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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-30

yesterday and put himself into the pillory by re-
peating General Merccrs dishonest attempt 10
dscredit Captain Freystaeiter by garbllilS HIS
testimony Captain FreyStactter On saturday
testified that there was mention of "A she'll in
the secret dossior of 1894 Thoreupon General
MERCER and yesterday General Roget, called
him a liar. because the lcakagcs concerning the
Robin shell did not occur until 1896, ana there
fore could not have been mentioned In 1871
The fact is Of course. that ne did not mention
and did not mean the Robin shell, and in gar
bling his testimony 10 mako il appear that no
did they were themselves guilty Of particularly
shallow and stupid falschood
II Is pity that there Is no hope of our being
able 10 hear Du Patty de- Clam among the wit
nesses az Rennes The court seems determined 10
shield him from the necessity Of appearing there
Meantime IL is 10 be observed that a foreign Mt
tache whom the prosecutors Of Captain Drey-
fus have held TO be good authority is reported to
have declared that ne knows Du Patty de Clam
himself is the real traitor and IS the person re-
ferred 10 as "Cette canaille de D. That
nav or NAV not be Al least there seems 10 be
no cause for recedlng from the charge Of NJ.
lola: "Du Patty de Clam is the entire DreyfuS
case It is he who invented Dreyfus.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-30
THE DRAMA.
CRITERION THEATRE.

The Criterion Theatre opened last night III
the new season and farce called That Girl from
Maxims." translated and adapted from the French
had It's first representation In America IT, its orig
nsl form this farce f. exceedingly nasty, bu- Il
has been slightly deodorlzed for the American mar
ket Hypocrisy" says an old morast I7 fhe
homage that vice pays 10 virtue" The process y
dislnfection. however. while n has left mo pi'Ce
sufficiently indicate. has deprived n % Us sole
claim upon public attention. In English D. is
passage Of silly Incidents and frivolous chatter.
coarse nnuendo and abomlnabe slang such
screed might have been written By siahe-b3y
for tho amusement Of a boot-black IT. tao or
three instances Of mistaken Identity 81 momen'arly
devates into comica situation. but for tno most
part II purls along upon the tedious level ~ horse
play and frivolous chatter. and ends in deadly
dulness The dramatic theme IL the conservation
that may be created by suddenly introducing an
obstreperous and vulgar wench into a social c.roie
OF respectable persons. mostly fools. A married
man. being very drunk. has made Acquaintance
with a strange girl at restaurant and has .l-ro-
duced her into his house, as into hotel ard nas
placed her In bed there. and she is subsequently
mistaken for his wife. and out Of this c0mD.esity
various consequences. supposed 70 be comic arc
laboriously deduced The subject Will nor bear s1o
cifc treatment The style may be indicated oy ore
citation. The heroine refers 70 the rhuoaras ~,
Paris" This shaft OF hunOr fairly trans8xsI
and convulsed OF ;he most yacgoas au-
dlences that this enlightened capital mas Jet
disclosed The actors labored With ex.ra-r-
binary yea. and. In particular. Mr.. Eageae
Jcpson. Miss Gertrude Witty. and Mr ROYAL
Thayer, contributed TO the representation fna
elements Of character, professional sk AMI
that complete earnestness and sincerity which
alone can create and sustain Illusion. ana which
may go far even 10 redeem failure. Mr Ferguson
has bad part. and his fine talents are wasted
upon It. The most conspicuous and the most o5-
noXious impersonation was that OF the Girl from
Maxim s.--Pra!ine. by Josephine Hall nasal
voice. strideat, ear-percing delivery. ~ irlei-
cate song vulgar dance and copious obl.l-0n
OF slang combined 20 make this perfornar-e de-
testabe. yet. apparently n was much admired
by many Of its auditors And wonderful thing BE-
IS TO consider that an audience can be fllnl .a
such A city New-York with all its pre-en-.--s
TO Intellect and taste. that viii admire and ape
plaud a woman for antics that are a disgrace 20
that womanhood which ought always 70 he rever-
encef and that dignity ~ life ard refinement 70
manner which Il is The chief mission OF tre stage
10 exemplify and enforce - IS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-30
THE NEW TANNANY SPORT
HUNTING FORGOTTEN CITY PROPERTY
80 END OF POSSIBILITIES AND OF
HOPE FOR THE TAXPAYERS

