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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-06
SYSTEMATIC DECEPTION.

The enormous excess of cost over estimate
has largely accounted for public discomfort
with tine canal improvement during the last
six months. or since the people were first FER
mitted to know much about it. Their want OF
knowledge concerning the bills they were to
pay was not accidental. 1t was not intended
that they should possess early information OH
the subject. There was deliberate deception at
the outset. When the question of large
expenditure on the canals came up in the Con
stitutional Convention of 1894. its advocates
were afraid the voters would he hostile If n
frank statement Of probabilities should be
made Accordingly, the State Engineer had no
sooner been asked by the Convention TO pre-
pare and present estimates of the cost o. nm
extensive Improvement than tho promoters OF
the enterprise began TO urge HIM TO keep the
figures down. His estimate. hurredly made
without any surveys on the basis Of wholly IN
sufficient data, was S11.513,000. AS the Com
mission says: ut merely the best guess
which the State Engineer could give" But 1t was
two or three millions more than the sum which
had been generally talked Of. and so when the
Legislature In the following year passed an
act for submission TO popular vote the amount
called for was S000O000. This amount the
Commission reports. seems to have been ar
rived az upon consultation between the State
Engineer and the advocates Of the canal i'm
"provement. and does not seem 10 have been
Chased upon any definite estimate whatever. but
"upon the general idea that the advantages Of
1.-THE proposed improvement could be obtained
with the sum named, by leaving out great
deal Of work that was included In the En-
"gincer's first general estimate
liz other words. all the evidence there was
In existence sustained the official expectation
thai the lob would cost much more thar 5000
60 Lut II was considered necessary TO handle
tine taxfayers VINO were 10 furnish tue money
with exceeding caution. lest they should he
rlarIncd and vote against the proposition. That
Is to say. the people. upon whom the politicians
are forever lavishing pnnegyrics. and whose
voice il the voice Of God, were not fit to bc
trusted with an honest statement OF the cost Of
the undertaking to which the law required their
consent They did not know enough TO manage
their own affairs. but must be fooled into Irt'
ting a parcel of tricky politicians do the man.
aging. And the most humiliating feature OF
the case Is that good many persons who
ought to have been, and usually are engaged In
better business. appear to have been parties to
this course Of deception.
Following the affair down. we nre reminded
- the Commissions report that lat the CON-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-06
CUILDREN OFF FOR Az OUTING.
THE TRIBUNE FRESH AIR FUND SENDS
MANY MORE LITTLE ONES TO
NTRY HOMES

7, u,as \ usu-knoyn sight that greeted the eyes
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad officials yesterday
noon but this did not prevent II from being vel
come sight when groups of children came pouring
into tho Cortlandt- St waiting-room IN quick sue.
cession n grin OF comprehension overspread every
,oce from the smallest bootblack 10 the taest po-
uceman There were kindly words and smiling
queries from all quarters Even the caooy inquired
with a sweeping gesture: Won't yer sep into me
runa bout young leddies. an take stroll acrost the
river"
The "wux,ry" nowshoy saw the children from
different point OF view. Say youse Kids Is lucky
he declared sagely "Mebe yer don't tink IN 10
hot here termorrer-oh. no. Its alters cool here-
dats vot some blokes say. Mebbe yer noticed Il
ystiddy."
The policeman gave sound advice. Don't eat 100
MANY green apples boys" The boots and cries
,bat this excellent but unappreciated counsel
brought forth were forehodings OF trouble IN the
future for certain young scoffers
Il was plain that all the happy youngsters We"
of for the country. When they had been cohec'"
ard counted. each one became the proud eAhio'o'
OF badge bearing the inscription. Tribune F'e'a
Air Fund" That told the whole story a'noasa
any one who had frequented that station OF "a"
knew AZ n glance why the children were there. hs
the Pennsylvania read has been generous 10 fresh
air children this summer.
This party went TO slatington, Penn and num-
bered sx:y-eight children. Several children 'o'
with them. The names OF the people VINO nave oeeH
kind enough 10 invite these children are as 'olovs
Mrs William steckel Josiah Cole Erwin smita
I A SNYDER Richard Sch0ll. John Norton. JOIN
zeiiner' benjamin Hunt. Edwin osler. Walter Bath.
mar James :. Rauch. oscar Delons Nnian
Mofey. T. b Ner. BENJAMIN Both. the Res VIZ,
lam 81 Davies. Richard q. Roberts. Rooert
Hughes. Robert n Davis Richard r Owens Rob
ert F. Roberts Robert T: Williams, Ih9mn
Grmhs Jane Williams, William Davis t.ol hsry
Hawkins. Mrs. Amira r. Jones Mrs george NC
lowell Mrs Charles Bowers. Mira Mary nasse
Mrs John Mclaughlin Mrs y. II. Hughes WiIAn
Ruch Mrs. A. Cortright. Elias Reidy, Mrs n n
Shcrtzinger william Il. Roberts o Hausmsn
oliver Yale. William II. Zener O.. A. Jones; Rob
err Renhard. Hrs William Ellis. Mrs, William 3
Jones Mrs Priesthood. Mrs Charles Morgan ana
Milton Sechler. ....
Freeiand. Penn: Albert Bell. J. J. Breast, ChT;-
TOPPER Branch. ST., Frank Campbell and Henry ~
Stewart. 49,.
Weatherly Penn. John wegand and Mrs Aeker
The party which went 10 Chester. VI. two weeks
ago returned yesterday. after an outing that oeaS
fitted every child. Those who entertained the ea'r
dren were A..
Nj and Mrs John T. Greenwood. Mr.. and Mt
Eugene Spaldlng. Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Goua
and Mr. and Mrs Harlan W Chandler. $3.50
In addition To the Slatington party The IIiouns
Fresh Air Fund yesterday sent parties 10 War"'e~
y. Y, and Ashford Hill. y. \.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-06
THE SQIELCHING or BAILEY.

