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New-York tribune., 1905-01-30
GRAND JURY PREsENTMEyTs.

The Nassau County Grand Jury case Just de-
cided by the Appellate Division, in the Second
Department, raises an interesting question OF
the proper limits of inquistiOn and criticism
1t has been the habit of grand juries for years
to visit public institutions and consider public
nuisances and give frank expression to their
opinions concerning individuals The Nassau
Grand Jury exercised this privilege in calling
attention TO the condition of the records of the
county. and sharply criticised the officials who
were regarded as responsible. The aggrieved
officials sought TO expunge the presentment from
the records, but the court, by vote of to 1.
refuses to permit this.
The majority of the justices appear to take
the view that presentment is not proper when
1t accuses person of a crime, for in such case.
If there is reason for action at all, 1t should
take the form Of IN Indictment which would
allow the person accused TO make answer. pre-
sentiment should not be mere disguised Indict-
ment, resort in cases where good nature, lack
of courage or lack of proof restrained the grand
/ jury men. II IS however, proper comment on
matters of public administration and it may
point out the omissions or commissions. the neg
lgence or defects in the work OF individual pub
! lie servants. Justice Woodward alone dissents
/ from this view, and holds that it is a license
! to grand jury to set up its own standards of
right and wrong and pass personal criticism
with the force of judicial authority. according
TO its own often erroneous opinions He be-
lieves that such presentment may cast utterly
undeserved odium upon an official and is a
perVersion Of the spirit of the grand jury sys-
tenn.
There is something to be said in criticism Of
the rather reckless way In which some grand
Juries act district attorney with some per-
sonal or political object In view or a single Jury
man SO inspired may give fictitious weight to
an attack by inducing a grand jury TO put it
! forth. We have seen abuses of this kind. inst
as we have seen the freedom Of the press abused
by reckless and unscrupulous publications: but
as the country is not yet prepared to adopt the
Pennypacker policy, so 1t will hardly adopt the
view that grand juTies should be muzzled as to
expressions about individuals They NAV at
uInes 90 injustice, but that injustice Is Of little
moment compared with the good that comes
from free inquistion and the responsibility of
public servants to public opinion That opin-
lon Is sometimes misled, but the chance to exer-
else It is an essential safeguard of free gov.
ernment.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-30
Is@purk DAILY GrIbn1rs
MONDAY. JANUARY 80. 1905.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

rOREIGN Warsaw is under mob rule ana
wholesale pillage is reported; the city IS IN dark
ness and troops after number o. cohnic'S H MeIo
unable 10 suppress the revolt = ,t.IieS Etiios
C;KIrielly q police Official WAS shot and killec
ty an unknown man at BRtoum- - Inc RUS
sian Holy Synod issued proclamation aeaerG =,
fne the autocracy == The Russian victory IN
Manchursa reported in dispatches from St'
Petersburg and borne out by the early huSslatt
reports from the battlefield, is now aomtteo
20 have been a defeat; General sakharoh seilus nus
word that Kurcpa .kin's troops were driven Out
Of Sandepas, and Marquis oyasna ami 49,
that all the Russians cn his !eIt nave 49,
forced back across the Hun: the japanese, ule
field marshal says. are in pursuit ana hANS
taken 500 prisoners.
DoMESTIC-A large crowd heard an sddress
delivered by the President at the redealcatloh
of the Luther Place Memorial Church, MdSi,IlI6 1l
ton - In the Carnegie Institution year
Book for 1904 DR. Simon NewcoTnb recommends
the establishment of bureau OF exact SCI,
ence in general" 10 digest Information eauleteo
lv observers Of ali kinds. - A fire which
,sge5 Tor hours on Saturday night in the whole
sale district Of Omaha did damage estimated al
100000 - Ex-President Cleveland was the
F,riDcipzl speaker at the celebration OF the
aftieth anniversary of the Philadelphia Young
Meu's Christian Association. - Inc report
Of the Superintendent Of Public Works' gwen
out al Albany, showed that last season MdS q
comparatively poor one as regards tonnage on
the state canals. The tenth annual report
Of the State Commissioner of Prisons was mace
4,,,l,ic Al Albany: two amendments 10 the in
7etaru-inate sentence and parole law were
recommended.
CllH.-A result OF mldnlgh louIs pN Aiioulle
,arorters showed that the three platoon system
VAS a failure Il was declared that a
scheme TO sWindle the SNOW removal contractor
bv issuing stolen pay checks led TO the arrest oi
a sllDerintendent Of snow removal ana ponce
man = A ma IS meeting of sympathlzers IN
tho Russian struggle for freedom was held at
the Academy Of Music under the auspices OF the
United Russian Revolutionary Committee -
Survivors of the foundered steam dredger 1eAas
,oId of thirteen days spent in an open boat. six
favs without food or water, and OF their rescue
when cannibalism had been decided on
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for To-Day:
snow. The temperature yesterday: Highest. Il
degrees; lowest. 13.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-30
PERSONAL.

