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New-York tribune., 1907-10-28
TEs1As PATENTS AND TOWER SALE.
Inventor Sets Forth Mysterious Connection
Between Them.
10 the Editor of The Trihune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir AS bearing intimately the report of your
issue Of date that my tower is TO be sold for
s199 81 December 8. which. to use Mark Twain's
phrase, is greatly exaggeIa Iated,'' your readers
might be interested to know that among others the
following patents on the wireless transmission
tralsformation and utilization of energy have been
granted to In the United States: Nos. 568 I76
56s 17s 56s179, 56S1so 5767O, G5576 64962l 6S5953
685 954 723, ,lSS 725, sos and 7S7,412
These documents, most carefully drawn with the
assistance of Of the ablest attorneys set forth
clearly my fundamental discoveries on which this
novel art is based. apd give faithful description
Of my processes. apparatus and experiments thus
enabling experts not only to flash wireless tele-
graphic and telephone messages to any distance
but also to transmit power In unlimited amounts
and with the highest economy.
Copies of these specifications can be readily OBJ
tained by addressing a courteous request to the
honorable Commissioner Of the Patent Office
Washington. inclosing 81 20 of postage stamps
New York. Oct. o. 1907. NIKOLA TESLA.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-28
ELEVATORS OF DRAMA AGAIN RUN.
Theatregoers Club Has First Meeting Since
It's Vacation.

The Theatregoers Club OF America, whose chief
purpose is to produce plays which hard hearted
and busy managers reject, and TO elevate the
drama. held It's first session last night after its
summer vacation at Duryea's, at No. 200 West I'D
street and about two hundred OF them disregarded
the rain and apeared To entertain Miss Edna May
Spooner, who deserted her adoring Brooklyn to
appear In Broadway. Miss Spooner also enter
tanned the club
The prospectus of tho club which has been eIe-
waiting the drama since Washngton's Birthday,
says that only persons OF recognized professional
or social standing eligible for membership.
This insures the necessary standard OF critical
ability for those whose privilege il is 10 visit the
rooms of the club where plays can be judged
from actual production on the stage before au-
dience rather than from n superficial reading.
without the inspiration OF auditors, the adYan-
tages OF studied interpretation
One of these plays, THE Masqueraders.' by
Louis Ballett. produced last night. Sehor
GuitareX. a Spanish tenor. and Alden MacClaske
who has sung with tho Havana Opera Company,
well half dozen others of sufficiently recog-
nized standing. also entertained. Walter Pulitzer,
one of the vice-presidents of the club, read a
EDeech
New-York tribune., 1907-10-28
WORK OF THE RIIS SETTLEMENT.
Reports Record 1857 Calls to NcighborhoOd
Families in Last Year.

The reports of the workers of the Jacob A Riis
Neighborhood Settlement. No. As Henry street. pre-
sented at the annual meeting OF the board Of man
ayers, show that in the last twelve months 1,767
calls made 70 the homes Of families coming
within the supervision of the Settlement. Last
summer. through the fresh air work conducted by
the Settlement. 573 children and working girls boys
77omen and men were sent on a days excursion to
the country. while $50 were sent out to remain for
longer times
Part Of these boys were taken to Camp Riis,
Loyd's Neck Huntington. Long leland. where
open for two weeks each. Two kindergartens
twelve classes and two clubs for older children six
girls clubs OF young women previously belonging
20 the house and five mothers clubs make up the
regular programme throughout the year of the
organized work of the Settlement. The chidren's
classes were in cooking, gymnasium, sewing. music
and dancing. In addition, six talks and demon
stratons were given last spring on practical nurs-
ing by trained
Miss Charlotte A. Waterbury, the head worker
reported that many of the Oldest Settlement fam
HES had moved away from the neighborhood to
Brooklyn or The Bronx but still continued their
connection with the house II was also reported
that the funds hand were not sufficient for the
increased work of the Settlement, and the man
ayers decided TO exert every to increase the
number Of subscriptions by which alone the Settle
ment is supported.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-28
OBITUARY NOTES.

