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New-York tribune., 1906-07-28
BRTTAIN,S NAVAL PLANS.
Estimates Reduced by S12, 200. 900
The Hague Outlook.

London, July 27-The agitation against
marked reduction Of the naval construction pro-
gramme has proved successful, and Edmund
Robertson. Parliamentary Secretary of the Ad-
miraIty. announced in the House Of Commons
to-day that only one battleship Of the Dread
nought class would be expunged from the orig
inal programme, although savings amounting to
S12,5O0,OOO would be effected by reducing the
construction Of number Of smaller vessels. MI
Robertson said that only three new Dread
noughts would be laid down, instead of four as
originally proposed Two ocean going destroyers
would be built, instead Of hve. and eight sub
marine boats. instead OF twelve. while twelve
coast destroyers would be constructed. as orig
inally proposed. The total expenditure involved
by the new programme was 34OO0OGO. instead
Of S46.7OO.OOO.
Mr. Robertson reminded the House that an
other peace conference would meet soon at The
Hague. with the object Of promoting inter
national movement for the reduction Of arma-
ments. The House Of Commons had already
adopted a resolution calling on the governments
to assist the movement These considerations
year. Instead Of the usual four armored ships
only two would be begun, with the proviso that
If The Hague conference was aborttve three
would be laid down. In the estimates for 1SOt-
'OS only a small sum would be included for new
arnored vessels so these could not be begun
until late in the year This would emphasize
at The Hague conference the good intent of the
British government and its desire to bring about
a reduction Of arHnaments. The Admiralty Board
was unanimously satisfied that these reductions
could be made without affecting the naval su-
premacy of Great Britain.
Mr. Robertson added that there was reason
to believe that there had not been such an ad-
Vancement In the new programmes OF tne 1OE-
eign powers as the admiralty expected when
il framed the original British programme, nearly
a wear ago. At the same time he must remind
the House Of the vastness or the imperial re-
sDonsibIlitfes Of this country and how entirely
dependent it was upon the adequate strength
of the navy.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-28
fsALL-OUT-OF-PRINT BOONs' wRrrE Ne.
DOGS KEPT POLICE FROM COACHaIAN.
PatrOlmen Had to Summon Help to Arrest
Nero Sleeping on stsps.

Two coach dogs belonging to the employer Oc
Joseph Hatty a Negro coachnan, OF No 10
Lorimer street, Brooklyn. FOR half hour early
yesterday morning kept the police from arresttls
Hatty. who had fallen asleep the steps OF ths
building Of the Citizens Trust Company. at Broad
way and Sumner avenue Il not until tbs
patrol wagon and more policemen had arrived tha-
the dogs were driven OF. and then they followed
the wagon to the police station
PatroIman Cunningham. OF the Vernon averEs
station found Hatty slumbeFing on the steps. and
started to awaken him The dogs sprang At hin.
and ne had to hght them on with his ui6htscez
Cunningham then called PatrOlTnau Short and the
two tried unavaiiingly TO drive away the dogs
They even thought OF shooting the animals cLt
several women who were in the crowd that hat
collected to watch the fun. objected ana the poce
finally telephOned to the station house for ths
patrol wagon and The COachIlan
taken before Magistrate HigginbOthan. IN tas
Lee avenue police court. on charge OF tut0XtcAr
ton and was discharged-
New-York tribune., 1906-07-28
PEACE DELEGATES ENTERTAINED.

entertained at dinner the American delegates to the
conference Of the Interparllamentary Union. TO
meet them he invited number OF distinguished
Americans and British subjects Among the Amer
leans present were Congressman John Sharp Will
iaus of Mississippi; T E Burton. of Ohio and
David L. Granger, OF Rhode Island; William J.
Bryan. Colonel Herman stump H II. d. Peirce
American Minister TO Norway; John Wallace
Riddle American Minister TO Rumania: David p
Francis; G. W. kohlsaat Charles Conant. Clarence
H Mackay and Rear Admiral James X. COgsweIl
Premier Sir Henry Campbell -Bannermau, Lord
Chief Justice Alverstone James Bryce Chief Secre-
tary for Ireland; Baron Tweedmouth, First Lord
OF the Admiralty; Winston Spencer Churchill Par
liamentary Secretary OF the Colonial Once the
Bishop of London, Lord Mount Stephen and T. p
o Connor were among the British guests who were
introduced TO the Americans.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-28
MISCELLANEOUS.

