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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-25
AT The WHITE HOUSE.

U.sbineton Nov A-The President sutno'lzeu
statement unauaIinedly denying that any spec'ai
I'll concessions had ever been granted the fTairis
Oil and Gas Company .-Lu
rbe president entertained c. " Bowen OF
New York Independent, and Holman LAY u
Maine at luncheon -, 1880.
General Baron Won Gayl. Of the Pruseah anu
t,os ~ staff OF General waldsrsee in COMMAND 0i
,ha .tied forces at the siege of Picking was pic
.an.ad ~, the charge d'anaires Of the German Hii
80, Cornt Hermann Won Hatzfeldt-Wiidenoul
rr1s president informed Senator Flint, OF Na
,ornia that the battleship fleet To1id return 70
Atlantic waters intact -. 81
Ambassador Henry White paid his respects 70 '
President preliminary to a snort soJouI" III
York City on his way 10 Pans
All except onsh member Of the Canihe' ..
90 a. meeting the absentee being secretary
Wilson s.e,..arv
- tho Presidents callers were SeereIar'
p-rigbt and william Cameron Forbes N'ee-5o'
,-,or ., the Philippines: Francis w hirst. hoi''s
- 9TH. London Economist Republican HauohH
chairman Hitchcock Rear Admiral Co"les' SEQ
,o- Hevhurn and party Of lead producers ot
I Ohio Albert Dueber OF Canton. ONO. AsSi''HN /,
Secretary Bacon and Representatives. o"'ie' anu
Calderhead. - 4, -.
The President took = long horseback rae IN 'fe
suburbs before dinner. 49,.
Mrs Roosevelt entertained the wives Vi '''
C-abfret members at the White House TINS morn
ing In the afternoon she attended the fhHaoe.
mia symphony concert. Occupying the peN Vie"
her were Miss Marion Oliver, Miss Hagner' MISE
Harrison and Mrs. Cuyler.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-25
SAYS QUEEN PREVENTED ALLIANCE
Light Thrown on Abruzzi Affair By Letter
from Widow Of an italian OHclsl

BY the Queen mother. Msrgh-rtts cf Ttag. =
connection With the long rumored engagement -
the Duke OF the Abruszi Miss Katherine E1kt1s
received in this city yesterday n letter from
Sgnora Josephine Buzzi. widow % shs Elver7er q
the royal castle ~ Spupiragi 70 her son. siyncr
Pfetro Buzzi OF this city
Ny mother wrote the letter 70 during ths
time thar Queen Margherita and the Young duss
were staying az me castle. said BUEzi. Shs
says the affair was the gossip Of the hour Until
tho arrival Of the Queen ten DAYS before shs wrote
but that her announcements soon aIaysd al tssr
that there would be anv alisnes between royal
blood and the Elkins family.
The Queen made no attempt 70 conceal her FISH
inss against any proposed engagement between ths
duke and Miss EIkins. and denied that such a.
engagement already existed When the psoris vsrs
assured that the runners were false they gave vent
10 ordinations Of satisfaction over what thsy
termed the excellent Judgment % ths duke"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-25
About People and Socf0l lncfdenfS

a. noon to-day in the post chapel az Fort Nyer Ts
Rev. Henry A. Brown, chaplain az ths oarrackx.
oficiated at the betrotha and the Kew Georgs
Smith. OF Pittsburg performed the marriass csrs-
ruonv Miss Martha Phelps. Of Baltnors. vas
maid o. honor. and Miss Georgia Knox and Miss
Helen HUMPHREYS bridesmaids Lsutenan.
H. : Berry was best man. and tns ushers wsrs
Lieutenant NJ G. Bristol Lieutenant James GosIas.
DR.. Harry Bailey and Lieutenant Leonard l. Dis..
rich all stationed az Fort Myer- The wedding wa
particularly attractive. with the cavalry coiorH
white and yellow. carried out IN the costumes e
the bridesmaids. well as in the house and chu-ra
decorations Colonel Hatfield gave bis daughter
away wedding breakfast followed the eereunoay
after which Lieutenant Merchant and his bid.
went for Northern wedding jourrey- They vi
live at Fort Myer
General Horace Porter, who viii deliver tns a.
dress ~ the unvefing OF the Sheridan statue TO-
morrow arrived here tonight, and vil Be IRE S1.s.
OF Mr. and Mrs Charles Henry Butler until Fri
dsy Mrs Sheridan gave dinner tonight for Cen
ersI Porter and others who are here for ths csEs-
n1ony
Lieutenant General and Mrs. Corbtn snte-tst-sd
In their box ~ the Philadelphia Symphony concert
to-day Ex-Governor and Mrs Myron 7. Herri-k u
Ohio.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-25
RIG THINGS.

