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V.«*\ TEE \7ii> THIS UORXISG — Alarming reports came in num bers from China; from Hong Kong it was re ported that the fcr» isn legations in Peking; had been burned, and the German Minister, Karon Yon Ketteler, had been killed; Boxers are said to have attacked the legations on June 13 and to have been repulsed with Maxims; live foreign Ministers ask^d for safe conduct and informed the Tnung-li-Yainen that they could have no further relations with the Chinese Government, but their request for safe conduct was curtly refused; a .supply train, owing to the destruction of the railway, was unable to reach the inter national force under Admiral Seymour, which remains at Lang-Fang:, midway between Tien- Tshi and Pokinir; outrages by Boxers are re ported at Tif-n-Tsin. == Lord Roberts reports the occupation of the town of Rustenburg. in the Transvaal, by a force under General Baden- Powell; General lan Hamilton routed the rear guard of General Botha; other British successes were reported. ■ Prince de Joinville, son of Louis Philippe. King of the French, died in Paris. ■ - The municipal elections in Cuba, the first to be held in the island, passed off without dis turbance. --__- An uprising- has occurred in the British Colony of Gambia, West Africa, and two British ' officials and six police officers were killed. I" >.MEPTI<\- Thf arrival of many prominent delf-pates in Philadelphia gave renewed Interest >• discussion, but no posl tivf Intimation was made in repard to the pos sible nominee; many men were advocated, but sentiment remained uncrystallized. • Sena tor Hanna wus the puest at a dinner by the Philadelphia Union League, and Senator Depew paid a high tribute to him as th^ business man = The Administration decided to send troops from Manila to China if the alarm ing re}« rts from Peking are confirmed. ===== Th<- Navy iv-partment has decided to establish a large coaling station at San Diego. CaL r== ■ atinns to settle the St. Louis strike were again declared off. th» Gompers proposition not being acceded to by the Transit company. ClTY.— Stocks were weak and lower. = Winners at Sheepsliead Bay: Klizabeth M. Rush. Twit of Candles. Kinley Mack. Chara frace and The Amazon. == John D. Long. Secretary of th^ Na\-j-. made an address at the services connected with the entombing of the bones of thf puson ship martyrs; he inspected the Navy Yard; he Bald he thought there were enough ships at Manila for any <-nif>rgeney that mig-ht arise. ■ The War Department isjued orders for th" retirement of Major-Genera! Wes ley Merritt c>n account of his reaching the age limit. THE WEATHER— Forecast for to-day: Rain and cooler. The temperature yesterday: High ,.". degrees; lowest, t>4; average. To. The Tribune will be mailed, daily and Sunday, to any address in the country for a dollar a month. Address changed as often as desired. Any newsdealer will supply The Tribune in response to a regular order. UR. PLATT, UK. BLISS AM) TflF. VOTERS. Tii" opposition of Mr. Plan apparently alone stands in the way of the nomination of Mr. Cor nelius N. Hiiss for llce-President It is well uud< i rsi...xJ that Mr. Hiiss no more desires this than h;- desired a seat in the Cabi uet. hut there seems t.» be a good deal of oonti leDce on the part of politicians that if the way wjiK opened tor his harmonious selection he would again unselfishly make himself a sarri !<■*'. Naturally h<* would be reluctant to becoaie in avowed candidate unless be could be assured jf m lea^i the passive support of the delegation from his own State. That Mr. Plait will not trive lulu, as be Indicates with a considerable legree of asperity. Of course, the National leaders and the dele gates from other States will readily understand the reason for Mr. Plan's opposition and ap praise it at its true value. Mr. Plait's chief concern is not the Republican party as a whole. but the preservation of his despotic machine ajid his corrupt trust for traffic in legislation. He eannct afford to let New- York support men u-bo are on record as attacking him and his methods. It might encourage others to plain epokenuess and Interfere with the perfection of his organization. He may at rare intervals bar« to endure an unwelcome Executive ap pointment as the price of getting the bulk of the Federal patronage, but it is not to be ex pected that he will let his delegates vote in con vention for a man who. like Mr. Bliss, has charged that Mr. Platt "deliberately acts so as "to make it impossible for self-res] ting men "to be allied with him even for a good pur "pose." Mr. Bliss said this in ]*!«», when Mr. Platt was making his cruelly mocking pretence of support of Governor Morton and calling Mr. IfcKinley the "mortgaged candidate." It is natural enough that from his point of view Mr. Platt should consider Mr. Bliss unavailable. What is the use of owning a machine if you've got to use it for the elevation of people who say you're not a lit associate for a self-respect ing man? No wonder Mr. Platt discovers that the delegates from New- York are not prepared to vote for "Mr. Ilanna's candidate," and it would not be surprising if be gave the leaders at Philadelphia to understand that any New- Yorker receiving the nomination over his bead must count on Inkewarmness and even disaffec tion on the part of his supporters, who associate too closely with him to accept as entirely Im personal and inoffensive a charge that such association is impossible for self-respecting people. The Philadelphia Convention, however, need not be worried over such resentments. The machine will have to support the ticket nomi nated. What should concern the Convention is the support of the voters who do not take orders from the machine and do not care for Mr. Plan's resentments. They are the voters who gave President McKinley 208,000 plurality in IS9C, when he secured a nomination in spite of Mr. PhUt and when Mr. Platt was running the party for his own