BookM la sal to-day -:n th«» Deutschland forEurope are Lord Revelstoke. UsaaaaWd Stewart..T. Cowdin. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Newhou3e. J. M

Waterbury. jr.. Mr,. F. P. Wilmerdlng. George

Barclay Rives, the- newly appointed second sec-retary of the embassy at Berlin: J. R. Roosevelt.S. Montgomery Roosevelt. Mr. and Mrs. JonathanThome. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Robinson. Mr. ar.iMrs. Payne Whitney and Arthur Tarnure.

There will b« a "ladies' day" reception to-mor-

row afternoon at the Groller Club. Mr? WiKiamBliss, Mrs. Leon Marie and Mrs. William Loring

Andrews will receive the guests. A feature of theentertainment will be an address on Sir seymourHaden as an etcher by Royal C. Cortissoz.

The question about streetcar signs likewiseoffered an opportunity for the Corporation Coun-

. sel to say a helpful word, but itIs dismissed\u25a0with the cold statement. "I fail to find that it•'[the hoard] has any authority over signs in••streetcar*." and no attention is given to thelarger matter Involved, namely, the utter ille-gality of signs in streetcars. Here are corpora-tions chartered as common carriers assumingth»« right to transact an entirely independentbusiness and no hand raised by the city to stop

them. If they can use the cars which the city\u25a0 allows them to put in the street to carry pas-

sengers, and passengers alone, for the display

;\u25a0 \u25a0I advertising signs, why may they not use

tliciu for any other business, such as travelling;lunchrooms or millinery shops? Any sympa-

thetic consideration of the sign matter would- have suggested something more than discour-agement of the Board of Aldermen In theirIeffort to .make the city more attractive.

The board, however, should not be dlscour-•fed from ana- king the "sky feign' evil, even

"skt sreir RESTKICTIOX possible.

ItIs extremely discouraging to the workers

for municipal improvement To find such ob-

stacles thrown in their path as the Corporation

.Counsel's opinion on the regulation of posteradvertising. This subject has been increasinglyajritated all over the civilized world, and the

individuals and societies interested in the move-ment to make the city less ugly have expected

the present administration at least to take a

lively and intelligent interest in their efforts

end help to use all such powers as the city may

possess for the abatement of the poster nuisance

as \u25a0 step in the direction of higher civilization."When, however. the first opportunity is offeredto accomplish something, and the Board of

Aldermen asks Mr Hives what can be done in

restricting signs, there comes from his office a

document -utterly unsympathetic to their aim.They asked whether the charter gave them

power To prohibit "sky signs" or only to restrict

their height and specify their construction. The«n>wcr was that it gave them no power to pro-hibit. with The additional dictum that "itwould

•\u25a0;\u25a0>• an unwarrantable Interference with The'•liberty of the citizen" to give them that power,a remark that cannot fail to be quoted here-

after by every defender of esthetic nuisances.Then, instead of trying to help The aldermenby telling them what sort of regulation wouldbe proper, the opinion coldly tarns them off•with the remark that the right of the owner

•'is subject to the modification that The sign

'"'erected by him is not a nuisance and doe's not

"viol.ll.- any of The police regulations." whichis about as helpful as telling them that whatthey can do they can do. All they learn is that•while they cannot prohibit they can regulate\u25a0within certain limits which they must find outfor themselves.

It is gratifying to hear, however, that in mod-ernizing the academy scrupulous care will betaken to preserve features which it is not essen-tial to destroy. The improvement willnot in-

volve an obliteration of things that are old ifthey are also good, and the natural attractionsof The place are not to be sacrificed to an illregulated passion for utility. Such at least is

the determination of men whose judgment hasb'-en consulted thus far and whose influence islikely to control the work. There is at present

a strong disposition on the part of Congress toacknowledge West Point's claim to the respectand admiration of the country. We cannot sayjust when the favorable char-^ began, but ithas been especially remarked since the corps ofcadets was put through a searching examina-tion on the subject of hazing. Itwas feared bythe devoted friends of the academy that the dis-closures then made would alienate the goodwillof the public and encourage hostility at Wash-ington. But In fact that trying experience pro-duced the opposite result by demonstrating theessential Founflnoßs of the institution. The ad-ministration of Colonel Mills tvas sustained In-

FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT WEST POINT.There is now an excellent prospect that the

wtft Congress will make provision for thecrying needs of th" Military Academy at WestPoint, the House committee Laving reported infavor of l>eginning a systematic scheme of im-provement there and recommended an appro-priation of (3.490,000. The total cost of theproposed changes and additions has been lixedB< Mhs6ouooQ, not all of which will be requiredfor some time to come, though ifis to be hopedThat when the work has once been begun in ac-cordance with a well matured plan it will besteadily carried on to completion instead of be-ing halted at frequent intervals, as the govern-ment's building Operations too often are. Thodilatory way of doing things commonly illus-trated in federal affairs of this character is ex-asperating and costly, serving no purpose what-soever excepting as h* may give those respon-sible for it an undeserved reputation for econ-omy. We believe it has been urged that morethan KLSOQuOOQ could be spent to advantage at

West Point, but that sum is believed by com-l-eT'-nt authorities to be sjuficlent, and therecan be no doubt that if judiciously applied itwould avail to effect a transformation bewilder-ing to gradaaJtaa of the academy who retain avivid recollection of the material conditionswhich attended their education in military sci-ence.

"THE WORK WE AUK 7.V."

Ifire were to judge from some current utter-ajsoes we might think the individual acts of a

few United States soldiers were all that wasbcinc done in the Philippines, and that iftheseare bad everything is bad. and there is noth-ing left but for us to s.-uttle incontinently out

of the whole archipelago and erase the date of

Dewey's advent at Maniia from our nationalralmdar The fact is. of course, that individualmisdeeds, however bad and however sternly

they are to be punished, have not the slightest.

relation to the general merits of our policy in

the Philippines, and have little effect upon thecourse of events in those islands. Despite allthat there is or may be to deplore, there is

vastly more at which to rejoice. Progress of asubstantial, creditable and most gratifying char-:i<ter is being made toward the fulfilment of

the beneficent purposes with which the T'nitodStates assumed the burdens and obligations

which were forced upon it in 1898.An furroonblo reminder of this is provide^ in

to-dny's new-s. which is to the effect that «Jen-

eral Malvar has unconditionally surrenderedand that thus armed resistance to the UnitedStates in the Department of the North Philip-

pines is ended. General Ifalvar is ihe last ofthe important Insurgent leaders. For some

time he has been by far the most formidablefigure in the field, the one rebel worthy to be

called a general, and he has kept several im-portant provinces of Luzon in a state of unrest

and insecurity. His surrender marks tlio end

of important leadership among the insurgents,

and opens the way for pacification of thoseprovinces and the establishment of that civilgovernment which even the strongest critics ofthe military administration declare is welcomedby the people. I» is an achievement over whichthe T'nited States may well rejoice.

