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New-York tribune., 1907-12-29

music lovers II was of TIE finest that has
ever been given in Lakewood IL was under the
mana cement OF Miss Bessie Campbell two OF
whose compositions sung by Archer Leslie
Hood.
New Years eve dances will be given at all the
larger hotels Many New Workers and Phddrl-
pl,ians are making their arrangements tn come TO
Lakewood that time, and the indications are that
the celebration will eclipse all that have gone before
The Lakewood Hotel is planning TO give the most
elaborate dance of the that night
There will be a cotillon and confetti and serpen-
tine dances.
The Laurel and the Laurel-in-the-Pines have
been giving informal dances every evening
throughout the Christmas season, ana both houses
will be filed tc overhowinG tor the New Years
celebrations
Miss Mary Root of New York and Miss Helen
Butler, of Boston. have been the guests of Miss
Baldwin, who gave tea in their honor before
their departure from Lakewood. y large number
os cottage colony attended
The Misses Marsh OF Lakewood, who are max
ing u foreign tour, are reported to have arrived
at Nice. They will spend portion of the winter
a the Riviera.
first half OF this month with Miss CTockeT. left
Lakewood Monday 10 visit her plantation in Vir
enia She will return to Lakewood later on
Mr. and Mrs Carberry Ritchie have returned
from abroad and a their Forest avenue home
The ice on Lake Carasaijo is stiil too thin for
skating owing TO the continued miidness of the
weather, and with every succeeding week roller
skating gains popularity. Every afternoon and
evening the rink Is in by large number from
the cottage colony, and many parties given
Mrs A. ]. Mcclure. who is stopping at the Laurel
House. gave a large party recently, and IT was fol-
lowed by two others. by MIR. Forrest and the
other by Miss Dickinson.
The plan for making Lakewood into a borough.
which Is being agtated at present in the Board OF
Trade has aroused the whole town to hearty ap-
proval which goes far ahead of what was expected
when the scheme first suggested There are.
of course great differences of opinion the mat
ter but the general feeling seems to be that the
| INCORPORATION of a borough would be a good thing
for Lakewood provided it takes in the whole
township.
The wedding of Miss Alva Palmer, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Tyler n. Palmer, to Eugene Gregorio.
of McPhersonve. Va, took place at the brides
home In Madison avenue Thursday afternoon.
The wedding a quiet affair. and only relatives
and close friends were invited.
Among other arrivals at the Lakewood Hotel are
the following from New York: William s. Baker.
Charles Princeton, Mr. and Mrs y. 5. Baer. ?.
Jacobs Mr. and Mrs Leo \. Prince, s. 5. Prince.
E NJ Foster. DIR. A. G. Valadier. William ".
Crosseemire Miss J. a. Hewes. Mrs. L. H. Har-
New-York tribune., 1907-12-29
RESORTED TO ARMED FORCE.

Thereupon he determined TO seek the last resort
military force. His preparations alarmed the
other states, and Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa
I2ica Jointly telegraphed appeals for aid, pre-
lection. intervention. the United States and
Mexico The United States avoided any enbroi-
ment in the matter. The Mexican government
March 10 telegraphed TO Barrios strong
STRANGE against his course, 10 which he replied
his leisure by mail, intmating that it OF
Mexico's business so long as Guatemala maintained
her ancient friendly relations with her A few
days later began among the states Salvador,
Nicaragua and Costa Rica Ieagued themselves
against Barrios, took the aggressive. and March
y invaded Guatemala. Barrios hastened to meet
them and April was killed in battle
The day, April 5, the Guatemalan assembly
revoked the decree Of union of February 2S and
the Guatemalan attempt at forcibie confederation
was ended. The unionist sentiment was. however,
strong and active and almost before the body of
Barrios laid in the grave his proposal was re-
newed in another form. The Saivadorean govern
Tnent invited the meeting of Diet on May Is at
Santa Tecla, in Salvador. to consider ways and
means of reconstructng the confederation. Hon
duras accepted the invitation. Nicaragua declined
IL Guatemala regarded il as premature. Costa
Rica could not answer it until her Congress met.
which would not be for a long time; so that well
meant endeavor came to naught.
Ten wears more elapsed before another attempt
was made union. The failure of the Nicaragua
Canal scheme in 1888 left the government of that
state less confident OF individual greatness and
more willing TO cast in its lot with its neghbors.
Accordingly on June 20 1895. at Amapaia, in Hon
duras the three states of Honduras, Nicaragua and
Salvador made a treaty under which they agreed
to form a single political party for the exercise of
external sovereignty, under the of the
Greater Republic Of Central America" The other
two states were 10 invited join, and they did
a new federal state was TO be constituted by the
five A provisional organization effected and
a minister of the greater republic was sent 10
sEas VIII he received and recognized
By the President of the United States, upon the
distinct understanding however, that the e
sponsihi,ity Of each of these republics toward the
United States remains wholly unaffected
New-York tribune., 1907-12-29
SOME LITERARY SUGGESTIONS.

