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New-York tribune., 1908-11-01

buffalo feeding on stretch of grassy prairie sus
pecting no danger. a thick wood bordered the
pI airie and the natives predicted that the buffalo
after they had finished browsing. Accordingly. the
party, making a wide detour, stealthily concealed
themselves in the wood close to the edge of the
prairie and as the animals began 70 move toward
the forest for a shady spot in which to lie down
and chew the cud their movements were success
fully photographed. The frolics Of the calves
made pretty pictures. and sometimes short sharp
fight between the old bull at the head OF the nero
and presumptuous younger fellow would present
even livelier action to the camera.
Finally the herd got near to the party that II
was thought advisable to fire on them. Violent
commotion among the buffalo followed The bulls
in rage stampe1 the ground and shook their large
snd sharp horns. Cows bawled for their calves
to come close. All shifted the air loudly g8zing
wildly about not knowing which side was the
concealed danger. Suddenly the whole herd turned
and tore away in the direction of the wind, leaving
one wounded bull lying the ground Then the
huntsnen came out of their ambush and ran tow
ard the PROSTATE buffalo but soon as he saw
them ne scrambled to his feet in fury and charged
them The party scattered before him IN short
order whereupon he turned and followed the re-
treating herd.
Picking up courage, the hunters followed at
respectful distance the angry beast, which was
wounded In the leg and body. In about an hour
they overlook him again This time he was lying
down and another buffalo standing guard over
him A volley from the rifles brought down the
New-York tribune., 1908-11-01
ISHMAELS OF CEYLON.

There is { curious tribe NJ people IN Ceylon
called the Rodigas live the life Of social Ish
maels, despised and cast out by their fellows
Untu quite recently they lived apart from the
abodes of other men. in holes ana caves; IN no
case may thy lie down 70 rest with other men n.
they may not enter q temple or a court OF Justice
and on all occasions compelled 10 stand afar
eli" 50 low down In the scale of humanity a~c
they placed that they may not even speak with
strangers exce"t through the intermediary OF A
man Of the lowest caste above their own. OF late
years Tn r status has been Improved and they are
less seryle In consequence but even now they GaU
their knees with uphfted hands TO address
People Of the lowest recognized caste and upon
the approach OF "a traveller they shout 10 warn
him to stop until they get fl the road and n s
pass without risk cf dem from the 11rcS-
unity OF their persons. II Is curious and Vet go
Characteristic Of society in al countries ana ain
levels thgt even amongst these peorle. who seem
10 have reached the very lowest rlns OF the human
ladder there are classes and social distinctions.
Thus. the an'hetteyos. ar BARRIERS. and iiie hano-
morevos, or bete hoXua kcrs are looked upon with
contempt by the despised ostraclsed Rodgas who
TO the length ~ shutting their dogs lest they
should stray into the houses of the low born.
gnaw bone that they may throw at them
Dundee Advertiser.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-01
ATLANTIC CITY
Good Heather Keeps the Hotels
FHIed and ANozcs Batking.

