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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-14
NemcDork Oailp Gribnne
TUESDAY. MARCH a, 1899.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoHEIGN.-General Wheatons dlrision at
tackled and captured the city % Pasig -
According TO n Rome newspaper Inc l'aLdh
Minister to China has been recalled. - ne
faction supporting General Gomez in CUBA IS
said 10 be growing =- 1t IS believed that the
vote On the report Of the committee in the
Reichstag N the Military Increase bill VII De
unfavorable TO the Government. -@ C"ohel
Picotlart was handed over 10 the civil author-
tbs for trial Four hundred and eleven
persons were drowned and cignty-th1ee vessels
lost in the recent hurricane in queensland
- The hospital ship Relief arrived at Oil
braltar
DOMESTIC-It was announced in Washing
tor tina; a satisfactory under,taLdias as TO al
fairs i'm Samoa ha2 beer reached 10y the three
treaty POwers-Germany. Great Britain ana the
United States -- President Mckinley. with
party Of friends started for Thomasvie. Ga 10
remain about TWO weeks. -- PRESIDENT NC
Klnley appointed Ilorcert Putnam OF Boston
Librarian Of Congress - ne Afhy hVti
Court Of Inquiry continued the tak'nG Of testi-
rnonv in Chicago -=- The final session Of the
Delaware Legislature ended without the sciec
lion Of q successor to Senator Gray: although
a. Edward Addicks gained three Democratic
votes he fell FIVE short of election. -- The
AmSterdaIn-ave. railroad bin may he amend
cd hy its friends in ord 10 secure its passage
at Albany ---= The president Of the LOUISIANA
Health Board and the head OF the Health De-
Jartment Of New orleans were indicted FOR man
slaughter in connection with yclow-fever cases
~ last year. The cruiser Chicago sahfd
from Newport News with the transport Meade
70 convey her 70 cuba with her cargo OF CASH
-- Hamilton S White president OF the syria
cuse Board OF Fire Commissioners. died from his
oxortione at n fire. VIII &c he was partially over
come by smoke.
CGTY.-Stocks were dull at small price
changes. =-=- large and enthusiastic mass
meeting 10 protest against the Amsterdam ave.
grab held at DurlanG's Riding Academy.
80 District-A Attorney Gardiner has refused
70 prepare calendars Of criminal cases for the
Ger Sessions and says he s not compelled
10 do == a committee was appointed by
the Presbyjery, at the request OF DIR. Schauiiier.
20 Investigate pamphlet concerning the
Warszawiak case written by DR.. Patterson.
- Robert T Hill. OF the United States Geo
logical Survey. lectured on Cuba; Its Resources
and People" before the American Geogra phical
eociety.
THE WEATHER.-For,cast for to-day
Cloudy. with rain this afternoon or tonight.
The temperature yesterday: Higteet. - de-
Grees: lowest. 80 degrees. average. Il degrees.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-14
TIE CHINESE COAST.