Amid ill the talk about "the Philippine issue"In connection with the reported acts of cruelty,

it 1« to be remembered that the real issue inthe Philippines i< being mttdo not by this soldier

or that officer, hut by the general progress ofthe campaign, and tnaT whatever abuses theremay be hero and there the campaign on thewhole is I>eing humanely and successfullywaged, and pon>*o and free popular government

are being steadily extended throughout the isl-ands to the satisfaction of tho people of them.

That is the simple truth of the situation as it isto-day. The work in which the T'nited States isenquired is not that of oppression, but of free-dom: not that of torture, but of humanity: not•wanton war. but the establishment of peace.That is the work w<> are in. and to day's newsgives fresh assurance that we shall be success-ful In our strivings to finish it.

Ifa sky si^n is not an exhibition of an adver-ttsementalong the siren or a placard exhibited

from a building, it is difficult to see what is. It

is certainly as much of an advertisement along

the street aa the conventional billboard on pn-

vale property within the bull.ling line, which

is subject to regulation, according to the Court

of Appeals. At the recent hearing before the

Hoard of Aldermen it was first proposed merely

to limit the size of "sky signs." This can cer-

tainly be done, under the ruling of the Court ofAppeals, and practically as much can be accom-plished as by the prohibition for which theCorporation Counsel finds no express warrant.

The "sky signs" could be limited to three feet

In height and larger signs forbidden as a nui-

aanee harmful to the general welfare, safety

and prosperity. Signs of this size on the top ofbuildinsrs would be too small to be seriously

offensive. and those who now fill the sky linewith monstrosities would probably think it not

worth while to put. them up in large quantities.

At l<-ast something can be done with the charteras itIs. lx>t the Board of Aldermen go ou withIts good work.

Subject to thr- constitution and laws of theState, the Board of Aldermen shall have power

to regulate the use of streets for signs

to regulate public cries, advertising

noi'^s . to regulate tho exhibition of ban-ners placards or flags inor across the streets or

from houses or Other buildings; to reg ulate tho

exhibition of advertisements or handbills along

th«- streets.

if the opinion fail* to toll tbem how. They can

regulate "vrn if Thp.v CBaasst prohibit. The

Oaort of Appeals has held that Rochester could

limit tlio height of billboards to six feet, minora charter which gave no specific jurisdiction,

hut merely conferred on the council power to

pass ordinances not inconsistent with the con-

stitution and laws "for the preservation of good

"order, peace and health, for the safety and

"welfare of its inhabitants and the protection"and security of their property": and the court

in sustaining the ordinance had to rely on the

doctrine That sign regulation might fairly beroijsiderod to be for the "safety and welfare"of Che people. The New-York charter is muchmore spe.-iiic Inaddition to a general grant ofpower similar to that of the Rochester law,

amplified to authorize ordinances for the pres-

ervation of the "prosperity" of the city, our

charter says:

In thf light of unprecedented domestic con-sumption, the wonder is that foreign trade hasnot been more seriously neglected. Wage-earn-ers were never before so fully occupied, nor sowell paid, and as a result they partake freelyof the necessaries and often of the luxuries. Thisvigorous demand stimulates production andtaxes transporting facilities to the utmost. Thf>most striking growth is found in the iron andsteel Industry, where pig iron production hasattained the marvellous rato of nearly twenty

million tons annually, about double the figuresof a few years age. Moreover, there is no ques-tion of excessive output, for Imports from NovaScotia have Just begun, and prices are tendingupward, despite the earnest efforts of the lead-Ing Interest. A few comparisons of output,

stocks and prices willindicate the extent of con-sumption. On October 1. 1800, furnace stockswere 670,531 tons, while on AprilL IQC'U. th^

FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC TRADE.

A nation, like an individual. Fells Its surplus,

ar.d It does not follow that a season of reducedpak-s is necessarily fine of misfortune. Yet thesmaller exports during March have arousednumerous pessimistic comments that are by nomoans warranted. According to tho official re-turns, thr-re was a decrease r.f $18,113,493 in thp

value of merchandise sent abroad last month, ascompared with the corresponding period lastyear. The largest decrease occurred in raw cot-ton, amounting to (({,785,487. Part of this wasduo to the loss of 9U 50 a bale in price. The de-crease of I'.io,'.'A'2 bales in quantity loses its sig-nificance when it is noticed that during; sevenmonths of the crop year exports show an In-crease of r>47,r>r»r» bal^s over the movement inIftnl. It is natural that after the exceptionallyheavy outgo earlier in the season there shouldbe some diminution. Similarly as to wheatand flour, the decrease f<>r the month amountedto 3,754,580 bushels, yet for tho crop year todate all previous records have neon surpassed.Of both staples foreigners purchased unusuallylarge quantities early in the season, rightlyan-ticipating an advance in prices. The decreasein value of corn exports amounted to (5,466,525,quotations having attained an almost prohib-

itive point. These throf* .staples account fornearly all the loss in exports, so that shipments

of manufactured goods have about equalled thegratifying movement of a year ago.

Domestic consumption of foreign raw ma-terials and luxuries is shown to be enormous by

the increase in value of (8,006.841 over Marchimports last year, while only three times in his-tory were last month's figures surpassed, andtwo of these were just prior to the higher tariffin 1807, when abnormal conditions existed. Itis distinct evidence of a healthy situation whenour purchases in foreign markets are thus ex-panding, unless home production falls off,whichis certainly not the case at present. Notwith-standing the loss in exports and the increase inimports, there still appears a balance on allmerchandise accounts of $22,466,475 in favor ofthis country, which is further Increased to $25,-(TJL!.t">-lS iiy Including the movement of specie,although the exports of silver were much lighterthan usual, owing to the poor demand in Lon-don from India and China.

