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New-York tribune., 1901-07-02
RELIEF NEEDED IN PARK-ATE.

No one acquainted with the facts can with
hold sympathy from the people along Park
ave. who are petitiOnng for relief from the
nuisanceS inflicted upon them by the railroad
which traverses that thoroughfare. The tremors
of the earth. the noise the fumes and what not
are bad at any time. In weather such as this
when life demands that windows be kept wide
open and when the heat makes it difficult to sleep
al night in any place. the conditions complained
of are all but intoerabe. 1t is not in the least
surprising that residents and property owners
are Offering 10 pay from their own pockets the
cost of effecting the desired reform 1t would
doubtless pay them 10 do But it is greatly
to he doubted whether such an offer will be ac-
cepted by the railroad company. if for no other
reason than one of dignity. That company Is
not a mendicant 1t is able to pay for all the
improvements it makes upon it's lines.
But the people in Park-ave. are not the only
sufferers The thousands who daily travel
through the Park-ave. tunnel on railroad trains
are the victims of unspeakable tortures. Let
car with doors and windows tightly closed
stand in the burning sun for an hour or two
until 10 its inmost TeCesses il is quivering with
heat then crowd it full of perspiring human
ity keep the doors and windows closed and
drag ii through several miles of hot, smoky,
gas reeking tunnel. and you will have pretty
effective imitation of the Black Hole of Cal
cutta And that is what thousands of people
have TO endure daily in the heart of the great
est city in the Western Hemisphere, and on
one of the greatest, richest and most pro
gressive railroads in the world. 1t is state OF
affairs calculated TO arouse mingled feelings OF
indignation. pity and amazement.
We are not saying that the remedying of II
is trifling matter which any tyTo might ac-
complsh before breakfast. Beyond doubt there
are grave engineering and other problems TO
be solved. But it does seem that so great an
evil should not be permitted TO go year after
year indefinitely, with no apparent attempt at
its abatement And the case is the more provo
cative of comment because the company con-
cerned has shown and Is showing In other di-
rections so high degree of energy and enter
prise. The elevating of the tracks on the upper
mart of Park-ave. and the depressing of them
In The Bronx and the building of the great
four track drawbridge were engineering 1eats
of vast magnitude and they were accomplished
with expedition and with great success. The
construction of the new waiting room in the
Grand Central Station. too, was big job, well
done which has contributed incalculably 10
the convenience and comfort of the travelling
nuhIic VIII these and other fine achievements
placed so recently TO its credit 1t does not seem
possible that the company will continue TO re-
main supine under the reproach which the
Park-ave horrors bring upon 1t.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-02
OFF TO -NOUNT NORRIS.
A LARGE PARTY OF FRESH AIR FUND
CHILDREN TO BE THE GUESTS OF
PRIVATE FAMILIES IN THE PLACE.

II any argument needed to make the value
of the work of the Tribune Fresh Air Fund appar-
ent Yesterday such an argument In the
presence of a record breaker like yesterday. 1t does
not REQUIRE a great stretch of imagination TO be-
lieve without seeing that it is uncomfortable in
the tenement house districts. and that the pave
ments are hot the bare feet of the children who
live there.
Having warmed up to speak, In June. by send
ing into the country nearly nine hundred children
in time to escape part of this hot spell least.
the Tribune Fresh Air Fund yesterday pulled its
belt up another hole and braced itself for the
summers work.
Several parties started the country yesterday,
one of which-the first of the season-was made up
of children invited into private homes. This party
" mt To Mount Morris. n. Y, where number of
people through \. W. Wasson had sent invita-
tons for fifty children. II is long ride to Mount
Morris. and the party did not start until after
nightfall. IL will arrive its destination this
morning. With party went several other chill
dren. who had been invited to go to Jame. town,
Scio and Cuba, n. Y. and Cory. Penn Fresh Air
children are no strangers To the people of Mount
Morris. They have entertained them in previous
seasons. The people of Mount Morris who have
Thomas Mcnamara Robert Stevenson Mrs w
~ c. Dalrymple, Morgan Shaffer, A. w. Wasson,
George Feiock. Mrs. Charles Acker. H. Howe, p, u.
Jones, Mrs. Patton. George l.. Carr. Henry Fdler.
N, Hall Miss BropheI S Peter Welch Mrs Fred
Burnap. Mr. Kuhn Miss Neal. Mrs Dean, Will
lam Patton Neva White, Harry Dodge and Mrs.
James Gillis
Besides this party company of twelve went to
Simsbury. Conn the guests of Mrs. Norman W.
@ to e Is the tSis pary Of r that 9gs
guests They VIII have glorious time. for eyery-
thing that they need for their enjoyment Mrs;
Dodge has been entertaining parties for several
years.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-02
THE WEATHER PHILOSOPHER

