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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-25
MUSIC.
THE PEOPLES SINGING cLAssEs

Another striking demonstration Of the good whion
10 accomplishing for musical culture in New-York
by the Peoples Singing Classes organized BY
Frank Damrosch was made last night in Carnees
Hall 1t was the second concert of what might
without vainglory be called a festival. and thu
choir was made up OF the two advanced classes
instructed respectively by Alfred Hallam and Ed
ward G. Marquard. who shared the labors Of con.
Quoting the performances with Mr.. Damrosch
The first, called the Hartman Hall Class. and mum.
bering apparently about three hundred voices
sang Mendelssohn's Nnety-hfth Psalm. with fun
orchestral accompaniment. and solos by Nine
Emma Juch and William H. Rieger. The second
known as the Ffty-seventh-st. Class. probably
two hundred strong or better. sang Bruchs "Jub.
late. Amen" and Schumann's exquisite Gypsy
life" United the classes sang Gounods 'Gallia"
Again as on Monday evening, when the elemen.
tary classes sang, the judicious were Obliged to
marvel at the ingenious confidence which the
chorsters exhibited the freshness and tunefulness
OF their voices-ony once or twice was stridency
noticeable In the contratos, the obvious effect Of
a desire unduy to increase the volume OF sound
and the general excellence Of the balance OF tone
and the clearness OF enunciation Plainly, Mr.
pamrosch. II so disposed, could at any time put
into the field two thousand effective voices for
festival purposes. This evening the Choral Union
u,,u rive the final concert Of the series.
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NEED FOR ANNEXATION.

The question of the annexation OF Hawaii Is
I'D once more in Congress. 1t now takes the
form OF a Joint resolution. 1t is understood
that the measure will come up In the House
soon. perhaps tomorrow. and that 1t Is prac-
tically certain TO be adopted. In the Senate IL
Is believed to command a good majority. out
Il Is hinted that for some inscrutable reason
II may not he acted upon at once. but be post
poned until the next session. 1t IL to be hoped
this intmation Is ill-founded. and that the reso-
luton will be adopted nj the earliest possible
date For there is urgent need Of the anneXa-
ton Of those islands at once.
The general question Of the desirability OF
annexation requires no further discussion. 1t
has been thoroughly debated in all its bear
ings. and the American people have long since
made up their minds concerning 1t and In favor
Of annexation. But there are at this moment
special reasons for prompt action. We are at
war with Spain. We have been opera ting
against her in the Far East We have taken
possession Of her former colonies there. the
Philippine Islands. We are Mt this moment
sending a large military and naval expedition
thither to complete our conquest OF the Islands
and establish n government In them. II Is Ger
tain that we shall have to send not one. but
many expeditions, great anu siIhi W uicih- III
fact, there will henceforth be continual inter
communication between this country and it's
new domain II any one fails to see the vast
importance and incnlculable value Of the Ha-
waiian Islands to lis az n naval station and
general halfway house between San Francisco
and Manila, he Is not to be regarded "a amen
able to reason. But the American people and
their representatives do see those things and. 1t
Is to be beloved. will speedily act upon them.
There IS no use In talking OF this as war
measure which would not be tolerabla IN time
Of peace 1t Is not so. The annexation OF Ha-
wall was earnestly desired long before there
was thought Of war. II would he desirable TO
effect II now II there were no war. The war
has merely served to emphasize the desirability
OF da1ne the thing which was decided upon in
tinn OF peace by showing how easily may aris"
pseclsely the need Of It which opponents OF nm
nexanon have been saying would never arise
The thing to DO is to annex Hawaii. The time
TO DO It Is now.
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A WALKING DELEGATE.

