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RUSSO-JAPANESE RELATIONS. St. Petersburg Not Aware of Troops inCorea The Fisheries Agreement. St. Petersburg, -May fi.—The Foreign Offlce to-day Esked the Wsr Office what grounds. if any, existed for the reported Japanese protests BRaln.^t th<» fa3ure t^i withdraw Russian troops from Corea. The officials Bay they have no knowledge of Rus- Staa iops 'n Corea .md supposed that practically all controverples would be settled by the Jieso- tja.tions now approaching completion, one of the few Mtstsadinc points being- the navlffatlon of tbe Eungari River, which Russia Ktill Insists should Terrain a prerogative of Russia nnd China. princlpaj feature of the fisheries agreement gStsneSß JtMSSIs and Japan, the preliminary protocol of BTHdi wa« signed at fit. Petersburg on May 4. Eakes a rnmpromise on the question of fishing rights in xY.tr rivers and Inlets of the Siberian coast, vhich Japan \u25a0^airitainfd were guaranteed to her by the implied agreement preliminary to the discus- sions at Portsmouth. The Russians contended that the treaty rr-ff-rred only to the open s>a fishing. The <*nvention (Jliidea the rivi-rs and Inlets into two cat«gori<-5, one where fifihing is allowed ar.d the OthfT wl'.ere fiFhing is reserved to Hussla. It Is «-xp'-.ct»-d h< re that the signature of th<» vari- C'JB cOrmT.Tions will be marked by the elevation of th<? lepati'ir.s it Tokio and fit. Petersburg to the rank afei - es The r-arlier Japanese overtures ca this subject failed, but the bitterness of defeat lies abated in Russia, and if Japan promotes Dr. Uotono, Russia probably will follow suit. SOUTHERN MOROCCO IN REVOLT Brother of Bultan Proclaimed Ruler. Accord- ing to Report in Tangier. Tangir-r. May 6. /rdinj? to Information re- \u25a0Stved ! <-r< from !tfornrro City, the whole of the (ouihf-rn part of Morocco. Is In a state of rebal- lion. .I.. thft populace ,f Morocco Cftjr had proclaimed Mulai Haflg, brother of the .Sultan, '" be Sultan of Morocco, Mulal releaßed the prisoßen tr a th» jail, arrested the murderer of *>r. Mauchamp, the French citizen whoso as- RMsiutioa rtused the Intervention of France In Morocco and pestored the f.ld Governor of the city, nj B reported that many of the local offl- ' ria!Q . havp sent v.*,r<l to Bultan Mulai-Abd-el- Aiiz.ivho is at Fez. that they will no i ongr#?r rec- SgT.l7.. his authority. ; ; 'J$J "tmitt Hakes Non-Committal Statement Bearding Armament. tor >n v, MM l f *•"\u25a0 A!lked ln th^ House of Commons Hmi^tirT r> 5n vle rf t! \u25a0- »t*t«nstil on the Chanrelin-' \ rniam *' 1 made hy the German «ov^rnn f ' J«**tista« recently, the British «** cS" 1 lm^'«ely to lay down an- Taftuirpply H?; a St &n t™**** l * non-com- cf the cLi'^ i MllJll *w»p|,,n.,itfrom the tone §§SSSSSSLSf that th " cerman KOV- t)avo=d mninta!r,ir.» its own view. Brht£ 'Jowm^™t c^ t0 'ti..- Pcwem. The snr »s**£ «•\u25a0> ™& themattr-r re.,.' Xli , zwl that th< , uem , *«Ued extent ti /!„ annußWiuß could not U^t J \u0084 r.r. , -tr Z ,l, l - The Premier added" M prfsm : j, r™? 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V.. May 8. l«07. Charlotte Keach. wife of \u25a0William n. Davis. M. D. Funeral ser- vice willheld at Trinity Episcopal Church. Maunt Yernon. N. V., on Wednesday, May 8, at 2 o'clock p. m. "New Haven Palladium" and "Evening Register" please copy. DE PEYBTER—On May 4. 1907. John Watts de Pt-y ster, Brevet Major General New York. Born March 9. 1821. died May 4. 1007. Funeral services at his late residence, BU East \u25a0 21st st . Wednesday, May 8, at 9 a. m. Interment at Tivoll. N. Y. Private car attached to train leaving Grand Central Depot 11:10 a. m. DIXON— At her home. No. 664 Hlßh *t.. Newark. N. J.. on Monday. May 6, 1907. Rachel Amelia, wife of William Dlxon. In her 6<th year. Notice of funeral hereafter. FERRIS— On Sunday. May ,\ 1007, Katharine M.v. wife of Dr. O. Newton Ferris, of Brooklyn, and daughter nf the late Chauncey and Margaret Hills, of Delaware. Ohio. Funeral service* wtll be held at St. Paul s Church. Flaibush. on Tuesday a,t 3 p. m. DR. DEVINS AT MINISTERS' MEETING. The Rev Dr. John Bancroft Devins was the speuker at the Presbyterian ministers' meeting yes- terday at No. 156 Fifth avenue, his theme being "The White Plaguf." Dr. Dovlns. who is secretary of the board of trustees of the New York Stata Hospital for the Treatment of Incipient Tubercu- losis, gave an account of the work of the hospital. Under an not passed In V.vo poor patients are sent to thts institution in the Aalrondacks. at th« ex- pense of the county, when the Health Department has certified that they are In need of tha treatment and the Charities Department has crtlflail that they are without the means with which to pay for It. Mora than 60 per cent of those yho remained at the hospital, according to Dr. Devins, apparently recovered, while 80 per cent were greatly benefited. WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY. Sixtieth annlvemary of th« Cot!eg» of th» Cttjr of s.'ew York. Bxerclses begin at 10 a. tn. Annual communication Grand Lode*. Fr«« and Accaptad Mason*; Maaonlo T«mi>l». 2 p. m. Meeting of tha National California Club; WaWorf-Aitorla, 2:30 p. nv Lecture on "Trie Minion In the Writ Indies and the Ja- maica Earthquake." by the R«v. Patrick F. Mulry; rolle«* Theatre. No. 48 West 18th «t.. S p. m. Mrettnff of the New Tork Hlatortca.l Society: haU of tha aoclety. Becond ivenu* and 11th «treet. 8:30 p*. m. PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS FIFTH AVENUE— H. S. Hyde. Springfield. GOTHAM—II. B. Kno\, PHtsburg. HOLLAND— Louis F. Payn, Chatham. MANHATTAN— A. D. rinkerton. I^ndon. ST. REGIB-Willlam H. Ba«e. Albany. WOLCOTT—O. B. Qreene. Ottawa. WAT-- DORF— R. E. Btrowbrldge, Philadelphia; M. R. Angula, Havana; D. H. Hostetter, Pittsburg. Mrs. Archibald Alexander Hodge Establishes Prizes at Princeton. [By Tel»*raph to The Trtt«ia».l Princeton, N. J.. May 6.—The semi-annual meeting of the board of trustees of the Princeton Theologi- cal Seminary was held yesterday afternoon In, Stu- art Hall In connection with the ninety-fifth com- menoement of the seminary. It was announced that through the generosity of Mrs. Archibald Alexander Hodge two new prises had been estab- lished. One of these Is to be known as the Archi- bald Alexander Hodge yrlie In systematic theology, and the other as the FinUy McLaren prise In Blo- lical theology. The condtlons under which the prizes uro to be awarded fare to be determined by the faculty. John H. Converse, of Philadelphia, a director of the eemlnary and president of the Baldwin Ix>co- motlve Works, has presented a fullyequipped house to the seminary. It Is sltuate.l In the city mission, district of Philadelphia. Every Sunday a gTOup of swmlnary students will go there to receive train- ing In evangelistic work. The following were re-elected members of the board of directors: Dr. Elijah K. Craven, of Phil- adelphia: Dr William Irwin. of Oyster Bay; Dr Samuel T. Lowere. of Philadelphia; Dr. John R. Davies, of Philadelphia; Dr. Marcus A. Brownson. of Philadelphia: Dr. John F. Patterson, of Oranf«\ X J.; Dr. J. Stuart Dlckson. of New York: Dr. Silas S. Brownell, of New York; Hugh H. Hamlll. of Trenton, and Charles H. Mathews. of Philadel- phia. The graduating exercises* willbe held to-mor- row morning. There are forty-four graduates. 1 m GIFTS TO THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. At the request of the faculty of Fine Arts. Ad- junct Professors Shotwell and Bplngarn were as- plgned to seats In that faculty; at the request of the faculty of Pure Science, Adjunct Professor Frederick K. Bailey wan assigned to a seat In that faculty The resignation of Dr. George H. Fox. professor of dermatology, was accepted. Dr. Francis Huber was appointed to be professor of clinical medicine; Dr. Frederick Peterson to be professor of psychiatry; Dr. Andrew J. MoCosh to be professor of clinical surgery, and Dr. Pear«« Bailey to be adjunct professor of neurology. Trustees Also Announce Faculty Changes in Institution. At a meeting of the trustees of Columbia T'nJ- versity yesterday gift* were announced of $1,200 from the Oermanlstlo Society to maintain a lecture- ship on the history of German civilization; of $1,000 from Charles B. Bartow. '74. toward the* cost of a mathematical laboratory and museum, and of $600 from an anonymous benefactor for research work In anthropology. At Barnard College It was saifl yesterday that the trustees had been expecting for a long time to receive a part of the estate of Miss Emily O Glbbes. The trustees hay» heard that the will may be contested, but do not anticipate any great diffi- culty in getting possession of that part of the estate given to Barnara under the terms of the will. It Is expected that the money will be used for an endowment fund for the necessary expenses of the college. An endowment has recently provided for the dormitories that were needed, and, although there Is still great need fr>r a students' building, the money will probably not be used for this pur- pose. The trustees believe that It is much easier to get money for new buildings than to get en- dowments to meet ourrent needs. Mtes Glbbes had long b<-e n regarded aa a friend of Barnard. She had been constantly following the doings and development of the institution, and consequently the trustees were not at all surprised to learn of the gift. They believed "*t first that they might receive more "than $1,000,000. but they now expect to receive not much nv>re than 1750.000. GIFTS TO COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. College Ma>t Get 8750JDQ0 from Gibbes Estate. f By Telegraph to The Tribune. 1 Newport. B. 1., May 6.— Barnard College will re- ceive the greater part of Miss Emily O. Glbbes's estate, according to her will, which was filed for probate here to-day. The document is brief and, aside from her niece. Miss Edwlna Post, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin A. Post, of New York, no relatives are mentioned. Miss Oibbes bequeaths all of her estate to Barnard, conditionally, with the exception of a Quarter of what was left her by her father, Robert Morgan Gibbes. This portion, according to Mr. Glbbes's will, must at the time of his daughter's death be left to some blood relation, and Miss Gibbes therefore selected her > niece, Miss Post, to be the recipient of this bequest, all other relatives being Ignored. The value of the estate Is not mentioned in the will. It is believed here that It will amount to be- tween J1.000.000 and J2.000.000. It Is said In Newport that Mrs. Post. Miss Glbbes's only sister, intends to contest that portion of the will that refers to Barnard College, though nothing definite can be learned as yet. A short time before her death Miss Gtbbes, who was considered eccentrlo, discbarged all h-»r ser- vants and looked herself in her home, in the cot- tage colony, refusing all persons admission to the house and steadfastly refusing to partake of food. When an entrance to the house was effected Miss Glbbes was found ia a weakened' condition. She died soon afterward. BIG GIFT TO BARNARD. Farewell to "Gypsy" Smith Becomes Memorial to Famous Author. Tho fnrewell dinner given for "'Gypsy" Smith, the EnKlleh evangelist, and his colleague, the Rev. Thomas T<iw. of l^ondon. at the Hotel Astor last night became a meeting In memory of the R»v. Dr. John Watson ("lan Mn<claren"). News of tha author's death was received just before the dinner, at which one of tho speakers wns his old friend and fellow worker In Liverpool, the Rev. Charles F. Aknd. tha new pastor of th« Fifth Avenue Bap- tist < Church. Hoth Dr. Aked and the Rev. Thomas Law. who wus also Intimately acquainted with Dr. Watson, Expressed their appreciation for the author and their sorrow over his death. Both had sought to b<» excused from the dinner because of their grief. The. dinner developed Into a memorial meeting moat strongly whon prayer was said In behalf of Dr. Watson by the Key. James E. FVeeman, rector of Bt. Andrew's {Episcopal Church, in Yonkers. Th>' <linlnK hall -aum tilled with three hundred men nnd women, who bowed their heads over the flower decorated tables and Joiried in the prayer. The H.V. Mr. Law brightened the gathering when hf said in the course of iii» speech that he bad asked President Roosevelt to run for a third term. "1 am delighted .with your President." he said, "and I had ,t. long conversation with him at Wash- ington last Saturday. I'm a frank man, so I asked him frankly it' he wouldn't consent to run for a third term He told me he had definitely decided that Uc could not permit himself to stand again." Dr. Aked seemed much affected when Introduced. 11.. said: "I was grateful for this Invitation to- night, but, after the sail news I received a few hours ago. T WOOld have been more grateful could I have J.ieen excused from attending. I was a neighbor of Dr. John Watson in Liverpool, and wo worked together and foujrht the battles of reform together, and sometimes wn won victories together. There was B close, an Intimate und a personal bond between us. "John Watson way our greatest preacher, the one outstanding figure in the Liverpool pulpit, who WSfl the greatest of all, He represented us every- where, and It was our delight to have such a rep- resentative.. Every tribute to his genius was en- li.ved by tens of thousands In Liverpool. He taught England thai here In this country you were learn- ing so rapidly that If showed us bow small were. r.ur denominational differences. Tie was lifted above sectarianism." The other speakers were ih- Rev Dr. Newell Dwlght Hllll? and the tonstmnster v/ns Don O. Sheltun. president of the National Hible Insti- tute, under whose auspices the dinner was given. Th* two guests of honor will sail to-day for Eng- land. PRAISE "IAN MACLAREX." Illness, which was declared to bo tonMlltls. was favorable. Last Monday and Tuesday Dr. Watson wsj able to be up and around and transacted pome business. An abscess formed on tha right ear on Wednesday. The system absorbed pus, and In twenty-four hours be developed serious symptoms. Tho physicians regarded the case as critical, but hoped to stem the tide of the disease. Blood poi- soning set In, however, and on Saturday other absceesea started to form In the left car and throat. The patient's condition was aggravated by a bad attack of rheumatism. This morning: the physicians sent for a Chicago specialist, who ar- rived this afternoon. Death was sudden and unex- pected and was hastened by a weak heart. Dr. WntNon's wife, who was his constant companion in his last Illness, left the room at 11 o'clock this morning. She was gone about fifteen minutes and returning found her husband lifeless. The Rev. John Watnon. more widely known by his pen name, "lan Maclaren," was born in Man- nlngtre*. Essex. England, on November 3. 