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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-20

greatly to strengthen itself finds at the last In
that alliance its own most fatal weakness.
There is nothing more evident than that as
The Tribune said at the beginning Of the war;
the broad plains of the Orange State have given
the British their best avenue OF approach 10
Pretoria and an avenue without which they
would indeed have had hard road to travel
Had the Orange State remained neutral its soil
would have been inviolable and the British
would have had to fight their way into the
Transvaal through the rugged mountain passes
at the north of Natal or by the long way around
Vryburg or Mafeking. In that case the British
campaign would have been far more arduous
and the Boer defence far easier and more eff
fectve. In making the Orange State his ally
Mr.. Kriiger opened the gates of Pretoria to the
foe.
1t is pity that the Orange River Free State
must vanish or indeed has vanished from the
company Of nations, for it was q worthy mem
Der Of that company and 1t might have re-
manned for ages Independent, honored and
prosperous State. Yet there is consolation in
the reflection that as the Orange River Colony
it simply returns to what its founders wanted it
to remain, and to what majority of It's people
probably prefer it to be. It's inhabitants, even
those who would have preferred continued in
dependence will doubtless speedily adapt them
selves to the new conditions, if indeed any
such adaptation be necessary apart from
change Of flags and new oath Of allegiance.
The same disposition that has made the Orange
State what 1t Is to-day and that has kept it al
ways on so good terms with Great Britain will
make it loyal and contented colony Of the
British Empire. and a rich and prosperous one.
OF that 1t is not rash to feel confident Con-
corning the future of the Transvaal there may
no oIl,f PCr Do irlo Of
different and less promising disposition. But
the land that has been successfully Sovereignty,
Free State and Colony will in all probability
find It's last state its best
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-20
CUBAN ELECTION RESULTS.

The Cubans have held their first election and
appear generally pleased with the result Or at
least they are pleased with the way in which
the election was conducted-a circumstance of
perhaps more importance than the actual results
of the polling. Some charges Of Illegal voting or
dishonest counting are heard but not more than
are heard after an election in almost any of the
United States, nor does it appear that they are
particularly well founded. Concerning the peace
and order which prevailed in all parts of the
island on election day testimony is unanimous.
Not single disturbance" says General Wood,
was reported" That speaks much either for
the selfrestraint or for the apathy of the people
To which Of those qualities we are TO attribute
the quiet that prevailed is not quite certain
The people seemed, TO some American observers.
TO regard the whole business with apathy. No
crowds waited to learn the results of the polling.
nc cheers were raised. Nevertheless n pretty
fun vote was polled the proportion of registered
voters actually voting being probably as large
as II commonly is in this country. That fact
does not indicate apathy. Perhaps the lack of
demonsratve conduct Is To be attributed to
lack Of experience in such things or to inherited
castlllan dignity and reserve. Whether the
peace word have been kept SO faithfully had
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-20
THE PASSING THRONG.