That is an Interesting bit Of testimony when
was given on Monday at the Coroners inquest
in the matter Of the collapsed fathouses by
Joseph Burke, walking delegate. Burke was
on the spot a few minutes before the DISASTER
I'm sufficiently full possession OF his facuitle"
TO note the fiimsincss Of the construction. In
fact as he says, he was so frightened by what
he saw that he departed at once. win re-
markaby quick comprehension of what was
probably coming the walking delegate walked
off TO safety, and had scarcely got around the
corner when he heard the crash. Asked II he
warned the men employed about the building
he replied that he did not because he had no
authority to order them to quit work
Perhaps Joseph Burke IS satisfied with thnt
answer. but it is probable that a good many
others are not He has presumably delivered
messages and warnings on other occasions
which workingmen were not pleased to hear
telling them TO abandon jobs they liked ana
live ms best they could without earnings. mat
Is probably n function which Joseph BURKE EN-
lows performing and he may have regretted
that he had no authority 10 call ont the poor
fellows who wee working under conditions so
dangerous that they frightened him OF the
premises But It apparently did not occur TO
him that he was authorized by his moral sense
If he has any-to give them the benefit OF the
warning which his superior intelligence had
given him. 1t would have taken only a mo-
mcnt TO try TO save other lives along with MS
own man so badly scared as Joseph Burke
says he was would have been likely to make
strong impression on those who saw ana
heard him. and some OF them Mt least might
have accepted the dlsinterested advice or n
walking delegate. The risk 10 him would nave
been slight in any case. He would propabiy
have escaped just the same. And If he hadn't.
the wreck would have been an honorable place
10 have been found In. either alive or dead
n rather more honorable place we think. under
the circumstances. than the place which Joseph
Burke had reached when the building fell and
buried the men whom he had no authority to
order out
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CUBA AND THE CVBANS,

One Of the most noteworthy features OF the
war is the subsistence, one might almost say the
disappearance, OF the Cubans as factor. ut the
very time when they should be dominant and
triumphant Before our war with Spain began,
and while the Cubans were. single handed, car
rylng on their struggle for independence, the
daily demand was for recognition Of their bellig
erence. That, we were told. would be sufficient
With that moral encouragement they would
quickly expcl the Spaniards from the island.
Or, If only our neutrality laws were not in the
way, If only the legions Of eager sympathizers
in this country could freely arm themselves and
90 down there, the war would speedily be ended.
OF course, if the Uuited States actually inter
vened with arms to aid the Cubans, indepen-
dence would be gained and peace restored in n
day. single regiment Of United States troops
detailed for service IL Cuba would he enough.
The legions of Gomez would sweep the island
from end TO end.
But what has really happened7 On April 10
this Government formally declared for the free
dom and independence of Cuba. On April 81 II
went to war with Spain in Cuba's behalf. On
April % II bOckaded the chief ports Of Cuba,
and since that time no reinforcements nor mill
tary supplies have got into the island for the
Spaniards, or almost none. For the last four
weeks men have been free TO arm themselves
and go TO the MD OF the Cubans and to send TO
them arms and ammunition In brief, all that
was asked In behalf of the Cubans and much
more, have been granted. But the promise Of the
Cubans has not been fulfilled. Now that free
permission is given TO them to CO. men seem no
longer eager 10 invade the island. Now that
they are receiving moral countenance and mate
rial aid from the United States, the Cuban In
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PERSONAL.

hitherto unknown portrait OF Kant the great
German philosopher has recently been discovered
II was found In a second hand dealers shop. The
picture has been bought by the Mayor OF K0nigs-
berg. the city where Kant lived and taught all his
life. and where he wrote his "Crltque of Pure
Reason
John Nicholas Brown. who gave 500 900 for pub
lie library building In the city of Providence, a little
more than n year ago. has recently increased this
amount to nearly s29co, in order that the building
may be placed In proper surroundings. The add
tonal for the library IL $5 and Il will en-
able the trustees to place porch, entrance steps,
n terrace and balusrade with nclosing wall and
other needed details around the library building
proper.
Some old ashioned Churchmen I'm England are
very much shocked because Bishop KennIon, OF
Bath and Wells. makes his Episcopal visitations to
the parishes OF his diocese a bicycle. When
riding, he wears his gaiters, apron, and black coat
but substitutes n soft black hat for the traditional
Bishops hat.
There was announced for sale at auction the
other day In Paris the sef-same landau In which
Dir. T. w. Evans conveyed the Empress Eugene
from the city September 4, 1870. to take ship
at Granville for England. few hours before
the sale the Evans heirs withdrew the vehicle
and II will probably be put into the Evans Mu-
scum 10 be established In Philadelphia. Francois
Dr. Evanss old Goodman. who drove the Empress
on her three days flight. has charge OF tho car
riage.
Spanish sympathy In Vienna has taken tho
form OF subscription opened In tina; city TO aid
the defence" OF Spain. The Spanish Ambassador
announces that the smallest contributions Will be
thankfully received. benefit performance will
also De given for the same object OF charity. In
which Marcclla Sembrlch-who. BY tho way, re-
Gently harvested q large crop Of good American
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surgents seem to be making even less headway
thu n hefore And II Ia now May %

