New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-06


scented to President Andrade who it Will be re-
membered. Is a brother Of the distinguishe"
Minister from Venezuela to this country by
Minister LOOMS. and afterward pleasantly e"
tertained at his house.
Nothing so impresses the South America"
countries as the appearance Of fleet In their
harbors The presence OF the handsome Ne9'''
OF the American Navy. the sight of the officers
most Of them slngularly fne-ooking men, IN
full uniform produced a great and indeiible I'M
preston on the people OF that South America"
capital and added materially to the prestige OF
the United States.
Nothing will increase the prestige or the
United States in South America, however. so
much as the decision recently rendered In the
McCord claim and nothing that this country
could do wiI, make her more respected than the
determination and energy she has lately SHOWN
IN prosecuting II. once the sister republics In
the South understand that 1t is a costly ana
dangerous undertaking To interfere with the
rights of American citizens, there Will be no
more danger OF the terrible abuses that nave
At times been practised against North Amerl-
cans resident in South American countries but
now that a decision has been rendered by the
arbiter for the claimant after thirteen years
OF patient and weary waiting. this Government
should allow no delay. no time for further pro-
crastination. but insist on the prompt ana III
mediate payment of the money awarded.
The charge frequently made that the Depart
ment Of Agriculture sends out bulletins OF such
o. scientific character that no farmer ana only
most erudite person. could understand them
is absurd From the time of one OF It's early
chiefs that eccentric but intensely practcai
man known to his contemporaries as SIT isaac
Newton the work has been conducted on strict
" nractical lines especially 1t concerns the
agricuturists OF the country. The h'era'u'e
sent 70 tho farmers is written in such plain anu
sinnls language that a child could understand
{, The Denartment does naturally print
ouantitv OF technical and scientific papers, the
result os investigation and experiments. but TINS
matter is sent only TO scientific Libraries ana
otber demonstrates where such records are pre-
served Adverse criticism OF the Department s
methods is doubtless from people Who knowing
that ,torature OF this character is issued by the
Donortnent imagine 1t is for general circua-
ton.
The COLONY about the Catholic University
grows apace and hardly a month passes that
there ia not a record OF a sale of property IN
that vicinity to be used site for some Ro-
man Catholic Institution. The Very Rev. DR..
Zahr provincial superior OF the congregation
Of the Holy Cross in the United States. has just
purchased n finely situated tract on the north
ern boundary OF the University. known as Rose
mont II is the highest point Of land In the
country about there and from It there Is beau
tIful outlook over town.
The nlan Of the Holy Cross Is 10 build on this
nronertv a college for the seminarians and
priests OF the order who undertake -gradn-
ate or snecial work at the University. The edt-
Nce will no a combination of the Renaissance and
Colonial STYLES OF architecture. simple in lines
Int imnosing in appearance. and the plans are
50 made that Il can be enlarged without affect
ing the unity Of the building.
There was dedicated here on Monday last
new hospital, known as the Columbian univer-
sitv Hospital which will he conducted for elm
ical purposes in connection with the Medical
School Of that University. The faculty have
used the building In HIST. near Fourteenth-st'
formerly occupied by the preparatory schooi
which was abolished few years back FOR the
hospital and have remodelled and arranged 1t
on the newest and most scientific plans.
The manag cement has been vested in Board
~ Governors. a Medical Board which includes
the most eminent men in the profession In town
and \ Board Of Women Managers. or when
Mrs W n Hoeke is the president The nos
pital is ~ a public character offers gratuitous
treatment TO all who apply. except persons sur
fering from contagious diseases. and chairs or
surgery, theory and practice Of medicine, OBJ
stetrics matera medica, anatomy, chemistry
toxicology and physiology have been estab-
lished feature Of the building is large am
phtheatre where clinical lectures will be given.