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New-York tribune., 1906-07-10
GOOD WORN AT GENET4,

The Geneva congress appears TO have done
good work in its revision Of the convention OF
1864. concerning the care of the wounded and
the protection OF the hospital staffs in war
There are no striking changes. None were called
for But ;here has been logical extension of
the original humane principles to meet whatever
lew conditions may have been developed in war
fare and 10 cover such points Of need as may
have been developed IN actual experience. 1t is
TO be assumed that some valuable additions 10
the code were suggested by the conduct Of the
japanese ia the late with Russia. In that
conflict the japanese carried not only sanitation,
but also hospital service 10 a far higher pitch
OF efficiency than had ever been known before
and set an example to all the world in the kind
and generous treatment OF the enemy's wounded.
Adoption Of the example of that once-caled
"heathen" nation win be creditable TO Christian
civilization.
We have only to recall the perfectly well
authenticated stories Of ancient wars, and in
deed Of wars within the scope of modern his
tory, to see how vast has been the progress of
humanity in this respect Imagine a proposal
In the English civil war. or in the Thirty Years
War on the Continent, for the care of the sick
and wounded Of the enemys army or an order
against any pillaging in some of the NapoleOnic
campaigns. Or in even more recent wars, even
In our own imagine the assumption of an obli-
cation by the victor carefully and reyerently to
examine IDe DOdleS or the enemy slain and TO
gather and transmit 10 the other side all letters
and pieces Of personal property found upon
them: Time was when it would have been
deemed madness 10 suggest the doing Of such
things. Time now is when every nation vOlun-
tarily pledges itself 10 do them. and when any
nation not doing them would thereby put itself
outside the pale Of international comfy.
This record at Geneva rebukes those intem-
perate prOpagandists OF instant disarmament
and indiscriminate peace at any price who have
lately been declaring in formal resolutions that
all wars are equally savage and wicked.
Granted that war is one of the most dreadful
evils which can befal the world it is still ira
tlOnaI 10 a fanatical degree 10 deny the posi-
bility Of circumscribing its evil effects and OF
mitigating its miseries. To deny that and to
decry such conventions as that Of Geneva are
equivalent 10 refusing an an9sthetic to the sub
Jecf Of a painful surgical operation. The chloro-
form does not lessen the horror Of an amputa-
ton, or the loss, but il does enormously lessen
the anguish OF the patient War Is still war,
fOr all the Red Cross treaties but the sufferings
which Ii infiicfs are greatly minimized. In the
hall 90 which this Geneva congress met there
New-York tribune., 1906-07-10
SECRETARY BONAPARTEs vAcA--
To Come to This City on the DOlphia :
Go Up the Hudson.

Washington. July 9.-secretary BOna7a-'
arranged 20 take a complete holiday f-'1
18th inst. until August I. Accompanies = Z }
BOnaparte. he will sail from Baltl1''s
saturday afternoon on the United stat's -
ship Dolphin down Chesapeake Bay an g
sea To New TOrlS. whence they win s4-- y
Hudson River to Hudson. There thsy -
embark and proceed by rail 70 Lsno1 -
where Mrs. Bonaparte Will remain f1T u
meE- The Secretary viii return to ta-s g
August I. when Assistant Secretary Ness
viii take a few weeks vacation -
The Dolphin left Boston yesterday a.
more. where she will await the conHs
the Secretary OG the Navy. II Is ex9ed
the vessel will later be utilized oy ~
Secretary Newberry in making the us-s-
mer inspection OF navy yards and s-s-
the North Atlantic Coast.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-10
Abouf People and Social Incide.-
AT SYCAMORE HILL.

