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A. T. SWISBL'RNJ- DEAD
< AKEEB OF NOTED POET.
Author Expire* from Pneumonia at
Quiet Putney Home.
Lonflon. April 10.— Algernon Charles Swin
r-uT.e. the poet and essay writer, died this morn
ing- at hie home at Putney. He had been suf
fering frcm Influenza, which developed into
j :;eumonia. He had been living almost in se
. iusion nt his home. The Pines, in company -with
Ms friend, Theolore "Watts-Dunton.
It is understood that Mr. Swinburne had ex-
I .-cspcd the wlvh to be buried not far from the
tra His body probably will be placed in the
far.iily vault on the] of Wight. it is ex
pected, however, that the dean and chapter of
Westminster Abbey will offer a place in the
"Poets' Comer."
Algernon Charles .Swinburne n •i« born In Lot
ion April 6. 1537. H, s father was Admiral
■ baries Henry Swinburne, and his mother a
ciaughtcr of the Earl of As.iburnham. His pater
i.s: grandfather -was a baronet In Northumber
land. As a boj lac poet was precocious, and he
early read Shakespeare and studied Elizabethan
'.iterarure. Much of his boyhood was spent on the
}:■]* of Wight, wl.ere he became an expert swtm
tnt-r and cliff climber. His education -was begun
r\i'.l: a tutor, and hr was sent to Eton Id ISI9. He
■went to Oxford in IST.T. entering Bnlliol College, but
h« did not remain to take a degree, going abroad
v :il: an unclt. At Florence he met the aged Wal
ler Savage Lasulor. with whom he formed an int:
inat- friendship. While in school and college
Swinburne had tried his hand at verse, and la IS6;
be published two plays, "The Qiaeei Mother' and
"Sosaraond.** They attracted little attention untiJ
fc'ter "Ataianta in Calydon" appeared, in IS&J. This
tragedy in vfrs* was regarded as remarkable, says
« :.*• critic, "for Its exquisite fancy, its wealth of
;-::Kuage and its strong Infusion of the old Greek
<-, •;:." In 1565 appear, d "Cnastelard: A Tragedy.'"
end in the following year "Poems and Ballads."
T:it? latter was so severely criticised for strong
5<^?:":. and unres»?r'ed utterance th2t the English
iub':isher«* withdrew It from circulation, but. .-. was
Iss i< ' ri th's country uivJer the- title 'Lavs Vc
• • -.- ar.ii Other Poen.s anJ Ba!la.d«." The contro
\c>; over these shorter po?ms called forth an es
(2v by W M. Koss^tti and a reply to his critics by
Sir. gwuibur:.* A second series of "Poems and
ta.'idds" appeared in, 1578, and a third series in 1659.
While at Oxford young Swinburne tribute*!
t" t?!* 1 "Indtrjrraduate Papers," edited by John
Nichol. and i.c was distinguished ror his knowl
edge of the Greek and Latin tongues and the
cnguases and literature derived from them. He
vas devoted t-> liberty and republicanism, and
was the friend and eulogist of l^uidor. Mazzlni and
Hugo. His i>en early found its inspiration in the
revolutionary struggles In Italy, and he was im
pulsively patriotic where Britisn supremacy was
.it staJ Mr. Swinburne. was a close friend o.*
Theodore Watts-Dunton. the poet, novelist and
critic, and they spent considerable time together
on the Channel Islands and at Paris, .-'-■•
laM Sfor«» of years of Mr. Swinburne's life they
lired together «t The Pines, Putney.
Despite ih«» iac. that Mr. Swinburne was of a
t -rnew hat delicate physique he produced a great
number of volumes. His chief recreation was
••' ::r.rr.::]g. In the introduction to a selection of
\l.*> shorter poems of Mr. Swinhurn" published
••■ this country Howard V. Sutherland wrote In
Although he lias written much that is un-
C :jbtedb" fine, although hts vocabulary is unllmit
'•'. a"<j his style distinctive enough to place him
e!"-ue a!! his contemporaries, and although he has
■written mor*- than oi!'_- poem intensely patriotic in
»» riticient, Mr. Swinburne !s by no ■ team a public
Wo] In England. His writing.'--, in the main, are
Dot ?ndieat!\e of balance, and he has succeeded
'■r cntagonlziiig the classes without securing to
i.:rr.«lf the approval, or even the friendship, of thy
rr.a-'J"? ThlF inability to charm the great reading
public of England is not difficult of comprehension.
