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New-York tribune., 1901-11-21
81 year oor1,-
Is at the ports and inteTloa ,g t'I, Iaef vear:

teon Exchange special Liverpool cables: st cotton
s1yi sales. 10000 bales speculation and expofs 80
rnsss.can 5000; receipts GOO bales American
Sovn closed quiet but steady. Ia q points ne low
Ar <a694 OF; February-March. 4o5 iss5 March-
Steady SA7-iSIesueF-ia aI'AS e---' 1870
eli ssr s1eA AND MEAI-The market again ri.ed stesey
Nlta little trade, bat hrmer close IN
Winter eIssrn in grain Spring patents - sogs5 % o.
sp-1nr s. s0GS3 50: winter patents - o9l -
EXTRA NJ s2 segs5 % extra No winter - .9asI o
& soass a HUCKWHEAT FLoUR.FirIn. Q1o,ea; o
F.T~ .pot a,a 70 arrive RYE FLOUR
god ssass so choice to fancy s. Ssgss GO GO
to b-s-1 Quoted: Kiln dried So 2sG SS fo a
yellow s. ses5 &c Quoted Fl2s Nhte ana
n 5sssaf bran spot $50 So ssss 20 t arrive ar Te
Of, osL s<Fszs city BRAN s2i; cornnesl SZs IN
Es 90 on 30 oo corn oil cake. So 5o horiny ciop
aT-roos .-ac,.,.,,. ,,,,,,,, from, sew
hrn nos, quarters kept the wheat market in pretty
HGxc ns- 7oay and closed rather strong az
was was sars How much of this buying II any
eet was puzziirs question Early re
mant at cscs, ,na sooc Of Tuesdays heavy De
i've local was fot the Street but many conserNa
;hst the demsna differed with this view conendlng
Severtheless was. instead. professional covering
less All me influence these reports was
osnSp6 Ana &c when backed I'D by big Southwest
~1a 4ood buying the afternoon by prominent
New-York tribune., 1901-11-21

roTTON-The market opened steady with prices
, advance resulting from hurry
ans foreign buying induced by light
interfor bad weather news from the
call, the market became list
rrces of few points under sales OF
v purchases discouraged operators who found
support slight and demand from abroad
absorb hedging sales oy exporters
not much Of factor
though with the bush information OF late
received. cold rains reported east OF the
Nississ forecast no signs OF relief
during the next day or Two at
least fell on 10 an unac-
arrivals kept to nor
maj only OF large movement at Ne~Orlean5
latter the result termination of stevedore strike
Cop estimates scaled down, and Official estimates
ma sill smaller movement Among
bear leaders a growing impression that the
government crop estir month viii show
smaller outtu-n generally looked for by the
rsnk ne of Shorts had the bureaus
surprise Of last october fresh in MIND and were
cover weak spots during the session
Fluctuations limited 10 mere points with Janu-
1900 and 15c Wall Street bought late
nonhs quiet way; the South sent very little business
Liverpool had IL that weaVers were
considerably short Of supplies This report was given
spot sales OF 10000 bales IN f1ngish market
al well sustained prices Private adrces from The south
quiet markets. with exporters the
market closed with November 5
and August points lower, and other
point higher TO points lower
TIE In the local market to-day
lnrs
New-York tribune., 1901-11-21
Notiec of Summons.


SUPREME COtR1--Dora Mlttenthal, Pialn-
tir against Joseph MIttenthai. Deendant.-Piaintin
desires be had in the City and County
York-Summons Action for Absolute Divorce To the
above named Defendant: You hereby summoned
answer the complaint in this action. and to a
OF answer the Plaintiffs Attorney within
service exclusive
day service your appear
Judgment will be taken against default
the relief demanded in the complaint.
Dated New York November 4. 1901.
MAX n STECER. Plaintiffs
Once Post Office Address $40 Broadway. York
To Defendant. Joseph Mttenthal: foregoing
is served upon by publication pursuant an
order Of Hon. Henry Bschof. Jr.. a Justice OF the
Supreme OF the State York dated the IIth
day Of November 1901 and filed with complaint
that day in the office of the Clerk ~
New York at the County Court House in Borough
Manhattan. City of New York
Dated New York. November 12th 1901
MAX n STEUER. Attorney Plaintiff
Office and Post Office Address. $40 Broadway York
City. Borough OF Manhattan.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-21

