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Movements of Steamers.

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ALAMEDA ADVERTISEMENTS

ALA MEDIA h1AkI
SEE cur beautiful homes for sale.
Ideal location. Great bargain.
EASY TERMS
AI1AMEDA LAND COMPANY.
100 Park St. Alameda
sl30O-FINE cottage rooms; lot 52xlO0:
street work all done; il will pay you to see
this II You are looking for a home at bar
gain. J H YOUNG, builder. 1243 Park
st. Alameda.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-12
THE PARIS HORROR.

Those pessimists who for a year or two have
been predicting dire disasters from the use of
electricity on tunnel railways now have AIN OPP
portunity TO boast of their superior wisdom. A
plausible excuse for saying Il told you so" is
afforded by Monday evenings disaster in Paris.
One train on the underground road became dis
abled by some trouble with the electric ma
chinery on the forward car. and eventually it
took fire. second train which was pushing
the first one along, then became involved and
the situation was finally rendered more compli-
Gated by the arrival of third from the opposite
direction. Owing to ignorance regarding the
nearest avenue of escape, the obstruction offered
by smoke and fire, sufocation, panic and CON
tact with the third rail- nearly one hundred lives
were lost Thus is esta bIished a fair prima
facie case for the alarmists.
The more carefully the facts are considered,
however, the stronger becomes the conviction
that Il was the company operating the road. and
not the electricity, that was chiefly at fault
More details are needed before a perfect under
standing Of the case can be had but there is
an unfortunate resemblance between the cause
OF this accident and that in Liverpool nearly
two years ago On that occasion an Anticipated
motor, known TO be out of repair and suspended
with no intervening shield between it and the
wooden floor above, took fire and the flames
on the Paris Metropolitan cars is probably su-
perior 10 the mischief maker in LIVERPOOL but
IL could not have been perfectly inclosed II it
set fire 10 the train. The improvements which
have taken place in the design OF motors in the
last few years, and in the arrangement of fuses,
reduce TO an exceedingly small minimum the
risk OF fire on cars provided herewith 1t is
not extravagant statement TO affirm that an
accident like that in Paris is practically impos-
sible in the New-York subway. The best cleo
trical equipment for railways to-day is distinct
" superior TO that OF five or ten years ago.
The most unfortunate phase of the Paris dis
aster was the scene of 1t. Being underground
Il rendered escape almost impossible, prevented
prompt relief from outside. and In a variety Of
ways magnihed the consequences Of what was
at first n trifing mishap. Against this fact
must be Offset another Had the company's en-
ployes been cool headed and faithful TO their
duty. the confiagration could probably have been
suppressed at the outset. II is asserted that the
cars were themselves furnished with emergency
apparatus for extinguishing flames If the
trainmen were unfamiliar with it. their employ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-12
LABOR UNIONS AND CONTRACTs.

Another interesting sequel to the now famous
Taft Vale decision is announced from London.
1t is a decision in another Welsh mining dis
pute The Miners Federation ordered its mem
bers to quit work on certain days, in order to
reduce or restrain the output of coal. 1t was
apparently believed by the labor leaders that
such action would raise the price of coal in the
markets. and thus benefit both the miners and
the mine owners There also appears to have
been no malice toward the mine owners, al
though the action described was taken by the
men without consulting even notifying the
owners The Coal Owners Association, how
ever, was not pleased with such action and it
entered suit against the Miners Federation for
having procured the breaking Of their contract
by the men, and demanded damages IN the
sum of $5O0OO0 The case was tried year
ago, and the judge decided in favor Of the
Miners Federation, the defendants, on the sole
ground, apparently, that the men had acted in
good faith and without malice. The Coal
Owners Association thereupon carried it to
the Appeal Court which has now given it's de-
cision By majority Of two to one the Appeal
Court reverses the decision of the lower court.
It holds that the Miners Federation was guilty
of procuring the breaking of a contract, and
therefore of injuring the plaintiffs, and it re-
mands the case to the lower court for the de-
termination of damages
This decision Of the Appeal Court must be ap
proved on grounds of both law and equity. 1t
would indeed be an ordinary principle to
establish, that one party to a contract might
break the contract without the consent or
knowledge of the other party, so long as he did
so in good faith and without malice. That
would destroy the value Of every contract in
the world. 1t would make the making Of con-
tracts the merest mockery. contract Is
mutual agreement and obligation, and the Ques-
ton whether it is to be kept or broken is not
to be answered by one Of the parties alone, no
matter how benevolent may be his motives but
only by mutual agreement of both parties We
can easily imagine what would happen if an
employer of labor should arbitrarily alter or
repudiate contract which he had made with
his employees He would be denounced, and suit
would be brought against him, and his plea that
he had acted without malice and. as he sup
posed, in the interest of the men as we'll as Of
himself would be regarded with derision. The
Appeal Court in London has reasonably decided
that what is sauce for the goose must be sauce
for the gander. If employers must keep their
contracts with their employees. so must en-
ployes keep their contracts with their
ployers; and where a responsible labor organ
it must be held liable for whatever damages
may be proved. 1t is a righteous decision, and
one that should make for the highest inter-
ests of organized labor as we'll as for those
OF capital
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-12
THE CASE SHOULD NOT END YET.

