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THE yrVTF THIS MORSIXG.
FOREIGN.— Th<" PfssrtßM In London gave a
dinner in honor of the visitinp d^l^eflte? to th"
Pan-Arclican Congress: Fpppchos were man
prais«insr King Edward and President Ronpevelt.
■ — A British court sent from Shanghai began
at Seoul the trial of a British citizen accu?<vl by
Japanese of stirring: up sedition. ===== Reports
at plans for an insurrection in Cabs were not
credited in Havana: Governor Maroon's advices
Bbssr that thTO are no =iens of disturbance in
the island. = A Venezuelan coast guard ves
sel stopped two Dutch sloops and took them to
La Vela de Coro: it is rumored at Wille.mPtad
that the Venezuelan consul there has received
orders to close the consulate in case of trouble
•with ths Dutch authorities. ===== Belgium's
reply to th* desires of America and Great
Britain r*-e\Tr<linß reforms in the Congo Inde
pendent State promised to m^et th» roquets
made by the two latter nations. ' ■ Advices
from Tangier pay that thousands of Moroccan
soldiers have mutinied and sworn allegiance to
Mulai Hsfig. : Many Gorman officers and
foreign balloon experts have gathered at Fried
richshafen to •witness the tests of the new Zep
pelin airship.
I>OMESTIC. — There were rumors at Chicago
of contests on various important planks of the
platform to be presented to the Republican Na
tional Convention: Fairbanks Vice-Presidential
stock took a rise, and it was said that th* pro
test of lowa against nominating Senator Dol
iiver were detrimental to his boom ~~^= Th^
jCeoc ynrk State delegation to th* Republican
National Convention chose State Chairman
Woodruff permanent chairman and William L.
Ward national committeeman. ■ Governor
Hugh** in h telegram sent in r*ply to one from
Herbert Parsons said that his podif.on with re
gard to the Presidential nomination remained
unchanged. :== The Louisiana House, of Rep
resentatives voted to postpone indefinitely con
sideration of a bill providing for a referendum
OB mate-wide prohibition. ■ The Mississippi
flood was reported moving south: a new levee
pave way at Taylortown. Miss., flooding a large
area of farming country and ruining newly
planted crops. t' . It was reported at Nogales.
Ariz., that negotiations with the Yaqui Indians
had been broken off by the Mexican government
si Hermosillo. • Rain prevented field work
by the troops at Pine Camp.
CITY. — Stocks were dull and irregular. ■-
Four persons »>: « killed in an automobile acci
dent. ■■■ A man accused of robbing the Mexi
can National Sugar Refining Company was ar
rested bete == Notice was given that the
Ev«»r»>tt Hooac saowld hi- torn down to make way
far a skyscraper. == Joseph E. O'Brien re
turned his testimony at th« Fischer- Hansen trial.
. One arrest was made at <?ravr-s< - nd and
orders w«»re issued to the police tO break up any
gathering of three or more persons. —m: it
was announced that Th«» trust companies of New-
York would withdraw $22,000,000 from th<ir de
pository banks within the next two weeks to in
crease their cash reserv*. under the new law.
— - — Republican Club members expressed in
dignation over attempts to induce Governor
'lithe* to withdraw from the Presidential race.
— — Dr. Darlington expressed thf* belief that
the city's .•»;,«.,: death rate indicated a re
turn to normal living. Mayor McClellan
made a gain of ten votes in the recount yester
day. r— The first temporary cable was strung
between the towers of the new Manhattan
Bridge. ' Albert T. Patrick's application for
[a writ of habeas corpus was denied. ===== An
«'!< l coin brought SSOS at auction. =r^ It was
mM J. P. Morgan would gpt an honorary degree
fmm Tale. === Flag Day was observed in the
public sch"ols.
THE WEATHER. — Indications tor to-day
Fair and cooler. The temperature yesterday
Hi^hrst. 74 degrees; lowest, 59.
TESTISG 7/// AXTI-GAUBLISG LAWS.
A test in the courts of the Anti-gambllns;
laws is. of course, inevitable, but it i? not likely
j?prio!jsly to involve anything more than the
question of precisely what acts constitute a
Time under the new legislation and what evi
dence of the commission of a crime will be re
quired (s secure a conviction. Rumors that
*''ii;«» Judge will suspend the operation of the
ftatutes in question for the rest of the summer
May be dismissed as absurd, and likewise all
The talk about the racing Jnterests obtaining
favorable r^iniT* from the courts which will
practically nullity the new legislation. Rumor
mongers, being f«:r«-cd to abandon the assertion
that The racetrack interests had sure control
of the Rate Senate. .-ire now baking up the
position that they own the judiciary and the
prosecuting attorney* who will slm;..- the cases
as which the courts have to pass. it is the
lir«t article in Ok faith of a good many persons
uimi uo law can be drawn which the lawyers
(Stcot have declared unconstitutional or liml
scum loophole in. This acouiitK for the cre
dence of the wild rumors now afloat.
ifwif «if x successful attack iiik>ii the esaati
tutioiiaiity of these laws is idle Counsel for
the racetrack interests will probably make an
argument against their constitutionality as a
sort of forlorn hope, but they cannot expect
IS get rid of She acts in that way. One ground
for attacking their constitutionality may be
doubt of the legality of the election of Senator
'.VallHc- We could not see any merit iv tbi*»
contrition . when it was first raided, but what
ever basis it had then it has lost now through
the action of the Senate la permitting Mr. Wal
lace to take hi* w«i. The Senate under the
- tmioa is the Judge "* the qualification of
its members, and when it allowed .Mr. Wallace
to lake his aeal it « l i •»:«»><••» 1 forever "f any ques
tion regarding his right Is vote on legislation.