benefit, a year later, de feated it by 55.000. If Mr. BUM had never done anything to injure bis popularity with the voters but declare that no self-respecting man «**l4 fee allied with Mr. Platt even for a good purpose he might be nominated against the solid vote of Mr. Plntt # s delegates with the rtoaonabte expectation of adding Immensely to The popularity Of the ticket. It Is hnrd for iiny MM n Plntt in.nn to pet a nomination in this State, but the mere suspicion thai lie is not under Mr. Plan's control is a most valuable asset at the polls, as was seen in ili<* election of Governor Koonevelt. It may fairly be considered li.v the Convention whether or not Mr. Bliss has on other accounts the strength to make his nomination advisable. He has the close friendship of Mr. llauna to commend him to popular support, and he would doubtless be able through his Influential finan cial connections to raise large sums for the campaign. Some may think, however, that he would be as effective financially if not on the ticket, and that with the prejudice against cor porate wealth which the Democrats are trying to stir up it would be better to name a man whose availability was popularity with the people instead of being distinctly his commer cial and financial influence. It may also be said that Mr. Bliss has not been entirely con sistent with his own views of the impossibility of self-respectful alliance with Mr. Platt. and has thereby weakened himself with the great body of Independent voters who determine the election. It was Mr. Bliss's alliance with Mr. Hanna which alone enabled Mr. Platt to accom plish the objects nearest his heart at the begin ning of this Administration, and has given him substantially his own way in this Slate ever since. Moreover, in IS!*? Mr. Bliss declared that support of Seth I/OW for Mayor was as bad as being on the wrong side at Gettysburg. Of the 150.000 people who supported Beth Low In this city, not to mention their sympathizers elsewhere, there might be a good many who would find as much difficulty as Mr. Plati in forgiving bitter sayings out of regard for the public good. All these are questions to he faced clearly in forming any judgment of the strength or weak ness of Mr. Hiiss as a vote getter, and unques tionably a vote getter rather than anything else is needed to secure New- York under the pecnl iar conditions of this State at present But if. facing them all. the Convention thinks Mr. Hiiss the proper person to assure for the ticket the support of the Gold Democrats, the anti-trust workmen, the independent reformers and all the rest whose votes mean victory or defeat in this State, it need not worry about Mr. Platt. His resentment would be the least of the troubles to be met in carrying New-York. A popular notion that a nomination represented him and his par ticular interests would present much more diffi culty to the campaigner. gram: news from china. It would be difficult to exaggerate the gravity of the news from China whicb we publish this morning. The worst fears of the last we.-v have been realized. Th- Chines. ■ mobs have burned a part of Tien-Tsin and a part of Peking, Including the Roman Catholic Cathedral; they have massacred a number of foreigners, and. finally, they have destroyed all the foreign lega tions at Peking and have murdered the German Minister. Such are the appalling tidings which have come from Shanghai nnd Hong Kong, to whicb is to bo added that communication with Tien-Tsiu is now entirely broken off. We may hope that the news is exaggerated, especially ihiit relating to the legations and the German Minister; yet there is only too much reason for fearing that it Is true. We are. at any rate, confronted with the unquestionable fact that it has been well within the power of the mobs to do such things, perhaps even in spite of any thing the Chinese m><>ps might do to prevent them: and it is hy no means assured thai the troops would do anything to prevent them. If the news be true we may look for a radical solution, or attempt at solution, of the long pending "Chinese question." it will be remem bered that Germany seized Kiao-Chau as indem nity for the murder of a couple of missionaries. We may estimate, by a sort of diplomatic-mili tary rule of three, whai indemnity she will demand for a murdered Minister. It is not to be supposed that she would b<- content with any apologies and (ash payments and killing of riot leaders. For some time a considerable <ier man sphere of Influence has been marked out in China. As the sequel of such a tragedy as that reported In this morning's news we might well expect to see that entire region annexed to the fiorman Empire. That would be— if indeed the destruction of the legations were not In Itself sufficient— the signal for the other partitioning Powers to move in and do likewise. The Chi nese would hnve sown the wind and would have to- reap the whirlwind— a whirlwind before which the whole unstable edifice of the empire would go down in final ruin. Auiong the partitioning Powers we may not reckon the United States. This country has never coveted Chinese territory. It asks for no more than equality of rights with all other nations in trade and industry. Set i> is deeply concerned in the present crisis. If the legations are all destroyed the American Legation is gone. too. American property is as much in peril of destruction as that of any other nation ality. The lives of Americans are no more safe than those of r.ny other foreigners; and It is necessary, as much for this country as for any other, to take prompt and vigorous steps for the protection of American lives and property t-n far as they still exist, and for the exaction of full indemnity for all that have fallen or shall fall prey to the fury of the mob. There is no longer any time for arguing over the attitude of the Empress Dowager or of the Imperial troops toward the Boxers. The simple fact is, if ihe news of to-day be confirmed, thai either wil fully or negligently the Chinese Government has permitted these outrages; and the only recourse the aggrieved nations have is to go In themselves with a si ion- hnu,\ and restore order, inflict punishment and exad Indemnity. THE DELAWARE COX TEST. A misunderstanding of the position taken by the delegates representing the (tegular Repub licans of Delaware at Philadelphia has been encouraged by some of the dispatches concern ing their contest with the Addlcks contingent. It is ■ nil.