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New-York tribune., 1903-02-18
FAST TELEGRAPH.

The delight with which the Emperor of Ger
many watched a test of the Pollak-Virag sys-
tenn of telegraphy the other day will be under
stood by those who are familiar with that In
vention In point of speed it appears to be
much superior to all other equally well known
plans for machine transmission. When 1t was
tried between Chicago and New-York in De-
cember. 1899 during a visit of the inventor to
America long messages were sent with ease,
under unfavorable conditions, at the rate Of
seventy thousand or eighty thousand words an
hour. A still better showing has been expected,
and may some time be realized. In the recent
demonstration in Germany speed of only fifty
thousand was attained. Yet think what that
means! A Presidents message or other public
document, twelve thousand words long, could
be sent over a single press wire inside of fifteen
minutes,
So far as their transmitting mechanism is con-
cerned, Herren Pollak and yirag show little
originality They a strip of paper pre-
viousIy punched with holes representing dots
and dashes. just as several other inventors do.
The most novel feature of their system is the
method of receiving. The incoming electric i'm
pulses cause a thin strip of metal, resembling
a telephone diaphragm. to vibrate and thus
move a tiny mirror attached thereto. 4 slender
beam of light from an incandescent light falls
upon the mirror, and is reflected thence to a
strp of photographicalIy sensitive paper, which
is steadily unrolled by clockwork when mes
sages come. Chemicals for development be-
ing applied. the paper exhibits continuous
dark line. with upward projections for dashes
and downward ones for dots At first the in
ventors left the development to he conducted
at the convenience Of the receiving operator,
but the process is now entirely automatic. SO,
too is that other essential of photography, fix
ing
In view Of the obvious merits of this system
one may wonder why it has not been adopted
by governments or corporations which carry on
teiegraphic service A moments consideration,
though reveals serious drawback to il. After
the comparatively trifiing delay in making the
record visible, the messages must be written
out by hand machine. That strip of paper
cannot be sent TO newspapers or commercial
patrons. 1t must be deciphered, and the trans
latlon must be conveyed tn stationery. This
kind of work would consume Just lis much
time, in proportion TO the number of words, as
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18
NOTES OF SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON.

Washington. Feb. II (SpeciaD--Senator and Mrs
Hanna gave a dinner tonight in honor OF speaker
and Mrs Henderson. Invited TO meet thenl were
the Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs Sha"' sen
ator and Mrs Dryden. Senator and Mrs Burrows
Mr. and Mrs Thomas F Walsh Mr. ana Nlrs
lanes R. Garfield the Secretary of the senate anu
Mrs Bennett Mr. and Mrs. William r. Merriam
Surgeon General and Mrs Rixey, Mr. and MIS-
Perry S Heath and Miss Phelps.
The Paymaster General Of the army ana Mrs-
Rates gave a dinner tonight Their guests were
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey, Mrs Garret ~ HOBART
Mr. and Mrs John w. Foster. Mr. and Mrs George
Bradley I4othtop Mr. and Mrs Charles a SpStuI1-
ing Mr. and Mrs. W. Z. Curtis. Representative ana
Mrs DalzeH Mrs Audendried, Senator and MISS
Kean Mrs WaIach Senator Hale and AdHlraI
kenneY.
have taken the Lyman Tiffany house for the "ttei
were among the dinenr givers OF to-nlShtr, 1lell
e1ests were Justice and Mrs Harlan. the peruvian
Minister and Mrs. Caderon: the Persian NihlstTL
General Isaac Khan. General and Mrs GorDln, Sir.
and Mrs Cropper, Countess ESter1azy MISS AiiIC4i
cock Miss Kearny and General Young -.
Senator and Mrs. Alger gave a dlnner to-hlsiI;;
Their guests were the British Ambassador ana
LADY Herbert Senator and Mrs. Wetinore, JuSIlGs
and Mrs Holmes General ard Mrs. DrapeF; Nj
and Mrs Henley Smith Mrs. Slater. Mrs NlcRoiaS
Anderson Mrs William E. Bailey, daughter or tte
host and hostess; Mr. BOardnlan, ftepreseIdtlti'e
NTorreU and N. A Henry, of Detroit
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18

