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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-07
POSTAL PROGRESS.

The renewed demands for Improvements in
the postal service are. on the whole, commenda-
bic. Whether they are all entirely practicable
or not, they will cause consideration AMI dis
cussion. and thus make for progress. There is
no department of the national government
which more frequently and directly touches the
whole people than the postoffice. We are not
sure that there is any better managed. Be
yond question, however. it is susceptible of
further improvement just 1t has in the past
been from time to time improved, and there
are certain selfish interests steadily working to
prevent delay its Improvement, the exertion
of progressive influences in behalf OF the pub
lie welfare is 10 be welcomed.
Chief among the adverse influences have been
those of certain publishing concerns which I'M
der the letter of the law have abused and
transgressed the spirit of the law. 1t has been
officially and no doubt correctly stated that the
government has been put 10 so great an expense
for carrying at loss matter which on some
technically mailed at too low rate. that
II could not afford 10 lessen the cost of the
service to the general public. That was griev-
Gus wrong which 1t is pleasant to observe has
recently at least IN part. been abated. 1t should
be abated altogether. 1t may be that postal
rates for printed books should he lower than
they are but if so, the demand should be made
on the merits of the case, and there should be
| no more seeking of that end by printing some
| calendar dates volumes of standard books
and then mailing them at reduced rates as
| periodicals"
Another actively adverse influence. especially
against reduction of merchandise rates. and
| most especially against a foreign parcels post
system is believed TO have been that of various
| express transportation companies. No doubt
| improvement OF the postal service would in
measure and for time deprive them of some
/ patronage which they now enjoy. We cannot
regard that, however, as a convincing argument
against such Improvement Doubtless the COM
plete abolition OF the postal business by the gov
| eminent would greatly increase the patronage of
| express companies and would make possible
| the creation Of d vast and profitable private
| letter-caTTying trade. but we do not think that
| consideration will ever lead To the abolition OF
the Postofiice Department The principle is per
Eanently established that part Of the gov
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-07
NOTES OF SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON.
[From Tho Tribune Bureau.l

IFrom The Tribune Bureau
Washington. March s.-The Mexican Ambassador
and Mime. Casasus will be the guests OF honor at
a dinner given the fifteenth OF this month by
Mr. and Mrs. FRANCOIS Berger Moran.
The Naval Attache of the German embassy and
Mime. Hebbnghaus entertained ar dinner tonight
IN honor OF the Controller and Mrs. Ridgely. their
other guests being the newly appointed attache OF
the German embassy and Nine. Kuhlmann. Mrs
Evans. Miss Oliver. Miss Langham. Baron Helm
erie of the Austrian embassy; Graf Won Bressler
and Lieutenant Kohler. both Of the German EN-
bassy.
Mrs. Bonaparte wife OF the Secretary Of the
Navy arrived in Washington to-day She will
remain few days
Mr.. and Mrs. James Pinchot were hosts at dinner
tonight, when their guests were Speaker and Miss
Cannon. Chinese Minister. Senator and Mrs
Buckley, Senator and Mrs. Dryden Senator Bran
degee General and Mrs. A. E. Bates. Assistant
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs Newberry. Mr..
and Mrs. Chopper. Mr.. and Mrs. Becker. Mrs. Stan
ley Matthews. Miss Tuckerman and their house
guest, Countess Maria Larisch. OF Austria.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Fairchild. tho latter formerly
Miss Marian Bell. had to dine with them tonight
Mr.. and Mrs. Grosvenor. Miss Pfoulke. Miss Har
Ian. Miss Cooley. Mr.. Archibald. Mr.. Tenner and
Mr.. McCurdy.
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Spencer entertained at
small dinner tonight In honor Of Mr.. and Mrs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-07
CALLS HOSPITALS CRUET.
Hmburger fingered by Dgins
WOmGnS RemOUaI.

Coroner hamburger. chairman OF tho board =,
coroners. was moved TO emphatic action by a c.,.
reported to him yesterday IN which a woman
dying from heart disease was hurried from IN,
New-York Hospital to Bellevue. and died In N.
ambulance on the way. He called meeting Of n,
board for Saturday morning to discuss this pro.
cedure by other hospitals than Bellevue and %
determine upon measures TO stop II. The csronx
said yesterday:
Bellevue is the finest hospital IN thu uni.s
States, but the authorities OF other hospitals In s
city not allied with It, IN their desire to bs ia ..
all undesirable cases, where death appears in
minent, transfer such patients hurriedly 10 Bella
vue IN order that they may keep down thar own
mortality figures if the patients die.
The case which aroused the coroner to this 10
ton was that Of Mrs. Jeanne Cheno. a drsssnaker
OF No. 142 West 30th street. who was taken 20 tbs
New-York Hospital last evening. There she bscams
rapidly worse, but in spite OF her condition shs
was put back into the ambulance and orders vsrs
given to take her 10 Bellevue. She expired on ths
way. Coroner hamburger said:
II seems to me that common humanity IN such
case would have urged that the woman be kept N
the hospital where she was first taken, and be a..
lowed 70 die with little suffering as possibls.
have called meeting OF the coroners For Saturday
and we VIII see II something cannot Be done 70
stop this inhuman practice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-07
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