Tho nrocesS Of partitioning the Chinese En-
miro has not gone far in respect to the amount
Of land actually appropriated by the POWERS
Russia Is indeed the only Power that has act
rollv taken possession OF a considerable area
and the four hundred thousand or more square
miIes which she has practically annexed are not
orotonth of the whole and their population IS
,rohobly not more than Onc-twcntleth OF the
whole The seizures or purchases or leases OF
oll the other Powers put together do not
omount 70 one-tenth as much as RusSas.
In resnect to the situation Of the foreign
e.,1ures however the case is far different
practically the whole coast OF China has been
,otcn bv the Powers. leaving the independent
uort Of tLr Empire y mere "hinterland' Thus
Russia has all the coast from the Corean boun-
diary 10 the Great Wall From the latter 70 the
mouth Of the Yellow River including the direct
entrance 70 Picking the coast is unappropriated,
l,uf has numerous claimants From the Yellow
River eastward the British station at Wc-llai-
Wei commands the northern coast of the shan
Trng promontory. and then the German sta
ton at Kiao-Chau similarly commands the
southern coast. The next province is Kiang-
Su. with Shanghai and the mouth Of the Yang
Use River. and its coast is almost as British as
with Cbusan and San-MOOn. divided between
Great britain and Italy The coast OF Fokien
lies opposite 10 the Japanese island Of For
mosa. and already bears japanese cayeat.
Finally. there IS QuanG-Tung. of which the
northern and central parts including Mrs Bay
and KOw-Locn are under the British flag. ana
the rest. Including the Licn-Chow Peninsula,
has been leased 10 France. Md that brings us
to Ton0uin The two hundred miles or loss OF
the coast Of Pc-Chi-N are all Of the whole
coast that China can now call her own.
1t goes without saying that, with the coast
thus taken. the interior land viii be speedily
reduced to the status Of mere dependencies
upon The Powers that control its approach 70
the sea. There i good reason TO suppose too,
that tie ultimate rartitioning of the "hintcr-
lard" will not be dcYoil of causes Of dispute
between the parti,ioLing Powers. Nine-tcnths
Of the controversies in Africa have been about
the inland regions, and the same will be true Of
China 1t is comparatively easy 10 divide the
coast and 10 control H. There WarshipS are
all-pOwerfu and allsutlicicnt. But far inland,
where ships cannot go. it will be n different
and far more difficult matter. first 10 divide the
land between tho Powers and then 10 govern
X after il is divided
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-14
ERSONAL.

The Philadelphia Press" arNounces that POST
master General Smith will start for cuba this week
in order to consult with Major Rathbone. tho pos al
director OF Cuba, and other officials regarding ~"
progress OF the work OF reorganizlng TIE service
and with regard 10 some changes and Improvements
that have been suggested He has thought II wise
to make this quick. quiet business trip TO tne IS.
and at tho present time. viii the President - out
Of the city md no great public question Is 1ea[1
ing immediate attention by tho CABINET IFEllen'
Mckinley IS very DESTROYS that the tostIld r.
The extension and success Of the nostal sysiem IN
Cuba and has been I'm active Svrnpatn my wan We
PosimassrGensTs s al can and the pine e he
will go 10 MatanzaS by rail and meet "enerH WIZ
son. who Is I'm command thci'.
The foreigners to whom Congress will extend the
priviege OF admission to the West Point Academy
this year are Luis Ygesias. OF Costa Rca. and
Andres Ponte-Ruego. OF Venezuea. Ricardo
Ygcsas brother OF Luis, and Alhert alenci2
Nontoya. Of the United states or COLOMBIA VIII
be admitted to Annapolis
Edward r. Mulhall the Editor Of The Buenos
Avros Standard" Is dead "The paper was started
I'm 1851" says The Mexican Herald" having the
aid ut the beginning Of Mr.. Michael j. Mulhnl' the
famous statisiciar. The paper struggled along ior
wears but AT last got to making money and Is now
and bright, ard gooi newspaper men, sNg T Id
Cdifcr wa en- excellent terms with the leading
statesmen OF Argentina.
San Francisco. March l3.-Dr F. Rodriguez PARA
has arrived here from the CITY Of Mexico. He Is on
his way 10 Paris to act Charge d'Afaires FOR
Mexico there !n the absence OF the Mexican Minis
tor on "A six months vacation. on the aters re-
rurn TO Paris Or. PARA j. TO 90 20 Yokohama ~
Mexican COnsul-Gcncra.
Ex-Prcaident Caslmr- Pcrler If France. who Is
the president Of the French branch of tho Franco
Scottish Society has Just been elected honorary
member Of the Scottish branch. in Edinburgh. The
members Of tho latter will attend the Paris Ex-
position next yoar on the invitation Of their Frencn
Colleagues.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-14
STREET RAILWAY INPTDENCE.