In furnace heat of burning days and nights
of summer it is refreshing to read accounts of
expeditions sent 10 furthest Siberia in order
TO gather reindeer for shipment to icebound
regions in arctic Alaska. When winter gales
chill the blood in New-York In the stOrmiest
periods Of February March, then books tell
ing of Journeys in the Sahara furnish welcome
reading
The intent and absorbed student In this
Incorporate zone need not draw heavily upon
the vast stores OF the Ice Trust in sCorching
July nor upon the resources of the coal dealers
while the mercury is low In the tube. An
Imagination OF the right sort and n fancy which
roams from pole to pole can lessen the terrors
of q blizzard and tighten the miSeries of long
term Of tropical warmth. When the city is
seething and steaming in an atmosphere like
that IN the flreroom OF n Chinese battleship in
action the patient philosopher turns his thoughts
TO the snowy crest of the MattcrhOrn and the
glaciers of Mont Blanc. These are words
of sympathetic counsel 10 highminded New
Workers suggesting some mitigation OF their
sufferngs when the dog star RACES.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-02
CREMATION OR ENTOHBHENTP

A writer in The Catholic World who discuss
es the question of cremation makes II evident
that the Catholic Church is strongly opposed to
that mode of dlspocing of the dead. Unfort-
unately, however, he fails to give the reasons
for its disapproval, and those which he himself
advances are by no means conclusive. The ad-
vocates of cremation say that between Gre
nation and earth burial the former is to be
preferred for hygienic reasons. To this The
Catholic World writer replies that entomhment
is preferable in this respect--it does not shock
the sentiment of affection.
But in point Of fact entombment, with the
accompanying practice of embalming. has act
uay brought about what the Church would
regard as the proclamation of the dead. There
is hardly large museum in the world which
does not possess one or more mummies which
are constantly exposed to the view of the multi
tude Such an exposure of these corpses would
not have been possible had cremation been the
general practice in ancient times. IT may be said
indeed that the educational value of these
mummes outweighs the possible indIgnity put
upon them by their exhibition. But that ar
gument cannot be employed by those who hold
this writer does. that there is stamped upon
the co-pse "a mark of nobility which renders it
New-York tribune., 1901-07-02
STREET SIGNS WHICH FAIL.

Advocates of street signs on the corner
vestigate the efficiency of such signs in cities
which have them. Philadelphia Is such city
1t has pretty uniform system Of street mark
ing using blue and white enamelled metal signs
placed on the walls of corner buildings, between
the first and second stories. In many respects
the system is a good one The signs are paral
lei with the streets which they designate, they
out of order. BY daylight, too they are fairly
legbe But-and here is n most important
pont-at night they are almost entirely illegi-
ble The pedestrian. by getting in a certain posi-
ton and straning his eyes, can sometimes, but
not always read them. But the passenger in
trolley car cannot read one in n hundred of
them So far as he is concerned the system is
worthless. He is no better off there than he
would be in NewYork
If that system fails in that important respect
in Philadelphia, with it's narrow streets, il
would be. if possible, a failure the
broader streets of NewYorll 1t would. of
course be possible to make the signs legibe by
making them larger. say, large as the station
signs on the elevated railroad platforms. But
to put blue and white signs, ten inches wide
and three feet long, on all the corner buildings
in the city would certainly not be to beautify
the city. II would. in fact. be TO disigure Ii,
and to do so needlessly. For signs the size Of
those in Philadelphia. If put upon glass and
illuminated, would he perfectly legble to all at
all hours.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-02
THE ERA OF TUNNELS.