Major Austin S Cushman. who was pfiYa'9 ~
retary to President Mlard Fillmore Is AT P1sson
living in New-Bedford. Mass ssst ne was chief Ex~
stenographer ever employea 10 s'sSi9'
ecutive of the United States
The German Emperor has conferred Hmpes,a s,A
court hunting costumes upon three Enslish 49,
women-the Dowagsr Countess sS5 tse Marehioness
Of Ormonde-whom his majesty saw num- nu1Tns ."
the occasion OF his last visit TO sahoIihs'
Johannes A. Goertel. who painted the iaa,.~ a,n..s
..toc ., Ages IS stiII busy at the age OF eighty
t,,o =, b,s studio near washington. He produced
his best known painting IN lSo''
DR. w J. MeGee chief anthropologist at 'hs
Worlds Fair IN St. Louis. is going 10 speha 80 80.
months In the heart Of the Arizons a.4.r-.+
visit Is IN be a vacation, but he VIII also steeis
% cover the secret Of the process OF mesqute ahu
cactus plants in absorbing light for fooa VI pAs' -
water.
MANY wears ago. when Senator Ciapp was 80, Dos'
bo Vas the Office boy in a newspaper olics III 80 80
ne "aS ~. .erTo5, sravlor was the editor. Taylor
is row Assistant Secretary Of the treasury anu
Clam Is about 90 enter on his secona term :" '-S
United States Senate
The ROYAL Danish Geographical society mas ea. 80
ferred its gold medal on Captain Hoos. s 4.s~cti.
r. N the leader of the recently returns" Ai'A'
expedition. .,
The site for the washington statue OF oene' = :.
Mcclellan which is TO be an eausSttish sstish Efnbassy
IN Connecticut-ave.' IN 'front.' % NA'
rb cltv or BERLIN offers three prizes for the pest
,ors for monument to the late Professor NHe'i0"
u ,s 70 he placed at the intersection OF KARI anu
1u,-.n -. a SQUARE which will henceforth Do
known as Virchow Platz.
The Rev Dr. J. E. Aobott. missionary os 'n1 ~,
A-nar,can Board In Bombay. has been apD0ili'eu ~
49,. ,Iorothi mission to assist in the arrangements
FOR the Republication Of the Bible Dictionary IN
1sas ~. bombay Tract Society published the
Marathi Bible Dictionary 1t had been the "orG oA
many years of the Rev. H. j. Bruce ana nus $50.
ont It has been used by missionaries and InoIah J
c,,is+,ors of all denominations and never calleo
=, 1restion on any denominational grounds, 1 ne
rst editon OF this Bible Dictionary Is no" ehii'0'S
exhausted
=, 1osr,ann chairman OF the Society OF Scientific
research In Auatolia during a recent journey IN
Northern Syria found coin Of pure silver. Waich
revealed perfect Aramean inscription OF FananiHlu
bor Rerub King of Schamol who reigned $50 years
psfors Christ 1t is the oldest known coin IN ths
world.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-30
THE COST OF BIG BATTLEsHIPS.

