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New-York tribune., 1907-09-09
THEATRICAL NEWS.

Miss Julia MarIowe is travelling in Switzerland
Next month she plans to make a pilgrimage to the
Holy Land after which she will return to this
country beginning her season early In November.
Miss Carlotta Nillson will appear in the course
OF the season in several one-act plays written oy
herself
Frank Gilmore will appear with Miss Mannerins
this season. playing Jerome Bonaparte in GLORIOUS
Betsy
James ONeil will arrive in town this morning 20
begin rehearsals OF "virginius, with which he VIII
begin his season az the Lyric Theatre next week
Among the players engaged by Harrison Grey
Ffske for "sappho and Phaon." in which MISS
Bertha Kalich 10 to appear. are Henry hoiher'
I.ucfus Henderson. Fred Eric. Miss Adele BLOCK
Miss Hazel MacKaye. Miss Jessie Genoennins'
Miss Alice Coburn, Miss Clare E. KraH ana MISS
Gladys Hulotte.
There will be a matinee OF "A Yankee TOURIST
ST the Astor Theatre this Wednesday for the pro-
fession John Drew Miss Scheff, Francis wilson
Kvrle BeIIew. Miss Ellington the Rogers oro'hois
and George Huntley will attend.
Next Wednesday night IS TO be known as oe-
tectives night the Madison Square 1heauo
where Mr. Finney and Miss Elsie Leslie are ap-
pearing in ''The Man on the Case"
New-York tribune., 1907-09-09
JAMES L. GAYLORD.

James l. Gaylord a nephew Of James ". Paul.
tr Of the banking firm Of Drexel & Co, Of Phla-
delnhia was found dead yesterday IN a room OF
the apartment house at No. East 22d street Ac-
cording TO the coroner death was due to acute
kidney disease. Mr. Gaylord was thrty-seven
years old.
Mr.. Gaylord was electrical engineer and had
had his headquarters in York for the last six
teen years. He was dining Saturday night with
a companion. Mr.. Schultz. also an electrical engl-
neer who has an apartment at the same number
They were at the Cafe Martin. when Gaylord com
planned Of a slight illness His companion ADVISED
him 10 90 home and rest Late on Saturday night
NJ schnltz called at Mr.. Gayords apartment
but after continued knocking got response
New-York tribune., 1907-09-09
REST In MUSIC TALK.
Enough" Says Hammerstein-
Mag Get Chicago Property Soon.

Oscar Hammerstein rested yesterday. II was the
seventh day with him. far grand opera was
concerned. About dusk the inpresaro appeared IN
front of his theatre. big cigar in his mouth and
his face wreathed in smiles. He looked as Napo-
leon has been made to look. He appeared 20 say,
but did not well. Herr Conred. what Of 1t?
He had nothing TO add take from the account
of the day previous.
That will do for the present" was the g1st or
informal remarks he made.
According to advices from Chicago the property
had option for some weeks may be
transferred him to-day or tomorrow. 1t Is in
Michigan avenue 18th street The house to
be built upon 1t will cost about N.sOo,OoO He ex-
poets to open that house next year.
There is disputing the fact that Mr. Ham
rnerstein's announcement has caused something of
a tremor in certain quarters. In the uptown res
taurants and weekend country places. where the
more prominent theatrical men, several directors
OF the Metropolitan Opera Company and-what is
more to point-the leaders I'm the realty world
spent their Sunday. II proved an entertaining topic
of discussion. Nobody apparently would venture
an opinion on Mr. HammeTstein's enterpr1se-aI
least no one associated with the Metropolitan op-
era Company would.
Several cynical real estate dealers gr1nned anu
hinted that Mr.. Hammerstein was first for Iaho
values which meant Hammerstein; second TOT az
which II it succeeded, was also Hanrnerstein- II
1yaa argued that no matter what became OF the
music the realty would always be Hammerstein s.
that was to say. that Mr.. Hammerstein. taxing ao-
vantage of the natural increase in land VaiueS
where he purposes building. had cornered a le"
choice lots. which, on the rlse' "ouio DIln5 iih .
/ pretty handful.
Mr. Hammersteins friends laugh at this They
saw with him art comes first. but do not deny tha'
he purposes making art pay. Mr.. Hammer STEM
himself said in the Of his talk on SATURDAY
that the enterprise would be put on sound ousl-
ness basis but emphasized the assertion that his
first consideration was to give Americans homs
Of permanent grand opera In all the large ciues'
New-York tribune., 1907-09-09
LORD DUFFERIN's HEIR.