T Johnson in this city During the last Tort
nirht Mr. Greeley was with her constantly, re-
fusing TO take any further part in the caHl-
naicn so that. as it happened, the Pleasantvliie
sneecb was the last speech he made ifhiheui-
ately after the meeting Mr. GreeieS ahu
nanev took the train for NewYork, but Mr-
Greeley got off at Williamsbridge to spend the
NIGHT with Waldo Hutchns. while Mr. bep'"
came on to New York. SO yanlshes the tou.n
ing fable about Mr. Greeley's confession oL
failure to Mr. Depew the uncontroHapie sopS'
the broken heart the sending for the famhy'
the snapping of the brain that had done such
splendid work and the rcmovai 10 al 's! iuiA
the next morning.
The facts are that in a signed communication
written on the dav after the election Mr. Greeiey
rosur,ad tbe edtorship of The Tribune i'll nun
nossession of his mental faculties. wrote anu
published several articles in the course OF 'pe
next few days but after November l. aoa'i
doned the effort to visit the Office rC2ulaiiH' -
gradually succumhed to exhaustion due chiehF
TO his seepless vigil at his wifes bedslde aL
the end of hard campaign. and died at tue
residence of Dr. Choate, near Chappaqua III
hammation of the brain covering having en-
sued on November %, more than six WeehS
after the Pleasantville meeting at when ne
made his last sDeech and Mr.. Depew also spoke.
of course. Mr.. Depew will understand that our
sole motive in setting him straight is to prevent
his speech, preserved in "The Congresslonai
Record" from being carelessly accepted as ac-
curate and possibly to some extent suppianuns'
or confusing, the truth.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18
Amnsemcnfs.

ACADEMY OF NUsIC-2-s 15-Florodora ,.,
AMERICAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sporting ItHCIes''
FFIsSCSl TfTEATRE-s-The Darling OF the Gods.
RTT0TT THE EATRE-e:eo-Nancy Brown.
1srzYlA reax rFs AT-fIH--e-S-Thc Silver SpTer
CASINO -2sIA- Sl5-A Chinese Honeymoon
CIRCLE TEEATR11-o-S-NaudeNtle
t-RTTF-RToN THEATRE :15--rhc Jewel q ASA.
reaTN-c THE :f5--Ehe millionaire
FTaF-Sl NFI-SF-F-2-S-The Worl6 Wax.
rafpTRF THEATRE -2:15--S:2t-The IrfcreseFN --.--
s-ERrlr,N THEATRE ;s5-IHamet t-s-lf Were hi'9'
s:ARPI(~K THE ATRE- -2:l5-S Is Mice ana Me1
tgA OPERA HOUSES -15--The Mocking tSto-
T5FRAT.n SQUARE TIEEATRE-S:i5-Mr. PohwicN
IRVING, PLACE THEATRE - Narclss-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Performance - ~
rNTf~EERFNC TffEAT T@a.-
- gs1TS0N SQUARE THEATRE-S.l5--Ihe h-aTi oi ."
fucSet
N TFSTlf- T'FIEATRI,-2-S-The Wizard ot oz.,
NANTATTAN TTEFATRF-2-s-Mary Of MagoAi"-
METROPOLITAN OPERA HO1 1Sf---S-l alS, r,,,o-
MRS OSRORN-S PLAY HOJSE-Rorneo ailo 1uiie'-
NFT-RR HILL TREATSE-2-S-taagua C-f-I
%ETT SaNON-S-The Little Princess Ge 80
Green Eyes
PASTOR Performance
PRINCESS ATREI-S S3o-The Frisks MS ''
TFFoCTOR'S TfsATRF-Nau1eyNe -,,-.,- Match.
ST NICHOLAS SKATING E1Nh-e-lst-- -hio0HSS
,-r.-TTrr,IA THE ATRFc-sI5- Resurrection -, c-,u
s[-f--c Tf7r c-S-fSThe SlItsS %
v-T-ST END TFTEATBEc-e-S-fhe Niiiase
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18

