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New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN.-The International feet organized
20 make demonstration against Turkey sailed
from Pireeus under sealed orders. - Leaders
of the Zenstvo Congress displayed much opu-
msm regarding Russia's future -= Revolt
among sailors al Sebastcpoi resulted IN the
woUrdinS OF Russian admiral - King
Haakon VII arrived at Christianis1 Norway,
and cordially welcomed - Lord Rose
berry refused TO follow the lead of Sir Henry
Campbell -Bannerman on the Irish question. en-
phasizing The split in the Liberal party. -@
Cuban registration showed more names than the
male population OF the Island
DOMESTI.<-Ths exchange Of the copies OF
the Russo-Japaaese peace treaty was made at
the State Department in Washington by Baron
Rosen ard Minister Takahira- - second
outbreak IS feared il the Missouri State Peni-
tentiary. The third victim OF the outbreak
died - Samuel GonlDers was reelected pres
sdent OF the AnI.rtcsn Federation OF Labor at
f1ttsours- - Henry Watterson announced
through 'SThs Louisville CouFier-JournsI" that
se would not accept the nomination FOR Governor
rrder any circumstances - Governor W ar
Gel5 or Maryland has taken the control OF the
State from Senator German. according 10 dis
Ta+icn was sTfn unsettled IN Delaware. - A
reighbo- suspected OF being concerned In the
OIusy murder in Middletown. is TO be charged
with completely.
CTTT-Stocks were firm - Mrs. Francis
Burton Harrison was killed In an automobile &C
oide1t IN Long Island City: Mr. and Mrs. L L
Scott, OF San Francisco. and Charles T. Crocker,
a bro:her OF Mrs. Harrison. accompanied her.
g. William Halpin announced his resignation
president OF tbs Republican County Commit
election OF Congressman Herbert Parsons as his
successor. - II was expected that the insur-
eacs COMMITTEES would busy itself with finishing
the investigation OF affairs Of the Equitable and
New-York Life next week: there were reports
Of q strained situation in the Mutual owing to
the work OF its internal committee - A
player in the New-York UniversIty-Union Col
tege football game died from his injuries. -
A coroners physician said that epidemic OF
pneumonia threatened this city. - a dam
aged schooner. which put into Greenport Long
Island. reported q collision with an unknown
vessel in the Sound. - James J. Hill with
his son-tn-law and daughter. arrived from
ebroad the steamship New-Yorix - John
Alexander Dowie, Elijah III" arrived from
Mexico where he has purchased large tract
Of land for a Zionist settlement - Hearst
men protested every election district in the 26th
Assembly District. - a move against Con-
.roller-elecc Metz was taken by Mcclellan and
Grout by the transfer Of the Real Estate and
Franchise bureaus from the Finance Depart
Tnent 70 the Board OF Estimate - big
fight OF the employers against the Housesu,iths
snd B-idgenens Union and in support OF open
shops" viii begin tomorrow morning. -
The League for Political Education held an en-
thusiascic meeting TO protest against the tsr1n
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
rErnu r-hs TrIhun. Rureau.l

washington Nov 3-President Roosevelt re-
ceived this afternoon delegation OF business men
Of St. Louis who came TO ask his aid IN securing
an appropriation for permanent eisnt-4oot cllai4
mel in the Mississippi River from the Worlo ar
CITY to Cairo The delegation was headed oy
former Mayor Cyrus F. Walbridges who was the
Republican candidate for the Governorship OF MIS-
sA1ri last fall against Joseph W. FOLK. ShorHy
before the St Louis delegation called SeIalOI
Warner of Missouri visited the Presidents olnce
and said a good word for the deep channel project
The President was engaged for TWO houis TINS
morning in hearing the charges against the de-
fenc, Of Assistant Uniteu States Treasurer Leio.
of Philadelphia who is accused OF having violated
the Civil Service law which prohibits federal OFF,
GERS from indulgng In pernicious political activity
Civil Service Commissioner Cooley presented the
case against Mr.. Leib, and Representative Patter-
son acted as attorney for the defence.
The President listened to the arguments, and said
he would announce his decision later
Senator Millard of Nebraska had a short con-
ference with the President upon railroad rate mat
ters and It Is understood. brought to the White
House the first authentic copy Of the Foraker
Rate bnl, which the Ohio Senator wants to have
enacted as for the present day freight evils
Former Senator Warner Miller, OF New-Tork.
another one OF the Presidents callers. discussed
State politics with the Executive. and predicted
the reformation OF the entire political structure.
Before the present agitation is over" said Mr.
Miller. "every one Of the old machine men In New
York will go. Ex-Governor Ode1l will get out with
the rest, and there Will be a deal all around
Among the other callers during the day were
Senators Long, Scott Fulton and Smoot; Secre-
taries Taft and Hitchcock. Attorney General
Moody and DR.. Douglas Hyde, the well known
Gaelic student, took luncheon with the President
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
GET At THE TRUTH.

