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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-29
To CONFER WITH AUGUST BELMONT.
Rapid Transit Board Committee to Talk
Over Bill for Easements.

A. nc meeting Of the Rapid Transit Board Two
weeks ago Deputy Controller Stevenson said Nj.
C-o-r satisfied with the bill for easements
and other property purchased by the Rapid Transit
CONSTRUCTION Company sent in by August Belmont
for paynent. He said Nj Grout had asked Nj
Belmont Tor details and that M Belmont had
ignored 49, ,sQuest. The commission asked MI
I}eImc-t 70 furnish the figures Mr.. Belmont sent
lte statement asked for. and wanted an oppor-
turiry 20 explain the accounts in person to the
commission. Mr.. orr and Nj Grout were ap-
pointed committee 10 confer with him. The total
amount involved Is S.2G6625 %
4 letter was read from Park Commissioner Will
cox complaining n the use OF the Union Square
Plaza - storage place FOR the material TO he
used in The subway construction. NllllaTn =. faT-
sons the chief engineer, told the Commissioners all
the material would have been used UP by this time
had II not been lor the labor strike
When the Rapid Transit tunnel in The Bronx
reaches Brook-ave. hey ond the Harlem River; Il
becomes elevated structure Easements at Ihat
ro!nt have caused the construction company COL
siderable trouble and several cases are no" before
.he courts M Belmont offers, II the RAPID
Transit Board arrange to get MIN the ilecf,S-
sam authority. 10 60 right ahead and finish the
--s6uct part from Bronx Park TO Brook-aNe- IN
side q four months. and 10 connect al once with
the Manhattan Elevated system
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-29
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS.

Washington. May 2S.-The following army ana
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY.
Major JOHN NEWTON 18Th Intsnt5y 5stsTd , s MAJOR
c, examining board al ShiGSsmeusa FalN VIZ
Captain CHARLES T BAKER quarternas'eI' 70 a
Francisco .
master at Dusseldorf Germany
First lieutenant HARRY 4 WOODRUFF. l7th Infantry
First Lieutenant CHRISTIAN BRIAND. 10Th cavalry Try
from general hospital f S9 s,6 InfanGry recruit
ins ofHcer. san Francisco. assistant
The following transfers are made: FIRST Lisutenants
Joseph 81 " SiiiDpE:S from attn to 10Th Infantry
First Lieutenant EDWIN J, N0"LEN from Ii'n 10 ''h
Sud lieutenant J. ALFRED MOSS. sd Infantry. to
Fort Mcfienry.
Captains cHAMPE c McULLocH. J. and GUY c NJ
Philippines san Francisco
NAVY.
Commander F H pELANo. detached navy yard. Ports
mouth. to Naval War College
c,a,t.- " p POTTER. detached command the
Ranger. home
conmander PORTER. detached command the Princeton
c,u, ro, D D. ' STUART and Lieutenant Com
mander H ALDERDlCE detached the Yorktown.
-, -, Commander W p WHITE detached Crescent
shiPya ard. Elizabeth. 70 the Alliance.
? Lieutenant commander H ". HARRISON. detached the
Ranger. home
r,s,tsrant A II MCCARTHY. detached the New-York:
70 Pacific Naval District as aid 10 conmandant
Lieutenant c NJ KNEPPER. detached the Alliance TO
Lieutenant C-'s KEMPFF detached as aid % com
ma ndant Pacific Naval District. 10 the Now York
Ijeutenants W NJ CROSE and " ?. SCOTT. detached
the Princeton: home.
Iieutenants Fl '. BUTLER. l. p. JONES. r \ DIM
and Ensign R. 4 ABERNATHY. detached the York
town. home
Ensign a " PREssEY. detached Navy Department.
Washington. TO Juan
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-29
HAGUE COURT SNARES
Judge PenfeId Criticiscs Tribunal
Praise for Han.

