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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-16

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HENRY TOWLES, Vice President.
W II. TWINING Secretary.
Sworn 10 and subscribed before me this
9th dav Of March 1900. R :. STEADNAN.
(Seal) Notary Public Tor y. J.
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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-16

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Z CONNERS. President.
y. BLECKER RATHBONE. Secretary.
Sworn 70 and ..ibscIihcd before me THIS
SIN lly Of March. 1900
JS,alD GEO. o. RI GER, Notary Public.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-09
PUERTO RICO AND THE OPEN DOOR.

Judge Taft, the president OF the Philip
pine Commission, in his speech before the
Queen City Club in Cincinnati on Monday
night, made significant remark. which ought
TO be pondered by those who are so quick to
deny the necessity of reserving TO ourselves the
power to make separate tariff laws for
possessions. There are some professionally and
self-consciously high minded men and editors
who treat our expansion problems with fury
''of superlative and epithet that is hardly
''sistent with judicial attitude to Judge
Tafts expression. 1t is easy for them to de-
nounce the President and Chairman Payne as
robbers, to charge the latter with falsehood in
saying that the Puerto Rican bill was changed
with view TO settling the constitutional ques-
ton involved. 1t is the habitual method OF
these people to attack the good faith and truth
fuIness Of everybody who differs with them.
But Judge Taft is a man trusted and
mended by them. He can command respect for
statements which, coming from Mr. Payne or
any other member Of Congress, would be dis
posed of as ''pretence." Therefore they cannot
so lightly dismiss the point which he makes
when he says:
The largest triumph OF American diplomacy IN
many years is the securing OF the open door in
China, which the American Government has
been able to obtain by friendly negotiations
where the English nation had signally failed.
Can hope to keep this door open If seek
to close in the East to the other COM
mercial nations?
There is one plain and simple way Of keeping
that door open, and only one. That is by estab-
fishing separate tariffs for outlying territories.
The most rabd Free Trader does not dream of
abolishng all customs duties In the United
States. Even England has such Free Trade.
Under the Federal system this Government is
forced to rely for revenue on some sort of
tariff, and the only difference Of opinion be-
tween parties is about the way of levying 1t.
Unless can have a separate tariff for the
Philippines operating on imports from this coun-
try just the proposed Puerto Rcan tariff
does, II is practically impossible to give other
nations at Manila the same trade opportunities
as ourselves. The opponents Of the Puerto
Rican tariff pretend to see in it a menace to
the open door, and say that the applica ton of
its doctrine in the Philippines would close that
door means Free Trade for the islands with
this country and the rest of the world whereas
they ought TO know that II can only mean Free
Trade or any approach to 1t, with the rest of
the world If the United States is allowed to
make an entirely independent tariff for the
Islands. Otherwise we can do nothing but build
our own tariff wall about them, reserving them
for our own commercial exploitation-a fate for
the islands which they are trying to force upon
them who most profess to fear II. If. on the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-09
PERSONAL.

Alcee Fortier. professor Of the Romance lam
tinguished honor from French society The AL
lance FRANCHISE has just awarded him medal
(medaille d'argent, grand module) for his Precis
de FHistoire de France
Hubert IIerkomer. the English painter. is In Ber-
lin to execute number of orders for portraits and
at the same time arrange exhibition of his own
works This will include of his most i'm
rortant pictures including the portrait OF MISS
Grant the Lady in White" the Lady in Black
ard some Of hic recent work In enamel
Bishop Samuel Faliows (2eformed EpscopaD. of
Chicago will deliver the address at the dedication
Wis. Memorial Day He commanded brigade
OF Wisconsin regiments in the last year OF the
Civil War.
James T. Pile the Lord Mayor OF Dublin, is
a Protestant Home Ruler. who took sides with Mr..
Parneu at the time OF the split in the Irish party.
but has borne himself to secure popularity
among all sections of the people He has made a
special study of municipal affairs. and is of the
most active agents in the promotion OF scheme TO
extend the boundaries OF Dublin as to bring in
the surrounding townships and make greater
election is particularly noteworthy from the fact
that ne is the first pronounced temperance advo-
hold the civic chair in Dublin for many
years. lie has constantly appeared on temperance
platforms. and has advanced the cause In every
way possible.
Berkely, cal March S-Mrs. Phoebe \. Hearst
has promised 81 0OD and Mayor James ID. Phelan
OF San Francisco. $3.50 toward the $500 which the
Greek Department OF the University OF California
permanent endowment for the American school at
Athens
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-09