7o begin with, he hac not the excessive Britirfiness,
tr.« extreme lo\e of his own country, the absolute
V*:ief in Its present and Its future, al! coupled
■rltn an Inherent and unswerving reHince in an
«s**t!:sfce<3 cherub that nurtured the well regulated
rr.zrt cf Tennyson. H» Is not conspicuous by any
-uch unquestioning raith lr. God and Impregnable
tssuraace of the progress of the human race, or
by eny wonderful sympathy with men and women
-r?t2i thslr joys and with their Borrows. such as
--»--■• thoaai to Robert Browning" to spite of
h!s often labored utterance. It is to men of the
last two types that tr.« majority of poetry lovers
tii: »ver go for instruction or for consolation; for
t, poet, to fc*> truly great, must either be able to
Illumine tht darkness that ever Burr mda us and
f.r.E urn into reconciliation with our lot, or he
must be capable of pointing out how present condi
licns may be bettered and quickening the pulses of
the faint ry foretelling them of the Golden Ag*.
Judging him by his work. Mr. Swinburne can
«5 • neither or these things. With a tendency toward
Iconodasm, bom of a consciousness that there Is
fcumething wrong with mar.'s administration in the
world, he has. nevertheless, no doctrines to ex
pound, no suggestions to make for the betterment
ol thingf.. r.o spiritual :nff=sage for the consoling
c>? a ttruggse- wearied race. He is neither ■ prophet
nor a priesU but a dispassionate writer of terrific
tragedies, a singer of sensuous-sounding song. One
bears the music of his lines and Is enraptured by
It, but not benefited; the heart Is made glad by his
t::;£Kp. but one's spirit Is never soothed. His
toaster} of words is magnificent and the melody
of bis lin-s li beyonfi the art of any other verse
writer, either of the past or the present; but It is
onb in expression that he excels— in thought he
must still b*- classed among the minor poets.
"How mucl- he owes to Hugo, how much to Bau
<_t:£.:r- and th*- early French romanticists, ie not
easy to determine; tha; h« has been influenced by
t:.?rr.. ana to n-> fniall extent, is apparent to every
en- who has " studied the work of those writers.
Were lit a younger man he might be daaaod among
the decadents; as it is, much of hia poetry la <lls
tir.iiuishable by its subdued banality, by a. lack
of that splendid healthiness and vigor everywhere
tpparent in the work of Tennyson, and more e«
reciaJiy in that of th» gTeat-souled Browning. To
turn tip. he is more entertaining than Instructive,
j.-:ore pagan In thought than Christian, more Latin
hi tsn:per2jnent than Anglo-Saxon, and to this last
iact, almost as much as to the faults tat enu
merated, if undoubtedly due his ... i. of popularity
tr Eng'.acc.
•There sre many reasons, however, why Mr.
B'sir-burKe ehocld be we'i rec»ive<s in this ooontry.
Yl* is- no truckler to a doomed and passing aris
to-rac: , r.o sccptrt-swayed poet who sings to order
ttz.6 whose eacred art Is enlisted ir, an attempt to
aci new lustre to Tr;* tarnished crown of kings.
He is the enemy <j? all shams, and were his sur
ro-nilr.gs other than what the are. there is no
*£}"!'& but what he might atag forcefully in the
aanaaa of the higher republicanism. In spite of his
iatit of t-urpoe*. he the leading- poet of to-day, and.
V.tr. «he exception of him whose eerie is among: th«
tawny hills that overlook the dreamy Pacific, he is
the aaaa of the circle of the sweater bards."
