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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1900. MISCELLANEOUS. impaired mcnts being sold from a bar. In the room were couches, settees, a band stand with a ROM JUL AN LONDON RALPH'S LETTER FIHE HOUSES BUN AWAY.

The spirited team of horses attached to a hook and ladder company in Eighteenth avenue, Bath Beach, became unmanageable on Friday night at a slight fire at Nineteenth avenue and Eighty sixth street and ran away, going down the latter thoroughfare to Bay parkway and thence by Cropsey avenue to eighteenth avenue, where they were captured by Policman Frank Barau of the Seventieth Precinct. The damage to the truck was trifling, as was that caused by a small blaze at the house. Waiting Policy in China Has Proved Most Fortunate for England and Has Won Salisbury the Greatest Triumph of His Career American Success in Securing Trade Troubles John Bull Very Much. Tree or most of those who support him in "Herod," and perhaps if they were better actors the play would make us all gasp. But.

whatever one's judgment of Mr. Tree is as an actor, we must ail admit our indebtedness to him as an artist. Except for such men as Mr. Tree and Sir Henry Irving there would be no chance for the very highest literature of the stage and the boldest and most original work of new genius. These two managers have never considered profit and loss in their devotion to the goddess they serve.

This indifference to the dross called profit has given the London playgoer many such a treat as other publics can only obtain where governments support or subsidize theaters. Sir Henry Irving has suffered for his indifference to the "sordid influences of the box office. May the gratitude of all who are truly artistic shield him henceforward to the end and may Mr. Tree be ever remembered in the same way. to British goods, and it is iriw that the great mass of the English arc cock sure that, nothing is any good unless it is English.

But the thinking men, iht manufacturers who see their trade dwindling, the observant cltzens who see the. London docks heaped high with American manufactures and the shrewd folks who want the best of everything and do not care where it comes from, are very much disturbed. Side by side with the letters assuring us that British excellence must always triumph are ominous letters warning the public that hard times are at hand and editorials demanding the adoption of the protective tariff. ifwir i cour3e' wht knw ENGLISHMcN both countries under NOT stand what is the niat tf with England. She OVERWORKED is cr'PPle1 bv labor that costs too much and does too little.

It does not do to study the sums of money paid to labor in wages. What you must know is that whatever is done by one man in America or Germany requires two or three men in England, and those two or three men come to work an hour or twojtings ever yet shown on the London stage, later than our people, make it a point to one sees that this dress display was brought work as little as they possibly can and are about by the authoress' lines in the play, for, allowed to knock off in the forenoon for beer, on two occasions she makes a character call in the afternoon for tea and, whenever they attention to the beautiful dress she is wear get a chance, to sit down and smoke their jng whereupon all fall to discussing the pipes. You would hardly believe it, but it masterpiece. Jt is the fashion of society is a fact that if I wanted burners put on to ca very ba(j taste, but it does not my gaslights two men would come to do it 1 seem so to me. Since women always do talk and would take from twice to four times about their garments and always do ask their as long as would be taken by a boy in New intimates how they like a new dress of theirs, York, wlm would screw them on and be gone i they must do the same thing in a play if the before you realized that he had been there, stage is to hold a mirror up to nature.

I God only knows how a whole nation of such disagree, too, with those who hold that it is It is because. 01 the boldness ot such leaders that we have seen put upon the stage last week such a play as "The Wisdom of the ANOTHER PLAY OF FINE GOWNS. Wise," by Mrs. Cralgie. George Alexander produces this play, which is in truth no more of a play hardly as much so as Hawkins' "Dolly Dialogues." One might call it a pearl artee, but, as the pearls are not held together by any sort of string, not even that simple simile will serve.

It is interesting to notice that since the actresses of Mr. Alexander's company could find in their parts no scope for histrionic work, they fell back upon the second and derniere resort of stage women and expended all their talent and energy upon fine costumes. The gowns in "The i Wisdom of the Wise" are the swaggerest vulgar and out of place to robe women splendidly in the modern drama. I think an instant's reflection will bring us to justify the practice. You will agree with me that the good taste of the custom is never questioned I excepc when the play is a modern society drama or comedy.

Heap all the jewels, satins and silks you can crowd upon a Shaks pearean revival and no one will complain. Let the play be east with people of wealth in any distant period, and though tiie stage looks like a tulip garden or the Field of the Cloth of Gold, there will be no voice raised against this magnificence nor any suggestion that human talent is thereby subordinated to bodily ornamentation. This fact, I think, removes the ground from those who argue against costly and elaborate costumes in any sort of drama, fcr if we admit and demand them as appropriate to a situation in one period of history we must recognize the same aptness when the rich move through a modern We were speaking in a recent letter about a feature of the vicious night life of London, but it did not lead me to say that in addition to that which "PRIVATE SUPPER CLUBS." flaunts itself in the streets before a helpless police and an indifferent public, vice has another and more brilliant outlet in what are called the "private supper clubs." These are, so far as I know, peculiar to London. To them go the roysterers to rendezvous with fast womep and to enjoy that dissipation and refreshment which ends for the general public at midnight in this metropolis. At half past eleven o'clock in some parishes in London, and at half past twelve in others, all the barrooms cltse, and so do all the restaurants.

