RAILROAD CONCESSION ANNULLED.

Caracas. Dee. 14.—The High Federal Court ofVenezuela has handed down Its Judgment In the$10,000,000 damaeo suit brought by Venezuela againstthe French- Venezuelan Railroad Company. TheJudgment annuls the concession of the company

and condemns it to pay damages to be assessed by

experts. Tho government, on Its side, must pay

some minor damages to the company.

Report that Scott White Killed Three Mexi-

cans at Conchano Declared Untrue.

El Paso, Tex.. Dec. 14.—R. T. Conlon, a mining

man, who has arrived here, denies the truth ofthe telegram from Conchano, Mexico, telling ofthe arrest of Boast White, paymaster of Greene'smines, for shooting three Mexicans. He said

that White was only a witness to the killing,

and that he had been held pending the Investi-gation by the authorities.

The telegram said thnt a party of Mexicans

entered the place where White and other Ameri-

cans were dining, became abusive and MNejected by the Americans. The entrance was

locked and a ftw minutes later tho Mexicans re-turn' 1 with arms and battered down the doors.

The first three men who crossed the threshold

Mr* killed by White, who was later locked up

In the Mexican prison at Conchano.

STORY OF AMERICAN'S ARREST RENTED

Money shipments from the postoffice are now

escortr d through the streets by thirty Cossacks,

who ride with ha'f drawn sabres and carbinesrea^y Bsr instant action; an equal number of

policemen on bicycles and a detachment of de-

tectives m cabs. Traffic on the main thorough-

fares of the city is Interrupted every day at

noon while this cavalcade passes.

St. Petersburg. Dec. 14.—The authorities have

completed the!r Investigation of the Terroristrobbery of October 27. fM& Thirteen men have

been executed in connection with this outrage

and eighty others are to be tried for complicity.

The robbery was most daring. Fifteen revo-lutionists, armed withbombs and revolvers, at-

tacked a cashier of tho custom house who was

going in a carriage from the Sub-Treasury with

(350.000. They wrecked the vehicle with abomband escaped with $193,000.

A hospital train has brought a number of thewounded passengers and guards into Tiflis-

Troops are in pursuit of the robbers.

Pitched Battle in Russia, Many

Being Killed or Wounded.Tlflls, Dec. 14.—A band of sixty robbers at-

tacked and derailed the mail train running be-

t ween Tiflis and Baku near the station of Sala-

khlu last night. The train was carrying a large

sum of money. The train guard repulsed the

bandits after a fight In which many passenger?

and soldiers were wounded. The bandits finally

retreated, leaving four dead.

The attack was daringly conceived and carriedout. Thirty yards of track on a down gra'le

had been turn up. and the train, running at full

speed, plunged its way over the ties. Both lo-

comotives and most of the cars were ditched.

The robbers, who were in hidingnear by. imme-

diately came out and advanced on the train

guard and passengers. They threw eight bombs

and opened a heavy fire on the confused travel-lers. The train guard rallied quickly and re-

turned this fire from behind the mass of wreck-

age until the robbers were driven off, carrying

their wounded.

TRAIX ROBBERS ROUTED.

Prince Arthur of Connaught, who is now se-

lected for important missions, is starting for

Stockholm to-morrow with special messages

from the royal family to KingGustaf and the

crown prince. The royal marriages have given

King Edward largely increased influence in

Sweden and Norway.*• N. F.

There willbe an investiture at the palace 'in

Monday, and by the end of the week the royal

family willbe gathering at Sandringham for the

Christmas party.

More Rapid Development of Sea

Potcer— Spanish Shipbuilding.[Special by French Cable to Tho Trtbuna-J

ICoryrtrht. 1907. by Tho Tribuna Association.]

London. Dec. Outwardly the relations of

England and Germany have, Improved, but

there is evidence that everything did not go

smoothly while the Emperor was here. The

exchange of courtesies and compliments has not

obscured the truth, that KingEdward and the

Kaiser are rival sovereigns with proud spirited,

distrustful nations behind them. Tho Emperor

left behind him a strong impression that he is

in sympathy with the agitation of the German

Naval League for the more rapid.development

ofsea power and is not Inaccord with Prince yon

Billow's more moderate programme. This has

strengthened the hands of the Beresford faction,

which complains that the British Admiralty ts

neglecting the warning from Germany and needs

to wake up and build mor« ships. Even bo In-

fatuated an evangel of peace as Mr. Stead con-

siders it necessary to build two British ships

for every fresh keel laid down inGermany. The

ajfrtrsn naval manoeuvres in the Pacific and

the enlargement of the fleet are In line with

the advanced thought of both England and

Germany.The Kingof Fpaln has also found leisure In

England for talking with experts about the res-

toration of his own navy. There are rumorsthat he will take British constructors and en-

gineers into his own ser- ice. and that the Clyde

or the Tyne shipbuilders willhave facilities of-

fered to them for establishing yards and works

at Barcelona and carrying out contracts withSpanish labor. Considerable orders for construc-tion may also be placed in British yards.

