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New-York tribune., 1901-05-08
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN.-China win. fl IS said. ask the
powers 10 guarantee a loan by which the
indemnity may be paid. = fight be-
tween German troops and Chinese cavalry
occurred near Kalgan; the Chinese force
was routed. == Rumors Of the sale Of
the Red Star and Atlantic Transport lines TO
J. p. Morgan We're not confirmed; the Leyland
stockholders ratified the transfer OF the line.
- Troopers Of the LIST Cavalry defeated a
rebel force I'm Batangas Province. Luzon
DOMESTIC. President Mckinley spent the
day in Arizona, visiting a big gold mine in the
morning and being received at Phoenix. the Ter
ritorfal capital. in the afternoon. - Secre-
tary Hay denied the statement that a new
isthmian canal treaty had been delivered TO
Lord Pauncefote. the British Ambassador. 80
Employees Of the Albany street railway system
struck yesterday. and not is running in
the city. - IL is reported that p W. Cul-
lnan. attorney for the Excise Department, may
be appointed to succeed Henry II. Lyman as
State Excise Commissioners. - ANNOUNCE
ment was made Of the purchase Of The Phila-
delphia Times" by Adoph 5. ochs, OF The
Times" and of his purpose publish ii as a
one rent Democratic newspaper, with his
brother. George ". Ochs. as business manager.
CITY.-Stocks were active and irregular --
A meeting AZ the Chamber OF Commerce
20 discuss labor troubles was addressed by rep
resentatives of both CAPITAL and labor. and ar
rangements were made fer Il meeting tonight
in Cooper Union. when a permanent arbitration
board will probably be organized. === North
ern Pacific stock made further sharp advances
and Wall Street was speculatng TO who had
secured control Of the property. - The pros
pectus OF the proposed shipyards combination
was made public Justice Gildersleeye
issued an order against Justice Jerome Of Spe-
clal Sessions calling on him to appear before
Justice Freedman 10 show cause why he should
not I've res;re ned from proceeding with the ex-
animation q several gamblers. the ground
that be was acting both prosecutor and mag
j tstrate == Several prominent clergymen re-
piled 10 Warner Van Norden's charge that cler-
ical vacations were too long.
THE WEATHER Forecast for today: Part
" cloucy. probably with showers; cooler. The
temperature yesterday: Highest 20 degrees;
lowest, 30: average G1is
New-York tribune., 1901-05-08
OPEN DOOR AND INDEMNITY.

Current indications are that the United States
will 10 n considerable extent have to fight over
again its memorable battle OF n year and n half
ago in favor of the open door for the worlds
commerce in China Before the Boxer outbreak
that battle seemed 10 have been won. All the
interested powers had assented i'm terms TO the
propositions Of this country for the maintenance
of China's territorial integrity and the keeping
open OF her ports equal terms 10 the COM
merce Of all lands. The troubles of last sum-
mer. however. have given Russia n pretext for
the occupation Of Manchuria 10 the potential
exclusion of all other powers and il becomes
serious question whether. IL one power he thus
permitted 10 monopolze one Of the richest prov
inces OF the empire other powers can Justly he
restrained from similarly seizing upon other
provinces. II is intimated that no power is
prepared 10 incur the Odium of affronting Russia
10y demanding the reopening of Manchuria, and
IL therefore remains 10 be seen upon what
grounds the open door can he secured elsewhere
in the face of this marked violation of the prin-
ciple We shall observe with interest too the
reply which is made TO the contention of this
country for maintenance of the privileges
which Il enjoyed in Manchuria. with both Chi
nese and international assent, before the Boxer
outbreak.
Another grave menace 10 American interests
i'm China is involved I'm the demand OF certain
European powers not only for an enormous
indemnity from China. but also for the raising
of IL 10y greatly increased import tax upon
maritime commerce. IL is an interesting cir
cumsianee that the powers which have the
largest maritime commerce with China are in
favor of exacting an indemnity proportioned to
aseertained losses. and Of collecting IL through
general schemes OF taxation, while on the other
hand those which have little or no maritime
commerce with China insist upon a much larger
indemnity' Including much smart money" and
lnslst also that II shall he raised by increasing
'ne import duties We may grant that each of
Tue parues Is animated by selfish motives The
New-York tribune., 1901-05-08
TOO MANY NAY SETTLE HERE.

