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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-18
THE REV. DIR. SAMUEL H. VIRGIN.

The Rev. DR.. Samuel Henderson Virgin,
pastor emeritus Of the Pilgrim Congresa-
tional Church, Madison avenue and list
street died at his home. No. 2i9 Madison
avenue. yesterday morning, from apoplexy.
I'D to 1899, when he resigned, DR.. virgin
had been active pastor OF the Pilgrim
Church for twenty-eight years.
His son, Dr. Frederick o. Virgin, who is
visiting surgeon at St Luke's Hospital,
was called when Dr. Virgin was found
stricken. but was unable to restore him.
DR. Virgin was born in North Carver,
Mass, April %, 1912, and was graduated
from Harvard in the class Of 60 He pre-
pared for the ministry at Andover Theo-
logical Seminary and after being ordained
was called 10 a charge in West Somerville,
Mass. where he remained three years. In
April, 1871, he preached his hrst sermon IN
the pilgrim Church. which then stood al
10Th street and Madison avenue. The pres
ent church was built in 1882
In 1868 DR.. Virgin married Isadora r.
Blodgett. daughter of Luther Blodgett Mrs
Virgin died about year ago, leaving two
children. Dr. Frederick o. Virgin. and a
daughter who married the Rev. Vincent
Raw, Of Boston.
The degree OF D. ID. was conferred on DR.
Virgin by the New York University, and
that Of LII. d. by Iowa College. Dr Vir-
gin was a member OF the Manhattan AS
ISOLATION OF Congregational Ministers and
a founder Of the Congregational Club Of
New York, besides being a member Of the
Union League. Harlem and Harvard clubs
and the New England Society.
The funeral will be held at his late resi-
dence tomorrow evening at o'clock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-18

ths weight Of American collectors mill
IONS. The Castle Howard Maouse mas
heeD carried into the National Gallery
without anybody knowing anythlhs
.hopt e.. A valuation Of $4,000 was put
NON II bv the late Earl Of Carlisle; the
countess agreed to its transfer without
e,d,ne out what she could get for II
sbroad: no art dealer received COM
r,,ssion the Treasury supplemented the
contribution from the National Art Col
Iections fund and paid the estate duty.
In this way the Alteration OF the kings
one OF the masterpieces Of Flemish art Oh
the Afteenth century, now ornaments the
corridor leading to the long gallery nlieu
with work by Rubens and Van Dyck' Il
II had been there when the English pre-
parbeeIi+es began their work they would
have been described as imitators OF Ma
buses devotional feeling and micro
scopic fidelity in reproducing details anu
certainly they might have learned from
r. brYuancv Of coloring, dexterity IN
handling draperies and primitive SIM
plicitv in painting. The new director mas
known how TO get this wonderful art
treasure by dealing directly with the
owner and by avoiding public ooserNa-
lion. and while a good price was PAID
for II. il was barely fiftieth OF the cost
Of a super -Dreadnought Ike the Lion or
~. o~,or l. y. f.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-18
GOLDEN AGE OF BRITISH ART
Lost School Worthy to Rank
with That of Italian Masters.
tBy Gable to-The Tribune.l


London, Sept. 1S-Dr. Shaw, editor Of
"The Calendar Of Treasury Books"
states he has complete proofs that there
existed in England in the golden age
when Shakespeare lived school of ma
tive British painting more illustrious
than any contemporary Flemish, French
or German school, and worthy to be
ranked with or even before that Of the
Italian masters.
Archdeacon Wherefore, preaching In
Westminster Abbey yesterday, said It
fell to his lot during the preparations at
the Abbey for the coronation to guide
to the coronation stone a we'll known
antiquary. who had made special study
Of it's history. This man was convinced,
said the Archdeacon, that 1t was the
stone on which Jacob rested his head
when he had the vision of angels at
Bethel. and that from that night It was
considered sacred and was carried from
place to place He believed IT was this
stone that Moses struck, and that it was
carried by the Israelites during their
forty years Of wandering in the wilder
ness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-18
The Duke Of Csmsstrs.