Mr. Haldano is unveiling to-day a Btatue of

King Edward at the University College School,

in Hnmpstead.

ENGLAND ANDGERMANY

Corked up sunshine from America's most famous vineyards. Thefavorite wine for club and banquet.

A Christinas DinnerWILL NOT BE COMPLETE WITHOUr A BOTTLE OF

GOLD SEALChampagne

Made by the French Process— equals any Imported Wineat half the cost.

Order a case for Christmas.IRBANA WINE COMPANY, Sol« Ma-ker. Urb*na, N. Y.

Illinois Central affairs. p» at the ««£*£developed no new .optional sensationaasmthisweek, thoush affidavit*and arguments la court

at Chicago make Interesting reading to In

vestors who find Mr. Stuyvesant Fish atrtoj*ediin*the force of some of thi averments wWch

have made It

many stockholders have changed UteU «£since recent disclosures. Aether or

election scheduled for next A.dn^ayplace, tho current contest will n; have Jfruitless. One eartaSß fact H^^^b-that there can hardly hs

controf of Missouri U^

already ha9U« doM *»*J*Z?ZZihis aa*-th« re^-ord of President H-tra » a .v-

ciates reveals results produ -Itopposssjj

wan superior— smh co.xl r-sul^ ,to eooteas

Zti crVucs are thenwjre- »ft^^he f*m

hesitating to follow.

Money market conditions « .not\u25a0£«££,™pnrt.nt bankers seem, .tIUIInc to W*-important bankers seem stilll over u»hend continuing squeerca for

'

turn of the year, anyhow. Yet V^^pond-th,West indicate that the country^co

cnts of banks at Cnlcaso and £ MP*showing an Inclination £««*«£7oUt*rest »afresh-and that tha \\es nd^ 9MOtatfrelatively rich in ready '""^^.t^nsat \u25a0»accepted as sure. On? J^f^erclal pap<*

that at about 8 per cent good ">«£ doe3**

,s in demand-but that interest char«.-^ §quite reflect such *««ey «£"JUrvers *JassSsgCa

TheOquTck. splendid w«r j»JjiJc{,»tlft» » *

iiii shealthfutaess of tho British an \u0084

?it'jati«>n.

As consequential as any •g^Jg'S £*•ing tho money market's early-futuro

effects produced by tho coun •«

which has become the hio"7 l̂th twI*tvlduals or lesser llgure*only, mi '

j^o-

foremost of the country's corpora^elated Press dispatches y**ttT?a . jneasur-

announced drastic rctr-:;-••- ***

adopted by half a score 0 :conspKil(»*

railroad*. In so far as buslne «J ?h^«^J ;concerned it seems very sur» «£nt a wagg.country is willingto mak.- th. \u25a0 ;

-i,,

e lU«2'

time, and as natural ««£uen"Lvolume-'.Mg^-must accumulate in quick urjfe ntryfj|this very thinif ought to sat c^w trade^^any far reaching, hurtful. er^JjAWA»turbance.

Other dividend cri3es approach. Nbsj York

Central's directors are to act wttfcli the next

few days. There, too, earnings are bad enough

to N» compe!!lr.flr; and it can only be for tem-

porary strategic reasons that the "regular"

dividend can be declared. But. though som*

other corporations (Atlantic Coast Line, fcrexample> follow Western Union's .poussßßfJplan. New Yerk Central's controllers are hardly

likely to attempt any straddling performances.

W X VaJiderbilt. Jam Stillman. WU'.lain

Rockefeller and their associates do not usually

dodKe responsibilities. New Y/>rk Central on a4 per cent basis mUht b^ justified.

Surnr shares show sharp de^n*. a!mn«»t

even* professional trader on the Stock Ex-

essßßCß taking a bear piatllrm on that stock for

reasons that make a loner, lugubrtou3 llst-th«company's loss through the bbbbbbs af President

Ilavemeyer, the prospect of sjavsnawahil pro-

cedures, the shrinkage of earnings because of

hard times economies. And for these and abun-

dant other "arguments'* tSBWS rc'.eht be somewarrant: but what an independer-. outsider dls

covers Is that the esses bbsbsh of stock are not

the owners of stock, but speculators borrowing

for delivery, quotation ralders-alraost exclu-sively; and the price drop reflects no. «JW»"tion but short accounts-sequel to which \u25a0

likely to be a sudden squeeze, a rally and JJearrout Just one thin? the shorts have in "etr

favor—a constrained money market which may

sr^^'i.ass v"=Hinvestors as Western Union X or New Havenand Hartford used to i••\u25a0

Interesting things come to pass la New Tor*.

