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New-York tribune., 1900-04-05
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THURSDAY. APRIL 3. 1900.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-The Queen made formal entry
into Dublin a stately ceremonial being enacted
amid scenes of enthusiastic loyalty. == Cen
erals French and Coivile have returned to
Bloemfontein from an ineffective pursuit or the
Beers east of that place; the Portuguese For
eign Minister announced that under treaties
with Great Britain. British troops and supplies
are entitled TO transit Portuguese terri
tory. tinsnith's apprentice, an Anar-
chist sixteen years old, fired two shots at the
Prince of Wales he sat in a railway carriage
at a station in Brussels neither shot taking
effect; the woud-be assassin was arrested
- In a duel at Paris between Michel
Ephrussi and the Count of Lubersac, with
swords. the former wounded in the breast
CONGRESS.-Senate: The Quay case came up
again. and after Messrs. Wocott and Lodge had
harmoniously settled the difficulty between
them it decided to proceed with considera-
ton OF the case to-day; the Spooner Philippine
Government bill was made the unfinished busi-
ness - House: The Hawaiian bill was un-
der consideration, but the chief feature of the
proceedings was an exciting discussion OF the
political situation in Kentucky by Representa-
tives from that State.
DOMESTIC.-Admiral Dewey's announcement
of his willingness TO be a candidate for the
Presidency came as q surprise politicians;
the Admiral said he had received promises Of
support from ali over the country. - Senator
Lindsay, of Kentucky, Is to begin the practice
ment of Justice. in a brief filed in the Supreme
Court, held that the Constitution does not of its
force extend over new possessions.
CITY.-Stocks We're strong and active. -
The Chamber Of Commerce has raised $1,000 900
for it's new home. The City Club elected
new members of its Council and Board of Trus-
tees last evening, and adopted report the
Councils recent work. = Judge Brown dis
charged the Gaynors and Benjamin d. Greene,
who were indicted in Savannah for conspiracy
TO defraud the Government with eX-Captain
Oberlin NJ. Carter. == 1t announced that
the Democratic State Committee would meet at
the Hoffman House April 20. =--= Mrs.
w. f. ID. Stokes brought suit against her hus-
band for absolute divorce on statutory grounds.
- James B. Kellogg was found guilty of
grand larceny and conspiracy in connection
with the E. s. Dean Company, and was remand
ed until Monday for sentence. -- The 101st
annual session Of the New-Yo Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church opened in St.
Andrews Church, Bishop Warren, of Denver,
presiding. == District Attorney Asa Bird
Gardner was worried over a report that Frank
Moss would succeed him.
THE WEATHER.-Forecast for to-day: Fair.
The temperature yesterday: Highest, 81 de-
grees: lowest, IS; average, A
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05
THE PARIS EXPOSITION.

The French Government has fought and won
its battle over the Paris Exposition. 1t has won
by narrow margin, it Is true, but one that Will
serve. The attacks upon it are scarcely likely to
be renewed. The Exposition will be opened on
the appointed date, the creators Of 1t Will be
decorated with the insignia of the Legion of
Honor and the Ministry will remain In office
during the continuance of the great show-or If
1t fall it Will be on some other issue than that
of the Exposition. This is satisfactory, at least
TO every friend OF France The Waldeck Rous-
seau Ministry has done so Well so exceptionally
well, for all the interests of the Republic that
its prolonged maintenance in Office is much to
be desired And as fer the opening OF the Expo
sition, 1t has been SO widely and so crcumstan-
tally made a matter of contract and invitation
that q postponeneut of it would be awkward
and deplorabe.
Nevertheless there seems to be reason to fear
that this Exposition will follow the example OF
its predecessors in being still somewhat untn-
ished on the opening day. We are not sure that
there has been a single worlds fair in the half
century in which such shows have been held
that has presented perfectly complete and
prepared aspect on the opening day. We might,
of course have expected an example of entire
readiness in Paris, the city of worlds fairs par
excellence. But with all her experience in such
matters, ana Win all Der marvellous facility
executing such works. Lutetia has on this Occa-
sion been sorely handicapped. Political mar
potry, social agitation, strikes and other forms
Of industrial disorder have seemed to cOnspre to
battle her best efforts and TO delay the execution
Of her plans That it will be possible to open
the Exposition Mt all April IA is, in these cir
cumstances, fact of which Paris may properly
be proud, and upon which the Government and
the directors Of the Fair are to be congratulated.
There are estimates made seriously and on
the basis of information and entire friendlineSS,
to the effect that from six to eight weeks more
will be required to complete fully this gigantic
work. That would postpone the date when the
Exposition will be ready for advantageous in
spectiOn from next week to the first middle
OF June. Probably many visitors will go thither
long before that time. They will doubtless find
much that is we'll worth seeing. But If they
wish to see the great fair at It's best they will
have to wait for some time. If they do the wait
ing in Paris the process will be a profitable one
to the hotel and restaurant keepers of that hos
ptable and delightful city. But those whose
time and means are limited who want to see
the Exposition at its best and get away again
promptly, are to be felcitated If their arrange
ments of travel dates will take them thither not
earlier than the middle of June.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05
BACH'S B MINOR MASS

