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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-21

ings and by virtue Of the free-art clause ih o'..
present tariff statute they are enaDied 10 ST"
them all over the land They make proh'' We
grant Suppose they do. American pho,osl"-
pliers are Mt liberty to go and photograph 'nc
same paintings and compete here win the ri'h'S
we have mentioned. But until they 90 ths 'he
public service rendered by those rivals wou"
he hard TO compute on too generous OASIS
Their photographs are identifying thousands OF
homes instructing and delightng hundreds or
thousands of Americans. The application or
This illustration 10 all the kindred lines OF actv-
,tv covered by Mr.. Dinglcys obnoxious clause
,s 700 obvious to be shown in detail here. We
think that he will himself see how injudicious
is that clause if he will look carefully into the
practical side of the question He says that we
publish an abundance of books in foreign Ian
ouages This Is true But If he thinks that we
publish onefftieth as many as we need he Is
very much mistaken. The foreign books print
ed here are as drop in the bucket compared
with those which the various importers have on
sale, and which are essential to thousands Of
readers and students. AS one caustic critic mas
remarked: In the future. when an American
wishes 10 study French or Italian. he Will nave
TO pay the Government a tax for the privilege
mat is what MT. lJlHSlt! III! i'''iiN''"
amounts to- And consider the humiliation of
1t all. Think of the slur upon our artists. on
being told that their work is so poor that it
will of course be bolstercd up in order to keep
it in line. commercially, with the work OF for
eign artists. Commerce has nothing TO do with
this thing. Some benighted artists cling to the
old fancy that if a good. humping tax is levied
upon every old master that comes into the land
their own precious productions will sell for twice
as much as before. But we believe that THIS
view Is becoming every day more aniQuated
and unpopular. and that it represents altogether
too small class for Congress TO adopt It, What
Congress ought to do Is 10 strike out the clause
in the Dingley bill imposing duty upon works
of art and literature and instruments of learn
ing and in the face Of all the abuses and loss
Of revenue that have sprung and may spring
from the present law rlvet it to our statute
books. to our very Constitution. and proclaim 10
the world that America is earnestly on the
side of intellectual and spiritual progress as on
the side Of political liberty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-21
PERSONAL

Joseph Parke OF Kansas City, whose dea'h 10
announced was one of the pioneer settlers OF "a'
city and did much to promote 1is grown ar" and
ycopment. He was a loyal RspuDu.caI "''" -
stanch member OF the Presbyterian ChVrch
Count Tolstoi Is at present staying in St Peters
burg At the recent celebration of the founding OF
the University Of st. Petersburg a body OF ABOUT
a hundred students happened to meet MIN Oh '"e
street They at once recognized him. ana gave
wont TO the most demonstratlve indications OF their
regard for him. kissing his hands and his gar gar
ments and would have carried MN III u. . ny"
through the city had he not decisiVey pro'es'eu'
Ex-Postmaster- General William L. Wilson VIII
deliver the Phi Beta Kappa Grafton next June al
Harvard. The poem Will be read by Dr' e. w I'm
erson, Harvard 'G6.
The Rev DR.. John II. Barrows. OF Chicago VINO
Nay Ma ''''' '''''''''' III ~
Miss Helen Hinsdae, a daughter OF Professor
Hinsdale of the University Of Michigan upon "hor"
the University of G9ttngen recently
by that institution.
The death of Prince Yoshi Hito Haru-No-Miyd'
the heir to the Japanese throne, makes Prince
Arisugawa Takuhito. now in his thirty-hlth year.
the heir apparent. His father, Prince lahaiii'o'
saws n writer in 1.-THE Boston Transcript. is an
Uncle of the Emperor and he distinguished himself
a. , fighter in the Satsuma Rebellion. The young
prince was adopted into the family or the I'm
neror in 1873 He Is well educated as naval ON
cer and holds the rank Of captain IN the Imperial
Jananese Navy In 1888 he was sent TO Europe 10
examine into the nava, and military ornaments
and he returned with liberal education. during
the war with China he served with the main
squadron and acquitted himself with credit Amer.
lean naval officers who have net MIN say 'Iat az me
is quite pleasant and affabe. and his brother ON
GERS regard him good fellow and an eNce''eh''
we-trained sailor"
Hot Springs n. c., March 1s-Charles w. HACK
EFT, chairman Of the ew-forK state hep"
Committee arrived last night with his FAMILY Al
though Mr. Hackett's health Is much Improved ne
,r,ends 70 take a course Of mine; II baths ana en-
low tho bracing climate here before returning
North.
Willis Van Deyanter the Assistant Attorney
General for the Interior Department is SUCCESSFUL
LAWYER and Is thirtyeight years old. He Is native
OF Indiana and a graduate OF De Paw University.
He went TO Cheyenne. Wyo., some years ago. ana
became Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court by the
appointment Of the President. when thirty years
old under the Territorial government, ana was also
Chief Justice under the State government he mas
been chairman of the State Republican Committee
during two campaigns. and Is at present Repupil-
can National Committeeman from Wyoming.
Frank A. Vanderp. the private secretary OF
Secretary Gage Is a careful student Of finance He
was for some time the financial editor OF THE
Chicago Tribune" He afterward purchased a
half interest in The Economist OF which ne Is
now the assistant editor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-21
MUSIC.
THE SYMPHONY SOCIETY.