President Baldwin of the Long Island Rail-
road says he is an enthusiast with respect to
properly constructed tunnels. And so are many
other competent students Of transportation prob
lens. When there is plenty of tunnels con-
Meeting Manhattan Island, Staten Island, Long
Island and New-Jersey. accidents on over
crowded ferries will be few, and the frightful
lam and crush on bridges. on elevated and sur
face lines will he known no more. Hasten the
era Of broad ample well ventilated and well
lighted tunnels by all means! In that day of
better things for the millions of dwellers and
toilers within fifty miles of the City Hall in
Manhattan the conditions of urban and sub
urban life and work will be vastly amelorated.
What laggard New York has been in regard
10 subways and tunnels of every sort. Not
even 4 "tuppenny' tube within her territory
New-York tribune., 1901-07-02
If. CANBON GOING TO PARIS.
He EXPECTS TO RETURN To HIS POST IN WASH
INGTON-HIs NOTABLE DIPLOMATIC
ACHIEVEMENTS.

Washington July IN Csmbon. the French Am
bassador. called at the White House to-day to say
goodby to the President. preparatory 10 a vacation
of months In Europe. The ambassador sails
Thursday. going first TO Paris confer with
the officials there, and later travelling in SwtGer
sion for reports that he would be transferred to
another important post but II he said In the
present case that he leaves Washington with the
full expectation Of returning In the fall as he
has found the American post most congeniai to
him. and IL has afforded the opportunity for sew
eral notable achievements In the International
questions which have arisen from time to time, par
ticularly those relating TO China the ambassador
has constantly sought 10 keep the two republics
together IN their policies, and he has succeeded
doing this to large extent. and also in alaying
the small irritatons which havs occasionally arisen
the operations of the allied forces.
OF late M. Cambon has been much interested in
the university work carried i'm this country, and
he has assisted of the leading educational
stitutions in establishing foreign branches from
which TO recruit their students. He has the dis
New-York tribune., 1901-07-02
RAT AND CAT IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

