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New-York tribune., 1902-06-12
HAPPENINGS AT NEWPORT.

Newport r. l., June II tSpeciaD.-In a few days
all the household effects of the cottage on Sandy
Point farm recently purchased by Reginald Van
derbilt will be sold at public auction At once q
gang OF uphoIsterers and furnishers will take
charge or the place and put it in condition for oc-
cupancy by Mr.. Vanderbilt. who Will entertain
number OF friends there during the summer AT
the end Of this season the farmhouse will be torn
down and in its place will be built modern house
with all conveniences. In addition. there will be
put up on the premises a large stable for the ac-
commodation of the strings of coach horses and
polo ponies AS large a polo field as the 113 acres
OF the farm will permit will be laid out. and men
will start on this work once with the hope that
II may be nit for before the close OF the present
season
Mr. and Mrs. E. S Cramp, Of Philadelphia,
companied by their daughter. have arrived their
villa for the season
Servants have arrived at Ochre Point to get the
place in readiness for the arrival OF Mrs. Ogden
Goelet who is expected here for the season in the
first week OF July.
Jonathan Evans and family. of Germantown.
have arrived their cottage in jamestown for the
James j. Van Allen and his daughters Miss May
and Miss Sara Van Allen will arrive from Europe
Mrs A Z Dulles and Miss Dulles OF PhiladeI-
phia have arrived at their Ochre Point cottage for
the summer.
their cottage from Washington tomorrow for the
Commodore L. I. Gerry and family are not ex
pected here for the season before the first week
In July. Their steam yacht Electra is being put
in readiness for commission. and will so New
York to meet the commodore and his family, bring
until late in the fall before going to their autumn
seat at Lake Delaware.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-12
A COMMENCEMENT QUESTION.

1t may well be credited that the petition of
the Hamilton College seniors for the abolition
of commencement orations was received with
amazement and disgust by the members of the
faculty. The seat of learning at Clinton has
long enjoyed the title of 1.-The home of oratory,"
and it has been its proud boast that the require
ments OF the curriculum call for more hours
week to be devoted TO the study of speaking
and writing than do those of any other college
in the country. To quote the language of the
catalogue:
Many men are led to recognize and develop
a gift before unguesssd, and spirit Of emuIa-
tion and zeal is quickened that works surprising
improvement in personal ability For lawyers,
preachers and teachers the work Is invaluab ble
but for al! men II has practical bearing upon
thought and insight we'll as upon carriage
demeanor. verbal felicity literary acumen and
efficient force. There is not one man in ten who
is not eventually made far more capable
whether as citizen or scholar by the steady
discipline of this department.
This sounds attractive, but not necessarily
convincing. OF course. the preferences of the
class of '02, Hamilton. carry only so much
weight as should be attached to the opinions of
very young men: but their action raises an in
teresting point for discussion. Local conditions
Hamilton has been and still is a fostering
mother Of Presbyterian preachers--probably
make IL unwise TO abolish the oratorical feat
ures Of her commencement exercises; but the
same reasons do not operate In all higher in
stitutions of learning, and some of them yale
for instance) have set the example of dispens-
ing with the set orations. One strong argument
New-York tribune., 1902-06-12
TIE CASE OF COLONEL LYNCH.

Arthur Lynch, the British subject who joined
the Beers and fought against the British crown
and then got himself elected 10 the British
Parliament, has gone to England and promptly
been arrested and locked up in jail, as ii was
a foregOne conclusion he would be The charge
against him is that of high treason, and he is to
have hearing upon it on Saturday. There IS
a good deal of curiosity TO see what the govern
ment will do with him, and meantime the
Irish members OF Parliament are asking many
questions about him and trying to make him
appear a patriot on the verge OF martyrdom.
1t would be idle 10 attempt 10 forecast the
action OF the court: but the fundamental facts
in the case appear TO he simple.
The terms OF surrender accepted by the Beers
provided for amnesty for all the burghers-that
is for all the citizens of the Transvaal and
Orange State-who had fought against the
British But It was also expressly understood
that British subjects -non-burghers-who had
rebelled should be punished in accordance with
the laws of the part of the empire to which
they belonged excepting that the penalty of
death should not be inflicted Now, Colonel
Lynch is not and never was burgher He Is
a rehellious British subject. and, he belonged
and belongs to the United Kingdom, he must be
tried and punished according to the laws of that
kingdom Upon the face of the case and accord
ing to the declarations and indeed the boasts of
his friends, he is guilty of high reasOn-Cer-
tainly so according to the United States def
milton of that crime.
What will be done with him we shall here
after see. He will not be put TO death; that is
assured But neither does he seem likely to
become a member Of the Parliament at West
Minister
New-York tribune., 1902-06-12
STOLEN AND RETURNED.