1850. He was. however, of Highland blood, his father having been born at Braemar, while his mother, who was a Maclaren, camo from I.<>ch Kay and spoke the Oaellc tongue, ns dM his. paternal grandfather. The eldai Watson was n collector of Inland reve- nue, nml his duties, which had taken him to Man- ninKtree, later led him to London. He returned to Scotland, however, in tlmo to lmvo his son pre- pan d fur F.»ltnburgh University at the Stirling and Perth grammar schooja The young man obtained his Master of Arts arr^e at the university and Rtudled afterward at New College, Edinburgh, and Bt Tubingen. Germany. At New College he was a friend and fellow student of Dr. Stalker. Professor Henry Drummond and Dr. George Adam Smith. Robert lajuls Stevenson was attetiulng the English literature class at the time, but so seldom that his occasional appearaaoas were greeted wltu applause ly bis claimniates. Having resolved to enter the ministry, Mr. Watson was licensed to preach In MM, and became m.sistant at Barclay Free Chureb, Kdlnburgh. He w.i» ordained In 1675, and was suo- oesslvcly minister ut Iysglealmoml. Porthshlre, at Frt>>» Si Matthew's. <»Ihs(Jow. and In 1880 wa» oalUd to S- Ron I'ark Proubytertan Church, Uverpool. where he was pastoi until WJu. He received the degree of Doctor of Divinity from St. Andrew's University mid from Yale. Dr. Watson's success as a writer of fiction came to him suddenly nnd without previous literary effort, when he. waa about forty-four years old. I>r. Robertson Nlooll, editor of "The British We«k- ly." heard I>r. Watson give a talk on Scottish life and urged him to write snm« sketches on the same nubject. After a good deal of correspondence be- tween the pastor and the editor the little stories that witk afterward K«ther«d together in "BeKltle th< Bonnie Brier Bush" began to appear in "The British Weekly" and at once attracted notice. On their publication In a »*-j.arute volume. In li»SH. trie book had s large sale in England and America, and was followed by "The Days of AuM I^ang Byne" (1W) "Kate Carnegie anl Tho«e Ministers' oW>>, ''A Doctor of the i#M School" (1!W). "After- wards and Other Stories" (IS3S>, "Rabble Saun- derson" (lMg) "Young Barbarians" (1901) and "His Majesty Baby" (1903). All theae volumes were writ- ten over the author^S paeudonyme. Ijogiealmond the llttlo clafhan under the shadow of the Grampian Hills, which was the author's first ministerial charge, Is the Drumtochty of his stories; but ho always declared that the characters were original creatlona and not portraits of indi- vlduals His personal observations In this little, parish were helped by his early experiences on the Perthshirw farm of an uncle, whero he came In dally contact with much the aamo typ*H of people. Dr. Wntsion'B success us "lara Maclaren" caused him to turn his attention to writing of a more serious purpose, and over hla own name he wrot« "The Upper Room" (UK), "The Mind of the Mas- ter" (18£fe). "The Cure of Souls." his Yale lectures On ''Practical Theology" (IM6). "The Potter's Wheel" (IK>7>. "Companions of the Sorrowful Way" riß9*>. "Chumh Folks" (1900). "The Life of the Master" (1901). "The Homely Virtues" (1905). and "The Inspiration of Fnlth" <UW). Dr. Wntson's theology, SS expressed In the foro- goini^ works, proved to of a llb«rallty that gave rise to no little crttlQlsm by the »trlc.ter members of his communion. both In Great Hrltaln and America, and In 1597 charges of heresy against him wero presented to the, synod in London, but were dismissed by that body, which three years later further vindicated him by appointing him its mod- erator. Dr. Watson had mmlo two earlier trips to Amer- ica. He came In 1890, at the invitation of Yale University, to deliver the Lyman Beecher lectureit for that year, and afterward he went on a lect- nre tour thmuarh the. United States and Canada. He came again to fll! another series of lecture en- gagements In 1899. His present trip was taknn at he instance of the Western Theological Seminary, of Pittsbunr to Its lecturer extraordinary for I»>7 Ho and Mrs. Watson arrived In this city on February 9, and "ii tho following Sunday Dr. Wat- son preached in tha Fifth Avenue Itaptlst Church, the new pastor of which, th« Rev. Dr. Ak«d. had long been his close friend. Lectures at Haverford College, Pennsylvania, and at Nashville Univer- sity, Mississippi, were also included in Dr. Wat- t-on's programme. v .r > Censor Withdraws Ban George Edwardes's New Play in. Danger. Loadon, May 6.—The general ridicule with which the prohibition of the presentation of "Tlie Mikado" has been- received here has caused a reconsidera- tion "n the part of the I^ord Chamberlain, und it Is now announced tliat if certain modifications are made in the text the restriction will be removed. A i«-tition Is being prepared for presentation to Prince Fushlmi, asking him to Intercede for tho remoysl 8f t!i« ban, and the prince Is reported to have remarked that he would like to soe the operu himself, us )\>- had always understood that it wus delightful nnd harmless. George Kdwardes's new play, -"The (Jlrls of <}t'>t- tenl>crg," which Is to be produced on Mny 9. is threatened with prohibition by th» I^rd Cbamber- lnin. who thinks that some of the l!np«i are likely to be distasteful to the German Emperor. RIDICULE SAVES "THE MIKADO." Oscar Hammerstein, Who Will Sail To-day, 1 Enthusiastic About Memorial. opcar Hammerstein will Rail to-day on the Kaiser Wllhelm der Orossei for Europe. Ha has decided to give an opera next fall for the benefit of the Rob- ert Fulton Monument Association Fund. "I would not consider myself a patriotic citizen of the T'nited States," he said, "ifI did not accept the opportunity of helping in honoring the memory of Ilobert Fulton, who, to my mind, has not only done a great deal for the United States hy the application of steam to navigation, but also for the whole world. "The sailing of the Ciermont a century ago did a great denl toward the building up of the City of New York at that time and since, and I am glad that the movement to erect a monument for Pulton on the banks of the Hudson River Is meeting with so much enthusiasm not only in this stato, but In ivnnsylvanla, Ui« btute of Fulton's birth. "I cannot think of anything more appropriate than the erection of a water K»tn on the banks of the Hudson. It will be most useful for the nation, city and stato, not only to view our own fleets, but also to salute and welcome foreign visitors by sea. On my return it Is my Intention to arrange an en- tertainment at tlie Manhattan Opera House on a magnificent scale. Several of my principal stars will appear, and I hope to swell tha funds of the association by at least I2B.000." Mr. Hammerstein expects to return to this coun- try in a month or six weeks, and it is expected that the performance will be given some tlm" In November or December. WILL GIVE OPERA FOR FULTON FUND. BIDDING PRAYER IN STRATFORD CHURCH From The Ptratford-on-Avon Herald, April iK. 1907. When we ri»e up to t-.pt-ak the Bidding' Prayer, And number o'er the roll of noble men Who loved the Poor, or who with pious care The means of knowltdg* gave. Whose honoured pen And noble memory must we hold most dear? •Condell and Hemmlnge! Faithful friends nnd true. Lost were the world's, beet treasure «aye for you. You held the precious knowledge that we share, Which- careless as a tree of fruit most fair left for all to gather wher« It hung. You garnered It for ages yet to be. Rich seeds of Joy to all who speak his tongue. These precious words we give you back In fee. "I knew no man but ho wus true to me." E. N. P. •Editors of the First Folio. Among tbe conspicuous performer* now visible on the New York stage the »eaaon approaches Its dose ar« Robert Manttll. Frar.k Worthing, Etht-1 Barrymore. Eleanor Robson, CJrac* <#eorg», William Collier. Arnold Daly. Edward Abeles. Ed- mund Breeae. Eddie Poy. Beatrio* Morgan, LouU Mann, Mme. Nazlmova. Francee Starr. Charles Rlchman. Jess Dandy, Alice Lloyd. William MorrU, I>»o Dltrlchsteln. Wilfred Clarke. Guy Standing, Arthur Forrest, Montgomery and Stone, Bruce Mo- Rae and Anna Held. I'pward of twenty-five thea- treH are open an.l in active operation, and there la no lack of dlversined attractions for thone who flnd pleasure In the playhouse. The <jiKagement of Ml*» Robson, at the ÜbertJF Theatre, will terminate on May IS. Th« play Of "Salomy Jane" has been Its chief nuccesa. At the IJncoln Square Theatre lust night Mr. William Morris's stock company performed the. capital farce of "Mm. Temple* Telegram.' Next week "Buster Brown" will once more sshlMtsd The funeral procession bearing the remains of the late Mrs. Warren baa reach Brooklyn. At th.» Irving Place Theatre (German) last night "Faust" wm performed. To-night that stage will be occupied with the military play of "ZapN'n-' streich." Mr. Chauncey Oleott is playing this wwk at the Grand Opera House, in the Irish drama of "Eileen Asthore." THEATRICAL INCIDENT 3. The Van den Berg Opera Company a;>pear»«l at tho West End Theatre, last night. In "1! Trova- tora." Majestic Theatre. A bad play, relative to a dtsgustlng subject, was produced last night at the Majestic Theatre, under the name, of 'The Primrose Path." The name of its author Is Bayard Velllsr. The chief character In it Is assumed by Miss Margaret Wycherly. The purpose seems to have b«*n. whtlo depicting want and woe,— celebrate the rr.lserabl-j experience of a young woman who, having first allowed harsell to be seduced under promise of marriage, afterward turns courtesan, in order to supply the wants of her starving paramour. Detailed consideration of "The Primrose Path" la not now necessary. Mr. Velller and Mlm Wycherly should take that play out to tbe Jcroey marshes and bury It MORE TALNTED TRASH. Empire Theatre. The engagement of Miss Ethel Barrymore at the Empire Theatre will close on May 18. Last nißht tho play of "Cousin Kate" was revived thpr«, and Miss Barrymor* acted the chief part in It,— repeat- Ing a performance that she has Riven here before, and one In which her girlish ways and piquant vivacity are effectively displayed. MISS BARRYMORE AS COUSIN KATE. New Amsterdam Theatre. Mr. Mantell's Impersonation of Richelieu, which was repeated last night at the New Amsterdam Theatre, is not new to the local public, but it gives pleasure and It Is entirely welcome. Tbe play of "Richelieu" has sometimes, of late, been men- tioned with disparagement. Henry Arthur Jones, that excellent English dramatist, once expressed his pleasure on seeing a frisky Frenchman, named Filon, occupied in "stripping the spangles from Bulwer Lytton," by whom "Richelieu" was written, us also were "Money" and "The Lady of Lyons." All the same. "Richelieu" holds Its place, and will continue to hold It, among- the best plays in our language. It Is not Indeed a trentls* on disease, It does not insult publlo decency by obtruding a sexual "problem." Jt portrays a noble character, existent amid romantic and picturesque surroundings; It shows virtuous power protecting innocent weakness; It contains exceedingly effective situations; au-1 It exerts an Influence that is potential to make the auditor happier, for having 6een It. Edwin Booth's performance of Richelieu was one of the greatest achievements of dramatic art in modern times. Mr. Mantell seems not to value his own assumption of the part, and it is not announced for repetition. With various actors, though not with nil, who have appeared as tho Cardinal, stnee Macready intro- duced tbe character upon the English stagn and Forrest introduced It here, the stage custom has been to play it for theatrical points— such as "there's no such word ns fall," "bloodhounds,' I laugh at ye," and the tremendous Invocation of "tha curee of Rome." Mr. Mantell places much emphasis upon the salient incidents and speeches, not heed- ing the Intervals of solemn majesty and deep pathos for which the play is remarkable. The bleak, mournful Isolation that is inevitably attend- ant upon intellectual supremacy and the advnnce of age seems not to have engaged tho actor's thought. His performance of Richelieu, neverthe- less. is interesting nnd effective. "KingLear" will be repeated to-night and to-morrow night. The Wednesday matinee will be. devoted to "Macbeth." On Friday night and Saturday afternoon Mr. Man- tell will play Shylock, and on Saturday night he will close his engagement, appearing as lago. MR. MANTEL! AS RICHELIEU. TIIJ- DRAMA. rwwt for Special I.ocaUtlea.-iror the District of Columbia, Mary.and. Delaware. New JMSJ. Ea-trn, P«™.ylvaaia. Extern New York and New t.n g .an.J. 1.0.-.I On.cl-1 K.Tord.-Th« following official record from tbS Weather Uureau ihow. the chances in the [e^era.ur. for S '"' twenty-four hours. In comparison with tha corr«apondln« date of leM year: JHOfl. IBOT. m .... V r.i 1 1: Si:;::::::::; m » £• « ;;;;;; K. m ,S?n.™::;;::::::::|' «i"S: -:::::::.- « - 4 HV,h««"«Vmp«:raturl y^tJrday. M «*°»jj°*£ tl averse. 62= average for V °^l' U»" twSnU-nv; \u25a0 vemire for corresponding anl* i""- "^.l^cast: To-day, IBSW«» «n<J probably Wsflae«- Da), varUbl* wuid*. Official Record and Forecast.— Waßhlnßton. May 6.— Conditions are- BUM* unsettled throughout tn. country to- night and «haw«r. were general except In the Northw««t .Ul'«. Heavy rains occurred in Arkan.as, West Tenn.a- a ti.» inwer Ohio Vall*v. Temperatures have, varied Fr "H ri rx?£ra SSaa SSS 'an^hSr. N>vai! whr. , thi> have fallen MWMatmbly. Heavy ißtetail willnot b* Idee!. Bombs Thrown in Chapel of Prison and Chief Inspector Killed. St. Petersbun?. May «.