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New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
FUNERAL OF j. III. BRESLIN.
Hundreds Pay Tribute to Memory
of Popular Hotel Nan.

Exceptional tribute paid to the memory OF
James II. Breslin. the veteran hotel proprietor
yesterday, when funeral services We're held at his
home No. 26S Lexington avenue. The body lay
in state from early morning, and before $50 D. m,
the hour for the services. fully fifteen hundred
friends called at the house.
The services were conducted by the Rev. DIR.
George c. Houghton, rector OF the Church of the
TRANSPORTATION. The quartet OF the church
sang Mr.. Breslin's favorite hymns. Lead.
Kindly Light" and abide with Me-"
Soon after the doors OF the house were opened in
the morning employees OF various hotels filed by the
coffin. Hundreds OF women and whom Mr..
Breslin in his many years OF hotel management
had aided called TO pay their tribute They were
from all ranks OF life.
One side of the drawing room where the body
lay banked to the ceiling with floral pieces
sent from banking houses, hotels. clubs and asso
Citations. well from personal friends The cOf-
fin, in the centre OF the room was completely COW
cred with white roses, with wide diagonal rib
bon of violets. Among the floral tributes large
wreaths from the KnickerbOcker Trust Company
the Excelsior Savings Bank. The Lambs. the
Phoenix Club. the Congress Hall Company. the
Auditorium Hotel Chicago; the st. Francis Hotel
San Francisco, and the Hotel Walton. Philadelphia
Delegations were present from many organiza-
tions with which Mr. Breslin associated
There were also we'll known hotel men from many
cities throughout the United States and kilograms
by the hundred had been received.
Among the organizations sending delegations were
the Knickerbocker Trust Company, the Excelsior
Savings Bank The Lambs. the Phoenix Club. the
New York Yacht Club. the Metropolitan Museum
of Art the Brooklyn Jockey Club and the Ameri-
can Museum of Natural History.
Among those present were George c. Boldt. Hor-
ace H. Brockway, Simeon Ford. Gardner Wether-
bee Charles Shepard. John Shea. John Burke. Mil
ton Roblee L, E. Cooper Andrew F. Gfsey. Victor
Grsey, James H. Rutter. c. W. Ferris. Copeland
Townsend. c. G. Goldman. Henry r. Wolcott.
James Kilduff Dr. c. j. MacCutre. Thomas Bresltn,
of Waterford, n. Y; Hobart Cleveland, Of Engle,
wood. n. j.: Henry Felker Mrs. Peter GilSey and
Mr.. and Mrs Gardner. Mr.. Breslin's three daugh-
ters also present They are Mrs Charles
Bates Dana, Mrs. Grant Shepard and Miss Evelyn
Breslin
The body remained at the house last night. At
S.45 O'Clock this morning II will be taken 10 Sara
toga, where it will be buried In the family plot.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
fFrom The Tribune Bureau.I


Washington, April 2.-President Roosevelt to-day
played first game OF tennis this spring. adjourn
ing at o'clock to the newly overhauled court be-
hind office building and trying conclusions with
NJ. Jusserand. the French Ambassador. Ambas-
sador Jusserand. like the President. is an enthusi-
astic tennis player, and last year frequently op-
posed Mr.. Roosevelt on the White House court
After a consultation with the President on rail-
road rate SUBJECTS. Senator Elkins announced that
he was in favor of the limited review amendment
to the Hepburn bill which decided on last sat
urday at the White House conference
Representative Lowering, OF Massachusetts intro
duced committee OF Lancashire cotton spnners'
who are on their way South to investigate condi-
lions the plantations. Governor Beekman WIN
throp of Porto Rico called to discuss insuar con-
ditions with the President and Representative Bur
ton of Delaware, who presented a friend. again
urged the President TO name the next big battleshp
after his state
Among the many callers at the White House were
Senators Lodge Spooner, Daniel. Flint and Elkins
Representatives Foster, Watson. often, Hinshaw
Southard Bennett. Wyne. Martin and Hill. ex-Sen-
ator James X Jones. Hilary Herbert, ex-Secre-
tary Of the Navy Secretary Metcalf and fifty girls
from the Plymouth Diass) High School.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03

