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New-York tribune., 1902-10-06

striking statement is made concerning the
street railway interests of the country. Practi-
callv all Of the lines here represented are now
operated nv electricity. and their stocks and
bonds together make total Of SlsOO0O0O0o.
Among the special signs Of progress within
the last ten years which 70 be observed Is the
tendency TO use more alternating current dyna-
mos than formerly. The biggest machines Of
today are all Of that type. The usage here
mentioned grows out of the practice OF trans
mitting energy for long distances AZ high vol
taces and then reducing the pressure for ser
vice For transmission purposes the alternat-
ing current exclusively is employed, whether
the line he like one in California; 300 miles long
or merely reaches from the central power house
10 the sub-stations of a local railroad company
An enormous number of small motors. deriving
current from light and power companies is
now being used in small factories and shops.
Great improvements have been made in tele-
phonic switchboards. which facilitate communi
cation between subscribers. There is a general
disposition 10 bury all overhead wires. Mr..
Tesla's and Mr. Hewitt's experiments with
vacuum tube lighting promise great things for
the future. and a modified form of the Nernst
light is already finding place in this country
In New-York City alone there were about three
thousand elevators operated by electricity. About
the same number Of motors for automobiles is
turned out annually The output Of storage
batteries. mainly for power stations. reached
S2.559GO1 in 1900. but the production will doubt
less increase when a satisfactory battery is
found for hOrseless carriages. Inssmuch as
MIR Edison's new cell is not yet on the market
Mr.. Martin is not in position 10 discuss it,
The special agent of the Census Bureau also
restricts his remarks about wireless telegraphy
10 Marconis achievements. doubtless because
none Of the American workers in that field had
put their results on a commercial basis when
he wrote. Mr.. Martin thinks. however. that Iii
lis impossible To overrate the importance of
"this development. particularly in its applica
"tion 10 marine work"
New-York tribune., 1902-10-06
aims meuls.

l.ACApEAIY or MUsIC-Closed 20 night -.
AMERICAN THEATRE l5--Stransiers I" ta'''
asELASOO THEATRE-e-pu Barry
lslJll TEEArltE-s lS-Heartt Afafne
BROADWAY TffEATRB-S-SalY IN our Aley-
aCsASINC-s IA Chinese Hone1mpon.
CRITERION THEATlE-s-lris.
llAl.A : I1 "a inr5-s-A Country Glrl
Al MUrll m Vas
FOURTEENTH STREET THEATRE-S- Robert hanInet
EMPIRE THFATRE-s 2o-The Mummy ana the Hum
ming Bro
GARNER THE AT'RE-S 2N-Thsres Many slip
GARnFN THEATRE .Ih-Aurf Jeannie.
HARLEM OPERA HOUSE, IA Gentleman oi
France
HERALD soUARE THEATRES 1.-The Emerald Isle
IftNING PLACE THEATRE 2o-l'eier Inser kraft
KEITH SO so a 10 io& r. m-Continuous Per
F,NTcKERB0CKER THEATRE s lo--Ths Rogers Broth
Harvard
MADISON SQUARE TITGATBE--S 20-The Two schools
MANHATTAN THEATRE .-o-A Rose a. Plymouth
Town
MURRAY hill rHEATEF-- ---e-M Macbeth
NEW SAVOY THEATRE A Country Mouse
kEW-NOEk-N lh--ffarenfe-s q Trained
PASTOR a-C1nr inuous re f1rnanCc.
PROCTOR rUU0us
VICTORIA THEATRES IU-Nrs Jack
MALLAghS ItsAIEe-e 21-Ihe sword q: the King
animal Arena.
New-York tribune., 1902-10-06