Tanmany has discovered new game likely 70
be ~ more benefit to rho taxpayers -hau me recent
trials Of strength in lifting valuations The rev
sport IS hunting lost real estate. Already there
has been one notable fnd. This was piece -
ground with an hotel IN r. AZ Coney Island WHOA
the city has owned since 1894. ard nobody knew
anything about H. All thar time Colonel A r.
samuels has been keeping the h0tel and paving no
rent to the city or 70 anybody. He didn't care Z
people thought that he owned The place himself
1t Is worth $500
The story Of how f. happened vas told these
columns yesterday. The property was once Owned
by John Y. McKane ana the town ~ Gr3feserl
always had $50 much 20 think Of for small Town.
that Il is perhaps not remarkable that when The
property came into the possession ~ The town.
having been sold for non-payment ~ taxes. 20
town forgot that t ownedit And So. when Graves
end came into New-York 10 IS nor remarkable
that the town made no mention 70 tae CRY o. own
Ing this bi- Of ground and ths little house But
f. is wonder that Tammany missed i- IN making
up its valuations.
Now that 10 has been discovered Mr samGess
five years back rent ought 70 scale down the taxes
all over the city little, and 1t ought 70 stimulate
the search for more dribbles ~ sand mat have
slipped through holes 20 Father kncka-bockers
pockets II IS hardly 70 be- expected ttat tre c.y
Will 90 into the hotel business r. could nor COM
pete with other hotel keepers ,ii b. found OUT
good many graceloss details ~ the business wnich
every body would BE- sorry for city officials 90 1n9"
anything about The kind ~ CRY official fC cone
tribute to an honest government is one ~7o can
stand the street corner opposite h'te. g.
two hours every evening the wear round and never
md out that there is p hotel there.
II would he better for the city - '.t our all rs
hotel pa siieges as IL does IN Central PARK But
the greatest hope Of al Is IN t'e continuance o.
the search for lost lots II may turn olt waea
The searchers eet back far enough that Tie cit
Trr- r
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-30
TRANSTAAL NICKERING.

Mr. Chamhprlain's characterization Of Mr.
Krtcors conduct is severe. In all kindness and
impartlalijy we cannot consider il unjust The
Boer President. he says, procrastinates, and
when he does make offers he saddles them with
conditions which ne knows quite we'll Great
Britain cannot accept That is precisely true
and it's truth Is signally evinccd in the latest
oncr from Pretoria, which some i'll Informed or
injudiciouS folk are declaring actually gives
more than Sir Alfred Miner demanded. In one
or two particulars il does, indeed, grant the
moderate demands of the British Government
but in other particulars it is simply prepoScrous
and impossible.
1t grants the franchise after five years resi-
dcncc retroSpcctiyey rcc<oned. untrammeIlcd
by naturalization or other conditions. That IS
well. We do not know that any EngliShman or
American asks more on that point II grants 10
the OutlanderS one-fifth of the total representa-
ton in the Legislature That would be an i'm
proyemcnt over the present arrangement, under
which they have no representation But it can
hot he regarded rs generous nor indeed equiia-
bic. to restrict thrcc-tifhs of the population to
onc-ffh of the representation
The real cruX. however appears an the next
item That il that Great Britain shall abrogate
her sovereignty, or suzeranly, over the Trans
wal That IS the impossible condition which
the Pretoria diclcrers have saddlcd upon their
offer And now II the British Government re-
iects their offer because Of that condition. they
VIII with n fine show Of panied virtue complain
that they have offered all Great Britain asked
and yet Great Britain is not satisfied.
The simple fact Is the Transvaa is trying, In
return for fuhlment of It's solemn promises, to
secure something to which It IS not entitled. 1t
never has been an independent State, and no
good basis for It's demand for Independence IS
pcfCeDtihlo Nearly n score Of years ago It's
lawful owner and ruler Great Britain, entered
into an agreement with it TO this effect: Great
Britain without waving her sovereign and su-
zerain rights was to give the Transvaal domes-
lie autonomy; and the 1ransvaal, without claim
ing independence was 10 give TO British sub
1ects equal political and other rights with those
enjoyed by the Beers The British Government
has from the beginning faithfully fulfilled -
part OF the agreement 10 the letter and In spirit,
without imposing any extraneous conditions or
demanding any compensation. The Transvaal
Government has never yet fulfilled It's part Of
the agreement, and now offers to do 50 only In
part and only on condition that Great Britain
shall do what il was specifically agreed She was
not TO be asked to do
Some may call that craftsmanship, others
PATRIOTISM To us II looks Ike a particularly
petty form Of dlckorlng
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-30
PERSONAL.

