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New-York tribune., 1900-07-18
PERSONAL.

The Hon. Clifford sifton O. C., NJ. p. Minister
of the Interior of the Dominion or Canada ana
Mrs. Sifton are on visit TO scotland
Stafford Ransome who special correspond
ent of THE London Morning Post in Japan during
the Japan-China War. and George Lynch. VINO
represented "The Illustrated London News ana
other papers in South Africa during the TransvaaI
sent !aTbe Tondon sphere" The same journal has
sent Cecil Aspinall TO Ashantee
William J. MoxIey, who is spoken of as the next
c@go is Famous as maker Of imitation butter.
The Hon. Henry Billings Brown, Associate JUS
tce OF the Supreme Court of the United states Is
In California on vacation Trip
The RaJah of Kapurthala. the Sikh chief who
is about to revisit London. is very popular with
Englishmen He is an athlete and warrior. and
his territory in the Punjab brings him $1,000 a
year. His house stood true TO the queen during
the Mutny,
The excquatur as Consul-GeneraI of Peru In the
United States was granted yesterday by Presi-
dent Mckinley to Mr.. FREDERICK Alfonso Pezet-
The Consul General is a man forty-two
years of age. scholar and the grandson OF Presi-
dent Pezet who in power In 1866 at the time
of the Spanish Peruvian War. Mr.. Alfonso Pezet
also distinguished himself soldier during the
Cho-Peruvian conflict in 1879. and still bears the
mark Of the wound he received in the left hand
the battle OF Tarajaca, the only one In which
Peruvians were victorious The new Consul-Gen-
eral in New-York has filed the same office for
Peru during several years at Panama and London
He a member OF the most distinguished lit
erary and scientific societies in Great Britain and
a contributor to THE Financial News" Of Lon
don. as we'll as a correspondent Of many South
American papers. He acquitted himself so well as
an able functionary and a constant defender OF
the Peruvian that President Romano has ap-
pointed him Consu-Ceneral to the United States.
whose friend and admirer Mr. Pezet has always
shown himself to be in his writings to British and
South American papers.
The Rev. Francis Xavier Dutton. who. after the
conservation OF the Rev. DR.. Moeller as Bishop Of
Columbus, on August 25. will become Chancellor
Of the Diocese of Cincinnati was born in Utica, y.
Y, September 10 fS39. He studied philosophy
in Nancy, France and theology in Paris. Rome and
in this city. May 13. 1868. he ordained to
the priesthood by the late Archbishop Purcell
New-York tribune., 1900-07-18

which the wells were sunk-have been all but
drained At Wantagh the pumps are Idle. while
the springs and elf-fowing wells are pouring
stream two inches deep and eight feet wide
over the dam into the salt marshes. AT Bell
more forty-five wells idle. At Merrck
supply of four million gallons a day is neg
lected. At Freeport 100000 gallons day are
ignored In brief. there is an ample supply
for Brooklyn at all times adequate for the
bOroughs needs for many years to come, but
large share Of it is deliberately turned to waste.
In view Of these facts the theory prOpounded
heretofore comes close to convincing confirma-
ton How can 1t be argued away? How else
can these facts be explained? We repeat the
Ramapo ridden city government seems to be
deliberately depriving the public of water and
bringing the city close as possible to an
actual water famine in order to frighten, cOerce
or starve the people into acquiescence in the
pratiCal Ramapo contract. When people, espe-
Cially in Brooklyn find their water supply
scanty or Of bad quality they are justified in
holding the city authorities responsible for 1t
and in believing that it is deliberately and pur-
posey made so for dishonest purposes. Is it
incOnceivable that city officers should be guilty
of such infamy? Look at the Mayors Ice Trust
for reply!
New-York tribune., 1900-07-18

