THE CABINET.Washington. Jan 3 fSpecial).— Thp Pr»--ident and

Mrs. Roosevelt were the guests of honor to-night

at the flmt Cabinet dinner of the season, whichwas glv«>n by the Secretary of State sad Mrs. Hay.

The other guests were the Seeretarv of the Treasury and Mrs. Shaw, the Attorney General andMrs. Knox. the Postmaster General and Mrs.Payne, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary

ifAgriculture and Miss Wilson, General and Mrs.

Leonard Wood. Mr. and Mrs James Vworth, Mr. and Mrs. James W. Wadsworth, Jr.,

Miss Dtnnison. Miss Boardman and Clarence II

The table was decorated with pink rofes and pink

shaded lights.

AT THE WHITE HOUSE.Washington. Jan. 3 <Speclal).-The first caller _at

the White House this r;"rninc was Henry T. ui-

nard. wbo presented th« vtaaaj of the beet sugar

growers on the Cuban treaty. Mr. Oxnard wasToi-

lowed by the German Arabas-ador.'who called to

pre*«nt Commnmler Schaefer. the n»w naval at-

tache. Oth^r callers were Senators Ds^SW. Proc-

tor and Foraker and Porry S. Heath. Mr Roose-

velt then lataiaifl to the R^l Room, where he re-

ceived upward of ftvr hundred fcMHitwrs of the

American Association for the Advancement of Sci-

ence. He had some romm»nt to raafce to each -m-

ber regarding his aartasaia* branch of scientinc

work. Although UM Baal Room was In the hands

of the decorator?, who *7er* putting or fom» final

touches preliminary to the diplomatic reception,

the scientists were able to inspect many or the

Improvements, and were enthusiastic in their ex-

pressions of admiration. The portrr.it* of George

Washington and Benjamin Harrison were especial-

ly admired.At 10:30 tlT* President went for a long ride with

Mrs. Roosevelt, leaving word that he would not

return to his office to-day. With the recon\'ening

of Congress on Monday the President 'v brief holi-day will come to an *>nd. and he will resume hisregular office hours, and will receive callers at the

usual hour.Mrs. Roosevelt has cards out for a reception n»xt

Monday, from 4 to 6.

Thomas Anson Matthews, of No. 415 WestTwenty-ftrst-st.. and Miss Caroline Fay Cobb wer«»married at the Church Sfl the TransSsuratlon oaJanuary 1. by th« Rev. Dr. Houshton. There wasa reception at the Waldorf- for near rela-tives. After February 1 Mr. and Mrs. Matthew*will be at home at No. SStl West Niuety-ilf

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The weddin« of M.l» Elsie Violet Flelschhauer.daughter of ex-School Commissioner Jacob Flelsch-hauer, to Monroe E. Koch, of New-York aad,

Paris, will take place at Sherry's on Wednes-day evening. January 14. by the Rev. Dt.Leon Nelson, of Temple laHaaV Brooklyn.

The bridegroom has s«l«cted his brother.Millard F. Koch, to attend him as b«st man, an.ithe ushers will be Charles A. Be«hoff. B«njarala

F. Koch. Ralph Gerstle aad Sydney Rossnbmum.The maid of honor will be Miss Florence LillianKoch, and the britlesmaUld Mi« Dora Well. BftsaIrene Fleischhauer. Miss Sadye Gerstle and Mis*Mabel Well. The flower bearers will be- MastersRichard C. Frank. IrvingJ. Lewln, Ned. Dahbnasm.Robert and Bert Somer. and Herbert Bloom.Three hundred invitations have been tsauod. Tti*couple will take a trip throush the South, aadwill return to this city about February 13 andtake up their residence at No. 1.331 M-KlUon-av*.

MRS. WU STARTS FOR CHINA.

Summit. N. J.. Jan. S.—Mrs. Wu and Chow Chu.wife and son of the former Minister from China.Basal last week la this place, anil started faarfar San Francisco, from which port tney will sa:lfor China. Mrs. Wu and her »on wer» tbe avast*of Miss Somers at her home in BSBSaal Road.

WEDDINGS AND ENGAGEMENTS.

Mrs. John Anderson Grant announces the er>.»gagement of her daughter. MBM Maud A. Grart.an artist, formerly ot Cambridge. Mass.. to V.Gualdo Ford, of the Colombia Law School. M-.F.>rd is a son of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Ford,

IM 'rri.'town. and a descendant of Colonel JacobFord, whose widow entertained Washington nthe Ford house, the present Washington head-quarters in Morristown.

One of th* most notable charitable enUrtaln-ments of the tTlnter will b« given In aid of tfc»

Home for the Destitute Blind on January 18. at th«

Waldorf-Astoria. Mnae. Marcella SeinSrich. E.I •

©U3rd de Reszke and Timothee Adamowskl ha^e

volunteered their services for the concert, which,

willbe held at 3:30 o'clock. Tickets, at $5. may tahad from Mrs. B«th Barton French. No. 15 WestKtftv-first-sr. Mrs. F. de R. Wisstnan. No. TOTFifth-aye.; Miss Debon. No. 3tO Fi'th-ave.; Mrs.Kingsland. No. 62 Flfth-ave.; ilra. Herman LeroyEmmet. No. 102 East Thtrty-sfccth-st.. and Stemway

A Sons. Windsor Arcade. Tlie homa at presentmaintains one hundred persons, and needs an ad-dttJoa to Its Income, which can only ba. raised D^

this entertainment. Amonjr th* tLAnayera sithe homo are Mrs. Astor. Mrs. John E. Alex-andra, ilrs. Charles H. Berryman. Mrs. EdwariDelafleld. Mrs. William A. Duer. Miss Dohon.Mrs. H. 1.. E.niaet. Mrs. George G. Haven,Mrs. Valantine G. Han. Mrs. George Klngsland.Mr*. Frederic .T. De Peyster. Mrs. J. Hampden

Robb. Mrs. E. L.. Wintarop. Mrs. F. De R. Wlss-man and Mr3. S. Barton French. The patronesses

incrade Mrs. Astor, Mrß. Chaxl«s B. Alexander.Mrs. James L.. Breese. Mrs. Edmond L. BayU*.«.

