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New-York tribune., 1899-12-29
THE NEW PANAMA.

Interest in the Isthmian Canal project Is re-
vived by the announcement that the somewhat
III omened, not TO say malOdOrous, Panama en-
terprise Is 10 be "Americanzed." company
has been Incorporated in New-Jersey for the
purpose Of acquiring the rights, titles, property,
etc, of the present French company, and OF
then pushing the work TO completion, with
American capital and under American auspices
and control. Various we'll known capitalists are
mentioned IN connection with the scheme, and
confidence Is expressed that success In the com
pletion of the canal is now assured and near at
hand.
IL may be So The first Panama company
was managed in SO villanous manner as
nearly to wreck the French Republic, which
was its sponsor and 10 make the name Of
Panama a synonyme of corruption and fraud.
| The present concern the New Panama Canal
Company. was founded upon the ruins OF the
| former. 1t has not become notorious for dis
honesty. and we may assume that it has been
conducted IN reasonably straightforward man
ner for the purpose 1t has In view There has
been some difference Of opinion to what that
purpose is. Some hold that 1t is to complete the
canal. Others suspect that II is to rehabilitate
the enterprise sufficiently to enable the COM
pany to unload" upon some one else To this
latter end, IL Is said, IL has been the practice 10
make great showing Of excavation by digging
out the soft spots, and promptly moving Oh
whenever rock Is struck. This theory and these
statements may do the company great injustice
Whether they do or not will doubtless he as
certained by this American corporation, either
before or after 1t purchases the unfinished ditch
1t will be gratifying to know that they were un
! founded, and that the third Panama company
Is not investing its capital, so to speak, In
gold brick Of brazen interior
, The American public probably cares htt'
New-York tribune., 1899-12-29
INDIFFERENT.

The publication Of his report on the MaZe'
investigation involves questions OF personal
courtesy and professional etiquette when ma!
no of some concern TO Mr.. Moss, and naturally
onouqh causes the committee TO consider, not
uitbout irritation of feeling, what sort or
renort il had better make Oh its own account 10
tho LEGISLATURE We have no disposition to IN
trude but the committee may as well under-
stand that the public takes very little interest
in +he matter. and really doesn't care what de-
cision II reaches public investigation when
is copiously reported makes from day TO DAY
whatever impression It deserves 10 make ana
the formal presentation OF a laborous sum
mary Of the evidence TO the person or body IN
structed to receive il produces only slight
effect on public sentiment.
Snch an official report Is sometimes servicea-
BILE as basis Of legislation; but in this instance
that element of value is lacking, for II Is con-
ceded that the task of generally amending 'he
charter must be left to special commission
appointed by the Governor, while II IS far from
certain that any change will be accomplished
NJ the coming session. Evidently, therefore,
the community IS not going TO get eAcI'eu'
whether the committee resolves TO snuO MI
Moss and undertake the superhuous lapor ol
doing over again what he has ALREADY uone wen
enough for all practical purposes, or 10 mhke
the best OF a rather annoying situation anu
adopt his report in substance as Its own win
such alterations or additional suggestions as us
political mentor dictates In either case the
citizens Of New-York. both good and bad VIII
decline to give serious attention to the document
ultimately 10 be laid before the Legislature
having already a pretty clear understanding
both of what the investigation has shown ana
what if was not permitted TO show.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-29
THE LAW AGAINST RAIDING.

Talk about a new Fenian raid into Canada
continues There tales OF hundred thou
sand men being secretly under arms. with whole
trainloads of munitions Of war hidden near The
border. ready for use in an invasion or thc
Dominion We fancy these are mostly idle va
poripgs and barroom dreams, or else mere
bogie tales put forward 10 frighten Canada out
of sending any more troops 10 aid the Empire
in Soutb Africa Indeed, the latter Is admitted
10 no the case by at least one man who ought
10 have authoritative knowledge OF the facts.
"It is merely bluff to keep the Canadians at
home" IS his estimate OF It. We shall not ques-
ton his correctness.
He adds however the peculiar statement that
such q raid would be against the rules OF In
ternational law" Yes we suppose so. But
what is much more 10 the purpose Is that II
would be against the law Of the United States
OF America That is the concrete fact with
which any such raiders would have to deal II
will not be amiss to recall the Jameson raid In
South Africa 1t was denounced by some who
have been most loudly talking Of rading
| Canada as a most infamous thing, and the
British Government was denounced as partceps
criminis for not hanging or shooting every man
concerned in It, Very we'll Every such word
would be equally applicable TO Fenan RAID
| into Canada, and the stern judgment which was
| demanded for "Dr. Jim" and his followers
would be Mt least equally fitting for all who
| should take part in 1t.
There will however, we believe, be no occa-
sion for any such action. The blufing may
continue But it will not get beyond the status
of bluffing. And we greatly doubt If 1t viii
have any perceptible effect upon the Dominion's
support of the Empire. Canada is assured that
she needs not to guard her borders against such
! raid The United States will attend TO that.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-29
PERSON Nal.

