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New-York tribune., 1907-01-11
THE SENATE AND THE GOVERNOR.

THE SENATE AND THE GOVERNOR.
1t is a rare situation in these days which
does not weld sensation. The State Senate
has followed its usual custom and organized
its committees with regard to the seniority of
members. Governor Hughes had expressly and
properly disclaimed any intention of trying TO
influence the formation of the committees. He
neither expressed indicated any desire as
to their personnel Seniority is the customary
method of determining the chairmanshipS Of
committees. not only at Albany but pretty
generally among legislative bodies throughout
the country. II may not be an ideal way, but
at least 1t promotes harmony dispels charges
of favoritism and eases heartburn1ngs. Yet
in view of all of these facts we are solemnly
assured that the action of the Senate was
sensa ton. and we are deluged with foolish talk
about q gage of battle" Fortunately, the
sense of humor of the average legislator is toll
ersbly keen, and such talk will not provoke the
mischief that 1t is probably intended to pro-
woke Disappointed legislators who think that
the seniority custom should have been put
aside for their individual benefit will probably
not be found ranging themselves in this imag-
mary war
The principal quarrel have with the sen
iority rule in its actual operation this time
Is that this city is not represented by the
chairman of any first-class committee. The
and they will be so especially important this
year. that this inadequate representa- ton Is re-
grettable. The city, moreover. has among the
Republican ranks excellent Senators of con-
siderable legislative experience who would have
made good heads for committees which are
likely to have before them important leg1sla-
ton affecting New York.
The Governors remark on Wednesday night
that in case of difficulty he intended to appeal
TO the people of the state another tremendous
sensation from the war correspondents-is only
q reiteration IN other words of his intention to
keep out Of the log jam. He will not attempt
to push through legislation by putting pressure,
as Governors easily can and frequently do, upon
the individual member. He will trust to pub
lie opinion TO bring about the legislation that
the public desires He will not trade his sig
nature to one measure for a vote or votes for
another. He has pointed out lines of leg1sla-
ton which he believes to be IN the public in
terest If the Legislature doubts the wisdom of
any of his suggestions he will leave 1t to pub
lie opinion TO make itself felt In his support, If
it agrees with him. We consider this thor
oughly desirable position for him to take and
one which will work out to the public interest.
The Governor is a man of common sense,
even though some OF his feigned admirers
would like to disguise the fact. He Is not be-
ginning his administration with threats and
declaration Of war. He is not offering. is
anybody offering him, a gage of battle
New-York tribune., 1907-01-11
SANTO DOMINGO.

The plain statement made by Secretary Root
to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
concerning Dominican affairs is to be COM
rnended TO every one who is interested in exam
pies Of efficient administration and of the
benefcence Of good government Briefly summa-
rt1ed. the facts are these: The Dominican Re-
public had a debt, partly Just and partly ex-
tortionate, of more than $4OOOOOOO. It Sc
cured the services Of Americans to manage its
custom houses and turned over to them the
ceipt and administration of its revenues. These
men so honestly and economically managed the
business to let the insular government have
as much as ever for It's needs. and at the same
time 70 accumulate IN the hands Of an Amer
lean depository some 100000 Of sinking fund
for the liquidation Of the debt. Also. through
scrutiny Of accounts. and because of the pros
pect of prompt settlement the face Of the debt
has been reduced from 100000 To ST.
OOoooo The net result is that, instead of being
In debt S40,O00,0O0 and in a state of hopeless
Generalization, with allen creditors menacing,
Ssnto Domingo has a net Indebtedness OF only
si5Oo0,0oO. is hopeful and ambitious Of COM
peting the good work. and is regarded with
patience and confidence. This has been done in
short time. without cost to either Santo Do
ningD or the United States and without involv-
ing this country in any complications or respon-
sibilities. The American government has un-
not know that it has ever done one more entirely
good, or with greater preponderance of benefit
over cost.
Now il is asked by the administration that
the Senate. by ratfying a short and simple
treaty, shall facilitate and assure the carry
ing of that work to completion It Is no matter
of sentiment, though much sentiment might be
inspired by the doing of SO altruistic a work
II is a simple business proposition, which as
IN fto or,d
which entails upon the United States no cost
and no responsibility. All that is needed is for
our government to authorize the continued en-
ployment Of American officials to recsive the
Dominican customs and to apportion the receipts
TO defrayment Of the cost Of collection, to the
needs Of the insulsr administration. to the pay
ment of interest on an omnibus loan which is
to cover the debt, and to the sinking fund for
extinction OF the debt II Is hard, indeed, TO
New-York tribune., 1907-01-11
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Rrom The Tribune Bureau

