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New-York tribune., 1899-07-19

in Dublin November 1872 He was educated at irin-
ity College Dublin. where he was appointed pro-
fessor OF mathematics In lsi3. post when ne heid
for nineteen years. From 1861 10 1856 he was pres-
dent OF the RoyaI Irish Academy, and during the
greater part OF that interval dean OF Chapel Royal
Dublin. and chaplain to the Lord Lieutenant OF ire
land
Mile. Rejane has lately made a contract with
Partisan manager named Dorve TO make tour In
the autumn in Italy. Spain and Portugal She VIII
take the company of the Vaudeville Theatre OF
Paris with her. II is said also that she VIII proba-
bly, revisit Berlin
Professor Milton Updegraff, who for the last eight
years has held the chair OF astronomy I'm the uni
versity Of Missouri, has been appointed professor
of mathematics In the United States Navy, win
pay and rank OF senior lieutenant. He VIII be STA
toned at the naval observatory near Washington
The appointment Is one held In high regard by as
tronomers, being for life at a comfortaoie sa,sdS
and with large opportunity for scientific research
Professor Updegraf will resign his place IN the uni
versity, probably to take effect In September
New-York tribune., 1899-07-19
THE ALDERMEN TAKE A HAND.

The Board Of Aldermen yesterday passed
resolution expressing sympathy with the Brook
lyn strikers, and requesting the railroad man.
ayers agree that all disputes with their men
should be settled by arbitration. formal dec
laration concerning an important matter by
legislative body of the second city in the world
might be expected by persons who considered
only the superficial facts of its origin and
issuance TO attract wide attention and have
much weight The Aldermanic resolution adopt
ed yesterday has not caused ripple of inter
est. The men who voted for It may be under
the impression that it will be recalled to their
advantage in future political calculations, but
nobody imagines that IL has particle Of sig
nifcance in relation to the strike Why should
IL have? Let us look at the preamble and see
how much intelligence and sincerity 1t reflects:
Whereas, The employees of a number Of sur
face railroads in the Borough of Brooklyn, be-
cause of unjust treatment and the payment of
inadequate wages have declined TO longer serve
the masters Of said railroads unless their griev-
ances shall be adjusted in fair and equitable
manner; therefore, etc.
The employees of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company have not struck, but only a small and
dwindling minority of the employees. The great
majority do not allege that they unjustly
treated and inadequately paid, but by their
conduct reject that proposition. There is,
moreover, good reason to believe that most of
those who stopped work on Sunday morning
did so against their will and under protest, be-
ing misled and morally coerced by few indi-
viduals in the interest of what their General
Master Workman has deliberately described
and promised to expose as "a clique of stock
jobbing politicians" The Aldermanic preamble,
therefore, is in part a direct Misrepresentation
of an obvious fact, and In part a singularly au-
dacious begging Of the question at issue against
the plain weight of evidence. Naturally, a con-
clusion based on such premises is Of no impor-
tance whatsoever.
The incident does, however, afford another
means of estimating the sort Of men who are
drawn into the service Of the city in legis-
latve capacity under the operation Of a charter
which was going to develop lofty civic spirit,
diffuse a sense of public care and raise the
standard of municipal government
New-York tribune., 1899-07-19
"STPIKERS' ASSISTANTS"

The phrase strikers assistants has come
into use in connection with the Brooklyn street
railroad troubles Like most others Of incidental
popular coinage, IL is partly apt and partly
inapt. We should greatly dislike to believe that
the swarms Of hoodlums of both sexes and all
ages that are annoying the railroads and break
ing the laws are welcome assistants to the
striking wOrkmen or are at all assisting them in
the aims they have in view. However mistaken
they may be, and however much they may have
been made the dupes of the clique Of stock job
blng politicians whom their own leader has de-
nOunced as the instigators of the strike, we pre-
fer TO believe that the strikers, or most of them
are honest, law abiding men. We do not want
TO regard them as men whose purposes are to
be accomplished by violence and outrage. SO In
that view of the case it is inappropriate TO re-
gard the lawbreakng rabble as strikers as
sistants"
Nevertheless, the disagreeabe fact remains
that whether welcomed by the strikers or not,
the rabble Of the slums is mngling with the
strikers and is doing the bulk Of the work of an
noyance TO the railroads The mObs that stone
cars assault motormen and conductors, pile OBJ
stacles upon tracks and tear down wires are
not composed OF striking workmen. There may
be few OF the latter among them, but the
great bulk OF them is made up Of professional
criminals, idlers and rowdes who never were
employed on the railroads and who perhaps
never did nor wanted to do an honest days
work. 1t would be idle longer to ignore the fact
that this city, in common with practically all
other large cities, has considerable element Of
that character, which is ready to rush to the
fore on every occasion when there is a chance
for II TO exercise its british and criminal in
stincts. The strikers will gain nothing from
such assistants. Organized labor should have
no community Of interests with organized idle
ness and habitual crime.
There is, however another element OF dsor-
der to be considered, more unpleasant TO con-
slider and more difficult to deal with than those
already mentioned. 1t Is composed Of women and
children, some of whom act through thoughtess
impulse, infected with a sort Of contaglon of
mischief and others are put forward as the
tools of evllly disposed men. The spectacle has
been seen again and again of women standing In
New-York tribune., 1899-07-19
A NEW ARBITRATION SCHEME.

