davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The sun., 1898-06-16
BRIDGE ooMM1ss1oNERs' CASE UP.
Justice Garretson Hears Arguments on Mayer
Van Wyekss Power Of Bemovnl.

Justice Garretson Hears Arguments on Mayer
van wyck's Power OF Removal
Tho quo warranto proceedings instituted By
former East River Bridge Commissioners An
drew D. Baird, James A. sporry, Horny Batter
man, Salem H. Wales, Francis B. Thurber and
Richard Deeves. to test the title Of Office Of their
successors appointed by Mayor Van wych
after ho had ousted the petitioners from ONCE,
were begun before Justice Garrotson In the Su-
premo Court In Brooklyn yesterday. The
plaintiffs contOnd that their removal was illegal,
and in the case or Col Baird, counsel said. there
was an additional grievance, as he was . vet
eRan and could not be removed except upon
chargoB
The former Commissioners were called to tes.
taken tho oath of office. Assistant Corporation
Counsel Hill said that the former Commission.
erB had not fled their oath of oflloe with either
the City or the County Clerks. He said thA0
under the charter Mayor Van Wyck had author
ity to remove any officer In the employ Of the
municipal Government.
Mr.. 1nRraham, counsel for the petitioners,
pointed by Mayors Strong and Schieren while
acting not as Mayors Of the two cities. but al
agents Of the State. Tho Commissioners were,
therefore, State agents he said. and oonso-
quently removed from Mayor Van Wyck'9 juriB-
diction. He contended also that tho charter
expressly provided that the Mayor Of the greater
city could only remove officers that had been
appointed by himself.
The argument will bo continued to-day, 10
10 the purpose OF the contending parties to take
the matter to the Appellate Division soon as
q decision is rendered In the present action.
The sun., 1898-06-16

tered By Congress- and ezpeo, that sood faith shall
chsraoterss the making Of peace It did the begin
ming Of war"
"Our gums" remarked the political
Colonel in his finest oratorical manner,
destroyed a Spanish feet, but can they
destroy that self.evident truth that Gov
ernments derive their Just powers not
from superior force. but from the consent
of the governedH Shall we abandon Just
resistance to European encroachment upon
the Western Hemisphere in order to mingle
in the controversy of Europe and AsiaT
This incident ought to teach the Admin
istration that it's goodnatured tolerance
of Mr.. BRYAN's desire to pose as military
character was ill.considered and unfortu-
nate. The political Colonel is bound to use
his opportunities for all he thinks they are
worth to himself politically. His uniform
is nothing more or less than q costume
which he has put on in order to play part
The part which he aspires to play Is
that Of shoulder-strapped leader Of
the Opposition, haranguing the country on
its duty and destiny whenever he can &C.
cure an audience, and postponing camp
duties from time to time in order to pro-
claim his ideas concerning matters OF ma
tional policy which the people of the United
States, at the last Presidential election, in
trusted not to him but to WILLIAM Mo-
KrNLBY, now his Chief.
Notwithstanding all this, we are firm in
the opinion that it will be better to keep
COL BRYAN at home, where his political
speeches In uniform can only violate mill
tary proprlety and disgust the public sense
of decency, rather than to send him to tho
front, where his military lncompetency
would surely be dangerous to the lives of
the men under his command, and might at
critical juncture prove terribly expensive
| to the American cause.
The sun., 1898-06-16
Franoe's Delicate Neutrality.
From the Parts Temps.

From the Parts Temps.
In France. by an old tradition of diplomatic tact.
the people know how enforce the strict observ
OF all obligations OF neutrality. regardless OF the
preston OF different sentiments toward beiRerents
The keystone the of international life ia pre-
Cisely this delicate equilibrium between duties ana
sympathies II the French nation is incapable of un
tying tho many old bonds that unto II to spain OF
forgetting the gories OF the past. all the more likely
become vivid In generous hearts because they
strangely with the dilcultes and mseries Of
the present. OF oblterang the community of certain
Interests and above ALL OF diminishing the natural
Rympathy OF generous souls for the weaker side 1t
cannot on the other hand banish from Its mind tho
recollection OF secular friendship which eIsta be-
it and the United States. aroused by tho
OF Washington and Lafayette or the similarity OF In
stutions with the solidarity OF tho desnes of tho
two democratic republics. more than 1t com.
pletey ignore the wrongs the aspirations. the suffer
inRs and the rights OF the Cuban insurgents who after
all. Just the most interesting of the three.
although they are overlooked in silence
The sun., 1898-06-16
PRINCETON noNoRs DEWEY.
Degree or IL. D. Conferred on the here Q
Manila at Yesterdny's Commr noement-

