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IJ THREE NftW PLAYS ACTED.
Hm ronir nnrw jy a aostnnr nr-nirxn
fgjif ritou dvmah iir anvxnr.
Ell Tim Tim or "A Mnrrlaie of Conven-
Jffjl Mt Ik STinpIre Theatre, "Silas
Kapfl svrmiele or Yale" at Ihe Itliiahnltan, nnd
flwl 'Tk Heart r the lUaBdlke at Ike Star.
VI' I John Drew began Ills annual terra at the Kin-
Kll fire Theatre last night In ft comedy newly do-
Bfl rived hy Sydney Grundy from an old ono by tho
Hm senior Alexandra Damns, nnd roduccd on
K' our stage by Charles Frohtnnn. Tlioso
i. 'oar names wero quits sufllclcnt to rnlse
IWV. xpeotatlons of merits In nctlnc. writing,
IR, nd mountlnc, and theraforo a but nnd brll-
Jr9 llant nudlonco of professional and nuintour ex-
Hp perts was present. Tho outcomo was no illsnp-
HSw-l polntmont, but very nosltlvo sntlsfnctlon,
lllcl n ""'' UCC('M was of a kind thst do-
4iil Sierres to continue with tho moro gcnornl
tjcj"' public Dumas's original French piece, "Un
J3M Marriage Sous Louis XV." wns horo pro-
lrc$K tented In n version entitled "A Marrlago
BtM-'j ' of ConTenlenco," and the alterations con-
KVjT olsted of considerably more thnn a scrrllo Irons-
B'' latlon of tho langungo Into Kngllsh. Tho
K purity and fluency of Mr. Grundy's stvlo
raV characterized tho adaptation, and, betides
11 that, the art of tho modorn plnyw right
ig tad been applied deftly. Tho outcomo of
Bjjraflp hl working over of material was, firstly, a
3LJ piece of fiction to command nralso ns literature,
HEjp and, secondly, to entertain people who go to tho
mwM theatre for Intellectual diversion, without al-
W I ways demanding dramatic stress or turmoil.
Mf!7 1 Mr. Drew appoared as tho man who had made
HwA a convenient marriage. Ho cared nothing for
KjiA his bride, while she was similarly regardless of
Wff him, nnd each held sentimental relations with
MB somebody else than tho other. Doth be-
9,'S Jleved that they could complacently treat
R B their loveless union as merely nomtnnl,
ijlj? while letting tholr Informal affairs of tho
BTw heart romaln actual, llut that arrangement
H I led to trouble. Jealousy wns aroused. Mutual
&V lovo ensued. The end was conjugal felicity,
Tf " I but not until things of sufllclcnt account
" ' t keop tho action allvo had happened.
IR, The rolo of tho husband, cynical and
IRVrJ wicked at first, but tender and true
$m last, was treated by Mr. Drew in his best
Su'St" manner as a light comedian. Ills fluency of
W ' 1 diction, his easy distinction of bearing, nnd his
.r j seemingly unconscious art of (full expression
g were all expended upon tho Dart with caro and
3J I effect. Ills performance, llko the piny, was of n
g I quiet sort, to b quietly enjoyed, and so the nu-
B. ' dlenco was not noisy nor frequent with in-
m terruptlng applause, but at tho ends of tho
p I acts he was recalled many times and heartily.
ri 1 I Bovcral English forms of the Dumas fifty-
i year-old play havo been seen In Now York
1 within easy recollection. Thoy have ranged
fjf from bald translation to a transfer of tho tlmo
b and place to modern London, with farcical ns-
WtL pects Imparted to It. Then, of course, there was
Him Bardou's "Dlyorcons," on tho samo thetno of a
HIsbL parried pair repenting of a resolution to seek n
IK. legal separation, and Incidentally maklnir a fool
llML of the secondary man In the case. Hut it may
!BM M said of Mr. Orundy's Job that It Is dlstlnctlv
MLmtV better than anybody elso's than Sardou's. nnd
almost as good intrinsically as that, while at tho
KHb same time respectfully preserving and mcasur-
ably adhering to Dumas's work.
