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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-26
PERSONAL.

DR. Henry Barnard the distinguished educator,
of Hartford Conn. has jus. celebrated his eighty
eighth birthday
Forty well-known men Of different nationalities
in Frankfort on the-Man gave a dinner on jan
Consul General previous TO his Departure FOR Der
lin as the Consul-Genera In that city.
The Rev. Floyd w. Tomkns. who has been elect
ed rector Of the Episcopal Church OF the Holy
Trinity. Of Philadelphia. born In this city
about forty-nine years ago. He received his early
education at the Chariier Institute IN this city,
was graduated from Harvard In 1872, and from the
General Theological Seminary in 1875 The same
year he ordained deacon in this city by Bishop
Potter. lie spent seven years in the missionary
field of the West. He was subsequently, for two
and his other pastorates have been at Calvary
Chapel this city; Christ Church, Hartford and 81.
James's Church. Chicago. He is at present rector
of Grace Church. Providence r. /.
James c. JardIne. of Toronto. has been appointed
n Canadian Commissioner to the Paris Exposition
f. W. Vaille. the United States postal agent at
Manila has been assistant superintendent OF the
Railway Mail Service at Portland. Ore for nine
years. He is native OF MASSACHUSETTS As postal
agent he has mace strong record
North Kerr West VINO has just died at Franklin.
y. Y. at the age OF sixty-one years, was one OF
John Browns lieutenants In the fight at Ossawato-
mic He came into prominence by obtaining 81, irs some
OF the type stolen from me ONO OF 80, ne Lay
for Browns forces
Ex-Judge John NJ. Hall, Of New-Haven. who will
be acting president of the New-York, New-Haven
and Hartford Railroad Company during President
Clarks absence in Europe. has been vce-president
Of the company since 1885, The somewhat natural
impression that Judge Halls services TO the COM
pany have been wholly or mainly OF legal charac-
ter during this period Is entirely erroneous. or
course. his professional advice has been valued
but his work has been Of general character. He
has an intimate acquaintance with all the policies
and operations OF the company, and, IN fact mas
had a large share formulating them. II natu-
rally follows that. instead OF being merely acting
president in name during Mr. Clarks absence. he
Will have administrative supervision Of the whole
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-26
SHALL THE MINORITY DICTATEP

Self-government in this country Is undergo
ing before other nations q test which will do
much 10 determine foreign opinion TO its
value and safety. Americans know full well
that the Nation throughout its life has been
many times exposed TO injury from the efforts
of men so constituted that they were ready 10
subject II TO immediate and certain loss or
harm in order 10 guard against possible or
imaginary evils. The Civil War sprang from
exactly that kind of craftsmanship. Failure to
ratify the Feace Treaty would inflict upon self
government here. In the estimation of all the
world. an injury which would long affect its
future. If this country cannot be relied upon
70 carry out treaties negotiated by It's Execu-
tive. even treaties for the restoration OF peace
in time Of war. the barn done by disclosure Of
that fact will certainly be great, and may
presently become Of lncalculable magnitude If
a treaty negotiated. which gives 10 the
United States all that It's Government has
asked. entire power 10 deal al its pleasure and
according TO its own wisdom and sense Of
right with possessions surrendered by Spain.
and which is therefore favored by large ma
jority Of the people and Of both houses Of Con-
gress, can be defeated even for time by n
minority for the avOwed reason that the will
OF the majority cannot be set aside If the
treaty should once be ratified, other nations
will regard the hostility thus shown to the
fundamental principles OF government by the
people, the readiness 10 sacrifice National honor
for personal or partisan advantage, as an in
herent weakness-nOt merely proof against ca
pacitv for self government. but as the point
at which their hostile efforts may always be
directed with nope Of success.
So far the Nations honor has never been tar
authority TO conclude negotiations with foreign
Powers. has never submitted a treaty Of peace
which the Nation has not approved. Possibly
men do not consider what q state of things
there would be If ihe public confidence and the
worlds confidence so long and so reasonably
reposed In the Nations support Of negotiations
made by the Executive were TO be withdrawn.
