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New-York tribune., 1903-01-31
APPROACHING THE LIMIT.

member of the Minnesota legislature has
introduced bill containing the odious provision
that no person shall kiss another person unless
he can prove that he is free from contagious
or infectious diseases and is not afflicted with
a weak heart. If the noble English language
possessed pronouns of common gender 1t would
be possible TO defiIe the purpose of the measure
more exactly, but we understand the fact TO be
that it subjects both sexes TO the prohibition in
equal degree, and consequently concerns
mother and her infant as closely as it concerns
pair of lovers. What is Minnesota coming to,
when one of her lawmakers is permitted to in
trude within the sphere OF the affections even
so far as 10 procure the mere reading of the
title of such a bill? That loyal and expansive
commonwealth is largely inhabited by Scandi-
navians but we find no explanation of the mys-
terry in that circumstance The descendants of
the Vikings are not pulseless automatons who
live and move and have their being by virtue
of mechanical appliances and we disdain to be-
lieve that they are in any manner responsible,
as a race for this insidious attempt 10 pro-
scribe nav TO incarcerate, the emotions.
II Will be observed with adherence that the
author of the proposed statute contemplates not
simply the extinction of a single ancient and
universal custom, but wellnigh complete trans
formation of the social system and an endless
chain of impertinences. kissing cannot be made
contingent on an antecedent process Of negotla-
ton or course of training. Would any young
man who really respected the object Of his de-
votion be capable of informing her that he IN
tended to call the following evening at quar-
ter past eight with certificate? Or could he
reasonably expect TO find her at home if he did?
Moreover if both should stoop 10 such a meet
ing the law would still interpose an inexorable
veto Where bacilli are concerned a certificate
twenty four hours or five minutes old is no
better than waste paper. The only assurance
of legality would be in having a doctor on
hand. and that would be not merely intolerable.
but absolutely useless, unless he were able TO
make a diagnosis with lightninglike rapidity.
We fail, Furthermore, to perceive the signif-
canoe of the clause relating TO weak heart,
though if il specified faint heart as coming
within the limits Of the prohibition there would
be some sense In it Even If occasionally
New-York tribune., 1903-01-31

Washington Jan. 30 (SpeciaD.-Mr. and Mrs. John
Cropper gave a dinner tonight. Their guests were
Justice and Mrs Brewer. Senator and Mrs. Foraker.
Representative and Mrs. Huff. General and MIS-
Greedy the Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury and
Mrs Spaulding, Mr. and Mrs Thomas c. Can, the
chief of engineers and Mrs. Gillespie. Mr. ana
Mrs William r. Merriam. Miss Schenck and Lieu
tenant Commander Gibbons.
Mr. and Mrs De Koven entertained about one
hundred and fifty guests at musical tonight.
The artist of the occasion Mime Rcger-Miclos,
the chief of the symphony concerts of Paris Inc
programme began at 1880 o'clock. and after"ard
supper served
Mrs J. Howard King, Of Albany. gave dinner
last night when her guests included Countess
Cassini Miss Merriam. Miss Mary King of Al
bany niece and house guest; Count Quadt
charge d'affares of the German Embassy: Signor
Montague of the Italian Embassy. and H 9
Norman of the British Embassy. Mrs. King has
taken the house of J. L. NJ. Curry. formerly Min
lister to Spain and special envoy to the coronation
of King Alfonso
Mrs Amzi l. Barber. OF Ardsley-on-t n-the-Hudson
was at home this afternoon at Belmont. her Wash
ington home on Mount Pleasant Heights She was
assisted by Mrs. lie Droit Barber and Miss Barber
who has lately returned from Europe.
Mrs. Hobart widow of Vice-President HOBART
will arrive in Washington tomorrow to visit Sena-
tor and Mrs. AIger and Mrs. Stanley Matthews
Senator and Mrs. Alger will give dinner for her
tomorrow night
New-York tribune., 1903-01-31
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