Tile courts will not now examine into his title
or consider the legality of lii* acting as Sen
ator. "
It is sugL'e<tpri also that the constitutionality
Bf the laws will t»*» attacked on ii)< ground of
the vfriT> of the penalty prescribed But
'}.. 'iking jraninlinp a mi£<3*meanor subject to the
aniaJty of a bens In jail la obviously not a
w.el and ueusual punishment. If it fall* fbort
of that. It, is hard to f»»» how it can be ciU&i
. — rf !t «*rer». for the courts have sfreadr
j.*-!d la th? decision on the Percy-Gray liir
j that the constitution left it In the discretion of
1 the Legislature to fix the penalty for gambling.
' The Legislature has exercised this discretion
: and' changed the petal* from loss of the
! amount wagered in a civil action to a term in
} jail.
• On the other hand, the question what con
stitutes evidence that the crime of gambling
lias been committed is of great Importance to
the racetracks. Betting as it has been con
ducted at the tracks has consisted of the post
ing of odds, the passing of money and the re
cording of the bet. If all these acts are present,
there will clearly be evidence enough that the
, erimt» of gambling has been committed. And
I generally, we believe, the courts have held that
the quoting of odds, the passing of money and
; the recording of a bet were necessary to prove
I that a crime had been committed. If wagers
' can be laid of which no record is made and In
I which no money passes, or in which money
; changes hands but no record is made, then the
' bookmakers can do a limited business at the
tracks with regular customers whore there is
I the same degree of mutual confidence that ex
1 ists between friends who make wagers in either
of these ways. But they are more interested
' in the question of whether the posting of odds
j and the recording of bets can go on safely
j without the passage of money at the tracks and
i of how strong evidence the courts will need
i that money deposited beforehand with some
j agency in New York or paid subsequently at
I some 'appointed place in the city is the money
passed in completion of the x transaction whose
■ two other steps took place at the tracks. Ob
' viously. the proof that the settlement through
| agencies in New York was connected with
i .specific transactions at the track would involve
i certain difficulties, and if the courts should be
; strict In their requirements regarding that
(-proof "credit" betting might flourish. But even
' in that caw the legislation would not be vnlue
! less. An honest effort would have been made
; to carry out the intent of the ennstltuion. and
I the worst evil of racetrack gambling would be
abated by confining betting to men of consid
! erable credit.
• DILL" CONVENTIONS.
complaints come from Chicago that the na
tional convention is "dull." A prominent mem
ber of the national committee is reported as
saying that national conventions have lost their
oldtime interest. Too much, he laments, is pre
determined, the voters having taken the nomina
tion of a President into their own hands and
left only the minor details of the gathering to
be worked out by the leaders. The appearance
of ex-Senator J. Donald Cameron at Chicago is
noted as emphasizing the contrast between the
national conventions of the 70's and SO's and the
conventions of to-day. Then, it is said, the lead
ers met and fought out the issues among them
selves. Now they go to national gatherings only
to execute the decisions of the party.
There is a good deal of basis for this contrast.
The Republican conventions of IS7R. 1880, 1884,
IsBB and even 1592 were battlegrounds on which
leaders were pitted against one another and the
personal equation was potent. In 1876, ISSO,
IRS4 and 1688 two factions of nearly equal
strength contended for party control. The ad
vocates of autocratic management, of the perpet
uation of machine nil* and the maintenance of
a standing army of political workers were pit
ted against the advocates of more popular rep
resentation, the divorce of politics from the
spoils system and the suppression of the political
mercenary. The latter element slowly drove the
farmer To th» wall, but not until after many
tests of strength and many spectacular political
encounters, In the old days the issue was often
doubtful until the balloting was over, and cam
paign strategy was at a premium. In the newer
era of popular power nominations are usually
decided long before the convention meets. The
old delegate convention system gave much freer
play to the arts of manipulation. Under it lead
ers like Conkling. Cameron and Logan were able
to control New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois,
casting the larger part of each state's vote
against the actual wishes of a majority of the
voters. There can be no question that with a
primary system in use such as Pennsylvania now
has Mr. Blame could have carried that state in
1870. ISSO and 1884 against any other aspirant
for the Republican Presidential nomination.
Popular rule here in New York would also have
broken Mr. Conkllng's power before ISSO. But
under the old system a minority In control of
| the party machinery could overrule the majority,
! and groups of leaden in various states could roll
up a formidable vote without much real sup
port among their constituents.
The Domination of Major McKinley In I89i»
showed what could be accomplished by a popular
canvass. Major McKinley was nominated not
because th*» Republican politicians wanted him,
but because he bad demonstrated his strength
i with the rank and file all over the country.
1 Fortunately ■ new generation was then pushing
| to the front, untrained in the factional wars of
Half Breeds and Stalwarts and wholly unin
. t'-rested in them. The voters of the party had
| come to stand more and more on common ground
j and were more and more determined to assert
J themselves. They have asserted themselves
; since isr«>. and the conventions, of 1800, 1900,
1 1904 and 1008 <( v registered the will of the
! party. Naturally these gatherings were "dull"
[ compared with the fight-to-the-flnlsh conventions
jof the era fit boss rule and factionalism. It Is
no discredit to the convention of 100S that it
promises to be "dull." If it is, it will be so only
! because the voters of the party have thought and
j acted for themselves and have thereby definitely
■ shaped its course in advance. it may lack the
! spectacular element of uncertainty and sus
1 prase, but Its action will reflect with precision
' and accuracy the desires of the great majority
j of the Republicans of the Union.
