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New-York tribune., 1900-12-27
THE DIsTRrcT ATTORNEY.

Tn Is NOT high praise TO say that nothing in
/ the late District Attorneys official life became
him like the leaving of it, but the fact perhaps
! deserves to be mentioned with approval that
aside from an apparently intentional display OF
hostility to Recorder Gof, Colonel Gardner
went through the painful ceremony OF retiring
IN n priyate station in a creditable manner. He
entered protest against the action of the GOV
ernor in removing him. but such formal reser-
vation of legal rights is customary and inno-
cent. and he not only welcomed his successor
courteously but offered to assist him in every
way in order that the public business might
not be retarded by the change of administra-
ton 1t is not probable that Colonel GARDENERS
help will be required, since his staff is to re-
main on duty for the present but the spirit or
the proffer was commendabe, and it is not
necessary TO smile at his final admontion
to fidelity in the public service addressed to
those whom he was leaving behind him. If he
had never presented worse appearance than
that which he presented yesterday there would
be much less satisfaction at his departure. But
recalling his continuous manifestations of
extraordinary unfitness for office of the first
Importance it is an immense relief to feel
that he has gone, especially in view of all the
evidence tending to prove that his successor
was wisely chosen.
HDllDln VIII nave ample ~
justify and strengthen the confidence with
which he is regarded by his fellow citizens. 1t
is a rather remarkable circumstance that while
the removal Of Colonel Gardiner has excited no
little disapproval. which in some instances has
been expressed with excessive warmth no
fault whatsoever has been found with the ap-
pOintment of Mr.. Philbin. The new District
Attorney is generally expected to discharge his
duties with perfect rectitude of purpose and
with high degree Of efficiency, and all that
he has said and done thus far is a happy
augury of success. The intimation given by a
close friend that in the selection of his assist
ants he will carefully consider the personal
character and associations Of men wishing to
be retained appointed is particularly inter-
esting. 1t is exceedingly desirable that every
man called TO do the work OF a public prose-
cutor should be deserving of respect on all ac-
counts, and not merely because he is profes-
sionally skilful and experienced. This fact has
been too often disregarded by District Attor-
neys and public interests have suffered in
cOnsequepce. Mr.. Phlbn is sure of only a
short term, but 1t is within his power to make
a lasting record of good service in an office
which has been deplorably mismanaged.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27
aep71urk DaiIt @ibnfrs
THURSDAY, DECEMBER %. 1900.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-According 10 a report from the
French troops in China force Of twenty-five
hundred Chinese was met by them in oattie
and Eve flags and a number Of guns were taken
BY the French while the Chinese suffered great
loss: the Spanish Minister at Peking fears the
discussion over the Joint note will last for a
year more. 49, Little news comes from
South Africa, but important Cape Colony
town has so far been captured by the Boer in
vaders; Cape Town reports that squadron OF
YeOmanry has been entrapped by the Beers ana
captured; there is no confirmation Of this, how
ever. 49, Gilbert Parker has started for Egypt
10 study the administration there. - 1t is eX-
pected that Lord Roberts viii be rewarded with
an Earldom and possibly the Order Of the
Garter; Buffers friends expect him. too. TO be
mentioned in the New Years list OF honors.
DOMEsTIC.-H was explained at the State
Is not party to the settlement of American
missionary claims by Turkey through contract
with the Cramps for a warship - Grover
Cleveland wrote a letter in which he said he
did not vote for Mckinley. = Bryan made
speech at dinner in Lincoln in which he said
be hoped 10 have as much intellectual enjoyment
as an editor as he would have had in the White
House. == A H. Pierce. the Texas stockman,
died, at Pierce Station, Tex. - The Seran-
ton streetcar strike continued. - Elaborate
preparations are being made for the Inaugural
tion Of Benjamin B. Odell, jr., as Governor of
New-YoTlz State. - State Attorney-General
Davies has not yet appointed Deputy Attorney
Generals to ill the places about TO become
vacant; many changes are reported 10 be
planned in the direction of economy in State
.nped its investigation yesterday of hazing at
West Point.
CITY.-Stocks were strong and active. -
il was learned that William c. Whitney had
bought a Van Dyck at "a chigh figure. - II
was announced that Roberto. Morris would be
elected president Of the Republican County
Committee TO succeed GensEafsF'rancis V. Greene
- 1t said thatie Efforts were being made
10 force Deyery TO retire by. threats of indict-
ment and loss Of pension. == Sub-committees
OF the Committee of Fifteen were appointed
= Eugene A. Philbn assumed active charge
OF the District Attorneys Office, being introduced
10 the judges and his staff by Colonel Gardiner.
- Decision reserved in a suit brought
by Tom L. johnson against r. T. Wilson & Co.
Tor the dissolution OF agreement regarding
the purchase OF the Detroit street railroad sys-
TEN. - Commissioner Keller prepared the
testimony 70 be submitted against the suspended
Bellevue nurses and discussed changes in the
hospital and In the city Charitable institutions.
THE WEATHER-Forecast for to-day: Fair
The temperature yesterday: Highest IS de-
srees; lowest. 81; average, 353s
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27
TIE WAR IN CAPE COLONY.

