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New-York tribune., 1905-12-29
Nrtn1lnrIs Dsiln GribraHs
FRIDAY. DECEMBER %. 1905.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN-The strike in Moscow has been
broken and the troops and strikers are indulg-
ing only in guerilla warfare. ~ A St Pc
teFsburg dispatch reported that General Mist
chenko was wounded in the streets Of MOSCOW.
It is feared that the BLACK Hun
dreds" will turn about and massacre the reds
The shops the main streets opened in
Warsaw and the strike is waning. - Mar
tial law declared in Odessa, but the strike
rnier of F9ain, announced that he would not
serve on tie Moroccan commission and would
retire from public life. = British bark
fou7ldered of Puget Sound and the crew of
twenty-three were lost. - Berlin reported
rush Of well-to-do emigrants out of Russia
DOMESTIC-The tria- by court martial of
Midshipman Trenmor Coffin, jr- the charge
Of hazing Midshipman Kimbrough began at the
Naval Academy in Annapolis. = An under
standing to better observance Of the law for
bidding rebates was reached between managers
Of Transmissssippi railroads and the Interstate
Commerce Commission in Washington ~
President SchurTnan Of Cornell declared himself
a friend of football in address at Syracuse
- A fire at Niagara Falls caused damage OF
over 100000. ~ The Governor at Albany
said he was confident of Assemblyman Wads-
worth's victory in the Speakership contest -
Five ruffians believed TO be car barn bandits.
fatally shot marshal at Perrysburg, Ohio. -
The Chief of Police Of Chicago prohibited the
minutes after midnight on New Years morning.
CITY-Stocks were strong. - Many
stockholders in the Metropolitan and the Metro
poiitan securities companies protest that the
terms OF the Belnaont-Ryan merger are unfair.
= 1t was reported that John W. Gates and
Others might bid for the new subways -
!. Rider Cady testified before the insurance in
vestlgating committee that Mr McCurdy had
offered him retainer while he was acting
personal counsel for Lou Payn: Mr.. Payn denied
emphstically that he had received $4,000 to
permit an editing Of the report on the Mutual
EReserTe Mr. Jerome made preparations to bring
indictments against various insurance officials.
- A big iron strike involving four thousand
men has been called TO begin on Tuesday. -
The Attorney General Of New-Jersey, Robert H.
I1icCarter, and Thomas n. McCarter president
OF the Public Service Corporation. denied the
sta enents about them by Lincoln Steffens in
sn article on Mayor Mark NJ. Pagan of Jersey
City. - The high price Of money drove Rus
sell Sage downtown for the first time in weeks,
end he made about $4,000 in the afternoon.
@ Mayor McClelan's slate will probably in
clude only two Tammany district leaders. and
H is understood both Murphy and McCarren
nave been ignored In its making up
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
Rain The temperature yesterday: Highest, %
degrees; lowest, "a.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-29

h~ota info the fyouId preserve and afterward
into the RYAN preserve. Outsiders with ample
CAPITAL who are content with moderate re-
furn can make better terms-except with re-
gard to transfers-than Mr.. Belmont viii want
to make They can force him either TO concede
good terms TO the city or to let rivals into the
feld. The Rapid Transit Commission should
encourage these new entries and at the same
time be on guard against them 1t should exact
such requirements from bidders as 10 shut out
mere strikers who only bluff at bidding IN
order to be bought of. It should also. If 1t
attempts TO build an independent system, safe-
guard its independence a permanently inde-
pendent line would probably be advantageous
but nothing would be gained by seeking new
bidders and laying out routes specially saited
to them merely to enable them to hold up Mr.
Belmont and. in turn, re-establish the mo-
nopoly.
Many schemes are proposed to facilitate the
construction of new subways One is TO change
the law under which the present subway IS
freed from taxation; but such measure would
be an act of bad faith, even if it were constl-
tutional. which we believe 1t would not be.
The subway builder made q contract TO con-
struct and operate the line and part of the
agreed consideration was freedom from taxa
tion for a certain number of years. Any at
tempt to change the terms of this bargain
would probably be held to be violation of con-
tract by the courts At any rate, whatever
profit be it great or small, comes to the oper
ator of the subway under the present arrange
ment is fairly his by the word of the city,
given at a time when bidders were difficult to
find and inducements were offered which should
by no means be considered unreasonable just
because experience has shown that the fears of
the business world were vain and that subways
are more feasible than was then supposed
New-York tribune., 1905-12-29
OLE MrNLnLpAL FERRY.

