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ARRESTED AT THE WALDORF.
Two shabby visitors who slipped Upstairs
.'Looking for Mccarthy"

Two men whose clothes were shabby enough
to attract attention in the Waldorf-Astoria
went into that hotel last night. walked by the
ofice and got aboard an elevator in the cor
ridor. James Kennedy the hote dats ctve. over
heard one OF the men lay seven, 1oOr' to the
elevator man The seventh floor Is undergoing
repairs and the guest rooms are vacant,
Kennedy went up 20 the eighth floor In
another elevator, beat the other men up by
three floors and walked down one flight just In
time TO see them step out The two men went
down 10 the sixth floor where Kennedy
One of the two said that they were looking for
a man named Mccarthy, They were arrested
They called Themselves J. T. Gatchell OF 7os
Washington avenue and Pierre Allegore OF
lse Garfield place, BROOKLYN. One OF these had
a pocketful OF Hotel Imperial letter paper.
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DESERTED TO GO TO CHINA.
Four Men Of Other REGIMENTS Tried to Join
the Ninth and Are Now Prisoners.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. s.-Four military pris-
oners arrived on the transport Logan and are
In Alcatraz Prison awaiting their fate. Deser-
tion is the charge against the men. but II IL
made under peculiar circumstances. The men
deserted from their own regiments. which had
for months remained inactive around Manila,
TO go to the front and give battle to the Chinese
They wanted 20 be In the ranks OF the gallant
Ninth Infantry. whose brave stand at Tientsn
won the admiration Of the allies.
The men are all members Of the Regular
army. They are Serst. Carew. Battery c.
Sixth Artillery. Private Smetty OF the same
organization: Private Vance, Company F.
Fifth Artillery, and Private Davis. Company H.
Twentieth Infantry,
They slowed away on the Logan when she
left Manila with the Ninth Regiment. When
well out to sea Davis. as spokesman. went to
Col. Liscum and asked on behalf OF himself
and his comrades that they be allowed TO fight
in China and redeem themselves. As they
were deserters Col. Llscum could not consent
TO this and ordered them back to their regi-
ments under guard.
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Another Bather Drowned.

Joseph Purcello. rs years old. Of isi Jay street,
Brooklyn hired bathing suit at Sturdevants
baths at the old iron pier, Coney Island. yester-
day afternoon and afterward dsappeared. His
clothing was found in the bathing house at
o clock last high; and turned over TO the pooe.
Purcello's body was recovered last night st
0heridan's wharf. Coney Island.
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Chambers Among Ninth Cavalry Horses.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. s.-The spread OF glan-
ders among the cavalry horses At the Preside
has amcst assumed the proportions OF an epi-
demic. Tot day ten lnf eoted animals were shot
The disease was probably brought here by the
Ninth Cavalry. Most of the cases thus far have
been found among the horses In Troop r, which
came from Fort Huachucha, Arizona. The
entire mount OF that troop will be left here and
new ones supplied
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KITTENS NOW A STATE CHARGE.
Litter Born In the Dome Of the Capitol at
Denver Stop work There.

DENVER, Col. Aug. s.-A litter OF kittens
imprisoned in the wall OF the State Capitol
have caused the suspension Of work on the
dome and the laying of OF half a dozen stone
masons and will incidentally cause the State
several hundred dollars. A special meeting
OF the Capitol managers has been called to act
on the case
The kittens were born a week ago between
the walls and ten feet below the surface Of the
second floor Of the dome. and despite the reg
ular visits Of their mother. they cannot be
reached. The masons cannot proceed farther
as the Board OF Health decides that entombing
the kittens would be unsan,ary. while the
Humane Society says II would be cruel. The
wall must be torn down.
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The Peoples
Cooperative Ice Co.
INcORPORATORS.

CHARLES J. FERRIN, Jr.. Merchant
CORNELIUS VAN cOTT. Postmaster
w. B. n. JORDAN, X b Clsniu Company.
Capt. e. L. ZALlNSKI, U. 8. Army. Retired
IRA BLISS STEWART, Attorney.
JOHN KING, Steel Manufacturer.
Gen. WAFER SWAYNE,
Director North American Trust Company
EDWARD G. RICE,
TIeaa N Y. Produce Exchange
N,ector Importsrs' and Traders National Bank
CHARLES M. PRESTON,
Ex-Supt State Banking Department
Prea The Securities Co, etc
HENRY HALL, Publisher.
HENRY A. ROGERS,
R.,,vsy suppliea Director Seventh National bank
Member Board Of Education.
EDWARD N. GIBBS,
Trsaa n Y, Life ina Co. Director City Trust Co
Director N. Y. Security ana Trust Co. esc
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Gave His Bird. Presents worth $500, 600.

