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New-York tribune., 1901-09-05
TIE TALK OF THE DAT.

Father karner who Is assisted financially in his
underground researches ny the Austrian Imperial
Academy of Science. reports that ne has discov-
cred in Eseite. in Hungary, artificial cavern of
large size, with rooms, passages and steps From
writings and cuttings on the walls it appears that
in 1856 many Hungarian mobiles took refuge here
woman's name. with the date 1T3s. is also visi-
bic. on the ground in the lowest vault a prehis-
urn, with fragments Of other ancient vessels
found, showing that the cavern had been occu-
pied in ancient times.
Nobody understands me- cried the poet de-
For it was against the law to beg and he was
@ti.fe I2f Rsoud to conduct series OF a"'n0' readings
Mayor Jones OF Toledo has failed in expert
ment In municipal ownership of public utilities.
The city Of Toledo has been forced 10 lease the
gas plant which It had established 10 private cor
poration.
Hotel Prcprietor-Yes. want clerk at once.
G9 EeuK se hers Tnes you've got
four ye years TO spare for sre ti chat v5s, ask
do know about hotel keeplng? Well, I should
smile know i aImore % ln1n a1 ~ cnsss SSuib bnd Tln
folded Why. man. | used TO be commercial
traveller.-tNew-Yor Weekly.
Professor Dexter Of the University Of Illinois
has been investigating the effects of weather on
morals and finds that the desire 20 fight rises with
the thermometer but stops AT IS degrees; willis after
that the mercury rises. Assault cases are there
fore commoner in summer than In winter. Drunk
enness. however. lessons with summer and Increases
with the coming Of cold Suicides mini
mum bright days with a high barometer and
increase the wind rises
This prolonged rain viii bring distress to great
many people. I'm afraid
yes, It certainly reminds us Of the discomforts
Of the poor
II wasn't thinking ot the poor. was wondering
IL it wouldn't do lots OF damage golf
links. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
murderer condemned to be hanged recently
refused to take advantage Of opportunity to
escape from Mississippi County jail when several
OF his fellow convicts got away.
If music be the food OF love. play on said
Shakespeare. quoting from himself to crowd Of
Cronies at the sign Of the Blue Goose with the
Glass Eye.
Yes. play on" Growled Ben Jonson. But
wait until the hand organ invented. and see how
much amovous indigestion is occasioned thereby"
baltimore American.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-05
THE CHINESE "EIPIATION."

Prince Chun the Chinese Emperor's brother.
has had his much talked of interview with the
German Emperor. and has technically offered
apology and expiaton for the murder OF the
German Ambassador by Chinese revolutionists
last year Thus satisfaction Is given and peace
is restored between Germany and China. The
manner in which this was effected Is being
much discussed, and is said by some to involve
a gross rebuff defeat and humiliation of Ger
many-the worst since Olmutz. is one shrlll
observation. Such remarks appear TO arise from
the belief that the German Emperor at first
demanded that Prince Chun should 'kotow"
before him. that Prince Chun refused 10 do so.
and that after a considerable bit of wrangling
the Chinese nobleman had his way and the
German Emperor remltted his demands. 1t is
by no means certain that this story Is true If
it is, we are inclined to think that the German
Emperor's so-called defeat is more honorable to
him and more worthy of him than the success
full carrying of his point would have been
"Kotowing" or prostrating ones self upon
the floor at another's feet, is an Oldtime custom
In China the purport of which is 10 indicate
the inferlority of the one who performs 1t to
the one before whom it is done. The Chinese
emperors have long required it OF their sub
iects when approaching the Dragon Throne.
Once they demanded that the ambassadors Of
foreign powers should kotow before them. To
this the latter vigorously demurred on the
proper ground that such an act would imply
that their sovercigns were inferior to and vas
sails of the Chinese Emperor. So. after a
struggle. the Chinese Emperor agreed by formal
treaty 10 let ambassadors approach the throne
without thus humiliatng themselves
Now, it would have been unworthy OF n great
Christian monarch 10 insist upon the revival of
that barbarous practice i'm his own court. II
would have been illogical for him 10 impose II
upon others after having insisted that those
others should abandon il in the of his own
representatives. We are not N all convinced
that he ever demanded that Prince Chun should
kotow before him. or ever thought OF such a
thing. We are inclined. indeed, to think that
he never did But if he did he was in error,
and TO relnquish that error an act worthy
OF a man and a king II was no defeat thus
10 he prevailed upon 10 do the right thing.
Rather was il victory for him over the mis-
taken influences which once sought 10 sway
him. But the probability is that he never
thought Of having tho Chinese prince humiliate
himself and that tho simple and dignihcd cere-
mony AZ Potsdam yesterday was substantially
as IT was originally planned.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-05

