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FOREIGN.— Berlin dispatch said that Great Britain bad inform^ Russia that the demands of Japaa were held to be fast, and en Intima- tion reached the Japanere i>a*»ftßll In Germany that Russia would yield the points in dispute. r- - The balance of the Prairie's marines, 150 men, were landed at Colon and started for «amp. = • The Dreyfus Commission unani- mously recommended a revision of the case by the criminal branch or the Court of Cassation. which mill assemble next month. =r= Prac- tically all the British country houses are occu- pied for the Christrr.ai holidays; the royai fami- ly is fathered at Sandrineham. i \u25a0 \u25a0 Despite the baiter*' strike, there B*natJ no increase in price or decrease In rupply of bread in Paris, amd only minor disturbances were reported. i Two thousand dervishes were routed with heavy loss by a British force. — i A hearty farewell was given to Governor Taft at Ma- nila. \u25a0\u25a0 The Red Star Line steamer Finland, which went ashore near Flushing: on December JB. has been floated. ===== The arbitration treaty between Franc* and Italy, which IS expected to be feigned in a few days. Is said to be practically loentirsJ In terms with the Anglo-French con- vention. DOMESTIC— list of dea4 in the Baltimore ens Ohio wreck near Oonnellsviile, Perm., on "Wednesday night now numbers seventy-six, and there aie nine injured; the officials put the blame Xor the wreck on the men who loaded the freight car from which the ties dropped which threw ih« passenger train from the tiai k. - \u25a0 \u25a0 The wife of Senator Hoar died suddenly In Washington from angina p«ctoris. sasss A man in Chicago confessed to having sent letters lor the lart six months to J. P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, James Stillman and Andrew Carnegie In this city, and several tinanclers In Chicago, demand- ing sums of money varying from $25,000 to $50,- <X»O. and making various threats of what would happen la case the money was not forthcoming. ClTY. Stocks were strong and duIL - An audience that occupied every seat and contained a thousand who stood saw the production of "Parsifal" at the Metropolitan Opera House. t Mayor-elect MrClellan announced the ap- pointment of George E. Best as Bridge Commis- sioner, and John T. Oakley as Commissioner of "Water Supply. . An advertising man was killed by being thrown back and forth between two elevated trains at Fifty-nlnth-st. and Co- lumbuft-ave. \u25a0 • — Rose, the expert, continued Ills testimony in the Shipbuilding hearing. \u25a0 Despite a triple holiday beginning to-day the cotton market continued to make new high rec- ords. \u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0- A habeas corpus writ was secured from Justice Scott for Emil Totterman. accused cot murdering Sarah Mart'n. \u25a0-: \u25a0:-. Mrs. Arthur 2* J. Smith, at Brooklyn, applied for a limited •divorce and alimony of $$,<¥*} a year. THE WEATHER—lndications for to-day: Slain. The temperature yesterday: Highest, 47 «3*grees; lowest, 34. ORDERS ISSUED.— following army and navy orders have been issued: ARMY. Ke«l»iat!on of First T-i*vi:*nant THOMAS M. K3LLJET. Philippine »eout». ecccpt«<l. R*il?nattona »t folio-wing carets of fourth clasm. T'altft Jtatf^ Military Academy, •.-v—pied: JACK R. MICHAEL, an,! FRANK H. MURrHY. First Lieutenant HUBERT J. AiIMOU), from 21« to 103 d 1 orusany. coast *rUU«ry. nut LJwutenant HUGH J. TV >TEUGIN. from ICM to 21« Cbmpary. coast artillery. O»pt*!n FREDERICK M. HAUTSOCK, assistant «ur**en. to Fort r.l.a» to r*li*v» Captain Hdwtn P. ff«!!e, ts- iiataat surgeon, who will proceed to th* rtuIABSSBSS) on February 1. Captain HENRY R. STILUS, assistant surgeon, from ta« Ftaltpclites to fcaa fc'raneiscu for further ot^assv Chaplain PATRICK P. CAREY, uIIPsSJ corps, to Cnit?<i 6tat«s General SBSS»SBSS| Ten Ksyard. MARINE CORPS. Lieutenant El B. MILLER. Cached from command el marine KuarcJ. tie Lancaster; to marine barrack*. League Islard. Second Lieutenant WIUJ.VM A, M*NEIL* to League Island for Instruction anil duty. NAVT. Commander J. NORRIS. to bureau of equipment. Navy Department, to coaplata computations or PHUtps>Sa> longitude «xpevlitton. Commander A. 11 WILLIES, commissioned. Lieutenant I>. F. BOTL\ comjr.lsaljcev!. Lieutenant T. J. SEN.V. ASeSSasf naval provtna; ground, Indian ITcad; to the Dixie as executive officer. Lieutenant F. H. BROWN, to naval torpedo stats*** Xariasansett Bay, January *. En»lsn L. E. v; RIGHT. Jr.. commissioned. Burst-on P. N. CARPKNTER. d*tacSe<J naval hospital Washington. an-J burgeon L. W. SPUATLINO \u25a0!*• tached naval laboratory, Brooitlja; to th» Dixie/ »'ta IVnama marine brt^aje. Passed Assistant BSsTSJBSS] O. L. A.NOKXT o>*ache<l aa»«l hospital. i'hliddelyaia; to th« Cixle wlta maruie brigade. Pay Director W. J. THOMSON. retire*!, detached \u25a0•>»» p«y oftV*. Seattle, January SI; home. tw " a "* * Paymaster BL D " RTAX to navy p*y ode*. Seattle. jsVQusvry *si. Paymaster J. R. SAN'rORP. to Xew-Tor* Nary Yard, t^ry UU * rT *' \u25a0sststamt m charge naval ctoUUaa fao- Cable from Hear Admiral Evans* Asiatic Squad- ron. December 3: T. CONJ*. Jr.. Kentucky; t,> eUn Kr*ucUc\ MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS ~Th« fol- lowing moTem«nt« of vessels bar* be«n reported to th« Navy Department: ARRIVE!*. Peeler »_Th« S,b Francisco, at Beirut; the Culges> •Trust?! «~TEi? : , la ***«\u25a0•«*<!•. the Stewart, taa iHI- £?•»• 4I L ''°«; «*• "»»»ata«ton. at mo **ra»- ci*«o. ttu> luitlm*r«. at U-tmptea Kou.lv BAILED. D *°^l!s? r r?r Jn ? Baltimore, tram Hampton Roads far H.TM. mZu. 0 *?* 1 * *>**» kLoy West tar t»ustatanaa»oj if •f' 11 ™' 0 - lh * CWo.atur, tie H*tabrij e e. th« Barry. ttj^Ciaaaae*, sad the Dale, fjoiu Wait for •*» AT THE SOUDIERS' HOMES.— to a. report made by Brigadier General George H. Bur- ton, who has Just completed a tour of Inspection of the various branches of the National Soldiers' Home. In the last year 33. 