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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-08-27
DISCRIMINATES AGAINST SON
Gerard Van Nostrand to Receive Only Small
Part of Fathers Estate.

Charles A. s. Van Nostrand. the lawyer who
died August 1 at his home in College Point
Long Island, cut off one of his four sons, Gerard
Van Nostrand, with 500 a year. and 20 one
IN the family seems to know the reason for his
act
Yesterday Mr. Van Nostrands viii was fled
ny Frederick NJ. Van Nostrand one of his
sons also a lawyer. The widow. Mrs Eliza beth
w Van Nostrand, is to receive the household
furniture and agricultural implements, it being
the expectation of Mr.. Van Nostrand that she
would continue To run the farm of which he was
so proud. after his death Frederick NJ Van
Sostrand, who was named, with his mother as
the executor of the will is TO receive the law
DOCKS, maps, papers, etc. of the testator
The executors directed to invest the sum
OF 500 and pay the interest thereon to Gerard
Van Nostrapd. The income from the residue OF
the property is TO be divided equally between
the widow and Miss Edith Van Nostrand until
the death OF the widow, when all is TO be
divided, share and share alike among the
daughter and three of the sons. Miss Edith
Frederick M, David ". and Sidney A Van
Nostrand. Gerard's name is omitted from the
clause relating TO the division of the property
After the division clause follows these words
should any legatee or beneficiary dispute o..
contest this viii he or she forfeits all right
and his Or her share will revert to and become
part Of the residuaTy estate"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-08-27
WATTS TRUSTEES ACTION.
Suspended Curator May Bring Sat
against Mr.. Story.

Whether not F. Edwin Elws,l. the sus-
pended curator OF the department Of sculpture
of the Metropolitan Museum OF Art. viii bring
suit against George II. Story. the acting direc-
tor. to recover 100000 damages for alleged def
amation OF character viii depend upon the
ton of the trustees at their regular meeting IN
October
In interview given a Tribune reporter last
night Mr. Elwel said:
have every confidence in the board OF trus-
tees IL l resort 10 legal process IL viii be
They are an honorable body of men. and / shall
De happy to leave the museum II they want
10 leave. The fact that my salary is being paid
TO me is proof that the trustees have recOg-
nized the illegality OF Mr. Story's act. In this
matter Mr., Story has not leg 10 stand on.
l may say / was the first curator In any
museum in tho world to a microscope In
detecting the character of antique marble, and
discovered that discolorations on antique
statues penetrated only one sixty-fourth OF an
inch, and universally Of a yellow-gray
tone. I may have made some enemies by my
decision regarding the Aphrodite, exhibited at
the National Arts Club. ] was to receive frag-
ment Of the statue, but it never reached me.
Mr.. Elweli also paid his respects to the Ma
tional Sculpture Society. saying:
My vigorous fight for preservation of the free
dom and integrity of my professional life and
that or my brother sculptors has caused con-
siderable trrttahility i'm the minds OF those
sculptors who have attempted to destroy this
freedom and integrity. The National Sculpture
Society should not be organization 10 control
the output of American sculpture but should be
an organization to elevate the artistic character
of sculpture.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-08-27
ARCHITECT KILLED BY TRAIN.
William E Stone Found on Pennsylvania
Tracks Near Princeton Junction.
by Telegraph 20 The Tribune. /


Princeton. n. j., Aug. 26.-Wiam E. Stone. a
we'll known architect of New-YOrk with offices
at No. 30 Broadway, was found dead on the
tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad at Prince
ton Junction. late last night
Mr.. Stone detained later than usual yes
terday, and drove to Princeton Junction in order
to catch a train for New-York The train
passing through the junction had to be tagged.
Mr.. Stene alighted from the cab and the driver
drove to a shed, tied his horse and returned to
the station, but could not find Mr.. Stone. Think
ing that Mr. Stone had walked to a nearby
signal tower 10 stop the train, the cabman made
inquiries there but told that Mr.. Stone had
not been seen. AS the cabman came out OF the
tower he met by a night Waterman, who
said there was a dead man the tracks near
the station. There they found the body of Mr..
Stone, so horribly mutilated that Identification
possible only through letter and watch
chain found in the garments worn by the dead
man.
Friends of Mr.. Stone were told of the accident
and theF placed the dismembered body in the
care Of a local undertaken. After the body had
been viewed by the coroner it was sent 10 Mr..
Stones home in New-York City.
Mr.. Stone was forty years old. For several
years he had been associated with his brother,
S s. Stone in architectural work. Mr.. Stone
lived at No. 43 Washington Square. He leaves
a wife and two brothers, but no children. Mr..
Stone was member of the Architectural
7
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-08-27
THE MODERN NEWSPAPER.
From The Wnkesbarre Record.

