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London Wool Sales.

LONDON, Sept. 29.-The fifth series Of the
wool auction sales closed to-day with offerings
of 10 COS bales. There a full attendance.
Competition keen and the advances We're
maintained and the prices at the close were
firm During the series fine Merinos were un-
changed and faulty Merinos were irregular
throughout, but closed better. Secured and
greasy were in strong demand. closing un-
changed TO per cent higher than the last Sc
ries. Fine cross breds, which unchanged
at the opening, advanced per cent. Medium
crossbreds opened per cent and y per cent
and coarse per cent higher, and final rates
were respectively 10 and 10 per cent above the
July average price. Finer scoureds and slipes
We're unchanged medium per cent to I u per
cent and 10 per cent higher. South
African woods sold indiherently, the offer
ings were largely faulty and inferior grades
The opening, with the exception of common
greasies, was per cent lower, but later hard
ened and scoureds and finer clothing greasy
closed unchanged from the July prices. During
the series coo bales were taken by the home
trade, 10000 for the continent, 1000 for Ameri-
can and 7000 were held over for the next sales
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Ne7U York Metal Market.

NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-There was another
big decline in London tin prices. the losses
for the day being about so IS Sd. with spot
closing at 9112 Is Cd and FUTURES at R113
Locally the market was quiet. A sale OF ten
tons spot tin was reported at $25 80 and the
closing quotation was $25 45Q25 go.
Copper also lower in London. spot de-
clining rs Cd to e54 as Cd and 5s for futures
to G54 los. Locally copper dull Lake
and electrolytic, S13 25Q13 90 and casting at
$13 1871
Lead was unchanged at eli in London and
locally ct 81 80.
Spelter was Cd lower in London at ego 5s
but remained quiet and unchanged here at So
Iron closed at 49s Cd in Glasgow and at
OBS Cd in Mddlesboro. Locally iron was quiet.
No foundry (northern) SIT; No. Q do, S16 so;
No / foundry (southern) and do soft, $15 80
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sequence. Trading was rather quiet the lat
ter part of the session. but a steady tone
prevailed December closing lac higher at
7T%G771ze
Corn followed wheat in its upward tendency,
ruling strong with much covering by shorts.
December closed 1sdAc higher at 461sc.
Oats We're firm early in the session due
largely to the strength in other grains and
the market received fair support from brokers.
December closed at a gain Of lsQAc at
36a4 036Jsc
With the exception of pork and lard the
provision market ruled firm on a good de-
mand from brokers. An advance Of sc in the
price of hogs with light receipts at the yards,
together with the frmness in corn. gave
better tone to prices but trading was light,
with offerings scattered October pork closed
15c higher, lard up sc, while ribs were 71ac
higher.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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Eastern livestock Market.
CHICAGO


CHICAGO. Sept 9--CATrLE-Receipts,
- 600, including 2CO0 Texans and 1000 West
erns; market demoralized and slow, nominal
good to prime steers. 50 2595 91 poor to me-
dunn SO 1914 90: stockers and feeders 81 256e
80; COWS, 81 40Q4 20 heifers. S2d4 30; can
ners 81 4oa3 so; bulls, $2d4 so; calves. S3 so
al 80; Texas fed steers. 81 1903 20; Western
steers, 81 S5d4 G5.
HOGS-Receipts to-day. $4,000; tomorrow
q. coo: steady to 10c higher, closed easy; mixed
and butchers IS 55G6 80; good to choice
heavy, SO SO6r6 90: rough heavy. So 30q5 rs;
light So 1906 4O bulk of sales. So 65Q6 %.
SHEEP-Receipts. Is, 600; sheep steady
lambs steady TO strong; good to choice weth-
ers SO 40I4 %: fair to choice mixed, 50 $50
3 30: Western sheep, 50 25q4; native lambs
So 50d5 10; Western lambs. 81 4065 S5.
ST. JOSEPH.
ST JOSEPH, Mo, Sept. 20.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts, 400: steady 10 10c lower; natives. SO so
as 25: cows and helfers, 81 S0q4 20; stockers
and feeders. So 50q4.
HOGS-Recepts, 60O0: steady to &c lower;
light 50 90@6 10; medium and heavy, 50 roo
30; pigs, 81 50d5 80.
SIEEP-Receipts. Ts9 steady to strong.
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Hay and FeedStufS.