rer. 11obonk \ Y Nav 2s-To-day's session OF
the conference on interna tiOnal arbitration was
opened with an address by the Rev. Dr. Lyman
Abbott of New York Arbitration. the speaker
said had its limitations it not the solvent
of all difficulties. The right OF the free man 10
labor was one of the things that could NOT Dc
arbitrated, and the Monroe Doctrine was ano'heF-
Public opinion had become International force
rendering war less probable. DR.. Abbott said.
Christianity was becoming more practical and az
gressive and its doctrine OF human orotherhood
coming into more general acceptance. Dr.. Abbott
spoke Of the work done in the new colonies by the
United States army as a constructive power
Dr. Josiah Strong president of the American IN
stitute of Social Service, spoke of the tendencies
that make for solidarity among men and nations
The rapid extension CT organized industry ne sao'
IS the most potent of all the forces which are CO.
operating TO produce this worldwide movement be-
cause it is efecting the profoundest change IN en-
vironment.
s Uchda Consul General for Japan at New
York said international disputes could be settled
by one of three means-diplomacy, arbitration and
war Japan does not want to fight and does not
mean to fight but she must keep UP her fighting
strength so long as she IS going ahead nation
which is trying to make herself respected by others
Give her satisfactory assurance that she does
not need any increase in her navy and she will be
the first nation respect this assurance
Judge William L. Penfed. solicitor to the state
Department and counsel for the United States IN
the Pious Fund arbitration at The Hague last year
delivered an address The Hague tribunal He
sletched the history Of the Pious Fund case, its
progress before tribunal and its settlement and
added:
There was one incident connected with the arbitra
ton proceedings which will interest this confer
ence II with not a little surprise that the
appearance was observed at The Hague as adVo-
cat before court Of members of the permanent
panel. 1t is enough say that the appearance at
before the same court Of the same
gentlemen acting alternately as advocates and
Judges is as fraught with snares as il is lnCon-
sistent with American ideals Of judicial justice.
But with abiding faith in the skilful hand that
guides and guards foreign relations we need not
fear that the cause that The Hague tribunal rep
rsents fail misera bly, the Union OF the states
under the Constitution did not fail when similarly
rI- a7p1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-29
MR. CLEVELAND ADVISES PEACE FLAG.
Ex-President Says He Would Like to See
Such Emblem in Labor Day Parade.

Knoxville Tenn. May @-H c Collins chair
man OF the Labor Day celebration who wrote 10
ex-President Grover Cleveland for some suggestion
which might be made feature OF the day. has
received the following reply:
Princeton. y J.. May 3.
7 have received YOUR letter asking TO make
some suggestion concerning a desirable display for
Iour celebration Of Labor Day. | am very much
interested in fair and peaceful relations between
employed and employer. and desire above all
things that there should be IN end to the IN
fortunate misunderstanding which have often
Occurred between these elements OF our social
system. =, -, ~.
I hesitate to make any suggestion in the line
which YOU present to but should be very
glad 10 know that your parade carried some banner
Indicative of the !aborinE mans desire to preserve
peaceful relations with those who employ labor,
wish II might your minds. II consistent with
your situation. to carry in your parade some IN
sigma which means peace, something ike white
mas =" ~ GROVER CLEVELAND.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-29
HUGE MAP AT ST. LOUIS FAIR.
One of the United States Covering Five
Acre-Russia Wants a Good Site

St Louis May 2s-On the southern slope OF the
hill that fronts the Philippine exhibit the Depart
ment of Agriculture is making map Of the United
States to cover five and one-tenth acres OF ground
Considerable work has been done here by David
Frodfe s11perintendent of the open air exhibit OF
the Bureau of Plant Industry of the Department OF
Agriculture who has been in St. Louis since early
spring in charge Of the map project The entire
five acres have been underlaid with WOODEN drains
70 rarr, off the surface water Products grown by
eac+ State will be exhibited on the map.
Worlds Fair Commissioner Cridler has sent a
"a ME Tnessa-e from ST Petersburg as follows Ike
serve site for Russian pavilion among those or the
great nations. subject TO the approNal OF tTs GoI
II
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-29
HAD FIELD GUNS MADE IN GERMANY.

Washington May c6.-Some time ago the war De
nar,,ent ordered fifty 3-inch field guns OF the new
design and type to be manufactured in Germany.
These guns are now practically completed ano
Captain John ". Joyce OF the orohaioe DePa, pa,
-. - rec, desieDated to receive them DIS
seldorf A quantity OF ammunition wal he shlppea
- NJ came time The reason given Ior ordering
go Geld guns from a German manufacturer was
-, the rnauufa cturers in this country were 700
Gil the orders Of the War Department, Only
of twenty-seVen firms responding 10 cir
GUAR asking proposals. ana this one wanLhs w
ouaa r ~ yvhich to make deliveries against seven
yya1ntbs bv the German firm. The arsenaIs OF the
United States also were oVercfo"sa WIZ VIVA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-29
SMUGGLING OPIUM TO PRISONERS.
Superintendent Collins Probing Clinton
Prison Scandal.

