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New-York tribune., 1900-10-08
THE NEXT ApPoRrroNMEnr.

So smoothly and rapidly has the enumera-
ton work OF the Twelfth Census been accom-
plished that Congress should have no difficulty
IN framing a reapportionment act before the
close Of the approaching short session. Ten
years ago the departure was made of dating
the new distribution of seats in the House from
March of the first, instead Of the third, year
of the decade; and there seems to be no reason
why that precedent should not be followed now,
Certainly no obvious political purpose is to be
served by continuing an apportionment whose
full ten year course has already run More
over, the positive injustice would be committed
of depriving those sections of the Union which
have shown the greatest relative growth in
the last decade Of their due increase in political
power.
In the absence of complete population foot
ings it is possible only TO speculate in a gen
eral way on the changes in representation
which the new apportionment will entail.
Should the rule which governed in the allot-
ments OF power in 1888 and 1891 be again OBJ
served by Congress. a moderate increase in
numbers in the lower house will be authorized,
while the ratio of representation to population
will be advanced sufficiently to absorb the
gains made for the decade in from tWo-thirds
TO three-fourths of the forty-five States It is
roughly estimated at Washington that the
Twelfth Census will show a net increase in
population of little over 100000 BY chang
ing the ratio Of representation from 173,901 TO
1.-the present figures-to about $4,000 to I.
seven millions and a half Of the aggregate in
crease would be applied TO filing out the new
quotas Of the 357 existing Congress districts
BY raising the Houses limit of membership
from 357 10 $50 or $50 ample allowance would
be made for the rest of the decades growth
Ten years ago the membership of the popular
branch was enlarged from 325 to 356-a jump
Of thirty-one. In 1888 thirty-three new seats
had been created. In both these reapportion-
nents the ratio of representation increased with
singular uniformity II rose from 131 425 in
1873 10 151 911 in 1882. and then to 173.9O1 in
1891 Everything points. therefore, 10 a pro-
fzurtdonata advance under thR next act-195-00o
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08
BRYAN ALREADY DEFEATED.

On the first page of The Tribune this morning
Washington correspondent embodying reports
of the Presidential outlook from the chairmen
of the State committees in the West and on the
Pacific Slope. These reports are highly salts
factory and encouraging, and should stimulate
voters at the East and elsewhere to give Me
Kinley such an overwhelming majority that
Organism viii never again be heard Of
1t is interesting to note that the chairmen Of
the Republican State committees are simply
announcing now a situation which The Trib-
une discovered and announced as far back as
September %, when it editorialy declared that
Mr.. Bryan's sudden change of front from i'm
perialism and expansion to the trusts issue was
solely due to the fact that the West was soldly
against him. In that article we said:
Before the campaign closes Colonel Bryan will
recognize that issue the party in
power less vulnerable than the one he chose to
exploit paramount in his Indianapolis
speech. Less Interested observers already recog-
nize that on that issue he has lost the Middle
West the Rocky Mountain West and the Pacific
Coast 1t is already clear that many of the
States which went for him on the silver issues
four years ago are going against him be-
cause he opposes the traditional policy of his
can people on the question of expansion. 1t is
not even clear that on that very issue he can
carry his own State Of Nebraska. 1t is abso-
lutely certain that he has not the ghost Of a
chance for election unless other issues and
sham pretences he can contrive TO carry some
Middle or Eastern States which he lost in 1896.
On his chosen battlefield and with his chosen
war cry he is defeated already.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08
are not unknown in some parts of the United
Kingdom, any more than they are in some parts
OF the United States
TRADE IN SOUTH AFRICA.