CLEVELAND Ohio. Aug. s-wIiam Bateman
Leeds. the New York tin and steel plate mag
nate who married Nonne Stewart Worthing-
ton. the divorced wife Of Ralph Worthington.
here last week gave his bride presents aggrs-
eating about $500 900 The most costly present
which the bride received was pearl necklace
which cost $3.50
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Engagement Announced at Manila,

SAN Francisco, Aug = s-Advices from Ma ia
announce the engagement there Of Miss Brau-
nesruther. only daughter Of Lieutenant-Com-
mand~r William Braunesruther L 5 y 10
First Lieut. Edwin d. Bricker Of the Seventeenth
Infantry. L, 8 A Miss Braunesruther Las
many friends and scQuaintancss on W eno
the Atlantic Coast
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ROYAL FAMILY RETURN TO ROME.
Twenty thousand Persons Greet Them En-
thusiastically at the station.
speeidi Cdbi. Dsspateh 10 THE Sun

ROME, Aug. s.-Queen Dowager Margherta
and other members Of the royal family arrived
here this evening Twenty thousand persons
awaited them at the station Despite q recon-
mendation that the reception Of the bereaved
Queen be silent the crowd were unable TO
repress their feelings. and there was an out
burst Of enthusiastic exc amations.
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scaffold Falls with Three Men.

A scaffoid on which three stone carvers were
at work yesterday on new building at 80 East
Fiftv-seventh street fell two stories. and Henry
Reynan OF North Bergen. n. j., and John Gus
ter Of sos West l4ith street received slight
injuries. They were taken to the Flower Hoe.
pitAL The third man escaped unhurt.
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Relgian Force for China.

SreffN Cdbe Dfspdfeh 70 The sun
BRUSSELS. Aug s.-The Government has
sanctioned the raising of volunteer force for
service in China. Gen. Verstraete. who has
been intrusted with the formation OF the corps.
has issued q manifesto to the army appealing
for volunteers
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RUssYAs FOREIGN MINISTER.
Count Lamsdovf Appointed to Succeed th
Late Count MuravieY.

ST PETERSBURG. Aug s-Count Lamsdorf
has been permanently appointed Minister Of
Foreign Affairs to succeed Count MuraviefY.
Count Lamsdorf was Assistant Minister OF For
eign Affairs and has been acting as Minister
since Count Mura vieff's death.
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Plans were flled with the Building Department
yesterday by James B, Lord. architect. for q
new four-story and cellar fireproof brick build
ing, iOOx58 feet, TO b. built for The use OF the
New York Infant Asylum at the northeast cor
ner Of Amsterdam avenue and Sixty first street
II IL TO cost 100000.
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Kan into inc PoHce SthUoh 20 DC MH'eu'
A small fox terrier which snapped at every
thing In sight ran into the Bridge police station
In Washington street, Brooklyn. yesterday az
ternoon Sergt. Brophy,. who was at the
desk. closed the door lea ding into the street.
while Doorman Flynn sought shelter In tho
captains room. Patrolman Hoar shot the dog
dAad
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Died on the wsy Homo From . ResnI o.
Visits.

Mrs. Phnbe spheidt, ss years old. Of ess East
i76th street died suddenly last night on the
uptown elevated railroa ad station at Ninth street
and Third avenue She had been III for a lor g
time and tired herself yesterday by paying a
number Of visits in this city and Brooklyn.
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Amended plans for the proposed bridge across
the Harlem River from i+sth to i+sth street.
changing the width from sixty-hve TO eighty
four feet and increasing the cost by 100000
wers appIoysd py me soato oi EsuInaae YES
this bridge
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A PEOPLES
MOVEMENT.

