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New-York tribune., 1902-02-09
THE ARTISTIC APARTMENT.
INTERESTING COMPARISON BETWEEN
PRIVATE HOUSES AND FINE
SUITES OF ROOMS.
SUITES OF ROOMS

The Tribune has been reproducing recently views
of the interiors of ne private houses in this city.
and they have been much admired; but if any one
gets the idea that handsome and spacious rooms
are confined TO private houses a glance at the
photographs published to-day of the interior of a
first class apartment house in this city should dis
pei that illusion. In fact the combination of
artistic beauty with privacy and comfort achieved
in the finest Of the recently erected apartment
houses in tris city is serious menace to the pri-
vate dwelling house market. Real estate agents
who make business OF managing high class
apartment houses receive large proportion Of
their inquiries for expensive apartments from per
who contemplate giving up. their private
houses.
The growing tendency among the weather.
classes TO spend the greater part OF the year in
the country makes apartment in one Of these
new type Of buildings where every luxury and
convenience combined with facilities for enter
tanning on large scale, particularly desirable
Structures Of this kind becoming numerous
especially on the West Side
4 Tribune reporter visited typical apartment
house OF this kind ,he other day. Passing through
massive gates Of wrought iron. swung from heavy
stone pillars. a small courtyard, hedgod with box-
wood, leads 10 The main entrance doors Of green
bronze. in beautiful design. 4 handsome screen
Of wrought iron ard bronze separates tha vesti-
tule from The main lutr,.ros hall. in which stril.
ins decorative effects have u5.l carried OFT. The
walls Of white Caea stone With pictures l-c
little Windows ami carved taot.l,a projecting from
above At various points. The ceiling is an exact
reproduction Of that Of an olu castle in R9len.
being richly decorated fa u.Ic. scarlet and gold
Light is admi.,a5 through large easement win
dows set With cathedral s'a-s 5 broad w.rG-
ing staircase Of white staae and marble. with q
richly carved oalustrade and uaaue-Iel cu the ua-
derside like the winding stairs of tae chateau de
Blois. leads 10 the floors .oo>e. L. another part
Of the hail is q large lI place. over WLich is d
hood wrought out OF sJoae th- centre panel of
which The es -utcheon of rras0-s IS carved. Mas
bronze
several apartments on The gTCGnc h0cr.
The apartments arranged ia sEiteS Of and
eleven rOolIs with three four bathrooms and
three maids rooms. To S1 Of twenty witch
five bathrooms Tho interiors Of the apartments
Teplete with artists decorative effects. 4 tyn-
cal suite in the building has the drawing room
hung with blue Fi1reSti.e six embossed in silver
The mantle OF Y hite ta-n stone. richly carved. *
faced with golden PavanaZzo marble. The library,
with quaint 2rrauA~nleIT OF long, low book
shelves is in dull gfeen and gold Italian leather
The dining room has wainscOts and beams Of
Spanish oak. The electric lights arranged
New-York tribune., 1902-02-09