Lord Rasil Blackwood, next heir 70 the peerages
Of his elder brother. the Marquis Of Duern. whose
American wife, formerly Miss Florence Davis, OF
New York has failed in nearly fifteen years Of mar
rage 20 present him with a son. mas Just been ap
pointed Colonial Secretary Of Barbados where. in
Che absence Of the Governor. lie will act ruler
Of TIE island HIS new post carries with II sal
sry of 81 year. which will be very welcome,
as Lord Basil. who is unmarried, has little or
fortune His chief, Sir Gilbet Carter the Gov
ernor. has an American wife. in the person Of the
oniv daughter the late Francis Parker, Of Bos
tor. and spends much OF his time in the United
States with his vife's relatives II may be ex-
pected that Lord Basil viii follow Sir Thomas's
example. he has many American friends
Lord Basil is by profession lawyer, and served
a. Deputy Judge Advocate General during the Boer
Nsr, Zhen II his duty TO see that the law was
observed in the courts martial instituted for the
punishment Of all sorts Of military offences on the
part Ct the British troops and also for the dealing
with cases of spying. railroad wrecking, telegraph
wire cutting etc on the part Of the Beers II
vas a difficult post, requiring much sobriety OF
Judgment IN moment when the sense or 1usuce
Of ali those around him was necessarily warped
BY the infaming passion Of var. and he fuifilled
HIS duties so well that the restoration Of peace
ne was a7nointed Assistant Colonial Secretary or
the conquered territory, where his conciiia'ors
manner and his reputation for fairness oid nnuch
10 reconcile the Beers to British rule
Like his gifted and brilliant father, the late MAJ
Brinsley Sheridan and was educated al Harrow
and az Beliol College oxford They woulo nor
have him = Merton owing TO the reputation ieIl
AZ that college by his eider brother. the preset
Lord DuEerln for practical Jokes OF every k'ha'
Thus on one occasion. having made very care
ful collection CT the college mortar boards worn %
tse faculty OF Merton College. he climbed TO peril
Gus heights. and hooded every gargoyle adorhiis
he rival Magdalen College with DOCTOR nat
perclsd at a raklsh angle. The heads or the SAINTS
he tied up in old women's nightcaps magoaieh
College possesses beautiful park, fun or Nalua-
bic deer. which Merton College has always Des"
very Jealous ON one occasion, when the faculty
tf Merton were giving a garden party In tne
grounds. in honor Of distinguished gassts'
lord DureT::e. o. Terence Biac9wood, as ne "s@
t-on. gat,ere1 together as many donkeys as He
esals fnd adorned thei. heads with every pair OF
aais-s inrns fha. lie could bag borrow or stea.'
ard tt.n tssred ioose the drove OF braying asses
oh 'ne issrn among the Euests tre sight oei1e III
asscssbahiy fuEng
New-York tribune., 1907-09-09
THE WEATHER REPORT.
nfnciaI Record and Forecast.-washington

o@,iaI Record and Observation-Disclosures, Sept e.
~sa. shallow harometrc depression. with little
Is central region and Ohio valley
:, has caused light lake region and thence
.as,uard 10 New England and the Middle Atlantic states
psswhere fair weather prevailed. except for scat
,ss showers ,n the Rocky Mountain region An area OF
nigh pressure low temperature is moving eastward
over the Daotas the Pacific Coast the pressure
is low and temperatures unusually high for the season
The weather Monday will be mostly fair in all parts
of the country although showers fall IN
New England the lake region and the East Gulf
states Tuesday also generally fair 1t will be
cooler in The Valley and the Middle Atlantic states
Monday night and Tuesday.
The winds along England coast viii be light
coast light and Variable Atlantic coast.
light 70 fresh southwest Gulf coast light TO fresh
south on the lower lakes variable becoming west
on the upper lakes. local northwest
Steamers departing for European ports will
Banks.
Forecast for Special Localities.-For New England
psrtiy cloudy to-day: possibly showers Tuesday fair
light variable winds. mostly
For Eastern York. Eastern Pennsylvania. New
Jersey Delaware Maryland the District OF Columbia.
fair to-day Tuesday Tuesday; light variable
winds
For western York. and cooler to-day; Tues
oav fair; light o winds.
Local Official Record-The following Official record
.ror the ths changes in the tenn
;erau-e tHenty-four hours, in comparison
with the corresponding date last year:
New-York tribune., 1907-09-09
AUGUST BELMoNT's BARNS BURNED.
Third Fire on Long Island Farm Within
Two YeaTc.
rpv Telegraph TO The Tribrre. J


