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Naval Formulas Revised?A Fair Offer. London. March -,l Mr Churchill's stark naked candor in ?tf--russtng nav.il affairs shocks dlploma ,,,.1?. hi? does no lutrin Lord Chartes peres'ord has rebuked htm "?t* ?mention? l?g liermniiv. ami llierehy exposing the Admiralty to crltl? istn f??r Indirect men p, es snd provocative measures. The v ? ?? i ord's spoe.-h has produ? ed a pro .; impression In 0<srmany, bul whits ggresstve edlt?-srs hsve be?en ? s In a high ke\ there is no ev i ,,, . thai ' hsa i-t-n ?regarded as either v ..?e <>r offensive Before the da y a ? .,,->? the rwo-power , rd ?? : s Invented ns s convenient euphemism when F*ran?pe snd Russia had ( . itrongesl navies In Europe ami a . ? v.?, n them was reason? B probable In the cont Ingency of i The phrase did nol de? . bin Englishmen plume?! - - upon II as ;? i haracterlsi Ic , .l form in International i \n time went on and the strongest were the Herman \ the phrase became undiplomatic. sin?'c n car i Ion "f an impossible alli ? .; Liberal ministers ? ? , tlm? ago bj restricting andard to Europe, -. hiding Vmerlca, and now Mr. has ?ir'-i-i" d 11 altoget her as -. and meat Inglcss. ? ?< rmany i? ii. and ih.tuin val ? omblnat Ion Is too re? in ',.- , nnsid? red by the Admiralty, .; . ness with which Mr. Churchill . | ? ? . -r, air? of I ?ngland und .. for supremacy In sea ?power hi ., gi ,,i nation and nol a l.- i .p. an i" . ? Nothing ined by evasions and in - pression The plain w .is that British ascen .-???i by the cr?ai ..:?-- and s? ientlfl a ..- ross the Noi ih -,lr. ? ? has said this \? ith per. and while M -posii ion to b ?ter and Hamburg Ger? thc better for his ? think ihe worse ?>f ;; . . . (he air ; m? n and writers of ? ih? gravest ;".-.-?? ? sensitive ,.. - ? . ? ? rate, b?- ii" ?round for t if i himei mblnatlon ? - ., mor? Id fai If British he ad lusted hereafter to the . ? ? ;? rmany as th? ;,,-.'.er. 1t is an offlcl ?I , ?? . form ida '? le rival, a - I led with good gra< ? Am? i nly ?a ill be pleas? d to ha? ? : ??? ? r standard "? fli aban? ? .-?s ..-<-?,,. ? \? as |e ' from Europ? an ? omplicationg w . ngl c time-honored formula, ?hen. ie the new atandard ?? substituted for the m conjuring phrase? . superi ??> pe? ? enl In Dre - In ights f?ei man na ? ? ^ il h 'lie ag? ,.f i he eight K lng Ed the armor? d cru is.-rs ? [>r? ll ?Ughl era. he is sat? fi?d ? ? * Bt ' all Empire s 111 i.e. '??? veil? If )t have ?Jixlccn - ..f tii. best t -. pe to ten for V- the older battleships and ? - Une m relative fighting value will have lo be raised. Por v ? ear??, if there be no change ? ? - n naval law, i our and three Btru 'ted alternately. If i dmlraltj is beni upon ditlonal Dreadnoughts . h? ".- t ? riod th? r? a ill have r more British battleships, if ar? ihr? e additional ? ?erman ? \?. Ill h?- .s; v 1'rit lah lo match them. The ratio ? o applies only t ? > the ex German programme. If there be d< -? ? opment of na*, al r> ?roas the North Sea there will ? ? one. or at least an al of fives and fours against . . . . Bril ish determina ? ?? ma? ? of sea power at ? i bj .m < xpltcll ad? n that any reduction or retarda ? ' lerman construct Ion a ill lie pi .?-?1 by fully proportionate u .?.?irk In England. If ? booses i.? drop any one or two of her annual quotas. Eng? a so si? ??? down on a lai ger ? ?erman capital ships are ? 1913, al a saving of |iiO,?JOO, OOfi " s;;:.?mmi.ihn?. five British Dread Ill be Indefinitely postponed. rdlj I* a fairer Inv?ta? lo (J? rmany to initi?t?- a reduction rmaments on the most favor? for h? r own na* y. and if the ports about the < ?rion and the Ir 13.?? Inch batter!? a, be led, the holiday would be wel .mi. wh.ic there would for revising the plans <>f what ? to i- mis? alculat? d failures. ? thai this simple and for the abatei ten! ol ov< r lOUSl? OSl na .a! ex ? will )m: acc*epted across the The < ?erman a? a lords will h? ir dlgnit) to make ?? Ith Mr. Churchill, even if ? be i - bind him. They will with i ' . ir programme and ?? it, but th? re will be no ? Ii be s poor diploma .nomlat, but he is a, ? ' -u Englishman, and lias ln ?? tlge at home by his and vigor. More fortunate ? Prime Minist? r or the Chan? ? i the Poreign Secretary, lie ? mprov?sd his reputation during ?lie ? ? Inlst? rial decadence. are sub and worn out ?I anxieties, while be is as fresh ai ev?er, with undlminished power t?w ig th? details of complex ad? nnnistrath.il and with s characteristic - for saying what patriotic Eng? n warn the First Lord of the Ad? ' i?. say about aes powei l. N\ F. SCIENTISTS ELECT OFFICERS. delphla, April r, Ths American As I Patholoslati and Bscteriolo p1 '" " ? began .. two days' convention st the i.ivers!!. of Pennsylvsnls to-day, ' ? the following offli. rs Pit dent, ?or Herbert U Willlama, University f Bnftslo: - lent, Profsssor J J. ?scKeasie, Toronto; treasurer, Profesaor ry, Boston- secretary, Prof? - or Krn-t. Bostoi coundUoiS, l>r W. ' Psrk, New fork; Vrofeseor l.eo |4SSb, I Uala and Pr? ??