Mrs. Hanry Clewa Mr*. W. Bayard Cuttlngr. Mr».R, Fulton Cutting, Mrs. George De Forrest. Mrs-Arthur M. Dodge. Mrs. J. J. Emery, Miss Furalss.Miss rre!ing-huys»n, Mrs. Gerard. Mrs. RobertGoelet. Mrs. Elbridge T. Gerry. Miss Qurnee, Mrs.William Pearson Hamilton. Mrs. Henry £. How-land. Mrs. E. H. Harriman, Mrs. Richard Irvla.Mrs. Alrtan Iseiin. jr.. Mrs. Oliver C Jennings.

Mrs. Morris K. Jasup, Mrs. Luther Kountze, Mrs.J. F. Kemochan. Mrs. Henry D. Livtngrstor Mrs.Woodbury G. I^angdon. Miss Leary, Mrs. Maekay,

Mrs. John Mlnturn. Mrs. Bronson Murray. Mrs. J.Plerpont Morgan. Mrs. A. Newbold Morris. Mrs.Thomas Newbold, Mrs. Edward C. Pott«r. MTs.Douglas Kobinson. Mrs. J. Hampden Robb. Mrs.Whitelaw ReM, Mrs. Lorillard Spencer Mrs. PhilipSchuy'er. Mrs. John Sloane. Mrs. Byam K. Stev-ens, Mrs. Frederick Sheldon. Mrs. Herbert I*.Sat-terlee, Mrs. H. McK. Twombly, Miss Amy Town-ser.d. Mrs. James M. Varnum. Mrs. "W. SewarrtWebb. Mrs. H. Walter Webb, Mrs. Lucius K.Wilmerdtng. Mrs. F. S. Witherbee and Mrs. RobertWinfarop.

Mrs. Astor*» ball tcili take p!ace to-mon-ow -week,

and will be followed on the followto*Monday ty*dance given by h»r «au»hter-ln-law. Mrs. JohnJacob Astor.

Thp annual Charity Ball In aid of the Niataary

and Child's Hospital win take piae« «n Fsbrnary 5.

Boxes are for sale, as usual, at the home of Mrs.F. M. Goddard. No. 2 East Thirty-flfth-st.

Mr- Stuyvesant -Fish. Mrs. Breckholßt Cntttn*.ilrs. Oliver Harriman, Jr.. Mrs. WTlllam D. Sloane.Mrs. Astor. Mrs. C. B. Alexander and Mrs. Joan LWaterbury are am .ng the subscribers to ta» mu-

sical teas which Mrs. K.J. Collins ha» orsaalzsd forJanuary 15. 32 and 29 at tbe Gerrlt Smith studio, la

East Thirty-third-st.

Cable advices announce the birth of a son to

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clews. Jr.. at Paris. Mrs.

Clews was formerly Mrs. Frederic Gebhard.

Professor and Mr*. TT. Falrfleld Osbora have- t*-

turned to town frrrm Washington and a»« at their

house- tn Madlson-ave.

Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay willr«turn to tows tn's

•week from her conntry place at Roslyn. and will

b* at her house in Madtson-ave. for th* remainder

cf tlie season.

Mr. and Mr*.Pierre LoriDard. who are a: Tux«do,

are booked to safl for Europe on Wednesday.

Mrs. John E. Cowdln has Issued Invitations for

musicals on the evenings of January 11 and S at

he? home in Gra mercy P3r*. At the- owi next

Sunday Doimetsch will render a programme of

seventeenth century music on instruments of thatepoch.

The engagement is announced of Mia» ConstanceJ. Pratt, daughter of Mrs. Daiiaz Baehe Pratt v»

R. Stockton Pyne. son of William Moses Taylor

Pvne, of No. K3 Madison-aye.

Another -«.-<>ddins? of the comisj week Is that •*Miss Jeann°tt«> d-» Mauriac. who«« n«rU*« toOeorg* F T. Brittain takes place on 3arurday a-,

the Church of the Heavenly Rest.

On the same »v»»Tiln« there will be a nseedn* of

th" Saturday Evenin? Danctn» Class at I>l-monico's.

For Thursday there wUI be a danc* elvea v/

itrs. James A.Barclay, at Sherry's, for >lias Ade-laide Barclay: the meeting: of the Thursday Even-Ins <-!:b at Mrs. John Hone's house. In Ofamercy

Park; Mrs. Elbrldge t. Gerry's inaslca! at littons* In East Slxty-ftrst-st.. and reception* v-

'»:-• Ricftard p Lounshnry. at her ttoaae ta li-r:fty-seeoß*-st.. and by Mrs. A. HolJaad Forbes.>:-\u25a0>. 67 East Fifty-flfth-nt.

On the same day the vmlrllr.f ot Miss Elsls Bar-low Gordon, daughter of Mrs. Charles Gordon, toMorton Burr Stelle. Jr., win talte place at St.Thomas's Church. Tt w!H h» folio-wed by a recep-tion at Sherry's gtrmn by the Bflda's brctta* tn-'.4r.-. Daniel R. llanna. of Cleveland. Ohio. DotJ*-Ia»» Gordon wii! jiv« hJs slater away. wfcfi« ths

bridesmaids will be Miss Mildred »nd Mtsa Lilifa^Sawyer. Miss Beatrice Ward and MI3S Thtns»Matthews: Mr». Daniel R. Hanna aatlag a* aer«ii«ter'3 matron of honor. Kenneth O. C^ilsaoliawin act as best man, while William J. Gordon.Robert Coohran, Chauncey Coles and Claxtac*Wyckoff willbe ushers.

On the =>aTn" aft-rnoon Miss Mary WflHami.daughter of Mrs. vri:;:.»rr. Blsfand Wiltlama, toAtm!n Radcllffe Baldwin, win take plac« at th»Church- of the Incarnation.

