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New-York tribune., 1906-07-12
TNTERBOROUGH TO SUE.
Wants City to Return Payment
Made ON Construction Bonds.

Holding that the percentage on It's earnings
,Kes not due the city until after the road had
made S per cent profit, the Interporough Rapid
Transit Company served notice OF suit Yesterday
.,,.olIar Metz to decide the question Of the
,,,.,,,,,s liability for the per cent on the con-
.,-,,ction bonds. After long argument the COM
nonv naid 1882. 900 several weeks ago. At the
ttv,e tho company argued that the money was
NOT due. as the company had not yet made per
cent profit by the operation of the railroad.
on the other hand. Controller Metz for inc
city said that the roads profit had reached
rer cent. but that the company had Wrongfuiiy
included in It's operating expenses the money
naid 1or the contract 10 construct the subway
After much discussion the lnterboroush com
pany finally turned over the money 70 me o''s
1.o,,1roller Metz has sent the notice Of suit to
f,,rnoratIou Counsel UelanL
New-York tribune., 1906-07-12
WOMAN LIONS PRISONER.
Ne1o Yorker Lays Her Escape to
Singing Under Pazgs Al Night.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune.

Custer. S. D., July 11.-Pinned TO the earth by
a mountain lion. Mrs. John Underwood of New
York, who is visiting near here with her hus-
band. spent a night Of terror. Her life was
saved by her presence Of mind in putting in
effect the old theory of charming savage beasts
with harmony.
When struck down from behind in the gather
ing twilight the side of Harney Mountain,
Mrs. Underwood screamed again and again. Echo
resounded back and the beast listened as if fear
ing an unseen enemy. The PROSTATE woman
then began to sing. first feebly but with gath
ering strength. and the lion made no move to
injure her. At daybreak Mr.. Underwood. at
tracted to the spot by his wifes singing. shot
the beast, in doing so taking chances of hitting
his wife She is suffering seriously from her
experience
New-York tribune., 1906-07-12
BLINDED By GOLF BALL,
Wife Of Justice GTeenb0um Injured
at Lake Placid.
fRv Te!egraph 70 the tribune. I


Lake Placid. \. 7. July 11.-Mrs. Samuel
SFeenbaum. wife OF Supreme Court Justice
1reeEbaurn. VIII probably lose the sight Of her
Ell eye as a result OF being struck by a golf
baIl' while playing on the links of the Lake
Flacid Golf Club this evening.
Ars. Greenbaum had started to play around
NE links and was waiting near the third tee
'@ Walter Wolf. the young son of s Wolf to
GIVE. She stood well out Of range of the ball
iad il gone straight. but 1t was struck by the
rounded Toe instead Of the fiat face Of the club
and, slicing of. struck Mrs Greenbaum in the
left eye
N great pain she sank to the ground. and DR..
. "iiston Wright who was speedily sum-
-lohed. did what he could to relieve her suffer-
.Ag' As soon as possible she was removed to
-' husbands cottage, on Signal Hill, and JUS
ree Greenbaum who was away. was sent for.
1e at once telegraphed 10 New York for noted
'se specialist. who VIII arrive here Tomorrow.
me young man who drove the ball and his
sa'ehts. who are friends Of Justice and Mrs
Oisenoaun. are overcome with grief over the
NVuaent Justice and Mrs. Greenbaum had
~Ay recently opened their summer cottage here
New-York tribune., 1906-07-12
DIED TO SAVE DAUGHTER,
Brooklyn Woman, Unable to S50im.
Plunged In-BOtb DrOzCned.

Lake Hopatcong. N. Y, July 11-Mrs. Mary
Dougherty, Of 56th street. Brooklyn. who
arrived at Netcong last night with her
two young children, to spend the summer at
their new cottage Sharps Rocks. Lake Hopat-
cong, went TO inspect their new boathouse
to-day and to wait for her husband James
Dougherty. contractor Of Fifth avenue. Brook
lyn who was expected on a later train.
Her daughter Rose. four years old, fell into
the lake and the mother jumped over the railing
and plunged into the water, although she could
not swim Another child ran to the house and
gave the alarm.
After an hours dragging, Fred Saulzman.
manager of the Hopatcong House, found the
body of the mother in about ten feet of water.
A short time later r. Heepe. Of Brooklyn. found
the child's body.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-12
SHOT AT DITRICHTSEIN AUTO.
connecticut Constable Alleges Speeding
Actor Appeals the Case
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune.I