- km m. l< In l oui i 1 '?? srgttj of Chi . HISTORIC MANSION BURNED Lake House, in Wiltshire, with Priceless Furniture, Destroyed. London. April 6.- Throe destructivo Ares in hlatoric rjountrjr mansions ... - < iittod to-night. The first was in Lake Houaa, In Wiltshire. :? fine Kli/ah? than ???liire, fun fif priceless Jacobean furni? ture Lake llius.? wan occupied hy Percy Holden UHngworth, M. P., who with his w-jfe ;ii,r) children wax saved Prom death from 'he llames only by Hi? barking of p ?ins OUtalde the door. A- i? wan the family ina?i?^ i's escape clad only in nightclothea. The rither lires were In Roaadhu House. on Loch Lomond, In Dumbartonahlra ging to sir lfm Colquhoun, and tilbbatown Castle, near Navan, County Meath, Iroiand. where alone the datnag3 ?'? ne aCtrre^Mierl S'.'l H ? i H M i. OBITUARY. WILLIAM DICK. v. illi.iin I nek. who up to 190; waa bead ? inlng hi m of I n.k A Mi er, ? i l. day morning at his home, No. ' ?? South '"h street, Williamsburg. Mr. in. k. who was in his eighty-ninth y? ir, waa ill eight month?. His family ?was at hla bedside when the and ?ame. Mr i ?i. k waa a la rae storkholder in the American Sugar defining Company, ih -\.i formerly president of (hi Manufactur? era Nati ".?l Bank, of Brooklyn, retiring ? - Although h? ?m.) l,.rTi ihr ?^.nr,i vie? president of this hank for many yean. It was mu until he \?,;i?. eight) yean old thlt 1 i "? i ame h? ad of the Institution Alexander D Seymour succeeded him when he s< .-?? ; conn? tlon with th?* and Mr. I ?I k'a son, J. Henry l?i< k, w ..-? rhosen i Ice-president. V native nf Hanover, Germany Mi Hick to thi* country when he wa.< twenty two y..it old. tte noon aaved Rufliclent ? L-- n i ry buslm I \?. -'. '?? hi u:,s conducting his little grocery that Mr. Dick realized the poaetblltiea In the sugar refining bui In 185S h" ilrif!?-'! into that Industry with Louis Wlntjen, opening a refinery al Pike and Cherrj Ntreets. rive years later he .-s tabliahi ? a refiner) In Division street, near tl watei fi ont, 'ii Williamsburg. Ills veni - ? - ? a great i ' II mother plant for making r? fin? d waa erected In North 7th street. In enterprise Mr. Dick became senior part? ner <>f the firm of win. n he remained it the heail until he retired from active bual Ml Dick ?a? ;i vice-president nf 'lie Nassau Trua! Company, a director of the 1 lei I ei -Jon? p .1 ><?< II Milling ? 'ompan; . ?? truatee <<{ the Cerman Savinj i Bank and uuurer of thi Deri an l.uth? ran Hos ? !? ii. In i: i-t Ne? \ oi .? He waa also a life tnenilx-r ?if the Brooklyn Institut- ?.f Arta and Sciences. TI? married Mist \nna Vogta In 181*. He leaves two children, .) Henry in.k, wlios,. daughter married Horace Have ' eyer, a son of the late H- nry ' ' Have* ever, and Mrs.' j. Adolph Mollenhauer. -? ? JULIA LEHMAN. . Lehman, known to play go? rs a s?-"re ago, i!i< ii > ? st.-rii.- . ;if her home, No 609 West 41st street, after a lingering illn?-s.-. sh-- was sixty-five years old hmH at the time of her death was em? ploye,! H5 wardrobe mistress In the Lyric Tb< .?tre I'orty years mzo .I'l'.i Lehman and hei - iter were hallet dancers al N'lblo'a Oar den, at that tlm?i situated iti Broadway, be? tween frinr-? an-t Hotiatot I ????? When in? ?zreat fire occurred nt thai theatre, Miss Lehman's si-.tr.r \. ;, < killed .-1111"! the place remained closed foi a week as a token of respect t<> he,- memory. The >.o nd 8 ety was paying the 1 em or ?he ror.in occupied bj M S? I.-hman. and ?a? likewise providing h? r w th medi- at at? tendance She leave? 1 nephew, who >,n married .?nd live? ,,t '.? Sradhurst av DR. H. O. WALKER. Detroit, April ;. j);. n ,i Walker, a widely known Detroit surgeon, died to-day a- the result of pneumonia. He was sixty nlne yeara oh), mid for many yeara had been prominent m nal onal medical Dr, Walker waa born in r>rtr?.it in -yn and eriue.iteii at Albion College, the Uni? versity of Michigan and Bellevue Hospital Medical College, lie had been eine? Mas secretary an.l a member <>f the board of trustee! of and professor of surgery In the Detroit College ??f Medicine. He ?.?-? a-" Burgeon to Harper's and 81 Marys hos pitala. He ln.<i been at various times city and county physician and a member <>f ti ?j Board of Est?mate ami Hoard ?if Health. CAPTAIN THOMAS F. CARTER. Versailles, Ky., April I. Captain Thomaa r. Carter, U. s. N. (retired), <ii?-d suddenly last night He waa chief engineer ?>f ihe battleship Brooklyn during the battle of Santiago. Captain Carter ?as sixty ara ?.hi. Captain Cartel was graduated in 1879 and itant engineer In en! recently, with the rank of in, he had been on duty as an In sp?> toi of engineering matei ..1 at the Car bon ste?-l Worka In Pittsburgh and In the Pittsburgh rli-iilet. with headquartei Munhall, Penn ? % EDWIN L. EARLE. The Ti BloomfleM, N. .1 . April 6. -Edwin U forty-four years old, form? r pr?si? dent of Hi?"