1 "-4 A One Unet. _,:DAILy--N0P.WALK- GAZETT E. One Gent. " GAZETTE. NORW Absolutely Independent. \VEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14,1891. . LATEST FROM H.1R’l'.l“0,kl). The Governorship is still in a state of perplexity, but the expected has hap-g pened sooner than had been antic1pa- ted by either of the parties. 'The‘action of the Senate in refusing to join with the House in the usual joint committee for the purpose of canvassing the re- turns for the state officers, and its sub- sequent independent declaration of the election of Judge Morris and the other democratic candidates, forced the issue upon theHouse. and .it was ‘obliged to appoint a select committee on the Can- vass of the Returns, in order to hold the position of the Republican party in the state, which is simply that it is es- sential to knowexactly how many votes were cast at the late election and for whom they were cast. before making any declaration as to the result. The Democratic programme which was ser- ionsly contemplated on Friday, namely. the inauguration of Judge Morris and the Democratic candidates, was check- ed by the refusal of Morris to assent to any such proceeding. It was arranged in all its details and J udge Morris was sent for. He came up from New Haven. but refused to set up a rival govern- ment. The work of the committee will be continued during the recess until January 20. and longer if necessary. Although the :Senate adjourned until yesterday it can proceed with no business, and will probably adjourn until January 20. The Democrats are reasonably will— ling that Gov. Bulkeley shall continue in the chair as the result of the dead- lock, but they are anxious about the re- maining state officers. If they could have made sure of the minor offices be- ing filled by the Democratic candidates they would probably have based their declaratory resolution upon the alleged election of Morris alone; but the Be- publicans stand on the broad ground that all the ballots for state offices must be. examined. The Republicans have unanimously renominated Senator Platt as his own successor, and the talk which has been rife that there would be a coalition be- tween the Democrats and some of Gov. Bulkeley’s friends to defeat the Sena- tor is thus stopped. It is safe to pre- dict that Senator Plattwill be return- cd by the full party vote. A commit- tee for the purpose of securing the. at- tendance of the republican members at each session and to arrange for pairs has been appointed, and the whole mode of transaction has been carefully laid out and will be carried out without a break on constitutional lines. This is the present out-look. There will be no legislation possible until after the report of the. House committee, although there is a. large amount of it in readiness just as soon as the mill begins to grind. Speaker Paige makes an excellent presiding fiflicer. ... M .. DA NA FOR 5195.111) 1:. The New York Herald is attracting the attention of the entire country in insisting that Charles A. Dana is the only fit man to be elected United States Senator of the Empire. state. to succeed, Senator Evarts. When Mr. Dana‘s position towards Cleveland in 1884 is remembered the public mind infers that the Herald is playing a deep game . and that it urges him as a senator prob- ably for the reason that it wants to place him in a pillory of outspoken in- dignation, by sundry and various dem- ocratic papers, who believe in Cleve- land as a candidate for the presidency in 1892. But a special motive on the Herald’s part, may be discerned from the little story published in our Thurs- day’s daily, and which explains why Mr. Dana feeds all the fulsome senato- rial paragraphs of the Herald. to his office. cat. .. “'by So Many Languages? Before the simpler laws of. astronomy were known the sun was supposed to be Lrundled out into the heavens every day, and the stars hung up in the firmamcnt every night by the right hand of the Al- mighty. Before the laws of comets were known they were thought to be missiles hurled by an angry God at a wicked world. Before the real cause of lightning was known it was supposed to be the work of a good God in his wrath, or of evil spirits in their malice, Before the laws of meteorology were known it was thought that rains were caused by the Almighty or his angels open- ing “the Windows of heaven” to let down upon the earth “the waters that be above the firmament.” Before the laws ‘govern- ing physical health were known diseases were SUPPOSBd *0 result from the direct in- terposition of the Ahnighty or of Satan. Before the laws gOVeming mental health were known insanity