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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-01
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-01
~ a .neciic and direct order

cuse for refusing TO obey specific and direct order
of the Supreme Court. ., r,..x.~.h an
At the close Of arguments Justice FitzssIao In
named 4 O'clock Yesterday az the time for ming al
ndavits. and gave counsel until this morning TO SUD-
NIT briefs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-01
uOUyyED POLICE FOR FAR ROCKAWAY.

Chief Devery yesterday detailed four mounted
policemen 10 do duty during the summer In the
Boulevard. between Far Rockaway and RockawHy
Beach There have been number OF accidents.
and as many bcycsts and horsemen the
Boulevard Sergeant Evans. OF the mounted squad.
recommended that some OF the mounted men be
placed duty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-01
MEETING AT NORTHFlELD.
WORKERS GATHER FOR BIBLE STUDY.
Mr.. MOODY SENDS OUT AN EARNEST CALL
TO PRAYER TO WHICH HUN

TO PRAYER. TO WHICH HUN
DREDs RESPOND.
Fest Mortified. Mass. july 81 'spee'ap -.
seventeenth General Conference OF CnIIs',an S,d
-. ,.h,cn bee,ns at Mortified tomorrow nids
,ar N he the largest in the history OF the move
ment. Already every Incoming train Is DRINKING
many delegates. In spite 81 the fact tnat since
last year large additions have been mace 10 'le
accommodations for guests, this hosp''"ole oio
town will Re crowded TO It's utmost 70 p =.
-. o., tho hundreds who will come. But II
Iii hs dane somehow and everybody will be ahun-
dainty satisfied. too II the experience oil former
years is any criterion ..,.,.. =,
Returning visitors will notice fresh evidences OF
IN. prosperity Of tho Moody schools ana o. inc
The evening times., 1899-05-24
TWO VIEWS OF THE SITUATION IN AMERICAS
PHILIPPINE POSSESSIONS.
1Hn HON. JOHN SHERMAN.

Pittsburs. Pa. May A.-John Sherman,
former Secretary Of State. was in Pittsburg
yesterday on his way to Mansfield, Ohio.
where he will spend the summer. He was
vigorous in denunciation of the Admins
tration and its conduct of the war against
the Filipinos. He said:
THE war that il being waged by this
Government against the Filipinos is as
cruel as 1t is unnecessary. We promised
them independence. and. instead, gave
them merciiess and devastating strife. 1t
is too bad that we ever got into this trou-
Bile with those people.
The poor fellows have always been our
friends. They helped US when We needed
help. The United States should have with
drawn from the islands the moment peace
pinos had looked forward toward the same
independence which our forefathers won
their subsequent action in taking up arms
against their former allies is not unusual
or unprecedented.
1.-THE order issued by our Postal Depart
ment for the excluding Of the Edward At
kinson pamphlets from the Philippine
mails is an outrage. Mr.. Atkinson was
only exercising the right of every Ameri-
can citizen. In my opinion. no publica-
tion or letter. regardless of the sentiment.
in the expansion matter, should be shut
out from the mails so long as it is no more
radical than those pamphlets"
The evening times., 1899-05-24
WEDNESDAY,. MAY "a. 1899.
sherman versu. Dewey.

