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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-20
OBITUARY..
THE REV. LUTHER II. BARBER.

New Haven. Aug. 19 (Specia)-The Rev Luther
H Barber who for a decade has been the Oldest
minister Connecticut died to-day at the residence
OF his nephew the Rev Clarence Barber. Of Daniel
SON. Mr. Barber was IN excellent health till WITHIN
two weeks of his death. He was ninety-one years
old and WIGS born at Canton. He was the son or
Alison and Hannah Humphrey Barber His mother
was a sister Of the Rev. HemRn Humphrey presi-
dent OF Amherst College. and was first cousin OF
John Brown. the hero OF the Harpers Ferry Incl
dent Mr. Barber was the oldest OF twelve chill
dren and was graduated from Amherst College in
the class of 49, of which he was for many years
the only surviving member. In 1872 he married Miss
Lucinda Taylor. OF Canton, who died about fifteen
wears ago. They did not have children. An adopted
daughter, Ella. died three years ago. The Rev.
Mr. Barber had pastoratss In Rverton, Hanover
and bolton in Connecticut. He the Oldest
alurnnus of the East Windsor Theological Semi
nary from which he graduated in the class
Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-20
KEMPsoN's WILL TO BE CONTESTED.
Jersey Newspaper Man Left Nothing to Di-
vorced Wife, Mother of His Children.

St George Kempson friend OF Grover Cleveland.
an editor and publisher and one of the best known
nevspapernen in New Jersey, who died on August
u at st. Vincent's Hospital. in New York made
death bed will four days before he died. In which
he cut off his divorced wife and failed to mention
two of his children. This Will filed for probate
in New York yesterday.
One of the ignored in the WILL st. George.
Jr a Newark business man. has started proceed
ings to break the VIII the ground that his
father at the time he placed his signature TO the
document incapable mentally owing to his
illness, and lacked testamentary capacity. The
estate is valued at 100000
According to the will one-half of the estate is to
20 10 Grace Duffie Boylan. whom Mr.. Kempson
married two years ago. and the other half to his
nine children In enumerating the latter Mr..
Kempson mentioned all but his son st. George,
fr and his daughter, Helen Hall, but this omission
is believed 70 have been oversight No mention
is made in the document of Mrs. Helen Adelaide
Kenpson his first wife. It is thought by the chill
dren whose names were left out in the compilation
of benefciaries that II the omission was Intentional
IL was because OF the stand they took for their
mother in the marital troubles that arose between
.heir parents St. George Kempson, jr., said yes
terday that he would contest his fathers will solely
TO procure for his mother her rights.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-20
LYRIC THEATRE.
"The Lady from Lanes"

George Broadhurst, author of such popular pieces
1.-THE Man OF the Hour and why Smith Left
Home" has turned librettist and out of The
Wrong Mr.. Wright which was seen here three
seasons ago, has made 1.-The Lady from Lanes a
musical piece which opened the theatrical season
the Lyric Theatre last night Gustave Kerker
wrote the music and Broadhurst ana Currie sur
rounded 1.-THE Lady" with the usual variety OF
gaudily dressed choruses Thomas A wise ap-
peared Singleton Seabright. and to him fell the
burden of the entertainment The audience large
one, appeared to like the old piece with ITS musical
settings Mr. Wise was generously applauded and
in the second act frequently called upon TO
speak, but yielded to Mr. Broadhurst, who' IN a
few words, spoke of the tinidity with wh1ch ne
approached the task of making musical piece out
of a Straight farce
There are three acts in the piece and hrteen
musical numbers. MY Old Rocking Chair, sung
by Mr.. Wise and a chorus; Il Never Do 1t Now.
sung by Messrs. Carter, Bronson and Barro"s'
and Woman. Lovely Woman sung by Mr. WISE
tuck appeared as Adelaide Foster. 1.-The lady from
Lanes" Miss Ida Hawley, Walter Percivh
Mrs T. A Eberle. Robert Peyton Carter and
Lionel Walsh aided in the merriment Briefly. the
piece has to do with the troubles of a corpulent.
happy man of wealth named Singleton Seabright,
who finds himself in Old Point Comfort looking
for his cashier who has absconded. Seabrlsnt
changes his name. and so hopes to find his cashier
1t so happens that he takes the name assumed Ly
the fugitive THE lady from Lanes is a woman
detective, who hopes by Establishment to capture
the thief She believes Seabright to be the man,
but despite this falls in love with him. There is
the usual tangle of mistaken identities. which adds
to the merriment.
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FOUNDER OF THIRTEEN CLUB DEAD.
Old Postoffice Employe Ends His Life by In
haling Gas.