We called attention on August 10 to report
by Consul-General Stowe, of Cape Town, in
which he strongly urged American manufact-
urerS and business men to make bid for the
South African market. In another report which
has just come to hand he again calls attention
to this matter. He recently made a journey
through the Orange River Colony and the
Transva9l, and what he saw convinced him
that the United States has offered to it an Op-
pOrtunity to build up a great and lucrative trade
in these two colonies. AS an inevitable result
of the war the Dutch burghers will be averse
to trading with England for some time to come.
And besides that, English manufacturers as a
rule produce a heavier grade of goods, while
the inhabitants prefer the lighter American
type. For these reasons there is an open door
for the United States in South Africa, and it
only remains for this country to enter and
possess the land commercially. But Mr. Stowe
says that mere exhibitions of products or elab-
crate catalogues or price lists will not capture
the trade of the country. What is needed is
'hustlers, men to come and study the market,
ascertain its needs and wants. and bring sam
piles with them. South Africa is an import
'ing country. and it has gold and diamonds
"and copper to pay for it's purchases"
At the present time many hundred miles of
wire fencing must be replaced, and as the
wooden posts are all burned and there is no
more wood in the country, metal posts must
be supplied. There will also be a great demand
for farm machinery. Mr.. Stowe adds:
The Imperial Government is building railways
from Pretoria and johannesburg to the Orange
River Colony border, and engines and cars will
bs needed. Over one thousand freight cars have
been recently ordered by the Cape Colony rail-
ways. A new railway is being built from Har-
rismith, in Cape Colony, to connect with the
Orange River COLONY Railway that there
will be two competing lines from the seaportS
in Cape Colony and Natal to Johannesburg,
breaking the monopoly of the Netherlands Rail-
way in the South African Republic, with its 200
per cent profit a year The railways will
provide sidings for all the mines in Johannes
burg these being very much needed. The
bridges over streams and culverts have been
structures erected, and deviations of tracks to
reach the lower levels were made. AS a result
a demand for bridge material, such as girderS
etc, may be expected. Electric and telegraphic
materials and supplies will also be wanted. Coal
machinery and household and house building
supplies will be needed
The indications are that there will soon be a
remarkable development of the gold mines Of
the Witwatersrand. This will create a demand
for much electrical machinery, and here Amer
leans may expect easily to overcome all OppO-
stiOn. Indeed, the situation in South Africa
seems to be that while Great Britain conquered
the sovereignty Of the country at an enormous
cost of blood and treasure the United States
can capture it industrialIy without any cost
at all.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08
PERSONAL.

Hu keng' the Chinese Minister to France lives
in a luxurious house near the Arc de Triononba
He has travelled great deal in this country and
married an American woman. He is sixty wears
old now. and has served his country since bie
youth He fought with distinction under CereroI
Gordon in 1884 and being descended from an old
Manchu family. rose rapidly at court He has
been greatly impressed by the rapid rise of Japan
and his view is that the present crisis in the East
IS merely a development of the struggle between
the civilization of the Old World and that Of the
argues. is for China follow in the stems Of
Japan. and adapt herself to Western civilization.
Professor George Frederick Wright of Oberlin
College. who is making geological researches in
Siberia gives some interesting facts about NInu-
snsk city OF 10000 inhabitants about go miles
further North than the northern boundary OF
Minnesota Among its few prominent buildings Is
large two story freproof museum, built of brick
aho stahdlng on corner Of the public square.
Within this noble building is one OF the rarest and
most interesting collections to be found ap,,vvhara
in the world, and all is scientifically classified and
arranged for public inspection There ara 70 7ss
pedagogical collection in one room arr s S%Cept
immediate locality. All Of these objects baVa heav
region. oeS VI the
message has been received In Frankfort ca
many that the ornithoogist. Carlo Won ErlanRer
and the geologtst. Oscar Neumann have success
fully completed their exploration In Addis-A bbebs
espeol9uy ne region south OF Harrar. bringing
back valuable collections of birds and other on.
tects. They established the missing connections
Paulitzschke. anu
Captain Scott. who is organizing the British Ant
arctic expedition which is TO set out In September
has now reached $20O.6OO
The wife Of General Botha. the Boer general "a
descendant of Robert Emmet's elder brother
Thomas Adds Emmett. who was one of the Irnitad
Irish Directory in 1888. and was punished by the
Government hy confinement in Fort George for
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08