Unless the Hon John Sherman is a much
belied man his remarks TO interviewers at
Pittsburg. on his way to his Ohio home,
form ample justification for the course OF
the Administration In retiring him from
the Senate, and later from the Cabinet.
The fact that the first act was for the bene-
fit of Mr. Hanna and the second for that
of Judge Day, need not now obscure the
conclusion that both may have been for
the good Of the country.
Much IS to be excused to one of Mr.
Sherman's age and alleged infirmities, but
it must be added that any man of his posi-
tion. record. and remaining influence who
is capable of denouncing his country as he
did at Pittsburg, and giving direct encour-
agement and endorsement to the Malay
mutiny in the Philippines, is either respon-
sible for his language and its possible ef-
fects and should be held so, or else he is
an unfit person to be left at large, and
should be locked up.
Sherman is quoted as declaring that
We promised the Filipinos independence,
which we never did or thought of doing;
that they were our friends, which they
never were except as means to get r-d
OF the Spaniards, and that our war upon
them is unholy and outrageous. almost as
much so as the awful persecution of the
patriotic Edward Atkinson by a tyrannical
Nero of a Postmaster General. Atkinson
will have the satisfaction of knowing that
at least one American in addition to Hoar,
Elliot, and their foreign associate
Godkin, not TO mention the late Grover
Cleveland. is in sympathy with his aims
and propaganda.
The American people. except as above
excepted, are not. They unanimously re-
ject the Sherman Atkinson view of the
Philippine situation and adhere to that
expressed by Admiral Dewey in a press
interview attributed to him at Hongkong.
He is reported as saying:
have the greatest enthusiasm in the future OF
the Philippines l hope to Americas posses
sions the key 10 Oriental commerce and civiliza
ton.
The brains of great country will develop
the untold agricultural and mineral richness OF
the islands.
We never sell them. Such an action
would bring on another great We will
part with the Philippines. l sure. and in fu
ture wears the idea that anybody should have
seriously suggested it will be one Of the curiosi
ties of history.
The evening times., 1899-05-24
Queer Claims Against Uncle sam.

(trOm tne AtiAntA
Some queer claims are made against the
Government Chicago man named Tay
lor asked Congress for several sessions to
give him $100, eco for having suggested to
President Lincoln the idea of issuing
greenbacks One Colonel de Arnaud made
repeated demands for $4,000 for having
shown General Grant how to capture the
town Of Paducah, KY. An Iowa man
wanted $3.50 for cutting corns of sailors
and soldiers during the rebellion. Anoth-
er from New York wanted SIS for a pair
Of trousers which were eaten OF q clothes
line by a Government goat. fellow In
Minpesota requested the sum of $3.50 for
sky-blue horse taken by the soldiers. The
sum of $50 would satisfy an Illinois man
for calf which he says the cattle inspec-
tor killed by putting brass tag through
his nose, causing blood poison. There are
many Just such claims. coming from every
State in the Union. Unquestionably many
calims against the Government are Just
ones. but it is difficult to get them con-
sidered by Congress, and lives have been
ruined and fortunes wrecked in efforts to
get settlements. Many claims are handed
down from generation to generation, and
are now no nearer settlement than when
first filed. Nothing ia more dificult than
to get q confederation from Congress. Even
If favorably acted upon by committee,
the chances are gainst favorable consid-
Grafton by the House. and even II success
full there, miracle must interpose to se-
cure its apptova1. by the Senate and get the
Presidents signature.
The evening times., 1899-05-24
The Jubilee.

The Peace Jubilee was inaugurated under
favorable auspices, despite the fact that
shortly after noon the rain fell in torrents
As was to be expected, the number of Wis
itors to the city was large. and the patri-
otic spirit and intent of the occasion were
generally appreciated. Especially COM
mendable, with one or two noteworthy ey-
ceptions. was the good taste displayed in
the decorations.
If the celebration of today and that CT
tomorrow be as successful as that of yes
terday. there is no doubt that the Jubilee
will fully meet the anticipations of those
who planned it, There is satisfaction in
knowing that the event is essentially
tribute to local effort in the sense that it
was originated by Washington people and
is being paid for by residents of the city.
The evening times., 1899-05-24
IMPROVING x-RAY METHODS,
A Chicago Physictan'. Claim of Ad.
vnnced Discoveries.

