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STGONEGAIr-SWIFT— At th» hem* of the TiflSa~iparent*. MlUbrook. N. T. on Fourth, day Eawnkhmonth. 11th. by Prtenda' ceremony, Qaonr* AjrtwMcoonesaiof Rochester. N. T., to EaWuSe. Ca-*Vter of A.Franklin and Gertrude USwift.* 1"*1"*ca-*1^

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.Tanas*Brown, of New Ycrk City. aiw^i Jtrscj*

Ketfre* of saarrtsais end death* mill,

be indomdwith foil name and address. > -'

Payne Whitney's MotorBoatNamedAfter the Great Horse.

Payne Whitney's 70-foot motor boat Artful.named after the famous horse owned by HarryPayne Whitney, was launched at 3 p. m. yesterdayfrom the yard of her designers and builders theGas Engine and Power Company and Charles LSeabury Company, at Morris Heights. Tractivepower consists of two six-cylinder

sgasolene5gasolene eSwhich are guaranteed to drive the boat at a speedof twenty-four miles an hour.

ape*©:

MSv Whitney intends to give the boat a trial trioon Monday, after which she will be used^n theBound and at Newport.

"SATURNALIA" DECREE AFFIRMED.The Appellate Division handed down a 4~Msrtmyesterday, affirming the decree of Justice Leven-

\\TU} ln the °.asc of Ernesto Biondl against theMetropolitan Museum of Art. Biondl. a sculptor*' '\u0084iw. 'J^ses for breach of an alleged contractto exhibit his group "Saturnalia" Inthe Museum offii Jus'l c ventri u- 1- n-v no such con'r^ctexisted and decreed that the defendant corporationshould be released from liability upon deliveringthe group to such line of steamers plyingto Italianports as the sculptor designated, or,ifbe failed todesignate a line withina year, to any such Una, andpaying the freight.

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Wealthy East Side Worker 'An-nounces Change of ''Polities.

3. G. Phelpa Stokes, who for everal years hasdevoted himself to work In the slums of this city.has formally announced that bo wfll cast his lotwith the Socialist party. Tho announcement wasmade Ina letter to tho executive committee of thoIndependence League, which was mate pubUo yae-t«nJay. **-Stokss was % candidate for BoroughPresident on the league's ticket at the last ma-aldpal election, which was headed by William R.Hearst for Mayor.

Tho letter wltbdrawlmj from membership to tholeague sad announcing his intention to offer hisservices to the Socialist party la dated from Mr.Btokes-s home to tho Bast Side tenement bousedistrict.In the letter he declares thai, while ha regards

capital as necessary at present to too public wel-fare, ha considers Itso harmful when used selfishlythat Its complete control by tho people collectivelyla essential. Ho says also that bo Is aware thatthe majority of those who uphold the present sys-tem do so on the assumption that ItIs a fair and ajust one. It la his betto?, however, as expressedin tho latter, that tho so-called capitalist system.as such, Is indefensible ethically and disastrous In-dustrially, through the Inescapable wage slaveryto which it leads, and that Itmust bo supplantedby a more righteous system of co-operation andmutual aid.

The letter la lull follows:Itla withmuch appreciation of tho Tain* c* theworklhat the Independence League to doing, andatop of the privilege which has been mine ci par-

ticipating la that work, that Iwrit*at this earlydate to apprise you that Ishall be unable to co-°lrale, with you in nextautumn's campaign,t-i believe that the movement which you haveinaugurated throughout our state to secure inde-pendence of citizens from the rule of monopolies,posses and political machines Is an important steptoward true Democracy, and that the IndependenceLeague la rendering public service of great Impor-tance In arousing widely a mere potent spirit ofIntolerance of fraud, dishonesty ana subversion ofthe Interests of the people.Ifeel however, that the thne has coma when I.

*\u25a0 an Individual, can be of most service In thecause or Democracy by co-operating, so far as Imay, with those who are devoting themselves dl-rectly to the task of awakening wider recognition?k what they and Ibelieve to be a more basic evil

Stherto 0"*0"* °h TOU **d * ****beea »tt*<*lß*-i.i-«ye lon bftSn a believer In the philosophy ofsocialism. Hitherto Ihave refrained from co-°?<**«ng with the Socialist party, owlns: tothe ln-*"*•">«\u25a0\u25a0 and illwlllmanifested by many\u25a0o^aUsts toward nearly all persons who approveand support the capitalist system, and owing toyJS? 85-eme4 to »• the gross materialism, economloand otherwise, of very many socialists. Inave!23f 0 1***?that material welfare alone Is ln-•ufflcient. and that material things are valuableonly inso far aa they are means to life and to the*ttainnjentof happiness and righteousness.*.L!sr?d to Be? that the bitterness and Illwlllre-tS^:,!0 w?re ln no wa* chargeable to the soclal-i£»j£Wlosoph7' but were the result of monopoly.SSISf?1011*^"oppression, habitually practised byProminent beneficiaries of the capitalist system.Ithas required a vast amount of accumulated evi-dence to convince me that It Is. and for lon* hasDeen, impossible for the average worker to securesuch material tilings as are necessary for his wel-fare and advancement, and this la consequenceof.exploitation iof his labor by privileged personao?tOhe^rUuet tSfV.'SiienJOyment a lar5° P

