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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15

pieces Of ordnance was monster brass
affair % feet inches long and OF so-lnch
Calibre.
II was a truly formidable weapon for
those DAYS. and no doubt was the gun
that fred the shot which buried Itself in
the heavy waterllne planking Of the
Portsmouth Again, the standard oearer
Of the marine detachment was the first 10
plant our colors on the captured walls
Evervtbing that could be demolished was
DESTROYED within the fort, and then there
remained only one more armed position
IN he silenced and taken by the Ameri-
cans. This fourth and last Of the Barrier
Forts was on the Canton side OF the
river. and as soon as our flag was holster
over the third stronghold the chinese
fired on our people as II determined 10
bitterly contest any further advance. But
orcs more the seamen and marines, using
tho nurderous howitzers and such or the
captured guns as could serve their pur-
nose we're equally determined 10 batter
tho anal position OF the Chinese into SUB
section II took half an hour Of hard mr.
inc to silence the last of the enemy 5
ordnance. and with that cohciuuihS "ue'
the DAYS work was brought 10 close oy
tbe fall OF night quite properly, IL was
deemed hest to defer the assault on the
last fort until the following morning so
as 10 give the landing party time Tor
well earned rest During the night now
o,or the enemy busted themselves III
nranaratlons for a vigorous resistance on
the morrow.
The next morning at o'clock all hands
,,ere called and arrangements made pre-
paratory to attacking lin front the
fourth and last defence OF Canton's river
barrier. BY early daylight everything
being I'm readiness and the men keen io'
the work before them, the first lieutenant
~ the san Jacinto, who had been lett IN
charge OF the third fort, was directed 10
fire a single nowitzer for the purpose OF
drawing the enemy's response.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15
WHY THE SOCIETY FOR SPEECHES. DINNERS is GROWING

There are a few watches by German
makers. especially Of those who worked
at Augsburg. while Berlin. Breslau
Dresden, Frankfort NuremDers'
Strassburg, Tim and other places are
likewise represented in this remarka-
BILE collection.
II may be added that while DR.. VIII
iamson's splendid catalogue is printed
primarily for Mr.. Morgan and his
friends. a few have been. or will be,
distributed among the reignng mon
archs of Europe, and also TO two or
three public libraries in this country
The London Library has already re-
ceivcd its COPY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15

Keeper Of the Privy Purse TO Henry
Prince of Wales in 1912 Ramsays
charge for three watches is given as
Xxi. H"-prObably I'll livres, a large
sum in those days. Nearly all the
other early makers are represented by
fine specimens. There is one, circa 1888.
by y. Valln, which is additionally
stated to have been presented TO a
Duke Of Bavaria on the occasion Of his
creation as a Knight Of the Garter
this watch was bought for ESQ in the
Splitter sale in Paris. The six exam
pies Of Thomas TOmpiOn, perhaps the
best known of the early watchmakers,
all came from the Hilton Price collec-
ton, as did also the three specimens
of another famous maker. Daniel
Quare, who died in March, 1I23-'24,
and who. as the exhaustive biographi-
cal details relate, was famous both
here and at foreign courts for the great
improvements he made" in the art OF
matchmaking. According to the ac-
count book of William Bentinck. Earl
of Portland, 1851 90, Quares price for
a gold repeater watch was at that
time t64 los.
All the great French centres OF
matchmaking are represented-Angou
leme, Agen, Blois Lyons. Rouen and
so forth-Whilc there are watches by
nearly forty early Paris makers. Es-
pecially important is the cross-shaped
watch by Charles Cusin (circa 1JSO-
1000. who is traditionally said to have
introduced the watch industry from
Autun, in Burgundy, TO Switzerland.
A fine octagonal watch, set in solid
case Of rock crystal is by Nicolas Ber-
nard (circa 1560-'90, while another
Qrom the Splitter collectiom by the
same maker is one of the only six
watches at present known with Ii
moges enamel mounts-three Of these
are i'm Mr.. Morgan's collection. With
the French, as with the English series,
nearly all the great makers are repre-
scented by one or more examples.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15
Mr.. MORGAN'S WATCHES
One Group of Gems in the Col
lection for the Museum.
From The London Times.

