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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-02
COTCPNUENT or BRfGiNDAGEf

We published yesterday dispatch from Ma
drd which We sincerely hope will prove to be
untrue II was to the effect that Mr. Agul-
naldo. who calls himself President or some
thing of the sort Of the Philippines, has in his
custody a number of Spanish frlars of the Ro-
man Catholic Church whom he refuses to re-
lease unless ransom of $l.30O.oo0 is paid for
them W" regret to confess that there are on
the face Of ii pretty good reasons for believing
The story To BE- true. 1t IS IN accord with much
that is positively known concerning Mr.. Agui-
naldo Yet we hope it is not true. and Shall
cherish that hope until positive confirmation or
denial of tho story comes to hand.
For. if the story be true. in what light does 1t
place Mr. Aguinaldo before the world: In
Sicily and Macedonia and Anatoia there are
numerous bands of men who make business
of capturing travellers and others and holding
them for ransom. the ransom being proper
toned to the supposed ability Of the prisoner or
his friends to pay. The prisoner is permitted
10 send word of his plight and needs to his
friends If they do not respond with the ran
som his ears are sometimes cut of ana sent TO
them as gentle hint of what will presently hap
pen to him If they do not expedite payment IF
they are still rccacitrant he is killed, Ito en-
courage the others
Those men are called brCands. and are re-
gardcd as criminals and outlaws We should
no sorry TO rank Mr.. Aguinaldo among them.
But if this Madrid dispatch be true that is OK
actly where he must be ranked If the friars
are chargeable with any misdemeanor they
should he held and tried. If they are Justly TO
be fined S1.50O00O or any other sum they
should be held for payment of such fine. But 10
hold them without charge or trial. simply for
lump-sum ransom. is brigandage pure and
simple and the man doing 1t must be regarded
as n brgand and dealt with n brigand. That
is why, for Mr.. Agulnaldo's sake, we hope the
| story IS not true.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-02
CARS THAT no HARM.