A few weeks ago q resident OF Oss1ning was
married, and on his return from his wedding
trip was arrested on a charge OF bigamy pre-
ferred by a woman who said she was his wife.
He was discharged on Monday evening on the
strength, according to the dispatches, of an
affidavit of the complainant to the effect that
the charge was false and that she had never
been married to the defendant.
So far as the dispatches indicate, the case Is
ended. Assuming that the facts are correctly
reported, it cannot thus be dismissed If the
District Attorney of Westminster County does
his duty. The practice of making false COM
plants for purposes of revenge or blackmail-
ing is one which should be stamped out.
Easy good nature on the theory that "alls well
that ends well" cannot safely be INDUCED. Men
and women adventures who presume upon the
habitual American reluctance to push cases OF
this sort are becoming too common The woman
who would bring a false charge of crime ought
to be sent to prison without any tenderness be
cause of her sex. few years ago man was
convicted in this city Of having assaulted
woman who broke down before he was SEN
fenced and admitted that all her testimony had
been false The disposition to let perjury of
this sort go unpublished not only encourages
the commission of the crime, but makes it diff
fcult to secure justice when the truth is really
told. Juries have had so much experience OF
perjury which has brought no penalty that
they are extremely slow to convict men on the
testimony of women who have been wronged.
Perjury is a dangerous and dangerously
common crime, and it ought not to be permit
ted to enjoy immunity simply because 1t has
failed in its malicious purpose
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-12
CHIEF ARTHUR's SUCCESSOR.

The election Of a successor to the lamented
chief Of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive En-
gineerS is an occurrence which interests not
only all railroad managers and stockholders
but the whole public. The new chief, Mr.. w. S.
Stone, of Iowa, whose name is not generally IA
miliar, but whose qualifications have doubtless
been carefully considered by those responsible
for the choice, viii make no serious mistake
if he faithfully endeavors to follow the example
Of his predecessor. 1t is exceedingly gratifying
to receive the assurance of the executive COM
mittee that no fear need be felt Of any radical
change in the policy of the Brotherhood. Mr.
Stone, it officially declared after his cleo
ton, will carry out the conservative princi-
piles advocated by P. NJ. Arthur in every es-
"sential Come, let US reason together and
do unto others as you would that they
" should do unto you,' will continue to be the
policy Of the order" Evidence of a determine
ton to fulfil that promise will surely gain for
the new Grand Chief the sympathetic regard
Of the country, and in due time assure to him
that full measure of respect which Mr.. Ar
thur commanded for many years.
In these days of reckless conduct on the part
Of not a few labor organizations, of broken
agreements and liberation for lawless acts, the
course firmly and quietly pursued by Mr.. Ar
thur seems doubly worthy Of admiration. The
locomotive engineers are q fine body OF men,
and we do not doubt that a great majority OF
them heartily accepted his cOunSels. Yet they
might have been misled and demoralized If the
authority bestowed upon their late leader had
been differently exercised. No fact is more
clearly recognized among themselves than that
he was the most potent factor in raising the
Brotherhood to the rank which 1t holds. Fair
dealing, good faith, an acknowledgment Of
obligations to the public, in short, the reason
able view, were things on which he always
insisted.
Mr.. Stone succeeds to a difficult place, all the
more difficult in one sense because Of the repu-
ton of its recent incumbent But, on the other
hand Mr. Arthur left him an inspiring example
and a safe chart So far, too, as the public is
informed, the organization is still faithful to
the principles which he inculcated and which
the executive committee has just reaft1rmed.
Under these circumstances it is to be expected
that the Grand Chief elected yesterday will
have prosperous administration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-12
STANDS FOR SPECTATORS.

