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The times., 1901-06-29
NEXT SEASONS SINGERS.
Maurice Grau's List of Artists Sc
cured While Abrond

LONDON, June 2S.-Maurice Grau left
here today for a months stay at Carls-
bad. Sarah Bernhardt and Constant
Coquelin, who have just given under his
management thirty-two performances Of
"L'Aigion," played to larger receipts than
any other artists acting in foreign Ian
guage who have ever appeared in London.
Their engagement broke all previous re-
cords
Among the artists engaged by Mr.. Grau
for his opera company next year are:
Mn. Albert Alvarez, Ernest Van Dyke,
Ettore di Marchi. who sang with the last
Mapleson company at the Academy of
Music five years ago, but has never ap-
peared at the Metropolitan Opera House
and has lately sung with great success in
La Tosca" at Covent Garden; Gilbert, a
French tenor who has appeared in New
Orleans; Andreas Dippel, Thomas Salig
nae. Jacques Bars, and Albetress, tenors;
Antonio Scotti, Giuseppe Campanari. Day.
is Bispham, and Declery, a newcomer,
baritones; Pol Plancon, Robert Blass,
Journet and Anton Muhlmann, bassos;
Emma Calve, Emma Eames, Milka Ter
nina, J4ucienne Breval, Johanna Gadsl1i,
Suzanne Adams Fritze Scheff. sopranos;
Ernestine Schumann-Heink and Carrie
Bridewell, contraltos.
Mr. Grau Is now in negotiation with
Mines Marcella Sembrich, Sybil San
derson and I.ilh Lehman. He is also
treating with Edouard De Reszke and An
ton van Rooy.
The conductors are to be Armando Sc
pllli. Philippe Flon, and Walter Dam
rosch. Among the new operas to be sung
'Messaline," La Los lie Roi d'Ys,' and
Paderewskis "Manru."
The times., 1901-06-29
AN EXCESS IN INDEMNITY.
Chinese Have Agreed to Pay More
Than the Aggregate Claims.

Another delay has occurred In the COL
lection of the indemnity from China. It
has just been discovered that, although
China agreed to pay an indemnity OF 49,
000.0O5 taels, the aggregate demands Of
the Powers do not exceed 415.O 900 taels.
This means that China has agreed to pay
to the Powers IS, ,0000 600 taels more than
they can rightfully claim.
The Powers each agreed to submit their
separate claims for indemnity, but before
this was done the representatives in Pc
kin estimated the total indemnity at
about 450 OO0, 600 taels and this was de-
manded of China.
Now that the amounts claimed by the
respective countries have been received
and added it shows total of not more
than 415,000 600 taels.
Whether the Powers will accept the ex-
cess amount and apportion it to the diff
ferent countries has not yet been deter
mined. The United States. it is said, will
insist that the surplus be returned to
China, but it is doubtful whether Ger
many and Russia will agree to such a dis
position of it.
The opinion of the State Department Of
ficials is that Japan will not agree to the
return of the excess indemnity to China.
This opinion is based on knowledge of the
amounts expended by Japan and of the
fact that Japan has been seeking TO in
crease her share of the indemnity fund.
It is shown that Japan really expended
more money than she asked for original
ly, but now finds that she Will be COM
PEELED to sell her share of the bonds in
stead of placing them away and drawing
the interest. With surplus of 35,OO0,O0
taels Japan can secure a portion which
will enable her to make up the deficien-
cy in her original demand.
The times., 1901-06-29
SENIOR GOMEZ IN SAVANNAH.
The General Declares His Trip Is for
Recreation Only.

