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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-19
STOP-VATCH CRITICS.

In attempting to throw light upon the work
,rvs Of tho staff bureaus in the War Depart
ment The Tribune ncurs the hostile critcism
of some of its contemporaries, who pretend 10
discover in recent dispatches OF our Wasnihs-
ton Bureau either the 'vindictiveness OF nope
deferred" or the sinister desire OF discharged
employe of the Department to get even WIN
something or somebody. As such criticism may
indicate the possession Of Second sight on the
part Of those making 1t, or penetration so pro-
found as TO enable these critics TO tel the dif-
ference between camel ard clothesnne at
a single glance, we may be pardoned' PERHAPS
II. with what otherwise might be construed as
n lack of Difference due to genius, we decline
for the present at least, to discuss such CRU
cism too seriously.
While the country was at war we relraineu
for obvious reasons from comment when couid
only embarrass those charged WIN tue COLI
duct of the war and do no practical good' Inc
war Is over now, however. peace mas Deen ue-
clared. and there exists no good reason why
rho shortcomings Of the War Department as
develoned In the course Of the struggle, shouio
not no noInted out or made the subject OF
fair and honest inquiry. what wouiu nave
been untimely and even unpatriotic yesteruay
hoe today become one of the duties OF the
bour The Administration Of President Mckin-
Low hos been fortunate enough to add 10 the
country's history some Of its brightest pages.
Everybody knew it would If the opportunity
nresented itself. Its achievements are mat
for NJ record. On that record. we Delleve IL
CON with confidenTe and will successfully ap-
neal TO the country and to the judgment OF MIS-
tory II is a different thing, however, 10 say
that because of such a record we must close
our ewes to all defects in the administrative
machinery of a department and abandon any
effort to remedy them. Are we to stand sun
and invite decay simply because our rerusai 10
do so NAV disturb the slumber of the dodos
of an antiouated system? Must we remain
silent because the brooding Buddhas or
blatant bureaucracy live under the delusion that
tbev have attained official Nirvana! Is oe-
mand for reform to be construed as want OF
LOYALTY on the say Of General Eagan's friends!
we'll hardly. President Mckinley, we fancy
is the last man to be deceived or even innu-
enced by the attitude Of such self-appointed
Guardians of his Administration. Indeed, we
can easily imagine him invoking protection
from such friends, while resolutely continuing
os ia his wont. to take care Of his enemies IN
his own way and in his own time.
And with these few remarks we beg our nos
flo and discounted critics to believe in the
continuance Of our most distinguished consid-
GRAFTON.
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a perpetual franchise for the railroad and free
and exclusive control forever Of the tunnels Tor
other uses.
These considerations do not necessarily dis
credit the amendments to the Rapid Transit act
by which the Commission seeks to obtain unre-
stricted authority over the franchise. IL Is
scarcely ever safe to give anybody piank
check. but In this instance we have thought
that the community could afford to take the
risk so complete and well founded is It's con-
hdence in the rectitude and sagacity OF the
Commission, which. moreover, has always put
an exceedingly high estimate on the value OF
the underground franchise, however doubtful
others might be- Some Of its members nave
explicitly declared against the granting OF
franchise In perpetuity, and there Is no reason
to believe thai the necessary votes OF six mem
bers could be obtained for that proposition.
For this reason it might make little practical
difference IL limitation were pat on the grant,
though negotiations are always easier when
there Is full power to conclude them III the
Governor is irrevocably opposed to the adop-
tion Of the amendments in their present form
there is probably no use in urging the Legis-
lature to pass them without change. but we
hope that they may be passed with the small
est alteration to which he can be induced TO
consent.
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ACADEMY OF MUsfC-2-s:i5-The Od Homestead
AMERICAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of the Resi-
ment.
BYJou-S 2o--The Purple Lady
CAsINO--S--In Gay Paree
pALYs THEATRE--i:45-74S-The Great RUBY
EDEN MUsEE-wsx Works. Grand Concert ana Cine
matosraph.
EMPIRE rHEATRE-2-s:2o-Lorda and Lazy Asy
oARRIcK NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
GRAND OPERA HOUsE-2-s-The French MAID
HAMMERsTEIN's vICToRIA-siS-A Reign OF Eror
HERALD SQUARE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
Venice
HARLEM OPERA HOUsE-s-Rip Van Wrinkle.
