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This ncicsjKtpcr »> atMSj and pub * lished l*y The Tribune Association, a . Jew Yori: corporation; offi<-c and pre* . ripal plat* •/ husinv&s. Tribune Rmld - ■>> ■ft. Vr,. 154 Vfl.v*<j7/ ttreei, yew York: Off den Hill*, president; Ogticn If- Reid, macrtUirt/ ; James IF. Barrel*, treasurer. The address of the officers fs the office «> this newspaper. THE XETTS THIS ITOffV/VC • CONGRESS.— Senate: The Cummins smendaent to the railroad bill, requiring the approval of the Interstate Commerce Commission for all increases in rates before they take effect, was -under con rlfleration. Mr. Cunmins occupying the floor. aaor= House: Political speeches occupied the time while the sundry civil appropriation Mil technically was under consideration. FOREIIJN. — The Tribunescorrespond «nt 1n I^ondon says King Georpe is showing: signs or exhaustion from the pressure of public business: it was esti incted that more than four hundred thou sand persons passed the coffin Of Kins rca-ivard in Westminster Hull. - = The <orTe<pon<3ent of The Tribune In London ( wiTs a wonderful sunset was seen there. : followed quickly by a thunderstorm, and ; thousands <*f watchers were convinced that in th* luminous bands of lijrht they : si* the comet's tail. Ex-President Itoorevejt was tendered an honorary de- . r<--<- by Glasgow University, but he v. ill ■ lind it Impossible to visit that city. == \ Th* total number of fatalities resulting from th*» dynamite explosion in Pinar del •Ri*». Ct«>»B, nißy riot eseeed thirty-five. Five men were killed by un explo sion in a powder plant In Nanairao B. C. j .— ; — 7 Throe members of the crew of the cruiser New York were attacked by l^ejicb sailors In Toulon. = : Tb> Corean who BtaMfeed Premier Y5 in an *tt r :i v 1v 1 at ■nwiiHwliianniii In Seoul last T>eccmb«r >«?; sentenced to death. == Th* Privy* Council of Japan adopted a t -convention for the protection of copy- I gats. DOMESTIC-— President Taft addressed th- world's ■ Sunday school convention, which baxati ha sessions in Washinj^ton. ;; ~ ";■■.■■■ E T. Perkins, a witness at the Bal linger-Pinchot inquiry, said that the . «-uiupaigTi to drive Secretary BalTinger «ut of office began at a meeting between Jamos R. Garfteld and Gifford Pinchot at Mr. QarfM^f home, in Mentor. Ohio. r Scientists were divided in their opinion as to the paj^page Of the earth I through the tail of Bailey's comet; solar phenomena wt^ observed at Verkes Ob servatory. "hi'li reported seeing the ; -romet la the east yesterday morning; when it was supposed to be in the west. ■■■ ; ■ : ■■ The Senate at Albany passed the Imntr bill prohibiting the publication of letting odds and the Perkins bill la tive to ke^pinp betting and gsmfng "c taWlshments: th« Mils, two of a series ■of four deafenesl «o prohibit bookmakinc. now pa tn the AwmMy Rul.-s Commit-; .t*e. :■■■■' : fata A. Etall. former treasurer •of the SoutH Bridge Savings Bank. piaastoi guilty ex Worcester. Mas: 1 , to .charges of larceny of $104.«™ from the bank end mma aeatcneed to twelve to fif leea years In the siato prison. . CITY. — Stocks were dull and strong. rrzrr— Th-?- government found ■ witness to drscribe the use ••' steel springs in iU£3r weisrhir.g. . : Belle Moer<\ a .-.- woman, was convicted of selling two white girls* for immoral purposes. ' •— Frederick 11. Bustier was reduced from first to second Deputy Police Com- i inistioner and sent to Brooklyn. " : ", hr#*> more Indictments were returned 26 the result of the *n;jft investigation , in Queens. - — — Both sides summed UP In'tfa* trial of BiauwUl D. Williams, the Tammany leeder. and the charge to the •Jury y-^tibe 4elt\''ered this morning. ~-=^?z\ A big crowd of spectators at Mine?la rra>vrh escaped injury when Captain Baldwin's biplane, by a miscalculation, '. ' r-uddenlv dashed upon them.'g=== Aj - ■ ->-.!<=• in honor of 'i^T>»ra; L»ouis Fitz \ p^rald was un-.eiled by former members of hi-* staff in the headquarters of the Fim Brigade, N. G. N. T. DIRECT rRIMARIEST BTREXGTH. TVhile tJBC dei>at of to* M'!Mlt:ii! Green bill in both the Senate and the Assem- My is to be regretted, the result need not cause advocates. of direct nomina tions to log© heart. In fact, thp growth '••f tbe pontiwent for this reform as measured by the rot« In the J.*nrislfiture ~7i:iaß i>eea remarkable. Direct — nt— \! tions «re«! not en Issue when IKb xaein- Rrs of ih*> Senate v.-ere elected ; yet the Hinnian <Vreen bill came within three votr? of having a majority of the Sen ate. When tiie Assembly was elected it .was an issue, but it was not really pre sc-nicd to the voters in wore than one third of the districts; yet the Hiuman- Cm*n 1)111 nap defeated in the Assem bly only through the heroic efforts of the A*«eicb!yi iM»'*!)JiH-. aad then only by a few votes. Moreover, the cliaracter <»f its sup ,]»ort was >ij'i:ilicjiut. Tin' majority of ib«r Republican members of both aoejeej voted for tlie Hinmau-Green bill and " only the solid opi»osßion of Tammany prevented its passnse. And, again, of ili«' Uepubllcan members, the MM inde- IM»ndent, wno usually i.ot represent not only the sentiment of ih«'ir districts but ■Jm the sentiment of their party, voted, with comparatively few exception.* 1 , for the bilj. TlieJr attitude indicates the BMnt tendency, while tin- opposition <<f ibe "<->-] j;ui'.rd" :md of the Senators .itj'J A*^«nblyuiea who arc* recognized v.« merely tin* niout!!iiK>ces of local j l^»w<f>*> Is not. without si£iufieau<-<\ 'li.<; .. !«• invariably on what iv the end is the :i^ f-id*'. .\v«r doe. 1 * th«» vote ipiej the Hluuian t2fon bill aloue measure the ' full ( Kwen?th of the support of direct primar ; !es in the I,<»jri.sJatijrc. A^ As.