 he Caliph most ill-
I vine, the hi ad of all believers, yesterday, a day
full of till-s. ntten.ird the mo-que ilarrllng ltd
, liolv Unlit, which hear hi august name, and
ivlilch Is one only of his lu-troii. mid renowned
work! in the elevated desire, which please
(ind, to render the homage due to Hun.
Our august master, vv ho I himself tha source
uf Immeasurable goodness, who wears iherrown
uf (hsrlt). ard wbu was sealed In a wonderful
carriage, which waa a model of honor and of
dlgnltt, without parallel, and hallowed by the
thadoa cast upon It by his Mnje-t) -arrived at
I he said uin.que datzllng with holy light, and
there admitted hla debt uf hnmaire, gaining
li) this tin ana renewed liullness hiiiI hll-s. hlch
are added lo his rale iiualltle., anil then re
turned again with ever) thing most majestic to
hla uilni'i-. which Is unique on lh' earth.
'I he rrles uf " Long llv my Padishah" pray,
erswor'lnof him may (ind prolong hi life
eternall) -rl toward the heaven, utterrd by
the Imperial army tu which victory Is already
prom sed and by hi faithful subjects during
tbls t assave nf our aagutl master.
About llfiv forel.ners who hail come with
Introduction from their Atnhaisador. ad
mired from the apartment In the palace pre-
fared for them tha magnificent spectacle.
II Maji-sly condescended to send certain of
them who wurti unrlhyof such hi greetings
anil drowned them lu a sea ot compliments.
The above It an extract from the ifcrbim. the
Turkish Government organ, which I revised by
"The nhadow of God nn Earth" before it goe
to pre. In the ca-o above referred to Sir Ellla
Ahmead llarllrtt wat among tbe proud foreign
er who were "drowned In a sea of cumpll.
raenis.
It will naturally be Inferred that the victims
of "splendid pauperism" In England have been
reduied lo desperation when an advertisement
appear In the London .Iforillni Pott jetting
forth that "an English llarnnet In hi 7Hth
year, nearly blind, and at present slowly recov
ering from a serious Illness," beg the benevo
lent to supplv him with the necessaries of lite.
The suppliant goes on to say that he ha been
deserted by his wife, nn whom he was depend
ent, and that his friends can 111 afford to help
him. The sad stnry Is of course open to some
suspicion, but there Is, I am told, no question
regarding the aristocratic position and desper
ate condition of this tlllo-bearing pauper.
it. n. c.
ilftOOKJ-r.V l'OI.IUB ASXIOV.
Captain aad Illcher nrrieUla Ohjeet to the
Oreuter New Toek Charier.
The police chapter In the Greater New York
charter has been discussed by the llrooklyn
police, and the Captains met yesterday In the
room of Deputy Superintendent John MaoKel
lar. at Headquarters, with Cnpt, Ithode, the
uldest Police Captain III the city, in the chair.
They strongly or.Ject to that part of the chapter
on polite which would glvn tn the Commission
e ri the pownr to reduce any officer above tho
rank of roundsman. The I'nllre Commissioner
of thl city are at present vested with tills
power, but ('ominlsslonur Welle of Dronklin
does not have It and says ha doe not want It.
Nearly all the llrookl)ii Captains hav twenty
years or mora of polUe duly to their rred't and
can retire nn half pay. They are considering
whether It would not be best lu retire In ca-
the charter, or that portion of It referring tu re
ductions In rank, I adopted. A Captain nn the
Urooklvn force may retlro after twenty year'
service on Sl.UfiO aear.
Cain, llhndea vv appointed a committee to
go to Albany and explain tn the legislator the
unfairness of the chapter a regard the Cap
tain. Deputy superintendent MaoKellar will
goto Albany In the Interest of the higher editors.
HI, Louie and fampnala Mat Ileavr
W-tuer,
Tb American liner St. Louis arrived hr
yterd'iy morning about three hour ahead of
the Cunarder Campania, although her hourly
average was somewhat les than that of her
rival, llnth ships were forced by heavy head
aiaa and gales lo slow down on Tuesday last,
when a hot Journal caused the St. Louis to stop
her starboard engines live hour. On that day
the liner-were covered with ire, the weight of
which helped to Impede tl.elr progres. The
Campania hroughi her the body of her former
purser, David S. Wallace, who died In Liver
pool on Jan, 14. On the St. Lamia was tbe body
at D. O. Williamson, who died recently la Paris.
DANGER IN'tHE TREATY.
EXQLANn'H OAtIV TO COHlItOL TUB
SICAJtAOV.t CANAL.