A wr.ter In the "Canadian Magazine" amid of his
early Ef«:
"As a child the j>oet was extraordinarily pre
cocleue, and, Judging from a ajaaar color by Rleh
ccsi. ver>- beau'Jfjl. ..aTtng the wonderful red
y.c'.r -which Is a }.er:tcy* of a. certain bran-h of his
* i3:i: ' At tf-.e «ig« when children *"► playing
rrarbi^s— even before they are old enough Co play
■*"*^ — Swtr.bt2rn6 ■ta IbUb| Sfcikf*p«are to bed
with him: he began .• ■:.*» indeed, to study
■ -» eehaa literature, the literature or the moat
* nefir<?tl pin lad of all time, of which In later
>«ars -. beca.-r.e neb a prat V::.-! student. More
orer. ■■ * rh-. : . : ht . ha(s Mti »:ft, very rare In
!tf* 1 ""* rpuag p»op:»— the gift of humor. A
r '^ tJ * m :? a prwlJ X - ( for usually we do not
appreciate ;"f fe s :< . h%t , ... we hava experienced Us
_ '_" S H!s had aa home the Is!» of
„"*^; v " y~J** WMM courlehed (not begotten, for
, " *' ™ -*ai «r» his own birth; a love Of
„,,*" SwiabunM knows and loves the sea In
*Z '.. rr * tyt . ** R lusty ■iliimmi. triumphantly
J C ' :s c * d--*d --*- r-tr -t in another element more la-
*nc wonderful than earth or air. as an old
./* C - fc s ' a Ci ;'t£in who all Ms days baa chanced
iL.r BaP ** t *' ar -' 3 to w^°-ii withal it has tear, ten
t es a wori!r..pp* r of the fair Aphrodite, who
«■ tise <5»«-p eeas' daugrlit^r'. as a painter, caat
'« m:C« his pal€tt» in despair of Us elusive hues;
* my,tic, to whoa Mi waves typify tne from
«-.**tji r to everlastlnr* of tha human soul; aa a
•atr.ot, us wfcons tk* m<*. «l«nlfles the imperial
ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE.
Who died yesterday.
greatness of his country; as a. disciple of Liberty,
to whom the unconquered and unconquerable ocear
Is the type and emblem of freedom. In all these
•ways— and in others too subtly intimate for our
apprehension— does Mr. Swinburne know and love
the sea, and of this knowledge has been begotten
his Incomparable verses in praise of "That OKI
Mother, the Sea.' One can readily understand hot«
and why It is that swimming is the poet's greatest
arnusvmfnt. Another pastime or Mr Swinburne
la cliff climbing, a dangerous exercise in which he
excels, having scaled cliffs too formidable even for
the climbing •■' the ?il!orf who dwelt on the
shingle in their shadow.'
Another wrtt*T has thus described the poel
"His frl?nds excise his extreme- warmth by his
Idealizing tendency, hie soft moods and Intense dis
position. He paints what he sees -with his Imagina
tion and dips his pen into his burning blood. He
if often a. poet It a fury, an artist In esctasy. All
his senses are illuminated by emotional Rres, and
his passions are kmdieu by the torch of fancy.
Swinburne has studied In the French school and
is In sympathy with* it. lie Is an aristo^ratif
Bohemian, a downright pagan, a born member of
th» opposition. He assails bo many of thp sacred
prejudices and sol-rmn belief: of the English public
that he may be beneficial as a disturbing fore*
He delights to thrust sharp thorns into the side
of John Bull. and rare i asses an occasion to do
so. He Is a brilliant talker when in the mood, and
Is' at ba9<e a noble souled fellow. He writes with
exceeding care, never publishing until lie i« en
tirely satisfied with his work, for he has no need
to write for money. In person be is slight; his
face Is Intense, his manner nervous, his eyes lumi
nous with intellect. None of his acquaintances
holds him to rigorous responsibility; he is a law .
and a very variable lav. to himself. He changes
like the wind He has a charming side, and many
persons love Mm. With all his defects he ip a
true po»t and genius and a master of the English
tongue."
The list, 'of Mr. Swinburne's works includes: "A
Bong of Italy." 1887; "Siena: A Poem," 1868; "Will
iam Blake: A Critical Essay." IS6S: "Ode on the
Proclamation of the French Republic/ 1870;
"Song* Before Sunrise," 1871; "Under the Micro
scope," 1372; "Bothwell: A Tragedy."" 1874; "Essays
and Studies," IS7S; "George Chapman: A Critical
Essay," 1875; "Songs of Two Nations," 1871 "Erech
theua: A Tragedy," 1878; "A Note on Charlotte
Bronte"," 1577; "A Study of Shakes] 1579;
•The Modern Heptalogie," 1880; "Songs of the
Springtides," 1880; "Mary Stuart: A Tragedy," 18S1;
"Tristram of mease and Other Poems," 1882; "A
Century of Roundels," 1883; "A Midsummer Holiday
and Other Poems," ISS4; "Marino Fallero: A Trag
♦■dy," 1S»J; "Prose Miscellanies." 1886 "A Study of
Victor Hugo," 1886; "Locxlne: A Tragedy," 1 -:,
"Study of Ben Jonson," 18&0; "Sisters: A Tragedy,"
1832, "Astroph^l and Other Poems." 18M; "Studies
In Prose and Poexy, IBM; "A Tale of Baden," IS9S;
"Rosamond. Queen of the Lombard*," IS9?.