New Haven and Hartford affairs. N.> other cor-

poration of similar consequence has equally suf-

fered. It hasn't required outsi.le panic Inflo-

ences to modify values there, nnd it Bl act per-

haps, «n occasion for surprise that V.a.l stree.

h^trs of an bapeodtog a i. -^JJJrroTperlty. S<«ne £tats have it that New BMWgpresident may be Invited ta became pres:^-

of Union. PacnSß.

Ahead of Hi dividend action the stock de-

elin'«d substantially— on what may be regarded

as selling for "Inside" account; and now th»

fiiruro is much hstsw any recent level; but lith«» ordinary nature of things It will probably

sink further.

Ye3, doubtless, balance sheets warrantee!—even demanded— departure from the establisheddividend declaration. But Ifa dividend be not

earned why affect to gloss over exigencies by astock wassftnsj performance? The usual divi-dend was not earned— official \u25a0guTCi show üb|

fact that outstanding stock Is not (out of earn-in:;?) entitled to a dividend. Wherefore, th°n.

should still more stock be Issued? Such ftnane*infrin-es the, copyright of the lamented WtlktasMlca'wber. Esquire.

The Financial World.

In thfs week's market there have been few ea*couraging Influences— ifrecords of the Stock Ex.change may he taken for barometer. T> itnlSin,has ruled. Quotations are down. Allthe talka.tive legions distribute doleful tales. To be hop*.ful is to be a tnrsret for sneers; and the man wh«dare declare confidence Invites suspicion of hissanity.

Yet ofactual new developments to be regardedas demoralizing not one is disclosed. Two orthree dividend declarations are disappointing*but. as offset, there are betterment evidences hi

mental business conditions and as to divi-dend disturbance what shows is that controllingfactors have to do with special localized ele-ments, not constraablo at a'l as representativeof the business situation generally. WesternUnion's sensation, for example, reflects compli-cations hsnrsssj to do whollywith that corpora-tion itself. The telegraph strike is explanationenough.

"Western Union, though ceasing to bo a cashdividend payer. cut3a new strange figure. Thestock for dividend criterion has year3on yearsbe^n recognized as standard for conscrvativameasurement. "With barely two exceptions.Western T'nion has ranked as the premier In-vestment stock ci the United States-^wi | |might happen elsewhere its distribution could becounted upon; however there mightbe doubt ordisturbance as to other bbscsbl Western XTUasimarket values were sure of stability. Thus Itisnot of trifling consequence

—considered broadly,

marketwise—

in lieu of cash. WesternUnion directors vote to distribute to their stock-holders not merely script, but script at heavydiscount, and by this very vote that scr

-dis-

credited. Of all developments not directly in-volving bad faith. thi3 Western Union dividendincident is perhaps the most discouraging of any

that has helped along the current campaign ofcredit discomfiture.

Name Riven by tho Postum Co., Battle Creek.Mich. Uead the little booklet, *Tbe Rond toWellvllle," In pkg»

Many persons do not realize that coffee drink-lug l'i;iy become Ipowerful, enslaving lmhit.

They are not all aware that coffee contains aenffeiue

—which ought never to be taken

into the system except for certain diseases, andthen only'wheu prescribed by Urn doctor.

The coffee habit «ro\\s on most users and ismore harmful to Borne than Iliers. But a <lru^that acts upon the heart and nerves in the waycaffeine does It*not without greater or less harmto all who drink coffee.

"For thirty years,' writes n Wash, housewife,"Iliavo been a steady coffee drinker. Iwantedit at every meal.

"But 1 would have sick headache most of theday aud throw up my food. Ireally bufferedawfully from coffee, yet Ithought Iuever could\u25a0top it.

"Then Iheard how Rood Postum was for su< vhcases and ht-Lcau to ns»> it. At first Idid notcure for Postum. Ifelt Bleepy and had head-achCSi Isoon found thHt this was because ofthe. bold coffee had. on me, for in about threedays after 1quit coffee and began to use Postumthe headache left me, had no more nervousnessand palpitation. In about v week Ifelt like anew woman.

•I have used Postum three years, and wUenit Is made according to directions (boiled 15minutes)

— Is as pleasant as coffee- and don'thurt any one. Iought to know, for Iwas asbad off as any one is likely to get from coffeedrinking. Now Inm well."

"There's a Keasou."

THIRTY YEARSA S!.iv«. to Cuirw.

BEBEL WRITING HIS MEMOIRS.Berlin. Dec. 14.—1t is said that Herr Bebel, the

Boilallst leader In the Reichstag, la. writing hismemoirs, and that they will be published posthu-mously. Owing to his long and conspicuous ac-tivity in public life, his memoirs are expected tothrow a highly"Interesting, light on latter-day Ger-iuun pollUor

Bald he »1!<l not know on what at—jmer. Cald-well told him. ho added, that he intended to re-turn to England within three weeks. The fuetthat Caldwell had left the house was a sur-prise to the deteetivoH, who had been watchingtho place for a week. They felt sure that howas still there.