—A plot, whlcii resulted In th<> liberation of thirteen political prisoners, was daringly executed at the prison of Alexanrlrovlk, near Kkaterlnoslav, yesterday, while the Kaster services were being held at the chapel A band of revolutionists entered the building, killed the chief inßoector and exploded two bombs In the con- fu'C which followed thirteen political Prisoners. Including several leading terrorists escaped. The Easter holidays elsewhere passed quietly. THE WEATHER REPORT. RUSSIAN PRISONERS ESCAPE. Government Threatens to Withdraw Educa- tional Aid Rising at Amritsar. Simla, May G.—The schools and coHeires of Bengal which are affiliated with tho University of Calcutta have become such hotbeds of political agitation that the government has resolved to take drastic action. A circular has been sent to the university, college, and school authorities* prohlbitinK the par- ticipation of professor*, teachers or pupils of th«» hipher educational establishments In political movements, and Informing th« university tliat un- les* It carrier out Its duty in controlling the af- filiated colleges, all the government scholarship endowments will bo withdrawn. Lahore. May 6.J— The Hindoo outbreak at Rawal- pindi appears to hoy» been anti-Christian «« well as anti-European. The mission buildings w»re the special object of the fury of the rioters. An attack was made on the American minslon church, the mob burned the Young Men's Chri<Ui;tn Association hall, looted and damaged the houses of the mis- sionaries, and assaulted native Christians In the strretfi. A riotous outbreak under th« leadership of Hindoo students ban occurred at Amrltsßr, about thirty miles from I^tjiore. THE AGITATION IN INDIA. The house and the galleries of the jieerennf-H were filled, showing the interest aroused by the Conservative proposal to anticipate government action and the possibility of the debate provok- ing a statement of the Intentions of the govern- ment. This, however, did not come to pass. Tho Earl of Crewe. Lord President of the Council, fpeaklng on behalf of the government, declined to have anything ro d>> with Lord Newton's pro- posal. He gave no hint «.f the government's plans, although his utterßncets on the subject conveyed the idea that the government contem- plated a Rome what drastic measure. After this announcement the debate was adjourned. Earl of Crewe Refuses to Accept Ijord Xercton's Measure. London. May 6 —The discussion in the House of Lords this evening was devoted to Lord New- ton's bill proposing the reconstltution of the house on a partly elective basis. He seeks to remove the excessive preponderance of heredi- tary peers by stipulating ruiallflcatlon through eervlce to the state or previous election, and he provides for a certain number of elected peers and for the nomination by the Crown of life peers, these not to exceed one hundred In number. REFORM OF UPPER HOUSE. Governor Hughes Attends— Tribute from Dr. Schurman. Binghamton. X. V., May —The funeral of Dean Ernest \V. lluffout. who killed himself on the Hudson River steamer C W. Morse on Saturday, was held this afternoon In a drizzling rain at the home of l,is parents. Mr. und .Irs. Ambrose S. Huffeut, No. 9 Arthur street. The services were attended by Governor Hughes, his .military secretary, Colonel Treadwell, und a large delegation from Cornell University, which included President J. G. Schurman. Treasurer Em- mons L. Williams. Dr. Andrew D. White, Judge Frank Irvine. Professor C. H. Hull, K. H. Wood- ruff, p. Jj. Coleson, A. W. Wilson, Lucerne Covlllo and Supreme Court, Justice C. W. Pound, of Lock- port. Horace Dawßon. '07, attended the services as Uw reproaentatlve of the Theta Delta Chi fraternity of the gTund lodge of which Dean Huffeut was the •resident. The pall bearers were Emmons L. Will- iams. Charles Hull. George L. Barr, A. W. Smith. Justice Pound and Judge Irvine. The services were conducted jointly by the Rev. Dr. A. W. Hayes, formerly of thia city, but now of Westfleld. N. J.. and the Rev. Dr. Lincoln A. Ferris, tho present pastor of the Tabernacle Metho- dist Episcopal Church. Tho regular Methodist Episcopal ritual wm used, there being no sermon. The floral pieces were profuse and beautiful, es- pecially the wreath from Governor Hughes. The body was placed In the receiving vault at Floral Park Cemetery. Governor Hughes remained until the body had been placed In the hearse, nnd then went away with Senator Hlnman on the 2:15 p. m. train for AJbany. President Schurman paid a trib- ute to the worth of Dean Huffeut. while attending the funeral service, saying: T)«an Huffeut was one of the mosi brilliant graduates who ever left Cornell University. He was a man of great mentnl power and of broad and generous culture. He devoted himself to law and attaln.-d a mastery in his specialty. Few Z\l WhO ,i BpeaJ L, th S English language possessed peoifnSrTf 6l Ti# ft ?r^ luci<l exposition. It was a peculiarity of hl8 i mln< that everything he dealt ih«n rS?«*n iJ* cle ?JT- H resisted notTiing more fcrhf =U rL I h^° r , the wPretWlCew PretWlCe Ot with uiicurlty behind it. He was a man of stnlnles« runST 1 "- . W !3° de!^ htp d ta acts o kindness es " cially to students and children B r^ ft Wa li °,n., n . ° f l . he tn sl men who ever llvpd. fion j n all big COT duct 4 even to rending examlna- «c°ienOr 8 ' H he Sh ,°7' ed h i nuielf remarkably con- sclentious He could not be described as n man of th^. hall fellow, well met" class nevertheless Mlf h »» aenlUßa enlUB '«r Men<teh " > . end endeared h lnT Hty of ith ?r« nU T mbe JL ths «n*ver«lty.and In tho ln/n?i.i °.a. a lle chose the teach- ing of law after experience in the profession and ?h%Vn*"entat^ lned O ° f the heßt P»^" «" mtnner h ll } '°' had a hlßh r «P«tation. Th« manner in which he served the state of New York Corr t n fhrneo n i Babb at Cal ' env «* from state , veorft.ot fh< * Btate know well. Tho SENATE HONORS DEAN HTJFFCUT. TBy TVloßraph tr> The Tribune ] Albnny, May c.-The Senate adjourned to-n!(rht in respect to tho memory of Dean Huffcut, Governor Hughes, legal adviser. Senators Cassldy. Raines and Orady made feeling and eloquent addresses on thn death of a "man co noble, so fair bo able. \u25a0• The tribute they paid to the memory of Dean Huffcut will last long In the memories of those who heard their words. F«nator Raines, in a voice shaken with emotion, read the last letter that Mr. Huffcut wrote, in which he <=aid. "Sweet after toll Is sleep." "What is eath? ' he aßked. "Death is a page sent by (rod to conduct his guest from this universe to Join Him in the realms of Heaven. 'Sweet after toll 1c sleer>. and the man whom we, all honored and respected is now sleeping that sweet sleep, to awaken In blessed eternity." DEAN IIVFFCVT BURIED. Ti \u25a0 XEW-TO-RK DAILY TEaBITNE. TUESDAY. MAT 7. 1007. DIVIDING THE FAR EAST FRAXCO - JAPANESE PACT. "Lan Maclaren" Passes Away on Third Trip to America. Rurlington. lowa, May 6.—Dr. John Watson ("lan Marlaren") died at 11:15 o"clock this forenoon at Mount Pleasant. lowa, from blood poisoning: re- sulting: from tonsllltls. Dr. Watson came to Mount Pleasant on April 25 from Minneapolis to deliver a lecture to the stu- dents of the lowa Weetejraa University. Dr. Wat- son became 111 on the way and was compelled to cancel the date for the lecture. The trend of thft DB. JOIIX WATSON DEAD. r>R. JOHN WATSON (IAN 1 Itf. It wu. further learned that the recent Japanese ]o in floated in Paris and, London was involved ir> the negotiations, and that Great Britain and Fissia already have approved the general lines of_the arrangement. The Foreign Minister. M. P;^hon. Bald to-day: The purpose of the entente is to secure addi- : guarantees for the maintenance, of peace Far Kast. being simply a logical contlnu- t ' France's policy of concluding arrange- : designed to prevent complications wher- evr- France has spe< ial Interests. I- Is understood that the United States wrs advised in advance of the aim of the negotia- tions between France and Japan and found no objection thereto. Negotiations at Toicio New* Sign of German Isolation. Paris. May (i.— Official confirmation has been obtained ot the report that negotiations are pnin:? on between France and Japan looking to an understanding guaranteeing the political and rorn'mm-ial interests of the two powers in the Far East Fram-e has recognized that her pos- eessions In Indo-China and Slam, as well as her commercial interests in the Far East, would be fxtrpniely vulnerable in case of war. and deemed 'Jt \vi*e to dude an arrangement with Japan, which Is wining to guarantee French interests in return for the recognition of the Japanese rlaims In Corea and .Formosa. At the same time, it is i cplalned. the understanding will be ftrictly limited to the maintenance of the status quo. 'It does not touch China and has nothing reF^m an offensive or defensive, feature. BJever&elesa, taken In connection with the HuBPo-Jriiianese and the Anglo-Russian agree- ments, both of which are supplementary to Anglo-Japanese, Franco- Russian and the Anglo- Fren-h alliances, the agreement creates a com- pinatton in the Far East and a new grouping of the powers in Europe of extreme slgnlfl- csttce. It is takr-n here to moan the success of Great Britain's diplomatic manoeuvres for the isolation of Germany. London. May 6. While the Franco-Japanese ICTeetnei t will not go so far as th« Anglo-Jap- anese i ity, it will remove any existing uneasi- ness rptrrdinp thei security of the French poe- FespSor.s Id the Far Ea«t. The new Russo-Jap- anf-p" Jr^aty will, it is also believed, embody similar features, so four nations wiil soon have practically pntered into a slm.ll.or undertaking no! to interfere with one another's interests in the Far East. Died. - - GLADSTONE—On Sunday." May 5. 1907. at' tIM Imm af her piece. Mrs. Daniel Denutrast. No. 7S Mount Fl«aaaM are.. Newark. X. J.. Uary Lootea Dfmirw, widow of Timothy D. Gladstone, in her 7Hth y#ar. FuMcat aatv vlc#s will be held at tlie First .Presbyterian Charrh Boonton. N. J. on Tuesday. May 7. " at 2:30 m tn. Relatives and friends are Invited Si attend. "iitlsssS willmeet the train leaving New York at 1 p. m. ORITSLKY his residence. V'oodbridice, N. J.. on Son- ,. day. May 6. Edward Ortd'ey. in tbe- 83d year of hltaa*. " Funeral services willb# h"»!d at the. resMenc* nf hi* trt-law. Richard T. Davlw, No. 6C7 West End aye - at &o'clock p. m. on Wednesday. M*y 8. HAI.I.IWEIX-On Monday erenta?. May 4 1907 rharlea Bleaier Halllwei:. in the 30th year of his as* Fo. neral services wl!l be held at No 335 West En<l aye. New York City, on Thnrsday mornin* at 10:3O o'clock. ' HAYDOCK— On ilav H. 1007. William Henry HayOorkl \u25a0on of Robert Illt-ks and Mary Robras Haydnck tn tk* Wth year of his age. Funeral willhe at Friend*' Meat- ing Hf.use, Manhaa<t«t. Long Island, at 3 o'clock ca Thursday, May 9. Carriages willmeet the train leav- ing East 34th «t. ferry at 1:Mp. m. JACKSON Suddenly, of heart failure, on t>-»arrl the) Cvni.l.-. at Queenstown. on Saturday. May 4. Elizabeth Orace Alllott. widow of the late Stamway Jackson «f Manchester. England, and Englewood. N. J. Burial «t Bowden. England \u25a0 , , KINGSFORD— On May S. In London. Engtand. Sosam. daughter of Mary P. and the late John J Klng.Cord. v LAJ-SI..KY.— On Monday. May 6. at her home i n this city Anna Lnpsley. riau hter of tbe late lUvid and 4naa Welsh Lajwley. Th* funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family. " ** MACDONALI>—At his country resMpnc* Ferndale N 1 May B. 1807. Charles MacDonald. of New York "Fu- nera: ednesday. May 8. at 2p. m.. Femdale. X. T. XKWTON—Suddenly, at BloomneM. N J.. on May 4 1907. Emma Westervelt. wife of John Newton. Funeral \u25a0ervlcss from her late home. No. 433 Franklin st. Tnes- Oajr. May 7, at S o'clock. Interment at BloorafleM Cemetery. PECK.— Cyrus Peck, at his late residence. 81 North «th et.. Newark. N J.. May 8. 1807. Notice of funeral here- after. PRENTISS— At Elliebeth. N. J.. on Saturday May 4. 11H)7. Henry 8. Trent!*.*, son of the lat* Rev Oeorge U. I'rentl'iH. n D. Funeral sen-Ices will he held at Ha late residence. No. 1584 Waverly Place. Elliabeth. •V J.. on Tuesday. May 7. at in a. m. ROniXSON— At Dirhury. Ccnn.. Saturday. Slay 4, Martha I* Kip. wife of Arthur O. Robtnson. Fu'aeral services at her home. .V». 128 Peer 11111 aye Tuesday afternoon at 2:3 a 6ANFORD.—In West Hartford. Conn.. May X 1807. Walter Sanford. In his 4«th year. Funeral services at his late home, No. 11 Smith Highland St.. Wednesday aftcrnuon at 2 o'clock. Friends please omit flowers. BKINNER.— In Yonkers. jr. T. on May 6. 1807. Harbert V Bklnner. In his 42d year. Funeral sernce* wl'l bs) held at fcls lat* reeMence. No. 19« Hawthorna are^ \onkers. N. V.. on Wednesday. May 9. at 3:30 p. m. BMlTll— Suddenly on March 27. IPO7. at Kioto. Japaa. Jame-. Henry Smith, late of Tux»do Park N T Funeral e«rvlc»s will be held at St. Bartholomew' \u25a0 SSy S±s 'MXy ? nd •\u25a0 *• "10 °' ClOCk * CEMETERIES. THE WOODI*.\W>" CEMETERT Ii readily arr««iilh> by Harlem trains from Grand Cen- tral Station. Webst»r and Jerome Avenua trolleya at>4 by carriage. Lots $1» up. Telephone 4?35 GraaTcy for Book of Vl*ws or representative. ttfflco. 20 East 23d St. , \u25a0 York dt». - r INDKRTAKKKS. r»r iL NI LJ !> CXSIPBUXI. tn.. 241-8 VTimi 2M St CBapela. Prrva,-«» and p>ihll<- ambulances. TeL 1851 Chelsea. Special Xoticcs. HEAVY TURKISH LOSSES. POSTAL INFORMATION. RE- GARDING INCOMING AND OUTGOING MAILS, WILL BE FOUND WITH THE SHIPPING NEWS ON PAGE 8. Each line and rifle battalion on a war footing In the Turk'sh army has 24 officers, 62 non-commls- Fl^ned offk-ers and 836 men, the total being: 922 men of all ranks. The outbreak In Yemen began about twelve years ago" and may be 6ald to have been going on ever Firce. The Turks have repeatedly announced that th» Arabs ner.- crushed, but tlie revolt has always b*<»n renewed. In December. IW4, the Turkish troops under Rlza Pacha sustained a serious de- feat, four battalions being routed, and later tne Turkish garrison at Sanaa surrendered, the rebels capturing thirty_gun«. twenty thousand rifles and much ammunition. Severe fighting occurred again last year, ti.'e Arabs apparently being always vlc- torious.-' •\u25a0 - . About (1,000 Men Beported Killed in Action in Yemen. London, May 6. It was announced this aftpr- noon In \u25a0 dispatch from Constantinople* that \u25a0even battalions of Turkish troops had practi- cally een annihilated in a battle with rebels in tho province of Yemen, Turkish Arabia. The commander in chief of the Turkish troops la l:-- : - y calling for reinforcements.

