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The Washington times., 1908-02-23

p has Imprisoned himself IN the
- deepest recesses Of q colossal
grief. And. for fear that some
one might pry him out OF IL,
he has fortified 1t with bar locks and
TivetE. fastened il with Yale locks and
dshhOoHs, wrapped Il in measureless
lengths II barbed wire, and relocked
the entire forbidding structure with
q puzzling combination 20 which there
~ but one key. Then. TO make doubly
sure, he has thrown that key into a
dark, bottomless morass.
Some Of the members OF Congress
call him Gloomy Gus" Others refer
% him as Dismal Dorsey"
No cloud can float so brightly. with
Euoh opalescent brilliancy. in the sum
mar skies that Shackleford cannot ind
for Il q lining OF serenest. inkiest black.
No topic can furnish such cause for
unallOyed pleasure. such grounds for
Bitter1ug castles IN Spain, that Shack
lsfOrd cannot draw from # mountains
Of mourning and tuns OF tears. he is
q sad nan-irrevocably, trrefutably.
consistently sad. melancholy, and do
pressed.
The Washington times., 1908-02-23

district withdrew itself into The anger
zone and walled Ike a wounded wolf
pursued by fierce and blood-thirsty
dogs. II shrieked in dismal sorrow
and called down maiedictiOnE OF vary
ing sizes on the heads OF those who
had mistrested Dorsey Shanldeford in
the gross and inhuman manner they
read OF.
Thus. the Crouch spread from the
heart Of Shaekieford into the heart Of
the district
e =
Keeps Discomfort Brewing.
And ShacSleford does not allow it to
die. Every campaign he rides I'D and
The Washington times., 1908-02-23

WINGED that his ability 10 rise ia states
manship was limited only BY the in
teliigence Of The membership OF the
House
The Washington times., 1908-02-23
ORSEY w. SHACNE
FORD, Representative
Co-a--ae~ g.. H.

~ ORSEY w. SHACN-E
FORD, Representative
in Congress from the
- Eighth Missouri dis
trict, Is the SaddeSt man beneath
the Capitol's dome.
Because Of If, he IS famous.
Other statesmen have achieved re-
noWn because Of their smiling ap-
plication to the wishes Of the
Speaker, their laughing compliance
With the desires of the public, and
their merry way Of doing business.
Not 30 with Shackicfond. He has
Won IN undying distinction because
Of the Crouch he carries with him
and because Of the gloom into
which his sadness has cast an entire
Congressional district.
Al Washington knows Of the
Shackleford sonow. The whole
is fast learning its details.
The Washington times., 1908-02-23
All Japan English Mod

the best and most conservative in the
kingdom.
The Washington times., 1908-02-23
She Is ReYered.

IN Japan Mrs. Wheeler is quite a
celebrity. and the newspapers have
devoted columns OF space 20 ths
s.novel-composing woman" The wora-
The Washington times., 1908-02-23
Aecessorles OF the Groueh.

From that hearse-like dislodgment
OF toe Nissourian. there sprang his
The Washington times., 1908-02-23

CONTINUED on Seventh Pags)
February %. 1903
The Washington times., 1908-02-23

ECEMBER Is marked the first
OF the posadas held IN
great many OF the houses or
the older families OF the City
New-York tribune., 1908-02-21

Charles F. Chichester secretary and trustee of the
Century Company, publishers of THE Century
Magazine" died yesterday a. his apartments IN the
Hotel Beresford, Central PARK West and s1st street
Death due to a complication of diseases result
ing from long standing of asthma.
Born in Troy, n. Y. in 1S4S. he came to Brook
yn when still young and received his early educa-
ton at the Polytechnic Institute there. Later he
took a course the Cooper Union Art School At
ter completing his course, Mr.. Chichester went to
Chicago where he engaged in business, but follow
great fire there. he returned to this city and
became connected with the Christian Union" In
1875 Mr.. Chichester joined the Century Company.
and became It's trustee six years later. He was
director the Bank of the Metropolis and trustee
OF the Union Square Savings Bank He was p
member of the Dunlap Society. Grolier Club, Aldine
Association, American Museum Of Natural History.
American Fine Arts Society and of the Brooklyn
Club. of Brooklyn.
He leaves a wife who Miss Marie Louise
Egerton who comes from a prominent New Orleans
family, and a son, Egerton Chichester, of Boston.
who represents in that city business interests OF
the Century Company No arrangements for the
funeral have yet been made
New-York tribune., 1908-02-21
LAW and VIFISECIION.
Lac Practically Po1c-
erIess. !Sdgs Reform Secretary.