°7BSnIhave been tone is perceiving clearly that thereare two chief economic classes in America, as else-where—those whose poverty compels them to pro-duce more than they require for their own mainten-ance, and those whose wealth enables them to con-

trol and consume more than they produceand more than they render proportionate ser-vice In exchange for: that the reward of theformer class is Invariably less than the valueof its product, whereas the reward or In-come of the latter class is greatly In excess ofthe value of Its product, and bears no proportionaterelation to the value of the service Its renders.Ihave learned but gradually the Injustice of thesituation which confronts the average worker.Honest and earnest men and women by hundredsof thousands suffer privation and want, althoughsurrounded by prosperity and plenty, and owe theirsufferings chiefly to the monopolisation of the landand of the machinery of production by the few ex-clusively for the purpose of private gain; access tothe land and machinery being denied, unless theworkers •will produce enough not merely for theirown support, but for the maintenance of the Idleand luxurious as well. This Is to my mind a greatInjustice, and one that demands early remedy.-Personally Ican no longer refrain from makingevery endeavor to arouse recognition of it.

Incidentally,Ihave observed that under our pres-ent industrial system pauperism prevails as widelyamong the rich as among the poor— pauper beingone who. through disability or disinclination forself-support by useful service. Is supported at th*expense of the people.Iwould not have it thought that Idisapprove ofcapital. On the contrary, Iregard capital as neces-sary at present to the public welfare, but as soharmful, when used selfishly, that its complete con-

trol by the people, collectively, is essentialIknow how difficult it Is to arouse recognition ofthe practicability of such collective ownership,among persons who derive benefits from the present

system, and especially among such as labor ex-clusively for personal profit, or who spend in Idle-ness the products of others' toll. I furthermoreaware that the majority of those who uphold thaSETS.4 VWT- *? f° lnihe *•"*«te tffmtos?tlon that it is a fair and Just one.Ibelieve that Ican aid many to see that "cap-italism" (as distinguished from the collective own!ership of capital) Is fundamentalry^untSt l!ndharmful and that Its cost inneedless humaVsuffer-tog Is stupendous. Ibelieve also that lean aid £pointing out a better and fairer way ofsuntrtaßthe needs of humanity. . suppiym?

_^ *nte^ offeptogr my cervices to the SocialistS*1!5'( Either with them or as a whollyIndepen-dent citizen. Ishall strive to promote re-cr-T-ifl'i*!&.*"<*In **

Ibelieve* that thST232an3«*,£"

8t»srßte?h,»srBte?h,» a!ksuch. Is indefensible ethically

cMfisfta^tii-a? right"ut *£.•?"£Iam not unmindful of th» responsibility wnloh tassumed toward the Independence League WhmIco-operated with you In its organization. F™atime Ibelieved that In the Independence Lea£u«lay my opportunities for largest service? TbSfiev!that Inow see opportunities for still larger MrVte2through co-operaUon with Jie Socialist party?

THE ARTFUL LAUNCH

STOKES A SOCIALIST.

Actor's Wife Offers Reward for Informationof Automobile Which KilledPet.

[ByT*l*graph to The Tribune]New London, Conn.. July 12.—Mrs. Richard

Mansfield, wife of the well known actor, whoseRummer home, the Grange, is situated In thePerjuot colony, is mourning the loss of a pet foxterrier, which viaa crushed to death by an auto-

mobile this morning. Mrs. Mansfield does notknow who owns the automobile, but Is deter-mined to bring the guiltyparty to justice, as isevidenced by the following advertisement In-serted in a local paper this afternoon:

Wanted— lnformation leading to the completeidentification of the large black automobilewhich, while exceeding tho apsed Mmit, ran overand killed a fox terrier in front of No. 802 Oceanavenue, a reward will be paid by Mrs. Mans-field, owner of the fox terrier.

The gardener at the Grange was the only eye-witness of the affair. He could not read thenumber of the swiftly fMtfessss] sjuxoui uue.

Three Hundred Fresh Air Children

Leave Heated City. . .• ,

Over three hundred poor children were madehappy yesterday by the Tribune Fresh Ah* Fund,which sent away three bigparties in the coarse ofthe day. The first one to go left Grand CentralStation at 9 o'clock yesterday morning for St.

IHelen's Home. laterlaken. Mass.. where they go asthe guests of John E.Parsons. Fiftymore willgo

I this morning to complete th« party ofone hundredwhich St Helen's Home accommodates. This isthe second party that Mr.Parsons has had at thehome this year. The first party returned yester-day afternoon full of tales of the good times thatthey had in the country.

The party that has bean at Kromm's Farm,Sbokan. for two weeks was also replaced yesterdayby another party of one hundred. The third partyconsisted of 163 children, sad were sent to AshfordHill,at Ardsley. N. T.

When the Interlaken beys and girls, most ofwhom had been to St. Helen's Home last year,were leaving Grand Central Station, they made theair ring witha cheer. Itwent like this.

Be wL bo wi. bo wi.no v.-i bum.

Bum get a rat traoBigger than a eat trap.•"annibal. cannibal, ban. bum.

Hurrah for it.Helen's Bom*!01. on. ©1.Chin, chilli, bum.Freah Atr angels.

