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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-28

which he conducted with success until 1856 when
he became associated with Bryant e Stratton IN
the management Of their Buffalo college fro"
Buffalo he went to Chicago. In May, 1855, Mr.
Packard began his work In New-fork city 10y
establishing In connection with Bryant Stratton.
his business college. 1t took possession of its pres
cnt quarters. Fourth-ave. and Twenty-third-st. In
1857. In 1880 Mr.. Packard prepared bookkeep-
ing series, which were the leading textbooks on
that subject. and more recently THE Packard Man
ual OF bookkeeping and Correspondence" and The
Packard Arithmetic"
The business schools Of France particularly those
at Paris and Rouen. under the management Of the
Chamber OF Commerce at Paris. were founded on
Mr.. Packards model. and the Bureau Commercial
of the Antwerp School has taken some Of Its feat
from Mr.. Packards scheme Of Business Prac-
tice"
Mr.. Packard a member Of the following clubs
and societies: Union League Club, Iotos Club
ohio Society Patria Club. Colonial Club. school
masters Clup lwlight tlup' oonni.roiai iea ,ih
ers Federation; INSTITUTE OF Accounts, West Slue
Republican club. New-York Commercial Teachers
Association and Eastern Teachers Association
themselves. thirty young women. for no other pur-
pose than to prove to the business community ha
he had AT command number OF wcp-tralned ana
efficient women clerks, who were not only able 70
readily supplant inefficient office boys ana young
men. who depended upon their sex to hold their
He has been called "A schoo ma ter, professor.
lecturer. None Of these tit.cs fit him. He was a
men and women. He was an inSpration-great ter
even. at times. than the best home influences. He
moulded character. and had given impulse toward
high ideals cieanness of conduct and morality in
business.
In lss3 he was appointed by Dr. Bonny president
of the Congress Of Business Education. held under
the auspices Of the Worlds Fair Congress at chi
cago
An interesting incident in the life Of Mr.. Packard
occurred the occasion of his seventeen birthday
when some six hundred OF his former students.
feow-teachers and personal friends gave him 4
Delmonico dinner and presented to him beautiful
loVing-cup.
Purity OF politics found in him an ardent adj
vocate and president Of his election district his
efforts were always In that direction
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OBITUARY.
s. 8. PACKARD.

silas Sadler Packard the well-known educator
and founder OF Packard's Business college, o'eu
yesterday at his home No. II West Eighty-secohu-
st. He born In Cummington Mass, Apr'i 90
1896. the fourth son OF Chester Packard. He was
direct descendant of Samuel Packard VINO came
from IIlgham. England. and settled IN wna' -
now West Bridgcwatcr. Mass. In lSS' In 1000
Chester Packard went to Fredonia. Licking oou',Y'
Ohio with his family The boy Silas had the
ordinary advantages of the district school un'i' .e
age Of fifteen when he went for two terms 10 ,''e
Granville Academy. lie had natural taste lor
grammar and mathematics. and was always 'he
best penman in school. Az the age OF s'A'e'" Nv
began to teach taking his first classes In penmah'
ship. In 1915 he went TO Kentucky. and renaineu
there over two years. teaching school anc pah'ihs
portraits He removed TO Cincinnati In lsis' ana
was employed as a tea cher of penmanshlp' III 1874
he went to Lockport y. Y, to teach writing. DOCK
keeping and drawing In the Lockport Union School,
and two years later removed to Tonawanda' y. L.
Here he established The Niagara KlYer fllo.,
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NOTES or THE STAGE.