Washington JAN 20 (SpeciaD.-Mrs Roosevelt
gave another large musical tonight. when se'erai
hundred guests were present to near Sirs e.ii' @
pioh,nr Eucbs nanist and Marcel Journet. basso.
Mrs Roosevelt wearing pink brocade. receiVeo III
the Blue Parlor the guests afterward passing lh'o
the East Room.
Earlier in the evening the President ana MIS
Roosevelt gave dinner. when tneir guests "
Chief Justice and Mrs Fuller. Lord Charles beres-
ford Mrs Alice Roosevelt. the Secretary OF ths
Navy Miss Wilson Senator and Mrs. Quarles' 9en, ,
ator Gamble Captain and Mrs BroTns2n' r' and 1d
Mrs RockhilI Mr.. and Mrs ve-Merrltt Dt- an
Mrs I.oring Mr.. and Mrs. John w BROCK Itn MI
West Roosevelt, Miss Warder, Miss Mchenha' '"iiil
McIlhepny and Captain Gilmore "a. -, NJ
Mr. and Mrs Brock. Mrs. Reeve Merritt anu MI
McIlhenuy are guests at the White House
Representative Cannon had talk with the Pres s.
ident to-day concerning the status OF iegislstlO III
the House After the Cabinet meeting, Speaker
Henderson had an extended conference WIN 'a,e ne
Presi lent. He declined to make any statement a.
to the nature of the conference
New-York tribune., 1903-01-31
"A LONG NAY BACK"

Speaking OF the Alaska boundary dispute, The
Nail and Empire" Of Toronto, Canada, says IL
takes us long way back We should thlnk
So Judging from some current comments in the
Canadian press. The Mail and Empire itselr
goes back to Titus Behring, and recalls the va
rious questions which were discussed and deh-
nitely settled in the Anglo Russian negotiations
in 1S22'25. Thus it raises the question. WHAT
is the coastg' quite regardless of the fact that
the treaty of 1926 answered it with what should
be for all time convincing explicitness-
More remarkable still in its way is the going
back of The Toronto Globe" That journal
warns the British members of the proposed
commission against anything like causeless
surrender of our Alaska boundary claim" re-
rninding them chow undying is the indignation
against the weakness that gave away in 1888
1.-The part of Canada north of the Ohio River"
Gracious! Is 1t really as bad as that! Are our
Canadian friends still so furious over what
happened one hundred and twenty years ago?
We are not sure but that we might 60 long
way back too, II we were so minded. There
was the "a 40 or fight episode. We might de-
piore the weakness of our government at that
time in receding from its claims. If only 1t
had stood firm IT might have carried its point;
in which case Canada would have had no ac-
cess whatever TO the Pacific and should
now own the whole coast from Mexico to the
Arctic Ocean. But we don't think 1t worth
while thus to live in the past and to cherish
"undying indignation over something that was
signed sealed and delivered generations ago
There IS no reasonable occasion TO 'tgo be-
hind the returns" What the treaty OF lS25
provides is well known. What Interpretation
was put upon it by it's makers. both British and
Russian. is well known. That treaty is not now
to be remade o. Teinterpreted. 1t needs only
10 be executed. That is, the boundary line
should be marked by surveyors in accordance
with the prescriptions of the treaty. 1t should
be marked along the ridge of the maritime
mountain range, If there is one If there is
not and there doesn't seem 10 be- then 1t should
he marked thirty knots inland from the coast
and parallel with the windings or sinuostieS
thereof, swinging at that distance around the
heads of Lynn Canal and Glacier Bay and all
such indentations of the coast, and confirming
TO us what we now rightfully possess-namely,
an unbroken strip of mainland coast from
Mount ST Elias down to Portland Canal. That
is all that now remains to be done; and the
proper work of the commission under the pend
ing treaty will be to agree upon the doing of it.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-31

some one in Brazil started the crazy story tnat
the Aramayo-Whitridge concession masked
scheme of United States annexation OF acre
That del,1sion should have been dispelled by tne
words of the contract, already quoted, 1orpio-
ding its transfer to any state or foreign gov
ernment 1t should further be dspelled by the
fact that the syndicate organized by Mr.. Whit
ridge consists not only of American but OF
British and German capitalists, and probably Oh
those of other nationalities, and that one-nfth
of the capital stock is reserved, for Brazilian
subscribers and one-ffth for Bolivian subscrib-
ers The idea that a concern two-hfths OF
whose control was vested in Bolivia and Brazil
and the remainder divided among three or more
other American and European countries coulu
offhand turn over a territory in the heart OF
the South American continent to this or to any
other alien government is simply preposterous-
It is time for Brazil to quit dreaming that
Bolivia is another Frankenstein.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-31

