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New-York tribune., 1901-07-15
WHEN Mr.. CROKER WILL RETrRN.

Iammany solicitude over the date of the re-
turn of Mr.. Croker is evidently reaching a
higher pitch day by day. a not unnatural result
or the connicting reports from the seat OF gov
ernment at Vantage. Those who go forth re-
turn with more or less circumstantial stories as
70 the boss's Intentions, but unfortunately none
Of the stories agree. Then there are letters. The
letters and the personal reports sandwich them
selves in most disconcerting manner Thus
some one in the confidence Of Mr. Croker or
claiming 10 be in his confidence announces that
he has Just received letter from the boss saw
ing that you will have TO get along without me
this fall" and no sooner has this been made
public than one of the returning ones gets off
the steamer and says that he understands that
Mr. Croker will start for this country in the
middle or August, or In the middle of Septem-
Der. or the first week in October or at some
other time according to the information which
the particular returning one happens TO have
received
IT is unkind to jeer at the solicitude OF the
Tammany men. They are In a plight which is
by no means comfortable, and which furnishes
cause Tor sympathy. II Is the uncertainty
which is so difficult Nobody knows what he
ought to think. much less what he ought TO saw
ana 1t is dangerous even 10 whisper to neigh
Dor. for who knows that he may not clap on
his hat and start for the steamer 10 tell Croker
about II. If there We're any authentic hints
from the boss the assistant bosses would know
how TO act They are clever at taxing hints
When Croker is here they go up to the Demo
cratic Club and watch his face when things are
mentioned. and then they go away and act
accordingly. but this is impossible when he is
nj Vantage. II is embarrassing
Now. we have not received any letter from
Croker. but we are in a position to inform these
socitous Tammanyites when their chief will
return. II he does return for this campaign at
all. We get our information from the very
highest source from Mr. Croker himself. Mr.
Croker will return when he thinks that there is
something in IT. for him. He will not return
until lie believes that there is something in
it. and he will not make a final decision not TO
return until he Is certain that there Is nothing
in IT," h is working for his own pocket all
the tire. There is no sentiment about It, only
bnsiress. II he thinks later that he sees a
chonce for Tammany victory in the fall that
will be something in it" for him. II he thinks
hlat the fight is hopeless he will stay away
Friends and political associates may urge him
to come back or to stay away, but these are
not the considerations which are important to
Mr.. Croker. The question as 10 whether he
shall return or not is purely personal to him
| private business he would call IT, When he
sees clearly where his personal advantage lies
he will act accordingly.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-15
THE LOCAL MAIL SERVICE.

There are many complaints on the west side
of the Borough OF Manhattan In various parts
of The Bronx and in Brooklyn that the number
OF strees corner letter boxes is not adequate to
supply the reasonable wants Of the public. Evi-
dence is overwhelming that these complaints are
justified but il is not likely that any consider
able additions to the list Of these boxes Will be
made at an early day. Although the profits OF
the Postofiice Department from the business
done in New-York are large. Congress is never
generous In providing for improvements III our
metropolitan service NewYOrk deserves the
most liberal treatment from the national House
Of Representatives but does not often get IT,
Perhaps that unfortunate condition OF AFFAIRS Is
In part due to the fact that the Manhattan
delegation In the House is chiefly made up Of
Tammany Congressman who In most cases are
not statesmen Of light and leading or OF large
influence.
NEWCOMERS and visitors to the city are not
enthusiastic in admiration Of the appearance
of the wagons which are used here to carry the
mails This nation is so rich that IL ought TO be
able TO get a mail contractor who viii furnish
neat. clean. we'll appointed and well painted
mail wagons and horses which do not look
like wornout hacks OF the cheapest and lowest
class. 1t is not credtable TO the Federal ser
vice that &C many hideous rattletraps on wheels
and so many scarecrows in horseilesh are seen
every day at the back Of our Postoffice.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-15

