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New-York tribune., 1900-05-16

anxiety on the part Of the Board that superior
financial inducements may lead the president to
go elsewhere.
Record says that the late Judge Cuberson. of
Texas. of uncouth appearance. simple habits
and retiring disposition. and attracted little atten-
ton but his wisdom and ability were recognized
and highly appreciated by his associates. who met
Him In the committee room and there discovered his
qualities. He had quaint and nomey way OF
putting things which gave his opirions more force
pressed IN conventional language. For example.
when the Treaty of Paris signed of his
former colleagues asked him what he thought the
Democratic party ought 10 do 80 prevent expansion.
'EXpa nsion! replied Judge CubersOn. ne shifted
his qud of tobacco to the other cheek Il reckon
we've done expanded; and for one don't like to
the Democratic party hanging to the shirt
tail of progress yelling. 'Whoap" ="
The Knoxville CTenn) Chamber of Commerce has
decided that Admiral Farragut was born at loves
Ferry, Tenn. This question has been in dispute for
some time. many claiming Campbells Station as
the Admrals birthplace. The Chamber OF Com
merce appointed a committee to ascertain the
for loves Ferry and the minority for Campbeifs
station The former was adopted
Sacramento. Cal. May 15.-Mrs. Leland Stanford.
on the anniversary of her sons birth. delivered
over to Bishop Grace the deed OF the old Stanford
mansion, which is henceforth to be known the
Stanford -Lathrop Chldren's Home. At the
time the transfer of $4,000 made. which is to
serve as an endowment fund for the Home
New-York tribune., 1900-05-16

constitution or law. If Mr.. Jones were much
acquainted with the Democratic party just now
he would remember the strength Of its prejudice
against starving the States OF power and fatten-
ing the Federal Government. Whether such
preiudices were reasonable or not, nt any rate
they were strong enough to put some great
statesmen and even some great parties under
ground in the times gone by. What variety of
Democrats they now grow in Arkansas Mr.
Jones ought to know. and perhaps they in
stinctively prefer Federal to State supervision
of everything, but in some other States n pro-
longed and serious contest would have to be
finished before the assent of the Democrats
could bee obtained. Mr.. COler is perhaps aware
that of his ideas have been more hospita-
bly, received by Republicans than by the kind
of Democrats who do most of the electing in
this city. He ought not to be in the least sur
prsed if Tammany should passionately prefer
the Populist theory. which would take for the
government-that is To say. for Tammany-con-
troll of all the needs and conveniences of exist
ence in an up to date city. Does he imagine
that Tammany would desire to have its men
Inspected by the Federal Government?
New-York tribune., 1900-05-16

with. property rights may be invaded, appro-
priations surreptitously secured. Under the
new practice of signing the supply bill. with its
hundreds of items. offhand within few hours
after its passage, there Is peculiar danger Of
large thefts III this way. Perhaps the need of
announcing the tax rate simultaneously with
the adjournment of the Legislature Outweighs
the benefits derived from the old custom of
holding the supply bill for days and canvassing
its items carefully. But if so the new practice
must be surrounded with new safeguards. Gov
ernment by lightning express calls for lightning
express discipline and attention to details and
is dangerous with the guessing and hurrah boy
methods of a one train branch road If great
railroad made up its time schedules and paid its
bills with the same apparent carelessneSs and
responsibility which permitted the Rochester
bill to be tampered with without anybody being
accountable for its safe custody from stage TO
stage. that railroad would soon go to smash
physically and financially. 1t is time for the
Governor to take hold Of this matter with sober
attention aud make that hereafter the
measures which go on the statute book are the
measures which the Legislature passes. and
that they are passed in accordance with the
constitutional rule of procedure.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-16