The Duke of Camastra. who Is playing
so prominent a role in Partisan society
and who has Just been decorated by the
French government with the Cross OF the
Legion of Honor for the generosity which
he displayed I'm relieving the destitute at
the time OF the great Paris foundations, Is
subject of King Victor Emmanuel. al
though he makes his home on the banks OF
the Seine mention this in response TO in
quiries which have been addressed to me
concerning his identity. He is tho only
brother of the head OF the great Italian
house OF LAMA, which, belonging to the
feudal nobility of Northern Italy in its
origin. has been settled in Sicily ever since
the thirteenth century. AS in the case or
so many Of these historic italian families.
It is matrimonially connected with the
United States. Don Giuseppe di LAMA, who
has no title, being married to Miss Martina
Potter Jones. OF Cincinnati with whom he
makes his home at Florence.
The father Of the Duchess OF Camastra
and Of ner brothers and sisters was that
cavalry general, Michael Ney, third Duke
dElchingen, the mystery OF whose muir
der. in 1851, in a deserted villa Of the Pa
risiar suburb Of Croissy. has remained
unravelled to this day. 1t is known, how
ever. that for some years prior to his
death lie was harassed by blackmailers'
who extorted enormous amounts from him.
His widow, a year after the tragedy, mar
ried tho descendant OF ,another Of Ma
poleon's marshals-namely, Victor Mas
sena. Prince Of Essling and Due de Rivoi.
She was Of Portuguese Hebrew origin, her
maiden name being Paula Furtado, and
she was the adopted daughter and the
heiress OF her colossally wealthy aunt old
Mnc. Cecil Heine.
MARQUIsE DE FONTENOY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-18
BIDE-A-WEE MOVES AGAIN
Gets Permanent Headquarters,
and VIII Extend It's Operations.

At the order of the Board Of Health the
B5e-a-Wes Home, for stray and injured
animals has been forced 70 move from No
aa West 9th street to No. AIS East SSth
street. This was the third time the society
vas forced 10 move IN four months.
It's present quarters. however are per
nanert. IL has secured a two-year lease
On the building, with a twelve-month op-
Ton 90 buy, and the sanction Of the Board
Of Health TO occupy the site, it being far
enough removed from dwelling houses.
AS soon as the building has been put in
shape s.. is the intention Of the society TO
rare for sick and lame horses. Hitherto
rats and dogs have received its entire at
Ie1ton
DR. Frank Campbell, veterinarian at the
Blde-a-Wee Home. IS at present treating
two unusual cases. One Is that of a cat
which fell from the fourth story Of build
ing on Second avenue and fractured its
law An operation was performed, the
bones set, and at present the cat is on the
way TO recovery.
s dog paralyzed on one side Of its body
was also successfully operated on by Dr..
Campbell.
When the home is ready to provide for in
.lured horses It also intends 10 use its
power to- arrest drivers treating their horses
E.tl cruelty
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-18
A Great puehess's VIII,

That any i'll feeling which may at any
time have existed between the present
Duke Of Devonshire and his aunt Louise,
Duchess of Devonshire. widow Of the
eighth duke, was entirely obliterated before
her death is shown by the fact that she
has beqUeathed the superb diamond tiara,
the equally magnificent diamond necklace
and the ive-row necklace Of large pearls
presented TO her by the late duke after
their marriage, and representing large
monetary value, not to her only surviving
son. Lord Charles Montagu. nor yet to any
Of her three daughters, but 10 the present
duke and to his wife Internationally.
The rest Of her jewelry, laces, pearls and
personal effects she has left in equal
shares Ia her three daughters-Mary,
Duchess Of Hamilton; the Countess Of Cos
ford and the Countess Of Derby. All the
remainder Of her property, including money
at the bank, securities, arrears of jointure
and furniture are inherited by Lord
Charles Montagu, who, ike his three sis
ters Just mentioned was the offspring Of
her first marriage with the seventh Duke
Of Manchester.
Lords Charles inherited little or nothing
from his father, the Duke Of Manchester,
but received a. handsome legacy from his
stepfather, the late Duke Of Devonshire.
In fact the Duke Of Devonshre was very
fond Of Lord Charles, and particularly
grateful 10 him for the touching care and
devotion which he had always manifested
for his mother. Few sons can be said TO
have given themselves up more entirely 10
caring for their mother than did Lord
Of ho mo q
friends and cronies Of King Georges elCer
brother, the late Duke OF Clarence, and as
such has always been persona gTata Nth
Queen Alexandra. Lord Charles Montagl,
although he had every inducement to lead
a life Of leisure has long been established
in business as a stockbroker in London,
and is at the head Of an important, pros
porous and well respected firm. He IS d
bachelor and an uncle Of the present Duke
Of Manchester
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-18