! THE COXGO AND OTHER COLONIES.
j The recent intimation that the Congo annex
j ation treaty might fail is much to he regretted,
ior would be if it were verified. The world is
weary of the years of incessant bickering and
wrangling over the hopeless failure of that
which was once illusively regarded as one of
the most splendid undertakings of <-omblned
philanthropy and statesmanship, and it would
welcome as a grateful relief some honorable
and final settlement. It is to be believe*!
that since the original ideals of the Congo State
have la-en definitely and completely abandoned
the beat disposition of the territory wouid be to
annex it to Belgium, and thus to place it di
rectly under the authority and responsibility of
that country- That is the purport of the pend
ing treaty, and its ratification would probably
be for the good of all concerned — even of King
Leopold himself, who surely cannot hope to have
the present condition of affairs indefinitely main
tained, and who might reasonably welcome Bel
gian annexation as an alternative to some less
desirable solution of the problem.
j The complaint of some persona in Belgium,
: particularly among ti «* King's partisans, that
\ the meddling of <;reat Britain is responsible fur
the whole controversy la, of course, not well
lonixJfd. Great Britain. in common with the
other powers which have a legitimate technical
as well as moral Interest in the Congo, badieen
patient, perhaps ofvrpattent, in the presence of
.in all but Intolerable situation, and if popular
agitation of the subject and the strong, states
manlike sad humane warnings of British niin
isi«Ts sad publicist* hare had any effect in ex
j-editing a Bettlenient of the business the world
is to that degree th^ir debtor. It does not f-rpai
conceivable tb«t any one conversant with the
cirruaiftanTS. ,<n-1 speflih conditions of the ere
atinii of the Congo Stats could tsrhvuslj chal
lenge thr lajal right of any of the powers which
participated In that act to Intervene in conp?>
fffairf Neither could it be maintained tnct no
XEtv-Trn*K PATLY TRIBIXE. TUESDAY, .TT^yE 1«. 1908.
power had a right on moral and humane grounds
to call for a satisfactory Investigation of the
charges made against the Congo administration,
charges which are among the most shocking M
well as the most explicit and detailed which
have been preferred against any reputedly civ
ilized administration in our time.
Additional moral weight is given to the British
protest against alleged abuses in the Congo by
the contrast which is presented by the adminis
tration, or perhaps rather by the commercial
conditions, of British colonies of comparable
status. Mr. E. I). Morel. who has long been at
the head of the Congo reform movement in Eng
land, contributes to "The Morning Post,'* of Lon
don, an impressive comparison of -the trade of
the Congo with that of the British colony of Ni
geria, which lies not far from the Congo, and is
similar to the latter in natural characteristics
and in the length of its history as a possession
of a civilized power. In 1906 the total value of
exports from Southern Nigeria was $14,751,
n."». and from the Congo $11,655,503. In that
comparison there is no unpleasant suggestion:
But in the same year imports into Southern Ni
geria amounted to $14336*585, while those into
the Congo amounted to only ?4,2."»."»,20. r .. Thus,
while Nigeria purchased almost M much as it
sold, the Congo purchased only a little more
than one-third, or 36 per cent, as much. and.
moreover, fully 70 per cent of what the Congo
did import consisted of government stores and
not goods for general consumption. The sugges
tion i* inevitable that while Nigeria is being
civilized and is receiving a great influx of the
products of civilization the Congo remains In
barbarism and receives very little in return for
what it gives to Its sovereign.
The world at large has a deep and legitimate
interest in Congo affairs. It has not been un
willing that the sovereign of that state should
receive adequate returns for his investments in
it. But it has not been and is not willing that
the state should be sordidly exploited for the
pole benefit of any one. The welfare of the peo
ple of the state and the advancement of free
commerce with the world were the objects for
which the state was organized, and it is not un
reasonable to ask that they shall be maintained.
"RAPID TRASSfT."
The subway managers are after new records.
Not satisfied with fulfilling th^ir promise (con
structively! of fifteen minutes to Harlem, they
are now putting into effect a schedule of fif
teen minutes from the Battery to City Hall.
That is about the time in which a good walker
can cover thp distance.
It seems to be the theory that to maintain an
alternation between Brooklyn and South Ferry
expresses, the same time ought to be con
sumed In running from South Ferry to Bowling
«;reen as Is consumed in running from the
Flatbush avenue terminal in Brooklyn to Bowl
ing (ireen. Therefore, the Broadway ex
prpppps lie up for five to s^ven minutes in the
tunnel between the South Ferry and Bowling
(Jreen stations, to the surprise and annoyance
of passengers who do not understand the new
"express" schedule. "'Rapid transit" in the sub
way is still subject to many vagaries and qual
ifications.
STEALING WIRELESS MESSAGES.
The erroneous story about the cruiser Col
orado affords a fresh illustration of the ue«»d of
a national law regulating wireless telegraphy.
There seems to have been a misinterpretation of
Captain Underwood's report of the Colorado's
arrival in the Strait of Fuca. The mistake was
not made by the officer to whom his message
was addressed, but by pome one else who was
not authorized to make it public, and who, by
putting his own construction on the news, mis
led thousands of other persons.
