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New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
About People and Socs0I incidents.

Of indomtsbe viii. unfinchIng courage. prornns
and decisive mental resource. and inexhaustibIe en-
durance. Mr.. De Windt told the story OF this re-
rnarkable expedition. in a vein OF Charming sim
pIicfty without parade rhetorical flourish. and
he not only gave instructive and delightful en-
tertainmeut. but impaired an insDirftIng sense os
manly character
The lecture was copiousiy Illustrated with colored
stereopticon pictures showing alternate scenes OF
nathetIc desolation and of startling magnfdcencs
and portraying Arctic regions. and their inhabi-
tants OF which civilized communities have but slight
knowledge and adequate perception. The pUr-
nose Of lIr De Windts Journey % deterrius
as 10 the feasibility OF building a railroad from
Paris 10 %ew-TOrAC By the way of Siberia Bering
Strait and Alaska. and he was understood to in
nossible such an achievement Is rot likely 20 b
seen by the present generation or By It's immsdi-
Sucr
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
HARRY DE wINDT,s LECTURE

Mr. Harry De Windt appeared at the Staten Isl
and Academy Thursday afternoon and deliv-
cred. for the benefit Of the Arthur Winter Me-
mortal Library, In that institution his lecture
called Paris 10 New-York. Overland" 1t is a mar
rative OF personal adventure, aboundng with fe-
Hcitous touches of description graphic records of
perous incident effective strokes OF playful humor
and valuable facts of knowledge Mr. De Windt
made the journey from Paris TO New-YOrk by rail-
road through Germany and Russia. and then by
sledges drawn by reindeers dogs. through ST.
IBERIA TO Berfng Strait. over which he passed 10
Alaska, and so came onward. across the American
continent New-York.
In traversng Siberia the intrepid explorer passed
through the most desolate and dreary settlements
of exiles. both political and criminal with which
that country is infested and disgraeed. and he
gained intimate and exact knowledge OF the dis
tressing condition in which those wretched people
exist. He likewise encountered tremendous obsta-
cles endured the hardships Of cold and hunger;
and often braved the danger of death by starva-
ton by violence. 1t was a journey that could
only have been been successfully made By a man
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
THE GAIN AND THE LOSS.

Cambridge was as decfsivey triumphant
over oxford this season both in the boat race
and in athletic competitions as Yale has so
often been in the annual struggle against Har-
ward The Light Blue oarsmen on the Thames
defeated the Dark Blue crew easily by half
dozen lengths, and in the yearly athletic games
Cambridge won eight Of the several battles
against 0xfOrd's two. The gonfalon of the
Cam is now waving far in advance Of the
orifamme OF the Isis. But that tickle jade
Fortune may give another whirl of her wheel
next year.
In the records of interunlversity competitions
in England, Oxford has had many long series
of unbroken successes against the Light Blue.
The shifty weathercock now points TO the side
so often vanqushed in earlier times. 1t is
well for the highest development OF the best
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
LTTINGsTON-sT. ONCE MORE.

Mayor Low yesterday expressed some doubts
as TO the wisdom and profit Of widening Liv-
ingston-st., Brooklyn, to the extent Of eighty
feet, from Flatbush-ave. to Courtst- He
thought it would still be too narrow to serve as
a great thoroughfare, and as far as it did with
draw traffic from Futon-st would merely re-
turn il to the latter eft it's congested junction
with Court-st. He did no hnk well of ere
ating a highway that would from nowhere
to nowhere. If the work were done at all, he
thought the street should be made one hundred
feet wide, and should be made that width at
least as far as Clinton-st., so TO connect with
the bridge by way of Liberty-st. without adding
to the crowd on Court and Fulton sts.
In this we believe the Mayor is quite right.
We have in these columns hitherto advocated
almost precisely the same plan, namely, that
Iivingston-st. should be made one hundred feet
wide from Flatbush-ave., not only down TO
Clinton-st., but through 20 Henry-st, so as to
give it ample connection with the bridge with
out going upon Court and Fulton sts. more than
10 cross them at uncongested points. If car
lines were built along Livingston-st., as we
suppose they would be, they could be carried
along Henry-st, and thence across to the bridge
at High-st. or Sands-st., leaving Liberty and
Clinton SITS. free for other traffic; and such car
lines on Henry-st would be real boon TO many
people the Heights who now feel the need
of such facilities
Improvements Of this kind should be done
thoroughly and on an ample scale, if at all.
picayune policy is improbable The difference
in cost between making the street eighty and
one hundred feet wide. and between thus widen
ing it 10 Court-st. and to Henry-st- would be
comparatively small. The advantage TO the
public of the more liberal scheme would be
enormous. Thus improved. the thOroughfare
would not run from nowhere TO nowhere" 1t
would run from the Brooklyn Bridge to one Of
the widest and most important avenues in the
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
BRITISH CREDIT.