Aaerreaaloa Wtilth rlhe Coald Commit
Under lh Prnpaaed Aebltrntlon Treaty
Ie II tier Ohjeet tn Eainhllsa Jletter
Iter llomtaalloa of th- Carlbkeaa Hen I
Few person, will question tbe wisdom and
humanity of making treaties, provided they
are equitable to the contracting parties. liut
tbe fact should alway. be remembered that the
same characteristic, ot human nature prevail
in an aggregation of individual, forming a
State that prevail In the .Ingle Individual. At
a rule each nation strlvr. to get the better of the
bargain, and, as diplomacy has been studied for
many centuries by the .talesmen of Europe,
their perception, quickened by keen rivalry,
and their comprehension of diplomallo ques
tions broadened, a comparatively new nation
should be careful In entering a field where
training and experience are .uch important
factors In succeii.
For these reasons alone tbls country should
be exceedingly cautious In ratifying the pend
ing arbitration treaty with Great llrltaln. The
dicta of careless newspaper writers, tbe resolu
tions of peace societies, tbe appeals of btimant.
tarlan clergymen and college professors-all
unfamiliar wltn tbe arts of diplomacy should
have little Influence upon tbe result. Every
clause should be rigidly scrutinized and sub
jected tu the most discriminating analysis. Not
only should their present bearing be studied,
but their future eflcots, under all poislblo com
plications, should be carefully considered.
Even a uperficlal examination of tbe pending
convention will disclose some serious defects
which would almost certainly operate to tbe
disadvantage of this country and to tb great
advantage of England.
In the first place, so farfromsecurlngtbesup
port of England to the Monroe doctrine, as has
been claimed by Mr. Ulney and many unln
formed writers, tbe treaty would seriously en.
danger that doctrine by depriving thl country
of Its right to dotermtne when It should bean,
piled and leaving the question to the arbitra
tion of a tribunal a majority uf whose mem
bers would be naturally hostile to thrdoclrln
Itself, and, as a consequence, to It applica
tion under any conditions whatever. As we
have but recently risked a gigantic war with
Great llrltaln to maintain the doctrine and our
right tn be the solt Judge of It application, an
agreement to submit all question. Involving It
to a hostile tribunal would baa needless and
disastrous surrender, calculated lo Invite tu
turo complication Instead of avoiding them.
Should the tribunal decide against ui In any
question Involving t'. at doctrlne-as ll would
almost certainly do-publlo sentiment In this
country would stllldsmandltsenfurcement.even
under tli disadvantage to which a violation of
the treaty would expose us. No one acquainted
with the spirit of tbe American people and tbe
atrong hold the doctrine lie upon their mind,
will, foramnment, question this fact. It may
therefor well be asked, why expos to peril a
cherished principle which wehavesuccea-tully
maintained for nearly three-quarter, ot a cen
tury and which we era better prepared than
ever before to enforce-a principle, ton, which
can only bo endangered by our voluntary sur
render and folly.
There Is little doubt, too. that England would
raise questions for submlitlou to tbe tribunal
that lh would never think of raising If It bad
no existence, knowing she would have all to
gain and nothing to lose. Hawaii desires an
i nexatlnn. It Is safe to say a majurlt) of thepeo.
1 pie In tbla country desire It. bunposo England
, should it-ck tn establish an Interest In those
Islands. A dispute would naturally arise. Il
would be rubmltted to arbitration, and we
should be c labelled to abide by Its decision,
however adverse It might be to the withes of
this country and to Hawaii. We might lots
the advantage we noa have In connection with
that Important group of lalanda Immediately on
the linn of uiir Asiatic commsne and an abso
lutely es-enllal coaling -tailnn for our ship-.
Without the treaty Eh. land would never th nk
of planting ber Hag upon n tingle one of tho-e
Island. With It she might, and probably
wuuld, seek lo aecure a atrong Interest in the
moat Important of them.
When w acquired Alaska, and when It re
source were unknown and con-ldrred worth
less, tin-re wa no question In retrard m th
boundary Una between It -nil the Drlll-h pos.
session, blnre the discovery nf valuable gold
and oilier mineral deposit England has he-n
hinting at "a vague and undefined boundary,"
and It evidently preparing to present a claim
for a pari u( (he gold fields which were previ
ously suuposed to bo clearly tovered by oar
purchase.
Hut tha mini Important complication likely
lort-ult from the treaty would he In connection
with our relation with Cuba and our interest
In the Nicaragua Canal. Should England ab
stain from any Interference lu Cuban atlalrs or
t'.p acquisition ot any interest there de.plte the
temptation and protection which the treaty
would offer, should she mi desire, oilier ques
tions relating to the pmposed canal acro-s Ilia
Isthmus are sure to arise. The long.pret ailing
poltiyof Great llrltaln In connection with this
important project haa been repcatedlydlstlnsnd,
and it Is liuiibtles lo her ilea rr for the am ce
uf that policy that horteal lor the ratification
uf the i oiiveiillnn la chiefly due.
