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New-York tribune., 1908-02-14
SETTLING 4 RACE PROBLEM.

G. ,,uob interest was taken in this country
In the recent anti-Asiatic campaign IN the liahs
yaal that it is both fitting and gratifying TO caii
attention TO the equitable and mutually salts
factory settlement of it. Under the orlgihai pro-
cedure of the Transvaal government all Asiatlcs
were required immediately to be registered very
mucb os though they were suspected criminals
or ticket of leave men, and all failing 10 90 So
were subject to summary arrest, tining impris
onment and expulsion and permanent exclusion
from the country. Against this the Hlndus pro
tested and 10 it some of them offered passive
resistance"
Now the Transvaal government has made con-
cessons dictated by common sense ana, IL Is 10
be assumed, effectively urged upon II oy 'he I'LL
noral government The Hndus who We're ar
rested have been released, all their penalties
have been RENTED and a period of three months
has been granted for their registration. More
over registration is to be performed III decehi
and dienffed manner, so that Hindu and Parsee
scholars of university training are not TO De
identified by thumb prints, after the fashion OF
coolies and criminals. These concessions are
satisfactory to the Asiatics who will now volun-
tarily register themselves, and SO the trouble
will be ended.
The root of the whole trouble was, of course
the invidious and degrading discrimination 10
which the Indians were subjected and TO Whlch
they properly objected. They were not averse 10
registering but they wanted to do so by writing
their names like men and not by being branded
like cattle or having their thumb prints taken
They were quite willing that the wholesale I'M
migration of coolies should be prohibited, but
thev were not willing that scholars and mer-
chants of the Indian race should receive the
treatment which was given to nobody of other
races but illiterates, paupers and criminals
Impartiality and equity were all that they de-
manded and those things are all that are re-
quired for the satisfactory solution Of most such
race prObIpmS
New-York tribune., 1908-02-14
AmuScmentS.


AcADENY OF NUsIc-s..s-The Girl OF the s'oosa
ArIIANBsA-c-
1s-The warrens OF Nfrgnia
8zJOC-S 20-Tte Comet.
BLANEY-S-s:Is-The World Against Her.
BROADWAy-s.i5-A Waltz Dream
cASINO-s.15-Top o fh' World.
cEITERIoN-S.15-Miss Hook OF HoIlaha
DALY.s-S.3e- Awakening
DFHEy-o-s-Naudeysc
EDEN MI,SEE-The World In Wax
sARDEN-s:l5-Electra and The Flower OF iaiia'"
GARRICk-ssSe-F1fty Miles from Boston
3ERMAN-S15-Nas 1hr Noi't
HACK -S0-The Nitchine Hour
9ANNsf-RSTEIN ~ -2-S.15-NauocNile
HERAID SQTARE-s:15-The Girl Behna me NJ ~
NIPporlROME- -s-Batte OF Port Arthur' ANS F
and Winter Carnival
Hy-pSoN-S .3o-Her Sister
ENICKERBoCKER- -s:15-The Iatk OF Nc" ioiN-
S:2e-PoIl- of the Circns
IYcFUN-s.3 .3o-The Thief
TyRIC-e-Inrd Dundreary. r.
MADISON ARE-S:eo-Ihe North, OF "oiHH4i
Nar,TaoN SQUARE GARDEN-l.og SHOW
MAyESTIc-sI5- ndanaa land
MANHATTAN OPERA HOUSE.
CFTROpoJITAN OPERA EotSt-s-iosoA
SsExDFI ssSfIIN HAII-S:3o-fano Recital
= ..r,S :, assTr-rra aN-s:15-The Merry widow
wEu :ls-Lonesome Town
xEv ys9rsE-s: :eo-The Soul Kiss
SAyf,y-S- -30-Twenty Days IN the Sflaoe
sT NICHOLAS RINk-lce skating three sess''is-
ANT-s-i5-A Grand Army Man
r. sry ArE-s-S -eo-A knight for n Day ,,
wEErp.s MUSIC HALIr-s:l5-Burlesaue OF Inc Aea''
widow.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-14

