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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGM.E MOKDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1894. TE35F PACKES. not honestly oonduotad in the state or oities, MONDAY KVEXIIfB. VEBBUAKt 5, 1891. believed in the propaganda of the deed, and he was anxious to become a martyr.

If he had suffered without cause through tho oppression of society it would bo easier to understand his act, but ne had not tried to obey the law. Society had a grievance against him. The time will never come when his manner of life will be looked upon with any degree of toleration. It was fortunate that the outrages of Ravaohol in 1892 aroused the French government to the passage of a law which made the execution of this man possible. There is no room in the world for such as he.

Civilized nations should rejoice that President Carnot resisted tho appeals and threats of the revolutionists, socialists and anarchists of Paris and refused to commute the sentence of death. records. This would be but another form of recognizing the legality of the Republican senate. But before ho is compelled to play any such farce it is probable that the trouble will be settled. The influential and honest Democrats in the state are using their influence to induce the governor to break loose from the race track mnchine and to compel the minority to enter the sonate with the majority and do business in an orderly manner.

Before the trouble is finally settled it must be settled in this way. The Tricks of a Pennsylvania Boss. Pennsylvania has no occasion to be especially proud of its representation in the United States senate. Tho senior senator is the relio of an oligarchy which obtained control by power of the purse and alliance with the monopolies and protected "industries" which hold that commonwealth by the throat the such as "the resurrection tattoo," etc, and John W. Go'ff sustains him with a kindred paper on corruption of the ballot.

Honry George has also a political paper urging again his singlo tax idea in relief of the unemployed. All taxos should ba taken off tho preparations for and the processes and products of labor and placed on the. Drop, erty of the whole people, the land, which will thus be loss the aubjoct of speculation and more tho field of industry and production, "Are We a Plutooracy?" Mr. D. Howells considers a foolish question ho long astherioh aro so much in the minority, and the working population has not only the vast preponderance of votes, but the most of the money.

of the country as well. S. C. Hamlin of the treasury department writes of tho customs administrative aot; Dr. Cyrus Edson of the evils of early marriages; James Weir, of the senses of animals; Jonn E.

Leot optimistically of the prospeots of Colorado; Honry Wollm.ann of evils of receivershipsr, Kiite G. Wolls of the amateur nurse, whom she considers a Biiccess on the whole; Mary E. Springer of Cuban women and A. P. Sanborn of Paris cafos.

1 RECEPTION AX1) MUSICALE. gation will say: "This is the last." Other services yesterday commanded full houses. The Rev. Dr. Burrell noted his second anniversary among tho Classon avenue Presbyterians, and the IJev.

A. F. 'Underbill his first as rector of the Good Shepherd. The Church Charity Foundation society has attained its forty second anniversary and it was celebrated last night at St. Ann's.

Tho First Reformed (Dutch) church is 240 years old, but its new edifice has stood for five years at Seventh avenue and Carrollstreet and tho anniversary was commemorated yestorday. Farewell words were said by Evangelists Orossley and Hunter at Hanson place SI. E. church yesterday, whore more than a hundred were received into membership. The Rev.

Mr. Maul of the Pilgrim Baptist church, who has been ill for some timo, yesterday submitted his resignation to, the regret of the congregation. At the Hanson place Baptist church an interesting ceremony was the baptism by Mr. Dixon of six Japanese young men. election cases have been decided with manifest unfairness and injustice again and again, almost from the foundation of the government.

To do this has seamed to be regarded on both sides as a partisan perquisite. But there, is no appeal. There can bo none, except to tho people at the polls. An attempt to take an appeal outside can of course be simply disregarded. Precedents are cited for acting more positively against an intruder, a3 by proceedings in contempt.

But is it worth while in this case Local Rejrimeittal Trouble. The resignation of Colonel Partridge from the command of the Twenty third rogiment is an important event in the history of that organization. Tho colonel says he is a busy man too busy to devote that amount of time to the regiment which is required of a commanding officer. We do not doubt that tho colonel is a busy man. But he has been busy, equally busy, for several years, and it is passing strange that the demands on his attention should have assumed such magnitudinous proportions at the precise moment of a disagreement between him and his council of officers as to the selection of a junior major.

Of course that may be purely a coincidence, bnt it is a coincidence the significance of which cannot fail to appeal to those who have watched the reoent course of affairs in national guard circles. Whatever the real facto, in the case, it must be admitted that the retirement of Colonel Partridge is a heavy loss, not only to the regiment, but to the national guard of Brooklyn. A superb soldier, he has spared no effort to improve the standard of efficiency of his command, and until recently there have been no indications of a deterioration in the discipline or standing of the organization. Whether that deterioration was due to influences which tho colonel was unable to control may be surmised, but the fact is not to be disputed that the Twenty third, in days not remote, has shown a decline from its old time standard. That is proven by the criticisms of the inspector general, and the situation was to some extent emphasized by the poor showing of the command when Mayor Schieren was asked to review it.

