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New-York tribune., 1901-11-02
GENERAL BULLER'S MESSAGE.

The most astonishing contribution to the con-
troversy over General Sir Redvers Butler is
that reported by our London correspondent on
Thursday 1t consists of "The National Re-
views" version of that III starred commanders
famous message TO General White at Lady
smith after the disastrous battle Of Colenso
In the most direct and unequivocal Of terms
the alleged dispatch announced General Buffers
defeat and ordered General White TO destroy his
cipher codes and ammunition, and then make
the best terms he could (of surrender, OF coursel
with the Beers after General Butler had forti
fed his position, that he, too. might not have
to capitulate. Before attempting to pass judg
ment upon this most extraordinary. may say
unprecedented utterance, let recall some OF
General Buffers own declarations concerning it
in his speech of October 10, which resulted in
his enforced retirement from active service in
the British army.
General Butler declared in that speech that
he had ''spatchcocked into the middle of
dispatch to General White a sentence suggest
ing that it would be necessary for the Lady
smith garrison 10 surrender and indicating the
way in which il should be done. and that he
did so in order that he might himself chival-
rousy assume the responsibility for General
Whites action-thus making it appear gal
liant and generous instead of pusillanimous
believed. in the hands of the editor of a maya
zine-meanng, doubt, THE National Re-
view''-and he challenged that editor to publish
il. saying that if he (the editor) would do so he
General Buller) would publish a certified copy
of it and let the public judge the case Appar-
entity the Editor of 1.-The National Review has
met this challenge by publishing the dispatch
or what he believes TO be the dispatch. 1t now
remains for General Butler TO retort by publish
ing his certified copy" His mere statement to
a reporter. THAT is not my telegram" can
scarcely be regarded as adequate or convincing
The dispatch as published by THE National
Review and reported by our correspondent is
so amazing in tone that should be inclined
at once 70 dismiss II with incredulty fabri-
cation were il not for the authoritative medium
through which it is put forth The National
Review is edited by Mr.. l. j. Maxse, son of
the late Admiral Maxse and the brother-inaw
of Lord Salisbury's son. Edward Cecil. The
review Is a serious and responsible publica-
ton 1t is at times somewhat unconventional
and. if we may the expression, radical in
its conservatism. It is no respecter of persons
and has no fear of the powers that be. But it
is never idly sensational or reckless, and it is
certainly not the magazine TO publish such a
New-York tribune., 1901-11-02
4 PERSISTENT SURPLUS.

The Federal Treasury's latest balance sheet
continues to give countenance to curious hScai
paradox. BY the War Revenue Tax Reduction
act of March 3, 1901, cut of from S4o,0Oo'ooo
to S45,000.O00 made III the Treasury an
nual income. The fiscal year ending June 90
1900 had shown a surplus revenue or S'9,ooo'-
OOO and this huge balance was diminished only
10 $4,000 900 in the fiscal year ending June 80,
1901 The reductions in the internal revenue
schedules authorized by Congress would, 1t was
grayely calculated restore farer balance be-
tween receipts and expenditures, leaving the
Treasury merely the margin needed 10 secure
it against some wholly unexpected national de-
mand The Tax Reduction law has now been
in force four months Yet under its operations
the Treasury balance. instead OF shrinking to
less than half its former volume has mounted
almost as pcrsistently as ever and now threat
ems to reach or pass the superfuous ngures OF
1900 and 1901 In the last four months the net
excess of government receipts over government
expenditures has been about S22,ooo0oo; and as
September and October produced much larger
surpluses than July and August, and each month
larger surplus than the corresponding month
last year, it seems not unreasonable to calculate
on a surplus for 1901-'02 running far up toward
the 100000, 900 mark.
II is scarcely Just of course. TO charge the
Tax Reduction act with the apparent absolute
failure of last winters well meant effort 10
diminish the surplus and tighten the burdens of
Federal taxation The law of March has by
no means fulfilled the expectations Of its franz
ers. Yet it has checked materially the inflow OF
internal revenue collections. and for the first
four months of the present year has lowered
the Treasury's total receipts about S4,5o0,00o.
At this rate it will result in a cut of Sl33pb0oo
for the full twelve months-about third of the
sum the Secretary of the Treasury and Con
gress planned TO surrender through last win
ter's legislation.
The block on which their calculations stumbled
was the unsupported shrinkage of expenditures,
due to the programme of economy enforced In
the War Department by Secretary Root. For
the month of October the War Departments
disbursements were only S95i3410 against over
Sl4 100000 in October. 1900 Equally crafty
ing reductions were made in the months preced
ing and in consequence the Treasurys eX-
penditures for the first third OF the present
fiscal wear have fallen short of last years
figures by some S27,OOOO00. Naval eXpend
lures this year show tendency T. increase
which may slightly counterbalance the saving
effected In the army account. But it is safe
perhaps, to assume that the fiscal years eX
penditures will drop far enough below those Of
1901 to invalidate completely the calculations
of the trainers of the Tax Reduction law. The
paradoXical results of that measure will con
tinue to excite Il curious interest. Yet it will
be readily agreed on all sides that the Treasury
can better afford to smile at paradoxical sur
plus than to frown at a paradoxical deficit.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-02
THE SUNDAY TRIBUNE.

