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New-York tribune., 1902-07-24
A KENTTCKY EPISODE.

The interesting town Of Jackson, KY, is said
to be in a state of terror in consequence of the
death of Mr.. James Cockrill, leader of the fac
tiOn bearing his family name, at the hands of
a gentleman representing the large and quick
HargiS connection. The strenuous nature of the
case is indicated by a still surviving brother OF
the departed in these words: I'VE wanted
peace, but L guess this means Winchesters."
That would also seem to be the understanding
of the Hargises. who have established an arse
nal at a convenient point in the town and stored
therein a large supply of arms and ammunition
of superior quality. The additional fact is now
divulged, by way of explaining the agitation
displayed by the good people of Jackson, that
a result of the strained relations existing
between the COckrills and the Hargses thirty
six murders have been committed there within
the last six months
superficial consideration of the circum
stances would appear to Justify a feeling of
anxiety and discomfort in Jackson, but we are
not sure on further reflection that any decisive
action is required. II we are correctly in
formed, all those who have bitten the dust thus
far have belonged either to the Hargis or the
COclIrill encourage. No ingioriOus outsider or
lOoker-On has been riddled or even winged 1t
may be well. therefore, to consider whether the
general public advantage will not he served by
permitting the process of mutual determination
TO be conducted to n finish. At least we are in
clined to think that IL will be time enough TO
interfere when the respectable and encouraging
record OF thirty-six has been raised to- say.
hundred or thereabouts. There is seldom much
advantage in ending war before the basis OF
a lasting peace has been laid
New-York tribune., 1902-07-24
ONCE MORE.

In connection with the Brooklyn tunnel bids
there reappears the old and seemingly inc
radicable misunderstanding to the financial
basis of the rapid transit operations. Thus 1t
is grayey argued that the Belmont-McDonald
company, in offering to build for S3,lUO,Ooo
extensions expected to cost $1O,Ooo,UoO more
than that amount, virtually offers to incur an
initial loss of $10OO00O0, which the city gains,
for the sake of profits to be derived hereafter;
and the implication is that this is a suspicious
circumstance which the Rapid Transit Com
mission must cautiously investigate. The fact
is that if its bid is accepted the company will
get no gift Of money from the city, but merely
a loan Of $3,100.000. which 1t will have to re-
pay principal and interest. Years ago. when
rapid transit negotiations began, Industries
were depressed. the financial situation was bad
and money for great enterprises could not
easily be procured by private corporations or
individuals. Consequently, municipal loan
that is to say the backing of the city's credit
was deemed strong inducement TO embark
in the undertaking. When the contract for the
tunnels now building awarded to Mr.. Nc
Donald the financial situation had much i'm
proved but the project was new. experimental
and speculative; the company behind him had
not developed its present strength, and the
same consideration of municipal credit was
Sllll important, though less SO thdu IL
been years before But there is no longer any
doubt as to the success of the underground
roads. and abundant capital is ready for in
vestment in operations of a similar character.
The contractor for the Brooklyn tunnel will
have to pay the interest OF 3l4 per cent on
whatever amount of money the city loans him.
and additional l per cent to redeem the
bonds at their maturity-412 per cent in all 1t
may therefore make no great difference 10
him whether he borrows from the city or gets
the money that he needs elsewhere, though
ii is of advantage TO the city. which is nearing
the constitutional limit of Indebtedness, that
he should arrange to procure most OF 1t from
private sources. In any case the title to the
roads is in the city all the time. and at the
expiration of the lease they viii pass COM
pletely into its possession free of cost. We
have explained this matter thirty or forty
times already. but another explanation can do
no harm, though it may do good 70 those
who have not succeeded thus far in getting it
through their heads.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-24
AT BAR HARBOR.
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BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
Bar Harbor. Me-, July 2S.-The first Malvern hon
of the summer occurred tonight. 1t properly opens
the dancing season. The red room at the inn was
profusey decorated with palms and potted plants
and the wide verandas banked in with box
wood. These affairs have always been popuIar and
society tonight came in large numbers
Several dinners given earlier In the evan,rs,
at the inn and at private houses. Mr. and Mrs ne
Grasse Fox entertained at the Malvern as did Mrs.
Morgan and Mrs H. NJ Sears.
Dr. w. w. Seely gave dinner at Hilhurst
DIR. and Mrs. c. Morton Smith entertained q.
Clover Croft. The guests We're Mr.. ana Mrs A i
Cassatt. Mr.. and Mrs. Gardiner Sherman Nrr 90
Mrs. Pierrepont Edwards. Mr.. and Mrs PereivaI y
Roberts. Mrs. c. X. Wright and Charles FRY
Mr. and Mrs. w. c. Allison gave a dinner a+
Wazeelowan
Among those at the hop were Mrs lama. VI,
Gerard. Miss Edwards. Mrs. f. E. stickney NJ
F. A Osgood. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Abercror,bia
Mr. and Mrs. r. w. Lesley, Mr. and Mrs ~ N
Sears. Barton Frankenstein, Arthur Rai,es par.,.
Wyndham. Miss Lesley. Mr.. and Mrs W-iu,an,
Fahnestock, Miss Hagerman Mr. and Mrs strot
Mrs. George Morgan. NJ Pierre Rogestvenskv NJ
and Mrs. Thomas Leaning Mrs James Sul,,,o.
Miss E. NJ Brown. Miss Taylor Mr. ana NJ
Henry w Poor. Baron and Baroness Hengelr,,,1Ia
Count and Countess Laugier villars Mrs JaD,a.
Potter. Miss Lily Potter. Sumner Gerard Nfss "
rier. Miss Whltwell and Mr. and Mrs w pr.,a-
Duncan. " u''er
Mia James ". Pinehot left hare tonight for
New-York tribune., 1902-07-24
NOTES OF THE NEWPORT SEASON.
[BY rELEGRApH 10 rHE rR1RuNE.I

GBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNEI
Newport, r. l.. July 23.-Mr. and Mrs. NJ. Orme
Wilson are guests of Mrs. Astor Beechwood.
Though the decorators working night and day
on Mrs. Astor's ballroom. it begins to look as
though it would be the middle Of August before
1t completed.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt who has been visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Wilson at Saratoga, has
returned to Beauleu.
Mrs. William Z. Carter gave dinner this even
ing at QuarterfOi. in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
G. Vanderbilt. The guests were Mr.. and Mrs. John
r. Drexel. Mr.. and Mrs. Craig Biddle. Reginald
Vanderbilt, Miss kathleen Nelson, Miss Gwen
dolin Burden and Arthur Burden. The table deco
rationS were white and green.
Mrs Henry May and Miss MAY. OF Washington
are guests of Mrs. D. B. Fearing.
Word was received here to-day that Mrs Janney,
wife OF Thomas Janney. OF Baltimore, who recent
ly underwent surgical operation in Paris. is i'm
proving encOuragingy. -
Cards are out for Mrs Stuyvesant Fish's Colo
MAI ball They bear. IN colors portraits OF George
and Martha Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. w. Starr Miller have arrived for
the -
Miss Leary is at her cottage in Mill-st for the
N'.S
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HIGH PRICES FOR PLEASURE.

1t has been decided by the managers of the
Saratoga racecourse to charge So for grand
stand tickets. They are evidently determined
10 set up a high standard of excusiveness
For a long series of years the regular rate for
grandstand privileges at Jerome Park, Sleeps
head Bay. Morris Park and other courses was
81 80 for each ticket with a small additional
charge for entrance to the paddock. So for
generations the prevailing tariff for the best
seats IN the best theatres in New-York was
81 80 for the orchestra, the choicest division Of
the auditorium. Times of more lavish expendi-
ture began. however, both for the playhouses
and the racecourses, and the schedule for
grandstand and orchestra sittings raised
to ~. Turf admissions to the buildings on the
grounds were sold to women Mt only 81 for
every one, and that moderate amount for the
members OF the gentler sex has not yet been
exceeded. Yet the rates for orchestra seats In
the principal theatres of this capital have gone
UP to s2 apiece, and there has been great deal
OF talk as to the ndysability Of going still fur
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ther and putting the price at So so to equal the