After that a stranger or a man who has no club may walk till daybreak and never find food or drink, except at the cabmen's shelters and a few dirty and disreputable coffee stalls mainly patronized by the very poor and dissolute. The cabmen's shelters are the outcome of a very noble charity. They are little wooden cabins built in the principal streets close to the curbs and provided with two rooms a kitchen, the size of a small cupboard, and a dining room with two or three tables, at which are served a few substantial, wholesome dishes obtainable at very nearly cost price. A police report in to day's papers takes us into one of the supper clubs of the fast set and lets us view the interior. A police witness testified that "on the first floor he found a ball room with a band playing and refresh No Christmas Table COMPLETE WITHOUT The World Renowned Appetizer Invigorator.

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COMING EVENTS. Tlie evangelist. Mr. nadclirfc. will deliver his lecture.

"From the Turkish Parlors of the Tcnder loin to Midnight in Chinatown In New York," Grand Union Hall, 260 Court street, on Thursday evening, under the auspices of the Norwegian Methodist Mission. The Brooklyn Christmas Tree Society will give n. charity euchre on Monday evening at the Clarendon Hotel. On. Monday evening the Rev.

Dr. F. D. Powers will lecture under the auspices of the Brotherhood of Andrew and Philip of the First Church of Sterling place, near Seventh avenue. His subject will be "Blockheads." A reception and sale will he heir on Tuesday, at the home of Mrs.

J. P. Jones, ISO Clinton avenue, under the auspices of the board of manasera 'of the Woman's Aid Nursery. Or. Tuesday evening the P.ev.

E. W. McCarty v.m deliver a lecture before the members of the Club, ai the club house, 7li Lewis ave tnue. on 1 Saw in Italy." The commencement exercises of the Girls" High School will be held on Thursday evening next. A reception to the commute, will be held In the library preceding the graduating exercises.

Two performances of "The Messiah" will be Sivcn by the Oratorio Society at Carnegie Music JIall, one on the afternoon of December 26, another na the evening ot December 27. Lillian Rlauvelt. Mrs. Morris Oiac k. F.vaa Wlll Sams anu Davhl iJispham have been engaged as soloists.

A meeting of the Hospital Saturday and Sunday Association will at U2 Joralemon street on Tuesday evening. A minstrel performance will given at Waverly Hall. Wavtrly and Myrtle avenues, on Wednesday jvening. for the benefit of Paul Revere Council til, Jr. O.

l. A. M. PARIS FASHIONS TT2? TO DATE. Vroui the Eagle Pari3 Bureau, 53 Cambon, through the courtesy of Abraham Strau3.

Rue Blue taffeta, gown with white polka dots trimmed with white cloth, with bands ot blue taffeta. CREST EUCHRE CLUB. The Crest Club met at the residence of Mrs. Daniel F. McCabe, 116 Hancock street, on Monday and a very enjoyable afternoon was spent.

The first prize was won by Mrs. C. Bailey', second by Mrs. G. Peterkin, third by Mrs.

Morse, fourth by Mrs. Meeker and fifth by Mrs. Barnum. The next meeting of the sclub will be held at the residence of Mrs. J.

Beams at the Alhambra. EVANS SUMNER. Robert Younglave Evans ot 439 One Hundred and Twenty third street, Manhattan, and Miss Louise Sumner of 57 Locust street, Flushing, were united in marriage December 9 by the Rev. Dr. Dean Richmond Babbitt, rector of the Church of the Epiphany, Mc Donough street and Tompkins avenue.

The ceremony took place at the rector's residence, 128 Macon street. The bride was accompanied by her sister, Miss Florence Sumner. Dn. .1. Parkkb Pbay's Standard Manicure and Toilet Preparations; Rosaline tints finger nails.

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Send for plan and estimate to J. Cosdon, Horticulturist, 731 Fifth Ave, 291 to 813 Twenty fourth St, Fort Hamilton Partway, Gravesend Ato. 35 greenhouses. Telephone 27 South. Fen garments altered or repaired, in a faultless manner, long experience and practical methods' in my work room insure good work.

Many handsome articles In furs on sale. F. O. L.INDER, Practical Punier, 595 Fulton st. New PABisiA.it Discovery.

Premature Gray hair reatorcd to original color, from blonde to black; applied privately at Braitcau's, 483 Fulton street, opposite Abraham Straus. Established 45 years. Alva Pearsall's Carbonettes, three dollars per dozen. Sittings rain or shine, up to December 20, positively for Christmas. Alva Pear rall.

