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New-York tribune., 1902-11-03
MOROCCO

Renewed attention is called TO Morocco and
its chronically troubled affairs by the going
thither OF a commissioner In behalf of the St
Louis fair. The mission is regarded as one Of
much peril, as it doubtless is. 1t is strangely
paradoxical that Morocco should be so i'm
portant a country as to make its representation
at the fair desirable, and yet should be so rude
and lawless land that diplomatic envoy can
travel TO fits capital TO visit its ruler only at
grave peril 70 his life. Paradoxical also is it
that an ancient land lying within sight Of
Europe and fronting one of the most fire.
1uented routes of travel in the world, should
be thus turbulent and savage, a glaring anach-
ronism amid the civilization of the twentieth
century.
The fact is. Morocco presents the interesting
spectacle of the ''last stand of the remnants Of
a puissant warrior race The Morlscos are
AT bay. They are cut off, in territorial isolation
from all their kin. They inhabit by far the best
Of all the lands of Islam in Africa. but in it
they are menaced and harassed. Their country
has been made the refuge Of the outcasts of
Europe, even OF those too bad for Algiers, if
such there can be. Their borders to the east
ward have been menaced and harried, and also
TO the southwark, while at the north and west
is the sea There is no retreat for them from
the irresistibly advancing forces of an alien and
distasteful civilization. Wherefore tbev make
their last stand" in the storied region where
Atlas fings his shadow far DER the western
foam"
1t is hard to tell what the nations should do
about it. 1t would be well if the country could
De brought into touch with civilization. as
Egypt has been, and, in less degree. Algeria
ana Tunis But that seems almost impossible,
SO long as the land is in the hands of its own
people We think Of the Sultan of Morocco as
an absolute ruler, who can do as he pIeases
ne Is not At the present moment he is men.
,eeu win revolution. dethronement and death
o'.l,,. ne mas ventured 10 introduce a few
ITS people should be left alone to tbeir 80
/ devices. But Europe win not leave q ana
New-York tribune., 1902-11-03
Personal.

The Rev DR.. c. Ernest Smith Of the Church of
ST Michael and All Angels, Baltimore, has accept
ed call 20 the rectorshIp OF ST. Thomas Episcopal
ShpTs3 The P 5seG5 Dr. w s3S Sf iq Is
fortysix years old and is writer OF some reputa-
tion.
Although Andrew Carnegie is proud Of his new
title. Ill D." he is prouder of what he describes
as his hest title OF nobility handbiH which he
has just had framed. says The London Chronicle
He received this patent the other day from an old
in Dunfermine. II is an appeal for fSoo
made in the Cbartist days TO defend his uncle from
a charge o. conspiracy in holding a meeting that
had been dispersed by the Sheriff. Mr.; CaTnegie
tat9r and Of these two and a republican grand
father the millionaire has been telling stories;
Dunfermline to quel riots. When the mob sur
uncle was held he was asked by the provost to
appear AZ an upper window. This he did at :
speech All il my 'r friends he said win fold their
a an M Now walk Ed % b 10 yor snS R9s nSb
family. Mr.. Carnegie thinks, might be pushed 70
BAD fogndation that @ one e Of 5 our family was in jail
for defending the right OF public meeting
DIT. Casabowtcz. egyptologst OF the National Mu-
scum Washington, has Just received from the d.
rectors Of the Egyptian exploring fund in London
ten papyr part Of fifty or more such manuscripts
that were received recently from th1ders-Pet@Tle @
Pharaohs.
Canon Armitage Robinson, who has Just been
made dean Of Westminster is late scholar of
ChIlSt $ tOHeSe. taihuridSe' Wnelt nc tovh tHe
secord chancellor's medal o- classics and the B. \.
degree and was fourth classc~in 1881. He received
his N. \. degree in 1sSi and made a r. D. in
1sEl and d. n. in 1Sf6 Canon Armitase Robinson
domestic chaplain To the Bishop OF Durham from
lSs% Co lNSt. IN which year he Vas appointed dean
of Christ's College. Cambridge. post he held until
1850 He from 1856 TO iSSs Cambridge Whitehall
preacher Dr. Robinson became NcrriSan Pro
fessor ~ Divinity a. cam bridge m iS93 and held the
urcfesSOrShip until 1888 From iSa4 TO $50 he
prebendaTy Wells. and in the same year. became
Canon OF Westminster. In 1893 DR.. Robinson
select preacher at oxford and last year at-
pointed chaplain in ordinary 10 the King
Or. Charles Baskerville. of the chemical depart
ment of the University OF North Carolina has
been appointed a member of the committee
Canization. representing the American Chemical
Society for the Fifth Congress OF Apolied Chemis
Try. which convenes in Berlin. June. f93
New-York tribune., 1902-11-03
MONEY AND BUSINESS.

