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New-York tribune., 1902-03-08

Another engagement announced is that OF Miss
Cecil Boardman. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Barnes Boardman, James Hammond Mclean
son Of Mr. and Mrs. George Hammond Mclean. ot
West Fifty -seventh-st.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-08

Richard T. Wilson. jr., who has arrived I'm town
from Georgia gives his farewell bachelor dinner
tonight at the Knickerbocker Club. His marriage
with Miss Mason takes place next TUESDAY, m
Boston. ~
The evening world., 1902-08-26
VIM. A. R|KER
IN BELLEVUE.
Inquiry Into His Sanity
Started by Aged Faith
err, Famous Million
aire Druggist.

Waltz II. Riker, who. with his father.
William b. Riker, esta olished drug
stores throughout the city. making mil
lions OF dollars, was committed to Bello-
vue Insane Pavilion to-day by Magis-
t~ate Flammer. for inquiry as to his
sanity.
Riker was taken into custody on the
complaint II his father. who alleges
that his son is insane and should be
placed under restraint and treatment.
mixer went to the offices of Cantor.
Adams & Mcintyre. at No. % Broad
street. for n conference with them.
This firm represents his father. After
talking matters over the lawyers tele-
phoned the Ola slip station and De-
tcctive Walsh, on their complaint, ar
rested Riker and took him 20 the Centre
street Court. where Magistrate Flam-
ner sent him to Bellevue.
Father Is Very Old.
Mr.. Rikers' father. who is eighty
three years Did. Is now in the Thousand
Islands. Until two weeks ago he had his
son with him at the Murray Hill Hotel
under medical treatment. Riker refused
to remain there longer and came to New
York. He imagines he owns the hotel.
and since coming here has purchased
thousands OF dollars worth OF supplies,
which he has had sent to the hotel TO
be collected on delivery.
This has caused the hotel people much
ANNOYANCE. as goods have been arriving
every day since Riker arrived. Several
divs ago he went TO Wise's drug store,
at No. Ia Broadway, and bought II.
giving his check on n bank for $1,000
10 bind the bargain. The check was re-
turned in "A few days marked N. g."
He has bought out other stores In the
ga me manner, frequently causing their
owners to go to considerable expense
in making Inventories. &c.
started Many stores.
Riker and his father established drug
stores all over New York City a few
years ago. Their specially was cut
rate drugs. and the Riker stores be-
came most popular and did a big BUSH
ness.
Because OF m~ismanagement and finan-
cial troubles. Riker's father withdrew
from the firm and his son then went
into voluntary bankruptcy. Although
"A few years before he had had millions.
1t was found that he had lost practA Ally
everything.
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MRS. CORNELIUS VANDERBILT, JR.

Il few hours and executed IN a few more.
the Midway, To keen her guests amused
until the Theatre was ready to receive
them.
In the afternoon Mr., Vanderbilt, sur
rounded by an army OF servants and
specially hired men, himself attiTed in
haunelS and white CInvas shoes. di-
reCted and frequently personally adjust
ed the scene Of iairyltai which he and
MS wife had prepared f0r their many
guests.
Twelve policemen guarded the grounds
mSnm 'y,g5mt'nStraaio in~ nn"r ScyFts OF
aud gazed over the sea wall on the
"Fishrrman's Point side of Beauliou;
also Chicf Of Police Richards. NewpOrt's
pride, was there In faultlcss evening
dress. and the crew and ~'non-coms" or
the Rainbow were scattered through
the park on picket duty to Quell the
curious native and keep ont the unbld-
den ana unwclcome cvcursIonist.
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SCENE AS VIE WED
BY THE ACTORS.
ispcclal 10 Tae Evening Wo-ldl