The official figures as 10 immigration and the
forecasts of experts Indicate that the steerage
quarters of the transatlantic steamships are
ages this year An unusual number of new
comers has already landed at Ellis Island. and
il is believed that the rising tide this way will
reach food in the next few months. New York
ers bid these seekers of the hazards of new
fortunes n hearty welcome to this prosperous
land. and sincerely hope they will find here
homes OF contentment. peace and plenty.
II might possibly be desired. however that
the percentage of unskiled laborers who re-
main in this city instead Of going further in
land we're smaller. Southern Italy is sending
over her surplus peasantry in swarms, and in
present conditions an amazingly large proper
tion of these immigrants is inclined 10 tarry
i'm New-York This city has now within its
borders all the unsklllcd labor which IL will
need for n considerable time IN come. The
subway contracts and other large undertakings
have attracted 10 Manhattan and our other
boroughs whole armies Of robust wlelders OF
the shovel and the pick. If many thousand
more Iahorers are to settle here within n few
months there may result an uncomfortable con
gcstiOn in the labor market. New Workers are
glad to hold ont hands of cordial greeting to
all for whom we have room and all for whom
we can provide work. hut II will he hest from
every point Of view that immigrants who are
not artisans. artifcers or masters Of any trade
or handicraft shall not stay here I'm New-York
I'm too large numbers, but shall distribute them
selves more widely over the country where
their services may he In eager demand.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-08

! Appeals. and nobody can tell what wouid De
held constitutional now. The jury eommlssione'
ship dispute may test the point WiicH ri'
worried those who draw State ponce oiiS'
though OF course il does not toueh the is'ue
f, raised concerning police or other loo''i
+rstton NJ terrItorv nor Included in one munlcl-
DoIit, nor that as to the State or local charac-
tor ~ tho nolica nower Ii ought to settle, how
over tho cxact meaning Of the constitution.
F, The AppeIlate Division is not county author
t,r aud ~ tbe Commissioner Of Jurors is
county officer i'm the meaning of that section
Of the constitution the Appellate judges cannot
annoint him. The office did not exist In 1916.
Inn II did before 1924 and some hold that the
readoption Of the constitution as n whole made
Judge DeniOs rule exempting new offices appli-
cable only 10 those created after 1894 and not TO
those created between 1886 and 1894. There is
some dispute as 10 the local character of the
Commissioner of Jurors when the most impOr
tant courts which he serves are State and not
county institutions The Court Of Appeals in
Judge Aliens day would probably have held
that. whether theoretically a State or local
function, the constitution having once dis
tributed the powers of government and left this
office i'm local control il must remain so. wisely
or unwsely. The earlier court would perhaps
have taken the opposite view. and said that the
State might recall from local administration any
office not distinctly local i'm character and neceS-
sary TO the completeness of a local government.
1t VIII be interesting 10 what the present
Court of Appeals will decide. The question
comes up at almost every session of the legis-
lature through some hill changing city or county
government and the work of lawmakers would
be simplfed if it could once he settled.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-08
BRTrISH BLACK DIAMONDS"

The chief antaConism 10 the new British
Budget is directed against the export duty on
coal. The mine owners are declaring that II
will mean ruin to them. and they are reported
TO he contemplating the unprecedented step Of
melting their own workmen To a universal
strike. which shall paralyze all Industry and
coerce the government into remtting the ohjec
tionablc duty. 1t may he that they will halt
somewhere short Of so mad m act But NJ any
rate they are raging against the government.
and the opposition leaders are making the coal
duty the text Of their most severe criticisms of
the Treasury.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach. however, knows
what he Is about. lie is said to be lacking in
Imagination but he is certainly not lacking in
facts and logic. This is his argument: The
nation has incurred vast expenditures which
must he met Therefore the money must he
raised somewhere. Naturally il Is 10 be raised
by imposing taxes where taxes can best be
borne The question is. then. whether the coal
trade can bear this export tax. Sir Michael
thinks it can, and 10 Justify his opinion he
quotes some startling figures. Last year he
shows. the coal mine owners made n net profit
above wages OF S1i5.0O0,OOO on n capital Of
$3.50 100000 That Is n profit OF more than %
per cent No wonder no has some difficulty in
keeping his patience when men talk TO him
about the Improbable state Of the coal trade"
We should say so. At 26 per cent annual
profit British coal well deserves 10 be called
'black diamonds" The white dia IDS of Kim
berley do not show much greater profits. or
course, the slOwGOing British mine owners have
only themselves 10 blame. Their own stupidity
is nj fault in not adopting advanced Yankee
methods and increasing their nominal capital
prOportlonarely with their profits. American
promoters would have swelled that capital by
tho addition of n couple of billions of water
and thus would have made ii appear that their
profits, instead OF being more than 26 per cent
were less than per cent. II British mine
owners will persist in being honest as well as
prosperous. they must expect TO have to pay
for N
New-York tribune., 1901-05-08
PERSONAL.