Nor can it be Baid that the Thirteenth regiment, under command of Colonel Austen, has quite come up to public expectation. The harmony of the organization has been disturbed by cliques and factional squabbles. That the colonel has been able to suppress the recurrent revolts is a tribute to his sternness as a disciplinarian, but it is none the less manifest that the repeated outbreaks have had a demoralizing effect and havo been far from edifying in the contemplation of outside observers. Naturally some allowance must be made for tho fact that the control of large bodies of men is a difficult undertaking. There will always be contentions and jealousies where opportunities for promotion are so numerous.

That is human nature. Yet, taking everything into consideration, it does not seem to us that the public of Bro klyn has any particular reason to be overjoyed at the condition of tho militia, if occurrences in the regiments to which we have alluded may be accepted as criterions. There is looseness somewhere. That it exists is occasion for regret, more especially as the commands are about to vacate their old armories for the magnificent structures in process of erection. Let us hope that differences will be speedily healed, that we will see no more of strife and bickering, and that the regimental and company officers will work together to place the national guard of Brooklyn on the high ground which it has occupied in years gone by.

We do not know whether Colonel Partridge can be persuaded to withdraw his resignation, but it seems to us that some effort should be made to harmonize matters and restore good feeling all along the line. Sound Doctrine. The kind of wisdom which was contained in Congressman Joseph C. Hendrix's speech at the dinner of tho New York Board of Trade and Transportation, on Saturday night, is needed just now in Washington. The warning that he gave to the Democracy that it was in danger from the Populists was not a work of supererogation.

The present is no time for demagogues to talk about robber barons and Wall street sharks. The evil notions that the men of the West and South hold should be eradicated. The legislators from those districts could not be trusted to one praoinct in which votes were' cast on tne. namss of 101 men who were either dead or non residents. Charles S.

Fairchild has announced the executive committee or 100 for Now York eourjty of the state Democracy. The secretary of the general committeu says that 10,000 rotas have already enrolled in the naw organization. Senator Gorman of Maryland had a conference with William C. Whitney in Now York. Tho sllvor convention which was te have been held at Des Moinos, on February 22 asd 23, has been postponed to Maroh 21 and 22.

Lieutenant Governor Sheehan ls emraired in the tamo business at Albany that Adrain, Daly et ai. are engaged in at Trenton trying to os tablish the principle that the minority must rule, Newark Advertiser Elsewhere tho Troy Times publishes an article on "Suppression of Shehan," from that robust, fearless Democratic paper, the Buoox x.ys Eagle. The closing poragraph is Buch an expression of political honesty that It is well worth reprinting here. Nothing of the kind, flnor or stronger, has been or can be said: "The suppression of Sheehan, ail its incidents, was the healthiest result whioh has taken place on the soil of the United Stntes since tho execution of Andre at Tar. ytown, or of Hicks, the scourge of the seas, on Bedloo's island.

A gambler in law, a pirato in Dolltics, a freebooter in legislation, William F. Sfieehan is, fortunately for Roswell P. Flower, making his party's dispensation with him in the ooming fall not only a duty but a necessity, and not only a neoessitv but a delight." Troy Times CONTEMPORARY ilCJUOK. Sho smiled on him once, but her manner has gmwn As chill as the breath of a blizzard; And he sighs and ho' wails, "If I only had known!" He had called her chameleon a lizard. Washington Star.

"Some men have the sense of toueh developed to an extent that is little short of phenomeaal." Yes, Indeed. There's Closeboy, lor instance. I've known him to say ho iiadn't a cent before 1 opened my llpg." Detroit Tribune. Tommy (with pride) My pa's a banker. Willie An' my pa's receiver for his bank.

Chicago Record. "I walked down street with a strange man to day," said Mrs. Jingle to her friend Mrs. Smith. "What?" exclaimed the horrified Mrs.

Smith. She repeated her statement. "How indiscreet," said Mrs. Smith. "Oh, I don't know; it was my husband.

He iB the strangest man I ever saw in somerespeots." Detroit Free Press. Blobbs I sent a telegraph boy with a note that required an answer three hours ago. I wonder what has become ot him. Slobbs A case of kidnapping, I dare say. Philadelphia Ledger.

AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC. TUe Rev. Mr. Myers' Pulpit Was Occupied by Ir. HO.

Morehouse. At the Aeademy of Musio yesterday, owing to the illness of the pastor, Rev. Cortland Myers, Dr. H. L.

Morehouse preached at both services of the First Baptist ohuroh. In the evening the sermon was on sin. Dr. Morehouse said in part: "When it was decided to move the remains of Roger Williams, it was found that the splendid tree whioh had grown on the spot where he was buried, had completely. enveloped the moideriag skeleton with its smaller roots.

So in the lives of men, that the appearance above may bo fair and stately, the roots of lite, through which the sap is sont to nourish every leaf and branch, may be firmly wrapped about some loathsome thing, some moldering sin. The popular definition of sin cannot be sight.just as ablind man cannot deflno color, or as the indioted election law offenders here in Brooklyn could not bo trusted to accurately define their illegal acts. The Westminster catechism may be out of fashion, but its well considered definition will outlast many more modern theological fads. It oalls sin 'any want of eonformity to or transgression of the law of It is a socrot thing. The man himself may not suspect it till, like the tiger that has first tasted blood, it springs upon him.