~. ,,e death Of Josephus Forbes. Of NeW-haNen'
:. pau,s church and the Seamen's Bethel OF tha'
a., roc.t,,. a legacy OF 10000 the value VI '''
ess .s,s,e in witch Mr. Forbes had lite inte'e'"
o,so pe,. George Decker Grundy NJ. A. VINO IS
sunposed 70 be the Oldest clergyman IN INC
- england entered upon the si1ty-secouu '''' "
tt ,,astors,e as vicar OF the parish of Hey near
Oldham He presented 70 the HN.Hs ,'hc,,ah
ofter the Queen came to the throne, ana "~''e ~
- ta,ytbree IS I'm good health. The Sqeeh zen
has semi 10 him a letter and pioISyraipr present
self wishing him "a i comm and BODY and hoping
thsi You may he for some years sparfu | nd m min
nor whom YOU have for SO long ived anu nm ',ia
istered" Mt 'FuI'"' ''''
bishops.
..rh. Irdiauapolls News" says: There is move
mani at Fort Wayne to have General Law'o"
bod, hurled there. His father Is buried IN I'l'"e
wood Cemetery at that place Inc hioVeH's|. -,
natural and I'm consideration for the leeliiS oi r0
Wayne and Lawtons identification VIII" tne pa
49,, should ike TO see It succeed But we doubt not
s ,, ,yording Of the telegram OF Mrs Law
, + .,rbe News that Il IL the intention mat 'he
nod shall rest al Arlington. And possibly thls u
I'm accordance with request OF the Genera %
cemetery has become the place toward NM" ~ ,et -"
rest there This feeling prevails 70 u%eHIee % It uns
ueope I'm civil life do not realize ~ is ami, tbs
TO the feeling lot "eS''"'''7'
English.
sovs Iopdon Truth: MIR. Justice OBr'en' VINO
died last week at his residence In Merroh 9qu"i,
vas one OF the few strong judges on the lrlsi,
bench He was essentially a sef-made man anu
owed his success In life 10 his own PERSONA qua"
,ts ,Iis strength and Justice I'm dealing with the
Phmnix Park murderers put end to formida-
BILE murder conspiracy which had exercised "a a s2Gn
deal OF terrorism In official circles IN D D1pni' @p y
~ Tho dav OF his death Mr.. Justice O.Brien was
still under special police protection ne nsd % -, ~ q
ary tastes and like his life long frend 'he Ia .
Sir Edward Sullivan, Chancellor OF ireland WAS
book collector
Professor James VI. Munyon. wealthy resident
OF Philadelphia has completed plans Tor a school
and home for dependent girls Its site Is thr'y
! ocros tr extent and adjoins Fairmount Park, ana
| tho buildings alone will cost 100000 The Muny0n
school will be for girls what Girard ,olese u
for boys Native born American girls VINO are or or
phaned or without relatives will he received a, Ie,
| Years OF age and kept until they are elsil','l,
When # IS thought they viii be sef-,upporths or
| fitted for marriage
! The Earl OF Rosebery has been Initiated as
honorary member OF the Ancient order OF Forest
New-York tribune., 1899-12-29
TO ALL HGBERNiANs WtD SAND
RE THERE AMY RAI.E MIN ~
THE TWEL-' WARD
THIN REPORT TO
- M',TlI'CK HEAD CINTER.