In 1904-"O5 he published a collected edition of his
poems and dramas in eleven volumes, with a dedi
catory epistle To Theodore Watts-Dunton In 1900
his novel "Love's Cross Currents" and a new edi
tion of William Blake -were published. "A Critical
Essay, with Prefatory Note." appeared In ISVS, and
"The Duke of Gardia" in 1908.
PASCHAL GROUSSET.
Pans. April 10.— Paschal Grousaet died In this
city to-day. M. Grousset was a French Journalist
and Communist, and served as Minister of Foreign
Affairs In the Commune He was born in Corsica
in ISM. In IS7O Qrousset sent a second, Victor Noir,
to Prance Pierre Bonaparte to ask satisfaction for
certain attackß published In a newspaper. Noir
was shot by the prince in an altercation over the
incident
»
EX-CONGRESSMAN WALTER REEVES.
Btreator. I!!., April 10 Tl -Congressman Walter
Reeves died at his home here from heart disease
last night. He waf born in Fayette Country,
Perm., sixty years ago.
MRS. JEFF DAVIS.
Llttln Rock, Ark-. April 10.— Mrs. Jeff Davis, wife
of United States Senator Davis, died hero early
to-day after a month's illness from stomach
trouble. Mrs. Davis leaves nine children.
SAMUEL A. JENKINS.
Bridgeport, Ohio, April Samuel A Jenkins,
ninety-two years old. died here to-day. He was the
father-in-law of John A. Topping, of New York,
president of th » Republic Iron and Steel Com
pany, and of William T. Graham, former presi
dent of the American Sheet and Tin Plate Corn
par.v and now head of the American Can Com
pany.
OBITUARY NOTES.
ALVAH BUGBEE WOOD, an architect, died at
Ithaca, X. V., yesterday at the age of fifty years
He was graduated from Cornell College of Archi
tecture In IS7E. He rowed on the first Cornell crew
under Captain John Oatrom. He designed plans
for Portland cement work? all over th*> country
and the plans for all of the station* on the Le
hijrh Valley Railroad from Sayre. Perm , to Roch
ester, were his.
THE REV. FRANK D. ABRAMS. pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal Church at Hobart, N. V., died
suddenly last Thursday evening from apoplexy.
He was sixty-two y«Mirs old. For thirty-seven
years he was a member of the New York Con
ference, serving numerous charges in Orange, Ul
ster and Delaware counties. H<» i?avat a wife,
two sons— of whom l.« a pastor at Dobbi
Ferry. N. V— and two daughters.
COLONEL JAMES E. FLEMING, well known In
Newark, died at his home. No. 2S Jamas street,
that city, last night from cancer. He was seventy
three year* oIA. Colonel Fleming was founder of
the Essex Troop. During th© Civil War he served
with Harlar/a 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry. He v.-as
president of the Fleming: Coal Companj He
leaves a wife and oi.f daughter.
J. WESLEY DANCER, for the last nine yea:«
poitmiit*: at Freehold, N. J.. died at hi« home
there yesterday morning. Mr. Dancer was a son
of Peter XV. Dancer, and was born In Perrineville,
forty-five yeaxe ajro. He had been engaged ,'n (\e
wholesale lumber business for year*.
.NEW-YORK- DAILY TRIBUNE, SUNDAY. APRIL 11. 1900.
SOUTH LOOKS TO TAFT
Secretary Dickinson Sees a 'Sen Era
Chicago, Apr)' 10.— Secretary Dickinson of the
War Department was the the guest of honor at
the dinner of the Sount.em Club, in the Audi
torium Annex*, to-night. As befitting the occasion,
Mr. Dickinson's remarks touched principally on the
relations of the administration with the- South, he
declaring thai he was impressed with the belief
that great good would come to that section from
the administration of President Taft.