The Detective Bureau of the Police Depart
ment has not enjoyed uniformly good repu-
tation. 1t has had periods of faithfulness and
efficiency, marked by many notable achieve
ments, and there have been times when 1t has
not appeared to be thoroughly controlled by
the right spirit, has been more conspicuous for
failures than for successes, and has conse
Quently fallen under suspicion not merely of
Incompetence, but of treachery. OF course, this
is not saying that it has not always contained
honor of the service was priceless; but that ele
ment has not invariably been strong enough to
preserve high standard, and the prevalent
opinion is that the present is an era Of degen-
eracy, which we hope is not progressive.
Inspector Byrnes reorganized the detective
service and made 1t feared and respected. He
was a sagacious. grim and resolute man who
would not tolerate stupidity or Incidence on the
part of his subordinates. but his system en-
couraged some dangerous tendencies. His pol
icy was to authorize within underlined limits
a considerable freedom of intercourse between
detectives and criminals At large the ground
that the information which his men so obtained
was invaluable. The immediate results of that
relationship, moreover. were occasionally graft
flying to individuals who were enabled to enlist
the inspectors special interest in their behalf
The man to whom piece of stolen property
was promptly and mysteriously returned after
New-York tribune., 1902-06-12
COAL STRIKE REVELATIONS.

The wish was expressed in these columns at
the beginning of the coal strike that the public
might be authoritatively informed what il was
all about There was no ccmpulSion for The
furnishing OF such information. a workman is
free to quit working without telling why, and
his employer may acquieSce in his departure
without publishing TO the world the grounds of
their diSa grpement. Nevertheless. il seemed to
Us that in a matter in which the public was so
directly interested it would be good policy for
both sides 10 make their positions clear. That
was not done then. and the public for a time
had 10 suffer extortionate prices for coal and a
curse Of smut smoke without knowing what
* was al about any more than Little Peterkin
knew about the battle of Blenbeim. At last.
however, the facts have come 10 light: probably
largely because OF the investigations of the
United States Commissioner of Labor, and the
discretion of our suggestion that they should
be disclosed at the beginning is amply vindI-
Gated. They are seen 10 be facts in some of
which the public is pretty directly interested.
and none of which involve those private busi-
ness affairs which the parties TO the strike nat
urslly and properly wish 10 keep TO themselves.
II is, indeed, a matter for wonder that the de
tails now made public were not voluntarily and
eagerly published at the outset.
The whole dispute appears TO have hinged
upon a question of wages. The miners wanted
an increase of 20 per cent. The operators de-
clined TO grant IL. They said they could not
afford it. and they offered 10 let the miners ex-
anime their books and see how narrow already
was their margin of profit in the competition
with soft coal They pointed out too, that two
years ago they had granted increase of 10
per cent, which was followed by decrease of
u per cent in the efficiency of the men, so that
they were paying more money for less work
and less coal The inference is not Illogical nor
strained that an increase of 90 per cent in pay
now would result in a decrease of "a per cent
in efficiency. Obviously, such process would
be ruinous. IT might be reasonable to ask more
paw for the same work or for the same pay for
less work; but 70 demand more pay for less
work, and 10 demand a yearly repetition and
augmentation Of such change. is repugnant 10
common sense. The public would not like TO
think Of the miners that the more they were
paid the less work they would do. Yet such,
bluntiy expressed, seems 10 be what the opera
tors are prepared TO prove.
The rejoinder of the miners, or of their Of
hcial spokesman, 10 this reply of the operators
10 one OF the most interesting items in the
New-York tribune., 1902-06-12
FIREPROOF ARMORTES.
minister.

The Tribune has published a number of ar
ticles showing the need of thorough precautions
against fire in the armories. Every public
building should be so constructed that it will
be in no danger Of destruction by flames But
many buildings owned by the city or the State
were built in slipshod way, without regard to
safety. In times of disorder rioters use the
torch freely. When the Draft outbreaks took
place in Manhattan in our Civil War the mobs
destroyed arsenais, armOries institutions Of all
kinds, wherever they could set them on fire
The Commune in Paris used petroleum lavishly
in the awful ruin which was wrought in the
most beautiful city in the world
Official reports which have been submitted
within few days furnish abundant proof that
in every armory in New-York except that of
the 9Th Regiment the regulations of the Fire
Department have been disobeyed. Several of
these buildings have not been properly supplied
with fire escapes and in other matters there
has been a serious disregard of the plain re-
quirements of the ordinances. Every organiza-
ton of our citizen soldiery should strive to set
a worthy example of loyalty to the Fire Depart
ment regulation, and every armory and public
building should be safeguarded against peril
from flames There is no room for argument
with regard to the imperative need of ample
protection against every possible hazard of fire.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-12
About People czsad Social lr1cidents.