* New ?ork Proebel Normt? ol, ?li'-il t'l-ilay ;.t his home, No, 2H Washington atreet, f-rirn a paralytic stroke H-- was e'htr.r of 'The Kindergarten ?Pri? mary1 magazine and lecturer of 8t Francis Xavier College and Brooklyn Institut.- of Arts .:T??l Sciences. Klght yeara hk? he was aenl to Ruaala by ;- number "f wealthy New v?.rk Hebrews to atudy .I?wiah ?-onrit tlona lr. that country. )!?? received the <!? ! ,, . of I'll- D. from the College of Com?-, and "I M- fr,,,n Columbia University. ? OBITUARY NOTE. MEREDITH HOWLAND, son of the late ? : ?,:... n- I I'pv land, ol New York, Thursday at Cannes, France. Mr Jiowlai.'l was a brother ?if Gardiner ?;i??ne 1 |.,w m?i 1 he :'?i foi ? ? general . , ,.[ ?-ihe Herald ' ? DEATH CLAIMS SEA VETERAN Thrilling Career of Globe Girdling C?p tain End?; in Maine. Rockport, Me., April I.?Captain Jabea ,\, who had numerous narrow es? capes from death In wrecks an?i tires lo the fifty-two year? that he sailed the ... ?ana of t<"ie world, died at his home her. to-day. He v;HH aeveaty-two years old ami ? five years ago. Captain Amabury sailed around the a d seven time?. His moat thrilling irij-a . 1 master of the Rockland ?ship Will? iam i? Macy and th? Bath ?-hip itoanuke. The .M.? . Whil? <"> a Voyage lo Yoko? hama, watt run <!<-wn bj ?? British steamer. ? . eolllaloa o*twurred near land and th? abip w.t? beached, no live., being i?-?-t. ?t "FTDDLIN' BOB" AT REST Tnouaands Attend Funeral of Senator Taylor at Knoxville. Kin.vville, Tenu , Ajril [.. Tl B people of TenneeeM borieal their "Flddlln' Bob" H.-)iat??r Robert !?"-?? Tayloi in Old Gray Cemetery ,ier'' to-?my. Thla morning tha Btatesmaa'a body was brought her.- from Nashville, and '?-' 1] o'clock thousands of Real T?-?**neaa?eana gathered In ti..- cltj-'a auditorium for th?- fun? ral service? ItiiHiries?" was t-uKp.rid.d In Knnxrllle during the reremoni?-- Hundrt-di ol aona made kma otiv 0 si th? ? ; I Tea ?eise* mountain?. In all ?Orts of ",n^y anees t<? ????'??'? ,h* i""f,Hl I [ GIVE MEDAL 10 PEARY Success of Expeditions to the Poles Celebrated. THINKS SCOTT SUCCEEDED Rear Admiral Wishes He Could Go to Crocker Land with Borup and MacMillan. 'i he "vfi|S*)lln of- Natural l-flstory, in con Jtinction with the Aniert.-m ??.-?.cr.iphi.-Hi ftoclety and th.. Peary Arctic nub, cele hrated ?he attainment ?>f tie South Pole anil tile third anniversary <?f 'he reaching ' f the North Pol? in the audit or? i m ?>! the -? im last night Bear Admiral Robert '' Peary received ?< medal <>f honor from the Peary Arctic club and delivered an address on the achievements of explorers in the North and ?South i?>iar restons. T ? celebration .ils.? t?...k notice <?f the !<???? ?'fi.-kir Land expedition ?;..,., ge M.irnn ,-inii Donald '< MacMillan, t",. .,t Hie m-?i who accompanied Peary .??? his auccessfu! .'vpediii.n,, an(- ,,,,. ,,, nea(j (ne ?'rocker Land expedition, nutlln?ed the plan* i..i their Journey. They are .,, atan from Sydney, in the Newfoundland ?-.haicr Diana, ?-.n July ?, and ?xpe-ci m spend t??n year* in exploration of the ne<a land. Their enthusiasm for the ndertaklna and i'on fldenre m iiicceaa caughl tin- apirtt of the \mrn* .1 ..h- .,. , preaent. and both <?r II?? young explorera were enthusiastically ie eeh ? Henry Palrfleld nxhorn. president of th?* Muaeum "f Natural History, presided. ? !? -v addresses were made ? -. John Oreei - otigh, ?,-,.? prealden! of the American ??eo graphlcal S".-?etV; .inme?, H. ?;??ip, repre? senting the National Geographic Society; Henr) G. Bryant, representing the ('eo araphlcal ttoci? ij ?if Philadelphia :" ,; Zeniis ?'mue. of the p*ary Arctic <"hii>. "Mat" Heneen, the negro inemher of the Peary expedition, sat on the pint form be s-ide the discoverer of the North Pole. Ttear Admiral Peary, in his adilress, ex t.t.ss.,1 ti-., opinion that Captain Robert Scott, the English explorer, had read sd lh< South Pole, as well a-- Captain Roald Am indien. "On January 3, if?ic. Captain Robert H o? With four men nn?l equipment und supplies for a month, all in good condition, was lu? miles from the pole, and pusl Ing forward In favorable weather," -aid the explorer. "There can he no doubt thai hs i the pole In .lanuary. probably by Ha? middle ?if th?- month. The South Pole has, therefore, been doubly attained.' Th? speaker drew aome contrasts between the fundamental physical conditions a- they had been found ai the N?.rih and South II? reviewed th.- history of ?.xplora both the A?, Mo and Antarctic re? gions. Mis yean alone kepi him from join? ing his young comradea, n?.rui> and Mac? Millan, ?mi the espedition to ?roik.-r [?and, ):?? said. Me wiahed them ?vary success Herbert !.. Brldgman, stwretsry of the i'i'iiry Arctic ?'inn, presented th0 m?-?lai ? ? * honor to Rear Admiral Peary, Mr Bn?lg rnon sal.l the medal was presented to Peary nol 1-0 m 1,1, for what '? ?? had done .,1 what h? i-,;.?, it ??a- more s token l??i' loyalty and love from his friends in the ! Pear?