lFrom The Tribune BurAaul
Washington. Jan. 10.-The President discussed
the provisions OF the River and Harbor bill to-day
with Chairman Burton and Representative Rams
dell, of the House committee. Mr.. Burton said
the bill. which will carry about so. 900 900. will be
introduced next week.
Senator Crane and Arthur H Lowe. OF Fitchburg.
Mass. called at tho White House to invite the
President to attend the convention OF the American
Cotton Manufacturers Association at Philadelphia
on May 10 or 16. The President said he would not
be able to make the journey at that tina
Among tho callers at the White House to-day
were Senators Allison. Dolliver. Overman Warner
and Proctor. Representatives Watson. Waldo. Hale
and Wiley. H St George Tucker, president Of the
jamestown Exposition Company. and Bishop Grant.
of the Afro-American Methodist Episcopal Church.
Miss L. Margaret Roosevelt. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Emlen Roosevelt. and Miss Mildred Car
ter daughter OF j. Ridgeey Carter. the first
tary OF tho American Embassy In London. and
Mrs Carter arrived at tho White House this after
noon for short visit.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-11
CHA.

Efforts to force the hand" of the United
States In Cuba continue, under various guises.
A little time ago they were chiefly militant
There were revolts and threats Of more revolts.
AS some Of the propa agandists frankly declared,
with more truth than elegance, the plan was
to raise help until the United States simply
had to intervene and take charge OF things.
Well, the United States did intervene, where
upon the process of raising hell" was promptly
discontinued and there now prevails pretty
generally a prudent disinclination to renew it.
So the plan of campaign is changed. 1t be-
comes financial instead of military. We are
told that capital for the prosecution of Cuban
industries will no longer be provided unless the
United States asserts a permanent protectorate
over the island 1t Is sort of blackmail of
"high finance" Cuba must renounce her au-
tonomy or be bankrupted
We do not think the scheme will work. any
more than-ndeed, not as well as-its more vio-
lent but not more reprehensible predecessor. 1t
may be that some capitalists will withhold
money from Cuba as means Of accentuating
their demand for the annexation Of the island
by the United States and it may be that some
Cubans will be so scared that they will yield
20 tie attack. But not all, nor most of them,
will do so. There is no indication that capital
has been ao insecure or has suffered such
New-York tribune., 1907-01-11
.4mnsenents.