present organization will continue 10 fight for
good government, sound principles and con-
''stitutional liberty" 1t follows that Mr. Tur-
ner still believes in the sufficiency and efficacy
of Colonel Bryans leadership. For in response
TO the suggestion that Organism had been elm
mated" by the action OF recent Eastern and
Southern State conventions, he replied decisive
ly: IF you mean to imply that Mr.. Bryan and
Ibis friends have been eliminated from leader
ship. i do not believe that this has occurred
or is likely to occur in the near future. Mr..
Bryan is a very great man. and will continue
"to exercise a commanding Influence in the
councils OF his party"
On other party problems Senator Turner's
views are strlkingly in accord with those ex-
pressed a week or two ago by Senator Vest. Of
Missouri Like Mr.. Vest. Mr.. Turner admits
that ''it is neither wise nor patriotic" to con-
tnue the agitation for free silver coinage. The
next Democratic National Convention "will not
insist" the Washington Senator declared, "on
1.-THE restoration of silver as one of the money
metals; nor. he added Unexpectedly, 'dO ex-
pect Mr.. Bryan TO urge anything of this KIND
Imperialism and trusts. Mr. Turner concluded.
would be the paramount Democratic issues ID
1904 and for the presentation of these issues
the party would neither have TO rewrite its
present tenets nor upset its present manage
ment.
Senator Turner's loyalty 10 Bryan and Bryan
ism cannot be questioned: nor Will II do TO
rndeIrate the significance of his interview. III
he really speaks for the people and the section
he represents at Washington. the reorganlzinS
clements within the Democratic party will have
10 revise their calculations. II will take
greater effort than they have counted on to
persuade the Democratic organization as a
whole 10 abandon Bryanism for some new wild
goose venture on a platform of anything TO
New-York tribune., 1901-09-05
4 TENARLE POSITION.

The statement was put i'm circulation last
week. anonymously. but apparently on author
itv that the Greater York Democracy
would refuse 10 accept Mr. Seth Low a can
didate for Mayor. and join forces with Tam
many Hall in case he should he nominated.
Whether that declaration represented at the
time the actual purpose OF Mr.. Sheehan and his
associates. or was made in order 10 test the
feeling of that organization ard Of other anti
Tammany bodies, is uncertain and not especially
important. in view Of the gratifying fact that
on Tuesday the leaders of the Greater New
York Democracy adopted position to which
they can adhere without loss of Self-reSpect or
injurious consequences of any sort. That Po-
sition is thus defined: "A united front in the
conference committee on September against
seth Low or any other Republican for Mayor.
but acquiescence in the final verdict of the
"conferrees. no matter who the candidates
may be" The opinion that circumstances
make II wise 10 nominate an independent Dem
ocrat in opposition 70 Tammauy is by no means
confined 70 Tammanys Democratic opponents,
and is capable of being supported by strong
arguments. No harm is done. therefore. by
vigorous declaration of that belief and an ear
nest effort 70 bring about such a nomination, so
long as the paramount duty of making united
fight against the common enemy is as fully ac-
knowledged and accepted
The good faith of the Greater New-York De
mocracy's committee in proclaiming this atti-
tude is strongly indicated by the resolution
which was formally adopted on Tuesday. and
which contains the following words:
We take this occasion to say. further. that
the accumulating and startling evidences. dis
closed day after day, of abomnable crime and
corruption in nearly all the departments OF the
city government make il apparent 10 all men
that Tammany Hall under its present rulers
has become a public enemy, and that In the
presence Of this monstrous evil all decent cit-
zens, regardless of political or other consdera-
tions. should unite in the supreme and absorb
ing duty of driving the despoilers from the trust
so scandalously abused by them.
That is a true and incisive statement Of the
issue and of the obligation which confronts re
spectacle citizens. If Mr. Sheehan and those
for whom he speaks are found to be steadily
pursuing the course which they so earnestly
advocate. the last doubt as to the value Of their
cooperation in the approaching contest will dis
appear.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-05