It waa In lrl&l) that (lie raraoua Clayton-Ilul-wer
treaty waa negotiated, and It fate 1 In
truvtliik'. Tha pnamble defining It purpose
declared lhal the contracting parties are ''de
sirous of consolidating the rulatlon of amity
which so happily subsist between them by set
ting forth In a convention their view and In
tention with referent lo any means of com
muniiatlnii by ship cabal which may be ion.
eiructed between the Atlantic and Paclflo
oceans." Hy Article VIII. u Is further agreed
lhal lh parties "extend their protection, by
treaty stipulations, loan) other practical com
muulratlon, whether by canal or railway.
crnslhe Isthmus which connects North aud
South America."
itefore the ratification nf the treaty England
had claimed the Mosquito coast uf Central
America, certain islands In tbe Hay of Hondu
ras nnd Belli, or Drlllsli Honduras, though
under her treaties with Spain, ratified In 17:j
and l"hd,he had expressly renounced all claim
lo these poasetalon: for whllo Spain had
granted her the privilege nf culling 'Mogwont
and mahogany irom the district now known
asllrltishlIoiidnras.lt wa expressly declared
that this permission "shall not lie considered as
derogating in any way from his Catholic
Majesty' right of sovereignty," Such I
the only foundation on which the British
claim to Honduras rests, whllu her I rrteiisloui
of title to the Musqullo coast are still more pre.
unsteioui. The entire country In question
became the property of Spain by right of ills.
onver) and original oc upancy, and their
Inhabitant were dependents mid subjects of
that country up to the dale when the Indepen
de nee nf hir Central Aiueriiun prnvlniet was
recognized. I he treaty uf lR:i and that of
17H conclusively show that England sn consld
eied them When they threw off the "pvilsh
y ke, i tar fr iin luniuilllnig ah) au uriiieking
h .triatvwhih afforded England a niu.ext
for he subsequent ilaun in territory, thy
even destrnieu such rlalm a-she had to thu
"logwood and niuho.anv" of llelue.
Meantime, however, the Ornish Government
haa gradually extended Ita settlements ami
added new territory lo that already rlaiimd
upon one flimsy pret'it or (yinthcr. One of the
strongest Indue eim in n Inch led this country
lo a ratification of tho Cl)tnn-llutver treaty
was the express stipulation uu the lartnf Eng
land that she would mil "assume or exeruo
any dominion over Nicaragua. Costa Ittca, the
Mosquito coast, in nil) lull I tit Ctnlrni Aiiiirlen."
It a true that several months after the ratlll.
cation ot tills treaty blr llenrj llulwer tiled iv
statement that "her Majesty1 Government
doe not understand the engagement ol that
conventlnn to apply to her Majmty's settle
ment at Honduras or lis dependent let," mid
that Mr. Clayton made iv similar liiteuteiit that
"llntlsh Honduras wa not embraied In tha
trenty," but, at the same lime, he expressly de.
rllned to admit thu valldltv of England's claim
In tha terrllnrr. These, tlateineiiti, were never
ratified byellhertlio President or the Senate,
and formed no part nf the treaty proper, Eng
land proceeded, however, lo extend henirlvilege
of ruttiiiir "logwood ann mahogany" though It
had been annulled by the successful revolt and
Independence of ihe Stale of Honduras not
only tn the ootnnlzatlnn uf the country by the
establishment of a colonial government, with
an appointed Governur ami appointed Judge nf
court, hut also to make the privilege a pretext
for atretchiug her claim overall area a. largo
a Massachusetts, Connecticut, and ithode
Island combined. Thl wa done, ton, despite
the repeated protest of our State Department
through Mr. Marcy and others. "The meaning
of Ihe declaration, we ihlnk," wrote .Mr. Krellng
huysen. referring to the treaty, "is that a
mere settlement nf British subjects for the
purpose of rutting 'mahogany and logwood' In
Honduras, under Spanish sovereignty, wa not
lo he considered a British colony, and thus be a
violation of the treaty; and I (all to tee how,
since Ihe exchange of the ratification nf the
treaty, the organization of a colony, with a full
colonial Gnvernment under British aoveielgnty,
can be looked upon a authorized or allowed
either by the treaty or by Sir Henry llulwer'
defloration."
It 1 a universal rule of construction that all
grants must be strictly construed. Nothing
panes from the grantor tn the grants except
the thing expressly granted. Spain, far from
granting tbe sovereignly nf BslUe to Great
llrltaln. expressly reserved that sovereignty.
But tbe English have not only persisted In
claiming JurUdlction oyer UsUj proper, but
have x tended that Jurisdiction far beyond Its
borders, detplte the treaty of 178U with Spain,
tbe treaty of 1H00 wllh us, and tbe Monroe doc
trine Itself.
But let u see how Great llrltaln has respected
her treaties wllh other Central American States
and what respect sho has shown for the Monroe
doctrine In lhal legion.
