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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-14
INFORMATION ABOUT CRETE.

Not the least noteworthy feature OF the pres
ent Eastern crisis has been the lack or general
informant On concerning the seat or war; Crete
is the largest and by name, perhaps, the pes,-
known of the isles Of Greece Yet the details
of its topography are not much better known
than those of Tibet or the heart OF Australia.
Day after day towns have been mentioned IN
tho news dispatches, towns evidently OF much
imnortance at which stirring deeds are being
done. vet to whose whereabouts and identity
neither gaZetteers nor commonly accessioie maps
give the slightest clew.
Many such lacking details of Information have
already been supplied in the columns OF The
Tribune. in maps and letter-press. To-Day the
whole subject is treated in a comprehensive man
ner On another page of this issue we PRINT an
article describing with much fulness the chie1
topographical and other features or the FAMOUS
island and giving some account or the sltua-
ton and history Of every town and village OF
present interest. The article is illustrated Win
several views in Crete, and with fine map or
the island on a scale sufficiently large to show
every place that has been mentioned in recent
disnatches This map was drawn expressly for
The Tribune by Mr.. G. w. Cotton. of this city,
whose name has for more than generation been
jnseparably identified with that which is best
in American cartography, and our readers Will
find it perspicuous, accurate and comprehensive
far beyond any other map to which they may
readily have access They will doubtless deem
It we'll worth clipping from the paper ana past
ing in their aliases for future reference and
permanent preservation.
With this article and map before them. readers
Of The Tribune will have no difficulty in tracing
in even the minutest details all the operations
of the campaign IN Crete and in refreshing their
minds with membranes of the famous names
and interesting events, both classical ana blDii-
| cal associated with that island.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-14
LED ASTRAY BY JURY DUTY.

As II man did not already have enough TO shun.
what with the rumshop and ten thousand other
evils. It now appears that he must beware or the
petit jury. He has always. 1t must be confessed,
shown enough zeal In avoiding the jury, but
never, fancy, from feeling that there was
any danger In It, The petit jury is no place for
a weak man.
These observations are called out by the case
of James Nibe-t. OF Kentucky. recently reported
In the press. Mr. hilbert IL now observing the
passing of current events through the perpen-
dicular bars OF the county Jail. But 1t must not
be inferred that he Is an habitua crimnal-he
has simply been led astray by jury duty. Last
fall he was called on the jury to try counter
feiter named Williams. Being guilty. 1t was
naturally hard JOB to convict him. and the trial
lasted several days. lot of moulds and other
counterfeiting implements had been captured with
Williams and they were all produced In court.
together with counterfeit experts. who explained
their use to the intelligent jury. Juror hilbert
watched the proceedings closely. and was OBJ
served TO frown omrously when he looked at
the prisoner. The prosecution felt sure OF him
from the first He wished to examine the tools,
looked them with great care. asked a num-
Der OF questions and shook his head dismally.
When the jury retired were for acquittal,
while others were undecided.
But James hilbert spoke up boldly for con-
viction. The prisoner, he said. was clearly
guilty There was altogether too much coun-
terfeiting going II threatened the pillars
Of society. 1t high time that somebody
was made an example Of What assurance
was there when a man sold a calf or load
OF hay that he might not get paid In spuri-
GUS money made by some such plausible scoun-
drel as this man williams? Personally hilbert
thought the fellow ought to be hanged. but he
willing to compromise on a good round
term Of imprisonment. The jury finally agreed
a degree Of guilt which carried with 1t five
year term, though Nibert complained that 1t
wasn't enough. But the others would not agree
to any more and he had TO be content. The jury
was discharged. and hilbert went back to his
home In Lawrence County. where he owned
farm. In few weeks the whole neighborhood
was flooded with counterfeit silver dollars No
one escaped having at least a few passed upon
him The Baptist church in the little town OF
Lawrence Centre was the worst sufferer gath
ering in forty -two on It's collection one Sunday.
At last the Government detectives were sent
from Louisville. who soon traced the false coin
to the vrtuous Mr.. hilbert late juryman In the
Williams case. When searched thirty-three OF
the coins were found upon his person. At his
home there was a complete set Of tools for turn
ing out dollars by the bushel. There Is no doubt
that he learned the entire art while serving on
the jury.
II with all the other disagreeable features Of
turv duty a man must run the risk Of having his
morals corrupted and go following in the foot
stems OF the criminal he helps to try It will soon
be harder than to get competent jurymen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-14
SOME VILLAGE ROADS.