d. lBy Telegraph % The Tribune-l
-. a'loTd' Conn. July 11.-Saying that he did
- !. intend to be made a target for a country
..s'sole's pistol, Leo Ditrichstein. the actor
-. - playwright. appeared this afternoon from tie
-. '-Sion Of a Darien justice of the peace. VINO
80 :, hned his chauffeur. Joseph Walker, $40 for
sea violation Of the speed Law. Mr.. Ditrich-
t0ur
AT ard Mrs. Ditrichstein. Edward J. slattery.
AMER. of New York. and his wife were re-
,'ng to Nr. Ditricbstein's home here in the
!, ,s car when a constable signalIed them
s.. " brake did not work" said Mrs Ditrich-
- ia'sr. and the car slid down the hill. The
sRs.Spe began To shoot at US He fred fve
~ nd snd one Of them nit the car in the gear
-, ane man must be crazy said my husband; /;
Gs,,r2h On Joe We we're going Up & hill @hen
~ 10 stop, and were EDOIBug slowly
tsr- DsiFiehstens got home all right, out the
torc vas arrested subsequently, in Stam-
AeSssadea & Carter appeared fog him.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-12
CANADIAN GENERAL HURT
Harold Redpaths Shoulder Broken
an Automobile accident.
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune ]

Lake Placid N. T., July 11.-General Harold
Redpath, of the Canadian army, arrived here to-
day in company with Mrs Redpath and Mrs.
D. J. Evans. Of Montreal. having travelled the
last twelve miles from Ausable Forks with
broken collarbone and dislOcated shoulder, re-
ceived in an automobile accident.
On a rough stretch of road along a high en-
bankment the roadbed gave way beneath the
heavy automobile in which the Redpath party
we're riding and all were thrown out. General
Redpath sustaining broken collarbone and dis
locating his right shoulder. Assistance was OBJ
tsined. and the machine righted. In this village
General Redpath was attended to by DR.. ]. Will
liston Wright.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-12
MET FAIRBANKS IN AUTO.
Politician Pleased, although His
Buggy Vas Smashed.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Danville ILL.,, July 11.-An automobile carrying
ce-President Fairbanks and party from this
city to Champaign, late this afternoon crashed
into a buggy driven by Joseph NJ Dougherty,
well known Democratic leader of this city. The
automobile and buggy came into collision at a
sharp curve in the road four miles west Of this
city. Mr. Dougherty was thrown out and pain
fully bruised and his carriage was badly dam
aged.
When the injured man had regained his feet
the Vice President and party alighted. and Mr.
Fairbanks approached Mr. Dougherty. who
greeted him with You Vice President Fair
banks. believe. My name is Dougherty
Mr. Fairbanks grasped the outstretched hand
and shook it warmly. saying: ''Mr Dougherty
am very glad to have met you" Mr.. Dougherty
expressed a like pleasure, but modified his re-
mark by saying that the pleasure would have
been greater under different circumstances
After this colloquy Mr.. Fairbanks got into the
auto and was driven rapidly away
Mr. Dougherty said later that he had no warn
ing of the automobiles approach until IL dashed
around the curve few feet away. and then 1t
was too late to turn his horse out of the road
The buggy knocked into the ditch and that
more serious damage was not done Is regarded
by Mr. Dougherty as remarkable
New-York tribune., 1906-07-12

'hoaknins door When the sentences imposed on
Inc sailors for the Hniaz Potemkine mutiny were
before The admiral for review formal notice was
served on him that If he approved the death SEN
lences he would share the same fate Chouknin
however, approved the sentences and several in
lmations afterUard reached him TO the effect that
the teITorists were merely waiting for a favorable
opportunity TO kill him.
Admiral thouknin was port admiral at Nladivos-
iok from 1896 TO 1901 while Admiral Skryvloff COM
manded the Pacific station. Later ChOuknin was
appointed director Of the Naval College. holding
ihis post Unul he took command OF the Black Sea
feet
New-York tribune., 1906-07-12
DIED FROM AUTO TRIPS.
Harlem Physician Contracted Ne
phritis by Ercessiue Use of Car.

