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New-York tribune., 1907-06-07
STATEN ISLAND ACADEMY.
Retirement of the PRINCIPAL.

Class Day exercises, marking the close of the
school year at the Staten Island Academy, will
occur to-day at New Brighton. That academy is
one of the most successful and important Of the
educational institutions OF New York and II has
oeen OF signal benefit to the community In which it
Is established. It's career extending over a period
OF more than twenty years. has been one of con-
unuous growth stimulated and guided by patient
persistent. wise pursuance of artistic methods un
usual in school administration Almost from It's
beginning the Staten Island Academy has been sIl-
pervised and fostered by its head master Mr.
Frederick h. Partington. 10 whom its prosperity is
mainly due, and whose aim has en-whiIe care
fully providing for every requirement. of practical
tution,-to surround his pupils with objects and
influences of beauty. such as inevitably tend to
inStlI and cultivate good and promote refine
ment Of feeling, gentleness of manners and purity
of life
The occasion OF the present Glass Day exercises
Is notable. as associated with Mr. Partington's re-
uFeinent from the Office that he has so long and
so honorably and successfully filled. The com
munity Of Staten Island suffers d serious loss in
the withdrawal OF that accomplished teacher and
ttActIieht man. whose integrity OF character hdel-
,y @ IN duSy' exemplary patience in trying position,
anu anu many accomplishments and graces have en-
@ @aeared him 70 his pupils and gained for him the
Tepted the office of principal OF academy in
VIII VIII ma broad held for the exercise Of his
cepuonaI administrative talents. together with
DIts, ana Where broad liberal artistic system of
eaucation Is not likely to lie .mpeded by provincial
II was in the staten Island Academy that william
Nlnter established in 1856. the Arthur Winter Me
volumes OF choice uterature-one OF the best IL
brarles In this country. Mr. Winter. for nearly
twenty years a trustee OF the academy and for
hfteen years It's president. resigned Office and left
tne board: in 1906 II is remembered that George
W lilinm curtis although he never in any ON
] oIai way associated with the Staten Island Acad-
befr!ended u In various ways. With the departure
OF Mr.. harrington 4 brilliant and diversified chap
Ter IN It's history Is closed and order OF ad-
minlstTation begins. which it Is earnestly hoped
win prosper. -
New-York tribune., 1907-06-07
NORDICA GOES TO BAYREUTH.
Hopes to Help American Girls and Wants
Walter Damrosch to Conduct.

Nine. Nordica, the singer. accompanied by her
sister, Mrs G. A Walker. sailed for Havre yes
terday on La Savoie.
1T is my ambition to help develop the talent
Of the Young women of America who have good
voices and need only a chance to be heard under
favorable circumstances" said Mime. Nordica.
First Of all let me say that abroad the Ameri-
can girl is considered legitimate prey financial
~ and socially.
Here in America the American man is well
cared for He has his clubs, universities. col
Ieaes. ETC. while the woman here has practically
nothing There many young women In this
conntrv with excellent voices and other accom-
nlishments. but they will never be heard from
because they have not the opportunity
''The theatre which hope TO start here viii
remedy this somewhat am ready and willing
70 give my health. strength, time, talent and my
money TO make the idea success
~ am going to Paris now, and then on TO
r2ayreuth where | shall go into the minutest de-
nils OF the scheme with those who have made
The theatre there the success it Is For the first
year I shall confne the work Of my new theatre
10 Wagner and ! hope Walter Damrosch whose
father Dr. Leopold Damrosch, did 50 much for
American music. will be the conductor"
New-York tribune., 1907-06-07
OBITUARY NOTES.

Mrs. Jessie Bishop Knox Burckett. wife OF Wal
ter L Burckett. second vIce-president OF the
state Bank and a director Of the Dominion Sc
curtles Company. died Yesterday, after short Ill
ness, I'm a Brooklyn hospital. Mrs. Burckett
born in Scotland forty-three years and was
married to Mr. BuCkett about twenty years ago.
She leaves and daughter.
Charles +. Zentgrae died at his home Boyds
I'M. StapIeton. Richmond. yesterday afternoon
from pneumonia. Mr.. Zentgrat sixty-fve
years old. At the time OF his death he was the
senior member Of the firm OF Louis BeJonge &
Co. OF Duane street. Manhattan. and Richmond
Borough paper manufacturers. Mr. ZentSraf was
president of the Staten Island Savings Bank for
ten years. and stl I'm office when he died.
lie of the founders OF the German Club
and its president for many years. and preSi-
dent of thee Cltrdmarne works at KrclscherviIIe.
lie leaves a son and three daughters.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-07
PRINCE IMPERIAL PENN1LEss.

