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New-York tribune., 1907-10-17
BRYAN THE INEVITABLE.

The welcome given TO Mr. BRYAN in 4Ien-
tucky and Virginia discredts the statnmants
so persistently made that the South is any
lous 10 thrust him aside as q Presidential can
cldate Undoubtedly many Southern noliticians
are ufed OF the Nebraskan's leadership Pol
iuciahs are naturally opportunists and do not
Ike to pin their faith To losing causes Tho
Southern delegates 10 the last Democratic Ma
uonal Convention deserted Mr.. BRYAN md
Hooked TO the support of ex,Judqe parl,er bo
cause they thought they saw a gamblers chance
IN shiIung from radicalism 10 conservatism,
1hey mad taken similar chance in 1SqG whom
tney deserted Mr.. Cleveland for Mr. Rrvan
some OF them are stil in the speculative mood
ana would gladly sdetrack Mr. BRYAN for =
southern nominee or for some unknown North
ern quantity like Governor Johnson Of Ninno
sofa or The Brooklyn Eagles" duplcate can
didate. Lewis Stuyyesant- William Astor-C Chan
Ter Yet these leaders and their newspaper
Spokesmen have failed sgnaly in firing the
southern heart which still turns toward Mr..
Bryan as. on the whole, the party's most do
serving and presentable candidate
Anti Bryan sentiment in the Soutb has had
no real depth or vitality 1t is true that con.
sIhcuous leaders like Senators Ravner and
NhEte IN Maryland. Senator Daniel i'm Virginia
senator summons In North Carolina Senator
Bacon IN Georgia and Senators Culberson and
Bailey in Texas have been arguing that the Ne
braskan rs an incubus and generously suggest
ing uhat he sacrifice himself 10 save the party.
John Sharp Williams says that he fayors Mr.
Bryans nomination on an anti-Bryan platform
Colonel Watterson assaIls the editor of The
c"nIncner as perverter of Democratic doc
ulne' and prominent Southern newspapers like
The Baltimore sun" The Richmond Times
Dispatch. The Charleston News and Courier"
The Nashville American" and .sTha uo,,s.o,,
Fost have expressed an ardent desire 10 dis
2ense forever with Mr.. Bryan's services as
presidential nominee or party leader But the
southern voters have been unmoved by this
campaign of education" They do NOT seem
70 be greatly concerned over the situation and
are Wiling 10 let the party save itself as best
IL can along the lines Of least concern and least
resistance
where IN tae sOIrh is any concerted effort
ne;as >'ade 10 rnborse Mr.. Bryan? .The char
Ssaoa News and CourIer'' las started an <agi
New-York tribune., 1907-10-17
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
from The Tribune Bureau, 7