St. Helen** Horn*.For some of the girls in the party itwillbe the

only seal rest they have bad since they visited theplace a year ago. Two sisters, both under ten, arepart of a family of four, two boys and two girls,the father of whom Is afflicted with tuberculosis.The mother supports the family by doing washing,and the little girls are kept busy getting and de-liveringclothes. While the girlsare away the boyswill do this work, and they will be sent to thecountry later.

Those who look for sublime Ignorance in all chil-dren that are sent out by the Tribune Fresh AirFund are likely to be disappointed. Yesterday, forInstance, one well dressed woman, glowing withgood nature and self-possession, stepped up to aten-year-old hoy. and. leaning down to him. askedkindly:

"Little one, did you ever go to the country be-fore?""Aw. g'wan! What yer glvln' us?' was the reply.

Don't we go every year through the TribuneFresh Air Fund?"Many are the amusing Incidents told by tho at-tendants of the parties that are returning now.The following has been put down as one of thebest cases of bluffing on record: The train takenby those going to St. Helen's Home was well out-side of the city, and almost every child had hisface to the window, taking in the surroundingcountry with appropriate remarks.

"Oh, look at the cow!" one would cry. "Chick*ens! Chickens!" would shout another. "Isee apony." "Teacher, what's that?"

One little seven-year-old, however, sat calmlyback in his seat and surveyed the landscape withsupreme Indifference, part of the time even shut-ting his eyes. The attendant knew that the boyhad never been above 14th street before, so, think-ing that he might feel ill. she went to him.

"What's the matter? Aren't you enjoying therider* she asked.

Tea""You don't seem to like It as well as the other

children.""Oh. its all very well ifyou are like those kids

and haven't been around the country much. Fromthe way they are acting, you'd think that theynever saw even a cow before."

From the Ashford HillHome comes the follow-It Is the custom there on Sunday nights to spend

the time singing hymns and other songs. LastSunday the leader asked what they should singnext.

Some one suggested. "There Is a fountain filledwith blood."

"Ob. what do you think this is?" piped up onelittle boy. "This ain't no massacre."

Laics in State of Chaos—

BizTrouble Brewing.

(From an Occasional Correspondent of Th* Triton*.)Havana, July 6—For the first time since the

establishment ofthe republic, the Cuban Congresshas closed its session several months before theda,te set for opening the following one. Hereto-fore, no more than ten or twelve days have Inter-vened between one session and another. Thecountry, however, has derived no benefit fromthe apparently close devotion of Congress tobusiness, as is shown by the fact that someof the most important laws have not yet beenenacted, and the administration has been andis still carried on through temporary arrange-ments adopted when the government of Inter-vention withdrew from the Island.

Such Is the ease In regard to the courts, theexecutive departments, the municipalities andother minor matters. The Cuban Constitution,

following that of the United States, creates anIndependent judiciary; but. no law having beenpassed providing for the organisation of thecourts, the executive has been attending to itatIts o*sn discretion, with this very natural aswell as very serious result, namely, that theJudiciary has become a mere appendix to theexecutive, and has actually lost its Indepen-dence.ItIs a matter of very frequent occurrence for

judges of the Inferior courts, and even of thehigher ones, not excluding the justices of theSupreme Court, to call at the palace to Informthe President about the progress made In casesin which he is politically interested, and to hearsuch recommendations as he may wish to make.

The majority of Cubans do not seem to attachmuch importance to this objectionable procedure.Under the Spanish regime thay were accustomedto look upon the Judiciary as occupying a posi-tion subordinate to that of the executive, andthey have not yet been able to acquire a clearnotion of what judicial Independence is. As arule, the judges feel that itis their duty to grat-ify the wishes of the President and his secreta-ries, and. so unconscious are they of the Impro-priety of thus acting, that at the time of theassassination of Congressman Villuendaa, atCienfuegos, last September, the judge incharge

of the case openly telegraphed to the Secretary

of the Interior asking for Instructions as to howhe should proceed in the matter.

Congressman Villuendas was a devoted ad-herent of the Presidential candidate opposed by

Seftor Estrada Palma. The Judge thought thathe was bound to conduct the case in such amanner as would be most beneficial to the po-litical Interests of the candidate— Seflor EstradaPalma— whom h6 looked upon as hie chief, and.not knowing how he could best attain that end,

desired to be Instructed. The dispatch was pub-

lished in the newspapers, it was briefly com-mented upon, and no further notice was takenof it.

As already stated, there is no law regulating

the functions of the six secretaries composing

the Cabinet, and they proceed about their busi-ness as they see fit or as they are directed by

the President. They entertain very high notionsabout their independence, and on sundry occa-sions have refused to furnish Congress with datain reference to matters attended to by their de-partments.

No municipal election has been held since therepublic was established. The mayors and mu-

nicipal councils elected under the gorernmentof intervention are yet in existence. Neithermayors nor councils represent the people. Theyare mere creatures of the central government.

The local elections have been delayed on thepretext that no municipal law has been passed,

but it is generally believed that legislation hasbeen held back, both In this case and Inthat ofthe judiciary, to enable the executive to controlthe courts and the municipalities. Ifsuch wasthe object, ithas been fullyattained.