the fast steamer which was to carry large DOCKS
Of bankers bills
O.araI trade has not yet felt the effects OF
,f,bt nancy collections having continued fairly
rroront the great volume Of bank exchanges
tae,ifvfng 10 liberal payments Any long con
,iruad scarcity Of funds would seriously dis
- Ias,;rtr,ate business. but the situation has
nor reached that point Staple commodities are
all in brisl demand, with the outlook encour-
asi,g so far as is evidenced by the disposition
"a Mace orders for distant deliveries and the
a,gar,sss n receive sample lines. Although
devoid of speculative stimulus, sales Of wool
ar BOSTON were phenomenal and domestic prices
NOW average over a cent above the low point
in MAY Hides are gradually receding 10 a more
rational position. and leather is dull in conse-
ouence but the largest shipments of shoes from
t7os,on ,bus far this year indicate that produc-
ars welcome the course of the material Steel
mills are receiving better supplies Of pig iron.
owing 10 heavy imports and a larger movement
of coke. but some branches of the industry lag
behind. though railway and structural shapes
are urgently sought. and prices weaken In very
few cases Much disappointment was expressed
at the result Of the coal conference. as the fuel
problem has become serious.
Farm products have not experienced the sea
sonable decline in quotations that large crops
UouId naturally cause This is due to the prac-
ticaI exhaustion of visible supplies and the
readiness with which offerings absorbed.
Moreover. the new wheat is still poor in grade
and speculators or the short side Of the market
have found it difficult TO make deliveries on CON
tract September closed with a squeeze at the
West in which the local market showed little
sympathy There is good reason for strength,
however. in the heavy foreign demand Corn
declined but recovered sharply. owing to re-
leading cereals is all that could be desired II
is becoming evident that certain percentage
will be Of poor quality. Cotton comes to market
very early. and goes abroad freely, September
exports being of great size and at good prices.
The ultimate yield is still a matter OF widely
divereing opinions. but the official report
makes the condition very low.
New-York tribune., 1902-10-06
Asm2lnrk DaiIp Gribure
MONDAY, OCTOBER 6. 1902.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN Preparations are being made on
q large scale to ship careoes Of coal 10 America
from coal centres Of Great Britain. - The
auneral Of Emil, Zoa, in Paris, passed on with
out serious disturbance. the spectacle was
Impressive One nifty thousand men, women and
children following the coffin from the house TO
fhe cemetery, where funeral orations We're de-
1iVered; Alfred DreYfus walked IN the process
sion, hut was not recognized. == The Cunard
steamship Aurania, which went ashore al Rer-
muda was noated apparently uninjured. ==
The Soufrere volcano. the island az 81.
Vincent B W. J., is again showing signs Of
activity. -= The British War Office is
sroubled over the disposition Of a large number
of discharged soldiers who returning 20
England from South Africa and are unable 10
lind employment. == The steeple of the Church
of San Stefano. I'm Venice. shows further signs
OF falling. == Two tombs Of great antiquity
have been discovered in the Metropolis in the
Forum AT Rome -= MonsiEnOr Chapelle.
his coming visit 10 Rome may take decisive
action concerning q religious marriage of the
Prince and Princess RospiElioSi -- Grand
Duke Nicolas Of Russia had audience with
the Sultan OF Turkey and assured him OF the
Cars desire for the maintenance Of peace in
Macedonia. == An American dollar is now
worth $50 In Colombian paper currency; severe
hghting Is stin i'm progress around Santa Marta
COLOMBIA, where Senor Laforest. the Colombian
Minister Of state, was recently captured by the
revolutionsts.
DOMESTIC-The President had a long con
ference with Attorney General Knox, and Sec
yetaries Root and Moody, and Mr. Payne the
POSTMASTER General, in regard TO the coal strike;
the action Of Governor Stone is anNously await
eoi the operators We're confident that II proper
protection were furnished they could mine
enough coal 20 supply the immediate demand
and quiet the feeling against them, while the
strikers were equally confident that the mines
could not be effectively worked. == A dis
patch from Washington said that the President
would he unable 10 review the parade Of the
@. A r. and that his physicians urged him 10
remain quiet. == The annual encannpnnent Of
the q A. r. begins to-day AZ Washington ===
The paymaSter generals statement showed q
satisfactory condition I'm the finances OF the
army.
CITA.-It was learned that the Welsh coal 20
be imported by the International Marine Com
pany would be brought ~ before the end Of
this month. == Archbishop Farley received
The papal brief electing him the care of tae
NeW-0ork archdiocese. ---- General Booth
spoke 70 three large audiences === II was said
that ex-President Cleveland might speak in IA
Nor OF Bird s Coler. Democratic candidate for
Governor == The Roman Catholic Church
or the Holy Cross celebrated its Jubilee with
much ceremony, many priests took part
II was said that the Upton challenge might
come on the Furst Bismarck due Friday
THE WEATfIE ER-Indications for to-day.
Rain. The temperature yesterday: Highest SIS
oegrees: lowest. 60
New-York tribune., 1902-10-06
HIDER OPFN SPACES

The movement To rid the City Hall Park Of
all the buildings except the City Hall and
the County Courthouse seems 10 be making
headway, aud II is nor unlikely that it will
triumph in a few years There are possibili-
ties also IN the future widening Of Centre-st
and of Park Row above the Brooklyn Bridge.
which are deserving of careful study.
II that part of Park Row which was for
merly Chathamst were broadened from the
Bridge entrance 70 East Broadway the re-
lief from congestion on that part Of the Bor-
ough Of Manhattan would he Of wellnich in
Calculahle benefit
New-York tribune., 1902-10-06
TIE SIZE OF TIE rRrSrS-

