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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-11-11

DIR. Beach said that Mrs. Crane held
a commission from the state board of
New-York tribune., 1910-06-23
FRENCH OPERA ASSURED
Mary Garden Will Sing at Metro
politan in January.

Andreas Dippel. general manager of the
chicago grand opera company, has received
able message from Miss Mary Garden IN
which she accepted an engagement with
the company for next season. She Will
appear. according to a statement which Mr.
Dlppel issued here yesterday. as one of the
principals in the special performances of
French opera to be given by the Chicago
company at the Metropolitan Opera House,
subscriptions for these performances will
be opened shortly
Mr. Dippel said yesterday at the Offices
OF the Metropolitan Opera Company that
Miss Gardens salary would be the same
that she would have received had Oscar
Hammerstein remained in the grand op.ra
field She will sing in Chicago from No
Vember 3, when the season opens there.
Until January. Then she will come to New
York, and in the latter part OF January
viii sing in Philadelphia Here N this city
she Will appear for the first time IL Car
men" In Chicago the primo donna will
appear in 'Thais.'' .'Salome'' and other
favorite roles. "Salome'' will not be given
in New York.
Beginning some time in January the ex-
act dates to be decided upon later. ten
Tuesday nights are to be devoted To French
opera i'll the Metropolitan Opera House
New-York tribune., 1910-06-23
OBITUARY.
FRANCIS M. FERGUSON.

Francis NJ Ferguson. head Of the Fergu-
son Contracting Company, Of No. 81 Wall
street. died suddenly yesterday morning at
Denver, from heart disease. Mr. Fer
guson was born in Corydon, Iowa, October
/ 1868. He was educated in the public
schools there. and after graduation began
work as a water boy in a construction
gang in the employ Of his father. who was
a railroad contractor. He worked his way
up until he became a partner with his
father in the firm of Ferguson & Son. which
they organized. In 1899 Mr.. Ferguson
moved to New York, where he organized
the present Ferguson Contracting Com
pany- Among the important contracts re-
ceived by the company We're those for the
construction OF the New York. Westchester
&, Boston Railway and sections of the New
York State barge canal The company
also has handled many big railroad con-
tracts.
Mr.. Ferguson married several years ago
a Miss Sweeney. of Pittsburg- His wife
an6 a young daughter survive him His
home was at No. 200 Riverside Drive.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-23
CLASH OF CHURCH AND STATE
Spain Likely to Break Off Negotia-
tions with the Vatican.

Madrid. June Pit is believed that a
rupture is Imminent In the negotiations
between the government and the Vatican
on the subject of the Church and non
Catholic religious societies. Premier Cana
leias has received by telegra ph a summary
of the Vatican's reply to his proposals and
has had a conference with the King for
the purpose of discussing future action. 1t
Is understood that the reply is unsatis-
factory.
4 semi-off1cial note recently issued init
mated that If the Vatican insisted on
coupling its protest against the royal decree
of June IL with the negotiations TO revise
the Concordat the government would be
Obliged to break off negotiations. Prior to
the issuance of this note the Premier de
clared in the Chamber of Deputies that
the government was resolved to live up to
the constitution and settle the religious
question from the standpoint of reform
At a meeting of the Catholic Defence So
cieties it was announced that before the
poIicies outlined in the speech from the
throne were permitted to become law
Spain would have to undergo a perilous
crisis. as Catholics preferred civil war TO
the laic school system.
Clerical agitation is growing in BARGE
Iona and Seville, while the Clerical party
in Madrid has begun a strong campaign
against the ministry.
The government closed to-day seven
schools conducted by the Order OF Christian
Brothers. in accordance with the imperial
decree of May 81. which directed that I'M
authorized religious orders seek immediate
authorization under the law of 1887. under
pain of dissolution and the closing of their
ae,a biishmsnts
New-York tribune., 1910-06-23
THEATRICAL NOTES.