II il were 10 be determined that no peace with
the United States could be concluded until after
a more or less prolonged session Of the Senate.
our relations with other Powers would be en-
tlrely changed. The United States would then
become the one Power from which II would
never be possible to obtain terms Of peace un-
Ill the Nation had been conquered and
crushed that further resistance could not be
attempted.
The question is not exactly one Of conven-
jepce on the one hand or OF constitutional Law
% the other Nobody disputes the legal right
OF the Senate to throw ont a treaty which il
thinks contrary TO the interests Of the United
States. The Presidents right Of initiative IL
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their own accord. The Board Of Health is al
WAYS talking about the difficulty Of securing
evidence. Our firm belief is that such talk Is
rubbish. Every sane citizen who is not blind
Is competent witness and the Board OF
Health has large powers which often nave
been summarily used with entire success In
the hubble interest under former ndminlstra-
tons. And how about the public prosecutor
himself? Is he In dead earnest? The conduct
of n Grand Jury depends In great measure upon
the zeal and sagacity OF the Distrct-Attorney.
Mr. Steele thinks that the selfish and refrac-
tory producers of soft-coal smoke ought to be
willing to use hard coal. which does not cost
much more. Well that would tend to put hui
man nature in a new and more agreeable light
But il really Is not necessary. In recent
number "The London Spectator said: "1nat
"the smoke nuisance can he dealt win mas
"been proved by the experience OF such great
"drm as that of Drummer. MOnd Co. where
"the smoke is not only consumed. but profit
"is made ont Of the economy of what was for
"merly n waste product" The NcwYork pub
lie is quite willing to have similar profit made
here. The protest is against gross and need
less and forbidden evil. London Is suffering
the penalties Of immemoral usage. Many
American cities have fallen into almost as pad
a plight in n comparatively short time 1t VIII
he dsgraccful and disastrous II New-Aork per
mIts itself TO be cheated ont Of the pure at
mosphere which has been one of its most nota-
bile possessions
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-26
Airu21ork DAILY Iribnate
THURSDAY. JANUARY 26, 1899.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-General Lee returned 10 Havana
after q satisfactory visit TO Guines. in Havana
Province IT is proposed to move an entire orl-
gade from camp at Havana to a spot near
Guines. - A London editor received letter
from Admiral Dewey expressing the opinion
that England's imperial policy Is the mightlest
factor in the civilization OF the world -
Two ship brokers of London have been sued by
the United States 10 recover t2,3oo paid to them
by Lieutenant Sims, on two GOLFERS which they
failed TO deliver in accordance with their con-
tract - The Venezuelan Court OF Arbitra-
ton held it's first formal session In Paris the
next meeting will take place on May 20 -
Neither Germany nor the United States Will en-
ter upon negotiations regarding samoa until
trustworthy details Of the troubles there nave
been received. - 1t is proposed to establish
two universities in Ireland Protestant insti-
tuition at Belfast and Catholic one at Dublin
The strike of the dock laborers on the
Isthmus has spread from Colon to Panama
- German exports TO the United States fell
off $4,000 900 during 1898. the chief decrease
being In sugar.
CONVERSATION branches in session -
Senate: Two executive sessions were held for
consideration Of the Peace Treaty an agree
ment made TO take the final vote at i p. m
February g. and Senator Davis made an
argument for prompt ratification - House:
Debate on the Army Reorganization bill con-
tinued Mr.. johnson. OF Indiana. made bitter
attack on President Mckinley 10 which Mr.
Dolliver. of Iowa. replied.
