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PRESIDENT BORDA's ASSASSIN.

He Has Been Convicted of the Crime and
Sentenced to IS Years' imprisonment.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 7.-InformatIon has boon
received here that Capt. A~rredonde. who shot
and killed President Borda Of the Republic OF
Uruguay. has been convicted of the crime at
teen years In the penitentiary, The murder
was committed on. Aug. ~, 1897. and. caused
great excitement u the little republic. The
murder was the result OF u political feud.
Strong influence was brought to bear at his
light sentence, He declared that he had Killed
Borda for the good Of the republic. to which he
considered him an enemy. and that he had no
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Love without Hope.
gtom Ms Ckieapo pahu Nelo..

The young doctor and his friend. the drug clerk.
were sitting at the club window when a richly dressed
lady passed by.
There goes the only woman I ever loysd.' re.
marked the young NJ. II.
That so" queried the other. Then why don't
you marry heTP'
Can't afford to-" replied the doctor. She is my
best p~Atient"
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Roosevelt and tho Hebrews.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: There Is
one incident In the life Of Col. Theodore Roose-
welt which. so far as l know. has never been re-
lated in print, and which is yet well worthy Of
that public appreciation which IL is in The
Suns power to obtain forit. It occurred IN the
days OF the Federal Club. an independent Re-
publican organization that was strong in the
cid Twenty-frst Assembly district. though not
merely a district organization. This club has
long ago been consolidated with the Republic
can Club on Fifth avenue. but at the time Of
which I write 1t had rooms at Madison avenue
and Fifty-ninth street, and Roosevelt was its
President.
One night there were some candidates for
membership to be balloted on. and one or two
OF them were Hebrews. 1t was rumored before
the hour for meeting that these gentlemen.
though unexceptionable. were In danger Of
being blackballed because they were Hebrews.
Just before that point in the order Of business
was reached Mr.. Roosevelt. who was in the
chair. called another member to It. took the
floor. and delivered q 1ve-minute speech
which would have been historic IL It had been
recorded verbatim. 1t was . masterpiece Of
style and OF eloquence. viewed respectively as
literature and oratory: but az an outburst
OF patriotism and Of that genuine religion
which emphasizes human brotherhood. and
scorns race prejudice with a contempt second
only to that which 1t acoords TO tho cowardice
that would hide behind o secret blackball In 4
bad cause. I never heard anything to surpass it
from either the pulpit. the bar. or the bpstingS.
The blackballs that had been in store for
these Hebrew candidates turned pale with re-
morse for their un-American. ungentlemanly
and un-Christian infamy.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 9. KEMPER BooooK.
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victions and who desires to ave his party
from derision and degradation.
A cross under the eagle, and that alone,
is the way to do the business to-day.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sir: II you
know Of any Roosevelt bettors please publish
their names and addresses, as l have q littio
money to risk on Van Wyck. 1 wish TO play
him for a place-one, two. three.
ONE OF CRoKER's ROUGH RIOTERS.
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As Might Have Been Expected.

From BrOOkiVR Lie.
:" Who is the lady that mas been owing you for such
along timer" asked the dressmAker Of her friend.
the milliner.
answered the millineE.
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n sVr Iriendt Sho 1drOT ~ ,Cfn Hadnuscrfps fer
publication soith 10 haze rejected articles rstttrned. Nev
NUT IN oil easi tend rtampi for dat purpsts.
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P~Ahfs-Kiosaue No. 1e, near Grand Hotel. and
KIosque No. 10. Boulevard des Capucines.
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buTb ID TeuuC0u. III -OUO Vase. WHllo MAKING u
slow preliminary exhaustion. l tested the air
Which remained when the pressure vas stlll
quantity OF new gas. The amount Increased
TaETidly a. II the th pre bsilas t vas further fnaIn r. reduced;
on simple REDUCTION Of pressure to a low point.
s sISes w up oSsla ndsadiiRh ssdAr sS%swha' as palladium
smined, and nearly all were found to contain
from pine-wood sawdust BY long exposure TO
a bright red heat yielded, as was expected.
when heated in vacuum, At some stages OF t6e
EVOLUTION these were rich IN the new gas.
As before indicated. the heat conductivIty of
sr sS%ethiPg s IEiRG a h hundred hs timss that Of dIG
the conduetivity Of the pure gas a thousand
or more times greater than that Of hydro
present purpose call It a hundred Times. and
see what follows. The mean molecular veloci-
~ ~ Of hyf hng at thS temperoture Of melting
feet per second. Hence the mean molecular
i ysISci Mif 9f III the bb Ee Yog gag sat at the same tsmpeTS9;;
miles per second. A 7 anything like this molec-
a sb g@s to sb remain In in the 1tni9sPhoTs unless the
checked except BY gravitation. would be SUI
nently into space. Even at a Temperature Very
close TO absolute zero, the new gas would have
atmosphere.
Now there is no doubt that the new gas exists
IN the atmosphere. though probably in very
small proportion: perhaps much less than
a. mllIlonth. Hence 1t seems really prob
able that 1t not only extends far beyond the at
~mosEhere. but fills all celestial space at a very
small pressure. In recognition Of this proba-
or etherioh.
| am aware that strong objections may vol
be raised TO the hypothesis of an interplane-
see no ,escape from the conclusion / have
drawn. II i am not mistaken in my premises.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-20