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RUSSO-JAPANESE RELATIONS.

St. Petersburg Not Aware of Troops inCorea—The Fisheries Agreement.

St. Petersburg, -May fi.—The Foreign Offlce to-dayEsked the Wsr Office what grounds. if any, existedfor the reported Japanese protests BRaln.^t th<»fa3ure t^i withdraw Russian troops from Corea.The officials Bay they have no knowledge of Rus-Staa iops 'n Corea .md supposed that practicallyall controverples would be settled by the Jieso-tja.tions now approaching completion, one of thefew Mtstsadinc points being- the navlffatlon of tbeEungari River, which Russia Ktill Insists shouldTerrain a prerogative of Russia nnd China.

princlpaj feature of the fisheries agreementgStsneSß JtMSSIs and Japan, the preliminary protocolof BTHdi wa« signed at fit. Petersburg on May 4.Eakes a rnmpromise on the question of fishingrights in xY.tr rivers and Inlets of the Siberian coast,

vhich Japan \u25a0^airitainfd were guaranteed to her bythe implied agreement preliminary to the discus-sions at Portsmouth. The Russians contended thatthe treaty rr-ff-rredonly to the open s>a fishing. The<*nvention (Jliidea the rivi-rs and Inlets into twocat«gori<-5, one where fifihing is allowed ar.d theOthfT wl'.ere fiFhingis reserved to Hussla.It Is «-xp'-.ct»-d h< re that the signature of th<» vari-

C'JB cOrmT.Tions willbe marked by the elevation ofth<? lepati'ir.s it Tokio and fit. Petersburg to therank afei -

es The r-arlier Japanese overturesca this subject failed, but the bitterness of defeatlies abated in Russia, and if Japan promotes Dr.Uotono, Russia probably will follow suit.