is similarly inviting more or less disastrous re-
suits. The man who complains or protests
against every evil which he meets with Is not
always regarded with favor. He is called
faulttinder a kicker" a crank. Yet he Is
merely exercising that vigilance which is the
inevitable price of liberty, of security and OF
the maintenance of rights. An overcharge or a
few cents on gas bin, the overcrowding OF
streetcar or an insolent remark from police
man may be little thing, about which the
average citizen may decline to bother himself
A man dislikes to spend two or three hours
time in seeking redress for two or three cent
grievance. Yet. left unredressed, the grievance
grows. Just as the illegal stock of chemicals Is
alleged to have grown until at last there is
disastrous explosion. and the gas company be-
comes wholesale plunderer, the car companies
Ignore all rights of passengers and the police
man becomes staggering ruifian- Half OF the
evil in the world comes not from evil intent,
but from neglect TO insist strictly and strenu-
o,,sly upon that which is good Not only in the
government of nations. but In the conduct OF
business and in the ordering Of society, and IN
every activity and detail Of human life. eternal
vigilance is the price of liberty and OF all Its
blessings.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-15

better terms for wheat increased exports Of that
grain, which will be required abroad in greater
quantity than usual. Sharp losses in prices oc-
CURED on Saturday speculative holders realiz-
ing the risk Of carrying options over Sunday, as
rain in the threatened States would bring heavy
declines at the opening this morning Cattle
are being rushed to market at the West. and
an advance in prices OF meats may be another
result of weather conditions.
a trifiing decrease in pig iron production
to be expected at the midsummer date and it is
loss only l per cent during June, leaving the
weekly capacity of furnaces In blast on July
far in excess Of all dates prior to June 1, and
about IS per cent greater than July ], 1899
Despite output at the rate of over sixteen
million tons yearly, furnace stocks continue de-
creasing, and, while production has steadily
gained since October I. supplies In first hands
have decreased 41.5 per cent. These figures
convey some idea of the rate at which steel mills
have been consuming material Quotations
in all branches Of this industry remain un-
changed and there is yet sign Of dimin-
ished demand. The feature Of the week was the
large sale OF bars to makers of agricultural i'm
plements. but many other products displayed
activity, buying frequently being accelerated by
the fear that labor dissensions might curtail
orders are delayed in expectation that better
terms may be secured. IT Is not yet possible to
ascertain how far the manufacture will be
tarded by the strike beginning to-day, but at
many other plants idle men will resume through
settlement of differences.
With exports much heavier than year ago
and better inquiry by Northern spnners. cotton
disappointed holders by declining to S1a cents
Receipts of old crop cotton continue the weak
ening factor. and conditions on plantations are
by no means distressing. Some sections need
rain, but others making better progress than
was expected. and. while heavy yield is no
is not imminent. Arrivals at local warehouses
have been heavy OF late and stocks are ample
for norinal demand The market for cotton
goods is quiet, with prices steady except for
sales Of wide print cloths a fraction below four
cents. Conditions are satisfactory with retailers
rule, although there is the usual tendency
to cut prices of summer goods TO avoid carrying
over stocks. After the long period of idleness
at woollen mills. il is encouraging to hear of
concerns working day and night. The raw ma
teria is still at the lowest point in four years
but confidence is felt that the bottom has been
reached. AS the domestic clip was heavy and
foreign markets were weak. there was fear OF
a return 20 the level OF prices in 1896 but the
recent revival In the manufacture has altered
the situation. and stubborn growers at the West
may be rewarded for their faith in values Shoe
factories are well employed. many having orders
requiring two months to fill. and leather and
hides are consequently firm.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-15
Nep1lprk Daau 0ribnst&
MONDAY, JULY Is, 1901.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-The trial of Earl Russell. the IN,
stalation OF the Duke of Connaught as Grano
Master OF Masons and the Asquith onner AI. =
the chief features Of the week in London -
I.roadwood's brigade surprised Reitz, captuf
ing ex-Presdent Steyn's brother; the ex-Presi-
dent had TO fee in haste. - monument 10
commodore perry was unveiled at Kurihama
American and Japanese warenips taKlns pa
tn the ceremony The body OF Presloent
Errazuriz lies in the hall OF the Shamor1 % -,
Deputies at Santiago. - The anniVersary OK
the fall OF the Bastile was celebrated IN Ffa"Se'
DoMESTIC-In the sheet steel. hoop steel and
tin plate mills in Pittsburg. IN Which me nisn ~
belong TO the Amalgannated Assocla.aoii; the the
workrnen will strike to-day the purpose oi .1'e
association being to show its strength.
II is reported that Governor Odell VIII resume
his tour of the State institutions nsa' ,,t,sS
Stf tes for the year ending on June oo, ISoo'
were made public. - Habeas corpus proceed
ines have been begun on behalf OF Mrs Coroeha
Botkin TO whom a new trial has been granted
in California on the charge OF murder py seho,
ing poisoned candy in the mails Msf,ras
teams have been formed by girls at Wilkes
barre and a game was played on SATURDAY Win WIZ,
a score of IL 10 10 - Miss Helen M Gould
gave 5000 20 establish scholarship at Mount
Eolvoke College. - The week at Buffalo
will abound with military features = me
third annual Bundles Shooting Festival opened
In San Francisco
CITY-A combination Of soft coal interests
was said TO be just on the point OF completion
- Soldiers from Fort Wadsworth rioted FOR
two days at South Beach. destroying property
clared that the trouble was due TO the abolisn-
ment of the fort canteen. - Frederick q.
Russell of the State Law and Order Society.
and one Of his agents were arrested on charge
OF eytortion- - investigation OF conditions
at Coney Island revealed large number OF
police protected dens of infamy - Dealers
In second hand building material have formed q
combination, with Tarmany connivance 10
keep down prices at public auction - Tam
meny men were defeated at the c. T. Z. elec-
ton. - party of American physicians and
surgeons have started g tour Of the principal
foreign cities. - Public officials in many
localities are investigating methods Of exter-
r7inating the mosquito. - More than three
hundred members OF the 22d Regiment started
ca G visit 20 the Pan-American Exposition.
THE WEATHER.-Forecast for to-day: Fair
AID warmer. Temperature yesterday: Highest.
t5 degrees; lowest, 90; average, 16.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-15
"ETERNAL TfGILANCE."