vDnced Discoveries.
Chicago. May 24.-The value of the x-ray
is to have a new demonstration before the
Chicago Medical Society this evening.
Should the experiments stand the test in
public that private trials showed last
night when the experiments were conduct
photography, the whole system OF medical
science as applied to the vital organs of
man will be greatly advanced.
The discoverer of the improvement on
the x-ray is DR.. Walter B. Metcalf of Chi
cago and his discovery is simply that the
injection into the stomach Of mineral mat
ter makes it possible to clearly outline
that organ as well as the other vital por-
tions of human system which the ordinary
x-ray failed to throw This is accomplish
ed by filling the stomach and other cavi-
ties or ducts with what DIR. Metcalf terms
a "bsmuth emulsion Bismuth Il q met
al and when it Is introduced into the stom-
ach and cavities il brings them into dis
tinct view by means of the microscope,
through either animal tissue or bone. Bis
muth is harmless and experiments show
that IL is not necessary to use the dry met
al. but that il it is held in suspension its
capacity is governed by the percentage of
bismuth held in suspension. The emul-
sion is non-toxis. non-irritating. and can
be made antiseptic, making it possible to
fill any accessible cavity. The discovery
will be useful to physicians in giving a
geographical outline of the stomach and
showing the changes that take place in
gastrasia, atrophy, structure, hour-glass
contractions, adhesions. distortions, or dis
placements. 1t is also claimed that it will
prove invaluable in treating appendicitis
by showing definitely whether or not op-
erations in any cases are necessary.
The evening times., 1899-05-24
Governor Roo.eveIt. Message.

In his message to the New York Legis-
lature explaining his call of an extra ses-
sion to consider the proposed amend
ments to the Ford Franchise Tax bill. Gov
ernor Roosevelt takes occasion to make
his position particularly clear. While not
sympathizing with the outcry against cor
porations, and admitting that to deprive
them of an ample reward would be to turn
their energies in some other direction, he
insists that any corporation. which de-
rives its powers from the State should
pay to the State just percentage of its
gains for the privilege it enjoys. This.
he contends, should be especially true as
pertaining to the franchises bestowed
upon gas companies. street railroads and
the like. Then he goes to the record by
way Of affirming that the question OF mu-
nicipal ownership cannot be raised with
propriety until the governments of all mu-
inequalities show greater wisdom and vir-
tue than have recently been displayed in
New York City.
No one. we presume. will dispute the
proposition that franchises should be
taxed according to their value-if of great
value, taxed heavily, and II of small value,
taxed lightly. Values differ in proportion
to the locality of the holding. for no one
would think Of taxing a railroad in Syra-
cuse as much as one in New York
There seems to be some suspicion ex-
iant that the extra session was called at
the request OF the franchise holders and of
the politicians with pull" who believe
themselves able to whip the Governor into
line This may or may not be the case. 1t
is somewhat singular. however. that bill
which was rushed" through the Legisla-
ture BY the Governor himself should now
appear to him to possess SO many defects.
Not that men may not change their minds;
not that consistency need necessarily be
q Jewel; but that man OF the Governors
EvDutation for intellectual as well as phys
The evening times., 1899-05-24
The F.taI Boil,nr H.b,t.

(From the New Orleans Times Democrat)
"AprOpos Of the hardships Of our boys
in Cuba. said an officer who saw good
deal of duty on the island, III tell you
a bit Of a story. Shortly after our regi-
ment went on duty near Santiago. at the
beginning OF Woods administration as
governor, We began to be able TO take a
little better care of ourselves than We had
done throughout the campaign. One Of
our captainsI won't mention his name.
for he's sore about this affair-was a great
crank on the subject Of microbes, and took
extraordinary pains to avoid their society.
He had picked up q raw Cuban cook, and
gave him the most explicit orders TO boil
all the water used in the mess. no matter
where he got it. Boil everything We drink.
he said. or I'll.kick your backbone through
the top of your hat
THE Cuban promised faithfully. and
obeyed the order to the letter week or
so afterward the captain. while foraging
about town, was presented with a quart
bottle of champagne from one of the ships.
He was overioyed, and. securing a small
lump Of ice. he hustled back to camp and
turned over his prizes to his cook. I
want you to get up something extra good
today he said, for I'm going to ask a
few friends to dinner to help drink this
wine. At the appointed hour the party as
sembled. and. after serving repast Of
stewed beef and sweet potatoes. the cook
stalked in. carrying a steaming saucepan
half full Of a muddy-yellow liquid. What
in thunder is that?' asked the captain
That's tn wine. senor.' replied the Cuban
gravely. I boil i'm good deal. an e mos
all go way The guests roared with
laughter. and the captain was so thunder
struck he couldn't say word. He subse-
quently recovered himself sufficiently to
grab cleaning-rod and chase the Cuban
nearly half q mile. After that all anybody
had to do to get fight was to say boiled
champagne. When left the wound still
ranked"
The evening times., 1899-05-24
De StaaI to the Delegates.