TFy Telegraph 20 The Tribunel
Oyster Bay. July 9.-President Roosevelt spent
a restful day about Sagamore HIll. In the morn
ing Secretary Loeb brought up the official eorEe-
spondence which had accumulated over Sunday
and the President devoted hour so 20 reading.
debating and signing such documents as required
his signature The President has given The Oyster
Bay Free Library Tiss0ts "Old and New Testa-
rnents" In four handsome volumes. The two volumes
OF tile Old Testament contain SS Illustrations. and
the two OF the New Testament S65 Illustrations
Every year since the President laid the cornerstone
Of this library he has sent contribution OF books
The Governors chair which he occupied az Albany
Is In the library.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-10
AnlMsenenfs.

AERIAL. GARDENs-s :2o-The GovsrnOrs,son.
A1zIEAsEBFA-S-Faust.
BRIGHTON BEACH PARK-S-s-PaWnee BIrs WIG
West Show.
GAEISo-s:l5-The Social Whirl.
CONEE ISI4AND-Thonpson & I)undy' aGreater Luna
Dreamland-Bc
EDEN MUSEE-The World IN Wax
EAADIERsTEIN's VICTORIA 2-s:15-Vaudeville.
LYCEUM-s:l5-The Lion Mouse
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ROOF - - MamzeIle
Champagne.
MANHATTAN BEACH-S-rain's FireWoTks-9-George
Prmrose's Mammoth Minstrels
NE5W YORK s:l5-IIs Honor the Mayor.
NEW YORK ROOF GARDENS s30-Vaudeviile and See
ing New York
New-York tribune., 1906-07-10

Drafts on Niagara River for the development
Of poverty Americans at least-are now per-
missible only when the Secretary OF War has
granted a formal license. A hearing for this
purpose has been appointed for next Thursday.
and Mr.. Taft has agreed 20 visit TIE falls. In
stead Of having the applicants go to Washing
ton. The change OF programme rSay prove to
be fortunate one, for it will give ine Secretary
a chance to study certain phases 0l the subject
to better advantage than he could if he remained
at the capital
New-York tribune., 1906-07-10
LONGW0RTHs AT ELYsEE PALACE.
President and Nine. Fallieres Give Dinner
in Their Honor.

Paris. July 9.-President and Mime. FaIlieres gave
dinner tonight at the Elysee Palace in honor Of
Mr.. and Mrs Nicholas LOngworth The guests in
cluded Ambassador and Mrs. Mccormick, the men,
bers OF the staff Of the American Embassy, ]. G.
A Leshman. American Ambassador to Turkey. and
Mrs. Leishman; the Foreign Minister. NJ Bourgeois:
the Minister OF the Interior. NJ. Clemenceau; the
Minister of War, NJ. Etienne; the Minister Of
Marine NJ. Thomson; the Minister OF Public Works
N. Barthou; the Minister of Agriculture. NJ. Ruau:
NJ. JuSserand, Ambassador OF France 20 the United
States. and Nine. JusSerand General BFugeFeS. the
Duke and Duchess OF ChambTun. prominent milf
tary and naval officers and leading members az
society. A musicale followed. -
New-York tribune., 1906-07-10
H0NoRING GIR. CHAMBERLAIN.
Many Addresses Presented to Him at Biz
mingham-A Political RETROSPECT.

Birmingham. July 9.-The celebration in honor
Of Joseph Chamberlain's seventieth birthday
was continued tonight, when 10000 persons as
sembled in Bingley Hall to witness the presen-
tation OF 40 addresses Of appreciation or Mr.
Chamberlain's political services. The addresses
came from various parts OF tho United Kingdom
Hepiy!hs 70 the speeches OF presentation, Mr.
Chamberlain entered on a POLITICAL retrOsnect
Alluding TO the charge that he had often
changed his opinions. Mr.. Chamberlain quoted
William Z. Gladstone, who once said that change
was sign Of life. and that Il was only the dead
who remained the same
New-York tribune., 1906-07-10

We desire TO remind our readers Scho are
about to Icaro the city that THE TRIBUNE aoiu
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See opposite pa0e for subscgiDtion rQtes.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-10
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS

Among the passengers who VII - - =,
to-day on the kaiser wilheInl der GEcsss .
Mr.. and Mrs. J. IT. Alex n II. Cyess s.-ss1s
andeF Nlf- ana - =
Charles Anderson. RELY u.rft =
NlFa James Crosby Brown. Mr.. ana NJ
Richard BarthOld. son -. n r ",
Mr. and Mrs. LaWrence Del Nlr. ol4 -, r--ss
uOur Ma Ul-----
Those who arrived yesterday uo~'
the Iceland were: ~su5 >
Mr. ana Mrs. PARK Benia- NJ. and NJ -
min E1y- r-crss
Mr. ana Mrs. William J. NJ. end NJ
Burdstt Phil4le T@sJs
Mrs. c. A. COmstOck. Miss 49,
Dr. and Mrs. q. r. Graham ~ T. A-
Travellers who arrived yestete~%
from Rotterdam were; 80
Nlr. ana Mra = N Burr Nr e.
MIS- -. ". Dayton Nl1r rsM
stl. aud Mrs. c Augustus 80 I[T--,r1Sf.l are
havilEnd Ala- WIZ
On the pannouia. which orrivsa y'''''''
Naples. were. n
Mrs. W. W. Baldwin. y 49, Srr.
Ma EDWARD GEusa 4N-as =
New-York tribune., 1906-07-10
MRS. w. 3. MANN SERIOUSLY III

Philadelphia. July @-0Irs William b. Mann. OF
Washington. wife Of Major William h. Mann
u S. A. passenger on the American Line steam
ship Freslands which arrived here frOul IfvorDOol
to-day became critically III with pleuro-pneumonia
on the voyage. Her husband. who came Fror,
Washington 20 meet her, was 0pprised OF her CON
0itiOn BY a wireless message and was az eha me-
Win an ambulance She hurried 10 the
said 70 be grave. "~9
New-York tribune., 1906-07-10
MRS. HAY SLIGHTLY III

Newbury, n. H.. July e-Nrs Clara Stone FIa.
the widow OF Secretary Hay. Is ~ az her summer
home az Lake Sunapee. but her condition Is not rq
sarded as IN any way serious. Mrs. Hay arrived
here on saturday night from Newport. r. l. The
long ride caused fatigue. but to-day Mrs HAYS
condition was reported as better She was able to
Wolk tro the car 70 her carriage upon her arrival
Is with her. - : -' N-e-e-.N et-aYs
New-York tribune., 1906-07-10

stands little plough made OF finely tempered
steel taken from the blades OF swords once used
in battle in our Civil War. The universal peace
OF which it is emblematic still belongs to the
future but we cannot doubt that what has been
done in the presence of that interesting memorial
will contribute materially TO such q consumma-
ton
New-York tribune., 1906-07-10

Exceptionally hard wood, imported from
Japan is to be tried for railway ties in Mexico.
When the cost of transportation across the Pa
cif1ce is added 70 the cost Of the material it Is
doubtful If the ties will prove cheaper than steel
ones. They certainly cannot last any longer
New-York tribune., 1906-07-10

The fatalities 20 date Of the battle OF the
Fourth OF July number ffty-three. with a pros
pect that the death roll viii be largely increased
when fun reports are In. Patriotism Of the ex-
plosive kind. comes high.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-10

ousted by the court. reelected by the people
and now a6judged IN contempt of court and
ordered TO pay a fine OF $1,000, the Mayor Of
Kansas City, Kan, stin holds on 70 his place
1t seems TO require heroic measures to separate
a Kansan from office
New-York tribune., 1906-07-10

If the Douma succeeds. like the English House
Of Commons. I'm getting hold of the pursestrings
it will probably find the Czar ready to listen 70
its suggestions.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-10
itself thus to be transformed into Tom It'd
ders Ground.

