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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-12

begun dozen years before In all these last
nineteen centuries, indeed, not more than two
are to be charged with having opened with
new and important wars. OF the centuries be-
fore era, the first began in peace the sec
ond with nothing but the second Macedonian
War, the third with the third Samnite War;
the fourth with no great struggle; the fifth with
the burning of Sardis and the battle OF Lake
Regillus, combinations of wars begun long be-
fore; the sixth with ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS conquest
of Jerusalem, and in the earlier centuries, so
far as chronology informs us, there were no
initial wars of magnitude
The current superstition, them is in a note
worthy degree contrary to the facts. Instead
OF being invariably or even generally marked
with the outbreakings of great wars, the begin
nings of centuries have in the vast majority of
cases been remarkably free from such catas-
trophies. If we were TO form any rule from his
torical precedent. 1t would be, therefore, that
this year and the next few years should be
peaceful. But we shall make no such prophecy.
nor shall we expect this exposition Of the facts
entirely to demolish the foolishly false super
stition which so widely prevails.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-12
Nssp:l1ork DaiIr Gaibrate
TUESDAY, JANUARY II, 1904
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

coNGRESS.-6enate: In executive session the
motion TO reconsider the confirmation or w. l.
buchanan as Minister 20 Panama was oeieaOeo'
the nominations OF William II. Taft TO be secre-
tsrv OF War Luke E. Wright TO be Governor
lend Henry c. Ide to be Nice-GoVernor OF tne
Philippines were confirmed; an extension OF ths
e.traditiou treaty with the Netherlands was
.ratified - House: Early adjournment was
taken on account of the death OF MI. Skies OK
ohio.
FoREIGN-A dispatch from st. Petersburg
xsve synopsis of Russia's contentious regard
.tyg the control OF Corea. which are SO worueu
as 10 render apparently inevitable. -.
Russia promised to respect the treaty rlgnos %
eli nations I'm Manchuria- but the alleged terms
defining the situation in that country are vague
r Advices from Paris SAID thai olh0,aIs
strongly favored action 10 sustain KussIa IN neI
1fanchurian contentious. - Japan's maj
proposals 10 Russia will probably be mace 10
day. 60 thousand OF the MAO MuIlah 1,
men were killed by British force in Somah-
land: two British officers were killed and nine
wounded
DOMFSTIC-A broken rail threw an Erie
train bound from Chicago to This city INTO inc
Delaware River near Hancock, y. Y; twenty
persons were injured, three fatally ana three
seriously; no one was killed - Ex-GoVeTilor
Bushnell OF Ohio was stricken win apopieAs
as he was driving to the railroad station in Co
lumbus, Ohio; he was found almost unconscious
in his carriage, and taken TO hospital; he raj
lied somewhat later. but his condition is criu-
cal - The indictment against Richard a.
Garfield was dismissed by Justice Sewell at
BinghaInton. - Senator Scott, OF West Vir-
GINA made public an argument against the con-
sirrnation of General Leonard Wood - The
trial Of August w. Machen. the Groffs and
Lorenzes on charges Of postal frauds began IN
Washington. - II is probable that the DEM
ocratic National Convention Will be held in
Chicago. q majority Of the committee, which
meets in Washington to-day. favoring that city.
CITY-Stocks were strong. - Controller
Grout finished his bill to prevent officers OF the
Board OF Education from getting royalties from
the city for the use OF their textbooks - -
The personal and real estate assessment lists
were made public. - Mrs. Astor gave her
annual ball ct her Fifth-ave. home. -
Members of Local No. and the new House
smiths Union had battle at the new Times"
building. - Proceedings in the suit brought
by Mrs. Herzog against the executors OF the
estate OF her father, Mr. McConb. were post
poned owing TO uncertainty about the death OF
Granville ". Garth, one OF the executors.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
Snow, followed by fair. The temperature yes
terdayi Highest. 80 degrees; lowest, %.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-12
4 GENERAL STAFF FOR THE NAVY.