M A. p" speaking OF Jules Guerin. the FAMOUS
anti- semitic says: He is strong man. thr'y
five Years or age. tall and very broad anger lurhs
always In his eye his nst is perpetualy pounu'"e
arnong aettators nc IL the hercost Ditector % o.
The Iigue -Semtque." editor Of It's organ me
Anfi-Iuif' ne has 70 interest aneo @ 'elaasa~a -
the second. he does all this sturdy Anu eio''e'
I'm H."
The Rev Harlan Creelman p D., IN T., III
strrctor in the School n Theology OF Yale Uni
v,rgitv. has been appointed to the chair OF Oiu
Testament languages and literature Of me Mon
troal Conversational College Dr. Creeiman. ls 3
Canadian having been born In Maitland, y =,
whore his Their prominent MEMBER ol ~
CONGREGATIONAL Church. He Is thlrty-l"tee 9''''
old
There are at least three candidates 70 succ7''
the Bishop NJ Havana who. It IS believed VIII
soon resign They arc Dr. Manuel Dobal. Or LUIS
Musteller y Galan and DR.. Ricardo Artcaga
Monfofo DIT Dobal and Or. Mustelier until re
Gently hold responsible ecclesiastical positions In
Mexico Dr. Arteaga has been canon or the "a
thedral Of Caracas Vcnezuela Dr. NusteIleI - iIi
Intimate friend Of Count Camille Peccl the heP"""
Of the Pope.
Sir Stafford Northcote. whose name Is mentoheu
ln connection with the Governorship Of Bombay. Is
ono Of the most silent OF VI. Ps. He is married TO
the adopted daughter OF the first Canadian peer
Lord Mount stephen.
Colonel Lugard the new Governor General ana
Commander IN chief Of Northern Nigeria VIII
leave England for West Africa IN october He VIII
axe his capital and Government House at jenna
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-30
RLcHARD nANNFIELDN PLAYS.

Richard Mansfield has Just acquired The rights
for this country 10 a new play. entitled Jstreys
by Emil Moreau one of the authors ~ Nne. sais
Gene" NJ C0quelin Is TO play the piece 81 Paris
and Henry Irving has the rights for England The
Jeffreys concerned in the pay is % course me
cruel Chief Justice under James II Il IS rc- ser
certain whether Mr. Mansfield VIII produce the
play this not II he does. 81 VIII le DID,
the course of MS engagement az the Garden y nel-
tire. which Will begin on November o.
Mr.. Mansfield viii begin his season IN Chicago ~
October 2. in "Cyrano de Bergerac," and will play
in 81. Louis and Pittsburg before coming O. Aen-
York he Will repeat the same play here. ari 1911
continue II through the engagement. q tae public
appears 10 want t. more than anything ess iH '
repertOry. Otherwise. as has been SAID at i.a
produce "Jefrreys" and he also had rev.t ts .
Beau BIummell,' The Devils Disc.p.. .'-
King Richard III" in preparation in case t}
should be needed.
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GorEPyoR ROOSEVELT ~ T0Wy.

