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Mr.. oASTRO'S CASE.

President Castros courteous but overconndenI
cable dispatch to The Tribune, which we TOOK
pleasure in printing yesterday, may be accepted
as an authoritative statement of his view Oh
the controversy between himself and THIS couh-
try We say himself" rather than Venezueia
for Mr.. Castro is one Of those who IN our uile
inherit the boast of the Bourbon king tor the
time being he is Venezuela 1t is his own case
that he is pleading or defending, with SO mucn
confidence 1t will be worth while to CONSIDER
for a moment the grounds of his commence.
He does not believe there will be any trouble.
However sincere he may be in that Deler the
United States is equally sincere In It's desire anu
hope that there will be no trouble. But why
win there not be? 1t must be either because
President Castro acts justly and withdraWs all
cause Of trouble or because of the unfalling
forbearance of the United States. We trust this
country will not be guilty Of foolish optimism
ff it homes the former ground will be made good,
for it is the only satisfactory ground-we might
saw the only possible ground-upon which the
perpetuity of good relations between the two
countries can be assured. On the other hand, II
President Castro puts his trust in the second
ground mentioned it must be said frankly that
his trust is in danger of proving vain. This
country is patient and forbearing 1t has shown
those qualities conspcuousy in its dealings with
Venezuela. But it is conceivable that the time
might come when forbearance would cease to be
a virtue and when this country, in self-respect
and for the sake OF justice would cease to ex-
ercise it.
We trust that time will never come. It will
not. through the act wish Of this country.
But if it is TO be avoided, it must be through
Venezuela s-or Mr.. Castro's-practica1 demon
stration of that adherence to right, reason and
justice" which is so sweepingly proclaimed in
the message to The Tribune. 1t is not by talk
ing of justice, but by doing justice, that weak
nations acquire moral strength. That Venezuela
has invariably done justice in the past, under
Mr. Castro's presidency, is far more than can
be successfully maintained. If it is upon such
record for right, reason and Justice as that of
the last few years that Mr.. Castro bases his be-
lief that there will be no trouble, and that IL
there were Venezuela would win, we must re-
gard his confidence as vain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-26
UNFORTUNATE BIOLOGY

The way in which Professor jacques Loeb
of the University of California, keeps on trying
to make people believe that he can produce life
artifcially is extremely discreditable Every
few months sees an account of some lect-
interview in which he tells the old ia
miliar story OF his experiments with sea ur-
chins' eggs and salt water. Only last week one
Of our NewYork contemporaries rehearsed it
in the form of dispatch from San Francisco
If these announcements were followed by cor
rection denial by Professor Loeb himself
the public would believe that he had been in
accurately reported, and that his pretences were
much more modest than would appear from
the newspapers. as we have never observed
anything which looks like reputation, 1t is
fair to hold him responsible for the false in
terpretations which are being put on his work
The notion that life could be developed out of
dead matter was generally prevalent In the
Middle Ages; but more than two centuries ago
an italian naturalist, Redi, undertook some ex-
periments which exploded the idea. Since that
day all reputable biologists have held that no
life could originate without previous life.
Any person Of average intelligence can. with
out special scientific training. distinguish be-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-26
CELTIC.