Recrptlon3 win be slven oa W«Jn«adar Uy 34rs.raartM Witnwrtfteg and Mrs. John C. Wi;n>«r<ttnz.at No. 48 ast Twenty-*ixth-«t.: oy Mrs. A.Jacquelln SnUtn. So. 22) L*xin«tor.-av«.; b7 Mr*.Robert E. Bonner, No. 563 Madison-aye.; by Mrs-Edward Chester Center. No. 153 Xaat Thlrty-«ev-enth-st.. and by Mrs. Smart Duncan. No. 23 Ka^t£I*ty-th!rd-st., while fn the eVenlcs Mr. and Mrs.George R. Sehleffelln have a dinner part 7»t the:rhouse tn E»« Foriy-fiXih-at.

Hardtny. Miss Eleanor Lerrto and Miss Max;ar*tRiir-v J«rr«-» Mci>?ai will b<? the best mv, whfl*th- ushers win b<» Sew<»ll Eoardman. Artlrar Moore.8. /. Drake, John J Knox. Parker Wood an4Alex-ander wil»r. Aft«r tIM tafaanwr th&f -will b« ar*c«ptlon at the home of th« brlda. No. 540 Madl-son-»v».

THK tMMEMO&D COXMIZSJOX'S PLAS.Tho ststp Railroad Commission's dealings

with tbe rapid Tr»ni<it problem suggest tiie

iQiillibHaaHtfcas* of tlv King and Queen of

H'-nrts. It tit;* i]]iand issues summary andR««apale »<rdet> without morb tcitard for theis-.^s of.the obbr. It se*ms to have been im-

]>rcf*od with the policj nf doinj: something,

ami. not bWaai l!" ability or inclination to

find out 5n • •-," what was needed, just oon-

«h:<Jed. 10 cover Ib<% whole ground by an easy.

offhand direction to run all tbe trains aaaafaianil tlic tiui<\ It is obvious thai then- is no

Tseod from early morning until midnight for all

Ui<> train* M-liich are run at aal ru?h hours,

The re.juir-m.-nt that the elevated railroad

*hmild keep aa/li a nun:bit of trains in opera-

tion i*-unreasonable. Oil the other hand, it is«-qna!ly obvious that the present service in thenon-rush boms lis inadequate, and that the fullmsh hour tserxice does not t**gin early enough

or'"last Jong enoueh. The traffic congestion

rarely extends beyond the periods Baai for

maximum t*»rvi.-<\Tlie^e shortcoming.- a!«* what the State Com-

ml*tltnrt;order is m*»ant io correct, but it is an

*'S«Wdinsly erode adaptation of means to an

f nd. r j"tiulaajaat, am hope that the elevatedrciilrond company will make no difficulty

Btatal jsaadi«ni*. for when it has once shownwlhtp its t*rric- if superfluous it will easily

f*>rnr+ jwrinistfon to BaY it flown to the Tjeeds

of ,-*(. . MmuwlilU- it will jrive th* public.

t£ it does not now. all 3b" BbbbVM required

l« tlt» non-rush timirs. From one point "f

view, indeed, it h« a c<>od thing for a novelty

to overdo the service Itrnigbt make the roada bii -...OMltr for a chang*. Moreover, It willb*.w«»]l V» find out how large a service the

people Trillute if they have it. The attempt«uvly bj provide everybody with a s^fit even

*t oon-ruph hour* &> long ago erased that it

vonld lie worth while forIlittle to run trainspretty <"mpty. and iheu scale down, as it is

oa.*y to do. while it i« almost impossible fortlK«aaajßßaf B» scale np. car by car nnd train

In- trsin. to the uiremMiU. The utmost lib-.-raJity of the managers always falls short, and

perhaps a sudden, Miud i»lunge into prodigal

service H the only way to overcome the strain

of parsimonious habits.The psj .-T-int.=3(Jent of the ManhHrtau lines

suggests that rr.ll service would mean conges-

(\u25a0am in the non-rush honrs and decrease in

gpeefl. It Is to T>e remembered, however, that

the delay at eight and morning Is largely due

to the oVwrwruJnr of the trains and the im-

possibility of loading and unloading quickly,

la the non-rush* hours the trains would si

shorter, and at most would be only comfort-

htr filled. With a few passengers g«tt!ng on

nd off without difficulty at each station the

stops would be brief usd the trains would

oa-ily run on schedule time. As we say ther>rf*r overdoes the matter, but it is in the

right direc-tion, and attention ihould likewisehe given to the ©tb«*r elevated Jk.et, in the city

that tbeir non-rosh hour service may also be

increased in liberal measure. if not on the

\u25a0jttfhaafll plan proposed for tho Manbattnn'

For improvement of the service in the n»b

boars tb« <ooini«fclon does practically nothing

bo- mtC the completion of third tracks,

-raat isTjun what the railroad wants and has

AXO.VAUES 7.V MOROCCO.The i-evoli in Morocco is a strange affair,

whether serious or not. For one thing itpresents

the extraordinary spectacle of a widespread re-bfUinn without a known leader. Tbe identity oftbe so-called "Pretender" Is as carefully con-

oaaled as was that of tbe Man wita the IronMask. He i*known as "Bu Hamara," wbichmyalls -Father of a She Ass"—a designation

certainly not specific nor illuminating. He issairl to have assumed or 1o have been investedwith that title on account of bis riding no othersteed than that named. At the beginning oftbe revolt the part of "Bu Hamara" was un-questionably taken by one Omar Zarhuni, a

soldier, or »?XH»oldier, who had learned somed«ver juggling tricks and thus was able to

establish a reputation for supernatural power,and therefore forespecial sanctity. He.however,

declared hiuinelf to be only the forerunner oftbe true Mahdi. and in time be stepped asideinto the subordinate position which be nowfills, surrendering the centre of the stage to

the present mysterious "Bu Hamara." Again,

it was rumored that "Bu Hamara" was theSulian'* elder brother. Mulai Mohammed. Butit is evident that was not true, for Mula! Mo-hammed has been all alone in iafe custody atMequinez, and is now restored to liberty andto his due rank at court. Moreover, "BuHamara" has said that be is not that brother,but is fighting in that brother's interest. Sothe identity of <he Pretender, or the Mahdi,or whatever we may call him. remains a pro-found mystery, to his own followers as wellas to the Shereefhin court.

