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prising that his majesty now announces MS oe-
termination to stand by his minister to the end
of this crisis determination which is doubtless
not at all weakened by the fact that while effect
ing these great economies Senior Franco has
been able considerably to increase the royal in
come which before his advent had been uncOm-
fortably straitened.
Unfortunately Senior Franco has been thus
far unable to secure majority in parliament.
He has therefore elected to govern the country
without a parliament, having dismissed the last
one and having thus far refused to issue a call
for the election Of a new one and obviously
meaning 10 delay the election until he can make
reasonably sure of securing a majority. Mean
time he has been trying to build up majority
party in his own support by increasing salaries
and pensions, granting subsidies etc, and max
ing enticing promises for the future, all of which
IS quite unconstitutional He is, in brief.
virtual dictator. Arrayed against him are the
remains OF the two old parties, including all the
politicians whom he turned out of profitable
slnecures, and also-what is decidedly more for
midable-a large and aggressive Republican
party, which silently developed during the
latter years Of the Conservatlve-Llberal seesaw,
and which. while welcoming Senior Frances re-
forms, condemns him for his unconstitutional
dictatorship and seeks to find in this crisis an
opportunity for overthrowing the throne 1t is
not easy to determine just how much of the
antagOnism to the government arises from dis
gruntled politicians and how much from real
revolutiOnists of republican procivities, but In
the fact that it is distributed among those and
some other discordant elements lies much of
/ Senior Frances hope Of subduing 1t and retain
ing the reins of power.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-26
THE SHIPPING BILL REVIVED.

II is gratifying to hear that a shipping bill
will be introduced and pushed in both houses
Of Congress at the approaching session. 4
measure intended 10 increase our means of com
municatiOn with South American countries
with whom we have especially intimate polit-
ical relations and, rs a matter of public policy
should strive 10 enlarge our commercial rela-
tions, defeated in the closing hours of the
seth Congress through a flibuster in the SEN
ate conducted by a few violent opponents of
governmental aid Of any sort TO our dwindIing
merchant marine. Had il had q chance the
Senate wo;.ld undoubtedly have voted by
nearly two-thir1s majority for the House substi-
tute for the Gallinger subvention bill and the
flibuster was therefore clear abuse of the
power put by the Senate rules in the hands of
any two or three irresponsible Obstructionists
The leader in the successful effort To- talk the
bill TO death. Mr.. Carmack, Of Tennessee. has
been retired TO private lfe having been de-
feated for reelection by the Democratic voters
Of his state largely because Of his unreasonable
hostility to the administration and its measures.
a new BILL drawn similar lines would prob
ably be subjected in this Congress 20 much less
violent partisan opposition
As we have repeatedly said, the objects of
the subvention scheme are broadly national 1t
seeks 10 lift a handicap under which the United
States has long suffered in competing for South
American trade Lack of direct steamship
lines and prompt mail communication has les
sened our chances in the South American mar
ket and prevented that closer acquaintance
which fosters commercial intercourse and which
commercial intercourse In turn fosters. 1t has
discouraged American manufacturers from try
ing TO master trade conditions in the republics
TO the south OF us and from enlarging their
familiarity with Spanish-American needs ana
business habits Trade is the best tementer OF
national friendships and it Is illogical on our
part 10 cultivate a political intimacy with tie
republics whose territorial Integrity we guar
antee under the terms OF the Monroe Doctrine
New-York tribune., 1907-11-26
BRIDGE TESTING IN EGYPT.


