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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06
THE PoRTo RIC1y DECISION.

The United States Supreme Court handed
down n decision on Monday which tends to
define perhaps, q little more sharply the civil
status Of the inhabitants OF our insular Deepen
denotes. a Porto Rican woman, seeking to
enter the United States. had beer detained at
this port by Commissioner Williams on the
ground that she was without means and likely
to become public charge. Authority for such
detention was found IN act of Congress,
passed in 1891, regulating the immigration of
aliens into the United States. The Supreme
Court has now ruled that the Commissioner OF
Immigration erred in applying the provisions Of
that act TO citizen OF Porto Rico.
The decison-which was unanimous-is in no
sense startling or revolutionary. The court
confined its Judgment TO the single issue before
it-whether or not the term allen as used in
the law OF 1891. could be legit!mately applied
TO Porto Ricans seeking entrance at our ports
In that law aliens were unquestionably meant
TO be defined as persons owing allegiance to a
foreign government. No provision OF the con
ditions which were TO be created through the
Spanish war could be imputed 10 the trainers
of that legislation. Within the meaning of the
act of 1901. the inhabitants of our present de-
Tendencies could not by any possible stretch Of
inference be dealt with rs aliens Under the
laws and treaties OF the United States they owe
allegiance to the United States. They are ma
tionals" not aliens; and in the absence OF any
express denial to them by Congress OF the right
OF free entry n our ports no warrant can be
found for rating them among those applicants
for admission who have not yet renowned
foreign allegiance.
ANY larger issues the decision brushes firmly
aside. The court declined TO pass upon the con-
tenton Of the Attorney Generals Office that
citizenship was the true test Of the applicants
right to enter. That, 1t held was reversing
the question. the true test being the applicants
status as alien or non-alien. Nor would the
sci for the detained Porto Rican woman. that
the cession of Porto Rico accomplished the
naturalization OF its people. and that citizens OF
Porto Rico are necessarily citizens of the United
States.
The Judgment Of the court leaves It within
the power Of Congress TO exclude Porto Ricans
and Filipinos as Porto Ricans and Fipnos, but
political department OF the government remains
entirely free to fix alter the political and civil
status os the inhabitants of the insuler Deepen
denotes In the absence OF expressed prohibit
tions these possessions must be dealt with n
embraced within our general scheme Of SOW
ereignty But they have no inherent or peces-
sary place In our constitutional system. They
must depend for their political privileges on the
VIII Of Congress. and may be held-as we hope
they will be held--indehntely without the circle
OF the federal Union
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06
THE COLD SNAP,

The cold wave whose crest passed off tho
Atlantic Coast yesterday came near making n
new record. In this city between midnight and
dawn the mercury dipped degrees below zero
at the United States Weather Bureau. AS on
one or two previous occasions government in
struments here have registered below, the
most recent borcal demonstration does not win
exceptional honOrS. 1t may be well. though. to
keep in mind the fact that the winter is not
yet over. In the natural course Of events other
cold waves may be expected. Again, when the
average temperature for thirty years is stud
led, the lowest point in the curve is found In
the interval between January 20 and February
/. To that fact it would not be wise to attach
much Importance, but it is not entirely without
significance. The crisis may not yet be past.
The discrepancy between the testimony Of
different thermometers in one general neighbor-
hood at such times yesterday morning al
ways proyokes comment, if not confusion Part
of the disag reement. no doubt, is due to dis
similarity in the mode of exposure Official
bureaus usually take a number of precautions to
prevent interference from detection or other in
fiuences. Ordinarily, these are more needful in
summer than in winter. Hence it is NOTE
worthy that instruments near the level of the
street varied little from the one at the govern
ment station, 80 or 200 feet higher Theoret-
ically. however, the exposure out on the bridge
towers ought to be more trustworthy than any
where else, and the thermometers there made n
drawer record than those in the heart of the
city. \ lack OF harmony also results from i'm
projections in the instruments themselves. Ac-
curacy along the whole scale can be insured
only at great cost. Ordinary thermometers often
err two or three degrees from the exact truth
in registering extreme cold, though approx
mately correct in warm weather. However, IL
such prevarication is only in the direction of ex-
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musements.