was generally thou ght to be diabolic possession. SO in this 0359, to account for the diversiv ty of tongues, the direct intervention of ' the Divine will was brought in. As this diversity was felt to be an inconvenience, it was attri butcd to the will of a Divine be- ing in anger. To explain this anger it; was held that it must have been provqked by human sin. Out of this conception explanatory myths and legends grew as thickly and naturally as elms along water courses; and of these the earliest; form known to us is found in the Chaldean accounts. “'e see it first in the Chaldean legend of tlic’llower of Babel, ——Andrew D. “’hite, LL. 1)., in Popular Science. , An Illuminated Street Car Sign. C. H. Bayley, of Boston, haspateuted an illuminated street car sign for use in (lea- fignating the route of the car after night. dueandesccnt lamps supply the light where the signs are used on electric cars and oil [lamps «apply the light where they are med on horse cars—Philadelphia Record. wrsuurrorwmsnis‘ The Navy Department. Exercised Over the Tracy-Reiter linbroglio. FREE GOINAGB OF SILVER. Senator Plumb Assert. That if the Presi- dent Vetoes the Measure the Silver Men Win, Frame a. mu \Vliicli He 1?“! Willlngly Sign. \VASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—Great.interest is felt at the navy department in the Tracy- Reiter imbroglio. Comment among the officers of the service is of course very guarded. Some of the higher magnates at the department decline to express any opinion, or even to talk about the matter at all. Some-of the younger and more fiery of- ficers of the line take sides against Com- mander Reiter, citing the Koszta case, in which Capt. lngraham figured, as a. prece- dent, to show how the country regarded a man who, when out of reach of orders from headquarters, took the law into his own hands and made foreigners “stand around.” There is a good deal of; this feeling among the younger set, who cher- ish with great enthusiasm such traditions as that of the American captain who de- manded an apology of: the officers of a British ship for asking too many ques' tions of his men when they were paying him a visit. Roiter’a Protest Harmful to Himself. As to Commander Reiter’s letter of pro- test it can hardly fail to do him harm with the present administration. lts plea for a court martial will pass unheeded. Prob- ably Secretary Tracy will consider that he has punished the commander enough and decline to take any notice Whatever of his cOmmuuication. Under the regulations for the. administration of justice in the navy, no officer has a right to a court mar- tial. He can petition for one if he chooses, but his superior is not bound to listen to his prayer. The discretion of the secretary in such a case as the present one is absolute. He may discipline an officer at his own will, instead of ordering him tried. In that event it is presumptively vain for the offi- cer to attempt to. get a. hearing before a court, because the secretary would hardly call together a board composed of his sub- ordinates to sit in appeal upon the judg— ments he had already passed and the pun- ishments he had already administered. From all that can be learned Secretary Tracy considers the case permanently closed, unless the commander should do something so flagrantly insubordinate that he would have to be cashiered. Precedents in the Case. “Every one of us,” said a. naval officer of some experience to your correspondent Tuesday, “is liable to be brought face to face with problems as serious as that which confronted poor Reiter. At an hour’s notice he may be called upon to: provoke an international war as the alter- native of getting a wigging for alleged cowardice. How can we tell, at any mo- ment, whether the authorities at home want us to act like lions or like lawyers? Ingraham became a popular hero and re- ceived the thanks of the government for rescuing Koszta from the clutches of the Austrians at the risk of involving his na- tion in abloody conflict for which it was ill prepared, but in that instance the enemy succumbed without. the firing of a . gun. Ingraham was simply in luck. “I have often wondered what would have happened to him at homeif liis bravado had failed of its effect, and the country had found itself with a war on its hands. There was \Vilkes, after the outbreak of the civil war, who thought he was follow- ing straight in the footsteps of lugraham when he boarded the Trent and took Ma.