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SIAHROGK TIOE IS NOT INGREASED Challenger RemeasurerJ with Anchor and Cable Reliance and the Irish Yacht WHJ Race To-day Over a Thirty-Mile TrW 7 angular Course. HEATHER PROBABILITIES. The wind the international yacht course, according to the leather Bereaa will fee light to re-si variable, Ihesth mostly from tnmt easterly PIt. with smuettted possibly showers. By the term light winds the Weather Bureau designates those of from one to Tine mile hour.

Fresh winds are between tea and nineteen miles an hour. Reliance and Shamrock III. will race to-(si i the second of the cup series, and vhlrty-inile triangular course. Shamrock III. was remeaaured yesterday at Erie Basin with her anchor and cable and fJfty-atx men aboard, snd the new measurement showed a towe r- i NEW YORK BAY A i aANSY HOOK 1 Vf.

a-' IMtttftjj -thy J' CHART INUIUAT1NG UlREUTfON UF TO-DAY'S UUunS. race will be over a triangular course ten knots to a side. As the yachts will not go beyond the inner circular line the most westerly direction In which the first leg can be laid is southwest half south, which would place the first mark close In shore below Seabrlght. on the Jersey Coast. An easterly course for the first leg could not be laid further north than northeast half east, which would take the yachts close to the Long Island shore near the western end of Long Beach.

The direction of the first leg. to windward, if possible, will depend, of course, on the direction of the wind. The second leg will be northward or southward along the inner circular line, according to whether the yachts are sent off on a southerly or easterly course. It must b4 borne in mind that a knot or nautical mile Is 600 feet longer than a statute mile. light decrease In the, length of the water line.

The water-line as first announced was 89.81 and the new figures are 89.73, the difference being so sUght that it affects the racing length only fifteen-one-thousandth of a foot, the actual time allowance a small fraction of a sec-end, and the official time allowance not at alL In to-day's race, as in Saturday's, the challenger will have an allowance ftt 1 minute and 67 seconds. The anchor and cable weigh a little over 1.000 pounds, and to offset that addition, movable lead ballast very slightly in excess of the weight of the anchor and cable was taken out. Shamrock II was put In dry dock on Sunday, and yesterday morn-' ing at 9 o'clock the water was let Jn. Sir Thomas Upton, with Dr. A.

E. Neale and Robert Bacon, who sails on the challenger as the representative of the New York UL WIO Clf 1VI. Taeht Club, were on board, and In the skiff with Official Measurer Charles D. Mower I when he figured out the water line length were Designer Fife, representing Shamrock IIL. and George A.

Cormack of the New York Yacht Club Challenge Committee. MEASURING WITH GREAT CARE. The measurements were taken with the greatest accuracy, and so carefully were the rival Interests looked after, according to a watchful spectator on the side of the dry dock, that whenever Mr. Fife steadied himself In the little boat he pushed upward on the yacht, while Mr. Cormack, to steady himself, always pulled' downward.

S. Nicholson Kane and Edward 1L Wales of the Regatta Committee of the New York Yacht Club were present at the measuring. The usual method was followed, thaf o' deducting the length of the overhang from the over-all length, and the new racing length, which Is equal to ha if the sum of the waterline length and the square root of the sail area, was announced as 101.373, as against 114.39. which was the sailing length after the challenger had lowered her throat halyard block three feet, and 1U4.77, which was given as the racing length after the first official measurement at Erie Basin. Shamrock various measurements in detail, as they now stand, are: Feet.

vTatwllne length 69.78 Aft end of boom tn forward ttolnt of 1 1 'or aide of mast i ..137.54 of to forward end ltta of spinnaker boom Lntrth nf 81.40 So. 77 67.85 Lwurtn 0f topmast. 72.31 feet. 1-6 off. lifiKht UDDer of boom tn tonaall hal- t.raM block 144 83 Muara root of sail area Balling length 104,873 Secretary Cormack.