a year, allowances to the extent Of some $4,000
more and a residence built and maintained at
the expense of his government Sir Harry
Parle; Sir Thomas Wade and Sir Rutherford
Alcock who each in turn represented the Eng
lish crown as minister plenipOtentiary at Pc
king, and in two cases at Toxic. all began their
diplomatic career as student interpreters. and
the same may be said of most of the British
consuIs general in the Far East. the consulate
general of Shanghai being worth some $4,000
a year and allowances.
The question will naturally occur as to why
ENJOYS whose past careers as interpreters have
made them thoroughly acquainted with the Ian
guage of the nation to whose court they are ac-
credited should stand in need of dragOmans or
Interpreters in dealing with the native officials
and princes. Sir Ernest Satow. when minister at
Toxic, possessed a far more profound knowledge
of the Japanese language in all its various phases
than any of the interpreters forming part of the
staff of his mission. He is to-day equally we'll
acquainted with the Chinese tongue while Sir
Thomas Wade before becoming envoy at Pc
king had compiled botn Chinese grammar and
a Chinese dictionary. Old Sir John Drummond
Hay was equally proficient in Arabic when rep
Tesenting England at the court of Morocco, and
could cite many other cases of the same kind.
The use of an interpreter in diplomatic and
consular dealings in the Orient is to-day more
a matter of etiquette and of policy than OF
necessity and has been retained owing TO it's
very obvious advantages For while the in
terpreter is engaged in translating from one
language into another the remarks of his chief
the latter has time for reflection. and also for
scrutnizing the effect of his utterances The
native dignitaries find similar advantage in
the use of the interpreter. Thus Sultan Abdul
Hamed talks French perfectly, yet makes a
point of never using the language in his verbal
intercourse with the foreign ambassadors, al
ways conversins with them through his in
terpreter, and finding thus time to ponder over
the words addressed to him before being COM
PEELED to respond thereto. The Orientals are
an impassive race. with marvellous command.
not merely of their features, but even of the
glitter and gleam of those eyes which have been
so justly described the windows of the soul"
TIE diplomats whose training has been ac-
quired in the Far East acquire in course of time
a similar imperturbability, and l have some
times been keenly interested to watch cOnyer-
sation carried in this fashion between Euro
pean diplomats and Oriental statesmen, where
each understood perfectly every word it fell
from the others lips, though giving not even the
fantest sign of comprehension until the remark
had been duly translated by the interpreter.
At Constantinople. at Teheran, at Bangkok.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-09

memorial in the heart of the Rocky Mountains 1t
is proposed To construct building of Grecan
architecture. forming background to a shaft of
granite and marble. surmounted By authorized
replica of the St Gaudens statue Of Lincoln, the
whole on the summit of "A hill $50 feet high This
is the plan of the Abraham Lincoln Memorial As
soCiaton of SaIida. Col
The town numbers about three thousand people
1t is situated in valley about three miles wide
and ten miles long, just north of the Sangre de
Christie mountain range The Denver and Rio
Grande mair line runs through the town. also the
narrow gauge branches OF the same railway system
running to AlamoSa and Gunnison diverge from
Sada. On the north bank of the Arkansas River
northwest of the town. is a symmetrical elevation
named Mount Lookout. y trail leads To the top
from which a panoramic mountain view is to be
secured
Years ago William p. Harbottle now postmaster
at Sallda' was personal friend of Abraham Lin
coin In the war Nh Harbottle served for two
years in the army. He argues that i'm America
memorials and monuments of a public character
are comparatively few. There are the Bunker Hin
ana Washington monuments the Grant and Lin
coin tomhs and soldiers monuments of various de-
grees OF excellence, nearly all in the East and
South. In the Rocky Mountain region there is
only diminutve pile in the Toltec gorge Colo
raco' the Custer monument in Dakota, and the
Ames monument at Sherman, Wyo In view of
these facts, he conceived idea of structure on
Mount Lookout and took steps to carry out the
idea by his efforts the Abraham Lincoln Memo
rlaL aSsoGiatlon was Organized in 1897. and incor-
Is no restriction in either the articles of incor-
pordton or the deeds of purchase of land as to
Wheh dctlVe construction work must begin The of
hcers OF the association Salida REPRESENTATIVE
men aEu women interested i'm the Grand Army of
the RGpuDIc with Mr.. Harbottle as secretary.
Mr.. Harbottle says:
i General John {. BLACK Mr.. Dalzel and Others
msh IN Grand Army of the Republic circles have
enthnslasucally and unhesitatngly commended
Ihe pIdh The Grand Army of the Repuhlic
department. OF Colorado and Wyoming has Endorsed
tne project. have appeared before the National
fincdHlpfnsht 10 urge some action and an apnroprt-
atioh Tor the work, but other business was con-
sldered more pressing nothing was done But II
VIII surely be taken up time or other
ana carried 10 completion. We shall SlO0 to
n aintenance. ''4 ''i 10
Naturally the most prominent object about the
Inemorial VIII be the monument TO Lincoln The
base will be of rough granite resting on the saS
rock OF the mountain Above this there will ba
New-York tribune., 1902-02-09
,SO1iE RISE TO HIGH RANK IN
THE DIPLOMATIC
SERVICE.
SER VICE.