II makes great difference 10 our strcet-rai-
way companies whose OK Is gored. They are
never tired Of procaming that their franchises
carry the right to run any sort of a railroad
which the progress OF science may make
feasible. Mr.. Laucrbach is just now taking to
himself much virtue for the moderation OF his
designs in Amsterdam-ave. Bless you, he isn't
going to put down any more tracks or occupy
any more space than Of old! He is just going
to run cars by electricity in place of horses
The city long ago gave his company fran
chise for horsecars, and that carries with Il
a franchise to run cars by electricity. The
company cannot be expected to 20 on in anti
quated methods When the city made conces-
slons it made them in a general way. subject
to the changes in railroad practice wrought by
time.
A pretty theory. But let us see how Il works
when this evolution shoe IS on the other foot
Most Of the railroads hold their franchises on
the coDditlon that they keep the pavement be-
tween their tracks in good repair. Those agree
mcnts were made long ago. In the days Of
cobblestOne pavement But the science Of
paving has improved. as well ms that Of street
car motive power. cobblcstone pavement is
ne much out OF date as horsecar But the
railway companies will Lot apply their own
rule to their own obligations They are per
fectly ready to use the trolley and do n largely
increased business at greatly reduced cost
under the terms OF franchises granted for
totally different cases. but when 1t comes TO
performing their part Of the agreement they
are unwilling TO meet changed conditions They
have long refused To keep the pavements IN
repair, saying that their promise was to put
down cobblestones. That they are ready to DO
If the city will tolerate the cobblestOnes. But
they will not keep in repair pavements Of Bel
gian block or asphalt. such rs civilized com
munites now usc. Therefore the city has had
IN perform the work the companies agreed to
do The railroads Of course profit by the i'm
proved pavements which make the streets
more attractive and improve business. But
taking advantage Of the letter NJ fhnir fran
chises. they refuse 10 bear their share Of this
improvement and soy that IL the city does not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-14

EXPANSIONS Of their present systems ana III
time the southern part of this State VIII prop
ably he Obliged 10 draw water from the
northern part-from the Adirondack REGION
or Lake Champlain. or from the western
border. from Lake Erie or Lake ontario.
The men who had charge Of the building OF
the old Croton Aqueduct. the new aqucduct
and the reservoirs in the CrotOn water-sheu
did their work well. and the tens OF miliionS
Of dollars which have been expended IN IN
creasing the water supply have been uSeu Juu'-
ciouslv as n rule. But even when the great
dam IN the lower part Of the Croton \alI'y
and the spacious Jerome Park Reservoir nave
hecn completed it will he advisable for New
York 70 take up seriously the question OF the
supplv for the next century.
The Fire Department needs more water than
Il NOW GETS The city ought 10 make far more
hono6cent arrangements for baths that can he
ucod IN winter as we'll as in summer by the
occupants Of tencment-houses whose pathng
onnortuutlcs are now mournfuy scanty: New
York should he rs munincent as any community
In the world in furnishing water for all I'LL
uses II ought. however to put stop TO the
srondthrlft waste which is so general in the
tbousonds of barrooms in the various boroughs'
places. and every one of them ought 10 De re-
ouired to put in n meter. II must not De LOT.
gotten, however. that the splendid future Oh
this city will require. ere many decades nave
passed. total daily supply Of at least ''o'ooo'-
COO gallons. Where Is 1t to come from! II ought
not TO be drawn-any part Of it-from Ncw-Jer-
soy or Connecticut. Those States VIII need iii
the available water within their borders lor
future generations OF consumers OF their own.
Nor should the increase of the supply he hahdeu
over 10 private capital or private controi. Inc
resources Of the Croton watershed would never
have been developed with so much hchoHt 10
Manhattan Island if the colossal undertaking
had not been under public control II Woulu
no unvisc for this strong community TO COM
nit the management Of any part OF It's wafer
s,;nnly present or future, TO any Corporations
or combinations of individuals that seek TO en-
rich themselves at the expense OF the pubic
The water supply of every borough in New
Yorl, should be wholly administered by Tue
nroner authorities. and in no way be nam
norcd or governed By companies or persons
who are aiming to make profits from the con-
sinners
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-14
THE MOUNT PLEASANT WHISTLE.

