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New-York tribune., 1901-02-16
Rapid TRANSIr EXTENSION.

IL is never safe 10 predict what the Municipal
Assembly will do or leave undone with re
spect 10 any proposition laid before II. but
there seems 10 be some ground for hoping that
il is about ready 10 sanction the plan for eN-
tending the rapid transit road down Broad
way from the Postoice t0 the Battery, ana
thence by tunnel under the East River 10 the
RrookIvn terminus Of the Long Island Rail-
road. al Flatbush and Atlantic aveS The
Rapid Transit Commission has earnestly ad-
vocatcd the scheme. and 50 far as we are
aware there is now no opposition in any quar-
ter.
The original expectation WAS that III me
underground road was ever built il would run
10 the Battery. and the decision to make the
neighhorhood of the pOstoffice its southern
limit WAS merely a concession 10 apparent
necessity nj a time when financial obstacles
were formidable. property owners somewhat
fearful of the effect of tunnel construction on
adjacent buildings and opponents of the whole
scheme active and volublc. Since then the
situation has greatly changed. There is no
visible hostility to the rapid transit enterprise,
private or Official to he cOnciliated. All honest
doubts OF its utility have disappeared. the mu-
nicipal administration is favorable, and thus
far the work actually in progress has caused
much less complaint on account of annoyance
to individuals than il natural TO expect.
Under these circumstances there would appear
10 be no reason for hesitating 10 carry ont the
original plan and extend the tunnel 10 an i'm
portant centre of traffic In Brooklyn. The
people of that Borough can fairly claim 10 he
included i'm a system of underground cOmmu-
nication to which the credit of the whole city
is pledged and such an extension would he
likely 10 prove al least as useful any other
part of the road. Moreover il would obviate
the difficulty of providing such terminal facili-
ties on this side of the river would other
wise lac required. and would probably promote
economy of operation.
If the Municipal Assembly takes favorable
action without delay. il is believed 10y the Com
mission that the other preliminares can he ar
ranged and the contract let within two or
three months It should NOT he necessary 10
remind anybody that the TITLE TO underground
roads built I'm pursuance of the Rapid Transit
act is vested in the city and naenable. that
the municipality will get back all the capital
which it supplies 10 the contractor. and that
he is to pay from year 10 year the full interest
on its loan. 1t is not an Improbable enter
prise from any point of view, while continual
observation of the conditions which II Is de
signed TO relieve confirms the Judgment of its
original advocates, that il is Indispensable to
the comfort and prosperity Of New1ork.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-16
HETJCO AND HER NEFGHBORN.

Few passages i'm the history of Mexico in
modern times have been more interesting and.
We may add. more creditable to that Republic
than that which comprises the readjuStmcnt of
relations with other countries after the collapse
OF MaVimilian's empire and the establishment
of the Republic 1t is undeniable that Mexico
had been in bad OdOr with most of the world.
The circumstances in which the European Pow
ers interviewed i'll that country in 1861. and the
long series of revolutions and counter revolu-
tiOns which made the very name of the land
emblematic of instability Of government, had
led most nations 10 regard Mexico with dis
trust Such was the general attitude OF the
world toward Mexico when General DlaZ nrst
became President. and it has been one OF the
most arduOus and at the same time most sue
ceSsful achievements of his administration 10
diSpel such distrust and place Mexico upon an
assured basis of confidence and respect among
the nations of the world.
That is the chapter of Mexican history and
the view of the Mexico of to-day which the
Hon John w Foster deals with in his third
letter 10 The Tribune, which shall publish
Tomorrow 1t is Il subject with which the
writer is exceptionally well qualified 10 deal
and readers will find the story rehearSed i'll
lucid and convincing manner. Mr.. Foster tells
of the two estimable statesmen who have been
President DiaZ's chief aids and of the principal
matters of international controversy which
have come to issue and have been settled dur
ing the Diaz administra tion. and in conclusion
points out how fitting it will be tn hold the
forthcoming Pan-Amercan Congress in the
beautiful capital of the republic which has sc
securely won so honorable a primacy among
the southern neighbors of the United States.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-16
PERSONAL.