E97 BS9 Fulton st, opp. Flatbush av, Brooklyn. Liberal Loaks made on watches, diamonds, Jewelry, at old established house of 8. Goodsteln Son. 279 Bridge st, near Johnson.

Private thoroughfare. Pawnbrokers T. Newman Sox, 1,076 Fulton st, between Classen nnd Franklin avs. Liberal Loans on Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry. Wcuiing Apparel and Personal Property of every description.

Carl H. Schuxtz's Pore Mineral Waters. Orders to factory, 430 to 440 1st N. Tel. 142 Madison or nearest druggist or grocer.

The Finest foe Salads. Antonlnl celebrated Italia tialad Oil. Once tried always used. For sale by all erocer. Pons.

B. Senholzl. .39 Flatbush av, opposite Livingston st, manufacturing furrier; remodeling and rcdyclng. a speclulty: furs stored. piano and three musicians playing.

Tho floor was waxed for dancing, which was in progress, about forty men and women taking, part. All the men and women were In even ing dress. Some? persons were seated at table drinking and smoking. At the bottom of the stair. he found twenty two more men and women trying to get out.

having made a rush for the door as soon as they found that the police had raided the place. Among the books which were given up by a man who bad charge of them was one containing lists of visitors. Only four of the men fouud in the piace were down iu the books as members or visitors. Twelve of the women were members. The place had started at the beginning of the year, had been reported as having disturbances several times, and was kept open until 4 o'clock every morning." It is hardly necessary to explain the nature of the place after reading that report.

There are scores of such clubs in the neighborhood of Oxford and Picadllly circuses. Tbey pretend to have regular organizations and proper membership lists, but thi3 fiction is only kept up with some show of pretense when the police are extra active. At other times these so called clubs are simply maintained as places of rendezvous for men and women, kept by publicans who go into the business not only for the great profit that accrues from liquor selling, but because they can double or treble the usual profits as a reward for taking the risk of police interference and providing a foothold for vice iu a city governed by Puritanical principles. Now that Char MOST POPULAR ley Hands has OF CORRESPONDENTS. returned, there are only tw6 well known correspondents left in South Africa.

The first is the king of his profession, H. A. Gwynne of Reuter's, a man who never has a chance to write anything longer than a telegram, but who is regarded by both soldiers and journalists as the shrewdest judge of military matters and the most consummate master of the art ot living in war who is now alive. The second is Bennett Burleigh of the Daily Telegraph, one of the old fashioned school of correspondents. Hands, who was shot in the leg on the way to Mafeking, is, we are all glad to say, very nearly well: in tact, he is able to accept a dinner at the hands of his Fleet street admirers within a few days.

Evans of the Evening News, who has been to China and just got back, made a speech that was full of humor. He said that when he got to Shanghai he needed money, Hut nobody in Shanghai except the local correspondent of his paper had ever heard of the Journal he worked for, and the local correspondent had no money either. Evans was in a very unhappy plight until one day he happened to mention that he knew Charley Hands. Instantly everybody in Shanghai said: "Oh, if you know Hands you can have all the money you want." When Evans came home he stopped in San Francisco and again he wanted money the chronic Fleet street condition, I imagine. When he said he was writing for the Daily Mail the people said they had never heard of the paper; therefore, he tried them with the statement that be knew Charley Hands.

Immediately everybody offered him all the money he could carry. When he reached New York he went into an enormous restaurant to get his dinner. Every seat at every table was occupied, except one which stood conspicuously vacant. Naturally, he pulled this chair out and was going to sit down, when everybody in the restaurant rose and said: "Here! You can't sit down in that chair that's Charley Hands' chair!" This speech will give you an idea how popular Hands is with the Fleet street newspaper men. He is their great hero and idol, although outside of Fleet street, where his per sonality has not made its due impression, he may not be quite as well known as Mr, Evan's remarks would suggest.

JULIAN RALPH. ST. JAMES' ALUMNAE. A business and social meeting of St. James" Alumnae Association was held on Friday at St.

James' Academy, on Jay street, and was well attended by representatives from various classes of the institution. Miss Elma Tilly presided. The customary routine business was transacted and the date set for the fourth annual reunion of the organization. This will take the form of a luncheon and reception and will be held on Saturday afternoon, January 2K. at the Pouch Mansion.

During the social hour which followed the meeting, Miss Bessie Doner gave a couple of entertaining readings and there was singing by the assemblage. Much interest is manifested in the proposed reunion and a large attendance is looked for on the date announced. The arrangements have been placed in charge of a competent committee. HOUSE. paues of glass; all the windows in the rooms have the hard, low window seats.

The old glass in the windows has taken on a peculiar and beautiful iridescence with age, which is well worth preserving. On November 17, 1900, the Colonial Dumes vinvailed a tablet, which Is placed on a corner of the historic mansion. The inscription, surmounted by the crest of the society, is in raised letters on a bronze ground, and reads: VAN CORTLANDT HOUSE. TUi il by Frederic Van Cortlandt. T74S.

