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New-York tribune., 1903-01-15
COLOMBIA AND THE hague

Colombia really seems 10 he strainlng point
in suggesting the reference of the cahai heso'ia-
tions at this time TO The Hague Seeing that IL
nlayed a leading part in the framing OF 'le
Treaty of The Hague. that it was party TO the
first Two suits before the tribunal thus const-
,uted and that If successfully used its mfu-
ence toward having the Venezuelan troubles le-
ferred thereto the United States cannot ne
charged with hostility or disaifecuon' toWaru
The Hague not even if II regards the latest
Colombian proposition inappropriate ana
therefore declines it.
The Colombian suggestion seems to De paseu
upon msapprehension, or an eXaggerauoh' Oh
the purport of the Treaty of The hague ana ol
the functions of the tribunal The treaty III
it's first article declares its purpose to be that
of preventing as much as possible recourse 10
force in the relations between States But
there is no talk of force between us and Colon-
bia. The United States is not going to cut the
canal fnrctblv against Colomhias will, nor IS
Colombia going to force us to cut it against our
will Again. in Article XVI, the treaty speaks
of arbitration as especially applicable TO "ques-
''tions OF the Interpretation or application OF
treaties" But there is no such question now
between Colombia and the United States. The
ouestjon is one of the making of treaty, ana
there is no hint in the Treaty of The Hague that
such work is TO be confded to the tribunal. The
function of the tribunal is to interpret treaties,
not TO make them If Colombia and the United
States should make treaty about the canal
and at any time thereafter there should arise
controversy concerning the Interpretation, ap-
plication. prolongation Or abrogatiOn of it, an
appeal 10 The Hague would be proper. and the
United States would be first to propose 1t.
But it would he q different and an extraordi-
nary thing to submit the matter to The Hague
in advance and ask that tribunal to make the
treaty for us If Smith buys something OF
Jones and doesn't pay him for it, Jones can
summon Smith TO court and Try TO make him
nav But in advance of Smiths buying any
thing Jones surely can't hale him 10 court TO
compel him 10 buy. And if they should both
voluntarily go into court and ask the judge 10
fix the price at which Smith should buy from
Jones his honor would pretty plainly tell them
they were asking him 70 do something which
was none of his business.
There really is no controversy between Colon
bia and the United States such as could prop
erly serve as the basis of suit at The Hague.
Neither country has any claim against the
other in the canal matter. The United States
has made 70 Colombia what it considers a fair
and generous offer. 1t remains for Colombia TO
accept it or to reject 1t. This country will not
compel her to do either 1t simply expects her
TO do one or the other, with reasonab bic prompt
ness and TO abide by the result. If Colombia
doesn't want us 10 cut the canal on the best
terms we can offer, why we shall go elsewhere
and cut it; that is all. There are other 18TH
muses. than that at Panama.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-15
Setptllork Dsailap Ga-ibgaale
THURSDAY. JANUARY Is. 1903,
TIE NTwS THIS MORNING