The indictments In the Tarrant Building case
are reminder that eternal vigilance is the
price OF other things than liberty The presi-
dent and director Of the company are indicted
OF mansaughter in the second degree. There
is no thought that they designed or desired the
dearh Of any one 1t is not intimated that they
were actuated by criminal intent But in one
way or another. II is alleged. the law was yio-
lated In their building by the storage of illegally
large quantities Of dangerous chemicals and
as ii result an explosion occurred and lives were
lost Now, II such was the case these propr,e.
tors Of the building either were or were not
aware OF the Violation OF the law. If they were
aware OF 1t the assumption is that they per-
initted ii with no thought Of making the build
ing unsafe or OF destroying or .mperilling lives.
but merely for the sake OF obliging customers
aud OF making money. IT, on the other hand.
they were not aware OF it, then the gravamen
OF the charge against them is that they should
have been; il was their business and their duty
TO know what going on in their own build
ing.
Without any preJudging OF the case or any
reflection upon the two men who find them
selves In so unenviable q predicnment II may
be pointed out that there was somewhere I'm the
case a deplorable failure Of vigilance. to which
the tragic catastrophe is directly attributable
In one view Of It the officials OF the company
were nealectful OF due vigilance over their own
property In any view. some city officials seem
TO have failed ia vigilance in the enforcement
Of the law II II be true that the officers Of the
Tarrant company should have known what was
being stored In their building II Is likewise
true that so gross violation Of law as is al
legged 10 have occurred should not have been
possible without detection by some officer Of the
law. There was lack Of vigilance somewhere
Vigilance was In this case the price OF safety
The price was not paid, and safety was sacri-
feed.
We should hesitate to guess In how many
other matters great or small, lack Of vigilance
New-York tribune., 1901-07-15
A WORLDWIDE SOLACE

Statistics are afloat TO the effect that this ter
restrial ball produces the amazing total Of So
600 tons of tobacco each year And most of it
millions of acres of land are used In producing
the annual crop. and more than three-quarters
OF a million of tons Of the leaves are pufed
away into nothngness in every recurring
twelve months. Think of this also. For thou
sands upon thousands Of years and until after
the discovery of America the nations OF the
earth outside of the Western Hemisphere never
suspected the existence OF the dreamy and
soothing nymph of nicotine.
There's an old phrase often quoted, The
world went very we'll then" Did it really 20
as well and as smoothly before Columbus
crossed the Atlantic as IL has been going since
cigars and pipes and cigarettes came into so
extensive use? -Four centuries ago. and In the
many ages anterior TO the adventurous voyage
of the great Genoese no human being outside
of the dusky tribes of the New World had ever
heard of plant which has become one OF the
most cherished solaces and delights OF scores
of millions OF smokers. The soldiers and the
sailors Of every country In Europe and OF other
continents as we'll desire the comforts and the
consultations of the American weed in arduous
service and in campaigns full Of hardship and
privation The epicures OF olden Greece and
ancient Italy spent fabulous SUMS upon luxu
rious feasts but never dreamed that the
dinners of thousands of years later would be
crowned by clouds Of fragrant vapor. More
than two millions of acres planted with tobacco
and more than eight hundred thousand tons OF
,t .-eed for the delectation OF Its devotees!
New-York tribune., 1901-07-15
WESTERN INTEREST IN NEV-YORK.