Placed by the Peabody Historical Society Jun.
16, 1902. June
DIR. Woodrow Wilson, the new presjda,. =.
Princeton. who was formerly professor a. NJ
Ieyan University. AIiidletown Conn b.
cepted an invitation 10 speak on The Histo-t.-,
and Social Significance of the WESLEYAN NJ
rnent at the celebration of the bicentenniaI ~ .s
birth of John Wesley, at Wesleyan Univsrsi.as ias
next year
Henry Cole. one Of the oldest real estate me-, g.
Denver will enrich the Methodist Church Of tba.
city by a gift of over s35O.OO0. This amount Min
be invested in corporation, and the intars-.
accruing is TO be divided as follows: Fifty ner 80
to evangelistic work. p per cent for buildings sS
improvements. and the balance for Charities anu
For nearly twenty years" says The Loudo,
Telegraph "the late Prehendary Whitringto.
who was a descendant OF the real Richard -
thrice Lord Mayor of London fame nintstera5 :
St. Peter-upon-Cornhil. and for at least +bra
decades anterior had done good work in the C,,
in various educational institutions. Every one NJ
knew him admired his zeal. his abilities and s
largeheartedness. and it therefore natrr.I @
that a very large congregat ton, mainly OF oI5
friends, should assemble in the church where Re
formerly ofticiated. for the unveiling Of a tsbias
TO his memory by the Archdeacon of London"
New-York tribune., 1902-06-12

for the innovation is the fact that oratoflcai
gifts are frequently lacking in the most schoiar-
" students: and as the honors of the commence
ment stage are principally reserved for schoiar-
ship it is often difficult to put the best speakers
forward.
To be sure. the delight of admirlng parents
in the performances of their offspring is con-
sideration not to be ignored, yet provision TOT
their happiness may well be made IN the Yarl,
GUS activities of commencement week. anu
as for the girls colleges, the presentation
of dinlomas. class day and the like should fur-
nfsb excuse enough for the graduation gowns
without which these June days on the campus
would be robbed of half their charm-as theF
would be of all their terrors If the suggestion
of Hamilton. 'O2 were adopted.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-12

an interview with Byrnes naturally made no
loud complaint of the arrangement Whlch pro-
duced so pleasant an experience Nor shoulu
nrsctice which an astute and generally efficient
chief of detectives frankly admitted and de-
Tended be lightly condemned. Under such d
commander it may not lead to serious abuses
Possibly it Is necessary at all times But u
doubtedly it puts immense temptations III TIE
way of men whose powers OF resistance vary.
and it is pretty generally believed that nol an
the members of the Detective Bureau have
proved equal TO the strain especially slnce
Commissioner Murphy took advantage OF a
doubtful law to make scores Of detective ser
geants out of inferior material That was Il
demoralizing procedure the unfortunate conSe-
ouences Of which might have been safely calcu-
lated in advance.
The foregoing reflections have been suggested
just at this time by the peculiar restoration to
its owner of jewelry recently stolen from her
room in a hotel. Apparently no progress had
been made in random search for the thie1
when on Tuesday the articles were LETT at the
house of Detective Valley by a person who
gave no account of himself or his errand and
disappeared as soon as possible. There is, OF
course. no proof that anybody connected with
the Detective Bureau could have foreSeen this
occurrence and we hasten to add that Valley
is doubtless genuinely surprised. But we 90
not hesitate to say that the most reasonable
explanation of the occurrence Is that since the
robbery some members of the detective force
have been in the confidence of the thief that they
originally supposed the jewelry could be safely
disposed Of and expected TO share in the pro-
ceeds, but that they made up their minds that
in this instance the game was extra hazardous
and ordered some agent to effect return of the
property in the manner described through an
innocent member OF the force. 1t happens that
the owner not only is a stout hearted woman
who would not have the facts concealed but is
connected with a conspicuous and resourceful
family Of which since the days of Byrnes a
favorable opinion has prevailed in police circles
If the stolen jewelry had belonged to person
incapable of invoking advantageous influences
the history Of the wotild in all probability
have been widely different Notwithstanding
the childlike establishment of Captain Titus,
such things have occurred before; and unless
various strong indications at fault it Is
chiefly owing to the accident of ownership that
valuable booty has been recovered in this in
stance without risk or credit to any one.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-12
CLEMENT \. GRISCOM SAILS.

