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New-York tribune., 1899-12-08

respect 10 the vital features OF this measure
Both wish plain and absolutely uneQuivocai
declaration that the gold standard mas peeh
established and must be maintained. botn WISH
70 grant ample power to the Secretary OF 'ne
Treasury and TO make il his plain duty 10 nam
tain the gold standard by holding every o'ner
FORM ~ money TO a parity with that. bo'h
nronose 70 set apart a large gold reserve TOT
that use exclusively, and while the KIND OIL
sonerat,on contemplated by the House Dill
seeros to he open to some objections when the
senate hill escapes, II is evident tnat ei'her
rAovision would be preferable TO no provision
FOR tbe redemption Of notes Botn agree WIN
rho President that notes once presented Tor re-
domntion and redeemed should not again be re-
issued except for gold deposited. and IL may ap-
near unon discussion that this simple recon-
mondation Is I'm many respects preferaDle 10
r,ore elaborate provisions that are liable TO De
rniscopstrued in execution.
There IS less agreement in regard to the
banking provisions of the measure, and 1t is
natural that there should be. since II can hard'y
bo considered that any change of the banking
laws Is essential to the establishment and main
tanance Of the gold standard. Moreover 1t Is
IN connection with the banking provisions tha'
Tho chief danger of disagreement appears. Those
who hold that there should be not only ainple
announcement for marked Increase OF Dank-
ing circulation but also provision Tor enough
elasticity to meet the needs OF different sections
or seasons. will necessarily regard as mghly es-
sential provisions which others are not as
posed to accept at all. But If the dlnerences DC
tween the two houses should end IN omission
of the banking provisions entirely, no one cou'u
say that the Republican party in Congress hau
not discharged its full duty in fixing the mon.
etary standard beyond question or risk OF
change
New-York tribune., 1899-12-08
PERSONAL.

Augustine Lowell has given to the Massachusetts
Institute OF Technology the sum Of $4,000. whch IS
IN serve "a the nucleus OF fund 10 De invested i'
the benefit Of the teaching stan OF the ins,u,e rn IN
ouested that the fund should have no PERSONA
designation.
! Eads How. of St Louis. who has refused 10 ac-
cept 81 O0OO inherited from his relatives because
he has not earned It by his own laoors, mas snve"
q 600 10 be expended FOR the public welfare Ihis
ronrasents the interest on a sum he keeps In BANK
TO enable him to prosecute his work OF relieving
distress among the poorer classes. IL Is uneafneu
increment" he says. and therefore ne reiusee W
use Il himself. As matter OF fact, IL ~ very se'-
dom that he spends any money on his own account
TIe left his mansion in Lindell Boulevard to live
among the poorest classes in st. LOUIS ne con-
ducts the Mission Home at Ninth and washington
sts One room and kitchen constitute his meme
He s nephew OF the "a, late Ssmss ~ river at ST.
Louis lie was educated at an Eastern college, ana
while travelling afterward IN Europe cohce"eu '"'
idea Of devotlng his life to the poor
E. BENJAMIN Andrews Superintendent of the Chi
cago Public Schools. is being mentioned Tor 'he
chancelorship OF the University OF Nebraska
The Rev. Dr. Frederick w. Clampett rector OF
St Peters Episcopal Church Baltimore, has been
called to the rectorship OF Trinity Episcopal
Church San Francisco. lie is a native OF Ireland
was an assistant minister of ST. Bsrtholomew's
Church, I'm this city, some years ago.
When some the other day asked Ieheral
John B. Gordon II he an expansionist ne re-
piled: my sympathies go out to the men who are
aghting under the Stars and Stripes wherever they
are and | am not in favor Of pulling the nag
down. / guess that shows where stand
The Rev. g. B. Pond rector OF St PauPs Prot
estant Episcopal Church. Norwalk. Conn.,, has ac-
cepted n call to the rectorship Of Christ Church,
Chicago.
Bernard c. Hesse who was graduated from the
University OF Michigan in 1889 with the degree OF
pharmaceutical chemist and In 1893 with the degree
OF bachelor OF science. is now employed as a chem
ist In the aniline and soda works Of Ludwigshafen,
Germany. This is the largest chemical factory In
the world, more than four thousand persons being
employed In the works. He Is engaged upon the
chemical literature Of patent causes. inis brings
him In personal consultation with chemists In
London and this city. alternately with studies in
the works In Germany His engagement contem-
plates his having charge OF a New-York branch or
these works. Mr.. Hesse came to the University or
Michigan from the East Saginaw High School.
During the years 1S9093 he assistant
In the university In qualitative analysis. Later he
secured n fellowship In the University OF Chicago
and pursued research work I'm chemistry
New-York tribune., 1899-12-08
DEAD OR SLEEPINGf