ing law at Kenyon College when the war
broke out. and forthwith enlisted in the 9Th
Ohio Cavalry. He was then only sixteen,
the youngest of the lighting McCooks
and by no means the least gallant or least
successful.
lie enlisted as a private. At seventeen
wears of age he was a lieutenant, at eigh-
teen a captain, at nineteen brevet major
and at twenty, at the close Of the war,
brevet colonel.
He served I'm many campaigns In both the
East and the West. He fought at Perry
Vile. AZ Murfreesboro, at Chickamauga, IN
the wilderness and around Petersburg. lie
received his hrevet captaincy for gallantry
on the field Of Shady Grove, where he was
seriously wounded. II may be added that
his father was killed while leading a party
10 intercept Morgan, the raider, and that
seven OF his brothers were in the army,
! five Of them rising TO the rank OF general.
AT the close OF the war the young soldier
was not vet of age. lie went back 10 Ken
Won College and took up his studies there
| where he had laid them down at the end or
| his freshman year. and In due course OF
time was graduated with honorable stand
| ing. with the degree OF A. B. Then he went
70 Harvard and pursued a course in its law
school. Having got his second diploma
with the degree Of LII. b., and been ad-
mltted to practice at the bar, he came TO
this city.
! For many years he was senior member OF
the well known firm Of Alexander & Green,
and as such was identified with many i'm
/ nortant cases, in both the local and the
/ limited States courts He was for a time
counsel for the Atchison, Topeka 4 Santa
Fe Railroad. and when that road fell into
difficulties he was made its receiver, and
| in that capacity reorganzed It, lie was
/ also legal adviser and a director or the
/ Equitable Life Assurance Society, a direc-
for of the Mercantile Trust Company, and
I IN one capacity or another connected win
various other important business corpora
1 tons.
/ Colonel McCook by no means let his
| profession absorb all his attention and
| activities lie played a conspicuous part
! in the social life Of the metropolis and
/ was most useful in promoting religious
and educational interests He was for
/ some wears a trustee OF Princeton Univer-
/ s,ty Princeton conferred on him the
degree OF A. ~ and Lafayette that OF
! Ii. ID.
! He became conspicuous In the religious
world as prosecutor Of the Rev. Or.
/ Charles f. Briggs. professor in the Union
! Tbeologi.a1 SEMINARY. in his trial for
heresy. lie was an active memberNot the
Firth Avenue Presbyterian Church He
was also a trustee Of Kenyon College ana
a director Of Princeton Theological Semin-
airy. lie was chairman Of the Army ana
! Navy Christian Commission or the Young
Mems Christian Association during the
| spanish-American War.
Colonel McCook never was active In
politics. President Mckinley offered him
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-18
col. ]. ]. M'C0OK DIES
One of Famous Fighting Family,
He Prosecuted Prof. Briggs.
HELPED IN Y. M. c. A. WORK
Declined Cabinet Office Under
President Mckinley to Con-
tinue Law Practice.

Colonel John J. McCook. soldier, lawyer
and one Of the foremost laymen Of the
Presbyterian Church in this country died
at his summer home on Rumson Bluff, Sea
Bright. yesterday afternoon, at the age
OF sixty-six years. Following several years
Of falling health he was taken III with
pneumonia two weeks ago. His wife, his
four daughters and a brother-in-law the
Rev DR.. Maitland Alexander. OF, Phila-
delphia, were with him at the last.
Colonel McCook had been a summer
resident OF Sea Bright for thirty-three
years. HIS last public appearance was at
the Sea Bright Presbyterian Chapel, two
weeks ago yesterday. but he was forced
TO leave before the end Of the service be-
cause OF sickness. He seemed TO recover
gradually from the attack Of pneumonia.
and his physicians held out hope for his
complete restoration. but last Sunday he
suffered a relapse. which finally affected
his heart Drs. George G. Ward, Reuel B.
Kimball and David W. Mackenzie, all OF
this city, were In attendance. but were
powerless to avert the end
The four daughters Of Colonel McCook.
who we're at his bedside, were Mrs. Peter
A. Jay. wife Of the American Diplomatic
Agent at Cairo. Egypt; Mrs. J. J. Morgan,
wife of John Junius Morgan, OF London,
a nephew Of ]. Pierpont Morgan; Miss
Martha McCook and Miss Harriet McCook.
His other daughter. Mrs. Malcolm Whit
man, Of Boston, died two years ago.
Colonel McCook's son-in-law, Mr.. Morgan,
and his other brother-ln-law, c. B. Alex
ander, had visited him recently, but were
not with him ar the time OF his death.
The funeral Will be held at the chapel
in Sea Bright Tuesday morning, at u:SO
o'clock. The burial will be at the Prince
ton Cemetery IN TIE Alexander plot
"All yoNng, all gallant and all success
full" That was Che description James q.
Blaine gave in his memoirs of a family that
became famous during our Civil War, and
has ever since been known as the fight
ing McCooks" There were two divisions
of them, cousins; the children Of Daniel
and John McCook, brothers. They came Of
Scotch-Irish stock. OF the sons of Daniel
McCook there were ten. The first was
named John James, but he was lost at sea
while a cadet in The navy and his name
was transferred 70 the youngest Of the ten,
who was born three years later.
This second John James McCook was born
al Csrrolton, Ohio, in lSi5. He was study
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-18
IN THE BERKSHIREs.
10y Telegraph to The Tribune

