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New-York tribune., 1901-01-09
THE PRESIDENTS ILLNESS.
GRIP WILL CoNFINE HIM TO HIS ROOM FOR
SEVERAL. DAYS

Washington Jan. s-The President is stn suffer
ing from the grip. and the advice OF DR. Rixley
has decided stay in his room for three four
days There Cabinet meeting to-day. and
the invitations for the diplomatic reception to-
morrow night have been recalled. The Presidents
cold" said Secretary Cortelyou this evening. has
developed into a we'll defined case of grip. His
physician states that there compliCat tions
and that everything is proceeding favora bly,. The
disease its regular course. and the Prssi-
dent therefore Is not likely to be out OF his room
for days
Secretary Hay stiIl suffering from the grip
to-day and remained away from the State De-
partment He was about the house yesterday and
to-day. and apprehension is felt. although the
attack has proved disagreeable and unusually pro-
longed.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-09
REMOVING NEGOTIATIONS FROM pEkryG.

REnOTfNG NEGOTIATIONS FROM PEKTNG
There seems to he some misapprehension or
danger OF il. concerning the proposal which has
tentatively been made for the removal of some
of the Chinese negotiations from Picking to
Washington. Toxic or elsewhere II does not
appear from the dispatches that there is any
idea of thus transferring the pending negotia-
tions for the acceptance Of the 'irrevocable"
demands of the Powers by China The plan
seems to be for that matter to be concluded at
Peking, and then for the supplementary negoti-
ations, concerning details of indemnity com
mercial treaties, etc. TO he conducted in some
place more convenient and less subject to sin
lister influences than the Chinese capital.
In this view of the the plan may be a
commendable one. Peking is certan, an in
convenient place. 1t is not agreeable for resi-
dence, and it is not in sufficiently direct touch
and communication with the capitals and gov
ernments of the various nations interested in
the negotiations. Precedent. moreover does
not require the holding of all the negotiations in
the capital of what we may term the defendant
Power. In case OF conquest it is true the
victor often dictates terms of peace" In the
capital Of the vanquished. Thus il was that
Germany dictated terms TO France in 1871 But
the Powers have not been cOnquering China in
any such sense that. They have. the
contrary, been consistently and vehemently
protesting that they were not wagng n war Of
conquest A closer analogy is presented by the
Chinese-Japanese War OF few years ago,
which Japan waged not for conquest much
as for the liberation Of Corea and the reform of
abuses and the opening of China to civilized
intercourse with the world. 1t will be remem-
bered that the peace negotiations in that case
were held not in China nor in Corea, but in
Japan. In the case of our own war with Spain
the negotiations We're held on neutral ground,
in France.
Precedents apart, however. the negotiations
should be conducted wherever there is most
promise of a satisfactory outcome and it is
quite credible that such place Is best to he
found away from Peking and outside Of China.
It may we'll be found In some place apart from
the savage and lawless passions and asso-
Citations which are so potent at Peking, and in
some place where the highest civilization is
paramount and under the reign Of those prin-
ciples Of law and liberality which it is desired
TO establish in the Chinese Empire. At any
rate If 1t be true, as is so often declared. that
satisfactory agreement upon just terms is I'M
possibe at Peking then the negotiations should
be held elsewhere, for the sole business and
purport of the negotiations is to reach such
agreement and the sooner it is done the better
II will be for all concerned.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-09
FUNERAL OF PHILIP d. 4RuoUR
TAKES PLACE IN THE ARMOUR MISSION TO-DAY
AND WILL BE PUBLIC.