- to which extremely few exceptions can be properly made that neither party to such a controversy should show unwillingness to accept the decision regularly reached after a "careful and dispassionate hearing, but in this instance the Delaware Republicans who have been opposed to Addicks for many years on principle have unusual justification for believ ing that their Bide of the case is the or.lv side there Is. They contend that the contest is between party loyalty and treason, between upright public purposes and detestable private selfish ness, between honest political methods and un blushing knavery. They refer to Indisputable records which prove that Addicks has been avowedly engaged for ten years In a persistent effort to obtain political mastery in Delaware by purchasing it at whatever price it was nec essary to pay: that personal ambition has been his only motive first, last and all the time; that he has repeatedly engaged to turn the State over to the Democrats In case he failed to buy or coerce his Republican opponents and has more than once succeeded in keeping the base engagement, and that he has twice prevented the admission to the I'nlted States Senate of a i;,. publican admirably qualified for the place by character and capacity. They hold that such a man cannot appear as a Republican at the doors of a Republican National Convention, but must appear there as a convicted traitor, and must be deliberately admitted as such, IX XEW-TOEK DAILY TRIBUNE. SUNDAY. JUNE 17, 1000. he Is admitted at all. They hnve been urged to harmonise their differences with the man whom the St. Louis Convention outlawed four years ago. when his record of disgrace was much shorter than it has since become, and to do this for tin' Bake of th<> party in a nio mentoua campaign In order thai bo chance of gaining an electoral vote may l*» lost. But they reply tli.it then" Is no possibility of harmony on the i'.-isis of compromise with Addicks; thai they are virtually asked to betray their party and their State Into the bands of a man who makes n<> pretence Of serving any interests but his own. and thai the inevitable result of such a surrender would be a disgraceful defeat if the Convention decides against the Regular Republicans of Delaware it avIH not escape the charge of putting a premium on treachery and corruption. GERMAN! ON THE SEA. The German Emperor has won his point He some time ago announced his intention of mak ing his navy comparable in strength with hi« nrniy and of putting his empire into the fore most rank of sea Powers Instead of In the seventh place, as at present With that end in view he directed his Minister of Marine, Admi ral Yon Tlrpitz. to introduce into Parliament a bill for the Immediate doubling In size of the Imperial navy. That measure was bitterly and stubbornly opposed, but at last was substan tially carried. Last week it became a law. and forthwith the work of increasing the German navy to double its present si7.e and more than double its present strength will begin In a j;n>up of shipyards second In efficiency to none in the world. This proceeding Is, of course, generally re garded hs an extension to the sea of that sys tem of militarism which Germany has so long maintained on land, and which indeed she orig inally founded. No doubt the Emperor has nn eye to those international conflicts which have so long been prophesied, and which, with all our hopes for peace, must always be regarded as possible. lie would be recreant to his duty :is head of the German State if he did not. In her last great war Germany was splendidly victorious on land, but met with disaster at sea. William II intends that if she shall ever again engage in such a war her sailors shall give as good an account of themselves as her soldiers: and In that ho is quite right. But that view of the case, though important. Is only partial. A nation is. apart from all menaces of war, natu rally entitled to have a military marine propor tionate in size to Its mercantile marine. Even the peace loving founder of the Manchester School conceded that; and on that principle the present movement for the increase of the Ger man navy Is amply justified. The greatest mercantile Power In the world to-day is Great Britain, and she is also the greatest naval Power; which is fitting. The second mercantile Power is Germany, and sue may well, therefore, demand to be. the second naval Power instead of the seventh. We sny she is the second mercantile Power because the superiority which the United States enjoys on the face of the returns is due to our enormous lake traffic, on waters specifically excluded and exempted from naval occupation. On the oceans of the world Germany decidedly leads 'is, and holds a place second only to Great Britain. In twenty-six years the number of Germany's merchant steamships has increased nearly <;ik» percent. When her empire was founded Ham burg was ji minor port, with less than half the commerce of Liverpool. To-day it outranks Liverpool. In almost every part of the world German ships are gaining an increasing share of The carrying trade and are making inroads upon British commerce. In some regions, where :i few years ago only the British flag was seen, ihe English ships have been purchased by Ger man companies, and vessels under the German Bag now have n practical monopoly of the trade. And to-day in thirty-nine large first class ship yards more than fifty thousand skilled German artisans nre building new ships of the