IRVING PLACE THEATRE-s-sie Weiss Etwas'
KEITH s-Noon 10 II p. m.-Continuous PERFORMANCE
ROSTER 4 BIALs-s:i5-Naudevile
xNIcKERBocKER Observation-Disclosures.
LYcErM NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF Hentzau.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-c-s-Circus
MADISON SQUARE THEATRES so-Because she
Loved Him So.
MURRAY Hill. THEATRD-2-slc-A Giided FOOL
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DEsiGN--e a. m. to 10 p m
Paintings.
PAsTOR'S-l230 TO 11-Continuous Performance.
SAM T. JACKS THEATRE-2-s-The Model
wALIACK' s-2:I5-s2o-The Cuckoo.
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cpoKERs PROPOSED INVESTIGATION.

Mr. Croker threatens to begin the Invests
cation business on his own account. lie
Is tired of being put on the rack and questioned
ohort "nrivate affairs" touching the govern
mont Of this town in its executive, judicial ana
legislative branches and apparently feels ike
ovnerimenting on others. How he Will do II
has not vet been explained. The most direct
os we'll rs the frankest, method Of procedure
would he 10 set himself up as Grand lnquisltor
IN The Club and have that distinguished dis
rememberer." William S. Devery hale before
him all and sundry whom he wished to ques-
t,on. If he desired any coadjutors doubtless
tho Hon Andrew Freedman and the Hon. Dry
Dollar Sullivan would cheerfully lend their SER
vices without compensation, and Counseiior
Nolan he of the large and hefty voice, could
no relied upon to make picturesque figure as
counsel
There should be no limit to the range of
questions. Judges who proved themselves
ORATORS to Tammany by refusing to make
appointments as ordered by The Boss, or by de-
clning to distribute refereeships among the
faithful. might be compelled to explain the
why and wherefore. And representatives, OF
every corporation doing business In the city not
now on Tammany's list of contributors couid
be asked what they meant Dy SUCH eho0Ains
lack of patriotism, and ct the same time DE
obliged TO tell their earnings so as TO PROVIDE
the basis for n specific assessment. Every man
who has been known to say derogatory WORD
of the Tiger or its Keeper ought to be put IN
the pillory and forced to confess that he was
animated by the most unworthy motives ana
that his ancestors for five generations BACK
were natural-born prevaricators, to whom the
truth was an unknown luxury.
By all means let the Croker investigation De
started and pushed ahead. There Is in the
suggestion the possibility of unlimited fun.
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Netu71ork DAILY Gribn,rs
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1899.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN.-A party Of sailors from the York
town fell into an ambush al Baler In the Pnllip-
pines and Lieutenant Gilmore and fourteen men
were captured; their fate is unknown: -
Prominent Fipinos will, IT is reported treat
with General Otis and Aguinaldo regarding
peace According to dispatches from Cuba
the island is tranquil and rumors of trouble
with brigands have been exaggerated =.
General Rodriguez. General Gomezs cnlet OF
STAFF. has been appointed Chief OF Fohce al
Havana TO succeed Mario Menocal - re-
port from London said that Cardinal Rampola
was making plans to have himself or his NOM
inee elected to be Pope attacks on IA A" h,,,
before the Reichstag. - Much damage was
caused by FIRE at the town of La Pointe-a-Pitre
Island Of Guadeloupe.
DoMEsTIC.-The Army Beef Court Of In
ouiry mas begun the preparation or us
report; it is regarded as certain that II
win hnd that General Miles's charges are
not sustained. :" New united states MIN
APPOINTED by President Mckinley. - the
Samoan Joint High Commissioners have re-
ceived their instructions. and are preparing 10
start for Apia. - The schooner Eliza and
eleven men we're lost off Nantucket 80 Both
houses OF the Legislature passed the civil Ser
vice bill. - The Rapid Transit bill was
amended at Albany 10 suit Corporation Counsel
Whaien There break of fourteen
votes from NJ. s. Quay In the balloting at Har-
risburg. Penn. but little likelihood OF an cleo
ton is believed to exist; In Quay's trial at Phil
adelpha skilful cross-examnation made bet
ter showing in his favor OF the figures pre-
scented against him.
CITY.-Stocks were irregular. but generally
higher ---- A burglar broke into the home Of
w W. Sherman president of the National Bank
OF Commerce. and holding a revolver over Mr.