From The London Times.
Apart from two collections, both Of
which will eventually be included in
French museums, Mr.. J. Pierpont Nor
CANS collection of early watches ranks
as perhaps the most important in pri-
vate hands. 1t is made up of several
other collections, more particularly the
Hilton Price and the Marfels, while
single specimens have been secured in
England and abroad on the very rare
occasions that such things come into
the market. A catalogue, limited 10
fifteen examples on pure vellum-one
of which has lust been accepted by the
King-twenty on japanese vellum, and
forty-fve on hand made paper, has
heen printed, after researches extend
ing over several years, by DR.. G. {.
Williamson. There can be no question
that the vellum copies are among the
most sllnptuous books ever produced
I'm this country. The illustrations are
as far as possible actual facsimiles OF
the objects and are executed in every
instance with actual metal the gold
and silver leaf being fooled with agate
points and impressed with very small
specially cut dies. The imitation OF
the Limoges enamel effect is especially
remarkable.
with early watches, as with illumi-
mated manuscripts, each article Is
unioue and in many cases, for reasons
which readily suggest themselves, very
little is discoverable as TO their actual
history beyond their first or earliest
ou,ners DR.. Williamson therefore has
had ia devote himself to investigating
tho careers Of the various makers,
English. French and German, and his
efforts i'm this direction render his cata-
looue an encyclopedia of European
watch makers and making, for II is
full Of minute and exhaustive details
never before printed.
THE earliest Of the watches in Great
britain is one. circa 1J1, With the
movement signed wv. A. probably
the work of William Anthony who ~
believed TO be the maker or the CLOCK
formerly i'm Horace Walpole's collec-
ton and now at w lnosof CdStlTI pre-
sented bv Henry VIII to Anne Boieyn
on her wedding morning. A circular
clock watch is ascribed to Bartholo-
roav1 Nusam. who resided in the Strand
for many years. was known as the
clock keeper to the Queen in los ana
&c clock maker and clock Keeper TO
lanes | from 1880 till lJ91; the leath-
or case of this watch suggests mat IL
was intended for travelling, rms ana
another by the same rare maker came
from the Hilton Price collection, as did
also a circular metal clock watch or
which the movement is signed Michael
Nouwen. London" He has been iden-
tilted as a native of Antwerp who set
tied in London.
The single example OF the work OF
David Ramsay Is an oval Watch III
ootaI case. richly mounted in Limoges
nnameI bv one of the Reymonds. In
some entries in the accounts OF the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15
Continued from second page.

previous actions. The little Kun ia
stood steadily on her course, with the
small boats i'm tow. despite the enemy's
fire. and halt was not called until the
expedition was protected by the cover
OF an intervening neck OF land. Quickly
the seamen and marines were mustered
ashore. the marines being sent In advance
and deployed as sklrmshers while the
seamen followed with the howitZers. Ii
was hard work TO drag those guns over
the broken country, but difficulties did not
deter the bluejackets I'm the least. After
wadng ditch waist deep and receiving
the fire from gingals and rockets, one OF
the latter mortally woundng marine.
the fort was carried in the face of more
than a thousand Chinese soldiers drawn
up for battle just beyond howitzer range.
There was something In the snappy, ma
lignant bark Of our field guns that sound
ed unpleasant to the ears Of the native
fighting men because they did not move
a step forward to contest the way. \
corporal Of marines. the color bearer OF
his company, planted the Stars ana
Stripes upon the walls of the second fort.
The battery Of this position had not been
completely demolished, and several of the
weapons were available for service.
These, supplemented by the navy howitz-
.rs were brought to bear upon the third
or central fort commanding the river
which had opened fire upon the Ameri-
cans as soon as they appeared In posses
sion Of the second barrier fort. After
brisk exchange OF shots the seamen ana
marines succeeded in silencing the guns
guarding the channelway, and the third
fort was thus put out Of action
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15

the reports from Paris. The first part
Of the sale disposing Of 30 old and
modern pictures. was spread over
three days-last Monday Tuesday and
Wednesday. 1t realized the sum OF
S9JO,OOO. The seventy-odd old masters
fetched S149.S93 The star picture in
this category turned out 10 be Goya's
Spanish Woman" which brought
81 ,240 The successful bidder was
Sir Hugh Lane, acting for the Munich
pal Art Gallery in Dublin. Album
dance" a painting by Prudhon, was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15
Matters of Art

