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STJICt&AY. SEPTEiTBEB 17, 1905.
TEE 2?EWB THIS MORXTSG.
—The first official announcement In
re«rd"to the deliberations of the Commission
, I of Bwedwi and Norway at Karlstad was gen
e'-aPS' interpreted to mean that all fears of war
wTre caft — Dispatches from Batoum say
thu rnas^cres similar to those at Baku are
f-a^ed; th? situation at the latter city is re
port »d- improved; more troops have been sent to
the Caucasus Russian radical writers are
divided between boycotting the assembly plan
snd utilizing the scheme to effect a genuine
Popular government. == Stormy weather is
iaid to have caused a postponement of the sea
trip or the Russian Emperor and Empress. -
DOMESTIC-— The President's suggestions to
in* Panama Canal engineers calling for speed In
coietruotloa were made public in Washington.
— — Tte political fight against Mayor Weaver
>egan in "Philadelphia. == The death of four
t ersons increased the death list in the explosion
and" fire at Avon, Conn., to eleven. == New-
Orleans celebrated getting the upper hand or
yellow fever by holding a monster festival.
: . = President Ramsay completed the sale of
of the Little Kanawha road to Vanderbilt and
the Baltimore and Ohio. ===== There were forty
two new cases and two deaths from yellow fever
In New-Orleans. ■ „. Governor Hanly of In
diana said he never borrowed money from ex-
Atidltor Sherrick. ===== Charles Huff, of New-
York was reported seriously ill at Lanesboro.
Mass - Many well known persons arrived
at Tuxedo Park, N. V.. for the week's end fes
tivities.
CITY. — Stocks were strong. -■■ M. Ro
ma me Daurignac. brother of Mme. There?e
Humbert, the swindler, was detained at Ellis
Island by the immigration authorities, and may
-ted. : It was announced that Baron
Kornura was much Improved and that he would
•. -. • tar Seattle next Sunday. ===== A. young
cirl was found murdered by a mysterious as
sailant in the Bronx- ===== Twelve hundred
children attended a gospel tent rally in a city
church. a; „ A freight train was wrecked on
the Berrer; short cut of the Erie Railroad, near
FairfiehS. M. J. = Dr. S. G. Tracy returned
front Ixmdqa, -where he Investigated the radium
. cure for coß«umption. - Two prisoners es
hcapod from Riker's Island by swimming to Ba
1/ret to Point. - An investigation of the flre
Fort Hamilton was ordered.
■^"HE WEATHER. — Indications for to-day:
EhotE-ers The temperature yesterday: Highest,
fl (s«gre«a: towest, 60.
We desire to remind our reader* mho are
thoui to leave the city that The Tribune mil
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THE END OF AN ERA.
The d«ath of Patrick A. Collins, Mayor of
Boston and one of the most respected and influ
«stial Democratic leaders In Massachusetts.
cells attention once more to the startling trans
fermatioc in ideas and character which the
Democratic party— a national party has un
dergone within the last ten years. Mayor Col
11ns was an intimate and devoted friend of
President Cleveland and belonged to that
Ihet coundl which guided Democratic policy
iB the days of Mr. Cleveland's ascendancy.
He adopted with zeal the anti-tariff propaganda
which Mr. Cleveland preached, believing that
In tariff reduction the Democratic party had
at last found an issue which would unite its
discordant Eastern. Western and Southern fac
tions. He did much to promote the revival of
D^Tno^ratic energy and hopes in New-England,
so marked between 1884 and 1*92. He accepted
office as Consul General in London in 1893, and
returned to Massachusetts in 1897 to find his
influence overshadowed and the policies for
which he stood abandoned by the party at large.
He frankly recognized the passing of the old
school and the triumph of the new. His abili
Sscotßinended him for further public useful-
Bess, an* his Boston constituents were eager
to give him further honors. But he knew that
his career is national politics was closed, and
wisely chose to limit bis activities to a merely
municipal sphere.
Of 'he men who were a power in the period
of Mr. Cleveland's leadership, how few, in fact
f%pn an influence of any sort In politics to-day!
U'ritiii? without reference to Mr. Colllns's death,
and probably without knowledge of it, Colo
nel Patterson laments that "the Old Demo
"eratie Ship of Zion has been quite driven
"upon the rocks, where she now lies high and
"dry. so that a select group of survivors in the
"upper room of a little clubhouse In Chicago
"[the participants in last week's celebration in
"Colonel Bryan's honor] seems all that is left
"of what was once as noble a company of
"statesmen and fighters as one could wish to
"pee."' The suggestion Is an apt one. Mr. Cleve
land is still alive, and Colonel Wattergon is
himself still Intermittently In the service of
the 'But Eyed Qo44ass." But the Editor of
"The Courier- Journal" would be the first to
flUeJatoi fLat either he or Mr. Cleveland eier
, any longer a vital Influence in Demo
cratic politics. Where are the other loaders of
the Cleveland era-Morrison. Mills. <£"■»**•
Br eckinridge ß . Wilson, of West * "jUil^V™
VUaa. Dickinson, Lama, GartancU Bayard.