II is not what is being done in South Africa
that counts any more than where it is being
done, The significant feature of the situation
is geographical. Lord Kitchener the British
cOmmander-in-chief, has been telegraphing
from NaauwpOort but has now gone north
ward from that place. Now, Naauwpoort is
not In the Transyaal. nor in the Orange State,
bur IN Cape Colony, and not right on the border
either II is some fifty miles south of the
orange River on the railroad TO Port Elizabeth
Of course. a cOmmander-in-chief. even one who
is essentially a fighter, may at times be far
from the scene Of actual war. But such does
not seem TO be Lord Kitchener's case He tells
us or military operations at Britstown. from
which place the Beers have retired toward
Prleska, capturing on the way according 10
another dispatch, a detachment of British
troops. BritstOwn is likewise in Cape Colony
eighty miles from the Orange River and west
OF the railroad from Cape Town TO Kimberley.
Pneska is also in Cape Colony, a hundred miles
from the border. II is stated, moreover that
railroad traffic between Cape Town and the
north has been stopped at Victoria West. which
is near the centre OF Cape Colony. more than
Two hundred miles south of Kimberley and
little more than three hundred northeast Of
Cape Town. On the Midland line traffic has
been stopped at Cradock. which is almost ex
acty half way between the Orange River and
Aigoa Bay. On the eastern line traffic is stiu
maintained as far as Stormberg. only fifty
miles from the Orange River. Thus all the
roads leading from the Cape Colony coast
northward into the Boer States and 10 Rho
oesia are blocked-cut or obstructed by the
Beers
This is in itself. of course, a grave state Of
anains. When Lord Roberts turned the tide of
war northward, and Kimberley and Ladysmith
were relieved and Bloemfontein and Pretoria
were captured, IL was confidently supposed that
fhenceforth what little fighting was still to no
done would be done on Boer soil or the soil tba,
was once the Beers. But now. many months
later the tide of war is turned back again n
Cape Colony itself Far within the borders Of
tnat colony British railroads are cut and British
troops are captured by the Beers. and II is
thither that reinforcements are 10 be hurried
The struggle is not 10 conquer and nac,fv tho
boer States, but 10 repel the Boer invasion n,
me British colony. and, indeed, TO prevent the
Beers from efecting the conquest OF that col
onE. Not the Lydenburg Hills but the Storm
berg and Sneeuw Bergen are the scene q,
strife. Nothing could be more exasperatine 10
the British than such carrying Of the wa,
'h'o thelr own land. But evaporation IS no,
ihe worst OF IL Beyond Doubt the Roer inva
tloh' or reinyasion OF Cape Colony is tncitine
many OF the Inhabitants TO rebel against Rrit
lsh authority ana 70 join the Beers. The Boer.
nave shrewdiy chosen the scene of their onera
lions 70 that end. They have snvaaaa 49,, -
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27
..gE RANG THE GONG

