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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20
CITY DEBTS.

Boston. like New-York, is paying the penalty
for years of extravagant city government. IN
deed. its situation is worse than NETWORKS, for
this city, though it has in the last two years been
near its debt limit. and some say even beyond IL,
now has margin sufficient with economical
management for reasonable needs. Boston, how
ever has no margin NJ all. On Election Day II
had borrowing capacity of $500, but Mayor
Quincy's administration used that up immedi-
ately afterward and leaves TO It's successor the
problem of maintaining the present popular
public enterprises which have been instrumental
in depicting the city treasury, and Of making
new improvements as occasion may require
without any power to borrow money. This will
be great handicap to Mayor Hart. Mr.. Quincy
whose extravaganza has left Boston In this
plight, will. Of course, stand ready 10 make
trouble If the necessities of sound finance lead to
a curtailment OF improvements, and, on the
other hand, he will probably he ready to join
overburdened taxpayers in protests against any
policy which places an added burden upon them.
The obvious way out of Boston's difficulty is
that followed here. Mark up values and levy
higher taxes But, after all, that is only tenn
porary expedient which encourages extrava-
gance and plunges the city deeper in the mre.
The only remedy is the reduction Of city admin
istration TO purely business basis. Taxpayers
have been wonderfully blind about this matter.
They have seemed to regard city maladministra-
ton as an inevitable incident OF politics which
need not trouble them much. They have spoken
of city corruption lightly, as if it were a mere
moral question and not matter Of business
They would not take so charitable view Of a
neighbor who ruined their property or by fraud
placed heavy mortgage upon IT, These heavy
city debts are mortgages on private property,
and they are fast eating IL up. If citizens sit
back and allow the continuance Of this marking
up OF values TO increase borrowing powers, only
10 be followed by higher tax rates on the higher
assessments for interest on the new debts, the
mortgages will soon mean coniiscation
Some time these debts have got 10 be paid. 1t
Is easy TO say that increase in wealth will COM
pensate for every extravaganza and that in a
few years the debts Of cities will bear much
smaller proportion to their property, and so
cease to be a serious burden That would be
true II there ever was pause in the mourning
OF debt. But city debts seem never to decrease.
They grow bigger and bigger AS fast as a mar
Gin for borrowing can be manufactured some
spectators demand that ii be used up. If it
isn't s30O00O0O for bridges, as here, IL is great
sum for public baths, as in Boston, or something
else In another town. The average city govern
ment seems 10 have no idea of credit but that it
Is something 10 be used up. and the pressure OF
politicians wanting jobs greatly encourages that
notion.
Nobody will for an instant pretend that the
great debts of our cities represent value They
seprcsent large proportion Of waste. There is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20

The orders Of decoration worn by the German
Emperor. according 10 a Berlin newspaper, are
worth about 100000 marks, a little more than
$4,000 The Kaisers principal and most valuable
decorations are the insignia OF the Black Eagle,
the order OF st. John the order of the Garter and
the order of the Toison dor In all he has
two hundred crosses, stars, badges and other in
sigma.
Monsgnor Frederic Els the new Roman Cath
Ole Bishop Of Saut Sainte Marie and Marquette. is
a native of Germany, ifty-four years old. and
TO the United States with his parents when he was
twelve years old. The family settled the north
peninsula Of Michigan, where the present
Bishop began his life work. and where he has al
ways made his home. He ordained a priest in
1870 at Marquette. TO which place he has
turned as presiding Bishop. He has already been
ordained TO the bshopric, that ceremony having
been performed last August. He has spent nearly
thirty years OF life priest in the upper peninsula
and few men as popular with the people OF the
iron, timber and copper region.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20
THE TRUST STOCK PANIC

