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.FATHER or NE I.oRDs.

Ola Lord GNydyr. the Father OF the House OF
LORDS" and the only pe:son now living who has
been actually present a. the coronation Of four
English sovereigns has just celebrated his ninet 2
seventh birthday. and is stin hale and hearty iE
spite % mas great age He is the chief OF the
junior branch OF family Of which the head, Sir
Merrik Raymond BUrrel. married the daughter OF
Walker Tinans. o. Baltimore. True Sir Merrik )
tarouetcy is of relatively modern creation, dating
only IRON l77s Bur the Burrells are his
torlc family. claiming descent from Burrell, a
Goth. who nour.shed IN Barcelona IN the ninth
century. John Bu~reu, direct ancestor, is on
record having hued out a strip and equipped a
company Ct archeTs Tor his king In lil4. Ranulph
burrel another direct ancestor OF Sir Merrik. mar
llen th' only daughter and heiress OF Sir Walter
Nude4aUd who hoUe Tho Black Princes banner AT
me hattie ~ P0ctiers. Tho baronetcy Was con-
ferTed. stated above in i77t upon Merrik Bur
reli. who governor Of the Bank Of England
The present baronet is cavalry officer and The
family place I Knapp Cas1le, in Sussex, which was
partially destroyed hy fire some years ago AS
.or Lord Gv-ydyr. who was nve years old the
time Of the hatile of Waterloo. he went. when boy
Of ten. from The gardens Of GWydyr House. White
haA. 10 tho Speaker Steps al Westminster m his
grs4iofathers state barge manned by hVeried oars
men 70 attend George Tvs coronation. and was
present in Westminster Abbey al Tho ceremony, in
ne capacity Of is Rrandi ateTs OF honor. lie
Nls Ikcvlse present Al the subsequent coronation
baaqael iu Westminster HALL when the RoTai Cham
Is0i. Tor he lss; time history. fulfilled his ira
c''innal DUTY Of riding into the great hall arraa"a
from head 10 in steel aTmoT 10 fling lis
fauuiiet or the floor. with the tiInc-hOnored clai-
lenge 10 an who dared 10 dispute the Kings night
fp ths throne Al this banquet Lord Gwydyr Oc-
cgpied q seat in ihe Lord Chamberlsn's box. and
''7st5s hoU. when Overcome by the pangs OF
hunger auo tautaIized by tie spread OF good things
beioV he managed successfully convey the state
~ hts feelings 10 his cousin, Lord Prudhoe. after
ward Duke Of Ancaster, who, recognizing the sit
uauon glance. compassionate enough 10
wfHp up a chicken IN a piece of paper. and 10
Throw u up into the gallery, where II served 10
stlA the hunger not only o. LORD GWydyr' but also
o. some % his companions IN the box starved
Ike himself Lord Gwvdyr was likewise present
d t.c coronation OF King William ~ OF queen
Victoria and or Eing r. Eerc.
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suFRRY,s TO BE REMoDELLED.

McKlm Mead and White. architects. have filed
mans with Superintendent Murphy OF the Buildings
department for the partial remodslling OF Sherry )
at 4ith street and Fifth avenue. The main stair
case and elevators 10 be placed In the southern
end OF the building new staircase is 20 be pro-
vided for the ballroom and the palm room IS 70 be
remodeIled. The shafts OF the present main ele-
vators are 10 be hoored over and new apartments
fitted in the space. The bay in the southern court
will also fss enlarged The improvements. which
are 10 be made for Louis Sherry as lessee. are to
cost $4,000. The building Is owned BY Isaac ",
Rrok
New-York tribune., 1906-04-04
CAST OF THE NusAHrHRopE."
IRVING PLACE THEATRE.

NotaTies OF the German drama reminded that
The farewell performance OF Nine Agathe Bar
sescu will be given tonight, at the Irving Place
Theatre, in Adolf Wilhrands tragedy OF Aria and
Messalna-" Mr.. Walden will participate in the
representation. on Friday and Saturday Marie
Reisenhofer can be seen in Herr Blumenthal's new
comedy OF Die Crosse Cilocke' The admirers of
these experienced. accomplished proficient. inter
0stng players will not neglect the opportunities
pleasure that thus provided, The season is
dra wing 10 a close. W W.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-04
HISTORICAL SOCIETY WANTS MONEY

At the meeting Of the New York Historical So
cietv last night S V Hoffman, the president made
an earnest plea to the members to pun together
,rd mt the society on better basis in view OF
the irnnortant work in prospect when the new
b,,fIding. at Central Park West and 18th street
shall be completed. He asked especially for sub
scrntions 10 the founders fund, recently started.
70 rrovide fitting memorial 10 the founders OF the
New-York tribune., 1906-04-04
COLONEL HENRY c. woLcoTT.
[By Telegraph 10 The Tribune.