After being for three years under construction
the largest bridge across the Nile has been com.
pleted. It connects Cairo with the island OF Rodah
where. according to tradition Pharaoh's daughter
found Moses In his cot among the rushes The
Rodah Bridge, or, il is sometimes named the
Ghizeh Bridge (taking the name from the district
1t will the west bank), has n length OF
l74O feet and a width OF Go feet. There are four
teen spans and swing span OF 200 feet which is
turned by an electric motor. When open this swing
gives a clear Of 20 feet either side OF its pivot
for the passage OF vessels Tho official testing OF
the bridge took place on October g. the whole OF
the bridge, span by span, being subjected to a
weight equal to 400 pounds to the square yard To
make the test tho footpaths on either side were
piled up with sand. and them couple OF loco
motives and a score of wagons ran on an impro-
vised railway The roadway occupied by
twenty tramcars. each loaded with large bags of
cement: tWenty-four water CARTS twenty dust carts
hIled with sand. and eight steam rollers. These
were on the bridge for the whole of the day, and
were left stationary over each span, while the
ords of detection were made by Egyptian govern
ment officials. The test was concluded by sort OF
.'gaIIop past" by the whole mass OF tramcars
water carts sand carts and steam rollers, moving
as one body at the full speed of and led by the
steam rollers II is anticipated that the bridge will
be opened by the Khedlve some time during No
yember This Is the third bridge TO be constructed
over the Nile at Cairo.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-26
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
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Washington. Nov. 25-Major Frederick Dent
Grant and Mrs. Grant arrived IN Washington to-
day and are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John H
Mclean. They will attend the dinner given to-
morrow night in honor OF the Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Metcalf. Mrs Potter Palmer has
also reached Washington and went this morning to
call Mrs. Root and Miss Root
Assistant Secretary OF the Navy and Mrs. Tru-
II. Newberry introduced their daughter, Miss
Carol B. Newberry to society at tea this after
at their home. n 18th street The debutante
IS the first from official society this season. and
was the recipient OF hundreds OF and other
flowers. Mrs. Newberry received the guests with
her daughter. and had Miss Eleanor Ridgely. Miss
Mary Scott, Miss Grace Jarvis. Miss Henrietta
Fitch, Miss Constance Hoyt, Miss We're Downing
Miss Sadie Murray. Miss SaIe Darlington and
Miss Georgiana Todd 10 assist IN the entertain
ment.
Richard Reid Rogers In Farragut Square the
guest for whom Captain and Mrs. Hooker enter
tanned informally at dinner tonight Miss Shonts
constantly Dcing entertained by her girl friends
in her short visit. which viii be brought a close
on Wednesday morning. when she viii return 10
New York
Mrs William II. Claggett announces the engage
ment OF her daughter. Miss Gertrude Claggett. 10
Paymaster Edmund w Bonnaffon. L. S. y. The
wedding Will take place in the coming winter
Miss CaGgett the sister OF Mrs. George Howard
and OF Mrs. Jules Henry de SibOur. Paymaster
BOnnaffon is stationed at League Island.
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THE WHITE HOUSE.
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Washington. Nov. 25.-Folowng custom es-
tablished Just after the inauguration of her hus
band as President. Mrs. Roosevelt received all the
members OF the diplomatic corps at a tea at
the White House . o'clock this afternoon.
There are thirty-eight countries now represented
at Washington by ambassadors, ministers. or
charges d'afares. and with the attaches and their
wives the party large. Mrs Roosevelt stood
In the Blue Room to receive her guests. and the
presentations were made by Colonel Charles s.
Bromwel and Captain Frank B. Mccoy. Lieuten-
ant Commander Sims Captain Fitzhugh Lee
Captain r. o. Van Horn, Captain Sherwood A
Cheney and Lieutenant Thomas Hocomb, jr..
White House aids, also present. Mrs. Roose-
welt a gown of golden brocade. embroid-
cred in green. Miss Hagner presided at a tea
table in the state dining room, and was Mrs
Roosevelts only assistant.
BY invitation OF the President Senators Gamble
and Kittredge of South Dakota. met at the exec
utive office to-day discuss their differences
and try to agree the appointment of a United
States District Attorney for their state. They did
not agree.
Representative Hull, Of Iowa visited the Prts'-
dents Office to indcrse the financial relief plan
suggested by ex-Secretary Shaw and TO declare
Mr Bryan's scheme of government guarantee OF
deposits in national banks absurd.
Other callers at the White House included SEN
ators Hansbroush. Long and Burrows. Carroll D.
Wright, Admiral CowIes. Indian Commissioner
Francis z. Leupp, Governor Hayward of South
Carolina, Mayor McNinch OF Charleston, S. c;
Charles u. Walcott. secretary of the Smithsonian
Institution, and Buffalo Jones. who for many
years was In charge OF tho bison herd In Yellow
stone Park
New-York tribune., 1907-11-26
ST. GAUDENS'S MASTERPIECE"
Judge Grosscup Praises Lincoln Statue Done
for Chicago Under Crerar Fund.

Judge Peter 3 Grosscup. of the United States
Circuit Court Chicago, Is in this city TO look over
the St. Gaudens statue OF Lincoln, designed in
accordance with a provision OF the will of John
Crerar, a Chicago merchant who died number
OF years ago leaving a fund now amounting 10
upward OF $4,000. Judge Grosscup the statue
yesterday, and IL the request of ]. L. Morgan,
behalf of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
piled with, the New York public will have
opportunity this winter Of seeing the completed
work. which is in bronze, when an exhibition OF
forty-hve fifty examples of St Gaudens's pro-
ductions will be held Judge Grosscup said last
night:
John Crerar, who died "A number of years ago
in Chicago, left a fund that amounts about
$4,000 to erect statue OF Lincoln. St GaudenS
designed the statue, which is now finished in
bronze IN this city. l here 10 look at the
statue, 70 consult McKim. Mead 6 White respect
ing It's foundations and to make some provision
for its pending the preparation OF a site The
statue is. think. st. Gaudenss masterpiece.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-26
FOURSCORE AND TEN.