Facts are coming TO light in South Carolina
which put a decidedly face on Mr. Till
mans recent failure TO compel his own and his
colleagues retirement from the United States
Senate. The senior Senator has been pictured
immensely chagrined at Governor McSweeney's
blunt refusal TO honor the stratagem by which
he had hoped TO force immediate Judgment
on the rival policies advocated by Mr. McLaurin
and himself In the political comedy enacted
at Gaffney and at Columbia Mr.. Tillman's role
has been fancied TO be that of fierce and
hungry cat. eager to corner a badgered but
cool headed and resourceful rat. This view of
the South Carolina situation was aptly hit off
the other day in the ironical telegram said to
have been sent TO the senior Senator by one OF
his former Republican associates: The rat
got away from the cat Good rat Bad cat
Some disclosures made in The Columbia
State" of June % Jar rather violently however,
with the theory that the yoracious cat
only baked of the fight TO finish which it
hungered for by the better luck or cleverer
tactics of the willy rat. THE State republishes
in it's editorial columns an article written for
his own newspaper. THE Manning Times" by
one Louis Appelt, who is described as an edi-
tor a major and a Senator, a member Of the
State Democratic Executive Committee. post
master under the present national administra-
ton, and a political intimate not only OF
Tillman and of McIaurin. but of Governor
McSweeney as well Major Appelt expresses
his surprise that Senator Tillman should have
been mo small factor in creating the impress
sionr that in returning the designations mailed
him BIZ the two Senators Governor McSweeney
gave way TO the opportunities of friends of Sen
ator NcLaurin.' When Governor McSweeney
returned 10 Columbia from his Chickamauga
trip says Major Appelt, the first person 10 call
on him was Colonel Willie Jones, the chairman
of the Democratic State Committee, fresh from
an interview the day before with Senator Till
man: and Colonel Jones. he subsequently
Informed the editor from Manning assured the
Governor that, having talked with Tillman, he
felt authorized 20 say that a campaign this
year would be a misfortune. and that the Sen
ate designations, having been offered in an out
burst of passion. should be returned. Repre-
sentative Latimer. a close friend of Tilman,
talked publicly and privately in the same tenor.
Major Applet alleges. after hurrying to Colum-
bia from a visit 10 his political chief "The
whole truth of the business" the major can
didly concludes. Ifs that all this pretence Of
..indianation is the sheerest kind of hypocrisy
ito make political capital To use common
depression, II is piece Of rag-chewing for
"efect"
What is left. IN the light Of these unfortunate
disclosures, OF Mr.. Tilmans theatrical persist
New-York tribune., 1901-07-02
HAPPENINGS At NEWPORT.

Newport. r. L. July (SpeciaD.-The first French
Serpollet machine to arrive in this country is here
and is the property of Joseph G. Stevens. II has
speed of tirty-five miles hour
Mr.. and Mrs S S. Rowland. of Washington. have
arrived at the IIeber cottage, in Rhode Isandave.
for the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. A w Weld and family. of Boston,
have arrived for the their villa. in Mid
dletown.
Miss Anna Sands. Of New-York is the guest CT
Miss Maud WetmOre
Mr. and Mrs u G.. Haven have arrived at their
cottage in Narragansett-ave.
Mrs. Moses Taylor Campbell gave a large dinner
this evening at her villa in Kay-st.
DIR. William T. Bull of New-York, has Joined
his family at Dudley Place in Middetown, for he
Mrs Edwin Parsons entertained at luncheon at
the Carey villa this evening.
This evening Mrs. George Crocker entertained az
dinner at the Osgood villa. in Bellevue-ave-
Tomorrow the governors of the Newport Yacht
Racing Association will meet for the purpose OF
electing officers and regatta committee.
Mr.. and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt jr, have re-
turned from their yachting cruise on the Rainbow
Mr.. and Mrs Reginald De Koven have arrived
for the season a the Marguerite Villa, in Rhode
Island-ave.
Mr. and Mrs F. W. Vanderbilt will arrive
their villa at Rough Point next week.
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Thaw will return from the
Pan-American Exposition on Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs ]. Edward Addicks and family will
arrive at Belvoir for the season this week
Arthur Metcalf Is the guest of l. L. Lorillard at
White Hall
Miss De Barll has arrived at the Muenchinger-
King cottage for the season.
w. Eldridge, of New-YOrk, IS the guest OF MIS-
Burke Roche at Elm Court.
Manager Duncan has as his guests the Con-
stitution to-day Reginald Brooks and James A
Stillman.
Henry Walters had his guests on board the
Narada duriUs, the race this morning HERMAN b
Duryea Woodbury. Kane. Arthur T Kemp Pen-
broke Jones. +. BUlkley, C- \ Childs, W r. Trav-
ers George r. De Forest, George Pollock ana A
Lanfear NOrrie.
George Holstead. of New-YOrk, has taken apart
ments at the Bayview. in jamestown
James +. Sherry, of New-fOrk- Is AT the Gardnsr
House. jamestown
Perry Belmont followed the yachts to-day the
Satanella having party of guests board
New-York tribune., 1901-07-02

ence in challenging his colleague to submit their
rival political records and theories to a COM
petitive test? If he was secretly counselling
non-acceptance of the designations. his subse
quent open denial Of Governor McSweeney's
right 10 return a commission once surrendered
could only be an insincere and futile attempt
at mock heroics. Certainly, if Major Appelt's
assertions are to be credited. the bristling mon
ster pictured by popular Imagination terror
izing South Carolina politics must be redrawn
at times a rather drowsy and trouble shirk
ing cat
New-York tribune., 1901-07-02

