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New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
A TARDY DEFENDER.

Tho first volume of q work entitled Some
thing About the Degree of Culture Among the
Jews of Poland in the Sixteenth century, ny
s Simmer has Just appeared in Vienna Inc
little book is interesting because Its writer
shows that the Polish Jew does not deserve Tue
bad name which has been given to MIN. Inc
suthor in q short Introduction says that IL Is
his object to lead his readers into terra III
copni+a "and to destroy existing but ground
.less preiudices In the light of true history
"the world will see that the Polish Jew is not
+the inferior of his brethren of other lands, ana
that it is no shame to be known as 'Pohsh
Jew"
Tho nreiudice OF which the writer speaks Is
not q fancy 1t exists and has existed for gen.
erations and, strange as it may appear, the
Jews themselves are largely responsible Tor IL.
ODnression had a degrading effect on the Jews
of Poland and in many instances the lmml-
grants from that country were not desirable
citizens They had perverted ideas OF right ana
wrong as a result of their battle for existence
against the Russians and the Germans, anu
they often brought discredit on their corei1Slon-
lists from other countries. The German Jew
held himself aloof from his Polish brother anu
sneered when he spoke of "Polack Inter
MARRIAGES between Jews from Germany and Po-
land were of rare occurrence, and socially, III
business. and even in their worship, pdIlIeIs
divided the two classes which have not yet
been torn away.
That there was some reason for the prejudice
there can be no doubt, and that it was nour-
isbed because Of the lack of good judgment on
the part of good people who came from Poland
is eouaIy true Among the immigrants from the
Polish kingdom, or from the country which in lis
dav had been the Kingdom of Poland, there were
many men who became prominent in business,
scientific and literary circles, and by their works
tbev demonstrated the fact that the sweeping
condemnation Of all Polish Jews was mon
strous injustice and that a Polack may be as
useful a citizen his neighbor from Germany.
Rut unfortunately. the men in whose power 1t
rested TO redeem the good name of their coun-
try invariably lacked the courage. They feared
n he branded "PoIack" Men whose qualities
of mind and heart had earned for them the
recognition of their fellow citizens were afraid
to saw 'I am a Pole, Polack, if you please
They stood meek and silent while the Poack
was criticised and held up to ScOrn, and when
asked as to their own nationality usually said
they were Prussians What was true of these
neoDIe q generation ago is equally true to-day,
and for that reason the little book by Spinner
is worthy of notice 1t may inspire some patri-
otic Polish Jew to write something about his
neople "in the twentieth century" which VIII
give him better place in public estimation
than he now enjoys.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
LENOx NOTES.

Lenox. Mass. June (SpeciaD--Mrs- Joseph Fl
Choate Miss Choate and others OF the ChOate-
Oliver wedding party, who were at the Red Lien
Inn. in Stockbridge, over Sunday went to New
York to-day.
Professor F. H. Giddings, OF Columbia College,
New-York. IS at his country place in Great Bar
rington.
Mrs. Samuel rockingham. OF New-TOrk. has Is
sued invitations for childrens party at her resi-
dence. the Poplars. tomorrow
Mrs. A Z. Bates, Of Washington; VI. D. Barr and
family and Ray P. LilIbridge. Of New-York. are :
the Wendell, in Pfttsield-
Mr.. and Mrs D. King Irwin. OF Pittsburg- and
Miss A. W. Martin. Of New-York. came to Curtis
Hotel this evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry L. Lee, Mrs J. Lawrence
Lee and Mrs. Beekman of NeW-York, will arrive
IN Lenox tomorrow.
George F. Perkins OF New-York. has opened his
country place in Lee
The Rev Dr. and Mrs Albert B. King. William
P. Flint, of PittSburg. and Mrs. Frederick NJ. Wat
son, OF Tacoma, Wash, are at the Greenock Inn.
in
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
is THE AUSTRIAN EMPIRE BREAKING Up,