The telegraph companies employing Morse's
Invention regard their relations with their pa
trons as confidential. Their operators under
stand that they are not at liberty to divulge the
contents of messages Intrusted to them for trans
mission. The same policy should be enforced
with ether wave messages. Whether the per
son who receives one be an employe of the gov
ernment or of a wireless telegraph company he
should be made to realize that he is handling
somebody else's property. The doctrine is
equally, if not even more strictly, applicable to
an operator who merely "picks up" a communi
cation not intended for him. In one cage there
is a breach of trust — a pretty serious matter
when the government's interests are involved —
but in the other the revelation of an intercepted
message is possible only through conduct hardly
distinguishable from theft.
Year after year Congressional legislation on
tilt subject has been proposed, thus far without
result. Naturally the measures hitherto consid
ered have met with opposition, but there are
signs that this Is diminishing. The outlook for
the passage of a law is seemingly Improving. If,
as has been asserted, some of the wireless tele
graph companies are now less hostile to govern
ment regulation than formerly, delay has not
been without its advantages, but it should not
l»e unduly prolonged. If the restraint which is
deemed advisable should be in full operation in
time of peace, it would seem less oppressive
when the emergencies of war made it even more
essential to the nation's welfare.
ABATING ASYLUM ABUSES.
Cordial commendation is to be given to the
decision of the French government, which is
reported to have been announced through the
French Minister to Hayti. that hereafter asy
lum will not be granted to political refugee*
in French legations or consulates. A short
time ago, when Haytiau affairs were dis
turbed and a serious crisis between Hayti and
France was threatened through the granting of
such asylum and the abuse of it. we cited in
detail the Formulated policy of this country
and the general principles of International law
bearing upon the subject, and showed that no
satisfactory ground for such extraterritorial
asylum existed. It is agreeable to know that
the French government, with its characteris
tically logical and enlightened spirit, now com
mits itself to that view of the case, and will no
longer permit its diplomatic and consular offi
cers to be made protectors of plots against the
governments to which they are accredited.
In the recent troubles in Hayti the plea of
simple humanity was put forward in support
of the granting of asylum. It was represented
that the Haytian government was acting sav
agely in its persecution and massacre of its
political opponents. AW were not and are not
convinced of the entire correctness of those
charges. But if they were true, and if the
Haytian government was suppressing plots and
insurrections against it with greater severity
than seemed proper to Europeans, the suitable
remedy was not to give the plotters and in-
Burgeots asylum under a foreign Hag on Hay
thin soil, but to remove them Instantly from the
Island. Or, if "the course of the Uaytlan gor
eniineut was intolerably inhuman, to such an
extent as to put it outside the pale of interna
tional law, the right course would hare been
openly to intervene for the stopping of its
atrocities, a* the United States did in Cuba in
is I.'*,1 .'*, and as France di.l In Dahomey and «Jreat
Britain did in Ashantee! But we doubt if any
one would pretend that affairs had been so bad
in Efayti'as to Justify such action.
One of the clearest and bhmH authentic ex
positions of the campaign against the existing
government in Hayti whs made by Mr. Flrniin,
the leader of the opposition, In the Interesting
Interview which was bad with him by a repre
sentative of The Tribune on Saturday lust. «nd
which «"flB printed exclusively in this paper
on Sunday. V. > 2ire Mr. Firmin credit for fin
cerity and straightforwardness; but we must
regret f hat in H.iyti. as in foctif other ?t/it»« to
the south of us. the impulse is so generally
toward insurrection and revolution for the cor
rection of abuses. It may be that there is an
Incompatibility of point of view between tbs
llnvriaii and the American mind, and that we
are unable to appreciate the HaythMS 1 motives
In making appeal to bullets, while they are un
able to appreciate our motives in makmg appeal
to ballots. But we cannot get rid of tlie cou
vietion that our way is the better wJy, and thai
adoption of it by our southern neighbors WOttJd
greatly increase sympathy with them and WOUjd
in the end immeaswaWj sdvance theb m
real interests.
These are the USBSS wak* try men> boom.".
Thta news, etc — The Brooklyn Kagle.
•This news" is pevrra! weeks old. Th- read-
Ing of it in our usually alert contemporary
across the brid K e makes us feel almost as if we
were glancing over the columns of the slow to
arrive "Yukon Herald" or its neighbor of Nome.
whose name we cannot recall.
"The New York World's" "Map of BryanisnV
will hardly be available for circulation at the
Denver convention.
It is well to put some flags at half-mast on
thp anniversary of tho General Plocum disas
ter. It would be better still for steamboat men.
inspectors and all whom it may concern to de
vote tho day to making surf that there Is no
danger of a repetition of that awful and needless
slaughter. Effective llfesaving appliances are
of more practical value than half-mast flags.
The monitor Florida seems to have acquitted
herpolf uncommonly wrll in an uncommonly
severe trial at Hampton Roads. That is pre
cisely what the first of all monitors did In those,
selfsame water? more than a generation ago.
If there is any possible loophole for the con
tinuance of betting at the. racetracks it will be
used. The breed of horses must be improved"
Oldtime reports of vast coal beds of finest
quality in Alaska appear to he gaining some de
gree of confirmation. It would be a notable
turn of affairs to have 'Steward's Iceberg" be
come the source of our fuel. , '
The recount Ip moving- more rapidly. It will
soon produce evidence on which the Hearst
newspapers can base a handsome apology to
McClellan for calling him the "fraudmayor."
Xow that Mr. Bryan has two-thirds or more
of the delpgntes to the Denver convention, it Is
in order for th« John A. Johnson boomers to
Issue a statement that they are really about to
begin to get busy.
TALK OF THE DiV.