SPOT cotton quiet with quota tons unchanged on
OF for uodling upland and sac Tor middlng
x Sales bales. Southern spot markets were iee
ghed &c follows: New-Orieans steady. unchanged at
s Mobile Quiet Lice lower 1isc; Savannah steaoy
csanged al 3-16c; Wilmington firm. unehangea' al
Norfolk steady unchanged. at sc. t5altlnore
Z. unchanged at 75sc: quiet and STEADY l-2c
ser al 7-I6G7-ec, Louis quiet. l-loc tower. al
1850 Estimated receints at NeV)rieais 10 9sa
from IL 600 10 1900 bales. compared win lu.oSt
tales ,c.sl las. week and l3 bales actual last year
Houstor for Tomorrow from 1000 70 5000 bass com.
with 7sl bales actual last week ana Iil- oae'
tctua last year.
Recep1s al the ports ani interior points TO-DAY Si
psr-d Viz sarne dav last week and last year: -
New-York tribune., 1901-11-21
new YORK CENTRAL
HARLEM DIVISION.

aos NJ md NJ Daily. except sundays. TO Pists-
fell. Sundays only. az go A NJ
Pullman Cars all through trains
Trains illuminated with PintSch Light
Ticket Offices 113 26t. as ard 1216 Broadway .
I-,.on So W 275 Columbus Ave. 1873 West 125th 81.
l25th St St Satiors. New 1o-k SSS and fzs
FuIton nd fOS rroadway. F. d, BROOKLYN
TeIaphone 3eth New York Central CAP
Service baggage from hotel residence oy
westcott Express Company. - - .~-r-rS
P s BIODGETT. GEORIs1 n DEANII
New-York tribune., 1901-11-21
PRICE OF MILK ADVANCED.

The directors of the Milk Exchange met yester
day and advanced the price of milk to SIs cents
quart net the shipper.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-21
new JERSEY CENTRAL.
Liberty St and South Ferry (tia Ferry FIVE
minutes earlier below except notedJ-
ROYAL BLUE LINE.

ROYAL BLUE LINE.
FOR PHILADELPHIA.
1000. IL so A NJ. 100 f1So,
t30o 40 t4OO. sf4 co 40 500. 200. tTSo $780,
.Tg25 P NJ ~ 15 mdt- .-
BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON.
o.425 500. 1000 I'll 30 A NJ. 100, TlSO. $40.
oO. 200 T. NJ. ~ Is ndt - -. -.
ofices: Liberty St Ferry. South Ferry 1Js Isl tS4.
1890 I31 SEh Ave. % Union So
West ia East i25th st West 125h 245 Colurn-
bus Ave New York: Court St. 34i $50 Fulton ST..
T3roovn 9S Broadway Williamsburg New York Transfer
O. call. for and checks baggage 10 destination
fror Liberty only %paiy. tDaily. except Sunday
sSundays only.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-21
RAILROADS..
PENNSYLVANIA


