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New-York tribune., 1905-03-08
NOTES OF SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON

IFROM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU
Washington. March 7-Senator and Mrs. EIkns
entertained dinner tonight in honor OF His En-
fnence Cardinal Gibbons. The additional guests
were the Vice-Presdent and Mrs Fairbanks, the
Ambassador from France and Nine. Jusserand.
Justice and Mrs White, Justice and Mrst McKenna,
Senator and Mrs. Taliaferro. Mrs. Audenried. Mrs
Stanley Matthews. Nine. Waddington. Mrs. Sheri-
dan. Senator Foster, the Rev. DR.. d. J. Stafford
rector of ST. Patrick's Church: Miss Elkins and
ex-senator Davis of West Virginia. father of the
hostess.
The marriage of Miss Anita Poor daughter OF Ar
and Mrs. Charles H. Poor, to Lieutenant Roscoe
Carlisle Bulmer. U. S. N. took place at noon TO-
day in St Thomas's Episcopal Church The bride,
wearing a gown of heavy white satin and point
lace. with a tulle veil crowned with orange bios
SONS, was preceded up the aisle by a long line OF
maids and ushers and was met at the chancel by
the bridegroom and his best man. Lieutenant Mark
Bristol The ushers were Major Charles MoCawley
Lieutenant George Haywood. Lieutenant L A
Kaiser. Commander John Gibbons. Captain Archibald
Butt, Lieutenant Henry Butler, Captain William
Lassiter Captain Sidney Cloman, Captain Harry
Lay and Paymaster Walter lizard. Like Lieutenant
Bulmer each wore the full uniform OF his rank.
Miss Annie McCawley. the maid OF honor.
who gOwned in white chiffon. wore a
rose wreathed hat tied under the chin with
broad white ribbons. The bridesmaids, who were
also dressed in white chiffon CLOTH but with pink
hats tied with pink ribbons. were Miss Henrietta
Lowe OF Dayton, Ohio; Miss Eleanor Foraker, Of
ST Louis and Miss Grace Bell Miss Isabella Hag-
ner Miss Hoban and Miss Julia kellogg, all OF this
city. The Rev, c. Ernest Smith ot1ciated- Al the
reception held afterward the guests included Mrs.
Frederick Roosevelt. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Roose-
yeIt Mr. and Mrs. Du Val and Mr. Couts, al Of
New-York Lieutenant Bulmer and his bride LETT
this afternoon for a trip of several weeks and on
their return the former will resume his duties at
the Washington Navy Yard and at the White
House. where he is detailed naval aid
Mr. and Mrs Westinghouse left here this aftsr-
noon for few visit New-York.
Mrs Cowles will entertain Sir Charles Wyndhan1
ON Thursday afternoon. Gilbert FaTqUhaT, who is
with the Wyndham company, now playing In WASH
ington, will also be among Mrs. Cowles's guests
Senator and Mrs Thomas C. Platt will leave
Washington tomorrow for New-York-
New-York tribune., 1905-03-08
WITH THE MAYORS HELP.

Mayor Mcclellan is clearly entitled to share
of the credit for the decisive defeat Of the Bede
bill in the Assembly yesterday. The Mayor de-
layed so long to declare his opposition to that
mischieyous measure to create belief that
he did not disapprove of it and to incur censure
in which The Tribune joined But he sent to
the West Side meeting on Monday evening a
straightforward condemnation of all such legis-
lation and of the particular objects which the
New-York City Railway Company has sought to
accomplish by means Of the Bedell BILL The
Mayor said
I unalterably opposed to the needless
tracks Amsterdam LAVE and to the operation
of cars thereon If the railroad companies have
vested rights, let them seek the protection of the
courts. The public streets should be devoted to
public purposes, and any measure which seeks
to reserve to railroad companies rights in the
streets injurious to the people should be de-
feated. You may count upon my support
The Mayor thus took exactly the right POSI-
ton. In the early stage Of protracted contro-
versy the company had much to say about
vested rights" and its claim to the protection
Of the courts. But when the Supreme Court de-
cided that it's unused franchises had lapsed it's
confidence in those tribunals was shaken and,
IN fear of losing its case on appeal It under
took to avert the consequences of defeat in the
courts by procuring the passage of an act which
would enable it to carry out its selfish purposes
The scheme richly deserved 10 fail. and we
congratulate the Mayor on his valuable contribu-
tion to the moral resources of its opponents
New-York tribune., 1905-03-08
Nor TIP TO THE STANDARD.