During the session just closed Congress hasdistributed the public moneys witha free hand,

and the surplus which had accumulated In theTreasury has been whollydisposed of, while theestimated surplus for the present fiscal year willscarcely suffice to meet the appropriations whichhave been voted against It. The ordinary ex-penditures of the republic, as shown by thebudget approved by Congress, will amount toabout twenty-six million dollars; but adding tothem the extraordinary appropriations, that is,

those not included in the budget, itIs estimatedthat the total expenditures during the present

fiscal year will not be under forty million dol-lars. It is feared that before long the republic

willhave to face a deficit, as both the Congress

and the administration seem to be impelled byan irresistible desire to expend money.

Sugar cane grinding has ceased throughoutthe island for the season. Inquantity the cropIs about equal to that of last year, that Is, aboutone million one hundred tons; but there willbea very great difference in the cash result. Lastyear the planters made some money; this year

the great majority of them willnot even coverexpenses. This means that they willbe unableto repay the advances made to them by bankersand merchants, that they will be compelled topay a veryhigh rats of Interest to obtain an ex-tension of tlma and that they will experiencegreat difficulty in getting financial accommoda-tion to meet the expenses of cultivating theircane fields and of making preparations for thenext crop>

Such accommodation as they may obtain willcost them very dear, as their estates, with fewexceptions, are more or less encumbered andthe supply of capital to lend is rather limited.Only a small number of the largest sugar cen-trals, mostly owned by Americans, have madea little money by the superior facilities at theircommand and the Improved methods of admin-istration. In the general management of the

estates owned by Cubans there Is yet too muchof the old and wasteful rout.'ae which unneces-sarily enhances the cost, of production.

Owing to the disastrous results of the sugar

crop and to the emallnesa of that of tobacco—

the two principal crops of the Island—

the gen-eral economical and commercial condition of thecountry Is not satisfactory. No talk of pros-perity Is now hoard. Debt collection Is slow;the distributive movement of merchandise Isfalling, off and many hands are idle. Severalthousands of agricultural laborers wander aboutthe country In search of work, and althoughwillingto accept any wages they findno employ-ment, the planters having no money. There isvisible discontent and unrest In two or three ofthe provinces. The next six or seven monthswill be a trying period for Cuba.

MRS. MANSFIELD TO AVENGE HOG

THE TRIBUTE FRESH AIE IIRTD.

[The Tribune Fresh AirFund was the first move-ment of the kind in the country. Every other one,here or elsewhere, has been started InImitation ofthis pioneer. The Tribune cordially welcVnes allco-laborers In the field, but. without wishing todepreciate In the least the work of others, thinks itits duty to remind readers that the Tribune FreahAir Fund Is. so far as known, the only one In whichabsolutely evory dollar contributed by the publlogoes directly to the work of sending a poor child tothe country, keeping It there for two weeks andbringing it back again. No collectors are everemployed and all collections made for the fund arepurely voluntary. All expenses for the organiza-tion, agents and general machinery of the charityare privately defrayed by The Tribune itself andfry the trustees of the fund. There are no per-centages to collectors to come out of the contribu-tions of the publlo, and no payments to agents,managers, secretary or others. Every dollar goesstraight to the benefit of a child.]

ACKNOWLEDGMENT*!.Result of th* efforts ofseven little girls, between

th* age* of 11 and 14 years, who have beansewlnc an winter on fancy articles, which they•old at a fair held on July 6 at Mamaroneck.N. T. Their names are Gladys Mosaar. HelenOuleaudeau. Dorothy Wlsner. Marjorle Hall.Vera. OUleaudeau. Nelll* Blairs and EstherJaokaon «4S 00

Proceeds of a fair heM at WapplnaWs Falls byth* following children: Kathertne W. Pott.Mary louisa Pott. Monorieff Pott. Jean!* Har-gravea. Edward Hargr&ves and Walter Har-graves 1600

O. B. M.. jr . 2500"Inmemory of my mother. S. G. X."........... 1009"Inmemory of Nettie" 1000George Z. Collier. Mellenvill*.N. x 500"Wanlacott" 1000"Inmemoriam, E. M.C. and A.HIC" 25 00Henry W. Closson. brigadier general. U. 8. Army.

\u25a0Washington. D. C „.... 1500"Cash" M.; aoooM. and X ......,.

M.... t...M.... 6000Previously acknowledged ........................ 8.418 86Total, to July 12. 1908 98.6MBB

Bemlttanoes, preferably by check, express orderor postofflce money order, should be drawn to theorder of and addressed to the Tribune Fresh AirFund. New York City.

WHAT IS GOnrG OH TO-DAYRacing at Brlgtoa Beach. 340 p. m.Free a&nlssloo to th* Zoological Park.M**Un»of Manhattan Single Tut Glut* ]23th street and

Seventh avenue, evening.Band ooneert* at Hudson, William H. Saward and Bat-tery parks. 8 p. m.Baatlle Day at Dreamland. Coney Island.