ANp f2Rs s. S cokTSD
Il The leaving time from Desbrosses and
Cortlandt Streets is five minutes later than
that given below for Tyventy-third Street
station. except where otherwise noted.
'.:,s "A: NJ FAST NJ MAII-LLimsd to two Buffet Psrior
70 esTo fo5 TO 5s9rT m SSsgns Car Psou
FAPE LSPSssurf sPf Elsveland
ton Cars; Chicago, Cleveland. Toledo. CINCINNATI
fo,5 a5IS2 AIs ASP S h9s sn
s F. H. saeaf ST. oGs ii Lfs Rans
o.55 p. VI. WESTERN EXPRESS--For Chicago fo1
R,stssgrs ,sa asa
Routs Connects for ceveland except satgESay1 Ex
PsEssDFor PittsSnrg. Cleveland Nashville Cva Gin
WAsH1NSToX AND THE SOUTH.
KS 10 10 e.sosTss and s2 S2an'H az M Il S
nins 18zG Pai9s ear Sn esSsosses loS ana Street,
22 g 25 G9ngTsssi9Ps @ 9sI,I1 LH 1r al as s1 1Dnas c
ss5 & M ~ 10 y plgh5 5 5DSins sgndes ca IS SIS
LIN sl r,H5 Pa5IoE and and Bans @ GaF @ + @ % night
soUTHERN RAILwAY.-Exprsss. s@5 4-2' p H. l. ~
Atlantic COAST L1NE.-Express. SIS a m and 80
sRABoARD AIR LINE RA1LwAY.FlOrida and Net u Il
ropoItan Limited I255 p m daily Express 1-i0
NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAriwAY-FOr Memphis
cRs&PEaRE HES aND ofifo RaiLwATs5S m and
FOR Old "I PoINT COMFORT and NoRFo1K-7:55 a. m
wesaays la 1Tv qna sSs 2 m 1 daiy 5na s. D m weekdays
through Tes5uisd Trans Bus faror Cars and
Standard Coaches
CAPE MAY--125J D. week-d1ys ,,-,~,
For POINTS York and Long Branch Ra1lroad ,oi
West Tventy-thrd Street Station. SD a. NJ Z
325 4IO ard 55 p. Sundays. 929 a m. a-oS
D m from Desbrosses and Cortandt Strestsl. ~
a. m. II 20. $40. 40 and $40 p m Sundays 30
FOR pHu.ADELPHIA.
N ,rashossss and Cortlandt Streets SOD 725 7s5.
se5 SIS 925 C955 Penna- Limited 10 10 tDes9rosses
and Cortisn5t Streets Dining Carr 10o (Dintns
Carr 1155 a m. 1255 Dining Carr 20 Deserosssss
and cortIandt Streets 2 2Ol 255. 325 $50. 10 80
ning Carr Dining Carr 5 80 Dining Car3 - t2S
s25 s55 e25 D. II 10 night Sunaays' sE ~ ~ x
Dining Carr a. M - 50 Dining can & I;S GDn,rs nm,
carl 25 So 4 25 Dining carr 455 tDlnlns CarI'
s5S Dining carr 755 % s55 925 p m 10 nlsn,. s
cLe, oN7ces Ncs i61 1896 1884, III and 2s BroadMay
r-fth Avenue Cbelow 23d ST.. Astor House. west
station. and stations loot OF Des
Court Street 500 ru!Ion
Street 9s Broadway and Pennsylvania annex StaIen.
rrookivn. station Jersey City The New-Hork Iransfsr
Connanv will call and check baggage from hoteis
and residences thro Ugh TO destination ,r
road Service j., xrooo
r b HUTCHINSON. > r. NOCD.
Generdi fase Agent
New-York tribune., 1901-11-21

corn houses suced to hold the market stin Locally
no support that had Wall look could be observed
leaving the entirely traders
Az times the market irregular and It
on the situation they generally found short and
il hurry to whenever upturn place. Ef
1ors We're made by the bear element early In the after
e. big seller Chicago scheme failed partly
oTng 70 talk ot considerable damage winter wheat
in the southwest by of continued dry weather
with no relief in sight Cash wheat ST. Louis and
other southwestern points strong again bring
ing soc in the The cables little effect
early but after noticed by trade
Liverpool closing 14d higher Paris To- 20 points up
Budapest. point net lower Receipts o spring
wheat, $ usual. heavy again and winter wheat
small, the total amounting TO 1lf3000 bush against
LOCO bush last Flour clearances the smallest
only 2S1 200 bushels The consisted of IS
loads all ports. Minneapolis reported prospects
increase last week. Quotations wheat. o
afoat basis. follows: No Northern New-York.
i Norhern Manitoba sIsSc prompt: No Sort6ern, Duo
luh. 99sc. prompt; No hard NewYoTk, S01sc, prompt
strength. afternoon also ruled very firm al
though less active than wheat closing dc higher
Local trade of fair volume. but mostly for
fessional Chicago the big traders
buyers of and scaipers the principal sellers
scarcity OF offerings made the actions bull traders
successful they might otherwise have
Cables 14a&sd higher. but exporters only
loads at ports. Seaboard clearances
nothing. Cash in the local a
premium. closing S3sc Chicago De
cember or 6Slsc No , yellow, rose and No white
generally firm all day. with further good cash
mand Chicago and commission houses buying. Cash
No g. 451zc: No white. 49c: white. 4S3ac;
mixed 46i7 47c; track white 4SI52c and No white.
66isc and No . Western. 66c. both afoat; State
rye 6SGD64c .BARLEY-Market steady. Feeding
quoted 94S aPd anE 69h & o,,6l 5uEalS g. q
per 100 n. track. New-Iork-
New-York tribune., 1901-11-21
RAILROADS..