At the fifth evening concert OF the Symphony 20.
ciety. which given last night In Carnegie Hall.
the afternoon concert having taken place on FRI
day Mr.. Damrosch put on his programme for the
FIRST time Dr. Dvoraks American symphony II
has become well known TO NewYork music lovers.
through Mr.. Seidl's numerous performances Of II.
but Mr. Damroschs revival Of the work no
mistake OF Judgment It's beauties are Of a sort
that do not pale. but rather gain Increased sig
nlficance by repeated hearings; they are 50 orig
inal so fresh and spontaneous; so direct in their
appeal TO the nearer. The symphony was enthus-
astically received last night; 1t was brilliantly and
buoyanty played, and all its highly wrought In
strumental coIoring made to tell TO It's utmost In
deed, Mr. Damrosch painted with so broad brush
and so free hand that some OF the suotler effects
did not receive the due share OF attention; but
the audience were fam to be content with result
that projected so vivid and animated and muscu-
lar a reproduction OF DR.. Dvorak's work before
them. 1t was in sense inadequate, and mus,
have won willing converts TO the composition. II
any there were whom this most characteristic
product Of a genius American soil had not a.
ready taken captive.
The concert was further made notable by eject
ing the first appearance in New-Yofk OF Miss Ella
RUSSELL soprano She is an American woman. who
has held high the standard of American art N
England and elsewhere; and If she has been not
without honor save In her own country, IL Is Dc
cause she has given her countrymen no opportunity
TO honor her. The impression she mace last even
ing was In many respects highly favorable She
has a voice of little power, and. in IT'S upper
register especially Of much brilliancy and purity;
her sty.e is broad and dramatic; her phrasinS and
defamation governed by right feeling All
these things appeared In her singing OF Ocean,
Thou Mighty Monster" and the fact that she thor
GU shly mastered it and met its enormous exaciions
certified 10 the high place she deserves artist
But little further disclosure Of her powers was
made, for she sang again only In Lstzs foolish
and bombasuc perversion OF Heines "Loreei"
but with sincere effort 10 make 1t sound dramatic,
Much interest will attach to her further appear
ances and II the promise she he'd out in her sing.
ing last evening is fulfilled. the results VIII be
qualification to musical amateurs In America gen.
orally
The programme included further Hemesbergers
arrangement for strings Of an adagio by Bach, and
Berliozs Roman Carnival overture. the latter Of
which was another brilliant achievement OF the
orchestra
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-21
UNIVERSITY CLUB ANNUAL NETTING
PLANS FOR THE NEW HOUSE APPROVED BY THs
MEMBERS.