gerrymandering. The politicians can make dis
tricts square or oblong and say whether they
shall run uptown or across town, and that Is
about all. We doubt If they could even so
far abuse their power as TO make long, narrow
strip Of exactly the right population along the
river front or elsewhere, for the districts must
be in as compact form as practicable" The
shift in population makes necessary the enlarge
ment OF downtown Senatorial districts and the
consolidation OF Assembly districts, and district
leaders cannot hope to avoid this. There is
chance To carve out compact districts with
view TO making a few of them Democratic or
Republican. The Republicans desire TO make
three Senatorial districts which they can expect
10 carry, and there is room for difference and
rivalry IN determining their form. As the Repub-
ncans poll more than three e-seyenths Of the votes
in the county, they are fairly entitled to one
fourth of the Senator'S and ii is not unfair to
arrange the lines so as TO give the few neigh
borhoods with a compact Republican electorate
a chance TO secure for the minority as whole
some representation. II would be equally fair
TO give the rural minority a similar chance but
they are SO scattered that there Is no possible
way 10 do it under our representative SYSTEM
Nor is it SO important. The rural member rep
resents all shades OF local nonpolitical interest
as the city member does not. There are I'm
portant questions affecting the city on which it
is necessary that the local minority shall have
a voice Therefore, 1t is proper not to divide
Republican neighborhoods and put the fragments
at the mercy Of Democratic sections. 1t would
be equally proper TO exercise this care If polit-
lcal conditions were reversed.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
OUR HANDICAP IN chill.

current trade report from special agent
or the government gives a most suggestive ac-
count Of the state of our trade with Chill and
OF the reasons for its unsatisfactory condition.
Those reasons are largely our own fault and
are such as might be corrected If Americans
exercised as much intelligence pains and dis
erection as do their rivals in pushing foreign
trade. Thus in moving and reaping machines
those OF Canadian manufacture are preferred
TO American, because the latter are too lightly
built and will not stand the rough handling
they get In Chilli. In farm and dairy products
I'VE are handicapped by the necessity Of trans
pOrtatiOn through the tropics" True we
might overcome that handicap bv means Of
careful refining and packing, but we do not do
so. Our trade has been much Injured by care
lessness in this respect" Men do not seem to
appreciate the difference between shipping from
Chicago 10 New York and shipping from New
York TO Valparaiso.
In canned fish and fruit we have a large
trade, but it is confined to supplying the de-
m&nds Of the rich. 1t could be doubled If only
our manufacturers would put up goods In q
greater variety of small tins so as TO meet
the needs OF the masses Of the people. A much
larger trade might be built up in boots and
shoes were 1t not that Americans seem to send
inferior goods 10 the Chilian market and to
charge much higher prices there than the duty
and freight rates warrant. In cotton wool
and silk textile fabrics our trade is SO small
that hardly 10 be considered competitors
in the market. the reason being that this coun-
try has not yet adopted the thoroughgoing
methods OF her competitors In catering TO the
peculiar needs of the market" That is to say
instead of offering the Chilians the kinds OF
goods they want we expect them to accept the
kind think they ought to want! In miscel-
laneOus products OF iron and steel. there is
particular complaint as 10 the packing and
loss through the breaking OF cases but wher
ever our sales increasing the reason is that
"our manufacturers beginning 10 give close
heed 10 instructions and suggestions as 10 de
tails OF packing. weight etc"
OF course. In some items doing n large
business with Chilli. and ia some the smallne,s
Of cur trade is due u circumstances beyond
our control But, generally speaking, our trade
1 with Chill as with othar Iatin-Anlarinan lands
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
NOTES OF SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON.
[From The Tribune Rureau.l