Edward r. Croker. Chief OF the New-York Fir.
Department, and his wife passengers on
the Panama Railroad steamship
CHEF Finance. which arrived here yes-
CROKERS terd9y morning from Colon. CHIEF
TRIP. Croker whose name appears on thu
passenger list Edward Croker
San Francisco" looked to be In the best OF health
His face tanned by the sun. AS soon az he
ber Of FIRE pe5srtT1e1{ ocers who We're az num- m
pier early to welcome the Chief. They were Deputy
Chief Ahear9 and Captain Ar Apd i-ts
we crosSHd The Continent and rsturne tom s
Francisco BY way OF the Isthmus. My wife's health
a change OF air and scene would benefit her We
stayed for time In California and then went south
to Mexico along the We pleasure
bent. and l did no business while away Ny wife
I TeeoTeTed " "s"'" ana '"s mas no" completely
while on our way to the West we called on Fire
Chief O'Connen, Of Buffalo. and at Chicago visited
Chief Denis Swenie, both OF whom are personal
5T6Tsb central 4mee %e vsd Nea s9
and the Republic of Colombia.
II arrived in Panama about O'Clock in the after
noon. We went around the city and the sights
and then went back 70 the hotel
LITTLE Elk 1 did not any OF the revolution
CITEMENT lists but It rUmOrsd that a
IN PANAMA. number OF them were about ten
miles away and wsuld enter the
city the morning. They had not entered be-
fore left there the following day. There was
were in the city Just enough garrison the forte
and II the revolutionists should come they could
take the city easily. Business was going the
same as usual The following morning We LETT
Panama and took train TO Colon There
excitement there than in Panama. and the
people didn't 10 care whether there was
revolution The most exciting thing
the sc@*enger birds. who focked around tbs
{ fieai IN
E JosHn. OF San Francisco. who Is staying az thu
Waldorf-AstOria, speaking last night OF how Cali
fOrnia would figure in the Presi-
CALIFORNIA Dental campaign. said: California
STRONG FOR is for a Republican President. and
MKINLEY for that once Mckinley Is its hrst
choice He will be supported
whether Roosevelt. Doliver, Bliss or Long IS 70
have second place the ticket Our State started
a boom for Mr.. Scott the builder OF the Oregon.
but gave il I'D as soon as its delegates reached
Philadelphia Roosevelt, at bottom. is CALIFORNIA;
first choice The reason why a continuance or lns
Administration OF President Mckinley IS demanded
by the extreme West Is because OF MS policy u
the Orient-his desire TO develop our trade IN the
Pacific The business interests Of California are
ENJOYING an of unprecedented prosperity. Inls
year the State will have produced about lO.No.oS
cans OF fruit ana vegetables, or an increase VI
100000 over the preceding year
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-20
FUNERAL OF MRS. GL4DSTOyE.

London. June 1s--Nrs Gladstone. widow Of IN
great English statesman was buried by the sid
OF her husband. In Westminster Abbey. this aftel
noon The service which was impressive closely =
sembled that AT her husbands funeral While IL vs.
attempted 20 keep the service private POSSIBLE
some hundreds OF friends attended. The Que6
and the Prince OF Wales We're represented. tn
attendance included Lord Rosebery, Sir Whllal
Vernon HarCOurt, John Morley. Lord Kimberley
II Il AsGuith Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman a.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-20

TIE TRIBUNE nil be mailed, daily and
Sunday, TO any address lit the country for
dollar a month. Address changed as
often as desired
Anlp nezcsdeaIsr 1rM supply The TRIBUNE
IN response 10 a regular order.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-20

Baron Herman. of the German Embassy at
Washington says that the protective idea has
nothing to do with the German meat bill, which
is solely intended to guard the health Of the
people and keep unwholesome products out of
their markets. Inspection OF domestic and for
eign meats, he says. is exactly the same, giving
the latter no reasonable ground of complaint
Austria, Denmark Australia and Argentina are
treated on the footing the United
States. and the Baron discerns a fine spirit of
equity and German generosity in the situation
at large, which is perhaps there.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-20

Getting Of his office has long been the
Mayors fondest desire or at least he has con-
tinued to say so, and may therefore welcome
the prospect OF being lifted out when Croker
gets back on the point of an iclcle, like frog
on a skewer. His chance of such relief is now
fattering, and grows more so as the days go
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-20
FUNERAL OF II. WALTER WEBB.
SERVICES To BE HELD TOMORROW AT 81
MARY's. SCARBOROUGH.

MAH1S. SCARBOROUGH.
The funeral Of H Walter Webb will take ,lso
at st. Mary's Church, Scarborough tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock. \ special train for the &C
commodation OF friends Of the family IN this cit
and officers Of the New-York Central Railroad vi
leave the Grand Central Station $50 a m whicl
In returning Will leave Scarborough at Has a. m
reaching New-York 81 noon
All OF his Immediate relatives are expected to b
present at the services. with the exception OF nj
two brothers DR.. W. S. Webb and J. Louis Webb
who are in London They have planned
san for New-York the latter part OF this week
G. Creighton Webb and T. E,gertOu Webb, IN
other brothers; Mrs. {. Louisa Benton a half sis
ter, OF Washington, d G.. and General A s. Webb
half brother. will all attend the funeral
The Rev. DR. Harris. rector OF the parish OF s
Marys; the Rev, DIT. D. Parker Morgan, OF n
church OF the Heavenly Rest. In this city,
the Rev. Endicott Peabody. OF GrotOn. Mass. a.
expected to Oficinte
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-20

