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long tunnels Of cooling shade. The dark
green Of the Indian laurel Is at this season
interpreted with the gorgeous brilhanos OF
the royal poinoiana and the graceful irlngeo
blossom of the algarroba.
Each road has its towns, the typical towns
Of Cuba, having length but no breadth, a
string OF one story houses set Immediately
on the edge of the roadway, with the open
fields behind them. It takes quite town in
Cuba to have side streets. II the driver OF
the machine be respecter OF dogs MS lie
will be burden in run by daylight, ana
filed with constant apprehension during
night trip. They sleep in the streets, and
charge the car from corners, cutters and
doorways The record thus far indicates
that, whatever care be TAKEN an increase IN
the number OF automobiles will considera-
bly, reduce the canine population OF Cuba
But the island can spare co,d many with
out serious loss. 1t is also difficult to escape
all Of the chickens. They will try to upset
a machine by getting in front Of it. But, as
annoyances to an automobile driver, these
are the veriest tries when compared with
the OK wagon, whose motive power crawls
slowly along In the middle OF the road while
the driver. sound asleep on his seat, Is not to
be reused ty either the horn or the voice.
1t Is useless to say anything to him when ne
Ia at last awakened. He cannot understand
English or American profanity, and the
Spanish provision in that line is quite unsat-
isfactory for American use.
Although the automobile sometimes mem
aces his life, sometimes kills his dog or his
chickens, and often annoys and offends him
In variety Of ways, the Cuban regards the
machine philosophioally and, on the whole,
quite goodnaturedly. 1t Is one OF the
strange contrivances used by those hurry
Ing Americans, who, whether they have
reason or not for doing SO, can never get
quickly enough where they wish to be. II
halt is made in town or hamlet, crowd soon
gathers. deeply interested in seeing water
poured into the tank or a nut or screw
frightened up. On the road, the foot pas
senger will probably get as far as possible
from the CAIRO del didbio; the horseman will
usually plunge into the gutter, or up bank,
or into thicket, where he will dismount
and hold firmly by the bit horse who
would hardly wink II the machine were to
explode alongside him. II an accident hap
pens, as they sometimes do with automo-
bles all possible assistance will be given.
The principal trouble with these roads is
that a good road is always an invitation to
speed over it. There is pleasure in the speed,
but ii is secured at the cost Of losing sight OF
much that is worth seeing. In days to come.
when Cuba has completed her projected
system OF highways, the devil wagon will
be common conveyance in the island.
Cubans and Spaniards will buy them, and
Americans will take their machines there for
the pleasure OF using them.
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Tho Return Of Elihu Root.

We congratulate Mr.. ROOSEVELT most
heartily upon the illustrious success OF
the persuasion that has won back to his
Administration and to the service OF the
people the statesman whose ability and
force Of character were appraised IN
these remarkable terms by the President
about eighteen months ago:
In JOHN HAY have great Secretary OF s's'e.
In PH1LANpER KNOX have great Attorney ten
eral In other Cabinet posts | have great men,
ELIHu Root could take any of these places ana MI
II as we'll as tho man who is now there And add
ton, he Is what probably none OF these gentlemen
eould'be, a great Secretary OF War. ELIHu ROOT IS
the ablest man l have known In our Government
service I will go further. He Is the greatest man
that has appeared In the public fe OF any country.
In anv pos,t,on on either side OF the ocean, In my
time"
We likewise congratulate the people OF
he United States upon the circumstance
that the post made vacant by JOHN
HAYS death, the place of principal adj
wiser to the President, is to be filled by
a man who not only possesses the quail
fications recited in the foregoing tribute
hut who is also himself possessed by the
spirit of subordination to law. ELIHu
ROOT avowed this year and half
ago, upon his retirement from an Office
where he had been exercising, as he
reminded his friends of the New York
bar, "the most arbitrary power known
to our Government. Mr. Root then
said to the lawyers.
The dearest hope have In thinking ofthe future
Of the mon 1.-THE Filipnos over whom have eSer-
cised the tremendous power have spoken OF Is that
they too may learn that the Jaw is superior to men;
that they will learn that upon law Is based ordered
liberty and happiness and growth"
What American will not rejoice that
the next Secretary of State is to be
one who will carry into the Cabinet the
profound reverence for law which is in
dioated by the foregoing words; the in
veterate habit of regarding every pub
lie question from the point of view which
holds the law always superior to the
man-even to the man in the highest
Of executive offices?
We also congratulate Mr.. Root, for he
IL returning to that field of activity, am
bition and usefulness wherein he prop
erly belongs. 1t is poor compliment to
him to Join in the talk about the great
sacrifice of personal inclination and Pc
cuniary advantages that he is making.
Tho rewards of life are not all marked
with the dollar mark. He is sacrificing
smaller things for greater.
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sTBOsyIDER AND M'kEE FREE.
DR.. Harris Yields 10 Tears OF strosnider's
wife,

