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REAR ADMIRAL w. A. WINDSOR.

Rear Admiral William Augustus Windsor. U.
s. N (retired). died at his home. No $50 West End
avenue on Thursday night. He was born in VIZ
ginia on February Is. 1872 He was educated In the
public and private schools Sf Baltimore Later
Rear Admiral Windsor studied engineering in the
drawing room and shops of the baltimore & ONO
Railroad
u s N September 1s 1862; second assistant engi-
neer, August S. 1864; passed assistant engineer
January /. 1868; chief engineer. with rank OF lieu
tenant commander. June IL, 1889. and reached the
relative rank OF commander February rs. 1891 He
made a commander by act OF Congress March
s. lSge and captain December o. 1901. He was re-
tired with the rank Of rear admiral September
10 1892.
In the Civil War Rear Admiral Windsor at
tached the Miami and the Nyack of the North
Atlantic Squadron. After the he served on
various vessels and stations his last service
being Minneapolis in 1897 and 1898.
He chief engineer and head of the depart
ment of steam engineering at the Brooklyn navy
yard in 1898 and 1899; inspector of machinery the
Crescent ship yard. Elizabeth. NJ j., and the Bab-
cock & Wilson works at Bayonne. from 1899 to 1893
He a member of the Society of Naval Archf-
tects and Marine Engineers.
Rear Admiral Windsor married at Baltimore
on June II, ,s74 to Rachel Josephine Noble who
alone survives him. II probable that the body
will be taken to Washington for burial in the Ma
tional Cemetery at Mount Arlington.
Rear Admiral Windsor one of the few re-
naming naval officers who served through the
Civil War. His service had been largely in the
tinguished figure. His death was sudden Although
he had been Ill for some tine. he UP and about
until Thursday. when acute indigestion caused him
10 take to his bed
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PROF. LYTHGoE BACK FROM EGYPT.

Professor Albert NJ. Lythgoe, Egyptologist, ar
rived here last night the Campania, after an
absence year. most of which was spent
making excavations the I.sth pyramid, about
thirty miles from Cairo This work has been con-
Quoted through the Egyptian exploration tuho Oh
tbe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Professor I.vthgoe gave much time also to the
excavations of the tomb of King Amenemhat III
of the Twelfth dynasty. He said he found the sue
ceeding generations of Egyptians were OF de-
structive nature. having used part OF the ming
tomb and the pyramid stone quarry Among
the things discovered which now on their way
10 this country excellent reliefs in color
a quantity of glazed porcelain. carved wood and
MANY bracelets Professor Lythgoe said the OBJ
iects were all good ones. but they could not be
called ornate They will be placed on exhibition
at the Metropolitan Museum Of Art late this fall.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-31
NEW CONSUL GENERAL HERE.

Washington Aug 30-The British government
has just made some important changes In the
principal British consular offices in this country.
The State Department to-day issued exequators
TO the following:
British Consuls General-Courtenay Walter Ben
nett at New York Walter Risley Hearn at San
Francisco
British Consuls-James Laidlaw at Portland,
Ore: Wilf0rd Powell at Philadelphia. Alexander
Finn ~ Chicago and Horace Dickinson Nugent at
Galveston.
The President reissued exequator to
Charles Alexander Ashley Ekstromer. vice-consul
of Sweden. St. Louis who was removed several
months ago on account Of having written a letter
which gave offence to the administration. He
restored to duty the request Of the Swedish
New-York tribune., 1907-08-31
MIR. FISH HAS NO REPLY.
President Harahan's Statement Does Not
Interes Him.

Stuyvesant Fish. whose application of physical
chastisement to President Harahan Of the Illinois
Central road at the directors meeting on Wednes-
day afternoon furnished a sensation OF the first
class to Wall Street yesterday made the following
statement In reply to the statement issued i'm Chi
cago by MIR Harahan. in which the latter declared
that the friendship between Mr.. Fish and himself
had terminated several years ago:
The Harahan incident was closed when 1 left
the Illinois Central office on Wednesday, What he
may now see fit to give out after his return to
Chicago does not interest me. will 1t lead me
to break the silence which have maintained"
New-York tribune., 1907-08-31
ACADEMY GETS ORDER AGAINST B. r. T..