OF the electors who have property assessor io-
city or village taxes voting thereon al a regular
municipal election
Under this provision questions invOlvlng coh-
siderable expenditures by cities or villages.
either in the direction of public ownership OF
utilities or of the various forms of public and
social improvements TO which municipalities
are more and more tending. are no longer
trusted to the municipal authorities. nor are
they to be determined by manhood Suffrage,
but they are committed solely TO the propertiea
class. Now, municipal extravaganza ali over
the country is doubtless in need of an effective
check, but it is contended that no fair ana
Just distinction can be drawn between the man
who pays his taxes directly and the man VINO
pays them indirectly. and that ii the question
of expenditures is to be referred to the voters
the indirect taxpayer has on every mofal anu
economic ground a right to be heard There IS
some doubt whether the people of Michigan
will consent to the creation of this arbitrary
class distinction .The Detroit Journal, when
is not municipal ownership paper, says OF
the denial of manhood suffrage contemplated
in this section that it Twill force The peopie
"of Michigan TO consider the convention as
.'reactionary and deliberately retrosfessl'e
..body questiona BILE in its motives and whoiiy
indifferent to the spirit Of the times. Inc
constitutional convention holds one more sessioh
before accepting the draft Of its work as hhai'
and perhaps this paragraph may De iho"iAeo'
though that is not expected.
II is interesting TO see that despite what Is
said about the spread of radicalism there is
certainly one state where conservatism SUN ruies
strong Michigan under Pingree received carrier
than most other communities an Introduction
to radicasm and it has probably never Wholly
recovered from its aversion to that experience.
With regard to the provision for the cohtroi
of municipal expenditures 1t must be bofhe III
mind that the taXpaying class is feia'i'eH
large one in Michigan. Even III Deuoit lioe'
of the population live In single fanliiy ho"sts
which in large degree the occupants own III
will he enljghtening to watch the fate of this
constitution. 1t will probably depend chiehy
rpon the voters attitude toward that one pro-
vision.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-14
JOHN A. ROEBLING LEAVES AsHEvILLE
Distributes Many Thousands of Dollars to
Former Employees, Servants and Others.

IBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune.
Asheville, n c.. Feb 13-Mr. and Mrs. John
A. Roebling and family left Asheville to-day for
Trenton, N J.. the home of MIR. Roeblinss
father. Colonel Washington Roebns- where
they will reside in the future Mr.. Roeolins
has made his home in Asheville for ten years,
and departs because the town went dry in
the recent prohibition election He worked
against prohibition as a matter of principle. he
says. believing that IL meant the infringement
of personal liberty
Mr.. Roebling before departing distributes
thousands of dollars charity. former en-
ployes. servants. newsboys and others. one
servant received 5000
New-York tribune., 1908-02-14
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
tFrorn The Tribune Bureau-1

The
Washington. Feb. l3.-Baroness Won o'erhouh g
wife of the German Ambassador. VINO IS suIiefihs
from an attack of measles which caused the III
y;,,t;ons for the large reception which to have
been given at the embassy tonight to be recalled
is resting comfortably to-day, and no comphcauohs
are expected in her case.
The French AMBASSADOR has accepted an in&f'o
ton to a pink ball to be given In New YORK OH
,,arcb for the beneat of the Association for the
Blind Nine Jueserand will accompany the afhoas-
sador to New York
The third secretary OF the British Embassy anu
Mrs. Herbert Grant Watson were hosts at d u"
ner tonight III honor the Attorney Generai ana
Mrs Rcnaparte Iavited meet them were the
British military attache and the Hon. MIS- James
Miss Thomas of Baltimore; Mile. Nabuco, RodericK
Terry and Mr. Pierrepont. of New York; Baron
Haymerie and others
New-York tribune., 1908-02-14
ARKANSAS JUSTICE.
Eureka Springs (Ark) Special to Kansas City