Nearly hundred Rough Riders attended
a performance of "Ciirlies'' at the New AM
sterdam Theatre last night as guests OF
Frederic Thompson and KIaw & Erlanger-
This afternoon ana tonight they will bs
entertained by Mr.. Thompson at Luna
Park
The Spendthrfft" will close It's season at
the Hudson Theatre on Saturday night
The same company will be seen at the
Hudson early in August
Colonel Henry watterson. Augustus
Thomas and Daniel Frohman will be the
principal speakers at a jubilee dinner to
be given at the Hotel Astor at 80 D. m
to-day by the Friars at which the abbot.
John W Rumsey. will be the guest CT
honor. a vaudeville entertainment will fol-
low the speeches.
The forty delegates from the largest aero
clubs in the United States. who are now
meeting in this city 20 form a national
aeronautic federation. will be the guests
Of Frank Moulan at to-nights perform
ance OF The Arcadians'' at the Knicker-
booker Theatre The guests will include
Clifford B. Harmon Professor A J. Zahrn-
of Washington: George VI Meyers. of Kan
sas City; James Plew, Of Chicago. W. w
Niles and Augustus Post
George Ober and his company will give
an outdoor performance OF The Rivals
at the Dunwoodie Golf Club, in Yonkers
to-day The cast will include Mr. Ober,
Adelaide Ober. Louis R. Grisei. Norbert A
Myles. Warren Fabian. Leslie Adams. How
ard Sloat. Betty Bancroft. Edith wyHe and
Grethen YiIke.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-23
ACTRESS OWES S15,249
Adele Ritchie Files Voluntary
Petition in Bankruptcy.

Adele Ritchie. the actress. Is bankrupt.
She filed a voluntary petition yesterday.
giving her liabilities as S15.249 65, unse-
cured. with assets of clothing. valued at
$3.50. for which she claims exemption. The
petition was filed after three executions
had been issued against Miss Ritchie at the
instance of the Otto Sarony Company.
which says she owes s519 for photos:
Harry T. Galpin. who has a claim for 1926.
and Melville Demorest. who says that the
actress owes him s1e1.
Other creditors of the actress are: Lord
& Taylor. who want SO. 4s1 II for drygoods
purchased between January. 1906, and Oc-
tober. 1908: Joseph, in business a { No. 8
West goth street, who claims s3159 so for
wearing apparel purchased between No
vember. 1906. and March. 1907: Julia Ward.
of No. IS East 4Sth street. who sold the
actress SS95 worth of gowns between 1907
and this year; H & j. Boasberg. Buffalo.
who want $3.50 for jewelry and diamonds
sold Miss Ritchie on January q. 1908;
Francois of No. 296 Fifth avenue. who
sold her hats, coats and other wearing ap-
parel between November, 1907. and October.
1908: the Whtcomb Metallic Bedstead
Company. of Philadelphia, which claims
s111 80 for furniture purchased February
g. 1909; William T Herlyn. of Mamaroneck-
\. Y. who sold Miss Ritchie s2i9 is worth
of meats between September. 1907, and Oc-
tober. 1908; DR.. Henry Berger. of Philadel-
phia $40 for professional services; Dr.
Herbert b. Carpenter. Philadelphia $780,
DR.. Clarence C. Rice. New York. 1854; DR.
Herbert c. Constable. New York. s5s;
Henry Bendel. No 500 Fifth avenue. TO
whom the actress owes s671 for wearing
Apparel purchased between September.
1909. and May of this year; c. Tomlinson
Dare OF Atlantic City, $573 IS; the Gorham
Company. Fifth avenue and 36th street,
New-York tribune., 1910-06-23
MISSIONARY PREPARATION
Principal Topic Discussed at
Conference in Edinburgh.

