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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-30
THE STE/ CANAL.
marks.

Two interesting points are to be observed in
the brief dispatch which we printed yesterday
concerning the last years operations of the
SueZ Canal. The first is the great increase in
American patronage of the canal. The dis
patch stated that $500 vessels had passed
through the canal during the year, and that Of
this number per cent were American vessels
bound for Asiatic ports. That is not. on the
face Of II, large proportion. But IL seems
large when we remember that the year before
Americas share of canal traffic was scarcely
One-tenth OF / per cent. and that in some re-
cent years 1t has been nothing at all In 1897
we sent three ships through the canal. The
largest number in any preceding year was FIVE
or possibly six But according to this Dispatch
last year the number reached 100. That re-
moves us from the ignoble estate OF being
punched with "other nations" and puts us, we
assume, fifth on the list, those surprising us
being Great Britain, Germany, France and Ho-
land OF this large number Of American YES
sells few belonged to our Navy The vast ma
jority of them belonged TO our merchant ma
rne. OF truth there Is a reaching out of
American commerce to the ends of the earth.
And does any one suppose there would have
been any such increase. if any at all, If it had
The second point. Of no less interest to
Americans. is this: That the prosperity of the
canal is not only undated, but increasing. The
number of vessels passing through was consid-
| eraby larger than the year before. and larger
| than in any but three or four years in the
| canals history. The total receipts were, we
| believe, by a considerable margin the largest
on record. The increase over the preceding
| years receipts was not large as was ex
| pected but II was q handsome amount. And
| there is good reason 10 look for a greater in
crease next year. In other words, the pros
! perlty OF the canal is established. and is In
| creasing pretty steadily year by year. Yet We
| remember that before II was opened the pre-
dlctlon was freely made by commercial ant
engineering experts that II would never pay
| operating expenses. When In Its early years
| II began 10 pay 3 and per cent dividends th'
eyes of these pessimists were opened. Since
| then it has paid as high as II per cent. II
| there no encouragement In that fact for th'
! Nicaragua Canal project? The latter is nov
| denounced and discouraged In precisely thu
same way that the Suez scheme was, only no
quite so severely. Ia 1t unreasonable TO thinl
that the pessinists--or interested opponents
may be as much out Of the way in the case o.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-30
PERSONAL.

The Rev. DR. George Dana Boardman' OF Fh''a-
dclphia. and his wife will soon start on an eS-
,ors,va tour of foreign travel. They VIII Spend
some time In India, where Dr. Boardman ""S
born.
oav,d Rankin the millionaire farmer or MIS-
cur, savs that he began life with Colt revolver
and q dollar bill For me-" he adds. there has
always been eleventh commandment i"o"
shalt not sell corn.
In hls book Figures Of the Past" josiah quincy
tells Of Journey that he made in stage-coach days
away back in iss2-from Boston TO Washing
ton with Justice Story. OF the Federal Supreme
Court: The Justice was telling or the routine OK
the courts Washington social life we dine he
said "once year with the President. and that Is
all on other days take our dinner together
and DISCUSS at BILE the questions which are argued
before us We are great ascetics. and even deny
ourselves wine except In wet weather" Here the
Judge paused, ms II thinking the act OF mortihca-
ton he had mentioned placed too severe tax upon
human credulity. and presently added What I
say about the wine. sir. gives you our rule but
Il does sometimes happen that the Chief Justice
will say 10 me- when the cloth Ia removed: Brother
Story. step to the window, and see II II does not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-30

when the organization leaders were trying 10
kill il by trickery instead OF the open opposr
ton which might have been expected from W.
Platt's lieutenants TO a bill which MI Ii"''
saws was so bad. But II went through inc sen
ate all by itself. with the support of Mr. fla',S
faithful foowers-the same ones to whom Nv
points with pride as the crown OF his doh'lnion
over the extra session. Why did Mr. iia''
permit that? Was it put through the Sen"',
10 get n twist" on somebody. and afterwaro
got beyond control? Putting bills through one
house 10 kill them In the other is an DID, thoush
not on that account respectable method oil pay
ing politics The organization that sen, 'ne
Ford bin from the Senate to the Assembly Is
the same organization that Mr.. Platt controls
In view of that circumstance he might appro-
priately have explained to the corporations TO
whom he excuses himself so neatly IN MS
statement how he came, in the first place 10
endanger their interests Otherwise they may
be forgetful Of the gratitude he claims for DO
ing his best afterward TO save something Tor
them from the wreck.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-30
KILL OR CURE.