II is oficioIlv announced by the chairman or
tho Renublican State Committee that the state
cons,abulorv scheme has been abandoned
after reviewing the situation WIN oena'or
P,att in Washington" says Mr. Odell 1T was
decided not 10 introduce the bill" Wherefore? :?
Well. "because wise man changes his MIND
The machine managers run politics here to
conform to the sentiment Of the people who
"comnose the Republican party" Their senti-
ment Is unouestionably adverse TO the plan for
stripping the new local governments Oh Aloah!'
TROY. Rochester and Syracuse Of control over
their police forces In order that MI fla't may
command the Police Department OF TINS CITY
In fact though Mr.. Odel does not say So q
great majority Of them are indignant that such
lob should have been originally Included as IL
confessedly was in the legislative programme
and. as Mr. Odell virtually admits. they nave
compelled It's withdrawal For he explicitly
asserts that votes enough to pass the bill had
been secured In advance.
We do not know whether or not that state
ment Is strictly accurate, but we should mucn
prefer to believe that Mr. Odell has been misln-
formed. since 1t Is equivalent to saying that at
least seventy-six Republican Assemblymen ana
twenty-six Republican Senators are willing ana
have agreed to defy and misrepresent the SEN
"timent of the people who compose the Repub-
'1ican party" II the machine asks them TO do SO.
Mr. Odell also says that "the best judgment or
1.-The Republican leadership of the state Is
against this BILL" so that, according to him.
these same members Of the Legislature, whom
he must naturally include in that phrase, are
prepared to stultify themselves As well as al
front their constituents. 1t Is to be hoped that
he is wrong that the necessary votes have not
been pledged and that some at least OF the men
whom he seems eager to discredit VIII take oc'
casion to resent his announcement.
in the mean TIME we advise the people who
compose the Republican party, and to whose
sentiment the machine Is so solicitous TO con-
form, to keep their eyes open and their senti'
ment in evidence This constabulary scheme
apparently died almost as soon as II was born
last winter but II became an uncommony
lively corpse Just before the end Of the session
and It may be suddenly resurrected again. In
deed II Mr. Odell tells the strict truth and votes
enough to pass 1t are ready to be cast at sigma
from Mr. Platt, it is quite likely to be revived
in case the people who compose the Republican
party 20 to sleep. They will be very foolish II
they give the machine any excuse for pretending
that the sentiment to which It conforms has
changed
New-York tribune., 1899-12-08
THE CURRENCY BILLS.

The united action of the Republican repre-
sentatives in caucus on the currency bill is high
~ credltable TO them. 1t is not to be supposed
that the individual preferences or opinions Of
more than two hundred members were in abso-
lutte accord on all points. Some wide and rather
serious differences among them have been per-
fectly well known. Yet they were able to reach
an absolutely unanimous agreement because in
the deliberate Judgment of all IL was more i'm
portant 10 agree upon the provisions by all
deemed most needful than TO insist upon IN
dvidual preferences respecting minor matters
Exactly at this point appears the difference
between those who are and those who are not
at TO govern the country. The great difficulty
80. which popular government has to contend
is the incapacity Of many excellent men to dis
tinguish between essential and non-essential be-
liefs, and to subordinate individual judgment on
minor points to the judgment of the majority in
order to secure united action on the things nee
essary to public welfare.
The Republicans of the House have been able
TO reach agreement on the provisions embraced
in the caucus measure, notwithstanding the
fact that some desired the addition Of many
points, while others desired the omission of
some Both sets OF critics decided that the bill
as 1t stands Is greatly 10 be preferred 10 end
less disagreement and a manifestation Of in
capacity TO govern on that subject For that
decision they deserve hearty commendation,
even from those who hope that the measure
will be modified In some respects before 1t
finally passes. The proof of Republican capacity
20 govern, contrasted with the demonstrated in
capacity of Democrats to reach any action con-
sistent with public welfare, or even with public
safety, may well he more important than some
Of the details about which men honestly differ
Both the Senate and House now manifest en-
tire agreement on the part Of the majority In
New-York tribune., 1899-12-08