largest size and most efficient type to add to the already enormous < German fleet With these conditions and movements the United States is inevitably concerned. Sup posing that Tve dismiss all thought of warlike rivalry between this country and Germany. Certainly there never should be war. or danger of war, between the two. Yet there remains the rivalry <pf commerce. It is with Germany that we iire to contend for the second place among mercantile Powers. It is the rapid jrr.iwth of ocean commerce that should stimulate our own efforts, and that should, perhaps, give us instruction in our ways. The salient points of the German commercial system are worthy of most careful study— the elaborate system of commercial and Industrial schools, the trained and expert consular ser vice, the inflexible laws of protection to domes tic enterprise and industry, the generous en couragement granted to the mercantile marine by the Government By these and like means <Jermany has made this marvellous progress on the sea. It would be unworthy of us not to keep pace with her. In both the commercial and the military marine. LAW BREAK IX ON A MARGIN. A fine example of the speculative lawbreak ing which is becoming all too common is pre sented at this time In the city of Boston. There is a law limiting the height of buildings facing; upon a certain square. Some time ago, but since the enactment of that law. a building was planned and erected upon that square of a height exceeding by several feet the maximum prescribed by the law. It would seem that some objection should have been Interposed in ad vance, or at the time of building, by the officers charged with the supervision of building opera tions, but for some reason this was not done, or if done was not effective. The building was run up, apparently in conscious and deliberate violation of the law. Thou, to avoid possible trouble, an attempt was made to have the ille gal act legalized. A bill was Introduced Into the Legislature for that purpose, making an exception to the law in favor of this one law breaking building. In some way or another this extraordinary bill was pushed through both houses of the Legislature and was presented to the Governor for his signature. The Gov ernor most comineudably vetoed it. And now Boston is much exercised over the matter, and some are loudly threatening to have the bill passed over the Governor's veto, while others are setting afoot an Investigation of the meth ods employed for the passage of the bill. The sympathy of all lovers of sound govern ment must be with the Governor and with those who are opposed to this bill for the legalization of lawbreaking. It Is difficult indeed to im agine a more Improper measure. Bills for the relief of those who have accidentally or unin tentionally been put in technical violation of the law are sometimes enacted with propriety. In exceptional cases, for exceptional reasons or purposes, exceptions may be made to laws with propriety, provided such exception be Bought at the right time and in the proper way. In the case under consideration, If the project ors of the offending building had in advance of building it applied for permission to exceed the prescribed height! and had demonstrated that the public weal would be served by such excess, a special bill In their behalf might well have been enacted. Bui when instead of that any one breaks the law for purely selfish pur poses, and does so on the chance either of not being found out or of Indulgently being par doned after his luwbroaklng has become an ac complished teat, Uuf« seems uu reason wly the law with all its penalties should not be en forced against him In fullest rigor. We bare Cited this case as an example. It Is an example of a numerous and varied class. Offences similar in nature against the building law are common here." "The sanitary laws, the ordinances for the protection and care of public streets, the rules regulating the speed of ve hicles, the law against black smoke, indeed, practically all laws which are Intended to put limits upon private greed for the public wel fare, are broken almost dally by people who de liberately take the chances of securing exemp tion from the penalty. It is speculative law breaking—lawbreaklng upon a margin. It may bo impossible In this much gambling world ever fully to eradicate it. But at least the gambler should abide the turn of chance. When he loses he should pay his "debt of honor." lie should not go about whining for a special law to relieve him from the consequences of his speculation. When he breaks laws on a margin and gets caught the penalty should be exacted of him to the uttermost. IRBAX DEFICIENCIES. It must be generally acknowledged that what ever may be thought of the moral condition of New-York the outward aspect of the city has much Improved during the last decade. Within that period its architecture has been wonder fully diversified, and though not always dis creetly by any means, yet on the whole in such a manner as agreeably to relieve the mo notony which so long prevailed and seemed insuperable. Nevertheless New-York, which its permanent inhabitants like to call and a multitude of other persons certainly appear to consider the finest summer resort In the coun try, ought to be and easily might be made far more attractive than it is. The beneficent con quests of the Japanese ivy are suggestive of what nature is ready to do for the city with only a little assistance from man. That gener ous plant lias already clothed miles of hot and uncomely walls in delightful green and trans formed the whole appearance of many a street. At little greater cost of money and trouble than the ampelopsis requires to make It flour ish the residence parts of the city might be beaut itled and shaded by trees. The Tree Plant ing Association, whose activities deserve hearty commendation and support, has been the means of accomplishing something in this direction, and in the aggregate, we suppose, a