Did Queen Victoria ever meet Leo XIII?' asks
The London Chronicle" There have been state
ments asserting old personal friendship between
thtm and on the other hand. assertions that they
never met at all The truth lies between the two
"Ntremes When Pope Leo was Monsgnor Pecci
and Nu1cio AT Brussels the Court Of King Leo
pold. widoWer Of the Princess Charlotte he met
queen Victoria and her husband According To
some accounts tne Queen invited the Nuncio %
Windsor. That was not the case But the Nuncio
anne on his account 10 London for the month
oi February. iS+s and during his stay ne witnessed
g., 80 'Ttriinonial IN which the Queen took part,
"nd was invited to a state reception, but was not
tween the Pope and the Queen were exchanged by
I"t''rs ana al a much later date
\ committee Of which ex-President Cleveland is
CHAIRMAN has issued an appeal for a memorial To
the late William T.. Wilson. for some time presf-
dent Of Washington and Lee University Findins
that there was no chair of economies in the uni
Fersity, Mr. Wilson established and largely sup
ported such chair out Of his own measre salary
the funds of the university not permitting Of such
expenditure His friends have therefore con-
cluded says the committee. that more fitting
and enduring monument can he erected 70 mis-
memory than the endowment the chair Of econorn-
les which he himself established and for several
the William l.. Wilson chair OF Economirs: and
thar the memorial may bee worthy OF the man In
of Tho highest scholarship may be secured I'm carry
iEg out his purpos' they have been impressed with
the propr"ty and Importance of raising at least
$1,000 for this purpose The undersigned commit
cute the work to "A completion. and 10 earnestly
appeals 20 the friends Of education throughout the
Union. as well as TO Mr. Wilson's personal friends
and to those who honor and exalt personal virtue
and patriotism. To aid in cfectinG tho desired re
suit
Alexander Graham Bell the inventor of the tee-
phone has been serving a special agent OF the
Census Bureau in charge Of the enumeration Of the
deaf. dumb and blind population Of the country
and is now preparing his report, Mr., Bell Is a
millionaire several times over but is entitled to S.
day from the Government while he is employed
in this work. In his early life he an instructor
In deaf and dumb asylum, and large part OF his
time is now spent In the Investigation of means
for promoting the education of deaf mutes and
sightess people.
st Paul. Mimi, Feb. IA bill was introduced
to-day In the Legislature appropriating $1,000 for
a statue Of the late United States Senator 1'usb-
man h Davis. TO he placed in Statuary Hall.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-16

Of the Forest Preserve Board get around the
Constitution in the same way. They are all
using their influence legislators To hold places
and draw money from the Treasury under ap-
pontment from executive officers under their
own control
These are only a few instances Of the many
appointments which past or present members
OF the Legislature have held under the state
government i'm the last few years The practice
calls for attention and remedy The people
doubtless thought they had clearly enough IN
dcated their will that lawmakers should con
fine themselves 10 lawmaking. and not under
take the swelling of their private fortunes from
the State Treasury in other lines of public en-
ployment. The hunger for perquistes has, how
ever been too strong for the restraints of pro-
prietv. and there is evident need for extension
of the constitutional restraint upon members of
the Legislature to prevent them from voting
themselves fat fees.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-16
CRIMINALS BECOMING BOLDER.

Our city government cannot fairly lay claim
10 credit for efficiency and thoroughness in pro-
tecting its people against the depredations OF
criminals In at least four instances this week
the boldness of felons has been 81 extreme as
To excite widespread anxiety and Ia put the
Police Department on the defensive. one of
these was the attack made by a highwayman
in broad daylight, who tried TO rob woman
i'm Park-ave aS she came up the steps from
the Streetcar tunnel. Three of the burglaries
of the last few nights were of such a nature
as to prove that the police heats in conspicuous
and important parts of this borough are not
properly looked after 10y the appointed guar
dams of public order.
At the crossing of Madison-ave and Thirty
second-st an electric light hlazes on one of the
corners. Nevertheless. burglars succeeded in
breaking into a house within a few feet of that
light They spent a long time within the man
sion. and carried of rich booty. Where was
the policeman on that heat: Another burglary
took place in West Fifty-frst-st. within few
yards of Fifth-ave. Where was the patrolman
whose detail includes that division Of the pre-
cinct? Still another burglary occurred in West
Scventy-second-st. I'm block which contains
unhroken rows of costly homes.
What exclamation or excuse can the mu-
nicipal officials present for such laxity and
negligence? The Police department spends
many millions of public money every year. In
proportion to population It is NOR" eNpensiv"
than the police force Of any other great city
in this country or any other country. HUT
what sort Of work Is it doing for the tax
navprs: While Chief Devery Is busy with his
Switchboard Shiftngs of inspectors and captains
10 promote certain political schemes thieves of
all classes are focking 10 Ncw-York as a tempt
mo fold for Dlunder The tax rate X burden
some Are not our houscholders entitled to de-
mand the hest Of police protection when they
pav such inordinatc taxes: Must they hc
forced 10 employ private watchmen in order
To keep burglars and sneak thieves out OF their
New-York tribune., 1901-02-16
Amusemrnie.