This is the system against which Socialistand Radical wratli is now directed. Those who

have only one vote each object to others having

two or three. The man with no family, with noproperty and with only a rudimentary educa-tion insists upon exerting as much electoralInfluence as the man of family, of property andof high education. There is much to be said onboth sides. The T'nited States example is, ofcourse, in favor of the "one man. one vote"system. That system prevails In most coun-tries where there is popular, suffrage, and it isprobable that Belgium, too, will be constrainedpresently to adopt It.

The current statement that "universal suf-frage" is demanded is a trifle misleading. Dni-rersal suffrage already exists. Every male cltl-zen who has lived for live years in the same

commune and is not legally disqualified is en-

titled to a vote. What is now demanded is theprinciple of "one man. one rote." it is not thaievery man shall have a vote, but that no man

shall have more than one vote, for t!n> present

constitution provides for plural voting. F.very

citizen has one vote I'.ut even- man of thirty-

five years who has legitimate issue and pays a

land tax of at least -SI a year lias two votes

A citizen only twenty-five years old who has

real property valued at .<4iw> also has two votes.

And one of these latter who has in additionreceived a college education is entitled to threevotes. How largely the dual and iri)»l<- voting

is practised may be seen from the met that in

the elections of May. I!><io. L,452£32 voters cast'2.2'.\U.i'>'2'l votes.

TTIE SUFFRAGE IX BELGIUM.The present efforts to effect a political revo-

lution in Belgium are a striking reminder of thospeed at which political movements sometimesproceed, even In countries which we think of as

conservative and slowgoing. Itis now only nineyears since the existing Belgian constitutionwas promulgated, and it Is still called the"new" constitution. Yet the whole country is

aroused with a demand f<>r its radical revision,

as though itwere an ancient and wornout thing.

Ir is only a trifle over two years since the sys-

tem of proportional representation -vent intoforce, which was considered to be revolution-ary. Yet now the people are clamoring for stillmore radical changes.

As to the real need of radical improvements

at West Point no rational being who is familiar

with existing conditions can entertain a doubt.Several months ago we had the pleasure of re-

ferring to the uncommonly frank and vivaciousreport of the last board of visitors on that sub-ject. The effect of humor which skilful exag-

geration produces was produced in that docu-ment by a cold recital of the facts. Perhaps

the worst part of the establishment Is the

barracks. Happily any bacillus undertaking to

get the best of a West Point cadet has a tough

job of it. but if the young men who are getting

ready to Jsght. bleed and die for their country

\u25a0were not as hard as nails their hospital records

would be melancholy reading. They are

jammed by threes into little rooms not big

"enough forone. and the misappllances for health

and comfort would disgrace a rural station on

an abandoned railroad. That is a sample which

may be a trifle unfair to the rest of the piece.

hut as the committee said, the so-called hotel is

a niere hut. the playing of the chapel organ is

a profanation of the Sabbath, and many other

constituents of the institution are the shabbiest

kind of makeshift. The bill reported to the

House for the rectification of these ancient and

dishonorable abuses ought to be passed without

hesitation or delay.

stead of being discredited, the cadets them-

selves behaved well, and while Ike outrageous

practices in which individuals bad indulged

under the Influence of vicious traditions weresuitably condemned, the mistake was not made

in Congress or elsewhere of rinding a wholesaleindictment. On the contrary, the clearing of the

air brought things Into their proper proportions

before the public mind, and the solid merits ofthe academy have been plainer ever since. Aninteresting example of the way in -which views

were changed at that time is seen in the caseof a member of the committee who carried into

the investigation Ifeeling of animosity which

lie scarcely attempted to conceal, but who ap-

peared at West Point not long afterward with

Ids young son. explaining that itwas the great-

est school of patriotism he knew anything

about, and he wanted his boy at the most im-

pressionable age to breathe that atmosphere fora while. ,

Native Pride— "l suppose." said the Easterner,sarcastically, "you never have a single cyclone Inyour country."•

Right you are," replied the Kansan. boastfully,"we never have anything less th»n a hi-cyclone ora trl-cyclone here. —(Catholic Standard and Times.

A German has Just compiled a handy little hookof Insults. The work contains two thousand fivehundred invectives, which are classed under theheadings of insults for men, insults for women. In-sults fo- either sex. Insults for children, and col-lective insults for syndicates, groups and rorpora-tions

"Charley, dear," said young Mrs. Torkins, "thathorse you bet on"

There's no need of bringing the matter up. Iknow that my judgment was very bad and allthat." v

"Oh, Iwouldn't take It to heart. The horsemight have been beaten worse. You must give himcredit for getting around ahead of the horses adMwere entered for the following race. "—(WashingtonStar.

When William EL Chandler was Secretary of theNavy he Issued an order that officers should notpermit their wives to reside at the foreign stationsto which their husbands wero attached. The orderw« promptly rescinded upon the receipt by theSecretary of the following from Commodore Fyffe,in command of the Asiatic Squadron: "Itbecomesmy paintul duty to report that my wife, ElizaFyffe, has, in disobedience to my orders, and in thefare of regulations of the department, taken up

her residence on the station and persistently fla-

tuses to leave."

"The fish hrwk tells us when the shad begin torun up the river." said a Gloucester fishermanyesterday. "We have learned that It Isn't muchuse to cast the nets, no matter how mild theweather may be, uniil Mr. Fish Hawk swoopsdown on us. When h« comes sailing up the baywe know it's time to get to work, l-ots of farmersdown Jersey would never think to start plantinguntil the fish hawks come. Idon't believe theyhave ever been later than April 12. though. Theywork their way up the coast from Florida andthe other Southern waters early in March, whenthe fish begin ;o come North. They follow the Mgschools of herring, as a rule, because the herringswim close together, and the hawk hns easy pick-ing. The shad follow the herring, and when thefish hawk romes we know the shad are not farbehind."

—(Philadelphia Record.

Guest— Are tips expected here?Waiter No, s»h We don't accept no vulgar

tips, sab. We Is free hohn American citizens, wela, and we wish to preserve ouah self-respect, sah.

