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THURSDAY. DECEMBER 21. I JX •"».
THE NEWS THIS MORNING,
CONGRESS. —Senate: In nppn session Messrs.
Fnraker and Culber6on discussed railroad rate
legislation; in executive session it was voted to
reconsider the confirmation of Isthmian ("anal
Commissioners. _^r^r House: The Panama
Canal Appropriation hill was finally passed and
discussion of th» President's mips.' age ended.
FOREIGN— Moscow began the movement hy
vhich the lead^rn of th° Russian workmen hope
to accomplish the downfall of the autocracy;
all industry has ceased; the strike is expected to
begin in St. P^t^rsburg at noon to-day; troops
hold th» railway stations and a pajiic prevails.
r Heavy shipments of Russian gold to BeT
iin. which ar>^ expected to rea^ii a totai of $25,-
OUO.OGO are causing widely differetn conjee
lures among hankers. r=r= The agrarian relxM
lii n continues practically unchecked, and Ar
p.tnians are still murdering Moslems throughout
the < ancasus. ===== A ponfli't between work
ingrr.ei- and troops was reported from Kmno,
Hnd a dispatch from Xuolaieff said that a mu
tiny of two regiments caused heavy loss of life.
' Orders have been sent t.> Polish railway
employes to strike on Friday; the fire depart
ment at Warsaw has refused to work until hlgti
ei wagff are granted. == The Chinese-Jap
anese treaty, according to a dispat< h from Pe
king, will he signed to-morrow.
I>< >MESTl<\— It was declared m Washington
Assemblyman Wadswortlis candidacy for
ihf- Si<eak°rship was a surprise to President
Roosevelt, and was not suggested by him. ■
,\ severe storm In Florida. Jacksonville beinjr
•cut off from te!egrraphic communication, was re
ported by the Weather Bureau. - Trial by
• ourtmarrlal Of midshipmen accused of hazing
ordered by Secretary Bonaparte. == It
lid In Philadelphia that Charles M. Schwab
would take personal charge of the new plant of
th* Bethlehem Steel Company, which will em
ploy 'SJ.ii(*t men == A citizen of Sulphur
Springs. T^x.. committed suicide by tying a wire
around his neck, a rope around his jep and
jumping into a well.
ClTY.— Stocks were Irregular. The new
Eerryhouses <<f the Delaware and Laokawanna
an<j the Central Railroad of New-Jersey, at
■West 23(i-st. were destroyed by fire. ~ Abra
ham H. Hummel, found guilty of conspiracy in
the Morse divorce case, was sentenced to one
year in the penitentiary and to pay a fine of
fpon. _ More "legal expenses" of smai! COtn
pa.ni»s and the good results from such ex
penditures were brought out before the Insur
ance investigating committee. =^^ The di
rectors of th" Cincinnati. Hamilton and Payton
vot»d to annul that road's, lease of the Pere
Marquette. and the boards of both roads de
cided to annul their joint lease of the Chicago.
Cincinnati and L«oulsTt!le. === The Oceanic,
■which arrived from Liverpool, had a narrow
escape from collision in a dense fog in the main
channel. - Four leadln< railroad companies,
led by the New-York Central, decided to effect
a scheme to pension old employes.
THE WEATHER —lndications for to-day:
Rain. The temperature yesterday: Highest. 49
degrees; lowest. 3*.
CONSULAR BUSINESS METHODS.
Senator Lodge aims at having the foreign
business of the government ••onduoted in a
businesslike way. That is the purpose of his
bill for the reorganization of the consular ser
vice, which is now before the Senate Commit
tee on Foreign Relations. His view Is that the
consular service is essentially a business ser
vice, seldom havinsr anything to do with di
plomacy or politics in the common meaning of
those terms, and that therefore it should l>e
organized and directed to the end of making its
business efficiency as great as possible on pre
cisely the same principle as that on which a
frreat mercantile bouse would organize a branch
office in a foreign country. That view of the
service is unquestionably th* right one. and
the provisions of Senator Lodge's bill seem ad
mirably adapted to its practical realization.
Briefly stated, it is proposed to make a sys
tematic classification of all consular officers and
their salaries, in various grades to which tlie
present members of the force will be assigned.
Tlie President will be free to transfer men from
one place to another in the same grade, in
order to get each man into the place he is l»e«i
fitted, to fill; but original appointments will be
made only to the lower grades upon tbe basis
o* capacity demonstrated in examination, and
places in the higher grades will be filled only
by promotion fi-oui tho lower. There will also
be a consular inspection service, which will be
to the consulships much what the bank exam
inere are to the national banks. In this way
the qoasuiar f-^rvice will be made a perina::on;
service, Kke the army and navy, in which men
will be sure of retention on good behavior and
of promotion fur merit, and which a' tirst rate
man can enter with full conndenc"' of a >Htis
fartf.ry career.
Tn the same practical and busiiieKslike spirit
the oil! provides that all coosui.ir clerks, as
well as the consuls themselves, shall be Ameri
can citizens; that consular officers shall not
engage in business on their own aceounr. not
even in law business; that nil fee* received nre
to be accounted for, and the eonsulur officers
compensated with adeqnate salaries, aud that
tii" consular fees for certifying invoices shall
be llMlStllianij proportioned to the amounts of
the invoices. These provisions are intended to
remedy grave faults which have long been
recognized in the service, and they seem well
calculated to do so. Their effect will be at once
for the increased efficiency of the service, for
Gbe advantage of The government In the sim
plification 2nd systematlzatioii of its Ln-ii-s
and for the material we-fare of tli'» vmsiilar of
ficers themselves.
