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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05
SUTpRTILDING PUZZLE.

There must be something wrong new KIM
OF mIcrobe loose. or something or "ther' ~
might be only the total depravity or innhiina'e
things were 1t not that something hot iiani'
mate IL concerned. 1t was bad enough ior III
Mate 10 cut IN as It did, and get Itself made IN
a land where 1t really could not be made But
this shlpbuilding business is worse-quite heart
sickenng.
For Won know ships cannot be built In this
country anything like rs cheaply as elsewhere.
Tint Is an established fact. chunk OF the
northwest corner Of eternal truth. That Is the
sole reason why we have so small mercantile
marine our barbarous shipping laws-copied
inter those under which England built up her
vast superiority at sea-prcvcnt Americans
from buying ships abroad, and compel them 70
have them built mt home. And of course home
built ships cannot hope 10 compete with the In
comparably better and cheaper ships built IN
other lands That Is the reason. too. why we
have no, a better Navy. II only, instead OF
irving 20 build our own ships. and turning out
such wretched specimens "a the Oregon and
tho Olympia and the New-iork and the In
diana. we would buy them all abroad, we might
hone In time 70 get Navy that could cope with
that OF Spain and that OF Abyssinia put TO-
Yptner. There IL Simply no uoubt iDout IT, s'h
know-none In the wide. wide world.
And We: here comes the Russian Government,
with NIL the shipbuildlng establishments OF Eli'
rope at It's doors and orders lot OF Ns new
ships to be- built In American yards. II wants
one nrst-class ba,tlcship, TO be better than any
other now ahoat one frst-class cruiser. OF SINH
lar superiority. and ten torpedo-boat destroyers'
the swf,est In the world 1t wants them right
away. and M the lowest possible price. and II Is
going 10 get them In America. Cdn II be that
something has got into the vodki: or that
some Svengali has hypnotized the Carr For
YOU know II IL simply impossible. Those ships
will cost the Russian Government at least 20
per cent more than they would In Euro
pean shpyard There IL no possible doubt
about H. Can IL be that the Car Ii 81 brnevo-
lcntly inclined thar he IL willing to spend few
millions more than Is necessary. Just for the
sake of bolstcring up the American shlpbuild-
ing industry and splting that OF Englandf or
dreadful hough,.-does he mean TO get the
best ships nj the lowest prices, and does he
know that America Is the place 10 get them?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05
AlfSTERU4U-iTE.

In the controversy over the occupation OF AM
sterdam-ave by street railroads those VINO con
tend that the companies could get on very wei
with single track If they wanted to 90 so nave
a long line of precedents TO sustain them. Inc
truth of the Sam Patchan philosophy fhat
.somp things can be done just as easy rs
others" has been triumphantly demonstrated IN
the history of transportation companies Ms
everybody with memory must know.
In the early years of the elevated railroads
the passenger. having purchased his ticket, was
compelled to carry 1t to the end of his journey
II didn't take the travelling public long to dis
cover that this exactlon was n nuisance and TO
proclaim that II was wholly unnecessary. Bu'
The company was absolutely certain that it
couldn't be stopped without consequences 100
painful TO contemplate, even If the roads could
by any possibility be operated with dlnerch'
system Of ticket collection. But after tune
pcrcevlng that their contention was not Only
absurd but disadvantag eous to the company the
managers quietly reversed themselves, anu 'he''
has never since been the slightest trouble on
that score. A few years ago the Dill tcrpodihs
tbe use OF stoves In steam cars was solemny
denounced by the railroad companies ny one III
the most unjust. injurious and dangerous iheas
ures ever proposed for enactment III many
cases they said, it would be found Impossible
10 heat cars in any other way so that the Legs
laturc was condemning passengers to dreadful
discomfort and all the maladies which follow
chill: while Mr. Depcw. without even wihRihg
drew n horrlfying picture Of trainloads OF peo-
pie scalded TO death by steam from Durs'ed
heaters. The law went into effect. stoves were
abolished and everybody IL satisfied, including
the railroad managers who couldn't he com
PEELED by anything except new law TO go BACK
TO the old system. Last year the metropolitan
Street Railroad Company. having long main
tanned that the slaughter Of innoccnts on It's
Fourteenth-st curves, though annoying. was I'M
ayoidablc nasmuch as reduction or speed
would cause a complete congestion ana c0Ihpei
II TO take at least Onethird Of the cars OH the
broadway line suddenly discovered that there
WINS nothing 70 prevent IL complete cure or an
outrageous abuse which was thcreupon com
plctely cured. 10 the entire satisfaction OF all
concerned.
1t is highly probable, to say the least mat II
the companies now intent on doing as they
please in Amstcrdam-ave. should please or be
coInpellcd TO make Joint use OF single track
they would find that IL suited their purposes
quite MS well as they could desire AT ali
events. we hope that the authorities VIII com
mel them to prove far more concluslvely than
they have done hitherto that such an arrange
ment Is impracticable
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05
psACE.LOyJyG AND WAR.MAKING.