CONGRESS bill suspending the duties
on eosi Tor q year and putting anthracite per
Tnanentiy the free list was passed by both
houses - Senate. The hill 20 reorganiZe the
militia was rassei with The provision for a
national reserve force stricken out. - House
The AgFny Appropriation bill was considered
FOREIG- The agreement to pay fShoeo.osl
h1 The two Transvaal colonies ard the issue OF
a loan for similar sum by the imperial gov
eminent Evill prohs bly, settle the financial dis
T7ure in Som Africa The German Gov
ernrnent Is taoueht 70 he accountable for delay
IN 6he Venezuela case. --= Cold weather pre-
walls in Great Britain. -= DR. borena per
formed thre" operations in London - II
was denied sha@ President Castro had mace an
offer TO pay the expenses Of the blockade II IT
should be al once raised. == Reinforcen1ents
reached the Sultan Of Morocco - In eH-
plairing 10 the Diet the had condition of Ger
Inany's finance the minister nj that department
ascribed the situation hard times. -- The
German Reichstsg adopted a resolution directed
against the Standard Oil Company - The
Mayor of San Juan. Porto Rico was rearrested
on the charge of destroying CITY records -
Governor Taft has ordered Provincial Governors
~ maintain neutrality in disputes over church
lands
DOMESTI-.-Three people were drowned in
Washington by the breaking Of the ice on a
hasln on which large crowd was skating near
The Washington Monument The Foreign
Relations CouaTnittee decided 10 amend the
Cuban reciprocity treaty so as to provide
against any further reduction of the tariff on
sugar. - II was announced in Washington
that Judge William r. Day win probably be ap-
pointed 10 the supreme 0OClI allEOuSn hle
President has not yet made formal offer of the
place to him. - The Coal Strike Commission
heard further evidence on behalf of the Erie
Company in regard TO the evil influence Of the
union in the mining regions. - bill pro-
Viding for canal improvements TO cost SS1 0o0.-
400 was introduced in both houses of the State
legislature.
cITY-Stocks were irregular and weak at the
close. - Il was learned that the local tax
hoard had Increased the realty assessments OF
corporations that the city would suffer no
loss should the franchise tax law be repealed
Controller Grout assured the taxpayers
that the low tax and rate of this year would
prevail in the next. - At meeting OF the
stockholders OF the American Sugar Refining
Company PreSident HayeIueyer criticised high
officials Washington for their attitude toward
1rUsts. According to opinion of Cor
poration Counsel RiVes, handed TO Corrections
Commissioner Hines yesterday. there many
prisoners committed by city magistrates for in
1oZicaTion and vagrancy who are held Illegally.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
Snow or rain The tempera ture yesterday:
Highest, 26 degrees; lowest. Is.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-15
"GP4M.NAR, 100

a bright little girl of scarcely fourteen years,
belonging TO a family of intelligence and cult
ure, writes with evident pride to a relative
concerning her standing in scholarship in the
public school which she has been attending Ior
a number of years. She reports that she is pur-
suing fourteen studies at least eleven of them
being "solid' ones, and her average standing IN
all of them, reckoned on a scale on which 100
indicates perfection is no less than 90 5-l4. In
four studies she is marked 100, and in only one
as low as &C. In Grammar she has attained
perfection, being marked 100, while in Civics
she stands at 9S in Physics at 81, in Physiology
at 90. in Algebra at 9S and in Literature at &C.
In the same letter she tells of some recent
incidents There has been two boats ashore
'' Papa took sister and L with him so
I'VE could see the boats.
Grammar 1O0'' So reads her school report
prepared by a teacher who doubtless takes
great pride in SO clever scholar. 1t is pity,
of course that she stands only SO in Civics,
study so essential to the childish mind and it
might be wished that she had got above 81 in
Physics. especially seeing that she has only
eleven solid studies and not more than four
teen in all. She is not yet studying Dlferential
Calculus, or Blowpipe Analysis or Sanskrit or
the French Drama of the Eighteenth Century.
Doubtless these will come next term. Then she
will probably stand 100 plus" in Grammar
and be able to write that me and her done it."
Then she will be ready for college. Grammar,
100" With only fourteen studies; and only
eleven of them solids Including Civics,
Physics, Algebra, Physiology, Literature and
two kinds of History.
In the name Of the Prophet fudge,
New-York tribune., 1903-01-15
Amueemcnis.