BahvIon. Long Island. Sept. s.-A fire broke
out in the big hay barn on August Belmont ;
farm at North Babylon, two and a half miles
from this village, last night. and before it was
got under control destroyed several barns, caus-
ing loss Of $4,000, which IS covered by in
surance.
A farmland discovered the blaze and an alarm
was given. which brought all the farm employees
10 the spot. They saved all the livestock. The
fire department in Central Village was informed
and when Il arrived directed its efforts TO saw
ing the house IN which O'Shay. the foreman.
lived.
message was sent to August Belmont al
Huntington, and he made speedy run in his
automobile 10 his farm. II could not be learned
whether the fire was caused by an incendiary or
not An investigation will be made TO determine
it's origin. This is the third fire on Mr.. Bel
mont's farm within two years.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-09
so11TH AMERICAN RUBBER HOLDINGS
Peruvian Consul General States Relation OF
Country with Amazon Colombian Company.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir. I have read in THE India Rubber World
aai,ion of May I, 1907, article entitled 10 E1-
,,,o+ Colombian Rubber wherein II is stated that
the Amazon Colombian Rubber and Trading COM
many has filed articles OF Incorporation WIN All
authorized capital of 81 000 and that the ooJect
~ said corporation is acquire and work rubber
and timber resources controlled under conces-
.Io, from the Republic Of Colombian estimated
area Of 900 square miles. bounded IN general py
the Putumayo and CaQueta rivers the waters oi
both Of which reach the Amazon-whlcn cohees
.,o, carries the exclusive rights OF exploitation
+;I 1o2n and the right 10 acquire sO,0Go hectares
nor $50 acres) in fee simple anywhere WITHIN INC
limits of the concession ,,
have also read in the sams periodical, edltlon
90 san+ennber / 1867 another article. entitled A
~,It,a, p,,hber Merchant" wherein a reference
q, ,ade IN letter of mine addressed to the edltor
os .The India Rubber World. in regard 10 whlch
tho said editor mentions that my government con-
stders part of the lands covered by this concession
TO be comprised in that territory WHICH 10 uepO
between Colombia and Peru.
As most of these statements are quite misleading
and may be misapprehended. permit me u h
nutIic through your valued paper. that the govern
r,ent of Peru through its legation at washington
has informed the Amazon Colombian Rubber ana
rrsding Company that the Peruvian government
regards said concession as invalid. inashuch as 1t
refers to a territory which is In dispute between
Ioeru and Colombia said dispute being now penang
before an international court of arbitration; that
tho Peruvian government has been and is in actual
nnesassion OF said territory, maintaining custom
bouses and collecting taxes, and that the territory
a.. furthermore subject a modus vivendi made
some years ago between the governments OF Peru
cd colombia which provides that neither power
hou alter or disturb the status quo until the
dispute between them as TO the sovereignty OF said
region is definitely settled
beg 20 mention also that my government mas
&c, notice 10 the Department of State of the
T-n,;ed States of the aforesaid communication made
bv it 70 the said Amazon Colombian Rubber ano
rt, fc.or,anv EDUARDO HIGGINSON,
New York Sept S, 1907. Consul General OF Peru
New-York tribune., 1907-09-09
lMR. ROOT WE'LL AGAIN.
Muldoon Discharges Him Uith Clean
Bill of Health.

Secretary Root. who has been patient at the
health institute of William Muldoon. at White
Plains, left there last night having been dis
charged completely cured from his recent
nervous attack. The Secretary gained twelve
pounds while he in the institution, and he
told his friends that he felt like a new man.
Mr. Root went away in automobile with his
son, and his nephew, Oren Root general man
ager of the New York City Railway Company.
The Secretary spent the night at his town
house. and to-day he will go to Oyster Bay for
a conference with the President in relation TO
his Mexican trip. Before leaving Muldoons
Mr.. Root shook hands with the other patients,
and assured them that he had enjoyed their
company.
Mr. Muldoon said last night that the Secretary
of State had been a model patient. He lived
strictly up to our routine" said the former
wrestler "and did not complain about any
thing We didn't have to tell him anything the
second time He worked very hard in the gym
nasium. and his muscles now as hard as
iron AS he grew better he became very jolly,
and amused the other patients by telling them
stories"
New-York tribune., 1907-09-09
MR. ROCKEFELLER TO DELAY RETURN
Not Expected to Go from Forest Hill 20
Pocant:co Hills at Usual Time.
LBy Telegraph to The Tribune l