Senator Delivers optimistic eloquence before
fhe National League OF Republican Clubs last
week may not be entirely convincing 10 all We
have record OF some of whom IL was said that
since they would not listen 10 Moses ana the
Prophets, they would not pay attention il one
arose from the dead TO admonish them Men
may, indeed, be considerably less obstinate than
they and vet insist that there are grave phases
az the question other than those presented by
the Iowa senator Yet il seems impossible that
any fair minded and thoughtful man should fan
10 be profoundly impressed ny his presentation
pf the problem OF the trusts and OF the solution
OF it which he anticipates through the operation
pf natural and familiar forces
We have ell heard, ad nauseam the nsrtissn
patter about the universally Of trusts We have
been told. in screed ana speech and grotesoue
cartoon, that the hapless American citizen is
reused in the morning by a trust made alarm
clock rises from a trust made bed hathes in a
trust made tub, using trust made soap; dons
srust made clothes, sits down on a trust made
chair az a trust made table 10 eat trust made
food from trust made dishes, and then goes 10
work with trust made tools in the workshop Of q
trust. Such stun may sound plausible. and
may even be effective 10 some unthinking
minds. II it were true We should doubtless he
IN an uiinaflN pilsht bni as senator DOlliver
fOrcibly reminds us IL is not true II is not
even approximately true
Here are the figures which Senator DoIliver
sets sOrth, on the authority OF the census az
1900 There are lS5 trusts, representing the
consultations OF 2,040 separate establishments
Those are large numbers in themselves ans
might indicate a formidable state OF araies
were il not that the United States is so n uch
larger. But viewed in just perspective 4, the
whole mass OF American industry. they are in
significant Less than 10 per cent OF The fac
tory labor OF the United States Is ernnlovAa nv
trusts, and only IA per cent OF our manufsc,
ured output is produced by trusts Then more
than 80 per cent OF our factory labor IS ,nde
pendent OF trusts. and Sc per cent OF mann.
factuned articles are not trust made Those are
the facts Of record which Senator Dolliver on
poses 10 the flamboyant fancies OF the octonus
hunter. We think they are worthy OF consid
Grafton.
Equally pertinent and suggestive is HIS re-
minder of the trusts that have failed Upon
this point there can be no dispute. The facts
are before us in the daily news A little while
ago there WAS wild wall because the bicycle
trust would doom every humpbacked scorcher
10 contract kyphosis bicyclstarum on a trust
made wheel But the other day the bicycle
octopus went into the hands OF a receiver The
salt trust TOO. was a monster of iniQuity,
New-York tribune., 1902-10-06
Personal.

rba king has given orders that Ra1ah BROOKE OF
sarawak is in future to be recognized whenever
he is in England as Indian prin1e OF the mrs, mrs.
class Sir Charles Brooke. though ptotecIsd
prince Of North Borneo is true ooIh E''s ,1
Tha raiab ruIes over territories with coast line
az four hundred miles. and a population OF tuny
half a million-Dyaks. Malays ana a conslderaoie
number OF Chinese settlers-owes him allegiance
PeonlA not well posted In their dates are incilhed
10 confound him with his uncle the nrst the
Great, Ratah Brooke who died nearly thirty-nve
wears ago That ratah. Sir James was ser oy the
sultan OF Brunei rule over his present domln-
tons in RECOGNITION of his aid against dangerous
rebeIs and in suppressing piracy in the Bornean
seas The present rajah. the recIpsen % IllS new new
honor has long enjoyed salutes OF nineteen suns ss
and other distinctions in Indian waters ana that
he will now occasionally enjoy thsHl IN Ehstaho.
too is probable, for his visits 10 tnat country are
NOT nfreauent He has always maintained close
connection with Wiltshire. 20 Whlch county Lazy
Brooke belongs and where he has an estate ana
he also has a villa at Bogliasco. near Genoa He
was several years in the royal nav oStote Sums
out 10 Sarawak 20 take service under MS uncle
Sir Philip Burne-Jones. who has been painting
a portrait of Thomas Wallace tr. OF New-Haven.
has Ieft that city on a visit 20 Professor Charles
Eliot Norton az Cambridge. whose portrait ne has
been commissioned 70 paint
The Rev. Frederick Earle Buck has accepted
cali 10 become rector OF Christ Episcopal Church.
at Oxford and Eddy sts Providence. of which the
Rev. Samuel II Webb was until recently rector
for more than three decades. The Rev. Mr.. Buck
Is young man, having eesn gIsauatsd from
Trinity College in the class ot " ana rrom Berke-
ley Divinity School In 1901
Bishop Alexander Mackay-smith. who has just
entered upon duties OF his new office as Bishop
Coadjutor OF the Diocese OF Pennsylvania will
n s1sreiSe % tu eGeieSiaea IS Rsha ozi w Whtsker
W W stetson Superintendent OF Education of
Maine. has named four Maine college presidents
William De Witt Hyde Of Bowdoin, Charles L.
White Of Colby. George C. Chase OF Bates and
New-York tribune., 1902-10-06
MUSIC.
MR. FRANKo,s FIRsr suNnAr couo..