While there was still possibility that war
with Spain would be honorably averted, those
who feared that diplomacy might accomplish Its
object were in the habit Of deridng everybody
whose temper was less beligerent than their
own and assigning corrupt or pusillanimous
motive for endeavors to preserve the peace.
How much effect was produced by denunciation
Of this sort 1t is impossible to say but it is not
unlikely that considerable number Of morally
t;morous persons may have concealed their real
feelings lest the shouters for war AT any price
should succeed in making them contemplate.
Now that war has come, through no fault OF
the Administration or Of the more Intelligent
part Of the American people, it may do no harm
% invite the attention Of those who were bound
that It should come and Of the others whom
they intimidated to the views Of certain citl-
~ al the United States who enjoys high rep
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05
PERSONAL.

Representative David II. Smith. OF Kentucky, Is
a, tho head OF a movement build in Hcdgensville,
XIV n home for the disabled soldiers or the pres
ent war with Spain. The Home Is to be memorial
to President Lincoln, who was porn III fiousc"'-
vile
~ VIZ c,oyons tho counsellor Of the Japanese Le
gatIon nj Washington has received from the En-
neror OF Japan the second order OF the Rising sun
This order has been received by one othe. i .t
egner and ia given only to those uPoI, mto 80 his
Emperor wishes to confer a special marx vi MS
favor.
Rishop Ryle Of Liverpool who IL eighty-three
years old Is the Oldest Bishop on the English
bench and is st vigorous VIII R,sh hs Who was
speech He Is the only surviving bis"oP wiz va"
appointed by Lord Beacons'eid.
Saws Troy On. " paper: THE commanders OF
fortv-e,ght Of the American warships received IN
structon from one OF our distinguished toWhsne'''
Colonel David NJ. Greene. From lSoZ 10 i'''' anu
because OF the war which was raging al that uic,
the United States Naval A Sa1,Hy "I' For the
from Annapolis Nd. to Newport ~ T-n !, States
first time an active engineer OF the thi .% Icad
Navy Was detailed ra as an was chosen his
and his excellent war record hay's tpaching at
the Naval Academy that many cadets who %ere
afterward to hold places OF sven ,ns number was
bty were his pupils. Among ''e "''''N'
Captain Sgsbee Of the Maine
Tho Rev Samuel clinton Hood OF Missouri. mas
heen elected president Of Monroe College FOR Wom-
at Forsyth Ga
Miss Betty Runnels. who has just been srauuh'eu
from the law department of Tulane UNIVERSITY -
the first woman to practise law In the state oi
Louisiana.
Gilbert Parker. the writer, mas pee" ~
honorarv member OF the Royal Society OF Canada
and has received the degree of d. C. L. lro'" i'''
Ity University. Toronto
President Frank Pierrepont Graves OF 'ne |n,-
versity OF wyoming. who has been elected pr pr,
don't ~ the University Of Washington, Is a siau
nat, ~ Columbia University. AFTER ms srap"a'o
he became Instructor Of Greek in IN" pt'N C.o'
"' w 49,, ,,ar Instructor Of Greek in Co.
,m,nhIa In 1891 no went to TUFTS Conese, rsassnr
chusts where he served Ave Years al presdent
- ,he State University of wyoming . nis 900 70
there has been extremely successful, ~ ,be ottend-
~ n, rho state University. He is very popu
with tho people OF the state
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05
POOR CEKVERAt