SYLVESTER ROSS, for nearly fifty years
lumber merchant in Brooklyn. died at mis- summer
home. at Southampton, Long Island on Friday
from apopeXy. He was seventy-one years old. In
1851 he went into the lumber business for himself
and in 1899 turned his lumber interests to his
Julian.
THE REV. JOHN J. BOYLAN. rector Of ST. Lu-
cys Roman Catholic Church, Jersey City, died at the
rectory yesterday He born Jersey City
December "a 1858. His education completed at
Seton Hall College, South Orange y. J., and he
ordained June 3. 1884 He first ap-
pointed curate Of St. MchaeTs Church, Jersey City,
where he remained eight years. He then became
rector of St Leo's Church. at Irvington. \. J. In
March 1894, when st. Lucys parish set off from
St. AIichaeTs. IN Jersey City. Father Boylan was
made its rector. The funeral will be Wednesday.
CHARLES G. FOSTER. managing editor of
Fosters Daily Democrat and equal owner Of the
paper with his brother, George J. Foster, died at
his home in Dover, \. H, yesterday, at the Of
forty-eight years Joshua z. Foster his father,
founded The Daily Democrat"
New-York tribune., 1907-10-28
RUSSIA'S NEW D0UMA.
GOVERNMENT IN POWER.
NezC Election Lao Results an Redc-
tiOnary Victory.

ST. Petersburg. Oct. 27-The results OF the
final elections held to-day in the greater part
of European Russia. the Caucasus and Asiatic
of the third Douma, which has been predicted
since the PRONUNCIATION of the new election law.
For the first time in Russia's parliamentary his
tory the Constitutional Democrats and the
members of the Left are confronted by an over
whelming majority of reactionists and Conserv-
atives and MOderates who support the govern
ment programme of reform.
During the day 206 deputies were chosen, of
whom 90 were Conservatives. II members OF
the Moderate Constitutional party. including 30
Octobrists. Peaceful Regenationalist, 10 Con-
stitutionaI Democrats. Mussulman adherents.
Social Democrats and IT members OF the Ex-
treme Left. including two avowed revolutionists.
The elections were unfinished and 124 deputies
remain to be chosen tomorrow These will
give about the same proportion. and as the en-
tire Douma numbers only 442 members a Con-
servatIve majority is thereby assured,
The territory covered to-day included forty
one provinces of European Russia, the entire
Caucasus the provinces of Kuban and Terek and
the Russian inhabitants along the Polish frontier.
The Progressives were completely successful
only in the provinces OF Viatka, Simbirsk and
Perm, of European Russia. and the non-Russian
districts bordering Asia The OCtObristS capt
ured many provinces heretofore sOlidly Constitu-
tional Democratic, while the League Of the Rus
sian People and other reactionary organizations
We're successful in so many districts to cause
considerable apprehension among government
New-York tribune., 1907-10-28
sIR wILFRlp VISITS NEW HAMPSHIRE

Cornish. N H, Oct 2Z-Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Premier of Canada, and Lady Laurier, who have
been visiting in the New York colony here left to-
night on a special for ottawa. Sir Wilfrid and
Lady Laurier arrived from Canada at Windsor
Vt. on Saturday afternoon and were met at the
station by General James L. Willard. former Lieu
tenant Governor OF Virginia and his wife. who
drove them in an automobile to High Court. their
home in Mount Cornish.
dinner was given the guests by Colonel and
Mrs. Winston Churchill at the Churchill home
Harlakden, last evening
Automobile trips through the Blow -Me-Down and
Connecticut River valleys were given the visitors
to-day,
New-York tribune., 1907-10-28
OBITUARY..
JOHN A. STRAIEX