AcApExr OF MUsIC-2-s:l5-wsy Down East
BILASCO THEA TRE-s-Sweet Kitty BellaIrs
BROADWAY THEATRE: 30-Babette
A-AslS0-2:15 :I5-Winso Winnie.
AlttClE-2-S-S aUdevilc.
StstTERloH- -S;2O-The Other Girl
EDES GUsEE-1hs Weird IN Wax
ssAEDI.e THEATRE-S IL Merely Mary Ann
GAREtCk TEEATRE-2-S2t-Ha Honeymoon
HARLEM OPERA HOUSE-s:l5-Ths Earl OF Paw
HERALD SQUARE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Girl from
HUDSON THEaTRF-e-s:aO-The Marrisg. Of KITTY.
StAlAo PLACE THEATRES: 20-Los NoIa Name
sasstth -S--Contlnuous Performance.
sSEsteSEItBOctiER--S-afa ssile Napoleon -
'tt,5C Observation-Disclosures Vernon OF HAno0o
MADISON SQUARE THEA TTE-2 .ae-s :2o--csndid
-1ADlSOS SQUARE GARDEc-g p 10 1890 . m
Ner-YoTk Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock Association
MANHATTAN THEATRF-2-s :ls-The Virginian-
MEMBERSHIPS EAI.Ls-8-Dnyid Bisphnm- .
AETRoPoIITAH OPERA EOUsE-S-n BARRIERS d
MURRAY HILL THEAIRE-2-s-sold,e-. Of Forums.
sew A:isTERDAM-2-s-Mo Mother Goose.
&E5T IlYCECM-s .I5-The Adlnirahle Cric,ston.
SISS'-EORE ADMINISTRATIONS.
itlNcIssS TdEATHE-e-fafaes and The Sacrament
E'socToR's -7r.u,y-thirc str.st-Hrne and
AsudeTiue. Flfty-eehth Street--Cnce Toms CABIN
Elfth Avenue-Tne Magistrate. and Vaudeville. One
VsudeviIe.
SAVOY THEATRE-2-slo-Glae OF II.
81 NICHOLAS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Hockey
ZIcToRIA-2:I5-s:1 10 DocIs;Rders Minstrel Company
WeILACK' S-2l5-s .20-The County Chairman.
" EELE & TIELDS-2-s-Whoop- Dee-Doo and wscre1
WEST rfED-2-s:l5-LohenErin
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were actually seen to smile "a sort OF sickly
smile" But it was not the smile that won
come Off" On the contrary, it did come or,
with painful promptitude. That movement
was abandoned with record breaking CELEBRITY,
and since that time the gloom has been I'M
broken Ex-senator Hill, indeed, attempted to
do something for his unhappy comrades at the
big Democratic dinner in this city the other
night. He austerely denounced the President
action in Panama as "a cheap and transparent
play to the galleries." But his reference TO
the galleries was so odoriferously reminiscent
Of peanuts that those who had come to laugh
remained to weep.
The trouble with these gentlemen Is that they
are setting themselves against the facts. They
can't seem to believe the facts when they hear
them. When a consul or a navy officer makes 4
report, they demand higher authority. Nhen
an Assistant Secretary or n Secretary repeats,
amplfes and confirms the report they cry I'VE
can't believe him! Let US hear the PRESIDENT!
When finally the President speaks, they sadly
wall Impossible! Impossible! Where is the
Akhoond of Swat?" Well, we have heard be
Moses and the Prophets and would not listen to
them. We should regret to see these later ones
consigned to the same fate, for some or them
apart from their curious idiOsyncrasy OF thlnk-
ing that the world'n GO right if they boiler out
"Gee!-are really eStimabla men. But II so 1t
must be, and il by their repeated and lnsatla-
BILE demands for more light they only succeed
In intensifying their own Zimmerman gloom
really, they will have only themselves TO Dlame
for #. You would have it so, George Dandln!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CoNGRESS.-Senate: Mt Lodges speech on
the Panama question took up almost the whole
session. Mr.. German introduced a resolution
asking thu President for information as TO
United States Intervention the isthnlus: Gen
ersl WOODS cass came up, but was passed
over without debat2. == House: The House
referred 10 the Postof1ce Committee Mr.. Hays
resolution looking to further inquiry into the
postal frauds
FOREIGN.-Advices from VIadivostok said
that Russian regiment had been sent into
Corea 10 protect interests there from injury in
conflicts between the japanese and Coreans.
80 United States marines were sent from the
NlcksbGre, at Chemulpo, TO Seoul; dispatches
nom the Warship = commander emphasized the
gravity Of the situation, == Russia s reply 10
Japan makes number Of concessions and some
counter proposals. and is COUChed in COnCllia-
The chief cause OF difference between Russia
hnd Japan was said 10 be the question Of a
neutral zone in Corea, and it was added that II
was believed Russia would withdraw this pro-
posal. - John Redmond announced the in
tention Of the Irish members OF Parliament 10
open an active fight for home rule as soon as the
House reassenlbied. -- The report that the
hlOcbadnS powers would not he adjudged priv
ileged creditors of Venezuela by the arbitration
court was declared TO be unfounded. 80 All
government troops IA Uruguay have been dis
patched TO the interior, where the rebellion was
reported 10 be spreading. - The Cuban
House passed the Lottery bill. and the measure
goes TO President Palma
DONESTIC.-The Cabinet considered the
threatening situation in the Far East -
the United States would resign as soon as the
canal treaty was ratified. == Plans were per
-ected for the better protection OF the White
House from fire. =- The minority opposition
10 General Wood made public a brief OF its
ease. =--- An empiOye Oh The Fuller COnstruc-
zion Company. in Chicago. admitted taking
three men to the roof of the IroQuois Theatre
after the fire and breaking the skylights -
Governor GarVan and other State officers of
Rhode Island took TIE oaths OF Office. 60
Within the last few weeks 10000 men in the
PttsbuTg district have obtained work by the
resumption OF the mills.
CITY.--Stocl1s were dull and firm. - A
temperature OF 3 degrees below zero was
recorded in the city. making the day the cold
est January day on record since 1870. --
househOldeTs were made uncomfortable by
bursting water pipes and frozen gas. ==-- Com
nuters at Mount Vernon trampled trainmen
in carrying express, which they had IA gged
by standing on the track. by storm. Three
deaths from cold We're reported from New
Jersey; the temperature reported in different
parts OF that State varied from 10 TO 80 degrees
below zero. - The hospitals We're overcrowd-
co by patients suffering from cold.
THE MISUNDERSTANDING for to-day:
Fair and warner The temperature yesterday:
Highest i degrees: lowest T.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.