Predictions of a general break up of the Aus
tro- Hungarian Empire have not been wanting
during the last dozen years or so, founded Oh
various POLITICAL perils supposed to menace that
country and en- the somewhat doubtful imperial
succession But the most sagacious political OBJ
servers attach little weight TO them. In their
opinion Austria has not yet fulfilled it's mission.
and has good many pages of unwritten history
to round out before its record is completed. DR..
Adolph. StTansky. leader Of the Young Czech
PARTY in the Austrian Legislature, says that any
dissolution of the realm of the Hapsburgs is not
within the range OF possibility The leader of
the Christian Social party, DR.. Albert Gessman,
says that the empire is not only entitled to
further existence the ground of its historical
development, but the most important neighbor
ing States Will feel themselves compelled in their
own respective interests TO insure the continu-
ance Of the Dual Monarchy. Count Banffy.
Hungarian ex-Premier. also scouts the rumor
OF a possible dismemberment for long time to
come-a hundred years more-which is rather
long range firing for political prophecy: and he
adds that both Austria and Hungary are aware
that. failing the common bond which insures
their twofold independence, neither could sur
'vive except through the hardest of struggles
The necessity of it's maintenance is not alto
point Austria and Hungary are thrown on their
daily growing in importance. DR.. StanisIas
Ritter VonstaSzynski. leader OF the Polish Con-
-ssrvattyss. says that. while German speaking
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

v-os,ineton June S.-Secretary Root had a lcns On
oo,ferance with President Roosevelt to-uAS- INC
e -,,,ed at the executive office about L
o,oc and later took luncheon with the PresidehH
Thay discussed developments in the Phihppne sis.
nation. the Secretary having with ann
sao,I-,ents bearing on various phases or 'ne qUs'
t'or as we'll as on other matters concerning MS
department. 1,si5snt tn visit
,, ..,iya1 at Cincinnati while ne Is III
Ohio TO attend the Mccormick Eeddins aal
The President was obliged to decline me lns'.a nv
tion however. he considers II . ,,aaJ,re,
He will start for Cleveland to-norro" az I,aI
Commander in Chief Urel and Ad1utanl go
Over of the Spanish War Veterans li'i'9O -.
80 poo~a,sIt to attend the annual encampInehe
of the order. to be held next September IN -Se~-
Haven. They also presented invitations rom "0.
ernor Chamberlain on behalf of the Ieope
Cocticut. Afavor studIey on behalf of the i citl-
zens of New-Hayen, and CeneraI lIeoi St+erana OF
corns commander of the Spanish war 9s cont c
Connecticut The President said ne ~ouiu &c a
the invitation, IL possible, Dul couiu nv
definite promise now.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
STEEL ZOE MEXICO.

President Porfirio Diaz is employing eFehs
proper and legitimate means 1or Tue en'ou
rnent of steel making in Mexico lhe ooun'
which he has governed so wisely anu 50 dois
for SO many years. Are there not however req
sons to persuade him to study IurIner 'no
astonishing triumphs which nave peeh aceon,-
plished by Yankee ingenuity 1aakee VI sii.i-
i+v Yankee resourcefulness and Yankee macnlh-
ery in the making of steelf
Is NOT Uncle Sam now amply equipped for the
generous furnishing of his neighbors with every
fon Of steel which they can possibly need? And
bo can assuredly sell them the steel at prices
which will suit them.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
THE ALBERTA LANDSLIDE.