The date Is December 8. 1903. Momentous
date! The place is the st. James HOTEL 81
Louis. Missouri. Significant place. Inc men
are Forrest DOMAIN ,Loosef, Hartman mot
F. H. Phelps Stalard ard Jones Portentous
names! Transcendent conjunctIlre Of the time
the place and the men. The continent palpi-
tates with eagerness, the future looms big with
authorization, and the Muse of History stands
on tiptoe and cranes her lovely and elastic neck
To see what mighty things shall come to pass.
Forsooth there is need that big things shall
hammer Never before was there such an
emergency as this 'Never'-please note that
IL is not hardly ever, but really and truly
pever-"never in American history has Presl-
dental campaign been like the one just closed
"in the utter lack of faith or enthusiasm for
both the leading parties and their candidates.
Never before have the people owe are
Seven9-been so sick of the old parties and so
eager to get rid Of them.
The old parties! Well, the Republican party
"is at least fairly consistent in its frankly
brutal methods of governing the people But
the Democratic party-G 6GS' cohSpNeS! II
elbows radically hot and conservatvely cold by
turns IN vain stupid lust" 1t is marked with
"Ro,Irbon oligarchs." "ethical anarchy, an "un-
holy alliance" meaningless compromises" i'm
hacilp hynocrisy' and 'senile decay and has
become AN invertebrate menagerie Of cranks
and quackeries," from under which inert mass
the dramatic rise of the new radical parties has
"kpocked the rottcd props Isn't that going
some? Shades Of Demosthenes against Phiiip,
Cicero against Verres, and George the Count
Joannes against his unappreciative critics
how pale and futile they seem before such
tImnderous oratory!
And after this rhetorical ruction what Is TO
he expected? Surely nothing less tlan that
things are to he settled "once for all There
will he no comeback. no after-clap. There VIII
remain for inmeasured pOsterity nothing to do
but to sit and wonder and admire. The time
the place the men. named. Then, ana
there and by them the deed will he done. The
duty is clear and unacceptable 1t is TO estab-
fish once for all the rule of the people IN THIS
..historic land of freedom That is what IS 10
be done by the Seven. The final struggle can
not much longer be delayed No. we should
reckon not From now until December j Will he
eight DAYS Longer waiting would he treason.
Remember the date. December J. And after
that the deluge-or rather. the city Editor Will
tell the cub reporter to Call up the St James
land get half stick of nonparen about those
radical ducks and their pow-!ow.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-25
PROFESSIONAL CONSERVATISM.

Without referring 10 any recent instance for
q text THE New York Medical Record" COM
ments on the general habit among physicians OF
antagonizing new ideas. 1t holds that the pro-
fession which it represents must necessarily
be conservative and illiberal' With certain
qualifications which THE Record" itself makes,
this gospel must be considered sound. though it
is quite as applicable perhaps to theology and
politics as to medicine and surgery.
An instructive parallel may be found In the
field of invention. Out of every thousand
novel and useful" suggestions which form the
basis of patents only a very few have he slight
est commercial value The great ma Oritv Of the
devices and methods for which the authors seek
q monopoly and from which they usually hope
to reap q fortune are not only crude and cum
brous but absolutely worthless. Regarding the
extremely small proportion which eventually
achieve popularity ii is often impossible to
form just opinion in advance In like man
ner. so many alleged discoveries and proposed
innovations in medical practice result In dis
appointment that the chances are very much
against any fresh proposition proving service
able At the outset il is TO be regarded with
caution not 10 say suspicion The premature
adoption of new line Of tTestment may lead
TO the neglect OF others which may he open to
objection, but ut least have the sanction Of
experience. In such case the conscientious
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-25
"ETCESS COMBINATION"

