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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-13

General Lord and Lady Cheyiesmore ended
months stay in America yesterday afternoon ana
sailed for England on the Kaiser Wilhelm. Before
departure they took luncheon at Sherry's with
Lady cheylesmores sister and mother. Mrs Alfred
G. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Francis Orrnond French-
Mrs sydney Smith was likewise of the party
Among those who sailed yesterday on the Kaiser
wilhelm were Count sergius de WI te ana ne ili-ii
bers of the Russian Peace Commission or Do.-
aid Mackenzie Wallace. of THE London Ilnes
ogden M Bishop and Miss Bishop, Mrs. " hitieS
Warren and Miss Warren
Eugene Higgins has sailed for Europe on his
steam yacht varuna with party of friends. he y
bound for the Mediterranean
Miss Frederick webbs marriage to Ralph Pulitzer
viii take place on Saturday october IA. at Snei-
burne Farms, the Vermont country pace u le-
parents DR.. and Mrs. w Seward webb
Miss Dorothea Potter's marriage to Tompkins
AoI1vaine took place yesterday at Burton-on- io'
In England Tompkns McIlvaine' VINO - q -.
her of the Union Club has until now mace ms 49,
With his mother Mrs. Reed McIlvaine, In west
29d-st His bride is daughter OF MIS- h1a war
Potter. who was Miss Julia Blatchford 2ais -
ter and her daughter in deep mourning 50 'iie
wedding was quiet affair
lord cgaud Hamilton and Miss Hamilton, VINO
-, 80 travelling I'm Canada, arrived yesterday
o. Tenox Lord Claud is a younger brother oI 'He
Dule of Abercorn, and a director OF NUMBER VI
English railroads.
Mrs ogden Mills and the Misses Mills left New
MORT Yesterday for their country place at StaatS-
burg-on- the-Hudson, where they VIII speho INC
fall.
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer. jr.. are at Hot
Snrinss va Next week they VIII proceed 70
Tuxedo. where they have the Lord cottage for the
fall.
Mrs W. Eugene Parsons and MISS Parsons nave
left town for Hot Springs, Va.
LIE Grand C. Griswold has arrived in town from
Europe.
Mr. and Mrs Jose F. de Navarro, who have been
spending the summer at the Oriental. Mammalian
Beach, have returned to town.
The Secretary of State and Mrs Elihu Root have
left their country place at Clinton, N u for Bar
Harbor where they are staying with Mr.. and Mrs
Henry B. Dimock-
Mr. and Mrs William K Vanderbilt are IN Town.
making their headquarters at the St Regis Iheir
town house is for rent, and they are expected 10
spend the winter abroad
Mr. and Mrs. William Rhinelander have arrived
in town from Manhattan Beach.
Among others in town yesterday were Mrs. X
Livingston Beeckman. Mrs. Pierre Lorillad. Mrs
James w Gerard, with Miss Harriet DAILY Mrs j.
Iorimer Warden, Miss Isabel Cameron, who has
quite recovered from her recent automobile acci-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-13
rvpBoVJyG THE ELEVATED ROAD.

The State Railway Commissioners will to-day
begin an inquiry into the fall of car from the
elevated road on Monday. Such an investiga-
ton ought to be both thorough and broad. The
fight of Motorman Kelly seems to amount to
a plea of guilty, but the public has right to
know whether any one else is In any degree re-
sponsible The vindication which the switch
man on duty at the scene of the disaster has
received from his employers is convincing to
most minds. but If anybody has evidence that
he made a mistake the cnance for producing ii
will he afforded. Unless such testimony should
be forthcoming, it is hardly necessary to add,
Coroner Scholer's misgivlngs on this point ought
to be disregarded.
It has been suggested that the sharpness of
the curve from 9th-ave. into 53d-st contributed
in some measure to the accident and that the
authorities should require change In the struct
ure which viii lessen the danger there. Wen, ii
is only fair to say that, If the curve in question
has too short a radius, the fault was only one
Of several elements In combination which led
to the result Thousands OF trains have gone
around the corner there In perfect safety, and
the one which was wrecked on Monday suffered
only because it was travelling at too high Il
speed. The speed, in turn, might have caused
no trouble had the straight route to the south
ward been available. There can be no doubt
however, that an alteration In the curve would
not only inspire greater confidence in the Sc
curity of travel, but would actually promote
such security. The change could be effected in
two or three different ways, and the commits
sioners viii be expected, If they recommend
any improvement at all, to select the method
possessing the most advantages
Mr. Frank S. Baker, one of the officials who
are to participate in the investigation, outlined
to Tribune reporter yesterday scheme which
has much merit. He points out the possibility
of diminishing dangerous rate of descent ana
of avoiding a grade crossing where the 9th-ave
and 6th-aYe. tracks intersect; and he thinks that
these reforms could be effected simultaneously
with modification Of the curve there So many
excellent features has this proposition that Il
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-13
THE MIKASA,

