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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-22
NEW WATER SUPPLY.

Mayor LOWS demonstration or the ease VIII
which the city can meet the nnanciaI part VI
the problem of additional water supply VIII
still further commend to favor the plans sub
mitted by his expert engineers. An outline OF
the principal features OF their report was pub
lished some time ago. 1t doubtless suggests
the best method for securing the water Whlch
in spite of all economics the city VIII need III
the near future. Some time the Hudson River
may be our source of supply. but until IL Is aO-
solutely necessary that should be avoided. IN
doubtedIy the Hudson could be filtered to per-
feet purity, but such purity must depend on
the eternal vigilance of officials. When the
difficulty of uniformly securing intelligent and
faithful public servants is considered, the de-
STABILITY of avoiding that risk so long as other
supplies are available must be apparent
Plenty of good water is to be found north Of
the Croton watershed east of the Hudson and
on the other side OF the Hudson in the Catskill
Mountain region. 1t is perfectly feasible TO
bring this water to New-York and deliver 1t st
a high pressure. The cost for the first addition
of 100000 gallons daily would be $390000O0,
but 260000,000 gallons more daily can be Sc
cured for an additional 21,000.000. So for $780,
100000 a new supply Of 8l00ooOO0 gallons
day can be secured and our present Croton sup
ply can be doubled For 100000 more
100000 gallons can be secured. so that there is
plainly in sight 5O0,000,00O gallons a day be-
fore there will be any necessity to turn to the
Hudson Rivera supply which ought to be ade-
quate 10 the city's growth for at least a genera
ton. The Mayor shows that the income from
water can be made 10 meet the interest and
sinking fund on the 100000 which should
be expended in the near future, and that the
constitutional amendment to be voted on next
fall will IL adopted, make possible as large
bond issue for water as may be desired without
interfering with the citys borrowing power in
other directions
When the city turns toward the Catskill re-
gion for water it is at once brought face to
face with the old Ramapo company. The stock
of that corporation has recently shown some
activity, and it is possible that the owners have
well grounded expectation Of realizing some
thing from the city's invasion of the territory
which they long ago covered with options.
Nevertheless, If the interests of the city are
properly looked after by the next administra-
ton, there is no need for it to pay any exrava-
CANT tribute to the jobbers, The city has a
right to condemn over the head of the Ramapo
company, and all that is needed is due vigilance
TO see that it is not cheated. Any repetition of
the dilatory practices tolerated by the courts in
the recent Croton Valley eondemnations would
be an outrage. If the city officials are properly
diligent and public opinion sufficiently acute to
keep commissioners steadily at work, the
needed watersheds should be secured at a rea-
sonable rate, even if the Ramapo company is,
through its options enabled to take toll of
every payment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-22
NOTES OF SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON.
IErnM rnE rRIRUNE BUREAU.I


washington Dec. Ex-senator and Mrs. Fairbanks
gave dinner tonight. when their guests were
Speaker Cannon. Senator and Mrs T. c. Plat,
Senator and Mrs. Spooner Senator and Mrs Scott,
Senator and Miss Willard, Senator and Mrs
Blackburn, Senator and Mrs. McCumber Rep
resentatlve and Mrs. Mann, Representative and
Mrs MetcaIf Representative and Mrs Dayton
and Senator Hale Miss Cannon, who was to nave
been present was kept at home by Illness
Speaker and Miss Cannon expect Mr.. and Mrs
Lezure and their children on Wednesday MI
Lezure will only spend the holidays but the family
will remain here throughout the season. MI ana
Mrs. Daniel Nugent of ST. Louis. will be here on
January T. to be the guests Of Speaker ana MISS
Cannon.
General Adna r. Chaffee gave dinner tonight
in honor of the Secretary of War In add
tion to Secretary Root the guests were General b
B. NJ Young. Assistant Secretary Oliver General
Humphrey. General George l. Gillespie GeneraI
Crozier, General Wallace F Randolph General c.
B. Davis. General Burton General Greedy General
A E. Bates. General Bliss. General Sanger. General
Ainsworth and General C. W. Davis. who has
just returned from the Philippines.
The Sixty Couples Cotillion met for the first time
tonight at the Masonic Temple. Mrs Richardson
Glover. wife of Commander Clover. U. s. N. re-
ceived the guests. and the committee in charge
OF the dance composed Of Mrs. Charles II.
Campbell. Mrs. John c. Poor. Miss NIyer and Miss
Julia Kellogg. The cotillon led by DR.. Ralph
jenkins and Mrs. Charles H Campbell The
favors We're baskets of flowers and bonbons, lamp
shades. fans and comical French figures for the
John A. Kasson has returned from Baltimore.
where he has been ILL.,
Mrs. Robert 3. Armstrong, wife Of the Assistant
noon. when she was assisted in welcoming her
callers by Mrs. Horace Taylor Mrs Hogin and
Miss Mabel Armstrong. The tea was given in
honor of Mrs. Armstrong; friend. Miss Eleanor
here this week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-22
A JAPANESE TREATY.