OF doing has not proved an easy one, but 1t
is child's play compared with the proposed
attempt to partition the Chinese Empire and to
impose alien governments upon it in the place
of that which has been established and main
tanned for thousands of years
There is of course. no thought of halting In
the performance of the evident duty of the
hour. Concerning present hostilities there is no
uncertainty. What is desirable is due delibera-
ton before deciding out of hand that the dis
memberment and partition OF the Chinese EN-
pire are the necessary and inevitable result of
such h$stilites. Such dellberation need not for
a moment delay. and indeed must not delay,
the most energetic and inexorable prosecution
Of these hostilities American citizens must be
protected and, If the worst be true, avenged.
There must be thorough punishment for the
monstrous crimes committed and the most
ample guarantees against their repetition. Even
that is task which will tax to the utmost the
resources not of two or three Powers, but of all
the Powers Of the civilized world. But that
task must be performed. 1t is not merely neces-
sity; it is duty And there will be an irresist-
ible demand that our own Government shall do
fits part in the work. as indeed 1t is already
doing. Perhaps the most hopeful and suspicious
feature of the case is that a great and powerful
Asiatic race is ready and prepared to take the
lead in the restoration of order In China. II by
any mismanagement Japan had been further
wronged and pushed aside by European Powers
the most dangerous of all contingencies would
have been invited in the arousing Of national,
continental and racial sympathies in common
effort against the Western Powers. That would
have been indeed a menace to the civilized
world. But with the most vital and progress
sive part OF the Mongolian race acting in har-
mony with Europe and America against its
- sc NJYIl,
sImpliled. We may be confident that our sol
diers and sailors nt the front will do their duty.
1t remains for statesmen and populace at home
TO be as judicious as those men are brave.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-18
BETTER VIEWS FRON THE EAST.

The news from China this morning is dis
tinctly more hopeful than that of yesterday aud
Monday. The reverse at Tien-Tsin has happily
been promptly retrieved. The foreign troops
have routed the Chinese and captured the
whole city. including all the forts. Having
done that, they should be able to hold the place
against any Chinese force that can be sent
against it, From ten to twenty thousand we'll
equipped Europeans and Americans on the de-
fensve in a fortified place should be secure
against ten times their number of Chinese
assailants. The story of the waning South
African war should be ample proof Of
that With Tien-Tsin thus secured, and with
more than twenty thousand Japanese troops
landing tomorrow 1t ought to be possible soon
to solve definitely the awful mystery of Pezing
We speak Of il as mystery, for yet it is
impossible for any man in the world outside Of
China to speak with absolute confidence Of
what has happened there. There is sadly strong
reason for fearing that the news of the first Of
this week true, and that every foreigner
in Peking has been put to death. Yet upon
the heels Of that distressing news came a dis
patch from the American COnsul-General at
Shanghai-one of the best informed most judi
cious and most trustworthy men in China
fatty contradicting 1t in some particulars and
by strong implication discrediting it altogether
And now official dispatches report that the
foreigners were safe two days later than the
date of the reported massacre. There is also
the significant circumstance that no further
details of the massacre have been received and
no corroboration Of the original report. There
may not be much room for hope, but there is
at least some room.
We spoke yesterday of the loss of prestige
sustained by the foreign troops in their reverse
at Tien-Tsin. The most auspicious feature of
the situation there is that the loss has been
retrieved. 1t is to be hoped 1t will never
again be imperilled. The Japanese and other
reinforcements should be, If properly handled,
sufficient to guard against any further disas-
ter. There may not be enough troops there
to undertake the conquest of the empire, But
It is to be hoped. and at present expected, that
there will not have to be any conquest Of the en-
pire. To march eighty miles inland to Pekng to
solve the mystery that now enshrouds that city
and to deal with the requirements of whatever
situation may there be found the imme-
diate duties Of the cooperating Powers. The
troops now In OF converging upon China ought
TO be sufficient for their performance.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-18
FORCING 4 WATER FAMINE.