Mr.. Bond. the New-York State Engineer, re.
ports that Western engineers are interesting
themselves In the question Of enlargement Of
New-York canals. or the construction OF a barge
canal across this State and are prophesying
that Western members OF Congress will pres
emily agree upon the taking Of radical action In
that direction by the Federal government.
Entirely apart from any question concerning
the advisability Of such an enterprise. II may
be remarked that this reported attitude OF
Westerners confirms what we have often
hitherto said. that the Western States take n
more direct and practical interest In the pros
Workers themselves do. On more than one oc-
casion important measures for the improve
ment Of this harbor have received their chief
support from men from distant States and
these men have remarked with surprise upon
the apparent apathy and Indifference of men
from New-York
1t is not strange that Westerners should take
an interest in this port and in the means OF
communication and transportation between II
and the Great Lakes They know this is the
best por, through which TO send out the prod
ucts OF their land. and the best through which
10 import such European wares as they may
need. They know. too that the cheapest way
OF reaching this port is by way Of the great
chain OF lakes. They cannot dictate to this
State what II shall do with its internal water
ways. But If they put themselves on the side
OF Federal action for q deeper waterway from
the lakes to tidewater. they will bring about
new and Interesting phase Of the whole subject.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-15
MONEY AND BUSINESS.

Activity In speculation was confidently ex-
pected after the four days rest. and the volume
OF transactions was quite up 10 expectations
although the course Of prices proved disastrous
ly surprising to many. Uncertainty regarding
money was the depressing influence at the start.
and when this disappeared there were other
favorable reports bringing further losses. Light
y nargined accounts were closed. the extent Of
this liquidation being shown by the decrease Of
f21 600. 900 In the loan item OF the bank state
ment Injury to and the prospect of a
strike among steel workers were more than dis
counted In the decline in the average price Of
the sixty most active railway stocks to S05 o.
a loss OF 81 0S from the close July g. and
So 90 from the top point OF the season. At bot
tom figures there appeared good investment
buying, and the brighter monetary outlook with
the large gain in surplus reserves Of local banks
had strengthening effect, making the closing
average OF the week $96 45, rise OF 81 40 above
the lowest. There also moderate recovery
in the industrials, but the net loss for the week
81 20 per share while gas and traction
stocks declined SO 80.
Railway earnings during the first half of the
year indicate by far the largest business ever
transacted. exceeding the same months In 1900
by 10.3 per cent which in turn exceeded 1890
by 1871 per cent, and these were per cent
crease Of l3.1 per cent over 1897. This phenom-
email growth during four years amounts TO an
increase Of over s220.O0O 10000. or about 80 per
cent. With business expanding at this rate IL
is not bic for securities to exhibit large
gains in value. especially as the abundance Of
money seeking investment naturally tends to re-
duce the rate OF interest. In the upward march
of prices, however there must often come re
actions. particularly when the number of mex.
perienced spectators increases so rapidly These
outsiders carrying stocks narrow margins
fall an easy prey to manipulatofs, who effect
quick declines in order to repurchase at better
terms. This tendency to speculate is unoues
tonably growing evil, demoralizing to legiti
mate business. and quickly disposes of the sav
ings that are now exceptionally great because y,
general prosperity.
Heat and drouth also facilitated speculation in
grain. and wide fluctuations were recorded
With the yield of winter wheat beyond dangar
and good news from spring wheat States the
price steadily declined until suddenly fears .,
injury TO corn caused both cereals TO rise sbarn
iy. On Friday the highest point was reached
corn selling above all records in recent vsa.
aside from the corner at Chicago In Nav E,o
at high prices there is no heavy movement from,
the farms since the prosperity of preceding seq.
sons has put growers in a strong position ava
they are well able TO hold for more prontob,.
ngures Foreign buying CT corn was curtai,sd
W the extreme prices asked. but the relatively
New-York tribune., 1901-07-15