Most panics are unreasonable, but the trust
stock panic in Wall Street looks in some lights
more like a return Of reason There is always
more or less indscriminate slaughter Of good
things as well as bad when trouble comes to
head. and the fall-averaging SO % share in
railroad stocks-was In many cases without war
rant. So there were industrial stocks which
were depressed without reason or beyond rea-
SON But there Is not the least room for doubt
about the chief cause of the trouble. When a
man Is SO drunk that he stumbes all about the
parlor and finally falls at full length the chief
cause is not the baby rattle over which he trips,
but the liquor. For a long time the stock mar
ket has been reellng about because OF a heavy
load of overcapitalized industrials and manlpu-
lated street railway stocks. British reverses in
South Africa only toppled over Il market which
had for weeks been too far gone to stand alone
and had been begging the Treasury for aid. In
the general condition of business there is not
the slightest excuse for depression.
1t has been computed that stocks Of Industrial
companies issued within the last year exceeded
$4,000, 100000 in nominal value Whatever the
amount was makes no difference, for no one ever
imagined that the stocks represented the true
value of properties. In the great majority of
whole and represented nothing, while the pre-
ferred stocks alone in par value usually ex-
ceeded by a quarter or more the full value Of
properties literally appraised. 1t was the GUS
tom to expect the new preferred stocks TO be
launched on the market at about so and new
common stocks AT about no. AS each even then
represented in part overvalued property and in
part mere hopes and speculative dreams, there
was room for considerable shrinkage
1t need not now be repeated that the capital
and credit resources Of this city were drawn
upon to an enormous extent in purchasing the
properties consolidated IN financing the new
corporations and paying charges and promoters
profits, and in carrying the stocks emptled on
the market by owners OF works who wished to
realize in cash the tempting prices paid At the
same time several hundred manufacturing
works were 10 a large extent deprived of the
strong credit they had enjoyed with local banks
and lenders throughout the country, and the
money for their current operations had TO be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20
CONCERT FOR THE ARCH FUND.
DEWEY COMMITTEE ARRANGING FOR A BIG BEN
EFT

DEWEY COMMITTEE ARRANGING FOR A BIG BEN
EFT.
The Executive Committee has decided to hold n
big concert In order TO raise more money for the
permanent Dewey Arch. This plan was proposed
by Walter Damrosch, and was heartily seconded
by Emil Paur, and they will have entire charge
of the concert itself. The plans, so far as have
been prepared. TO have a vocal and instru-
mental concert at Carnegie Hall February s.
Mr. Damrosch has promised to have some OF the
principal singers of the Grau Opera Company now
singing at the Metropolitan Opera House. present
and some leading pianist will also be on the pro-
gramme. Orchestral numbers will be given by the
NewYork Symphony Orchestra Emil Paur con.
ductor. and the Oratorio Society OF New York un-
der the leadership of Walter Damrosch will sing
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey have promised TO be
present. as have Governor and Mrs. Roosevelt
The Executive Committee for Perpetuatng the
Dewey Arch will hold meeting tonight at the
Savoy Hotel. at $50 O'Clock. The committee will
talk over plans concerning the concert and ar
range for an escort for Admiral Dewey and nj,
wife They will also probably make public the
total amount OF the subscriptions far.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20
1mueemeute,


ACADEMY OF Nt-SIC-c-s:1o-'Way Down has,.
AMERICAN THEA TRES :15--The Beggar STUDENT
BIJOII-s15-Sister Mary. 49,
BROADWAY THEATRE-2-s- beh-hui'
CAsINo-s:i5-The Singing GIL r>,..o,,a
CRITERION THEATRE-S:3O- harcara &c Isn.
DAiY,s TTIFATRE-2-s-The Maneuvsrs OF Jane c,sns
EDEN MrSEF-e q. m. IN ii p. m--""NN'iN'' 49,
Concert and Clnematograph-- ,.~.un,, ~ Tears
x-<fr,fpp, THE .9l-The. Tyranny
TTt-rJ AyFNI-E THEAT1RE-2-s -.Beeky snsIp oa,rv
FJryRTEENTH STREET THEATtE-% Inc ~
Farm 49,. Nh. risc,nle
GARDEN THEATRES :8o-The Devils Diso'p'e'
GARRIC-K NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Holmes.
an AND OPERA HOUSP-2-S-Shore Acres. ,,-.,hs-. IN
HAMMERsTEIN's vIc-roRIA-s;2o-kogef D'0''
HARLEM OPERA HOUSES :15-The Great K sioys
HFRAI,D SQUARE THEATRE-s:l5-A Srs SS- so
IRVING PLACE THEATRE--s-Maedei ais heS""
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Performance ~ ,Ao r1ser Miss
KNICKERBOCKER THEATRE '
Blossom. ,-,,,.
KoeTER & RfAIIS-s :1b-Vaudevine:
LYCEI-M THEATRE S:3o-hlss sn vI-h.e,s Within
MADISON SQUARE THEATRE-2-s+5o-"nees ~
Wheels. .>..e,- Carmen
METROPOLITAN OPERA HoIsF;-SS.Das.r
MIyRRAY NIL, THEATRE-2--s-cafrii nen'
NETWORK THEATRE :lo-NauoeNl'e'
PASTORS Continuous PeTfornlahoe
WAII.ACKS -Si6-The Ameer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20
- x,o,,, nAuv rR1B11NE WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 70 lo99