To attain the Psalmist's prescribed span of
life, though it is the lot of only small minority
of men, is not in itself noteworthy, save to the
individual concerned Neither is Il of command
ing interest that any one by reason of strength
has reached fOurscOre and even in so doing
has avoided the labor and sorrow which are
taditiOnaly characteristic Of the additional
decade. But for Il man who had attained
prominence in public life before he reached mid
die age, and whose entire life from boyhOod
has been marked with much activity and many
important achievements to complete his nine
tieth year with his physical energies little
abated and his intellectual faculties quite I'M
impaired is incident deserving something
more than passing record.
If we were inclined to transfer 10 an Amer
lean the title which was so much lavished years
ago upon an eminent British statesman it
would be difficult to find one better worth the
distinction of grand old man" than Mr. John
BigelOw. He participated to such an extent In
public affairs which now for many years have
been reegated to the realm OF the past that ho
has himself become a figure in history Yet
at the same time he has kept himself so closely
in touch with current affairs and indeed has
maintained such an active connection with
the doings and enterprises of the present day,
that no young man belongs to the present more
positively than he
The sum Of Mr.. Bgelow'S manifold achieve
ments, as editor, author. administrator, diplo-
mat and publicist is great. 1t has exerted n
marked influence upon the progress of Ameri-
can affairs, and forms not inconsiderable part
of the American annals Of the last two-thlrds
of a century. In the doing of his work he has
not escaped controversies and even antaCo-
nsmS but he has commanded respect and
has inspired affection; and now, in his ninety
first year. he is the object of congratulations
not limited 10y the borders of his own land and
of hopes that his usefu! activities may be con-
tinued much further still beyond the common
bounds of life
New-York tribune., 1907-11-26
THE CABIN EFT.
From The Tribune Bureau


Washington, Nov &.-The wedding OF MISS
Edith Root daughter Of the Secretary OF State
and Mrs Root and Lieutenant Ulysses S. Grant
3D. which Is now the chisf topic OF interest IN
society, was made more interesting to-day by the
arrival in Washington of the bridegroom-elect-
Miss Root will have her cousin. Miss Ruth wales,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward II. Wales.
as bridesmaid and will have other attend
ant. Potter Palmer, jr., will be best man Tor
Lieutenant Grant. and the ushers will be First
Lieutenant Robert r Ralston, corps OF engineers;
Second Lieutenant Marion w. Howe, field ar
tilery: Gustav Schwab. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gustav II. Schwab, of New York; Edward Nc
Lean, OF Washington, and Elihu Root tr, and
Edward Wales Root brothers of the bride. The
Rev. Herbert ShipInan, former chaplain at West
Point. will perform the marriage ceremony.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-26
THE CHRISTMAS CONTROVERSY.
Hebrews on Education Board.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The public might like TO know what propor-
tion of the members Of the Board OF Education
are Hebrews From the doings OF that board
would suppose that majority of them were Of
that race. During the women teachers campaign
for equal pay the Board Of Education was rep
resented at Albany and before the Mayor By Abrs-
ham Stern. He was the who accompanied
the men To Albany in opposition 70 the teachers
equal pay bill. The chairman OF the COMMITTEES
that presented the report 10 ths board criticIsns
the women teachers for going 10 Albany. and did
not comment the action OF the men who dic
the same thing. Nathan Jonas. another He
brew. Now find that after years OF Christ
mas celebrations in the public schools. Just be-
cause the Jews in particular section OF this
great city object 10 the singing OF certain songs
as part OF the Christmas exercises, the song books
In at least Gl0 public schools must be- changed
T. for ono taxpayer. object TO the expense that
will be incurred by the city for doing this work
Besides. the change ordered In many OF the hymns
IS not only unnecessary. but Il destroys spirit
OF these songs and makes Of them ufeless melo-
dies that have lost their true meaning. The
DoxooGy Is mutilated by tho latest order and
we Will now have in the schools a patched song
that will satisfy the sentiment OF only one sect
Lead Kindly Light the late President McKin-
ley's favorite hymn. is cut out entirely. And
this as the result of attempt to taks away
the essential spirit OF Christmas time. holy
Night is another hymn that is relegated and
many other hymns come under the ban.
INDIGNANT
New York Nov q 1OO7
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A DEFECT IN CHARITY WORK.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: On Tuesday evening there was a crowded
ana enthusiastic meeting under the auspices OF the
marty Organization Society in Carnegie Hall
addressed by the Mayor OF the city and the Gov
ernor OF the state, in which the charitable societies
OK New York were eulogized in the most hattering
'"ihher' AT the same time mother and daughter
lay dying OF starvation in West 18th street. and
they died on Thursday evening at Bellevue Hos
pital, where a policeman had carried them. Evil
IDENTIFY our charity organization is far from perfect
II prevents fraud. but does II ferret out and
ieve misery? AUGUSTUS
New York. Nov q 1907
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A MARRIAGE IN LONDON.