- A relic Club, he said. Th< explorer ? sat.l h<.pted the medal on behalf <>* the linen who were with him on ll.Spedition, ? a? well sr f"i hlmaelf Th? medsl *"ai In [ the form ??! a ?tar, the '1 ? :.ted ?*?*kctlonfl 1 , ing mad.- from the ?? ? ? \ meteorite, hronghi in IW hj ?.dmlral Peary from i' - re il ear Cape York. A large diamond r - I the centre of the atar. Those who -at on ?he platform ,,rre i>r. Walter B. James, I?. B. MacMillan, ??eors. Point?. 1" James ?I. Gore, /.<??.:? ' ran?, 1 Rear Admiral Peary, .Mr. Osborn, John Greenough, fhriatopher Ravn, Norwegian Consul; Henry ? '. Brj ant. .1 ?'Ian. 1 ? Consul; Colonel David 1. Brainard, War. Department, Washington; Herbert 1.. Rrldg-j I man. Mat the? Henson, Di K O Hovey.| Kmerson MrMillin, Dr. John H Flnley, Mr. , I*. A. I.'i' BS, I ?; ? '. H 'I'"?? iis-nd. Mi C. Btuaii Qager .? d Mr Charles 1. Pollard ? ? HUDSON BRIDGE WON"! PAY 1 ; Cost Too Great Except for State or States, MacD. Hawkes Says. Ma? Dougall Hawkes I <.f 1'-- In? terstate Bridge <*ommlssion, could see no proarxcl ?-'.a-,- .-i la t night ?>f the con-1 structlon of a bridge over the Hudson ??-? a pi-Uate investment. He wss dlscusalng th,- i.m? ? r? '.??.-mail Mils lately passed h? the Senate of th? United Btatea, and nos . the Hous? Committee on Interstate and iTorelgn Commerce, providing that the North Uivr Bridge Company and the Net Voik and New Jersey pridge Company he granted an extension of ten years In which ! id bridge? across ths Hudson linking Man lattan with Jersey. Th? t of such a bridge would be too great," h< said, "to make it profitable ss s private ent On ths other hand, it Is an engineering ?possibility HHthei stats 01 both < ould 1 ulid it " "What prospect is there ihm elthei state or both ??ill begin the construtrtion ?.f such a bridge In ten y?f*rs?" hs wss ssked. "Thai l can't say until the engineering Investigation of possible sltei and s?? on proceeded furl 1er it is Interrupted at il because the New Jene?, commis-1 Kinn wenl out of business, but ?srlll be rs Mimed ahortly Governor Wilson hs sppojnted a new commission. "As for the OGorman billa, ?.;ir only in- | teresl In the pending legislation Is to see that. In granting the private eompanli extensions, II does not hinder the state governments from pro? ?-?ding to construct a Hudson River bridge any time within the nexl decade, A representative of the interstate commission has appear?*] before the House committee t< insure thai such Ion be ni.'i'I?' and In effect. I undei ? 'and. the - ?'< '. h n. bill -. ...? they puas? d the Senate, did make .him auch provision." The ll?. :??? committee members appear perfectly willinE la report in favoi ?.f granting the ?.ri\..??? companies extensiotis of lime in which to finance their projecta, hut they point ?"it that tv.o ?!.?< a 1. - have already elapsed without elthei company having begun construction and the) . ? press a desire for some assurance ihat tic next ten yearn will see a bridge t>uilt. The) also want to h? assure-d of the public neces aity for a Hudson River bridge. ?iiistav Lindenthal, pr?sident of the North Rlvei H/iJ--'" Company, has told the House committee thai the nt*ce*sity for auch a !, Idgl , BOW . : ? at? r than ?-ver Mr. IJn. ,|. utbal srss ? " nml loner ol Bridges m Ute administration of Mayor Low. The House c mmlttee has a?nl letters to Controller Prendergsst and Nelson p, ?Lewis, chief engineer 01 the Board - f Kstl mate an?! Apportionment, asking that mu? ni? I pal rept ? ? tatlv? 1 be s? m t., \\., li. Ington to apiiear b< 1 ire the co-nnuti? ?? n< x: Thursday. From them the committee srani to kno?v how gi?.?t li th" public necessity for s Hudson Rlv? 1 bridge. The experts Investigating poaslble bridge hit? s for the two stat.?- sre now In favor ,,1 a i 1 IdgS h<'low 7:d street, M. BAKHMETEFF AT CHURCH Ambassador and Wife Worship with Day Laborers in Baltimore. Baltlntora April E The Rusalsn Amtes? aador snd Mme. Bakhmeteff ami Csptaln and Mine D. S ?/SSSllleff, <.f th- RUSStSS Bmbassy, wewMpped to-alght in lbs little Russian ??r?-?-k orthodox ?'utholK' ?'hiir?-h of ths It- sun?-? lion. In thin rlty. Then wer? only sbool forty other ?worshipper??, most "f th? m dsy lebor-w 1 Ths party from the Russian Bmbsssj win remain here until "-nuda- for the Rast? 1 sf-rvlc? In 'be tlr-esi church. This ?/?Barth? Julian snd Gregorian ealsa?lars r*rtn?*tds at gjasti 1 v?? ? k. VOIE TO CALL 1ELF1 Fifth Avenue Baptist Church As? sured of His Acceptance. PROBABLY COME IN FALL "Gipsy" Smith to Preach Easter Sermon After Announcement from Pulpit Sunday. in-, cornellns Woelfkln, or th? Ro. Ke-t?r Baptist TheoloBhal Seminary, was ?callad, by .1 UnanlmOUS "it" Of the onnKroi--,Mon of the Fifth Avenue Baptist Chun*, ins? night to till the pulpit left va.-ar.t by the resignation of T'r. ''harle? F. Ake.l a year ago, ???? forecasted by The Tribune on Thursday, in?* aeceptan?*?, of which th?? congregation is already assured, will be read from the platform t.