washington. March 6-President Roosevelt TOOK
advantage Of the fine weather this afternoon 10 go
horseback riding in the suburbs Attorney Gen
eral Moody accompanied him. and where the roads
permitted discussed important legal matters In
which the administration is Interested
The vacancy In the Alaska Governorship brought
a number of Senators to the White House to-day
Senator Elkins of West Virginia, came 10 press
the claims of John p. Clum: Senator Hemenway OF
Indiana spoke a good word for W. b. Hoggatt. and
Senator Piles Of Washington. urged the candidacy
of W. p Perkins IL is understood that the Presi-
dent has Indicated preference for Mr.. Hosgatt'
and IT is believed that his nomination will be sent
to the Senate within few days.
Representative Hamilton. of Michigan. chairman
Of the House Committee Territories. brought up
the matter of railroad subsidies in Alaska
The Cabinet met at IL O'Clock. and remained In
session until 1870 d. m After the meeting Secre-
,orias Root and Taft took luncheon with the Pres
ident In the afternoon the President received a
call from ex-senator Turner. Of Washington
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-07
TO PROTECT PALISADES.
Fight for Preservation of Hook
Mountain to Begin To-dag.

Important developments in the fight for the pre-
servation OF Hook Mountain the picturesque land
mark that divides thu Tappan Zee from Hayer-
straw Bay. from the inroads Of the quarryrnen are
expected at the hearing before the Senate Com
mites Finance at Albany to-day the Car
penter bill. which is designed TO enlarge the powers
Of the Commission on the Palisades Interstate
Park The quarryrnen have been lobbying vtgor-
ously against the bill. On the other hand. the
forces working for the preservation OF the natural
beauty of the river bank. which the bill aims to
protect, well organized. and will present their
side OF the case through many important witnesses
The purpose OF the Carpenter bill is 10 extend
the area Of the proposed park from Piermont
eighteen miles above Fort Lee. the northern limit
Of the Palisades proper, 10 Stony Point, fifteen
miles further north. which Is already reserved by
the State. The joint commission OF New-York and
New-Jersey for the preservation this interstate
park created IN 1900 Since that time the
commission has spent In acquiring control OF the
Palisades as far north Piermont about $40. 0o0
The state Of New-Yor< has already appropriated
s46o.oOO. New-Jersey $4,000 and ]. Perpont Morgan
has given s122.500.
The fact that $4,000 Of this amount Is still In
the hands Of the commission is pointed to by the
advocates Of the bill strong argument in its
favor. This money will provide good nucleus for
provement Of Hook Mountain by the OPENING up Of
roads. and otherwise making II accessible 10 the
tional appropriation from the state treasury.
Much of the land which will be brought under
the Carpenter bill may be readily acquired. but
their attack upon i Hook Mountain Wv" viii n be dsut
70 overcome Thousands OF tons Of rock have been
9nara G5 81 tns Ss or the by hrs
possible moment further encroachment on this
pressing necessity.
While progress in this effort has been necessarily
hearing viii do much toward deciding as to the
possibility OF putting stop to the cutting down
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-07
THE NEW WATER RILL.