The dispatch from Egypt published in the
newspapers here few days ago to the effect
that a hotel porter at Cairo had shot dead
two dragomans and dangerously wounded a
third viii have suggested the likelihood Of grave
international complications TO those who recal
the fact that the dragomans Of the foreign en-
bsssies and legations throughout the Orient are
officials Of high rank in the diplomatic service
several Of whom have risen to the grade Of
minister plenipoteutiary, and who. a geneSal
rule. are to a far greater degree in the CON
fdence Of their respective governments than the
junior secretaries and attaches of the mission
TO which they belong. The dragomans killed at
Cairo in the brawl with the hotel porter have,
however, nothing in common with the dpo-
matte dragOmans. The latter constitute par
tcularly valuable and honored class of govern
ment officials. whereas the dragomans to which
the victims of the Carene hall porter belonged
are menlai servants who share with insect life,
dust. dirt. backsheesh and various forms Of
malignant disease the distinction of being re-
garded among the inevitable and necessary
evils Of the Orient.
Few American tourists have visited Egypt
Turkey, Algeria. Tunis or any other portions Of
the Levant without being subjected to the ex-
tortions Of these so-called dragomans whose SER
vices they engage guides. interpreters and gen
eral factOtums and many IS the modern Pilgrim
age TO the Holy Land which has been deprived
Of the religious satisfaction which il would have
otherwise afforded by the conviction on the
part Of the pilgrim that he was being subjected
by his dragoman to far robbery than the
man who went down from Jerusalem to Jericho
IN Biblical times and fell among thieves. The
tourist is absolutely at his mercy, and COM
PEELED to submit to his exactions and to his will
For the dragoman, knowing every inch Of the
route, has il in his power in the event of his
discharge TO organize something very much
akin TO boycott against his former employer.
not only on the part Of other dragomans, but
likewise Of hotel keepers, tradespeoUle, etc-a
boycott. in fact. such as to render continuation
Of the trip almost impossible.
Knowing his power, the dragoman does not
scruple to abuse it. He imposes his will upon
the tourist more or less insidiOusy. Being the
only member of the party cognizant of the Ian
guage. he is the one person whom the
tourists are necessarily dependent for all their
communications with the local authorities
tradespeople and with the natives in general
New-York tribune., 1902-02-09

under a red silk dome suspended from the ceiling
In the anteroumS ana reception rooms many
quaint effects have been carried out. The chambers
are arranged in suites of two rooms and bath.
Some have quantity tiled mautleS, with andirons of
duh brass wide window seats. running the entire
length OF the room the oldest Of inglenOpks or
easement windows The b0udorS pink
yellow blue mOire lighted softly ny swinging
lamps which may he raised or lowered at will
Besides the attractions enumerated. The usual
convenirnces TO be found in modern high class
apartment house have their place here. BY way
of COMPARISON, the relative floor area of one Of
the corner apartments. consisting of eleven rooms
and three bathrooms with that of 25-fooJ modern
New-York tribune., 1902-02-09

material of lighter weight and color. the shaft
terminating in pure white marble, with COrin-
THAN capital To crown it all want replica
of the Lincoln statue in Lincoln Park. Chicago
We hope TO obtain that from Mr. 81. Gaudens the
sculptor.
Back of the shaft will be a central memorial
han This have planned construct of white
marble with a copper roof 1t will have a Greek
front. supported by four marble columns. In the
centre of the chamber want TO have another
Lincoln statue. There Is Of marble stored
away I'm a cellar in NeW-YOrk City. I understand
II is of remarkable beauty and wonderfully life
like. have tried make examination of IT,
hut was prevented from SO doing by of the
absence of the owner from the city This statue
Is valued al 5000 and hope may be able
secure it, on the walls in this memorial chamber
New-York tribune., 1902-02-09

will be placed appropriate reminders OF Linse,
and his colleagues, all arranged with a view N
artistic and harmonious effect
Branching from this hall and coming forward
il 20 inclose the memorial shaft will he IVA
wings in the form of quadIants There will h.
columns supporting the front OF each harmOniZ-
ing with the central hall columns and between
them will he placed bronze busts Of eight OF Lin
coins great associates. such Grant Sherman
Sheridan. Seward Mcclellan. FarraSut. and others
the army, the navy. Congress and the Cabinet
being represented Here. also We propose to in
sert tablets OF marble or other stone from every
State in the Union. thus making the memorial
national tribute to Lincoln. Each tablet will be
appropriately inscribed with such particulars con-
Cerning the State which makes the gift may b
advisable.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-09