of others or American institutions that IL '"e
chief and the modes of voting and lawmak'"s
ore but means TO an end. The door TO ad'ah'e
ment Is omen TO everybody. even the lowest anu
opportunites for every form OF faculty. SIKH vi
enterprise are more numerous and greater mere
than an, where else For labor or ever! KIN,
the demand Is constantly increasing because Va
the EXPANSION Of industry the establishment VI
new works. and the development OF ne" IT,
sources so that the addition OF ten miiiioh ioi
cign immigrants within n short period mas ho'
checked the general advance In wages OF iapoi.
which has averaged more than 40 per cent IL
sncb conditions have been created ana Haln-
tanned under no other government in the wor'".
I. is only right TO ask whether the extension VI
sucb government would not benefit ana upili'
peoples long oppressed. There Is perpetual CUM
nlant of shortcomings, II Is true, OF hn'S'"N''
and Injustice and corruption IN instances no. "
few But he knows very little OF other co""'ii''
who imagines that their governments are oi 'no
,,bo,o Mirror more free from mistakes less
liable 10 do Injustice than that which Is con-
trollcd here by people who listen to all sor's
Of complaints because jealous or their rish'S
apd their honor.
Tho notion that mere voting by the untralneu
and ignorant will create and MAINTAIN gov
eminent equally good, or good M all Is ho' III
these days seriously entertained by anypooS'
There has been experience of It's results III some
Southern States which Northern men have COM
pretended as well as Southern. Until people
have reached certain measure or in'eiiigehcc
and practical knowledge and independence Oh
position and feeling. direct control or 'heir
Government can be Of no more benefit 10 theih
than It was during the Reign OF Terror or uil-
der the Anarchists in France. II would not DO
a blessing, but curse. TO require the FIJI
pinos without time for training or education, 10
govern themselves and endure the conse-
o,,ences How soon real capacity Tor self-goV-
eminent may be shown in Cuba no one can YET
SLY But the one thing known and certain is
that the greatest blessing which can be gwen 10
all these people at present is to extend 10 'heih
the personal freedom and protection the secnr-
ity and industrial progress. the encouragement
of all enterprise and the opportunity for adj
vanccnnnt of all. which American government
with it's equal and just laws has given to this
country. If its fruits here are better than those
realized under any other government, II be-
comes not merely a privilege, but duty. 10
extend those benefits to 1.-THE peoples whose
futureby the victories Of war Is confded 10 us
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-20
FHE PRESIDENTS JOURNEY.