In 1H5U she made a treaty with Guatemala
by whlrh the boundaries of the British claim
were to be survc)ed and definitely fixed by
Commissioners, thus showing early that she
had un Idea of observing the. term of the Clay,
tnn-llutwer treaty, by whlrh she agreed to re
nounce all claim to "the Mosnullotoant or any
part of Central America, or of assuming or ex
ercising dominion over the tame." Hut the
English Commissioner, finding his com Irymrn
bad trespassed far upon the adjoining Slates,
refused to proceed, and British subject have
continued to hold tin extensive and undefined
territory wltb lh appruvnlof the British Gov
eminent.
Another treaty was mode with Nicaragua in
1800, by which England agreed, ten vears after
tha ratification of tho ( layton-llulwir treaty
with us, to surrender in that republic a part (if
the Mo-qultn roust, but with the condition that
a boundary be fixed to the Mosquito reservation
and all grant to ilritlth subjects recngnlred,
A treaty was al-o iimiIb with Honduras in ltloU
of a similar character.
It will ba observed that England has falld In
every Important particular to comply with the
terms of the Cla)tou-Bulwer treaty: and, a
further evidence uf the disregard nf Its obliga
tions, entered Ihlosrparate engagements with
Guatemala. Nil aragtia and Honduras. Imposing
conditions wi Icli were directly antagonist!" tu
her agreement with u.
From the foregoing facts It will be seen that
so fsr from abandoning her pretension claims
tu portion of Cential Amerha. England ha
been systematically endeavoring tn enlarge and
strengthen them. By iheleriusof theLlayton
Bulwertrraty It was stipulated that she would
not fortify any position in any one of those
countries, but she ha fortified Belize,
which lies Just north of the eastern en
trance tu the proposed canal. She ha
also fortified Trinidad, which Ho south
east of the proposed entrance. She ha
greatly enlarged and Improved her fortlflra
tlousat St. Lucia, lying In Ihe tamo direction,
and Jamaica, which lies due oust. Doth of
these Island-are now Impregnable. It will be
teen that England now holds a series nf fort
resses that form a semi circle, of which the
eastern entrance to the canal will be the centre.
Under llie-e conditions It becomes apparent
thai Great llrltaln ha been for half a (eiitury
or more seeking tu dominate the Caribbean Sea
and Gulf of Mexico; and It I tnpieveiit tha
possibility of having to loosen her hold that she
Is n anxious to secure tho ratification nf Ihe
arbitration treaty. She realizes the Imporlance
of the proposed canal and the piostictof Its
early construction.
West of Central America she ha not been less
active. Within the past live year sho ba ac
quired possession of more than thirty Islands
lying Immediately nlong Ihe line ol commerce
thr meli tho canal and tn Ihe direction of China
and Japan. She acquired control of the Suex
Canal, though It vvn conreiveii by French
gen us and constructed with French capital,
bhn would clo-c It agalnai the warships of an
enemy with designs uivm her Indian em
pire, compelling such enemy to double the
African coast. She I evidently playing the
same game lu practically control tne N lciiraua ,
Canal, compelling us or any mhor enemy she
ma) have tn double Cape Horn. At present the
conformation ol the country afford nme pro
tection against anv European attack upon our
Paclllo States. Willi a canal dominated by
England or any other strong naval power that
proloctlon would no longer exist
It I matter ol tho flr-t Importance therefore
that the Senate keep In mind the strateglo
movement of the British Gnvernment, ami re
fuse tn ratify a treaty whlcn will In any way
facilitate her designs. She Is evidently seeking
tn place Us In a position which would deter us
from denying her present claims and afford h;r
an npDortunlly for new aggressmr. by com
peting ut tn submit all question that may arise
In regard tn either to a tribunal whose natural
ympaible. and turrouudlngs would be In ber
favor. C E. Seaiis.
A CASAItlAS DASQUET.
Mr. I,neler' lllnft- About Mnklnt: Mob.
Ircul Ihe Tende ltlvnl or New York.
Montiikai. Jan. 'J'.'. At a banquet given by
the " Lord " Mayor of Montreal last night there
was a large asseuihlncv nf Illustrious person
ages, beginning with the Governor-General, Lord
Aberdeer downward, Tbe speeches were of
the kind usual under such circumstances when
men are gathered together In mutual admlra
' tlon and to praise tho condition of things that
has made them knights, and holds out prospects
of becoming knights tothosc who have not yet
reached that elevation. Mr. Laurler's speech
was the only one of Importance, as It reveals a
condition of politics where a man's better sense
may be obscured by tbe glamour and adulation
of the servile crowd on one tide and the influ
ences of a vice-regal court on the other.
Speaking before a Montreal audience, Mr.