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Home
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York
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New-York tribune., 1901-02-16

Os92ol year ago. which about a normal
amount for the first month of the year. Last
months value of cotton shipments has only
been exceeded in recent years in the closing
months. when the quantity has often been twice
large. During the first five months of the
current crop year cotton exports have reacned
the enormous value of S2U2.2404l2 mainly due
TO an average export price of % cents pound.
as the quantity was not phenomenal scarcely
exceeding four million bales. In value the last
five months shipments of cotton almost equal
those of the entire years 1899, 1894 and 1881.
while exceeding those of 1896. 1895 and 1898.
The quantity of mineral oils exported in Janu-
airy exceeded the same month of 1900 by over
ten million gallons. but the reduction in price
made the value only S3,I119f3 against
So 33:}9 1S5
New-York tribune., 1901-02-16
THE TAIN or TIRE DAY.

Senator Beveridge tells story about an Indiana
lawyer who was something OF a wag Leaving his
Office one afternoon this man stopped in a restau-
rant and took drink of whskey. on the car no
met a prohibition friend
Il have quit drinking and I feel splendid - re-
marked the lawyer.
quit drnking?' queried the prohibitionist scent
ing the liquor on the lawyers breath. How long
since?'
The lawyer took out his watch and looked AZ il
Three minutes ago" he replied.
Farmer Rich-I see our boy Joe is sittin. 70 bs
SiTt quite him sPeaksr but hgGsh think they'd
Mrs Rich-Somethin in the paper about him is
veloped splendid delivery. and II is understood
that he will occupy the box for Yarvard this year
philadelphia Press
Western paper the other day In a reference 70
the "Celibate mOnastics'' OF the Episcopal Church
was made TO say "CelIbate monsters" by typo
graphical error
Her Righteous Indignation--She- Mary
called to-day. and she says she teephoned 10
never deal there again.
sides didn't know you dealt there.
Quite SGg6t postage stamps there
The following letter was received the other day
by the United States Civil Service Commission I'm
Washington:
waycross. Ga
u . NNH service Commission, Washington
Gentlemen; VIII you please replenish me with a
book or instructions apertaning to the duties of
which Letter-Carrier coerce to be consstents >
Having appealed to the p o. with n tendancv
or procuring one. but on acting thus met with an
adversely which evince that they were exhausted
and for this reason I'm obliged to let my requisi-
tion be known at head quarters yours TruIy
Effective Advocacy.-'Yes, the nob vouId oa,
tainly have lynched the negro If il HADN'T bean
for Colonel Gadser:'' N" peeh
Colonel talked them out of it, suppose"
That's what he did. He can make neorIa .h,.,
black is white you know, and tbara
Detroit Journal ~ MS S"or!
The London Chronicle says: Not all n,a,oho
OF the royal family, according 10 report wera AZ :
lighted by the tribute paid in the House of Lords
the other afternoon by Lord Salisbury TO the Queen
The Prime Minister had always said he told his
somewhat astonished hearers. that when he k,an
the Queens views he knew the views Of the ma
tion. especially OF the middle classes But the,
the Prime Minister WAS always the master ~
fouts and sibes, and his respect for the niad.
classes had never been expressed, never even sus
New-York tribune., 1901-02-16
NonE EKrRAS az LrGIsLAnoRS-

