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Mi Vff»«« stifct, ]T«c Far*; Offden Mill*, president; Xcthaniel Tuttic, sec retary and treasurer. The address of the on cers is the o-fflce. of this netefpapcr. THE WMWM THIS XORXIXG. PORCTGN — Unionists won the "legion *J the Fu^.-v division of the West Riding of j . £by 113 vote,: the Übgg i^nty^t fh " Friti.V Trnval family will attend th<> xve<l- Jin R of h~ Hot! fol« Hubert Ward and M.>* Reid in the Chapel Royal next Tuesday _ -— — EW. Davis, of New York, former President of the Davis-Lawrence Company, was a™* l ™*?"* shot and killed at hi* ramp in northern New Brunswick = The Admiralty Court in Lon •STZSm that the British enn^r^a.;- l r was to blame for the coOWon with the A Ur n liner St. Paul. == It bj affirmed ttaT<Ml Britain and B«-ri- hwe tate-Mj OM Shah's nde that his intensions " the Fer^ian threw* are |na*ntarfW« mvi that In ca«* of a catastrophe the two powers would yupp"rt the succession of the Shah's Ron. — — - It \va<= Beml-offldally announced in Rome that th date of the n-xt consistory had not been d"cid-d and that the selection of American cardinals was. highly improbable. ===== Jlw banns of M«e. Anna Gould, who «M fjnwri> th* Countess de castellan^, and Prince Helie de Paean were posted in Paris. ===== It developed in Lisbon that most of the funds advance t« the late Kinsr Carlos by Parliament worn to lift mortgage* placed on the Braganza estates by th" take King Late. DOMESTIC— The conference of Secretary Taft Congressman Sherman and the Republi can pub-committee in Cincinnati over the ques tion of national chairman was fruitless, and an other mating will be held in Washincton on july 1 ■ Secretary Taft spent the day in his" native city. Cincinnati, where he had a In ail i reception, and he will start to-day for %> w Haven to attend the Yale commencement. = General 'Luke E. Wright will accept the post or Secretary of War. to which he has been appointed to succeed Mr. Taft. on June -><>. The Lone Island Railroad train bearing President Roosevelt and his party to Oyster Kay narrowly escaped a wreck, the engineer peeing a danger signal just in time. .... - Mme. "Wu Ting-fang. wife of the Chinese Minister, arrived at San Francisco. ■ In an article in "The Commoner." W. J. Bryan criticises the Republican National convention at Chicago un der the .apt ion "A Full Retreat." — Theo dore Sohultz. a motorcyclist of Reading. Perm.. crashed into a fence while practising on a "Wilkes-Barre track and was killed; Joseph Rice, a rider who mi following; was severely injured. Henry Clews told the Maine Bankers' Association that Wall Street might ■nd Hr. Taft's methods and firmness as effective. as Mr. Roosevelt's. == A hurricane up the *;tai<» uprooted acres of fruit trees and did oth«-r damage. ====== The balloon Boston, in which were Charles GMddea and Leo Stevens. •was shot at while passing over Brattleboro. Vt.. but the bullets glanced from the gas bag. - An explosion on the Hamburg-American freight i-teamer Arcadia in Philadelphia, killing three stevedores and injuring a score, was attributed to a bomb supposed to have been placed in the hold by Liverpool strikers. CITY. — Storks were dull and firm. == Sev eral persons were seriously injured when a "Wiliiamsburg trolley car caught fire. ,',' ■ . The first Republican campaign flag in this city was raised by the West Bide Republican Club, ac cording to the claims of that organisation. ■ Corporation Counsel P.»ndl-ton appointed severai new assistants. — Many ratifications were jtlanned for this week by (oca! Republicans. . New York delegates to the Chicago con vention returned home. . A blind girl and her nearly sightless grandmother were run down by an automobile at Sixth avenue and 34th street. ; = idlers returning from the mimic war, M] victims to the intense h^at. = The Brooklyn Hank elected directors and announced it would reopen on Tuesday. =.= Paris bankers took $30,000,000 f National Railways of Mexico 4 per cent general mortgage bonds. == A movement was said to be on foot in Wall Street to abolish the "unlisted department" in the Stock Exchange. = Republicans of the S4M-. Assembly District ratified the national t!'ket. ~ . An unknown man man committed suicide by throwing himself under a subway train. THE WEATHER— lndications for to-day: Fair and warmer. The temperature yesterday: Highest, ST degrees; lowest. 69. rare FOREIGX view. The choice of an American President is America's own business. Nevertheless that ' "decent resi>ect to the opinions of mankind" with which 132 years ago we began our na- ! tional career. !f not the bard's desire 'to see ourpel's as ithers see us." invites some passing »'id not unthoughtful attention to the views which the well informed men of other binds take of our choice «-.f,n chief of state. It is Bar wont in America to be so free with com r<nts. laudatory or derogatory, on the affairs of foreign countries that it would ill become us to be oversensitive or resentful at the com ments made by others upon us and ours, even though they were less favorable than we might wi*.. la the present case, however, there is no pmv.vation to irritation, reasonable or unrea- ' f- 1 11 i!'.'-. The consensus of foreign opinion j of SO* next President is as favorable as the Bssafl pensftfve American could wish. And this Is ili< more gratifying because Mr Taft is perhaps better known to other lands and has DSsse into direct touch with them and their affairs nn»r«* tliao any preceding President or Presidential candidate. So much is suggested I 1;,I 1 ;, i/ie one tin favorable comment upon his nom ination which nw have seen, that of "La Petite I»» jiublique." <if Paris, which regards it as a ! deplorable surrender sf this country to the J ?;»irit '<! imperialism. No such thing is. of course, involved in Mr. Taffs nomination. Vet it is <j-iit« true that be has been above all oilier I lji't, conspicuously Hint authoritatively afso- j dated with those far-reaching Interests «if • America which the ill informed or prejudiced ; Lave 4-nlled imperialism. That in so doing be i hag so completely < oUim»ll<Je<i til.