4 whistle is an entertaining toy-to It's pos
SCISSOR But It is not well to pay rs much Tor
ono as the cost Of whole orchestra. Ihat Is
tho fact which is by this time probably begin
Ling to dawn upon the minds OF not rev TAX
payers IN the suburban township or Mount
Pleasant. up in Westminster County. rev
veors ago the assessors thought It would be Il
fine thing 10 pile enormous taxation upon Il
few property holders. and let the rest Of the
ncoplc go nearly free. That would be most
lnclOdious whistle, upon which they might blow
10 their hearts content. They tried il. They
selected few propcrty-holders who owned
considerable tracts Of land and were rcputcd to
have large fortunes invested in business else
where. These men had largely improved their
own lands In Mount Pleasant ana thus in
creased their valve. BY the same process they
had greatly increased the value of The adjacent
property Of other people. AMI thus the a'S2SSa-
BILE value Of the whole township, and they had
given much employment i'm and brought much
business and money into the place. These lat
Ter facts did not count, however. These men
were rich. and therefore the assessors deter
mined in their own chaSte words. 10 sock It
10 en-; in other words. to make them pay far
more than their Just share Of taxation.
Happily. the men declined thus 10 be robbed.
They carried the cGSc into the courts. and after
nrotractcd litigation won the day. The judicial
decision was that tie assessments levied upon
them were unjust and Illegal, and must be re-
vised. and unjust taxes which they had paid
under protest must bc returned. And that is
the condition the township now has to meet in
the making up OF this years budget 1t has
to refund some S2oOc0, and pay lawyers bills
and court expenses amounting to $500 more
and it has 70 DO that on an assessed vaua-
ton of S20J000U less than last year. that be
ing the amount Of unius, rot TO say fraudu
assessment which tho courts compelled it
10 strike from the rolls Last year the tax rate
WAS high enough. in all conscience. II WAS
s! - in and - II out of the Incorporated vii
lages. This year it VIII be abou; - higher, or
S. 10 in ard 81 60 out of the villages.
When the taxpayers receive their tax bills
this spring we are inclined TO think they will
reckon that the town has paid too high price
for its whistle, especially since it didn't get the
whistle after all.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-14
Hmnstmrnls.

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FIF~TH AVENUE THEATRE 10y Vo,nanre Of
f,oI iRTETNTH STREET THEATRE-s-A Romance "
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ErrTIIS-Noon II p. m.-Contnucus Ieri0'n"'Ne'
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MANSON SQUARE GARDENING a. m. 20 II p m
Stor,smen's show. . % y..ov.. Che
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pAsTOR'S-i2 30 20 t1-Contnuous Perf.rinan'e
eHv r JACKS THEATRE-2-s-The Model
wtTJACK' S S0-At the White Horse Tavern
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-14

footed up. SO when the taxpayer gers Ills OH
he will be able TO see at glance JUST What
he has TO pay for various purposes, ana now
much he has 10 pay altogether, and he VIII nave
the comforting assurance that that is all ne
will have TO pay that year, and that there WI"
not be a series Of supplementary DIS coming
I'm daily for n fortnight. Similarly. instead OF
there being n multiplicity Of taX-lcvying au-
thorltics. among whom a protesting taxpayer
may he banded about from one To the otler
until his patience is exhausted and he pays an
unjust tax i'm sheer despair, there VIII he i'll
each municipality just one single authority
with power to levy all taxes, and responsible
therefor.
Such is i'm It's chief outlines tho scheme. which
might almost be termed municipal federation.
We are TOLD that it has been. on the whole, well
received The chief If not the only. scrl-
Gus opposition comes from those rampant Rad
icas whose ideal Of government is the Com
munc and who would abolish the dual system
il. Parliament. abolish all checks and brakes,
and inrust all governmental functions to
single chamber resembling the Convention OF
the French Revolution. not by such opposl-
ton will the measure be defeated II Is, on
the whole n reasonable and logical measure.
and one that promises happy deliverancc of
tho County Council from tho mass OF petty do
tails under which it has almost broken down,
and n bcnCicont solution of many Of the most
vcXng problems of city administration. Whether
the system will over be- initiated in Ncw-lork
we shall sec II may not be. 1t may not be
desirable that Il should be. But ut least the
development and operation Of II in London
should he n suggestive and instructive spectacle
10 all thoughtful citizens Of this metropolis.
which is now suffering from some evils exactly
similar TO some Of those which have made this
measure a necessity TO London
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-14