Again, it is to be noticed that while the Sul-tan sf Morocco is probably tbe most absolutedespot in the world, not even being restrainedby a "Siieik-ul-IslHrn." as is the Ottomun Sul-tan, yet he Is by no means such a Turk as will"boar no brother near the throne." On tbecontrary, be seems to cherish a liberal andfraternal feeling toward his close kinsmen. Itis true that for souk* cause he has lately heldM'.ilni Mohammad, in restraint. But be hasnow released him and restored him to rankand honor. Another brother. Mnlai-cI-Keblr,

is the most trusted and chief rommander of

the Sultan's army, and was put in charge ofthe forces first dispatched against "Bu Ha-mara.' Two nncles of the Sultan are alsoh!gh officers in the army, and are at the headof supplementary expeditions against the Pre-tender. So the Sultan seems quite willing andglad to bear brothers and other kinsmen nearthe throne, and. Indeed, to be on the whole apretty amiable sort of ruler—for au "Emir-al-Mumenin." Indeed, he can afford to be, con-sidering the dignity of his standing; for MulalAbd-«1-Aziz is a direct descendant, in the

-i> siith generation, of AH, la* unc]- andson-in-law ot the Prophet Mahomet. As suchhe can regard with a certain degree of patron-age all other prince*, potentates and powers of

tii»- Moslem world.It will not be surprit-ing if another anomaly

Is presently witnessed, either in the vanishiug

of the revolt as mysteriously as itarose or inthe success of/ this rebel -without a name.TbinnH do happen that way in tbat fitranßeland. A clever bit of legerdeuiaiu may cause

VO POSTMISTRESS: >O POSTOFFICE.President Kooseveit has takon exactly the

rfgbJ course in (losing up the postoffice at ln-

.iiiiii.'U. Miss., where the postmistress, a highly

respectable and capable colored woman, who

bad lilled the office for several years, was com-

pelled to resign by threats of violence. She hadbeen postmistress under President Harrison.and wa* a^ain appointed by President McKln-ley nearly sir years ago. She bad the good willnf Tl." leading white people of the neighbDrhood

and prominent white Democrats were herbondsmen. Tbe rowdy white element, how-ever, recently undertook to persecute her.

rhdr demonstrations were simply a mani-

festation of the lawless spirit wbich has beendeveloped by the lynching habit As has oftenbeen shown in these columns, tbe toleration of

lawlessness in tbe punishment of negroes whocoimnlt crimes breeds the spirit of persecutionagainst respectable negroes, and even against

whites who offer any pretext for the excesses<.f a riotously disposed population. Formerly

violence toward negroes was generally mani-fested only toward those wbo bad aroused the

rasesMßßst of the respectable portion of thecommunity. Now. tbe riffraff have adoptednegro baiting as a sport, and the serious civ-

ilized whites have awaiened to tbe need ofstamping out this plague of barbarism. But it-I.re;!d*. and now its victims are not merely

worthies! blark men. but black women also.

au<! women of high character who have the

favor of respectable .whites. The incidentshows <he demoralizing influence of tbe South-ern philosophy of negro rights when working

in the minds of the ignorant and truculent por-

tion of the white community. It is easy to un-

derstand how a lot of rough fellows hanging

about a barroom got to discussing tbe Charles-ton Collectorship. or some similar matter in-volving a negTo's right to hold ofiJce. and be-thought themselves that they had in their neigh-

borhood a "nigger" woman office holder, whomthey had never before thought objectionable.

1t«ni they concluded that it would be smart to

tvacu the "niggers" a lesson, and t-mered upon

their chivalrous campaign.The wisdom of appointing a colored person to

»nr particular office in a Southern white com-munity is often difficult to determine. It isponerally a mistake to force people to transactofficial business with a person who is disagree-able to tbern. On the other hand, it does not

do to adopt the principle that negroes are notto be treated like other citizens. The appoint-ment of tue postmistress at Indianola did notviolate tLe best local u-liite sentiment. Even if

It harj done bo, however, it would lw the duty

of the government to defend its dignity andprotect its officials, regardless of prejudice, Itis necessary to leach all who do not yet under-stand itthat the United States is not to be trifledwith, aud that ifpersons misbehave themselvestoward it and its officials, they cannot enjoy

its services and protection. If they persecute

postmasters they will pet no mail. Itmay bethought that such a cure for rowdyism is ratherhard on the law abiding constituency of theorhV»\ but itis tho only course compatible withtlw» dignity of tbe government. Moreover, lawabiding people also need to learn something.

The rowdies flourish because other people tol-erate them and apologize for them and depre-

/•at<- sharp punishment of their lawlessness.Th«'so oth^r people .need to learn that they, too,

willsuffer for tbe misdeeds of the rowdies they

harbor.

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aoticbt surreptitiously to gain under guise of

In.ving switches. Perhaps it should- have It,

but socurinc Itdocs got leptfsl finally on thp

Railroad Commission Tlir rrani of a fr«n-

chise to build such tracts must be made by

Ih.- local authorities. If the Manhattan Rail-

road will apply far \u25a0 franchise to carry out

tli«« instructions of the Railroad Commission.nud make reasonable compensation, instead of

.ryiujr to* steal n march on tho city. it canlIIHIMJBM get what it wants. Third trackswould bo some relief, and so would longer

trains, but neither would meet the require-

ments of the situation. Adequate relief canonly come with the completion of the tunnel.Meanwhile, however, it Is proper to demand

such allcvi.Mtlon of rush hour conditions as Ispossible, and an entire abandonment of thepresent niggardly policy on the part of the

railroads whlth results in needless crowding at

non-ru6h hours.

When the rush of multitudes•'

men and womento put money In a savings bank becomes so exten-sive and so impatient that overhasty observerssuppose th«.t a "run" to close out accounts Is in

full swing, could there he a stronger proof of pros-perity among wage-earners? /,},':*:

Tier Vi»w of It.—The housewife wanted to knowwhy the itpplKant for a. |K>eition as cook had leftht-r last pt«ce.

