New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-07
THE PASSING THRoNG


ENCE. locations yielded. as a percentages
accruing 10 the association in thir-
teen years. the substantial OF tzl5.0oo Being
recognized authority upon the polity and Internal
workings OF the machinery Of MethOd.sm. he
asked to forecast the action Of the next General
Conference of the Church. which will be held in
May, at Los Angeles. Cal DIT. Flood said; There
are at the present time two vacancies IN the
Board Of Bishops. on the basis last established
And II the next General Conference should follow
the precedent Of eight years agO. o. retiring such
bishops as have attained the age % seventy years
the result would be the retirement Of six eight
OF the present members Of the board II would fol
low that eight or ten bishops would Dc elected
The two vacancies that exist created
by the deaths OF Bishops Nirde and Hurst and
OF thfeesc0c and ten IL il were made operative
are Bishops Fees. Merrill and Andrews. Inc last
eeSdfes Being 50 stsong Rnysies.iy that ne may
po seems ms iDsqod ssrV . yss Few sasr'
have candidate fo- the reason that. despite his
bishop John Y; Hanlilton Of san Franciscos e a
OF ..Tha EpwortS Herald Who was eioSs ssesp1
when Bishop Mecaoe was elected az Shlcaso. WI
he Nsw-Yors gsmssrs o. ne board are Bishops
the vacancy created By the death OF Bishop Foster
who had been retired before his death. Il seems
the sacss uvers who mas ae 0r ns esy ~
SaenfaL 5pi itIsi and physical EQUIPMENT should
dert Of the Ohio IVES cyan University il regarded
6sS t6n 5a Tor WIEN 5s gse. TEE E
a !. ALREADY iadorssd Or Mitchell member OF TIE
o. Ice A ~, xil also be candidate rom that
nos rrominenty rrerti rcd As 81 II Dr. j. %
r1d k F ea6d,if. r. FIJI r' Z, AdF2 Srsr
Dr TGeHlev IS ne most int"lect..-i cIi i1iuen-
20 be corefderad 81 that cc--eStfo- re rs not
only tIle atIsI de1a-- = ne G11-ch but he Is
elected to his present rczitioa-
Jay Pollock Mccoy. Of Shanghai China. IS
e = Ia rf~ a
of a Presbyterian missionary who
DISCUSSES went from Illinois Picking IN
CHINESE 1se9. and he born in the capt
CHARACTER tai # the Chinese Empire. 10
acted interpreter for Admiral
Kempf IN the Boxer rebellion Il feel said Mr.
Mccoy in reply inquiry. that I understand
the Chinese character. had Chinese nurse and
passed the whole of my boyhood with Chinese OF
my own age. Though am thoroughly American
in my allegiance to the land Of my parents. I am
in point Of contact more Chinese than American
Though the Chinese little understood by for
eigners. who underestimate their abilities. they
capable OF loyal attachments the people
OF any other nationality. They may all appear
much alike to those who have only casual contact
with them. but. speaking who has grown
up among them; know them to be as different
and thoroughly dstinguishabIe any
other people. Besides. the Cinnamon OF recognized
abilities there are a great many Of them OF equal
capacity who have simply been denied the oppOc-
trinity OF displaying their abilities" Speaking Of
do not think there viii be any armed conflict for
tne present unless ttassls hand IS toTte oy
campaign at iris season Of the year. Go not b.
churia and the time Is PROBABLY only PostP29q,sd
Corea. She now has her railroad running bct6
east TO VladivOstOk and south TO PORT Arthur,
control the whole coast line from vIadivostoE .
Port Arthur: She already has valuable timber coa-
eessions IN C9rea and has acquired r5ining M
p Sf q to 6n erdee Ssr Ry Ia VIII
Congressman George Edmund Foss. Of nrno-7.
chairman OF the Naval Committee OF the FIou =.
who is en- route from Boston 70
CANNON Washington. is at the Waldorf Il
as believe" said he that the OppOst-
SPEAKER ton to Cuban reciprocity has been
very largely dissipated since Tho
last regular session of Congress. ard a2prehend
that the disposition OF the matter viii be promptly
accomplished. on the lines recommended in the
Presidents message I do not imagine mat a0v
ONE sgcS c6rnmittees vii probably Be Organized
are necessary to the transaction Of the business
Payne is and will probably continue 20 be chair
man. Congressman Cannon, who viii WELD the
gavel is destined to be great Speaker He viii
= en- meIbsr Of the body over which ne wiz pre
and vital factor in the enrichment o. ali the in
rortsnt legislation that has found place u2ol me
chinery OF legislation. and as the head Of the
qured a broad grasp Of tie needs Of an depart
ments Of ths government. but he Is master "a
6rmgudS fo- Congressional favOr. No man since
the Spsakership with such fund Of practical ex-
perenCe and complete eCUi0nent for the eXaCunE
responsibilities OF the position"
Ferdinand w Peck the Chicago capitalist and
constant champion OF RepuoI!canism. who was
United States Commissioner Cen
CALLS NEW eraI at the Paris Exposition. IS at
YORK ONLY the Waldorf. ''New-Tork. IN
BLUE SPOT. business sense said he is the
only blue spot on the map. The
only centre from Ohich lack of confidence In
business conditions enanates is Wall Street The
crops Of ;he country good and the really SUD
stantial elements NJ the situation in the country
at aIge a'e essentially sound. The business Or
Chicago merchants for the present seasonal this
were never DC ore so strong They no longer ASA
assistance O. tire Eas; for crop moving purposes
Isanding currency for that purpose as in former
years Just as the SCeDtre OF political control is
and instead OF being under trfbuteSto New-York as
borrowers. We now have money to invest in the
Fast The few failures that have attracted atten-
ton mercy Indicate a temporary reaction and are
In no sense signs OF an approaching period OF gen
eral depression
DR.. Hans Goldschridt OF Essen. Germany. who
arrived on the steamer MoItke. is staying q, the
NiCrray Hill Il is his first visit
THE to the United States. and ne viii
THERSIIT fulfil an engagement to deliver
HEAT lecture at Columbia University
PROCESS his discovery-the HERMIT process
OF producing heat. Explaining tbs
process in general terms. the doctor said "Ths
heat produced by the thermlt process is developed
by the combustion OF certain chemical elements ia
fro11 s,scfy,c J a ssS1red witbS5t s3v yistr,s
a 0 e1eSI II Tn rs5sf iSbarfs1+ ss-,t eTr
ployed is aluminium, from which the heat Is eS-
teal appIica tiors among which are the welding Of
tubes and tram rails. Speaking OF the great NruPp
THEY go along exactly as they dd during the lie
of the founder Of the great establishment The
changed. They give employment to about thirty