The record of the first two months OF the
municipality owned and operated ferry to Staten
Island is not on its face, to say the least, a
favorable argument for municipal ownership
The old ferry made money for its private own
ers The new ferry is costing the city mere
than $500 day beyond what il makes at the
present rate, with fair allowance for in
creased receipts from summer traffic, the an
nuaI deficit will be large.
Part of this increased expense is caused by
needed improvements in the service The old
service was disgrace even to a private cor
poration whose purpose is tc fnd the least ex-
penditure which will give the largest revenue.
The city's object is to give the largest accommo-
dation for reasonable outlay There ought TO
be strict limits to that outlay. There is no
justification for providing at public expense
costly transit conveniences largely out OF pro
portion to present or prospective returns but
the city may properly be liberal and anticipate
growth more than a private corporation would
be disposed to do and there is no reason to sup
pose that it has gone beyond proper limits In
this case The additional expense is in a larger
measure accounted for by higher wages and
shorter hours AS for the shorter hours. they
were not only required by law, but we think
are in harmony with good public policy Men
on whose discretion. steadiness of nerve and
keenness of wit many lives depend should not
$4,000
are worth having even if they do cost more.
The increase in wages is less justifable. Why
should a quartermaster be paid $10O month
for an eight hour day while man doing ex-
actly the same work for twelve hours each day
on another ferry gets only $40 month! why
should engineers draw $5 more a month for
working four hours less each day? Why should
oilers get $40 or S15 more month for like
shorter hours and other employees have higher
wages for less work on the same scale?
This looks like sheer waste of the taxpayers
money. The officials while shortening hours so
greatly. should have firmly resisted attempts to
push wages above the prevailing rate on other
ferries. The labor unions, which are blamed for
forcing the increase, should have realized that
fy so doing they were arming the enemies OF
municipal ownership. One of the chlef ob1ec-
tions to the plan is that politicians will put the
pubIic utilities at the mercy of employees who
will despoiI the taxpayers. And apparently that
is what is being done on the Staten Island ferry.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-29
DOWN WITH The cATs!"

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Your article III yesterdays issue about cats
and the destruction they make among the birds Is
only too true, and i am glad the birds have an
able defender in yourself and DR.. Hodge. of Wor-
cester Mass. 1t is becoming vital question as 20
the preservation of orr bird friends A strange in
fatuation seems to possess most women in their
liking for the feline tribe Is it because the cat
and it's admirers have in a measure the same attrt-
butes? No doubt in many cases they have, and
think experience viii bear out; al least. have
found it so Again. women the birds worst
enemies Watch the trimming womens hats.
and how largely birds contribute 10 adOrn the
foolish heads OF the wearers2 There is no excuse
for this. Plenty has been written laws have been
made: but all to no purpose. Some of the KIND
creatures % say the birds were made for their
use; that is to adorp themselves. How foolish We
are to kill and to allow the killing Of the birds
which would and do afford protection from insect insect
pests which annoy much. Let us remember
three things were sent US from heaven TO make
this poor world a trihe more pleasant, namely
birds. flowers and music. What were cats sent forf
No doubt some OF his satanic majesty's work
Then Gown with the catsl G +. D
Rutherford. n. ], Dec. rs. 1905
New-York tribune., 1905-12-29
4nfsSenents.