Degree or Ill. ID. Conferred the here or
Manila at Yesterdays COMMENCEMENT
PRINCETON. n. j., June e15.-Princeton's 151st
annual commencement was held this morning
in Alexander Hall. The feature of the exercises
was the conferring Of the degree of LII. D. In db-
sentia on George Dewey, Rear Admiral. United
States Navy.
Tho trustees. faculty and members of the
graduating class formed at 1880 in front of
Nassau Hall and marched to the hall in aca.
demc costume. DR.. Patton and Mr.. Grover
Cleveland marched at the head The Presi-
dent had tho scat of honor on the platform at
DR.. PRtton's right.
Tho Latin salutatory was delivered by How
torian oration by Paul Curtis Martin. Spring
Churchman. Burlington. y. j.; Frederick Leo.
po!d johnson. Newark. y. j.; Milton Floyd
Loo:bourrow. Mount Sterling o., and Ezra
Parmlee Prentice. New York city.
After the speeches the degree of Bachelor OF
Arts was given to the members of the gradII-
uting class. The felowships and prizes wsre
then announced.
These honorary degrees were conferred: G. F..
Jason Rogers Burr class of 1899, Kentucky
u. d.. John ID. DNvis. Al lS79 professor in tho
Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Princeton,
y. j., and Abraham Woodruff Halsey, A. b.
1879. New York. Ivy L. Lee. who spoke on he
affirmative side OF the question. "RCsoIpro, That
the United States should permanently occupy
and govern the Philippine Islands," was an
nounced as the winner Of the Lynd prize debate.
The sun., 1898-06-16

The official report of Admiral SAMPSON
leaves no doubt that the Spaniards stopped
to the baseness of mangling the bodies OF
our four marines who were killed in the
first fight on Guantanamo Bay. OF course,
Spain's cause will suffer from this useless
savaRery, as it suffered from tho blowing
up Of the Maine. The brutality at Canal.
nera will make her reputation blacker in
the worlds eyes.
Not, indeed, that We shall protest to tho
world for this or any other violation Of the
rules of civilized warfare. We are man.
aging the war in our own way, and do not
call upon outsiders either to help us or ex-
ecrate our enemy. But this incident will
serve to convince people that Spain for
years has been waging a barbarous form
of warfare In Cuba. AS to that, how
over, no country in Chrstendom has
worse record for gratuitous savageries in
war. From the days of ALvA to those Of
WEYLER she has been famous for them, and
they have always brought her discredit.
That our American soldiers or sailors
will retaliate In kind on the Spaniards We
cannot believe. Their natures would revolt
at it; but they may fight all the more des-
perately to avoid falling into the hands Of
such an enemy, Just as 1t is with our
regular army in its combats with the In
dians of the West. They would not lower
themselves, we may believe, to the level of
the Spaniards, in this particular, any more
than to the level of Apaches.
Gen. SHAFTER's corps of regulars, then.
In landing at or near Santiago, may expect
not only the bushwhacking tactics but
some of the barbarities to which their
warfare with Indians has accustomed them.
It is only fair, however, to some Of our
tribes of red men to say that they are not
20 cruel to captives as in old days.
The sun., 1898-06-16
Plenty of Advice and Prophecy.

We do not lack counsel and warning
from the military experts of Europe as to
how to conduct our campaign in Cuba. They
have not told us much, it is true, about the
proper method of procedure in the Philip
pines, and it is quite certain that DEWEY
did not wait to learn from them what to
do. One critic, however, or one set of crit
les, has venturcd to say that it was "mis.
take" for the American Admiral to begin
operations against Manila before having
troops ready to land there. We are quite
sure that MoHToJO regrets our mistake.
As to our operations in the Antilles, there
are two schools of European critics. One
OF them harps on the delays which our
campaign has shown. Cuba has been
blocj. j.aded, and here and there bombarded,
hut we have not yet landed an army on the
island. The contrast between this and the
war of 1866 is obvious. The other and
much the more numerous school warns
us not To attempt any invasion of Cuba
until autumn. We are instructed that an
attempt Of that sort would be madness
from the military point of view, and its
results inevitably disastrous. Most of this
information comes from prominent Ger
man soldiers, who tell us what to do. not
] from any special liking for our cause. but
The sun., 1898-06-16
Mn. WOODRUFF ON THE ALERT.
He Will Have the Delegates to the state Oon-
vcntion at His House Tonight.