From a report submitted 10 Congress py the
Secretary of the Navy relative 10 the money ex-
pended up to September 80, 1904, on the two
largest battleships now under construction one
might imagine that the Louisiana would prov"
more expensive than the Connecticut The Tor
mer is being built by corporation at Newport
News, and the latter by the government at the
Brooklyn yard. A comparison OF the cost or
such work under different auspices is, of course.
inevitable and highly desirable Surprise might
well be felt over the fact that though the Louisi-
ana was only a tri1e further advanced toward
completion than her sister ship, $3,54S,2oO had
been paid on her account, whereas the Connect-
cut had cost only S2.334,93S.
BY analyzing the figures, the Washington cor
respondent of 1.-THE Iron Age" is able to show
that the difference is apparent rather than real.
Much more material had been delivered to the
builders of the Louisiana than TO the Brooklyn
yard for the Connecticut, and the excess repre-
sented an outlay of about 81, 100000 By max
ing allowance for this material, which is mostly
armOr, It viii be seen that the two vessels stood
almost exactly on par last October. 1t is ex-
cusable 10 hope, moreover. that when the ac-
counts for both ships are finally closed the diff
ference in cost will prove to be small
If. as has been predicted, the bills for the
Connecticut show little greater total the ex-
pertinent at the Brooklyn yard will nevertheless
have been of great value to the country To
demonstrate that the government can build as
good ship as private yards can produce, and
can build one as quickly, is worth millions of
dollars to the taxpayers. Such an exhibition
will put a check upon extravagant bids for con-
tracts Animated by a belief that the prices de-
manded for armor plate were extortionate, naval
officials have often considered the expediency Of
esta blishing a plant under government auspices
for the manufacture of that necessary feature
Of war vessels. The same principle applies to
the construction OF the ships themselves AS a
revelation of practical independence, therefore,
the work now in progress at the Brooklyn yard
IS immensely valuable.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-30
THE RUSSIAN CEySoBsH1p