ACADEMY OF MusIc-s-Babes in Toylsnd.
RfsLASCO-s-The Girl OF the Golden West
BIJoC-S.15-The Music Master
OADNAF-S-Ne NeTonicue.
CASINO-S:15-The Earl and the Girl
LQSIAfs-2-S-Nsu
CRITERION: :15Alice- FIRE. also Z
DAILY S-S:15-Tke Toast OF the Town.
EDEN MCSEE-World in Wax
FIELDs's THEATRE-s:1b--The Press Agent
CARDEN-S15-As Ec Sow.
GAREIS ISK--s:2s-M Mary Msry Quite Contrary ry,..r,,.
HAbFMERSTEIN'S VfcT0RIA2-S:iS-Nsu suoeV.ls- icy I G..
HARLEM OPERA HoUSE-s:l5-1he Catch OF the sea
HERALD sQUkRE-s:15-Ssph pho.
EfPPGDEOME-2-S-AS Society Circus.
F5TDSON-S :2O-Man and Superman -.
IRVING PLACE-2z30--Der kieine Isaun1lins uAo 1e
s.: 20 bfauzee Nifoucne
JOE WEBERS-S.15- Prince Chap
KN7CKER Observation-Disclosures Modste.
LIBERTT-s.f5-The Gingerbread Man 49,,
LTcEUM-2:I5-The Little Princess ana between -
Fires-S:15--Tbe Lion and the Mouse.
IsYRIC-2-S.1s-Th Babes and the Baron
MADISON SoUARF-s:So-The Man on the ho1i; ~
MADISON SQUARE GARpES-lo g. m 10 II ,. N
Fair and Circus-
dAJESTIC-S -Mconshine.
sfASHATTAN-s: -s:2a-BefoTe and After. .x-,--e-
METROPOLITAN OPERA HoJSE--1'eV 'UeN''l
T1as 81 sGs1s-Davla Garrick and The Man
asT.V-Yo K-s:I5-The Mayor Of Toxic
PETSzCFSS-S :15-ZsTa
SkVOY-S-iS-EVais Of Jericho.
yyAIT.ACHtS- Souaw Man.
WEST END-s:Is-Monte cristo.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-29
NEW SIDEWAYS.

The Rapid Transit Commission is well ad-
vised In seeking TO insure independent bidding
for new subway routes. The city should by
no means be left at the mercy of the new
transportation monopoly. whose primary In
terest now of course is to crowd the greatest
possible number of passengers on to the exist
ing lines and neither 10 go ahead Of a crush
into new territory nor duplicate old lines from
which there has not already been turned away
traffic fully sufficient to pay good interest on
new construction. A rival company could
afford TO parallel an existing road when one
half the potential traffic would be sufficient to
pay return. The monopoly. however, already
having the bulk of that. would be merely di-
verting from old lines most of the patrons of
the new road, and so would care only for the
actually new traffic which new facilities would
create
These different points OF view to be kept
IN mind in considering the attitude which bid
ders may take. In the early stages of the sub
way. while the elevated railway was still indie
pendent, Mr. Belmont was eager TO put tun-
neIs anywhere and everywhere. He once made
a formal offer to the Rapid Transit Commits
sion TO build them with his own money and
not allow the transit Development TO be de-
Iayed By the restrictions of the debt limit.
Acting on that offer, Mr.. Parsons made plans
for large extensions. After Mr.. Belmont came
into possession of the elevated roads his ardor
legan to cool They were a gold mine whose
esrning power he had no desire to decrease.
His readiness for wholesale subway building
was no more in evidence. and within the last
few months his friends have been saying that
elevated lines were much more TO his taste
than subways Still. with Mr.. Ryan and Mr..
Mcdonald running rival surface lines and plan
ming subways he had 10 compete or else get rid
of their competition either by conquest or con
soIidatsoh: and now the monopoly, being in COM
plete control of all the transit facilities of the
borough, will presumably undertake new enter
nrises only when the prospect of new traffic is
promising no matter what the existing delay
or the crowding. or when some sacrifice is neees-
sarv for its own security. Doubtless this is
quite natural: we are merely stating facts,
not bringing an indictment
This very monopoly. however. is exposed to
dangers and may be made 10 furnish oppor-
tunity for the city. II invites outsiders to
hresk into us preserve just as Mr.. Belmont
New-York tribune., 1905-12-29