If Commissioner Woodbury. thinks tnat the
supposed impossibility Of removing snow anu
ice from most of the streets makes 1T unneces-
sary to keep the rest in decent CONDITION ne Is
Iaboring under a deusiOn. But of course ne mas
no such idea, being exceedingly intelligent ener-
getic and fond of his work. Nevertheless, 1t
is fact that the more important thoroughIares'
which had to be cleared at whatever cost AFTER
the last big snowfall are in general shocklngiy
dirty and we must assume, therefore, tnat the
machinery of the department is not in as good
order as usual.
The accumulations of snow, ice and filth which
fill nearly all the side streets, rendering them
virtually impossible week after week, and
gravely threatening the public health, may have
to be left untouched for lack of means to remove
them; but if So that fact makes it all the more
important that scrupuous care should be taken
of those parts of the city which are accessible
to carts and sweepers. 1t has been an extremely
trying winter in New-York, and the people are
getting very tired of it They are assuredly en-
titled to such alleviation of their discomforts
an enormously expensive branch of the govern
ment is able, with the utmost diligence TO bring
them.
New-York tribune., 1905-03-08
THE WAR-

1t is not a mere battle. It is whole cam
paign that Is being fought out around the sacred
city Of the Manchus. The number of troops in
volved the area of territory covered and the
variety and complexity of the strategic move.
ments are all upon colossal scale. They sur
pass Leipsic and Sedan and dwarf Waterloo.
1t may or may not be the decisive and conclud-
ing battle of the war, but there can be no doubt
that the commander who emerges from it vie.
torious will have won title to a place among the
worlds great captains.
That man is likely to be Oyama From the
first, for reasons which We have hitherto set
forth and which must be obvious to every
thoughtful observer, the advantage has been
upon his side. save in a single respect The
Russians have been concentrated at the centre
OF the circle, while the japanese have been
spread out along the arc. That fact has been
OF immense advantage to Kuropatkin. But in
all other respects the Japanese have had the
better OF IT. The trend of the conflict moreover
through all these bloody days and nights has
peen steadily in Japan's favor 1t is true there
has been talk that the japanese had ernendad
all their strength and were exhausted p,+
they seem to have kept right on fighting lust
the same. Perhaps they are sometime I;i,a +ha
lrlshinans turtle. which was dead bur vaa not
Yet conscious Of the fact.
Not all the places mentioned ., a,s,o..,
are readily identifiable upon the map. but
enough of them are to indicate the chief out.
hhes OF The situation. The Russians are desper-
ateiy struggling TO keep open their line of re-
treat to Telling and thence to Harbin. Tie.
Ling Is more than forty miles north OF Mouk-
New-York tribune., 1905-03-08
INVESTIGATING COURT CLERKS