Eureka Springs tArk) Special to Kansas City
Journal.
For killing 81 shote running at large in the
woods Bill Zellers, a simple minded native of the
mountains was to-day given a sentence of twelve
months In the penitentiary by jury.
Zellers lived in miserable shack on the noun
tain side with his old paralyzed mother, whom he
fed and cared for. He testified that he had two
shotes running mast, and when he grew hum
CRY and needed meat he shot pig half concealed
in thicket, which he believed was his own
skinned and ate it. But neighbor who saw the
skin thought 1t was his property. and the arrest
and conviction followed.
Zelers is a veritable child nature He does
not know the names OF the months nor how MANY
days II takes TO make year. But he knows where
TO set rabbit snare instinCtively and his knowl-
edge OF woodcraft alone guides him in the pursuit
of a primitive life.
Yesterday Fighting Joe Mackin. negro about
town, who as the testimony showed was twice
discovered late night in the room Of Captain
Luckett. SIS of whose money disappeared before
morning. was acquitted By jury in thirty minutes
New-York tribune., 1908-02-14
CuRFEW IN CANAL ZONE.

Some the canal zone has made sug-
gestion that curfew law be established and the
subject Is receiving considerable consideration from
the workers the isthmus "a number of whose
written communications have found their way into
the current issue of The Canal Zone Record ("
which chronicles the everyday doings of that sec
ton OF the world.
The idea originated with an employe of the COM
mission Paraiso. A communication arguing
against the plan is published In The Record of
January % signed by Andrew II. Bearup, a loco
motive engineer, who declares that he has been n
resident of Paraiso for eight months and during
that time has not drunken or disorderIv
person that section. He adds: LAS for taps or
curtew. Will say that the majority of us are more
than twenty years of age and have been sev-
cred from our mothers apron strings a snfficien,
isagth Of time to know when wish To retire
believe ] expressing The sentiments OF fully rs
per cen: ei the residents Of Paraiso."
New-York tribune., 1908-02-14
COST OF LIVING LOW AT PRINCETON
Thirteen Students Spend Only One Hundred
Dollars During Thirty-six Weeks.

Princeton n j. Feb. ia statement issued
bv the statisticians of Princeton College shows
that the of tuition, board, etc. there is much
below the average other colleges The treas
urer reports that the total amount paid by thir-
teen students for the college year of thirty-six
weeks was 500.
These of course, are exceptional cases in which
the expenses have been reduced by work and eX-
celence in scholarship. Forty-eight of the stu
dents paid between S1O0 and 5000 for tuition and
rent most of them earning part of their expenses
The university authorities have made public a
table showing the of all classes at the college
as follows:
New-York tribune., 1908-02-14
OPPOSES FIELD TAX COMPROMISE.

Chicago. Feb 1S-Maxweil Edgar. secretary Of the
Illinois Tax Reform Association filed in the Circuit
Court to-day application fer an injunction re-
=s,raining the county from accepting 90 oe from
the estate of the late Marshall Field in settsnsns
of back taxes.
The amount originally claimed by the county vas
S.aoo.ofo. and a compromise effected without
RESORT to the courts for 81 N.Osoee Mr.. Edgar claims
that the county had right compromise and
should receive the fun taxes /, originally
>clap.-d
Judge Walker declared that he was too busy 10
chancery
New-York tribune., 1908-02-14
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
rFrom The Tribune Bureau-]

washington Feb 13-The President conferred
with Attorney General Bonaparte this AFTERNOON
on the situation at Fairbanks, Alaska. and oroele"
United States troops to that point 10 give 'he
marshal moral support.
Land Commissioner Ba1linger took up WIN sAe
President the question of land leases in Aiaska
Senator Ankeny of Washington, came 10 the "'''o
House later TO discuss the same subject
Callers at the White House included senators
Brown, Clark, Hopkins. Sutherland anu iisS JILL
Representatives Madden, Prince. Helm fan7
Jenkins O'ConneIl and James, William r. Cody
(..BuHalo BirD First Assistant Postmaster h'ch
cock and Assistant Secretary Newoerry' OF 'h'
Navy.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-14
Nem31ork Daily G.dbn,te
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY IA. 1908.