The government of this city, for purposes best
known to itself but easily to be guessed at by
any intelligent observer of affairs seems to be
deliberately endeavoring to deprive the public
of a proper water supply and to bring about
state Of affairs closely yerging upon a water
famine. That theory was some time ago put
forward In these columns as the only plausible
explanation Of certain phases of official conduct
1t has long been known that more water is
wasted than is used in this city, yet no step is
taken or hinted at toward remedying the evil
We pointed out also, that when certain sources
Of supply had, through the carelessness of those
who should have guarded them, become dan
gerously polluted, attempt was made to
purify them TO filter the water but they
were simply abandoned at a loss to the city of
millions Of gallons a day, These and other
features OF the situation gave color to the theory
propounded.
Worse, however remains to be told THE
Brooklyn Eagle" has been investigating the
condition Of the water supply OF that borough
in which, il may incidentally be remarked the
Ramapo scheme was most worked up-and
makes public some startling facts concerning It,
Brooklyn, we need not remind our readers has
long been officially declared to be in imminent
danger Of a water famine. Its people are peri
Odically ordered to restrict their use Of water to
supply and its poor quality have caused not
only vast discomfort but also a material in
crease in the death rate. This summer the sit
uation has been officially described as alarming
The storage reservoirs are being drawn upon.
and are low, and are daily getting lower People
who 90 out 10 look at the big ponds see them
dangerously near to being empty. And all that
the authorities say on the subject is that the
only hope of salvation from ffmine lies in some
new source Of supply, and they roll sanctimo-
NOUS eyes Ramapoward.
Now observe The Eagles" revelations. The
storage reservoirs are being emptied because
the authorities will not let them be kept full
Within easy reach within the BROOKLYN water
shed, are numerous flowing springs and wells
and pumping stations wholly neglected The
wells We're driven and the pumping engines
constructed by the city for its water supplv
The pumps are in prime condition, but idle
The wells and springs are pouring forth vast
floods of pure, cold water. But instead Of being
poured int the reservoirs to prevent their de-
plction 1t is deliberately poured out upon the
sands and meadows of Long Island to form
ponds and brooks ana to freshcn the waters of
the Atlantic Ocean! single group of five wells
between Mlllburn and Seaford. with an mex
haustlble capacity Of twenty million gallons a
day, has been unused all the spring and early
summer, while the reservoirs replensh
New-York tribune., 1900-07-18
MADE IN CANAnA