- morrow morn? ing. "<;i,.?y" smith, th? noted evangelist, ' ?.ill preach th.- Easter sermon immediately .. f :.-:?>>. an!. Members "t the church *aid lasl nl?*ht that many mesaagas of congratulation on the ?hole,, of Dr. Woelfkln had been re* ???he.i during the |aa< two days from prominent parsons In the denomination, who had learned Of hin BeleCtlon by the P'ilpit committee through the Tribune'? ar count. One of them waa said to have called him "the quietest mighty man In th? Bapttet Church to-day." Several others . ompareU lilm to ?),.- II.---. r?r. .inhn Hfin Jowett, wh.. recently rams from the '~arr'? Lan? Congregational Church, of Binning ham. Knglan?, t?. the Fifth Avenus Pr? hyterlan Church, tins rlty. The Bev. Dr William M. l.awr.O'-e. president ?if the corporation of Colgate Cntreralty, sent th? following telegraph dispatch: "Heartily congratulate you on your choice for paator. He is ?treat as ? preacher, abl? as a pastor, and I helie\e will prove thoroughly efficient tn any posi? tion in which he may be placed." White the meeting which extended the rail whs .short ami businesslike, many of ; thr.se present remained afterward to talk ? Mi?- matter over. No wont of criticism was ! ?,.ar.i against th? choice .?r the committee, I ?he general sentiment being that ?he beat ! ma*n possible had been chosen for ti"' pla?'e. ; It was pointed out that Dr. Woelfkln wa? In man of man) aldea and activities, and I that he was especially Influential among ? young men. Not ont) did he ably till his '' chair of homlletica at the Ro? heater Semi* nary, one of the deacons sal?), but he al-o found time' to lecture, to preach ?very Sunday, t.? write and to act sa preetdent of ? American Baptist Foreign Missionary Boclt ty. it was stated that much difficulty waa en rountered In getting him awa) from the I seminary, when the general "pinion pre 1 vailed that he would be th? next prealdent, '? Dr. Augustus 11 Strong, th<- present head of the Institution, having hand?sd In hi* ation Before p.inz to Rochester Dr. Woelfkln was long head of the evan? gelistic work ?if the Baptist Home Mission? ar?. Society in this country and many v.-;.'*, pastor of the Qreene Avenue Baptist Church, Brooklyn, before that K ii Paddock, secretar] of the pulpit committee, preaented th. name ?if Dr. Woelfkln to the congregation In the ab? sence of r-l-ar i, Marat?n, the chairman. The report o( t i.nmlttee recommended that the church offer .. formal call to the clergyman and refer the fixing ?if his ,-..m pensation an?! the tlate of hi entran**e to th? pulptt to the lolnt hoard of dea?*ons and trustees, Rdward ?' Ballard offered a res? olution embodying the recommendations ?>f the committee, with the addition that the matter ?if compensation be referred back t.. th? congregation, a* required ? 'he law of the atat. . ? lectlng .1 personal word int.. his re? mark?, Mr. Ballard said thai when Or Woelfktn'a name first rame up before the pulpit committee the Impression prevailed that it would be out of the question to win ".in? from hi- ehnir in the seminan l<ater, however, after n conference with him and aft?-r hearing him in the pulpit <?f the church, he came to the conclusion, with ? other members of the committee, that he i'-a?; tho man for the pince. Fits Interest in the work and bis r?alisation of n- re i ?i tlhllltv, Mr, Baila i .1 said, w ? : ? un ? itlonable. Mr. Callar?! added th.-.t Mi~ Woelfkln would ndoubtedty feel the responsibility placed upon her also .m-l that she would be fulix equal to ? ing expect?*d of her bum I> Rockefeller, ir.. w.i- present at the meeting, bul did not ?peak, it waa tat? d that Dr \\ oelfkln would probablj ?t.ik?- up his duties in hi? new pastorate in it..- fall s WOULD ECONOMIZE IN FUEL Electrical Engineer Urges Concentra? tion in Generation. Bamuel Inaull, president of the Common? wealth Kdlson Company, of Chicago, ad* .". i .. rro led meeting of the Amerl* can Instip.t.- of Blectrleal engineers last night, it No '? W) ' '''h street. Gano , un fid. nl ot the In? tltute, pr>;atd?ri M?-, insuil In arguing for the concen? tration of electrical power generation, said that Hi lb? neighborhood of two hundred minion t'.ns of coal would be saved yearly In thi? country it' auch a - 11. m waa widely ?adopted. A lesa amount of energy, he said, would i*" required for the electrification of all ti"- steam railroads in and around New York under one concentrated -ys tem than is needed to ran tin- existing separate electric light and i?ow. r plant- In the same territory. He otTer. ?I the concentr?t!? n .-f electrical power generation t.> financiers and io engi? neers as one of the n.-.-' lucrative and Important fields no? open for develop? ment. Unong the prominent engineers present ??ere Prank -i Hprague John W. i.i?i>. Charlea A. Coffln, Blon .!. Arnold, .! I-'. Calderwood, W B. Murray, l.I- it g-till w.-ii. Charlea W. Btone and Charlea P. Htelnmetz ACCENT ON THINGS, NOT MEN This Whole Trouble of Modern Life. Dr. Richmond Tells Teachers. Mbany, -kpril " I i? a hole trouble with our modern llf?