DOMESTIC.-The trial Of Commissary-Genera
Eagan before a court-maytial began in Wash
ington: he pleaded not guilty Of the offences
charged but did not deny using abusive Ian
guage regarding General Miles. =-- Nathan b
Scott. a member of the Republican National
Committee. elected United States Senator
in West Virginia. - Senator Ford introduced
bill in the Legislature TO assess public fran
chises real estate Senator johnson presented
a bill appropriating 100000 to arm the National
Guard with a rife: another new bill per-
mits the Delaware and Hudson Company to
abandon its canal. - The National Associa-
ton of Manufacturers passed resolutions ask
ing the Senate TO ratify the Peace Treaty. -
The situation in the Pennsylvania Senatorial
contest unchanged. and the reelection Of
Senator Quay appeared far off as ever; an
effort Is being made 10 pass law which will
have direct effect on his trial
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-Stocks were strong
and active. - The MamarOneCk Highway
Commissioner gave a hearing proposed
scheme TO grab the Boston Post Road for a
trolley line. and announced before the hearing
opened that he favored the project. -
Captain McClusky gave out fac-smes OF the
address on the poison package sent to Harry
s. Cornish. - The Board Of Education met
and appropriated its General Fund among the
boroughs. -= Captain S. Dana Greene ad-
dressed the Society OF Electrical Engineers on
the of electricity warships
THE WEATHER.-Fcrecastf for to-day: Fair
grees; lowest, 81: average 34N
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-26
THE EASTERN PERIL

II must ba frankly recognized that the stua-
ton in the Philippines is unsatisfactory and
dangerous.
From the military point Of view. the small
force which the United States has in the archl-
pelago is badly divided in the face OF an enemy
Of superior numbers-a part hemmed up in
Manila. and another part still more closely shut
in on transports in tie harbor of lloilo, several
hundred miles away;-while the Navy is equally
scattered.
From the political point of view our attitude
is hating and timid-the very thing to impress
the childlike Filipinos with the belief that they
are masters of the situation, and can drive of
the Americans far easier than they could the
Spaniards
1t was natural thought on the part of the
Administration that Il would be wiser TO delay
any strong measures for asserting control over
the archipelago until the treaty. by which 1t is
coded to the United States, is ratified. The
Senate agreed yesterday to vote on the treaty
on February 6: but the consequences OF the I'M
reasonable delays in its ratification already pro-
cured threaten TO be most serious. In any
event bloodshed Is now inevitable. If the
United States were TO abandon the Philippines
tomorrow. condition Of civil war would prob
gressione of various European Powers would
heoin as soon as their men-ofwar could reach
the China Sea. Meantime. if the United States
Is not 10 abandon them. every days hesitation on
it's part increases the loss of life which must
attend its ultimate action. Whatever happens,
therefore, TO the treaty the present Senatorial
DELAY involves the cruellest and bloodiest re-
suits.
Under these circumstances, notwithstand-
ing the fact that a vote twelve days
hence has been ordered 1t may yet be neces-
sary to consider whether the hands OF the Adj
ministratOn are really and necessarily tied up
by the delays of the Senate. Spain having
thrown up her hands, the United states is
morally responsible for the protection Of life
and property in he archipelago. Can II be
morally justified in standing much longer on
a technicaty about the actual ratification OF a
treaty 10 which both nations are committed.
with the certainty that this delay Increases ten
fold the inevitable destruction Of both:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-26
CANAL PROSECUTIONS.

Governor Roosevelt has at last succeeded in
securing suitable lawyers to conduct the canal
prosecutions. The result fully justldes his pro-
longcd search, and testifes Enthusiastically 10 the
spirit Of the Governor. Even the BacOnans
ought now to be satisfied that their ina gina.
lions deceived them. and that Mr. Roosevelt
is just the kind Of a man they professed they
wanted at the head of the State government,
plus the kind of a man who could get votes
enough to be elected, quality which last fall
they did not believe compatible with the char
actor Of good Governor. Their theory really
was that no good Governor possible. Mr..
Roosevelts theory was that it was possible 10
be elected and still be good Governor. Now
he is proving the proposition.
Austen G.. Fox and Wallace MacFarane are
both Democrats OF high reputation for ability
and integrity. Their appointment gives assur'
ance that the cases will be conducted without
regard for the interests of the Republican party.