The text of the new commercial treaty be-
tween Japan and China, which was signed on
October 8, has reached this country, and al
fords another interesting illustration of Japan's
way Of doing things and Of her attitude toward
the world. The gist of the whole matter Is
found in Article X, which says:
The Chinese government agrees to open to for
eign trade . Chang-Sha-fu, in the Prov
ince of HUMAN Foreigners resiolns ~
this open port are to observe the municipal and
police regulations the same footing as chinese
Moukden and Ta-Tung-Kow VIII be
opened by China as places Of international resi-
dence and trade.
Now the significant feature OF that Is that
Japan-for she drafted the treaty-demands
the opening of ports not to Japanese trade
nor to Japanese trade the same as to that
of the most favored nation, but to for
eign" trade, and to international" trade
There is no mention of herself. No doubt Japan
made the treaty primarily for her own good
But she took pains to make it equally for the
good of all the world, and, moreover, to make
that fact conspicuousy apparent in the text or
the treaty.
That broad and generous spirit has been
manifested by Japan In other treaties with
China. 1t was in precisely that spirit that she
strove to settle up accounts with China after
the war Of 1894I95. 1t is a most admirable
spirit commendable to some other powers as
an example worthy Of imitation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-22
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN.-Japan's reply to Russia was
handed 10 Baron de Rosen: il asks Russia TO
reconsider certain points in her answer 10 the
rea said that many conflicts between japanese
and Corean inhabitants had occurred, but that
Japan would not land troops without Russia's
consent 49, French officials made strong de-
NAL Of the report that France intended TO inter-
fere in the Far Eastern situation. - \ small
Colombian force was discovered on the Island or
Pines, northwest Of Cape Tiburon, close TO the
mainland. - Reports Of plan for the mar
Tiage Of Alfonso XIII tc his cousin, Maria del
Pillar, We're current at Madrid -= The pas
sengers Of the Red Star Line steamer Finland
aground near Flushing, Holland, have been
landed: the vessel is leaking. = Two kus-
SLAMS charged with instigating the Kishinef
massacre were sentenced to long terms OF i'm
prisonnent. and twenty-five other persons re-
oeived from one to two years OF penal serVi-
tude each
DOMEsTIC-The reciprocity treaty with Cuba
viii 20 into effect al l2.Jl a. n. on december
o. - The legislature Of Louisiana passed
resolutions requesting the Senators from that
State 10 vote in favor OF ratification or the ran,
anna Canal treaty. - The Attorney General
of Maryland has prepared a bin TO be introduced
IL the legislature Of that Etate providing Tor the
dfsfranc hisement Of about thirty thousand ne
groes - Eight persons We're killed ana thlr,
ty-tWo injured in a wreck on the st. Louis ana
San Francisco Railway in Kansas. - The
United States Supreme Court advanced the case
Of "Al" Adams, the policy king" and set the
cock, believing the Western land fraud ring
practically broken up, revoked the order under
have been suspended. 80 Officials of the New
Haven road admit receiving anonymous let
ter threatening 10 blow up an Adams Express
train II 5000 was not forthcoming; precau-
tions were taken, though the threat was looked
upon as the work OF deInented person. -
The Joint legislative committee on educational
unihcation received statements from Mr.. Par
sons. secretary for the Regents, and Supertn-
tendent Skinner OF the state Department or
Public instruction; no measures were adopted.
CITY-Stocks were dull and irregular. -
Mayor-elect Mcclellan announced the selection
OF T. c. 7. Grain Tenement House Connis-
sioner, Patrick keenan, City Cham berlsln,
Nicholas j. Hayes Fire Commissioner and
Francis J. Lantry as Commissioner OF COTrec-
tiOn. == The Merchants Association issued
a statement declaring that there was excessive
waste Of city money in condemnation proceed
ings, and that certain commissioners. Who we're
favorites Of judges, received fat appointments.
THE WEATHER-Cloudy. pro-zb-y rain or
snow IN the morning; brisk 70 nigh southwest
10 northwest winds; colder al night The tenn
perature yesterday: Highest. 40 degrees; low
est 81.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-22
PUBLIC SCHOOL ECONOMIES.