The loss of Togo's flagship will excite the
keenest regret the world over. Now that the
war in which she did such magnificent service
is ended. even those who were once enemies OF
Japan will concede that the Mikasa led the way
to victory which has not been paralleled since
the battle of Trafalgar. In the popular mind a
warship assumes something Of the personality
of the commander who uses 1t as an fnstru-
ment Some portion Of the enthusiastic admira-
ton which Togos brilliant work has aroused
has insensibly been transformed into affection
for the vessel whose deck he trod In the Sea or
Japan. The accident cannot alter the result OF
the war It is infinitely less lamentable than
would be the death of the hero who was so
intimately associated with the history Of the
unfortunate ship. All the same, her fate is
pathetic if not an ignoble one. What pity
that she could not have been preserved, after
her military usefulness had ceased, as source
OF perennial inspiration to Japanese patriotism
and pride!
Until more is known about the origin Of the
fire which reached the battIeship's magazine
and led to the explosion which wrecked her in
stantIy it will be impossible to tell what safe
guard was neglected Possibly the recent ter
mination of hostilities caused relaxation Of
vigilance and discipline; but even that conject-
ure cannot easily be reconciled with the splen-
did management which has of late characterized
Japanese naval administration.
This disaster is almost without precedent In
the number of deaths which it involved. Sigs-
bee lost about two hundred and fifty men in the
harbor of Havana when the Maine was de-
stroyed, and the collision between the Victoria
and the Camperdown during British naval ma
noeuvres resulted in the drowning OF not more
than four hundred. AS almost exactly six hun
bred persisted when the Mikasa sank, new
modern record of misfortune has been estab-
lished
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-13
4 FOOLISH OUTBREAK.

Police Commissioner McAdoo responds TO
criticism of his department with uneohvlncihs
heat There is no reason why ne should noi
denonnca malicious MISREPRESENTATION If 1t ex-
lists. but the public will not adopt his assump-
ton that there is nothing In police management
and conduct to complain of. me TACT is thal
Commissioner McAdoo has been treated Win at
least as much consideration as he deserves
and our strong impression is tnat conhaehce
in his personal integrity has led to an unrortu-
nate leniency of Judgment in respect to his
administration. It is not improbable TINT the
records may be persuaded to show compare
tive state of efficiency, but no intelligent citizen
Of any party thinks that the Police Department
Is what ii ought to be, or what It mlgnt De
without any change Of law.
BY way Of minimizing the cumulative erect
on the public mind Of truthful reports OF nufgia-
ries committed In the absence OF househoiuefs,
it is lightly said that such harvest is reapeu
every summer because careless people go away
and leave their homes Ill protected in reliance
on the police Then why don't the police do
the extra work required? Well. because they
are otherwise engaged How? TO some extent
In looking out for places Of public resort anu
TO some extent in taking vacations. 1t does not
seem to have occurred to the authorities thar
a time of excessive demand is not the best
time for the police to rest from their labors
The cheerful admission that burglars are busy
and prosperous every summer reminds us OF
patrolmans disdainful comment when citizen
told him that his pocket had just been picked on
a 34th-st. car: There's nothing remarkable
about that; it's going all the time"
The patrolman bluntly told the truth. 1t is
going on all the time, and SO are many other
things which the police take too little pains to
stop and are too much given to excusing. We
hope that if anybody lies about the police the
Commissioner will show him up and make him
odious In the mean time he would do well to
set his official house in order to che best of his
ability, accepting in proper spirit such censure
as he deserves and seeking to contribute to the
fortunes of the municipal administration by
proofs of efficiency rather than by futile re-
joinders to legitimate criticism.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-13
REFORMS IN PUBLIC PRINTING.