The opening address of NJ. De Staal.
President of the Conference at The Hague.
is made public today. though it ought to
have been put on the wires as soon as de-
livered. according to American precedents.
He begins by noting the willingness Of the
different nations to participate in the Con-
ference. comments on the character of its
composition, and afiirms that possibilities
rather than distractions are to be iealt
with. 1T is not our mission he declares.
Ito attempt TO reach Utopia"
The speech is that of a trained diplomat,
and Is as notable for what it does not. as
for what it does, contain. No nation can
be Indifferent to a conflict between two
others, and while the abolition of war Is
yet out of the question there can, as NJ.
De Staal afirms. be amelioration OF its
horrors through the channels Of mediation
and arbitration. The most significant part
of the address is this:
Besides other matters of high importance which
also enter into the idea of the maintenance OF
peace. and which the Russian Government thinks
might be included in our deliberations. there are
reasons to ask if the welfare of nations does not
demand the limitation of progressive ornaments
Russia, at this time. is pre-eminently
in need of economy Of expenditure. She
has vast resources, but her territory Is
comparatively undeveloped, and If she can
postpone or avoid a conflict while she is
building railroads and making other inter-
nal Improvements on a large scale she
will in the end perhaps gain the most
from the peace negotiations should they
result in anything tangible.
The evening times., 1899-05-24
ADMIRAL DEWEY.

Hongkong. May 24-Admirai Dewey in
an interview said:
The insurrection is broken. There will
be no more hard battles, and tl,e new era
for the islands that was temporarily Ge-
iayed by the rising will soon begin.
Aguinaldo and his generals must be cap
tured, and then the very semb,ance OF an
insurrection will cease. AguinaidO's name
is the real power among the natives
Many of the island provinces that we-e
once warlike are anxious for peace. ard
will accept the American terms AZ soon as
the Tagalos of Luzon are whipped into
line but they dare not treat with US as
long as Aguinaldo has the cover to con-
fiscate property or punish those who Of
fend him
THE end is not far Oh. II we push right
after them. We must concentrate our
troops and vigorously prosecute the cam
paigu in Luzon. That is our whole task.
The southern islands will quickly fall n
line. This, hope, will not be long in
happening.
II have the greatest enthusiasm In the
future Of the Philippines l hope to see
Americas possessions the key to Oriental
commerce and civilization.
I'VE must never sell them. Such an ac-
tion would bring on another great war
We will never part With the Philippines.
l am sure, and in future years the idea
that anybody should have seriously sug-
gested it will be one OF the curiosities OF
history"
The evening times., 1899-05-24
GOING BACK TO COLOMBIA.
An Old IasurRent's Journey tO Claim
an Estate.

An Old IasurRent's Journe, to Claim
an Estate.
San Francisco. May 24.-Among the pas
sengers on the steamer Australia which
arrived from Honolulu was A. A. Montana,
the proprietor OF = large dairy farm In
Manoa Valley. who is en- his way to hts
Did home in Colombia to recover his share
Of the estate left by his father.
Montana says that thiriy-five gears ago
when he was a boy Of thirteen years a re-
beilion was started Ia Colombia and he
lei the insurgents against a fortress that
commanded the capitol. He led them up q
setret path by night and then himself
crawled through a small hole in the wall.
followed by the men. one at a time. At
o'clock in the morning the revolutionists
rushed on the crowd in the market place
and put to death all the men they could
find. Then they left town. Next day they
captured a neighboring city. young Monta-
no again leading them.
The government. however. rallied its
forces and defeated the rebels. The ring
leaders were shot. but out of consideration
for Montano's youth he was taken to the
coast and banished. He went to Hawaii
where he has lived ever since. In Coiom-
hia he left nine brothers and two sisters.
His fathers estate. which was large. was
not confiscated, SO he returns now 10 get
his share. He carries letters from Presi-
dent Dole showing that he is a citizen of
Hawaiia. and will call at Washington to
get passports.
The evening times., 1899-05-24
American STRIDE. in the orient.