<euihiyiuan pgejacMll poiutrt «'vi. all ihe- ktjuc members of the Assembly \\h<t did uoi vote fcr the Hinroan-Green bill voted for the Grady-lTisbie bill, the Demo cratic i direct primaries' measure.- a di lute.l form of the Hinman-Green bill. Tims two-thirds of fh? members of the Assembly j; supported one or the other form of direct nominations.- In the Beasts w»t*» on the Grady-Frisbie bill cloven out of fourteen I>emocr3ts Bop ported it, and the OeHa Mil, a Ilcpubli ran dihittoa at the Hinman^jrecnibill. will certainly have (he support of Sena tor Cobb and of wn-crnl other Republi cans who Voted n^ainst the Goveraor's bill. Thus it is probable that three fourths of the Senate will support some form of direct primaries: All this is si£nifie:mt of the progress the move ment for direct primaries in this State has already^ made. They must be Wind indeed who ihiuk they have ojDpOO|i of it finally. t ... - ■ UIBBEtRBSBSTBB. The failure of the House of H^pre s*>ii}.itiv«^ last Monday to approve the joint rtr. : olutiott proposing an amend raent to tire Ouattitmieu changing the date of the inauguration, lengthening by oight weeks the short session of Con gress and closing certain gaps In the JVesideniial succession hi probably at trJbataaie more to ignorance ami mis representation than to deliberate judg ment. Some of the uiipsacats of tit** re<:oh]ti<>n must have neglected to road It. for they rang the changes on the old argument that the Constitution was to be amended merely to "prevent Congress men from catching cold" at March 4 in augurations sad to help swell the cof fers of Washington tradesmen anxious to attract larger crowds to the capital tor the display. We regret that a Repre sentative from this city, Mr. Harrison, should have opposed the resolution on BSea trivial and mistaken grounds as these; What is tlie proposition? It is simply this, to turn the Constitution of the United states into a weather vane. It is simply this, to set in motion the most fcolemn machinery in the hands of this Congress to brine about an amendmenT to the most immortal document ever penned. For what purpose? For the purpose of securing sunshine upon the date of an inaugural parade. Mr. Speaker, the proponents of this measnrf evidently look upon the inauguration of the President as a sort of third show, rivalling the Banana & Bailey circus parade and the "Buffalo Bill" parade that we saw this morning. They look upon the inauguration of the President of the United States not as a solemn function with a moaning which goes deep down into the roots of our history, but as a show to be provided for the entertain ment of those people who may happen to be in Washington at that time. Sow; if that were the sole or even the chief purpose of Hie amendment sub mitted. Congress might possibly be justi fied iv treating it as of minor conse quence. But it has other purposes far more Important! In the first place, by shifting the date of the inauguration from March 4 to the last Thursday in April it extends the second session of each Congress- -msirly' two months. Such an extension is highly desirable, since under present conditions little legisla tion beyond the preparation of the sup ply bills is possible at the short session, and even the supply bills have to be passed only half digested. The chair men of .i!'- Appropriations ' committees Of the two houses have repeatedly com plained that In the rush of the short session many approuriatlons are allowed 10 slip through which would be held up and rejected . were . there time .enough to give them proper scrutiny. A second session of five mouths instead of three months would greatly promote economy and efficiency in legislation. Moreover, the amendment suggested bridges over a dangerous hiatus in the Presidential succession- As the Consti tution stands, it fails to take into con sideration the contingency that the President-elect may die in the interval between the canvassing of the vote of the electoral -colleges, sad the date set for tii" inauguration. It may be held that, the Vice-President -eleot under such Circumstances can qualify on Inaugura tion day as Vice-President and then,as sume the I 'residency, hut that is only an inference suggested by common sense. The im^ndacteni removes all doubt by definitely securing the succession In the Vice-President. Furthermore, born President-elect and Vice-President -elert may die In the in terval between the canvassing of the electoral voi«? and the inauguration. s..!iia Pxtra-Coustitutional remedy would then have to be sought, for there is no Constitutional provision for a succes sion under those circumstance*. 1 i"' proposed amendment giies Congress the power, «»hen th*»re i- no person entitled to hold th<» office of President or Vice- Prp?ident. to declare by Jaw what offi cer shall thea act as President. There i- need for such an authorization, for It is easily conceivable that with three parties dividing the electoral vote in fairly «*}ual shares there might be no election of President by the House of f<»»pr^<t,.nt«ti<*«; and no election of Vice- PresMent by the Senate under the Con stitutional requirement of ■ two-th!rds quorum and a majority vote for the ■Inner not of a quorum but of th en tire membership. Instead of merely furnishing a better opportunity for in auguration street parades in Washing ton the amendment defeated "last Mon day seeks to cure defect* in a vital fcat ur<' nf tho constitution, legitimately completing the good work accomplished by the Twelfth Amendment. SIAKTSG FOR PEACH IX SOUTH AMERICA. The -indefinite intimation of a day or two api concerning American effort? for peace between Peru* and Ecuador has promptly and happily been realized. We are informed that Argentina. Brazil and the Dallied .States, apparently with the more or less active sympathy of Chili, are to mediate between