From The Tribune Bureaul
Washington. April Mrs Fairbanks returned TO
Washington at noon to-day from Virginia, where
in company with Senator and Mrs. Scott and Sena-
tor and Mrs Burrows, she enjoyed a weekend
party at the home of ex-senator and Mrs. Faux
ner. The e-President to have been mem
Der OF the party. but business prevented his leav-
ing the city. The Vice-Presdent and Mrs. Fair
banks entertained at dinner this evening
G1rs and Mrs. William Phelps Emo have as
guests Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Emo. They invited to
meet Mr.. and Mrs. Emo at dinner tonight the
newly appointed Minister TO Norway and Mrs
Peirce. Commander and Mrs. Fremont, General and
Mrs. Merritt, the Controller OF the Currency and
Mrs. Ridgely. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth.
Colonel and Mrs. BromweI. the Assistant Secretary
OF War and Mrs. Oliver Mrs. Candee and Count
Mocenigo. attach6 of the Italian Embassy.
The Secretary of State and Mrs Root were hosts at
ington this week for her homo at Clinton N. Y.
where she will spend days IN making arrange
ments for the coming summer.
Mrs Donald Mclean reached Washington to-day
and will attend the monthly meeting of the Daugh-
now busily engaged on the final arrangements for
the annual congress. which opens here Easter Mon
day
Mrs. ]. Van Vechten OIcott returned to Wash
ington tonight from New York. where she spent
the last week
Mrs. Richard Glover will return to Washington
tomorrow, accompanied by OF her little daugh-
ters. with whom she has spent the last few days
in Atlantic City
Representative and Mrs. Herbert Parsons are
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
APPORTIONnFVT

The problem Of apportionment, to which COM
nittees of local statesmen are assidu0usly de
voting themselves, is chiefly question OF math-
ematics and gives little scope for political in
genuity. The days Of robust gerrymandering
in this state are gone by. for the constitution
contains precise prescriptions of equality and
compactness 70 which the courts have given ef-
feet The ratio for a Senatorial district is about
$4,000. New York County, with citizen pop
ulation Of 1.S002s2, will be entitled 10 twelve
Senators, The same now. Kings County
citizen population is 1,17S,7S2, and it viii have
eight Senator's, a gain of one secured by in
creasing the total number of the Senators TO
o. under the provision of the constitution that
additional Senators for counties already having
three or more shall not be secured at the ex-
pense Of the rest Of the state. Queens and Mas
sau counties, combined, will continue 10 have
one Senator, and Richmond 10 form part of a
rural Senatorial district
The constitution requires the Legislature in
making Senatorial districts 10 approach as
closely possible to equality The rural dis
tricts are necessarily unequal, for counties must
be grouped, and 40 one OF them can be divided
except TO make two or more Senatorial districts
wholly Ia the county. In such division no town
or city block may be divided, nor may any dis
trict contain greater excess Of population over
an adjacent district in the same county than
IN II VI DlUAh III il Nii4Nu lue smaller
districts
The Assembly districts are apportioned by the
Legislature among the counties. There are In
general three Assembly districts TO each Sen
atorial district, though some rural districts con
tain -four. owing 20 the necessity of giving each
county except Hamilton, which is grouped with
tultYil-an AssemblyInan. IL compensation some
Sr...itotiai districts colnrise only two Assembly
districts. New York, with twelve Senator's. has
th.ri}-i,e Assenblymen ard viii probably keep
fhai number, Kings, with seven Senators. has
tV''--ts one Assemblymen, and will probably
hare twenty-four with its eight Senator'S After
tie legislature has apportIoned the number 10
the counties the aldermen from New York and
Kings, acting IN their counties as boards OF
supervisors, viii divide the Senatorial districts
as fixed by the Legislature into the proper num-
Der Of Assembly districts. The same number
Of Assembly districts must be put in each Sen
atorial district IL they 20 around evenly II
there is one over, II must 90 into the largest
Senatorial district; il one under, the smallest
Senatorial district must have the fewer Assem-
bly, districts. Each Senatorial district must be-
evenly divided, and the rule that no district
shall have 2 greater excess over an adjoining
one than the population Of d block on The line
between them must be followed.
Under these conditions there can be No serious
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
RUSSIAN COMPARISONS.