Nor was this all. In the following year the
Prince Imperial came of age. and should nave
entered into the enjoyment of a large amount Of
rrorer4v IN Italy left 10 him few months pre-
vioJisy By his knswoman, Princess Bacchocht
But he allowed himself TO be persuaded that 1t
would be 10 his advantage TO sign a paper under
taking to leave for seven years the entire income
Ct the estate in the hands OF trustees. chosen by
the Empress. on the understanding that the income
would be employed in developing the property. Be
fore many months were past the Prince realized
the mistake which he had made in the affair, but
in z letter addressed to the Comte de la ChapeHe,
in which he describes himself as being surrounded
by intriguers spies and enemies, he declares that
sense Of duty and OF propriety prevents him from
securing the annulment OF the agreement. TO which
his Signature had been obtained by misleading HIM
New-York tribune., 1907-06-07
s 6tFsns,n & Of which she obtained her decree the other

strength OF which she obtained her decree the other
day against the Stat
LORD BAGOT SAVED THE PRINCEss's LIFE.
Lord Bagot, whose troubles with his American
we formerly Miss Lillian May OF Baltimore
nave Deen occupying the attention Of the divorce
court IN London this week is persona rrata al
court where II Is remembered that ne saved the
HFes Of Kins Edwards sister the Duchess Of
-NEHI' ana Of her husband. The latter was at the
'he Governor General Of Canada and was known
as the Marquis Of Dorne. Late one afternoon as
il vas getting dusk. Lord Bagot. who was serving
at 'ne une as atde-de-camp 20 Lord Lorne was
uflNlhg along In his oue-hOrSe sleigh. when sud
denly he heard couple oe horses boting behind
him He quickly jumped Of his sleigh de
lerrhlned 20 stop them, ignorant TO whom they be-
oiEeo- Ihey were dragging overturned and
covered sleigh and boiling straight toward
the OTTAWA Lake and canal Jumping for their
brides. Lord Bagot was dragged for a consider
Ape distance before he managed to throw one of
.hehl. A few feet more and the sleigh would have
"eeh over the bank. He had hardly had time TO
get on TO his feet before there emerged from be-
meath the overturned sleigh the Governor General.
VINO with the help Of Lord Bagot then extricated
fIlHcess Louise. badly shaken and bruised from
me rig. In fact some weeks elapsed before the
princess recovered from the effects of the
SCIlcentlY to add her thanks to those expressions
of gratitude which her rescuer had received from
her mother, the Queen and from her brother the
Prince Of Wales
i]ord Bagot as befts peer whose Stanordshire
'Sli'1eS were, according to the Doomsday Book in
the possession of his family in Saxon times prior
10 the Norman conquest keeps up many old fash
Toned customs at Blithhed Hall. which IS his prin-
opal country seat. There is. of course. the YuIe
log at Christmas Eve, and on Christmas Day after
d!nner, toast and ale served with quaint cere-
mony-to the women in antiquated toast glasses
and TO the men in the huge silver loving cup
which has been used for the purpose for hundreds
or years While this IS going Lord Bagot's
celebrated band OF hand bellringers play old
christmas tunes and melodies So great is their
sklI that on one occasion, when the late Sir Arthur
Sullivan was spending Christmas at Blthdeld he
insisted on composing special piece for them .
Another Bithheld Christmas custom is that Of
hunting on Boxing Day. and If the weather is too
bad for hunting, then Lord Bagot takes his guests
out Tor shooting, Just Mr.. Warde took the
immortal Pickwick and his COMPANIONS out
cunning on Boxing Day when they spending
Christmas at Dingley Dell. Lord Ragot great
antiquarian in his way. is a perfect mine Of anti
Quarlan Information. which IS surprising when
1t Is borne in mind that Bithheld Hall is as rich
IN old masters and analogous treasures as many A
government museum. His collection of paintings
enjoys a European reputation. while in the great
library are TO be found the celebrated Stafford
manuscripts
New-York tribune., 1907-06-07
NEED OF CHARACTER IN PUBLIC LIFE
Theodore P. Shonts Points Moral with
President Roosevelt and Governor Hughes.