The next four years, Mr. Dickinson declared,
should be a period of great development in the
South, and economic and industrial conditions would
exert a more profound influence in shaping the
destinies of the South than they have hitherto. He
said, in par*:
The President, judged by all the standards by
which men are tried, gives PU'-h promisp as justifies
the American people In expecting all th« national
prosperity and happiness that ran be vouchsafed
by an able. wise, honest and fearless administra
tion. At times we have convictions founded more
upon sentiment than upon knowledge, and never
theless they are strong— often oven stronger
than when resting upon known lit ions which
reasoning may dissipate a. being without sub-
Btance or as inconclusive.
Wnile a cold, distant, unsympathetic President,
would not necessarily retard the progress of the
South, it is certain that one with ' warm, big heart,
beating in unison with our hearts, a mind alert to
discern and a disposition keen to promote what will
redound to our welfare, a cheery smile tha' lifts
tons, will art like a tonic, spiring hope and stimu
lating to high endeavor.
"We have a President who sincerely wishes to
actively 00-operate with us to promote our general
welfare, and our people believe in him nd give
him sir fullest confidence. If thai were all the
combination would lack an essential quality. The
people of the North, as is amply manifested by th*
public press, are in full harmony with the utter
ances of the President In resj-ect of the South.
This is an invaluable condition, fnr full fruition
cannot come without their hearty approval and to
or>~rauon.
The next four years should be a per of great
development In the South. An era. of general good
feeling: emphasized by the great head of the nation
on thn many occasions that will be presented to
him, will give mure confidence at home and abroad,
and both are greatly needed. Capita] will not con
tinue to be alarmed, hs It has been in the past, by
unkind criticism. A higher respect for the law. a
greater observance of order, should and will follow.
The prevalence of a kindlier sentiment will bring
about a. greater tolerance of differences in opinion
ami promote a freer discussion, which always
brings enlightenment The South has been much
disposed to resent criticism from the outside and to
sttrle it at home. There -an be no more fatal bar
to progress There will always If some there, as
is always the case olsewnere. who prefer the sway
V prejudice, who would rather continue conditions
that foster appeals to tsrnorance and passion, who
would rather rule In a stagnant civilization than be
relPKated to the obscurity that awaits thorn when
better ideas prevail and a leadership that embraces
in its patriotism the entire country is successful.
Econonii-- and industrial conditions will exert a
morf profound influence !n shaping the destinies of
the than they have hitherto. More and more
are we realizing the necessity for co-operative exer
tion.
FINISH nil. .iKGIMEXTS.
Record Contains 11,000,000 Words-
Estimated Cost, $0,000,000.
St. Louis, Apr!: 10l— Arguments in the suit of the
government to dissolve the Stands Oil Company
of New Jersey were completed In the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals here at 3:30 o'clock this
afternoon, when Frank D. Kellogg, special assistant
to the Attorney General, finished his summing up
of the governments case
Because of the size of the record and the magni
tude "f the interests Involved, a decision is not ex
pected until next autumn. The record in the case
embodies eleven million words, and the case has
employed the attention of a scon of eminent cor
poration attorneys for almost two years. It Is esti
mated tiiat by the time the court of last resort
trill have passed upon the issue the trial will repre
sent an expenditure of about $5,000,000.
After denying that the Standard had been a
pioneer in the export business Mr. Keliopg said to
day: "Combinations have not made our country
prea: ; it has been don© by the fr^nius of the Indi
vidual. That a'one has made us great, and will
continue to do so unless we become the servants
of monopoly.
"They say that Mr. Rockefeller had faith. So had
Captain Kidd. end he f.ew the black flag on the
ocean, as these men have flown it upon the land."
MAY BE COAL LOCK-OUT.
Operators Will Meet Here To-mor
row to Discuss Question.
Philadelphia, April -The three district boards
Of anthracite mine -workers held practically an all
day session to-day discussing the hard coal situa
tion, and adjourned finally without giving out an
official statement It is known, however, that a
policy committee was appointed, and that some of
th© mine workers entertain the hope that an ami
cable agreement with the operators may yet be
reached.
President Lewis of, ti.p mine workers rave out a !
statement regarding his virws of the situation fills j
afternoon, repeating bis assertion that the union j
must be recoßiilztd. Mr. I^ewis left Philadelphia
for his home In Bridgepo r t, Ohio, to-night, while
the other m'liere' representatives will spend Easter
at Atlantic City.