1 57 old soldiers have been cared for. T&a annual per capita expense of this maintenance was $11170. which is an Increase of M per cent In the last three rears, ascriied to tlia general advance in the cost of food. Of tha In- mates. 26.168 are drawlrg pensions of from $3 to $73 a month, aggregating $3,166.73*. Eleven members have more than JI.OCO each to their credit. In the last year there wera I.SOS deaths and 3.332 first ad- missions, which makes the deaths 52 cer cent of the Increase— a decided Increase In the death rate. There are 1,411 acres of land cultivated as farms and ninety-eight acres as vegetable gar-Jens in con- nection with the various branches The value of farm products was 158.051. while th-» cost of main- tenance, which Includes lawns. flower gardens, transportation and teams. was |3&4tt ASK 3 MORE MONET FOR MARINES.— TiIs re- cent activities of the marine corps in Panama and in manning the new naval station at Guancanamo, Cuba, are the reasons given by Secretary Meoiy In asking Congress for an immediate deficiency ap- propriation of $57,146 for this service. The first bat- talion, organized by direction of the Secretary for service in Panama. consists of ten officers and 333 enlisted men. Tha expense of fitting out this bat- talion, with both sea and land equipment, was $19,000. Pursuant to a confidential order from the Secretary on November 12, five companies of ma- rines, consisting of thr°e officers and ninety-four men each, were equipped for "emergency field ser- vice" at an expense of $12,000. Other demands on the marine force are expected, and the fund for equipment now contains only $20,000. Other ex- traordinary expenses which have been borne out of the annual appropriation for the marine corps In- clude the establishment of new posts at Charles- ton, S. C.; Honolulu. Samoa, and Algiers, La, "Washington, December 24 THE lIAIXS TO EE READY SOON .—Captain Leutze, comma. the battleship Maine, was a: the Navy Department to-day consulting officials regarding the future ssanrlc ' of that vessel. Tha Maine is at the Xew-Vcrk Xavy Yard receiving repairs to her machinery, bavins returned from a short stay at Colon for that purpose. It is under- snood that the vessel will to ready for sea La a short time. THE MANILATO TE PRl?o.\* SHIP. -The lla- nlla. one of the Spanish gunboat.? captured in the Philippines, will be commissioned in a few days, moored near the roc?ivir;e ship Independer.c- »nd placed under the control of the commanding officer of that ship. The ?1Ian:la? 1 Ian:la will dp In charge of a commissioned officer and a mar gruard of tan men and will be used as a prison ship. ARMY AXD NAVY XEWS. The whole case is an impress! re Illustration t>f the fact that nothing is ever settled com- pletely end satisfactorily until it is settled right. That is a truism, but it is often wofully disregarded. Now. it is perfectly obvious that the Dreyfus case has not yet been settled right. Much was caieed for Justice by the Rennes trial, yet, on the whole, that trial was a Bad miscarriage of Justice. Dreyfus must be either culity or innocent If guilty, he was treated •with far too much leniency at Rennes. If in- nocent, he was and Is the victim of abominable oppression. Itis to be believed that he is Inno- cent, that he has been the victim of a vile con- spiracy, and that the Court or Cassation will pronounce sentence to that effect. It Is to be remembered that In 1839 all the departments of tint court, by unanimous vote of the forty-live member*, pronounced Mm innocent. But then, out of deference to popular excitement and •Sfise overstrained political scruples, it referred the ease bact to a court martial. The circum- stances that then moved it thus to refer it do not tow e*lsi. In fa**, the s«nt!m«nt of France, which for- merly demanded the conviction of Dreyfus, now calls for bis rindlectlon. A.' -former public DREYFUS AGAIN. The world is weary of the Dreyfus case. It lias long been weary of it, with its Interminable patter about bordereaus and petit bleus and Paty do Clams and choses Jujees and what not. •Ist we assume that the world, or at any rate the thinking and Justice loving part of it, will receive with satisfaction the announcement that the Dreyfus Commission has unanimous!/ rec- ommended a revision of the case by the crimi- nal branch of the highest court in France. That will mean a reopening of the whole case. But ft will probably not mean any such scandalous •eusationaligm as that which marked the trial nt Rennfs, not to mention the monumental mockery of justice in the Zola triaL We shall not 3* weiried unto death almost with the tedious trinVs and trifling that have marked former sUg'-s of this unhappy case, The Court of C»#*«ti«n 1» not a raree show. Tl*-re is room, however, for some question as to whether the finding of the Court of Cassa- tion will be final, or will mean merely a re- manding of the case to another court martial. Both views are held and expressed by authori- ties. Some hold that vbe Court of Cassation is supreme and Is competent to dispose finally of the case. Others are equally positive that Drey- fas, being a military officer, is amenable for a military offence only to a court martial, and that the Court of Cassation can do nothing s&ors than to order a retrial by such a court. The question turns upon a legal technicality, suifl Is. we believe, quite without precedent In the arnals of French Jurisprudence. It would *>• rash to predict, therefore, how it will be de- cided, the more 60 as French procedure varies so greatly from our own. But it may at least *be said that the weight of opinion and the freight of argument nnd reason, too. seem to be on the side of the finality of the decision of th« Court of Cassation. A landslide that would rob the summit of Mount Rainier of any considerable mass of rock would certainly be so notable an event as to deserve attention. Peculiar scepticism Is Justified when a fetory of that sort la told about a volcano. Where stratified formations have been tilted up almost vertically, and one layer has separated from another, it is easy to un- derstand how such things can happen. But Rainier