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New-York tribune., 1908-11-15
"UNLLE n. D." ELECTED
FOR LAST TERN
DEAN OF CONGRESS- TO
RETIRE.
One of Fe5O SurUiUors Of Those
Uho .4duissd LincOln-StGbed
Fortune on the Monitor.

New Haven Nov. 14.-Uncle Nehemiah D. SpeI-
n dean Of Congress, has served notice On MS con-
gt3tuents that will never run for Office again
Al the close of the term which he has just been
elected he will retire from public life. be says
The passins Of N. D." as everybody knows
him will remove one Of the few remaining CLOSE
friends and cre Of mere handful Of the New Eng
land advisers Of Abraham Lincoln. sperTy was
xz1tb Lincoln at the founding Of the Republican
party. and he has since always stood high IN l'S
councils
when Uncle y D" takes his seat in Congress
sr a few weeks he viii be eghty-two years OF age
several years older than any other ConsresSil4I
chosen at the last election He viii, therefore, Dc
efgty-four years old the expiration Of his pres
ent term but lie feels that he has several years
left Of aggressive activity.
He is careful TO sign his initials IN u. his
rolitcal rivals used to say that the letters stooo
FOR ..,lotI7iDg Doing" He admits that such may
be their meaning. but he amends the suggestion
by adding. FOR the other fellow who runs HiS
friends say that the letters mean Never Defeated
srd his record Of sixty-1ve years in public lie
bears out his claim 20 the title. Uncle Nehemiah
never lost an election. BE was never defeated a.
the polls
Trudging into New Haven from woodbridge a
g,arefooted farmers boy. with his belongings ted
up In a bandana handkerchief. he did chores for
his board TIL he learned the, trade OF mason ne
soon became one Of the most extensive mason con-
tractors in New Haven and the frm Of which ne Is
She head has built many Of the most expensive
Yale buildings. From the time when. as a Naie
.llan OF tFentysix Sperry entered politics and was
elected Selectuan, Councilman and finally Alder
man OF New Haven. he has been constantly IN
public life In 1855 he was Secretary of State for
Connecticut II that year he bolted the American
PARTY al its famous convention because Re felt 1t
was not right OF the slavery question In 1856 he
Ras 8 delegate the first Republican convention
lie was chosen chairman Of the Republican State
Committee in that year. and was at the head Of
the Connecticut Republican organization as na-
tonal committeeman through most OF the Civil " ar
IN 1861 Lincoln appointed him postmaster Of New
Haven, anG he retained that Office til President
Cleveland removed him n 1855. -Four years later
President Harrison reappointed him, but he was
retired again in 1888 by Cleveland. He entered Con-
sress IN 1885 from the 20 Connecticut District, and
he has been reelected seven times
IN d" is called the father OF the rural free
delivery system and is expert pOstof1ces
and post roads For several sessions he has
been chairman Of the committee on the liquor
New-York tribune., 1908-11-15
PARLIAMENT CAN IMPEAcH

The only means which the nation has OF *.
pressing It's disapprovai OF any act or utterancs
OK the sovereign In connection with the foreign
policy or the empire, or OF any convention made
oy the sovereign, hs TO impeach in Parliament
the minister or the Crown who is believed 10
have advised the monarch from criminal mo-
dves to conclude agreement derogatory to ths
honor and interests Of the people," This i'm
peachment while II may lead to the punishment
or the minister In question. in no way affects
the validity OF the agreement condemned By
Parliament. nor In any way annuls IT,
The late Lord Salisbury when Foreign Min
lister always insisted that. like Bismarck he
was as Foreign Minister responsible not To
Parliament, nor 70 his colleagues In the Cabinet,
whom he often kept In Ignorance but solely 20
Queen Victoria, and after her to King Edward.
In whom the control and direction OF the foreign
relations OF the empire are centred: and II may
be recalled that at the very height u his power
and popularity Queen Victoria Insisted upon the
dismissal OF Lord PalmerstOn from the office OF
Secretary OF State for Foreign Affairs because
he had. without her sanction and contrary 10
her wishes. instructed the English AnoaSsSN0A
sn Paris TO recognize Napoleon III as Empelo'
sitter the coup detat. Nor can IL ever oe iOi
gotten IN this country how Queen Victoria useu
this prercgative Of the British Crown 10 prevent
her Secretary OF State tor Foreign Affairs Hot1
sending 70 Washington a dispatch already WIZ
ten In connection with the Trent controversy,
which, II presented BY LORD Lyons In us orisiA--
form TO this government, would have ineVl'aD'y
involved Great Britain IN war with the Cn-0
States EA-AI4AOAA-
New-York tribune., 1908-11-15