TO be the fashion, good modern works
of art easily hold their own. Doubt
less, too, the second part Of the sale,
set for next Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday. will only confirm the pace
set by the first. 1t will dispose Of old
and modern drawings and pastels,
among them remarkable examples Of
Ingres, Delacroix. Daumier, Degas and
Millet. The Millets, especially, promise
70 excite eager competition. re.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15
DESTROYING CHINESE ORDNANCE

rhe pleces Of ordnance In the second
fort. numbering altogether forty-one can
non. we're spiked. their carriages burned
and everything inhammable and useful 10
the enemy was destroyed. After short
rest and a midday bite the landing party
resumed its march up the river, but not
without difficulties 10 be overcome ABOUT
4 o'clock In the afternoon the marines
advancing along the river bank, captured
a breastwork mounting six guns. a de-
fail of Chinese soldiers, several hundred
strong, pushed forward to oppose the
marines. hut were promptly repulsed
when aid came in the form OF two COM
NAMES of sailors, who were itching to
get within hand-to-hand touch of the orr
entails, and whom their lieutenant found
hard to restrain. In the mean time, while
this skirmlsh for the breastwork was In
progress, one of the howitZers was ad-
vanced where II could be brought TO bear
upon a still larger force of the enemy.
Notwithstanding their superior numbers
the Chinese were scattered with consid-
cradle loss-how many 1t was impossible
to tell. because the foe carried away their
dead ana "ounueu' MAINTAINING ''oi ~
treat and covering their rear in excellent
order. All this while the boats had been
tracked up the river, at no small risk TO
the men engaged in the work. and In
spite of the sharp fire from the opposite
shore, they were brought up TO the breast
work taken by the marines. Under the
cover Of these newly won guns and those
NJ tho fort taken just before, the boats
crossed to the island and the central de-
fence was occupied. This fortihcalon con-
tanned thirty-elght guns, and one Oh its
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-26
PENNSYLVANIA VOTERS
HAVE HANDED COLLECTION
OF BUMPS TO PENROSE
Political Boss Has Been Discred-
tied and He Is Making
Last Stand
LAWYER BY PROFESSION
Some Interesting Facts About
Car Who Put $25, 900 Oil
Money in His Jeans
LAWYER BY PROFESSION

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 26.-Once
there was a political fight on in q
Philadelphia legislative district. The
refarmers were waging fearful
struggle against the machine. A big,
six-foot-three youngster was going at
the bosses hammer and tongs. My,
but he was a reformer TO fare-you-
well! He was elected.-His name was
Boies Penrose.
Penrose a reformer? You bet he
was-for q brief-very brief--period.
Well, he meandered along through
both houses OF the Pennsylvania leg
islature, absorbing the gospel accord
ing to Quay, and when Standard OIL,
the Pennsylvania railroad, and the
coal and steel interests switched from
Senator Don Cameron, Penrose was
boosted UP alongside of Quay, and CO
the latter's death succeeded to the
In the state.
He never amounted to much in the
senate, classings-with the me too
men behind Aldrich until the Rhode
Island senator retired. Then Penrose
took out his ambition to be the Re-
publican car and frightened it up
and tackled the job.
Also he set out to re-elect Taft and
be the power behind the presidential
throne. A whole collection of bumps,
big ones and little ones, in which
Pennsylvania discredited him entire
ly, has put the cxar business out OF
the Penrose head. Now all he hopes
for is a continued ability to dodge
the bricks and to explain how he Got
caught with Archbolds oil money in
his jeans.
Boies is a confirmed bachelor; said
he wouldn't marry until the Republi-
can organization picked out q wife
for him.
He doesn't go in for oratorical
stunts, preferring the more oily way
OF the creased dollar as an argument.
He has never been accused Of mis-
the friends who elected
him; he has served them-the big
Penrose was born In Philadelphia,
Nov. /, 1860, the son of wealthy par
ents. He was educated at Harvard,
and politician by trade. He's
wealthy; healthy-being the biggest
and strongest man In congress; and
(Continued on Page EighO
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-26
1asnowski Appears To Ask War
rants For Four, But Ad-
mits Statute Is Defective
.EFFRIES WILL TAKE
UP NATTER AT NOON
Sensation Expected When Ap-
plication Comes Formally
Before Justice

= Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Jas
'nowski went to police court, Monday
burning, to ask Justice Jeffries for
warrants for four of the notaries al
legged to be involved In the enrollmen,
frauds. Jeffries wouldn't interrupt
bis work of hearing early session
Eases to take up the matter OF war,
knnts, but said he would be ready 70
Discuss the proposition at noon.
VIII ] issue these warrants?" he
said In reply to an inquiry by The
STimcs. Well, just wait until we
reach that bridge and you will Ger.
aInly hear me going across. I'll have
b statement to make then"
The justice gave the impression
That fireworks may be expected when
lhe application for warrants comes
Formally before him.
Iasnowski says that the section of
fhr law under which the warrants
will be asked doesn't appear to cover
The situation adequately. He says he
ssgad II over to Attorney Percy Grose.
personal representative of the mayor
! n the enrolment matter, and that
'Srose agrees that 1t Is loosely drawn.
Tho general impression around the
tnurt room Is that no warrants will
be issued.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-26
RIVER CLAIMS -FOUR LIVES;
ALL ARE DROWNED FROM
ROWB0ATS IN ROUGH SEA
Three Go To Death Sunday
Morning in Canadian Chan
mel Off Belle Isle
CAMPER is OTHER VICTIM
Several Have Close Call From
Death When Companions
Drown
CAMPER is OTHER VICTIM

Four persons were drowned In the
Detroit river since Saturday night,
and others had narrow escapes from
a similar fate. Those who lost their
livee were: Fred Thompson, 16 years
old, OF No. 33 Rosedale-ct.; George
Robinson, 10, of No. 318 Fifteenth-st.; {;
Edward jolly, 10, No. lao Leicester
CT, and Louis Loose, Is, No. $40 Beau.
fait-ave.
The latter three, with Henry Stein.
berg. No. 3S1 Brewster-st.. who saved
himself, sank to the bottom OF the
river when their canoe capsized, mid.
way between Belle Isle and the Cana
dian shore. They started out from
the island lighthouse, early Sunday
morning, and found the river rough
as they proceeded. Suddenly gust
of wind capsized their craft. Stein.
berg and Loose clung to the boat
wnen they came to the surface. Loose
volunteered to make a search OF the
vicinity for his comrades. He releas-
ed his hold on the canoe and lost his
own life.
Steinberg managed to throw him.
self. on one end of the canoe and
using his hands as paddles, reached
the Belle Isle shore, completely
exhausted. He gave the alarm of the
accident and Harbormaster Ellison
searched all day Sunday, without
avail for the bodies.
Thompson was drowned late Satur.
day afternoon, when the rowboat In
which he and five companions, James,
his brother, II years old; Mason and
tContinued ON Page righO
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-26
UDGE TUTTLE'S WIFE
PASSES AWAY SUDDENLY

Mrs. Jessie Tuttie. wife Of United
States District Judge Arthur J. Tuttle,
died, Saturday night, in their home,
No. 285 Engiewood-ave.
Mrs. Tutt1e had been In poor health
since last June when she contracted a
severe cold, and had been seriously Ill
since two weeks ago when she was
seized with pulmonary hemorrhages
but her death was unexpected.
Besides her husband she is survived
by two daughters. Ruth, eight years
old. and Esther, aged seven.
The funeral will be held Tuesday
afternoon In Leslie, Mich, which was
Mr.. Tuttle's boyhood home.
Mrs. Tuttle was about "a years old
and before her marriage resided At
Grande Pointe. Harsen's island, her
parents being Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. X
Stewart, OF Grande Pointe. She had
a charming personality and was prom.
inent In social circles.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-26
EUGENE Y. OEBS ACCEPTS
NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT
Praises Greed of Socialist Party
in His Speech at Simple
Ceremonies

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Aug. 26.-Ex.
teme simplicity marked the notifca'
ton ceremonies here today when
Eugene v. Debs, accepted the social.
istic nomination for president. Debs
was not met by a committee, and
there was no formality whatever about
the event. Debs simply released his
acceptance speech to the newspapers
and at once began preparations for a
trip to Fergus Falls, Mimi, where he
will speak tomorrow night.
In his speech Of acceptance Debs
said
The Republican, Democratic and
Progressive parties all stand for the
private ownership by the capitalists
OF the productive machinery used by
the workers.
THE Socialist party is the only
party which declares that the tools
of labor belong TO labor and that the
wealth produced by the working class
belongs to the working class.
Intelligent workingmen are no
longer deceived. They know that the
struggle in which the world is en-
gagged toda yis a class struggle and
that In this struggle the workers car
never win by giving their votes to
capitalist parties. They have tried
this for many years and IL has always
produced the same results to them.
The Socialist party's mission Is tc
establish industrial and social democ
racy. To this end the workers are
steadily organizing and fitting them
selves.
Standing as II does for the eman
cipation OF the working class from
wege-slavery, for the equal rights ant
opportunities of all men and all wo
men, for the abolition Of child labol
and the conservation OF all childhood
for social self-rule and the equal free
dom fall. the Socialist party Is the
party OF progress, the party OF the fu
ture, and its triumph will signaliz,
the birth OF anew civilization anf
the dawn OF happier day for all hu
tmanity."
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-26
PROGRESSlVENESS OF A
PROGRESSIVE CANDIDATE
is A PROGRESSIVE ISSUE
William H. Hill, aCndidate For
Congressman-at-Large, Shows
Moose Horns To Opponent
QUESTIONS HIS FAITH
In Strong Letter To The Times,
Issues Reply To julius B.
Kirby's 11-Hour Attack