SOUTHERN MOROCCO IN REVOLT

Brother of Bultan Proclaimed Ruler. Accord-ing to Report in Tangier.

Tangir-r. May 6.—

/rdinj? to Information re-\u25a0Stved !<-r< from !tfornrro City, the whole of the(ouihf-rn part of Morocco.Is In a state of rebal-lion. .I.. thft populace ,f Morocco Cftjr hadproclaimed Mulai Haflg, brother of the .Sultan,'"

be Sultan of Morocco, Mulal releaßed theprisoßen tr a th» jail,arrested the murderer of*>r. Mauchamp, the French citizen whoso as-RMsiutioa rtused the Intervention of France InMorocco and pestored the f.ld Governor of thecity, njB reported that many of the local offl-' ria!Q .havp sent v.*,r<l to Bultan Mulai-Abd-el-Aiiz.ivho is at Fez. that they willno iongr#?r rec-SgT.l7.. his authority. ;; 'J$J

"tmitt Hakes Non-Committal StatementBearding Armament.

tor >nv,

MMlf *•"\u25a0A!lked ln th^ House of CommonsHmi^tirT r> 5n vle rf t!\u25a0- »t*t«nstil on theChanrelin-' • \rniam*'1t» made hy the German

«ov^rnn f• • 'J«**tista« recently, the British

«** cS"1 lm^'«ely to lay down an-

Taftuirpply H?; aSt &n t™****l* non-com-

cf the cLi'^iMllJll*w»p|,,n.,itfrom the tone§§SSSSSSLSf that th" cerman KOV-

t)avo=d mninta!r,ir.» its own view.Brht£ 'Jowm^™tc^ t0 'ti..- Pcwem. The

snr »s**£ «•\u25a0> ™& themattr-rre.,.' Xli,zwl that th<, uem,

*«Ued extent ti /!„annußWiuß could not b«U^t b« J \u0084 r.r.,-tr Z ,l,

l- The Premier added"M prfsm : j, r™? (;d "ak* any atem«ntpamn.p.

"*"' '"fh<

-shlpbuiWlns pro-

amamer,? 1" f'~Tb* 'nterniuorial universal dte-mlt"e haK T"i»*>«e<l th« Minister of

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On Mny 4. 1007. at hta lata residence. Cro-ton Falls. N. V.. Qeorge. Bernard Butler. In the 70thyear of his age. Funeral from St. Joseph's Church.Croton Falls, N. Y. Tuesday. May 7. 1807. at 11a m. Carriages willmeet train leaving Urand Cen-tral division (new terminal) at B:S4 a. m.

DAVIS At Mount Vernon. N. V.. May 8. l«07. CharlotteKeach. wife of \u25a0William n. Davis. M. D. Funeral ser-vice willb« held at Trinity Episcopal Church. MauntYernon. N. V., on Wednesday, May 8, at 2o'clock p. m."New Haven Palladium" and "Evening Register"please copy.

DE PEYBTER— On May 4. 1907. John Watts de Pt-yster, Brevet Major General New York. Born March9. 1821. died May 4. 1007. Funeral services at hislate residence, BU East \u25a0 21st st . Wednesday, May 8,at 9 a. m. Interment at Tivoll. N. Y. Private carattached to train leaving Grand Central Depot 11:10a. m.

DIXON—At her home. No. 664 Hlßh *t.. Newark. N. J.. onMonday. May 6, 1907. Rachel Amelia, wife of WilliamDlxon. In her 6<th year. Notice of funeral hereafter.

FERRIS— On Sunday. May ,\ 1007, Katharine M.v.wife of Dr. O. Newton Ferris, of Brooklyn, anddaughter nf the late Chauncey and Margaret Hills,of Delaware. Ohio. Funeral service* wtllbe held atSt. Paul s Church. Flaibush. on Tuesday a,t 3 p. m.

DR. DEVINS AT MINISTERS' MEETING.The Rev Dr. John Bancroft Devins was the

speuker at the Presbyterian ministers' meeting yes-terday at No. 156 Fifth avenue, his theme being

"The White Plaguf." Dr. Dovlns. who is secretary

of the board of trustees of the New York StataHospital for the Treatment of Incipient Tubercu-losis, gave an account of the work of the hospital.Under an not passed In V.vo poor patients are sentto thts institution in the Aalrondacks. at th« ex-pense of the county, when the Health Departmenthas certified that they are In need of tha treatmentand the Charities Department has crtlflail thatthey are without the means with which to pay forIt. Mora than 60 per cent of those yho remainedat the hospital, according to Dr. Devins, apparentlyrecovered, while 80 per cent were greatly benefited.

WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY.Sixtieth annlvemary of th« Cot!eg» of th» Cttjr of s.'ew

York. Bxerclses begin at 10 a. tn.Annual communication Grand Lode*. Fr«« and Accaptad

Mason*; Maaonlo T«mi>l». 2 p. m.Meeting of tha National California Club; WaWorf-Aitorla,

2:30 p. nvLecture on "Trie MinionIn the Writ Indies and the Ja-

maica Earthquake." by the R«v. Patrick F. Mulry;rolle«* Theatre. No. 48 West 18th «t.. S p. m.

Mrettnff of the New Tork Hlatortca.l Society: haU of thaaoclety. Becond ivenu* and 11th «treet. 8:30 p*. m.

PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELSFIFTH AVENUE—H. S. Hyde. Springfield.

GOTHAM—II. B. Kno\, PHtsburg. HOLLAND—Louis F. Payn, Chatham. MANHATTAN—A. D.rinkerton. I^ndon. ST. REGIB-Willlam H. Ba«e.Albany. WOLCOTT—O. B. Qreene. Ottawa. WAT--DORF— R. E. Btrowbrldge, Philadelphia; M. R.Angula, Havana; D. H. Hostetter, Pittsburg.

Mrs. Archibald Alexander Hodge EstablishesPrizes at Princeton.

[ByTel»*raph to The Trtt«ia».lPrinceton, N. J.. May 6.—The semi-annual meeting

of the board of trustees of the Princeton Theologi-cal Seminary was held yesterday afternoon In, Stu-art Hall In connection with the ninety-fifth com-menoement of the seminary. It was announced

that through the generosity of Mrs. ArchibaldAlexander Hodge two new prises had been estab-lished. One of these Is to be known as the Archi-bald Alexander Hodge yrlie In systematic theology,and the other as the FinUy McLaren prise In Blo-lical theology. The condtlons under which theprizes uro to be awarded fare to be determined bythe faculty.

John H. Converse, of Philadelphia, a director ofthe eemlnary and president of the Baldwin Ix>co-motlve Works, has presented a fullyequipped houseto the seminary. ItIs sltuate.l In the city mission,district of Philadelphia. Every Sunday a gTOupof swmlnary students willgo there to receive train-ing In evangelistic work.

The following were re-elected members of theboard of directors: Dr. ElijahK. Craven, of Phil-adelphia: Dr William Irwin. of Oyster Bay; DrSamuel T. Lowere. of Philadelphia; Dr. John R.Davies, of Philadelphia; Dr. Marcus A. Brownson.of Philadelphia: Dr. John F. Patterson, of Oranf«\X J.; Dr. J. Stuart Dlckson. of New York: Dr.Silas S. Brownell, of New York; Hugh H. Hamlll.of Trenton, and Charles H. Mathews. of Philadel-phia. The graduating exercises* willbe held to-mor-row morning. There are forty-four graduates.

1 m

GIFTS TO THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.

At the request of the faculty of Fine Arts. Ad-junct Professors Shotwell and Bplngarn were as-plgned to seats In that faculty; at the request ofthe faculty of Pure Science, Adjunct ProfessorFrederick K. Bailey wan assigned to a seat In thatfaculty The resignation of Dr. George H. Fox.professor of dermatology, was accepted.

Dr. Francis Huber was appointed to be professorof clinical medicine; Dr. Frederick Peterson to beprofessor of psychiatry; Dr. Andrew J. MoCosh tobe professor of clinical surgery, and Dr. Pear««Bailey to be adjunct professor of neurology.

Trustees Also Announce Faculty Changes inInstitution.

At a meeting of the trustees of Columbia T'nJ-versity yesterday gift* were announced of $1,200

from the Oermanlstlo Society to maintain a lecture-ship on the history of German civilization; of $1,000from Charles B. Bartow. '74. toward the* cost of amathematical laboratory and museum, and of $600from an anonymous benefactor for research workIn anthropology.

At Barnard College It was saifl yesterday thatthe trustees had been expecting for a long time toreceive a part of the estate of Miss Emily OGlbbes. The trustees hay» heard that the will maybe contested, but do not anticipate any great diffi-culty in getting possession of that part of theestate given to Barnara under the terms of thewill.It Is expected that the money will be used foran endowment fund for the necessary expenses of

the college. An endowment has recently providedfor the dormitories that were needed, and, althoughthere Is still great need fr>r a students' building,the money will probably not be used for this pur-pose. The trustees believe that It is much easierto get money for new buildings than to get en-dowments to meet ourrent needs.

Mtes Glbbes had long b<-en regarded aa a friendof Barnard. She had been constantly followingthe doings and development of the institution, andconsequently the trustees were not at all surprisedto learn of the gift. They believed "*t first thatthey might receive more "than $1,000,000. but theynow expect to receive not much nv>re than 1750.000.

GIFTS TO COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY.

College Ma>t Get 8750JDQ0 fromGibbes Estate.

f ByTelegraph to The Tribune. 1Newport. B.1., May 6.—Barnard College willre-

ceive the greater part of Miss Emily O. Glbbes'sestate, according to her will, which was filed forprobate here to-day. The document is brief and,

aside from her niece. Miss Edwlna Post, daughter

of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin A. Post, of New York, norelatives are mentioned. Miss Oibbes bequeathsall of her estate to Barnard, conditionally,with the exception of a Quarter of what was lefther by her father, Robert Morgan Gibbes. Thisportion, according to Mr. Glbbes's will,must at thetime of his daughter's death be left to some bloodrelation, and Miss Gibbes therefore selected her

>niece, Miss Post, to be the recipient of this bequest,all other relatives being Ignored.