| SAVANNAH, Ga, June 2S.-Gen. Maxi
mo Gomez was in Savannah today for a
| short time, en- route to Washington. The
general was accompanied by his son and
| Senor Alexander Gonzales, private sec
retary to Governor General Wood.
General Gomez is silent as to his plans.
except to say that his visit has no politi
cal significance. He is on a social visit
to the United States, he declared through
his interpreter, Mr.. Gonzales, and the
latter is very emphatic in impressing that
upon newspaper representatives when
they search out the general for an inter-
view.
1.-The general has repeatedly stated to
me on this trip said Senor Gonzales,
that his visit is not of a public nature.
He is visiting this country for the first
time since the war for rest and recrea-
tion. That is all, l assure you
The train had scarcely stopped here
when the trio stepped out. Senor Con-
zales held two kilograms in his hand.
He looked as if he wished to send a mes
sage. The whole party crossed the rail-
road tracks to the platform. General
Woods secretary looked around bewilder-
ed. He threw out more suggestions in
Spanish and said in English, Il was look
ing for lager beer saloon
If there is anything the vicinity of the
depot is supplied with, 1t is beer saloons,
and it did not take long for the visitors
to find one Soon three foam-topped
stems stood before the party. Que es
eso?" asked the general, apparently a
little in doubt.
Lager" was the reply.
The beverage was soon disposed OF. 1t
did not take long to reach the train again
and a reporter once more tried his hand
at interviewing. The Cuban general re-
fused to answer several questions as to
the future OF Cuba, the Platt amendment,
etc. He was finally asked If he expected
to be made President of the Cuban Re
public. There were several verbal pas
sages at arms in the Spanish language
before the answer was framed for publi-
cation.
1.-The general says" said the secretary,
that he has been a fighting man. He
fought for Cuba, and row, that the fight
ing is over. he is not in politics.
The times., 1901-06-29
The New Issues.

The wisdom of Mr.. Bryan's latest
Jtterance, in which he makes devotion
to the principles of the Kansas City
platform the test of true Democracy
for the future, may we'll be doubted.
The purpose is to guard against the
possibility of those who holted in 1896
and 1900 gaining control Of the organi-
zation. But manifestly it is impossible
for them to gain any such control, un-
less the great mass of Democrats choose
to allow 1t. We can scarcely imagine
the possibility of six million Demo
cratic voters deliberately turning their
backs upon the leaders they followed
so Loyalty in the last two campaigns
and transferring their allegiance to
those who then refused to march be-
hind the Democratic standard.
No doubt, in particular localities, now
and then Gold Democrat may step into
a position of leadership, but it can only
be either because the prevailing senti-
ment of the Democrats there has been
with him or because they are anxious
to let bygones be bygones in the inter-
est of party harmony. And why should
not efforts be made TO bring about har-
mony? We cannot live forever in the
past We must turn our faces to the
future and meet the new conditions
that are forcing themselves upon us.
Nobody seriously believes that the
Democracy can win in 1904 upon.
simple restatement of the Kansas City
platform That declaration of princi-
pies must undergo essential modifica-
tions in order that the party may be
fairly abreast of the times.
Nor is there the slightest reason for
believing that the Democratic party
can carry the country in 1904 without
harmony in its ranks. Harmony ought
not to be sought through sacrifice of
principle, but the laying aside of a
dead issue constitutes no sIch sacri-
fee The very men who framed the
platform of 1900 would not adopt the
same platform again in 1904. Then why
should devotion to the principles of that
platform in its entiret.' be made the
sole test of true Democracy in the cam
paigns of the future?
The only substantial difference be-
tween the Gold Democrats and the main
body Of the party was upon the money
question. That having been settled by
the bounties of Mother Earth in multi
plying the gold supply. there is no
reason why men who are agreed upon
other vital Democratic principles
should be kept apart by differences
upon an issue that no longer lives. 1t
is not necessary to start out with the
idea that the Gold Democrats must be
accepted as the leaders of the party.
They should simply be treated as DEM
ocrats. and be given such recognition
as the party sees fit to accord to them.
This is fair, it is good politics, and no
one should object to it.
The times., 1901-06-29
Public Parks.