NS@NIA1 CONCFDrr
The rain interfered with the comnI...
OF the first OF Mr.. Sam FranAo's Sund.r ss s
popular concerts at the Harlem Opera ETo isn't
night. but there was enough of incider, a, se %
affair to warrant the belief that the mons ','e
Mr. Franko seems 10 want them called ma,
come hxed ard successful institutions for th ~
son. They certainly have a field If last ,s
standard Is to be maintained. II was AN -
able and graceful concert. and one N oreoysr .,
appealed TO cultured taste without beino 3, -
least austere All the music was easily o,
hended ana invtgorattng. There was a fascira+,-
novelty In the first part in the shape Of coD,ra".
OF STYLES. which had peculiar appropriateness =
view OF what Mr. Franko is doing in his bis,,
cal concerts TO nourish appreciation OF the ro,a'
or the eighteenth century The piece was cauaS
'Contrasts and its composer is Edward F1ga
whom German critical opinion seems N ~
singled out not only as the foremost OF FneHsL
musicians, but as an eminently great composar
uoerhaupt' as the Germans would express i,
IN the hrst portion OF the composition Mr. Flo
presents gavOtte in the simple harmoniza+,o
ana orehesration Of two centuries ago. Then h.
treats the theme in the complicated manner OF n,
day with eounterthemes. modern harmonies and
mass OF instrumental devices. This he follo,.
with an ornate and modern mazurka Both us...
are delightfully."- effective. The solo Performs,
last night were worthy OF the programme and Mr.
Frankos amiable aims. They were Miss PM,
Heyman, pianist and that finished and sats-
iylns singer Signor de Gogcrza.
New-York tribune., 1902-10-06
Morristown. n. J.. Oct. g. 1902
THE REMEDY AGAINST MONOPOLY,

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir. We should understand the distinction oe,
tween Industrial and commercial ADVANTAGES saln11
through the operation of promotlve @ pro'so"
Jaws ana offences against the public We-Ia's :"
the nrosacution OF Industry or commerce we can
ro+ arord 10 sacrifice the fruits Of legitimate en-
terprises in order 70 eradicate the evils OF Inoiop'
We must separate the '5heat from the taTes
Persons engaged IN unlawful combinations N =
straint of industry. trade. or comme~Te should %
prosecuted By direct attac'-through ne ald o. 10
courts We ougn. not 70 paliatf sucA OHS-i-
AGAINST the public welfare OneAces whlcA Ie4-No
the exertion OF legal remedies civil o. penal! cal''
ha dealt with successfully by tie q stfuctoH y
tndustrtal or commercial advantages az pr!'Hese
We should determine the precs nature ana sN-sn'
.of offences committed by Iono 'ohes anc taeh uz
vise and aprly an appropriate ~emedy Ior th7 81
ctAc ofYepces remedy for the evils OF mohopO.s
which 70 be success II. must destroy lssilinat5
and egtate enlerrises Y its SBs SRBf'atont 5oS to hold
~. ssraraI body OF enlarged corporations a
BE for the onTiiS once held the hundred men In
ancient England responsible for the crimes ne s,tIal
ofransers and punish them by direct and assISS n
judicial action The indiscrlmlnaIs S+s 49,, or ad-
vantases Through the reduction or the arm fail
destroy one hundred legitimate iSesfrlction
~ Ssi1abe property or rights, though 1ustieu
nS war rssSes gU for robbery or piracy the shotgun
or gibbet are more pr3Rsr ~ oosTtfrtionaI lin
itatons our government cannot sucesssI .,iy ,iy,b5ls
with the evils OF monopoly by eompssl%ttae ~ 1re OF
sTn5iv or Starving out vast combinations suorR suRsI
the possession Of tree acton ana sSIs o5l by the
sxsrsise OF its paramount authority or reg sr,
and control & IN sne ecoensIifntion And the exercise
OF such powers by direct and ass.ssAis sllesed.
ofrsnderss is the only rational and effective rsme's
for the evils OF monopoly Sro,cr /. R&NHAM
washington. Oct . 1902
New-York tribune., 1902-10-06