In "The Toronto Weekly Sun" Mr.. Goodwin
Smith recently enumerated some OF Bryan's
faults and weaknesses, and then. by way of
introducing reasons why he should be preferred
to Mckinley continued as follows: ION the
'other hand, he has done nothing vile He has
mot been guilty of the crime-at once about
'the greatest and the meanest that q public
man can cOmmit-of involving a nation in war
for the ends Of his own selfish ambition" If
such an utterance this, proceeding from
foreign observer Of political affairs in this coun-
try, should have any practical effect, 1t would
inevitably win votes for the President, and
therefore it may be natural not to wish it un-
said. Nevertheless we do confess TO a sense Of
regret that a man of Mr. Goldwin Smiths
knowledge and talents should calmly and delib-
erately have put his name TO so monstrous
calumny.
There are some errors which a master Of
style can help to spread and fortify by his skill
in the use of words, and ii is conceivable that
such person may derive a sinister satisfaction
from the consciousness that he is able TO delude
and betray his readers. But If that is Mr.
GoldYin Smiths motive in this instance he can
scarcely hope to crafty his desire For he
must be aware that every scrap Of evidence in
the record discredits the hideous accusation
which he brings against the President Mr.
Bryan may we'll pray to be delivered from the
burden Of such advocacy.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-18
9em3ork DaiIp Gribn1te
WEDNESDAY. JULY is, 1900.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-The allied forces captured the
native city Of Tien-Tsin after desperate fighting
July IA; the losses Of the allies were nearly
eight hundred, those Of the Americans being
heavy. - Il Hung Chang has left Canton 70
restore peace in the northern provinces; consuls
urged him to remain at the city. - A dls-
patch OF the members OF the Brltish
Parliament said that al the legations were safe
on july g. - The column under Colonel Will
cocks succeeded in relieving Coomassie. -
The Cantacazune Ministry OF Plmania has re-
signed. - Mr.. Goschen ma statement in
the House Of Commo.-j giving Il ails regarding
the building Of new British warships. -
Commander Francisco Ruiz Sandoval and the
two steamers composing the Colombian rebel
feet were captured at La Guayra; SandoVal was
lodged in JAIL dispatches from Kingston, ia
maica, say Panama was held by the Govern
ment forces on July 13. - Christian En-
deavor meetings were continued in London;
number Of delegates were prostrated by the
heat - American Jockeys were again sue
cessful at the Newmarket Second July Meeting.
DOMESTIC-President Mckinley arrived in
Washington, and Cabinet meeting was held
al which the situation in China was discussed,
and II was decided not 10 call an extra session
OF Congress at present, the powers Of the Presi-
dent being regarded as ample to meet the pres
cable dispatch stating, the authority OF two
Chinese Viceroys. that the foreigners in Peking
were alive on July and under the protection OF
the Chinese Government - Governor Roose-
velt addressed a great audience IN st. Paul on
the issues Of the campaign, under the auspices
of the League OF Republican CLUBS - Inc Inc
Repuolcans OF Kentucky nominated John w.
Herkes for Governor on a platform declaring
for the repeal Of the Goebel Election law.
CITY-Stocks were dull ard strong. -
Unmasked Outlander. Bangor, Voter. Auto
light and Lew Kraft won the Brighton races
- The crew of the steamship Borderknight
put a propeller in nidocean. - The
thermometer registered "a degrees the same
as Sunday. being the highest for the year and
the hottest July IL recorded - 1t was prac-
tically decided by the Republican leaders to ap-
point Campaign Comnittee; the State Com
nlittee will advance $4,000 for the immediate
needs Of the County Committee. - The di-
rectors OF the Wall Paper Trust decided to dis
solve the corporation - Major-General
Leonard Wood Governor-General of Cuba. ar
rived from Havana and talked OF conditions in
the island. - A number of passengers were
hurt in a trolley car accident on Staten Island
THE Neutrality-suspicious. for to-day: Fair
and hot. The temperature yesterday: High
est, 81 degrees; lowest, II degrees average,
S4k degrees.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-18

had to interfere. and have arrested several
Cinnamon as the result of encounters which
they did not provoke, and for which others
should have been locked up. The Chinamap
who draws a knife In a streetcar doubtless
needs restraint. but not to the neglect OF the
man who attacks him without excuse, attempts
to eject him from a seat which he paid for and
provokes him to draw the knife in self-defence.
1t Is the business Of the police to give the
Cinnamon the same protection from annoyance
in public and private that they would give to any
other persons. and teach n lesson to those who
trouble them. The example of Mayor Van
Wyck in insulting the Spanish captain just to
typify his sympathy with the popular feeling
against Spain after the destruction of the Maine
is not one to be followed by officials of any
rank in dealing with natives of China who are
to be met with here. 1t would be most dis
graceful for this country which is shocked at
the outrages OF a Chinese mob. to let mob,
little or big, of its own people indulge in the
slightest retaliation on any Chinaman
New-York tribune., 1900-07-18
GOING FAST.

Why the members of the Brooklyn baseball
nine, being nearly n hundred points ahead of
their nearest competitors, should have disgraced
themselves at the Polo Grounds on Monday by
their treatment of the umpire merely because
they were accidentally beaten by the poor
Giants. with a record over a hundred points
below the next worst, passes comprehension.
We suppose the incident must be regarded as
one more proof Of the progressive degeneracy
Of the National game, or rather Of its present
professional eXponents
There would seem to be no longer any excuse
for hoping that the managers will spontaneously
come to realize the stupid blunder they are
making in their encouragement or liberation of
rOnk offences against decency on the ball field
and perhaps 1t is proper to wish that they may
let things be carried to such extreme to
compel respectable persons to class baseball
with prizefighting and move for legislation to
repress 1t as a nuisance or something worse
Then there might be a sudden illumination of
the managerial mind, and a consequent restora-
ton of the sport to the place 1t once held in
public estimation.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-18
NECESSITY AND DTTY IN CHINA