Counsel for the drectrs OF the new Brooklyn
Academy of Music obtained from Justice Dickey.
- the crnrerae Court yesterday, order directing
the officials the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com
many to show cause why the company should not
he restrained from using Lafayette avenue between
FIatbush and Fulton street for trolley rai-
fic This is the first legal move made by the di-
rctors in their fight to compel the company to re-
,,oza the tracks from in front of the Lafayette
az,er,Ia entrance of the academy. The order Is
returnable Tuesday. Brooklyn RAPID transit
officials would not say what action they VIII take
q -offeat Yesterdays move. but meanwhile the
trackIaving is being rushed to completion
New-York tribune., 1907-08-31
KAISER BUYS WINE FOR OFFICERS

Berlin, Aug. 3o-It has been the custom in
the Prussian army since the time Of Frederick
the Great that an officer who lost his seat in
the saddle while parade should give wine
entertainment to his comrades. When Emperor
William slipped out OF his saddle while review
ing the veterans at Hanover, August 2S, he re-
marked laughingly to the officers surrounding
him. This is expensive joke for me. as 1
must provide wine for all the officers of the
army corps" and later, when he ordered wine
to be served at all the officers messes, he re-
marked This little fine amuses me uncom-
New-York tribune., 1907-08-31
COLONEL LESLIE SMITH

South Norwalk. Conn. Aug 3O-ColoneI Iesie
Smith. u. s. A. (retired). died last night a, h,s
home here from heart disease He was born In
Ireland. but came to America when a boy He en-
listed in the army and was sergeant and chief
clerk In the recruiting depot in 1854. Later he
was appointed paymaster's clerk, serving until ap-
pointed second lieutenant in the 1st United States
Infantry. He was made major In 1880; lieutenan mt
colonel in 1885 and retired In 1882 but by spe-
caI act Of Congress in 1904 was made colonel He
had been q resident Of Norwalk for about fifteen
years. Colonel Smith leaves a wife
New-York tribune., 1907-08-31
MOVE TO END PEAc- CONFERENCE.
Holland Asks When Hall Of knights Will Be
Vacant-The Queens Birthday.

The Hague Aug. 3o.-The Netherlands authorities
to-day officially asked NJ Nelidon president of this
peace congress. when the Hall Of knights. whers
the congress holds 1t plenary s1tfings, would be
free. They explained the hall would be needed for
the opening of the Netherlands Parliament Sep
tember IL by Queen Wilhelmna-
The presidents of all the committees will meet to-
morrow afternoon to express their opinion regard
ing the winding up conference The next
penary sitting will be on September or s. To-
morrow is the birthday Queen WilheiminA-
New-York tribune., 1907-08-31
ON GRANT HOME SOLD AT AUCTION.

ST Louis Aug. 30.-Ownership of the historic
Dent farm of General Grant, located outside the
CITY limits in St. Louis County, changed hands
to-day having been sold at auction for $1,000 The
farm, was once mortgaged to the Nandcrbilts when
Grant became President. 1t comprises 43S acres
and has long been a point of interest as the old
log cabin occupied by Grant is Still. standing.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-31
JUDGE CANNOT TRY AUTO CASE.

Nantucket. Mass. Aug. 30.-The Supreme Court
Massachusetts to-day issued an Injunction
against George E. Mooers. trial justice for Nam
tucket County, preventing him from hearing the
against Frank j. Dillon. Of Boston, for vio-
lating the order of the seectmen of Nantucket
which prohibited the driving of automobiles on the
island. The injunction ordered Justice Mooers to
appear at Boston on September 6. Several members
of the Massachusetts Automobile Association de-
liberately operated an automobile In Nantucket on
Wednesday test the legality Of the seIectmen's 3
nria
New-York tribune., 1907-08-31
THE MOVERS" PRODUCED.

Scranton. Penn. Aug 3o-Henry b Harris pre-
sented Martha Mortons play, The Movers"
at the Lyceum Theatre here tonight. The play
portrays familiar phase of New York life. pict-
uring those persons whose whole desire is TO live
and move in the world of pleasure, who DO not
spare expense and where economy is old fashioned
The cast includes Dorothy Donnelly. Ida Water
man, Nellie Thorne, Vincent Serrano ". J. Fer
guson. Joseph kilgour Robert Conners and NAL
colin
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TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS.