There is good promise for New-Iork in the
new water bill at Albany, which is said to have
been drafted through the mediation of the
State Water Commission, a compromise be-
tween the city and the rural county whence
the water is TO be taken. The measure GER
tainly safeguards rural rights, and it may be
that it does not impose too great burden upon
the city. Briefly stated. these are its prov-
sions:
New-York is to be permitted TO take water
from Ulster County, which is well, since that is
by far the best available source. 1t is, how
ever, not to deprive the local communities of
supply, but must let them draw from its reser-
voirs and aqueducts at a price TO be mutually
agreed upon, which is fair and just 1t is also
to provide sewerage systems, where 1t In
terferes with those now existing-an equita-
BILE arrangement, which has been to some ex-
tent practsed in the Croton region. 1t is to
pay one-half the assessed valuation of prop
erty which 1t takes, before actually occupy
ing it-an eminently desirable thing. to avoid
the scandalous delay in payment which marked
much of the Croton business. Finally, and
this was the cruI of the whole matter, the
city is to concede the principle of indirect dam
ageS and is to make to the owners of property
adjacent TO that which 1t takes indemnity for
the judicially ascertained decrease in value
which their property suffers because Of its OPP
eratiOns. That will not be new thing, Tor the
city has paid precisely such indirect damages
in the Croton region, and while it might easily
be abused it seems in principle to be nothing
more than just and equitable
The present intimation is that this measure
will be accepted by both parties to the con-
troversy between New-YOrk and Ulster County
and will become law. In that case the city's
Water Commission will be able to proceed
promptly with the much needed enterprise of
enlarging NETWORKS supply adequately to the
wants OF the next twenty years or more. That
will be cause for qualification. But there will
still be some regret in the consideration that If
the city authorities had only adopted this same
attitude at the beginning, they might have gone
into Duchess County for water and thus have
saved millions of dollars and several years OF
time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-07
THE COAST DEFENCE PROBLEM.

The report of the Taft Fortifications Board
Just transmitted 10 Congress by President Roose-
Felt outlines the work still TO be done 10 nut
our seacoast cities in a condition 10 repel the
attacks Of hostile navies. Ii is more than
ninety years since a foreign feet attacked BaIti-
more and sacked Washington. The lesson then
taught sank deep. and the government set about
constructing defences which should keep an in
vader at bay. BY 1860 our ports were as well
protected any in the world the value of our
system being tested by the long and generally
successful resistance offered 10 naval attack
from 1861 10 1865 by Charleston, Wilmington
Savannah, Mobile and other seacoast citadels OF
the Confederacy. The rapid development after
1865 OF armored Warships and OF high power
rlted armament revolutionized the conditions Of
offence and defence and made our coast forti-
locations obsolete. From 1865 TO 1889 the ma
ton, lulled by a foolish sense of Isolation and
security, neglected utterly TO enlarge modern
lie its harbOr defence works. Our coasts lay
open and helpless. and any third class naval
power could have levied tribute on our chief
cities. At last awoke TO the folly of thus
Inviting foreign aggression and between 1884
ana 1856 steps were taken 10 re-establish an
effective system OF defence. The Endicott
board prepared and submitted comprehensive
plan, which Congress accepted and under which
year by year modern ordnance has been mounted
and old Notifications extended and brought up
20 date. More than S72oO0o0O has been spent
and most OF our cities have now little TO fear
from attacking feet
The EndicOtt board builded broadly and
wisely. But il could not foresee the altered con.
diuons which were TO oompHcate the coast de-
fence problem. The acquisition of Hawaii
Porto Rico, the Philippines and the Panama
Canal strip has greatly extended our coast line
ana added 10 the expense and labor of protect
ing our territory against naval attack On the
other hand, the increasing range of ordnance
the invention Of the disappearing gun. the
greater use Of mines and other defensive appli
ances have overcome the advantages enioye,l by
the attack and have greatly reduced the COS; Of
a land fertilization system To give due weight
10 these new elements in the problem and mod
fly old plans when necessary, the President 8
year ago named a new board. headed by Score
tary Taft. and this board now reports its con
illusions TO Congress The net result of the new
Inquiry is 10 incorporate the insular Deepen
denotes into our general scheme Of defence anC
10 add 10 the places 10 be defended severa
strategic points not thought capable OF defenc,
twenty years ago. The eastern entrance I,
Long Island Sound, the entrance TO Chesspsak
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-07
Anusemenfs.