BY Telegraph 10 The Tribune.l
Newburg. n. Y, April Sword was received at
his home in FishkH Landing to-day of the death
OF Colonel Henry G. Wolcott. at Genoa. Italy. He
was hfty-three years OF age Colonel WolcOtt
in the 21st Regiment, National Guard. He was a
lawyer and inventor. He leaves a widow and
three children Colonel WOlcott gave the WOlcott
medal. a craftsmanship trophy. contested for by
the National Guard of this state
New-York tribune., 1906-04-04
TO REMODEL LoTos CLUB HOUSE.

Plans are being made for the remodelling OF the
home of the Lotos Club, at No. 556 Fifth avenue.
The removal of the club more cornmodous
quarters at first considered. but majority OF
the members preferred TO remain in the present
clubhouse. The remodelIing will give the club more
room. The work will be begun early in the sum
New-York tribune., 1906-04-04
COLONEL r. c. FEssENpEN.

Orange, n. J.. April 3 (speclaD. D.-ColoneI r G
Fessenden. we'll known in New Jersey militia cir
cles died suddenly last night at his home in the
Windsor Hotel from heart disease. He sixty
two years old and had lived at the Windsor for
five years. Colonel Fessenden certified pub
lie accountant and did considerable business in
New York and JERSEY City. He was a member OF
the 4th Regiment. National Guard, New Jersey.
He prominent in banking circles IN New York
and New Jersey. He leaves sister. who lives in
Rpoo I1-n
New-York tribune., 1906-04-04
Special Notices.

POSTAL INFORMATION. RE-
GARDING INCOMING AND
FOUND WITH THE SHIP
PING NEWS ON PAGE -
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FOREIGN ENvoY's AMERICAN WIFE.

oolnt John Bernstorf. VINO has Just been pro
rnoted from The post Of councillor Of The German
Embassy IN London 10 that Of the Kaiser s MIL
ister m Egypt has American wife, IA lie per
son az rile daughter Of Edward ls1ckemeyer, OF
scew York while his successor al the Court OF 81
Janes's Young Baron Ferdinand Won stumm has
ar American mother, in the person OF the daughter
of Louis Won Holman. the New York banker, who
is ore Of the veteran members of the Union cluo
and whose daughter is the widowed Aarauise De
Moreg
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PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS

ALBEMARLE-Edwa Box. Philadelphia; Moses
Brown Ives Goddard Warwick r. l.; Lady Hlck-
son. Montreal CAMBRIDGE-Baron Speck Won
Sternburg. the German Ambassador TO the United
States EARIINGTON--GOloTc ". II ReNtoTd,
I. s. A EMPIRE-N Hickuchi. japanese I'M
perial commission. Toxic. GILSEY.Judge W; r
Beasiey North Carolina HOLLAND Russell A
Alger jr.. Detroit; Lady Moncreife, London MAN-
HATTAN-H W L.add. Ex-Governor OF Rhode
Island PARK AVENUE-Bishop Satterlee, wash
New-York tribune., 1906-04-04

Mrs May Isabel Fisk will give two original mono
logues at the Waldorf-Astoria AT the entertain
ment Of the Misses preston on Thursday afternoon
She will recite THE Pudding and new mono
loeue entitled Her TailoT-Made Gown" On April
IS Mrs Fisk will sail for England. TO appear In
London drawing rooms, for which engagements
have already been made. Last year she had sue
cessful season in London
New-York tribune., 1906-04-04
LEVI SPlEGELBERG.

Levi Spiegelberg. a cotton goods merchant. sew
enty-six years old, who lived at the Ansonia. T4th
street and Broadway. died suddenly yesterday ar-
ternoon in the library of the Harmonic Club at
No. East Goth street. The cause Of death was
given as apoplexy. Mr.. Spiegeiberg was associated
with his under the firm name of L. Spiegel-
berg & Sons. at No. 1S Greene street.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-04
GETS UPTOWN THEATRE SITE.