From The WilkeSbafre Record
Yhitelau Reid. who. before his acceptance of the
post of Ambassador to the Court OF St James $,
was editor in chief Of The New-fork Tribune, one
papers in the world has written for The Pail Mail
IL, ST.bcb he saws tnat while evil traits of the
newspaper have been increasingly developed unuer
ues ana craZe t ae rnarSad and heneeciaIS He
goes on to tell of the wonderful gathering
facilities of the modern newspaper, the Iredomi-
it in he fun cable dispatches from China
at lie rate OF % cents word. and far more from
ali corners of the earth; of expensive features ana
so on In commenting on the prooaolnIl OF me tne
the better class of daily newspapers and their
readers may come 10 mutual erstanding that
less quantity aud better quality would De mutually
a more iIdlciouS selection Of material but also
greater reliability of that which is selected ne
nand on thu part OF the reading public Many
Modem metropolitan journals and their mitators
IN the smaller communities have long been running
to extremes. Sensationalism has peen coupled WITH
enterprise. The correspondent VINO - able TO huild
up on his foundation the most sraphlc and reada-
BILE story is the one most favored even though
~ % Few facts OF passing interest are magnitied
to admit of hal!ns neaue M f5l PIi rI
positon the desire OF the Jourh Il Is IuHi!eu 0H!y
, yi of the occurrence knows the real facts;
the rest of the readers are expected 10 accept the
g nsationalisYn as matter of genuine enterprise
me !ee ~ al news is prostitued to the desire
1850 hir1 that will attract the interest of the
readers The saying of me late MIR Bar3um that
tbe ruhli- is willing 70 be hunlbugged- i plainly
exsrttplIfed by the avdity with which the public
devorrs the news fiction that has envlroned certain
of the journals with decideoY !eHoW aIIHoS-
pheTe. ,e.,- - az ;yco-sa
orantiai doinge OF certain people hy which their
whole lives have been blasted; in the damage 20
Communities bV the sensational hafpins upon small
observation-disclosures in the continual featuring OF the
distorted account of crime ana an manner OF
v,roucdolng. poisoning the pu5lc mind win
dfs hoiical concoctons the yellow Journals not
only are daily misleading and inJufing me puolt,S;
Int are
be nut 10 infinitely better nSe-
Mr. Reds paper, The New-fork tribune, mas
been one Of the few that have not imposed upon
their readers. II nas always been In1del OF re
liability and journalistic cleanliness Ana yer,
robbed of sensationasm il has peen ana -
journal of absorbing interest In It's news eoiuhns'
and it's editorial page Is a supreme mouidet or pup,
lie opinion The day of mistaken snterpI.se VII IA
some day pass away. and the tribune stahutIu
viii accepted by a public which Will desire news
built upon the truth and not exagEerauon-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-08-27
NEW EDITION OF ART CATALOGUE.
Mr.. Story, of Metropolitan Museum, at Work
on Book To Be Published Soon.

The illustrated catalogue Of the noteworthy
pictures in the Metropolitan Museum Of Art has
been in such popular demand since it was recently
issued that second edition will soon be published.
George H Story, curator OF the department Of
painting, and now acting director of the Museum
has been engaged in the preparation OF this work
over twelve years and the edition will contain
twenty additional illustrations.
The catalogue has been formed on the plan of
that of the National Gallery. in London giving
numerical index of the painters and titles of the
paintings and alphabetical series of biographies
of painters and of descriptions of paintings Find
ing many conflicting statements even in the most
authoritative and approved art books and encyclo-
psedias about artists and their works. Mr.. Story
opened a correspondence with all those living and
with the reiatves, intimate friends and pupils of
the dead artists who are represented in the Mu-
Mr.. Story in this way obtained nearly two hun
dred personal letters verifying the matter sub
mitted to the correspondents correcting and
furnishing new information These letters in them
selves, form valuable autograph collection. which
may some day be presented TO the library Of the
Museum. \ feature OF the catalogue is the fac
SMILES of the signatures Of many old masters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-08-27
MISS LIE HON TO FIGHT.
Construction of Nesc- York Central
Terminal Annoys UOman.