In seThe Atlantic Monthly" for September Mr..
William S. Rossiter chief clerk of the federal
Census Bureau and special agent for printing
and publishing the Twelfth Census, collates
some interesting statistics showing the costli-
uass of our present system Of public printing.
The Government Printing Office in Washington
e the largest printing establishment in the
world II has 8 plant valued at S1O,o00,O00. 1t
EMPLOYS 200 cofnpositors, and has total work
mo force numbering between 1000 and 4,5O0.
It pays out IN wages each month nearly 500
osy0. So great is the capacity OF the office, we
are told. that 'entire books have been produced
-in a night, and when emergencies arise in the
government service # is necessary TO specify
.orliv the requirement and the time available
.aud the work IS done" In 1904 the govern
rnent's expenditure for printing amounted 10
S7.0S0. e0s. at the present rate of increase the
nations annual printing bill In 1910 viii reach
$4,000, o00-neariy half the annual interest
charge on our national debt
Tie Increase In the cost of federal printing
n recent years has been astonishingiy rapid
IN 1880 the outlay was s2,034, $50. By 1890 it
had risen to SO, 124, 49, In 1900 it jumped again
to 81 800, ISL Last year It reached the record
breaking total of S7,0ee. e06. 1t is, Of course,
to be conceded that the of printed matter in
every field Of activity is far more universal
than II WIS three decades or even two decades,
ago. The government has only yielded to a com
mon impulse in vastly enlarging its published
new authorized Is being sharply challenged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-13
1sss,.lescoss.gg x ztaiIas Gribnirs
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER Is. 1905.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoRFIGN-The battleship Mikasa, AofnlraI
Toeo's flagship, was sunk by the explosion OF z. q
magazine and 599 lives were lost; hre @iil III
started at midnight on September 10 caused INC
Stsasfer - Dispatches from the Caucasus
show no Improvement in the sltuatlon' lnou1
sands OF Persian horsemen are CROSSING ,, IL
border and rnassacring Armenians; over nun
dred persons were killed or WOUNDED IN d nstlI
with Cossacks at Tif1is, and firing continues IN
the Baku region. - a dispatch from bu-
charest said that relations between Ruraania
and Greece were severaly strained, the creek
Minister having left Rumania and orders haslIlg
been sent TO the Runlanian Minister TO leave
Athens The bridge OF the cape 70 CAIRO
railway across the Zambesi River was fornaily
opened in the presence OF i sn OF Use
expressed in Toxic at reports from the United
States attributng an anrl-foreign senLlie EN-, ~
Miss Roosevelt and other members OF the party
were welcomed by American, German anu
bi,,erv Of the Teutonic will detain the
steamer at Liverpool for three days
DOMESTIC.-A man. supposed to be insane.
who tried TO see President Roosevelt at oyster
Bay was arrested and committed TO JAN Tor Elk
animation as TO his sanity. - Union printers
IN the Office of 1.-The Albany Argus struck with
those in two other offices olspa n.1 from from
nary had raised the price of crude oil IN sucn
q way as not TO benefit the hostile stare or Kan
sas The railroad companies IN Cnlcago o Te7
fused the demands of the freight handlers ana
began TO prepare for strike. - There We're
forty-tfaree new cases and three deaths from
yellow fever in New-Orleans- - William Jen-
s.ss Prvan was entertained at dinner by the
Jefferson Club of Chicago. - Mrs anton
stre Converse Morrell, daughter or Is, c. Con-
verse the New-York hnanGer, was snoI GU
s,sI-7 wounded by a burglar at her home near
Greenwich, Conn
cITY-Stocks were strong and active. -.
II r Randolph treasurer Of the New \ orK Lie
1nsrranee Company testified as to that COM
yanvss methods before the legislative lnvesl-
eating COMMITTEES NJ. Witte, the senior
Russian peace envoy. left New-f YORK on the
yx-F11, his TO 81 refers
in1rr = The State Railroad Commission may
order the removal of the grade crossing AT 300
Tondsv. fre motorrnan OF the train has not
VET been caught. - Little Tim SULLIVAN
protested to Commissioner McAdoo against Ger
tain posters exhibited on the Bowery
rur WEATHER indications for to-day:
showers. The temperature yesterday: Highest
70 degrees: lowest, 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-13
IN The sERksHIREs.