Tnere may be nothing bad in his conduot. His notions may be respectable, but 'what a man thinketh in his heart, so is The lust of the heart is adultery. We must go below the complainant outside, the respectable and Eharasaioal exterior, thanking God that it is etter than the creature in the slums, for often there follows the crash, the suicide. Lives are honeyoombed like worm eaten spiles. The top is apparently sound, but down it goes with a crash, when a slight strain comes." Br.

Morehouse continued, speaking more directly to his hearers, "Young man, thinking or harboring evil, remember the homely saying of a wiser man, 'You ean't atop the birds flying over your heads, but you can prevent their making nests in your When God judges you by His Son Jesus Christ Ho 'search eth the veins and the and the secret sin will bo laid bare as well as the open trungres sion. It is folly for you not to make the self examination now, in the clear light of Christ's teaahing. As the great search light at Chicago revealed every beauty and every fault of the wonderful traoery and statuary on tne white walls, so will the resistless rays of God's judgment reveal you. These things," Dr. Morehouse oonoluded, "May not be pleasant and grateful te hear, but tho message of God as it comas to me must be given faithfully.

There is a more pleasant side to it all, a brighter view to be taken. Cotne now, let us reason together, saith the Lord; though your sins be as scarlet they shall be whiter than snow." The male quartet then gave a beautiful rendering ol "Why Not To night" and tho most impressive service was brought to a close. THE GILBERT QUARTET. Its Friends 'fender It an Entertain, mentand Reception. The entertainment and reception tendered to the Gilbert quartot, at tho Atbeneum, Atlantic avenue and Clinton street, was not only successful from every point of view, but was one of the most largely attended events of the season.

Tho opening by the orchestra was of a high order of music Ostrander followed with a baritone solo, "The Three Beg gare." Henry Elder recited some humorous recitations that were heartily enjoyed, and Mrs. H. Hoffman, a mezzo soprano, sang the "Patti Waltz Song." Joe Lindner played piano solos, with imitations, and Albert A. Day sang a bass solo, "Voices of the Woods." The Davis sisters gained applause by their fancy dunces and the Gilbert quartet rendered "The Tar's Farewell." John W. Armour sang an exceedingly coinio song and Professor Haviland gave an eneirely new and orijtional programme of mybtical novelties.

Charles Porter, wno has a very fine tenor voice, sang beautifully, and Professor W. Barker played on the concertina English solos that were much enjoyed. Miss Willie Wilson sang a contralto solo and Manning H. Sbotwell gave imitations that pleased and song comic songs. Bryant and Wesley, the minstrel lads, closed the entertainment and were heartily applauded.

After this dancing was indulged In and a most enjoyable evening was fittingly closed. E. Davis was the lloor manager and his uble assistants were B. Sherwood, W. Watt and W.

J. Marnby. John Armour looked after the duties ot stage manager and performed his work well. NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW. Governor Xillman, Senator Mills, Ir, Farlihurst and Other AVriters.

South Carolina's aggressive governor, Tillman in the February North. American, rejoicos in his dispensary system of liquor licensing as securing a pure article under cheniicil analysis; honest measure; no drinkine at the place of purchase no personal profit, stimulating sales; no night or Sunday traffic, the workinginan buying his bottlo over Sunday; no trust, tho law requiring cash to he paid; gambling and other bad Louses dis. oouragod, and finally the political nso of the traffio and the corrupting of the police through it greatly abated. Senator Mills writes of the Wilson tariff bill calling for some amendments to it with which it ought to pass into law for a trial of its freer trade features. Margaret Deland mourns tho personal quality of present journalism, exposing so much of social and artistic and private life, parading the finest things in each to their deterioration.

Minister Mondonca gives a picture of the great prosperity of his country, Brazil, as a republic, spite of the rebellion going on in it. Sir John Lubbock traces tho income tax in England backward and the rise of other taxes there before the Roman invasion. President Frey of tho Swiss republic describes his earlier life, in America, partly as ii Union prisoner, and also as the Swiss minister at Washington. Bishop Bernard O'Reilly seems to think the pope should be above all governments, even popular sovereignty, not subject to tho gospel injunction of rendering unto Cresar the things that aro Cmaar's, but independent of civil law, the highest of temporal as well as spiritual rulers. The paper is "The Territorial Sovereignty tho Papacy." Dr.

Parkhurst writes powerfully though roughly at times on municipal reform, employing against Tammany much political and other slang. Xhla Paper bos Circulation Larger Ihanlliatol any other Evening: Paper Published in the United States. Ita value an an Advertising1 Medium ia therefore apparent. Carle Branch Offices Bedford Avenue, Near Fulton Street; 435 Fifth Avenue, Near Ninth Street; 44 Broad way, Brooklyn, E. 150 Green, point Avenue, and Atlantic Avenue, Near East New York Avenue.

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The Eagle will be sent to any address in Europe at $1.35 per Wtenth, postage prepaid. Communications unless accompanied with stamped envelopes will not be returned. The Excise Embezzlement. What has been known as the Lohman mystery since the late cashier of the excise department disappeared a week ago was solved late on Saturday night. Various theories were advanced to explain why, after going to a Binging society meeting in Philadelphia on the 27th of January, as he gave out, he did not return to join his late official associates in turning over affairs to the new administration.