Whitney. Lamont Olney Fa lr* W. _
Charles Tracey of Albany Bu^eK Illinois?
chusetts. and John M. *; iue ) . r - sm v lving
Many of them are _dea« ™d J> ftf t
remnant none reta.ns Ins toruier 1
on the political stage. E%en ** £ d
movement of 100*. to which Jttflß Par** gg
a nomination for the Fres l denc>. failed to ir ng
to the front either the old idea? or the old man
fl? Th c reason for this is not far to seek- The
•• Ti,.,. 1,.,,-,, pnsse'l from xne
••from the scene lhe\ ua»' yu-^
P enel^at^ t*eir day was J-»-*«"5 Jj
national progress under the Lingley tar their
discredited all their contentions and all the*
prophecies. They labored to destroy the pro
Active system on the ground that it was mor
ally wrong nnd economically ruinous. All its
w£ks ™ey said, were evil. But the country
ha* now quite outgrown that view; and what
agitation we now see for tariff revision is based
on the radically different theory that .rates
should bo reduced because they have done their
work and are no longer needed for purposes £
protection. The "great masters of enlightened
tariff discussion" (old school, if about to^day
would find their occupation gone. That,^ more
than anything else, explains why they have dis
appeared from view, leaving no successors to
we P ar their mantles or battle for their pro
gramme. __
CAMPAIGN A¥D OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS.
The word "amazing." which Is being rather
geSralTy employed to describe Mr. Oteorge W
The 'plain truth is that < or P oratloD *
almost universally believed to be in the haWt of
making such contributions for poUtical purpose*.
Perhaps the most surprising thing about this
bit of testimony of Mr. Perkins is the frankness
with which it was given. It is true that the
committee might have obtained it from a reluc
tant witness against his will, but, as a matter of
fact, it was not extorted from Mr. Perkins, and
in our opinion he is entitled to credit for mak
ing the disclosure without waiting for Pressure
to be applied. We hope that he or other officers
of the company will be equally communicative
in respect to other political contributions which
may have been made to either party in national,
State or municipal campaigns.
The Tribune has always been of the opinion
that campaign funds, though their magnitude 1*
frequently exaggerated, are usually too large.
\ huge sum of money put at the disposal of a
committee sharpens the appetite and favors the
schemes of corruptionists. and leads to gross
extravagance even when it is not dishonestly
employed. We have heartily approved the pur
pose of the New-York law requiring candidates
to make a sworn statement of their expendi
tures and regretted that it was so easily evaded.
We should rejoice not only to see the law made
perfectly effective, but to have it so amended
and extended as to compel a disclosure of the
sources of all campaign funds, as well as of the
ways in which they are applied. If that is too
much to hope for. we at least assume that the
process of acquainting the public with detai's
of what has been done heretofore will not stop
abruptly with the revelations already made by
Mr. Perkins.
The affair of the hundred thousand dollars paid
in rwo cheoke out of the funds of the New-York
Life on the order of Mr. Hamilton is of a differ
ent, but certainly not a less Interesting, charac
ter. Apparently there was not time on Friday
to get to the bottom of that transaction, but an
ample opporunity to do so is at hand, and will
doubtless be improved by the committee.
TREATIES IN THE ORIENT.
The Treaty of Portsmouth is not the only one
made this year bearing xipon affairs in the Far
East. A« we have already heard, a new con
vention has been made between Great Britain
and Japan, to take the place of that which has
b^en In existence for several years, the making
of which marked an epoch in the history of the
relations between the white and yellow races,
and the infiuence of which has been so benefi
cent, especially during the late war. The exact
terms of it are not yet revealed, if. indeed,
they are all ever to be, but enough is pretty cer
tainly known to warrant confidence that it is
an even more effective instrument than the one
which it supersedes. The old treaty aimed at
maintaining the status quo in Japan and China,
and provided that one of its makers was to aid
the other in war only in case of an attack by
more than one power. Now we are told that
the new one aims at the maintenance of the
status quo in all Aeia east of the fifty-first
meridian, and binds each of the two powers not
to begin a war without the consent of the other,
and also to help the other in case of attack by
even a single power. Let ns see what th.it
means.
The fifty -first meridian passes through Bushirf
and Teheran. Thus it leaves all of Turkey in
Asia, and practically all of Arabia except Oman,
open to exploitation without offence to Great
Britain and Japan. Germany may push her
Mesopotamia n railroad, and Russia may com
plete her conquest of Armenia, for all this dual
league cares. But east of that meridian lies
nearly all of Persia, upon which Russia has long
been suspected of designs; there, too, are the
shores of the Persian Gulf and of the Gulf of
Oman, upon which Lord Lansdowne has de
clared Russia shall not have the naval station
for which she has been intriguing. This treaty
is a warning to Russia to keep hands off. under
pain of trouble with both Great Britain and
Japan. East of that line, of course, are also all
of Afghanistan and the Pamirs, India, Tibet and
all the regions either directly or indirectly tinged
with British red. The treaty means that in pro
tecting them from invasion Great Britain would
not stand alono.' Also there are to the east of
that line all of China, including Eastern Turkes
tan, Siam. the French and Dutch and German
colonial ernpiros and our ©wn possessions in the
Philippines. The statue quo provisions of this
treaty are an assurance that, so far as these
two powers can maintain it, there shall prevail
peace and security in all those regions.
That isa jrrerit thing. Nothing could be more
auspicious of good to that quarter of the globe
than just such a guarantee of opportunity for
peaceful development. But that is not all." Our
acutely observant contributor, "Ex-Attache,"
elsewhere in this morning's paper reminds us
that the treaty has a restraining effect upon Its
makers as well as upon others, and may serve
as a beneficent check upon any too ambitious
enterprises of Japan. There la do doubt that a
fear of Japanese tggntsiov has arisen in some
quarters. We do not believe there is ground for
it. There Is apparent to us no reason why
Japan should make herself „ menace to anY
friendly powor, and there are apparent innum
erable reasons why she should for h*>r own we -
fare cultivate the good will of the rest of tho
world. But apprehensions of the -Yelfow Pe,if »
so far as they exist, may well be dispelled by
the fact that by this new treaty i«m , '
doseiy linked to that
tte most formidable-at B ea-^f all in the wSfi
but which is algo for the most practical as «*ii
as for sentimental reasons the mot* Inclined
toward the preservation of peace.