One major error which is made by many
critics of current affairs in Russia is that OF
comparing the reforms proposed in that coun-
try and the steps taken toward them with the
conditions and processes prevailing to-day in
the most advanced nations of the world in
stead OF with those prevailing a century or two
ago. 1t is easy to make that error. Every
body knows at least in a superficial way, the
general state OF affairs In England and Amer
lea at the present time, and can thus readily
compare the new Russian system Herewith. to
its great disadvantage But not everybody
knows, or takes the trouble to learn. the state
Of affairs in this country in its early days, or
IN England before the Reform bill or in the
days of Walpole, and SO not everybody can
compare the new Russian system with that
standard. Yet the latter is the far more COR
rect standard, for, as all have been saying for
years, Russia has hitherto been an anachronism
in Europe, century or two behind the times.
If any one thinks the Douma will not fairly
represent the masses of the Moujiks, let him
ask himself or ask history, how perfectly one
Of Walpole'S pariaments represented the arti-.
sans and rural labOrers of England.
We are told that the notorious General Kaul-
bars has been making the Odessa elections q
farce. But let remember that Odessa has
been for months one of the chief storm centres
Of lawless violence, of arson and massacre. It
would be free as elsewhere in the empire
Indeed, it would not have been strange had the
government decided that they must be postponed
until the place was in more orderly condition.
Cities under martial law do not, as q rule eniov
the fullest and most unrestraned civil rights
We may regret that so many places are in an
unsettled condition and that 1t is not safe 10
grant entire freedom Of political agitation Rut
the government has to deal with things as they
are, and not as they might have been or as
they should be. We can recall years in nor
remote American history when elections In
number of states were dominated by military
force.
What strikes US as more significant than anv
of these things is that party calling itself tha
constitutional Democracy appears to be in the
van in Russia 1t seems to be electing more can
dldates than any other party, so that, indeed In
an effort TO check its progress other parties are
seeking to form coalition against it On the
other hand the Constitutional Democrats hova
found an ally in the party known as that of the
Emperor and the Liberty and Integrity Of Rms
sla, and also has the support Of the great ma
Jorlty OF the 81. Petersburg press. There is rea-
son TO expect that the Constitutional Democracy
VIII control the Douma, and that will mean n
great deal. 1t is not TO be assumed of course
that that party aims Immediately at the aboli
tiOn Of the monarchy and the formation or a
republic; it seeks rather. the gradual deyelon-
ment of democratic rule under a monarchicaI
head, such that which prevails in Great Rrit
ain. In the success of such schemes there Is
much promise for the good of Russia.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington. April 2-The Austrian Ambassador
and Baroness Hengelrnuller had dining with them
last evening Mrs. Townsend Mrs. Nicholas Fish,
Mrs. Lawrence Miss Wetmore Mr.. and Mrs
Purdy. the naval attache OF the French Embassy.
and Viscountess De Faramond. Mr.. Redmond,
Representative Bourke Cochran. Lieutenant Kohler.
of the German Embassy. and Count Szechenyi. Of
the Austrian Embassy.
The Brazilian Ambassador was advised to-day
that A. Gomez Ferreira. who was accredited to
Washington two years ago as charge and later as
Minister Plenipotentiary ad interim, has been
named Brazilian Minister to Mexico. A Almeida
Brandao. who was accredited TO the Brazilian Lega-
ton in this city second secretary IN 1882 and IS
now second secretary to the Brazilian Legation IN
Belgium, has been named first secretary in
Mexico.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
Amusemenfs.