London. Nov. 25-Geofrey Duveen, son of the
head of the art firm of Duveen Brothers of London
and New York. married Ethel Lewis daughter OF
Isaac Lewis. OF Lewis s. Marks. South Africa min
ing men. at the Central Synagogue. IN this city to-
day. BY this ceremony two OF the wealthiest
Hebrew families in England united and two
colossal fortunes brought under management
Hundreds OF magnificent presents were bestowed
both upon the bride and the bridegroom. Among
the gifts pearl necklace that had once be-
longed to Queen Caroline, a present from Mrs
Duyeen.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-26
EAGLE AS A SYMBOL OF ROYAL POWER.

From The Denver ADVERTISER.
The eagle. although it appears many Egyptian
and Assyran coins of a very early date probably
had no significance as a symbol OF royalty among
those Deoples. AS a military emblem is was used
nv the Persans The Tuscans were probably the
first people to adopt the eagle a royal device az
n was among the emblems of royalty which thev
sent as a token of amity to King Tarqun From
that time the eagle remained one OF the principal
emblems of Roman power both in the Ciays of tha
republic and the empire The double headed eagle
was first employed by the Byzantine enperors Who
thereby expressed their claim TO both the eastern
and western empires. OF the western emperors
Charlemagne also adopted the double headed eagle
as his symbol and IL is to-day the emblem az
Russia. Austria and Prussia.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-26
CHRISTMAS INTHE SCHOOLS 6

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: think it is shameful the wav the mem
oers Of the Board of Education and several other
men Cwho call themselves citizens) arc giving IN
TO the Jews and letting them have all the say
about the public schools. 1t IS an ancient Gus
tom 10 have exercises In all the public schools
OK the city TO celebrate Christmas The word it-
self means the celebration of tho birth OF
Christ" and as the Jews do not believe in Him.
why not stay away from the celebration. or have
schools OF their own? CONSTANT READER
New York, Nov & 101
New-York tribune., 1907-11-26
MR.. CLEVELAND FULLY RECOVERED.

Princeton. N. J., Nov. 25-It was said at the
home OF Grover Cleveland to-day that the report OF
his illness exaggerated, and that he had been
suffering only from attack of Indigestion from
which he had fully recovered. DR.. Carnochan Mr..
Clevelands physician, after visiting his patient.
said that Mr.. Cleveland was moving around the
house and showing signs of yesterdays attack
q enemy.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-26
THE PRESIDENTS TURKEY SHIPPED.

Westerly. r. l.. Nov. 25.-The Thanksgiving
turkey which Horace Vose annually sends 10 the
President OF the United States was shipped by Mr.
VOse to President Roosevelt to-day. This years
bird, however. was raised by jeremiah H. Brown
1t weighs twenty-eight pounds. is of the bronze
variety and has mixture of wild blood
New-York tribune., 1907-11-26
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS.
II. FOR BREMEN.

Among the passengers who sail for Europe to-
day
KAISER WILHELM II. FOR BREME.N
Mrs Edward Coles. Mrs Theodore weIi-s,.,i,,~
Cass. Il Harrinston Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Watson
Mrs. A. Ladenburg Baron Won Waneenbstn,
Mrs. Trenor l. Park German Miuister re Naxica'
Among those who returned from abroad yester-
day were
CALEDONIA. FROM GLASGOW
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Brodie. ICharles II Irvinx
j. =. hisshs United States Mrs. Richard THOMPSON
Consul at Dtndes. Mrs x u Wilson
MIRA HiKxinA ~
New-York tribune., 1907-11-26

Populist national convention is soon 10 be
called The remnant of this once spreading
party might make itself conspicuous once more
by repeating its experiment OF 1900 and nomi-
mating Mr.. Bryan for President before the
Democratic delegates have chance to acclaim
him. There various ways of getting into
the political limeIight
New-York tribune., 1907-11-26
AN ANTI-Foe PLAN FOR LONDON

From The London Globe.
NJ. Maggiora, who purposes to abolish fog and
has submitted his explosive scheme TO the London
County Council. seems to have no doubt on tba
efficacy of his method-the shooting of strong and
searching currents of air out OF huge cannon or
projectors. Eight or ten of these Weapons would
he says, be needed permanent anti-foc an.
paratus for London. Twenty explosives, Costing
ID. each. will dissipate any fog in twenty minutes
he says
New-York tribune., 1907-11-26
MEMPHIS CHURCH CALLS Mr.. BLACK.