It may be that there will be 'other Oriental
treaties. We should not be in the least sur
prised if in the near future one should be made
NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE?. SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER IT. 1005.
relating to Asian aKiirs between Germany and
Russia. That would be, no doubt, in a measure
an answer or a counterbalance to this one be
tween Great Britain and Japan. So the Franco-
Rassian alliance was an answer to the Triple
Alliance, but it did not lead to war, but ratfaor
confirmed peace. So we should regard without
apprehension such a treaty between Germany
and Russia. It would then remain only for
France to make the treaty with Japan which
some of her statesmen have had In contempla
tion as a sequel to the Russo-Japanese peace
making, when the Pacific Ocean and its shores
would be made pacific indeed.
BRAZXA.
The name of Couut Savorgnan de Brazza
passes gloriously from news into history. Per
haps it might be said that its place in history
was Ion? ;i2n assured, as certainly it should
have been. Also, his name is securely placed
upon the map of the world. He was for years
the theme of much controversy, and was sub
jected to much criticism, ridicule ami denun
ciation, almost comparable with that which
was bestowed upon his great contemporary an 1
rival. Stanley. It would be pleasant to forget
that each of these men assumed an invidious
tone toward the other, as though the Dark
Continent were not large enough for them both!
Happily, they both outlived calumny, and each
Avon honorable recognition from the land to
which the other belonged. To-day, we trust,
there is no partisan of one so implacable as to
object to the coupling of the other's name with
that of bis own hero.
Brazza's explorations of Africa were not.
of course, comparable with those of Stanley
in extent and importance, though they were
by no means inconsiderable in either respect.
His chief work, however, was diplomatic and
administrative In character, and as such it has
not often been surpassed in Africa. He secured
for France a large and valuable territory in the
Congo Valley, and he did a magnificent work
there for civilization. The French government
has often been peculiarly successful in dealing
with uncivilized tribes and in establishing
friendly colonies among them, but never, per
haps, more so than in what is known as the
French Congo, under the direction of Brazza.
Much more has been heard about the Belgian
Congo State and about German Damaraland,
but a vast deal that has been heard about them
has been scandalously discreditable. Even if,
as some insist, those evil tales are largely un
true, the fact remains that the French Congo
has to a far greater extent escaped even cal
umny and the suspicion of evil.
It has not escaped altogether, and it seems
to have deserved some of the shocking accusa
tions that have been made against It, but at
least it has made most strenuous and effective
haste to rid itself of evil and to punish evil
doers. It is not the least of Brazza's titles to
distinction and to grateful remembrance that
he gave bis last efforts to the investigation of
charges of cruelty of French officers to natives,
and that he did bis work so well as promptly
to bring the guilty men to justice. It was in
that work that he lost his health and hjs life.
He was a martyr to humanity and civilization.
His name will be held in honor, and his exam
ple should hasten the removal of even the sus
picion of inhumanity from the administrations
of all other European colonies in the Dark
Continent.
THE CALABRTAN EARTHQUAKE.
When King Victor Emmanuel visited South
ern Italy last week to observe the effects of the
recent earthquake there he is said to have
expressed astonishment at the fact that people
continue to live in a locality where they an?
constantly threatened with great danger. Yet
the same seeming indifference to peril Is exhib
ited In parts of India, Japan and Mexico which
are subject to destructive shocks. Still another
manifestation of what looks like shortsighted
ness or foolhardiness Is to be witnessed almost
every year in this country when spring freshets
prevail. The harm done is greater in some
seasons than in others, but no one can tell in
advance how small it will prove, and scarcely
a year goes by without a loss of life and prop
erty which could have been prevented by the
exercise of ordinary prudence. Why will intel
ligent persons make their homes and engage
in business where floods may overwhelm them ?
They do. and disregard the warnings of experi
ence. If. then, a number of Calabrians should
now decide to emigrate in consequence of the
disaster which has wrought ruin in mere than
a score of villages, they would display excep
tional enterurise.
Belated reports from Italy indicate that al
most simultaneously with the shock which
resulted in the death of fifteen hundred peo
ple certain volcanic phenomena were observed.-
From the crater of Stromboli. which is on an
islet in the Mediterranean fifty or sixty mile
to the westward of the region where the great
est damage was done, there is at all times a
discharge of steam, with frequent explosions
of a mild sort that eject stone?. It now ap
pears that there has recently been an increase
in the activity of tho volcano A trifling fall of
ashes which was noticed on the adjacent con
tinent may have been produced thereby, atmos
pheric currents being easily capable of carry
ing th? dust a much greater distance. Whether
the first disturbance occurred in The volcano
nnd the earthquake was a sequel, or the trouble
started in Calabria and induce! sympathetic
action out in the Mediterranean, onnnot be de
termined offhand. The two occurrences were
probably related, but which was cause and
which -was effect can only be told upon com
paring the time of tiie augmentation of Strom
boli's violence with that of the shock on the
mainland As yet there is no proof that the
earthquake was not. caused by a readjustment
of rock strata made necessary by contraction
in the earth's Interior.
tSTBEKIXG HERTZ WAVES.