The death OF the original OF the character Of
Sam Slick. the Yankee clockDaker, serves TO re-
call the early years of American humor, for, al
though the author OF that popular work OF the
middle of the last century a Nova Scotian.
his character taken the typical Yankee OF
New England. and such served 20 create tbs
character abroad
"A memory of Poe was evoked by the discovery.
through means of a cut. of the weapon used In a
New Jersey murder. Hamlet comes to mind
through the story of the insane in this state
who sought death by pouring molten lead in his
car Booth Harrington did not put his readers in
mind of The Gentleman from Indiana 50 much as
of Monsieur Beaucaire by coming into collision
the constituted authorities after free holiday
celebration If the priest who found his crucifx
a handy weapon TO against intrudinS burglars
had been a Protestant pastor he might not have
had useful a weapon hand The report that
a minister whom his church gave sleO the
new double ed sIes from which In God We Trust
is lacking refused the coins and demanded the old
ones is denied A struggle for lower rents has
begun on the East Side. but will hardly prove ef-
fective until lowered BY better city goy-
ernmcnt The gifts for charity in 1897 aggregated
N20NoN0o0.
The names OH the death list of the week include
those of Senator Stephen r. Mallory. of Florida:
Dr. Henry g. Loomis. Of this city; Lawrence Del
InOur. long right hand man for Richard Croker;
the Rev DR.. Charles Wesley Parsons. OF Plain
field. y. J.. and Jams II. Warwick. newspaper
writer of Brooklyn. The funeral took place IN
the week of Christian Hauge. the Norwegian Min
ister TO this country. who died in his native land
overexerton in snowshoes. The Czarina OF
Russia is reported 10 be I'LL
New-York tribune., 1907-12-29
THE WATER BOARD POSITION.

'The Commissioners of Accounts have repo-tas
that the Mayors Water Board failed to perform,
it's public duties properly in the matter of re-
jecting the lowest bid for the big dam In Tho
CatskIll water supply work and will forrnuIats
charges against its members for formal trial Til.
report that the board would resign was speejiIv
contradcted. and former Corporation Counsel FL
Iison. whose disagreement with Mayor McCIel-
Ian led TO his displacement, will try to prevent
the removal Of these three others OF the Mayor,s
appointees whose services do not suit him II
is curious note that President MCGOWAN OF
the Board OF Aldermen. who might, as acting
Mayor, have to act the charges has already
given a clean bill OF health to the commission
ers A further delay is be involved in the al
ready long drawn out proceedings test the title
of Mayor Mcclellan his seat
THE new law in regard to marriage licenses IN
this state goes into effect on New Years Day.
lance are going the proper authorities to
get the needful papers Just where the Gretua
Green OF the Empire State will be established Is
not yet known. but with marriage licenses and a
stringent law against marital misconduct this state
takes her stand beside her New England sisters
at last
''One OF the noteworthy occurrences Of the week
was the announcement that Mother Eddy OF tbs
Christian Science faith considering the es-
tablishment of institution with million dollar
endowment to aid the poor. Its establishment
would take away the reproach that Christian
Science does nothing relieve the sufferings of
the poor: but why should il, If their condition Of
discomfort is only a hgInenr OF the imagination
and more real than any physical suffering?
New-York tribune., 1907-12-29
Central American, Unity.
1h so,v of the Compacs Conflicts of More Than E'sh"
Years.
Hy WILLIS FLETCHER 3oH>soN'