There seems TO be cause for serious thought
3n the Board of Education over the distribution
Of funds for the coming year. In some direc-
lions strict economy viii have to be practised.
This is evident from the fact that the city
budget grants nearly a million dollars less than
was asked for, and the sum asked for was
based upon q conservative and economical esti-
snate Of school needs. The board asked for
Rl7,264,974 So. Now, Of that more than $4,000
600 must 20 for fixed charges, 10 wit, salaries
prescribed by law, upon which there can be no
economiZing There remained, therefore only
about s. 100000 OF flexible margin upon which
70 practise any necessary economies, and this
the Board Of Estimate and Appointment has
Feduced TO $230OOOo.
Naturally, it would seem. rerenchment should
be looked for in those departments in which
the greatest increases were requested. 1t would
be better, that is to say, to keep all upon the
same basis as this year than to let some run
far ahead and put others back of this years
standard. Certainly it would be deplorable to
abandon and abolish altogether any department
OF well established and approved benehcence.
For evening schools. for example, an increase
Of S2S6,000, or nearly 90 per cent was asked,
and for vacation schools and for Fairgrounds,
etc, an increase Of $4,000. Those are worthy
works. and it would be pleasant to see them
supported On 2 liberal basis. But if progress
must be checked a little somewhere it would
seem reasonable to do it where the most ambi-
tious strides were contemplated. It would be
better that some departments should not adj
vance quite SO rapidly as they desire than that
some equally valuable should be made actually
&c recede
An increase was, indeed, asked for in every
department of school work except one. That
one, which was TO be content with the same ap-
preparation that il had for this year, is the de-
parfment OF adult education in evening schools,
known as the free lecture courses Upon the
principle already cited, then, that should be
the last one upon which further economies
should be practised. Nor is there any that
better deserves 10 be maintained at least fully
I'D 70 the present standard. A department that
during the year gives thousands OF instructive
lectures, by recognized authorities. TO audiences
Rggr2ga1ng a million and a BALI Of people
and all for the modest sum Of So, 900 in fees
Is a marvel Of economy Of efficiency and of
benehcence From 2 small beginning, through
a series Of years, these lecture courses have
been developed TO their present great proper
tons. They form to-day one OF the strongest
most economical and most effective agencies we
have for the popular dissemination Of useful
knowledge, for the intellectual and moral up
lifting OF the community, and for the develop
meat OF higher standards OF municipal, State
and national citizenship. To cripple such work
sFo3A be deplorable. TO stop IT would be ca
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-22

tastrophe. Wherever else economy must be ex-
ercised. the free lecture system should escape
impairment
1t is much to be regretted that any cutting
down OF estimates is necessary, for the promo
bility is that had the full amounts asked Tor
been granted there would stin have been some
shortages. due 10 growth in population and at
tendance, for which allowance had not been
made. Our attention was recently called to one
OF the largest schools in Manhattan. where the
attendance and consequent expenses had run
so Gar ahead OF the estimates ana approprla-
tons that there was last month no money left
for actual necessities, and teachers Were forceo
TO purchase wall maps stationery and other
supplies out OF their own pockets. mat Is
sad state Of affairs. rejecting no credit upon
the city. The present administration has done
better for the schools than any OF It's prede-
cesSors but not even ii has been able IN two
years to atone for decades Of neglect ana 10
esta bIish the educat ional interests OF New-Hork
upon the broad and well ordered basis that
their Importance deserves and that the public
welfare demands.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-22