Curiosity was aroused a few weeks ago by a
short dispatch from Germany declaring that
Dr. Ferdinand Braun had invented a method
of insuring secrecy in wireless telegraphy. De
tails of the method in question are now fam
ished by "The Electrical Review," of this city.
The man himself is known by reputation to
electricians in the United States as well as in
Europe, and the particular line of experiment
in which he has recently been engaged is suf
ficiently novel to make his results worthy of
examination.
Dr. Braim's plan is to generate two sets of
electro-magnetic waves which are identical in
frequency, but one being timed so as to start a
little after the others do. If the apparatus is
properly adjusted, this difference In "phase"
will remain uniform for days and weeks in sue
cession. In actual practice It has been found
convenient to employ three upright wires,
placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle.
In two the vibrations are exactly simultaneous.
The lag is produced in the third. Co-operation
between the first two wires intensifies, along a
line running through them and onward indefi
nitely, the energy of the waves emitted. Inter
ference by the other set, coming In sideways,
has a paralyzing effect. Only in one particular
direction, therefore, will the impulses sent from
the generating station travel very far. Lab
oratory tests of this scheme having satisfied
the inventor that it was practicable, he tried it
on a larger scale on a military drill ground at
Strasburg. The distance to which the strength
fiii-ii wave was projected was less than a mile,
but Dr. Braun feels that be is justified in de
scribing the experiments in the technical jour
nals of his own country.
Between the methods here mentioned and
those of Signer Artom, an Italian who has
sought to accomplish the same object a* Hr.
Braun, there is a perceptible resemblance.
Moreover, Slgnor Artora seems to have been
the first to try them. Dr. Bratin's experiment*,
no doubt, demanded Ingenuity and patience,
but they do not exhibit great originality, and
the work of both men still leaves their project
Imperfectly developed. Something may yet
come of the attempt to focus or steer ether
waves. Just now the best way to secure pri
vacy in wireless telegraphy Is report to a suita
ble code.
That Colorado hunter who hugged a wildcat
to his breast while he ran nine miles for as
sistance to help him let go did not engage In
the performance willingly— a fact which those
who are preparing to hug the Tammany tiger
to their breast for four years In New-York
would do well to remember.
Descendants of Kosciusko, the Polish patriot
of revolutionary fame, now claim to be the
owners of the site on which Chicago is built
and demand $in6,'250,000 from the United States
government by way of compensation. The
Kosciuskos may not be aware of the fact, but
th<» Pottawatomles also claim the ownership
of Chicago. Porhaps the claimants may be In
duced to arbitrate their claims, but in either ca*a
Chicago seems to be a squatter whom they can
not dispossess.
The manufacturers of "non-alcoholic" alco
holic patent medicines evidently think that
there is a good deal of saving vlrtu« in a bottl«'#
contents as well as in its label.
Flight from an infected city does not always
save a person from the plague. Several pas
sengers from the South gave evidence of having
already been overtaken with yellow fever on ar
rival at Cincinnati last week. Their precautions
were taken too late. Possibly they might have
remained in New-Orleans, from which they
had fled, and suffered no inconvenience what
ever, if they had employed other safeguards.
Ridding their domiciles of mosquitoes would
probably have been more serviceable and less
expensive than a delayed journey to the North.
Tammany is a one-man power, and, therefore,
has no disagreements when it cornea to office
getting. Those opposed to Tammany have vari
ous opinions as to men and measures; hence the
difficulties of fusion. Thoroughly united and
under competent leadership, the anti-Tammany
and anti-graft forces could dislodge the organi
zation which works chiefly for the spoils of of
fice, but. divided among themselves they cannot
hope to win.
The chairman of the Democratic State Com
mittee in Ohio Is quoted as indulging in thi»
remarkable bit of logic:
We are bound to get the votes of the saloon men.
In spite of their condemnation of Pattison. They
are so used to voting the Democratic ticket that
they won't know how to do anything elpe. We will
fetthem ail right, and. In addition, will slip In and
ag the Methodists and anti-6aloon Republicans
who are dissatisfied with Herrick. and win with
our candidate.
It is no wonder that the public is losing faith
in the forecasts of the professional "rainbow
chaser."
Sir William Mulock, in reorganizing the Lib
eral Association of Ontario, announced that its
platform would be "Honesty is the best policy."
As compared with the "honest graft" of Tam
many the new Liberal motto in Canada lacks
novelty, and would never rouse, like the Plun
kitt slogan, the leaders of the organization that
works for its own pocket all the time.
THE TALK OF THE DAT.
One of the commonest of misquotations la "Imi
tation is the sincerest form of flattery." The words
"form of" are interpolated In the original, whteh
was contributed to literature by C. C. Colton, au
thor of "The Laeon."
A Letter from Europe— Mrs. Struckoll— Paw, Em
my writes that the most lnterestln 1 thing: she's seen
In the hull trip Is the Sphinx— says she Just loves it.
Mr. Struckoil— Well, you write to Emmy to buy it
an' fetch Jt home with her— like to see one of them
darn thing? myself.— (Brooklyn Life.
Robert Christy, a venerable Britisher now visit
ing this country, rerniniscently tell* of hi* long
acquaintance with the Prince of Wales, now King
Edward, and narrates the story of his christening
when a baby. All of the stores of the empire were
illuminated that night, and Albert Edward's initials,
"A. E ." were displayed In all of the windows, when
one of the courtiers remarked. "Beforo he wears
the crown the ladll need the three other vowels/
THE FARMER AND HIS CORN.
