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New-York tribune., 1902-12-19
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PIJOr THEATRES: :Ib-Ths Mocl1ing Bro
ROADWAY THEATRE-S-Dhe Silver supper
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CARNEGIE HATI-2-PhIhaTmonic society Soncer~
CRITERION THEATRE -s:f5-The CavaIer
CIRCLE THEATR RF-S: :30--Iane
DALY.S THEATRE-S:10-A. Country '7iTi
EDEN MrTSFE-2-s-The World IN Wax
EMPIRE THEATRE -S.2o-ITnpruoence
GARRICK THEATRES s.25-1he Stvbbornness OF Oeio4
GARDEN THEATRE-s I5-The Cardinal.
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Marching Home
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vTCsTORIA-S:I5-The Eternal City
TNAII.ACKS THEATRE-S:30-The Crisis
WEST END THEATRE-s-The Wild Rose
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19
THE PENNSYLVANIA CONSTITUTION.


Mr.. George r Baer. president of the Phila-
delphia and Reading Railroad made some inter-
esting and timely remarks Mt the Pennsylvania
Society dinner on Friday evening. He dwelt
upon the rights of private property under the
constitution Of Pennsylvania. and made an I'M
pressive plea for the safeguarding Of American
constitutional rights against the appeals OF
fanaticism, closing with these eloquent words:
This is still the great republic, and I will not
despair If in her long vigil at the altar or Lib
erty she sometimes mods; but In my rninds eye
see her rising. noble and puissant shaking her
locks and threatening him who dares TO under
mine the great fabric of constitutional liberty
which our fathers builded.
It was we'll and truly said Half our troubles
are due to the undermining of constitutional
guarantees. Capital must be protected in its
rights OF property, and evasions Of the funda-
mental law should be prevented. It is good to
have Mr.. Baer take his stand firmly on the con-
stitution OF Pennsylvania. 1t ought to be en-
forced in letter aud spirit including that section
which reads:
No Incorporated company doing the business
of a common carrier shall directly or indirectly
prosecute engage in mining or manufacturing
articles for transportation over its works; nor
shall such company. directly or indirectly, en-
gage in any other business than that of common
carriers. or hold or acquire lands freehold or
leasehold, directly indirectly, except such
shall be necessary for carrying on its business:
but any mining or manufacturing company may
carry the products Of its mines or manufactures
its railroad or canal not exceeding fifty miles
IN length.
Is the common business of railroadng and
coal mining which Mr.. Baer conducts, In his
capacity of head of the Reading system. limited
to carrying coal not more than fifty miles over
a railroad owned by the mining corporation? 1t
would greatly relieve the present situation and
help his friends If he could clear up this matter
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19
WEDDINGS.

