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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-18
CURJOSITIES OF CHARTER-MAKING.

Among the questions concerning which the
Charter Commissioners did not fully agree was
that of the composition and powers Of the 70
leo Board The majority favored board OF
four members retaining control of election mat
TORS The minority favored n single Police
Commissioner and an Independent Bureau or
Elections. Both sides appeared TO hold that
without such a separate bureau the Ponce
Board must contain nm even number Of Com
mssioners. Thus the Committee on Draft re-
ported as follows TO the Charter Commissions
The majority Of the Committee believe that the
various duties to be performed In connection
with the Bureau OF Elections can best be ols-
charged through and by the old Of the Ponce
Department whose officers in any event woulu
be called upon TO preserve order at me poIis. ue
liver election notices. distribute Official DaIIots 10
the polling places throughout the city ana re-
ceive and transmit election returns Doard
charged with all these duties Is required by tho
State Constitution to be composed OF equal rep
resentaton OF the two dominant political parties
This clear and positive statement was signed
by William c. De Witt. John +. Dillon Thomas
+. Gilroy, Seth Low, George NJ. Pinney jr. and
Benjamin +. Tracy, Of whom at least two have
generally been considered authorities on munich
pal and constitutional law. That provision or
the Constitution to which they referred and
WDlcn mas commonly D'tH suppostu W SUSTAIN
their view, is as follows:
All laws creating. regulating or anecung
boards or officers charged with the duty OF reg
istering voters. of distributing ballots at the
polls to voters. of receiving recording or
counting votes at elections. shall secure equal
representation of the two political parties which
O: the general election next preceding that for
which such boards or officers arc to serve cast
the highest and the next highest number Of
votes.
Thus far there is no Inconsistency on the part
Of the Charter Commission, but when we turn
TO the charter itself we find sngularly mex
net statement Of the view so firmly held by its
authors as to the requirement Of the Consttu-
ton. Having created a Police Board Of four
Comm. toners, the charter provides that no
more than two of said Commissioners shall,
when either Of them Is appointed belong to
1.-THE same political party or be Of the same po-
This Is the provision which is now so conf
IDENTIFY cited TO prove the proposition that the
Mayor Is not required to appoint bipartisan
Police Board equally representing the two dom
inant parties, but may, for example, select Il
Democrat, a Republican, a Prohibitionist and n
Social Labor man. or any other combination he
pleases, so long as not more than two members
belong to the same party. Most curious Of all
Is the fact that this point now 80 stoutly
maintained and generally admitted, is not re-
cent discovery, but was discovered by the ma
jority members of the Charter Commission
themselves, at the very time when they were
insisting that the Constitution required an equal
representation Of the dominant parties In the
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po,,co Roord For IN the supplemental report

poljce Roard For In the supplemental repor'
f,od with tho secretary OF the Commission aiter
they had finished their work they sa'u' 'o
does it necessarily follow that the boaro si'"'
"be bipartisan If the Mayor desires nun
.nortIson Department II can he so made rs
"roodilv through Commission Of four mcihpers
ms through single Commissioner
So then here we find ourselves ut fuii hp-
crtv to make a choice. II We can, among thc io'
lowing propositions:
~ 4 Police Board having control or electiohs
,,,st according 70 the Constitution, he b-
nortlsan body equally representing inc t"o
dominant parties Charter Commission.
f2l The Mayor cannot appoint more than TWO
Police Commissioners Of one party.-'har'er
Commissions charter
.3) The beauty of the foregoing provision Is
that It doesn't necessarily mean n bipartisan
Police Board but opens the door wide 10 non
rartisanship-Ch Commission in the ac' OF
throwing bouquets ut itself.
Somewhat dishevelled from graphing WIN
these alternatives let us refer again 10 the
Constitution already quoted. 'in order that we
"moy he able to form ut least some conjecture
.where we now are" The Constitution says
that "all laws creating regulating or affecting
boards or officers" charged with various spec-
fed duties in respect to elections must secure
eoual representation Of the parties which cast
the highest and the next highest NUMBER Oh
votes at the latest general election IL VIII he
observed that this provision contains several
words Of broad scope. especially the worn
affecting" What does the provision mean
The Charter Commissioners thought, at
time when they were presumably thinking
hard. that It governed the composition OF n TO
lice Board having control Of elections bu'
does 1t? If it does, why does it not also govern
the composition of the Municipal Assembly,
which Is hereafter 10 he the Board or canvass
ers OF the city of Newly York? The PROFANITY
is that nobody knows just what either Consti'u-
tion or charter means or would be held to mean
If the Court Of Appeals had 10 find out bu'
one thing is certain. namely, that II the consul
tuition requires a Police Board of the sort Which
the Charter Commission insisted that 1t re-
oulred. then the charter is in conflict with me
Constitution provided OF course, tfat the omar
fer Commission rightly interpreted the charter.
All of which Is respectfully submitted.
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Nelu9lrrk Dailp hibra,s<
SATURDAY. JUNE Is. 1S9S'
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