Among the passengers who v SAIL to-day Tor
Europe
ST. PAUL FOR soUTI, DToN.
Mr. and Mrs Calvert 4. X ol' =.
Miss Helen II. Cowles Mr. ana Mrs Henry H.
John Il. Jackson. wilkins
James Mlar-
vADBRLAND. FOR ANTWERP
Miss A. f. Crawford. Mrs. f. G. soushworth
sir and Mrs Games Ave.el Mr.. and Mrs Archibald II
Taylor
Ms Tenn C Nixon A H. Williams
UMBRIA FOR LIVERPOOL
Mrs Samuel Agnew. Mrs. X. c. Hough-
w Tucke Mrs. James Neville.
q r CrossIey Mrs. Austin c. c. Pratt.
auNNEAPoLIs. FOB LONDON
..o, baldwin lMr and Mrs w E. Ewing
John A Carpenter. Mrs. IS = Henlins
MT and Mrs. Frederick Mr. and Mrs. Ford Thomp-
,,r CODY; and Mrs Enrique ,Mr and Mrs Edward r.
Cor,es. Lancaster
KoENIGIN LUIsE. FOR NAPLES.
Miss II L. Davis lP. A. Martin
Mr. Mrs A. w; jenkins MI and MIS- preston W.
Nii lev. anu '-'' ITownsenc 8 woolsey.
PRETORIA. FOR HAMBURG.
DR. and Mrs A Ives Mrs s. c; Rennyson.
Mr. and Mrs J.. p. Nc Mr. Mrs. J. s wilson
Miss Jessie E. Wells.
travellers who arrived yesterday from abroad
were: - -
Mrs q w Ale. Mrs William Mor
ralph r Mr. and Mrs. NJ +.
Sir NJ RrJmley-Wilsoa. Robert II Van CortIandt
Mrs Crztis Douglas. C b.
Mr. Mrs William Mr. and Mrs. Clifford b.
Gummey. Wright
THE cAMPANIA. FROM LIVERPOOL
Process Albert NJ. Lythgoe lsir Theodore Fry.
Arthur Smithers. Mrs Charles Dana
and Mrs j. ". Brock C. A Dana
New-York tribune., 1907-08-31

Jacob p. Schwind. the owner of Hunters Island
Inn. Pelham Parkway. Pelham Manor. died there
yesterday from cancer. He for many years
steward of tie New York Athletic Club. in New
York I'd served in the capacity at the clubs
country quarters at Travers Island. He was fifty
three Yeas old
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eouRErEs MAY LEAVE FRENCH FiAvY

Paris, Aug. 5s--he "I5clso - Paris declares
ust The King e Greece isas offered Admiral
f'urneT. commander Of - ss.n@h Ieditef-
enesn squadron. a commission to re0rganize the
Sssk feet. IL Is UNDERSTOOD that the admiral
- aeceps Tie pyoposal
New-York tribune., 1907-08-31
EDWARD FABIAN.

Camden. Me-. Aug 30-Edward Fabian of PhtIa-
dephia, known organst In that city and m
New York. died suddenly here to-day from heart
disease He sixty years old. His father. who
was man of considerable wealth. gave largely
toward the endowment of Rutgers College
New-York tribune., 1907-08-31

