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New-York tribune., 1901-11-15
DIRT AND DISTRACTIONS.

It is admitted by pretty nearly everybody
that the streets of New York have been misera-
bly, cared for during the last two or three years,
and even the Commissioner himself has mo-
rnents of becoming silence on that subject.
Sagle is failure. With occasional spurts.o or
activity, he has permitted the work Of his de-
partment TO deteriorate so far that no dispute
about its inefficiency is possible He Inherited
from Colonel Waring q system and force
which had not been greatly impaired during
the brief administration of his predecessor. who
was thought to be trying to do his duty, and
fell into Tammany disfavor that account
II makes little difference whether Nagle is in
competent or unfaithful. He ought to be re-
nlaced at the earliest possible moment. and
doubtless will be. 1t will not be difficult to
improve upon his model, though it will not be
easy TO find an ideal man to succeed him. as
presumably Mr. Low is now rejecting with
some anxiety.
We wish to be perfectly fair TO the present
Commissioner, who has labored under some
peculiar disadvantages the greater part OF this
vear owing 10 the widespread disturbance or
street surfaces If he had not made bad
record before the tunnel digging began or II he
had done we'll in those parts of the city which
have not been more than usually upturned ne
would be entitled to considerable allowance.
But in general MS ddlnlHiSiIdJioh hio pcSh 'o
shiftIess that he cannot decently invoke the
benefit of the doubt. 1t is altogether probable
that the consistently shabby condition OF the
streets in those least attractive regions 10 whlch
Colonel Waring gave assiduous attention fig
,1red largely in the condemnation lately passed
on Tammany Hall.
Rut the poor work Of Nagle and his men Is
not the only count in the indictment against
Tammanv in the matter of the city's thorough
fares. The way in which builders are per-
mitted to litter and obstruct them is grave
abuse which naturally enough grows worse
,r;tb federation There is an extraordinary
amount of construction and reconstruction 60
;no on all over the city, and with few excep-
tions sidewalks and roadways are audaclously
utilized by contractors for the convenient prose
cution of their work, without regard to the
r,ybts and the comfort of the public, to which
tho streets belong Such a condition of things
s ;s visible on ill sides in New-York would
not he horne with for moment in European
cities. and we are benevolent enough to hope
that few American communities suner them'
salves TO be so imposed on. There has always
been reason to complain on this score put IL
individual outrages are not much worse than
they formerly were the number or them mas
enormously increased with the prevalent pas
sion for tearing down and building up the
METROPOLIS so that affronts and discomforts OF
+hts nature have become a general affiiction
The Low administration will gain much credit
If II not only makes the cleaners do their duty,
h,,t restricts the excessive license which build
ers have heretofore enjoyed in the streets OF
New-York.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-15
A NEW W-YORK-VIRGINIA WEDDING.
REGINALD BROOKS. OF THIS CITY. MARRIES
MISS PHYLLIS LANGHORNE-
fBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE. ]


