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New-York tribune., 1899-10-07
WESTCHESTEP TRESPASSER.

The Appellate Division Of the Supreme Court
has decided adversely on the report Of COM
mission in favor Of giving the Port Chester Eiec-
trio Railroad Company possession of the pri-
vately improved driving roads Of Rye. This ac-
ton brings sharply 10 attention once more the
inadequacy Of the protection afforded 10 citizens
against the aggressions Of unscrupulous trans.
portatiOn companies The Court SAWS the Port
Chester company has no rights in the Rye roads
and cannot use them. But. as matter Of fact
i: is using them now, has been using them for
months and may possibly continue to use them
for months to come. It's title is simply that Of
a highway robber IN more senses than one.
Nevertheless, il is in occupaton-withont the
slightest warrant Of law. 1t is true-but in occu-
patton Just the same. and the outraged citizens
Of Rye still have thrown upon them the burden
Of loosening It's clutches from their roads Just
as II the Court had not determined it was a
trespasser there.
The act Of the railroad company in building
It's tracks where the Supreme Court declares It
has no right was one Of simple lawless force.
The mob that hangs man without waiting for
the courts 10 try him IS no more rcbelous
against the State. The citizen who with shot
gun collects q claim from his neighbor because
he is impatient Of securing judgment or afraid
that the law will not sustain his contention is
10 more a robber. The request of the railroad
company fer permission 10 build its line I'm the
Rye highways was made 10 the Supreme Court,
and a commission was appointed In the regular
way 10 examine and report A majority of that
commission reported in favor OF granting the
permission sought TO have legal validity and
effectiveness that report had to he confirmed
by the Appellate Division. Until that was done
The railroad officials had acquired not the slight
est authority to dig a spadeful Of earth or lay
New-York tribune., 1899-10-07
THE ~rINDIcATlov" or Mr.. ALDRIDGE.

THE "TINDICATlON' OF Mr.. ALDRIDGE
If Governor Roosevelt instead of speaking
hastily end naccurately in the confusion OF an
interruption. bad deliberately planned 10 turn
his good reputation to the whiteWashing OF the
canal scandals. he could not have served the
discredited managers of the canal Improvement
more 10 their taste than in his HOrnesville and
Watertown speeches. They have adopted him
and his words with enthusiasm. and hasten 10
assure him that they are proud TO follow his
leadership so long as he will stand between
George W. Aldridgc and the Just public indlg-
nation" which Messrs. Fox and Macfarane de-
clarcd Mr. Aldridge deserved in that famous re-
port which Governor Roosevelt and Mr.. Al
bridge regard as "vindcation' Of the Roches
ter politician. If the Governor has recovered
from his Hornelsville delusion and found time
tc read and inwardly digest his counsel's report
on the canal frauds he must be surprised and
pained 10 sec these resolutions adopted by the
Monroe County Republican Convention on
Wednesday:
To our honored friend and representative on
the State Committee, George W. Aldridge, we
extend our heartiest congratulations. His ad-
mjnistration Of the affairs OF the great Depart
ment OF Public Works Of the State, his manage
meut Of the canals and the expenditure OF the
coraI enls srpement fund have all been critically
examined and thoroughly investigated by able
LAWYERS and competent accountants. The gen
,Ien3en selected 10 make such investigation were
chosen largely from the opposite political party
Notwithstanding that fact they were compelled
IN and did actually make and present 10 the
Governor a report which completely vindcates
MIR Aldridge from all those charges or wrong
doing and malfeasance which have been so free
" circulated in the newspapers or the state.
Governor Roosevelt. than whom there Is no
more relentless foe Of wrongdoing mas puDHcly
declared his satisfaction with that report We.
his friends and neighbors are more than satis-
fed We are proud 10 follow his leadership, and
we point to the harmony which prevails in the
marty in Monroe County as an evidence OF the
wisdom with which the affairs OF the party have
been managed.
This Is one Of the most mendacious resolu-
tops that political convention was ever reck-
less enough 10 adopt. The audacity OF II
amounts to genius-or insanity. Mr. Aldrdge
must know that its representation Of the findings
Of the lawyers is absolutely untrue, and that
anybody at will can prove It. Perhaps ne has
such control over both the Republican and Dem
ocratic organizations and the press Of Monroe
County that the voters can be kept in darkness
about matters Of public record which everybody
else understands If not, II would seem as If
the Misrepresentation In this resolution must
he brought home TO him with disgracing force
10 the effect that people who before thought lie
might have been unjustly criticised Will be con-
vinced that his acts must Lave been bad indeed.
since Il is necessary to make such monstrous
distortion Of the official report upon them
This resolution says that the report Of Messrs.
New-York tribune., 1899-10-07
TO-DAY'S RACE.