- is that w.- are putting ?lie accent upon things rather than upon men," s.u.i Charlea A. Richmond, pn I dent of Union College, In an address ? , i ight at the annual dlnnei "f the Eastern Commercial Teacbera' Asaociatlon "Au tomobUea, i?ik houaea, fin? clotba ex penal ve living and the rest We clamor for th. m ..nd we scramble over one another to c-t them. The fight b getting fiercer and more merciless all the time, and Qod knowawhar? it will end. Tl.- r. medy ?ill not be found in an] MijnMfii-i.il .-. onoiiii. cure-all, such ? tallara <-r collective on mi ihip Dog win Mill quarrel over the bones ?Ti,?- hep? ?.f the futur.- Me? |n teaching men t?. l??..k open human life m ? chance t?. cxjir?-",*. the spirit and not p, Indulge the flesh, ?ad the new and higher valu? we put upon manhood and womanh.i will be it-. The real privilege of our profes? sion K that art can give oui tlm.- and . n ? ii,". b. tin- i.ith enterprise. ' The memben "f th? aaaoclatlon callad on QOVI ri; u- : >1\ (,, ,|a\ The Q0V?rt*r8l id ? ii. s . .| n,, n, briafl] MATTEAWANS MEDICAL HEAD Albany. April I Joseph f s?-..it, super Int. i,?let,? of Btat? 1'rn?.., ? t . da) ap pointed Dr, .lohn w Ruaaell ..- medical Buperintendenl ?>r Matteawan Ht it. Hoi 1'itoi. at ?n aiinuui aalarj of r.vc WORK FOR TT?K BENCH AND BAR. Removing tlic-c bonds will be more effective than merelv (tagging resolutions against tlic recall. TWO AR? SALES !_ I The Herbert G. Squiers and John L. Graves Collections. There ?r?l h>- sol.) n"xt Tuesdsy, Wednes? ' dsy, Thursdsy and Prldsy afternoon?- at i the American Art Galleries the collection of Orientaba formed hj the lat.- Herbert i<; Boulera when Mr Bquters was secre? tar? of th?- United st.ve? Legation at Peking he had, of ?oursi peculiarly favor? able opportui Itj to make a study of Kalt? em art and to cet together example-? of it. in the present exhibition ?her?- ar- about eighl hundred ?ie,-.?.. snd they make a i.t beguiling aria?. T e porcelains >**? P-.-i.ilIy fill the gallertea to ?rood purpo?je. There are man?' good d?ACOratiV< pl?M*?fS, aid the single ?olor glas?s are atjaln and n of th? hiebest Infere?:?. Theue, |n deed. "m?ake" tue exhibition. We would mi- especial!' the magnificent group of celadon bottles and vases shown in on? case, and th.- cx-imple? of sang ?1? b?uf For th? not too ?.militions collector mention should h?- mad" of ?he numerous small decorative cups and howl-;, which come early in lb?- catalogue. There ar.? quanti? ties of these, which deserve the friendliest attention. The many ?.oy-s of I'lnnabar lacquer make a gooi effect snd are rom? paratively novel into th" bargain, and there Is a plentiful diapiay of miscellaneous ob? jects, Including a very handsome screen i No I'-., Th" huge "Sculptured Jade M iii : i i i ? " ?No M?? hau. of course, an historical value and a certain curious in tereat, whicl should mark it as an ex?el lenl "museum piece"; but from an artistic point ??i ?lew it has no irreal significance. Mere bulk, in ia?l?-. i? not particularly In? spiring Mr John i. Graves, of Boston, whose collection Is o?, view at the An.bison gal? lery, where it ??ill be s?>l?l in ten aft?-rno<m and evening sessions, beginning nesl Mon? da?, dei'lares in the preface to the cata ;i...t h?- thinks he must have been horn .? collector. He began as a child to gather flowers and pebbles, later In? ?-??l li-.-t.-d birds, and as time went on his tange continued t?. widen. He has travelled much, and where he h,?s travelled he has picked up Interesting things It la an extremely mlacellaneoua collection that be sends to ti..- hammer, it contalna of course, a quantity of paint? ing-, and a number ?if these, especial!? the I?,. traits of the Kngll-h school, are iigree able souvenir*. The more resounding names - catalogue, however Msntegna, An? tonello da Messina, IMlrer and Van l??ke are not quite m persuasive. The most In? teresting part of the collection Is that which embraces the por?*elatns, lades. In r-ense boxes, lacquers, embroideries snd other objects from the Hast, and the jewels from various sources It I?? a prodigious muss of material, there belrut more than .-. r ind numbers In the ,-atal?>i;';e, and n??t all "t it is brilliant, but there ar? rood itema. The jewelry In partlcu? lui should command warm competition. DIAZ HONORED IN MADRID. Madrid, April V fleneral Porfirio lasa, ex-President of Mexico, continues to be the I recipient of nmrk<d honors here To-day ;,i the flood r*rlday religious senrlces a ?-pedal tribuns beside that ?>f King Al? fonso was pr"?i?i?-?i for the former Mes? han ex?ecutlve, ami he \n dally In attend? ance al rsceptlona In court circles a WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY. fui sdfnlssioa ?o th? Amerteaa M.mr >.f Va? u ral Hlston Metropolitan Mtueun of I th? n?