good deal, both hy imparting needed knowledge of what can be most hopefully attempted and by con tracting to do the practical work of tree plant lug in the right way at a reasonable price. But New- York still produces the Impression of a treeless city, and we fear that it is destined to do so for a long time to come. To effect a gen eral change in this particular Is undoubtedly a task beset with some difficulties and discour agements, thanks in large measure to the de linquencies of the gas companies, but it is as suredly worth undertaking. There is another obvious opportunity for Im provements of the same general character which has been strangely neglected. The ex odus from the city, which seems to begin earlier every spring and include more of Its residents from j'ear to year, nevertheless leaves some millions to pass the summer more or less con tentedly in their own homes, and we suppose that if there is a melancholy and depressing sight on earth it Is that which the vast ma jority of them behold day after day from their back windows. Here and there a yard has been converted into a grass plot, with shrubs and vines and flowers around its borders, and we have heard of a very few cases in which a single bit of such leaven had progressively leavened a whole block. But what a hideous and discreditable rule it is to which these oases are the rnro exceptions! Here is a chance for a transformation which, while It would con tribute nothing to the sightliness and comfort of our thoroughfares, would greatly Increase the pleasure, or at least diminish the misery, of existence in a multitude of homes. The aggre gate effect would be really immense, and the cost to the individual would be trifling. Two or three dollars at the outset and a subsequent out lay not worth considering will make and main tain, for a householder who has a little time and sense at his command, a cool, green in closure behind his house where now his fence shuts in an ugly and too often an unwholesome waste. Mr. Platt has some reason to surmise that a boss is not necessarily held in much higher honor out of his own State than in It. Admiral Dewey Is to be congratulated on hla proppnt clear recognition of three interesting far-ts» — that he doesn't want to he President, that the people dnn't want him for President and that he possesses the respect and gratitude of the country. He ought to be happy and we rejoice to hear him declare that he Is. Now that both the Tale and Harvard crews have got to worai on the Thames we shall doubtless hear of friendly rivalry and courteous attentions, but perhaps also of diligent efforts on the part of each to conceal Its own doings and ascertain what the other is accomplishing. It is to be hoped that there will be as little as possible of thiß practice of concealment and espionage, which in some former years has been curried to discreditable lengths, and so far as anybody has ever been able to discover never did a particle of pood. It is quite time that New-York Republicans appeared at a National Convention under a leadership worthy of the party in the Empire State and of its thirty-six electoral votes. William Lloyd Garrison arrays himself against "them .lam litery fellers" with the declaration that nowhere can there be found greater dis trust of true democracy than in the colleges. Who, then, shall be saved? Does Mr Garrison really deem himself the only righteous man alive? Yesterday he declaimed against the ignorant multitude, to-day against the edu cated few. Truly, he must begin to fe^-l un commonly lonesome! One of the most pleasing features of the pres ent unexampled prosperity of the United States is that it is so general. It is not confined to any one part of the country, or to any one class of industries. All are participating in it. It is agreeable to observe that Argentina re ports a prosperous state of affairs, and an in « reusing confidence in the integrity and stability of the Government. The natural resources and advantages of that country are such that it Bhould be one of the most prosperous and progressive in the world, a sort of I'nlted States of South America. New-Jersey follows New-York In the effort to Isolate tuberculosis as a contagious disease, the Trenton Health Board, supported by the State Board, having amended the sanitary code so as to bring consumption into the category with other diseases demanding isolation. The pro cedure is in the Interest of the public health and wellb»lng. and there as here the future records Of the disease will be studied with Interest to sc- whether isolation diminishes its average mortality or not. a point on which the doctors iir.- not hp y.-t o,ulte agre.-d 'lh- tateat event of the coming week in Amer ican affairs is the nominating Convention at Philadelphia. The Tribune has made ample, in deed extensive, preparations for serving both its regular and Its occasional readers with live. freah. brieht accounts of the great council at tha Republicans of the Nation; and It will employ the skill of Its artists with good effect to illus trate the reports. The business men of New- York City have been In large measure recruited from the different States of the t'nlon. and each one of them will find In this week's Tribunes a great variety of portraits and pictures, which will show them the men who represent th*>ir native States and give them a vivid Idea of the doings and personnel of the Convention. Can it be possible that the "Giants" are ac tually In danger of losing their place at the bottom of the baseball record? PERSOXAL. Bishop Lenlhan (Roman Catholic), of Auckland, who has Just passed through the United States on his way home, after an official visit to Rome and a tour of Europe, entered the New-Zealand mis sionary field when twenty-four yeirs old In ISOS. on the death of Bishop Luck, he was consecrated Bishop. This Is the first vacation he has had since entering the missionary Held. Ixmls X. Megargee. whose column, entitled "Seen