Information was laid against CaMwell a fort-night ago, but tho magistrate to whom it wassubmitted refused to HMUe a warrant, as thecase was still under consideration. The war-rant was granted at Bow Street to-day, how-ever.

It was stated to-night that Caldwell had se-cured passage on the Hamburg-American Linosteamer Kalserin Augiiste Victoria, which leftSouthampton on December 11! fur New York.

IMPRISONMENT OF TSCHAIKOVSKY.St. Petersburg. Dec 14.

—No charges have been

filed yet against Nicholas Tschalkovsky. thepatriot, who w.ib recently arrested in this city andcontined in the Fortress of Bt Peter and St. Paul.Tha police took him Into custody SSJ account ofhis general record. Following a method of pro*

cedure often used in Russia, a definite accusationagainst him will be formulated only upon thecompletion of a preliminary investigation. TheCrown prosecutor has no Information SBgnrdhsjthe arrest.

ffoheit C. CaMwell, an American witness in tho

Druce case, resided to arrest him on the chargeof perjury, but they w.ro told that he hadfiled t<>r New York OB Thursday last.

Caldwell was th.- chief witness of the prosecu-tion, but at the bearing yesterday Mr. Athertey-

Jones announced that the prosecution had de-cided not to rely upon any evidence given byhim.

At Caldwell'S residence It was stated that hebad been ill sinco he appeared on the witnessstand and that his doctors had advised him

that it would be unsafe f>r him to take Urnstand aualn. It wus admitted frankly thatCaMwefl had pone to Amcrlrn, but tho landlord

Among the Americans In Paris are Mr. andMrs. Fred Prince, of Boston, who are shortlyleaving this city to pass tho \vint<-r at I'au. Mrs.Huvemeyer, Mr. and Mrs. K. F. Gaff, Mr. nrni

Mrs. Horatio Tbayer, Mr. und Mrs. L. Stevenson,Mr. and Mrs. Newman Davis, Mr and Mrs. Etuth-v,.n i^att, Mrs. Kilwln Denby.'on tho way t>«

Florence; Judge Octavlus Morris, Henry Oppen-

helm. Mr. nnd Mrs. J. A. Connell. Dr. and Mrs.G. M. Pheljis, Mr. and Mrs. EL fry Henry, Mr.

and Mrs. Rohert A. Van Wyek, Mr. and Mrs.Humphrey Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Harper,Mr. and Mrs. 1.. G Huf,'«in. Mrs Katherlne risk

and Herbert C. Smith Among the Americanarrivals at Nice ure Mr:*. John F. I^-gier, Mrs.

K. M. Felton, Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Appleton

and Mr. and Mrs. tielght. of Chicago. The ar-rivals at Pan include Mr. and Mrs. Platt, M!:-.•*

P. Platt, Mr. and Mrs. Toofcar, tho MIMMHunnewell. J. H Hutehlnson, Mr and Mrs Ukw-ingfctone, Mrs. Blake, Alexander lirowne and

Perjury Charged Against AmericanDrucc Ca.sc Witness.

London, Dec. 11.— A news agency says thatdetectives to-day visited tho bOUSS at which

WARRANT FOR CALDWELL

Americans in Paris —New Books ofthe Week.

[Sj*ri»lIvKren- h CSMa t*The Tribune ]

[<~ .; y.-u-u. ISO7. ty Ti,'- TriboiM a.*p. , iiulrn]

Paris. Dee. 14.—

Professor Oeorge Pierce Baker,

of Harvard University, delivered this evening

his second lecture in the Richelieu Amphitheatre

at the Borbonne, on the- Elizabethan drama, be-

fore an audience of eight hundred students, whocompletely filled the auditorium. Professor

linker Is the moat eloquent of the foreign lect-urers who have appeared at the tv'rbunii" Tt

some years, and was enthusiastically applaudedV>y his Itesu IS. Of wh>>n> two-thi-<JH wer«French, including Professors Crohwt, dean oftho faculty of letters; Henri Lavedan, of theAcademy; Paul Gtnlsty, Professor Dfeulafoy,

Albert Robin. Samuel Pool, Gaston Devore,

Andre d« Corde, Alfred Capua. Maurice Rfa< teilinck and others prominent In science and liter-ature.

THE BAKER LECTURES.

A Reynolds Rescued from a Cellar—

At the Theatres.[Ppor-141 by French Cable to The Tribune.]

[Copyright 1907. by The Tribune Association.]

London, Dec. 14._Tho director of the NationalGallery has rescued Reynolds's "Holy Famil:

from the cellars, where it had been neglected

for thirty years, and has succeeded in restoring

it to its original state. It hud suffered fromthe messy topdresslng supplied by previous re-

storers, and this bituminous varnish has been

carefully removed and the largest cracks have

been filled. It Is now a masterpiece once more,

with evidence that Sir Joshua was still a great

eolorist when he painted it, four years before hisdeath. There are now twenty-five subject pict-

ures and portraits in the Reynolds room, with a

few Wilson landscapes to fill out the spaces.