After having made. through ex-Judge Parker.
few days ago. great parade OF his deterrn-
alton 10 oppose no obstacle 10 the quickest and
fullest ascertainment OF the actual Will OF the
voters. Mayor Mcclellan does not do himself
credit when he sends the same ex.Judge Par
ker TO iuterpose all sorts OF technical obstacles
70 the opening OF the ballot boxes in districts
where fl is reasonable TO suspect there was
fraudulent count. Whatever may be the Diff
cuities which q clever lawyer interpose 70
prevent the courts ordering a recount OF the
ballots, the law does permit the opening OF the
boxes when occasion requires. Recounts have
been made and they can be made again with
perfect propriety, and the Mayor should be the
first % smooth the pathway TO such an exsmina-
don and surmount the legal difficulties in the
read. instead OF being the one TO make objeo
tons and delay.
II may be that the ballots in the suspected
districts were honestly counted The results so
fsr IN the canvass Of void and protested ballots
seem 10 indicate that the most Of the errors
were due 70 carelessness and ignorance rather
than evil design. It may well be that examtna-
ton OF the most plausibly suspected ballot
boxes VIII enforce the same conclusion We
hope that II may. We should be glad TO see
confidence n the substantial honesty OF our
elections restored We should Ike 10 see Mr..
McCellan's title TO the Office vindicsted. II lt
Can be vjndicatsd. # Is TO his interest % push
ehead for the removal OF every vestge Of sus-
ticion. II On the other hand. these sealed bal
lot boxes do contain evidence Of fraud, that
evidence should be produced and AIr. Mcclellan
should, OF all men. be most anxious 10 abide
Sy the proofs.
Without doubt there is, II not reasonable,
1t least widespread, belief that IN certain dis
,xrtcts the count was manipulated and that e
.ecount viii show It Public confidence IN the
oonssy OF the election is necessary, next %
shonesy itself. The doubt can be dispeIled only
cy opdnins the boxes ani the doubt Is serious
enough and based on enough concrete facts of
fraud and crime TO warrant the most liberal
use of the powers that exist for securing s re-
count Mr.. Mcclellan ought 10 invoke rather
than discourage the exercise OF those powers
Gasun>aca merely gives his -Esyzl a grierancs,
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
BEAUTIES OF BOSS RULE.

The people of Newark, New-Jersey's premier
city, are now having unfolded before them some
fine specimens Of the beautiful simplicity Of
boss rule Until this year the boss named tho
Mayor, Board of Works Commissioners and most
of the aldermen. although a few of the latter
sometimes slipped through his fingers Then
when he wanted the city government to do some
thing. or refrain from doing It. the orders were
followed implicitly.
The Illuminating facts are being brought out
before a special committee appointed by the
aldermen to ascertain whether the trolley COM
pany has been paying to the city its proper tax
under the ordinance providing for per cent OF
the gross receipts. Recently Newark annexed
some territory, and the company objected to pay
ing the tax on the lines running through that sec
ton Alderman Wood drafted resolution call
ing upon the Board Of Works not to grant any
more privileges to the company until it agreed
to pay the tax in question, but he delayed sub
mission of this for several weeks on the request
Of Major Carl Lentz.
The Board of Works acted pretty promptly,
but It wasn't altogether in the direction OF pro-
tecting the city's interests. 1t passed, with the
most outrageously indecent haste, an ordinance
giving the trolley company unlimited franchises
In annexed districts and providing for the COM
putation of the 5 per cent tax by method which
is estimated to be costing the city at least $780,
600 year. That ordnance was rusneu through
first, second and third readings at single ses-
sion and hurried to the Mayor next morning and
by him signed Immediately.
No time for discussion, no opportunity for
publicity. It was case Of slap, bang and let the
public go hang. Excuse? Oh, yes, the Board Of
Works Commissioners say now that they were
urged to haste because Of fear that the trolley
company might rue its bargain and back out!
That plea is put forward in all seriousness and
sobriety, and the men making it really seem TO
expect the people 10 swallow It
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26