S> Sclci» of these refoniiß have already b««ii *f
fected by Executive order, jiih! for making such
orders tiie Presldeal Uas properly reeelveii the
commendation :c.i«l support «'f 'thoughtful men
of all parties, i-'or Hie «aU«* of peniK'.nen<y.
however, .-md for the sake of giving to them
le?ih!ntive as w;-i! as executive authority, these
ctaages'fn the consular pysteni Fhowld fee the
subject of Cont:ressio-,::il on:ict:nent. Various
efforts to that end bare beea uttde from time
to time in recent year*, but luive failed, partly
because of some lingering Influences of Uu- "i-1
"spoils" system, and partly because of a lack
of popular interest in tbe subject in the com
mercial and bu-iness world. At the present
time neither of those c;iu«es seems likely to be
effective, and we may therefore hope that Sena
tor Lodge* bill will speedily become B law.
MR VERRITT 4 V/> THE (lOVEUSOII.
tK. MBRBITI AM) THE the irritation of
is not surprising thnt in the irritation of
the luomeut Mr. Merritt should make some
rather extravagant statements at finding the
favor <>f the Governor given to another candi
date for Speaker. He will probably think bet
ter of it in a few days and be ready to see that
the Governor has acted with entire propriety
and done nothing in behalf of .Mr. WadswortL
which Mr. Merritt would not have been glad
to have had done in his own behalf.
Mr Merritt talks about "adherence to con
stitutional nothing in behalf of Mr. of a Speak
ich Mr. Merritt would not have been glad
have had done iv his own behiilf.
[r Merritt talks about "adherence to con
utional forms' in the selection of ■ Speak
er and appears to resent the expression of a
choice by the Governor, who has no standing
as i member of th.> Assembly. Yet Mr. Merritt
has been equally ready to invade that sacred
rogative of the Ass.>iublymen. Far from
treating the Assembly us a. lloinan Conclave
walled up from outride influence, he has been
focussing upon the members every outside in
fluence which be could command, whether in
the* political or business world. None of those
■genciefl had a better excuse for interference—
if its activity was interference-than the Gov
eruor. Certainly none of them had a more
legitimate interest in the wise solution of the
problem. Mr. Odell himself had acknowledged
this, saying publicly and emphatically that as
Governor Higgins was res]>onsible for the re
sults of the legislative session all other party
leaders should bow to his judgment concerning
the Speakership.
Mr. MerriJt has sought and secured the sup
port of politicians who are not members of the
Assembly, but who are supposed to control
members of the Assembly. Foremost among
them his friends count Mr. Odell. Others are
Mr. Malby. a member of the Senate, like the
Governor a co-ordinate branch of the lawmak
ing power and equally forbidden, according to
Mr Merritt. to take an interest in the Assem
hlys affairs; and Mr. Payn, of Columbia, who
does not at present hold office. Mr. John
Raines, of Ontario, and Mr. Benjamin M. Wll
cox. of Cayuga. also members of the Senate, are
placed by some in this company, but we know
rot with how much truth. We are far from
s.-vini: that the hunt for and use of such
assistance by Mr. Merritt were not entirely prop
er. The filling of an office of great influ
ence on party policy and fortunes like the
Si>eakershlp cannot but be a matter of general
party concern, in which party leaders and
workers, whether in or out of the Assembly, will
take a practical interest; and Mr. Merritt. quite
properly, has been reaching out for all the aid
that he could secure. Hut in reaching out for
it and in asking the state chairman to make
him Speaker through his power as a party
maiii-ger he forfeits the right t o complain when
Governor Higgins. who has at least an equal
title to influence as a responsible party leader.
speaks in favor of another candidate.
A great deal of nonsense is in the air about
executive dictation. Many solemn statesmen of
the press arc weeping over the destruction of
the sacre<l principles of our government, who,
whenever they want anything done by a legis- :
Uttuie, are always the first to cry out loudly
for the Governor to come forward, take his le
gitimate place as the leader of the party and
the government and rend the riot act to recal
citrant lawmakers. When a Governor does
what you want him to do in the exercise of
executive Influence he is "a courageous leader."
a very "man at last." When his view does not
ajirep with yours his acting upon It make* him
"a dangerous usurper." All well wishers of
the Republican party and all persons, regardless
of party, who have hoped to see the coining ses
sion do good work for the moral uplifting of
both jtolitics and business, the low state of
which has been startlingly revealed to a long
apathetic people, have been thoroughly con- j
vinced of The need of new forces and a new
spirit In the Republican party of this State. ■
They have looked to the Governor to supply j
these and he has responded. Not one of his ;
critics for an Instant doubts his disinterested
ness. He 1s concerned to have the legislature
ruled by men who will command the confidence |
of an aroused and critical public and secure the I
reforms which that public demands.
We do not believe that Mr. Merritt or Mr.
Odell really wants to block such reforms or
to attract to themselves as leaders of a band
of Adullamltes the lobby and its committee al
lies who foresee that Mr. Wadsworth's election
would mean new alignments ami a breakdown !
of their peculiar methods of legislation. We
think rather that in due time they will be
glad to .loin the Governor in his work and that
Mr. Merritt will be found using his unques
tioned ability to put through the reforms which
the people demand.
UNCOMFORTABLY ARROW ESCAPES.