each week bringing more employees back at
work and larger orders from jobbers. Although
the buying is still mainly of fall and winter
goods for prompt delivery, occasionally con-
. tracts taken in spring lines. Stocks were
allowed to run low during the recent depres-
sion. and there is now such an eagerness for
immediate shipment that the Brockton factories
did not close for the fair last week. in for
mer years. Quotations are steady. without ma
terial change, while leather is naturally more
active on the better demand from shoe shops.
Textile operations do not make such a good
showing Silk and wool are both cheaper, with
the goods markets quiet Sales of wool at the
East were larger last week than at any time
since August, but compared poorly with 1SY9
Western markets were better sustained than
Eastern, and there is little pressure to sell on
the ranches A few grades of cotton goods
have made small advances, but the general
range Of prices Is still below parity with the
raw material. and mills have many idle spndles.
Northern spinners purchasing raw cotton
sparingly, and this movement is about half
what it was year ago. Spot middling uplands
closed an eighth higher for the week at 1O1s
cents, sustained by expectations of strong off,
cial report on Wednesday. Over 100000 bales
came into sight during the first week of October
although it is reported that Atlantic Coast
at Northern points there is such a rush to
finish picking before the first severe frost that
little attention is given to shipments
Both foreign and domestic estimates OF the
wheat crop grow more hopeful, and there is less
encouragement to those who are holding con-
tracts for big advances Statistics of supplies in
Europe show gains, and American stocks are
gradually increasing. Russian ports send out
large quantities each week. and while ship
ments from the Atlantic coast are lighter than
a year ago. the total movement from domestic
ports is liberal In the face of reports that
cessive rains are damaging the yield and inter
rupting the movement from the farms the
amount Of wheat that has come forward at
Western cities since July 1 shows an increase of
8 per cent over the receipts in the same weeks
of 1899. Corn was held up on September con
tracts but the end of that month brought a
more normal range of prices in speculative
transactions. Quotations are still far above
last years, however, and the restricted interior
movement might be sufficient reason for
strength were the foreign demand sustained
but exports since July 1 were only A, 81 ,661
bushels. against 60,917, 1856 in 1899.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08
amnsemenfs.

ACADEMY OF MUSIC-S:l5-The Rebel
AMERICAN THEATRE-2-S:l5-The Senator.
5ttOADWAY T5EATRFc-S-Marcelle.
CARNEGIE LYCEUM-S:IS-Lecture.
CASlNO-S-Ihe Belle OF Bohemia
CRITERION THEATRE-S:lO-Zaza.
DAI1'S THEATRE-S-San Toy.
EDEN MJSEE-The World Wax.
THEATRE-S.2o-RichRrd
foCRTEENTR STREET THEATRE-S-Lost River.
GARDEN THEATRE-S-Henry V.
GAESRICR THEATRE
GRAND OPERA HOUSE-S-A Midsummer Nights
Dream.
HAMMERSTEIN'S VTCTORIA-S:S0- Central Park.
HARLEM OPERA HOUSE-S:15-Prfnce Otto
HERALD SQUARE TIEATRE-S:15 S:15-Arizona.
IRVING PLACE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
EITHS-Continuous Performance
kNICKERBOCKER THEATRE-S:15-The Monks OF
Mslaber.
ROSTER & BIALS-2-s-Vaudev1lIe
IICEUM T1EATRE-S:30-A Royal Family.
MADISON SQUARE THEATRE -S:20-Seif and Lady.
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE-S-Carmen.
MURRAY HILL THEATRE-2-S-The Magistrate.
NEsW-YOfR TT5EATRE-S--A Million Dollars.
PASTOR'S-Dsy and Night
PROCTOR S-Co atinuous Performance.
REPUBLIC TdEATRE-S:l5-Sag HaTbor
WAI4I4ACK'S THEATTsE- Greatest Thing IN
the World
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08
ARTISTS on Ia TOUR4INE.
]. W. ALEXANDER TALKS OF THE ART ExHrBrr
OF THE EXPOSITION

]. W. Alexander. the portrait painter: Alexander
Harrison, the marine painter: Anders Zorn The
Swedish water cOlorist. and ]. Wells Charapnsv the
portrait painter. arrived in this city yesterday on
the French line steamer la TOuraine. Mr. Alex
ander. who is a relative Of James w Alexander.
president OF the Equitable Life Assurance society,"
for the last eight years has spent alternate years
In Paris and New-YOrk He said that Americans
mad the best exhibition in the fine arts al the
Exposition. and next 10 the French who had
twenty times the space they took the most prizes
he himself was member of the international Jury
OF Award for the Department OF Etchings and En-
cravings He thought a first that this would
deoar him from competing for prizes but he found
out a1terward that he would have that privilege in
other departments. He Won a gold medal Of ;hs
hrst class as a collective prize for a portrait Of
H9dln the famous sculptor. and two compositions
Autumn" and "A Mother
In the section Of paintings there vrars tvy, 4uleT
cams VINO were 1udgeS-Frank MIlet OF New-YOrN
now IN England, and Alexander Harrison. Mr.
MIlaIrlSoh NJ mad marine painting on exhibition out
a. ne was one or the judges he was not eligible
10 compete for a prize
MT Zorn and Mr. Harrison. with Mr. Alexander,
VIII De on the Jury OF Award at the exhibition ot
arr al r 90 4e held IN November at Carnegie Institutes
Mr Alexander thought Mr. Champney did not
SAhblt any OF his work the Paris Fair but ne
brings number or pictures with him 70 this cOUh,
Wy, MT. alexander has been painting a number y.
poIuaits IN scotland. He Is now building IN IL
CITY new studio IN East SiXty-third-st
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08

At Duluth. the other day. Colonel Bryan paid
a rather extraordinary compliment to his young
friend Charles A Towne "If" he told the
people Of Duluth, Mr. Towne cannot warn you
sufficiently against the dangers which threaten
you, you would not believe though one rose
from the dead" The compliment was a left
handed one to Colonel Bryan's auditors, since
they have twice in succession defeated Mr.
Townes aspirations to help along the cause of
free silver by holding down a seat in the lower
house of Congress.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08
MISS MINNIE TRACEY HERE.