the two dilut ing states, and will thus provide an hon orable method of avoiding war, and, we n.ay eipect. an equitable settlement of a long pending and troublesome contro versy. it would be ft welcome thing in any case and at any hour to .'»v«-ri war; but it will be particularly welcome to avert a war m unnecessary and in this anniversary year of South American in dependence 90 untimely. It is especially gratifying i" have peace maintains! and the dispute set tled in the way which is announced^ namely, through the joint mediation of 1 lie United States and some South Amer ican states. The initiative of this coun try it doubly pleasing, sluce it shows how well Secretary Knox Is maintain hit: the policy of his predecessors, and since it a!s«» shown the maintenance of our deep and benevolent Interest in oar South American neighbors. Bat It [4 also agreeable and reassuring to baVei i! effected in Conjunction with Smith American states, because such 'co-opera- , ii<.ii atfeagtaeaa ih^ bouds^of confidence aud friendship which unite and should neSv-yoek daily TRHUNF. MMM MM 20 - 191 ° i still more unite this country with its j neirhboi^.- and also because it will « tirely ol»viate any thought that the 1 Unitni States was trying: to exercise an undue ■" doniineerlnc influence in that continent. Acting alone in the mat | tor, this rt>untry Eaight have been sub j^ct to gjuiu — <ieV s\i?p3cions, though ''■■:■ would l*^fc l>ecii gWtmtKtia. Acting i with Arjrcntin.'i nnd Bra?H. it wholly ! avoid* tliat suspicion and makes South j American states realize the truth, that 1 this nation Is their disinterested. impar tfal and benevolent friend and nothing , more. The matter in dispute relates entire 1 j we believe, wan uusurvcyed and unde termined boundary. It is therefore a I matter which should^ be susceptible of peaceful adjustment, through survey ; and adjudication. The United State.' j has had a number of boundary dispute.^ some- of them of much Importance,' but U. has mill permitted one of them to i Ivecome «-auso for war. In one note 1 worthy casr it submitted to arbitration, ! trait] i,Mivi-nlly it has di?posc-d of such I controversies through direct dipKtnytic i i negotiation, which is always the host 1 way of settling international questions I v -lion it is practicable, as it usually is. This country had therefore the support 'of consistency in its suggestion to Us ■ South American neighbors that tfc^y ] HhtMrid thus dispose of their bone of con ! ten tion. AT ran kin&B met!. Eight ICingS, two of them also em perors, will stand to-day around the bier cf I>l ward* tbe Peacemaker. With one exception they were all relatives of the King and Emperor whose funeral they are attending. Also, then- will be in that solemn cortege an empress dowager, three queens dowager, pa im perial grand duke, a royal crown prince, a sultan, two former presidents of the greatest two republics in the world and a company of princes, nobles, ambas sadors and great men of the earth. It wili be one of the most distinguished :md most impressive gatherings that have ever been seen at such a time. or. indeed, at any time. But no one will say or think that the occasion is not worthy of the company or that the man who has gone to his rest was not amply deserving of the tribute thus rendered. There will, however, be other gather ings, If possible more significant than that at Windsor: perhaps none of them more significant than those in New York. It will he fifty years a few weeks hence since Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, then just passing from boyhood Into manhood, was a visitor in this city. To-day the city largely sus pends its activities in token of respect White the service is in progress at Windsor there will be a corresponding service in this city In .1 church which was a place of worship in the reign of the late Kings great-grandfather, when New York was still a loyal British prov ince; a church whose pulpit canopy still bears the royal insignia of tlie Prince of Wales, placed there when George 111 was ruler of this city, and overlooked and left there alone when the patriots of the Revolution swept the building clean of ail other reminders of British sovereignty. There will be no. more impressive service to-day, in its historical suggestions, than that in old St Paul's. It is fitting that, the world to-day pays a universal tribute to the memory of cne of its greatest, citizens. Probably no. other chief of., state of . out . time touched it at so many different and varied points of sympathetic contact, through personal relationship, through extent of dominions and of political and commercial interests, through the be nevolent activities of peaceful diplo macy and through an alert, informed and unfailing human spirit. More than most men of his time. or of any time Edward the Peacemaker fulfilled the laudable boast of Terence, that he was a man and therefore, was interested in all things which concerned men; and for that cauee. as well as for the others, more concrete and tangible, which we have recited, the whole world in return was interested in him in life and to day displays its abiding interest at the ports U of his tomb. SAVIXGS J3AXK RATE AXD BVR PLUS. Many prudent and farsighled bank ers are devoting considerable attention to th* 1 question of the savings bank surplus for the reason that our sav ings institutions are experiencing a heavy shortage iv their percentage of surplus to deposits, as a con sequence of growing deposits and de preciation in the market value of the restricted securities In which they are obliged to invest their funds. A few leading New York State savings banks reduced their rate of- interest last De cember from 4 to 3^s per cent, and it Is not unlikely that the movement will extend to