PIattsburg y Y May 2s--Superintendent Cor
,a1iue Y Collins Of the State Prison Department
is at Dannemora investigating serious charges OF
irregularities in the prison there. II has come -
Mr. Coliins's attention that opium ana other
drugs and forbidden articles have been smuSgied
into the prison About twenty officers and forty
ronyicts are TO be examined by the superintend-
emit in an effort to get at the facts The twenty
,ficars OF the prison are believed 70 be Implicated
in the opium smuggling. -
The last investigation held at Dannen9ra Nds
Auburn and about a dozen officers OF Clinton PTS
ON were discharged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-29
GREAT LOSS FROM FOREST FIRES.
Morgan, Woodruff and Vanderbilt Property
Not Yet Safe.
La TELEGrArH no 10 rRIErNE. l

Adirondack that the forest property OF J. Pier
pont Morgan, Timothy l. Woodruff and Alfred G.
Vanderbilt, Raquette Lake. is not yet OF
danger from forest fires. The Forest House.
Cedar River. is also in danger. over five hundred
men are fighting fires in the lower AdiroEda cks.
They are keeping them substantially under control
and praying for rain. a rain OF only about
fifteen minutes duration visited this section early
this evening. 1t followed by ClOudless sky.
George R Finch of Finch. Pruyn & Co, lumber
dealers who own hundred and fifty thou
sand acres Of timber land in the lower Adiron-
dacks saws that the fire loss is without precedent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-29
CHICAGO PEOPLE SAVING MONEY.
Great Increase in Deposits Recently-Now
Exceed s1OO,O0O,0O0.

Chicago May 2s-Savings deposits In Chicago
hanks have passed the $icoGo0oo mark, In the
last year they have increased more than sz-'u"''o
The savings held by Chicago banks in 1880 footed
,, only 40 353 OSs In 1857 they only doubled that
amount while in the last six years me amount
has been more than quadrupled Inc increase ~
sa,t,ge In tho last twelve months has been the
most remarkable in the history Of ,mcago savings
irstttutions with the exception OF that IN the
"a th.nisr var of 1902 And during the last
month while several strikes have lnterIereu
seriously with the earnings OF thousands OF wage
workers the increase has gone on stsAd4IS'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-29
WESTERN UNION ASKS INJUNCTION.

Philadelphia May 2s,-The Western Union Tele-
graph Company to-day asked the United States
Circuit Court OF Appeals to issue order re-
straining the Pennsylvania Railroad Company from
continuing the removal OF Western Union poles
and wires from the lines of the railroad The re-
ouest is made on the ground that the telegraph
company has appealed to the United States Su-
preme Court from a recent decision OF the Court
Of Appeals which held that the railroad company
had a lePai right to remove the poles and wires
from alons its right OF way.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-29
SOUTH SHORE DIRECTORS UPHELD.

Montreal. May 2S.-Chief Justice TAFT to-day gave
a long Judgment denying the motion Of Alfred
Schiller Of New-York, have the directors OF the
South Shore Railway which runs along the south
shore of the St Lawrence, dismissed. The motion
was particularly aimed at Hiram a. Hodge OF
Nnv--Y ork. Frank D White, OF Rutland, VI; Per
civa1 Clement and Dr.. W. Seward Webb. and grew
Ift or The Never syndicate troubles some time ago
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-29
HuFFALo's Ex-TREAsURER MISSING.

Buffalo. May rs -Alphonso J. Meyer. former city
Trea surer and a well known politician. has been
missing since Monday morning The police have
informed the authorities of nearby cities His
family suspect foul play
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-29
SILVER FOR PHILIPPINE COINAGE.

Washington. May 2s.-Mr. Roberts. the Director OF
the Mint to-day purchased on account Of the Phil
.2ptne coinage 900 OF silver at an average
., 50 ~ cents ounce
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-29

Ensign , =. FIELLwECs detached Princeton.
Ensign 2 z SCRANTON. detached the Ranger. to ths
MohlCan
Ensign A. W JOHNSON detached the Nes-YorS. to ths
Puritan
MidshiPmen c f. SMITH and F n POrEET. 70 ths
Mdshipnnan F BLAIR. detached the Alabama. home
Assistant Surgeon NJ ELMER. detached shs Ranger
Assistant surgeon X OHNESORG. detached the York
town.
assistant surgeon J T. KExNEpY detached the Prince
ton: home
Assistant Pa; master r G kENNARp. detached ths
then await ordsxA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-29

Washington. May 2.-The following army an
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-30
THE LARGEST CLASS
IN THE t'U.'S'' HISTORY
Degrees 5O0Cass
usual Energy and EnerprseCass Play Given Today-Bacca
laureate Address by President Of Carleton College
Acknowledging Exercises Thursday