Miss Minnie Tracey, the singer, who has come
to New-York to Join the Metropolitan English
Grand Onera Company. arrived here yesterday
from, Europe on the steamer La Touraine. on
October 15 she will begin her work with the part
Of Aida. . Co., ~
Tracey of this city and Washington she was porn
in Albany and studied music first in this city under
MAY Maretzek who persuaded her parents to send
her to Paris where she became pupil OF Marie
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08
NEW.YoRK DAILY TRIBUNE. MONDAY. OCTOBER s, 1900

three years. Robert Emmett. whose name is so
popularity known. was but youth OF tWehtJ - "a a
i7gS. His attempt insurrectiOn in lsOS was Ine
last effort of the brotherhood of United Irishmen
and his death on the scaffold on September ~
1S3 ninetyseven years was the last tragic ACT
in that movement
Rear-Admiral James A. Smith, U. S. NJ retireo'
former chief of the Bureau OF Supplies ana Ae-
counts of the Navy Department, is in Berlin "heFe
he will spend the winter
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08

TheDAILY and SUNDAY TRIBUNE, by mail,
$L>O0 a month, except to a city or foreign
address.
Readers are iEUited TO complain to this
office If they cannot find TRIBUNES at a
HeUs stand. The Presidential campaign
has caused an increase in sales.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08
A BOUNDARY DISPUTE ENDED
AMIcABLE ARRANGEMENT REACHED Rr~rrr,,,,,
NICARAGUA AND HONDURAS

Manasua. Oct THE special commissioners an
pointed oy the governments of Nicaragua and
Honduras to fix the boundary between .h -
states, a matter long in dispute have Concluded
TO both governments 'S 0''''SiaStoTS
President Zelaya, the Cabinet and the C,orsrass
are about 10 return 10 Managua from a fortni@nts
visit 10 theacity of'Granada A'4i'sHe
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08
NO DISTURBANCE AT BRUSSELS
RECEPTION OF THE PRINCE OF BELGIUM AMI
HIS BRIDE PASSES OFF SMOOTHLY

HIS BRIDE PASSES OFF SMOOTHLY
Brussels. Oct Prince Albert Of Belgium and
his bride, Elizabeth of Bavaria, were received ar
the Town Hall this afternoon. The royal process
sion was warmly acclaimed by the populace The
Socialist members of the Municipal Council were
absent from the ceremony.
When 1t was over the royal couple appeared on
balcony facing the square. where school children
were assembled the number of five thousand
The latter waved thousands of Belgian and Pa
varian flags. while the onlookers generally cheerd
and waved handkerchiefs
Ihe children then sang a popular patriotic hymn
while the Prince and Princess reviewed them A.
the Socialists kept their promise not to denor
strate in favor of amnesty and universal sufTra as
and as no hostile manifestations were made H.
royal procession went on foot to the Bourse Wbers
II was received with great enthusiasm
Prince Albert and the Princess surrounded b,,
their suite stood at the head OF the grand stair
case and watched the school children and then the
numerous societies march by each dala@a,t[S,
throwing bouquet at the feet OF the Princess
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08

The Canadian contingent in South Africa sets
sail for home with honor crowning its banners
like flame and Our Lady of Shows getting
ready to fling over them her own white flag Of
peace and welcome. The Dominion has every
reason to be proud of them, and need not eat it's
meal in fear of invasion when it has such
seasoned detachment at hand to defend it.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08

Class and vicious legislation is steadily increas-
ing; Legislative bodies do not represent popular
Will. Special interests control and dominate The
party caucus whips into line men of independent
tendencies Constituencies are BETRAYED or sold
out, Partisanship controls the courts and
juries. Many of our judges are men who began
as ward politicians and by virtue of partisan ser
vice to the county machine lifted to the bench
ana decided all questions savoring of politics and
In the political interest of their makers
The foregoing is not an editorial on Croker
ism from The Evening Post" nor an attack
on Tammany by Bird S. Coler 1t is taken from
a speech by that growing humorist Mayor Nc
Guire of Syracuse, and is his diplomatic way of
inducing country voters to support Croker and
Bryan.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08