states, The latter of the most abhorrent
since Pedrarias
is related that Carrera gained some prestige
among the Indian tribes through the use of his
first name and the pretence that he was the Arch-
angel Raphael He was a sWineherd. unable 10
read write. the tool of the priests; ignorant su
perstitious and cruel almost beyond our conception
OF s2vagery. He is worthy of passing notice now
ever, for the reason that it is chiefly to his eN-
ample and influence that the Central American
States owe the spirit of cruelty which has so often
marred their political controversies spirit "hleh
is regarded with almost incredible compiacehee py
who really possess in other respects ili7i
degree of humane culture This monster Car
rer.s directing the numerically superior forces OF
Guatemala WAS in the end triumphant over Mo
razan. In June. 1910, he conquered ana feahleAeo
Los Altos and May 13 following he crushea 'he
last remains of Salvadorean resistance and es-
tablished himself dictator and practicai hlhS
of Guatemala, maintaining his despotlsm unnroheh
until his death in 1860
During the twenty-five years Of carrefa S as
ceudancy Guatemala was an lnsupefaoie ooS'"0'
TO Central American union. Nicaragua, on APFil
Il 1872 attempted restore the old cortederacS'
h1t was prevented by the dupcity of Guatemala
On July . of the same year Salvador. honduras
and Nicaragua at Chnadega. formed the Cohleu-
eracion Centre Americana Central American Fed
eration) but it soon failed because of Guatema-
Ian intrigues and animosity Again, early In ls4S'
the same three states in their Diet OF Naca"ih
formed federal league, Nhich they hhNi'eu t"eH
two neighbors join. Guatemala fatty refused
manifcsting open antagonism to the scheme. and
Costa Rica seduced by the Establishments OF the
Ecuadorean General Flores into looking for a
South American alliance. held aloof.
But the three went braveiy on, and on OCTOBER
Q 1852 opened a National Congress at Tegucigalpa
Their federation sufficiently complete as far as
they were concerned but it comprised only
three of the five states. il not truly confed-
Grafton OF Central America 1t endured, however.
until February. 1853 when broke out again
between the old antagonists, Salvador and Guate-
mala. In that struggle Honduras allied herself
with Salvador because of old friendship and the
bond of the confederacy while Nicaragua deserted
her fellow confederate and Joined forces with
Guatemala. That, of course. caused the prompt
dissolution the union
New-York tribune., 1907-12-29

ris. Mrs. Morris Jone Mr.. and Mrs Emil Vidder.
Mr. and Mrs y. c. Branch. Mr. and Mrs H Alex
ander. Leo WoIf. Theodore Prince, H ". Hoops.
Louis J. Anger. MIR. and Mrs. Nathan kempner.
Bernard kempner. Mr.. and Mrs e H Bernheim.
Mr.. and Mrs. VI. H. Strauss. D. F. Phillips, NJ h
Englander. Mr.. and Mrs Wallace Peck. Mrs 8 c.
Beckwith, \. Ufand, " 3. Stern and r. Kamber-
Among the Christmas arrivals at the Lauren
House these from New York: Mr. and Mrs
James A. Finn, Mr.. and Mrs J. z. PaudinS, MIS-
Russell Thayer. Miss Mollie Thayer. Mrs e NJ Nc
CuIlough. Miss X. NJ Fraser and Alfred Fraser
At the Laurel-inth he-Pines the following from
New York. John r. Butler Mrs Thomas c. Dur
ham Miss Durham. Mr.. and Mrs. j. n Singer and
Mrs. William C Duncan
New-York tribune., 1907-12-29
MX FOR THE BUSY MAN. III