To the Editor OF The IriDune-
Sir; In discussing the proposed act for the regu-
Iation Of experiments on living animals The New
York Medical Journal recently gave utterance TO
one of those reaSSurfng statements that are put
forth by scientists from time to time for the pur-
pose of lullin the lay mind into state of comfort
able inactivity. The editor says that the law as
it stands is quite sufficient for the punishment of
persons guilty of cruelty 10 animals.
The only possible answer is that this statement is
untrue And there is probably better in
formed than the of the journal of the fact
that in regard abuses in vivisecton the general
anti-cruelty law is practically powerless.
The following incident occurred in the medical
school of OF the largest universities in Illinois
4 dog was experimental upon, and after two days
was found in the laboratory by its owner in a
pitiable state of mutilation and exhaustion The
wound had been roughly sewed up and the dog had
been tagged and put back into cage. presumably
for future experimentation. Was the vtvisector in
this case punished under the law? OF course not
for the university promptly settled by the payment
800 rObably twenty times the value of the dog
a civil suit which the owner had instituted for the
utilation Of the dog, and thus prevented the reVe
lation Of the experimenters name
When one Of the vivisectors of the University OF
Chicago conducted a series of experiments rats
which sent q thrill of pity and disgust throughout
the country and which even so conservative a
journal THE New York Evening Post" stigma
tized "sickening cruelty and wholly unjusti-
fable" the experimenter. though tried and con-
Yicted at the bar of public opinion, escaped all
punishment in a court Of law.
The statute Of Ohio seems TO be impotent as
that Illinois. for failed utterly TO mete out
justice TO the perpetrato- of what told by
a well known physician constituted some of the
most awful vivisectous recorded in history.
Nor s New Jersey better favored in this respect.
physician in that state performed series OF l4l
experiments the object of which, as he stated, was
ITO produce the greatest amount Of injury TO the
spinal cord without killing the animal outright
These experiments shocking as 10 wiring an
expression OF condemnation from such strong
advocate OF viyisection DR.. George NJ Gould,
who spoke of 'the sickening. goadng sense OF
shame that follows the knowledge that in the
name of science could from a height or
twenty-five feet drop 120 dogs and tor days
observe the result, until slow death ended the ami
mails misery" And The British Medical
Journal condemned these experiments as const-
tuting "a record of the most wanton and stupidest
cruelty we have seen chronicled under the
gise of scientific experiments" AS TO punishment.
except the moral plory there was none. The gen
era law again proved insufficient VIII the editor
Of THE New York Medical Journal contend that
these barbarities did constitute cruelty to ami
roaIs,q S. R. TABER-
Secretary of the Vivisection Reform Society.
Chicago Feb 10. 1905.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-21
LONDON1S SEASON BEGUN
americans Presented to King and
Queen at Buckingham Palace.