Las. week proved most Improbable for COM
mission houses the public exhibited no inter
est In stocks. and total sales the smallest
since the first week of August The only evi-
dence Of activity appeared in specialties which
manipulators endeavored to stimulate. but there
was no one TO buy. There is no reason to antic-
ipate any result at tho polls that could explain
the apathy of traders aside from the anti-t trust
campaign talk. which does not threaten the
value of railway securities and affects only such
of the industrial properties already dis
eliminated against by cautious investors who
want to know the condition of properties i'm
which they asked to put their money Strong
interests again gave the market quiet support.
so that net declines We're remarkably small CON
sidering the dulness and occasional attacks Of
spectators. Railway earnings continue to show.
large gains other years, although the coal
roads. of course, make poor exhibits Rates for
none were no bar TO speculation. hut it is nos
sible that recent action by the banks i'm discour
aging reckless expansion Of accommodation on
Stock Exchange collateral still exerted 4 sub
DUNG influence
Fears of gold exports provided the only ad
verse factor in the local financial situation
The penalty OF excessive borrowing on foreign
ex hange must be paid, so that whenever rstas
for money decline there is an advance in av
change Uncertainty is the worst feature of tbis
difficulty, since it is impossible to ascertain tho
extent of this borrowing how far it has
already been paid. Foreign financial markets
have shown readiness TO accept aid from this
side Of the ocean. rates having advanced in The
open markets. while the statement of the Bank
of France was decidedly unfavorable London
receives gold from South Africa, where the o1t
put increased TO about 10000 ounces in October.
b-t shipments are Immediately made TO other
points. especially South America Speculative
New-York tribune., 1902-11-03

side of nim are slOvenly Indifferent TO filth and
dirt" That is a revolving picture, vet we can
remember the time when il would have been
photographically true Of New-York. too.
We are sorry 10 hear 50 bad an account Of
Chicago. But since it had TO be given we are
glad, for the sake of the peace of the world
that Chicago authority, and not ourselves, is
responsible for il. We shall the more strenu-
oUsly strive 10 live up to the high account of
ourselves which this Chicago writer has given
IN the world As for Chicago. we can assure
her from New-York's experience that her case
Is by no means hopeless. We were once nearly
as badly off as she iS-not quite, for we did not
have her smut smoke. All she needs TO do is
tn get move on as New-YOrb diu under
colonel Waring. Let her learn to consume her
smut smoke, TO pave her streets properly, TO
sweep the streets in a rational fashion and to
rouse public spirit Of cleanliness. Then, in
stead Of being dirtier than New-York was a gen
Grafton ago. she may be not only as clean as
New-York IS, but as clean as one Of her own
writer's says New-York is to-day.
New-York tribune., 1902-11-03
RnNORLNG LnHN FRLTZ-

When four great national societies devoted
respectively 10 mechanical, civil. mining and
electrical engineering unite to pay homage 10
man. the event is profoundly significant if
not unique Such was the honor accorded TO
John Fritz last Friday evening, upon his attain
ment of the age of eighty years. The compli-
ment took the double form of dinner and the
permanent foundation OF a medal bearing his
name, the latter linking his services TO industry
and 10 his country with future recognitions Of
achievement by others. The person whose
memory is thus to be perpetuated began life on
n farm in Pennsylvania and went into cOun-
try machine shop when only sixteen years old.
He enjoyed none Of the advantages Of education
I'm college or technical school but was destined
to exert an influence on the iron and steel busi-
ness of this country that should be felt on both
sides OF the Atlantic. He was scarcely more
than thirty when he remodelled and rebuilt the
famous Cambria Steel Works AT JOhnstown.
Before the close Of another decade he had
started works In South Bethlehem. where he
did much to develop and expand the Bessemer
practice to point which has given America
the lead in the worlds production OF steel. a
natural Outgrowth Of this procedure was the
designing of great plant for the manufacture
Of armor plate-a plant so original that to Ger
tain parts of it access by visitors who could
understand it scrupulously prevented for
years
The qualities In John Fritz which the world
will chiefly admire his inventive genius. his
determination to put the particular manufact-
with which he identified on q better
basis than that of his predecessors and con
temporaries. and the aleTtnesS to new ideas
which enabled him to reach the front rank Of
that industry from the most humble obscurity
Just steel is King, as cotton once was; but
the traits here exhibited are equally needful in
every other department of industry. Examples
like that afforded by the South Bethlehem iron
master are potent in many realms of activity
II is 10 be observed, though that while John
Fritz stroye TO excel, be never evinced hostility
to rivals. He was not primarily money getter.
either. Moreover. he was "A man of peculiar
modesty. This characteristic is illustrated in a
striking fashion by the fact that it is difficult 10
find his name in any American biographical
dictionary to-day. In his written tribute to the
guest of the evening Abram S. Hewitt said
the other night: "NIr. Fritz's nature with all its
masculine energy was tempered by the sweet
ness of woman" He is a man to love as
we'll as to honor.
New-York tribune., 1902-11-03
CHICAGO, gEW-EORK, AND DIRT.