Is not built on that plan. Little be- sides ice could be loosened, from its slopes. Dispatches which minimize the proportions of tho reported accident there, therefore, were naturally to bo exoected. The more It Is seen, the uglier the Williams- burg Bridge seems. Two bandylegged oil der- ricks and three railroad trusses may be useful, but they are not beautiful. The passion for smoking often goes to cx- fremes among the worshippers of the Goddess of Nicotine. There is no more unsuitable place for smokers than the crowded platforms of our local surface cars. The trips of these cars are short, and smokers should have a little patience. On long railroad Journeys, of' course, there must be smoking cars. But after all, tobacco Is not the chief end and aim of existence. Peter Cooper Hewitt, In a paper Just pub- lished by two of the weeklies devoted to elec- trical interests, describes some significant tests made with his mercury vapor lamp. These were designed primarily for his own benefit, and the results might with a decent excuse have been kept a secret. With an unselfish disposition to serve the profession of which ho Is so dis- tinguished a representative, however, he makes his conclusions public. He Is satisfied that a distinct relation between the density of the vapor and the amount of current going through It must be observed in order to secura the highest efficiency. THE TALK OF TEE DAT. A favorite method of suicide In Japan lately has been to leap over certain waterfalls. Bo frequent have such occurrences become that police are now constantly stationed In their neighborhood, and notice boards are erected bearing inscriptions In large letters, of which the following Is an ex- ample: "Do not drown yourself here! Intended suicides are warned that heaven disapproves of the utilization of Keson waterfall for tho purpose. This Is certified to on the best priestly authority, and serious consequences in the hercMfttr are guar- anteed. To drown here Is also forbidden by the prefectural authorities." Properly Diatrnoscd.— Lushman — troubled with headaches in the morning. It may be on account of my eyes: perhaps I need stronger glasses. Dr. Shrude— No, I think you merely need weaker glasses— and at— nl^ht.— (Philadelphia Press. The Anglican Bishop of Gibraltar, whose death is Just announced, was once the victim of the late Pope's gentle, but peculiarly penetrating, gift of sarcasm. He was admitted to an audience at lbs Vatican, and, according to those present, seemed rather disposed to stand on his dignity. But L^o XIII effectively nonplused him with the Subtle opening: "I believe, my lord, that I have the honor to live In your lordship's diocese." A MKLAXCHOLY PLIGHT. This old world reerns a cosey place Until some scientist Describes the various microbes which On wicked pranks Insist. Mv full approval I'd express In unrestricted terms Excepting for one little fact— I'm worried by the germs. And now I cannot be content To breathe or cat or drink; Those base bacteria have brought Me to starvation's brink. I know that I shall pine away And elnk into despair. Unless I #ot a house of glass. With antiseptic air. —(Washington Stan A French provincial watchmaker sent a number of his watches to teachers, Inclosing stamps for their return If not wanted. One teacher, who did not want the watch sent him, refused to return It, and suit was brought against him, whereupon h-» brought a countersuit for "0 francs' damages for annoyance and waste of time. The court awarded him 10 francs, and Informed the manufacturer that he should have called for his watch. \u25a0The hunter was home again. "Any luck 7" they asked. "Splendid!" he exclaimed, radiantly. 'I didn't kill a single person."— (Puck. One of the local public school teachers, reports "The Washington Star," insists that her pupils shall keep abreast of the times by reading the newspapers every day, and In order to learn Ifher directions are carried out interrogates the members of the class each morning the fchool Is In session regarding events of general Interest. "What is thai name applied to the situation when a man hasf more than two wives?" Inquired the teacher re» cently, having In mind th» protests against Reed Smoot bring allowed to retain his seat In the United States Senate. Nearly all the children present raised their hands, each eager to reply. "Polygamy." answered the child designated. "Cor- rect," commented the teacher, very much pleased. "Now, who can tell me the name applied when a man has two wives?" The raising of hands was not bo general, but the pupil called or. was re- warded with "That Is right." when he replied:"Big- amy." "Now," added the teacher, "what Is the name applied to the situation when a man has only one wife?" After a long pause a solitary hand was hesitatingly raised. "Well." suggested the teacher to the lone volunteer, "tell the class what Is the word to which I refer." "Monotony." Joe Tapley tells how ha came across Phil May one night at the N. S. C. and was shocked to learn that it was Phil's fourth consecutive night with his boots on; what's more, the tenor's timely remonstrance only filled May with astonishment. "Never mind. Joe, we'll make a bargain." Bald Phil: "don't you lose any sleep on my account, and I promise th.:.t as «oon as I foal tired I'll go to bed!"—(Sporting Times. Tho racing associations all over the country have had such successful meetings In 1908 that many of them will Increase the value of their principal stakes In Ij<H. But no Amerlcen owner has been fortunate enough to pile up a remarkable total of gains. The most successful of them has only about $100,000 to his credit, while a French turfman gloats over an aggregate of $220,000. Here the profits have been widely distributed, while In Prance there has been something Ilka a monopoly. "What makes you so had, Tommy?" asked an old lady of a precocious youngster. " 'Cause the good die young," answered the !n- corrlfflale Tommy.—(Chicago News. This advertisement appeared recently In an Aroos- took exchange: For Ealp..