Monmouth. Ill. June G-At the commencement
exercises of Monmouth College this evening an adj
dress made by Theodore p Shonts. gradu-
ate Of the college. He spoke OF the Importance
Of character and said in part:
There has never been a time when there was
such demand for character in public and prI-
vate life as there is to-day, and the educated man
who lacks high moral character is more heavily
handicapped than is the honest man VINO lacks
education. 1t is the confidence of the people IN
the integrity and high purposes Of President
Roosevelt that has given MIN the power success
so strongly intrenched that no previous President
had seriously contemplated proceeding
against them So x IS with Governor Hughes in
New York. As with the President the people be-
lieve in both his honesty and sincerity. and
through sheer force Of public sentiment, he Is
bringing about reform.
But while the trend OF the times Is toward a
more efectual control of corporations great dan
ger exists. 1t is easy in the heat Of passion and
during great public excitement TO enact laws of
50 drastic a character rs to kill instead of reg
STILES the growth Of the only means by which
the community itself can grow? All legislation
which Is intended to abolish unjust discrimination
as between communities of individuals. which
seeks To protect the legitimate interests OF the
pubic on the one hand and the private investor
on the other, which demands honesty and fair
IeglsIation which undertakes to compel the crea-
ton of the most perfect facilities and the estab-
IiShHlent OF the highest grade of service. and in
the same breath imposes burdens which make ii
or earn money to support the other. simply de-
stroys the object ii is seeking to accomplish.
bound 10 come. and within reasonable limits ii
should be welcomed by the corporations them
serves. Falr minded commissions with supervisory
powers could be Of great assistance. but arbitrary
without corresponding financial responsibility
contains the germ of disaster.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-07
NAPOLEON ITS WILL.
Scandals Relating to It's DiSappea
ancc 10 Be hired IN Court

Empress Eugene has been singula-ly badly ad-
,sed in suiaE the French government ard tie CITY
n Paris for a quantity of bric-a-brac works OF
art historic relics tapestries. etc, which had con
situted the private property OF her husband and
which are comprised in the collections of the
various national museums in Franco fn museums
subject TO the control of the city Of Paris and
among the furnishings OF the Presidential Palace
Of the ElTsee- And having secured q decree from
the French tribunals ordering the return to her Of
this property the intrinsic value of which is about
$4,000, it would have been well for her reputation
and for the place to which she aspires In the his
tory Of France to make gift of the objects in
question 10 the nation over which her husband
ruled for eighteen years. for she would have avert
ed the storm Of denunciation which is now raging
against her in all parts Of France the Partisan
press being especially yitrioc, one of its leading
organs-the ''Matin," with its immense circulation
heading It's articles attacking her with the words
"Au VoleUr'' C'Stop Thief"D
IN order understand the pllrport Of these ra-
proaces it is necessary to recall TO mind the fact
that If the Empress obtained "A decree from the
French courts ordering the restoration TO her of all
the things which she claimed the private prop
erty OF her husband It on the strength Of a
viii signed by her husband on April a. 1S65-that Is
70 say, when he still on the throne. The will
is for the greater part devoted to recommenda-
tons TO that son, the III fated Prince Imperial to
whom he passionately devoted and who at
the time he had every reason 10 suppose would
inherit his throne and his huge civil list amounting
TO 100000 (40oo00oo francs year To the EN-
press, therefore. in brief and rather curt para
graph of four lines. he bequeathed mon domaine
prtve" ('my private property'D and expressed the
wish that after his had attained his majority
she should make her home at the Elysee Palace and
a; Biarritz This VIII the one admitted 10
probate in London, and copy thereof is on file
and oPen 10 public inspection, on the payment of a
small fee. at Somerset House
II was the only VIII found after the death OF
Napoleon III at Chislehurst. But 1t is known that
he made a later will during the three years which
intervened between his dethronement and his death
His illness long one, and he perfectly
aware OF its danger But il did not interfere for
one moment with his lucidIty of mind, and It
ridiculous. under the circumstances 10 believe that
he made no testamentary provision for the son
Thom he idolized. and who by the viii Of 1865
to all intents and purposes disinherited This sec
ond viii could be found.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-07
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COLONEL ANDREW A. BREMMER.

Colonel Andrew a. Bremmer. the oldest ex-com-
rnander of the Seventh Regiment. serving from
1853 died yesterday at his home, Manhasset.
Long Island. He came from family Of soldiers.
His grandfather fought in the French and Indian
War. Colonel Bremmer connected with mill
tarv organizations from the time of his twentieth
birthday He born December 81. ISL. and
I'm 1892 became a member of the firm of Morton q
BremmeU steel balanCers retiring IN 1884,. In lSIl
he established iron foundry He retired from
business 1885,. Two daughters and two grand
daughters survive HIM The funeral will be held
at Christ Church ManhasSet, Monday at II
o'clock. and the burial win be at Greenwood Gem
New-York tribune., 1907-06-07
BROOKLYN LAWYERS GRADUATED.

Ninety-three degrees were presented last night
by President Almon Gunnison. Of the Brooklyn
Law School OF St. Lawrence University. The
NTH annual commencement exercises were held
the Majestic Theatre, in Fulton street. Jus
tice Gaynor. OF the Appellate Division of the
supreme Cour, made address to the students,
advising them 10 be modest and industrious and
faithful to their clients Dean w. =. Richard
awarded four prizes for scholarship. For
passing the best examinations in junior and
senior years c. @. Bachrach received 500.
Meyer BosIey, who came second. received $50.
The highest average in examinations In the post
graduate class obtained by II. a. Mahoney,
and his prize 500. w. II. Dey, who stood
second received $40
New-York tribune., 1907-06-07
WARNS AGAINST YELLOW PRESS.
Bishop Burgess Also Advises Girls to Avoid
Problem Novels
[By TeleErpph to The tribune.

