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The sun., 1900-06-26
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
" Washington Lodge Elected Omcers
Last Night.

Last Night.
Washington Lodge, No. l, Knights of
Pythias, held their semi-annual election
Of officers last night. The result was as
follows:
Chancellor commander, Francis S.
Bradley; yice-chancellor, Ernest n. Sam
worth; prelate. Harry P. Croney; K. of
R. and S., Geo. W. Moore; NJ. OF F., Geo.
A. Roberts; M. of E., Chas. H. Lippin-
colt; M. at A., Harry A. Fritz; j. G.,
Manuel Cramer; 0. G., P. 1. Croney.
The sun., 1900-06-26

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Miscellaneous.

w household goods. Also cast off clothing|
Call or send postal to Mcmahon Bros.
S03 E. 9Th street.
NANTED-All kind of old books bought
w sold and exchanged at
Z. NJ. stirlith, No. lis shipley Street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-09
PROGRESS OF THE WAR.

General activity, if not a general advance
characterizes the British situation in South At
RIGA. AT one point there is determined effort
TO advance. General Butler is again striving to
raise the siege of Ladysmith, attacking the
Boer lines a little further to the east and
therefore nearer Ladysmith than before He
has secured another crossing of the Tugela at
Schiet's Drift, which is about fifteen miles
southwest of Ladysmith and commands a good
road leading TO that town. He has also taken
possession of one more hills on the north
side of the river, and seems to be able TO hold
them against the vigorous efforts of the Beers
to retake them. He appears to have achieved
this by virtue of clever fent, which is said
to have deceived the Beers completely. The
Boer report of a British repulse and retreat
seems to have referred to the deliberate retire
ment of the British troops as a part of this
ruse. General Butler is still far from Lady
smith, but he is moving toward il, and whether
not his present assault succeeds, he is at
least making a sufficient demonstration to keep
the Beers around Ladysmith occupied, and to
prevent General Joubert from sending any part
of his army to any other point on the Boer line
of defence
At the centre the British concentration hith-
erto remarked upon is steadily proceeding,
despite the efforts of the Beers at Colesberg to
interrupt ii. A BOer attack upon Sterkstroom
has been repulsed, and the British have pur-
sued the retreatng Beers for some distance.
Generals French. Gatacre and KelIy-Kenny are
in touch with each other and are doubt
less strong enough TO hold their ground until
the order is given to advance. 1t still seems
probable that The march upon Bloemfontein
will be undertaken in that region, though
how is problematc. Advertisements for
teams cited as an indication that Lord
Roberts and Lord Kitchener will not be ready
for month to come But those past masters
In the art Of war do not proclaim their plans
from the housetops. Has it not been written Of
"Bobs' that 'he does not ADVERTISE? And if
not himself, not his plans. So there really is no
telling when there will be an invasion of the
Orange State in force.
Meantime at the west General Methuens
army shows signs of important activity. The
mass of it is still presumably at or near the
junction of the Modder and Riet rivers, in the
place it has been in ever since Magersfontein.
But General Macdonald has moved his brigade
far TO the west, as If to try hanking move
ment There are half dozen Koodooes In the
! neighborhood of Kimberley, but the Koodooes-
| berg and Drift he has seized are doubtless
those on the Riet River, in GriquaIand south
west of Kimberley. 1t is said the Beers are not
! in much force there. If SO, and if General
Methuen can keep their main army busy at the
Modder River, the siege of Kimberley may be
raised by the Highland Brigade. Beyond ques-
ton the British army is now settling down to
serious work. 1t seems probable there will be
no more movements for political effect
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-09
"BANKS AND TRUSTS.