In recent article on soft-coal smoke "The
Engineering News" comedies the grossness Of
the evil which The Tribune has earnestly en-
dcavored to bring home to the consciences Of
the public authorities, but makes the point that
the thing to be forbidden is the production Of
smoke not the burning of bituminous coal.
Our contemporary urges the view that the de-
posts Of anthracite which is a superior fuel
for domestic purposes. are limited in extent
and ought not to be improvldently exhausted;
and consequently that the use Of soft coal,
which Is superior for manufacturing purposes
as well as cheaper, ought to be encouraged
rather than prohibited. on condition only that
the emission Of smoke be prevented by the
Introduction Of proper appliances.
Now the fact is that The Tribune formerly
held and advocated precisely this view. sup
posing that there was no reasonable doubt of
the possibility of accomplishing the main OBJ
ject in that way But lately we have been
forced to admit that the evidence on this point
IL conflicting The Engineering News as
sumes that there are thoroughly efficient appli-
ances of the sort alluded to, for 1t says plainly
that "there is no reason why soft coal should
not be burned in such manner as to avoid
smoke" This Is in accordance with many
other assertions on the SUBJECT lncludlng one
recently quoted by us from a London journal
with particular reference to a large establish
ment in that city which now consumes the
smoke that 1t formerly emitted in large guam
| titles, and in doing obtains better results
| at smaller cost On the other hand DR.. Black
Deputy Health Commissioner for the Borough
Of Brooklyn, SAYS that he knows Of manu-
! factories which have installed the most an
| proved apparatus at large expense. but which
Notwithstanding defile all the region round with
the products OF combustion. We cannot con-
| slider DR.. Black an unimpeacbable authority in
this matter. but Mr.. Carnegie, whose Judgment
Is entitled to high respect. recently declared In
a letter TO the Editor Of The Tribune that he
had examined every device which had ever
been responsibility brought to his attention and
had never found one that was satisfactory.
We are disposed To think that more depends
| on the manner OF firing soft-coal furnaces than
| on the employment Of understanding applI-
| ances. Careful tests on Western railroads IN
which we alluded not long ago. are rmphat-
| ically declared by the competent railroad Off.
Gals who have supervised them TO have proved
that when coal ~ almost continuously fed n
locomotive In small quantities the amount
Of smoke produced IL inconsiderable md the
results are otherwise excellent We are in.
formed also that the mechanical stokers latalv
introduced in the State Hospital for the Insane
at Buffalo In consequence OF strenuous com.
plants by the city authorities, are giving great
satisfaction.
But undoubtedly there is wide difference
Oh opinion, which II is not altogether easy "a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-30
Bus,ness Notices.
New7lork DAILY Gribn'te
TUESDAY, NAY 30, 1899.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

u FOREIGN.-The Spanish system OF courts IN
the Philippines has been revived under the
sovereignty Of the United states prohiheht
Fipinos have been appointed members OF tne
supreme Court: the transports Senator and OHIO
have arrived at Manila. - The hearing on
ithe Dreyfus revision case began before the full
Court OF Cessation in Paris. - Inc ulaI OF
MN Derouede and Habert for melting troops
10 INSTRUMENTATION began before the Parls AS
size Court - Tod Sloan will ride the french
colt Holocaust in the race for the DERBY a.
Epson on Wednesday. - Further attempts
10 float the Paris have been abandoned until
the mex. spring tides 80 -Four Powers nave
made provisional arbitration proposals at inc
Peace Conference: - the reary r9 enc.
{ II for the North. - Three hundred prlVates
of the Cuban Army applied for the American
bounty in Havana yesterday. - the Dutch
steamer Prins Maurlts was wrecked on inc
coast Of Venezuela.
DOMESTIC-President Mckinley issued an
order making extensive changes in the Civil
Service regulations and removing about -FOUR
thousand offices from the classified lists. -
statement defining the attitude OF the Aner'-
can Commissioners in the Alaskan boundary
dispute was made in Washington. - Secre-
rary Long appointed a Board Of Rear Admlras
under the presidency Of Assistant secretary
Alien TO insure harmony In the work Of Navy
Department bureaus. -- Admlral walker
submitted the report of the Nicaragua Canal
Commission TO the President. - one person
was killed and several were injured in Seattle Dy
a collision between a railroad train and an cleo.
tric-car - Several persons were reported
killed in a severe windstorm In Pittsburg.
CITY.-It was announced that negotiations
were under way for the consolidation OF all the
air-power vehicle companies In one big corpora
ton with capital Of S2O0OOOOO. - pit
ter attack on Sunday schools was made by the
Rev DR.. Pelham Williams of Greenbush. Mass,
at a meeting OF the Church Club of the Diocese
of Long Island - John c. Sheehan talked OF
his fight 10 Dust Croker from the leadership or
Tammany. - Through an accident work
man was hurled from scanod on Grace
Church steeple and probably fatally injured.
Another had narrow escape. - The Phiia-
delphia polo team defeated the Second Meadow
4 Brook team. - Winners al Graveseno:
Water King. Algol. Cesarian. Greatland, Sad
ducee, Oliver Nc.
THE WEATHER. Indications for to-day:
Showers. The temperature yesterday: Highest
Ga degrees: lowest. IS: average. COZ.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-30