"I am glnd to hrar that.""Tea, sHh. All we require Is a retaining fee.

Fame as lawyers, sah."— (New-York Weekly.

King Victor Kmmanuel of Italy had a curiousadventure the other day in an automobile tour Inthe Roman province. At Conngul his mr wasstopped, and a summons for furious driving was\u25a0erved upon his chauffeur. Giuseppe Faruilt. At

the famous falls, near Terni. the King, after ad-miring the scone, distributed a quantity of newlyminted silver pieces among the peasants. Thepeople, who had nev«r seen the new coinage,angrily gathered around the King, shouting thatthe money was counterfeit. "Well," said theKing. "Ifthe coins a:e false, so is your King. Doyou not recognize your King?" Thereupon an ex-poldler. who had served in Rome. Meppe»l to thefront, and after h good look at the young sov-ereign took off his raggrd cap arid culled threecheers for Victor Emmanuel, which were given

With much enthusiasm. Some papers In telling

the story express displeasure nt the King s impru-

dence In thus mixing with the people. As a mutter

of fact, the police charged with safeguarding hisroyal person are sometimes driven to the verge of

despair by the King's recklessness. He Is con-tinually giving his special police the slip, for, nextto books and his wife and child, his greatest de-light is to mix unrecognized in the crowd of hissubjects.

How to Be Happy. Jinks- What do you con-sider the secret of happiness?

Winks .Make nirtney enough to buy your wifeeverything she wants.— (New-York Weekly.

"The original map made- by George Washington

In 1775 of the lands on the Great Kanawha River,

West Virginia, granted to him by the British gov-

ernment in 1763 for his> services in the Braddockexpedition, is now in the possession of the Libraryof Congress." says "The National Geographic

Magazine." "The map Is about two by five feet,

and Is entirely in the handwriting of Washington.The margin Is fitted with notes, also In Washing-

ton's handwriting, describing the boundary marksset by Washington and different features of thetract."

One million five hundred thousand Russian chil-

dren every year receive their education in ele-

mentary schools maintained hy the OrthodoxGreek Church. This gives an average of less thanforty j.uplls to eaeb KbOOl, but even with thislimited number, the sum Of 2W rubles, or aboutSMS, a year, which Is the average amount devotedto th<* maintenance of a school, appears to be

absurdly Inadequate. Ninety-four per cent of the

teachers are themselves uneducated, and one-third

receives less than %2'> a year. The schoolhouses

are Almost invariably miserable huts, and many ofthe schools have neither books for the pupils to

rrad nor pens and ink with which they can write.Nevertheless tre Russian Government favors the

schools maintained by the Orthodox Greek Churchfar more than the more efficient schools main-tained by the local authorities.

777 T TALK OF THE D\Y.

Governor Odell's pruning knife has been usedeffectively in lopping off false growths in Stateappropriations.

Although there willbe no America's Cup con-test this year, the present outlook is that there

willbe plenty of fine sport here for the yachts-

men. Thn prospect is bright for the meeting of

famous vessels, both In German and British

waters. Yachtsmen everywhere will eagerly

observe the exploits of the German Emperor's

s iperb Shooters Island Meteor.

Is It conceivable that ex-Governor and ex-Sen-

nto. Hill will accent a Democratic nominationfor Governor once more, if he can get it, with

the iridescent vision of the White House in the

future? "Hope springs eternal," etc.. but prac-tical politicians of common sense are inclinedIr- think that when the "Iam a Democrat" dis-

ciple of Samuel J. Tilden retired to WolferfsRoost, although he might still crow like chanti-

cleer, his authority as a rational bridle holder of

the Democratic donkey was ended forever. The

truth is Mr. Hill has been tugginp at the don-key's tail too lonjr to have any chance at his

head.

Never since the Stock Exchange was firstopened have railways below Mason and Dlxon'sLine been the subjects of so eager and excited

interest in Wall Street as they have been In thelast few days. The frigid gales of Ore.it North-ern and Northern Pacific are felt no lonjrer. aadthe warmth of Southern suns makes balmy th»

Aprilbreezes.

Were the gates ajar in Louisville and Nash-ville?

National prosperity during the last four or

five years has resulted' in a practical kind of per-

petual motion: abundance of wealth in the

hands of the people produced an enormous de-

mand, which in turn kept manufacturing lines

busy and enabled employes to continue putting

money in circulation. This rotary motion has

lasted so long that cause and effect have become

almost indistinguishable. Prices have tendedupward, but not unreasonably; the sharpest ad-

vances occurring in a few farm products ofwhich crops are restricted, and in the live stock

that were fattened on these expensive cereals.Only one cloud is perceptible on the businesshorizon, and that is the tendency of wage-earn-

ers to insist on better terms, often when con-ditions in the industry do not warrant any

change. Ifthese conflicts are carried too far.capital will become timid and withdraw, andthe country's expansion receive a check. Labororganizations have accomplished much good, but

also have much power for evil, and the respon-

sibility of their leaders is increasing with theprogress of the nation.

were only 94,2fi3 tons. At the earlier date out-put was at the rate of 223.1* tons weekly,

against 3T7.424 now, and the price of Bessemer

pip iron at Pittsburg has risen from $K5 to

$IS2.">. This is the history of the last eighteen

months In the principal manufacturing industry

of the country, which is considered the barom-

eter of trade.

NOTES OF SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON*.Washington. April15 (Special).— Miss Julia Flor-

ence Scott, daughter of Major Douglass M. Scott,

of the army, and Ensign William Carleton Watts,

of the navy, were married at noon to-day in St.John's Church, the Rev. Dr. Mackay-Smlth read-Ing the service. The chance! was set with Easterlilies and palms. Paymaster J. H. Merriam. Lieu-tenant McCauley, Lieutenant Thomas and Lieuten-ant Huntingdon, of the navy, were the ushers.Henry Watts, of Philadelphia, was the best man.The bride, who was given away by her brother.William 1... Scott, was attended by a maid of honor.Miss Niles. of New-York, and four bridesmaids.Miss Kerr. Miss Ward and Miss Fitch, of Washing-

ton, and Miss Cameron, of Toronto. Canada. Thebride wore a gown of white satin and a tulle veilheld by orange blossoms. The maid of honor andthe bridesmaids wore gowns of white lace, withpink trimmings, and white hats trimmed with pinkroses, and carried bouquets of pink roses. Mrs.