official returns to stockholders regarding their
most powerful corporation, commonly reckoned
among the greatest and most profitable Of
monopoles, has spent several times the value
Of its original property in buying up competi-
tors and suppressing competition, and yet has
on hand a fight to the death with competitors
who do not seem disposed to sell.
There are industrial corporations which have
not attempted to seize monopoly, and have
never so abused their power as to encourage
competition. If they have taken care to serve
the public better and more cheaply than any
body else can, they have no reason to fear the
trouble which cOnfronts the Sugar company
Many exist Also which have a capitalization
ba sed upon the actual earning power OF the
plants combined. and which have not much
stock outstanding. because the former owners
are contented with their prospects under the
combined mana cement. These have no reason
TO fear the disaster which has befallen the
Mailing company. Others still, unhappily not
a few have been organized purely as stock
iobbing affairs. and may sooner or later meet
the fate of the Flour Milling Company But
there are industrials and industrials. 1t would
be a gross error to suppose that all the indus
trial corporations belong in the stock jobbing
list The lesson taught is that such STOCKS
differ at least as widely in real value ms securi-
ties Of any other sort
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-09
MUSICAL NOTES.

Max Van Saar and Edgardo Zerni two tenors.
gave concert in Mendelssohn Hall last night OF
which by far the most gratifying features were
the singing Of Mrs. Morris Black. whose fine gifts
have been commended in this journal. and Sgnor
Gogorza, whose barytone voice and finished style
are well known to call for further com
mendation. Master Harry Grabor. who was 10
have played some pianoforte solos, did not take
part.
The lecture which 10 have been given at the
Classical School. No. 2042 Fifth-ave this after
noon has been postponed to the evening OF April 8
and the subject changed to Die Meistersinrer"
Charles Dwight Lee. barytone. will give a con-
cert this evening in Knabe Hall. with the hclp of
Miss Clara Audsley. soprano. and Hans Kronod
pianoforte
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-09

other hand the United States can legislate for
its new territories with a free hand, it can
establish absolute Free Trade in the Philip
pines. opening their markets to all nations in
equal competition with ourselves. or it can
levy any duties expediency requires against all
Corners from Europe or America. That equality
of treatment is the essential character Of the
open door, and its cornerstone is a separate
tariff system
IF those who protest that the Puerto Rcan
tariff is wicked and unnecessary, and of no ser
vice in preparing for the larger and more diff
cult work TO come in the Philippines, would at
once concede the power of Congress TO levy
separate tariff there. they could make better
plea for the concession of immediate Free Trade
with Puerto Rico. Even their agreement. how
ever. would not settle the question. Only the
Supreme Court can do that. They say that the
suits already brought involve the whole queS-
ton That is not true They only involve the
status of territory before collection district
has been established in it by Congress. The
Supreme Court has already held that until such
establishment a place in newly acquired terri
tory Is not a domestic port. from which goods
can be brought here free Of duty. An attirma-
ton of the validity of the military tariff in
Puerto Rico and the legality of the duties levied
here on Puerto Rican products will not estab-
lsh the authority of Congress TO make dif-
ferent tariff law for Puerto Rico. The court
might. though we do not believe 1t would, hold
that when Congress did undertake to legislate
on the subject it was bound by the uniform
tariff requirement of the Constitution. The de-
cision on that point is Of the utmost Importance
and it cannot be obtained till Congress does
actually legslate without regard to that require
ment Until 1t does there will be no asSur-
ance that the United States can preserve the
omen door which Judge Taft says is so I'M
DOrtant
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-09
TWO OF 4 KIND.