Sherman took a number Of articles from MI
Shernnan's bedroom. - There talk OF
Mr.. Cookers planning municipal investigation
10 get even with Republicans for the ordeal
through which he is passing - A small fire
in the chimney Of the Manhattan Club was ex-
1 nguIshed by quick work on the part or the
i-omcn. - The Brooklyn baseball team de-
i-.ted the Boston team at Washington Park by
ii TO T. - Winners at Aqueduct: Zanone,
The Amazon. ST. Lorenzo. -Blueaway. Laureatea
Brisk.
THE WEATHER. - Forecast for to-day:
Cloudy. probably with storms. The temperature
yesterday Highest. GA degrees; lowest 90; av-
erage, 56%.
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TIE SPANISH ELECTIONS.

Spain elected new House of Deputies in
her Cortes Constituencies on Sunday last. Re-
turns have come in slowly, as is customary in
that land Of leisure and imperfect means of
communication. Enough Is now known, how
ever to assure us that the Silvela Ministry will
be retained in office. with safe working ma
iority at its back At least 243 Ministerialists
have been elected. with some districts yet to
be heard from. They will give Senior Silvela
and his colleagues a margin of So, for there
are 401 Deputies in the House, not 40, as
misprint has it. There were formerly, and in
the last House. 431, but 30 Of them were from
Cuba, an island which Is not now to be repre-
scented in the Spanish Parliament. A majority
of IS Is large enough for practical purposes. 1t
is said however that the return Of 2S5 Minis
teriaJists is expected which would mean the
overwhelming majority of 1863.
Large majorties are, indeed, the rule in
Spain. In 1893 Senior Sagasta had 800 Deputies
out of 431, and at the next clection-and last
before the one Of Sunday-the situation was
reversed, and the Conservatives marshaed
more than 300. Such majorltles are. how
ever, not an infallible guarantee Of the sta
biity of Ministries With all his 322 follow
ers, Sagasta was compelled to give place to
Canovas del Castillo, who had only 49, And
the 300 or more Conservatives in the last House
could not prevent the accession Of Sehor Sa-
gasta. Worthy Of note is II, too that in these
cases the Government Of the day has returned
itself to power. The great turnover in 1896,
when a Liberal majority of more than 200 was
transformed into Conservative one of the
same size, was effected under the direction Of
Conservative Ministry. So the present sweep
ing Conservative victory is achieved with Con-
servatives In power. This circumstance has
been used by critics of Spanish politics as an
indication Of Governmental control of the ballot
by corruption or force. For such asperslons
there may or may not be good ground.
The interesting and gratifying present point
Is that the Sllvela Ministry is likely TO remain
In power for some time to come, and to have
an opportunity TO apply the scheme Of national
reforms which 1t has formulated and promised
This u.s. probably, on the whole, the best thing
that could be done. Sefor Silvela has long been
a theoretical reformer. He will now for the
first time have a chance to become a practical
one He has always had the reputation, which
we believe he fully deserves, Of unlmpeachable
and incorruptbe integrity. That is the kind
of man Spain needs at the head Of her affairs.
Whether his courage is equal to his character
is to be seen There are those who. have
deemed him guilty Of lack Of courage in throw
ing upon the Queen Regent the responsibility
of ratlfying the Treaty of Peace. Perhaps he
was, or perhaps he really exercised high po-
litcal and patriotic wisdom. We shall see II
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MUSIC.
NINE. CARRENO'S RECITAL

The woman pianist has been the sport OF her
male colleagues much oftener than the types have
reported writer's being more kindly disposed as
a rule, fancy than vrtuosi. who are notorious
ly narrow-mnded and selfish In their judgments.