To saw? To split?
That's the question.
Whether it Is better to rip >m up
Or get an axe
And smite them.
To feed, to eat. perchance to choke-
Aye, there's the rub.
For if we cleft them not
The steers can't eat the corn this year.
M nether it is better to buy a mill
And saw the ears.
Or get an axe and sweat and toll
And hew them down to size
Where the steers ran get them In their faces
—•Kansas Agriculturist
In sAme parts of Slam girls who reach a certain
ace without marrying ire placed in a privileged
class, under the special care of the King, who
binds himself to find husbands for them all. Mis
metrical is sfmpli-fty itself a prisoner In any orK
of the Siamese jaii ? may <am his pardon and re
lease by marrying one of the ineligible riasr.
Whether he is already marrifd or n<t 1* of no
consequence, for in Slam a man is nor restricted
t■> civ wife; but. still, mr.py prisoners prefer Jail.
A woman without a parallel for commercial Wit
entered a large department store in New- York
City to buy a yard of silk, which th? clerk told
Ji*r would cost 75 -enis. Her purchase left ft rem
nant of -i yard ami a half. The clerk suggested
that she buy the remnant. "What will you take
for it?" risked »he woman. -'Fifty ce.itF. madam."
replied the clerk politely. "Well, I'll take it. but
you can keep th«> yard you've just torn off." The
clerk was Ftagtrer<'d for a moment, but, appreciat
ing th-» burner ot the proposal, made the exchange.
— (Woonsofket Evening O.iii
The "cumbersome old white beav»r hat" is not
yet wholly obsolete it la still worn by a member
of th* HouSe <>f Commons. Sir Edward Durnina;-
Lawrence, who relates that he bought the Denver
hat in Paris upward of thirty years njro; that he
has worn it every summer since; that it is as
good as ever, and would, owing to the scarcity
of beavers— ar.- all but extinct— feti-h now
at least ten times It* original price.
Very Dear to Sim —"I hat" to giv> up my old
rir.'fv: hat.''
"But, ■■'f course, the J>e«t of friends must part."
■Yes. b'U this 1s a peculiarly aggravated case."
•'How so?" -,
"My old straw hi* is all T possess.' —(Cleveland
Plain Dealer
It is ?t.i*ed on the authority of oflVrrs in the
•"onferiorate army that a balky mule decided the
battle of Gettysburg. The Southern and Northtm
troops were both attempting to reach an eminence
the position of which practically decided the battle,
nr.il th.> Southern column was blocked by a balky
mule inst long enough to enable th« Northern
troops to gain the eminence, nnd co that balky
mule really decided the battle.
A doctor was lately summoned to • cottage at
Hnrwood, In Teesdale, and found a boy patient in
Deed of bis services.
"Put out your tongue. " said the doctor.
The boy stared tike an owl.
"My good boy." requests! the medical man, "let
me see your tongue."
"Talk English." doctor." put in the mother. and
then, turning to her *on, she. said: "Hopen thy
gobbler and push out thy lollker."
Th.- boy rolled out his tongue In a moment.—
Bits.
In Paraguay the wonyn are in the proportion
of seven to one, as compared with the men. Th«
consequence Is that the men are taken th» great
est 3 re of, an( everything which Is unpleasant
»r might be risky to tho life of a man is done by
the women. The streets are cleaned, ships art*
loaded, oxen are driven by them, and It is even
*4id that they have taken part In their country's
wars, iictlng as substitutes for their men folk.
"I suppose." said th« facetious »tran««r. watch.
Ing a workman spread a carpet from the church
door to the curb "that's the hif U road to heaven
you re fixing there "
"WO," replied the man "thla Is merely a bridal
Hath: (Philadelphia Prea*
About People and Social Incidents.
OFFICIAL SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON.
(From Th« Tribune Bureau 1
Washington. Sept. 16— Baron Mayor <J«»
Planches, the Italian Ambassador, was called to
Washington three weeks ago by the critical condi
tions surrounding his countrymen In the fever dis
tricts of -Orleans. He has with htm at. the
embassy Slgnor Centaro. attache, and Professor
Antonio RavaiolJ. The Ambassador spends his
spare time driving about the city and suburbs and
In entertaining Italian tourists who pass through
the city.
The baroness went to Europe In July, and will
remain abroad until joined by the Ambassador for
a month's rest. They will return to Washington
in time to attend the New Years reception at the
White House, when Baron Mayor dcs Planches
will make his first official appearance as dean of
the diplomatic corps.
The Japanese Minister will leave Washington
shortly, probably to Join Mme. Takahira in his
native land and to take a long and greatly needed
rest. During bis absence M- Iliokl. first secretary
«>f the legation. will be charge d'affaires.
Viscount de Chambrun. of the French Embassy,
has returned to Washington from Newport and
iaken an apartment at Stoneleigh Court.
Morlz yon Svent-Ivany. the newly appointed at
tache of the Austrian Embassy, has arrived In
this country and joined the Ambassador at Lenox.
The embassy here will be reopened about Octo
ber 10.
Secretary Van Tuyll of the Netherlands Legation
and Baroness Van Tuyll' have closed their season
at Newport, and will make a short visit to Holland
before returning: to Washington for the winter.
M. de Pury. charge d'affaires of the Legation
of Switzerland, has taken an apartment at the
Highlands. The Minister, Leo Vogel, who went
abroad in August, will return next month.