Last year he showed marked forbearance IN IN.
busy to read IT. and they hoping for a bk.
of the Republican Club in formally indorsing Gov
ernor Hughes New York's favorite SON fo- .,.
Presidency practically unanimous, and was IN.
opening gun in a campaign in his interest IL has
drawn out the opposition OF some practical n,lit;
cians who profess soliciude lest the fact that TN.
views ot the Governor national questions ara
unknown may initiate against him Indiana ha.
declared herself for her fayorite son, -Presi
dent Fairbanks, who. however, had the honor a,
being born In Ohio. There several other states
which may fit enter their candidates befor.
the delegates 10 the convention begin to be chosen
The choice of another William J. BRYAN a,
United States Senator from Florida will be Uke, o,
cause confusion in relation TO the original Rrvan
unless the newspapers sedulousy regard the dit
erence between william Jennings and William,
James. The Senator Bryan is by far ,ba
youngest member of the body into which he has
been pumped. having only year to spare over
thirty required by the Constitution for fnc,,r,
bency- The new Senator Jeff Davis of Arkan-
s2s, is continuing to cover himself with what h.
may regard as glory. His fierce denunciaton or
trusts was delivered in good time for II he had
delayed tt until he appointed OF his daugh-
his secretary and another as Iaborer fpre
sunably TO draw the pay. but not do the work
of common laborer-chivalry forbidD il would
have lacked much OF even its feeble force He has
also laid himself open 10 unsparins ridic,,Ie for
having mixed up Jackson and Jefferson in regard
to democratic SIMPLICITY in
New-York tribune., 1907-12-29
THE NAVAL DIFFERENCE.

The long standing dispute between the line ana
the star in III navy has broken out treshiy over
matter connected with the trip OF the oattiesiiiPo
to the other side of this country 1t was proposed
10 fit up hospital ship to accompany the war
vessels and Surgeon General Rixey recommended
that she be put under the command OF surgeon
aad so the President directed But TINS was hoI III
accord witt: the views of Rear Admiral Brownson'
who promptly forwarded his resignation as CHIEF OF
the Bureau of Navigation. in which ne had re-
nained at the earnest request OF the President de-
spite the fact that he is past the retiring age Inc
President went away from the capital without
making public the letter in which Admiral Brown
son set forth his reasons, and there is considerable
c,rfosi,v in regard TO it. 1t is probable that when
Congress reassembles on January g. an effort VIII
be made to publicity for this ana the "hoi7
question as whether the line officers OF the navy
ar to have command of vessels Will De thraSHeu
out. Meanwhile the physicians OF the country al
most 20 man support the position OF surgeon
General Rixev who In addition his official posi-
ton Is the family physician OF President Hoose
,..l, i,,s, as he was of President Mckinley But
the question OF the command OF the hospit@i Si'.P
is not likely be settled before II VIII oe TOO i
for her to ovcrtake the Pacific squadron
The battleships after taking coal and otheF sup
plies at Port Of Spain. the island OF Trinidad
are on their way down the coast OF South +Ais'
and are 10 make their next halt at Rio de Janelr'
where they are expected about January II. Hhstedu
OF making the first stop at Porto Rico the heel
kept on through tho Lesser Antilles to the last ana
largest Of the Windward group. which is JUST on
the northeastern coast OF Venezuela near 'l'e
r,outb of the Orinoco River. and not far from tne
supposed island which De Foe laid the scene o'
his immortal romance. Robinson Cruso'. althcush
most persons who have read IL since their eN-
trene Youth believe that it relates TO Juan fer-
nandez the island of Alexander Selkirk- WhlcH Is
fur hundred miles west Of Chilli. Port OF spain
despite is name. is not Spanish. but English t'r
although Trinidad visited by columbus ana
was settled 10y Spaniards It has been possession
Of England for more than hundrcd years
New-York tribune., 1907-12-29
Constant Reader Tells What He
Missed in Last Weeks Papers.