The Jubil<»a parade of Vienna, for which prepara
tions bad been going on for month?, was the most
elaborate spectacle of the kind that has ever taken
place in that city. When the Austrian Imperial
rouple celebrated their silver wedding. In 1879. a
magnificent pageant was arranged by Ha' Makart.
"But strand and artistically perfect as It was," says
a Vienna paper of recent date, "It will be eclipsed
by the jubilee procession. Places on the stands and
at windows are soiling at high figures One stand
owner say*: "We are working under difficulties be
cause of the fashion. Women want good places
In order to see and to be seen. What Is a present
day costume without a hat, and what can a man
on a seat behind one of these see of a parade? The.
question is. Whose wishes shall be regarded— the
people who want to see or those who wish to be
seen? At the children's festival, at 6ch«nbrunn,
we had a good sample. On both stands there
was continuous fighting, all on account of the big
hats in front. Let us have a peaceful celebration
and allow no woman to occupy a place on the
stand whose hat is so large that it will obscure the
vision of those who sit behind her.' "
Landlady's son (addicted to nickel literature)— Say.
partner, what's meant by "stand by to repel board,
ers" ?
Mr. Newcome (sadly eying: his dessert)— Stewed
prunes.— Judge.
Professor Albert Bushnell Hart, of Harvard, has
left Cambridge on his sabbatical leave of absence.
He plans to make a trip around the world by slow
stages, returning tn Harvard at the beginning of
the college year in 1909.
"So that great inventor Is dead and his wonderful
secret is lost"
"Not at all. lie told it to bis wife just beforo
he died."
■yes. that's what I mean."— Philadelphia Press.
On the day when the cars were withdrawn from
the Fulton street crosstown line <V merchant dis
played a card in his window bearing tliesp words:
"Goodby. New York horsecars— we shall not mfsa
you." People who saw thp sign might have
thought that the Fulton street oars w^re the only
ones of their kind. There are still fourteen horse
car lines in operation here, namely, the West Side
belt line. East Side belt line. <'hambers street cros?
town. Chambers and Grand streets crosstown.
Bleeckcr street. Chambers street and Avenue C,
Desbrosses street and Sixth avenue. Grand and
Desbrossefl streets, 17th and 18th streets crosstown,
2Sth and 29th streets crosstown. A_venue B line.
Canal and Grand streets ferry line. 110 th street
and St. Nicholas avenue and the West Sfith street
Iln^. The last named is the shortest, extending
from Amsterdam avenue to Riverside Drive. Al
though the line's one car runs only six blocks when
it makes a round trip, schedule time is maintained.
The car is In charge of a vteran who has been In
the service thirty-five years, and when a passenger
roines aboard -this sometimes happens on rainy
days he offers a Broadway transfer when the fare
is paid. The megaphone man on the sightseeing
rar says, when passing 86th street: "Here you see
the shortest horsecar line In New York. Three
blocks. The car makes forty-fire trips a day."
Church— Did you ever work for a railroad corn
pa n y ?
(}«>f ham— Well, yes: I've trieii to* open the car
windows.— Yonkers Statesman.
"The wedding, reception, honeymoon, automobile,
driving, riding, dinner, ball and opera costumes of
the Archduchess Maria Henrietta and all the
other costumes which go to make up ■ trousseau
of great beauty and value, " says a Retina paper,
"were recently exhibited by the makers at their
Karlsplatz establishment. There was on view at
tlie. same time near by a priceless art collection,
entrance to both places free. It wns curious to
note how many women went to see the trousseau
and how few oared for the other works „f art.
That wns proof of the patriotism of the women—
for, surely, no woman tares what another one
wears."
•He tins no regard for any one else. He has no
milk of human kindness."
"Oh! I wouldn't say that. He's a very small man,
you know: probably he has rt, but It's condensed."
— Philadelphia Press.
The current number of "The Federation He
view, " a paper devoted to the cause of liberal im
migration laws, In an article on the density of
city populations says: "Although there Is a cer
tain area of about three and a half acres on Man
hattan Inland where the density of population is
at the rate of 630.000 to the square mile, yet the
city of Paris shows a far greater average density
of population than New York, the figures for Paris
being 7s",**) a square mile and for New York City
proper 4O.f»*> a square mile. The average density
of London's population is 37.000 * square mile, and
that of Berlin 07,« X)."
"A wife can do much to make a home happy "
sai.t the visitor,
"Yes," answered .Mrs. Torkins. "Hut it la a pity
she can't exert an Influence that will enable the
home ball dub to win nil the game* " Washington
Star.
MARYLAND AND RACETRACK GAMBLING.
Krom Tlie Baltimore News
In the next year th*re will probably be more or
less talk of bunging the JCew York Jockey Club to
Maryland — one of the few K^stern state* that «MM
permii gambling at racetracks — but we, are. very
much mU'aWen if the p*opl# of Maryland ill not
i. -.«.«• tHat the next Lefisature shall take measures
to r""'* v «nt having the ffate made the dumping
ground for a game which other states will not
tolerate.
About Veople and Social Incident*,
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
[From The Tribun* Bureau. 1
Washington. June 15.-The President "£"£*£
Uisssi hi keen Interest In ■ iri II i On .%**"'
laMS institutions by conferring with District com
missioner MacFarland and John Joy Edson. who
will supervise an Investigation Into conditions In
the District this summer. .... ,>,,»
Secretary Motcalf paid ait farewell vlMt to the
White House, before starting for California. where
he will spend his vacation.