ACADEMY OF MUslC-s;loThe Ninety and Nins.
AMERICAN THEATRES l5--The Scales OF Justice
BELksco THEATRB-s-The Darling ~ the Gods
BrJOr THEATRE-S.20 .20-The Bird in the Gage.
BROADWAY TIfEATEE-S-The Silver Slipper.
eeARNEGIE Halls 1s-Bostou symphony Orchestra
CASINO-s.jS--A a EoneVrnoon
CRITERION THEATRE-s:l5-The Cavalier.
DALyS TIIEATRE-SJ5-The B!llonaire
E-rsY-S MCsEE-e-S-The world in Wax
flNPIRE TI5EATEE-ss2e--The Unforeseen.
FOURTEENTH STREET THEATRE-S-Jlm BudsH-
GARDEN THE AT'Tf-T :a5-Harniet
GAERICh THEA TRES-s :2n-The Crosspsys
HARLEM OPERA HOUSES .l5-The Night Of the f7rtg
HERALD SQUARE TfTEATRfc-S-Juius Cesar.
IRVING PLACE THEATRES -20--flas tEre5se ticif
KEITH S-Contiruous Performance.
KNTCKER BocKER TsEATRB-s:i3-The Altar 81
Srfendsaip.
MADISON soUARE THEATRE-2-s;Sf-tsTetna Green
MAJESTIC 1fEA1 RfS--s-The Wizard Of o.
MANHATTAN TIfFATRE-S-Nary of NsEdals.
MENDELSSO5N HALl~-S-Pisna snS Violin Recital
S.S0-SonE Recital
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE-S-Is File dU Reg
nent---sd:l :l5-PsElacc
NIRRAY 13TsI-S-Cauile.
KEW SANON-S-23-The Girl with the Green Ewes
NEWBORN 55---Nhen 5otnry Comes Marching Home
PASTOR S-Continuous Performance
PRINCESS THEA TRE-2-S So Heidelberg.
PRGCTORS TT{EATRE-Vaudevflle.
TORlA--S :lS-Ths Eternal CITY.
v NA1-l1ACk'S sultan ~ Sllu
WEsR END THEATIlE-s-F2eht Bells
New-York tribune., 1903-01-15
BIG FIGURES.

The prodigious advance of nearly s1.5oo,ooo''
600 in the assessed valuation of the real estate
of New-York will undoubtedly cause a great
deal of comment not only among our own tax
payers but among the principal owners OF lands
and buildings in other large cities in the Old
World as we'll as in the New.
In this Borough of Manhattan there are so
many great hotels and huge business buildings
which the Tax Department now estimates as
worth several millions of dollars apiece that
London and Paris, Chicago and Philadelphia,
ST. Louis and Boston may rub their eyes IN
wonder This is an era Of big things and big
figures, big achievements and stupendous ex-
nansion in this community.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-15

growth of the nation Congress might see Ut 10
annex territories whose Jurisprudence was that
Of the civil law. and said: 1T would be mar
row construction of the constitution to require
them to abandon these lcustomsl, or to SUD-
.sstitute for a system which represented 'iie
growth of generations Of inhabitants q Juris-
prudence with which they had no previous ac-
.ouaintance or sympathy" The condition thus
provided for has been realized, and it Is fortu-
nate for this country and the people newly
brought under its jurisdiction that the Onited
States has not been robbed by narrow construc-
ton of its constitution of the power to adapt It's
measures to the traditions and institutions OF It's
unassmilated possessions.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-15
Atty. that is matter of approximation. any.

ality. that is a matter of approximation any
how.
IT is still too soon to say what the general
effect of the assessment will he lhose VINO
ought 10 be most familiar with the bsts say
that the majority of small taxpayers VIII hnd
their taxes lower, while most OF the others
will only he paying in fair propornon' as they
have not been before. If that is true tne ehanse
will Justify itself in spite Of the OBJECTIONS OF
those whose pockets are touched ChIl we
eau end ont whether IL is true or noi. let US re
main calm The people will know iu the end
what 10 think of the assessment, and nothing
win he gained hy the friends or enemies of the
administration bv telling them what TO think
r1aN-
New-York tribune., 1903-01-15
RATES AND RECIPROCITY.