IRON THE TRIBUNE BUREAU
WASHINGTON Jan. 6-Baroness Won Sternburg en-
tertained twenty-three women at luncheon at the
German Embassy to-day,
With the arrival in Washington OF senior Don
Eduardo Acevado Diaz. the Uruguayan Minister
here the legation will have a regular minister at
its head. 1t has been represented by Consul
General for months past. The new minister brings
with him two sons. Advices received at the state
Department are to the effect thai he is a man Of
rank in the editorial line an author or note N
Uruguay and fighter in the revolution OF ISsI-
He has q hIch admiration for things American
In addition to being the Minister 10 the United
Cuba Mexico and Central America
Sir Chen Tung LANG Chens; the, Chlnese lIa-
lister the United States visited both houses
OF Congress and the Supreme Court to-day ! o the
minister were shown the interesting features OF
the CAPITOL bv the Secretary Of the Senate. Mr..
Bennett. Re paid his respects to the presiding
officers of both houses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06
NOTES OF SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON

IRON THE TrID~NE FUFFAU-l
Washington. Jan. associate Justice Brown o.
the Supreme Court. too indisposed this evening
to preside at the dinner ne gave in honor OF Miss
McKenra and his nephew. Pitts DUffeld. whose
marriage takes place tomorrow. General and Mrs
DuiTleld. o. Detroit parents o: the bridegroom who
are house guests Of Justice Brown, acted as host
and hostess. and among the additional guests were
Mr.. and 5Irs. A NJ Parker. Mrs Goodwin OF
Chicago: Miss Daisy Dufield. OF Detroit. and Miss
Coles and Edgar Mills. OF New-York-
Representative and Mrs. Francis Burton Harrison
entertained at dinner tonight. The guests were
Count Cassini the Russian Ambassador; the Aus
TRAN Ambassador and Nine. Hengelmdler Mr. and
Mrs. Whiteaw Reid Mr.. and Mrs. c. b Alexander.
Senator and Mrs. Alger. Mr. and Mrs. Ward ThorOn,
Mr. and MIS-. Thomas F. Walsh Mrs. Clover, Mrs.
Cowles. Miss Patten. Senator Hale, Senator New
lands. General Crozier and Theodore Hansen. o.
the Russian Embassy
General and Mrs. Chaffee entertained at luncheon
to-day in honor OF Mr.. and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid.
Invited to meet them were Mrs. Cowies Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh. General and Mrs. Gillespie.
the Paymaster General OF the Army and Mrs
Bates. General 5. y. NJ. Young and General Crozer.
An afterpoon happening that brought together
several hundred guests was the tea given By Mrs.
Schley. wife OF Rear Admiral Schley. FOR their
daughter. Mrs. r. NJ Stuart WorJley. CT New
York, who has been their guest for the last week.
Mrs. william =. Emo assisted Mrs. Schley IN well
coming the callers. and Mrs Sias Casey and Mrs.
John Blair poured tea Admiral Schley was pres
ent the greater part OF the time
Mrs Clarence Moore was also a hostess OF the
afternoon. At the tea given by her IN honor OF
Mrs. Edward Browning. OF Philadelphia, she
assisted by Baroness Moncheur. wife OF the Belgian
Minister; Mrs. George Howard. and Mrs. O'Don-
nell
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
IFRo,1 THE TRIBUNE BUREAU.1