Laurlrr was bound tu refer to the questions of
trade and matters pertaining tn It. notably
that of reciprocity with thu United State. From
the tone of the remark It would eeem a though
he had been Inocnlaled with omu of tbe Jingo
virus nf hi predecessors. He said that hi Gov
ernment Intended tn endeavor to obtain better
trnle relation with their neighbor to the
south, but not on condition of hostility to
England." A nn one In Ihe United Stales, I
presume, wants friendship with Canada an that
particular condition, Mr Laurler waa rather
tilling at a wlndmllL However, I let that pasa;
It wa probably only meant tor the Imperialist
groundllug. and for the sake ot his host, who Is
expecting a knighthood lu commemoration of
the sixtieth ) ear of the Victorian era. He went
on to say thai It vas with this sentiment that
he wnuld make an offer at Washington of reel
pioclty, and he wnuld say there. " We ccmo
here not a suppliant!, but at freemen, tn talk
business with freemen, and If yoa will accept a
basis of relations upon this cround, let us
at once negotlato; but If you expect
that we come lieie slmuly to starve the
country to which we belong, we shall do
nothing of tho kind." He then proceeded to
speak of the great thing Ihcy would do If they
failed to obtain rvrlprnclt) ; how Canada, with
the Grand Trunk and Canadian Paclflo rail
ways, would obtain the coming trade uf the
Western and Northwestern Stales, and so make
Montreal the formidable competitor and ulti
mate rival of Niw York.
This li a matter which New Yorkers will
probably Dave thought over by the time Mr.
Laurler gurs tu Washington to present the
Canadian ultimatum, fortified by the promise
of a big loan III the London inarkol aud the sup
port of the preferential trade prKsala of the
Drlllsli Government. Hut It has been whispered
about, I will put say Indl-cn etly, that the I no
uf the Canadian propo-uls will depend
a good deal on the result of the arbi
tration treaty discussion In the Sennle;
and they will be very much rrgulatid
according a the treaty I ratified, livid over, or
rejected. In tho company In which lie found
himself Mr. Laurler was bound lu bluff, anil, to
any the truth, he did It with a good deal nf ef
fect, and entirely to the satisfaction nf tho
Imperialist press. In his allusion to the In
creased harbor accommodation that, with pro
phetic eye. ho saw would be required by Mon
treal for the transshipment nf the grain coming
from the Camvdi n northwest and ihe Wo tern
Slate. Mr. Laurler seems to hav a forgotten iho
dismal failure of thnaiiiitogoii prophet lesiuado
thirty )ears ago nhout the flftien millions of
people who were to be Inhabiting Manitoba mid
tho northwest before the ei d of Ihl-1 cntury.
While the banqueters wire enjoilng tn their
fill the good tilings before them, and, In pros
pect, the better tiling from tho lavish expendi
ture In harbor works, rallvvnva, and other tiling
prnmlscd b) Mr. Laurler, thnusai.ds nf tbe vic
tims of tho Imperialistic policy ot the Canadian
Government i re cowering lu their iuifiirtli'ss
dwelling nfter hating been unable tn obtain
even a da)' work at snow sIiiim-IIIuk. 'Ihe
City Hall dally linslegiil by men. n any ra
peclably drer-ed, beg. I' c for something tn do,
and tin Grand 'Iriiuk Itiulwa) isilalli dismiss.
In number uf men on acioiuilof tbe diminish
ing trade nil uver the countr) .
Mni-Itaeil Inr M Mllllnu,
The Thlrty-fourlh Street Hallway Curipany,
the Metropolitan Stieei llu.luuy Company act
ing as guarantor, hu pledged all its railway
property, privileges rights nnd Irani hlse tn
the Central Trust I oiupmi) fnrSl.limi.iitlil. Thl
urn Usecuri'd by an isbiivnf l.niKi fir-i inoitgauu
A per rem, gold tio.ii Tin- inuMgngi- vvim II i.l
yeslerday Tha rouli' operated h ,hi Ililitj
fourth street railroad bi gin at First aveiiueainl
the East lllver. run west along 'I bli I). fourth
street In Elevein h aveuuo and tlieucu north lo
Forty-secund street.