ACADEMY OF MUsIC-s-Leah Kleschns.
A1.HAMBRA-2-S-Naud
BELASCO-s-The Girl OF the Golden West.
BILIOUS :lb-The Music Master
B6OADWAN-S=15-Ihe Vanderbilt Cup.
Observation-Disclosures
COLoEIAL-2-S-ka
CRfTERION-S.S .S0-The Mountain Climber.
DAILY S-S.l5-The Embassy Ball
EDEN MUSEE-The MoTld IN Wax
EMPIRES .2O-Peter Pan
FTELsDS THEATRES .iS-Air. Hopkins
GARDEN-S:lb-Ihe College Widow.
SARRICK-S .2O-GSllops.
lANAERSTEIN'S NICTohrA-2-s:l5-Nsucev
fARIsEN OPERA HOC6E-s;l5-Just Out OF College
HERALD SQUARES :15-George Washington. Jr
IIFROnROAE-2-S-A Society Circus.
1fuDSON-S -ao-The Duel
IRVINo PLACE THEATRE-s:2o-Ein Masses Aeen-
JOE WEBER.s-s: -s:lO-Twiddle-Txaadle and The Soua~
Mans Carl of the Golden West
kNICKERBOCKER-S:le-A Moolstc
IIBERTY-S I5-IdncOln-
LYCEUM-S:15-The Lion and the Mouse
LHRIC-S:I5-M -MexicaEa. .
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN---o--~lfeus hho Appo-
6rome.
MADISON soUARFs-s:l s:l5-The Greater Love.
NANaATTAN-S :3Q-Charley's Aunt
NEW AMSTERDAN--S.lb-Ihe Aistnthrope
NEW yORK-S :15-The Prince OF Pilsen
PRTNCEeSS-2-S .l5-EroHn OF Harvard
SANOY-s:1b-lt's All Your Fault
WkLI.ACK' SIS .20-The squhw man
WEST END-S:I5-In OLD Kentucky
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
DREAM OF A CHEERFUL LIAR.
How to Raise Buttered Toast and Other
Table DeleaeieS

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir We have read with great interest the
count In yesterdays Tribune OF the crossing OF the
milkweed with the strawberry plant. producing
berries with real cream inside. but It hardly
pares with what IN the South has done
CIrs Sapphira, the well known hortculturist ana
pomoogist, Of Ocala. Fla-) who produced last year
red sunhower and a blue holIyhock which
be in the gardens OF the Palace Hotel IN Palm
Beach and this year she obtained from the Depart
ment of Agriculture some sctons OF the breaGrruit
tree OF the Fit Islands. which she grated on TO
the Citrus decumana, pompelLnos tree, which
produces the grape fruit Cornsry called shaddock.
from Cape Cod skipper OF that name, who first
brought the fruit from Jannaica). but the product
not being satisfactory she conceived the idea OF
mixed with Tactic acid. which quickly ascended the
tree by capillary attraction and changed the fruft
completely, doing away with the spherical. trt-
angular. sphaerenchma tissue. separating the pulp
and giving place to mass OF real bread and milk.
which could be eaten directly out OF the bowl
made by dividing the fruit through its equatorial
circumference and by letting the fruit remain on
the tree during hot weather the bread wei
Drowned. toasted and the milk turned into but
ter by being churned by the swaying OF the tree
in the wind. thus producing a excellent bread
pudding with butter sauce; and. what more, ths
lining of the breadfrutt. which the natives IN ths
Fills make into coarse CLOTH was found be
pure white cloth. like fine linen and readily used
for napkins. FTTZ NIGEL.
New York. April . 1906
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
TRAVELLERS who win embark to-day for Naples on
RABBIT SHOOTING IN FRANCE
rom The London Chronicle.

