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New-York tribune., 1901-10-17

are now demanding II Congress feels inclined
this winter to make any changes In our present
electoral system It will meet far more press
ing public want by shifting the date Of the
inaugural ceremony from March to April 30
thus lengthening the present shorter session or
Congress by eight full weeks and insuring
Presidential installation under genial skies and
amid surroundings more conducive to the splen-
dor and dignity Of the celebration with which
we mark the transfer of power from one Chief
Magistrate TO another Such a change is de-
manded by both reason and sentiment, and any
agitation In or out of Congress for reforms in
our electoral methods Is TO be welcomed as
forcing the desirability Of this revision Of our
political calendar more and more into view.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-17
THE PREsTDEyTIdL SUCCESSION

Some restless and energetic critics in Wash
ington have discovered that the Presidential
Succession law, which since President McTn-
ley's tragic death has been the object of much
careful scrutiny, contains certain flaws which II
VIII be the duty OF Congress at its next session
TO repair According 10 these critics. the most
serious defect in the succession act is its fall
ure TO define exactly the conditions under which
the power Of the ad interim President ends and
the tenure Of his successor chosen by special
election, begins. Thus Ii is argued that If under
the holdoYer authority OF a Secretary Of State
an election for President were held in Novem-
Der, and the result Of the vote in the Electoral
College were declared. as usual. on the second
Wednesday in February some doubt would still
exist as TO the exact moment when the new
President would qualify. The critics of the
law are disposed 10 assert that the new Presi-
dents title would date not from the day in
February on which the votes were counted in
the presence Of the two houses Of Congress- hut
from the 4th Of March following. Yet, as they
point out, the succession act, while terminating
the acting Presidents power with the actual
election of his successor, makes no provision for
4th Of March Inauguration and leaves an
interregnum Of about three weeks In which the
functions of the Presidency are virtually sus-
pended. Congress- the critics of the law con-
tend VIII have TO amend its work by making
the acting Presidents lease of power end not
on the election but on the qualification of
successor.
We cannot, however, quite admit the validity
OF this ingenious attack on the present system
Of Presidential succession. The defect In the
law Of which complaint is made is In fact more
imaginary than substantial. No analogy can
be maintained between the election and installa-
tion OF a President chosen under the succession
act and The election and installation of q Prest-
dent chosen under ordinary conditions In the
latter case a 4th of March Inauguration is neces.
sary, because there is an occupant OF the White
House whose legal term does not and can not
expire until noon Of March 4. But there can
be no bar 10 the qualification of a President
chosen by special election at any moment after
his title has been declared valid through the
acquiescence Of the two houses OF Congress.
His accession would shorten no fixed term and
invade no rights which could possibly be
claimed by the Cabinet officer acting as an ad
interim substitute.
We can therefore see no urgent need for such
~9odifcation Of the succession act as its critics
New-York tribune., 1901-10-17
PERSONAL.

A memorial window has been placed in the
chapel of the United States Naval Academy at
Annapolis to commemorate the late Lieutenant
Commander Theodorus Bailey Myers Mason, u s.
N. who died on October 10. 1900. This memorial
is by his widow. Edmonia T. P. Mason al daughter
of late Rear Admiral Thomas S. Phelps, U. s
N. and designed and executed by Louis
Tiffany. 1t is said TO be Il remarkably fine speci-
of work. The unveiling exercises took place
yesterday. under the direction Of Commander
Wainwright, superintendent of the academy and
appropriate remarks were made by Chaplain II III
Clark L. s. n. Many of the associates of the late
Commander Mason and numerous personal friends
were present.
Paris correspondent of THE London Chroni-
cle' says: Prince Louis Napoleon Bonaparte gen.
eral in the Russian army, is bringing his visit to
France a close. His brief sojourn In this coun-
try has attracted little notice Known he is to be
and TO his profession, those politicians who love
fish in troubled waters take no interest in him.
nor, indeed. would he meet their advances IL they
proffered. Besides his relatives Prince Louis
Napoleon only very few intimate friends
THE Buffalo Commercial" says; Major General
Sir Arthur James Lyon Fremantle, c.. c. NJ. c..
c. b. lately Governor of Malta who died few
about the time Of the battle of Gettysburg and his
Civil War. He then colonel OF the famous
Coldstream Guards. and came over to how
American soldiers did their lighting He was with
the Confederate army at Gettysburg. AT the time
on a fence rail: General. I wouldn't have missed
this for anything" The devil you woudn'tT
growled Longstreet, conscious of the foredoomed
failure of the assault"
Here is extract from letter recently written
by Herbert Spencer to an Italian: 'You have CON-
New-York tribune., 1901-10-17
AmnSemenfs.