He Will Have the Delegates to the state Oons
vcntiOn at His House Tonight
Lieut.. Gov. Timothy L. w Woodruff has formally
invited each OF tho delegates from Brooklyn to
the Republican State Convention to his house
in Eighth avenue. on the Park slope, tonight.
Tho delegation is big one. 1872 all told, and 10
10 understood that 1t Is Mr.. Woodruffs inten-
tion to give them an opportunity to become per
sonally acquainted with one another at the ear
licst possible moment. so as to be ready for con-
certod action. There are to be political confab
and a collation..
Jacob WORTH who has been honored with .
place on the delegation at tho instance Of Mr..
Woodruff will not. IL is generally expected.
como down from his new homo in Saratoga to
attend the gathering. Still, he may spring q
surprise on the boys by appearing. A few days
ago he announced that he had quit the political
health but he was vigorous enough on Tuesday
to go to Albany and hold two hours confer.
ence with Gov. Black and Lou Payn: Some Of
his friends said last night that II Mr.. Worth
to Mr.. Woodruff in aoknow edgment of his in
vitation, and possibly he will Givr an expression
Of his views on matters Of interest to the Repub-
lican organization.
Nothing apparently has occurred within tho
past few days to shake Mr.. Woodruff's conf
dence that he will have tho entire Brooklyn
rcnomination. Ex-Sheriff William J. Buttling
is the only pronounced anti. Woodruff man of
any political weight In the Republican orgHni.
the convention. At the meeting Of the County
Committee on Tuesday night he told some Of
the reporters and delegates sitting near him
that he could have gone to tho convention II he
had had any desire to do so, and that Mr. Wood.
rufT's political downfall wns impending. He pre-
dicted other direful events in the immediate
future for some of the State and local Republi-
can leaderB.
The sun., 1898-06-16
Tho Political Colonel-Not . Uni
form, but a Costume.

The most uncharitable view of Mr.. WILL
LIAM ]. BRYAN's intentions when he be-
came a soldier and the severest remarks
that have been made concerning his militia
ry posture, are justified by the performance
of this politician and actor at the Omaha
Exposition on Tuesday. At that place and
on that day and in full regimentals the only
political Colonel began his campaign.
The spectacle was disgusting to every
right-minded citizen, no matter what his
politics may be. The Colonel of the Third
Nebraska was aware that there would be
large crowd at the fair, the occasion being
what was known as Nebraska Day, with
programme of spcechmaking. The COM
bined attractions of the crowd, the brass
bands, the hustings. and the opportunity for
political self-promotion proved irresistible,
as might have been expected, to the Colonel
of the Third Nebraska. He laid aside for
| the day the text book of tactics which he
had been studying ostentatiously for the
! past three weeks, but he did not lay aside
! the uniform which he has been wearing
| for about the some space of time. Arrayed
| in the complete habilments of war; he
marched to the fair grounds and exhibited
himself from the platform to the multitude
of civilians there assembled.
The Thespian instinct that determines
most of Col. BRYAN's movements impelled
him to seize upon this magnificent chance
to make his first political speech in a
Colonel's uniform. The Omaha speech of
Col. BRYAN consisted in part of denun.
citation of what he calls "land-covetous-
ness in the garb of national destiny,
and declaration of his views about
the proper policy of the United States
Government in regard to the Philippines.
In advance of any announcement of the
Presidents final policy, in advance of any
action or even discussion by the Congress
of the United States, but in unquestion
able insubordination to the Commander
inChief directing the present plan ol
campaign, Mr.. BRYAN proceeded, in
pompous language and in the full uni
form of Colonel of Volunteers, tC
warn the Administration that under nc
circumstances must the fruits of DEwEY'S
victory be retained. Manila must be given
up. The penalty of dsobedience of the
Colonel's decree is to be not only his per
sonal dispeasure, but also the dsapprova
of Nebraska, for which the Colonel, fol-
Playground purposes, assumed to speak;
"EebrAska, standing midway between the oaeans
will contribute her fun share toward the protection
OF our soacoSst. Her sons will support the nag a
home aud abroad Whenever tho honor AMI tn" in
terests or the nation require. Nebraska VIII holt
up the hands or the Government while the battl
RACES, and when the war clouds roll away her vOc
win he heard n aiding for the maintenance
OF those IDEAS which Inspired the founder
J OF our Government and gave the nRtIo
Its proud emlnence among the nations of the earth
II Others turn TO Thoughts of Aggrandizement an
yield allegiance to those who clothe land covetou
in the attractive Earb OF national destiny til
! people Of Nebraska, II l mistake not their sent
LASnts. viii alGSs themselves the disclaimer
The sun., 1898-06-16
ObstructinG tho War.