cialy against schInitz and Ruef that the commit
tee OF the Citizens League Of Justice has appeaieu
20 Mayor Tayio? TO appoint a comrnlt'ee !" lIahe
thorough investigation OF the prosecutions "oih
and then report 20 the public The Mayor mas
appointed the following committee Dr Henry HlO-
bon. dean OF Cooper Medical College; AieNa'lUe.
CoIdstein president of the Phoenix SeeoiAs anu
Packing Company: the Rev D o. Crowley. OF me
Youths Directory: the Rev William X Guthrl7
pastor O. the First Presbyterian ChuFch; W1ihaH
Denman q well known attorney: william Kent
capitalist who had prominent part In the Chlcs4eo
traction fight. and VIII J. French. editor or me
Labor Clarion" Mr. Denman has been "h"se" 8S
chairman II is reported that the selection OF the
committee was made 10 rorestail possible leg's-
lative inquiry into the cys affairs, after tho man
ner Of the Isexow committed
Henry 4. Schulze. the architect, has attacheo
the property Of the Olympic Club for SS3522 al
legged 10 be due him for preparing plans tor the
new athletic club building. The present olympic
Club managers say they Will probably bring a
counter suit against SchuZe for alleged waste OF
club funds and failure to submit his plans tor
approval to the directors The club received $780,
90 In Insurance. which Was enough for the ereo-
ton OF a two story building on the old tounda-
tons which were uninjured. But President Will
lam Greer Harrison had ambitious views lie hao
schulze design a six story building. to cost S'ooV"
and he let contract TO remove the oio touho~-
New-York tribune., 1908-11-15

traffic The greatest sacrifice Uncle y. D. made
for his country 70 pledge his entire personal
fortune in the Civil War 10 guarantee the building
Of the Monitor The National Naval Board refused
authorize the boats construction unless t1nd
OF 500 600 was given. only for the boats con-
struCtion specified, but also for the guarantee
that Il would whip the Merrimac. Daniel Drew, OF
New York said that be would sign a bond pledg-
ing that amount II Sperry would also DO
Sperry and Drew attached their signatures. and
AL day the fatefUI Sunday while the battle
Hampton Roads was raging Sperry. with his friend
Cornelius 5 Bushnell. Of New Haven. who backed
Ericsson IN the building OF the boat. waited in the
telegraph Office in New Haven to learn the outcome
OF the fight Finally the news OF the Merrimac's
defeat came the wire, and BushnelTs hand
came down over Sperry's broad back with q hearty
''Sperry. your bond is safe
New-York tribune., 1908-11-15
PRERoGATrvE OF THE CROWN.

These meetings between the Minister OF For
eign Affairs OF the Dual Empire and the parlia-
mentary delegations always prove satisfactory,
though. OF course. Il would be possible for che
delegations to express their dissent from the
views and actions Of the minister and to recon-
mend TO their respective Diets the refusal OF
financial supplies. In that event the Emperor
would probably either dissolve both parliaments
or get rid OF his Minister OF Foreign Affairs
What ] wish to convey Is this: that the min
lister IL not responsible TO parliament. but
solely to the Emperor. and that II he gives
casonal reports to the legislative delegations Il
is entirely for the purpose Of averting any re-
fusal on their part to vote the revenues needed
FOR the administration OF his department
In England. as In the case Of Germany and os
Austria. the conduct and control OF the interna-
tional relations are vested not In Parliament
but in the Crown. They are the prsroEative OF
the soverelgn-a fact which those who abused
King Edward In and out OF Parliament for dis
cussing foreign affairs with the CzRr on the
casion OF his visit last summer 20 Reval ana
subsequently at Kronberg with the Kaiser with
Emperor Francis Joseph at Ischl and with Pre-
mier Clemenceau at Marienbad. without the
presence OF a Cabinet Minister seem 20 have
been ignored Il Is perfectly true that. as men
toned by Ambassador Bryce in an article pub
lshed some years ago In The Pail Mall Maya
zine on the Powers OF the Crown in Eng
land" the sovereign as a rule exerts his or her
prerogative in conjunction with the ministers
who represent the parliamentary majority in
the House OF Commons. But this Is a matter
OF policy. aud not or constitutional obligation
AID results from the advantage which there Is
to the sovereign TO remain on good terms with
those legislators whose sanction Is necessary to
the voting CT revenue and of the supplies re-
luITed to caIry on the administration OF ;hs
government
For the constitution takes the ground that It
is impossible that the individuals Of the state
IN their collective capacity can transact the
affairs OF that state with another community
equally numerous as themselves In tho SOW
ereign. therefore. as In the centre all the rays
of the people are united and form by that union
OF consistency the splendor and power that
make the monarch respected by foreign courts"
What Is done by royal authority with regard to
foreign powers Is therefore the act Of the whole
New-York tribune., 1908-11-15