since the time av shamls OBrien we haven't
had the rale thing In the way OF Faneyins. said
McChuck "Now's our time. A tin can allus comes
10 the vally dog as waits. the ovid sayin Is. an
now We have a great opportunity TO twist the
British Hons tail I'm forced 20 admit that the
British lion has a dlvil av wFy tall Good people
hay beeu a-twistiu on II for nanny years. the
moro We twist the louder the ovid boy rohrs. ana
roarin' makes his tail grow longer. Everybodys
wild us now The masses is rsin' In the Dimmy-
cratic club Mayor Van Wyck is goin Andy
Freedman ls goln' John F. Carroll IS goin'. all at
the head av rigimints. an business is to or
ganizc."
''Do We walk asked McCoskey.
NO nevcrr' said the inspector. THE Dmmy-
cratic club hcz chartered all the automobiles with
cor,ials under the safes an We will all ride. Andy
Freedman has got a fclly named Paul Boyton
from Conev Island to manage the artillery. Andy
SAYS this fclly hez been shootin the chutes for
five years and knows the shootin' business from
top TO bottom
McCloskcy then made an eloquent plea Tor post
,onenent OF the invasion. on the ground that ne
had no winter naunels and McFlnnerty grumbied
about dropping his new job
"If viz don't injoy the lice av bein' shot at' thh
viz Kin be musicians. surgeons chaplalns ana
snecial correspondents" said McChuck. as he held
nm a large enlistment blank and commanded his
followers TO come forward and show that they were
ready to die I'm order 10 twist the British Hons tan
lie told them that each volunteer could choose the
commanding officer he wished TO serve under Al
tho end OF half an hour ten good men and true hau
duly enlisted rs follows:
New-York tribune., 1899-12-29
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New-York tribune., 1899-12-29
A.em21urk DAILY Gribn,,e
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 20, 1899.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN - Notwithstanding dCnials from
Berlin European diplomatists believe there Is
secret understanding regarding the DIVISION oI
Portuguese territory in Africa between Germany
and England the Beers on wednesday carried
on brisk bombaydment Of General Methuen
position on Modder River; seven more deaths
from typhoid fever reported In Ladysmlth'
nine Beers were killed in a fight near Chieveley
e. Harry Escombe, eX-Premer OF Natal, dled
suddenly at Durham. Names OF several
prominent Cubans are mentioned as probaole
members Of General Woods Cabinet which VIII
,be installed after the new year. - A nre IN
the Krupp gun works at Essen, Germany olu
$4,000 damage. =-= A Brazilian warship has
been ordered TO Amapa, which is on territory IN
dispute between Brazil and France; trouble IS
expected at that point. - Pleas oy lhe couh-
eel for the defendants We're heard by the senate
High Court in Paris in the conspiracy cases
- A parade of six thousand strikers was
held in St. Etienne, France
DOMESTIC-The bodies Of the Maine dead
were buried in Arlington National Cemetery in
The presence of President Mckinley, members
of the Cabinet and many Army and Navy ON
GERS 80 Assistant Secretary Meikletohn made
a statement defining the War Departments
noncv in opening ports in the Philippines. ==
The Interstate Commerce Commission ialo tLe
testimony taken at the recent freight classinca-
tion hearing before Attorney General Grless'
but without making any recommendation us
10 legal proceedings against the railroads. -.
The scientific societies met for their seconu
days session at New-Haven. and listened 70
srapers on various topics of interest. - some
alarm is felt in San Francisco over the fact that
the bubonic plague has appeared in Honolulu:
- Ex- Secretary Fairchild and James b. Dlll
were the principal speakers at the convention
of the American Economic Association at I'haca'
CITY.-Stocks were strong and active =
In the Molineux trial II. S. Cornish and John
D. Adams were among the witnesses; Recorder
Gon allowed testimony regarding the Barnet
case, but would not permit the use or Barhets 5
name - The December Grand Jury handed
3n a presentment regarding the investigation OF
e-attacks on Brooklyn Rapid Transit urging
that It go over to the January Grand Jury
e. A statement showing the condition or
Harper e. Brothers was issued by the Reor-
ganization Committee Of which Alexander r.
Orr is chairman. - Governor Roosevelt had
a conference in this city with Senator Platt
and b B. Odell jr - Edwin Gould and Cen
eral Thomas took charge Of the Produce Ex-
change Trust Company.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day: FAR
and cold The temperature yesterday: Hlghest
20 degrees; lowest "a; average. 26$s.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-29

.hout the conflicting claims OF rival proho''. >.
II has no objection to a Panama Canal anu !,
does not regard Nicaragua Canal as essen''ai
70 the perpetuity of the Republic. But II u"N
want a canal at the earliest possible lioni."'
II wants 1t on the shortest ana pest lou'''
It wants IT, first, last and all 'he "ni'' .i.,,,.
United states control. Those are eh''e!
reasonable demands. There Is nothlhs III any
NJ them 70 which any rational man can 'ahe
e,ceptIon. And We are inclined to thihk Tue
T,nited States is disposed TO insist upon ,heiii
as essential TO its prosperity and peace Il ~,
new Panama Canal scheme can comply "''I,
those conditions. well and good. success 10 j,
But If it is goiug TO give Us neeulesN'! 'o".
and nconvenent route 1t wouiu oeS' w u'Vrr l,rs,
at once And if IT proposes, under an Allierie' -
mask. 70 smuggle in alien control OF "ha, W."
no practically part OF the coast line o' INV
Tntted States it would best never have oe'n
conceived.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-29
PRIZES AWARDED FOR PICTURES.