Feeling the effects of old age, John Mills of
the founders of the Thirteen Club. committed suicide
yesterday by inhaling gas at his boarding house.
No 500 West 1920 street For some time his in
creasing decrepitude had preyed Mr.. Mills and
recently he had often complained to the landlady
of the weight of his years
Last Thursday he told his landlady that he did
not feel well enough to go to his work in the post
office Feeling a premonition that he woul6 not go
to work ever again, he asked the to tell his
son, Homer c. Mills, who lives in Brooklyn. If any
thing happened to him. He wrote the address on
the dinner call of the Thirteen Club for its nifty
fourth dinner July Is. 1896.
Some of the boarders smelled gas escaping in the
house early yesterday morning When q physician
was summoned from the j. Hood Wright Hospital
and the old mans door broken IN, 1t found
that he had been dead for several hours.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-20
A LITERARY DISCOVERY.
Work OF the Late Lewis H. Morgan Brought
to Light

Not since Captain Heine Hasenpfefer. with the
good ship Prosit. rescued Mark Twain from a
watery grave and came safely to anchor in Times
Square-not indeed since the tramp steamship
wabble, using a cable code in place of a hawser.
towed the disabled Ponce to Bermuda and then
landed the shipwTecked passengers in St Pauls
Church-yard, have the newspaper offices been so
futtered by important discovery they
when the barque County Mayo Captain Hazetine,
after a tempestuous voyage from Atlantic City,
" j. tied UP IN the sunlight bright and early Sun
day morning at Pier 40 Nassau street with cargo
consisting Of the lost works OF the late Lewis II.
Morgan.
Mr.. Morgan not the Morgan OF anti-Masonc
fame but he was. nevertheless. good enough
Morgan" TO furnish a important literary dscov-
cry for the bold explorers of the County Mayo. Mr..
Morgan who was born in 1918 and died in 1881.
wrote several scholarly and much quoted works
on ethnology. called Ancient Society" having
been published in 1871. II seems. however. quite
unknown TO most scholars, TO have disappeared
and only now to have been brought TO light n
literary novelty. Just how the discovery came
about is somewhat uncertain. but Mr.. Morgan left
a residuary estate to college up in Rochester.
which has Just been in litigation. and it is thought
that some hint 10 the hiding place of the book
and the equally important fact that 1t had been
hidden was thus obtained At any rate, II
found still as good new, safely brought into
mort and the captain Of the County Mayo has de-
tected astonishing internal evidence OF its being
the product of the very latest and most modern
scholarship dealing with Iroquois and Aztec
cietv The manuscript, after solar print has been
made of IT, will be deposited in the Museum Of
Natural History.
The County Mayo is taking a cargo of
coal and next week will sail for Newcastle, where
CAPTAIN Hazeltine expects TO recover the text of
hitherto unknown play Of Shakespeare called
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-20
GROTON FOR FRESH AIR.
Pupils of That School to Entertain
Thirtu Tribune Fund Boys.

