New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-27
THE PASSING THRoNG.

Judge William H. aoIt OF ne United States Court
OF Porto Rico. who has been spending th-ee
months vacation n the States.
TELLS OF halted ,he Imperial Hotel be-
JURlES N tween rs arrival from washington
PORTO RICO. and his sailing for his post Of duty.
Though born and reared IN Ken
tccky. Judge Holt has been lifelong Republican
He was delegate 20 the convention It ChIeaso. Il
lsSi. and made q speech sccondlns the nomination
o. Jola sherman for the Presidency. He was elect
&c later IN the same year judseshio in the
bentJcky Court OF Appeals Of wAich he became
Chef JrstIcc- lie appointed his present
pOsitOl by President Mckinley 1Ssa. and IS the
OILY felcral judge accredited the island - EEL
20 1ly lot said the Judge TO organize me United
states Court IL Porto Ri-o- o. course the span
ISL system was radically different from that IN tis
federal courts Z organized the Jury system and
established the rule that only such could speak
E1g-sa n SHIT serve the jury II Is necessary
under our law tlat three hundred names shall go
into Tie bOx ard had some fears that might
Encounter dif1cUlty ID getting That number. 4
found the requisite number. hOv-eVers0ne Az-cri-
cans. some native Porto Eicaas. who Rad Seen
e-ucate6 in the United States. and some OF other
ratio1aLCes and. altogether, the sort Of men q
which 10 make an intelligent jury. The srccesftll
operation OF tire courts organized is very graf
tying. The Porto Ricars are peaceful. hcspitaois
people. anxious 10 ADOPT American methods. ard
cre eause OF irritation under which they are rqF
Ne hen - be -ir-s-s ir TIE t,si ssrse-
trez are now merely citizens % porto Fico and il
hey come into the CEired states they come as
Immigrants. do not r.eaa THAI they should be
eo"ed vita the vetirg franchise. put IN the ssEse
Llf Instance, q The wife o. az American, Fort9
Eico is certainly rich acquisition Il viii y.5ld
proper transportation, can hEG seady market IN
TIE States on rs merits"
Henry Harl2rd. TIE author of The Cardinals
SNUFF; Box" and Lady Paramount is at the
Netherlard Though 9Ir. Ha-Iznd
henry has spent many years OF his He 4
dARLAND on England and has his home in Lon
DCLNESS. Cor. he Is q harvard man and
maintains that. While the most in
2ortaat event II his career cid not actually occuE
IN Norwich. Conn. he is. nevertheless, native
Of Norwich which he describes as the most
charming spot the map" Norwich he regards
notable in the number OF her sons who have &C.
tained distinction in the various activities Of lie
especially in the field Of Iette-s-ard he points
20 TX Marvel" z c. Scsdnan Isaac II. Bromley
and Daniel c. Gilman as justisying the suggestion
Mr. Harland Is nephew Of General Edward H5r-
the lact that The HarlanG homestead in the town
Of the Hsriahd family since Is5S 4 had sot 5een
~ the country Tor 1LJseq yea-s salc ~ 5tsIleLL.
here that came back again t.is summer. but snail
at The So1s r Ha-snd b56 s r ts ~, ana
vas eSamining a .dum1y'' OF MS Forthcoming H.
that had come 20 him from London He found time
to enjoy the view nom the fourteenth story win
atu6s 70 one accus-on,ed 20 the "IiftIess' hotels
"a lt-- ~.4t---- ctt f-t7. <Ar.cA &c -0a-'-4
. ~ - S,tsI - 80 Si SS SSsy q III
I am unable to say. can only be certain that
is therefore irexcusa Sic mere are books that
have 10 suggestions OF humor in them: and yet they
interest. and there are others IN which the love
Harland nas been Identified win The London
not now regular contrif1ltor his name CONTINUES
connected With The Chrolicle.'
Ex-Co7sressman Allan c. Dur5urow. % IIlnoiz.
IS at the WafFO~F rav~,=.~%pd q
Chicago constituencies from 1901
JUDGE GRAY 70 1895. but he is a Democrat and
FOR In the rsdistricting Of the state he
PRESIDENT. found himself in Republican terri
tory. and retired The
Congressman seems entirely TO forget. when he
embarks n a political campaign. that be comes
from Quaker stock II IS a fight from start to
finish. and there is 70 such thing as peace. until
the last best word has been said AGAINST MS rival
TO bear the name OF Allan c. the second son IN
allotted His forbears ike himself first saw
daylight n Philadelphia. the very frst or ne
penn. Mr. Durburow spent hts boyhood days 'on
f5s PARKS OF tne a. Cbi..o Nv :boies IS
a candidate for the Presidential nouir alton On ne
Democratic ticket IS Judge Georse Gray, OF Del
aware" said he He has all the requisite quala11
cations He is great student deep t1l1keF' az
was attorney general OF Delaware before he be-
and not only served on the jont aga Som -iis-
sion on Canadian affairs. and the peace comIfls.
on
the coal strike commission IS recent history. tte
vvour4 be acceptable TO all factions OF the party
He has earned the honor and would make
strong chies executive
Justice D Cady Herrick- Of Albany. now at the
Holland House. is Just now alHns an assignment
in tire Second Judicial Department.
Talks OF and is sitting in Special Term in
W HOOPER Brooklyn Though bis home d.
v-or-,c7 CASE partraent Is the Third. he is called
at frequent periods to serve in both
- r7-O0r Tv- To ~ now Occupied
the place OF trial Judge in the SuPrerns Court tor
dozen wears and in that tine has presided IN
number Of notable cases. among which was the
trial If william Hooper Young; now Se-ylng a Iie
---+auco fo~ murder OF Mrs pulitzer. Inc
5f-s usually delivers RS last word n the eases
tTeF c1-1e Before him from the bench Speakln g.
Trvveyer in & conversation concerning 1ounS, ne
-gfz- ~ he Is sane he entitled at least % %
51--fve5 OF lis liberty for the crime 20 which pc
,I5e5sT e-1iIty and II he ia insane il Is equally
fr-DorfF n al he be injured OF course II ne -
i-ss-a he NAV be transferred 20 the hospital ior
insane criminals CONCERNING ne status OF We
l1sirees In the Supreme Court. Judge He-ricE Sald-
1T is well in hand. excepting where re occasion
for DELAYED disposition CT cases Is cue % ioc-1L
causes There are certainly enough judges 20
LaUfTA the Business though they are not clstro teu
~ e[scf proporrtCn 10 the business that develops