The press has been called <>n to record a re
markable scrips of accidents in this <-ity within
the last few jays. On Monday before dawn two
men were imprisoned in a tunnel in Ijong Island
City by the cavin;: in <>f earth hove it. The
next day the explosion of a forgotten dynamite
cartridge where excavation was in progress for
the foundations of a new building resulted fatal
ly. That evening one person was killed and
many were injured liy a railway collision on the
Park-aye. riaduct. Yesterday there were two
fires, one destroying a workhouse in which Jive
hundred or six hundred women were detained,
and the nther ruining two ferryhouses on the
North Kiver. Still another addition was made
to the list yesterday by ■ strange mishap at the
New-York end of the Brooklyn Bridge. An in
roining train was hit by a huge girder that was
I>. irg swung into place where new construction
is in progress and several persons were hurt.
Nearly al! of tln-se accidents bad one thine; in
common which must impress even the most care
less reader. They were not nearly so serious as
they would naturally have been expected to he.
The tunnel workmen wore liberated after vigor
ous efforts which consumed fully thirty-six
hours. Had there been a high wind when the
fire broke out on Blaekwell'a Island there would
have been little change of rescuing al! the In
mates of the penitentiary, Only a slight aitera
tion in th»* position of that , r inW might have
caused the death of a score ,->f passengers at the
bridge. an<l had the Paugnkeepsie train struck
the Stamford express In a «-Hghtly different man-
Tier one "r two cars might have gone over into
the stree:. Everything considered, there have
been some truly wonderful escapes here this
week.
Most of these Incident"? are alike in a Kee
ozxi pnrticn!ar. They seem to have been due to
carelessness or recklessness. Until the cause of
the two tires is more fully known It is impossi
ble to fix the responsibility for them: hut it is
virtually certain that they were preventable.
The extensive subsidence of e»:rth in Ixuig Isl
and City has heen attributed to leaks in a
6ewer, and if that theory be pound careful in
quiry vronld probably show who was to blame
tor neglecting the defects fn question. The
: d<re m ■• id":i; «ns certainly The remit of .-i
stupid nnd inexcnmtble li!it-"i<ier. an<l there s<-enis
to r»e little doubt that the engineer of the iYiugh
keepsle train Is to tiiame for the duaagf done at
NEVV-VoHK DAILY TKTBT'XK. THURSDAY, DECE^rBEB 21. 1905.
SOTitb-st. tlie other nipiit. In. view of the grave
i onsei|iion<-iv* of the (ollision. it inny be well to
wait '.miil tlie courts determiae whether or not
Horn actually tlisretrarnVd signals which were
•-•rt iifrninst him before reaching a positive con
<!usi"i:. bat it would surprise many persons if
he should clear himsoir of the charge. Here,
then, re texts for sermons on greater vigilance
and more sensitive consciences in all trades and
professions.
THE NEW ST. THOMAS'S.
In his prefneo to the Year Book of St. Thom
as's parish, of which we publish tli^ most gen
erally Interesting parts this morning, the rector
makes an announcement concerning Hie plans
for replacing the church destroyed by fire last
August which will be gratifying not only to
those more directly concerned, but to a large
number of persons who are not his parlsh
ioners. Dr. Stires makes it known that teji
architects of liigh repute are already engapofl
in the preparation of competitive plans for a
church whU-h may oost from .SrHRMXH) to $800.
<>oo. and that they are not hampered by the
necessity of conforming in any respect to the old
lines, but have a clear field for the designing of
such an ecclesiastical i-difiee as each iuay con
sider best suited to the purposes which it is to
serve and to the place which it is to occupy.
It Is perfectly intelligible that many parish
ioners of St. Thomas's should have felt a strong
desire to reproduce in the new building some of
the features of design and arrangement which
were contained in the old and which tender
associations had endeared to them. But It
skeins to us that a wise view of the oppor
tunity—perhaps we should say also of the ob
ligation — which arose from last summer's dis
aster has prevailed. If. as is to be expected,
the competition shall result In the creation on
that spacious site at Htli-ave. and 53d-st. of a
church distinguished by its beauty and utility,
there will be. in the judgment of the parish and
of the community at large, an ample recom
pense for any possible sacrifice of natural sen
timent.
DISCIPLINE AT ANNAPOLIS.
The law relative to hazing at the Naval
Academy which Congress passed In 1903 pro
vides that any midshipman "found guilty" of
the practice shall "be summarily expelled." The
enactment has been interpreted as giving to the
superintendent of tJhe institution and to the
Secretary of the Navy, in co-operation, the
power to dismiss an offender where they have
no doubt as to the propriety of so doing. To
avoid a miKtake. however. Secretary Bonaparte
asked the Attorney General for an opinion on
this point a few days ago. and Mr. Moody re
plies that the prescribed penalty cannot be
imposed until after a court martial has passed
on the case. Now, to establish the guilt of
a student beyond a reasonable doubt to the sat
isfaction of such a tribunal is far from easy,
and the necessary proceedings must always in
volve delay. Secretary Bonaparte is unable,
therefore, to act as promptly and energetically
as he thinks occasion may require; and he ap
peals to Congrvss to give him power to inflict
tut punishment provided hy law when he has
himself become convinced of thf> propriety of so
doing. He feels that the maintenance of dis
cipline demands the possession of this authority.
It is to be lioped that Congress will comply
with Mr. Bonaparte's request. TTio legislation
of two years ago was good, so far as 5t went;
but it begins to look as if It did not go far
enough. Besides, its effect was in some meas
ure destroyed by the restoration, through Con
gressional action, of three men who were dis
missed last year. What is most needed at
present is greater firmness in dealing with vio
lations of the rules. When the young men who
are tempted to indulge in such disregard of the
first principle of military service—obedience
realize that their discharge from the academy
will indeed be "summary." their self-control
will be wonderfully stimulated. If Congress
refuses to give the Navy Department the power
now sought, it will assume a large share of
the responsibility for any trouble which may
occur in the future.