The antl-policy bill passed the Assembly on
Wednesday by great majority, party lines be-
ing completely obliterated, and Is now in the
hands OF the Senate Committee on Codes. 1t
will be interesting 10 observe how long it stays
there and in what form 1t energies, if ii energies
at ALL There Is some reason TO fear that it
will duplicate the experience of the bill TO re-
peal the Horton law, which likewise passed the
Assembly by an Unexpectedly large majority,
and went thence into the keeping of the same
Senate Committee.
The two Industries which the enactment OF
these measures would abolish are Of kindred
character in that they live on the qualifications
Of base passions and audaciously swindle those
who support them. 1t would be difficult to de-
termine which is the more despicable but we
are inclined TO think that the men who run the
policy shops have reached rather lower plane
Of depravlty thea the men who manage the
prizering. At least they prey on the poverty
and the avarice of a more wretched element of
the population. 1t is probable also that policy
gambling is more profitable than pugilism
However that may be, both are abundantly able
to stand heavy assessments for their own pro-
lection, and nobody familiar with the situation
doubts that large corruption funds are eagerly
soliciting absorption at Albany.
Meanwhile, the Republican organization Is
taking no part in the struggle to put down these
twin evils. Indeed. it is strongly suspected of
giving secret aid and comfort to their filthy and
malignant promoters. At the best, II is
melancholy spectacle of Indifference to the
misery and shame which policy and prizefight-
ing continually infict on the State in general
and this city in particular. In opposition TO the
bills framed TO redress these wrongs ii is rep
resented that they are too drastic and would
operate to harass and injure innocent persons
But there is nothing in this contention 1t is
not even plausible nonsense, but sheer impu
dence. 1t is part Of the scheme to beat salu-
tary legislation by confusing the issue. The
session is drawing to an end and if only little
favor can be won for shifty amendments there
will be fair chance of defeating the bills.
In that way the bill to repeal the Horton law
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-09
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

I'VE found the other day says a Boston hotel
here in the city, consisting of five men, who had
made their headquarters In billiard room for
eighteen months. All their mail was delivered
there They met their customers there. They sent
their messages and their kilograms from there
And never cent OF revenue u.s. / cali that the
most expansive gall up TO date. And when we dis
covered the thing and told them to get out they
unanimously agreed hurt the hotel all they
could by reports Not gratitude for what
they had received"
Gentlemen, 1 offering myself, for rafie: will
drawn for-they run from one cent TO 81. The man
who wins me will get months work out Of me
Now who will draw ticket?'
John Gilroy. young man seventeen years Of
age, made the above unique proposition in Augusta
He stood in the business establishment OF Mr.
j. ". Jansen. large crowd was present when he
What you don't mean it7 You will not ran,e
your own self?'
"Oh, go away: you fooling"
Say what do you mean young fellow
These were the remarks that were made when
young Giroy made the queer proposition.
and l waiting for you to take the chances
And the chances were all taken. Gilroy collected
so and the dice Will be thrown in few days
(Atanta Journal
Many Irish Roman Catholics In this country
question the genuineness OF the recently published
letter Of the Pope to Cardinal Vaughan of Eng
land, in which he says that those who attribute
to him pro-Boer sympathies cruelty wrong him
personally as well as the Church of which he is
the dvinely appointed guardian and adds that
he loves England too well not TO wish her a happy
issue out OF her present trials" irasmuch II is
ito the interest of the Church that British arms
should prevail" LAS II is impossible for him." he
continues. TO approve Of the war" 1t 10 equally
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-09
Amusemenfs.