— The R. and P. farms on the lino between Woodland and Wash burn, where you can dodge the constable of either town. Good »lr and fine spruce scenery. Good society two languages spoken and broken. Two houses so that when one commences to tumble you can move into t'other. Barn big enough to hold the crop If you are careful not to raise too much. Also a "lean to" or hen preserve. The farms will raise anything Sixty aercs of land. Improbably more and Itkefv somewhat less. There isn't a potato bug on the place. There is hlirh land where tho potato fruit will luxuriate in exuberate fertility; low land for pasture whrre the gentle heifer can refresh her*-!' from th* limpid depths of .lead water- wooillunH whose sturdy trunk* will yield light and warmth to the «lom«Ht!r hearth. A perennial aprlna of Adam's al» near the front mansion. And In tha opening uprlnc the feathered pongnrrrs of tho Krov* make the air vncnl with their melody. Air and snn?«ter«i go with the place, likewise the remainder of the grove and the aforesaid limpid water go aety, scenery and a gllteds* ehrnmo thrown in ff1 r*. sehoolhtvise and starch factory within a r»««oneMe '"Utxnee. Only th« church is lacking T«B will have to no to vTsjfEburn or come to the model town of CeriViu If you want to get religion. Both farms for $70. Only a modicum of cash re- quired, balance m Dromlssa ton* drawn out. "The Huwville Clarion," remarks "The Hickory Rldee Ml»n»>ur!an," wants to know 'If microbes ever Buffer from brain fag." We can answer the Question In part, anyhow. The microbe that edits "The HawvJlle Clarion" never suffers from It. He hasn't any brains to be fagged. We are always glad to be able to ahed Information for the benefit of the Ignorant. An eccentric old man In Cohoes Always bought "children's ;«e" suits of clothes "I' can never decide Whan I'll need them " he cried, Second childhood, cornea goodness knows r "\u25a0{Columbia Jests* AT THE WHITE HOUSE. [TOO* tit:: tribune eceeacJ f 'Washington. Dec. 2!.— The President took his daily horseback ride in tho country this morning. This afternoon, with Mrs. Roosevelt, he attended the funeral of Miss Florence Locke, a cousin of th« President, which took place at 2 o'clock at St. PanTs Kpiscopal Church. Miss Roosevelt will return to-day from New York. The US turkeys ordered by the President as a Christmas remembrance to raeh family man on tha Whits Hoass force were distributed to-day. Mrs. RoesOTclt decided that the children were not to have a Christmas tree, so the younger members of the family hung up their stockings to-night. Archie Roosevelt, however, bought a small tr««. I which he put up In his room to-night, decorated ! to suit himself. He has collected bts own orna- ments and boos up the Christmas sifts which he Intends to present to the other members of his lan-.ily. Tha official prouremm* of the recepuon •\u2666 the "Vl'hito House on New Year's Day was given out this morning-. The Pr««ldent will be assisted In re- ceiving by Mrs. Roosevelt and the women of -v Cabinet, but only men ore expected to t>« present at the reception. The hours will be from 11 until 1 o'clock. THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS. [MOM THE TP mm BC/lEAtJ.J Washington. Dec. 24.— The Austrian Ambassador and Mme. Henselmliller Invited the embassy star? \u25a0ad a few friends to the embassy to view the light- . Ins of th© big tree and to take part In the Christ- : mas Eve festivities arranged for their daughter. The ambassador and Mme. BsjsSSjISBSsQsS have din- ner invitations out for January 7. Count Gsastsl the Russian Ambassador, Is con- flr.frl to his room by a severe cold. The Japanese Minister returned to-day from New- York. Tho winter solstice In ChJna was celebrated yes- terday at the Chinese Legation by the raising of tho yellow flag. The shortest day In the year Is regarded with reverence by the Chinese and Is an official holiday with them. George Caldeson. eon of the Peruvian Minister, Is home from Cora? 11 for th« holidays. He brought with him his college mates, Ludela E. Orlss do I<eval!o3 and F. Ort<?3 de Lovallos. who will spend Christmas week at the legation. 1 NOTES OF BOCIETY IN WASHINGTON. [riSOMTIU*. THIKI7X2 Erß2.*r. 1 "Washington, Dec. 24.— The Attorney General and Mrs. Knox left Washington yesterday for Valley Forge, to remain over Sunday at their farm. To-morrow will be "family day" In the social world. Festivities of all sorts are on the pro- gramme, but they will be Informal parties, with games and danc*B, at which the guests of honor will chiefly be students home from school. Nearly every home In the fashionable section will cele- rrate Toll tide, and the Country Club 13 picturesque with holly a"d greens. In Tradings for the Christ- mas night festivities, which will bring together a number of young people of official society and the diplomatic? corps. Representative and Mrs. Kirk Porter ard Ml*s liegeman have gone to Jekyl Island for the holi- days. BRITAIN'S HOLIDAYS. Royalty' at Sandringham — Country Houses Filled. London, De". 24. — Britain's metropolis presents the deserted appearance usual en the eve of j Christmas. Klner Edward, Queen Alexandra, the Prince and Princess of Wales and the members i of the court have srone to the country. Follow- i Ing the royal example, the aristocratic families. ] as well a? the week-end "trippers" and all sorts and conditions of people, have gone to country homes, where Christmas will be celebrated in j the old fashioned English style. Ambassador Choate and his family are at 1 Brocket Hall. Ilatfield. Hertfordshire, when* ; they will enjoy their Christmas dinners as the ; guests of Lord Mount-Stephen, j John R. Carter, ;second secretary of the United States Embassy, ! remains in London. In charge of the embassy, ! while Captain Charles H. Stockton. United ! States naval attache, and Major John H. Bea- I con, the military attache, will also spend their first Christmas In England at their London homes. Consul General Evans and his family will ! also prove exceptions to the English custom of going to the country at Christmastide. The