What is the most significant thing OF the
week." asked the Busy Man. as he sat down 20
hear at leisure of what his friend Constant Reader
had learned by the close perusa of the daily news
papers.
well, now that you ask me-. was tde reply !
should say it was the observance of Christmas
We are now just in the middle of the nohoaS
week at point, like Mahomeps coffin, 'nid"ay
between heaven and earth; for il the day OF
.peace on earth, good will to men partakes OF
the former the opening of another year IS re-
turning to the daily routine of life and time Never
before were there much of the Joulty ana si7
which go naturally with the Chrisimastiue' anu
the reaction the depression and worry ii1'o
which many persons had been cast by the 1inah,,l'
conditions served make the enjoyment OF the
da, more thorough There much done 70
make the day one of enjoyment to those WHO
have few pleasures in their daily round Oh eA1s'
ence and many bountiful dinners were eaten pS
those unaccustomed 10 them. The generous gifts
to en1ploves in the financial centres were soiio
what curtailed but the general Distribution o.
tokens of remembrance was never more marked
A few flags were run UP in honor OF the diS'
notably those the towers OF the grant oIlu7e>,
which span the East River. and they renlaii'eu
e,,;ne until the sunset gun showed that one or
tho shortest days of the year had ended When the
globe which lights and heats our earth SANK I'M
red ball of fire below the horizon. Perhaps tie
largest Christmas tree adorned with s11ts was one
dfty feet tall which was respendehl III ue -"
trance hall of a great winter hotel IN fIo'iud
Certan1v the most remarkable gift Of the day or
,bicb heard was the bunch of boys and girls
oradruplets presented by a Virginia wife to her
proud husband
"Wbat did the President dor
",Io a.e 'possun in the White House, a gift OF
that table decacy having been MADE py ah <
rniring Southerner. Now he has gone for re"
davs' holiday outing to his Virginia rustlcatins
nIace Pine Knot where he and his hoys nave
taken the beagles out after rabbits
New-York tribune., 1907-12-29
LAKEWOOD DELIGHTS.
Preparing to Speed the old Year
ont and Greet the Ne1c Year.

Lakewood Dec y. tSpecaD.-There is much hol-
iday activity in the ranks of the cottage colony
OF parties and dances there Is end. and the
farewell 10 the old year is will ne
the welcome which will greet the new one. The
hotels are combining with tie cottage colony to
make the season remember.
The Lakewood Hotel celebrated Christmas in a
way that in the opinion of the guests left moth
ing to be desired Every evening OF the holiday
season informal dances helo in the dance hall
of the hotel. The squash and tennis courts
covered with glass for the winter months, are in
such demand that it is difficult to obtain the use
Of the court without speaking for il beforehand
Both filled with gay crowd from morning
till night, and rivalled In popularity day
amusement only by the bowling alleys, which
also In constant demand.
The concert Thursday evening In the private
theatre of the Lakewood Hotel drew crowd OF
New-York tribune., 1907-12-29
THE REVOLT AGAINST SPAIN.