The pupils of Groton School VIII take care o.
thirty boys who left this city yesterday on a TWO
weeks outing given by the Tribune Fresh AIT
Fund. They left in the afternoon for Boston
From Boston they will be taken to Nashua N H,
and thence to Holderness. where they Will go INTO
camp. The younger sons Of President RooseVeiI
go to Groton. While there the Fresh Air children
will be cared by instructors in the school ana
will enjoy real camp life
Three other parties left the city yesterday. III
the morning twenty boys were sent to Valhalla.
where they will be entertained by the Chhorehs
Aid Society. Later in the day party OF Dogs iroI
twelve to sixteen years old were sent oy poal to
Stamford. They will also be the guests OF the
Cb1drers Aid Society for two weeks. In the after
noon the train for Ardsley, N. Y was loaded WIFE
a hundred youngsters. making the fifth group thae
has gone to that place this year and bringing tne
total number entertained there UP to sixteen nun
dred.
A marty of girls had a special treat last week.
consisting of a trip from Utica to New York IN a
parlor car One Of the girls was telling ABOUT IL
afterward "You know" she said, Il came all the
way down from Utica IN BARRIERS chair IL had
a towel the back. and every once IN a "hIie
the barber came IN He is a colored man. ana the
only thing he said was, Last call for dinner
The woman who accompanied the party PACK
vouched for the fact that of the boys In the
company had made the mistake as the little
fellow that Mr. Parsons told about sixteen years
ago. The boy was accompanying farmer through
the fields where herd Of COWS lay contentedy
chewing their cuds Suddenly the boy turned to the
farmer and asked: Say. mister, do you have TO
buy gum for all them COWS to chew?"
Another story less humorous came In When 'he
De Ruyter party arrived last week. and shows that
at least one child has got something besides a
full stomach in the country The girl went 10 De
Ruyter last season. Shortly after she came oacK.
the woman who had entertained her died Inc
girl was deeply affected, and at once began 10 save
her pennies She invited back TO De Ruyter
this year by the daughter. and took with her 10
place on The grave a bunch Of flowers. which rep
resented the savings Of nearly year.
In connection with the Tribune Fresh All tund
circus which held at Ardsley last Thursday.
mention should be made of Eaves & Co.. of No. 226
West 41st street who furnished all the costumes
worn by the participants free Of charge. and OF
the service rendered by the New York Juvenile
ASYLUM Band, which marched three miles and
played through the entire afternoon without COM
pensation
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STRIKE DIDN'T STOP WEDDING NOTICE.
Young White Plains Couple Married
Secretly OH Thursday.
Young

leave for the Adirondacks with George tonight.
Was married Thursday.-Violet." This telegraph
message received yesterday morning by MIR. and
Mrs Horace Stewart, of White Plains was the
first intimation they had that their eighteenyear
old daughter married TO George Knox. twenty
one years old of the Westchester County Regis
ters office who recently inherited considerable
money The brides father is secretary of the w.
IL Stewart Manufacturing Company, OF New York.
Upon investigation the parents learned that the
couple secretly married at Pleasantvilie last
Thursday evening. They announced that they
were going to Pleasantvile to attend party. but,
instead they met at the station by two
friends who accompanied them 90 the parsonage
of the Methodist Episcopal Church. where the cere-
rnony was performed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-20
DR.. PATRICK j. PRENDERGAST

Dr. Patrick J. Prendergast. a well known physician
Of Brooklyn, died last Friday in Cork. Ireland
where he had gone for the benefit OF his health
and for pleasure. He fell the steamer going
over The accident eventually resulted IN his
death. His home in Brooklyn at No. $40
Clinton street, where he lived for many years
DR. Prendergast was born July 8. 1850 in Ire
land. where several members of his family live
He was a graduate of the Jefferson Medical Col
lege. Of Philadelphia and a member of the
Medical Association of Kings County and of the
American Medical Association. At time he
was coroner of Wilkes Barre. Penn. DR.. Prender-
CAST leaves a wife. daughter and four
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-20
PRINCE WILHELM. HERE
ARRIVES IN JAMESTOWN.
Round of Entertainment Begins
at ErpOsitiOn.

Norfolk. Va, Aug. 19.-The Swedish cruiser
Fylgia, with Prince Wilhelm aboard. passed
Cape Henry, inward bound from the south
ward, at u o'clock to-day. The F1ygia met no
American warship at the Capes and proceeded
directly TO Hampton Roads.
The arrival of the Swedish royal prince was
announced in Hampton Roads by the exchange
of international salutes between the cruiser
Fylgia, the guns at Fortress Monroe and the
vessels of Rear Admiral Evans. commanding
the squadron of warships at the jamestown
exposition.
Following the formal visits by the swedlsh
authorities and Rear Admiral Evans, Prince
Wilhelm landed at the exposition this AFTERNOON
where he was met by President Tucker or the
exposition company. Admiral Harrlhs.oii'
u s N and General Fred. D. Grant, u s. A
Under escort of a detachment from the lZth
United States Cavalry, in camp at the EXPOSE
ton the prince was driven over the GROUNDS
The day. which broke threateningly developed
into an ideal August day and thousands Oh
Swedish-American citizens and others were on
the grounds and gave the prince royal wei
come as he stepped ashore at Discovery Land
ing
Immediately following a reception to the
prince this afternoon at the New York state
building on the exposition grounds he went 10
Norfolk TO attend a dinner given in his honor
by Vice Consul Fernstrom of Sweden at the
Virginia Club, after which he returned to the
exposition for fete champetre at the Army
and Navy Club and dance at the New York
State building. both in honor Of the prince and
the officers of the Fylgia-
Following is the menu of the dinner by Vice
Consul Fernstrom:
Mignonette
Piesporter. White Rock
Potags II suedose-
Olives Amandes Salees
Don, Crebes C.ries Sauce Tartare Piesporter
Pcnmes saratoga
Filet de Boeuf Pique a la NaEarina.
E,srcis la
Punch Roman. Cigarettes
Pigeons Rots sui Canapes Cressons
Most & Chandon Brut Imperial.
Bouills sauce MonsseIne-
GeIee de Tonates. Virginia Club.
Assortis
Frornage de Camembert. Liquors.
CSaHa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-20
DR., SAMUEL BEyEA.