A bill for the creation Of a General Staff Of
the Navy will undoubtedly be earnestly advo-
Gated at the present session OF Congress, and,
while il might be unsafe to predict success for
any such measure this winter, there seems to
be evidence that the movement is gaining
strength both in and outside of the department
1t is natural that this should be so, for, as we
have already pointed out the arguments for a
General Staff of the Army which finally pre-
vailed practically sustain the project for Great
ing a similar instrument for the other branch
Of the military service.
The objection formerly raised, that such
body would, or might, tend to subordinate the
civil authority, making the Secretary Of the
Navy less completely the head Of the depart
ment, has been to a large extent removed. No
such intention exists, and there is no reason
to fear such a result. The duties and RESPONSE
bilities OF General Staff have been compactly
described in the statement that 1t should be
body held by the Secretary directly responsible
for the efficiency Of the feet and for such a
distribution OF IT that any foreign compiled lions
would find the interests OF the United States
properly protected In any part of the world by
an adequate group Of ships IN the best posi-
BILE condition for battle both as to personnel
and material. That completeness OF prepara-
ton would naturally imply accurate knowledge,
based on careful and continuous investigation
Of the strength Of other navies, OF foreign har
bors and coast defences, and, In short, Of
variety Of matters affecting the ability and
vulnerability of a possible enemy. General
Staff would coordinate the activities OF the
General Board, the Intelligence Office and the
War College as well as those Of the bureaus
of supply. To some extent that work has been
done through the present General Board, which
however, exists merely at the pleasure of the
Secretary. The systematic performance OF sim
liar but more extended duties by body having
a permanent status under the law Is the object
to be aimed at and attained, II possible, with
out dscordant controversy.
1t is believed that there will be a general
agreement among officers OF tho navy who are
best qualified to judge Of the requirements of
the service upon a simple measure, embodying
the essential principle which may be gradually
developed along the lines which experience and
further study Of the questions involved may
suggest There is nothing in such a scheme
which should provoke antagonisms either in
Congress or the department Undoubtedly the
sole purpose OF fits official advocates, including
the President is to raise the standard of naval
efficiency, the General Staff of the army,
having made prosperous beginning, is sure TO
raise its standard
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WARS AND CENTURIES.

The superstitous notion is extant that there
must soon be a great war because the opening
years Of every century have always been thus
marked. OF course. If the latter were true It
would form no sufficient reason for a war at
this time. century is not a natural division
OF time, as is day, a season or year, but is
entirely artificial. and there is no more reason
why war should occur at the beginning than
at the middle or the end of it. However as a
matter OF fact. the statement is not true as
every one at all acquainted with history should
know.
The nineteenth century began with the estab-
nshment Of more general peace than the world
had known for many years; and if a couple OF
years later war broke out, Il was only the re-
newal Of the wars that had marked the closing
years Of the preceding century. The eighteenth
century began with wars, but they were merely
the continuation Of conflicts begun in the seven
teenth. The early years Of the seventeenth were
marked with more peace making than war MAX
ing. The wars at the opening Of the sixteenth
century were proiongations of those in the IF
teenth, and were, at most, petty affairs. Those
at the opening OF the fifteenth were left over
from the fourteenth. There were no important
wars in the first years of the fourteenth century
save those at Constantinople and between Eng
land and Scotland, both legacies from the thir-
teenth. No great war occurred in the first dec
ade OF the thirteenth century or OF the twelfth
AT the opening Of the eleventh Mahmud OF
Ghazni invaded India. Inc tenth was marked
with no new war. nor was the ninth. The
eighth was ten years old when the Saracens
invaded Spain. The beginning of the seventh
was peaceful. The first years Of the sixth and
fifth saw Rome involved in war; but war was
then the habitual state OF Rome. The fourth
and third began IN comparative peace The
second saw no new war, but rather the ending
OF the old struggle In Dacia, and the fierce con-
hicts OF the early years of the first century of
our era were merely the continuation of those
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AS TO REcRUDEscENcE.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
STR: Horne Tooke was one OF the early English
etymologfsts whose tentative efforts Dean Swift
ridiculed follows: Alexander the Great
called because, being fond OF roast eggs. he Wa
in the habit. when banquet was In preparation.
Of calling out TO his chef. All eggs under tina
CRATE" And again Swift derived the name OF
King OF France from the Greek "hosper" thusi
"Hosper, haper. hopper. 'diaper'-napkin. nipkin,
piplxin. pipnkin. King Pepin." Some OF these early
derivations OF words were fancifuI and are not to
be found IN Professor Skeats's chronological Die
tionary But Horne Tooke made statement
which seems true and to support the protest from
Syracuse University against the popular use OF
recrudescenee, which you printed. when he wrote
that Words, like ships. lie at anchor on their
etynologtes." When. therefore. "Reminiscences -
used IN the sense of mere renewal whether OF Sood
or bad, the word is floating far popular tide
that the anchor does not hold. The Century DIE
tionary records the fact of this use but protest.
Is in order. TEACHER
Newton. ". J.. Jan. 9. 1904
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
MISFIT EULOGY.