Washington, Oct 16-St. Margaret's Episcopal
Church was filled with persons of social promi-
nence, many of them from the army, at noon TO-
day. when Miss Mary Aston Ovenshine was given
in marriage by her father. Brigader General sam
uel Ovenshine to Captain Guy Stevens NorvelI'
sth Cavalry. The cavalry coors were carried out
In the decorations about the altar at the church
and at General Ovenshine's home in Ast street.
where the breakfast given. There were no
maids for the bride She entered the church with
her father. and met at the altar by captain
Norvel who had best man Lieutenant John
Watson. of his company. Captain E. G. Ovenshine
brother of the bride; Lieutenant George H. Baird
and Lieutenant Albert c. Wimberly. of Fort Rob
inson, Nebraska. and z. NJ. Saunders, OF ST Paui'
a cousin of the bridegroom, seated the guests as
they entered Captain Norvell is stationed at Fort
Robinson. Nebraska, and will take his bride there
after short wedding journey.
Miss Mabel Merriam, brde-eect of John Wheei-
wright of Boston. whose marriage TO him Will take
place In this city Saturday, is being constantly
entertained by her friends. Mrs Clarence r. Ed
wards will give a luncheon at the Alibi CLUB on
Friday in her honor. and Richard Simpkins one OF
the ushers for the wedding, will give dinner IN
compliment to both the bride and bridegroom at
the same club Friday night.
Mrs. Truman H. Newberry and her daughter.
Miss Carol Newberry. returned to Washington last
night from their summer home at Watch fiH'
after a brief stay in New York. While in New
York Mrs. Newberry fell on slippery pavement
and will be confined to her room temporarily
Mrs. c. c. Glover. assisted by her daughter
Nine. Van Swinderen. wife OF the Minister from the
Netherlands. entertained number Of women from
official and resident circles at cards at her coun-
try place this afternoon.
Mrs. Philip Sheridan and her daughters have re-
turned TO their home No 2211 Massachusetts ave
nue.. from Nonquit Mass, where they have "a sum-
place.
Miss Frederick A. Morgan, who went to Green's
burg Penn. for the wedding Of Miss Carolyn
Huff and Murray Cobb. has returned to the city
Invitations have been received here for the wed
ding of Miss Frances Perry. daughter Of Professor
and Mrs Nathaniel VI. Perry. and Ensign Arthur
Kennedy Atkins. L. S N The wedding Will take
place at the home of the brides parents. IN Samp-
son Row. Naval Academy. Annapolis. on Thurs
day afternoon October "a The bridegroom-elect
is a graduate of 1905, and the father of Miss Perry
is professor Of physics and chemistry.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-17
THE RIsKs or POWDER MAKING.

The damage wrought by the powder mills dis
aster at FOntanet has probably never been
equalled in any previous accident of similar
character. but minor mshaps in such establish
ments are frequently reported in this country
and In Europe. 1t is evident, therefore, that
the manufacture of explosives is not yet sur
rounded with adequate safeguards. Perhaps 1t
never VIII be practicable to- attain absolute Sc
curity but Il is certainly too soon to abandon
hope Of Improvement Powders for blasting
purposes and for military service are likely to
remain in demand for many years
helpful suggestion may be found in the fact
that considerable period Of time-somewhere
from an hour to an hour and q half-eapsed
between the first and last explosions at Fon-
tanet. Precisely what mischance caused the
original outbreak will presumably never be
known. 1t is clear, however, that the measures
adopted TO prevent the invasion Of one structure
by fire from another were inadequate. The dis
tance which separated the magazine from the
mills shows the forethought exercised in the
design of the plant, and it is safe to assume that
other precautions also had been observed. But
In spite Of these every building proved vulner-
able.
The company owning the mills which have
just been destroyed owns and operates others
elsewhere, and salf-interest will doubtless cause
it TO search for the architectural defects which
made its recent loss possible.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-17
rHE "SYsTEn C4rGHT MAPPING