Herman wronkow has bought plot az the
northeast corner OF I25th street and Madison ave
nue. and adjoining houses in Madison avenue The
size Of the combined parcels is about 14x75 feet He
intends 10 build theatre the site. The value OF
.he parcel is said TO DC about t30o,sa
New-York tribune., 1906-04-04
JAMES \. sREsLIN euRIEo.

Saratoga, n. Y. April 3-The funeral of James
ri, BresIln. the widely known hotel manager Of
New York. who died last Saturday. was held here
to-day The body was buried in the Bresln fam
ily Mot in Cireenridge Cemetery. Services at
Bethesda Church were conducted by the Rev. Or.
Joseph Carey.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-04
FRANKLIN PORTRAIT ON THE ST. PAUL

London. April SIT has been arranged to ship th'
portrait OF Benjamin Franklin restored TO Amer
tea by Earl Grey. Governor General OF canada, OF
The American Line steamer st Paul salllnS IRON
Southampton April Z.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-04
SAYS SERVANT STOLE CLOTHES.

Elsie Eldredge. a servant who to this city
from her home in Chester. Penn. a month ago and
who has been employed by Miss Ella L. Marsh of
No. 7S East 4sth street. arrested yesterday on
the charge OF grand larceny Miss Marsh says the
New-York tribune., 1906-04-04
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

The 1Ooth performance OF "Happyland In New
York which is also the 5OOth of it's will be
celebrated tonight at the Casino Theatre by the
distribution of musical selections from the operetta
Every woman in the audience viii have her choice
Of the popular numbers OF the piece
New-York tribune., 1906-04-04

Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke. director OF the Metro
politan Museum OF Art. will attend the performance
tonight Of Howard Kyle IN The Greater Love
az the Madison Square Theatre He goes 10 the
plav partcularlv 10 see the hral reproduc-
ton Of Munkacsy's painting, The Last hours Vi
Mozart which hangs In the Museum
New-York tribune., 1906-04-04
DR.. r. D. JONES FRUSTRATED

Dr. Roland D. Jones. proprietor of the Hotel
Aoiaho' No 80 East 5sth street has been i'll for
several days. suffering from nervous prostration
IL was learned yesterday. Although DR. Jones IS
CUT OF danger. he will leave here for the South to-
gay, where lie viii recuperate
New-York tribune., 1906-04-04
SO MORE PAY FOR NOBLE GUARD,


Pins \ Is serio,siv considering the question OF
rhoishire the Noble Guard. from motives OF econ
omy and u its services arc retained when Is eA-
tronsly doubtful h VIII o1ly hc IN consideration
u fts members consenting 10 relinquish ueit pSs
- !. -. 49,, .sr,5ces Al presenf tho rank and
flc receive nav Al the rate 81 ten francs a naS'
while Inc stponas n the ofsoers are oorresponaiaey
.aree A. even INC privstes are ali men not merely
New-York tribune., 1906-04-04

Highest tenperaTase 1esferdaH. 81 deeress lo"est
a. average az average for corresponding date last
vesr 90: average foT corresponding date last twenty
Tocsi FORECAST fair. slightly warmer hsht
southsrIy winds. THURSDAY. fair and colder.
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CEMETERIES.
THE wOODLAWN CEMETERY

readily accessible by Harlem trains from Grand Gems
trail Station. Webster and Jerome Avenus troeys ard
by carriage Lots s12S up. Teephone 4s0S Gramsfcy
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R9. Es9.n! I'iaqTs 4sons, N KiR,ns iR, Harriet ,
Halsey. George A. Wakeman. samuel
Holly. Emma.
BoNon April 2 1906. Isidore Bon in the ssth year
S ms eas as Fsnera services at MS late TeSasnss No.
5 p. m -
EyyANs-Entsred into Monday. April 2 in
David Lewis Evans Mrs. Edwin II Mairs. Of Irving
Tenn funeral @ services @ on AS 81 AZ IS
O'Clock a. his residence. No. 9th
copy
GTs & & ss!ea HAL Atlantic CITY n, Y2asay Ns y. AD5 ,2 2
IN the S5h year OF her age FUNERAL services at ST.
HALsEY-Apr l. George A. Halsey. in the SD year os
his age Funeral Wednesday from his late residence.
train from Grand Central station Harlem station
Mount Vernon. n Y
HoLLY-As Painheld. y ]. on Tuesday April 9; 1905
daughter OF the late Robert and Fanny Carnisy. No
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Forecast for spselal LooaIities--For I'll. Distrlo'