Placed in the custody of the Colonial Dames uf the Stan of New Vork, ISStS. This huge ostat' has on held continuous lv by the descendant of Jacobus Van Cort landt. who was born in Mayor of the city. 1711'. Purchased for a public park.

1SSU. Virtutes Majorum FIHul Conservant. Over fifty thousand visitors have passed through the doors since the museum was opened four years ago. the picturesque park elands the romantic ruin of the old mill, which in its day both sawed the lumber and ground the meal for friend ap foe alike. The charming park, in its opt.

'laces, Is the resort of golfers and tennis plK Digestion May not be all that is meant by dyspepsia now, but it will be if neglected. The uneasiness after eating, fits of nervous headache, sourness of thB stomach, and disagreeable belching may not be' very bad now, but they will be if the stomach is suffered to grow weaker. Dyspepsia is such a miserable disease that the tendency to it should be given early attention. This is completely over crime by Hood's SarsapariHa which strengthens the whole digestive system. Points of Uiew.

Some remarks recently made about copyright have brought forth objections. The stick in the muds cry with one voice: "Why, you can't have it any other way! This is the way they used to do. How, therefore, can it be changed?" That's a nice answer to a conundrum, from the progressive American people. I don't think. Let's review this matter briefly.

You have written a book, a work of glowing fancy. You name it "Gilinartin on Onions." It is a proud and commanding title and you are afraid that some literary sneak may hear of it and appropriate it for a novel, or a play, so you have a page printed with you and the onions in large letters, and. you send it to the library of Congress, with a dollar for copyright. Now, if you "sent 'it to a grocery or a distillery or a sausage foundry you would get your receipt and your document next day. But that would not be impressive or official.

When you are in office you must never do things that are not official. You hand in your application, say, in January, and along in March, or April, maybe, if you have luck, you get a piece of paper saying that you have entered "Gilmartin on Onions" for copyright. It took a clerk nearly twenty three seconds to do the writing on that piece of paper. With this in your possession you rush to the printers, and if the union isn't working on a strike, it will work on your book; and some morning you prance around with the volume in your hand and afflict your friends and acquaintances with observations on its contents. Somebody sees it in a book shop and presently you have a letter from a lawyer offering to compromise with.

you on behalf of his client. His client will take all of your books and refrain from farther proceedings, or, if this arrangement does not please you, he will accept $1,000 in cash. For' you have trespassed on bis copyright. He is the original Gilmartin not. you and he wrote, a volume about onions before you had ever breathed them.

You nevev heard of him be for. In your wanderings through libraries and institutions of learning you never chanced upon that mass of wisdom. No matter. He has the upper hand of you. Pay up or pull in.

Here is what happened in this city a few weeks ago. An actor produced a play. He copyrighted it, as a matter of ortn. As soon as the play appeared to be successful a woman in another town threatened to put her agent into the box office and attach all ot his receipts, because she also had composed a play and copyrighted it several weeks before he did. As a matter of fact, his play antedated hers by two years, but the copyright was not taken out soon enough.

He thinks that the woman attended his performance and stole enough of it to manufacture into a play, which she alleged was her own. Rather than be bothered by court proceedings, which would prevent him from attending rehearsals and going on tour forj; woman lawyer would have demanded! usual postponements, to that end, and judge would have allowed his shop worked for the harrassine of the ir the actor submitted to the operatic paid money more than she will ev7 in this world fnom her own alles Then she resigned her pretensions? went on with his work. What happened then? Why, a little heV popped up in Oshkosb and said: "Look hei what did you pay that woman ''She nothing but a blackmailer. I wrote a play of the same name as yours, back in the early 90's, long before either of you folks did it, and I'm the owner of the copyright." Nice situation, wasn't it? But the little man was not nasty about it. A man can do some things that some kinds of woman can't do.

He said: "My play was no good, so the use of the title? Go on, and enjoy yourself." The actor, you see, was needlessly out by the amount he paid to the striker, and if the Oshkosb. man had been a scamp, he could have demanded a good rake off on the profits also. It cost the actor hundreds of dollars to discover that an American copyright isn't worth a 2 cent postage stamp. Therefore, what I want to know is this: What in biazes is the use of supporting such a concern as the copyright department of the Congressional Library? Here is a patent that merely gives permission to go to court and fight for your own, and it the other party has more money than you and can afford to hire smarter lawyers, and more of them, you kno what that means. Tenty five people can copyright the same title iu Washingt.ony, at the same time.