With mammoth steam shovel working peril
ously near her home at No. 116 East 45th-st..
Miss Laura lie Hon. who is seriously i'll, is seek
ing to restrain the New-York Central Railroad
from doing any more work there. At this point
the O'Rourke Construction Company is excavat
ing for the new terminal of the New-York Gen.
tral railroad and large steam shovel Is digging
alongside u the house on the east side. 1t is
about twety- feet below the surface and about
ten feet from the house
Miss LIE Hon is attended by Miss Durham
nurse Miss Durham said yesterday that Miss
lie Hon, has retained counsel to obtain an In
junction to stop the work
Miss lie Hon wishes il plainly understood"
MISS Durham said that the NewYork Central
UP 10 this time has never-made any offer what
ever or any kind for the purchase of this prop
srty. II has been stated that she has demanded
SiooVVO and that this is considered exOrhitant.
rms is absolutely and emphatcally untrue. She
mas never set price; agent or repTesen-
tatlVe OF the railroad has ever approached her,
ana she has had no dealings whatever with the
railroad. She believes do her friends that
IL is simply a. move on the part of the railroad
10 force her out of her property and force her
10 turn the property over to the railroad for
small sum-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-08-27
BAD FOE THE PHIPPSES.
Uhg, Pecsfar Sentiment in Scotland
Is Aroused 4 gainst Them.

4 Is no. ~-cause they, happen TO be Americans
rst The 40 sons Of Henry Phipps have incurred
% much ooloouy in Scotland IN connection with the
shootns OF Lord Logat's former gillie under the
impression that he was poaoher the Beaufort
castle estate. which the Pittsburg magnate has
reiltco Tor several seasons Any who did not
SSppeH TO be = ScOtchmaB would come n for sim
Mar tre%trneaS and IL the Phipps boys had hap
pened 10 be Engl!sh. instead OF American they
"o'1o not haze Jared bit better. Although
0uOioeFs bring an immense amount OF money into
Soosiano eSch srsr yet there Is mo part OF Great
britain might almost saw OF the British EN-
safe' Waere the sentiment against the stranger is
more pronounced than in Scotland. or where the
Nsi'or IS inaae 10 feel. much by the classes
ou' cy the masses and especially by the peasantry
that he is an allen
II the shooting had been done hv a scotchmau
and especially by some scion OF the titled or I'M
@''so arlstocfacy OF the Northern Kingdom, and
se~e-ous compensation had been made such as
henry fh'pps has offered probably nothing would
1E'e neen heard about the matter and certainly
40 criminal proceedings would have been insti-
tuied such as have been inaugurated against the
S'u-s Fhippses Fox the lads manifestly believed
-'a' 1leS were shooting with birdshot-that is to
say pepperlng -poachers, and since their fathers
-tilsey OF Lord Lovats Beaufort Castle estate the
pace mas been oveTrUn with poachers. who. while
iteH might have entertained some scruples about
stealing tho game and tho fish Of the lord Of the
SOL telt oerlecty justified in spelling the unwel-
conc afo always unpopular stranger whose wealth
alone enabled him to control OF one Of those
great Highland estates where feudalism has sur
'lFea 10 greater degree than almost anywhere
~'se In Europe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-08-27
A FOOLISH CRUSADE.

a rev leader hRs started up in Paris with the
culscftc object q conducting crusade aSaifa7t NE
J,SE This tirae Il is not converted Hebrew. Ike
Digrn,o1t. ike Arthlr Meyer. 1he eeftoT ato
ct;ef % The Paris newspaper iaJlois. but
man excellent family, THO Eicomte de- Brue, VINO
the moving spl-., 81 the agitation, which is OF
a purely social character. and which has IN view a
social boycott Of the jew in an address, which
he delivered the otfeT Day &c euoe1D. composed
n the cream OF the Partisan sr1stocrac5 ne urged
that every member OF tie Jewish race. no matter
Nnst his creed. should be blackbailed b. All the
first class clubs that invitations 70 balls ana On
ner parties given By the Hebrew element should be
ssdulously consigned 10 the waste paper baaEet
and the Hebrew shops. Hebrew couturiers and
Hebrew rnodistes should &c avoided by the Fair
sShe remarks OF the noble visoount ws7e greeted
WIN much applause. and even enthusiasm. by the
oistiug,ssyz-s sGdience. prominent among which
Mnle. De Martel better KNOWN BY her pen
name OF .'Cyp" whose husband mas iurr been hgat
ins . duel on Ter account. Bat. IN SPITE OF the
GOOD xfIl ana sympathy which those Trcs pt mani
tested for the views proposed by ii. de Brue. I do
believe that there Is the least probability 81
their being carried into effect. At least three OF
the Leading couturlers. that is - say, men whose
reputation IN rlstters OF feminine raEnen Is inter
national. are HEBREW The principal tradespeopio
- Paris such a.. for Instance. ice leacln. jewell
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-08-27