uginess without interfering with anybody $
business. 1t might rather open a new field to
the accomplished advertiser by stimulating the
production Of artistic advertisements which
would invite the interest OF the spectator
instead OF assaultng him with an optical club.
There can be no question that many OF our
huge and hideous posters are an assault on
innocent persons who have a right to pass
unmolested through the streets and they should
be protected from such assault just as much as
they would be- outside of Baxter-st from hav-
ing their coattails grabbed by merchants and
being compelled to listen to persuasionsto buy
their goods
New-York tribune., 1901-07-15

The low rumble OF the rapid transit blast and
the long tremors OF the lodges which make up
the backbone OF the substantial island of Man
haitian interesting Incidents Of life in town
IN the first summer OF the twentieth century
What other great city OF the world was founded
on thicker and harder rock than that which
underles large part OF New-York?
New-York tribune., 1901-07-15

British army commissariat authorities ought to
be instructed that cans OF American meat are
not 20 be csed az substitute for paving stones.
as they have been Of late at Cape Town. when in
certain raceptacles layers OF corned beef cases
have been laid down with -four. meal and other
commodities piled on the top protect the lat
ter from the ground moisture No wonder the
cans rusted into occasional perforations. letting
In the air and spelling the product, thus giving
American meat another black eye. II such a fig
Of speech may be allowed. But its tempo
rary prohibition for military purposes In South
Africa is not due 10 any defects tn it's quality or
TO bad packing but solely to the stupidity of
those who received and handled 1t after its de-
livery.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-15
NINE. MELBA HAS LARYNGITIS.

SINGERS PHYSICIANS FORBID HER TO SING AT
CovENT GARDEN FOR WEEK
London. July 15-Mme. Melba is suffering from
an attack of laryngitis and her physicians have
ordered her not to sing at Covent Garden this
week
New-York tribune., 1901-07-15
ARRITALs on THE UuBRI4.

:. Among the passengers who arrived here yester-
day the steamer Cmbria from Liverpool and
Queenstown. were Lewis Barber. D. Beatty. Kar L.
Boissevain. Consul-General of the Netherlands Tor
Canada; Professor F. Carter. DIR. c. @. Clarke.
F. II. Wharton Davies. Frederick II. Holt, Captain
a. W. Money. DR.. John Rhodes 0ozha0 Rogers
and w. R Seeley.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-15
MISS GoULD's GIFT TO COLLEGE.

Pawtucket. r. l., July 4-Miss Mary E. Wooey'
president of Mount Holyoke College. who is SPEND
ing the vacation months her home in this city,
has received from Miss Helen NJ Gould check for
$500 10 establish scholarship in the name OF
her mother, Helen Day Gould
New-York tribune., 1901-07-15
NEW. YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. MONDAY. JULY 15 1901

are reasonable the consumers will be calm.
But II prices go too high there will be trouble.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-15

Frse,s son iszps the 5tr for son, ont
ing te 10 subscribe for THE TRIBUNE. Yon uiH
r~I icst >rifhout IT, Tie address Gill be changed
= ojten IS desired.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-15

The promoters Of the great salt company
which 1t is reported Will soon put the whole
earth in pickle evidently believe that the ma
tons OF the world are far too fresh and need
to be packed down In brine. Lots wife is their
ideal Of womanhood the Dead Sea their Ia
vorite watering place. pillar OF salt Is their
guidepost. and the Great Salt Lake is to them
the noblest OF inland seas. But they should
New-York tribune., 1901-07-15
CARDINAL GIBBONS cOnIyG HOME.

Paris. July 1i.-Cardinal Gibbons Is expected to
arrive In Paris shortly but II is understood that
he will almost Immediately embark for the United
States
New-York tribune., 1901-07-15

Mayor Van Wyck for some unknown reason
appears 10 look askant at the National Guard
He says he would rather have one thousand
more policemen than ten thousand more citizen
soldiers. Presumably he wants all his police
men TO be OF the Devery type. as he has de-
clared publicly with loud emphasis that Devery
the best Chief of Police New-York ever had
II is suspected that Devexy believes heart and
soul that Van Wyck is the best Mayor New
York ever had, 1t is mutual admiration So
cety of two. May the membership never be en-
larged.