,st. ,s.-,lsnd Delaware New Jersey. Eastern Penn
-. F,s~,.rn Nev YORK and New England. fair and
t., ,r.,,er wednezsag; Hight south winds. THURSDAY
fa!r an colder -. r,-..+.-- Ys.,,-.y,-,,,,s f,tr
N~N Affth anu
Tn"T~dhts tHis ei+ '''i''t ''5''' VIZ ''''
ertlfhr-e-. H. northwest NliiQs
New-York tribune., 1906-04-04

Local oaicial Recond.-The following Official record
yroua the weather Bureau shows the changes in the
temperature for ths last tWeHy-four hours In com
N. c.rr.annnalnc naLe OF l.zl year.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-16

Perhaps Lee has been too much
blamed, and was perhaps not such a
great offender as the world supposed.
His error al Monmouth w;s not a want
Of courage. but of judgment for he
had fought with the most reckless
bravery on two Conrinents-this sol
dier Of fortune who had all 10 lose
and nothin" but life 30 cdII. But the
brave man abandoned cause which
he regarded as having outraged him
and refused 10 take further part in
the war. He was court MARTA ed an !
his commission taken from him He
went back 10 his estate and busic l
himself in growing tobacco, declaring
it the best school for a general.
After years Of weary existence Gen.
lee moved 10 Philadelphia. where he
died.
While George W4shing'on vas .ta.
toned at the town Of Winchester en-.
caCed in his work OF surveying be
formed TIE acquaintance Of Adam Ste.
phen, and later on whrn Washington
becamc commander Of the forces On
the frontier. Adam stephen received
his first commission He was com
mandant for some time at Fort Cum
berIand. then the furthost advanced
post of the border. and Immediately
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-16
Historic Structures of @=~,.<~ss,--zsz
the Shenandoah Valley


Within a radius of one ni:e of the
little village Of Leetown, W. Va, AMI
in the most beautiful portion Of the
Shenandoah valley. are still standil9
three houses which once sheltered
three of the most famous characters
in American history Being somewhat
out of the lire OF ordinary travel.
these historical houses have passe!
comparatively UnnCticed. To the stu.
dent Of revolutionary war history they
possess a patriotic interest not 10 be
found in any other buildings reminls
cent of the early days OF Americas
struggle for freedom.
One of the houses was occupied b.
Gen. Charles lee, the daring but i'm
pulsive commander whose rashnesS
at the battle Of Monmouth gained hiG
a rebuke from George Washington
Lee, ID rage. retired from the sery-
ice AID sCu.h. the scclusion of the
Shenandoah. Gen Horatio Gates. who
aspred to rival Washington and whose
hopes were dashed by defeat at the
battle of Camden, also sought the
peaC Ceful valley. where he nOurished
his grievances. real or fancied, for
nearly the balance of his life. In a
third house lived Adam Stephen, once
an intimate friend of Washington, and
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-16
GUIDE LAUGHED AT CITY MAN
New Yorker Had Much to Learn
About Youru Stock,

Iennie Merrill, a popular guide at
Belgrade Lakes. is responsible for the
following one on us city folks" says
Il writer in the Boston Herald.
"Of course we know that you city
folks have lots of chances to laugh
al us hayseedcrs, but once in while
the laugh is on our side. | never was
so tickled in my life as was last
summer. when | was guiding Mr.. H.,
from New York. He is as much as
80 years old. and a mighty smart man,
too. every other way. but he was just
SCairt TO death of cattle.
We'll, one day when we were fly
fishing for bass. he wanted to go
ashore, so | rowed him up and he
went off into the woods. Pretty soon
he come tearing down to the boat.
a-hollering for help at the top of his
voice. so you would have thought there
was a big she bear after him. and |
jumped up and asked him what was
the trouble. He said: There's lot
of cattle coming this way
Il knew it was a parcel of young
stock so says to him: You needn't
be scared of them: they're nothing
but lot of heifcrs.' And what do
you suppose he up and said? thought
| should die. He says to me. and
this is the Lords truth: How do
you know they amt bull-heifers?
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-16