To TIA Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Some ostensible friends OF General Miles,
who desire to him as an instrument for at.
lacking the administration are making an OUT
cry over the official communication OF General
Young on his retirement. They complain thai
similar praise was not bestowed upon General
Miles when he went upon the retired list last
August.
These critics seem not to have noticed tbs
grounds upon which General Young was euo-
gized- The Secretary's order commended him
rafraining from ''self-seeking' and the use o.:
political or social influence" for his sane and
kindly Judgment" and for his 'unselhsh loyalty
70 his Commander IN Chief"
Do the critics think that Just that tributs
could have been candidly wisely paid to Gen-
eraI Miles last August?
Nobody could have desired to detract from,
the honor won by General Miles for his brill
liant and patriotic service in the Civil War and
the Indian campaigns. But would wise friend
OF his wish now to draw attention atresh to
ments as shown IN some OF his Spanish war rec
concentrations. his kindly judgments as Illus
trated in his reports and accusations against
other officers. or his conspicuous loyalty TO thu
two Presidents and two Secretaries OF War ha
last served? I merely ask the complainants Il
they think such praise as was truthfully be-
slowed upon General Young would have entire,
ly fitted the known facts concerning General
Miles
General Young was rightfully held up to the
young officers of the army as a model. because
OF certain qualities his career Illustrated Could
the same qualities have been attributed to Gen.
eral Miles in a similar address TO the young Of
hoers without making them all laugh? Yours
respectfully, HIGH PRIVATE.
washington. d. c.. jan 10. 1904
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NOTES OF SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON.
LFRoM TIE TRIBUNE BUREAU

lFRoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU
Washington Jan. u.-Mrs. Cortelyou. wife Of the
Secretary OF Commerce and Labor. entertained ten
women luncheon to-day In honor of her guest.
Miss Laura Fenimore. of Mount Holly. n. ].
The annual Charity Ball for the benefit of the
Children's Hospital the only formal entertain
ment given in Washington tonight. AS has been
the custom for years. the managers announced
the early in the winter with the request that
the hostesses of the fashionable world would make
engagements for the evening that would inter-
fere with the success of the ball. Mrs John Rodg-
ers and Mrs. Frederick Leech received the guests.
and among the long list of/patronesses. the ma
jority OF whom were present, were the women or
the Cabinet and Supreme Court the wives or the
ambassadors and many women OF resident society.
The White Houte represented by Miss Roose-
welt and her house guests. including Miss Gwendo-
Ign Burden, Of New-York. The ball was given at
the New Willard, and the Marine Band and the
band from Fort Myer alternated in furnishing
music for prornenading and dancing. The enlarged
ballroom and the adjoining rooms and Corridors
were green with palms and Southern vines and
the lights burned under pink and crimson shades
Senator Fulton. OF Oregon, entertained Senators
Mitchell. Lodge. Scott Fairbanks and Dolllver and
Speaker Cannon at dinner tonight at the High
lands.
Mrs. James Ives McCailurn has cards out for a
tea on Wednesday.
Mrs Dewey was at home to a number Of visitors
this afternoon despite the heavy snowstorIn Inc
admiral assisted her in welcoming callers.
Miss Beatrice Chamberlain. daughter or Joseph
Cham berlain, is the guest Of Mrs. LuciuS tucker
some months ago with Mrs. Endicott, her grand
mother. and has been visiting friends IN New-1 orA
and Massa 0husetts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-12
THE DEMOCRATIC ISSUE.