Four Of the f1ve sub clerks employed IN the va
rious branches of the City Court are to undergo
thorough investigation of their practices in re-
gard TO the exaction of fees John Courtney up
to a few days ago was one of the company
and ii was proved against him that he had been
rather careless in his methods, but he says
that he had only $50 in his pocket In single
bill and had some difficulty In paying promptly
the claims OF jurors. The men who are now
charged with getting money from lawyers In
consideration of advancing their interests are
not accused of doing anything wrong with re-
spect to the city funds, but are looked upon as
having lent themselves to the aid of counsel In
certain cases.
The occupants OF the bench have shown ex-
New-York tribune., 1905-03-08
NetpslnrIs Ds1i!n 2;tii,n,te
WEDNESDAY, MARCH s, 1905.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CoNGRESS.-The Senate received a number
OF nominations from the President, ana IN exec
utive session decided that the Santo DomlAso
treaty should be reported from committee as
soon as possible, that the questions lnNoIVeo
could be discussed fully on the floor OF the SEN
ate
a disaster TO the Russian arms in Mancnutla'
but official reports show only that nerce ng
continues and ha rhat ss,S tne WeT once openly
criticized adversely the tactics of General hur0-
patkin. and Russians generally express at LtCte
hone of a victory. - Marquis Oyana report
ed that Russian attacks on the eastern flank
had been repulsed; the battle ragged all DAY west
and northwest Of Moukden, and the japanese
renewed the action in the Pensihu district -
Warsaw according to reports, remains COM
paratively quiet. and the situation in ST. Peters
burg is practically unchanged = japanese
fishermen who were arrested at Manila IN con-
nection with an alleged attempt to blow up the
Carlisle were released. - motion III the
House Of Commons calling for remedial meas
defeated by vote OF 220 to 1S2.
DOMESTIC.-The State Assembly, by vote
of Te to 43. killed the Beden bill. designed to
reach the situation in Amsterdam ave, New
York city. Party lines were forgotten at
q hearing on the Gardner Brooklyn Home Rule
bill in Albany, Brooklyn Senator's favorlng tne
WELLER, OF the City Club. - 1t was decioed
al Albany to hold a Republican caucus to-
plicated. - A number Of Republican Sen
ators at an informal conference at Albany
agreed that the Stock Tax measure snouId be
passed - Owing to press OF business, the
Presidents departure from Washington on his
Western trip has been slightly postponed. -
Mr.. Cortelyou, after taking office as Postmaster
General announced that within a few days lt
would resign the Craftsmanship Of the Repub-
ncan National Committee
CITY.-Stocks generally lower. - Fifteen
persons were seriously injured and score
slightly hurt in q collision in the subway at the
4th-ave. and 23d-st. station. - The strike
on the elevated roads and in the subway went
into effect; trains were run irregularly; the sur
face cars were unable to cope with the rush
of traffic - One person died in a crush at
the Grand Central station: many women faint
ed - The Rev. Mr.. COrdova was indicted
for desertion and assault by the grand jury.
- AutomobilistS Of New-Jersey went 10
Trenton In force to protest against the passage
of the Scovel Automobile bill. - The Al
derrnen appropriated 100000 for a city lighting
plant
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
Rain or snow. The temperature yesterday:
Highest 80 degrees; lowest, 2S.
New-York tribune., 1905-03-08
AmHSenleTtS.


ACADEMY OF MUsIC-2-s-The Darling OF the COOS
AMERICAN-2-s: :15--oueen OF Chinatown
BEL.ASCO-s-Adrea.
BERKELEY LYCEUM-s:15-Three one-act plays
BIJOU-sI5-The Music Master.
BROADWAY-S: :2o-Boccaccio.
C1RCl.E-2-s-Nau6evtlle.
CRrTERlON-s 8O-Cousin Billy.
DALYs-s-The Duchess OF Dantzc
EDEN MUSEE-world in Wax
EMPIRE-S-Sherlock Holmes.
:2o-Tne College Wioow
ARRICK-210-S: :10-You Never Can Ieli
lAEI.EM-sJB-A Msdosp Princess ,,,
HaNNERSTEIN's VICTORIA-2--S:1 -S:16-VauoeVlihe.
TF-RAID SOUARE-2I5-S:20-The Woman in the Case'
TTTDSON-s :30-StronKheart.
IRVING PLACES -S:20-Zapfenstreich
RROCKER-S:Ia-Love and the Man
LEW F-TFI.TS'S-s:I5-Tt Happened in Nordlano-
ITRERTY-s:15-The Education OF Mr.. flpp-
TYCFIJAI-s .3O-Mrs Ieringwers Boots.
IYRIC;-2:I5-s:15-Fentana.
MADISON SQUARE-2-s: :30--Mrs Tenlples ieiestAA-
MANHATTAN-S:15-Iesh Kleschra.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-lo a. m 10 II p H.
Motor and Sportsmen's SHOW .~ MI. n
MFNDFISSOHN EAfIr-s:15-Von Doenhon Piano Ike
w-ANsTERDAM-s:i5-The Prince Consort
NF,W-YO Shepherd King.
PRINCESS :so-who Goes There?
SAVOY-2:15-S:2 :25-Abigaii.
:3o-Niie. Merni-
WEBER MUSIC HALL-S-Higgledy Pigsleoy anu SO'-
iePe widower.
WEST EN0-2-s:I5-A Pair OF Pinks
New-York tribune., 1905-03-08