The applicant was disposed to be evasive."What wud ye think, mum. IfItold y« that the

mHHtfr watt »o attlntivo to me that the missus gotjealous?" she asked at last. ... ,

The houiwwife gave the applicant a quick lookV'"fl°woui'dV'"fl°woui'd1

tl.Iink." Khe then B*ld. "th;U the master

wus a man of no judgment."—(Chicago Tost.

The Brooklyn reveller at Christmastide. who went

forth on his quest for the merriment belonging to

the season, carrying before him the nne Roman

nose which, like our revolutionary forefathers inWebster's oration, had come down to him from aformer generation, returned home after a brief but

eventful absence witli that organ transformed into

one of handsome Grecian proportions. The founda-tions of the work were laid by some unknownHlttlte. but its pymmetrical rnmp!'>tion was flue tothe skill of the Samaritan ambulance surgeon whoattended him, and who turned out so fine a job

that t-ha magistrate before whom the deformedtransformed w&3brought for Judgment suspended

sentence lndfjflnitely.and sent him home with hisidentity somewhat Impaired, but otherwise ratherbetter looking ac th* fruit of his holiday experience.

The case Is a novel one. tempting the Christmasroisterer With ft nose not out out by nature ac-cording to his liking. Into the same unreservedline of celebration, but there is no certainty that

it will always turn out the same way.

Wtwn the Heub lady comes to town and blowsInto the theatre, you cun bet your llfo that she willkeep her hat on. Bhe never dreams tbat the the-atregoers invariably suspect that there is some-thing the matter with the shape of her head.—(Memphis Commercial Appeal.

Dr. Temple's hatred of verbosity was Intense,

according to the. English papers. On one occasiona Clergyman sought Ills grace's permission to add

a second livingto the one he already held. "What

Is the distance between the two places?" aeked thearchbishop. "Only fourteen miles as the crow flies,

ray lord." was the eager reply. "You aren't a crow;

you can't fly; you shan't have it!" snapped Dr.Temple. Another time his chaplain wm surprised

to receive a toletjrnm from the archbishop con-sisting of only the words. "ThirrlJohn. IS and 14."Mystified, the chaplain turned up his Bible and

read: "Ihad many things to write, but Iwillnot

v.ith ink and pen write unto thee. ButItrust I

shall shortly see thee and we shall apeak face to

face. Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee.

Greet thy friends by name."

Whra American* make pilgrimage In the pre-

rinct* of Fleet th*y Rpnerally have a look

at "Goldsmith's hoiiee." a* itIs sometimes called.In Wine Office Court. At present they would find

it propped up with strong beame to prevent its

being disturbed by the taking down of the building

next door. Goldsmith, could he return to these oldhaunts, would probably not recognize it In itssplints. It seems to have been in the year 1760 that

he moved to these "superior lodgings at No. 6 WineOffice Court He had been writing for John New-berry, and here he lodged with one of Newberry's

relatives, who. perhaps, kept an eye on his errantindustry. As we may read in the "Dictionary of

National Biography," Johnson supped at Gold-

smith's lodgings on May 31. 1761. He had heard that

Goldsmith had quoted him as a "precedent forslovenly habits." and so he came to the supper"dressed with scrupulous neatness."

"They tell me. professor, you have mastered allth"U>n

dey2s!°ri!Üb^i my wife's and her mother's."—(Pennsylvania Punch Bowl.

A correspondent of an English exchange tellg astory of an experience which an old Sydney colonist.Mr. Joseph Thompson, who lately passed away at

the age of eighty-six, used to tell with a chuckle.He arrived in London on a visit In the midst of

a gloomy December, and one day at noon

suddenly stood still in the Strand and stared

fixedly into the sky. Within three minutes he had

the usual crowd round him, all asking. "What Is

it?" "What's up?" They stared with him at theirurky darkness which to the Londoner represents

the sky, and at length some one ventured to ask

him What he was looking at. "Oh!" aniswered Mr.

Thompson, "I'm looking for the sun. That's alltYou see, Icome from a land whera he's to be seen

In the sky at this time of day. and Ihop«d Imight

find him here, tco. ifIlooked long enough."

Wigg—Before they wer» married he said he would

"^a^Velfhe^partlany proved it. At any

rate he doesn't seem able to earn a living forner.l.(l>nnadelphia Record.

There is a policeman's college in St. Petersburg to

train apclicants for the force. There U a museum

combined with the school where the pupils makethemselves familiar with the tools of criminals.jimmies, drill?,chisels and contrivances for robbing

collection boxes, a special field of Russian thieves.

The Russian passport system is studied In detail.

The duties of the dvornifcs, a sort of assistantpolice, are taught. They keep watch on the resi-dences, report on the habits of tenants, their visi-tors, examine the paper* of newcomers and direct

them to report themselves at the police station.

The members of such a clever and complicated

system need careful instruction.

Wantanno— And Is your friend strong In the fac-ulty known as saving common sense?

Duzno— Remarkably so. "Wher it comes to saving

rommnn sense he is a regular mtser Inever kn«vr

him to use a particle of it in my life—(.BaltimoreAmerican.

THE TALK OF THE DAY.

According to all the existing evidence whichbears upon the matter, it is likelr that ft

plebiscitum of women the country over would

vote that Kansas Governor Bailey ought to be

married. The five hundred, more or less, whohave mailed to him letters proposing this con-jugal merger indicate clearly enough the driftof female sentiment on the subject, but as a

determining factor in the situation it is foundvoid and of no effect. Like Ephraim, the Gov-

ernor Is wedded to idols of his own choosing,

the connubial pattern being left out of the col-

lection. He may get through his term cred-itably as a celibate, and Is not without guber-

natorial predecessors of like condition. Gov-

ernor Hill among them, snatched baldheadedby time and destiny, and not as the familiarconsequence of matrimonial experiment.

Marriage mlglit round out Governor Bailey's

usefulness as nothing else can. but so far he

js^ms to be of another way of thinking.

*A new industry has been started In certaincrowded cities— that of home hunting. The ex-

pert in this business !s careful and painstaking.

A thorough investigation of apartments and

flats Is made by the members of this new guild,

and their reports are free from prejudice andpartiality. Does New-York need a fraternity ofhome hunters?

The dignity and usefulness nf the Inter-

national tribunal of The Hague are likely to

hold a lofty place Inthe history of the twentiethcentury-

We are sure Devery will not approve the

new police methods.