The police lieutenant who was found in bed
by Commissioner Bngham's man on an unher-
aided automobile visit 10 n Staten Island station
and who explained that he was putting kerosene
on his hair 10 prevent badness had not that
ready wit which we like to think the force pos
sesses He should have put kerosene on the
story, too it was so bald But perhaps we are
expecting too much OF our alert guardians. II
is probably more than mortal man can endure
10 be routed out Of deep sleep-for whose un-
disturbed enjoyment he trusts the "system"-
to face a superior officer whom he had believed
TO be miles away and likewise In his bed The
System" makes no provision for such an emer
gency; indeed it makes such elaborate pro-
visions against it that man may be excused
for appearing blear eyed, sOmnolcnt and stupd
with no better explanation than the one about
kerosene
Catching policemen mapping Is an old game
It not invented by General Bingham
Usually it is the man on patrol who is sought
Unexpectedly and found reposlng in the back
room Of a saloon General Bingham's exploit
merely shows that the patrOIman is the fa her
of the sergeant and lieutenant. When he sleeps
the desk man snores confidently on his couch
and all the force inclined to slumber yield to It's
embrace. All that the raid has succeeded in
proving is that by elaborate precautions such az
borrowing automobiles, confding the knowledge
Of intentions 10 deputy commissioners seizing
the police telephone central stations and NOV
ing with discOncertlng rapdty. 1t is possible
for the heads OF the force to elude the espionage
the system surrounds them with and find out
what their subTdinates are doing II in some
way headquarters could be provided with an
eye as good as the "system's' it would know as
much about what the force is doing as the force
usually knows about what headquarters Is I'D TO-
It is not often that the System" is caught as
badly mapping as it was Monday morning.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-17
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Taft opened the Fill
pino Assembly at Manila; he held out no hope Of
speedy sef-government; Senor Osmena, tNa-
nonallst, former Governor Of Cebu, was elected
presiding officer Of the body. -= The Crown
Prince Of Japan was welcomed by the Corean
Emperor and the Corean Crown Prince at Che
mulpO, and went TO Seoul; the latter city was
illuminated and good feeling prevailed - An
exaggerated report of the recent incident at
San Francisco was received in Japan. =- The
Austrian EmperOrs condition improved during
the day, but there was slight Increase Of fever
in the evening - 1t rumored in Tangier
that France had offered TO purchase Spanish in
terests in Morocco and that AIulai Hafg was
approaching CasablanCa with a large force.
Five political prisoners were shot in
Hayti. and many more in jail on charges of
conspiracy = Imperial Chinese troops have
dispersed the Boxer forces in Southern China:
many local officials have been cashiered.
DOMESTIC Federico Velasquez Minister Of
Finance for SantO Domingo is on his Way 70
New York TO negotiate loan of S2OOGOOOO
payment Of which practically is guaranteed by
session on the United States ship Connecticut
considering proposed changes in the uniforms
Of enlisted men in the navy. =- Because Of
the dispute over proxies between the Fish and
Hartman factions. the stockholders Of the Hi
ngis Central, in annual meeting in Chicago put
OF the election Of directors until TODAY -
DR. +. Benjamin Andrews addressing the fall
conEocatlon Of the George Washington T-niyer-
sity in Washington. declared all proved libeIIers
ot Puohc or prominent men should be hanged
- great earthquake shock was recorded at
Albany. Washington Baltimore and Toronto
Ntliti dl r u Gfaft supervised the
Tide OF thlrty-seven army officers near Fort
t1than Alien. IN Vermont. == A daughter was
born 10 Lieutenant Governor and Mrs Lewis
Stuyvesant Chanler at Tuxedo Park \ Y 60
A wireless telegraph operator enploved AZ the
Marconi station in South Wellfeet. Mass was
shocked 10 death.
CITN.-Stocks broke sharply on heavy trad
ing. -= Gross & Kleeberg. said 20 have been
Helnze brokers' We're forced 20 make an assign
nlent -- There vas 4 rumor that August
Belmont was planning to oust Thomas F F,.an
from tne local traction field = Argument
was heard on The motion 10 dismiss the jndict-
nent for forgery against George W Perkins
- The Ashburton collection of rain+ings
was bought for 100000, and some OF tha ,T,Dst
valuable pictures are t. be sold here go
august Belmont and Theodore p Shonts dis
cusSed traction matters with Chairman Wil1coy
- Lack Of water haTnpcred the fren,en in a
stubporn fight against flames in warehouse
Ghuer lhe Brooklyn Bridge -= Seven children
were injured by an explosion Of percussion cans
IN brooklyn. == The Board of Nagistratns
tApIessed' IN resolution. its desire 10 have the
hours Of the night court curtaied
TIE WEATHER.-Indications for TODAY.
FartlY cloudy and warmer. The tenperat1Ira
yesterday; Highest, Ga degrees; lowest a.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-17

tation for the election of delegates TO the ma
tional convention in n state primary. But 10
hold primary costs money. and the cost has
TO be apportOned among the candidates who
offer themselves. So the primary movement has
made little headway The fact seems TO be. as
The News and Courier not long ago sug-
gested. that the South Is fairly well satisfied
with the Roosevelt administration and its poll
ceS and has no desire to see a Democratic can
didate nominated who could be regarded as
antagOnistc TO those policies and likely to re
verse them if elected. It regards Mr.. Bryan as
a suitable candidate both because his nomina-
ton would prevent any retreat on the part OF
the Republicans from the Roosevelt programme
and because he has practically no chance to be
elected. 1t is more than half way satisfied to
be defeated and feels that defeat would bring
no special sting If suffered under leader plenti-
fully hardened against political misfOrtunes.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-17
WORTK WHILE.