den between the Fan and Tsai rivers. NOW, we
were told yesterday that the RUSSIANS hau
forced the Japanese out of Fantzlatun. Ihat
place is forty miles north of Moukden, little
south of Telling on the Fan River. So we are
to understand the Japanese have pushed force
of unrevealed strength clear around to the north
of Moukden, to the high road and the railroad
which form Moukden's lines of communication
with the, north and with Europe. Thus they
have practically encircled Kuropatkins army.
Such disposition of their troops gives MN an
opportunity to break through their long Drawn
out and therefore thin lines, and 1t was conn
dently predicted day or two ago that ne wouiu
do So His efforts to that end have not yet
succeeded Yet in such a movement his only
chance of salvation would seem to lie.
New-York tribune., 1905-03-08

ern States-Kentucky and Missouri Included
only thirteen are now filled by men who saw ser
vice under the Stars and Bars. In the House Vi
Representatives the proportion of veterans Is
naturally much smaller OF the one hundred anu
twenty-seven Representatives from these suites
sitting in the last Congress only nfteeh hao
records as Confederate soldiers. Time is Sadly
thinning the ranks of the Southern leaders WHO
bore an active part in the great struggle ironi
1861 TO 1865 But Judge Reagan's career in poll
tics antedated both the War of the Rebellion
and the war with Mexico and in this respect it
represented a remarka be-almost unique-sur-
WV
New-York tribune., 1905-03-08
fraoM rHr rnIRuNE RuREAu.l


Washington March Z. - President Roosevelt re-
ceived call this afternoon from the Chinese MIN
ister Sir Chentung Liang-Cheng, who came 70 con-
vey the congra tulations of the Emperor on the
auspicous beginning Of the new administrator
The President charged Sir Chentung with feiici-
tous message for his sovereign.
Secretary Loeb announced that owing to press or
public business the President would start on his
Southwestern journey about April .. instead OF
March a. the date previously decided on The date
of the Rough Riders reunion at San Antonio there
fore. will be postponed until April In order to IN
the attendance of the President.
The rush of callers at the White House of1ces
continued to-day. but cut short by the Cabinet
meeting, which at IL o'clock The reurlng
Postmaster General Robert ]. Wynne. accompanied
his successor. Mr.. COrtelyou. TO the White HOUSE
and participated in the joke making that usually
accompanies the welcoming Of a new member INTO
the Cabinet circle In Mr.. Cortelyou's case. now
ever IT was merely the returning OF a tried and
true friend. Mr. Wynne came in for great many
compliments from the President and members or
the Cabinet, and all wished him well in his new
assignment at London.
Among to-day's callers were Senators Hopkins
Hansbrough, Spooner. Nelson Clarp. Carter. Allison
and Crane; Governor Cumnlins OF Iowa; number
of Representatives. who introduced friends. and
seventy Iowa high school boys introduced by Sec
refary Shaw
New-York tribune., 1905-03-08
ERRORS ABOUT THE WATER SUPPLY