! A young woman was knocked down ana
! fatally injured by an automobile vehicle Whhe
j crossing Broadway on Christmas AFTERNOON.
1 She was a trained nurse and therefore presum-
| any intelligent prudent and active. The We
! hicIe was moving rapidly, just how rapidly is
| not reported. The engineer in charge or IL saw
| the young woman crossing the street and rang
| the gong in warning. Apparently, however,
he did not abate the speed of the machine nor
| ATTEMPT to steer it out of the way He cons1d-
cred his responsibility fully discharged by the
| ringing of the gong.
| without any intent to prejudge this particu-
lar case. # may be said that the incident is
illustrative OF serious evil of our city streets
Engineers of automobile vehicles-not all OF
them. of course, but enough for consideration
seem to think they are entitled to rush through
the streets at the highest rate of speed OF which
their machines capable, so long as they
ring the gong. 1t is the business OF everybody
to listen for the gong and get out OF the way.
Nobody else has any rights which the
chauffeur" is bound to respect so long as he
rings the gong. So some bicycle riders. and
not merely q few of them, have acted as
though the earth and the fulness thereof was
their private property, and pedestrians on
crosswalks were trespassers who should be
grateful for being warned by so much as a bell
was about to run them down for their temerity.
So motormen and grpmen of streetcars and
drivers of beer trucks and express wagons and
other pOnderous vehicles too often regard all
less formidable objects as impertinent intrud-
ers upon the highway, whose duty it is to get
out of the way at sound of a yell or clang of
gong or rumble of wheels.
We are not trying to excuse those who
stupidity or heedessly or wantony loiter in the
roadway and obstruct traffic 1t is the duty of
a pedestrian to keep upon the sidewalk save
when it is necessary to cross the roadway and
then to cross at an opportune moment and
with reasonable expedition. 1t is neverthe-
less, equally the duty of those in charge of
vehicles however propelled, to restrain them
within reasonable speed, to keep them under
constant control and steerage way, and to exer-
else all possible diligence in avoiding collisions.
They are as much bound TO look out for pedes-
trians at the crOsswalks as pedestrians are to
look out for them. They are as much bound
to slacken their speed to avoid collision as the
pedestrian is TO quicken his. 1t is in fact far
easier for the men on the vehicles to keep their
eyes on the pedestrians and avoid running them
down than 1t is for the pedestrians to keep
theirs on the multitude of vehicles which may
be convergng upon them from different direc-
tions. Simply ringing the gong is not enough.
"CaYeat pedes" is not the only rule of the road.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27
Imnsemenfs.

ACADEMY OF MCSIC-s:15-Monte crfsto.
AMERICAN THEATRES 15-Fsust- 4
BIJOD-Sse0-NaSge Smith.
BROADWAY THEATRE--s:Io-A Royal Rosrs
CARNEGIE HAlIs-S-The Messiah.
CASINO-S-15 15-FlorOd1ra.
CRITERION THEATRE-S--The Gay Lord Quex
DA1yS THEATRE-s;1S-I-ady Huntworths Expert-
TcEN MUSEE-rhe World IN Wax
EXPIRE TEEATRE-s-2o- Richard carTel.
FOURTEENTH STREET THEATRE-S-Ths Fulase
Postmaster.
GARDEN THEATRE-S-Hsmiet.
sAERIcK EAElREc-s :i5-Daysd Hsrlrn
GRAND OPERA HOrSE-S-The old Homestead
HARLEM OPERA HoUsE-S-Zaza-
HERALD SQUARE THEATRE-S-2o-AriZons- -.
IRVING PLACE THEATTfc-e@S --schneesitcnen-e
Der Gross Kaufman.
'S--Ciontnuovs Performance
KSIcKERBOCTSER THEATRE-S-LA AiElon
ROSTER & RIAL'S-2-S-Naudevtlie
lYcEUM THEATRE-s: :30-A Royal Family;
MADISON SQUARE THEATRES: :So-The House Thet
Jack Built.
MURRAY HILL sTFsEATRE-2-s-Iittle Lord Fauntleroy
NETWORK TaEATRE-SThe Giddy Throng
PASTOR Night-sCon1nuoUs SHOW
PROCTOR 'S-ContlnuOus Performance
REPCBLTc-s s=eO-The sprghtiy Romance Of Marsac-
sAyoE-s -20-Afistress Neil
ST. NICHOLAS SKATING RlNk-Skatns
VICTORIA-S 30-Miss PTsnnt. -.
SvALI.ACTE's THEATRES 8o-Jsnce Meredith
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27
THE PRESIDENTS NEW YEARS RECEPTION