person whose cardiac equipment was ilipei
feet should suecumb in the moment OIL JOY anu
triumph. would not that fate be better than ~
die of agitation while hanging over s'oeh
ticker. or perchance trying to escape 'nouSe.
Who is the legislator that thus seeks 10 coh'ei'
loves young dream into nightmare we sus.
,,oct that Nature nut him in class by himself
ard that he is baseIy endeavoring by artificial
means To make the case of others as hopeless
as his own. Or perhaps he has been run over
~, on autouohiIe and now finds that he can
get his ears out of the way.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-31
4 GREAT TASK.

Few idle hours will fall to the lot OF General
Greene while he is devoting his energies to the
great task of making New-York's police force
thoroughly efficient and of regaining pubic con-
fidence for the guardians of the peace, tne
agents of law and order Upon MS shouiuers
now rests tremendous responsibility. Ii Ne
proves that he is thoroughly equal 10 Has
every loyal citizen hopes he Will do-he may
possibly go a long way and climb lo1ty helsh's
in later years.
The man who is strong enough and wise
enough to make our Police Department what it
sbouId he will not lack future Of distinction
and renown.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-31
AmnSemenfe.

ACADEMY OF FMUSIc-2-s:iS-Fioro6ors
AMERICAN TTJFaTRE-2S:I5-Fcr Home and Honor
EEl.ASCO TTTEATRF-2-S-The Darling Of the Gods
F11GT THEA ATRF-2-s:2e BIRD In the Cage.
BROADWAY T1IEATRFS-2-S-The Silver slipper
CARNEGIE EA1is-S:lS-F Philharmonic Concert
CASrNO-2.lS-S.15-A Chinese Honeymoon
CRITERION THEATRE-2:is-S:15-1he Cavalier
nAIY-S Millionaire
EDEN MUSEE-2-S-The world Wax.
EMPIRE THBaTRI-2:i5-S-cn-The Unforeseen
GARDEN THEATRE-2:IS-S-1f Were King.
GARRTCK THE EsTRE-2l5-S:iS-Mice and Men
HARLEM OPERA EoTSE-e-S:l5-Rogers BROS IN
Harvard
HERALD SQUARE 1HEATRE-2:Is-s:1s-Mr Pick
IRVING PLACE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
KEITH S-Gontinuous Performance.
KNICKERBocKFGR THEATRE-2-s-Mr. Blue Beero-
MADISON SQUARE THEATRE - 2-le - si5O - e'FeVis
Green -.
METROPOLITAN OPERA HoUsE-2-RorneO ct Juliette
-e-Aids-
MAJESTIC TEFATRE-s-s-wizard OF OF.
MANHATTAN TEEATRE-e-S-Nary OF Magosia
Juliet.
MURRAY HIII-o-S-Tlis wife's Father -
NATIONAL. ACADEMY OF DES1GS-lo TO e-s to 10
NEW wsavoY-2:.s-sae-T7ne Ctr with the Green Eyes
NEw-YORK-2: -2:I5-s:l5-Nhen Johnny Comes marching
Home
PASTOR S-Continuous Performance
PRINCESS THEATRE-2-lS--s'a-Th consul
PRGCTOR'S NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
T NICHOLAS SKATING RINK-Hockey match
NTcTORIA-2S:I5-The Eternal City.
THEATRE-2-1s-S.i5--Th sultan OF SuIu
WEST End TTfEATRE-e-s-The Price of Honor.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-31
TILE SUNDAY TRIBUNE.