The value of the estate Is not mentioned in thewill. It is believed here that It will amount to be-

tween J1.000.000 and J2.000.000. ItIs said In Newport

that Mrs. Post. Miss Glbbes's only sister, intendsto contest that portion of the will that refers toBarnard College, though nothing definite can belearned as yet.

A short time before her death Miss Gtbbes, whowas considered eccentrlo, discbarged all h-»r ser-vants and looked herself in her home, in the cot-tage colony, refusing all persons admission to thehouse and steadfastly refusing to partake of food.When an entrance to the house was effected MissGlbbes was found ia a weakened' condition. Shedied soon afterward.

BIG GIFT TO BARNARD.

Farewell to "Gypsy" Smith BecomesMemorial to Famous Author.

Tho fnrewell dinner given for "'Gypsy" Smith,the EnKlleh evangelist, and his colleague, the Rev.Thomas T<iw. of l^ondon. at the Hotel Astor lastnight became a meeting In memory of the R»v.Dr. John Watson ("lan Mn<claren"). News of thaauthor's death was received just before the dinner,at which one of tho speakers wns his old friendand fellow worker In Liverpool, the Rev. CharlesF. Aknd. tha new pastor of th« Fifth Avenue Bap-

tist < Church.Hoth Dr. Aked and the Rev. Thomas Law. who

wus also Intimately acquainted with Dr. Watson,Expressed their appreciation for the author andtheir sorrow over his death. Both had sought tob<» excused from the dinner because of their grief.The. dinner developed Into a memorial meetingmoat strongly whon prayer was said In behalf ofDr. Watson by the Key. James E. FVeeman, rectorof Bt. Andrew's {Episcopal Church, in Yonkers.Th>' <linlnK hall -aum tilled with three hundred mennnd women, who bowed their heads over the flowerdecorated tables and Joiried in the prayer.

The H.V. Mr. Law brightened the gathering whenhf said in the course of iii» speech that he badasked President Roosevelt to run for a third term."1 am delighted .with your President." he said,"and Ihad ,t. long conversation with him at Wash-ington last Saturday. I'm a frank man, so Iaskedhim frankly it' he wouldn't consent to run for athird term He told me he had definitely decidedthat Uc could not permit himself to stand again."

Dr. Aked seemed much affected when Introduced.11.. said: "I was grateful for this Invitation to-night, but, after the sail news Ireceived a fewhours ago. T WOOld have been more grateful couldI have J.ieen excused from attending. Iwas aneighbor of Dr. John Watson in Liverpool, and woworked together and foujrht the battles of reformtogether, and sometimes wn won victories together.There was B close, an Intimate und a personal bondbetween us.

"John Watson way our greatest preacher, theone outstanding figure in the Liverpool pulpit, whoWSfl the greatest of all, He represented us every-where, and It was our delight to have such a rep-resentative.. Every tribute to his genius was en-li.ved by tens of thousands In Liverpool. He taughtEngland thai here In this country you were learn-ing so rapidly that If showed us bow small were.r.ur denominational differences. Tie was liftedabove sectarianism."

The other speakers were ih- Rev Dr. NewellDwlght Hllll? and the tonstmnster v/ns Don O.Sheltun. president of the National Hible Insti-tute, under whose auspices the dinner was given.Th* two guests of honor will sail to-day for Eng-land.

PRAISE "IAN MACLAREX."

Illness, which was declared to bo tonMlltls. wasfavorable. Last Monday and Tuesday Dr. Watsonwsj able to be up and around and transactedpome business. An abscess formed on tha right earon Wednesday. The system absorbed pus, and Intwenty-four hours be developed serious symptoms.Tho physicians regarded the case as critical, buthoped to stem the tide of the disease. Blood poi-soning set In, however, and on Saturday otherabsceesea started to form In the left car andthroat. The patient's condition was aggravated bya bad attack of rheumatism. This morning: thephysicians sent for a Chicago specialist, who ar-rived this afternoon. Death was sudden and unex-pected and was hastened by a weak heart. Dr.WntNon's wife, who was his constant companionin his last Illness, left the room at 11 o'clock thismorning. She was gone about fifteen minutes andreturning found her husband lifeless.

The Rev. John Watnon. more widely known byhis pen name, "lan Maclaren," was born in Man-nlngtre*. Essex. England, on November 3. 1850. Hewas. however, of Highland blood, his father havingbeen born at Braemar, while his mother, who wasa Maclaren, camo from I.<>ch Kay and spoke the

Oaellc tongue, ns dM his. paternal grandfather.

The eldai Watson was n collector of Inland reve-nue, nml his duties, which had taken him to Man-ninKtree, later led him to London. He returned toScotland, however, in tlmo to lmvo his son pre-

pan d fur F.»ltnburgh University at the StirlingandPerth grammar schooja The young man obtainedhis Master of Arts arr^e at the university andRtudled afterward at New College, Edinburgh, andBt Tubingen. Germany. At New College he was afriend and fellow student of Dr. Stalker. ProfessorHenry Drummond and Dr. George Adam Smith.Robert lajuls Stevenson was attetiulng the Englishliterature class at the time, but so seldom that hisoccasional appearaaoas were greeted wltu applausely bis claimniates. Having resolved to enter theministry, Mr. Watson was licensed to preach InMM, and became m.sistant at Barclay Free Chureb,Kdlnburgh. He w.i» ordained In 1675, and was suo-oesslvcly minister ut Iysglealmoml. Porthshlre, atFrt>>» Si Matthew's. <»Ihs(Jow. and In 1880 wa» oalUdto S- Ron I'ark Proubytertan Church, Uverpool.where he was pastoi until WJu. He received thedegree of Doctor of Divinity from St. Andrew'sUniversity mid from Yale.

Dr. Watson's success as a writer of fiction cameto him suddenly nnd without previous literaryeffort, when he. waa about forty-four years old.I>r. Robertson Nlooll, editor of "The British We«k-ly." heard I>r. Watson give a talk on Scottish lifeand urged him to write snm« sketches on the samenubject. After a good deal of correspondence be-tween the pastor and the editor the little storiesthat witk afterward K«ther«d together in "BeKltleth< Bonnie Brier Bush" began to appear in "TheBritish Weekly" and at once attracted notice. Ontheir publication In a »*-j.arute volume. In li»SH. triebook had s large sale in England and America,

and was followed by "The Days of AuM I^angByne" (1W) "Kate Carnegie anl Tho«e Ministers'oW>>, ''A Doctor of the i#M School" (1!W). "After-wards and Other Stories" (IS3S>, "Rabble Saun-derson" (lMg) "Young Barbarians" (1901) and "HisMajesty Baby" (1903). All theae volumes were writ-ten over the author^S paeudonyme.Ijogiealmond the llttlo clafhan under the shadow

of the Grampian Hills, which was the author'sfirst ministerial charge, Is the Drumtochty of hisstories; but ho always declared that the characterswere original creatlona and not portraits of indi-vlduals His personal observations In this little,parish were helped by his early experiences on thePerthshirw farm of an uncle, whero he came Indally contact with much the aamo typ*H of people.

Dr. Wntsion'B success us "lara Maclaren" causedhim to turn his attention to writing of a moreserious purpose, and over hla own name he wrot«"The Upper Room" (UK), "The Mind of the Mas-ter" (18£fe). "The Cure of Souls." his Yale lecturesOn ''Practical Theology" (IM6). "The Potter'sWheel" (IK>7>. "Companions of the Sorrowful Way"riß9*>. "Chumh Folks" (1900). "The Life of theMaster" (1901). "The Homely Virtues" (1905). and"The Inspiration of Fnlth" <UW).Dr. Wntson's theology, SS expressed In the foro-

goini^ works, proved to b« of a llb«rallty that gaverise to no little crttlQlsm by the »trlc.ter membersof his communion. both In Great Hrltaln andAmerica, and In 1597 charges of heresy against himwero presented to the, synod in London, but weredismissed by that body, which three years laterfurther vindicated him by appointing him its mod-erator.

Dr. Watson had mmlo two earlier trips to Amer-ica. He came In 1890, at the invitation of YaleUniversity, to deliver the Lyman Beecher lectureitfor that year, and afterward he went on a lect-nre tour thmuarh the. United States and Canada.He came again to fll! another series of lecture en-gagements In 1899. His present trip was taknn at

he instance of the Western Theological Seminary,of Pittsbunr to b« Its lecturer extraordinary forI»>7 Ho and Mrs. Watson arrived In this city onFebruary 9, and "iitho followingSunday Dr. Wat-son preached in tha Fifth Avenue Itaptlst Church,the new pastor of which, th« Rev. Dr. Ak«d. hadlong been his close friend. Lectures at HaverfordCollege, Pennsylvania, and at Nashville Univer-sity, Mississippi, were also included in Dr. Wat-t-on's programme. v .r >

Censor Withdraws Ban—

George Edwardes'sNew Play in. Danger.

Loadon, May 6.—The general ridicule with whichthe prohibition of the presentation of "Tlie Mikado"has been- received here has caused a reconsidera-tion "n the part of the I^ord Chamberlain, und it Isnow announced tliat if certain modifications aremade in the text the restriction will be removed.A i«-tition Is being prepared for presentation toPrince Fushlmi, asking him to Intercede for thoremoysl 8f t!i« ban, and the prince Is reported to

have remarked that he would like to soe the operu

himself, us )\>- had always understood that it wusdelightful nnd harmless.

George Kdwardes's new play, -"The (Jlrls of <}t'>t-tenl>crg," which Is to be produced on Mny 9. isthreatened with prohibition by th» I^rd Cbamber-lnin. who thinks that some of the l!np«i are likelyto be distasteful to the German Emperor.

RIDICULE SAVES "THE MIKADO."

Oscar Hammerstein, Who Will Sail To-day,1 Enthusiastic About Memorial.

opcar Hammerstein willRail to-day on the KaiserWllhelm der Orossei for Europe. Ha has decided togive an opera next fall for the benefit of the Rob-ert Fulton Monument Association Fund.

"I would not consider myself a patriotic citizenof the T'nited States," he said, "ifIdid not accept

the opportunity of helping in honoring the memory

of Ilobert Fulton, who, to my mind, has not only

done a great deal for the United States hy theapplication of steam to navigation, but also for the

whole world."The sailing of the Ciermont a century ago did a

great denl toward the building up of the City ofNew York at that time and since, and Iam glad

that the movement to erect a monument for Pultonon the banks of the Hudson River Is meeting withso much enthusiasm not only in this stato, but In

ivnnsylvanla, Ui«btute of Fulton's birth."I cannot think of anything more appropriate

than the erection of a water K»tn on the banks ofthe Hudson. It will be most useful for the nation,city and stato, not only to view our own fleets, butalso to salute and welcome foreign visitors by sea.On my return it Is my Intention to arrange an en-tertainment at tlie Manhattan Opera House on amagnificent scale. Several of my principal stars

will appear, and Ihope to swell tha funds of theassociation by at least I2B.000."

Mr. Hammerstein expects to return to this coun-try in a month or six weeks, and it is expectedthat the performance will be given some tlm" InNovember or December.

WILL GIVE OPERA FOR FULTON FUND.