From The London Chronicle.
LIE Sport is answerable for much exhibition ~
humor on the part OF nation like ours where kill
Ing for fun Is brought 70 perfection aud the story
OF the Englshmau who went RABBIT shooting with
two Frenchmen in Normandy may or nav not 20
true. They set out. eager for the chase they
sighted "A rabbit and up went the E,nsishman's gun
To ms shOulder No, no, do not shoot cried his
cOmDaniOus. That is Mimi We never sroOt at
Mimi The EnElishuan. greatly Wondering. de-
SISTED \ stcoNd rabbit crossed their path. he
aimed again, was agatn deferred from shooting.
"isat ts the adorable iIill." they pointed out.
- est Nn Nrn pi1ou, We never shoot az Lulu"
Naturally, when third rabbit dartsd up. the Eng
ilshman made no effort 10 XIII it, much to the dis
tresS or his companions. shoot. shoot they
cried wildly That is Alphonse. We always shoot
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03

is nothing like what 1t should be, and it is per-
fectly evident that, as the special agent we
have quoted declares, one of the chief reasons
for its smallness is the attitude Of American
manufacturers who, being assured of home
market, are Indifferent to the peculiarities Of
the foreign market II our exporters would
give close attention to the requests and instruc-
tons Of their customers and agents as to styles
OF goods and the details of packing, shipping
ETC.. their trade would advance with leaps and
bounds Their persistent failure TO do so, and
to accept responsibility for their failure to do
so, is one of the chief handicaps of American
trade
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03

The new football rules certainly seem to ain,
at the elimination of all deliberate brutalit~ and
even roughness from the game. The penalties
prescribed for evil practices sufficiently Sc
we're not only to deter the individual players but
also to arouse sentiment in team and college
against ruffiansm- A player will not wish TO
incur the penalty OF being ruled out of the game
nor Il team that Of losing half the distance to
its goal But THE bearings of the rules will lie in
the application "a them. II VIII he up to" the
officers to see that they strictly applied and
-nfarnsd- If they are. there will be little or no
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
ONE BOAR POWER.

From The To 1doo Globe.
\ French t-adesm1u liviHE az Montlucou Uui-; -
pfH1a'lN the most singular cQuipaEe that ever
Unsigned particularly Tor purposes OF pleasure.
rms gen teInau whose name Is NJ rrOnset. takes
his daily drives abroad IN "a little gig drawn by a
domestceted Wild boar. The animal - a true Wild
boar ami was captured by his owner and trainer
IN the troocais Forest. The beast Is two years
Old, and tamins him 20 harness was 81 irving
process hut ~ Cirt 80 much rati~nse ard sppNN
whlpcori NJ 1roasst .,as tt las. hrNCs@. :
stFans' gee-Ece u gc GoCiie 70 voice ;tua re g.
as lady.s pony. The boar draws a specially
constructed gig. and trots as fast as soma horssA
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS.

Among the passengers who Will sail to-day for
Naples the BarbarOssa are:
Mr.. Mrs. i. ESigren Miss Matte IAvarrnere
Nj ana MS jose sanchez Mr. and Mrs Andres SaDches
fSanloS Juarez.
Lieutenant A Hasbroucl Mr.. A. 5. Gump
DR.. Margaret EalleCk James NitchelI
The cabin list of the Slavonia which sails to-day
for Naples. includes:
T. c. Dickinson Mr. and M p n rTarS-
Mr. and Mrs. George 5 we'll
EastwicS. Mr.. and Mrs e NJ shepherd
MIS- clarence g Rice Mr. Mrs. Il n F1tcn-
Travellers who viii embark to-day for Naples on
the Cretic are:
Mr.. and Mrs j. II. Booth Mr. Mrs II. Van
Mrs der1n
Mr.. and Mrs H. Langdon irs. Edward Van Ingen.
Miss ANNA I.vrnan
MIS- Charles H. Siesbee Mr.. and Mrs Edward T. Bell
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
KEPT MARRIAGE SECRET TWO MONTHS.

Ray d. Illlibridge let his friends yesterday into
a secret he had kept for about two months. Mr.
Lhbrdge has been benedict since january p
last His wife was Mrs. Bertha L. Gould OF Buff
falo. The young couple are living at No. u6 West
dst street They were married In the Union
League Club. Brooklyn. by the Rev. DR.. Jacob
Whttehurst- When Tribune reporter telephOned
to No nS West ast street. the bride answered.
Asked II the facts given above were true she SAT-
la0odhY.S