Mass, before the Massachusetts, Association OF
Boards of Health, in which an imposing array
of medical and other authorities is cited to
establish the proposition that violent noises
such as the blowing Of steam whistles, are
gravely detrimental to health. and not only to
the health of invalids but to that of the strong
and robust The incessant pouring of loud and
discordant noises upon the nerves of the ear
irritates and exhausts the brain and general
nervous system and does much to induce the
neurasthenia. or nervous prostration, which is
one of the typical diseases of our American
cities.
1t is high time for practical attention to be
paid to this matter 1t is well within bounds
to say that the needless noises of this and
other large cities not only cause vast diseom-
fort and annoyance. but also perceptibly IN
crease the death rate. To abate such an evil
is duty of government and the power TO
abate it is unquestionably within reach Pro
fessor Morse reminds us that the courts OF
Massachusetts have decided that objectionable
noise is actionable and it is to be assumed
that under the common law that principle
would be generally upheld elsewhere. Beyond
that. every community owes it to itself to enact
whatever special ordinances may be necessary
or desirable to the same end The great gain
for decency and cleanliness, not to mention
health effected in short time under the anti
splitting ordinance is an earnest of what might
be done with similar ease and expedition In
other directions even in the suppression OF
the needless noises
New-York tribune., 1905-12-29
NorEs OF socIErY IN WASHINGTON.
IFrom The tribune Bureau.I

LFrom The Tribune Bureau.I
washington Dec. 2S7-Miss Alice Roosevelt was
the guest OF honor dinner tonight at the Alibl
Club. when Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Story were hosts
Invited to meet her were Mr.. and Mrs Frederick
Keep Mr.. and Mrs Philip Mcmillan. Mr.. and Mrs
Norman. Mr. and Mrs George Howard. Mr. and
Mrs Hugh Legare Captain and Mrs Henry Miss
Boardman. Miss Mcmillan. Miss Wetmore Miss
warder, William HIT George HELEN. Frank
Mitchell, Mr.. Hall and Rubido Zichy.
Mrs. Henry B. Brown. wife Of Associate Justice
Brown, gave tea this afternoon. Assisting her
in receiving and in the tearoom Mrs Pitts
Duff1eld Mrs. John Cooper Mrs. P. VI. Rixey.
Miss Harlan Miss Wilson and Miss Fitch.
The Misses McKenna gave luncheon to-day for
their sister. Mrs. Pitts Duffield of NewYork Mrs.
King Wainwright OF philadelphia. formerly Miss
Foraker. and Mrs Kohl. of California Most Of
the guests were girl friends of Mrs. Dufield and
Mrs. wainwright.
Colonel and Mrs. BromweH gave theatre party
tonight at the Belasco, having as guests Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Philips. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lee ani
Mr and Mrs Matt Francis
Captain and Mrs Burr gave a dance at the
Washington Barracks tonight for the young
friends Of their schootboy sons, William. Edward
and John Burr. who are here for their holiday
vacation.
go South as soon as their son, Edward Mclean.
who was operated upon recently. is able to travel
The Solicitor General and Mrs. Hoyt entertained
dancing party of young people at Rauscher's to-
night for their daughters
New-York tribune., 1905-12-29
LoNeFELLow AND PLAGIARISM.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: In The Tribune of Sunday. December II.
was published an extract from the first number Of
''Leslie's Weekly containing the charge that
Longfellow in his Song of Hiawatha" had been
guilty of plagiarism from a. Finnish poet am
writing this letter to call attention TO the personal
feeling Professor Longfellow had in regard to this
charge when 1t made many years age In
letter to Charles Sumner dated December 8. 1855,
and printed page 2e5 Of the second volume OF
Longfellows Letters and Journal he says;
This is truly one of the greatest literary outrages
I ever heard of. But l think il done mainly
to show the learning Of the writer He will stand
finally in the position of a who makes public
assertions which ne cannot substantiaIe.
see Conway has written a very good reply TO
- but 1t is humiIiatng think how many
newspapers will give currency to the slander ana
not to the answer DAVID MGNRA1-
Delhi. y. Y. Dec. .. 1875.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-29
REPLY TO HENRY JAMES
Canadian Professor Defends English
as Spoken By americans
nv Telegraph 10 The Tribune. ]