AND WILL BE PUBLIC.
Chicago Jan. S.-The funeral OF Philip n. Armour
will take place tomorrow in the Armour Mission.
and the body will lie in state there from to .
O'Clock. The family found it necessary late last
night 10 make change in the original plan. which
contemplated only private service at the house.
No. 2.ll5 Prairie-ave, SO many manifestations of
public interest and sympathy aroused by the
death of Mr. Armour that those intrusted with the
arrangements quickly perceived that the capacity
of the house would be inadequate.
The active pallbearerS will be selected to-day
from among the heads of departments of Armour
4 Co The honorary panbearers will be Roswell
Miller, c: II. Mccormick. John c. Black, George B.
Harris. Jesse SPaldlng, Franklin Fl. Head. Marshall
Field. George III. Webster, c. NJ. FavOrite A. j.
Earring Otto Young and Samuel Alerton,
DIR. Frank w. Gunsaulus will deliver the funeral
sermon. An immense gathering Is expected, in
view OF the fact that business will be suspended
every department of Armour & Co.'S estab-
lshments both in Chicago and other cities. Hun
dredS of employees thus will he enabled to attend
the services, The burial will be private at Grace
land Cemetery.
H. o. Armour the only living brother will arrive
in the city to-day from New-York The nephews
Kirk and Charles Armour. of Kansas City, reached
the city last night. Many of the lieutenants of
Armour & Co. in other cities will come to Chicago
New-York tribune., 1901-01-09
IOWA BIENNIAL ELECTION LAW VOID.

Des Moines. Iowa. Jan. S.-Judge A r. Dewey OF
the With Iowa judicial District. rendered his oe-
csion at Washington. Iowa. to-day on the lssahS
of the biennial election amendment to the s'l,o
Constitution declaring the same TO be void ~ ~
bases his opinion of ten thousand words upol, ~.
fact that the amendment was not subnlt,IssJi t,Isi,;s1
and ofiiceholder in the State awaited the decislo
with anxiety IL meant that the terms o. o1e ne
OfficehoderS would would not be eNtended 80 ~
year. the general opinion being that the Supi-,s -,s
Court will affirm Judge Dewey's opinion 40
amendment declared vold by Judge Dewey gs., ~.
vided that all terms Of office from Governor uo
expiring in the year 1901 be extended for one yea'
New-York tribune., 1901-01-09
PAUScEForE To SrAr IN WASHINGTON.
EXPECTATION THAT THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE
OF BRITISH AMBASSADOR THIS YEAR.

London Jan. S-Lord Pauncefote. British Am
bassador the United States. will probably remain
indefinitely in Washington II the intention
OF the British Government to appoint his successor
next March. but the questions at issue be-
tween the United States and Great Britain are
lieved TO he far too serious TO permit his removal
It is understood also that Lord Pauncefote ia
willing to stay. and will probably represent Great
Britain until the close OF this year at least. If
longer.
AS yet the Nicaraguan controversy has not en-
gagged the attention OF the British Government nor
has any decision been even tentatively formed. Be-
fore the matter is discussed in the Cabinet Lord
Lansdowne. Secretary OF State for Foreign Affairs.
will have several conferences with Ambassador
Choate. enls henment being desired by the For
eign Office upon various points I'm the amendments
to the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty. These conferences
will begin within few days.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-09

An organization of stationary engineers has
resolved to ask the Legislature to establish a.
new commission. with several saIaried office
holders in 1t, to license these experts in ma
chinery. Their scheme is sure 10 fail New
York has too many commissions already. Gov
ernor Oden has said so. and the response all
over the State has been Amen" If this Leg
islature creates any new commission-which II
is not in the least likely to do-a veto Is sure
10 follow.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-09

or memory. But they doomed up as big trans
actions at the time making much more noise
and dust than the far larger ones which come
after them. finging their wide and powerfui
arms half way round the globe.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-09
COLONEL rREyHoLM IMPROVING.

The condition of. Colonel William L. Trenho.H
who is suffering from pneumonia at his home -
s12 West Seventy-third-st., was said 70 Pc o,s ra
Improved last night His condition is stil serious
however.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-09
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

dispatch received in this city yesterday
nounced the death yesterday morning In Denver Of
Max Fields. the brother OF Louis Fields Of Weber
& Fields. He manager for Weber & Fields for
some time in the days when they made tours OF
the variety theatres. He leaves a wife and four
children.
Miss Ada Rehan closes her engagement in Sweet
Nell of Old Drury' at the Knlckerbocker Theatre
January 10. and will be followed Monday. jan
uary q, by n. G. Goodwin and Miss Maxine Elliot.
in when We Were Twenty-One.'
At the first matinee performance of the students
of the Stanhope- -Wheatcroft Dramatic School
which takes place al the Madison Square Theatre
Thursday. January "a, a new one act play called
'Harmachis, which has been dramatized from
Rider Hagghrds Cleopatra will be presented.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-09