Gamalicl Bradford and William J. Bryan
must be weeping salt and bitter tears. William
was denouncinG the policy of expansion and
looking for a Presidential nomination on that
issue. and Gamalel was calling on all Demo
Gratis 10 get together, whether they believed
in gold or coonskin currency. and range the
grand old party OF Thomas Jefferson to resist
the Republican policy of "lmpcriallsm' There
were Republicans who were not impcrlaliss 10
any great degree. and there WAS no certainty
that the Republican party. II left 10 itself would
make any mmodcrate use OF the victory over
Spain or so conduct Itself as 10 make party
issue over the results OF the war But William
and Gamalicl wanted an issue so they branded
the Republicans as imperlallsts and prepared to
lead the hosts who. they were sure would rise
TO punish the Republican party when, to use
the elegant expression OF the Hon. Champ
Clark. they had dragged 1t into the impcrlallst
business by the 'scrufr Of the neck"
And they were assisted ny Bailey Of Texas
No man was more ready TO dcnounce the Re
publlcans MS tyrants and impcrlallsts than he
He would not even allow them means 10 carry
on the war. If he could help II. lest they should
overthrow the liberties OF this country and
plant the nng Of oppression in Porto Rico and
the Philippines. Mr. Bradford Mr. Bryan and
Mr.. Bailey had three hearts which beat as one
They saw a great future for tho Democracy.
II WAS a grand thing 20 bring on wnr for the
Republicans 10 manage and then blame them
for acquiring the territories which tho war
naturally and inevitably forced upon us. II
was beautiful scheme. provided The Democ-
racy struck the antmperlallsic keynote Al the
right moment. and Bailey was sent to Texas
TO sound the loud timbrel.
He did and tho response took him or his
feet He assembled the Democracy OF Texas
and read them n lecture on the sin OF annexa-
ton and asked them 10 take the pledge not
IN annex ANYTHING and 10 rebuke the wicked
Rcnubllcans for their rank imperialism Inc
democrats Of Texas listened. and when ne hhh
enIshed said: What. II there Is going 10 DO
..nv apnexing about here We want 10 90 some
a., {, ourseIves We were annexed once. ana
"wc like f.. Imperialism Is just IN our me
Co thev told Bailey TO 60 away ana pay anu
thev odopted resolutions In favor OF the ac'
ors,,ion ~ Porto Rico and any other outlying
ro.l ostote which came handy. And so per-
,ebod nm issuc Instead OF making IN" AdIl"'-
Iteration unpopular by representing II TO De I'M
nor,a,istic the Bailey Bryan Bradford combine
,,on ,s spporently adding daily to It's strength
70 tho throe continue their efforts they may
h-,rc ohout new "crn Of good feeling forcing
all parlIes TO join in repudat!ns them Inc!
bove started we'll in Texas.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-06