surgents seem to be making even less neao""'
than before And 1t Is now May 70.
We do not mean for a moment to insinua'e
that there has been bad faith on the part OF the
Cubans, or that they did not mean and fuiiy e1-
pect to fulfil the high promises of n few months
ago. or that they are not now doing all they can
to fulfil those promises What Is ndlsputaoie
is that the promises have not been fulfilled; ana
what seems we'll established Is that the recog-
milton which was so eagerly asked year or two
ago would. II granted. have proved entirely
futile. It also seems certain that the redemp-
ton Of the island from Spanish misgovernineht
must. If done at all. be effected by the United
States. acting entirely on its own account and
not depending upon the insurgents for material
aid. So far as they can the insurgents Will no
doubt aid u.s. and their assistance, so far rs 1t Is
available. will be welcomed. But they cannon
be reckoned as dominant factor in the prob
lem The United States must go in with
strong enough force to do the whole job. IN
aided and alone.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-25
ONE MONTHS WORK.

II Is Just one month today since the formal
declaration Of war; which recognized war as
actually begun three days earlier by SPANS
rejection Of American proposals. During that
month there has been a constant and complain
ing impotence, but the work Of creating an
Army and Navy, and getting hold of an ad-
versary WHO counts 1t a triumph II he runs
away and so succeeds IN delaying the end, IS,
after all, not one TO be accomplished with GER
tainty In a short time. Very likely mistakes
have been made, and information, afterwaM
proved erroneous, has caused some delays, and
the vocferous proclamation Of orders and pur-
poses by men whose particular business II was
to execute them with swift secrecy has caused
some rebuffs but it might have been expected
that It would take thirty days to educate officers
and agents. newspapers and seventy-f1ve mill
ion people how to make war; Meanwhile, what
has been done Is not discouraging nor unimp0r-
tant.
The record of loss Is striking-of Americans
on the Cuban coast. off Porto Rico and at Ma
mia, ten men killed and less than twenty
wounded while of Spaniards the loss has been
some hundreds in each hemisphere; Of Amerl-
cans not one ship lost or so injured that 1t is
not in service again. but Of Spaniards many
destroyed or captured; Of American forts and
guns, not one yet even threatened by hostile
shot, though the time is past in which some
success by surprise and attack in unexpected
quarters was to be apprehended. But II is OF
the highest Importance that many vessels Of
the American Navy. large and small have been
tried in combat with Spanish vessels and FORTH
cations, and In every instance their fire has
been irresistible. They have everywhere shown
such steadiness and accuracy Of fire that the
results have exceeded expectations. while in
every case and In both hemispheres the Spanish
fire has been surprisingly inaccurate and harm
less. Fortfcatons have been quickly sllenced
Mt several points, so that had the time come to
occupy and hold them they were incapable Of
resistance.
The feet OF Cervera has so far escaped by
fast running. not to any point where harm could
be done or advantage gained but to points
where II could not be expected because nothing
could be gained How far 1t has retained It's
power for fighting or flying a few days will
probably tell But a single American vessel,
not much less powerful In action than the four
Spanish cruisers. has safely arrived after
trayersng for many thousand miles a region
In which 1t might have been successfully as
sailed by the Spanish torpedo-boats or the Span
ish heet The addition Of the Oregon Is in It.
self victory. and the two remaining vessels
from the south seas are now believed to be
bsyond danger. The dispatch Of Spanish
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-25

The Tribune pasfes no valuable space in
display but prints cast amount of exeln-
sfue Tar nesrs. Hhas bright and aetfve cor
respondents w1fh every army and every fleet
and at all points of concentration. Readers
mil confer favor BY reporting stands and
train boys Uho haze no Trtbunes ief for
late BUYERS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-25
FUNERAL or MR.. GLADSTONE.

London. May 24.-The pall-bearers at the IN
neral OF Mr. Gladstone will he the Prince OF
Wales. the Duke OF York. the Marquis Of Sails
bury the Earl Of Kimberley. the Earl of Rose
berry. the Archbishop OF Canterbury. A. ]. Bal
four and Dir William Vernon Harcourt
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Nmueemente.