Basic City. Va Nov. APPOINTMENT people OF
New-York Boston and Virginia were among the
hundreds Of guests al the wedding at the Brandon
here to-day Of Miss Phyllis Langhorne. daughter
Of Chiswel Dabney Langhorne. OF Miradon- AL
bemarle County. Va. to Reginald Brooks. Of New
York The guests from Boston. New-York and
Richmond came in special cars. The bridal party
stood under an immense bell of white chrysanthe-
Bishop Coadjutor the Right Rev. Robert Atkn-
son Gibson. OF the diocese of Virginia performed
the ceremony assisted by the brides pastor the
Rev Frederick W. Neve OF Ivy. Va
The bride was gowned in ivory white satin with
long court train and yoke of rare old lace me
veil was caught by a diamond crescent, the sllC
80 17rs Mortimer Brooks the bridegroom's mother
Mrs Robert Gould Shaw. of Boston. the bride ;
sister was matron of honor
The bridesmaids were the Misses Gladys BrooKs'
Of Ney-York; Iandon Rives. OF Castle Hill; Cnrls-
tine Atkinson OF Baltimore: Helen Christian ana
Fda Atkinson. of Richmond James stillman OF
Sev--York was best man. anc John warren Oh
Roston. Herbert Hartman. OF New-forK: :. r.
Ar,orv OF Boston; T VI. Forbes, s. s Rice X H.
Hauovrefi H : Russell. Eton Clark. Barton
Jacobs. II. B. Duryea H ". Bull, L. S Thompson
I Polk Arthur Kemp. s r. L. Fearing. W. H.
Ianehorne and J. r Lvermore were ushers.
sportswoman. she ls ahe-ye a.. i az =. bo1nds with
cross country rider and has riddeP % Badnor hunts
The bridegroom is son Of the well known SInssta
Brooks family. Of New-York City an errbsT
Racquette Porcelain. Aiken and Meadow BROOK
clubs . ,,rs lanes.
st1Iinnan Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson Mr..
ana Mrs G Montgomery Brooks Mr.; T,aaaTcs and NTT
Mackav Mr.. and Mrs. John Jacob AStor, MI, an ana
Mrs. Stanford White Mr. and Mrs nary q ERrsseIl
MIR and Mrs George Gordon Battle. Nj and Mrs.
Charles curtis Harrison and MI ana MIS- oeois'
New-York tribune., 1901-11-15
T4NH4NT TRTCMFIRS.

Odd gossip in the air hints that the vantage
autocrat will ere long retire from the domina-
ton of Tammany. and that the red Hght
legions will be marshalled by triumvirate
made up of Carroll. Sexton and Sullivan. The
ancient Romans had some experience with tri-
unlvfrs The first three were Julius Cesar.
Ponlpev and Crassus. All Of them died by vio-
lonce The second three were Augustus, An
tony and Lepidus. Antony took his own life
and Lepidus was overwhelmed with miseries.
OF the two sets of triple rulers Augustus was
alone fortunate and triumphant in the course
of the changing years.
If the first Tammany triumvirate is composed
of Carroll. Sexton and Sullivan, the second will
p-obabIy include Devery, Scannell and Farrell
They should take warning from the calamities
which overlook the trumvirs of the Tiber.
None Of them will 60 down to graves like
Ceser and Pompey. or Crassus and Antony
but no one of them is likely to become Tam
many Augustus with. long lease of power
New-York wants no triumvirs.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-15
SOCIAL AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON.

Washington. Nov. IA (SpeciaD-At the White
House tonight Senator Lodge. August Belmont and
the Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott dined with the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt.
The President entertained a party at luncheon
to-day. all OF whom his intimate associates
when he was Governor OF New-York- The lunch-
con party consisted OF John T. McDonough, Secre-
tary Of State Of New-York: John c. DAVIS,
Attorney General Of the State, and John N. Part
ridge Superintendent of Public Works. The lunch-
con was purely social function
Mrs Roosevelt received a small number OF trvtt-
ed guests this afternoon in the Blue Room
Mrs Cowles wife Of Commodore Cowles, gave
luncheon to-day for her niece. Miss Alice Roosevelt
At o'clock President Roosevelt mounted his sor.
rel saddle horse and went for ride. AS usual. hs
was followed by orderly detailed from Fort
Myer. and some distance behind was Secret ssr>
vice man riding bicycle. Yesterday the Presices
drove out a short distance. and then walked oec2
to the White House.
Miss Root daughter OF the Secretary OF VA.
gave reception this afternoon 70 have her Trends
meet Miss Knox. daughter OF the Attorney Geners.
Mrs Charles II. Poor has invitations out I0E
Wednesday afternoon November 2. for coming
ont tea for Miss Anita Poor. - =.
4 number Of the Cabinet houses were OPEN m
visitors Yesterday and many callers. notaD4y HoHs
the dinIonatic circle. made the rounds
The French Ambassador, NJ. Canoon. VIII 4esss
France the last of this week for this country.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-15