1t is now believed that the list of the dead
baseball park in Philadelphia will exceed a
dozen, as several of the patients in the hos
pitfalls are not expected to recover. Hundreds
Of victims were badly hurt by the collapse of
the frail structure at this place of recreation.
Is it not advisable that public officials in
every city, town and village should give care
full inspection to the stands and platforms upon
sort? There is always peril of an alarm of fire,
of panic arising from reckless folly or from
other threatened danger. Even the pressure of a
multitude TO get seats or standing places or the
rush to hasten away when the last struggle
between the competitors is over may cause
SO much jamming and crushing that any
1imsy construction of wood may succumb to
the strain.
Public officials everywhere have ample au-
thority 10 test the strength of "grandstands'' or
any other stands which may possibly be too
weak, and they are Culpably negligent if they
do not scrutinize thoroughly the stability of
these structures, which are often thronged with
restless, impatient spectators who frequently
lose their self-control under the spell of wild
excitement over the sports they are witnessing
Owners, lessees and managers can be com
PEELED TO repair and strengthen the structures
which are not sufficiently shored and but
tressed. General sentiment ought to demand
with no uncertain emphasis that precautions of
this character should be insisted upon wherever
needed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-12
Al BAR HARROR.

Bar Harbor, Ne. Aug. Il (SpeciaD-It was day
Of receptions in Bar Harbor society to-day. Nr.
and Mrs. John Hone. of New-YOrk. gave recep-
ton at the Pot and Kettle Club for their Au-
gustus c. Hone. and his hancee. Miss Alice Castle
mann. of Kentucky. A large number OF people at
tended and enjoyed afternoon in the woody
grounds around the clubhouse
Miss CeIestine Eustis OF Washington. gave re-
ceptfon at her cottage for Miss Dorothy Whitney
daughter OF William c. Whitney Miss TheObald
assisted in receiving and a large number OF the
younger set were present. including a number OF
officers from the fleet
Mrs A. J. Cassatt. OF Philadelphia. gave a large
reception at the Cassatt cottage. the Cor
niche Drive. This IS the first large function that
the Cassatts have given in their new house.
This evening the Misses GOurnie gave dance at
the Newport for the younger set There was
gay gathering OF young people and number OF
officers and midshipmen from the feet
present
Mrs. W. P. DisstOn gave luncheon OF twelve
covers this noon. In the afternoon a bridge tour
nament was held.
Miss Root. daughter Of the Secretary OF War left
here for the city this noon, after spending few
days with Mr. and Mrs. Henry r. Dtmcck
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-12
About People and Social Incfdenfs.
IN THE eERKsHiREs.

Pittsheld Mass. Aug. II tSpeciaD.-Mrs. J p
mont SchermerhOrn entertained this afternoon -.
her son. j. Egmont Schermerhorn tr. The Chr
dren from the cottages attended
Miss Charlotte r Barnes has returned to Cors
Brook from Montauk where she was guest -
Mrs. j. Sherman Hovt
Mr. and Mrs Robert C. Hall. OF Pittsburr ar.
guests of the Misses Goodman. at Yokun cottage
Miss Georgiana Sargent has opened her cottaS,
on Laurel Lake for the season
The Rev. DR.. Arthur Lawrence OF St PAM
Church Stockbridge. and Alexander Sedgwick -
New-YOrk. left to-day for an extended trip IN n.
West.
Mrs. Frederick Crowninshield OF New-York. usn
entertain at luncheon at her cottage in stOckordss
tomorrow afternoon.
The second OF the series OF moonlight outlu,,
held at the Mahkeenac Boat Club house las,
evening.
Mrs. Frederick Nelson. Mrs Arthur Kemp ana
Hollis r. Hunnewen have returned from Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlos De Hereda. OF Wheatlsizh
left to-day for New-York
Daniel Parish. IT,. is a guest OF Miss Helen ParaE
at Cozy Nook
To-day's arrivals at Hotel Aspinwan were Gen.
eral F. H Winston ex-Niinister to Turkey and
Mrs Winston. OF Chicago; Baron G. V. Frieseu ana
E. V. Friesea. OF Karlsworth Germany; AIr. ana
Mrs. A. Remsen BOerum. OF Freeport. Long Island.
Mr. and Mrs r. P Smith. Mrs John BrowninSs and
Miss Linda Browning. OF New-YOrk: Miss Aha
Peck ard W T Peck. OF Port Chester. y Y; Mr.
and Mrs T.. H Saunders Mrs John Y. johnson
Miss Susan Johnson, of Nashville. Tenn and
T. L. Jacques and Daniel T. Wilson, OF NeWr-YorJx
New-York party making trolley trip through
the Berkshire Hills. registered to-day at Curtis
Mr. and Mrs. Edward 5. Atwater M and
Mrs c. W Swift. Miss Lucy Morton and Elliot
Mrs. W. s Westcote and Miss Katherine W
Knapp, OF New-YOrk are at the Curtis Hotel.
Mrs William s Adams; who has been guest o.
her parents, and Mrs Richard c. Greenleaf lsst
to-day for Long Island
of Miss Barrios. at the Curtis Hotel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-12
NO BENCH WARMERS" FOR BRUCE
Only Men of Ability To Be Appointed Deputy
Superintendents of Election.