Washington. Dec. 26.-Secretary CorteIyou to-day
announced the following programme for the Prest-
dents New Years reception:
IL a. m-The members of the Cabinet; the Diplo-
matte Corps
Ills a In.-The Chief Justice and the Associate
Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States,
the Judges OF the United States Court of Claims.
the Judges of the Court of Appeals the Justices of
the Supreme Court OF the District of Columbia,
eX-Cabnet members and ex-AIinisters of the United
States
gates in Congress- the Commissioners and judicial
officers of the District of Columbia
11:f0 a. m.-Ofhcers of the Army, officers OF the
Navy, officers of the Marine Corps, commanding
general and general staff of the militia of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
70 m.-The regent and secretary OF the Smith
souian Institution the Commissioner of Fisheries
the Civil Service Commission, the Interstate Com
merce Commission. the Commissioner of Labor
assistant secretaries of departments. Assistant
PoStmasters-Cieneral, the Solicitor General As
sistant Acknowledgement. the Treasurer of the
United States. Commissioner OF Pensions Com
missioner of Patents Controller of the Currency
the heads of bureaus in the several departments
the president of the Columbian Institute for the
Deaf and Dumb.
1915 p. m.-The Associated Veterans of the War
of 1S46-'47. the Grand Army of the RepubIic the
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United
States. the Union Veteran Legion, Union Veterans
Union, Spanish War Veterans, the members of the
Oldest Inhabitants Association of the District of
Columbia.
1885 p. m.-Recepton OF citizens. which will
terminate at 80 p. m.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27
WAITING FOR THE BERREsgorrs

Although 1t was announced by Mr.. Lawson
'iiat hls 9o1ooter to be designed by Crownin
oHleiu "ould not be constructed with any
secrecy hothlng has been officially given out in
ies"iu 10 the dimensions of the yacht and
ms mas peen thought highly proper precau
noSton yachtsmen, who have high homes
LUZ Cheir local designer and are strong mar
'sins' point to the fact that there has boon
.Iucn uelay In the casting of the Herresboff
po"t Keel, and they suggest that the Rris+oI
people knew where the lost ninetv-fva +ons
VI ledu were all the time the intention bo,,,,
~ uelay any framing of the Belmont St,l,p,or
poat untll 1t could be known how far Crov-ni,,
enlelo intended 10 turn out an extren,a o..et
1As Lar pack as December The Tribuno ro,,,.o,
ou' that the Herreshoffs had ALWAYS nrodroo1
80 winners by easy stages cutting ovror
Juo' ehodgh TO make the new boat win ~.
~ aOFins toward the extreme of snaod 49,
4ui'Ai!' thus leaving full chances for o+,o,.
"4Hi,eis YET 10 come With M ono oI.o
III 'he trial field, there was narbon. 80
10 Deat the Columbia and stiI, lAa,,a o,., ,.l'
tunlty Tor a further winner But - eppol
gested that Crowninshield was o1n,o.t S.'. ous
put out his best design at onco IT,, ~
t0'-poi - fne prlstol people to do the same and
- ".o.u 80 noiuins back anything for the purnosa
- Aurther engagements 'Consennent-
81. was sald' 1T would not be surnrisin,
o.. - tiiat the Herreshoffs are even nt tbiS
's ~, nour changing their design"
"ne'ner 'his hint has been acted on or no,
nc iacl remains that the Lawson constrpot,or
m III prooabiy be kept secret for some time T.
work mas been stopped on the yacht IN
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27