1Ae announcement was recently made that the
censorship of the Russian press would be mi
formly administered. That was before the ont
break OF the rebellion. 1t is probable that du--
ing the rebellion no change will be made Rrt
the promised reform would certainly he +ba
pest possible. short OF outright abolition of tho
censorship. Indeed, uniformity is orea+
lhlng TO expect, when we consider +he IN.
PRECIOUS character Of the censorship in raoo,,+
years and even in the last few months. under an
ostensibly liberal administration. According n
the "BirZhevya Viedomosti" provincial nanors
nave not been permitted to print things which
are published freely in the ST Petersburg paners
nor even 10 quote articles from the latter the
censor declaring that what might be good In the
capital might be mischievous in the provinces !
one article thus prohibited in the country was =
purely scientific statement Of recent discoveries
concerning the sun. and II was rejected bv the
censor on the ground that 1t was at variance
win popular superstitions. Another was an es-
say on Hamlet" which was forbidden pubica-
ton because it spoke of the Prince Of DenmarI,
as man of weak and irresolute character. and
the censor thought it improper TO suggest that q
prince could be weak and irresoIutel
II will be, or It would be, a great gain IN bava
the censorship freed from such absurdities eg
these and conducted upon uniform and rational
principles. 1t is maddening TO think of a man
being forbidden 10 speak of the earth as reyoIv.
ing around the sun because that would dist,,rb
the minds OF those who think the sun revoIves
around the earth. 1t is bad enough to insist that
the millions of peasants shall be kept in political
ignorance, but to deny them knowledge of sip,pls
Iacts or science is intolerable That makes the
censorship not merely a restraint against sedi
ton and revolution. but also barrier against
education and the enemy Of truth Russian sci
eillsts nave done much for the advancement of
human knowledge and are to-day doing admi.
raoie work 1t is strange anomaly for the re-
suits OF their researches TO be withheld from the
Russian people alone of all the world. The onI,,
ground on which such denial Of the trutb can
seemingly be explained is that It is unsafe 10 the
p Russian autocracy for the people to become In.
telligent But surely the Russian government
would not thus proclaim itself to be founded
upon the ignorance Of the people
Other phases of the censorship however ra
pugnant they may be TO American sensIbiIIties
are at least more nationally explcable and have
a little more showing Of defensibillty. In their
present condition. unused to end unfit for self
government and subject 20 strong nnd unreason-
New-York tribune., 1905-01-30
THINKS SURFACE CARS oUTGROwH
Correspondent Recommends That the Broad
way Line Be Abolished.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The inadequacy OF surface car lines IN New
York in snowstorrns prompts to cal attention
to other drawbacks to surface trolleys ard raises
the question whether. under conditions, We
haven't outgrowu them to our principal streets
II Is obvious that it would be advantage L
the great city had in its important thoroughfarss
all the roadway for the use OF ordinary vehicles
and pedestrians. Moreover. the cars. travelling
necessarily az great speed. are always msnace.
and otter kill and MAIN. IN spite OF the skill and
care Of rs motornen- Then they are. besides. 50
numero. II rush hours seriously 70 interiors
with crc > ng; and block involves much !neon-
venieuce = "a. many times. TO individuals. eonsid-
erable los.
The subway has shown that Il can 90 the vors
better and do it in spite Of storms and, IL car
not leave the passenger at the particular srrss'
corner desired. IL can. at the worst. leave I'm
within two and a half blocks OF It.
The necessities OF the people the rtghtra
basis OF the law, and il the Jacob sharp BROADWAY
franchise were as pure the snow thar boexed
US cars last night (Which IL isnt). Il could wiz
proper compensation be Justly taken away As -
It's rerpetuity except far II is necessary, daaS
people can't give away the rights OF the living ana
q utty year franchise Will always ind a bidder
recent as Is the establishment OF the eectIlc
trOlley IN Broadway. IL seems 10 the Wrlter, IA
view OF the possibilities OF subway transDOrtatoH.
70 be distinctly out OF date Abolish these surtaess
comfortable use. NEyW-YORKE1R
New-YOrk. Jan. c5. 1905.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-30

ing passions. it is said, IT would be dangerous for
the Russian people TO be piled with the extreme
propaganda that would quickly find vehicle in
an unrestricted press. Moreover, others say.
certain sensitive self-respect forbids Russia to
let her own press expose to the world her own
wretched domestic condition. We may under
stand those reasons for maintaining the censor
ship even though we do not regard them as con-
vincng But it should appear to the enlightened
statesmen of Russia that every such reason ar
CUES far more strongly for the education and up
lifting of the people than it does for the muzzllng
Of the press 1t will be happy day for that
great empire when press and tongue are as free
there as they are elsewhere In the world. and 1t
will be long step toward that day when Russia
removes restrictions upon education and permits
tbe truths of science and of history to be known
among all her people.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-30
MONEY AND BUSINESS

Hoielsh disturbances. that necessitated the
sacrifice OF other securities In order ~ rro,oo.
Russian bonds, had a depressing effect on the
local market. but there was none of the gen
eFal liquidation that would have occurred If
outsiders had been carrying large quantities OF
stocks on weakly margined accounts. On tho
contrary the moderate reaction was OF the kind
that indicated control by strong interests. steta
ments OF railway earnings were less satisfactor,,
than in recent preceding months but still shovvAa
a moderate gain over corresponding figures for
January. 1904. which in turn ecIipsed all pr.-
Wous records for that month Money market
conditions had no bearing, as rates remained
steady. and there was no other significant event
except the severe storm that delayed trsfnc and
cost the railways millions of dollars. YET an
the day after the storm there was a most com
plete recovery OF all the previous loss in quota
New-York tribune., 1905-01-30
SUNDAY PUBLIC SCHOOL LECTURES.
Rector Of Church Of the Epiphany Fasou
Them if IN Hands of Authorities
To the Editor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor or The Tribune
Sir: In regard 70 the opening OF the public schools
Sunday afternoons wish to say that am nest
heartily in favor of the plan, provided that ths
management rests with the public school author.
tiles. Imperfect our schools to-day. there Is
yet no more potent forcs at work among the fam
HES whose children attend the public schools.
These families represent the largest, and. 70 ny
mind the best and most important part Of our
city population. Anything that tends 70 strengthen
the tie between school and family ought 70 havs
our enthusiastic and intelligent support
The details OF the Sunday opening would Be. o.
course for those best informed 70 dstermins. Your
suggestion OF lectures Is admirable. should think
that singing classes would prove popular. The pos
sibilites OF development along this line OF popu2
education would, am sure, surprise US all ha;Ss
that your effort bring the matter before ths pub
lie will result in something being DONE
NsW-York, jan "a. 1905. W. 7. CROCKEA
New-York tribune., 1905-01-30
ALTERNATING CURRENT TRACTION.