PLANS FOR THE NEW HOUSE APPROVED By THE
MEMBERS.
The annual meeting Of the University Club
held last evening at the clubhouse, Madison-ave
and Twenty-sixth-st. The attendance was large
and considera BILE important business was transacted
most expeditiously and harmoniously. President
James w. Alexander. in his annual report, said that
the general business depression had caused de-
crease in the house receipts Of the LAST year OF about
SO 800 but that this was nearly Offset by decrease
In the house expenditures Of about ly and an In
crease In the stock of supplies on hand thus making
the net result in the house administration only about
s3I5 less favorable than that of the preceding year.
The total surplus for the year was about $4,000
The plans for the clubhouse. at Fif,h-aye
and Fifty-fourth-st.. were displayed 10 the men,
bers and were approved unanimously. The presl-
dent said that the total OF the new house and
site would be about 10000, OF which about SsN0'
had already been expended for the site.
The Building Committee, having the immediate
charge of the work under the direction Of the
Council consists of Charles T. Barney, chairman;
David l.. Haight Hugh d. Auchincloss, Charles L.
Atterbury and the president ex ofHcio,
4 Finance Committee has also been appointed 10
perfect the financial scheme involved in the enter'
prise consisting OF George Blagden. chairman;
Otto T. Barnard William Lanman Bull {. Z. Guy
Ter and H. Walter Webb.
money necessary to the carving out OF me plans
had already been raised by a irsi and second mort
fore put into the project. The club irdorsed the
plans and the methods proposed for putting them
into execution and the work on the new house VIII
go on. II is expected that all the contracts viii be
given ont by the time the grourrt is in good condi-
ton for work, and It is hoped that the rev house
will be ready for occupancy In about eighteen
months
The meeting chose the council and Committee
on Admissions follows;
Council. TO serve until March. 1891, Charles G
Beaman, Cornelius c. Cuyler. Francis s. Bangs
Loyal Farragut and James r. Sheffield.
Committee on Admissions. to serve until March
1900 Cement Cleveland Tracy II. Harris. Lewis
s Has.am. \. Henry Mos.e. Robert Thorne George
Blagden. jr.. and b. Aymar Sands; TO serve until
March. 1899 George s Brewster
The club had last year about 2,loo members ara
with $50 on the waiting list and applications at the
rate Of fifty month. IL will have completed its tut
quota of 1900 by the time the new house Is COM
peted
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courts would soon check the filthy beasts VINO
pollute these stairs 10 freely and so ohenswey'

Experts in symmetry are found here ana there
who inveigh against bicycling as fencing 10 'he
d,stortion OF various members and features OF
the body, pointing out that there ~
marked bicycle face. drawn into lines expressive
Of concentration and anxiety; that there Is also
n bicycle neck. with an abnormal twist IN IT, as
Of one looking round a corner and that mon
KEY" shoulder also results from the pract'ce.
Besides these, a bicycle arm has been ho'eu' '"'
now a critical observer has discovered picyc'c
leg. though It Is not explained wherein IL d'rers
from the natural one. 1t may be that there are
some awkward riders who twist all the COM
ponent parts Of their anatomy out OF shape u,
the exercise. but the average wheeimah anu
wheelwoman certainly do not do So Ihey pre-
serve untroubled countenances and erect ana
sbapely forms, as anybody may see by LOOKING
at them Conscientious practitioners OF ,ho a..
should maintain and insist upon graceiui
standard Of riding. and as long as that rs oo,7
nobody will be drawn out OF shape by IT, let ''''
critics say what they Will.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-21
RIGHT AND WRONG IN CRETE.

The one point which should be kept MOST
clearly in mind concerning this Cre'h" o",'
ress Is this that the whole matter couiu oo
settled ut once and without difi1cuity " VI,
Powers would only consent 10 let IL DE se'"."
in the right and just way and that IL IL on,!
because they or some of them. through sp''c
or greed or other unworthy motive. are defer
mined to settle it in a wrong way, that all '"c
past and present trouble has been caused aiu
Illmitable future trouble is threatened.
Mr. Gladstone. in the latest and perhaps most
splendid controversial essay or his Hie i'"'
made this entirely clear. The Powers nave iohS
denied that Turkey has any rights In 'rc'c
The Integrity of the Turkish Empire IL
long-cxpodcd fiction. The Cretans oush''
therefore, to have rights of their own ana IL
any other Power has rights In that Island IL IL
Greece TO whom Crete belongs historically geo
graphically and racially. as well as by popular
preference. Seeing that Turkeys rights are
nil. and that Turkish Government has become
intolerable through its abuses, Greece III re-
spondiny 10 the desire of the Crctans ana the
dictates of civilized humanity. wants to assume
the administra ton of the island. She is WILING
TO do so under the nominal suzerainty OF the
Sultan. exactly as Great Britain is doing in Cy-
prus and Egypt. and Austria Hungary in Bos-
mia. Such an arrangement would satisfy the
Cretons. would be acceptable to Greece, ana
v.ould not be resisted even by the Sultan. lt
would assure full protection and equal justice
10 the Moslcm population of Crete. as IS proved
nv the fact that the Moslcms are thus dealt
with in Thessay 1t would he reasonable log
ical practical just and right Yet the Powers
say it shall not he.
Why not? Well. Russia says 1t shall not De-
because she wants Crete herself and she has
particular hatred for Greece Germany says IL
shall not be- because the Emperor is angry Win
his sister for the manner of her marriage TO the
Grown Prince of Greece and because the young
,homnion of the Divine Right Of Kings Is I'M
willing to let any people have any voice IN
choosing their own government. France says
if shall not be, because she wants to please OF
does not want 10 dlsplease, Russia. Great Brit
ain saws it shall not be, because she Is content
70 saw Ditto" to France. And Austria hungary
and Italy say it shall not be, because they are
merely following the crowd And so THESE SIN
Great Powers. so solicitous for the peace OF Eu-
rome. rather than settle the thing right ana
pcaccably, insist on settling it wrong even at
the risk Of war
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-21
POLAR EXPLORATION.