The Hon. Judson Harmon, Of Ohio, Attorney
General during the latter part Of Mr.. Cleve-
lands second term, is the latest Democratic
statesman TO unearth a party issue for 1904
On January S-Jackson Day-he delivered an
address TO the Duckworth Club OF Cincinnati,
which was received with such enormous en-
thusissm that Judson Harmon boom for the
Democratic Presidential nomination was forth
with launched The party programme which
Mr. Harmon has devised has many merits. IT
silences past disputes and buries past dissen-
stons. 1t recognizes neither Clevelandism nor
Organism. 1t commits TO Oblivion the dlssen-
sions which have racked the Democratic organ
ization for the last eight years. 1t thrusts
aside all dubious and entangling issues and
substitutes for them the single, inspiring, unity
ing watchword, Turn the rascals out" Mr..
Harmon contends, with old fashioned Jack
sonian fervor. that eight years is long enough
for one political party to enjoy the responsible
flies and fruits OF power. He holds that the
Republicans now in Office shave inhaled entirely
TOO long the insidious yapors Of sure thing"
and that the people, out OF mere WEAKNESS and
a desire for change for the sake Of change, are
willing TO vote a Republican administration out
and a Democratic administration in.
MIR. Cleveand's Attorney General has evil
IDENTITY scanned the horizon and can find no
other issue. By his silence he admits that the
money question is settled-at least for our gen.
GRAFTON. Imperialism is equally dead as a po-
ntical issue. The free trade fallacy has run its
course. The radical free trade agitator no
longer commands hearing Even within the
Democratic party the doctrines Of the Mills,
Morrison. Wilson and Cleveland school have
yielded 10 the miider teaching that the tariff
wall If lowered, must be lowered gradually and
cautiously-"brick by brick" Mr.. Harmon sees
no salvation in a revival OF the tariff issue as
framed and used IN the campaigns of 1888 and
1892. Still less comparing the records OF
his own and Mr. Olney's incumbency OF the At
torney Generalship under President Cleveland
with the record made under President Roose-
welt by Attorney General Knox. can he he ex
pected TO figure on the antitrust issue as a
bulwnrk Of Democratic hopes. No; look in
whatever direction he may, Mr.. Harmon can
discover only one potent and workable Demo-
cratic issue-the old Jacksonian appeal 10 a
restless democracy's inherent love of change
THIS is not novel Democratic programme.
In 1892, when the Democratic delegates at Chi
cage spent fher spare time In chanting:
Grover, Grover
-Four more years OF Grover.
Out they Co.
In go;
Then wen be In clover.
they really summed up the platform to which
Mr.. Cleveland owed his second election. Ap-
parently the party has no other platform now.
MIR. Harmon Is to be commended for his hon
esty In recognizing and his candor in stating
fha dngie genuine issue with which the Demo
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Am1lsemcnts.