Mr. Lawson Purdy, in his recent statement
On the cost Of the city government, suggests
that the municipality should possess the right
of excess condemnation in making public i'm
p-ovemenJs. By this means such improvements
could be paid for by the sale afterward of the
excess property condemned. In this way Paris
has laid out great boulevards. condemning
strip each side of the road first, and after the
street was finished selling the real estate. thus
yeaping its increased value. London. too, has
employed this plan. and We believe Il is in
general use in the great cities of Europe.
II is desirable 10 have public attention again
called 70 the advantage of such a system TO
municipality engaged in large public works, but
II could not be adopted here without constitu-
fional changes. The present costly system Of
conforming property would have 10 be done
away with, for otherwise the more property the
city condemned the worse of it would be.
Moreover. 10 make excess condennations Sue
cess we need first 10 have a good city govern
ment-a government no member Of which
could be suspected of standing in with a po-
litical real estate ring. either TO buy property
from or sell il 10 such ring If the city gov
eminent should first pay too much for its prop
erty. as ii almost invariably does now and then
sell II too cheaply 10 insiders the SIGHT Of excess
condemnation would be dangerous one for city
administrations 10 possess
Before considering the excess condemnation,
however serviceable IL may have proved to well
governed cities New York needs first to give its
attention 10 getting good government Public
opinion needs 10 be educated that IL will
not tolerate exploitation by political ring. The
CITY must get idle and inefficient employees of
its payroll II must have a. modern system Of
accounting. so that il viii know how its money
IS spent IT needs heads Of departments no one
of whom viii feel that he is under a higher
obligation 10 some political machine than 10 the
public. II needs % study its future and adopt
definite. practical and intelligent plans of de-
vslopment. instead Of leaving its public i'm
provements 70 men who have no comprehensive
scheme in mind and who are too busy 10 give
eny real study 10 the propositions that are laid
before them.
The public mind should not be diverted from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-25
FRIENDS GREET FRANCIS ROGERS.

Francis Rogers faced a housefui OF his friends
yesterday afternoon when he started the first notes
OF Handlers Honor and Arms" from Samson
There scarcity OF demonstrations OF that
friendship during the hour and half OF good sing
II that they had come TO hear, and there were only
few departures before the barytone had bowed his
farewell for the applause that greeted his nnal
number. Edward Germans music linked With
Rudyard kiplings Rolling Down to Rio" As
No. 3 In programme Of songs that gave GOOD
opportunity for the display OF Mr.. RoEers's voice
and his good use Of it, coupled with an intelligent
and sympathetic expression OF the content Of hi, SCI
lections. II missed the repetition that went 10 Az.
other Of the songs in English that made up The
second part of Mr.. Resers's programme The an
pause that went TO one OF these Clowns ser.-
made" the composer himself Isidora IAckstons
who accompanied Mr.. Rogers. shared with tho So
lcist. ~ least another American composer Bruno
HUM. vas IN the house. to hear his work .-TnA
Merry Month Ct May. sung twice. Mr. Rogers
singing OF sehubsrts Der wanderer' ard SONGS
BY Franz and sehagsssn well deserved ~. .ounds
OF pleasure that followed their ren5itIa>
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-25
MP BORSON'S HOBBY.