Telegraph 20 Inc ll4DA44tI
Lerox Sept. 17.-William D. Sloane Will
lam p. O. Field. Robert W. Paterson
George Turnure and George p. Blake have
been appointed a committee TO recommend
certain improvements and changes at the
Lenox Golf Club which Will give the mem
hers more OF the advantages found in coun-
Try clubs.
Miss Kate Cary has decided not 10 ar
range the Lenox coaching parade this sea-
tCu.
Mrs John Z. Alexander has given three
memorial windows to st, AIMS Church in
memory Of her husband. T.. Burrell Hoft-
man has given a marble altar for the new
church.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Lowell Blake are visit
big with Mr.. and Mrs. George Baty Blake
A. Pine Needles.
The Rev Dr. Samuel Harrison Green, OF
Washington, is "a guest Cf W. Woodward In
E.1..cr..go.
Tho Rev. Roland Cotton Smith, Of Wash
h-,oa, IS visiting Mrs. oscar Iasigi
Nr and Airs. Robert Uudorhiu Johnson
tse visiting their son. owen Johnson, IN
E'll.lI5ge
1r and Mrs. Joseph II. Choate, jr., who
have been guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph n.
th0ate Tor several weeks will 20 70 Mount
E.sc7 tomorrow.
I- and Airs. George de Gersdorf, who
have been with Mr. and Mrs Choate, have
gone 90 New York
Mrs. Edward Lauterbach gave a dinner
s the Hotel Asplnwall last night, which
vas followed by dancing
Ir and Mrs Carlos de Heredia VIII have
ire Lar0x Garden club as their guests on
Tuesday and will give a musical at wheat
,r.gh ON Friday. They will close their
country place early in October and VIII
sail on tie l4th 10 spend the winter At Nice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-18
SUNDAYS NETWORK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United States for
s. 50 a year.
THEATRICAL NOTES.

George Arliss will give the opening per
Torrance Of "Disrael' tonight at Wal
lacks Theatre.
The first performance OF g. NJ. Ziehrer S
vIennese operetta, The Kiss Waltz" will
be given at the Casino Theatre tonight
Seven Days" with the same cast and
stage settings as were seen recently at
the Astor Theatre, will have a weeks run
nj the Grand opera House beginning to-
night.
Mr.. ManteH will begin his second week
at the Manhattan opera House tonight
with Macbeth" Tomorrow night he will
give Hamlet" at the Wednesday matinee
"The Merchant OF Venice" on Wednesday
night "Richeieu," on Thursday night
Julius Cesar" on Friday night The
Merchant OF Venice at the Saturday
matinee Macbeth" and on Saturday night
Julius Cesar"
May Irwin has chosen her play for the
season OF BILLIE. It Is a comedy called
Mrs. Tompkns" by Agnes I. Crimmins
a new and unknown playwright
A H. Thomas's comedy What the Doc.
for ordered" was acted in Toronto last
week by the company that will be seen al
the Astor Theatre on Wednesday night.
arthur Hophns's three-act comedy The
Isatted calf" VIII come TO New York early
IN October. Mr. Frank sheridan will take
the part Of Dr. Winter Others in the cast
are Robert McWade, r., Julia Hanchette
Lowell sherman. Marjorie Wood, Mary
Cross and May Malloy. Rehearsals have
been going ~ for a week under the dlrec
ton 81 Tully Marshall.
The announcement hus been made tina
souvenirs will be given at the Proctor
theatres tonight In honor Of the otficia
opening OF their fall season.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-18
THIRD SECTION" TO CO
Car Nicholas AboIiShes Much
Dreaded Police Force.

