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New-York tribune., 1906-07-18
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CBy Telegraph 70 The Tribunal
LenOX, Mass. July 1.-THE Secretary ~ 4ba,-,.-
and Mrs Bonaparte arrived at the Hotel so,,---'
this afternoon. after a trip from Washinr+o. :
Catsl1ill n. Y, on the United States disuaeeh -,
Dolphin The Dolphin dropped anchor AZ Co.
last night, and this morning the Secretary ana -
Bonaparte. accompanied by Postmaster Farri, -
Baltimore. Miss HaydocI, OF Baltimore. and n =
Gauss. private secretary. were carried in a Iaure =
Hudson n. Y where special train was uaaszr- -
TO carry the party 70 Pittsfeld- Carriaess va.
waiting there TO convey the Secretary and his usv
to the hotel. which was reached in time for h,r-s
con.
Secretary Bonaparte will conduct no ofHcial tus.
ness while in LenOx. where he intends 70 reus-
until August / Postmaster Harris and yr
Gauss returned to New York this afternoon Y.
expected that several dinner parties VIII Be a,
ranged for Secretary and Mrs. Bonaparta IL.
latter win remain here throughout the summer. -
turning TO Washington early in October
George G. Haven left here for New YORK 4.
night and Dr. William Armstrong for Boston
Miss Isabel Rcundtree and Miss Haskell OF 8.
vannah. guests or the Misses Shotter at Shasv
Brook
The Misses NIargaret and Dorothy Dwight, q
Boston. are guests of Was Nora Iasigi. tn stoss
bridge
Miss Goodman ente~esirs5 n luncheon to-davs.
Tokun cottage for her guest. Miss NIarioris Ch=
ney. Of South Manchester. Conn. II was one Of To
largest gatherings OF young women OF the SIM
mer. There were handsome table decorations q
garden flowers. Miss Cheney will go 70 Pittsasz
this week. where she win be a guest or IIrs WTt-
fam Pollock
Mr.. and Mrs. John H Carstairs and Miss L O.
Carstairs. Of Philadelphia. are among the au,.
mobiHsts who arrived at the Hotel AspinwaU 70
day. Others include Mr.. and Mrs William V E,I.
" and J. NJ Phelps. OF Chicago; Mr.. and Ills
Charles WheelwTight. Josiah Wheelwright ana "
and Mrs. c. NJ Gammons, Of Boston: Mr.. and N-s
George L. Nichols and family and 8Irs
Chickering. OF New York; Mr. and Mrs F. G
Baker. Harold Baker and Miss Ruth a Cons a.
Bridgeport, Conn
Mrs A. A Porter, Of Buffalo. who has bssnvis
iting her daughter. Mrs. c. r. Edwards started T.
day for Niagara Falls with Mrs 5 Y p Thaysr
Of Boston
Among to-day'S contributors 70 the band eOlasr.
fund. which has reached $780, are Morris K Jss1e
John E. Alexandra and John E Parsons
Mrs. Frederick G. Swami will return 20 Nss
York tomorrow after a month IN the Bsrkshires
Mrs Donald s. Brown. OF New York is a gust
Of Mrs. W. s Brown at the Hotel AspinwaI
Edward NJ Grour. OF New York. who has ben
guest OF John H Mckay, returned TO town t0-dsg.
Mr. and Mrs. A J. Jackson. of Long Branch
who are touring the Berkshires. have arrived n
Lenox.
Mr. and Mrs Henry d Waters and J. n an2
J. MacLA Waters. OF New York. and 8IIIard G
Humstone. OF Brooklyn. are az the NaplewOOd n
P1ttsheId-
New-York tribune., 1906-07-18
ETHIOPTANISM.