Mr. Moss in his formal statement says ne W.
to the chairman Announcement was maue III
great detail yesterday that 1t was an intniauoh
that Mr.. Moss was going TO call Mr.. Platt. IL Is
also TO be noted that Mr.. Mazet denies 'ha' ne
received any such information from the counsel
But II II was not Mr.. Platt's testimony TO which
Mr. Moss so gunrdedly referred, what was IL
He openly specified other things demanding MS
attention, and they were all In line WIN ana leu
I'D TO the calling of Mr.. Platt. What could nave
been the additional item which was treated WIN
such sacred reticence, but which created such Il
tremendous scare as TO send commil'eeihen
scuttling away TO bombproof chambers OH llh-
mediate and particular private business!
We have remarked several times already III
the last three months that the committee appar-
tntly did not dare let light be thrown on the teie-
phone business, the East River bridge schemes
and the Queens County Improvement projects.
We evidently did not mlsjudge the SITUATION.
Mr. Moss would have succeeded better In carry
ing ont his plan for impartial investigation II he
had taken up these questions while the commit
fee could not refuse 10 hear. He knew that Mr.
Platt's agents did not care TO see these matters
exposed. and he should have acted accordingly.
An eleventh hour attempt to touch on them 10
make his record clear he should have foreseen,
was doomed 10 failure. But even the final thrust
at the subject was more than the committee
could stand esen for appearances sake with
the prospect Of having to hear even little tesl'
mony about telephones and bridges the commit
Tee goes and commits suicide, and suicide Is con-
fesslon 1t is confession that these servants OF
Mr. Plat are afraid 10 strike on crookedness
there. 1t is confession that Crokers "Why don't
you call PlattT rings like accusing conscience
I'm their ears.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-08
THE MAzET COMMITTEES FLIGHT.

The fading away of the Mazet Committee was
accompaned with some interesting and peculiar
incidents The absorption of the committeeman
in private occupations came with n suddenness
which seemed to require explanation. Perhaps 1t
Is TO be found In Mr.. Moss's published statement
Of some Of the subjects he was about to take up
in the last three sessions which have been so
precipitately abandoned. Mr. Moss says that on
Friday he intended TO take testimony concern
ing the East River bridges, the Queens County
improvements, the subway company and IAN
"other matter concerning which have written
"the chairman n letter" Now, it has been
matter of common rumor for a long while that
Republicans who basked in the sunshine OF Mr..
Platts legislative favor were concerned in all
these things II is well known that the tele-
phone monopoly is one of Mr.. Platt's pets and
that Mr.. Lauterbach is a guardian OF its inter-
ests. These other enterprises have not had so
much public attention, but individuals who have
tried to look into them have expressed the opin-
ion that they offered striking illustrations of the
workings Of Croker and Platt combinations for
the harmonious cooperation Of State and city
authorities in the promotion of private financial
schemes II Is understood that Mr.. Moss has
wished for some time to look into this question,
finally determines on action he finds that he
has assembled his witnesses before an empty
bench Is it hard TO guess why II is empty?
Mr. Fallows was yesterday quoted as saying
that after the session OF last Tuesday week It
was agreed on his suggestion that no more pub
lie meetings TO take testimony be held, and he
added: II suppose Mr.. Mazet forgot TO inform
Mr. Moss Of our decision" Unfortunately for
the reputation Of the committee, that explana-
ton does not harmonic with several facts One
is that Mr. Mazet did hold public meeting to
hear testimony on Wednesday, more than a
week after this decision referred to by Mr.. Fal-
lows and that he spent the day in ostensible
efforts 10 get quorum Another is that Mr.
McEwan-who according to Mr.. Fallows was
party TO last weeks agreement-journeyed from
up the State 10 attend the session, but for rea-
sons not specified he refrained from going TO the
committee room and making a quorum, though
he was for good part Of the day In the build
ing where the meeting was held. Mr. Costello
also made a trip to New-York, Just as II the ses-
sions we're TO go on. Are we to understand that
Mr.. Mazet gravely sat in the committee room
and made pretended search for quorum lust
| TO fool Mr. Moss? Forgot to inform Mr. Moss
| OF the decision to take more testimony, vet
spent the whole day In company with Mr. Moss
! trying 10 get together to hear testimony OF the
men who had come from a distance for the pub
| lie meeting which had been abandoned week
before? Too thin! Too thin
What was that other matter concerning which
New-York tribune., 1899-12-08
SOME FOREIGN EXPRESSIONS.