brt surely some standards Of knowledge are nee
essaFy. and must be maintained with Sonic de-
gree of strctness unless there is to be that very
Iang1Iishing of pure culture Whicn ne oepioreS-
Greek and Latin have largely disappeared from
the curricuIa chiefly because of what we may
tern,-adapting DR.. Halls own wor5-the de-
Standardization of knowledge. It has been de-
creed that Young men may be matTiculated and
graduated without pursuing those studies, and
therefore they do not pursue them. The stand
ard of culture is lowered and culture itself de-
clines Colleges" says DR.. Hail. ought TO be
"open to every one who can profit by the prfvi-
''lege That man has read the Bible in Eng
"Iish Is q sufficient entrance examination" To
say that may not be to discourage Greek and
Latin and purely culture studies" but it GER
tainIy is not to encourage them, and 1t Is to IN
vfte neglect Of them, either through Incidence
through a sordid desire for purely practical
knowledge If we transfer studies from the re
uuired" 10 the elective" list we cannot justly
complain If young men do not elect them. II we
abolish entrance requirements, make the whole
college course q go you please" affair and
break down ali the standards of knowledge we
shall thus in the surest manner open wide the
way to superfciality and to the Ianguishing and
death of the pure culture which DR. Hall desires
to be maintained. Doubtless there should be fa-
cilites for higher culture available for those who
have not been able to pursue the commonly pre-
scribed preparatory" course and who for any
good reason do not wish to pursue one Of the
regular curricuia OF a college or university.
There should be institutions in which any per-
son may study anything. But for the great ma
jority of students believe there should be
maintained standards OF knowledge and for at
least a part of the young mans college life,
prescribed courses Of study, comprising those
branches which the consensus Of expert educators
intellgently regard essential both to practical
training and to pure culture.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
NOTES OF SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON.

IFror1 The Tribune Bureau.l
Washington. Nov. 25.-nIrs Richard Mccormack
OF New-York is the guest Of Senator and Mrs
Stephen B. EIkins at their K-st. residence, and
chaperoned Miss Elkins and large party OF her
young friends to the Bennings races this afternoon
Mrs Frederick Dent Grant is coming to Wash
ington the guest OF Major and Mrs Edward
Burr, at Washington Barracks, and at New Years
will be the guest of Mrs EIkins.
Mr.. and Mrs Perry Belmont, who have arrived
in Washington, have under lease for the season the
residence at Massachusetts-ave. and 16th-st.. for
Francis Burton Harrison. and later by Mr.. and
entertaining here last spring. AS soon as the
from the New Willard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A Spalding. OF New
York. arrived In Washington to-day and have
opened their residence in Rhode Isand-ave for the
season.
Miss Isabel Lindsay johnson. daughter OF the
late Rear Admiral Philip c. johnson. will be
married to Alfred Ernest Steel British consul at
Talcahuano, Chill, on December s. at the home OF
her mother. No. 1709 MIST. Only the personal
friends OF the bride will attend the reception which
will follow the ceremonies.
Lady Howard wife Of the British Ambassador to
The Hague, arrived IN Washington this evening,
accompanied by her daughter, Miss Howard. and
was met at the station by Mr.. and Mrs. George
Howard, her son and daughter-in-law, whose guest
she will be while IN Washington Lady Howard
was before her marriage Miss Riggs, Of Washing
ton a sister Of the bankers OF that name. Her
visit here viii be OF some length
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
sTxyDARps OF CULTURE.