"ohn a Straley for many years a lawyer in
Nrookiyn' died at his home No 2S2 Halsey street,
oh fnuay from typhoid fever, at the age of forty
eight years. He was born IN Huntsville Sussex
county n. J., was graduated from the Albany
law School in 1888 and had practised law in Brook
lyn ever since. At the time OF his death he was
ihember of the firm OF Straley * Hasbrouck.
MI Straley was member of the Brooklyn Bar
ASsociatlon' counsel to the Law Enforcement
League of Brooklyn. member of the executive
committee of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton and of the Presbyterian Social Union, and
president OF the Brooklyn Chautauqua Alumni. He
was closely Identified with many charitable insti-
'u'lols ana at the time Of his death was an elder
IN the Central Presbyterian Church
New-York tribune., 1907-10-28
VICTOR HERBERT BEGINS CONCERTS.

Despite unfavorabln weather, Victor Herberts
numerous admirers occupied last night nearly every
eeat IL the spacious Broadway Theatre where ne
Degf1 the fourth tE his series of fall and winter
concerts. His soioist this is Miss Blanche
Daihed. a soprano, who has a pleasing personality
Hie sings with feeling.
aer opening number lest night was the area "Ah
lots lui' from "Traviata," which she Gang in a
.AeiiAer that won her rounds Of applause. After
N.e fntermssion she sang Eattcn's April Morn"
ahe programme proper opened with Berlioz's over
=. .'e carnaval Rornain.' which followed by
Doilany' ard "Rubato. two new compositions by
- -fek- De..bes was represented by a selection from
la Source"
The final hsif Of the programme wes given %
-'ivls from M-. He-kert's own ccmpositions
- ~ tie overture FROM '"rLe Red Aih. the
So dance fro:: 1T Happened in NordlaEa and
1-@ ->,s- Ale again.. from. .sl1lle. Modlste.p
New-York tribune., 1907-10-28
PERIL IN STATES RIGHTS ISSUE.

Lincoln, Neb.. Oct 27.-In an address at the dedi-
cation to-day of an honorary monument to General
John NJ. Thayer, in Wyuka Cemetery. John c.
Gown. of Omaha, said:
There has come forth from the land a voice that
is menace TO our national welfare. preaching
again that sermon of states rights that brought
forth the tragedy of the nation State conventions
and state legislatures have adopted resolutions
general government 1 warn you that this ten
dency, far il impregnateS the public mind.
is dangerously the sentiment for states rights
that resulted In the ordinances Of secession in the
early COS
Limit the power Of this national government, and
the hope of the liberty of mankind is gone. Limit
the power Of this government, given through the
wisdom Of our forefathers. supported and MAIN
tanned since by the blood Of millions, and you will
loosen the cords that bind these state entities into
one sheaves reaped and bound together in the
harvest of death. Limit the national power, and
the permanency of union will have departed for
New-York tribune., 1907-10-28
THE WEATHER REPORT.

OficiaI Record and dFOrecast-washington Oct IL
disturbance Of moderate strength has moved rapidly
eastward the Great Lakes attended by gen
orally the Eastern districts. by the Lake
Superior district and Canada and by brisk high winds
In the lake region Following this an area
OF high barometer colder fair overspread
fallen from the Pacific over the middle plateau
region and In the southwest. Monday will be fair and
colder throughout the central valleys and the lake region
In the Eastern and Southeastern
lowed by clearing. cooler weather. Rain likely
continue the Pacific Coast extend
70 the middle Rocky Mountain states Tuesday be
fair and cool generally the half
try. Along the middle Atlantic and New England
tho wind will be brisk 20 high from tho northwest along
the south Atlantic and Gulf coasts, fresh
west the Great Lakes the wind will diminish from
the northwest.
Storm warnings ordered Sunday morning on the
lower lakes and the middle Atlantic and New England
Steamers departing Monday for European ports viii
have northwest winds and clearing followed
fair weather 10 the Grand Banks.
Forecast for Special Locallties-For the District OF
Columbia. Eastern Pennsylvania. New Jersey Delaware
Maryland rain. followed by colder to-day;
Teusday fair; brisk northwest winds. diminishing
For New England and Eastern York rain fol-
lowed by fair and eoOl to-day; Tuesday fairi brisk
northwest winds.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-28
McAIN SPEAKS ON "sAvAeE EuRoPE.v