there was less garbage In 1901 than III 1901 -
not 10 he supposed, but it was hilAeu w w
ashes and both products were Was'eu' D'
prcsent system of separation tue c's .
ing money and the beaches are hei,' Ni'
Woodbury's new system OF nhti uiSpV9'''
trolley ears in the outlying pofo"sn'
a.i,,os - leprtb and is capital illustration Of
,to ,,revailinr municipal intelligence and enter
,,r;sa The administration is also taking long
ioo1, ahead and seeking to provide adequate
terminals for the new bridges and getting the
tost exnort advice. Ii is unfortunate that such
n courso WAS not taken long ago. particularly
with reference to the Williamsburg Bridge so
that facilities for taking passengers away from
n might have been ready on its completion.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18
STREET SIGNS AGAIN.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Your editorial this morning relative to street
signs very just. but not strong enough in its
criticism Of the absurd truncated triangular signs.
It Is difficult to understand how any with even
moderate degree OF intelligence could have advo-
Gated or indorsed this ridiculous device The inter-
section Of two streets requires Il sign which VIII
indicate the street approached from either direc-
ton. This the triangular sign fails to do, though
a feeble attempt has been made to correct tho
trouble in some cases by inscribing the name oc
Of the streets in small letters disposed japan
ese fashion the small. trunCated surface or thS
triangle Two triangular signs at each intersection
are needed TO do the work which could better 70
done by square sign
The additional facility with which the triangular
sign can be read when approached in the street -
entirely unnecessary, except in the case OF VefY
rear-sfghted person while the pedestrian on t.ls
sidewalk finds il difficult TO read unless he walks
close to the trust that you viii use your n
huence to stop the spread Of this absurd device
NeW-YOrk, Feb. Il. 1908 VI I. ,
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18
THE CABINET.