Cleveland. Sept 8-The lure Of the golf links Is
strong with John D. Rockefeller. Never before has
he been so enthusiastic over the sport. He an
nounced to-day that he would prolong his stay at
his Cleveland estate Forest Hil longer than usual
this fall so he can enjoy his links which have been
I'm excellent order this year.
'I do not know when shall leave Cleveland. he
said to-day but it will not be until later in the
fall than usual The weather has been so fine and
my golf links have been in such excellent shape
.hat T cannot think of leaving for some time"
Mr. Rockefeller usually leaves for Pocantico Hills
about October l. He probably will not leave this
wear until the last of that month or the middle of
November
New-York tribune., 1907-09-09
OBITUARY.
GENERAL SAMUEL MYERS MILLS.

Brigadier General Samuel Myers Mills U. s. A
(retred). died yesterday afternoon from apopiexy'
after an illness of two years, at his summer home
near Monmouth Beach. n. J. With him at the
time Of his death his son, Philip Milis; Mrs-
Mills and his sister. Mrs. John D. Archoold- ana
her husband General Mills was retired from ti'e
army two years ago because of Ill health.
General Mills was born at Pottsville, Penn.' on
December IL 183 He entered West Point from
Pennsylvania in 1851. and graduated four years
later He also graduate or the HulieEy
school at Fort Monroe. Virginia. He was appointed
a second lieutenant of the 18th Infantry on June e.
1855. and rose rapidly. becoming d brigadier gen
eraI and chief of artillery In 1906. General Mills
served on the reconstruction of the Southern states
and was honorably mentioned and congratulated
in orders for successful arrest and delivery 10 a
United States marshal of certain desperadoes IN
1855 He was IN the signal service for three years,
and at the expiration of his term became second
ranking officer in that service. and frequently acteo
as chief signal officer. He was at one time IN
structor of the artillery school at Fort Monroe
and filled many and varied duties He leaves a
wife and three sons-Phlp, Frederick and Paul
New-York tribune., 1907-09-09
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
A QUESTIONABLE PETITION.
Miss Alice Stone Blackwell Replies to Mr..
Foxcroft.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Frank Foxcroft criticises me in your columns
for saying that petition purporting 10 be signed
bv twenty-one thousand English women against
suffrage had been thrown out by Parliament inc
signatures having proved 10 be largely bogus Nv
one denies that all the signatures. except mere
handful. thrown ou- by Parliament because
they lacked the guarantees Of genuineness re-
oulred by the rules Of the House OF Commons
MI Foxcrort claims that most OF them were Vand
morally, though not legally THIS Is posS'oe
though OF course II cannot be proved ana PCT
haps in calling these Illegal etshatu'es O'e"'
used too harsh terrn.
AS TO the large number ot names not written oy
the persons whose signatures they proIesseo !" ~,
my authority is J. VI. Robertson. memoer OF
Parliament who made r careful Investigation Oh
tbe r,et,tion. In q letter published in The Boston
wonan's Journal OF April 2. 1907. he wrote;
Whole patches OF Signatures are written IN %
single bands-not all by hand. but separate
batches by separate hands. as II the peuu'h "Au
reer got I'D wholesale IN this fashion.
no ADDS that even II most Of the names had nov
haen inval!dated tas wss the case) by beus mercy
pasted on with petition head' 'he !',o -,
in large part quite untrusfworths- Lazy 10
Murray the wife Of Professor Gilbert hu[ ~ -
o.<ord ,r bar address before the New kngIhlu
Woman Suffrage Association last May dss0il'eu
Il as "a faked-up petition. Inc eA'fa.l -. -
The Morning Post" referred 20 by Mr.. foNctol'
says that a representative OF Ihe F'st -
srnall portion Of the petition ana ne iounu
,b., among the several hundred names lookeu
through there perhaps dozen cases "ne %
q number of names had been written III oE % .I'o
.ey,a hand II he found dozen Of these oatches
in looking through few hundred Signatures i.o"
many would he probably have found II ne hao
looked through the whole twenty-one thonsahut
Where one person has signed several names 'Heto
,e no evidence that he was authorized 10 "o 80
though he may have beer; ana when haihes are
merely pasted on without being attached 10 any
netitfon head there IS no proof that trey We4e
really signed to the petition Consequently. FaF-
uan,ent throws out all such names; and almost ell
the anti-surrage signatures belonged TO one class
or +he other-rnany OF them to both
OF course even IL all the twenty-one thousand
names had been indisputably genuine. they would
still have been only drop In the bucket COM
pared with the great memorial of two hundred
and nftv-seven thousand women in favor Of sur
frsre In England. in America, the women VINO
are asking for the ballot vastly outnumper those
WHO are protesting against It, In New YORK al
tho time OF the last constitutional convention. the
suffragists got three hundred thousand signatures
to their petitions; the 'ants only fifteen Thousand
ALICE STONE BLACKWELL.
Dorchester Mass, Sept. Z, 1871.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-09
ARRESTED; MAY BE INSANE.
Woman Says She Is Wife of Mayor McClel-
Ian and Cousin of President Roosevelt
rBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune. :