explo,n. concerning this subject, and we al
NIT that the evidence Of man like Mr.. Car
neQie is not TO be lightly rejected because OF
some testimonials to the contrary. One thing
IS ccrtain-namely, that the pollution or the
atmosphere by soft-coal smoke is so great an
evil rs TO demand prompt settlement OF the
controversy. IL there are methods or devices
the use of which Is m effective remedy, there
ought TO be little difficulty in ascertainin2 the
fact In that case we agree with The Engi-
neerinc News in thinking that the law might
be advantageously modified. In the mean time
the law as It stands ought to be rigidly en-
forced. We have no quarrel with any particular
kind of fuel. The essential thing Is to prevent
the curse Of soft-coal smoke. To that end in
telgent citizens are bound TO co-operate-wlth
the authorities If they can, against them IL
necessary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-30

look like rain And n tell him me sun rnn,y, Iii
brightly Judge Marshall will sometimes repy 60
aree territory that The doctrine Of chances makes
II certain that II must be raining somewhere
President Eliot Of Harvard says he considers
Herbert Putnam. Librarian Of Congress, not only
one of the best librarians In the country o"' '"'
OF the best that ever lived anywhere
uarr,sor Rsed whose death at Jacksonville
Fla. at the age Of eghty-six years is announces,
was the first Editor Of THE Milwaukee sentinel
and was a member OF the constitutional Cohven.
ton of Wisconsin During the Civil war ne neiu
an office in the Treasury Department; ana iSsS ne
close ne moved to JacSsInrS or,sa and served two
terms until January 1879. In 1878 ne We" s.n ,ben
70 the state Assembly 10. sw1 bs home in South
Jacksonville.
The late Sir John Fowler. X. C. M. O., has pee"
succeeded by Sir John Evans. X. I. b., ~ ~ -
IL D. F. r. s.. president OF the Esyp' 20
ploration Fund. Sir John II now resaroeu Do e
lands most eminent antiquarian schoiar' re 80
also n capital administrator OF business, anai,s
The head official In this country WIN syn, NC he
Rev William Copley Winsiow oi .or Tor
senior vice-president ana nohorafs S'''
the United States.
postuas,er-General Isaac van Alphen. OF the
Transyaal was a delegate to the international
Postal Convention which met In washington 'h'ee
years ago He is a man OF signal ability. ana every
one who had the pleasure OF meeting MN was '''
pressed with the spirit OF tolerance ana "'9o""'
shown in discussing the internal affairs OF the boer
Republic He u.s. Of course, like all his courtrymen'
an ardent patriot frankly sceptical as 10 the al
legged dlsinterestedness of the Utlanders ana nrm
believer in President Kruger. Mr. van Apheh
sense of humor is keeny developed ana ne 'ouho
constant amusement in the universal ignorance en-
listing both In this country and In Europe. wnere
ne was constantly piled with the most apsuru 9ucs
lions regarding the current history ana .ne pp'eS
affairs OF the Transvaa General sympathy, nn al
mitted was with the Uitlanders, Iact no. oo ~,
misrepresented and misunderstood he SPOKE VIII WIN
great admiration and affection OF Presdent hrueei'
and dwelt especially on his OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-30
GENERAL WHEELER AT BOSTON.