Atlantic City. Oct SI.-The JeInperature at At
Iantic City has been warm enough most OF this
week 10 induce lot OF the visitors 10 take ocean
dips. and overcoats and heavy wraps usually found
in plenty late in the season. have been almost
an unknown quantity The rain OF wednesday
resembled April shower The good weather has
been the OF keeping filed hotels that psF-
haps would otherwise have been nearly snptisSa
The October business has been about twice as SreAe
as that IN October o. previous years.
The management OF the Steel Pier has announced
that structure viii be kept open all winter. Only
before has the pier been open after October
10. and then through the instrumentaIity OF the
hotel men, who gave il their support The pier
will have an orchestra, and concerts Will be given
every afternoon and evening during the entire
winter At present Jovinue's Orchestra is playing
there. and the pier is well patronized. A IitJe
later in the season series OF hops and dances
will be started
Charles T. Hughes. tr.. son OF Governor Hughes
Of New York spent part OF the week at the SHORE
as guest of Charles d. White at the MarIborouga-
Bienheim- He came. down TO attend the banquet
given by the Greek letter fraternity Delta CpsiIon
of witch he is a member.
Mrs. o. h Harrison. OF New York is spending
part Of the winter the resort She gave din
ner to party OF friends the Holland Hotel Mon
day evening
Craig T. Kline, OF Gotham. Is at GaIen Hal
Mrs ~ :. SteelTla- and her daughter. Miss steel
man Of New York have taken apartments at HAD
don Hall for extended stay. They viii os Joined
later by Mr.. S,eelman.
James W Connolly, OF Harlem. Is spending
fortnight ar YounS'S Hotet
MI and Mrs James w Kern. OF New York, Nho
ars spending some time Tiaddon HALL. distant
relatives Of the Democratic candidate for Vics-
President
Mr. and Mrs J. W. Robinson and James aai
Joan Robinson. OF New York. are spending a fort
hiSAt al the TrOymo-e as the guests OF relatives
'p'- + W. Avery. of Brooklyn. accompanied oy
E-9 wife and daughter, is at the Hotel ChaIf0nte
Henry W. Holtz. one OF the battalion commanders
Of the New York Fire Department and Mrs. Hor<.
are at the Dennis.
Mr. and Mrs David WaIIacn. OF New York are
snlong the visitors the Royal Palace
NFs. w l. Hartman. OF New York. IS 1T YounS'
HctCl
Milton Bennett. New Eork lawyer. has been
H'Nns poitical speeches in the interest % hisoh
friend Congrcssnlan John j. Gardner who is max
ins campaign for hts ninth consecutive term Il
the NATIONAL legislative body.
MI and Mrs, Charles Ellison, of New York. are
amcnS the weeks visitors az Haddon Hall
New-York tribune., 1908-11-01

guardian buffalo before he could charge Dark
ress was then fast approaching. and the camp
had been left far behind. It determined to
start back at before the swift blackness Of
the tropical night fell upon them, and to return
first thing the morning for the quarry. But
when the hunters got back in the morning the
guardian buffalo had disappeared So great Is the
vitality OF this brute and so much lead can he
carry away in his carcass without seeming incon-
venience that II IS wonder hunters approach
him with considerable trepdation.
In elephant hunting the the party was no less
successful and so many good negatives weIe pro-
cured that the moving picture firm which financed
the party does not feel its outlay Of 5000 francs
was poor investment by any
New-York tribune., 1908-11-01
CAMERA AND GUN
TRACK BIG GAME
NOVING PICTURES TRUE
TO LIFE.
Experiences of French Hunters an
Country President ROoseUeH
Hill TraUcrSe on Trip.

IT was announced last week that President Roose-
welt had chosen Uganda for the scene of his hunt
ing exploits in South Africa next summer. that he
would start from Mombasa. on the coast thence
working has way ia the general direction Of
Victoria Nyslnza and then into the great plateau
OF Uganda. where big game abounds. In this sec
Iion he VIII strike the headwaters OF the Nile about
Albert Nyanza. which he will slowly follow
northwa-d 10 hhartoum, where Mrs Roosevelt and
friends VIII probably be waiting FOR him. khar-
1Curn stands close the spot where the Blue Nile
empies into the main stream OF that mighty river,
and part Of the valley of the Blue Nile viii be
trave-sed by the President before he reaches khar-
touTn- Therefore OF particular interest to Ameri-
is account, with vivid photographs, pub
lshed in the current number Of ''LIIustraton,"
OF Paris. describing the adventures Of a hunting
party that recently returned from the Blue Nile
valley, where. with rife and camera. they had
immense success in finding big game in large num-
New-York tribune., 1908-11-01
Constant Reader Tells What He
Missed an Last Weeks Papers.