lectures on Savage Europe at the Carnegie Ly-
ceurn last night. Servia and Bulgaria were the
two countries to which he devoted his lecture
which was illustrated proiusely with life notion
and other pictures. Scenes shown by the life mo-
tion pictures embraced the following: Street
Scenes in Belgrade" Rural Scenes in the Bal
kans" 1.-THE Royal Palace" THE Road to Trnova''
ana Bulgaria and Her Armies" The next lecture
Of the series will be given next Sunday night.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-28

Leopold Woelfling formerly was Archduke Leo
pold Of Austria. He was a major general in the
Austrian army when he became enanored of Nile
Adamovics BavaTian actress, and to marry her
he renounced his title. His father, the Grand Duke
of Tuscany, cast him off. and Emperor Francis
Joseph ordered his name stricken from the army
list and from the roll of the knights Of the Golden
Fleece Woelfng divorced his wife last July his
charge against her being that she had offended
him by Joining q sect of vegetarans and had ac-
quired such eccentricities as taking sun baths
without her clothes. Woelfing is a brother OF
former Crown Princess Louise of Saxony.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-28
.EX-REPREsENrATlvE JOHN wELRoRN.

Lexington, Mo. Oct. 27.-John WeIborn. who
was Republican member of Congress from the 7th
Missouri District from 1905 10 1907, died to-day
from typhoid fever and the effects of a stroke Of
paralysis His wife is believed TO be dying.
Mr.. Weborn born on November 90 1857
He was educated in the public schools of Warrens-
burg. Mo. lie attorney at law.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-28
TO REHEARsE THREE NEW PLAYS.

The Berkeley Theatre it made known yes
terday will be closed this week to allow Mr. DAILY
and his associates in The Theatre of Ideas to
rehearse three new plays that to be presented
a week from tomorrow night. They are '"The Van
Dycke." a comedy adapted from the French; "A
Japanese Lady" and After the Opera" Nine.
Hanako will perform in "A Japanese Lady,
New-York tribune., 1907-10-28
MISS TRIxIE FRIeANzA IN VAUDEVILLE

Miss Trixie Frganza, the cheerful player who
shares the honors with Mr.. FOy in the musical
mixture THE Orchid" will be a special feature
Of the bill at the New York Theatre for the week
beginning November H. 1t made known yes
terday that Miss Friganza had signed a contract
for a long engagement under the management of
the promoters of advanced vaudeville"
New-York tribune., 1907-10-28
ADAPTATION FOR MISS ALLEN.

Miss Viola Allen will be seen here early in De-
cember in adaptation OF Henri Bernsteins lie
Bercan,' beng arranged for her by Louis N. Par
ker the English dramatist. Miss Allen, II was
announced yesterday, will be under the manage
ment OF Lieber & Co this She is now
abroad comforting with Mr.. Parker and NJ Bern
stein The latter is the author of the highly
cessful play THE Thief" now at the Lyceum
Theatre. His "Le Bercair' is described as a
"woman's play"
New-York tribune., 1907-10-28
Died.