OF TIE H.%ag ogclT %
New-York tribune., 1908-11-15


to defer TO the views Of the Chancellor. OF his
ministers of the Reichstag or even Of the Fed
eral Council In questions relating TO the for
eign relations OF the empire.
WANT TO PLACATE REICHSTAG.
True, there Is a committee on foreign af
fairs Of the Federal Council. Of which the plenl-
potentiary Of Bavaria has always had the chair
manshIp. and on which the delegates OF Saxony
and Wurtemberg have right TO be represent
ed all the other minor states. including Baden,
being represented by two Federal Councillors
for the lot But nothing Is said in the constitu-
ton of the duties of this committee on foreign
relations It has no more right OF interference
IN the foreign affairs Of the empire than the
non Prussian soveregns OF Germany. It's action
Is purely consultative and expressing
the views Of the non -Prussan states Of the fed
Grafton 1t Yields no authority. Only on two
occasions has the Chancellor OF the empire for
the time being sought its advice, and sum-
moned II to meet. and one Of these times was In
connection with the Morocco imbrogliO. where
the council expressed its approval OF the atti-
tude Of the Emperor and of Prince Bulow in
the affair.
In order to find an explanation for the re-
marks OF the prince on Tuesday last and his
assurance to the Reichstag that henceforth
the Emperor would observe a greater degree OF
caution in his public and private utterances It
must be realized that both the Emperor and his
ministers are extremely anxious to prOpitate
parliament, to inspire it with confidence and to
put II In a good humOr In order to Its legs-
iative enactment of the new imperial taxes. which
are urgently needed to meet the heavy deficit in
the revenue. and above ali to provide ways and.
means for the extension OF the inland navigation
works and for the Increase OF the navy. The
Emperor has set his heart completing the
magnificent system of inland navigation which
IS contributing greatly to the development
OF German trade and industry. and which owes
in great degree its existence to his initiative.
He is also bent upon raising Germany TO the
second. and If possible. the first place among
the naval powers OF the world. This he cannot
accomplish unless the Reichstag votes the
essary taxes needed to supply the funds and as
everything Is subordinated to these two 0rinci-
pal aims OF his ne Is ready to go q very long
way toward concliating and winning the good
will and the confidence of the parliament of the
empire.
Then, too. he realizes that It would merely
promote une&siness throughout Germany, and
even abroad. II he were TO dismiss Prince
Bdlow Just now even to allow him 20 resign
In connection with the storm aroused by the
Daily Telegraph" interview. Consequently he
New-York tribune., 1908-11-15

So much has been said ;a regard TO the failure OF
the graft prosecution 70 1Atain convictions espe-
New-York tribune., 1908-11-15

Tho Hastings estate has bought tho building
and lot on the north side Of Geary street. between
Grant avenue and Stockton. occupied By wal
lace the Surrier. for $4,000. or Hoo rront too~
Ceary street from Kearney 20 Mason promises 20
h. ona Of ths great retail thoroughfares II Is
almost entirely rebuilt. and with the new theatre
at Mason street and the large French restaurant
across the street. the vicinity OF Union Square
win bo the centre Of gay night NE stockton
.+ra., frorn Market TO Suffer will also be great
shoppIng centre as In ths street Will be ranged
a half dozen Of the largest d-ygoods and clothing
houses IN the city.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-15
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE
Sale Of Drydocks Important Mari
time EUent.