and Heard," has for many years been one of the features of "The Philadelphia Times," has severed his connection with that Journal. The Rev. Dr. Robert D. Sh?ppard is being spoken of as the probable successor of Henry Wad© Rogers as president of the Northwestern Univer sity. The doctor was born in Chicago ki 1547. and is a graduate of the old Chicago University, and studied In Europe three years. "Everything that Dr. Sheppard touches turns to gold." said one of the trustees of the university, who la strongly In favor of his selection. Many people interested In the university remember that Dr. Sheppard is the man who on one occasion, about ten years ago, made $180,000 for the university In three minutes by a real estate transaction. The assignment of commissions for portraits of Massachusetts Governors for the new State House has been completed by Governor Crane. The se lections are as follows: Bowdoin, E. C. Tarbell; Strong. Henry Sandham; Sullivan. E. L. Ipsen; Gore, Marie Page; Gerry. Henry Sandham: Lin coln. F. W. Benson: Everett. Philip Hale: Morton. R. G. Hardle: Brlggs (by purchase); Boutwell. F. P. Vinton; Washburn. William Wlllard; Banks. D. J. Strain: c| a n . J. H. Young; Washburn. F. W. Benson; Butler (not .selected); Robinson. D J. Strain: Ames. C A. Whipple (New-York); Brackett. W. G. Page, and Russell, E. C Tarbell. Admiral Sir Edmund Fremantle. one of the best known men in the British navy, who Is now on a tour in this country and Canada, was senior naval officer in the A=hant»»» War in 1573-74. and was se verely wounded in action. For his services In this campaign he was thanked by both Houses of Parliament, and was made a Companion of the Bath and of the Order of St. Michael and St. George. He also served during the blockade on the east coast of Africa In 18S$-'S!>, and in the V^ta punitive expedition. 1800. He was Rear Admiral, second in command of the Channel Squadron. 18*5 'B7: commanaer In chief In the East Indies, ISBB to 1891; commander In chief .in the China station, 1?92-'95. and commander in chief at Plymouth, 1896-99. At the coming annlversarv exercises of Burr and Burton Seminary. Manchester, Vt.. on June 27, John Vance Cheney. librarian of the N'ewbprry library, Chicago will give the poem. On the same day Edward S. Isham. of Chicago, will give the literary address, and .ludge I.oveland Munson, of Manchester, the historical address. THF TALK OF TEE DAT. Some of the Western newspapers are ridiculing the order for a course of agricultural Instruction in the public rchools on the ground that the average Kansas boy and girl know more about practical farming than the average pedagogue could find out in ten years. If True to I..ife.— Scrlbbleton— Jones has written a new comic opera to be brought out in the fall called "The Filipino." Wright— ls that so? That should be good for a long run.- (Philadelphia Press. A Kansas paper, finding it Impossible to secure enough subscriptions to guarantee weekly wages. Issued the following valedictory: "As we said a few days ago in our initial number, the dally wooM only continue till we could get over the town ar.d see If It was wanted. We find, after a thorough canvass of the town, that we could count on about $12 a month advertising for it. Ta: Ta!" Thoughts Came Out In the Wash. — The poet walked alowly up to the counter of the West Madl son-st. laundry. . "Has my shirt gone in yet?" he anxiously in quired. "Went in this morning." responded the young woman in charge. "Too bad! Too bad!" ■Why so- 1 " "Well, you see. I had my master spring poem written across the bosom. Now I cannot remember one line." and trie poet moodily retraced his steps. — (< 'hlcago News. In the Canadian Northwest provinces, from Mani toba to the Pacific Coast, there are probably mure colonies of different nationalities than are to be found on any equal area elsewhere in the world. There are said to be more Dunkards on the plains of Alberta and Asslnlbolr.e than in North Dakota. Russian colonists are frequent In these districts, but preference has been given by the Russians to the more northern province of Saskatchewan. Throughout the districts, scattered in large and small numbers, are colonies of Greeks. Finlanders. French. Dutch and other nationalities, as also a colony of Hebrew farmers and several gatherings of Mormons. A Difficult Feat.— The Giant— What has become of the strong man that could lift a horse? The Midget— l don't know. The last time I saw him he was trying to raise a dollar.— (Chicago News. A young man who was hunting recently in the Alleghenles. near Red Oak Knob. Va., shot a large bald eagle. The bird measured 7 feet 2 Inches across the wings. When the hunter went to ex amine the prize he was astonished to find one of the eagle's claws held firmly in a powerful steel trap, to which was attached a steel chain five feet long. Trap and chain had marks of vicious blows from the eagle's beak, showing how he had vainly endeavored to free himself from them. They had not Interfered with his flight, however. Pain Producers.— Mr. Talkso— Yes. I am very sensitive about my feet. Mr. Sourdropp— What do you do? Wear tight shoe 9or write poetry?— (Baltimore American. Captain Joseph Comstock, a well known mariner living In Seattle, spent almost the entire summer at Cape Nome, fifty years age. His mission to the far north was not to hunt for gold, and. though he spent two months on the Nome beaches and wandered up and down over the yellow beds that have since been found to be phenomenally rich, not a sign of gold did he see, nor did he hear a word uttered by the Indiana that would lead him to be lieve It was different in that respect from a country that never produced an ounce of gold. His Candid Admission. — "I suppose your constitu ents will be prepared to kill th" fatted calf when you get home?" said the amiable friend. "No. " answered Senator Sorghum, "my constitu ents aren't violent people.. Besides, they haven't got anything against trie fatted calf. I'm the one they're after."