dispatch from Johannesburg the other day
mentioned disquieting rumOrs Of plans for
Negro uprising in the Rand region Of the Trans
vaal next week. and said that reports of such
a menace had been made at conference Of
the Ethiopian Church We have hitherto re-
ferred to the spirit Of unrest which prevails
throughout Africa, and also largely throughout
Asia, and of antagonism to the white race
which is widely manifested. The reference to
the Ethiopian Church suggests another phase
Of the subject intimately associated with the
probable origin of this whole movement. to
which men are beginning to apply the term
"Ethiopanism."
Since the days Of Livingstone missionaries
have been busy in Africa prea ching Christian
ity among Lhe natives. and also teaching them
the ways of humane civilization. Thus meal
cuable good has been done. Slavery and can
nibalism have been abolished, the offering Of
human sacrifices has become a thing of the
past and populous tribes, such as the Swazis,
the Basutos and the people Of Khama's king
dom have been elevated to a considerable de-
gree of civilization But with all this good there
has come some evil. The missionaries have
preached the religious equality of the races.
This idea has been eagerly taken up and en-
larged upon by the Negroes, sometimes through
misapprehension and sometimes through ma
Iign ambition. until it has been made to en-
Dfdce eQClre SOcldI ana equal
ity. The effect Of such a notion upon a people
who are emotional and sympathetic and given
to grandiose ambitions, and are quite destitute
of the hopeless fatalism of Aslatics is easily to
be imagined
Note, for example, the Basutos They were
told they We're equal in Gods sight to white
men With quick ratiocination they argued that
If they We're equal in His sight, they must be
equal in all respects. In this conclusion they
were confirmed by observation and comparison
They saw that they averaged physically, taller,
stronger, swifter Of foot and more enduring in
hardships, than the white men with whom they
came in contact They saw that they were act
ually better educated, In certain directions than
the white men, for while few Of the latter knew
more than one language, with a smattering OF
one other, a large proportion of the Basutos
used three-Basuto, English and Dutch-with
fluency They saw, also. that they were pc
cunarily more prosperous and actually better
off than many, If not most, Of the white set
tiers, for the Basutos are a great industrial and
commercial people. What wonder then. that
there began to arise among some Of them the
dream OF Africa for the Africans? A like
sentiment arose, in some degree, in almost every
tribe and nation, having its origin chiefly IN
the churches in which the equality OF souls was
preached
The situation thus created is calculated TO
cause much disquiet and apprehension. The
danger - an open uDrlsing OF the natives
New-York tribune., 1906-07-18
WHY TAX HONEST

''Why tax hOmes2' is the attractive question
brought up for discussion at the meeting Of the
New York State League OF Savings and Build
ing Loan Associations. in session this week at
Rochester. Mr.. +. c. Leubuscher. Of this city.
vice-presldent of the league, has evolved an idea
calculated to endear him TO all unthinking citi-
zens of modest means. for the abolition Of tax.
no matter how salutary, is always a popular
programme. His plan is that ell homes valued
at $1,000 less should be exempt from taxa
ton. and that the burden of government should
be placed on those living in houses Of greater
value and possessed OF larger wealth. Thus he
believes workingmen would be encouraged to
own their own homes and the rentpayer would
cease to be seen in the land
Why tax homes? Quite aside from the pro-
priety of levying the cost of government against
all citizens in proportion 20 their ability, 1t is
proper TO tax homes to lay the burden Of gov
ernment upon every citizen A century ago even
radlcalism scarcely disputed the wisdom of max
ing suffrage dependent TO some extent upon the
stake of the citizen in the community Prop
erty qualifications were almost if not quite,
universal. We have got beyond that, in spite Of
the arguments OF such high minded patriots as
John Jaw that those who own the property Of
the community should govern the community.
We now have universal manhood suffrage and
recognize that the man without property is en-
titled TO the same voice In Cne government as
the man who has property. A measure such as
Mr.. Leubuscher proposes to submit to the Leg
isIature would put premium on extravaganza.
The old rule that there should be no taxation
without representation is not one whit more
true than the rule that there should be no rep
resentation without taxation. No doubt our tax
laws leave much to be desired. but the more
widely they distribute the burden of taxation
and the more directly they compel the poor as
we'll as the rich to contribute in some measure
to the cost of government the better they are.
II the great majority Of small property owners
were exempt from taxation, one Of the chief
conservative influences in the country would
be destroyed. They are the persons who are
now most sensitive to any financial mismanage-
ment in the government, and they feel an in
crease in taxation much more than large prop
erty owners, and If all incentive to watchfulness
on their part were lost the way would be open
to grave abuses.
In England, as we recently noted, there is a
tendency to make rentpayers direct, instead Of
indirect, taxpayers, so as TO bring them into
closer connection with the government and make
it an object to them to vote thoughtfully on
public expenditures. That is a much wiser move
ment than the one proposed at Rochester for
still further narrowing Of the already too narrow
personal interest of the great body Of citizens in
the financial conduct of the government.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-18

