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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-18
SIGNS OF PROMISE.

Where are the promised street signs? The
question must still be asked countless times
daily by bewildered explorers of the metropolis,
the correct answer being, as we are informed,
that some of them are actually emerging to
view in the places where they belong, while
others Of a more elaborate pattern, designed for
more attractive parts Of the city, will be dis
eoverable before great while. For what we
are said TO be about 10 receive, the Lord make
lis truly, but not unduly, thankful But what
an unconscionable time it has taken to reach
this backward stage, When the present ad-
ministration came into office 1t was assumed
as a matter of course that street signs would
be provided in short order. Everybody ackrowl-
edged the need of them. In fact Tammany for
most Of whose sins the motive is not at all mys-
terions, never vouchsafed to explain why it did
not put them up. 1t was a mighty queer thing,
especially In view of the circumstance that
there would probably have been a neat rake
off" on the contract
Naturally enough, the men who returned to
power in 1898 enjoyed seeing the boys smash
oio strongs' new lamp posts, but 1t was con-
ndentiy expected that they would furnish sub
sututes as soon they had had their fun.
However. as they did. nothing about the matter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-18
Amusrmente-

ACADEMY OF kI-sIcs:Io-The Ninety and Nine
aMrPrraN TryEAJREIcs.i5-h Renarkaoie Case
rsT1T,A SEQ TfIEATRF-S-The Darling OF the Goos
BROADWAY THEATRE-s-The silver supper
(aSTNO-s1S-l Honeymoon
CRITERION NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Cavalier
<Sff5CfE TfiEATREt:3o -Jsne-
DAYS. THEATRE-s-1o-A Country Girl
rrSrS NTySEE-2-S-The World In Wax
EMPIRE E-s:20-Imprudence
ry1IJRTFENTT STREET THEATRE-S-The Peool r.,
GARRICK NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Strbeornness OF Sei"-
GARDEN THFaTRE-s:IS-The Cardinal.
HaPI,T,N OPERA HOUSE-s:1S-The Two schooh-
EFPgI,D SQUARE THEATRE-S-Julius Cesar
IsyTN1I PLACE THEATRE-s-2l-Alt Heidelberg: ~
KFITH'S-lO a m. 1870 m-Contlnnous Fei-
ENICKERBocKER THEATRE-s:1o-The Altar OF
Friendship
Fair-Street Carnival .
MADISON SQUARE THEATRE-s:i6-Audrey .,ors.
MANHATTAN THEATRE-2-Benent OF the h0'"i0
Church Alliance 60. .. Nav
NEW sAvoy manifestations and A Country
sEwHYofaK THBATRB-s:1s-whsn Johnny Comes
Marching Home
PASTORS-Continuous Performance
PRINCESS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
PROCTOR'S NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
ST. NICHOLAS SKATING RINk-Skatng
ViCTORIA-S:15-The Eternal City.
WAIIaACKS THEATRE-S:3l-The Crlsih
WEST END THEATRE-s-The Wild Rose
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-18
THE CABINET.

Washington, Dec. IL (Special).-Mrs. Hay. wife OF
the Secretary Of State Mrs Shaw. wife of the Sec
rotary of the Treasury; Mrs. Knox wife OF the At
torney General; Mrs Payne, wife of the Postmaster
General and Miss Wilson. daughter of the Secre-
tary of Agriculture received informally this after
Mr. and Mrs James W. Wadsworth, jr- are visit
ing Iatters parents. the Secretary of State and
Mrs. Hay.
The Postmaster General and Mrs. Payne were en-
tertaired at dinner tonight by the First Assist
ant Postmaster General and Mrs Robert j.
Wynne. The other guests were Senator and Mrs
Quay the Assistant Secretary of the Navy and Mrs
Charles II. Darling. Representative and Mrs F. >
Butler, Representative and Mrs. James r. Mann
Miss Louise Van Dyke Jones. Miss Meta StellWag
Senator Plat, of Connecticut: Dr. David jayne
HILL Assistant Secretary of State and captain Foo-
ert F. Wynne, of the Marine Corps
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-18
NOTES OF SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON

Washington Dec II tSpeciaD.-Colonel T. A. Bing-
ham, U s. A. gave dinner for this evening.
The guests were Secretary Of the Navy. Justice
Rufus W. Peckham William c. Sanger. Assistant
Secretary Of War; John W. Foster. John K Rich
ards the Solicitor General: Representative Marlin
e. olmsted. Representative Robert r. HIT Rep
resentative George B. Mcclellan. General George L.
Gillespie Chief OF Engineers James W. Wadsworth
and Mr.. Spauldng-
Invitations TO the marriage OF Miss Mary Barber.
niece of Mrs Mckinley to Major Ralph HartseI.
Tuesday. December so. at Canton. Ohio. have
been received here AS the Barber and Mckinley
families IN deep mourning for the late Presi-
dent, the marriage will be witnessed only by rela-
tives and intimate friends.
Mrs. E II Slater entertained at dinner this even
ing
Mrs. Cullom. wife of the Senator from Illinois.
will take part In social life this winter &C
count OF the death Of her daughter, Mrs. Ridgely
wife of the Controller OF the Currency.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-18
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

Washington. Dec I.-President Roosevelt mao an
he could do to-day hurryng along the cohtiiaous
line of visitors who crowded his offices on ii ai -
of missions. mostly related TO patronage 10 'he
Introduction of constituents. which was nucn Oh
the same nature. and lust to pay respects IheS
included Senators Aldrich, Alger, Proctor burton'
Dillingham;. Foraker. Kearns. McEnery' Spoohei
and Ouarles: Senator Hanna and his brother. H. vi
Hanna. of Cleveland; Representative CochFdii. VI
Missouri and friends: Hugh McGowan, or lneidn-
arols. REPRESENTATIVES Burton of Ohio; Powers. OF
Maine: Tawney, of Minnesota; Moss or kehtuchy'
Crowley of Illinois, and Skiles. of Ohio; James .
Clarksor of New-York; Representative GIBSON anu
E S. Cunningham. Consul at Alden. ARABIA rep
resentative Goldfogle. Representative Martin %
South Dakota and o. S. Swenson, OF sioux faiS'
warden of the South Dakota Penitentfary; Repre-
sentative Needham Representative Calderheau' VI
Kansas and his brother. ]. H. Calderhead, state
Auditor of Montana: Arthur W. Ferguson e4ecu-
tive secretary the Philippine Commission; Repre-
sentatives Southland. Mercer Davidson and Manu.
Representative Douglas presented committee
from the West Side Republican Club of New,
York to invite the President to attend tne ah b,r
day evening. January 90. This is the anniversary
Of the birth of President Mckinley and the annual
GATE. The President said the date conhicted with
and he would not be able to accept the invitation
The committee consisted OF Frank =; hohier'
President Roosevelt enjoyed a long converse
ton in German to-day with Representatives Wacn-
Editor of the "Deutsch Amerikaner" OF Baltimore.
P bsy s snd h sy had ons talk IKE in
and Dutch languages The President repeate gssra
D mon te oS South rdorf s1n cows
the Glover" The President talked about Goethe ne
erary men of Germany. He knew their history and
had read their works. .-, ..
Florida and called on the President this morning
to discuss some matters & a
President short time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-18
PROMOTING RESEARCH.