Many OF the criticisms pronounced against women
players class have been witty congratulations
and most of them well TAKEN but they all fall
shattered to the ground when Nine. Carreho ap-
pears on the scene or her It cannot be said that
her left hand does not know what her right Is
doing or that all chords are resolved into arpeggios
under her fingers. She has the vigor Of dozen
men, and a sanely propelled. wisely controlled
vigor It is with warm emotion to vitallze It, and
ripe intelligence to guide and control H. nober
performance than hers In Chickerng Hall yester
day afternoon Of Schumann's symphonic studies
has not been heard In our concert-rooms this sea-
son, and is not likely to be for long time to
come 1t put her performances of two Chopin
polonaises far into the shade. brilliant as they
were from technical point of view. for after all
the sentiments Of Chopins polonaises with all their
pomp and pride and their supposedly national
spirit are superficial. while the poetry OF Schu-
manns Etudes symphonques is deep and broad
and universal Nine. Carreho stirred her hearers
into tremendous enthusiasm yesterday time after
time and no wonder. She Is an ornament ana an
honor to her sex. her art and her country
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distributed on which holders want dividends, IL
naturally seeks much larger profits than wouid
satisfy several companies with aggregate STOCKS
of S3OOOO.OOO. Managers are human, and de-
sire to hold good places and salaries, and II DIV
idends satisfactory to stockholders cannot be
earned without pursuing policy recognized as
unwise In the long run they are much tempted
to seize large profits for the company and large
salaries for themselves by course when may
prove disastrous a few years hence, Instead or
offending stockholders and losing salaries Inn
mediately So all companies which have large
power to determine market prices are strongly
impeed to advance them to such point as to
secure good dividends for holders of stocks how
ever inflated. even though In so doing they
breed powerful and ultimately disastrous COM
petition for the companies.
When the time comes that prices have been
held high enough to earn dividends on
S1OOO00000 with plants costing $3O,OOO,OOO,
then there will be ready former manufacturers
OF experience and skill, with plenty OF money
on hand obtained by the sale of their old plants,
and with all the impatience TO get back into
business which active men feel after some
months or years Of rest. Perhaps they will
have been quietly picking up inventions or de-
vices which the great corporations do not care
to control. Perhaps they will have learned as
stockholders in the combinations more than
they formerly knew Of the best methods Of
manufacture. With new plants having all the
latest Improvements, they have only to get 30
cents profit where the big concerns get 100
cents In order to do as well with their money,
and this difference makes room for not little
underselling. Presently the question comes
whether the monster corporation shall buy up
each new rival or sacrifice its own profits In de-
feating competition About that time the prac-
teal test Of many new corporations will begin.
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SELECTIONS FROM THE MAIL.
EDUCATION AND POLITICS.
NEED OF CONSULTING WITH LEADING INSTRUCT.
oRs REGARDING LEGISLATION.

NEED OF CONSULTING WITH LEADING INSTRUCT.
oRs REGARDING LEGISLATION.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The interest in the White bill. which is be.
fore the Legislature. Is very widespread In educa-
tional circles The contention Is sharp between
the Department OF Public Instruction and the Re-
gents of the University. I assume that all who
have been ccoversant with educa tional matters in
this State appreciate that there Is demand for
the unhcation of the work and Of the Offices con-
Quoting 1t. There is. however. for the just
suggested, not a little division Of opinion among
those who are most interested and have the best
right to speak Now. 1t has been suggested that.
instead OF pushing through the Legislature a. bill
whose provisions have been chiefly settled in AL
bany II would be possible to appoint an educa-
tional commission to report upon the points in
voived. II would seem that where a measure OF
such transcendent importance is involved as the
of a considerable number OF experts might DO
called for. I am not implying that the able repre-
sentative whose name is attached to this bill has
not consulted men Of widest experience and best
Judgment on this matter. but It is nevertheless
true that the bill does not go 10 the State nor
appeal 10 the educational men Of the State as hav.
ing the Endorsement Of a body OF men conversant
because OF their very profession with the work OF
the schools and their relation 10 the life Of the
State. Why would 1t not be possible for the Legis-
lature to refer the question to body OF men, IN
GLIDING representatives Of the Superintendent's
Office and Of the office Of the Regents with lead.
ing men from the various grades Of the school sys-
portant to be settled there seems danger that
II may be- political lines II ought In some way
to be lifted out OF all connection with politics Re-
New-York, April 49, 1899
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THE PERIL OF VIEW Combinations.

Several hundred Of the most experienced and
competent American manufacturers have gone
ont Of business within twelve months. They
have sold their plants Mt prices higher than
year ago they supposed it possible to obtain
and about one hundred and forty combinations
formed during the year have bought probably as
much as seven hundred establishments for hve
each does not seem high average. Part of the
manufacturers have become officers or managers
of the combinations. conducting at good salaries
the works they used to own. but probably n
larger number have retired from the business
for time with more money than their plants
ever cost. If most Of them received stock In the
new combinations which they thought 1t well to
retain as good investments the advance in
prices has since induced many to sell. thus real
i2ing for their plants even more than the sums
they originally consented to accept. Every
week Of rise in such stocks. and perhaps yet
more every week OF decline, leads to additional
sales by former owners OF manufacturing
works and puts more Of them practically or
wholly out of the business.