been cooped up on shIpbonrd. and 1t Is desirhpir
| that they should be made comfortable WITHOUT
| an instant's delay. Accordingly recourse IL h'"
| TO the port OF New-York and a railroad journey
| Of rs miles to Montauk Point. or course. ms
| is n good thing for the Long Island Raliroad
Company. II will receive 81 Il for every one OF
the eighteen thousand men to he 'ncampec M
Montauk and corresponding amount Tor
Transporting their baggage and subsistence. II
is likely to get $4,000 out OF the lack or gooh
pier nj Fort Pond Bay: for it is clever enough
to stlpulate In It's bargain that If 1t takes any
troops and supplies II shall take all. ana mat
the Government shall not land anything direct
" AZ the camp But II would he interesting TO
know II there is among all our great con
tractors and lighteragc firms no one who wonih
not for far less money build ut least tenn
porary dock large enough for the transports.
and have II ready within the week or more
which must elapsr before the first ship arrives
from Santiago.
Moreover even II lighters had to be used.
would the wear and tear Of the slower landing
be greater than that caused by turning men ont
Of the transports into ears TO take n four hours
Journey? Perhaps they would rs soon sit on
decks or lighters as be cooped mp In trains.
Then there Is the matter OF quarantine. Have
arrangements been made for the entry of the
vessels NJ this port without detention 80 thai
the men may be landed near the Long Island
City station Immediately on their arrival? If
not our soldiers might find themselves conpcd
up for several days before they were allowed 10
walk through the streets OF the Borough OF
Queens. for the Health officer il supreme rs
our Army officers have already noted in Florida
and Virginia Such delay would be worse
than that caused 10y Tightening at Montauk. II
rs reported that the transportation authorities
believe that docking facilities are ample near
the Long Island Railroad station. If they d.
not prove 10 be on investigation. addtiona
difficulties may be encountered IN securing n
speedy landing elsewhere In the city without
opposition from tinld public. Perhaps Mon
tauk Is most accessible through Newly ork, bur
there are some difficulties and delays possible
here which suggest the suspicion that the long
est way around may not in this ease be the
shortest way home
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-06
, impossible positions with greater loss 10 'he ue

,r,nosshIe nosjtions with greater loss to the de-
tenders than to those attacking.
In worfare these are not results which his
tory makes familiar All the loss OF one navy
from first to last and on all seas do not equal
those inflicted upon the other by Single SHELL
All the battles of the war thus far have not cost
the American Army as many men ms IL D"s
killed in attacking the most strongly rortlheu
and difficult positions. There will have 10 I've
found a definite and extremely important cause
for such disparity Of fighting force ana tie
structive power The world now begins TO see
what that cause Is. Free sovereigns hghting
for the government which is their own are NOT
TO he matched by the bpsttraned and best
equipped forces of governments which are not
''of the people. by the people and for the
ppOple'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-06
LIEUTENANT HOBSON PLEASED
HE TAKES THE CORDIALITY OF THURSDAY
NIGHTS MEETING TO BE A COMPLIMENT

TO THE PERSONNEL OF THE FLEET
After his double triumph Of Thursday night at IN.
Metropolitan Opera House. a triumph both az ths
hero OF the Merrmac and. TO the intense surprs.
OF most OF his hearers, an orator Of rare sofes
and ability. Lieutenant Richmond Pearson Hobson
United States Navy. must have been greatly a.
tigued when he returned to his room at the Wal,
dorf-Astoria But such a thing as a day Of r..,
seems 10 be unknown to this extraordinary youn,
man. He must have shaken hands with over
thousand persons at the Opera House. besides A.
ishing a long journey and delivering his speech an
I'm one day Nevertheless. he was as busy as ever
Yesterday. He was up early In the morning. AMI
was talked to by a number OF reporters. He sax
that he Intended to start for Washington last even
Ing to complete the arrangements for the raising Of
the Spanish warships the Cristobai Colon and the
Maria Teresa. The work OF saving the latter vessel
would Re much easier than the salvage Of the
Colon. but he thought that the Colon might bs
saved unless a heavy storm occurred on Santiago
when she would certainly be complete wreck
Ing TO the position In which she lies.
Lieutenant Hooson added that all the matersb
FOR the raising OF the vessels have been prepared
Including 900 pontoons and an equal number OF rub
Der air bags The lieutenant said that he intendel
10 visit Admiral Cervera at Annapolis II u was pos
sible He is evidently pleased at the hearty cheer,
which followed his allusion 10 the Adrnirals kind
ness in his speech OF Thursday night. With refer.
ence to the meeting generally he said;
1T was very cordial and sympathetic can't
think otherwise than that it was compliment 10
the personnel OF the feet. The work that dd was
only I'm line with my duty. The thing had to be
done and somebody had TO do H.
Lieutenant Hobson definitely denied the rumors
that he was engaged TO be married. / an, 100 busy
70 think OF anything Of the kind now" he said He
added that he had not obtained leave OF absence
lie was in on dniE u And !. ~ nave x been
mother" he added with "A smile
C. b. sheppard. OF No. 10? Broadway member
OF the Financial Committee OF the meeting OF Thurs
Jav night said Yesterday that the gross receipts
would nrobahly he found 10 amount 10 about NO
,-be nrce for ordinary seats. said Mr.. Sheppard,
10 bnan p,rnoselv made low while the boxes sold
for high figures The boxes. which were not occu.
Mod on the previous evening. had all been paid for
rbn ron, OF the opera was the only large ex.
n.nse item Those who provided the entertainment
all gave their services.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-06