lFRON TUE bShSaC'I
Washington, Jan. 6.-President Roosevelt ana his
family are about to have better protection from
fire than they have hitherto enjoyed This Is one
result of the fearful lesson taught by the IRE IN
Chicago. Colonel Symons. Superintendent or PUB
lie Buildings and Grounds. has had the present IA
cilities thoroughly inspected, and direct connecuoh
between points in the White House and the FIRE
Department will be added. that an alarm may
be turned in directly from the offices or home OF
the President instead of going to fire alarm ooN
on the outside number OF chemical fire ex-
tnguishers are also to be added the present ap-
paratus. and when these are In place CORONER
SymOns Will organize the White House force INTO
the right thing to 60 in case of fire.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06
The 5INET.

IRON TRIBUNE RUREAU.1
Washington Jan. 5.-1he Secretary or war ana
Mrs Root gave dinner tonight in honor OF the
President and Mrs Roosevelt. The additlonaI
guests were Mrs. Hay. the Attorney General and
Mrs Knox the Postmaster General and Mrs.
Payne. the Secretary Of the Navy. the secretary
Of the Interior and MIS- Hitchcock. the Secretary
Of Agriculture and Miss wilson the Secretary
of Commerce and Labor and Mrs. Cortelyou MISS
Carow and General S. 3. VI. Young. - . ~,
Secretary Hay is improving steadily put vii
not leave his home while the severe cold con-
tinUes. Ffs physician does not believe that II
WIN be necessary for Mr. Hay to go south
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06

Russia and Japan saying things smooth
and sweet. But they have not yet spiked their
guns. Meanwhile, on the banks OF the Helles-
pont all is tranquil and serene. While the eyes
of the world turned with keenest scrutiny
to the eastern coast of Asia, the Caliph Of the
Faithful feels that he is in no pressing danger
OF exile.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06

On the stern and rock bound coast OF New
England the life savers employed by the ma
tional government were unsuccessful in their
attempts TO save the crew Of fishing schooner
but volunteers in the Hfeboat OF the Massa-
chUsetts Humane Society. who risl1ed their lives
with true heroism. achieved the task. This IN
cident affords plain for a more liberal
expenditure upon the Improvement OF the fed
eral equipment at the life saving stations. The
men were all right. but they did not have the
tools
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06
aggeration the possessor will readily pardon
the eccentricity.

II the handsome specimen of arctic weather
which the city has just witnessed was got
up by the Yale Club in honor of Peary. VINO
lectured before that organization Monday even
ing. it must be confessed that the compliment
was neat and appropriate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06

When It comes TO keynotes al Democratic
dinners. you can't lose Colonel Bryan on any
trackless wastes Of ocean.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06

There's at least one consolation for New
Workers. in this Nova Zemba weather-thou-
sands Of poor men earn something in the clear
Ing away Of snow. and the something stiles
the pangs Of hunger. at least for a time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06

Are the Of the Sullivan clique IN Tam
many really out Of joint because some OF the
men whom they hoped to see appointed after
the return OF the Tiger appear to have been
sighted. or reports of that kind only part
Of a cunning scheme to ''pander to the moral
sense Of the community a little in the first few
months OF the local government now in power?
What we'll Informed politician doubts that the
Sullivans will get what they want sooner or
later while Murphy is Boss and Mcclellan is
Mayor?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06

Mayor Mcclellan asserts that AN extensive
observation Of the moral conditions OF the great
cities Of Europe and America" has convinced
him that this city is better than any Of them"
What has Boston 10 say IN answer to that
declaration2
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06
About People and Social Inc;den1.

the Rising Sun. ''S1ueo me Land q
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06

