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New-York tribune., 1908-08-05

James Duncan Hage was born in 1896 at Boston,
the OF William Hague. Baptist clergyman
His ancestry mainly English Mr. Hague at
tended public schools in Boston In 1884 he entered
the scientific school at Harvard, where. for year
he studied in the engineering department and in
the chemical laboratory. In 1850 he went 10 Ger
many where he studied chemistry and mineralOgy-
After visiting France and England Mr. Hague re
turned in 1858 this city, where his family then
lived.
In 1859 he was sent by William H Webb to ex-
anime certain islands in the Pacific Ocean sup
posed to contain valuable deposits Of guano. and
he also explored the South Sea Islands. During the
he spent several months at Port Royal. s c..
aboard United States steamship Vermont, where
by appointment of Admiral du POnt he served as
Judge advocate for the naval courts martial in the
South Atlantic blockading squadron cases
In 1868 Mr. Hague undertook the management Of
copper mines Lake Superior. where he remained
three years and where he took part in the first
work done in the discovery and early development
of what has since become the Calumet and HeCla
mine. Three years later he was appointed professor
of mining engineering in the Massachusetts Insti-
tute OF Technology, but ne declined the offer. In
1867 he became first assistant geelcgist of the
United States Geological Survey OF the 10th ParaI
lei and later spent several years in the examination
of mines and the mineral resources of the region
under survey mainly in Nevada and Colorado. and
in the preparation of elaborate report under
the title of Mining Industry" which pub
Iished III 1870
Mr.. Hague returned TO California. and remained
there until 1878 during which time he was engaged
consulting geologist and professional adviser
in mining enterprises During these years his pro-
fessionaI services repeatedly sought in the
South and in India by well known persons in Eng
land.
Since 1879 Mr.. Hague had been engaged in the
practice of his profession in New York and in
direction of mining enterprises which he
was concerned IN 1892 he again visited Europe
and spent some months in Framed Italy and SPAIN
where he examined the copper mines During later
years had rendered professional services in con
Montana and the gold and silver mines Of Da-
death Mr. Hague still actively engaged in
the management OF important gold mining enter
prises in which ne personally interested in
California
In 1872 Mr.. Hague married Mary Ward FOote
at GuiIford Conn, daugher OF George A. Foote
who was brother of the mother of Henry Ward
Beecher Mrs Hague died in 1885 leaving two
daughters the Misses Marian and Eleanor, and
one son. William Hague Mr.. Hague's home n
this city was at No los East 10Th street
Mr. Hague was a member OF the New York
Chamber of Commerce. the American Museum of
Natural History. the Metropolitan Museum of
can Institute of Mining Engineers. the Century.
City Metropolitan. Union League and Downtown
clubs He was an author of several books. and
often contributed articles TO the monthly maya
zines
New-York tribune., 1908-08-05
FRESH AIR CANDIDATE.
Character Sketch of a Tribune Lad
off for Vermont.