The annual engagement of William II. Crane
will follow that of THE Christian" at the Knicker-
booker Theatre; lie has new play by Eugene W.
Presbrey. called Worth a Million
An excellent list Of entertainers has been pre-
pared for the benefit Of Carver B. Cline. formerly
business manager of Roster & BIal's Music HALF
The enterprise ought to succeed because Mr H,ne
and. besides that 1t promises to De good enter
tainment.
J. H. Stoddart has been engaged for the leading
part in Red White and Blue" patriotic play
by James Schomberg and Frank J. Keenan, MT
Stoddart will be seen in the part of Father savage
a naval chaplain. "Red. White and Blue VIII nave
it, first metropolitan presentation az the Grand
opera House on Monday. November ~
A version of Dckens's story The Holly Tree
Inn has been prepared for f. F. Proctor by Au-
gustus Thomas and will he staged at one of Mr.
Proctors theatres just before the holidays
Announcement was made yesterday of the mar
rage of Miss Edith Crane to Tyrone Power MT
Power Is n member of Augustn Days company
and Is now playing In "Cyrano de Bergerac at the
Nontauk Theatre Brooklyn. Miss Crane was
member Of Mr.. Days COMPANY rev seasons ra aSy
and has since then acted with the l'yceuH COMPANY
and other organizations
Pincros "Trelawnv Of the Wells the play which
is 70 begin the regular season OF the Lyceum me
atre Company on November --sis TO" ]" ic"e"''"'
at that theatre
AT the Irving Place Theatre THIS evening
the Luiputtans will give he itieth performance or
"-rho Golden Horseshoe" The Liliputians will
MAY tho matinee tomorrow as well as the farewell
performance tomorrow night, In English: ON
Monday evening the regular season or the IRVING
Place Theatre will open with Sch0nthau's Circus
People.
Mrs Frances A. Kingsley, the mother OF MISS
lg Il
Florence Gerard (Mrs. Henry r.. AppeV' IS seri-
oroIy sIc, AZ her home at Amsterdam-ave. and
Seventy-elghth-st.
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ENGLAND WELCOMES hIICHhNEh'
rr-MrLTUOUs GREETING BY ENORMOUS
TuRONGs ON HIS ARRIVAL IN LONDON.

r,.,,,-1 T1-O1-s GREETING BY ENORMOUS
ruROSC;s ON HIS ARRIVAL IN LONDON.
london. oct. 27-General Kitchener arrived
here this afternoon and was greeted ~ '"e
comrander-in-Chier Of the British forces. Cen
eral Lord Wolseley, and other high miltarE
ofcials The Grenadiers formed a guard OF
honor at the railroad station, and General h'ch-
ener received an ovation from the enormous
throngs of people assembled to welcome nm
back from Egypt. The scene OF e"'hu''''"
was almost unprecedented
The crowds at the Victoria Station or the
Iondon. Chatham and Dover Railway were so
dense that the police were unable TO cope with
them The barriers and the police Gordon were
carried away together and the multitude surged
into the reserved portion OF the station.
As the Sirdar issued from the royal waiting
room. expecting to step into his carriage ne
found himself confronted with an impenetrable
mass cheering gesticulating and shouting,
Bravo Herbert. God bless YOU my o1 w.,
CHEERS for the avenger OF GordOh' anu MI =,
dred cries His face beamed WIN ped'uie az
the popular greeting ...o,oh
When he attempted to make his way 'hroush
the crowd his hat was mashed H. ana tne
nolice had 10 save him fOrcihly from the atten-
lions of enthusiastic Guardsmen. who desired
10 carry him on their shoulders through 'he
throng. .,,.ro
All attempts 10 Clear pdssase VIZ as,,.
The Sirdar was forced to retire. and was nnall!
smueeied out Of the station through a distant
corner Of the building.
Dover Eng. oct 21.-General Lord Kitchener
arrived at Dover this afternoon from Paris
and was frantically cheered by the enthusiastic
crowds Of people assembled to welcome him
home He was met at the landing place by Ma
tor-General Sir William Francis Butler' the
military commander of this district, and by the
Mayor corporation and local funcuonarles'
Later TO General Kitchener was presented an
address of COngra tulatiOn.
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THE REV. JOHN WESLEY sELLECK.

Tho Rev John Wesley Seeck. a well-known re-
tired Methodist minister Of the NcwYork Con-
ference. died early yesterday morning at his home
No 26 West Notwithstanding thirdst,
from en- affection OF the lungs. Mr.. Seleck was
born in Hyde Park. " Y. sixty-eight years ago.
but was carly in life brought to New-York city.
his father. the Re-. Alonzo +. Selleck. being AT
that time n prominent Methodist clergyman here.
Mr. Selleck was graduated from Wesleyan Cniver-
slty and was ordained to the ministry of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church in the Ncw-York Confer
ence in 1856 His entire ministry was spent in TINS
CITY as pastor at different periods of the Twenty
fourth Street Methodist Episcopal Church. the
Lexington Avenue Methodist Episcopal church. and
Of the Five Points Methodist Mission. Mr. Sell
leck retired from active mi ltstcrta work about hVe
years a9o. He leaves wif", one daughter: Mrs.
James w Emo OF East Las Vegas. New Mexico,
and two sons Wesley Alonzo and Preston Moore
Sellpck both Of New-York
The funeral will he held this evening at o'clock
at Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church. One-hlm-
drcd ent -ninth-st- nd Seven h ave. the
Rev. Dr. Willis r. odell. pastor Of the ehur r,
officiating assisted by other clergymen. the
burial will be at Pine Plains, n. Y
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GAGE SPEAKS ~ POUGHKEEPSIE.
AN ADDRESS on THE GOVERNMENT AS 4 GREAT
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS"