- confidence :in<l respect of cUeas and alien binds with which he or America through him has come into contact is an Impressive tribute to the quality of Li*; statesmanship. j More just and illuminating by far is :li«- eb- ' 1 serration which is made by other and weightier exponents of European opinion, that the choice of Mr. Taft is indicative of an increasing «C ognltlon an.l assumption by America of her share of responsibility for the world. That is true and it is a fact which should «■« satis faction and exultation rather than rot. There really never was a time when we did not "care for 'abroad.'" and we should never affect not to care. There really has been no , time when we have not been a "world power" i with worldwide responsibilities, and author ' ity, and there should never have been a time ! when we affected to deprecate and deny such a status. There is no occasion for any of that swaggering Chauvinism which is either con temptible or detestable, but there is cause for I rational satisfaction in the nation's frank as- I sumption, of its place in the peerage of powers, and also in the earnest thereof which the world j sees in the selection of William H. Taft to be i the successor of Theodore Roosevelt A PERSOXA GRATA candidate. The unstinted approval of Mr. Taft's candi dacy. North. South, East and West, proves the soundness of the national convention's judg ment No Republican newspaper has failed to indorse the nomination as eminently wise and satisfactory. No Republican leader has ex pressed the slightest resentment at a choice which undeniably reflects the party's will. No element In the Republican organization, how ever small, feels that it has just cause for dis affection. It will require no diplomacy to bring the backers of other candidates at Chicago Into line as cordial supporters of the national ticket. They were in line from the moment of the nom inations. The country as a whole has recognized that the Republican Presidential candidate is fully equipped by character, ability and experience to discharge with credit all the arduous duties of the Presidency. Even the Democratic news papers admit his capacity and his fitness. The Democratic press of the East seems even now to be getting ready to give him a qualified sup port, and the Southern newspapers, although they will not bolt the Democratic ticket, are able, to contemplate the probable election of Mr. Taft with serenity and equanimity. "The Charleston News and Courier" has always si*> ken of Mr. Taft with unconcealed affection and admiration. Between Taft and Bryan its per sonal choice would be Taft. But "The Atlanta Constitution." always a stanch Bryan paper, is almost as outspoken as its South Carolina neighbor. Said "The Constitution" on Friday: And while "The Constitution" and the Southern States, sneaking by and large, maintain a polit ical alignment antagonistic to Judce Taft, we risk few contradictions in stating: that the domi nant element in this section will view hi? nomi nation j»s the wisest and most acceptable choice that could have b**en made by bis party so far as the interests of the South and the. nation are. concerned. The affiliations of "The Constitu tion" and the Southern States are too well known to require elaboration. Rut should the Democratic party fail of success at the polls ■ml November wo believe observant Southern ers will regard the accession of Judge Taft to th- Presidency with confident complacence. There is, indeed, a concurrence of opinion in ■1! sections that Mr. Taft. pledged, as he is. to maintain the progressive policies of Theodore Roosevelt, and exceptionally equipped, as he is. for all the duties of an administrator, will make an eminently satisfactory President. He pos sesses the qualities and the training which cre ate popular confidence and allay factional or partisan rancor. He is the kind of man to ob tain the approval of every section, for as Pres ident he will work with clear fidelity to his great trust to advance the interests of the en tire nation. The battle is half won for a candi date who has thus already disarmed all sec tional and factional prejudice. MR. BRYA\ A\D "THE EAGLE." Kays "The Brooklyn Eagle." commenting on The Tribune's suggestion that our contem porary across the bridge would probably bolt the Democrat^' ticket as soon as the Denver convention was over: The Tribune should have more closely read the Eagle than to suggest that we are waiting to see on what platform Mr. Bryan, if nomi nated, will stand or have himself placed. For Mr. Bryan on no platform whatever will the Eagle be. For Mr. Bryan under no circumstances what ever will the." Eagle be. For no platform and for no candidate what ever of Mr. Bryan's making or prescription will the Eagle be. The Eagle neither waited for Chicago to pay the foregoing nor is it waiting for Denver to qualify the foregoing. It is but reiterated here and now to enable The Tribune to be under no doubt whatever on the subject. The Eagle is historically and logically Demo cratic, wholly anti-Bryan and wholly anti-Popu list. "The Eagle" has apparently read into our comment something which it did not contain. Wo said nothing about its attitude being de termined by the platform to be adopted at Denver. We merely suggested that there was a bare possibility that Mr. Bryan might not be nominated. He might die before the con vention