Each season." the old hymn tells us, hath
It's own disease" But one Of the worst COM
plants Of which the modern social and indus
trial organization is victim is common, in one
form or another, to all seasons. Bad roads are
perpetual evil. At some times they are worse
than at other times, but they are always bad.
And the curious feature Of the case Is that
those who neglectfully or wilfully respon-
sble for their badness use them and have to
use them when they are at their worst. while
those others, out Of foolish and selfnjurous
spite against whom the responsible people per-
sist in maintaining the badness Of the roads, have
to use them for only short time when they
are in their least bad state.
In nearby suburban village which may be
taken as a type Of many, the roads. including
the most frequented part Of the main village
street. are now literally sloughs, and will be for
weeks 10 come. For its whole width the road
way Is a mass Of sticky. foul smelling mud, from
six to twelve or more inches deep. At every step
n horse sinks deeper than to his fetlocks. often
nearly to his knees: sometimes his shoes are
actually dragged from his hOofs by the suction
Of the mire, and sometimes he gets stalled and
has to be pried out with fence rails or dragged
out with ropes. Even buggy or light wagon
sinks half way to the hubs while loaded wagon
we'll few dare to venture out at all with loaded
wagons. To go a mile with horse and buggy
one must allow himself half an hours time and
At the end OF the trip the horse Is rs tired and
blown as he should be after a halfday's plough
ing.
Such are the roads the people insist upon hav'
ing for their own use. I'VE are not going to
spend money for fine roads for the pleasure Of
1.-THE city people who come up here just for a
"few weeks every summer they say. No; they
prefer to have bad roads for their own use all
the year round rather than to let some visitors
from the city have good roads for a quarter Of
the year-vsitors, by the WY. who II properly
encouraged would bring more money into the
place than comes into it from any other source.
Remind one Of these enlightened villagers that
good roads would greatly increase the value OF
his own property, and he replies: What good
would that do me so long as l don't want to
"sell out? 1t would only make my assessments
higher and my taxes higher" And so the fact
that It would raise the value Of his property and
make him richer man Is to him actually an
argument against the Improvement OF the roads.
In such manner are villages that should be
beautiful and prosperous kept poor and squalid.
and their very names uttered with an accent Of
reproach. They are we'll situated, accessible,
salubrlous But they have swamps for high
ways Every prospect pleases, and only roads
are vile" But the roads are so vile as to make
men shun such places as though they were in
tested by the plague.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-14
A Spring AWAKENING.