BIDDING PRAYER IN STRATFORD CHURCHFrom The Ptratford-on-Avon Herald, ApriliK. 1907.When we ri»e up to t-.pt-ak the Bidding'Prayer,And number o'er the roll of noble menWho loved the Poor, or who with pious careThe means of knowltdg* gave. Whose honoured

penAnd noble memory must we hold most dear?•Condell and Hemmlnge! Faithful friends nnd• true.Lost were the world's, beet treasure «aye for you.You held the precious knowledge that we share,Which- careless as a tree of fruit most fairH« left for all to gather wher« It hung.You garnered It for ages yet to be.Rich seeds of Joy to all who speak his tongue.These precious words we give you back In fee."Iknew no man but ho wus true to me."

E. N. P.•Editors of the First Folio.

Among tbe conspicuous performer* now visibleon the New York stage a« the »eaaon approaches

Its dose ar« Robert Manttll. Frar.k Worthing,

Etht-1 Barrymore. Eleanor Robson, CJrac* <#eorg»,

William Collier. Arnold Daly. Edward Abeles. Ed-mund Breeae. Eddie Poy. Beatrio* Morgan, LouUMann, Mme. Nazlmova. Francee Starr. CharlesRlchman. Jess Dandy, Alice Lloyd. William MorrU,

I>»o Dltrlchsteln. Wilfred Clarke. Guy Standing,

Arthur Forrest, Montgomery and Stone, Bruce Mo-

Rae and Anna Held. I'pward of twenty-five thea-treH are open an.l in active operation, and there la

no lack of dlversined attractions for thone who flndpleasure In the playhouse.

The <jiKagement of Ml*» Robson, at the ÜbertJFTheatre, will terminate on May IS. Th« play Of"Salomy Jane" has been Its chief nuccesa.

At the IJncoln Square Theatre lust night Mr.

William Morris's stock company performed the.

capital farce of "Mm. Temple* Telegram.' Next

week "Buster Brown" will b« once more sshlMtsdThe funeral procession bearing the remains of

the late Mrs. Warren baa reach Brooklyn.

At th.» IrvingPlace Theatre (German) last night

"Faust" wm performed. To-night that stage will

be occupied with the military play of "ZapN'n-'

streich."

Mr. Chauncey Oleott is playing this wwk at the

Grand Opera House, in the Irish drama of "Eileen

Asthore."

THEATRICAL INCIDENT3.The Van den Berg Opera Company a;>pear»«l at

tho West End Theatre, last night. In "1! Trova-

tora."

Majestic Theatre.A bad play, relative to a dtsgustlng subject, was

produced last night at the Majestic Theatre, under

the name, of 'The Primrose Path." The name of

its author Is Bayard Velllsr. The chief character

In it Is assumed by Miss Margaret Wycherly. Thepurpose seems to have b«*n. whtlo depicting wantand woe,— celebrate the rr.lserabl-j experience of

a young woman who, having first allowed harsellto be seduced under promise of marriage, afterwardturns courtesan, in order to supply the wants

of her starving paramour. Detailed considerationof "The Primrose Path" la not now necessary. Mr.

Velller and Mlm Wycherly should take that play

out to tbe Jcroey marshes and bury It

MORE TALNTED TRASH.

Empire Theatre.The engagement of Miss Ethel Barrymore at the

Empire Theatre will close on May 18. Last nißhttho play of "Cousin Kate" was revived thpr«, andMiss Barrymor* acted the chief part in It,—repeat-Ing a performance that she has Riven here before,

and one In which her girlish ways and piquantvivacity are effectively displayed.

MISS BARRYMORE AS COUSIN KATE.

New Amsterdam Theatre.Mr. Mantell's Impersonation of Richelieu, which

was repeated last night at the New AmsterdamTheatre, is not new to the local public,but itgivespleasure and It Is entirely welcome. Tbe play of"Richelieu" has sometimes, of late, been men-tioned with disparagement. Henry Arthur Jones,that excellent English dramatist, once expressedhis pleasure on seeing a frisky Frenchman, namedFilon, occupied in "stripping the spangles fromBulwer Lytton," by whom "Richelieu" was written,us also were "Money" and "The Lady of Lyons."All the same. "Richelieu" holds Its place, and willcontinue to hold It, among- the best plays in ourlanguage. ItIs not Indeed a trentls* on disease, Itdoes not insult publlodecency by obtruding a sexual"problem." Jt portrays a noble character, existentamid romantic and picturesque surroundings; Itshows virtuous power protecting innocent weakness;It contains exceedingly effective situations; au-1 Itexerts an Influence that is potential to make theauditor happier, for having 6een It. Edwin Booth'sperformance of Richelieu was one of the greatestachievements of dramatic art in modern times. Mr.Mantell seems not to value his own assumption ofthe part, and it is not announced for repetition.With various actors, though not with nil,who haveappeared as tho Cardinal, stnee Macready intro-duced tbe character upon the English stagn andForrest introduced It here, the stage custom hasbeen to play it for theatrical points— such as"there's no such word ns fall," "bloodhounds,' Ilaugh at ye," and the tremendous Invocation of "thacuree of Rome." Mr.Mantell places much emphasisupon the salient incidents and speeches, not heed-ing the Intervals of solemn majesty and deeppathos for which the play is remarkable. Thebleak, mournful Isolation that is inevitably attend-ant upon intellectual supremacy and the advnnceof age seems not to have engaged tho actor'sthought. His performance of Richelieu, neverthe-less. is interesting nnd effective. "KingLear" willbe repeated to-night and to-morrow night. TheWednesday matinee will be. devoted to "Macbeth."On Friday night and Saturday afternoon Mr. Man-tell will play Shylock, and on Saturday night hewill close his engagement, appearing as lago.

MR. MANTEL! AS RICHELIEU.

TIIJ- DRAMA.

rwwt for Special I.ocaUtlea.-iror the District ofColumbia, Mary.and. Delaware. New JMSJ.

Ea-trn,

P«™.ylvaaia. Extern New York and New t.ng.an.J.

1.0.-.I On.cl-1 K.Tord.-Th« following official record

from tbS Weather Uureau ihow. the chances in the

[e^era.ur. forS '"' twenty-four hours. In comparison

with tha corr«apondln« date of leM year:

JHOfl. IBOT.m ....V r.i

11: Si:;::::::::; m *» » £• « ;;;;;;K.m

,S?n.™::;;::::::::|' «i"S: -:::::::.- « -4HV,h««"«Vmp«:raturl y^tJrday. M«*°»jj°*£tl

averse. 62= average for V°^l'U»" twSnU-nv;\u25a0 vemire for corresponding anl* i""-

"^.l^cast: To-day, IBSW«» «n<J probably Wsflae«-Da), varUbl* wuid*.

Official Record and Forecast.— Waßhlnßton. May 6.—

Conditions are- BUM* unsettled throughout tn. country to-

night and «haw«r. were general except In the Northw««t

.Ul'«. Heavy rains occurred in Arkan.as, West Tenn.a-

a ti.» inwer Ohio Vall*v. Temperatures have, varied

Fr"H rirx?£ra SSaa SSS 'an^hSr.N>vai! whr., thi> have fallen MWMatmbly. Heavy

ißtetailwillnot b* Idee!. •

Bombs Thrown in Chapel of Prison andChief Inspector Killed.

St. Petersbun?. May «.—A plot, whlcii resulted In

th<> liberation of thirteen political prisoners, wasdaringly executed at the prison of Alexanrlrovlk,

near Kkaterlnoslav, yesterday, while the Kaster

services were being held at the chapel A band ofrevolutionists entered the building, killed the chiefinßoector and exploded two bombs In the con-fu'C which followed thirteen political Prisoners.Including several leading terrorists escaped. TheEaster holidays elsewhere passed quietly.

THE WEATHER REPORT.

RUSSIAN PRISONERS ESCAPE.

Government Threatens to Withdraw Educa-tional Aid

—Rising at Amritsar.Simla, May G.—The schools and coHeires of Bengal

which are affiliated with tho University of Calcuttahave become such hotbeds of political agitation

that the government has resolved to take drasticaction. A circular has been sent to the university,college, and school authorities* prohlbitinK the par-ticipation of professor*, teachers or pupils of th«»hipher educational establishments In politicalmovements, and Informing th« university tliat un-les* It carrier out Its duty in controlling the af-filiated colleges, all the government scholarshipendowments will bo withdrawn.

Lahore. May 6.J— The Hindoo outbreak at Rawal-pindi appears to hoy» been anti-Christian «« wellas anti-European. The mission buildings w»re thespecial object of the furyof the rioters. An attackwas made on the American minslon church, themob burned the Young Men's Chri<Ui;tn Associationhall, looted and damaged the houses of the mis-

sionaries, and assaulted native Christians In thestrretfi.

A riotous outbreak under th« leadership of Hindoostudents ban occurred at Amrltsßr, about thirtymiles from I^tjiore.

THE AGITATION IN INDIA.

The house and the galleries of the jieerennf-Hwere filled, showing the interest aroused by theConservative proposal to anticipate governmentaction and the possibility of the debate provok-ing a statement of the Intentions of the govern-ment. This, however, did not come to pass. ThoEarl of Crewe. Lord President of the Council,fpeaklng on behalf of the government, declinedto have anything ro d>> with Lord Newton's pro-posal. He gave no hint «.f the government'splans, although his utterßncets on the subjectconveyed the idea that the government contem-plated a Rome what drastic measure. After thisannouncement the debate was adjourned.

Earl of Crewe Refuses to AcceptIjord Xercton's Measure.

London. May 6 —The discussion in the Houseof Lords this evening was devoted to Lord New-ton's bill proposing the reconstltution of thehouse on a partly elective basis. He seeks toremove the excessive preponderance of heredi-tary peers by stipulating ruiallflcatlon througheervlce to the state or previous election, and heprovides for a certain number of elected peersand for the nomination by the Crown of lifepeers, these not to exceed one hundred Innumber.

REFORM OF UPPER HOUSE.

Governor Hughes Attends— Tributefrom Dr. Schurman.

Binghamton. X. V., May —The funeral of DeanErnest \V. lluffout. who killed himself on theHudson River steamer C W. Morse on Saturday,was held this afternoon In a drizzling rain at thehome of l,is parents. Mr. und .Irs. Ambrose S.Huffeut, No. 9 Arthur street.

The services were attended by Governor Hughes,his .military secretary, Colonel Treadwell, und alarge delegation from Cornell University, whichincluded President J. G. Schurman. Treasurer Em-mons L. Williams. Dr. Andrew D. White, JudgeFrank Irvine. Professor C. H. Hull, K. H. Wood-ruff, p. Jj. Coleson, A. W. Wilson, Lucerne Covllloand Supreme Court, Justice C. W. Pound, of Lock-port.

Horace Dawßon. '07, attended the services as Uwreproaentatlve of the Theta Delta Chi fraternityof the gTund lodge of which Dean Huffeut was the•resident. The pall bearers were Emmons L. Will-

iams. Charles Hull. George L. Barr, A. W. Smith.Justice Pound and Judge Irvine.The services were conducted jointly by the Rev.