Edinburgh June s22-At to-day's session
of the World Missionary Conference the
general subject of preparation for the work
among non-Christian peoples was dis
cussed. The report of the commission on
The Preparation of Missionaries was
presented by the chairman of the comms-
sion, the Rev. DIR. ". Douglas Mackenzie
president of the Hartford Theological Sem
mary, at Hartford. Conn.
The conference appointed committee 10
follow up the work and arrange for an
other world conference when expedlenr
The committee is composed of th1rty-hVe
members, ten of whom are Americans
The missionary report in part follows;
1t is not possible to regard every desire
to offer for service abroad as constituting
in itself call to work in the foreign neld
In each church there are those on WIoIn 1
rests the solemn responsibility OF decldihS
on the fitness of the applicant IN me
strictest sense no vocation is complete uhtiI ~
the moving of the spirit from WITHIN Is
confirmed and crowned from without
through the operation of the same spith., IL
No one would claim infallibillty 1or tne
decisions of candidates committees, puI
definite functions are intrusted 10 lneln Ll
each within the limits of ITS own coiii-
u1unity.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-23
RUSE OF T. R., JR., FAILS
Alias of Couple Discovered in
Chicago Hotel.

Chicago June 22.-Theodore Roosevelt
ir and his bride registered at the Con-
gress Hotel here to-day William
Throop Rogers and wife, Philadelphia, .
but the newly welded husband eventually
admitted his identity.
a tall Iowan who arrived on the Penn
sylvania special with the bride and bride
groom was responsible for the discovery OF
the identity of the pair
Know who that couple is?' he remarked
to the clerk as Mr.. and Mrs. Roosevelt
ir, were moving away.
Sure: William Throop Rogers and wife,
PHILADELPHIA suite B 49,
William Throop, your grandmother!
That's T R. jr., and better half. I came
on the same train with 'em, and she did
not call him Bill-she called him Theo-
dore.'
For half an hour, despite repeated rap
pings on the doors of Suite B Is, there was
no reply Then a face, lit up by prodlg-
ious grin, projected itself through the
slightly opened door.
I'm Roosevelt. all right" he capitulated
but I cant talk to you now.
M and Mrs Roosevelt, jr., are on thelr
way TO San Francisco, their future home
New-York tribune., 1910-06-23
JOHN TAPPEN DENNY.

John TapFan Denny. a retired broker and
one of the founders Of the New York Stock
Exchange. died at his home. No. West
SD street. yesterday. Mr. Denny was born
in this city June Z. 1885 He received his
early education in the New York schools
and was graduated from the College of the
City of New York il 1854 From 1858 to
1903 he was a member of the stock broker
age firm of Thomas Denny & Co. He was
one of the founders of the Union League
Club and was much interested in national
guard affairs. He served for ten years as
chief of staff of the 1st Brigade, New York,
retiring in 1880 with the rank of colonel
Ne retired from active business life in 1900.
Funeral services will be held at Mr. Den
ny's home on Saturday afternoon at 2
O'Clock Burial will be in Woodlawn Gene
New-York tribune., 1910-06-23

aiso nave serious cause for apprehension
IN the apathy of the masses The con-
sI'ouuonal question has not taken a firm
hoid OF the democratic electorate There
is little evidence that the masses care
much about it, or are willing to have
everything else put aside until the su-
prefnacy of the Commons in legislation
and in finance is established
Ihe coalition was strong enough with
MT Redmond's infiexible will behind it.
10 carry the veto resolutions. It lacks
the cohesive force required for holding
three parties together for a prolonged
battle for representative government.
Cancellation may be the best policy for
every group and party. l. N. F.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-23
OBITUARY NOTES.