THE Neutrality-suspicious. from Maniid .orpoe
+hat The insurgents have won many NloIoi 't g.,
near Manila and captured seVeraI satl s tho
the outskirts Of the city; large PAL 9.odnI
nonulation has nocked inside the wailed clte" g..
,,rhere quantities Of food have been carteu ~
anticipation Of a siege; thousands OF na1n
troops have deserted and joined the lnsurSennit'
- Captain-G General Augusta Oh tne '-S
nines has sent a message to the Madrid Govern
inent saying that the situation IS becoming Hnole
serious day by day and appeanng 10, au savs
the peninsula =--=- A Hong Kong dlspa'ch say >
that tho family of Captain-General Anguish oi
the Philippines has been captured ny the IN
surcents - Admiral Cameras feet is re-
ported to have divided after leaving Cadlz: one
squadron turning east bound for the Philip
pines and the other continuing west TO attack
cities on the Atlantic Coast. - The State
quotas Of volunteers under the PRESIDENT ~ sec,
ond call were made public by nt-General
Corbin 49, The Navy Department received a
dispatch from Admiral Dewey giving the situa-
tion at Manila on June II
FOREIGN.-More villages have been burned
and dreadful outrages committed by Turks in
Albania. -== NJ. Ribot has been asked by
President Faure Of France TO form a Ministry.
- Bismarcks health has become worse. and
English officers will undertake to reorganize the
Chinese army and navy. --= Sir Edward Coey
Burne-Jonos. tho English painter. IS dead.
CONGRESS- Both branches in session. -
Senate: The Hawaiian annexation resolution
was favorably reported by the Foreign Relations
Comnrttee: the bill to establish an International
American Bank was passed. - House: Con-
sideration # the General Deficiency bill con-
tinuCd
DCNESTIC.-The Populist National Commit
tee decided not - hold convention until laW),
ard then IT, nominate before the Democrats.
- Tho sentence of Worden, the cohvcted
train are cker. was committed to life imprison-
ment Plans proposed for fusion
of tho Republicans and POpulists in Georgia
- Tho first Shipment of steel rails from ia l.
timore under ~ lars Russian contract was
made. -==- An opportunity for practical pa
triotsrn IS to be afforded on the Sunday before
The Fourth Of July by collections in churches
fcr the DEF nders If the Nation and those de-
pendent V-cn them.
CiTT-I.ous r. Pawn testified in the hearins
of the libel suit brought by Senator John
Dairo~ aGai1st The New-York Press. -
The Assembly District conventions for the cleo
tioa of delegates to the Republican State Con-
ver .ou Wero held. =-- The bonds OF the new
Wa ica0 wJr" quoted at n premium of from
IL 20 - per cent many more subscriptions were
rec we'd ---- Both the New-Iork and Brook
lyn baseball teams won their games the former
easi'v defeating the Philadelphia team, while
tire r'en from Brooklyn beat Baltimore in
Close game 49, Stocks were dull and irregu-
lar
TIE Observation-Disclosures for to-day
Fair. The temperature yesterday: Highest, 81
degrees: lowest IS; average. I4is.
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CONFLICTING WAR NEWS.