The coming election Is to-day the uppermost
topic in the minds of New-Yorkers and, indeed,
of millions elsewhere who are looking hope
fully to see the American metropolis redeem II
self from the rule of Tammany Hall 1t Will
be eminently appropriate, therefore, for Inc
Sunday Tribune tomorrow to present. as 1t VIII,
a full page of fine half tone portraits OF the
leading candidates the fusion ticket Plct-
ures of typical automobiles will similarly be
timely in view of the automobile show so,
in this glorious for out of door sports, VIII
be appropriate a handsomely illustrated account
of the Orange County Hunt Club. The focking
of diplomats back to Washington to meet the
new President will be the theme of another apt
article. The recent reports of monopoly OF
the chnchia market give timeliness to an IN
teresting description Of the method OF obtain
ing and importing that beautiful fur Inc
church to be built in memory of the late Maltole
D. Babcock legends of an historic manor house
at pobbS Ferry, the harvesting OF crops OF
ocean fish, the fremen of Japan, the clup ana
hotel walters Of NewYork some skyscrapmg
chimneys and great array of other varied
topics will fill up the pages of this favorlte
paper with something of interest TO every
reader.
There WILL of course, be the usual reviews OF
literature music and the drama, accounts OF
the sports of the week, social chronlcllngs, mat
ters of special interest to women and TO the 40
mestic circle. foreign correspondence ana the
other features familiar to our readers, IN al
dition to all the legitimate news OF the world
collected with enterprise and presented WIN
care and discretion. 1t will be capital paper
from the first line of the first page to the last
line of the last.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-02
PERSONAL.