This nelcspGper Is oscned and published op
The Tribune Association, O AeU York corpora
TON ossoe and principal place of business. Trib-
uac Building, No I54 Nassau sfreef, Neio oFh'
Ogden Hills, president; Nothaniel Imhe' sec
refary oad treasurer The address Of the OIL
,ers is the Office of this newspaper.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-14
NEWS uNcoLoRED BY JEALOUSY

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: An event that at least seven hundred and
fifty thousand people interested in at this one
point is the departure of the globe circlers. and
vet from pure jealousy of the so-called great
newspapers did publish line about said event.
because Gas you stated yesterday II was Times
venture Had they the automobiles. left
other office, what difference. No wonder people
are disgusted with of the so-caled newspapers.
No more of them for me. I'll buy The Tribune
this - r.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-14

crediting the municipal authorities OF Trenton
itself. We can only say that the epidemic is
rapidly waning and we do SO gladly as The
State Gazette would say that an epidemic IN
New York was waning when reports showed
that the number of cases had fallen from thou
sand or mere TO only two hundred and nifty
New-York tribune., 1908-02-14
PRINCE EXPELLED FROM FRANCE.

Paris February 13-The Italian Prince de For
mosa. well known member OF the Travellers
Club. has been expelled from France by a decree
signed by Premier Clemenceau. The Prince asserts
that he Is the victim of the intrisues of his per-
sonal enemies On the other hand the police state
that the decree of expulsion was issued because
their attention had been called to his mode of
living. which far beyond his means The
Prince has instructed Maitre Clemenceau a brother
New-York tribune., 1908-02-14
MRS. j. p. MORGAN sNoW8oUND.

[Ry Telegraph to The Tribune ]
Grand Canyon, Arz., Feb 13-Mrs j. F. Morgan
left her car the Independence. its arrival here
Yesterday and took shelter at the Eltovar Railroad
Hotel In the midst OF the worst snowstorm that
has ever struck this country Mrs. Morgan insisted
that the employees on the also be housed in the
hotel. After yesterdays storm to-day dawned
bright and clear and Mrs Morgan and her sister
had good view of the canyon before their de-
New-York tribune., 1908-02-14

be daily comic valentine about Albany polities'
another about Washington politics. half dozen
about New York City's overnight adventures
and an equal number about such famous neroes
OF literature as "The Latelyfeds ana iher
Baby This supreme triumph OF mirthfuiy III
ane valentines should console us for the pass
ing of the rose leaves and lavender sert.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-14
CARNEGIE GIFT TO MORGAN COLLEGE.

Baltimore. Feb l3-Andrew Carnegie has Of
fered 10 give $4,000 10 Morgan College, Baltimore
institution the education OF negro youth, in
case the officers and trustees of the institution
a similar amount Morgan College founded
forty years ago and has branches at Lynchburg.
Va. and Princess Anne. Md.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-14
NEW BISHOP OF GEORGIA CHOSEN.

Augusta. Ga. Feb. IS-The Rev. Frederick y.
Reese. pastor of Christ Church. Nashville. Tsnn'
was elected bishop of the diocese OF Georgia AZ
the Episcopal convention to-day Six ballots we're
taken The vacancy in the bishopric of the do
eese Was caused by the State of Georgia being
divided at the general convention of shs chursh
held In Haehmond and the election Of Bishop G.
b. Nelson " serve the new diocese
New-York tribune., 1908-02-14
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

ST. Valentines Day will be observed tonight by
a dance at Sherrys given by the Friday Junior
Cotillon and by dinner and informal dance given
by Mrs Charles D. Dickey, at which her guests
will all he members of the younger set Mrs Win
field Scott will give bridge party in the after
noon at her house. in East 64th street. and Mrs
New-York tribune., 1908-02-14
TO SUCCEED ARTHUR FERGUSON.