In giving out the said that he desired to make public the fact that Mr. Fife was the first to call attention to the necessity for He first notified Mr. Iselln, who "fought the matter to the attention of the fwigatta Committee, which In turn placed before the Cup Committee. As the anchor and cable were not on board at the measurement, remeasuremnt was necessary under the rules of the club, and so It was ordered. As soon at) the measuring was concluded Miamroolc IIL was Moated out, and, with phamrock aboard which the challenger's crew live, set off in tow of the ruUer for Sandy Hook, arriving there spout 2 o'clock.

When the new yacht Picked up her moorings the crew went to "Of in. -a. ttm xn r-i u. an1 VAt-w rk mainsail, which was hoisted at a. To-day's race will be over an equilateral the outward course, -if possible, 'ng to windward.

The other legs of the race if the wind holds will be reached, and Thomas does not hesitate to say that chances are slighter to-day tTvsn 'they were in the windward and leeward race of Saturday. Reliance, on account of er great sailing length which hr long over. J1 give her when he is heeled over. Is fastest reaching boat that has ever en built here, and her performances in that department of sailing In her races 'amt and Columbia, were remhraable exhibitions. 1 understand that Reliance is a very last boat on a reach," said Sir Thomas.

1 anticipate, then, that I will have a jwrder Job to-morrow than I had on 8a t-turday." i the way he expresses his feel-lrir on the subject. When Mr. Iselln was seen aboard the cunbeam yesterday afternoon hi first tn. WB" a to whether or not the allowance wit increased after the 'TwW He was non-committal iwnwi told that the wateriine length was (Practically the same. i.

I hope for a good breese to-morrow," Mr. Iselln. Kellinnt wuv nnr two i waay ln ht. yacht Kamblftr and luurs to-day, and everything was satls-ictory." Lewia Ca.M Idyard, Chairman the New York Yacht Club Challenge beam afternoon on board the Sun- took her spin In the morning. 'ln southeasterly breecn was blowing or twelve miles an hour and klck- hi sea outside the Hoek early Bttrruox, but when the defender cast moorlr.Be at V) o'clock it had T.rat to nine miles aa hour ovrVw, intermediate cluhto JaU parlous combinations of headsalls The her Pce running reselling and beating, and the crew had drlit Reliance was bck before ronHnrS to Bay Just SIR HIS WAY.

Objected to Irish Flag with No Crown Above the Harp and Oriental Hotel Substituted British Colors, -'An incident of Sir Thomas Upton's visit to the Ortentftl Hotel. Manhattan Beach. Wat 8unday night was made th snhwt iucn comment around the hotel tast night. noi until me manager explained the circumstances that the guests stopped uuiig sa to what tha IrUn Knht meant by objecting; to the presence of an Irish flag. It seems that an Irish and an American nag adorned the main entrance of the dining room when Sir Thomas arrived with his party, including the Earl and Shaftesbury.

The Irish banner was one of those showing the haro tWn- Sir Thomas wa ill. 1 t.h?t held a wlth a waiter. Then the party retired from the dining room for a promenade on the plana, a little later "nner. and then aU the fa.ct that the Irish flag h.d- i n.hau ed down from above the Jack" lta Place was the British Union Ths WM the patrons "of the Oriental were discussing last night, but the ed what he knew about It said that Sir Thomas had ob- Jected not to the Irish flag, but to an Irish flag without a crown on it. As the hotel bad none with the crown, the distinguished visitor said he would rather have an English banner, and so the change was made Immediately.

MORE CAPTAINS Further Cases of Alleged Disobedience at Yacht Races -City of Savannah Will Go Out Again. 3apt. W. H. Daggett of the steamer City of Savannah, charged with crossing the patrol lines at the yacht race Saturday and refusing to obey orders of the revenue officer to ge back into line, appeared yesterday afternoon before Supervising Steamboat Inspector Uhlers and made a statement' of his Bide of the case.

Inspector Uhlers declined to give out Capt Daggett's Oa- lormai statement, saying that the board to take the matter up or inveatlga- tlon about the middle of the week, Capt. Walker also filed charges against japu fciany or the Richard Peck, and against the Captain of the steamer Edmund tiuner. unese two captains are charged with breaking through the patrol lines. No date has been set for the hearing of these charges. Rumors havo been current that in consequence of the complaint made on Saturday against the City of Savannah the steamship would not be permitted to attend the yacht races again.