Thirty-eight countries. including all the great
powers of the world yesterday voted through
their accredited representatives for the estab-
lishment of an international high court of JUS
tice, based upon the principle of the juridCal
equality Of all states, TO which shall be sub
mitted for hearing and determination all purely
juridical disputes which may arise among the
constituent nations.
Thirty-nine countries including all the great
powers, similarly voted against the use Of phys
ical force for the collection of COntractual
debts owed by one country TO the citizens Of
another uril the creditor country shall have
offered arbitration and the debtor country shall
have refused it or shall have failed TO respond
TO the offer or until the debtor country shall
have failed TO fulfil the award of arbtrators
There various other good works recorded
TO the credit of the congress at The Hague,
and it is probable that there will be still more
before that body finally adIourns Saturday
next. But if these two things were all we
should say it had been worth while for the
congress to meet. In It's own words. the states
Of the world, represented in that congress, in
working together have not only learned TO
know each other better by getting closer to-
gether, but also have developed during this
collaboration high ideals for the common vel
fare
New-York tribune., 1907-10-17
SPYING.

1t may confidently be expected that another
groWl VIII follow the description of the Standard
OIL Company's thorough system Of surveillance
Already some alert morallsts are wailing over
that corporations contemplate espionage"
which the government attorneys in the federal
suit to dissolve the oil company have brought to-
light The testimony Of the company's officials
shows that close watch is kept upon all indie
pendent companies through corps OF observers
who learn the volume and character of its COM
petitors' business by reading tags on cars and
quiZzng railroad employees Moreover, Mr.. l..
l. Drake selling agent for the Standard Oil
Company of Indiana, frankly told Mr. Frank g.
Kellogg, the government attorney, that he saw
nothing dishOnOrable in spying upon compet-
itors In straightforward way" Mr.. Drake is
likely to hear himself described as dreadful
example of atrophied conscience. But is he
really so bad?
1t is not necessary TO hold a brief for the
Standard Oil Company in order to argue that
the particular methods Of espionage which Mr..
Drake acknowledges in the name of his com
pany are widely praCtised. What corner gro
ceryman does not send wagon boy around to
his rivals store TO inspect the latter's stock of
lettuce and note the price he is asking for po-
tatoes? What book dealer does not try to learn
where the students in the neighboring school
buy their textbooks and stationery and what
they pay for the various articles? What board
Ing house proprietor is SO blind to her own in
terests that she does not inquire dpomatically
through the Kitchen staff of the competitor
across the street how many boarders the latter
has, what they get to eat and how much they
pay for ii? And, of all these small business
people, Is there one who. if upbraided for such
practices, would not reply that in the world of
open competition, where neither buyer nor seller
regards his purchases sales as confidential
everybody has perfect right TO learn all he can
about these transactions? That there are dis
honorable methods of espionage nobody denies
nor does anybody question the confidential nat
ure or some business relations. But unless the
general community is to brand itself with the
New-York tribune., 1907-10-17
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT
IBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune 7