Washington Feb. 13.-Governor Smith informed
the War Department to-day from Manila that he
intends promote Frank W. Carpenter. assistant
secretary be executive secretary OF the Philip
pine commission succeed Arthur W. Ferguson,
who died recently.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-14

Hudson County, N. j., seems to he dNioeu
into two parts Mr.. Leake and Mr. Hamhi' 's
two Representatives in Congress. CANNOT asieo
in their estimates of MI Bryans states'ilahsp'
and each holds that the other misunoefs
the sentiment which rules in Bayonne. Jersey
r,;,, c,oL. I4;u and Hoboken The two states
men oupht tn come back from Washington and
take referendum.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-14
DESCENDANT OF ROBERT FULTON DEAD.

Utica. n. Y, Feb. 1s.-Harriet L. Crary. ninety
years old a descendant of Robert FULTON and aunt
of the Countess CASTOR dArschot. died to-day in
Richheld Springs.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-14

The Pennsylvania Railroad reports that IN
1907 the average holding Of Its shareholders de-
creased from $50 shares to 110 shares, while the
number of shareholders increased from 4o,ooo
to 81 226 This statement strkingy ILLUSTRATES
the character of the recent panic and suggests
desirable broadening In the interests represented
In great corporations. 1t is an Ill panic Whcn
does not have some compensating good effects
New-York tribune., 1908-02-14
PRESIDENT HADLeY MEETS THE KAISER.

Berlin Feb. 12-President Arthur T. Hadlsy Of
Yale University and Mrs Hadley had luncheon with
Emperor William eo-day. President and Mrs Had
ley gave a reception for their American and Ger
friends this afternoon They intend 20 sail
for the United States next Tuesday
New-York tribune., 1908-02-14

With a genera. investigation OF the FIRE De
partment by experts Of the Board OF FIRE o"u.
writer's and of the Merchants Assoc'a''o
every one will be satisfied Whe" 'ii'S -
finished and the Commissioners OF Accounts
through their work it ought to be possible 10
nut the department into first class conditloh
With a thorough understanding of its de-
fciencies.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-14
NEXT PEACE CONFERENCE IN BERLIN.

Brussels. Feb. 13.-The committee of the Inter
parliamentary Peace Conference has decided that
the conference will Ee held this year in Berlin The
German Emperor vill receive the delegates
New-York tribune., 1908-02-14

Santiago. Chill. Feb lS-The fossil remains of a
plesiosaurus have been unearthed at Taleahuano
Bay. The body of this marine reptile Of a bycone
a.e was u feet long.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-14

Jerome's cup Of bitterness Wouid suieiS -
full il Poor Jim should secure indictments III
the Ice Trust case. On the other hand ne
would not lack consolation if the present efforts
should end in f1zzle.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-14

The British Consul General in New York and
Mrs Courtenay Bennett. who are spending the
winter at the Majestic, will give an at home
there on the evening Of February %
New-York tribune., 1908-02-14

Baron Hoennng- O'CarroII. the Consul GensFai Of
Austria and Hungary in New York. has just re-
ceved from his sovereign the Cross Of Cheyalisr
of the Order Of Leopold
New-York tribune., 1908-02-14

Robert l.. Cutting has left New York to join his
mother Mrs Walter Cutting, and Miss JuliaaA
Cutting at Palm Beach.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-14

Dinners were given last night by Mrs Harry
Payne Whitney at her house, in West 57th street.
and bv her s,ster-in-Iaw Mrs. Alfred G. Wander
bilt, at the Plaza.
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-10-09
THAT D,G STICK