DR.. G Stanley Halls discussion Of what he
deems desirable changes in American college
courses has attracted AMI deserves much atten-
ton Despite the venerable age Of some Of its
institutions the American system Of higher cult
ure is still in a transition or formative stage and
alI intelligent counsel and influence fitted TO dl-
rect its further changes wisely and TO bring IT
eventually to the highest degree of efficiency are
to be welcomed. Much OF what Dr.. Hall says
will doubtless commend itself 10 the best eiuca-
tional judgment. Such must surely be the case
with his regrets at the present day obScuration
of the individuality of the instructor and the too
great development OF a huge impersonal ms
chine. Time was when individual teachers gave
distinction to colleges and left their personal i'm
press upon the students It was once said tnat
log in the forest with Mark Hopkins seated on
one end and young man on the other would be
a liberal university. The day OF such puissant
individual Instructorship is largely past, TO the
great loss Of American college life. 1t may or
may not return. II ever it does, there will have
to be a radical Transformation of many institu-
tions In which classes Of hundreds Of students
each are now handled almost as mechanically as
the output Of mandatory.
II ts easy to sympathize too, with DR.. Halls
lament at the langulshing Of what he calls the
purely culture studies'-those that are pursued
for the sake OF intellectual culture and mental
development and discipline, without direct re
gard for their immediate utility in getting in
business" The study Of Greek and Latin he
truly complains Is actually discouraged, and
some departments of mathematics and science
which seem 70 have little 'practicar'-that is,
money making-value fare little better. That Is
quite true, and it is deplorabIe. We would not
make fetch OF Greek or Of Latin, and we are
quite willing TO admit that much time expended
In tedious memoriZation of paradigms and In Ia
boriously digging out OF the dictionary lame halt
and blind transIations of classic authors-which
bear no more relation to the spirit and tone OF
the original than the clatter Of emptying coal
cart does 10 the roar Of Niagara-is time wasted
But we do believe that an appreciative acquaInt-
ance with the literature Of those languages and
with the general principles Of their grammatical
and rhetorical construction is highly desirable,
IL not an Indispensable, element of a liberal edu-
cation, which nobody who can acquire il can well
afford to miss; and we also believe that such
knowledge Is, under proper system. o5tainable
IN the course OF a few years study, just as
knowledge OF modern and living" languages Is
acquired
But II seems to Us that there may be danger
that some OF DR.. Halls words Will be construed
or misunderstood as a direct Encouragement and
opposition TO the very ends which he considers IL
desirable for Us 10 attain. There is he tells u.s.
too great tendency toward standardization" OF
hoTlease- $50 that It is like baIed hays" Yes;
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26

ated with some ilberality, they sometimes came
near to being prosecuted, and it was not until
the place became New-York that they secured
complete religious freedom, while not until after
the Declaration of Independence did they obtain
political equality. It may be noted, also. that
discrimination against them was bitter for
long time in Maryland, despite the boasted free
dom of that colony, while In Rhode Island, from
their earliest advent they enjoyed complete free
dom. Two and half centuries ago England
under Cromwell opened the doors of the New
World to them, and century and quarter ago
American independence gave them entire enanci-
patton here and led to their getting it In most
other lands. That IS the historic record which
Jews-and indeed all Americans-may appropri-
ately commemorate.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
NEW-YoRK SOCIETY.

THANKSGIVING Day VIII take a number OF people
out Of town. for 1t has become the fashion in New
York TO spend this particular national festival
amid rural rather than urban surroundings. and
many country seats around New-York are kept
open until the end OF November for no other pur-
pose than TO admit Of the entertainment Of large
house parties for Thanksgiving. Most OF the coun-
try and suburban clubs have also organized spe-
ciaI programmes OF sports for the day, and at the
BaItusrol Golf Club. at Short Hills, Louis Keller
and Charles y. Freeman master of the foxhounds
will entertain the members Of the Union County
Hunt at hunt breakfast. In town. too there will
be q large amount OF hospitality dispensed on
Thanksgiving Day. and Dr.. and Mrs Isaac L. Kip
will as usual. entertain the entire clan Of their
relatives at Sherry's at dinner.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
THE CABINET.
rFrom The Trlbune Bureau. ]

[From The Tribune Bureau.1
Washington Nov. &.-Mrs. Root, wife OF the Sec
retary OF State, and Miss Root returned this even
ing from short visit to New-York
Secretary Taft will be the host at a large dinner
party tomorrow evening in honor Of the consult
Ing engineers of the Panama Canal
Secretary Taft had his guests at an informal
luncheon at the New Willard to-day Samuel La
Clemens and George Harvey. of New-York
Secretary Taft has invited a party OF about
twenty to accompany him to Princeton next Sat-
urday to attend the annual football game between
the Military and Naval Academy teams Secretary
Bonaparte, by reason OF engagements. will be un-
able to attend the match. The Navy Department
will be represented at Princeton by Assistant Sec
retary Newberry and several bureau officials with
the members Of their families.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26

General Greely pronounces the recent stories
about telegraphic communication between Sitka
and Seattle a mass Of falsehoods.' He says
that only two trtdlng defects in the government
cable were observed. and that these were
promptly remedied The country has at least
two reasons for rejoicing over this correction OF
the nnisstatements which have been current 1t
would be unfortunate to have any serious inter
ruption of this service, and the cable in ques-
ton is one of the first of its kind that has ever
been manufactured in the United States
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26