lers the bric-a-brac dealers. etc. likewise belong
TO that race while If one were 10 bepn "a bovcott
'noSe members OF French. and especially of Pa
iS'ii' society who have Jewish affiliations or He.
ore" biooa IN their veins one would be compeIled
10 ostfaelze more than two-thirds of the French
aristocracy.
"llhout endeavoring to so into any elaborate
slausucs and mentioning merely the first names
mat occur TO me, there are the dukes OF t,ranont
Rieheiieu, Brissae Rivol, de Broglie. waeran,
fohgnac. Fitziames, Echiugen Talleyrand. de
= astries and Decazes, as well as the urjnces NJ
lAgne. OF Lucinge and OF Moskowa besides him.
ofeds OF others who would have to be barred by
society on account OF their Jewish family afilia-
TONS In fact. were the proposals OF yicomte de
Brue 10 be carried into effect there would he
virtually society left since the only norton OF
the French aristocracy that has maintained its
lineage free from Hebrew matrimonial alliances is
mat or Brittany which has always held aIoof from
Paris
q, THE BUGBEAR OF PSEUDO BARoNETs. -
Ihere is q considerable class OF neople in Eng
iahd VINO VIII breathe freely now that the
eminent sehealogist and antiquarian Joseph Fos-
Ter mas been gathered TO his fathers The people
:" uuesuoh are the couple of hundred Of pseudo
oaronets' that is 20 say. men who have assumed
the utie or baronet without proper warrant or
authority, basing their pretensions on some more
or less mythical descent from the holders of bon.
hoe baronetcies long since extinct It was Josenb
j roster who first called attention to the fallacv
or thelr pretensions and who devoted several books
and long series Of newspaper and review articles
10 me rldcuing and the dsprovng of their claims
tie returned again and again to the attack which
- ho" sehceo as Tar as he is concerned. by DEATH
MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-08-27
rRsNsPACIF1c NAILS FORWARDED OVERLAND
DAILY.


The schedule OF closing OF rrsnzraetae Mails = ar.
transit Of sailing The nua connecting nails
except Registered Transpactlc Mails threatened wa an
y m previous day) close al the General Fos'oice NH~
follows. ... - 49,.
Japan (except Parcels Post MAJ - note ,il-a ~"
cauy addressed Philippine Islands Via an.
couver and Victoria n e. close az = - 81 AHStst =
for dispatch per s. Empress ~ nina
n, 41vler a. Tor dsuatcsh IT. s. Trans
Hawaii Japan Korea China and fntitppinc e''iis "a
san Francisco. close At q p. W ~-'''''osf ''1 ~
tt8vag ia San Francisco close D. September
for dispatch > s. A'anets . -
At 4 n m September for dispatch per > Maripost
Etf Islands Australia est ana New Ssleoons
via Vancouver aud Victoria. p - r-Ise A' > M
Septersber for disp7tch per . q eN'Ne..i
Lamar (orea china and Philippine Islands va tacoH
eloss a. 8 ,. n. September II TOR dispatch PET y
Sss CHINA anr PHilip~iue Islands seattle.
close AZ s . September "A for dspa'eA per
I,avsi japan Corea China and Phiupaine Islases -
san Francisco. close al p m SEPTEMBER % Tor '
na'gs Ps srsiyslia fexcsp, wesr Nev-galessns-
samoa Hawaii and FIJI Islands VIZ 80 lIsts -.
ct,se & m September - for dts2atcn PEI : y
sierra Uf the tunaTo sIee.'' S,,s :. 49,
r,a Tor New does rot arftNe e. oe.e y ~
$50 Win this Dispatch extra ~'sisS a 80
a m and p n Sets~y. = - 90 : - -
S,,Il ts@ srrtval a. the CuEard sEearaer4
N,s,~ryta teTceut Nukdcu. NeW~thN1nC snt fort Ar
thur ana Eastern siberia i a. present IoN~3ese wa
Eess1e I-,..s Otherwise addressed Australia IS
soVardss va Europe. NeN1ealanc va San Franclsco
ana seT,ttsh India-the quickest routes Philippines
ets addressed via EuFope must ne rey precsle az
the x,.tveiv Parcels mails Nsw-ZsAlanA
nd Australia sncindsng West Ausraiial ro-vArdsd
via san fiA WILLIAM r WILCOX po~tuas-sr
rostores New-vars \. Y AUGUST =. 1908
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-08-27
WHEN THE SHAH ATE ASPARAGUS

