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New-York tribune., 1901-08-11
CHILDRENs CAKEWALK.

The childrens cakewalk in KaaterskiH Hall last
Saturday night was novel and brilliant function
that caused much amusement at that popular re-
sort where over seven hundred guests are now
gathered Each of the tiny couples received hand
iced cake. The judges, being unable to decide
between Master Samuel Minchem and Miss Clara
Marks and Florence Sterne and Clarsse Altmayer
to the award OF first prize, finally the big
cake in two and divided it between them.
George Harding, proprietor of the Kaaterskil IS
much improved in health this season. and takes
frequent drives over the fine mountain roads. upon
which he has spent much time and money His
only surviving daughter is the wife of DR.. F. A
Scratchley, of New-York. who spends few days of
each week at the hotel. H. f. Eder is generally
regarded one of the best and most popular man.
ayers the KaaterskH had.
John Bigelow is at the Kaaterskill with his
daughters. and although eighty-fve years Old
seems strong and vigorous. One of his daughters is
the widow of Butler Harding.
Judge Cowing and his family still there
Judge Hendrickson and his family. of New-Bruns-
wick, and Judge J. Kearney Rice also there
Others are General Stahl. who has lately returned
from a trip around the world; W. L. Ogontz
founder of OgOntz and Glenside Philadelphia
suburbs. with his family; j. Rothschild and family,
of New-York; S. " Off and family, OF Kansas City;
S. Halft and family. of San Antonio Tex: c. A.
Sneenberg and family. Mrs. L. Hexter and daugh-
ters and Ferdinand Marks and family, Of Philadel-
phia and NJ. Freyhan and family, Of New-Orleans.
In, he acres devoted q 10 at9ete sRots on RaateTS-
son OF the New-YOrk lawyer who is there with his
family. usual
The Kaaterskill baseball team has been success
ful in nearly every contest with neghboring clubs
this Last Saturday they won over the
Twilight Park boys by score of % to g. Norman
w Sharp of Harvard College. Is pitcher; John
Ross of the University of Pennsylvania first Sc;
Daniel Miner. catcher. and Irving Barndt of Phila-
delphia, shortstop. Among the golf experts are
Miss Janette Blumensteil Helen Barnett, Jules
Levy NJ S AueTbach and Simon Ottinger The
tennis tournament began Wednesday. A Stein
berger is still the champion bowler. Manager Eder
took party OF Kaaterskill guests by special train
on the Ulster and Delaware Railroad to the New
Grand Hotel and Feischmann's Wednesday, re-
turning in the evening. The trip through the Stony
Glove Notch and up through the valley TO Summit
Mountain was greatly enjoyed.
SACRED CONCERTS.
The sacred concerts of Professor simonson's or
chestra Sunday evenings great treat to those
musically inclined.
The children of George ]. Gould are at his Fur
Tough Lake Lodge in the Catskills In charge OF
New-York tribune., 1901-08-11
SULLIVAN COUNTY RESORTS.
A REGION WHERE BOTH HEALTH AND PLEASURE SEEKERS
BE SATISFIED.
GOOD FISHING GRAND SCENERY INVIGORATING AIR

bes after all not less necessary to the ENJOY S
of an outing than beautiful scenery anu ttyoS tGoS
roads The hills abound with huckleberrles Mhleth
are being gathered and shipped IN iaIse ~ oF
ties 10 New-York This industry claims much OF
the attention of visitors and many rustic m Iaus n
lasseg 10 whom berry gathering is serious I,,
ness get n welcome hitch from synpal SteS
peonIe II NAV well to explain tIlal HIII 1Sdn
e SuIlivan County slang for helping hand men,
women and children who want 10 roe asEA = ~ -
sitcb and generally, at least IN the cases ~ S
mountain stages. fail to get It. IheIe Are nd
bsctherrfes and apples about EHenVllle 700, iLiu
in aImost every dooryard there are trees @penub @
beneath burden of pears that VIII very SUN '
TheTe are many cider mills in the vicinity ana hoo %
a feur Of the visitors wish storm WouIu sLdhS
Sown enough apples to induce them 70 open tItn
doors The hig hotels up the mountain aIS Pt1o-
y,eu filled and boarding houses ana nlIIloii i
hotels I'm the valley are entertain lI r1r
n.,,.oto, Of city guests. The Mount MonBola. Ter,
800 ain Mount Managha, Mount Mitchei anu
Wyndmere are lively as ever petore ana . Ies 2 -
a greater disposition 10 interhotel sociaoilS IMAM
in former years
MOUNTAIN DALE AND CENTREVlLLE.
The Winona the Cuigan and the Mountain
tIouse AT Mountain Dale, almost full. and the
boarding houses have many guests as IN any
preceding season. This resort, IN the heart OF the
I1elavrare range appears 70 be gaining by rapid
strides the position which its natural advantages
entite IT, Its situation overlooking the Neyersnlk
and Bashaskill valleys. is both invtlhG ana @ heainh-
full The farmhouses in the vicinity Oh NehlfeFiiio
have many city boardefs
FALLSBURG AND KIAMESHA LAKE.
FaIIsburg railway station is the terminus OF the
railway Journey not only for FaiIsburg Village but
also for Kiamesha Lake, Hasbrouck, BridgeVine
New-York tribune., 1901-08-11