Those abomnabc dead open and shut" troll
lcy-cars Of the Nassau lines in BROOKLYN are. rs
has already been abundantly shown shameful
outrage upon all who have 10 ride in them
They are uncomfortable, unsafe unsanitary' in
decent That is sufficient 10 condemn them
But that Is a matter that concerns chiefly the
thousands who are dependent upon them for
transportation. In another respect the wider
public of the entire city is concerned.
That is that these ears are working sCriouS
harm to the city at large. in checking lis growth
and dcprecating It's realty values. \ large part
of the Borough of Brooklyn is practically de-
pendent upon the Nassau lines for transp0ra-
ton That part includes some Of the most de
sirable residence streets of the city. Take for
example the Park Slope, between Prospect Park
and Fifth-ave. and FIatbush-avc. and Nnth-st.
Bv common consent that is one of the choicest
regions in the whole borough. Yet it aboundS
IN vacant lots, which should be- built upon. and
in vacant houses and shops. which should he
occrpicd. and at the present moment many of
those now living there are planning to move
away. Why?
Largely. indeed we might perhaps say solely,
brcause of tho wrctchcd means of transit. At
ore edge of the district named the FlatbuSh-
ave. cars of the Brooklyn Heights Company are
accessible At the other end the ears Of the
Jay. Smith and Ninth SITS line can be reached.
But nine tcnths of the people in that region in
| Guiding those on the most desirable streets are
practically compelled TO Use the Nassau lines III
! Fifth or Seventh or Ninth ave. That Is the fact
that keeps people from building or renting in
| tina. part of town. and that is driving away
| those who are now there. 1t is no eXaggeration
10 say that the loss 10 the Borough of Brooklyn
caused by those cars. in lowered rentals and
realty values. amounts 10 hundreds of thou
| sands Of dollars And the cars are run under n
charter or n franchise granted by the city au-
thorties. Should city license its own ruin:
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shpyard facilities md appliances ample at a"
fines to meet all the requirements Oh I'LL 'ne
shppng that visits this port. mat, we 'h'""'
is entirely within moderate bounds we see no
GOOD reason why New-York should not go l"'
Their and have within It's limits the largest anu
best shlpbulldIng establishment III Aher'c"'
There IS plenty Of land and water avaiiape ioi
the purpose and certainly capital ana enter
rrise should not he lacking. But II we 10 no'
90 so far as that and build all our own ships' at
lens we should take care of the ships we nave
COMPARE our drydock facilities here WIFI
those of other ports. Liverpool, with nothing
like as good harbor as ours. has no less than
twenty-thrce docks. most OF them nj Ieas' siA''
feet wide at entrance and from five huhureu "
six hundred feet long, and few less IMAM t"en
ty-six feet deep; while some OF them range up
10 eichty-fve feet wide nj entrance, nine nun
drcd and thirty feet long and twenty-eight rect
dozen The total length of floor of them all II
over fourteen thousand five hundred rect 50
that about two and three-quarters mics VI
sbps can be drydocked at the same time. Lon
don has n number of fine drydocks' some Vi
them seventy feet wide ut entrance ana thirty
five feet deep. Southampton has among It's
drydocks The largest and finest in the world 1t
being cighty-seven and one-half feet wide ana
n Thousand feet long. And so we might go
through n long list Of ports, foreign and domes-
tic: few Of them equaling New-York In COM
mercial Importance. but all far surprising 1t IN
facilities for commerce.
The subject is one that should engage the
prompt and earnest attention of all 10 whom
the prosperity and greatness Of New-fork are a
matter OF interest. The size Of the city, the
magnitude of its industries, the amount OF Its
capital. the Incompatible advantages granted
BY lavish nature, will all avail us nothing II we
neglect these essential technical details. Com
MERGE will in the end seek the places where IL
Is welcomed with the most complete facilities
for conducting It, And to-day the deporable
fact must be confessed that such facilities are
not provided ut New-YOrk.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-02
WITHOUT DELAY.

.r,o Srnorintendent of Public Works and the
Stote Engineer and Surveyor have repea'edi!
cornnloined that they were without means OF
alternately defending themselves against the
accusations growing out of their management
ot the canal Improvement. If they have been
sincoro in these expressions Of discomfort they
must welcome the prospect OF trial IN open
court where all their interests Will De dulS
cared for by able counsel OF their own SELECTION
and every legal right will be judc!ally pro
tectcd from invasion. If they have been AZ
disadvantage hitherto before the tribunal or
nublic opinion the time Is approaching when
thor side of the case will get that attention
which they say II has not yet secured. Assert
ing their own honesty. they must be eagerly
awaiting the proceedings which Will submit II
n Z decisive test according to the rigidly I'm
partial forms Of law
As for the people. their interest in obtaining
q legal determination Of the case Is equally
strong They need. desire and intend to nave
Justice done to every citizen, ard, percelvng
that this matter Of canal management has now
reached n stage at which 1t cannot possibly he
left without wrong and injury both to the state
and 10 individuals they. too welcome an ap-
neal 10 the courts 1t is high time that the or
der,y and conclusive processes OF law were IN
voked and for the sake Of all concerned ii is 10
he hoped that there will be no unnecessary de-
Law in setting its machinery In motion.
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\ MANILA CELEBRATION.