The eventful journey which the President
committees to-day will hold foremost place in
his memory as long as he lives and lis conSe-
oucDces my not mprobably be recognized in
National affairs long after he has passed away
There was no reason TO doubt when ne lett
the capital that he would receive wherever he
went the respectful welcome due to the ONCE
and 10 the man. but perhaps Southerners them
selves We're not prepared TO witness such dem
constructions of enthusiasm as have attended his
proyress The President having In mind the
substance of the speeches which he was about
10 deliver. may have anticipated gra'efui ana
;r,nrcssiyc response. but his hosts having no
prevision of what he would say, could scarcely
be expected TO forcsee what they would do.
He found the key to their hearts in MS nrS'
formal address al Atlanta. and that deeply
sylnpathetic reference TO the Confederate dead
commanded a more than hospitable hearing for
every subsequent utterance.
As we have said already, there could be no
possible doubt Of the Presidents sincerity IN
commencing the graves Of Southern soldiers to
the loving care Of n united country. Before the
outbreak of hOstillties with Spain he had re-
pcatedy signifed his confidence in the patriot
ism of the Southern people and his reliance
mon their valOr ana devotion III 3HI cIlSls III
volvinC the honor and safety of the country.
From the moment when the final resort was
forced upon the Government he neglected no
suitable chance to confirm that testimony IN
the most conspicuous and conclusive manner.
How well the grave responsibilities which he
imposed upon Southern men were discharged
tho events of the war declared. The reunion
Of the sections was made complete and imper-
ishable by their joint service under arms and
for that great blessing the chief credit belongs
and is appropriately paid to the President. II
there were no other reward for the tolls and
sacrifices of the closing year this accomplish
mont would be sufficient. To do evil that good
may come is obnoxious TO divine law ana hu
man reason, but the unforeseen recompenscS
Of obedience to arluous and unwelcome duty
NAV be accepted with peculiar gratitude. And
| therefore II Is fitting to recognize the lmpor
| lance and rejoice in the success Of the Presl
dents Southern trip. which has served moi
merely to reveal but TO intensity the loyalty OF
the American people to their flag and all tha
| II svmbolzcs.
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HOSPITAL INSPECTION.

The Society Of the New-York Hospital is
private corporation, and it may be legally JUST
fled In refusing 10 make reports TO the STATE
BOARD of Charities or to permit the inspection
of its hospitals by the representatives of the
State of New-York We do not attempt to form
any Judgment on that point. nor to anticipate
the result Of the action which the Attorney
General has been requested to bring to compel
the society TO submit reports and permit IN
spection But whatever the legal rights ana
immunities OF the hospital managers. we thlnk
there can be no doubt that it is against sound
public policy to have such an institution en-
tirely beyond the oversight Of the state.
The New-York Hospital Is indeed largely sup
ported from private funds. and only in It's emcr-
Cency service Is brought into close relations
with the government. II. nevertheless, does
public work 1t attempts TO supply a public
want. 1t opens It's doors to the public, and
those who enter are so helpless and reliant on
the hospital that it Is only right for their pro-
lection and assurance that there should be some
authority with power TO investigate the char
acter Of their treatment. The fact that the
hospital is one Of the finest in tie country with
deservedly high reputation. does not make
inspection any the less desirable Certainly IT
ought not to make il any the more objection
able to those in charge. Banks and insurance
companies are private corporations. but the
/ State carefully nspects their operations No
| body is obliged TO deal with them who does
not want to any more than anybody Is obliged
/ 10 60 TO the New-York Hospital who IS not sat
isned with the excellence Of its conduct. But,
t like the hospital, tho banks and insurance com
panies perform public work and have the wei
fare of many people in their hands, and so their
doings are carefully regulated. Nobody ever
thinks the high reputation or splendid record
of a bank is any reason why the bank exam
liners should not visit IL from time to time
II IS no reflection on the president Of the Fourth
National Bank that Government official looks
OYER his books. The president wants him To-
md when the examination Is made publishes
the result with pride as an additional tcsii
monlal to the character Of his Institution. 81
the manager and treasurer OF the Ncw-YorH
Hospital which performs function for thu
public vastly more important thnn keeping 1T
money, should welcome omcial examinations
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which would periodically set forth the ''''o''''
ton that the institutions good name was "o'
undeservcd.
Excellent as the NewYork Hospital Is VIZ
think it and its patients have suffered So'''.
what from the stress which ii has lald OH us
private character Every hospital Is lik'! 10
he the scene of some abuse on the part OF some
subordinate and at times acts of hu's'S anu
surgeons in the New-York Hospital nave pecn
subject TO criticism. But the attitude OF 'iie
hospital managers has always been that sue"
matters were nobody's business but their OWL
They made their own Investigations anu h'p'
the results TO themselves. and the critics Oh ap-
parenty glaring neglect or incompetence on the
part of an ambulance surgeon, for lns'ahcc'
never could obtain any assurance thar an! "u'
ouate corrective disciplinary measures han
been taken. The consequence has Deeh 10 cr'-
ate I'm the minds Of some persons le'iihe
that the institution Is careless and denailt Oh
outside opinion. This is probably an unjust
IMPRESSION. but the hospital itself Is responsible
for II. The whole trouble can he avoided by
an attitude Of Cancellation and confidence lie
peoplc have a right to know about the conduct
of n great charity which. while II Dement'S
many has many at It's mercy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-20
DIPLOMACY BY AGITATION.