The Chinese Minister, with his family and staff,
returned last night from Amherst, where their
summer was passed. The young daughter at the
Minister and her two brothers will resume their
studies at once.
The marriage of Miss Anne Hitchcock, daughter
of the Secretary of the Interior, to Lieutenant Com
mander Sims, will take plare early In December
The Secretary upon his return September 26 will be
accompanied by Miss Hitchcock, who always pre
cedes her mother and younger sister to and from
their summer home, in New-Hampshire, to oversee
household affairs.
The Secretary and Mrs. Metcalf expert to leave
their California home in fime to reach Washington
about October 20. #
Corcoran House, the former Washington home or
Benator and Mrs. r>pew, is now being put in readi
ness for the arrival of its owners. Mr. and Mrs.
William Corcoran Eustis, at present in Isew-YorK.
Mrs. Bacon, wife of the newly appointed Assist
ant Secretary of State, has returned to Xew-Tork
from a two days' visit to Washington, but expects
to tom Mr. Bacon wh"n he assumes his official
duties here October 1.
NEW-YORK SOCIETY.
Society is much !n evidence in town fhese days,
especially from Mondays until Fridays, for week
ends are spent as much as possible among rural
surroundings, either at Tuxedo or at one or an
other of the country seats around New- York. Most
of them have been opened for the fall and are
the scene to-day of week end parties, and from
now on entertainments of this kind will succeed
one another almost without Intermission through
out the autumn. Indeed, the latter promises to be
gay in and around New-York, and the visit of
Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg with his
cruiser squadron, and the races at Belmont Park
and also at Morris Park, where steeplechasing is
to be the attraction, will contribute in no small
measure to the success of the suburban season
and Indian summer.
Among the weddings for the week which opens
to-day there are two that call for particular note
from a social point of view. The first one is that
of Lorlllard Spencer. Jr.. and Miss Mary Sands.
which takes place the day after to-morrow at Trin
ity Church. Miss Julia Sands will be the maid of
honor, Miss Elizabeth Sands the flower girl, while
Miss Anita Sands, Miss Margaret Buffum and Miss
Smily 3f*yer, a granddaughter of Mrs. Theodore
Havemeyer. sr., will be the bridesmaids. Uspenard
Stewart. George Phillips. H. K. Sedgwick, William
Woo<|, Chalmers Wood, Jr.. apd L. Biggs, Jr., are
to be the ushers, and Robert Sedgwick the best
man.
Th» other wedding is that of Francis C. Carley.
brether of Mrs. Oliver Harrlman. to Miss Irene
King, daughter of Mrs. Howard King, of Albany,
at the latter's summer home at Ridgcfield, Conn.
Owing to the delicate health of Mrs. King, a small
number of invitations has been issued for the
wedding, and only near relatives and a few inti
mate friends will be present, among them the
bride's sister and brother-in-law. Mr. and Mrs.
Oliver Perm. of Baltimore, who wer« married «t
Bidgeflcld only a few months &"O. The bride
groom gives his farewell bachelor dinner at Del
monico's to-morrow night.
A large number of parsons have gone to Hot
Springs, Va.. «er a brief stay before settling down
for the autumn. Mrs. Philip L-ydig is there with
her sister. Miss d'Aco»ta, as well as Mr. and Mrs.
F. Livingston Beekman. Mrs. Seth Barton French
has also arrived at her country place in the neigh
borhood, and Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Iselln. with
their daughters, Miss Therese and Miss Louise Ise
lin. are at th© Homestead lon. Mrs. Stuyvesant
Fish is expected, and Mrs. Gouverneur KOrtright
has already arrived.
There Is a long list of weddings for next month,
among them that of Henry Rogers Wlnthrop, son
of the late Buchanan Wlnthrop. to Miss Alice Bab
coek, daughter ef Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Bab
cock, at the latter's country place at Lawrence,
Long Island, on October 3 Miss Frederica Webbs
marriage to Ralph Pulitzer is to take place on Sat
urday. October 14. at Shelburne Farms, tne Ver
mont country place of her parents. Dr. and Mrs.
Seward Webb, who will entertain a large house
party in connection with the wedding.
Mrs. Vanderbilt and Miss Gladys Vanderbilt are
still at The Breakers, and among others who are
lingering on at Newport are Mr. and Mrs. Royal
Phelps Carroll. Mrs. Francis Ormond French, Mr.
and Mrs. t^orillard Spencer. Mr. and Mrs. W.
9torrs Wells. Mr. and Mrs. Lanfear Norrle. and
Mr?. Richard Gambrill. while. of course. Mr. and
Mr?. Alfred O. Vanderbilt and Mr and Mrs. Reg
inald Vanderbilt arc at their country places near by.
But the vast majority of the regular summer col
ony at Newport have already left, and every day
witnesses new departures. While the weather there
Is. mosvafreeable at this time of the year, yet the
large number of closed villas that on" se»s on every
Side is rather depressing
With regard to those who have brought their
Newport season to a close, Mrs. Astor Is at her
house in sth-ave.. Colonel John Ja«?ob Astor Is at
Ferncliff. his place on the Hudson, where he will
be Joined in a day «r two by Mr*. John Jacob As
tor. who has l»een paying a series of visits in the
Adirondack*; Mrs. Ogden Mills, with Miss Beatrice
and Miss Gladys Mills and Mr. and Mrs. Starr
Miller, are at their country places at Staatsburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton McK. Twornbly at Flor
ham. their place near Morrlstown. N. J , while
Mrs Stuyv^snnt Fish goes to-morrow to Garrison
on-the-Hudson.