NEWPORT, r.. l., Aug. 2G.-"It was
the greatest thing | ever saw said Ed
die Toy to-day, when the curtain went
up and revealed that audience Of four
hundred society people, viii the ladies
all in such exquisite gowns ana sur
rounded by the beautiful dc.Jrat.Dus
MT. vanderbilt ana his wlfc hat Planned.
II was Il grand sight from The stage. l
could only think Of one thiIg. N that
Vas: ! wish ] had i camera, 10 that /
might preserve this picture
1T went OF beautifully. Mr., Wander
bit proved himself a democrat 0t demo-
Gratis: He came forward AFTER one of
my bits and threw n laurel wreath
around my head. | have some of the
laurel In my grip and ! shall preserve 1t
as a mementO.
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tho country two We X, a-, COR q va
cation, leaving Mrs. Ehlm.r amt H.
little girl in charge OF ilc Norsc. They
wrote every day, hut idl 's'cl un,i~
letters to the child. Mrs. Nollmcr APP
pcared to feel that this vas an nnfroni
to her. and broodcd owe Il al! the time
her s%on-!n-liw and daughter were gone.
Died on Death Anniversary.
Yesterday being the anniversary Of
the death OF her husband. she wanted
to go to the cemetery, but an attack NJ
malaria confined her to the house.
when Mi. Jackson and his wife re-
turned last night she upbralied them
fot what she termed their neglect Of
her.
at would be better II Marx and | We're
ont ot the way, she said. YOU don't
want us around here. We are a bur
den
rho old lady vas Modified later in tho
evening AMI appeared L. he quite happy
when she retired with the little girl. But
her idea of doing away with herself and
the child vas formed and ready to be
put into execution. as is shown oy the
fact mat she closed the windows in the
room, saving that she ftl, cold.
Mr.. jackson insisted At first that he
deaths of his mnther-in-law and the
little girl We're accidental. Coroner
Berry says there is no doubt that the
case Is one OF suicide and homicide, nor
that the old lady VAS dcmcntcd.
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Dol Target

last night saw the flower of them all.
Driving down the avenue with all the
Ccdars and chestnuts allght with painted
paper globes, swung from the branches,
II was not the display or the lavisnners,
or the originality. or even the beauty.
at which one mnrvclied most: and now,
dLtorward. it Is not the fairylaud of 10
all nor yet the crowd of Villagers
they do all summer long whcTcvcr 2nO
or 300 are gathered together, hut It is
tho simpl" fact that though the sun was
when the last wheel echoed awar. stiIi
u few hours later found eyer, guest of
last night dressed In duck and painted
muslin watching the tennis court aud
i'';ing. over what happened i've hours
PACK. For more Than "A nine days won
~, even for. Newport, viii he the
Bclulieu-BrOadway ball.
The evening world., 1902-08-26
DTCHEsS A I'd NORITE.

Foremost, perhaps, among the favor.
ties was the slender Duchess OF MARI
borough. formerly Cousuelo Vanderbilt.
the cousin of the host, She Is know to
thu Newport folk az "Our Dear Little
GIRL ana they delight to sing her
praises,
she entered timidly into tho gypsy
tent with the Dywaper of belmont. her
mother. and heard mat she IA 10 bee
come the mother OF n large family with
a blush that was delightful indeed,
'TNO more husbands was what tho
lady Of the blur-biack hair whispered In
th, ear Of the American duchess's
mother, and a general laugh went up az
her expense.
You have just returned from n long
Journey vOuchsafcd the gypsy u Mrs.
Phlllp Lydig, recently back from u we'd
ding tor, and YOU Viii take another
al The same SORT
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ALL CONEY,S CHARMS.

All the charms OF Coney Island pre-
sentcd themselves at once.
every time You Knock the baby
down you get a fine segurr,' bawlei
one of Mike Sheedy's bankers from the
Island. Three balls for five; now hit
the babies"
But shrilly from the opposite side
came the deli "lil give you five rings
Tor ten cents, and you ought 10 ring u
two-dollar cane II you're good, Now,
try your skill"
Cloaked in the mystery of a crimson
coat covered with IlIr symbols OF her
ari, a d~ark-cyeu, black-haircd gypsy
piped her lay:
Bring the pretty lady in. III tell her
fortune true as stecl,a n I'm give you
good lux. good Us gold. LET'S read the
INES. the lines In your palm aud III
tell all about your future and your
past 80 A. AInl
And Just across the. shootlhg.gIlefy
man sang shrilly: ''Three shots for a
cent. I'm running short of shots, and
you VINO are true Of eye 1ust hit the
DELL or die, aud IN try my skill, / Will, 90
"Puncn and Judy. only walk "A step
and near him; etcp right In and see our
Punch and Judy"
"The wheel Of fortune cried a wight
across the way. There a scurltt pointer
Yielded braZen jewrlTy, and just beyond
The striking-maehine man urged a irla.
az muscle,
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WITH HANGING