WICK was one OF the sacred circle Wno' III con-
sideration of past faithful services, received
q free pass. Certainly there was nothing In tne
election itself to account for the difference III
the expenses of the two men. Some other COLI
sideration than the legitimate cost OF putting
their names before the people determined the
amount.
1t may be suggested by somebody that MI
Van wyck's S401 for printing and posters does
not represent his real expenditure, any more
than did the triing sum certified Few years
ago by Governor Flower, when everybody khe"
he had Indirectly, while avoiding the letter OF
the law requiring statements given thousands
OF dollars to the Democratic party. Possibly
Mr.. Van Wyck before his nomination pald
large sum into the Croker Golfers. as other
candidates for Judge have acknowledged thaL
thev did If so. there is no certainty that MF.
DAYTON did not have to make round prellml-
nary payments for the party welfare belore
he was called upon to contribute for the promo
ton of his own candidacy sums which he WAS
obliged 10 report However that may be. 1t is
apparent that one candidate for the Supreme
Court gave Tammany not less than S5ooo IN
excess of what it was thought necessary Tor
the most bitterly opposed candidate for the
bench 10 put up for his election. If that was
not an attempt 10 sell judgeship for So.ooo 1t
would be interesting to have the TRANSACTION oe-
New-York tribune., 1901-11-15
rr,cHEoN EOR ..THE POST STAFF

,,,r,- we'll known men Of his city nave joineu -
giving an invitation to the members of the euoi'a
stefr and the business managers OF The EEeL.-s
post. 10 a luncheon. in the Equitao.e LiO'aS -.
mining Room at No. l2l Broadway at l;S0 p M NJ,
morrow, as an expression OF appFe'ld.%lo ~ " :. ths
,,,-sn,ner The committee in charge oil '
luncheon consists of Abram 5 Hewitt JoS1, ,ga,,.
IIen6-fx Charlton T. Lewis. Hamilton w
F 7 Mather ard W. j. Curtis. TIA.
Among other men who have joined N 're ,-,fd l.a,
Ito, are John G. Carlisle. Charles ; rrTI
49,, D Norton Andrew Carnegie. James J. - ~,
Ivuao p Hornblower Stewart l. WooGfopTa pd-sors, sons
s Kennedy William F.. Dodge na,I- J3hn e, H peck
Iobn 4 Mccall. James Speyer, i" nseIsI ns, charles
beno 4 p Hepburn. John Crosby brown bc "a !S;ted-
scribner John ,. McCook- Ednlun9 -s T. Rives.
Morris K Jesgp. George + HaHsP EsPcdcK Pg{nH Gustav
Irou., ..Iaxandar - orr Charles stewart s'-P p
James C. Carter. Charles \ Sehiere65s 6ssIos Stokes
Wheeler Russell Stursts and Anson ii0'F
New-York tribune., 1901-11-15
HIS DAY IS DONE.

Strange rumors vex the air that Mr. Croker
intends to reduce more than one Of the lam
many district leaders TO the ranks because. IL
is said he is dissatisfied with their work III
the late campaign. But are there not plenty OF
signs that dissatisfied district leaders IN lam
many will unite in determined effort to reduce
Mr. Croker himself to the ranks or to cast nm
out altogether?
Who is more clearly responsible for the Tam
many defeat than the autocrat Of the orsanlza-
ton? He was the hacker of Devery and Van
Wyck. of Sullivan and Scannell, of Fromme
and Unger. Who else? How can he expect
to make his home in England for ten months
ont of twelve and to retain his place as the
Tammanys Boss when he shows so clearly all
the time that he cares nothing for New-1ork
except as a source of revenue, and would pre-
fer to abandon it altogether and spend the rest
Of his life on the other side Of the Atlantic!
New-York tribune., 1901-11-15
ELECTION EXPENSE CURIOSITIES.