-?a york Z'.iii.iKii ai r..ri< \,i,i . ? indar the aoapteea ef th? League Political Education, b) William J. ?turns "?? "The t'iKi.i At-ainat ??raft." (ii,i. ,i, Theatre, 11 .? n -gsetlas ??'? "" C*i?*SgO ?'lub. No. 46 L?ut 29th , ,.-i, 3 to p. m \,l.!i.-i? b? MlaS llarri-t Mav Mill? M "K.pi.il Irat.'-iil'-- Huilai l-iuiulil?.' Society, Ne, ? K..M o"' k" ". i i? i" Publie !??- ture? ?.r II .- Board ?f i-Mu. at Ion, t?:ir. ,, ,,, Manhattan Publl? ?Jcho ti is?. 11Sth ,tr?-.t >?"' "f l'uni avaaiM, "The i*r?-iu,i. t,, ?paa Rhelngold.' " Mrs Man HUI iir,?\n tmerlran Museum ?.f Natural lltnti.ry.77th .,i,.t and '-??irai park We?t. "Pamoua Paint Ins?? " ?V. Pool, ??r. .it nail ?>f i'oopei Instituts, nth street und Fourth ,,, i,,,... Wli.it ,i ?-Itlzeii should Kill'?.' William M* lii.nal.l, ph. I? ; New York i iblle Mbrary, \?. |-jj Bas? .'.Mh ?(r-?t. "Miiii i'iirr?-iil? In ???-rulan l.lf? aii.l l.lt ?ratura Ul. ISSS," Q?>orga Ma?lui>i? Priant, I'1' " ; N?e Vmk public i.ihi u>. -,,, -,.- , \\ .-11 USth atrert. "Th? filllld l-aim-"? "f Heiland," Joba(julno) adama; M Bartholemew'a Lyeeuni Haii. No. SU 42d si r Ph? rtuetlag ?r Moel and i,? preveatlon." Bradlej ?Hough toa; Touns m-n'? rhrtatlaa Assoelatloa Hall, .*. \?'? ? IMth ?i.eei. "Natural Hal? ? -.??> .. Matter Idea." Prsfsassf f?Min?i?l i Schm?cket Th? Hr,..i\ Pu?.lie Hehoel S, n- ' ' I ".f Wlllll avenue i .ai, Seag -.f ?,- rraany." \\ niiei i. 11.??:?!? LADY DECIES IN IRELAND Country Seat Near Dublin Rent? ed for Season. l By Cable ?<> Tl ? Tribune : London, April 6. Lord and Lady De cies have i?>nte.i Luttrellatown, Lord Annaty'a r-.uintr.\ seat, at Clonellla, j County Dublin, and the announcement I that th.- new tenants Will entertain I there on 'in extensive scale has gi\eti great satisfaction in th?^ district. Their first entertainment will bo In connection with the Punchentown races, when a 'arpe nous? party will assemble. Th? hostess's sister. Mjss Gould, of New Y'irk, will be a guest at Luttrells* town during the season. /PARSIFAL'DRAWS BIG HOUSE Orfco' Sung Again at Metr?poli tan's Evening Performance. A Rood Friday I? Me? York nowaday! without ,i -?erformsnee of "Parsifal" is nn thlnkahle, and yestarday afternoon's brought to tl,e Metropolitan ? ?pera FfOUSe an ?u4l?snce th? large?! .,-? any that has at tenih-d a presentation of Richard Wag? ner's consecratlonal festival play for the last few year?. M was an audience, too, reverent in attention and musical in under? standing. ''ti"" in.e-e Alfred H.-itz save to the or chestra lila untiring interest, and once ? Olive Prematad made <,f Kundry a figur? pr?gnant with feeling, both hidden and expressed, and glorified by an Imagi? nation rare indeed among artists of the operati?' stage. Mr. J?rns Parsifal I- not, perhr.n?. Ideal in it? simulation of knightly asceticism, hut he sang the music well. Mr. Amato - Amfortaa has been praised highly and Often, a praise deserved in all r?-spe.-t . . ? ' Mr. Witherspoon's Ournemans makes long wlnded virtu? as attractive possibly as it can be male. The minor part? were all in i competent hands. ! In the evening tl S house went h.o '?< a century to (Muck's "Orfeo el Eurli and Artun? Toacaninl gave as beautiful an orchestral reading of the score a- the pres? ent generation is Hk>-ly t.. hear. Mrs. Homer our.- again save forth her noble Impersonation of the tlrst of all mu? sician**, and sang the muni.' with Inn classir form and line. Mra RappoM la not the happieat of Ruridlces, imi Miss Sparkes tnakeo Love a charming little god. Indeed, and Miss Gluck the audience as happy, with her pure tones, as th?- Happy Shade ?he li THEATRICAL NOTES. tccordlns to an announcement made last | night, H. ?'. Brookfleld, the plav Censoi ??' England, experta t.? come to New Vork during the latt.r part of April. Mr Brook field, It is stated, wlaht - to nee th? presen talion her? of his plav. 'I "at ?'Id Chart!. ," in which r'harlea Hawtrej will appear <.n April 1J The .-< nsor-dra matist will be in \it..l to apeak before th? fio? lety ?f Am? rl ran Dramatists on ?he value ..f a play censor to the public. At the benefit to be Ki .1 bj William A. Brady at Th? Playhouse on Tuesdaj aft? noon. April s, for the Regina Angelorum Home for ??Iris, th?? following a?-t . .artists will be seen: The BCCOnd act of ! "Bought and Paid For" <'.>?ot?^?, M. Cohan, j Wilton Lackaye, Melvlll? Kill?, Ow?n n.o ter an?i Vera McCord In their act, "Told in Secret' ; Ethel Dufr? Houston and Pa Ripple in th?- duet and minuet from "Baron I Trench" (bj eourteay >.f V. C Whitney), D'Aruioti'l and Frank Cafter. Maud? Rock Well and other? _ -**>-"*" WAR TELEGRAPHER DEAD I - I C. M. Cunningham Figured in Battle o? Gettysburg. Courtland M. Cunningham, s Civil War t?l*graph?r, dropped dead from heart ?ii ,..,^,- j,-st.-r.iu> ?Afternoon a? he was enter? ing a restaurant at No WO Putton street, Brooklyn He was Mveaty yeara old. H? Mv.-.l at No 311 Ki-hermerhorn Btreat At the time of the ?'tvii War Mr Cun? ningham was employed hy the Federal SOV arnment t" totere*?! messages sent to th? front tiy the Confederate government His greatest exploit was lo catch th? tnessags inatruottog ftonfal i-?.