Whoever is accused or whoever exonerated no.
body can complain that rascas are being pro-
tected by the Republican administration be-
cause they were Republicans. II Messrs. Fox
and MacFarane say that they see nothing for
which Mr. Aldridge or Mr.. Adams can be prose-
cuted people will have no excuse to talk Of
"whitewash." and no Republican counsel could
have entered the case equally free from press
ure. On the one side he would have been urged
TO find victims possibly regardless of justice. TO
relieve himself OF suspicion Of protecting evil.
On the other he would have been subject to
temptation TO be n little easy on wrongdoers
for party purposes. He might resist both
temptations, hut II would DO almost impossible
TO convince the public that he did so. These
appointments can. give little satisfaction to
Democratic campagners. Last October they
were having a great deal Of fun with an IF.
That little word TO them was the text for vio-
lent charges that Mr. Roosevelt would shelvc
canal reform if elected. Perhaps that charge
was fathered by the knowledge Of what they
would do in his place. perhaps by honest doubt
as to his ability to rise above parisanship in
such n ease. Anyhow. they knew that nobody
but Mr. Van Wyck could be trusted to protect
the taxpayers. While they are commenting on
Mr. Fox and Mr.. MacFarlsne it would he in
teresting TO have them tell how Mr.. Van Wyck
would have done better than Governor ROOse-
Welt has done Would some Of Mr.. Cookers
pet attorneys have prosecuted wrongdoers more
impartaly than these two Democrats will do?
Would the people have been certain that no
Democratic COHlTd'lpI vi INV 'hhhiN vas Pi'-
teccd while Republican officials were followed
up:
Governor Roosevelt Is great disappointment
TO his enemies He is neither going back on
his pledges nor doing impracticable things. He
is making excellent appointments. securing TO
he State good government and strengthening
himself and his party He is playing the best
and highest kind of politics by not playing poll
ties at all
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-26

great quantities for It's own value, either as
money or otherwise. but mainly because OF the
vast increase in the production OF lead-snver
and copper-sver mines. The copper output
west OF the Missouri. according TO Mr. Nalen-
tines table. has increased more than fourfold
In eleven years from $1O.3G2. TAG i'm 1887 to Sio,
S97. 64S in 1898. and yet the demand for it has
been 80 enlarged that its price has recently adj
vanccd The total output I'm this country is
now estimated mt about $4,000 tons for 1SoS
The lead product has also increased over % per
cent In ten years. and is now supposed to have
exceeded 2I5,000 tons, Of which the Wells-Fargo
reports cover about three-quarters. But in sat
isfying these enormously increased demands FOR
the baser metals there are produced about g.
OO0.0 600 ounces of silver for which as money the
world has no need and its decline in price while
copper and lead have been recently advancing
is sufficient Indication of the force which
causes silver 10 he still produced in large guam
titles
In gold production. according 10 the latest
estimates yet published, the output Of the
United States. being about 100000 ounces, no
longer remains the greatest from any country
Of the world, If the Witwatersrand output
proves 10 be over 100000 ounces, as reported.
or about S73,000,000 in value. The Austraasian
colonies are said to have produced close 10
100000 ounces, Russia about 100000, and
Canada, including the Klondike now appears
to rank next with about 10000 ounces All the
other countries taken together are said to pro-
duce a little less than the United States But
the early estimates as to other countries are by
no means entitled to the confidence which the
reports by Wells-Fargo command, and are not
infrequently found to be somewhat cxagger-
atcd.
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I based upon the belief that he can be trusted to
enter into no foreign engagement which the
| people will not approve. The people sustain
their President because he guards American in
| terests with care. They unQucstiOnably sus-
| tain the President now. but a minority tries
| to defeat him and TO deprive the majority or
| It's right and thus to dishonor both the GOV
| eminent and its principles of government
1t IL not by anybody alleged that the pending
treaty has not guarded American interests with
the utmost care. Indeed. the only claim made
against the treaty Is that IT secures 10 the
| United States too much The obvious fact that
Congress can give away the property II IL
pleases for nothing or for any suitable COM
pensatiop, many seem to be trying as nara as
they can to ignore. That one fact shows their
hostility to the principles on which free govern
ment Is based If they cannot dictate to the
majority. they attempt at whatever cost 10
deprive that majority Of its power to govern.