The Hogarth room has been greatly improved by

rehanging. nnd a splendid landscape room has

been provided by grouping the Galnsboroughs,

Constables and Cromes with the Gainsborough

portraits on tha fourth wall of the academy.

The winter show willInclude a special exhibi-tion of Hook's work and collections of Flemishand other masters. Many owners of art treas-

ures are reluctant to lend pictures, because the

critics take advantage of the opportunity for

discrediting unauthentic works.The death of George McCulloch. the Aus-

trnllan millionaire, leaves the fate of one of the

finest collections of modern art uncertain. It

Includes two American works. Whistler's "Val-paraiso Nocturne" and Abbey's "Duke ofGloucester and Lady Anne."

The new agreement between England andFrance, carrying the entente Into tax collecting

for death duties, will affect the art collectionsIn both, countries.

Mm". Tetrazzlnl after being fairly mobbedby enthusiasts in her final concerts at CoventGarden, Is doing her Christmas shopping before

going to Milan for a holiday of three weeks.

She will be the established favorite here after

h^r return from America, and will restore

temporarily the puprema^y of Verdi and the

old fashioned opera over Wagner in drawing

power.The theatres are preparing for tho holidays,

the Duke of York's leading tha way with the

revival of "Peter Pan." with Pauline Cha.«e andHilda Trevelyan in the cast. Hail Calne's"Christian." transferred from the Lyceum to

the Bhafteshary. ifproving a moneymaker withthe critics and the stalls against it. The mati-

nee performance of new plays. Is taken up by

the New Theatre, when* Alexandra yon Herder's"Tenth of August" hi the first number.

The Maurctanla to-day and the Kronprinz

"Wilhelm to-morrow willcarry an Immense num-ber of American passengers for tho Christmasholiday*. Ther* was a aeajM of great animationat Euston when the ppeclal trains w.re mndoup for the. Manretaata, which had been pulied

ofT th« sand barely in time, for Failing. ThaA::\> ri an Ambassador, departing with his wife,

son ami daughter, waj In perfect health andwas surrounded with friends, Mr*, and Miss

Carter. I»rd Strathcona and A. J. I>rejcel

among them. Lady Duff Gordon was also inthn train, and S. W. GambrllL the retiring

treasurer of the Pilgrims' Society, who receivedthe final greetings of his colleagnea. J. RMgele*

Carter entirely discredits the sensational nimnr

that Mr. Bryce will be recalled from America,

where ho Is persona grata.

There 1? no lack of week-end topics, with therailway combination of the Owl Northern andthe Great central reduced to a rr.itit sharingpartnership, rivers In flood, an exciting murdertriitl In court and Rob) rt CaMwell summarily

dropped fr|>rT> the i>ru<'.« case; but the modsignificant la the breakdown of Tyird Kelvin'shealth. His condition is critical, with littlohope of recovery. As simple as s child, ho had

perhaps the gramtolt mind in the kingdom.

I.N. F.

ART TREASURE FOUND

Belief That It WillIncrease FuturePopularity.

[Special tyFrench Cable to The Tribune.]

[Copyright. 1907. by The Tribune Association.]

Paris, Dec. 14.—President Roosevelt's deter-mination not to stand as a candidate for anotherterm is eagerly discussed in the French news-

papers. In diplomatic and financial circles the

trend of feeling is that he has acted wisely In

respecting the spirit of the tradition establishedby Washington, and that the American people

will think all the better of him for keeping to

the promise he made on the day of his election,

and that his present decision will increase his

popularity should events require him to become

a candidate for the Presidency some years hence.

Tho "Temps" in its leading article considersthat Mr. Roosevelt being stilla young man. Itis

premature to sum *rp his Presidential career,

and that even as an ex-President he will have

many opportunities of rendering enormous ser-

vices to his country.Adrien Hebrard, editor of the "Temps." states

that Mr. Roosevelt has proved himself to bo

more than a President; a gTeat statesman, hostruck out his policy, ho said what he wantedto say. and he did what he said. Moreover, his

programme was a thoroughly national one, ris-

ing above mere considerations of party. The"Temps" points out that Mr. Roosevelt was the

first to recognize that the war of the Transvaaland that between Russia and Japan were wars

arising from commercial industrial competition

and economy, and that Mr. Roosevelt's measuresof naval preparation are thoroughly patriotic, for

no one could foretell the outcome of the prob-

lems of cheap, yellowlabor inthe United States.

labor of which Japan was compelled to be,

whether she wants to or not. the champion.

The "Journal dcs Debats" commends Mr.