The Democratic campaign at present is con-
Quoted with more shrewdness than usual. The
loud beating of Chinese gongs on the Philippine
question is not real attack. Little powder is
burned in il, and no effective ammunition ex-
. pended. The manner In which Ii is conducted
\ warrants suspicion that it is only intended to
divert attention from points of more serious at
tack. II may be noticed that the Democrats
are not saying much about silver They are
particularly silent about the precise features of
the gold standard bin now pending in the Sen
ate which has not yet received the approval of
the House. Neither raillery nor much Senatorial
prodding has provoked the Democrats to dis
close their chief grounds for opposing the meas
IRE. Apparently if the Senate will give oppor-
tunity TO treat the bill as a Republican party
measure, and then to show how ii works with
respect TO the National banks and the currency,
the Democrats will not be tongue tied or at
loss for one subject of discussion.
The Washington correspondent of THE Jour
nal of Commerce" VINO has labored with zeal
for the expansion of the banking circulation,
takes pains to inform the banks that the public
deposits made with them since December 20 may
be used in part to help toward that end. He
calculates that if the banks accept per cent
bonds in place OF the and per cents they
now bold Oh deposit they will become entitled
under the Senate bill To premiums amounting to
about S23. 10000. which can be paid from the
money now on deposit in banks This sum they
would receive without any change whatever in
their bank circulation outstanding, and would
have on hand and clear not only the cash TO that
amount which they can invest in bonds, but also
the bonds Of like value now held as security for
their deposits. Using these funds they can put
out S47 coo, 600 more paper currency without any
additional investment or increased security. 1t
will be easy fer Republicans 10 show that the
Government is thus reducing the amount of in
terest which il viii have TO pay In future years.
But the Democrats will prefer to direct atten-
rion 10 the benefit which the banks derive at
once from the transaction.
Neither are they going into details much In
their continued dcnuncation of trusts" That
can be done 10 better advantage a little later,
they think. Every company which declares
large dividends provides them with ammunition.
When the Steel and Wire Company published
ifs declaration that fl earned in 1899 nearly 10
per cent on the common stock the Democrats
that the advance in prices of wire
nails, from 81 80 keg In January of last year
TO So 20 in December and at this time, would
enable them 10 represent, as some of the impa-
tient among them are already representing, that
this rise Of 81 So key on nine million kegs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-09