Those eorly DAYS of March have seen an
awakening in more ways than one from 'he
winters dulncss and gloom. ,hle longer DAYS
and the milder air send cheering thriii OF nope
f,,ress through the most downcast pessimis'.
with the first signs of spring and the inaugu-
ration Of n Republican President, there Is al
roodr a brighter outlook in the material pros
rocts NJ ,he country To the reproachful ques-
,,on;ugs that the doubters have uttered since
Tho November election Republicans have been
won, n answer that with the advance agent OF
nrosperty really in office. and with the reins OF
government in his hands. prosperity would come
And there are substantial reasons for believing
that their faith m this prediction has been J"stl-
fed Reports from all over the country Indicate
gradually reviving business. There nave Deeh
printed day after day in The Tribunes Columns
indications that the tonic OF better ulles is
snreading throughout the countrys Industries.
MANY of the commercial statistics imply an H.
crease Of activity
Rut the residents of New-York need TO make
no study Of tabulated figures to believe IN coil'-
inc prosperity. The signs and omens OF IL are
crowding forward for recognition. Inc! are W
he seen by the casual observer-not in Dooh'.
nor in feverish reaction from the wih'el
ethargy. but in gradual reawakenlng Inc
streets of New-York reveal it In their greater
hustle and activity: the cablecars and the eie-
waited roads show it in their increased traihc'
The great shops add their testimony III 'he
larger stocks they are getting ready TOT their
snrng trade and the confidence with which their
proprietors arc preparing 10 meet more thah
half way customers with greater means anu
greater ability to purchase than they nave hau
for many months And there Is one more prooi
that better times are at hand that VIII carr!
conviction to every intelligent man and woiha"
in New.York-the surest tombstone of all for
tho state of trade in the metropolis-the adVer
Using columns Of The Tribune.
The readers of tO-day's Tribune VIII see i'll
them abundant and significant indications Oh eA
handing trade. For weeks the pressure upon
them has been increasing; to-day they contain
many columns more Of business announcements
than they did at the same time year ago.
They are full of the renewed confidence OF p'is
ness men, As the rising mercury In the pa
rometer presages the coming of sunshny days.
en- these Overlooking columns are an earnest OF
better trade and returning prosperity Iheir
message will bring gladness to all to wi1m they
Gonna They not only show the most trust
worthy means of meeting the needs OF the day
and the hour to everybody who has needs TO
meet but they are to the intelligent and discrim
mating readers of The Tribune message VIII
large. of hopetulness and better times.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-14
THIRTY-FlVE PAGES.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN.-It is said that Russia VIII propose
,unmediafe occupation of Crete by the powers
- The naval credits demanded ny 'ne 80 80,
man Government were refused by the BUGGY
Committee of the Rechstag. - war nas
broken out in Samoa and the foreign consuis al
said IN have asked their Governments TO SEM
warshins there. - The Carlist agitation is
reported TO be spreading rapidly In the nor I'm
mari Of Snain - The British steamer 1NVI
n1and and her crew were lost in the bay u , DE
cav 49, Home Rule has been droppeo sT ,n
tho programme of the annual conference Oh ''iV
National Liberal Federation in England
DOMESTIC-Thomas B. Reed was reholili,
mated for Sneaker at the caucus OF RepupIcd
Representatives; the Democrats n OHiia.eu
Joseph W. Bailey Of Texas = SLaii iii -,
Dingley Of the Ways and Means Commlttee: SAN an
that published versions OF the new larii, o ,
were inaccurate the full text VIII pIoua''35 ,,os
made public on Monday. - secretary pies
has annulled the decision OF Commlsslone.
Iamoreaux of the General Land Office, In the
Chicago lake front case. and ordered new lria
80 A passenger train on the southern ran
vav was wrecked near Rome. Ca, lnlurlng dour
train hands fatally -; the steer I're re-
COMPANY a corporation to contro! steer car
wheel PRODUCTION in the United States. has been
formed
CITY-Seth Low wrote a letter to Mayor
strong urging the necessity Of ending the Police
Board ynuddle and suggesting the placing on
trial of some or all of the Police Commissioners
--- The Withdrawals OF goods from bona were
the largest on record - ne 9poitsInet ,a.o
position was opened at the Madison square
Garden. - The plans OF the quarantine
Commissioners 10 improve Hoffman and SWIM
burne islands wer@ made public - StochS
were strong and active.
THE WEATE ER.-Forecast for TO-DAY: snow
or rain The temperature yesterday: highest
as degrees; lowest. 50; average. 3'h.
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tho conclusions OF science Is either poss'D'e Ut
desirable. Individual Chrlstlnns-many OF them
are found urging such an accommodation IN"
In many points It has been actually Drought
about. But. In the opinion OF many clear-nihd-
ed Christian thinkers, point VIII soon pe
reached-if indeed, 1t has not been reacheo az.
ready-whcn no compromise with science VIII
be possible Christianity cannot throw super
naturasm overheard without ceaslng 10 De
Cbristianlty But can it retain its belief IN the
supernatural and ut the same time accept 'nc
methods and conclusions Of science! mat u
the question that is occupying the mlnns OIL
the wisest leaders Of Christian Thought to-nhy'
Some of them have been able to ACCOMMODATE
the Bible story Of the Creation to the science Oh
geology and the discoveries Of archaeology Anu
they have even found way to rationalize rev
of the Old Testament miracles. But all that Is
only postpOning the question Mt issue. Ihey VIII
have to face the problem Of the supernatural
some day. and when they 10 they fear they VIII
have to part company with science. 1t Is fhls
view of the matter that causes so many CHRIS
tans to look with suspicion on the weli-meaht
efforts at cancellation of such men as Professor
DrummOnd. They believe that ultimately re-
ligion must fight science, and that therefore all
attempts TO tempOriZc with 1t are not merely
useless, but harmful.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-14
RELIGION AND SCIENCE.