Sir Edgar Vincent's statement of the Qechne
of British credit. reported the other day IN our
special London correspondence is decldeuly
startling 4 net decline in the price OF consoIs
amounting to 21 per cent in five years Is moi "
be regarded lightly. 1t cannot be attributed 10
a general decline in securities throughout the
world for the bonds Of no other country nave
in the same time fallen more than o per cent
The figures show that British credit mas thus
declined more than four times as much as thal
of any other important nation. Taken IN con-
junction with recent talk about the decline OF
British manufactures, British commerce, Brlt-
ish shipping, and what not, such showing
might be interpreted portending the generaI
decline and fall Of the United Kingdom.
So much on the face of the case. But there
is a good deal more, below the surface. which
must be taken into account before just estl-
mate of the status of British credit can be
made. First Of all it must be remembered that,
while the other nations have generally been
enioving profound peace during these five years,
Great Britain has been waging particularly
costly war. That war cost her more IMAM
81. .OOO 100000 and compelled her to increase
her debt by more than $715,0OO,OGO. 1t may
well be doubted whether any other nation
wonld have Jared better than she in credit II
put TO such test We should be at loss to
pick out any other country of Europe that
conld mass through billion dollar war and add
nearly three-quarters of billion to its debt
without losing 81 per cent in credit and without
having its borrowing capacity materially les
sened
Again it must be borne in mind that the rate
of interest on British consolS is lower than on
the national bonds of any other European coun-
try. In yesterdays Tribune the price of Brit
ish consols In London was quoted at 81 ZIG,
and that of French rentes in Paris at 90 55-1O0.
But the interest on the former is only 24,
while on the latter it is per cent When that
difference in interest is taken into account, the
difference in market value is seen to be actually
in favor of the British consols In late list
of prices we find German 3 per cent bonds
quoted at 91B, or proportiOnatey much lower
than British 90 consols. In the same list
Danish per cents are quoted at "a to 9S;
Dutch per cents at 90 to 96 Russian 4 per
cents at 96 to 100; Swedish per cents at 90 to
81, and per cents at 102 to 105; Italian per
cents at 1O2: Hungarian 4 per cents at 102, and
Austrian per cents at 103 These prices are,
in proportion to the interest all lower than that
of British consols, despite the 21 per cent fall
Of the latter.
The conclusion is, therefore, that while Brit
ish credit has declined as to be expected
as a result of the billion dollar war, it is still
the best in Europe. and therefore the best in
the world after that of the United States By
the side of German 3 per cents at 91h place
United States 2 per cents at 10615 and by the
side of Russian per cents at 100 place United
States per cents at 1876. Such figures tell
tale of credit that may well excite the admira-
ton and the envy of the world.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
A NEW LIGHT OPERA.
Parisians Pleased with "Le Sire de Vergy -
An 0ffenbach Flavor.

Special to The New-YOrk Tribune BY French caslsl
Copyright: 1908: BY The Tribune Assoctatioa>
Paris April 17.-Last night at the Theatre dss
Varieties there was successful revival Of senu-
inc old opera bouffe, abounding IN exaggerated
fun and frolic seldom recorded since the days
Of OfTenbach and Herve. The new opera bouffs
is lie Sire de vergy." in three acts. by Calivet
and Robert de Flers, with music by Claude
Terrasse. 1t is based on French legend. ac-
cording TO which the Sire de Vergy. returning
from the Crusades. killed his wifes lover and
made her eat his heart From this grotesque
burlesque is cleverly drawn and set to sprightly.
catching music. which has caught public fancy.
notwithstanding its occasional "reminiscences IN
motive of the compositions OF Onsnbach- L
Sire de Vergy is spiendidly staged and capitaily
acted by Brasseur and by Mines. Tariol ard
LavalIiare. {. l. 3
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
AHusemeRtS.