The approaching celebration Of the quarter
miIlenary of municipal government in New
York affords timely opportunity for the display
of some rare pictures of oldtime New-Ior6,
such AS will be shown in The Sunday Tribune
tomorrow. Opportune too. VIII be an mus
trated article ON the Union League Club. which
will celebrate its fortieth anniversary on fr-
day next Next week is time honored fToh'
Week" at Yale and an illustrated article Will
deal with that interesting feature or the great
universitys social life. Another feature VIII De
devoted to next weeks ice carnival at Saranac
Lake.
Fig culture in California; the Impending ac-
cession of a scion Of the House Of Fasa to the
Swedish throne; strange new blrds IN the
American Museum of Natural History; dis
cussion of rsilroading as a calling for young
men. by the general passenger agent OF the
New-York Central; the poisoned arrows of Ind
ians In the Southwest; Finland and the Firms.
who are now suffering from famine; relcs OIL
General Grant at Washington: the French artist
Gerdme and his work; the Lick Observatory IN
California; the annual dinner of the Society OF
the Genesee In this city next week; the com
ing exhibition of collie dogs at Stamford ana
the annual convention Of the Pomological 80
ciety OF Connecticut are some of the articles
which will go toward pretty completely boxing
The compass in the range of popular interest.
There will be the customary array of literary
reviews. sporting news. domestic topics, SOCIAL
chronicles cartoons, humor. foreign correspond
ence and all the news of the world, making up
q paper which every appreciative reader must
New-York tribune., 1903-01-31
SILVER COINAGE PLANS.

The new currency proposal Of Mexico and
China may mean either one of two things. The
international agreement suggested might be an
attempt once more to do something for silver,
70 establish birnetallism within the sphere of
Mexican and Oriental trade 1t might concern
itself simply with providing more perfect sys-
lem OF exchange and making the money OF the
countries where conditions require the use or
silver IS the common medium redeemable at
fixed ratio. Such an arrangement would mean
putting the silver countries on gold basis With
out interference with local prices and popular
habits, by the introduction of gold coin as the
principal circulating medium The note OF the
Mexican Ambassador is not exactly specific on
this point It speaks Of desire to regulate the
Huctuations in the value of silver bullion, but
st the same time it declares that ''tbe govern
'nent OF Mexico does not seek restoration OF
s.free coinage Of silver by either the gold or
.1siIver using nations" II makes no plea for
himetaIlism, but merely for cooperation In for
Inulating some plan for establishing definite
relationship between gold and silver moneys
and taking proper measures TO maintain such
relationship
IT might as well be understood in the begin
ming that If the plan contemplates the mainte-
nance of such relationship 10y anything but the
adoption of the gold standard, whatever the
common medium Of exchange may be, II Is
homeless TO look for the help Of the United
States. Regulation of the bullion value Of silver
nv an international agreement is not TO be
thought Of 1t is simply impossible. Mexico
and China and the United States can say as
hard as they will that thirty-two ounces of
silver are worth one ounce of gold in the Orient
or elsewhere, but that viii not make II true.
We have had experiments enough along that
line. There is only eng way TO maintain parity
between gold and silversat any ratio, and that
IS for the country which issues the silver coins
10 stand ready to redeem them at that ratio
This means making silver a token money, just
as our silver which circulates freely here, is
TODAY. A nation need not adopt a pure gold
currency, which as the Mexicans say. is in
advisable under their circumstances, but 1T
must be Oh a gold basis, SO that the silver coin
will always be exchangeable by its maker at
ifs fixed price. no matter how its bullion value
may igctuate.
The perfection of such silver token currency
for the Orient would be highly desirable. The
7,aole arc used to silver the scale of wages and
Trices of commodities are based on ii. No
otber medium would serve the purpose as we'll
and II that medium can he changed from q
n;ctuating commodity, as il now is TO the
great hardship Of our own wards In lhe fhlilp-
New-York tribune., 1903-01-31
Nfsn7lork DAILY Gribn1,s
SATURDAY, JANUARY 81. 1908.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CoNGREss-Senafe: The day was devoted
60 paving tributes 20 the memory Of the late
Senator Mcmillan. OF Michigan - house-
There was contest over 6ne passase oI,rosed NJ
them being defeated in COMMITTEES or lhe
Whole. but blocking their final passage.
FoREIGN.-It was stated that signs in Eng.
land were not hopeful for a speedy ooncluslon oI
the Venezuelan difficulty. == Captain Ada nan;
sn an article on the Monroe Doctrine. declared
that the United States could not assert quaeI-
suzerainty over other American states. =,
Lord CreraeT's speech at khartoum showed tIle
great DEVELOPMENT and possibilities OF the SOU
dan The strike Of the employees OF the
transportation companies has spread 10 lie
railroads and passenger and freight service Is
sario11sly hampered. - Stormy scenes TOOK
MACE in the Austrian Reichsrath in deoate on
the sugar question; the Brussels conVeition ; MeS
ratified - Most of the Reichstag's session
was occupied with debate on the follsn ques-
1ion.
DoMESTIC-It is regarded possible in
Washington that Senator Quays tactics IN the
Statehood fight will cause an extra session VI
Congress- The Coal Commission heard
practically the last of the testimony 1or lne
mine operators. and reouttal evidence VIII pe
presented by the miners next week - Ihe
administration Will take further action faVoraple
10 the plan of Mexico and China for uni
versal monetary standard - the Nenez-
aleian negotiations in Washington continue IN a
deadlock. Minister Bowen not having received
the reply of the allies to his last proposluon-
Jnhn T McDonough accepted the Presi-
dents offer of an appointment to be a Justice
Of the Supreme Court in the Philippines -
The Democratic leader in the Assembly OF this
state introduced bill abolishing the Metropol-
itan Elections District. of which John McCul-
lsgh is the superintendent - The new ele-
waited railroad schedule, which Will go into effect
on Monday all lines except the Third-ave,
where it viii begin on February 9, provides
room for 1885 more passengers day.
CITY.-Stocls closed weak, after early
strength - The grand jury returned indict-
Inents against three of the prisoners arrested
for alleged tax swearing off frauds; the fourth
was discharged. - The officers of the Inter
national Mercantile Marine Company were
made known. - Captain Cannon made a
scene in court when the jury pronounced him
guilty: ne called them dirty dogs and loafers.
s- Captain Lantry- of the East Fffty-hrst-st
station, to show that the homes OF wealthy
persons living in Fifth-aTe. and side streets be-
tween Forty-tflird and Fifty-ninth SITS were
not properly guarded, had detectives enter un-
detected ffty-six homes in that district: one of
the houses thus entered w. K Wander
bits. - The Board of Estimate approved a
franchise TO the New-York City Interborough
Railway Company. providing for municipal
Ownership at the end Of fifty years
THE Observation-Disclosures for to-day:
Fair The temperature yesterday: Highest, a
degrees; lowest, IS
New-York tribune., 1903-01-31
MUSIC.
The Fifth Philharmonic Rehearsal