Admiral Cervera appears TO be a brave and
chivalrous officer who respects both himself
and plucky enemy. His treatment OF Naval
Constructor Hobs0n and the who ran
the Merrmac in under his guns and blocked
exit from his harbor does credit to him and
Is up TO the best traditions Of martial courtesy.
The officer who recognizes the bravery OF an
enemy who, after having ouidone him, fails
into his hands Ii himself brave man. But
Admiral Cervera is most unfortunate In his
press agent. The Americans may honor him
even while cOnquering him, but his own coun-
trymen. who ought to be most zealous for his
reputation. are doing their best TO make this
worthy sailor Ridiculous and lay up for him
fearful reckoning with Spanish public senti-
ment when II finds out the true story Of his
famous victories
While Admiral Cervera himself is sending
courteous messages TO Admiral Sampson COM
mendng the courage of the men who sunk the
Merrnac. some inconsiderate braggart in Ma
drid is converting this old hulk Of collier
into an armed transatlantic liner. destroying
her with torpedoes winding the fleets up in
hand to- hand encounter, In which Admiral Ger
vera saves the life Of the commander Of the
Merrmac, and making Santiago rejoice over
the destruction Of the Yankee ship and the
bulk of her crew Poor Cervera. He must wish
TO be delivered from the praise Of his fool
friends He Is In the same position as Admiral
Montojo. who fought so bravely and hopelessy
at Manila, only to have the home Government
do it's best TO make him the laughing stock of
the world by representing him as sending cx-
travagant and absurd claims to victory. II Is
hard to fight heroically for ones country and
then have that country try to represent one as
vain and empty boaster over unwon battles
Some Frenchmen few weeks ago were call
ing us the Tartarn Of nations. who were count
ing the skins of the tame lions we were hoping
to kill Well. there have been some tame lion
skins swung aloft in this war. and there has
been a good deal Of gasconade-mos'ly to the
south of the Pyrenees. One skin was pa
radcd by the Minister Of Marine who could not
contain himself for 10y over Manila. Another
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05
Netu91ork Dailu Uribra,te'
SUNDAY. JUNE 5, 1898.
THE NEWS THIS UORNING.

FOREIGN.-The Merrimac. which was blown
ND at Santiago de Cuba. was sent into the mar
Dor by Rear Admiral Sampson to be sunk, there'
by blocking the channel so that Admiral Ger
yera,s fleet could not escape Lieutenant Hob
son and the volunteer crew were maze prlsoneis
by the Spaniards. - "A cape ma! ten VIC
match saws il is reported In Santiago de Cuba
that United States troops have LANDED al fun'a
Cabrena ---=== The gunboat Marietta when
accompanied the Oregon during part OF her TRIP
from San Francisco. arrived al Key west. -
Russia last week tried unsuccessfully TO get
both France and Germany TO agree 10 a pan
of intervention in the war between SPAIN anu
the United States.
CONGRESS- Both branches in session. =
Senate: The War Revenue bill was passed att ,s
being further amended by vote OF ~ 20 %
House Two war measures were passeu
DOMESTIC-The Navy Department received
Admiral Simpsons report on the sinking OF tne
Merrimac at Santiago de Cuba: the collier was
sunk by his orders to make the escape OF .ns
Spanish fleet Impossible. NJ IL Is nrrG ned
that an attack on Porto Rico by comDineo
naval and land force will be made almost I'M
medjately - letter from Lieutenant car
rama formerly Spanish naval attache in WASH
ington. showing the existence or an elaporate
spy system was made public by treasury Sc
cret Service officials. - Group w. o'a.e
Bankers Association. held midsummer meet
ing ar Lake Mohonk - The auxiliary cruiser
Yale took on coal and provisions for protracteo
cruise at Newport News
CITY-Eight fremen Were overcome by smoke
while lighting flames in an Eighth-ave. museum
and had to be sent to hospitals. =. stephen
p Nash the we'll known lawyer. died at Der
nardsville ~ j. Survivors OF an attack
on missionary stations in Sierra Leone arrived
in port and told Of their escape = ne Vul
Vlve won her maiden race in the Atian.ic
Yacht club race which was the first OF the June
series - The New-York Canoe club heid
regatta, in which every boat was capszeo oy
The wind. - The New-York oasebaii Team
was defeated by the Cincinnati team. whiie
Brooklyn won from Chicago.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for today
Fair The temperature yesterday: Highest %
degrees lowest 61 average, CTS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05