DR. Samuel Beyea. for fifteen years a physician
OF New Rochelle. died, On Sunday night In Roose-
welt Hospital in this city A few days ago
he decided TO go to Henderson Harbor for rest.
to camp with party of friends, among them his
classmate at Williams College. District Attorney
Young. of Westchester County. but was taken Ill.
He went TO Roosevelt Hospital for operation
for appendicitis and II there found that he
had gall stones. Or. Beyea made his will and then
told the surgeons go ahead They did operate.
and Sunday night he was dead Dr. Beyea was
forty-fve wears old. He leaves a wife and two
children He came OF an old Westminster family.
The funeral will he held tomorrow afternoon
In the First Presbyterian Church in New Rochelle.
The Rev w p. Waller. OF Greenwich. Conn, will
conduct the services
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-20
[By Telephone to The Tribune. ]

Atlantic City, Aug. 19.-Charles Frohman offered
here tonight his first musical production of the
season, a piece called THE Dairymaids" II is OF
English origin and is based a supposed fad of
royalty, that of conducting a model dairy The
OF the first act is in dairy farm the second
on man-o'-war. and the third in the gymnasium
of an academy for young women. One the nov
elites is song by group of SandoN girls. In the
cast are Huntley Wright, George Gregory Eugene
ORourke. Lanford Kirby Miss Julia Sanderson
Miss Bessie De Vote and Miss FIossie Hone There
is a variety of chorus The first performance of
the piece in New York at the Criterion
Theatre August 26.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-20
THE WEATHER REPORT.
OmciaI Record and ]

Official Record and Forecast-washington. Aug 10
OF high has advanced the
upper Mississippi Valley and tho Eastern high
is passing out the New England coast The
pressure relatively lower belt stretching
from soufheaStward Northern Texas
continued the South Atlantic
Florida and rain has fallen in the upper
Valley and the western portion of the lake
region An cooler weather has oversDread the
northern Rocky Mountain region and the Missouri and
upper Mississippi valleys. In the Rocky Mountain re
reported this morning
The shOwery conditions
prevailing upper lake region will doubtless
eastward overspread Ohio Valley and the lower
lake re6ion Tuesday. reaching the Atlantic Coast by
thunder showers Will also continue
n South Atlantic states marked fall in tempera
is lower lake region. the Ohio Val
lev and Mississippi Valley This fall
perature felt IN fits full strength in Eastern
districts but weather may be anticipated Wednes-
day night Thursday. ~ ~,
The ytrds along the New England and Middle Atlantic
be fresh southwest 70 south: along the south
variable; along the Gulf coast
the lower lakes fresh south. with
squalls: the upper lakes fresh west
TO northwest Az,
Steamers departing Tuesday for European ports vii
light fresh southwest winds and fair weather 10
Grand Banks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-20
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
PRIEST BURNED WHILE AT MASS.

[By Telegraph 70 The Tribune.J
Hartford. Conn. Aug. 1s.-The Rev. Philip Con-
ran Of the Dunwoodie Theological Seminary.
Yonkers. N Y, painfully burned at Torring-
ton to-day while acting as deacon of the solemn
high mass celebrated to open the annual conven-
ton of tho Catholic Total Abstinence Union of
Connecticut.
His lace surpIice. beneath his other vestments.
caught fire from a portable candle he reached
20 turn page of the missal and his face and
forehead were severely scorched before the Rev.
Patrick Duggan wrapped robe about Father
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Died.