As the guests began to arrive at
Beaulieu. an hour before midnight, their
carriages were directed through n cir
cuitous route around the hedgcd stables
OF the estate around by the sea wall,
hard by the blue Atlantic. and thus un-
Ter the blaze of japanese lanterns hung
In the foliage of the park to the en-
trance to the Midway.
Mrs. Vanderbilt was in n little circle
OF light. with n background OF lighted
green for her green gown. Her gown
was OF moussellne de sole OF pale green
and white, and a great black picture hat
made her look like Il portrait with an
attendant landscape of exquisite shad-
Ing. She touched the hand of each
guest for n ome and then every
one turned to the Midway, whose
entrance glowed red In the trees as II a.
path Of perpetual red fire had flowed out
OF the dusk-a tunnel through u tableau,
In reality II was rods OF turkey-red cal
leo, imported from everywhere, and let
ting the electrlc'lIghts shine through
redly, until dowagers and dcbutanteH
blushed IN chorus, Nobody ever had n
are red room before. looking as this aid.
AS II they had used pure lame for the
Ndllb anu lDois
Many went In the Midway at the Van.
1erbilts last night, expecting to see the
usual collection OF grotcsques and ara.
oesques that make up a society summer
circus, As they entered they stepped on
d Persian rug and passed a great Jar of
orchids. Persian rugs and orchid Jars, not
Punch and Judy shows. were the keynote
TO this Midway, For whereas lately
Newport has run TO barn-dance sim
plicity for novelty, tho Vanderbilts wen;
aefty TO the other extreme. The Van
aerbilt Midway was like a luxurious
salon, with every booth a picture.
They said afterward that It was 25s
feet long BY q feet wide and 10 feet
high, but II looked more. II was made
" white duck quite covered with red
ana lighted ny 900 electric LIGHTS. though
The evening world., 1902-08-26
n THE SNOW.

After the performance supper was
served ~ iifty small tables. an abloom
with American Beauty roses, and the
players sat down at tables flaming with
scarlet verbenas. BY the time supper
was over the ballroom WIS cleared. ana
and Harry Bull. dancing with Mrs. Van
derbilt and MISS GOelct, The faY0Ts
were fans. cushions, moroccO-bound
cases, atOmizers, cigarette cases, Dutch
dolls. monkeys, bOutonnieres. match
boxes. silver buckles and silver shoe
horns.
After spending a morning at the
cs't fop a Sh race5 al the 6 World Sn sSSs GTs'ss E
high-neck. gowns for a ball al which
a cardinal Is TO be a guest, one wonders
what Newport wears. az a fete. The
not For there Is no place in the world,
not excluding Paris and Vienna, where
g-i' ~Hcn1erfll A-~rs are WEN, ape
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",ueh and ample preparation IN advance:
ms preparation to take the form not
onII oil continually building ships. hut
OF keeping those ships in commission
under conditions which viii dcveion The
highest degree OF efficiency in The Off
GERS ard enlisted men aboard them"
His Philippine Policy.
When the Presidents train reached
Lawrence. Mass, he was received by
Mayor leonard and Postmaster Byron
Truell and members of the city gov
eminent. The President was Immediate
~ escorted to a Temporal" stand erected
at the station, whore he addressed one
of the largest crowds ever gathered in
that city. He said;
"Thls IS the section ~ the country in
which the first blood was shed i'm the
Revolutionary War that made us a ma
tion. ana II was here also that the two
cities # Lowell and Lawrence gave their
sons TO noG! out their life blood. the
out from 81 to 80 to keep this nation
one and great and free.
"tnd other comrades OF yours,
men of the Ninth Regiment. other
men In the fnr-of Philippines,
have, after three years of unspeak-
able toll and hnrdship, against m
cruel, reckless and elusive FOE,
"""hs won Nictory LOT the Amer
lem Hag.
You trlumphed and your foes and de-
tractors said tina, n mighty army like
yours was meant f9r. the establishment
of "A despotism in his country. bIt the
minute hat the war was over Won went
back to the plough. to the factory ami 90
the farm and the office and became ,Iti-
zens again.
"And now in the Philippines our
soldiers bav fought and won. To
do what. To enye the
ana establish the rule of civil nu-
thoriiy under the American Hnp.
Now. we will govern the Islands well
we VIII govern them primarily IN their
lRteresls' nIt in u interests -lso.
nation. frclt a great destiny. We can
decide whether We will do our work
badly or well, but We cannot help doing
II. We nave got to do 1t somehow. am
j ask that all men stand shoulder q
shoulder as a man 10 see that taTy ii"
Thousands Joined in the welcome TO
the President AT Dover, y. II. He was
escorted 70 a platform on Frsnklil
Square, whore h. spoke In favor of do
ing justice u All.
The President In Maine.
From Dover the President came into
Maine this afternoon. Al every stop
ping place along the line a great crowd
had gathered, AT Old Orchard. where
the special train made It's first stop
after crossing the State line, the Pres
spoke briefly. Upon his arrival
IN This ci.y The President was joined
by Senator w, i. Frye acting Vice.
" the United States. and
after speaking briefly to II great crowd
in Railway square Was taken tor 4
nDpui the rity.
The evening world., 1902-08-26
WOMAN STAYS HER
NIECE AND HERSELF
Mrs. VolImer Arises in the Night, Turns on the
Gas and Ends Two Lives.