Giacomo Visconti-a proud name; not. however,
too gTandilOquent for the ten-year-od olive checked
boy who advanced yesterday afternoon. solemn
faced and erect after the woman worker in West
BleeCker street had times attempted let
fall trippingly from the tongue only to find,
instead. that II persstently tripped her. finally
damaged her equilibrium and forced her TO admit
defeat by pleading Here you, boy-you with the
curly head and black eyes-you're the one I'm
losing my balance Come here, please, where
the doctor can you"
Visconti did not giggle with the rest. He did
not show dispIeasure that his proud name had
been inerfectually coped with by American
woman, and that the gay lightly laughed. Visconu
was not moved by any such exhibition of human
frailty.
AS he stood before the examining physician Of
the Tribune Fresh Air Fund IN the little Of
the Mission Home would have made the
mistake OF calling him Gacomo, his first name.
would done with the BObs and Charles OF fatrer
skin NY name is Visconti,' said yesterday,
and If he IS not IN reality descended in direct
line from olden monarchs who held sway for centu-
ries he should have been, TO judge by the grave
ma jestv OF his carriage. The children the
had not Uttered until Visconti made his advance
to the platform. acknowledged master
while in their midst, and even behind his back the
titterlng had not been completely enjoyed. They
did know when Visconti might turn and sur
vey them
The boy was unconscious of his power He was.
It was remarked. the only child in the room who
perfectly natural. He felt under obligations
no He of the fact but
the roonl-doctor. workers chidren-would
have thought OF patronizing Visconu any
than 1t would strike a normal person
Eedient thing to run into a street parade for
the purpose of telling q joke TO the august drum
major
ViscOnti did not "a TX about himself Investigation
by Fund worker proved, however, that his father
is invalid. confined 10 his bed with apparently
no chance for recovered health Visconti's mother
faced year ago the situation Of supporting
family Of five A noble strain of blood was picked
up somewhere by the whole Ylsconti family. The
three children, ten, twelve and fifteen years old,
work all day and often into the night helping the
mother in her small business of making wreaths
Of imitation leaves strung with fine wire
1t the mother who made application TO the
Fund for Visconti HIS shipment into the Vermont
mountains. The boy had heard of the other chill
dren in the neghborhood joining the party. said
nothing home about wanting go.
city yesterday with a large party of children for
the maple state About three hundred boys
and girls will be the country to-day for two
weeks vacation
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of the subcommittee which drew up the reciprocity
section of the tariff law of 1890. The amendments
TO the Bland silver BILL providing for the coinage
of silver government account and the com
INITIAL of the government to the policy of the use
of gold and silver for coinage, were Mr.. Alison's-
In recognition of his knowledge of financial mat
ters he sent, in 1892 to Brussels as the chair
of the American delegation at the Interna-
tional Monetary Conference
Iowa presented his that of her favorite
to the Republican convention of 1883 as d
candidate for the Presidential nomination In 1881
President Garfield offered the post of Secretary OF
the Treasury him, but he refused it, and in 1882
when President Harrison offered the same office to
him, he again refused it.
It was Mr.. Allison who dvised the court review
amendment which, added TO the Hepburn hill re-
in the passage of that in the Senate
after had seemed impossible that the opposing
factions could unite. He was very close 10 Presl-
dent Mckinley and one Of his chief advisers before
and during the Spanish-American War. President
Mckinley. too, asked him to be Secretary of State
but for the third time NJ Allison declined
He below the medium height with bowed
shoulders He dressed invariably in black He
never got excited and seldom spoke unless there
was good reason for IT. He always in his seat
and always voted.
His term of service would have expired on March
4 next and he was to be reelected having been
renominated. He opposed by Governor Cum
minis in June of this when Iowa, for the first
time, adopted the direct primary nomination plan,
but won decisive victory.
He lived in the same house in Dubuque for forty
years His first wife died in 1853 and in 1879 dur
ing his first term in the Senate, he married Mary
Healey. adopted daughter of Governor and Sen
ator James ". Grimes, of Iowa
The late Senator Hoar of Massachusetts. in his
''Recorections of Seventy Years" had this to say
of Allison
His chief distinction has been gained by a ser
vice of thirty years in the Senate During all
that time he has done what no other man IN the
country, in my judgment. could have done 80 Well
He has a member Of the Committee on Ap-
preparations for twenty years, most of the time
4s chairman and for twenty-Six years member
of the Committee Finance He has controlled
more than any other man, indeed more than any
other ten men. the vast and constantly lncreas-
ing public expenditure. amounting to more than
thousand millions annually II mas been an
economical and wise expenditure That is knoWl-
edge in which nobody else in the Senate except
Senator Hale. of Maine. and Senator Coc<rell, or
Missouri, compare with him. He has by MS
wise and moderate counsel drawn the fire from
many wild and dangerous scheme which menaced
the public peace and safety. He is like naval
engineer. regulating the head of steam, but seldom
showing himself the deck. think he has had
a good deal of influence in some perlous times
in deciding whether the ship should keep sarely
on or should run upon a rock and go 10 the bottom
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and almost Immediately afterward he severed his
connection with the Egyptian government service
and returned England. He the son. but
the nephew. of the twelfth Lord Dorner. his
father having been that General Sir James Dorner
who. while In military command Of the Madras
Presidency. killed by tiger which despite
all warnings he had persisted in following into
the jungle on foot. after having wounded 1t.
Sir James was for number OF years at the
head OF the British army IN Egypt and as such
took part IN several of the Soudan campaigns He
had glass eve. rather couple of them for
on his way the Nile always kept one Of
these spare artificial optics cooling in ice water
to take the place of the other one when 1t became
too warm. This artificial optic played a very i'm
portant role In his dealings with the native chiefs
in the Soudar. who. already impressed with the
power Of English arms. awesrruck when
they the English commander during their
palavers with him pluck out Of his eyes. send
il spinning up into the air, and then replace It
as if the feat was trffe. His native
wants all stood in positive dread Of him. For he
would often neglect 20 remove the glass eye when
falling asleep. and the aspect which he presented
when peacefully snoring with eye closed and
the other wide open and staring at them especially
when the rays OF the were reflected in IT,
was, TO say the least. startling. Sir James Dor
mer not rich. and his Roland, the pres
-ent Lord Dormer. did not marry money. 1t Is nor
astonishing that he should have become bankrupt
The Dormers have never been noted for their
thrift. and OF the second Lord Dormer. Pepys. in
his Diary. relates that he described the timber on
his estate ''an excrescence growing upon the
face of the earth for the purpose of enabling
gentleman to pay his debts 80
The Dormers are related TO many Of the houses
Of the old Continental aristocracy. and
nected in the same way with q number OF the
ancient Catholic families of England. notably the
Tichbornes. The late peer. who wont to
startle the House OF Lords by every and again
being overtaken by epileptic seizure during the
course of its debates. a first cousin of the
missing Sir Roger Tichborne, who had been his
childhood and boyhood playmate. and with whom
he had been Intimately in his youth The
late lord Dormer of the Leading witnesses
against the claimant in the Tichborne trial, pro-
testing that there analogy whatsoever be-
tween the latter and his missing cousin. Yet. for
all that, there a strange facial resemblance
between this twelfth Lord Dormer and the claim
ant, for which It Is difficult account The pres
ent Lord DOrmer has children by his Levantine
marriage, and the heir his peerage is his
Younger brother. Captain the Hon Charles DormeT.
of the royal navy. who IS married To Colonel Sir
Spencer Cliffords daughter by whom ne has q boy.
One Of Lord Dormer's sisters IS the wife OF the
Earl of Abingdon. and another. the Hon. I1eonie
Dormer. Is a nun.
MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.
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BRONSON HOWARD DEAD.
Dramatist iSuccumbs to Heart DIS
ease at Au0n-bg-Sea.
rpr Telegram to rhe rribune.