Henry Clews, who has JUST returned from
Europe, is at the home Of his daughter and SON
in-law Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Parsons. at the old
Parsons homestead the Boston Post Road, in
Harrison. The occasion of his visit Is the birth
of a daughter to Mrs. Parsons.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-11

Neversink and Grahamsville. Fallsburg is nearly
fifteen hundred feet above the sea, and Is stuateo
close by falls of the Neversnk. which for con-
siderable distance is one grand succession of small
cascades and rapids. This stream is represented as
one of the choicest trout brooks in the State OF
New-York. Its picturesque beauty however, has
charms for everybody, and hence Fallsburg IS as
much a society resort as an anglers paradise. The
Alta Lake House, High View, Leroy, Russell, Pine me
Grove. Chestnut Grove and Mountain Grove are
full nearly all the time, while the numerous
boarding houses and farmhouses nave the usuaI
number OF guests Kiamesha Lake. reached by
stage from Falsburg IS this season better patron
lied than ever The capacity of the Kiamesha Lake
House the St George Inn and the numerous board
ing houses is taxed most Of the time This charm
ing body Of fresh water at high altitude mas evil
dently lost part of its popularity.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-11

The great elevation and dry atmosphere of Hur-
leyyille have caused physicians recommend II as
a resort for asthmatics but as it has many charms
for those afflicted only with desire TO enjoy the
grand scenery and excellent fishing in the vicinity,
there is always very Insignificant minority OF the
element seeking relief from bodily ills.
The Columbia Anawana and Grand View hotel
registers and daily bills for provisions show that
the invalid element is inconsequential at least In
summer
Loeb Sheldrake, fresh water lakelet three miles
from the Hurleyville station. is popular resort
with bathing boating and fishing among its at
traction The Sheldrake, Maple Grove and Overlook
houses at the loch, testify by their popuousness
the fact that the resort is favored by many dis
eliminating pleasure seekers.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-11

Many of the women OF New-Rochele and Pei
ham Manor are devoting time and money this
summer to the work of the Pelham Summer Home
The women give outings to a score Of children
from New-York City every two weeks. The chill
dren are brought out from the city by competent
nurses, and after being entertained at the sea-
shore for a fortnight are returned TO their homes
to make room for others
New-York tribune., 1901-08-11
SACRED CONCERTS.

The sacred concerts of Professor simonsons or
chestra Sunday evenings are great treat to those
musically inclined.
The children Of George ]. Gould are at his Fur
Tough Lake Lodge in the Catskills In charge Of
New-York tribune., 1901-08-11

The people of Pelham Manor and its vicinity
were entertained Thursday night by com
pany Of young people in the Manor Club house.
who gave two one-act plays entitled I'm Honor
Bound and Trying 1t On" Those who took
part were Miss Martha Maynard, Mrs. Wll-iam
Randall Miss Roper, the Misses Schuyler MI
Roper Mr.. Day and Mr.. BeecFoft
New-York tribune., 1901-08-11

Thursday, August 15 will be ladies day at
the Larchmont Yacht Club The main feature OF
the occasion will be a concert. Last night there
was an entertainment and dance at the Bevan
House in aid of the New-ROchelle Hospital by
permission of Charles FrOhman, "ChuHS was
produced by a company OF volunteer pfOIIessIoLl
ais who spending the summer IN the Manor
Evening journal., 1901-08-08
Business Methods al Washington