that date all Boer leaders above a certain rank
who had not yielded would be exiled from
South Africa. There could be no possible justi-
fication for replying that in return all British
nrisoners would be murdered. Nor could justih-
cation be found for General De Vets alleged
order in the earlier order of the British authori-
ties that the killing of negroes should be re-
carded and treated as murder, just the same
as the killing of white men. 1t is not conceiv-
able that Christian De Wet means 10 say to the
British, IF you punish my men for numbering
''ucgroes they will murder all of your men who
"fall into their power"
No. the story is incredible. 1t cannot be that
the Beers mean to engage in a war of exter-
mlnation. Such atrocity would be foreign to
their nature, il has been hitherto under
stood. Moreover, it must be evident to them
that that would be the most surely fatal course
they could pursue. TO kill and be killed may
end in victory to the more numerous party. To
the party which is in an Insignificant minority
ii must be runous. The British could. If they
were put TO it, do as much killing of that sort
as the Beers, and the result would be that the
Beers would be exterminated before the Brit
ish army had been decimated. Such specula-
ton. however. may we'll be dismissed. The
awful rumor Is 10 he regarded the result
either of gross misunderstanding of a con-
scienceless fabrication.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-05
4 orESTION OF E4LTH

PatrOlman O'Neill expresses some surprise
that other honest men who are victims OF tho
corrupt police system do not follow the opening
he has made by his brave stand. Possibly some
portion of the general public is likewise sur
prised. There need be no wonder. however. Mt
the reluctance Of the men who know the truth
of O'Neills charges and who could Suhstan-
tiate them and much more Of the same nature
10 risk their future without some reasonable
expectation that somebody of power and infiu-
ence will stand by them when the present crisis
Is over and they have To face long years of life
with Tammany's unrelenting enmity. The per-
sons who have come forward, offered profes-
sional aid TO O'Nell and promised to see that
he does not suffer, whatever the result of his
contest with Devery, have acted periodically.
There is, however. need of much more of such
patriotism and evidence Of the most convincing
kind that it will not be ephemoral.
RefOrmers ought to face this situation frankly.
1t is not pleasant reflection, but it Is undoubt-
edly fact that the rank and file of officehold-
ers and voters think of a reform administration
as something temporary Experience has given
them too much reason to think so. Tammany
is always with them. either for good or evil.
Those who serve it get their reward. Those
who defy it get their punishment when the re-
form wave subsidies. After reform came Dew
cry and the paying off of old scores. ON the
other hand. too often after a lost election have
they seen the clubs Of the reformers and the
purses Of uptown friends of the poor close their
workers left to seek aid in making a living
from the Tammany district leaders and all
care for those showing rudimentary signs OF
independence of Tammany suspended till the
approach of the next election. The leaders of
reform doubtless mean TO do their whole duty
but they cannot expect to rally to them those
who would risk everything by antagOnzlng
Tammany until they are so much in earnest
that their friendship can be counted on in vic
tory or defeat against the unrelentlng and un-
forgetting enemy. If they are much in
earnest, and can convince the honest members
of the police force of the fact, there will be
little trouble about arousing them TO throw off
the tyranny which despols them and uses them
TO despoil others. But so long as the rank and
file of the force believe in their hearts that evil
is in the long run stronger than good. and that
Captain Price was right in his reported remark
to ONeill, You are damned fool" when the
latter refused to be shaken down" any more
they will prefer TO suffer in silence.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-05