other banks in the semi-an nual payments to depositors in July for the sake of sound banking principles. Inasmuch as the New York State sav ings bank law prescribes that not more than 10 per cent of deposits shall re main uninvested at any one time, the trustee not only is prevented from tak ing advantage of a low. priced security market, but frequently hi compelled to invest when price: are unusually high, while, unlike many financial institution, the savings hank is imable to increase its surplus through fortunate specula tion. It would appear, therefore, in the in terest both of the depositor and of the general financial situation, that every savings bank, in order to offset the effect of a possible Combination of a falling mar ket and Increasing deposits, should aim to build up and maintain a surplus com puted upon the market or liquidating value of Its assets of at least 10 per cent of its deposits. On January 1. 1:110. 100 savings banks out of HO in this state showed a surplus of less than 7 : per cent of tots] deposits. It has been suggested that banks which do not hold a surplus of 10 per cent should reduce their rate of interest to a level that would permit an increase of the surplus to 10 per cent; that banks which have a surplus equivalent to 10 per cent —and there are not many — should re duce their rate in order to maintain the 10 per cent, and that banks 1 which hold more than 10 per cent should reduce their rate to .'s',.{. per cent as ft whole sane example and for the best Interests of all concerned, especially of the smaller Institution*}, which find a 4 per cent (dividend extremely burdensome. Statistics covering a period of years demonstrate that if it be the aim to maintain a fixed ratio of surplus to de posits the Swings of the New Y'H\i State savings banks, generally speaking, do not -warrant a rate exceeding 8% per cent. lii<l«'<-<l, ii is a matter of record that men In si moderately rising market for securities, with a 3!l> per cent rate, the ratio of surplus to deposits has only, kept stationary. An luiportnnt factor with which liic savings batiks] havo^ to contend i- the automatic prowth in flo posits from within— thhr is. frqm iutpr est nni riHtnti and .credited. \Vhen the P«'vi«g6-l»ank law- mtMb pownlt*^ " ■'" lar, rate o£ interest on depositt! not '" fxecod ii per tv>b<. - a year " ■'" : *' h:l ' ; 1 tho r-arniiiK power of |!"'! "' bunk* in this slate was approximately. 6 . i?cr cent, against a niib.' moce than. 4 cent t«» dyy. The present margin, therefore, be twecu the amount these institutions earn OB their 'investments and the inter est . |.;iid to depositors is cxceetiingly narrow. It is a question, wltfi 1 bur den.of prn,.r ou the negative, wðer or. not, the law should now be amended »0 as to restrict -regular iuterest payments to r.Vfe per cent, .vet. compelling an extra payment when the maximum surplus has been ■ reached. ;■ FOR A WORTHY CELEBRATION. We are glad to see that the plan for I rational celebration of the Fourth of July, which- The Tribune has advocated, is gradually i.-iking shape. Mayor &or iv rcHimnse ° letters from a com mittee, of citizens and from the Mer chants' Agsociation urging that tiiei-«> be some funeral public celebration oC the day in .place of the individual explo sion of lireworks has signified bis will ingness to appoint a committee to take charge of the project. The time is short. tlie holiday being only n little more than six weeks off, but it will still be possible, if a committee begins work promptly, to prepare such a cole bration that no one will regret the abandonment of the old practice. Tin? Mayor in his letter suggests an old-fashioned Independence Day and discusses the possibility of a parade in which the national guard, contingents from the United States army and navy, detachments of police and firemen, as well as representatives of civic and patriotic societies, may take part. . A great display of fireworks in the even ing would end the day fittingly, he sug gests. There can be no doubt about the fireworks. Unless there are fireworks, not merely at one point in the city, but at various points accessible to different sections, the email boy will be disap pointed. And unless the day is worthily celebrated there will probably be a re turn to the old foolish, wasteful and dangerous system of indiscriminate use of explosives. The aim should be to make the cele 1 »ration of the day significant, to ap peal to something more than the love of noise and illumination and to reach the imagination of the people. His torical pageants which have been so popular in England are apparently, out of the question for this year, at any rate, because so little time remains for preparation, but If a committee is ap pointed of men who have had experi ence with public celebrations and pos sess enough imagination to get away from the stereotyped features of Ameri ca n displays something may be accom plished which will lead gradually to a worthy and significant observation of the birthday <>f the country's indepen dence. TVho will put bis faith In comets after this? At last the secret Is out. It is not the gambler in futures, not the greedy railroad or steamship man with his aw ful freight rates, not the jobber, the factor, tho ginner, nor even the planter, who is reaping the benefit of the differ ence between C or 7 cent cotton in ISO." mi 15 or 16 cent cotton now. It is the humble, down-trodden and in some states disfranchised negro laborer who is guilty of the Increased cost of the necessary staple. At least he is mad© the "goat," if the statement of a South Carolina cotton planter before the Senate "cost of living" committee is correct. Ha says that negro laborers in the cot ton fields get 100 per cent more for their labor now than they got when cot ton was sold at a low figure, and that the planter reaps no more actual profit now than he reaped when he received I'ss than half the present rate for his product. Senator Smith, of South Caro lina, backs up Mr. Stackhouse, the planter alluded to. by the statement that negro labor in cotton fields now dresses gaudily and brides in fine •.