The office safe, the key and combination of which he took with him, withheld its story until it yielded to the peaceful burglary of an expert. The first disclosure confirmed the confident assertions of the cashier's friends. The latest receipts, 3,550, were fully accounted for, 2,000 deposited in bank to the credit of the city, for which vouchors were found in the safe, $800 in checks and in money, the latter two sums making 81,550. which also were found in the safe. Another favorable fact appeared from the examination by the accountants.

The books were correct, for 1893. During that year 3,805 first class licenses were issued, 2G8 second class and GO third class. The fees are for first class $100, for second class $75, and for third class $50. This then is the statement for 1893: First class $380,. TOO Second class 20.100 Third class 3,000 Total receipts $403,600 The whole of this was turned over, and the financial situation for tho year was gratifying ly correct.

On the last day of 1893 and on his last day of duty in 1894; Lohman's accounts were straight. If nothing of a different kind should bo found relating to the interval twenty six days, the cashier's friends would have been so fur relieved and would have been obliged to return to the suicide hypothesis or some other one to explain his mysterious absence. But it was the business for January, 1894, that rewarded the patient investigation by the accountants. Examination and comparison of license stub3, cash books and receipt books showed the following facts. In tho part of the month covered there were issued 7'J5 first clns 36 second class and 8 third class licenses.

This is the table of receipts First class $53,800 Second cluss J.70'') Third class 400 Total But of this total of 856,900, the examination showed that only $37,875 had been turned over to the city, including the last deposit and the checks and money found in the safe. The shortage of tho cashier, therefore, amounts to 19,025. Assuming the accuracy of the statement as it now stands, it scarcely needs further explanation. There are curiosities of tho appropriation which may be left to the consideration and fancy of the individual speculator. The inclination to wrong doing may well have existed for some time.

At all events there could scarcely have been a sudden temptatiou. The yielding was deliberate, even if delayed, and shows careful design. It may be asked, why he did not begin to accumulate as soon as it was plain that he would lose his office. It has been suggested that tho honorable impulse which the proverb assures us prevails even among the dishonorable moved him to spare his associates and superiors the discredit of an embezzlement. But his act did not accomplish that because, while the admistra tion officially changed with the year, the practical work continued a month longer.

The more plausible theory is that he remembered that if he had entered upon the work of retaining xe last year the regular auditing and re wou hive exposed the facts before HKe had gathered much more than he actually secured. It is not improbable that he so contrived his depredations that he should have all the time practicable for his accumulations, free from the chance of discovery by the regular order of business. He may have taken as much as he safely could take. Even the leaving of the last receipts behind him, which might puzzle some persons, suggests an artful device. It would delay the disclosure.

Should the investigation go oa after this favorable showing it would involve, as he must have known, a long and minute examination, which would extend the time for escape. One moral of the affair is obvious. The case furnishes support for th6 contention that the legs! accession of a municipal administration ought to carry with it the full instrumentalities as well as the responsibilities of power, and actual personal occupation should take place at once. The dollar and cent considerations of embezzlement are not the only recent practical arguments in this direction. Pulpit Point.

Dr. Talmage yesterday delivered wbat is pronounced one of the most remarkable of the many noteworthy discourses heard in the Tabernacle. The subject of tho sermon was "A Vision of Heaven." It was heard, of course, by the customary throng with close attention, not only for its own sake, but because tho time approaches when the congre Trolley for Consr Distances. For more than a year it has been reported at frequent intervals that a syndicate was preparing to run an electric railroad between New York and Philadelphia. It has never been denied, but it has not been confirmed.

There has been much ciroumstantial evidence, however, to prove that it was well founded. The New York Herald to day has printed the latest gossip about the plan. The corporation which is credited with the active management of the project is the Consolidated Traction company of New Jersey, in whioh John D. Crimmins of New York is interested. But behind this new company and in sympathy if not in partnership with it are said to be the managers of the Pennsylvania railroad.

The reasons for this belief are numerous. One is that the Pennsylvania company surrendered its street railway franchises in Jersey City to the Traction company without serious opposition. Another is that the Pennsylvania and Jersey Central roads are Jealous of eaoh other and havehreatened to parallel eaoh others' tracks, and that the trolley road is to be built to tap the Jersey Central's territory and diminish its local travel. It is proposed to run the trolley cars through the Orunges as well as through the whole residence section in the vicinity of New York. Already it has connected Jersey City and Newark by trolley and within a few weeks has made arrangements to run to Elizabeth and Plainfield.

From the last city it will go to New Brunswick. The route west from there has not yet been determined, although agents of the syndicate have been through the country between the Beading and the Pennsylvania roads to secure the right of way. While the movement west has been making from New York the trolley has been run east from Trenton and the towns near that city have been told how advantageous it would be to them if they could get to it on the trolley cars. Franchises have recently been obtained for a road between Philadelphia and Trenton. All the franchises thafc have been secured are to be turned over to the Traction company and the road is to be managed by it.

It is not probable that the trolley line will affect the through travel on the steam railroads between Now York and Philadelphia, although there has been some talk of running parlor cars and express trains at the rate of forty miles an hour. The trolley has already proved successful for short distances. It remains to be seen whether it can be used at a high rate of speed for a hundred miles or more. But whether through trains are run or not the larger part of the business of the now lines will be local. The residents of suburban Philadelphia, suburban New JTork and suburban Trenton will be the ohief patrons.