Hid Youbb Welih full from Train I
E. S, ebb of Elizabeth wen! to Newark yes
terday and Identified the body of the poison
who was killed on the Eluubrtli und Newark
Itallrnad, It was his son Walter, aged IS, but
su large for Ills age that Ihnbod) wn supposed
tube that of a Ulan. The father could not ac
count for ihe bo'a prrscme on lbe Meadow
except upon the Inference that he had fallen
from a Iraln while returning from a visit tu
friends In Newark. The We bin, formerly lived
In Newark, and the boy had many young friends
txvsr. v J
tuts rrAnn.FAincnu.n rionr, V' lH
Westehealer Supervisor Mar nave (, ; gf
l'ay S7.O0O for IVInttait Ballal. ! jflnpLH
White Plain. N, Y Jan. 83. Th commit- e ('H
tee appointed by the Hoard ot County Huptr- , il H
visors to Investigate the bill rendered and ap- , lj
pruved by County Clerk Crumb ha completed ''LLH
Its wnrk and will report on Monday. One of tbe 'BLLLI
largest Item was for printing ballots forib ' EH
Nuveiuber elections. The ballots were first jkLLLI
printed without the name of Beu L. Falrchlld nLLLI
a candidate for Congress from the Sixteenth C
Cungretsdlstrict. This Printing Cnl S7.16H.U1. IsbpH
In Iheionlest between William L. Ward and VJpbbxbbsI
Ben L. Fivlrrhlld for a place un the Hepuhllcaa MbxbbH
ticket. County Clerk Crumb wa confronted by 3 f
contradictory orders. The Secretary nf Slat (ibpbbxbbsI
had sent to Mr. Crumb a certificate which con. IhsBXBaxatl
tallied the llama nf J. A. Ward as the rgular I .(
ltenuhllran ranitidine, and the nam of Mr. rHsxtV
Falrchlld us candidate nf tha National He pub- ki . 9
Mean party. An order from ine Supreme Court . 'jUbsHH
commanded Clerk Crumb to omit Mr. Fair- A ,3
child' name. Mr. Crumb obeyed tho decision JaflsH
of the court. The urder w a afterward reversed , I ' -nHBH
by the Appellate Division of tbe Supreme ,
Court, ami new ballots containing Mr. Fair- '
child's name had to bo printed. "'
William S.Johnson, lis counsel, ha advised V
tho committee to reject all Item In the hill for ' ' 'jbstsMbsI
printing Ihe Drt sel of ballot. Mr. John-n. In JtrxtxasH
hi report tn the committee, av Ihe matter is 4 M
rather no for Judicial or legislative action li
than for consideration by tho Hoard ot Super- jl flBKxasI
vltort. i-'j
S. SHBH
uxcnyscioui A.vn vyKXotry, 'if B
vfi mSMM
A Ujrrtle Avenue Cur Carrie Uysterloaa y bVbbbbb
Puaaenaer lo Hldoeerood. (a t 'BD
A young man who got lii a carot th Myrtl 'J K
avenue line lu Brooklyn at Johnson and Fulton ji' K
streets early )cslerday morning was found un- ,T tSftwHB
conscious when the cor reached Its terminus at 'J. fflfjbmjjU
Illdgewood, He wa well drrtsedand bad $30. ,t rE
When he hoarded the car he sat down In a cor- ; J jkB
her. After the car hau pr ceeded a few blocks, jf ngtvj
Conductor John Haas noticed that the man'a Ji JlfB
eyes were closed. Haa was under the Impres- Wk9SL'fl
slon that the paseenger waa asleep and he didn't ihX, SMLtrVM
try tu awake him until the car got to Illdg. vJ, fnm
w"d. !)' tYjMiH
The unconscious passenger was taken to St, "S W
Catherine's Hospital. Late In the afternoon b if fiWHH
opened hi eyes, hut made no re.ily to any quel. M !
tlona put tohlm. and the doctor are of lb r FBI
opinion that he I recovering from an attack of .
epilepsy. Up to a late hour he bad not beta V
Identified. 'T !
UAIUXK INTKt.LIUBSOB. caxHI
MKMTVRK LU TTO OtV. I SBEH
Sun rites.... 7 ID I Sun sett... S07 Moon rlitakfer .u, IflHBH
miqh WATan nil. iisv. Y t
Sandy Hook.10 07. (lor.lsland.lt 491 UdlOau.. IN ' SsSaBfl
Arrlved-S.nao.r. Jan. 11 ''f bBBwI
Si Campania, Walker, Liverpool Jan. 10 ana Que- H
town 171 1. 4 tpKlBsfl
K St. linls. Handle, Southampton Jan. Is, ,. t4UF
ha Magsr. Lro.-ker. Cleariiegos. t svV-Kfxb
lis via-lli. Urland. JUrsellles. J bxbV4x1
SsCirmariheoshlra. (ilnccxk. LMagoaBay. t GsHLT-fl
Fa ill ninavls. Wallace, Manxanllla. i nsHtsfl
hs Vega, Custa. Lisbon. V ;?