London. Feb 20-The formal official opening of
the London social season, which was postponed d
fortnight ago on account of the assassination Of
King Carlos and the Crown Prince at Lisbon, took
place here tonight when King Edward and Queen
alexandra held court at Buckingham Palace. De
spite the fact the is in mourning for the
Portuguese royal family. the scene tonight lost
none Of its usual briIliancy. the members of the
Cabinet. diplomatic corps and other dignitaries ap-
Dearing in gold braided uniforms, the ladies with
handsome gowns glittering with jewels. A mar
row band of crepe worn the left arm the
only sign of mourning.
Tc-nigIt's court was distinguished for its large
number OF debutantes among whom was Miss Ida
Wvnne daughter Of the American Consul General
Robert :. Wynne. who was escorted by her father;
Mss Marion Scranton and Miss Dagnar Van
Zardt, American residents OF London. In the alb
sence Of Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, wife Of the American
Ambassador. the presentations were made by
Countess Benkendorff. wife OF the Russian AInbas-
sldor TO Great Britain. Miss Wynnes court gown
was of white chiffon richly embroidered with white
flowers The train of white Chantlly lace
over silver caught avith raised garands OF roses
She wore ornaments Of pearls
New-York tribune., 1908-02-21
No NEWSPAPERS IN HYDERABAD

Sultan II 4IuIk Bahadaur Of Hyderabad. who
sailed yesterday for England from here the
Bllr-c. s nephew OF the NizaEn ruler OF Eyder
alsc- the most important OF all King Edward 5
vsssaI states in India For Hyderabad has an
area larger than France. a population OF some
--.'s0s. while its capital that Is 10 the city
r. HEderabad- has population of nearly $4,000
Indeed. IL is the only city worthy Of the name in
the Principally II spite Of the size of the state
II rastnsss Of the population and the greatness
q TIE city Of Hyderabad there is not single
newspaper. either native or foreign. published in
IL corninlous OF the Nizam who objects 10 the
pres and considers II 70 be an invention Of the
C-rl since newspapers usually criticise those in
s1-hor1tv. ana he takes the ground that his sub
.ects can get along very well without the news o.
The da- YET the Tizam. IN spite Of this and or
his hz~em OF three hundred wives. is IN other re
s2e-cs Z very up-ro-dste Oriental. and, with his
pe-fe-Iv- fitting black frock coat. his eXGuslIeiy
ct troQsers his vanished leather boots and spsts
his heavy rausrache ard full side Whlskers, would
cor-ev the idea Of high bred Austrian were II
To- ror his somewhat ousky hue and his turban-
he = Z very devour Moslern, a are most OF his
subjects and one Of the mosques where he most
frseuerry v-orships was built three hundred years
ago and is exact copy OF the sanctuary oi
Leccz
The rulers fun title OF Nizarl-ul-Mulk means
''OrganIze- Of the Kingdom" and is derived from
HIS ancestor Asaf Jah, a Turkonlan courier VINO
II tie ear!y DAYS Of the eighteenth century "a9
appointed by the AoguI Emperor viceroy OF the
Deocsn under the above title, and aFal4ing nm nm
SET % the opportunities which the times afloroeo
converted his yiceroyalty into sovereignty aIio
Z hereditary dynasty
Euglands supremacy over Iyd@rabad was -afSe>
brought about through the infatuauon q one u
tae v-snoesses or the reigning house Tor lie Ehsi
envoy or resident at the court ol Iis0ei@
Achilles Fytrl-Uatricl. by, name little over hun
cred years ago. Lord Wellesley. II me 'iile 90 -
erzor General OF India. was very angry WIN FlfN-
and ted o
Hizsrs 40 bas taken great .ancy 20 kirkpa'-
Fck espoused his cause. aaa gave I|'l1 " 80 80 =
understand that the restoration % n t'
% fsvor and his rstertion il office Aho i'-9 &c
ernor Generals approval Of the marriage "eie
Conditional to his cthe Mans signing t-' li1
with Great Britain. KirHpatrlck Sun nv -
-ler,ar- If the people Of Hyderabad a. fiisiliau %
- - a.,e ..tbe magnificent IN batfie,
and o4 l7,s union with tee princess was uoIh @ "a
iyle's famous -l<itts." whom the sage oi '"0'
o.---.-x5 . -,.. he remembered As = SiiaflsfIF
-,---IsxI,,as .souu- iads. with soft hroNA @se='
spiss. xrsoe.uI, lev voiced i-aguld4y '-@I-'l'A'-
New-York tribune., 1908-02-21
MUSIC.
BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

The German music OF an elder day could hardly
nave oeen contrasted more sharply with what is
now issuing from the creative writer's of that coun-
try than by the programme chosen by Dr. Karl
Muck for last nights Boston Svnphonv Orchestra
concert al Carnegie Hall Bach and Beethoven
were evoked TO mark the limits of the art OF
music practised in their respective periods
while Max Roger, now looked upon in Munich and
elsewhere as the exponent OF the newest German
thought. was represented by his latest large work
1t is not difficult to trace the development of Bee
thoven from Bach, but II would have been no easy
matter to place ones finger upon any part OF
Rogers Variations and fugue derived from
either of them, except the fugue itself, which in
clarity and ingenuity fairly took its place as a
link in the chain whose older parts were forged BY
the masters Roger has been conspicuous among
latter day German composers for less than half a
decade, and it appears that his reputation. as
gained by his earlier writings no longer covers
accurately his present scope and purpose. The
Roger first talked of by the astonished COM
rnentators OF his city a composer OF
extraordinary resource and dexterity in the weav
ing Of orchestral voices-he is still that-but ne
was also called devotee of dissonances so sinister
and crushing as to be all impossible for ears
attuned accepted ideals OF harmonic beauty
Except for the fUgue's massive and somewhat
Opaque finale, last nights novelty from Rogers
pen was singularIy free from what may be termed
musical crueIties. There were bold and unwonted
progressions. but there effort and
battle by superposed chords that bore no perceptibe
relation each other.
II was a pretty piece OF irony for Herr Roger
TO select the main theme for his variations a
dainty but trite fragment from one OF Killers
forgotten operettas. Mr.. Philip Hale has idenu-
fed the air as belonging to Der AerndtekranZ
fThe Harvest WREATH, published in III That
this innocent theme could in itself have con-
tanned the germ OF all that Roger seemed 10 draw
from il can scarcely be admitted. There are in
fact several other themes introduced in these
brilliant and mastery variations and the COM
poser wandered far afieId. more than once, from
the rustic simplicity Of his starting point.
Through all this score there is beauty. but II is
oftener OF decorative than of emotional sort
The Boston Orchestra. under DR. Muck. gave this
new score a mervellously fine Interpretation, and
10 this its cordial reception was doubtless in good
part due.
Mr. Fritz KreisIer played the Beethoven violin
concerto in the broad. way TO which he has
accustomed New York audiences. and he. too,
won a rich reward of enthusiastic applause from
the fine assemblage.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-21
FREDERICK BERG.

Orange \ J. Feb. - SpeciaD-FreGerick Berg.
,ione.r hat manufacturer of Orange died to-
Ia a. his home No. l9 Hillside avenue He had
been III since he was stricken with paralysis two
,-.ars ago re celebrated his g&den wedding ami
<ersary ia March
M Berg was born in Meberau. Hesse Darn
stadr ON March l. 1884 He came Orange IN
7s5f having learned the hatter's trade in Vienna
He obtained employment m Orange with Colonel
>ranoIaon Stets0n. Eight years later ne en-
,aped in business for himself and formed the
present rrrl Of r Berg Co. He retired from
tbe hat business several years ago In the Civil
War he served In the 18th New Jersey Volunteers.
He leaves a rife and six chdren-Frederick Berg,
president or the Orange Boart Of Edueationi Henry
BerE. Police Commissioner, Charles beTg. george
New-York tribune., 1908-02-21
OBITUARY NOTES.

THE REV. FRANCIS z. O'KEEFE who for many
years had been a priest of the Catholic diocese of
Connecticut and pastor of st. Michaens Church, in
Westerly. r. l. since 1902, died there yesterday,
after an illness OF about year. He native
of ireland, where born in 1916 He studied
philosophy and theology at Grand Seminary. Mont
real! and was first assigned to Crompton, R. L
DR. BENJAMIN PARSONS. aged eghty-two
years, died Wednesday night DR., Parsons had
charge of the arrangements for the Oriental Mis-
sionary Conference of Pacific Coast Presbyterians
in Seattle nineteen years and at one time occupied
his early life he served six years in Sivas. Asia
Minor as a missionary. He was graduated from
Vale with the class of 1850
GEORGE A ROBERTSON. of the best
known newspaper men in Cleveland, died yester-
day. aged ffty-eight years. He served as special
home secretary for General Garfield while he was
in Congress. and also while Garfield was president
of Hiram College He wrote much Of the cam
pagn literature for Garfield in the latters Presi-
Dental campaign.
FREEMAN c. STEWART, aged seventy seven
years. a Confederate veteran, died at Columbus,
Ga Yesterday. While working for the naval iron
works in Columbus during the Civil War he made
the only breech-Ioadng cannon manufactured Tor
the Confederacy
DWIGHT WAUGH died in Stamford, Conn, yes
terday. aged seventy seven years. He was a
thirty-second degree Mason and had been through
all the chairs in the grand lodge, grand chapter
ana grand council of the state
GARFIELD H. TOPPING. owner of one of the
first theatres in Chicago. and once owner OF the
Cotton &. Wayne Minstrel Company, one of the
first organizations of its kind. died Wednesday in
Harrington.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-21
THE CRUELTY OF VIVISECTI0N.
Mrs. Fiske Says No Discovery Was Ever
Worth the Price.
ro tho Editor Of The Tribune.

tn tho Editor Of The Tribune
Sir. The year 1905 will become memorable as
marking the final revolt of humanity against that
rnsDeakable stain upon civilization. vivIsectlon
Thar many influential voices are raised on the
side If morality and enlightenment in the anti
,riser+ion movement should arouse the protoundest
Gratitude and satisfaction. The undersigned once
had occasion to write:
There are some phases of immortality so dark
that men speak of them in whispers or do not
nbases OF immortality. No prisons, no death cells,
no obscure haunts of vice have sheltered be
ings who have so perfectly achieved the annihtia-
lion OF the common sense OF mercy as the vivi-
sectors have achieved IL. All cruelty TO helpless
things is cowardiCe. but TO my mind the eX7ui IRE
courar,1ice OF the vvisector is the most perfect
thing in immortality that the mind OF man can CON
Ceive.
The price of a discovery in vivisection is the an
nibflation of the sense of mercy in the human
heart No discovery was ever worth the price
There is no disease so terrible cruelty. Cruelty
and cowardice are immoral, and immortality
never improve the human race. EgotIsm and the
desire for celebrity is for the most part, the vvi
sectors impetus.
A very wise man once said: Society is un-
safe place for men and long they are
in danger OF uuConsciously taking the hand OF the
vivisector.' MINNIE MADDEhN FISkE-
New York Feb Is 1905
New-York tribune., 1908-02-21
coNRrED TESTIMONIAL ON MARCH "a

The benefit for Heinrich ConTied retiring manag-
ing director OF the Metropolitan Opera House, VIII
be given on March "a. The arrangements are not
Vet completed but the idea is TO make the pro-
grarnrne q review Of the most important works
produced during Mr. Conried's term Of Office
Therefore 1t was said that it Will include the
Flower Scene from ''Parsfal' Act II. scene 3, Of
Der NIeisteI singer an act from 'Madama But
ter47y' and from ''Haensel and Gretel,' with an
act from either Aida La Boheme.' Otto H.
Kahn who has been thought a likely candidate for
president Of the new company, denied this yes
terday.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-21
Died.

cEIcHrEF.chsrlss at bis & sos,. me ssr::sss1 wsse.
OF funeral New Orleans papers psas> eopy
CLEMENTE-on THURSDAY. F.bruary %. Mary C. cls-
wfao~ OF Alexander b Clenente
coI.BY-suddenIy on February "a home. So- "a
Greene ave-. Brooklyn n sophia colby Services Ell
RslatsTes nsla a and frfe3s Invited 90 20 attend
shock roIowins OPERATION Harold 81 EiSss yo1ss r
neral services his residence No ie Wsst IN
wOodaSn. convenience os family
FAGASZon Tuesday Fssrusry Is P.,rieE F.ssr ., IN
s,s ,ta r..5sDcs % Ne = warren 81 Brooxyn F-iaAs
February Il. e3o thence 70 St Peters Chufsn.
FrTzGERALD-ou February "a 1908 John Eugene Tisz-
Fffas ssa sfi0ysa and as aDsw % of .sh sah s e-,
IesBder F1tzssrad in RS 2ls; yeaE Relatves an. an.
r.ssdencs No sos carst.on ., Broosyr %
QUEEN mass viii Be offered
FIeANNERY.oa THURSDAY. EeeEary 90 wil.Ha Y. =
d.aos 10 2? =. rs .b an sPns K os os.r,
Guinaon. aged 81 years Funeral private
1HALL-sgdtnly TIE rssd1ass o. cs,'e- ? ehsP-
dsuThter Of Edmund p. and Ab6y Eswsrds. Elzas-th,
day. February -
IS Funeral Services viii be held a his sts r.sd-Hc-
No 10 Rich ave. Mount vernon on Friday. February
York at 3-oi. New Haven road- Colonel Mclean vas
American Revolution ard the Cincinnati Society
MARsHALI-rhursaay. February % 1908 Colonel JOB.
W Marshall, II Funeral services AZ hls
residence No 2D7 West ITth sunday February
&C. at $50 >
OULD-on Thurzdsy, February % 1908. Thomas O1d NJ
No IS East Park ST. East Orange. y J Funeral
Sunday arrival OF the D. L & W train leaving
Christopher AT Carriages viii meet train az
Brick station
POSDTP-On February 1908. sophia NJ Ashford
widow OF John Pondir Funeral service AZ her
late residence No 147 West T0rh Friday Feoru-
airy 81. , II. Philadelphia papers please copy
PODGERS+At Iene-ts Place. BrOoklyr.
February Therese Dar1sn- daughter Of Henry
EsteIle T Rodgers. the 18th year Of nsr
age Funeral saturday. February =. ar lo8D octocs
Church OF the Nativity. Casson and Madison 81
Requiem Interrnsut private
SEIIGMANN- Suddenly, February IL. az Cannes
France. Maurice SeIgTusnn-
TAYIOR-At solitude. High Bridge. y. ,. Tuesday
February Is 1908 Lewis Hazelius Taylor, aged %
20 services will Be he'd IN the Re-
formed Church High Bridge. n J.. Friday. February
81 a II OcOck q
wARD-On Thursday February 20. IaOs. MAY 3 Ward
daughter os Gilbert and sarah r OAKLEY and
widow Of Aruasa D. Ward Funeral services uii -
residence. No Al West 144th st en-
February II. O'Clock Please emit
Peeksxtll papers please copy
wYETH-On Wednesday. February 1s 1905. his resi-
dence. 81 Easr sSth Leonard Jarvis Wyeth. IL
son OF Leonard J. Charlotte Prime Wveth. in the
4-th his Funeral services VIII be held ar
the Church Resurrection. No ilS I4tn
Friday morning February Il al 10 clock
New-York tribune., 1908-02-21
SENATOR LATIMERDEAD
Fails to RecoUer from Operation
Represented South Carolina.

Washington Feb Ex-senator Asbury c. Lati-
ner. of South Carolina. died at Providence Hos
pitaI 9:15 m. to-day from peritonitis- He had
been at the hospital since Sunday. when he under
went operation for appendicitis. II was then
discovered that he suffering from far more
serious ailment The bowels had become twisted,
and his condition found 10 be such that sur
geons gave little hope for his recovery He raj
lied. however, and his progress was satisfactory
until o'clock last evening when he steadily be-
gan TO grow worse. At midnight ii appeared that
recovery impossible. The members of the
Senator's family were with him when he died.
As a mark of respect TO Mr.. Latmer's memory