Tho American Geographical Society, as was
exnected. has cordially approved Lieutenant
Pcarv's plans for further Arctic research ana
has given promise OF hnanciai suppoi' "
whatever expedition he may organize. lhat Is
most gratifying. Lieutenant Pearys pans,
based chiefly upon the remarkably successiui
work of both himself and DR.. Nansen, nave III
ready been set forth in detail In these coiuilihs
They seem practicable. promising ana III tl'e
highest degree commendabe, and II IS 10 DE
hoped they will speedily be put into execu'ioh
At present the blue and red banner OF Nor"hy
marks the furthest advance OF man INTO the
Arctic realm of mystery and desolation, ana IT'S
nro-eminence was most worthily won. But the
rod white and blue of America now in second
Mace. should he pushed forward not only be-
vopd Nansens best. but to the very Pole itself.
Tbero Is opportunity to attempt such an
achievement now, without immediate rivalry.
Va o,hor nation so far as appears, has Polar
nxnoa,,,or IN Wow for the near future DIR.
Nansen Is building new boat. but VIII use II
merely in exploring Spitzbergen ana other re-
aiops in comparatively low ATTITUDES Ihe al
mirable Observation-Disclosures enterprise VIII
continue 10 DO devoted to similar objects other
adventures are turning their eyes southwark
insteod of northward. SO there seems to be
cleor fold for nj least several years TO come for
American enterprise and daring to make an
other and let it be hoped. triumphant, assault
upon the Arctic Pole.
AS for the South Pole II has for Obvious rea-
sons never exercised a fascination comparable
with that of the North. Yet it Is undeniablo
that the Antarctic region now presents the
larger field for exploration, indeed by far thu
largest and most important on the entire globe
We now know pretty completely the general
character OF the Arctic BASIN but the Antarctic
Of vastly greater extent, is as much mystery
as ever Is there an Antarctic continent! Or
volcanic archipelago! Or Il palaeocrystic sea?
Is the theory of Il sunken southern continent
correct? Are there possibly some yet unknown
and UNIQUE Antarctic fauna and fora? These
and n host Of other questions are yet TO he an
severed by a bold penetration beyond the icy
barrier.
When IN effort so to do will be made Is not
fully determined. Several expeditions are being
prepared. or at any rate considered for cxplora-
tions In tho region OF Cape Horn and little
beyond Belgium will send one this summer
Herr julius Won Payer. the Arctic explorer. Is
trying TO organize n second In Germany. with
out much result as yet. The British Govern
ment Is considering the prncticabilIty Of send
irg two or three ships Of It's navy thither on
three years commission. after the mannoE Of
the old Ross and Challenger expeditions. But
none Of these promise TO 60 beyond the points
already reached An advance UPON the Antarc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-21
RO4DuAKTyG BY CONTICTS.

BAD roads. as we have said, are an evil OF all
the wear round The remedy for them must De
applied. In greater or less degree, all the year
round Good roads. that Is to say, need constant
attention TO keep them good. But the mak'ns
them good is n task that can best ne perlormeu
~ certain fixed seasons. and those are eXactiy
tho scasous n which the average FARMER can
least we'll arrange to do the work. lney are
,bc seasons when he is busiest on his farin ana
whom for him even to go out with plough ana
scroper and work out his road tax means 10 neg
cct his crops. But all the ploughnG ana scr"p
ing in The world cannot make good road' anu
10 ask the farmer 10 do more, to enter upon the
work of grading and draining and macadaiiiiz-
Ing. Is TO ask practical impossiblity
lust here. however, is where one great al
yaptage of convict labor on the roaus becomes
evident The inmates of the State prisons nave
no other duties to perform than those they may
mo sot ot They can be put nj work upon the
roads nj lust the best possible time Tor road-
building. and so can do the work 10 the pest
nossible advantage. They can also be set AT
work on them at any time, to repair them, ana
no kent nj It as long as may be necessary, wlth'
ont in the slightest degree interfering win or
binary agricultural or other industry. when 10
This It Is added that roadmaking Is work when
all able bodied men can do. whether sKiiieu or
unskiled. and that it is just such wholesoihe'
vorieeated out-of doors work as prisoners most
need for mental and physical health, the areu-
ment for thus employing convicts seems Well
nioh unanswerable.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-21