SUCCESS IN LETTER WRITING Business and Social
BY cody I2mO pp- xiv. pa Chicago;
A. c. McC1urg Company
a HANDBOOK or CORPORATION Law. AS Applied
Private Business Corporations. BY Richard selden
Harvey, Of the New York Bar Svo. pp Xviil. 0tu.
tBeyer Law Publishing COmpany)
Leading authorities cited from the times OF
Lord Hardwicke the recent decisions OF the
United States Supreme Court
TALKS BY THE OLD STOREKEEPER- BY Frank
Harrington. Illustrated. 12mo. PIP. I4l tMer-
chants Helps Publishing Company
Simple talks by practical merchant
THE VOCATION OF NAN. BY Johann Gottlieb Flche-
Translated by William smith LID With Bio
graDhical Introduction z. Ritchie. Pm D. l2no.
pp xii I7Ss tChlcago: Open Court Publishing
Company)
A collection OF philosophical essays.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-28
BOY, CHASING KITE. KILLED BY TRAIN.
Lad Nine Years Old Runs Directly IN Front
of long Island Electric Freight.

While flying kite last evening, FredericE HrIIIe-
nine years old. OF No. as Milford street. ran IN
front OF an electric freight train OF the AtIartis
avenue division OF the Long Island Railroad ar
the Milford street crossing. East New York. ana
was instantly killed.
The accident was witnessed by a number OF psr-
sons including couple OF trackmen. who heard
the whistle sounded BY the motOrman Of the traiu-
AS they glanced around they caught sight Cf fn~
boy as he ran directly the track. Bsf0ro CHey
could effect ais rescue the train had swept him
from their view.
The boy was trying 20 catch the end OF his kis,
string. which had broken and become entanslet
IN the network OF telephone wires on the faF Slts
OF the street The police say he under Cls
kite
The motorman OF the train was arrested By ths
Liberty avenue station police
New-York tribune., 1906-07-28
NEW-YoRK DAILY TRIBUNE. SATURDAY, July % 1906

Sir Herbert Maxwells comment In this weeks
proval
"Is not this a case" asks Sir Herbert. "in
which the spirit OF poetry Is in danger of assas-
slnauOn by the grammarian?s lie points out
that Professor Tyrrelrs translation would rob
US OF Thought which needs expression,
and that fits adoption means involving Virgil
IN the pathetic fallacy." And then he launches
az the Dublin professor the story Of the school
master OF the old Scottish type (it was long
before the days OF school boards) who asked
boy TO give him the French for Il love you" "Je
yous ainne." answered the lad Yes, that VIII
DO said the dominee, "but prefair Jaime vous
as being more leeteral"
New-York tribune., 1906-07-28
COAL BLOCKS WALL STREET TRAFFIC.
Wagon Upsets and Dumps Tons Of Fuel on
Sidewalk.