midst on Wednesday looking Cor birthday pres
ent for his youngest daughter, aged sixty-seven.
1--WE panied to chronicle the serious illness OF
Colonel Spriggs aged ninety-four, who sprained
his left leg In a wrestling match recently 9
Aunt Sally Fancer Will celebrate her eighty
fourth year with quilting bee next Tuesday.
Major Mart Scott has just taken unto himself
a wife at the age of ninety-eisht. We wish the
happy couple many years OF welded bliss.
A man who keeps bakery and confectionery
store walked up the receiving teller's window at
a Conshohocken bank the other day and deposited
a bag containing 800 three-cent pieces-Sz7 worth
in all. This Is agreeable surprise, salo
Ga shier Isaac Roberts "It's good thing to get
them out of circulation; That's what think ,
remarked the baker. You know my boy, George /.
Well about a wear ago George suggested that
allow him to keep all the three-cent pieces that
came over the counter. / readily agreed to THIS
proposition. never dreaming for moment that
there would be many OF them George kept a
little bank and into this he dropped all the three
cent pieces. Well. st became so fun II wouIdn I
hold any more, and last night he opened IT, There
were just 9oO." Mr.. Roberts assured the baker
that they would never get into circulation again
-(Philadelphia Record.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-09
lrtu71prk ID nip Gribntre.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1900.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES from Spearman's
Camp represent General Butler rs holding his
position north Of the Tugela and say the relief OF
Ladysmith is certain; the Boer attack on Gen.
eral Gatacre's forces near Sterkstroom failed;
diminishing continued at koodoosberg Drift, on
the Riet River between General Macdonald's
troops and the Beers; il stated i'll Parlia-
nent that the British effective force in South
Africa would be raised to $4,000 men, -
statement regarding the Canal Treaty was made
in the House of Commons by Mr.. Brodrick, Par
iamentary Secretary of the Foreign Office. -
The exportahle surplus Of the South Australian
wheat crop is estimated at ISu,OD0 tons -
The sum of 10000. the balance of 10000 stolen
from PARIS Bank, London. a year ago has been
mysteriously returned
WORCESTERSHIRE: Mr.. Allen and Mr.. Cock
rell spoke in opposition TO the pending Currency
bill - House: The Ways and Means Com
mittee presented three reports on the Puerto
Rican Tariff bill, and Chairman Payne gave no
tice that he would call the bill up next Thursday.
DOMESTIC-The return of General Otis from
the Philippines on leave of absence is expected
within few months. - The body OF General
Lawton arrived Washington, and the burial
viii take place at Arlington National Cemetery
to-day ~ The annual convention OF the
National American Woman Suffrage Assocla-
ton opened in Washington. - A reciprocity
arrangement with Italy was signed by Commits
sioner Kesson and Ambassador Fava -
The Governor signed the Tunnel bill relating
TO the issuance of bonds, and also the bill de-
priving the Municipal Assembly of control over
The rapid transit bonds.
CITY-Stocks were irregular and dull. =
In the Molineux trial Mr.. Osborne continued his
summing up for the prosecution; Mannheim
Brown, the juror who was i'll before, was taken
sick at luncheon, and the afternoon session had
TO be omitted - William F. Miller, the
Franklin Syndicate man. was brought TO the
city from Montreal and taken to Raymond
Street Jail. - The Union League Club adopt.
ed memorial Of Dorman B. Eaton. - Coun
sci for the Rapid Transit Board appeared before
the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court and
arranged to make motion to-day for a modih
cation of the stipulation concerning the bond Il
be given to secure the construction of the tun
mel The Union League Club, OF BROOKLYN
gave dinner and reception for Admiral Dewe.
and his wife - WI Ting Fang, the Chimes
Minister, spoke 1t the dinner Of the Silk Asso
citation.
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day
Rain snow and colder. The temperature yes
terday: Highest 40 degrees; lowest 81 degrees
average, Al degrees.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-09
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Mayor Hart of Boston, has discovered that the
employees of the Municipal Water Department used
$1,000 worth OF streetcar tickets during 1899 and
has determined to put stop to such reckless ex-
trayagance. The higher employees of the Depart
ment have not only used the tickets when riding
to and from their residences, but have presented
them in payment OF the fares of friends, and have
freely distributed them for political purposes
About the Size of It.-Biggs-Hoy a physician
must suner when convinced that his diagnosis of
Dgg g. Yes he would rather believe he is right
and let the patient sufrer.-(Chicago News.
THE Philadelphia Record" says that the rule
forbidding a person to take a dog on a street.
car has given an impetus to the sale of dog
baskets These look like small market baskets
except that there is a grating at one end de-
signed to supply ventilation. This end the owner
OF the basket is supposed to keep concealed from
the lynxlike scrutiny of the conductor A stout
German, carrying a dog in one of these baskets
boarded streetcar the other day, holding the
ventilated end pressed against his coat. The con-
ductor suspicousy asked the what he had in
his basket With great sputtering of broken
English. the passenger protested that he had been
to market. and that the basket was filled with
sausage. At this critical point of his narrative a
shrill yelp came from the interior of the basket
The German, however. was equal to the emer-
gency. "Py gracious!' he exclaimed Dose
sausages haf come to life already aind itr' He
carried the day. and the conductor permitted him
10 ride.
What ,a ., did yes name be calm sartint Donnigan
1T shows me culcher, said Mr. Rafferty,. "A
kopje is little kop. and Donnigan's the smallest
man on the force. "-CWashington Star
The electoral law of Belgium provides that everv
man between the ages Of twenty zone and twenty
FIVE years who shall pay 81 per year in taxes will
be entitled TO vote one ballot; married men over
twenty-five years of age will have two ballots
each. and IL such married men shall own real
estate or Government bonds or savings bank de-
posits producing an income OF $40 a year they will
have three ballots each
Mary" said Mr. Thomas when silence
fraught with unpleasant meaning had followed his
hrst alteration with his young wife
''Yesf" said Mary interrogatVely
When a man and his wife have IA difference
said Mr.. Thomas, with judicial air "and each
considers the other at fault which Of the two 40
you think should make the first advance toward
reconciliation
The wiser of the two" said Mrs Thomas
am very sorry"
II occurred to Mr. Thomas that 1t might have
been as well for him 70 have made the first adj
vance after all but he thoughtfully refraIned from
saying so.-(Collier's Weekly. $500
THE Whitsett (Ga.) Courier" chronicles the fol-
lowing instances OF longevity:
Uncle Billy wilkins. ioS years old, was In our
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-09
PERSONAL.