Job Lippincott of the Supreme Court Of New
Jersey. accomplished lawyer and an up
right judge. Yet when he died he left his affairs
in so bad a tangle that an appeal has to be
made to the courts to straighten it out. The
case is not unique 1t was proverbial. even be-
fore Samuel j. Tilden gave point to the saying,
that lawyers own wills are the worst drawn
On the face of it, it seems strange. But per-
haps we may find the explanation in the fact
that by some perverse paradox men who make
it their business to attend to other mems busi-
ness neglect their own business.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-09

If 1t Is a reproach to the outgoing century that
in the freest, greatest and most advanced State
In the world it often takes from two to five
years 10 punish murderer, and sometimes he
isn't punished at all, the plea may he made In
mitigation of the censure that we are almost
the only country of the globe in which such con-
ditions prevail In most of them the penalty
swiftly follows the crime, and the protection of
society is not thwarted by political pulls or
social influences. The optimist may hope that
homicide will go out altogether before a new
century comes in, but if not its statutory and
punitive discOuragements may by that time
come to be administered with a little more
promptitude.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-09

Field Cornet Duprez. who has just been capt
ured by the British. is Frenchman. So was
General Joubert. So is General De la Rey. or
Delarey, as he is commonly called. Mr. KRUGER
is a German with a French wife. And so IL
goes through most Of the Boer roster. until one
wonders where the Dutch among the Beers are.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-09

Many Long Islanders are becoming impatient
over the tiresome delays in the construction of
the Backwells Island Bridge. They have rea-
son to find fault. This is a public improvement
of exceptional usefulness, and should be finished
as soon as practicable
New-York tribune., 1901-01-09

Commissioner Nagle offers reward of sl,ooo
for proof of the existence of disorderly house
in the district of which he is the Tammany
leader. The offer may may not be safe
one. But the making of it indicates relation
ship between Tammany leadership and police
work that is not at all Commendable The not
unnatural inference is that the police take or
ders from the bosses and sub-bosses OF Tam
many Hail. and if that is true there is a grave
responsibility resting upon Tammany leaders In
whose districts disorderly houses are plenty as
blackberries.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-09

Compared with present railway deals and COM
binations, the old time exploits in that line of
Fisk. Drew. Vanderbilt and the rest take on
picayune aspect and look too small for attention
The sun., 1901-12-11
TTLLEY EXONER4TED.
Court.NIartial AZ Pago-pago Dismisses
Every Charge Against Him.

Honolulu, Dec. 4, via SaIi Francisco,
Dec I0-Admiral Casey arrived here on
Tuesday from Pago-pago on the battleship
Wisconsin and will sail on Dec. II for Aca-
pulco.
The findings OF the court martial convened
to try Commander Tillcy, Governor Of
Samoa. were officially announced on the
deck of the Wisconsin after her arrival here.
Tho cour, found Commander Tilley not
guilty under every charge and specification
and completely exonorated HIM. The an
nouncement was received with cheers and
approval II is said that the charges Of
intoxication and conduct unbecoming an
officer ana a gentleman were based on
letter written by missionary woman IN
Samoa 10 a woman in Boston and by the
latter sent to Secretary Long. Neither the
writer nor the letter itself could be found ty
the court martial. Many witnesses in civil
life refused't 10 appear before the court-mar-
tial and Admiral Casey will recommend a
change IN the law. giving such courts power
TO compel the attendance Of witnesses in
civil life.
The Wisconsin is at anchor outside the
harbor. no war vessel Of her size ever having
come into this harhor. She will take on coal
here and proceed to Acapulco and cruise
along the South American coast. Her ap-
pcaranCe here was unexpected, Ms her plan
was 90 coal ~ Tahiti and proceed 10 the
South American coast. IL was found that
sufficient coal could not De procured at
Tahiti nor any other OF the convenient South
Pacific Islands
Commander Tlley and his wife are ex-
pvcted TO arrive here on their way TO the
coast by the oceanic steamer from Samoa
SAN Francisco, Dec. i0.-All the naval
oricprs who went 70 Pago-Pago TO sit ia the
Tiley court martial. returned to-day on the
steamship Alameda. except Capt. Reiter,
ir command of the Wisconsin at Honolulu, ,
cd Capt Merry, Commandant II the
Honolulu naval statioa. The officers re-
fused To talk about the Court-martiRl ex-
cep' To say that Tilley was vindicatcd
The sun., 1901-12-11
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following the discussion regarding the u am
a Democrat" phrase. which has come into
very great prominence owing 70 the fact that
In his very valuable book. Famous Savings
of Famou. Americans MIR Neville has taken
the trademark Of David Is Hill. and bestowed
Il upon the brow Of the Hon Grover Cleveland,
With more than the ordinary interest for the
reason that when the phras" was hr-t used
1 Wa taking an active part IN chicago politics.
b, ng Nio'- President Of th" Young Democracy
and know very well hoW tu- sentence came
into popular use IA tbat can paign
Mr Cleveland Hr~t brought iuto national
prominence tie phrase I avn Democrat
~ Wa iu last / thirk. but 900 -, Il Wa very
generally used ~ the campaign IN thi'igo
Al that time I Was opposed - Garter VI
Harrison. father oi tho if,-"ut Mayor "f tllt
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The sun., 1901-12-11
Landscape BY AieNandr- Sch IIlin e.