The City of Savannah. It Is announced, will attend all subsequent races. The Erin Party at Stock Exchange. Several of the Erin's party were guests of Henry Clews at the Stock Exchange yesterday. The visitors Included the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury, Gen.

and Mrs. Corbln, Geri. A. E. Bates, Justice Brown and niece, CoL D.

F. Nelll, CoL and Mrs. Sharman-Crawford, Dr. Neale, and Commodore J. Kennedy Tod.

Sir Thomas Llpton was expected, but did not accompany the visitors, who, under a suspension of the rules, were permitted to go to the members' gallery. The floor was quiet at the time of the visit, and there was no demonstration. THE YACHT MEASUREMENT RULE. To las Editor of Tht Xc York Timet: It is supposed a large majority of our people -have but little taste for figures, nor do I propose to go Into a very-great mathematical problem to show that the Shamrock has not the least chance' of winning a race under the system of meas urement she is sailing under. It is easy to ask questions sometimes, but not so easy to answer.

So far the public have been Informed in reference to sixe of boat, area of sail, length of mast, length of gaff, spinnaker, boom, but no length of main boom or resistance, two very Impor tant measurements, has been given, conse quently we will assume that both boats have the same resistance (and by the eye the Shamrock appears to have the larger.) The Reliance has ln round numbers 16,000 square feet of sail; Shamrock has 14.0U0 sauare feet of sari. Taking the June. July, and August weather there would not be one day out of the ninety hut what both beats could carry all salL Can any one say that .000 feet of canvas is not worth anything? it was evidently put on for a Shamrock Is allowed nearly two minutes for something (there is no reason given, unless it be the excess amount of sail the Reliance has.) and If this Is so the Shamrock should be allowed about twenty-live minutes or 13 per cent, on making the race ot. thirty miles ln four In'nthcr rords. the Shamrock Is hand! capped la per cent, of sail, and why Sir Thomas and hU accomplished designer expect to win with these odds against him is more than can be understood by an amateur, unless he could have a wind to hi Uklng.

which would probably be a wind that would compel the Reliance to take In her extra 2.0U0 feet, and then they would sail on equal terms. If the re. kt.tance is the same. The two boats are nrwtirallv the same the American trte, I believe the skippers and crews are equally good, and cnange crews, me result would be the same: but with present conditions and present system of measurement, chant-ir thir crews the Reliance would beat the Shamrock twenty-nlnel times out thirty. There must be something radically wrong about the eystem of measurement.

HENRY A. tiouuis. lux-aieasurer, Attan tic Yacht Club. New York. Aug.

24 1003. Evidence of a Derelict at Sea. PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 24, The British steamer Crown Point, from Lon don. reports that on Aug.

a. In latitude 1.05 north, longitude 67.48 west, she passed a mast sticking about two feet out of water. NEW YORK THE AlIySEIIEIIT 170RLD "My Husbands" Seen at the Ghrrick Theatre. weioorama Plfeases a Big Audience at the Third Avenue Notes of the Varitus Playhouses. VlvUn.

thi Garrick Theatre, has two ps ox tne lcidd one finds tn French farce. ndolln, at I the Madison Square, has iuur "uaoanas lOf tha kind their mo Ira tn asota. mere may be those who are offended by the conduct of Vivian and her French papas, but Owendolln's entanglements with In American husbands are the occasion if nothing more shocking than a series of newspaper paragraphlo jests. -v Mr. Royle i product of the vaudeville stage, of which he has written delightf ully In the magatlm s.

and his play has ths unimpeachable, pi opriety, the glaring unreality, and the i accession of gag jokes that are familiar In vaudeville plays, or playlets, as the ludevlllians prefer to call them. Owendolln's i irst- two husbands are aa aged Senator end a Mormon Bishop, both of whom she is quitted for cause on the day. of their carnage. Her- third Is a cousin whom i haa married In order to come into an and cut loose from immedlati ly after. Her fourth husband and only ove Is a younj man whose Tad Is an antl- tvorce bill which he is trying to in trod uc Into Congress; even while he Is enamored of Gwendoltn.