General Baden PowelTs arrival at Pretoria
not as a prisoner but a conqueror. was
chronicled in a single obscure line amid the
press of other news. Yet it was incident
which for dramatic and historic interest could
vie with almost any of the year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-20

Japan through its press. official and semi-ofl-
cial. signifies that 1t could put down the Chinese
disturbances alone, but is restrained by consider
atoms Of etiquette and neighborhOod comfy. She
viii have a finger In the pie. however, and a regi-
ment the fore, and do her share in the restora-
ton of order. 1t Will be a golden day In the
worlds progress when China becomes hospitabie
to the worlds ideas and modes of action and de-
velopment as Japan has done. 1t will, Of course.
come about some time at some rate and the
latter country will be a potent agency to show
the way and hasten progress.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-20

There is a good deal at which to point with
pride" at Philadelphia AS to the viewing
with alarm" there really isn't enough chance of
Bryan's success 10 Justify the use Of so strong
a word
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-20
amusfmeufs.

CASINO ROOF GARDEN-To- night-summer solress.
EDEN MUSEE-9 g. m. to IL D. m--Waxworks, Grand
Concert ana C1neTnstog-aph.
HAMMERSTEIN'S NICTORIA-S-Rocf Garden,
KEITH S-Continuous Performance
ROSTER & BIALE-S-NaudevfIle
LENOx LYCECM-Ihe Mkado
MANHATTAN BEACH-S:S0-S:so-7lst Regiment Band.
NEW YORK TaEATRE-2-s-Quo VadlR
PASTOR S-Continuous Performance
ST NICHOLAS GARDEN-S;15-Concert
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-20

As Croker hastens toward these shores. look
out for reports of cebergs Off the Banks. The
Gulf Stream will turn cold with terror as his
keel cuts it's wrathful way across it. and more
arctic chill will numb the pulse of Labrador.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-20
FAMINE RELIEF CONTRADICTIONS.

The Committee Of One Hundred on India Famine
Relief report the following contributions received
yesterday:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-20

President Harper of Chicago University is re-
ported to have said that Count TOlstoi Is a
world writer" We cannot at present recall
the name of any world which the eminent So
ciallst has written. and must confess ourselves
to have been under the impression that he was
q writer of books.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-20

heat and absolute cold are identical in their
effects7
With the surplus labor Of China turned for
generation or so TO the building OF roads
durable it's wall and passable and jack
assable as the Roman highways it would be
much easier for her neighbors to keep her In
order. The present condition OF her thorough
fares even near the capital admits military
progress of only a few miles a day being almost
as difficult as the gorges between the South Afri-
kopjes. She Will have to change her stand
ards Of road building or have them changed for
her before admission to the place in interna-
tiona society which ought to belong to her. and
will as soon as it is shown that she deserves It.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-20
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1900.

But when he lands-is # not said that absolute
heat and absolute cold identical in their
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-26

people In politics. and that Is they would
like to impress upon the small part of the
world outside of the ten or dozen Of them
selves that they are the sole possessors
of great political idea which they are
determined TO exploit by forcing into their
service that convenient common carrier
known as the Associated Press Candor
compels US TO say what kindness would
forbid, and that is that eight or ten gentle
men, mainly from New York. are laboring
under the delusion that the entire Ameri-
can people will rush TO their leadership If
they can but hear of them. Everybody
wishes them well; Indianapolis feels hon
ored by their presence. but they are vast
ing their time and those energies which are
designed by their Creator to be devoted to
golf. to such serious matters as the dis
covery of a novel toddy or an unheard-of
salad.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-26