ACADEMY OF MCsIC-2-s:I5-ShsnandoAh
AMERICAN ADMINISTRATIONS
BROADWAY THEATRE S:l5-isle OF 'haa"V~*"'
CASINCp-s-Ernin.e.
DALY's THEATFE-2-s;lo-ThsC Circus Oil "a Nina
EDEN NUSEE--Wax Works. Grand Concerts ara o'"e
yIF-TH fWTMy,E MISREPRESENTATION Finds the Way
and A Bit OF Old Chelsea. , >,,...x
CARPICK NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Little Mhls.er.
GRAND OPERA HoUsES-2-s-1he White scnadron.
HARLEM OPERA BOUSEslo-The Rsfgar n s,uorm
HERALD SQUARE THEATRE-21o-o'I' -DP''
KFITHS-Noon 10 II p. m.-Naudevills ,,.. r,.c,
KNICKERYOCKER THEATRE-S:lo-The brloe- h-e0@
ROSTER & B1AIIS-e-Vaudeville. -. y,u.
LYCEUM THEATRE-S:3o-The Moth and the r iams
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 20 II r. M'-E'ec'''''
SHOW
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE-Sousas fat.Iu.,e
Spectacle The Trooping OF the Colors' Win eou'a
and his Band
OI.YMPIA--S :i5-Vaudevfle 49,
PASTOR S-ioso 70 II 2 n.-Vaudev'ia ,...,.
SAM T. JACKS THEATRE and s-buri~au"
WALLACE s-S-Cavaleria and Pas1iacci.
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of the old city has been reduced by his opinions
In easy stages from s24.0O0.000 to S40OooOo 10
50 100000 till n balance on the other side now
hobs up estimated at fully sl3,0o0O0o The OLD
Board of Estimate will not be indicted, AFTER
all. The mountain in labor does not even bring
forth q mouse
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-25

Mr. LAuterbach doubts the wisdom OF proceed
ing against the Mayor. Mr.. Lauterbach Is not
noted for discretion. when ne Is discreet the
machine had better take warning. or Is Mr..
Lauterbach's opinion constrained Try his former
declaration that he preferred a Tammany Mayor
to an independent Republican? Perhaps no feels
bound TO be lenient with an official of his own
selection
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SPANISH WARFARE AND DIPLOMACY.
TRADITIONAL. CASTLES IN SPAIN.
.pa,,,more American.

From The Baltimore Afnerlcan .
There are rumors OF European comolna,i00h 90
DECLARE the blockade OF Cuba inefficient. lnese
rumors come from Madrid. and the Spanish JAIL q,
lister 10 Paris Is the author OF them '"stles :.
SPAIN has been for centuries the phrase 10 express
things that are wildly improbable. There Is, ~
fant No better index OF the Spanish character or o.
the estimation in which Spaniards are held outsiSue
OF Spain Facts are not attractive TO the peopse.
The more fantastic and absurd is sugsesuViA 'Hs
more warmly Is II received by them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-25

Timts have changed since tho 9th Massachu-
sets another mission marched through tho
streets Of Baltimore. How much for the better
they have changed the cordial reception now
rendered them shows The old sores are healed
and tho old bitterness IL forgotten
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-25

contemporary speaks OF Mr. John W. Kei-
Ter as an Intelligent Tammany partisan
Does this mean 10 imply that all other Tam
many partisans are not intelligent? The debt
limit middle suggests It
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-25

company has been Incorporated under the
curious title OF "Gilmores Band and Publishing
COMPANY" The band. which is involved In the
transaction. Is to begin tour In n short time I'M
der the leadership OF f. A. Couturier and the man
agement or Il. G. Stone What the publishing
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NOTES OF THE STAGE.

Miss Grace Golden appeared as Marguerite IN
the Castle Square Opera Company's production
OF Faust" at the American Theatre last niaht
and was received with much favor by the audience
The company VIII sing The Black Hussar' next
week. '''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-25

Electricity IN Broadway and T'hird-ave. would
bo a great improvement. But what is most
wanted Is real rapid transit Tammany has
fooled long enough with its threats TO block the
underground plan. II is time for II TO clear the
track
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-25
INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY.