ther and putting the price at So so to equal the
London figures.
Certain conditions in the temples of dramatic
art in the modern Babylon, however. differ some
what from those existing IN New-York, and
those differences are not likely to be effaced at
an early day. One thing is certain. The higher
prices In New-York theatres in these times have
not been accompanied by an equivalent develop
ment and betterment in the performances
If Americans are to be called upon to pay
more money for their amusements, then they
have the clear right to ask for amusements of
superior quality. There is not the remotest
possibility that Saratoga can show finer racing
than that which was seen at Monmouth Park
when D. d. Withers managed that famous
course. But Mr.. Withers would have rejected
with derision any plan to raise the prices of
grandstand privileges at Monmouth TO So.
Nevertheless, Monmouth when Mr.. Withers had
control of it was a more important turf CEN
ire than Saratoga can ever be.
1t is not wise to make recreations too costly.
Theatres and ra,etracks in the long run must
prosper, If they prosper at all, from the sup
port of the many, and not from the patronage
of little clique or coterie. In the old days
when racing at Saratoga fourished notably
many people went from New-York, Albany and
Troy to enjoy the sport. Will vast throngs
travel from those cities to the Saratoga
races while grandstand tickets are held at So
each? The disposition on the part of the own
ers of racecourses and of other places of en-
tertalnment to raise prices to an unreasonable
extent is injudicious. The conditions in Great
Britain and France are in many things unlike
those in this country. Every one acquainted
with the details of sport and the stage on both
sides of the Atlantic is ready to admit this
obvious truth The pushing up of rates for
amusements of any sort to exorbitant amounts
will surely be followed by a reaction.
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reproach upon the party and upon the nation
The Democratic majority was equally false TO
Its professed principles No one doubts that
continued Republican supremacy will In the
near future mean the establishment Of reci
procity. That, as the President says, Us as
sure as fate" But there is not the slightest
shadow of assurance that Democratic supremacy
would mean any such thing. On the contrary,
there are indubitable indications that it would
not mean rational reciprocity, but something
even worse than the present bad state of ar
fairs. Reciprocity is a distinctiyely Republican
policy and il is through Republican control that
ii is to be esta blished
New-York tribune., 1902-07-24
TIE PARTIES AND RECIPROCITY.