ACADEMY OF Observation-Disclosures.
AMERICAN THEATRE-z-s-L.a Tosca.
Bl3OU THEATRE-e;20-The Auctioneer.
BROADWAY THEATRES :i5-Bohernian Girl.
GAsINO-Sl5-The Little Duchess
CRITERION THEATRE-2-S3O-A "A Royal Rival.
DAILY THEATRE-S:l0-The Messenger Boy
EDEN MUSEE-DaY and isvening-world In Wax.
EMPIRE THEATRES 20-The Second Command
FOURTEENTH STREET TIIEATRE-s-The cipher
Code.
GARDEN THEATRES s:3o-f 7 Were King.
5ARRICK CHEATRE-s:20-A Message from Mars.
HARLEM OPERA HOUSE-s:i5-MrsD Danes Defence,
HAMMERSTEIN'S VlcToRIA-s:l5-Russel Brothers In
Sweet Marie
HERALD SQUARE THEATRE-s-The New Workers.
IRVING PLACE THEATRES 2o-Das Cnbeschr1eoe1le
Blatt
ITHS-Continuous Performance.
kNlCkERBOCKER THEATRE - s:i5 The Rogers
Brothers ia Washington.
IHeECM TBEATRB-2-S:15 :153The Love Match. -
AADiSON SQUARE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Liberty
MANHATTAN THEATRES ;2o-Mlranda Of the Balcony
MIRRAY HILL Richelleu.
NV SAVOY THEATRE Sl5-T'he Red Kloof
AEM-HORK TEBATRE-s;l5-Fi0rodoTa.
LAS LOh-S-IDay NRht-C0utinuous Show.
Fhol-IORS FIFTH AVENUE-l:30 20 1O;Sc-NhaI
Happened 10 Jones and Varieties - -
FhO,sTOR'S TWENTY THIRD STREET-1:oO 10 1O;5O-
Ny Friend from India and Varieties.
PhOCIORS 18TH STREET-1:30 TO lO:3o--Mme BUY
- terfiy and Varieties. -.
PRocToR's FIFTY-EIGHTH sTREET-i:sO TO i0:So-
Sandow and Varieties.
THEATRE RET'I BI.IC-S:l5-The Bonnie Brier Bush.
NALLAcKs THEATRE-s:30-Don csesar's Return.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-17
mr. SHEPARD ON ASH BARRELS.

Mr.. Edward NJ Shepard is in great danger,
should he be elected Mayor of being unable
legally to qualify for the office. Yesterday he
made distinct statement which 1t is lmpoS-
sbe TO construe as anything but "a personal
"pledge. promise or mortgage which will pre-
vent his acting in office with an absolute free
dom upon the facts as he shall find them TO
'be and upon his conscience" ''The New-Hork
Evening Post" last night gave the following
account of his conversation:
at notice" said Edward NJ. Shepard. as he
took his seat in his parlor to-day, and opened
the matinee with the reporters, something IN
this street that needs reform. II L am elected
Mayor those ash barrels shall not ornament
"the sidewalks for long" The reporters were
overjoyed at his frankness. One asked:
Does that refer to all streets or only to
Congress-st?"
ITO every street in all the boroughs."
Now. there are hundreds of people in this city
who believe that the ash barrels need reform
ing They are not so offensive as Devery, but
still they are n nuisance, and, like Devery,
should be removed promise to remove them
is calculated TO influence the casting of votes in
favor of the ash barrel reformer just as, accord
ing to Edward NJ Shepard. n promise 10 re-
move Devery might influence votes. Therefore
the promise was distinctly a violation of the
constitution and also of good morals. There is
no difference in principle between Devery and
an ash barrel. The promise to eXtirpate one
as much as a promise TO extirpate the other
is distinct fetter upon an officials freedom OF
action. Mr. Shepard, once in office, might find
the facts warranted the presence of the ash
barrels on the sidewalk though as a private
citizen he regards them as n nuisance, and he
ought to remain free to act upon the facts as
he shall find them and upon his conscience. If
he must remain unbiased TO judge Devery
officially so should he remain unbiased TO
Judge ash barrels. Anyhow, the constitution
forbds promises on the part of candidates for
office. Mr.. Shepard, the ash barrel reformer,
should be careful, or Mr.. Shepard, the great
constitutional lawyer, will get after him. as he
did after Mr.. Low for violation Of the funda-
mental rule governing public elective office" in
making a prediction pledge as to his future
conduct.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-17