Newbury Frost who engaged the public coach
pioneer ON its trip from the Holland House to the
Ardslev Casino at Ardsley on he Hudson yester
day had his guests Miss MIS- F. Fsam Mss Reas
o ,cbardson r Read G.. p Day and DR.. n. r.
morton George r. Read was the coachman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-25

rh. nuh,,c coach Good Times left IN. Waldorf.
Astoria Yesterday morning with T. sufern Taller
handling the ribbons over pair Of bay leaders
and chestnut wheeers. The passengers were
Mr. and Mrs W c. Clark. Miss X l.. Clark, DR..
and Mrs. r. NJ Culver, John Drew. w A. Clark
I'D IT a Allan AS is usual on race days, the
coach after luncheon was driven over 10 the Norris
Park Racetrack.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-25

Spain talks OF terrifying the Bay Of Gibraltar.
why doesn't II take possession Of the strong
fortrcsses already one side OF III
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-25

Rudolph Aronson's season OF promenade concerts
at the Lenox Lyceum Will begin with an engage
ment OF Dan" Godfrey's Grenadier Rand which
came from England and is now In Canada. "'0
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CASTELAR, PRIDE AND DIGNITY.
From The Philadelphia Press.

The supposed appearance OF Spanish Pr1vateets
In the Atlantic need surprise no one. The PROUD
Castiian does not consider IL beneath his unspeak
able dignity to this piratcal form OF war
fare. 1t is more surprising that the long; low,
rahish craft" which ought in all honesty 10 ny the
black flag. has not been heard OF long ago tLan
that incoming shippers should report SUCH SUI
mic
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-25

Tho hfieth performance Of THE Moth and tho
Flame" by the Kelley Shannon-Le Moyne Com
pany was celebrated at the Lyceum Theatre last
souvenirs. u.s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-25

A resident OF Havana In reported as say
ing no does not consider that tho spaniards
have ever suffered any great defeat in Cuba
Perhaps not But have they ever won any great
victory!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-25

Another name Is added to the long list Of men
who have broken faith" with Thomas G. Platt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-25

Last autumn's vintage in California yielded
RI 900 600 gallons Of wine. The wharves Of Bor-
deaux should be busy under such circumstances.
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CELEBRATING IMAGINARY VICTORIES

From The Louisville Courier Journal
The fact that Admiral Ceryera has 50 far MAN man
his swiftly dying cruisers Is taken as matter Iy
great rejoicing BY The spsnsrds TBS Is Tns ts
has Como by far since Spaniards were capable OF
offensive operations that The mere escape ,ort v,n
SPAIN HAS NOT YET STRUCK BLOW.
From The Portland Oregonian.
Spain has not dared strike blow as yet ano an IN
our Judgment. the impotence OF her fleet augurs q.
early termination of the war. Blanco's surrenaei,
attack upon tgH Havana xier CUBA IS occupied spain
would be compelled TO make peace for our wn lss
Manila MAJ la NJ '''' ""' WI - N"''" "''"'
SPANS POWER A ROPE OF SAND.
From Tho Seattle Post-Intelllgencer
The power Of Spain oyer her possessions sana
The exalted purposes Of Queen Isabella have come
to naught Her Spanish ships set sail Tor hstter
stronger and srander than ever came to satisfy the
dreams OF an ambitious queen.
LOCATION OF THE NEW ARMADA
From The Indianapolis Journal.
II the dispatches received at Madrid with regsrnn
to the location Of the armada" conflicting, ~
finished with the spanish squadron on condi, ,.,s
tina. the divers for the SPanards employ nm in
vesigaton Of tho Maine disaster.
SPANS SQUADRON A PHANTOM FLEET.
From The Minneapolis Journal.
Cerveras squadron might be called the phantom
feet Has anybody ever seen IT.? We hear. throptga'
Spanish sources, Of its being In many places, put
the people who are most anxious to meet II gre
unable TO obtain glimpse OF t. Perhaps It Is IKE
Saircy Camps friend. Mrs Harris" of whom IL
was finally discovered that there mo sich per
son."
RESPONSIBILITY WILL BE MET.
From Tho Boston Journal.
When Admiral Dewey crushed Spanish SOW
ereisnty at cavite he made the United States re,
sponsbe for the maintenance Of law and order ,va
the Philippines. The United States Is going 10 i've
up TO that responsibility. 1t must do u. or sooner
or later anarchy wiz ensue there and the ne, f hnve
pcan Powers, which love none to well, VIII nav
their coveted chance for forcibe intervention.
UNSEEN DIPLOMATIC BATTLEs.
From The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
The unseen diplomatic battles now going on De-
tween Spain and the United States-for this coun.
try is OF course exering every possible enort 20
neurallze Spain's endeavorsare not as spectacuia'
sea Nights and naval manpuvres. nut tney a.:
soberiy speaking fully as important The tnings
that are now going on underneath the surface, un
influence the result OF this war and on the on az
tory of the world than Will the anninhauo" "
Cerveras feet by Admiral Sampson.