William H. Wheeler. Assistant Secretary of Com
merce and Labor. Introduced to the President
freight representatives of sevetal railroads confer
ring with the Int3rstate Commerce Commission
In the party were W. P. Kenny. «' the Great
Northern: C. G. Burnham. of the Burlington: bd
ward Chambers, of the Santa Fe: R. H. Countus.
of the Transcontinental Freight Bureau, and
George W. Luce, of the Southern Pacific.
A little sermon was delivered by the President
when ha received forty theological graduate stu
dents from Holy Cross Catholic College In this
city. They were Introduced by Dr. J. H. Zahm. of
Notre Dame University.
Forester (Afford Pinchot introduced to the Fresi
dent Fred Plummer. of the forest service, whose
work in preparing maps for the recent conference
of Governors at the White House attract, tne
President's attention.
Tho President enjoyed a fine game of tennis this
afternoon, despite the downpour of rain, with
Postmaster General Meyer. Captain Archibald
Butt and Captain Fitzhugh Lee.
Secretary Taft and Secretary Wilson were: among
the callers to-day, the former coming twice.
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
I From The Tribune Bureau. 1
Washington. June 15.— French Ambassador
and Mine. Jusserand left here this evening for
Chicago to attend the convention. They will sail
from New York June 5, to stay all summer at
their home in France.
Professor Ravaloli. commercial delegate, of the
Italian Embassy, went to New York to-day and
will sail to-morrow for Italy.
The Minister from Norway and Mme. Oud* Ml
the .-aplta! this afternoon for the Virginia Whit-
Sulphur Springs, to spend the summer.
Mm». Pastor, wife of the Spanish first asetctary,
will start In a few days for a tour of the far
West, including: th» Yellowstone region and the
Pacific Coast.
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
(From Th» Tribune Bureau. ]
Washington. June 15.— 1n St. Thomas's Church
this afternoon Miss Erroll Cuthbert Brown becarr.*
the wife of Lieutenant Charles Russell Train.
I". S. N.. the Rev. E. Ernest Smith officiating.
Mrs. Fi°ld Gibson was matron of honor and Miss
Pansy Bloomer was maid of honor. Lieutenant
Train had as his best man Lieutenant Frank D.
Berrien. I. S. N.". and the ushers were Lieutenant
Chauneey Shackford. U. S. N. . one of the Resi
dent's naval aid?; Lieutenant Hugo Osterhaus.
U. S. N. ; Lieutenant Robert Berry. U. 3. N . :
Lieutenant Thomas C. Hart. U. S. X.: Captain
Frank Evans. U. S. M. C: Cuthbert Brown,
brother of the bride, and Everett Tomllnsort. a
cousin of Lieutenant Train, from Cleveland
Following the church ceremony ■ reception w^s
held at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. George Whltfleld Brown. Some of the out
of-town guests were Mrs. Turnbull Gary, of Ba
tavia. N. V ; Mr. and Mr?. King Wainwrlght. of
Philadelphia: Mrs. Lawrence, of Boston; Mrs.
Tomlinson and Mrs. Peyson. of New York; Mrs.
Train. of Boston: Elle Louis Ponvert. of Cuba,
and James Ren-wick Sloan*, of New York.
NEW YORK SOCIETY.
Mr. and Mrs. William Jay SchlefMin has* taken
possession of their cottage, at Bar Harbor, where
they will spend the season. Mr and Mrs. Ernesto
G. Fabbri left town yesterday for Bar Harbor to
remain throughout the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry O. Trevor have left town
and opened their summer home qt Southampton,
where they will spend the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lewis Morris, who were
married last week, sailed for Europe on Saturday
to remain abroad until August.
Mrs. Joseph C. Koagland and her son-in-law ani
daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Drexei Godfrey, will
spend the summer at Seabnght. N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Stlllman have closed their
house, in East 39th street, and have gone to Milton
Point. Rye, for the season
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scribner. who returned from
Europe last week, have opened their country house
at Morristown. N. J., for the season.
Mr. and Mre. Ralph Pulitzer have taken posses
sion of their new country house at Manhasset,
Long Island.
Mrs. Alexander Van Rensselaer ani her daugh
ters. Mrs. M. \~i\n Rensselaer Johnson and Mm
Alice Van Rensselaer, will return from Europe next
PACKER INSTITUTE GRADUATION.
Thirty-eight Receive Diplomas at Annual
Exercises.
Friends and relatives of the graduates of Packer
Collegiate Institute. Joralemon street, Brooklyn, to
the number of about two hundred and fifty filled
the chapel of the school last night to attend the
commencement exercises of the institute, a class
of thirty-eight was graduated, twelve members of
which have been in attendance at various girls' col
leges in the last year, but to whom diplomas were
issued under a standing regulation of the faculty.
The exercises -were, opened with a short prayer
and the singings of Foster's "Spring Sons:" by the
graduating class. This was followed by the read
ing of the flve best essays written by members of
the class in the last year, and the valedictory,
which was delivered by Miss Florence Marguerite
Planten. The presentation of diplomas and the
singing of the Doxology closed the exercise.*. The
writers -if the best five essays read last night were
the Misses Spencer, Ford, Ingram. Htgley and
Taylor.
MR. CARNEGIE'S GIFT TO FRANCE.
Paris. June I.V - A .-ast.of the .liplodocus. Andrew-
Carnegie's gift to Franco, which has r»een placed
In the Museum of Natural History here by Dr.
Holland, director of the Carnegt* Institute at
Pittsburg. was accepted this afternoon by Presi
dent Failures. Premier Clemenceau and Henry
White, the American Ambassador, were among
those present. After the ceremony President Ka!
lieren decorated Dr. Holland with the Or.ler of the
I,egion Sf Honor, and Professor COBasSaall, the
zoologist, with the Academic Palm.