This mornings news from Luzon Is gratifying
General wheaton has captured Pasig, with only
trning loss. That means that inc wasp
waist" has been cut The whole line OF the
Pasg River. from Manila Bay TO the Mlu'ahu
Sea or lagoon. is now in American hands ana
the rioters north Of 1t are separated from theT
fellows south Of IT, The achievement Is OF great
strategic value and will doubtless prove OF
much Importance In the campaign FOR the ostdo-
lshment Of order throughout the island
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-14

An account ofhf h01ring nj 0fthr rattle
SHIP Name ty Sergeant William anthony,
Of the Marines Who reported TO Captain
&gsbse that the snip Iras Nnhng, appears
an The Semi WIfekH Tribune to-dar.
Copies Of The mi-WeFhiy Trfbnr5 in
rrabberS, readr for the mail, 3 cents Il
(OtV
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-14

The Cuban Assembly has deposed Gomez
Now. II Gomez will dissolve the Cuban Assem-
bly, the field might he left clear for peaceful ad-
mnistration by the actual governors ~ the
island and the speedy restoration ~ prosperity
and establishment OF home rule.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-14

The possibility OF n gas war in this city
suggests the paraphrasing Of an ancient saw II
not the saw Itself. When gas companies fall out
consumers Of gas may get reasonable bills.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-14

It Is not a question OF driving railroad COM
pany from Amsterdam-ave. Nobody wants 10
do that It is n question Of preventing the rail-
road companies from driving everybody else OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-14

Certainly II only n trihe over one-hlth Vi INC
voters voted for prohibition, and only t"o-"i."s
cared enough about It to vote at all. tho popular
mandate IN the subject cannot be reckoned ire
sistiblc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-14

Asa Bird Gardiner is the whole thing ire
Court Of General Sessions should ne caretui OF
he will order n Coroner's jury 10 abolish IT,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-14

They still settle election contests in the good
old shotgun way down In Virginia
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-14

Man Who Knows a Good Thing VIII away ,H ;
,nsist n having CARL Ii. SC'HULTZS PURE AND
ccPRTCT MINERAL. WATERS and viii take no o'h'''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-14

Despite all the vaporings OF Chauvinlsts
Queen Victoria IS doubtless as secure from IN
suit or harm on French British soil
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-14
hnncr 10 Nnpcrileements
Brsin rss Notlecs

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phi Ton Desk. and Office Furniture.
or.a, VARIETY = Style and Price.
" G. SELLEW.
No. IL Fulton St
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-14

II is agreeable 10 see that the Norwegian
papers condemn the acts Of insult that were
committed against the Prince Regent at Chris
tiania on Sunday. Whatever grievances Nor
way may have against her sister kingdom and
even against the Bcrnadotte dynasty. are not to
be- redressod with hootings and snowhalls
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-14

SIR Wilfrld Laurier declines a. was expected.
10 take any action for prohibition in Canada,
deeming ths recent plebiscitum inconclusive.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-17
BADGER" MOORE IN PRISON.
Fayne Strain, His Wife, Arraigned
and Sent Back to the TOmbs.

NEW YORK, Jan. 16,-William A. Moore,
the husband of Fayne Strahan Moore, was
to-day taken from the Tombs to the Grand
Central depot, where he was put on train
for Sing Sing, to serve out a nineteen-year
sentence. Mrs. Moore, in whose recent trial
for completely with her husband in bad
gering Martin Mahon the jury disagreed,
was to-day arraigned before Justice F'urs-
man in the criminal branch of the Supreme
Court. The purpose of the arraignment was
to place the case on the February calen-
dar. Mr. Levy, counsel for Mrs. Moore,
asked that the case be set down for the
second Monday in February. Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Mcintyre objected to this,
on the ground that there were several cases
that should be tried first, demanding imme-
date attention. Justice Fursman upheld
Mcintyre and placed the case down on the
calendar to take it's regular order thereon
Prior TO the departure of Mrs. Moore from
the Tombs, Mrs. Strahan, the mother who
came up from Atlanta, Ga, saw her daugh-
ter in the Tombs, cried over her and said
Cheer up, my child, we shall soon get
you out of this" Then Mrs. Strahan called
at the district attorneys office to try to
get her daughters bail reduced, but with
out success.