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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-01
THE HOUSE TARIFF BILL.

The Tariff bill has passed the House on sched-
ule time. The Democratic and Populist minor
ity had wasted in frivolous chatter and insin-
cere proposals all the time allowed for debate
and for honest effort to modify the measure, but
It was their own time that they wasted. The
committee in charge has reported over fifty
amendments mostly Of small consequence,
which have been adopted Had the Democrats
chosen to make any serious effort to modify the
bill in any important respect, as to articles pro-
duced by trusts or as to woOllens steel rails. or
ANYTHING else, they had abundant opportunity
II was only necessary for them to abstain from
purely dlatory motions and irrelevant talk and
allow the measure to be read without Interrupt
ton until the clauses to which such amendments
were germane had been reached AS they knew
this perfectly well, 1t must be inferred that they
had no honest desire to amend or debate any
particular feature Of the bill. 1t would, indeed,
have placed them in a most Illuminating position
to vote this year with passionate earnestness
for amendments branding with censure the IA
vors to monopolles which secured the passage
Of the present tariff.
Practically without honest opposition the Dill
has gone through the House. in many details
improved on motion Of the committee in charge,
but in all essentials, except the effort to defend
the Treasury and home industries against heavy
imports antcipatory of new duties, the same
measure which was offered as an instant re-
Spouse to President McKinleys first message
OF the general character Of the House bill ex-
plantations have already been given 1t en-
braces some features which the Senate Is likely
to modify, and some which may be fairly crtl-
cjsed by sincere Protectlonists or about which
such men may honestly differ in opinion. But
it is a strong protective measure, framed, on the
whole with great care and with more scientific
adjustment of specific instead OF nd valorem
duties than any other tariff ever enacted, and
well calculated to raise the largely Increased
revenue which the public credit and the sound
ness Of the currency require. 1t will doubtless
be most closely scrutinized in the Senate, and
no one expects that It will be passed without
any change But the feeling among Repub-
leans Is so united and harmonious, and their
desire TO restore the prosperity OF the country Is
so strong, that 1t may fairly he presumed that
the Senate will not cautiously alter for the sake
of altering. or differ for the sake of differing
but will make such changes only as are sincere
| " believed to be Improvements.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-01
PERSONAL.

covornor Wolcott Of Massachusetts and Mrs. VOL
colt cylu give a reception to the members OF the
Massachusetts, Legislature and theN wives o''
April 8.
william T. Ellis, who has been an associate '''i'of
Of 'The Golden Rule. of Boston Tor TWO years, n"'
become an assistant editor Of the perloacas OK We
prcsbv,erlan Board OF Publication IN Phl,anslpha'
the editor OF which Is the Rev. Dr. D. H. Mie''
,taior George H. White. United States Army. who
diod tho other day in ST. Paul. had beer LOT tWe'o
,ears recorder Of the Minnesota Commandery or me
toll Legion He originated and carried through
tho na, ~ having Lincolns Birthday made legal
holiday Minnesota being the first STATE 10 enact
such q law He was a native OF Massachusssls'
served during S the was Ar 9 and aerward
'ered the regular Army. nd was retired on Decen'-
Der 10 1870.
mr. Grener the Mussulman Deputy for Pontarier
In the French Parliament. still keeps himself IN the
nubllc eye. He recently married the young woman
Who tried so hard In conjunction with his mother.
to make him remain Christian and 10 induce MIN
+, give up falling his knees and kissing the
ground. with his face turned toward Mecca he has
noy a secretary In the person OF a young AraD Jaw
Student named sId Bel Kassen Ben THANH. who
dresses in gorgeous Oriental costume and wears an
tSiner i'm the person of old Algerian soldier, who
served fourteen years IL the French army ana
walked all the way from Marselles 10 Paris III order
10 ask the War Office for a pension
. German-A American Catholic paper In ST. Louis
nubshed a bitter attack the liberals in the Cath
Ollie Church the other day, over tho name OF Mon
sgnor Joseph Schroeder. OF tho Catholic University
in Washington Monsgnor Schroeder, according 10
THE Baltimore Sum-" denies positively that he
wrote the article or In any way responsible for
its publication. He made this statement In his class
room before his class in dogmatc theology. lie as
serted that the article was composed of matter
which he had spoken and written at different times
but that Mr. Preuss editor OF the st. Louis paper
ha1 taken extracts from his sermons, lectures and
conversations and put them together Into an article
which he had printed over Monsignor Schroeders
Signature without his knowledge authority.
D. l.. Moody has begun his revival services In Chi
cage.
Mrs Isabella r. p. Bliss. who died the other day
al Amherst. Mass. the widow OF the Rev. DR.
e. T. Bliss and with him had served many years as
a missionary I'm Turkey. The Rev. w. ID. 7. Bliss
fhe Episcopal clergyman OF Boston who has become
prominent an exponent OF Christian socialism Is
her son one Of her daughters Is the wife Of the
Rev H. o. Dwight. the wel-known missionary in
Constant!nope.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-01
CONSULAR Reform.