ANNIVERSARY OF SLOCUM DISASTER.
More than two thousand mourners, members of
the General Slocum Survivors* Association, who
met out at Lutheran Cemetery, Middle Village,
IjOBSJ Island, yesterday In commemoration of the
disaster in which more than one thousand lives
were lost, were all opposed to a pardon for Cap
tain Van Schaick, who had command of the craft.
The sentiment of the throng was brought out in
an address by Charles Deach. pit-siil.nt of the
association. In the course of his remarks Mr.
Desch said they could attribute ail their sorrows
anil loss to Captain Van Schaick. who was con
victed on his own testimony. Mr. DSSSB Maid that
the survivors had received absolutely no redress
from the government, and that paid government
official* Who had a band In the tragedy were per
mitted to go free.
AN EARTHLY PARADISE.
From Th*- Loadoa QlobO.
Morocco, we learn from a consular report, has
a choice climate, tin* scenery, great wealth of earth"
;.,n I sea. alii! >kv. vast supplies of precious metal.",
and the boII ins never been more than scratched
by the crude wooden ploiigns Of the people— a soil
that will give three crop* a year. There are warm
winds and «iin-hme for aw of the SS& dd>-» in the
year. 30<vw> square mile* ot fertile firm' land, M
grazing land, broken by majeftjc mountains, or
S'nept by foothills. erOSSo€ by rivers, and bounded
by the ?ea on two sides. There are va*t forests
and valuable shrubs, and the sea la generously sup
plied with millions of fish. Despite the many cen
turies of life. Morocco has not been developed— tt is
•>lmo»t virgin territory
month and go to Bar Harbor for th« rtt of tt«
summer. They have been abroad for tie lut *,
months.
Mr. and Mrs DeLancey Nlcoll wflj take **««.
slon of their cottage at Southampton. Long Ulux*
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Caslmir de Rhara Moort left taw
yesterday for Car Harbor to spend the maat*r.
Mlhs Helen Burgess was married yesterday •ft^.
noon at the Madison avenue horn* of her purnata,
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Burgess, to Edgar Bry»a
son of Mrs. Samuel M. Bryan, of Baltimore. Only
relatives and a few intimate friends were prss«c;
at the ceremony, which was performed by the B«l
Malbone Birckh»ad. Th*- bride, who was aft*)
away by her rather, was 1:1 a gown 04 white chsßja.
embroidered with silk and trimmed with * -\m*_
lace. She wore » tulle, vet! fastened with eras;*
blossoms «nd carried a bouquet of Wtej-of.the-T«I.
ley. Miss Elsa Burgess was her sister** maM of
honor and only attendant. She. was attired in whit*
chiffon over pink and wore a straw hat trtaoNt
with i. ink rose* and carried a bouquet of ptn'< pwn.
Charles E. Bryan was his brother*!* best man.
There were no usher*. Mr. Bryan and his brM%
after '» wedding trip abroad, will mak» their host
In this city.
NOTES FROM TUXEDO PARK.
(By Telegraph to Th« Tribunal
Tuxedo Park. N. V., Inn- li— With th» fcorw
show only a tevr days away. Ttxed* Is plaaMaj
for a lively week. Almost every cottar Is c^r
occupied and the clubhouse Is filled. Nearly mmtf
cottager will entertain a house party this ■»«•'<.
and the Morgan-Fltzsimnn wedding early next
week at St. Mary's Church will keep a nuiakar
of those who com* out this w»«k over until than.
Recent cottage arrivals ate M- and Mr*. Stay.
vesant PWot. in the Preston villa •■ Tower Kill;
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick M. Davies. tn th-» Dun
ham house: Mr. and M-«. A. J. Ou?erbrid?s», U r .
and Mrs. H. B. Smith. Mr «nd Mra. Williaai B.
Dlnsmore, Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Munroe, Hr.
and Mrs. Con.de M. Nast and others of th« cli
colonists who will spend tr* early summer at
Tuxedo.
Charles E. Sampson, of Boston, has taken tia
Tuckerman villa for th- season. H« win gtv« •
series of dinners during th* early summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Emmerr. who arrived from
abroad last week, are at Tuxedo Club for a. fwr
days.
Other late arrivals are Mrs. Charles W. Cllatoa.
Miss Clinton. Mrs. C. H. Hyams, H. Day. Gear;*
G. Thomson. Miss McCook. Miss Martha MeCook.
Dr. W. N. Wilson, Mr. and Mr->. F. H. Johnson,
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Foot*. Theodore Douglas Pjb
in.«on. Charles A. Munn and Mr. and Mrs. Robert
C Morris.
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.
Newport. R. 1., Jun«- 15 (Special).— Two ran cot
tage rentals were announced in Newport to-day.
They were the rentals of Oliver G. Jennlnjs's es
tate, near Bailey's Beach, M Mr. and Mrs. Sidney
J. Lov<». and Fair Lawn, I. Townsend Burden*
estate, to Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. P/.ipps. of New
York. Both Mr. and Mrs.. I-ove and Mr. and Mrs.
Phtpps have been in Newport cottage hunttns re
cently.
The Newport Golf Club opened for th« season to
day, and. after seeing to th* opening. President
Lispenard Stewart started for Canada for a, ten
days' visit.