BRowN-At her residence No. 2o04 5th ave. Ne.
outerbridge Brown daughter Of the late Ezekiel
Funeaa d. IN the a 'G yeSs 8s aeT as
Amherst (Mass) papers please copy
FDI4s s%Rss%d Sr r. nc October Sa e 5s H Il
st.. Hempstead october 20. at o'clock ntermeni
SATURDAY, october % Adelaide r. Ennis, Services AZ
convenience Of the family iS1S ''''
FITHIAN-At ossining N Y. October 2s. 1907. Willis
chaplain seamen's Friends Society Funeral
service on Monday evening October IS az OIel9ek
Cincinnati papers please copy
HAEYAs Aass1 Iats p PeES 1s.s CAL oGtosss Is 1907 s
HESSIsaturday. October e. 1907 after illness.
Ss5e5ss a M Hess $40 gnsra service ryat az hts a:s
10 O'Clock Kindly omit flowers.
os az PTinesso9 T. Friday
year Of his age Funeral services vii Ss nsla ~ a
New York city Tuesday' ocsos n a. 10 ana Oh ave-.
MAXWELL-on Saturday evening. October 2s. Rsbe d,
WI %lfe e. OF the late William Allen Maxwell and dausntss
SO years Funeral Services a. ber la. rs.,5n ~ S
2il2 Newkirk ave. Fqatbuah- Tuesday, ocs0Ssr -
M1sEs7As West New Brighton staten Islsnd orse.
Der a51 Henry Henry LaeonSe MoseS eldest son of ETsesroa
age. Funeral private
. Bs6Sg SSs a NAY s Hsf Nc s
NJ. Peters. Funeral private. '
years. at Etotsi "oooTe<ds New YORK Notice aa
funeral hereafter.
after long and sus@ins lines. @ InSa. esasss.- =
the late Samuel and Sarah (Wray) Scantlebury and
sister of Edward Scantebury. OF Brooklyn, n. x,
and OF Mrs ]. W. HambletOn OF Chicago. M Friends
affectOnRtely invited
her late residence. No. 10 Highland Place os
Ludlow ST.. YonkerS, N. z, o'clock D. M.
Monday. october 2s 1909 Inter1nent at con<anisncs
OF family.
SCHDNKBERG-At Lakewood, N. =. October q. ieoT,
berg and daughter OF the late Oliver W. Bird os Bos
ton Mass Notice OF funeral hereafter. Boston
please copy.
6HEFFIELD-Suddenfy, at New London. Conn,
sth year Katherine Cecil oldest daughter of George
and Katherine Sanford Sheffield Services 2s90
tuesday at residence New London. Conn
SONE-suddenly, October o. Louis V. sons. In his
6lst year OF the late Mrs Adea NJ McCreaFy-
Funeral at his late residence, West St,
Tuesday October %, o'clock D. InterTnent I.
convenience Of the family. Please omit flowers Wits
Plains papers please copy.
sTRATTON-On Friday night, October IS 1907 Carrie
Simpson, daughter OF the late DIR. Ebridgs simpson,
Of Hudson. N T., and beloved wife OF Thomas Q.
Stratton Funeral services Will be held her late
residence No III West Seth St., New York City,
Tuesday morning, October 90. 1890 o'clock E1d-
son On W and Montreal papers please copy
wISON-Entered Sunday afternoon October n,
1877, Elizabeth Wilson Funeral ssrytces at her lats
evening. October % LteTment prtsats
New-York tribune., 1907-10-28
PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS

BELIONT-George Won I. Meyer Postmaster
General Washington; G.. Hendricks. Cincinnati
FIFTH AVENUE-H. c. Frost. Brookline Mass;
d. Z WestCott. Chicago. MANHATTAN-E,c-
Governor John Gary Evans, South Carolina; Car
roll d. Wright, Worcester, Mass MURRAY
HILI-James o. King Newport r. l.: Clinton
Alvord. Worcester. Mass. ST. REGIS-Mr. and
Mrs. J. Q. Strawbridge, Philadelphia
New-York tribune., 1907-10-28
WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY.