When Congress reaches the work Of general
legislation it will probably take up, and will do
well to take up, the subject Of reorganization
and reform of the consular service. This was
brought before the last Congress in its closing
DAYS in the form Of House bill No. 10,3IJ. en-
titled "a Bill to Increase the Efficiency Of the
Foreign Service Of the United states and to
Provide for the Organization of the Consular
Service" The title expressed exactly the pur-
port of the bill Some of its details may be OBJ
jected TO- but the chief features of the measure
were so admirable that it is to be hoped they
Will be revived and promptly enacted into law.
The fundamental principle Is to make the
consular service a real, organized service instead
of the empirical go-as you-please affair it has
so largely been. Appointments, made accord
ing 10 ascertained merit, to be permanent,
subject 10 due promotion and to removal only
for cause. All officers are TO be classified into
first and second class consuisgeneral, first and
second class consuls, first second and third
class vice-consus and consular clerks. The
much-abused office of consular agent Is TO be
abolished or transformed into that OF second
class consul All officers, Of all grades, are to be
citizens Of the United States. Fixed salaries are
10 be paid TO oil, which are 10 be uniform In each
class, ranging from $4,000 to 81 200 The system
Of compensation by fees, the source Of meal
culable abuses, is 10 be entirely abolished and
all fees received are TO be turned into the Treas
ury OF the United States, the salaries fixed by
law being the sole compensation OF the officers.
These are the salient features Of the scheme
1t Is evident that II put into execution they
would, indeed, "lncrense the efficiency of the
foreign service They would cause the CON
sular duties OF the United States-which are Of
inestimable importance-to BIO performed by a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-01
NEV-JERSEYS LEGISLATURE.

The 121st session of the New-Jersey Legis-
lature adjourned yesterday after an existence
of twelve weeks eleven weeks being the aver
age duration of a session. During the three
months go bills were introduced. So far about
sixty OF these have become laws. but there are
more than two hundred awaiting the cOnsidera-
ton of Governor Griggs and the Governor may
sign or veto them. as he sees fit. Last years
volume of laws contains 90 statutes. In other
years the number has been generally above 800,
and the reduction last year was due to the posi-
tive stand taken by Governor Grgss against I'M
necessary legislation. 1t is probable that when
the Governor disposcs Of the measures now be
fore him. or on the way the total number OF
new laws for this year will not be larger than
the crop Of 1896.
The session Just closed will be remembered
chiefly by the following laws: Compelling rail
road companies to carry bicycles free as bag
gage; providing that municipalities, instead or
the State, shall get the taxes paid on second
class railroad property. the income from this
source being n trihe over 100000, Of which
Jersey City will get $4,000; a general borough
act providing an intelligent and uniform sys-
TEN of legislation for the various classes OF
boroughs in place Of the existing chaos; pro-
hibitng the marriage of nonresidents unless
they shall first have obtained license.
The amendments to the Constitution reform
ing and recognizing the judiciary were all
thrown overheard. and so was the amendment
for biennial sessions Of the Legislature Three
amendments were passed, and will be submitted
10 the people at special election: Prohibiting
gambling, permitting women to vote at school
elections. and restraining the Governor from ap-
pointing persons rejected by the Senate No
other amendments may he considered for five
years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-01
THE LAW AID THE THEATRE HAT.
MR.. ROSTERS BILL TO EXACT a PENALTY
FROM THOSE WHO CUT OFF
THE VIEW