ACADEMY OF MUsIC-s:I5-'way Down East
BROADWAY THEATRE-s:I5-Ths Medal and the AAto
CASINOS 5-Ninso. Winnie.
CTRCE.E-2-S-Naudeytle
cRITERION-S;20-The Other oirL
10ALY's-S-1iy Lady Molly.
1rDES MCSEE-The World IN Wax
GARDEN THEATRES :l5-Mer-ly St-y Ann
GARRICK manifestations Honeymoon
fiARE.EM OPERA HOCSE-s-Ihs Proud SFihce
HERALD SQUARE TE1EATRE-e:l5-Ihs GILT ffoiH
HUDSON TEEATRE-s:sO-The Marriage Of Kitty.
IRVING PLACE THEATRES .2o-LAse.ott
KEITH S--Continuous Performance
LYRIC TEEATRE-s:i5-DOruthy Vernon OF hAno'"
elayFSTTc THEATRE-e-BEbes IN Tcyiane.
MANHATTAN ffEATRE-s:1s-Ths virginia.
MURRAY Hill, TFTEATRE-2-S-Eo Wedding bsiS tof
NEW DIFFERENTIATION Goose
SFw EMPIRE HEATRE-e :3o-L1ttle MARY
Anew LTcEUM-3 sSO-Ssn FSankos Coaest o. o'N
Music-S:I5-T'he Admirable Criehton
NEW york;: 15--Terence -.
PRIN CESS THEATRE-s-Rar1es ana The sacre1nen' 'i
rHoCTOR, S-rrert,-shiro street-vsuoev1ls Fifty
J6ler an6 Vaudeville One-hundreo- aro-tw '-nAN-
6treet-The Fatal Card ana Vaudevlls
eATOT TEEATRE- s:15-Gisd o. II
ct NICHOLAS RINK-s:1S-Ice Skating.
THIRD AVENUE THEATRE-S-f1is sister, sn~n1~
VAUDEVILLE .3Q-Csn6fda
TICTORIA-s -IS-Dockstader's Minstrel company
WALLACE - .2o-The County Chairman
WEBER a. FIELDS-2-S-Whoop-Dee -Doo ana "A~N-e~
WEST END-S-Bohsmian Girl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-12
SAYS Y. M. C. A. DID NOT BURY DOG,

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: In the department OF New-Jersey news fI
this mornings issue there IS what purports 10 bs
an account OF q funeral held the body OF
bulldog at the Orange Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION Building. I write to say that every stats-
ment. far II concerns the association is ao-
solutely false. You have been imposed upon BY
some person. who perhaps meant it joke; bus
such was the intention IL Is carefully concealed,
and 1t IS lacking In suggestion Of humor. 1t 10
deficient in truth
There was no casket made and decorated with
flowers. The body did not lie IN in the recap
ton room. anywhere else. No funeral services
was held. No burial on the grounds of the assocla-
ton took place No resolutions were passed. No
collection for a monument was either taken I'd OF
Is proposed.
There Is Just true statement IN the whola
article, and that is that of members had
dog which died in the last week.
CHARLES T. KILBORNE.
President, Young Mems Christian Association OF
the Oranges.
Ian
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-12
MOVEMENTS OF ACTORS.

Mrs Langtry appeared last night In San Fran
cisco. presenting Mrs. behring's Dtvorce."..'-
Mr.. N c.. Goodwin has lately produced one-acs
play, entitled 1.-THE Man Who Makes You Laugh
......Mr. w. II. Thompson appeared at Pittsours.
last night IN '"The Secret OF Polichinelle."-..--
Mr.. Robert Mantell has shown symptoms OF an m
tentlon 10 come forth Othelio and also as Ham
t......Mr. William Collier will shortly presens
himself in play by Mr.. R II. Davis. entitled Ihs
Dictator. Mr. Denman Thompson. acting IN
'"The Old Homestead" appeared last night ID
Richmond. Miss Viola Allen is in Kansas CITY,
mfr Herbert Kelley and Miss Ellie shannon
will appear IN Brooklyn January 1S-.--Ins
entertainment given by Mime. de Navarro (Mary
Andsrson). at the Peoples Palace. Whitechape.
London. on December % and 80 for the benefit o.
poor children OF the Whitechapel district. con-
sisted OF three songs and recital OF me B2eoa.
Scene from Romeo and Juliet and the Sleep,,
walking Scene from Macbeth .Signor SalvinA
will come to the Knickerbocker Theatre IN April.
and present his radically wrong. but theatrlcaliy
effective ideal OF Shakespeare's Othello... Fri>
ard Mansfield appeared last night IN Phtladelphia.
.....Mr Charles Hawtrey Is acting In ST LOUIS
-. Henry Irving is in Pittsburg. Miss Ann.s
Russell acted last night in Washington. Mt !.
B'orbes- Robertson and Miss Gertrude Elliott are u
PHILADELPHIA also Ii Mr.. Tyrone Power.
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Mrs David Mitchell Morrison and Mrs w.lt-s