A correspondent, whose letter we publish else
where in this mornings Tribune, makes an In
teresting contribution to the current discussion
OF ways and means Of international arDtratoh
as q substitute for war; which has the merits OF
novelty and, apparently. Of practicability. we
do not mean that Ii would infallibly prove effec-
tive No form of arbitration will do that But
It offers a workable and promising method OF
dealing with certain class Of cases that other
wise might be beyond the reach OF arbitration
Beyond question arbitration must on general
principles be voluntary. But cases are conceiv-
able in which one party would want arbitration
and the other, the stronger would decline 1t and
proceed TO war. Our correspondents scheme Is
applicable to such cases.
Briefly. It is that the one party shall make its
appeal TO the Permanent Court OF Arbitration,
and the court shall request the other party to
appear before it, If that request be refused, the
court shall appoint eminent and impartial coun-
sci TO conduct the case on behalf OF the absent
party, and render its verdict just as though both
parties had submitted their cases to 1t. Evi-
denty the absent party could not be held,
morally or otherwise, TO acquiescence in the YER
dict That would violate the principle of volun-
tary arbitration But the expectation is that In
the majority Of cases it would be constrained by
the force Of public opinion TO do so, If not, IN
deed, to enter the court at the courts own invi-
tation though 1t had refused to do so at the sug-
gestion OF its adversary.
Such n system, if put into operation, might
prove a means of protection to those small and
weak States which exist on the sufferance OF the
great Powers, and which too often suffer spolia-
ton. The proposition is at least worthy OF seri-
Gus consideration, even by the Congress at The
Hague, which, we are glad to say, now seems to
be getting general scheme of arbitration for
mulated into practicable shape.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-19
PERSONAL.

Professor Henry G. Bryant, president Of the Geo
graphical Society of Philadelphia. who is in Van
couver, British Columbia. preparing to make an
ascent of Mount ST. Elias. In Alaska, has already
gained some reputation AZ an explorer. He Is about
thirty three years old, and Is graduate Of Prince
ton He made two trips North with Peary but did
not spend the winter with him in the Arctic belt
He headed the Peary relief expedition that was sent
to Greenland few years ago TO ma the explorer
and bring him home.
Bishop James NJ Thoburn, missionary bishop for
India and Malaysia will be present at the interna-
tional convention OF the Epworth League. which is
TO be held in Indianapolis this week He has just
returned from india being called home by tho
man, is sixtythree years old. He first went out TO
India In 1859 lie preached In both the native and
English languages and built up the largest church
I'm india He served presiding elder OF the Indian
conference and was for five years Editor Of The
Indian Witness" In 1883 he wax elected missionary
bishop OF India and Polynesia. During the Indian
apolis conference he will make several addresses.
The Vienna correspondent OF The London
Times" announces that the Chevalier Leopold Won
Blumencorn responsible editor OF the semi-ofiical
'Fremdenbolt" died few days ago in his ninety
sixth year The Chevaier Won Blumoncorn, who
was able 10 fulfil his duties up TO a few days be-
fore his death. was a striking example OF Austrian
fessiona musician and a dlplomatst before he
finally settled down TO journalism. He was proba-
bly, the oldest working journalist in the world
The Right Rev. DR. Charles Graves. D. c. H.
Bishop OF Limerick. who died on Monday. was born
New-York tribune., 1899-07-19