Although It has been known that the miners will |
not strike because of the disagreement, the attl- j
' tude of the operators as to whether they will per- j
mlt them to work without hii agreement is not j
knonn. The operator*, it is said, Will meet in New j
York on Monday, when the Question will be dts
! cussed. It Is said that the question of restoring the
' 60 cents a ton reduction on* April delivery of an-
I thraclte coal" will alto be diECUSsed. t
PERUNA
Catarrh of Stomach. Could Scarcely Eat
Anrthlnc
Mrs. Krama Kammerman, jR. D. 2,
Elsberry, Mo., writes : "I am glad to let
you know that T am cured oi catarrh.
My condition %v-s such that I could eat
scarcely anythir;;. and every' little ex
ertion fatigued me so that I was nearly
always sick, until I took Dr. Hartman's
treatment. Of all the medicines I had
taken none helped nic like Peruna aud
Manalin. Suffering with catarrh of the
head, throat and stomach, I v.as only a
care to my family. Now, however, F
am well again, and I am glad that I ob
tained your advice. Herccfter I shall
always have Peruna in mind, and I hjvo
found out also that it is an excellent
remedy for little children."'
LIEUT. DILKES LOSES
His Charges Against ( apt Tomp
kins Disapproved.
Lieutenant T. P. Dilkes, of the 9th Regiment,
whose charges against Colonel William F. Morris,
commanding the regiment, were disapproved by
Governor Hughes and Major General Roe, com
manding the National Guard, on the ground that
they were the result of animus and were unfounded.
has met defeat for .. second time. Charges which
he preferred against Captain Arthur M Tonipkina,
his immediate commanding officer, have been dis
approved also by Governor Hughes and Major Gen
eral Roe.
Lieutenant Di k< in his charges against Captain
Tompkins, alleged, among other things, that the
captain permitted the 14th Company, which he
commands, to serve beer at Fort Wadsworth last
summer. All the members of the 14th Company
were examined by Colonel Morris, but only Ueu
tenant DUkes could swear that the liquid served
was bf-er. Lieutenant Dllkes also aiieged that Cap
tain Tompklns knowingly permitted forty memberd
of his company to sign a round robin, ask: - that
the lieutenant resign. He also alleged that the
captain was Intoxicated practically a! the while
he was In camp.
It was Captain Tompkins who preferred the
charges against Lieutenant Dllkes some time ago.
The court martial found the lieutenant guilty of
quitting his guard without leave, and of making
false statements against his Immediate command
ing: officer. Captain Tompkins. He was fined SoO
and orders were given that he be reprimanded by
..lajor General Koe. Lieutenant Dikes has just
sent a letter to regimental headquarters asking
that he be granted three months' leave on account
of nervous prostration. The request will come be
fore Colonel Morris to-morrow night.
An officer of the regiment reflected the senti
ments of his fellows when he said:
"We are at .i loss to understand why any officer
should have acted In bo extraordinary a manner
as Lieutenant Dtlkea has done. His unusual ac
tions at camp, which resulted in his court martial
and conviction, and his strange action in prefer
ring charges against two officers of many years'
service, which could not be substantiated in the
least, is queer, to say the least."
Captain Tompkins said yesterday that he had
received official notice that th( charges against
him had been disapproved, but refused to make
any other statement.
METZ REMAINS OBDURATE
Opposes Fourth Avenue Subzcaji
Despite General Tracy's Opinion.
General Tracy <= opinion on the debt limit ques
tion has not changed Controller Metz's opposition
to the scheme to bulid the Fourth avenue subway.
When asked yesterday if he wo-jld oppose th« vaca
tion of the Fourth avenue subway injunction the
Controller said:
"I have nothing to do witl It. 1 p to Mr.
Ij*-. y 9v.'\ Mb counw T c • •. ■ ■
f-p'tie the debt lir t quest
opinion
The Controller was asked how ■« would vote in
the Board of Estimate li tlie injunction ere va
cated rind he said: "I would vote against it at this
time. t>o we want tr> build this $45,000,000 hole in
the ground without knowing what is to become of
It? It's a question of policy. The debt limit has
nothing to do with it now. The city even now has
J50.000.000 in borrowing capacity outside of the
amount fixed by the Tracy report."
To the question as to whether he thought 1t to
the best interests of the city to continue the In
junction the Controller : lied:
"It would be to the best interests of the city to
have the debt limit decided. A few days more
wouldn't make any differen< c. The Fourth avenue
people are not the only ones affect by the city's
debt. It's more of a hardship %<. the poor consump
lives on Blaekwell's Island waiting for the new
hospital on Si it« Island."