advised. Chill did not withdraw from the for
mer congress, though conditions were then far
more provocative of such action than they are
now. She simply refrained from taking part in
certain of Its debates and votes, and in doing
so she did not wreck or compromise the con-
gress. There does not seem to be cause for
even such action in the coming congress. We
cannot believe that at the very opening of the
congress, before that body has had time fully
to organize and to decide what shall be the line
and scope of its deliberations, Chill will declare
her withdrawal from it unless it instantly
accedes to an arbitrary demand made by her
and by her alone. Chill is under no compulsion
to enter the congress at all. or TO remain in 1t,
or to be bound by anything it may do, unless
she voluntarily elects and agrees so to do. But
then neither is the congress under compulsion
to gag and fetter itself or to shape its conduct
according to Chiis individual dictaton.
1t is not pleasant to say all these things, and
1t should not be necessary to do So The neces-
sity arises not from any authoritative act or
utterance by Chill or by other members of the
congress, but from the injudicious or i'll in
formed utterances of outsiders, who put the
whole situation in false light and suggest
nferences which are in fact wholly unwar-
ranted. The congress does not propose to Op-
press or to spoliate Chilli and Chilli certainly
does not aspire to be the autocrat of the con-
gress or to act like spoiled child. 1t is de-
plorable that in any way intimations of such
unworthy intentions should be put abroad.
When the congress meets we shall doubtless
find all it's members acting with more sweet
reasonableness than some of their too Jealous
friends have in advance suggested.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-17
SAY mo" TO BLACKHATL.

If the corporations and the individual citizens
submit to be squeezed and blackmalled by the
Tammany gang this year, and pay over large
sums TO the Fourteenth-st. lootcrs, as they have
done in other years they will deserve 10 be
pundered in many n campaign hereafter.
If they will be brave and steadfaSt and hold
out this time, and refuse to he robbed when
they are called upon to stand and deliver, they
will be safe from blackmai and spolation here
after Then Low will be elected and Shepard
will not be- This is test case.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-17
HE LET THE HOUSE TREAT HIN.
1T WAS A GOOD DINNER" He MURMURED,
AS HE WENT TO \ CELL


Dinner was in full swing at the Hotel Normandie.
at Broadway and ThIrty-eightth-st.. last evening.
when somewhat poorly clad man versing toward
thirty years of age entered the dining room and
after surveying the apartment for an instant
selected table near the window and took up
menu card. The waiter whose business II was to
serve that particular table eyed him a bit doubt
fully but the mans assurance Overawed him Be
sides reflected the waiter. he may be an eccentric
millionaire. So he deterentislly approached the IN
congruous guest
"Ah-waiter" said the latter suavely. running his
eve careIessly over the card. bring me. II you
please a Martini cocktail composed of Plymouth
gin and the other customary ingredients And
then you may bring some Blue Points and-ah
some cosommS Iulienne-these heavy soups dis
turb my delicate digestion"
''Yessir said the waiter. all his fears disDeed'
"And-ah-whie you about it, you may bring
me next" went on the eccentric guest. "a Met
mignon. Iarded with mushrooms. and be sure thas II
is tender very tender Some potatoes. French
fried and-ah-celery. That will be all for ths
present"
The order was filled as given, and when the Ale'
arrived the guest ordered quart of champagne
\ second quart followed the first. Then 90 cent
cigar demanded At last the epicuTe, leah'i'5
back In his chair with sigh OF content oecAoneu
laziIy 10 the attentive waiter and remsrAeU
lanSuidly:
AN now. m'good feIler, be s'good s Z bring me
a Queen Anne roof
"A Queen Anne roof?' CALCULATED the "S4'0
helplessly whats that, sir?"
Rut the happv guest had forgotten all terrestrial
things lost I'm a sea of contentment and cham
pagne The waiter ventured to put one hand on
his shoulder and repeated: -
Whats Queen Anne root. sir. If you please.
HIN? WHAT murmured the epicure retu'H'S
reluctantly to his surroundings.
What's n Queen Anno roof, sir? Inc Sun -
luxury grinned sardOnically-
ITS on tn house" he said.
1t was. too, and was everything else aInount
ing to a total Of 50 4O y policeman took the I'M
pecunious diner to the West Thirtieth-st. stauoH'
where he said that he had no money ana "s
James Hardy of No. 223 East Fourteentn-s'' =
vas a most excellent dinner. he said upon ny
word" he added Il think tn hotel 8 10 DC eOA-
con-congrashlated' --.
'Ah. shut up" snarIed the sergeant as they leu
Harvey TO a cell.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-17

