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New-York tribune., 1902-03-03
EUROPEAN SUGAR BOUyTTEs.

The prOtracted discussions at the International
Sugar Conference at Brussels have served, at
least, 10 call attention to the elaborate and
extraordinary measures by which various Cont
mental countries have been coddling and bolster
ing their sugar industries, and now seem likely
10 result in the abolition Of those systems. Each
has its own device. bat the ends in view are
common TO all These are TO stimulate produc-
ton. TO limit and discourage consumption and
10 promote expectation. In France, under Il
sgsteIn which had its inception as far back as
l64S. hut which has been frequently modified
and put into it's present shape only eleven
years ago, direct bOunties are paid on produc
ton and on expectation At the present time
lountics aggregating about S15,000000 n year
are paid 10 manufacturers. There are in France
;s29 factories. which in the last sixteen years
have received in bounties more than two and
one-fhird times their total value. In the same
time the production Of sugar has increased from
a130oo 10 $4,000 Kilograms a year
In Austria bounties production have taken
;lae place OF those on expectation since 1888.
Al,oUt s3,60o,o00 is annually paid In such boun-
fips The German law dates from 1892. and il
lsars n direct export bounty OF from 62 TO 81
cents kilogram. according TO the degree of
refinement. The increase of production in Aus
fria has been from less than 100000 (metric)
tors In 1874 10 1.120000 tons or one-fifth of the
wiole worlds production, in 1900. In Germany
the increase has been from 53.349 tons in 1850
- i,T95.i79 tons in 19Go-the largest amount
produced by any nation IN the world. In Russia
ftIscre IS a system OF indirect bounties on pro
duction. The manufactures have allotted tC
'ilem the amounts each will be permitted to pro
nee all sugar in excess Of such amounts being
abjected TO n prohibitive tax. The bounty
mounts TO about s26.O00,OOo a year Naturally
i'ere has been large increase in the Russian
,lgar output, from $4,000 tons in 1890 TO 800,
20 tons IN 1900. In Belgium there is an expOr
iounty. and in Holland there is production
bounty. The former produces more than 3o0.Oo
tons. and the latter less than 100000 tons
year.
These various countries are now beginning t
New-York tribune., 1902-03-03
THE DICK MILITIA BILL.

A circular has been issued by the Interstate
National Guard Association asking Congress to
act favorably on the Dick bill, measure to
promote the efficiency of the militia and for
"other purposes" This bill. If it becomes a
law. will supersede the United States militia
law, which has been on the statute books since
1892. despite the efforts of many Presidents to
have II repealed Many bills have been drawn
by militia reformers, but none of them received
such close attention at the hands of the best in
formed officers of the citizen soldiery as the
one now under consideration, and none of the
measures inspired Congress with sufficient conf
dence TO adopt it in place of the law of 1872.
The consequence is that in this day of smoke
less powder and improved arms the law de-
mands compulsory enrolment of every able
bodied citizen and says that he shall ''be con-
'stantly provided with n good musket or fire.
'lock of bore sufficient for balls the eigh-
''teenth part of pound, sufficient bayonet and
'belt. two spare fiints. and n knapsack pouch
with box therein to contain not less than
''twenty-four cartridges" or a good rifle. KNAPP
sack. shot pouch and powder horn. twenty
balls and quarter pound Of powder and
that each commissioned officer shall he armed
with a sword or hanger and spontoon.'
President Roosevelt said last year:
Our militia law is obsolete and worthless. The
Guard of the several States should be
made identical with those provided for the regu-
lar forces. The obligations and duties of the
guard in time of should be carefully de-
fined II is utterly impossible in the eX-
citement and haste of impending war to do this
satisfactorily if the arrangements have not been
made long beforehand.
Secretary Root also expressed himself in favor
of reformatory legislation. The matter was
made the feature of this years meeting of the
Interstate National Guard Association, and the
bill introduced in the House of Representatives
by General Dick, and in the Senate by General
Hawley. was the result.
The bill provides for arming the National
Guard with the same modern rifles as are used
in the regular army. Under its operation Ma
tional Guard officers will have regular army in
struction and examination, and organizations in
all parts of the country will have opportunities
for field manPuvres at the cost of the United
States.
The passage of the bill will give the organized
militia greater Importance than it has hitherto
enjoyed, because it will become national re-
serve subject TO the call of the President 10
repel invasion, suppress rebellion TO enable
! him TO execute the laws. 1t aims 10 make the
guardsman a soldier, and it will receive the sup
| port of all those members of the National Guard
who ambitious in that direction.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-03
KEEP ON TIE SAFE SIDE.