There has been some rather animated discus
sion of late pro aud contra the suggestion that
some of the tariff rates in the Dingley bill were
made high in order TO leave a margin for re
duction in reciprocity measures. Mr.. Dmgiey
himself is dead. SO his testimony on mat poiii'
cannot be secured, and there seems to be
radical difference of opinion among those VINO
were his colleagues at the time of the prepara-
tion and enactment of his tarin DILL but
ii really doesn't appear to matter greatly
whether rates were thus made at that time OF
not. What is far more to the point is the ques-
ton whether any tariff rates are at the present
time higher than they need to be for adequate
protection TO American industry. II they are
the propriety Of reducing them through reel
procity arrangements may we'll be considered
In connection with such consideration. the fo-
lowing utterance is TO be recalled:
The expansion of our trade and commerce is
Tho messing nroblen Reciprocity
treaties are in harmony with the spirit OF the
times If perchance some of our tarl1ts
are no longer needed for revenue or TO encourage
and protect our industries at home. why shouio
thew not be employed to extend anu pfoLHote
our markets abroad?
In other words, whether Mr.. Dingley so IN
tended them or not-now a chlehy acaoemlc
ouestion-why should not such tariff rates as
are peedessly hight there be such, and there
protabIv sre-be traded down" in the promo
ton of reciprocity? That is the suggestion OF
the words we have quoted, and we have quoted
them from the last public address of Wlillam
Mckinley. made at Buffalo only little While
before he suffered martyrdom. 1t Is not TO ne
lightly dismissed
New-York tribune., 1903-01-15
NETWORK SOCIETY.

Two weddings of some note figured on the pro-
rramme of society yesterday. One the mar
rIase of Miss Cornelia Brady Harris. daughter or
Mrs John R. Harris. to Leland Langley. and the
other that of Miss Mabel Bonner. daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs George T. Bonner. TO the Rev Alexis
Stein The latter wedding took place at St
Georges in Stuyvesant Square. with which the
bridegroom was formerly connected as curate- The
ceremony was performed by the rector. the Rev
Dr. William S. Rainsford The bride who was
dressed IN white chiffon and lace over satin. and
who wore tulle veil. was attended by her sister.
Mrs Benoni Lockwood ir.. as matron OF honor.
Mrs Lockwood's toilet consisting of ecru lace
gown a large velvet picture hat trimmed with
white feathers and ecru lace mun trimmed with
gardenias After the ceremony there VI was S rsesP
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Bonner
The wedding of Miss Harris and Mr. Langley
took place at the home OF the bride in East
Forteth-st the ceremony being performed by the
Rev DR.. D. Parker Morgan, of the Church or the
Heavenly Rest The bride. who was given away by
her mother wore white satin gown trimmed with
old point lace carried bouquet of orchids and
uIies-of-the-valley aud attended by Miss Kath-
arine P Newbold as maid OF homer, and by Miss
Ella de Peyster and Miss Catharine Mcclure as
bridesmaids all three dressed IN frocks OF accor-
dion pleated silk. with Louis Quinze jackets Of
Irish lace and large hats of Irish lace trimmed with
feathers their mufs being likewise of lace and
chiffon. Lewis Astor Chanier CeeL Lanaaie ana
Rovmond Langley attended the bridegroom. and
fast and reception. Among those present were Mr.,
ard Mrs t j. Oakley Rhinelander. Mrs. Henry B.
Hyde James Fl. HYDE Mr.. and Mrs william
Rhinelander Dr. and Mrs. Isaac Kip. M. and Mrs
Pblljp Livingston Center Hitchcock, Mr. and Mrs.
Eraderick de Peyster, Miss Helen De Peyster. Miss
Catharire Dix, Miss Josephine Atterbqry Mr. and
Mrs Frederick Sheldon. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Endi-
cntt and Miss Marie de Neufvtile. on their return
from their wedding Journey Mr. and Mrs. Langley
viii make their home with Mrs. Langley's mother.
Mrs John r. Harris. in East Ferteth-st
Among the other features OF yesterdays schedule
were dinners By Mr.. and Mrs. William J, Sehierre-
lin al their house in East Sixty-sxth-st. Tor Cap
tain Louis Chetwynd. r. N. whose marriage TO
Miss Augusta Robinson takes place on Saturday;
and by Mrs Robert Ludlow Fowler AT her house
IN West Tenth-st.: receptions by Mrs. Robert BoE-
ner Mrs Edmund Hurry, Mrs Banyer Clatkson
ana Mrs Paul -. Crevath and 2 euehre party IN
the afternoon by MRS. Walter l., Sliydant-
Mrs Charles T. Barney gives small dance to
night at her house in Park-ave. The new ballroom
will be used for the first time. 1t will be in the
nature of bal poudre and about two hundred
invitations have been Issued
Mr. ara Mrs Alfred G. Vanderbilt celebrated yes
terday tn second anniversary of their wedding at
New-York tribune., 1903-01-15
The CABINET.