The overproduction of tho French vineyards
this season is so enormous that cheap bran and
husks and chaff soaked with red white wine
worth only few cents for enCh gallon in pres
ent conditions fed to horses. cattle and pigs
1t is lamentabIe that the dumb beasts which per-
ish are thus tempted to excessive Indulgence in
stmuants. But the growers of the grapes say
they must dispose of the deluge of juice this
year in one way or another
New-York tribune., 1901-10-17
CONGRESSMEN LEAVE MANILA.
BEFORE SAILING FOR HOME THEY HAVE AN


INTERVIEW WITH AGUINALDO.
Manila. Oct. 1.-THE party OF Senators and Rep
resentatives which has been visiting Philippine
Islands left here to-day for home board the
United States transport Sheridan. Before sailing
they had an interview with Aguinaldo. He said the
original outbreak of hostllities was a surprise to
him, and that his efforts to maintain the truce
were unavailng. Aguinado has written to a law
yer who is trying to obtain a writ of habeas corpus
in his behalf objecttng to that course, saying
that he prefers to remain prisoner while there
is one compatrot IN TAIL for the Filipino cause
The civil and military authorities are having
Lopez closely watched at Hong-Kong, as they con-
slider his arrival there to be a source OF danger
Tie Philippine Commission has passed an act pro-
hibiting any suspect from landing unless he takes
the oath of allegiance, the penalty for breaking
it being two years Imprisonment for perjury
New-York tribune., 1901-10-17

Murphy and Devery busy with shake
downs in the police force. In the hope of shaking
out votes for Shepard. the candidate for the
mayoralty. who, they hope will keep them in
the places which they have shamefully mis-
used.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-17

Bernard ], York is not candidate for public
office at this time. and those Brooklyn friends
Of his who asserting so loudly that in his
career In the Police Department he has been
free from reproach appear to be somewhat
superserviceable. Moreover, they are pervert-
ing the truth While he at Police Head
quarters in Mulberry-st. Mr. York was guilty
of many dscredltable official acts and his
official record in Brooklyn is by no means spot
less
New-York tribune., 1901-10-17

Colonel Henry Watterson has an advantage
over most other Democratic candidates for the
Presidency in that his record and opinions con-
stitute platform of illimtable wealth and in
exhaustible variety.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-17
A DINNER AT THE PRESS CLUB.

The New-York Press Club will give IT'S , n
monthly dinner for this winter on SATURDAY "a,
lam Cullen Bryant. the president of the cruz; uo;.srs
be the principal guest There will be no speaAsr-'
A vaudeville entertainment will follow the dn1~-
New-York tribune., 1901-10-17
SECRETARY ROOT NOT TO RETIRE.
HE HAS NEARLY RECOVERED HIS HEALTH-WlLn
PROBABLY RETURN TO WASHINGTON
NEXT WEEK.

1t was reported yesterday from Washington a, 'nr,
Elihu Root. Secretary Of War. would retire "a -.
the Cabinet because OF i'll health This rumOr sa
promptly denied by Mrs. Root. who said that -,
Secretary who is in the Adirondacks. hau horoh-
most fully recovered his health, and WOuiu saE
ably resume his duties at Washington next NeN
New-York tribune., 1901-10-17

pretended some points Of my works much more
clearly than many of my compatriots. and have
treated them In a manner quite unknown here On
England). Broad generalizations cannot be grasped
by the English mind. pleased to see that 1t is
otherwise Italy
New-York tribune., 1901-10-17

Mr. Low is doing magnificent work In this
campaign Day and night he Is hard at 1t. Mr..
Shepard is at his wits end in trying 10 scoop up
dust to throw In the eyes of the intelligent
voters. But they will not be deluded.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-17

NO tlnkering with the White House is a
platform on which President Roosevelt will re-
ceive universal support
New-York tribune., 1901-10-17

Empty headed zanies who try to jump from
the Brooklyn Bridge arrested and locked up
If the police get hold of them in time Why
should seekers of dime museum notoriety be al
lowed to tempt death repeatedly in the Niagara
rapids?
New-York tribune., 1901-10-17

There was a successful meet OF the Orange
County Hunt yesterday under the mastership OF
+. Gray GriswoId- The next meet takes place on
Saturday Florida 1:30 p. m.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-17