Mrs David Mitchell Morrison and Mr., w.I.-p
Gillette H~
Inc Union Club has resolved to Increase n. n,.,,
oershp limit by two hundred and to rai.. -
annual dues of the club from SIS 10 800 a wear
The Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club ,,i..
hoids It's annual meeting Thursday at whtcn
Arthur Curtis James will be nominated coumoaor.
has effected an arrangement with the City Club ~.
which 1t has the of the latter's new clubhons.
in West Forty-fourth-st. during the winter ~.
members OF the City Club receiving IN return tha
hospitality Of the yacht club at Oyster Bay durin
the summer.
Monday Is always a popular night at the oper>
With the smart set, and is the day on which n.
perterre row presents specially brilliant apnea-
ance Among those present last night were Mr
and Mrs. Isen. Miss Barney. Mrs. Cornelius Van
derbilt. Mr.. and Mrs Elisha Dyer Mr. and Mrs
w. d. Sloane. Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Wilson M
and Mrs. c. N. Hyde Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Leeds
Mr.. and Mrs Pembroke Jones. Miss Barbey Mr.
and Mrs. HI. Mex Twombly. Mr.. and Mrs @ e.
Haven and Miss Haven. Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Barton
French. Mrs. Vanderbilt. Miss Morgan Mr. ard
Mrs. ]. A Burden. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward p
Bacon. Mrs.. Goeiet Mr.. and Mrs. George Henrr
Warren. Mr.. and Mrs Cornelius N. Bliss j p
Haggtn. Mr. and Mrs. James Speyer and Mr. ara
Mrs A d. Juilliard.
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That is n welcome assurance OF Russias. that
she will fully respect the treaty rights of all
powers in Manchuria- 1t is to be hoped It is
entirely sincere. Even So IL must be wished
that 1t had been made more promptly. and not
delayed until time when will regard q
as extorted by the fear OF war with Japan and
by the desire to win for Russia in that quarrel
some of the favor and sympathy which seem to
be all but universally given to Japan It
cannot be forgotten that only little while
ago Russia believed to be aiming at the
exclusion Of American commerce from Man
churia and the defeat OF American negotiations
with the Chinese government 1t will be pleas
ant to find that she has turned from the error
OF those ways. and IS inclined to respect and
TO maintain the principle of the open door. II
this change for the better has been effected
by Jepans strenuous defence OF her rights,
then much the more America and the
world indebted TO that gallant and generous
matt
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THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
IRON THE TRIBUNE BUREAU

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE Austrian Ambassador
and Nine. HengelmilIer have cards out for a mu-
steal on Wednesday afternoon at o'clock. when
the artist will be Miss Unschud. well known
pianist of Austria.
Commander de Faramond. of the French En-
bassy, viii visit New-York this week.
The German Ambassador and Baroness Won Stern
burg have dinner invitations out for January IL.
They will give another dinner the 18th In honor
of the British Ambassador and Lady Durand-
The State Department Is Informed that GeneraI
Isaac Khan, the Persian Minister. has been trans
ferred TO Vienna.