Sailing for Europe within th» next ten days or so
will be Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clews, Jr., who have,
been spending the summer at Newport with their
children as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Clews, sr. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Parsons, who
went to Japan and the Philippines with Secretary
Ta/t's party, are due her* to-morrow, having re
turned by way of Vancouver, and Colonel Anthrny
Drexel will sail on September SO to Join Mrs. Drexel
and his daughter in England
John B. Jackson, th* United States Minister to
Greece, sails on Tuesday for Europe to resume the
duties of hip post.
On the other hand, the homeward tide of travel
is still running strong, and every incoming liner
brings big contingents of well known persons.
Among the homeward bound are Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Payne Whitney, whos* party Includes Mr.
and Mrs. James A. Burden. Kawllns Cottenet and
others, who went abroad for the grouse shooting
at Holwlck Hall, in Yorkshire, which H. P. Whit
ney leases for every autumn season, as Ms father
did before, htm. Mr. and Mm. EJbridge T. Gerry,
with Miss Angela and Miss Mabel Gerry, are also
on their way home, after spending the entire sum
mer in London. Paris. Homburg and Bwltserland.
On arrival her* they will go to their country place
for the fall, before settling down In town for the
■dAter. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Burton Harrison
are due here on Wednesday. ana Mr. and lira
Horace Gallatin are also expected on that day.
Mr. and Mrs Robert B. Pr'jyn have l»ft Isl»t
boro. Me., where th^y have b?ea tperAing tns
summer, for Greenwich, <"onn.
Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Raiser, whs hay« been
staying at the Wald©rf-A*t«rla, haw left town for
plot Springs. Va.
James Hazen Hyi», who has beta ?p«"iing th»
last ten days at Boston, at th* Touratn*, has re
turned to Newport for the w»<»k *nd.
The Duchess of Marlborough hT*it spending Fri
day night, after her arrival from Europe, at th*
Renaissance. A3 th*» (nest of her mother. Mrs O.
H. P. Belmont. left town yesterday for Long Isl
and, where she will spend the nest fortnight or
three weeks with h»r brother. V,* X VaadeTtftt
Jr.. and with Mrs. Belmont at Hempsfead. Sh«
will also visit Mrs Mackay. who gives a ,big din
ner and musical in h-r honor «»n Saturday next
at Harbor Hill, her place a' P.oMvn.
Alfred G. Vanderbilt and Robert I. G*rr »'!
again place the puMic coach Venture on th a ria-l
at the beginning of next month, and it wi'.l r-;-.
between the Holland House ar.d Betmeat Park dur
ing Xr.c racing season at the latter place. a:.d -if
terward between the Holland Haew and Moffftf
Park for the feptechnaes Moaaoa Morris has
chartered the Venture for the first run to B^lmont
Park, on October 2.
Mr. and Mrs. Dougrlas Robinson and Mi»3 Corinne
Douglas Robinson, who have ?per.t the summer at
Bar Harbor, have returned to their country plar»
near Orange.
Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt and her daughter?. Miss
Sarah and Miss Eleanor Hewitt, have gone M
Ringwood. their country place in N»w-J»r»»v.
where they will spend the fall before taking up
their residence for the winter at their house ii
Lexington-ave. and Gramercy Park, the or'.y one
in this city that is equipped with a private theatre.
Miss Isabel Cameron, who has entirely recovered
from her automobile accident at Newport, ft stay
ing with her staters, Mi*s Margaret and Miss
Katharine Cameron, at Clifton T>r>v, th-lr coun
try place on Staten Island.
Miss Fanny Proddow Simpson, daughter of Mr
and Mrs. John B. Simpson, and Edward P«rry
Townsend, Tale. '03, son of Mr. and Mrs. E-iward
Townsend. of New- York, were married at Sag*
more. Lake George, yesterday. The ceremony »a.«
performed by the Rev. Dr. Van De Water. reet«r
of St. Andrew's, this city, assisted by th* Rev.
Ernest M. Stires. rector of St. Thomas's, cf thU
city, and the Rev. Mr. Parse, rector of the Church
et St. Sacrament. The maid of honor was Miss
Helen Simpson, sister of the bri<ie, and the on':-
bridesmaid was Miss Louisa Townsend, sisr^r et
the bridegroom. Myron T. Townsend, brother of
the bridegroom, was best man. and the ushers
were Harold Townsend. of Pittsburg; Robert A.
Granniss, jr., of Morristoivr. ; Arthur R. Van r>»
Water and Morton C. Fitch, of this city; Carroll J
Waddell, of Albany, and William P. Howe, of
Roselle, N. J. A large reception followed at Nir
vana, Mr. Simpson's summer home on Green Isl
and. Mr. and Mr?. Townsend will sail in a few
days for Europe, where they will spend two or
three month?.
St. Andrew's Done Church. Eastport, wa.> th*
scene yesterday of the marriage of M:ss Mildred
Moore, daughter ot Mrs. Henry A. Barclay, to
S. Oakley Vanderpoel. The ceremony was per
formed by Bishop Greer. assisted by the Rev. Dr.
BurtselL The bride, instead of the conventional
bouquet, carried a prayer book, the gift of Mr?