The statements of campaign expenses filed by
khe Tammany candidates for office at the recent
.election offer some interesting and instructive
contrasts. They indicate that the contributions
1evied on those favored with nominations
not graduated in accordance with the impor
snnce OF the office sought. Mr.. Shepard was by
no means the most liberal "spender," though
he was running for the chief place on the
ticket. His expenses amounted TO $1,000 06.
$1,000 of which went TO the campaign commit
tees of Manhattan and Brooklyn Mt. Van
Hoesen. who ran for President of the Board Of
Aldermen spent only $3.50 while the bills of
the Tammany candidate for District Attorney
amounted to the large sum of S., S,115 33.
Mr. Unger. II was supposed. had a much bet
ter chance of election than Mr.. Shepard Mr..
Van Hoesen as he was running only in the
Tammany stronghold. Except from the point
of view of Tammany politicians emphatically
unwilling to he made candidates for State
prison by Mr.. Jerome, the mayoralty was more
important than the district attoneyship and
yet the campaign managers forced poor Unger
10 put up more than twice much Mr..
Shepard. How do they Justify If? Can it be
that in spite Of their angry expressions of con-
tempt for Mr.. Jerome they knew from the first
this 10 be their most vulnerable point? The
fact that Mr.. Unger spent nearly $4,000 against
Mr. jerome s lDp SHOWS now desperately lam
many worked to save this office. If the cand-
date paid such a sum. the organization behind
him. which was more interested than himself
in his success must have devoted enormous
amount 10 this purpose.
The statements of the candidates for the Su-
rreme Court suggest some curious questions.
Mayor Van Wyck says he spent S401, while Mr..
Dayton was mulcted in the sum Of S5.545 Of
which $1,000 went to Tammany Hall. Now.
why should IL cost more to make a campaign
fer Mr.. Dayton than for Mr.. Van Wyck: Mr..
Dayton was much more respected, encountered
much less opposition and. though defeated with
the rest of the ticket, ran far ahead of his
fellow candidate for the bench. Mr.. Van Wyck
was able to get into ice and other stocks on the
ground floor. and it might be thought. would
hare been able to be far more liberal than Mr.
Dayton, who is not known as a rich man. Pos
sibly Mr. Daytons 5000 was the price he had
70 pay for Tammany nomination, not being
an fnsider and having in the past made bitter
Aemarks concerning Crokerism while Mr.. Van
New-York tribune., 1901-11-15
HORSE AND AUTO"

The autotrucks and drays and stages and de-
livery wagons must supplant the vehicles drawn
by horses in our great cities ere many years
have passed. This is as certain as the giving
over of surface and elevated lines to electric
machinery in our roads and avenues Who Is
now so stubborn and unreasonable as to assert
that the change from the old fashioned horse
car TO the swiftly moving and enlarged vehicles
driven by underground power is not valued
improvement even If the number of runOver
accidents In the crowded quarters Is painfully
increased? The big horses which draw heavy
loads are too bulky and take up too much room
We must have more concentration of motive
force Manhattan has always Jagged behind
other capitals In the distribution of local traffic.
The horse. for pleasure riding and driving, Will
never be displaced. But it is time for this gen
Grafton of New-Yorkers to set him aside in the
daily task of moving passengers to and fro ana
the handling of heavy loads. Horses should be
considered a. almost effete and obsolete in GER
tain departments of metropolitan life.
Nevertheless. it must be admitted that with
the coming of the era of the autos we need
an army of we'll trained men who will be COM
petent to govern the machinery Of the chariots
of the century. We must have far larger
number of drivers who know their business 1t
is simpler task to drive pair of doctle, tract
able dray horses than TO keep well in hand the
auto" Yet it IS inevitable that the self-motor
and the invisible powers shall shoulder of the
horse in time except for recreation and for
New-York tribune., 1901-11-15
TIE ORIENT AT DINNER.