Cantain Hank Half has said that the Column
ba is not the Shamrocks superior In windward
work in moderate breezeS. OF course most people
who saw the Shamrock work ont to windward
on Tuesday and Thursday last are of the same
opinion, but people like 10 know that their own
observations are confirmed by the veteran
skinner of three Cup victories The ability OF
the Shamrock IN light airs has been assisted by
the removal Of large amount or ballast prior
70 the official measurement When she came mp
n face Mr. Hyslop's tapeline she was very high
out of the water-much higher than In her pre-
vious unofficial tests off Sandy Hook. Her FOR
ward overhang ran back a long way further
and her bow was pointing up in way she had
NOT exhibited before Many have since asked
themselves whether in this sudden transforma-
ton 10 n light air craft the Sha rrock has not
damaged her heavy weather Qualitis IS. She has
careeued more 10 light winds In the two uncom-
pleted races than she did in the previous Sandy
Hook tests and II at that earlier time she was
then sailing on her right heavy weather lines
she is certainly away from them now. Whether
she can do this with impuniFy Is a question
The Columbia was also "skinned' for measure
ment until she was up off her usual sailing
lines but the general rise in her hull was not
so marked as in that Of the Shamrock.
In the strain for small measurement Of
water line both yachts seem to have arranged
to place themselves roo high in the water TO
perform their best work on heavy days, and il
both boats sail al the trim al which they were
measured they may perhaps suffer in the same
way if It blows hard in to-day's race We un-
derstand that II is possible for either Of the
crafts to give the proper notice of intention.
take on more ballast for the racing and imme-
datey submit TO a new measurement. Appar-
emily both boats need more ballast for first
class heavy weather than they are now carry
Ing but there Is no certainty as to what the
Shamrocks best flotaton marks may be. She
sailed her preliminary tests with quantity Of
ballast in her which has since been removed.
/ but that may only have been a method OF Civ
/ Ing a surprise when ii came 10 the official meas
urement and Mr.. Fife certainly gave the sur
prise on schedule time. II must have amused
him greatly. knowing what was coming. 10 see
Il so often printed that the Shamrock was not
a light weather boat We know now that she
is She has twice finished as we'll as the fastest
light weather craft America ever knew She
has done more than any English yacht has ever
done by going ahead Of the best American light
weather yacht If she never did any more than
I this she would still he a record breaker. but the
yachtsmen are now waiting 70 see what she
will do I'm hard winds. II some Of the gales
that arc bowling around the Southern coasts
would cease to waste their strength where they
are not wanted and come North 10 settle here
a few knotty points their visit would give gen.
eral satisfaction.
New-York tribune., 1899-10-07