the front rank. screaming jeers and insults at
the working men and the police, while behind
them, half hidden by their skirts, crouched COW
ardly specimens Of men, furtively hurling more
deadly missiles Common too has been the
spectacle Of men melting small boys to pile OBJ
structions upon the cartracks and to throw
stones at the cars. Nor are the boys thus led
into crime the mere waits of the slums. Many
children of respectable, law abiding families are
set TO such work, entering it with the same
thoughtless zeal that inspires them In their
Fourth OF July and Election Day revels of noise
and fire.
It is, we have said, difficult to deal with these
Policemen may charge a mob of men with CLUBS
or pistols But to club women or shoot children
would be a different matter. woman may
voluntarily place herself as n shield from be-
hind which a drunken rufiian throws stones
which destroy property and injure and perhaps
kill men. You cannot get at him without using
violence upon her, and that is something no man
wants to do A boy Of fourteen may do some
thing for which you would be justihed In scnh-
ing pistol bullet after man; but you do not
want to shoot a child. Yet law and order must
be preserved The weak have no more rlght
than the strong to commit crime. The shooting
of women and children in the Paris Commune
was dreadful thing yet the impartial historian
hesitates to condemn it as unnecessary. No such
severity is needed here. II is earnestly to be
hoped it never will be needed. The surest way,
however to guard against even the remote pos
sbility of so hdeous thing is for organized
labor to discountenance and discourage It's Grim
inal and semi-criminal assistant strikers"
New-York tribune., 1899-07-19
CAMERA FIENDS AT NEWPORT.

Newport. r. L. July IS (speciap. This noon as Mr..
and Mrs w. X. Vanderbilt, jr., and Mrs. Hermann
Oelrchs. Mrs. Vanderbilts sister, were returning
from Bailey's Beach, where they had been bathing.
they were met by three newspaper men In carriage.
Being equipped with camera. the journalists
seized the opportunity TO taks a couple OF snap
shots at the cottagers There has been a good deal
of this here within short time past. and some OK
the summer residents do not like It. Evidently Mr..
Vanderbilt is OF these. for seeing what was gong
on he jumped into the carriage and attempted 10
get possession OF the offending camera. This ne
unable to do. as the men were too quick Tor
him. The carriage meantime, moving, and Mr.
Vanderbilt carried considerable distance ne
fore he left the vehicle. There was no assault ana
one was injured. but the incident caused a miu
sensation In social circles. ,,,,
To-day Messrs Alfred s. Vanderbilt and william
p. Burden applied at the custom house Tor PASS
ports travel In foreign lands stating their pur-
pose 10 remain abroad two years .
Not many social entertainments were given to
night, among those having guests at dinner ps,ns
Mrs Stuyvesant Fish, Mrs. Louis O. Jones, mrs
Charles II. Baldwin. Mrs. James i. hernochah anu
Miss Ogden Jones.
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Amusemsnts.


AMERICAN ROOF GARDEN-s:3e-vsuteviiie
CASINO-s--The FOUNDERS.
EDEN MUSEE-wax Works. Grand Concert ana Cns-
natograph.
KEfTHS-l2:3o =. m.--Continuous Performance
ROSTER & BIA1S-730 10 ] a. m.-Vaudevfne
LION ROOF GARDEN-Co1certs.
fNEw-yoRK T1EATRE-sf5-The Man IN the Moon
Vaudeville
SAMARITAN Rt.ACH-4 and s-Sousa's Bands
PAINS Fireworks-e--Dockstaders Minstreis
PASToR'S-Continuous Performance
ct. NICHOLAS CONGRATULATIONS Orchestral cos-
certs.
VICTORIA ROOF GARrEN--vaudevine
New-York tribune., 1899-07-19
DRAFTING PEACE MEASURES.
LIVELY SESSION EXPECTED TO-DAY-CAP-
TAIN MAHAN MAY WITHDRAW
PROPOSAL.

The Hague, July 1S.-The subcommittee OF
the Arbitration Commission Of the Peace Con-
ference met this afternoon TO draft the amend
ments demanded at yesterdays session of the
plenary committee, and to prepare for to-mor-
rows meeting, when the discussion OF the
question Of an international board OF inquiry
is expected to create a lively debate AS the
exact nature OF the objections made was not
known, no action was taken.
1t is understood that Captain Alfred T. Ma
han, of the United States Navy Getired).; one
of the American delegates, has decided to with
draw his proposed amendments to the scheme
for adapting the Geneva Convention to naval
warfare. owing to objections on the part OF
Great Britain and other Powers.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-19
GOOD FOR THE SHAMROCK!