Washinstcn Feb /. (SpecaD-Mrs Knox WIZ 90
to Palm Beach the latter part VI the week. anu
y-iu he arcoropanied by Miss Johnson and Hugh
Knox Mrs Knox while not i'll. feels the need "i
a rest. and the trip South has been planned ior
that purpose.
Mrs George y CortcIyou. wife Of the latest a"-
dIton to the Cabinet has made many triehds III
6or G,o wears, residence here Before her marriage
she was Miss Lily NJ Kinds daughter ot pf- 'oi''
Kinds president of the Hampstead Institute y.
Neu.-York The family consists OF three boys ana
a baby girl The secretary has a pleasant nome
on Capitol Hill Mrs Cortelyou Is Drls"' d"'
pleasing -.
The dispatch boat Dolphin left the washington
NAVY Yard to-day for Norfolk TO uhderg'
slight repairs, preparatory to making cruise ~
the West Indies with Secretary Moody and poss'o'E
a friend or two as passengers
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
A SOCIOLOGICAL OPPORTUNITY.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: The article in tO-day's Tribune entitled n
Scheme of Practical BenevoIence" ought to COM
mend itself to the Judgment OF many rich men.
1t is a long step in the right direction and I'd
doubt there are very many people who are ready
TO accept the conditions outlined 1t would not
be necessary to look among immigrants tor fam
lies who would be willing and quite ready to
take advantage of such an opportunity There are
thousands that need only chance to get a start
in order to make life a happy success.
The weak spot in The Tribune scheme is the man
ager with his salary OF $4,000 for two years. With
one half of that salary the chance OF success
might be better.
I believe so thoroughly in the success Of sCcn
q colony when properly launched that am YlI.lns
to volunteer to iOin IT rs Of the prIvateS
I am a graduate of Princeton. a teacher Of eN-
perience. have a good knowledge of farming. and
ike the experience that such a colony Wou1
pass through on IT'S way to success- .~-
II. q. TALMAGE-
Red Rank n L Feb TO- 1906
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18
IN ALABAMA.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: The Democratic CongrcSsmen cf N3o3na
are boastins that they secured the arsest sppfepF
alton ever obtained for the state from the nationai
government last year. and now they want MORE
'Th, Democrats Of Alabama have practically us
TranchIsed the negroes. cutting down the Ncuns
strength OF the State nearly One-halt whlch - y.
,IIrrct violation OF the national cOnStt0tlo NO"r
thev have started to secure the rEiIlGVtl r., -
rd4cahOders who have stood by the kepuolledts -
Y1i,iStratfo Is the government disposed 20 sFans
appropriations TO Congressman VINO atIdS S;,IrS ~,
-Ivss against the constitution? Is a premium -
he placed on national law breaking: tet t'el ,rr
the constitution and allow the negro 20 Np'e q,
NIT 10 te''''''V" " H. h. p
dwight Ala Feb r. 1903
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: At the time when the State and the city o.
New-York by it's several departments. were psti-
tiouing Congress on behalf of the Harlem River
IMPROVEMENT Mr. Abram 9. Hewitt. then member
of the House of Representatives, placed IN Con-
gress memorial for this project representing over
s75O0OoOco of active commercial capital including
most OF the steamship companies doing business
at the port Of New-York
At the recent auniversary-the e1ghty-SlXth ol
the writer's birth and +he twenty-sixth of the in
Cepton of the Harlem Canal prOject-together WI a
letters of congratulation from President Roosevelt
Governor OdelI. Mayor Low and many others OF
prominence Congress or in commercial me- one
was received from Mr. Hewitt. the language or
which indicates the interest in countrys COM
mercial veal, which he maintained to the last
CHARLES STOUGHTOS.
Nev-York Feb. 10, 1905.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18
NEW FRENCH ATTAcHE hERE.

Paris. Feb l7-The Foreign Office to-day an-
nounced the appointment Of the Vicomte de Cham
brun ne an attsche &C the French Embassy at
Washington. He Is a great-sraudsou OF lafayette
was the representative ~ the Lafayette family at
the Rocha mbeau ceremonies and il brother 0r
the Marquis de Chan1brun. member of the Cham
her of Deputies who is the ranking Tepresentatiys .
OF the family The vjcOrnte viii sal for Eev-fo
on March Owing To the recent death Of his
mother. the venerable narqdise. who was then the
head of the famy. The vicOmtc IS In mourning.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18

When the returns all in it may appear
that this last storm has left little more snow
in a few places north Of Mason and Dixon S
line than has fallen at any time before during
the present winter In spots. too. perhaps the
thermometer will read a trifle lower. The most
notable feature of the latest meteorological
demor stration, though, is the wide area al
fected The South has come in for an excep-
tional amount of rain end snow. and freezing
temperatIlres have extended almost to the Gulf
coast Whether the orange groves of Florida
have suffered as they have in other winters re-
mains to be seen, but If they escape fatal
blight their owners Will be fortunate.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18

Washington. Zen. L tSoeoiaD-Hrs- too7t l. l.
ra,,,iel h., bor r,;,fd yycat to Philadephia this
aftarnoon and win return tomorrow She VIII DC
the guest of Mrs. John william Brock VINO gives
a dinner in her honor tonight and box party al
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18
FIX. sruRels REMEMBERS FlREMEN

Fire Commissioner Thomas Sturgis yesterday re-
ceived letter from his brother F. K Sturgis, OF
No West Thirty-sixth-st., inclosing 800 for tho
Fire Department Relief Fund. and highly COM
mending the work Of the 1remen st the FIRE AZ hs
home SUNDAY evening He said the men showed
efficiency. care and consideration. and that the
damage was moderate. The fire occurred at din
ner party Mr.. and Mrs Sturgis were giving "a
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18