JEWS FORM ADVISORY COUNCIL.
Community Organization Perfected for Ad
vancement of the Race.
The last step in the formation of the Jewish
Community of New York City" was taken last
night, when the advisory council of seventy mem
bers were elected There wore one hundred names
ou the ballot and the result was not announced.
The community, which Is an outgrowth of t!i6
National Jewish Committee, will be an organiza
tion for the advancement of Jewish social and
educational interests. There has been much diffi
culty !ti perfecting an organization.
The nstnies of th« executive committee elected
on March 27 were announced last night. Jacob H.
Behirf received the highest number of votes. The
twenty-five members fleeted v. ere Jacob H. Schiff,
the Rev. H. P. Me tides, the Rev. J. L. Magnes,
Cyrus L. Sulzberger. Louis Marshall. Joseph 11.
Cohen. Harry Flschel, the Rev. Bernard Drachman,
the Rev. M. Margolies, Nathan. Bijur. Isidor Straus,
Joseph Barondess, the Rev. Joseph Silverman.
Nathan Lamport, Leon Kamaiky, Daniel Guggen
heim, Dr. a Neumann, Abraham Abraham, Ber
nard Semel.'the Rev. Philip Klein. Benjamin Blu
menthal. Samuel Dorf, Dr. P. A. Siegelatein. Sam
uel B. Hamburger S. Jannulowsky.
RANJI SMILEH COMPLAINS
"Indian Prince" Has a Cabman Arrested for
Assaulting and Attempting to Rob Him
Douglas W. Hays, of No. SOC East 146 th street,
the cab driver who was arrested for assaulting
and attempting to rob Ranj Smileh, known
through the Tenderloin as an« Indian prince, was
arraigned In the West Side court yesterday morn
ing and held In $1,000 ball for trial. Several wit
nesses were on hand to estlfy to Hays's good
character, but he uas held, nevertheless.
According to R.i i > Smileh, who lives in the
Newport Court, in West 101 th street, he has
been in this country several months, after grad
uating from Cambridge University. The other
night he went out with some women acquaintances
to a. Broadway rathskeller, where, h*- say.-, his
watch. >;-■.:.■.• and a scarf pin disappeared.
Yesterday the prisoner, according to his story,
came to him ami said that h.- knew where the
thieves were. They went in Hays's cab for some
distance, and then,' according to Ranji, Hays de
manded $1 GO and tried to seize his pin. A police
man was called and Hays was led away to the
station house, barged with having smitten Ranji
In the Jaw and tried to *aiie the pin.
A BOY KILLED BY TRUCK.
Antonio .M..' ■.. the four-year-old &<jii uf Jame*
Maiera, of No. 42 Baxter s:re«-t. was run over and
instantly killed last night in front of his home by
a heavy two-horse truck of the Old Harlem and
Morrlsaiii.i Impress Comp.iny, driven by .•-.-;■
Dye, of No. 3SB •■.•■. Dye did not know
the boy had been run nwr until he was stopped
by Patrolman Caretti ..-ft Elizabeth street sta
tion. When he saw ■:. d«-:td boy In the street Dye
was so overcome that he broke down and cried
like a child. He has two ymall children of his
own.
According to eyewitnesses, Antonio, holding Uie
hand of his brother James, was crossing the
i>aks&Qlnmpatu}
Closing-out Sale of
52 Imported French Blouses
of real filet, Cluny. Val. or Bruge laces and net combinations,
satin, crepe de chine or messalinc: elaborately hand embroiderd
and with hand-made tuckings, in black or white.
Former prices 37.50 to 125.00
To Close Out:
Reduced to 15.00 & 25.00
Imported Natural Pongee Blouses
tucked mode] with Dutch collar and attractive tie of messaline ir. -.—
contrasting colors; open front, long sleeves. Value 7-50 j fy m \rs
White Net Blouses over China Silk.