fact that he has already been forced to fight 1t
out at the cost of blood and treasure Such
policy does not make toward international
peace but toward reckless and Irresponsible ap-
peals TO arms
In certain sense 1t may be said, the Beers
do not stand in the same position as the Span
iards They did talk of arbitration before they
took the sword. They asked Great Britain TO
submit To outside tribunal the question at
issre. and Great Britain declined. as they knew
she must on the ground that as the sovereign
Power she could not submit TO international
determination what was. so far other ma
tiops We're concerned, internal question of
the British Empire. The Beers did not at that
stage ask the friendly offices of the United
States or any other Power. Instead. they sent
their ulimatnm breaking off negotiations which
Great Britain trying 10 carry on and
plunged into the the price of which they
now wish the United States to them from
paying. Opinions may differ about the merits
OF the original controversy Appeals may he
made TO sympathy on the ground that the Beers
did look to arbitration before they went to war.
Some may say il was Great Brtain's and some
may say 1t was the Transvaal's fault that no
way for arbitration found But the fact
remains in this case. as i'm that OF Spain, that
unfortunately way for arbitration was
opened before the actnal conflict began. ana
the United States Government has to deal
with facts in the world of international affairs
and is bound To preserve a correct attitude ana
follow its own precedents in diplomatic rela-
tions. Whatever might or might not have been
done by arbitration before the war, it Is not
for the United States which was not then ap-
pealed to- to urge now on the world the right Of
arbitration. not as a substitute for but as an
appeal and refuge from the decision of the
resort to battle which the Beers then chose and
hogan
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ARBITRATION SHOULD PRECEDE WAR.


Representatives of the Transvaal and the
Orange Free State arrived here yesterday on
their way TO Washington TO ask the United
States Government 10 interfere in their strug
gle with Great Britain and obtain for them
the concession OF arbitration. Of course they
are bound TO be disappointed The United
States is committed against any such view
of the function of arbitration in the settle
ment of disputes. and the refusal of the State
Department 10 accede to the wishes of the
Beers should not be misconstrued either by
them or by their friends and sympathizers
among OWN citizens. We shall be simply
following the precedent which we ourselves
made in refusing 10 arbitrate the terms of peace
after war, and even with the most friendly dis
position toward the Beers we could not consist
entity ask Great Britain TO do for them what we
refused TO do for the defeated Spaniards.
When the commissioners met to draw mp the
Treaty OF Paris Spain resisted the American
proposals and demanded that the terms Of peace
be settled 10y arbitration. To this the Ameri-
cans fatty refused TO agree. and in the memo
randum presented at the conference of Novem-
Der 81 1898, by the Commissioners OF the
United States this rule was declared:
The principle of international arbitration can
have no application 10 such a case. To avoid
war no government. il is believed. will do or
soiiet HlCiS lilai bie one "Lich the american
Commissioners have the honor 10 represent In
this conference Unfortunately, no way for ar
bitration opened before the actual conflict
began Arbitration. as we have had occasion
heretofore TO observe, precedes war. to avoid its
horrors IL does not come after the trial by battle
10 enable either party TO escape its consequences
That declaration exactly applies TO the Boer
requests for arbitration at the end of the war
they began. They forced the struggle and now
that they practically beaten they want us
20 ask for arbitration Arbitration now would
only encourage rash making of war by people
who ought not TO go TO war. iI9the confidence
that if they beaten some Power will come
10 their rescue. them from the conse
uiiences OF their acts. and compel the conqueror
10 go back 10 the beginning OF the controversy
and fight it out in diplomacy regardless of tie
New-York tribune., 1900-05-16
THE ROCHESTER, BILL EORGERY

Governor Roosevelt has serious question be-
fore him in the fraud practsed concerning the
Rochester Educational bin. 1t has been discov-
cred that the measure which passed the Legis-
lature and received the approval of the Mayor
of Rochester is not the same in important par
ticulars that which the Governor signed.
Somebody secured the printing of false copy
by the State printer which was substituted for
the bin really passed in the papers laid before
the Governor. After the thirty day limit had
expired within which the Executive might have
corrected his error and put his signature to the
true bill. thus making it law. the discovery is
made that by the interpolated matter the City
Superintendent is protected from removal by the
reform School Board elected under the new
charter So far the workers OF this audacious
fraud shrouded in mystery 1t is pretty
clearly understood about when and where the
substitution took place, but investigation, in
stead of finding any track Of the guilty persons,
seems merely to have demonstrated the exist
ence of splendid opportunities for tampering
with legislation.
If between the Senate and the Executive
Chamber one bill could be changed there Is no
reason to suppose that others could not be or
have not been Indeed, II has been sometimes
said by members of the houses that laws turned
up on the statute book containing provisions
which were never III any OF tne printed copies
Of bills laid on their desks. This is commonly
attributed to inatteDtion on their part. but in
view of the Rochester disclosures ii is not at all
unreasonable TO suppose that there may have
been regularly organized system Of bill
forgery in operation. The Mayor OF this city
the other day publicly declared that he had evil
dence that bill sent to him for approval
which never passed the Legislature. All these
things give evidence of looseness Of method
which invites fraud and encourages people who
may have an interest to promote by smuggling
few words into a measure to commit crime.
confident that il will pass unnoticed by officials
who govern this State in happy go-lurly fashion
on the comfortab be doctrine
No matter wat you do,
II art be ever true
Thorough investigation Is needed and the
punishment of the Rochester fraud, if by any
chance the public business has not been carried
Oh la such strenuousy careless fashion as to give
the criminals complete immunity. Then reform
is needed with reference TO the handling of bills
in the houses and in the Executive Chamber At
present there is evidently no guarantee that any
kind Of outrage may not he perpetrated on the
people. The Criminal Code may be tampered
New-York tribune., 1900-05-16
LIFE FOR THE DYING.