We are afraid that Mr.. Richmond P. HObson
is riding his hobby too vigorously. There Is
danger that he will wear it out or break 1t
down; and then what would he do? Where
could he find another? 1t is all very well to
make speech now and then about the yellow
periI" and to write occasional letters but when
it GENES to sixteen page open letter TO the
President on the imminence of Japan conquest
of our Western states. the letter divided INTO
eighteen numbered parts, of which the SIX
teenth is "in conclusion really, such treatment
of the faithful hobby recalls that of the lady
who hired a little pony and then dashed him
land slashed him and drove him through the
"mre."
And then the-well. the extreme earnestneSs
of his exnressions in the letter! There is not,
Mr. Hobsop declares, within sight single ques-
"tion to produce even a ripple of disturbance III
"o1lr diplomatic channels of communication with
the nations of Europe unless it he from their
relations with nations of Asia" while on the
"othpr hand In our relations with nations or
Asia we are confronted with the most ulnculI
most complex and most dangerous questions
known to diplomacy There are no man
tones in the picture. On one side nothing ouI
the most intense high lights of secure peace
and on the other the unreileVed DIach suduo"9
Of impending war.
Nor does Mr. HobsOn neglect to tell the Presl-
dent how directly war Is impending Japan mas
made all the preparations for the seizure or
this territory (the Philippines as soon as op-
''portunity permits. The only thing that stahdS
I'm the way Of the contamination of this seizure
rs the presence of our fleet" As soon DOUBT
less. as the last of our ships passes through the
Singa pore Straits, or, at any rate through the
Suez Canal We may expect the japanese meet
tn sppear In the harbor of Manila. TO with
draw the feet at this juncture IS pracdcauy
"to insure war and invite disaster. By the
vav didn't somebody else declare with equal
assurance that to send our feet 10 the Paclnc
was practically to insure war and 10 invite dis-
as+er'? So that our plight was that descriped
bv Lorenzo Dow, You'll be damned If you 10
You'll be damned if you don't" In which
case" observed the philosophic Senegamolan'
"dis piggerIl take to de woods
1t is sprightiy and di7ertng hobby the
cavortings of which are SO well understood
that they cause to the beholder no Tepidaton nor
anxiety. unless for the hobby itself and its per
sistent rider AS for them, we feel 1t our DUTY
to offer the admonition that if the former Is TO
last much longer and the latter is 10 continue TO
have full measure of fun with it, there should
no little more moderation in the use of whip
end srur, above ALL" said TalleyTand, mot
too much zeal" It is bad for hobbies as well as
for real steeds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-25
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.

from
washington, Nov. A-Mss Ethel Rooseven
.,a g,est NJ honor at & luncheon given to-day al
.La washington Navy Yard by Mrs Leutze ana
1Jizs sutze wife and daughter OF ths cornnnanoant
In the marty TO meet Miss Roosevelt were Capta-"
and Mrs gu nnerlin. Miss Martha Bacon Die
Weeks Miss Carolyn Murray, Miss Dorothy NllL-
Jams lieutenant Commanded Proctor. Lieutenant
Co~xn,.,dar Butler. Lieutenant Foote. Lieutenant
sbackford Lieutenant OsteFhaus and Lieutenant
Campbell. -.
MISS Roosevelt will be the guest Of honor at q
dinner to be given by Lieutenant Colonel ana Slrs
Charles l. McCaviey on December 8. and again az
a dinner at the Alibi Club. on December H. "hen
Miss Esther Denny will Be hostess
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh entertained a.
6,,nsr to-risht the vice-Presdent and Mrs Fair
hanks Ex-Governor and Mrs. Herrick OF ONO
TJautenant General and Mrs. Corbn, Rear Admiral
and Mrs Glover Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence TOWNSEND
Mr. and Mrs CIarence Moore, Hr- and Mrs. Ihonlas
Nelson Page Mrs William ?. Draper, Mrs Iharles
Mum. Miss Boardman, Miss Bryan. sister OF the
Minister Portugal: William j. Boardrnan' = -
Glover Charles Boettcher, Of Denver: Mr.. Barry
Mrs Nh>ol Ludlow and Captain Charles ". Fenton
Miss Louise Maxwell and Edwin Corning OF
Albany who will be married at noon Tomorrow"
we're the guests Of honor at luncheon gwen 10
dav Nv Mrs Titan J. Coffee, whose granddaugA-
fer Miss Evelyn Chew. VIII be a bridesmaid IN
tbs marty were Miss Katherine Jennings, Miss
Chew Miss Mary Scott Miss Caroline BroWnson
and Miss Yvonne Townsend, who are 10 be brides
maids. Parker Corning George 9. ". Low r =
TYLER William Stewart Glazisr. Spencer Turner
E,dnnurd Marvin and I,ydig Hoyt, OF New York
who will be ushers. Lieutenant Commando Henri!
Y F2rtisr and Lieutenant Commander Shackford
who are also 10 be ushers gave theatre party for
Miss Maxwell and her attendants tonight
The marriage Of Miss Helen Hatfield, daughter
of Colonel and Mrs Charles A T. Hatfield, and
90
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-25

there did not follow much abatement of hatred
fer the Sassenach Political discomfort is easily
fomented when people are suffering distress
which may pausibly be charged against thelr
rulers. 1t is not so easily fomented. II, indeed
II can exist at all in any formidable degree
among those who prosperous and whose
prosperity and happiness are attributable to the
benevolence of the government. 1t Is not I'M
possible that Mr.. Birrels plan will have the
result of winning the affection and the loyalty
of the Irish people despite the opposition OF
some leaders. If so, it will be well worth
while despite its enormous pecuniary cost
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-25
TIE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
rrrar, The Tribune Bureau