meets. For the rest, we have never doubted that "The Eagle" would oppose Mr. Bryan on any platform and would make that fact clear enough when the psychological mo ment came to publish the announcement. ISTHMIAN TALES. A portentous rale comes from the Isthmus that American marines with fixed bayonets — bayonets must always be fixed, just as a re volver must always be smoking and a thud must always be dull and sickening — are to stand about each and ever?" pollinc place in the Republic of Panama at the elections of next Sunday and the Sunday after. We wonder if the marines know it. If not it would be a pood story to tell to them. The fact is that the United States government has not proposed such a thing, the Panama gor ernin»-!it has not agreed to It, and naturally would not agree to it. and in brief no such thing is to be done. Witt] these corrections the aforesaid tale may be accepted with due re serve. The plain truth of the cape seems to be just this, that the United States troops which are regularly stationed in the canal zone will re main in the canal zone as usual during the elections, unless there is need of them else where. We suppose that if there should be an election riot or other outbreak in Panama which the Panama n government was not able to quell the American troops would promptly be marched to the scene. The constitution of the Republic «'f Panama in Article 136 ex pressly provides that "the government of the "United states of America can Intervene in "any part of the Republic of Panama for the "purpose of establishing the public peace and "constitutional order in event <«f the same hav ing been disturbed,*' and tin* general treaty between this country and Panama in Article 7 also provides that "right and authority urn "granted to the United States for the main tenance of public order in the cities of Pan "ania nnd Colon and tlie territories and harbors "adjacent thereto, in case the Republic of • Panama should not he. in th< . k judgment of "the United states, able to maintain such "order." With such authority and responsi bility the American authorities on the Isthmus will naturally be ready for any emergency. But there if; no reason to suppose that they will meddle with Panaman affairs gratuitously or BnleSS there Is amplest need of it. ii may l»e added that ;m agreement. was ;y. centiv made by the two governments thattb«f should together Investigate the charge* of frauds committed by electoral boards in making up the registry l if-tK for the election, that that investi gation h;is new been made and that the result reveals no indication of frauds or anything more NEW-YORK DVILT TRIBUNE, SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 1008, than some irregularities such as are likely to be found In any country.. The outlook is for a quiet and nn honest election, with the marines having nothing to do hut to loaf around camp iv the canal zone ami listen to the tales which are traditionally for their hearing, -while the Re public of Panama maintains and enjoys the life which Secretary Taft prescribed for it at the bejrfaning of Its career, "a peaceable life, a "life of government that shall know no changes "except those according to the rules of law and "the constitution." BRYAN MAY GET THREE-FOURTHS. If Mr. Bryan is alive three weeks from now be will be the nominee for President of the Democratic"; party. His choice at Denver on the first. ballot Is a certain ty. The Tribune has for months pnst foreshadowed this action, since in its judgment Mr. Bryan completely dom inated the Democratic parry, ami efforts to sidetrack him had no serious support among the Democratic masses. A week ago our rec bird of the preferences of the delegates-elect to Denver showed that the Nebraska states man, had already a thirds majority. He had then G<sß votes. Last week 60 delegates were elected from Colorado, Florida, Missis sippi and Tennessee, and "Mr. Bryan got 59 of them. His present total is 727. Sixty-four delegates are still to bo .chosen from the four states of Georgia. North Carolina, Vermont and Montana. ' Georgia's delegation may be divided, but Montana and North -Caro lina are likely to support Mr. Bryan; If we credit him with no votes from Georgia or Ver mont we must still run his total up to 757 — a three-fourths majority in the convention. The two other declared candidates, Gray and John son, have only 33 sure votes between them. It would not be surprising if Mr. Bryan's name were the only one presented at Denver. THE ISA ME OLD STORY. The Fourth of July of last year seems to be much more than a scant year away. We should say it antedated the longest memory of living men. For surely on no other ground which would be creditable or reasonable could we easily explain the present or.ilviousness to the horrors of that day and to the passionate reso lutions which were then mad? that there should be no more such orgies of racket, arson, man gling and death. Last Fourth of July was in deed less abominably abused than many of its predecessors. Yet it was so bad as to arouse widespread and intense indignation wide spread and as intense as that which will be felt a fortnight hence at this year's repetition. For repetition of It there evidently Is to be, at least in this community, despite all the re morseful resolutions of a year ago. The thing has indeed begun. The crackle of firecrackers and the vicious snapping of toy pistols are familiar sounds in many parts of the city by night and day. Already, too, there have been reports of casualties, some of them fatal. It is the same old story of yielding to the un worthy fear that if we did not for a time grant free license to make life hideous we should be chargeable with lack of "patriotism": that if we objected to having sick people tort ured and well people made ill we should be looked upon as "killjoys," and that if we professed a dislike to seeing children die of tetanus we should have "no red blood in our veins." It is an amazing spectacle, which might al most be deemed to disprove our national pos session of n sufflHent degree of reason to qual ify us to learn wisdom from experience. When a building collapses, or a steamboat sinks, or a theatre is burned, and some lives are lost. we do something practical to prevent, at least for a time, a repetition of the disaster. But when worse disaster comes throtigh our cele bration of the Fourth of July, we make a little fuss about it for a time, and then do nothing. ERUPTION OR BOMBARDMEVTf A puzzle which has no little fascination for others than men of scientific training is pre gont.