The discontinue Of the foreboders is now
complete. Long ago their cocksure croakings,
that through the policy Of expansion we should
set all the world against rs. were brought TO
naught. Thereupon they became equally con-
fdent that in strengthening bonds of friendship
with Great Britain we should incur upon our
selves the enmty OF all the foes of Great Brit
ain, to wit, all the Continental Powers. That
prophecy. too, was sgnaly disappointed. in the
manifest readiness OF France and Russia to
enter upon more intimate relations with us. and
in the actual fact OF Germany's marked ap
pronchment toward both Great Britain and the
United States; the latter certainly and the
former probably because OF the Britlsh-Ameri-
can approa achment. These things were already
weeks ago matters Of general knowledge and
historic record 1t was reserved for the present
week to supply the final and triumphant
epilogue.
That is supplied In European comments upon
New-York tribune., 1899-12-08
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS a.
1T WAS GRATED ON HIS FAMILY TREE ~
A LATE DATE

1T WAS GRATED ON HIS FAMILY TREE AZ
LATE DATE.
There are persons who cannot leave things ~
tied when they are settled One Of these q =.
named Smith, who wrote letter, which was pn~
ed in a newspaper yesterday about the anees''"
real or supposed, Of the District Attorney Of ~
county, Asa Bird Gardiner. He Is one OF thoss "
lentless seekers after truth where truth IS un'.s
essary and uncalled for. one Of those persons W.
ask questions which are calculated 10 spn'
the theology In the world" For what is the w
sideration OF Asa Bird Gardner but hn'
theology? Mr. Gardiner IL addicted TO anoe'
worship and he is also polytheist, for NJ -
TO think that he is descended from everyoooI '"
lived good while ago.
Mr.. Smith quotes letter written by MI ' !,
ner In ls95 in which he said that no "s.
scended from the Gardiner family OF Rhooe is. -
which had been settled there since 1858. ana ~ ~
recalls-what everybody remembers-that NJ ~
diner also said, in his reply. addressed ~
ernor Roosevelt. TO charges recently mace se
him by persons who will not realize his hhes.
decent citizens should that his family had w
citizens of New-York since the days OF "V ~,
Van Twner Evidently Mr. Smith forge" -
family trees have roots as well as brahcne' :,
that divergence and radiation are as mueh w
of the one as OF the other II Mr.. Gardner ha
that he was descended in the direct male na' "a
two different families, Mr. Smith might ns"
some excuse for rushing into print about
there may be women named Gardiner as ""
men, The records OF genealogy show insta.
families OF the same name becoming uhi'e~
why should not Mr.. Gardiner be allowed
all the ancestry he can get? He Will perhapy
II II he depends on It altogether for re0'"'
the charges made against him. ,.
Mr. Smith does bring out one point wa.
Interesting. He shows where Mr.. Gardiner " -
"I' which figures prominently I'm all MS u.
affairs In 1888 says Mr.. Smith. quoting n'
diner himself, the latter went into court ana
his Rhode Island lineage, and thereupon en Al
his name from card -ner' 10 "Gard-i-ne' -
would look more natural spelled "Gard-l-ne',
no known family has ever been known, as
to spell 1t that way. .~n|
II Mr.. Gardiner would only furnish ~
family tree. which any newspaper woulu ~ =. nx
20 print. and promise TO hang on 10 H. - 81
ripe fruit, he would silence envous tohs ~
pens like that OF Mr.. Smith. and prooa ~
even typewriter would be raised ss@ ~
II Is an important matter. for II was w 1000
item in the District Attorneys defence o. u,o.s
and II cannot be made too clear doVe'"', ,.,.ssx
Welt ought 10 know whether his own pn ,.uly
Governor Van Twiller. found the 'sfua n ~
with no a." good neghbors, or whe'",, .u, %
Roger Williams who found that he co''s .oasS
with them 80 and all. when he cou'u -.
get on with the Governor OF Massaeh"'
.xnT
New-York tribune., 1899-12-08