The learned Counsel to the Corporation having
finally got his intellectual organs attuned 10 the
promulgation of an opinion that the dent limit
had not been exceeded by a staggering amount
nm January 1 but that, on the contrary. there
wss an exceedingly handsome and handy mar
gin the Board Of Estimate and Apportionment
will meet next Tuesday to order the issue OF
some 500 OOO. 600 of bonds wherewlth 10 pay for
work which the city needs TO have done. so
ends with a practical confession Of imbeclity
one of the most astonishing attempts TO make
political capital out of an assault on pubic
credit ever witnessed in the history Of civil gov.
eminent. There never was suggestion of good
faith in the whole proceeding. Tammany came
back TO power unchastened by the punishment
II had received. indeed all the more malignant
because of its three years exclusion from the
places which II had long devoted 10 purposes OF
public oppression and private enrichment But
at first things did not go well. 1t was baffed
by the Governors resistance TO indecent leglsla-
ton for its benefit aud being thus Unexpectedly
disappointed 1t grew more bitter and revengeful
from day to day Finally the scheme of reprl-
sails by the annulment of contracts made under
the last administration and by blocking further
plans of Improvement which 1t could not con-
IN that effect Mr. Croker took his departure for
Europe.
But the trlcksters laughed too soon. Con-
tractors protested, thousands Of unpaid work
men with votes threatened a destructive storm
of indignation, parents whose children could
not get into the public schools were heard from.
the press united in denouncing the performance
and. with or without permission from Mr.. Gro
ker the municipal administration began to east
about for means Of withdrawal from an nnten-
able position BY gradual stages the task has
been accomplished SO far as to allow the prosecn
ton Of important work already contracted for,
and nothing is left to show for the plot so
eagerly entered upon except the wreck IN which
It lies Work on schools and bridges and parks
will be resumed and ultimately finished at ex-
cessive cost after injurious delay and the city
will cease to bear external evidence Of what it
has suffered. But we venture to predict that
Tammany will never again adopt any such
method Of showing its hatred of good govern
ment and its contempt OF public opinion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05

utation at the present moment In private
letter written at Hong Kong while he was daily
expcctinp orders which would send him INTO ac
ton. one George Dewey briefly described MS
preparations for what he thought was at mana
and modestly expressed his belief that the re
suits would he satisfactory. But he added as
his final message to his correspondent, that war
was dreadful thing and he hoped way might
still be found to avoid It,. a few days later the
world was ringing with the story of Dewey
splendid achievement at Manila. We have not
heard it intmatcd that the commander OF the
Asiatic Squadron is a chicken-heared creature
who occupies space upon the earth which ough'
TO be reserved for better men. and IL is even
doubtful If the discovery that he would nave
been glad to forego the opportunity which he
gloriously employed will now diminish his ia'he
But If the letter TO which we are referring hao
been written a little earlier. and by some chance
had found it's way into print. it is not at all I'M
nrobable that our butchers-by-choice would
have added Admiral Dewey to their list OF pol
troons. However, 1t would have done him no
harm if they had He would still have be"n' as
he is. a shining example of the lofty spirit
which homes for peace as long as possible ana
then shows the world in Charles Reade's vivid
phrase. with what majesty the enduring Anglo
Saxon fights"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05

There Ia no more curious delusion than that
which many are cherishing that any new terri
tory this country may acquire must under the
Constitution. Immediately be erected into State
hood. There has not been day since some
years before the Constitution was adopted when
this Nation has not held extensive territories
which we're not States nor likely soon 10 be. 1t
now owns vast regions which 1t has no idea OF
ever admitting to Statehood. and II Ia quite COM
petcnt TO hold more in the same way.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05

whose duty II Will be TO collect and purchase
stores of comforts for the sick ana surelc"' "p
plances for the wounded; 10 FURNISH u""'
portation home for convalescents' o's'''o"''
books. periodicals and means OF innocent le','
alton to the WE'LL and, as far as possible 10 III.
cIude in these benefits the wounded anu heeu!
of the enemy as well. In such ways as 'niS
the people at home may perform patrlonc
duty no less important than that OF the men Ut
the front.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05

by the Minister who overwhelmed poor 'er'era
with grandiloquent compliments In having eo'
his invincible armada safely across the OCEAN.
And now there Is great waving III Maur" VI
the lion skin taken by Cervera arter 'errln'
struggle with the Merrmac POOR Hon. He
was lame and tame one that his own Keeper
killed and gave to the mighty hunter. IL Is 100
bad; for Cervera seems worthy OF pelter la'e'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05

Readers going TO the country are ddv'sed
to send their subscriptions TO Inc Ir'bnne
eariv in the day to make sure, m me rHsh
of orders, of prompt attention. For sue
seribhon rates, see opposite page
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05

Two public works that are Of prime Importance
and should be executed at the earliest possible
moment are the construction OF a canal across
the Isthmus OF Nicaragua and the laying OF a
cable across the Pacific ocean.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05

It looks as If some OF the canai improvement
engineers did not know rock when tney sd" H.
The result Is that some contractors with ih"u
entail bondsmen have taken a great many rochs
from the State Treasury.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05
WAR NEWS THAT WASN'T ABUS.