TBy Telegraph . Tribune
Newport, r. l., Sept. S-A woman who calls her
self the wife of Mayor Mcclellan Of New York and
who also says she is n cousin OF President Roose-
welt. fell into the hands OF the Newport police on
Saturday night. and IS being held pending n
examination into her sanity by Newport physicians
TO O-morrow.
All efforts the part OF the police to ascertain
the identity of the have failed. for she
gives the name twice. II has been
learned however. that she 10 Newport early
on Saturday evening from New York. and
tioning the name of Mcclellan at the station she
was taken TO the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. X. Nc
Lehman in Gibbs avenue. She ordered everybody
from the house, claiming It as her property.
and saying she intended to sell 1t. that she
could settle her estate. In this way the police be-
came interested in the and she was taken for
safekeeping She informed Chief James r. Crowley
this morning that her mother was Mrs Elizabeth
Brushaber OF No. 1880 Aqueduct avenue. The
Bronx New York. The woman is about thirtysi
wears old we'll dressed and apparently well edU-
New-York tribune., 1907-09-09
HON0RS FOR RIFLEMEN.
President WJ Receive Winners of
the Palma TroDhu.

Oyster Bay. Sept. S.-President Roosevelt IS
availing himself of every opportunity to show
his appreciation of good rife shooting, such as
was exhibited when the American team won the
Palma trophy in Canada Besides sending MS
congratulations, the President tomorrow VIII
personally receive and congratulate the mem
bers of the rife team The following telegraphic
correspondence on the subject made pupHc
by Secretary Loeb to-day:
Ottawa. September T.
The President of the United States:
American rifle team Palma match To-Day,
Britain, Canada and Australia. Would like 70
bring the team TO Oyster Bay to present to you
Monday afternoon Please wire what hour;
JAMES A DRAIN.
Ottawa. September Z.
Theodore Roosevelt:
United States team won Palma trophy to-day
Score. 1,712.
Captain of team
Ottawa. September I.
The President:
Let me congratulate you on marvellous shoot
ing of United States team, who have won the
Palma trophy, with the record score of /, IL
GREY,
Governor General of Canada
Oyster Bay. September l.
Lord Grey, Ottawa:
/ greatly appreciate your congratulations. /
believe in rife shooting being much more
than merely al attractive pastime. and 1t should
ing conmonwealths; therefore international
contests like these do a real service.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
ottawa, Sept S-The victorious American
rife team left here for home to-day General
Drain received telegram from President Roose-
welt. saving that he would receive the team at
Oyster Bay on Monday afternoon.
Speaking at dinner given to the American
rifemen. General Drain said no one could ask
for fairer treatment than his men had received
or fairer opponents. The Americans won' he
said but the Canadians might defeat them to-
morrow, and the Australians or British the next
day While each proud of his own country,
there was tie Of common speech and blood
which bound the representatives OF the FOUR
competing countries together. In peace they
might be much to one another, and the Anglo
Saxon blood which showed in their veins should
not leap the less quickly to aid each other IN
war than in peace.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-09
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.
NAV Telegraph 70 The Trlbunel


,-,or, r r Sept s-TEe members of the
Nawnort summer colony who still here spent
the ouietest day to-day since the season opened
and there was little entertaining. Mrs Ogden Mills
WAS the only cottager 10 entertain at dinner this
evening
luncheon was given this afternoon by NJ. des
por;es de la Fosse charge affaires of the French
Embassy for the members of the embassy here.
Frank Crowninshield. of New York. is the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Ogden Mills.
Mrs Robert L. Livingston registered at the Ca
sno to-day.
The summer season of Sunday evening concerts
at the Newport Casino was brought to close this
evening