Fox and Macfarlane completely Vlnu'c"''N VI,
AIdridgc" Let us sec what the report "S''i
saws about that. 1t declares
In some OF the contracts let in the fall OF lSo6
and early in 1897 prinla facie case OF Win NllIu'
neglect" or omission to take the steps ne
sary ito ascertain with all pract 80, ar S
the quantities OF work to he zone nlsht NJ na,
heen made out but as shall snow preseI' 'H
the Statute Of Limitations mas preVeh'eu us ar
nrosecutinR ANYBODY for "wilrul negIe't VI
'omission' Of that duty IN resptV' ." "''''
tracts.
II points out that the officials apparently se-
cured legislation so as TO give themselves uh-
usual powcr and make II impossible 10 hoid
them "a any strict account in the performance OF
their duty. and while for that reason. and ne
cause the offenders were projected by the stat
ute of Limitations. the lawyers could not SUI
cessfuy prosecute them. they said:
Our decision to institute no criminal prosecu-
t,ons on this evidence does not mean that IN our
opinion the officials charged with carrying OUT
the great work oi improving the canals nav = =
done their duty The discretionary powers Nes.su
i'm the Superintendent Of Public Works ana the
engineers by the contracts and statutes puIsu-
ant to which the work was done were unhuY
great. and have been abused
Then they declared that the comduct OF these
officials-Mr. Aldridge among thrm-was su'h
as "undoubtcdly iustifies severe criticism' ana
may properly subject the public ofhclalS con
"ccrned 10 removal from office and render them
the objects of Just public Indignation And ID
the face of that the Rochester Convention de-
cIares that to say a man is n proper object OF
inst INDIGNATION that he has failed in his duty.
that he has abused his discretion and that the
Statute of Limitations alone saves him from
facing a criminal court is a complete vindlca-
tion of It's "honored friend. DO the politicians
of Monroe think that the voters Of Monroe are
all fools:
1t is 20 be regretted that Governor Roosevelt
should thus he adopted by the canal ring ana
impudently quoted as the authority for cam
raIcn OF falSehood. y il is what was 10 he oN-
pectcd When he made his first blunder IN III
terpreting his counsers report The Tribune 1ore-
saw that it would be represented as making
terms with the canal officials who had wasted
SQOOOOOO Of the States money. and sought 10
have him destroy such suspicious by correcting
the error frankly and completely. instead oi
leaving himself in the power OF the canal ring
with his words a ready instrument at thelr
hands. They are now using that instrument Tor
their own purposes without regard to his repu-
tation We greatly deplore his mistake and its
conseouenccs 10 himself.
New-York tribune., 1899-10-07

q Zoo, os trock and thov knew H. But without
waiting to establish right In tho ROADS 'heN
went tn work one Sunday night 10 bulld the"
lines They were perfectly aware that NJ any
other time they would have been instant!
stopped by an injunction. Their plan was d'
lhcratcly 10 do an illegal act Mt nm hour wh'h
the law could not vindcatc itself ana protect
the rights Of citizens.
Now the question arises. How is the company
to be dlsposscsscd? The trolley lines eNlSl just
rs legally to-day rs they did before the AppeI'
late Division decided against them. II INC rall-
road company could grab roads before why
NAV It not hold on TO them now: I'rhaps u
may he in contempt Of court hereafter nut II
was in contempt heretofore II had no rights
except what the Appellate Division gave II. ana
while the Appellate Division was considering us
netitiOn il proceeded contemptuously 10 take
possession without waiting for the PERMISSION II
asked Now that the permission has been re-
fused. why should IL not keep what it has taken
If the courts will endure tie one contempt they
have little reason 10 resent the other. But the
nrohlem of the citizen is whether he shall rcpel
force with force and. now that he Is assured
that the company IS a trcSpasscr. go out ana
fear I'M It's rails or shall 20 on with prolonged
litigation to make the present decision really Of
fectiye In the latter case he must possibly secure
orders 10 eject the trespasser. whose trespass-
ing * already iudicially determined. But that
determination will by no means prevent the
companv from fighting and still trespassiug.
That is the hardship Of such cases. and radl-
cal remedy is required. Our present court
nroccssos offer no adequate protection against
the brute force OF corporations which act on the
theory that possession is nine points or the law
and that they can better afford TO fght lnd'i-
nitely over the tenth point than the citlzens
whom they wrong. In this case however any
citizen who chooses 10 tear up the ralls can
right the wrong.
New-York tribune., 1899-10-07
Amuscments