The number of cases of smallpox and varo-
loid in many parts of the United States is now
so large that no community of considerable
population and resources which has not pro-
yided n building in which the patients can be
properly isolated and quarantined is meeting
the full measure Of its duty. Nevertheless 1t is
a fact that many towns containing thousands
of inhabitants. and in sound financial condition,
have up to this time failed to set apart such
building. Shotgun" quarantines are wildly
absurd but neglect of reasonable preparations
to meet probable. or even possible, emergen-
cies is even more TO be condemned
Frenzed alarms over dangers of infection
should be kept in check warded off with
prudence, but it is difficult TO find apology or
excuse for selectmen or boards of health or
other officehoders who refuse to look ahead
and TO use their authority and influence with
citizens and induce them to make ready, with
out panic or craze, for the difficulties which
they may be compelled to encounter. Infectious
diseases are now unusually prevalent in many
countries from the equator 10 either pole There
is 10 occasion for violent alright. Grotesque
scares should be treated with contempt by sell
sible people but the disregard OF reasonable
safeguards should be condemned and fought
against.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-03
NUISANCES.

Bishop Potter's confession of a strong desire
TO box the OF n man who was indulging in
a dry smoke" in a drawing room car must
raise a responsive echo in the heart Of many a
man who retains due notions OF courtesy The
offence which he described is common one.
and it is typical OF numerous class OF nuisances
with which this public is afflicted, and which
with ominous rapidity growing up to the
stature OF vested rights"-Or wrongs-against
which appeal will be In vain, or can be made
effective only through more or less violent revo-
luton.
The splitting nuisance has happily been largely
abated But the nuisance OF "sneaking a smoke
IN places where smoking is expressly forbidden
by published rule. as well as by the unwritten
law of decent manners, is still with us and is
on the increase, in circumstances in which there
is not the least excuse for IL. Thus on a North
River ferryboat the other morning. in the
womens cabin, more than a dozen well dressed
and gentlemanly appearing persons persistently
INDUCED in that dirty trick all the way across
the river. although another cabin, equally large
and comfortable. was expressly provided for
smokers. and on that trip not half filed
with passengers.
1t may be that such practices are encoura ged
by the failure TO enforce to try to enforce
the published rules against smoking Thus, on
the platforms and stairways of the Brooklyn
Bridge smoking is prohbted-by conspicuous
signs. But the prohibition is utterly dlsre-
garded, and the guards and policemen never
make the least effort to enforce It. On all the
trolley cars of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit sys-
TEN there are conspicuous signs forbiddng
smoking in the cars or on the rear platforms
Yet ''sneaklng a smoke" is not uncommon with
in the cars, and generally goes unrebuked by
the conductor. While open smoking on the rear
platforms is the general rule, and objection to
II by the conductors is unheard Of.
Such rules ought either TO be enforced or to
be abolished II the rule against smoking on
car platforms is a right and reasonable one the
conductors should be required to enforce IT, If
ii is not right the placards proclaming II should
he removed from the car windows. To post
the rule and then TO ignore 1t. and TO tolerate
the ignoring of it. Is simply to encourage the
growth Of public nuisances and of contempt for
law.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-03
BARCELONA.

Barcelona is spoken of as turbulent Spanish
city The stormy incidents of the last fortnight
have seemed TO mark it as such. 1t was the
centre of the violent disturbances which for a
time made the proclamation Of martial law
throughout the kingdom seem inevitable and
the overthrowing of the government by no means
an impossible contingency. Nor were these ex-
periences unique. On many former occasions
Barcelona has been the storm centre Of Spanish
political. social and Industrial disturbances, in
which. indeed. all Catalonia has been involved
70 n greater degree than any other part of the
Iberan Peninsula
1t is, however, an error and an injustice TO
regard Barcelona as naturally more disorderly
than other cities. The Cataonian metropolis
deserves no such reproach. On the contrary, II
is entitled 10 commendation above most Spanish
cities. not only In spite of its occasional out
breaks, but also actually because Of the very
circumstance which makes it the scene OF so
much trouble. For Barcelona is the industrial
and commercial capital of Spain. We must re-
member that Spain is composite and -hetero-
/ geneous nation. OF all her varying elements
the Catalonians are by far the most active, en-
terprising and progressive. Since the disastrous
expulsion of the Moors and Jews. in which
Spain was deprived Of her chief industrial and
commercial elements. the CaaiOnians have
: been the remaining leaven in the otherwise
somewhat indOlent and apathetic lump. So it
comes to pass that these chafe restlesSly under
the misgovernment of the Kingdom. and espe-
cialy under those administrative conditions
which are unfavorable 10 industry and COM
merce even 10 the extent now and then OF
rising in riots against the established order.
Such violence Is. OF course. deplOrable. But the
popular spirit from which through msdirection
IL has its rise is equally commendable.
large part of the trouble. however. is Bar
| celona's misfortune. 1t is notorious that anar-
! chists and militant socialists flock thither for
New-York tribune., 1902-03-03
MONEY AND BUSINESS.