ACADEMY OF MUsIc-2-s-Hear1 OF Maryland
ALHAMBSE-2-s-ysudeyi
BELAscO-s-The Girl OF the Golden West.
BIJOC-s.5-The Music Master.
BkOADNAN-2.lS-e :l5-Ihe Vanderbilt
CASINOS l5-The Earl and the Girl.
CoIONIAL-2-s-Nauceville.
DAIY'S -2.l5-slb-Ths Embassy Ball.
EDEN NUSEE-The World IN Wax.
EMP1RE-2:l6-s :2O-Peter Pan.
FTEI.DSS THEATRE-2-S:lS-Juie BOnbon
CARDEN-2-s:20-The Gall0per.
GARRICK-2 -i5-s 2o-SaloDs
HAMMERSTEISS NICTORIA-2-s: i5-NaudeVihe
HARLEM OPERA HOUsE-s:l6-The Woman IN tns
herald SQUARE--2:I5-s :i5-GeoTge Washington. Jr
EIPPODROME-2-S-A Society Circus
HDpSON-2:lb-s-2o- The DUE.
IRVING PI.ACE-Kvrfty- Pyr9ty. $500
JOE WEBER S-s:l0-Twiddle- Twaddle ana Ihs SpN-"
Gin OF the Golden West
kNlC .15-Mlle. Mooiste
lIBERTY-s:i5-The Recskin.
LNCEI 1.-THE Iion and the Mouse
LYRIC-2-s:l5-MeNir
MADISON SQUARE NARpEN-1O a. m 10 "A y. H.
MADISON SQUARE THEATRE-2:So-s:so-Th Title
MAJESTIC SAB byssinia-
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE. "a .-,,,
NEW MSrTcRDAN-2-s:l5-F minutes N''-
YoRK.2-s: Rogers Brothers in Ireland
PRIICESS-s:I5- Brown Of Harvard
SANOT-S-I5-Mr. Hopkinson-
WA LA CK'S-2-e .20-The Scusw Man
WEST ENDS: l5-I>overs anc iSunstiot
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-07
PORTO RICAN CHURCH GOVERNMENT.
Question of Jurisdiction Soon To Be Settled
at Rome

Rome. March s-The vacancy in the Bshopric OF
Porto Rico. through the appointment of the Right
Rev James H Blenk as Archbishop of New-Or-
leans. has given rise to the ecclesiastical question
whether Porto Rico is under the Jurisdiction OF the
Congregation of the Propaganda under the Con-
gregation of Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs
with the exception OF Canada and the United States
which are under the Congregation OF the Propa-
ganda, as they were originally missionary lands
the remainder Of the American Continent is under
the Congregation Of Extraordinary Ecclesiastical
Aualrs being originally Spanish Portuguese col
onies This was the with Porto Rico but
after its annexation TO the United States decisions
of the ecclesiastical Council of Latin America were
held not to have extended to Porto Rico IT being
considered that the island was governed by the
regulations OF the Council OF Baltimore The
nomination OF the new bishop will definitely settle
the question. which has considerable significance
noth from an ecclesiastical and financial point Of
View. Cardinal Gotti. Project of the Congrseatior
OF the Propaganda and Cardinal Merry del Val the
municationS on the subject. '
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-07
PRINCESS ENA AT SAN SEBASTIAN
A Warm Welcome to King Alfonso and H
Fiancee-To-day's Ceremony

San Sebastian. Spain. March skiing Alfonso aud
Princess Ena OF Battenberg arrived here togs,nsr
this morning preparatory 10 the ceremony to-rnur
row. at which the King will formally ask for The
hand of the princess receive the assent Of King
Edward. The royal party was met at the station
by Queen DOwager Christina and other msn-
oers Of the royal family, the Mayor and a vast
crowd Of people. who gave the King and Princess
Ena an enthusiastic welcome One man called fOr
cheers for liberty and Immediately arrested
The King and the princess smfngly Acknowledged
the popular greetings
King Edward will arrive here tomorrow me
ceremony OF the conversion OF the princess VII
precede the betrothaL Premier Moret viii arr7s
here tonight TO be present at the ceremonies
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-07
Raw and the waters of Puget Sound can now be |

BAY and the waters Of Puget Sound can now be
closed 10 an invader, snd Congress Is asked 10
appropriate ss.02l.283 for the first, s6lo2,s'l
for the second and S9S0o,264 for the third Of
these projects. Yet, in spite OF these enlarge
ments. il is announced that the amended End-
colt plans for the mainland can be carried out
at an additional cost Of only $50S79.399. or
500. S96.606 less than the original Endieott est-
mates For the insular dependencies Sl9,Si3,S95
will be required and $4.SS7,6s2 for the canal
entrances Distributed over a term of years,
these expenditures can be easily borne by the
Treasury: and every dollar spent Will be many
times returned In an enhanced sense of national
security
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-07