The Nation is not bound TO keep what it CON
sents to take. 1t has years In which TO deter
mine whether II wants to retain any outlying
property in the Pacific or elsewhere. but u
has TO take temporary responsibility for that
property ut once or not at all. and the sole oo-
lection of opponents Of the treaty is to that AS
sent They want the United States TO refuse
from the outset and without qualification
possession for which other nations would pay
this country hundreds Of millions.
II Is not the possible monetary loss, how
ever great that might he, which would inhict
the severest injury upon the country. Neither
Is it the possible sacrifice of possessions when,
after fair trial the people might find OF meal
culahle value to the Nation. BY far the great
est injury is the disclosure that there exists a
minority. possibly large enough under the forms
of government we have here to defeat the peo-
nle's will. which has so little faith in the hon
esty and wisdom of lf-government. or such
hostility TO its principles. that it stands ready
TO inHict grave and certain injury upon the Ma
ton in order to deprive the majority of its
power to decide. That personal ambition ana
partisan hunger play large part in the bust
ness only makes more complete the dishonor TO
the country and its form Of government which
would result if such efforts could prevail. The
impressive display of patriotic unity when the
war broke out was worth untold millions to
the Nation. Proof that such patriotic unity
does not in fact exist would deprive the Nation
of that gain and Of far more.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-26
THRILLING WITH 4 PEST.

The production Of soft-coal smoke grows CON
tinuously IN Brooklyn, and I seems 10 be adj
mitted by all who are officially concerned in
the matter that virtually nothing Is being done
To stop II. The nuisance has already become
50 prevalent that il is difficult and al times i'm
possible for a person surveying the city from
an elevated outlook to distinguish the ind-
vjdual chimneys from which the smoke Is pour
ing 80 dense and extensive is the black cloud
which obscures his view. II is both exasperat
ing and discouragng to hear what the Brook
lyn authorities say on the subject In reply 10
an inquiry Assistant Corporation Counsel Walsh
said on Monday; 1--WE have not gone into court
"to ask for any indictments. Dr. Black has,
believe been sending out number of orders
against these people but you would have TO
see him about that" Dr. Black who is the
Deputy Health Commissioner for the Borough
Of Brooklyn and who was seen about II not
long ago. declared at that time that he had
cases against three or four offenders in such
shane that he hoped To get indictments against
them But II lie has made any progress since
then nobody seems to be aware Of the fact. not
even Dstrict-AttOrney Steele. who says: I'VE
ARE waiting for the Board Of Health TO bring
the subject TO our attention. | can't say that
81 am any TOO hopeful of results. As soon
"the offenders are arrested they will give bail
land doubtless 90 on violating the law. pend
"ing hearing Of their cases. Every one adj
Units that the smoke nuisance should be sup
pressed. and there Is so little difference be
tween the cost Of soft and hard coal that the
factory people ought to have the decency to
"obey the law. The day will come when they
will be compelled to obey the law"
There is certainly little comfort in that state
ment and not more in the last sentence than
In the rest Of it. DistrctAttorney Steele would
find it extremely hard TO prove that II is easier
10 cure an evil after il has attained gigantic
proportions and by long liberation acquired at
least the semblance Of prescrptlve right than
while IL is still In It's infancy and universally
detested Possibly Mr.. Steele means that ad-
ditonal legislation is needed II il is II ought
10 be supplied, and II II isn't we shouldn't OBJ
icct TO the passage OF a law which seemed
likely to strengthen the hands of the author
tiles But our impression Is that there Is less
need Of strengthening their hands than Of stiff
fleming their wills. There Is law enough now
if q determined use were made Of IT,, 10 bring
to terms the factory people. who. aS Mr.. Steele
says ought to have the dccency to obey II OF
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