The Cannon and Dolliver booms are said 10 be
making headway In Illinois and Iowa, respcc-
lively. Their friends claim that either could set
the s,rafrfes afre
New-York tribune., 1906-07-10
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

Clarence H. Maczay win sail to-day for Europe.
and during His absence Mrs. Mackay and her chill
dren, who save been in town for a few days, Will
stay the Orchard. at Lenox. which she has rent
ed for the season.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-10

With the resumption OF the Presidency by
Castro Venezuela will resume her former place
as a news centre. There is always something
doing when President Castro is at the helm.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-10

Clarence III. NIaczay win sail to-day for Europe.
and during rs absence Mrs. Mackay and her chill
dren. who s-lVe been in town for a few days. will
stay the Orchard. at Lenox. which she has rent
ed for the season.
Alcide Ebray, the Consul General OF France, win
leave town next week on furlOugh. which ne will
spend In France
Mrs. Augustus Kountze and Mrs Karl W. Neu-
hoT viii start on Saturday next for Rockland Me-
where they will spend the summer.
w. X. Vanderbilt is cruising. with his brother
Frederick. the latter's steam yacht Warrior, in
the Mediterranean.
Count and Countess della Gherardesca- are stay
ing with Mrs. E. J. Berwin at Newport.
Mr. and Mrs. 2. Livingston Beeckman win leave
their place on Long Island tomorrow for New
port, and will have with them there as their
guest Miss Stewart, OF Genesee. who IS a niece OF
Mrs Beeckman.
Mr. and Mrs. j. Sergeant Cram have sailed for
England on board the Lucania, and on their return
win take possession OF their new house in East st
street. adjoining that OF Mrs Henry A Cram.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waldorf Astor. who arrived r-or,
Europe on Sunday, will go shortly to Isleboro Ne
where they have taken cottage for the summer
Since their arrival they have been the guests OF
Mr.. AstOrs brother-in-aw and sister Mr. ana
MIS- Reginald Brooks at Westbury. Long Island
Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Trevor. who have been AZ
Southampton. Long Island. have gone 20 th.
Adirondacks for the summer
Mrs. Maturin Livingston Delaheld Mrs. Charles
z Sands and the latter's daughter Mrs T. r Oak
ley Rhinelander. have left Paris and are making
a tour OF Europe.
Mr.. and Mrs. George r. schieneIiu and Miss Dor
Othy Schiefelin have gone 20 Tuxedo for the
summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Ia Graeme Scott have sailed from
England for New York, and on their arrival here
will go TO Southampton. Long Island, where thew
will be the guests OF Judge and Mrs. Horace
Russell
Mrs Bower Ismay will sail for Europe on July q
Mr.. and Mrs. ErnestO g. Fabbri will sail from
Europe for New York on July IS
New-York tribune., 1906-07-10
THE REv. :. w. DgNYs GONG sss.'

The Rev. +. Ward Denys. OF Baliinla'-. 4,
FOR Europe with his family On the S- = :.
fdrst on July II TO remain until the 1l'--
tObeF.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-10

Mrs. Augustus Kountze and Mrs Karl W. Neu-
hoH viii start Saturday next for Rockland Me-.
where they will spend the summer.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-10

Alcide Ebray. the Consul General OF France win
leave town next week on furlOugh, which ne will
spend In France
New-York tribune., 1906-07-10

w. X. Vanderbilt is cruising with his brother
Frederick. on the latteF's steam yacht Warrior in
the Mediterranean.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-10

Count and Countess della Gherardesca- are stay
ing with Mrs. z. J. Berwin at Newport
New-York tribune., 1906-07-10

Mr. and Mrs. z. Livingston Beeckman win leave
their place on Lons Island tomorrow for New
port, and will have with them there as their
guest Miss Stewart OF Genesee. who IS a niece or
Mrs Beeckman
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Southern Educators.

The Southern Educational associa-
week at Montgomery. A programme
covering the last three days of the
week has been arranged and published
and the indications are that every I'M
portant feature pertaining to the de-
yelopment of public education III the
south will be brought out and dis.
cussed Nearly every prominent edu'
Gator in the south is assigned TO some
duty in the programme. All the
states in the south will be represented,
and nearly all the southern universe
ties from Johns Hopkins to Tulane.
1t is fortunate that the association
holds its annual meeting at Montgom-
cry just before the meeting of the leg
stature, for some of the ideas brought
out and the enthusiasm created will be
sure to remain to reach the ears of the
legislators upon whose votes the scope
and nature Of the school work in this
state in the next four years largely
depends.
Low rates of fare should insure a
full attendance of educators at the
coming meetings of the association.
School districts and cities should, in
fact, take steps to send their teachers
TO il. They would return with wits
sharpened and energies rellindled for
the continuous and heavy battle vita
ignorance that Alabama must needs
conduct.
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Patrick's Petition for Lie.

Another chapter in the life of the
man who has been in a deadhouse -four
years is about to be written. At the
instance of his wife whom he not long
ago married and at the advice of his
wife's brother he has withdrawn his
writ of error to the United States SUI
preme court, and has applied to Gov.
ernor Higgins for a Communication OF
his death sentence to life imprison-
ment.
Scarcely any one doubts Patricks
guilt, but all appreciate the incom-
pleteness of the proof. The highest
court of New York was once divided
four to three by the nature of the
proof. The lack of conclusiveness in
the proof is the basis of the appeal to
Governor Higgins for clemency.
Patrick himself makes no confession
in thus suing for mercy. He yields to
and if he escapes the electric chair ne
may be trusted to begin a new cam
paign for release and vindication. And
yet in the minds of all unprecedented
students of his case he stands guilty
of the killing of the aged millionaire.
1t is believed that Governor Higgins
will in the few days left of his official
term consider his petition for execu-
tive clemency, and not a few think the
result will be a Communication of the
death sentence, and new fight on
the part of the resourceful Patrick
looking towards full pardon and free
dom
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Two American Dreadnouqhts.

Before he left the navy department
Secretary Bonaparte sent to Congress
plans for two new 20000-ton battle
ships, each to carry ten 12-inch guns,
which is the armament of the Dread.
nought of the British navy. The pro-
posed American ships will be larger
by 1000 tons displacement than the
famous British ship. They are to be
broader in beam, but in length and
speed they will closely resemble the
Dreadnought.
Secretary Bonaparte claims how
ever, that the proposed arrangement
of the Pinch batteries will give the
vessels a broadside fire % per cent
greater than that of any ship now
built or building. The'Value Of this ar.
rangement is not explained, and will
not be, and a curious world will have
to solve the enigma in its own way
until the two ships are built and
equipped.
The American vessels are to be
more heavily armored than the Dread
nought, and the latter's armor varies
from six to eleven inches in thickness
With greater displacement, and A
heavier broadside fire and an increased
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and other books that marked her literary
achievement =
1.-The object of her visit to Georgia was
that she might draw character studies for
a novel, the action of which was to be
placed in this section of the country.
"she is a woman of striking individual
ity and appearance. her luxuriant hair
being the color she often ascribed to that
of her heroines whom she likens to
"tiger-lilies hair long and wayy
and the lily color. She has very white
skin and eyes of gray. with the green
lights and poets and novelists interpret
as dangerously fascinating in some
women.
Mr.. Wheeler is a versatile writer-his
success marked in poetry, editorial work,
and in that line of journalism of which
the reflections of a Bachelor" was u
type. Under that caption he has given
some of the cleverest and most cpl
grammatic expressions bearing upon the
relations Of men and women.
THESE reflections savored at times of all
the tenderness of Xix Marvel" and again
they were as cynical as the observations
made by Bernard Shaws inimitable char
acter of 'AIr. Tanner" who, despite his
theoretical barbados against the pur-
suit of the fascinating Ann" finally and
with assumed reluctance became Bene-
dict
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-21
FloRlDIANS AND PEONAGE.

From the Florida TimeS-Union.
When an eastern contemporary COM
ments on the attitude of the Times Union
toward peonage, we must explain that
the indictments are in a large majority
of cases, pressed against business men
who are neither F1ordians, nor southern
ers. but represent the strenuous ideals of
other sections. These gentlemen are well
known at home as philanthropists, and
indscriminate condemnation is unwise
and often unjust
Toward peonage the attitude of the
Times Union is unchanged But toward
the individuals and firms involved, it is
well to note that justice should demand
paramount consideration, and sympathy
should never color testimony in court.
Much of the evidence quoted in reports
was found entirely worthless when exam
ined in court-of this character were the
reports charging cruelty to employees by
convicts who had served a time without
hardship under sentence from competent
courts. In another class are the wit
nesses who signed contracts and incurred
obligations they were unwilling to OBJ
serve. Force is not to be REUSED, and
cruelty is always to be condemned, but
too much reliance need not be placed on
the word of men too ignorant to observe
distinctions clearly made in the law, and
too immoral to stand by a contract.
Wholesale condemnation will not serve
the purposes Of justices-peonage must be
uprooted by appeals to justice. and not
to passion. And that All possible in
fiuenees may conduce to this result we
ask our contemporaries to note that in
locality only Is the south or Florida in
volved-the men and the measures are
those of other sections, even as the laws
are the same. Ii is unfortunate that
these cases are SO often noted as THE
New Slavery in the South" or Under
other captions equally misleading-if this
be breach of the law or wrong. 1t is not
southern, but largely the product of those
business conditions which. says Mr.. Com
pers Have replaced the black slave with
a white one" When the wrong has been
proven let the law prescribe the punish
melt, but 1t is unfair. we repeat, to make
a sectional curse of peonage. Has any,
thing worse been unearthed in the south.
or in Florida. than the congressional ex-
animation showed in Homestead? Or than
has been proved in industrial. mining or
manufacturing communities in other Sec
tons?
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Christmas Reading.

Nothing is more interesting to me-"
said a citizen, than the literary mat
ter which the English newspapers and
magazines present for Christmas read
ing. Stories of ghosts and COLLINS and
fairies, of misery and suffering are gen
orally chosen for this season, things that
chill the blood and terrify children.
Il think the reason must be psychology
zeal; an attempt to heighten the sensation
of JOY and happiness which is supposed
to exist in every home and at every fire
side by depicting scenes of misery and
horror on the outside.
81 have heard people say that they
enjoyed hearing the rain beat on the win
dow as they sat in a comfortable chair
before a warm fire. and others will tell
you that the winters blast, rafting the
easements and whistling through keyheles,
is sweet music when accompanied with
the knowledge that its effects cannot
reach the inside of a luxuriously fur
nished room; and 1t is probably on this
account that writer's of Christmas stories
draw such pictures of misery outside.
IF these sketches had the effect of
awakening a feeling of pity for the poor
and wretched who have to endure these
hardships, they would serve a good pur-
pose; but if they are only meant to make
people wrap themselves up more closely
in their cosy and comfortable chairs, the
effect is altogether contrary to the spirit
which should prevail at this season of the
year"
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press
one way to have an enjoyable Christ
mas is not to have your wife give you
box of cigars for 1t.
There's no chance for relatives ever to
be intimate. for YOU have no use for
your poor ones and your rich ones have
no use for you.
When a woman is trying to make her
husband take her on short trip to
Europe she says they are planning to
retire and live abroad
There's something about an argument
that makes man get all tangled up even
on the thing he knows better than the
other fellow.
When a woman grabs her skirts around
her knees and begins to double UP YOU
can never tell whether she sees a mouse
or is going upstairs.