A wagon containing Hve tons Of psa e1l- oe-an< =
ing 70 the CommanipaW Coal Company. VS. u
Wall street. at Broadway. hse yes-ele-y a-eea
-, A. q ree,,Ir trans through the street vas
cut on for about half an hour. and about snc1-
sand people gathered about the wreck
The north side of Wen street. fFom broadway %
the Assay once. has been tom up iof seVeia1
,-. - che New York Telephone Ccmpang.
vvhich hSs been laying additional cOnduits-
~ rhe sOutheast corner Of Wall street and Broad
~ TIE company which - erecting once build
inS- there occupies portion OF the Wall street
uout has been opened by the telephone company.
ihe opening IN the street in the vicinity Of Broad
way has been covered over with pl1lkinG
As the coal wagon drove over. the ranl-inE oFoS.-
As the wheels or the wagon sank throUgh lEs
frame structure about hall OF the load thrown
out onto the north walk OF Wall street TIE driver
Patrick Connors. Jumped tfOA The Wa.gl and
escaped uRhurt.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-28

Ierrt1le Temptation" AS entered he looked up
WITH q genial smile. shook hands. then thrust both
hands deep Gown IN his pockets and. walking 20
the ire turned his hack 20 II. Fiis language was
stIQnS. but his heart was as tender as a childs.
with almost a child's vanity
You will See. said the lady 20 me. ''hov viii
ple9se hlrI-Qh; Mr.; Reade, pardon me. do forgive
ne sne sand. laughing and fixing her eyes upon
him 81 like looking at you; there IS something in
your raee so good and manly
Ny dear Mrs. - FeD1ie7 Reade 'yOu natteF
ne Upon my life. should be angry II I dld not
SNOW you were woman Of judgment; and the
nsNI minute ne turned 20 the glass, brushing up
ne hair with his hands. evidently as pleased as
New-York tribune., 1906-07-28
INJUNCTION IN oAYNoR soND CASE.

Washington. July GAN injunction was served
by the Supreme Court OF the District OF Columbia.
directing the Secretary redeem or to allow
to pass from his possession S5O0O Of United States
bonds which. Il is declared. were purchased by
William F. Gaynor. brother OF John F. Gaynor.
the contractor. who accused. with Capt1i.
Oberlin NJ. Carter OF defrauding the government
In the matter OF the Improvement OF Savannah -lL-
Dor. With the Injunction q subpoena was served Sn
the Secretary To answer 70 bill OF Complain -gS
BY the United States Attorney 1or tie D4sG-ss eA
Columbia IN this case.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-28
A VESSEL AND GREW LOST.

La Rochelle. July 2Z-The Danish freight steamer
Nikobar which arrived here to-day, reports having
run down and sunk a sailing vessel. name unknown
ffteen miles ofshOre. All the crew Of the sunken
ship went down with her.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-28
NATURE STUDY.

THE rOG BOOK A Popular History OF the Dog with
Practical Information as to Care and Management Of
House Kennel and Exhibition Dogs and Descriptions
OF All the Important Breeds. Ey James Watson. In
parts IluztTatsa from paotographs Vols. TX
These concluding volumes devoted respectively
lap dogs
HOW TO MAKE A FRUIT GARDEN. A Practical ana
Suggestive Manual for the Homo Garden By 5. ".
New-York tribune., 1906-07-28
THE POET AYD TIE GRAMN4RLAy.

From The London Globe
Professor Tyrrel, whose authority . ,, ~,
81, tir-boaf resnect even when IL disconcerts US,
has been declaring that Virgils immortal nne
..Sunt lacryme rerum ct mentem morlaiIa mortar s IAN
e,,nT'' has been rnisread. and that it's real mean
inu {s that .even inaninate things weep LOT ~
and the works of mems hands touch the heart-
Fnt 70 roll hack the usual and greater inter-
-rstatton even IL this new scholarship c0uid
rnalla its contention good, seems Impossible. aIo
New-York tribune., 1906-07-28
RELIGIOUS.

sPNozA AND RELIGION. By Elmer Ellsworth Powell
A. NJ, Phi D. 12mo pp xiii. 344. (ChcagO: Open
Court Publishing Company
stundy os Spilozas metaphysics and his attitude
toward religion.
SUNDAYS IN LOND0N WITH F,ARRAR. PARKER.
STURGEON AND OTHERS BY Luther Hess Warng.
NJ A. limo. pp. 126- (Neale Publishing CoEpany)
Glimpses Of London's prominent churches and
New-York tribune., 1906-07-28
AMERICAN PILGRIMS IN ROME.