Ground haf finally been broken for the new ad-
ministration and science building Of Colorado Col
Iese. colorado Springs. The $3.50 O0O has
been secured for its erection and equipment of this
sum Or. Pearsons. of Chicago and w s Stratton
Of Colorado Springs. having each contributed $50
CO... The whole sum is almost entirely paid in
and work Will be pushed rapidly as possible
The building Is to he 276 feet long ami will be i'm
posing In design. 1t will contain the offices of ad-
ministration. thoroughly equipped laboratories in
all departments Of science. lecture and recitation
rooms. and large natuIal history and geological
museum This room will contain the valuable
natural history collection which Mr. Stratton DUR
chased for the college last summer The actual be-
IN the cause Of higher education in the Rocky
Mountain region.
General Herbert q. JehrieS. who is employed by
the government ~ Colombia. is a graduate OF West
f"ln'. ana served with distinction I'm the Civil War
Count s.. Ouen de Pierrecourt. who died recently
hequeathed 10 the city Of Rouen his fortune Of 10-
oH 01 francs. on the novel condition that the city
annually gives marriage gift OF 10000 francs to
couple Of giants in order 10 regenerate the human
species. The candidates are to he medically ex-
amined. and the healthiest couple will be chosen.
John n. Rockefeller has promised give 5000 20
Wayland Academy. OF Beaver Dam. Wis. provided
additional 10000 shall he raised by July l.
About sl76o of the required amount has been
raised already.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-08
THE PLAYERS MUST LOSE.

The most noted gambling resort in the world,
Monte Carlo. Is owned by stock company,
and its annual reports 10 IT'S shareholders are
prepared with fulness a precision and a
wealth of detail that some railroad corpora
tiOns might initiate with advantage To those
interested in their operations. These reports
show clearly that the expenses Of the Monte
Carlo company are enormous, and cover the
widest imaginable range of outlay and sub
vention, bat that the profits every year are
sure and large. The percentage against the
players is constant and destructive. Study of
the figures should convince even the most san
guine of those who make their wagers on
roulette trente-et-quarante rougeet nor
that the hank must always prevail over the
player I'm the long run.
Nevertheless, the deadly fascination of these
games will continue TO allure victims from all
the world 10 Monaco until governmental action
closes this glittering hell. the superb temples
OF chance in Homburg and BADEN Baden were
closed years ago
New-York tribune., 1901-05-08

United States does not want big indemnity
collected through increased duties because II
has an enormous maritime commerce with
China, which would be injuriOusly affected
thereby; and for the same reason Great Britain
and Japan agree with this country. On the
other hand. Russia favOrs the increased customs
duties because she has little seagoing COM
merce with China, and so such a measure would
inhict little loss upon her In this we'll as in
most other matters Russian and United States
interests in China are exactly opposed to each
other But certainly the United States has as
good a right as Russia to ask for the recog
milton and protection of her interests. Indeed
we might we'll say il has a better right, for its
commercial interests there are positive while
those OF Russia merely negative The fact
that one country has actual interests which
would be impaired by a certain course is far
stronger argument than that another has no
interests which would thus be impaired
There can be no question that the straight
forward and generous course of the United
States in China during the last year In standing
consistently for the restoration of order. guaran
tees of its maintenance, Chinese territorial and
administrative integrity and equal rights and
privileges TO all nations has greatly commended
IL 10 enlightened Chinese sentiment and TO the
sentiment of those powers which are willing to
see fair play and 70 adhere TO the accepted
policy of n year ago. Such American policy
deserves 10 succeed, and we shall be reluctant
10 believe that ii is TO meet with anything but
success.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-08
Amnsemcuts.