The nroperty bequeathed the cornerstone anu i'
contents to the Pennsylvania Historical ooo'ey'
hut as none of the local historians nave Dee" 80
TO agree in their theories as to us locatioh ai %
orch has proven fruitless, the society VIII nave
., matt for the demolition Of the structure 10 90
to,n tho legacy The building clearly shows the
ravaees of time and the rough usage 10 winch IL
has been put by the OF tenants OF az Glasses
who have inhabited 1t. At present IL resemoie'
more nearly n junkshop than the place where .ho
coin Of our forefathers turned out, ana whch
Washington, Adams and Jefferson ana o'her "e'o
lutionary patriots were wont to visit.
Getting Even-Church Usher Gonfdenuaiyl-
Tint woman I Just seated is Mrs Stuckupp. Sne
had me sent around TO the back door one diy w S
me transact the business through servant TOO
Fr,enSeYou have given her of the best pews
Usher|Wst half hour She's righ fs,, where s.r
stained glass window will threw req hs"t o' "oi
nose.-(New- York Weekly
1.-THE Boston Transcript" says that we'll known
physician was looking at some pictures the other
day. Presently. finding himself alongside an IN
telgent looking young man in an overcoat ana
blond beard he fell into conversation with him.
what is there" asked the doctor, TO recon-
mend these pictures?
why" said the young man. possibly you might
like the atmosphere"--
IL didn't come in here to atmosphere; came
TO see pictures~ And the doctor marched nearer
TO Of them.
"Oh." said the young man, these pictures are
not to be looked at so near. They require distance
TO give the proper effect"
81 think you are quite right" said the DOCTOR,
land 10 put the proper distance between me ana
them I shall now go and take n cab for Jamaica
Plain"
Something in the look Of the young man put
strange thought into the Doctors head and. meet
ing the proprietor out in the store he asked him:
do you know who that young man is In the gal
leryY'
''Why, yes" said the proprietor; that Is MI
Clodd Mooney, who painted the pictures!
b. Boardman-My good woman, appreciate your
honesty in bringing back the stud lert III my
shirt Why didn't you keep II? -,
WasherwOman-Sure, now, MT. Boarurnan, an
,d We not be afther II the next day II II be worth
kapin' ?-(Jewelers Weekly.
"One can almost hear the means Of Liberty as
she struggles in her chains" says 1.-THE Kansas
city Journal" THE goldbug 'Westmoreland Ran)
Recorder has absorbed the Westmoreland free sill
yer Banner OF Light and Bugle Blast of Free
donna PopuIlst paper which did not live quite as
long It's name"
On the Rialto-First Actor (much elated)-Did
YOU see what the critic of THE Planet said, that
such acting as mine has seldom been seen!
Second Dtto-Essentially that Is what The Day
CLEAN" says only It does not go quite so far. Inc
Daygleam' man says IL was the worst ne ever
saw.-(Boston Transcript.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20
SPEAKERS AT THE NEw-EyGLAYD DINNER

Preparations for the England societys an
nual dinner on Friday night completed II will
be held in the large ballroom of the Waldorf
Astoria and ex-Judge Henry f. Rowland will pre-
side. About SIX hundred seats have been taken
and the boxes Will be filed with women. II Is
intended to begin the feast at o'clock sharp. so
that the speaking may be at reasonable
time.
The toasts and those who will respond to them
are: ''Forefathers' Day" Professor W r. Ter.
rett, of Hamilton College; 'Our Reunited Country,
Colonel w. Gordon McCabe, Of Richmond. Va, a
Confederate captain OF artillery in the civil war;
The Army" Colonel Charles A. Woodruff u, >
A.; The Navy Rear Admiral Sampson. L. S. y;
The New Highlander" Augustus Thomas. the
playwright; The Old Commonwealth" Governor
Roger Wolcott OF Massachusetts,; The New Pa
cihc" John Barrett. former United States Minister
Siam
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20