collarless model, elaborated with Japanese embroidery and lace "*
insertions; lons tucked and lace trimmed sleeves-. Value 7.50 | *f*77J
Tailored Suits for Women
Reproductions of most recent foreign models
39.50, 45.00, 49.00 and 55.00
SPECIAL FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY
% and Semi-fitted Models
New effects of soleil. imported worsteds. French senre or novelty cloth?. 1
embodying the newest ideas ii* trimming and finish: exclusive models. j- AC. OO
made to our own requirements. Special at J
New Embroidered Tuxedo Model
of French senre, lined with satin duchesse: finely tailored, elaborately
braided Tuxedo collar and turn back cuffs; in black, navy. rose, leather, i ~-. ,--.
pray, green or old blue. New 40-inch semi-fitted coat. Flare skirt with
eleven res. Special ;ir j
Extraordinary Offering Monday of
Three-piece Suits 1
for Women. Value 39.50, at j #
Of imported soleil, satin cloth or fine serge,
in the most desired shades of the season.
New semi-fitted 3-4 length coat with satin THxedo collar: wide lap spams; Si
ished with jet buttons; lined with p^ati <le eyjrne; srylish tailored iimn^r dress
to match coat.
New Dresses & Gowns
Our large assortments are augmented daily by many new models, for
street and dress wear, in materials suitable for present or mid-sum
mer use.
of pongee 25.00. 29.50 & 35.00
of foulard .'29.50, 35.00 & 39.50
of fancy silks or messaline .50, 25.00 & 29.50
Lingerie Dresses
5.50, 8.50, 10.00 upwards to 100 00
Silk-lined Voile Gowns 1 - 0 *
Value 45.00, Special Monday at [ 2 *-5 C
New one-piece Prinee>? model of imported voile;
in plain shade: or evening eolorinrrs; yoke <~>f
lace: waist and sLirt trimmed with satir. cording:.
Linen Tub Dresses
One-piece Princess model with Dutch collar: of imported Irish liner.; "I
trimmf d with hand embroidery. In white, rose, lirrht blue, lavender !- X 2«
or tan. J
Special Sale of
High-grade Parasols 1- 1.95
Values 3.00 & 3.50 at J
Coverings of all-silk taffetas, plain or with fancy insertions: also
of pongees plain or embroidered, or with fancy insertions. Fin
ished or natural dirtctoire handles. All the newest and most
favored styles of the season.
SPECIAL FOR MONDAY. APRIL 2TH
Apparel for Misses and Small Women
14, 16 & 18 years
Tailored Suits of storm serge
Two and three-piece models in all the season's ] - - fti\ & lonn
newest colorings. - J lts - UU & iy * UU
Value 25.00 & 35.00
Tailored Dresses ' _o „
Value 29.50, ati 11 * 00
Of fine French st-: ■_ in plain colors or shepherd checks: Dutch or
V neck; long sleeves: panel, French or semi-fitting hack; lace collar
and cuffs.
Terry Robes for Men I
Value 5.00, "Monday Special" at, '"•>
Our exclusive importations — in the newest color combinations,
including the popular shades of lavender. Unlike the average
robes these are very liberal as to cut. and are finished (as specially
ordered by us) with notched collars.
Cold Storage of Furs
Our facilities are exceptional. We will protect your Fur garments
against all loss or damage m fire or moths and make but a small
charge for the service. Besides such protection your Furs will be so
well cared for by our skilled furriers that they will be returned to you
in the Fall fresh, clean and lustrous. li alterations or repairs are re
quired we can undertake such work now at lower cost to you than
at any other season.
Ordefs by telephone or post card will reeem* immediate
attention. A call will be made at any hour you d'*si^nare.
* WHEN IN * |
* GERMANY I
£ BE SURE TO SEE \
$ Griinfeld's Linen Store, $ j
i> 1%, 21, Lcipzigcr Street, Berlin, W. <? j
i Own Mills: Landeshu:, Sil^su. a j
fit Afck for Illustrutrd Trice I.l»t. \
•* .\o Agents Anywhere. *
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Broadway at .'-{4 th -
CLEAN NEW
i Fireproof Warehouse
FOR
j HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
; Storage in Vans «5l Specialty
r>dur.-9 Coml of F'a^klr.s and
Eltmiaatea lirci^agr.
Irau»-At!aati. and Inland Krmu.al, mad* la
LIU 1 KM
SEND FOr. ESTIMATE..
Bowling Green Storage & Van Co.
IX Broudway.^ Telephone, tlroud \HSQ.
vwr#house, ;.Vi TC>st tV.th >t .
>lo*e to Lincoln S^oar*
street station and made a technical charge of
hoßUcld* ajsalast Oils-
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