The Beers keep right on annexing British
territory, as II they felt Of winning the
war. They have, of course perfect right to
do so, and indeed It is desirable that they should
assume some governmental control Of whatever
territory they invade and occupy. Nevertheless
It cannot escape their notice that In so doing
they are giving the British full excuse for doing
the same with Boer territory they
are able. The Beers, by annexing British terri
tory, have proclaimed this to be on their side a
war Of territorial conquest. They cannot com
plain II the British make 1t the same on their
side.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-08

Governor Roosevelt does not believe in
alternating State land under water but the
tion OF the Land Board yesterday in reversing
it's declared policy to lease lands in future and
in granting at an absurdly low price submerged
lands to the Astoria Heat, Light and Power
Company, whose application was supported by
Tracy. Boardman & Platt, would indicate an
other source of inspiration In the State govern
ment.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-08

The wretched youth who confesses having
committed a cold booded murder at Scarsdale
the other night may be insane. If so. his in
sanity is OF a kind scarcely to be differentiated
from pure deviltry. 1t should assure his being
put where he will never again have an oppor-
tunity to imperil the lives OF others for the sake
lusts.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-08

no natural advantages are sumcient 10 asou,'
maintained supremacy without incesSan'
foris to keep up with the times.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-08

Frequent inquiries have come to this Office
for more extended map OF the seat Of in
South Africa than has yet been published In
these columns. While The Tribune takes pride
in the maps with which IL has illuminated the
news as being the most accurate and service
able OF any yet published in this country on
small scale, II still recognizes the need Of
larger map. That need is supplied by the pub
lcaton. a supplement to the December num-
ber Of The National Geographic Magazine" Of
map OF South Africa 81 by 46 inches. which
we cordially commend the most satisfactory
and trustworthy of any we have so far observed.
II has been prepared under the supervision OF
the War Department. and shows in detail the
mountain roads railroads, telegraph lines and
stations and all physical features necessary to
a clear understanding Of the country in which
the British and the Beers fightlng
New-York tribune., 1899-12-08

TIE REPORT ABOUT GENERAL Eth''' !.
Officers OF the General Electric oV"s "anort ~
clined Yesterday to confirm or deny 'n' ,,,,n. IN
the English representative OF that ecvnrIpnnsny W
i,ea e,S was Blaming to erect near Rusoyao ~
a 81 800 0O0 plant which would W W.
American machinery.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-08

1t is interesting to observe that United States
merchants In the Western states are preparing
on large scale TO ship grain and other produce
TO Europe by way OF Montreal instead of by
way OF NewYork or any United States port
Large lake steamers. II not ocean going vessels
will be loaded at ports on the upper lakes and
sent through to Montreal II not to Liverpool,
without breaking bulk. They will not even
touch at Buffalo. but will give the Empire State
the go by altogether. That IL what the lack OF
decent terminal facilities and the failure 10
keep the Erie Canal up TO somewhere near the
Canadian standard have brought about One ~
these days It may dawn upon the New-York
mind that enterprise pays. In commerce as wen
In other things. II may also be realized that
New-York tribune., 1899-12-08

1t is estimated that five tunnels could be con-
structed with the money which Tammany s
preparing to spend on two bridges But Tam
many would not get so large rake Off, from
the tunnels No wonder the Mayor grows furi-
Gus at the mere mention OF tunnels
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-12-11

in, only needs to be pursued a few
years, when the industry of California
will be repeated, and New Mexico will
be shipping fruit to Europe. Now is the
time for a start for many a young farm
er from the older sections of the Union
which have failed to give reward for in
dustry. If he will head for the valleys
of New Mexico, where new districts are
being put under %irrigating canals by
heavily capitalized companies, he will
be convinced, after investigation, that a
sure road to wealth, independence and
health will have been entered upon
when he concludes to cast his fortune
with the coming state of New Mexico"
Governor Otero recommends a gov
eminent appropriation to preserve the
adobe palace: that the governor have
a private secretary at 81, 200, and that
the governor and secretary of the terri
tory be permitted to receive the full
amount of their salaries instead of the
annually appropriated, which is
about two-thirds of their statutory al
lowances. He also asks an increase in
the amount allowed for contingent tx
penses of the executive office, and that
the salaries Of the supreme justices be
raised to S., 900 per veal