Mr.. A. s Hewitt regrets that it Will not be posse
bic for him accept the invitation Of NIr- Charles
Stoughton join in the celebration OF his eighty
sixth birthday Friday evening next. but Mr.
Hewitt tenders his hearty congratulations, and
especially because Mr.. StoughtOn has lived TO Wit
ness the partial completion OF the Harlem FSiver
Improvement, which owes its construction 10 the
indefatigabIe efforts OF Mr. StoUghtOn, continued
for many years.
Nev-York. Oct. 15 1862
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18

The resignation of Mr.. IT Clair Mchel"aS'
Editor of The Brooklyn Eagle from the 0'a'
Board of Regents will be widely regretted Al
fer twenty years of active. sagacious ana loyai
service in that capacity, Mr. McKelway Is con-
strained to retire solely because recent Illness
though he has happily recovered, has "drheu
him that he must hereafter devote less time ana
strength to Iabors outside of his newspaper OF
flee. His colleagues who urged him to recon-
slider his decision II he conscientiously could.
will greatly miss him, and the public loss IS
serious But it is gratifying to know that
through his journal he will continue to be a wise
counsellor in all matters relating to the schools
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18
CHOSEN TO NAIVE cRulsER.

Charleston W Va. Feb. t7--NIiss Katharins
White. daughter OF the Governor was selected by
a joint resolution cg the two houses to-day TO nams
the arm0red cruiser = est Virginia. 70 be launched
in April.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18
c. A. GARDINER sWoRN AS RECENT

Charles a Gardiner who WAS recently appointed
regent Of the University of the State of New-York
was sworn before Justice Truax yesterday in the
Supreme Court.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The policy Of Western educators regarding the
Rhodes scholarships has been decided upon Young
men, to be eligible, must be a. least tUenty-tour
years old unmarried and not less than juniors
in college according to the decision of the repre-
sentatfves OF twenty-four Western universities
DR.. George II. Parkn, representing the Rhodes
fund was present at the meeting OF the educators
which was held at the University of Chicago re-
emil
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18

The head of the Police Department is scrapng
off the barnacles which have so long interfered
with the progress of the force. He is q strong
man who is tearing to shreds the red tape of
Mulberry Street, while he carefully observes the
provisions of the laws.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18

prospects are encouraging that the empire
state may ere long be foremost among the co'i-
monwealths of the Union in the MAKING VI e'o
roads. as in many other lines ot ProsIeS' "''O
deYelonment
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18

The after-coffee orator IS in livelier demand
in Manhattan this winter than ever before.
Who can recall a season in which there were SO
many dinners of associations and fraternites,
and in which wit and wisdom over the cigars
were in so eager request?
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18

is now required by the older system. II type
written copy could be turned out at t'e rue
of fifty thousand words an hour, that wou'd De
n different matter
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18

History repeated itself yesterday. On Feb
ruary H. 1902, the city buried under deep
snow street and railway traffic was badly Grip
pied. and passengers on Long Island and New
Jersey trains were imprisoned for hours while
on their way to New-York
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18

Professor Mommsen. VINO is about eighty-stO
years DID, almost lost his hair on January > owing
to holding cardte too near his head while search
ing on a ladder for a book the topmost shelf oc
his library. His face was considerably scorehe1
and his long, white locks were partly consumed
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18
moMMsgN sLleHTLY INJURED.

Berlin Feb. 17-Professor Mommsen, the his
torian was Knocked down by a cab on the Fred
richstrasse this afternoon and sustained 4 slight
injury on the back of the head but he was aoie To
get home without assistance
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18

Are the electrical engineers who put the third
rail system the elevated lines proud of thelr
work?
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18
NEW.YoRk SOCIETY.