^d by a strange feature of the scenery of Arizona. Tn that territory exists a ring shaped ridge, inclosing a depression which Is about six hundred feet deep and two-thirds of a mile across. So far as is known, the formation is without an exact parallel anywhere else in the world. For the origin of what has been called Coon Bntte Crater two theories have been ad vanced. One. as the name suggests, is that the hole is the product of volcanic action. The Other is that the depression was caused hy the impact of a meteoric mass of colossal propor tions. In the semnd of these explanations Dr. George P.' Merrill, geologist of the Smithsonian Institution, is said to have expressed faith within the last few days, after a visit of Inves tigation ti> Arizona. However close the resemblance between tho Coon Butte ring and a crater may be, the theory that it resulted from eruptive force has not Ivcen fully substantiated. Not a trace of lava has been found in the neighborhood. Tbe rock strata around It consist of limestone only, «> far as has been observed. To establish the rival theory which was seriously considered only about three or four yejfrs ago has also been ex ceedingly difficult. The first hint was furnished by the discovery of the so-called Caflon Diablo meteor in Arizona. This object, which has pos sessed a peculiar interest for mineralogists be cause it contained a diamond and furnished a new clew to nature's method of manufacturing South African jewels, was found ro far away from the "crater"' that It could not properly be regarded as a fragment detached from a larger mass at Coon Butte. Meteoric stones so often break into pieces after entering the earth's nt mosphere that it was hoped that characteristic bits might be found in the immediate vicinity of the mysterious depression in Arizona. But diligent search has thus far failed to supply any such evidence, which, after all, would be merely circumstantial. With great discretion, there fore, a hunt for a much more convincing kind of testimony has been conducted by boring small holes In the bottom of the "crater" itself. To this undertaking a powerful stimulus waa lent by the unique possibility that the earth's ••rust had been punctured by a projectile having a diameter of two-thirds of a mile and coming from a region infinitely remote. So little en couragement was received in the first year <>r two that the meteoric theory was almost com pletely abandoned. Still Uu exploration was con tinued, and some of the wells have now attained a depth of mnre than eight hundred feet. Pre cisely what has recently been found there is not announced in the brief Washington dispatch on the subject, and it !s conceivable that Dr. Mer rill's own confidence may not be absolute. Even so. his adhesion to the theory is at least worthy of record. No sound argument against the Iwmibardment hypothesis can be found in the fact that the largest known meteoric masses measure only a few fe«-t across. So far as we are aware, no limit bus been placed by astronomers on the size of the vagrants of celestial space. A pome whfit more formidable objection, however, is found in the assertion thnt the layers of rock ■round (he ".rater" are slightly upturned at their edgea. ETnleaa further examination shows that the facts bare not been correctly stated, it inns! be obvious that the force which made the hole operated from below, not from above. Perhaps the snfent opinion is thnt the advocates of neither the meteoric nor the volcanic espla nation of the formation of the Ooon Bdtal won der have vet proved their case Ftransr* thoughts assail us as we read, in an evening paper, th* "lines" of a man who wants a piece, as "executive." The advertiser de- Bcrl^s himself thus: "Thirteen years' experl "ence hanking. iras. railroading. public affairs, "newspaper and magazine. Qualified as office "manager, attorney, agent, secretary, editor, "correspondent, cashier." bookkeeper, stenogra pher and typewriter. Outside, " travelling:, "investigating, organizing and financing. Tact "ful. thorough, seasoned." Can it bo that Mr. Bryan is already casting an anchor to wind ward? Or is It possible that there is a second omniscient American who. for a. consideration, stands ready to lecture on the Old Testament, advise on financial legislation, edit a newspaper, manufacture gas. discourse learnedly, on rail road regulation and organize anything from a Sunday school class down to the Democratic party? With Ohio and New York furnishing the can didates for President and Vice-president th« Republican party has won three Presidential contests and lost none. Another triumph for the combination is due this year. \\o thought that wa* an ominous announce ment of a week or two ago that the Yaqul na tion had forsworn tho warpath, had disbanded and had merged all Ms members into the peace ful mass of Mexican citizenship; and. sur« enough, here comes the story that