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New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
STARTS FOR THE GEYSERS.
President RooseUelt on AnOther Trip
IN YeUozcstOne Park.

Cinnabar, Mont, April 17.-President Roose-
welt this morning left the quarters Of Major
Pitcher at Fort Yellowstone for Norris, where
he viii spend most Of the remainder Of his time
in the park The geysers are IN the neignoor-
hood Of Norris. If he has time he viii visit
the falls of the Yellowstone.
No news has been received from him since
he started, but as the trail had been made pass
able in the worst places, it is supposed that ne
reached his destination safely. In the last two
or three days Of his stay in the park the Presi-
dent will be joined by Secretary Loeb and the
other members of the party The plan for the
President 10 spend a day in the Black Hills has
been abandoned owing TO the impCsSiblIty or
disarranging the programme An hour VIII De
spent at Edgemont, where an old fashioned cow
boy reception will be given TO him.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.

Washington April II (SpeciaD.-The Freneh an, !,
bassador and Mime. Jusserand, who are ~"
New-York will go to Boston for n few oas9
visit Nine Jusserands relatives While III 80 80
chusetts they will select a house at MaICIle9e
by-the-Sea in which to spend the summer ies's-
day the Ambassador sent out cards for ApFH 90
when he will give his official reception in hohor -
the diplomatic corps. Only diplomats VIII DC P'S'
commissioner General Lagare will sail from
France In time to attend the dedication exercises
at ST Louis He will go direct from New ork m 70 70
st. Louis and may return to France without CUM
ing Washington. .u.od ~
Miss Nellie Harris. of Louisville, Ky aTIlEe1 ss az
the Belgian Legation to-day on Visit 10 bdro'99S
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18

and most honorable of sports that no 1nstltu-
ton of learning and no amateur organization
of anv kind should be steadily at the fore ior
a weary period of years. Constant gaming Vi
lal1rels and honors season after season Wltn-
out interruption breeds disdainful anu
naughty spirit, which is not good for the chit
dren of men in college or out of college "heh
the shaking of the iron dice of destiny brings
about defeat the Christening Of the hard e1-
perience Of adversely is often discipline OF
genuine value.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
CLERGY AT GOSPEL SETTLEMENT.

The house committee Of the Gospel Settlement OF
this city will give its annual reception 10 the
clergy next Tuesday, from TO . oclocA' at tI7
settlement No 211 CIinton-st. among those who
will make addresses on the work in the East Side
are the Rev DR. W W. White. the Rev. Dr. Donald
Sage Mackay. the Rev. Dr. ". r. Huntington and
the Rev. DR.. George c. LOriner- The Gospel set
tIenent, all of whose workers are women was
for,dad bv Mrs Sarah J. Bird. Miss Harriet
irwin is the .headworker, and Mrs. George Innes.
fr is chairman OF the house committee Whlch
gives reception
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
PEIecE AND REYNOLDS HoNoREo.

Washington. April f7-Through Minister Conser
the State Department is informed that oy royal
decree dated on the 2lth day OF the tWsIItn moon
Of the twenty-hfth year OF the reign of FNWaTs-Su
the decoration Of the Order OF the Double Dragon.
second grade first class. has been oeste"ea on
Fl. H D. Peirce. and the decoration OF the OrosF
Of the Double Dragon. third grade, nrst ciass' on
lanes B. Reynolds private secretary OF Mayor
- of Nevv-York This has been done at the IN
stance Of Prince Tsai Chen. in return Tor coIrl
received BY him his return nom EeIilH 0il-'~7-'
TIE Irnitad States to China last year
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
WASHINGTON HELPED BY HALE.

In the course OF lecture az Columbia yesterday
Booker T. Washington told OF his first meeting Win
Edward Everett Hale
II walking along street in Boston,
said he, carrying two heavy satchels that WetS
almost too heavy for 70 support Nobody ouered
TO help until suddenly an old gentleman came
along and assisted Neither OF Us knew ths
other. but discovered after that he was Ea"ar1
Everett Hale"
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
KINDERGARTEN OFFICERS ELECTED.