Scott's gown was gray etnmlne. The ceremony wasfollowed by a breakfast at the Scott home. No 1,410

Twentieth-st.. where flags combined with Easterlilies and garlands of sniilax made effective decora-tions. The bride received many beautiful gifts.The bridegroom Is the son of Etheliiert Watts, ofPhiladelphia. Consul General at Prague. Among

out of towns guests were Mrs. J. J. Knox. of New-

York: Mr. and Mrs. Girard. Mr. and Mrs. Wright

and Mr?. Van Rensselaer. of Philadelphia.Senator and Mrs. Hanna entertained at an in-

formal dinner this evening the Postmaster General.Senator and Mrs. Platt. Mrs. Shaw, wife of theSecretary of the Treasury, and James Rhodes, ofBoston, Mrs. Hanna's brother.

Mrs. John Seeley Ward gave a dinner party thisevening at her home. No. 1.723 Connecticut-aye . inhonor of the ambassadors of France and Italy andMine. Mayor dcs Planches.

Commander and Mrs. Cowles gave a dinner thisevening at their home. No. 1.733 N-st.

Mrs. Philip Sheridan gave a luncheon for youngpeople.

At the dinner given by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F.Walsh last evening the guests Included SenatorBacon. Senator Clark, of. Montana: the Minister ofDenmark, the Minister of Belgium and the Bar-oness Moncheur. Dayrell E. M. Crackanthorpe. ofthe British Embassy, and Mrs. Cranckanthorpe,Jules Bceufv*. of the French Embassy; C, Hauge.of the Swedish Legation.; Miss Flora Wilson.Countess Cassinl. Miss Marian Cockrell. MissPauncefote. Miss Patten. Miss Mattlngly. John B.Henderson, Jr., Martin Jones and Robert MasonWinthrop.

Mrs. J. Thompson inn's dinner party includedAdmiral and Mrs. Schley. General and Mrs. Wil-cox. ex-Surgeon General Moore, of the army, andMrs. Moore. Mr. and Mrs. John Blair and Mr. andMrs. Otto Hilgard Tlttman. The table was deco-rated with yellow tulips and Easter lilies.

Next week the members of the American SocialScience. Association are to be entertained at dinnersand receptions. The. association begins its sessionson Monday. On Wednesday evening Mr. and Mrs.George Westlnghouse will give a reception in honorof the Scientists. Lord and Lady Kelvin will beguests of Mr. and Mrs. Westlnghouse.

Mrs. and Miss Root accompanied the Secretary ofWar to-day on his visit to Havana, where they willbe the guests of the Governor Genera! and Mrs.Wood. Shortly after their return to WashingtonMrs. and Miss Root and Kllhu Root. jr.. will go totheir home at Clinton. N. V.. for the early summer.Mr. and Mrs. L. Z. Leiter have taken a cottage at

Bar Harbor, where they will go for the summer.

YORK SOCIETY.Several weddings claimed the attention of so-

ciety yesterday, among them that of HectorHavemeyer and Miss Ray McMaster Russell. Th <

ceremony took place in the Madison Avenue Re-

formed Church, in Fifty-seventh-st.. the bride beinggiven away by her brother. George P. Russell S.it*was dressed In a white satin princess gown, withyoke and sleeves of point and duchssse lace, whileher tulle veil was fastened with orange blossomsand a large diamond ornament, the gift of thebridegroom. The bridesmaids, the Misses AliceQuackenbush, Grace Ballard. Gertrude Hencken

THE DIPLOMATIC corps.Washington. April M (Special).— Th» Minister of

Brazil and Mme. de Assls-Brasil. who have been ona visit to South America, have returned to Wash-ington, and are again at their home. No. ;.>l4

Columhia Road. They have as their girn during

his stay in Washington M. SantOs-Dumont. whowas presented to the President to-day. To-morrowevening they will give a dinner and reception in hishonor. M. Santos-Pumont will also be entertainedby other members of the diplomatic corps.

The Minister of Austria-Hungary and Mm".Hengelmuller wtll spend the summer at Bar Har-bor where they have taken a cottage.

The counsellor of the French Embassy and Mm"de Margerie expect to pass the summer at Man-cbester-Vy-the-sea, a favorite resort for membersof the diplomatic corps.

AT- THE WHITE HOUSE.

Washington. April l*> >.—There were morecallers at the White House to-day than usual,

among them being Santos-Dumont. the Brazil aero-naut, with the minister from Brazil, and a partyof Japanese officials, accompanied by their ministerto this country. The President received them inthe Blue Parlor. He had something to say about

the practicability of Santos-Dumont's flying ma-chine in the course of their conversation, whichlasted several minutes. Kogoro Takahlra, the.Japanese Minister, introduced Count Matsukata t»

the President. Count Matsukata's two sons and T.Megota. a former official of the Japanese Govern-ment, also accompanied the minister to the WhiteHouse. Later in the day. when these men wereasked about securing a loan for Japan from New-York bankers, it was said that If any loan wasmade it would be a small one. New-York businessmen who have been in \u25a0Washington recently areresponsible for the statement that plans were on.foot for floating a loan in Japan, in accordancewith The Tribune's Washington dispatch of Feb-ruary 2S. But attention is called to the fact that,

while Japan is an exceedingly progressive andprosperous nation, rapidly Increasing her prestigeas a world power, the lending of money on hersecurities at a nominal rate of interest would in-volve more risk than is necessary for Americans toassume when opportunities In this country for in-vestment are so much more attractive. If Japanwants to borrow money from New-York or Chicago

it will be possible for her representatives to secureas large a sum as Is desired, but, according to goodauthority, the premium for making the loan willhave to be increased.