rBy Telegraph to The Tribunal
Ienox, Mass. Sept. 12-Heavy rain this morning
caused a postponement Of the Berkshire hunt. the
tennis tournament in Stockbrdge and other out OF
door sports planned for the day. Tonight Mrs
Frank K sturgfs gave large bridge party at
Clipston Grange.
Mrs william D. Sloane has issued cards for a
luncheon tomorrow at Elm Court and a dinner
and dance on Saturday evening
At the annual meeting OF the Stockbridge Coli
Club the following officers were elected: President
DR. Charles NIeBurney; vice-presdent, Joseph a
Choate secretary and treasurer. Robert c. stetson;
directors. Dr. Henry c. Haven. Walter Nettleton'
Allen T. Treadway and Rutherford Trowbridgs-
Mrs Warren c. Sturgis OF Groton, Mass. Is
zuest of her parents. Captain and Mrs John s.
Barnes.
Miss Caroline wilmerding who has been guest
of Mrs Archibald MacKay. has returned to Isnp
ny
Nine. Dermont. who has been entertained By Mr.
and Mrs Thomas Shields Clarke. has gone to
Litchheld. Conn
Mrs Birdseye Brakeman. OF New-York, IS enter
tanning Mrs F. G. Perry in Stockbridge-
I,enox cottagers much interested IN the pro
auction of the opera Sunny Sicily, IN Pittsaeld.
for the House Of Mercy Hospital. At the auction
of boxes to-day Mrs. william D. Sloane, John
sloane. Mrs. Carlos NJ de 4eredia. Mrs samuel
rockingham Mrs. W. B. o. Field. Mrs. John z
Alexandra Mrs. George Westinghouse and Eustaes
Jacques were purchasers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-13
LINE OFFICERS As ENGINEERS.

Secretary Bonaparte will have done the navy
an admirable service if, spurred on by the dis
closures following the explosion on the Ben
nington, he succeeds In repairing the weak
nesses in the engineer service traceable, in the
opinion of some critics, to the amalgamation Of
line and staff effected by the Naval Personnel
act. Apparently one consequence Of that legts-
lation has been tendency to throw the engi-
neering work too much on officers with no special
mastery of engineering and capacity to
direct the non-commissioned engine room force
Employment In the engine room is doubtless
irksome to the average line officer, whose incli-
nations lie In other directions; and there seems
to be an impression abroad that sufficient drill
in engineering routine is not enforced on line
officers disposed to shirk duty of that sort
The Secretary has taken a step in the right
direction by calling to the attention of the SER
vice this section of the naval regulations:
It being the purpose OF the department that
line officers shall be proficient in engineering
navigator, and ordnance officer, who may be
Junior to the senior engineering officer, shall in
rotation, for fixed periods, the captain may
find practicable, be assigned to watch duty In
the engineering department.
It appears that ten ensigns recently coming
up for promotion failed to pass examinations
in engineering, and that discovery suggested
the idea that on shirboard many junior line Off
GERS escape their proper share Of engineering
work, or undertaking it, depend entirely on the
warrant machinists in the fulflment of their
duties Secretary Bonararte has also called the
attention of all naval officers to the necessity
of stricter supervision OF the engine room
force, and has recommended greater personal
vigilance on the part of those charged with
engineering tours. The greater zeal and care
fitness which these orders are adapted to in
spire will do much good. But it is becoming
clear that the employment of line officers indis-
criminately as engineers is far from ideal
system. The highest engineering efficiency is
to be attained only by concentration of study
and effort and such concentration is not favored
by the rotation method of assignment now In
force.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-13
NIVYoRK DAILY TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER - 1905