telligent Britons. The London Spectator.
which represents British sentiment. recent
~ declared that IL could not make the least
difference. so far as British affairs are
concerned. whether the Republicans or the
Democrats win. After making this state
ment the Spectator went on to say:
If Mr. Bryan wins the United States, in
spite of the chatter. will neither attack nor
be unfriendly TO England nor reverse the
policy Of taking UP the white mans bur-
Den" which Mr.. Mckinley has begun. The
United States of America WILL in a word,
be run on Anglo-Saxon lines whether Mr..
Bryan or Mr.. Mckinley wins, and in spite
of any amount of noise and shouting from
'hyphenated" Americans.
The Democratic party, because of its
adherence TO the tariff ideas of Great
Britain, has always been more popular with
the British manufacturer than the Repub-
favorable to British mercantile interests.
Under the Wilson-Gorman tariff i'm
ported from Europe, chiefly from England,
$53, 494. 100 worth of wooden goods in 1896;
under the Dingley law we imported only
s14, s23 1858 worth of such goods. Our i'm
ported iron and steel goods in 1896 were
valued at 5.S3s. 1O3; in 1898 the value thereof
was s12,615,9l3. During the fiscal year 1897,
under the Wilson free-wool law, the value
of woods imported was $50, 243, 191; the next
year. under the Mckinley law, the value
of woods imported was SIG, 7S3, 692. The i'm
port of earthen and chinaware and of
glassware fell off so per cent. under the
Dingley law. Our imports from Great
Britain under three years of the Wilson
German law were 1896, 1894, 479, against $780,
575, 339 during two years and eleven months
of the Dingley law. That is, American
consumption was worth more than 10000
600 a year more to England during the
Democratic tariff law than during the
Republican. The British manufacturer
knows that he will never get that yearly
make the tariff laws. He knows that the
Bryan platform declared against protec-
tive tariff, and that If the British manu-
facturers of wool, iron, glass and such
wares ever get easier access to the Amer
lean market they must place their hope
in the Democratic party. John Bull cares
very little for being called harsh names
if he can sell his wares freely to those ad-
dicted to epithet.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-26
FUSION IN KANSAS.
Democrats and silver Republicans
Forced to Surrender to POpuIists.

FORT SCOTT, Kan, July 2-At their
racy surrendered to the demands of the
Populists and thereby made possible the
tightest and most harmonious fusion that
has ever existed i'm this State. The Popu-
lists had demanded from the Democrats
the office of associate justice in exchange
for that of attorney general, although the
former office had previously been granted
the Democrats in what was supposed to be
an air-tight agreement. After an all-night
session of conference committees the ques-
ton was left open to be settled by the
Democratic convention at its gathering
to-day. fight was expected before the
Democrats would give up this plum, but,
led by Hon. j. G. Johnson, nationa. COM
mitteeman for Kansas, they yielded. The
POpulists gave vent to their delight and en-
thusiasm in a demonstration that lasted
for twenty minutes.
The state ticket completed by the diff
ferent conventions and finally indorsed by
licans follows: Associate justice, David
Martin. Pop; Governor John w. Breiden-
thai. Pop; Lieutenant Governor, A. NJ.
Harvey, Pop; secretary of state. Abe
Frakes. DEM; treasurer, Conway Marshall,
DEM; attorney general. Hugh Z. Farrelly.
Dem; superintendent of insurance, Webb
Mcneil, Silver Rep. Electors at larger.
w. Turner, Silver Rep; j. b. Fugate,
Dem.
Mrs. Annie l.. Diggs made a strong fight
for the Populists to secure the associate
justiceship and for Martins nomination,
and to her efforts is due much of the sue
cess of that partyS claims
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-26

They Want Theodore Roosevelt to
Talk to Mountaineers.

CANTON. O., July 25-President and Mrs.
Mckinley went to Massillon at noon to-day
TO be the guests at lunch of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Steeze. 1t was an informal visit
between old friends. They made the drive
of eight miles In their own carriage, and
returned this afternoon
Judge Z. c. O'Rear, candidate for the
Court of Appeals, and former State Chair
man Samuel j. Roberts, of Lexington, KY,
were among the callers at the Mckinley
home to-day One of the objects of their
visit was to urge that Roosevelt be as
signed to an active part in the Kentucky
campaign. They want him to go up in the
mountains and hold a meeting at some
points remote from the railroads, and say
ii he does they will make it the biggest
meeting ever held in the South. Both men
are very confident of Republican success
in Kentucky this year.
Another caller was w. S. Dawson, of
Spokane, Wash. He represented the State
OF Washington on the national Republican
league appointed at the St. Paul conference
to wait on the President, but not being able
to come with the committee he made an in
dividual call
Col. Jacob Weyand and his two sons,
Rev. Paul and Attorney Edwin S., of
Beaver, Pa, were among the social callers.
Colonel Weyand is of the thirteen sur
vivors of the Republican convention at
Pittsburg. which formed the Republican
party and was one of the guests of honor
at the Philadelphia convention.
Ii is announced here tonight that Secre-
tary Hay will come to call on the Presi-
dent tomorrow at o'clock.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-26
THE BUILDING AND LOAN ASsO-
CIATION.