II VIII be we'll in considering the grave COM
pHcations which have arisen in China, to dis
tinguish clearly between supposed necessity and
actual duty. The Tribune's London correspond
ent reports the prevailing opinion, in British
Government circles as well in Continental
capitals, 10 the effect that the result of the
present troubles must necessarily be the terri
torial partition of the Chinese Empire among
the different Powers Of civilization united in a
war to effect vengeance and to restore order
That is, no doubt, natural first thought But
the precept about first catching your hare is
fitted 10 the case. The empire must be con-
quered before 1t is divided. And if there should
be few more steps taken like the hasty bonn
bardment Of the Taku forts the insufficient
defence Of the legations, the Inadequate at
tempt at their relief, and the first unsuccessful
attack upon Tien-Tsin, the Powers would ap-
parently have to deal at arms length with an
aroused and united nation Of three hundred
millions or more. In other words they would
be undertaking offhand the most tremendous
military problem that has confronted civiliza-
ton for centuries The solution Of such prob
lem might not be impossible. Our faith in the
resources, the tendencies and the potency of
civilization fOrbids us TO doubt its ultimate
solution But the task would not be easily or
speedily performed. The prospect Of such an
would seem TO suggest the desirablity Of pro-
ceeding with caution and of doing some pretty
serious thinking before determining TO divide
this huge empire and to assume the enormous
difficulties of imposing six or eight different
alien governments upon its parts as the only
practicable settlement
1t will be well, also, not too hastily 10 lump at
the conclusion that there is an exact analogy
between our attitude in the Philippines and our
attitude In China. AS matter of fact the cases
are widely different China has been an empire
Of unchallenged independence for from three to
five times as many centuries as any of the
Powers proposing now 10 divide il has been in
existence. Il has a government Of its own.
which, whether good or bad has grown out of
the character Of its people, the nature of the
country and the experience of thousands of
years. II has a civilization Of its own, which.
whatever its Deficiencies at any rate deyelops
extraordinary intellectual acuteness, great bust
ness integrity and, as is now feared exceptioDal
military adaptability. The Philippines on the
other hand, had no government save that alien
one which we broke down, had never been indie
pendent nor shown the slightest evidence OF a
capacity 10 maintain independence were with
out civilization, save as the Spaniards had i'm
posed fl upon them, were not homogeneous. like
the Chinese. and were-the great majority of
them-weH believed 10 be quite incapable Of
maintaining any kind Of government Of their
own. OF the duty Of the United States to re-
place with & better the government which
through the exigencies Of war IL broke down
there cannot be reasonable doubt The task
New-York tribune., 1900-07-18
PROTECTION FOR CHINESE

The troubles in the Orient place the Chinese
residents in the United States in an extremely
unpleasant position, and offer strong temptation
for the lowest class Of our own citizens to in
dulge rowdyish instinct and call it patriotism In
every community there are men and boys ever
ready for an excuse TO annoy some foreigner
III the best Of times the Chinaman is their
handiest victim. His strange ways, his odd
dress and his competition in industry mark him
for the object of the hoodlum's scorn If the
street lOafer thinks the 'Chlnk' n legitimate
prey under ordinary circumstances 1t is cleor
that his patrotism-and the loafer is full Of
patriotism Of a certain SORTS now likely
to boil over at sight of members of the
heather race which murders Christian men and
women The least encouragement to mani
festaton Of resentment toward the Celestlals
Is almost sure to be the signal for lnexcusable
aggression upon them, particularly in the West
where their competition is most felt
Under these circumstances il behOoves the
police in this and other cities to be particularly
watchful and intent to protect the rights Of
every Chinaman. Already here the police have