CORRI IT PRACTICE CURES.
Tlie Association to Prevent Corrupt Practices
at Elections has undertaken a highly important
work, and ail good citizens will wish it success.
Its proposals, outlined in a letter to Governor
Higgins, contain suggestions worthy of careful
consideration, and some of them, we believe,
might well be adopted- We should have Iwen
inclined to think, however, that one of its plans
had not been thoroughly thought out. If the as
sociation itself did not discount any such ex
planation by declaring itself "fully aware of the
radical nature" of what it proposes. It advises
that where the agent of a political party can be
proved to have bribed voters in any district all
votes cast for candidates of that party in that
district shall be thrown out.
This is not merely radical, it is dangerous.
We care not how radical may be a remedy for
political corruption if it will really cure the evil
aimed at and not bring worse evils iv its train.
The proposal of Mr. Low and his associates
would he an almost irresistible temptation to the
politicians of one fcarty to "put up jobs'" on an
other. It is notorious that petty agents of one
party — election inspectors and district captains
— at -times sell themselves to the other. How
easy it would fie for a clever manipulator to hire
the agents of a rival organization to divert a
little of the money given them for legitimate ex
penses to illegitimate purposes. It may be said
that workers would not dare t'nis to commit a
crime, but plenty of men can now be found ready
to commit such crimes on very slender promises
of protection, open such a door to intrigue, and
political Ingenuity would be adequate to the pro
duction of agents ready to do the work and take
the risk.
Moreover, the punishment proposed does not
seem to fit the crime. By what right is an in
nocent voter to be deprived of his voice because
somebody else commits briVry? Even if an
enemy does riot "put up a jol>." but some con
scicni-piess party leader of his own will thus seeks
Illegitimately to Influence the election, that does
not warrant the dhrfranchisement of whole
classes of voters. Besides, where would the line
be drawn? What nre a political party's votes in
a district? Are they the straight tickets? Are
they ilie tickets that only have one scratch or
two scratches, or what proportion of straight
ness? Is the part of a ballot given to a party
In whose behalf bribery is attempted to be
thrown out while the other part is counted? If
not, on what theory can the straight party man
and the half and half party man receive differ
ent treatment?
This mheme involves altogether too many com
plications, and. moreover, it carries to an ex
treme the dangerous tendency to treat parties
not as voluntary associations of citizens, but as
legally established governing entities. In Eng
land, where a single officer, a member of Parlia
ment. Is to Up chosen in a district, bribery on his
Individual behalf may reasonably Invalidate his
election. As the sole beneficiary of bribery he
ii!ay be presmiiMHi res]>onsible. But with a vast
array of candidates from Governor to Assembly
man no such assumption is warranted, and surely
no Independent in politics will be willing to ad
mit that votes should legally be construed as
cast for a party rather than for individual can
didates. Yef that is just what the plan of
Mr. Iyow and his associates involves. The as
sociatlon thinks that the votes for a party in
a single precinct would be negligible for any ini
portnnt office, while so vita! a matter for local
candidates as to insure their vigilance against
corrupt practices. Too often, however, have
presidencies and governorships turned on a few
hundred votes for that theory to tte adopted.
Witli -U''h a method for throwing out votes at
hand every party fuciug a close electiou would
take out Insurance Dollcles agalnat defeat, and
wp should have (xmtssts which would quite tran
scoDd anythinp now known.
Iv thus taking exception to this proposal of
the association, we are far from wishing to dis
parage its worf. We hope to see punishment
of election frauds made easy, contributions of
corporations prohibited, civil servants hotter
protected from assessment, expenditures of par
ties as well as of candidates made public and
perhaps even strictly limited in their amount
and character, and we should like to see pro
cedure to invalidate corrupt elections made
easier, with adequate safeguards against the
misuse of the courts by frivolous complaints.
We hope the association will devote itself fur
ther to this subject and suggest measures along
these lines.
The lesson of the 84th-Bt. explosion is that
dynamite is a bad thing to forget.
It was the "simultaneous examination" of the
Chicago banks controlled by one financier that
called the turn on frenzied finance In the "West
ern city. It was not possible for the cash to
be In three placeß at once, and the real status
was thus displosed. The illustration ought to
bo interesting to other banks where similar
methods prevail — if there are any such.
General Sickles is naturally at a disadvantage
In his battle with the salary raisers in that ha
cannot be on guard all the time, while Tammanj
is always able to keep somebody watching its
opportunities.
Philadelphia is already in trouble about clear
ing snow off the pavements. The news serves to
remind New-Yorkers that their delightful fall
weather Is a local matter.
It is to be hoped that Mr. La Follette will not
find he has acted rashly in resigning the Gov
ernorship of Wisconsin to accept a seat in the
rr.ited States Senate. Such an act needs
mature consideration, which possibly the Gov
ernor has not been able to bestow upon It during;
the last year or so.
The maiden effort of Frederick Landis. of In
diana, in the House on the subject of Insurance
has shown tho "mandarins' that there is some
hopeful material among the "kids."
THE TALK OF THE DAY. '
A Kansas lawyer tells of a visit he had from an
old farmer.
The farmer wanted a big suit for damages
brought against a railroad company because, hts
old hrindle cow had been run over during the
night. On questioning him, the lawyer couldn't
find a single peg upon which he could legitimately
hang a case.
•Well." he said, "I kinder thought ye could fetch
it on the sign bein' down. They want no sign,
"Ixjok Out for the Cars,' so I thought mebbe ye
could git 'em on that."