Tho Mall and Express" repeated the statement
that Havana not to be attacked until fall
and that. after the capture OF Porto Rico. the
would be carried into Spain
The paper printed n dispatch from Key
West to the effect that Admiral Sampson would
lombard Havana within two weeks.
The Evening World" said that the President had
been won to Secretary Ayers View" and
had decided to attack Havana by sea and land.
dispatch from Berlin. by way OF London.
printed IN THE Journal" said that the American
Embassy In Berlin had declared that German
troops would not be allowed to land In the Philip
pines
Spain's most recent invention In death-dealing
proiectes is said to be rocket 'of greater range
than any OF the most modern guns. carrying a
charge OF marvellous new explosive
The World" printed dispatch from Gibraltar
to Tho London News which said that 1T was
rumored" Spain had sold the Philippines 70 Ger
many.
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because devotion cannot coin money OF cre"'e

because devotion cannot coin money or cre"'e
wealth. 80
Tho means resorted TO by the Government 10
svoI It's diminished revenue are truly desper-
ote The frontier custom houses are beihs
worked as never before. All baggage Is searched
with thc utmost minuteness. and extortionatc
dutios are levied. often amounting TO several
,,nos rho value of the goods. Even clothing IN
Use is levied upon. \ recent traveller WIS
,nucted in the sum Of SO 30 on half n dozch
nec,,,ios which he had been wearing and which,
whom new. cost only o. cents apiece. Another
had to pay S13 for tho privilege OF 'ak'hs INV
Spain with him two pairs of trousers anu
dozen collars. all Of which had been worn Il
number Of times. When nation resorts 10
such practices as these to raise money us COZ
lapse cannot be far distant.
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recognized in the case Of all that the unlteo
States was the authority with which 1t was
necessary to deal at Manila. American occu-
patton of the islands is regarded as an accom-
nlished fact, and il gracefully acquiesced IN
There are German interests to be looked a1ler'
no doubt. But they are not the chief foreign
interests IN the Islands. Those of Great Britain
and of the United States both considerably out
weigh them. There Is no reason to suppose
that the German ships Of war are at Mania
for any other purpose than to safeguard inc
lives and property OF the few German resi-
dents They will probably not be needed ior
that purpose But their presence VIII 90 ~
harm. and IT will add some DISTINCTION 10 TAI,
formal occupation Of the capltal ny o"''e'
States officers in the name of the hepuphc'
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MORE VICTIMS OF THE TDpr
VILLAGES BURNED AND UNsPEAK.v.
OUTRAGEs COMMITTED IN ALBANr,


Cettnje, Montenegro, June 17-Ths r.-.
have resumed the burning Of villages. =, y.
Berane district of Albania seven hurs
houses belonging to Servian Christians ~
been destroyed.
The Turks are also committing bo,,,,,
atrocities Two Servlan women have been n.y.
barously murdered
Constantinople. June 1.-THE outbreak a, ~.
Albanlans at Berane, near the frontier OF Va.
tencgro, the gravity of which is comparabl. =.
the troubles preceding the war of Servia a.,
Montenegro against Turkey in 1876, is du. ).
revenge taken by some Christians upon a.
Albanian murderers Of Christian last autur.
The Albanians in remote districts are par,s
pating in the present outrages
In consequence Of the renewed Representative,
OF Montenegro. supported by Russia, the suI.
tan has dispatched troops to the disturbed A.,
tricts from Uskub. There was fighting all Al,
Thursday. and many were killed or wounds
on both sides.
According to Cettlnje advices, many women
and children who were fleeing toward Mont.
negro have been killed by Albanians.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-18
THE WAR IN THE EAST.