George Snyder, or Strosnider. who 1t 10
alleged obtained Sl2,5OO from DR.. John A.
Harris Of Il2 Riverside Drive, was dis
char god with his friend George Thompson.
alias Mckee, in the Tombs court yester.
day afternoon by Magistrate McAvoy.
When Champe Andrews, who acts as ooun-
sel for DR.. Harris and who laid the trap
which resulted in the arrest OF the men,
asked that the prosecution be dropped, no
one from the District Attorneys office op.
posed.
Il won't 90 into details Of the case
said Mr.. Andrews. further than to say
that DR.. Harris met Strosnider in France
several months ago, being introduced to
him by a man Of financial standing from
this country. DR.. Harris knew nothing
about Strosnider's past.
AT the time the doctor met Strosnider
he also met his wife. Two nights ago
Mrs. Stroenider came to me and with tears
be yged that we would drop the proeecu-
ton. She said that il 1t was pushed the
burden OF the trouble would fall on her and
her n-year -old boy. l informed DR.. harris
of what she said. and he has oense nted to
drop the case for which think he is to he
commended.
ave have not the ali ghtest doubt OF our
ability to recover the valve Of the two notes
obtained from DR.. Harris. civil action
is now pending with that end in view. and
we have attached enough property 10
cover the amount involved
Magistrate McAvoy then said that as the
complainant was absent there was nothing
to do but dismiss the case.
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The situation IN the Black Sea.

Although the reports permitted by
the official censorship to leave Russia
describe the mutiny on the battleshp
Kniaz Potemkin as a fiasco, the vessel
has neither been captured nor destroyed.
She retains, therefore, capacities for
mischief the full extent of which may be
disclosed should she reach port on the
southeastern coast of the Black Sea
where, in the Caucasus, the elements of
q formidable rebellion already exist,
The timidity or stupidity that led
Admiral KRUGER to withdraw his squad
ron from Odessa without firing shot
at the mutineers, and subsequently to
dismantle his warships at Sebastopol,
naturally excited indignation at ST.
Petersburg. In compliance with peremp-
tory orders from the naval authorities,
the vessels composing the Black Sea
squadron were again put in commission
and despatched to Odessa, where they
arrived at the time when the Kniaz
Potemkin and her attendant torpedo
boat we're at the Rumanian port of
Kustendie. Subsequently KRUGER 8
ships returned to their station at Sc
bastopol, but they have evinced no
vehement activity in their search for the
rebels, who meanwhile had procured
coal and provisions at Alderman, port
only twenty-seven miles southwest Of
Odessa, and subsequently additional
supplies at Theodosia, Srimean seaport
not far from Sebastopol itself. On July
a telegram from Odessa announced
that all idea of trying to sink the Kniaz
Potemkin had been abandoned by the
Admiralty. 1t is, in truth, very doubtful
whether kRUGER's squadron is qualified
for the task. 1t is true that the Georgei
Pobiedonosets. which for brief period
was in the hands of mutineers, has been
recovered, but even this battleshp is
decidedly inferior in size, armament
and efficiency to the kniaz Potemkin. 1t
ia known that the engineers on the last
named vessel are cooperating with the
rebellious crew, and If it be true that
the services Of two British officers were
secured at Kustendje we may assume
that the ship will be properly handled.
That the mutineers are directed by
an agent of the revolutionists is indi-
Gated by some significant incidents.
They attempted no interference with
neutral commerce at Odessa, and they
seem to have pursued the same prudent
course during their cruise in the Black
Sea, for the rumor that they had seized
or stopped an Italian vessel is uncon-
firmed. The manifesto issued by them
at Kustendje and addressed to the Euro
pean Powers was manifestly intended
to place themselves on the footing Of
belligerents, for it announced that civil
war had been begun against the existing
autocratic rule in Russia and guaran-
teed the inviolability Of foreign shipping
and foreign ports. In accordance with
the same policy, q committee of the
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ALDERMEN RAISE NEW POINT.
Say Estimate Board IL Unlawful and Can't
Grant Franchises.