Boston, May 29.-General Joseph Wheeler VINO -
to deliver the Memorial Day address oelo'e ~
ward W. Kinsley Post No 49, Grand Army VI 1'o
Republic tomorrow. arrived in this city to-day
He was accompanied by two OF his daughters
Commander John f. Gilman of the state Encaihp,
ment of the Grand Army; Chairman Adams ana
T. ID. Stlllings. representing the committee "hicn
had been appointed by the Edward w. hihss'eS
Post 10 entertain the General during MS stay ~
Boston; Colonel w ID. Schier, OF the Governor
staff and CONSERVATIVES of the Womans Relief
Corps met the General az the station ana escot
him 10 his hotel The General was tne gues, ., ~,
honor at lunche on given to him by the reception
Committee at the Algonquin Club this atterhoonl-
Governor Wolcott present TO extend the "eN
come OF the Commonwealth
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-30
NOT CALLED TO PRESIDENCY OF BROWN.

The Rev Dr. W. Il. p Faunce. pastor OF tho
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church was seen last night
at his home. No. West Forty-sixth-st. In REFER
ence to a printed report that he mad accepted
call to the presidency of Brown University maa'
vacant BY the resignation Of Dr. Andrews
ut is all a mistake" said DR.. Faunce. 1 nave
not only not accepted the CALL but have received
pone I have written a letter TO the editor OF the
psper IN which the report appeared asking MIN
10 correct the In the nature OF things there
could have been no call now. as the trustees OK
BROWN University do not meet until next Saturday.
Tune a 10 choose a president
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-30
CONTEST OF WILL OF GEORGE X. Bbhhf'
HE LEFT $4,000 TO THE woMANs COLLEGE AT
BALrIMoRE-No REQUESTS TO NEAR
RELATIVES

Baltimore May % (SpecaD.-The Will OF Ieorso
r. Berry. under which over $4,000 is beaueathea 10
the Woman's College. OF Baltimore is 10 pe con-
tested caveat was filed to-day. The contestants
are eleven nephews and nieces. The ususl anesa-
tions that Mr. Berry was not In SOUND m'nu AZ '"o
time he executed the will. that undue ihnu."So
was exercised and that the will was procured %
fraud are made. Mr. Berry died on March H.
Though twice married he left no children ana wa wa
widower In addition TO the bequest 70 !, ,n go -
lege 81 200 Is left 10 the Boys Home ana 49, ~
The Home for the Aged OF the Methodist Episcopas
Church About $4,000 is left in specnc Of tbe CON-
testants are mentioned All the servants "ef0
literally remembered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-30
GoUvERyEUR KORTRIGHrs sANITT.
A COMMISSION APPOINTED BY REQUEST OF HIS
WIFE TO SETTLE THE QUESTION

COMMISSION APPOINTED bi rr<ch>'A VI @A@S
WIFE TO SETTLE THE QUESTION.
Justice Beekman in the Supreme Court Yesterday
Amounted Louis L. Delafeld and Austin fIint Jr'
a commission TO inquire into the sanity OF IouVef-
neur Kortright. The appointment was mace upon
,ho ,nnl,cation Of f. Theresa Kortright. the wife
OF Mr.. Kortright In her petition Mrs kor,rsnt
saws that her husband is forty-hree years OLD ana
lives at No Is East Fifty -sixth-st She says 'na'
she is his second wife and that he has oaush.ei'
Alice, by his first wife. The cnna Is now n,ns
,,,,h on aunt at the Albemarle Hotel. Mrs kort-
right alleges that her husband has conslderaols
nronerty including a life interest in the estate 81
his father She says he has $4,000 In STOCKS anu
securities. - ..a, bar husband
has heen incarcerated several times IN EaiioS'
s,,,,ms and "a at present at Sanford Hail. Flush
ing private asylum for the insane Anne1 nan@
He saws that he examined MI: kortrlgnt IT Ue
cember last and found him SUFFERING IRON na' ~ !.
cinations. He says that MT. horuis"' oe"0
has saved many lives.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-30

c,c,one in Nebraska the other day was
r,,stakon at first for railroad train The fact
g. Ono demonstration Of the beauties of soft
900, srota II n cyclone looks like a locomotive
burning soft coal, we may assume that a cnim-
ney emitting soft-coal smoke looks something
like a cyclone. In that case Brooklyn uhuer
the present Health Board may be said 10 iooN
like n regular nest of cyclones.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-30

Nicaragua as they were IN the case OF sueh
Lord Beaconsheld was damned up nil anu
down dale for his criminal squandering VI
British taxpayers money" when he purchaseu
the Khedive's Suez shares. Those shares nave
since been paving the British taxpayers IL per
cent net profit. Does that demonstrate 'na'
the United States Government would ne pour
ing money into rathoe' in backing IMAM
cIaIly Nicaragua Canal:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-30
TO UNITE OHIO METHODIST COLLEGES.