Pitts6urg. April 1.-THE international kinder
garteu Union at its third DAYS session. elected
the following officers: President Miss Annie Laws.
OF Chicago: first vice-presdent. Miss Lucy H
SyrnOnds. of Boston: second viCe-presideDt- d.
John b Merrill. OF New York corresponding S@cre~
tary and treasurer, Miss Stella Wood. OF Mime
apOlis: recording secretary. Miss Evelyn Holmes
of Charleston. 5. &. and auditor, Miss Geors2
Allison. OF this city.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
INSTALLATION OF MGR. o'coNNELL.

Baltimore April 17-It was officially announced
at Cardinal GbbO1s's residence to-day tnat the n
staIation OF the new OF the Catholic Cnive7-
sitv. Monsignor O'ConnelI. will take place on
AuriI o. on the occasion of the meeting c. tbs
university board 1t will be purely business az
fair the mOustgnor prefers 70 90 Q1lely 70 "oto
without any public ceremony
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
PRESIDENT CANNOT CHANGE PLANS.
Will Ride on the Union Pacific, NOtwith-
standing the Strike.

Cinnabar Mont. April 1.-THE President has
decided that he cannot accede to the request
of labor organizations to refrain from riding on
the Union Pacific Railroad account Of a
strike on that line. His itinerary was arranged
months ago. and, much as he would desire u
favor the union men. he cannot disappoint thou
sands of people by changing his plans at this
late day.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
vANpERsILTs AT MONTREAL.

Montreal, QUE April I'M and Mrs. Reginald
Vanderbilt who are on their wedding tour. are as
the Windsor Hotel IN this city II = expected they
will leave here Tor Quebec BY the first eeat or tna
season, which leaves to-morroT-
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
PATRONS DAY AT COLGATE.

Hamilton y Y April 1.-THE annual patrons
day Grafton az Colgate University was dslvered
to-day by President William Dewitt Hyde OF BOW
doin College. DR.. Hyde took as his theme Fer-
sonaIity' Among the guests present were Presl-
at Push T2baAs Of the University Of Rochester and
President Needharn OF the Columbian University
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
RECEIVED BY THE POPE.

Rome. April 1.-THE Pope to-day received IN pr
va te audience the Rev. William hleran rector OF
= r,.-,.,,,z r-rurct PHILADELPHIA; NIr. and Hrs
Harrison Power OF Natchez. Miss; Mrs Gayley
and family OF New-York; Mrs. Chatard OF Indiana,
and Mrs Fries Mrs. James Conner. Mrs. and Mss
Anna Robinson and Peter Connor, all OF ROCK Isl
and
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
uJLEs JUssERAND AT BOSTON.

Boston, April 17-JuIes Jusserand the French
Arnbassador 70 this country. and Mrs Jusse-and.
who is descended from old Boston family. ar
rived here to-day. They came to attend the lecture
given before the Alliance Francois BY Leopold
NsbiIIeau They will spend some time IN Boston
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18

Vermonters are just now little uneasy oe-
cause of current reports that there may De
shortage in the maple sugar crop. But tney
should console themselves with the thought that
even if the maple sap does not flow copiously IN
certain years there is never shortage OF brain
sap in the rugged and intellectual Green Noun
tain commonwealth
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
COLONEL SAMUEL 4. PAINE DYING.

Bfnghamton. y 2 April f7-Colonsl Samuel A
Paine, newspaper editor. Is dying at his home II
this city from Bright's disease His Major Nc
FIipp'' writings well known
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18

The duty of detectives is to detect NOW iee
us see what McClusky will do with the propieiii
of the murdered man in the barrel
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18

What is now New-Bowery was described as
"outside the city, in 1866. when the first jewish
cemetery was consecrated there. The plot
was fortified by the patriots and made one
OF the defences of the city at the time OF the
Revolutionary War, and for many years after
that time it the only Gods acre OF the
small Jewish congregation of New-1ork- AS
the city grew the burial ground came within
it's bounds and a new city grew up around it. The
space dwindled but has not been obliterated.
Many people will be interested in the ceremony
which will take place Monday, when tablet
will be erected 70 mark what still remains OF
the ancient cemetery.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18

borough. at one of its most important parts.
Such work would be of inestimable benefit to
tbe elf
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18