Another attack on the constitutionality
Of the law taking away from the Board OF
Aldermen the power to grant city fran
ohises and turning over that power to the
Board of Estimate and Apportionment was
heard yesterday by Supreme Court Justice
Gildersleeve when the cases OF Pettitt
and Wilcox against the Mayor came on for
hearing.
The plaintiffs sue as taxpayers; and they
want the Board OF Estimate enjoned from
proceeding with the consideration OF any
applications for franchises until the con'
stitutionalty of the new law has been
determined.
that the law was valid and that WILCOX
was not entitled to an injunction. Mean
while Wilcox got stay. pending an appeal
from Justice Truax, and this came ON Tor
hearing yesterday. Petit Is the plaintin
In an entirely separate action.
In asking Justice Gildersleeve TO disre-
gard the decision OF Justice Blanchard,
l.. Latin Kellogg counsel for both plain
tiffs, urged that he had discovered. since
the argument before Justice Blanchard.
new grounds for holding that the law Is
unconstitutional.
The chief new contention "a tnat 1ho
Board Of Estimate has no right to pass on
franchises. since that body Is partly elective
and partly appointive, This comes about,
Mr.. Kellogg explained. through the iact
that the members Of the board, except tho
Mayor, may designate deputies. who are ap.
pointed and not elected to consider and vote
upon all questions coming before the board
Assistant Corporation Counsel Burr urged
appeal obtained by Wilcox, on the ground
that the mntter had been already fully passed
on by Justice Blanchard and q stay would
only mean further delay Of three months
In the subway improvements, delay
advantageous to no one, as the WORK 70
be done Mt present was preliminary and
was not connected with the granting OF
franchise.
Justice Gildersleeve said that he would
try to go through the mass OF papers sub;
mltted as soon as possible, and reserved
decision.
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AMERICAN HOSPITAL IN TURKEY
VIII Seek to Train Native Nurses and Dc
crease Infant Mortality.


The trustees Of the American Hospital
and Training School for Nurses to be es-
tablished at Constantinople. Turkey, met
yesterday and adopted plans for the es-
Enlistment of the hospital Among the
trustees are Henry o. Dwight, author OF
"Constantinople and Its Problems James
s. H. Umsted, editor Of the Wall Street
Summary; the Rev. Charles H. Richards,
the Rev. Charles H. Creegan, Ernest Abb
bolt and Omar H. Darlington.
DIR. Thomas Specs Darlington Is to have
charge of the hospital. He has been en-
gagged in practise in Turkey and knows
the local conditions. He will take with
him several American trained nurses and
they will train Turkish girls to be nurses
and will 60 into Turkish homes and teach
the mothers how to reduce the rate OF in
FAINT mortality.
In the past half OF the Turkish babies
have died in infancy and the need OF
modern hospital with all the best American
appliances and medicines for treating sick
children is great, In the course Of time an
infant incubator will be added, but DR..
Darlington said yesterday that he would
not take one with him on his first trip.
The hospital staff will also endeavor to
remove the Turkish prejudice against sur
gerry, which now makes the practise of that
profession precarious undertaking in the
Ottoman Empire.
-The Turk is not as violently opposed to
surgery as he once was said DR.. CARING
ton yesterday. III patient dies under,
the knife the surgeon Is no longer sewed
in bag and given chance to swim the
Hollespont. Nevertheless the surgeon
whose operation is unsuccessful is liable to
be made defendant in both civil and criminal
actions instituted by relatives OF tho de-
ceased
Checks in aid Of the hospital should be
made payable to Brown Bros Il Co., bankers,
SO Wall street.
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ENJOINS EXPRESS COMPANIES.
Chicago Judge Says They Must Deliver to
StrikebOund H0uses.