A suburban correspondent suggests that New
York City should seek its new source of water
supply in Oneida Lake. 1t lies. he reminds us.
at an elevation of $40 feet is forty miles nearer
than Lake Ontario, would furnish plenty OF
water for fifty years to come, and could be con-
nected with our present aqueduct by means OF
a cut-and-cover steel and concrete aqueduct
225 miles long, which could be built in two
wears at a cost Of $500,000 mile. All OF his
data NAV be quite correct. We are not inclined
Mt present to dispute them. Nevertheless there
is one grave and obvious objection to his plan,
as also to all the Lake Ontario, Lake George
and Lake Champlain plans, which must make
such sources undesirable unless a last des
perate resort.
That objection is the Jack of elevation Every
drop OF water which we should obtain from
Oneida Lake would have to be pumped to all
elevation of between two hundred and three
hundred feet For we must have water deliv
cred here at head pressure of about three hun
dred feet Oneida Lake is $40 feet above sea
level, and if it lay in Westchester County noth-
ing better than it could be desired. But 1t is
more than two hundred miles away, and every
inch of it's elevation and more would be needed
to bring its water to this city at tide level In
deed, some pumping would probably have to bo
done to get a satisfactory flow here at tide
level. So we should have to raise it all to the
necessary height by means of pumping engines
Pumping is, Of course, practicable. But it is
decidedly undesirable, partly because OF its
cost and partly because of danger of mshaps
to the machinery which might cause serious
shortage of supply. The ideal system is one
that proceeds from source to outlet by gravity
as does our present supply. Until assured that
it is impossible to get an additional supply by
gravity, New-York will never willingly turn to
the pumping system. There are within easy
and probably better than it in quality which
may readily be delivered here by gravity at an
ample elevation. 1t is TO those sources that the
city naturally and justly looks.
New-York tribune., 1905-03-08
FILFUL MURDER.

Practically all doubt concerning the imme-
date cause Of the death of Mrs Leland Stan
ford last week is dispelled by the autopsy, the
result Of which has been evoked by the coroner
in Honolulu. The belief of the victim that she
had been poisoned based on the previous at
tempt upon her life and the sensations expert
enced on this later occasion, was natural, but
alone was hardly adequate to prove much. The
symptoms observed by the physician in attend
ance and the discovery Of strychnine in both
the soda and the capsules which she was in the
habit of taking as medicine went very much
further toward establishing the case, but did
not remove all uncertainty. Now however. it
is known that an examination of the condition
Of the organs after death points in the same
direction. There was absolutely no trace of any
disease which could have terminated fatally.
In combination with the other circumstances
enumerated, this one must convince most
skepics.
Had the nature of the attack permitted one
to think that it was caused by toxic products Of
decomposition that are sometimes developed in
food, supposition that the poisoning was acci-
dental would have been tenable for time. But
no experienced physician could mistake the con-
vulsions and paralysis from which Mrs. STAN
ford suffered for the intestinal arrangement
which is excited by ptomaines. The element Of
chance has apparently been eliminated, and the
only alternative is design--a cruel, deliberate,
awful purpose for which as yet no motive can
be suggested.
Dispatches from Honolulu declare that no
strychnine was found in Mrs. Stanfords stom-
ach. This fact though it might appeal to a
jury Of the uninitiated will provoke no mis-
givngs in the minds Of medical men, Toxicolo-
gists are well aware that while certain mineral
poisons-arsenic. for instance-may be found IN
the tissues or organs days after they are ad-
ministered vegetable posons disappear with
remarkable rapdity. The latter are liable to
be transformed by digestion and otherwise so
as to be unrecognzable in few hours. This is
notoriousy the case with strychnine. Its
identity can be discovered if an emetic is
promptly given, but after it has done its awful
work there is little likelihood of determining its
nature by chemical means alone. Only by GER
tain observed effects and other circumstances
can it's use be known. Unfortunately, there is
now too much evidence Of q different kind to
show that Mrs. Stanfords own suspicion was
correct.
New-York tribune., 1905-03-08
ODD THINGS GATHERED ABOUT TOWN.