The big stick" never was seen do
ing worse business than when Presi-
dent Roosevelt spoils quiet summer
at oyster Bay by getting it out again
and whacking senator Foraker. To
hit a man when he Is down may be
Roosevelts idea of the square deal &"
The public viii recall no public ut
terance of his before the Hearst ex-
posure OF Foraker which classed For
akcr with dishonorable men. I'm a
square man" shouts Teddy. Isn't the
statement rather trite and coarse and
doesn't II sound well from man so
sienally honorcd by his country for
him to boast Of his virtue? Imagine
George Washington shouting from the
city hall of Philadelphia where he
held swav as president. I'm square
man. Elect my choice for my success
sor. and try and imagine. If YOU can.
the courtly William Mckinley attack
ing as dishonest man a governor OF
one of the states as Roosevelt attacks
Governor Haskell Really. il begins
TO look as though for Roosavelt's
fame that trip to the jungles of AT,
rica has been postponed too long
Camera, Boulder.
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-10-09
lAOoa,Ae aG n o. cuscAN
AaG Olvvea AeAsasov vA&v

In order to obtain q crowd M greet
cage II vas pecesssry Tor tAe kePueai-
can managers TO send out pssstal card
notices to the faithful to tura cast With
their friends aud give th~ disttaGusshed
visitor cordial welcome Isexvtts
this Mr. TAFT found few beside the re
ceptioh committee and regular travel
elrs at the station TO mes.t As& uOoa
his arrival in Chicago. Fearing that .
demonstration would be made agsiDsf
him the Republican managers refused
an option on a hall In the heart ~ the
lsborine district seating 10000 people.
AMI selected a hall in the down town
section. wher. the seating capacity is
only 2o0a To this place admission
xas by card only in order that none
might gain access 10 the hall who were
not In full sympathy and accord With
Mr. Taf + position No one was wanted
who might ash an embarrassing dues
ton vet Mr. Tsft's speech was sup
posed 10 be one In which he would de
fend his labor record. In city where
hundreds of thousands are Interested
in this subject. the audience was
picked and limited. Despite the fact
that 2,poo were invited to hear the can
didate, there were more than 200 empty
seats in the hall when Mr.. Taft began
10 speak. and there were many more
before he concluded
Gunnison news-champion., 1908-10-09

roads and the express companies are
holding the basin to the throats of all
the people and catching their financial
life blood, regularly. systematically
every day OF the year. and il Is a
shame and disgrace that it should b.
and must be put a stop to. The gros-
earnings of the railroads of the coun
try Tor the fiscal year ending Juna 3uth
were over BILLION DOLLARS
That is too uch. Too much by over
one-haN We all agree that the rail
roads and telegraph companies. cN
press and all other companies and
corporations, should make a good prof
II. we want Them 10. but this thing of
being Systematically robbed every day
Of our lives all the time is an outrag7
that is getting monotonous and IL is
just that and nothing else that is MAX
ing the demand for government own.
ership and is breeding Socialism all
over the land. II is the fault of the
corporations themselves They are
not satisfied with reasonable profits
like all the rest of us get. but demand
and get from fifty 10 hundred per
cent, interest upon the money actually
invested
The smelter trust has watered its
stock just s5". 600 "10-that is. il has
stock out to that amount which repre-
sents not a single dollar of money in
vested. represents nothing but hot air.
and yet IL pays the holders of that
stock. the GTgsenheims ct al. millions
pf dollars every year upon that hot
air. and robs every miner in this and
other western states of those millions
TO do it win. These are hard. cold
facts, and they have got TO he met
and comhatted. As an individual. 81
mon Guggenneim is a gentleman and
A good citizen. but as the head Of the
Smelter trust he is buccaneer and
financial pirate who ought to be in the
Denitentiary instead of in the United
states Senate. and We can prove il.
| Gabbert would let us. This outfit
'aid slo.ooo.o0o dividends for the last
1scal year. and paid its Iaborers to do