A NEW YEAR'S RESOT/VE.
O the first of the year's too cold. I fear.
For the cause of a true reform.
'Twere better to wait for a later date
When things are a bit more warm.
The irovble that lies in the way of the wis«a
Who'd leave bad habits behind.
Their virtuous sniff Is frozen stiff
By the chill of the winter's wiml.
The good intent of the righteous bent
Is nipped by the frosty air. .
And the now turned lnaf pwn comes to grief,
And withers beyond repair.
Old Janus bold, with his blasts so cold,
■Rin-s d»»ep on the virtuous nose:
Reform is lost in the awful frost
That comes with the month of snows.
•Twere bettor l.y much to await the touch
Of a genial May day sun
For putting on ice your favorite vice.
With which you at last, are done.
For the tenderest fiow'r in "Nature's bow"r
That Time can ever evolve
Is a sturdy oak— and that's no joke—
Compared to a good resolve.
And that is why, with the new year by,
To my vicious ways I cling,
And contra honos mores go
Till the warmer days of spring.
--{John Kendiick Bangs. In Harpers Weekly.
The Japanese papers contain an account of the
Shinto services in honor of the dead in the recent
war The ceremonies Which took place in the
Awoyama Cemetery, in Tokio. consisted of placing
tablets and funeral meats before a shrine. Ad
miral Togo made a remarkably eloquent address to
the spirits of the (imparted heroes, it is as follows:
The clouds of war have disappeared from sea and
fron, shore, and the whole city, with a P£e«rid|
Dlacid heart like that Of a child, goes put to meet
h, 'men who shared life and dektn with you. and
who now return triumphant under the Imperial
standard, while their families wait for them at the
B "!ooking th b:. r ck l "we S 're.call how. bearing the bitter
cold and enduring the fierce heat, you fought again
and again with our strong foe. and while t lie issue
Of the contest was still uncertain you went before
us to the grave, leaving us to envy the glory you
had won by your loyal u>»ths We longed <o
Imitate you in paying the debt to sovereign nm!
country.' Your valiant and vehement fighting al
ways achieved success. In no combat did you fall
to "conquer. Throughout ten months the attack <>n
Port Arthur continued and the result was de
termined. In the Sea of Japan a single annihilat
ing effort decided the issue. Thenceforth the
enemy's shadow disappeared from ihe face of the
ocean Thip success had its origin in the Inhr.lt
virtues of the Emperor, but it could not have !ir»Mi
achieved had not you. forgetting yourselves, sacri
ficed your lives in the public sorvicW. The war Is
Over "We who return in triumph sco signs of joy
everywhere But we remember that we cannot
Share It with you. and mingled feelings of sadness
and rejoicing struggle painfully for expression. The
triumph of to-day has been purchased by your
glorious deaths, and your loyalty and valor will
inspire our navy, guarding the imperial land for all
We here perform this rite of worshin to your
spirits, and, speaking something of our sad thoughts,
pray you to come and receive the offerings we
make.
Here Is a picture from a French paper: The aUtO
m<Vbile rushed down the road— huge, gigantic, sub
lime. Over the fence hunK the woman who -works
hard and lon?— her husband is at the cafe and she
has thirteen little ones. (An unlucky number.)
Suddenly upon the thirteenth came the "auto," un
peeing. slew him. and hummed on. unknowing. The
woman who works hard and loner rushed forw.ird
with hands, hand? made rough with toll, upraised.
Phe paused and stood inarticulate— a goddess, a
giantess. Then she hurled forth these words of
derision, of despair: "ilon dieu! And I'd just
washed him!"
G-BNITJB.
He has a Htrangle hold on Pane
Who christens all the new cigar*.
\iirl great the man who has to name
Tim parlor and the sleeping cars;
And what a massive fertile brain
That doth conceive for later gilding
A different title, glory- vain.
For every new apartment building!
Yet what are they? What is their strength?
Compared to mine what Is their skill?
Although their words have breadth and length
I make 'em look like less than nil.
What? Who am I? I'll bet you five
Simoleonfl. plunks, scads or dollara.
That I'm the greatest man alive—
I name the newest linen collars.— (Puck.
It Is proposed in France to require that chauf
feurs shall pass a medical examination In order
to have only men absolutely Bound in charge of
automobile*. Many lestances have teen found in
France of chauffeurs in poor condition, -with va
rious physical infirmities. In one case an epileptic
was found in charge of a motor car. Over here
the strain seems to be upon the pedestrian rather
than upon the driver of the devil wagon. A com
mission to pass upon the physical qualification of
every men to walk the streets is in order. The
nervous and the weak hearted should be kept at
home, while it Is doubtful if the average degree of
frangiUHty ought not to be In some manner re
stricted to the side streets.
Disillusioned.— She— I hear you have Just got mar
riMl Ie It too late to congratulate you?
He— Oh! much too late. I was married three
weeks ago!— (.lllustrated Bits.
A well known college professor offers the two
horns of a dilemma to advocates of co-education.
■•If you lecture to twenty boys and twenty girls
In the same room," he asks, "will the boys attend
to the lecture or to the girls?"
Of course the co-eduoationlst, to be consistent,
must say that they will listen to the lecture.
"Well, if they do." replies the dean, "they are not
worth lecturing to."
Ir Spain drug stores are permitted to sell drug*
,11 day on Sunday, but to deal in perfumery on
that day i* unlawful. Candy cannot lawfully be
sold later than 11 o'clock in the forenoon unless
no clerk's or assistants are employed. Proprietors
S?ay k««P open all dmjr If they do the work tham-
B*IVM.