Putnam. Ward. Warren Mifiin and the rest,
were American born OF British ancestry. In
civil life the British-American element was
markedly predominant, including the names OF
Adams Jefferson, Morris, Livingston Franklin,
Lee, Otis, Page Randolph, Madison, Pendleton,
Drayton, Gadsden, Pickering. Pinckney, Gerry,
Paine Hancock. Sherman, Rodney, Harrison
Dana, King, Clinton, Ellsworth, Stockton, Oily
mer Rush, Shipper, Dickinson and Bedford
Hamilton and the fuckers were born on nearby
British islands, of British parents. Jay. Lau-
rens and Boudinot were Americans or french
Huguenot ancestry; Muhlenberg was or Ger
man ancestry; Frelinghuysen came OF Dutch
stock: Thomas Paine and Robert Morris were
born In England. The CAROLS and the Rut-
lodges were of Irish extraction.
1t seems not only judcious but inevitable
therefore, TO conclude that the American revo-
lutionists were on the whole members or the
British race. and that the American Reyolu-
ton was an uprising of one part of the Brit
ish people against governmental oppression In
ifs inception it was practically Identical with
the revolutions which depOSed Charles ana
James II. and in its result it differed from Them
in depriving the King of a part of his domln-
ions instead of altogether expelling him from
his throne. because of the circumstance OF geo.
pranhicaI removal from the seat of royal gov
eminent. That is the mature and judicious rec
ord. and 1t is confirmed the more by Sir George
Treyelyan's study of 1t and by the discussion
which the latter has provoked.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-22
ROYAL HUNTING PARTIES

What marvellous marksmen are the heads of
royal houses in Europe! Last month the King
of Spain gathered an extensive hunting party in
the royal preserves, near Segovia. The youthful
monarch was only one among many rihemen
in this assemblage Of the Spanish nobility of the
Hottest rank.
Thirty-seven stays were slain. Twenty-one
out of thirty-seven, more than one-half of the
total, were killed by the Nimrod of the palace.
Or, at least the official record Of the hunt cred
tied that number to the account Of King Al
fonso. What a Daniel Boone, with a crown
on his head, this stripping ruler must be, and
what an odd misht of bunglers in shooting deer
must have been the many grandees of Spain
who pretended to compete with him in the use
of rifles with wild animals for targets 1t may
possibly be a matter OF etiquette there never to
exhibit sufficient skill when the boy King goes
hunting to rufiie his vanity. No doubt Alfonso
now considers himself tho surest shot who
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-22
Anusements.

ACADEMY OF AUSEc-s.i5-way Down East
EEI.ASCO TT5EATRE3-S-Swset kitty Bellalrk-
BROADWAY THEATRE-S:3o -Babette-
NASlNO-Ss15-WinsOme Wfnn1e.
CIHCIE-2-S-NauGoxle
ClITERIoN-S :l5-LsorG and Lady Algy.
TAlT'S TfIEAT1REc-S.lS-A japanese Nightingale
1lDEN NUSEE-The World Wax.
GARDEN THEATRE-S-Three Little Maids.
GARRICE TIEATRE-S:2O understanding Julia
HARLEM OPERA hOUsfs-s:lt--1he Light That Failed
HERALD SQUARE THEATRE-S3o-The Girl from
HUDSON TIEEArRE-s:s0-The Marriage Of kitty.
IRVING PLACE THEATTE-S.3O-MonnAN Wanna
KEITH S-Ccntirucus Performance
K>IC3S IcE--S-MRFn EetP Napoleon.
LYRIC TaEsATHE-S.2 0-lsed Feather
MADISON SQUARES .20-A Girl from Dixia
MAJESTIC THEATRTS-s-Rabes in Toylsno-
MANHATTAN THEATRE-S:l5 -Captasn BeTTtngfon-
ArENDE1.SSoHN HALL--s;l5--Kneisel Quartet
MURRAY HILL THEATRE-e-Drnk.
NgsW AMsTERDAM-S-MothcrG Goose.
NEW EMPIRES 15-The Pretty Sister Of Jos6
NEW LTcEIAI-S .IS-The Admirable Crschton-
sSEw-soFK TiEATRE-s:lS-Dorothy Vernon OF Had
PRINCESS THEATRE-S-RafHes
PROCTOR S-Iwsntythtrd StFeet-Cnion Calling Guard
and Vaudeville Fify-sighth StTeef-Deserted at the
Altar Fifth Avenue-Alhhsns and Vaudeville one.
hundred an6-tBenty- Street-Monte Crsto ana
Vaudeville.
SAVOY yI5EATRE-s:15-EIer Own way
ST. NICHOLAS RlNk-SIS-Ioe Skating.
NAUDEVILLE-s ,20-ChsTiotte Wishe and French Com
NIcToRIA-s:I5-The Onoe Boy.
WALl.ACIS' IS :2o-Tlae County Chairman
WEBER q FIEIS0S-2-S-Whoop-D and wafnezA
WEST ENDS :I5-Carrneu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-22
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
lFRoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU.1