etaff of the Consulate General will also remain In London. The American duchesses. Her Grace of Marl- . borough and Her Grace of Roxburghe, are also away for the Christmas holidays, the former as i the guest of! Earl and Countess Howe, at i Gopsali. and the latter, with the Duke of Rox- burghe, at their seat near Dunbar. Scotland. The Duchess of Manchester (formerly Miss Zimmerman, of Cincinnati) Is, with her hus- i tend, at Tanderagee, Ireland. Several other j^vomlnent Americans are members of house In country homes, where for centuries "English noblemen have held their Christmas j carnivals. At Sandring-ham, King; Edward and Queen Alexandra will be surrounded by all the mem- , bers of the royal family. Christmas evening will , ! be devoted to the distribution of gifts from the ! : royal Christmas tree, to which all the servants ! and work people on th« estate have been In- j ; vited. King Edward has abolished several of the ', customs which existed In th» reign of Queen \u25a0 Victoria. Her late majesty always had tho ' i plum pudding made at Windsor Castle, whence : It was distributed to the other royal residences. i Now the Windsor Castle kitchens are practically 1 ! shut up, and the? baron of beef which always i formed such a picturesque feature of Queen ; 1 Victoria's table is no longer in evidence, while i I plum pudding and the huge game pie and boars ! i head ax« prepared and eaten only at Sandrinj- j ham. The most prominent figure In English publlo ! j life to-day, Joseph Chamberlain, will spend ; Christmas at his home, at Highbury, while Pre- j mier Balfour, who Is recovering from a slight j Indisposition, will be with his sister at Whlttlng- ; hame, Haddlngtonshlre, Scotland. Lord Rosebery will spend the holidays at i ! Dalmeny Park, Edinburgh. The Christmas holidays will be followed by i , several festivities, the most notable of which ! I will be held at Chatsworth. where the Duke '\u25a0 i and Duchess of Devonshire will give an elab- , 1 orate entertainment, which -.rill be attended by \ King Edward and Queen Alexandra, on January ' 4. The principal feature of this entertainment will be a pantomime and an extravaganza, with i nmateur casts, Including Princess Henry of ri?3s rind Miss Muriel Wilson. The extrava- ganza will b« a humorous satire on leading poll- ticians and others well known in British public life. When the hoHdays are over and th« metropolis Is again filled with *ts usual midwinter popula- tion, the theatres will be- given up entirely to presentations of pantomime, several of which have already begun. On» of tho interesting features of the present season Is the enormous quantity of American ana Canadian apples now In evidence These apples are so plentiful that they are u«ed as window decorations. Owing to tho scarcity of tho European crop, this Anwrtcnn product has been imported In unprecedented quantities. BUST OF TENNYSON FOR CANTOR. Employes in the various bureaus under the Juris- ' diction of Borough President Cantor yesterday ! afternoon. In the office of Publto Works Commis- ! sioner Livingston, presented to Mr. Cantor a white marble bust of Tennyson. The sculpture la by William Ordwsy Partridge, It stands on a marble pedestal, on which there la an appropriate Inscrip- ' tion, marking ens date and th* eireum*unoe of Its ; presentation. Janes G. Collins. Mr. Canter's Su- ! perintendent of Highways, received from his ad- ' mlrers a handsome gold watch and chain. LOVING. CUP FOR CITY EMPLOYE. William H. Class, chief clerk of the Manhattan Bureau of Buildings, who has celebrated thlrty- •l*"M Chrtstmaia* in the municipal civil s«rvlc<t, recertred a loving oaf yesterday from th* heads at 1 the different clerical divisions of the bureau. The cup Is of copper, lined with gold and llssjuil with bn!n M n r d A nl3h . eJ wlth thr *» • l *« h °™ handles, it Whereverflpon the horljon is there a cloud of the size of a man's html menacing the tranquil Dutch borders In Europe, or the Dutch terri- tories In any part of the world? Omnibus riding is no longer a popular mode of travel hero, but it is ono by no means to bo despised. In London the omnibus is still tho usual vehicle for popular travel, and transports hundreds of thousands of people a day. To our STAGES ON THE NEW BRIDGE. The suggestion of the immediate establish- ment of a stage line over the Willlameburg Bridge to make that structure useful to the general public wjthont waiting for the construc- tion of car lines Is valuable and practical. A line of omnibuses from the Bowery across the bridge to some point convenient to nil the car fines in WTlllamsbuTjr w*m!d accommodate thou- sands of people, relievo the crush on the Oand- st ferry, and perhaps lessen a trifle th« pressure on the Brooklyn Bridge, though traffic increases so rrpidly that It Is doubtful if oven the full equipment of the second bridge will then make much difference. THE DAWSOX TRAGEDY. Not In a long time has so great a loss of life been caused by a railroad accident as that which occurred at Dawson. Western Pennsyl- vania, on Wednesday evening. Scarcely fewer than sixty deaths are already chargeable to the disaster, and th* number will doubtless be in- creased during the next day or two. Lament- able as such an event would be at any time in the year, it Is in peculiarly sombre contrast to the joyous spirit of the holiday season, on the eve of which It happened. Again, it Is Impos- sible to conceive of a more agonizing mode of terminating mortal existent than that by which most of the victims met their fate. The immediate agent was escaping steam from the wrecked locomotive, and nearly all of those who were killed were in the smoker, which was lodged on top of the engine. Upon a road bo admirably managed as the Baltimore and Ohio it would not seem possible that a tragedy of such proportions could be en- acted. Indeed, the cause was unusual and per- haps unprecedented. The accidental loosening of the bonds of a lot of timber on a freight train left an undiscovered obstacle In the path of the express. Whether or not it will be