IBy Telegraph 70 The Tribune
Newport. r. l.. Oct. 16.-Mr. and Mrs AIfred Z.
Vanderbilt TO entertain Count Szechenyf Mis-,
Gladys Vanderbilt and a party Of young person. J,
their camp In the Adirondacks for five weeks NJ,
Alfred G. Vanderbilt the count. Miss Vanderbr,
Miss Pauline French and Samuel Wagstar urn
start for Sycamore Lodge on Saturday Thev nil,
be joined later by Alfred G.. Vanderbilt and p
Cornelius Vanderbilt who at present is busv na-.
fectinS the arrangements for her daughters va
ding in December. Many of the servants a, Gal
land Farm. the Portsmouth home of Mr. and NJ.
Alfred c. Vanderbilt. to be sent 10 sazamo-,
Lodge on Friday to open the camp and to praos-.
for the reception of the house party AT the ana
OF the five weeks the party will return to Newpor,
for few days. and will then go TO New York -,
the wedding ceremony
Count Szechenyi. who has been guest ar o.s-
land Farm since his arrival in Newport moved "a.
day TO the Breakers and is now the guest OF Mrs.
Vanderbilt
Miss Vanderbilt and the count will be the rues,,
OF honor at a dinner given by Mrs Charlie, a
Baldwin at Snug Harbor tomorrow evening
Mrs Alfred G. Vanderbilt entertained az dnns-
this evening
Mr. and Mrs. J. Stewart Barney and Mr. and
Mrs j. T Spencer have decided TO close tbei-
Newport season next week. Mrs. Barney will go "a
New York and Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer will return
20 their winter home at Devon Penn
The Outer Fountain Club entertained By
Robert Sedgwick to-day.
Stuyvesant lie Roy closed his Newport season
to-day and returned 10 New York
vincent Astor. son OF Colonel and Mrs John
Jacob Astor. arrived to-day. again to take I'D his
studies at the St Georges Preparatory School IN
Middletown.
Mrs Ogden Goelet has decided TO remain in New
port until late in the autumn. Mr. and Mrs Ar
thur b Emmons Will remain until after Thanks
giving. and Mr. and Mrs. 7 Townsend Burden.
when they return from their visit in New York.
Will remain at Fairlawn until Christmas.
Egerton L. Winthrop has gone 10 New York.
Mrs George Peabody Wetmore entertained with
a small dinner tonight
Mr.. and Mrs George Gordon King have planned
10 sail for Europe in January for the remainder Of
the winter
Miss Alice Warder has returned from Washing
ton and is again the guest OF her sister Mrs Ralph
" Ellis
New-York tribune., 1907-10-17
MRS. SAGE ADDS TO NC. A. GIFT
Contributes $4,000 More Toward Building
for Long Island Railroad Men.

Mrs. Russell Sage has added $1,000 to the SSO.0o0
she had already contributed for the erection OF a
new Young Mems Christian Association building in
Long Island City. for the OF Long Island Rail-
road employees. Tho present building occupied by
this branch OF the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion is Borden avenue. near West avenue. Last
August when Mrs. Sage made her first gift II
proposed 10 incorporate the old building into a
structure The committee having the affair IN
charge composed OF p II. Woodward. secre
tary 10 President Ralph Peters OF the railroad. II.
l.. Des Anges. superintendent OF floating equipment,
and Frank z. Haff secretary To the railroad
But the old building condemned. and to
build throughout required money
Mrs. Sage has come forward therefore with an ad-
ditional So o0O while President Peters has pledged
the railroad for $4,000, making the 10000 needed.
The railroad company gives also the land which
the building is to be erected. II is understood
that il will take about SIS 600 furnish and equip
the building. 5000 Of which has already been
pledged by Miss Helen Gould 1t is proposed to
open fund. to which the men contribute any
amount they III. and the committee expects to
receive average OF 80 cents from each OF the
seven thousand railroad men.
Temporary quarters have been obtained for the
Young Mems Christian Association. and the old
building will he down within a few weeks. II
is purposed TO have the building ready for
occupancy by August OF next year. II Is said
that Mrs. Sage intends making her permanent
home in Sag Harbor. Long Island
New-York tribune., 1907-10-17
POLITICAL SKEPTICISM.