Information of much technical value and
popular interest in regard to the landslide from
Turtle Mountain. in Alberta, last April. is af-
forded by two articles in Engineering News"
One is from the pen of William Pearce chief
inspector Of surveys for the province in which
the disaster occurred, and the other is an ex-
tract from the report of an investigating COM
mission sent out by the Dominion Geological
Survey. 1t thus appears. The Tribune be-
lieved at the time, that the event cannot be con-
sideTed explosion and not even precipi-
tated by one. One cause of weakness was ex-
cavation for mining purposes, but the mountain
itself was full of fissures. Exceptional heat for
several DAYS had melted the snow on the noun
tain and filed these creyices with water.
Finally the temperature fell abruptly to zero.
the LIQUID froze and swelled and in a few hours
the crisis came Undoubtedly the preparation
had been in progress for hundreds or thou
sands of years. but the immediate causes were
meteorological
The geoIogists say that at some period in the
history Of that locality there had been fault
or crack, in the earth's crust, and one side
of it various rock strata were raised consid-
erably above the level of those on the other
Subsequently, owing to lateral thrust" what
had originally been at a greater depth Devo-
nian hmestone) overrode other formations fcre-
taceous shales) which were once higher up
With this process came crumpling, fitting and
splitting. Layers Of different ages were de-
tached from one another and broken into slabs
Some OF these stood almost on end Although
the outer slope OF the mountain had sIanted
about 10 degrees from a horizontal. vet after
the landslide vertical surface was exposed
800 or 600 feet high and 5000 feet long When
the collapse finally came the loosened mass
slipped down TO the valley TO the east of the
mountain and climbed the incline on the other
side. To engineers the most instructive fact
brought out by recent inquiry is that the tun-
nels of the Canadian Pacific coal mines at this
place were directly under the spot at which
the separation occurred.
The situation in the vicinity Of the village of
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09

,,,, oe -,onav srThe interest of one is the in
terest of all" Honorable members OF trade
unions will surely insist that this scandal snail
ne explored through and through in open court
The case against Parks presents, according to
District Attorney Jerome, secondary feature
which is of ominous import. Mr.. Jerome said
yesterday:
One hour and a half after the information of
+t,e 7ircovery of the check had been made pubic
The IIecla Iron Works received a telephone
message from the AGtna Fire Insurance Com
many in which the insurance company said II
had cancelled the policy Of $4,000 when the
works held This in my mind, is extremely Sis-
ni6cant in view of the fact that there have oeeh
many fires of late in the property of the WORKS
and the last one was said to have been OF IN
cendiary origin. The present labor troubles
have driven fear into the hearts of the business
neople So strong do I consider the need Oh pro
tecting the Hecla Iron Works that nave noL- t
6ad Captain Piper of the serious aspect OF tue
situation This community cannot staho Aoi
this kind of thing.
4 question of intense interest is whethef Vi
not organized Dor will, by inaction, pracucaliy
stand for this kind of thing. we nave 10
doubt that it is abhorrent TO a great majority OIL
the members of labor unions But what 90
they mean to do about it? We wish there were
no need of asking.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
letp-21ork DsssiIp Gibntae
TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1908.
TIE VIEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN The Moorish city of Figuig was
bnrnharded by the French artillery; SIX huhoftu 20
shots were fired. large breach was hldue ,a :.
the wall and many houses ana the li.oSS m NJ
1Tsre demolished -= The debate on MI
Chamberlain's amendment to the Finance pa' pa
.,,,r,osire- the remission of the tax on wfleat'
-. i, fl,. FIo1lse of Commons to-day -- Al
4 great mass meeting at Sofia II was W ueoIal @ 81
that the only solution Of the MaceQonldll 4HS,s
,son iaz in an agreement between Bulgaria aIIu
Turkey. = According 10 q ul9t3.ee ul9tt331Naz - he
Rome the condition Of the Pope contllueo 20 pe
taken al Berlin to prevent a spread OF 'iie -. -
homie ulague from the fatal case OF ~ ~oooo
inoculatea i'm a laboratory - me ,.tt
1,ela,, LEGATION at Paris received d olspdlCh
-, c1aracas announcing the end of the re
beJlion - The Imperial Bank OF germany
raised its rate of discount from 3t2 10 Per Cent
noMESTIC.-Rulrors connecting the name OIL
II u Raud Postmaster General Payne S COLI
e5-.;al -seTl. With the postoffice scandals, are
,.rder invest igafion, the Croft Brothers We're IN
dicted on the charge Of bribing A. w MacheIl- III
- Governor Taft. in report replying 10
s+o+er,,sr7ts made by General Miles, says there
is surprisingly little real famine or suIieflIls ILL., -
the Philippines -. Ihe river .oIlL @ iH ~ ~,
water for seven miles at st Louis anu IIe ia
l,abitauts of five towns have been driven from
their homes: from twenty to sixty are repoIIeu re,
5rov-7aS - Rain has fallen Throughout this
s+ata and in New-England excepting Maine
putting out the forest fires and saving the crops
- The Saratoga County Republicans re-
nominated G. H. Whitney for assembly1nan ana
named f w Kavanaugh for sheriff - Inc
Pacific Squadron win sail within two weeks lor
2 cruise along the coasts of Central and South
Araarica - The argument in the case OF
Minnesota against the Northern Securities COM
rsanv was continued at St Paul
s~ITY.-Stocks were weak ana lower
Samuel J. Parks. walking delegate, was arrest
s5 ~tay-ped with extorting $1,000 from the
T9acia From Works for calling off a strike --
ris-e prisoners arrested at raid on an
alleged disorderly house; one OF these was a
doctor charged with malpractice - Justice
E3zareeslard declined to issue an inJuncton cail-
iFs for the removal Of The porteo OF the hhlch-
: 7 se,5ar Trust Company. in Fifth-ave- =
"fonast John Kelly. whose place was raldeo
ia October. was arrested. == The Interstate
Con, gaaerce Commission resumed its coal hear
frEgs II learned that Edwin Gouid
had done some detective work in the Ardsley
murder case Winners at GraVese1u:
Ascension. Red Knight Magistrate, Herbert,
Knight of the Garter. Hopeful Miss, Heather-
down
TIE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day;
Ffff- Wednesday showers and cooler, with
fresh southwesterly winds. The tenperature
yesterday: Highest, 6S degrees; lowest ID
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
4n1usenentS.