A DvERTIsEMENTS and subscriptions for Jhs Tribune
"A their Uptown once NO 80
north Of until o'clock M advertse-
received following branch oIces at regular
,f1ca until o'clock VIZ: Zo4 SIN = g
cor 2sd-sI.; 12th-st Macys oeh-ave
ColumbuS-ave- near est iVo
West 42d-st 81 Ea.. lath-s .sI Wss sss
sth aves. l59 East ftth-sf: iS5s
sd-ave between 10Th and nth sts: 19zo Sd.ass nsar
Ist-ay s9th-st. 1S6 Irernont-Ayes
GO ad-aye near 4Ist-ss. os4 sdsys 20 Hsecksr-se;
SOS BleeckeT-0r
New-York tribune., 1901-11-21
RUTLAND RAIIR0AD'S
NEW LINZ TO MONIREAE-

NEW LINE TO MONTREAL,
ACROSS THE ISLANDS OF LAKE CEIAMP1AfN
Commencing November 3D. will leave Grand Cen
traI Station p. NJ and S45 A NJ via Grand 1sle
arriving Windsor Staten. Montreal DINING CAR
and through sleepers 625 p NJ train. parlor car or
morning Tickets sale at all New York Central
Ticket Offices
New-York tribune., 1901-11-21

Rio-Cofee market quiet: No RIO 5s02o eHcnallse n
-eeiurs bags cleared for the United States
a bsgs cleared for Europe 6c00 bags; stock. $4,000
The statistical uoston of Brazilian coffee is fol
New-York tribune., 1901-11-21
ge of contract prices IN the local market was as

Coffee Sartos-Cofee market steady; good aver
age Santos $500: receipts 81 Geo bags stock l4.e@S
o1,t,1rg-TIolidaI- fIayre-Cofree market opened
steady 4 franc higher. at u m advanced = 1Tahe an
N quiet declined 4 franc; at $50 m 2 franc highe'
ssles. 5000 bags.
=
March 90 September 4 %
46 10 October ----..------4S.o9
Nav -..-.---46 40 November 40 %
Ae. ''-'--------- 90 Ilsoennher 90
New-York tribune., 1901-11-21

tteoefots of breadstus points, thousands
aSt three cphers Wo omitted flour bbls grain bush as
The Washington times., 1901-11-26
THE THOMPSON WILL CONTEST,
Testntor's Son Asks Receiver for
MiIHonaire's Estate

The appointment OF receiver for the
estate Of the late John W. Thompson was
asked for yesterday by his son. Ross
Thompson, who claims that he and his
sister, Mary Ida Thompson, are the sole
heirs at law OF their father. The estate
is valued at nearly 100000, consisting
of real estate in the District, and bonds
and stocks.
In his petition asking for a receiver,
the American Security and Trust COM
pany, named as executor and trustee
son; Mary Ida Thompson, a sister of the
petitioner, and John william and Ross De
Bruder Thompson, his children; and Mrs.
Flora B. Thompson the widow of the tes-
tator, are named as defendants.
The petitioner alleges that he and his
sister, Mary Ida Thompson, are the sole
heirs at law Of the testator, and are en-
titled to the entire estate Of their father.
This is based on the assumption that his
father died intestate, and his widow hav-
ing made no claim for dover. No claim
for dover was set up by the widow, it is
said, because by written contract at the
time of her marriage she waived her
claim.
Some time before the death OF John W.
Thompson, it is stated, he executed a doc
ument purporting to be his last will,
which has been fled in the Probate Court.
This document, the petitioner Ross
Thompson. states, is ambiguous and IN
certain, and should he construed by the
court To this will, Mary Ida Thompson,
a daughter of the testatOr. has filed a
cayeat, on the ground that her father was
of unsound mind at the time of its exc
cutie n.
Pending the constituting of the VIII By
the court, il is asked that some one bs
appointed to take charge Of and manage
the estate and collect the rents. Such
receiver. it is claimed, should be in
5tt-=::~ted by the court to pay to Ross
Thompson $4,000, in quarterly INSTALL
ments.
This amount the executor of the will,
by its terms. was instructed to pay to
the petitioner. The testator also directed
that the sum OF $500 should be paid an
nuaIly 10 his daughter, Mary Ida Thomp-
son. The remainder of the estate. it is
directed by the testator. shall be held
in trust until the youngest of Ross
Thompson's children arrives at the age OF
twenty-one years. Worthington. Heald &
Frailey are named as counsel for the pc
titioner.
The Washington times., 1901-11-26