Mrs Charles c. G. Thornton and her daughter,
Miss Mary c. Thornton. OF Magnolia, Mass, have
given $50 900 for a library building to the Thornton
ACADEMY Saco Me as a memorial the late
Colonel {. c. G.. Thornton, who In his VIII provided
that on the death OF his wife and daughter the
academy should receive $4,000 TO found a manual
training department
THE Christian Inteliigencer" says: The Rev
Dr. Workman, the president OF the General synod
retres month from the pastorate of the church
at Saugerties which he has held efficiently Tor
eighteen years, the longest of any in that church
and. with exception of the Nenerabie pf- Us
trander the longest of any in the united churches
of Katsbaan and Saugertles
General Sir Lloyd William Matthews, OF England
whose death has been reported from Zanzibar
was for many years of the Sultan's most
trusted advisers He entered the Sultan of Fan
zibnr's service IN 1878 organized his military force
was appointed its general and carried out several
expeditions into Africa.
The BENJAMIN Harrison Monument Association, of
Indianapolfs raised nearly $4,000 and ii is be
leved that the plans agreed on, which will be
nut into active operation at once, VIII swell the
amount easily to 100000 and $50,@@ may be reached
James Farrell. of Barboursville, w. Va. who re-
Gently celebra 1O5th anniversary of his birth
served in the War of 1872. and later was in Mexico
under jefferson Davis. When the war between the
States broke out he enlisted. although no longer
Young man. and four years of service. He was
T~obahly the Oldest veteran offer his services
the government when the Spanish war broke out
Professor w. d. Gibbs OF the Ohio State Univer-
sity has been elected professor of agriculture and
director of the experiment station at the New
IIampshire College of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts, Durham. N H.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-02
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The war against trailing skirts as means of COM
munIcation of diseases is carried with vigor in
Germany Thus, at Ems the authorities have put
up n notice that long skirts to be admitted
within the precincts of the gardens and the keeper
excludes women whose skirts in his opinion
FOO long while outside of Dresden notices are
nosted on tie trees that of trailing skirts
will be fined.
Does your husband really believe in old Doctor
Hopp's Cure for Insomnia" asked one woman
"0f course he doesr' was the answer. why in
the world shouldn't he, I'd like to know? He has
reason enough! 1t has cured him three times
within a month!"-(Youths Companion.
I'm Brown County" says The Kansas City
Journal" "a proposition is being submitted the
farmers to give them connection with the indie
nendent long distance telephone lines Ewing Her
bert SAYS the farmers are taking kindly the
every farmer in the county have phone in
his house"
Tommy-Pa, may ask one more question?
Tommy-Weil pa. why is a bad actor called
ham? 1880, ,.,
eggs-(P Philadelphia Press.
A clever scheme has been devised to checkmate
Sheriff Pearson of Portland, Me. in his efforts to
eral times ruled that liquors in the custody of an
axnress company are technically in transit until
delivered and therefore not seizable Liquors that
come by freight however. can be seized as soon
as they are unloaded from freight car.
A large percentage of the beer and ale seized by
Sheriff Pearson has been found at depots ana In
the freight yards
Persons interested in the sale of ale manufactured
In Portsmouth. N. H. have conceived the plan OF
New-York tribune., 1901-11-02

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER >, 1901
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREICN.-The ophir. with the Duke and
Duchess of Cornwall and York on board, ar
rived at Portsmouth. and were met by the hlns
and Queen; the naval pageant was stately
show but the popular welcome lacked ANNA
ton: the duke and duchess will be welcomed in
London to-day. - The report that the
French SQUADRON which started from ToulUn for
tine Levant had returned was incorrect -
The case Of Miss Stone took serious turn, the
brigands who are holding her captive demand
ing the full ransom Of f2o,et0, Turkish; neso-
tiations with the bandits continue, but the Of
i1cials Of the American Legation In tonStan-
tinopIe are anxious. == Ii Hung Chal2s mas
again suffered from hemorrhages. and his physi-
clans pronounce his condition grave; his death
would affect the Manchurian negotiations be-
tween China and Russia. - Lord Kitchener
reports the CAPTURE OF a Roer laager Of seventy
eight men by Colonel Kekewich's column, in the
Transvaal; the fighting burghers have asked
the advice Of Mr. Kruger as TO the wisdom
of making reprisals on the British --= An
other case of plague has been reported in Cflas-
COW and a large number of people isolated
DoMEsTIC.-The Schley court of inquiry ad,
journed until Monday when Admiral Sch!ey VIII
take the stand again for the purpose of correct
ing and adding to his testimony. arguments DE
counsel will be next in order. - President
Roosevelt received DR. Munoz. a special envoy
from Guatemala, bearing condolences on the
death Of President Mckinley - The NaFai
Board on Construction has recommended TO
Secretary Long the building of forty more var
ships OF all classes. from battleshps 10 tug
boats. 80 Six persons were killed in a rail-
road wreck on the Pennsylvania line near fort
Wayne Ind. - Ernest II. Wands, of The
Tribune staff. was appointed st. Louis Worlds
Fair Commissioner TO Peru Ecuador. Colombia
and Venezuela. - Mrs Anson Phelps Stokes
appeared in court in Pittsfeld to prosecute her
maid for theft. - IT reported that the
big new Eastman Kodak Company intended to
absorb the Rochester Optical and Camera Com
pany. The cornerstone of the new Ma
sonic Temple in Rochester was laid - The
Rev. Dr. Cornelius Van Santvoord died in king
ston. N Y.
CITY.-Stocks We're strong and inactive. -
Senator Depew made his first speech Of the
campaign at Durlands Riding Academy, where
Of the biggest meetings in the fusion can
vass held - Cheers for Seth Low
greeted Edward NJ Shepard at two Tammany
mass meetings at which he spoke; he gave no
greeting, not look, to Henry w Unger
when the latter sat down beside him at one
meeting. - Governor Odel demanded that
Mayor Van Wyck afford full police assistance
to Superintendent McCullagh in enforcing the
law on Election Day: Mr.. McCulagh sent Com
missioner Murphy detailed statement of places
where colonization has been attempted.
THE WEATHER.-Forecast for to-day: Fair
The temperature yesterday: Highest. CD de-
grees; lowest, %; average, Sc
New-York tribune., 1901-11-02
FACTS FOR PARENTS.