.r.nFNy OF NusIC-s:I5-Merchan OF Venice
ypoADVvsy THEATRE-s-The Prince OF Filsen
.-.sr,vo rF5FzATRE-s:15-The RunsNays
,-1rc1E TfIEATRE-2:l5- -sl5Naudevine
,,a>Fy IsI.ANDABostock's Trained Animals
,-,z-,y uTrsF-E- 2-s-Thc World Wax
,-ABFa1e4< THEATRES :3a-Faciag the Music
45r-rs AID SQUARE THEATRE-sSo-John Henry.
1rT7rTF.s-Continuous Performance.
t1,xlcKERBocKER THEATRE-s:15-The Blonde II
LIMA PAR6-To-nieht-F Fireworks
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN -S:S0-Duss and tis "
chestra-Nenice in NeN-York-
MAJESTIC TIEATRE-s-The Wizard Of o.
MANHATTAN TBEATRE-S20-The Earl OF paw
tucket
MURRAY HILL. TEEATRE-2-S-TheI Late MI. Jones
PARADISE ROOF GARDEN-s-TaudeviIle-
ST NICHOLAS SUMNER GARDEN-s-VaudeT1he.
TERRACE GARDEN-s-u Tropatore.
wAII.ACK S-s:15-The Sultan of Sulu.
WEST END THEATRE-s-Tfe Charity Ball
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09