often in remote village without a sin
gle associate who spoke the English Ian
guagc. they struggled On. and accomplish
cd much good.
The Salaries Inadequate.
The salary Of an American teacher. the
Commissioner states, was fixed by mill
tary law, and is FAR from just or ade-
quate. In cities OF less than 900 popula-
tlon the salary is fixed at $40 per month
for period of nine months. while in
cities of 5000 population they draw the
munihccnt sum of $50.
Regarding the work OF the little Porto
Ricans in schools. Commissioner Brum-
baugh says first of all one Is impressed
with the fact that age Is not at present a
basis of graduation. Pupils. he says. of
six years are as well advanced as those
of fourteen years. This, he states. proves
that many thousands are now for the first
time engaging in study. Indeed. he says
that many thousands of them never until
last year saw a school, but despite that
great drawback their progress is COM
mendable, all appearing to be anxious to
make up for lost time. Comparing their
work with that of the average American
scholar. the Commissioner says their PEN
manship is unquestionably better, while
they sing as well those in the best
American schools.
The one great drawback. according to
the Commissioner, is the fact that they
are unusually noisy in study caused by
their having been trained under the old
Spanish conditions. which forced them to
study aloud Gradually however. he adds.
the noise of study is lessening under the
supervision of the Americans.
The Washington times., 1901-11-26
POISONED BY A CLAMSHELL.
Priest in Serious Condition From n
Slight Cut.

NEW YORK Nov. 25.--It was reported
among the congregation of the Church of
Our Lady OF Good Counsel, in Nineteenth
Street, between Second and Third Ave
nues. today that their pastor, the Rev.
William J. o'Kelley. was dying from blood
poisoning, caused by wound made on his
right thumb by & clamshell. 1t is said at
the pastoral residence that the clergy
man Is expected to recover.
In the latter part of August he and sew
eral friends went down to Rockaway
Beach to have some fishing. They used
clans for bait, and while opening one
Father O'Kelley jabbed broken piece
into his thumb The wound was a slight
one, but several days afterward the thumb
began to swell.
He still did not consider the matter Sc
rious enough to seek medical advice, and
1t was two weeks after the injury that
he sent for his physician, DR.. F 5. Nc
Hale, of 317 East Eighty seventh Street
Dr. McHale told him that he had blood
poisoning and that II would be necessary
to amputate the thumb.
Father O'Kelley consented to the op-
Grafton. but asked the Doctor TO save as
much of the member as possible. It is
the rule of the Roman Catholic Church
that the priest use the thumb and index
finger of the right hand in giving COM
munion and in elevatingahe host at mass.
When the thumb was opened the bone
was found to be necrosed down to the
first joint, and 1t was removed, but the
surgeon retained the flesh to the root of
the nail and sewed II together. so that
the pastor could perform his duties when
he recovered.
The operation did not at first have the
expected result of stopping the disease,
and several other operations followed.
About three weeks after the operations
the patient had a chill and pneumonia at
tackled the left lung. AS he was recover
ing from this. pneumonia developed in the
right lung. and he has not yet recovered
from the second attack, nor has the blood
poisoning as yet entirely left him.
The Washington times., 1901-11-26
DEFINITION NEEDED
OF INT0XICATI0N.
MEADE COURT WITNESS PUZZLED,
More About Captain FuIIer's Poker
Party-SI1ylarl1ing, But in
Sobriety-CoIOneI Denny
Recalled.

NEW YORK, Nov 25.-The court
tial which is trying Col. Robert L.
Meade, of the Marine Corps, at the navy
ward on the charge of drunkenness ard
false swearing, listened today to some
more testimony concerning the conduct of
Major Lauchheirler, one of Colonel
Meade's accusers on the drunkenness
charge, while that officer was in Boston
in 1897.
Major Lauchhsimer swore on the stand
last week that Colonel Meade was drunk
when he made his inspection last sum
mer. This took place in the afternoon
Immediately after y little friendly gath
ering of the officers in the eolonels
house, at which the colonel opened his
whisky bottle and each had two drinks.
Major Lauchheimer admitted that he
had seen the colonel take no more drinks
than he did while he was his guest, but
he said his own drinks were very small
and did not incapacitate him IN any way.
He believed that the colonel had had
more drinks in private, but he could not
swear to it.
Major Lauchheimer's conduct in Boston
was mentioned in the colonel's refutation
of the charge that two drinks had made
him drunk and had not affected Major
Lauchheimer.
Mende's Counter Charges.
Colonel Meade charges that the latter
had his privileges as a guest withdrawn
at the Puritan Club IN Boston and at
tended a party at his house in the navy
yard there in A maudlin condition. Cap
tain Fuller testified also that the major
Q.auchheimer) had been intoxicated at
party in his quarters one night in Boston
and had appeared in his underclothes.
Major Lauchheimer. when examined on
this point. said hat he might have been
little under the weather, or "exhilarat-
ed" rs he called il.
Today L. Z. NJ. Beales and George W.
Hastings, of Boston, said that Major
Lauchheimer was absolutely sober at the
The Washington times., 1901-11-26
FIREMEN AS TYPEwRITERs.
Spirited Rivalry Between Foremen
of Truck and Engine Company.

