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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-20
PERSONAL.

r.. Dro,,h,t,on leaders. John @. wooiey. Of II
uno,s and Ex-Governor st. John. OF Kansas. Aw
announced that Trey will not be canaieates vctn e
Presidential nomination on the rro"'''' ~
As an acknowledgment OF Queen Victorias nosp'.
,a,,tv Ia his son a few months ago, the Anee. ..
go .u,..an has ,ust sent her presents valued ct
fin.oOo
pa.rick Donahoe, the founder OF The Boston
puo," and ..ponahoe's Magazine" celebrated ms
o,obtv-tbIrd birthday last Tuesday at MS ho"o I"
Boston. a.
Cir Frederick Pollock, the compiler OF the fef'
uar.on,arv Rlue Book on the Venezuelan question
q, descended from a Pollock VINO WINS ha'nees
naker 70 George ILL., He is fifty years 9a; ana IA
written number OF iegaI Srniher Walter Her1iss
I% is Editor OF 1.-THE Saturday REVIEW
w-. Mary F. Lease has declined a can to the
pastorate of the Central Christian Cnu,s" "
wichita, Kan. ut will take me yea -
the other day. 40 fill my engagements m tne amer.
lean lecture field and then expect 70 TAKE 'rV
around III. world. Kerr Hardie. the wel,Hnowq
scostsh invited me e 70. T rss Speech
OF my foreign tour IN that city noPe 20 down to
abroad two years. Then may se''ie 1'"A "
preaching"
?. h,. r.m,n,scences OF the late Ambrose
Thomas M Jules Simon tells an interesting soosy.
AFTER the war OF 1870 NJ. Thomas returned 70 nis
villa expecting find syeryhn sssSers instead 81
hcb eveTvthfnc was intact and on the hall taoie
bearing the Ss ns%s Of Of Ms Me-
Chief Justice Mercer Beasley Of New-Jersey, now
an octogenarian, has sat on the bench FOR nearly
forty years Despite this advanced age saw
THE Philadelphia Record" his intellect Is as
bright as ever and hts sense OF humor as keen as
waa Aftv wears ago. His associates on the Supreme
Bench tell an anecdote which occurred during the
last term of court certain young lawyer, whose
idea of forensic strength consisted In the use OF
extraordinary law terms. without regard to fitness.
handed the Chief Justice copy OF his brief After
gla ncing at the Judge interrupted the Hedging by
remarking: Mr.. Blank, what particular meaning
The young lawyer attempted to explain. and was
finally forced to admit that he had forgotten the sig
ni0cance of that particular sentence. Thereupon
the old chief dryly remarked: You remind me OF
philosopher who. years after having written Ger.
studying awhile he said: young man, when that
passage was written. just two knew It's meaning
One was Almighty God and the other myself Now
only one knows the meaning-that one Is Almighty
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whore. The Englshman calls the ui".~ Nc.
q ..n,geer" and regards him as MS ihierioi' o
bo never forgets that the 'nigger is ui''' '
n man. entitled TO humane treatment All" %
rho subject races under British rule incre'Se anu
mult,nlv and thrive, and actually make some
progress toward civilization
Far different Is the state of AFFAIRS Id eoio-
mics. under other flags The horrors OF opah''n
ru,a in South America and the lndies are weh
known For many years the Portuguese his
hoe heen the chief shelter of the slave trade Ill
SoutbC Central Africa. The Dutch colonists' lroih
tho Cane to the LimpopO have onered the Id"
,,res no other choice than that between slavery
and determination. or German rule IN Africa
tho case of Carl Peters Is a sample says
rocont writer: I'm the Cameroons the Germans
..seem TO have devoted their energies chiehy 10
"tho wholesale thrashing Of natives male ana
"feuo,c and TO the repression Of rebelons mat
"hovo broken out in consequence or THIS con-
.luct" Naturally enough. the growth OF these
..co,opios" IS slow Germany has occupied Togo
land which Is nearly half as large as New-lOrK
state for a dozen years. and yet Its wnlte pop
ul,tion to-day comprises only 70 Germans, u
Trenchmen and 3 Englishmen. She has owned
for the same time the CamerOons. region as
largo rs all our North Atlantic States and Vir-
rinIo 70 boot yet has there Only 1jI Germans,
33 Engllshmen, II Americans. ID Swedes anu
other white men. In German Southwest
Africa. with an area twice that OF all the North
Atlantic States. the white population after twelve
years Is scarcely 1,2OO.
The fact is the Anglo-Saxon seems to be the
one great colonizng race. The Latlns had the
start OF It in America, but II has immeas'riDly
outstripped them The Dutch and Portuguese
were first In South Africa, but must now yield
place 10 the British. France got the first grip
upon India but had to loosen 1t in favor OF her
island rival NcwZcaland and Australia are
other examples Of the marvellous ability OF this
race in founding and developing new states.
Men of other blood come in later. rs they bave
come TO the United States by millions, and made
admirable citizens But the pioneers are OF
Anglo Saxon origin. 1t Is strong, proud race,
sometimes arrogant and domineering, but on the
whole both just and generous. 1t has estaD-
lished in every quarter Of the globe such an
cmpIre political commercial and intellectual as
no other in this or any day has ever dreamed
Of covering six times the area OF the Roman
Empire Mt its greatest, and comprising one
third OF the whole population Of the globe And
with all this achieved, II Is still so fresh and
vigorous and full of vital energy that every
would-be rival seems weak and decaying in
comparison with it, 1t has played a great part
in the history Of the last century. 1t will dom
mate the doings Of the century TO come.
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Amnscment6.