Frank is still periious. Owing to the hrmhess
with which a shoulder of the mountain met
and diverted the avalanche, very lew houses
were injured Two other adjacent peaks, one
north and the other south Of Turtle Mountalh'
are full of crevfces The shoulder just men-
toned is still apparently secure, but Its conoi-
tion could not be determined beyond douoL
because Of newfallen snow. The experts OF
the Geological Survey declare, though, tnat SUI
stantially the same conditions now exist at lhe
north peak that led to the catastrophe OF Apiii
90 They strongly recommend the removal VI
the village to a safer site in the same valley,
as they regard another landslide q pracucai
certainty. sooner or later If their fears are
realized before that precaution is taken the
damage may prove greater than on the nfst
occasion even though smaller amount OF ma
teriaI be dislodged. Mr.. Pearce, by the way
is inclined to regard the landslide 1tseI the
most formidable which has occurred III lhls
country That the consequences were not more
anpaIlng was due to two facts: The village Is
a small one at present and it was almost eh-
tireIy shielded from the liberated rock
Incidentally it is revealed that the coal de-
nosits which have been worked at Iurue
Mountain for the last two years are propaoiy
of notable extent. At the point where 1t mas
been attacked the one seam now exposed stands
almost vertically, but at greater deptn IL ooup'-
less assumes a more nearly horizontal posluoh-
This one layer is from IA to 80 feet thlch' puI
there are several others parallel with ana very
close to it. each of which has thchhess VI
from, six TO twenty feet. 1t is thought that
the formation is q part of certain coal peuS
which are now being worked in British Column
bia. on the other side of the Rockies Should
that conjecture be verified, Mr.. Pearce says,
tho danosit as a whole. would be the largest
on this continent These Goals in extreme
Western British America, like those OF " ash-
ington. vary in quality. Absolute unlforhlty
cannot be expected Still, the Canadian Pacihc
has been using the output of the Turtle Moul-
tain mines for It's locomotives, and one Oh tiieSe
days it may prove profitable to ship the prouue'
for considerable distances.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09

Arrstrians will not renounce their conception OF
Austria as an exclusively German power. never
theless the historic mission of Austria has ever
been to act as a storehouse for all the peoples
and nations within her fold and that whenever
she has sought to cast herself in exclusively
German mould the experiment has invariably
proved abostive and disastrous. Even Franz
Kossuth son of the great patriot and leader OF
the Hungarian independence party, cannot briig
himself into decisive disagreement with the
views thus quoted, though he processes TO reel
some uncertainty to what may happen "heh
the present Emperor dies. An able student OF
the whole situation, Maurice Gerouthwohl, oe-
rivas from all these expressions of opinion the
idea that all existing forces make for closer
union, and that among political underwriters
Austria ought to be good risk for a long time
TO
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
NOTES FROM NEWPORT.

Newport. r l.. June (speciaD.-M1ton S. Barge-,
of New-York, has Joined his family at the Edna.
BeIIevue-ave.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Van Horne VIII sail for
Europe on Wednesday.
W. 4. NJ Burden is guest at Oakland Farm
Portsmouth. Austin L. Gray. who spent sunday
as the guest Of Alfred G. Vanderbilt. returned 70
Boston this morning
John Z. Kane. Of New-YOrk- IS at the tlfron
House. BeIevue-ave..' for the season
A. I.anfear Norrie OF New-York. Is visiting Lis
penard Stewart at White Lodge
Arthur g Raikes II G. Dering and Henry G.
Norman Of the British Embassy at Washington.
have arrived at the Porter Cottage. in Greenough
Place which will be used for the embassy this
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs Ephron Catlin and family. Of St
Louis arrived yesterday at their cottage on
Shoreby HILL Jamestown
Miss Fanny Iselin. OF New-York IS visiting MIS-
Delaney Kane. at Oakview %tlia-
Mr. and Mrs George Collord have arrived at
their villa Masonlea, Ochre Point. for the summer
Perry BeImont's auxiliary yacht Satanela and
the schooner yacht Indra. Henry 2. Noyes. New
York are in the harbor.
Captain 7. H Stevens. I. s. y; Mrs stevens,
Mrs John c. Johnson and Mr.. and Mrs A A
Blair Of Philadelphia. and Dr. s s Burt and
Theodore DoIIkopp, of New-Yorks are at the Robin
and Margaret
Late arrivals at the Perry House are Mrs. George
Hatton, San Francisco; Miss H e McNab. Tren-
ton N J.; Mrs Walter H Mitchell, New-1orki
3 C. Andrews, A1OaIlyS - p G11AAN--S S@---N-,
England; Mr. and Mrs J. c. Conklin. Mr.. and
Mrs w r Franklin. Mr.. and Mrs J. g GoooW1n,
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Clarke, New-York, and ;. V
Trent Salt Lake City, Utah
Mrs Martha W. BrinkerhoH. OF Boston, Las rent
ed the Hopkins cottage. Bayy1ew Drive James,
town.
Mrs. Joseph c. Levering and her son. Joseph 3.
Levering jr.. OF Philadelphia, are expected az tnsir
cottage in Jamestown tomorrow
Knox Taussig. Of St Louis. and Ephron Catlin-
tr OF Cambridge, Mass. are registered at the Bay
view, Jamestown
Frank Rosengarten and family. OF PHILADELPHIA
will arrive at their cottage IN Jamestown to-nor-
row. - :,
The late arrivals this evening were Amos Il
French Mrs. Stuyvesant Leroy, Percy C. Wynd-
ham, Miss Frances Duer, Henry De Peyster' Mrs
Heber R Bishop, Mrs. c. L. kernochan- Mrs
Austin Flint and Reginald De Koyen as g1esr OF
Newport Land Trust cottages at the Beach have
been rented by John NJ. Forbes. John N A Grfs-
wold and by z. NJ Beach. OF Brookltne. Mass
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09