Alfred G. Vanderbilt drove the Pioneer yester-
day its daily trip to ArdsIey, the coach having
been chartered for the day by the Ladies Four
ir Hand Driving Club of New-York, Of which Mrs
Thomas Hastings is president. The other members
of the club include Miss Helen Barney, Miss Mabel
Gerry and Miss Eleanor Jay. The Pioneer has been
retained for to-day by Mr. and Mrs Reginald
RiVeS.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18

The Omnibus Club. organization founded last
winter met last night at the Constable Studio NO.
% East Sxteenth-st. the entertainment taking the
form of a Rural Fete" and Country Fair" Bu-
collie costumes de rigueur- This will probably
be the last of the many amusing parties that have
had their scenes in the Constable Studio, which is
about to be given up by Mr.. Constable
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18

The weary Titan is taking heart In Ireland
and India in South Africa and all over the
world east and west and north and south. sun
shine riffs In the clouds appear to be widening.
How he will welcome a few years OF unru1fed
and undisturbed rest!
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18

There will be general sympathy with olr
Thomas Upton because of the nishap whicn
befen Shamrock III yesterday in sudden squah.
However, the report is that the hull was not III
jured and the loss of masts and rigging can De
readily repaired. The most serious consequence
will be reduction of the time allowed tor TEST
ing the new boat and putting her In the pest
possible condition for the internatlonai races
Two years ago a similar accident to Shamrock
TT resulted in a postponement of the first Cup
contest from August to the last week In Sep
tember, but that collapse occurred more than
month later in the spring, and there seems 10
be no reason for fearing that Sir THOMAS VIII
be unable to keep his appointment at the deslg-
mated time>this year.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18

Mrs John Jacob Astor has been placed In mourn
ing by the sudden death early yesterday morning
at Philadelphia of her mother. Mrs Edward 5
Willing
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18

Are the April zephyrs with which we nave
been afflicted incomparably better than March
blizzards? Icebergs at sea and glaciers on land'
Evidently this is not balmy spring.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18

Mr.. and Mrs George F. Baker leaves town at the
end OF the month for Tuxedo.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-18

Henry l. Riker. who is to marry his cousin. Miss
May Riker. gives his farewell bachelor dinner at
Delmonicos to-day week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-03
OUT
 OF. TWENTY-FIVE
At Forty Years of Age Have Kidney Disease, and the Great Trouble Is That Few Diagnose
 the Disease Cor
 rectly.

One of the leading specialists on dis eases of the kidneys and blood said that if complications of the kidneys were disg- nosed properly the death rate from kid- ney disease would be reduced to a mini- mum. He referred to the death of Hon. Thomas B. Reed Vice-President Hobart and other prominent men. who were doctored for acute indigestion and other forms of disease up to within a few days of their death from Brights disease.
 Thousands of cases like these are dis covered when 1t Is too late, while if the patient would take the trouble to test his kidneys, he would discover the unhealthy condition of his kidneys in the early stages, when the germ could very easily be driven out of the system.
 Dr. Loomis, the great specialist on kid ney diseases, says: There is not one person In twenty-five at forty years of age who has healthy kidneys" His opin- ion Is based on statistics of examinations made, the results of which show there were only ten cases out of two hundred and fifty examinations of people of forty years of age or older whose kidneys were not diseased.
 In chronic Bright's disease one-third die of uraemic poison. one-third of oedema of the lungs. and the balance. principally, of pneumonia, bronchitis and heart fail- ure, while the real disease Bright's), which creates all the havoc, gets little or no notice from statisticians. Consump- tion, pneumonia, typhoid fever, appendi- citis and heart failure are physical and organic troubles, justly and rightly to be dreaded, but the annual mortality of all put together. we believe, does not equal that of kidney disease.
 In view of these facts and of their great importance to the human family, we deem it our duty to utter a timely note of warning to every one who has the slightest trace of backache, headache, rheumatism, gout, eczema. dizziness or any symptoms that would indicate dis- eased kidneys. to take Warmers Safe Cure the only remedy ever discovered that will absolutely cure any form of kidney, bladder, liver or blood disease 1t will put the kidneys in a healthy, nora maj condition, and enable them to per- form their work of Altering the blood properly. The best doctors throughout the world have recommended and pre- scribed Warmers Safe Cure for the past twenty-five years, and say that 1t Is the only remedy that has ever given satsfac- tory results.