ACADEMY OF MuSlC-2-s l5-7hc Last OF the Romans
AMERICAN THEATRES .l5-De Meistersins'r
BlJOC-sl5-In Paradise.
BROADWAY THEATRE IS .i5-The Ghetto.
CASINO-2-S-The sRounters
CRITERION THHATRE-2-s:lS-The Girl from Maxim =
pALY's THEATRE-2-s-The Kings Muskeieer
EDEN MUsEE-e a. m TO IL o. m.-waxworss Grand
Concert and Crnsmatorrsph
EMPIRE :2o-The Tyranny of Iesrs
FIFTH AVENUE TIiEATRE-2-s-Becky sharp.
FoURTEENTH STREET THEATRE-2-s-A hou"s
Wife.
GARDEN TKEATRE-2-s:i5-Ruper OF Hen'Sau
GARRICK THEATRE-2-s.io-My Innocent BOY
GRAND OPERA HOUsE-2-s-A Grip of steel
HAMMERsTEINs -s:9c-Wah sceeN
HARLEM OPERA -2i5-s:i5-Phcoso.
HERALD SQUARE TFEATRE-2-s-The Only Way
IRVING PLACE THEATRE-2-s: :l5-Reneis'ance
KEITHs-Continuous Performance.
KNiCKERBOCKE THEATRE-2i5-sio-Cyrs 90
Rergerac
ROSTER & BIAI.S-2-s-Nsudeville
LYCEUM NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Hobbs at.
MADISON SQUARE THEATRE-c:l3-s;S"-Nh ny s"'''
Left Home.
Mt-RRAY HIlI<-2-s-The Highes, BIDDER
NEv-YoRK THEATRE-2:l5- -s:l5-The Man IN 'ne
Neon. Jr.-Vsudevils.
PASTOR 'S-Contnous Performance
So NICHOLAS GARDEN -SI5-Orehestral 'oh0e''s'
WALLACE .l5-Peter S;uyve'ant 'T'Ne'"'' "
New-Amsterdau.
New-York tribune., 1899-10-07

confusion relCns in the central Office accounts
More scandalous than all. the patrons of tho
dSpcnSnricS have been grossly imposed on by
pasted on barrels containing the cheapest quality
OF State whiskey. and one manufacturers name
being used on anotherS much lower grade goods.
As The Columbia State" Ironically puts IT,
The dcvotees Of the dsp.nsary have been pay
ing three prices for liquor of the lowest grade,
they have been buying whiskey on fancy brands
and drinking the vilcst stuff. OF all cruel impo-
sitons on con6ding constituency this is the
crucle3t. When the very fountain head
Of the chemically pure" is thus polluted whore
can the loyal citizen rest his hope and rebuild
his shattered faith?
This latest disclosure Of faithlessness on the
part OF the DiSpensary officials is calculated to
shake the confidence Of the most prejudced
South Carolina Wool Hat" in the efficacy OF
the Tillman experiment. Administrative frailty
certainly passes all juSifiablc limits when II de
lberatcly faSiiios the crownlng promise of the
DiSpenSary rcfOrmcrs to give TO every South
Carolinian nm honest as well as a "chcmcally
purified drink. The scandals which have so
persistcntly besct this curious extension Of State
functions in South Carolina may be- held TO be
counterbalanccd in some measure by the whole
some restrictions on the sale Of liquor which the
Dispensary law has imposed. They suggest,
however, the inevitable administrative failures
which, under orr present system Of politics. any
notable departure in state monopoly is likely to
invite
New-York tribune., 1899-10-07

Above the Anglo-SsXon race.
Wherever they may live.
There proudly wave TWO glorious rags
Which truest freedom give
Great Britain flies the Union Jack
Ger many seas and lands,
America the Stars and Stripes.
And each our love demands
Then cheer my boys. for tho Union Jack.
The flag all revere. -.
And cheer. boys cheer for the Stars and Stripes
Americans hold dear
What though IN good King Georges time
fatal quarrel rose.
When Britons and Americans
Were forced 10 come to blows
That ancient feud Is long forgot
And gladly we allow
Tha. though they were but cousins tnen
We call them brothers now.
No more may such dissensons rise
Or duarrcls interpOSe
Between Great Britain and tio states
or brothers turn TO foes,
With flags with olive branches tN ned
And hands across the sen.
Americans and Britons stand
United sianch and free
Wynhcrg. Aug. = 1899. H. r. SIl'plfH n
New-York tribune., 1899-10-07
YtLF'S REGISTRATION.