From the New York journal.
If the United States Government
were a business man it would go into
bankruptcy in a month We have just
had one illustration i'm Oklahoma OF the
way in which IL throws its money
away. Another has been given nearer
home.
The Navy Department wants a re
ceiving ship to take the place of the
old Vermont, which is said by some
people to be infested with microbes.
On looking over its list of available
vessels il could find nothing more APP
propriate than the $3.0OO,000 racing
cruiser Columbia, which as packed
with expensive machinery, cramped in
berthing accommodations and alto
gether as untitled as anything that
could be found with a search warrant.
On the same day on which the Co
lumbia was towed around to be tied
up to a dock and used for a floating
barracks the government sold two
army transports at auction. One Of
them, the Mcpherson, had cost 5000.
0OO She was sold for $1S700, which is
not enough to pay the cost OF hauling
her off the Cuban reef on which she
was hung up a few months ago.
The Mcpherson would be infinitely
better fitted in every respect for a re-
ceiving ship than the Columbia She
was formerly a transatlantic liner, in
which service she used to carry hun
dreds of passengers, and her capacity in
that direction has been increased by
her alteration into a troop ship. If she
could carry a regiment of soldiers tC
Cuba she could accommodate a salts
factory number OF sailors at a dock
Yet she is sold for one-eleventh of hei
cost, while the government uses &
SO 100000 cruiser for a sailor boarding
house.
It would be just like our nationa
fnanciering If somebody at Washing
ton should suddenly discover thesI
things, and the government shoult
thereupon buy back the Mcpherson To-
$500 600 from the Pennsylvania Rail
road. to whose agent it has just sol,
her for $1S,7OO.
Evening journal., 1901-08-08
MARYLAND POLITICS

Notwithstanding the partisan cleo
ton law in Maryland, and the effort "a
disfranchise the negroes. the Republi.
cans of our neighboring State are pre-
pairing to give the enemy a battle
royal Some OF the shrewdest politi-
clans believe thatGorman will be beaten
again, and that Maryland will be per-
manently redeemed from the autOcracy
and misrlle OF which he was the
father The new provision in the cleo
ton law applying an educational test
may result in disqualifying more
Democrats than Republicans, since the
negroes at whom the provision was
aimed have been attending special
schools in order to prepare to meet
the requirement, while illiterate whites
are angry at being DISTINGUISHED, and
have made no efforts to remedy the
difficulty
There are parts Of The South where
the negro vote represents a majority
where the excuse Of an educational
test might have weight, but in
Maryland is the veriest sorhis.
try. When 1t is seen by census figures
that less than twenty per cent Of thu
total population represents the coloret
people, negro domination is a mere
fraudulent party cry The educational
test was not aimed TO prevent negi5
domination but Republican domina-
ton, and there is about as much dis.
satisfaction in one party MS In the
either The result will be watched
with interest
Evening journal., 1901-08-08
THURSDAY. AUGUST ,, 1901.
Sensitive TO CRITICIsM

At the last session of the Levy Court
when the printing bills had been pre-
scented. Mr.. Armstrong made the re-
mark, "The newspapers have been very
severe on the Levy Court, and hesi-
tate about seconding the motion to al
low the accounts"
When ana1yzed the statement APP
pears rather remarkable There was
no question as to the honesty OF the
bills. no doubt as to the merit of any
Of them. but there was a covert threat
expressed that such bills might be held
UP because the Levy Court had been
criticised. But the money for these
bills is net the property Of the individ-
ual members OF the court. IT is not for
their personal use to reward sycd-
phancy and 10 punish unfriendliness. II
the remark Is to be regarded seriously
then 81 is equivalent 20 saying that
public work viii not be given to those
who dare to criticise these servants of
the people II mouths are TO be
stopped and the press muzzled over a
little stationery and printing, then it is
time. indeed, for an overhauing that
shall go to the bottom of things.
There is a prevalent idea that news
papers speak for themselves alone, bun
such is not the case Each represents
a constituency great or small and II
voices the sentiments OF consider
able number OF the people In this in
stance they have simply put into typ
what all the people are saying. If Mr.
Armstrong objects to newspaper criti
cism Of the Levy Court, let him re
member that almost every man IL
Wilmington has found the same fault
The people look TO the press for tn
expression of their views, and will
have none of a journal which fears t
tell the exact truth.
Evening journal., 1901-08-08
Mss Webb's IdIosYnerasIes