Rather more steadiness is reported in both
Hay and Feedstuffs but prices show no yaria-
tion.
BRAN-S21 50022 80 per ton.
MIDDLINGS- 5OG2S per ton.
SHORTS-$21 50d22 so per ton
FEEDSTUFFS-Ro Rolled Barley, $24G25 per
ton; Oilcake Meal at the mill, $2G426 so; job
bing. $27Q27 so; Cocoanut Cake. $21Q22;
Corn Meal. $50 50d33; Cracked Corn, $3.50
33 so; Mixed Feed, 500 50G23 80; Horse Beans,
$2Sd30 per ton.
HAY-Wheat $f1Q14 go with sales of extra
choice at $l5; Wheat and Oat, $l1@13 50; Oat.
S1Og13; Wild Oat, so 50Q11 so; Barley, S9Q11 !;
Clover, SS 50qi1; Stock, $500; Alfalfa, 50 500
10 80 per ton.
STRAW-35d65c per bale
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WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
EOp 70 st

WEATHER CONDITIONS. AND GENERAL
FORECAST
The weather continues CLOUDY over Cali
fornia. but VIII probably clear on Wednesday
The temperature has fallen ABOUT y degrees
IN Northern Nevada and has risen about q
degrees in Oregon. In the great. valley Of
California the temperature has been about u
degrees below the normal. witt afternoon tenn
peratures OF about 20 degrees. The weather
has been unfavOrable for fruit-drying and
raisn-Tna king.
Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty
hours ending midnight, September 30:
Northern California-Fair. warmer Wednes-
day; light northerly winds
Southern California-Clouly Wednesday,
breaking away during the day; fresh westerly
winds.
Neyada-Fair; warmer Wednesday.
San Francisco and vicinity-Fair Wednes-
day light south winds changing TO brisk
westerly. A @. McADlE,
District FOrecaster
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Chicago Grain MARKET.

CHICAGO. Sept 29.-Fair buying by some
Of the leaders in the wheat pit who were in
huenced by the upward trend of values on
Wall street, started shorts to early in
the day and as a result the market. ruled
strong Opening prices were firm on steady
cables with December a shade to M@Ac
higher at T70771sc. Good demand from all
classes Of buyers soon caused a. rally and De-
cember sold to 81 &c during the last half
hour. Part of the early strength was due
10 the better Southwest and Northwest markets
and to the excellent cash demand. Toward
the noon hour there was much selling by pit
traders due 10 an increase Of 1868, 000 bushels
in the worlds visible supply, shown by
Bradstreet's. and the market eased off in con-
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Flour and Malsfufs.

The millers report fair business in these
goods at unchanged prices.
FLOUR-California Family Extras 81 500
4 50. usual terms: Bakers Extras, 81 5094 go;
Oregon and Washington, $3 90Q4 20 per bbl
for family and $3 90G4 40 for Bakers
MILLSTUFFS-Prices in packages are as
follows: Graham Flour. So % per 100 lbs; Rye
Flour. SO %; Rye Meal 50; Rice Flour. 81;
Corn Meal SO 20; extra cream do, 81 Oat
Flour. 81 scat 70; Cracked Wheat So 10; Fa-
rina 81 so; Whole Wheat Flour So so; Rolled
Oats bbls. 81 25GS 60; In sacks, SO 751s 10;
Pearl Barley So; Split Peas, boxes, 81; Green
Peas. 50 80 per 100 lbs
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Retail Meat Prices.

The following retail prices for meats are
quoted BY the Retail Butchers Protective As
sociation:
BEEF-Prime Roast. 15dlsc; Porterhouse
steak lSQ22lze; renderloin Steak. 1Srlsc;
sirloin Steak. l2ia0l5c: Top Round steak,
y izc; Beef Stew. 1Ocs Corned Beef. SGlOc;
soup Bones, &c; SOUP Meat. 5Q1Oc.
y NEAL--Loiu Roast. 15020c: Shoulder Roast.
IZla 015c.
MUT-ON-Leg, 12la Gl5c; Forequarter. 81
Ice Stew. SG loc; Prime Chops. 12l al sc
LAMB-I5eg.- zoe Forequarter, l2la 2 l5c:
j liiDcQtarteT, 1SG2oc; Shoulder Roast, lVd
52izc: Chops. 15dlsc
PORK-Boast. I2lk 61Sc: Chops. l5GlSc
These prices do not cover the cheaper grades.
as il is impossible 10 quote regular prices On
rhen
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Boston Wool Market.