President Guggenheimer of the Municipal
Council is right in criticsing Park Commissioner
Clausen's injudicious scheme of granting to some
favorite of Tammany the privilege of filling the
tempting places in parks with chairs for
the use of which price is to be charged. While
this system of rented seats may not be objected
to in Paris or other Continental capitals, it will
never be popular here. and is sure to be resented
keenly. There is too much of disposition to
exact money from the people within the limits
of the pleasure grounds which are owned by the
people Mr. Clausen sometimes acts If he
thought he owned the parks himself.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-02

yet! London transports great armies of pas
sengers underground Paris carries hosts be-
meath the surface, other cities of the Old World
are far ahead of this capital in tunnels. and
even Boston, with Il population and resources
much less than ours. is in advance of New
York. So is Baltimore. So are several Ameri-
can communities. This metropolis must dig
and delve with furious energy in order to make
ND for lost time
New-York tribune., 1901-07-02
ANOTHER $4,000 GIFT TO ADELPHI COLLEGE

For years AdeIphi has maintained small fund
10 extend help TO students needing financial aid
10 enable them 70 complete their studies ON giving
his note payable his pleasure. student can
draw on the fund pay his tuition fees. Many a
worthy student has thus been enabled so with
his work. where otherwise he would have been
cCmpelled TO relinquish it, This fund has recently
been increased by gift of 5000 from friend OF
Adelphi. who wishes his name 20 be withheld.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-02
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
BIsHOP POTTER NOT I'LL.

The report that Bishop Potter i'll found
yesterday to be untrue. At his home. No 10 Wash
nston Square North a member of the household
said 10 Il Tribune reporter;
Bishop Potter is greatly affected by the death
Of his wife, and he suffers from the heat. He is
not confined 10 his bed nor has he required the
attention OF a physician.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-02
TO START. FOR CANTON on FRIDAY.
PUBLIC BUsINEss-MRS MKINLEY STILL
IMPROVING
IMPROVING.

Washington July 1.-The President few vis-
tors to-day He is very busy clearing up public
business prior TO his departure for Canton Fri
day. and only those having urgent matters to bring
to his attention will be seen. The extreme heat of
the last few days has not affected Mrs. Mckinley.
The morning drive given up to-day, because It
cooler and comfortable In the White
House but she has suffered Inconvenience She
sits up most of the day. and is able to walk about
har
New-York tribune., 1901-07-02
4RPJr4Ls on THE ZEELAyD.

Among the passengers who arrived the Zee
land OF the Red Star Line, yesterday. were o 2.
Austin A. A Blackman, Philip Coudert. Miss
anna D. Dodge Major H. Graham, Mrs. Alexander
c Kenealy Cornelius F. Lane, ", Fl. McCutchen.
John McKesson DR. n 5. Moore. Mr.. and Mrs.
REGINALD Norman. Joseph Pingree, Hazen : Pin
gree Mr.. and Mrs. w 9. Powell. jr., Mr. and Mrs.
Michael Straus and the Vicomtesse Villain XIV.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-02

in some degree a participator' in the immortali-
ty OF the soul. Cremation, in fact. more
despos the body of the human dignity that
previously belonged to it than does earth burial
which is simply slow process of cremation.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-02

Washington. July 1.-Secretary Hay will probably
return to Washington about the middle of this week
to look after affairs. which were left in unset
tied condition his recent hasty departure 1t is
likely that the Secretary will give much atten-
ton official questions. Acting Secretary Hill
has the work we'll in hand.
Assistant Secretary Adee at the State De-
partment to-day after about two months spent in
Europe. much of the time a bicycle trip through
Germany and France.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-02
GIFT or $4,000 FOR OBERLIN.