•arriages." Standards of sartorial gaudiness and vehicular fineness vary, of course, and what would pass for superexcellenco In a South Carolina cotton field would hardly do in Fifth avenue, but the nub of the whole story seems to be that the cotton field n*»gro is learning some les sons from whit© labor, and incidentally making cotton users pay for his tuition. Says "The Houston Post" of ex-Rep resentative S. B. Cooper's appointment as a member of the Board of General Appraisers: "Sain Bronson Cooper is one "of tho world's noblemen, and the Fresi "dent in selecting a Democratic ap "praiser could not have done better." We should like to have Mr. Bryan pass the question whether anybody can be at once a 'nobleman' cind a member in good standing of that "non-aristocratic" organization, the Democratic party. "While we are fortifying tho Panama Canal it will bo, well to do so In the most efficient manner. Weak fortifications are a feource ot weakness rather than of strength and are an invitation to attack rather than a deterrent against It. Anxious Democrats are watrhing Con ncrs and Murphy, now reported to be In, syzygy. 77//; TALK OF TBS DAY. Writing from the interior of China, a traveller says: "Currency i 3 primitive to a decree. Lump silver only Is used and copper 'cash.' Coined money is not cur rent. Even in Honan City, which Is distant only two days by rail from Peking, lump silver, the same cumbrous currency that has been used for. centimes, is still em ployed. It is cut Into small pieces with hammer and chisel. Every town and vil lap- has it own weights and scales, and there is no pretence at uniformity." • f.i, what does • 'skeptical' mean?" "Well— did you ev«r see a man taking in the trashing for fear of rain In spite of the weather prediction •fair 1 ?"— I>uftalo Express. A former r>ostonian, according to "The Transcript," returned to the Hub unex pectedly this week and. on account of the comet, thus explains his appearance: "I came to town this morning, in recollection of the reply of Wendell Phillips to the Mllleritea who called to him when ho was riding In from Concord. ''Mr. Phillips! Stop! Come Join us! We are collected in this field b«eao— the world is cumin* to an end this afternoon.' 'That doesn't concern me.' answered Phillips, 'I live in Boston.' " Pa— Did George get any nearer to pro poalng OH ill-- last visit? Daughter— l think he did. papa; he aeked in*- if you were heavily insured. --Bunion Her* Id. Bfs hun.Jr«*il men are sacrificed annually to the "parloi match," according 1 to C M. I Goddard. president of the National Fire | Protection Association. President God dard *ald that fire WaMfl in the United : States, excluding that due to .forest fires and marine losses, amounted in 1307 to $lf.B,eoo,*o<>. "We are 'forbidden to :expeeto ratrs tn puM'e places for fear of possible in jury to others," raid Mr. Godrtafd. "is it. a-far-stpp to forWrl by low flic uso of th" parlor match.' to wMt* it *« /•'stiittatcd that WO iiv«?s arc annually sacrificed?" Mngpinp— Women have such 'queer ways of *>xpr^Ralna -.themselves. 1 ' * nusgine as? . , Muggins— V.'»>!l, my wif" was t^Hln? me about Mis? rei)owia«f. nnd «a<d a *•'"* a .Right to behold, .end in -the very next breath, paid php •wasn't fit to h*; seen.— Fiillnaelphla Record. ' - THE OLD RKLIABIX. Come back to earth. thft eom^t"? gone, fbti'fe • Still -iliv 11 and well , And In ft fair condition to Say Halley was a peH. litit oth^r sky thing*, billed to show. Art: hardly «> absurd. ' • : For sure the mt>o"n trlit be cclip£Cd On May the 23d, And though you may not see the show. For clouds may -poll the game. The old, reliable eclipse * -"Will get them just the same. 1 r : :% n W. J. L,AMPTnX, "Why don't you get tr. work and settle these railroad questions?'' l Tm waitinp." paid Hie Senator. , "For what?*" - "To set*, if some sraduatn won t write a commencement thesis un the subject. — Washington Herald. In a letter from Stuttgart a corr#i«poni ent of a German paper says that Siider mann has so long been synonymous Wtt> success that the performance at the royal theatre «rh«U the drama. ••Children of the Strand. ' \va3 received In silence was re markable and uniooked for. "Only after the third ant was there a small sign of ap proval, and When th« final curtain was lowered hisses were heard in all parts of the house. The stage manager had prob ably expected a different result, for the curtain went up after it had fallen, but the actors evidently had seen and heard the sentiment of the audichefe and did not appear again." IN MEMORIAM. (Hie Maje»ty King Edtrard the Eaventh.) At midnight came the Majesty of Death— Kings of the earth abide this King's decree- Sudden, and kindlier so. to seal the breath And set the spirit free. And now the Peace he held most near hia heart. That P«u«e to which Bis country's steps he led- So well for us he played his royal part- Broods o'er him lying dead. Thus passes Britain's crown from Kin? to King:. Yet leaves secure a nation's deathless love. Dearer than empire, yea, a precious thin? All earthly crown 3 above. —Punch. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. COMETS— HABITS AND HABITATS. To the Editor of The Tribune. Sir: Psea?e tell i;s something of the comet. 1. What is it? 2. Whence its power to go contrary to the earth at the rate of so many miles per minute? 