annexation to OF federal union with another
State would involve such menace and accord
ingly IL Is well 10 recall the provisions of that
treaty and TO let il be known that the United
States means TO maintain them.
Such is the intervention" which has been
effected In South America, and which bids fair
to assure the preservation of peace. 1t Is an
excellent illustration of the proper attitude and
conduct of this country toward It's southern
neighbors and it should serve to make stronger
and to draw closer the bonds of friendship
between ii and them. An arbitrary command
to keep the peace, or pretence that the Mon
roe Doctrine was a charter for illimitable med
ding, would have aroused suspicious and antag-
onisms, and would have done incalculable harm.
An expression of impartial and disinterested
friendship and an unmistakable assurance that
pledges will be kept and treaties will be main
tanned must result in good 20 ali concerned.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-05
PERSONAL.

General Sir Henry Thullier, who is now living in
London in his eghty-sixth year. is one OF the few
surviving officers of the old East India Company
He hrst military service with the Royal Ar
tillery.
Rear-Admiral Bainbridge. of the British Navy,
who died recently, the staff Of Admiral Sir
l.. T. Jones at the taking of the Taku forts in
the China OF 1860. In 1885 nc successfully
tested the Parliamentary representation of Cork
against Mr.. Parnell.
Truxton Beae. formerly Minister 10 Persia and
son-in-aw of James G. Blaine. has written to
The San Francisco Examiner suggesting the
investigation by representatives of both capital
and labor of profit sharing as a means OF ending
labor disputes.
THE London Star" says that Prince Bernard Of
SaxeWeimar third son of Prince Hermann and
maternal uncle of the reigning grand duke, has
secretly contracted morganatic marriage, and
has formally renounced his pTincely rank and his
rights of succession and other family privileges.
Prince Bernard and his wife intend to live perma-
nently In England
Sir George Dibbs. who has just presented TO
King Edward walking stick of his make.
has twice been Premier Of New South Wales and
has held numerous other posts of the highest i'm
portance ir Australia: ana 10 was while he
prominent public that he had the courage TO
refuse to pay what he thought eXtortionate
hill Of costs. lie committed TO DarlinShurSt
Jail, Sydney, for year, and served the sentence
New-York tribune., 1901-09-05
STILL WEDDED TO BRYAyIsm.

In all projects for rewriting Democratic prin-
sples and reshaping Democratic leadership the
influence of party sentiment in one important
section Of the Union has far been singularly
overlooked Strangely enough. il is this section
the Rocky Mountain and Pacific States-in
which alone in recent years the Democratic
cause has made material progress and Demo
cratic effort has been rewarded with Increased
political power Since 1896 the Democratic
party has gained seven seats In the Federal
Senate from the States of Washington, Idaho
Montana. Colorado and Utah. and il has more
than an even chance. perhaps. TO gain two ad-
dtional seats next year from Colorado and Ne
vada So il Is noticeable that from the single
region where party fortunes have bettered them
selves no voice has yet come 10 encourage the
.reorganizers." who are now planning to defy
the Chicago and Kansas City platforms and to
dsplace Colonel Bryan from party leadership
Probably the Eastern managers are wise I'm not
attempting TO carry their missionary work into
what is still clearly. in a fractional sense, "the
enemy's country" Certainly they will find the
Rocky Mountain and Coast States stony soil
for their enterprise, II Democratic opinion there
is fairly reflected i'm a forecast OF party policy
made recently by Senator George Turner, OF
Washington.
Mr. Turner was sent 10 the Senate four years
ngo as n Fusionist having the support in the
Washington legislature of Silver Republicans.
Populists and Democrats. He has now, how
ever, become n straight out Democrat as have
other ex-Republiean and Popullst statesmen
from his section like Senators Dubois and Heit-
field. Of Idaho; Senator harris, Of Kansas and
Representatives Newlands. OF Nevada and
shnfroth and Bell. Of Colorado. Speaking, there
fore. rs a Democrat, Mr. Turner. IN a statement
written for "The Portland Oregonian" dis
misses as "moonshiDe' all current talk about
proposed reorga nizafion OF the Democratic
party. The party the Washington Senator
declares, is already well organized and the
New-York tribune., 1901-09-05
THE POWER OF LEARNING.