A fortnight ago The Tribune took pleasure in
| commencing to the attention of charitably dis
posed Americans the cause of relief fer the
| famine stricken millions of India. 1t is -.ratify-
ing to know. that since that date substantial
progress has been made toward sending to these
sufferers large measure of relief. Private
munificence and public organization are liar
moniously making toward that end. Most con-
spcuous of all. perhaps, are the efforts which
are being made by the Committee of One Hun
dred which has been formed. and which has got
to work with admirable promptness and prac-
ticality. Its appeal for contributions to fund
of $1,00000O cannot in this rich city and this
prosperous land. fall upon deaf or unsympa-
thetic ears. ready response is to be antci-
pated which it will be most pleasant to report
from day to day until the whole laudable work
is done
There can be little need for further eXplana-
tion of the state of affairs. The famine, which
now presses sorely upon many millions. is the
result of Overpopulaton and of adverse condi-
tiOns of weather. BY strange paradox the only
degree Of responsibility that rests supon the
British Indian Government proceeds from the
beneficence of its rule. 1t is because of the
peace and prosperity that British rule has
brought to India that the population has so
enormously increased to make famines
almost yearly peril. That Government has done
wonders to avert such peril by the construction
of vast irrigation works, adding millions of
acres TO the productive area of the empire and
much diminishing the evils of drouth But in
so extensive and populous a land it has been
impossible vet to do more than a small part of
what needs to be done Government relief is
also being afforded a scale of splendid liber-
ality. But it is still inadequate, and. more than
that, is in great number of cases entirely
unavailable account of the caste preiudices
Of the Indians. who prefer death to loss of
caste such as would arise from asking for or
even accepting aims
The case is conspicuously one in which prl
vate effort is desirable. and effort, we may add,
from all parts of the world. Indeed. that might
be taken for granted without argument, simply
the strength of the identity Of those who
have formed this Committee of One Hundred
and who have issued its appeal. There can
scarcely be citizen of New-YOrk who has not
confidence in their probity and in the soundness
OF their judgment, and who will not agree that
if they commend cause II must be good one.
In the presence of such need and of such appeal
for relief there remains only the one duty of
giving and Of giving twice by giving quickly.
Every 1ellar" as Lord Curzon says, "s of
service in saving life
New-York tribune., 1900-05-16
"BOBS'S" LITTLE GAME -PERH1PS.