The newest of the "nev diplomacy OF when
so much Is nowadays heard Is not the straight
forward tr,lthtclling of which the BRUSH All
bassador At Paris has given us fine example
Rather is IT the method adopted by the anu
imperlalists' in their frantic and unscrupuionS
campaign against the policy of the Government
and of the Nation. Their conception OF correct
diplomacy seems TO he 10 Interfere III the most
delicate and mOmcnlOus negotiations WIN iuri-
Gus Outbursts of popular agltation' 10 utter
lurid speeches and newspaper articles ana 'io-
LETT !nvcctivcs and lampoons' 10 Jump up anu
down and grow red in the face ana shou' III
The tops Of their voices, ana 10 "bolnnarn SOM"
Of the diplomatic officers of the Government
10 wit. the Senate-with petitions, reilioh-
stranccs and what not else II il not merely
dnlo,nacy by town meeting. 1t Is diplomacy
by agitation
While il is deplorable that such a spectacle
should he presented to the eyes OF iii" wonder
ing world, there is happily little danger OF
any material effect being produced by such
agitation upon those to whom 1t Is addressed.
The Senate Of the United States Is digniteh
and sef-rcspectlng body. jealous OF IFS lrero@a-
tlvcs and quick 10 resent any attempt 10 nc
fate 10 II or 10 NEEDLE with its sphere of duty
How It will regard this present agitation mas
been pretty well set forth In advance by one
of IFS most distinguished and Influential mem
hers II will be remembered that less than
two wears ago there was pending before the
Senate general arbitration treaty with Great
Rritain lust as the Spanish peace treaty Is
now practically pending. Certain people, IN
Guiding some of these contemporaries ana
many others were DESTROYS OF lis prompt ratlil-
cation. and said So Speeches were made. ser
mons preached. newspaper articles printed pc
tltions presented and attempts made To bring
all manner of "inluence' to bear upon the
Senate Referring TO this state of affairs Sell
ator Hoar said, In the Senate Chamber on
January 22. 1897:
II seems to me that these gentlemen forget
that this is treaty still In progress of negota-
ton: that the Senate Of the United states ~
q part Of the treaty making power Of this coun-
try: that it's action is part OF the diplomatic
action OF the United States. and that II Il very
/ Door diplomacy when are still engaged IN
! such a negotiation to have earnest, clO-
from the pulpit. the press and the colleges.
/ hold that this meddng with important
diplomacy by angry and imprisoned uttcranccS
Of this kind Ia infinitely mischevous and fool
ish
Those were words Of soberness and truth.
They were exactly suited to that occasion. and
they indicated with authority the attitude OF
the Senate at that time. As THE Worcester
Gazette which recalls them. points ont they
equally and II possible. even more per-
fectly applicable 10 the urid outcries OF the
present day. and II is to be hoped and believed
that they equally well indicate the temper
and attitude Of the Senate toward those ont
cries. Senator Hoar ID q wise counsellor, both
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USIC.
.rpA IN GERMAN AND ENGLISH.