About People and Social Incidents.
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
[From Th* Tribune Bureau .J
Washington, Dec, 20.— President Roosevelt was
"at home" to-day to a lar^e number of Senators
who called on political and social missions or in
reFponte to invitations to take up important Ques
tions of legislation. Among those who were in con
ference with him were Senators Spooner, Dryden,
Kean, Clay, Martin, Allee, Aldrich, Foraker. Kit
tredge, Dick, Warner and Fulton. Others who
called Included Representatives McCleary. Landis,
Goulden and Flnley.
Senators Dryden and Kean. of New-Jersey, Intro
duced State Senator Avis, of Woodbnry, who in
vited tho President to attend the unveiling of the
monument erected at Fort Meroer in commemora
tion of the Revolutionary battle at that place. The
exercises will be set for any day In June, the Presi
dent's callers told him, which would suit his con
venience. The President thanked the Senators for
their invitation, but told them it would be Impossi
ble to make any appointment so far in advance.
Representative Goulden. of New- York, who was
one of the President's callers, discussed lmmlgra- >
tion with especial reference to such extejislon of
the existing laws as will enable the. authorities to
bar out more of the unwelcome classes of foreign
ers. "If we can only secure the passage of a bill
which will Include feeble minded persons, idiots
and those of poor physique," said Mr. Goulden, "we
will be accomplishing a great service for the future
of our country."
NOTES OF SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON.
fFrom Thf Tribuiw- BUNaO.]
Washington, Dec. Senator and Mrs. Burrows
gave a dinner to-night, when their guests were
the Cuban Minister and Mme. Quesada, the Sec
retacy of the Treasury and Mrs. Shaw, Senator
and Mrs. Scott, Representative and Mrs. Dalzell,
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne McVeagh and Colonel and
Mrs. Fleming.
Mr. and Mrs. George Howard gave a dinner to
night In honor of the counsellor of the British Em
bassy and Lady Susan Townley. Lady Susan.
however, was unable to i ttend. as she la not yet
well enough to leave her house.
Mrs. Greely, wife of General Greely, was hostess
at a dinner to-night given for her debutante
daughter. Miss Rose Ishbel Greely. The other
guests included Miss Alexandrine Fitch. Miss Mary
Southerland. Miss Eleanor Hoyt. Miss Adola
Greely, Phillips Robinson, of Boston; Huntington
Jackson, Richard Hooker. Geary Townsen-1. Dr.
Dulaney, U. S. A., and John Nesmith Greely, who
is at home from Yale for the Christmas holidays.
Miss Alice Shepard, one of the season's debu
tantes, gave a dinner to-nlpht. which was chape
roned by Mrs. Moplton Johnson, formerly Caroline
Schroeder, whose marriage in October was one of
the social events of the early autumn. The guests,
besides Miss Shepard. siste r of the hostess, were
Miss Butler. Miss Ada Newlands, Miss Elinor
Wayne Parker. Miss Feroline Perkins, Xorborne
Robinson, Gould G. TJncoln, Richard Whlteley,
Lieutenant Mark Brook. Dr. farmichael and Dr.
Mason.
Mrs. Richard Butler gave a dinner to-night in
honor of the Chinese Minister and Justice and Mrs.
Brown. The guests Included Commander and Mrs.
Hodges. Major and Mrs. Burr and Captain and Mrs.
Hamilton.
Senator and Mrs. Burrows will visit their daugh
ter and son-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. George McNelr,
at their place, Brae-View-on-the-Hudson. In the
holidays, returning- In time for Mrs. Burrows to re
ceive with Mrs. Fairbanks on New Year's Day.
Mrs. Francois Berger Moran was hostess at a
large tea this afternoon. She was assisted In re
ceiving by h«=r daughter. Mrs. Hudgins. Baroness
yon dem Busscne-Haddenhausen. Mrs. Cortelyou.
wife of the Postmaster General, and Mrs. Ryan,
of the British Embassy. Mrs. Frederick Chapin
poured tea. and Mrs. Westcott served chocolate.
Miss I^iura Jackson and a number of the debu
tantes assisted in entprtaininf? the guests.
Mrs. T. Richie Stone jrave a debutante tea to
day for her daughter. Miss Lillinn <;arnett Stone.
Among those assisting were Miss Perkins, Miss
Alexandrine Fitch. Miss Lucy Adee, Miss Alice
Sheparrl and Miss Xatalle Majrruder. Mrs. William
Stone Abert arxl Mrs. Kirk Diederich were in the
dining room.
EDWARD ROBINSON ACCEPTS.
Says His Decision to Accept Offer of Metro
politan Museum of Art Is Final.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune.]
Boston, Dec. 20.— Edward Robinson has wired
his acceptance of the appointment as assistant
director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and
announces that under no circumstances will he
change his decision.
"I must discourage any such attempt on the
part of my friends." said Mr. Robinson, "be
cause ft would be absolutely useless. I have
accepted the position and will begin my work
there as soon as possible. My decision Is final.
I shall not reconsider, no matter what over
tures are made. This is all I care to say. T do
not care to discuss th>- matter of my resignation
here at present. I know there is a jpood deal
of feeling about it. but it is a long story and
one that covers my experience for the last two
years."
A story was published by a Boston paper this
morning that Mr. Robinson had resigned be
cause h<> was displeased with Mrs. John 1...
Gardner's interference and the persistency with
which Mr. Pritchard. the assistant director.
went over Mr. Robinson's head to President
Warren. W'hilo Mr. Robinson was in Europe
iast summer Mr. Pritchard is said to have re
arranged tho entire collection on the second
floor in a manner not approved by Mr. Robin
son.