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xRpEY,s NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Goddess OF truth
ACADEMY OF MUsIC-s-Der Freischutz
AMERICAN THEATRE-S-The Colleen Da"'@
HIJoI--s:l5-The Widow Jones
BROADWAY THEATRE-s-Otheilo
COYJ-NRIS THEATRE-S:15-A Happy lA''ie ''o"e
CARNEGIE HALf>-2-Conccrt ,.,
clyIcKERING HAII~-S-Illustrated Lecture OF ''e Wv"
War. ,,,..
DAIy.s THEATRE-3-Iecture-s- ana 1uiie''
EMPIRE THEATRES: 20-Bohemia
EDEN MI'sEE-Concert. ,-.,..
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE-s-Cavaieria Rus'icana
and la Locandiera
GARDEN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Deloche
GARRICK THEATRE-S;20-The Squire OF pa"'es
GRAND OPERA HOCSE-S-Cruiskeen Lawn.
HARLEM OPERA HOUSE-s:l5-Wang
HERALD SQUARE THEATRE-s15-The Heart OF Mary
land.
HoYT'S THEATRES: 30-A Black Sheep
IpyrNG PLACE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Merchant OF
Venice.
ROSTER & BIAIS-S:15-Vaudevil
LYCEI'M TUEATRE-S:I5-The Prisoner OF Zenoa'
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-2 to II p. m-sports-
mems Exposition.
OLYMPIA NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
pALMER's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. w.
PAsTORS-l2:3O 10 IL p. m-Naudeviie
pROCTOR's PLEASURE PALACE-12H Midnight
Vaudeville.
STANDARD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. adden
STAR TUEATRE-s-The War OF Wealth.
lTH STREET THEATRE--s-The Minstrel OF care.
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that the men who oppose this faction are 'n'
.better element" in the party. You must KNOW
H. for the leaders Of that faction are coh..hu'"s
repeating it with sheer The line OF difference
e. vol, drawn Your too eager supporters have
drawn il themselves And their opponents ac-
cent IT. There is better element In the ke
publican party, Governor. than that which mas
hcen holding high carnival for several weeks
past. boasting that they owned the Legislature
and controlled you. 1t may not count ior niu'"
when enrolments are padded and primaries
noc,,od Rut Governor make no mistake. 1t
will count some time. And it will count Tor
good government and honest politics whether
you are with it or not.
Governor Morton, Cease thinking OF the Pres
idency Bethink yourself. rather, whether you
would close your career in the morfification OF
the defeat of a to- high ambition or the satisiac'
tion derived from the assertion OF personal IN
dependence and the sense of having served your
fe,low-men conscentiously and unseliishly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-20
COLONIAL METHODS IN AFRICA.