r-..bt,e+or Nov A-The japanese Arpassahof
I'D B.ro1.ss Takahira- with all Of the nnefheeIs
NJ the embassy STAFF. were entertained al oils1l
tonight at the British Embassy BY the An1eessa1or
and Mrs James Bryce. Invited to meet 'henl ~ :,
all of the members of the BRUSH Embassy
and few others -, -.
Tn. British Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce VII El.e
an evening party IN honor o. Miss Ethei HooseFe'
on January T. r-,.,.,
sehora de GluZn1an daughter OF me CoroiioiD.
Minister and Sonora de Cortes ana VIE o .',,5
,a - ~. legation was being congratulated
1,no1 tbs birth Of a son at the legation No nc
\ street yesterday sehor de Guzn1hn' VINO tias
been in Colombia for som. months, ts e1pecteo u
arrive here In about two weeks l..
-. N.1,..-y son Of the Russian Minister 20
p.-t. rbo has been the guest 81 Prince kouda-
cher Russian first secretary, for some days past
ha. returned to New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-25
NASSAU HOSPITAL OUT OF DEBT.
Mrs. Russell Sage. Mrs. Belmont aud Others
Help Institution.

the women % Nassau County have worked az
gently all summer giving fairs. lawn fetss and
numerous other entertainments Tor IT'S BENEFIT. tns
Nassau Hospital has al last cleared itself q ths
deot OF $4,000 which IL was thought last sprins
would close the doors OF the institution or eopsl
II To sell 20 some denomination.
This morning Mrs. Russell Sage announced taas
She would endow one OF the $500 beds IN memory
OF lifelong friend. Miss Kate RsideI. who was a.
ISOLATED with Mrs Sage in charitable work n AZ
ferent sections OF the county. Mrs O Fl ?. Eel
mont also has been large contributor 20 ths boz
pital giving nurses building which sas also
furnished throughout Mrs. Clareacs n Maeksy
gave an ambulanCs and a team OF horses. ara
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-25
THE CABINET.
rrrnn Ths Tribune Bureau.I

Washington, Nov. A.-Mrs Meyer ana the NisS@s
Meyer. wife and daughters OF the FostHlas'ei -
- -o+,,r,a al ,o-,izht from, New York. where they
have spent several DAYS. They attended the Yale
Harvard football game.
Mrs Wright wife Of the Secretary OF war IS
declining invitations for few days on account OF
slight indisposition. She was eoie' however 70
attend Mrs. Roosevelts regular Tuesday morning
reception at the White House.
Roger Straus son % the Secretary OF Commerce
ard Labor and Mrs straus. joined them At tneir
home in 18th street this afternoon. 20 spend his
THANKSGIVING holiday. He will return 70 sonoci a.
Iawrenceville y. j.. on Friday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-25
ALABAMA TREATY's PART IN HISTORY
Reference By Premier Asquith at Luncheon in
Honor of Lord Ripon.

London. Nov. 24.-Preuer Asquith presided at
luncheon given in London to-day In honor Of Lord
Ripon Who recently resigned the post Of Lord
Privy Seal The Premier proposed the health Of
Lord Rpon. and in the of his address re-
ferred TO his work chief British Commissioner
on the Alabama treaty among his many great
services TO his country. In this treaty" the
Premier said the foundations laid OF what
trust and believe will prove enduring and
unshakabIe friendship between ourselves and our
kinsmen on the other side of the Atlantic"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-25
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.

IEF Telegraph - The tribune
Newport. Nov. c4-Nfr and Mrs Harry PaynS
Whitney. who are the owners OF handsome esta1s
in Bellevue avenue said 70 be contemplating
the erection of a new summer home to take the
place Of their present villa II erected ths via
will stand practically on the same spot as re
present house
Mrs. George b DsForest left Newport TO-DAY
for visit with her sister, Mrs William Appleton.
in Boston
Dr. Tiuirghast Bull returned - Newport THIS
evening from New York
Charles NJ Oelrichs has joined his family here.