Governor Roosevelt came TO this city yesterday,
and spent some hours visiting friends before re-
sumng his visits 20 county fairs up the state. lie
arrived IN the city early in the afternoon. and
went 10 the house Of his sister in Madison-ave..
where he met some Of his friends. Last evening he
met Benjamin b Oaeh. jr.. chairman OF the Re
publican state Committee. and dined with him at
tho Holland House They talked politics little
during the dinner and later the Governor left the
city 10 go over the Erie Railroad TO Clean. y. IN
went 10 tho Oriental Hotel at Manhattan Beach,
william Youngs. the Governors secretary is
recovering from severe attack OF TYPHOID Fever
ar Ithaca, y. y. He was able 10 walk Mite on
Monday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-30
A WEDDING.

Saratoga. y. Y, Aug. 29.-At Cornwall Manor
North Broadway this afternoon took place the
marriage Of Miss Edith Gotty Lie. youngest daugh-
ter Of Mr and Mrs George F. lde. OF Troy who
are sumnerng here, and Winsor Pitcher French
son OF General Winsor p French. postmaster Of
this place The Rev Or T. T. Sawln pastor OF the
First Presbyterian Church OF Troy, performed the
ceremony. The maid OF honor Miss Carrie r.
Ide the brides sister and the best man 4. Harris
lde brother OF the bride The ushers We're William
=. Nesbt OF Yonkers, Edward ". Carleton and
James Leon Alexander. Of Elizabeth y. j. Thomas
II Gnlespi. OF NcW-York. Thaddeous y Ryman; OF
MNkesbarre. Penn. all college friends OF Mr..
French and George i. Ide jr brother Of the bride.
The newly married couple have gone North on an
extended tour.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-30
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

The special cab service 20 and from theatres.
which has already been discussed In these columns.
went into operation 20 theatres which opened last
night and the night before The cabs are paid OR
AZ the box Office ~ the theatre az rate somewhat
lower than the usual one % cahmen. the rates be-
Ing determined by dividing the city into districts
and making a fixed price from tho theatre 70 any
mart ~ each district The system VII aso % foi-
lowed at several theatres which are not yet opened
Considerable changes have been made IN no
course OF the summer IN the Fourteenth street
Theatre. which Will open tomorrow night WIN j.
X Tnlotson's play A Young WIFE The dnil'
forum and lobbies have been redecorated IN cram
ola rose and gold The entire house has been ntted
with new and improved folding mahogany chAltF,
upholstered IN green plush New SIX tapesI!s'
nave been used decorate the eight pfosefn,un
boxes new carpets have been laid and ne" crop
curtain has been hung.
The opening Of the Garrick Theatre has been
postponed from September 10 September H.
No matinee ~ The Girl from MaNims VII m
given AZ the Criterion Theatre until saturday.
september .. There Will be no matinee this "esA-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-30
TIE TALK OF THE DAY.
The latest novelty In haberdashery. according to
al English contemporary, Is a Dreyfus tie