The episode In recent history commemorated
In the programme of the first concert OF the Ora
torio Society the production OF a work In a
field by Mr. Danros en- the guests Of the
society-a goodly company OF the officers OF the
Army and Nay OF the United States-promlses to
lend 70 the concert OF tomorrow evening pc
culiarly attractive character. The change OF the
programme has already been stated both In ad-
vertsement and public note. and consists of the
chorale from THE Mestcrsin<e festival
march by Van der Stucken and the Manila TIE
Deum," by Walter Damrosch. The second and
third numbers are substituted for Psalm cxxxvii
by Hermann Goetz. being more In harmony
with the spirit involved in the The Deum." Up
10 Wednesday about two hundred officers had
accepted the invitation of the society TO be pres
They Will. with their ladies. occupy seats
In the boxes we'll in the parquet and 10
considerable extent. will be in uniform. Among
those who to be present the following:
Navy otticers-Commodore Van Reypen. Captains
Miller Ludlow. Goodrich. Cook. Folger, Murphy.
Taylor Eaton. Chadwick. Sigsbee and White.
Commanders Reeder and Vert Lieutenant-Com-
manders Mark Kelly, Stewart. Howe HARDER and
Callahan. Colonel Huntington. LieutenantS Hob
son. Fremont Washington. church. Simpson. Bar
nett. Boyen. Bryan Bell. Ryan. Hines Seeker.
treason. Culver. Trenton, Lowndes. sherman.
Hodgson. Benson. Dawson. Jones. Cook Milton.
Corgas. Watts Rose. Doyle. Engae. Chapman.
Phelps and Gibbons. Surgeons Dunbar. Hunting
ton Dickson Biddle. Elliott and Harmon.
Army officers MaJor-iencral Shatter. colonies
Woodruff, Hines. Downs, Robert Edgerton, III
man. Mills. Barlow. Kimball and Wyld: L!euten-
ant Colonies Brown, Phillips and Smith. Majors
Kimball Heath. Noble. Whitney. Narrey Good
man Dodge. Summerhayes and Myrick. captains
Hoyt and Jittell
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-02
Nesu91srk DAILY Uribnass
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 2, 1898.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-Peace negotiations at Paris VIII
probably he prolonged by SPANS refusai 70
grant three points to which the Americans nns,ng
zach importance including cable and coaNhs
station a Ceuta Spain has requested equa
trade privileges with those enjoyed by the
United States in Cuba and Porto Kico no, ior F Hne
rinos say they will decline to accept the result
of the peace deliberations at Paris Dut VIII "a
fight for their independence - Germany -
negotiating with Spain for the purchase OF the
Caroline Islands: the price asked ny Spain Is
80 600 900 francs. which Germany considers ex-
cessiye - The German Emperor and En-
press arrived at Berlin from Potsdam; they
were welcomed by the city officials and cheered
nv the populace The French Government
has issued decree forbidding the adm 1ri1o
States ----- The British steamer Clan Drum
mond was lost in the Bay Of Biscay; her crew
were rescued and taken 10 Lisbon by the Bit
Ssh steamer HOlbein.
DOMESTIC.-T Anglo-Amercan Joint High
Commission considered the transportation ques,
fion - President 1glesias or Costa flca hau
a conference with Secretary Hay, presumably IN
regard 10 The Nicaragua Canal - Inc an
pual report Of the Secretary OF Agriculture was
made publ, =-==- George W. Aldridge super
iptcnoen, Of Public Works. asked Governor
Black 10 remove him pending the lnves'lgauon
~ tba charges neainst him - Tales of death
and disaster continue TO come from the New
England coast as a result of the storm on Sa'ur
day and sunday ----= The deinurrers to the IN
dlctrnents against Senator Quay and MS as
sociates were overruled and the trial set down
Sor Decernber 70 --= Thu will Of the inventor
Of the Keely motor was filed. but II mace no
mention Of the invention
CITY-Stocks were strong and higher =
The Ranid Transit Commission met ana de-
cided upon two alternatives to bring ABOUT the
construction OF the UNDERGROUND road. prooa ,
bility that an ATTEMPT will be made to amend
the act SO that private capital may ne lnt =
ested - II was announced that Justice MOT
gan J O'Br.sr would soon resign from the Su-
preme Court and return to the pTacuce OF Jaw.
= Captains Bleecker and Meeks, or the 'lst
Regiment were placed under military arrest
pending trial by court-martial. for criticislns
the course OF their superior officers IN the san
Juan fight - The Chamber OF Commerce
adopted a memorial TO the President, asking
for an international congress to put an END 10
privateering Major-General william
Shafter made an address at a dinner given by
l. 6 Grant Post, G. A. r.. at the Montaun
Club in Brooklyn. - The Board Of Estimate
appropriated S1OOOo0 for preliminary surveys
FOR the two new East River bridges proposed
by Mayor Van WICK. -=--- The Board OF Ell
mate has transferred $4,000 TO be used IN
cjea ring snow from the streets. == The SET
Element Of the contest over the VII. or Baron
Christian de Thomson was announced in the
Surrogate's Court.
THE WEATHER.-Indication for to-day:
Cloudy and warmer The temperature yester-
day: Highest II degrees; lowest. 30; average.
31i.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-02
PERSONAL