AS AZ OF MUsIc-s:1e-way Down East.
AMERlCAN THEATRE-s:15-Falka-
Work Of the Roycrofters
bLRkELEY LfCEUM-s :30-Japanese Players.
B!JOC-s:l6-Aunt Hannah.
BtOADWAY-s-Ben- Hur
CARNEGIE HAII-2-Concert.
CARNEGIE LYCECM-2-S:l5-Iecture
fHITERIoN THEATRF-s:l5-The Pride OF Jennico
DALYS THEATRE :30-The Ambassador.
EDEN MCSEE-e a. m. IL .. m--Waxworks. Grand
concert and Cinema tograph.
EMPIRE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Officers
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE s:1A-Ladies Battle
FOURTEENTH STREET THEATRE-s-The Carpet
bagger.
GARDEN THEATRE :50-Hearts Are Trumps.
GAFRlCk NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Holmes
GRAND OPERA HOTSE-s-By the Sad Sea waves
EAMMERsTEIN's VICToRIA-s:15-Mam seIe 'Awkins
HARLEM OPERA HOCSE-s:15-The Little Minister
HERALD SQUARE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Butterfly
and Naughty Anthony
IRVING PLACE observation-disclosures Glocke.
KNIcKERBOCKER THEATRE-s:2o-when We Were
Twenty-one.
ROSTER G. BTALS-e:i5-Vaudeviile
LYCEUM THEATRES ;30-My Daughter-in-Law.
MADISON SQUARE THEATRES 30-Corae & Co..
Dressmakers
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-1o a. TO II
sportsmen's Show.
NETROPOIITAN OPERA HoUsE-S-The Merry Wives
Windsor.
MURRAY HILI~2-s-7-20s.
NETWORK Observation-Disclosures to TOXIC
PAsTOR'S-Con:inuous Performance.
WAI>LA Tk'S-S-Second Mis- Tanqueray.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-09
THE PASSING THRONC

Play. said Styles French. of Montreal AZ ~.
Holland House yesterday "and
THE LANGS suppose a great MANY .marfo
OF OBERAM- will go to see it, despite the r,.s
MERGAU. that il is the year of the Part.
Exposition. Oberammergau uba-.
this strange spectacle occurs every ten years IA
quaint place. The whole town is practically con-
trolled by the Lang family. much the sams =,
Croker runs New-York They are the leading sp,r
its in the production of the play They have rnor.
or less charge OF the various taverns inns hotels
for the accommodation of the travellers ana IN a
there ten years ago 1 arrived late one night and
had not sent ahead to have rooms reserved sue
Remembering this wrote some time ago 10 ons
of the Langs, telling him that I might possibly
modations- What impressed greatly was the
reply. He said there would be no difficulty hi get
ting accommodations and then told me that I had
better not repeat my former of failing to re-
to remarkable that he should remember TeG tbs
facts of late arrival for period of nearly ten
stay there that would impress either mysef OF my
manner Of my going or coming upon his mind and
if he had the same memory for every one for there
are thousands who visit the place in the course
of the presentation of this piece
The enforced discontinuance of "Sapho'' has
stirred up. everybody knows all the old discus
sion about what Is propriety and
HOW SHE what is improperly the stage
DOES 1T. and there has been all the usual
talk about the injustice of prevent
ing the production of such play and not prevent
ing the production of Tristan und Isolde Die
Walkure," etc. Doubtless a good many more people
understand the difference than pretend TO UNDER
stand II, but certainly a large part of the whole
question summed up by prominent actress
who is in town just now, when she said yesterday:
Il have not seen Miss Nethersoie but think that
il depends good deal more on how the woman acts
the play than on the play itself 1 easily i'm
agine an actress saying Lead not into tempta-
ton so that 1t would sound improper
Governor y. o. Murphy of Arizona at the
Holland House. in this city. last evening. Il have
been in Washington" he said, TO
THINKS urge action for the admission Of
ARIZONA'S Arizona as State OF the Union
CHANCES 1 think the prospects for Arizona
GOOD. becoming a State next year are
good" Governor Murphy said he
had talked with many Western Republicans about
the selection of a Republican candidate for the
ViCe-Presidency. Many Republicans of the West"
Mr. Murphy said. would like TO Senator George
L. ShOup of Idaho. nominated for the VicePresi
dency-"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-09
Aetp9lnrk Dailp Gribn11e
FRIDAY, MARCH Q, 1900.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-General Robertss army in the
Orange Free State advanced miles nearer
Bioemfontein the Beers in their retreat on the
Modder River on Wednesday abandoned a
Krupp gun and quantity of supplies; General
Gatacre's force occupied Burghersdorp without
opposition; General Clements has taken posses
sion OF NorvaFs Pont, the south bank of the
Orange River, the Beers having blown up the
bridge at that point: a gloomy account has been
received of the situation Mafeking, where
fighting reported on March o. with all the
outside forts one taken by the Beers. -
The Queen drove through the streets of Lon
don her way from Windsor to Buckingham
Palace, receiving from immense throngs an eN-
traordinary demonstration of loyalty.
CONGRESS.-SenaIe: Mr.. Foraker explained
and defended the provisions of the pending
Puerto Rican Tariff and Government bill; Mr.
Pettus spoke against the bill and in favor OF
free trade. - House: The Aldrich- Robbins
contested election case was decided in favor
OF Mr.. Aldrich the Republican contestant; the
vote on the conference report on the Currency
bin is to be taken next Tuesday afternoon.
DOMESTIC-A member of the Cabinet made
a statement regarding the Presidents Puerto
Rican policy. An amendment is TO be
made TO the Hay-Pauncefote treaty providing
that the United States shall have the right to
defend isthmian canal in time of war. -
The President is likely to Withdraw the French
Reciprocity Treaty from the Senate in order
that the time for ratification may be extended
- Senators Morgan and Fallows made vain
attempts to have their bills for repeal or the
.Rsrnapo charter taken up in committee; Sen
ator Ford introduced a provision that eXpendl-
ture Of large sums on improvements should be
submitted popular vote. - Lieutenant
Governor w OOQruI IN the SENATE Tuleu ohc
branch of the Legislature had power to ap-
point a committee at the public expense With
out the consent of the other. ,o
CITY.-Stocks were dull and irregular at
small final changes - Justo Deayala,
Cuban, through jealousy over his wife, shot a
printer in Brooklyn, and then took his own life
- Controller Coler made a speech attacking
the Tammany administration at the working
mems dollar dinner, and was heartily applaud
ed A new agreement was entered into
for the protection of creditors and stockholders
of the Third Avenue Railroad. and the Central
Realty Bond and Trust Company was designated
as transfer agent for the capital stock of the
company.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
Fair and warmer. The temperature yesterday:
Highest, IS degrees; lowest 2S; average, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-09
THE RETENTION OF LORD P4UNCEFOTE.
SPEECHES ON THE sUBJECr IN THE HOUSE OF
LORDS.