Operations in Wall Street have been extremely
limited, sales of securities for the week amount
ing to about half those of the corresponding
week last year Price fluctuations were also
narrow. Prior TO the uncertainty regarding
the Northern Securities Company the public had
begun to exhibit increasing interest but this
sustaining factor has disappeared, and 1t may
take some time TO restore confidence. With
business again almost wholly professional. il
was natural that the manipulation of special
stocks should appear A drive made against
the grengers by the circulation of reports that
crops had suffered serious damage. but this
proved futile, as il much too early for
anything definite to be known on the subject.
The cheaper coal stocks received attention
and good inside support. Bonds were the
feature, the approaching March disbursements
stimulating speculation in many issues Waba 81
debentures led in activity, and on vigorous buy
ing advanced TO &c From this high req
ord there n reaction OF about two points.
/ Railway earnings for February were about the
in 1901, a most encouraging fact in
view OF the severe storms. The Pacific roads
made the best showing
! The New-York money market retained its re-
New-York tribune., 1902-03-03

the purpose OF fomenting trouble and of aggra-
vating ii when il occurs. During the last fort
night such mischief makers, with dagger and
bomb. have been Fastening TO Barcelona from
all parts of Europe. and even from America. 1t
is easy for them - incite the active Cetalonian
mind TO extremes, and then to take advantage
of the popular commOtiOn for the commission Of
their murderous deeds. That is an evil from
which every industrial community is bound 10
suffer as long as anarchists exist 1t is fact
which entities Barcelona to n large measure Of
sympathy
New-York tribune., 1902-03-03
Junrf 10 Aopcrtis. ments.
amus emenfe.

ACADEMY OF MUsIc-s15-Under Two Flags.
AMERICAN THEATRE-e:I5-EastL Lynne
BTJcU THEATRE-e.2 .20-The Climbers.
BROADWAY THEATRE-S-The Sleeping Beauty and the
Beast.
CASINO-s:3O- Simplicity
CRITERION THEATRE-S-Du Barry.
DALf'S THEATRE s.2O-Notre Dane.
tIgEN Mt-SEE-Dzy and Ev@ning-NoTld IN Wax.
EMPIRE TIEATRE-S:20-The Twin Sisters.
FOURTEENTH ST THEATRE-S-FoKy Grandpa.
GARDEN THEATRE-S:15- Marian.
0ARR1CK THEATRE-s :30-M Message from Mars
HARLEM OPERA HOTSE-s-l5-A You Masonf
HERALD SQUARE TIEET RF-S l5-Dolly Warden.
IRVING PLACE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
KEITH S-le 20 I0:al-t' finuous Performance.
kNICKERBOCKER THEATRE -s:15-The Toreador.
LfCEUM THEATRE -s;30-The Girl and the Judge
NAIISON SQUARE THEATRES .30-Cn the Quiet.
NANBATTAN THEATRE: :15-Her Lord AMI Master.
MEIRoPbLITAN OPERA HOUSE-s-Aida.
NIRRAG HILL THEATRF-2-S-The Christian.
KEW SAVOY THEATRES 20-The Way Of the wore.
NEN-FORK THEATRE-S:15-TIall Of Fame-Winter
tsarcen-Florodoca
TnR'S-Cnnfnuous Performance.
PRocToRs FIFTH AvENUE-I.3o Io5o-M.stakes
VIII Happen Varieties.
PRocroRs TWENTY THIRD STREETS 80 to 1880
Varieties
PRocToRs 125TH sTREET-13O to io:so-Lend Me
Your Wife and Varieties.
PRocT1R's FIFTY EIGHTH sTREET-1.so to 1880
Mi3nisht Bell Varieties
THEATRE REPU BLIC-s 20-As You Like II.
ETCTOHIA-s:15-Minstrels
wAILACK's THBATRE-2l5-s:2 :2o-A Gentleman Of
New-York tribune., 1902-03-03
MUSIC.
OoINGs AT THE OPERA HOUSE.