One of the most eccentric and radical
protectors of dumb animals is Miss
Emily Webb, of Wilmington, and she
is bold and fearless in prosecuting her
ideas for the relief of her favorite ami
NAL the horse In former days she
was an active member of the S. p. c.
A. and was one of it's officers, but in
late years she seems to have severed
her connection with the society and is
operating Independently
Her chief aversion is the check rein
and she becomes excited when she sees
a horse with it's nose drawn skyward
by an overdraw. She gets full of fight
and activity in something less than no
time and usually manages to do some
thing rash and foolish before depart
ing. Coachmen and hOrsemen in gem
eral know her and keep out Of her way,
as they do not care to come in contact
with any of her well-knOwn idiosyn-
crasies. They know that it is no use
to try and explain to her how neces-
sary il is to check some horses up.
Most horsemen would like to do with
out them, but there are good driving
animals that are almost worthless when
they have no check rein upon them
Some or them are pfeNenleu from
stumbling by the check, while Others
will kick if allowed to get their heads
/ down.
Not long since Miss Webb unchecked
a horse at Fourth and Market streets
i and then shook the driver and gave
him a sound slap in the face She is
getting more offensive every day.
Not long ago the wife of one of oui
prominent judges was holding The
reins while her coachman went into the
postOffice to mail some letters. Jus
at that moment Emily Webb rushed
up and threw off the check rein, eX
claiming to the amused and astonishe'
occupant Of the carriage: You are NJ
lady to allow a horrible check rein Of
, your horse"
When seeking to uncheck a horse Oh
Evening journal., 1901-08-08
Pencil WIeIder Sees Ihinrs

During one Of the recent hot nights
a well-knOwn newspaper man, residing
on the west side of town, was awak-
ened by his wife who, in a stage wills
per, told him to listen as there was
someone walking about on the tin
roof at the back OF the house. The
pencil Wielder had buG tOf listen TO hear
what seemed to be the tramp of about
six men, all of them burglars, and
weighing about 300 pounds each. In
his short and rapid review of the stu
alton he saw a big head story for his
paper next day. With a heart which
was nearly as big as his body, he arose
and with nightcap awry and revolver
in hand he advanced to the point OF
disturbance, while his wife crept slowly
behind him. He found the screen gone
from the back window. and upon look
ing out on the roof he saw what ap-
peared to be the window screen doing
a combination cake walk and buck
dance in the starlight and playing its
own accompaniment. The newspaper
man does not drink anything stronger
than coffee, but he felt as if he woulC
have to cut coffee if it caused his braiI
to have such visions. He looked out o
! the window again and stood aghast L
see the window screen approaching
him. By this time his wife brought I
/ lamp and to his surprise he saw tn
big house cat with its head through
the screen looking at him in mute ap
| peal for relief from the frame. He re
i lieved Tom and returned to bed with
1 solemn promise to himself that N
would not divulge the happenings o
Il the midsummer night.
Evening journal., 1901-08-08
CUMMING HAS
A " ALkOVhR
D0S MOiReS Man IOWa'S Gu.
bernatOriaI Nominee
Convention Heard Highly EuIOgiStic
Address in approval Of Admin
iStratiOn'S Course

Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Aug S.-With
A. g. Cummins, Of Des Moines, as its
gubc gnaiorial candidate the Republi.
cans OF Iowa will go into the next
state campaign Cummins swept the
board He and his followers took
everything that they went for, and
from the first tap Of the gsyel to put
ting out the lights, there was no time
when they did not have the situation
We'll in hand.
After the convention opened in the
morning Chairman Weaver delivered a
speech highly eulogistic of the admin.
istration. He said in part:
mo national administration has ever
had such dimcult problems to meet and
master No administration has ever
solved great questions with more cour.
age, wisdom and statesmanship. It is
safe to say that no mistakes have been
made The wonderful, and l might say
involuntary. acquisitions of territory
mark a new and radical departure for
this government The change has not
been of our seeking. 1t has come about
through the irresistible logic of events
The present unexampled prosperity of
our land is directly the result Of that
Republican doctrine of protection to
American manufacturers and American.
labor which, in connection with a poll
icy of reciprocity. has opened TO Amer
lean manufacturers the markets Of the.
world In view of the great foreign.
trade which was have established the
fact that cur cargoes are carried al.
most entirely by foreign shipping pre-.
sents a question which should receive
the careful consideration of the con
gress of the United States and such
reasonable measures should be adopted
as will provide for the carrying o.
American commerce in American
vessels"
The platform adopted endorsed Nc
Kinley's administration, the GOLD
standard. the establishment of civi
government in Porto Rico and tn
Philippines, and the REIMBURSEMENT 0
our authority in Cuba, and censureC
the trusts and the Democrats attempt
in several states to disfranchise cit
Zons on color lines.
WHO CUA1NINS is.
Cummins is one of Iowa's represen
tative men. Born in Greene county
Pa, 81 years ago, of Scotch-Irish par
cnts he worked his way through tn
common Ecools and the Magnesium
Academy, and when his school educs
iicn was completed he came west. I
1869 he located at Elkador. in Clayto
| county, Iowa, and there secured
clsrkship.in the recorders Office. Son
time aftorward he engaged in carpe /
tering. and sill later he was an e
press messenger. At the age OF
Cummins began the study OF law, al
two years later was admitted to Il
bar at Chicago. That city was h
home until 1878. when be remov
1 to Des Moines and formed a law pa
nership with J. c. Cummins. He W
q member OF the 22d general assemb
of Iowa, and for four years was
member of the Republican nation
b.; committee.
Evening journal., 1901-08-08
WHO LIES
Speaking of an editorial utterance in
the Evening Journal. Mr. Addicks per
sunal organ says:

Speaking of an editorial utterance In
the Evening Journal. Mr.. Addicks' per
sonal organ says:
We deny what Il says and de-
care what It denies. 1t has been
holding up the Union Republicans
as political corruptionists. What
it says in this regard is simply in
excusabie lying.
Well. let us see who is lying; We vii
quote from that organ in its Tuesday.
issue:
The Democratic party, with all
its fraud. with all its legislative
and executive power, did not win
a victory in fifty years in which it
was not helped by purchased votes.
None of the Republican leaders
who preceded Mr.. Addicks were
ever able to get enough money to
secure the assessment and quail
ficatiOn of Republican voters. let
alone meet the Democrats upon
the ground where all their cam
paign funds were spent
Since 1894 this State has been Re
publican. Why? Because neitherA Mr..
Higgins, Mr.. Dupont nor any other
Mr. Anti-Addicksite had accepted
the Democratic challenge to fight
the political battle upon ground
Of Democratic choosing and in
front of what Democrats believed
TO be impregna'ble intrenchmentsg
No, not that But IL is because
Mr.. Addicks did accept that chal-
lenge. and did beat the Demo
Gratis on their own grounds
Now who is the liarg The Addic
organ says that the Democrats new
won a victory without purchas
votes. and that Addicks beat them
their own grounds, and then disclaii
corruption. vii. it take a week
and explain?
Evening journal., 1901-08-08
NEW SPAPER OPINION
More Good Than Harm

From the Atlanta Journal.
Senator McLaurin is thus ruled on
.of the Democratic party OF South Caro-.
lima by its regularly constituted an.
thority He will, therefore. not be
recognized as candidate in the
Democratic primaries, and his only re
course is TO appeal to the people as
an Independent candidate.
That he will do so is not TO be doubt
ed. and a hot time in South Carolina
politics may be expected.
Senator McLaurin Is man of some
ability and much personal popularity
He has the support of many citizens OF
South Carolina who have always
fought Tillman, and will adopt almost
any expedent and follow almost any
candidate in the hope of defeating that
man. who has dominated the politics
OF the the State so long.
The action of the Democratic com
mittee will strike many persons. ever
some who are opposed 10 .McIaurin.
as uniustly proscriptive
They believe that Senator McIauril
should have an opportunity to appeal
to the Democrats of his State, and that
by them at their primaries he should
have been either condemned or en-
dorsed.
Now that they have read him out o
the party. Senator McIaurin's only
appeal is to the public.
We have no doubt that a great ma.
pority Of the white people OF Soutf
Carolina are against him, and that he
will be defeated, but it is not improb
able that the action of the Democratic,
State Committee has done him NOR,
good than harm.