The news comes that bill has been introduced
In the Assembly at Albany by Mr. Roster for the
purpose of clearing the view Of the stage FOR the
people who 30 TO the theatre. II provides with
some legal clrcumlocution. that anybody whose hat
gets in the way shall be subject 10 fine OF 50 II
anybody else cares TO prosecute the case Mr.. KOS
ter Is modest about his bill; he does not fee SURE
that Il is just the right one, but he wants 70 keep
the subject agtated.
4 good many things have been said In these col.
umns from time TO time with the view Of inducing.
cabling persuading or otherwise causing women
10 take off their hats in the theatre or 70 wear
small hats Attention has repeatedly been called
10 the facts that women with their hats of In
theatre looked better from all points OF view! thar
they were moro in the fashion, that they were more
true TO the European customs which they strive
to follow IN some other respects. and that they
were showing more OF the gentleness and kindness
which are leading traits OF the womanly nature.
These protests OF The Tribune ana many others
like them nave been in measure successful. ana
ten women now take of their hats where one CID
No doubt Mr. Rosters motive OF keeping tho
subject agitated IS a worthy one. but there IL
doubt or room for IL, the efficacy Of his bill.
necessary action against the woman who wore the
high hat, and most American men are too cour,e-
nuisance. to care to do It, II is likely that law
which should make II an offence for manager 70
allow any obstructive hat be in his theatre
would be OF much more and better effect. Tls
manager would be easier person to proceed
against. II the woman who wore the hat should
refuse 10 give her name and address that
suit could be brought against her she would have
be troublesome. but the manager could easily be
found whenever he wanted and either civil
criminal proceedings against him would be more
simple
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-01

staff OF qualified experts, and therefore per
formed much better than they could possibly pe
under the old, unorganlzed. unstable Sys'en
The working out of such reforms Is one oi 'ne
functions Of the Executive But II Is hgh'! "'-
slrable-indced. essential to It's compete s"c''S'
that the legislative department OF the "oNe'"-
ment should cooperate in 1t. The who'c 'nns
might he done by Presidential order. Ana 'hcn
ii might be denounced rs n piece OF unwarrh"'cu
preension: and he undone, wholly or i'll part
by the next President If authorized ny a'' V,
Congress it will command more geherh' III"
ready acquiescence, and will be in lar less UNI
ger of being tnkered and changed FOR parlishh
purposes If Congress will enact suitable
measure the Administration will doubtless exc
cute II in letter and in spirit. ana give TO this
country for the first time n foreign service com
porting with It's dignity and adequate to i'S
moods
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-01

troops and supplies have, therefore, to be trans
ported by sea to volo. and thence by rail 10
Larlssa. That would serve we'll enough II the
Greeks had to reckon with only the lurNs' ioi
the Greek fleet could safeguard that route against
the Turkish navy. But with the navies OF the
great Powers on the side Of the Turks that line
Of communication will be hopclessly blocked,
and the Greek forces in the field will be cut of
from all supplies and rcinforccmcnts. 1t Is n
desperate plight for the Greeks But desperate
men. In their last extremity. may yet strike
blow which will bring Unreasonable afiliction
uncn those who drove them to 1t. The great
Powers may vanQuish Greece, abolish Its lnde'
pendencc and place 1t under the rule OF Kurds
or Cossacks But the evil Of their deeds will
return to plague them. Lord Salisbury admits
that England did wrong, and brought woe upon
herself. in championing the Turk half century
ago The six great Powers will do worse, ana
bring greater woe upon themselves, In cham
pioning the Turk to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-01
MIR. GREENEs SECOND RECITAL