The question whether the parks are
for the general use Of the people seams
to need definition for some of the in
habftants of New York. They seem
not to understand what the use of the
people means; and some of them are
regarding the action of New York
official, in fining a policeman for driv-
ing a woman off a plot of newly seeded
lawn. as an indication that il Is right
for them to go anywhere and do any
thing they like on these tracts of land.
That policeman was doing his duty;
and he should emphatically not have
been fined. 1t was his business to keep
people on the walks, where they be-
longed. and if he failed to do this, the
turf of the park would before long look
like a school playground. The majority
of the people of New York, who pay
the taxes and make the laws. certainly
do not wish this. If they did, they
would have spared all the pains they
have taken TO make their parks beauti-
full and attractive.
This is more or less a question in
which the whole country is interested,
There has always been more or less
senlimentalism about the poor unfortu
nate children in the cities who are not
allowed to play on the grass because
the policeman viii drive them away;
but seldom is any attempt made to ex-
plain to children or other people that
only on these conditions can parks be
had in cities at all.
A big city is something like we'll
furnished house II has certain limita-
tions. The model rouse Will, of course,
have a playroom for the children.
where they can run about and play
games and amuse themselves as they
choose; but that room viii not be the
drawing room, and it is not right that
il should be- Even in their playroom,
children should be taught that there
are certain rules Of decency and moder-
alton to be observed. That is what
good breeding means. 1t is right that
there should be no room in the house
too good for the children to enjoy; but
it will do them no possible harm to
have at least one room which they
must enjoy as their parents do-quietly
and without rough usage. Nothing is
gained by allowing them to play ball in
the dining room at the risk of the
dishes, or establish a carpenters shop
in the parlor, or use the library books
TO scrawl pictures in. There should be
no book In the house, within certain
reasonable limitations, forbidden to the
child; but 1t should be understood that
costly books can only be enjoyed on
condition that they are carefully han
died. The modern child is too often not
taught to be careful of anything. He
does not hesitate TO soil or tear expen-
sive books and pictures, scatter crumbs
over valuable carpets. or destroy the
polish Of fine furniture. Nothing is
gained By this laxness 1t is a great
mistake to have everything in the
house so fine that the child must be
forever watched and scolded for fear he
will injure something IL is almost as
great q mistake to have nothing which
his inquisitive fingers must not handle
carelessly. The same principle holds in
the city. There should be places for the
children to play, not too good for thera
to use as they please; there should be
others in which they are taught to take
The times., 1901-06-29
SECRETARY WILSON TALKS.
He EnIivens the Cabinet Meeting by
an Address on Crops.

At the Cabinet meeting yesterday Sec
retary Wilson gave his colleagues an in
teresting account of the growth and de-
velopment of the Department of Agri-
culture with especial reference to what
has been accomplished during the fiscal
year which ends on June 80. He spoke
of the increase in the agricultural prod
ucts of the country and made particular
mention of the tobacco, beet sugar, and
rice industries.
Taking up the subject of tobacco, he
said that at the present time, in addi-
ton to all of the weed which we con-
sumo we are selling $50, coo worth of
tobacco each year. Against this show
ing of the export trade. we are purchas-
ing from abroad s13 600 worth annually.
OF this amount $, 100000 is paid for the
fine Sumatra wrapper and the remainder
for the fine filler which comes chiefly
from Cuba.
Notwithstanding the fact that we buy
IS, 900. 900 worth of Sumatra wrapper, the
exhibits of this product grown on Amer
lean soil took the first gold medal prize
at the Paris Exposition of 1900. In an
other year, he predicted, We would not
be compelled to purchase any foreign
grown tobacco, but will raise all of the
product needed for home consumption and
expectation except small amount OF
fine filler, which cannot be produced out
side of the tropics
The growth of the beet sugar industry
the Secretary said, had been marvellous
and it is rapidly increasing few years
ago he stated, when beet sugar first be-
gan TO be produced il was necessary to
import machinery, chiefly from Germany,
for the cultivation of the beets and also
for the manufacture of the sugar. Now,
he said. practically all of this machinery
is made in the United States.
OF rice. Secretary Wilson said IT was
not many years ago that all or nearly
all of that cereal consumed in the United
States was imported, whereas within an
other year we will be exporting rice.
He gave some interesting figures to il
lustrate these statements, and his talk
occupied the attention of the Cabinet for
the major portion of the meeting. Sew
eral minor departmental affairs were also
presented.
Secretary Hay. Secretary Long, and
Postmaster General Smith were not pres
ent Yesterday.
The times., 1901-06-29
BRADSTREETS ON THE WEEK.
The Weeks Developments Favor
able 10 n Ffrmer Money Market.