Down the time of the secession from Spain
the i've states were Were united as prov
snces Of the single Vicercyalty Of Guatemala
cumstance which zplains the pretenSons TO hege-
snony which a certain faction in Guatemala has
rersistently maintained. the great ietriment q
Central American peace and union. The states
~olted against Spain simultaneously and although
they made their declarations Of independence sepa-
rately they all made them within the space of a
few weeks in the fall of 1S1- Salvador the small
est. was first. September u Guatemala. includ
ing Nicaragua. followed September %, and on
October IL Nicaragua in turn, without resistance.
seeded from Guatemala Honduras proclaimed in
dependence October is. and Costa Rica did so
October q There was. however. little thought
Of making the five states permanently separate and
independent of each other, but rather OF reunting
.Uto a federal republic joining themselves 10
the province OF New Spain. or Mexico, which had
also thrown off the 1berian yoke This latter
course was first pursued Nicaragua led, and on
October u just ten days after her separation from
Guatemala. announced her annexation 10 Mexico
one BIZ one the Others with the exception OF costa
1lica. followed the example and became provinces
of Iturbide'S empire
Costa Rca persistently held aloof from the Mex
can connection for the natural reasons uldt sl4e
,vss f.rrrb,sf AWAY from Mexico and was more
closely related to Panama and the Granadlne Con
federation which lay beyond. In the other lour
states moreover. persistent opposlHoh 10 me- me-
poration with Mexico was manliesteo ps d coii9I-
<rable narfv of uncompronislng repOpilcAAs' WI"
,h5ec,ed not 10 Mexican annexation per Sc Dot ~
rbe imperial form OF government IN 'hd' No
Had Mexico been a republic fh@ ann ~ -;
,b, four states would probably have peeil ul ~
- ,,,,,,-ad and might have been permanent
a. ii Was a junta of the four states forlnaliS oe
rreea The annexation of those states TO ~NeAico' ~ ~
l,,ost immediately afterward the repnDllodI OP
,,ostiou made itself active ana MN ait an. =
- c..lx,dor the opposition was strongest anu
~ 5o,,inated that state with orearhzeu dI
.o,.;,,e resistance 10 Mexican rule- Inns t
scented l, Guatemala where the ifls'oo1' ~ -,
,,r 20 assert claims TO pTinlacy over lne 90 80
- I'D a bloody war between the TWO s'a
49,. ssal,-ado- was overma1ched, and fared -
III, in inc field that finally, in despair, on T.
,,o,nl,er - 1872. her Congress- aI'el @ -, with
I5,c and ,ienoIncing the act OF tlii'o5 -.
af,e declared the state TO be placed -; uuuea ;l,
ro,ection of the United States Such Pi ~ this
Us not however, assumed or exerclseI e I,a7,,r,s
49, We severas important districts OF t1oiI4.i 49,
country 80, -, A,exjf-an union. ard thus est1b-
,@ed certain sympathy between heno,,s mon
salvador. which later had a na'e''ai i'''
- fortunes of those states
New-York tribune., 1907-12-29
PERIOD OF INCESSANT WARS.

There followed of practically incessant
Eara between rival leaders, between states and
within states. Even before the formal dissolution
Of the union February 2, 1885, three departments
seeded from Guatemala to form the Independent
State Of Los Altos with Quezaltenango as its cap
ital, and thus for about two years the Central
American states numbered six. The year after the
dissolution. on January Is, 1899, an alliance was
formed between Nicaragua and Honduras to re-
sist the aggressons ard pretensions OF Guatemala
snd there soon followed devastating and savage
war, In which, as before. Guatemala and Salvador
became the chief antagonists, though all the five
states were involved. The respective leaders were
General Morazan. of Honduras, and Rafael Car
1era. of Guatemala The former was one of the
cTe1itabie figures in the early history of those
New-York tribune., 1907-12-29

The three states persisted in their unon' anu T'
June Is. 1897 were nominaIiy Joined by Gud'einaia
and Costa Rica In a congress held at Managua
from June 20 August 81 1898. the union was CON
fir1ned and made intimate, and there was
adopted a constitution for the UNITED States vi
Central America" This constitution was ilo'el'o
pretty closely after that of the United states ana
provided for a federal President, who was to be
elected on December g. 1895 and inaugurated on
March 15 1899 The constitution went into effect on
November l. 1898, and a Provisional Executive
Council was established at Amapala to conduct
the government until the election and inauguration
of the President It consisted of one member from
each of the original three states Of the greater
repuhlic" Guatemala and Costa Rica again hold
ing aloof from the enterprise though nominaliy
committed to H.
A fortnight r.ter on :nsurrection arose in SAL