BY Telegraph TO The Tribune
Philadelphia Dec. 2S-Henry James the
novelist. who recently arraigned Americans for
their brand of English was pilloried to-day in
the session of the Modern Language Associa-
ton at Haverford College. Among some OF the
most distinguished linguists in the country. the
consensus Of opinion that the American
people as a nation speak good English as
their British cousins-if not better
The feature was paper by Leigh r. Gregor
of McGilI College. Canada. American
Speech The paper was reply to the ad-
dress made by Henry James. at Bryn Mawr Col
iege ION the question of our speech
Professor Gregor said Mr. James had fenced
the question around with lot of ron-clad rules
and arbitrary declarations. but had given no
specific instructions TO how to reach such
perfection in speech as Mr.. James himself had
attained
The Canadian professor contended that Ameri-
can English Is better than British English. The
latter, he said. stood for tradition. while the
former stood for power, life and nature and was
the outgrowth of different conditions and en-
vironment.
why" asked Professor Gregor. should the
British arrogate TO themselves the right to set
sn example for our language"
New-York tribune., 1905-12-29
COAL BURNED BY OCEAN STEAMERS

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: An editorial lH The Tribune in regard TO
turbine engines caused a dispute which. 1t was
agreed. should be left: to you to decide. How much
coal do the largest Of the steamers, such as the
Campania. Lucania and some of the largest Ger
man steamers consume in twenty-four hours while
on a passage across the Atlantic? VIII you KlnQy
answer the above? s B. l.
Elmira, n. Y, Dec ., 1890
TThe engines of the Campania develop 5000 horse
power those of the Deutschland 5000 and those Of
the Kaiser Wilhelm II 10000. To generate one
horsepower there must be burned the average
a pound and a quarter. pound and half
coal in an hour. modest estimate of the daily
consumption OF the Campana, then. would be 80
tons, for the Deutschland $40 and for the Kaiser
Wilhelm II 600. But these figures may not be quite
high enough.J
New-York tribune., 1905-12-29

of peace concluded under American auspices at
Portsmouth.
treated with ample detail Legislation at
Albany In 1905 is summarized, the provisions OF
important bills-llke the Mortgage Tax, STOCK
Tax, Gas, water and New-York City cnar'sf
amendment measures-being given In con-
venent and Ineligible form. The results OF the
new state census are also shown, lists Of mem
bers of the new state legislature and OF the
principal state officers-executive and 9uoiclai-
are furnished The announcement of the vote
for municipal officers in New-York City was
long delayed by litigation. But the results OF
the canvass as declared by the City Elections
Bureau are included in the New-York City sec
ton.
AS usual, a review of sports for 1905 is fur
nished and records are given In the principal
fields of sporting activity. Accuracy has been
especially sought in making up the 1905 ISSUE
and the new Almanac will be found to main
tain the reputation which the publication has
enjoyed for half century.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-29
DINSMORE WILL FILED.
Estate Estimated at SO 800 900 Left
to Wife for Life.
[Rr relegraph 70 The Tribune. !