Washington Jan, II (SpeciaD.-The Postmaster
General and Mrs. Payne gave dinner for young
people tonight ard later their guests attended the
dance at the New Willard. They were Congressman
and Mrs Olmsted the attache of the British En-
bassy and Mrs Waterow Miss Ruth Hanna, Miss
Wetmore Miss Ware. Miss Louise Jones. MISS
Elizabeth Kean. DR.. James Mitchell OF Johns HOP
kins. Major Charles McCawley, Sehor Rano, hrst
secretary of the Spanish Legation; Medil Accof-
mick, of Chicago; II. {. Norman, OF the brl''7n
Embassy, and Mr. Morrell-
Mrs Shaw, wife of the Secretary of the Treasury ;
Mrs. Payne wife Of the Postmaster General ana
Miss Wilson daughter of the Secretary OF Asri-
afto
New-York tribune., 1903-01-15
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.

Washington. Jan. Il (SpeciaD.-The British Am
bassador and Lady Herbert gave dinner Tonight
and with the majority Of their guests. later In tne
evening attended the dance at the New WIZARD
The company included the Chief Justice ana Mrs'
Fuller the Bishop OF washington and Mrs. Sat
teree the Belgian Minister and Baroness Mon
cheur Senator and Mrs. Depew, Colonel ana MIS-
Theodore A. Bingham, Mr. and Mrs Henry May
Mrs Van Rensselaer, Cruger, Miss Patteh MISS
CLAYTON. Associate Justice Brown, Baron Gevsrs'
the Minister from the Netherlands; Sehor Ojeda.
the Spanish Minister. and Alvey A Adee Second
Assistant Secretary of State
New-York tribune., 1903-01-15
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

Washington Jan "A (SpeciaD.-President Roose-
ves visitors to-day included large representation
from Congress Senators Hanna, Quay. Clay. Bur
rows Foraker Allison and AIger called Repre-
sentatves Hepburn Fleming, Bouteh Crofner'
LESSER Erwin. Curtis and Wanger and Delegate
Flynn of Oklahoma also the President Deie-
gate Flynn introduced his successor. Deegateeleet
Mcguire. Representative LessieT introduced Ns"-
York deIeratIon Senator QUAY presented Mrs
Mary Walker, a Cherokee Indian woman tne
mother of Henry Star, leader of an outla" pan" III
Indian Territory.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-15

Only the denagogic or hopelessly ignorant
confound wealth and taxable personally me
laws of New-York tax certain personal properly
directly and exempt other personal property on
the theory that it is taxed IN other ways as
corporation stocks at the office OF the corpora
ton itself. Men may be worth mllilons WlIhouC
paving cent of direct personal tax, because
their investments are in form not subject TO
the direct tax. When such men swear off taxes
they do it honestly and rightly. and attempts to
create prejudice and class hatred on that ac-
count are dastardly.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-15

In deciding to remain in the Philippines for an
indefinite time instead of coming home before
long to accept the appointment to the Supreme
Court which it is known he might have had
Governor Taft has given an admirable example
of devotion to the public service. His fellow
citizens vii! earnestly hope that his health may
be completely restored and preserved and that
he may be abundantly rewarded by sense of
increasing usefulness in the onerous office which
he has chosen to retain.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-15