There was renewed gossip at the White Houseto-day about the appointment of a Southern Re-publican to a place in the Cabinet. SenatorPritchard leads a delegation of Southern Congress-men who have appealed to the President to choosea Southern man for the next vacancy. After a con-ference with Mr. Pritchard

'and Representatives

Moody and Blackburn, of North Carolina, the re-port was circulated that President Roosevelt wasstrongly inclined to favor such an appointment, al-though at the present time there seems to be nolikelihood of an immediate change in the Cabinetmembership. Among the possible candidates forthis place is Senator Pritchard. Itis said, althoughit was never reported before, that President Me-Kinley three times offered to Senator Pritchard aCabinet portfolio. In high official quarters men-tioning names of candidates for this non-existingvacancy Is distinctly premature. The rumor mon-gers seem to have overlooked the chance that anew Cabinet office will be authorized, which wouldgive the President a chance to appoint the most de-serving public man.

President Roosevelt received two parties of visi-tors from Massachusetts, Rhode Island and otherStates. Senators Spooner. Perkins and Galllnger.Representatives Grosvenor, Calderhead. Boutell. S.\V. Smith, Showalter and Brice presented friendsand constituents. With Senator GaHinsef was E.G. Eastman. Attorney General of New-Hampshire,and H. A. Wilson, ex-Speaker of the. lower houseof the New-Hampshire Legislature. Representa-tive Shattuc. of Ohio, presented Miss Olive Miller,of Thomasville. Ga. The President received thedelegates to the meeting of the National Academyof Sciences, who were introduced by ProfessorT.iingley. of the Smithsonian Institution. He alsohad conferences with Senator Aldrich. Representa-tive Hltt. Senator Kearns and Senator Nelson.

Marrion Wilcox has returned from a trip toCuba, where he saw many things which Interestedand appealed to him. He called op the Presidentto-day to give him an idea of his observations.Mr. Wtlcox says that the needs of Cuba In lowertariff rates are much greater than people In thiscountry suppose.

Secretary Root bade the President farewell beforestarting for Cuba this afternoon.

Henry L. Wilson. United State? Minister to Chill,paid his respects to the President. Senator Foster,of Washington, was with him. Senator Fosterhas urged the President to send Mr. Wilson toMadrid.

The proposition to construct an annex to theWhite House for executive offices is likely to as-sume more definite shape within the next fewdays than ever before, and It Is probable that a.working plan will be arranged which will receiveserious consideration. The President and SecretaryCortelyOU approve the proposition of erecting abuilding, costing not more than IBMIfcwhich wouldbe a suitable, office for the President and the forceof executive assistants. At luncheon yesterday,when Charles F. McKim, of New-York City, wasthe President's guest, plans were tentatively dis-cussed, by which the proposed building was to b«

a permanent structure, designed for White Houseexecutive business and file rooms for years tocom«\ Under this plan the eastern half of thesecond story of the White House, which Is nowused for offices, would be converted Into privateapartments.

DAlter TKIBUXE. THURSDAY. kPRIE IT. 1902.

About People and Social Incident*,Imnifmrni*.

iCAPF.MT OF HIHIC «:t5 l'nfl<»r Two n««-AMERICAN THEATRK—2—c:!.'•—Through the Breaker*.pi."'.! «—a M~lern M»rtal«-n.BROADWAY THEATRE S—Th» Sleeping B^autr ana

•1,« JJraM.\u2666"••SIS'"- *:\h—Th* IJon'c r.rl<!».\u2666CRITERION THEATRE—S

—r»u Harry.

r>ALVP THEATRE—«>—San T^y.J-'KN vr.-»i:i: •.«<! Kvfninc—World In »x.EMPIRE THEATRE S:2O- The Importance of Hemp

FOURTEENTH STREET THEATRE— —

Foxy

Grnndpa.OARKICK THEATRE— *:2O—Skr Farm. tVorldHARLKM OPERA H< \u25a0' .-i: -«:1* The Way ofth» World.I!CRAI,riNJfARB THEATRE -IV »lf

*n .„.IRVINE PLACE THEATRE-*— Yea Fabriclus

Rnfl Mm.KEITH'S—I2:.T> to 10:30— O.vitlnij'rti*l>rf'-rn.»inr»KNl'"K';r!"x-Kni:THEATRE— '•\u25a0';<' The Toreador.

MADISON HOIARK fJARHKN 2—*—<Tttiif.

MALISON- SQUARE THEATRE- ™J>«««-MANHATTAN TH^ATRH B:» H*rLord •J»'».*I»»'«;-MfRUAY HIM.THEATRE

••—The 1'>»"«*r",„„''

P"NEW SAVOY THEATRE—h:ls—Soldiers of Fortune.

NEW-YORK THEATRE •>—Hall of Fame.

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rRC^R^TT^NTV-THmi'l^EET-l^ to 10:30-

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I2r.TIIPTRBBn- 1.."- to 10:3O-Th,. Rrlxton

Ffiorroß^s flmn'mT.i street-ISO to iO:30-The Royal Box and Varieties.

REPfBUC-«:»S- You Like It.VICTORIA—s—L*Fill" 'I*' Mm*. Antrot.\CALL.ACK-S THEATRE S:2o— The I>syt Appea

3nbrx to

rat- O«l ; raßn ''"'•\u25a0 .Aimjorm-nt*. . .14 S-6!H«rf.»* «nd C«rri»Kra. » «IBanker* & Brokers... 13 .Vfi!Marriage* A- '«"' 7 •• \u25a0«

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;Ttmtrd and Room*. -i" SlOrean Steamers s •-•Hook* J<» IPrnpoMUs » <•Oarrwt Clr-antne .1" 3!Public Notices 9 «<7ltv Property to \u25a0- •10 3 Railroads « ••-"'

Country Prop, for iKeal Estate.. 1" \u25a0c^> . in | !-..»\u25a0 1 Ac-TTif= » \u2666>

[l»Ti«en4 X0»i0ef.....13 3-4:Special NoticfS 7 6:Com Situ. Wanted. 1" 6-~JSprin« Reports 8 -.-*i\u25a0 • -naklne 1« 3{Snrroßale^i Notices... » _«;Empl^vmt At-.:,'- li' .".l-uranifrR«=ort» >> J-*•Financial 11 R'Teaeher": » «;;Financial .. .13 3-« The Turf I« <•• Fcrwlosur* Sa l<-«.. . R :> <; Tnbun* Suh'n nates.. . r,

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\i Help Wanted . 10 :. Work Wanted I" §-?

3CfJo^trrk tlmlv2riitinf.TillBESOAY. ATRIL 17. UMSL

THE YEWS THIS WORXIXG.