The seventeenth annual dinner OF the LAMBDA
Columbia) Chapter OF Psi Epsilon was given AZ
the Holland House last evening. About sixty MEM
bers attended. among those present being J. Au'
gustus Barnard chairman Ell est Iseln (secre
tary and treasurer. George Stevenson Nicholas,
Andrew V. Stout. Howard Van Sinderer, Howiana
Pe William Mitchell. Samuel v Constant WIZ
lam T. Lawson. Goelet Gallatin, Henry Parsons
Henry Quincy Altha, c.. Romaine Frederick r
Lord Frederic De Peyster Foster. Cortland fie1o
Bishop. Harvey r. Kingsley r. Ashton DE PeyS'er
and Thomas :. Whitaker. -,
Julien r. Davies was toas.master. the f9n2w.
ing were the toas;s Our Fraternity Frederlch
w Hnrlchs: "Our University John b rms,
our Aumni" Or william Henry Draper; our
Chapter" Joseph S Stout, jr.; "Our New Chap'1
House" Francis s. Bangs.
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\ Y A. &. ENTERTAIN FNT.

One OF the mos, successful OF the series oil Sn
given this season at the New-iork Athe'c N'"~'
S,xthave. and Fifty -nfth-s Was that OF lss, ,,h
Ing. The large hall OF the club was crowoea $3.50
the members and their friends II was es'aa
that more than lOoo were present. rhe Eta talent
and the programme was enthusiastically. ,ss, and
throughout The performers we're pa e,ns ieccen.
; mS'' comeJansl Florence Bndley A@cpp, suiins
Masauro ,acrobats,, Forest and fe't Another en-.
,artaimment ia 10 be given a fortnight hence w
Soxing match VIII be the chief ATTRACTIONS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-21
THE CONTESTED ASSEMBLY SEATS.

The Assembly Committee on Privileges and t.eS
,,ons which has under consideration the contests
for Assembly seats in the Nth and XVIII Assem-
bly districts. me; In Room IL in the city Han yes
terday and after half an hour IN executive sess'o,
,,o,x,a - ,,ect next Monday morning At
o'cIock a, the Hotel Manhattan. The 'ontests pe
fore the committee those OF OTTO kempner -
Tnmn,Srv candidate from the Nth District, WV
va 1efeated by Jerry sullivan by three 100,
and that OF f. j. Sovak the Republican oanoias.Ss
In tho \XNIth District, VINO was oeaseh oy i"'''N-
+ Andrews by sixty-cght votes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-21
REEDS REPLY TO THE P0PULISTS

Washington March %-The Populist memee"
q, the Senate and House held a joint caucus "
might, for the purpose Of hearing the report OF ~.
committee appointed to confer win speaker W.
about representation on the committee on 80
80, No.rs and other committees. The COMMITTEES
.a,or,.d that they got no encouragement from tn'
caor.r and the caucus directed that the sV ,n,
Smear on TO him, which stated their reasons ~"
.l"i. Larnn nd he nuhl.shed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-21
LOTOS CLUB OFFICERS.

The following officers were elected for the ensuing
year n, the annual election of the lotos club LAST
night: President. Frank r. Lawrence; yice-press:'
dent William Henry White. secretary, Cnes'eE y
Lord; treasurer d. y. Sckes, directors; lor Icy
ycafs-George II. Wooster. William /. Evans sns
Julian Rix
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pretty much ceased to startle or aiarin' w.
only that. It is beginning to be pretty gene,"".
believed that 1t was not n star mt ALL NOT ~"
a skyrocket but only the tail-end flare OF I'M.
enuncatng high, moral sentiments 10 eA''''
customers and selling soap for cash.