Carl Peters seems at last TO be in n fair way
Of getting his deserts. What those deserts may
be it Is perhaps as well not TO attempt to pre-
Judge But this much Is evident, that he Is either
n great sinner or has been greatly sinned
against He has for years enjoyed world
wide reputation as scientific explorer Of Africa,
and. indeed, he has added much 10 our knowl-
edge OF that continent. His scientific work has.
however. been incidental. His prime object has
been TO extend the borlc"s Of the German colo
NAL empire, and he has really been political
and military conquest seeker, serving Germany
in Africa exactly as Prjevasky and others
served Russia in Central Asia In this capacity
also he has been successful. He has secured
for Germany extensive and populous regions in
Africa, over which, ms Imperial Commissioners,
he has ruled with the absolute authority of n
| Gar.
From the first there have been unpleasant
rumors concerning his treatment Of the natives.
He was said to deal with them harshy and I'M
justly. On his exploring expeditions he seized,
without PAYMENT, whatever supplies he needed
from the villages through which he passed. To
all remonstrances his answer IA blow
shot When he became Imperial Commissioner
his conduct grew still more harsh and arbitrary
| Inc WILD WIS DS s'fpti'' h' "ppi'u u
without stint to men and women alike Hints
! came TO Europe Of even worse practices than
this An English missionary bishop denounced
| linn as monster and severed nll relations with
him. And now at last the hideous tale Is fully
bruited forth. 1t Is to the effect that he forced
negro girl, the daughter Of a chief, to become
what we may euphemistically term his "com
monlaw wife" according to some hcathcnlsl
| rites and then, discovering that she had
| negro lover had her and that lover put to death
| by hanging without trial The German Govern
ment has been compelled, by the publicity glvcr
TO it by the Socialists. TO take the matter M
and order rigid investigation. Peters VII
therefore soon be vlndicated as grossly Sian
dered man or convicted Of being n monster fol
whom nhuman Is too mild an epithct.
Whatever may be the outcome OF this case, II
is notorious that colonial methods In Africn are
generally, except under the British and French
flags harsh and cruel. The British do not hcsi
tate TO wage unprOvoked wars OF conquest; bu
after they have got possession Of country they
treat the natives kindly. The natives OF Natal
Zululand, Basutoland and other regions In Soutl
Africa are happy and contented. The natives
Of Swaziland sent a delegation to England Il
beg the Government TO take them under Its rule
and protect them from the Beers. The Fella
heen OF Egypt look upon the British as the
benefactora their saviors. And so 1t Ia every
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-20
WIEN HARM IS DONE.

The renort OF foreign commerce FOR January
~, savoraI months OF the current fiscal year
comes In time to explain why business Is unsa'ls-
factory As our tricky free trade friends say, the
country is not importing any more goods IN 'a'ue'
invoiced value they mean than 1t was three
wears ago. and how on earth can Protectioh's'
imagine that Treasury reserves are reduced OF
domestic industries impe1ed by excessive iiii-
ports? II Is creditable t. the shrewdness put ho'
TO the honesty OF these people that they never
take note OF the amazing undervaluations against
which the Treasury is trying IN vain 70 suaio.
Here were woollen cloths according to the official
statement. 13,S75629 pounds invoiced at Soa cents
per pound In 1892, but in 1895 s,4s6,2s3 pounds
were imported al an invoiced value OF 64'S cents
per pound Does anybody imagine that the actual
yo,,a NJ the goods in England has changed to
that extent?
Eence +. is that the dutIable imports Of $247,-
OF 600 in seven months ending with January,
1905 were actually worth much more than the
s247 C5s 900 Of dutiable goods In the same months
IN 1929 and II the difference Is not In most gooos
as large as In woolens, 1t Is large enough 10 ada
something like $50 900 900 to the amount which the
people have to pay for the things brought hltner
from foreign shops and mills. In many articles
the imports are smaller than they were three
years ago. as they should be- for the consumption
Of the American people has been greatly reduced
and their business has been less prosperous. In
silks for instance, in cigars and toys, precious
stones, watches. brandy, champagne and otner
wines In bottles and in casks imports are smaiier
than three years ago. In many other articles,
notwithstanding the diminished consumption OF
the people. the imports are practically the same
a relatively larger share coming from abroad al
though not an absolutely larger quantity. Among
these may be named cotton goods. bituminous
coal feathers bristes brushes. buttons. manu-
features Of textile fbres. glass manufactures
rubber manufactures. leather paints and colors
salt md lumber In some of these reduced duties
have only suIiced 70 cause Americans to take
from foreign producers a larger share OF d.
unfinished consumption. But In the Following
items the invoced value Of imports during the
seven months ending with January Is larger than
during the seven months Of 1928:
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SIXTEEN PAGES
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-The British Nile expedition was
discussed in the House Of Commons and In the
French Chamber of Deputies. - senior ho-
lass mission to Europe as representative OF the
Venezuelan Government has been abandoneo
The coronation of the Car will take place
at Moscow on May &c. - Major Salsa. return
ing from his mission TO King Menelek. reports
$500 Italian prisoners held by the Apyssihian
King.
CONGRESS-Both branches In session. -
Senate: Debate or the Cuban belligerency reso-
,ut,ons was continued by Messrs Stewart. Gray
| and others. - House: Discussion Of the reso-
,ntions censuring Ambassador Bayard occupied
the day.
DOMESTIC-An attempt 10 rush the Greater
New-York bill ard have it passed to-day was
defeated in the Assembly at Albany; the Senate
passed the Albany Police bill over Mayor
Thacher's veto - Political conventions for
the selection of delegates TO st. Louis were held
in n number of States; in Indiana twenty-five
out of the twenty-six delegates were FOR NC
Kinley. Wintry weather prevailed in the
West Southwest and along the lake region.
CITY AND sUBURBAN.-The Republican
County Committee ras sed resolutions indorsns
Governor Morton for President and also resolu-
lions condemning the reappointment OF l. r.
Podenbough as Chief Of the Bureau Of Elections
e. Conventions to elect delegates TO ST. Louis
were held in the With XVIth. and Kings
County Congress districts. - Two talesmen
IN the trial Of Police Captain Devery said they
had been approached by an unknown man
- A dinner for Mayor Strong was given al
the Wool Club - TIE annual meeting OF the
Baptist City Mission was held - Several
witnesses testified in favor Of Superintendent
Pierce In the Westchester Temporary Home FOL
Destitute Children investigation. - News
came by the steamship South Cambria OF the
attempt of Spanish soldier to shoot United
States Consul Hall. at st. John, Porto Rico
- The stock market was weak and narrow
THE WEATHER.-FOrecast for to-day Fair
with a cold wave. The temperature yesterday
Highest. 50 degrees; lowest 81; average 46A
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ing the seven months Of 1923:
sos. so2. 457 Sos. 675. JGs