PKOMINENT AERIVAIS AT THE HOTELSBELMONT—CoIoneI EL J. Swayne, British Gov-ernor of Honduras. BREBHN-Caitain P. S. CRyan. H. M. N.; Chaining Craig, Boston. FIFTHAVENUB-I*M. Shaw. Secretary of the Treasury

Washington. OILSBY-Captain W. l. Henderson'Montreal, HOFFMAN-^orman B. Mack. BuCaloHOljLANl>—Professor Thomas R. tounsbury NewHaven. IMPERIAXr-Georfo B. tocTcinclnnatJ.MANHATTAN-Dr.W. H. Parkes. AoeklS^lKa;General T. 8. Peck. Burlington. Vt ST. RSGUO-!G. Johnstons M.P., London.

TEDS WEATHER REPORTOfficial Record sad Feraea**,—Washington. July U.—Tha winds along th* New England coast willbe light

to fresh southeast; alone tho middle AtUntio coast lighteast to southeast; along th*couth Atlantto coast light tofreah northeast to vast; along th* eaat Gulf coast lightand variable; along the wet Gulf coast light to freshsouth; on the lower lake* lightto freeh we*Tfcroutheast-en the upper lakes light to freah southeast to south b»Icoming: variable.

'Steamers departing Friday for European ports willhavelight to fresh «aat to eoutheast winds, with partly cloudyweather, to th* Grand Banks,

*^ 7 t>*oUosrThe feature of special interest during Thursday wasthe warm weather prevailing west of the Rockykoun-Ins. where the maximum temperatures ranged from 80

to 110 degrees, the greater extremes occurring in WesternOregon, the Valley of California and Southern ArizonaIn the slope and th*lake regions and tlj*Atlantlo statesthe temperatures were moderate, but in th* central val-leys they were also Quite high until moderated by th*thunderstorms of th* afternoon.

Showers were quite genera) east of th* nock? foun-tain*, except Inth* lake region, the middle Atlantic statesand New England. There wen also local thunderstorm*In Nevada and the northern portions of Arkansas an*New Mexico. Inth*Northwest th*weather *:&« generallyfair.

"There willbe showers Friday In the Mississippi, Ohio,

lower Missouri and lower Arkansas valleys, th* Cult andsouthern Atlantic states, th« upper lak* and westernlower lak* region, continuing Saturday east of tba Mis-sissippi River and extending Into th* eastern lower lak*region. New England and the middle Atlantlo states.

Forecast for Special l4OcaUtle&*~rar th* District «iColumbia and Maryland, showers to-day, afternoon ornight;Saturday, showers ; light east winds. y r- -For Delaware. New Jersey. Eastern New Tor*and N*w

England, partly cloudy to-day: Saturday, abowera; lightto fresh east to southeast winds.

-For Eastern Pennsylvania, partly cloudy and wanner

to-day; Saturday, shower* cud oooler; lightvast to south-east winds. .

For Western Pennsylvania, partly cloudy to-day: tharw-era In afternoon or night; Saturday, showers; light tofresh east to southeast winds.For Western New York, fair to-day; Saturday, showers;

light to fr**he«*t to southeast winds.

Laeal OnlcUl lUcord^-Tna fallowing official recordfrom th* Waatttar Bureau ebowa th* changes la th»temperature foe tao last twaaty four hour, in eempariaan

with the cormpoaalng date of last year:1003. IC*3.. 1033. IMS.

S a. nv.. J3 «« « P. » 84 n« am 74 66 9 p. m TO 710 •. m » T2 11 p. m 78 7013 a. in §T 80 12 p. in 77

™4 p. ni st 61Highest^tempera tuna yesterday. £1 Aeneas: lowest, to

averse*. 78: averse* tor comapondln* date laat year SS:average lor corresponding data last tweatr-flva Tears' 78.'t*c*l rcreci;;— To-<!ir. partly dou<Jy; fe»7u^ar"ahoweii; lUlu La fl»»h «L»t ta •\u25a0>-:r.«*j« •«Usl*.

MAKE KIDDIES' HAPPY.CONDITIONS IN CUBA.

COLONEL BAMUEL RICHARDS.Colonel Samuel Richard?, former Register of

Kings County, and well known in Brooklyn, diedin the Kings County Hospital on Wednesday.

Colonel Richards was committed to the hospital onJune 1? last, suffering from a nervous disease.Although the colonel was onco worth nearly $500,090

he died penniless.rolonel Richards was born in New York City

'sixty-seven years ago. He became Identified withpolitics in Brooklyn, and was one of the Repub-

lican leaders of a generation ago. He was Deputy

Police Commissioner inBrooklyn in 1882. Later heserved as Register. At the outbreak of tho Civil

War Colonel Richards was made a captain on the

staff of General Jourdsn.He was once a member of the Brooklyn Ciub

the Oxrord Club, and Devin Post. G. A. R. He willbe buried In the National Cemetery. Cypress Hills.with military honors.

WILLIAM M. HORAN.William M. Horan. a well known writer, and once

a noted Fenian, died yesterday in St. Peter's Hos-

pital Brooklyn, from a complication of diseases.He had been suffering for some time, but was ableto continue bis work until he was taken to thehospital last Saturday.

Mr. Horan was born in Dublin, and was sixty-

fu'o years old. He was educated at Trinity CO-11,,.

"Dublin, and later studied art in Paris He

became "dent. tied with the Irish Revolutionaryparty and was known as "Mr.Spence" in the up-Pitir.V of 1*67-69. His career was full of thrilling

incidents and at one time the British government

offered £J 000 lor him, dead or alive. For manyyear* he had written on labor topics for "Thekrooklvn Standard lnion." and his art criticismsw"eh*ghly considered. Mr. Horan lived at No.