The Rev, r. w. M. Black. rector of ST. Bartholo-
news Protestant Episcopal Church. Pacific street
near Bedford avenue. Brooklyn. is considering call
which he has received to the rectorship of Grace
Episcopal Church. OF Memphis
New-York tribune., 1907-11-26

Now that It has been discovered that persons
can converse over the telephone with the trans
mitters placed upon their chests. expect it
will become usual for young people to hold the
instrument over the cardiac region and thus in
dulge in real heart to heart talks
New-York tribune., 1907-11-26

The reduction of the population limit for first
class cities from 10000 to 175,OOO gives this
state three cities of that class, Rochester join
ing New York and Buffalo. New York is now
the only state boasting three cities with more
than 175,0OO inhabitants apiece
New-York tribune., 1907-11-26

senator Foraker seems to be in earnest In
challenging, the adherents of Secretary Taft to
a fight in the Ohio Republican primaries. Such
a trial of strength would saVe the advantage
New-York tribune., 1907-11-26

Mr.: Kidder-I think a woman's club, to be suo-
female suffrage.
Miss Strong-I don't agree with YOU afr. Tnsi
should be it's sole object.
Mr.. kidder-Yes, but it's more likely to hit thai
object II II aims at something elss.-PhiladalDa1
New-York tribune., 1907-11-26
MR.. eRIscoM SACK IN ROME.

Rome. Nov. 25-Lloyd c. Griscom. the American
Ambassador TO Italy. returned here to-dav from
the United States. where he had been a vaca-
tion.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-26

of settling many questions now disputed, and
no state in the Union enjoys with greater relish
than Ohio the excitements of a political encoun-
Ger of that sort
New-York tribune., 1907-11-26
PRONUNCIATION OF ALmA-TADEMA.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir; WIN you kindly tell through the columns OF
your esteemed paper the correct way to pronounos
the name of Ama-radema. the artist?
DAILY READER
Elizabeth. N. j.. Nov q 1907
Alma Ta,-de-ma.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-26
Nep71nrk DaiIp Gribmsrs
TUESDAY. NOvEMBER 2e. 1907

This newspaper is OUned and published 6y
The Tribune Association, a AeW York corpora
tiOn; Office and principal place Of business, ITfo
une Building, No. I54 Nassau street, Aeto fork;
Ogden Mills. president; Nathaniel TWfte' sec
retary and treasurer. The address of the on
GERS is the Office Of this newspaper.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-26

Consul General Thomas SammOns, responding TO
an inquiry, says that the American-Corean ISlec-
trio Company operates at Seoul the only street
railway in Corea With the exception OF
an injury TO boy. who fell under the car while
etedll.g d mue no acclGehts occurred HuInS oUj
conductors is becoming more and more apparent
Consular Notes.
Perhaps some Of these prodigies might be nm
ported to lessen the death rate in New York
City
New-York tribune., 1907-11-26

mong the passengers who sail for Europe to-
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Mr.. and Mrs Edmund L. Baylies have taken
possession of their new house. IN East sd street.
for the winter.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-26

Mrs Trenor L. Park has rented her house. In
East SD street 10 Mr.. and Mrs. 2. Gray Girls
void for the winter.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-26

Dr. and Mrs. Isaac Kip and Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
RhineIander are at the Laurel House. Lakewood,
for the winter.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-26

A son has likewise been born to MI. and Nh.
Archibald Gourlay Thacher. at their house in Fas,
51st street Mrs. Thacher is daughter OF JuIien
T. Davies.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-26

st. Thomas's Church VII be the scene to-day OF
the marriage Of Miss Isabelle Tflfcrd, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry II. Tilford. 10 David
wagstaff son of Colonel Alfred Wagstaff. The
ceremony will be performed by the Rev DR.. Err
nest NJ. Stires. and afterward there Will be a
reception at the home of the brides parents. In
East SD street.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-26

A large party of the friends and relatives OF
General and Mrs Frederick D. Grant leave town
to-day for Washington to attend the wedding there
tomorrow OF Miss Edith Root and Lieutenant
Grant