Poughkeepse, n Y. oct E.-Lyman J. Gage
Secretary Of the Treasury. made an address before
the students Of the Eastman National Business
College at the forty-ninth anniversary OF that in
stitution in this city tonight Secretary Gage was
accompanied on his visit to Poughkcepsie by his
wife, and the Daughters Of the American Revolt
ton took advantage of the stay OF Mr.. and Mrs
Gage IN the city to give reception In their honor
this afternoon. The Secretary and Mrs. Gage ar
rived from New-York shortly after noon and were
driven to Eastman Park. the residence OF President
Clement c. Gaines Of Eastman College where they
are being entertained while hero.
The reception was held I'm the old Governor Gin
ton house. the home of the first Governor OF New
York. now owned and occupied by the Daughters
of the American Revolution. From To Presi-
dent and Mrs. Gaines received with Secretary ana
Mrs Gage IN the picturesque old hall Among the
guests were Mrs. Timothy l.. Woodruff and PreS-
dent Taylor Of Nassar College. President Gaines
made a brief address NJ welcome to the Secretary
and his wife Miss Myra Avery did the same for
the Daughters Of IN" American Revolution. as did
Mayor Hull for the city. Secretary Gage re-
spondcd. The remainder Of the afternoon was
spent I'm an informal social way.
The opera House crowded when Secretary
Gage appeared on the stage with President Gaines
tonight The students with voice gave the
college YELL and the Secretary bowed his acknow-
Judgment. After prayer hy the Rev. George
Clarke cox. OF 81. Paul's Episcopal Church. Pres-
dent Gaines introduced the Secretary whose sub
jcct was The Government as Great Business
Organization
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JEFFERSON TALKS on THE DRAMA
A.LARGE AUDIENCE LISTENS TO HIM Al
THE STATEN ISLAND ACADEMY.