$lVS. soZ toi $o>o'0,Tso ~
These items are arranged according to actual
and not relative magnitude OF increase. and In
the first ten II will be that the increase ex-
cceds s. 100000 In each. beginning with about
s3 900 900 In woollens. In the remaining items the
increase is sometimes relatively large. though
not large In amount but taken together. these
items represent over $40 900 more nvoiced
value OF goods imported than in the same seven
months three years ago. and there Is no reason
whatever TO doubt that the actual value WIS
as much $20oo0.0o0 larger than the invoicec,
making the excess $60.0O).O00. In ratio the in
crease OF Invoice value Is 5S per cent and the
Increase In actual value Is probably not far
ficm So per cent. In woollens. for instance.
the nominal value OF 81 per cent certainly I'M
plies. because Of differentiation more than 100
per cent In actual cost Of goods, as the COMPARE
son OF prices indicates The percentages OF In
crease In different articles given In the last
column, show more than 100 per cent In ten
items and the people interested In each branch
the competition they have TO overcome has ex-
Do nded. The customs receipts. deducting sugar
for the last year and wool three years ago, were
Only $685. 900 In seven months Of the present
fiscal year, against sll5.6000O0 In the same
months OF 1928. so that the Government has
actually fooled away $50 OOOO 900 OF revenue. while
compelling its people to buy about $50 900 900
more from foreigners instead OF American arti-
sans and farmers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-20
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Miss Caustic-When I saw Mrs. Planface the
other day her head was completely turned by fnery.
Miss Simplex-Why, thought she never wore
fnery.
Miss Caustic-she doesn't; her head was turned to
look at the inery Of Mrs. Gott, who had just
passed.
The Latest Fad-'I'm going to let my hair grow"
NO: divine healer.".-(Chcago Record; -
A writer In The New-York Freemans JOURNAL
Roman Catholc) criticses with great severity the
policy OF the Catholic bishops in the New-England
States with reference TO French Canadian congre-
cations. He says that they put Irish priests over
French churches and In many other ways discrim-
mate against French priests. II is somewhat I'M
usual for Catholic journal to allow such criticisms
OF Catholic prelates TO appear in It's columns
He Has Hopes.-''Tm afraid there isn't much
energy about thai young man who Is calling on
Ethel" said the mother. HE doesn't seem 10 nave
INC" said the father. 81 think he is waiting for
acknowledgements Journal
young woman OF Hartford. Conn. telling
her Sunda school class OF small boys the other
Sunday about the Shut In Society. whose members
are persons confined with sickness 10 their beds
or rooms. Whom We think Of" said she,
that would have had great sympathy for those
trat shut IMP II know" said little boy;
some one in the Bible. amt IT, teacher" Yes
and who Johnnie?" JONAH" was the spirited an.
swer
A Treasure.-'T fear my wife does not love me-"
said the young man moodily. Last week when
had such cold she didn't offer 20 DO thing for
me-"
Young man." said the elderly with the
phorodorous flannel around his neck, you don't
appreciate what treasure you have won"-(Cin-
cinnati Enquirer.
In speaking the other day OF the proposed Amer
lean University (Methodiso at Washington. Bishop
Hurst announced that subscriptions amounting TO
600 have thus far been received for the project
people OF every grade have given" he said 1T Is
a Protestant university. A Presbyterian gave me
SIS 600 toward It. never saw him but once before
he made this contribution. He said: II ] can only
live to the cornerstone laid will give you an
other tip Pope Leo has nephew in Washington
who gave us $4,000: another Roman Catholic gentle
man. $4,000: his brother. who is Baptist. also
yo 600. Sixty per cent OF the amount contributed
for the payment OF the lot received from out.
side the Methodist Church"
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posed. The question which conrron's the Wv
ernor is n most important one VIII lie !'e,u
10 tho will of tho Ross or will he make a manly
stand in behalf of home rule and the rights OF
municipalities 70 manage their own affairs:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-20