Mr. Montross Also has on view a moon
light landscape by Alexander Schilllng
that i, OF more than usual siEniiicaf oc.
Il Is very rarely that this painters work
il seen in public, but visitors 70 the last
exhibition Of the American Water Color
Club held in the old Academy building
may remember a subject Of "plougLing y
a modest picture ia tones Of white and
brown, Verv small, but with quite eNtraor-
dinary suggestion of bignesS of solid
earth and stirring sky with the team set
far back on the horizon 80 that one re-
ceived an impression - the relative dimin-
utlvenesS Of mans labor In comparison
with the amplencss and force of mature
II mad a. earnestncss Of conception. de-
vcloped with a thorough knowledge Of
drawing and construction and with re-
lance pon the resources Of the medium,
a a the same qualities reappear in this
oil painting The sentiment Of moonlight
is most ienlingy rendered and is made
40 convincing because II is haSed upon
tho facts Of nature. This picture is not
merely a painters pretty fancy Of the
effect Of moonlight for the beautiful phe-
nomenon il represented with a sugg"s-
ton Of reality that grows upon ones mag
nation.
The sun., 1901-12-11

any Industrial organisation. The Chi
oago and Northwestern has established
such q fund on a plan modelled very
closely upon that Of the Pennsylvania,
and the Illinois Central, on the lst
OF last July, started a pension depart
ment on plan OF its own.
Besides these are relief, mutual bene-
fit, insurance and protection organiza-
tons established by brotherhoods OF
the employees themselves on large
scale, and relief departments are feat
ures Of the chief railway companies.
The funds Of these latter are contributed
by members, employees, and by the
company, and the sums disbursed are
very great. Some railroads also make
provision by which employees con-
sidered as extra-hazardous risks may
be- insured by the regular insurance
companies at special rates. The Chicago
and Eastern Illinois Railroad provides
special form of insurance OF its own.
Savings banks have been established
by some of the roads, and the Baltimore
and Ohio has combined with its bank
a loan feature, operated somewhat as
a building and loan association fund.
The Pennsylvania reported for the year
1900 a balance of nearly two and three
quarter millions to the credit Of it's
Employees Savings Fund, the rate OF
interest paid being sIs per cent.
II appears. therefore, that by the
wise policy now pursued by the great
companies railroad service is looked
on by those engaged in 1t and has be-
come more and more a permanent en-
ployment, their pride is developed, esprit
de corps has grown up, and loyalty has
been stimulated. Thus. the most en-
Dghtened, the most hopeful contribu-
ton is made toward the solution of the
labor question, so often used by dema-
gogues inside and outside the ranks
Of labor as pretext for methods OF re-
preston and tyranny injurious 10 both
employed and employer.
The sun., 1901-12-11
HYMNS That Cannot BE DESTROY ed.