ON the sixth anniversary Of the death
~ her husband. Mrs. Josephine Noll-
mcr Killed herself and her neire, Mary
katherine Miller. whose twelfth birth
day it was. Their bodies were found
this morning in the room they occupied
in the home Of Mrs. Vol.mer's son-in-
law. Howard NJ Jackson, at No. 1894
linton avenue. Borough OF the Bronx.
Some time during the night Mrs. Noll-
m.r had arisen and turned on the gas
in both Jets IN the room, Mr. Jackson
detected the odor when Tie arose this
morning. tpon discovering the bodies
he sont for Or. Ferguson, OF No. as
East ono Hundred and SINty-sixth
street. Dr. Ferguson notified Coroner
Berry, who reported the matter to the
police.
Her Son WINS a Fighter.
Mrs. Nollmer was %hfty-tND years old.
She was the mother Of two children
Nellie, the wife of Mr.. jackson. and a
son, who was known as BILLY Yer
non" This young man was a prize
lighter called the 'lIaverstraw Brick
layer" He was killed two years ago
in Pennsylvania. and his death had the
effect NJ making the mother quite de-
spondcnt.
Mr.. Jackson and his wife went to
The evening world., 1902-08-26
FIRED WEST" A MYTH.
Police sny Nobody Was
S~andbaEn-d and Robbed There.

SARATOGA, y Y, Aug. - The yarn
- the effect that Erred West ~ Bos-
ton" was saNdbpgged and robbed OF
500 I'm front Of the United states Hotel.
early sunday morning, and died ysstsr-
day In the Saratoga Hospital, published
IN New York Guy this morning, is pro-
nounced as absolutely false by the po-
lice department and the hospital man
agNrS-
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GIVES BACK REAL MONEY.

Harry Wallace, one OF the most ac-
comullshed shell game men IN America,
won many a iiye ana many "A twenty on
the elusive pea and gave It back. ulrd
as II was, pei iron clad agreement.
There was no money spent, Of course,
by Cornelius Nanderbilts guests and
ire all purchased In the model box
Office, were paid for In card board coin
supplied By the brown cOated, knickeT-
buekled shoes, who showed on every
side.
The theatre was a thing OF beauty
bright. White In It's. general effect.
ileyed by silver rosettes In countless
so elaborate was the theatre and its
chairs, built In a hurry for this .feto OF
fetes that Il was scarce finished IN time,
70 flsvrr Mrs VardrsSNt csass.fei ~
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BURIED IN GRAVEL PIT.
Fihy Tons Of Rock Fell on Two
NOrkmen-Onc Taken out alive.

WHITEHALL. y y, Aug ?G,-Wnl,
lam Fllnncry and Patrick Shields were
buried in a gravel pit here to-day.
Nearly Nifty tons OF rock and earth fell
thirty feet, covering them.
Shields was taken out alive, but Elan
merry was instantly Killed. his body being
hoTThlg Warg'cd.
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Jnmncd out of CmrrIngc.

Miss Bentley screamed and sprang out
Of the carriage, Juggling win her a great
bunch of Wild roses which had been pre-
sentcd tn her at BeHulleu.
The victoria was rescued. and just as
Miss Bentley stepped in again the horse
shlcd and another scream was the re-
sui.
Harry u. Smith. Ludwig Highlander.
james Iodcrcr ana others were the
hearers uf hlndsoT" gold AMI silver SOU
vcnlrs, presented to them by MI. Van
dp-hllt. ana Mr. l~.clcrcr cook one for his
brother, George ". Lcdcrcr, as well.
The evening world., 1902-08-26

one ought as soon to think OF counting
the rays of the sun as those lights.
which made a wonderful new kind o.
daylight.
There the mcrrymakers devoted them
selves to pleasure, and ii was pleasure
of a new sort to them,
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MRS. VANDERB|LTS THEATRE PARTY
HIT OF THE SEASON IN NEWPORT.
Entertainment at Beau
lieu Satiates Newport
Society and Estab-
fishes a Record for
Elaborate Diversion.
Special to The Evening WORLDLY