It was learned to-day that while driving mar
Second Beach t>n Sunday Mrs. T>avM King was
thrown from her carriage by th« running a^ay
of her horses. She escape-} with a severe shak
ing up.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Mortimer Brooks are exp-etei
In Newport the last " " •*■ ** k -
Hiss Ida E. Bliss has arrived at Quart -r Fofl.
and Mr and Mrs Royal Fr.eips Carrcll arrived f&?
th» season to-day.
Miss Euna. Hutton. was was tnjured on Satur
day afternoon by being thrown from h "" horse.
was resting comfortably at Shamrock CHIT. th»
home of her parents, to-day.
Mr«. J. C. Mallery entertained at dinner tils
evening at her horn*, in Kay street.
Mr and Mrs. Harry P. Crass, of Providence. win*
have taken one of the Pinard Cottages for the
summer, m asp* for the season on Thursfay.
George Rose, whs has been visiting la the sum
mer colony, has returned to Westbury. Long Island.
Departures for New York to-day Included tho?«
of George Henry Warren. Charles S. P. Gilbert.
John J. Wysong and the Countess Yon "Prlasloe.
who has been the guest of her mother. Mrs. Jo
seph F. Stone.
Mr. and Mr? Arnold ll— as. of Washington, ar
fived for the season this afternoon, as did Mi3S
Annie Lyman. of Boston.
Mr. and Mrs. George Gordon Stag will •«"•
Europe for Newport on June M
Arrivals at Jamestown to-day Included Mrs. C*V
erton and Miss Caperton. oi Washington; Mr. aad
Mrs. F. H. Rosensarten. of Philadelphia, ■■■ Mr.
and Mrs. J. S. Levering Wharf on. of Philadelphia.
Mrs Austin L. Sands returned to Newport to
day. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Dolan and S. H. Ward
were registered nt the Casino to-day. -Mr*. TVtU *
iam Griffin, of New York, is the gu-st of Sida«7
Webster.
THE TRIBUNE FRESH AIR FUND.
i
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.-.
A Friend - S)2
Mrs. I i,i:.->w Thomas. I-awrvm-.-. N. T ■■ ■ • .-, A
•Vivian. Elaine <";**niiolyn. Audrey ani No* -»""
opportunity circle of X;:-.« s Daughters througa
Miss Emily R. AlacLaury Iql
In memory of F. V. n *
The Madison Avenue Episropa! Lakes' Social ,-. ,■»
I'nion. throußh Marian C.rieves i S>o»
"Karl Bob. Anne and Praacta ■■• " wm
Proceeds of a fair try the Frten.ia of the Friend
less Society of Brooklyn, consisting of gtrn
between the a«r<>3 of eleven an . fourteen yt^' v (VI
through Eiinr.r K.l«ar. treasurer i,y,
B. O. R • ,o r ,>
3llm Asnes n C Allen. Chatham. N. J lv •
QMS' Lend a Han>i rlut of the a>iißr-f3
tional Mission. Brooklyn, through v\ . a -^
Creamer, treasurer i"VJ
rro,-e^.is of a fair held at Bay RMge t>\" Ruhr
L. Thomas. Ruth V. Thomas. E!!a V. Tlmm**.
Helen H I.ltrlefleM. A. L. Amermaa ant Anne „m
-v r«P*f . . ,3
Norman B. Sherry Troy. N. V •"
Rea.ly Helpers" rtuh. of th« Jacob BUs H^use. ,■)
tiliausli Mrs. Baron A!*-r ■ •■-• .IJJ
"In memory of M A. H." Si jo
••Cash- . ••■ 'Sa
Miss Nellie, .•; TVrtsht :■•■-•■■ a N. I tv«»2<
IVeviously acknowledge* __?_—
Total. June 13. IJKW «**••
THE ALABAMA SCHOOL QUESTION.
To the Editor of The. Tribune>.
Sir: In an editorial copied in "The Mobile Her
ald." you speak of the action of th« voter* la re
gard t.> the school sliisaasii in Mobile. Ala • ***
fay: "It ■ a sorry blunder, sol it may he mor»
easily condoned than that of the state ** >ta^
which cuts off school funds in a *pasm ot righteous
ness an.l makes no provision for schooi revenu'9
from new sources." Th» facts in the case haV *
not been known to the newspaper wortd. ■ tii *'
were not Riven Thf Associated Press.
There was a bill tntroducetl in the legislature m
make, "provisions for educational '—ass frjci
other sources." That bill would have passed bota
houses unanimously hail not the representatives or
Mobile, all of whom were ardent iriemls <>f ltau <>r '
obstructed and prevented Its paswge This is *
established fact that cannot W successfully con
tradicted. i write this that you may do the I^ B '*"
lati.r.- justice. The Legislature would have "W d *
any constitutional provision that the Mobile repre
sentative, ha.» asked. They asked •*■ no provision,
but obstructed las offers that wtr<> ma*Je.
IJ. ii \: n.!-
Pastor St. Francis M. ■ Church SonlX
Mobile. Ala.. June \~. Ms*.
FIGHT AGAINST TIPPING AT YALE.
New Haven. June ■ TBS ft** acainst nppia *
which i* asn«j waged by the Yale University ■*•*
thorities probably will Ira*. it a saW. to the re - »
nation of many janitors, who have been **•»■
large amain from this source. The authors"".
dlscoverins »''"• tort, have discharged some J.»a^
tors and inrt.i women Is their places for the co -
Ins year. If th.' now system proves »•"«*•
probably will be tried In all the dormitories. ,
»» — — — — —
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS.
Anw.K «»>• rasseneers who will «ail to-day »»
Europe at« .«.»«
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