There is n suspicion eXtant that Lord Roberts
is 'up to something" That wary and willy little
great man is quite capable of acts of 'slimness'
rivalng the best performances Of any OF the
Boer trap settlers In the relief OF Kimberley
and the cOrnerng of General Cronje he dis
played such talents in fine measure. There was
IA suspicion. which has been to some extent CON
firmed, that his long wait at Bloemfonten was
not altogether necessitated by the delay of
transport service any such cause And now
the notion grows. and is being whispered here
and there, that he is playing another shrewd
game. with the Vaal River as its scene.
1t is remembered that General Hunter, par
ticularly trusted and capable commander, long
ago set out from the neighborhoOd of Kimberley
for the north with a large army. Little has
since been heard of him. A small part of his
force is said TO be approaching Mafeking. but
the bulk of 1t is still hidden somewhere We
can scarcely suppose that fifteen or twenty thou
sand British soldiers are sitting down on the
veldt in idleness. They must be doing or trying
to do something. Now, the suspicion is that
having reached Warrenton, General Hunters
main force has turned to the northeast and is
hurrying up the Vaal River for the purpose of
striking in flank whatever force the Beers may
assemble at Klerksdorp. Reitzburg or Viljoens
Drift to dispute the advance of Lord Roberts.
That theory may not be correct, but it is entirely
plausible and possible and 1t would exactly
tally with Sir Redvers Buffers sudden renewal
of activity just ut this time. 1t would. more
over, explain Lord RObertss delay at Bloemfon-
tein having been for the purpose of giving
General Hunter time for his march, and also of
Turing many Beers as possible south of the
Naal where they would be caught between two
fires.
We have mentioned three places as points
where Lord Roberts may perhaps try to cross
the Vaal. The notion that he will keep right up
the main line of the railway to viljoens Drift
and so on to Johannesburg may not be correct.
That would have some advantages, of course.
But it would also have some disadvantages.
There is a branch railroad running from Kroon-
stad northwest to Ner FOntein. just south of
the Vaal From that point ii is only twenty-five
miles to Klerksdorp. at the north of the Vaal,
and Klerksdorp is the terminus of branch
Johannesburg Lord Roberts may choose that
route, which has the advantage of running
through an open country. There is also pos
sible route, which might we'll be taken by a
strong mounted force. due north from Kroon-
stad to ReitZburg and thence across the river to
PotchefStroOm. Either Of these latter would
enable junction to he effected promptly with
General Hunter IL he is advancing up the Vaal.
and might successfully turn the Boer position
north of Hebron
II is TO be noted that in marching from Bloem-
fonteln TO KrOonstad Lord Roberts has gone
within a days march of as far as General
Hunter would have to go froIr Warrenton to
Klerksdorp. 1t will be interesting. at any rate
to where General Hunters army is next
heard from.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-16
PERSONAL.

II is announced that Bird S. Coler, the Controller
OF this city, Will deliver the annual oration at the
commencement of the University of Illinois on
June 13
The trustees of the University of Maine deny the
report that they intend at their next meeting to
ask for the resignation of President A w Harris
The reasons that have been reported for
such an action were that II is alleged that
they We're paying him too large salary, and
tnat he is bringing too many Methodist grad
yates OF Wesleyan University Instructors
Wesleyan being President Harrs's college and
the Methodist Church the one of which
he is member. The facts are according
10 the college paper, that OF thirty-two appoint
ments made since DR. Harris became president
only FIVE are Methodists and of these same thirty
two men only three graduates of WESLEYAN
Moreover. Henry Lofd. OF Bangor president OF the
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ACTORS FUND ANNUAL NEETING.
FIGURES OF THE LAST YEAR-ELECTION
OF OFFICERS

The nineteenth annual meeting OF the Actors
Fund of America held yesterday morning ar
the Madison Square Theatre. The election OF efi-
GERS resulted as follows: President, Louis Aldrich:
first vice-president. John Drew; second vce-presi-
dent Antonio Pastor; treasurer. William Harris:
secretary Edwin Knowles; trustees for two years,
William II. Crane, Daniel FrOhnan. F. T. Mackay.
William A. Brady. Eugene Tompkins. Francis VIII
son, De Wolf Hopper and James n. Hackett. IN
this list Mr. Harris takes the place of Andrew A
Mccormick Daniel Frohnan takes that OF Harrison
Grey Fiske who declined denomination. and
James x. Hackett takes the place OF Frank G.
Cotter. All the others reelected.
The president. Louis Aldrich. presided at the
meeting and made his annual address. and reports
Some of the figures are presented Twenty-four new
life members have recently been admitted. making
lac in all. and there are now $50 annual members
In the year ending in June 1883 the fund received
s4S15 from the fees paid for theatrical licenses in
New-York City. This year il has received only
S. SOS S. and there is likelihood that IL will
ceve any hereafter This deficiency IL will be neces-
repair as far as possible from other sources
in $0s2S rs. more than twice the sum derived from
the same source in the previous year. The fund
received one legacy in the course OF the year, OF
SoOO from a School teacher whose brother the fund
has helped for years. ana is still helping Tire
disbursements of the have been SCI 80 IL There
have been III applications for relief. of which 6S1
for sixty-three funerals. In the eighteen years OF
its existence the fund has paid s5l6. so 10 OF
II per cent for all other expenses put together.
The total assets to-day slS2.s57 55. against
S1S227S % year ago
In his address the president referred to the deaths
and Edwin Mayo. members of the fund, and OF
Colonel Robert c. Inserson an honorary member.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-16
MR. CLEVELAND NAY VISIT HAVANA.