had been cancelled afterward. Orders cannot
well be cancelled without authority and for
NAL withdrawal of q caution once issued car
ries the responsibility back TO headquarters.
Il is well known that for six or eight years
there has been keen rivalry between the Great
Western and the London and South Western
roads, Both of them served Exeter and Plymouth,
and in order TO win patronage had made numer-
GUS improvements. They modified their grades
where possible, shortened their routes and then
began to run their trains faster than ever be-
fore The relaxation of a rule regarding speed
in dangerous locality was natural outgrowth
Of competition. One does not Ike to think of
the risks TO which patrons OF the London and
South Western may have already been sub
iected on that account OF course, no trouble
need be anticipated for some time in future. A
railroad is never so safe as Immediately after
a bad accident"
Beyond question another influence than those
considered by the coroner's jury promoted the
derailment of the American Line special though
this is not peculiar TO any one railroad in Eng
land. Generally speaking, the rolling stock sn
that country is lighter than it is in the United
States, and hence more liable TO jump the track.
It has been observed repeatedly in this cOun-
try that in certain crises the Pullman coaches
will stick to the rails when day coaches and
smokers are displaced. The heavier a car the
more it costs TO haul It, and light one is not
without its merits
New-York tribune., 1906-07-18
NOT AN INDIAN CANOE.
Clumsy DugOut Uncovered at Cherry and
Oliver Streets Was of Later Period

representative Of the American Scenic and
Historic Preservation Society inspected yester-
day the old wooden canoe dug up at Cherry and
oliver streets the other day. and expressed the
opinion that il was not primitive Indian dug
out The portion exhumed was about s feet
long, 36 inches wide at the widest part and
about IA inches deep. The remainder was not
excavated. The bow was shaped like the end
Of a wooden spoon. The whole craft was a
shallow. clumsy affair." worked out of thick
wood The bottom almost rat. and the
1aring sides had evidently been Joined to it.
There were the stubs OF iron nails in II. and
evidences Of ironworl having been on the bow.
The joined work and the presence of iron were
conclusive evidence that IT was not q primitive
Indian canoe. The Indians around Manhattan
at the time Of the advent of the white man made
their canoes by following out the trunk OF a
tree with the aid Of FIRE The tree was first
feNed by means Of a fire built around the bottom
of the trunk, water being applied above the fre
to keep it from spreading upward Fire was ap-
piled TO the fallen trunk. and by alternate burn
ing and scraping away OF the charred wood with
stone implements the trunk was wrought into
q canoe
possess great archaeological interest, but the re-
cent discovery Is not In that class. An old In
habitant Of Cherry Hill. who remembers back
before the old shore line Allied in. says he
remembers having seen this old canoe in use
sixty
New-York tribune., 1906-07-18
LARGER ARMY POSTS.

In taking steps to enlarge the size and reduce
the number Of our army posts the President
and Secretary Taft are governed by sound mill
1ary policy. Our standing army being small it
should be kept at the top notch OF efficiency.
making good in quality for relative lack of
quantity. Yet it is evident that no high mark
OF efficiency can be reached if the troops are
dispersed in small commands and have no op-
pOrt0nity for drill in masses. We have. un-
fortunately, been long accustomed TO the prac
fice Of isolation and dispersion-a practice
forced on us by necessity. For a century we
have had a vast frontier territory to guard
and police, and with permanent establishment
averaging well below 25.000 men il has been
impossible to concentrate anywhere enough
troops 20 garrison a brigade post Indeed. in
the old days it was rare to find a full regi-
ment on any station. and when war came. as
it did IN 1916. 1851 and 1898, officers who had
never seen full brigade assembled were called
on to command divisions corps and armies
The old system turned out excellent soldiers,
for il gave officers plenty OF fighting experience
and trained the men 70 perils and endurance.
But IL built up no dependable staff and prob
lems Of transportation equipment, sanitary care
and medical relief. as well as Of strategy on
large scale, had TO be mastered through costly
experiments The war with Spain exposed the
radical weakness Of our staff organization, and
our camps became a scandal. II took six
months To bring little order ont OF chaos, and
by that time the war had ended. This latest
lesson in the dangers Of unpreparedness forced
a reorganization Of the army and moderniza-
ton Of our military methods We have now
far more efficient staff system and are begin
ming 10 apply more scientific methods in army
trimming. Brigade and division mannuvres
have become common. and the state militia or
aanizatiOns are drawn on 10 help man the sum-
ner practice camps. At Manassas two small
armies were assembled in 1904 and operations
on a large scale paralleling the maneuvres Of
the second Bull Run campaign. were under
taken In Kansas and Kentucky similar ANAL
carnations Of regular troops and state militia
have been successfully effected But these Op-
erations have had something Of a holiday char
acter and the experience has benefited the men,
perhaps. more than # has the officers What is
needed BY the officers is more than two weeks
training in any year in the handling Of larger
bodies OF troops. The problems OF tactics
transportation. sustenance and sanitary regula-
ton should be studied in detail under changing
conditions and in different seasons, and 10 offer
an adequate school for such study regular troops
must be available In bodies as large as a bri-
gade CT q division
The President and Secretary Taft have now
Inflated the nsx policy OF concentration by
New-York tribune., 1906-07-18