Rome. July IA pilgrimage OF 12s Americans.
conducted by John J. McGrane of New York ac-
companied by the Right Rev Henry Gaoriels.
Rishop OF Ogdensburg. N. Y. which sailed from
New York on July 10 on board the CunaFd Line
steamer SIavOnia, arrived here to-day, and viii
be received by Pope Plus x
New-York tribune., 1906-07-28
TRAVEL AND TOPOGRAPHY.

HISTORIC TOWNS OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER
VALLEY. By George s. Roberts. illustrated Svc.
DD. VII. 1874 Schenectady: Robson & Adee)
New-York tribune., 1906-07-28
BOOKS OF THE WEEK.
EDUCATIONAL.

THE SILVER BURDETT READERS By Ella NJ.
Powers and Thomas NJ Ballet In Five Volumes.
illustrated. 12mo. PIP vi. 1856. 1T5. go. 2ss. 3s4.
(Silver Burdett & Co)
New-York tribune., 1906-07-28
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.
Current Talk About Things Present
and to Come.

'Dymchurch Fit" is the title Of the story
which Mr.. Rudyard Kipling has prepared for
the September number Of "McClure's Magazine"
1t is the tale of a who lent her sons,
one blind and the other dumb. to ferry the
fairies out Of England
New-York tribune., 1906-07-28

Fletcher Illustrated Photographic 4to. pp. xix
2S3. Doubleday. Page & Coz
A work based on expert knowledge and experience.
with many beautiful illustrations
New-York tribune., 1906-07-28
DOVER GIVEN UP AS PORT OF CALL.
Hamburg-Ameriean Line Makes Temporary
Change. Owing to Recent Accident.

London, July 27.-The accident to the steamer
Deutschland. which ran into a pier at Dover on
July 13 is largely attributed to the present unsatis
factory state Of the harbor works, and has decided
the Hamburg-Amercan Line to abandon Dover for
the present port OF call for its outward bound
New York liners Steamers for New York here
after will call at Southampton. instead Of Dover,
the change beginning with the sailing Of the KAT
serin Auguste Victoria from Hamburg on August ,
New-York tribune., 1906-07-28
POETRY.

PANAMA SOrTs7s BY Michael Dalevante. Illustrated.
12mo, pp. 159 (Alden Brothers)
SONGS OF THE WEBUTUCK. BY 1fyron B. Benton.
limo, DID, viii, 20 CPoeghkeepsie: A. v Haight
Company
New-York tribune., 1906-07-28

Lord Wolseley Is said TO have almost finished
the concluding portion Of his autobiography.
Meanwhile we share the curiosity which one
commentator has expressed as to the plans
which the author may have for finishing his
biography Of the great Duke Of Marlborough.
LORD Woiseley, when he published the second
volume Of that work. more than ten years ago.
had carried his narrative down only 70 the year
17O2. still leaving himself subjects like the
battles OF Blenheim. Families and MaIplaquet
to celebrate. Many readers await with keen in
terest the completion Of this work.
contributor to Outing chants the praises
of the West an inviting region for the tour
lists who have long been addicted to vacations in
Europe He admits that this boundless West
has not always offered comfort at reasonable
price:
& The big West has discovered that IT must do more
competition Of foreign travel with Inducements that
appear 10 the pocketbOOk well to the imagi-
nation; i Is setting pace for the rest Of the
eGupment for t ~ me Stler o. Ear0S1 ana note1
lines west Of Chicago have done much more to
Building and first class Service Is beIuE brouSh}
within the reach of the everyday citizen.
That is all very WELL" observed obstinate
person to whom these and similar assertions were
made. Going West no longer means roughing it, I
grant @ ~ you that have been surprised to ind how
and can order better dinner in Spokane than
But the distances are so IN
fernally great that a man is stone broke by the
time he gets anywhere. Then it makes no differ
ance 70 the poor beggar whether the hotels are
good, bad Indifferent
This is a handicap which the railroads work
ing TO overcome by means Of special rates. for they
have realize that the tourist is the best ad
vertisenent of the West. and that the East must
be educated through the who goes forth to
for himself. Better and cheaper hotels and lower
fares were the slogans of the See America First
conference held in Salt Lake City last January
organized missionary crusade among the states
beyond the Mississippi.
The republication of May Sinclair's Super
seded" by Henry Holt & Co. is soon to be fol-
lowed by an American edition Of Audrey Cra-
ven." another of the earlier works Of the author
Of The Divine Fire.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-28