Roosevelt's integrity of character in keeping his

word and predicts that he will retain what is

called in France his popularity of the plebiscite,

his firm hold on the heart of tho masses, not-withstanding tho. opposition of the highest finan-

cial groups which, according to tho "Debats."are In close touch with tho influential leaders

in the Senate. The "Debats" thinks the next

President will be either the man who has the

personal support of Mr. Boi sevel* or else some

dark horse who will make the running at the

last moment.The "Figaro" finds that Mr. Roosevelt's pop-

ularity and influence will b« increased by his

refusal to become a candidate, and says that m

politics as at the theatre the only sure way of

not going off the stage too late is to go away

too soon.In a lecture on the results of the Ilngue con-

ference, at the Boole dcs Haute* Etodea, deliv-ered at the Borbonne by Andre Tardieu. a prom-

inent Reach dirlomntist, who was a close friend

and chief of the Cabinet of the late M. Waldeck-

Rnusscau. and who at tho end of January will

go to the United States to lecture at Harvardand Yale universities, it Mlpointed out thut

the most striking eonaeqoence of the Aeilbem-tions at The Hague was that ever* great power,

with the Fole exception of France, had forthwithpet to work to make v formidable Increase ofnaval strength. Andre Tardieu highly prais. d

President Roosevelt for hla dear acumen Inappreciating the necessity of the United State*becoming a leading naval power, and that forthis alone, which under the new conditions on

the Pacific Ocean was tho Imperative duty of

tho head of the nation. Mr Beoaevett deserves

the affection and loyalty of his aouiltl /Him, M

Tardieu la regarded as the m<>M brilliant andpromising of the young' r men In active political

life here.'"

T H-

SO REGARDED INFRANCE.

stitut de France, written by the perpetual sec,

retaries of the five academies of which it Is

composed. Gaston Boissier. Georges Perrot. Gas

ton Darboux. Henri Roujon and Georges Picot,

while a history of the palace of the Institute,

which is a veritable museum of art. to written

by the administrator of the Mazarine Wbraxy.

Alfred Franklin. The book is well and copiously

illustrated. „...Renouard issues a new series of "L«* Miles

dArt Celebres." This time Poitiers and Angou-

Ifime are described, by tho Abbe do la Mau-

vlniore.

Carteret publishes "Massenet l'Homme. Ie Mu-

slcien." a clever, readable biography of the

French composer, by Louis Schneider.

WISE ACT OF PRESIDENT

Mrs. Boott.Among the now books of the week are tho

1 following: Pion-Nourrit publishes "Pages Nor-:mandf s," by Albert Horcl. of the French Acad-

emy, descriptive of Ufa, act nory and historicepisodes of Normandy, put together in a light

and attractive form, Just what the cultivatilI tourist keenly appreciates.

MM, Plone, tho military editors, tame "La; Guerre RuH.so-Japonaise," b. Ing a translation

into French of the history of the war, drawn

from the official reports of tho Japanese general

staff by Nag.io Arij^a, professor of Internationallaw at the Japanese superior war school, whodeals with the war from tho standpoint of neu-tral powers and of international law.

From Fontcmoingr comes the "Second Empire,

entre l'Apogf-e et lo Declin," by James de Cliam-brier, being the sequel to "The Ooeond Empire,

from Sebastopoi to Solferlno," by the same au-thor. The new work Is especially interestingbecause it Mta forth the. inside hi.story of Na-poleon Ill's ill fated intervention in Mexico,

\u25a0Mofe marked the beginning of his downfall.Juven publishes "Oscar Deux Intime," being a

life of the late Kingof Sweden. Itcontains w.11Mtaefcfi characteristic Incidents and conversa-tions, and reveals the King as a man of lettera,

a poet und a musician. During tho thirty-sixyears of his reign there waa not a single con-demnation for lezo majesty. When tho Kingpresided, in 1897, over the congress of newspaper-men, one of tho French delegates asked hismajesty ifhe was not alarmed at the presenceof so many republicans. The Kingreplied, "Not

a bit; Iam very fond of republicans of foreign

countries. Iam a royalist only in Sweden."i Laurens issues aa exhaustive work en the In-

NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SPHDAYr PfJCEMBEB 15. »W.

THE TRIBUNE'S FOREIGN NEWSPOLITICAL PROBLEMS.

ANXIETYABOUT IMKLAND.

Dilemma for Ministry-Old Age

Pensions and Fighting Services.

tf -la.', rvFrench CaWe to The Tr-.bun* ]

ICoj>yrf**t. 1907. by Th. Trltea* Af»ctatlon.J ,London? Dec. 14._The Prime Minister escapes

efficiai routine at Biarritz, but Is harassed with

paßtlcal anxieties. Mr. Blrrell is confronted

with organized lawlessness InIreland, and can-

not take the responsibility of deciding whether

the agrarian warfare *hall be licensed or sup-

pressed. It is Gladstone's dilemma between

Home Rule and coercion, and the Prime Minister

E'one can face it. Cattle raiding is the expe-

dient adopted by the Pinn Fein agitators as an

effective method of proving that Ireland cannot

be governed without her own consent. Juries

cannot be depended upon to convict the offend-

er:- who are ruinimr an important agricultural

Industry Mr. BirreO does not want to revive

the or* lea act, as is shown by his apologetic

Fpeech to a d-putation of land owners, but no

•will be forced la advise this course if cattle

driving continues.He wmmM gladly avail himself of the assist-

ance cf the Nationalist leaders in the restora-tion of order, but they are making ambiguous