A genuine impulse seems at length to have
been given to that Celtic or Gaelic revival" OF
which in recent years we have heard much but
seen little. For poets and playwriters of minor
significance to pose as the apostles of a Gaelic
renaissance means little, save for mirth. For
important universities to establish chairs of
Celtic language and literature means much.
For it is thus that knowledge of Gaelic is prop
erly to be increased. We should not use the
term revival" because there will scarcely be,
and indeed there should not be, an actual call
ing back OF the old tongue to a larger place
among living languages, or any attempt to pro
long and to extend such life as it now has 1t
is for the practical good Of the world that Ian
guages should be as few possible, and, there
fore, that those which are officially displaced
and popularity dying should be permitted to
pass save for purely academic knowledge.
1t Is commendable, however, to promote the
academic knowledge Of the literature founded
by St COLUMBIA and his colleagues and sue
cessors at Iona, and of the language which is
still commonly used by some hundreds Of thou
sands Of people, and which other hundreds of
thousands are able in some measure to use. We
must remember that, while printed books in
Gaelic began with Knox's liturgy and down to
century and half ago numbered in all, per-
haps, not more than a score, there have almost
down to the present day been not a few men
either alone or well English, while the
mass of ancient Gaelic manuscripts is consider
able. For obvious reasons the bulk of modern
Gaelic literature dating that is, since the if
teenth century, is Scottish, while the greater
and richer part Of the earlier is of Irish origin
Those who have studied Skene's catalogues and
Fergusons works on Ogham and other scripts
must appreciate. though they should not exag-
gerate, the worth of those old writings to the
student of philology of literature and of his
tory.
The reminder was given by Mr.. John D.
Crimmins the other day that now the best
schools for the study of Gaelic are in Germany
That is not surprising, seeing what a pas
sion the Germans have for philology. But 1t is
not creditable to Notwithstanding Canada
There are more people of Gaelic or Celtic
meaning Scotch and Irish-origin here than in
any other country. A century ago Gaelic was
the common speech of numerous communities
In the United States, and it is still In use among
thousands in the Dominion. 1t will be an ap-
propriate and a not improbable thing, there
fore, to have Celtic chairs established in uni
Versities in both Of these countries
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-26
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
IFroM THE rRIBuNE BuREAu.


Washington, March 25-Presdent Roosevelt went
horseback to the suburbs this afternoon with
Senator Lodge.
The President was out of his Office for over an
hour this morning, attending the commencewent
exercises OF the United States Naval Medical
School While he away Senators Allison, De-
pew, Spooner and Platt. of Connecticut. called to
see him about various subjects. That's a chest
nut. roasted chestnut" exclaimed Senator Platt
when one of the correspondents on guard asked
him about tariff amendment in connection with an
extra session of Congress in the fall
I see that some OF the papers have been print
ing stories about Allison going over to New-York
TO agttate the subject of tariff reduction with bust
ness men there Now. those stories may be true
but don't believe word of Them" said Senator
Allison. coming out of the office building to defend
his own fair name. II went over to New-fork 10
see Mr.. Carnegie and talk with him about some
libraries In Iowa. Didn't say a word about tariff
or politics to any one"
Secretary Taft and Assistant Secretary Adee held
conferences with the President about the Venez-
uelan and Dominican situations.
Vice-President Fairbanks called soon after the
President returned from the commencement eSer-
cises and talked with him for ten minutes about
his Southern trip.
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HOBOKEE'S BIRTHDAY.

Hoboken, as an incorporated city, will be
fifty years old next Tuesday, and the people or
that community intend to celebrate the occa-
sion in appropriate fashion. AS told elsewhere
in to-day's Tribune, the worthy burghers OF
the land of the tobacco pipe are to make the
day holiday There will be parades. speeches.
fireworks and feasting, and the toasts will be
drunk from bumpers Of foaming Hoboken lager
beer.
In this Jubilee NEWCOMERS should take an
especial interest, for in a way this edge of New
Jersey is part of the metropolis. Though Oh
vided by political boundaries, the two COM
munities are closely united geographically, COM
merciaIly and historically. The thousands of
Hobokenites who work in Manhattan live, IN
fact nearer to the hub Of this city than the
Staten Islanders or q vast number OF Brook-
lynites and residents of The Bronx The great
steamships that cross the ocean and tie up to
their piers in Hoboken have NewYork as their
real destination.
On the day of its anniversary the orators of
Hoboken are to recall the ancient glories of
the place, the times when it was the home OF
inventions which materially helped to hasten
the present age Of engineering attainment. as
well as the seat of wealth and fashion.
And yet it was New-York that gave Hoboken
its makers of steamboats, and its builders Of
fine houses. John Stevens the inventor and
the IaIner OF lnVehtorS' WHO oousnC anu ialu
out Hoboken as it is to-day, was New
Yorker. He was born in this city in 1749 was
graduated at Kings College, now Columbia Uni
versity, and for a long period in his early life
he made his home here. When Hoboken was
d sort Of Newport in the first part of the last
century the families who dwelt in its finest
homes were New-York families. It was then
that men like the first John Jacob Astor
lived there and had their private rowboats to
take them to and from their Offices across the
river
AS Hoboken is indebted to New-York. so New
York owes much to Hoboken. Each has helped
the other to become greater Each has con-
tributed to the others prosperity. And SO, when
Hoboken rejoices over the achievements of her
past New-York reioices with her.
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tween creating life anew end stimulating life
that already exists When farmer plants a
kernel of corn, the moisture in the soil, in COM
bination with the warmth of the sun, causes
it to sprout and grow, If he plants shoe peg.
all the culture and coaxing in the world will be
without effect. The seed has an element Of
life, germ, impaired by ancestral grain. The
shoe peg has not. So, too, with the sea urchin's
egg. If. as Professor Loeb pretends, he pro-
notes Matching by the application of salt
water. he does so by stimulating life princi-
pie already residing in the egg, and left there
by its parents. 1t is childish to pretend that
he creates life, or that he has any encourage
ment to think creation in the true sense of
the term, is possible at his hands. Suppose he
try salt water. or ethyl acetate, or acetc acid,
or any other possible chemical compound on a
charge Of bird shot. Would he get any sea ur-
chins or other living creatures? Not much!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-26