The prizes awarded by the Jury OF Selection o'
the National Academy OF Design at the seVehy
hfth annual exhibition. which Will be he'u ''iS
year In the galleries OF the American Fine A'h
Society. No. 2l5 West Ftfty-seventh-st ana "Ni
be open to the public on Monday. are as to''o"''
The Thomas b. Clarke prize. $500 for the pest
American figure composition painted In the on..eu
States by an American citizen, without hm'S
ton OF age. Charles Schreyvogel. for the painting
entitled My Bunke."
The julius Hallgarten prizes 500. 500 and A~
respectively. for the best three pictures 10 0'
colors painted In the United States by American
citizens under thirty-hve years OF age Loun
Paul Dessar, A. n, A. elect. Landscape. wisa sna
Sheep" r. Irving Couse, Along the quail 80
W. Granville Smith. THE Light Of the House "a,
The Norman W. Dodge prize, $500. for the sn Den'
picture painted in the United States by won,as.'
without limitation OF age, Miss Phoebe A. buhA'''
October at Cedar Brook -.
The members OF the Jury OF Selection are :.
G.. Brown, George B. Butler. Charles SaVtsrneeyn'
William NJ Chase. +. s. Church. Samuel ConInst'
j. r. Brevoort and Frederick h. Church, Aca9ens
clans; Howard Russell Butler and Walter Oi'~
Associates.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-29
NCHTCk ENLISTS FENIANS.

TEN MEN JOIN THE MOVEMENT AID NAME
THEIR COMMANDERS.
A dillgent inquiry yesterday among the firearms
and provision dealers failed TO reveal any tangible
evidence Of the existence OF the movement" TO
raise an army OF rs 90 Fenans in the city OF New
York for the proposed invasion Of Canada. One
broker I'm the Produce Exchange, whose name Is
suppressed out Of consideration for his widowed
mother said that he knew OF an agitation looking
10 the shipment OF drove OF Jackasses to can
ada but he would not particularize. The only
bright spot in the FeTlan movement seems to be
at the Erie Basin. I'm Brooklyn. where last night
Daniel NcChuck the well known Tammany sewer
inspector OF the Twelfth Ward explained the ne"
Fenian uprising TO his friends. lie enlisted ten
volunteers This notice IN the Klondike saloon
brought ont McChuck's following TO man:
New-York tribune., 1899-12-29

, demand for products may soon appeal
Tho Iovs of trade seem 10 put bounds 10 that
nossibilitv. The purchasing power OF the peopie
a. dotormined nv wages These are at the
highest average ever known. with no Symptom
whatever Of recoil, but much evidence INA. 49,
imnortant lines they may further advance. "NN
wages and purchasing power cohtlhueu' any
rooction I'm nrices IS sure TO stimulate soihe
what larger consumption OF products, thus re
tord,ng the approach of industrial depresS'on.
I,oro,cn events might indeed cut of imnch Vi
the demand for American prOducls' 'h0us"
ecorcelv ANYTHING appears more unlikely pu'
.bo millions who live by wages are measurabl!
cortain not 10 diminish greatly their demand
min wages have been reduced As all know
tbat nrocess is always slow unless forciDi!
accelerated by general panic, OF "i''n "'
present the material seems 10 be Wah'ihe'
I, is said with truth that the marketing Vi
neyv securities 10 a vast amount during the iast
wear has provided an element Oh DANGER i"
tbe speculative markets the truth or that sta'e
mcnt has been shown, but at the same tiuie ~ ~
has been seen that not single FACTOR! VI h'''
or mine among the thousands owned OF con
trolled by various companies has been causeu
IN close through the remarkable depression
In their new stocks 1t is not safe to say
nc some do, that prostration of these STOCKS
cannot cause trouble anywhere except i'll 'ne
security market. But there is opVlous!
LITTLE probability of any considerable depres-
sion of industries from that source so long as
the demand for products continues to invite
profitable operation of works
New-York tribune., 1899-12-29
THE NEW TRI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
rhe Pi,tsburg Christian Advocate.