The second performance OF Die Walkire," which
was given last evening at the Metropolitan Opera
House would not invite special comment 50 closely
following the first given last week. except for the
appearance OF Herr Van Dyck az Siegmund-the
first time he has been able to fulfil any ~ the
engagements made for him outside OF Tam
hauser." in which the first disclosure of his powers
was made TO the public. But this alone was SUI
ficient to make IL more than ordinarily notable. for
he rose to unexpected heights in his portrayal OF
Wagner's luckless hero His previous appearances
had prepared his hearers for performance much
above the ordinary I'm matters that imply fam
arty with Wagners demands upon the intelligence
Of his interpreters but scarcely for splen-
didly vlre and vigorous. and AT the time
passionate. romantic and tender II cannot be said
that Herr Van Dycks singing competent to
satisfy fastidous ears; the voice still shows the
lack of freshness and resonance that have pre-
vousy been noted; but he throws poignant a
significance into his defamation and interprets
and umines the acclaimed word with great a
wealth Of the actors resources In expressive gest-
ure action and ficiai play. that his Interpretation
is unceasng delight. Nine. Eamcss Seglinde
the same beautiful lmpersonation that was
last week in voice and In personal presence.
and seemed TO move with somewhat greater free
dom. while Nine Nordioa displayed her most
splendid power the Walkire.
really convincing perfc rmance OF The Bohe-
milan Girl is doubtless too much 10 look for In this
day and nge; but the Castle Square Theatre Com
pany. the American Theatre. went into this
matter with neart and soul last evening. Just Az II
they and their hearers ready 10 believe thor
oughly in It's stories Of romance. blood and
thunder. And they SANG It with fine energy 50
that the performance moved rapidly and coher-
entity so far az the structure OF the opera and the
demands for repetltlons OF old familiar airs would
permit Joseph +. Sheehan as Thaddeus f. y.
Knight Devilshoof. Adelaide Norwood as Airline
and Lizzie Macnchol as the Gypsy Queen were tho
persons chiefly engaged in the performance and
they all sang well and ntelligently what they had
70 do The chorus robust and generally tune
full and some portions OF the stage setting were
usually pretty II performance with which
the company might be well satisfied. and Vas
certainly that nightly pleased large audi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-20
GPIp AND DIRT.

The Board of Health has announced through
Commissioner Cosby that there Is an epidemic
of grip in New-York and that the disease II
both infectious and contagious. The FACT or us
existence in epidemic form scarcely needed
official confirmation. for half the people one
meets have recently had it, have II now or
feel as II they were going 10 have IT, ana every
physician testfes TO its prevalence. Inc dec
laration Of the Board of Health that the disease
is contagious, exceedingly so. in fact, ana coll
tlnually spread by Ignorance and carelessness'
may, and perhaps should. occasion considerable
anxiety. though not universally accepted ID!
medical authorities. and though qiialliied ny
the consong assurance that the present cpl
dcmlc is not likely TO reach great proportions anu
that there IS really no cause for alaIm' How
ever that may be. the statement put out yes
ter(ay may serve the useful purpose OF I'M
pressing upon reckless persons the folly OF neg
Letting a malady which it is never safe TO 'riiie
with and which has a remarkable tendency
70 develop complications of the gravest CHAR
acter
We desire TO say however that Commits
sloner Cosby in assuring the community mat
the condition of the streets has nothing WHAT
soever to do with the outbreak OF grip seems
To have put an unnecessary strain on puDhc
creduty 1t is the sort of assurance that
doesn't assure Are the atmospheric conditions
produced 10y heaps of snow which for nearly
q month have been accommodating filth of every
description and as regularly dispensing II favor
able 10 such a state Of physical vigor as enables
human beings to resist the approaches of an
irsidious disease: If Commissioner Cosby
thinks so. he Is in an extremely small minority
Sunpose that the specific microbe Of grip does
not make these foul deposits in most or the
crosstown streets It's base of operations. Does
that iustifv the assertion that they are not re-
snonsible In the least degree for the disease
which he pronounces epidemic. infectious ana
contagious? We do not know that the Board
of Health or the Commissioner has accepted
q retainer 10 defend the Street Cleaning Depart
ment but this statement looks like il.
Commissioner Mccartney defended himself
last Saturday night at the dinner of the West
End Association 1t was his right To do So. but
he made n poor Job of 1t. He said with much
empbasis as if the announcement constituted
. trlum1b that he had faithfully kept MS
promisc to adhere 10 Colonel Warnings methods
! wherever they could not be improved upon.
! And while he was speaking he must have been
| aware that the task imposed upon him Just
threo weeks before had not been half finished.
! If Mccartney is following Warnings methods
| the vast difference between Waring ana Nc
! CARNEY could find no more impressive lliustra-
ton The Commissioner may not uhhaturahy
derive some consolation from the statement OF
the Board of Health. hut few others VIII snare
il. A profound knowledge of the science OF
medicine is not necessary 10 refutc the PROPOSE
ton that grip hourshes as luxuriantl! IN a
clean as in filthy city.