CONGRESS.— Senate: The drastic Chinese Ex-telusion billprepared by Pacific Coast Congress-

men was defeated, and the substitute offered;r>y Mr. Platt. of Connecticut, continuing thepresent law and extending it to new possessions,

•was passed. : \u25a0- House: Chairman Paynes*motion to close debate on the Cuban Reciprocity

\"b\\\ at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon was adopted,

,153 to 123. thirty-three Republicans voting

'against it.FOREIGN.— The British Cabinet mot jrester-

• r.• v to discuss a message from Lord Milnt-r pv-\u25a0 Ing the first clear idea of the peace terms de-manded by the Boers; the ministers are reported

to have disagreed as to their acceptance; after'the meeting Lord Salisbury called at Bucking-

ham Palace and had a long audience of the"King" Lord Kitchener reported the capture of

11351 135 Boers in the Klerksdorp district since April

21 The half of the new British war loanioffered to the public was ten times oversub-'rcrlbed: there was a further advance in theJ price of grain and flour In England. ===== Gen-eral Ohaffee reports the surrender of Malvar,

'the insurgent leader in Luzon, .to General Bell,

'and the resumption of peaceful conditions in thejNorthern Phlli:-ines; General Chaffcc is or-'ganising an expedition to punish Morns of Min-idanao Island for the murder of American sol-diers.

DOMESTIC.—

President-elect Talma talked ofhis plans, aiid outlined his first message to theCuban Congress. ===== The White House is to

>><» thoroughly renovated and refurnished under

the direction of Mrs. Roosevelt. ===== Secretary

Rool has made arrangements to have theStatue of Liberty,in New-York Harbor, lightedagain. \u25a0 The strike of the miners of theItochester and Pittsburg Coal and IronCompanywas settled, and the mines will open to-day.

: Philadelphia meat dealers have organized

to fight th- Meat Trust. ===== The State De-partment has received a strong protest from thegovernments of Great Britain and Germany

against that portion of the Philippine tariffwhich provides for a rebate on hemp. =A new comet was discovered by W. K. Brooks.director of Smith Observatory. == The Mo-hawk and Malone Railway ratified a new lease

e> the New-York Central and Hudson RiverRailroad: 'he- Central's directors were re-elect-ed. '

\u25a0 Governor Odell pardoned prisoners

id commuted the sentences of others.ClTY—Stocks were strong and active. ==

John H. Starin said he was heartily in accordwith the movement for an East Side subwayand that the work should be hastened.

=-A confidential bookkeeper employed by Ames.Swan & Co. an* $17:000 of the firm's securitiesdisappeared.

—The Paran Stevens plot, at

the southeast corner of Forty-fourth-st. andFifth-aye.. was sold to a syndicate, it is sup-posed, for about $1,000,000. a twenty story

hotel. tf> cost $2^500.000. willbe erected there by

the New-England Hotel Company. JusticeOildei-sleeve. of the Supreme Court, rendered adecision that the ninety detective sergeants ap-pointed by Police Commissioner Murphy woreexempt from Civil Sen-ice examination andcould not be removed from office.=John C.rajrrtun talked on police reform at the EastSide. Club.

THE WEATHER.—

Forecast for to-day:Showers, followed by fair. The temperatureyesterday: Highest. 58 degrees; lowest, 4<> de-grees; average. 4-1 degrees.

PERSONAL NOTES.

William T. rrigham. the curator of the Bl?h<">PMuseum of Honolulu, has been e!ec'-?d honorary

member of th« Anthrop-logtcil Institute of (..rest

Britain and Ireland In apprising him <v the

honor Professor Alfred C. Haddon. of Cambri.-ge

University, says: 'Iwas very pleased that a tew

days ago the institute formally acknowledged the

great work you are doing for O~»anir ethnology

by electing you an honorary member, Ml.y

realize the difficulties that beset one isolated as

yen are. and we thoroughly appreciate your en-thusiasm and abil'ty. which have so cc*-*ln%lsurmounted all the obstacles May you £nn

hs J£-•pared to continue your studies tad to enrien our

beloved science!"

Mr. Schalkburger. the Acting President of th»

Transvaal Republic, was born at Lydenburg M

years ago. a.?d is the grandson of a Vortrekker.He contested the Presidency four years ago. but

had no chance against Krugrer. in whose favor he

gave the casting vote when the committee o.

which he was chairman sat to consider them**!claims of Joubert and Krfiger after the -le> t.. ">:. or1893. It h.s always been held that but tor thejaexthat Kriiger's partisan* tampered with the "aiMboxes General Joubert would have been eleneaPresident Of the then republic.

Senator Hoar belongs to a club of literary men

which meets up in the Adirondack* He says that

in bygone days, when Longfellow and Emerson

were alive and members of the organization, in

outing at the rendezvous whs proposed, but Lon*-fellow declined because Emerson was to carrj \u25a0

gun.

George Westlnghouse. of Pittsburg. has madeknown his intention M present to St. Pauls School.InConcord. N. 11.. a new building to be used as v

physical and chemical laboratory. Plans are nowbeing drawn. ?nd a locution has been decided uponnearly opposite the new Sheldon Library building.

The jubilee of trie scientific career of the paleon- ,tologist. Professor A. Gaudry, vis celebrated la

Paris on March 9. when many of his old pupils

friends and admirers assembled to do him honorand to offer him .i medal commemorative or bis

services to science. _MINNESOTA MEN' TO DINE.

Invitations have been Issued for the first annualdinner of the Minnesota Association, made up ofpeople who have lived in Minnesota, at the Wal-dorf-Astoria, on Wednesday next. The membersof the executive committee include J. I. Great-singer, president of the Brooklyn Rapid TransitCompany: W. H. Truesdale. president of the Dela-ware. Lackawanna and Western: Frederick P.Underwood, president of the Erie. W. B. Keyser.C. M. Palmer. AlvinW. Krech. Charles A Town'1

Franklin W. Cutcheon and F. F. Mclver. It is the"

intention to enrrll at many members as possibleat the dinner on Wednesday nigh: So far tne

executive committee has \u25a0 discovered about two

hundred and fifty business men of tha metropolis

eligible for membership. •\u25a0

Among thp dinner parties given M aajW wis

one by Mr ani Mrs. J. Hampden Robb. al lM>horn- No. r> Park-aye. Mrs John R. PffeJPa luncheon, followed by a bridge whist party, ach«r home. No. 459 Fifth-aye.