Cheaper Ice.
IT ASKS the support and
practical cooperation OF all pub
lie spirited citizens.
Cot out, sign and mail the
following contract to the office
8H Broadway, cor. 18th St.,
where further information can
be obtained by personal cali or
letter. Telephone Call $500 18th st
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In consideration delivery Peoples
from the Peoples
thirty cents hundred weight all their require
from January M 1901
Business Address Residence AddrsaL
mbe,nap o
and oered shares $500 each
enable become part owners
Application preferred
mail personal call the Companys
subscription the public at will August 18th
18TH
An subscriptions will be first allotted
blanks application All subscriptions
August September M 25 October the
All remiances should the
order
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SPANISH MINIsTERs MESSAGE.
Special Cable Dsspaieh 10 tt

Desenoee tno SITUATION ~ very DsueSAnB
and Dangerous.
spsetaI Gable Despaieh 10 THE SUN.
Madrid. Aug. s-The Foreign ONCE has re-
ceived from Sefor de Colosan. Spanish Minister
at Pekin. . despatch Of uncertain date
describing the situation as very distressing
and dangerous. and confirming the previous
reports a. to the attitude Of the Chinese Gov
ernment
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BLACK FLAGS o0rNo TO PEkIN.
Three Thousand Of This Chinese Force Hav'
Left Canton.
SpsefI Cdhs Des,

spsefG Cads Despoeh 10 TIE SUN
HoSa KoNo. Aug. s.--Three thousand Black
Flags have left Canton, ostensibly for Pekin.
New-York tribune., 1900-06-29
STEADYl

There is no occasion for getting excited over
news from China. The situation at Tien-Tsin
and Peking and elsewhere is deplorable, but 1t
will not be improved by Mysteries. The Chi
nese beat gongs and explode firecrackers. We
can afford to let them have q monopoly Of such
expressions of sentiment A civilized Christian
nation should maintain its reason.
War in fact exists, if fighting be war, as most
men take it to be. But so far as the United
States is concerned the fighting is not war of
conquest or Of vengeance. 1t is simply piece
Of police work, by the force of circumstances
now carried much further than this Govern
ment and perhaps than that Of China expected
With the completion of such police duty the
United States may be content. For whatever
may come afterward it may find diplomatic
means sufficient It has hitherto Jared pretty
well in diplomatic work in that quarter of the
globe. sometimes aided with show OF force
or even a "whiff Of grape" but never with a
serious war. Just because it is necessary to
send some warships TO the Chinese coast and
TO send some regiments thither for land service,
possibly for a march to Peking, 1t does not Sig
Nifty that we are going to wage war OF con-
quest or to Join the Powers of Europe in pard-
tioning the Chinese Empire.
The Washington Government has kept its
head in the affair thus far and has kept its
grip upon things, too. 1t has not been suf1-
ciently famboyant and vociferous to suit some,
we suppose. But it seems to have held the
attention and the respect of all other nations
pretty well, and TO be regarded by them as
doing at least as we'll as any Of them. The
honor of the flag is safe In Asia. The interests
of the Nation will be safeguarded there. The
duty of the present moment is to maintain
sanity of thought and sobriety of utterance at
home It is time for serious work, TO be done by
serious men at Washington and in Chilli. 1t IS
not a time for panics and stampedes, either
here or there. The fitting order. of the day is,
Steadyi
New-York tribune., 1900-06-29
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

There curious stories going around about the
members of the Campbell family, whose head Is
the Duke Of Argyll their relations to one another
and their intentions with regard to their ancestral
seat Inverary Castle. The new Duke, as everybody
knows. is the time Marquis of Lorne the
Queens son-in-law, and the old Duke, who died a
few weeks ago, married for the third time when an
old man. Now rumor has 1t that the Duchess
Dowager has been left with of the estates a
big lot of money and a fine house, with the result
that the Duke and Duchess have not income
sufficient to live in the style necessary for chill
dren of the Queen and the leading nobility of Scot
land. The Government Is said to be willing that
the Duke should be first Governor General of the
federated Australia. This would help matters. but
the Duchess is not willing to go far from home
Inverary Castle, that has been occupied the
family home of the Argylls from time immemorial
is to be let, and the new tenant is Sir Thomas
Upton.
Won't Pay That Indemnty51"They call him the
Yes, and he won't even let his money talk"
added Goldsborough.-DetroitF Free Press.
Kansas boy. writing from the Philippines,
says: I'VE have caught to the word 'aunties
to express the idea of antiexpansion, and in con-
trast we call the others unces' And say! there
amt aunties enough here even start the gossip
about a baby, while your uncles as thick
heas.'
Anxious to Try It;-"say. POP suggested the in
What do you mean by that? asked the old
gentleman as he looked around for shngle.
Why. you Just have faith that won't do it
again and let ii go at that"
But the old gentleman insisted that, however sue
cessful faith might be in moving mountains, It
would not move shingle as it ought to be moved
in such Chicago Post.
This significant incident is related by the Shan
Tung correspondent of THE North China News :
THE Prefect Hung recently captured an armed
Boxer I understand said Mr.. Hung that you
Boxers claim to be invulnerable to any blow by
the sword; is that So? The acknowledged the
statement have here continued the prerect a
sword which should like to try you, to ascer-
tain whether your claim is a true one; are you
willing? The Boxer assented, and soon there was
headless Chinaman beside the highway"
The Cornfed Philosopher-"The savage" said the
Cornfed Philosopher, may be defined a person
that delights in doing cruel deeds without pay -
indianapolis Press.
An addition to the collection OF curious epItaphs
is the following, which is said have been copied
from stone in country graveyard the banks
of the st. Lawrence River, Prescott:
New-York tribune., 1900-06-29
PROTECTION AND PRICES.