Colonel William F. Switzer, of Columbia No..
now eighty years DID, who is about to write his
tory of the University of Missouri is remarkably
active. In speaking of him 1.-The Kansas City STAR
says: Charles A. Dana at the time of his death
said to have been longer engaged in active
newspaper work than any of his time The
statement not correct. This honor belongs to
Colonel Switzler Three years before Dana became
associated with The New-York Tribune Switzler
the Editor of The Columbia Patriot His
active newspaper career extends period OF
hfty-hve years and at the age of eighty his health
is perfect and his capacity and inclination for
as great as at any other period of his busy lfe.''
Colonel George T. Perkins. of Akron, Ohio, has
presented to that city eighty OF land, to be
used for park purposes and children's Fairgrounds.
The property is valued at 100000
General w. A. Olmstead, who has Just been or
dained a priest of the Roman Catholic Church at
Notre Dame. Ind, entered the Army during the
Civil War as captain IN the I'd New-York Infantry
and rose to be colonel of the 18th New-York Volun-
teers he was mustered out brevet brigadier. He
entered Notre Dame University a student six
years ago. having previously been Army surgeon
Professor w. E. 3. Du Bos of Atlanta Univer-
sty has begun an investigation into the career OF
college bred negroes, and will make a report to the
annual negro conference to be held at the untver-
sity next May. He finds that there are between
1au and 1,5OO negroes who have been graduated
from college, and to each OF them he intends TO
SEND set or questions covering family life schoIas-
tic life, occupation since graduation, literary ef-
forts, official positions and financial success
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-09

thousands of Chinese and Indians, but II does
not confer citizenship upon them The XIVth
Amendment to the Constitution declares that
''all persons born or naturalized In the United
States, and subject to the iurisr ction thereof,
"are citizens of the United States and of the
estate wherein they reside" But surely SEN
ator Caffery will not dispute the right of the
Government TO prescribe who may and who
shall not be naturalized. The people of the
Philippines were not born In the United States.
They have not been naturalized in the United
States. They do not even live in the United
States, for those islands are not yet part of
this Union They are not citizens of the United
States.
1t is OF interest to recall that when Louisiana
annexed by the United States it was recog-
nized that the people. of that territory would
not ipso facto become citizens OF the United
States; wherefore 1t was expressly stipulated in
the act of cession that they should be admitted to
citizenship las soon as possible, according TO the
principles of the Federal Constitution. Precisely
the same thing was done in the case Of Flor
ida. No one thought, apparently, that the people
of those territories would automatically become
citizens of the United States the moment the
flag of the United States was raised above
them. In the case of California it was stpu-
lated that Mexican Inhabitants who elected to
become citizens of the United States should be
admitted to such citizenship 'at the proper
''time to be judged by the Congress of the
United States"
Without going further afeld for such exam
pies we should like to know on what principle
the people of the Philippines are to be held
superior and invested with superior rights
to those of Louisiana, Florida and California?
If they have such superiority they are not
citizens of the United States, and will never be
unless Congress shall at some time make them
so by special act.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-09
Or S1e.eho.OoO