M Myrtle avenue.

THE REV. JOHN 8. LOTT.

The Rev. John S Lott, a minister of the Re-

formed Church of America and a resident of Brook-

lyn for many year*, died at his horn*. No^W Sev-enth avenue. Brooklyn. «>n Wednesday. Mr. Lott

was born In Flatbunh In 1833 He was a graduate

of Rutgers College and of the Theo)oglcal Sem-

insiy at New Brunswick, N. J. He retired from

willbe at Greenwood Cemetery.

Appellate Division Decides AgainstMetcalfe, the Dramatic Critic.

James S. Metcalfe, the dramatic critic of "Life,"lost a point in hla fight against the so-called The-atrical Trust yesterday, when the Appellate Di-vision dismissed Ms complaint against CharlesBurnham, a member of the Theatrical Managers'Association. Justice Houghton wrote the opinionin the case. Justices McLaughlln, Laughlln andO'Brien concurring and Justice Patterson dissent-ing.

The opinion held that a manager has a, right todecide who shall be allowed to enter a theatre,which is held to be a place of private, and not ofpublic, entertainment. Hence the agreement to ex-clude Mr. Metcalfe from certain theatres is heldnot to he unlawful.

Mr.Metcalfe g#t into disfavor with the membersof the Theatrical Managers' Association on ac-count of his alleged discrimination against He-brews in the dramatic colifmns of '"Life." As aresult he was denied admittance to all the theatrescontrolled by the syndicate, though the houses con-trolled hy Harrison Gray Piske. the Shuberts. Da-vid Belasco and other Independents remained opento him.

Criminal action was taken against Mr. Burnharaas a test case. Mr.Metcalfe's contention being thatthe agreement to exclude him constituted a con-spiracy to deprive him of his means of livelihood.Mr. Burnham was arrested and released on a

writ of habeas corpus, afterward dismissed in theSupreme Court. This dismissal was ordered re-versed by yesterday's decision, Mr. Burnham be-ing freed from custody

BELASCO NOT TO DIRECT HIPPODROME.

Lee Shubert denied emphatically last night thatDavid Belasco is to bo supervising director of theHippodrome, on which the Shubert Brothers re-cently obtained a lease. It was freely asserted inthe theatrical district last night that one of the re-quirements under which the Shuberts obtained thelease on the Hippodrome was that Mr.Belasco he asupervising director. Mr. Shubert denied this, andsaid Mr. Belasco would have no part in the man-agement of the Hippodrome.

OBITUARY.

Rep, -', Actor and Manager HaveDisagreed.

William A. Brady, the theatrical manager, andWilton Lackaye, the actor, who signed a partner-ship contract in UO3, to run for ten years, it waslearned la*t night, have disagreed. Mr. Lackayesays that by the terms of the contract he was to beallowed to play repertoire. Mr. Brady, however.Insists that Mr. Lackaye devote next season to aproduction of "The Law and the Man." Lackayedesires to produce Ibsen's "Enemy of the People"and "Othello," in addition to some other play, andinsists on his right to do *>under his contract. Itwas rumored last night that Mr. Lackaye wouldleave Mr.Brady's management within a few days.

Mr. Lackaye, speaking of the disagreement lastnight, said:

Mr. Brady and Ihad a difference. It's simply aQuestion whether Ican do better by producing:three plays in one year than by producing one playin three years. Ibelieve the former and Mr.Bradythe latter. However,Ihave a contract and Ipro-pose that it shall be lived up to. Iwant to produceOthello and Mr. Brady does not want me to enterthe Shakespearian field because he has Mr.Mantellengaged in repertoire.

Mr.Brady said:Mr. Mantell may do as he pleases. Ifhe does

repertoire, however, It will be under another man-agement.

THEATRE TRUST WIXS.

h'h:c A Erlanger WillTry Chit Plays\u25a0 in Philadelphia '

Theatre.m!S.WJ^ Erlanser >**• arranged with Nixon St

SSTs^! 11'of Philadelphia, to fIU th entire tlraae\tv S!>n at the Ch-tnut Street Theatre, in that«V. t iwUnir wUb New rca^e. This contract13 the first step in carrying out one of the mostimportant projects of the coming theatrical sea-son, it Is the intention of Klaw & Brlanger torganlae for this bouse one of the strong stockcompanies ever brought together in this country.From January 1to June 1 they willmake at thishouse ten new productions of original plays, everyone of which willbe presented by this stock com-pany. Each piece willrun two weeks. The first sixays have already been selected, and include "TheHound-Up." by Edmund Day; "A Marriage ofReason." by Hartley Manners; "Goggle* and Gaso-lene, adapted from the German; "The Energetic?r;?r;^S

St,tf'

by Bdgar Behryn: a new farce by JohnJ. McNally. and "Peaches," by George V. Hobart.After these plays have had their run four orig-inal musical comedies and operas will be presentedin succession, the titles of which willbe announcedlater.