President Bruce Of the Republican County
Committee has come down pretty hard on inc
old plan OF appointing bench warmers as Dep
uty superintendent Of election II leaked oue
yesterday, after Mr.. Bruces days work az heau-
quarters. 40. 1 Madison-ave.. that the ne"
president had positively refused to tndorse IN
worthy men suggested to him BY one or TWO u
the district leaders. Their names VIII not y
forwarded TO the Superintendent OF Elections,
and the district leaders have been requested -
send in only the names OF those who can prove
by their records that they have the intelllsen's
and ability properly to discharge the duties .
the place 1t Is said that Mr.. Bruce sent Tor-
NAL notice to all the district leaders thal =
would make il his business TO investigates ms
records of the men named by them. and II tnes
were unworthy they would he rejected sur -,
more, Mr. Bruce requested all the prospectsSs
appOjntees to report TO hiuf personally az nss'-s
quarters. George w Morgan, Superintenesiss 49,
Elections and Mr.. Bruce are WORKING N -
mOny. and Il is understood that only nose ~
are Endorsed by the president OF the county -.
mittee Will he appointed. There are 9es"
fifty and sixty OF these places TO be nI@s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-12

ers were responsible. Had fire drills been held
at intervals, like the boat drills on ocean steam
ships the employees would have known how to
proceed and would undoubtedly have acted as
they should have done. Their panic, for which
others are mainly to blame. seems to have con-
tributed much more than any other single cause
TO the final result Here lies the chief lesson,
apparently for the company which will operate
the subway in this city. Rolling stock, If not
freproof, should be supplied with extinguishers'
and every man on the line should know both
where they are and how to use them
In addition to the other precautions which are
dictated by experience, both railway managers
and the public will undoubtedly consider the
virtues of fireproof construction. Some ques-
tons of feasibility are only to be cleared up by
actual tests. At present it is not certain that
an all steel passenger coach is practicable The
PENNSYLVANIA road is taking steps to obtain light,
and will doubtless soon dispel all doubt 1t Is
conceivable. however, that the application of the
same chemicals that are now used IN render
ing wood freproof for houses and ships to the
combustible materials of coaches may serve
the same purpose. 1t also remains to be deter
mined just how large a proportion OF a car
ought to be thus protected. Without any other
safeguard than the use of well inclosed motors
and fuses years might eIapse without a repe-
tition of the Paris, or even the Liverpool
trouble Still, there would remain one remote
contingency in which an absolutely freproof
car might be of value. Were such collision to
occur between trains as to wreck them badly
short circuit might occur that would set fire to
infiammable debris. Here is a chance that 1t
will not do completely to ignore.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-12

That is an interesting question in Chicago
with regard to water bill for a considerable
amount which the city asks the University of
Chicago to pay. local ordinance exempts
from the exaction OF water bills every religious.
charitable or educational institution mot oper-
ated for purposes Of gain" Surely. the Uni
versity of Chicago has never been operated for
gain" President Harper makes affidavit that
1T is operated at a loss every year. What
the collector Of water taxes in the second city
of America possibly be thinking Of? 1t cannot
be that he is an inveterate enemy of culture
and the humaner letters?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-12