Mrs. Annabei1e Latiner. OF Wilmington " c.,
married to Colonel William James Cotton, Of
Arizona, at the Waldorf-Ascoria yesterday. The
Rev. William Brown Lusk. Of Saranac. ". Y, per-
formed the ceremony The bride given away
by her brother, Thomas W Huske. Of Winston
Salem. y. G. Arthur Audley Brownies, OF New
York. was best Among those present were the
Misses AunabeIIe and Bessie Latraer. daughters
of the bride, and John and Garret Cotton. sons Of
the groom; Mr.. and Mrs. Pembroke Jones. Miss
Sadie Jones, and Master Pembroke Jones, OF New
York: Captain and Mrs. J. s. OgiIvie. OF Quebsc;
George B. Morris Miss Elizabeth Humphrey Nor
ris and Burke Morris. OF New-York: Harry Wal
ters. OF Baltimore: ST. John Robinson, OF County
Meath, Ireland; Mrs. A B. Campbell, of Whining
ton, y. c.: Marshall Provost, OF Washington; Cap
tain Burton c. Mossman, Of Arizona, and H 5.
Fairchi1d, OF New-York. The state rooms wers
tastefulIy decorated for the occasion
Announcement was made In Jersey City yestsr-
day OF the marriage on Wednesday OF Colonel
Robert G. Smith. commander OF the Fourth Ma
tional Guard regiment Of New Jersey. president OF
the Jersey City Street and Water Board. and
superintendent Of the Cunard Line Steamship pier
IN Manhattan. and Mrs. Frances Cairns Smith, OF
Ons-hundred-and-ffth-st. near West End-ave.
Manhattan The ceremony performed at her
house by the Rev. 5. Delaney Townsend. Of the
Church of AL Angels. Eighty-drst-st. and West
End-ave Mrs. Smiths first husband was a fire
commissioner Of Jersey City. They will I've at
Colonel Smiths home No. 568 Mercer-st.. Jersey
City.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19
Netpl1ork Dsii1, Gaibn,rs
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 10, 1902.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS-The Senate was not in session.
r. House: A bill reducing the duties on
goods from the Philippines 10 - per cent Of the
Dingley rates was passed; resolution calIins on
Secretary Hay for information regarding the
Venezuelan troubles adopted: discussion OF
the Pure Food bill began
FOREIGN.-The British Cabinet met and dis
cused the Venezuelan situation but no init
nation OF any decision arrived at was given 10
the public, though it is believed that strenuous
efforts being made TO INDUCE the United
States to guarantee the payment by Venezuela
of any award by arbitrators; great surprise Is
expressed in Berlin at the outburst CT distrust
of Germany shown in Great Britain and the
United States, and renewed assurances OF Ger
many's good faith were given out President
Castro denied, in rage, that Venezuela had
accsssted the ultimatum OF the allies ana salo
the Venezuelan Government would do nothing
pending the receipt of reply TO the offer TO
arbitrate made through Minister Bowen -
Parliament was prorogued until February il,
the Kings speech from the throne making
reference TO the Venezuelan trouble. - The
Paris authorities decided not 10 prosecute De
Rydzewsk in whose apartment Mrs. Ellen
Gore, the American was found dead. - The
Bundesrath approved the German Tariff bill
in the form it passed the Reichstag. - Liv-
erpool steamship men decided to raise the
ocean freight rates to Canada
DOMESTIC.-The Panama Canal Treaty will
not be ready for submission to Congress before
the holidays. owing to disagreement over the
amount Of the annuity to be paid to Colombia.
- The Navy Department approved Admiral
Dewey's orders for the disposition Of his feet,
to avoid undue concentration of war
ships off the Venezuelan coast. - The Presi-
dent and Mrs Roosevelt gave a state dinner
at the White House N homer Of the Cabinet.
CITY.-Stocks rose sharply on the Venezuelan
arbitration news - The condition of Corne-
lius Vanderbilt. after consultation of doctors
was declared to be very grave - It was
announced after a meeting Of the city and Cen
tral Railroad officials that an agreement had
been nearly reached over the proposed improve
ment Of the railroad terminal - 1t was
learned that Mayor Lows commission on police
reorganization had handed IN its report and
that Mir. Philbin and Colonel Partridge had split
on the question Of platoon systems - Wit
nesses al the trial Of Sharkey, the detective,
testified that they saw him knock down Nicholas
Fish, the banker. - An order vacating the
stay which kept Chief Croker in office
made by Justice Leventritt- - Detective
Jacobs continued his testimony against Bucklin.
CanheId's reputed manager. and other alleged
gamblers. - 1t was announced that the
pennsylvania Railroad would make every effort
70 build its tunnel in the quickest possible time.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
Fair. The temperature yesterday: Highest, 40
degrees; lowest 81
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19
NOTES OF SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON

washington. Dec. Is (SpeciaD.-The former Am
bassador to Italy and Mrs Draper entertained
senator and Mrs Hoar and other members Of the
Massachusetts delegation in Congress at dinner to-
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Glover gave a dinner for
twenty-four young people tonight. They also have
dinner invitations out for the sd.
REPRESENTATIVE Edmond Spencer Blackburn. OF
North Carolina and Miss Louise lie Vaughn
Parker. daughter OF Colonel Myron NJ Parker
formerly Commissioner OF the District OF Column
h,s were married at the brides home at noon to-
day The Rev. DR.. Pierce, OF All SAINTS Chureh
,-,e5 the ceremony Miss Ruth Parker was
maid Of honor and ring bearer. The ceremony was
followed by a breakfast and reception from to !
o,cIock after which the couple left the city for q
short trip Mr.. and Mrs. Blackburn will live at the
Grafton this winter. Among the glfts was cut
LIS. nuncb howl presented by Mr.. Blackburns
oo1,aaeues in the delegation from North Carolina
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19
A WONDERFUL TRANSFORMATION