CHICAGO, July e.-Judge Holdom to-
day practically ordered six local express
firms to make deliveries to all strikebound
houses. 1t was represented to the Court by
the defendants that the drivers would
walk out il this were done. Inunion circles
the hope was expressed that employers
would find way to obey the Court with
out bringing on a spread Of the teamsters'
contest IL was SAID, however, that the
men.
Judge Holdom declared that he would
issue the injunction sought by the en-
ployers' association against the six pack
age delivery companies who are alleged
to have Disseminated against merchants
involved in the strike. The injunctions.
which will be signed by the Court to-mor-
row, will mean that the express companies
must comply with demands made upon
them to deliver and receive goods for strike
bound firms.
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mutineers on the arrival OF their war
ship at Theodosia called upon the Mayor
of the town to publish a proclamation
demanding a termination Of the conflict
in the Far East and convocation OF the
zemstvos. Up to the present time, there
fore, the leaders of the mutineers nave
followed the precedents established by
rebels who have secured from neutral
Powers recognition of their rights as
belligerents. Under the circumstances
it is unreasonable to stigmatize the kniaz
Potemkin as pirate, and we do not De-
lieve that the neutral Powers Interested
in Black Sea commerce could be pre-
vailed upon to treat her as an enemy OF
mankind even if request to that effect
should be made by Russia. The ST.
Petersburg Admiralty will hesitate
long time, we imagine, before stopping
to such a humilating confession of i'm
potence.
Her stock of coal and provisions re-
plenshed, the kniaz Potemkin is now at
liberty to place herself In communica-
tion with the insurgents in the Caucasus.
That she will attempt to enter the
strongly fortified port of Batoum is inn
probable, especially as the neighboring
harbor Of Poti would serve her purposes
as we'll There is no doubt that the APP
pearance of the battleship in the last
named harbor would be Immediately fol-
lowed by the organization Of a revolu-
tionary government in the neighboring
mountainous region, for the rebels would
Justly feel that in the Kniaz Potemkin
they would possess a stronger nucleus OF
naval power than most Of the Latin
American countries had in the incipient
stages OF their revolt against Spain, or
even than the Confederates commanded
when they sent the Merrimao down the
James River into Hampton Roads.
We scarcely need point out that if an
extensive and thoroughly organized
rising should take place in the Caucasus
the provinces of Transcaucasia would
also be lost to Russia, since communica-
ton with them by way Of the Black Sea
would be impracticable 80 long as the
Kniaz Potemkin should remain ahoat
and in the hands of revolutionists. Then
there would be cause for apprehension
in st. Petersburg that the wave of sue
cessful revolt might spread from SOUTH
eastern Russia to Kieff Warsaw and
Moscow
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-07
WANTS HIS TRUSTEE REMOVED,
Brewer stevenson's Son Sues Bank Presi.
dent McClenahan.

On the application Of David Stevenson;
son OF the brewer Of that name who died
In 1892 Supreme Court Justice Blanchard
issued yesterday temporary injunction
restraining James McClenahan, the trustee
Of the brewers estate, from interfering
In any way with the young mans one.
seventh interest which McClenahan holds
In trust for him, except to collect the rents
and income and turn these over to him.
Young Stevenson has begun an action
for the removal OF McClenahan as trustee
and for an accounting OF the moneys that
have passed through the trustees hands.
Stevenson charges his trustee with using
the principal of the trust estate for his own
benefit. He alleges that when he was 81
his father expired, McClenahan induced
him to renew it for ten more years by
telling him that he was not yet fit to assume
the care of 80 large an estate. The elder
Stevenson left property worth about 81 500
900, which. after providing for the widow
he divided equally among his children:
Mrs. Stevenson died some years ago, and
also divided her property among the chill
MoClenahan says the plaintiff, hasused the
trust estate largely for his own personal
benefit, both in the formation OF the David
Stevenson Brewing Company. to which he
persuad ed his fellow executors, Mrs. Steven
son and James Smith, to deed over all the
brewery property and in the subsequent
sale Of the real estate covered by the trust.
One specific charge made by Stevenson "a
that who ~as 10 p,r 9l ass
i72 shares Of Mutual Bank stock at $500,
assuring him that a. ares would soon advance
to $500. OF course this investment was for
the trust fund, and the stock remained in
McClenahan's name on the bank books;
To him at a fictitious value, and that the real
object on McClenahan' part was to maintain
his hold on the presidency Of the bank;
In conclusion the young mnn complains
that his income and principal have both
suffered heavily and that he fears ne ee tsn
Haskell L Beard are counsel for Stevenson.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-07
Reprint Of First City Directory.