His courtship and marrii ge with Gwendclln are complicated with tncounters with the former three, and, mo -eover. By encounters with his own father, who (himself the residua of three marriages becomes, like bis son. Infatuated with wendolin. To treat such mass of material with any regard for the realities even of the world of farce is mar. featly impossible.

The play Is frankly a rles of wild and senseless encounter, sprir kled full of relevant and irrelevant jokes. On the vaudeville atage such entertain nents entertain, and the present piece i i good of its kind. But in a real theatre and on a real stage Its chance of life more than problematical. The audience ast night was amused at times, but seen; ed not to be overcome with hilarity. As a vaudeville sketch the piece had all the el en ents of success.

As a play, even as the loo est kind of a farce. It was next to Impossible. The cast wa i excellent. Including such excellent actors as Jennie Satterlee, Ralph Delmore, Robe -t Peyton Canter, Edward Abels, Hugo Ti land, W. H.

post. Edward See, and Grac Henderson, all of whom showed more a rfllty than their parts gave scope to. Mr. and Mrs Royle were distinguished from the rest the use of the mechanical and exagge rated gestures that characterizes so muc i vaudeville acting, instead of the quieter ind perhaps more effective methods of ie more legitimate stage. Whether they veee Justified depends upon whether the en ertalnment is to be regarded as a vadue llle sketch or a play.

The orchestra was made up of players on string and ivood Instruments from the orchestra of ti Metropolitan opera, The music was exc llent, and in a striking con-ttast to the asic in the Madison Square lest year. It as qept soft and low. adding much to he evening's pleasure and detracting not ilng. "TWO LITTTLE. SAILOR BOYS." English Meloirama Pleases Big Audi- ence at hlrd Avenue Theatre.

The same ol 1 story of wrongs righted, of the uneven course of true love, of the villainy In thi world, was retold at the Third Avenue last night under the title of "Two Little Sailor Boys." The melodra na, given for ths first time outside of En land, is the work of Walter Howard. The company is partly English and partly Ar le'rican, while the audience is the same as has frequented the Third Avenue for ye irs. To say that he play Is either good or bad would not be fair. It Is certain that ft pleased Its au Hence. the gods that dwell in the i allery, the most critical of all.

were pleas -L During the course of the four acts the Post." that monitor of the gallery who reserves order and sometimes throws ut the boys who insist on hissing the le; ding villain, broke his stick while knocking for quiet each time the villain, who happened to be a vUlalness, came on the age. The fate of a. play at the Third Avenue depends on tl blackness of the villain, and in this ca: there is no cause for complaint. The scene the play Is on the Devonshire coast England. The story tells of a Royal ivy Captain who loves and was loved by he daughter of an Admiral.

Unfortunately for their love, she had a bad stepmoth r. All unconscious, of the fact that the tepmother was a full-fledged crook and ad enturess, the daughter instinctively hatfd her. Scene two Fast night displayed the Devonshire home at night, and two burg ars, a man and a boy, attempting to i- -ale the garden wall. They stopped there Ion enough to let the audience learn tl one of them, a mere boy. was the son a cruel mother who had deserted him In the hands of a second-story man.

irk change and the Admiral and his wife, and prospective son-in-law are seen ln tl sitting room of the house. The Captain is telling of a lost friend who died in haul and, just before expiring, handed 4em hi? 'will and the photograph of his untrue wi 'e with the reauest that ha 'find their sonl He places the as vet un opened packa for safe-keeping, and as he does so tht wicked Wife recognizes that this was her husband who died and her danger If th photograph is examined. Lights are tur led down, the burglars enter, rob the safe, ake the sealed package, and are escaping 1 then the woman stops thetn and demands the package. She recognizes ln one of the I urglars a former accomplice, explains why she must have the package, and demands 1 1. The Captain overhears the conversation, the burglars leave, and the woman, know ing that he will expose her as the Wife of his dead friend, calls for help and accuses hi tn of robbing the safe.