The possession of Hawaii is necessary to
this country for the immediate purposes OF
this war. II the United States never add
another square foot to their territory, they
still must have Hawaii. Leaving out of
consideration any question of the final dis
position of the Philippines or of the future
naval and commercial necessities of Amer
lea it must have Hawaii now. That Is es-
sential to the successful prosecution of the
campaign begun so gloriously by DEWEY.
A band Of spirited and patriotic Demo-
Gratis whom the House caucus Tuesday night
did not deem it prudent to try to coerce,
stands for the annexation of Hawaii. But
the majority of the Democrats In Congress
are opposed to that necessary measure.
The attempt to dodge out Of the re-
sponsibility by allowing what could not
be helped, each Democratic Representa-
tive to vote upon the Newlands resolu-
tion as he pleased, will not serve. The
majority Of the Democrats in Congress,
disappearing, as we believe, their con-
stituents, oppose the annexation of Hawaii.
Thereby they put the Democratic party
into the attitude of opposing the war. No
amount of rigmarole can explain away the
opposition of a majority Of the Democrats
in Congress to this war measure. To such
a base conclusion have immature leadership
and absorption in bygone issues brought tho
party which uses the name but not the prin-
ciples of the historical Democratic party.
A party that shouts for war, yet refuses
to vote for the necessary means of carrying
on the war, makes a very black mark against
itself in the public mind. In spite of the
fact that too few consistently patriotic
Democrats in Congress have relieved them.
selves from this disgraceful burden, the
, Democratic party as a whole will be pun.
ished at the polls for the narrow stupidity
of majority of its nominal leaders.
The party that opposes war once begun
is a ruined party.
The sun., 1898-06-16
o1rY SUED on suBUnBAN BONDS.
Bank or Montreal seeks Collect Jamaica
MiddIetoNNn Coupons.

The Bank of Montreal has brou sht suit in
tho United States Circuit Court against tho
city of New York to recover 81, ,625 and 81, S67,
with interest, which amounts tho plaintiff
claims aro due upon certain coupons attach ed
to bonds issued by the town OF Middletown,
Staten Island, and the village of Jamaica, L. l.
Tho complaint recites that on July /, 1897,
the town Of Nliddletown, authorized by the
Supervisors of Richmond county, issued $780,
900 worth Of bonds Of the par value of 81, 900
each. bearing interest at 5 per cent. coupon
for $25 attached 10 each of these bonds was
made payable Jan. l, 1893. The plaintiff be-
came tho owner Of sixty.fye. of these bonds.
On July l3, 1897, the plaintif bought 100
$1,000 bonds. bearing interest at per cent.
which were issued by tho village OF Jamaica.
They also bore coupon payable on Jan. l..
1898. On that date the town OF Middletown
and the village Of jamaica became part of tho
city of New York, and the city became responsi-
Bile for their liabtic5. In view OF this rhe
plaintiff presented its claims against Middle
town and Jamaica TO Comptroller Coler, who
refused to make payment. The plaintiff there
fore asks for judgment for the amounts due.
with interest.
The summons and comnlaint in this suit were
served upon Comptroller Coler by United
States Marshal ilenkel yesterday.
The sun., 1898-06-16

The new manager Of the New York Base
ball Club, ADRIAN ANsoN, for years tho choice
of many as tho best of players, but at last
abandoned by his old club OF Chicago on the
supposition that they had grown too young for
him, has now an opportunity to render to the
national game in one short season a service
greater than tho fifty years or thereabouts OF
his active life in the field. 1Ic has taken
charge of the club most conspicuous In the
League for its riotous ways, and for its manage.
ments disloyalty to the rules of the game. II
ANsoN brings the New York Club to order he
will live in fame as the greatest and best man.
ager of the century.
There is another side to the prospect also. II
under the circumstances ANsoN fails to sup
press his players habtual rebellion against the
umpire he will prove his own sympathy with
It and wash from himself tho last trace Of the
color OF sport.
The sun., 1898-06-16
Germany and tho United States.