The report of the uniform board h*s been

made public, and the weighty questions as to

the dress of officers of the United States Army

have been decided. In the interest of the poor

officers, to whom the expense of new uniforms

and equipments is no Inconsiderable item, it

is to be hoped that thare will be no further

changes and no further expensive uniform after-

thoughts.

New-York's Custom House in 1902 took in

duties for the federal Treasury vaults of $179.-

004,3<:... an Increase of nearly $18,000,000 over

the figures of 3901. The Collector and his asso-ciates and the entire staff deserve the n«w home

which ie rising—rising very slowly, indeed— Justopposite the Bowling: Green.

"Will good manners be numbered amonr the

lost arts In the crowded streetcars?

A million dollars is no bagatelle, even for law-

breakers so thrifty and provident as Canfleid

and hia frl-n<ls.

Genera! Grcpnc haa the gamhleni on the runalready. Thf-y are more likely to close the faroharks arid assume a virtue. Ifthey have It not,

than to raw* n fund of $1/100.000 for «elf-prr>-t _•• t)•>!!, as current gossip said they would do.

Without their wardmen ih« "grafting" cap-

tains wilt be like Kinir Richard without ahorse.

Mr. Rlchardso:i, of Tennessee, despairs of evergetting any satisfactory tariff reform from pro-

tectionist*. What's the matter? Can't he copy-right their measures and reports, as well as any

others, ami sell them at a profit?

TREES AND WATER.

So far as we are able to ascertain, the only

argument in favor ofthe destruction of the treesalong the Croton and its affluents is that thus

the water willbe kept free from fallen leaves—or comparatively free, for itwould be necessary

to destroy all trees within some hundreds ofyards of the streams to keep all leaves out of

the latter. It does not appear that the endsought justiSes the means. Tbe leaves do not

contaminate the water. They do not make it

cnhealtkful. Itis doubtful if they ever give it

any perceptible fhtfw or color. Why, then,

should such desperate extorts be made to keep

them from falling into it? Because the leaves

accumulate in great quantities and threaten to

o'og the pipes and form veritable beds of muck

in the reservoirs. Wherefore, cut down thetrees, drain the swamps, straighten the water-

courses and transform the streams which now

wind about between mossy banks and undershadowing trees into straicht canals, boundedby banks of sunburned clay and simmering in

the blazing sun!Just so we have known people to destroy the

trees in city streets or to object to the planting

of them, "because the leaves made such an un-tidy litter": Itnever seemed to occur to themthat the health and comfort and beauty given

by the trees would a thousand times repay thelittle labor of sweeping up and removing theleaves as they fell. So it does not seem to

occur to these tree destroyers in the CrotonValley that the leaves might be removed from

the water from time to time, and that the littlelabor and expense thus caused would be a thou-sandfold repaid by the advantages ofhaving thestreams and the bordering land well shaded. It

is a safe estimate that at the minimum rate of$20 a million gallons the water which would belost to this city through the destruction of the

trees would be worth moro than the cost ofstraining and raking the leaves out of the

streams and reservoir?. Considering all thatwe hear nowadays about the scarcity of waterand the urgent need of increasing the city'ssupply, it. certainly seems false economy to

sacrifice $10 worth of water to save ?">worth of work. Suppose, moreover, that bylessening the Croton supply, through de-struction of the trees, and by squandering itat this end of the line through leaky pipes andfaucets, a water famine is produced, and we aredriven to seek an enlarged supply from theItamapo hills, or from the Adirondacks, as someare suggesting, are we going to begin by cutting

off all the trees which now shade the streamsin those regions? Why, the whole. Adirondackregion would not give us the water we need, ifall the trees there were destroyed.

The fact Is that the trees which now so densely

embower the Croton and its tributaries not onlyconserve and regulate the supply of water in

quantity, but also protect it in quality. Thismust be obvious to every one who is familiarwith that region and who has studied the prob-lem intelligently. The overshadowing trees pro-

tect the water from contamination by decayingvegetation. Where the stream is well shadedthe bottom is free from mud or muck, and free

from aquatic plants. Itis a stream of crystal

water flowing over pebbles and bowlders. Butwhere the trees have been destroyed and thereIs no shade the bottom of the stream is covereddeeply with-mud and vegetable muck, and thereare rank growths of yellow water lilies or"muckshores." and smartweed, and other grossherbs, which put into the, water a thousaudtimes tnore organic matter and are a thousandtimes more likely to give the water a bad tasteor color or smoll than all the fallen forestleaves of Vnllombrn^a.

Dr. Smith. formally of the New-York HealthBeard, was quite right when, in his Interviewiv The Tribune on Friday, he denounced therutting down of tr»»es nlons the Croton and its

ranches as "pun- vandalis;!)"' and urged thatinstead of destroying the trees the authoritiesshould plant more trees. The whole CrotonValley should be as densely wooded hh possible.

The strips of Innd which the city owns along

the bauks of the streau<» aud lakes should beplanted thickly with trees, so that every water-course will be embowered. That is the rationalpolicy, dlefuted alike by eugiueeriug and bysanitary considerations. One has only to noticehow shaded streams maintain au even flow allsummer, while unshaded streams dry up, andhow pure and sparkling the water of the formeris. while that of the latter, when there is any, isturbid andfoul, to couvince him of the follyand worse than follyof the reckless course nowbeing pursued in the Croton region.

SMALL LOSS.The revolt of labor against the National

Guard has broken out once more. This time

a lieutenant in the Connecticut Guard' seen

fit to resign because he had Joined the carbuilders union and feared that his membership

in the State soldiery was inconsistent with his

duty as a member of the American Federation.He feared that in case of a strike he might beforced to take arms against his fellow union

men. Some of his friends made efforts to keep

him in the National Guard, and his father, wbo

had been a guardsman before him. tried io

show him that his views were wrong; but he

was firm in his belief that thi> State troops werethe protectors of the employer, and his resigna-

tion followed.Ifthere are any more offlcfrs or enlisted men

who hold the same views who do not see that

the duty of a guardsman is Io protect the pub-lic peace at times when the civilauthorities arc

helpless— if there are any more of this kind in

the Connecticut soldiery, they should not beurged to change their views, but helped to makewav for better men, men who know the mean-ing of the oath which a recruit takes, whoseloyalty to a trade union does not make themforget they are American citizens, and who canbo relied upon to do their duty when disorderand riot threaten the lives and the property of

their neighbors.