- lo Invad? ih North He forwarded the message to Washington and General Meade waa sent ,,, meet the linadel.s The Battle ?if ?'.-I tyaburg followed, the Sonthern.-rs b) In.? thrown back .pros*, the Potomac Rlvei ? m FUNERAL OF C P. RODGERS Paaavsana, <'?' . April ? - - Kunerat sen lees fof i albrallh P, R.-dgers, the gvtator. ?bO I ??as killed on Wedneidav In a flight at Inline Beach, were held here to-da?' Th? body ivas sent to Pittsburgh. NOTED INDIAN CHIEF DEAD I Crazy Snake. Who Caused the Last Uu rising, Dies in Oklahoma. Oklahoma City, OtclS., April .*..-'"rasv Pnake, th? In?iia?i chief responsible for the last uprising in ?"?klahoma. dl??<1 fit <sy. ac ?*rdtng to r report received f-om Vlnlts. ' Tl ? . hs- s end cHtn* near Old Flckory. ?he stamping ground of th? 'r??ks In UM I Cras? Snake had always contended that robbed ?f Its land by the whites Me nppr-aro'l before the ??rnat?, ?e-. eia! Hmes in tVaehtngton. Failing to = et what h?" '-'"'?-'I to he pl?'t--e. h*> Ing i" M'-intoih. ?""kfij-ik*? and adjoining r-ounttes, *?-<l at on? ttm? the lives of mum settlers w?r? thren t?r|.--d Crasy -'tak' ? tribal name ?a? CMtte (far o DIED. f ?n?. !>!?' K lllll, R?ub?r, tlrtpklne. Am?? L t|o-?'.?n,t. *H?r~11th l>>l-inan, Julia. r*?nfold. Joseph In? ?an VIa.-k. A1?ile? B. Woo/la. Ann K Toaag, Mar- t BARf-UAY Kntered In??-. r?at. en April 4. IStX ??? . iVa??. i^!.???d ??.-if? of ?h? lat* ?? ?t ? -.., Servlcea ?ill b? h?M P*"?ir? Kt '.'.'." p. ni. a? h?r lat? reaidarir?, KS V>i I nlon ?t . Brooklyn. BOND On Thursday, tpril i, ISIJ t" ? - - Bond ' . ? of th? lat? Pr. Frai?k P-.-?1 a-t ? .?.m?;.n. r ,.f the late A r> Mai?ii?-??. -.. ? -.. ? ? .,- '? .- -?- dene* of h?r ?t?f?-. '? - ?' So, 41 South Portland ?-.-a, Brooklyn, on Ruturda) ?venlng at t e'?-*leek I r. ? I ' ? Bradley, a??d 1V? >?ara r?i Satiir.i?-.. Ne 3 W.... :? . : , n. I. B1 i.i??? i% \? Atlantic City. H. ?f.. ?p-i! *. 1-..1-J. vu m? ?'. i do? of 1 M Bullock, ?* i<: Ids port, ? ? an Interment pri,*-?. ?rc-'l |v , Com Rrnls'Pvr? papar? ?e opy. ? .!?' li Brattlebora, vt . April ft t.-i. y t. Noria-- P ''She', as? I S* s.-rvi. ?-.? will i>e |al<f at !i?r la?? r. ?lian- a Monda> afternoon Apn, fc, at '.-lo o'eteeg 1'i'irn,!? are kindly r?-ni? ?tod not ?<?> ??nd flowers ? -'.???. l:i.;il ? On T'iar?.!??. *v?T?,ng. atril 4. 11'12, ?'. ? . . aged |.? v.Hl?. t?>lo-. .'1 ?eti ef . ; ..: i Man --.? i ??. -i ?? ? a--t? rl?-fhj ... their r??il.-n.?. Ne IS^ at S p. i r?i< i- " ?:r,i .-., itlz, nnillam r>i^k. m '-? ???; ? ? i? ? klyn I .' ?u\ - ... \ ? t ?.??_? William A [Ml ? I Ml Si Delll !'!?e!. --- Rever i . ? itbuah ?n . ?I ru-TM <?t . ? ? 4 ? su rsst .- So .",.. -? ll 10) ' ?' Bl M ?? - I ? ? ? ? ? . ? . ? ? :-,. 1, ri'NK Suddenly, 'Thuraday meriting ?r- ? .,->-.- Xo 23 ' ps* ">1'- italn a?? , \ t . U44. i\ ? - la the *2 ! ?- ....?.,> V-r? , nsr?| " Mend 11 11 v .. - Intennent p ? 1 P , - - - ? r? KIM, On Tnuradi ? ? I ?12. IReuhea 1 . ne? ?; rim ?- ?? ? , r - RrtM-tkl? - . ? i"?l 1 Hurl ?? at ? -.ir- ? -ni--.?? ??? ef fan HOPKINS In Heal a, .?' hi* ???id?.---?. N* 44 ? on 11 realll ? ? ?.-.:? Antea Las ? t ?? sail.r of hU 1?" ?*er? ? -?? .1 ?\ Vlan Su uv. .\prll 7. st ? ll-'ll H','' ? ..--i-?--, rear??? *n v-,, ?t....,- HowlanS ? ' ? ,1 ..-?.. ? ?i Ho?-.laud ?f N---- I ? - ,N lulls t.- an, ?f.-" SS -rears .1' '.'? . ?.V r.. '?-.^ ' i- H . , pb?l Pull?) ?i.i? ?in n'edneiwlay, April S. Jee>phit>e, - the a-- KHilan and .'??^.' Vail? ic.ei.ii sarvt<-a *? he. laia r??'.(?n.-a. \,. )?> 1"..?. l.l-h ?t OS S.-itiiMi.?. *prii S. ?t in .- ^ . I'l?aae omit tlowera. VAN ?I.V'K . ?n \V..|n?ad?\. Apr-' ". at Rronxvllle, \ "1 . afl?-r a h. .?f Illness, .Vl?lm? ? - ightar of ? ?? ? Sfagi -r and ?he . ..- v\ \ .ui \ ..?? h Kuneral ??rv|,-.? ...;. bald In ?he Chapel of the i*nll?-?jlais h of IM Nl.'hi.'.aa. f.th ave. and 4Sth at.. , t\ htl.l?\ evealBg, at S O'clock. Interment at paiai ? - Brl Ige, N I Un. d>- On Ttriiadav. ftp II I IBIS, v>n K. v\ . ?.'.a of it-.ti'ii I. U'onil? K?in?ral h ,v, . vi be b.'i'i it? her Ut.? leei-ici. ?. -, um l-aiil .1?. Mew Yoik, on Sat? :... April ?. ?? I* ????* ? SB. v ?>n I'ri.lav April .'.. 1H12. at Osnlnlng, -, \- -,t.,ii I.,,. k?A,....l Young. Wlf? of lr?nH 1 -, - . 4 i-',literal .?t her I ?ma TseeAsga v .- . 1013 at 3 v SB. I MHHTthKRit. THINK K ? ?tMI'BM.I-. Ml * vVe,t ZM St. Ho?.ma. Prl? it? Ambuiaucas, l>i i;;:t 11 'IHK WOOIU.ItVN IKMKTF.RV. '."'."., 1 si Hi milem Trmn ?nd b> Tr?-ll?y. Olhe. tO Bast fSd ("? . N T 1 'S tAJVaCWAX m \i\' ?irKi? g Ne. IM Bsssss Mrssi uptown office N^ i??*?4 grssdway, ?IS .,, v \,u. r, tn l"?'?i.-? TeUaraph ?>?*h * HARLKM orriCK*. No IST Bast l2Sth Htwea N-? 'J?"' *A-?t l*.5ih air*?t and No 210 tA ?lwt PMh atreei B'ASHINaTON BlfiKAL VTestery Building. ' rcisj \ddle ? ' r. nd, E - ? Bradley, .loiiei ?? .. ?-i-?a '? ?'n,ii<?t. I.ii.v r H ? ,---\right, ? i ilion, ? llllam ? I". e.?il.,i