The tale rur along for four acts in this manner and lr its course the wicked woman becomes blacli er and blacker. She tries to separate the Captain from his love, murders the sam burglar once or twice ln an effort to obta! the photograph, throws her own son into the river, and even goes so far In her vi lainy as to dismiss a hou maid. At this point the extent of her wickedness wns upon the audience, and she Is hissed -ora the stage. However, due attention Is aid to the sentimental natures of the of the audience, and several tende scenes are used to lighten the biacknesM Then the le tdlng people of the company pass in review before the curtain, and thi gentle smile of the vlilaln-lady (Esther Rujaero) stops Jn their flight several potatoes. The Ludience Is again worked up by the Judici us use of a thieve haunt and a murder ln the Black Dog Inn.

After this the two ittle sailor boys are made to see water, th Captain Is declared free of guilt, a few honest servants marry each other, one of he sailor bovs finds his papa, and the curta ns fall for the night. ROBIff HOOD" REVIVED. Big Audlenf Greets Bostonlans at Adademy of Music i For an Attest audience In a regular theatre, that! which greeted the Boston lans. with Hdnry Clay Barnabee and Will lam 11. Macponald.

In their revival of "Rbbln Hood" at the Academy of Music last night, wnia a phenomenal one. and bore promise that! standing room only will be the rule, before De Koven and Smith's popular worll concludes Its three weeks engagement. Enthusiasm snatched the size of the house, All the favorte numbers were liberally ap plauded, andl the company was generous witn encores There woulfl seem to be little about the piece to lenul itself to mechanical effects. but there is I a new electric anvil ln tha forge scene, which In the blacksmith's son of Will Scarlet. Howard Chamber's basso role, gives off flashes beneath the hammer of a brilliancy nardiy surpassed by a short circuit on a trolley road.

Much interim attached to ina aDnearanre of Agnes nan Drown, a Cincinnati KirL who is new tp comic opera. As Maid Mar- Ian she Is tae nrlma donna soDrano. and the warmth her welcome increased as the evening wore away, Ina Alan-a-Iaile. another new-comer, was tlx) coroiaii received, ueorge rrotning nam, as ruo- Tuck, was left with no re a- 'THE 7 TDlESrTUESDXYrsiUGUST m.itf11011 to orders for Whole Carpets, SCwhich are made in ona piece without seams and to fit any space, them from designs prepared by our own artists. v.

Whole Carpets are made by hand in French Aubusson and Savonnerie, English hand-tufted and Chenille Axrninster, also in Berlin, India and Turkish "weaves. They arc particularly appropriate for richly fiirnished rooms, W. J.SLOAN BROADWAY CO. 19TH STREET son to fear that his popularity In the same old part was becoming threadbare. William C.

Weedon. the tenor in the title rOle; peter Donald, a comical guy of Gls-borne, and Blanch Morrison, an attractive Annabel, and Laura Oakley, who has Just Joined the company, completed a cast which left little to be desired. NOTES OF THE PLAYHOUSES. Variety of Offerings in tho Theatre Last Night End of Soma Summer Shows. -Battle Williams, Rice and Wise are filling the Garrick these days, and the managers of Vivian's Pspas smile broadly as tney see tne une at tea dox onice every night.

"The Runaways" has not left the Casino yet, nor is the end of the run yet announced. Lawrence D'Orsay In The Earl of Pawtucket" keeps the attendance at the Manhattan up to a good average. It Is only a fortnight now until the comedy moves down to the Princess. The Wlsard of Os celebrated Its two hundred and fiftieth performance at the Majestic last night. Montgomery has come back to help his partner, Fred Stone, manufacture some merriment focJusy New Yorkers.

At the West End Theatre, now under the management of Weber and Fields, A Gentleman of France was presented lsst night for the second time. Critically observed by his old friend Capt McGraw of the "Giants." Nat M. Wills began bis second week at the Fourteenth Street Theatre last night. The members of the New York baseball team were present and many baseball gags were Introduced for their benefit. The Utopian Burlesquers" made their first appearance for three years last night at the Dewey.