Sir Thomas Upton and the English critics
cheerfully acknowledge that the Shamrock gives
them great satisfaction, so far as they are yet
able to Judge of her quality, and they seem TO
have excellent reasons for being pleased with
her Referring to the trial spin on Saturday,
THE London Times" used terms Of praise verg
ing on enthusiasm. The challenger was de-
scribed as behaving admirably in the fresh
breeze with which she started and as slipping
through the water in a wonderful manner in
the lightest of airs. The perfect fit of her can
vas was particularly remarked, but excellence
in that detail was confidently expected in this
country, where 1t is generally admitted that we
still have something to learn from English sail
makers But if Saturdays trial was encourag-
ing to the Shamrocks partlsans, yesterdays
race with the Britannia must have raised their
hopes still higher, for the Prince Of Wales's
speedy boat was beaten at every point by
handsome margin and finished sixteen minutes
to the bad Early observation of the Shamrock
In action thus seems to Justify the belief that
her famous designer would succeed in sur
passing himself.
All this is scarcely less satisfactory to Ameri-
cans than to Britons. They want to keep the
cup, but they prefer not to keepit too easily, and
they rejoice in the prospect of n series of close
and doubtful races. Every circumstance seems
favorable 70 an honorable and exceedingly ex-
hilaratng competition in the finest Of sports.
Sir Thomas Lipton's utterances and demeanor
since he first made known his purpose to chal-
lenge for the cup have been thoroughly manly
and courteous. He will come among us with
perfect assurance of fair play, and he will be
heartily welcomed In the same spirit
New-York tribune., 1899-07-19
THE CLASSES OF TREATIES FRAMED.


Washington, July 1S.-The work accomplished
nv the Peace Conference at The Hague, as
renresented in the conventions and treaties
which have lust reached the State Department,
are divided into three classes. The first relate
70 revision Of the rules Of war relative to the
rescue of shpwrecked and wounded persons IN
marine battles Included under this general
head Is a provision for extending to hospitai
ships immunity from capture in three cases
first. in the case Of official national vessels un-
der proper Insignia; second, private hospital
ships fitted out by benevolent persons, and third,
hospital ships fitted out by neutral Powers for
the rescue OF wounded and shipwrecked sailors.
The second class includes conventions relative
to the revision and supplementing of rules for
the conduct Of war on land. They undertake to
define who are and who are not proper COM
batants, and also provide for the proper treat
ment Of prisoners of war, etc.
The third class Of conventions contain art-
cles looking to the peaceful adjustment of in
ternational differences, including a scheme OF
mediation, a scheme for an international court
OF inquiry and scheme for permanent arbi-
tration tribunal
All these conventions are under careful scru-
tiny, and If they comply in terms with the brief
synopsis already furnished to the Government
they will be approved bX the State Department.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-19
LARCHMONT YACHT CLUBS BALL.
ANNUAL SOCIETY AFFAIR OF RACING WEEK
MAKES BRILLIANT SCENE.

MAKES A BRILLIANT SCENE.
Larchmont Manor. July IS (speciaD.-The grounds
and house of the Larchmont Yacht Club were brill
iantly illuminated tonight. the occasion OF the
ball which is given annually by the yachtsmen in
racing week Five thousand fairy lamps a thou
sand Chinese lanterns and calcium lights illum-
mated the shore. while the water was beautihed By
the decorations of the yachts and myriads OF col
ored rockets fired from floats In the harbor.
The dancing was In charge of the House Com
mittee, consisting of Augustin Monroe, chairman
w. B. Jenkins and Edward J. Greacen. About three
hundred people were present, among whom
Mr.. and Mrs. F. +. Proctor. Mr.. and Mrs. Royal
Phelps Carroll, the Rev. and Mrs Richard Cobden
Mr. and Mrs. John Bevan. Mr.. and Mrs 7. j.
keveney the Misses Keveny. Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Marshall. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Singer. Will
lam Murray, Mr. and Mrs; +: W: Flint pr. and
Mrs. /. e. Barber. DR.. and Mrs. Billiard, Mr. and
Mrs Frank TlS,, Hardy commqdors and Mrs, g g:
Bijou Fernandez. Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Rich, the
Misses Rich. Commodore and Mrs. C. A. Postley,
Rear Commodore y. I. Dodge, Vice-Commodore
Hatch, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Sterling Mr.. and Mrs:
F. II. Featherbee. A. L. Mott, Howard Coates and
John F. Baudone.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-19
PARIS EXPOSITION OFFICIALS.

Ferdinand W. Peck. United States Commissioner
General 10 the Paris Exposition, was expected TO
arrive from Chicago last night He will be in the
city about one week. r. J. " sxn director in
chief OF exhibits and John Gez. superintendent Of
decorations TO tho United States Commission. ara
expected to arrive from Paris next Saturday.
willard A. Smith, derctor OF transportation, and
Francis r, Drake, director OF machinery and cleo
suit with the French authorities In regard TO ex-
hblts I'm their departments.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-19
Y4LE'S SMALL FRESHMAN CLASS.