Clement \. Griscom. president of the Interna-
tionaI Navigation Company, accompanied by his
wife and daughter. sailed for Southampton the
steamer st. Louis yesterday. George W. Perkins
of the firm Of j. Pierpont Morgan & Co. accom-
panied Mr. Griscom to the pier Mr.. Griscom said
the report that he going abroad to protest
against a rival combination nonsense Il can
not talk about my business TO any one l am TAX
ing my usual annual trip abroad | have been
doug for the last fifteen years. / do this get a
little pleasure, a little rest and incidentally to do
a little business
Mr.. Cirscom would not say whether his little
business this year was the arrangement of the
details OF the Morgan combination of steamship
lines.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-12
CAPT. sIGsBEE,s DAUGHTER MARRIED

Washington. June 11-Mlss Ethel Sigsbee, the
daughter of Captain and Mrs. Charles D. Sigsbee.
of the United States Navy, and Robert T Small
were married here tonight at the New Church by
the Rev. Frank sewaI: The bridegroom is the son
of the Rev Samuel w. Small, associate editor of
"The Atlanta Constitution" who came Washing
ton to attend the wedding. Mr. Small is a reporter
on The Evening Star
New-York tribune., 1902-06-12
J. ]. HILL SAILS FOR LABRADOR.

James J. Hill. president of the Great Northern
Railroad: Charles Davis, rich oyster packer of
Baltimore: c. c. Clark. the thread manufacturer.
and Judge Cesar Buno, of Oshkosh. Wis. sailed
yesterday for Labrador Mr.. Hills yacht. the
WacOnta.
When Mr. Hill was asked the purpose of the
trip, he said. A summer vacation and scientific
Investigation - The yacht will make any stop
until Ungaya Bay, Labrador. is reached
New-York tribune., 1902-06-12

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New-York tribune., 1902-06-12
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS.

Some of those who will sail to-day for Cherbourx
and Bremen on the steamer Barbarossa are:
The Rev. and Mrs. AnsOn John G Mccall
Mrs Rosa L. Barzagh The Rev and Mrs Frank "
Mrs c. K Cobb: Dr. and Mrs. J. William
Professor and Mrs. Forrest White
The Ss Misses NiHss cadwalader and Hssksn. H. w.
Beatrice Jones Mrs 5 j. Cans.
John La Fargo Foard-
There sailed on the steamer Germanic for Liver.
pool yesterday.
Colonel AIT. c. B. 1Ir. and Mrs, F. ". 7. Stiles
captain r K Barker. Dr. and Mrs. Robert 4
8in Kenneth Dalglish Miss Caroline H whtl.s.y
Dygh5 L EImsndorf Mrs 2,.: IR2I9s T1ies, "h'esey
Lieutenant Colonel J. B Nh and Mrs George Wright
MacLean.
Among those booked to-day for Havre on the
steamer La Lorraine are:
Miss s Batchford Miss Alice X Potter
Belamy storer. I. :. Min Frederick De Rothiaco5.
lister 20 spain. Count and Countess de Pc
n f,,InarI-varilIa Charles Rheims.
Count and Countess Ii. de- Georges Rheims.
ChampeaaS5- l -,,,,,aa,,x SIrs Irs Z Z II H9Fsr5
Mrs. H L, Cornell Count d'Hegrsel
Charles Grouzes Mrs @ J9lR l. Berdan m F1: hs,:aan
cIetthetI Louderback
Mr and Mrs r De Mad 3 D. Wo5dward
Captain de PotIIoue Saint Captain vignaI Military At
Ms ,To Gf French Army ss:y sy at Of Ws.hso a E5Sh En-
francis H Potter Mrs vigHaL
Among those who sailed the steamship Mani
tou yesterday for London were:
Gordon Forbes William Van vyck
A " Harrington Mrs Augustus Van vyek
Mrs Townsend McKeever.
Among the passengers who arrived here yestsr-
day on the steamer Patricia. from Hamburg, Bou-
Ioene and Plymouth. were NJ 3; C9nway, ne Rev: Rev
WolcOtt Calkins, Professor A w Moore ana Major
George Schaer
New-York tribune., 1902-06-12
Personal NOTES.

tablet erected to mark the birthplace of George
Peabody. the philanthropist, will be unveiled by
the Peabody OIass) Historical Society on Mon
day next The tablet is boIted 10 a rough stone
post IN 'front.' OF the old part OF the house in which
Mr.: Peabody was born. 1t bears this Inscription:
birthplace or George Peabody, February Is. I7s5.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-12
MISS FLORA l.. SHAW MARRIES.