New-Haven. Conn. OCT. 6-Tn the registration ~
Yale College the academic department, which Is the
only department OF the university the enrolment Of
which is complete shows loss OF two In the under
graduate department. The total enrolment In this
department is 2SS as against !. 235 last year.
All classes show decided gains. except the junior
cass which is sixty-eight less In membership than
last years Junior class The figures In comparison
for the two years are as follows;
For the academic year lS9s-'29- Seniors 20
juniors 32S sophomores. 27s; freshmen. $50 Total.
LBS.
For academic year }s99 99lsOo-scnors. 226. juniors.
2p0: sophOmOrts 3l3: freshmen. 3A Total 2S
versity state that apparently there Is gain,
though the exact figures NOT ready for puhica l.
lion The estimated membership OF the university
this year is 2,1oo
New-York tribune., 1899-10-07
PERSONAL.

DR.. George E. Mclean. formerly chancellor of
the University OF Nebraska who was recently in
augurated president Of the University Of Iowa. WIS
graduated from Williams in 1871. from the Yale
Seminary in 1874 and received the degree Of Ph. u.
from the University Of Leipsic In 1888 He became
Troy In 1881 and later professor Of English lam
guage and literature in tho University Of Mime
sofa. He is the author OF "A Chart of English
Literature" and has edited numerous works
DR.. William p. Kane. the president Of Va
bash College. Is widely known throughout the
Middle West as a successful Presbyterian minister.
He was graduated from the Nena Theological
Seminary IN 1871 and at once became pastor of the
Presbyterian Church OF Argyle n Y. In lSSi he
was called to the Presbyterian Church Of Lafay-
cite Ind and in 1895 he hecam" director ot the
educa tonal department of the Winona Assembly.
He has been a trustee Of wabash CoIege since
1880
Mr. Moneypenny. the Editor Of The Johannes
burg Star" who was compelled 70 leave Johannes
burg few weeks ago. is an Irishman ana u
graduate OF Trinity College. Dublin. Until he
went 10 Africa he on the stan OF The Lon9on
Times" and while there acted as correspondent for
that paper.
on September "A the Queens reign exceeded by
lust three years the duration OF that Of King
George III. Her Majesty having regned sKty-tvo
wears and ninety-slx days-from June 90. l8I-while
her prandfathers occupancy OF the throhc ldSt
ffty-nine years and ninety dayS-trom Oc'ooe'
p 1860 10 January y, le2V
The French people have erected at tnalon-sur-
SABINE A beautiful and costly monument 20 IRAN
co,s Chsbas the eminent Egyptologst. who, wheh
he hepan 10 publish his works. was wine mer-
chant Curiously enough, this authoriy on ui.lisS
abroad was 10 the museums OF ltS'S' "'7'N 49, -
mained few weeks IN leh'
New-York tribune., 1899-10-07
THE DTSPENSARY EXPERIMENT.

n the Dspensary experiment In South caro-
lima has not fulfilled the somewhat eXtravagant
expectations of its prOmoters-at once incr'as'
ing the revenues of the state and reducing TO n
minimum the known abuses Of the liquor traffic
If has nj least served 10 illustrate the discour-
apements which attend the exercise Of tempt
ING and lucrative state monopoly. Since South
Carolina asserted under Governor Tilmans first
"reform" administration, the States exclusive
right to engage in and profit by the liquor traf-
lc. the history Of It's Dispensary system has
been one long succession Of clashes and scan
dals The constltutionality Of the Dispensary
law was disputed for years in the Federal
courts The execution by the state constabu
larv Of some Of ts more stringent provisions
nrovoked resistance aud boodshed at Darling
ton in 1854 aud a partial mutiny in the State
Guard which Governor Tilman called out 10
suppress the lnciplent insurrection. Moreover
though both legal attacks and popular violence
have failed to check the operation OF the liquor
monopolv. the expected economical and political
success Of the experiment has been almost con
,luuollv beclouded by the charges of personal
md partisan corruption brought against the Dis
pensary's central management. fresh scan
doI Of this sort has developed in Columbia
within the last few days. The state Board of
Control. it seems recently set some experts at
work 10 investigate the accounts OF the central
agency and on Tuesday last it summary re-
moved Commissioner Doubt head ~ the State
Dspensary system. for ran>c. According to
the findings Of the Investigators many lrregu-
larites have been practiscd in the Dispcnsary
service Liquors seized a. "contraband" have
been disposed of improperly. empty kegs and
bottles have not been accounted for, and much
New-York tribune., 1899-10-07
TRANSATLANTIC TRA' bbLEh"'
THE COUNTESS OF MrNTo. MR.. AND MhS'
w x. VANDERBILT. JR.. AND LORD
ErpFJ1NsTONE TO SAIL TO-DAY.