prac- ticable to find the particular employe who thus insecurely fastened these logs In their proper place is extremely doubtful. One would like to believe that he was unconscious of the im- perfections of his work. In any case, however, a terrible lp«son has been afforded to the world of the righteousness of performing thoroughly what may look like a. prosaic and trifling duty. Had some one yet unidentified been a little more painstaking in h!s service every passenger on that DiKjuesne express might to-day be alive and happy. The horror of this awful business Is in a meas- ure offset by the human virtues which the latter called Into play. The pluck of the injured pas- senger who found his way from the wreck to Dawson, the sagacity and enterprise of the yonnsr woman who had charge of the telephone exchange there In disseminating the news to local doctors and officials, the quickness of the response to this sudden appeal, the activity displayed nt Connr-Hsrille In organizing the work of relief and rescue, the efforts of the In- jured br>.trjrag*»ir.a«!ter and dying conductor of the express to warn ether trains which wore approaching— these and kindred exhibitions of benevolence and heroism In a great emergency are lovely to contemplate. THE NEXT POLICE COMMISSTOXER. The appointment of Mr. McAdoo to tho most important office at Mr. MeClellan's disposal is generally commended, as. on the whole. It de- serves to be. It was bitterly opposed by the vicious and criminal elements, whose prosperity depends on a lax enforcement of the laws, and that fact alone would have led honest citizens to hope for a creditable administration of the Police Department if they had not already formed a favorable opinion of Mr. McAdoo. It would be extravagant to say that he has dis- played buc'i resources of character and ca- pacity that his success in an extraordinarily difficult place Is virtually guaranteed in ad- vance, but there is reason to think that he will endeavor to adhere in all essential particulars to the coarse which General Greene has faith- fully pursued. Ho was a useful Representative in Congress from New-Jersey, and it is pleasant to remember that his retirement was due to his independence of a corrupt Democratic ma- chine In that State. Subsequently, as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, he was active and effi- cient. Since his return to private life and re- moval to this city he has been a serviceable member of Tamniany Hall, but he has never been implicated in its open iniquities or ac- cused of approving them. Thus he will enter upon the discharge of his exacting duties with a fair title to public esteem and be able to rely upon the sympathetic support of the community in every earnest effort to make an enviable rec- ord in a field strewn with melancholy failures. If the appointment of Mr. McAdoo had been the first on his list, and no other places had yet been filled, it might have been welcomed as an indication that Mr. MeClollan was re- solved to be the master of Tammany, not its servant, and felt himself able to dictate Its policy. Coming after the announcement of sev- eral selections which cannot possibly be re- garded as unsatisfactory to the organization or advantageous to the public, and followed by others equally unfit, it inevitably conveys tho suggestion that Murphy Old not dare to gratify his own inclinations. A Police Commissioner entirely congenial to Tammany would have lK>en a dangerous luxury, with Mr. Jerome in office for two years more and a critical cam- paign approaching. There is comparatively lit- tle risk in giving some branches of the city government over to the old pystcm, for their work is not done under the public gaze. But even if the District Attorney were complacent, it would be hard to conceal an oi2cially en- couraged revival of corruption and brutality among the police with the whole community looking on. The people of New-York have learned to judge quickly and accurately of what is doing in that department. We should be glad to believe that Mr. Mc- Adoo's appointment signified the complete ascendancy of Mr. McClellan, but the rest of his slate forbids such an hypothesis. There would be a measure of satisfaction in thinking that It reflected a really virtuous purpose on the part of Murphy, but that would be a fantastic conjecture. Doubless it is good politics, and presumably it Is nothing more. Yet. even so, It may have fortunate results. Mr. McAdoo has an excellent opportunity to enhance a good reputation. We sincerely hope he will not throw it away. prosecutor, who made himself conspicuous by the persistence and vigor of his attacks upon Dreyfus, has recently made public recantation of his belief ia that uiau's guilt. "I am," ho says, "a good Frenchman, a patriot, even a "Chauvinist and a sincere Catholic. ... It "has come to pass that, notwithstanding my "persistent desire to find Dreyfus guilty In "order that my country might not have the re- "proach of a mfscarrl&fe of jr.stire. I have been "overcome and defeated by what 1 to-day call "evidence. I fee! not only as convinced, but "as sure, of the innocence of that unhappy man '"as of my own honor." When such a man talks, or writes. in such a strain, ant*, when the whole French nation regards with equanimity and satisfaction a movement for a radical re- vision of the case, we may congratulate France r.ud the world upon the prospect that justice, though long delayed, will at last be done. Peaceful Holland la reported to be voting ap- propriations for the buying of new Krupp quick tiring guns fur i!:j army. Why tui4 wiisreXOMy China does not celebrate Christmas, but \rafl- ln£B of a cheerful and benevolent spirit on the part of the Empress Dowager, who has suoh a wonderful power over the conditions of existence among tho three hundred millions of the fol- low*™ of the dragon standard, encourage feel- Ings of peace and good will throughout the multitudes of the '"foreign devils" who are sin- cerely and unutUlshly desirous of keeping open doors and saving the faces of the Orientals, A