Republicans are doing WELL in Michigan, in
Nebraska and elsewhere In rel'uking and re-
pudiating those who in Congress have misrep-
resented and betrayed them. II would have
been ominOus for the future welfare Of the
party TO have let these latter go unpunished
1t is especially satisfactory 10 that their
indignant constituents have found, what we
have all along been confident they weld easily
find, way effectively TO punish them without
playing into the hands of the Democrats 1t is
necessary that the men who have betrayed the
party and have dishonored the nation should be
brought 70 book. But it is not necessary, but,
on the contrary. would be deplorable, that In so
doing the party itself should be punished by be-
ing defeated and the nation itself also be pun
ished by being turned over to the laundering
and plundering Of the Democracy.
The fact Is that the Democratic record on
reciprocity is worse than the Republican. No
body doubts that the official policy of the Re
publican party was and is sound upon that
subject That fact has been demonstrated by
fhe utterances of the President of some of the
foremost party leaders in Congress- Of party
conventions IN many States, and of the party
press all over the land Everybody knows that
the Republican party meant and means TO estab-
lsh reciprocity between the United States and
Cuba, and that IT'S doing so has merely been de-
layed by the treacherous conspiracy OF a small
minority. Obviously, the thing to do Is to re-
buke that minority and deprive It OF further
1nalefc power, and to LET the party go on with
its web declared policy. The Democratic policy
is not. however, sound upon that subject-that
is.. IL there is Democratic policy and II any
body knows what IL is. The Democrats had a
splendid chance in the House of Representa-
tiyes TO show their patriotism and their CON-
mon honesty, and Incidentally to win great
party victory. One Of them, New-York Rem
resentatiye did personally improve that oppor-
funify- He took stand for free trade with
Cuba, or. failing that, the nearest TO II tba,
could be secured But the other professedlr
free trade Democrats did aot follow his ex
ample They scattered. Some Of them ioined
the cabal against reciprocity. Some of them
clamored for Cuban annexation. Some of them
took this, that or the other course They fr;t.
tered away their opportunity In a petty desire
10 put the Republicans and the President I'm o
hole" needless Of the proverbial fate OF him
who digs pit for his neghbor They gave no,
the slightest promise ground for expectation
that In their hands Cuban reciprocity would
fare as well even as II did I'm Republican hands
For this reason the country is not going TO b.
sfampeded away from the Republican marty
IT viii not leap from the frying pan into th,
fire. Granted that Republican minority II
Congress was false TO ifs duty, and thus brought
New-York tribune., 1902-07-24
LENOX NOTES.
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Lenox Mass. July 2s.-Walter G.. Brown q.
Kingston n. Y. has bought the Hoyt estate in
Southern New-Marlboro The property embraces
much woodland trout streams. lake called Her.
mits Pond and a site for country house Mr.
Brown is to take immediate possession. and will
grade several miles OF road. restock the pond with
fish. build several cottages for caretakers And
maintain game preserve
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bradhurst Osgood Field
who have been at Baltimore since their marriage
here on July g. will return to Elm Court on Sat-
urday where they will be the guests OF Mr. and
Mrs. William d. Sloane until August Is. when they
to sail for Europe
Samuel Babcock, OF New-York gave one Of the
largest dinners OF the season at OsceOla Cottage
this evening
The Misses Sprong. of Houston. Tex, have ar
rived here for several weeks.
Joseph w. Burden OF New-York has resigned as
treasurer OF the Lenox Golf Club, and Is sue
ceeded by Samuel Frothinghan
. "A cable dispatch announces that Mr. and Mrs
George Westinghouse. who have been abroad since
May, Will return here on August IL Mrs West
inghouse will entertain large party OF English
guests curing the autumn season. Miss Brockle-
oank. Of London. viii again visit her here
Miss Anna Douglas Sedgwick, the English
at Norwood cottage
DR.. Charles McBurney, Of New-Yorl, has re-
turned to Stockbridge from = fishing trip IN Ca
madam waters
New-York tribune., 1902-07-24
A WEDDING.

Miss Estells Kinney. daughter OF the late Thomas
T Kinney. and Frederick FrelinghUysen. president
Of the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance COMPANY OF
Newark. were married at WOodside Hail. EIberon
N j., yesterday The ceremony took place at noon,
and was performed by the Rev. DR.. George NJ
Christian. OF this city. Only the immediate rel
atives and friends Of the family were present
The bride wore gown Of white lace over satin
and carried a bouquet OF orange blossoms
After the ceremony a wedding breakfast was
served by Sherry. of this city.
among those present at the ceremony were
Governor and Mrs. Franklin Murphy, Mr. and Mrs
George G. Frelinghuysen, Miss Lucy Frelinghuysen.
MI and Mrs. Theodore Frelinghuysen, Mrs Will
lam Croswen DOane and Miss Condit of Albany:
Mrs W. Campbell Clark Miss Margaret c. Kin
ney, Mrs William B. Kinney and Mr. and Mrs
James T. Gardiner. OF New-York. Miss Kinney "a
one one, or the best known women in Newark Mr.
ErellnsnuySen Is a Of the late FraderfcL, n
frelnShuySen. Secretary OF State under Prasfdsrf
Arthur and United States Senator from Nev-Jsr-
sey; The marriage marks the union OF two az the
Iea9ihs iarnllies OF New-Jersey Mr.. Frelinghuvseu
New-England Coast.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-24
Abouf People and Social Incfdenfs.