Reports from Spanish sources OF the s'iA'"s "
the Merrimac In Santiago Chai'"e' ''," ''a' ~.
sinking was done by Spanish vessel. and thai
the rest Of the enemy's squadron at once retired
Numerous Americans" were captured
A story was published yesterday morning 'n.'
,ntinated that contractors were making iArks
profit. at Camp Black while the soldiers VEN
hungry. The implied charge OF dishonesty W."
foundation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05
1-NcoNF1RMEp WAR RUMoRs.

.rhe Evening Journal" published dispatch il0ln
Kev West which said that vague information :"
the capture Of the viscaya had reached that p'ac'
.rhe Morning Journal" on the authority OF
Senator" who was not 'one of the statesmen W.
.vnd,cated to head off war;" announced that To-
snani.h Ambassador had made overtures Tor poA"
to Colonel Hay.
The news that troops were on their way 70 oan nS
t,aro. that General Lee would sail for Porto MIC"
as soon as a victory at the former place was an
nounced: that an army OF 1000 men wou'a
left at Santiago and that there would De no ~
tack on Havana at present was ahh'""'eN
1.-THE Herald"
..rhe Mail and Express" and The Evening 49,
gram" said that NO troops had sts'''S ''
Tampa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05

gratifying to note the increased usefuhess Oh
the institution within It's own sphere anu '.''
zeal and devotion Of It's friends. whose c'rc'e
we hope, will widely increase
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05

The little Marietta was slower than the Ore
gon but she. too. got there. all the same
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05
Business X Offices.

No sensible man will expect TO IND eoon
Nouors where inferior mineral waters kept CARL a.
eCHI'ITZS mineral waters little more. being ao
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05

Even the commencement orator IL WIS 'e"'
eclipsed by news.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05

No announcement has yet been made Of the
number OF mules killed at Santiago
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05

1t would be a pity to have Senior CASTELAR,
prosecuted In his old age for speaking Ill Of the
Queen Regent. Yet Americans have not forgot
ten that in the virginius affair his attitude
toward this country was about as malignant
as that OF any Bourbon tyrant could have been
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05

The Teachers College OF this city does not.
perhaps, occupy large a space In the public
eye as some other institutions. but II is doing a
work Of great value and one destined to have
n deep influence on the community at large.
The news OF It's prosperity Ii therefore welcome.
The generosity OF Its friends. according to the
report made public the other day. has enabled It
to wipe out q burdensome mortgage. and large
gifts have strengthened several departments OF
the college. In all the money thus received dur
Ing the last year amounts to $l523OO, and we
venture TO say that the year has witnessed no
worthier application Of the gifts Of large
hearted donors than the Teachers College has
made. An uncommonly interesting extension
of its work IL the establishment Of numerous
scholarships and fellowships for advanced work
In research and the investigation OF educational
subjects. The best results are to be hoped for
from the alliance Of the Teacheru College With
Columbia University. and In the mean time II u
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05

BY the way a new Spanish fleet OF ten or a
dozen battle ships Is announced every day OF
two one would think buckram must be cheap
In Spain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05

Among the departures for Europe last week wefs
Mrs John w. Mackay. Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock ST.
who few months ago underwent an operation to'
appendlcitls; Center Hitchcock. Mr.. and Mrs $40
nay Webster Mrs Isaac Bell, Mrs. John bioou,,
good Louis A. Won Hoffman. James A. Garland Anu
the Countess de Brazil.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05

Mr. and Mrs. Almeric Hugh Paset are occ"pyi""
a cottage at Ardsey -on-the- Hudson EarN !" july
they will 20 TO Bar Harbor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05

Miss Mary de Peyster Bailey. daughter OF "'
and Mrs Edmund s, Bailey. of this city. announces
her engagement to Manfred Uhl. relative OF Ea
win F. Uni. at time United States Amoassae0'
TO Germany