"mcncemcnt Of the work under the act or 1880
the State Engineers Department made estl'
mates for the work based on their preliminary
"suryevs which resulted in figures that IN
"1N0G showed plainly that the cost would be
Eat least SI3.5Oo,0oo, without any provision LOT
"enrireerinr cypenses. advertising or !nspec-
zion These estimates the Department NJ
.'once proceeded 10 cut down. Win inc lne"
.'that they might bring the expense WITHIN
80 nO0OOO" As the work went on II BE-
came evident that all previous estlina'es
wcre too small and finally the cost was
Nxcd M SIG OOo 600 or 81. 100000 more than Inc
neonle had voted to spend, and last winter they
rors reluctantly permitted TO ascertain the
liability which was being incurred In their
name.
Tho astonIshmcnt which this disclosure pro-
duced. and the deerepit explanations WHEN
we're put forth in the hope OF soothing inc
pop,lar temper, have not been forgotten. we
remember also. asking whether III" S'hte Eli
rincer had any reasonable proof 10 oner that
the work would not cost twenty millions or
more There was no official reply at the time.
but we get one now In the Commissions
that upon further investigation
biased on figures furnished by the same of1,clal'
eft is apparent that much larger sum Will nc
necessary probably about S22oe'ooo' "he'n
or or not the people would have authorized
the canal Improvement at such price II ne!
had been honestly and frankly d'ai' Win III
the first instance. there Is no means oI Khowihs'
HIT as 10 the immortality and the polit cal imp"
dcnce of original deception and continued con
ccamcnt there is no doubt whatsoever
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-06

The case 81 a Brooklyn matrOn who appeared
In court yesterday to complain OF man for
striking her in hcr own house Is deserving OF
notice Her wrath had not cooled over night to
any anpreciable extent. though she acknowl-
edged that she had had the satisfaction OF
throwing the man downstairs and promising 70
kill him II he came up again Under the
persuasion Of the Court she was finally led to
stipulate that she would refrain from killing
him. though she declared II would he Just like
her to do So but she positively refused to for
give him, the utmost TO which she would agree
being that she would not look hard at him. II
she met him in the street. Our opinion Is that
the Court. though badly handicapped at the
start achieved a notable victory In the end.
II this woman omts to look hard at her ad-
versnry when she encounters him. she will prob
ably begin TO look soft at him ere long. and from
such consideration to complete forgiveness will
he short step. Thus not only has the shedding
~ human blood been averted. but the triumph
Of one OF the most Christian OF virtues has been
assured, and perhaps the foundation laid for an
other OF those romantic experiences which
soothe and decorate the progress Of humanity
through this vale Of tears.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-06
THE PRINCE or WALES MAY COVE hD""'

THROUGH THE ANGLO AMERICAN AovEMEN' ~
MAY RE INDUCED TO GO ABROAD
London. Aug SIT Is reported. In connec''o"
the Anglo-American movement. that STRONG ." 10
ors are being made 10 get the Prince OF "a 49,,
visit the United States and Canada neA' Sun .,,ea
and II is added that encouragement has been wv
to the idea In responsible quarters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-06

The illustrated Supplement TO the Sunday
Tribune. Tomorrow. 1ciN abound in half
tone pictures. Of rrhich The Tribune ras
the first tn NeV York TO make a snfresS.
and in book reuie1rs, dramatic and artistic
information, fiction. and entertaining arf'-
eles from special lpriters on timely topics.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-06
PROFESSOR herman ACCEPTS.