OF abatInS the evil II she has seen s'hesrusss
driver about 10 vent his wrath on an 0VsEoA.s-
team or truck horse. so she explains, sne AAS
halted on the curb sufficiently convenient 20 aA
her gaze on the driver. and. having sucesedel
making him understand that he IS ooseTXsu' NJ NJ
usually checked the exhibition OF brutatty, 49,
long ago however, the hypnotic treatment pTSvT. s
Intellectual. and the Good Samaritan devlatsa I.V -
her rule Of eircumspect silence She told Ine H. H.
the wagon seat who was belaeortns t1e - ;,
abuse his horses for didnt he see that such oaa.
and the ice coated pavement made u s-loS.: s-lS.-s
sDeaS,ne ;sS through the coal dust that Completely
masked HIS features the driver replied: ! sep.S. -.
mails people. who have time TO interfere VIZ Ss-
man tTyin to make an honest liviu You os SS' ~.
me what TO do Though admitting thai she = =
somewhat matronly in appearance the 49, 80 hs-
dumb animals is stin unmarried she Sccepsel psoii. ~
rebuke and says she will resume the hsPN'
treatment.
"One of the delicate propositions with which tn'
man behind the desk must deal" said a hotsi H--
of long experience. is the action 70 be taken On
c. 0. d. packages that are delivered for guess
in their absence from the hotel. IT Is not ehoesA
to know that the guest is financially responsio4s-
the specific order to pay FOR particular thins On
its delivery would appear to be the only course
clerk could safely pursue, and yet cireuuls tah1Ss
seem sometimes TO compel a deviation from -"-
rule. On one occasion a weh known oIlSIS5 I ,,Si =
from the capital in time for only brief shopPins
tour before going out TO dinner IN the S' - n
for SO. was delivered from big department. store
! had no Instructions 70 pay IL. but knoWlis, ~.
guest was to sail early next morning feared - y
would be embarrassed " I allowed the case 20 - -
back. took the chance and sent the case - "a
shock He said he had no intsntion OF ouying tss
case but had noted that IL was a novelty IA
caused il TO De sent over so he and his wife Sea
inspect it at their leisure in their apartment :
succeeded IN getting the money back. but tas ~. ~
rule rigidiy''
New-York tribune., 1905-03-08
is CYCLING GOING Off
From The pundee Advertiser.

rTuIn Nc LUIIec AuNtTIIttF-
No one much In the habit OF freQuentins ", -
country roads have failed TO note the el--a e.-a
tshed appearance OF the cyclist upon them - hi
four years cyclists secured the roS1s -
drOves. Last summer though eminently tavotsSsS,
for the sport, there fewer cyclists aoou. ~
In the summer OF 1905. which not 50 SeSSsn
year. These facts indicated that the hot fury ea ~
II has been called had exhauSteS u;ssfs
Union points very clearly to the same cone.Ns'ra
Since the last report was issued thirty cues Wy
It's strength at eighty clubs and StS members 4.
question IL the number OF cycles IN use - -
all diminished. What has taken place nerey '1 fSa
Gates change in the position occupied ~ Sys,Is
cycle With many thousands who possess a o.o{ =,
cycling has ceased 10 be sport. il Is rescr y, tss
for another purpose than itself-as an alt u ~
pursuit OF other interests either cf pleasNfe ss
business. Thus, though many cycles are - Sss
as formerly, they not used TO anything lSeetS5s
same extent by their owners. The decline - !. a
IS clear evidence that the sporting s1>s'
cycling yerxes toward exhaustion.
New-York tribune., 1905-03-08
NEW-YoRK SOCIETY.

Mrs. Winthrop Chanler gave small dance last
night her house in 5th-ave. for her daughter.
Miss Louise Chanler. After the supper, which was
served at small tables in the dining room. the CO.
tillon was danced, led by J. Borden Hartman with
Miss Chanler. Among the favOrs were domino
masks fancy leather blotters. miniature trees and
flower pots and other trifes> Among the two
hundred guests were Mrs. Douglas Robinson and
Miss Corinne Douglas Robinson. Mrs. William
Douglas Sloane. Mr.. and Mrs William Wood~aro'
Mr. and Mrs whitney Warren, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mackay Miss Violet Cruger. Miss Beatrice and Miss
Gladys Mills Miss Cynthia Roche. Miss Sylvia Par