Westhampton, Long Island, July 11.-Dr.
Charles A. Tinker, well known physician Of
the Harlem section Of New York City. died at
o'clock this morning at the new Howell House
here.
The cause of death was chronic nephritis
brought on it is said. by excessive automobile
trips to this place. His age was fifty-one yearss
New-York tribune., 1906-07-12
RISING IN RAND FEARED.
Amaaety OUer Rumor of Plot to
Massacre Whites IN TransUeal.

johannesburg, July 1.-THE disquieting ru-
nlors that the blacks of the Rand contemplated
an uprising July II are borne out by the fact
that native servants have warned their mis-
tresses to retire to places of safety. Similar ru
mors have been circulated in the Reef. but the
police ridicule them However. much anxiety
is expressed A paper read at a conference Of
the Ethiopian Church, embodying reports from
the various districts. says uprising has been
onanlY advised.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-12
CHOUKNIN AGAIN SHOT.
WOUND PROBABLY F4TAL.
so;lOr Fires on admiral in Garden
Of HOme-Assassin Escapes.

sehssfopol. July 11.-vioe-Admiral Chouknln.
lander OF the Black Sea feet. was shot and
--,hsblv fatally wounded this afternoon by a
..;i,r who hid in the bushes OF the admiral's
-.-s.n here. and fired at the admiral as the
latter was walking through the grounds.
-,be assassin escaped. The admiral was taken
., q hospital. His condition IS extremely seri-
ans the bullet having lodged IN a lung. The
.,,zsons hold out no hope OF HIS recovery.
,rbe admiral's assaiIant is thought 20 be one
!. ~. sailors OF the battlsship otchaSofr. and
=. -. IS supposed TO be IN revenge for the exc
...,,on of Lieutenant Schmidt. the revolutionary
,..a., Admiral Chouknin was hated by his
,.,lorg and at the tinls OF the execution Of
schmidt the revolutonists condemned him 20
death. one hundred OF their number ple6sing
,bsmselves 10 carry out the sentence. This is
,hs second attempt since Schnaidt's execution, On
March 10 OF this year. The FIRST attempt was
made by woman, whom Admiral Choutnin
ordered to be killed on the spot. His orderlies
brutally carried out the sentence in the court
ward. For this the admiral was again con-
dsnned 10 death by the revolutionists. His
name vas never mentioned among his sailors
unless it vas accompanied by curses.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-12
Z. M. c. a. CAMPER DROWNED.
[By Telegraph 10 The Tribune. ]

IBy IeIegraph 70 Ihe ITIbuneI
PeeksktH. n Y. July n.-William A. MacNaff1s
was seized with cramps and drowned in Lake Os-
cawana today. He was one of the campers at the
Twenty-third Street Branch Of the Young Mems
Christian Association camp. at the lake. which is
seven miles from Peekskin. He playing
mis- and without waiting cool of plunged into
lake. He swan some distance, then threw up his
hands and sank. The body recovered soon
after. MacNaftis was twenty-five years old and
unmarried
New-York tribune., 1906-07-12
BATHERS MAKE RESCUE.
Bathing Masters InactiOn Rowses
Indignation.

Long Branch. July 11.-Charles Lyons. son of
the owner and proprietor Of the Hollywood
Hotel and an unknown man were instrumental
in saving the life of fellow bather at the Holly
wood beach to-day. under conditions which are
unusual and which have aroused indignation.
The bathing master made no attempt to save
the man. Lyons and his friend took life pre-
server and went TO the rescue.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-12
a sLoopLEss DUEL an pERu.

Lima. July 11.-Senor Zapata. recently Minister OF
the Interior. and Senior Ulloa. journalist fought
duel to-day exchanging shots without result They
left the dueling ground without being reconciled.
senor Zapata had accused Sehor UlIoa OF insulting
him In newspaper article. and resigned from the
the writer
New-York tribune., 1906-07-12

Vioe-AdmiraI Chouknin has been blamed for Sc
verify and to his treatment of his crews the nnu-
tines last summer and fail board the battle
ship Kniaz Potemkne and other vessels OF the
Black Sea feet we're attributed.
An attempt was made TO kill the admiral on
February last. woman appeared at his Office,
saving she was the daughter Of an admiral at St.
Petersburg who old acquaintance OF Chouk-
rn On entering the admiraTs ONCE the woman
drew revolver and fired four shots at him. each
bullet reaching the mark. AS she turned to escape
the woman killed by the orderly on duty at
New-York tribune., 1906-07-12

Nothing quite equal the train service offered hy
Americas Greatest Railroad" the NV Apl.h
CENTRAL LINES. 90 trains q day @ Ru1flp ana
Niagara falls, l2 70 Chicago. 6 70 ST. Louis. 70
l1ucInuat.-Adyk
New-York tribune., 1906-07-12
pEWEY,s WINES sTAMn ZOE auALIIY

