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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. * ■ 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- 3