BOSTON, Sept. 29.-There has been fair
amount of business done In the wool market
this week, though in medium-sized lots Buy
ers are taking only enough wool to supply the
current needs Of their mills Prices are firm,
with practically no change from last week. Quo
tations:
Territory-Idaho fine. 14d15c; fine medium
161b61S1ac: medium 1S@19c; wyoming fine.
14d15c fine medium. 161aa1T39c medium, is u
alec; Utah and Nevada, fine, 15@16c; fine me-
dlum, 17617 nc; medium, 19q20c; Montana fine,
choice. 20d21c; fine medium choice 20Q21c;
staple, 20d21c; medium choice, 21Q22c
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Beans and Seeds.

The Bean market continues quiet and more or
less easy, receipts are growing liberal, the
shorts have all filed and the demand is slow.
BEANS-Bayos, 81 60Q2 10; Pea. S3 %;
Buffers So %: small White. S3Q3 35; large
White, 80 1913; Pink 80 1892 90: Red. 81 900
eye 81 60Q2 IS per ctl; Horse Beans. 81 4OG
/ so.
SEEDS-Brown Mustard nominal; Yellow
Mustard, nominal Flax, 81 7091 so; Canary,
5Q5lac for Eastern Alfalfa, nominal; Rape,
1A @215c; Timothy. 6Q61Ac; Hemp 3AG315c
per lb; Milet 3q3hc; Broom Corn Seed, $2Oq
% ton.
DRIEp PEAs-Grsen. 81 soa2 per ctI.
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Wheat and Other Grains.

WHEAT FREIGHTS-Spot chartering. prin-
cipally for Barley. Is being done at 15sG16s
Cd usual options. The chartered Wheat fleet
in port has a registered tonnage of SO $50
against "a 600 tons the same date last year;
disengaged 1o1000 tons. against As, 74o; on
the way to this port 273, $50 TONS against
223, 300.
WHEAT-The markets were quiet all over
the world. Chicago and st. Louis reported a
good demand for No Red. The export bus
mess was small. The situation was fairly
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Cash quotations were follows: Flour
steady; No spring wheat, soc: No. red,
76% G7T94c No 2 corn. 46c: No. yellow,
%al9c: No. oats 36hc; No. white,
nc: No 3 white. 3Td39c; No. ? rye. soc;
ing. 5105sc; No. l faxseed. 9e12c No 1
Northwestern, 81 OF; mess pork. per Dbl,
short rib sides Ooose) IS ST1a@9 %; dry salt
ed shoulders Cboxed) S6 62HG6 10; short clear
sides boxed, $s 75Q9 %: whisky. basis Of
high wines, 81 %; clover contract grade,
SO 20
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Foreign Futures.
LIVERPOOL.
14Uaildble Grain Supply.

NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-Special cable and
telegraphic dispatches to Bradstreet's this
week show the following changes in available
supplies as compared with last accounts:
Wheat-United States and Canada, east OF
Rockies, increased 2,969, 900 bushels; a1oat for
and in Europe increased 4.700, GOO; total supply
increased 1860, Geo bushels.
Corn-United States and Canada, east Of
Rockies increased .292 000 bushels.
Oats-United States and Canada, east of
Rockies, decreased 543, coo bushels.
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5OQ75c per crate; other varieties. 30d4oc for
small boxes: 4O9GOc for crates and 9e9S9e
for large open boxes; Wine Grapes, S-VttzS
per ton for Zinfandel, S1SG20 for Mission ana
S15 for White.
AIELONS-Cantaloupes $1Q1 30 per crate
Nutmeg Melons, 4Oe175c per box; Watermslons'
1cG15c each
CITRUS FRUITS-Oranges 81 5Oel3 for fan
cy Valencias S2G2 50 for choice and Sl9l 1U
for standard; Seedlings, S161 25; Lemons, Slp
per box; Grape Fruit. S2G2 so; Mexican
Lines. So 50d7 so; Bananas, $1G2 per bunch'
Pineapples, $2Q3 per dozen.
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Receipts of Produce.
FOR 1,IrEsnAY- sFPTFMBER :
STOCK MARKET.