Mr and Mrs. John Sloane and their MB. Will-iam, have returned to town from California, andare at their borne. No Hi Fifth-aye.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Barney and their chil-dren will sail for Europe on Aoril 3".

ACTRESS AND TRAVELLER MARRY.London. April I*.—lsabel Jay. leading woman of

the Savoy Theatre, and Henry 5. Caver.dUh. the

traveller and kinsman of the Duke of Devonshire.were married here this afternoon.

\V. \V ASTOR GIVES ?100.»W>.London. April a—W. W. A.«tor has given &.m

to endow those professorships in the r.^:!rsCollege of London which are to-day without endowment.

INSTALLATION OF DR. »J. H. PENNY-Lexington. V... April IS.-Dr. George H. Denny.

president-elect of Washington and Lee fmversity.

will be installed on June 17 at the commencementexercises of the university. President Rene or

Johns Hopkins University, Pean A. £. West of

Princeton. the Rev. Dr. M- liw.K.y-. pre3iof th-Hampden-Sidney. and President .\fn*'Vresses!n

*'Vresses!University of North Carolina willdeliver ..re«e 3.

and Marsh Rees. as well as the maid of honor. M -\u25a0

Mattie Havemeyer, and the matron of honor, Mr.Isaac Jenney. jr.. wore frocks of light gre»asappho silk, trimmed with lac*, and white lac»picture hats, trimmed with white lilacs. ArthurHavemeyer was his brother's best man. while th»ushers included Raymond Havemeyer John SMartin. Jr.. William Wilcox. Charle* "d.

'Rafter:'

P. S. Ross. Pet-,- Gilsey and Isaac Hailam Jenney*jr. After the ceremony there was a reception forrelatives and \u25a0 intimate friends only, at th» WestEighty-seventh-st. house of the bride's motherMrs; James Russell. Among those present at thewedding were Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Edey Mrand Mrs. John Martin. Mr. and Mrs Henry £>!Havemeyer. Mr. and Mr George E. Russell MissHelen M. Gould. Mr. and Mrs. Henry A Rogersand Eiihu Root. Secretary of War.

Another wedding yesterday was that of MisaMary Oakley and Arthur Brooks, of Boston, whichtook place «n the Collegiate Church. Fifth-aye. andForty-eighth-stl. at 3:30 p. m. The bride, a daughterof Mr. and Mrs. E. Benedict Oakley, who was givenaway by her father, wore a dress of white satin,trimmed with old point lace, with a veil of tulle]and a large diamond crescent, the gift of the bride-groom. She carried a bouquet of lilies of the valley.Her bridesmaids, the Misses Edith Van CortlandtJay, Elizabeth Oakley. Madeleine Litchfield andLucy Byrd, were arrayed in frocks of whitemousseline de soie. appliqued with cream lace andhats of fawn colored straw, trimmed with whiteostrich plumes. The names of the ushers havealready be«;n published in this column. After theceremony there was a reception at the home of thebride's parents, in East Fifty-rifrh-sr Amongthose at the werVlingwere Mrs. John Clarhson JayMr. and Mrs. Sackett Barclay. Mr. and Mrs. Stock-ton Beekman Colt. Mr. .-,; Mrs Oliver GouldJennings, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Litchfleld. Mr andMrs. Henry Burden. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fair-child, Mrs. Jevons and the Misses Jevons. Afterthe honeymoon Mr Brooks and his bride will make,their home in Boston.

Yet a third wedding on yesterday's social pro-gramme was that of Miss Bertha Gillet and Lieu-tenant William Patterson. U. S. A., in TrinityChapel. The bride, who was given away by herfather. Elmslie M. Gillet. wore a gown of whitesatin, trimmed with duchesse lace, and a tulle veil,fastened with orange blossoms:, and carried a bou-quet of lilies of the valley. Her sister. Jane, whowas her maid of honor, wore a frock of pale green

moussellne de sole, trimmed with cream coloredlace, and a white hat trimmed with daisies, whilethe bridesmaids, including: the Misses CharlotteGillet. Anne Nott. Mary Yir>bert. Mary De Barry.Rita Burgess and Leonie Lentiihon. wore whitemousseline de sole frocks, with green tulle sashesand hats made of daisies. Little Bertha Purdyand Mildred Gillet. similarly attired, acted a*flower girls. Edward K. Crook officiated as bestman of Lieutenant Patterson, who was in full uni-form, as we» e also Lieutenants Edward T. Don-nelly. U. S. A. and Richard H. Jordan, C. S. A.;Alfred Roelkor, jr.. and Charles Wendt. of Squad-ron A. who, along with William Evans. Suther-land Irving and H. Sutherland, acted as ushers.As the Gillet family Is in mourning, there, was onlya small reception after the ceremony at the EastForty-fourth-st. house, of the bride's parents.Among those asked to the church were Mr. andMrs. Charles Dewar Simons, jr.. Mrs H. WalterWebb. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Campbell. Mrs. Bel-mont Purdy. Mrs. Franklin Lord. Miss Anne Storrs.Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin S. Church. Miss AngelicaChurch and Mrs. i.i '. F. Goodwin.

Mr« Alfred G. Vanderbilt. arrayed in a frock ofdark blue cloth, trimmed with red velvet rev»rs.and a hat of black and white straw, trimmedwith white wings, sat in ON box seat of thePioneer when it started yesterday morning fromthe Holland House, on its daily trip to Ardsley.Her husband drove, and among the other pas-sengers were Robert Gerry. Miss t*c». la a graycloth frock, almost concealed by a tan cloth rad-ian, and with a hat of black and white straw;Miss MacGinnis. J. MacGlnnis and M. Hare.

Miss Anne Constable has announced her intentionof givingan entertainment, which she describes asa "Stock Exchange party/ on April 23. at herbrother's studio. No. 22 East Sixteenth-*'. Thestudio will be fitted up to represent the Stock Ex-change. There will be telephone booths and tick-ers, quotation boards, a. rostrum and ail the otheraccessories of a full fledged Bourse, while theguests will represent well known brokers andfinanciers.

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