The response to the appeal of the WOman's
Municipal League for contributions to aid in
circulating the City Clubs pamphlet, Facts for
Fathers and Mothers has been gratifying but
about So 900 more is yet needed to bring 10 the
knowledge OF every voter the danger confront
ing the yirtuous families of this city. The time
before election is short; work must be done ex-
peditiouslv if at all; therefore 1t Is necessary,
to keep the matter before the public, that money
be placed in the hands of the treasurer Y.
Everit Macy No 10 West Thirty -fOurth-st i'm
mediately.
1t is a comfortable belief of many excellent
people that the vice which Tammany protects is
the portion of those who desire to partake of
it. There was never a greater error. The
cadets" are reaching out in every direction
for the daughters of respectable homes who
themselves are yirtuous, but who are made vic
tins of violence or fraud 1t is time that the
parents of this city knew these facts. The
pamphlet is not pleasant reading. 1t is not in
tended for boys and girls, but for men and
women upon whom rests the responsibility of
guarding their children from government or
ganized for the protection of those who attack
virtue. 1t gives an account based on court rec
or(ls of the crimes Of these Cadets. and it re-
veals the Tammany candidate for District At
torney Henry w. Tnger. as one Of the lawyers
for wretch who married girl, took her by
deception to dsorderly house. deprived her
of her street clothing and lived on the money
he compelled her by force to while in
carcerated there. His lawyers We're low enough
to seek his freedom by attacking her character.
but were unsuccessful, and their client is serv-
ing sentence Of Imprisonment for four year.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-02
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New-York tribune., 1901-11-02

thing as this without the strongest conviction
of its truth 1t is of course, conceivable that 1t
is honestly mistaken, or has been made the VIC
tim of a monstrous and unique deception. Ana
as much as we should regret to pave TO make
such a record concerning so estimaDle puol-
ca tion we must hope such will prove to be the
case For otherwise we should have TO accept
as true what is probably the most humiiating
and unworthy dispatch ever sent by general
officer we will not say of the British army
alone, but of the English speaking race With
such impulse of interest we must await the fui-
flment of General Buffers promise in the pro-
duction of his certified copy" of the dispatch.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-02
DR. JAMES If. KINGS NEW OFFICE.
,,r.rt,oDIsr BISHOPS ELECT HIM CORRESPONDING
SECRETARY of CHURCH EXTENSION SOCIETY