DOINGS AT THE OPERA HOUSE
The activities at the Metropolitan Opera HOUSE
during these closing days OF the season nlsht be
studied with profit by the newspaper writer's q,
the West. who have found so much comfort in ths
remarks of German gentleman from London
derogatory of the taste of New-York. The gentle
man had been lecturing Wagner and enter
taned his New-YOrk audience OF a hundred or
more well meaning people with detailed account
of the plots OF "Tannhauser' 'I.ohsnzrin'' ana
other operas which have been in the local roper
tory longer than in that OF London. The recep-
tion which he received led him TO think small
things Of the American metropolis. He went West
and discovered that the people OF Chicago ST.
Louis. Cincinnati. Ann Arbor and few other
cities were more truly musical than the peopie OF
New-York. Local pride fattered by his talk:
but IL the doings in concert hall and opera house
in this city for the last two three weeks were
10 he compared with all the musical incidents Of
al the towns combined for the entire season. the
discrepancy would not be found the Eastern
page Of the ledger. Strange. that such silly vapor-
ings should be accepted Of value by men sup
posed to be observers OF affairs.
At the opera incidents stepping each
others heels. fast they follow the season
approaches its end. There to be nine perform
ances and ten operas this week Last week ten
operas were heard. in whole in part. on Sat
urday. only week before tn. close OF the season.
new wagnerian tenor w-s brought forward. II
was Mr.. Won Bandrowsh. who had been heard be-
fore only In Mr. Paderewski's opera He esssyed
the role Of Lohenerfn looked and acted IL finely
and sang much % ii we'll What his impersonstion
lacked that musical distinction with which 10
has been aseoc!ated In NewYork since the earliest
days Of rampanin The admirable impression
which he made in "Manru'' not fully sus-
tanes. though il demonstrated that he is a
weh trained operate artist and useful member
oS the company Mime. Reuss-Belce's performance
Ortrud i'm place of Mime. Schuma Heink was
disappointing; but Miss Terminals Elsa was lovely
In its dramatic we'll musical aspects
Mime. Sembrich sang at last nights concert CIV
ing two of the familiar numbers of her repertory-
the air from Mozart's I'll Re Pastore, with violin
obbligatO. and the Strauss waltz. "Voce di Prima-
vera" Her triumph complete usual.
and frantic efforts were made 90 secure additional
pieces in spite OF the rule prohibiting "enCores.r
The other singers were Mr.. Salignac and Mr..
Campanari. and the exercises varied by
violin solos played by Mr.. Fritz KreisIer. who
gave much pleasure. Mr.. SeppilH conducted. and a
serenade OF his composition sung by Mr. CAM
panari made pretty hit.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-03
realize that they are paying too much for theii

reailze Ina1 tneg are pfFlng 100 mUcn Tor InelT
whistle. Thus France in 1900. exported S31.-
100000 worth of sugar. but at the same time
paid $50 100000 in bountes. rebatrs and detaxes.
or 81 per cent of the value OF her exports, Evi-
IDENTIFY that is not profitable system. If a
nation must pay s61 in order to sell 500 worth
it would better give up selling In addition to
this view of the case, which is an influential
one there is the matter Of countervailing duties.
These are already imposed by the United States
and by India and may be imposed any day by
Great Britain. Mr.. Chamberlain is known to be
in favor Of them and it is TO he recalled that
Lord Salisbury himself a few years ago intro
duced bill for the purpose, but withdrew it at
the request of some of his colleagues. There is
little doubt that he is still in favor of such n
measure. or course. the European sugar manu-
factures especially the great rings or cartels
of Austria and Germany, insist that mainten-
ance of the bounty system is absolutely neces-
sary to the continuance of the industry. That
is TO be doubted. But if it be true. men are
beginning TO say that an industry which Is
never TO be able to live without such costly
coddling would better be abandoned
New-York tribune., 1902-03-03
MCHUCK HAS Troubles.
PRINCE HENRY IS ONE OF THEM-vIEws
OF THE SAGE OF COFFEY PARK.