Private Secretary Henry Allen lately made a
speech for the Lawrence Young Mems Cnris lld4
Association. When the lsmonade WAS d psssel
Kansas city Times.
Tho Town Council Of Richmond. England, has
been crusadlng against parrots. It seems that Ger
tain If these birds have been disturbing the SUM-
bers of tho Town Clerk and an Alderman 50 the
music Of nature has been hushed by a penalty OF
A. shillings.
Limiting Hts Market -Father-so you have de-
cdei % become an artist?
Father We'll. have no objections. r you don't
draw on me.-(Br0okyn Life.
Guthrie. Okla. has 4 fifteen year old lawyer.
His name IS Frank r. Burford. and he re-
Gently admitted 20 practice though he has not yet
been graduated from the Guthrie High School.
He Needed 80 Help.-"Help help cried the man
wh9 Tas 5ns Fe new 81 rs aS he easy
footpad. 81 can take care Of this JOB without any
assstancc."-(O State Journal
At the reception to be given Captain Dyer IN
baltimore on September p there viii he displayed
flag authorized especially for the occasion Il f.
made Of orange. black and blue. 70 represent the
city Of Baltimore the state ~ Massachusetts,. Cap
tain Dyer's home and the United States Navy
on quarter Will be fhe word Dyer
Denlal-"so," exclaimed Senator Sorghum IN
dignantly that man told you my vote was for
ne said so IN SO ma ~ "ordS -o,,o tho ,,r,,r,,
I'LL gvu oai 80 m. nm 49,, ,,o- for go
lis t0r rem once I'D "hlle' puI never ioI SAFE
'Nasninston star
vruIt,r, poaoo n, Uotervtlle Ne the Maine
Central Railroads Oldest conductor. has resigned
after fifty years as A railroad man. Mr. Bodge IS
seventy-nve years old. He was first employed with
the Androscoggn and Kennehec company. having
run the first train into Wateryiiie in January 1873
His position with this company was kept until the
road finally passed into the hands Of the Maine
No. -. a.. an o,,,.,~. and Nd ,over los.
WIS never !" u" "'' 1,," , , ,
days work from any KIND OF di'aoiltt-
,,
The number OF rich old bachelors ana wi1oWeis
IN Atchison and wealthy girls - causing faNorap4e
com nent on me 20" -.'"9 81, ir,fr--
chased 90 their graves trying TO escape some ono
% the opposite sex WIN matrimonial N'TlSlS-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-30
Amuermfnie.

CAsINO-s-The Founders ,,x,-.,.
CRTTERfON THEATRES IS The Girl from MAI n1
FrcTcN MI'SEE--Wax Works Grand Concert ana ''ne
matograph ,,. 49,. co~.rro-
EMPIRE THEATRE s:2o-Hs ESoelltncy we ''o''''0''
TTfTtI az n m Continuous Performance
LION PALACE ROOF GARDEN-Vaudevile. = ,,.,,..
MANJIATTAN BEACH and I-Sousas han" w
Flreworks-9-Hury Bury. -, l., ~. Nooo-
NETWORK THEATRE s:i5-The Man IN u '''
Vaudeville.
PASTOR S-Continuous Performance s.Norv Con
yrcToRrA ROOF GARDEN-vaudeville
SvAIIAcT's-s so Little Ray a sunshine
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-30
nav uINISrER To GREEcE s4ILS r0-DlY

Arthur sherburne Hardy, United states Minister
to Greece. and Mrs. Hardy. will be among tho pass
sengcrs on the Red Star Line steamship Fci.s.aai'
which will sail FOR Antwerp to-day Mr Harry
goes TO begin his duties az Athens lie w1s l0I-
merry Minister TO Persia. and came home $50 ii'7
for a vacation which he and Mrs HARDY ave
spent IN visiting relatives az Bar Haroor am
Woodstock. Conn. He was appointed 20 las present
post by President Mckinley three months 49,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-30
NEWPORTS HORSE SNOW.