We make pure Wines and Mature them naturally
--,Advt
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"N0alaimg rs More Cheering
More HealGEAily Stimulating
B y S A r. A III G r. A N I'D
Author of"T Heave
THE Heavenly Twins" Etc.

fessional people lately the social qualities of an
American. The men were at once interested and
responsive; but the sat silent, ewing the new
conner with disapproval. woman who could hold
her own in conversation like that offensive
to their prcjudiccs young woman who played
and sang quite like professional person, my
dear used to- he to their great lrandmothers They
scented some reason not complimentary TO her
morals for her charm and bore themselves
toward her with that dignity which has been defined
"a mysterious carriage of the body, to- cover
def, cts of the mind =" Only dull mcdIOCrity tenn
pcrcd by manncrisuS is acceptable to these women
They ot-bound 10y convention and nothing
but transportation into a larger life would save
them.
If the average Englishwoman was Judged by
her conversation, would that want of
intelligence her principal characteristic; but
it is not want of intelligence often want
of the to develop her intelligence from
which she suffers; want OF mental stmulant.
She lives in a vicious circle state of intellcc-
tual bondage; because She is unlntercsting,
interest themselves in her, and because none in
tcrcst themselves in her she remains unintcre~t-
ing. Many with larger minds and wider interests
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the middle classes silent in their fanIeS. nd
in assemblies that should be mixed they ge- TO-
gether and talk to each other The women us
left to themselves have small matter for r
saton that is trivial and vapid; their inter
chiefly parochIal; great events IN the our .c
world make little impression upon them; and
is nothing to them from their habitual
but the numerous scandals mostly fictitious, and e
occasional startling calamties of their
diate neighbOrhOOd. An earthquake would d.
veritablc godscnd; it would give them some
important to talk about. One of the rarest lsv
they allow themselves is the luxury of being
disposed toward anyone outside of their own
tcular clique; but sort OF enjoyment acc
panes the shock of some tragic svtntNThich
them monentarily, to unwontedAnd farther.
ing benevOlcnCe
The well-bred who have by inheritancc 70
aptitude for every kind of culture and
instinct of politeness, which makes them habit
agreeable, are astonished and repealed by no.,
much the personal bias and the egoti--
the underlined, who are as often ungraciou~
not. Socially, always under Obserya r -.
and most OF the observation is unSympati
Tins Is not much the consequence OF Ill-0. ...-
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the most captivating of all is usually only advanced
IN desperation when something civil must be said
about an ugly person. There must surely he a
radical mistake somewhere in the modern HIGHER
Education o women, so called, since 1T has leSsened
rather than added To their social qualities raths-
irE,tiCS without manners being The. commences.
result
Nothing IN hfe Is che ertul than pleasant
conversation. nothing mere healrhilv stimulation,
hoth To the functions of the body and the activity
OF the mind. The cultivation of the easy exchang.
ot thought and pericncc which makes conversation
one ot the great endowment of life the. one from
winch Is drawn the happiest sense of s.ltiSfac-
ton the glow OF the highest enthusiasm the saving
consolation of hope. should surely DC encouraged,
not rs an art but AS :, duty
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Drawing by George T. Tobin
Why do love you? Shall mark the tale
OF measured graces? Shall set in scale
Your every good to prove its weight and worth,
And say TO this, To that, my love owes birth
Scanning each day, with doting. miSer eyes
The inventory of the charms prize
And thus with craft of cunning tradc>man> art
Shrewd barter make, lest might cheat my heart:
Nay SO should Love, a base uSurper prove
Whom tickle Chance or envious Time shall move
conlueror comes he, unbid unSought,
Naught OF his store by richest reason bought
crowned and Sceptered monarch on his throne
Meier pleads for sovereignty always his own
And Love 10 love shall ever dare be true :
love You, darling, because you are-you!
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believe that it prefers ito clipper; but in this
respect the Silly Set suffers from the same complaint
as the kind of critic who, with a view to detractlon
accuses author of cmptying the contents OF
his notebook into his work because 1t contains
clever passages. 1t does not alter the clever
ness of passage to take it from a notebook IN
which it has been stored for the purpose, and the
critic insinuatcs that it does only because he HIM
self has occasion to notebook, not having
the material in his mind out of which clever pas
sges likely To resolve themselves at any mono mt
When a word falls into disuSe, the thing for which
stands changes its character If 1t does not become
altogether obsolete. The word conversation has
fallen into disrIsc; talk now, do not converse;
but the thing for which talk stands is not CONVEX
sation a rule, it is caCkle. To many people con-
vcrsation suggests something improving, and that
nowadays is synonymous with something heavy
and dull; yet it of the essence of good CONVEX
s,tion that it should not be 1cdantc, but interest
ing and good-naturcd These two qualities are
essential and as long they there let the talk
he merry it may it cannot he made of base
material calculated to nUrc.
No two ordinarily Intelligent human beings can
talk together for half hour with friendly desire
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of dullness. her dullness Will -act
with the effect of centrifugal -ce
on all who come to converse WITH 'ar.
The men of the upper class is
cuSs all their varied Interests With
the women of their families or &C.
quaintance, who are thus KEEP Il
posted on every subject; the m.s ri
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-14

more receptive larger minded and warmer hearted
than the average EngliShwomln She is as genial
with women with men, and as happy at home
with men as with women, being accustomed To their
highest respect, and pure of the latent animation
which makes IT difficult for the women of the Old
World to view friendly intlrnacics of men and
women without suspicion.
One American woman is enough to tighten the
gloom of Il whole English party, but her brightness
does not make her popular in England. On the
contrary, 1t inspires repusion dstrrst -or is it
jealousy, pcrchanCc? Something small minded at
any rate. Her brilliant conversational powers
suspected in the Provinces to be the outcome
Of sort of dcpravty; at all events they maxi.
things unpleasant for her the nearer
a woman displayed 1T party of English pro-
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as OF rarTOW-rnIDdcdntSS
pathetic insight Is the out.
OF a knowledge of human
and of that higher cdu
which should begin at HOY
never lie discontinued.
members Of certain families !
been noted for generation -.-
social qualities of the .~.
kind. In these families the p,
books on all sorts of subjects
are constantly being read alooI
with visitors and friends and
discussed. There are fannie
in the depths of the coun,ry
where the most sparkling CON
versatiOn is heard AT every meal
The kecncSt interest is taken in
art. literature, politics and hui
man nature Books have been
read, not SKINNED, and the
supcrtlCiality of semiculture Is
put out of cOuntenance at once.
Unfortunately the practice OF
reading aloud is diving out
The cant of individuality has
broken up the family circle, and
the friends who We're wont To
bring Il change of ideas have now
no center to attr2Ct them Let
tiers and memoirs of old DAYS
tenn with descriptions of de
h%htlul gatherings made memoir
able by the grace and wit of the
conversation; NOWADAYS it is
exceptional to find anyone noted
for this charming accomplish
ment There are. OF course,
numbers who possess the gifts;
but 1t Is not now mentioned as an
addition to their attractions. in
fact. IN these DAYS, when a
woman's charms are publicly
catalogued item by item. this
nS of al is usually only advanced
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recognize her possibi-tis
and would help her If tlev
could, but as long a. She IS
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.NE of the most pro-
nOunced of our mis-
ery-making propen-

sites IS the habit OF convert
ing things destined TO add to the joy
of life into penanCc, or at the best an
modifying pastime. Pleasures which
should be beneficial, when perverted
by misuse. become poisonous to the
system Conversation is one of these.
The Silly Set taboos any attempt
to talk clever; it would have us
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10 mint lit' tit0i VI CttNll P't4tif
to he pleased and to give pleas
urc, without enjoying the occa-
sion. There are people of such
nice tact in conversation that
even their tests at one $ own
expense are u JOY To bc recorded.
not a stab from which one
rccoils. They are not necessarily
the clcvcrcSt people OF our &C
Guaintaucc, but they are crnphat-
iCallv among the kindlicst, under
their genial influence our hearts
CXpand. and 1t Is for that rare
benefit We owe them our love.
Practical good sense weighted
with good humOr carries more
consolation than the finest cii
grams y high ORDER of intclll
gcnCc NAV exist without Il single
intellectual attrlhutc-it is Mrs.
Poyscr We quote, not Dorothea
CaSaubon.
II Is rumorcd IL England that
American women are superficial,
that all they know comes out
IN their conversation. This
make one wonder what English
women DO with their knowledge,
seeing that it So seldom comes
out at all 1t may be that
the Enghshwoman's education
is so solid that 1t sinks to- the
depths of her being and remains
there immovablc. An intelligent
American woman'S conversation
is like the widow $ cruise of oil -
never empty. She goes about
the world with her eyes open,
enjoying herself with the un-
affected frankncS of Il child, and
she is always good company.
Her point OF view is often quaint.
generally original. She is frcshcr,
more receptive, larger minded, an
than the average Englishwoman
with women as with men, and :
with men as with women. being a,
highest respect, and pure of the
which makes II difficult for IN, ,