The real estate firm Of H. j. Sachs 4 Co.
has published an interesting fac-simile
of. the first New York city directory, which
was issued in 1856 The edition, which
is limited to els copies, is being presented
to friends of the brokers. description
of the city in the time of Washington which
was written by Noah Webster IL preflxed
as is map which shows that the built up
parts Of town ended at Reade street on
the West Side and at Grand street on the
East Side. In type and makeup the vol
ume follows the original closely.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-07
Mr.. Justice Brewer on the Wrong
Thinkers.

Associate Justice DAVID JOSIAH BREW
Err of the Supreme Court of the United
States was recently reported by the Nem
York Herald AS saying:
at is well known that have bi'ter~ opposed
the annexation Of the Philippines. Hawaii and
Porto Rico. canno, see how any right thinking
American could do else than opposel,.
The esteemed Justice is we'll known to
be a man of strong opinions, cons cien-
tiousy conceived if sometimes rather
immoderately expressed.
But does he really mean that he re-
CARDS THEODORE ROOSEVELT, ELIHU
Root, WILLIAM H TAFT, the majority
OF the Senate and the majority of the
House, to say nothing Of the majority
of the people in this country, as outside
of the class of right thinking Americans
who try to do their duty?
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INSURYNG THE SURETY.
Comptroller Still Insists Oh Knowing What's
Behind City Clerks bonds.

Comptroller Grout had another confer.
enoe yesterday with the heads of the surety
companies doing business with the city in
the effort to formulate some system which
will insure absolute safeguarding Of the
city from loss from delinquencies Of con.
tractors or employees. Hitherto the bond.
ings Of the companies have been accepted
without question, but Mr. Grout is insist
ing that the companies before their bonds
are accepted shall make known the names
OF the indemnitors for the risks they UNDER
take or shall prove that they are able to
meet the responsibilities they take upon
themselves.
No definite agreement as to the rules to
be adopted was reached at yesterdays
meeting, but w. B. Joyoe Of the National
Surety Company said In the case OF all
future business his concern would be willing
to meet the demands Of the Comptroller,
but that with regard to bonds already ia
existence such q course could not be fol.
lowed, for the reason that the indemnitou
might object to publicity.
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Roar Admiral whiting 10 BE Retired.

WARRINGTON, July e.-Rear Admiral
William H. Whiting, U. s. NJ, will 60 upon
the retired list Of the navy on July s. At
present he is in command Of the Naval
Training Station at Mare Island Navy
Yard. He was born in New York on July
g, ls4S. and was appointed to the Naval
Academy from Wisconsin on Sept. 81, 1850
He was graduated In 1853. and served in
the Hartford, flagship Of Admiral Farragut.
during the battle Of Mobile Bay, He was in
command OF the New York Navy Yard from
1878 to 1870, and again from 1885 to 1889
In the Spanish American war he was in
command OF the Charleston. He married
Miss Eta Along, the daughter of wealthy
Chinese merchant of Honolulu.
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A Ch,el Amank Us Takin' Notes.

Among those to sail for Liverpool on the
Umbria on Saturday, July 8, are Henry X
Roden, superintendent of Bradstreet'E, and
his brother Richard Roden inspector OF
police Of Goulburn, New South Wales
Inspector Roden, who is on tour Of the
world and until May OF this year had not met
his brother for forty-two years, has been
studying the Police Department and police
in the British Isles and few weeks in Paris
Inspector Roden will return to Australia
via Suez,