- son and Slidell oil as prisoners; yet, as England showed fight when we had all the fight we wanted, \Vilkes was disciplined and saw all his brave work reversed. The Wilkes incident was considerably later than the Ingraham incident. If Reiter was looking for precedents be perhaps thought that lVilkes’ performance was safer .to be warned by than to follow.” Senator Plumb on Free Coinage. WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—-Senator Plumb said to a reporter that if the president ve- toed a free coinage bill the silver senators would endeavor to find out what legisla. tion he would favor. “\Vc look to the president,” he said, “not to be an obstruc- tionist, but a solvent of the problem. The silver men,” Senator Plumb added, "would be willing to compromise, if such a step was necessary, by agreeing to postpone free coinage until gold and silver had re- mained at a parity for a year. “The silver senators will, of course, put themselves on record now as being for free coinage, and there is no doubt of the adop- tion of this feature in the bill. Should the president disapprove it an endeavor would be made to learn what he approves, and a bill will be framed that he will sign.” In speaking of the fear of an influx of foreign silver, Senator Plumb pointed out that when silver had advanced from 90 to 121 no foreign silver was imported, even though its value had so largely increased. The Elections Blll. \VAsm‘s‘G-TON, Jan. l4.—On Thursday an endeavor will be made by the friends of the elections bill to bring that measure to the front again, and it is possible that they may be successful, On the Demo- cratic side there is no feeling of security, and a prominent Democratic senator said on Sunday that he believed the Republic. ans had enough votes to again bring it before the senate. Curiously enough it is easier to find on the Republican side sen- ators who believe that the bill is dead. The closure rule is said to have been aban- doned. . ,_ Preparatory to Reciprocity. \VAsHlxra'rox, Jan. 14.—’l‘he next num- ber Of the consular reports issued by the I ’ state department will contain a review of the wheat, cotton and wool industries in the South American republics. This ex- position is in furtherance of a general plan entertained by Mr. Blaine for familiariz- ing the American public with the situa- tion south of us preparatory to an y steps the administration may take under the reciprocity clause of the tariff hill of 1890. . .-1.......____ Secretary “’imlom'a Decision. WASHINGTON, Jan. l4.—Secrctary \Vin- dom has decided that a bar, or ingot, of silver bullion cannot be coined for the use and benefit of depositors. Traveled ll lit Venice. SHELBuns, N. 5., Jan. l4.—-—'l.‘he tides here yesterday were higher than at; any time since 187:}, and boats were necessary for sate passage through the streets. Govnnxrfic annnrr’s MESSAGE. He Congratulates the State on the Slic- cqss of ”Ballot Reform. TRENTON, is J., Jan. 14.—-Both branches of the legislature assembled Tuesday, and Governor Abbett submitted his annual message, wh ch was read. Governor Ab- bett said: , ' “The financial condition of the state is not emb‘arra’gsing, but it will not permit new appropriations except in absolutely necessary cases. Its condition, will also prevent thfi immediate payment of many appropriating? heretofore made by; the legislature. 9 nless the state secures ad- ditional sources of revenue or increase the amount to lie obtained from the present sources it will be several years before it .will be fully able to meet outstanding ap- propriations. . It is impoflfant to the state that its mau- ufacturing and agricultural interests, re sources audddvantages be fully and proper- ly presented ‘ o the attention of the citizens of the Uni , States and of other coun- tries. The‘cfhibit of this state at the com- ing World’s fair should be superior to that heretofore Inside in Philadelphia and New, Orleans. . , ,“If the legislature,” the governor says, "will pass can act which will enable me to secure roper representation of the state at th' Vorld’s fair, I shall at once issue a proc imation calling together the representativbs of agricultural and manu- facturin g industries and others interested in such angfiosifion .to secure their ad- vice and co 1 f ration to make our exhibit one of which our citizens may feel justly proud.” ‘ With regard to ballot reform he says: ‘21 recomm’énded’ih my inaugural message the passage of a ballot reform law. The legislature passed the act May 28, 1890. The operatiofi‘of this law has secured prac- tical reformand honest elections in this state. The liltw is the simplest and most efficient act "I; opted in any of the states of the Union. fit was to be expected that the practical worlfi of such an act might- develop the " e of some amendments. If