Certain thousands are about TO gather at Kan
sas City for the purpose of promoting false be-
lefs. A few facts may come in time to help
some to see wherein their Convention uses false
hood for ammunition. Much will be said of the
oppressive and extortionate rise Of prices under
the Republican tariff. But the history Of prices
for the last ten years is so simple that with
little trouble it can be accurately remembered.
Ten years ago, July l, 1890, the Republicans
were preparing the Mckinley tariff, and $75
would then buy about what 800 would have
bought January 1, 1860, before the earliest Of
Republican victories. Two years of the highest
prosperity ever known in this country followed
the enactment of this tariff and prices were
slightly lower; for farm products October l,
1892 about per cent higher, while in other
products there was q little greater decrease.
Cleveands election followed, and years of
Democratic prOStratiOn and a DepoCratlc tariff
which was still in force July ., 1891. At that
point, shortly before the present Republican
tariff was enacted, and when its passage
doubted, prices were as low as at any other
point during the whole Democratic period, so
that SEQ would buy trife more than S75 would
have bought IN 1890 or 1892. Then Republi-
can tariff came, with the most marked recovery
Of Industries ever known, and in some lines the
rush of demand far exceeded the supply. The
ten years was March 16 when $50 would have
bought what S75 would have bought in 1890 or
1892. But the natural reaction has followed,
and the level Of prices is now almost exactly
where it was in October 1892 with the highest
prosperity then ever known, or July l, 1890
The tables on which these conclusions are
| based cover hundreds of quotations, with allow
ance for the relative Importance of each article.
With breadstuffs are included peas and beans;
with meats are lard and tallow; with dairy and
garden products are eggs and fruit; with other
food are fish, liquors, condiments sugar rice
and salt; with clothing are twelve representa-
tive grades of wOOllens as many of cotton
goods, twelve Of boots and shoes ten of lea ther
ten Of hides, four Of silk goods and seven of
rubber goods with metals are eleven iron prod
ucts, COAL petroleum and the minor metals, be-
sides many quotations of hardware; with lum-
ber hard and soft, and lath are included in the
miscellaneous class brick, lime, glass and glass
ware, turpenttne, hemp, linseed oil, paints fer
tliZers and over sixty drugs. No other table as
complete is anywhere compiled, and the allow
ance for relative Importance permits the use of
a large number in either class without deceptive
effect. The cost Of constant quantities at diff
ferent dates has varied in the several classes as
follows:
New-York tribune., 1900-06-29
PERSONAL.

Great Britain's Minister to Denmark Will
lam Edward Goschen is a brother Of the First Lord
Of the Admiralty. and was formerly attached to
the British Legation at Washington.
General Chafee who has been ordered to China
to have delivered course of lectures on the
lessons of the Spanish American War at the New
port Naval War College this summer.
Cadet Hamilton, a Of Bishop Hamilton. of
Ottawa, who graduated from the Royal Mill
tary College, of Kingston Ont. Monday, has
received a commission in the Royal Artillery and
will start for China at once.
DR.. Corbin ]. Decker, surgeon the United
States ship Monocacy. now in Chinese waters, is a
native Of Vineand. n ]. His father Jacob L.
Decker, who is a retired hardware merchant, still
lives at Vineand. 80 ,,-,-y
Ali Ferrouh Bey. Turkish Minister to this
country. is regular member OF the Washington
Fencing Club of which Count Cassini the Russian
Ambassador, is president and is one of its best
swordsmen
Professors Heinze and Wundt, of the University
of Leipsic, recently celebrated the completion of
their twenty-ffth year members of the faculty
of that institution. and both Of them left the city
to escape ceremonies and congratulations.
The imperial memorial to Sir George Grey the
British statesman who proposed South African
federation forty years ago. is to take the form
dral, and portrait to be hung in the National
Portrait Gallery. Professor Herkomer will paint
the portrait and E. Onsow Ford will execute the
sculpture.
New-York tribune., 1900-06-29