From the New York Commercial Advertiser.)
While European powers have been reaching out
for control Of territory in China. the United
States has been silently capturing increased con-
troll Of Chinese markets. Americans exports to
China for the present fiscal year the heaviest
on record. and exceed those of the previous fiscal
year by % per cent This headway has been
made in the face of fierce European competition
backed by special advantages that Russia. Great
Britain, France, and Germany have enjoyed by
reason of occupation of territory in or near the
Mongolian Empire. Trade undoubtedly follows
the flag but it also follows exercise Of enterprise
and push. This is the secret of the progress
which American trade is making in China, and
as yet this trade is only in its infancy.
The evening times., 1899-05-24
Is Russia Sincere.

She wants TO diminish the horrors of war by
limiting the Of existing explosives and by
forbidding the employment of any explosives more
deadly than those now in the magazines She
wants also to forbid the use Of torpedoes and sub
marine mines. In other words. all those materials
used for quickly and effectively weakening the
power OF an enemy she objects to. but she de-
sires to reserve to herself the right to destroy
the commerce Of England. and TO capture her
grain ships. For sudden death to combatants
she wants to substitute the slow tortures Of
starvation of non-combatants The most powerful
weapons which she could against England in
that contest in the East which seems to be ap-
preaching would be the right to attack her mer-
chant ships. and Russia seems to be aware Of this
fact
The evening times., 1899-05-24
PROLONGED RAILWAY STRIKE.
Seventh Week of stubborn Differ
ences in Wheeling. w. Va.

Seventh Week of stubborn Differ
ences in Wheeling. w. Va.
Wheeling W. Va. May 24.-The strike
Of the Wheeling Street Railway employees
is now in its seventh week. The manage
ment of the road decides tina, the strike
may continue for year SO far as it is
concerned. and the strikers say that they
are not anxious to return TO work. The
citizens are using wagons to ride from
one end of the town to the other and
stages carry them to suburban points. AL
though the company has operated it's road
ever since the strike began, running from
twenty seven to forty cars per day. the re-
ceipts rarely amount OF more than S.. Fre
Quently a car runs an entire day without
a single passenger riding on it.
While the company is losing thousands
of dollars weekly. and the merchants more
thousands. the road is operated just as II
there were no trouble whatever. Business
men are now inserting notices in the dali
ly papers informing their customers that
they have not patronized the cars "as re-
ported" The fight has settled down to
one Of endurance between the public and
the street railway company. To add to the
troubles Of the street car company rival
concern is applying for franchise, in
tending to parallel the lines of the present
company.
The evening times., 1899-05-24
Evan. and the Pension Bureau.

Answering the attacks which have been
made upon his administration of the PEN
sion Bureau. Commissioner Evans says.
in the first place. that he himself served
in the army: that OF his eight principal
assistants seven are Union veterans. all OF
whom were to some extent crippled in the
war: that OF one hundred and ten re-
viewers seventy are Union veterans; lat
the Board of Review and the Medical Di-
vision are in the main comprised of Union
veterans. and that in nearly every iu-
stance these officials determine the valid
ity of the claims. the Commissioners per-
sonal views being sought in exceptional
cases only. Then he continues:
! have endcavored to afford claimants who are
not represented by attorneys every facility for
the prosecution of their claims, and have often
found il necessary 10 lake action which the at
torneys do not like, and As result they appear
TO have organized systematic attack upon the
bureau from all directions. thereby endeavoring
TO create a sentiment of hostility among the SOL
diers to the administration Of the Pension Bu-
reau. when. As matter of fact. all the officers
and clerks putting forth their best efforts to
adjudicate claims justly and speedily, and in
formity with the law it exists.
If nothing else. the Commissioner is
frank and courageous. The veterans them
selves have the greatest interest in seeing
that the Government is not imposed upon
that only those honorably entitled to Is
sstance receive it. Pension abuses have
been so numerous and scandalous in recent
years that il the bureau is now being con-
Quoted along rigid lines there will be no
particular cause for complaint.