any shou be found necessary the greatest care lOlll(l be taken in drafting them not no impair the efficiency of the law. ’ “The wisdom sit the passage of this act has been fully délnonstrated; the people of the state are entinoiy satisfied with its op-- eration; the cations have been more peaceable and Wderly; intimidation has been rendergfli ' ossible and bribery has been practicifilly eliminated from election contests. evil has resulted from the use of offici‘ : ballots previous to election when used an connection with the pro- visions in t, " act that the ballots should be inclosedg Van official envelope, procur- able only e polling place. “The ele officers and citizens of the state have d‘ho difficulty in the work- ing of the no law, and it commends itself to the judgment of all those in favor of pure elections and secret ballot. The power of revision Wated in the courts is so com- plete and ample and so summary that the incentive to commit frauds by election officers or others is entirely destroyed. I congratulate the people of the state upon the success of' the great reform.” Dellberately Assassinated. Bummonau, Ala, Jan. 14.—A commu- nication to The Age-Herald from Ran- dolph, a small station in Ribb county, says: The most tragic event in the history of this county occurred at the station: on the arrival of the northbound passenger ex~ press. Among the passengers were' H. H. Jones, sheriff of Jackson parish, La.; Oliver Head and James Tate, the latter a prisoner arrested in Louisiana charged with the fatal shooting of William Head early last fall near Six Mile, in this coun~ ty, and for whose apprehension and de- livery to the county authorities a reward of 8400 had been offered. As the parties alighted from the train in the broad glare of the lamps at the station and hotel, a bold assassin scarcely ten feet from his victim raised his pistol, and with two shots fired in rapid succession, almost instantly killed the sheriff, who was lead- ing the manacled prisoner to the hotel. The murderer escaped under the cover of darkness, the prisoner making his escape at the same time and following his res- cuer. There is no expressed conjecture as to the perpetrator of the crime. The body of the murdered man and his effects were sent to his bereaved family in Louisiana. Shot Dead by' His Mother. CRAB ORCHARD, Ky., Jan. 14.——Mrs. Jane Mullins, living near here, shot and killed her son Henry, 18 years old, yesterday. He had come home from the town in a hilari- ous mood, and picking up his mother’s 3- year-old foster child was tossing it in the air. His mother commanded him to put the child down, and when he refused picked up a musket to compel him. The boy seized the gun. A struggle ensued, in which-the weapon was discharged, kill~ ing the boy. Think It \Vas Hydropliobia. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 14.—~The 3—year-old daughter of Mrs Henry Beaver, of Irving- ton, a sulfnrb of this city, died yesterday from what physicians pronounced to be a case of hydrophobia.. Three months ago the little girl was bitten in the head by a dog. The child retained consciousness to' the last, and answered questions by a shake or a nod of the head. Editors Come to Blows. HAMMOND," Ind, Jan. 14,—A personal en- counter occurred in the office of The Standard between Local Editors 'Towle, of The Echo, and Mason, of The Standard. The trouble grew out of personalities in which the two papers have been indulging for the past three months. The Echo man got the worst of the encounter. Knights of Labor Meet. ALBANY, Jan. 14.—The state convention of the Knights of Labor met in this city - Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock, and the committee on credentials immediately met. The conveiition has about 120 dele~ getes from various parts of the state, about two-thirds of the order being represented. A Sport and an Actor Dead. NEW YORK, Jan. 14.,——Billy O’Brien, the well known sporting man, who was Monv day declared hopelessly insane and taken to the Flatbush asylum, died at 11 a. 111. Tuesday. Maurice Scanlan, the actor, brother of Billy Scanlan, died at his resi- dence here, Artist Lafon Dead. BUTTE, Mon, Jan. 14;.——Jnseph Lafou, the caricaturist sketch artist. 'li'-l here yesterday. after a. few days’ inn: s. of neumonia. Mr. Lafon was formerly of The New York Graphic corps. V'Cau Increase Its Capital. Annaxv, Jan. 15.-The railroad con» mmsxoners met Tuesday morning .and granted the petition of the Amsterdam Street Railway company to increase their capital from $15,000 to $5,000. day in the year for - lWA l ' A ll“. 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