This is one of the most original plans conceivedfor the advancement of the interests of Americanauthors, as itwillgive them anopportunity to learnthe exact merits of their pieces without an ex-pensive production. Under the plan which has pre-vailed heretofore the producer has put on a playat great expense, with no possibility of any returnfrom itshould itprove a failure. Under the new planof conducting the Chestnut Street Theatre, a piecewillhave Just the same production as Itwould haveIfIt were specially done with the view of a longrun. without the "risk that would otherwise attachto itand without the inconvenience to the bookingdepartment of having to hold a route which themerit of the piece, when placed upon the stage,might not warrant being filled.

Another marked advantage of this project is thatit will be a school for the members of the com-pany^ giving them an opportunity to gain thatwide experience in playing various role* which has.undoubtedly proved the foundation of the successof many of the greatest players on the Americanstage. Under the old stock system actors playedmany parts, and developed a versatility which isnot to be found in those who have taken up thestage as a profession ln recent years. This projectwill also be a great help to the composer andlibrettist, giving them the same opportunity to de-termine the value of their work as that which thedramatic author will receive.

LACKAYE TOQUITBRADY?

n.AX XEW imp AETIRK.

AFROAMERICAN COUNCIL.I !l^a tonfultation *\u25a0**& prominent churchmen,I.

AFRo-AMERICAN COUNCIL.

Bishopfcj^ (r'ntuitatlon with prominent cnurcnme.n,

4*^*^bueiness men of the Negro race. Bishop

I C«^T*f '•Vaiters. president of the Afro-American*?«*«• <JJ*t?rm in«d that the next annual raeet-«*council shall be held in this city.

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Special Xotices.

POSTAL INFORMATION. RE-GARDING INCOMING ANDOUTGOING MAILS, WILL BEFOUND "WITHTHE SHIPPINGNEWS ON PAGE 8..

Utfod by Alleged Thefts to L\r

mjuHiiWonderful Treasury.o-ltaß Abdul Hamid, aroused by the recent sale

"Scion of •TertaJn Jewels and treasures of art*\l^p«*declared to have been stolen from theIZLjial treasury at Constantinople, has begun a

ftof etcck taking of Its contents. ItseemsI?* tb» consternation created by this move on the

*«1of t!» Padishah among his pachas and beys

•atisir.f phenomenal, from which Itwould ap«. that their consciences are not at rest, so that*TTB»yB»y expect to learn of sudden flights from theV—j,of the Bonporous. and also of the arrest of

itTfcrtßsate Ottoman dignitaries, and their dis-!^jIst* that exile from which the culprit never

Hams, tor tfce simple reason that he rarely evercfces his destination, being put to death en

He by his guards, under the pretext that be &fait^=?tk to escape.taT la spite of pilfering*, the Imperial treasury

t~Cosstantir.ople must contain treasures of ln-f.it32t>le value. Some, but only a small proportion

ate!, «• rt>own to distinguished visitors, as, forLgajjce. state harnesses, blazing with jewels and*~ja7gem studded clmeters and robes, and ex-f^itelyinlaid armor, matchless rugs, chibouks and

Allies. »H bedecked with precious stones. Buttin"it is well known that these, constitute only a

Ljgjlfraction cf the contents of the treasury.

Itcost not be forgotten that with,the exception

\u25a0f 1/mden Constantinople is the only European

ctpjtil which, during a period of nearly five hun-a^A Tt-irs. has never been occupied and looted by

a foreign army. Vienna and Berlin. Madrid andIH^j,i^ston and Moscow. Rome and Athens, havetm tee enemy within their walls. But Constant!*Dsple, though repeatedly menaced, has never fallen\u25a0fear it was wrested by the Turks from the lasto' tie Greek emperors, in 1433. On that occasionrjjjjjaJlahemet permitted his troops to retain forrtanselves the spoils which they had obtained'•en tie shops and from the houses of the rich.

and BMSt of these things were sold by the soldiers

to the Venetian, Genoese and Florentine merchantst» flacked to Staraboul for the purpose. But

trjvj-jet kept for himself not only all the mar-Tt2s=s riches found in the Imperial palaces, butub to treasures of the Basilica of St. Sophia and**be steer sacred edifices, and itis probable thatt:'

k.'-'in Atdul Hamid's treasury to-day are still,~«»«r-*3 the crown and sceptre of Emperor Con-

iLestae » - the very sandals, adorned with gold

»*!*.which were taken after the siege from the,:-,6 «f the last of the Byzantine monarch*.?V»v vi kvt little danger of their having been de--.rri-jfC. tor, prone as we are to speak of the bar-«sjln sf toe Turk?. Constantinople Itself furnishesC »Ulilng illustration of their absence of van-frf— most notable being, of course, the mosquest ftftopbla. one of the most glorious memorialssf the Byzantine era. which has been preserved

«t&a care and a. reverence for the past .surpassingtkas* accorded c many cathedrals and basilicas intesters Europe.fiiadaitjon to th*> contents of the Sultan's treas-

vf, ther* is what may be described as the per-ml fortune of each sultan buried with him Infcif tomb. Every Ottoman ruler at his death hastttsefl hi* most highly prized belongings to betnried with him. and there has never been «ayasjecration of these tombs, no matter how hardfmKS the sultan of the day and his government

Bi|fct be for money. This entombed treasure, thus

fiarded by the mouldering remains of nearly two-trtre sultans, is known as the Casuba, and has«;«\u25a0 since the days of Peter the Great constitutedes irresistible attraction to the emperors ofRussia,to their government and to their people. Thetooting of the Casuba would more than suffice tojar off in its entirety the colossal national debt,fereign sb well as domestic, of the Russian Em-pire.

gpLTAX TAKES STOCK.