Or Marie Eugene Berjot OF New-Orleans, VIII"
has Just died son OF vincent pe'Jo',
friend OF Lafayette. and an active "orhef J." '"s
revolution that deposed Louis XVI ana condemned
him to death. When the National Assembly, ""'
convened Vincent Berjot took his seat as repre-
sentative from his district His son Eugene was
not born until he well advanced IN years anu
the Lafayette consented to 20, Dc s Welfare
OF his godson was shown by legacy or an annuity
Of S "a ss w Ssca pane reduced in
stances. when DR.. Berjot voluntarily resis"eu "'
claim
General John w. Foster, who served as LII huns
Chang's adviser during the Japanese-Chinese peace
negotiations, has received a letter from the Or..
entail statesman. in which he says that all recent
changes in China are for the better
Speaking of the Rev. D. Stuart Dodge. the new
president OF the Presbyterian Board Of Home MIS-
sions. The New-York Evangelist says; his
father. the late William T.. Dodge was for long
time the vice-presdent Of the American Board, and
the spirit OF missions has descended upon those
who bear his honorcd lame. This son was ms
sionary at Beyrout for many years and now 'h h Z
he has returned to his native country ne mas ms
happiness I'm devoting himself to missions whether
al home or abroad He has long been one OF the
interested and active members or the tione
Board which may be congratulated at being ape
to secure the services Of one so qualified and 80
heartily engaged In that which Is Indeed the "orH
OF his life"
Jacob Riis OF this city. lectured In Boston on
Wednesday evening on The Battle with the Sum-
The late John j. Faiyel, superintendent OF 'he
Holy Terror Mining Company in the sou.Ne'"
Hills. near Deadwood S. d., has left S'o'ooo en-
dowment for public library at his old nome l., ~ y
Theresa, n. Y. The remainder of his large "eai'"
goes TO his widow.
Even heroes get upset." says THE Phhaceip"'a
Press" admiral Sch!ey night before last WIS
the guest of large part OF PhiladeIphia-ol as
much Of It as could MI one of It's theatres re sd.
In a box with the handsome and henignant |o'o"e'
Mcclure and every movement he made was
watched by the thousands in the place II nc LOOK
a glass of water they applauded If he bowed 10
an acquaintance they appauded. II he sniieo ''ie'
applaudel In fact, the whole evening was an Ia
cessant ovation. Blu, Schley's defeat came at III"
end Of the second act. He arose with MS uSu''
grace and started the next box TO CAL on
bur ne had not taken two steps before oeep oass
voice from the upper gallery rolled ,or'h: t M
all 20 out and take beer. placing the accent ~,
the all The hero collapsed sank into c!tT an !,
shook with laughter while the audience shrieKeu'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-02
THE NEED or DOCKS.