"The Red Hon." a tarce, was the chief feature of the entertainment. In Will Cressys latest farce "The Castle Queen," Miss Franceses Reading and company appeared at Proctor's Street Theatre last night. At the Fifth Avenue "My 8weetheart" was revived last evening. Miss Jesse Mae Hall and Will S. Rising headed the cast.

Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Mack, singing and dancing comedians, were ln the vaudeville list. Margaret Drew and Paul McAllister headed the cast ln "A Guilded Fool at Proctor's One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street Theatre last night. Among the vaudevll-lists was Al Coleman, comedian.

At Keith's the race between Bobby Wal-thour, astride a bicycle, and Dolly Varden, ridden by Kramer, is the headllner," James Thornton, monologulst. Is next in Importance. v- After this week the roof of the Madison Square Garden will no longer be lighted by many-colored electric bulbs, for the comic opera Otoyo will be no longer there. The same wUl be true of the New York Theatre roof. The Crystal Gardens are open for the last week and Sir Thomas Llpton and others will no longer be Imitated nightly.

The Grand Republic, with Its boat load of passengers, goes to Rockaway every night. There are some vaudeville artists aboard, who sing. talk, and dance a little, to keep time with the beat of the engines. Prof. Barclay, the nindu hypnotist.

Is doing wonders at Hubers Museum. In the theatre annex Uncle Tom's Cabin," by the projectoscope is presented. At the Paradise Roof Gardens the crowds have Increased with each night, which the opposite of what haa hap. pened at other Maud Raymond was drawing feature night before last. Aga.

the floating mystery, rs as much of a puzzle as ever. New features were the Piccolo Midgets, the French brothers, unl-cyclists, and Keane, Illusionist. Among the new engagements made for the new Symphony Orchestra, of which Daniel Frohman Is President and Walter Dam rose conductor, are Edmund Schneck-er, harpist, and Christian Rodenklrchen. trumpeter. Beatrice Irwin, who was last' year a member of the Empire Theatre Company, will soon return from Europe to appear with William Gillette In "The Admirable Crlchton." THEATRICAL EVENTS TO COME.

The first performance of "A Princess of Kensington." which Is to open ths Broadway Theatre next Monday night, will be given at New Haveu Thursday evening. With Sara Bernard in "The Silver Slipper the season at the Grand Opera House will open next Monday night. The famous champagne dance Is still a feature of the performance. Henrietta Crosman yesterday began rehearsals of As You Like It at ths Manhattan Theatre. The opening will be on Labor Day.

Sept. 7. Elisabeth Barry, who was once with Otis Skinner and Amelia Bingham, wtll appear as Harriet Fordyce at to-morrow's matinee of The Earl of Pawtucket," Electric asteroids, hanging; chairs and festoons, fiery flying machines, bouquets of rockets all these are promised for the Carnival of Fire In Pain's amphitheatre, Manhattan Beach, next Thursday ojE devote special atten- exon of I evening. In the afternoon there will be balloon races and daylight fireworks. Arrangements were completed yesterday by Helnrlch Conrled for the engagement of Slgnor Vlgna, the celebrated European conductor.

The managements of La Scala In Milan and the Monte Carlo Opera House consented to waive their prior rights to his assistance during the opera season in America. AMUSEMENTS. ACADEMY OF MUSIC-TIm Bostonlans. CAfllXO The Runaways." CONET IS LA KD Luna Parkv Bostock's, sad Johnstown Flood. CTtTSTAL GARDENS Lift In the CsSl" Mlnstral Mian-." aad vaudovuli! DEWET The Utopians." GARRICK" Vivian's Papas." RUBER'S MUSEUM-Prof.

Barclay, hypnotist, and ethers. i KEITH'S Vtudrrtl la VIA DI SON SQUARE ROOV GARDEN" Jspaa By Night." with opera Otoyo." MADISON SQUARE THEATRE" My Wife's Husband." MAJESTIC" Wlsard af Os." MANHATTAN" Earl of. MAXHATTAX BEACH" (Heaping Beauty and the Baaat." Pain's fireworks, and gbanooa's Band. MINER'S" Crackarjaeka Burlasquers." NEW 8TAR The Whits Blare." PARADISE ROOF GARDENS" Aga and VeodavUla. PROCTOR" Twenty-third Street, raaderllte; Fifth Avenue, My Bwatheart and vaodavllla; Fifty-eighth Street.