Electricity has displaced steam on three Eng
fish railways to a limited extent, ana its auop'
lion on q small scale has now Deen oecreeu
for fourth The Northeastern company nas
introduced il for suburban service IN the Vlcln-
itv of Newcastle-on-Tyne, a road extending
from Liverpool northward to Southport Is alSo
being operated electrically, and since the open
ing of the new year partial suostituuon nus
been effected on the old underground deio'
politan" line in London. Ihe next 'eh'u
to he made on a surface road running from the
p,+;oraI canita1 to Brighton. Not more than
five miles of track will be equipped Tor the use
of the new motive power, but that section VIII
ba within and close to the metropolis. Inc
change Is to be made primarily for the purpose
of meeting competition by trolley roads, AT
present the management has no lntehllon oA
nusbipg it beyond the suburbs, although the In
stalIation will be made in such q manner that
further development would be easy
That which gives to the plans of the London
and Brighton company their chief interest is
tbe fact that alternating current motors will
be employed under the cars, instead or direct
current motors, which are in almost universal
use elsewhere. trolley line between Schenec-
lady and Balston is one Of the few on which
this particular system has been tried. One OF
the advantages which the latter is said TO pos
sess is that 1t allows the admission OF the cur
rent from an overhead conductor and dlspenses
with the third rail. Another merit is that while
the motors are designed primarily for an alter
mating current, they can also be driven by one
Of the direct or continuous, type. Hence. the
cars can be operated on connecting lines where
the old system is in vogue without necessitatng
a transfer of through passengers.
To say that the kind Of motor to be introduced
on the London and Brighton road is an expert
ment might convey a wrong impression. How
ever, like certain other alternating current mo-
tors which have recently attracted attention. 1t
Is something of a novelty. Electrical engineers
will, therefore. welcome any fresh demonstra'
ton of its capabilities and defects. A practical
object lesson such as England is about to fur
nish cannot fail to be instructive
New-York tribune., 1905-01-30
WORDS OF YANKEE DOODLE

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir; The following are the words oe "YaaA.
Doodle as given 70 me by one who was a 'n.
man OF the RevolUtior-one OF the party VIE - ~,
the Tea overheard in Boston Harbor, who was -
In the battles OF Lexington and Bunker BIZ -.
VINO aided In carrying Lafayette or the hs-a =
Trenton when he was wounded:
Fatner and went down Co camp
Along with Captain GSo3win.
And there the men and boys
A. thick as hasJy Pudding
There they had a little gun.
As big as los az maple.
Mounted NtLle cart.
load for fathers cattle.
And every time they nrad t on
Ii took horn Of powder
II went something Ike father aN'"
Only Nation louder.
Nosnsta'bs twist your hair.
Cartw heels around
Great dragons swallow YOU up
And mortar and pestls pound fo~ ~ "a
New-Yorl<. Jan. q. 1ea5. - -
New-York tribune., 1905-01-30
Amasements.