OberIn Ohio July President John Henry Bar
rows announced to-day the receipt Of check for
$4,000 from ~ Friend in New-England,' toward
rho completion of the $4,000 Rockefeller endow-
r,e,t f,Ind for Oberliu College II is necessary
vst to secure $4,000 TO assure MIR Rocketellers
conditional gift of $2O0uNO
New-York tribune., 1901-07-02
CARNEGIE MBRARY FOR DETROIT.

Detroit. July 1.-George w Radford. member
of the Detroit Public Library Beard, has received
a letter from Andrew Carnegie stating that Mr.
Carnegie will contribute Sl50,009 toward the
ton of a new public library building in this city
New-York tribune., 1901-07-02
1DGE wc4RTHr HAS TYPHOID FEVER.

Judre John Henry Mccarthy Of the City Court.
rbo has been i'll al his hone. No. iST West One
hundred and -twentieth-st. with pneumonia TOT
some time has recovered from that disease, anu
now has a slight attack of typhoid teVer- MS
musicians say he will recover from that soon
New-York tribune., 1901-07-02

Lawson y Fuller. who for some time has been
IN at his home No. 26S West One-hundred-anu-
thirty-sixth-st.. had SO far recovered as 70 70
able to start for his country home in Vermont yes
terday. He was accompanied by his two sons
New-York tribune., 1901-07-02
Amusrmenfs.

-AsINo-s:l5-Fiorodora
EDEN MUsEE-Day and Even7g-world in WAY
KEITH S-Continuous Performance
ROSTER & BIALS-l a. : 7:s5-Vaudeville.
kN1CKERBOCKER THEATRES: s:15-The strollers.
MANHATTAN BEACH-3 :3o-Shannons 23d Regiment
Band Concerts: s-Pain's War in China; 4-9-The
Circus Girl
-YoRk-s:15-v Kings Carnival
Cherry Blossom Grove.
PARADISE GARDENS-s:I5 10 12-Vaudeville.
PASTOR S-Dav Night-Continuous Show.
TERRACE GARDEN-7-s:15-The BeRgar student
ST NICHOLAS GARDEN N-s:15-Kaltenborn Orchestral
Concerts
New-York tribune., 1901-07-02

\ cable dispatch announced yesterday that Nine
Lillian Noraica had been engaged to open the New
Wagner Theatre. Munich. in September. when
She will sing Isolde i'm Wagner'S music drama.
"rTristan und Isolde
New-York tribune., 1901-07-02

Before ron leaps the city for ronr out
ing, Be TO subscribe for The TRIBUNE Yon uilI
Jeel lost rifhout If. The address IriH be changed
as often as desired
New-York tribune., 1901-07-02

Craftsmanship at the Tammany Hall Fourth
of July celebration promises to be decidedly of
the wilted and jaded variety.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-02

HR. HAY EXPECTED IN WASHINGTON.

tinction of having received the degree of LII. D.
from both Harvard and the University of Chicago
New-York tribune., 1901-07-02
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

Because of the heat all the Proctor houses closed
last night for the summer with the exception OF
the Fifth Avenue Theatre.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-02

Rats spread the bubonic plague and in other
ways mischevous pests. They should be
exterminated. But where is the Pied Piper who
will rid the world of these plague dffusng
Vermin?
New-York tribune., 1901-07-02

The Virginia Constitutional Convention has in
vented and launched a refinement of constitu-
tionaI theory worthy of Mason Randolph. 1t
has voted to accept and maintain the proposition
that an existing State constitution is binding in
its restrictions all citizens except those who
are chosen delegated to frame a new and
perhaps revolutionary one