merry Chrlvtmas to the Tiny Tims and the Bob Cratchlts in every quarter of the globe, east snd west and north and south! ITow appropriate it Ib for the -week of NeTr- England dinners In honor of the memories of the Pilgrim* and the Puritans that the United States cruiser Mayflower Is doing excellent work In the Gulf of Daxlon! Should the suggestions of the Social Service Institute for the uplifting and development of the town of Dunfermllne. tn Scotland, the birth- place of Andrew Carnegie, to which that bounti- ful giver has been bo liberal, be carried out in the wonderful variety and noble spirited meth- ods which characterize the plans, Dunfermllne would Indisputably become a community with- out parall«l. In Its way, in ancient or modern times. Even that model town Baltalrs, estab- lished and expanded by the euperb generosity and wisdom of Sir Titus Salt, could not com- pare with It. The plan to kepD trucks and other wagons out of narrow, overcrowded Nassa.u-st., except In early morning: and late evening hours, has much to commend It. But It Is not advisable to roof over that highway and make It an nrcade. Such a change would Increase too much the dif- ficulties which the Fir© Department Is some- times compelled to encounter. Battalion Chief Coleman, of the Fire Depart- ment, was a man of tne true type that cannot be too much honored. Ho met his death bravely at the call of duty. His example will be a stimulus and an encouragement to others. It might be argued that it is well thus to pop- ularize sacred things nnd bring them into th« life of people who might not otherwise see them or know their story. But, after all, the way to cultivate reverence for anything Is to keep it^ sacred. The distinction between reverence nnd curiosity or sensationalism is too often forgot- ten. We see a great deal of exploitation of his- toric events nnd objects. Is It certain that it always shows respect for them, and results In an increased disposition to illustrate in our lives the virtues which they taught? Good for Mayor Collins! Good for all those who, in harmony with him or inspired by his example, inculcate reverence for the great deeds, great places and great men in our history! The turning of Faneuil Hall over to a poultry club is not much different from sending the Liberty Bell junketing about the country on flatcars as an advertisement for fain. The Liberty Bell would undoubtedly increase the gnte receipts of nny fair, and a Light Brahm* rooster who had dwelt in Faneuil Hall would, on account ofhis added "sMe," fetch more than an ordinary price. And if, instead of Light Bran mas, the exhibition were to be of Plymouth Rocks, who can calcu- late the added value? Webster, when he boast- ed that he was a Whig, "a Massachusetts "Whig, a Revolutionary Whig, a Faneuil Hall "Whig," could not claim for himself the pre- eminence among his kind that would belong to the hen who clucked: "I am a Plymouth R;ck, "a Massachusetts Plymouth Rock, a Fanenil "Hall Plymouth Rock." XO HEXS IX FAXEUIL HALL. The autlmr of those classic words: "The plar was in the parlor, and that was Irish, too," might never have penned such a reflection upon the sons of Erin ifhe hail known Mayor Patrick Collins of Boston. Mr. Collins's veins are filled with good, rich Irish blood, and he is proud of It So far as we have observed, he does not pretend to auy superiority over the rest of the race, or attempt to trace his ancestry to Plym- outh Rock with only a temporary sojourn on the way at Blarney Castle. He was not edu- cated at Harvard and his grandfather did not fight at Lexington. His reverence for the rr- cred codfish and tho other traditions of Boston is not natural, but acquired. Yet this Irish- man not only keeps tho pig out of the parlor, but the chicken out of Faneull Hall. The surprising thing is that it sbotUd have been reserved for him to save Faneuil Hall from being turned into a henhouse. Where were Concord and Lexington and Bunker 11111? Where were the blue bloods of the Back Bay? Where were all the ancients and honorables to whom Boston Common is so sacred that they will not even turn it over to the Park Commis- sion to be properly protected? The New-Eng- laud Light Brahma Club wanted to hold a poul- try show in Boston. Who compose tho New- England Light Brahma Club we do not know. We suppose, however, that they are mostly Sons of the devolution, In blood and breeding fully equal to their pure blooded fowls. Nobody but New-England Brahmins would bo the patrons of the Brahma rooster. Inasmuch as the wel- fare of the Brahma rooster was for the moment the cause dearest to their hearts siuco the cry for Philippine independence had lost Interest, it was perhaps characteristic for them to think that a little crowing under their auspices in Faneuil Hall would be quite as appropriate as some of the braying with which they have hon- ored that historic edifice. At any rate, they decided that Faneuil Hall was the proper place for the poultry show, secured from the Board of Aldermen a permit for the exhibition, and were about to put the hens to cackle where of old the eagle screamed, when New-England tra- ditions in the person of the Irishman from Fer- moy stepped in with a veto. Perhaps it was a recollection of the schoolboy days of an Irish lad in a land of wonder and opportunity, and a keener sense of the value of those Impres- sions than comes to others who take their de- scent from the Puritans rb a tribute to their own worth, which led him to speak of "such use "of Faneuil Hall as illegitimate and 6ubstan- "tially a profanation." haste scourged nerves It MMM ridiculously slow, but It Is not so slow, after all. It hns the advantage of beittg nble to pot around an obstruction. If a trolley car Is blocked for ten minutes on tlio bridge tlie whole Hue of truffle is suspended and nil the i?n!n of high speed cars Is sacrificed for a rafit throne:. The omnibus will turn out and keep i:;> Its moderate pace, cud perhaps, llko the tortoise, win tho race while the hare litaking its wink of sleep. It is a groat pity to have the new bridge left practically useless for many months. The city could well afford to give n temporary franchise for a merely nominal consideration, safeguard- ing it so as not to confer any exclusive right or give a company anything which the city would have to buy back. Anybody willing to run stages should bo encouraged to make a low rate of faro, so as to attract patronage. This bo could not do if subjected to any heavy charges, for the cost of equipment of a line would be large in proportion to the prospective earning power, in view of the ultimate intro- duction of trains, which would drive the stages out of business. The city officials will do well to take this subject up and see what can be (lone to give (ho Williamsburg people Immediate rides to New- York. NEW- YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, FtaDA^. DECEMBER 25. 