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hs Antaniteirg. Klnley. flarry. 1 UnVxl
Ms liadsworlh Cat, Perasmbueo. J- JEW
bsiiuyandotte. VV.ker. horfolk. 1 ffllB'B
Iurjurarrlvl Antral.) 'n Uu
Ji SmI
Bs Sluttrirt. from Sew York, al Dremerhaveo. 'jf5o3Bsi
as Kaiser Wllh, Im II .from New Vor. at Onov rrSIsftS
Ba UtueiMd. from ew ork.at Itslllmora J TtlLHJU
6a K. W. Prune, from New I org, at balUmor. i f JaMbM
'i f-'!a2l
siuHTin. ttli!r-3fsM
Ss It. II. Meier, from Dremn for Saw York, passed ! tvb9
Dov-r. il iSjrr
m Puffalo, from New York for HulL paased Port 1 f MilMH
Und inn. . j wmfWM
as Uurgundl. from Marseilles for New York, passed ' . !-UMM
Ott.rallar. A1m!VbCSM
as lltioda. from Now York for Drerarbn, Pae4 .!3giaVM
1'orl and Hill. 3i?T?a7fl
hs Lxcsltlor, from Nw York for noshing , paasst 1 !!"(
Trawle I'oinu , !jRyssI
saii sn raoM roaim roar. fCvtialHW
Ss 1 a Prelacne. from Havre for Nw York. M;?ST(lrBsi
Ss Ardova. irom Bhlelds for New York JyrJsiaUrS
as asrniauau. from Ulasgow for New York. TsuBtTpSssi
bt Paulo. Irom KolMrdam I or Nt w York. .TlJOWBH
strum rsn oonarna roars. JV tcSI
hs Kansas Clly. from Savannah for Kw York, jl PfV! -fsHfl
hs Colorado, rrnm liruoswick for New Yore A vv. r-l
Ba Comal, from Ualieston for New York. ?&i,lfi fB
orraoiso STMvunirs. (f'.jii '?-wM
Sail To-Morntr. TtViB'flLsli
JfalltCtota. resMlAassj. Eji'jKSfl
Iroquois, Charleston S.oorTxt. iftsJnO&U
vail rwesdav. .taw. SB. 4'K?iHf x8
realnnle. Liverpool 0:00 O.M. lJiOOM. CK3'JB
yuerst lilsmarca. Ueooa. 11:00 A.K. ?VnI'AS
City of ususta.Sanaah tioor.k. MfV ''!
Nil! H'JMdly. Jaa. 7. f "j,'4?
st.Umls.nouthaniDton.... TiOOA. M. 10 no A. H. LVkJftM
huordland Antwerp. .. 10'VUA.M. ItiOOM. ' vM.'vl'fl
Norvvrrian. ill isgow. . h yjgVi
Ksneca. Havana lino P.M. SiOOP.il, sSiltW-B
Philadelphia. 1-vUuarra... 11. 00 A. M. IrCUP.M. JbV V.)rt
Omaoci.e. Charleston. .001'. H. v1.'iB
EDsar. New Orleans. 8-00P.K. .1 ",:?
Alnu.U-lvclon 8.00 P.M. Ji'cvlvH
iscotuvo siaiussir. Vj.CiTexl
Itv, ro-iviv. MVaHBCB
Karamanla fllhralur..... De,l llUwulm
Elysla Gibraltar Jan. 4 l!hlr;W M
I'ucastet Gibraltar- Jan. a 4S?, frM
cy.e ht-lula Jan. 1 7. rjV'.'IIW
ruraeaa XL Thomas. Jan. 10 rieVaTc&fl
Menemsha hwausea . Jan. S siSJrlu-ssS
I'rlus) lisndrlk .... rori-u-rrtnce Jan. 19 l)tTai!'V9
Europe ....London Jao.il SlasC'tlA
tetlnu I'.i.arlb, Jam. 0 !'?'-';
LaDssrocne Havre Jao.ll VIscJtrSixl
k'uerit llismarck Ilamburx Jan. IS s f'SJVilmxi
allium Uumuis Gibraltar Jan. a Zi'LVaSsfM
llatiana Havana Jan. DO viPtrJl'-B
M Mid hew Orleans Jan IB 'JS'S'jilC'B
Hndsnn New Orteaoa. Jan. in 7Vd?j?iisl
Clly otAUfusla Savannan Jan.ll ii'inKV a
Vu, Jfuiwlay, Ja. 23. MlftMrvVB
Anrhnrla. Olawow Jen. 14 V'VaUV.txi
Cevlc Liverpool Jsn. IS , cnalf'
in Irnliurc. . Pre en Jsn. is 1 $ W"S,
Coniknchs Jacksonville Jan. X iiVirkHfl
Lm rvif-Mv. Jan. 4d. W'K'V.flJ
rrlesltnd Antwerp Jan. IS ,Vif il'tlB
Concho (ItlveitoD Jan. I l.ti-fidtim
r. dlsep Port su I'rlnot Jaa. IS HikfJir(''M
Sf roninien st LuHs Jan. ia Ailf'ir&fl
El Moot Lew Orleans Jan. tS jjiJS Rah Jj
Cos H ei iiesd.l l. Ju n. 1 7. 1 .CtvATBsl
Mobile... London Jan. IS crftAOjSfH
Tlllll.vall Me'llu Jan. 10 CIJfWvPB
Harullo Hull Jap. IS , 4vS4,
Mi-mlou N wcasil Jan. IB fjTXwhm
vimiancia navana Jan. II V'Cifttli'V
Trlulda.1 Bermuda Jaa. S3 PlMVll
Cribb euTnom Jao.ll iV'.Vt.i'J
fiue lAurs-biy. Jna. S. Wlvfy"'' a
Munelien Premea Jo. IS 1U) J:'Jt,'
I'ldcssoClty hwansss. '? '.S'e'K,'
Marsala Havre Jan.lt iliSC-'iia
siordon Ilamburx Jan. IS rjji ".'