The young man who made ihe theatrical exit

from the National Guard may have reaped someglory at the hands of union men, but he hasfallen in the estimation of the majority of bis

fellow citizens, many of whom wear the uni-

form of the State soldiery' despite the fact thatthey are members of labor organizations.

one Io be followed to the death and almostworshipped; and the slightest slip in his

Jugglery nicy cause the »arne one to be incon-tinently deserted and to be hissed off the stage

ns a bad actor. ItIs by no means improbable

that such will be the fate of "Bu Hamara,"

and that a few -weeks or a few days hence the

revolt which on?e threatened the throne and

dynnsty will exist only an f. memory. used "to

point a moral, or adorn a tale" In the coffeebouses of Tangier or In the bazaars of F«;

or the reverse may occur, and tbe illustrious

dynasty of All be overthro-mi by this "Fatherof \u25a0 She Ass." Either event willbe "kismet"!

NEW- YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SUNDAY, .JANUARY 4, 1903.

About Veople and Social Incident*.

IVeto-^ftrkDsii»Wxibmt

THE KEWS TUT* MORSISQ.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 4. 1903.

FOREIGN.— Two trainmen were ktlied andiwn serfousiy injured in a collision between the< bioMTO Expr-*s. eastbound, and a light engine

on -he Grand Trunk Railway, near St. Cath-\u2666rtnft. Ont. =--.-\u25a0-

" Kinj? George of Saxony is\u25a0 rted by his physicians to be in a critical

<-cnditlon. and his death is expect^ in a iedays. ===== A grand assault-at-arms and artil-teqr and cavuiiy ilspUya were features of the<ir.rbar festivities at Delhi. ===== Thirteen an-srchlsta. trtv> *-er* holfiinie a conference In a.tp\ein at eldorf. Germany, were arrested

l\v the police. ===== The heirs of Wagner . thecomposer, received $113,000 in royalties fromhis «#»era<« during 1902. ===== German marineswere landed at Porto Cabello for a short time, to<-ever th* seizure of weaaels in the in»«r harborby 9m hladcaOng ahips. ==An oficial report-

ri*M that The Io«:eS> -due to the \Vhn*krr

Wri^ht failure in London foot UJ) £I« .uw.VJA',

and if vendors* losses are included willamountto 537.500.0iM. ===== It jf tlioutciit in Peking

that the failure ••? China to pay It? indemnity

SB a. gold baalfl will entail seizure of terrrtnrvby the pcivers. except America.

===== Lord

Charles Beresford is returning; to America to

study busiu^f methods in this country.—

Preparations are under way to place Spain onf. cold basi? *>nd to prohibit the free coinage

of silver. \u25a0\u25a0 The Liberal candidate, C. D.Rose, carried the Newmarkat District, wresting

fc seat in P> riiament from ihe government.

DOMESTIC— The Statehood light will r* re-sumed TriLh rigor in the Senate when Cor.gTe??

reassemble to-n>orrcw: oa Tuesday SenatorTioar u-n: ppeak on his Anti-Trust bill, which•s *aid not to r.e an administration measure.-

>s«B»tiati<sn* for a Panama Canal treaty

remain in a de*<Jl<K-k over the auestjon of the

«mount Bt Hm enrrnny to be paid to Colombia.—rr- The Ctih«fl Sta;e»; Government favors re-

ferring the OAatm. indemnity controversy to

The Haaroe tribunal, and may suggt*t that

coarse to tht- powers -which demand payment in

trcM \u25a0 \u25a0-\u25a0 \u25a0 I>tti»«a-e >v-;6rau*^<J by heavy rain

«nd -wind In K-w-England == The Superln-

r^r.fl^nt of the State Hospital at Tarrytotrn. ma reperi to th'- State Board of Charities ce-sCTibefl th? needj: of the hospital and spoke inpraise of T>r. Lorenz'e work. =The firstexhibit for Lhe Louisiana Purchase Exposition

iv«.s «sc*iv»'d at St. Louis: the Sultan of Johorehas exrT^wed a desire to visit the lair andmake a Msjr of thi6 country.

' -'-The army

Imrracks at Sault Ste. Marie were burned.«"TTY-—Stocks xrere wrak ?-ariy; closed

stronp. ==Governor Oaell met Spr.ator Plattand other leader? in conference; little was ac-oompllsbed, owintr to the opposition, it was said.ef Senators Elsberp. Brackett and Brown.; \u25a0\u25a0<;-._. The Pthi^ Railroad Commission decided toc«v«v a. hearing t<> th* Manhattan company onth* commission 1^ orders for improv*^ner.ts on-1,» *,l*-vated roa<ie. ===== Captain O'R*«lly. of

ih»i Trnderloin station, crflfrt-d that aill saloons.-ni •\u25a0 iwlr halls -«hmil<l b»» closed ut midnight.—

it v?,j reported that a new labor party

'.vould J»e formed, with William 6. Devery as>ader

—=- \u25a0 A strike of machine and iron rig-;rers stopped work on many large buildings.

zr=z T»«»fith pp7.:.rat*-^ tv-'° a^d MMcn who

THK WEATHEII-—lndications .for to-day:Partly -i<-.ur]y. The teirperatur** yerterday:

Hirbest. 41 vieurw.; iou«;.st, 37 degrees.

On Wednesday the second of the WednesdayCotillons will take place at Delmonico's. It willbegin at 9 Instead of at 10 o'clock, as in recentyears, and *"U1 be led by Dr. George Huston Bell.dancing with Miss Mary Wagstaff. A number ofthe debutantes of the sea«un will be present, In-cluding MUs Harriett Weatherbee. Miss EleanorPhelps. Miss Anne Green and Miss Lydig.