The urgent nccd of more and better drydocks
for the use of the Navy has frequently been
dwolt uDon in these columns Indeed, we may
nroncrlv say that The Tribune was the first
nopcr or agency of any kind TO take the matter
I'M 10 exDose the bad work done in the Brook
lyn Navy Yard docks and to urge the immediate
construction of a number of flrstclass drydocks
ot suitable points along the coast At first our
contentious were pooh-poohed. There were eab-
orate arguments put forth to prove that dry
docks were not needed: or, if they were, 1t was
best TO send our ships to Halifax or Southamp-
ton TO them; or, if they should be provided
here, the Government would best hire private
docks; or, if the Government should have its
own docks. those of timber were far stronger
and more durable than those of stone. One by
one these pretensions have been abandoned and
we have now the qualification Of seeing the
Government formally committed TO the very
policy urged in these columns years ago.
To-day the need of more and better docks for
commercial use is strongly indicated. There
are some good docks at this port, bu. not nearly
enough Of them # New-York is 10 be the com
mercial capital Of this hemisphere II Is said
that such docks as are here are controlled by n
trust, which exacts exorbtant rates and H. some
way stiles competition. with the net result that
vessels have 10 be sent elsewhere for dockage.
With that we have no concern. Dock compa-
MES have as good a right TO unite their inter
esis as any others II they do 30 Illegally, or
Tor illegal purposes. they are subject 10 prosecu-
ton. But what we arc concerned with. and
what we do most earnestly insist upon, is this -
that New-York should have drydocks and all
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-02
v0TOR NOT MENTIONED IN KEELYS WILL.

philadelphia. Dec. THE will OF the late John w.
Keely the inventor. was admitted To probate to-
dav II bequeaths the entire estate. which has
value OF about $1,000 to the widow. and also APP
points her executrix. No reference Is made IN
the will to the mysterious motor upon which keely
-, boa, working for 40 many years. The absence
NJ mention OF the motor In the will was n disap-
monument 10 the stockholders OF the keely Motor
romuany They must now await the pleasure OF
Mrs Keely FOR an explanation 81 the motor. there
being generally entertained IA belief that the IN
vent0r Impaired To his wife Information on the
mystery which will be OF value 10 the motor COM
pany.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-02
Amusemenie.

ACADEMY OF MCsIC-s:lS-Sporting Life
AMERICAN THEATRE-S:i5-lA Boheme
BIOL THFATRE-si5-Kate KIP ,.
BROADWAY TIIEATRE-Si5-The Jolly Muske'ee''
CAsINO-SA dangerous Maid.
nAI.Y'S observation-disclosures OF venice 81,
EDEN MrSEE-wax Works. Grand Concert ana |'"e
matograph.
ENTTRE THEATRES: 20 The Liars. 81,
YTYrH AVENUE THEArRE-s;lo-A Runaway Sii;
rOt-RTEENTH STREET THEATRE-S-The village
Postmaster.
GARDEN THEATRE-S:1S-The Christian.
GARRICE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ~,
GRAND OPERA HOrsD-s-Red White and blue
HARLEM OPERA HOUSE, :x,-Cyrano de Befgerac
HERALD SQUARE THEA TRE-s:lS-Hotei Topsy Jury
IRVING PLACE THEATRE-s-Im Weissen KoeesI
KEITH's-a: 30 10 II n m-Continuous Performance
KNICKERBOCKE R THEATRE-Sl3-Worth a M'no'
ROSTER e. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
LYcErM THEATRE-s-Treewnyo Of the Wells
MADISON SQUARE THEATRES 30--on and ON. -.
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE-S-Romeo ct JUL
,..
MURRAY HILL THEATRE-2-s:i o-Captan swirl
PASTOR S-i2 20 II p. m.--Vaudevine. 49,
FAN 7. JACKS RE-2-s-Naudevhe
WAfi.ACKs THEATRE-sl3-As You Like IT,
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GENEROUS GIFT TO THEIR PASTOR.