Cleveland Ohio. May pa plan has been pro-
posed by leading Methodists to eliminate competi-
ton between the colleges OF that Church in ONO.
The proposed plan is to make the Ohio Wesleyan
University, at Delaware university. and all tho
other Methodist schools IN the state suboranaStsi r,y
Methodist educational institutions In Ohio. AZ ao
ing nearly the same class OF work In compeupho ot
Nv an affillstion consolidation II Is expected oe
Ter work can be done and efforts minimzed RS is
ident Bashford. OF Ohio Wesleyan. favors Inc pa'-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-30
Amnsements.

-
ACADEMY OF Observation-Disclosures OF 'ne o's
Ring.
-,
lxf-y,S THEATRE-7:J0-The Great Rupy 49,. c,,.-
1rSrx MI,sEE-wax Works. Grand Concert anu N
matograph. - so. ,,.,,.,o, the Governor.
rNPIRE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ExceiehcE '"e
SxRRICK THEATRE-s:l0-Iaza -, Athlone.
RAND OPERA HOUsE-2-S-A Rom nee u %
rrfTH'S-e:3 IL p. m.--Continuous i'''V
t0eTER a BIAL's-2-s:15-Vsude ,,oo, show
a nJsON SQUARE GARDEN TO IL. ~ Nnon
exsur WORK TiIEATRE-2-7:i5-1he Man IN ,"e '
- Srop,s- 40 10 ii--Continuous Performance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-30

Among the bills which did not become laws
last week at Albany was the one regulating the
hours OF labor Of drug clerks. IL was an HI
conceived measure. the enactment OF which
would probably have done twice as much harm
as good. Next year 1t ought 10 DE poss'pie u
enact a reasonable and benehcent Ia" on 'he
subject And that can be done without any
fool talk about slavery ana cohspirac'es anu
persecution and not letting cierAS ieau ',o
newspapers. There really isn't any ouoNe'.e III
49, ro,,bs Won know. for drug clerks who don't
No., % work twenty-five hours day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-30

The June number Of The China Decorator, OF
this city Is the twelfth anniversary issue OF that
excellent publication, and 1t contains an unusually
largo number OF articles interesting to china and
glass decorators among which may be mentioned:
Exhibition OF the National League OF Mineral
Painters in Chicago" also. other notes on other
exhibitions; Figure Painting" New Shapes and
Decorations" Greek Ornament" Design Treat
ment of Raspberries. as Also Treatments OF Other
Designs" Answers TO Correspondents ana
Studio Chat"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-30

What has become of all the peril. nay, the
absolute certainty. of foreign war for France
in case Of the publication Of the details OF the
Dreyfus case? Lies, Lies Lies! and nothing
more. The whole story has now been publsheu
and there is seen to have been not the remotest
danger Of the slightest straining OF foreign reia
tons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-30

NJ Deroulede says he created Boulangism IN
order TO save France. Yet Boulanger tried 10
betrav France into the hands Of the Royalists'
One would think the poor result or MS nrst
experiment at creation would deter NJ De-
roulede from making more.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-30

The contrast between the scores of the Brook
lyn and New-York baseball teams is instructive
A similar contrast between the gate receipts
NAV have a salutary effect.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-30

II cannot be said that the aspiring youth VINO
Jumped from the Brooklyn Bridge VIII ou'hFe
IN fame the engineer who raised It,
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-10-17
HAIL COLUMBIA 4!
SHE is A WINNER I!
Shamrock Lef Our Too Much
Canvas and Broke Her Masf.
COLUMBIA WINS FIRST TWO.

Highlands. n. j., Oct. What
pre- missed to be a highly successful
race between the Columbia and the
Shamrock today was spoiled by an
accident which befell the cup chal-
lenger after having passed over
about five miles of the course
The boats got awny nearly TO-
gether the Shamrock leading by
about three lengths. A spanking
twelve-mile gale was blowing. The
boats were running nearly tos eth
er when the crew of the Shamrock
raised heavy topsai, which
proved to be too much of strain
and the mast broke.
The Shamrock was out of it in a
minute and started for home. The
Columbia continued through the
course. which she covered in less
than four hours. An agreement
had been entered into between the
managers of the two yachts that
in case of accident to either of the
boats, if the other should run the
course within the time limit it
would be called race with the
staying boat the winner. So the
Columbia wins the first two races
of the series, and the third may
decide the contest.
A new mast will be placed on
the Shamrock tonight and she will
be ready to race tomorrow.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-10-17

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