8. Why shouldn't it burn out and be destroyed in seventy-five years or less, at the rate it is going through space? If you or any one can answer the above in your paper, you will greatly oblige J. A. HUBBAP.D. Plainfleld, N. .T., May 38, 3910. [If our correspondent owns no popular work on astronomy, he would dp well to consult one in some public library. Any thing like satisfactory answers to his questions in the space here available is impossible. Still, an effort will be made. Comets are believed to be objects flying through space which are captured By the attraction of the sun or the bigger planets. Thereafter they follow elliptical orbits, propelled by a force like that which sends the planets around the sun — whatever that may be. ' Whether they go around in the sam? direction as the earth or in the opposite one, as a few comets do, is apparently a matter of chance. It seems to depend on their position when the sun, "which has a motion of its own through space, first exerts an influence on them. Astronomers* tell whether a. comet is. new or old, so to speak, by comparing its orbit with those of other comets. They could find no parallel for "Comet A. 1910," and hence regarded it as a stranger. Halley was led to predict the return of the one which bears his name by the discovery that its path is Identical with one •which had previously appeared several times. A hint of the composition of comets— or, at least, cf their heads— furnished by meteoric stones. These, fall on the earth after following. the paths of comets which have been disintegrated by col lision or otherwise. Additional informa tion about them and their trains is sup plied by the spectroscope. Visual obser vation through a telescope also helps. At a great distance from the sun comets z.re without tails. These appendages are a product of solar heat and seem to consist of matter in an almost incon ceivably rare condition. Among the sub stances revealed by spectroscop'c study of comets and their trains are iron, sodium, vaporous compounds of hydro gen and carbon and other terrestrial elements. As the indications given by the same comet sometimes change in a few weeks it is not unlikely that oc casionally some elements are masked by others.— Ed.] WANTS MR. IVTHARG TO EXPLAIN. To the Editor of The Tribune. Sir: The writer begft to call your atten tion to part of the address of Ormsby Mc- Harg. formerly Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Labor, delivered before the National Association of Manufacturer. 1 !" on the 16th lnst.. according to your issus of to-day. No doubt others would be pleased to have Mr. McHarg give a more definite explanation of this part of his address: "The Chinaman on the Coast and else where in the country Is the last man to leave his work at night and the flrst one to arrive in the morning, and he's never In Jail." No doubt two meanings could DC taken from these few words, but does Mr. Me- Harg mean to intimate that the white and the negro people do not work long enough, and that it would be advisable to admit the Chinaman so a.«s to use him an an In strument to force the ordinary people to work day and night? I think this is his belief. If he will give this matter a little more study he will make no more such "break*" when he In called upon to speak of a matter of such Importance. A. L.. D. Now York. May 17, 1910. WANTS WORLD'S FAIR HERE. To the Editor of The Tribune. Sir : A world* fair in NVu York would attract a greatly increased number of vis itors from every part or th.< world/much to our commercial «nd financial advantage. It would givo work to many thousand* of our leoplft and bring million* of dollars to be expended here. rV, \ It would gtv» a greut Impetus to our *"« port trafV and li^lr. us In reaching th* mar ket* or South Am«ri«H arid tho Kn*i. It would he In tbf< lino .if "doing thin**" M &*aln?!t tlio policy of walling nnd w..r.1-« ing K. <• harrows New York, May IS, IMO. People and Social Incident* AT THE WHITE HOUSE. (PV-m the Tribune Bur-"" ! WnPhingtoh. Mar 19.— Th«j rrwld^rit wll attend liM memorial services ft"" K' * Kdtfard Vtl nt St. John's Church at 11 O'clock tn-mormw mornln?. Senator Root discussed I nnmbef of sub- Jttta with the President to-day before gtilfiß to N>w York to Sail tomorrow for The Hague to represent the United States in the Newfoundland fisheries arbitration. Xpw York po*ltl»* and appointment* oc cupied some of tliclr time. Senator Root when leaving the executive office* *» 3 joined by l,ioyd C. Hrlseom and R'rr' FPhtatlve Parsons, who. with WlMlam Barne!«. jr.. and R^pwntatlvra P*lß»— . Sotittwick and OKott. bad previously con fcrrcd with the Pr^.-ldcht. The railroad measure w.s discussed by the President and Senator Kikin-. "The eomct," said the Senator, after th« con ference. "«ems to liar* brought as wartn f/eatner, and the h*at trill brln^ p«»cc and amicable relations. I hav6 fw«n in a good many fights in my »€<►. *nd 1 fl«d that they begin to wwk out ju«t rs «w»' l as the hot weather *trilt*» Washington. I would n't be sarprte*l now If We t«t away from Washington by the middle Of June." Mrs. Vinnie R. Hoxie. wife Of Brigadier General Richard U BUM (f«tir*>d), «M recommended by Representatives Driscoll. Carter, Pickett and Stanley for appoint ment as a member of th« Art Commission, recently created T»y Congress. Senator Flint. accompanied by Mayor McCarthy .