ernment's proper work is the transportation ana
distribution of written messages, or printed
papers and books and of small PACKAGES OF
merchandise and In the performance or tnat
work ii should be guided solely by the rule OF
the greatest good 10 the greatest number or
its constituents.
II is sometimes argued that our postal ser
vice cannot be cheaply conducted as mat
of some other lands because of the greater dis
tances of conveyance. That point is not well
made In the United Kingdom, it is observed,
you may send four ounces under seal Tor TWO
cents instead of only one ounce, as mere, ana
a pound package unsealed for six cents. instead
of 10, but then it will there have to be carried
at most only about seven hundred miles, as
against three thousand here-not to mention the
still greater distances to Alaska, HAWAII ana
the Philippines That is true. But then you
may send letter from England to New-Zea-
land. sixteen thousand miles, for two cents the
half ounce or a book for one cent the two
ounces or an eleven pound package of mer-
chandise for 70 cents. Moreover. you may send
three pound package 10 almost any part of
the world for from % cents 10 80 cents. and
larger packages up to eleven pounds ut rates
proportionately even lower. Compare those fig
ures with what II costs to send packages
through our mails domestic or foreign.
The fact is our domestic and foreign postage
rates are in some particulars too high, and our
lack of general foreign parcels post system
is discredita BILE While we are so jealousy and
generously extending the free delivery system
in town and country at enormous cost, it might
be well to pay some attention to other reforms,
especially since some of the most important or
them, instead of being costly, would doubtless
be sources of net profit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-07
sRIoeE PLAYERS STIRRED BY RECTOR

BY Telegraph To The Tribune
Milwaukee. March 6.-When the Rev. WuA~'
Austin smith. rector of st. Pauls. deuOuneea
sweeping terms bridge whist in a Lenten ssFn''.
he stirred up tornado OF protest. In his serns-
he declared that some Of the cleverest and nv
proficient whist players are men and women Oh y
narrowest mentality. that cards are destroyns :"
ART OF conversation and are doing away with IN
uah courtesy. and that il the bridge whist ca
survived generation or two there was Gass.s'
whether society would not percepti0y Degenerate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-07
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS.

Nl'ohA tne passengers who viii sail to-dsS
liverpool ON the Teutonic are
~ Nats.3tt \ Bishop. w b. Parker.
tr Stsi Mrs W, r,r An AIRS Alberta tna,caeN
William jefferson.
lhoSe sailing to-day for Rotterdam on the l"
tand-America liner Rotterdam are:
j. T. Hartsinck Et,v-,rt A Patch
u g Haggerty. Nrs e,s-rifoe IJnck
TN the Noordam from Rotterdam. which WIZ ~ ~
this morning about $50 are the fouOwins ~
Sengers.
AT and Mrs r. c. Miss Hurni. arax
=, sontelL Mr., and Mrs G. van D.
- nuu AiFs- Z Berkeley
Travellers who arrived YESTERDAY from AntNN
on the Nalerland were:
Nine Marie Terese Favon DIR = A scharG.
G. A. McFeely {, NJ y5oDkins
Nj ami MrA Vanas rhomp-ipr NJ u MAyuA
- - -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-07

the present Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
told a House committee the other day that he
feared the bill under discussion would open the
way to wholesale cheating, but if Congress would
give him money enough to pay for adequate
supervision, this drawback could be removed.
Naturally, he does not recommend the measure
for it would greatly increase his responsibilities
But Congress may well be tempted to take DIM
at his word and make the experiment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-07

c. c. Cuyler. OF New-York. Among the vr.
were Mrs. Johnson Mrs. Russell Mrs Fahns.,o.'
and others Mrs. Spencer has just return.a =
Washington from New-York. and she and w.
Spencer expect to leave town for the South tina 49,
ginning of next week.
Among other dinner hosts OF tonight vera a.
ator and Mrs. Newlands Mrs. Slater. General .
dolph and Mrs Arnold Hague.
Mrs. Van Vechten OleOtt. wife of Represen,,s.-
Olcott. of New-York. Is visiting In that citv 80
will not return to Washington until the Ia,,.
part of this week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-07
HAMMERSTEIN OFF TO EUROPE.
To Have Plans for Grand Opera Season
Settled When He Returns.

Oscar Hammerstein sailed yesterday for EuEO''
on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. Befors -
steamer left her pier Mr.. Hammerstein was ASS
about his plans for the opera season al the rev
Manhattan Opera House.
i can't say much now about what intend =
IN arranging for the new opera season." ne sa-
Il can tell better whea l return. The ensasensns
Will have been made by that time. and can ~
announce facts. 1 have made no arrangements y
with Nine CalVe"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-07
A STRONG PAIR.
From The London Globe

An irish private went to ask his colonel for a
weeks leave. on the ground that he had been ex
ceednsly usefui TO his wife her spring cleaning
the year before, and that he should like to he SO
AGAIN. ~ would give me- said the colonel ''the
sreaIest possible pleasure to grant your reduest.
but am sorry 10 that have received a letter
from your WlIe 10 say that you were of no use to
ner ar the spring cleaning and she hoped Won wOuId
not get leave The man sorrowfully turned to 90
Dut stopped at the door and turning to his com
n ma1nong Officer said: May say another word
s eSTSn! BY All means. answered the other
mere must be" rejoined the man two og tbe
greatest liars In the world in this room for never