NEW YORK. June 2S.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say:
Trade. crop. and Industrial develop
ments this week have been largely favor
able, temporarily frmer money, due to
July interest disbursement preparations,
and slight financial troubles, due to i'm
proper business methods, not detracting
from the generally satisfactory and con-
hdent feeling with which the half year in
business closes. High temperatures have
aided the distribution of seasonable goods
at retail and stimulated recorder demands
from wholesalers. although the volume OF
business has been limited by small stocks
The cotton goods situation has gained
rather than lost in strength. but the vol
ume of business has been limited by the
fact that sellers are not disposed to COM
nit themselves, largely in view of the un-
settled outlook for raw material prices
There is also better tone in wooden
goods. and this is reflected in firmer quo
tations for the finer grades of raw ma
terial.
''Seasonable weather has come to the
aid of corn. and that great staple has
made good PROCESS, although still unde-
niably backward. Winter wheat harvest
ing is progressing under exceptionally
favorable circumstances, and reports as
to quantity and quality confirm earlier
sanguine advices. Cotton crop prospects
have also improved. particularly in the
South Atlantic States, but showers in
Texas have not yet put the plant in that
section out of danger from dry weather.
For the week prices, except for the
leading cereals and cotton, show little
change. Early liquidation. due to contin-
ued favorable crop reports, gave way to
firmer feeling in wheat and corn be-
cause Of renewed advices of widespread
crop impairment in Europe, particularly
liquidation succeeding, lost all of the gain
Corn moved in sympathy with wheat, but
with a net increase on the week. how
ever
Failures for the week number 1856
against 1SS last week, and 1s5 in this week
a year ago..
The times., 1901-06-29
GENERAL LUDLOW RETURNS.
Among the Military Passengers on
the Busord, Just Back.

the Busord, Just Back.
General Shafter notified the War De-
partment yesterday Of the arrival at San
Francisco of the transport Buford. with
the following military passengers:
General Ludlow, Colonel Goodall, Sew
enteenth Infantry; Lieutenant Colonel
Heistand Adjutant Generals Depart
ment; Majors Biddle, Engineer Corps;
Rodman, Twentieth Infantry; Chubb,
Twenty-seventh Infantry, and Ruthers
Commissary; Captains Bennett, assistant
surgeon: Berry, Artillery Corps; Ahern,
Ninth Infantry; Lloyd, Fifteenth infan-
try; Chapman. Twentieth Infantry: Lieu
tenants Pinkham, assistant surgeon;
Scott, Artillery Corps; Siegle, Thirty
eighth; Hannay, Twenty-second; Court
ney, Thirty-ninth, and Smith, Ninth In
fantry. Forty-frst Infantry Volunteers),
twenty officers and S9S men; twenty-five
sick soldiers, five hospital corps men,
twenty casuals, seventy-five discharged
soldiers two nurses, one veterinarian,
two civilian employees, seven contract sur
geons.
The transport also brought home Tor
interment the bodies of 2lS soldiers who
died in the Philippines. There were no
deaths during the voyage.
Secretary Root has issued an order di-
Yecting Brig. Gen. William Ludlow to
come to Washington for medical eXami-
nation and treatment. General Ludlow
has lust returned from the Philippines
and is now in San Francisco. He went to
Manila to command a division of the
army N the islands. but soon after reach
ing there was taken i'll with tuberculosis
and became incapacitated for duty. Prior
10 leaving for the Philippines General
Ludlow was in command of the military
depa rtrnent of the city of Havana.
The times., 1901-06-29
American Industrial Supremacy.

Much is being written at this time,
particularly by European students Of
economic and industrial conditions,
upon the causes of the present indus
trial supremacy of the United States
1t is but natural that this should be SO,
for our pre- -eminence has become strik-
ingly manifest just at 9 time when Eu-
rope is experiencing a recession of the
tide of business activity which began
TO rise upon that Continent about five
years ago. When our own fortunes are
at an ebb we instinctively turn our
thoughts to the condition of others who
are better off than we are; and this i'm
pulse is especially strong when those
others happen to be our competitors.
The reasons for our rapid industrial
advance are simple and obvious. There
are two prime causes: First, the intel
ligent and energetic character Of the
American people; second, the ineom-
parable resources of our continental do
main. In due modesty. perhaps, we
ought to say that our natural resources
have been and are the greatest factor
in the growth which has made the
American Republic the first of the
worlds industrial nations. Assuming
that in Intellectual ac1men we are Just
equal TO our European competitors,
with our great natural advantages we
must necessarily take the lead and hold
St II we also demonstrate superiori-
ty in mechanical and business skill, it
viii by so much increase our lead.
Nowhere else is our superiority In re-
sources so distinctly marked as in the
agricultural field. Here we have an
advantage which can scarcely be meas
ured and il is an advantage which no
human effort can overcome Almost
equally great, however, is the advan-
tage which accrues from our exhaust
less storehouses of mineral wealth
which lie buried beneath the surface. 1t
is simply idle for any country less ia
vored in these respects 10 think Of keep
ing abreast Of the United States in the
industrial march.
These facts are only obscurely recog-
nized by many foreign writer's, who are
inclined to ascribe our tremendous
growth mainly to an unjust commercial
policy. If this were true, it would be
an anwise argument for our foreign
competitors to make. All nations pur-
sue the commercial policy that they be-
heve 10 be best for them, and their
right TO do so is indisputable, provided
they do no actual injustice to others.
The American policy complained of has
stimulated certain industries beyond a
doubt. but even the best American
economic thought believes that ii has
been al the expense OF other industries.
and that upon the whole we have been
the loser by 1t.
AT the same time ii is not so certain
that we have not been positively un-
just 10 other countries in our dealings
with them. We may very easily have
hurt them without benefting ourselves.
II. for example, the trusts are selling
goods at reduced rates in foreign mar
kets. and charging higher prices at
home In order TO keep dividends at the
top notch, ii is as clear as light that
both the foreign producer and the
American consumer are hurt Even
the foreign consumers advantage is a
dubious one. for the injustice to the
The times., 1901-06-29
NO PARDON FOR ATTORNEYS.
ingham and hewitt Must Finish
Their Penitentiary Sentences.