another Yaqul war has begun in rral earnest, the nation being more united and resolute in its independence than ever before. We shall expect the Yaquls to disband and th»ir wars to cease at about the time of the aiding of the Dutch war in Acheen. and that will be when Campbell's Last Man is getting gray headed. Commander Peary is planning to start for the North Pole on July 1. He wants to get away from the firecracker racket. In its opinion that Captain Pn^sow of th<» St. Paul was in no way to blame for the recent collision between his ship and the cruiser Gladi ator the court martial which passed judgment on the affair was cl^ar and emphatic. Even more decisive and gratifying is the vindication given by the British Admiralty in confirming the verdict. Exoneration must b» peculiarly pleasing to the owners and the patrons of the American Line in view of the source from which it comes. Senator Foraker has written to Secretary Taft wishing him success as a candidate for the Presidency, and Mr. Taft has cordially acknowl edged the Senator's courtesy. Now is the time for all good Republicans to come to the support of the ticket and the country. Airships, like babies, occasionally fall to do their prettiest when on exhibition before admir ing friends. Delagrange has had in Milan some what the samei experience that disappointed him and the royal observers of his experiments in Rome a few weeks ago. Possibly he may find consolation in the fact that fount yon Z^ppHin nnc« suffered an even more bitter humiliation of the pam« sort in the presence of a group of spectators which included the King of Wurtem burg. A hot wave is reported from Chicago. Maybe there will b» a frost at Denver. T>?wis Nixon, former leader of Tammany Hall, (•ays that Mr. Taft as a candidate will gr^-w weaker svery day until election, and that the Democrats should have no difficulty in carrying the country. It would be a sham© to wake Mr Nixon up. and no one will begrudge Democrats in general such patisfartinn as they may be a"Me to get out of pipe dreams. A fatal automobile disaster the other day Is attributed to an attack of heart disease from which th« driver is supposed to hav<» s>uff»ri=d. Th« explanation is plausible and probably tru», and it suggests the inquiry how muny accidents are due tn that cause, and also how many at tacks of heart disease are due to excessive auto mobile speeding. THE TALK OF THE DAY. Th* United States forest service has Issued a pamphlet giving details of th* extent and im portance of the white pin* blight. Th« blight first made its appearance in this country about five years ago, nnd although It has become distributed throughout Central and Southern New England and has reached New York no great damage has yet been done. "Th« situation," says the pamphlet, "Is not on* which calls for alarm, but simply for watchfulness and further investigation. Every one is urged to send to the government all the Information on th* subject, together with specimens of affected twigs. It Is particularly desired to learn as much as possible about Its distribution and It? appearance and development during the coming season. Such Information will help greatly In determining what the trouble Is ami the bt-st methods of dealing with it." "My!" exclaimed little Billy, as he gaz«-d at the lithograph. "I'd like to be a giraffe. Just think how easily you could 'rubber" over the baseball fence." 'That's all right," replied Tommy, "hut there Is another time when you wouldn't want to have a neck like a giraffe." "When is that?" "Why In the mornings when your ma begins to ecntfj your neck with soap and water." — Chicago News. David Rankln, a member of the Missouri delega tion to the Republican National Convention, is said to be the largest Individual farmer in the world. He was the oldest delegate in the conven tion, having passed his eighty-third year. His farm in Atchlson County, Mo., comprises 25,000 acres, IS.OOO acres being given to the cultivation of corn and the other 7,000 to pasturage. l^ast year his corn crop reached over 1,000,000 bushels. He has 10,000 cattle and 25,000 hogs. "I made my first start," said Mr. Rnnkln, "with Just $100. I began buying and driving cattle to market on a small scale sixty-one years ago. That was from Burlington, lowa, and Chicago was my destination. I sold those cattle at a spot less than two blocks from where the Coliseum now stands." Mr. Ran kin is S feet 2 Inches tall. Oldum — Persevere, my boy, persevere; There's only one way to accomplish your purpose and that Is: "Stick to It " Youngman— Hut suppose your purpose Is to re move a sheet of fly paper that you've sat down upon unthinkingly? — Philadelphia Press. The Canadian government is starting a vigor ous campaign for the Improvement of tobacco. Two years ago a tobacco expert, Felix TtITISSU. was brought from France to see what were the possibilities of Canadian tobacco culture. He has been conducting experiments In Quebec. Ontario and British Columbia, end. nays "Canada." a wookly published in . London, has found that a high grade of tobacco can be produced, but that the methods of production and curing followed In the past have be#,n defective. "Is there anything I can do. " erIM an exas perated West Side mother, "to induce you to go to "Yep." responded the small boy, promptly "Well, for goodness' sake, what Is It?" "Lemma stay up an hour longer."