Among those who sailed yesterday for Europe
on board the Oceanic were Mrs. George Keppel
who has been spending several weeks with her
husband in this country; Mrs. Charles H. Mar
shall, Lady Sarah Wilson sister Of the late Duke
of Marlborough and OF the late Lord Randolph
Churchill Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Alexander. Mrs
r. McCreery and Sir Charles Elliott The Count
and Countess de Chambrun and Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Frederick Tams sailed yesterday the Vaderland
for Antwerp. Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Porter sailed
the St. Louis.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-17

The musical MORNINGS OF A Morris Bagby viii
take place as usual in the ballroom OF to Waldorf
Astoria soon after II o'clock on Mondays Decsn-
Der 9. December Is. December % and December 30,
New-York tribune., 1901-10-17

Mr. and Mrs. William j. Schieffelin have been
staying with Mrs. SchieffeIins mother Mrs ElIiott
F. Shepard. at the atter's country place at Scar
borough on the-Hudson. Mrs Shepard freuuentIv
Games into town. and was here yesterday 70 visir
the Margaret Louise Home, which she founded in
connection with the Young Women's Christian AS
Sociation.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Howland PelI have opened their
house in Madison-ave. for the season. They re-
Gently returned from abroad.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-17

Mr.. and Mrs H. o. Havemeyer have gone to
their country place at Stamford. Conn, for the
November when they will establish themselves al
their house in East Sxty-sixth-st. for the winter
New-York tribune., 1901-10-17

1t would be futile to make any attempt TO keen
track OF the succession OF house parties ar +n
various country seats. or to attempt 70 placa -
record the names Of the constantly chaneine
guests. II VIII De sufficient TO enumerate few
SUCH for instance, that of Mrs Stuyvesaut Ftsh
several or whose guests leave town to-day and to.
morrow FOR Edgeclyfe, her place at Garrison son
the-Hudson The party will last until Monday ana
will number nearly twoscore. anu
The Worcester spy., 1901-12-22

everything else of equal age. 1t is an
illustration of the hard and fast rules
covering the ancient Roman sacrifices
and as translated by Professor Ceci,
the epigraphist of the University of
Rome. was somewhat as follows
Whoever desires to immediate cows,
he should do it by the shrine. SOws
should be inundated away from the
shrine. The ritual cakes used in sac
rificing should be brought to the Rex
SacTOrum at the time of the full moon.
Whoever desires to immediate cows or
sows, having obtained leave from the
Rex Sacrorum through the KalatOr
must take the auspices and present
his votive offerings. The same rules
must be followed when sacrifices are
performed at the first quarter of the
moon. Whosoever disregards the laws
concerning the auspices and vOtive Of
ferings let him pc sacred to Jupiter" B"
What rest of the inscription was will
probably never be known, only about
a third Of the stele having escaped de-
struction but it will be seen that this
portion gives an excellent picture Of
the sacrificial customs of very early
Roman period. The Kalator was a
minor official attending the Rex Sac
rorum. or chief Of sacrifices, and a,
person sacred to Jupiter" became him
self A potential sacrifice - in other
words he was without the law, and
could be killed by anybody who cared
to perform that service. The language
of the inscription abounds in. words
that do not appear in later Latin,
which is, Of course another proof Of
its antiquity, and strongly confirms
the statements of early Roman writers
that ancient treaties and the laws of
the kings We're engraved on wood and
stone in words, many Of which had
even then become unintelligble to
The Worcester spy., 1901-12-22

contemporary scholarship. The letters
Which at first glance suggest Greek
but are later found to make Roman
words, are another interesting evidence
of extreme age, for the Primitive Rom
ans are now known to have borrowed
many of the letters Of their early alpha
bet from Greek, with which they be-
came acquainted by way of the neigh
boring town Of Caere.
The extreme antiquity of the old
stele is not admitted by all archaeol-
ogists. There are two schools of Rom
an archaeOlOgists, who may be COM
pared to the opposing forces of the
famous ShakesDear Bacon dispute
The extreme sceptics refuse to admit
that ROmulus ever existed and are in
clined to place the early Roman writ
ers in the catalogue of romanticists
rather than historians. Their side OF
the controversy naturally denies Pro-
fessOr Lancianis theory that modern
investigation has found the actual
Heroon of Romulus. Whether or not
however, the new Harvard cast really
reprOduces an inscription intended for
/ those who came to worship at the
grave of the founder of Rome, the an
tiquity of the stele is indisputable. It
may be added that the Harvard au-
thorities themselves stand between
these extremes Of criticism, declaring
that the inscription certainly dates
back to 500 b. c. and very likely to an
even earlier period