Developments in the local transportation bust
ness crowd fast on one another's heels. By any
body intent on keeping the record that day
might almost be counted lost which does not
see some great project brought to stage from
which its fulflment can be plainly discerned.
Since this modern Transformation began TO at
tract wide notice countless predictions have been
made as TO the proportions which it was des-
tined 10 attain; but though many Of them may
have appeared extravagant when they were first
heard, most of them have already been justified,
while the pace and momentum are such
that scarcely any forecast would seem wild and
reckless. Those who are still comparatively
young can remember when New-York, though
"a great. was a slow city in many respects. Its
transportation system limited to streetcars
drawn at a snails pace by weary horses over
uDconnected routes, stages on a few important
thoroughfares, and ferryboats plying to Long
Island, NewJersey and Staten Island, with a
hephazard elevated railroad service on Ninth
ave, of which it was easy 10 forget even the
existence. Then appeared the more central
elevated roads, of fearful ugliness, like their
Irogenitor but Of immense utility, and then for
a good while progress halted But by and by
followed the Brooklyn Bridge, still famous the
world over as great and admirable example
of engineering skill, but no prospect Of further
operations on large scale TO facilitate traffic
came into view with its completion.
Perhaps il is within reason to say that the
modern era began with the construction of the
Broadway railroad. But it must be conceded
that the modern spirit not strikingly mani
Tested IN the initiation Of that enterprise for,
though it was hailed as a remarkable innova-
ZION and, Notwithstanding the cloud of scandal
which invested it, a great improvement it was
operated by horses, and so, even then. was far
behind the times. But it contained the fruitful
germ of undertakings which have not vet at
tanned their full development. From il have
sprung the successive consultations out OF
which huge and still expanding system has
been built, and TO the energies which il en-
listed we have chiefly owed In turn the cables
which served fairly well the purposes of a brief
transition period, the underground trolley which
replaced them, the large well lighted cars which
are now the standard, the liberal transfer sys-
TEN, and indirectly also, ii is probable the new
motive power on the elevated roads
Turning from things done to things assured n
much larger field is opened TO consideration and
we begin to comprehend the magnitude OF cal
cuianons on which il seems safe TO rely and the
rapidity with which they are maturing Within
so short time as three years the public of
Sew-York has been enabled TO foresee the COM
pletion within period not much longer of the
underground rapid transit system with its
Brooklyn extension, the Pennsylvania tunnel
linking New-York and Long Island TO the con-
ttDent, second tunnel under the Hudson by
which two other railroads will transfer their
passengers to and from this city. the substitu-
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19
MUSIC.
The Musical Art Society.

Taking all things into consideration. It may os
said with absolute justice that the concert WHICH
the Musical Art Society gave in Carnegie Hall as'
night was the most finished OF all the entertain
ments that il has given since It began its lovely
ninistrations a decade ago. There have been mo-
ments IN It's earlier concerts which were IN tnen-
selves more impressive than any single feature Oh
last nights meeting; but never before has so lor'y
plane been maintained so successfully fron Pc
ginning to end The programme was a marvei OF
symmetry and interest blending +hs old Latin
elevation Of spirit and serene beauty with the
Gothic strength and expresstveness OF Bach, h's
noble descendant Brahms. and lovely echo or the
pure old style in compositions by those steriins
imitators OF the medieval STYLE Geors Henschel
and Henry Leslie. The programme was prihteu
some days ago in this journal. and such puoica-
tions ought to be recalled IN connection with tns
review to save time to both writer and reader Us
chief features. however. may be mentioned asal'
They Sweelfnck's setting of the CalVinsuc
version OF the 18th Psalm. which Is based on ln'
time which the whole Protestant world knows as
the "Old Hundredth.' a 'BenedictUs and JuO'-
late" by GabrIen: Vttoria'S setting or Ihlnla'
Aquinas' "Pange nngua gloriosi." Bachs canVa-N'
Elm feste Burg and Brahms's Fest unG Se
densprIche' In the Bach number Mr.. Damroscn
called IN the aid OF orchestra and cnor o,
several hundred voices from the Peoples ChofAi
Union which, placed in the gallery, also sans
antphonally with the Musical Art Society IN Fa.-
estrina's Gloria patri" and the Nittorla HloU
SUCH combination OF forces speaks eIOluSHHS
the aristocratic nature OF these concerts, Wneu
not entertainment merely but, in the lo-Ie'-
sense. artistic functions.
There were too many beautiful things IN 'a0
concert to admit of discussion here The soe'ov
was in excellent mood and did its work IN us -
manner: the cooperation of its cid democl",
associates admirable as to compel a repe.,-
tion of the Palestrina number and there was n1o
besides the list which could have been hsS
again and still again had not the programme
been too generous in its original offerings ~
record must be made of the Bach cantata' -,
no other reason than to chronicle the fact OF 10
fine efficiency notwithstanding that there was ~
tampering with its original form Twenty yea
ago Mr.. Thomas produced the essential part .
the cantata at a festival at which he had ehoi
of hundreds and an orchestra Of the g1gantc SD
with added parts such as taught 10 us
neve are necessary in order to make elshtee"s
century choral music acceptable to the tas'e y
to-day but last night the small choir and orehTs
without brass ornaments was more elequehI s. -
convincing. The concert was a season OF peri'
delight for the music lover. and superb auui0NSN
eniOyed
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19
VENEZUELA IN CONFISSTOE.