An instructive pendant to Commissioner
Woodbury's latest report, upon which we have
already commented, is found in some uncom-
monty plain talk in the columns Of The Chi
cago Record Herald" on the subject of Chicago's
pre-eminence In dirt The biggest difference be-
tween Aew-York and Chicago. according to that
journal, is dirt In dirt Chicago is so far ahead
az New-YOrk that the latter could never hone
20 catch up. even though its street cleaning de-
partment were abolished. For, SAYS our West
ern contemporary, there is a spirit Of civic
cleanliness in New-York. born of the regime OF
Colonel Waring, that would lmpel Gothamites
TO keep on cleaning and sweeping and scrub
bling, even though the city government should
lapse into a condition OF Indifference and
inertia"
Such praise from Chicago is praise indeed.
welcome as il is unusual, and not TO be minim-
ICED by any doubts as TO whether or not We
fully deserve it, Stil more TO the noint how
ever. is what is said about the causes of Chi
cago's dirtiness. So FAR as the streets of that
city are cleaned at ALL we are told. the work is
done with machines, archaic numbering OLD
traps with revolving brushes, that are dragged
through the streets az night" When such an
engine passes along at night, stirring nm the
microbes and covering pedestrians with cIouds
of dirt IL piles the 9th in little ridges. Ner+
morning the wind lifts Il and deposits n good
portion Of IL In the lungs OF Chicagoans." Yes
We can remember when precisely such nroc-
esses prevailed in New-YOrk. The whole pjct.
IRE Of ChieagO's dirty streets is reminiscent az
our owD condition less than a score OF wears
ago. OF truth. we have much ground for 20.
garding with gratitude ''the regime of coIonel
Waring." Chicago has. however, according IA
It's own critic. another fault in that the people
DO not Keep even the sidewalks and house fronts
clean. There are Sidewalks in the business
district OF Chicago from which the dirt has
nor been cleaned for many moons. Il is
packed on in layers, ami the owner win no,
scrub 81 of because bis neigbbors On esfbav
New-York tribune., 1902-11-03
POLICEMEN OF EASY LIVES.

The payments from the police pension fund
in this city now amount to nearly S1,000000
year. What wonderfully favored class our po-
licemen are! Most of them rarely put their
lives in serious peril. Most of them rarely hear
the sound of shot except at target practice.
Any life insurance company might wisely make
a preferred risk of the average stalwart. sturdy
member Of the force. The police surgeons at
tend them without charge whenever they have
a touch of stomach ache or of illness of any
kind. Their hours easy. their work is light
and their pay is large. After a comparatively
few years of comfortable existence they can de-
mand retirement for the rest of their lives on
generous pensions.
Among the former Wearcrs of the uniform
now on the pension list doing absolutely moth
ing for what is paid them are some Of the most
muscular and healthiest men who can be found
in days journey. Is system of that sort
wholly fair 70 the taxpayers of New-York?
New-York tribune., 1902-11-03
SWFFT ROOM