1t can hardly be said that the immediate eff
feet upon the industries is likely to be bene-
fetal. Assuming that In each combination the
abest and most successful of the former own
ers have been intrused with the management,
which is a large assumption indeed, 1t Is never
theess the fact that twenty keen rivals. each
searching constantly for new inventions, de-
vices or methods by which to gain advantage,
will pretty surely discover more than any one
manager practically beyond the spur Of compe-
tltion. Formerly each new device or invention
was in time discovered and adopted by Others
and so became part Of the common stock In
trade OF the whole industry great part Of
the marvellous progress which has been effected
In American manufactures has been due to this
untirng search for improved methods by the
shrewdest men In the business with the i'm
pulse of rivalry and with great profits to re-
ward success. But II the search for improved
machinery and devices Is now to be left mainly
TO one head In each department, no longer
pressed by anxiety for personal success. 1t does
rot seem probable that the progress Will be as
great ms 1t has been. Moreover. 1t Is not In
every case true that the shrewdest and most en-
terprising OF the former manufacturers have
been selected to direct new combinations.
When company has s100,0o0,000 Of stock
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The lesson taught by Mayor Van Wyck to the
people Of Gravesend is which all the in
habitants Of New-York City will do we'll TO
heed His dsapprovai of the Surf-ave. improve
ment bill, which was In effect measure to re-
lieve Gravesend of large part Of the cost OF the
work. was in strict accordance with the Graves
end-Brooklyn annexation agreement The bonds
were issued when the people of that district
kept John Y. McKane In power and approved
his actions. including an improvement which
cost two or three times its value. Then they
danced. Now they must pay the piper. Then
corrupt official was master and they were his
willing tools; now they wish to escape the pen
atty of a disregard of their own interests. The
warning is as wholesome as the lesson is bitter
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No. 30 East e-hundred-a nd-twenty-sixth
New-York. April II. 1899.
F1FrH-AvE.,s SUNDAY PEACE GONE

FIFTH-AVE'S SUNDAY PEACE JUNE
To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: The community has many things to pear anu
bears them meekly. but there are things Against
which the meekest may make remonstrance ono
n, these is the running OF the Fifh-ave omniouses
on Sunday Any one who has, daily. to see 'ness
wretched vehicles pass his door experiences new
misery when another day is added TO their senea.
ule We have been spared for at least one sc ~ and
sevsn the sight OF them, but now the pea, The
beauty of these spring Sundays Is marreE csnnot
rumbiing and EARRING OF the omnio ssv for close
watch during the day has failed 70 no influence
snan S"s 70 civ" our tired eyes and ears
for at least one day in seven from '"'
omnibuses and their weary o SELF FIFTH AvENUH
RESIDENT OF FiF 40
New-York, April II. 1899.
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Carmel. N. Y, April II. 1899
FIG TREE IN NETWORK YARD.

FIG TREE IN NETWORK YARD
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: A week or so ago saw in The Tribune an
article entitled "A Famous Fig Tree" Now. I
have a more wonderful one to tell about. though
am sorry to spoil the illusion about that belonging
to the Academy.
Some years ago a seed dropped from bird cage
hung from a fire escape fell into our yard and TOOK
root noticed a pretty leafed weed in the rear OF
our garden-once pretty but now destroyed by
high hat-and as even weeds are welcome as green
things growing" left it there. The next summer
It came up again, but with new leaf. which ! snew
FOR fig leaf and now the tree Is large ana nout.
ishing thing-very prettyand desire very m nSsn
that II should be put In the new Botanical GaIasi
n II would be acceptable find that Il slips easy.
/ have a small one have kept In the mouse tor
two winters. which shall be glad to denver 'aS"
one who wants IL. . -. .r,rt.
AS we move from present home TO an apart,
ment on April 2s It would be wen 70 nave n esh
taken before that time have not taken any pans ns
70 cover the tree other than to throw leaves over
the root. but thought the fact that II grew ilo'"
a bird dropped seed made the tree unique tnlns
- ~ FRANCES w. BROCKWAi,.
No 30 East One red-and-twenty-sMth-ss
New-York, April II, 1899.