Local securities continued very quiet and
with the exception OF an advance in Home oil
10 81 % prices showed no change worthy OF
note.
The regular annual meeting OF the stock
holders OF the Bank OF California has been
called for October 13.
EN-dividend: Pacific Coast BOrax Company.
regular monthly, 81 per share. amounting to
SO coo.
A local house reports sales in New York
Monday Of SS5, 600 United Railroads per cent
bonds, closing quotations $40 50Q79 IS.
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Necu York Cotton Market.

NEW YORK. Sept. 29.-The cotton market
opened at unchanged prices to a decline of
points and closed barely steady. net 7d16 points
lower that being practically the lowest of
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 2o.-cotton steady.
AIiddling, 13-16c.
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Northern Business.

SEATTLE. Sept. 29.-C1earings. $s1s. .427;
balances S193, ,65s.
balances, $135.36T.
TACOMA, Sept. 29-clearings. s2G7, $50;
balances, 500, sos.
LII
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General Merchandise.

BAGS-Grain Bags, 5q5lsc; San Quentin,
55c. Wool Bags 32G35c: Fleece Twine Z =
6Sc: Cotton Fruit Bags. 615c. 6%c and 7Ac
for the three grades; Brown Jute. 612@1lac-
CANNED FRUITS-The California Fruit
Gamers Association quotes the following price
list for 1903 stock:
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LOCAL MARKETS.
Exchange and Bullion.

The China took out for Hongkong a treas
ure list of $72. .977 consisting of $4570 in gold
coin. $11O0 in gold dust. Ss307 in Mexican
dollars and $64, 600 in silver bullion.
The steamer Ventura brought up from Sgd
ney 81, 1,250, 600 In sovereigns
c,;l,rar nd EXCHANGE remain Iincbanqad
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ST. Louis Wool Market.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 29.-Wool steady; medium
grades combing and clothing. 16Q21c: fine,
15G17hc; heavy fine, 12q141ac; tub-washed,
2Oa30c.
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Northern Wheat Market.

OREGON
PORTLAND. Sept. 29.-wheat-walla Wal
la 73c blue stem. re; valley nc.
WASHINGTON
TACOMA, Sept 29.-Wheat 1c lower, blue
stem. TIC; club, 73e.
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on the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was steady; creamery, 16G21c; dairy,
14d24c: eggs. steady at mark, cases included,
1sd19c; cheese. firm. 11Q111Ac
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LONDON CLOSING STOCKS.

Bar silver. steady. 2Ssd per ounce. Money,
31hG4 per cent. The rate OF discount in the
open market for short bills is 494K per cent,
and for three months bills 4d4s per cent.
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es .s92. 300

UNITED RAILROADS OF SAN FRANCISCO.
NEW YORK. Sept. 29.-san Francisco bond
transactions, 10. 5.000 at SO 25 1000 at
$40 3S Is. lCo0 at $40, 2O0O at $40 1914. 1900
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Stock and Bond Exchange.

TUESDAY. Sept 29-2 D. m.
UNITED STATES BONDS.
Bid. Ask. Bid.Ask
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Weather Report.
COAST RECORD.

r20th Merldian-Pacifc Time.)
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. %. 5 p. m.
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The weekly report OF A. G. Meade section
director of the climate and crop service Of tht
Weather Bureau. is as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09
PROFESSOR W4SHINGToNs CRITICS.