New-Haven. Conn. July IS (SpecaD.-Yales new
freshman class Is likely 10 be smaller than for
years In July. 1898. there were $40 who took the
final examinations for entrance in the fall. and SA
who took preminares for the year following. In
June, 1892 these figures were lessened. the finals
being 3Si and the preliminary candidates only Soi.
In the scientific department the same lessening
noted there being 2l7 nals and i79 prelimnarles In
July. 1888. and in June. 1892 2Os finals and 2i0 pre-
m
New-York tribune., 1899-07-19
WAITING TO WELCOME DEWEY.

UNITED STATES MINISTER TO AUSTRIA NOW AT
TRIESTE.
Trieste. July l8-Addison c. Harris. United States
Minister to Austria Hungary; Charles " Herd
liska, secretary of the American Legation and
Frank w. Mahln, Consul at Reichenberg have
arrived here to greet Admiral Dewey upon the
Olympia reaching this port
New-York tribune., 1899-07-19
PROFESSOR WHEELER ACCEPTS.

IT'D WILL LEAVE CORNELL. TO BECOME PRESIDENT
OF UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA.
San Francisco July 1S.--At meeting of the Board
OF Regents OF the University OF California held to-
day. Professor Benjamin Ide Wheeler. OF Cornell
University, accepted the presidency OF the uni
versity. the Regents granting every request and
condition made by him
New-York tribune., 1899-07-19
ALGER BACK IN WASHINGTON.

THE SECRETARY AND HIS WIFE RETURN FROM
THEIR VISIT TO vICE-PREsIDENT HOBART.
Washington. July B-Secretary and Mrs Alger
returned to this city tonight from Long Branch.
where they have been the guests OF the Vice.
President and Mrs. Hobart.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-19
LARGE INSURANCE PAYMENTS.

During the last sixty days the Mutual Reserve
Fund Life Association has paid to the benehclaries
Of It's members over 100000 In death claims WITH
in the next sixty days the association will pay an
even larger amount TO It's policyholdefs, makns
total payment In death claims during eighteen
years Of over S3s,0Q00o.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-19

Spain protected her colonial product Of sugar
by duty Of 1921 per cent on the foreign COM
modify, and now she has no colonial sugar to
protect, and her home product is only about half
equal to the home demand. The high tariff is, OF
course, practically prohibitve, and under the
circumstances the policy OF lowering It to 80 per
cent meets no opposition except from the re-
fners and these will not be needed The results
of the war make necessary a good many eco
nomic and legislative changes, this among them.
to which the country will gradually adjust itself
and get along better than ever after the change.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-19
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

- A. H. Orange, y. J.........--.....-... 5000
u H. Orange, y. J.....................-
Congregational Sunday School, Glen Ridge Nj
per j, Fuller, Treasurer er............,.'.... D. m
me First Congregational Sunday School, South
ington Conn. per e. ~ wsikley Treasurer 10
Mrs Charles B. Alexander. bright " l. 10 o.
sophie l. Meserole Wave Crest, Far Rockaway. 1000
l., foe. $500
anna NJ Jones. ........................-....
"A frlehd, at North Hatfield Mass........-. 1000
lane r. Lyman, New-Itaven, Conn. .......... 1000
Elizabeth r. Norton Holderness, ". IL. To-
Helping Hand Society Of Burke, NJ Y,
Nellie Wilmarth President. ....-............. l25
~: A. ...s...................-.... $40
C. o. ............................ 100
ANONYMOUS Fairfeld. y. Y..................... 100
Grace r. Bolen South someryilIe. n. J......... 200
Shining Light Mission Brooklyn, per c. F. Bern III.
hart ......... 1000
Previously ACKNOWLEDGED 1851 es
Total July Is. 1890 9.................... ss 200 81
New-York tribune., 1899-07-19

The Tribune employs no collectors pays
missions, originates and is responsible for no enter
tainments The most direct way TO the children
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est way to reach it is with check drawn 10 the
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the better. and the more the merrier. for those
most in need OF merriment.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-19
HONOR FOR KIpLING'S UNCLE.

London. July B-The Rev. Frederick W. Mac
donald, uncle OF Rudyard Kipling. has been elected
President OF the Wesleyan Conference.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-19

truth Inevitably comes out, snd the final sufferer
s the fool In once who thought to hide his m
capacity, or perhaps get chance retrieve his
served failures by another and more successful
chance, by keeping the facts from the papers"
something that never has and never will work
New-York tribune., 1899-07-19
A FRATERNITY HOUSE SOLD.

Geneva N Y, July ls.-The Hobart College chap
ter house Of the Sigma Chi Society was sold unde
foreclosure for $500.