And you say that this is a state of tfifhsrs that cannot be changed! Stuff! And eke, rats! it can be changed, and if it stirs the almighty American Congress to do it, let that Congress be stirred. It is better to stir a thing than to allow it to scorch. Aud here is the way, it can be changed: When the fifteenth assist ant envelope opener takes your letter aud passes it to the secretary of the chief clerk 01 tne department of coDvrieht. and he in dorses it and gives it to the office boy, let tne omce Doy go to an alphabetical catalogue and take out the volume marked "ON." Under this he will look for Onions. If he finds there "Gilmartin on Onions" he will carry the paper back to his superiors with a pencil mark, or some such symbol, and the superiors will pass it down the line until it reaches the last one in the red tape mill the one who works and he will smite it with a rubber stamp and put it into an envelope and you will gel it some time with the dollar you sent with it sometimes and from the rubber stamp marks you will read.

"Copyright refused. Title already given." Isn't that hard? Caesar Augustus! If you kne.v bow many nights I have sat up with perspiring brows, trying to conceive some way out of the vast and fearful difficulties that beset the copyright department of our national library! If such a system should be adopted I can imagine that somebody I don't know who would sit down and weep and weep until be was drained as dry as a census report, because this would mean the sending back of the dollar. You can't keep a dollar, you know, if you are not allowed to sell the goods. But authors are a soft lot. They are so soft they have not tried to mend this copyright business.

The chance is, that they would write to whoever he is thait gets the dollar, telling him to keep it and buy shoes for his children and bread for his haggard wife. Somebody in Washington, whose voice has reached as far as here, is screaming, "Why, this thing is impossible! There ain't no catalogue!" Then get a move on and make one. What are you paid for? What is the cellarful of politicians doing, that they can't put in it little time tabulating the titles that come in? I'll bet they don't pour In at the rate of a million a day. Come, drop it, Mr. Librarian.

It's all humbug that you can't run a governmental department with the same horsescfase that you have to show in managing a brewery or a dry goods shop. Get along without the ceremonies and the fallals, and do your work in a workmanlike way. When a title comes in, have a clerk see whether or not it has been pre empted. With a proper catalogue he can do this in one minute by tho watch. Then get your hired man to send the proper document in the next mall and have this awful strain oft from your mln But, Lord love us! We know you won't (iu anything.

It isn't in the nature of a man in office to do anything. Congress Jiave to do it first. I suggest that the Authors' Club get to work at the Congressmen, or, better yet, because he has fighting blood in, him, let Mark Twain go out and kick up a muss. Congress would listen to him when an ordinary person would not have a show. C.

M. S. ENGAGED. CANTER HARRIS Mrs. E.

H. Harris of 1 1S York st announces the engagement of her daughter, LAURA, to Mr. ABRAHAM CARTER, both of Brooklyn, on January 6, 1M1. No cards. MARRIED.

PILDITCII BROWN On 'Wednesday, December 12. 1900. ot 10:30 A. at St. Thomas' Episcopal Church, Brooklyn, by the rector, the Rev.

Dr. J. T. Russell, MAUDE LOUISE, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Alfred A. Brown, to WILLIAM HENRY FILD1TCH, both of Brooklyn. New Haven papers please copy.) NBWELL BLACKLEDGE On Wednesday, December 12, 10OT, at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edgar Black ledge, 209 West Twenty fourth sr.

New York, HATTIE, only daughter, to FRANK A. NEWEI.I. of Brooklyn. DIES. BAP DOX On December 13.

JANE BAP.DON. beloved wife of John Bardon, aged 75 years. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from her late residence, 19S Washington av. on Sunday, December 10, at 9:30 A. M.

Interment In Holy Cross Cemetery. 14 2 BLA 5DELL On Saturday, December 15. ELLEN C. BLASDELL, In her 83d year. Funeral services at the residence of ber son, J.

Howard Blasdell, 1,182 Dean st, Brooklyn, on Monday. December 17, at 2 P. M. BLATCHFORD On December 14, MABEL E. BLATCHFORD, daughter of Fanny Blatehford.

Funeral from her late home, 223 Pulaski st, at 11 A. M. BOULTER On December 14. ARTHUR. BOULTER.

Funeral Berviccs at late residence, 150 Cypress av, Flushing, L. Monday. December 17, at 3 o'clock. 13 2 CONNOR On Saturday, December 13, FLORENCE MAY CONNOR. Funeral from her late residence.

46 First place, on Tuesday. December IS, thence to St. Stephen's Church, where a solemn mass cf requiem will be celebrated at 10 o'clock. DOHERTY On December 13, after a long illness, MARGARET BREELIN. beloved wife ot James Doherty.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend funeral from residence of her son in law, John P. Coady, 15 Windsor place, near Ninth av. Monday, December 17, at 2 P. M. Interment in Holy Cross.

(Londonderry, Ireland, papers please copy.) DURKIN On Thursday, December 13, PETER DURKIN, aged 72 years. Funeral from 812 Eighth av. New York City. Sunday afternoon, at 1:30. Interment in Greenwood.