Washington Dec 2i.-The Chinese Minister gave
dinner tonight which marked the social open
ing OF the new legation and served IN a manner,
as a housewarming The guests were Mr.. ana
Mrs. John w. Foster. Mr.. and Mrs John b. Hen
derson Mr. and Mrs. John b. Henderson, jr, MI
and Mrs. w. W. Rockhil. the Minister from Bel
GUM and Baroness Moncheur, Mr.. and Mrs. Jonn
GoodnOw Miss Ida Thompson, Miss Sheriff. tns
Minister from CrDa, Mr. and Mrs Yuns k"ai ana
Mr.. Chow OF the legation.
a dinner Tomorrow night In honor OF the BRUSH
Ambassador Sir Henry Mortimer Dufohd =.
Miss Harriet Elliott OF Savannah, Is the guest OF
Baroness tfiskra, wife or the counsellor OA tHs
Austrian Embassy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-22
SOCIAL INCIDENTS.
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
[FnoM IL TnIBUNa HEREAU. }

Washington Dec a.--President Roosevelt has de-
cided 10 give himself half-honday every day
while Congress Is taking a recess. lie has been
closely engaged In ONCE work since he returned
from Oyster Bay that he has announced that his
routine work viii not begin In the holidays until
after noon This morning he walked across the park
20 Secretary Hay, who is recovering from a
severe cold Returning 20 the White House, ne
took a carriage 70 the suburbs where he mounted
his horse. Bleistein, for a country ride.
Mrs. Roosevelt. accompanied by her son, Kermit
spent part OF this morning shopping.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-22

The Dominican coon evinces symptoms or
Willingness to descend II only the United
States will recognize the new government. 1t will
fulfil the obligations which 1t inherited from It's
predecessor. Perhaps 1t is in earnest But the
government-or individual-that promises to be
honest only because 1t viii be a profitable pol
icy needs pretty sharp watching. In threaten
ing to repudiate its obligations the revolutionary
government discredited itself to an extent that
1t may not recover from before the next revo-
luton turns 1t out.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-22

The baseball chieftains who have been in con-
ference in the metropolis agree in saying that
when the men play ball smarty and skilfuuy
the public rushes in delight to see the games.
But all lovers of sport turn away IN disgust
from a wearyi succession of so-caled contests
which are full of dawdIing and tumbling.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-22

The experiments of sending small children by
express with tags which commit them TO the
fostering care of forwarding companies for thou
sands of miles over land or sea have been
carried so far that 1t may. perchance. be time
to call halt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-22
Law onces. Tribune Building; No. z. Nassaa.zt

Law Offtces, Tribune Buudlng, No. % Nassau-st.
New-YOrk, Dec. IL. 1903
Hon Thomas n. AIcCarter.
Care Of Public Service Corporation, Newark " =
Dear Sir: Your letter OF the 14Jh inst. did NOT
reach me until to-day You have manifestly mis-
understood the purpose and intent of the pu5ilca-
ton in The Tribune Of the 18th inst. IL you fancy
that apprehensiOEs of a libel suit in any way
affected the question Of its publication. The OBJ
jeet is stated frankly and clearly in the concluding
paragraph
And il you are a. all familiar with The Tribunes
history. you must know that IL does not permit
threats OF 100000 libel suits deter Il from
opposing and endeavOring to prevent the adoption
OF measures that IL believes be contrary 10 ths
public interest. II, therefore, such threats as ara
contained in your last letter had any effect IN the
office OF that newspaper, II would be only 70
quicken its zeal for the public cause. 50 far as IL
was affected by the conduct Of your corporation,
aud to that end to keep the community mora fully
informed as to those corporate schemes and opera
tiOns that affected the public Yours very truly,
HENRY W. SACkETT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-22

No overhead trolley in West-stl To allow IL
would be an inexcusabie betrayal on the rights
OF our citizens
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-22

Russia wants Manchuria, and Japan wants
Corea Japan would probably be willing to set
tie matters upon the basis Of granting both
those desires. Russia. however, proposes that
she shall have all of Manchuria for her own
and then have also an equal share of Corea
with Japan. With such example or Mus
covite equity before us. shall have 10 speak
of the bears share instead Of the lions share. TO
describe great grab.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-22

The Democratic party in Congress Is sup
against it." Shall it declare itself IN favor Of
isthmian canal. but against It's construction?
Or shall it acquiesce in the governments policy,
and admit that in doing what Congress In
structed him to do the President has done right2
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-22

Reform IN Albania makes poor beginning.
to date.