1003. Anmscmcn*'. UL About People and Social Incident*. \u25a0ACADEMY OK JH'SIC— \u25a0:»-- Wtr Down E««t- li:Ui»Ca TIiEA.THU-2— 6*.-*ft Kitty Bellalr*. §R0 A 2 W AV TUSATfUB-4:80-Bafeeti e. <iAS'NO— S:4s—*.lft— -.*?me W,r. CIRCIJt— 2 — S — Vi«u3c»*:lle. SiITEiUON — 2:ir> — i— 1«« «=fl I*4y AJjtt. DART'S TiIEATKE -S:i6— A ,'ap«X«s« S-l»htlu«si«. >KDGSf irUSKE— The World il) W»x. _._. rOL-RTSUNTH HOI THEXTRI>-J— •— O«r.lc»Q BAE^'nirßK J-^-Tt!«( UtOl M«i«s. .»»iT"S: TBKITHX- I v:20 — Wh^orraslilßg JnUa. MtTJMf cSsRA HOC»-»-*J»-Tte iuht Th»t •JTCR^LO' IMSMUE THZATOE— 2:»-*:lO— Ttie Girl .KCt)«OK 8 CATItr-2-ir.— 4l:lft- The Marriage of Kitty. IRVING I'UACB THEATRE—2 3*-A»sh«nbro*i: Vnr.:i» ra«- KEITH.I S ConMnuoß* y»rformaße« KNl< KV-RBOCKJTR— C—S — Mum'w.:* Napoleon. LTEIC THnATr.E-s—*:s>«— Red Feather. MAriTPOV S*JI:aF.E-I:S»-'» — A Glr: fro« Dili*. VAJCSTir THr.ATT.K-^3— &—Hab^» In Tfy'.and. MANHATAN THK^TT:! I :—2— *:« — Cap;«ln Barrinftcai. MCTTtOPOUTAN <^HTTRA HOUSE — S— Aida. AfT-r.KAYmix THn.fTRE- 2— — :>rink. >TRVr AMSTPKDAM — 2—2 — < — Mother C->o*e. VKW EMPIRE — 'rlS — The Pretty S!«t«r of Jo»*. VKW LVCECM-- «:18 Tl-J AdcltM* Olchton. KETV-TOUK THEATPB— 6 .l^—DcroU-.y Vemoti •" H»<3don TUT: - PRTNCn««» TUEiTRE — 3—3 — «r« The Sarr»mtnt PRO<T"oV.'f»" Twrr.tr-'^IM Street— Ur too OStMaf Ouartl and Vaudeville. Fifty-eirhtb Street D«M>rt*4 at *••• Altar, nrth Avenue— A labafr.ji an<» Vaa«e»nl«. One- huadrra-»Rd-(ver.ty-f!fUi Sli*«t- Mocte Oils— en- v«ud»vr> HAVt^T T'IT:ATRE—5 — !»:in—Her Own TT«y. FT. NTOI"^A« nTNK--S:IR-lP* «tßtinr. VAT"T>K\TXi.IS — 8:20 — Charlotte Wlebe an* Frencn coo- 5— ,V-15— The Office BT ICAT.T.*CK <i—2: IS—S:» -Tr* Cnurtr "* l " ' u '^ w _ •WFiKrR «• FTTri^nc— 2—2 — * — \Vtw>op-i:w-Deo and WWBea. WEST — Ot^fllo — S!s— Carmen. Index to Advertisements. Pap*. Col.: Pn^.Co' j— swiiiiti 14 &-*TT^st *f V Apartment Hotels.... « « Vrr.r.f« & Deaths... » B Bank*™ it Brokers. ..l 3 •'Ocean BtWBMR 11 *-" fee* and Room* IS sVuh'le Notice* 11 . « Bejsiaeea Chances 13 •lltaOraafla " «M* Citr Hotels 11 lIIMIUM •• « Country Prop«rty for ' Rp'.lrious Notices • « Bile ' « ' Bavtwci Bank* 1* 1 PlvMerrt Nci'res IS B .School • Ben .c*. <"• « T>orr. S:ta W«'i4..11 ' Sre lal Notioes • &-« I>ar.e!ii* A<»£eniiee... « C Sfaruboata 11 « Pie—ins trim. IS 4! Tribune Puh'n Hat'-*.. 9 5-0 EnspK-rtr-'t A«esd«s..'!3 « T.i I^t for Bus'.t.ess Financial IS 2-i Purposes J Kbit.. Rooms to Let. 23 4 Wirier Resorts 13 4-0 S»'v Vima IS r. Work War.ted IS "-« 2Br?*-urtian S R—fl 1 _^ Xtto-flvtk&iiiin Sribmtt FBXDAT. DECEMBER 25, 1903. THE YEWS THIS MORXIXG. Mrs. John Jacob Astor Is spending Christmas at Philadelphia with her fatrxv. Mr. W.i::ns?, who Is la very feeble health, ard still In deep mourning. August Belmont left town on Tvetday for Gar- nett. Mi place in South Carolina, where he Is en- tertaining a house party, amors the members ci which Is Mrs. Van Rensselaer Kennedy, who has now almost entirely recovered from the Illness which confined her for a time to P.oosevelt Hos- pital. Mr. and Mrs. Pembroke Jones hare a large house party for Christmas and the New Year at Airlie. their place In North Carolina, where they will be. Joined the day after to-morrow by ilr. and Mrs. J. Borden Harrlman. Mr. and Mrs. Cortlar.dt Field Bishop r© abroad early next month, and will spend the rest of the winter In Algiers. Mr. and Mr*. "William Rh!n-=lT.r.f!er Rive their usual Christmas dinner to-nlch'. afl Sherry's, their quests consist!*!* of members of the Rhinelanrter and Kip families, while Mrs. Astor. Captain and Mr*. Warren C. Beach. Mr. ar.l .\. r rs. J. Borden Harrlman and Mr. and Mrs. .V*. :...-. Iselin. Jr.. a--.. likewise giving dinners to-night Out In the country Mr. and Mrs. Oliver rr.trrl* man. Jr.. have a Christmas tre« entortair.ment this afternoon at OMll country o'aM at White Yl\lni. where they have house parties for the fcolMay*. Mr. and Mrs. H?rrv Parr.* Whitney have a houso party at their place at TVestbury. Lon:; Is.and. and Mrs. Robert It. LJvirjpitcn Rives a i,-."» family party to-day at her emintry teat at T.voli-on-th*- Hudson, her gut s*s being for the rr.ost part mem- bers of the Livingston and Taller families. William C. Whitney has a. large hous* party for the Christmas holidays at Mi place at A!ken. I: includes Mrs. Charles T. Barney an<l her .laugh- ters, while Dr. and Mrs. Seward Will have a party at She. burn* Farms, their place In "Vermont. Mr. and Mrs. H. McK. Tjrombly are spending Christmas in town at their house in F!fth-av«.. but leave here to-morrow for Ehe!bum« Fanna. Vt.. to stay with Dr. and Mrs. Sewaru Webb. Christmas Is a dies non from a social point of view. Th« festivities in team are chiefly in th* nature of family satherintcn an! Christmas tr** celebrations for the chiklr<*n, while mn.r.y ire en- tertaining Uir?e hnu'-» parties at their places la the country for the holidays. Mrs. Harold Prown rria a Christmas tr-e) party at her house In East Fifry-nfth-st. for the daughter of her sister, Mrs. J. Ellis "man. and Mrs. Cornelius Vamierbllt has given entertainments of the same kind at '[:• Ogi!en Goblet's house on Flfth-ave. for her chil«lr< and for those) of her widowed sister. Lady Herbert. NEW-YORK SOCIETY.