,>orro,rod IN great sums Mt the financial centres,
but chiefly Mt New-York. That Is exactly the
nature of the monetary pressure which has tired
tho market for months and which the Treasury
hos been constantly urged to relieve Az the
same time. the speculative operations In Brook
lvn Rapid Transit, Manhattan and Metropolitan
were absorbing large sums and exciting 10 thc
utmost the speculative fever.
IT IS wonder that under such circumstances
the regular railroad stocks have stood the press
IRE so well. Ever since early In April dstrlst
Of excessive creation of new stocks ana extraVa-
CANT specuation In these and street stocks nave
caused recurring periods Of depression Gov
ernor Flowers death ended one In May by lead
ing strong interests to arrest the fall, which had
reached If 80 per cent In ndustrials li.5l per
cent in street stocks and only DIS per cent III
railroad stocks from the highest point, on April
g. Smart recovery followed, but then another
fall to slightly lower points came on June l.
Great prosperity and excellent crops raised all
prices until about April r. when the street ana
trust stocks began to go down again, though the
railroads rose above their prices OF April s. By
December = the street stocks had fallen Z6o'
per cent below their April average, the forty IN
dustrial stocks 902 per cent, and yet the fifty
seven railroad stocks averaged 4.34 per cent
higher than on April g. Each week since has
brought Decline and the ratio Of the three
classes of stocks TO the prices Of April 3 at the
close of the two last weeks and on Monday was
rs follows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20
MINISTER VIZ TO SPEAK IN PHILADELPHIA

Philadelphia, Dec 19--His Excellency WI Ting
Fang. Chinese Minister to the United States TODAY
accepted the invitation OF the trustees OF the Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania to deliver the grafton on
University Day, February %, 1900 WI Ting
Fang Is an accomplished scholar and an excellent
speaker Thoroughly educated in the Chinese clas-
sizes he went to England in 1874 TO study law; was
called to tho English bar at Lincon's Inn in 1877
and returned TO China TO become the legal adviser
OF Niceroy Ii Hung Chang lie was az one time
the chief director of the Tien Tsn University n
Is expected the subject Of the Grafton will be The
Rotations OF America 10 the Orient - 1"o
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20
THE PURCHASER or KILLARNEY
from The Westminster Gazette.


II Is NOT Lord Iveagh but his brother lord
Ardiiaun. who is the purchaser OF Killarney Lord
Ardiiaun, Ike Lord Iveagh. Is well known for his
pubic spirit and munihcence He presented some
y Yea ago St Stephen Green public park
lieved that as owner OF Killarney ne will use that
Isr famed beauty SPOT as trustee for the Irish
people Killarney will by the purchase not pass
wholly out OF the hands OF the Hsrberts OF Mnck-
ross. VINO have been for upward OF three centuries
us proprletors. Lady Ardilaun's mother-the Coun-
Tess, or Bantry-was the daughter OF Mr.. Charles
HtferoeTt OF Muckross. and the sister OF the Right
non. henry "A. Herbert OF Muckross who wa
Shlet Secretary for Ireland. Lady Ardilaun Ia
nrst cousin to the last Herbert, OF Muckross.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20
SOL SMITH RrSSEIL IMPROVING.

Chicago, Dec l9-sol Smith Russell, VINO col
iapsed on the stage last night in the second act OF
The Hon. John Grigsby." was reported to be I'M
proving to-day so that II is possible that his en-
gagements for this season can be resumed Mr.
Russell Is confined to his apartments AT the VIZ
ginia, and only his wife is allowed 10 sec him Ae
cording 10 Mrs. Russell ne Is suffering trom
nervous prostration and mental collapse due, ~
oyerwork. Late in the day It was announced n .y
MS physician believed that he would be suhcen.,..
recovered by Monday to continue his engagene"''
at the Grand Opera House
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20

These figures represent nominal losses OF more
than S10000O0000 and actual losses Of several
hundred millions to spectators and promoters,
and yet the business Of the country has never
been more prosperous 1t continues 10 promise
great prosperity for the coming year, and Is
every week helped rather than harmed by the
troubles in South Africa. The enemies 1t has to
meet are not in another hemisphere nor across
the ocean, but close at hand, where excessive
speculation in Industrial and street stocks has
been fostered
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20