The largest class ever graduated from
any university in the west will receive
degrees from the University OF Minnesota
next Thursday morning The class num-
bers In all 45S students and In addition to
these there are about fifty who will be
able to complete the prescribed work by
next September, making the total number
|of graduates for this year about 500.
Since the abolition of the old marking sys-
item it is impossible to determine the exact
standings of the members of the class,
I would compare favorably with those of
former years, and the fact that nearly all
Iof the seniors completed the work credit
ably and on time speaks for ITSELF
The class has, however, demonstrated
Hts superior asgressiveness by the success
attained in its various business and social
Undertakings, and the plans for the COM
lmene ement week festivities surpass any
thing ever attempted at a Minnesota. com
rnencement. The commencement proper
begins with the annual senior class play
at the Metropolitan Opera house to-day.
The baccalaureate service comes to-
morrow afternoon and the time interyen-
Ing between Sunday and the commence
ment on Thursday will be occupied by the
various social functions of the seniors
and the alumni, including the senior prom
enade Tuesday evening.
Program for the Week.
The program for the week in detail is
as follows: 4
Sunday, May S1-3 p. M, baccalaureate
service in the armmy. Music: Anthem,
with solo quartet, 1.-The Lord is NV
Light, Horatio Parker: Invocation:
music, motel for tenor and bass solos and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-30
WORK DONE In THE
SCHOOLS or MINNEAPOLIS
III Arithmetic, Penmanship, Drawing, Musi,
and General Observations