It was announced here to-day by officials Of the
Hamburg American Line that in deciding tempo
rarily to abandon the call Of their steamers at
Dover. all westbound steamers leaving Hamburg on
THURSDAYS will call at Southampton and Cher
bourg and the steamers Of the Pennsylvania class.
beginning with that steamer on August 1. from
Hamburg, will call at Plymouth and BOulogne- Be
ginning with the sailing Of the Pretoria from New
York on August T. all steamers will touch at Plyn-
outh and Cherbourg eastboUnd. All passengers who
are already booked will be taken through TO London
or Paris at the Rates originally quoted 70 thern-
New-York tribune., 1906-07-28

Turkey is said to have a vast literature. some
of it being of splendid quality Most of it is
anonymous, we are told by Mr. F. W Won Her
bert in The Book Monthly:
The author receives his remuneration from the
scribe, who in most cases simply buys the orig
inal manuscript for liked sum, and makes three
four copies of it. There are. however, some few
authors, of high class families of wide
quaintanceship and of political and official infu-
ence, who afford to do W.44out the middleman
They either their own scribes, if they are sui
GENTLY good penmen they employ saIaried copy
lists, and then do their distributing among
families and households where they have power
and social standing These authors often sell their
copies, instead Of merely lending them
The second distributing medium is the profess
sional story teller. He is the middleman for the
short story-say anything between 500 and 10000
words. From time immemOEial -em majority of the
professional reciters of Turkey have been Syrians
who can declaim at will in Turkish, in Arabic, in
Syrian Only those who have heard the reciter in
his perfection in some obscure, out of the way cafe
can have an idea of his cOnSummate skill, of his
power and passion of the wonderful modulations
of his voice the poetry of his whole being. which
shows even the expression OF his keen, fUrroWed
bearded face.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-28

Mr A. E. W. Mason's new story in "The Cen
tury" opens effectively with search for two
lost Alpine climbers at Chamounix. The tragic
scene is described with u moving simplicity
which seems to send a chill as of the glacier ice
upon the reader
New-York tribune., 1906-07-28

A lively account of the social and political life
OF Washington in the days Of Jefferson is TO
appear in the September number Of ''Scribners
Magazine" 1t is the opening paper Of a series
derived from the diaries and letters of Mrs.
Samuel Harrison Smith, member Of the Bay
ard family. The article is to be illustrated with
portraits. some OF them in quaint silhouette.
There is an amusing glimpse OF Charles Reade.
the novelist, set forth by old acquaintance.
Mr.. W. Reeve His first visit to Reade was
made IN company with WiIkie Collins and
lady who friend OF the three writers. "As
we entered the ROOM" says Reeve Il saw big.
bury, carelessly dressed man with a fine head
good features. rather long. struggling and
cut hair.
He cutting the pictures out OF various period
lcals and sticking them In large book open before
him. The study Was exactly as described IN "A
New-York tribune., 1906-07-28
Dr.. Les's Impartial Study Of the
Spanish InqalisitiOn.

j, HISTORY OF THE NcUIsTTIoN OF SPAIN
a ~ Henry Charles Lea, LII. D. IN four vol
T-lss Vol L svo, PIP. XII. go The Macmillan
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-29