Angus. IS 1907 GsoFs. beloved hgssaaa
81 sse and I Jo 5ehnson in his 74th year Relatives
and friends are invited to attend his funeral on
I Msdssay No A9 ss North 6od ST. BrdoS S
Holy Cross Cemstery-
JOHNSTON 10 1907 az ST Lnk s Hospital }ta
the Broadway Tabernacle. 56th St. "Wednesday 2lse
inst at " o'clock indianapolis papers please
copy.
LEwIs-At residence of her aunt Mrs Kate Lewis
Saepi1 stony Creek S0n n4 T Tn of her age Funeral
services at her late residence s'ratiord- conn., 0
Tuesday. August 20. at p. m
IS Iso7 JS on. l rsssesc S 2 ssh ave-
iyn' ~ " Wecinesday August a. at p m Members
OF the ROYAL Arcanum and Brooklyn schuetzen Corps
requested TO attend
band Of Mary Nally aged 60 years az his late So
BoTTomeo's Church West 141st St. between 7th and
SIN ruEsday at 1870 n, m whe zs1os of h.
soul Veterans OF the e9th Regiment National tiuaTd.
sad 0sF are and N ssd 10 attend
woodawn- Albany and Troy papers please copy
Saturday August H. at his ,T Tssid Ns'
kert in 10th year Of his age Funeral services
Tuesday. August 20. at 2 D. m
urGsS. August H. Helen Jones' widow CaIs.
sacss w be held ide al ST. johns % cSTcS Cold spring
Harbor Monday. August 10. at 1880 p m ear pr.
train leaving Long Island city at 1882 a. m
sYPHFRAt E,st oTanse j. august Is l9c s 4Ss
S & be e he5 s his ia aS rssids1es No 8
East ossng s, @ 1s fesauanna train az
Brick Church station leaving sd Street Ferry az 40
or mi 6s rsf a. Of west Shore a leaving
York at $50 a. m.
VAN voLgENBURGH- Sunday evening Angst g6 IS 3
1907. at Black Rock Conn: Ann sedswlcA "lo~ =,
Philip Van TSlssnbTrF en- sgnsral SERVICES 10
wEITING-At Hudson. N Y. August II. 1907 Cornelia
Waiting IN me soth year q her aS coVfi rues
day. August 20. az D. m.
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TO-DAY FEARED AT ONANCOck.
GBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

IBy Telegraph TO The Trbunel
Richmond. Va, Aug. 19-AnOther outbreak be-
tween the whites and negroes is Anticipated at
Onancock and Tasley tomorrow, when the negroes
will hold their annual fair. The women in the
community will be kept close in their homes all
day. The hunt for Uzzie and Burton, the leaders
in the recent rioting still continues 1t said that
Uzzle is directing the negroes from his hiding
place There is still strong force of militia on
,ya
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-20
NEW PLAY BY ROGERS BROTHERS.

Buffalo Aug 19.-Rogers Brothers new musical
production 1.-The Rogers Brothers in Panama,
had it's first performance here tonight at the Star
Theatre. Sylvester Mcguire and Aaron Hoffman
wrote the book. Edward Madden the lyrics and
Max Hoffman the music.
The piece. after two weeks in Buffalo, Rochester
and Syracuse will go to New York for long run
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-20
PROFESSOR e. e. BOGuE.

Lansing Mich, Aug. 19.-Professor E Z. Bogue,
head of the department of forestry at the Michigan
Agricultural College, died to-day after lingering
illness. He had a national reputation a forestry
expert. Professor Bogue forty-two years old
and before coming here professor of botany in
Oklahoma University. He leaves a wife and an
adopted daughter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-20
GOVERNOR HUGHES FATHER AGAIN.
Fourth Child Said To Be First Baby Born in
Executive Mansion.

Albany. Aug. IAN eght-pound daughter said
TO be the first baby born in the executive mansion.
was born 20 Governor and Mrs Hughes at 40
o'clock this morning. DR.. George E Gorham, tho
family physician, said the conditions all that
could be desired.
Governor and Mrs Hughes have three other
children-Charles E. Hughes tr. nineteen years
old. Junior Brown University: Helen. sixteen
years old, and Catherine, ten years old