Professor Arlo Bates, of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, in a stinging column
letter says that the action of th»- trustees In
regard to Mr. Robinson and his ideas is a seri
ous menace to the prestige of the institution
and shows the ludicrous variance between the
trustees' resolutions and their actions.
BUYS ROOSEVELT HOME.
Club Purchases House in JVhich
President Was Born.
The house in which President Roosevelt was born,
an old fashioned building, at No. 28 East 30th-st..
has been purchased by the Roosevelt Home <"lnh
for $60,000. It was announced last ninht. hy Roderick
Begg. president of the club. The negotiations,
which have been pending for several months, were
completed with the sale on last Tuesday. The
members of the organization subscribed the
amount.
Yesterday Mr. Begg and George Edward Graham
called on President Roosevelt at Washington and
remained in conference with him for several hours.
The nature of their talk was not divulged, but Mr.
Begg who returned to this city from Washington
last night, said they discussed the taking over of
the President's birthplace, to be presented to tne
"The" honorary members, all of whom subscribed
to the amount required for the purchase of the
house, included H. C. Frick. Andrew i ame K |e.
General Horace Porter. John 8 Huyler. Charles M..
Eliot, president of Harvard University; John Seeley
Ward it A. C. Gillette, of Boston; I. S. Guggen
heim- Henry Clews. General Kred-rick D. Grant,
Thomaf A Edison. Frank Tllford Timothy L.
Woodruff. C. O. Shayne and Robert C Morris
It Is the intention of the members get the fur
nishings that were in the house when President
Roosevelt was born there.
WEDDINGS.
[By TeLeeraph to The Tribunal
Cincinnati. Dec. Max Fleischmann. the dis
tiller, brother of Mayor Julius Fleischmann, and
one of the largeet stockholders in the Fleischmann
Compressed Yeast Company, married this after
noon Miss Sarah H. Sherlock, a member of an old
and wealthy Cincinnati family. The ceremony was
performed at the brlde s home. in the presence of the
families and nearly a hundred and fifty intimate
friends They departed immediately in a private car
for Jacksonville, where they will board Mr. FleWch
mann's yacht for a four months crutee in South
ern waters, aooompanled by no one but the crew.
In March they will take a further trip on the yacht
to the Arctic Sea.
Louisville. Deo. 20.— Miss Ethel Wutterson, young
est daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Watterson.
was married to-day at Mansneld. Mr. Watterson's
country home, to Alexander CMlmour. a Louisville
business mart. The Rev. Dr. E. L. Powell, of the
Chuich of the Disciples, performed the ceremony
Mr. and Mrs. Giimour went Em; for their honey
moon. To-day w«i the fortieth anniversary of
the marriage of Mr. and Mxs. H»nxy Watunon.
NEW-YORK SOCIETY.
J. Henry Smith, who is about to leave town tef
a shooting trip in North Carolina, where he wt&
spend the holidays, will give a large musical at,
his house. In oth-ave., on January 18.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Harriman will move Into
their new house. No. 84 East 52d-sf . next week.
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Street gave a dinner
last night at their house, in Park-ave_, for their
daughter, Miss Rosamond Street.
Mrs. H. Mason Raborg gave a reception yester
day at her house. No. lei Bast 36th-st.. for th* in
troduction of her daughter. Miss Fran rs I.v
lngrston. In the receiving party were Mrs. Edward
A. Manice, Miss Julia Fish. Miss Olga Kobbe. Miss
Helen Trotter. Miss Juliette Lea. Mlm Grace Rug
gles and Miss Dorothy Shepard.
Another reception yesterday was that given by
Mrs. James Stokes at her house. No. 68 Park-aye.
Miss Marie Suzette de Marigny Hall was mar
ried yesterday afternoon at the Church of th«
Ascension to Charles S. Dewey. of Chicago. The
bride, who was dressed in white satin, trimmed
with lace, with which she wore a lase veil, had as
her maid of honor Miss Marie Tucker, of Albany,
and the following bridesmaids; Miss Agnes S. Hali.
Miss Edith Upplncott. Miss Gladys Templeton,
Miss Lilly Wilson, Miss Winifred Burnett. Miss
Elizabeth Hudson. Miss Edith Chappell and Miss
Helen Ballard. Edwin Hall acted us best man. and
the ushers Included Mandeville de Marigny Hall and
William Clalborne Hall, brothers of the bride;
Harold Miller. Edward Putnam and Henry Fergu
son, of this city; Beech Day, of Hartford; Lau
rence Dunham, of Boston, and Chauncey Dewoy,
of Chicago, a cousin of the bridegroom. After th»
ceremony, which was performed by the rector. th»
Rev. Percy S. Grant, there was a reception at th»
home of the bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs. William
Cornelius Hall, No. 52 West 9th-st. The n**wly
married couple -will make their home in Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. Prescott Lawrence, who have been
delayed at Newport by the illness of Mrs. Law
rence's brother. Edward N. Bulkley. have arrived
In town for the season with their daughter. Miss
Lawrence.
Count and Countess M. G. Seckendorff. who
sailed for Europe Immediately after their mar
riage a few weeks ago. have returr.p.l. and are at
home at Ramapo Farms, Ramsay, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr.. and Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Pulitzer arrived yesterday from
Burope on board the oceanic.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Maclay Bull and Miss Dor
othy Bull are booked to sail for Europe on January
2, a"hd will spend the rtmalnder of the winter
abroad.