Poughkeepsle, N Y. Dec. 8-The will of Clar-
ence Gray Dinsmore fled with Surrogate
Hoysradt in this city this afternoon. The executors
of the estate are Robert P. Perkins. of New York
and William B Dinsmore. ST.. of Staatsburg. The
testator says in his will that the executors are
required to furnish any bonds.
The affidavit accompanying the will says that
Mr.. Dinsmoze leaves no real estate and that the
personal estate exceeds $4,000" It is believed
tate viii reach s25oO.OoO. BY the terms of the will
Mrs Kate Jerome Dinsmore has interest in the
entire estate. At her death remarriage one-half
goes to William B. Dinsmore. jr., and one-quarter
each to Helen Gray Huntington and Madeline In
graham Dinsmore. all of staatsburg, and children
OF William B. Dinsmore sr.
The will was executed in Paris on June o. 1899
and was witnessed by c. ]. Fearing, Union Club
New York: r. J. Preston. vice-consul general Of
United States at Paris, aud z. P. Mclean United
States deputy consul general at Paris.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-29
rHE ARr OF ANSWERING.

From The Minneapolis Journal.
Kertok Hori. the japanese Buddhist priest. vas
attacking Mahometanism in Chicago.
s'The Mahometans,' he said. answer inGuH-
ers' questions with smooth lies. These lies are
only on the surface plausible The slightest re-
Election shows their tremendous falslty
THE Mahometans answer questions ] ones
heard a Iniddleaged man answer boy
The two stood before steamship ONCE, regard
ing the globe that revoved in the window.
DO you mean 10 tell me- said the boy, that
the world is round thatF
I do the answered
Then said the boy i can't understand why
the people on the Other side don't fail on
'HThe man sneered
You fatigue me- he said wearily.
Well why Is IT.? 4he boy persisted.
Heaven the mSn answered, has given tnoHo
people common sense and they hold on
New-York tribune., 1905-12-29
MUSIC.
YESTERDAYS OPERA AND CONCERTS.

YESTERDAYS OPERA AND CONCERTS.
The noteworthy musical incidents Of yesterday
were the representation of ''Segfried' the
Metropolitan Opera House in the afternoon, the
second Christmas performance of Handers Mes
siah" by the Oratorio Society in the evening, and
recital of violin music with songs, by Mr.. Edwin
Grasse and Mrs Corinne Rider Kelsey, at Men
delssohn Hall. also in the afternoon. In ali this
there was nothing new except some music com
posed by Mr.. Grasse. and this scarcely warrants
extended comment. Mr. Grasse is still in forma-
tive state. both reatve and a reproductive
artist. The message which he bears is chiefly
personal one and appeals to his friends with their
Judgment swayed largely by sympathy and kindly
interest. His gifts unmistakable. but they are
skill are bounded by old horizons and not re-
stricted by them Within them there is still much
for him to proclaim before he will feel the need of
seeking to get beyond them. Yet there promise
of good IN the suite or, rather, sonata, for piano
forte and violiu with which he opened his
cert with the capable help Of Mrs. Carl Hauser.
''Siegfried' given in course with its companions
which with it make up ''The Ring of the Nbelung,'
was excellently performed down to its last scene.
Miss Marion Weed. dimmed the lustre which Mr..
Knote Mr. Reiss and Mr.. Van Rooy had given to
it. Mr. Knote's impersonatiop of Sfegfried was
in everything supremely good, and may be set down
as among the most notable ever seen and heard
at the German representations in the Metropolitan
Opera House
New-York tribune., 1905-12-29
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
[Eron me Tribune Bureau. ]


Washington Dec. 2s-Ricardo Borghetti. former
ly attache of the Italian Embassy here. has been
appointed secretary Of legation at Athens.
The military and naval attache Of the Brazilian
Embassy and Nine Pedernairas gave dinner to-
night. having as guests Captain and Mrs. Ryan Of
the British Embassy; the counsellor Of the Bra
lillian Embassy and Nine Chermont, Commander
and Mrs. Wood. Mrs. Converse. Miss Martinez.
Colonel Raspopof and Mr.. velloso. Of the Brazilian
Embassy
Sir Percy sanderson. British Consul General at
New-York and Miss Sanderson, who have been
the guests Of Sir Henry Mortimer Durand. at the
British Embassy for the last week. left the city
to-day for New-York