"Tha Peddler and vaudeville; One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street. A Glided Fool and Vaudeville. STEAMER RAND REPUBLIC Floating roof garden. THIRD AVENUE" Two Little Sailor Boys." WEST END" A Gentleman of Franca." Last Duaa Concert a Testimonial. An unusually large crowd gathered to hear ths concert, testimonial to Manager R.

E. Johnston, given by Puss's Orchestra In the Madison Square Garden last night. Four soloists, who had already been at ths Garden this Summer, contributed their efforts to the success of the occasion, and Nahan Franko gave a violin solo, from Die Meistersinger." The Duas season closed last night, and after the concert the tearing down and carrying away of the scenery began. Duas and his band will now go on tour. LEPER SCANDAL INQUIRY.

Special Investigating Committee Appointed at 8an Juan. BAN JUAN. Porto: Rico, Aug. 24. The Executive Council has ordered a committee of three of Its members to Investigate Immediately ths leper colony scandal and make their report at the earliest possible moment The ugly disclosures continue.

Social TU Ntw Ypri Tim. POUGHKEEP8IE, N. Aug. newspaper reports stating that the unsani tary condition of ths leper colony of San Juan, Porto Rico, threatens the entire Isl and with contagion are vigorously denied by B. H.

Osterhowt. Director of Charities, who is visiting In this city. There are about forty lepers on the Island, twenty of whom are confined to the leper colony," he said to-night. The other twenty ars living wild ln ths Interior of the Island. Ths leper colony Is located on the Isle de Cabas, at the entrance of the har bor and about three miles from the City of San Juan, There are about twelve males and eight females in the colony.

There are four buildings of masonry, one devoted to the men and one devoted to the women. The others are used by the employes and au thorltles. The buildings are all separate and about 200 feet apart. Tbey are divided into wards or sleeping apartments, each ward accom mode ting but four people. I visit them at least once a when have always had personal contact with the lepers.

There Is perfect freedom of speech on their part, and I am the only one who can speak with absolute knowledge as to their physical condition, outside of those directly connect ed aa employes. I As there are but comparatively few lep ers, certain allowance is made for their freedom. The complaint made that tbey keep chickens is correct. There are a few lonely hens which are keDt aa pets, snd certain freedom Is given them about the leper quarters, but ail sanitary conditions have been preserved. Certain visitations of relatives have been allowed under proper restrictions upon tne first uunaay or eacn roonin, out oniy upon order, officially given and signed by the Director of Charities.

Absolutely no money is allowed to ths patients. The employes, of whom there are nine, consisting oi a visiting pnystcian. three boatmen, a cook and assistant, and two laundresses, are paid oy cnecx aione, cashable only In the San Juan Bank. "The sanitary conditions are naturally perfect ana tne general cieamineis ts gooa. The houses are of heavy masonry, suc.i as used In old Spanish public buildings.

The floors are of cement, and are cleaned with a hose, and the beds are Iron hospital cots made In the United States. The general allowance of freedom to the patients is owing to their unfortunate condition, but the orders tor tne isolation or tne sexes are complete, The possibility of contact with the out side world is Impracticable, and, according to all recent reports of Investigation of the disease, the danger of contagion Is reduced to a minimum. "Absolute physical contact is necessary to contract tne disease, and that has only been possible under gross negligence, which only could happen without the knowledge of the Director of Charities, whose personal supervision has been of the closest. The affairs at the coiony have been for the three years of Its installation under the direction and supervision of the Director of Health. "I can state from my personal knowledge that the lepers of Porto Rico confined tn the colony are well housed, well cared for, well fed.

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Horse breeding in America. HEROES IX BLACK SKINS," by Booker T. Washington. An agree-' able phase In which to contemplate tht negro. -A IFONDERrUXi CHANGE IN plee," by Dr.