fve-story private house the former is equal to
about 70 per cent of tho latter. The rental OF
these apartments Is $500 year \ private house
in the same locality and with the same number OF
rooms may he leased for about S-lun. The main
tenaucc of an apartment is approximately 80 per
cent less than that of a private house. figuring in
both cases an equal number OF rooms and the same
style Of living. That he sizes of the rooms in this
building compare faVoraby with those of the aN-
erage city dwelling the following dimensions or
the average apartment will show Living ROOM
lSX25 feet drawing room. l6N.G feet. library, TX
Il feet; dining room, ouN26 feet; chambers l5N20
feet: kitchen I2's sN5ia eset. servants rooms, 9Nl2
feet, private hul.s. VIDE.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-09
A LINCOLN MEMORIAL.
PROPOSITION TO ERECT IT on A NOUN
TAIN PEAK IN COLORADO.

Many statues of Lincoln have been erected in
different parts of the country. nearly every large
city and many small ones having a memorial Of
the war President. \ proposition from
Colorado for the erection Of a somewhat unique
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-19
BETTER GO BACK.
AguinaIdO Lieutenant Making
Big Bluff TO Americans.

Chicago. June 1s-Don Felipe Buencai-
no, who was secretary OF state In Agui-
naldo's cabinet, will make Chicago the
principal stopping place on his tour OF
commercial investigation in the United
States. He arrived from st. Louis last
night and will remain here until he hears
from Canton. where he hopes TO call on
Mrs. Mckinley. II her health will permit
the visit.
Don Felipe has come 10 learn about the
political and commercial prospects OF the
Philippines and has already visited Wash
ington, Charleston. Atlanta and st.
Louis. He Is strongly In favor OF the con-
tiuance OF American rule In the Archi-
pelago.
My objects In coming 10 this country
are many" said he. II want 10 explain
TO the people OF the United States the
situation in the Philippines at the present
time; 10 ask for amnesty for former
rebels; for further educational facilities
for the people such as an appropriation
permitting the education OF young Fill
pinos in this country; to secure 6ooo more
American teachers in the islands at higher
salaries than they are at present receiv-
ing. and TO collect data TO hold an exposi-
ton in Manila In honor OF the Philippine
hero. DR.. Rial
Another purpose OF my visit is to fur
ther the development OF commercial rela-
tions between the archipelago and the
United States.
The American people should under
stand clearly that peace is COM
pletely restored. All that remains are a
few robber bands. which easily can be
disposed OF by the native constabulary.
and they probably will be disposed OF or
exterminated within six months
I'm regard TO the reports OF atrocities
committed by American soldiers in the
islands, there have been some abuses,
but the authorities have seen that the
perpetrators received the punishment they
deserved. II Is not fair to condemn the
whole army for the abuses OF q few
soldiers"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-19
EAST PROVIDENCE.

Crescent Park car No. 725 leaving Mar
ket square at IL :O6 last evening In charge
OF Conductor Howard Ide and Motorman
A. +. Law struck a pile OF rocks be-
tween Bentley street and Ingraham's s
corner placed upon the track by unknown
persons disabling the car so II could not
proceed any farther and II was pushed
10 the barn by the car following.
Stephen Sexton, who has been confined
10 his home some little time from inJur-
les which he received by his team being
struck by electric car, was able TO be
out yesterday for the first time.
This morning one woman was arraigned
before Judge Bliss In the Seventh district
court on n warrant charging her with be-
ing n disorderly person. She pleaded guilty
and was sentenced 10 six months at the
state workhouse.
The house of Benjamin Marvel on Bur-
gess avenue was entered Tuesday after
noon while the members OF the family
were away and two suits OF clothes, one
overcoat and one gold watch were stolen.
Entrance was by going through n cellar
window.
Thomas r. Salisbury Camp, Sons OF
Veterans. held regular meeting In q. A.
r. hall. last evening, which was well at
tended
Howard Lodge. No 70. X. Of p. held a
regular meeting last evening In Tobin's
block, there being a very small attend
ance.
Modern woodmen of America will hold
q regular meeting on Friday evening In
X. OF Y. hall having eight new members
20 join and other business 10 attend TO.
They will have as guests the officers ana
members OF Hawes Camp OF Pawtucket;
Alma Camp OF South Providence and Lit
tie Rhody Camp. State Deputy Pierce
and District Deputy Koopman-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-19
BRISTOL