"a penny for your thoughts"-except tlnt -
this case 1t will be only the residuum OF thoushl
so to speak, which will be made availaDle W .
public hungry for information. Unfortuna'ey
the details are not supplied as to the inanne1
Ia which this bureau of universal information
Is to be organized, and whether 1t is to be con-
nected with every home, like gas, electricity
and the telephone; but the particulars VIII proo-
ably be furnished in due time at least TO SUD
scribers to the bureau
AS TO the advantages of the scheme they are
manifest Merely to make an everyday apph-
cation, what comfortable feeling would the
command of such bureau give TO its fortunate
possessorl If New-Yorker, for instance haa
at his service such facilities for obtaining
knowledge revised to date, he would only nave
to press q button, turn a key or pull out the
proper compartment from his bureau OF un1Ver-
sal information in order to learn what are the
facts as to graft and police mismanagemenp
In Manhattan and just what relation those facts
bear to Tammany Hall or to the master OF Good
Ground. He might also IN the same easy, mex
pensive and expeditions manner learn why 1t is
that Mayor Mcclellan has been unable to keep
bis promise to give every child in New-York or
school age seat in school; why 1t seems I'M
possible to finish the new Hall Of Records; what
has happened to the agitation for pure air In the
subway; what disposal has been made of that
$4,000 appropriation for street signs and what
has become of Borough President Ahearn, any
way.
OF course, these are merely samples Of the
way in which the new bureau viii fill a long
felt want and enable people to arrive at facts
and results which now battle their inquiries and
tax beyond its resources the brain power of the
honest voter seeking for light and facts as to
municipal government. 1t is to be hoped the
inventor will bring his device before the people
at the earliest possible date. There will be q
great demand for 1t if it fairly meets reason
able expectations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-13
THE TRIBUNE FRESH AIR FUND.
Good Work Done This Year-Siek Children
Receive Long Outing-Money Needed.

A few echoes from the Tribune Fresh Air Fund
season may not be aniss at this time NO nloi7
children will leave for the country this year uneer
its auspices and there are only a few stragsisls
still in the country. All the homes managed oy Ins
fund have been cleaned and closed until early rex
1t is the general rule that the temporary wars
OF the Tribune Fresh Air Fund shall enjoy two
weeks outing in the country. but frequently TINS
rule is extended to three. four, and someCneS
twelve weeks. At Middletown. N. Y. there Is
house known as the Mathematician Con-
valescent Home, where Tribune children that need
special care and attention are sent
In the last season children with heart trouble.
hip disease, St Vitus dance. weak lungs and many
other complaints were received at this home TIE
entire number entertained there was ns. and OF
this number twenty remained longer than the Gus
tomary two weeks-ten were kept four WeeKss I've
for six weeks, tive for eight weeks two IoT zen
weeks, and child remained the whole sssson
"Ths gain in weight in some OF these cases vas
home. THE girl with St vitus dance went homo
without any signs Of the disease and the others
girl, kept all the season. would hardly have been
recognized She came to us living skeleton. and
she was out here four weeks. and said last winter
was the first one in her life that she did not have
To go to the hospital and she certainly won't have
70 go this season"
Now that the active season OF the fund Is
thing or the past, II should not be entirely IoT-
gotten The fund was very heavily taxed, as there
We're more children sent to the country and they
travelled a longer distance than usual II IS
necessary Tor the management 10 MAKE one IesL
appeal TO the responsive friends OF the fund
That the financial season may be closed with g
clean record, two bills for transporting S5 children
must be paid These children were sent to the
country at the end of the season. and the manage
ment anticipated that the future contributions
would cover their transportation Contributors may
be assured that the money received at this time
win do as much good Il it had been received
earlier In the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-13
SEEING LsEokuk-
From The RayvuIs ClroN Ente-,rss,

From The RayviiIe Cdo) Enterprise
Last Wednesday there was an excursion from
KayV:!le to keokuk, Iowa. There were four OF the
hayville boys went. We came to a large railroad
bridge across the river al Keoluk PART of that
bridge had 10 turn around TO let the boat pass
through. The boat landed after Il passed the
bridge. BY the time the BOAT mt MS on shore II
was o'clock and only had an hour 70 stay III
town. The crowd went uI in town TO see such
large city The population of Keokuk was only
1900. Streetcars there as we never saw before.
The hour passed away soon and never got 20 see
half the town account OF the steamer leaving
at 5 O'Clock. and then tbs mate had to go up II
town and hurry some OF them un then part OF
them may of got left. On the steamer there was
beer and most anything you would want Music
and waltzing 10 who laid the chunk. As the boat
its way back there were several fights BE-
tween the mate and the passengers Two OF the
passengers got put down ii the hull (as call IT,
One fellow got beer bottle landed mp against tho
StGe OF his head When we got of the train here
most every Thought we were drunk they SAID.
because looked 50 bad which we certainly dlo
feel tuif. But all the crowd reports nice tins