American Museum Of Natural History. free. 20
5p m.
Tituar bishop Of Xnarpheos BY ASch6ishSp Farley
st. Francis Xayer's Church. 10 a.
Meeting OF the womhn's National Sabbath Alliance.
Presbyterian Building. No. 156 Fifth avenue. IL a m
Luncheon Of the National Society OF Ohio Women. Wal
doTf-AstOFia, 1880 p m
Minerva Club luncheon Yaldorf-Astoria. p m.
5Tee lectures or the Board OF Education. p. De
W.T. clinton % II, Hish school S9th 5sreet and seyeHfn
Public School 3 l4lst street and Edgecombe avenue
Qlus,rateD: Public School H. No. 225 East 27th
street. Eiward F. Biselow. '.iiaunts OF Nature IL
in Hew York Citv Iuiidjnrs. dinstEate9,. 4raeiio
School A. and St Nicholas avenue Orrol
A Parker Porto l'ieo 2 and 8 It's People glGstraIsd};
Eisa IPS , ManS % Of n rar99 G@an9nSeai5h9 @ 1 Gls
street W Wallace Ker. 'Incandescent Lighting
dlusHted) Public School 50. 70th street and First
Fur and Feathers dlustrated); Public School 1l9.
:Fconomies and Ethics': Public school 1SS FRS;
avenue and 5lst street Miss Charlotte Teller Joan
and 18th streets. Mrs Miriam NeweoInb Cramer,
Iunts illustrated; Public school l5S. No 24l East
New York Today illustrated; Public school 1ss.
''rhe Life Saving Service dlustrated1: New York
4iHe 6ins asb6 s 81 Vgtn k SIeeI Hall miSI NO asa
Hudson street. Cyrus G Adams. Progress in the
trateD; St Peters Hall 10th street. between Eighth
and Ninth avenues Ei%3od g. TewkseHTy. The Far
165th street and Union avenue. Professor Ernest
b saho No. ss %ba St aTsnu Forhs
Thomas anna How A. tt0T % & @uT M Water Supply & RG We o;
Z, Church street. Kingsbrdge. Mrs. Martha FoOte
Matilda street WaKsGed, n r. BaamsaTd !Tienns ma
and Budapest" dllustrated): Public School %. An
story OF the Stars dlustrateD: Public School "a.
John @ oswald The History OF A4 Printng. diIps
tateD 1 daye'te Hal Ae1ander 9yenqs and lSIth
disc" illustrated: Realty Hall. Osder and Merriam
Life dIIustratedJ
New-York tribune., 1907-10-28
GRANT FAMILY REUNION TO-DAY.

The annual reunion Of the Grant Family Asso-
citation will be held at Windsor. Conn, to-day
General Frederick ID. Grant viii preside. and J. G.
phelps Stokes. of New York, viii deliver the prin
ciDal address. The members win attend dinner
IT, Hartford this evening. and tomorrow there
win bs pilgrimage to the home of Roswell Grant.
st East Windsor ILL.,.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-28
'PEKING GAZETTE" IN NEW HANDS.
Modern Newspaper supersedes Oldest jour
nal-Japan's Influence Shown

Pekng, Oct. 27.-"The Peking Gazette" the
worlds oldest newspaper and China's official
bulletin for memorials and edicts, has been
superseded by a modern newspaper. which, be-
sides printing the memorials and edicts. also
will publish editorials. The first of the edito-
rials significantly reviews the Japanese con-
stitution. and otherwise tho paper shows Jap
anese Influences.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-28
BARON NuNBuRNHoLMg.

London. Oct H-Charles Henry Wilson first
baron Nunburnholme. died to-day. Before he was
elevated TO the peerage in 1905 he had represented
nun In Parliament for thirty-two years. He was
born in 1893
Lord Nunburnholme head of the Wilson
Ine Of Stearnshins
New-York tribune., 1907-10-28
LEROY B. FIRMAN,

Helena, Mont, Oct 27.-Leroy b. F1rman, in
Vehtor Of the telegraph fire alarm system and the
messenger call box, is dead at Anaconda He was
seVenty-four years old. For years he was asso-
ciated with Thomas a. Edison and Alexander Bell
He was the organizer Of the American District
Telegraph Company
New-York tribune., 1907-10-28

Highest temperature yesterday 5S degrees lowest A:
81; for corresponding year. 5S
corresponding date thrty-three
Local ForecastRan. followed by fair cooler to-
day. Tuesday. fair; brisk northwest winds
New-York tribune., 1907-10-28
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