There was a little sharp practice In the AS
sembly Yesterday that carried JOY to the hear's
of the opponents of consolidation. Orders nna
gone out that the bill should have lis seconu
reading yesterday and be passed today pu' 'ne
SPONSORS for the bill were caught mapping anu
Mr.. Brennan a bright member from BrooElyh
succeeded in having it made special order luz
next Thursday This was in direct violaiioh vi
the Plat orders, and was clear ana cieVer!
won victory for the Observation-Disclosures II
does not mean that the bill is going 10 be Deateh
in the end; the combination in favor OF IL IS 100
strong: but it is not without significance mat
the Boss's personal representatives were 1or
once Outwittcd at their own game
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-20

One OF these days. under the stimulation Of
British enterprise and British capital, Burrnah
may be n serious competitor of the United States
and Russia In the petroleum markets Of the
world. Oil wells have been worked there for 1000
years. but In a rude and primitive manner. Now
they are turning out many million gallons a
year. and the quantity Is increasing In a startling
ratio The quality of the oil Is also very fine.
Evidently the ancient realms Of the East are by
70 means yet worked out"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-20

The Plat forces were fairy wors'eu III 'i',oe
of the eight districts In this city on WEDNESDAY
night. but it will not cause surprise II an ~
tempt is made to keep the honestly elected uei'-
gates out of their seats in the \a'ionai 'oh''"
ton. In the XIIth and XVIII districts 'here
can be no valid ground for contest. ana 'nous"
in the NIIIth the Plat men Withdrew ai'er
being beaten and held convention OF 'he'r
own. there is no question that they were IN 'he
minority The overthrow Of the Boss IN three
Of the districts is something to make all sood
Republicans rejoice. Not less satisfactory IS
the success of Judge Robertson in the NNl'
District (Which includes Wcstchester County,.
The venerable Judge has sat In every Nauoha'
Convention since the formation OF the Kepuo-
lican party, and his many friends VIII eNuit Ill
the defeat of the attempt to turn him uoWh'
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taken IN hand? II the company wisnes 70 moo
the popular confidence 1t must exhibit "oFks ~
well as faith.

Within the last few years 1t has occurred.
through legal trickery and despotism tnas tnere
has not been a single Cuban In the Board OF
Aldermen Of Havana. Every seat was filled BY
q spania:d. imported from Spain. From 1873 to
tbe nresent time the Province Of Matanzas has
had twenty Governors, eighteen OF them span
iards and two Cubans, and one OF the latter was
On army officer who had fought against MS coun-
trymen in the ten years war. THESE cases are
moro .amnles which might be duplicated a hum
dred times. They show how Cuba Is misgovernsd
NV aliens and why her people desire home rule.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-20

March Is keeping up It's reputation as the
worst month In the year There only a
single redeeming feature about yesterdays rain
storm; It did good service in melting away the
snow that still remained In the streets