An ingenious instrument of torture has of late
been employed, with great success. at the
Lighthouse Department, near Tompkinsville,
Staten Island, and many invalids resident in
that neighbOrhood have. by means of this adroit
cOntrivance, been relieved of their suherlngs,
through the merciful interposition of death.
The instrument thus kindly employed is a
can be conveniently heard for at least mile;
and this blast which closely resembles the
dying groan of an agonized bullock is blown
twice or three times every minute, for period
of hours. day after day. The consequences, thus
far have been of most gratifying character.
The death rate in Tompkinsville. New Brighton
and Stapleton has steadily advanced Many
aged persons have given up the ghost. Several
prominent citizens have been removed to
lunatic asylums in distant parts of the State.
The ridiculous customs Of reading and study
have been checked or abolished. A rapid
growth of nervous diseases has been observed
with satisfaction by medical practitioners, and
the hilarity of youth has been much promoted
through the wide and rapid dissemination of
awful sounds. Funerals are frequent. and the
sight of them has largely augmented the joy of
living in Staten Island and paying taxes there.
The Staten Islander pays pretty literally for
what he gets, but when, in addition to his other
blessings.-his joys Of racket and smell. both
factory and olfactory-he is blessed with the
national steam siren. he is said to feel that he
gets a little more than he has bargained for.
New-York tribune., 1902-11-03
SELECTIONS FRON THE N4rL
SIMPLICITY OF THE REFORM BALLOT
HOW 1T oBvIATEs THE DIFFICULTIES OF
TIE PRESENT SYSTEM

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: Some Of the candidates fer the Legislature
70 whom were addressed by the join COMMITTEES
on ballot reform the circulars asking whether
they were in favor OF substituting the Massachu-
setts form OF ballot FOR the ballot now used haTs
replied that they were n favor Of any vSangs
which would secure simplicity and obvi-ta the dan
gerous conditions pointed out BY the courts but
have added that they did not see how the proposed
ballot would do this.
We beg. therefore. TO point out the following per-
picking features Of the present law;
Section 81 prescrbes the directions to be printed
upon the stub OF the ballot, and which are 70 be
followed by the voter in marking MS ballot TheSe
directions are contained IN eighteen lines Of ths
law.
rules which the section states that the elector
should observe in marking his ballot These rules
occupy full page. and they are intended 10 ex-
plain fully the directions TO the voter which
printed the ballot but il is safe % say thar
not per cent OF the voters ever see them
AS IL is evident that these directions DO not
the ground. Section 10 Subdivision , OF the Elec-
tion law entitled Intent OF ElectOrs' contains
nine rules bv which election inspectors 70 BE-
guided in Interpreting the different markings which
the voter may have made on his ballot These rules
are very intricate and yolumlnoUs. tney MI about
three printed page. Confusion arises from the ap-
piiCaton OF these rules
The necessity for nearly all OF them Is obviated
h. the proposed change in the form OF ballot The
name of every candidate voted for meets all OBJ
teCuOns- This simplicity can be obtained hy the
adoption Of the Massachusetts, form, on which no
name can appear more tnan once.
In view Of this explanation. may we not ask you
10 So-OperSte with the effort meet the Criticisms
Of the courts by bringing about this change TO h5
more simple fOTE2 WILLIAM N COHEN,
Chairman Joint Conmilree on Ballot Reform
New York. oct 1902.
New-York tribune., 1902-11-03
4mnsrmfnrs.

ACADEMY OF MUsIc-s-The Ninety and Nine.
A11ERLCAN THEATRE-S:l5-Aan'B Enemy
ttAASCO THEATRE-s-Du BarrT.
BIJCE THEATREs-s:15-An - American lINssl0fl
BROADWAY TEEATRE--s-The SILVER Sliprer
CAeINO-S.I5-A Chinese Honeymoon.
CRfTERlOS THEAThE-s-Iris.
nALNS THEATRES -i0--A Country Girl
EDEN lfUSEE-2-s-T'he world IN Wax.
EMPIRE THEATRE-s .2o-The Mummy and the Hum
ming Bird
FoURTEENTH STREET THEATRE-S-1)id Limerick
SARRicK THEATRE 23o-s:SO-The stubiornness Of
Geraldine
GARDEN TFFEATRE-s :ls-The JOY Of Living.
HARLEM OPERA HOUSES -Is-ssodiers Of Fortune
HERALD SQUARE THEATRE -lS-ChlldTen OF kings
lItVIAs PLACE TEEATtitc--A -2e-At Heloelhefe- ~.
KEITH'S-lOSO d. IA. 1890 =. m--Continuous Per
formsnce
KNTCKERBOcKER THEATRE-s:io-sherioc Holmes
MADISON SOTARE THEATRES s-aSl-The Two Schools
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN--le =. m to lo%O ?. m
Exhibition Of Flowers and sculpture
MENDEISSOEIN HALLl-S-S0ug and Violin Rectal
MRS. OSBORN'S PLAYTTOT SE--s-4t-Ionniy ROT
MURRAY Hill. THEATRE-2-S-Fun on the Bristol
NEW SAVOY THEATRE -s:i5-A Country Mouse
WV works. ETageubeck's Trained Animals
VIEW WEST END NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. JACK
PASTOR S-Continunus Performance
PRINCESS THEATREs-s:3o-The Night ~ the FarTy-
PROCTOR S-Continuous Performance.
ST NICHOLAS GARDEN -S-So-Bcstocks SIeat
Animal Arena
wALL4ACKs THEATRES -2o-The sword OF the Kins-
New-York tribune., 1902-11-03
THE TAIN or THE D4T.