Although on the Continent Of Europe and also
down South especially at New-Orleans, the last
week before Lent is invariably the gayest OF tne
season and given up to dancing, here IN NeW-4 ork
1t is usually the dullest- 1t IS only a1ter ASH
Wednesday that there will be a revival OF social
otivitv which will take the form OF those Lenten
diversions which render the penitentfal period IN
New-York with its innumerable small entertain
rnents and its absence of more elaborate aIIalrs
one of the most agreeable Of the entlre year
New-York tribune., 1903-02-18
Mr.. HEWITT INTERESTED TO THE LAST.

Red Bank. N j. Feb. 10. 1896
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-21
new LEAGUE IS BUSY
Krostue Will Soon Introduce a Mu-
nicipal and Commercial
League Bill.
Measure Seeks to Provide Breathing
Spots for Growing ..
Villages

The Municipal and Commercial League
Of Minnesota is behind bill which will
be introduced in the house next week by
Mr.. Krostue Of Fisher. It requires that
in any city or. village hereafter incor-
porated and plated, the plat shall con
tain one full block set aside for school,
house and grounds, and another block for
park purposes. The object Of the bill is
apparent. Villages always begin in a
small way, and often without expectation
that they will grow to great size. A school
house is built on a single lot, which is
filled up with residences, and by and by,
when more room is needed, it is not to
be had without a heavy outlay, unless
the school is located far from the central
portion Of the town. In the same way
towns are compactly' built UP without a
sign Of beauty spot These can easily
be provided when a town is first laid out
but after that time the land becomes valu-
able. A town: built around a; park is not
only more pleasant to look at and more
attractive to. the visitor, but more com
Portable place to live in: This subject
was discussed at the recent convention
of this new league. and the result was
the drafting of. this bill, which is the
only sort Of legislation that tn. league
will present to the legislature
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-21
LAW HELD INVALID
Action for Payment Of Kelley Cure
Claims Decided Adversely
in Wisconsin. ~
.~ r ... =. 3. -.
Opinion Of Justice Bardeen, Who
Died Yesterday, Was De-
. ..-s- -'-.s ..... e.. ....r
cisive in the Case.
Special to The Journal. e

Special to The Journal @
Madison, Wis, March 21.-The supreme
court to-day knocked out the Kelley cure
claims, holding the law passed by the
legislature two years ago providing for
their payment invalid
The court as it exists to-day is evenly
divided on the cose,, but Justice Bardeen
who died yesterday, takes part in the de-
cision. The case was argued several
months ago and has been held up in the
hope that an agreement might be reached.
But when the decision was announced to-
day Justices Dodge and Winslow an
nounced their dissent. Attached to the
opinion is note saying that Justice Bar
deem was present at the hearing of the
case and participated and concurred in the
decision made Dec. 80. .-a ..s
In 1895 the legislature passed law re-
quiring counties to provide for the cure
of inebriates. This law was held by the
supreme court to be unconstitutional and
void, because it involved an imposition
upon the counties, without their consent,
of a tax for the benefit Of priva te institu
tions and individuals not. legitimate OBJ
jects Of charity. =-...fs :. - =.-... ...s-- p,
Meanwhile many patients had been sent
to be cured at county expense, a large
part of them to the WaukeshaI institution,
payment for whom was refused under this
decision. Two years ago the legislature
passed law appropr1attng $50, 900 for the
payment Of these claims, which amount
in the aggregate to about $4,000.
On the advice Of the attorney general,
Secretary Of State Froehlich refused to
pay the claims and the present suit was
brought as a test case by Jacob Garrett of
Eau Claire for ali alternative writ Of
mandamus to compel the secretary Of
state to draw a warrant for the claim.
This application the supreme court to-
is hxr
Chief Justice Cassody. He quotes CO.
piously from other decisions in cases of
similar nature, saying 'it is essentially
an appropriation from the general fnud
to pay numerous private claims growing
from illegal diversion or spoilation."