BOSTON Aug. 5.-stephen r. Dove e'.-...,ysd
the Handel and Haydn Society. Of this Guy Rein.
cable dispatch this forenoon from pro'.ss~ .oeIety
hold l.. Herman. OF Berlin Informing, s s 10 ~
the vacancy caused by the resignation OF N-
rahn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-06
Jnorx 10 advertisements.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-06
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

Proceeds Of a concert arranged by Mary BN-
beck AZ the Walnut Mountain House. Liberty.
y Y. The band ot helpers was composed az
the following guests: Mr.. Henry, Eertht
Downs Marguerite Downs. Edith Hand Ethe
Hand logse smith. Charles prues"e' Sa1 $40
a Offering" I. T. F...............,... ,noS
iiukn - MI o., 1000
n ~ memory %, 'a1ss no''"'' 1000
"l,- ho "a"'e p''"'e ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 500
:. " .'''''-'''' 100
J. IL =. '''''''''''' SOD
!.T , $1,000 ~ az. nm. so
The att O n friends through the Whatso-
ever Circle o, the Kings Daughters OF Rhine-
beck per cora l. Van ksuren' secretary LOT $500
49, W. co'',,i''es 300
.hr'ro,,r. - s"aI' '''''''''''' 1000
James ". ihs'"' ''''''''''' ''''''''''''' 500
PITS - r -. ''''' 1910
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-06

Forgetfulness Is sometimes a virtue. In graft
tude for such day as yesterday let us sponge
out the melancholy record OF the last three
weeks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-06

II Ia believed that the demand for military
action has nearly ceased. but II does not FOLLOW
that the time for unlimited talk has arrived.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-06

Everybody ought to consider that II may not |
be too late even yet to give aid and comfort to |
the enemy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-06
Nmneeme n!e.

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.AsiNo ROOF GARDEN-s-Yarkce Doodle Dhn"S.
rI,F>. Works Grand concert ana N'e-
matnsrsph
EoSrFR * RIAT.S-s -Nsudsville.
MADISON SQUARE ROOF GARrFS-sth-'o hce,,.
MANHATTAN BEACH 80 Victor Hefoert 5 ran"
-e-Pains Manila and Fireworks fesgar o'u'e'''
PAsTOR's-le 30 to II T. m-Vaudevi.le.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-06-08

are due at Honolulu today. The capt
ure Of Manila is mere matter Of time.
Under these circumstances it is incom-
prehenslble that Spain does not make
peace overtures. By no conceivable
chance, short Of a cyclone sending the
whole American navy to the bottom Of
the sea, can her chances be improved,
while every day a bigger bill is piling
up against her. She must lose Cuba
and Porto Rico, but it is within the
bounds Of possibility that she might ul-
timately regain the Philippines by a
prompt capitulation. / fancy that no.
body is more surprised at her inability
or refusal to recognize the inevitable
than President Mckinley himself. If
she procrastinates much longer, she may
bid farewell to the Philippines also, but
this is the only respect in which an i'm
mediate cessation or the indefinite pro-
longation of war will make any differ
ence."
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-06-08

free people. The constitution would
never have had the sanction Of the men
who adopted It # they had suspected
that such q construction would ever be
given tc its provisions. An income tax
for the support Of government exists in
nearly all the nations Of the world.
verywhe1e except in the United States
the opinion prevails that those who en-
joy large incomes from accumulated
wealth should contribute to the support
Of the state; that the scriptural rule
should be sustained that when much
| is given much shall be required.
It is a singular circumstance that the
only government that boasts of being
established by, of and for the people is
the only one that shields the rich from
the visitation of the tax collection. If a
tax upon incomes for the support Of
government is unconstitutional it is high
time that the organic law of the Uuited
States was amended and the wretched
blunder corrected. It is so manifestly
wrong to impose the heavy burdens upon
those least able to bear them that the
people will become FESTIVE under the
load and will demand relief. Our gen
erous government is paying hundreds of
millions of dollars in the form of pen
sions to those who saved the Union from
ACKNOWLEDGMENT. OF these millions those
who are enjoying large incomes contri-
butte nothing.
The poor tenant who has large fam
lily to support, who is dependent upon
his daily wage for his daily bread, con-
tributes more money to the federal treas
ury than the millionaire who fares
sumptuously every day and has need of
nothing, enjoying the profits of a prince
ly income. 1t is said that if you tax &C.
cumulated wealth the owners will change
their dOmiclle and seek homes in foreign
lands. Where will they go2 For,as we
have already said, all the respectable
governments, except our own, tax in
comes, and our expatriated Americans
will be called upon to contribute to the
support of the government that gives
them shelter. If any are induced to
leave the country to avoid the income
tax we would speed them on their jour-
ney with all their baggage and we would
earnestly pray that they never return,
but find home and grave in foreign
land. 1t is fact we'll worth stating in
this connection that the opponents of an
income tax and the gold standard advo-
Gates belong to the same political party.
They are the self-constituted guardians
of the nations HONOR Cincinnati Eli
qui1er.