METHODIST BISHOPS ELECT HIM CORRESPONDING
srcRrTARY OF CHURCH EXTENSION SOCIETY
Cincinnati Nov. bishop GoodseH presided NJ
the morning session to-day of the Methodlst
,2iebons II was decided TO hold the next semi
annual conference at Chattanooga at "hSh 'lihe
closer relations and the final union OF the churcheS
North and South will be further considered
Dr James NJ. King. who was the hrst ASSISTANT
to the late DR. Spencer. of Atlanta. was eecteu
corresponding secretary of the Chnrch hNte''SIol
Society with headquarters at Phiadelphl0' Ut
Kings successor will not be named until next
week.
The reports Of Bishops Cranston. Merrill and
Andrews were presented to-day and referred TO
committees for further consideration. Bishop Me-
Cahe presided at the afternoon session. whlch was
devoted to reports from nine foreign countries
T.fshoD Thoburn who is present. reported for ms
conferences in India. Bengal Burmah and the Phil
bishop Vincent. for the European conferences,
and Bishop Hartsel. for the African conferences
renOrted by letter. Bishop Harsell is now on the
wav to South Africa. He is able to travel from
Cane Town by railway to Newt militia, where ne
hopes to hold the first conference in that region
next week. The work in Liberia is said 10 sho"
phenomenal progress: - - .t
tions in China. will be presented tomorrow Ihis
report includes Japan and Corea. ~
The Bishops had a public reception tonight;
which was presided over by W. B. Melish and
attended.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-02
DIR THOMAS AND HIS SUCCESSOR.

Chicago Nov. 1.-The Rev. Frank Crane. who re-
signed the pastorate of the Hyde Park Methodist
Church to accept a call from the Peoples Church.
will preach the first to his new 1ock
week from Sunday Mr.. Crane will receive year
w salary of s. 500 He will surrender at the next
meeting of the Rock River Conference his license
TO preach as a Methodist Episcopal minister. pr
w II Thomas who resigned the pastorate or the
People's Church because of his advancing age has
been made pastor emeritus at annual salary
of
New-York tribune., 1901-11-02

The McCuIlagh guardians of honest elections
have found that many of the Devery-Scannell
policemen and firemen have registered from po-
lice stations and fire houses. This is iagrantly
illegal. There is plenty of trouble ahead for
everybody who has been guilty of dishonest
registration or colonization. and for all who try
to swell the Tammany vote by violating the
statutes McCullagh and his commandery are
wide awake this year. The Tim" Sullivan gangs
should take heed.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-02

and eight months. Would Mr.. Unger. whose
firm thus defends cadets in their unspeakable
industry be likely in the District Attorneys
office to give fathers and mothers protection for
their daughters against these monsters:
Should these fathers and mothers not be told.
shocking as the knowledge IS, the danger that
turks for thoughtless indiscreet but honest girls
in this Tammany cadet protecting govern
ment2
New-York tribune., 1901-11-02

The farmers general of France who gained
control of the collection of the taxes were so
oppressive and extortionate that their crimes
were largely instrumental in bringing about the
revolution which shook all Europe with an
earthquake. Our Tammany farmers general are
no less rapaciouS
New-York tribune., 1901-11-02
PRESIDENT TO ENTERTAIN CLASSMATES.

Washington Nov. 1.-About dozen members of
President Roosevelt's class of 80 at Harvard VIII
be the Presidents guests at dinner tomorrow
night
New-York tribune., 1901-11-02

Swelling surpluses getting to be a habit
with the Federal Treasury in these days of ma
tional prosperity and national content.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-02
CARNEGIE LIBRARY IN Los G4TOS.

Los Gatos Cal. Nov. ANDREW Carnegie has
given SO 900 for the erection of library building
in this
New-York tribune., 1901-11-02
ANDREW CARNEGIE TO ARRITE To-DAH

LORD Pa1yNCEFoTE AND OTHER WELL hNo"'
PERSONS ALSO ON THE ST LOUIS
Mr.. andIMrs Andrew Carnegie ana t"e'i o-,,afn
ter: Lord Pauncefote Ambassador OF 1rea' ,ossss
10 the United States. his daughters 'he 1;cs
Maud and Audrey Pauncefote; NINE MS
Miss Ada Rehan Mrs Levi P Morton a" ,ns
an. Merton are among the passengers on 80 ~,
steamer St Louis. OF the American Line oA'
to-day.