Mr. Plunket Greene at his second song recital which
no gave Yesterday in Chamber Music Hall devoted
the first half OF his programme to Schubert MI
Creene's fine feeling and unorring taste IN craving
upon his large acquaintance with the song iter1-
ture 10 keep hts programme above the ieVel OF 'hs
conventional and the hockncyed constitute one NJ
h chief claims 10 the gratit-se OF the musical pub
Ne HIS drafts upon the rich treasures OF SOM
bort's ,vrlcs so many hundred OF which are pra,-
tI-allv unknown 10 the cOnceTt-Tcon, gave no
keanest plea sure 10 q most sympathetic ana curt
waited audience yesterday afternoon. or the eight
that were down on his prcgramme-"Am Meer"
AM der Bruck" Der Doppelganger' Der Fri
l8,ip" I'm Frnhllne" "Thr BID" "Dthyvamee'
and "Abschied"-few were well known. and some,
doubtless were quite unknown to the majority o.
those present But they are all admirable songs;
most ~ them arc great songs; and Mt Greenes
intcrprotatlon Of them I'm the main marked ~
dramatic power an nstinctiyely fine lyric feeling
and a mastery OF their salient and Significant quahV
that were gladly accepted atonement for the not
who'll fortunate condition OF hts voice. He was
compelled 10 add another song TO this part Of his
programme, and sang the beautiful Litahei also
schubert's that he has made familiar IN former
visits to New-York
The second part Of the programme was given up
10 tho traditional and popular songs or Engiahd ana
Ireland Of which he IS so inmitable an interpreter
some were old favortes, others were new, out all
were sung with a most genial spirit and keen SYM
nathy Here too he was compelled TO add another
this time tho gay little narrative Of the Cornish
mill,mald Mr.. Victor Harris again accompanied
the singer, and with good taste.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-01
ON TIE ERDNTIER.

The great Powers. under Russian direction.
are most efficiently backing up the Turk. They
have been bullying and clustering against
Greece. because she has sent her troops TO her
northern frontier; threatening even TO blockade
her ports if she did not desis At the same
time. they have with entire compacence watched
Turkey sending three times as many troops
tbither Indeed there is good reason for be-
lieving they or their leaders have actually In
situated. encouraged and assisted Turkey to do
So The result is that near the foot of Old Olynl-
DIS there are now some 10000 Greek troops.
standing alone for ChristendOm and civiliZa-
tlon. and some 10000 Turkish troops, backed
ND by the great Powers, standing for rapine and
savaccry. 1t IS strange scene, the stranger
when we remember that once before. almost on
that very ground the Greeks stood and fought
against Overwhelming odds the bulwark OF
rising European civilization against the hordes
OF Asia: and to-day the very Europe which that
ancient heroism OF Greece made possible takes
the side of Asian barbarlsm against Greece.
The Turks have chosen their position well.
Edhcm Pacha the chief butcher OF Armenia,
Is in command. but the plan OF campaign might
well have been drawn up by the mighty Osman.
so much does it resemble that Of Plevna. The
camp IL ut EasSona. the OlasOon OF l1Omer's
time. at the southwest foot of Olympus and on a
tributary of the famous Pcneus. Ii is the centre
of all the roads between Macedonia and Thes
sally. east Of the Piudus Mountains. dozen
miles or more away, on the Greek side of the
line is Larssa, where Prince Constantine is
marshallng his little army. Between the two
are five separate roads. not far apart. Along
some of these must 60 any army which passes
from Greece into Turkey or from Turkey into
Greece In the former case Elassona would
prove another Plevna to bar its passage. In the
latter there would be small chance OF effective
resistance on the road or az Larissa. That city
stands in the great plain Of Thessaly, and could
scarcely be defended against superior force
The Greeks would in such case have to abandon
city and plain TO the invaders, and fall back TO
where they made their stand Of old, Thermopy-
lac.
One circumstance which greatly handcaps
the Greeks and favors the Turks is that the
latter have a fine railroad from CONSTANT
nople TO Snlonica and thence well on toward
Elassona, while the Greeks have no such facili
ties The proposed railroad from Athens to
Larissa has not been built. and the common
roads between those places ere very bad. All
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-01
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.

The students OF the school for coored children at
Tu,kegee Ala. have made a million bricks during
the present year.
A Dlscouraging Sign.-Mrs. Hunnlker-Pm really
discouraged about our VIII. ! don't believe he Is
destined to he a great man. after all
Mr.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. nonsense! What's put
that idea into your head?
Mrs Hunnikcr-Why. look at this letter Two just
received from him. He's been in college two years
now, and his handwriting IL stil 80 good that you
can read 1t right on, about like print-(ceveland
Leader
4 number OF Greek women in Athens are wear
ing the old Greek costume now. TO show their
patriotism
Envious Chicago.-A New-York syndicate Is going
to build Buffalo suburb modelled after Pullman.
Ill, and call II Depcw A neat little brochure on
Table EtiQuette or. The Art OF After Dinner
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-01
SUPPLEMENTARY SKINNER'S REPORT.