Funchal. Madeira. June u.-Brgadier General Sir
Frederick John Lugard, the British High Commis-
sioner OF Northern Nigeria. and Miss Flora l.
Shaw, the author Journalist and head of the Co
lonial department of The Times of London. We're
married here to-day. They will start for Nigeria
On 10.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-12

The class day reports from our universities
and colleges. which are now pouring in' sno"
that an exceedingly large proportion OF the
students intend 20 become lawyers. In ract' lhe
number is so great as to provoke the question:
How are these hosts Of disciples Of Blackstone
Coke and Mansfield TO get clients enough to fur-
nish themselves with even a modest susie
nance The bar is crowded already; we nave
rnultitudes Of practising attorneys and coun-
sellors-where can room be found for the amni-
tious newcomers?
New-York tribune., 1902-06-12

Senator Plunkitt in reply to the bitter thiiisS
which Deyery has said about him, boasts iouoiS
that he has acquired fortune IN excess OIL d
million and a half of dollars. what excuse 10
there. then, for Plunkitts trying TO aVoiu 'h0
navment of office rent to the city for the quar-
ters which he occupies in the County Cour.
bousaq Plunkitt has collected large rentals
from the taxpayers for the use of his own pri-
vate property Why should he persist IN nus
efforts to exercise squatter sovereignty IN the
courthouse?
New-York tribune., 1902-06-12
AmusemcnIs

AMERICAN THEATRE-2-s15-Rip Van NinkIe
CASINO-sI5-A Chinese Honeymoon.
DAl,YS TEEATRE-s-15-Sing Doco-
EDEN NJsEE-Day Evenng-World in Wax
TIF-RAI-TD SQUARE THEATRES S-I5-DOlly WARDEN
KETTR'S-I. 20 l0.30-Conttnuous PertorTnancee- r,o
FINSICEERFsOCkER THEATRES .l5-Ihe 10 iNO2
MAINTAIN THEATRES :2o-Diyoroons ana Little
MURRAY HILL THEATRE-2-s-why Smith Left
Home.
NEW-YoRK THEATRE,-s:15- C'hsIerons
PARADISE ROOF GARDENS-s-Naucevliie
PASTOR S--ontiuuous Performance
TERRACE C1ARDEeS-S-IOcCacc-o
THE ST NICHCI.AS-S-I5 -DusS-CorceTt
wALLACKS IEATRE-S-2t-Ihe snow Hri
New-York tribune., 1902-06-12

IF Croker ever comes back who VIII ne tne
PAINTER of the great historical scene OF MS nrS'
meeting with Devery?
New-York tribune., 1902-06-12

Mrs T suffern Taller has returned from the
West in consequence OF the serious Iiiiie0' " "
how who is with his father
New-York tribune., 1902-06-12

Tho ,o,nu+e trotter does not yet loom large
-, tho horizon. Perhaps he is discouraged by
the one-minute auto
New-York tribune., 1902-06-12

The ivy grown, moss mantled sage OF Deino-
cratic politics in Kings County. the 1achF>iii'e
Boss who spends his days in whiting III .lis
famous auction rooms in Willoughoy-st'' uiu
not tofn the Canterbury pilgrimage to the shrine
Of Wolfert's Roost. And many campaign Will
co,,,a and 60 ere Hugh Mclaughlin will journey
IN Albany to bow the knee to any one
New-York tribune., 1902-06-12

The earthquake in Mulberry Street mas en-
cuIfed the active official careers OF nurnoer u
unfaithful captains OF police. But even the "ors'
of them under peculiar system can Se1"t
.a+,ra,nent for life on a pension sufficient 10
l,oao tbar, in comfort to the end of their days
,,r,eee they are actually convicted Of the grav-
os. orarcas and also unless the convictions
ore sustained by the courts upon appeal
New-York tribune., 1902-06-12

"A country of unlimited possibilities Ihat
&c the tribute paid 10 this republic by one OF
the ablest of German experts who has. oeeh
studying American industries and resources LOT
NV, months. He seems to have hit the nall
on the head with a true Teutonic hammer stroke