The fifth concert Of the Philharmonic Society
will take place in Carnegie Hall this evening. The
customary foretaste Of it given at a public
rehearsal $50 called for old sakes sake) yesterday
afternoon. The programme, composed or tan1llia'
music for the greater part, contained one novelty
a decided one a stranger, in all probability. TO All
concert rooms outside OF France. This was
fragment from curious composition. chiefly m
strumentaI but partly choral. by Cesar Franck.
entitled Psyche" \ description OF the worK. SO
far it's poetic contents are concerned WIS
printed in The Tribune last Sunday. and can
therefore be spared here. Let 1t safhce
that the theme is the beautiful Sreek
myth. with it's antique philosophy, tinctnreo
by later Christian concepts, which Apuieius inrro-
duced into literature in his beautiful poem cesar
Franck was a good deal of a religious mystic, but
the symbolism of the myth did not trouble him IL
was enough that the story offered opportunities 1or
musical deIineatfon OF gentle moods, depIculon O.
scenes and situations and hynning of lore The
fragment selected by Mr.. Damrosch consisted OF
two orchestral pieces the first OF which is supposed
to delineate the sleep Of Pschye. mixed with
dreams of the ecstatic love which came 70 her later
and her translation by Zephyr to the Gardens OF
Eros The music, plainly outgrowth Of Beriioz
is exquisite in melody and mood and scored with
daintfness surprising the majority even OF Berhoz
creations Therein lay the chief embarrassment
which it provided for Mr.. Damrosch and his band
1t made a demand upon the wind instruments
which was not fully met Such harmonies require
absolute purity of intonatiOn. perfection or voice
and the utmost deIicacy Of tonal utterance. and
these qualities were not heard yesterday. though
the second movement was given with fine deiicacy
and feeling in the main
The more familiar pieces were Schumann's first
svmphonv I4aIo's vfolonceIIo concerto played By
Miss Elsa Rueggerl. and the same composers pict-
uresoue and somewhat f1ambOyant overture 10 the
opera lie Roi d'Ys.' The uplifting lit OF the yer
nal season with which Schumann wished 10 have
his orchestraI epithaIamium iubUed was not con
spicuous in the performance Of the Spring sym
phony" the scherzo being inexplicably sluggish
and heavy-footed; but there was fine and enthusi
body of tone in its opening and Closing move
ments 1t is not easy 20 find agreement between
the dainty refinement OF Miss Ruegger's style ana
the music which she played; nor IS Lalo's concerto
which Mr. Gerardy introduced in America and roT
which he has tried diligently 70 make propasanod'
particularly interesting In itself. 1t was taSIe1uy
n1aved Yesterday but heavily accompanied 1st
Miss Ruegger's lovely talents found sincere apprs-
citation
New-York tribune., 1903-01-31
DR.. LLOYD INFORMED OF ELECTION.