The sessions of the National and the In
diana Building and Loan Associations have
an attendance that indicates that that
form of saving and investment is really
financial power in the land. There is no
reason why this form of investment should
not become as permanent an institution in
the States where it has a hold as Is the
savings bank in the East. When the his
tory of the building and savings loan asso-
citation is considered the wonder is that 1t
is not recital of disasters instead of being
record of general success, with here and
there failure. The loan association was
universal success so long as 1t was
local institution. managed solely in the in
terest of the shareholders. The danger
and loss came to it when men organized
associations for the purpose of making
money for themselves. either as officers,
agents benefciaries. No reasonably
well-conducted association, doing a local
business, however limited, has lost the
money of It's shareholders. When such as
sociations became ambitious TO do a large
large premiums to agents. disaster overlook
them. In a few cases the officials have
been dishonest, but the number of such
disasters has been small. compared with
the risks taken. But, with all the imper-
fections, it will be difficult to find a finan-
cial association that has been helpful to so
many people.
The day of high rates of interest has
passed-a fact which the managers of
building and loan associations should rec
ognize. They can no longer pay their
shareholders 10 or II per cent. because they
can no longer find home builders who will
pay such rates. They will not pay them
because they can do better. The man who
get the remainder for 6 or per cent. If
he can pay half down he can get the bal
ance at a lower rate of interest. Under
these conditions the building and loan as
ISOLATION cannot pay dividends to exceed
s per cent. If the original purpose of the
association. so far as the general share
holder was concerned, was to attract him
by large return for his money that pur-
pose must be changed, so that the first
claim of the association shall be the Sc
curity of the shareholders, and the second
the loanng of money at so low rates that
the best security can be obtained. 1t is
encouraging TO note that the men who are
taking part the national meetings are
those who have made building and loan
associations successful, and that their dis
cussions are confined to topics designed TO
ENTERPRISES.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-26
INDIANA EDITORIAL NOTES.

The local Democratic managers say they
have plenty of money. They must have
been tapping that Democratic ice trust of
New York city.-Laporte Herald.
Bryan organs accuse Mckinley of being
a military dictator in one paragraph and
with being very weak in the next one. a
weak military dictator in republic is
certainly a Wonderi-Richmond Item.
The Louisville Post has named the Goe-
bellies of Kentucky Boxers. Well the name
fits exactly Both are fanatics and neither
have any respect for law unless ii is of
their own misunderstanding Journal.
1t is said that several of the American
foreign missionary associations have de-
cided 10 withdraw their missionaries, which
is eminentIy proper. The American mis-
sionaries under Chaffee are best fitted to
cope with the present Observation-Disclosures
Call.
The prosperity and business address may
have sounded too political to the Southern
industrial convention at Atlanta, but IL
was very poor Democratic politics TO point
out that progress in manufactures and
commerce is too suggestive of Republican
ism to be talked about.-Terre Haute EX-
press.
AT the close of the last national cam
paign Mr.. Bryan attributed his defeat to
the ignorant foreign born vote" which
couldn't understand his financial PROPOSE
tons But now Mr. Bryan processes to APP
peal TO the intelligence of the class who
recognized the dangers of a deprecated
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Courier.
Old Fighting Joe" Wheeler scents the
battle from afar and is anxious 10 get into
active service once more. Although nearing
the age limit when he should go on the re-
tired list. he has asked the government TO
assign him 10 duty in China that he may
Dc where the fight is going on General
Wheeler is made of true soldier stuff.
South Bend Tribune.
indianapolis is TO have fall carnival"
a variety of street fair, and 5000 has been
subscribed for the guarantee fund, which
is one-third OF the amount estimated to be
necessary for the expenses. Indianapolis is
only acting upon the demonstrated truth
that cities must do what the individual
merchant does-draw people TO the place Of
business.-Terre Haute Tribune.
Senator Joness remark that the Bryan
party was beaten in 1896 by hundreds %
thousands OF ignorant foreigners who are
here taking the bread out OF the mouths