Much has been said in criticism of members
OF the Legislature who hold other offices under
me State government ana draw money from
me STATE Treasury i'm addition 10 that fixed by
me Constitution for their legislative work.
! ne bad taste of this practice revealing as IL
uoes an appetite for fees inconsistent with the
"est standards OF duty on the part of a law
mhheT' Is beyond question. The Buffalo Es-
press which has been giving some study TO
me abuse, goes further and declares that n is
= VIOLATION OF The plain intent of the Constitu-
non, though II is conceded that the letter of
inc fundamental law leaves a loophole for the
Ice grabbers. which they have nosed out with
an unerring instinct for Spoils.
lhe constitution provides that no officer
whose salary is fixed by the Constitution shall
receive any additional COMPENSATION. II also
says that neither the Legislature nor the Com
mon Council of any city nor any Board of
supervisors shall grant any extra conversation
10 any public officer, and likewise il reads:
NO member OF the Legislature shall receive
s.s W. ~, appolhtment within this State or the
aehate OF the United States, from th. Governor
the governor and Senate or from tba ag3s'
.a, aeute, or IRON any city government during tbs
Sie lot Nhlch he shall have been elected. ana
al such appointments and an votes o., aian s
ahg such member for any such Office on apnaint
ment shall be void. F'0''i'
a. q oi"ar 0hat thls last quoted section shuts
the door absolutely 10 appointments specifed
az eNiuehl Intent was TO be GENERALLY Inclusive
OF all 'ivil appointments In the STATE +, hss
been unchanged In the Constitution since lsae
at which time there was practically no door a,
entry into the public service except those sne,i
he'd. Lntn recently these several provision,
would have effectually confined members az IN,
Legislature 10 their legislative duties "a Pa,
as service 10 the State WAS concerned Rms M,
have developed a new set of offices paid by ia,
State for Senators and Assemblymen to fill II
some cases the lawmakers who now fT then
voted 10 create them, utterly in violation of tn
spirit Of fhe Constitution That WAS true o
some OF the attorneyships 10 hospitals for TN
insane. These hospitals are creatures Of IN
Legislature, their managing boards sre an
pointed by the Governor snd Senate. and whel
Senators and Assemhlymen accept sppointmen
from them they do indirectly what they ar.
Aarsctly forbidden 10 do. Legislative employs
New-York tribune., 1901-02-16
GIrES HOME FoR CANCER TREATMENT

MRS. ROSE HAWTHORNE LaTHRoP sPEcIFIEs
THAT 1T SHALL BE FREE FOR POOR PERSONS
new home for the treatment OF incurahle cancer
will shortly he opened for the benefit of the poor
through tho gift OF = house for that purpose made
by Mrs. Rose Hawthorne Lathrop to the Servants
OF Relief for Iucurable Cancer. a corporation ex-
isting under the laws OF this state
The deed 10 the house. No f26 Cherry-st. was
recorded yesterday and specifically recites that the
corporation shall use the premises only rs a free
home for poor persons suffering from iucIrable
cancer IL II becomes impracttcable 20 use the
properly Tor the above purposes the directors can
sell the property and use the proceeds to pur-
chase other property for a similar use. If the
corporal tion should cease to exist the premises may
be transferred TO such other corporation as may
he designated by the Supreme Court
New-York tribune., 1901-02-16
ART EXHIBITIONS.
THE ANNUAL SHOW OF THE ARCHI-
TECTURAL LEAGUE

The sixteenth annual exhibition Of the Archi-
tectural League opens TO the public to-day at the
Fine Arts Building. The galleries are filled, as
usual. with a miscellaneous collection, ranging
from scale drawings of edfces TO mural deco
rations. book plates and door knobs The buildings
and sculpture designed for the Pan-Amerfcan En-
position. which is to be held at Buffalo this sum-
mer. illustrated In so many drawings and mod
els that they make the atmosphere of the show
1t is, the whole. an interesting atmosphere
though II is only when the work of both architects
and sculptOrs is in place that 1t can be conciu-
sively estimated. The color elements in the build
ngs and the architectural relations OF most OF the
statues require that they be judged in the open
air. and with grass and trees Ground them
The first of the galleries in the Fine Arts Build
ing contains the paintings. designs for stained
glass mural decorations and In the three
small rooms there may be the articles of ap-
piled art. the and bronze work, the book
covers and similar exhibits In the central one OF
these three rooms there is also good deal OF
sculpture. The big Vanderbilt gallery is filed with
architectural and sculptural models. the miscela-
neous architectural drawings forming a back
ground. These last fewer ia number than on
some previous occasions-a fact which may disap-
point the special student who would like an Arch
tecturaI League to he architectural. but which is
toerably certain to make the show more generally
popular.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-16
THE OPERA ~MEFIsToFElE. "