Nelson. are staying with them.
Mrs Edward c. Hoyt has issued invitations for
dinner dance on January q
Monson Morris Will lead the cotinon at the dance
sbsG1 which Henry s ri. sloSne gives on Tuesday
Mrs Herman Leroy Edgar has recalled the tuyt-
tations for her dance. owing to the Illness OF her
Mrs Anson Phelps Stokes gives a dance on Janu-
q. at her house in Madison-ave. for her daugh-
ter Mildred.
Mrs Marshall Jewell Dodge win be a, home on
Mondays in January and February. No 12S East
Fifty-sixth-st
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh j. Chisholm have issued in
vitatons for dinner February 10.
NJ Gilbert viii sing at the Bagoy musical morn
ing az the waldorf-Astoria on Monday next
Bishop and Mrs Leonard. OF Ohio. arrive in town
tomorrow for short stay.
Mrs II. Walter We5b. Miss Anne Morgan. Mrs
f. L. Y. Hoppin Mrs. H. L. Satterlee, Miss Rhett
and Mrs. D. lie Roy Dresser are among the patron
esses Of the musical to be given at the Waldorf
Astoria on January Is in behalf OF Auxiliary No.
OF the Stony void sanatorium. OF which Mrs Jose
Aymar is the president
Miss Ethel whitneys marriage to DR.. Henry suy-
dam Satterlee son Of Or. F. Leroy Satterlee. will
take place this month at the home OF the bride-s
aunt Mrs Whitney at Milton, Mass Miss Whit
ney is daugnter Of the late Mrs Ely Goddard
Mrs Elbridge 7. Gerry's ball takes place on Fri
day January 90 at her house. in East Sixty-hrst-
st. and Tuesday. January 2. is the date set for
Mrs. Stephen Hyatt PelPs dinner dance in the
annex OF the Metropolitan Club for her husbands
cousin Miss Gertrude PeH. daughter Of Mrs Wal
den Pen-
Mr.. and Mrs. Price Collier and their daughter.
Miss MurieI Delano Robbins. viii leave tomorrow
in the private car Lucana for trip to Mexico and
Southern California. They will be gone two months
''Das Rheingold' attracted unusually large
contingent of the fashionable set to the opera last
night.
Among those present were: 51r. and Mrs z Reeve
Merritt Mr.. and Mrs Arson Phelps Stokes. the
Misses Stokes Nr. and Mrs Charles T Barney.
Nr and Mrs James StiI1man. Mr.. and Mrs H F
Dimock Mr. and Mrs Gerald l. Hoyt. Mr.. and
Mrs. z. ]. BerwiDd, Mr.. and Mrs G. g. Haven,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lanier. Mr.. and Mrs, ~
Dwight Collier. Miss Leary. Mr.. and Mrs John
C1afin. Mr.. and Mrs. William G. PARK Mr and
Alexander Mr.. and Mrs Herbert L Terrell NJ
and Mrs Alfred Chaplin Mr. and Mrs. Dallas e
Pratt. Miss Gurnee and Mr. and MIS- Z H Harrl-
New-York tribune., 1903-01-15

Genoa Jan. f4-Richmond Pearson the retirinS
American Consul here. left Genoa to-day on the
North German Lloyd Lire steamer Lain fer New
York Mr. Pearson is going To Washington prior
TO proceeding 10 Persia to up the duties az
United States Minister to that country. His sue
CesSor as consul here is W. III. Bishop
New-York tribune., 1903-01-15
cHARIrAaLE REouEsTs REVoKEo.


TBY TELEGRAPH 10 THE TRIBCNE.I
Stamford Conn. Jan 1.-THE will OF William
Hoyt who was for many years in the leather eusi-
ness in New-York has been fled for probate here
II disposes OF an estate valued at s2eO0.00 Fhe
homestead and furnishings are bequeathed 70 the
widow and a trust fund of s5OO000 is created for
her in lieu of dover. The residue of the estate
is divided equally between the three married dauSa
tiers of the testator The instrument directs ina.
all previous wills carrying peqUests 10 institutions
and individuals be revoked
New-York tribune., 1903-01-15
HUBBARD 7. SMITH IMPROVING.

Paris Jan. H-ConsuI General Cowdy has re-
ceived letter from, Consul General Long at Cairo.
saying that Hubbard T. Smith. the vice and deputy
consul general. who recently seriously III. has
much improved Although he is still In the hos
pital Mr. Smith Is able 10 so out occasionally anG
expects TO go 10 Nice soon to recuperats.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-15
GOVERNOR ooELL FoRTY-NINE.

Albany. Jan. 14.-To-day is Governor odeIrs forty
ninth birthday After pleasant family recognition
of the day at the Executive Mansion he went 70
the Capitol, where the office force had decorated
his desk, and received many congratulations