Receptions for debutantes ana dancing classes
VII figure extensively on the programme OF society
for the month % December, which opens Fri
day next The first dance Of the Cotillon Of
Eighty is set for December at Delmonicos. The
first OF ths Thursday Evening Dances. organized
by Mrs. Frederic de Peyster. will take place
December at Delmonicos. and. Mrs. de Pey-
ster is In deep mourning for her husband. her
place VIII be taken by Mrs Robert Endicott The
first OF the Tuesday Evening Dances VIII be held
on December II at Delmonico's. the first OF the
Century dances on December La. at the place.
while the first OF the Friday Assemblies will be
held there Friday. The dance Of the organi-
zatIon known the First Junior CottIlon will take
place on December at Sherry's on which occa-
sion the latters new. rather entirely remodelled
ballroom Will be opened. On the same night the
Neighborhood CotiIIon VIII have Its first dance at
Dodworth's, and December Il the first OF the
new dinner dances. IN which Mrs. Harry Payne
whitney Mrs. Vanderbilt, Mrs Charles T. Barney
and q number Of other women are interested. will
take place at Sherry's.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
ucE.cHANcELLoR PITNErs STOCK

To the Editor Of The Tribune. -.,.s ~
Sir: I held so OF the $500 capital s'oe~
the Morristown safe Deposit Company aAa -
director: never had or attempted 70 nave - .ts 4
troll og IT, After the first year or two y sy-s~ed
rer cent dividends. A few months ago 49, s-fics
aud gladly accepted par fer my stock li-- ~ours.
about n il decidedly isa greeane Very tI!SxEY tI!5Sx
@N - - HENRY c. PINE
Aorristovn. n. J., Nov. q ISO5.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
CARNEGIE TO BUY HALF or ORGAN

Andrew Carnegie has promised TO so H.i,U nI.r.o,
az, orvan for the new building of the Arhns'O.
Avenue Presbyterian Church. at Arngton-aVs M -
Elton-st, Brooklyn. The building Is 10 COS. -,
Mr. Carnegie has told the Rev. Warren "a -. " a.
the pastor that II the church raises S.SIy S.SIy tbat
organ he will duplicate the sum N Olu.. .,v IS
an instrument worth twice that amount MAJ
has
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26

Sleeping cars were introduced on interuroan
trolley lines in Indiana three or four years ago,
and buffet car is now IN service on the electric
railway which takes sightseers from Washing
ton to Mount Vernon. Inasmuch as smoking is
already tolerated in open cars during the greater
part of the year, there is little opportunity now
left fox initiating the example OF the steam roads
in provisions for the comfort Of the passenger.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
A CLOSE CALL

From The London Globe. .,.s.-
A good story IS told Of the eighth Lord & Sl.- ne
hurry he was sharpening pencil one ss~TSt ths
lead OF which continually broke. AT r-srelIT'
tenth failure he remarked: D tas .avea
Perceiying one OF his TO be present ~ 9x~aa3.
the situation by adding: IA Sn-ss RsN -
father mould haga said
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
GIVES n,NNERIN HONOR OF HAAKoN VII

Christopher Ravn. the Norwegian Consul g-'V 60,
dinner last evening for forty guests III No'-,- ,,
Hall at the Hotel Astor IN honor OF the aeoeS9le
- e. -, E-I,o ~ Norway The decorations WeEe
American and Norwegian flags intertw1ned-
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26

About this time as the old alunanacs used to
say, look out for a yielding OF the Sublime Porte
to the concert Of the powers The Turk may
make the allied fleets steam right up to the point
of beginning business. but in the end he will
surrender to Kismet.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26

Coal dealers say that the sales Of anthracite
in this city during the last few months have had
no precedent The same would seem TO be true
Of soft coal also, If one may Judge from the vast
amount of needless smoke which has recently
been visible.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
AN ENGAGEMENT.

Joseph Hahn, Of No. IoS East sist-st, snnouncs'
the engagement Of his daughter. FRANCES. 10 A0l@-
ham Ba umann. Of New-York.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26

Once moro It was "'Rah! 'Rahl 'Rah! YaleF'
But, on the whole, It pretty stiff PROPOSE
ton that the sons OF Eli had TO meet, and there
blew
New-York tribune., 1905-11-26

and Mr. Hearst wants grievance mucn more
than he wants office Moreover. Mr- MCCLELLAN
wants the truth, or should want 1t