— (Washington Star. A Philadelphia dealer In Jewels says pearls are in good health this summer. "Pearls are particu larly liable to disease." he raid. "Commercially, the. health of a i>earl refers to Its lustre, and when it becomes dull you may know that It Is sick. Salt water Is the only tonic that Is known to be effica cious In such cases, and after being immersed in brine for several days the gems will be found to be restored to their usual health. The summer months are usually hard on pearls, but this year, for some reason, there Is very little Illness among them." Must Be. Pure.— But, kind sir. have you no use for the milk of human kindness?" asked the Unfortu nate Person. "Not unless it Is clarified." answered the Health Food Consumer.— (Baltimore American. Cupid's Bunker.— 'The Tifftngton-Smlth wedding is off." "How dreadful. What's the reason?" "Oh. Miss Tlfflngton wanted her name In three sixes larger type than his on the announcement cards, and he wouldn't have It."— (lr.dianapolls Journal. M. Leuret, the French manufacturer of artificial pearls from fish scales, says that he will come to the United States and erect works as soon as he hears of a locality where the right kind of scales can be had In large Quantities. It is suggested that a suitable place might be found on the St. Lawrence River, among the Thousar J Islands. The scales should be small and have a stiver sheen. The brighter they are the higher price they will command. The scales should be removed while the tlsh are alive if possible. Twrnty-flve thou sand pounds of there scales can be used a year. It Is anticipated that twice that quantity may be 01 • .1 In a few years. A Business Head I_\.ly I wish to get & birth day present for my hua> and. clerk- Hrw long married? Lady— Ten years. Clerk-Bargain counter to the rl«ht.— (New-York THE WEEK IX SOCIETY The last week was not one of much social c . tlvlty in town. There are still a few persons *&« linger, and whose summer plans have not beta fully arranged, and there are others who come Into the city for a day or so. But the majority of th* houses In the fashionable districts are closed, and It is officially given out that society is not la town. But the greater number of th« modish world are not far away. In Westchester, along the Sound and on the Hudson: on Long Island In the neighborhood of the Meadow Brook and Cedarhorst clubs; on the South Side at i,ijp Babylon and In the Hamptons; on the Jersey coast and In the Interior cf that State, and again as far north ■.- Tuxedo and Cazenovla, so ciety has prnctlcally settled for the early Bummer The cottages are slowly filling at Newport. th« Casino and many of the hotels will open .-, Jun<» 30 nt Narragansett Pier, and it will be about th* middle of July before the season properly begins at Bar Harbor. The suburbs are In all their glory- At Westbury the week has been extremely gay and not devoid of excltpment. On Thursday, for Iks third tins* within two years, virtually the entire colony was called out to act as a fir? brigade. This Tim© it was the barn of Theodore Havemeyer. which had been struck by lightning, and the flames threat ened the house near by. Two years ago th« Clarence M Mackay house caught fire while a din ner was in progress, and this year by a stngular coincidence Mr. and Mr- Theodore Havemeyer were giving a dinner when the flames started. The Meadow Brook colony rallied quickly from this exciting experience. On Friday there was a spirited pol» match at the club, and yes:<?rd.i>- many of the colony were at the Suburban. To-day ther« are a number of house parties. A f<»w have left the colony. including Mr. and Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay. Who have gone to Europe, and Mr. and M- Arthur Kemi>. Mr and Mrs. William K. VanderbUt, Jr.. ar.d Mr. and Mrs. Victor Sorchan. who are now at Newport. Mr. and Mrs. C. Albert Stevens. Mr and Mrs. Oliver H. P. Belmont. Mr. and Mrs. James 1^ Kernochan. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore A Havemeyer. Mr. and Mrs. Egerto- L, Winthrop. ir.. Mr. and Mr- Sidney Dillon Ripler. Mr. and Mrs. H. Van Rensselaer Kennedy and Mr. and Mrs. Cushing. are occupying their houses and entertaining. In town during the week there was a consldsr ab!e gathering at the different hotels and restaa rants. On Wednesday the White Star pier pre sented an animated appearance. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence H. Mackiy had a large number of friends to bid them bon voyage as they sailed on tha Oceania and th^y received many floral tr'.Mstes. Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt and Miss Gladys Van derbilt sailed on the same ship for a short tria In Europe, and with them were Mr. ■ ! Mrs. Fred erick W. Vanderbllt. Mr. and Mrs. H. McK. Twombly and th* Misses Twombly. Henry T. Sloane and the Misses S'oane and Dr. T. O. Thomas. On the St. Louis were Justice In graham, who goes for his annual visit to Parts, and Mr. and Mrs. Delanc-py Nicoll. Th" Princess Arihert. granddaughter of Qossa Victoria, after spending ■ week at Washington as the guest of th» British Ambassador and Lady Pauncefote. went immediately to Niagara Falls on Monday morning last. Th- short tim<? she spent there was obviously used to the best advanta#» and under gooA guidance. She drove around •«•« Island, getting her first view of the falls there and from the Three Sister Islands, Afterward she took the private car of the Niagara Gorge Rail way, placed at her disposal by the president of the company, and went around the Belt Line, galas; first to trie iMifTerin 1.