Elsie Helms, one Of the girls in Joe Web
sr's company. who has had but one season
on the stage. Is we'll enough satisfied with
her lot. She says:
During the season that ] have enjoyed
IN his CNVeber's) organization / have found
that there Is no room for the highty girls
who care more for the cold bottle and a
bird, as you call II. Any girl who has
inclinations for the gay and gtddy lie soon
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-29

ROM the east, where the things
dramatic in America center.
comes word OF the unwonted
activity OF all producers, and the
sound Of rahaara.Is 4. ha.a -
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-29
Samples of Chinese Fun

To there is any truth in what expert
testers tell US the worlds stock or good'
original Jokes is ludicrously small-a dozen
or two at the very outside. An early IN
yestigator into this momentous question:
certain HIerocles who lived some 1900 years
ago. nut the number in his day at exactly
twenty-one. The researches OF Hierocles
probably did not extend so far eastward
as China, so there is no improperly In
asking now whether some OF the jokes
which abound in the literature OF the
Celestial empire are entitled 10 the hbnor
OF originality OF not. Here are three
specimens:
A careless barber. trimming a customers
ears-Chinese BARRIERS pay particular atten-
ton TO this part Of the human anatomy
put his patient to great pain and uneasi-
ness. Are you doing my left ear nowr'
asked the victim. mo, sir; I've not quite
finished the right ear yet" "Ah! I fan
cIed you were trying TO pass through TO
the left without going around"
A portrait painter without clients was
advised by a friend to paint a likeness OF
himself and his wife and hang IT in some
conspicuous place, so that wouid-be GUS
toners might Judge Of his skill. He did
so and his father-in-law the next time
he called Immediately saw the picture.
Pray" asked the visitor, what woman
have you represented thersT' why. sir.
do you not recognize your own daughter"
my daughteri" was the indignant answer.
'If you intend that to represent my dAugh-
ter, how dare you paint her sitting thus
intimately with a man whom have never
seen before and who must be an entire
stranger to herr" The painters feelings
need not be described.
The gibes at doctors are innumerable.
The following Is q typical example,
One Of the judges Of the neither regions
dispatched an imp 20 this world OF ours
10 seek out and bring back a good doctor.
when" the imp was instructed. you
come to the house of a doctor before
which you decry no complaining ghosts
you will know you have found a nan OF
the kind wanted" The messenger set out.
but In front OF every doctors door he
came TO there was an Immense throng OF
angry spirits proclaiming the wrongs they
had suffered when in the flesh at the
hands OF the medicine man. Finally. how
ever, he reached a house where there was
but one solitary ghost fitting backward
and forward This is my man." he said
TO himself; ''he must surely be a clever
fellow" When the imp came 20 make
inquiries. however. he learned that tho
practitioner had barely been In practice
for a dayl-Grand Magazine
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-29

on the boat that brought me over. When
he was divorcing me from lot OF real
money for our tickets he swore his boat
was a skier In the fog OF the early
morning of our eighteenth day out, when
were hailed in the of1ng at Queenstown.
What ship is that?' sings out through
funnel a muggy party from Distance
'It's the So-and-So says our skipper.
Where from? asks the funnel party New
York, says our captain. When did you
saws our skipper May 10 OF what year?
asks the funnel. 1t was long trip but !
remembered my copybook exercise az
school satan finds works for idle hands to
40 and devoted six whole days OF my Inn
nrisonment to learning the words or thar
song in Sergeant Brue,' that oouIa
letter perfect in II next season. When our
boat bucked the wharf at Queenstown
found knew the last word OF every other
Iineo
Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-29

Fannie Farron is another woman VINO
has seen much of life on the stage and
knows what she is talking about when
she says s|a.1.
Having been practically born of the
stage l feel that am quite we'll qualified
10 express an opinion. Since my early
childhood 1 have followed the profession