manufactured would account for slo,6so.ooo
pronts. and the advance from ST rs to So 90 on
paroeo Wire would account for somewhat more.
NOT word will they say of the increase in cost
OF the iron, which accounts for part though by
no means for all of the rise. So when the
standard Oh Company declares dividend of
~ per cent the Democrats will not pay much
httenuon to the rise from 81 121a q barrel for
crude OIL last May to 81 6S1a on February l. 1t
VIII suit them better to quote refined In barrels,
which was Cos cents on May and 900 cents on
which was 91a cents and has risen to 1924 cents.
On o22,IO0,O00 gallons exported last year and
rather larger quantity consumed in this country
the gain from such an advance would look large
IL nothing were said of the cost of crude oil.
These illustrate the kind of arguments which
Inc Democrats hope TO Use after little. If Con-
gress should propose by constitutional amend
ment to give the general Government full power
to deal with corporations which control inter-
state commerce in important products, that
might render less valuable quantity of Demo
cratic ammunition which is at present being
accumulated with care And if the Senate or
the House should cast out of the gold standard
bill all that is not essential to its main purpose,
and particularly the provisions which appear
likely to confer especial benefits upon the
banks, that might spoil another large store of
Democratic ammunition. Thus 1t is easy to see
why our friends the enemy are not making
great use of that ammunition until Congress
has adjourned
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-09
Mr.. NIxoNs "DELIcArE COMPLIMENT"

MR. NIYON'S "DELICATE COMPLIMENT"
No doubt dealer in tombstones NAV know
enough to practise law. More especially without
doubt dealer in tombstones who knows
enough to make laws to the satisfaction of our
present Government, Mr. Thomas c. Platt must
know enough TO expound them. We therefore do
not question the fitness of the Hon S. Fred
Nixon for admission to the bar of this State
But we do wonder at the form in which admis-
sion is sought for him
We can readily understand that the common
requirement of a course in a law school or q
definite period of registered study as a prelim-
mary to practice, might be inconyenient to a
man Of middle age desiring to enter the legal
profession after years of business life 1t Is DOS
sible that experience with men and affairs on
the farm, in the marble yard and in politics
might give that practical knowledge which the
young law student is supposed to get in some
measure from his clerkship Therefore. though
the principle of special legislation is not a good
one, particularly special legislation in behalf of
legislators themselves, there might not be much
fault found with a bill freeing Mr. Nixon from
the preliminary requirements for examination.
1t might be said that he was vastly better fitted
TO attend to the affairs of(his clients than the
average young graduate of a law school, and
that the rules might reasonably be waived to
enable the Supreme Court to admit him to
practice on being satisfied that his definite
knowledge of the law, no matter how or where
gained, was sufficient to entitle him to the
privilege.
The present bill, however instead OF convey
ing delicate compliment" as Mr. Nixon seems
TO think, rather suggests that Mr.. Nixon does
not know enough law to be admitted on his
merits by Supreme Court freed from all tech
meal rules for his benefit 1t does not provide
that the Appellate Division may admit him, but
orders that 1t shall. The conditions imposed are
plainly made to suit Mr. Nixon's case regard
less Of his knowing anything at all about law.
He is TO show that years ago. while q student
In college-not a law school-he attended some
law lectures. and that he has been for nine
years member of the Legislature OF course,
he can show these things. If he could not the
bill would evidently have imposed different con-
ditions. They are introduced just for FORM and
no more insure that the candidate who fulfils
them has any real acquaintance with legal prin-
cples and practice than would the requirement
that he show to the Court that he had been nine
years in the tombstone business. and had when
on farm successfully treated horses for ring
bone.
Let us, however, not be misunderstood. We
do not doubt that Mr.. Nixon would be great
lawyer II admitted to the bar. All we are say
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-09

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F1FTH AVENUE THEATRE-s;1o-rhe Countess
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4AMMERsTEIN's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and the Won
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