\u25a0peeches, and he cannot count upon them. Jonn

Redmond's power in Ireland has declined since

he rejected the Councils bill after playing with

it. He does not keep under restraint the irre-

uponFiMe Glnnell and other outrage mongers,

and may lack the authority required for stop-

rln£r the cattle raiding. He hesitates to exert

It decisively ifhe possesses It. for the Sinn Fein

voices discontent with the management of the

Nationalist party as well as a seditious revolt

against England. It Is a perplexing situation.

-which must cause the Trime Minister loss o

Eleep. The prosecution of Glnnell for contempt

of court instead of for the incitement of law-

lessness is a feeble makeshift.Otner questions have been left with the heads

of departments, with the understanding that the

cort of the fighting services shall be kept downnr.a drafts of legislative measures be in readi-

ness for Parliament. Mr. Asquith is expected

to supply between £8.000.000 and £7.000.000 for>• ,-ting the prheme of old age pensions, and

eince that is inadequate for the system which

the labor members advocate, it implies a neces-

sity for raising the age limit, excluding idlers

and incorrigible loafers and requiring contribu-

tory Fupport. Itis already clear that the sub-

ject cf pensions cannot be tafcrn up decisively

•without a revision of the antiquated poor law

snd the adoption of a measure for forcing th-

considerable class now frequenting the casual

•ward? to work in the labor colonies. There is

e-nugh inthis scheme of social reform to occupy

Parliament for a dozen sessions. The licensing

question is a]so most perplexing, with the proba-

bilityof a compromise which will cause more

discontent than satisfaction.'The rumors that Winston Churchill willenter

the Cabinet and that other ministerial changes

are pending are idle whispers. Equally irre-

rpnnrfble is the story that .the New Tear's list

of honors willcontain a fresh batch of peerages,

involving important by-elections. Precedent

\u25a0would have carried such peerages into the birth-

day list. The ecclesiastical appointments are

more troublesome than any other case of pat-

ronage, owing to the differences of opinion of

the King and the Prime Minister. I-N. F.

KBW UANCHUMUXCRISIS.

Japan* Stand May Abrogate Russo-

Chinese Telegraph Treaty.>vkine 14.-The policy cf Japan in China

Is threatening to brine about a new crisis in Min-

c».urian affairs. As a result ol the course pur-

ged by the Toklo pnvernment there is danger

that Russia will cancel the Russo-Chinese tele-

Waph convention signed la?t October.The failure ol"China to conclude a correppond-

Jng siinwisl \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 Japan wll! have the effect ofannulling the agreement made by China with Rus-

sla. and 'it may result in a Russo-Japanese con-

vention under the terms of which China will be

excluded from the Manchurian telegraph traffic, ir.

the same way that the Japanese postal

egreement resulted In the possession of the Man-

churian postal service by these two powers. Japan

to-day has ten telegraph Ftatlon? In Manchuria, In

violation of the treaty, and she has also committedother acts of aggression-

The Tokio po.ernment maintalr.3 that Chinashould concede Its original demands. IhCM em-brace the recognition of the stations outside the

railroad zone and the independence of the entire•j.

•• ra of <ommunicalior.. the waUing of telegram

royalties, the rocognition of the Dalny-Sas<*bo<Afcle, the jrrantlng of cable riphts between Dalny

end Che-Fro. and *pec!al rates on the Chineseconnecting lines. This last is a special privilege.

Japan has not OMB taken China's arprumentp.

•which are based upon claims ofsovereignty, underconsideration, and she has not replied to the com-munications of the Chinese government In thematter. Itis thought that Japan desireg to bring

tbout the annulment of the Russo-Chinese agree-merit by refraining herself from entering upon asimilar agrreem* nt with China.

In connection with this dispute It is interesting

to note that the powers have persistently dis-couraged Cblna from expecting any InterventionIn the prem!s*"F.

China's piipht in Manchuria is aggravated by

the cominerciaJ distress, due to j.he lack of Chinesecurrency. The Peking government is being urgedYy Japan to rOieve the Manehurian financial Bit-vation by means of loans to the native banks.

The oaken coffln in which the body lies is cov-ered with royal purple velvet, embroidered with

a HoMea crown and deeply frlnK<-<l with gold.

A large gilt royal crown has bf»en placed at the

hend of tho cotun. which is much longer thanany other in the Bernndotte vault. A new

hearse is being built for the funeral. It will

have no top. but a great awning will be carriedov.r the bearw by high army officials.