The following valedictory recently appeared in an
Indian Territory paper: with this issue The
Herad-Barner' folds It's lily white hands upon its
bosom and turns its pink toes TO the daisies and
Mi!burn I. T, L. s A. is without a paper having
witnessed the death OF II has cost the present
firm 1858 to advertise the town. the beautiful blue
and fertile soils. and throw up the sponge
and vacate 20 make room for another sucker. Ia.
IA. reyoir goodby. We are going 10 do some
thing for you that tho devil VIII never do-that IS
leave you
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06

ro s.no'ner dance last night was ths. % ~.
Mrs ia, AT Deimonico's. Mrs George R sb,1doo
and Mrs '''s lac, nache Pratt. Mrs. August Montan,
'0'''iOa was led by Alexander NJ. MADDEN 'n'
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-11-04
as far as human sagacity can aii the
efforts OF u united and energetic people.


The attention Of the taxpayers is here
By called to the law regulating the pub.
LEGATION Of the list of registered voters.
1t Is supplementary to the Act Of March
8, 1860, and was approved, February
%, 1855. 1t is as follows:
Section |. Wbeue ser any Board Of
County Commissioners shall deem it
necessary to have printed copies OF the
INT upon the register OF voters in
any election precinct las mentioned Ill
section eight of the Act of which this
Act is supplementary said Board
shall cause said list to be printed III
such manner and for such time, i'll a
II newspaper or otherwise. as they ma
deem best calculated 10 give notice to
the public ot the names 30 registered,
and shall cause copies thereof to be
forthwith furnished to the Registry
Agent OF saik precinct for posting, as
required by said section eight, provided
that no registry list shall be printed ut
the charge or expense o: II county, and
~ pOhiN 'E NouhNy ~O'htiiSS'cNNaS
shall allow, OF Auditor approve any
claim therefor, i'll whole or in part, un-
less said printing shall have beer done
at the instance md order o! said Board;
and, provided further, that III no case
shall the whole amount allowed by said
Board, approved by the Auditor, or paid
by the county for printing any registry
list, exceed the sum of fifteen cents for
each name upon said list and printed
The registry lists of all the precincts
Of the county have been printed i'll the
Free Press presumably upon the order
OF some one, but not upon the ORDER Of
the board Of commissioners as there Il
nothing upon their record To show that
the matter was aver considered by the
board.
At the rate OF fifteen cents a name
this work, il paid for. will cost he tax
payers in the neighborhood OF 500. Il
a bill for the whole or any part OF thl:
work is allowed by the commissioners
the auditor should veto it upon Il o
the grounds on which he based his vet'
uf the bills for the work done III the jail
That is, that this printing was not or
Gercd by the board OF county com
m%lssioners; and on the further groun'
that the commissioners have Il cOntrac
with the Wells Herald to do all Tin
printing the cost of which i iU:i cat "
the county treasury.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-11-04
THE LEGISLATIVE TICKET.

In the short time crveuing be-
tween now and election the democrats
Of Elko county should be on the alert.
The opposition is we'll organized and
cuufidsut and will leave nothing IN
lone to elect their ticket from presideu-
tial electors down to road supervisor.
They will make Il special effort to Sc
cure ut least two members OF the assem-
bly,. This cannot be done il the demo-
crAts of the county will stand solidly by
their legislative ticket. They should set
their faces against any combination
offered by republicans that will weak en-
any candidate upon the ticket. Spurn
all such offers Of support and vote for
Coryell. Henderson, McAlahan and Ow.
ems.
All ehould remember that n demo-
cratic United States senator depends
Upon the result OF the election and that
tle four votes of Elko county in the ie-
gislature may decide whether John
Sparks, who represents the people, or
George s. Nixon, the agent OF the rail-
road company, shall represent Nevada
in the United Suites senate Tor the next
six years.
II you are a democrat, republican or
independent voter and favor the election
Of Sparks, the ouly way yOn can make
your vote effective is to vate the straight
democratic Legislative ticket. y vote
any other way is IA vote against Sparks
and in favor OF Nixon.
Friendship should not outweigh
tho principles involved in the election
Of a United States senator. That the
republican candidates are all good
citizens we DO not deny, but they are
no better than the democratic can
didatcs. They stand for principles
opposed to democracy and should
receive no democratic support on the
plea OF personal friendship or any
other plea. Spurn all such pleas and
vote for the four democratic nominees
for the assembly il you want John
Sparkle to represent Nevada in the
United States Senate.