After all the wit that has been expended on 'ns
subject II appears that there are other causes o.
IN health among opera singers than the oreau "
light attendance. After two dtsappnin1ment' o.
the Metropolitan last night there was in the snn
a good sized audience present to hear repeu'0"
with an already familiar cast u Atr1calne rs
set forth in the preliminary bills of the week. anu
was abandoned because of the "indispositOn -u'
word which the opera House sign painter A'ef'
always ready-Of Miss BreVaL "LohenSrn "a'
hastily substituted. and then a cold came ugV''
Jean do Reszkc. There was a vague rurnor 'ha'
Miss Margaret MaCntire also III at ease az li'
thought Of sinsins Elsa which she had nov AZ
tempted i'm time. without rehearsal 'u'
this was from the habituaI doUbters. " must pe
remembered that. although the boy cried 'NoA'
several times for fun, there actually was Won az
last and an opera singers lIngs are realS "'
more unassailable by the elements than aho'"7'
mans. The final result thar "MerstoIeie Na
given. and those who heard IL had no Just cauS7
20 feel disappointment. for Miss MacintTe per
formance Of Marguerite especially in the prS0'
scene was surprisingly beautiful She has suns
the part before. but never before we'll ana Vnos
whom a pleasant memory is reward lOt
night at the opera had IL In this case Mt Pahso"
has been too long known capable deVil 10 az
msnd comment. and all the other members Oh '"'
cast have been heard in the same parts before
New-York tribune., 1901-02-16
AN AMERICAN ARTIST AT UNION LEAGUE.

AN AMERICAN ARTIST AT UNION LEAGUE.
This months exhibition at the Union League
Club is made up Of thrty-nine paintings and
sketches by Mr.. Walter z. Brown. American
artist who has for a number of years resided in
France. Holland. Egypt and the Holy Land. He
is competent painter. What impresses one most.
in fact. is the workmanlike in which his
paintings executed In his Market Day,
Isigny. France the picturesque old church and
the village types before it capitally drawn and
composed the color is harmonious the whole
scheme has animati tion and accuracy. Also. il may
be added. flavor of the painting Is common
place.
Mr.. Brown is happier i'm his two large studies of
the Acropols. compositions well worked out and
handled with some breadth. He is even more per-
suasive in his Venetian pictures. There is fresh
pleasant color in "A Venetian Sky a tall panel:
I'm THE SirOCco'' and in several small sketches
which attempt reproduce the pure blue and
heecy white of the sky the Iagoons. There is
such clear light in these paintings. there is
much picturesqueness and there is much capable
workmanship that IL is hard 10 turn from the az
hibition with words of anything save cordial ap-
proval Yet it is undeniable that Mr.. Brown lacks
distinction of style. that he is at bottom
uonal. and only escapes by "A hairbreadth from
mere shallow prettiness There is curious
about his sketches Of different
tries. He catches superficial aspect with kind
Of mechanical aptitude. II hts emotions have been
stirred he has not anaGed 70 let that fact become
apparent in his work II is all eminentIy We'll done
and eminently unexCitrng.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-16
DIR. r. ". LAMBERT ENTERTAINED.

DIR. f. W. Lambert. who has been medical direc-
tor OF the Equitable Life Assurance Society since
its organization, yesterday celebrated simulta-
neously his seventeth birthday and the fortysecond
Anniversary OF his connection with the society.
The officers and directors OF the Equitable Life
Assurance Society entertained DR., Lambert at
luncheon in the boar 1roOm of the Equitable, at
which speeches of congratulation We're made by
dent HYDE and others
New-York tribune., 1901-02-16
GOvERNOR ODELL OPENS A CH4RITY B4Lz

Newburg. y. V. Feb l5.-Governor and Mrs.
Odell tonight opened the charity ball given at
the armory by the managers of st. Luke's Hos
pital. under the auspices of the 10th and Sep
arate companies. When the Governor appeared
the troops presented and the people
him ovation The Governor accompanied
by several members of his stan his military secre-
tary Major Bird. and his private secretary. james
Grab