ACADEMY OF MUsIC-e-s-J-ncle Toms Cabin.
AMERICAN THEATRE-2-S .i5-DaFkest RUSSIA
BIJOU-2:ih-S .i5-The Climbers.
BROADWAY -2:l0-S: :lO-The Price % Peace.
CASINO-2-S: :i5-Fgorodora.
CRITERION THEATRES l5-When krisfthooo was
"a Flower.
DALY-s THEATRE-2-slc-san Toy
EDEN MUsEE-The World in Wax
EMPIRE THFATRF-2-S:l5-pipo
FOURTEENTH STREET THEATRE-2-s-Swee innis
GARDEN THEATRE-2-s:l5-UnderT Two Flags
GARRlCk THEATRE. .3o-Captain Jinks OF ih'
Horse Marines.
GRAND OPERA EFoUSE-2-S-Papa's wife
HARLEM OPERA HOUSE, 2I5-s:i5-Are You a Mason
HERALD SQUARE THEATRES; ;l5-The Prima
Donna
IRVING PLACE EATRE-2-s:i5-Faithiesss and slit
iiche ForderunR
KEITH 'S--Continuous Performance.
ROSTER a BIALS-l 80 ,4s-Naudevtlle.
MADISON SQUARE TTHEATRE-2.i5- Son the
Quiet
MURRAY Hill. THEATRE-2-s-Dr. Jeky1l and Mr.
Hyde.
NFw-YORK-2- -s.I5-Vaudeyile
PASTORS-Day and Night continuous show.
FROc-TOR's FIFTH ANENUE-Mrne ButternN Hnu WV
elites. 49, -, -.
PRoCTOR's TwENTY-THIRD sTREET-cindereha al
School and Novelties. -. -
PROCTOR'S FIFTY EIGHTH STEEET-confusion anu
Novelties. ..---- r.,r-7-rT
Pn0CrORS ONE -HCSDRFD-ANle- IN hN a-rir IN
STREET-Pink D0minoes and Novelties
REPURIIC-2 :l5--Lovers Lane.
WALlACK'S THEATRE-2:so- 30 Mlstfess 80
New-York tribune., 1901-05-08
MEETING OF OPERA DIRECTORS.
\ PROFIT OF; THE SEASON JUST ENDED
BUT NO DIVIDEND-A LITTLE MORE
ABOUT THE PLANS FOR THE SEA
SON OF NEXT WINTER.

The directors of the Maurice Grau opera Corn-
pany held their last regular monthly meeting 1or
the season at the Metropolitan Opera House yestef-
day afternoon. Only routine business was DONE
but after the meeting Maurice Grau made Few
farewell remarks about the coming season OF opera
in this country The season will begin In Moh-
treaI on October = and tour of eleven weeks VIII
he made before the company reaches NeW-4o
The season here will begin December .. anu
will last for another eleven weeks. Afterward there
will pro5a bIy be another tour of three weeks
Among the singers with whom positive engage
rneDts have been made for next season are Mnie'
Calvs whose contract was signed year ago; Mme'
GadslN Miss Susan strong. Mile. Bauermeiste''
Miss FritzI schen Nine. Schumann-Heink MISS
Carrie Bridwer. Herr Dippel, NJ Salsnac oisnoI'
Scotti and Campanari Mr. BIspham ana he.I
Muhlmann. No contract has yet been signed WIN
Edouard de Reszke. but there Is no doubt thal ne
will come and IL is expected that he VIII sns
wotan in Die WaIkiire'' and Hans Sachs IN D's
Mestersinger' Contracts have not yet been sisle1
with Mime. NOrdica Mime. Eames. Nine Semotioi
and Mime. Ternina. The conductors engaged ai0
Messrs DamrOsch ana Flon. There is no ressoN
to suppose that Sgnor MancneIli will not return
also. Mr. Grau said that the treasurer had Ie-
ported that there had been profit on the sedSo.
Just ended but that no dividend had been declared
Mr.. Grau will sail for Europe to-day on the ="
Paul. Nine Ternina goes the same snip M.'
Grau will go directly 10 London. where Nine Saia1
Bernhardt and NJ Coquen will appear under h'
cement at Her MajeSty'S Theatre on JHAc
After their seeson there Is over ne Will rest can-
will return to this country shortly before the Vpe
ing OF the opera season Mr. Grdu says tnat ne -
trying get rid OF w-rk and that his only reaSb Ia
for giving an opera season next year IS thA' -
New-York tribune., 1901-05-08
ARE DR. GILRERTS ROoKN RERErIc4L,

Chicago May directors of the Chicago Theo-
logical Seminary. who are to decide whether the
books Of the Rev. Dr. George n. Gilbert are
heretical, began three days session here to-day
Over year ago it charged that one of DR.
GHberts books contains paragraphs which are
hereticaL Dr. Gilbert. then a professor in the
Chicago Theological Seminary, declared that he
should not be judged the teachings of that vol
ume, as there remained another volume TO
plete the system of teaching which he had adj
vanCed lie secured years leave of absence 10
work the second volume. Advance sheets Of
this are now in the hands of the directors Dr.
Gilbert is at Dorset VT.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-08
GLOOMY VIEW OF BRITISH TRADE
MIR. ELLERMAN's OPINION ON THE SHIP
PING INTERESTS OF ENGLAND
AND AMERICA.