-=lan<!s. down on the Canadian side, and thence up the Gorge back to her hoteL Later in the afternoon she saw the power hous* of the Niagara Falls Electric Company, visltiaj the pit and seeing the machinery. In the evening, there being beautiful moonlight, she was escorted under authority from the Reservation to see tha lunar bow from Luna Island, and then on a short moonlight drive around the islands. On Tuesday she was taken by Mr Morgan, the general man aged of the Gorse Railway, on a trip on the Maid of the Mist, and that afternoon she started for Ottawa as the guest of the Governor-General of Canada and Lady MJato. Before starting tha Princess repeatedly expressed her great Interest la what she had seen and the pleasure the visit to Niagara had given her. The Teutonic, which arrived on Thursday, brought In a number of well known Yorkers who had been abroad, many of them since last winter. Colonel and Mrs. William Jay and Miss Jay sailed in November and passed the winter in Rome. Mrs. Adrian Ipo'.in. Jr.. and her daughters were In tha KBSadlne all winter, and afterward at the Italian Lakes and In Paris. Mr. and Mrs. J. Lee Taller had been on the Rlv:era. In Paris and in England. Robert W. Taller. J. Lee Taller's father, went wita them. The family wl.'l pass the summer at their country home, near Richfield spr!ng3. Colonel and Mrs. Delancey A. Kane returned after about a. two years' sojourn road. Both Colonel and Mrs. Kane have, however, been In this country for short vi.«lts in that time. With them was their son. De laneey Iselin Kane, who has been studying at th» Jesuit College at Stonyhurst. in England. Ernest Iselin. the son of Adrian Iselln. Jr.. was also on the Teutonic. He had sailed nearly a year ago from Vancouver with Alfred >; Vanderbllt on the trip around the world which was so sadly Inter rupted by the death of Cornelius Vanderbllt. The Kaltenborn Classical and Symphony Even lngs and some of the roof gardens have been well patronized by those in society who have not yet left town. At the Kaltenborn concert on Tuesday Miss Louise Ward McAllister had a large party; M!ss Eloise Breese had another. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock. Alexander M Hadden and other well known people were in the audience. A wedding of much interest in the week was that of Miss Sara Ely sad William H. Parsons, which took place at the home of the bride's mother. Riverside- Drive and Eighty-fifth-st. It was a fam ily wedding, and there were less than a hundred in \ltations sent out. Mr. and Mrs. Parsons will sail this week for England and will pass the summer In a driving tour through the different shires. They will return in September. A church wedding took place Tuesday evening at All Angels' Church. West Knd-ave. and Etghty first-st. Hiss Ethel Culbert Harding and Charles Stewart Mutt were married In the presence of a fashionable gathering. The bride is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs Herbert B. Harding, of West 9eventy-seventh-st. The bridegroom Is tn» only son of the late John C. Mott. of this city, and served in the Spanish-American war. A full ac count of the wedding was published in The Tribune. Yesterday was a■■ day for the iSßß*s> The final contest In the championship golf games at the Morris County Club attracted many lovers of the game, and the country houses in the neighborhood had large house parties. There were also Interest- Ing matches at Knollwood. where there was a Stock Exchange tournament; Rt Apawamts. near Rye. and at Baltusrol. The festivities at Tuxedo have been planned on a larse scale. Tuxedo » still crowded, and Mr. nn.l Mrs. Tierre Jr. Mr. and Mrs. T. Suffern Taller, Mr. ana Mrs. James Brown Lord. Mr. and Mrs. William Kent. Mr. and Mr-. Fred Plerson. jr.. are among the yours? couples who do much to promote gayety in tnis suburb. The season there will continue until late in July. On Saturday evening there is usually an Informal dance at the clubhouse. The New- York Yacht Club's regatta brought to gether a large gathering of persons interested ta yachting. Among the yachts entered were Corne lius Vanderbtlt's the Rainbow. August Belmonfa the Mineola ard craft owned by Kes'.nali Brooks. George Lord Day. Ralph N. Ellis. H. O. «av* meyer. Jr.. A B. McCreery and Johnston Pc Foresc The clubhouse was the scene of a brilliant assem blage, ami In the evening it was niuralnatea. There will be one wedding In town this wSSfc Miss Maul Fortescue. the daughter of Mrs. RoSert B. Roosevelt, will be ma— to Ernest Suttoa- Plckhardt. at Grace Church, at 4 o'clock — Wednesday afternoon. Hiss Helen Clifford 3 * c * Connick will be maid of honor, and Keny« Fortescws, a brother of tho brUle. the best m! 2" Among the usher are Robert Raymond. Arthur S. Jones and Charles Warren Sh >r*\ who marrtrt Miss Pickhardt. a atlter of the. bridegroom. Ther* will be a small reception afterward at the h«»» of Mr. and Mrs. Robert U. Koosevelt. No. 5. Hfw av>\ The expected arrival of Mrs. Os<?en Goelet and Miss May Goelet. who were booked to sal! fr * — Cherbourg yesterday, at Newport hea given ta the prospective season there additional intere*- Mrs. Goelet and her Oaunhter coma over to ** with Robert Goelet. who was so rnir.fully Injured* fortnlslit ago In a steeplechase re:ir Bojton. The young man at present is at Newport, and is ****' in? with his aunt. Mrs. Cornelius Vnr.derbilt. jr- Mrs. Richard T. \VI!.-<on. who west abroad about : a month ago with h«r sou ami •Imghter-ln-law. lir. ar.d Mrs. M t>r::i-- Wilson, will return with Mr * Goelet. Robert Goelet is dotes W«U and U P raC " tically out of danger. Ilia cousin, son of Mr* Robert Goelet. suilevl yeaterJay in the I'arapani* Mrs. Robert Goelet has Just completed a »oe» cruise In the Mediterranean. The -. tsaa, asr yacht, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Payne Whl-.ney win remain** Westbury until July. warn they will go to ?»•*' port. Mrs*. Whitney was In town on Tuesday ana Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Alfneiric H. Paget ar« still In town, and are the Ku«»sts of Oliver ». Payne, at his house. No. K>2 Fiftn-.ive. MXM X Pusot'a little eight months old daughter 13 »•*£ u?ly ill from fever, and there have been •** trained nurses in attendance. Miss Angelica Gerry and Robert U«Uig*M* Gerry, who recently had tb« neasla^ ■ -"— *r <*"