In Urn church where tho services will bo con-ducted a hundred artisans are working day andriisht. They are. fretting a hugo ro3trum. twenty

feet In height, ea which the catafalque willrest.

At Md corner of this thore will be great gol-

den candelabra, while above it an illuminatedcroaa will bo suspended. Nine hundred mournerswill lie accommodated in tho church.

To-day Set Apart for Them and for Soldiers

of the Swedish Army.

Stockholm, Dec. 14.— Fifteen thousand per-

sons came .to-day to view the body of King

Oecar, which is lyingIn state. Yesterday 2&OMluisnns visitrd the chap'l of the royal castle.but to-day the cold was severe and a hurricaneraged, From l:St p. m. until \u2666> p. m. to-mornnv

only acbool children and soldiers will be ad-

mitted to the char* 1-

WAR ON ST. PETERSBURG STRIKERS.

fit. Petersburg. D«e. 14.—The proprietor* of fac-

teriea in Ibis city, weary of the one-day strikes

that ar.< beteg d*>clar«*i by the socialist orßantza-

tions for potttseal purposes, have decided In thafuturo to punish th« m*n who co out on thesa

movements by first fining them, then stopping

their w-ascs and finally declaring lockouts. ThU

decision appUaa particularly to May Day and th«anniversary of ••K*d Sunday." Miny factories

w.r.> rinsed after the strike or December 5. whichwas declared purely for political purposes.

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CHILDREN TO VIEW KINGS BODY.

Heavy Punishment forBreaking Up

Second Parliament.St Petersburg. Dec. 14.—Sentence was pro-

Womßt*4 this afternoon on the Social Democratic

members of the lower house whose arrest was

the indirect cause of the dissolution of the> soc-

ond Douma. The punishments inflicted are un

XnfDep^eT includingAnnikln. Annlsmoff,

Dzhaparldze and Prince Tzeretell arc.con-demned to five years' labor in the ™™*£™subsequent deportation to Siberia Nine other

including Batashcff. Bielousoff andSJS«gBent to the mines for four years, and ggyg!.be deported. Ten Deputies are sent into per

pelual exile in Siberia. _P

The leader of the military organtaatton. *Jpadnidke. and two women. Mme. Moroz\*Mmc Subbotina, shared tho heaviest sen tenc

soldiers who wero arousal of •**•**«, m ssoldiers who wero accused of a^a"n° ,

nPS

their comrades are given four years in™*™

and deportation. Ten Deputies -^s^f wUhin proving that they were not-^^^the Socialist organization '«• n l̂cmcn.tSS rrStT^ved by the

The Deputies were* «™^

mutiny and the I»P»^« »^^ J»"'WThe Deputies were tried by^tn j

committee of the second unia * cp chirks

had no opportunity to submit Its report as the

Douma abruptly dispersed "»™^*~hft

™committee vouched, however, that the charge

were unsubstantial in character.

The present trial proceeded In secret neither

the ac-us-d Social Democrats nor their attor

nevs being present. In order to comply with

the requirement of the law that a sentence be

pronouUd with open doors, the.door, were

opened, but the police kept everybody out of the

room, with the exception of the trial board and

tIMprosecutors.The severity of the sentences ha.- created a

bad impression. It I.taken for granted how-

ever, that Home of those convicted will ultl

mutely masag* to escape Siberiafompntto

Tho BccMl Democrats have Issued a statement to

the court. FlKned by thirtyex-Deputies and Depu-

ties; inwhich they point out that itIs an unheard

of .vent for an entire parliamentary party to be

Indicted and tried behind closed doors, tho na-

tion thus being deprived of the right to hear

the testimony for the defence. Tho signers of

the statement deny absolutely any connection

on their part with seditious organizations, tho

manufacturing of false passports, tho circula-

tion of forbidden literature, the alleged forma-

tion of a conspiracy to overthrow the existing

government or preparations for an armed up-

rtAc^ording to the statement the oelall>m-

crats believed that the Douma chief value was

a« a propaganda for the political education ofthe people Hence they encouraged the massesto kVep in touch with the I>»um» by directactivity, but all this was strictly lawful, in

no way departing from the custom In other

lands "Tho Deputies accuse the government ofhaving creat< a cry of conspiracy to obtain apretext for dissolving the Douma in order to re-store autocracy.

SIBERIA FOR SOCIALISTS.

EXILE FOR DOUMA MEN,

VENEZUELA DECORATES AMERICAN.

Caracas. Dec> 14.—1n recognition of his valiant*ui*rical aid rendered to Venezuelan soldiers at

the battle of Puerto CabeJlo. in J£». Surgeon Will-

iam C. Braist«»d, sf the American Xavy. has l.r-'-n

given the Order of Bolivar. A decree to this effect

has been issued i> President Castro.

KAISER BACK AT POTSDAM.Potsdam. Dec H.-Kmporor William arrived at

the New Palace this morning, returning: from hisvisits to the King of England and the Queen of

the Netherlands.

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