London May AT the meeting Of the Ley.
land Line stockholders to-day Mr.. ETerman
gave his views on the transatlantic trade Hs
said the outlook was not promising for British
ship owners in view of the large American ton
mage building. the prospects of the return 70
that trade of vessels diverted 10 South
Africa and the probability of an American sub
sidy He did not believe Parliament would in
ffict countervailing duties on subsidized Amer-
can vessels. J. PierpOnt Morgans railroad and
manufacturing interests would enable him TO
make the purchase Of the Leyland Line profta-
BILE
Mr.. Elerman severely criticised the antiquated
British navigation laws. which. he said put
British vessels at increasing disadvantage in
competing with foreigners
Mr.. E!lerman will have an article in The
Daily Mali tomorrow in the same general
tenor as his speech to-day. 1t gives in detail the
obsolete restrictions placed on English shipping
to the advantage of foreign competitors, decIar-
ing that ''the danger from subsidizing American
vessels will be enhanced in the future. when
there is every prospect that steamers will be
built cheaper in America than in Great Britain
owing to State assistance and improved appi-
ances. coupled with cheap steel and coal" He
adds:
The American ship owner has the further ad-
vantage Of being free from the income tax which
now presses heavily upon the British snip
owner. This will be an incentive 10 any Amerl-
can owning British ships to place them under
the American flag when opportunity arises.
Mr.. EIIerman will conclude his article by say
ing that, given equal terms of competition the
English ship owners can always successfully
compete with the Americans. but TO enable them
to do so the government must assist them in
stead of handicapping industry by restrictions.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-08

The Park Commissioner for the Borough of
Brooklyn would do well to pay prompt attention
to the condition OF the "Wheelmen's Rest" at the
Ocean Parkway entrance to Prospect Park 1t
is not too much to say that 1t is now in a state
Of disgraceful neglect and disrepair Bicycle
racks are broken. and seats are rickety broken
and unit for use. The place should be put into
order. so that It can he used with comfort and
security and will not he an eyesore. or else it
should he abolished altogether and the land it
occupies be restored to ordinary park uses We
do not think the latter course will he pursued
The former should be adopted and executed
without days dA,ay
New-York tribune., 1901-05-08

Our citizens may rightly take satisfaction in
the progress shown in the building OF new piers
in this harbor in comparison with those which
Were constructed in the last generation Even
In the seventies Of the century just ended this
port had unenviable reputation on both sides
OF the Atlantic and Pacific oceans for the cheap
materials and the serious defects in most of its
wharves. The giant steamships which are now
on the metropolitan waterfront are tied
to massive and imposing piers vastly superior
q those which uera used on the North River
New-York tribune., 1901-05-08
KIND WORDS From CONTEMPORARIES
INTEGRITY. CLEANLINESS AND INTEIIL-
GENCE

From the Kennett Square OennD Advance.
Through all the hysteria Of the cheap and nasty
journalism OF New York and Of every large Amer
lean city The Tribune has steadfastly stood for
integrity. eanness and intelligence Ii has had
standing among the scandal hunters and those who
feed upon the grewsome and the horrible but II has
been the welcomed guest at thousands of American
nrestdes from which other newspapers have been
carefully excluded with the tongs In all these
years IL has been much more than a newspaper; IL
has been as its great hearted founder intended-an
educator in art, science. literature and IN the
homelier 1eld OF everyday living.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-08

The free show in the City Hall Park. where
workmen are busy with the excavations for the
Rapid Transit subway. seems TO possess an odd
sort OF fascination for people whose time is
heavy on their hands. Who was il first said
that America lacked a leisure class and was de-
hcient also in ruins? If that hasty critic could
revisit the scenes of to-day he might be con-
vinced by stroll in the neghborhood of our
City Hall that New-York contains a large leisure
class. and is not devoid OF picturesque array
Of weird ruins of humanity
New-York tribune., 1901-05-08
TELEGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS.
From The Baltimore News.

The New-York Tribune illustrates another de-
veOpment In scientific research and the disposition
the part Of the modern newspaper TO keep pace
with IL by publishing it's first page picture OF
President Mckinley, transmitted by wire from It's
Washington bureau TO the home Office, a distance
OF 2ss miles. and reproduced by another machine.
the whole operation requiring less than minutes.
The picture a picture is fairly good for a first
effort, but the Importance of the achievement lies
in the advance it demonstrates upon the original
service the telegraph expected 10 perform and
the field of infinite possibilities ii opens Up the
future.