EBINGER On December 13, FRANKLIN F. P. EEINGER. beloved husband Amelle Ebin ger, aged 41 years. Relatives and friends are Invited to attend the funeral service at the German Reformed Church, Herkimer st and Howard av, Brooklyn, on December 17, at 1 o'clock.

15 2 GEEHAM On December 14. "WM. H. GEEHAN. beloved son ot Wm.

and Minnie Geehan, aged 5 years and 14 days. Funeral from the home of his parents. 737 Wythe av, Brooklyn. Sunday, the 16th 2 P. M.

HARRIS At midday. Friday. December 14. 1300, HAMILTON HARRIS. Funeral service at his late residence, 722 Broadway.

Albany, N. on Monday afternoon, 2 o'clock. HOPKINS After a rhort illness, GEP.TRUDE MARION, beloved daughter of Henry E. and Katie Powell, aged 2 years 8 months 15 days. Funeral Monday.

December 17. at 2:30 P. from her late residence. Sixty seventh st, neat Second av, Brooklyn. HURLIMANN On December 13.

1900. REGULA F. HURLIMANN. daughter ot G. Hurlimann.

Funeral on Monday morning from 215 Penn st; thence to the Church of the Transfiguration. Hooper st and Marcy av, where a solemn requiem mass will be lebrated at 10 o'clock for the' repose of her soul. KOOP On Thursday, 13, 1500, ANN KOOP, widow ot the late Anthony Koop, in her 3Sth year. Funeral from the residence of her son, John A. Koop, 459 DcKalb av, on Sunday, December 10, at 1:45 P.

M. 15 2 MANN KATE C. MANN, widow ot George M. Mann. Funeral services, Monday, 17th at 8 P.

at her late residence, 257 Tompkins av, Brooklyn. 4 MAC MILLAX On Friday morning, December 14, WOO, after a short illness, MARY MAC MIL LAN, wifi ot William W. MacMlllan and daughter of Helen and the late Charles Kld ner of Hamilton. Ontario. Funeral services at her late residence, SCO Blake av, near Van Siclen, on Monday, December at 2:30 P.

M. Interment in Greenwood Cemetery. MAC VEETY On Thursday, December 13, 1300, ELIZABETH JANE, wife of J. Mac Veety. Funeral from her late residence, 323 Flatbush av, Monday, December 17, at 2 P.

M. Kindly omit flowers. McGUIGAN Suddenly, on Saturday, December 13, MARY V. McGUIGAN, beloved daughter of Jane and the late Hugh McGuigan. Relatives and friends are Invited to attend the funeral from her late residence, 190 Amity st, en Monday, December 17.

at 2 P. M. McGUIGAN St. Phllomena's Branch No. 196.

La dli b' Catholic Benevolent Association Members will assemble at 23 Sidnsy place, on Sunday evening. December 10, at 8 o'clock, and thence proceed to the late resilience of our deceased sister, MARY V. McGUIGAN. S. C.

NOBLE. President. L. Donohue, Secretary. McQUADE On Friday.

December 14. CATHARINE, daughter of Arthur S. and J. McQuade. Funeral Sunday afternoon from her late residence, 72S Classon av.

OTTENDORFER On December 15, OSWALD OT TENDORFER, in the 73th year of his age. Funeral notice later. PARSONS At Los Angeles, on December 13, SAMUEL M. PARSONS, formerly ot Brooklyn, in the 79th year of his age. 14 2 PULLMAN At Stamford.

Saturday, December 15, 1900, JOSEPH COOKE, son of the Rev. Joseph and Mary E. Pullman, ago 24 years. Funeral services will be held at his late residence, 4 River st, Monday, at 3 P. M.

PETREMONT On the 13th Mrs. M. J. PETREMONT, aged 83 years 7 months. Funeral Sunday, at 2 P.

at 20 Glenada. place, Brooklyn. RYAN On December 13. AGNES, beloved daughter of Bridget A. and Jos.

J. Ryan, at her residence, 164 Ryerson st (formerly 107 Steuben street). Funeral on Monday, at 10 A. from Church of Sacred Heart. 14 3 SCHENCK On Friday.

December 14, 1900. JOHN SCHENCK, aged 03 years. Funeral services at late residence, 1,462 Bush wlck av, on Sunday, December 10. at 8:30 P. M.

Relatives and friends Invited. Interment private. SINCLAIR On December 14, 1900, JOHN SINCLAIR, in the 93d year of his age, a native of Bridgton, Scotland. Funeral services at the residence, of his sister, Mrs. Anna S.

Weir, 314A Monroe st, Sunday. December 10, ot 5 P. M. 15 2 WARNOCK On December 12, 1900, MARTHA WARNOCK. wife of James Warnock.

Funeral service at her late residence, 631 Creenc av, between Tompkins and Throop, on Sabbath, at 4 P. December 10. 191)0. 14 1 WrELLER At her residence. 447 Carlton av, SARAH J.