g. An agent collected for arm $2,8M 30.
His commission for collecting was s per cent.
What was the cost of collecting? What amount
was paid to the firm?
PROBLEMS (B SEVENTH GRADE).
l. Robert IL twice as old as Henry and the
sum OF their ages is Sc years. How old is each
= "A house and lot together cost $1,000 The
cost OF the house was three times that OF the
lot. How much more did the house cost than
the lot?
g. How many more marbles has John than
his sister It he has Ave times many as she
mas and their marbles all together amount to ~!
T. A farmer raised seven times as many hush.
els OF oats as OF rye, and all the grain he raised
amounted to 10000 bushels. How many bushels
were there of each - Is N
l.. How many times is ~ contained in
467h? Why? &. " ma !
2. Tell which Of the following are exactly di.
Visible by IS and why: s7625, 1886, 2795o,
g.. Find the g. c. d. OF "a, 90, 1856, ..5@.
g. (a) What is an equation? (b) OF how
many parts IS 1t made up? z y
a &c what four changes can you make in an
equation without altering its value?
5e-la) What must always be- done when ma
term OF an equation is transferred from one
number to another? NJ -.
(n2 Find the value OF in the following:
Ok pius = minus equals plus g. =
g. q Write q proper fraction; (2) an i'm.
complex fraction 90 tell the difference between
common fraction and decimal fraction. 80
E7s. Explain the division aspect OF the fraction
and the ratio, aspect. q. -s-tS"'
- % Divide $14O between Two mem giving
70 one man $50 more than to the other q
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pose of hand training better than any Of
the socalled traditional studies It does
not hinder the work of the school, it
makes children love their school, there are
no valid reasons that can be urged
against it by pupils or by parents, and It
is in line with the best and the newest in
education.
But does it not do more than train the
hand? Verify he who would do good work
of this kind must have patience. He
must exercise the utmost care and pre-
cision he must have a large amount OF
perseverance and give the work the ut.
most attention. Painstaking care, undi-
vided attention, answering patience, rig
Id perseyerance-these are some Of the
elements of success. What studs af-
fords more elements of true value in the
formation Of character than this work in
basketry?
After our investigation made along the
lines mentioned above we are ready to in
dorse 1t as an educational tool of no small
value.
Other reasons of q psychological or SCI
entif1c nature can be urged In favor Of
manual work, one form of which liz bas-
kerry. 1t seems to be in accord with the
epoch theory advocated by many emf
nent scholars in recent, years. Again. it
is in accord with the doctrine OF interest
The work In most cases proves most fasci-
mating. Children love 1t and are ttoroly
interested in 1t. II then those things that
interest pupils are legitimate subjects for
study, surely basketry would fall within
the list.
Basketry may be made the center OF
certain correlated work, e. g., race study
and kindred subjects, and especially can it
be made the prominent center in the study
of the Indian. There seems to be much
that can be said in favor of a judicious use
of basketry as one form of ma ni,al ira IN
ing. &c. w. Mickens.
superintendent of Schools
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6. 3: Hayerson, Merriam Park; \. Hegei, Helen
r. Ho 1aton Ruth
Houlton, Elk River; II. HUFF, Little Falls d. r.
Humphrey, Winnebago City: Harriet ]. Hutchin-
SON. Minneapolis; II. s: Ives, ST. Peter: Alice
Ursula NJ. James. Minneapolis; j. z. Jensen.
Hutchinson; Bessie Johnson Minneapolis; T. R.
Johnson Johnson Hampton, Iowa; |. z. Johnsrud, St.
SON. Minneapolis; Evelyne L. Kasper. Glencoe:
Eileen Kennedy, St. Paul; Catherine S. Kerr. Min
$ Lsboq 4 Pa z5ta4
n. Ladd, St. Peter; Grace W, Layne, Rushford
9. F. Lemke, Wausau, wis; G. II. Lewis
Sparta, Wis; Grace I. Liddell, Wadena; Mag
M Mile
McGillis, Irene r. McKeenhan, NJ. A. MacLean,
z. D. Mcmillan, Minneapolis; E.4P. Mallory,
Mann. st. Paul: Leonra g. Mann. Olive Marshall
Minneapolis Alice NJ Mersen,I Hutchinson; F. q
Miller Miller St. Paul E R. A!osher, Albert Lea;
Wing; Sadie H: Nelson, Humboldt, Iowa; ; Bertha
G.. Newkirk, Minneapolis; Julia o.. Newton
Grand 6 n Forks N. ia Lillian ID Nixon, Pembina
Belle /. Parker. Piciwick; Dora NJ. Parker
Mass5ngs rsFtss Eaith
Pendergast. Hutchinson: Florence McC. Perry,
ST. Paul: George G. Pinney, Fargo, N. D.;
Frances t, r. Pond, Minneapolis: K. ". Putnam.
2rdson, Flsja " i kie2s iowa i FAILS ieN !se
Lanra NJ Robh; minneapolis; G. y. Ruddell,
binsdale; Grace q. simis, Mound; Agnes W,
Sinclair. Falrnont; F. Smith, Fairmonf; r. L.
s Smith, Sioux g Falls s. D.; Ruth NJ. Spear Nil
Katherine b. Steele, Princeton. Ill; J. G. Steen,
son, Eden Prairie; A.. F. Steckman, Plato: C., b.
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Basketry was introduced into the public
schools of Moorhead last September in
order to meet the ever increasing demand
for some kind of work that should train
both mind and hand. Other forms of
manual work accompanied the basketry,
such as sewing and weaving, but the raf-
fla and reed work was considered in the
light OF an innovation in the system of
education. What the results would be was
uncertain and could be determined only
by trial.
To make the work pass off as well as
possible, instruction was provided. for the
teachers thru a series of twenty lessons
in which the various stitches. designs and
detail work were taught. When teachers
had become sufficient1y skilful. the cas-
Ter work Of braiding and sewing raffia
was given to the pupils. A few trials
made the pupils ready for the more diff
flcult work of making the baskets.
. Progress was slow at first; fingers I'M
practiced to such manipulations were
REQUIRED were soon brought into perfect
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harmony with the action. of the mind; skill
replaced clumsiness, and In due course
Of time reed and raffia articles. or reed
work entirely, reached the degree OF per-
lection shown In Plates l. and il.
Owing to the neWness of this kind of
work, many questions arose concerning the
time and method of pursuing it. Expert
ence determined that one hour week,
at which period the teacher gave instruc-
tion upon the making Of stitches, intro
ducing Of designs and other necessary de-
tails, was adequate time to be spent at
|school This period was sufficient to in
|terest the pupil. Further work was left
for pupils to do at home by way of rest
and recreation.
pursued In this manner, tangible results
in the form Of hats, napkin rings, mats
and baskets began to be much in evidence.
But along with these results there arose
certain questions as to the disciplinary,
the educational and the pedagogical ends
gained by the experiment.
In order to make the study of the whole
matter as practical as possible. and as
comprehensive as necessary, 1t was de-
cided to gain needed information by en-
listing the pupils In a limited investiga
ton reiatiyesto the efficacy OF the inter-
est In and the obJect tons to this form of
manual training. a set OF questions was
proposed calling for certain information
from the pupils, that would be beneficial
in both reaching conclusions and dispef-
ling doubts that possibly had arisen. The
questions were as follows:
/. DO you like raffa.work ~
In reply to this question learned that
a small percentage OF, the whole number
did not like the work. The reasons as
signed were various. Upon investigation
it was invariably found that those who
sol c1o I,e.e