There is a sharp rivalry between Fore
man Nicholson. of Truck Company D. and
Assistant Foreman Brown, of Engine
Company No II, of the District Fire De-
partment. As announced the other day
in The Times, there are schools for the
firemen in the houses of these two com
panies and the boys have taken to the
use of the typewriter
The rivalry consists in getting up the
daily reports of the com yanies 10 the
Chief Engineer. In each case they are
typewritten. and every effort is made TO
have the papers appear neat and business
like. It is said that the boys spend hours
over the transcript of the copy that is to
go to the Chief Engineer. Probably also,
II the facts were known, there has been
a fresh requisition for blanks this month
on account of the copies spoiled.
Yesterday the two reports were on
exhibition in the office of the Chief En-
gineer, and. to the careful observer. II
looked as though Assistant Foreman
Brown had gotten trihe the better of
Foreman Nicholson. OF course Nichol-
son has not yet submitted his last report.
The Washington times., 1901-11-26
PLEA FOR MASTERS
FALLS ON DEAF EARS.
OBNOXIOUS DUTY WILL REMAIN.
Monsignor DOane Finds Little In
cIiDntion 10 Revise Thrift SEIZED
uIe Even for the Future
of American Art.

Monsgnor Doane, of Newark, n. j., has
found The future of art in this country a
far lighter consideration in the eyes OF
the Administration than pretty we'll
rooted inclination not to make any change
in existing tariff schedules.
The prelate, who is brother of Bishop
Doane, of Albany, has an acquaintance
ship with the old masters which makes
him envied among art connoisseurs. To
have the obnoxious 20 per cent ad valor-
EN- duty on oil and water color paintings
removed was lately his ambition, but he
has learned that the tariff is now inviolate
and will remain so, unless certain ele-
ment Of the Legislators who labor beneath
the great dome are successful in m effort
to rip the present schedule to pieces.
Monsignor Doane thinks an art lover
should be allowed to bring all the old
masters he desires into the country free
Of any duty if he has been courageous
enough to pay the long price invariably
attached to an antiquity across the water
il France or sunny Italy.
No Injury to Industries.
what injury can Raphael do our in
dustries?" queried the prelate, a distin-
guisbed looking old gentleman. garbed in
the dark clothes and beaver hat Of Cath
olic churchman, as he stood on the por-
tico at the White House yesterday. No
enc can compete with the old masters.
With the customs duty now in eject the
bringing OF the grand works of art into
this country is discouraged instead Of en-
couTaged.
But I've given it up as bad Job. /
learn they do not want to touch the tariff,
and to make change Of the schedule in
this instance would open up the whole
question" And with the true art lovers
regret at the material way in which the
world at large looks upon Van Dykes and
.Rubenses and Velasquezas he entered his
carriage and was driven away.
The Duty Now in Eject.
There is at present a duty of 20 per
cent on oil and water color paintings,
statuary, and other works Of art. Asso-
Citations and societies can import them
free. but individuals must pay the duty.
Just recently Henry o. Havemeyer, the
sugar magnate, gained a favorable de-
cision before the Board OF General APP
praisers. Mr.. Havemeyer imported rare
marble work THE Madonna and Child,
executed in the fifteenth century by Nina
da Fiesola Jnasmuch as it was partly in
relief It was appraised upon entrance as
manufactured marble under ruling that
all statuary must be in the round in
order TO gain the 20 per cent duty rate.
The rate for manufactured marble is so
per cent.
Prior 70 1897 the old masters could be
imported as Antiquities, the age provision
being that they should have been executed
before 1900. Under that condition OF af-
fairs the production Of limitations Of old
works fiourished to the detriment of the
pocketbooks of wealthy but art-ignorant
Americans.