In what other capital among the peoples OF
the earth is there so much after dinner wit and
humor. so much badinage and repartee, so
much grace and charm of eloquence. as in New
York? It is acknowledged everywhere that the
speeches which are enjoyed over the coffee and
cigars OF the banquets of the winter season in
this metropolis are not surpassed or even
eouaIled in other communities But not all of
the most accomplished and most applauded of
the takers are native Americans. Mr.. WI
Ting fang, the Chinese Minister, has achieved
high honors and exceptional popularity
graceful rhetorician whose command of fitting
New-York tribune., 1901-11-15
TO IMPROVE THE GRAND CIRCLE.
s1-ccFsTED BY THE MUNICIPAL All
SOCIETY TO MAKE 1T A THING
OF BEAUTY.

The Park Board will hold hearing at II d M
to-day on the plans of the Municipal Art 80"
cietv for the improvement of the Grand CiFcie,
at Central Park, Broadway. Eighth-aVe- anu
Fifty-ninth-st, which has long been tansie ..
cartracks and a place of danger to man an'
beast.
According to the plans prepared oy 'ne So-
ciety which are largely the work OF Cnaries 1'
Lamb. the place will scarcely be recosiiiA
such if the ideas to be presented are aoop'7N'
By an ingenious arrangement a circle Oh IA
tracks in a space thirty feet wide and sixty lee~
., tho CoIurnbus column will be laid OUT
In this circle all of the cars will run. anu Ill Iii
space between the cartracks and the coluliA n " ;n
be free from Obstructions for parN- lions
+.ndad also 10 have covered transfer stations
1t is proposed. in addition. 10 raise the coT, ss
two stories higher. which will be only q ~ -
ton of engineering. using the lower stol! ,s~ 70
constructed for a sheltered spot and the upAe-
one for band concerts.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-15
THE GERMAN TARIFF OUTLOOK.

The campaign pro and contra the proposed
new German tariff proceeds with increasing IN
tensity. and the prospect is that when 1t meets
late in this month the Imperial Parliament will
find the contest at white heat The Agrarfans.
who dictated the terms of the measure, show no
sign OF relentng so to accept anything less
than the full pound of flesh nominated in the
bond They will not consent to the modifica-
tion Of n single item Of the schedule, and they
threaten obstruction and all sorts of terrible
things in case their demands are not granted.
The commercial and industrial leaders. on the
other hand are increasingly emphasizing their
declaration that enactment of the bill would
mean ruin Their efforts appear to be devoted
chiefly to an attempt to postpone action upon
the measure until the people have had chance
to express themselves concerning it in the gen
eral elections Of year after next.
The opponents Of the bill are aided by several
circumstances. chief among which are the de-
preston Of German trade and the dependence
of Germany upon other lands for food-both
very serious matters. The depression In COM
merce and industry is almost universal, and Is
so severe that government authorities have been
impeled to consider legislative admnistra-
tive action Of an extraordinary kind for It's
abatement Capital is unproductive and labor
is idle Concurrently with this come unusually
bad haryeStS and Scanfy 1000 supply. Al pesI
Germany does not produce enough food for its
people This year, with crops A total or partial
failure in many parts OF the empire there will
be need of probably S1oo.O0o,ooo worth OF i'm
ports of breadstuffs. Such purchases would in
anv circumstances be a heavy burden upon the
empire Under .he proposed tariff It would be
all but intolerable.
In such circumstances Germany certainly
seems i'll prepared for tariff war with other
countries of Europe, for the imposition or
higher duties upon imports from the United
States We have hitherto explained that such
increase would probably not seriously njure
American trade. But 1t would certainly in
crease the cost of many necessaries of life 10
German consumers. and that is just what Ger
many, in the present state Of affairs. cannot
afford An experienced Italian statesman.
Signor Luzatti has predicted that the adoption
of the proposed new German tariff would mean,
first reprisals by other nations against German
industry: next, ruin to German industries and
heavy losses to German agriculture; then. the
exnort of less merchandise and more men, and,
finally the decay of German commerce and the
fatal decline OF German political influence.
That NAV be an extreme forecast But 1t may
also well be believed to err in degree only and
not in kind; and. if so. Germany may do we'll
to postpone for a couple Of years the step which
the hot headed Agrarian Junkers are now urg-
ing.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-15
~r-7voRtz DAILY TRIBUNE. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER Is 1907