The announcement made In Tuesdays dis
patches from New Haven OF awards to two de-
partments of Yale by the trustees of the Car
negie Institution indicates that the latter organ
ization has already begun It's benefcent work.
The particular gifts here specified may not be
the first actually bestowed anywhere although
Yale has not received anything before. but they
the first that have attracted any special at
tention. There is no mention of the precise
amounts given but as the total income from
the Carnegie fund Will be from 100000 to
100000 annually, many other grants will doubt
less be made in the course of the next few
months.
1t is the avowed object OF the trustees to pro-
mote scientific research largely by utilizing e1-
listing agencies rather than by founding new
laboratories and creating new machinery. An
elaborate inquiry has been In progress during
the last year to ascertain who are the Ameri-
cans engaged in the most promising and original
kinds of investigation and where money is
most needed to facilitate It, From the fact
that aid is given to the departments OF
paleontology and psychology at Yale it is ap-
parent that the trustees have a high opinion of
what has already been accomplished there and
have clear convictions as to the expediency of
encouraging the activity of DR. Workman and
Professor Scripture. Splendid as are the colec-
lions Of fossils made by Professor Marsh for
the Peabody Museum, it is desirable that ad-
ditions be made thereto. DR.. Workman is adj
miraby qualified to direct the hunt for them
and to conduct their Interpretation. Professor
Scripture also enjoys high reputation for the
originality and value of his psychological
studies. Both of them are to be congratulated
on the additional means now put at their dis
posal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-18

there was some satisfaction in the thought that
the succeeding administration would seize SO ex-
ceIlent opportunity to gain popular applause
and thereby reap an easy advantage from Tam
many's neglect. Mr.. Cantor. the man imme-
diately responsible, has repeatedly assured us
that such has been his earnest determination
from the first and we believe he acqu1ts HIM
self of all blame for the delay. But somebody
is at fault and that is the man want to
hear from. For we cannot concede that IT was
a prodigiousiy difficult thing to choose, or even
to create, a suitable model. In fact. The Trib-
une long ago described and depicted a sign
which would fully meet every essential require
ment, and that. we suspect, is more than can
be said for at least one Of the varieties which
Mr.. Cantor has approved
It Is true that men who would like to cut red
tape sometimes find 1t extremely tough, and we
mean to be perfectly just. But it does appear
extraordinary and even ridiculous, as 1t certain
ly is exasperating, that great municipal cor
poration, being anxious to correct rank ABUSE,
should have made scarcely any visible progress
for whole year toward the accomplishment of
that object The merchant wouldn't get much
sympathy who should be found weeping on the
verge of bankruptcy because he had been I'M
able In the course Of twelve months to decide IN
what sort Of characters to make his name num-
Der and occupation known; and. New-fork,
though we may sympa thize with ourselves, Will
get more excavations than condolences from out
side. 1t is not easy to exaggerate the i'm
portance of this matter The lack Of street
signs is a source of hourly trouble and vexa-
ton to tens of thousands of persons. 1t discred-
its the city In the eyes Of every visitor, and
there is no virtue in speaking patiently OF the
delay to rectify conditions SO grotesque and
barbarous.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-18
HOUSE. SENATE AND RECIPROCITY.