With tho death Of George Hull. rs originator and
exploiter. the Cardiff Giant most likely passes on
the historic stage altogether 1t the cleveTest
humbug Of its time Barnum. the next cleverest,
offered $500O0 for eighth interest IN IT. and
many doctors of divinity taken in by IL and
led into fantastic Biblical theories about II that
the church large and all its ministers and every
body else for that matter. ought to rejoice in its
fral disappearance OF Hun 1t need not be said
that he buded better than ne knew but his absurd
efHgy. doubt. made ten or a hundred times
more noise than he expected Of IT,
Poy59y ,b bs-3 Man, su Sso friend who IS lunch
ways eat more when We have company than when
Tommy helping himself to third piece OF cake,-
know why It ls-c1use we have better things to
Miss Mary Brooks. OF Los Angeles Gals has
shown another way In which the progressive wou1-
an may move onward toward independence" says
The Chicago rd-HeTaId." Miss Brooks
makes a living by taking medicine She Is OF
course young and beautiful All naidens who do
wonderful things young and beautiful but Miss
Brooks is more than that She is ambitious She
longs TO assist her sisters rise TO nobler and b,t
ter things and equip themselves for the bat
ties with the world to be able TO snap their
fingers at the men Therefore she has entered into
an engagement with the Los Angeles Medical So
ciety to test physicians who suspected OF prao-
tstnS without licenses She has thus tested al
most every drug and mode of treatment known TO
medical science. in spite of which fact her health
and beauty unimpaired. What nobler calling
could appeal 70 young and beautiful girl? Most
women like TO take medicine and are haprfest
when doping hence Miss Brookss lob must be-
pleasant as well as profitable and scientifically
beneficial Nav she long survive to sample bread
pills and taste rain water tnctured with aoes and
at last he happy where mortar and pestIe are no
more
You admire that musician
Very much answered Mr.. Cumrox
For his compositions for his perform an-As
Neither For his nerve in charging s a seat
tWashinstOn Star
There is peculiar tree in the forests OF Central
India. which has curious characteristics The
leaves OF the tree are of highly sensitive nature
and full of electricity that whoever touches one
OF them receives an electric shock II has a stncu
lar effect upon magnetic needle. and will infu-
ence 1t at distance Of seventy feet The electrical
strength Of the tree varies according 20 the time
OF day. it being strongest at midday and weakest
at midnight In wet weather its powers disappear
altogether. Birds never approach the tree nor
have insects ever been seen upon H. The rar,
graph does not say whether the forest has bsen
wired up and this natural supply OF electricity mn
To- useful purpose.
New-York tribune., 1902-11-03
MIXING RELIGION AND POLITICS

TO The Editor OF The tribune
Sir: The New-York Tines OF October = IS
distributed among Methodists. preachers and mem
bers. The paper contains an article signed by
a Methodist Who voted for Mckinley The ar
ttCle calls the attention 10 the religious activity
of Mr. COler; also states that he Is member Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church in Brooklyn
hope he is reapin2 a rich reward in his assOcia-
tfOn with said church and his labor for Christian
prosperity. There is however. no reason stated
why Methodist preachers members should vote
for MI COler for Governor 10 help him 70 build
up Democratic principles in state or nation We
have had a sUperaOundatce of that kind OF WORK
ard Influence. both IN State and nation.
y METHO DIST PREACHER OF TROY CONFER
ENCE WHO VOTED FOR ODELLA
Alh1nV Nov ! fq1H
New-York tribune., 1902-11-03

them alone And so we shall doubtless see one
day bitter and costly struggle, ending in the
subjugation of the Moriscos and the conisca-
ton Of their Iand-a repetition of the time-old
story of the conquest Of the weak by the strong.