selecting four permanent brigade posts. The
posts named are Forts Riley and Leayenworth,
in Kansas; Fort Sam Houston. in Texas, and
Fort d. A Russell in Wyoming. Each of these
stations is already large enough TO accommo-
date brigade. Fort SILL in Oklahoma, will be
enlarged and made brigade post. and perma-
nent brigade headquarters Will be established
later in the East, probably in Pennsylvania.
The archaic distribution of troops among 100
or 300 garrisons-once needed TO protect the
frontier-will pass away, and the army, relieved
from the burden of mere police duty, will begin
TO ft itself more thoroughly for the concen-
trated and scientific kind of warfare demanded
by modern conditions.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-18
About People and Social 1nctden,.

during which they win enjoy a shoosi--
Scotland During their absence their china. .
remain az their Newport villa
Ofrs. Z. v. r. Thayer. jr OF Boston f4 -,
OF her father r. Mortimer Brooks Tor tsa -. -
the season
Miss C. F. Hail. Of New York. is the cues. oe,,..
J. Berre King
II is understood that 8lr. and Mrs Rs~s-,,.
Vanderbilt are on their way home from F-,--. = \.
will arrive at Newport in about a veeE 1s
said that one Of the objects of Mrs. va1s....
trip abroad was TO obtain favors for a cos,r-
be given at Sandy Point Farm later in TIE -.
These things viii come to Newport in bona .s-s
passed through the Newport custom houoa -
Is getting 70 be a popular mode OF procedu-, -.
the cOttagers. and the officers at the cu4ro-- -
are kept busy all the time az this work
Mrs. n. A. Johnson entertained several ~,
at luncheon this afternoon.
Among those entertaining at dinner this
ing was Mrs Charles NJ Oelrichs. il being b,- y.
entertainment OF the season.
]. Townsend Burden. r.. has arrived for N. -,
son. joining his parents az Fairlawn
Professor Alexander Agassiz entertained a, A.
tonight at his cottage at Castle I'm
Mrs Nathalie Schenck Collins has fssDa5 -
tations for a large dinner to be given AZ b.. II.
taRe on Friday evening.
Mrs. l. Townsend Burden IS 20 give a ss-,., :.
large dinners at Fairlawn IN August. the ar.. !.
take place the evening OF August 3
Among those registered at the Casino to-5.,- -.
r. L. Beeckman and G. Rose
New-York tribune., 1906-07-18
GRAFT" CHARGES EXAGGERATED.
Secretary Of Executive Committee Of the Red
Gross Issues Statement.

That there has been great exaggsration in The
charges OF graft in the administration Of the Rs,
Cross fund for the relief OF sufferers from the san
Francisco earthquake and frs is the belief Of tha
officers OF the society there. According 70 ds-
patches, supplies had been shamefully uisapprolF-
ated and thousands Of blankets stolen. refugees had
70 so without s6ap in the relief camps and were n
a shocking condition old people had 70 camp oui
with only single covering over them, and NAM
other abuses were detailed at length It was sa4
that the state OF affairs ''deplorabe' and ine
the grand jury OF san Francisco was investisaIll-
and had received a large amount NJ evidence snow
Ing how graft" was rampant.
When asked about the subject yesterday, Villas
Chauncy Langdon- the secretary OF the executive
committee said that he had received no word Of am
such conditions. He then prepared this starsn'1i
for The Tribune:
have no information in regard 10 details az p--s
ent other than what ! see in the papers !. =
pityeS IN the relief work at san Francisco IS 99..s
POSSlOle, out 1 think not impossible. on the o.
hand. that the correSp SpOndents of one two hs.ss
ndpeTS are writing IN a rather eXaggeraGeo ST.
ILal any one should expect perf3ct work unae- -
clIcuIllSJanCeS Is compliment 70 the high AVE.
or achievement which the Red cross has heiscr-
the people or San Francisco to maintain ne -
ehce or community relief is vet pTactlcaly =.
touched; II is new ground Probably Dr. Del.
Knows as much about thar field OF WORK as ~
take IN his appointment and II people would r.sr
acCohlpilSInenI IN It's prc per proportion they
ma overwhelming reason for qualification y -
work as whole thar mas been and Is beng o'-
New-York tribune., 1906-07-18