The Cuban reciprocity treaty which has just
been submitted to the Senate ought not to be
the occasion for any difference between the two
houses of Congress concerning their respective
powers. The relation OF the House of Repre-
sentatives TO treaties involving a change in the
domestic statute law has been under discus
sion as q theoretical proposition for more than
century, and while there may be some phases
of the question which have not been settled,
yet practical working basis has been estab-
lished upon which the two houses have salts
factorily transacted the governments business
through all these years. BY simply following in
the old way the Senate can ratify the treaty
and absolutely complete &c as an international
bargain. In honor binding the country Then
both houses join in the legislation to carry
out the contract and redeem the nations OBJ
legations.
AS early as 1876, In dealing with Jays treaty,
the House inclined to assert its independ-
ence. and called forth from Fisher Ames his
great speech on the duty of the House, conced-
ing its power to prevent the operation Of
treaties. not to that power to violate the
faith of the government given by those pos
sessing the broad constitutional authority to
make contracts with foreign nations. In 1916
the question was considered by a joint commit
that the House did not assert the pretenson
that no treaty can be made without their as
sent" and that on the other hand the Senate
did not assert the treaty making power to be
'in all cases independent of the legislative au-
'thority." The committee said:
So far from IT, that they 1.-THE Senatel are be-
leved TO acknowledge the necessity of legisla
enactment TO carry into execution all treaties
which contain stipulations requiring appronria-
tons, which might bind the nation 10 Law
taxes. raise armies. to support navies to grant
subsidies, to create States. to cede territory:
81. indeed, this power exists in the government
at all In some or all Of these cases and prnh-
ably in many others, il is conceived TO be admit
ted that the legislative body must act In order
TO give effect and operation to a treaty. and IL
in any case IL be necessary II may Confidently
be asserted that there is difference In prin-
ciple between the houses: the difference is only
In the application of the principle
This understanding has been substantially fol-
lowed by the houses and the doctrine of legis-
1ation to enforce treaties thus declared has
been followed by the courts. In 1929 Chief
Justice Marshall declared that treaty was a
contract addressing itself to the political and
not the judicial side of the government When
1t was self-operating the courts would take cog
nizance OF 1t as of statute law but when it was
merely an engagement the legislature must ex.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-18
pTGTLISTIC SCHEMERS.
barbarous

For the last two years prize fighters nave
been unable to do business In this State, AFTER
a long period of protection and prosperity and,
of course they are eager to have the ban re-
moved. We believe they made an effort last
year to secure legislative relief, and 1t is re-
ported that they mean to renew the appeal at
the coming session. Their present plan Is to
curry favor by asking for law which would
put money In the public treasury. the bill they
are said to have in preparation providing that
a percentage of the receipts from boxing ex-
hibitions" shall go to the State. Other pro-
visions are that such exhibitions shall be al
lowed only In certain specified cities, and that
a commission shall have complete control OF
them. 1t Is easy to imagine with what an air
of candor the advocates Of this scheme will
contend that It merely seeks te promote an in
nocent and valuable form Of sport with strict
regard for all the prophecies.
The fact is that professional pug1lists and
those who make money out OF them know that
a bill boldly restoring the prize ring in this
State could never get so much as hearing In
the legislature, but they hope that measure OF
the sort described. purporting to be drawn
largely in the interest of amateurs and promis-
ing a considerable revenue, while subjecting pro-
fessionals to apparently strict regulations. may
find favor. Possibly they Will succeed in fool
ing some honest men at Albany, but the prob
ability is that they are fooling themselves, and
therethe lawmakers will knock 1t out promptly
and effectually, without going through the for
mality Of putting on gloves.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-18
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.

Washington, Dec. 1! CSpeciaD.-The Mexican AM
bassador went to New-York yesterday TO meet
Sonora Mariscal wife of the Secretary OF State of
Mexico, who will be the guest of the embassy IN
this city. Sonora Mariscal came from Mexico tn
meet her daughter on her return from Europe and
while here Will visit her relatives in Baltimore
The Countess zampini Salazar. who has been a
guest italian Embassy will start for Boston
tomorrow morning. She was entertained at lunch
con to-day by Mrs. William Sheffield Cowles
Sfgnora Mayor des Planches. wife OF the Italian
Ambassador. has selected Friday for her reception
dav
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-18
QUEEN ACTS AS eoDMoTHER.

London Dec. n-oueen Alexandra to-day ae.su
as godmother at the christening Of Lord Nance
VILE. the heir OF the Duke and Duchess OF Man
chester. IN the Chapel Royal. St. James's Palacs.
Her majesty signed the register with the peA'
and Duchess OF Manchester. the Marquis &c 80
eral. the Portuguese Minister; Count Won Menus Es
dorf, secretary OF the Observation-Disclosures e., FL
bassy; Earl De Grey. Lady Lister-kay and Otnels
The Queens present to her godchild was s.sT.
bowl and spoon, inscribed. ITO Alexander Geo,Ss'
Viscount Vaudeville, from Alexandra Regina DS
csmber II. 1902
The Duchess OF Manchester was Miss HeieAN
Zimmerman. of Cincinnati. Ohio.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-18