-f Ban • Francisco and Mayor Hodgldns of Berkeley, conferred with «ie President about the Hetch-lletchy Valley. Colonel Spencer COSBy and LJeutenant Colonels John Blddle and Harry Tay'.or. corps of engineers, have been desisnated to attend it hearing on May 23 before the Secretary of the Interior on the question of the vacation of a permit to th« city and county Of San Francisco to use the Hetch-Hetchy Valley for the purpose of maintaining a water supply. Among the President's callers were Sen ators Warner. Oliver. Guggenheim. PU~» and Smith. Representatives Creager. Ed wards. Plumley. Focht. Hawley, Ellis, Martin, Jamleson, Cameron. Miller and Burleson. Assistant Secretary Hilles, Ar thur I. Vorys and Dr. J. W. Hill. The President delivered an address of welcome at Convention Hall this everting to the delegates to the World's Sunday School Convention. Mrs. Taft gave the third of Mr series of four garden parties on the White House lawn this afternoon, and -with most propi tious weather the affair wilt long l« re membered by her guests. As at the pre vious parties, the guests were about equally divided between resident and of ficial society, and were received by Mrs. Taft. assisted by the President. The pres entations were made by Captain Butt, and the Marine Baud gave an elaborate pro gramme, especially chosen for the after noon. One of Mrs. Taffa chi«f aims has been to have the guests stroll about the lawn and enjoy the well made walks, and the game of tennis In progress in the lower part of the grounds proved an espe cial attraction. The tea table was laid under the trees, and with its burden of flowers furnished an attractive touch tl color. THE CABINET. .[From TTse Tribune Bureau.] Washington. May 19.— The Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Mac\>agh enter tained guests at dinner to-night, havins in the party the Minister from Sweden, the Italian Charge d' Affaires and Itascaasa d« Montasliarl, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Garrett. Miss Cameron. IBH Catherine Cameron, Miss Oliver. Miss Wetmore, Lliss AJdrtch. Miss Williams. Senator Bever idge, Representative Butler Ames. Captain Archibald Butt. Samuel Weldon and Mr. Wil.ams. -f-f ""' -""* THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS. I iTiV'tn The Tribune Bureau.] Washington. May 19.— Tho Minister from Spain and Beflora de Riano have received their household effect! 1 from Copenhagen, where the minister was last stationed, and will take possession of the legation at once. Countess Moltke, wife of the Minister from Denmark, has gone to I^ancaster. Ma?."., to visit her parents, Mr and Mr?. Nathanel Tbayer. with whom she will re main until i=he sails for Denmark with the minister later in th» season. IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY. [Fr">m The Trtbun* Bureau.] Washington, May ».-The Vic*- President and Mrs.'. Sherman are eip»cted to return to th« capital to-morrow, the former from Michigan, where he went to deliver an ad dress, and the latter from her home in T'tica. where she ha 3 spent a week. Invitations will be issued to-morrow for the marriage of Miss MathiMe T. Town send, daughter of Mrs. Richard H. Town send, to Peter Goelet Gerry, of New York. son of Mr. and Mrs. Elbridge T. Gerry, at th& homo of Mrs. Townsend on Thursday. May 28. There will be a small wedding party Th» regent and vice-regents of the Mount Veruon Association, now In their annual conference at the home of George Wash ington, were the guests of Mrs. Taft this afternoon at her garden narty. Miss Margaret Knight. daughter of Major COLUMBIA'S SEW BUILDING Plans Filed for School of Philosophy at Estimated Cost of $250,000. Plans have been filed with Buildings Su perintendent. Miller for erecting a four story building for th- School of Philosophy on the grounds of Columbia University, on the west side of Amsterdam avenue. 5?.2 feet north of 115 th street, between Kent Hall and St. Paul's Chapel. on th» block with rayerweathcr Hall and Schermerhorn Hall. The facade will be of limestone, with a handsome ornamental arched entrance door. In the. basement will be th« electric labora tory and engine room. The four floors will contain several libraries, offices, lecture rooms, dramatic rooms, etc. McKlm. Mead & white. the architect!", estimate the cost at lOMHt - SUN DIAL FOR COLUMBIA To Be Made of Granite, and Accurate, j Too, in Fair Weather. The class graduated from Columbia Col- . lege in ISSS will give the university on June 1. commencement day, a granite sun dial, said to tx* the only one of Its kind in th!-» country- The plans for the dial and a smalt working model have l>e« made by Harold Jacoby, professor of astronomy and a mem ber of the class. When completed the dial I will consist of a granite sphere five feet j in diameter, mounted on a circular granite ' plinth some ten fret in diameter. On the surface of the plinth will v »> mark i by which will l*> designated the actual time of day at very season of the year. The dial, according to Dr. Jaooby. will probably to th« beat timekeeper" In Haw York na lon* as the hum shines, but It will bo aubject to the fallings of all other sun dla.l.i when there is no sun. BRAZIL'S NEW AMBASSADOR. Washington. May 13.— Domlcio t>a Gama. at present Mtrlst.^r of Brazil to the Arfen ttno Republic, will be appointed Ambassa dor to the United States. No ofTlclal an nouncement un the subject has been made, but there is little doubt that such Is tn« fttcU and Mrs. John T. Knisrh-. has r«tnr from a visit of several months in Pa.n-1 here she iraa the guest \.*t Ml« '&£?' o>rga.««. daughter '>f Colonel "VViiiiaßß^? fh» »» »'f'.>npanl«4 tr> T v^w* incton by Miss Kth*l M.acMarra/. wh>, a.I?o the aswst of Miss Gorgas for a » lm^** Mr. and Mrs. Robert Roosevelt aM vl Hdosrvelt v- ill <•!'«» th-ilr nouao h»fj r ' w«><?k and leiMM »*>* eapiui on Thnraj^' for Th" Lilacs', their •aaaa* hom<» gj. 7 vllle. I-rnsr Island, wH*r« they wlii jp^fT some MSt*. TUSJ •«■ make a trip ,9, 9 j, rope later. Rear Admiral and Mm. f;*>or^f» r. l»,>~ have issued Invitations for th«» itiarrta or t».-«r 4^^»«^^t•^ Mlhi Mary R«tn*>jr \fl r»,,t»tn John Wlntnms v. »4Mfa, O f t '.^ marino «*orpK. en Wedn«3<Jav, Jana t. at ; o'clo*** in Ft. The»mas"s *^iurcl3. A «a a ;x reception at the horn* of R«ar A«Haai and Mrs. B«n»y will follow tha — riianai. NEW YORK SOCIETY. Miss tle!