— Cleveland leader. The Windsor Theatre, in the Bowery, near Chat ham Square, which has betri condemned to mnke way for sn nppronch to the Manhattan Bridge, is the second Windsor Then re to occupy the. site. The first one was destroyed by fire about twenty flve years ago. Shortly nfter the present theatre was opened nn a German playhouse in tss« a train loud of politicians came to New York from Albany over Friday evening while th« legislature was lii session. A member from what Is now "De Ate" Invited a party of about twenty of his colleagues to go with him to the Windsor to see a "goo.l show." "It's in my district, «nd I want to *lye them a lift." lie said. Every one accepted. They went from the Mat ion. stopping only once "to see what time it was," to the theatre, and took the front seats, which had been reserved for them, be fore they discovered that Daniel Bandman'was playing Natclsse in Orman. They eat through an act and then adjourned to the Atlantic Garden, where the perpetrator of the Joke was condemned to pay a large, liquid fine. "Ftcurei don't lie." remarked the man who utters aphorisms. v\ • That true fo far as mathematics Is concerned " answered tho campaigner. "But in politics a back number la liable to prevaricate acme."—Washing ton St^jr. * ' • • About Teapte and Social Incident* AT THE WHITE HOUSE. [From The Tribune Bur»aa.l Washington. June JO.-The President and Mr. lloosevelt. with Mis, Ethel and Quentln. left the <Vhlte House thin morning at S:2O o'clock for Sag f.more Hill. Oyster Bay. for the summer vacation, expecting to return by the end of September. Dur ing their absence extensive repairs will OS .made in the White House. Th- exterior Is to be re painted and the Interior freshened by painters, car penters and upholsterers. The thorough quadren nial renovation of Ins building will not be- mad until next year. THE CABINET. [From Th- Tribune Bureau. 1 Washington. June 20.-Secretary Root, who ac companied the President and Mrs. Roosevelt and th«lr family this morning a-« far as Jersey City, will go at once to Clinton, his summer home, to join Mrs. Root, who preceded him there several weeks ago. Secretary and Mrs. Cortelyou will km here about July 1 for their summer place on Long Island. Mrs. Taft and her younger son, Charles, will go to New Haven on Sunday evening to join the Sec retary of War. Mrs. Taft spent th« afternoon at Chevy Chase to-day, as she did yesterday, and was again the centre of attraction, all the members of the club and their guests wishing to congratu late her. Postmaster General Meyer, who went as far as New York with the President to-day. Is going di rect to his home at Hamilton, near Boston, to meet his sixteen-year-old son. George yon I. Meyer. Jr. The latter has beer* at <;roton ami will soon go abroad to join his mother and sisters. ABeS and Julia, at Kl?singen. Bavaria, and will return with them about August 1. when they and the Postmas ter General will go to Hamilton for the rest .of the season. Mr. Meyer will be back in Washington the latter part of next week, to remain a month. Secretary and Mrs. Straus have not yet decided when to close their house her*, the work of the Department of Commerce and Labor reiuiring the Secretary's close attention for some time yet. THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS. I From Th» Tribune Bureau.] Washington. June 2>.-The French Ambassador and Mme. Jusserand are expected at the embassy to-morrow for a day or two before going to New York to sail on June 25 for the summer in France. Seftor Nabuco, the Brazilian Ambassador. 13 pre paring t:> remove his embassy staff about July 1 to Hamilton. Mass.. where Mm*. Nabuco and their family are already established at I.,ongmeadow. one of Postmaster General Meyer's estates. Among those who returned from Chicago were th» Uruguayan Minister, the Greek Minister and Ha Russian eliargA d'affaires. IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY. [From The Tribune Bur»au ? Washington. June 30.— The Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Mr?. Newberry and Miss Carol Newberry. started on the Dolphin this morning for their sum mer home at Watch Hill. They were accompanied by Miss Sadie Murray, who will spend a few weeks with them. Mrs. Sissbee. wife of Rear Admiral Stgsbee. has gone, to Long Island to visit her daughter. BBS* Admiral Siashe* will remain at the capital until about July 1. when he will make his annual visit to Dr. Klops=ch, on the Hudson. Mrs. Richard Town.=end and her daughter. Miss Mathilde Town Fend. have gone to Elsir.ore. Fir Hsrbor. for the s<=a?on. Mrs. Philip Sheridan and th- Misses Sheridan ex pect to start on Monday for N»w Bedford. Mr?. W. J. Board man. who has bee at the Board man place at Lenox, has returned to Washington for a few days before leaving for the summer. She will be joined here to-morrow by Miss Mabel Board man, who has been at the Republican convention. Rear Admiral and Mrs. Richardson Clover and the Misses Clover left here to-day for a prolonged absence. They will go first to their place ln the Napa Valley. Cal.. anil will remain there until Jan uary, when they expect to take an extended Euro pean motor car tour. Miss Fanny Lay will leave here on Monday for Groton. Mass.. for a short visit, and will be the guest of h»»r aunt. Mrs. Joseph Hobson. at Bar Har bor, during July and August. • Rear Admiral R. B. Bradford has returned to Washington from Charmlon. Perm.. where he has been the guest of Ms daughter. Mr*. Howard Brock way, in her country home. Mrs. freely and the Misses 05 reel v. wif* and daughters of Major General A. W. Greely. will go next week to MaeMahan Island. Sh«»epscot Bay. Me. NEW YORK SOCIETY. New York society brings it« suburban season to a close this week and disperses to the various sum mer reports. The time, for its flitting to Newport. Bar Harbor, the Berkshire?, th* Adirondack? and Canada is always signalized by the Harvard-Tale boat race, which will attrict a very large repre sentation of the fashionable world to New London on Thursday next. Of course, there will be a gr?at gathering of yachts for the