ties where disaffection against the British mas
been most manifest and sympathy with the
Beers the strongest. The result Will De more
than a mere swelling of the ranks OF the boer
commanders. unwelcome as that must pe' II
will mean innumerable new treason trials auu
great increase of Ill feeling between Dulch
and British all through the colony. Perhaps IL
would be too much to say there is danger of
general insurrection of the Cape Dutch, though
even so grave contingency is being discussed
in London. But without that the case is bad
enough. Every hour of Boer invasion of Cape
Colony means months of trouble and alienation
between the two races.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27
THE NATIONS MANIFOLD BLESSINGS

From The New-York Herald
The last Christmas Day of the century was in
deed glorious one, and from all parts Of tbs
country come to The Herald" reports thai veS
terday was one of rejoicing throughout the land
The people, enjoying prosperity such as has
not been recorded for years past. gave thanks in
deed for the manifold blessings that have bas,,
granted. and there was grateful outpour OF eitts
TO their less favored brethren that made the dav
gladsome &C the poor at their door 49,
IL was day of family reunions here there ana
eyerywhere-indeed, the Oldtinie gatherings seemed
TO have been revived as never beforehand home vvaS
the real centre OF attraction, Il should be on
such occasion. - ~
The glorious weather induced many to mass tha
morning and early afternoon In outdoor snortS
and told elsewhere I'm to-day's s'Ferald tbsra
was great gathering of sport lovers on the solf
links, the Speedway and the hundreds OF other
places devoted TO open air recreation After fbass
pleasant outings there return home tbs
lights were lit upon the dinner BILE and toasfs
drunk 70 the farewell Christmas Day OF the cen
tury-one that saw the whole people happy in wide
spread prosperity throughout our we'll favores
country.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27

/ tho Hendersons' Yards at Meadowside which
was supposed by the English yachting writer's
IN he the one intended to appear for the email
lenge races Why il was stopped nobody out
side the LIpton-Watson ring knows; but there
has been suspicion that the delay is ordered
so that the Herreshoffs may be committed
tn one kind of boat through partial construc-
t,on before either the American or English
rivals of the Bristol firm consent to put their
ideas into FORM No doubt, it would be simple
thing for the Herreshoffs to have two, or even
three sets of plans ready. one designed simply
to beat the Columbia IL she were to be alone
in the trial races and the other, others. TO
be used in case either of the rivals was about
TO produce racer of the extreme kind
In such an emergency the same lead casting
would probably do for either of the designs
used so that the point in construction at which
the framing could be changed has not yet been
reached, and at present it seems probable that
neither Crowninshieid nor Watson will pro-
ceed till the Herreshoff craft is at least partly
in frame. OF course 1t is not supposed
that the designers wish to copy from each
other These men have been found to be far
too much in love with their own ideas to ac-
cept suggestions. except from already proved
victors. But the preparation of alternative
plans is a totally different thing and may be
regarded as a wise precaution. AS we said
before the Herreshoffs not bothering about
Watson. 1t is the American, Crowninshield
who supplies the pinch" tecause his boats
have already beaten the craft from Bristol
and defeat at his hands means more in a busi-
ness way than defeat by Watson.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27
sERIous ILLNEss oF aEN. 2. T ,GARRARn.