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GARDING INCOMING AND
OUTGOING MAILS. WILL BE
FOUND WITH THE SHIPPING
NEWS ON PAGE IA.
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sy s1sn5s hn.. s N ede & VI q
funeral se.yGe at nj, late 9 ~ BIS M
Boston. Mass. and St Louis. Mo. papers peass
Fuherai services Vim be held at cSurch q
l. at gao D. m
I1BsEYAs Kitter Me- ags,' % t.. rs 1'p1 3s.vps se
ee sstey from hi. ate residence. 20
Sunday morning september l. at III o'clock inter-
private. Kindly omit flowers
MCULLOCH-Je.sie NJ G. wife of William McCulIoch- Fu
Rs5a, s15Sses snay al hss s.pssb als n9nS
MNAMARA-Elen. beloved mother Of Sister Francisca
and Albert J. Mcnamara on august 70 1901 Funer.'
on Saturday, August 81 1907 2 a m: thence 70
the repose Of soul
MoIR-on Friday evening August so. 1907 after shor.
Illness Mary Mor Funeral from her late residence on
MONDAY September at ococs & at No 5S Ha5Tson P
omit fS flowers A's' " -
ASsyst Y 1eo Ruth s1uEsts, %
late residence. No. 1860 .1st Brooklyn. Sat
urday. August 81 at m
Asal Pnsn Of at c sas Staten aa
private
PHILLIPS Friday morning; at he. residences No:
John Phillips
PEUDEN.Ann J, s: beloved mother q MI, William
Funs1a services viii Be held at residence No SO
$50 ?. m Papers please copy
REINHARD-s Suddenly August %. Christopher NJ
his in a the s No o. aas %
lyn. Sunday. September 1. at p m 1nterment at
Trinity Cenetery.
ROGERS-On Thursday August %, Marian E. beloved
only daughter Of William z. and Annie z. Rogers
(nee Swami Funeral from her late residence. No 1143
Hancock ST. Brooklyn. Sunday. September 1. a
m
sIIAFFER-On August IS. 1907. his residence. No.
~ Lee Brooklyn Theodore Sharer. aged 65
Funeral services will be held Saturday evening
at o'clock Funeral private.
sWARTwoUT- Suddenly. tn. morning of 10Th. at
No 26e Clarkson st. Brooklyn. Philip
his 18th Relatives and friends respectfully
invited attend funeral
day at D. Troy papers please copy
WILSON-At Far Rockaway, Long Island, August
tlenlan Wilson. aged months and IA days. F.reral
private
New-York tribune., 1907-08-31
GAMMA kARENINAr-vIReINIA HARMED.

New Haven Aug 30.-The opening of the the
atrical season in this city marked tonight by
the presentation of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina,"
with Virginia Harmed appearing in principal
part The play will be seen at the Herald Square
Theatre, New York. Monday night.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-31
NEW CANADIAN MINISTER'S.

Ottawa Aug. 30.-J. p II. Graham sworn in
Minister of Railways and Canals and DR.. Pugs-
ley as Minister of Public Works by Lord Grey this
.ffernoon
New-York tribune., 1907-08-31
PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS

,croP Earl Wheeler L. S. A. and Lieutenant
c6ionei Robert /: Howe. U s. a tHFR KRESEETTTT- Eft
Countess Oger dIvry; IVY; +; OF = Yatsn Tokio
Japan PARK AvENUE-.E @ dxrIesi iennsvyania Ine
TRANSFORMATIONS dAlero fasi
EpyU
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THE WEATHER REPORT.

,ato, R.oo,d and Observation-Disclosures Aug 80
7-te disturbance central THURSDAY evening
g., ,re middle Mississippi Valley has filled VI ana d
a disturbance of considerable extent now oVeriies ue
sde Rocky Mountain region. Light rains nave iaiIeh
a. ,be last tyyenty-four in New England ana he
obfo valley: also Rocky Mountains and the extreme
e,tbvest The temperatures are generally above inc
s,sonaI average except Northeastern districts ana
the Rocky Mountain region. -. -. - ,,o .,,..,.
atr weather IS probable Saturday east or the Misss-
sirni and over part OF the iialns region
Is indicated ROCKY
Dakotas and the coudlness VIII
the Aif-sslLIl NdirS' b"77''i' ~
,nc vyinds along England coast viii be light
., 1resh west: along the Middle Atlantic coast. light
,tarae, along the South Atlantic coast light and
-srtsble. along light 10 fresh SOUTH ON
,he lakes liff and variable and on the upper
,atos fgtt and variable becoming fresh southeast.
departing Saturday for European ports Will
Banks
Forecast for Special LocaIities.-For New England
s Eastern New York. fair Saturday and Sunday light
est winds
For Eastern Pennay .ania New Jersey Delaware, the
strlc, a. Columbia Maryland and Virginia. fair Satr
Tgv ana Sunday; llsnt variable wnds.
Western Pennsylvania and Western New York.
Sunday warmer; HSEt variable winds
local Official Record.-The following official record
-rorn he weather shows the changes In the
te.nueratle for TIE twentyf0u- hours In ccmph
s,u 1i.n Tho corresponding date last year;
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Iibbey Octav b. Reinhard Christophe: -.
McCuIloch Jessie Marian E.
Mcnamara. Ellen Shaner Theodore 81
Svartxout Philip
Murphy. Ruth. Wilson, Henry o.. r.
Penman, Robert A.
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PRO sessor Albert NJ. Lythgoe.
Arthur W. Smithecs.
Mr., and Mrs. j. ". Brock
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son Yi.h tho corresponding date last year;
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FROM LIVERPOOL.
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iC. A. Dana.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-04
NEW YORK STRIKE
DELAYS SHIPPING
Five Thousand Longshoremen
Refuse to Work at Present
Wages.