Avon-by-the-sea n l. Aug 4-Bronson Howard
the dranatist. died this afternoon at the Avon nm
where he had been living with Mrs Howard sihoe
June q. The end came Unexpectedly, aitnough MI
over a year. His wife and nephew, Dr. WhliheS
Waterman, of New York City. with him Wneh
he died Dr. Whitney had been attending mis- uncle
for time.
Mr. Howard's sister Mrs Margaret Maynard.
lives at PIainfeld N. J. The body will be depos-
tied temporarily in a vault in Mount Prospect
Cemetery Asbury Park. pending burial at Detroit.
Mr. Howard was among the prolific Of
American dramatists Many of his plays are still
being acted by stock companies throughout this
country and in Europe. In Berlin, for instance
his Saratoga" is being presented under the name
of Zine Erste und E1nzlge Liebe.' while in Lon
don it was called Brighton The Bankers
Daughter" "Aristocrecy,'' Shenandoah, The
Henrietta" and The Young Mrs Winthrop are
still popular.
Mr. Howard was born in Detroit sixty-six years
ago and was educated at a preparatory school
near New Haven He had purposed entering Yale.
but later abandoned that idea and embarked
In newspaper work He was engaged on various
New York papers for several years and eventually
drifted to London where he wrote for The Pail
Mall Gazette" While there he married, in 1850.
Miss Alice Wyndham-
In 1864 he brought out, in Detroit a play called
'Fantine." founded one Of the chief characters
in Hugo's Les Miserabes."
He was not heard from again until 1879 when
Saratoga" was produced. Then in turn. ap-
pear-d Diamonds" ''NIoorcroft,-' The Bankers
Daughter" "OId Love Letters Hurricanes
wives" The Young Mrs. winthrop "One or our
Girls 'Arfstocracy" Shenandoah Baron
Rudolnh Met bv Chance" "The Henrietta and
Peter Stuyvesant" the last of which was the
toint work of Mr.. Howard and Brauder Matthews
He founded the American Dramatsts Club and was
its first president. He was a member OF the
New-York tribune., 1908-08-05
A TRIBUTE FROM MR.. TAFT.
"A Great Public Servant and a Great States

Hot Springs. Va. Aug. 4-Judge Taft tonight
sent the following telegram regarding the death
of Senator Allison to the Senator's home;
In th, death Of Senator Allison the country has
lost a great public servant and great statesman
He was a most wise counsellor and legislator. NO
one can overestmate the benefit that he by his
long service in the House and Senate rendered his
country The burden he has had to carry for many
years as the head of the Appropriations Commit
tee of the Senate did attract the attention that
the public gives to more interesting but less i'm
portant legislative action. 1 greatly shocked
to hear of his death. 1 loved him. as every one
did who came within the influence OF his sweet
nature and strong character He was warm
friend of my father and mother l consulted MIN
as one would a father. It's a great privilege TO
have known him.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-05
MICHAEL DAVIS.

Orange n j.. Aug Michael Davis. father OF
Judge Thomas A. Davis. of the Essex County Court
of Common Pleas, died suddenly late this after
noon AT his home No II Ridge street He had just
returned from walk when he collapsed and died
from heart disease. For many years he was police
magistrate of Orange. and ne also served for six
years as a member OF the Orange Common Coun-
ell He born in Ireland about seventy years
ago He owned considerable real estate, and re-
tired from active business many years ago. His
wife and several children survive him. He was
one OF the original members of the Holy Name
Society on its foundation in this country. and
served for many years as president Of the branch
OF St Johns Church Of which Judge Davis is now
II, han
New-York tribune., 1908-08-05
? MfTIGHE

Binghamton y. Y. Aug. 4.-P T McTighe. pres
ident of the McTighe Grocery Company. died at
his home in this city early this morning Mr..
NcTighe was q member of the Catholic Club. OF
New York and was formerly a leader in work for
the advancement Of Irish interests He prOmi-
nent in the Land League. president Of the
Bingharnton Board OF Trade a member of the New
York State Wholesale Grocers' Association, the
American Irish Historical Society, the knights OF
Columbus and various other Catholic organiza-
tions and societies His efforts TO better the condi-
ton of the Kerry fishermen attracted much atten-
ton. both in America and Ireland.
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Mr.. TAFT coNeRATULATEs BOY CITY.
IBv TeIeEraph 70 The Tribune.

IBy Telegraph 70 The Tribunal
WinOna Lake. Ind. Aug 4-Ia response 70 a
letter OF greeting from the youths OF the boys city
here letter has been received from William II.
Taft, Hot Springs. which he says.
I beg to acknowledge your favor OF July Is IA
which you state that the boy city IS Chautauq1a
and municipality at WtnOna Lake, where the boys
conduct actual city. with all civic departments
bank pOstOffice, daily paper. mercantile houses
etc. and that they are educated IN clean politics.
should think that the plan would be OF great use
in educating boys who attend in the duties OF good
citizenship I take pleasure IN sending the city
M wishes.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
10000

In memory of Baby FREDERIC '.............. 800 90
Proceeds OF a The Manor Harriet
HogEsoa and little brother and cousin 21 90
Proceeds Rectory,
Falls, =. Y July %. by little girls
boys Jean A. Macaulay. secretary:
NJ Pott. president: Katherine Pott
vice president: Kenneth FosE. treasurer;
Louise Pott. J. WorthingtOn Hunter. Alice
Boyle Ethel Brown. SO 90
memory three children, Il. s.
II s and J D. s''...---............ 1900
e. T
-'Bsnne
James McCOtter.
"A J. L., Rye, N
e y.
( Mitchell
A. Higgins.
Previously acknowledged Is s6S
Total August sIs 1888 e5
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DeIcour s Potter born in lS43 Schuyler
Vile Saratoga County; and admitted To prac-
tise law in 1866. For twenty-five years he
known as one OF Saratoga County's best equipped
LAWYERS With the late Charles Hughes he con-
Quoted to a successful close the trial Of Jesse
Billings for murder. Mr.. Potter secured dis
sareament on the first trial, and acquittal
the second In 1880, 1881 and 1882 he was member
NJ the Assembly from the Cd District OF Saratoga
County In 1880 he removed to Glens Falls, War
ren County. and formed a partnership with Joseph
A kellogg Mr. Potter had taken conspicuous
Mace in state politics and influential in bring
ing about the nomination CT Addison B. Coivin
COR STATE Treasurer In 1895.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-05
MIR BRYAN's TRIBUTE.

Lincoln Neb.. Aug. 4-When told Of Senator
Allison's death Mr.. Bryan said:
Mr. Allison has had long and conspicuous
career While he has been for many years
leader of his party. he has enjoyed the confidence
of the country regardless of party and his death
will be sincerely mourned."
New-York tribune., 1908-08-05

Mexican War having enlisted at the Opening Of ths
war in Company B. 1st Maine Regiment and served
until It's close Because OF rheumatism he did noe
enlist IN the Civil War
Mr. Darlington had lived in this city for two
years. removing here from Newark in 1905 Hs
would have been eIghty-one years Old on Tnnrsdzy
New-York tribune., 1908-08-05
MAJOR CHARLES c. MAccoNNELL

Narragansett Pier, r. l.. Aug 4-Mator Charles
Curtis MaeConnell L. 5. A. GetredD. died at the
Nszsasoit Hotel to-day. at the age of sixty-eight
wears after an illness of several weeks Major
MacConnei served throughout the Civil yysr an
was on the staff OF General Sheridan. OF the Army
Of the Potomac. The body will be taken to Wash
augscn spmorreYa a -E%g, y
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OBITUARY NOTES.

J. H BARTON. a well Known cement manufact-
urer. died Ash Grove. No. yesterday.
WINFIELD SCOTT sMYTH. known TO educators
as a publisher Of school textbooks died at South
Haven. Mich, yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-05
SAMUEL BLAINE DEAD

IBy Telegraph Th@ Trfbune-I
Pittsburg Aug 4-Samue Blaine. noted pioneer
IN the oil industry and cousin Of James G. Biane
died at his home here tonight Mr. Blaine served
with distinction in the Civil War and had been .
resident of Pittsburg for many years
New-York tribune., 1908-08-05
s-R TIMOTHY oBR.EN y TROUBLE.

SIR TIMOTHY O'BR1EN N TROUBLE
s~ Timothy O-Brien the defendant in the ex-
--9o-=tns-v suit for slander brought against him
g. Cork BIZ Lord Fer7nov's younger brother, the
F7or Alexis Burke Roche. has got into very serious
+-rlbls indeed. and incidentally has brought the
--is1 10 sudden and sensational close by expos
nz himself 70 charge OF endeavoring TO influence
+he s--v L seems that while al the Cork Club he
so- the secretary 70 call up Frank Morrogh, one OF
the members who was serving on the jury, ana
convey ro him 2 message from the baronet 10 the
effect that he would sooner have the jury give a
verdict against him With farthfng damages than
that there should be any disagreement Morrogh
xss 80 much concerned by the message that he
considered i his duty 10 communicate the matter
q the following morning Lord Chief Baron
Paues VINO was presiding at The tr1al. and the
5,5ze after hearing NIorrogh. and also the secre-
rsrv n the Cork Club became sufficiently assured
Of the fact that the condition Of affairs warranted
hin in discharg1ng the jury and in bringing the
trial 70 & sudden close
The Solicitor General for Ireland asked for an
immediate order for the arrest OF Sir Timothy Tor
gross contempt Of court. But the Lord Chief
Fsr- fvro arrives here to-day from England, TAX
ing into consideration the fact that Sir Timothy
had acted with foolish recklessness rather than
with actual criminal intent postponed the fuTJher
hearing OF the question as the penalty TO be I'M
posed upou the baroner TO the second day OF the
November term az Dublin II is only after that
hearing mas taken place and decision rendered in
The case Of Sir TImothv's attempt 10 influence the
+1-v thar the new trial Of Alexis Burke Roche s
lfbe- suit AGAINST the baronet viii take place Sir
TYnotr~ VIII be lucky if he escapes with fine, for
r. is quite likely 70 suffer imprisonment as the at
tempt 10 influence jury Is one Of the most serious
offences in the eyes q the law.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-05
MEXICAN WAR VETERAN DEAD.

IHy Telegraph The Tribune
Norrtstown N j. Aug 4.-William Dorrngton
sied to-day at the home of his stepson Francis L.
Patton. No. l6O nxsrris street. OF ailments incident
Mr. RaGx'1x.aa a:HSs-H,,<-szsuss-sa.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-05
JAMES DUNCAN HAGUE.

Stockbridge. Mass. Aug. flames D. Hague. of
New York. died at his summer home here to-day
from heart disease
New-York tribune., 1908-08-05

Authors, Lotos and Players clubs of this city
the Savage and the Green Room clubs, Of London,
and the Prismatic Club of Detroit
New-York tribune., 1908-08-05

temperature yesterday. lowest,
for date
10 average corresponding thirtythrse
years. "a
Local Partly cloudy to-day possibly occasional
showers afternoon ts-dgt ssir Thursday uxll
50 Erssn sgstp Ntn6ss
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Forecast for Special Locaiifies.-For Pennsylvania
showers to-day Thursday fair warmer: light TO fresh
win mostly southwest
Western New York showers today Inursoay gen
orally fair; light fresh winds mostly south 10 south
For District Of Columbia, Maryland Delaware New
Pennsylvania partly cloudy to-day
oseify occasional Thursday fair; little
n teunperature; light fresh south winds
For New partly cloudy to-day showers
night or Thursday: light 10 fresh south winds
Local ofioiaI Record.-The following official record
frou the Weather shows the changes the
,.srsttre for the twenty-four hours comparison
Last
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