.Rot.sing yind-up Of the campaign, isn it' sdlu
Busy Man But the action has been so rapio'
hardly know where I'm at Seems IKE Idle anu
Hughes for sure now, doesn't itY
"The Taft wave seems 70 be rolling up 20 'oi
,,,oa that will swamp Bryan" returned constant
geader "and Governor Hughes is gaining "nar
seems to be an unsurmountable lead over Chanef.
If YOU take the betting as a guide. It's Ia1t anu
Hughes It's now from 10 TO AZ TO l that IdLt N'ii
win and from 10 to to even money on hughes
arrba leaders of both parties made New York CITY
and state the deciding battle-ground last week ana
Judge Taft Governor Hughes and Mr. Bryan mace
oscIonic trips and addressed thousands OF voters
Judge Taft made five speeches IN BROOKLYN "heI7
forty thousand men paraded and cheered hirn'
ro,sed the voters in New Haven, Stamford. South
Norwalk and Bridgeport spoke for Governor
Hughes in Schenectady, Syracuse, Troy Cohoes'
yonkers. Tarrytown. Peeksk and Poughkeepsie'
New-York tribune., 1908-11-01

lam Wolstenholrne in the Academy of Music, Brook
lyn. this afternoon:
Sonata op O. No 4...............----. Mendelss9hn
Bt! BeseoleIaoL mar
FssSP5sis FesSfSsiS II
Toccata in B fiat. ,-o,.+.u,o,,,s
Fantaisie Rustique
(Un Souvenir Nuptiae)
Iaro ''iIn and nd Chorus from Wagner
Improvisation themes from Wagner
Albert spalding the young American violinist.
will assist Nine Eames the Waldorf-Astoria
In concert for the benefit of the New York Anti
Viyisection Society on November Il. Mr.. Spalding
Will play the violin obblgato for Nine. Eames in
the closing number. Gounods Ave Maria"
The sale of single seats for the opening concert
OF the RUSSIAN Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie
Hall on Thursday, November L, has begun at the
box office The society reports an encouraging
increase In the seasons subscription Modest Alt
schuer will introduce to the American public at
the first concert Mile. Tina Lerner, of Odessa,
Russia. Miss LeTner is a pupil OF Godowsky and
made her debut III Europe three years ago. She
will play RachmantnoT's second concerto. To com
meulorate the recent death of Rimsky- -korSakof
Mr.. Altschuler Will give Tschaikowsky's symphony
"Pathetque' and Rimsky- Korsa4sof's "Capriccio
Eepagno.'
NJ H. Hanson has received a cable dispatch from
Dr. Ludwig WuIlner, The German Ledersinger,
that he and his accompanist, Conrad V Bos, will
sail their first American tour on November
from 8remsn on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse.
To-night's concert by Victor Herbert and his
orchestra at the Broadway Theatre will call atten-
tion once more to the circumstance that Mr.. Her
bert has in ats orchestra an excellent vloiinist
.Cnn NJ Sparfu-, who will play tonight as his
principal number composition by Fritz Stahl-
berg assistant conductor Of the orchestra entitled
"Barentanz' C'The Bear Dance'D, founded ON
German 1oik story. The orchestral numbers, be-
sides the selections from Mr. Herbcrts Little
Memo" viii include Rerlioz's overture The Judges
of thY Secret Court" the nocturne from Masse-
nets ''Ll Navarraise, nlinuet for strings by Bot
zoni a new composition by Iyanow and a suite de
ballet. also new, by Aine LacEaum".
The Oratorio Society Of New York under Frank
Damrcsch's leadership. viii give six different
choral works this at Carnegie Hal. one
Of them. Debussys THE Blessed DamozeL' viii
be a novelty IN New York, while the Other com
positions to be sung have been chosen from among
those enjoyed by the Oratorio Society's au-
dences in previous seasons. The work by Debussy
will be produced at the iira concert on Wednesday
evening, December p and with It VIII be presented
La Vita NuoVa." by Wolf-Feuart which made
deep impression here "A year ago music Of
originality and power. TIE Messiah will receive
enty fifth performance the 5ocety's hands.
being set Ger Sa turday afternoon and Tuesday
evening, December 20 and % In honor Of the cen
tenary of Mendelssohns birth his popular
Elijah" will be sung Gu th6 evening OF February
T. 1903 This Is designed to figure OF the
New-York tribune., 1908-11-01
OTHERS ON FIRING LINE.