London, March SIN the House OF Lords TO-
day Lord Newton asked whether. in view of the
valuable services of Lord Pauncefote. the ad-
visibility of prolonging his tenure of office
would not be considered, adding:
The task of maintaining our relations on
their present happy footing is not likely to prove
less difficult in the immediate future In addi-
tion 10 the questions of great delicacy now
pending. we have to look forward to the Presi-
Dental election. which is productive OF political
eccentrictttes unknown in less enterprising
countries.
The speaker also said he thought the present
moment was not happy for a change
Lord Salisbury said Lord Newton had done
what the French called breaking In an open
been taken some days ago. The Premier added: :
Lord Pauncefote. and | have shown this In the
course taken in extending his tenure of office
The only observation which 1 have TO make is
that the question implies that this extension is
a reward for valuable services. l think il is
rather the other way 1t is to Lord Pauncefote
that We have TO express our thanks that he has
been kind enough to undertake the work for
another period. We have every cause to ex-
press to Lord Pauncefote our gratitude that at
critical time and when his remarkable ex-
perence and singular aptitude for the peculiar
duties OF his office render II desirable that he
should continue In It, he has consented to do So
Lord Kimberley. the Liberal leader in the
House OF Lords. associated himself with the eu-
logy passed upon Lord Pauncefote.
Answering a question. the Parliamentary
Secretary of the Foreign Office. William ST
John Brodrick, promised that papers would
shortly be presented to the House dealing with
the subject of Great Britain cooperating with
the United States in endeavorng TO arrive at
an agreement with the Powers to secure equal
opportunities for the trade Of all nations
throughout the whole Of China.