contest, most of them with parties of guests on board, and on the day following the race many of them will go on to Newport, where the season will begin with their ar rival. Rome of the fashionable pet will linger on at their country places on T<ong Island for the polo games, but most of the villas in the Meadow Brook district are being closed for the hot summer months, and their owners are betaking themselves to the mountains, to the. seashore and to Europe. Tuxedo has been very gay during the last few days In connection with the open air horse show, which has been favored by perfect weather, and was brought to a successful close last night. The week-end parties organized for the exhibition are still in progress, lasting until to-morrow, when there will be a general exodus Into town for the wedding of Miss Lydla Mason Jones to Arthur C. Blagden. at St. Thomas's Church. In the afternoon. Miss Jones will have Miss Dorothy OrenvtTle Kane us her maid of honor and as bridesmaids Miss Anita Feabody. Miss Sylvia Parsons, Miss Elizabeth Morgan, Miss Elizabeth Cutting. Miss Margaret Blagden and Miss Corinne Douglas Robinson. Crawford Blagden will be his brother's best m.-in. an.l another brother. Samuel Blagden. as well as William O'Donnell Tselln. Charles S. Bird. Jr. A. Ferry Osbom. Joseph W. Burden. Roger M. Poor" Malcolm Mcßurney, Grenville Clark. A. Lawrence Hopkins. Oliver D. FiUey and Eliot Cross will be the ushers. The ceremony will be followed by a reception given by Mrs. Arthur Mason Jones, "the mother of the bride, at her house In Fifth avenue. After their honeymoon, which Is to be spent in Eu rope, the young couple will live for a time at Cam bridge. Mass.. so that Arthur Blagden can com plete his law studies at Harvard. On the following morning. Tuesday, many will go out to Tuxedo again for the. wedding there of Miss Ursula Morgan, daughter of Mrs. John B. Morgan. In St. Mary's Church, to the Rev. William Fitz Simon, its rector. Mrs. John B. Morgan Is a sister of J. Pierpont Morgan, who has returned from Europe to attend the. marriage of his niece The ceremony will be followed by a reception given by the bride's cousin. Mrs. W. Pie, son Hamilton at her country place at Sterllngton. near by. In London, on the (.arm, day. the wedding of Miss Jean Reid, daughter of the American Ambassador to the Court of St. James's and of Mrs. Whltelnw Reid, to the H0,,. John Hubert Ward, equerry to the King and younger brother of the Earl of Dud ley, Governor General of Australia, will take place In the presence of the King and Queen In the Chapel Royal of St. James's Palace. The ceremony will be followed by a reception given by the par ents of the l.rlde at Dorchester House, their resi dence In Park I^ane. Miss Caroline Wilmerdlng'a marriage to John B. Trevor will take place quietly on Thursday next at the home of her parents. .Mr. ami Mrs Lucl-:s X Wllmerdlng. in East 72d street. Robert Walton Goelet will act as best man to the bridegroom who arrived yesterday from Europe, and there will be no ushers. Miss Adele Colgate, daughter of Cora. Countess of Strafford. and Miss Caroline Drayton. a granddaughter of Mrs. Astor. will bo the only attendants of the bride. Still another wedding of the week Is that of Mtss Charlotte I'earsaU Thome, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. i i-ikleigh Thome, to Blrdseye Blakeman Lewis. in C.r.ice Church. Mil 1 brook. Dutches* County, a special train taking many ft loe * r.-i* out tcom • the city and bringing them back to t<vr a'-/> Miss Margaret Thorne will ... sivrfl*^ honor, and the brldesmakj* W ft t jj isg i"***' Bchoonn Miss Edith Ro M it #r> j| |99 ,J_ Wath T French. Miss Kath-rtn* Barton. Miss Ma 7 v~*' r * : «rb»«. and Miss France* Lamont. <*»-- ,-. T~* body. Jr., will officiate as best man. aivt^JT ushers are Marshall Bartholomew. Tfcwßsßli * man. John D. Win*. Jr.. Harm* OR?s c *•* Robinson and: Kenehn Enlton. The e#retJ«. ' Irr3 H be followed by a reception «t Thorn*il»] "^^^ try place of th« bride's parents at JinibrooV Cf>Z:i ' Announcement 1« mad* of the •nc*s»m»nt iv Evelyn Parsons. da?jght»r of SrlMifln L. P»-^ > * of New York and I.«!lp. ls>nz |, t-> f«^ J ' Hollln.«worth. of Bo.«ton. SJlhj Pbjßbbßß « , J?*^ lar member of New York BSHsly an4 '"lak^^" active part In charitable work. .-="•■ a <rV ** Mrs. Richard Wharton. "'"'**?•* Mis* Mabel ■Veemsn, daughter of Mr. sai si Samuel Freeman, tins married m «;eor«t« ry,J^^ Tuttle. of this city, yesterday nff«-m**m by »iT Rev. Dr. William m I£>iarhe». rector of ' of the IssdtenMfr, on tN» i---. ,t th- Fr»»m s pin-*. or, RIOaWWOOd fill!. Morristewn. v j jj.^ Louise Freeman, who is to he married on Jfafr 1 was her «i«t»r«i maM of honor, and Mi*, Whitney and Miss Julia Cutler, of Morriafwrj* Miss Margaret Turtle, a sister of th» hri#]»,r.v» m ! Mi«s Lewis, of New H»v»n. and Wai Beatrice Miss Lillian Carp»nt»r. of thi3 <-ir T . cousins nf ( bride, were the bridesmaids. Ricttard t«n:i»W^ of Groton. Mass.. was the h«st ;nan. jm tb»^. era were Sottthiate B. Freeman a=«l lUriii Freeman, brothers of ' M hrH»: Philip L. Do^». of New York: SJfttnSSi Barn**. «if n»tt Har»n- Theodore Dixon. of New York, and : (.. ? h KaoT. % son of Senator Knox. The del BOWS -*%% «# embroider**! net. tnmmxl with «=»tm ari4 r»ai ia-»» and she carried a bouq'i-t of *'-:•» -.-,-»« -r*, # maid of honor was hi white and ■sror» % SJbbjb hat. trimmed with pin* roses, with lor? bi-;» rib bons over her shoulder?, and s!i» carried dais!?! The bridesmaids were also in white, with le;ion hat?." trimmed with daisies, mat with cnrn-cotor*i ribbon streamer? over their shoulders. Th»!r b<n quets were also of daisies. Among the guests, who were limited to a f<~f ia. tlmate friends, were Mr. and Mrs. John OUJIu. Mr. and Mr?. Charles W. Carp»nt»r. of N>-w York- Dr. O€O>SS M. TsMIS, Of New York: Mr. and Mrf! r;-i«t^v Kissef. Mr. mA Mr?. Rijdotph H. KisH and Mr. and Mrs. Kirhy and Mr. and Jin. Howart Man*n<»ld. of New York. Affr .