WELLE in the 73d year of her age. Funeral services on Mondav, December 17 11 A. M. WINSHIP At his residence. 2,720 Church av, Flatbush, on December 13, 1900, ALBERT LEON" ARD "WINSHIP, in his SOtti year.

Funeral notice hereafter. (Hartford and Now Haven. Conn. Newark, N. J.

and Chicago papers please copy.) WRIGHT On Friday, December 12. 1900, MVRY A. WRIGHT, In her 81st year. Funeral services at the residence ot her niece, Mrs. S.

F. Aldridgc. 912 Drlggs av, on Sunday evening, at 8 o'clock. Interment on Monday, at Cypress Hills Cemetery. WYCKOFF On Thursday.

December 13, RICHARD LEVERICII WYCKOFF, In tllo 8Sth year of his age. Funeral service at his late residence, 532 Clinton av, Brooklyn, on Sunday, December 10, at 3 P. M. Interment private. 34.2 EDWIN BAYHA.

UNDERTAKER AND EMBALMER, Atlantic av. Telephone yain. TONDON, December The English Office congratulates itself very heartily upon the position it has got in the Chinese situation simply by waiting until there was an opening through which it could gain a strong place among the powers. Since these statesmen here informed me that the United States has had to wait even longer and remain even Quieter pending the result of the elections I sincerely hope that wc, too, shall bo satisfied with our position in the end and that if any turn of the die draws us into deep and active interests in China, that time will find ua backing some more reasonable, practical and feasible scheme than the German English Austrian Italian project which now blocks most of the Oriental horizon Salisbury is here thought to have done a masterly atroke in effecting his agreement with Germany. When the massacres took place England had her hands full in South Africa and was in no position to send out any more soldiers than the two or three brigades she dispatched from India.

Worse yet, she was the victim of the suspicion and unfriendliness of practically the whole of Europe. Had she taken an original line, hod she advocated any policy or measure, no matter how simple and logical, she would have been forced to suffer either a snubbing from the concert of Europe or perhaps an insult endangering war. In this predicament Lord Salisbury did nothing or, rather, nothing more than, to look for an American policy which he could support. He waited for this until it became evident that the shrewdest politician who has ever held the Presidency of our country intended to keep free of dangerous entanglement with those who were playing with fire in China and to stand at one side with a moderate and self respecting policy. What he would do if as has happened his country voted approval of his administration, no one in Europe cot Id guess, but Salisbury expected to have to wait until after our election and hoped thai, our policy would be one with, which England could Join.

In this predicament England was left, much better satisfied to wait than to rl. failure by forcing her hand in the East. Suddenly Gerrrnny offered to aland a chance of pr. tnership with her. Thus came the moment Salisbury's greatest triumph SALISBURY'S GREATEST TRIUMPH.

in all the years that he has held the post of Foreign Minister. When Geriiony approached him, he at once saw the only chance had come for England to a formidable and positive place in tlis Chinese quadrille. He could not tie England to the first German proposals which were even more sanguinary, revengeful and beset with the potentiality of serious trouble with China and perhaps with other powers than the terms of the present German declaration. Lord Salisbury, therefore, replied that if Germany would modify her proposition England would be glad to join with her; and that is to say that England would go a certain length in the effort to obtain redress from China, though not all the distance which Germany then proposed. Germany in this case reajly stood for the triple alliance whose partners saw that they must oppose not only China, but the strong combination and formidable plans of Russia and her French shadow.

England was absolutely essential to preserve a balance ot power so that Germany willingly made the modifications required. Once the agreement was entered into by England the Germans congratulated themselves upon having done a very clever stroke, but I think we must all agree that the real genius was that of Lord Salisbury, who, with all hands against him, except our hands (which were in our pockets), yet managed to get for England due prominence and influence, simply by waiting until one of those who would listen to no English proposition, was obliged to come to England and then to suit herself to England's wishes. UCMArtimn The statesmen who explained MfcNAWNG this to me added that SITIIATiniU througnout the Chinese mud IUHHUI' die England and the United IN CHINA. States have been acting with a perfect understanding under the surface. To my mind, we are better off than England and are in a position to be better off at the finish.

The present situation seems to me as likely to breed trouble among the powers who are assuming responsibility for the safeguarding of Western interests in China as any that I remember to have ever studied. We may say we know positively that Russia means to hold Manchuria and to insist upon supporting the Manchu dynasty and keeping Peking as the capital, so as to have the government under her direct influence and I close keeping. Any pronounced exposure of this plot might easily lead to some equally strong and selfish action either on the part of Germany, France or, as likely as not, pugnacious little Japan, whose diplomats are now at work in every great capital with the argument that Japan has a sort of family right to become the guardian, which is to say the milker, of China. The situation is so very dangerous that it may develop the greatest caution in all concerned, for sometimes the extremest danger of conflict produces the greatest guarantee of peace. I gather that at home we may soon reduce taxation in some degree, but in England it is very evident that the revenues must be considerably increased.