Saratoga y. Y. Dec. THE Rev. DR.. Joseph
Carey who is celebrating the twenty-hfth annlver-
sary his rectorship of Bethesda Epscopa! Churcn
has received a purse OF 5000 from the members OF
his uarish The anniversary sermon was delivered
this morning by Bishop Doane. OF Albany. Many
prominent clergymen from other places look part
In he services
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-02

Millions Of people will today be singing God
nrcsorve our Franz the KAISER 10 old Papa
Haydn's stirring music. with a heartfelt ear
nestuess not often felt by the most loyal. 1t
is the Kaisers Jubilee the Austrian Kaiser. who
was Kaiser when it used to be sung, There Is
hut one Kaiser and one Kaiser's town. FIFTY
Years ago the stripping lad Francis Joseph as
sumed the burdens of the Imperial Crown or
the most troubled monarchy of Europe. lie
was pcrhaps the most dstrusted and most dis
liked Of sovereigns-not on his own account put
on that of his predecessors and his Court lie IS
today with not more than one exceptlon-ahd
we must always defer to the ladles-the most
tr,qted and beloved sovereign in Europe. 1t is
nothing but his personal popularity ana tact
and influence that have held his heterogeneous
empire together. Above most monarchs or this
or any age he Is entitled TO say: The state!
If is T." And that not in the hated, tyrannical
sense hut in n sense Of profound and sublime
horedcenco He is now old and bowed with
griefs unapeakable, and sorely stricken. But
he is still one of the knightliest of monarchs
and the most faithful of servants OF the people,
to whom millions the world around as we'll as
the millions Of Austria and Hungary may well
wish health and years and prosperity.
q
clouds from the big chimneys Go to the neigh
borhood OF Thirdave. and Frst-st.. Brooklyn.
and see II it doesn't.
From Warng TO Mccartney! Hyperion to a
satyr.
What n laundering old document the Little
Americans reckon the Constitution to be, just
becouse II does not in terms forbid the acquis-
ton O. single rood OF land outside the original
thirteen colonies.
The conductors Of the dead open and shut"
troIIev-cars Of the Nassau lines In Brooklyn
often act like Doors. But. then. they must
either do so or attempt the impossible. No man
the satisfaction Of its patrons without working
himself into utter collapse within twenty-four
hours.
Is Richard Croker proud OF the condition Of
the streets under Tammany misrule? And
wba. does Mayor Van Wyck think about II?
Mavor Van Wyck's sudden zeal for bridges
might be made extremely useful II 1t could be
turned 10 giving US bridges over the mpassable
streams Of siush that his man Mccartney leaves
in Broadway.
The dissolution OF the Central American Union
is disappointing. but not altogether unexpected.
The consong feature OF II Is that there Is moth
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CITY for a business trip TO Canada. and Will not
retiirn before Monday Assistant Secretary Meikle-
John is Acting Secretary OF War
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ing under the sun to prevent the union pei"s
restored next week, and 1t VIII not NC j" '"'
least surprising II II Is.
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Consider the streets Of New-York under War
ing. Look at them now under Mccartney,

The Mayor says he doesn't want Commits
sioner Shea "hampercd for lack Of money in
making his plans That expansive liberality
doesn't sound much Ike the watchdog Of the
treasury bark that Mr.. Van Wyck so much
affects.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-02

one Of these days we shall learn to get rid Of
the snow in CITY streets by a less cumbersome
method than shovelling it up and cartinS 1t
away.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-02

The black soft coal smoke still streams In foul
clouds from the big chimneys. Go to the neigh
borhood of Third-ave. and First-st, Brooklyn.
and see IL il doesn't.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-02

The dissolution OF the Central American Union
IL disappointing. but not altogether unexpected.
The consoling feature Of II Is that there Is moth
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-02

From waring to Mccartney Hyperion to a
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Is Richard Croker proud or the condition or
the streets under Tammany msrue? And
wha; does Mayor Van Wyck think about II?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-02

Mayor Van Wyck's sudden zeal Tor bridges
might be made extremely useful II II could be
turned TO giving US bridges over the impassable
streams Of siush that his man Mccartney leaves
in Broadway.