The late Professor Henry Drummond per-
formed useful service for Christianity in his
day; but, in the nature Of the case. there was
nothing permanently valuable in his work. His
Natural Law In the Spiritual World" which
appeared in 1885, may be described as an at
tempt to harmonic the truths Of religion and
science Its worldwide circulation was ut least
a proof that mutitudes Of people were interest
ed in the effort to bring together these two do
mains OF thought while the attacks upon 1t by
both believers and unbelievers proved the hon
esty and courage of the author. The most valu-
able service that this and other works OF Pro-
fessor Drummond performed was to remind sci
ence that, after all. it can offer no solution Of
the problem of the universe. At best 1t only
sees through a glass darby" and much OF what
it thinks it sees is only an Illusion of the senses.
Science or rather certain men Of science. needed
to be reminded sharply Of that truth: for in their
arrogant dogmatism many OF them had far out
rivalled the most dogmatc Of the theologians.
Yet after all. Professor Drummond and all the
other less-known conciliators have left the qucs-
ton nj issue pretty much where ii was before
There are two good reasons why this must al
WAYS be so. The first Is that the attitude OF
religion toward science is subject TO constant
change and the second Is that science itself Is
not one whit more stable. The result of this Is
that IL Christian apologist Of to-day succeeds
in recon cling some dogma Of religion with a
conclusion Of science he may find the ground
cut from under his feet ten years hence. either
because Christians have put new interpreta
ton on the dogma he set ont to defend, or be-
cause scientists have modified or abandoned the
conclusion that he had treated as fundamental
This Is only another way OF saying tina, all ques
tions to-day are in a state OF solution. fact
which has become one Of the commonplaces Of
every philosopher and essayist. But really the
process has been at work ever since the Reforma
ton. and there Is every reason TO believe that it
will 60 on Indefinitely. The libraries OF the world
are loaded down with dcfences Of religious dog
mas and statements OF science that are about a $
useless to-day as a book OF geography published
n century ago. Churchman and scientist alike
are being helplessly swept away from their old
moorings by the tidal wave Of investigation and
thought. and few there are who know what will
be the outcome OF 1t ALL
There Is another reason why the pacific eff
forts of such Christians as Professor Drummond
must fall short Of the high hopes that prompt
them. II lies in the fact that Christianity has
never yet admitted, and perhaps never will ad
NIT, that any accommodation Of its dogmas to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-14
THE AUSTRIAN ELECTIONS.

Full returns Of the Austrian elections are not
vet at hand Apparently. however, the net re-
sult will be victory for the Conservatives and
Clericals and a defeat for the Socialists. 1t Is
rrodc known that in Vienna the Ant-Semtes
have elected five Deputies, while the Socialists
have been routed. In Galcia the Socialists
have elected only two Of the fifteen Deputies, all
tho rest being Clericals and Conservatives. If
those ratios hold good, or nearly so, throughout
the Empjre, the Socialist rout will be over
whelming. No classification Is yet made Of the
vote in respect to the change Of the franchise
The current statement that this election was for
the first time held under universal suffrage Is
not altogether correct 1t was for the most part
held under the old conditions. but with seventy
two additional Deputies chosen by practically
universal suffrage 1t will be interesting to OBJ
serve, when the detailed returns come to hand.
of what political complexion these seventy-two
ere.
The electoral campaign was fought with the
utmost yigor on both sides The Socialists full
minated furiously against the Ministry and
the late Parliament, declaring that the latter
showed it's strength on only one occasion, and
that was when 1t prevented the doing OF
good" More vehement STILL If possible. was
the pTOp1SaIuh OF inc SlcTlcdl party. Inc
Hierarchy asserted itself rs 1t had not done be-
fore in many years Five Cardinals four Arch
bishops and twenty-sx Bishops signed an add
dress to the electors, urging all true Catholics
TO vote the straight Clerical TICKET. In no other
country In the world would such an appeal
Lave so much force as in Austria, which Is to-
day the most faithful daughter Of the Church
The Prime Minister, Count Badeni, realized
this. and so, after dssoving the Rechsrath and
going to the country without any definite pol
icy, and for a time declining or neglecting to
identify himself with any party, he at the last
uOment cast In his lot with the Clercals. His
aim was TO be on the winning side, and he
doubtless hit the mark. Upon the Clerical
Conservative coalition he will therefore depend
for support In the new Parliament, and the
prospect now is that he will have handsome
majority.
From an American point Of view the choice In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-14