river boats on the Clyde and the ferryboats on
the English and Irish channels for which Mr.
Parsons supplied the machinery. have Afforded
demonstra tons Of its virtues under one set OF
conditions, but they do not prove concLusiFeiy
its fitness for service under another. mat Is
why the pioneer venture of the Allan Line mas
significance Of its own.
Neither the model nor the capacity Oh tno en-
gines of the vessel which is now making nei
first trip to America conduce to hlgh speeu.
The Victorian is expected to make only ABOUT
seventeen knots an hour. Her owners prooaoly
do not wish her to do any better. Ihey VIII pe
satisfied if the rough seas which she must en-
counter at this season do not force INTO notice
an objection to the turbine which has not oeen
indicated hitherto. The Victorian is being SUD-
iected TO more severe ordeal than any other
vessel has undergone which employs the same
means of propulsion. That she Will De free
from vibration, a cause of discomfort TO many
passengers and an invariable accompaniment OF
the use of the reciprocating engine, is PRACTICAL
Iy foregone conclusion. There Is some reason
to think that the amount of coal she needs TO
develop a horsepower will be trif1e less than
is required on the other Allan Line steamships
and economy in fuel may also be attended by
economy in the space devoted to machinery. II
these expectations are realized the popularity OF
the turbine for ocean liners will be greatly en-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-26
nuRRlNES on THE OCEAN.

The first turbine steamship designed TO run
regularly across the Atlantic, the Victorian OF
the Allan Line, left Glasgow few days ago on
her maiden voyage and is expected at Halifax
some time this week Her owners intend TO
use her for their Canadian service and she is
not likely 10 be seen soon, IL ever, in New-York
Harbor. The metropolis must wait several
months-until the arrival Of the Cunard COM
pany's new vessel, the Carmania-before setting
eyes on such an addition TO the merchant ma
rine; but press dispatches relative to the trip
of the Victorian ought TO satisfy in a measure
the curiosity concerning her which is felt here.
The Victorian is not big the Deutsch-
land, the Kaiser Wilhelm II, the Caronia or the
Baltic. Her displacement is only about ten thou
sand tons She is more nearly comparable in
size with the St Louis and the st Paul On
the other hand, she is much larger than any
steam craft that has hitherto given an exhibit
ton Of the merits Of the turbine engine. The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-26
NETWORK SOCIETY.

While society will abstain from any special oo-
servancs of Mi-Careme on Tuesday. yet this coming
Of n,id-Lent gives promise OF being rather gay IL
begins tomorrow with the wedding OF MISS Helen
Cutting and Lucius K WiImerdlng' Ihe ceremony
min +ske Mace at St Georges Church, Stuyvesant
Square at O'Clock. and will be performed py
Bishop CoadJutor Greer. Afterward Mr. and MRS.
r. Fulton Cutting the parents OF the bride. VIII
give a reception at their house, In East 6'tn-se
Tn. bridesmaids Miss Elizabeth. Miss Ruth
and Miss Olivia Cutting Miss Alice Roosevelt,
Miss Jessie Sloane. Miss Muriel Robbins MSs Vio-
let Cruger Miss Caroline Drayton. Miss Gwendolyn
Burden ana Miss Caroline Wilmerding. r. Bayard
Cutting will be the best man. The ushers ara Will
lam Whitehouse Coster WilInerdipg, Richard Wal
ton Duncan Harris, Edward Marvin and Pendle-
ton Rogers. The newly married couple VIII san
for Europe next week. and will remain abroad
until July.
At Days Theatrs there will be a matinee per-
Torrance tomorrow afternoon OF Miss Easers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-26
REVIEWS SEARCH FOR GRAVE.
General Porter Tells of Effort to Find Joness
Coffin