Ex-President Grover Cleveland passed through
this city yesterday. He up from Princeton
and was met by DR.. Joseph D. Bryant. They went
to the New-York Yacht Club landing at Tventv-
sxth-st and the East River, where they Joined
f. c. Benedict the latter's yacht the Oneida
The yacht then cleared for q two weeks trip. II
a. said that Havana Is the objective point OF the
trip, and that the voyage is one for business and
pleasure. Mrs. Benedict. Mrs. Bryant Mrs Hast
lngs and fIederick Benedict the party OF.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-16
GRADUATES or JEFFERSON COLLEGE

Philadelphia May 5-The commencement exer
clses of the Jefferson Medical College held AT
the Academy Of Music to-day. marking the seventy
fifth year of that institution. There graau-
ter president Of the Board of Trustees conferred
the degrees; Professor James w Holland. the
made by James u, Moffatt ID. D.. Ii. D., presI-
dent OF Washington and Jefferson College.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-16
NEW AID on GOFERS0R's STAFF.

Albany May I5.-General Orders Ne. G. issued ~
the Adjuta to-day relieves from duty as
ade-de-camp the Governors stan Major Robert
Kelly Prentice and names MS successor First
Lieutenant Edward Liaden Patterson. OF squadron
y The order further authorizes the 18th Regiment
place on the lance OF its coors silver rings N
scribed with the various battles in which the organ
ization was engaged during the Civil and Spanish
American wars.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-16
THE ORDER ELECTS OFFICERS.

The General Court of the Order OF Founders ana
Patriots OF America met at the Hotel Manhattan
on Monday evening and elected officers for ls1
Justice W. W. Goodrich. of Brooklyn. was elected
governor-general of the order. in place OF General
Stewart l.. WOodford. s Ernlen Meigs was re-
elected deputy gOvernor-generaL Theodore Fitch;
OF New-Y0rk elected secretary general, anu
Colonel Henry W. Sackett. CT New-YOrk. was
elected attorney-aenerai OF the order. Representa-
tives of several State organizations were at tHs
Astip
New-York tribune., 1900-05-16
FREE rR4pE ENGLAND'S CO4L TRUST.

From The London Globe
The proceedings Of the Coal Ring are beeonins
perfectly utolerable, and IL would almost seem a.
though Parliament would have TO take the naatss.
IN hand Yesterday. for instance "a rspresentsssnn'
meeting OF coal owners was held In Birmlngh
and decided 10 raise the price OF locomotive coal
the railway companies by Ave shilllngs ton LA sr
is an advance Of SO per cent. and Is 50 "a,
as we know quite unjustifed by any ScarcitSsr
the commodity dtfnculty IN obtaining " t,,arv
prices which have been charged TO the ortiil,Gs
househoder during the last winter have been smr
ply unbearable.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-16
TO SEE THE ECLIPSE AT OLD POINT.

Newport News. Va May 10 (SpeciaD.-The
hotels at Old Point Comfort expect $500 visitors
from May q to 30. to witness the total eclipse of
the Hampton Roads cities all In the path
of the totalty of the eclipse. II will be watched
by number of we'll known observers from the
Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute
New-York tribune., 1900-05-16
KNIGHTHOoD FOR SOLICITORS GENERAL.

London. May 16-"The Gazette announces that
the Queen has conferred knghthood upon the
Right Hon. Edward Henry Carson the newly ap-
pointed Solicitor General.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-16

Hooley redivivus is picturesque object. of in
estmabe possibilities. But there is some relief
from overanxiety for the financial welfare of
the world in the fact that he is to make Russia
the scene OF his exploits. They are up TO" q
thing or two of that kind in the land of the
White Gar