An effort TO explain the hostility to Booker l.
Washington shown recently by certain Boston
negroes is made by leading negro clergyman
of Chicago the Rev. Reverdy c. Ransom. The
red pepper and razor flashing demonstration IN
Boston, Mr. Ransom says was only the out
cropping of q sentiment beginning to take lodge
ment in the Northern negro's mind. That senti-
ment balks at certain implications of Professor
Washington's teaching. 1t protests against the
Washington programme of industrial education,
absorption in labor and emancipation from poll
tics as an abandonment of negro rights.
The Chicago pastor holds that Professor
Washington's theories involve a confession of
the American negros inferiority and look to a
lowering of his class status If, Mr.. Ransom
argues. we adopted Professor Washingtons sug
gestions the negro race would fall-at least for
the present-to a condition little better than
serfdom I'VE acknowledge" Mr.. Ransom says
that Mr. Washington is the foremost cOlOred
man of the present generation. He is intel
'.ectual, eloquent and an untiring worker But
The does not believe as his people believe, and in
''promulgating his propa ganda of surrender of
rights he does not represent his people
We cannot think that the best and sOundest
negro opinion is voiced in this attack upon Pro-
fessor Washington's ideas and leadership. The
head of the Tuskegee Institute might easily re-
tort upon his critics that through his policy
alone can the negro hope to rise from ''cOndi-
ton of serfdom" to full political and civil recog
milton. Professor Washington sees-as his critics
fail TO see-that the claims he is charged with
neglecting have been already surrendered. If
the political and civil rights thrust upon the
negro in the process of federal reconstruction
have not been rescinded, they are in q great
measure at least already in allegiance. Negro
leaders now face the problem not of surrender
ing those rights, but of regaining them. Never,
perhaps since Congress gave him his new
status has the negros capacity to live up to that
status been so fiercely disputed; and it seems
to be the part of wisdom for negro leaders not
so much to pin their faith blindly to enactments
which have lost their virtue as to turn their
energies to lifting the race to new levels of
character and eligibility.
To this work Professor Washington has given
his splendid talents and his untiring devotion.
He is more concerned with the future than the
past He does not hold the paper title TO equality
given to the negro to be a lasting pledge of his
Suffcency for the tasks of citizenship. 1t is his
aim TO equip the race for the enormous struggle
which lies ahead Of tia struggle in which it
will be called upon ineXOrably to justify its
worth in our American scheme of civilization.
We cannot but think it narrow mindedness on
any other negro leaders part to denOunce or
hinder a work at once so rational and so
benefcent.
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NOTES OF SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON.
[FROM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU.I


washington Aug S-MrS Robert Shaw OtVer'
wife of the next Assistant Secretary Of War VIII
not join her husband here until late In the Iaii
Miss Oliver who married to Mr. Choate' son
of the United States Ambassador to Great Britain
and her sisters spent part of last winter IN
Washington Mrs. Oliver also has number OF
friends here.
Mrs Sheridan. widow Of General Philip II, Sherl-
dam who is with her twin daughters at their sum
ner cottage at Nonquit, Mass. has been INFORMED
that she pay taxes on the historical tapestries
that were presented to General Sheridan ana "hicn
have hung in the National Museum here TOT years
Mrs Bessie Stewart Hooker. daughter OF Senator
Stewart of Nevada. is ILL., but hopes soon 10 JON
Mrs Frank Hooker at Narragansett Pier wnere
they have a cottage. The younger Mrs HOOker
was formerly Miss COndit- Smith. and was guest
st the American Legation in China in the siege OF
Picking.
Charles Ray Dean private secretary to the As
sistant Secretary of State. Francis B. LOOMS VIII
sail on August 10 for The Hague. to assist in the
hearing before the tribunal of the questions IN
volved in the trouble in Venezuela. lie VIII De
accompanied by his mother. Mrs. ]. W. Dean
Ellis Postlethwafte is visiting his srahulaIHe''
John w Ellis at the Duryea cottage. Newport
Mr.. Postle thwaite's mother Mrs. William Postle-
thwaite. has a Washington home, but he spends
the greater part of the time in New-York. Mrs
Postlethwaite is a guest of Mrs. Nicholas Anderson
at Geranium cottage, Bar Harbor Miss POstle-
thwaite a debutante OF last winter.
Mr. and Mrs Theodore b. Brasseln. OF Lewis
County. n. Y, who We're married in the Dahlgren
Chapel Georgetown University. Thursday, left
the city directly for their home, in Croghlan, N Y
The ceremony was to have been performed in Trim
ity Church. the mourning draperies for the late
Pope made change of programme necessary.
Miss Harriet Taylor. of this city, and Mrs. s. 5.
Clark, Of Brooklyn. will spend the fall with the
latter's daughter Baroness Romano who has
summer cottage the Bay of Naples. Baron
Romano his wife while connected with the
italian Embassy here,
Jesse B. Wilson. with Mrs. Wilson and their two
daughters has gone to Narragansett Pier.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Shepard are at the Fort
William Henry Hotel Lake George
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NOTES FROM LENox.