The presence of a German squadron in the
harbor of Manila seems to have excited in
some quarters an apprehension that Ger
many may attempt to take possession of the
Philippines, or at least to repeat her per-
formance at Kiao Chou and seize q naval
station. We find it hard to believe that
any such move is contemplated by the Ger
man Government. The ostensible business
of the German war vessels Is to protect the
lives and property of German subjects at
Manila, which, it is alleged, would be en-
dangered should the insurgent natives oc-
cupy the city before the arrival of an Amer
ican force competent for the maintenance
of order. 1t Is possible that, in certain cir
cumstances, Admiral DEWEY who has at
his disposal only small body of marines,
might accept the temporary cooperation of
q German force in the discharge of police
duty. But II upon such service Germany
should base any claims irreconcilable with
our ownership Of the Philippines, tho title
to which became inchoate at Cavit9, she
would commit an act of war.
That Germany can desire to enter into q
contest with the United States seems i'm.
probable, both on general grounds and for
special reasons incident to the present
situation In the Far East. For upward OF
n hundred years, we have maintained the
most cordial relations with Prussia, which,
of course, constitutes the dominant power
in the German Empire. During our Rev
olutionary War, FREDERICK the Great
denounced the employment of Hessian and
other German mercenarles against the
American colonists, and subsequently took
an active part in forming the league of
neutrals which dealt the finishing stroke
to the hopes of the British Govern
ment. From that time to this we have
received repeated proofs of good will on
the part of the Prussian sovereigns, and
there is no reason to suppose that the feel
Ing with which we are regarded by Kaiser
WILLIAM II. is untrlendly. 1t is true thu
we cannot count upon the sympathy of the
great land owners who have organized the
so-called Agrarian party; no doubt their
material interests are affected by the i'm.
portation of American food products. On
the other hand, the manufacturing and
trading classes are deeply Interest," ed
In the continuance of peace with the
United States, both because the price
OF the necessaries OF life Is thereby
lessened and because an extensive outlet
for their commodities is kept open. We
add that since the outbreak of our civil
war very large amounts of German money
have been invested in American securities
The fact, also, that millions of Ameri
can citizens are of German birth or parent
age cannot but form a bond of amity be
tween the two countries. So far as race il
concerned, war between the United State
and Germany would be almost as fratrlcida
as one between the United States and Eng
land. Especially disgraceful to German,
would be . contest, in which she woul,
appear a. the ally Of power whose offence
The sun., 1898-06-16
An Opportunity for American Ship
builders.

The new shipping law in Russia, which
comes into operation for ten years upon
July 13, opens a hopeful field of work
to American shipbuilders The Russian
tariff on vessels bought abroad and the
stringent regulations for coasting and in
land waters bar the entry of foreign built
ships on the Russian register. The pro-
lection thus afforded the Russian ship
owner will be still further increased by
putting duties on sailing ships built Of
iron purchased abroad running up to twen-
ty gold roubles per ton, and an addition for
steamers of three gold roubles per square
foot of boiler heating surface. But vessels
acquired for the Russian foreign trade will
be exempt from the tonnage tax for tho
next ten years.
The Russian Government Is anxious that
Russian trade shall be carried In Russian
bottoms; but Russian shipyards not being
able to turn out modern vessels on q suffi-
cient scale, the Government has determined
to make it easy to acquire foreign-built
steamers for the mercantile marine.
German and French shipbuilding yards
being fully engaged for some time to come
over the requirements of their own coun-
tTles, Ihere TcLhaih Iho yarus oi ETeab
Britain and America only for Russian buy.
ers to draw upon. With the immense capital
at command in this country, and the facili-
ties that exist or that can be created for
turning out the kind of vessels that will be
wanted, American builders should be able
to secure good share of the orders from
Russia. There is nothing like being early
in the field In such matters.
American shipbuilders should soon hold
the position toward Russian sea borne trade
now held by our locomotive builders and
manufacturers of railway material toward
that carried on by land.
The sun., 1898-06-16

A correspondent OF the Atlanta Constitution, writ
ing concerning OF his recent experiences in the
Spanish West Indies. says that as rule the Spanish
papers had either Mckinley or Sampson or Dewey
Killed every day. "and used TO make pools the
night before to whose obituary we would read in
tho morning." Twice the President was reported
TO have committed suicIde-once after the lombard.
ment Of New York and the landing of the Spanish
marines. and once after tho news reached him that
hi. own troops had begun to sack Washington. THE
statement that he was nNturalized Chinaman, horn
in Canton. Was in circulation all the time"