mounting his horse. he rode away, first,
however, having left a note affixed tC
his front door (the only one) saying:
NO MEAT COOKED HERE TODAY.
1t is said that Washington came and
knocked in vain: but when he read
the paper he silently rode away, rec.
osnizing the bitterness of his form eg
companion stronger than ever.
Gen. Lee was called the Boiling
Water" by the Mohawks, to distin-
guish his restless temperament-a
temperament which led him over El-
rope and other countries before ae
found final residence in America. se.-
tling in Virginia in 1913. He became
an ardent Republican, and was ono
of The original major generals of the
revolutionary war When Washing
ton rebuked him on the field of Mon
mouth and charged him with illtimcd
imprudence, Lee quickly retorted: 4
know of no man blessed with larger
portion of imprudence-that rascally
virtue-than yourself
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-16

Plans for the historic arch which Is
10 be erected at one of the entrances 10
lhc old Cambridge (Mass) common by
he national society. Daughters of the
Revolution. have been approved, and
ihc work will begin Immediately.
When the plans were first presented
70 Mayor DAILY Of Cambridge the pro
fosed site for the arch WIS AT the en-
trance to the common near the MS
loric Washington elm. However, af-
Ter the various committees had been
consulted i'll the matter the site was
changed to the entrance al the inter
section of Gardner street and Massa
chusetts avenue, very nearly opposite
Christ church.
The plan for the arch is suggestive
OF colonial architecture, fianlled Oh
either side by law walls, that form a
recess. On each of the side walls are
lnN stone ..atS. Between the two
largc gate p,.si is a wrought iron arch,
h.ving in TIC center the seal of Massa-
q uSttts.
TIC arch VIII cover an area so feet
IL length aht 10 feet in depth. The
gate opening is about eight feet AMI
the arch will be l. feet high. Graz
i I: is to be used for the stone work
ond the recess is to be paved with
sranollthic blocks.
On the walls at either side of the
gate posts ihcre will rc two handsome
bronze tablets setting forth the pu--
ICSe of the memorial On one tablet
is the seal o. the society and figure ;
representing Justice ard Prosperity
With the Inscription: Near this spot
Washington took command of the CON
titental army July 5tl;. l775." Erect
Cd by the Daughters of the Revolu-
t lon (the dale to he added). The 9th
er tablet Eas a portrait Of Washing
ton, with the continental flags, AMI
figures representing peace and war
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-16
No Sunday Paper That Night.

Mr. Capen, an old resident OF a
seaport town of Massachusetts, is EN-.
rloyed as driver of the coach which
conveys travellers from the train to
the hotel.
Ono Saturday evening a short time
ago three men arrived on the after.
noon train from Boston. Mr.. Capen
was sitting on the drivers seat wait.
ing to take them to their destination.
They looked about the station and
evidently were not favorably i'm.
pressed with the surroundings. for
one was heard to say:
What a desolate country, We GER
tainly have come to the iumping g-off
place. | don't believe We can even
get Sunday paper in this place, can
We. driver?'
There was silence for moment,
and then Mr.. Capen drawled out !:
wal, not tonight"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-16
HOUSE OF WASHINGTON RELICS
Hasbrouck Home in Newburg, N. "
Full Of Revolution Reminders,

The beautiful City of Ne7'burg, on
the Hudson river, has hon0red itself
and conferred priceless boon upon
the state by preserving the old Has
brouck house, which served as Wash
ineton's headquarters from April 4,
1882 10 Aug IS, 1888.
Built by Jonathan Hasbrouck in
1850, it has the comfortable look of
the unpretentiCus story.and-a-half
house of the period. and stands finely
on the sloping bank of the river. The
walls of the house are of stone, two
feet in thickness, An old-fashioned
Dutch stoop or porch opens upon the
first floor. with its six rooms in addi-
ton to the kitchen. The ceilings are
low. with hea"y timbers of hewn
wood, which SUPPORT the foars of the
upper rooms, originally only four in
number. The sloping roof IS sustain.
ed by long timbers of roughly hcwn
cedar wood. which still gives ont the
pleasant odor peculiar to that tree
While some changes have been nee
essary, the house to-day is very near.
ly just what it was when Gen. and
Mrs. Washington occupied it with
their military family