Several weddings have likewise been set forWednesday, among them that of Miss KatharineDrake, daughter si Simeon Drake, whose marriageto O. Henry Qruner will take place at the Collegiate

Church a? 4 o'clock In the afternoon. The brides-maids : '\u25a0•1-.:>1« Miss Gladys Robinson. Miss Emma

To-morrow Mrs. William G. Park will give adance at Sherry's for her daughter Mary, who Isone of the debutantes of the season. Mrs. August

P. Montant has a dinner on the same evening for

Miss Adele Montant, while receptions will be given

in the afternoon by Mrs. Oliver Livingston Jones.Mrs. Lewis Livingston Delafleld, Mrs. Francis

Vinton Greene. Mrs. Heth Lorton. who was mar-ried a few weeks ago and who willbe at home at

the Buckingham Hotel; Mrs. Samuel Sloane, jr..

at No. C East Fifty-third-st.; Mrs. Thacher M.

Adams. Mrs. J. Clifton Edgar and Mrs. Edwin H.Weatherbee. In the morning there will be thetirst of the January sarles of Albert MorrisBusby's musicals at the Waldorf-Astoria.

For Tuesday there is scheduled tbe dance of theJunior Cotillon at Sherry's, where Alexander M.Hadden will lead. At Dehnonlco's on the sameevening there willb« the second dunce of the classorganized last winter by John D. Rockefeller. Jr.Mrs. James W. Gerard has a large dinner for thatevening, while receptions will be given In the af-ternoon by Miss Leary, Mrs. J. Edward Davis ar.<iMrs. James Wilson Clark. There will also be theftrst nneting of the newly organized Omnibus Clubat Charles W. Gould's house. No. 5 WashingtonSquare North.

Miss Callender and Miss de Forest will begin

their series of Sunday afternoon musicals to-day

at their home in the Tiffany Buildingat Madlson-

ave. and Seventy-second-st. These Sunday after-

noon receptions willcontinue throughout February

and March.

NEW YORK SOCIETY.

That element of society which left town for the

Christmas and New Year holidays has returned to

its accustomed haunts In the city, the season Is

once more at !ts height, and a glance at the pro-gramme of the woek which opens to-day shows

an exceptionally large number of dances and en-tertainments of one kind and another. Soon peo-

ple will be starting for Alken. for California. Flor-ida, and the south of France, and there seems to be

a determination in consequence thereof to mak«

the most of the time that still remains before thebeginning of Lent.

THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.Washington. Jan. 3 (Special).-The Austrian Am-

Ibassador and Mme. Hens»imu!ler held an official! reception this afternoon in compliance with diplo-

|matic etlqu«tte. which retires every newly ac-!credited ambassador to extend Buch hospitality in

honor of hts colleagues of the corps. From 3

o'clock until the close of the reception the em-

bainsy was thronged with foreign dignitaries, ac-companied by the women of their households, who

called to congratulate the host on his promotion

from minister plenipotentiary, which has been his'\u25a0 rank throughout his eight years' residence at the

national capital. The host and hostess-the latterwearing a Paris sown of white lace— were assistedin receiving by the former's niece. Baroness yon

Palm, of Bavaria, who is here for the winter. R*-i freshments were served in the dinin? room, where; the centrepiece of the carnation decked table was

a miniature duplicate of the court fountain atVienna, cast In solid sllveT. .V

The German Ambassador gave hia first officialdinner of the season to-night. Itwas in honor of

!the British Ambassador sad Lady Herbert. In-

vited to meet them were the Austrian Ambassadorand Mme. HengelmUller. the Associate Justice of

the Supreme Court and Mrs. White, the Argentine

Minister and Mme. Meron. the MilitaryAttache of

the French Embassy and Mnift.Vlgnal.Senator and

IMrs. Lodge. Senator aad Mrs. Wetmore. MissHitchcock, daughter of the Secretary of the In-terior; Miss Stevens. Baroness yon I'alm. niece ofthe Austrian Ambassador; Theodore Hansen, firstsecretary of the Russian Embassy; Mr. yon Callen-berg. secretary of the Austrian Embassy: Captaia

!Schaefer and Baron yon Ritter. of the GermanEmbassy.

Mr. and Mrs. James Hoy have Issued Invitationsfor the marrtas* of their daughter. Miss MarthaHoy. to Pierre Kogestvensky. second secretary of

the Russian Embassy. The ceremony will taka

place on Tuesday. January 20. at noon, at theHoy home, in Connecticut-aye.. and will be per-

formed by Bishop Tlkhon, of the Greek Church In

New-York. A small company of relatives and per-

sonal friends will be present, together with the1members of the Russian Embassy. Mr. Rogest-

vensky and his bride will take a short trip,and ontheir return will live at Chevy Chase. They will

spend next summer abroad.The Minister from Peru and Mme. Calderon for-

mally presented their eldest daughter. Miss AdellnaCalderon. at a tea from 5 to 7 o'clock tfaia aitar-

noon. The entire first floor o£ th« b*ad»oui«ly ap-

pointed legation in Massachusett3-ave. was thrown

open for the reception, and the r >»ts. after being

received by the hostess, who. wi.a the debutante.stood in the nrst parlor, passed on to the billiard

room and the large reception room on the opposite

side of the hall. Refreshments were served In the

diningroom and the library. Miss Rosita Calderon.a younger daughter of the house, who will makeher debut next season, and Senora Dona Belon. the

young daughter of the Mexican Ambassador, servedpunch. The women who assisted In the hospitali-

ties of the afternoon were Sefiora Azplroz. wife of

the Mexican Ambassador: Seiiora Merou. wife of

the Argentine Minister: Mrs. Pezet. wife of the

first secretary of the Peruvian legation, and MissArchibald, stepdaughter of Representative Heat-

wole. of Minnesota. Mrs. Calderon wore flowered

black and white silk, and her daughter was In

white tulle, trimmed elaborately with white ribbon,

the finishing touch of color being added by the

armful of bouquets which she carried. One ofthese was presented by Seftor OJ«da, the SpanishMinister, an old friend of the Calderon family,

whose acquaintance he made when minister to

Peru. The tea was followed by a supper for thereceiving party and a number of men from theSpanish speaking countries.

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