WILLIAM SYLVESTER WATER
HOUSE. son of John H. and Elizabeth
Waterhouse and grandson of Jacob Ames
who for many years was president of the
Rowery Savings Bank, died at his home,
No ~ East 126th street, on Tuesday morn
ing. in his sixty-eighth year He is sur
vired by a daughter Mrs Bryan l. Ken
nelly.
EVERETT B NORTON, formerly clerk
of the Ways and Means Committee OF Con
gress and for a number Of years IN the
internal revenue and postal services. died
yesterday at his home in Pennington, Me
He was fifty years old.
GEORGE V. BLACKSTONE, pron1-
nent manufacturer of jamestown. N L.
died suddenly yesterday. He was born In
Pittsburg in 1850.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-23
THE PRINz OSKAR IN PERIL
Fears That Hamburg-American Steam
er Nav Be Total Loss.

ST. Johns. y. F, June 22.-The Hamburg
American Line steamship Prirz Oskar, from
Montreal for Rotterdam, which was report
ed ashore yesterday on the western en-
trance of the Strait Of Belle Isle. is in
dangerous position, and it is feared she
will become a total wreck, according to a
message received tonight by the New
foundland government. The Prinz Oskar's
Messengers were taken off yesterday by the
Allan liner Sicilian- which continued her
voyage to England
News of the accident die not reach here
until this evening, when revenue cruiser
was sent to the Prinz Oskar's assistance
The vessel lies aground at Flower Cove, on
the northwest coast of Newfoundland.
nearly opposite Point Aurora, Labrador
New-York tribune., 1910-06-23
TEARS OUT HOUSE FOR JEWELS
Countess s Maid Tossed $4,000 Worth
Into Wash Basin

San Francisco June 22-Baroness Won
Schroeder. daughter of Peter Donahue, the
San Francisco pioneer, who left her fort
une of millions, is tearing out the plumbing
of her country home. Eagles Nest. in San
Luis Obispo County. in a search for jewels
valued at $4,000.
The Jewels were carelessly tossed into a
wash basin by a maid and were swept into
the pipes The plumbing of the entire
house has been dismantled without success.
It is now believed the jewels are wedged
in one of the pipes, and they are TO be
rinped
New-York tribune., 1910-06-23
AN ULTIMATUM TO GREECE
Rumania Demands Compensa
tion for Attack on Steamer.

Bucharest, June .22.-The Rumanlan
Foreign Office has made a peremptory
demand on the Grecian government for
satisfaction of the injury suffered when
a mob at PirRus recently attacked
Rumanian mail steamer. Greece has
eight days in which to comply with the
demand, falling which Rumania will
take the steps necessary to uphold the
national dignity"
The satisfaction is TO include official
apologies material compensation for
damage done and the dismissal of the
Prefect of PirRus-
New-York tribune., 1910-06-23
MISS WARREN WALKS 25 MILES
Member Of Newport Colony Chooses
Hottest Day of Season for Stroll.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune

Newport, r. /, June 22-Miss Constance
Warren, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
Henry Warren, of New York. and a popu-
lar member of the younger social set here,
gave her friends a surprise to-day when
she walked from the summer home of her
parents IN Ocean avenue to Ttverton and
back, accompanied only by pet bull ter
rie-.
The distance is a good twenty-five miles
and when 1t is considered that to-day was
the hottest of the season. Miss Warren
made good time She left home at $50 a
m and returned at 40 D. m
New-York tribune., 1910-06-23
TO LIVE FOR 125 YEARS
Brill, Giant Athlete, Says Any
One Can Do 1t by Special Diet.
Tgv Telegraph to The Tribu

IBy Telegraph to The Tribune-]
Cambridge. Mass, June 22-Carl
Frederick Brill, studying for the degree
Of Bachelor of Science at Harvard, in
tends to live to be 123 years old Bril-
was one of the best football players
Harvard had some few years ago, and
was also an all-American selection for
tackle.
Brill says any one can live to that
great age if he will only eat the proper
foods. The giants food bill amounts to
% cents a day. Lactic acid, admittedly
an aid to longevity, forms the principal
ingredient in Brilrs bill of fare. He
weighs 215 pounds.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-23
pink sweetpeas and roses. DR.. Jane:
Coyle was best man.