"
The annual report of the Superintendent Of
Public instruction in this State, which was
issued on Tuesday. shows that the last year was
one of progress. while the coming year Is full
Of promise. The State is most liberal in its pro-
visions for education. the standard IS higher
than il ever was be- re. and the interest of the
people in every measure for the improvement OF
the schools is constantly growing. Teachers are
becoming more imbued with n desire 10 Increase
their own efficiency, while their salaries show
an upward tendency The attendance of the
schools is growing steadily Greater attention
than ever before is being paid 10 houses and
grounds, and outside of the regular school cur
rlculum much is being done to promote intelli-
gence and culture among the pupils In the
great work Of character building much can be
done by the establishment of school libraries. the
interest in which has been greatly stimulated
during the last few years.
Superintendent skinner calls attention again
to the abuses resulting from the old district sys-
TEN of schools which has been condemned by
every Superintendent since 1860. In his opln-
ion this system does more than anything else
10 keep the rural schools out Of touch with the
onward movement of the schools in towns and
cities In many cases the whole number of chill
dren of school age in n district Is ten or less. and
there are frequently more school officers than
pupils In such n state of affairs there can be
no healthy progress in the rural schools cspc-
cialy IN view OF the fact that the population Of
the country is being constantly drained by the
towns and cities. Districts which are small in
population and poor financially will necessarily
have poor schools In common with nearly all
American educators Superintendent Skinner adj
vocates the sO-called township system. in which
the township is the school unit, on the ground
that il will insure better schools and n much
more efficient administration Of them.
There Is no doubt that he is correct in this
view As long ago as 1899 Horace Mann, the
great educator of Massachusetts, made a plea
for the township system; but IT was the State
of Indiana and not Massachusetts, that was the
first TO adopt IT, This example was speedily
followed by other States until now there are
few which retain the antiquated district system.
with ifs inferior administration, its wasteful ex-
pendilure and its unequal taxation and unequal
school advantages In every State which has
adopted the township system it has worked
we'll and no one would think OF going back To
The old system In view Of the constant con
demnalon of the district system by every SUI
perlntendent since 1860, II Is passing strange
that II is still retained in the State Of Ncw-lork
II Is true that the law suggests remedy for the
evils OF the system by providing for the annul-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-01
MUSIC.
DIE WALKUERE.

In the pursuance Of his plan TO give consecutive
representations OF the dramas which togethas
make Nd Wagners tetralogy, THE Ring Of ths
Nibelung" Mr. Walter Damrosch brought "Dis
Walktire" forward last night at the Metropolitan
Opera House The work had been given twice b.
fore this season. and there was nothing new In
II except the performance OF the part OF Siegmund
by Herr Kal!sch and this was new only in It's
manifestation Of the singers growth artisticaly
since he WAS last with u.s. for he had been econ
and heard In the past in New-York when German
opera relgned instead OF polyglot. Cnhappily for
him It IL necessary to make allowances ior his
stature In all heroic parts especially those fe-
signed 10 Illustrate TeutOnic mytnOiogy; blt ths
fact remains that he is an admirable dramatS
singer the manly quality Of whose voice Is palred
with Intelligence and nobility Of conception ard
an carnestness Of effort In execution when ara
beyond all cavil u is not given 10 MIN 10 sway
his public by the magic Of his personality bug he
can ard he does hold the admlring Interest ~
all those who know the works TO which they are
listening Nine Lehman sang last night with
her usuol superb unselnshness and generosity Of
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ment Of weak district but In point OF fact
local sentiment nearly always stands In the way
and the law is practically dcad 'e''er' sum
thing ought to he done, ana 'hat spee""''
remedy this condition of alfairs' Ior W"ne !"
right that the schools I'm the towns anu e'ue' y,
the State should be good. it Is quite as essci''',
that the schools in the country should dc soou
also Indeed If our public school system mus
be weak anywhere, 1t had better De we',h II,
the cities, where there are other educa''o"''
agencies available for many children. but III
the country, where, as n rule, there Is only inc
public school. It should be as good as the pest
schools Of its grade in the State.