The President yesterday declined to
grant pardons to EIlery P. Ingham and
Harvey X. hewitt, the Philadelphia at
| torneys who were convicted of being i'm
plicated in the Jacobs counterfeiting cases
in that city and Lancaster. Pa Each is
now serving a penitentiary sentence of
two years and six months, which will ter
| inmate next December. The principal
point made by the lawyers in their appli-
cation for pardons was that il compelled
to serve out the full term of their re-
spective sentences they would there
after be debarred from practicing their
profession in the State of Pennsylvania
The President asked Attorney General
Knox for a complete review OF the cases
before reaching a decision Mr. Knox
made an adverse recommendation and in
doing so said:
1T will be observed that, aside from the
qualified reassertion of their plea of not
guilty, the petitioners set up but one rea-
son for pardon, l. e., their disbarment
from the practice of law, which they
claim is a greater punishment than their
imprisonment, a punishment not provided
by the act of Congress, which the trial
judge could not have considered when he
imposed the sentence.
Il have weighed their suggestions de-
liberately and with great care, and with
a mind disposed toward discovering in
them more than appeared upon first con-
sideration. The more l regard them the
weaker and more inconclusive they ap-
pear. Certainly it is true that the acts
of Congress do not provide for the dis
barment of an attorney who commits a
crime; no more do they provide that
minister of the gospel shall be stripped
of his cloth, or that a great moral or
social leader under like circumstances
shall be dethroned and cast out in dis
grace. Congress has no function in such
matters. Society has it's own way of pro-
tecting itself-its own system of rewards
and punishments.
THE petitioners disbarment therefore
was no part of their sentence. 1t was the
commendable act of the PENNSYLVANIA
courts to purge its bar of those who had
Your pardon could not restore them to
practice. This is a matter solely for the
courts which rejected them.
All the consequences of crime are dis-
agreeable and distressing. These petit
TONERS were lawyers. They well knew
the high ideals of their profession. and
that no self-respecting court in law-re-
specttng community would tolerate upon
it's roll. and thereby hold out TO the world
as worthy of confidence, men who with
deliberate design abandoned the high tra-
ditions of their profession and entered
upon a criminal conspiracy to corrupt the |
currency of their country and seduce Off
GERS of the Government into betrayal OF
their trust.
THE suggestion that the high-minded !
judge who imposed the merciful sentence-i
in this case could not have considered the |
possibility of their disbarment needs no |
comment. In my Judgment there Is no |
reason why the petition should be grant |
ed and / therefore recommend that it be |
denied -
The times., 1901-06-29
A PORTO RIcAN RAILROAD.
Charter Granted by Governor Allen
Sent TO the President.

The State Department has received from
Governor Allen, of Porto Rico, copy of
the railroad franchise granted by the ex-
ecutive council to company of French
capitalists for the construction of road
which practically completes circuit of
the island. The company was chartered
under the Spanish regime and had con-
structed a portion of its line when the
island was occupied By the United States
troops The work was then suspended in
order that the company might have an op-
portunity to determine its status.
The franchise now granted is said to be
less favorable to the company than the
old Spanish charter but the promoters are
willing to accept it. 1t is understood that
II has the endorsement of Governor Allen,
but before IL becomes operative must be
approved by the President. The matter
has been referred to the Attorney General
for his opinion.