Lexington. KY. Dee. 26 (SpeoiaD General T T.
Garrard, OF Manchester Clay County, Is critically
i'll with pneumonia at the home of his daughter
Mrs, R. c. Ford. in Middieshoro. He is veteran
of the Civil and the Mexican wars General Gar
rard is one OF two surviving Federal generals in
Kentucky. and is known chiefly from the fact thar
he is the power behind the throne in the Garrard
White faction. which has waged a feud against
the Bakers for number Of years. He has never
participated In the battles, but on account Of his
wealth and position General Garrard Is the real
leader OF his faction. General Garrard's SON r. +
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27
KIPLTNG LOSES SUIT AGAINST FEyyC

Judge Lacombe in the United States Circuit
Court yesterday denied the motion made by Rud
yard Kiplings attorneys to restrain r. F. FennO
from publishing and selling editions of KfpIine's
works which elephants head was repre-
sented. The case was argued in November An
gust T. Gerlitz appeared for Kipling. and OIin &
Rtves for the publishers. Judge LacOmbe "a M that
Mr.. Kipling had not established a common law
trade mark. and that there was no suggestion OF a
statutory trade mark
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27
DEAN OF KESTUCKT COLLEGE RESIGNS.

Lexington. Ky, Dec ss.-The resignation Of Pro
lessor ID. W, BatsOn. dean OF kentucky Wesleyan
college. az Winchester. was accepted by the Board
mere to-day. His retirement Is due to his opposi-
uon 70 the football teams playtng on other grid-
irons. He asked the faculty 10 eNpel the members
OF the team. They refused. ard ne resigned
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27
JOIN PRocroR cLARkE rIKEs n1rH

John Proctor Clarke, appointed Justice of the
Supreme Court to succeed the late Justice Henry
Beekman, was sworn In yesterday by Justice Fran
els NJ. Scott Mr.. Clarke went to the County Court
house before noon. The oath was sdmfnis-
tered in Justice Scott's private chambers
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27

Some Of those who sailed on the American Line
steamer st. Louis for Southampton yesterday were
Mr. and Mrs Howard Abel, of Chicago; Haddon
Chambers S. T. Davis, jr H. c. Davis of Lon
don, Lawrence Perkins Mrs. Horace Porter, Colo
mel De Lancey A Kane. George ii. Jackson. United
States Consul at La Rochelle, France; ]. H Bailey
and David Barrie.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27

Washington. Dec 2s.-The French Ambassador
NJ Cambon. -xlI return to Washington next Mon
dav. after an absence Of about six months in Eu-
rome A letter received from him to-day al the
French Embassy said that he would sail on la
Cfascogne, which is now the way over.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27

AS an instrument Of administration the Tsung-
h-Yamen. has no advantages emitting it to per-
petuity, the Chinese will themselves find out
when it is abolished and a single Minister of
Foreign Affairs substituted for it. In China as
elsewhere too many cooks spoil the birds nest
and other soup. a proverb to which the political
record of the Tsung-li- Yamen gives abundant
confirmation
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27

Johann Strauss operetta. Wiener Blut' which
Rudolph AFonson Is 70 produce I'm this CITY viii b
called I'm English Vienna Life" 20
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS.

Among those who arrived here from Genoa
Naples and Gibraltar the steamer Aller yester-
day were Gideon Allen. tr., John w Baker. A. C.
Dunham the Rev. j. f. Twichell and the Countess
Won Quadt.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27
NEyyoRK DAILY TRIBUNE THURSDAY DECEMBER q 1900
RErURy OF AMRASSADoR CAMBON.

dance on Christmas Eve. The shooting may caus
another outbreak of the Clay County feuos.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27

The management OF the American Theatre "a
disturbed by the report that Ralph Stuart is abou.
10 leave the stock company of the theatre The re-
port is denied.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27

Police Commissioner Abel is quoted as say
ing that New-York needs several thousand
more policemen. All off, Commissioner! What
NewYork needs is fewer Police Commissioners.
Five French gendarmes soberly circum-
navigating the globe In order TO protect peace
in Tahiti after the French fashion They start
ed from Madagascar tarried at Paris, and have
paused in New-York to take breath. A new
Tartarin of Tarascon in authority In the French
republic must have conceived the grotesque no.
tion of transferring five French policemen from
Madagascar to Tahiti and sending them by way
of New-York. Even Devery never dreamed of
a transfer like that.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-27

be particularly we'll if 1t could he effected with
out further