The project is interesting to Long Islanders, for the reason that it suggests a possible solution of the rapid transit problem for them. Dr. Bunnell's Case. The report that the Vatican had decided adversely to Dr. Burtsell turns out to be pr9 mature.

Late advices say that all the facts have been presented to the authorities at Rome, but that no decision yet been reached. Whatever Dr. Burtsell's differences with Archbishop Corrigan a reasonable conclusion would bo that they were capable of settlement in Washington or New York city without appeal to the Vatican. Indeed, it is extremely questionable whether Dr. Burtsell would have carried his appeal to Rome if his cose had not become involved with that of Dr.

McGlynn, and if the latter had not been restored to his standing in the priesthood. If the Vatican is to bo called upon settle every petty difficulty that arises between bishop and priest, it will not only be kept extremely busy, but tho result will be to depreciate that dignified conception of its functions which generally provails concerning it. Pending decision of the appeal it is perhaps not impertinent to inquire whether Monsignor Satolli could not have rendered Dr. Burtsell' trip to Rome unnecessary. Or was his mission to this country on so large a scale that he could not condescend to devote his attention to comparatively minor matters? Duty of the Sew Jersey Republicans.

There have been more conferences in Trenton over the settlement of the disputed organization of the senate. Governor Werts has been conferring with Attorney General Stockton and with Maurice A. Rogers, the president of the Republican senate organization. The result has not been officially announced, but it is said that the governor has decided to abandon quo warranto he cannot devise a plan by which he can get tho Republicans into court without recognizing their organization. That would be to grant at once what he now disputes.

The Republicans should stand firm and refuse to yield any of their rights. The people of the state elected them because thoy did not want to be ruled by the race track ring. The voters willed that the senate should be Republican and the Republican senators are in duty bound to prevent the Demooratic minority from accomplishing its purpose. They cannot be got rid of by the Democrats, and so long as they refuse to accept any thing but their rights the minority is powerless. It can go through the farce of meeting and adjourning every day, but it to do nothing else.

The responsibility for the waste of time does not rest on the majority. It is ready to do business as soon as the governor and the minority are ready to join it. But it will be justified in continuing its present course until the next election if it can accomplish its purpose in no other way. Sonate stealers have not fared well in recent years. The difficulty whioh they are experiencing in getting possession of the senate in New Jersey should discourage them if the fate of the highwaymen in this state does not warn them of thelr impending doom.

The sonate is not only ready to do business, but it has begun to pass bills regardless of the attitude of the governor and the Democratic senators. It has repealed tho act permitting bookmaking and gambling on race tracks, abolished the county excise commis sion and repealed the bill giving a salary to the state prison inspectors. These measures originated in the assembly and will be sent from that body to the governor for approval. Unless he them within five days they will become laws. It is hinted that the governor has consented to send them to the secretary of state and allow them to go on the junior senator stands for nothing more or less than McEaneism in politics, and he has built up a Republican machine which in discipline and equipment far outranks the Hill Murphy Sheehan combination in the Democratic politics of this state.

A master of subterfuge, it was to be expected that Mr. Quay would devise some brilliant soheme of his own for blocking the passage of the tariff bill. He has been pondering the subject at his home in Beaver and has reached the conclusion that he can propose such amendments as will prolong discussion and create dissension sufficient to render impossible any revision of the tariff at this session of congress. With this object in view he will try to tack on the free coinage of silver and the repeal of the state bank tax. There have been numerous indications that the bitterness engendered by the debate on the coinage act would find its way into the tariff controversy.

The mining camp senators openly proolaim their intention to settle accounts with those of their colleagues who defeuted their pet scheme. Not that they expect to aocoinplish anything beyond enforced delay by resort to sputtering, but that they hope to obtain revenge for their defeat of two months ago. In other words, we are to have a tariff debate in the senate which will ventilate the animosities of the silver cranks, as well as bring into conspicuous relief the methods of statemen of the Pennsylvania school. There is no disposition to consider the tariff bill on its merits. The only question is "how to beat it," and to that end the discontented elements on both sides are maneuvering for the fray.

That the genuine friends of revenue revision have not, entirely lost their heads is shown by the attitude of Senator Gorman and those who side with him. They are in favor of a conservative, rather than a radical revision. They fail to see the wisdom of a polioy which deliberately creates a deficiency, and aims to make up for that deficiency by the imposition of an income tax. Not only on the grounds of party expediency, but from the broader standpoint of sound fiscal statesmanship, are they justified in the position they assume. The extension of the free list under the Wilson bill is beyond reasonable limits.