NEW YORK, May S.-The strike Of
loneshoremen engaged in loading and
unloading steamers along the Man
haitian and Brooklyn water fronts as
sumed more serious proportions to-
dav. about 5000 men now being on
strike. Thus far only two of the trans
Atlantic passenger lines, the American
and Red Star, had been seriously af-
fected. but work has been practically
suspended on score or more or the
tramp freight steamers, which arriving
from all over the world discharge their
cargoes at the docks in Brooklyn.
Fears are entertained that big tie
up of shipping may result.
or the trans Atlantic liners there
was some doubt to-day whether or not
the Celtic and the Kroonland would
get away tomorrow. 1t is said that
the Kroonland would probably not be
able to sail before Sunday. or about
500 longshoremen ordinarily engaged
on these two steamers only about 200
RESPONDED to the call to work to-day.
The stewards Of the steamers We're
called upon for help, but the work of
loading progressed slowly. Most of the
mon who have gone on strike are 1tal-
ians. They demand an increase In
wages from % cents to 80 cents an
hour for day work and from 20 cents
to 45 cents an hour for night work.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-04
TWENTY PERISH AS
GREAT DAM BREAKS
Forty Mexicans Engulfed Under
Enormous Weight OF
Masonry.
THE MAIN WALL WAS WEAK
Gave Way Without an Instant's
NN,-r;,r ,nd Cornh+ fMe,,
THE MAIN WALL WAS WEAK
Gave Way Without an Instan
Warning and Caught Men
Unawares.

SAN ANTONIO. MEN. May 3.-A spe-
cial from Chihuahua, Mex. says:
Without an instant's warning, the
great walls of the Cl,ivusss- dam gave
way yesterday. enguifiDs nearly forty
men under the enormous weight of ma
sonry and water. between fifteen and
twenty of whom are dead. thirteen in
iured and other unaccounted for Some
of the injured will die. The disaster
is only the last of a large number of
which recently have claimed nearly 200
victims in this State. and mostly in the
neighborhood of chihuahua.
1.-The authorities are making thor
ough investigation into the present
catastrophe and will severely punish
those upon whom they place the blame.
According to the version of the af-
fair which was received here, the men
were working on foundation close
10 the foot of the main ramparts of the
dam which had already been con-
structed The main wall was weak and
gave way under the water pressure
The dam was being put in for Irrigation
and stock-watering purposes and was
a large enterprise. The loss will be
heavy. All the victims are MeXicans.'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-04
sANTo DOMINGO TREATY
Ratified by Congress Of the Re-
public Yesterday.

SANTO DOMINGO, REPUBLIC OF
SANTo DOMINGO, May 5.-rhe new
treaty between tho United States and
Santo Domingo. intended 10 replace the
treaty which has been pending before
the United States Senate Tor the last
two years, was ratified by the Dominic
can Congress to-day.
The Dominican treaty marks new
departure in the relations OF the United
States to the smaller republics of the
western hemisphere, for In the case of
Santo Domingo the States now become
legally a trustee in a financial sense, and
in the discharge Of Its new duties must
go SO far In the preservation of order
and the accompanying discouragement OF
revolutions as Is incident to the control
OF the custom-houses and the collec-
tions of the republics revenues.
Tho new treaty provides in its first
article for the appointment by the Presi-
dent of the United States Of receiver
of customs to collect the Dominican rev.
enues as long as the bonds arc outstand-
ing period variously estimated at from
twenty to forty years. This collector is
to pay the expenses OF recelvership, the
interest on the bonds and the annual
sums required for amortization of the
bonds, and then turn the remainder of
the receipts over to the Dominican gov
ernment. On the first day of each month
he Is to pay $l00.OO0 to the fiscal agent
Of the loan. II tho customs receipts eX-
ceed SO, ,cO0, 900 annually then one-half OF
the surplus shall be to the sinking fund.