George E. Fellows of the Maine Universty-to ar
range for the selection Of the Rhodes scholars rom
the state Whatever plan is adopted viii Iettte
only 10 the examination or scholastic attainments.
Ire other qualifications to be deterEnlnSd Dy
vides.
senator Hawley is steadily improving az Noou-
mont. In some quarters doubts have been expFeSsed
about his being able return 70 washington III
time for the opening Of Congress. As a mater Of
iact he and his family expect 20 go 20 thelr " ASH
inSton home this week
New-York tribune., 1902-10-06
TO ENTERTAIN SIAMESE GROWN PRINCE.

The Crown Prince OF Siam is expected TO arrive
in the city Friday AT the pier he will be met BY
David B. Schels. j. 3. Reynolds and III. Fl %.
Peirce Third Assistant Secretary OF State. On
that evening he is 10 be the guest Of honor az a
dinner at the Metropolitan Club. On Saturday
evening he will be the guest OF Mayor Low az the
Union League Club Before he leaves New-YOrk
he Is 10 make a visit 10 WeS Point.
New-York tribune., 1902-10-06
PURCHASE BY W. K. VANDERBILT. JR

William * Vanderbilt, IT., has bought plot s2S
by le05 feet on north side of Fifty-frst-st. lS
feet west of Madison-ave. dwelling house for
his occupancy will be built the premises. IL Is
said that il will be one os the finest private dwell
ing houses ever erected in this city. The plot
which he has bought is. part or the old Roman
Catholic Orphan Asylum BLOCK
New-York tribune., 1902-10-06

The demand for gas for heat and for cooking
"a we'll as for lighting must inevitably increase
enormously in the next few weeks Ana the
law IN this State keeps down the charge 70 al
a thousand feet. But gas cannot ne manu-
factured without using coal or coke Ihe com
panies are probably happy. but not qu"e so
harrN as thew might be.
New-York tribune., 1902-10-06

The Municipal Department OF Charities prac-
tises farming upon a scale by no means incon-
siderable II is now said that the truck patch
surrounding the Almshouse in Richmond County
covers 50 much fertile ground that II can pro
duce vegetables sufficient 10 supply the needs OF
twenty-five hundred persons daily. Perhaps a
great deal OF intensive" agriculture might be
required 20 turn out crops on such scale upon
this division of the city lands Commissioner
Folks Is studying the important questions in
volved and the taxpayers will be gratihed IL he
proves his ability a practical farmer 10 their
advantage
New-York tribune., 1902-10-06
TO GO TO WASHINGTON TO-DAY.

Sir Michael Henry Herbert. the new Ambassador
from Great Britain, spent the day quietly at the
Waldorf yesterday with Lady Herbert and their
son Michael He intends 10 start for Washington
TODAY.
New-York tribune., 1902-10-06

Medical men in all countries now in prac-
ticaI agreement in the belief that certain kinds
of mosquitoes distribute the poison Of malarial
and yellow fevers. and that rats carry plague
infection and are pernicious agents in spreading
the bacteria Of other dreadful malades. The
nations should unite in Crusades for the extirpa-
tion of fever diffusing insects and verrnin- The
advantages 10 mankind Of their destruction
would be inestimable.
New-York tribune., 1902-10-06
THE UTOW4yA AT THE AZORES.

ST Michael Azores Oct. 5.-The Utowana. Ameri-
can auxiliary steam yacht. Allison V. Armour
~. Y. Y G, owner. has arrived here.
New-York tribune., 1902-10-06

The British racing authorities have wiseiy
put on the ground another American JOCKEY
who has been riding abroad; and they nave hot
vet restored the licenses Of Sloan ana rem
nor are they likely 10 take those riders back
into favor. Discipline on the English and
French turf is more strict than II is in this
country. and the results are beneficial to the
sport.
New-York tribune., 1902-10-06
TRANsATLANTIC TRAHELLERs.

Among the passengers who arriyed yesterday on
La Champa gne. from Havre, were;
Rene Chambon lJamssby N. Tata
Dr. A de Carre Dr. Derwaux
Baptiste Condac. Alexander Faure.
GirauIt de Ia .Owen c. Kelley.
Mrs A. Pierre Racaud.
Dauphin Or. Mrs A. ID. New
Mr.. md D.
Tata-
New-York tribune., 1902-10-06

With estimates 81 appropriation ~ more
than a dozen millions Of dollars for the police
and more than twenty millions FOR the schools
the expenditures OF this city take truly
metropolitan aspect