Most of the numberless announcements that
the steel strike was about to be ended by al
agreement of one sort or another have been un-
worthy of notice. They have been vague in
substance they have been positive in tone,
and no surprise has been caused by their sue
cessive rclegation to the vast heap of things
which would have been important If only they
had been true. But one of the latest reports
of an impending settlement impresses us differ
emily. 1t comes from NewH Haven, and has the
advantage of being Inherently probable.
1t appears that the football players of Yale.
actual and prospective have been confidently
reckoning upon the attentions chief coach of
Mr.. +. Gordon Brown, who was graduated last
June. I'm accordance with a we'll recognized rule
which provides that a man who has hecn foot
ball captain in his senior year shall coach the
next team i'm case his services required.
Now Il happens that Mr.. Brown, who was
known in college rs gentleman. scholar and
n remarkably proficient exponent of the art and
science of football. has already entered upon
business career under the peculiarly agreeable
auspices of his uncle Mr.. J. Pierpont Morgan.
and has. therefore, been compelled to inform
his associates and successors on the Yale grid
iroe that no fears it will he impossible for him
10 tear himself away from the financial centre
during the coming football season
II is obvious that a remedy must he found for
this unparalleled state of things. and the nat
ural conclusion OF the Yale football managers Is
that the firm Of j. +. Morgan & Co. is under
nm imperative moral obligation to renqush the
services Of Mfr. Brown during the fall months
Therefore casting about for a suitable method
of so adjusting the affairs OF that eminent
establishment to permit Of n temporary alb
senCe on his part they have decided that set
;iement of the steel strike would presumably
be followed ny ull in which he would not he
seriously missed. Accordingly. II is understood,
they will presently adInonsh Mr.. Morgan that
II is imperatively necessary that the strike
should end within fortnight az the latest. and
they entertain no doubt Of his immediate ac-
quiescencc In that view Of the situation
Some successful and distinguished men In the
industrial world including, believe the
president Of tho United States Steel Company.
have been sceptical as 10 the value of n liberal
education and the respect due TO the institutions
of higher learning. In view of this incident
they will probably hasten to revise their opinion.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-05
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New-York tribune., 1901-09-05
WILL NOT ACCEPT LOOT.
BUT THE sQUIER ART COLLECTION, BEING
a PURCHASE. MIGHT NOT BE RE
FUSED BY METROPOLITAN
MUSEUM.

Doubt was expressed yesterday that the Metro
poIitan Museum Of Art would accept the cOllec-
tion OF Chinese art objects which II. q. Squier,
the secretary of the United States Legation at
Picking is reported be about 10 offer to the mu-
scum. The art objects 1t is said. were purchased
by Mr. Squer after they had been taken as loot
from some palace In Picking General di Cesnola
the director of the museum. said yesterday 20 a
reporter of ''The Evening Post:
Two or three offers have already been made 10
by individuals who wished 20 sell us co!lec-
tions of articles gathered recently In China, and
which they frankly stated were loot replied TO
those offers by the formula that we had no funds
available at present for such purchases. IL these
individuals had TO me personally should
have said TO them that the museum has too much
selrespect and that the trustees are not the kind
of men TO till this building with loot. In this
Squier affair. the report is that II viii be gift
and also that the articles were purchased, which
might make some difference. As matter OF fact,
IL is absolutely impossible for us TO have any opin
ion whatever In this matter. NO communication OF
any kind has been received from Mr. Squier. and
we have no reason in the world for thinking he in
tends TO present his collection TO the museum.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-05

The New-York nine touched bottom on Tues
day. They sank to the lowest place in the
League. The club has been so dsmally mis-
managed that the admirers of high class sport
long ago ceased 10 feel any warm interest in its
monotonous record of failures and defeats. This
city is big and populous and rich. 1t is excep-
tionally liberal, and New-Yorkers never fail to
give generous support to local organizations
which merit public patronage. But baseball en-
thusiasts here can never in the future feel any
confidence in the men who have brought the
club into so wofuI plight