throughout Africa may not be great, and may
be averted. But there is q real and acute dam
ger Of such resistance and protests against
European rule as viii greatly compieate the
task of governing those countries and VIII ma
terially obstruct their development and prog
ress. The reality Of that danger has been seen
In the resistance TO the collection or the nut
tax and defiance of the rule against carrying
firearms. II is also seen in the unwilling
ness of the Negroes to work, even at handsome
wages a condition which made IL seem nee
essary 70 import Chinese laborers into South
Africa There can be no doubt that the prob
lem is one which will require the wisest and
most resolute Of craftsmanship to solve in
manner favorable to humanity and civilization.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-18
RopY o. PANAMAN coNsuL sHIPpEp

The body OF Carlos Arosemeha Picon. FIRST Cen
sui General this city from the Republic of Pan
anna, and son of DR.. Carlos Arosemeha. hrst Desig-
Aado. will be shipped from this city to-day the
steamer Advance TO Colon.
Senior Arcsemeha died last Friday from cancer
az the sanatOrium OF Miss A. l. Aston. az No q
West 6lst street He came here few weeks ago
20 be operated upon.
Sehor ATosemeha had been twice married. and
leaves wife and three children. two by his second
wife. who Miss Dolnda Boyd. daughter or
Federico boyd. one OF the founders OF the republic
oolloF Ar0semeila was a merchant on tho lsIhInlA
aLd VAS Tor " six years ot 4<A.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-18
SUES G. W. THoRNE's EXECUTORS.
Cousin of Man Who Died in Paris Says viii
Was Obtained by Fraud.
-, 1eo1anrnrl, Il - T.rihnna

[By Telegraph to The Tribune.l
Riverhead Long Island. July 1Z-Richard Van
Wyck Thorne. of New York. has brought suit in
the Supreme Court OF Suffolk County against the
executors Of the will Of his cousin. George Win
throp Thorne. who died in Paris in February, 1904
alleging that the will was obtained by fraud hav-
ing been executed while his cousin OF weak
and feeble mind The legatees and benehciaries OF
the will included in the suit The executors are
Henry T. Carey. Frederick Gore King and John c.
O'COnnors. The principal legatees are Mary Bala-
der, Of No, "a Rue de RfvOn, Paris. and Lady
51elen Lelsh IorInerly MISS Helen BeckW1th. OF
Leigh IS said to be another cousin Of the testator
The present plaintiff made objection to the will
when It first offered for probate but he failed
subsequently TO appear in court TO sustain his pro
test. and the will was admitted 20 probate.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-18
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.

IBy telegraph 20 The Tribune
Newport. r. l., July 17.-To-day one OF the
most disagreeable Of the season az Newport. and
as a result. many of the affairs arranged for it
were postponed until more favorable weather
There was rain. but the fog thick that
at times IL was almost impossible to see across
the street. and pedestrians got wet as IL it was
raining hard. With the fog and humidity there
was an intense heat. few ventured out who were
not obliged TO do so, and the Casino deserted
compared with other mornings. What few OF
the cottage colony did make their appearance
cloaks and in walking about the grounds in the
fog they presented a weird appearance The drive
was also deserted this afternoon. and bridge took
the place Of outdoor amusements. This evening
there were few cottage dinners and some few
box parties at Freebody Park. but, taking Il all
in ALL it was the dullest day OF the season.
In spite OF the weather. the young women who are
70 take part in the tennis tournament which Is to
begin at the Casino tomorrow gathered at the
courts during the morning and late afternoon and
practised for the matches 70 come II was playing
tennis under difficulties, and at times II i'm
possible to ones opponent at the other end OF
the court. Tom Petit, who has charge Of the
handicapping for the tournament. says that it
should be the best ever held by the women in New
port. Miss Margaret H Busk and Mrs. Barger
Wallach considered the best players in New
port. and the latter will be the scratch player OF
the tourney, but in spite Of the Odds she viii have
70 allow. many pick her as the winner Her daugh-
ter, Miss Jeanie B. Walach, is also becoming pro-
hcient at the game
Childs 20 spend the summer at Newport, have
rented the G. ". Shields cottage known as Meth
erclff and expected 70 arrive IN a few DAYS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney will leave
Newport tomorrow for New York. and on Thurs
day win sail for Europe on trip Of several weeks.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-18

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