The Bull Moose infant has grown
old enough to develop lively scrap
over the nomination for congressman.
at-large. w. H. Hill, a successful man.
ufacturer in Detroit for 27 years, Is
giving a lively imitation OF the insurg.
ency OF the chief Bull Mooser OF Oy.
ster Bay, by opposing the slate fixed
up by bare quorum OF the state com.
mittee
julius B.. Kirby, Saginaw lawyer,
who has had experience as an Office
seeker when his Republicanism was
OF the bottle regularity,
claims to have been anointed for the
nomination as congressman-at-larg
Mr.. Hill has made a vigorous public
ity campaign through the newspapers,
heartily endorsing the Roosevelt pro-
gram OF Industrial, social and agricul-
tural progressiveness His principal
slogan has been that there should be
more business men and fewer lawyers
In congress; and that Detroit, by rea-
son OF It's wonderful growth Is entit-
led TO the thirteenth congressman.
Mr.. Kirby has been giving attention
to Detroit In the wind-up Of his speak.
ing campaign. He has challenged the
accuracy Of Mr.. Hills claim that all
his opponents for the congressional
nomination on the Progressive and
Republican tickets are lawyers and
has been quoted as charging Mr.. Hill
with reviving the story OF his being
ousted from Office on account OF irreg-
ularities, in his election as prosecut-
ing attorney OF Gratiot county. Mr..
Hill asks The Times, In the spirit OF
(Contfnued on Page Eight
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-26
conferences FAIL
! 10 END DEADLOCK
AMONG SENATORS
Filibusters Go On and Time Of
Adjournment of Congress
Is Prohlematical
Observation-Disclosures
RUMPUS is FACTOR
Senator LaFollette Insists On
Complete Probe Of Oil
Trusts Activities

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2e.--Aftsr I
morning spent In fruitless confer.
ences, the senate and house met today
win no change In the Legislative dead
lock indicated. Legislators faced an
otner day or filibustering and jockey-
ing Tor advantage. and leaders beliey-
ca the end or the session was indeflu-
itely postponed. Disguised With the
deadlock many members slipped o,,f
OF town yesterday, and q count 81
leaders today disclosed lack az
quorums. II was to avert the poinf ~
mo quorum" that the leaders pleaded
because such a point would force sus-
pension or all business until sergeants
s,,arms could arrest members and
Drlng them back 10 Washington.
The situation was complicated BY 4
double hlibuster In the senator. with
az least nve senators determined TO
tie up adjournment unless measures
they advocated were enacted.
The Penrose-Archbold case and the
state claims were the matters In dis
pute.
Senators Chamberlain, OF Oregon:
Martin and Swanson, OF virginia. and
Culberson, Of Texas, Threatened IN.
definitely TO deadlock the session nm
less the general deficiency bill was
passed with the provisions authorizing
repayment by the federal government
OF loans made by Virginia, Maryland
oregon and Texas, some Of them 4
century ago. The house refuses To
acQuiesce In these provisions.
Whether the Clapp committees In
vestigation shall include merely 4
probe OF the charges and counter
charges that Standard Oil funds swell
ed the Roosevelt campaign fund In
1904, or shall extend to q wholesale
investigation into the allegations that
the Standard Oil Co. controlled legis-
lation In congress- was the crux OF the
situation which confronted the senate
today.
That the Clapp COMMITTEES has al,
power to delye into the campaign CON
tributions charges, without special
authorization, was admitted. More
over, Senator Clapp made II plain tina,
the moment he can get into communi.
cation with his colleagues now nearly
all out OF the city. he viii plan com.
plete ventilation of the matter.
But specific authorization Is neces.
sary to enable the committee to in.
vestigate any relations which the
Standard OIL Co. may have had with
legislators, to consider the so-called
"Archbold letters made public by
William Randolph Hearst and to in.
tCoatinued on Pase Eixhtb