Indeed, the whole tenor of that measure verges too olosely on the free trade idea to be acceptable to Democratic sentiment as expressed in the national conventions of the party. Ordinarily the proposition to put coal or sugar on the free list would commend itself as sound Demooratic doctrine, but when in return for that the country has to undergo the penalty of an income tax, it is paving too dearly for ita whistle. What the senate ought to do is to discard the income tax feature of the tariff bill and consider that measure not with the idea of creating a deficiency in the revenue, but with the distinct aim of raising sufficient money for the need3 of the government "honestly and economically administered." That would retrieve the error to whioh the Demooraoy committed itself by the action of the house. It would, moreover, relieve the President from the possibility of having to veto the bill because of one odious clause, thus defeating all tariff legislation and putting the party in the position of being unable to keep the pledges on the strength of which it was intrusted with governmental control. There have been storms on the water as well as on the land.

The vessels which ar. rived yesterday reported fierce winds and heavy seas. The Elbe of the North German Lloyd line ran through a hail storm and the freight steamer Hankow, from Japan, passed through such heavy seas that ten zebras which she was bringing to this port for a circus were washed overboard. Fifteen Atlantic steamers are overdue from twenty four hours to four days. PERSONAL MENTION.

Premier Crispi's physicians say that he is in danger of becoming totally blind. He has a cataraot over one eye and the other eye has bs oome seriously affeoted. Edward Burne Jones, the English artist, has been made a baronet. The honor was offered to George Frederick Watts, but he declined it. Miss Helsn Gould has bought the property adjoining the Gould Memorial church in Rox bury, Delaware county, and it is believed that she intends to use it for tho home for friendless ehildren which she is about to found.

Dr. Briggs preached in New Haven yesterday and said that denominationalism was the great ours of American Christianity. Edward Wood, president ot the Bowery Savings bank in New York is dead at the age of 67 yaars. He was a Quakor. RECENT EVENTS.

Spain asked the Sultan sf Moroooo for S6.O00, 000 indemnity for the outrages at Melilla, and the sultan offered to compromise on $2,000,000. While three men were cutting a hole in the ice at the biad of Sahroon lake an explosion of gas threw water several fet high from the opening. The gas wai lighted and it burned brightly. Lizzie Creedon, an insane negress, attempted to burn herself to death in Atlantic City. The Young Men's Christian association of Prinooton oollege decided to send out a delegation svory Sunday to speak in all tho churches in the neighboring towns.

Mrs. George Elliot of Andes, Delaware county, fell down stairs with a cake turner in her mouth. The turner wub driven through her throat and came out at the back of her neck. Mrs. John Schneider of Springfield, 111., recently paid Dr.

Wise of Cincinnati for attending at the birth of her son In Covington, In 1853. William Kirk, 81 years old, formerly a state senntor of Essex county, N. died iu Newark. Vaillant was killed by tho guillotine in Paris to day. R.

C. Ross, cashier of the bank of Scottsboro, was killed in Stsvenson, by four Skelton brothers because ho had been unduly intimate with their sister. The Rev. S. 8.

Palmer of Pittsburg has sud Aldirman J. B. Hyndman for $20,000 for false imprisonment. A young engineer was arrested for placing a bomo In Versailles. Ho hoped to seoure a promotion by discovering the bomb later.

Michael Nolan, GO years old, of Amsterdam foil upon an icy sidewalk and burst a blood vessel. He died in a few moments. Amos Huen was snot by E. A. Kunkle while he was trying to rob tho Reading railroad station at Valley Forge, Pa.

Police Justice Thomas Bradwell of Chicago was waylaid by two footpads and he laid them out. POLITICAL POINTS. The Richmond Times, owned by Joseph Bryan, a member ot the Virginia Demooratic executive committee, ehargos that elections are A Fine Entertainment at the Home ol Mr. and Mrs. Our c.

Wiffffins; A well attended reception and musieale at ths bomo of Mr. and Mrs. Guv O. Wto oHn qk Sohermerhorn street, Friday night, was' thor igniy enjoyed and proved a crreat ciirmil Miss Lillian M. Stewart sang the opening solo.

"Dear Heart." followed bv thn posing Song." Tho Misses Lillian and Adelaide Stewart rendered a duet and Miss Florence Robertson recited Claude Melnotte's "Apology and Defense." For an ennnrx nhn mm Letter," by Bret Harte. Miss Ethel Bobertson, tno youtnful elocutionist, recited "Ths Sewing Society" and "Abou Ben Adhem." Professor i. nam man piano solo, "Love Song," from 'Die Walkllrn nnrl hi l.nritAna anli tirTVn peter," were heartily applauded. Horaoo Stewart sang a number of comic songs. A sup.

nnr w.ia UMrviiH nt 10 A'ilnnt I a (vwia ut eluded Mr. and Mrs. Fred Loavitt, Mr. and Mrs. niurKHa jiooenson, jjir.

ana Mrs. William Mr. and Mrs. Sergeant, Miss M. Briggs, Aixi.

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Rnnthr nnfl ft. Robinson. C03HNG EVENTS. The Columbian cluh will formance at the Criterion theater to morrow ibiii in aid or tlie St. Vincent do Paul society, Officers and Rir knight nf i nnif.m Knights of Honor will be present in full uniform in their rooms in the Johnston building next Thursday to wituess the initiatory work in which uumnianaery is to participate.

Mrs. Carrie L. Chanman Hn.t. wJll Brooklyn Republican club in their rooms, 148 Pierrepont street, next Wednesday evening on political matters touching education. bt.

t'auis louug People's association will give musieale and flag drill in Grand Union hall, '58 Court street, this evening. The Rev. Br. Kerr B. Tnrmnr will Untr.ro iiu night on "Gladstone," in Association hall.