New-York. She will sail for Europe the first Of the
week. To-day she gave a large farewell luncheon
at the Malvern. The guests were Mrs. Charles
Abererombie. Mrs. James w. Gerard. Mrs. Morris
K Jesup. Mrs. George II. Morgan. Mrs w ~
f. A Osgood; Mrs. =. j. Emery. Mrs Henderson
Mrs Robert Able, Mrs r. Hall Mccormack NTss.
Mccormack Mrs Harris. Mrs C. Morton Smith
Mrs. William L. Green, Mrs. w. Butler Duncan
Mrs. Alexander, Mrs John s. Kennedy, Mrs ViT'
lam l.. Graves. Mrs. De Grasse Fox Mrs var
Rensselaer, and Mrs. Robert Anory.
Major General Brooke will arrive here to-uor-o,,
to join Mrs. Brooke. who is staying at the Whit
tlngton cottage for the summer.
Miss KernOchan and Miss NJ. r Kernochan a.
New-York, came yesterday to the Malvern =
Miss Melissa Shattuck. OF New-York came hara
to-day.
Other New-York arrivals are Henry E. Anderson
William n. Andersen. Miss I. B. Whitmore Erskirs
Wood, Mrs. John ID. Wood and Miss Wood.
J. c. Cramp. OF Philadelphia. arrived to-day
Mrs. c. Francis Winthrop. of New-YOrk, gives
large dinner tomorrow night.
The premium list of the horse show was tssue5
to-day.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-24
SECRETARY ROOT SAILS TO-DAY.
WILL JOIN HIS FAMILY AT CARLSBAD
GENERAL WOOD AND AMBASSADOR
PORTER ON SAME STEAMER

Elihu Root. Secretary Of War. sails to-day for
Europe the French steamer La Savofe In COM
pany with General Leonard Wood and Ambassador
Porter The Secretary spent yesterday IN this city
staying at the Hotel Manhattan.
I am going over on a short vacation he said
and shall at once. on arrival. join my family at
Carlsbad. After that have no other plans, except
teEnber s."
Secretary Root visited the Army Building yes
terday. but neither he nor General NIacArthu-
would discuss the call
The coming maneuvTes will be Ike real war
the latter said land In war. we shall have to
let the newspapers find out what they without
assistance"
The Secretary said that his health is good
New-York tribune., 1902-07-24

The British Government is willing to take
back into South Africa all real Beers. born on
the veldt or among the kopjes, but II objects
to those who have been Beers for revenue only.
Among the alien mercenaries who will be ex-
cluded from the colonies are Dr. Leyds. the Eu-
ropean wire manipulation of the late Transvaal
government. and the perjured rascals who went
from the United States under Red Cross badges
and made those sacred emblems of peace and
mercy mere masks for treachery and hatred
South Africa will be best off without any such
creatures.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-24

former would extend horizontally and prevent
vertical fluctuations. Whether or not M.
Santos can put the attachment on his mo. O.
is doubtful. Possibly he may need TO build
anew. But the project is unquestionably
or q year hence.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-24

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Colonel Bryan is still trying to look at ma
tional prosperity through thick blue glasses.
But for so eminently fourishing publisher and
farmer as he describes himself, 1t must be a
constant effort to keep the color in the glasses
always at the proper depth of blue.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-24

FRANCOIS Coppee used to be regarded as
somewhat pastoral poet Since he got into poll
tics he has developed a decidedly militant vein
of action If not of poetry.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-24
NEW-YORK SOCIETY.