The income tax has been raised from 16 cents in every $5 to 25 cents and yet more money must be gathered to pay for the war, the rehabilitation of the army, the development of the Navy and the reconstruction of South Africa. I am told that Joseph Chamberlain said to a friend the other day that he thought it would have been wiser to put a tax on sugar than to have increased the income tax. I do not know whether be really said this, but I see so many signs of an inclination toward adoption of a moderate protective tarifT that I should not be surprised if he did say it or if we see protective taxes introduced hera within a very few years. It so, the entering wedge may be driven first in the New South African conquered territory. Over and over again wo see it pro DISTURBED BY AMERICAN ENTERPRISE.

posed in the newspapers that a tax be put upon foreign goods introduced in South Africa as a means of meeting the cost of reconstructing the government there. To this is always added the further argument that it will be a step toward the assistance of British industries. Four years ago tho inroads made by German manufactures in tho homo and colonial markets alarmed all thoughtful Englishmen, but to day they are much more disturbed by American enterprise and success. Superficial observers note that nearly every man who writes to the English newspapers about tho purchaso of American locomotives, steel rails, shoes, machinery and all the rest, conceitedly assures the public that all these things are inferior CORTLANDT MANOR workmen is to be reformed. The first step is likely to be protective taxes.

But will England do wisely to tax our goods or any foreign goods in her colonies? Will not the countries which are most affected at once put a prohibitive and particular tax on English goods? If so, when you consider that we buy much more from England than she sells to all her colonies combined, it is not easy to see how British industries are to be aided by that means. Nor is it easier to see how the British statesmen who boast of having thrown away the key of every English port can so lightly turn the open door into the gates ajar. The marriage of the Duke of Manchester to Miss Zimmermann offers in itself nothing new in the condition of the British aristocracy or its relation to the sisterhood of rich American women. The aristocracy is to be congratulated upon reinvigorating itself with one more admixture of good healthy blood and active brain matter. Perhaps we are to be commiserated upon once again showing that our love of republican principles is not strong or deep enough for any of our girls to resist a title, for any of their fathers or brothers to demand that they shall resist one, or for us, as a people, to hotly and unreservedly condemn such sacrilege and contempt of our principles and traditions.

The only new thing about the marriage of the bankrupt Duke was that for the first time in English history it happened that a duke submitted to an interview by a reporter and a reporter of a halfpenny paper at that. For the first time a duke explained to a reporter the promptings of his heart and his private relations with his bride and her father. Truly, the press grows irresistible. It certainly "do move," whether the sun do or not. I told you the other day that Stephen Phillips' play of "Herod" was a work of fine writing (and reading), beautifully "HEROD" A PLAY THAT PLEASES MANY.

staged and sure of perpetuity in literature rattler than much hold upon the theatergoing public. I had hardly expected it to be still drawing good houses, but it is doing so, and I find that some who have seen it disagree with me when I say that the work does not move the feelings or take hold upon our sensibilities. One charming young lady who has been twice to see it assures me that she "positively gasps all through the last act." Perhaps I am too particular in demanding better actors than either Mr. HE stately Van Cortlandt mansion standing iu a spacious and beautiful park, is a most interesting relic of a bygone age. The house and land were purchased by the city in 18S9, and the park was soon afterward formally opened.

The house was formerly used as headquarters for General Fitzgerald and his officers on the annual field days. With this exception it was long time unoccupied except by a janitor, who served llgit refreshments for tourists. The Society of Colonial Dames of the State of Now York applied, in 1S96 to the Park Commissioners for custody of the old mansion, to make ot it a museum of antiques. The permission was granted and tho house has since been in the care of the society. It is filled with a unique collection of colonial and other historical relics.

At the beginning ot 1700 the ground formed part of the large Phillipse estate; it was given by the Lord of the Manor to Jacobus Van Cortlniult on his marriage with Eve Phillipse, but the house was not built until the nest generation, when Frederic Van VAN Cortlandt. son ot Jacobus, erected the present house in 1T4S; from that time until 1SS9, when Augustus Van Cortlandt sold the place to the city, it was occupied by the succeeding generations of the family. It is recorded in history that 011 July 23, 17SI, Washington and Rochambeau, while on a tour of inspection of that part of the country dined at the mansion. Washington aleo slept there one night toward the close of the war. The Washington bedroom is one of the most interesting rooms of the house, furnished in exact reproduction of the old style.

The house is built on high ground aud commands a fine view. There are many interesting features in the architecture of the mansion. It is built in a Colonial style, which is seen also in many Virginia mansions along the Jnmes River. The high ornamental mantel in the parlor is a line specimen of Colonial work. The main staircase is full of fine, picturesque lines, rising from its front hall, with many windings, to the second and third stories.

At the first landing directly opposite the front door is a large window filled with small, old fashioned.