The Oratorio Society's performance Of Bach',
minor mass will take place tonight in Carrsx,
Hall at O'Clock Music loving people in Ns-.
York look forward 10 ii as one Of the crow-.g
glories of the season, and as one Of the ms
important achievements Of the socIety's career n
the mass is one Of the greatest and most diHHcu.
of all choral works. and its performance the Io.-
test ambition that any choral society can set btrs
ITSELF The mass has never been performed n its
entirety in New-York as II will be tonight sth
the exception of few numbers and only once De-
fore in the United States. Notwithstanding TIE
vast learning that Bach bestowed upon the music
OF the mass its beauty. grandeur and high ts7c-
tional spirit appeal 70 every music lover. IRE
rare opportunity OF hearing a competent perform
ance OF 1t Is one that will doubtless be sassrT
taken. Mr.. DamrosCh has taken every pains %
reproduce the mass as nearly as possible according
TO Bachs intentions. The performances will bs
made popular by a general reduction OF prices
10 scale ranging from 25 cents 70 81.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05
PERSONAL.

Joseph D. Husbands of Rochester. who has just
died in his ninety-frst year born in Barbados.
his father then being the British Secretary of the
island. He graduated from Union College In
1928, and became resident of Rochester In 1870
One Of his friends thus speaks of him. Mr.. Hus-
bands a fluent talker polished writer and an
impassioned orator There few towns cities
in Western NewYork whose Inhabitants in the
years gone by have not been inspired by his elo-
quence made merry by his witty sayings and
apt anecdotes, which to the point He
and his friend. the Hon. William Clough Boss.
nseparable upon the platform In those days.
discussing the burning questions OF slavery and
temperance throughout the Northern States.
When the Shah of Persia visits the Paris Expo
sition he will be accompanied by two Ministers
and by several princes of the royal house He
expects to spend time at a watering place
In the Caucasus before starting for Europe and
will arrive at Moscow June g. From Moscow he
will go to St. Petersburg. then to Berlin, and next
in July. Before his return he will visit London,
Vienna and Constantinople.
President Faunce of Brown University announces
that the class OF 80 has raised a contribution of
$1,000 TO the general endowment fund of the uni
VerSity.
x-Postmaster-General William L. wilson, presi-
dent of Washington and Lee University. who went
to Arizona some time ago account of Ill health,
Is much better.
San Francisco April 4.-Ex-Chief Justice Frank
Judd. of Hawaii. is IN this city his way TO
Honolulu. Several months ago he stricken
with paralysis, and is now helpless invalid. He
was born the Islands, 10 which he IS returning,
perhaps. TO die.
Buffalo n. Y. April 4.-Bishop Fowler. Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, is seriously III. He
was attacked by grip about two weeks ago. The
Bishops condition showed improvement this morn
his recovery.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05