ACADEMY OF MUsIc-s:i5-Ehe Girl Golden
West
ALHAMBRA-2
ASTOh-S:3oIhe Straight
lShLASCO-s:15-The OF Rancho
E1JoU-e:l5-The Mimic the Mail
BhOADWAY S:l0-The Partisan Model.
COLONIAL
CRlTERIOk-S.15-The Truth
DAIY'S-S:I5-The Belle of Mayfair
EDEN 5dUSEE-The World in
E1MPIRE-S-Peter Pan
GARDEN-S:15-The Student King
GARRICK-S 2o-Caught the Rain
AACKErT-S:30-The Lad
sAMMERSTEIN'S VIcTORIA-s:15-Vaudeville
HERALD sofa ATlE-S:15--The Road Yesterday.
IPFoDRoME-2-s-Neptune's Daughter and Pioneer
Days.
HCDSON-s:l5 HTpocrites
IRVING PIACE-S-20- Man Maenner FesSelt.
IkNIcKERBOCIER-S:15 S:15-The Red Mil.
LIBERTY-S:15-The Girl Who Everything.
LINCOLN sQUARE-S:16-Matilda-
LYCBUM-S;15-The Lion Mouse
LYRIC-s:15-The York Idea
MADISON SQUARES: :l5-The THREE
MAJESTIC-s:15- Brown OF Harvard
MANHATTAN OPERA HOUSE-s-RiRoetto
NANHATTA AN-S:l5-Les Miserables.
&ENDEDSSOIIN HALL~-3-t'oncert
GETRDPOl>ITAN OPERA HoUSE-S-LAfr1cez7
NEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Millions.
NEW YORK s:1b-Tne Vanderbilt Cup.
PRIMO ssbleI-S:20-The Great Divide
SAEOY-S:l5-The Man Of the Hour
ST. NICHOLAS RINk-s-N. Y. a st. Nicholas
WABLACH 'S-s:15-The Rich Hoggenheimer
WERER S-s-Dream City and The Magic Knight.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-11

losses since 1902 as to impel it now to forsake
the island. We have no doubt that when SELF
government is restored to the island, under
such revision of laws as will greatly increase
the assurance of stability, plenty of capital Will
be at hand, from one source or another, 10
promote the industries and commerce OF Cuba
Referring to these threats OF capitalistic hos
tIity to Cuban autonomy and to the further
and amazing threats that the capitalists them
selves will blow up their railways and desc
late the land If the United States again with
draws from the island, Mr.. Escobar. an edi-
torial correspondent of "La Lucha," speaks to
his countrymen words of soberness and judg-
ment. "If," he says, "anarchistic methods We're
employed against the Cuban government with
1.-The object of modifying the relations between
1.-The two republics, it might happen that Wash
"ington, instead of declaring the suppression
"of Cuban independence, would resolutely take
"sides with Havana to make an end of those
anarchists. Incidents in Venezuela and Santo
Domingo have proved that the American peo-
"ple will not put themselves at the service OF
financial Adventures. That power goes as far
las it suits her. and not further She does not
Tend herself to being played with
It will be we'll for both Cubans and alien
capitalists interested in Cuba to bear those
facts In mind. The United States has not gone
into Cuba to bolster up or to promote specu-
lative schemes and 1t will not stay there for
any such purpose. 1t has gone thither, as it
went in 1898, to secure to the island 1.-The es-
Establishment of stable government capable OF
maintaining order and observing its interna-
"tonaI obligations. insur1ng peace and tran
"quillity and the security of Its citizens as we'll
"as our own" and of such government con-
Quoted by the people OF the island; and when
that has been achieved the United States VIII
withdraw and '1eave the government and con-
troll of the island to its people" That is the
policy Of the United States, and it will not be
profitable for either military or financial con-
spiracie to oppose it
New-York tribune., 1907-01-11
THE LADY PROMOTER.

Ambitious ladies' who write for the news
papers and professionally take their sex quite
seriously often point with pride to the lady
promoter. There is career, are told, for
which the innate optimism and winning ways
of her sex admirably fit her. The stern repos-
itories of funds seeking investment have an in
stinctive prejudice in favor of the promoter In
petticoats. The romance which she distils helps
to kndle the Imagination into taking a kindly
view of prospective profits She, II any one
can extract sunshine from cucumbers. The road
to a mans pocket is through his heart, and 1t
is a beaten path to her. The least susceptible
would buy his way into blind pooP' In the
moon for the graciousness Of her smilej indeed.
for inducing man to invest heavily in a blind
pool she has the priceless heritage of her sex's
accumulated experience OF a thousand genera
tions.
This eulogstic picture OF her powers-Iook-
ing bit like prospectus-falls short of the
reality. if we may trust the limning of a real
lady promoter by venerating hand. The
world melted before her smiles. Princes and
potentates, not content to possess the great
schemes of her brain, wanted to possess them
selves Of the brain itself. Mlllionaires could
not see the promotion for the promoter-the
only risk, indeed, that can discern In trust
ing "1otation" to a vision Of loveliness They
all wanted to marry her, but she could not be
interested In that ancient and banal form OF
promotion. When she did wed she contracted
no vulgar alliance" with mere real wealth. She
chose a congenial partner, a twin soul, who,
like herself, subsisted ON the future, and they
settled down to love In an air castle. True help
meets, they elaborated their 'great schemes to-
gether.
Lamb knew OF only two races of men, the
lenders and the borrowers. Evolution has since
brought us greater race than they, the pro-
They whisper the backstairs gossip of Luck.
They know the future better than does tho
Delphic Oracle. They live in inverted Time /,
the Future is their Yesterday consequently, they
tell us history and to rs 1t comes as prophecy
They deal In the protoplastic germs Of Wealth.
Fancy a woman all of this, and wifel What
a blessing the ~otsraTife isl Nay. what an
New-York tribune., 1907-01-11