the election seems to have been between two
evils, Of which that which is probably on the
whole the less has been chosen. Socialism III
Austria is not quite ms extreme ms II ID !"
France and Italy, but 1t Is nevertheless per
niciOus thing, the domination Of when wo"'"
unsettle the foundations Of social order al"
hopclessly demoralize the work Of true lipera'
advancement Clericasm Is also obnoxious !"
American notions. but it will at least maintain
law and order. AMI it will probably not DO apie
10 exert the reactionary influence its more OK
IRENE advocates expect. The chief aim OF the
Clcrcals is to repeal the new school laws. anu
place the whole educational system back again
i'm the hands of the Church. That they VIII DC
able to do so. even with a strong majority ia
tbe ReIcbsratb. is extremely doubtful. For
there is a Kaiser in Vienna. who sometimes-in
the most tactful and diplomatic way-rules as
well az regns. Although he is the most devoted
of Catholics. ne cordially supported. ana III
deed threw his whole influence in favor OF, the
reformed school and marriage laws III hungary
and he is quite likely to sustain those OF Aus
tr,a and to prevent them from being repealed
lie is too wise n monarch not to recognize the
inevitable trend of affairs, and too discreet 10
let the two halves Of his realm drift into direct
antagonism. The most deplorable feature OF the
whole case thus far Is the victory of the mai
odorOus Lucger I'm Vienna; but the Kaiser has
already shown his ability to restrain that
worthy's brualities. The Clerical reaction IN
Austria. therefore. while it may check further
progress for a time, will probably not force the
Government into any actual steps backward
And it is better for nation TO stand still for
time than to plunge headlong into quagmire
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-14

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nc Mir1r.a;r fngcs ami, IN 0dd'hon. '77'nffr'. a
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or the trousers Of the Partisan swell 1t was
observed that it took two pairs to show the
pattern, and It is likewise remarked that 1t
takes two Administrations to display to the
full the pattern Of Queen Liliuoka!anis d.
plomacy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-14

Alabama displayed wisdom In exempting from
taxation for ten years any new cotton factories
established within her borders and the first
fruits OF 1t are apparent in the preparations for
the institution there Of a million dollar plant by
Eastern capitalists who have recently pale the
State visit to look the ground and lay out
their plan Of action The intention Is to make
finer fabrics than have hitherto been made in the
South. which Is an important Industrial depart
ure for that section. promising to help toward
the solution OF some Of its most difficult economic
and social problems. Alabama legislation so
hospitable to capital stands in rather marked
contrast with our own. which in many cases
seems devised with the intention Of driving 1t
away
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A CHARMING AND UNUSUAL ENTER.
TAINMENT.

THE DECORATIVE ART socrErYs SALE. ALICE
IN WONDERLAND AND a GAME OF WHIST
WITH LIVING CARDS.
An entertainment which was one OF the most In.
terestng and enjoyable that has taken place In
New-York In several years WAS given yesterday at
the Waldorf As n memento Of the fourth anniver.
sary OF the opening OF the hotel Mr.. Bold, gave
the use OF the two bathrooms and the Marie Anto.
nette room to Mrs. Richard Irwin, one OF the man.
ayers OF the Decorative Art Society, VINO was the
head and front OF the entertainment which began
the gay scenes in the house four years ago Yes.
terdays entertainment enlisted the attention OF so
cety people. who tr~1ed out in great NUMBERS TO
patronize the sale Of rich fancy articles OF
the society and TO enjoy the performance OF Alice
In Wonderland" which was given In tho large BALL
room on a stage supplied with every theatrical ac-
cossory, including scenery fOotishts and curtain,
and n novelty. designated as Spielkartenfest, or
whist with Ewing cards. which was given In the
evening alice in Wonderland" was revelation.
The characters we're assumed by children. who
were well coached In their parts. ana acquitted
themselves In the most crcditable manner The
cast was follows: