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New-York tribune., 1906-07-22

There a an enterprisine dealer IN mems S1oes
IN Boston vvhO NJ one time was accustomed %
display sticking out o. each PAIR os saees la -
windows three 81 bills Ine seeo',ls - ~ s
announcement used % read se-llreAiiAs AAS N.i-Ss
Three OF a kind beat two par.
On one occasion bright young man undsr-
tool - 80 tTe better OK the dealer. Entering
tho sfors ne said 90 the proprietor: "YOu sell
shoes according 90 the rules OF poker, see"
s'sYes" was the reply
II wear size 40. o. said the bright young
man: wrap me up two pairs OF them"
When he had received the shoes he rendered ia
payment therefor S.
Pardon me-, said the proprietor. "sut thoso
shoes come 90 Sc"
'"SOt according 20 HOyle." said the bright
young mal. with a triumphant gFins three OS
kind beat two pair"
Very true" responded the suay- proprietor.
"hut they don't beat four nines Six dollars.
please. .'-HaEler's Weekly.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-22

dorff. Count Beust, Count Andrassv. Count
kalnOcky and Count GOluchOwski Is vested IN
the hands Of scion Of the old artlscocracy. such
as Count Albert MensdOrff Polly Diedrichstefn
EX-ATTACHF
New-York tribune., 1906-07-22
POKER PLAYERS PEDAL EXTREMITY.

Ny mind TO me a kinGdOm g.
Such perfect Joy therein md
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-07
JOHN HENRY KETCHAM
Nominated Nineteen Times for Congress
His Career.

Nominated Nineteen Times TOT congress
His Career.
There was held early in the week in the
city Of PouRhkeepsie a convention for the
selection Of a candidate for Congress from
the Twenty-frst district Of New York. There
was nothing unusual in that, for Pough-
keepsie has often been the scene Of such
gatherings at which. in addition to the work
of nominating candidates for elective ONCE.
the delegates snapped stories and discussed
crops. But the convention on Tuesday
was unique in that it brought forward for
the nineteenth time as a candidate for Con-
gress a veteran oampaigner and an old
Republican war horse who for the Last half
century has represented the community in
the Capitol at Albany and in the Capitol at
Washington.
John Henry Ketchsm was first elected at
the age Of % Supervisor of his native town
Of Dover. and Immediately thereafter, IN
1855 and 1857, he was chosen a member Of
the State Assembly. He was elected to the
Senate Of the State of New York in 1880 and
1851. In the War Of the Rebellion he or
Ranized the I5Oth New York Volunteers and
was chosen its first Colonel. He served
throug bout the war and with his regiment
was engaged at Gettysburg and in Sher-
mans march to the sea. He was appointed
for valiant service Brigsdier-G General and
retired from the wal with that rank. While
still at the front he was nominated and
elected a member OF the Thirty-eighth
Congress. He was unani mously retumed
by his constituents to the Thirty-ninth,
Fortieth, Forty-first M Forty-second Con-
crosses, and in all his long career he has
suffered defeat but once, in the memorable
campaign Of 1872. After serving by ap-
pointment Of President Grant COMMISSIONS
of the District Of Columbia from 1874 to 1871
he resigned to take his seat in the Forty
fifth Congress, to which he had been unan-
imously chosen. Gen. Ketcham has been q
member Of every Congress since with the
exception Of the Fifty-third and Fifty
fourth, nominations to which he was en-
dered, hut which he declined, owing to
impaired health. For nineteen times he
has been the unanimous choice OF his dis
trict, and never has a vote been cast against
him in convention, and in point OF service
in the national legislature this sturdy old
warhorse OF Duchess il the dean OF both
branches Of Congress.
For some weeks Gen. ketcham has been
very III, but that made no difference what
ever to the delegates in attendance at
TUESDAYS convention. They were for him
to a man. and nothing could swerve them
from their purpose.
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CHINESE ADMITS FAILURE.
Head Of the HankOW.CantOn RAILWAY
Project ResigDs.

Special Cable DsspSteh 10 THE SON.
HoNaxoNo, Oct. 6-The president Of the
Hankow- Canton Railway. q Chinese, has re-
signed. In the speech In which he rendered
his resignation he said that the Chinese
engineers In charge Of the work were
incapable Of building the line, and urged
the engagement cf English, American or
Japanese engineers.
The speech was ~applauded. and II IL the
general opinion In Hongkong that the adj
vice Of the retiring president will be fol-
lowed.
The copcession for the construction OF
the Hankow-C Canton Railroad was formerly
owned by the Americana China Development
Company, which had bought IT. Of he origi-
nal French and Belgian cono~eesionaries.
The Chinese were Jealous Of the American
influence that the ownership Of the road
might involve, though they had not feared
the French or the Belgians, and after some
Intellectual attempts to invalidate the fran
chise. with which attempts the United
States Government interfered, the Chinese
Government in the fall Of last year bought
the rights Of the Americans; that ia. it lent
Viceroy Change hih-Tu SS,SOo.0oo with
which to do so, and the Chinese took poe
session.. with high hopes OF being able 10
get along without any more assistance
from the foreign devils.
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SOCIETY'S SAD LIFE.
Bishop or Durham Points Out the JOSIess
Faces I'm Hyde Park.
Special Cable Despatch 10 TEE sun.

Special Cable Despatch 10 TEE Sun.
LONDON, Oct. o.-The great annual Church
Congress which has just completed its
work at Barrow-in- Furness closed on u
note Of joy. The Bishop OF Ely made a
striking address on the Joy of faith, the
Bishop of Burnley discoursed on the Joy
of sacrifice and the Bishop Of Durham or
the Joy Of alteration.
The Bishop of Durham in his address
made a reference to the smart SET with
out which apparently no pulpit address
nowadays il complete. The best place
in which to see luxurious misery, according
to this Bishop. is at Hyde Park corner.
AT the washed out flag end Of the Lon
don season take a station at Hyde Park
corner near enough to the endless string
Of carriages TO get a good look beneath
the picture hats" he said. Out OF one
hundred count the l~scklustre, bothered.
bored looks OF the wesrers. Are all these
people doing what they like? Are they.
with all the appliances at their command,
really tasting and satisfying the pleas
ures of life2 II is strange hat their faces
should belle them IL they are. for I do not
know where in any given fifteen minutes
7 can see so many joyless faces. The
material means Of enjoyment cannot make
immortal the capacity for enjoyment.
Where. Solomon and Chesterfield failed
the butterflies of Mayfair are not likely
10 succeed."
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ENGLISH WOMEN RIDE AsTRIDE.
Lady CastIereagh One or the Leaders OF
the New style.
Special Gable Despatch to TIE Sun,

Special Cable Despatch to TIE SUN.
LONDON, Oct. 5.-Among society women
the fashion Of riding horseback astride Is
becoming more and more popular. The
latest development Of the idea il that
adopted by Lady Castlereagh. shewears
an ordinary hunting frook coat, riding
breech@ and top boots. Other devotees
of this fashion. according TO a we'll known
riding master, are Lady Constance stewart
Richardson and the Duchess OF Westmin-
ster. This riding master adds:
Il cannot recommend the new seat.
There Is no safer way OF riding a horse
than eideeaddle. The pommels support
the rider in such a way that unless she
faints or absolutely loses all her nerve
she cannot come on
The MANAGER of a fashionable Regent
street habit makers establishment says
that although numbers Of ladies are riding
astride the majority Of them are wearing
the divided skirt. This concern has, how
ever. made the latest dress and only the
other day il had an order from the
Gaekwar of Baroda for a costume of that
kind for his daughter.
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ENGLISH SHOES UNsHINED.
Americans Charge Is Proved TO BE We'll
Founded.
Special Cable Despatch 10 TEE Sun.

Special Cable Despatch 10 TEE Sun.
LONDON. Oct. e.-An English reporter.
fired with patriotism on seeing the assertion
made by an American visitor that London
ers polished their boots less frequently
than the people OF any other country in the
world. set out to disprove the charge.
He visited a number of well known shoe
blacks at. important points in London,
but what he learned all tended to confirm
the allegation made by the American.
One shoeblack said he had customers
who look like m~illionaires but get only
one shine a week. After hearing similar
stories from other shoeblacks the news
paper man took up a position in Piccadilly
Circus and examined the boots of passers by.
He confesses that OF eighty people who
passed the boots Of sixty looked a. il they
had not been polished for a week. Twelve
OF them had their boots well polished, but
the remaining eight had TO be labelled in
different. After that nothing was left but
to acknowledge that the indictment Of the
American had some foundation.
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END OF COURT CRAFT SCHEME.
MAGISTRATE BREEN WON'T VOTE
WTTH TAMMANY ON TT.

wants Policemen IN the Courts Anyway,
and IL Opposed 20 Amy Hnvasion %
the Courts for Pelitlcs-Scheme Not
Likely 20 BE Heard Of After Election.
The attempt to introduce politics in the
organization OF the police courts received
its death blow yesterday when Magistrate
Breen made IL known that not only 10 he
opposed to the scheme Of appointing 100
court attendants. but that he has been from
the start. Magistrate Breen's vote il neces-
sary to the success Of the plan. Without
him there are only seven Of the Magistrates
u of the fourteen who support the plan.
Eight votes are required.
Magistrate Breen was sitting in the York
vile court yesterday. He said that he
did not attend the Magistrates special
meeting on Friday because the notice did
not reach him. He was moving his family
into town. The meeting was held on the
shortest possible notice d the law.
Magistrate Breen heard of the meeting
a short time before IL occurred. but he
had an engagement he could not break.
He declared yesterday that be would have
lined up with Magistrates Barlow, Crane.
Mayo and Whitman had he been there.
He said:
my record from the start has been
against this scheme. In fact, l may say
I was the Magistrate who first began the
revolt when the subject was mentioned.
There are several reasons why the police
should IN retained in these courts. They
are necessary for the maintenance OF dis
cipline and order. i have seen a number
Of desperate assaults and other serious
disturbances in the police courts and II
VIVA forfunata thar the DolicN were present
to handle them.
Il do not sympathize with the statement
Of one Of the Magistrates at yesterdays
meeting, In which he was quoted as saying
that the police courts are asylume for aged
and inim and senile and decrepit police
men. l know no such, and | commend the
court policemen for their efaciency. Thar
knowledge Of the criminals who come into
the court Is very valuable, and their way OF
dealing with persons under excitement 10
wholesome. Court attendants would not
be able to cope with these situations a. the
policemen do =
The Magistrate was asked what he thought
Of the attempt to inject politics into the
courts and replied:
Il will only say in general terms that I
am opposed to any invasion OF the courts
in the interest Of politics. With my vote
in the Magistrates courts l am prepared 10
oppose such an attempt. From h lint
was appointed four years 9 up to now
] have never seen such an attempt"
How about this recent case7' Z
THAT speaks for itself"
The matter Of appointing these attendants
went over to the regular meeting OF the
Magistrates on the last Monday in Novem-
Der. 1t will ave to come up For final dis
position then. With Mayor McClellsn's
threat to proceed against the Magistrates
If they put it in force, and with the lack OF
sufficient votes to carry it. the scheme Is
| dead
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CAPT. LEWIS S. WTSNER DEAD.
Was GOred by an Attorney Bull Last Wednes-
day and Blood Poisoning Set In.

MIpDLETowN, n Y. Oct. Capt. Lewis
s.. Wisner, ONE of Inc best known and oldest
residents Of Orange county, died at his home
in this city this afternoon s a result Of
being gored by a bull Wednesday after
noon. Capt. Wisner was a lover OF high
bred stock and had some Of the finest cattle
in the country. Among them was an
Attorney bull which he priced highly.
Wednesday afternoon he entered the box
stall in which the bull was kept and was
Immediately attacked by the animal. which
picked him up on its horns n threw him
over its back. The bull did not continue
it's attack, or Capt. Wisner would not nave
got out of the stable alive. He crawled to
the house and was put TO bed. The bulls
horns penetrated the thighs and blood
poisoning set in.
Mr.. Wisner was Captain Of Company X,
124th New York Volunteers, in the civil
war. enlsting as a private and being pro-
NOTED to Captain. A medal for bravery
was awarded him by Congress, he having
been in charge of an engineer corps which
was ordered TO cut out the top OF a log
breastw orks so that the artillery could
reply to the hot fire Of the enemy. His
men were adverse to climbing on top Of the
breastw orks amid the hail OF shot, and
Capt. Wisner, securing an axe, did so him
self.
Capt. Wisner came OF a famous family.
His great great grandfather was a dele
gate to the first, second and third Cont
mental Congresses. His great grand
father, Henry Wisner, was a Major in the
Revolutionary War. He was IS years old.
He is survived by his wife, two sons and
two daughters.
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Tr.ntham Library 10 BE Sold.

Special Gable Despatch 10 TIRE Sun.
LONDON, Oct. 6.--The Duke Of Sutherland
has been unable to persuade the local Coun-
Gil to do anything to purify the river which
runs through the grounds Of Trentham
Hall, so he has been forced to close the
mansion. a. he could not live in IT,. He
even offered il to the Council for a training
college or a similar philanthropic purpose.
but the Council refused to a il. The
mansion is closed and the well known
Trentham Library will he sold at auction at
Sotheby's nm November 10. There are
2,OeO lots in the library. Many Of them
are interesting. especially n of the earliest
books printed at oxford in 1882, John de
Latterbury's "Liber Moralium in Threnos
JeremiR Prophetic"
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On MAY 9Th the stn front on 3Nh Street was completed, n ON May Hun the
front on sSh Street was completed. Meantime the work Of finishing the in
terror ws going OIL apace, 81 that by July the upper stories Of the building were
finished. and on July IL vsreo occupied. by the. owner for the erection Of the store
fixtures. .
The generaln notion about these great feats of building construction is that they
ar accomplished at terrific expense by working day and night without any regard
TO economy. Such as not the case in the McCREERY BUILDING, nor Is 1t the
case in any Of the work done by the Thompson-starr*t Company Every one Of
the hundred or more operations that 60 to make the completed building 10 studied
out tin advance and is done o. a schedule. By anticipating each operation SUM-
to reduce the cos Of quick construction to reasonable figure Another thing which
helped in the work ws the fact that this Company directly employs most OF tho
mechanics who worked on this building. This feature Of the operation produced q
wonderful harmony Of effort, sc that the building was not a oatleneo OF uade
unions as is often the case sin New York City.
This employment of numerous trades Is a feature Of our management that has
us to be called the Department Store Of the Building Business. and it Ia rap
idly being discovered that the department store method is the only one By means Of
which rspidhy in construction can be secured without exravsSance' In tn Gaze
Of many grest building erected in New York City in recent years. rapidly has meant
exuavagance that has been simply astounding.
Rapidny Of construction il absolutely the sine qua non in the improvement on
a large scale OF expensive city property. The missing ofa season. whether Tor rent
ing or for merchandising, has invariably been regarded as more injurious to the
prospects IF a building enterprise than the other alternative Of terrific expense in
construction.
The department store idea in building il proving every day that quick tins
may be made without this great expense.
1t should be borne in mind that preliminary estimates in these days very seldom
hold when the final construction accounts are settled. We have reliable informs-
tou Al o the cos Of ensreat buildings erected in New York kim the last ave year.
Their estimated cost was NS 1876 900 and their actual cost was s2t sSoWo-an excess
of vel 50 per cent-and in som of these cases the time loss was almost rs great
as the money loss Needless o say, one of these buildings ws constructed by the
Thompson starrett Company. 1t is. of course very difficult b construct a great
building without changes and extras. but the experience of those who have m
ployed us has been that the great drawback Of enormou increase in cost is not a
necessary factor in building construction. ="
Those who contemplate the erection Of buildings like the MccREERY STORE
should consult this Company.
THOMPSON sTARRETT COMPANY,
Capital Paid in, in CAST, 81 10000
81 WALL STREET, NEW YORK. a
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upon rssortsd TO the alternative provided
for by the Plat Amendment 90 tho Cuban
Constitution apd asked for American In
~tSrvention. With this request the Prssi-
dent Of the United States has complied.
and II In pointed out that he h simply carry
ing out an agreement which the country
has with the Government 81 Cuba.
Judge Magoon, a. the Provisional Gov
ernor Of Cubs, will he the supreme su-
thority on the island. Without having
the title in f&et he will have all the powers
and authority Of a military Governor in
a State where martial Law has been eetab-
lished. He will .opcupy much the same
position held by Gen. Wood when he was
Governor Of Cuba prior to the time when
the United States withdrew its soldiers
and turned the government Of the ISLAND
over To. the Clbans. So long a. the estab-
lished civil laws Of the island are sufficient
20 meet the emergency they will be APP
piled. After that should 1t become neces-
sary the more drastic authority of mill
tafy government will be, applied. and Gov.
Magoon will have absolute power to en-
force such authority a. he nay see At.
The situation is described IA nearly
analogous to the period Of martial law in
the Southern States Immediately follow
ing the civil war. The military govern
ment then established did not subvert the
Constitution OF the United States. II was
a form Of government fully provided for
by the Constitution Of the United States.
So, in the case OF Cuba, the appointment
Of Judge Magoon as Provisional Governor
of the island o not ubvert the Consti-
tuition of Cuba; it simply carries out one
Of it's provisions n meets the circum-
stances which it may be said were antici-
pated when that Constitution was adopted.
Judge Magoon a Provisional Governor Of
Cuba will execute the laws OF Cuba. He
will do this whether enforcing civil or
military authority.
So far " the diplomatic relationships
between Cuba and the United States are
concerned, they will continue as they have
been since Cuba became an independent
State. The negotiations will, as heretofore,
be conducted through diplomatic channels.
The question Of charging the cost has not
been considered. 1t is pointed but that this
Government has been put to very little
expense in the matter OF Cuban interven-
ton other than the cost Of transporting
soldiers to the island. Judge Magoonls
salary as Governor. however, will likely
be paid out Of the Cuban treasury.
Judge Magoon left Washington this
afternoon for Havana.
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Obituary Notes,

Former State Senator John Foley died
Yesterday morning In the Albany Hospital
after az opsTatl9 Sor Tor Hice GonSsS OF w tae stom-
Ireland. in Is4s. and came to the United States
when 4 years old. He received his edu:
P f45,Gn R a9 ne A sssfsSss pa9 He stu sieSOi Isw ana IN
the office of, the late, Lemuel B. Pike and
was admitted to the bar in 1859. He was
Der of the Board Of Education nine years.
lie was elected District Attorney on the
majority. In 1857 he was elected state sena-
tor from the Eighteenth district. He was
one of the foremost members of the Sara
sci in many important legal battles. lie is
survived by his wife and two children. a
Reidy of New York, Mrs. George Shevlin and
Miss Mary Foley Of Saratoga Springs.
The body Of Radcliffe Hicks, who died at
Augustc Victoria. Mr.. Hicks was born in
ls4S and was graduated from Brown Uni
law IN Meriden and Hartford and for many
years WAS one Of the leading lawy ers Of Con-
nSGtI Icut eSiSIstTnr whep cnly % wears TST
old md served in both houses, IL was
largely through his efforts that the State
s AGO he T noerperated 9'H The Rstciife HHiSRs
Industrial and Educational. School az Toll
land. IonnD and provided a conditional
sions he could nave had the Democratic
nomination for Governor II his health had
| neral III he held in holland. Conn. on Tues
day.
william j.. Lynch. . Municipal Justice OF
Brooklyn, who presided in the Third Dis
trict Court. at Lee avenue and Clymer street,
and who lived at 2t7 Leonard street. Williams
burg. died early, Yesterday morning Of 3
AESsrneh J. : he Tss born IN the old
: Vpara unn BEFORE his election as n Mil
nicipsl Justice in 1900 for a ten year. term
he was for six years Deputy CountyC Clerk OF
S maTTied 10 FFiRST9lsfSiTn%e a aGeS%" the fso daHgSteI
Of a wealthy Spanish merchant Of Brooklyn
buylt men and a few years ago when his weight
L.. IL is said BY friends that his Efforts, n
Which tcrminated in his death.
Robert Gorsuch Hart. an artist and member
Of . family Of artists, died on Thursday In
He was a son Of the late James NJ. Hart. whC
was one Of the older colony OF artists, havinl
come 10 this ccIHtry n isaI and settled 4
ago. was at one time yice-president or th'
National Academy OF Design. His specially
S SaS w II RGSSfA Howard Hart. 4 well T Known ne aTtis'
and teacher Of 1872 West Fifty-seventh street
Two Of bis sisters. Mary, Theresa and Letitis
Elst Fourteenth sereet.
f%acturer OF this city. died on Friday a. hi
lie was born in this city In 1921 and had beer
a successful business man for the last sixty
years. He was a son Of John AndertOn
NJ. ~, 81 NiSgin. England, and was
desc Pndant Of the Anderton family of Ian
cashire, dating back to 800. He was asso
ciated with Bishops Cheney and Cummins
in the formation OF the reformed Episcops
Church and was on. Of the wardens and III
tresspreT o. The fTst seEo.msd o1 GngrC'
and two daughters.
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MAGOoN Tflhs Ujyg ROOSEVELT
Man WhO VIII SnCrcCd raft In uba Gets
HIS instructions.

WASHINGTON. Dot. G.-Judge Charles y.
Magoon, who has .been designa'Cd "a the
provisidnal Governor ~ Gaia. hail a long
oo~nferehce to-day with the President and
Secretary Root. Al
The situation rs unique and n may be
said without a parallel in the history Of
ahis colpltry where a citizAh OF the United
Btates goes 10 a foreign country and he
comes itY chief executive under authority
ond by direotiop OF the President Of the
United Statee. Il IL heh. however, that
De President in, designating Judge Magoon
- Provisional Governor Of the island
b acting 'entrsly under Iha expressed pro-
visions VI The Cuban Constitution al set
Sshs. ~ che appendix 70 that instrume nt,
commonly rSfRyredAo Az the Plat Amend
insnt. ~ his" paSvkion an alternative
form OF government ~ fixed in the event
that regular constitutional government
fails TO Accomplish the purposes and afford
The sectfity 10 Hf4 and property and the
maiusenance Of dfder Which ID was Intended
q should, TAa1 h feh short OF accomplish
ing thsse purposes was recognized and adj
United by the authoritative head OF the
GovernTfnt. President Palma, who there
-