Madrid dispatches yesterday said that Senor
Sagasta was much agltated over the serious
news he had received from Manila Manila
dispatches to-day show that his agitation was
not without ample cause Affairs In the Philip
pines are going about as badly possible for
Spain The remnant Of Spanish sovereignty Is
rapidly crumbling Manila Is not only closely
beseiced. but actually under fire. Some OF the
Spanish troops are holding out with desperate
valor. hut are short Of food and ammunition
and have no hope Of final victory. Others. in
large numbers are surrendering to the insur-
gents, who are treating them humanely as pris-
oners Of war Apparently the insurgents might
take Manila any day, but the latest word comes
from Admiral Dewey that they will not do so
ut present. That may be interpreted as mean
ing that there is an understanding with them
10 that effect and that the city Will not be &C.
cupied until General Merrltt's troops arrive
there 10 do the work. which will probably be
In few days.
The maps which we publish on another page
Of this paper show the chief scopes Of opera
tons The Pasg River along which the In
surgents are in great force, is the tidal channel
which runs through Manila and connects Ma
Mia Bay with the inland lagoon The town OF
Pasig now the insurgents headquarters, Is not
more than five miles from Manila. The Zapote
River flows into the southern part OF Manila
Bay, between Las Pinas and Bacoor. Pineda,
Mabay, Tungalo. Paranque and Las Pinas,
which have been captured by the insurgents,
ore on or near the shore Of the bay, south OF
Manila. where they are all distinctly shown Oh
our map Santa Cruz Is also mentioned in the
dispatches, considerable Spanish force hav-
Ing surrendered there. There are several places
of that name on the islands, one OF them being
q district Of Manila itself The one in ques-
ton is, however, probably the coast town on
the island of Luzon, about one hundred and
seventy-fve miles north Of Manila. Evidently
the insurgents. under the encouragement and
with the material aid Of Admiral Dewey's work
at Manila. are winning all along the line, and
are making the Islands ready for occupation by
General Merrtt's troops with little trouble on
the part Of the latter
The tales OF German or other interference
may be dismissed as Idle. What Is far more
TO the point Is that the Russian Government
has In n practical II not a formal manner recog-
nized American sovereignty IN the Philippines.
Several vessels recently sailed from Odessa for
the Far East, intending to call at Manila on the
way 10 their destinations, and application was
made not to the Spanish but to the United
States Consul for clearance certificates for
them. Some Of these were Russian transport
ships. bound for Port Arthur, and one was
French and one was German. But 1t was
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ouirements is largely contributing 10 '"e '''
cess of the popular subscription.

Tho deciding game Of baseball for this sea9o"
.o.,.oo, the val. and Princeton University
teams will be played at the Polo GfouhuS w.
49,, and while the attendance may be large II
,y,I, not be half what 1t would have peen hau
the preliminary arrangements been carried ou' :"
q husinesslike way Considerable time good press
work and much labor must be expended 10 NAM
success of the annual athletic games Oh '"e
Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Inc cores
baseball teams simply turn over the active .'a.
aqement of the game to the manager III 80"
Nov,-york Baseball Club and it rests there' i"e
result Is that the game has been poorly au'''
tised and the receipts are likely 70 su'e'
verely in consequence. II half the Afternoon "a'
given to arranging for college baseoa" .''a'
given to intercollegiate athletic contes's INC ~
creased attendance would surprise the coiiese
orl1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-18
PERSONAL.
world.