The public will take only mild and amused
interest in the report that Mayor Mcclellan Is
going 10 return to the fold of Tammany Hail.
After the failure of the last overtureS toward
peace, when those who We're closest to the Mayor
and thought they knew his mind best went COM
pletely astray regarding his intentions, only
bold prophet will venture to say how far the
Mayor will go this time and Just when he VII:
draw back. The Mayor does not feel entirely
comfortable outside the fold, with all Tammany
Hall cheering such attacks upon him as were
made at the last county convention, nor does it
seem entirely likely that he will ever again
feel perfectly at home within 1t. During his
first term he was as good an organization man
any district leader, and doubtless looked
upon himself with an approving eye for his
loyalty and regularity. While in his second
term he has never cut entirely loose from Tam
many Hall influences and traditions always
having kept at his elbow an adviser Of the Tam
many school. he has come to set a certain value
upon his independence, his freedom from intel
lectual and moral leading strings in the domain
Of politics and to recognize the cause of good
government as having claims upon his ale
glance perhaps equal TO, and certainly in CON
fict with, the claims of party organization.
No one in that frame Of mind could ever be
perfectly recOncilad to Tammany Hall and feel
again the old unspoiled satisfaction in being
bossed. Mr.. Mcclellan was once n devout or
ganization man, but his religion has been I'M
settled by the skepticism of Independence The
once serene unclouded faith of his youth has
been disturbed by the higher criticism of cit
liens movements and bureaus Of municipal ar
fairs. lie is afflicted with the political heart
aches Of modernty. Into Tammany's forgive
ness he cannot enter again unless a little
child with the unquestionng faith that once
his To do so is to attempt to lay aside his
doubts, to reject his half accepted new ideals.
to jettison his cargo Of new political opinion and
morality. However his weary spirit may seek
the repose ii once knew in unQuestioning ac-
ceptance Of the Tammany hierarchy, he is prob
ably doomed 10 disappointment Doubts Will
not down. Peace; There is no peace for him.
whatever may be negotiated between himself
and Tammany Hall. We paint this picture Of
the political skeptics estate for warning unto
all the faithful who tempted by intellectual
or moral lure 10 depart from Charlie"
Murphy's spiritual sheepfold.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-17
Il nlnsementS.

ACADEMY or AUSIC-s:l5-The old Homestead
aLEAASEA-2-S-Naude
ASTeR-S:15-A Tourist.
EE-ASI 2-s:l5-The Rose the Rancho.
BiJpi'--s ;I5-The Master Builder.
BE>ANEY' 'S-s:I5-Robin Hood
ERpA DNAY-b .l5--RpgeTs Brothers in Panama.
CASINO-2,l5-s: :i5-The Gay White Way.
CCLoNJAI<-2-S-Aa
CRlTERIOS-S :l5-The Dai, ytnaics.
DAILY SIS -20-The Great Divide.
DEW ET-e-s-NHudcKille.
EDEN MTSEcE-1Ee World Wax
ESt}IRE-S :20-My wife
CS2IpE1N-s .2o-nfada.a butterfly
fiAfthICN-s 2S--The Step-Sister
GfcIiMA ID Crosse CieuneinEe
GOTH TEAN-2-S-NaudeyiIle.
EACKET~T--s -30-When knights We're I$o-o
HAMALBSTEIN'S-2: :I5-S:l5-Va uoevilie
HERALD SQUARE-s:I5-The Girl Behind the
HIPPODROHE- -2-S-NeptUnes Daughtef anu T'o47ei
Days
HUDSON s:15-Classmates
KNICKERBOCK EH-S:I5-The Evangelist
1TBERTY-S:I5- Lola from Berlin
LNCET-M- 2:l5-e -30-The Thief
Lyrics -S-15-Monte Cristo.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-1o a m 10 II J.. III
Basiness show.
NEW AHSTERDAM-s:1b s:1b-The Round Up
NEW CIRCLE-S.l5-TWO Islands.
NEW TCRK-2-S.30-A Advanced vaudeville
SAVOY i5--S: :I5-The Man ~ the Hour
STE-YVf.-tNT-S-A Grand Army Man.
wABLA TX SIS :i5-The Silver Girl
VlI-E3Ezs 'Ss:15- HIP HIP Hooray!
WEST ENT-s-The Money Lender