asset, as a venerating husband abundantly tes-
tiiesl What an asset The apprecatiye hus-
basd may write to his distant friend of his
newly acquired treasurer MY Boy | have
lust promoted the best company of my life.
"She is a jewell A wonder The queen Of
'Nwomeni She has smile that beats the phi
"losopher's stone. She knows a hundred mill
'1onaires, and they all wanted to marry her.
''By the way, my boy, could you lend me a
thousand? Twelve princes pursued her with
''offers of marriage. and she might be to-day
Queen of Ruritania, except for her unaccount-
liable preference for me. The mad King Of
utopia owes his madness to her. She is the
partner of the greatest inventor In the world,
"and maybe she Is not ON the inside Of Wall
Street. That thousand my boy. is an tmme-
"diate need, for, of course, we are staying at
"the very best hotels. She has patent on
liens to capture and condense the suns rays
land we expect to put it the market soon
"and collect a royalty on each Of the suns rays
from everybody who uses one, and you know
'how universally they are used. Three emperors
ARE on the directorate already. OF course. you
ARE down for directorship with good block
"of stock You had better make it five thou
while you about 1t, and hurry up"
Asset! Yes. and the lady promoter Ia JOY
forever, as. indeed all promoters are, too If we
but know them better Our institutions outgrow
our sense of humor. We have barely learned
what to laugh at, when 10! it is gone and by
marvellous transformation something new has
taken Its place. In the vaudeville Of life the
shifts are short and the fun is not stereotyped.
Wonder precedes and sometimes usurps the
place of laughter. In this grand vaudeville we
had learned TO laugh at the lightning rod agent.
He has departed from the stage. and the num-
Der now on the programme is "the promoter
New-York tribune., 1907-01-11
PRESIDENT ON SPELLING BOARD.
Mr.. Roosevelt Accepts Membership-Wi1l-
lam Archer Also Joins Body.

President Roosevelt has become member OF the
Simplfed Spelling Board. his acceptance ot mem
bership being announced by the board last evening"
Members OF the board pointed out that the Prssi-
dent still continues to the simpliied forms in
his correspondence. and, earnest OF his ad-
vocacy of the principles OF the reform he recently
accepted membership on the board II also
announced last evening that William Archer. tho
English critic, had become member OF the board
and that President Jordan OF Leland Stanford Jr..
University, who was said to have resigned" dea-
niteiy retains his membership.
Members OF the board said they felt highly graft
fed by the progress the movement has been making
during the last few months. They called attention
to the fact that within few weeks the Modern
Language Association, at its meeting New
Haven; the Central Branch OF the Modern Ian
guage Association. at its meeting at Chicago, and
the State Teachers associations OF Wisconsin Of
Minnesota and Of Iowa adopted simplihed spelling.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-11
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.