Speaker Cannon, Secretary Cortelyou, Attorney
General Bonaparte. Mr.. Sherman, the Vice7Presi-
Dental candidate, and Secretary Root were the
firing line and doing great execution
'NIr. Bryan active any Of his oppo-
nenis. He spoke in Schenectady at the same hour
Judge Taft speaking, welcomed by thou
sands of his admirers at Madison Square Garden
and in tventy-four hours made eighteen speeches
in the metropolitan district. nine in Brooklyn. fve
in Manhattan, three in nearby Jersey. and in
Queens. He also stumped the upstate territory.
james s Sherman, Republican Vice-Presidental
candidate, gave out a statement dealing with
charges that he had been involved in an attempted
deal in government timber lands IN New Mexico
with Edmund Burke and Others the company which
they had formed seeking to obtain possession
through sharp practice, a low figure. of millions
of Of valuable timber Mr.. sherman said that
the charges, so far he concerned, had no
substance whatever. Burke presented a business
proposition involving the. purchase OF timber lands
in New Mexico which were not United States prop
erty. and the construction of a railroad. Ten men
gave 5000 each to form company and investigate
the project There secret about II.
After looking into the matter carefully ard at
length the men. Of whom Mr.. Sherman was one de-
cided that the lands available would not Yield a
profit the railroad construction and Development
The plan abandoned, the company dissolved
about half the sum invested paid back and
their prospective connection with the enterprise was
ended, Not on" foot dollars worth of United
States property concerned with il in any v-av
There Was no secrecy about il and no need for any
Mr. Sherman never urged the passage OF any bill
regarding the proposition,
Four witnesses declared that the.- heard F~,ap
refer to worhingmen public beggars' The
Labor World repUGated AIr CfOmpers's atterDt &,
deliver the labor vote to Bryan. and advised or
gauiaed Workingmen 30 vote for Taft.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-01
There will OF course, be thu usual frequent encore
for which Sousa's concerts are celebrated.

There will Of course be thu usual frequent encores
for which Sousa's concerts are celebrated
Nassily Safonoff conductor OF the Philharmonic
Society, arrived here Friday the Lusitania.
Mr.. Safonof comes to conduct for his third and,
according his present contract. last season with
the orchestra Since October t. Mr.. Safono1f said.
II have been conducting concerts in various cities
Twice in Copenhagen I conducted the Symphony
Society, selecting occasion a Tschaikowsky
and on the other a Beethoven programme. The
musicians of the orchestra presented at the
second concert gold laurel wreath for which they
had subscribed. On it engraved In admira-
ton and the hope OF a speedy return of the great
conductor, Wassny Safonon.' The Copenhagen
Symphony Orchestra tried hard to persuade me to
come there for five more concerts during the sea
son. but it was, of course. out of the question.
went back TO ST. Petersburg from Copenhagen to
conduct the concert in memory of Rimsky-KOrsa-
koff, who died last summer. II was d very solemn
affair beginning with the Chopin funeral march
as it has been orchestrated by Glazounow. think
the Philharmonic Society may play it this year at
the concert in honor of Chopin. The rest of the
programme devoted to the music of Rimsky-
Korsakoff." MIR. Safonoff who is strongly nation
alistic in his musical IDEAS. has accepted for the
Philharmonic Orchestra a symphonic poem by an
American composer. 1t win be performed at the
concerts Of February y and -. believe that an
American orchestra" he said. should find a place
every year on its programmes for an American
composer. Nothing could be more thoroughly
American than this WORK. which IS dedicated TO
Abraham Lincoln and called in his honor II VIII
his one hundredth birthday. L. Stahlberg is the
GO mposer of the symphonic poem. which was played
once by the Pittsburg Orchestra under Victor Her
bert Z few years ago"
New-York tribune., 1908-11-01
THE MORSE TRIAL.