The latest proposal for a settlement in South
America is practically that Venezuela shall be
put into commission for a time until her debts
are paid. That is not an unprecedented thing
1t has been done hitherto in the case of more
than one European country. 1t is the not un-
common nor inappropriate fate of deinquents
both in business and in government in the
present case it may not be the best thing that
could be DONE but 1t does seem to be one of the
best there is any reasonable prospect of doing.
1t is true that the revenue of Venezuela is
small. In 1901'02 it was only about 81 ,400, 600,
of which something more than S4,25O,00O was
credited to the custom houses. At the same
time the legitimate financial claims against the
country are probably not so large but that they
could be paid out Of that revenue, under proper
management, within reasonable time. A for
eign debt, besides these claims, of more than
S14,500,000. in addition 10 domestic debt con-
siderably larger, is heavy burden for nation
Of two million five hundred thousand people
Yet it is not heavy enough to crush her into
bankruptcy and ruin If only Venezuela will take
TO heart and act upon the rude but sound advice
once given to one Of our own States, to raise
more hogs and less helr'-particularly of that
kind of hell known as civil war.
The influences that have made and are max
ing for some such settlement are obvious. Pres.
ideDt Castro finds that the foreign attack has
not consolidated Venezuela in patriotic support
Of him On the contrary the grumblings Of
recrudescent insurrection wax louder and when
the most substantial men of his capital come
together to discuss the situation they do not
encourage him to resist but urge him to yield
10 the foreign demands with the best grace he
can In England popular sentiment is evidently
united in an exceptional degree in opposition to
further prosecution of the WARRIOR war the
Prime Minister now admits it to be-and in
favor Of q peaceful settlement Even In Ger
many it is probably realized that further CO.
ercion would be extremely awkward and that
the British alliance may not indefinitely en-
dure. The United States. of course, is exerting
certain moral influence all around in favor of
peaceful settlement In such circumstances
there surely should be getting together, in n
practical way upon some equitable basis. and
IL is not at all surprising that President Castro
shonid thus offer practically to put his govern
fhent Tor purposes OF q settlement into the
hands OF the United States.
VIII his offer be accepted? There is no dopbt
that the powers concerned would like to accent
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19