A large and fashionable audience gathered yes
,o-dav afternoon in the lecture-room OF the staten
rsard Academy ST. George. Staten Island the
occasion being p reception for Joseph JEFFERSON
nreceaed by an address by Mr. jefferson on Inc
Drama in Education ,.,
William Winter presided. and briefly ihuou",'u
Mr. Jefferson 10 the audience. The veteran actor
qave one of his characteristic addresses. inter-
o,orsnd with many anecdotes. Just as he was
closing some one In the audience asked MIN why
he took a drink IN the last act OF KIP van WIN
kle" The question was not apparently asKe' ny
a total abstainer, but by man who wanted MI
Jefferson TO keep on talking Mr.. Jefferson IN
feplv said that he had more than once been asked
&, refuse the drink at the end Of the play In order
J rive n good example. But his hearers must re-
t,erber that an actor not temperance lect-
urer and il would not 90 to make pay ser
mon They might just as well expect the actor
NJ the end of the play TO tell the audiehce W
90 home and vote the Republican or Democra''c
t,cke, He would as think of reforming
pocchus "a Rim Van Wrinkle. Rip character
from, FARMLAND, and they might IA wei expect
Cinderella to strike for wages as Rip to deliver
temperance address.
The reception was held in tho Memorial Library
and Hawthorne Rooms. The following presided at
the tea tables: Mrs Edwin Felt M urs hnsr,
Among those present were Mrs. Charles r., 7.
q Rovd Mrs Fraser-C Campbell, Mrs. John NJ car
Mrs Wells sTk Mrs. MF' Thomas B.
Convngham, Mrs. George William Curtis Mrs;
James ~ Davis Mrs T B. pay NM Mrs Jo PS" c
Fremont jr Mrs. George ]. Greenfield Mrs. p hI.
cal Harrow , Mrs Henry G. Howfls. )r,' ME- MI
George u. Johnson. Mrs; oliver 7 Johnson MIS-,
Walter c. Kerr Mrs. j. D. Lawrence: Mrs, George
o. Lord Mrs. W. w: MacFarand. Mrs; tIankiyn
Osgood Mrs G. r Parmele. Mrs. j. H. pearson
Mrs George NJ pinncy. jr., Mrs Charles NJ Por-
ter. Mrs Sidney F. Rawson. Mrs; Jefferson Scales
Mrs George S Scofeld. Mrs. Charles /" Seeeer,
Mr. and Mrs Alexander y. Shay. Mrs Edwari
NJ Shepard, Mrs. Arthur sloan, Mrs. N D. lain
tor Douglas Taylor Mrs G. D. 5 Trask MRS.
j. Van Smith. Mrs. H. Van Ncchten. Mrs j. ID.
Vermilye, Mrs. H. L. Waldo. Mrs \; 5 walker
jr, Mrs. Orrn s Wood Mrs H. u Noouruil'
Mrs George VI. Whitehouso
The proceeds of the lecture and reception are 70
be devoted to the Arthur Winter Memorial Library.
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had a plurality two years ago Of only 90. He
is not candidate now. The election OF the
democratic nominee. b. F. Caldwell. seems
With districts in the heart of what is known
as Egypt" are naturally Democratic and We're
carried by the free coinage candidates IN 1880
Thay are conceded to the opposition this year.
The Republicans have a fighting chance TO
redeem the XXIst, or East St Louis. District
next month. Jehu Baker. an ex.Repubncan
,nrned Democrat and Populist. won here In 1876
No. n nlurality OF 4O2 AS a Republican Mr..
BAKER had defeated William r. Morrison In
iSSi lie has now retired from active politics
ard two new men OF only local reputation are
making the fight. AS noted above the MILO
AZ Cairo District is Republican. and VIII doubt
les return it's present Representative. George
W. Smith.
TIE SITUATION SUMMARIZED.
To sum up: Republican candidates seem GER
tain 10 carry eleven districts and Democrauc
candidates four. OF the remaining seven ''e
chances favor Democratic success In three' inc
md. XvIIth and XXIst. and Republican sue
cess IN four. the Id. Nth. With and XVIII
list Of candidates for Congress by districts
IS appended:
prr,.p,1caS DEMOCRATIC
Isl w r MSTN o SRsaf q = SoiiSsoN chicago
C4 MIt;II r. BELKNAP G. y. FOSTER. Chicago
,v.h cOS'S ". MILLS chi THOMAS oosAcK' Chi
v,hNe;EORGE E. WHITE f. T. NooNAN' Cn'oato
vr,bNU $ BouTEL1. Chi EMIL HoECHsr' Chicago
v,I,h esGEoRGE f. TOSS. F. c. ROGERS waukes""
vuIbIA ]. HOPKINS J. w LEONARD Whea'on'
,x,h~R r. HIT. Noun, w. H. WAGNER fre'p0'"
x,s~G ". PRINCE Gales F. f. ANDREWS Sterling
XIII NATTER REEVES NJ. r MoLoNEY ottawa
Viii. G. CANNON. J. NJ. THOMPSON joliet
Danviie. - or-rrsrNRERRY
MI N.i,p cri,,on Belden.
x,vtb-I V. CRAFT c. y. BARNES Peoria
WIZ r. MARSH War JOSEPH A. ROY. Quincy
xvIih~-J H. DANsHIN W. F. WILLIAMS f'"-
xvIISb~IsAAc r. MILLS r. +. CALDWELL" cna'-
~ x.,,-
xvIII,b"B F JOHNSON. THOMAS NJ JET HIS
Elmo. - "'"c.poU,r-y Robin
Xa,sas ... ct
~ LEI M'o,' RODEN- F. J. KERN. Bereviie
BERG. East St Louis . o.,yvrr N,rphvs-
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RRITISH CABINET IN SESSION.
REPORT IN PARIS THAT PRoTECToRATE OVER
EGYPT WAS DECIDED ON.

REPORT IN PARIS THAT PROTE'TohAlb ONEi'
EGYPT WAS DECIDED ON.
London. Oct PA Cabinet Council was held
al the Foreign Office to-day. All the members
OF the Cabinet We're present fnd the mceuhs
lasted two hours. When the Ministers left the
Foreign Office they were smiling and did not
give any indication Of serious apprehensons
as 10 the future.
The French Ambassador. Baron De CourceL
cav the Marquis of Salisbury Immediately al
ter the conclusion Of the Cabinet meeting.
Paris oct 27.--It Is reported here this even
ing that the British Cabinet. at to-day's SEES.
sion decided 10 proclaim the protectorate OF
Great Britain over Egypt
Speaking at Huddersfeid this evening" SIT h "a.
ward Grey Liberal Member of Parliament 1Or
Berwick Tweed. who was Under secretary
Of State for Foreign Affairs in the CABINET OF
Lord Rosebery in 1895. and announced IN the
House Of Commons the policy or the Rosepery
Government regarding Egypt strongly indorsed
the policy Of the present government i's"'u'"e
the FashOda question.
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Not 4 PARTY PAPER.
prr FOR HONEST MONEY ~ NETWORK AS
WELL rs ~ OREGON
From The Baltimore News.