We desire TO remind our readers rrhO are
about to Leave the city that The Tribune Mill
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or abroad, and address changed as often as
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-12

The Constitution goes out OF commits
sion. Not the federal compact of the States,
but the fast yacht which strove so valiantly to
obtain the honors and responsibilities OF de-
Tending the Americas Cup this year. A fine
craft that Constitution But inferior to the
Reliance that any controversy as to the rela
tive merits of the two vessels was shown to be
out of the question. So the Constitution re-
tires. while upon the Reliance is laid the ex-
acting task of defeating the challenger.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-12
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS.

Among those who arrived yesterday on the
Bremen from Bremen were:
Dr. Albert Arnecke. Else Matthes.
Mr.. and Mrs AdOlph Ar Privy Court CounctlO- Dr.
w OSWALD
Professor Fay Spencer Bald Mr. and Mrs William Z
MI and Mrs Collier Mr. and and Mrs Albert Rieh
Dr. c. 5 Carter. Dr. Michael Sack
Freherr Won Furstenbers. Nj; and Mrs J. W
Edgar Wagner. Wheaton
Mrs. Antonio Matthes- Paul zimmerman
Count Felix NesselrOde.
Among those who sail to-day the Staatendan
for Rotterdam will be:
r. P Anger. Ray simpson
Aubrey J. Cox Mr.. and Mrs H J. whitley
Mr.. Farman. H. C Keith
VI. c. H de Leu William Cole de Lcsss.
The Rev P r. Mayer. Mr.. and Mrs John Walse-n2
Rev. Francis Often.
On the Philadelphia. when she sails to-day for
Liverpool. will be:
Professor George F. Atkn-l = B. Robin
W G. Baldwin H Herbert P ssabrOok
Major E. B. Cassatt William Searle, J. p.
Robert Goelet- DR.. and Mrs. Louis Z Wet
Roy Martin gel.
Charles c. Reilly.
Among those arriving yesterday on the Mssabs
from London were;
Miss E. Adams. Mrs Thaddsus Horton
Miss Louise Armstrong. M and Mrs John ".
DR.. E Au:s Mrs 5sA' D. IL HurIour+
Mrs. J. E Blake Lewis A. Ireland
DR.. J. 5. Bridges. d. c. Lines.
Mrs A. II Berridge. Miss Q. Metcalf
Cecil Mrs II. Middleton
Mrs. F. D. Chandler Mrs Ernest Alfred MAYA
Mrs. w g. Commelns Nj and Mrs H ROberu
Miss Laura Hope Circus Miss F. Tidrnau.
DR.. and Mrs. Emmett DenS-i Mrs s n. Wash UTna
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-12

other State can. if they care enough about it.
provide adequate legal safeguards for their
homes. their wives and their children. If they
prefer to intrust the safety of those treasures to
the chance protection of self-appointed and pas
sion ridden mobs, they have only themselves TO
blame If they find that the lynchers who just
before were hanging and burning their enemies
have turned in sudden rage to hang and burn
their friends
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-12
THE CABINET.
TrRoN THr rRTBuyp BUREAU.l


Washington. Aug. 1i.-Postmaster General Payne
received a telegram this morning contradtctins the
reported serious Illness OF Mrs. Payne. She was
greatly fatigued by her trip from Washington TO
Milwaukee. but is recuperatins at hotel Inc
home in Milwaukee has been closed since the Post
master General and family have been living in
Washington.
Mrs. Root and Miss Root will accompany Sec
rotary Root Europe where he will go as a
member OF the Alaskan Boundary Commission
The Secretary Of Commerce and Mrs. Cortelyou
will spend a week in New-York the latter part OF
this month
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-12
NoTEs OF SOCIETY," IN WASHINGTON.

IFROM tribune BJREAU.l
Washington, Aug. u.-Adjutant General Corbin
left here yesterday for Sabina Ohio. to attend the
reunion of the 18th Ohio Volunteers to-day.
Hannis Taylor who has been spending several
weeks with Mrs. Taylor at Capon Springs, has re-
turned to Washington the way to New-York-
He will sail his official trip to Europe on Au-
gust q.
Commander Sutherland U. S. N. has Joined his
family at Magnolia, Mass.