1t. if they were assured that acceptance Would
mean satisfactory settlement But Venezuela's
creditors, or some of them, want guarantee
not that the present government or venezuela
will abide by the award OF arbitration, but that
some new government, set up by revolution,
will not repudiate the whole arrangement before
the settlement is complete. Considering the
revolutionary proclivities Of some of the South
American States Venezuela among them OF
late such desire is not altogether unreason-
able That it is made in her case is a part OF
the penalty Venezuela must pay for the prac-
tees which have marred her history in recent
wears Yesterday it was intimated that the
United States would not financially guarantee
Venezuela. To-day it may be plainly stated
that it cannot politically guarantee her. Nenez-
uela may make and unmake governments at
will. The United States is not her Dictator,
nor her Dictator maker.
Nevertheless, it would probably be safe
enough to trust the stability OF Venezuela
government or the continuity Of its policy, to
the extent required for this settlement WIN
all their revolutions, South American States
have not been in the habit Of reversing afDl-
trarily important matters Of foreign policy or
relationship AS to the other than nnanclai
questions the demands for apologies Tor III
suits and the like, they should not prove Sc
r1OuS ODSCdCle III the way Ol SeLllebich- 'chSN
uela probably i'll treated some German and
British officers, and there were some broken
windows at the German Legation. But then
those two powers have been seiztng and scut-
Ting Venezuelan ships and bombarding 'enez-
uelan forts 1t might be reckoned that such
reprisals take the place of apology. There is
some mention Of the terrifying OF the SICK
wife of the German Minister. The news as IL
has come to hand here seems TO indicate that
the minister's wife at any rate was not terrlhed,
but was in fact amply protected and courteous
Iy treated by the Venezuelan President t
hardly seems likely, therefore, that that episode
will figure largely in negotiations for settle
ment. Perhaps the most serious question or all
is whether the United States Government can
properly agree to the arrangement and permit
its minister at Caracas TO act as President cas-
tro wants him to. Beyond doubt this country
wishes to see peace restored and maintained, on
an equitable and satisfactory basis. 1t is ready
TO use it's good offices to that end, so far as it
can do SO without compromising itself. The
question is whether 1t can judciously assume
the responsibility of either establishing or In
any way sharing in q commission over Venez-
uelan revenues without involving itself in en-
barrassng complications.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19
"PACIFIC~ BLOCKADES.

Mr. Balfour adds a frank ipse dirit TO an an
cient controversy which has greatly vexed au-
thorities upon international law. 1t may not be
that his declaration will settle the academic
controversy. 1t at least adds the weight of
important opinion to the side Of the question to
which the majority of authorities have in
cined, and which has on some noteworthy occa-
sons been taken by the British Government it
self. We printed Sunday a review of the
record of pacific" bIockades during the last
century and of the attitude of some of the great
powers toward them. 1t will be recalled that
although Great Britain did, as a matter of fact
maintain a ten years blockade of the ports OF
the Argentine Republic without declaring war
or admitting that war existed, yet Lord Palm
erston declared that she had no right to
force that blockade unless war existed. France
took the other view In several cases insisting
upon the maintenance of pacific blockade
in which, without declaring war, she could bar
the commerce of all powers out Of the ports of
a certain nation. Great Britain refused to rec
ogniZe the validity of such blockades when de-
cared by France, and thus Mr.. Balfours deca-
ration is in accord with those of such predeces-
sors of his as Lord Palmerston and Lord Gran
yille-pretty good authorities such subjects
Hautefeuille declared that all treaty stpula-
tons concerning bockades imply the existence
or q war. According tC w heat0n q blockade is an
act of war and cannot be maintained against
neutrals otherwise than a helligerent measure
Fiore insists that pacific blockade does not
affect thirdpowers The declaration OF April 1856
which was signed by ali the powers except the
United States, Spain and Mexico, formally pro-
scribed peaceful" blockades. The Institute of
International Law at The Hague, in 1874 de-
clared by large majority that peaceful"
blockades were not legitimate means of inter
national pressure. On the other hand NJ. Guizot
is cited as an authority in favor of the peace
full blockade theory, and so is so good an ar-
thority as NJ. Roin-Jacquemyns. So far as the
United States is concerned, its attitude has
been non-committal 1t did not sign the dec
laraton of 1856 against pacific blockades, but
neither did it declare itself in favor of such
blockades. The utterances of Senator Sumner
in favor Of the pacific blockade theory gen.
Grafton ago did not, of course, commit this gov
ernment to that side of the case anv more
than Mr.. Gladstone's similar remarks commit
ted the British Government. The latest au-
thortative declaration by the United States
upon the subject was made less than six years
ago, and was to the effect that this govern
ment did not concede the validity of pacific"
blockade, but reserved the consideration of all
international rights and of all questions affect
ing the commerce or interests of this country.
Mr.. Balfour the responsible head of the Brit
ish Government, now declares that there is no
New-York tribune., 1902-12-19

such thing as pacific blockade, but that a
state of actually exists between Great
Britain and Venezuela. That statement clears
the air. 1t was probably necessary for him 10
make it or else to let the blockade of Venez-
uean ports lapse as incapable of being main
tanned against any third power The declara-
ton of actual war is, CT course, deplorable, but
it may prevent otherwise possible complications
of an unpleasant nature; and it Is to be remem-
hered that the treaty of The Hague provides
for mediation and arbitration even after war
has been declared and has actually begun.