WELL ~ IN oHEGON.
From The Baltimore News.
The N,~y-York Tribune to-day makes this refer
encc to the attitude Of THE News in the present
Congressional campaign
Here il what the Democratic Baltimore News
has say the bearing OF the money question In
this campaign:
money menace T. to enact legislation which Will
establish the gold standard. such legislation may
he confidently expected from the next Congress 4
certain that nothing OF the kind will be heard OF If
the Democrats gain possession OF the House.
How unhappy IL must make the CrOkerized gold
Democrats OF New York. who would Ike TO be
ranked with The Baltimore news among the mp
holders Of the Nations financial honor, TO see all
their pettifogging thus brushed aside
the guidance OF Democrats who Ia 1876 recognized
the vital importance Of tho money issue and who
are i'm danger Of losing sight Of that importance
now BUt The N,Nt' j. not Il PARTY paper ana
has moi been so al any time under IT. present man
ntemcnt: II IS an independent paper. Up TO the
time when. in 1896 the money issue became para
ment with the Democratic party. ana heartily ana
onerreticay advocated it's cause In National con
tests. II made al earnest hght on the tarni REFORM
issue ana WAS an ardent supporter o. lreSidel,t
cleveland both In the campaign or lsE? ana az
,erward. Since the Identification OF the Demo
rr1,tc marty with the cause OF free silver. The
Sau,s' mas opposed that party I'm its efforts either
10 control the Federal government or 10 onsttuot
remedial financial legislation ny the hrpnDhcHh
~ tho presont contest The Nows' has taken ~
nositiou In favor of Republican ascendency In the
House spite Of preference i1r me preVai,ing
ion4 OF Democratic opinion upon the great question
~ terriforiol expansion II H. not clear that the
disposition Of members on that question VIII he 81
practical effect upon the couf5e ~ eNIIos " ~
pnnrIllans viii nut an end TO all possibility OF n
meat Of the money question ana VIII threaten
renewal Of the disa sirous experiences OF lss anr
the preceding years. re aver 10 grave oanse'
feeu1s 10 q the duty OF TIE AOuE
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THE WEATHER REPORT.

vt,.rrpn,y.s RECORD AND To-DAY's FORECAST.
WASHINGTON Oct 21.-Far weather prevails to night
T., all so,tions ~ the United states During the last
twenty four hours temperature has fallen 10 70 ~
degrees in the Northeastern States and has continued
below the normal east Mississippi West Of the
Mississippi seasonable temperatures are reported No
disturbance severity appears within the region
During Friday the temperature VIII rise
throughout the central valleys and thence eastward 70
Atlantic Fair weather viii prevail, except
along the Upper Mississippi River and in the Western
conditions will favor showers Showers
are also likely along the South Atlantic Coast
and I'm the Lower Ohio Valley.
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CORNELIUS VAN COTT. prs'"as'e''
Postor'ce. York. " y. October 81 ''''
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CORNELIUS II. VAN GAAsRECK.

Kingston y. Y. oct y (speciaD -Corneus H.
Van Gaasbeck one OF the most prominent OF TIE
older residents Of this city died ut his home yester
day after a protractcd illness. He was born in
shawangunk Ulster County. In 1873 His youth was
spent I'm teaching school. but he soon entered the
Kingston Bank. which he served IN Vlrous capacl-
Tics Including the presidency. for thirty years
lie was treasurer OF the old Dutch church here for
twenty-onr years and OF the Ulster County Bible
Society for A Ike period being life director In the
American Bible Society. He was a lifelong reader
and admirer OF The Tribune. being an outspoken
Ropublican In politics. He leaves daughter here
and "A son IN New YOrk-Iouis II. Van Gaasb-ck.
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STANFORD HOrSE FOR THE UNIVERSITY

San Francisco. oct. y (SpccidD.--In an argument
prepared by the committee in favor Of exemptng
Stanford University from tho income tax. nforma-
ton is given that the stanford residence on Mob
HI. is to he converted into school Of his
tory economies and social science. This VIII be
news even friends Of the college. II
thought Mrs Stanford would retain possession OF
her fine house long she lived.