"HOw's the Morse and Curtis trial gettirg OF "a
The two defendants who started n % u1aks
one defence. have taken different paths and TIA
case Of each man FOR himself Curtis has
testified that he told Morse on October 1s fs7
that he had busted the bank by ovsrd-awing his
account more than t2000. Morse says Curtis
made such remark Judge Hough dismissed the
conspiracy count in the Indictment against re
two for lack OF evidence
7 suppose there was soEethtng else % interest
In addition 20 politics.?
The recent conferences n E;u-o5ean capitals
appear to have brought the idea OF az intsrna-
tonal congress for the settlement OF The Balkan,
problems appreciaoly nearer realization Both
Austr1s-Hdngary and Bulgaria adopting
policy OF moderation Baron Won AehrentkaI. tbs
AUstro- Hungarian Foreign Minister. announces
that his government is ready 70 enter the congress
TO discuss the annexation OF Bosnia and HerzegC-
vina, provided the discussion respects Austria's
sovereign rights f. those provinces. while the Bli
garian government Is TO" recorciled 70 the pay
nlent OF pecUniary compensation 70 Turkey A FUR
Their understanding between the cO1tendinS parties
is expected 20 result from the visit Of Emperor
William TO the Austrian Emperor and Archduze
Francis. the last named being regarded IS the
prime mover I'm Aust-ia's forward policy n the
Balkans
The Liberal party. headed by Sir WHcr1d
Iaurier, Premier. won the Canadian election foT
members OF the House OF Commons. The Countess
Szechenyi. formerly Miss Gladys Vanderbilt. gave
birth to a daughter- TWO suTragettes invaded the
House Of Commons chauing themselves to grille
IN the wornen's gallery yelled and threw hsndbins
into the House
The American battleshfp feet arrived al Annoy
and was royalty welcomed BY the Chinese Nicholss
Tschaikov5ly, the Russian revolutiOnist, after an
imprisonment OF eleven months and FIVE days was
released or $500 ball. pending trial HIS release
was the result principally OF efforts of Americans
and EngIishmen-
New-York tribune., 1908-11-01
GoMPERs TO THE PREsIDENT

Replying President RooseveIt's letter 70
Senator Knox in reference to jce application or
the writ OF Injunction in labor disputes .,a-y,,r
GomperS, president OF the American Federation,
of Labor attacked the President for what I'D,
termed "A change Of position OF nj least a,na-
ent friendship to bitter. tndefeuslbIe antap.-t r.
10 labor Trade unions representing lGoObo ,ot
ers tabled or decided 70 act on th,. .ir,,,I-,
sent out by Gompers asking fey votes fcr Rry.r
'feInins,' German 1-AHericons asked al mem
" r. Hearst in number OF speeches n, g..
YORK ~ asSaiied Nhan!er traitor To BRYAN
w Il; Hearst read Two letters written bv Ioh,,
D. Arehbo'd 10 Senator William J. seweu Of New
'''SeS' VINO mas since died In reference TO John
New-York tribune., 1908-11-01
B1.AoKWELL's ISLAND BRIDGE.

'"The report Of a firm OF engineering experts ap-
pointed five months ago by the Board OF Estimate
investigate the safety Or the Bleckwells Island
or Greensboro. Bridge over the East River, be-
tween Manhattan and Queens. sustained the
charges Of The Tribune that there were grave ap-
prehensons among bridge engineers that the strct-
pre was being dangerously overloaded
Relations between the Pennsylvania Railroad
and the Standard Oil Company were prOoed Sy
Frank B. kellogg in the Standard Oil hearing in
the Custom House. Edward T Johnson % Buffalo.
division freight agent OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
testified that the Standard Oil Company was tbs
only shipper from Oleau. y Z. TO Rochester. ard
had been charged only nine cents barrel for the
1O6 miles independent dealers paid rates varying
from z8s to IS cents barrel for distances varying
from 127 to 157 miles.
"On Wednesday President Roosevelt received cor
gratuIatons on his fftieth birthday Mrs Lillian
NJ N Stevens was reelected president OF the Ma
tionaI wornan's Christian Temperance Union Tho
United States Circuit Court directed receiver .
the Union Railway 70 continue the service OF that
road beyond 2S}d street and White Plains aveIius.
which he had stopped. compelling residents OF that
section to pay extra fare
New-York tribune., 1908-11-01