Garden city. Long Island. June 6--'Indecency.
lies and immortality We're the things in the news
papers which Bishop Burgess warned the grad
yates Of ST. Mary's School against in the Cathe-
dral OF the Incarnation this afternoon. Books
ana Reading Educators his theme. He
advocated the parts OF the daily papers which
deal with the work being accomplished in the
world its literature and art but told them to fight
shy Of yellow journalism.
In their reading he also suggested that they
leave untouched so-Called problem novels, and ad-
vised that they form the habit OF reading history
especially that OF the Union. An irresponsible
baby somewhere in the audience followed up each
remark OF the Bishop with La. la. Ia" which
had rather disastrous effect far the grad
and serious faces concerned.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-07
MRS. G. E. coHAN GETS FINAL DECREE.
NAV Resume Her Maiden Name and Has
Custody of Child,

Mrs Grace EtheIa Cohan. wife of George NJ.
Cohan, the actor and playwright, received yes
terday her final decree of divorce from Justice
Bowling in the Supreme Court. her interlocu-
tory decree having been issued on March l. by
Justice Blanchard, after trial before jury.
Mrs Cohan may resume her maiden name. and
receives the custody OF their sixyear-Old
daughter, Georgia Ethelia Cohan. but the father
can see the child at all reasonable hours and
NAV have charge Of her for month in every
year The Cohans were married in Atlantic
CITY on July 10, 1899
New-York tribune., 1907-06-07
OBITUARY..
THE REV. DR.. J. H. HAND.

The Rev. DR.. J. Howard Hand. one OF the oldest
members of the New York East Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and an assistant pas
tor at St Marks Methodist Episcopal Church
Beverly Road and Ocean avenue, Brooklyn. died
from heart disease the Long Island College
Hospital yesterday
DR.. Hand was born at Camden. y j., ffty-seven
years ago. He was graduated from Wesleyan Uni
versity In 1873. and ordained minister two
years later. He occupied pulpits in churches in
Watertown. Astoria. Riverhead, southampton and
+. eeDOrt. Long Island For a time he con
nected with the Leuox Road Methodist Episcopal
Church brooklyn. For the last two years he was
in the employ OF the Title Guarantee and Trust
Company. He leaves a wife and three sons
New-York tribune., 1907-06-07
ELECTS IA ASSISTANT SECRETARIES
New Haven Creates Temporary Officials to
Sign Foreign Bonds.

New Haven Juno 6.-Because It was too great a
task Secretary John G. Parker sign the entire
bond issue OF $4,000 OOG 29O 600 bonds 1OO-franc
denominations to be sent over TO European in
vestors the directors OF the New York New Haven
K Hartford Railroad their last meeting authorized
the appointment OF fourteen assistant secretaries.
Clerks already employed in the executive offices
We're selected for the appointments and are now at
the task daily.
When the work OF signing the bonds and number
Ing them has been completed the fourteen assistant
secretaries win resign their offices and Major Isaac
Bromley and a representative OF the treasurer's
office Will sail for Paris to make the formal transfer
New-York tribune., 1907-06-07

NSORD-CRANDALIz-On Tuesday, 1. at II
a. by the Rev. David @. Wyle d. d. her
fathers residence. No. 22O West 130th Mary Howell
Craudall daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Z. Crandau, 70
Merton w. Hansord.
LUTz-VOORHEES-O June 3. 1907. by Rev. Will
lam Russell Bennett. Marguerite. daughter
Mrs. George Ennel voorhees, Of Morristnwn y. J.
Herman Lutz OF Stuttgart Germany
MAISCH-TIFFANY-O June g. 1907. at the Madison
Methodist Episcopal Church. New York BY the
Rev J. Wesley Johnston. d. D. and the Rev. Wallace
MacAulleu n. D. Cumfort daughter OF the late
O. II. Tiffany. D. D. and Eliza Bruce Hamilton
Charles O. Maisch, NJ. D
PERRY-REYNOI.DS-In the crypt the Cathedral
Of st John the Divine, Thursday June g. Helen
Gushing Perry to Francis Bradley Reynolds
POND-MYDRs- juno o. 1907. at the home OF the
parents Rochelle. Y. Miss Alice IngIis
Myers Mr.. Charles Miles Pond. by Rev. Alfred
f Myers. uncle OF the bride.
Notice OF marriages and deaths be indorsed
with full and address.