The Arion Glee olub will give a. masquerade ia Turn hall to night for the benefit of the poor. The Loretto lyceum of the Church of Our Ladj of Good Counsel will give an entertainment to. nigut in tneir nail. 83G Madison street.

the Youncr Men's Dfimomtin lnli ni tv. Twenty fourth ward will have a reception to. MBiu in riarmony nan, iuanon street. The Ninety seventh company cadets will hava their review this oveninor in Willnn rlor.a when an entirely new drill will be given. au entertainment will be given this evening; in Renwar hall.

870 Willoughby avenue, by En. campment No. 85, Union Veteran legion. j. ne united jjignt uutclior guard will dance to.

night in'Sangerbund hall. 1 he Foresters of Court. At.lnnHo will entertainment and reception to nicrht in Amn hall. The annual ball of thn BmnH Voiim Firemen's association will take place to night in tne Academy of Jlusic. The third annnitl fnnrt nnrl hanlK a oti; uuu.vu VAyuaiiiuij of the United Retail Grocer's association will open to night in the Clermont avenue rink.

Mr. D. L. Moody will preach to morrow in Lafayette avenue Presbyterian church at 3:30 and 7:30 P. and in the Hanson place Baptist church at 8 :30 P.

M. The Rev. A. C. Dixon will speak at the noon meeting in Association hall to morrow oq "Heaven and Hell.

Ksrfl rmi3 TTAran Tautrht by Jesns Christ." Mrs. Ruth McEuery Stuartwill give an author'9 reading Thursday evening next in the Marcy avenue Baptist churoh for the benefit of the Bed. ford dispensary. The White City and the Midway Plaisanoe" is the subject on which Dr. Rossiter W.

Raymond Will lecture to morrow Avpininer in TJIt mnnfh church. It will bo illustrated with stereopticoa FOB THE POOH OP THE PABISH. The women of the Saored Thirst soeietr tached to St. James' cathedral held a cake and apron sale in the basement of the churoh on the evenings of January 28, 80 and 81. Tho pro.

ceeds were for the benefit of the poor of the parish. The Right Rev. Bishop McDonnell was present and delivered the opening address, which was followed by a conoert Tho following com mitteo worked zsalously and spared no pains to make it a grand success: Mrs. Annie Crane, Miss Nellie Murray, Miss Sara E. Taws, Miss Maggie Walsh, Miss Joe Walsh.

Miss Mary Murray, Miss Agnes O'Keefe, Miss A. Pendergast, Miss Annia Phelan, Miss B. Bradley. Miss Lizzio Doyle. A TESTIMONIAL COSCBET.

Benjamin M. Chase, the well known blind tenor, was tendered a benefit in the First Re formed church. Seventh avenue and Carroll street, Thursday evening. The ohapel in Carroll street was orowdod with well known people of the Park slope, and to judge from their applause they enjoyed the concert prepared for them. Mr.

Chase, himself, took part, and eaoh time ho appeared he was recalled. The admission cards netted a pretty figure in cosh for the honored recipient. liONG IS1ASDERS PROUD OP IT. Long Islanders always manifest a juBt pride in that excellent publication, the Brooklyn Daixt Eagle Alsiasao, "a book of information, general of the world and special of Brooklyn and Long Island." It is not necessary to say more. No more valuable work of its kind is issued.

It should be in every place of business and in every home. Queens Countu Sentinel. WORTH seVERAt TIMES THE PK1CE. No one on Long Island can afford to be without the Brooklyn Eagle Axmanao for 1894. It is a gem of knowledge and well worth several times the price asked for it.

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There are a few very desirable offices on second floor to rent. Apply at counter. Scott's Emulsion His Troublesome Witness. The Eagle said yesterday that on Saturday MoKane 'encountered the most formidable adverse witness. That was himself." General Tracy, by a series of well directed questions, committed the answering defe danttotbe theory of his ignorance of the registry lists for the late election in Gravesend, and of the absolute lack of responsibility for their compilation and their contents.

"I never saw them," he said, "I never had anything to do with them, directly or indirectly." "I know nothing of them. I never talked with anyone about them." In the course of this liberal self clearance MoKane developed a large and miscellaneous stock of local ignorance. He did not know how many dry goods stores thoTe were in Gravesend, if, indeed, he was sure there were any. He did not know how many inhabitants, such as hotel waiters, remained in the town after the summer and autumn season. He did not know how many children there were in the schools, a fact which, among others, might indicate the permanent population and its increase.

"I don't know anything about it. It's a matter that don't come under my supervision. I am not up in school matters." The only school in which he was up seems to have been tho Methodist Sunday school. He was "a member of the church and superintendent of the Sabbath school," he said. This was a painful and surprising defeot of neighborhood information on the part of one commonly supposed to know more about the Coney Island region than Coney Island itself knew.