Arrived-Schooner yacht Idlewild from
Boston. with the owner and a party OF
guests on board. They are bound for
the Thimble islands.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Read are the guests
OF Mrs Reads parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Da-
vid A. Pierce OF Mount Hope avenue
In the case OF William Williams, ad-
ministrator. VS.. Rebecca A. Crowley, et
al, which was an appeal from the pro-
bate court OF Bristol. Judge Douglas OF
the appellate division OF the supreme
court allowed tho account OF the admin
istrator, with the exception OF the charge
of 800 for his services as administrator.
This item the court reduced TO 1904
The class OF 1902 or the Bristol high
school will attend service at the Congre-
gational church next Sunday morning
preached by Rev. T. Newton owen.
Invitations are out for a clambake COM
pllmentary 20 General Manager ". III.
Shcpard on Saturday afternoon June 2s
al Mount Hope park, 20 be given by the
salesmen, clerks and foreman OF the Ma
tonal India Rubber company
An application has been made 20 the
school compittee BY Principal ]. TT. rssff-
ey. Jr., OF the Ninth grade school 20 have
that grade school moved from the Byfield
building 20 room In the VALLEY school
building
The new steam yacht Zingaree left here
yesterday on cruise up the sound
The Alert Hosc company. No. 2. OF
Riverpoint. viii be tho guests OF the
Dreadnausht Hook and Ladder company
on the Fourth OF July.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-19
DREW PISTOLS.
CoIored Men Cause Death of
One White Man Others Escape

st. Joseph. Mich. juno 1.-Two ne
groes and four white men boarded a fruit
train here late last night going south.
At Bridgeman one of the white men dis
played some small change. which caused
an alteration.
The negroes drew pistols on the white
men, two of whom Jumped from the
train. Tho third gave what money he
had. The fourth refused TO dlsgorge and
was shot dead by the negroes. and his
body thrown from the train at Lakeside.
while II was running S miles an hour.
Later the negroes were captured near
New Buffalo
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-19
TEN HOUR LAW
BEFORE COURT!

sas, Nebraska and Illinois are pertinently
brought forward TO sustain legislation
limiting the hours of labor. Then atten-
upheld as constitutional acts regulating
the following professions and occupations:
Practice OF medicine, practice OF DEN
tistry. practice OF barbering, occupation
Of plumbing.
HELD CONSTITUTIONAL.
A very largo number OF mechanical
comfort and safety OF employees are shown
by Mr.. Tiepke 20 have been held copsu-
tutlonal by the courts. Many or these
requirements dealt with street railway
Among many pertinent decisions on the
question OF constitutional guarantees ana
the police power the case OF Soon Ching
provision that no state shall deprive any
person OF life. liberty or property without
due process OF law. nor deny TO any per-
son within It's Jurisdiction the equal pro-
lection OF the laws, was not designed 10
interfere with the power OF the state,
sometimes termed It's police power. 10 pre-
scribe regulations. 10 promote the heal IN,
peace, morals, education and good order
The great weight OF authority is held
TO be that the courts Will assume that
the legislature. by the passage OF an act
affecting the citizen, intended TO promote
the public interests, and where the act
admits OF two constructions, one OF which
makes IL applicable In furtherance OF
those interests. that construction Will be
given 10 II which thus sustains II. And
the language OF Chief Justice Sharswood
In Penn. r. r.. Co. W.. Riblet 20 the same
point is this; Nothing but clear vio-
lation Of the constitutions clear usurpa-
ton OF powers prohibited-will justify the
judicial department in pronouncing an
act OF the legislative department uncon-
stitutional and void"
The special provisions OF the law before
the court are taken up and minutely con-
trasted with the laws and decisions In
many states on such laws given the de-
cision In regard 20 an eight-hour day In
the mines Is particularly dwelt upon. That
regulation was sustained by the courts.