George C. Kobbe. Miss Clara Wright Barclay. th<»
bride's younger sister, acted as maid of honor, and
W. Halstead Vanderpoel. the bridegroom's proOter,
was best man The bridesmaids were Miss Louisa
Kobbe. Miss Sally Dixon. Mlsa Gretehen Hoyt and
Miss Nannie Brown. The ushers were Wright Bar
clay, tho bride's brother; Douglas Green. Eiwirl
Delafleld, John Reid, Arthur Moore and Theron
Strong. The brida was given away by her brother.
Henry A. Barclay. Owing to the bride's
being In mourning, there was a small lunobeon
only for the Immediate families of tit* couple. A
special train was chartered to carry tha guests.
who numbered nearly two hundred ar.d Inclafei
nearly all the well known members of Southamp
ton's summer colony. Tha couple departed
afternoon for Canada, where- they will spend soma
time.
IN THE BERKSHIRES.
TBy Teleirraoh to The Tribune 1
L#nox, Mass . Sept. 16. --J. Pierpont Morgan. wit:i
Charles S. Mellen. of the New- York. New-Haven
and Hartford Railroad, arrived in Pittsfleld early
this morning in Mr. Morgan's private car. An
automobile from Charles Lanier'a country plac^
brought Mr. Morgan to Lenox, where he will pro.^
ably remain over Sunday. Mr. Morgan will g-~- 'r»-\
Lenox to Highland Falls.
The engagement is announced of Miss AHee CBn
ton Smith, of Orange, ft. J.. to Clifford H. Back
ingham. of Pittsfleld and N»w-Yrk
Mr- and Mrs. H. K. Bloodied, who arrived !r.
New- York Thursday on the Baltic, hxve return-d to
New-Marlboro.
Mrs. J. B. Trevor and JBss Trevor, of New-York,
have arrived here.
Because of rain the performance of "A? You
Like. It," by Ben Greets woodland player?, was
held this afternoon in the town building instead ot
at Sunny Ridge, where arrangements had beeT
made for the production out of door? As th« per
formance was given for Miss Ethel F. Fc'.sorr .'?
Mountain View Home for Convalescent Women and
Children, interest In the play ran high and It was
attended by an audience of socially prominent per
sons.
Mr. and Mrs. George G Heye. of New- York, are.
entertaining, at Rock Lawn, Mrs. Gustave Hey»,
B. B. T. Heye. Professor George Pepper, and J. A.
Josephi. of New- York.
The Rev. Dr. Batter?ham. of Albany, who Is »
gueet of Mr. and Mrs. John S'.oane, wil! preach in
Trinity Church to-morrow.
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.
TRy Teletraph to TIM TYibun* 1
Newport, Sept. I&— Tbere was a gathering of cot*
tagers at the Casino this morning to watch the
olay in the young women's singles tennis tourna
ment for the subscription cup. and it now leoks as
If the final contest would be between Mis* Jan?
Wallach and Miss Blanche Olrichs. Th* former
still has her match to play In the semi-finals, but
she Is picked for a winner. There was some goed
tennis In the two rounds to-day. The match be
tween Miss Sands and Mis* F.oelker. in the seccad
round, was close and exciting.
The result of to-day's play was as follows
First round— Miss Mary Morgan beat Mis* J. Setftrled
by default. Miss Jane Wallacll t>*a.i M:ss Be!!» Morgan.
6—2.6 — 2. — I; Mils Bacon b*a: Miss Margaret Mason. *— 0.
«— Miss Blanche Oelr'ch* beat Miss Murray. 6— *-'■•
Second round— Mis» Edith Morgan beat Miss Carotins
Orosvenor. 6—4. 3 — «. 7—5;7 — 5; Miss Jar.« \V»;',ar!i t*a; Mis*
Bell* Morgan, 7—5. 2— 7 -5. Miss Oelrteht fc»at Ml**
Bacon. 6—B. — 2; Miss J. Sands beat Miss Eleanor Bc#!
ker. 11—9 «— 4
SemMlra'j — Mils O*lr!rh» beat Miss J. gaads. «— X
«— S.
Considering the lateness of the season. t*er»
wu considerable social activity In Newport to
day. A dinner was given this evening by Mr*
Stuyvesant Fish at Crossways. It was the Inter
tlon of Mrs. Fish to give no more entertainments
this season, but as she had guests at her villa, in
cluding: James Hazen Hyde, she sent out cards for
to-night's affair, which was followed by dancing-
Mrs. Fish will close her Newport season on Mon
day and bo to Hot Soring?
Luncheons were given this afternoon by M"-
Edward Spencer, Mrs. John J. WgrsoßS an.l Mrs
James p. Haggin. The latter will go to-morrow to
Kentucky, closing her Newport season.
Thlg evening there were dinners given by Mrs.
Alfred G. Vanderbilt. Mrs Austin Flint, jr.. Mr*
J. L. Van Aim. the Mine* Brie*, Mrs James P
Kernochan. Mrs William H. Sands. Mrs. Wi'Mam '
T. Bull and Mrs George S. Scott. A number too*
their guests to the vaudeville show at Frwbody
Park after dinner.
Mrs. Thomas Howard, of Hyde Park, is the «u«*
of Mr. and Mrs. James J. Van Al-?n for a f* w
days.
William Oreenough. of Boston, Is the «v"» ° r
the Misses Brlce.
J. B. Trevor, of New- York. Is the guest of Mr?
Cornelius Vaniiftrblit. at The Breaker*.
Peter F. Collier closed his Newport lOtttf* ana
returned to New-York to-day.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Sorehan. who have spe" l
the summer abroad, have opened their I***!*™
cottage for the fall months. , . , .
Lorlllard Spencer, Jr., who on Tuesday ■•*••*