tier When the story reproduced by chiio'
m b.r surnr,se IL read that he had lived for some
years on his front ear. Another teacher read that
a gentleman had occupied for some time flne
country seat Upon asking the children what was
meant by country seat dead silence reigneo,
I'LL one little fellow said he thought he knew. and
to the inquiry of the teacher replied. "A milking
.too Still another had been reading to her pupils
about the rain. Asking one Of them TO write a
little story about the rain he. after declaring MS
inability to do so, upon the teachers insistence
produced the following: What does the rain say
to the dust? ''I am on to you. and your name Is
mud" ="
Elsie-AH right. Wen play grand opera. and I'll
be the boss. =, A..
Wine-No YOU can't 1t takes man to be the
manager -. ~, .
Eisie-Oh. you can be the manager: but III be
what they call the bella Press
New-York tribune., 1901-11-15
PERSONAL.

Miss Helen NJ Gould has given $500 to the pro-
posed new Young Mems Christian Association build
ing at Peru Ind. The Wabash Railroad Company
gives 5000
President Thwing of Western Reserve University
recently asked Professor Goldwfn Smith TO M
1ectureship in American history In Wsstesn teh ~;
serve Unvsrsity this year daTe eTe over
The Tooth anniversary of the birth OF the iate
Samuel Gridley Howe. 1.-The Cadmus of the phno,
was observed on Monday by memorial meet
ing in fremont Temple, Boston among those
present were his widow. Mrs. Julia Ward howe
Dean Agnes Irwin of Radcliffe College: PRESIDENT
Pritchard of the Massachusetts, Institute OF Iech-
nology Frank HnI secretary of the State Board
of Education: DIR. Walter Fernald, Edward r. Al, Al,
len. of the Penn School for the Bnd genera s 1ra
tees of the Perkins Institution: S. Lathrop morn
qas sSeE snd Miss %ood Of the Howe
Dr. r. E.. Hale made an address
H G. Squiers. the former secretary OF legation
at Pekng, was intimately acquainted with the late
III Hung Chang and tells many anecdotes of him.
You have probably read of that famous cane ne
used to carry said Mr.. Squiers 1t is very
long staff highly ornamented. and ne carried 1T
for many years. One day. while in his presence.
had in nv hand a cheap little American cane with
q somewhat odd head upon it, 1t caught the vice.
roys fancy and he proposed an exchange AS ne
offered to make an trade. you may imagine
my delight at the bargain 1 was making With
great pride 1 displayed my prize among my friends,
and treasured II as one of the dearest souvenirs
of my stay in China. The next time met the vice
row he informed that my cane was SIX lrches
too short for him to use. and under the circum-
stances he would have suggest that the trade
reconsdered. l reluctantly returned his historic
stick
The monument erected at Williamsburg, Va, by
Mrs. Letitia Tyler Semple, of Washington, daush-
ter of President John Tyler. unveiled on Tues
day The monument stands on the site of the old
Colonial palace William and Mary's Grounds
This palace built in 1910 anS designed as the
residence of the Colonial Governors Mrs Semple
was present the guest of the city Of Williams
burg.
Admiral Dewey denies the story that he was taken
prisoner when the confederates destroyed his gun
boat the Mississippi II managed to pull away
in a boat" he says though one hundred and nifty
Of men were taken.