IFron The Tribune Bureau.
Washington, Jan 10.-Ars- Richard H Townsend
gave a ball at her Massachusetts avenue home to-
night, with 250 guests dancers. There were tall
vases OF American Beauty and white Iacs
throughout the drawing and ballroom, and
the small tables from which the supper served
were also decorated with roses and lacs Mrs
Townsend. who first attended the diplomatic din
ner at the White House. took with her from thera
many OF the guests OF the President and Mrs
Roosevelt. Among those attending the ball were
the Italian Ambassador. tho Austrian Ambassador
and Baroness Hengelmiller. the German Ambas-
sador and Baroness Sternburg, the Russian
Ambassador and Baroness Rosen. the japanese
Ambassador and Niscountess Aoki, Secretary and
Mrs Root. the Minister from Denmark. the Minis
ter from the Netherlands and Nine van Swinde-
rem. the Minister from Switzerland, the Minister
from Peru and Nine. Pardo, the Minister from
Norway and Mime. Hauge. the Portuguese Minister
the Charge d'Ansires for Spain and Sehora Pastor
Esme Howard. chargs d'affaires for Great Britain:
Captain and Mrs. F. E. c. Ryan, the Hon Ronald
C. Lindsay, c. NJ. s. Higgins William Zeds and
Mr. and Mrs. n. A Grant Watson. all OF the Brit
ish Embassy; Lieutenant and Sgnora Carlo Pnster
Count Mani Mocenigo. and Roberto Centaro OF III.
Italian EmbassyI Count Louis Szechenvf Raro,
Haymerle and Moriz Won Szent-Ivsny. of the Aus
trian Embassy the Counsellor OF the French Fu
hassy and Nine. des Portes ds la Fosss Mile das
Portes do la Fosse. Captain Fournier Lieutenant
Commander and Nine. de Blanpre yiscoun,
de Chambrun. Captain and Nine. HebhInshaus
Major and Nine. Korner. Mr., Radowitz Prince N,
Lynar. Lieutenant Kohler. NJ Kroupenskv Prir..
Koudachefr. NJ. S,ebert Commander and ~
Neooshe' craig Wadsworth. Of the American En-
bassy In London; Count Hatzfeldt Represen+a+iy.
and Mrs Nicholas Longworth Assstant sac-ota
and Mrs Bacon. Mr.. Rnd Mrs Hugh Ieeara Mt.
carter. Mrs Cameron, Miss Cameron tha Mtsz.
ohohts. MISS Root. Mr. and Mrs. HaJe Mrs Robar+
patterson. Mr. and Mrs Simpkins Mr. and Mrs
New-York tribune., 1907-01-11

tChanges in English spelling will continus Co
be Effected rapidly. think. they
reauired-by the natural process OF innova-
ton, gradual adoption and common employ
ment. That Is the way. for example. In which
two-thirds OF the three hundred verbal forms
recommended by the SimplIhed Spelling Board
have already come into almost universal use
In our opinion. II Is not nsedful desirable
TO attempt artihcially 10 expedite the process
by means of an international commission or
otherwise--ED
New-York tribune., 1907-01-11
T. C. SMITH WILL VALID.
Court Decides Against Daughter of Brooklyn
Millionaire

The will Of Thomas c, Smith, ths banker and
manufacturer. who died seven years ago. was de-
clared valid yesterday by Justice Dckey In the
Supreme Court In Brooklyn. For several years
Mrs Ella II. CorwIne. wife of John Corwine a
former paymaster in the navy. and daughter OF
Mr.. Smith. has fought the provisions of the WILL
which denied her any part OF the 100000 estate
left by her father. Mrs. Crwine also objected TO
the appointing OF her brother Charles H. L. smith
as temporary administrator.
Action begun in 1901 in the Surrogate's Court
resulting in defeat for Mrs. Corwine. Later the
case was taken to the Supreme Court and another
decision against the plaintiff was handed down
Yesterdays decision will probably he appealed.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-11
AT THE VIcE-PREsIDENT's.
From The Tribuna Bureau.