Patriotic Spaniards are pleading for a new
navy. But will the land Of Cervantes and San
cho Panza make practical gains by building
battleships7 Rarely II ever since the splendid
victory Of Don John at Lepanto has the Span
ish empire been successful upon the ocean The
Grand Armada failed disastrously when Philip
II in the gloomy palace of the Es-
curial sent his enormous feet to the British
Channel in the hope of con9uerins the realm
of lion hearted Elizabeth For centuries Spain
has not been an irresistible sea power. and it is
not In the least likely that It will ever be in the
future
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-18
HEAD OF AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.

Ann Arbor. Mich. Dec H.-EenyOn L. Sut'sl
field. instructor In rural sociology 1T the Universe
Michigan has accepted the position of presiash.
of the Rhode Island State College OF Agricuiturs.
and Mechanical Arts. located near Providence =
VII assume his new duties on April ].
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-18
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE. THURSDAY DECEMBER IS 1902

with efforts to vindicate his own character. as
having really set his face also against crime
and disorder at home But the public interest
in Mr. Edwin D. Mead himself does not warrant
that amount Of space in The Tribune we are
ready to admit his ingenious sincerity In oefeV-
ing that his apparent sympathy with the strikers
and against the defenders of their own property
I'm the Homestead riots, or with the strikers
and against the President OF the United States
and the army in the Chicago riots. really shows
his devotion to law and order at home He is
even at liberty TO hold that although ne de-
gcribes himself as mot lawyer or the son of
a LAWYER" he knows more law than either Elihu
Root or the Secretary's Judge Advocate Cen
eraL and that he is absolutely sure OF his legal
proposition that there is always law enough
to deal adequately with every grave exlgency.
In this attitude, making the sign Of scissors
with his fingers above his head as he SINKS
beyond the mouth, let him gently disappear
An official denial of the story that many
American sailors had been Frustrated by severe
illness because they had been compelled to
overwork themselves in digging canal at
CuIebra in disease provoking conditions mas
been made public. 1t was out of all reason TO
suppose that the Navy Department would give
orders which must result in putting large
numbers of our gallant Jack Tars upon the
sick list.
The citizen who is sued for back taxes IS
likely to take pessimistic views of the city ad-
ministration. The good people who are so
ready to blame its faults from the housetops
should be at least equally loud in proclaiming
its virtues which make enemies.
The latest experiments with artillery against
arnor seem to indicate that the man behind
the gun Is likely to call check to the man be-
hind the rivets. The most powerful cannon
have penetrated the thickest of plates used on
warships with the most recent inventions In
shells. So the pendulum swings. At one time
the gun fails against the armor. A little later
the arn1or fails against the gun. What will the
end be7
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-18
About People and Social Incidents