unload Is now and then remembered just when
it might more wisely be forgotten, and the
fortunes of other shareholders are always more
or less dependent upon the reports which reach
distant owners necessarily not fully informed.
But behind the greater or less inconvenience, Is
II good for the country to have part of its trans
porting business owned abroad?
Foreign ownership of industrial property has
not as rule proved highly successful. The
great flour mills owned by foreign syndicates
have not prospered more than they had with
American owners. The losses of foreigners in
the ranch and cattle business were so large that
they affected the market and the supply for
years afterward The great investments in
American breweries have not proved exceed
ngly profitable to all the investors, and one of
the great iron corporations now includes as part
of its property Virginia furnace which was the
grave of a million or two of foreign capital,
since it met disaster almost as 1t was
completed Illustrations by the hundred could
be given, not all showing a loss for foreign in
vestors, but as n rule indicating that foreign
ownership at the prices paid in purchase or In
construction has not been more profitable than
American. The distant owner rarely knows the
situation here well as the American with
whom he has to compete and is usually much al
the mercy of managers who do not bring more
sagacity to the conduct of the business than
they have in their own affairs.
But the foreign capital comes hither men say.
Even II 1t Is lost to the owners, much of 1t re-
mains in some shape for the employment of
Americans in developing the resources of this
country. 1t would take more than any nation
on earth possesses to bring out the whole pro-
ductve power of this continent, and If that were
done some other world would be needed for a
market. It's beds Of iron would deliver in
year more than all this world in manufact-
ure, but there Is no profit in excessive output.
More capital than this country has, 1t is quite
true, can at any time be prOfitabiy employed,
adding greatly to the permanent wealth of the
country. But does the buying of stocks by
Europeans bring more capital here when the
balance on merchandise account is heavily in
favor of this country and both that balance
and the cost of stocks sold are in effect loaned
by Americans to Europeans? That is at least
questionable, it must be confessed. And when
the controllers of money at the great markets
are rather disposed to lend abroad than to take
the higher risk Of developing resources at
home 1t is perhaps doubtful whether foreign
buying of stocks should be regarded with un-
mixed satisfaction
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05
BAD ENGLISH IN CHICAGO.

The complaint Is made that primary English
is not we'll taught in the public schools Of Chi
cagO. Both OrthOeraphy and syntaX are griev-
ously neglected. The immediate cause of it is
that the teachers themselves are incompetent.
Half of them according to a school trustee
who has been investigating the matter, cannot
spell properly nor speak nor write English cor
rectly. The fundamental cause is said to be
that the school system Is defective, in that it
does not provide for thorough use of the spell
ing book and grammar, but devotes TO higher
departments of English literature the time that
should be given TO those essentials
The state of affairs thus disclosed is deplor-
able 1t is not, however particularly surprising.
We should not, indeed, be much surprised at
any deficiency, delinquency or tomfoolery in
Chicago public school education IN the English
language. What else could reasonably be ex-
pected under a system which has for It's head
and director a man who, however amiable and
in other respects scholarly, is committed ag-
gressively to the decentralization of the English
language through scheme of spelling reform
which is at once arbitrary and freakish. and
which could scarcely fulfil its malign mission
more effectively if it had been deliberately de-
signed not only to alter spelling but to corrupt
pronunciation and TO confuse etymology?
1t is quite true that many changes have oc-
CURED in English spelling since English liter
ature had its beginning. 1t is altogether prob
able that there Will be further changes But
these have been, they should hereafter be-
the result of slow and deliberate processes and
the practice of common consent They have
been, as language itself is, not an instantaneous
invention or creation, but q growth Abruptly
and arbitrarily to change the spelling of
great mass of words, and to do it in a way that
also modifes their apparent pronunciation and
that utterly dsguises their derivation and their
relationships. is to demoraliZe the language and
to make a proper mastery of its grammar far
more difficult than 1t was before If Chicago
wants its public school children rightly instruct
ed in English spelling and syntax. let it put
aside the spelling reform" madness That is
the urgent need.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05
B4LLOTS FOR IGNORANCE

From two to three times as large q share Of
the negroes can read write. even in the
Southern States where ignorance is most de-
plOrable, as of the inhabitants Of the best dis
tricts in the Philippine Islands. Even In LuZon
where the desire for sef-government seems
greatest and more of the native population has
some education than elsewhere. the proportion
able to read or white is less than tenth In the
worst OF the Southern States the proportion of
cOlored people over ten years of age who can
read or write is slightly less than 30 per cent In
Alabama and Georgia only. over 20 but less
than % per cent in Louisiana, North and South
Carolina. Texas and Mississippi and over % but
less than 30 per cent in Arkansas Virginia and
Florida only. In nearly all these States the
great body Of the colored population is denrived
of suffrage and of all share In self-Coyernment
because Of ignorance. The people there orrue
that where half, or even n third of the colored
race have enough intelligence to read the bollots
they east and the statement of the nnestions
about which they vote, and are associated with
n white population of higher intelligence thera
Is vastly better chance Of getting sensible and
honest voting through the influence of the inta,
ligent over the ignorant than In the Stotes
where the proportion able to read falls below
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05
Amnscmenfs.


ACADEMY OF MUsIC-s :1o-way Down East
AMERICAN THEATRE-S-Nanon
OU-S:2o-Japanese Players.
HROADwAY-S-Ben- dur
CARNEGIE HAII-S-Oratcrio Society.
CARNEGIE LYCEUM-ll-S:I5-Burton Holmes he0'
cASINO-s-The Casino Girl.
CRITERION THEATRE-S:l5-The Pride Of JennIco -,
DAIYS THEATRES: :30-The Interrupted Honey lD a
T,rorCN MITSEE-e a to IL p. m.-Waxworks uiH"'
Cfnematc graph.
EMPIRE A Man and HIS VIE.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE-s:15-Oliver GolosnlttttL
FoIRTHEENTH STREET THEAIRE-S-Ihe "ieo'
Ruby
GARDEN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Are Trunps
GARRIFK NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Holmes
GRAND OPERA EOUSE-S:15-Moth and the flaihe-
S-s:39-A Hot Old Time. ,,-os
HaRT,N OPERA HOCSE-S:15-The Elder MISS o.0e
a., 1S,-iosI,v shop.
TFsVIN(; PLACE TdEATRE-s-ln Behandiung
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Performance
BNICKERBOCKER THEATRE>-s-Ihe NioeE x,-,r,ia ms
KosTER & BIAL'S-2-10:30-Progr -"illAfhs
and Walker M ~, ,,,,rh,sr Law
Ma DTS0N SQUARE GARDEN-2-s-Circus ,,-..a
MADISON SQUARE THEATRE-s;So-At the '
uFSDf-T.sSoHN HAIL-s:I5-Hum and musical
ssF-rRoPOiITAN OPERA HoUSE-s-De Walkure-
MURRAY HIII--S-A Night on
NFW-YORK THEATRE-s:lo-Br 10 AoAio
PASTOR S-Continuous Performance
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05

Each generation harvests a heavy cron of i'm
mortals and makes haste to plant their efBpias
in urban spaces to claim attention which nos
terity has not always inclination TO bestov,
Moreover many of the commemorative images
turn out on prolonged inspection to be ul,a
McRafferty's countenance an Offence to tho
landscape 1t is none too early for the Par,
Board TO begin fencing poor statues out Of the
parks and providing for the removal and re
placing. or exclusion altogether of a good rn.,,
already there. That is the import OF resolutions
1t has recently adopted, and they are unite cor
tain of public appreciation
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05
L. H. IDDINGS HERE FROM ROME

Lewis NJ Iddings. secretary of the United States
Embassy at Rome, was passenger the North
German Lloyd steamship Ems which arrived here
yesterday from the Mediterranean. Mr. Iddings
comes home two months leave OF absence
and during his stay this country he visit his
relatives in Ohio. Mr.. Iddings, owing his posi-
tion naturally declined discuss international
fai
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05

Fx-Mayor William r Grace. who disoes' q
shoulder a week age as the result ot ,s.os
rapidly recovering frcm the effects or his 49,, 49,
AT his home No 81 West Seventy n.n.ssss N
Tribune reporter was informed last niSat ~ wss
Grace was progressing satisfactorily VA. ,srciss
expected he would b. able 30 take outdoor -
within day or two.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05

The words Of the Prophet Quigg seem to go
by contraries. A few days ago he predicted that
Justice Andrews would succeed Justice Barrett
in the Appellate Division. Governor Roosevelt
however. has named Justice Hatch for the place
thus keeping clean Mr.. Quigg's long record as a
foreteller of things that don't happen
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05

Whatever the issue of the war KRUGER will
remain to memory as solid determined, auto
cratic old figure with more of CrcmweA's stub
bornness than his wisdom. intent to keep his
part Of the world in the grooves of the seven
teenth century forever. 1t and its people will
be much better off when that pretension and
effort are abandoned. and if he does not live
to See and recognize that fact. the chances are
that his sons and grandsons will
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05
AcCoRpING no LIE IsLANp.s NECEssIrlS
IT WILL BECOME \ LAW.


Argument has had its effect and disCusslosn,
its work The Senate. which IL was eon"s con ~ r.s
predicted would lose its Republican rlalofl's
Puerto Rican b!Il yesterday passed the ms me- A.
for the taxation and government or the lSlai MA
proved by the Republican Senators az WEu'SS :, -
vote OF 10 10 81. OF tftythree Republicans ,ss.ss -
chamber eight. or less than One-stNJA. vetsG
the measure. and their opposition was "a SIT
made good by the vote OF three iudepenuSII. g.
tors Discussion viii accomplish IN the hs hss sr .as
II has in the Senate The bill will be PasSe" s,s ~
lower chamber with opposition. bur also W."
strong Republican majority
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05
MINISTER TOWER COMING HOME.

st. Petersburg, April 4.-Charlemagne Tower. the
United States Ambassador here, and II. ]. Hager-
man. the Second Secretary of the American EN-
basSy, will go the United States in May.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05
II. d. rAPPEN At MS OFFICE.