•pending the sum mer in .Main* Mr. and Mr-. Tattle win live ia thi» city, where Mr. Tuttk is practising '»"* Mr. Fr»»man, the br!d<»'* father, is president d ti» Morristown Trust Company. Cornelius Vanderbtlt. commodore of th» >:•» York Yacht Club, has abandon^ the project cr extending the annual cruise of Mi fleet to Halifax in connection with the celebration of the Canadian tercentenary, and a!.«o> of holding: th« races jhp the King Edward Cup in I M presence ■■* the Princ* of Wales In Dominion water?. The cru!3», which will start from New ado*, Conn., instead cf fron Glen «'o V Long Island, will »th its »xtrroi9 ftnit at Marblehead, wher» th- 3 feel wtll disperse, asil the races for th» V - trophy and for the Attar c'ips will "o* pail a d on the SWJT »jp. sfl !ÜBB| ca Saturday, August 5 . and Monday. August VJ. T>!» is fortunate for Newport. where the fNBBSBnsI the season are far from brillianr. many of »» most hospitable houses bebßj rawod iwhu 'iirona* mourning of through th» absenca of their oirrwrs Mr. and Mrs. WllJ 108111 l Fl?h. load " f spfa*. tnsr th«» summer at Oasas*syS| are booked to sail for Europe on Saturday. Mrs. Alfr«l G. Ya3d»r bilt and her mother, Mr* Francis O. pre. i, l»aT» here a. week later UN France, and Mrs. O. H. P. Bel ■seal hi going abroad on Wednesday for part ■' the summer with her two 90ns, Harold asd W. K. Vanderbilt. Jr.. and "•■ Bttef's "tf». to Tlsit tfea Duchess of Marlborough. Mr. and Mrs. ""im/Sta Vanderbllt are In mourntnar for th» r?^»at death of Mrs. Richard T. Wilson, sr . which win pre vent Mr and Mr?. M. Orrn* Wilson. Mr and Mrs. Richard T. Vlst jr.. Mrs. Osd<*n »>eloi and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Goefel from -^ -;:-s; »!rr jrthr* part hi 'he anyotJea of Mm Newport ?»a»a. sfr. and Mrs. Harry Payno Wh!tn*y. who hat» isjafjr been at Newport for a few weft* <larin? r*» 3m .«on in former years. -are to spend the sTtaswr at their lodge on October Mo'jntain. in SSI Bct^s shires. for the ?!jke of th« health of th»ir eMldrea. and Mr. and Mr? Payne Whiffy, who. it was •*• p»»ct»d. would pass the summer with OSSS* «*SBJ Payne, at the vilTa which ! ■» has rent*! t!»r*. Will be fir the ne*t two months in t!w Afirjn dacks. where th»y hay« leased the camp of tlss lit* Charles T. Barney. Then there is Mrs. Psrr.bro** Jones, who has been placed hi mourain? through the death of her sister. Miss Carrie <"Jr«»- 'a?t week at Fa>e»tevl!?e. N. '" wMIe Mr. and Mrs. H. M'-K. Twcmbly. finding BBSI the iltora£<Jß» of Vmoisnd, their plac» at Newport, wil! not to ems plated BOfVrS th<» fall. are sailing for B«BB|Oll about ten days with Miss TwnraMy and Mr. «s4 Mrs. William A. M. Burden, to spend th» summer abroad. * Mr?. Frank K. Sturgis. who has I •'^ start? M Lenox for the last two weeks, BBS ]»"-» *> *• Adtrondacks. where she will spend part of t»» summer. Dr. and Mr' Raynham. Townasend, afli ■*"-* married on June. 3 In St. Peter's Church. ' w ** Chester, have gone to the Adirondack?. wh?r?th?y are occupying the ramp of Henry L. Hote!s£!3* Mrs. Townsbend was Mm Juiiet S- Ade*. dausM*: of Mr. and Mrs. George A A •!*•. Colonel and Mrs. Edwin Bowdtteh will spend «• summer at Murray Bay. frt Canada. Mr. and Mrs. W. Storrs Wells, ■*■ are new .a Paris, are booked to sail from Europe on WesBBV day next. On their arrival here they will v> » Newport for the season. Their SBB>s»lbsT^ daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Peters. *« ■» their guests during the summer. Mrs. Arthur Mason Jones Is book-d to sail t Europe on Thursday next OB spend the *=T abroad. Mrs. Jones and her sisters. Miss JW* and Miss Margaret Waldo, will move tato & new home. No. « East 6v-h6 v -h street, on Tuesday- Arthur C. BBBBjdBB, who •«. to marry !■■ ' Mason Jones In St. Thomas's Chnrca to -^°^;^ gave his bachelor dinn-r last night at the H^V Club. His guests Included his best man a " vv _ ja ers. as well as the bride's brother. Arthur i.** Jones, who will give her away. Announcement is made of th« ns **" iri r : l 1l 1 . 4 Miss Janet Macdonald. daughter of Mr. •'"T., Charles B. Macdonald. to Joseph P. Grace, of -- • Neck. Long Island. Miss Macdcnald ta*» de.but three years ago. and with her pa^ l " her home at Phcrnlx I^>d<e. Westbury^ X*nS 1- Mr. Urac* Is a son of Mrs William R- t ' r »^^ # of the late William R. Grace, twice ■s»S> or -- York. He Is a graduate of Columbia, class 0. WAYNE STATUE AT VALLEY FORGE- Valler Forge. Perm.. Jun- -A bronxa «u^ Ma* statue of. General "Mud Anthony Jay^ one of the American commanders in 1 «'« ' =? the Revolution, »m unveiled In the W-torte^ grounds here ,!;l, afternoon by Miss W^f^Z Brown, of Newburn. N. T.. daughter of the •« r tor. The statue was mm** by th * - " r Pennsylvania. Kx-Go»erni»r Samuel v* packer was the orator. MME. WU TING-FANG ARRIVES. San Francisco. June »-Mme. Wit Tin* wife of the Chinese Minister at Washington. rived to-day on the Pacific Mail —m M °"«™ fc g Ji number Si .tudents who win «ot« xchoois^ country were also in the party. m *- remain several days In San Francisco sno proceed to Washington. TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS- Among the passenger* «ho arrived y-ster from abroad were: —wfasl, the rnu.\r>ia.rYf:\. from socthampto- . Mr and Mrs. Gordon Cham (J. H. Poof t*r, : t 9. oftam. >. «s> 1 Mr. Jetei S. H>M Mr »M Mr* ■ brook. : man ■ Walter K»rr. I _^w-,. THE ARABIC. FROM IJVEBPOOU. Jtr. and Mr» E. U- Ouok. | «r». 3 ***. r j££ . Mr. and >!t». John J. Dallas Miss V «- \; a. IBM— Mr. and ilr.. R. A. Hamli-tM*. vH Htm. U»• . f ton. ••