IFron The Tribune Bureau-1
Washington. Jan. 10.-Vice- President and Mrs
Fairbanks were hosts at dinner tonight enter
tanning Justice Moody, Senator and Mrs. Galinger
Senator and Mrs Burkett Senator and Mrs Nell
son. Senator and Mrs. MoCumber Senator and Mrs
Carter Senator Perkins. Senator Patterson e1-
Senator Davis, Representative and Mrs Ellis Rep
resentative and Mrs. Graf Representative and Mrs.
f. l. Taylor. Representative McKinlay, Comm1s-
sioner and Mrs Warner, Mr.. and Mrs. Bergman H.
Mr.. and Mrs Warren Fairbanks, Miss Lucy Kean
Miss Thompson, Miss Curtis and Lieutenant and
Mrs Timmons
New-York tribune., 1907-01-11
EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL IN HAVANA
Cornerstone of Edifce Laid-Governor
Magoon Makes Address.

Havana Jan 1o-@The conversions of Holy Trim
fty Cathedral the first Protestant Episcopal cathe-
dral in Cuba was laid this afternoon. The cere-
mony was conducted by Bishop Knight in the pros
ence OF Governor Magoon. United States Minister
Morgan. American and Cuban officials visiting
clergymen from all the provinces, number OF
army ehapiains and great gathering of people of
Governor Magoon made an address in which he
extoiled the work Of the Church in intoxicating the
conceptions OF good citizenship. which, he seid
would greatly aid Cuba in the task of erecting the
buiwarkS of good government
The cathedral is at Neptune and Aguila srreAts
New-York tribune., 1907-01-11
MURDER FIGURES.
om Tha Kennebeo journal,

From The Kennebeo Journal
Connecticut Is usually regarded as a safe and
pleasant place to live in, and vet IL had forIv
three murders in 1903, whore Maine had only two.
To be sure, Connecticut has people than
Maine. but not very many more II has fewer
than 100000 while Maine has 7250nO II is fair
20 state that 1t unusually bad year for The
old Nutmeg State in This respect. its forty-thr
murders are than 1t ever had before in a
single year, and seventeen more than the annual
average for the last decade
New-York tribune., 1907-01-11
NOT TO REPRESENT FRANCE AT MADRID

Paris. Jan. m-M Georges Ieygues. who was
recently appointed to succeed NJ Jules Canbon
as Ambassador of France at Madrid. has an
nounced his intention not to accept this post be-
cause OF the request made by Spain that he
sign his seat N the Clamle: # Deputies Tai, NJ
Ieygues declines to do. and the Cabinet is seeking
another diplomat for the position. The transfer of
New-York tribune., 1907-01-11
GIVES BUILDING TO UNIVERSITY.
Samuel w. Bovine Provides Hall of Dents-
try for Syracuse.
lBy Telegraph TO tn. Tribune.

lBy Telegraph The Trinune-l
Syracuse, Jan. 10.-It was announced to-day
that Samuel W. Bovine. a wealthy manufactures
of New York City had given a hall Of chem
istry to Syracuse University. II VIII cost over
100000. Work has already been started Mr-
EOw ne is trustee and has made several SMALL
er gifts 10 the university. The new building
will be completed next fall and will be equipped
with up to date appliances and laboratorisA
New-York tribune., 1907-01-11
ENGLISH SPELLING.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: Referring to the enclosed letter to The
Evening POST and its reply, might venture to
ask whether The Tribune recognizes that changes
In spelling in language needed, and IL is
would favor the appointment of Joint commits
sion of the two English speaking nations as sug-
gested. Very truly yours
ANDREW cARNBGrN
New York. jan g. 1901.
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GOVERNOR TO RECEIVE LAWYERS
In Connection with Bar Association Meeting
Will Honor Messrs Dickinson and Choats

Albany. Jan. 1o-An innovation in the annual
meeting OF the New York State Bar Association
here January 10 and 10. will be the reception
be given by Governor Hughes at the Executive
Mansion next Tuesday evening. to J.. NJ. Dickinson.
Of Chicago, Joseph III. Choate. president. and the
members of tho association, in connection with the
Governors annual reception to the members OF
the Legislature.