Colonel Watterson finds making The Louis
vile Courier-Journal" a Beckham-Bryan paper
this year anything but a congeniaI and inspiring.
task. As 'Srhe Louisville Post" aptIy says:
Mr.. Watterson has to answer his anti-Bryan
editorials of 1896; he has to respond to his gold
arguments Of 1897: he has to overthrow his
"and-Goebel articles of 1898. and now,he is con-
'fronted with the impossible task of demolishing
his imper1alstic letters of 1899 1t is to Iaughr'
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08
1nnee TO ADVERTISEMENTS.
Rnox 6ats.

The American Gentlemans Hat is the Knox
Hat Perfect in shape Unsurpassed quality Leads
the world. KNOX. THE Halter. under 9Th Ave Hotel
Broadway. cor. Fulton ST. $40 Fulton Brooklyn
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08
SIR PERCY SAyDERsOy BACK.

Sir Percy Sanderson. British Consul General n
this city, returned yesterday on the Etruria- H
hsd spent most OF his vacation in Germany a--
! "oui" say nothing about EnGlish polities-
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08
SPECULATION As TO PE4RY.
WHAT THE FAILURE OF THE w1NDyvARD To. pv,
TURN MAY MEAN

st. Johns. N F.. Oct. THE failure of the
Peary exploring steamer windward To retur,
from the north leads local observers To believe
that the explorer will not attempt to get hack
this autumn. Probably the season lust past was
an open one in the Far North. Should that have
been the case. Lieutenant Peary is likely 10 bavs
taken the Windward into some high latitude
hoping TO use her IN a further expedition next
special record during the present year,
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08
RETTRNED 70 THE CITY.

Mrs Hugh O'NeiTI and family have returned
from their country home at Bell Haven, Conn. TO
their citv house al No 14S West Ftfty-seventh-st
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS.

The steamship Etrura. which arrived mere yes
terday from Liverpool. brought among otner pas
sengers ]. Sidney Carrere j. F. Earle MIS- RooerI
Hoe William Johnston r O. Lombard, Captain
Eugene Mayne Robert McLaren, Douglas n rose
Sir Percy Sanderson X. c. NJ G.. British C9hSI
General at New-York; Lord Strathc0na, u u
NJ. c.; George Waddington and Percy Wisner
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08

Among the passengers on the French iner La
Touraine which into port yesterday Aroii
Havre were ]. w. Alexander, j. Wells CnaHpheS'
Alexander Harrison and Anders Zorn, well known
painters Miss Minnie Tracey. OF the Metr0P92Intah P2I
English Grand Opera Company; R0DeEt bu45eSa, t5e5
Marquise d. Adder, of Cincinnatt; Enrique feISH
Salazer, Surrogate Abner c. Thomas ana fScaIuo
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08

Mr.. Coler thinks there is something more i'm
portant than the government of the FilipinoS
and that is the government Of Americans He
thinks 1t ought to be honest Will Mr.. Croker
regard that as a personal insult as he did the
Controllers reference to cOmmercialism in poll
itics? Mr.. Croker has a way of showing when
coats fit him
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08
Harmony is spelled by Bronx Democrats
with a club

General Palmer's latest utterances were
against the evils of Organism. His ticket mate
in 1896, General Buckner. now declares that the
only hope of keeping true Democracy alive is in
killing Organism. Such are the sentiments Of
all true Gold Democrats
New-York tribune., 1900-10-08

The paramount issue" down South is white
supremacy" 1t doesn't go we'll with Mr.
Bryan's talk about subject races
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-09-22
Likes His Flat. occupiea.

ut rather surprised me-" said a fat
dweller, ito learn that the ianito,
would prefer to have all the flats in
the building occupied. L should have
thought that the more empty apart
ments there were, and so the fewe,
the people whose wants he would have
to look after the less his work; but the
reverse of this is the case. and really
it's very simple. Flats that are unoc.
cupied he has to look after and keen
in order so that they may be of slightly
appearance to people who come to look
at them with view to renting. The
Hats occupied are, Of course, cared for
by the people who live in them; and
the work of looking after the people
is less than that of looking after the
empty fats would be. Hence aside
from any personal pride in seeing the
building under his care fully occupied
the janitor likes to see it so because
in that condition it means less work
for Hmm. Y. Sun.