Wild war rumors of all kinds may come from
London but Tribune readers never misled.
Our special dispatches from Mr.. 1. N. Ford are
both accurate and brilliant Besides having ex-
ceptionally good sources Of information, Mr..
Ford has the faculty Of giving each days news
It's proper Importance and Of grouping the
facts in their right place. Commenting on Mr..
Fords dispatches 1.-THE Chicago Times-Herald'
says that they are the best coming to this
country"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20

The plan Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com
pany to sell tickets good for use on any Of It's
lines. surface or elevated. is heartily to be COM
rnended With all the lines under owner
ship and management such a system can
readily be worked. ana will undoubtedly prove
Of much convenience to the public.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20

The Senates confirmation Of the Presidents
appointment OF ex-senator Gray to the United
States Circuit Bench adds another worthy name
to the distinguished roll OF the Federal Judi
ciary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20

and Saturday. OF The Man In the Moon. IT, VIII
be given In the fortnghts engagement OF mo
spectacle 20 begin at the New-York Theatre next
Saturday afternoon. Popular prices will preyal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20

Boer sympathizers in this country are mag
ranimous enough to declare that they do not
want Great Britain TO be. ruined, wherefore they
implore the President to press upon her the
arbitration she has refused in advance. 1t is
to be assumed Great Britain is duly grateful, as
the President doubtless is for the instruction
offered as to his powers under the Peace Con-
vention-a convention. by the way. which is not
vet I'm force!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20
PERSONAL.

Major George G.. Croft NJ D., professor Of or
ganic science I'm Buckneu University, is IN Porto
Rico employed a sanitary officer
The tablet which has been placed in the State
House, Boston. to the memory of Charles Bulfnch,
its architect bears the following inscription
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

Jose. for which he cast In tho performan'
OF Carmen" at the Metropolitan Opera House 10
night and his place will be taken by NJ Alvarez
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20

is the revolution which the BRUSH anu
can "Outlanders" have been trying 10 eneu.
,''h,oh tho Roers have taken up arms TO prevent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20

II is said that Wagenhals & Kemper. the mana
gers OF the James-Kidder Hanford combination
are to have a theatre OF their own In this city. II
II also said that the statement Ia made seriously
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20
MARQUIS OF oUEEySBERRy,s CONDITION.

London. Dec. l9-The Marquis OF Queensberry'
who was found insensible In bed at the Raleigh
club yesterday, Is now In very critical condition
The eighth Marquis OF Queensberry John sholto
Douglas. ID. IL was born July 20 isH. and sue
ceeded to the title In 1855 He was Representative
Peer for Scotland lS72'sO and lieutenant colonel Of
the Dumfres Volunteers. lSS9-'7l
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20

When the venerable dean Of the House Of
Representatives the Hon. Galusha A. Grow,
brackets the "anti-imperialists" or Little Amer
leans" Of to-day with the "Corperheads" Of
1S61-'65 he speaks as one having the authority
OF knowledge. 49,.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20

When Judges disagree about the rights OF
teachers the city apparently keeps their money.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20

In Memory Of
CHARLES BULFINCH. OF BOSTON,
The First England Architect
Born 1863. Died, 1874.
Educated at Harvard College
and by foreign travel.
Chairman Of the Board Of Selectmen
from 1871 10 1918.
Period Of Great improvements.
From 1878 10 1880
The Architect OF the Capitol
At Washington.
Among his important designs were
The First Theatre IN Boston, 1893.
The Massachusetts State House, 1870.
The First Catholic Church In Boston. 1903.
Faneuil Hall enlarged. 1s0s.
University Hall at Harvard College. 1914.
The Mclean Asylum at Somerville,
1892 and 1917. and the
Massachusetts, General Hospital, 1878
A grave modest. just and cheerful man
OF simple habits. clear Intelligence, high
principles and gentle judgments.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1899-04-28

This is a lawyers story Of his first
trial, in which q farmer accused his
neighbor of stealing his ducks. The
lawyer was employed by the accused to
convince tho court that such was not
the case. The plaintiff was positive that
his neighbor was guilty of the offenss
charged because he had seen his ducks
in the defendants yard.
dow do you know they were your
duoksi" asked the lawyer.
II should know my ducks anywhere, I"
replied the farmer. giving a description
of their various peculiarities whereby
he could distinguish them.
"Why," said the lawyer, ''those
ducks came. be Of such rare breed. /
have seen some just like them in my
own yard"
"That's not at all unlikely, admit
ted the farmer. ''for they are not the
only ducks l have had stolen lately"