Newport. r. l.. Aug. p 5speciaD- fuI ls' Of
tries for the horse show Was aunoan. io--f5'
and shows some interesting features Among iAe
largest entries are those by Thomas M. Hansen,
~ horses, besides ~ others by other members ~
the family, Charles 7. Bates. %, r. Jordan. Is,
Strauss x Hexter %. Harry Payne Whtncy. -.
oliver II. p. Belmont. lS Robert "a Gerry. - !.
Holloway. Is. = r. Nowhcrgcr. 70. charles 4.
Proctor. 10. ". Rutherford. 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-30
CAPTAIN Quay TO GO INTO BUSINESS

Washington AUG 29-Captain Andrew G. G.
Quay son Of Senator Quay. % Pennsylvania. has
resigned from the Army 10 20 into private bust
ness. Captain Quay IS q graduate Of the Military
Academy OF The class OF ISIS His resignation has
been accepted By the President TO take effect on
August ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-30
RLANn.s srccEssoR MON MIssorRI

jefferson City Nc. Aug 20. Incomplete returns
received tonight from the With Missouri Dis
tr.ct. In which AN election held to-day 10 MI
tie unexpred term in Congress Of Richard p
Bland deceased. show that Dorsey w. Shackleford
DEM has been elected over ". j. Nosholl (Rep)
bv twenty-five hundred plurality. Complete re-
turns cannot be mad Tonight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-30

Naoy- Orleans. Aug. % (SpeciaD-Joseph r. Rams
cell vas to-day elected fom the Vth Congress Dis
tri,t of Louisiana 10 Mi the vacancy caused by the
death OF the late 5. T. Baird Ransdell was NOM
mated I'm white Democratic primary ard his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-30

responds-as It doesn't do to any Of Atkinson
pamphlets or the whimperins dialectic OF Char'eS
Eliot Norton
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-30

Finer examples Of herosm and devotion have
never been witnessed than those which the CON
vent fire at Sparkin added to long and splen-
aid record
r. the Shamrock fails TO carry home the
Americas cup n will not he for lack Of pre- para
ton and equipment Sir Thomas Upton IS not
taking any chances which n IS possible to avoid
and there Is no conceivable reason why he
should have been expected 10 do so. Moreover
II the event should show that he had provided
q considerable stock Of superfuities, that fact
would not dscredit his intelligence in the slight
est degree "a surplus is easier to manage
than Il deficit"
It IS satisfaction to believe that the Dewey
arch viii be worthy NJ perpetuation IN marble
whether means to accomplish that object can
be- procured or not.
Mayor Van Wyck is ~ opinion that better s
a dinner NJ herbs and the peace NJ a seat on
the judicial bench Herewith than stalled OK
with executive strife He would like to put Off
the Mayors robe and put the Justices gown
with the beginning OF the year and would carry
20 his new post carloads Of dignity. repose AMI
mental balance n anybody thinks differently
let him conide his dubitations to the candidate
himself when they Will be cleared up at once
and the doubter at the same time viii enjoy a
particularly hot and convincing quarter OF an
hour.
General Kitchener Is evidently Englshman
who knows how to pay compliment gracefully
when and where IT is due.
THE Brooklyn Eagle" discussing the water
question. says. by need by nature and by
"nearness. Suffolk County belongs TO Brooklyn
"in every estimate u that county as a water
Source New-York County must keep its hands
oft Of Suffolk County" That. we think. is q
sound proposition. and we are not aware that
anybody on this side ~ the East River desires
10 invalidate H.
Governor Rooseyelts recent speeches do not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-30

Governor Rooseyelts recent speeches do not
please the small synod 81 ant-imperialists. but
arc welcome 10 every body else. striking ring
ing patriotic note. to which the whole country
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-30

IT IS satisfaction to believe that the Dewey
arch viii be worthy Of perpetuation in marble
whether means TO accomplish that object can
Do procured or not.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-30

In his inconcluslve reply TO Controller Coler
INQUIRIES Mr.. Silas r. butcher, president or the
Ramapo Water Company. said;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-30

Finer examples Of heroism and devotion have
mover been witnessed than those which the con-
vent fire at Sparl1in added TO long and splen-
an record
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-30

General Kitchener Is evidently an Engllshman
who knows how to pay a compliment gracefully
when and where II is due.