New-York tribune., 1907-05-26

East rivers. and provide a freight route through
me outskirts of Brooklyn 10 the Lower Bay
across to New Jersey.
The Rapid Transit Commission. soon 10 pass
our our OF existence. had flip OF energy put into
It's meeting by the presence Of w s Hurley
the newly appointed member, who is known in
brooklyn as the man who discovered Controller
Metz. He sought TO get some action taken which
would AFFORD relief to Brooklyn by the con-
structton OF n new subway. but found the way
blocked by the legal steps necessary He ac-
cused the Mayor Of trying to beat It out OF the
place or meeting and denounced his associates
as old fogies.' The two hundredth anniversary
OF the birth OF Carl Won Lime. best known by
MS Latinized name OF Carolus Linnaeus the
eminent Swedish naturalist, was observed on
Thursday. although he was born on Nav 10
lf0I the date being set forward I'm the change
from Old Style to New Style. There was a
tablet dedicated on bridge IN Pelham Park
way and exercises were held at the American
Museum OF Natural History, in Manhattan. at
the Central Museum in Brooklyn and at the
Aquarium at the Battery.
The discussion has waxed warm over the al
legged nature fakers, growing out of a maya
zine article in which. in authorized interview
President Roosevelt followed UP the attacks of
John Burroughs on the Rev w J. Long The
latter retorted in letter 10 the President and
was In turn assailed by Caspar Whitney to
whom ne replied while Mr.. Burroughs was
drawn Into repetition of his former state
ments, The proceedings for divorce begun
against Howard Gould by Mrs. Katherine Glenn
mons Gould involved the Police Department In
securing evidence against Mrs Gould esnecisIIv
showed some curious police work Henry s
thompson was appointed Commissioner of Pub
Tic Works by Borough President Ahearn TO
succeed the removed William Dalton II was
found that bonds had not been secured as the
law requires for a number of subordinate bor-
ough officials. Following close upOn the an
houncement or the marriage OF Miss Ellen Terry
at the age of hfty-nine, TO her leading man
VINO Is not much more than half as old II is
announced that May Irwin, known in private
life as Mrs Frederick Keller who has lone bear
widow. is TO wed her business manager Kurt
Elsieidt. who Is much her Junior James p
f>eeneS Superman Won the BrookIvn HaD5ioav,
which was run for the twenty-first tir,e oI, ~
GraVesend track. Abe Humn1eI the ,I,ebarraJ
and convicted lawyer finally began To $3.50
nus term al the Blackwell's Island Penitentiarv
nut was too Ill 10 work and had to he careS
Tor at the hospital Jewel thefts an,onntino -
p ps.ll nllilon dollars are laid to J. Edward
Boeck diamond broker. who has red eftar =
remarkable career of crime ~ "
s,o,ldn Inc report of the United States Commis-
sioners or Corporations in regard 10 tbe e-owtb
OF the Standard Oil monopoIv sbowad .S. a.. ~
dominating position was secured bv the abuss
or transportation facilities including faqrart
discrimination secured from railroad Cono1eDJas
ana by refusing to operate it's pipe line svstar9
S 90 ds 10 extend TO independent interests tie
h nJne,lts 10 which they were entitled. The tests
Mh5cn the submarines OF the navy have been
undergoing at Newport and Boston have nroy.sJ
hlshly SATISFACTORY, and show that much proer
reSs mas been made IN their construction ne
thirteenth annual session OF the Lake Mobont,
conference on International Arbitration US
neId' with addresses by many eminent men and
sehted TO the Hague congress A resolution
recommending disarmament was voted down
. w. r. Corey is thought 10 be forestalHna his
inevitable retirement from the presidency of the
United States Steel Corporation by selling his
common stock large block of which was un
loaded on the market. He and his bride are
spending their honeymoon at a Chateau i'm
france The funeral of the Rev. DIR. John Wat
son (lan Maclaren) took place at Liverpool /,
memorial meeting was held in this CITY at which
addresses were made by two intimate personal
friends, Professor Hugh Black and DR. Donald
sage Mackay. DR.. Charles r. Aked who waS
1ellow pastor with DR.. Watson in IivernooI
and In whose church the memorial service va
held' was unable 10 be present. OWNS, TO Illness
out an appreciative letter from him was read
secretary Cortelyou OF the Treasury Depart
inent former Postmaster General was the guast
OF hve hundred postal officials of this state AZ =
dinner at the Hotel Astor, at which he mad q
speech setting forth the high ideals of puhlic
service Upon hearing OF Mrs. McKinley's seri
Gus Illness Secretary Cortelyou went in,n,a
dlately To Canton. The Manufacturers, 49,
Grafton az the annual meeting in this citv adont
ed unanimously resolutions in favor of tariff re-
iorm The first OF the seasons collisions OF
cars laden with Coney Island visitors Injured
over thirty persons, but none fatally m vas
cue to careless switchman. who allowed a ten
,Sear-oid BOY TO display the signal lights. Henry