E. O. Hovey, with new photographs by him of the remarkable summit formed since the great ercp-. tlon. Heady August 2J.

Shorten of th f. "harjorIe daw I SECUHDUS," 1. r.K riff w' I OTHER SHORT STORIES, 4 DESCR1P- vc AKTKXES, aciUALS, by such writers as laaa rtfa If Aavl.ta t. Roberti. Clinton fcollard.

James Csrnea. Henry Tyrell. Uouevroaur aforrle. Bewail Ford a- Henry Lewis. H.

raer. and other. ir lltnrf Unit. traUd. mads in these reports are absolutely false and ridiculous." Mr.

Osterhout will not return to Porto Rico until November. William U. Hunt. Governor of the Island of Porto Rico, is now In the Adironaacks for his health, and he will be Joined In a few weeks by Mr. Osterhout.

He fore returning to the Island the latter will, have a conference with President Roosevelt. SAMUEL MASON'S DENIAL. Secretary of Janitors' Society Says His 8peech Was Misquoted. Ts tU Editor of TU Xtit Torn Timet: In your report to-day about ths meeting of the Janitors' Society held on Sunday evening. I was Quoted In part as follows: "It was because he wanted to unite us with Tammany Hall that our President of two months ago was asked to resign.

1 refer to Jacob L. BaMbeln." Ac. While that entire report as given to you Is a mix-up of thing that did and did not happen, th above remarks attributed to me are entirely unfounUed. I have neither said nor did It ever occur to me that Jacob L. Baaheln wanted lead toe society Into Tammany Hail politics.

e. PAiTCEL MASOX. New Tork. Aug. 24, 13u3.

H. MACKAY SWEARS OFF TAXES. ROSLTN. I Aug. Sl-Tbe action of Clarence II.

Mackay In swearing off his personal assessment of 11 50. 000 before the Board oi Assessors of the town of North niv -w lUiliLl r. SIX SHORT STORIES "When the Emperor Prays for a iory of Peking, by Abicfl H. FiUa. The Redemption," a "Pa Gi.Uea' story, by Elnbcto Cherry Waltz.

44 Hap Sloan's Pissrab." by Annie Fellows Johnston. Tho Match Came," by Edwta Stbln. Premonitions." by Edwin Asa Dixj and -Petty Larceny," by Rath McEnery Stuart. POOR TO RICK." by Jhomu Bailey Aldrich: recounting an incident la the career of Edwin Booth. THE YELXOW VA2T." the rrtit novel of Enrtlsh "THE DAY OP THE RUN," by Ray Stannard Baker.

A clever description of the strife and methods when public lands are opened. Strikingly illustrated by Ehunenscbein. -NOTEWORTHY EESCXTS OP THE TWELFTH CENSUS," by the Director. Hen. W.

Merriam. A paper fall of surprises. THE BERLIN BOURSE," by William C. Dreher, setting forth the difference between the procedure in Berlin and New York. -THE FIRST ASCENT OF MT.

ASS1NIBOINE, by James Outram. A personal experience in reaching one of the hlfhest points oa ths continent. A fetex-fland. R. ID R.

CLEVELAND OOES AflSHTVO I UuTtAKAfHS THAT TALK America's Cupr-ts Heroes New York in' the Good Old Summer Time Automoblllng in Ireland Pirate, of New YitU. Harbor IS SEPTEMBER OUTING 1 1 w. mm ar a a a i I Hempstead has crested much among those who are not aware vi facts. Mr. Mackay took the usu; affidavit, snd the aasesaroent was off.

Mr. Mickay. however, consntt4 to a vaJuation of S20.000 oa his personal r-tl-erty. It is salj that the Mifkay rr.ariju n-Harbor snd about all iig the propertr of lira. Cl.rerice 11 k.v It waa bou.bt by U.e late John and rreeenied to her.

Th tcannun tTiprovemente Were also for ty lir M' kav'B lather, mho tt.t$ a i tracted by bis son's wife lu oieraliOii snd Imi-rwementa. ail Iwiit the prvvriy of irs. CiarvRCw il.ck..