and was cheered for nineteen minutes at monster
meeting at Madison Square Garden.
Governor Hughes spoke at the same meeting
and in the course OF the week covered the city
and state thoroughly. He aroused white heat OF
enthusiasm in Kings County, and set 'em cheering
in Albany, Oswego, Genesee, Chautauqua, Mont
gomery. Fulton and Schenectady counties. hitherto
considered hostile to him
New-York tribune., 1908-11-01

Songs Loves philosophy n cn5s sby o clarke
Mime. Sharna Cumming ;, -.o
CHoius' The II HsieSy Singing society
Incidental tenor SOLO Alfred Sa0pio@
Samuel A. Baldwin will give his usual Sunday
afternoon organ recital great hall Of the City
College to-day. On Wednesday afternoon, Noven4-
Der I, at 3 o'clock, a Wagner programme VIII be
played. The programmes are as follows:
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1. AT $3.50.
Sixth symphony wo movements). Widor
Etude Symphonque
Air from suite it. IN D. l'A'h
The Curfew- nI.
Am Nicer (by requesp Rossin
Overture TO William Tell - '
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 4. AT 3.
Vorspiel MeisteIsinseL
Introduction 10 Third MelsleIsihseF
A Siegfred a..
Good Friday Music. Farsifai
An interesting scheme has been designed by
Frank DaTnrosch for the coming series OF Sym
phony Concerts for Young People 1t Is founded
on the fairy tales marchen. legends, NEUROLOGICAL
tales and sagas which have inspired composers. Six
concerts will be given Saturday afternoons. NO
yember 2S December 19. January 50, February "a
March 1S and March q
The young American pianist Nathan Fryer VIII
give a recital in Mendelssohn Hall on November Il.
Programme of organ music to be played by Will
New-York tribune., 1908-11-01
k FOR THE BUSY NAN "A

Committee OF the House. 8rr. Hearst also read
affidavts to show that John Z. Lamb. vics-chair-
of the Democratic National Committee f,
Chicago had been active enemy OF Organized
labor in TerTe Haute, Ind Herman Ridder ana
MS sons gave $4,000 TO the Democratic Campaign
fund.
The Appellate Division decided that no ballots
could be given out at the polls on Election Day
after o'clock To be voted a ballot must bA IN
the hand that hour
New-York tribune., 1908-11-01
SEMT-MONTHLY PAY.

John Williams State Commissioner Of LABOR.
said that positive information that tho all
roads this state h2d determined not to obey ths
new seEli-nonthly pay law. which becomes opera
tive on November I. rs said that in such event re-
would bring action 20 recover damages from the
railroads Sailors the steamship Adriatic rffed
the trunks OF passengers. and articles valued AZ
5000 recovered The Rev. DIT Charles 4
Parkhurst resigned from the presidency OF ths
Society for the Prevention O: Crime after seven
teen years and a half os service
The city budget 1863 VIII close S5 coo
and the LIS, - 50 H.o00 OF assessed
valuation. The increase ove- this year is about
S13.5I0o00. The tax rate this year IS 1-42 OF the
s157 e006e 10 be raised for the budget Of yea-
S129 300 viii be obtained by levying tax. the
other SIS 90 go coming from 5he sinking fund. whic.i
annually accunuiatss a large surplus. This IS
turned into the general fund for the reduction C
the budget
one OF the Night Riders arrested IN Tsnnesse-
for the murder o. Captain Rankin confessed, fmpii
eating forty others ard designating the leaders
The alleged leaders were arrested, and efghty-fvs
prisoners were placed under the guard OF
militia
The death list included Mrs William Aztor and
John P Caddagan. lessee and manager Of the HOY
House