In recent letter to the Sons OF the American
Revolution. General Horace Porter reviews his
search for the grave OF John Paul Jones He IS AZ
present running subterranean galleries through the
Paris cemetery IN search OF the adnirars leadea
coffin. He says, IN part:
1t Ia Notifying 10 think that while the ashes OF
Nelson repose in the crypt OF ST. Pauls. and Ma
pOleon's remains have been brought back and given
seputure in the land he so long defended and al
nations have been honoring their heroic dead our
great sailor. the organizer of American victories
on the who shed such lustre on our com
try has for 1l3 been allowed lie like out
cast in squald quarter OF distant city. where be
had been buried by the hand OF charity. II Il y
by the revolutionists In search OF lead carried
on IN some mysterious way which is q course pos
stole. IL Will have been worth all the time and
labor employed and the expenditures Incurred 10
settle once and forever the veXed question as 10
whether his remains are recoverable or not.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-26
CALLS ToLsToY LEADING NOVELIST
Professor Phelps Says Mark Twain, if He Is
One, Is Americas Foremost.

William Lyon Phelps. professor OF English ntera-
ture at Yale University. delivered an address be-
fore the Round Table Club at Columbia University
last night. and spoke entertainingly the educa-
tionai value of the modern novel, and incidentally
gave his opinion 10 the rank and value OF the
leading novelists OF the day.
1T consider that Russia. France and England lead
in the value OF the novels produced with Russia
showing most promise for the future" he said. i
consider Tolstoy the first novelist OF the day and
Anna Karsnina' the best novel by any living au-
thor. In France to-day there is In my opinion no
first rate genius believe Thomas Hardy TO be
at the head Of English novelists. and that he
comes to being the successor to George Eliot
than any one else. kpling's rank is problemauca,
but I do not consider that he has fulfilled the
promise OF his early years.
The German novel is spoiled BY tendency 20
oversensationaliSm In America IL can can
Mark Twain a novelist. I believe him 70 be our
foremost"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-26
HOLLAND THANKS PUBLIC.

Joseph Holland yesterday requested the news
papers 10 publish the following card Of thanks for
the testimonial rendered him Friday az the Metro
politan Opera House:
To that wonderful family OF Gods children, the
men and women of the stage-always loyal. always
eager in time of need to stand by ono another 10
INV brethren of the kindred arts-to the musicians,
the artists the authors. the members OF the press
and lastly, to the great and generous puohc. l
tender a heart full OF love and gratitude for the
unparalleled evidence OF their sympathy and aztec
ton with which they have showered me-. This IS
a day in my career that can never be forgotten,
nor can I forget the Incompatible honor my COM
behalf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-26
DIR. ABBOTT WOULD ACCEPT GIFT.
If Rockefeller Money Were Refused Attitude
of Ministry Would Be Inconsistent.

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRISUNEJ
Cambridge Mass. March 25.-The Rev Dr. Lyman
Abbott in an interview here to-day, says that the
American board should accept ]. d. Rockefeller $
gift of 100000 He does not think that the attitude
of the Christian ministry could called consistent
if Mr. RockefeIlers any other rich mans money
should be refused because of alleged questionable
methods in making IT, He added:
The accusations against Mr.. Rockefeller may be
true but similar things true OF large number
of so-caled Christians who can De found aiding IN
are no reasonable men who would main tain that all
Mr. Rockefeller's money was made in the same IN
iouitous way In Mr.. Rockefeller's case we are
unable to prove 1t belongs to any one more than TO
Mr. .Rnckefeller
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-26
A. c. suRRAeE UNDER KNIFE.