A possible explanation of the steamship col
Iision near Marseilles on Sunday noon Is that
Marie Island hid the outward and inward bound
vessels from each other until too late were
this true 1t would not relieve the officers OF all
blame. If one considers how large an amount
of shipping enters and leaves that port In the
course of year he will understand that meet
ings must frequently occur in the same vicinity
Such an emergency would have been foreseen
by any sober and sane navigator. Either the
Insuaire or the Iiban hugged the coast of the
island more closely than it should have done,
or made the turn at too high speed. The
opinion prevails in Marseilles that the captain
of the Liban was at f~ult. AS that Judgment
may be hasty one, it is to be hoped that an
official investigation will be held to fix the re-
sponsibility beyond que-tion.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
Mr.. SAGE IN PRETTY GOOD HEALTH

According a story published yesterday. Rus
sell Sage has been told by his physicians that he
must not this summer follow his usual custom OF
making daily round trip between his summer
home. at Lawrence. and his Office IN this city, and
that he must either remain IA town or abandon
business At Mr.. Sage's Office it was said that the
report probably Incorrect. MI Sage had
yet established his summer residence at Lawrence
II was added, but would soon begin travel and
fro as in previous summers Mr. Sage is in pretty
good health. and visits his office every day
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
CARDINAL VISITS FRENCH CRUISER

Baltimore. June S-CardinaI Gibbons. accomps-
MED by the Rev. Father William A. Fletcher. rec
tor OF the Cathedral. visited the French cruiser
Tage to-day. They were received at the South-st.
wharf by Admiral Rivet- and Captain AmoIot and
aid. On the cruiser the Cardinal was received
prince of the Church The United States flag
displayed from the mast and seventeen guns were
fired In his honor.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
ADMIRAL RARKER's PLEASURE TRIP.

While awaiting arrival of the battIeship Hi
nois, which is to be his flagship. Rear Admiral
Barker, commander Of the North Atlantic squad
ron. and the members Of his STAFF will cruise on
Long Island Sound and up the coast for a week or
ten days. The trip is entirely for pleasure and no
regular itinerary has been planned. Rear Admiral
Barker was to have left the auxiliary cruiser
Mayhower which now carries his nag. late yes
terday afternoon, but owing to the storm the de-
parture was postponed until to-day.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09

Tpe desire TO remind oar readers 7Dh0 are
abort TO Ieaue the city that The Tribune nall
be sent by mail 10 any address an this country
or abroad, and address changed as often as
desired. Subscriptions mag be gicen to yoar
reenlar dealer before IeaUing, or, if more CON
eerisnf. hand them an at The Tribune office.
See opposite page for subscription rates
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09

Polonum is more of novelty to chemists in
Berlin than it ought to be, If recent press dis
patches from that city correct. NJ. and Nine.
Curie isolated that element than four
years ago-before they discovered radiun- The
fact that the latter betrays the same qualities
in a very much more striking manner than
polonium does has led to comparative neglect
of the earlier achievement, but it certainly
should not be unknown to any chemist in the
civilized world who Is up to date in his pro-
fession