From The London Globe
,rb. ,,reseilt.e OF the Shan in Europe recalls to
the pa Ms VCaulofs'' anecdote OF the lae Shsh
during his once famous tour ID England II Is gwen
80 he ai,tboritV OF his late Persian matestys booy
physican and IL not exactly authenticated Is a.
80 hen trovato According 70 the story the Snah
us dining with his present majesty the klng
then prince OF Wales, and asparagus was serve s
S-or, he Shah had never seen asparagus, and, ~ds
80 ,nnch al a loss how to eat 1t as the chinese
I;r,reror Is said have been where 70 SIT n the
s.str tson, el1s4, ever offered him. lie made
shot for H. and after eating hall me STALKS
t,rauy the other half on the carpet nchlhd IIiI-
re story adds that TO keep his guest IN coul-
t.rence the Prince did the same. To compiele the
.oneterratfon of the servants, the other guests
ItIe good courtiers, initiated the royal example.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-08-27
CONGRESSMAN LoUDENsLAeER BETTER.

IBy Telegraph The Tribune
PaulsborO. y. J.. Aug. 26.-There was marked
Improvement to-day in the condition of Con-
gresham II. {. Loudenslager. His physician
says that convalescence is sure, although
his heart shows weakness as yet Since the
COngressman's illness took a serious turn the
post and telegraph offices have been deuged
with letters and dispatches of inquiry and con-
dolence. The telegraph company was compelled
TO send extra operators here care for the
press OF business as more than thousand
dispatches from all parts Of the country were
received in one day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-08-27
DIR. HUNTER BRINGS SUIT.
President of Normal College Wants to See
Books Of the Henry Huber Company

Charles Putzel. counsel for DR.. Thomas
Hunter, president Of the Normal College has
begun mandamus proceedings in the Supreme
Court to compel the Henry Huber Company,
of No. PA 5th-ave., dealers in manufacturers
supplies, TO produce their books and records, so
that he may inspect them.
DR.. Hunter says that he has not received any
dividends since 1892 when he purchased
large amount of stock IN the corporation in
order to have his son, who has since died, ap
pointed secretary 10 the company.
The matter is pending before Justice Bowling.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-08-27
HOW PoAcHERs ARE REGARDED

leaving aside the question a o whether tho
unfortunate man blinded by the Phipps boys was
~ was not engaged in posching with the two or
tIree men who were with him. il may be pointed
ont hat in Europe, in Great Britain as well as on
ne Continent. The sentiment or the classes in
'-s-lably IS against the ooacher. The Judges are
recruited from the classes, while the provincial
magistrates arc usually Identified with the large
fr small landowners. who preserve game and who
COX upon poaching as one OF the most heinous Of
-rines Poachers caught IN thu act will receive
ne most severe sentences that II is possible to
impose from county magistrates before whom
ihey may be brought, and in any shooting affray
between the poachers and tho gamekeepers the
after and their masters almost always are IA
vored N such a way show where the sym
pathy OF the court lies. Should the case. however.
get before jury. the latter recruited as a rule
rom The masses rather than from the landowninc
classes, would usually favor the poacher and
sometimes acquit him in the face Of the most con-
elusive evidence while il might be relied upon TO
manifest the utmost animosity against his assaiI-
ants That is why II Is 10 be feared that il will
70 hard with the Phipps boys when their case
coTnes up for trial in Scotland For in this IN
stance they viii have not only the jury repre-
sentng the masses, disposed TO severity. against
them, but also the judges representing the feelings
~ The landowning classes, which. had the de-
PENDANTS been Scotchmen. would probably have
been in their favor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-08-27
rRANsArLANr1C MAILS

TUESDAY 12ss-At 1890 a m Complementary Il M
Europe, per g Kronprinz Wilhelm. via Plymouth
Cherbourg and Bremen
WEDNESDAY t3o-At $50 a. n for Europe per . s.
Teutonir Queenstown Liverpool, az $50 a.
for Netherlands direct specially addressed ouiyl
5 Ryndan' at $50 tor Italy direct Specially
addressed onyJ. per s. STELLA. II a. f1E Nor
tFarces-PosJ Nails. per Oscar m talso res1-
lar mail for Denmark when specially addressed for this
steamer.
THURSDAY (3li-Ar . a. for France switzerland.
Italy. spain. Portugal Turkey Egypt, Greece and Brit
India per La ToUraine. talso other
parts OF Europe when specially addressed Tor this
SATURDAY (2}-At 40 a. m. for Ireland. per q
Uubria, QueenstCv taiso other parts OF Europe
when specially addressed for this ~ a.
for Europe, S. S. Plymouth and Cher
bourg; at $50 for Belgium CParcels-Post Mailsl.
Per s. Finland also regular mail for Belgium when
specially addressed Tor thus steamer; at $50 for
Scotland direct Especially addressed OnIyl per a
Astoria at $40 a for Italy direct Especially sd
dressed only. 5. koeuig Albert.