Boston. March 2S.-A. C. Burrage. a well known
nnancier OF this city and associate OF H. H.
Rogers. OF New-York and other men representing
large interests. underwent operation for ap-
at the request OF Mr. Bvrrage. while ne was IN
good health In order 70 avert the possibility OF
more severe attack than the which he had
recently experienced The operation pro
nounced successful
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-26
HOLLAND socIsTYs MEETING.

At the twentieth annual meeting OF the Holland
Society April 6. at Delmonco's. the reports of
the treasurer and nominating committee will be
read The treasurer's report shows that last year
s5sl OF was received. The balance In hand
amounts 10 $3.50 o5. The society invested. mostly in
railroad bonds, sll Sil 50 The nominating commit
tee has nominated Garrett J. GarretsOn for presi-
dent and Robert A. Roosevelt Robert A. Van
Wyck. John L. Riker and George c. De Witt for
yr1raf
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GOVERNOR HERRlcKs SON ENGAGED
IBx TELEGRAPH TO I

LBT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBrNE.l
St Louis, March 25.-Miss Agnes Blackwell
daughter of A NJ blackwell. the manufacturer, de-
narted to-day with the family Of Governor Her
rick OF Ohio for a tour OF the South Miss Black
we'll and p w Herrick. son OF the Governor will
be married while on the trip according TO reports
hera
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-26

There may be some question to the wisdom
OF the prosecution of Maxim Gorky, which the
Russian government has In mind. but there can
be no doubt that it would be much better to
try him decently than to pack him off to Siberia
or put him into prison "by order of the Car
without even pretence of a trial, as IN the
good old days" which Mr.. Pobiedonostsen
wants to see perpetuated without change.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-26

against it with an adequate detective force as
1t is to place guards and signal men at every
point where safety requires.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-26
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS.

Among the passengers who sailed yesterday on
the Columbia were:
DR.. Mrs. William NJ Mrs John Van Week.
Evans waiter T.. Gipeons.
Edward II. Morgan.
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MARcoNl AND HIS sRIpg SAIL.

Liverpool. March sS.-wrliam MarcoRi and his
bride are passengers the Cunard Line steamer
CaInpania. which sailed from this port to-day Tor
NeW-Yofk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-26
Governor Higgins has taken hold of the tim
Der scandals with vigorous and firm hand.

Ulster County will do well to listen to the
reasonable requests of New-York City and to
the sound sense of the Governor OF the State
rather than TO the self-seeking suggestions of
Rama2o. The city will give it a far better bar
gain than that speculative and sordid corpora
ton
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-26

Thomas Jefferson is doubtless convinced that
a mans birthday can be used for many strange
and startling purposes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-26

The companions Of the small boy from Irving
ton who tried to be a real big sport might
have profted from the severe lecture Of Magis-
trate Crane. Where the mothers of the
two girls who let them go off alone with seven
teen-year-old boys to theatre and restaurant
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-26

Sehor Don Manuel Azpiroz Mexico's first Am
bassador to this country, who died in Washing
ton on Friday, had won distinction as a soldier,
a lawyer and diplomat. He continued with
notable success the work done by his predeces-
sor' Matias Romero. in cementiug our friendly
relations with Mexico and in harmonizing
American and Mexican interests. In his six
years of service at Washington he showed
marked capacity. and his sterling qualities as a
man won him the esteem of all with whom he
was brought in private or public contact By
his death the Mexican government loses a val
ued and trusted public servant
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-26

Among the passengers who arrived yesterday on
the Philadelphia
DR.. Eict r. Carpenter. MFR. Mrs Albert Lea
Michael preieer Professor Cecilia Seller.
W. A. LawtorL Mrs Howard Taylor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-26

dramatic adaptation Of Eugene Fields "Ddnket
Bird in behalf OF the annex Of the LOOMS sana-
toriCm for Constructive Children
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on Saturday Mrs Charles " Lea viii entertain
the For'nightly Bridge Club at her house. in STR
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MISS Wenonah Wetnore and Miss Jessie Sloane
,he latter daughter of Henry T. sloane. are 10
% D'idesmaias 10 Miss Pauline BiddIe on the occa
sion OF her wedding to John pen, 49, :. g
Luke's Church. Philadelphia. on Monday. Anri1 -