Lenox. Mass. Aug. (SDeciaD-Jules B. Nsffsoa
and Miss ROsamond Dixey led the cotillon az Ta1s
gIewood. the residence Of Mr. and Mrs Richard c.
Dixey, this evening. This was the first OF tia sss4
sons dances. and was attended by a largGc COINS
pany
W. V. r. Berry OF Washington, IS a. kzessca
Edward Wharton
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Walker. OF Boston, VII ars
rive tomorrow and will be guests OF Miss AIMS
B. Shaw at the Homestead.
Miss l. De P. Webb. of New-YorE Is the guesS
of her sister. Mrs John z. Alexandra.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel rockingham have gone ia
Prides Crossing for a short time.
Mrs Faulkner. wife of Bishop Faulkner. CT Bay
Ridge. Long Island. is visiting Mrs Harold Arrow-
smith.
Mrs. c y. Lamont. OF New-York. has returned
from Millbrook, y. Y. where she has been a guest
OF Mrs. Harry II FIagler-
Charles W. Clifford and family OF New-Bedford.
arrived to-day at the Hotel AsplnwaH-
Professor Franklin II. Giddings. OF Columbia.
who has returned from European trip, has ar
rived in Great harrington
Mr.. and Mrs C. Willis Peters, OF New-York, have
Miss Ethel Howe. OF New-YOrk: Miss Kitty Wal
lace. of Newark; ]. Curtin Sanford. of Yonkers.
Edward Peters. of Newark and Thomas law
renee, of Hartford. members OF a house party
Mrs. John T. Hall and the Misses Elsie and
Katherine Hall. OF New-YOrk. have returned to the
Mackay cottage from Newport
Mr.. 'and Mrs John r Hammond. OF New-Tork.
have gone TO Bar HarbOr, Ne
Mr. and Mrs. John H. GourIie. who have been al
their cottage Kincraig, in Greenwich, Conn have
leased the Walker cottage here for the fall season
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton ". Cary will leave on
Monday for Newport for fortnight al the slore
Mrs Frank X Sturgis has gone TO the Whtts
Mountains.
Mrs. George E. Turnure entertained at luncheon
to-day at NestledOWn cottage.
j. Egmont Schermerhorn and his son, Amos c
SchermerhorU. left this morning for New-London
in their automobiles
This evenings arrivals at the Curtis Hotel were
Mr. and Mrs \. W. Colgate. New-York, Mr. and
Mrs Edwin b. Hustled. Pleasant Valley. y. " and
Mrs. 3. H. York, Cleveland.
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his French relations ample room for the eAer-
else of that saving common sense Win the
possession of which he is so abundantly creo-
tied. The task is one that cannot wen DE neg
lected, for submission 10 the antl-clerical cam
paign in France would mean not only noml-
nal defeat but a very practical ana materlai
impairment of the Churchs influence power
and prosperity in that country
Nor is the outlook serene in Spain me CLOS
ing months of the reign of Leo Nil saw TWO
significant movements in that kingdom. One,
on the part of the government was toward
treating the clerical orders they have been
treated in France to which policy the new
Cabinet is practically committed. The other, on
the mart of the bishops of the Church, was tow
ard Church organization for political action
The fulilmeut of either of these would be a
serious matter For the government to expel
the orders would be grieyous blow TO the
Church. while for the Church to ally itself
with the Carlists might mean dynasuc reVo-
luton and Plus Y is a strong frlend OF Don
Carlos In Russia diplomatic relations were
re-established by Leo XIII. Yet Russia e1-
Guided the Pope's representative from the feace
Congress at The Hague and NJ. PObiedonostseif
publicly declares that he wants as little 10 90
with the Vatican as possible, since IN ms oplh-
ion. every Roman priest is Polish agent IN
Austria the clergy have of late been quite out
of touch with the Vatican, at times playing at
crosspurposes with it, while in Hungary Papal
authority has been fouted.
Such problems as these, with others OF Ike
nature in almost all parts Of the world, will
leave no easy path to the wearer of the triple
crown. They might easily tax the patience and
ability of the most polite of political Popes.
But the fact that Plus y is not regarded as
political Pope must not be taken as proof OF his
inability TO deal with them. On the contrary,
we may regard it as Of good omen for their just
settlement