and their sacred honor. but their fortunes as
well. The Civil War enormously increased tax
alton and added to the burdens of the people.
But Lincoln did not, on that account draw
back from it. Rather did he express his readi-
ness to persevere in it, should need be, until
"sn the wealth piled by the bondman's two hun
"dred and fifty years of unrequited toll shall be
sunk We are not prepared to recognize IN
even Mr.. Atkinson a higher type of ethics than
in Lincoln.
The known facts of the case are confidently
believed to demolish Mr.. Atkinson's argument
on his own ground by showing that the pc
cuniary gain to this country through expansion
is to be far greater than the cost and that ex-
pansion therefore. is profitable operation. But
the fundamental question is not one of dollars
and cents, but OF duty and honor and Justice and
everlasting right, and that question. considered
on worthy grounds is not TO be answered as
Mr. Atkinson's ledger would answer it
New-York tribune., 1900-06-29
FINANCES AND HUMANITY.

Mr.. Edward Atkinson, in a paper read before
the American Association for the Advance
nent Of Science-which, by the way, he seemed
70 think association for the advance
meDt Of ''antiimperialism"- with some
detail and ferVor upon the fact that imperial
Ism" increases taxation and thus adds TO the
burdens Of the people BY imperialism" he
apparently meant both all war and all exten-
sion of territorial possessions. To both of
these, at any rate. he declared his immutable
opposition. They are, in his sight, wrong, and
the taxes they cause the penalty Of wrong
doing
1t was once said OF Bright that If hostile
army had been landed in England he would
have computed the comparative costs in money
OF driving It out and OF letting 1t remain That
was grossly unjust TO Bright, who. with all his
adherence of war, was a sturdy patriot, as
capable Of action as of words. But IL was not
altogether unjust to a certain class In the Man
chester School. whose members were wont to
estimate the right or wrong of thing by its
profit or loss in pounds shilings and pence
That method OF judgment came, however, to be
generally and justly execrated. The man who
would barter the honor of his country for gold
and the man who would make war for the sake
OF It's spoils were and are both held worthy of
condemnation.
But the rule is a two edged sword. Mr.. At
kinson condemns expansion because it increases
taXes-that is because it costs something in
cash. He condemns war for the same reason
Suppose some one were 10 reply that by in
cTeasing commerce and stimulating industry the
Nation gained more than It lost through ex-
pansion: would Mr.. Atkinson deem that a valid
Justification of the things he now abhors? And
81 not why notf If war is wicked because it
IS costly. the logical deduction is that it would
lr righteous if 1t were profitable If acouisi-
Of territory is 10 be condemned because il
rs the people something, it should surely be
iroved If ii yielded them a profit Yet Mr..
Z Sinson would doubtless deem such circu!n-
= noes only an aggravation Of the offence and
anld declare that war waged for the sake of
Gold the most wicked OF all wars And
on that point we should not take issue with
him.
The fact is that finances are of secondary
importance IN such matters. They do not af-
feet the right and wrong Of war at all We
ara not aware that there was any prospect Of
pecuniary profit in the War of the Revolution
On the contrary, quite sure that struggle
greatly increased taxes and added TO the bur
oens Of the people. Yet the statesmen of that
day, whom we suppose even Mr.. Atkinson re-
members with high esteem. pledged to the
r%osecution OF that war not only their lives
New-York tribune., 1900-06-29
NEw-YoRK DAILY TRIBUNE FRIDAY. JUNE %, 1900

eral Greenes selection, that the matter was en-
tirey unsettled that he was merely a poor
creature subject to instructions and that no de-
cision could be reached until the leaders had
met. Before they met. however, Mr. Platt got
a letter from Governor Roosevelt, and without
waiting for that essential meeting he decided
finally and announced that General Greene
would be made head of the County Committee.
When 1t suited him to be so he was "the whole
thing and representative government was sent
to the dogs. In the same way he went over 70
Philadelphia to urge Governor Roosevelt for
Vce-President, while the distinct understand
ing in the Convention which chose him was that
Mr. Roosevelt was to be saved for a renomina-
ton. But again he was "the whole thing" and
in spite of the New-York Conventions feeling
and the New-York delegations vote against
pushing the Governor, he usurped the power of
the party in the State to force Mr.. Roosevelts
nomination.
We have grown used to such things that
their improperly no longer attracts much at
tention. But they are In fact absolute mega
ton Of representative party government. The
boss presumes to say what must be- If the
party organization supports him, well and good
If it does not he simply violates his instruc-
tons. He is not delegate; he is a despot