Matrimony seems to be the order of the day. and
the present week bids fair 20 prove record one
for the number Of it's weddings. Yesterday were
celebrated the marriages Mrs C. Albert Stevens
ohon Mhs anG GhfFss Sns
kinney. at Elberon. of which account rih vii De
To-day there is the wedding at Newport OF Miss
next the marriage Of Robert j. F. Collier and Miss
Sarah Van Allen will also take place at Newport
for Europe including Elihu Root the Secretary OF
War; General Leonard Wood. whose family is now
in Spain, and General Horace Porter, who is about
to resume his duties United States Ambassssdor s
Sidney Dillon Ripley. as we'll as Miss Ripley sailed
yesterday.
There is no foundation for the alarming stories
published yesterday afternoon concerning Mrs
Lewis Cass Ledyerd and which seem to have had
their origin In the fact that Dr. Dudley, In order
to catch the regular train from Boston to Newport.
found II convenient TO take a special from Man
ton for Appendicitis some weeks ago. but is on the
high road to convalescence.
Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt. jr.. who has been
staying with her brother. Richard T; Wilson. tr:.
and his wife at Saratoga has returned TO Newport
Mr.. and Mrs w Starr Miller and Miss Leary
have arrived at Newport from town. and are estab-
lished there for the season
ing the summer at Observation-Disclosures
Among those who have left town for Bar Harbor
are Mrs Daniel =. worden and Mrs. Oscar I-iv-
ingston the latter being established at the Mall
vern
Mrs. John W. Minturn is at Dark Harbor Ne
Her daughter Mrs Paul Tuckerman and the lat
ter's husband are at their camp IN the NoF'h
Woods.
Mrs Clarence II. Mackay leaves town to-day for
Bar Harbor. to stay with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
England with his widowed mother and the body
OF his father
Captain and Mrs, Philip Lydig and Mr.. and Mrs
George Gould hays let, r,, town FOR Newport ana are
Mr. and Mrs William adcKim and Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert v. McKim are at their country place. West
ridge, Cooperstown, y. Y.
The engagement is announced OF Aubrey Vib-
bert, son OF the Rev. DIT. William II. Vibbert,
vicar OF Trinity Chapel Miss Ruth Hillman.
and Of Miss Eizabsth Crawford to Murray pavey
wright Mrs; Edward Lyons oBrien ma and Of Mrs
next month in London.
Mr. and Mrs Alfred p. Dix of No. s22 Madison
ave, are at Naragansett Pier.
Mrs Lewis Cruger Hasell Is spending the sum-
mer at Watch Hill. r. I.
Mrs orme Wilson arrived In town yesterday
from Newport and went TO her country place
on Long Island
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Kountze and their daugh-
ters are booked to sail for Europe on Saturday.
and propose remain abroad until late IN the
fall
Mrs. Perry Tiffany has sold her pretty country
place at Old Westbury, Long Island. which
wedding gift from her father the late Theodore
A Havemeyer. The purchaser is William G. Park.
Mrs. P. Cooper Hewitt has left town and gone
to Newport. where she is staying with her sister.
Mrs. Burke Roche.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Lyman Short. who
at Islip Long Island. booked to sail next week
for Europe.
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CARDINAL GIBBONs's BIRTHDAY

| Baltimore. July 2s--CsrdinaI Gibbons Is sixty
eight years old to-day He is celebrating the ami
XeTsary quietly with friends at Owing's Mills
i more ~ - - DeN.Ni-
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TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS

Among the passengers who sailed on the oceaul
yesterday were:
J. Ogden Armour 7 Es,raS-
J. B. Creighton M-s T,,5 -
Commander Orpen Nsfo- yI-,,- S.--t-t
Frederick Sturgis. ~oA---N-
On La Savcie. sailing to-day are:
General Horace Porter saarrats-,. r-,tL- -.
II. PiZzoti. Gs1sroI T s.--S, ..-..- 49,
On the Furst Bismarck also sailing today:
Emil L. Boas. OSca- : -.
Captain J. Hoist. Mrs Strs1s S~S.