THE VACANT CHAIR OP ALJCVTICK.Kteg Edward and Queen Alexandra are visiting

tMUy the Duke and Duchess of NorthumberlandttAJawiek Castle, their place In Northumberland.•to* they have never before stayed. Itis a nobletzi irijerticpile, one of the finest existing- speci-mu of the old border castles of the Middle Ages.icl the only historic building-in Great Britain, ex-•ptiaf Windsor, Warwick Castle, the ToWer ofl«don. Westminster Abbey and Arunde*. which••« la existence over a thousand years ago. Itto) been portrayed in several of Lord Beacons-WB'» aoTgis, and Is simply crowded with pictureskr Titian, Bellini, Del Sarto, etc.. of which no re-podaciions exist, and which are outside the ken ofth* ordinary experts of the Italian and Spanish•duels of old masters. In fact Alnwick Castle Is•

perfect mine of art. treasures, the family havingt*o» inundisturbed possession of this princely home1* over eight centuries, although, of course, thejTesect duke la only a Percy on the distaff side.1-fce lit father, he is a banker, a partner in the*"*3known house of Drummond, and is one ofthe pillars of the denomination known as theIrrisjit**.At his table at every meal a chair is left«want "for the coming of the Lord." the empty<£a!r exercising a rather depressing effect upontime who are not accustomed to this strange idea.

BPAIVS LATEST PREMIER.•pate'!- new Premier, Ix>per Domingues, Is one of

ttt f«ur captain generals, or field marshals, of the***ai*harmy, of which he has long been one oftt«jaert poplar officers. A nephew of Marshal*«rtne (who13 generally credited with having been***

real father of Don Alfonso XII,and who was\u2666*P*»te<Jly Dictator and 0:1 two occasions ChiefKitisttate of the Spanish Republic), Lopez Do-ategaez is a sort of mixture of Skobeleff and of<*«wy. For while in the past he has displayedft« reckless daring of the famous Russian "Whitewsenl.' 1 regarded by the Muscovite army as onej-ivBott heroic figures, he has likewise much of

\u25a0* letelheadtdness and mastery of the technicalReaches of military science which so distinguished

Bts«T as rpertator or combatant, he has taken*»n fa every war in Europe during the last fiftyJ<l1*'beginning with the Crimean campaign; and*™**v reforms of a progressive character have\u25a0<*« hnoghr about in the Spanish army during the\u25a0st two or thre* decades ar» due to his initiative.*•Las figured in several of the Liberal admiriis-fttlons ax Minister of War. but has been regarded**ba certain amount of misgiving at court, partly**s*uie hi- Liberalism, came dangerously near the»*Ser line of republicanism, and part)y, too, ontctouEt of his relationship to Serrano, who was•*•«!the chief factors in bringing about the over-thr'*c: tfce Bourbon dynasty inSpain in 18*5 an:l"•deposition of Queen Isabella, to whom he owed"ftbi« rank and his fortune.lopea Dorainguez Is now a man of over seventy.•*in fp!t(» of his age he remains the most re-

torkable and popular figure In the Spanish army.•ad *& this tray has the advantage of a prestige**4 of pou«r which rone of his recent predeees-•*•«Premier have enjoyed.

A NEW PEER.

*j*kmiiglaet week to tlie elevation of GeorgeR>* Fffluie to ttje House of Lords on the oc-•don cl King ward's birthday. Iomitted to**

t»°-:t»°-: tiiat him maiden speech in the House ofBaßoM «a« delivered In connection with the

***j*of the Alabama from the Jd>rs*y. He was

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ja denouncing: the gross carelessness of•*official intrusted with the duty of detaining7*Confederate cruiser, and predicted that soonervj*I

**Cr&u Britain would have to pay terribly"*v% *«r the nejlect.*

ruiloiu circumstance attended his second ora-

-J^ eff<lriin the- House of Commons. He hap-

jj!?~ to be the first of a series of speakers on the\u25a0gjtt Of England's relations with the United***•and the !ate Cyras Field. wh» wan in '.h<»*r5r5'

]**6arranged that the entire debate should

fabled in extesso to Now York, a feat neverjhu 1< !Tl, attempted. Through some unfore-accident to the cable, all telegraphic com-m£**ti'-> between the Now and the Old World

g»a«enly Interrupted at the very moment when

•»tr.v" **

*P**ch had parsed iv toto safely

**ci*r-'!res - aR(S tIIUS I*wa« that on the follow-

ingr *\u25a0'* utterances figured quite alone in the

l'isjiT><i **s concerning the subject before Par-*j^*l'namel >'- **** relations between the two

speaking countries, and he acquiredt;?«o7

•reputatlon for « »«*sinanehlp and a pres-

•*«? V*el<3/* of th* v'1'1"*'"1"*'"hardly warranted by

•**«>< in England.

MARQUISE DE FONTFKOT.

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