Frederick Tappen. president OF 'he s nsus
National Bank. who has been confined U "a "a. ass
for several DAYS with an attack Of tns g. 81 ~
recovered from his indisposition- fiS
offices OF the bank yesterday
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05

Manhattan gives shelter to a Tamrnanv RON
tractor boosted out Of the ruins of Tbird-ave
affording possible sign that railway and or
ganization have buried the tomahawk and that
Health Commissioner Murphy will now, disoo,,au
that the sanitary conditions of the forn,or -
up to the correct Tammany standard
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05

The Ancient Order OF Hibernlans In Cb,oo,,,
has succeeded in excluding histories OF England
from the lists of supplementary reading for the
public schools the president OF thar 80,
John r Heating. declaring that, as the,, 49,
pre1udiced in favor OF the ancient foe ~ T.,
land they not 1T for the instructio, -,
American pupils. Possibly the order might ~
disposed to admit revised annals In cipher ~,
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05
THE PUERTO RIC4N TARIFF BILL
THE ISLAND NOT SACRIFICED.

From The Philadelphia Inquirer,
There Is practically little difference. so far as I
people OF Puerto Rico concerned. between - -
tariff bill and actual free trade. So the san.
not sacrificed the Democratic orators p-1 -
in any manner whatever.
COUNTRY WILL SOON BE PECONClLEN
From The Chicago Tribune.
II the bill passes the House the country VI ".
reconciled speedily It's provisions and VII II aSS
them a satisfactory solution of a question 80 80
has OcCasiOned much heated argument Dut - -
paratively little genuine excitement anoHs -, -
mass of the people. When the tempest N ssAss -
Is still. IL viii be soon. il viii be generass ~.
mitted that no moral principle Is involved .sTs p
Puerto Rtcan legislation and that the onT l-e.,rs
IS one Of eXDedienCy, Of the best method OF So
through brief transition period.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05

Ignatius Donnelly. or some record OF the SORT
but 1t is opposed to existing ones. and Is ap-
parently in q position. far as Chicago Is con-
cerned. to make It's opposition effective.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Fuzzy-What is the of the big gun who Will
the next election for Tammapy?
Wuzzy-Same before-Long Green.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05
IT CALLS FOR PROMPT ACTION.

From The Rochester Democrat and Chronels
Fifteen per cent of the Dingley rates woE1 ~ ~
pCrartly solve the revenue problem. 90 aWa!
turdensOme local taxation and create a 9oSS-
trade between Puerto Rico and the CniteI q ~
by giving the island tariff advantage ~ O-N~s5
cent over all foreign countries. The situauon
for prompt action rather than dOctrtual dsp~'@
ACCORDING TO THE ISLANDS NECEsSiii-,
From The New-YorE Commercial ADVERTISE
1t is not party measure. but piece OF pr1siJssS
legislation Neither sentiment nor party ~ a.
nor pressure OF private interests Shapeu - 4, y
form. but the bare necessities OF governmenl -
island OF Puerto Rico
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05

General Weaver rises TO remark that he has
not abandoned free silver. He can get no prom
inence in such fashion. Bryan and his whole
party occupy that platform
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05

The Democratic party shoulders all the shame
Of supporting the bruisers at Albany and has
only it's disgrace fo- it's pains. being knocked
out in the final round. with no gate money to
poultice It's contusons
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05
DIR. BACKCS WRITES TO GOVERNOR
IT IS SAID HE DEMANDS INVESTIGATION or
SENATOR RAINEs's CHARGES

An afternoon paper yesterday said that Dr.. III
man ]. BackUs, formerly a member OF The Board o.
Managers of the Long Island State Hospital aaa
yesterday sent a letter 10 Governor Roosevelt, -
questing an immediate investigation OF Senai''
Ratnes's charges in regard 70 the hospital
Dr. Backus was seen by q Tribune reporter ast
evening at his home. No 81 Livingsto1-st, 5reoz
!yn. and asked whether or not he had sent s1ss s
letter. The Doctor replied that he could not -
sending a letter to Governor Roosevelt but "a.
that was all he could say
New-York tribune., 1900-04-05

The proposed issue Of half-cents NAV have -,
conveniences but may also tend to dilute s,da
walk charity and invalidate the venerable doc
laraton that silence gives a cent