Dr. A. W. Hayes, formerly of thia city, but nowof Westfleld. N. J.. and the Rev. Dr. Lincoln A.Ferris, tho present pastor of the Tabernacle Metho-dist Episcopal Church. Tho regular MethodistEpiscopal ritual wm used, there being no sermon.The floral pieces were profuse and beautiful, es-pecially the wreath from Governor Hughes. Thebody was placed In the receiving vault at FloralPark Cemetery. Governor Hughes remained untilthe body had been placed In the hearse, nnd thenwent away with Senator Hlnman on the 2:15 p. m.train for AJbany. President Schurman paid a trib-ute to the worth of Dean Huffeut. while attendingthe funeral service, saying:

T)«an Huffeut was one of the mosi brilliantgraduates who ever left Cornell University. Hewas a man of great mentnl power and of broadand generous culture. He devoted himself to lawand attaln.-d a mastery in his specialty. FewZ\l ™WhO

,iBpeaJ L,thS English language possessed

peoifnSrTf6l Ti#ft ?r luci<l exposition. It was apeculiarity of hl8i

mln< that everything he dealtih«n rS?«*n iJ* cle?JT- H resisted notTiing morefcrhf=UrLIh^°r,the

wPretWlCewPretWlCe Ot with•uiicurlty behind it. He was a man of stnlnles«runST 1"-.W!3° de!^ htpd ta acts o kindness es

"cially to students and childrenBr^ft Wali°,n.,n. °f l.he tn sl men who ever llvpd.fion jn all big COT duct

4even to rending examlna-

«c°ienOr 8'H

he Sh,°7'ed hinuielf remarkably con-sclentious He could not be described as n manof th^. hall fellow, well met" class neverthelessMlf

hf« »»aenlUßa enlUB '«r Men<teh ">. end endeared hlnT

Hty of ith?r« nUTmbe JL ths «n*ver«lty.and In tholn/n?i.i °.a.a lle chose the teach-ing of law after experience in the profession and?h%Vn*"entat^ lned O

"°°f the heßt P»^" «"

mtnner h ll}'°' had a hlßh r«P«tation. Th«manner in which he served the state of New York

Corr tnfhrneoniBabb at Cal

'env «* from

state i«, veorft.ot fh<*Btate know well. Tho

SENATE HONORS DEAN HTJFFCUT.TBy TVloßraph tr> The Tribune ]

Albnny,May c.-The Senate adjourned to-n!(rht inrespect to tho memory of Dean Huffcut, GovernorHughes, legal adviser. Senators Cassldy. Rainesand Orady made feeling and eloquent addresses onthn death of a "man co noble, so fair bo able. \u25a0• Thetribute they paid to the memory of Dean Huffcutwilllast long In the memories of those who heardtheir words.

F«nator Raines, in a voice shaken with emotion,read the last letter that Mr. Huffcut wrote, inwhich he <=aid. "Sweet after toll Is sleep." "Whatis eath?

'he aßked. "Death is a page sent by(rod to conduct his guest from this universe toJoin Himin the realms of Heaven. 'Sweet after toll1c sleer>. and the man whom we, all honored andrespected is now sleeping that sweet sleep, to

awaken In blessed eternity."

DEAN IIVFFCVT BURIED.Ti \u25a0XEW-TO-RK DAILY TEaBITNE. TUESDAY. MAT 7. 1007.

DIVIDINGTHE FAR EAST

FRAXCO-JAPANESE PACT. "Lan Maclaren" Passes Away on

Third Trip to America.Rurlington. lowa, May 6.—Dr. John Watson ("lan

Marlaren") died at 11:15 o"clock this forenoon atMount Pleasant. lowa, from blood poisoning: re-sulting: from tonsllltls.

Dr. Watson came to Mount Pleasant on April25 from Minneapolis to deliver a lecture to the stu-dents of the lowa Weetejraa University. Dr. Wat-son became 111 on the way and was compelled tocancel the date for the lecture. The trend of thft

DB. JOIIX WATSON DEAD.

r>R. JOHN WATSON (IAN1Itf.

It wu. further learned that the recent Japanese]o in floated in Paris and, London was involvedir> the negotiations, and that Great Britain andFissia already have approved the general linesof_the arrangement. The Foreign Minister. M.P;^hon. Bald to-day:

The purpose of the entente is to secure addi-: guarantees for the maintenance, of peace

Far Kast. being simply a logical contlnu-t

'France's policy of concluding arrange-

: designed to prevent complications wher-evr- France has spe< ial Interests.

I- Is understood that the United States wrsadvised in advance of the aim of the negotia-tions between France and Japan and found noobjection thereto.

Negotiations at Toicio—

New* Signof German Isolation.

Paris. May (i.—Official confirmation has beenobtained ot the report that negotiations arepnin:? on between France and Japan looking to

an understanding guaranteeing the politicalandrorn'mm-ial interests of the two powers in theFar East Fram-e has recognized that her pos-eessions In Indo-China and Slam, as well as hercommercial interests in the Far East, would befxtrpniely vulnerable incase of war. and deemed

'Jt \vi*e to dude an arrangement with Japan,

which Is wining to guarantee French interestsin return for the recognition of the Japaneserlaims In Corea and .Formosa. At the sametime, it is icplalned. the understanding will beftrictly limited to the maintenance of the statusquo. 'It does not touch China and has nothing

reF^m an offensive or defensive, feature.BJever&elesa, taken In connection with the

HuBPo-Jriiianese and the Anglo-Russian agree-ments, both of which are supplementary toAnglo-Japanese, Franco- Russian and the Anglo-

Fren-h alliances, the agreement creates a com-pinatton in the Far East and a new groupingof the powers in Europe of extreme slgnlfl-

csttce. It is takr-n here to moan the success ofGreat Britain's diplomatic manoeuvres for theisolation of Germany.

London. May 6.—

While the Franco-Japanese

ICTeetnei t will not go so far as th« Anglo-Jap-

anese i ity,it willremove any existing uneasi-ness rptrrdinp thei security of the French poe-FespSor.s Id the Far Ea«t. The new Russo-Jap-anf-p" Jr^aty will, it is also believed, embody

similar features, so four nations wiil soon havepractically pntered into a slm.ll.or undertaking

no! to interfere with one another's interests inthe Far East.

Died.- -

GLADSTONE—On Sunday." May 5. 1907. at' tIMImm afher piece. Mrs. Daniel Denutrast. No. 7S Mount Fl«aaaMare.. Newark. X. J.. Uary Lootea Dfmirw, widow ofTimothy D. Gladstone, in her 7Hth y#ar. FuMcat aatvvlc#s will be held at tlie First .Presbyterian CharrhBoonton. N. J. on Tuesday. May 7.

"at 2:30 m tn.Relatives and friends are Invited Si attend. "iitlsssS

willmeet the train leaving New York at 1 p. m.ORITSLKY

—his residence. V'oodbridice, N. J.. on Son-,. day. May 6. Edward Ortd'ey. in tbe- 83d year of hltaa*." Funeral services willb# h"»!d at the. resMenc* nf hi*trt-law. Richard T. Davlw, No. 6C7 West End aye

-at &o'clock p. m. on Wednesday. M*y8.

HAI.I.IWEIX-OnMonday erenta?. May 4 1907 rharleaBleaier Halllwei:. in the 30th year of his as* Fo.neral services wl!l be held at No 335 West En<l aye.New York City,on Thnrsday mornin* at 10:3O o'clock.

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HAYDOCK—On ilav H. 1007. William Henry HayOorkl\u25a0on of Robert Illt-ks and Mary Robras Haydnck tn tk*• Wth year of his age. Funeral willhe at Friend*' Meat-ing Hf.use, Manhaa<t«t. Long Island, at 3 o'clock caThursday, May 9. Carriages willmeet the train leav-ing East 34th «t. ferry at 1:Mp. m.

JACKSON—

Suddenly, of heart failure, on t>-»arrl the)Cvni.l.-. at Queenstown. on Saturday. May 4. ElizabethOrace Alllott. widow of the late Stamway Jackson «fManchester. England, and Englewood. N. J. Burial «tBowden. England \u25a0 , ,

KINGSFORD— On May S. In London. Engtand. Sosam.daughter of Mary P. and the late John J Klng.Cord. v

LAJ-SI..KY.—On Monday. May 6. at her home in this cityAnna Lnpsley. riau hter of tbe late lUvid and 4naaWelsh Lajwley. Th* funeral services will be held atthe convenience of the family." **

MACDONALI>—At his country resMpnc* Ferndale N 1May B. 1807. Charles MacDonald. of New York "Fu-nera: ednesday. May 8. at 2p. m.. Femdale. X. T.XKWTON—Suddenly, at BloomneM. N J.. on May 41907. Emma Westervelt. wife of John Newton. Funeral

\u25a0ervlcss from her late home. No. 433 Franklin st. Tnes-Oajr. May 7, at S o'clock. Interment at BloorafleMCemetery.

PECK.— Cyrus Peck, at his late residence. 81 North «thet.. Newark. N J.. May 8. 1807. Notice of funeral here-after.

PRENTISS— At Elliebeth. N. J.. on Saturday May 4.11H)7. Henry 8. Trent!*.*, son of the lat* Rev Oeorge U.I'rentl'iH. n D. Funeral sen-Ices will he held at Halate residence. No. 1584 Waverly Place. Elliabeth.•V J.. on Tuesday. May 7. at in a. m.ROniXSON— At Dirhury. Ccnn.. Saturday. Slay 4,

Martha I*Kip. wife of Arthur O. Robtnson. Fu'aeralservices at her home. .V». 128 Peer 11111 aye Tuesdayafternoon at 2:3 a

6ANFORD.—In West Hartford. Conn.. May X 1807.Walter Sanford. In his 4«th year. Funeral services athis late home, No. 11 Smith Highland St.. Wednesdayaftcrnuon at 2 o'clock. Friends please omit flowers.

BKINNER.—In Yonkers. jr. T. on May 6. 1807. HarbertV Bklnner. In his 42d year. Funeral sernce* wl'lbs)held at fcls lat* reeMence. No. 19« Hawthorna are^\onkers. N. V.. on Wednesday. May 9. at 3:30 p. m.

BMlTll—Suddenly on March 27. IPO7. at Kioto. Japaa.Jame-. Henry Smith, late of Tux»do Park N TFuneral e«rvlc»s will be held at St. Bartholomew' \u25a0

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Each line and rifle battalion on a war footing Inthe Turk'sh army has 24 officers, 62 non-commls-Fl^ned offk-ers and 836 men, the total being: 922 menof all ranks.• The outbreak In Yemen began about twelve yearsago" and may be 6ald to have been going on everFirce. The Turks have repeatedly announced thatth» Arabs ner.- crushed, but tlie revolt has alwaysb*<»n renewed. In December. IW4, the Turkishtroops under Rlza Pacha sustained a serious de-feat, four battalions being routed, and later tneTurkish garrison at Sanaa surrendered, the rebelscapturing thirty_gun«. twenty thousand rifles andmuch ammunition. Severe fighting occurred againlast year, ti.'e Arabs apparently being always vlc-torious.-' •\u25a0

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About (1,000 Men Beported Killedin Action in Yemen.

London, May 6.—

It was announced this aftpr-

noon In \u25a0 dispatch from Constantinople* that\u25a0even battalions of Turkish troops had practi-cally • een annihilated in a battle with rebels intho province of Yemen, Turkish Arabia. Thecommander in chief of the Turkish troops lal:--:

-y calling for reinforcements.