To TIL EDIIoR OF The SCN-Sr ~
,ooder of The St-x ] note the inchha'''h
- ,nanifest.d to exclude some OF IN" well
known hymns from the new hymnals
While there Is no doubt that there Is
racessity for such exclusion In some Instance
,ho work Of doing II should be intrusted 10
,,,rn,.eut critics and judges. II Is not every
,hanco body of church leaders that pos''-'e'
IN. requisite good judgment to determine
in this matter
notice that your correspondent ''hht'h-
man attacks two hymns Of Bishop h'b'r'
and says they should b" eliminated On"
- tho brightest and Best oi th" - W
the Morning" ard the other Is FROM Hr''h-
iard's Icy Mountains ,..nr,,r
Now. there IL Just ne much pronA pln,
th,, these two hymns can be bi.ti"d otl
AS there IL that The Star-spanRled bhlh'.
Esr ne driven out Of usr. 1hes" hymns ,".E
i'm the hearts Of the people to stay ana w
''1i 'or oriti, Il" isas the nrst az beirG -an ode
~ nrgisa 60 tho star of Bethlehem Wei
vhst ~ ~ How about Henry hlrh wa.
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Nnsf Narsha.ed on IN" Nightly Ial,
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tir -,coud which = one Of ~" gt'
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,.'is.ini.,ry business relates To g"ogfaph.
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The sun., 1901-12-11
Secretary Longs Proposed Naval
Legislation.

Secretary Long has presented to the
chairmen OF the committees OF the SEN
ate and House having charge of naval
natters a long list of subjects on which
he desires legislation. Bills are sub
mitted covering some of these points;
clauses suitable for insertion III the ap-
preparation bill cover others.
The Department asks for the revival OF
the grade of Vice admiral, and proposes
that there be four flag officers of that
rank. and IA instead Of IS Rear Admirals,
all OF these latter to have the same pay;
for an increase in the number of Lieu
tenants from 800 TO $50; for 500 junior
Heutenants and ensigns, instead OF
$50; for 90 officers in the construction
department. and for 40 civil engineers.
instead OF 40 and 2l respectively. All
these changes except the first are abso-
mtely necessary; and the first proposed
change is advisable.
Other proposals are for a change in
the age of admission TO the Naval Acad-
envy, for an increase in the number of
cadets, and for reviving the title Of
midshipmsn;;'- for making officers ad-
vanced for distinguished services at
other times than during the Spanish
war additional numbers in any grade
to which they may lie promoted. This
last proposed change will abolish the
present injustice by which an officer
Is rewarded only by an injury TO his
fellows Many other proposals are
made for changes of less general but Of
much technical importance. The whole
list is valuable, and II Congress should
adopt all Of Mr.. LoNG's suggestions
IL would do more for the navy than any
Congress has done for that service for
many years back.
The sun., 1901-12-11
JUSTICE GAYNoR DECLINES.
Gov. Odeli Offers Him Scat on Appellate
Division Bench at Albany.

Gov Odell some time ago requested
Supreme Court Justice William j. Gaynor
OF Brooklyn TO accept an appointment 10
the vacant scat In the Appellate Division
for the Third Judicial Department at Albany,
but the fact was only made public yester-
day, 1t was in accordance with the wishes
OF the other Justices in the court that Gov.
odell rendered the appointment to Justice
Gaynor, who declined II.
II Is said that Justice Gaynor was further
requested TO reconsider his decliIation. bu,
that he has no intention Of doing so, having
no desire, II Is said for place on the APP
pellate bench. IL is known that he refused
To allow his name TO be presented for place
on the Appellate Division IN the Second
Department and waving his seniority in
service united In the request for the appoint
ment Of Justice Almet F. jerks.
Yesterday Justice Gaynor refused 10
make any statement in reference 20 tie
matter. The lawyers in general are very
anxious that Justice Gaynor will retain his
present place in view of the expeditions
manner IN which he does his work. II is
now thouCAt that Justice Rumsey will be
assigned 70 fll the vacancy in the Third De-
pertinent
It is said that Justice Gaynor has written
letter TO Gov Odell, containing positive
refusal 70 serve az an Appellate Division
Justice and also calling attention to the
fact that the Kings County and the Second
Judicial Department really necd more
Justices instead of decreasing the present
number.