ACADEMY OF MUsIc%:lS-Siberle
AMERlCAN-S:55-Queen OF the White slaves
3EL-AECO-S-Acrcz-
BfJOU-s.l5-The Music Master
Hf6OADWAN-Closed until next IoesosS
CsASINO-S:IS-Lady TeaEle.
CTRC1E-2-s-ERudeville
CRITERJON-S:20-Ceusin Billy
DALVs-s-The Duchess Of DRntEic.
EDEN MUSEE-World IN Wax.
EAfPTRE--e .2O-The Little Minister
CARDEN-S-The College WIDOW.
csARRTCH-s= =Io--You Never Can Tell
EIANAfERSTEIN'S NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
EAELEM-s-The School Girl
HERALD ecUARE-s:iS-The Woman N the case
HI-DEON-S. S.30-StronEheart.
fFVING PLACES 30-Des Mseres und Der Liebe Wsa-
KNsICK ICKFEBOCKER-S-Luclcy Durham.
LEW FIELDS S-S-lt Happened in Nordlano
lIBERTY-Closed tonight and morrow
LyCEuM-S:3o-Mrs. Lsfingweifs Boots
LYRICS :I5-Fantans-
MAJESTIC-S l5-Buster Brown
NAgFATTAN-Ssl6-Lea Kleschna-
METROPOLITAN OPERA BOUSE-S-La Bohene.
NEW-ANSTERDA S;l5-Humpty Dumpty-
-fEW-YORK-S-l-itte Johnny Jones
PRINCESS-S:20-LoVe IN Idleaess.
SAEOY-C7Oeed Monday for rehearsal
7WAIL.aCK SIS .20-The Yankee Consul
WEBER MUSIC HALL-S-Nauoeviile
WEST END-S-The Eternal City.
YORKVILLE-2-s: :So-Sweet Kitty BeliaiTE
New-York tribune., 1905-01-30
GAS RATES AND EFFECT ON Bills
Cost to Consumer Said To Be Higher At
Lower Prices a Thousand Feet.
Editor OF The Tribune.

Te the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir; Judging from recent reports srcm Aleang
on the subject OF gas legislation. there seams U
oe considerable agitation in favor OF 75-csrt Sas
The absolute uselessness OF any such movement S
corrective OF the extortionats methods ot -
gas monopoly Is probably apparent to the matorN
oS consumers, whose bills invariably show higis
SflSfses N the face or a lower rate a thousand.
~ me IoAowing Is a cornpartson OF the bills ynes
tne former rates OF s. % and 81 - with these or ~
present rate the latter sor the wear 1904 Averlss
CONDITIONS OF consumption and same fixtures Asus'
IN both cases.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-30

People who had dreams a few years ago OF
becoming millionaires by extracting gold from
sea water may now dream again in view Of the
report from London as TO the success of the
new process. Still. 1t is doubtful whether it
will be possible to extract as much gold from
sea water as has already been extracted from
the water used In stock operations
New-York tribune., 1905-01-30

Board OF Aldermen, acting as board OF super
visors 1t is that body's plain duty TO repair
the crudities of the present apportionment-as
remarkable a juggle with the rights OF the voteI
as any gerrymandering State legislature ever
conceived
New-York tribune., 1905-01-30

Among the prizes offered for 1905 by the Parts
Academy of Sciences is one of 100000 francs for
the discovery of a means OF communicating with
any celestial body other than the planet Mars
presumably our communications with "the red
planet Mars" are satisfactory TO the giver Of
the prize OF perhaps he thinks we are already
nearing too much from Mars by way OF the
Far East
New-York tribune., 1905-01-30

widely extending the teaching OF the poor 70
market wisely and economically and TO COOK
food to the best advantage Much has oeeh
done In this direction by phIlanthropic workers.
with great benefit TO health and morals.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-30

The bottom of Lake Michigan is said 10 os
changing in such a way as TO throw lts "a'els
toward Chicago and its new drainage canal II
the fitting nrocass continues Chicago may at last
have clean streets after the fashion of Venice