r. I'LL 4, the late Sir Adophe Chapleau' OF
,,..I hnoueaths sl0OO to the Roman Catho"o
chmrch and his library to Laval University
rcIotivo of the late Captain Charies v "''.
49,, commander of the United states "H"'''P
OIvmpia has written to Chicago paper ~ :,
~, con,ain Gridey was lneal dcscchdN't VI
.,bcrtrs (rcslct who came to t'nganH WIN one of
e., ,ho Gnnoueror; Of Robert dc Erciuc9; ~ r.roI
I'm Wv ~ punnvmede and OF Thomas dc c'rcu-
lev who granted charter 70 Ma", ,9o,
hitting il a free borough, on May 49, l'Vi'
Tho medal which has just been presented 10 VI,
zoIo nv his friends Is six Inches IN diaHe'e', anu
bf.rs on ono side the profile of NJ Hoia' wiz" wv
legend "Uommagc NJ. lola, "hiie OH ''' W.
.iIo t. = concentration OF thunderstorm win
,h sur ncsninr out from behind the clouds.
Across the face Of the coin on the latter sue
hraea used by lola In one OF his articles IN l.''o
Of Drevfus Truth Is approaching. ana notlI,'S
ebou stop f. Emile Iola l3 January 1879. -"
modal which weighs I'VE pounds. was cast 'n9',"1
If being stamped In order TO AVOID COPE bo nw
70 he deposited with the Goyerninem' he donos.
only exacts that stamped CONS Sn',t al viii he
Vri 10 dupl,cato Of VI. Iolas medai WI, b
made but smaller specimens III -, onn~csontatior
stamped for the subscribers 10 ''e
fund. 1900 ,
A Washington correspondent OF zine fi.'SDu'
,,,.a,h, sovs that IN warm weather Speako!
paod rtdes IN n streetcar to and from the ''P''o''
tIo uaually walks partly because his action Is Po'
,iculariv graceful partly to exercise MS Hus1'0'
and keep down nesh partly TO escape the s'A'il's
hn buffers In n car which Is so annoyns ,oo o'her
OF his modesty When he ooardsu m}a ' citizen
mo-. ing .ts rod ID beside him well Mr.. Speaker ex,
cIo med the man in loud tone; when , a" n
un.nM n, , az vrlsd reed in tone of alarm no
S cen kicd on come row really I SS 6v yp@T
"eover where said Reed. and that ended the
collOquy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-18

The Trtbune'S Illustrated Supplement-
sriM each Sunday issue is larger, fresher
and more timely than any similar issue, for
the reason that it goes 10 press Seueral days
later in the lpeek Tomorrow Supplement-
1trN contain verv choice features.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-18
Ey-pRESTDENT HARRTSON'S VISIT.

Ex-Presldent Harrison. accompanied ny M
Harrison. iourneyed down to Manhattan D'.sa
Yesterday. and then returned TO the fn'a n.a.,
Hotel He wen, down there to see ao0u' .nI sa.
,hot his homo while here attending 10 "a" 49,
ness but did not reach any decision ., 49,.
" 49, haro mann three weeks more, and VIII TO Icv,
70 De ~. sbore rho first part OF next week ne
10 Dd taI. VET as 10 where he will 60
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RTBOT ASKED TO FORM CABIyEI

PRESIDENT FAURE DECIDES on PREMIER N
LINES SUCCESSOR.
Paris June l7.-PresIdent Faurc has invited n
Rihot 10 form Cabinet. 10 succeed the Mcps
Ministry. which resigned on "Wednesday. |, IA
understood that NJ. Ribot has asked to he allowed
until tomorrow to decide whether he viii or Will
not attempt TO form Cabinet.
Felix Joseph Ribot is a former Premier ana
Minister of Finance He constructed Cabinet
ON January. 2s. 1895. and it was upset on October
d Of the same year after sensational scene IN
the Chamber of Deputies. during which the South
err Railroad scandal caused an excited debate.
Sweeping charges were made against Senators
IDENTITIES and Ministers, who were said to have been
,,volved in the Panama Canal scandal as well a,
in the Southern Railroad scandal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-18

Is It that the Spaniards will not exchange
Hobson and his comrades because they want TO
keep them for self protection to deter Ameri-
cans from firing upon tho fort in which they are
confined? That would be a motive unworthy OF
tho chivalrous Cervcra-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-18

The demand for trustworthy Information
about the events connected with the Spanish
war has caused The Tribune to prepare new
edition of The Tribune Almanac. embodying n
careful account OF the situation up TO the
present time. The events leading UP TO the war
such ms the De LONE letter. the blowing up OF
the Maine. the diplomatic correspondence and
the action Of Congress. are detailed In form for
ready reference. Sketches OF the military opera
lions. the purchase OF ships. the makeup Of the
American and Spanish land and naval forces
and the most important recent military appoint
ments are given. digest Of the new War
Revenue bill is also appended All this matter
Is an addition to the Almanac. and this edition
contains all the miscellaneous Information which
has made the work for years famous a handy
reference book. The war edition is now on sale
at the usual price OF % cents a copy.