hearts were united this afternoon when
Hubert Phillips, of Cincinnati. and Miss
Gladys Butler, a Wellesley College girl
were married at the Sinton Hotel here
Tne Rev S. Pollard performed the cere-
mony.
The bride is the daughter of W. w.
Butler, of the Canadian Car Foundry
Montreal, Canada, and an official of the
American Steel Company, in New York
Mr.. Butler who had not met the bride
groom until last night, came to Cincinnati
from Canada in his private car to be pres
ent at the wedding.
The father is a widower. and Miss Butler
has been visiting friends here
New-York tribune., 1910-06-23
MORE TROOPS IN CANANEA
Belief That No Serious Uprising Will
Occur on Election Day.

Cananea. Mexico, June 22--One hundred
and twenty additional troops reached here
Yesterday. and two hundred more are on
the way from Hermosillo. Mexican officials
still DENY that they expect trouble. but wish
to be prepared to offer every possible pro-
lection to Americans and property interests
in case of an uprising
II is now believed however, that the up
rising will not occur, as the government is
fully prepared. All Cananea stores have
heen forbidden to sell arms or ammunition
New-York tribune., 1910-06-23
THE WEATHER REPORT.

OfficiaI Record and Forecast.-Washington
June 22-The winds along the New England
coast will be light TO moderate west: middle
Atlantic coast and south Atlantic coast, light
south and southwest. east Gulf coast. light
variable mostly south west Gulf coast. mod
crate south. and the Great Lakes. light
variable.
Temperatures above 90 degrees were re-
ported Wednesday from the Atlantic states.
except on the immediate coast. and from the
Ohio and Mississippi valleys and the middle
plains states and the Southwest.
Local -ains occurred within the last twenty
four hours in the south Atlantic and Gulf
states. and az scattered points in the North
west Elsewhere the weather remains fair
The indications are that warm weather will
continue during the next forty-eight hours
throughout the Mississippi and Ohio valleys.
the lake region, the Eastern and Southern
states and the middle plains states. Some hat
lower temperature rs probable in the North
There will be scattered showers IN the Gulf
and south Atlantic states and the Northwest.
and partly cloudy weather in the middle At
lantic states and the Ohio valley In all other
districts generally fair weather is indicated
for Thursday and Friday.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-23
THE MIDsHIPMEN'S VOYAGE
American Warships Expected al
Plymouth To-daY-All Well.

Plymouth, England. June 22.-The Anneri-
can special service squadron having on
board five hundred midshipnen from the
United States Naval Academy, who are
making the usual summer practice cruise
is expected to arrive here early Tomorrow
The steamer Oceanic, which arrived to-
dav from New York, passed the warships
421 miles west of the Sc;lly Islands yes
terday morning They signalled all well
The squadron is made up of the Indiana
flagship of Rear Admiral Clark: the Massa-
chusetts and the Iowa.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-23
WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY.

Ere. admission TO the Metropolitan Museum OF
Art and the American Museum of Natural
History
Address by Mayor Gaynor at COMMENCEMENT
erercises of the College of the City of
New york St Nicholas Terrace, 10 a m
Normal College commencement. college chapel.
1880 a m
nin,ar for Colonel Theodore Roosevelt by
the Rough Riders Harvard Club, l p m
ptnner of the Friars for j w Rumsey. Hotel
Astor. p m
Austin c sayler on The Naturalization Bu-
reau'. educational Alliance, p. IN.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-23
A SUSPECTED CASE OF CHOLERA.

Berlin, June pa Russian workman is
Ill at the government immigrant station
at Ruhleben with symptoms suggesting
cholera Tie Prussian health administra-
tion is OBTAINING ali immigrants assembled
at the station for medical examination.
pending a determination OF the character
Of the suspected case.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-23
7uALLoN MUSIC PUBLIC GIFT.