A committee from the Episcopal Diocese OF Ms
sissippi yesterday called upon the Rev. Dr. Arthur
Selden Lloyd. secretary of the Episcopal Board OF
Missions and formally presented 20 him the certh
cate Of his election as Bishop Of Mississippi He
will succeed the late Right Rev. Dr. Hugh Miller
Thompson DR.. Lloyd received the COMMITTEES at
his Office in the church mission house. Fourth-avs
and Twenty-second-st. He told the members that
he not yet ready to announce his decision
with regard TO the call, but would advise them
later The committee consisted OF the Rev. Mr..
Whitaker of Jackson. Miss. and the Rev. Mr..
CapeCs of Vicksburg
New-York tribune., 1903-01-31
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS.

On the Auglste Victoria, which arrived hers
Yesterday from Hamburg, were
Baron and Baroness Speck Albert (Iastel1
Sternburg- Etarr! L<eNIs F71A
Langham- QUO EeLIl7Is-
Louis Hinrichs- Max SssIh
DR.. Saornousohn- l. ZaiI1eE"Ool~
A. n Donaldson u II WalA-
Among those who arrived here on tne Ieutonao
Yesterday from Liverpool were
7 7, Grace !Dr J. " Kerr
Sfdrey- Lee ] H Smart
L A. Blacknaors- LeWls SnaaILL--.,,.
Ashley Cooper. lapta1n z "l4ll41i'
James c. Fasan- n D. "lfI
Booked m sail to-day on the steamer MIN
ueapoIs for London are
Mrs. George J Bull Mr. and Mrs F z murray,
Miss Agnes Bull. Mr and Mrs Ashley Pond
Miss Evelyn Bull IT.
1,an+an and Mrs & r Miss Eva Van CarnPsu-
Horsbrugh.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-31
Won wALoERsEE MAY COME HERE

Berlin Jan 30-The "Lokalanzeiger'' to-day
firms the report that deputatlon of German off,
GERS headed by Field Marshal Count Won Walder
see may attend the unveiIing of the Frederick the
Great statue at Washington. In official quarters
here Il is admitted that Count Won Waldersee may
go to the United States, but this il is added has
not vet been decided. The date of his proposed
departure is also uncertain. June has been
toned but that month is regarded being too
late i'm the summer. and the unveing will prob
ably be postponed until the autumn.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-31
MEMORIAL OF THOMAS A. HENDRICKS

Madison Ind. Jan. 2o.-President Fisher of Han
over College has received from Mrs. Eliza 3
Hendricks widow of ex-Vice-President Thomas A
Hendricks a gift of $4,000 for the erection of Il
library in memory of her husband.