Yet his ignorance was deep, dark, dense. When General Tracy had brought the innocence of matters of common knowledge to the proper fullness and ripeness, he submitted to McKane a typewritten document, an affidavit for the defense in mandamus proceedings before the election and asked if the signature was his. "Yes, that's my signature." This was an affidavit in which the defendant swore that he "had examined the registry lists," that the lists were not "made up of waiters, horsemen, other employes and itinerant people" temporarily in town during the seaside season und that the names of such persons had not been "preserved and put upon the lists as voters." This was the situation that thereupon existed: On the 3d of February MoKane swore that he knew nothing about the lists, had nothing to do with them, was wholly ignorant of them, and of many other facts, an analysis of which would throw light upon the whole question. But already, in another and kindred litigation, on the 30th of October McKane had sworn that he had examined the lists, that he knew enough about them to swear what sort of persons were enrolled therein, to say that the names of certain classes of people mentioned by him were not represented there, that, in fact, he knew pretty much everything which could beknown about them. "And did you make that affidavit?" queried the counsel.

"I guess I did," replied the defendant. There was but one more question for General Tracy formally to ask: "Was it true that you had examined these lists so that you were able to state what you have sworn to there?" Said McKane, "That must be a mistake." It would really have made no difference what might have been tho answer. If McKane told the truth on the 30th of October he swore falsely on tho 3rd of February. If he told the truth on the 3d of February he swore falsely on the 30th of October. A story used to be told by his brethren of the bar of a well remembered counselor who was accustomed to say when questions of doubtful evidence arose: "It is my business to draw an affidavit like a lawyer and it is your business to swear to it like a man." How far such a division of responsibility may sometimes run in practice is not just now relevant, but it is sufficiently plain that the distinction made could scarcely save the client if the issue should be pushed to the point of perjury.

Legislative Independence. It has been suggested that the state senate declare Albany County Judge Jacob H. Clute in contempt for his movement to enjoin tho lawmaking body. Others hold that Clute has sufficiently so declared himself in the eyes of intelligent men. It has also been proposed that Lieutenant Governor Sheehan be impeached for his share in the same matter.

It is thought that such a proceeding is scarcely necessary in view of Sheehan's capacity in self impeachment. But there can bo no doubt of the absurdly unwarranted nature of the attempted litigation of the case. If there is any point of law distinctly established by constitutional letter and by uniform practice it is that tho legislative branch of tho government has the sole settlement of its composition and order of business. Section 9 of Article III of tho constitution of tho state of New York declares that "each house shall determine the rules of its own proceedings and be the judge of the elections, returns and qualifications of its own members." This is organic law throughout the states and in the federal Union. A very little reflection will show that parliamentary government would bo impracticable without Bomo such provision.

If there could be an appeal from the senate to tho bench, if its decisions could be overruled by justice of the poaoo or even a county judge, confusion would easuo. It will be seen that there is no qualification or limitation of the control of the state senate or assembly in this matter. Tho constitution does not say that eaoh house shall decide the qualifications of its own members, provided it decides right. It has the power, whether its decision is right or wrong. If the constitution makers had meant that in certain coses the justice of the peace or tho county judge should settle disputed questions, it would have said so.

To allow any outside officer to interfere would be equivalent to declaring that the legislature should not determine, and this unchallenged privilege is the cornerstone of parliamentary independence. Whether the right is justly or unjustly exerted is a different question, which does not impair or affect the right. From the United States senate and house of representatives down pass laws that would benefit the whole nation, Mr. Hendrix said. Their range of vision was too limited.

If the crops were poor the Western farmers would attribute the failure to some mysterious influence over the weather possessed by the East. They wanted to control prices by law because they had not learned that such things were regulated by supply and demand. Those who understood tho subject should try to educate the ignorant. If the populists thought that cheap money would put an end to their troubles they should be taught better. They should also be taught that New York was not a monster waiting to dovour the rest of the country, for New York was not sectional and its prosperity was dependent upon the prosperity of all the United States.

The legislators should use as much intelligence in legislation as business men did in trade, and that statesman was the best whose heart beat in unison with the great heart of tho business men of the republic. Such speeches as this cannot be made too often. The country Ls full of economic error, aud unless they are prevented the deluded congressmen will enact it into the laws of the land. Education will eradicate the evil, and the duty of intelligent men is to defend sound principles of trade and finance. One litarchUt.

So long as men like Auguste Vaillant live, so long will society be compelled to protect itself from them. There is but one way to do it and that is to kill them, as Vaillant was killed in Paris this morning. There can be no order and no government without law. Vaillant was an outlaw from his birth. When he grew old enough to work he preferred to make a living by knavery.

His life was in constant opposition to the law and it is not surprising that ho found laws burdensome and became an anarchist. There are many abuses in sooiety and reasonable and intelligent men are working to remove them. One might as well wugo war upon protoplasm because it is not as to try to destroy government because it is not perfect. In the process of individual evolution useless organs wither away and become powerless. In the evolution of society the same passive process is going on, but it is accompanied by active excision of excrescences.

Vaillant accomplished no reform which he desired by throwing a bomb in the French chamber of deputies and wounding forty or fifty people. Men knew just ns well that people were in need before the outrage as they did after it and they knew one thing more. They learned that tho brood of murderers was not yet extinct and that there came up from the slums monsters without human emotions. Vaillant belonged to the most dangerous class of anarchists. He.