San Francisco. Nov 1.-THE purchase by the
Bethlehem S-eel Works of the FIVE drydocks at
Hunters Point Is important the mari
time development OF San Francisco. For years this
port has suffered because OF high charges for the
repair Of ships The Union Iron Works did not
control the drydocks, and there were no adequate
repair shops here for overhauling vessels Now
Charles n Schwab. who has bought these dry6ocks
and viii bring them under the control Il the Union
Iron Works. win also establish large repair shops
II addition, the largest drydock IN the world viii
soon be built at Hunters Point
Or Hartland Law has returned from New York,
with that the New York Life Insurance Com
pany is prepared to loan 10000 on San Francisco
property for rebuilding. From other sources il is
learned that additional 100000 has been prorn-
tsed by other persons No city the country offers
greater inducements for :nvestment capital than
San Francisco where large amounts are needed for
rebuilding. and where the Interest rate is now a
per cent net The security for such loans has oeen
approved by the best authorities. the business
district is about half rebuilt and general
return OF merchants to their old quarters win be
made by summer.
The Hartman and stureard on interests are
credited with another victory In gaining control OF
electric power I'm the Sierras This IS the scouisi-
lion Of the Great Western Company originally q
<soUlo corporation, formed furnish electric mower
TO small lines feeders Of the Western Pacific
Railway. The Western Pacific contracts with the
power company have been turned over to Harri-
man. which Is considered good proof OF the new
control II is known that Hartman Is working I'm
harmony with Henry d. Huntington of Los An
feles, and II is reported that Standard OH has oh
tained control Of the Pacific Gas and Electric Cor
poration. although this is denied There are facts
enough to show that Hartman and his associa tes
already control most OF the electric power plants
IA California.
So much has been said Sa regard 10 the failure Of
shs graft prosecution satain convictions espe-
New-York tribune., 1908-11-15

.,o,. and 20 down thirty feet for q site OK
sutrnu,ing tank and new foundations. All the IN
,uranc. money was expended in excavation and
building the new concrete tank Tho tank is no"
thirty feet below the sewer level ana II costs
$500 month to pump II out. Although riafflSoH %
-, ccb,1za s1ooO the latter thinks the club
owes hin, money Harrison resigned when the
club refused to give him $1,000 year salary as
president and sn economic regime Is now SAVING
$4,000 o year.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-15

Tho San Francisco MOTOR Club Was formed this
week on the lines OF a similar organization IN Chi
cago. The main purpose OF the club Ii to sncoor-
age runs race, and the social end OF the sport
The charter membership will be about one hundred
persons.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-15
NO CONSTITUTIONAL CURB ON THE KAISER

President Faleres has nothing whatsoever 70
DO with Frances foreign relations. excepting IN
| a purely ornamental and decorative capacity.
II would be very much the same in Italy were
# not for the fact that Signor Titton ths pres
sent Minister Of Foreign Affairs. is very old
friend and fayorits OF Victor Emmanuel But
when King Humbert was on the throne Crispi.
a. Premier. resented any interference whatso-
ever by the sovereign IN the foreign relations OF
| the peninsula and even went far as to deny
| tho sovereign a copy OF the cipher code used by
| the Department OF Foreign Affairs for commu-
! uication with its ambassadors, ministers and
! other agents sbroad This even formed ths
subject Of q discussion IN the legislature. which
| cordially indorsed the attitude OF CrispL
AUSTRIAN EMPEROR ALL POWERFUL
In Belgium the Cabinet has more than once
had occasion to repudiate and to disavow Leo
pold's interference in the foreign affairs OF the
kingdom notably when he virtually admitted
that he had negotiated convention with En-
peror William for joint military action by Bel
GUM with Germany IN the event Of any Euro
pean war In fact Leopold even went so far
during banquet at Kiei given by the Emperor
in his honor to talk In q post-prandial speech
In such a fashion as II the Belgian and German
troops united force. subject TO the su-
| prerns command OF the Emperor. This made
no end Of trouble in Paris and throughout Bel
Eiurn, and In due course WAS oL$Nc"cA " NA3
Belgian ministers.
In Austria the direction and control OF tho
foreign affairs are vested IN the hands OF the
! Emperor, who Is generally understood to have
abandoned them Of late to bis nephew and sue
cessor. Archduke Francis Ferdinand The Crown
exercises its authority in this particular through
the Minister OF Foreign Affairs. Baron Won
Aerenthal, who Is likewise Minister Of the I'm
perial House. His appointment. like that OF the
German Chancellor, depends wholly and entirely
Oh tho pleasure and confidence OF the Emperor.
to whom he Is alone accountable. and he holds
his office altogether independent OF the Reichs-
rath at Vienna and Of the parliament at Buda-
pest. Inasmuch however. as these two legis-
/ lative bodies have TO vote the taxes and to
| assign the revenues necessary for the maints-
nance of all branches OF the administration. in
Guiding that OF Foreign Affairs. Baron Won
Aerenthal, like his predecessors. makes once or
twice a year a sort OF report TO delegations
from both parliaments. who. under tho seal OF
secrecy. are often intrusted by him with iufor-
nation not accessible to the public. but which
is needed to understand the course adopted by
/ the Crown IN his person.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-15

nation. and Is binding upon the latter. What
ever treaties or arrangements the sovereign NAV
make with the foreign state. no other power OF
tho enpirs. not even Parliament. can legally
New-York tribune., 1908-11-15

has submitted to the princes conditions. and
virtually allowed him 10 say what he thought
necessary In order to appease popular and iegis-
lative irritation. Finally. there is to be taken
into consideration the fact that Prince Bnlow.
having attained the highest honors that II Is
IN the gift of his sovereign TO bestow. hav
ing been raised from a mere won to a prince.
and invested with the highest orders. both Ger
man and foreign; having. moreover, Inherited
from one OF his maternal relatives at Hamburg
a very large fortune even according TO Amer
lean ideas Is utterly Indifferent To the emolu-
ments and the advantages OF office. is eager,
indeed. to escape from its lahors and RESPONSE
bilities. which have tried his health. and is
anxious to abandon Germany in order to take
up his residence at Rome in the beautiful rose
bowered palace known as the villa Malta which
he purchased there a couple OF years ago. with
the object Of making II his home on his re-
tirement.
CONDUCT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
It is improbable that Prince RHow win -arnain
very much longer in office. perhaps just long
enough to secure the enactment of the taxes to
which have referred above-perhaps not even
so long-and then he viii leave Germany. and
in spite OF their former affection and intimacy
It may be doubted whether ne will see much
more of his boyhood friend. the Kaiser. to whose
favor he owes everythng-a fact which, judg-
ing from his speech in the ReichstaR, he seems
disposed to forget
It may be timely in this connection briefly TO
refer to the conduct Of foreign affairs I'm the
other countries OF Europe. In France for in
stance. the President has no voice whatsoever In
the direction OF the policy OF the republic and
II Casimir- Perier resigned the office OF Chief
Magistrate OF the French Republic In a hun II
was because the Minister OF Foreign Affairs NJ
HanotauX. declined 10 communicate TO him tha
contents OF certain confidential dispatches or to
acquaint him with the character Of the negotia-
t0ns which he was conducting in the name OF
France with foreign powers Nor could Pres-
dent Casimir-Perier find anything In thA con-
stitution which compelled the members of the
Cabinet to keep him posted to what they
garded abroad responsible for the policy and
for the attitude of France. Hanotaux even went
so far as to recall French envoy from the court
OF Copenhagen for other reason than that
ne found him to be In private correspondence
with the President of the republic And things
are not very different to- day. since the control
OF foreign relations is centred wholly in Premier
Clemenceau and in the trusted henchman and
lieutenant TO whom he confided the portfolio of
Minister OF Foreign Affairs IN order to be able
to depend upon the execution OF his directions.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-06-23
AWAY
AT DENVER
Louis OIcovich, Well
Known Here a Victim
Of Consumption

Word was received in this city yes
terday by Miss Nevada Olcovich who
is visiting here that her brother
Louis Olcovich had died at his home
at Denver Of consumption. The de-
ceased had been a sufferer from this
dread decease for a number of years
and until six months ago made his
home at Goldfield in hopes that the
drv air of the desert would be bene-
fetal to him. He became so bad,
however that he returned to Denver
and death resulted on last Friday
Louis Olcovich was well known in
this city where he lived for many
years, being employed in his fathers
store on south Carson street for some
time previous to the time the family
moved to Denver
Besides his parents he leaves 4
son IA years of age. The interment
is to take place in Denver on next
Sunday.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-06-23
MANY ARE
THE VICTIMS
OF the Terrific Heat
Wave Which is Passing
Over the East

CHICAGO. June 23-The intense
heat in this city is causing many
deaths daily and there is no abate
ment of the terrible humidity The
heat wave which hit this city several
days ago is increasing in its fierce
ness daily and the suffering is terri
BILE. Every dog in the city not muz-
zled is shot by the officers on sight
and in several districts they have
gone mad and residents have been
bitten. Yesterday eight deaths from
heat prostratiOn were reported to the
officials and many more occurred
which We're never reported. Today
the death list is even larger.