Miss Ada d'Acoata will be the maid of honor and
Mi«s Edith Deacon. Miss Laura Swan and Mis*
Rosamond Street the bridesmaids of Miss Edith
Lounsbery at her ir.arriasr* to Henry Pierrepont
Perry on February 1 at St. Thomas's.
Mrs Foxhall P. Keene will lye a theatre party.
followed by supper and a dance, at her hot»e. in
Wes' sOth-st.. this evening, for her debutante niece.
Miss Nathalie Howland. daughter of Loan Aer»
dtUi Howland. of Paris, who is spending the win
ter with her grandfather. Frederick N. Lawrenc*.
Mn Gerald Hoyt will likewise jrlve a d.nner.
followed by dancins. this evening for the Kisses
Hovt. at her house, in East 36tn-st.. and M..S « har
"tte Fell will give a dinner, followed oy a t he-
Si party. for Mb* Emily Coster. Mr. and M.rs.
Lewis Morris will also entertain U dinner.
Ml-s Elizabeth Stewart Hamilton will give *
dance f* her debutante niece. Mia. France* Hai
den. at Sheny's. on January Id.
THE SPEAKEESHIP.
' GOVERNOR'S SUGGESTION JUSTIFIED.
*vnm The Rochester Post-Express.
From The HIS has SU sted the election of
Governor Miggi^? Wadsworth. jr.. of tne county
of e u"ingsion to the Speakership of the Assembly.
makes is very welcome.
GENERAL SATISFACTION.
From The Utica Herald-Dispatch.
The announcement of Governor Hicgins favoring
the election of Assemblyman James v\. \\ adswo-th.
jr.? to the Speakership gives satisfaction through
out the State.
THE OOVKRNOK'S RESPONSIBILITY.
From The Buffalo Express.
Theoretically, th*> Assembly of the State of New*
York should ctaooaa Its own Speaker. Practically a
utilitarian people hold the Governor responsible for
the legislation enacted by a legislature of his own
political faith. Actually, it is better to have the
Speaker chosen by the Governor (or- even by tr.«
President of the United States) than by a rarty
machine which bears no official relation to the biate.
GOOD STATESMANSHIP.
From The Troy Times.
It is very probable that Mr. Wadsworth will b«
the unanimous choice of the Republican caucus, be
cause this will be in the interest of party unity,
harmony and success. It is fortunare for Repub
licanism that, as now constituted, it is able to solve
all perplexities by the interposition or" m«n in whom
the public lias < onfldence. In leading and voicing
the sentiment of State Republicanism— and it is
safe to say of national Republicanism— at this time
Governor Higgins. through his choice of James TV".
Wadsworth, jr.. for Speaker, has illustrated good
statesmanship acting through good manhood.
ABOVE ALL. HONEST.
From The Syracuse Herald.
Mr. Wadsworth is young, popular and clean hand
ed. His legislative I'xpenence is limited. His abil
ity la still to be demonstrated. But if he Is elected.
as be probably will he. he Is likely to be a respecta
ble and. above all. an honest. Speaker of the As
sembly. One thing Is certain: rV» is no exponent
of the principle of commercialism in politics, the
aggravated evil which has confronted New-Tori*
Republicanism with a grave crisis. '
COURAGEOUS. CLEAN AND ABLE.
From The Syracuse Post-Standard.
Mr. Wadsworth is Identified with no faction. H»
Is popular among the other members of the Assem
bly. He Is courageous, clean and able.
FIT IN EVERY SENSE.
From The Buffalo News.
Mr. Wadsworth, the member suggested hy Gov
ernor Hicglns yesterday as a candidate upon whom
all Republicans may unite, is a fit man in every
sense. He 'will make a capable head of the new As
sembly, and his election will be a rebuke to fao
tlonal and personal administration of party affairs
which has been very much needed of late.
FORTIFIED BT HIS RECORD.
FVom The Brooklyn Eagle.
Had Governor Higgins made a record for saying
what he does not mean, or for meaning what he
does not say, he might wall be presumed to b«
talking double in what he has lately expressed.
But he has no such reoord. His habit has been to
opeak seldom. When speaking his habit has been
to speak briefly. The characteristic of hie speaJur£
has been courtesy, veracity and sincerity, as w«u
as brevity and clearness. These qualities go to hts
character. His character is a constant, what !»•
nays Is entitled to measurement by the character
which he has made. It is easily thinkable that th«
Governor may hare a preference, and may be de
termined to interfere with no other man who may
have a different preference. He Is entitled to b«
credited with freedom from affectation, from
finesse, from hypocrisy, from cunning and from tJ»»
wearing of a mask to conceal a face. The oharaote*
and reputation Frank W. Higgtns has created la
mercantile business he has probably carried — ana
no other character and reputation— lnto the bust*
nenß of the State. He Is entitled to that presump
tion, at least Conclusive evidence should re
quired to overcome it. It has not been supplied.
We do not believe ft wll! be.
MISS FARRAR IN A WAGNER PART.
F»r!in. I>e& JO.— The Emperor and Empress »fc
tenled the Royal Opera this evening to hear Gerw
aldlne Farrar. of Boston, sing her first Was-n.«rtan
part. She sang BUaabath In "Tsnnh4u»r," and
was recalled five times after the second sot and IX
At the end of the opera.
DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS,
Washington, Deo. 20.— The President has prepared
a list of diplomatic appointments, Including the
embassies of Mexico and Braall and the prospective
embassy of Japan, which will be sent to. the Senate
for confirmation In a day or two, but a&nounoement
is withheld, owing to the possibility of som*
changes in tbe list.