«n FVith wM marriad * :<rjl Q. afternoon to iiesMam NaaWti --11, nt <^ and Mrs. Charles L Hudson, at th<» ?ioai«^ her father, 1.. IMNrai Fritli, y.o. 3- n^ STth BtrPet. Th« tSfMBBi -pra* tOttmt in the draw-biR room by tb6 Rev. DS»H Hearn. of St. lg«arfus T.« "la *:t,iim\ pj^jj MMaS)* and SUh street, irai "''il'JW*! by « fsuaUgu. Th»- brat rr-as in .•# vnr* of whit* satin embroiderer* ritti x>*a.rh an^ trimmefl Wfli oH family MsSfl 1 lac*, f^ wore a tulle veil. an'l :"■■ ja^vels cocsir*,] «>{ a star sapphire brooch •«•♦ wftii monds, a gift of the brM'-grftotn. -..• Wf . f i««l- a boti<juet of -orehias an«l ini#s-o#.th* v«Uer. Mlw« LSSSM Krlth MM '»r sigtfr"i mAld of lu.nw. and the to-l<l**malda %en Mian Anne T. Oardir.Cr and JjJss Antoinette Ileckscher. The maid of ftonor *4i» a gown . of whit* lac« trimmed with to d mauve ribbon, and earriert A -how»r boa «4UCt of m«uv« »w«»»1jk!«s. Mis* 'U«c» #ch«r'i« rrock «*i^ was " f »nii ■ ia c < f»,j with Jfre»>n ribbons, while Mi<?» Hirdiaerj 4fWts was trimmer! with Stall. Haas KJ*r «te«lß BaSsSSS vra« his tft»tfter*a 6e»t w»a, and the wh«Ts \r»re C. Alan Hudson, .\i fre«l "WagstafT, jr., Rowtan4 Stfbbtns and Walter KotT>*. Mr. and Mrs. Hudson *ffi call for >:urop« at th* «•»< nf th# .«aj i» «i n-i Hie Bummer abroad. 'Sir. and Mrs. Ernesto G. Fabbrl trtll %i to Bar Harbor on June 3 tor the sutKner, 1 Mrs. Hertart Fhtwman IB fh* m4m »fV parents. Mr. and Mrs. E-isnn Bradley, at their plac« at Tuxedo. Mr and Mr». ErU ley will so abroad n»xt raoniii. T*% __, Mrs. T. J. Oakl«r Rhin«iand«r. w*k» sailed for Europe yesterday, will rtsafcj abroad for the greater part of th« mnmm. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Payriv; VTMtn»y.'«a» are now at their country plac& on tar; Island, -will open their villa *t Newport tat first week In July. Mrs. Georsre G. Haven ■will go to Lettx at th» end of this month. dgßejg Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Co« wtll «pen their country place at Sowtßanaslw, Lea; Island, in about two weeks. Mrs. Charles H. Marshall sailed far Ik rope yesterday to spend the greater part 0! the summer abroad. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Kountz« will Inn town on Tuesday for their country plate nt ■Morri^to-.vn. N. J., where they will pa« 0m summer. SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT. [By Telegraph to Th» Tribune.! N">rrport. May I?.— and Mrs. Loul» H. McCa^g and family are the. gaiests of Srs. John Nicholas Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Hillhousa arrtryj to-day for -ho season. Miss Georsrianna M King. who alree** here, has leased the Parker cottage fa Parker avenue. Announcement ~ <?• -" •» rental was made to-day. Mr. and Mrs. William B. Bristo-ar t!3 arrive on Monday at Chateau Kooga. The Blair Fairchtld cottage. In 3e!lev» avenue, is being prepared for Mr. »nd JCx Thomas Hitchcock. Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Andrews Tist« rs turned from New York. Llspenard Stewart will rren his 5»3J33 to-morrorr. IN THE SERKSHIRES. [By Telegraph to Th» TribsE*.] Lenox. May Miss Grace Sedgwtek ftaf arrived In Stock&ridge to visit Miss Ska Tuckennan. . , Mrs. Ellen Aucinnutv arrived to-day »* Th« Dormers, her country estat*. Mr. and Mrs. George Winthrep Folaeat entertained at luncheon thi3 afternoon at Sunny RMBC, Mr. and Mrs. Robert TV. Faterson * 1 * arrived at Blantyre. Mrs. "William I* Brown i» at t^jeM* Wood, her summer home in Great irrin» ton. - Mr. and Mrs. Robb de Fejster Tjio*. who have been in Boston for tha wiattT. are at their country estate in TyrlnsW sl . Miss Lis2tte Hast, vho ha? teen i-*(i -* ( since last autumn, has opened ter ccrs^r estate In Stoekbridge. ' Mr. and Mrs. William A A. Erowa M *^ gone to New York 't . Mrs. Hamilton McK. T^-omb!:*. 2li-°3 ™.£ Twombly and Mrs. William H. :"* •* arrived to-night at Curt., Hotel- SIX BISHOPS CONSECRAtat Unusual Ceremony Performed V Archbishop Ireland in St. Pad- St. Paul. May 19.— Tor the flrst •••«• sj«* j th- Roman Catholic Church cair^ ro A^* lea six bishops were consecrated *^ jtaneouslv here to-day >v ArcftjwnWJg | land in -.he chapel of St. Pan! Seminary.- * j most precisely at the spct rrhen F«^ Slxmis Hennepin landed en the bank «*► ! Mississippi, ' <* league below the FaUS | St. Anthony," 230 years se,t»- — • ■ The ceremony was condui-te-1 N»f»»r*" | Governor of the state and hi* 5 ' a _ Jll | I hundred crlests. fifty bishops. » !]SSSi land flftv seminarians, and Mor..«isnorl-* Imede Falcon'o. Apostolic Delegate «t ! Vatican to th« United State*. VT ; Fergus Patrick MacEvoy. of Toronto..^, j ada. a-^isted In the consecration. 1 Archbfshoo Ireland to-.lay received > following message from Por« Tl*ll9T I * ll9 X: t tlloly Father, with fulness of 1; * "''.»f parts his blessing to yourself and to "JT^ i jtati prelates assisting you. a* ** "* , them, to tho six newly consecrated I*£* entering into the Church's «KT#4 rr 1^ dom. to whom he earnestly wishes • W m '■ perous and stainless career." JAPAN TO PROTECT COPYRIGHTS- Toklo. May 1? The Privy Coutlcl day adopted a convention for tho f m lion of copyrights. KROONLAND SAILS FOR NEW YCR* Southampton, May ' 1?. — T 1 * * lt *f^* Kroonlnnd, which put In here for tf r^. on Monday, sal!-! to-day tot N>* *^ Her first class passengers tcere ** ferred yesterday to the Adriatic. THE STEAMER ARAS IN jO *' Queenstowm. May 13. Th* rintWjJjJJ Btpamer An*, which becamf ■ >m Tjl white en route from Philadelphia Wgß don. and was towed hero by tb V**[_^. steamer Knergle. proceeded for Ufaaon-. day In tow of a tug PREMIER YI'S ASSAILANT ' Seoul,- t:or«a. Mas 1?.- Tie • .'haim T.^ the. Corean wbo stabbed Pr*»niW^^« an attempt at assassination on J&Kg 22 last, waa to-day tsntenccd to ofr»r£,<-