Tho Cunarier Campania which VIII sa" '0' 80,
o.,,ol today. viii have among her passengers "a
and Mrs r. G. Baker the Rev. DIT villa" D",-'
the Rev r. Baldwin Briudey. William D'o'N' -
A Rooth W. G. Donaldson, Lord Elphins'ope' ~
ward Elphinstone Major General FoNisr d. -
Mrs Fowler Butler, Colonel John "hoae"' Hl''
ciuaden. charles J. Guthrie. Mr- Gutnrie AleA'
ander T. Hoingsworth, Sir Thomas laH0'SN ~
Rev. r ". Thompson. Mrs. thompson W, ~
Vanderbilt. IT, Mrs Vanderbilt. Judge H. II VIZ
.,anx Colonel +. /. Leland. Captain william l1S'
caIles The Rev O. Meiring. the Countess or s stsso'
the Rev Alfred Rowland. the KEY e. ~. tsoS'0'
RE Roy Or y \ Ross and Mrs. T. ~ ~. -, ~
io,,d line Tor Genoa to-day. there vii he NJ
ihe Rev Bernard NJ ponneuy John n. E'0o'
I;nited states Consul at Malta A olnnoitc ,.r
The French Line steamship Ia Normdhlls W. NJ
carrv 10 Havre to-day DR.. {. y. NnaVlSny, -Al,i
Laval Cherries de Rufe Dc PouteVes am
Robert DO Kersauson dc Pennendreu -,
III liam burg American liner Graz W Nalielsee' tpr
Hamburg to-day will have among IT Faear .
Nr and Mrs William Dederich Mr aAa Mro'
chris Heinrchscn and Mr.. and MIS- ni'm u
1h,. steamship Amsterdam Of the Holland Amer.
Pottardam to-day q u O. Brandt. Grant PARISH
Mrs : II Lcverdge and Herman Runien 90,
Among tho passci gers on the 'unafdrr OInolE-
duo TO arrive fO-day. arc Thomas L. James -
Postmaster General: Cir Percy Sanderson. britsn
consul General in this city and United states Ss.
ator James K. Jones' OF Arkansas, CHAIRMAN ~ NV
Democratic National COMMITTEES.
New-York tribune., 1899-10-07
DIAGNOSIS BY Y RAYS.

ruMoR PRESSING OK BRAIN DISCOVERED AMI
REMOVED.
Chicago Oc, s-Harrlet Henbuth aged FIVE. ana
for two wears bind and a paralytic. has hao n'r
sight and the use Of her limbs restored through W.
use of tho y rays TO ascertain the cause OF s"'
trouble Two vars AGO tho child while p'ay'ns
fell from a porch to th" Sidewalk a distahe' :.
sixteen fest striking on her head The ian ~
her totally blind and with her right SIDE par's' 70
\ few davs ago The rays were applied ana IN =,
vealeA a tumoi the size ~ an cgg nFesslHs -, ~
the brain The skull va trcphined direS.s, s,umor T
he evst - shown I'm the skiagraph ana me 'uurb.
removed. TIL. chi a ah" 10 move ner ,mn'esiiiy m'siii
on recovering consciousness and is now sraa'S"'
recovering h.r sight