ia. rHuv. Jin. . V&KifeM
Prltannlo Uvrrpool .....Jan. OS jftffil'vl
lrave liremen Jan. 80 7i'Vi ltl
l.l.lio Uin.lnn Jan. 13 Ml j KM
Caracas La Ouavra Jan.lt ttyj "I'M
. i a ls- ,'ia
JllllClllfJJS JlOWtS. MVthl
s 't ft.Sil M
N.Clark, ltsstiuni'iir, vid Rt.-Menus and estt- J (Vl'lffl
inaieafor receptlu is, rooms for dinners sndiupptrs. J J'irsJV? I
" Jst) l ti'l
Tn Mreoee (lond Dlcepllna Cst J VlT.l'UJ
Ur MiKtrt's Angostura Ulnars. I ,''' , )T,1.
3DIZ33D. 'i
tAMPIll.V.-At IBS Marshdeld av Cbloago, ea V.'I'iV'ifll
Snliirds), Jan If), Joi-ph Campion, a astlve of " -V J?iJ
liac arat. Irauee, aged 7 year. i 1i?H;-
MITt'lllll.U-Althe residence of her daughter, 'V is ii''i
iMIilinuietard. Astoria. Long Island Clly, Jan. tl. K .jVlfr'
IMiT Mar llltcliell. In ber 7f th yer. ij S)j"r,"
yrluids of the family and her sons, in nv. J. If, ! yi-Jljd
lllche I and M. T. Mitchell are Invited lo attend , ijj'v
the funeral from lbe (hurih of Our Lady of ill. CAirf'uJ'-"
Carmel. Astoria, on Tuesdy. the Blh Inst., alls ti'Sil1" IY:
o'.-'o k a, M. lulermeut at Holy Croii. Kindly T-iv Altf
omlinnwira AiWSi'
tVII.I.I.UISON. -On 8undy. Jn S, t Blarrtta, jaVitC,;
Iranee, Pouw ll. Williamson of New York, la his , r nil',
dilh.var ' ftWrJ;
Kuniral strvliov will bo held In All Souls' CKuroh, A j'vV
Hiillsoii av, and fioih sl ou Tuesday morning, ''Xu' A
.mil Inst, at 10 o'clock Interment private, sj 1,1, !
Kindly omit flowtrs. 'I'flJ'tf'a
l'. M. I'KKsIATION CO. (I.D.J, il .tfjl'to
ThD'oiieri eours ihed-nd lohurii Write fee rlstVvAl
pvmpuiets. HI Issl Hr.iisionst., New York. aw "stl
ftjn-jti
TUP. KPNiiro CF.viFTnilY -Private station. Hav- . .VJIj.i
I lent Itmlrnnil 11 m In u era' rid from the Grand ; , r Vi-I
Ceulr.il lepot iimie, uila.UtMet, 1 f)Ji
l.fUniottfi ri.otlrcs. ;1' '
VtmijIITII I'll!' HC'll MAlllhOh av. AtintaTn SlC '""'.Vlll
t Iter lto.it rick Terrv. U, IL, pastor.-rvki al , (, VJ,
II A U and al 4 I'M. I ,W, -TTL,
t'irll IV lull KTIIICAI. CITLTI'ltr-Bunuay. Jan. 1 S JYr,
o .'I. av7, al II ISA.M. teciuro hr Prnf. Kelix Ad- , 1 ' Vif
ler. al ftriieKle Mils e Hull, corner of ft7th st. and 7th ' '. -t
av Mii.ii.it "Tne I'oillkal Aspiration of Woman .. ifi,, tft
All lllleretleil un' Inslled, ' ( a f
HrHatoug ffotlctg. N M
lipvipir. LMANl'.H.oth ev.and 43d"lMl A C .ViVil
1 In J... -p. hlverinanon " A .Son Bectarlau Cod i H "vT
ui I lines ' li. alt fne tuall. V y , Jfl
nv gubUrntloiui. n lS
Viiii Ti'it'iiTiTt oh'tiik tiohiist ! '3t
'111 Till: KIVIII ATKII IMJIlI.IC'l 'S-l
A llrsiprUeor Hue iiuiidieJ pollsrs aud Ave sub- CrnW
sldir piUesof r. u I. ollars each will be lli.n for ' c (!J B
in most coriu I sis gues-rs as lo Hie final allllude lell
thai wll Ih nsiuinel i.v I'ruf. C, A, Yuung and in , iW.Js
stuilenls of I'riineinn unlverslly in relation lo lh ' lr Ffs'ls
Aineiiiaurum nynituslo sofr.T of One Thousand Bop ' i Mf V
lars for a denionsirailon of lbe val dlly ot osrlala -irj.;l
teacliinn I ull oarlleuiar mar b l.a.1 from in Plala . J Jjl'sfi
allien I'ubltsalng Company, 1 llruadway, New Yx I rvJLiVtt
curi1". v' 'J t:fJ.
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