NEWPORT, Aug. 26.-Society wa:
at the Casino and the tennis cour,
this morning as If it had not beer
feed to safety from dark to dawn al
Beaulieu.
Never before had fashionable New.
port experienced just the mixture O.
sensations that Mrs. Corro'lus Van.
derbilt's AT Home" afforded. B,
imagining the mixture of a night al
Coney Island, a night on Broadway
and a night on Fifth avenue one gets
an idea OF the entertainment fur.
nished the $50 guests who enjoyed
the hospitality of the ingenious and
ambitious young matron who aspires
to set the pace for New York's 400"
All this was incident to Mrs. Van
derbilt's fete champetre, than which
Newport is to have nothing more
lavish this season and nothing more
original. The guests were received
at the entrance to a Midway, where
the familiar bankers and fakirs piled
their arts. From ring toss and shell
men. shooting galleries and gypsy
booths, the guests were ushered into
a theatre seventy-five feet square
where the Lederer company from the
knickerbocker Theatre gave a per-
Torrance of The Wild Rose" Fol-
lowing this there was supper on the
lawn, followed by a German in the
theatre. The dance went on until
morning came.
WILD ROSE" THE EVENT.
The event of the night, of course,
was the theatrical performance. for
no such daring innovation mas been
attempted by society as the importa-
ton OF a full professional mpa
rom a Broadway theatre for a purely
private performance. Most of the
auditors had seen the performance in
New York, but they were eager as
children to witness it under different
circumstances last night.
The performance was essentially
of a special nature, for by
ment only n act of the musical
comedy was given, but into this was
condensed the best musical bits and
all the clever sp~ecialties, and MANY
new quips, with direct bearing on
the occasion, were interpolated with
great effect by the players.
If the players had any doubt of the
warmth of their reception they were
quickly put at ease. for high society
showed a human fondness for en-
cores and a hair-trigger tendency to
laugh.
The gypsy maid song, by Miss Irene
Bentley, scored its usual hit, and the
Two pickaninnies introduced in the
encore verse were received with
warm applause. Miss Bentley wore
an elaborate gown of sea green silk.
made especially for the occasion, ar.l
adorned with a hundred thousand Sc
quins, Miss Marie Cahill appeared
Miss Nancy Brown" and was re-
ceived with many marks of approval,
as indeed were all the company. the
audience at the "Beaulieu Theatre"
being in the best of humor with it.
self and the players. Nor were flow
ers for the company lacking, for Mr..
and Mrs. Vanderbilt had ordered
handsome bouquets of roses for Miss
Cahill, Miss Irene Bentley and the
members of the cast.
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Must Always work.

"The shipbuili-rs and gunnake r.
must keep eve On the alert, so that
mo- rivals pass them byi and the
officers ana enlisted men ON board
the ships must In their turn, by the
exercise Of unnaEEing and ~inteIIi-
gent zeal, keep themselves NJ Ia
get the best use out of the weapons
81 war.
W must constantly endeayor 10 per-
rect our navy IN all its duties IN time Of
piece, ana LyoEc all IN IL, duties In timc
OF prIce and above OH Iu miUDtuVring
IN a sohWdy and In markSm inship with
me sledt Guns, In battle tn. only shots
lhdi count are those that hlI. and
hlirksniIishlp Is a matter ~ long prac,
l|'" ana. az Intelligent reasoning.
navy" IN lrucy I'm "a war depends main
~ ,up9h ~ preparedness. ~ the outset
our navy Is now efficient. but we
mus. DC nuntrul Win 40 ordinary degree
OF tWrlenrN Every rnurt must be made
10 niIhs II ever nearer to perfection, In
making such effort tno prlur factor Is
10 have AT the head or t,r navy such an
OH ial rs your fellow tu" ustnun. MIR
Moody, ami the urN, IL tu bring nome 10
our people - ID whole the need NJ thor,
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havana DOCK STRIKE ENDS.
HAVANA. Aug. 2s.-The dock laborers
and others who have been out on
strike since Aug. 20 sun work to-
day.
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High Time for Actors.

wee hours Of the morning FOR the mem
bprs of the wild Rose company at
Erauliru. ana they did not get home
until about three hours before time for
their Wexford boat to leave, They
turned in, however and got VIVA: sleep
hey could. Then they TUNED out again
at G.3o ana swallowed a hurried break
fast. catching the Z u'Clock boat.
They caught II, that rs, an but Miss
Irene Bentley. who with her mother
lcf, the Stevens VIVA. the pristine home
of Mrs. Pdran stevens, now a boarding.
house. on Bellevue avenue, Just In time
To see the General disappearing around
the CDuhnl.ut point.
This was not the last Of their mishaps,
hack 10 The villa t. wait for the II
O'Clock train an awkward Newport ice,
man, with a heavy track. ran into ana
crushed the Victoria In which they were
riding.
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"ueh and ample preparation in advance:
ms preparation to take the form not
only of continually building ships. hut
under conditions which will dcvelon the
highest degree OF efficiency in the Off
GERS and enIlstcd men nhnnrd thcm."