rison. Samuel Negus and Samuel Cooke oriciat.a
ushers.
Mrs Walden PeIls dinner dance at Sherrys FOR
her daughter Gertrude. of the debutantes Of tia
programme for YESTERDAY Dinner was ss srSefys
the banquet room at eight tables. at each of which
seventy more came in for the cotillon. which was
led by Alexander hadden o dancing with Miss Pe
chine trimmed white lace. Among those uressrs
ve Mss Mss 5 sersSs FISH %s c9 f As
Miss Constance Livermore-
Mrs. Frederick HaIsey gave a luncheon yests--
day afternoon her house in West F1fty-third-sr
while Mrs William :sehiey had large reception at
Olive one OF the debutantes Of the season who was
azssb ~ 5 s PH ora miss Ese postey Miss
Weatherbee-
Miss Helen Kountze likewise had a lunches,
party yesterday afternoon. at which the principal
guests were those Of her girl friends who ara to
l.. Livingston the day after tomorrow m CSrass
Church They comprise Miss Eleanor jay, Miss
Miss Nina KopntSe, her cousin: and Miss AnEs
rsturn from ths boneyoon win spen5 Oh bs ,heiF
mainder of the winter at Tuxedo where they have
eonniry pses az Se OF their
Miss Augusta Robinson and her brother Nom
Madison-ave and Fifty sixth-st. for the season
Mrs. Vanderbilt and her daughter Gladys ara
booked to sail for New-York from Europe on jan
/ uary 8.
Henry T. Sloane has issued invitations for =
dance on January 20 at Sherry's-
Mrs Hugh J. Chisholm has issued cards for .
reception on January at her home IN Fffth-avs
Miss Catherine Newbold will act maid Of honor
and Miss Ella de Peyster and Miss Catherine Nc
Clure bridesmaids at the marriage OF Mss
Cornelia Brady Harris 10 Leland Langley on jan
udry H.
Mr. and Mrs Stanley Mortimer booked to san
for Europe on January g. and viii spend the 70
nainder Of the winter in the south of France.
Mr. and Mrs Frederick Grosvenor Goodridgs havs
taken house at Lexington-ave- and Thirty-nnth-
ST for the winter.
Mrs Edward Renshaw Jones and Miss Mabel
Jones are at the Hotel Buckingham for the winter
Mr. and Mrs William Corcoran Eustis, who have
been staying with Mr.. and Mrs Levi P. Morton for
the last two months have taken a mouse IN VIZ
ginfa for the remainder OF the winter
Mrs Dexter Hawkins and her daughter, Mrs.
Henry WaIcott Warner. will receive on Saturday
afternoon from to o'clock at No g East Sixty
seyenth-st Mrs Edward Center has a reception on
the same afternoon at her house, IN East thirty
seventh-st-, and will be at home on wednesdays
throughout January.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-18

Mr. and Mrs William Corcoran Eustis, who have
been stayins with Mr. and Mrs Levi P Morton for
the last two months. have taken a house in Vr-
gfnia for the remainder Of the winter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-18
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS.

Among those who sailed yesterday for Lverpe''
the Oceanic were:
Mrs Balm Mr. and Mrs waltsrI -
Mrs. r. Baird Mr. and Mrs Andrew N
O. Sostxfck. Donald
Colonel Claude Cane. Miss Macdonald
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c.. Child Miss NJ May. p
Stanley Dawson Mr. and Mrs Ricna1U
Professor F. G.. Edgeworsb.i Mc(5raun
Mr.. and Mrs. IN. Gregg Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ NO--
Mr.. and Mrs Frederick g. \. SpTeckels
HUH Jackson John Tetlock- Jr
Mr.. and Mrs George II. W A fellow
Kraft Charles TandalL
Miss Ruth Kraft
Among the passengers who arrived here yes'sr-
day on the steamer Vaderiand from Antwerp "o,
Richard NJ. Atvster, Alfred A. WINSTON:
p. E. Brett States Consul az ItzSssSsVa
Merritt s. Conner. Mrs Blanche De So =
A. G. II. Nyand. wife OF the PreSir'"
Waiter Smedsy- Nicaragua
Some of those who will sail to-day for Havrs "
the steamer La Tourane
Victor Aygueparsse. Of thel Count Ports5-
French Embassy at r. Il Ryland
Washington. H d. Ramsdetl
Mrs. s. Nostrand. Marquis C. de Rudn~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-18

Mrs Dexter Hawkins and her daughter, Mrs
Henry WaIcott Warner. will receive on Saturday
afternoon from 4 to o'clock at No G. East Sixty
seyeuth-st Mrs Edward Center has reception on
the same afternoon at her house, in East Thirty
seventh-st- and will be at home on Wednesdays
throughout January.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-18

Mrs Edward Renshaw Jones and Miss Mabel
Jones are at the Hotel Buckingham for the winter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-18

Among those who sailed yesterday for Liverpo0
the Oceanic were: