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New-York tribune., 1908-05-11
OBITUARY NOTES.

CAPTAIN HENRY z. MILLINGTON. fifty years
of age, died from heart disease at the S. r Smith
InArnary Hospital at New Brighton, Richmond,
Yesterday. He was we'll known in the coasting
trade. having for years sailed between New York
and South American ports He born in Lon
don. England, but lived most of his life Staten
Island His wife survives him. He was member
OF the Masons
ROBERT f FRAZER, former Circuit judge
died early Saturday at Grace Hospital. De
troit. following operation for an abscess Judge
Frazer was widely known lawyer. and at the
Republican National Convention in 1883 made a
speech nominating the late United States Senator
Alger for President.
PAUL BEATTIE reporter at Police lleadduar-
ters for The Evening Journal died in ST Vim
cents Hospital yesterday. lie collapsed a week
ago saturday in the Capital Hotel. Houston street
and Bowery. where he made his home. 10 be near
HEADQUARTERS. His trouble was diagnosed as u
ClOt the brain.
FREDERIC H. MAY formerly vice president and
general manc ger of the American Rapid Telegraph
company. died yesterday at his home in Newark.
\ J. He was prominent in railroad building in the
West and Middle Wcs. in the '7o's and WON fame
auring the civil War hy keeping the Illinois Cen
tal north # cairo open for troop and supply trains
az Man.
ABRAHAM BEEkMAN died a. Bath y. H.
YESTERDAY A the age Of seV enty eight wears. He
r.as = native of New York CITY. Mr Beekmaa was
nronln4pt in business circles n Western and
Ecuthern New York president OF tue Farmers
ana Mechancs Bank O. :z=.h
New-York tribune., 1908-05-11

OF the day This nephew. Edmond de Talleyrand
was the son of the statesman's younger brother
Archibald ard through his marriage with Prin-
cess Dorothea. who inherited her fathers fief Of
Scgan, had sons-namey. Louis and Alex
snder. Louis. his mothers heir, inherited
Sagan. and created Duke Of Sagan by the
title of Prince Sagan should always be borne
by the eldest son Of the Dukes of Sagan Louis
also inherited his granduncle's titles of Duke OF
Taleyrand Duke of Perigord and of Duke of
Valencay. and it is his grandson Heie Prince
Sagan. who is now figuring in the role of 6uitor
for the hand of Anna Gould.
Dorothea of Courland and of Sagan's mar
riage not very happy She cared little
nothing for her husband. but became abso-
lutely fascinated by his uncle, and, virtually
abandoning her husband, made her home COM
pletely with the famous statesman. In fact, al
though her two sons figure the children of her
husband, they generally believed to have been
the offspring of the great Talleyrand himself.
circumstance which is freely mentioned in mem
oirs dealing with his times and with those of
his brilliant niece by marriage Prince TalIey-
rand received the Neapoltan dukedom OF Dino
from the Bourbons in 1915. in recognition of the
part which he had played in bringing about the
overthrow of King Murat. and their restoration
TO the throne of the two Sicilies. and Immediately
obtained permission to transfer the ducal title
IN question TO his nephew. be able
stow it upon the latters wife-namely, Dorothea
That is how she came to he Duchess of Dino. At
her death the dukedom of Dino passed
second son, Alexander of whom the present Due
de Dino is the hrstborn
New-York tribune., 1908-05-11
OBITUARY.
ASA BOND RICHARDSON.

Asa Bond Richardson died Thursday at No. 900
8th street, Brooklyn. after an illness of week
He born in jefferson, Me, July II, 1871 He
spent two years in Colby University. Maine and
was graduated from CoIumb bian University, Wash
ington. In 1850 Anna Condry Foster became his
wife in Waterville Ne, in 1852 She was associated
with him in conducting seminary for young men
and women in Brooklyn until 1866. He then en-
gagged In the produce business in lower New York
under the firm name of Richardson Brothers. and
later alone in the commission business in Pearl
street Mr. Richardson had been member of the
New York Produce Exchange since 1866. He
appointed member of the Brooklyn Board of Ed
ucation by Mayor Hunter and served until Mayor
Low second term in 1854. lie had been member
of the Long Island Historical Society since 1863
and for many years senior warden of All
Saints Church, Brooklyn. and superintendent of
It's Sunday school His wife and only child died
several years ago
New-York tribune., 1908-05-11
4 SUBW4T CELEBRATION.
Cornerstone of Delaney Street
Clock To1oer To Be Laid july /.
CHoweu & Stokes. Architects }

The cornerstone of the Delaney street clock
tower and archway will be laid. it is expected. on
July l. at the opening of the Delaney street sub
way station. II viii he built by citizens Of the
in celebration of the construction of the
iamsburg bridges. and also the Manhattan Bridge
with these two when il is completed
The tower will not less than $4,000. and the
Delaney Street Subway Celebration Committee
which has charge of the undertaking. has already
received subscriptions of $4,000. It will stand in
Delaney street, little west of Essex street. The
width of the from curb TO curb will he
twenty-four feet and the open space between the
two abutments Of the arch will be twelve feet.
proper open gallery above the arch in which the
bell will hang. and q semi circular roof in which
will tsa the clock dials. either side The
arch proper will have granite bases nearly six feet
high and the main arch will be twenty feet
high. The tower itself will be fifty feet high. The
inscription the monument will be:
The gift of the people of the East Side the
city. to commemorate the completion of the De
lanCey street subway loop and its connection with
the Williamsburg Bridge.
The upper portions of the will he
ornamented with polychrornatc terra Gotta. The
hell, which will ring the hours. will be of bronze
pounds.
The committee in charge is appealing East
Side citizens for contributions for the tower.
These may be sent to David Blaustein treasurer.
of the jefferson Bank
New-York tribune., 1908-05-11
No MORE RAxsoMs TO BR1GANDs.

rc,and-s Foreign once has Issued notification
which the State Department az Washington will
co well 70 copy and which is 10 the effect tst the
British government will in future decline 10 pay
ransom for any subjects Of King Edward who have
been captured by brigands either in Morocco or
- other :aw1ess and more or less barbarous
countries. This g totally but yet ex-
rreuelv sensible departure. Until now. often as
EngIshren have been captured by bandits, when
riCricking the plains Of Marathon or while en-
ezEed in shooting expeditions in the interior Of
Albania and other portions of Turkey, IN hunting
r-5rs IN Morocco or in geographical explorations
~ missionary work in China and other parts OF
asa and Of Africa. the British government has
arI-avs been required n nay the ransom. on the
-=-v risky chance Of recovering the amount from
-he por=ntare IN whose douinions the outrage has
7sken place In many cases the treasury has been
Unsuccessful in getting hack the money in this
ashton which has therefore come Of rhe poCk-
@tz ~ the British taxpayers NOW. there is no
earthly reason why the taxpayers who stay
home should IA called upon TO pay for
some CornDatriot who. for his amusement. for
his profit Or through some mistaken sense of
eelf-ascrihed DUTY. enters Of his own accord p
country infested hv bandits II he chooses run
The risk of capture hy bandits risk Of which he
IS perfectly well auare-he should accept the
eequences Moreover. as long as il is known that
Ire British government undertakes To ransom any
- is subjects who happen 10 be captured bF for
zE1 hrteands. the latter have potent fnducen1ent
ki5nap and hold for lieges OF King
Inward. IN fact. there would he much less of
this kidnapping Of English and Americans by brig
s-5s Z il were generally known that their re-
zre--5ve governments would under circurl-
stances furnish the ransom: and in proof Of this
need only point out that one never hears OF any
italian Greek Spaniard or Portuguese being
captured hv Turkish Moorish bandits, who know
vel that = would be hopeless 70 expec+ any
hing in The shape Of from the governments
which their prisoners are subject England has
nor only spent large sums Of money in ransons
bandits but has even embarked in wars IN
der secure the liberation OF British cirizens-a
notable case in point being the Abyssinan
r,-5on hich cost millions OF money
New-York tribune., 1908-05-11
CARDINAL LOGUE AT CATHEDRAL.
Discusses the Honoring of Saints by the
Catholic Church.

Cardinal Logue preached yesterday ar the last
mass in ST. Patricks Cathedral and in the evening
attended services the Carnelite Church, in East
29th street. II being festival of St Joseph
Cardinals sermon had particular reference TO that
feast Touching on the honoring of saints by the
Catholic Church. he said:
In houorins the saints Catholics do de-
tract from the honor which ia due God We
have only 20 go back the days when. chill
dren, " learned CatecRism at mother :
knee to know why honor the saints. We were
taught and know that il ia with threefold
ohiect-hefng chosen of God, honor Him in
honorinE them; the glorious examples Of perfect
Christian life which they present to be fol-
lowed by honor them in the hope that
we may make lives perfect and place
care and protection of these chosen ministers Of
Gods
If keep these three points in mind apply
them ST. Joseph will gather reflections
which will benefit very much and which Will
rebound spiritual good The saints are mas
terpieCes Of Gods wonderful power, mercy and
goodness In the saints. II regard them I'm the
light OF faith, He shows more fully and perfectly
His divine attributes than In any earthly work
around All Gods visible creation speaks of
Him and reminds of the duty Him
But II consider the subject IN the light OF fath
will that. wonderful is His creation
there Is something much more wonderful in His
selection of holy men and women TO furnish ex-
verse. the heavens. the grand laws which govern
them-eVeu when they shrvPlled up a scroll
that has been touched by fre-the saints VIII SjiI
New-York tribune., 1908-05-11
PAPAL kNIGHTHOOD
pius Z Rcsires Tsco Ancient Orders
and Creates a Ne7c Ono.

rCorvrirht. 1905 by the Brentwood Corpany.l
Plus y has tust revived two former orders of
knishthood and created third The latter
IS bear the name of the order of ST Thomas
Aquinas and is destined 10 reward services of a
literary character TO the Catholic Church and to
perpetuate the memory of St. Thomas Aquinas.
whom Leo NH. in his encyclical letter of August.
1sSs. declared TO have furnished by his teachings of
philosophy and theology the foundations of all sci
entifc studies of Catholic Christendom- The order
of -. Cecilia, revived by Plus y. was first created
in November. lS47. by Plus TX. for rewarding ser
vices of musical character, and its first knights
were the officers of the ancient Society Of St
Cecilia founded by the great composer Paestrina
IN the middle OF the sixteenth century The other
order revived by the Pope was known as that of
the Moor. founded in September, 1876. by Plus VII
and. in former times. is TO be used for the pur
pose OF honoring great painters and sculptors-
There at the present moment. in addition TO
these three orders. five others in the gift of the
Pontif. The chief of them all is the order of
Christ. founded in 1918 by King Denis of Portugal
and confirmed IN 1870 by Pope John XXII. who re-
served 10 the Pontfs the right OF conferring its
grand cross upon persons Of high rank The Pope
lestows it upon royal personages and great nobes
of the Catholic faith and, unless am much mis-
taken. the late Prince Bismarck the only nun-
Catholic statesman TO have ever received the dis
Tinction. Then. next in rank comes the Order Of
Plus IN, founded by the late Pope in 1871: then
the Order OF St Gregory the Great. founded by
Pore Gregory XVI in 1881 and of which there
four classes :; is this order with which
her Of American citizens conspicuous for their SER
vices - the Catholic Church have been decorated.
Then there Is the Order of ST. Sylvester; while of
late the Pope has likewise assumed for himself the
prerogative Of conferring the highest class of the
order Of the Holy Sepulchre, formerly in the gift
cf the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem and founded
- the time Of the Crusades.
Americans visiting Rome. by-the-bye will find
great change in the appearance of the famous
castle of st. Angelo. the history Of which dates
back 70 the century of the Christian to
TIE reign Of Emperor Hadrian for the hastion con-
structed IN le41 by Pope Urban VIII. is being
down by the municipality OF the Eternal city
order admit Of the doubling Of the roadway
sfonE the right bank of the Tiher. where traffic.
the days Of great festivity at St
Peters, IS extremely small. OF course. the re-
r-cysl ~ the haston Of Urban VIII has the result
q opening vi the view Of the much older tower
Of Nicholas Y. erected in the fifteenth century
Pgr The time the Castle Of ST Angelo is
81 familiar and cherished z landmark 70 al those
who have visited the Eternal City that the de-
er-r1cTfon Of any portion thereof can only appear
them in the light of pure vandalism
New-York tribune., 1908-05-11
TO SELL HOUSE AND STABLE EFFECTS

There Will he placed exhibition this morning
in the F1f,l Avenue Art Galleries, No. 64s Fifth
avenue. the household and art objects of the
houses Of Charles Carroll, of Hampstead, and OF
Albrecht Graef, of No 3S West 18th street this
city. These, with the carriages and other stable
properties Of these estates. will be a
auction by James P. Silo. Thursday, Friday
and Saturday Of this week.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-11
w. f. MURPHY.
fBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune. J


Cincinnati, May 10--W. j. Murphy vice -presi-
dent of the Cincinnati New Orleans & Texas Pa
cifc Railroad Queen e CrescenD. died at his home
here this morning from a paraytfc stroke. Seven
years he first stricken but. after
iourn abroad, recovered sufficiently to resume his
duties. He sixty years old and began his
railroad a messenger boy. He for
many years connected with the Erie Railroad in
various important capacities, but for eigh
teen years had been official Of the Queen 4
Crescent system The funeral will be held on
"Wednesday morning
New-York tribune., 1908-05-11
MRS. WILLIAM j. ROGERS.

Mrs Mary letters Rogers, wife Of William j.
Rogers president OF the Borden Condensed Milk
Company. died Saturday at her home. No. 5S
Reynolds Terrace, Orange. \. j. from heart dis
ease. the age of sixty-threa years She in
terested in the work of the Homeopathic Hospital
Of Essex County her husband being president OF
the board of trustees. Her husband. four and
four daughters survive her The funeral services
viii be conducted to-day at her home by the Rev.
Charles L. Pardee, rector Of the Church of st.
Andrew.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-11
THE WEATHER REPORT.

OfhcisI Record and Forecsst.-washington May 10
The weather heen fair in all parts Of the country
except scattered localities the north
err pIareau Mountain regions The teppers-
fre has normal conditions of the Rocky
Mountains except Northwestern. states
sti uneeasonahy coo Scattered thunder showers are
indicated FOR Monday Tuesday in the Mississippi and
1oer Ohio valleys and generally plains
states on Monday Important temperature changes
arffr{na-ed although
ireys fr the lower region. the middle Atlantic and
NJ England states
The winds along The NeU England coast wi be frcsa
-rLvest- middle Atlantic roast Hight 20 fresh porth
Light filf coast fresh
s on me lakes fresh vest Jgper lakes fresh
et.an,4rs departing Monday for European ports viii
.a-e lieft 10 fresh winds and far weather the
~ i3duhy.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-11

Joseph Reynolds Tillinghast sixty-three years old
manager Of his fathers woolen mill Cohoes
y. y. dropped dead yesterday at Engewood \. J.
Death due to heart disease. Mr.. Tnghast
rode his bicycle about miles a friend.
died as he waited for him to appear at the door.
Mr.. TilIinghast was graduated from the Scientific
School at Columbia University. He leaves wife.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-11
CANADIAN SOCIETY TO MEET.

A meeting and entertainment Of the Canadian
Society of this city will be held this evening at
the Hotel Astor. Julius NJ. Mayer. former Attor-
ney General DR., NJ. Muzzey, and John Foord.
secretary of the Asiatc Society," will speak.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-11

TRy Telegraph The Tribune
Southboro, Mass, May 10.-June has been set
as the date for the marriage of Miss Leila Burnett
of Southboro, 10 Lyman DeIano OF New York.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-11
ARCHBISHOP FARLEYs LETTER READ.

In letter read in all the Catholic churches yes
terday Archbishop Farley thanked the clergy. the
press and the laty for their cooperation in making
the centennial festivities in the Catholic celebration
IN this city success He said tn. occasion vas
regarded as an epoch making event IN the history
Of the Church In the United Statea
New-York tribune., 1908-05-11
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... t,s.tern New YORK fair today and Tuesfay e.
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s. winds
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,.,,, o,i,.J fecord-Tnc f,Io-eins ofnciai record
g.. rio p-.,tbsr Bureau shows the changes IN the fem
r,.le -- ,h. last tneut f5ur holfs in comparison
t,.. .. -. ,,,e-l.,i sire date of las Hta..
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-02
AMERICAS GREATEST POEM.

tt is always tempting to peep behind
the scenes of poets workshop. Such
a peep is afforded us in recOllcctions
Of Edgar Allan Poe by Mrs. Susan Ar
cher Weiss. one Of the few surviving
friends OF the author of what is re-
garded by many as the greatest Ameri-
can poem-"The Raven" It seems that
owing to certain slight imperfections.
Poe never attached much weight TO his
poem. This opinion was shared by
many. He worked over the poem for a
period cf ten years At one time, be-
ing in need of money. be hastily COM
nleted the manuscript, and offered it to
Mr. Graham. of GTansm's MAGAZINE.
The latter, not satisfied as to the poem 3
literary merit, declined it, but EXPRESSED
his willingness to abide by the decision
Of number of the office employees.
clerks and others. who, being called in.
sat solemnly attentive and critical,
while Poe read his somber ballad Their
decision NE are told. was against IL.
But on learning of the poets penniless
condition, and that, as ne confessed.
sc had no money to buy medicine for
his sick wife, collected SIS for suhsCrip-
ton. which was given, not 10 Poe hin =
self, but 10 Mrs. GLENN, for he use
Of the sick lady Current Literature.