rCopyright 1911, by the Brentwood Company
Emperor Nicholas is inaugurating a re-
form Of farreaching Importance which de-
serves &C. be received with attention, since
u virtually ends an institution which has
always been regarded abroad as one of the
most dreaded instruments OF Muscovite
tyranny The department which the EN-
peror is abolishing is the so-called
Ollrana. or Third Section Of the Imperial
Chancellerie. which was to have been done
away with years ago when I.oris MelikoT
was Chancellor Of the empire and virtual
thereto OF Alexander ia consent which
was withdrawn BY Alexander III after his
fathers murder by the nihilists.
The name Okhrana comes from "okhra
niat'-"to protect"-and the original OBJ
iect of the department was 10 enable the
Emperor 10 protect and to relieve more d.
rectly than through the government the
oppressed, to redress wrongs and 10 de-
fend the widow and the orphan. To In
vestigate the cases thus brought 10 the
Emperor's attention trusted agents were
required. These gradually increased in
number, and during the reign Of Nicholas
they became a confidential police, no
longer used for investigating cases Of op-
preston and restitution, but for keeping
careful watch On the suspicious political
activities Of mobiles and dignitaries Of state.
Il was on the reports Of those agents
whose activities were by no means con-
fined 70 Russia itself, but extended all
over Europe, that sclons Of historic fam
lies, officials of high rank in the govern
ment and at court, sometimes generals
and admirals, or else women occupying
some OF the most conspicuous positions in
st. Petersburg society, were suddenly
seized at night and dispatched without
trial into Siberian exile, absolutely dead
from thenceforth TO their relatives and
friends, who did not even venture 10 in
quire what had become Of them.
In fact. the very name OF the Third Sec
ton Of the Emperors Chancellerie has
been enough fer the last seventy years 10
send a shudder down the spine of every
Muscovite, and several generations Of Rus
SLAMS have been brought up to dread It
above everything else I'm the world.
Emperor Nicholas now abolishes IT, and
all the police forces Of the~empire are to be
united under one common designation of
Public Safety" to be controlled by the
Minister OF the Interior, their duties being
TO maintain order in the realm and TO as
sure the safety Of the public and Of indi-
viduals The palace police, a special organ
ization which has never had any connection
with the Third Section Of the Emperor
Chanceuerie IL under the orders of the mil
itary commandant Of the palace, and takes
fun and entire control Of any place where
the sovereign happens to be-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-18
PROF. CHITTENDEN HOME
Director of Sheffield Scientific
School Back from Europe.

Professor r. H. Chittenden, director Of
the Sheffield Scientific School OF Yale Uni
verslty, arrived mere yesterday from Ham
burg on the Hamburg American liner Gin
rinnau. after a trip Of several months
srroal.
While IN England he attended the con-
ventign Of the British Medical Association,
IN Birmingham, and at the convocation Of
Birmingham University received the de-
gree OF Ii D.
Professor Chittenden visited Freiburg,
Germany. and at Heidelberg University
met MANY friends with whom he was as
ISOLATED when attending the university in
the seventies.
Among the passengers on the Cincinnati
we're Frederick Achenbach, George c. Da-
sis and Edwin r, Wakefield, a commission
of china experts sent abroad by the Treas
ury Department three months ago. They
visited the china manufacturers of France
and Germany that they might on their re-
turn prepare a report which would facili-
tate the appraisement Of china importa-
lions 20 this country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-18
QUOTES BEECHER'S SPIRIT
Woman Medium Says Famous
Clergyman Dictated to Her.
by telegraph to The Tribune


Massillon, Ohio, Sept. 1.-THE spirit Of
the Rev. Dr. Henry Ward Beecher, the
famous Brooklyn clergyman, has taken
up platform work and will speak to the
people Of this earth through Mrs. Daisy
NJ. Burd, wife Of Sylvester Burd, local
real estate dealer, according to Mrs.
Burd who for the last eleven years has
been a spiritualistic medium.
Mrs. Burd says that DR.. Beecher'
spirit came to her the other day as she
was preparing dinner. She left her work
and went to another room, where she
wrote what she said she heard the spirit
dictate.
MY sole ambition and object in again
taking up the platform work through
the realm Of the senses and the material
organism Of you, my little friend Mrs.
Burd says the spirit dictated, is for the
betternent Of the human race, who. are
clinging to a false idea of their future
state Of existence through the various
teachings that have been paramount
since the beginning Of time"