The Honorable Daniel McChuck OF Coffey Park.
South Brooklyn. formerly identified with the Sewer
Department in Brooklyn at g day, was a caller
at the City Hall Wednesday.
II cudn't git into this place yesterday" said
Danny, but there's pnty av room to-day. now
that the PROCESSION has gone by. I'm down on this
royal hghness business" said he bitterly. and no
prince will ever shake my hand. Shure. tn alder
from my ward is as bad as the rist All this
wake an last he has been walkin about swsed up
I'm front like boy wich is been attn dhried apples
This is the dhried apple period av American his
tory. an it's time fur tn peoue t rise an shake
off their shackles."
What are you going to do about it?" asked the
reporter.
"Phat II I do Plat II l do? Ah-h-h-ha thims
the wurruds BIZ Tweed sed. I'll tell viz what.
Dye mOind I've bought up copies all tn papers.
an some av those days this country will be dom
stunts in South America. or tn islands av IN sea,
an along will come Prince Hinry an make Kick,
an thin all tn patriotic min will rise an shake OF
their shackies an declare thimselves fur war. Thin
I'll make grand entrance-thot's what 1 will
I'll git the clippings this mOruin' an put
thin alongside the howls tn mob demandin'
war That's phat they call tn deadly paralysis
column I'll wurruk tn deadly paralysis column
thin. an thin tn paypuI will rise an call me
the statesmin that am
Leaving the Prince. how are things,
Danny" asked the scribe
IAN Z tn bad-all Z IN bad" said Danny, shak-
ing his hecJ.
I'm buyin' kindlln' wud wan bunch : tn tonne.
That s. a day Job Tilted me just whin wus jollyin
her tn hardest Politics IS roor business. an L
shall stay out till I kin squaze In agin- I'm IN
hopes that tn apple discord will have so many
cores that tn reformers will git L hghtin' an that
thrue JerersOnau DimocraCy will git in its foine
wurruk wanst more ShuTe this Twin on what ye
spnt last year an IN year afOre Is ike runnin an
old clothes business in the Congo basin On top
av all tn rist me bye Jimmie w'lch had hopes
av has gone into liquidation. Jimmie's TUX I
smokin' cigarettes FIaherty advised { git
him insured an thin set him I wurruk In fire
proof hotel: but don't Krow- TIL only silver
nin' they Is I tn cigarette cloud is that Jimmie s
so busy smokin' that he don't nave time ate
w'ich makes the grocery bill lighter"
Smiling over the happy thought that even IN
"Jimmie's'' case the law of compensation had an
inning Mr.. McChuck helped himself to a modest
chew Of tobacco. shook himself together, and hur-
ried TO catch a bridge car.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-03

Every policy man who is found guilty should
be punished up TO the limit OF the law. This is
despicable and vile scheme for stealing
pennies from the poor and the warnings TO the
policy thieves have been repeated many
times and In such plain words. that no excuse
can be suggested for lenlency to these per-
sistent cheats.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-03

vel! justified crusade against unlicensed
dogs is now in full cry in some of the suburban
towns in the neighborhood of New-York Dog
licenses may not be so indispensable in lessening
the dangers Of hydrophobia as vaccination is as
a safeguard against smallpox. but the destruc-
ton of vagrant ours should be looked after
thoroughly. We want no canine tramps like
those of COnstantnople roaming about. Packs
of such vicious mongrels might cause serious
trouble
New-York tribune., 1902-03-03

Mayor Grant put great many wires under
ground when he held the highest place in the
City Hall Unfortunate experiences last month
have led to a widespread conviction that all
telegraph, telephone. fire alarm and electric
power wires ought to be under the surface.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-03

Colonel Wood TO urge the vast wildernesses to
stop brooding in silence. and TO tell the truth
to the Democratic party Of the West and the
East. the North and the South? Have not the
vast wildernesses and the Democratic party been
broodng long enough? Is il not time for them
to hatch out something?
New-York tribune., 1902-03-03

European town has adopted ordinance
requiring all husbands within fits borders to be
at home by II o'clock at night. TO pay a
prescribed fine. This appears on the face Of 1t
to be a pernicous scheme for the discourage
ment OF matrimony and the enlargement OF the
ranks OF rowing bachelors. II the heads Of
households are compelled to seek the refuge of
their domestic iresides hour before mid
night the unattached and irresponsible beings
without wives should be rounded up and driven
under cover at 10 o'clock or earlier
New-York tribune., 1902-03-03

Furious storms have wrought widespread dis
aster in this country and over the sea. and once
again the inexhaustible bounty of the charitable
and benevolent will be called upon to grant
relief. Year after year the goodwill of those
who have to those who have not is more prompt
and large hearted in it's givings
New-York tribune., 1902-03-03

Though the German eagle IS bicephalous. look
ing both ways for Sunday and singing a duet
when he means solo. the single headed Ameri-
bird cordially recognizes him as first cousin,
and gives him the freedom of all the airs that
hover over his share OF the continent.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-03

Colonel Wood. OF Oregon. in an address de-
livered at a harmony Democratic dinner In
this city, told his awestricken hearers that he
came from the West, where. he said the vast
''wildernesses sit in silence brooding on the
truth" May II not be possible 10 persuade