The Brooklyn Public Library has recently
acquired Dy gift the library of the late
Professor Robert Thallon- The library con-
sists of about 3.2S3 unbound scores. piano
selections, etc, and eight hundred bound
volumes Professor ThaliOn was for thirty
five years identified with the musical IN
terests of Brooklyn. His house at No 600
St Marks avenue was long musical
New-York tribune., 1910-06-23
MARRIE ED.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Friday June H.
at London. England, Mrs. Adelaide R. Hod-
to Robert Ryckman Walbridge. OF Brook
Iyn. " Y.
RE,Y ,YNOIDS-BIERCK-O June % 1910. at St
Georges Church Stuyvesant Square. New York
City. by the Rev Arthur ; PeyZant, assisted
by the Rev Julius G. Bierck. Of Philadelphia.
Peatrfce Hart. daughter OF Mr. and Mrs Albert
Bovkin Bierck. Of Garden City. TO Myron
REYNOLDS. of New York
Notices Of marriages and deaths must b
sccon,panied by full name and address
New-York tribune., 1910-06-23

s1s2 35 for jewelry and leather goods pur-
chased in July, 1908; Ovington Brothers.
No. 314 Fifth avenue, 800 for art goods
bought during 1906 and 1907; William Rel
man. 32S Fifth avenue, $3.50 so for jewelry
and repairs in 1906 and 1907; NJ. Saxton, No
200 West I'D street. s432 90 for wearing ap-
pareI bought last year; Frederick, in bus1-
ness at 905 Broadway. s405 II on judg-
rnent for jewelry bought in 1908. and j. b
Pultz of Philadelphia, $500 for money
loaned in 1909.
The actress says she paid the law firm OF
Wolf & Kohn, No. 303 Broadway, $500 for
preparing the bankruptcy petition.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-23
r. / PARK LEFT S3476,71o.

The estate Of Trenor l. Park whole
sale drygoods merchant who died on Octo-
ber %, 1907. as shown by the appraisal
filed in the Surrogate's Office yesterday,
amounted at the date OF his death 10
New-York tribune., 1910-06-23
BRYAN GUEST OF NATIONALIST

Ionaon J1ne 22-John z. Redmond,
leader Of the Irish Parliamentary party,
and other we'll known Nat!onalists. gave a
a,prar ,o-nieht In honor of William Jen-
,,,,.s prvan at the House OF Commons.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-23
TO THE EMPLOYER.

TO THE EMPLOYER
Do you want desirable help QUICKLY,
SAVE TIME AND EXPENSE by con-
sulting the file of applications OF selected
aspirants for positions of various kinds
which has just been installed at the Up
town ONCE of
THE NETWORK TRIBUNE,
No. 1864 Broadway
-setween S6th and STth Streets.
Office hours: 8 a. m to 6 D. m
New-York tribune., 1910-06-23

Local Official Record.-The following ofrciaI
record from the weather Bureau shows the
changes in the temperature for the last twenty
four hours. in comparison with the corre-
spending date of last year:
New-York tribune., 1910-06-23
CEMETERIES.
THE WOODLAND CEMETERY

is readily accessible by Harlem trains f-o1
Grand Central Station. Webster and Jerome
avenue trolleys and by carriage Lots $3.50 up
Telephone 1855 Gramercy for Book OF Views
or representative.
Once. 20 East 2sd 81. New York City.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-23

lowest II average. 80: average for CORE
spending date last year %: average for GORE
spending date last thirty-three years. 20
Local forecast. Generally fair to-day ara
Friday: light to moderate southwest and wesc
New-York tribune., 1910-06-23

England Eastern Pennsylvania. Eastern New
York and New Jersey, fair and continued
warm to-day and Friday; light TO moderate
southwest and west winds
For the District of Columbia Maryland and
Delaware, partly cloudy and continued warm
to-day and Friday; light variable winds.
mostly south to southwest
For Western Pennsylvania and Western
New York generally fair and continued warm
to-day and Friday light variable winds