From The Pittsburg Christian Advocate.
An interesting venture In journalism Is the ne" TS.
Tr-Weekly edition put out by our old friend LII Lss
semi-weekly The Tri-Weekly Tribune is hanao a a.
date. and We notice. I'm the numbers which have
reached us so far that some OF It's war cables from
OF going to press. The Trl-Weeky is a thorougny
nrst-class newspaper every issue being yertao,o
addition. the pictorial and miscellaneous features
which have long distinguished The semi-weess es y
Tribune. The price, u 50 year IS 80 cents less a
year than the former Semi Weekly. We cannot but
regard this new enterprise on the part or sss dns
who want the cream of first-class metropolitan
newspaper. The Tribune has learned the art o. o.
printing halftone pictures with excellent eject IN
all Its different issues, this being one OF the notaoe
advances in the mechanical branch Of the printer
art OF these times. The Weekly Tribune holds ~
2wn es lower priced nswseAsas fss SAs~sn ~ss
New-York tribune., 1899-12-29
SPARTAN MOTHERS.
BY ALFRED AUSTIN.

rom The Independent.
''One more embrace! then. DER the MAN,
And nobly play the soldiers part"
Thus speaks, amid the martial strain,
The Spartan mothers aching heart.
Sine hides her woe,
She bids him CO.
And tread the path his fathers trod
"Who fights for England, fights for God"
Helpless to help, she waits. she weeps
And listens for the far of fray.
He scours the gorge. ne scales the sleeps.
Scatters the foe,-aw3y! away!
Feigned Is their flight.
Smltei again smite
How feet their steeds! How nimbly shodl
She kneels, she prays: Protect him. God.'
The sisters sigh, the maidens tear
The wife's the widows stifed wall.
These nerve the hand these brace the spear
And speed them over veldt and vale
What IL TO him
or life or limb
Who rends the chain, and breaks the rodi
Who falls for freedom falls for God
And should II be his happy fate
Hale TO return TO home and rest
She will be standing at the gate
70 fold him to her trembling breast.
Or should he fall,
By ridge or wall,
And lie meath sotne green southern sod
Who dies for Country. sissps with God"
Ashford. Kent. England.
New-York tribune., 1899-12-29
uly enlisted. as follows:

81 kick on No TO-" said Hypophos. Reilly. when
the list was tackled to the wall "on the ground
,bat he's irrelevant immaterial an out av plumb
,vid de rost av us" whereuPon John Smith. who
had the nerve to want to fight and nothing else
was thrown out.
"In conclusion. gintilmin" said McChuck. Il want
T. congratulate yez In advance on yer magnlhcent
rocords and discretion We air thrained diplomats.
Uorcin' won't hurt the likes ye fur ye are all
experienced rubber necks. an, besides. an which
is more to the pint accordin' TO yer choice av oc-
cupashun In the Faneyin army. II amy bloody
Rritisher shud capture yc. ye wud escape hangn
on the ground av bein' mono u-combustibles.'
New-York tribune., 1899-12-29
JrDGE BLANCHARD HOEORED.
FELLOW JUDGES. LAWYERS AND orHhfs oN''"
TO SHOW THEIR APPRECIATION OF HIM
on HIS RETIREMENT

A nleasant reception was accorded to Judge James
4 blanchard OF the Court OF Genera oesSiohA
Yesterday noon by number OF MS iehow 'uus
- ,xors court attendant. and others
-, ,ha drawing to a close OF his term OF ONCE
which ends with the year
! u. Austin. foreman OF the jury, read ~. oi
rasol,,ions embodying sentiments OF appreciation.
which are TO be put in album form and presen'eo
n Judge Blanchard. Assistant District ATTORNEY
Mcintyre. on behalf OF the District A''o,, 80 az.
>, oso,tad the Judge with silver INK
We'll and Delaney Nicoll on behalf OF nuMSs, sVsr
NJ LAWYERS presented 10 him soid hheo si"e'
Among those present we're Warren W. CFn' Fos.og'
who succeeds Judge Blanchard Judges cson. SoW1rs.
4ftSe Frrsman OF the Criminal Branch OF uhe
surname Court; Assistant District Attorney AN
Intvre and Delaney NicolL
New-York tribune., 1899-12-29

The military party in Russia Is urging 'he
.iroeIiness OF an Asiatic advance. now that Eng
land has her hands full in South Africa. But
Rnssia herself has her hands full at home
with financial and other troubles. and VIII be
more likely to make renewed appearance III
the English market for a loan than In the pres
snt situation to launch an attack against the
outnosts OF the empire. The militant Muscovlte
is as explosive as his own cordite shells Dut
there is happily restraining force OF Drains
behind him He won't move on India just yet
and must MI his military chest before he can
move with full efficiency anywhere