MWMMt The piece was represented at the Kmplre
&JH neatly, daintily, and beautifully. The singlo
Stflj room in which tho four short actB took place
rn was an exquisite painting In Louts XV. stylo
i by E. G. Unltt, whoso titste in tho furnishing
YFr was unimpeachable. Tho costumes of tho men
U' as well as of the women were of tho finery
r It ot the period In satins, laces, and gay ornnnien-
' totton. Thero was Incidental music by W. W.
I Furst, and other fanciful embellishments which
'f 1 had not been found in the London per-
i " Jpnpances. As to tho cast, it added Elslo do
is. YVaua tn thtt fill-mar rirnw rnnm.-iiiv. nnrl
I,( emDloyed her plquantly as the teachluir
; pervant to the learning mistress. It introduced
;;' Isabel Irving in companionship with the come-
, dlan as tho bride, and her artillclallty
5(f' was not detrimental to the part assumed.
A Arthur Dvron idayed the husband's friend
fe and wifes lover with rare humor, mnd
Daniel F. Ilarklna was hearty ns tho
'a, honest undo from tho country. As a study in
'' old French inniinerB. as a depiction of human
JT&. I nature anywhere, and as an example of the hlpU
t(i point attained In modern stage art In New York,
Ifljy j A Marrlago of Convenience "is admirable.
flv J ' It Is possible that audiences may laugh at
Hf jjf j "Miss Francis of Yale," for that happened lust
night at tho Manhattan Theatre. Otherwlso
Mg such a production could never be mado, for a
JV I more dispiriting effort to entertain intelligent
&& 1 people has rarely bcon witnessed in New York.
Kf l Michael Morton, tho author of the f arco, plainly
J& 1 hasatalontfordevIslngcomIc8ituations.UuthIs
& I, V play was based on a motive which almost entitles
V I It to be called a worthy pendant to "A Florida
f ' 0 Enchantment." As a piece of dramatic writing
I i m It Is, of course, superior to that misguided ut
'$ m tempt. But a mere statement of the theme
f ' B will explain the resemblance. A man who
j It. m Is so cffemlnato in manner that he
p7l J I 1 called by his friends "Mis Francis" is
ljfty.fi mistaken for a woman through his way
i If V .fl ' dressing and his conduct. An old man
mmaitjf makes love to him and women talk tenderly to
WJk f"tf him. Tho humor of the play arose entirely from
2iK this suggestion, and It must have had Us lnflu
HBjlCtf2S once on every spectator In the theatre, Unllko
mmmrjE other farces with a similar theme, the leading
far Imj xlguro was not forced Into this position. Ho ns
mw F Mi Burned it because ho was womanish, and that
tr( wJ robbed the farce of any humor that has at-
tdk?4k tached iu other pieces to such a complication.
IM Sometimes Mr. Morton's crudel knack of build
er JM log up a broadly comlo eplsodo obscured for a
Mr moment this disagreeable suggestion. Uut it
( was, as a rule, unfortunately conspicuous.
Whatever enjoyment the play will afford to
H audiences must como from an entirely heedless
HI amusement at its boisterous movement. It Is
HJ doubtful, however, if tho vehement uproar
WL of tho piece will ever bo able to over-
j como Its underlying theme sulllciently to
m make It generally popular. Its development
J shows thnt Mr. Morton can devise effective
scenos. although as a whole "Miss Francis of
Yalo" has little continuity. I'OBSibly that is not
necessary in a farco which is very frequently
ml the roughest sort of burlesque Etlonno Gl
I rardot, who has proved himself un artistic nctor
m In other plays, was not very happily placed last
night. The rest of tho company played with tho
m necessary violence.
L A most singular lot of folks was concerned In
Jmj. "The Heart of tho Klondike," thonowmclo-
I 'Trlmm drama by Scott Marble, that hold tho Star last
ffl;MI night. It was not because they wero the rough
S Bfl and slmplo folk of tho Alasknn mines that mado
f Bg them seem remarkablo, but it was their extraor-
Bf HM dlnary donseness that marked them as unusual.
HtHM T1" lovcJ' ?et wuld not speak, and
MnBB for four long acts tussled mightily with
IfiHH hlmsolt that he might screw his (.our-
l(BB age up to handing the object of' his
mHHJ passion over to another man. Tho latter was
BwjHBJ as anxious as he could bo that the other should
BBH win the girl, and she was head over heels tn love
B,0HB with tho chap thnt wouldn't announco himself.
EBH With these three characters tho playwright bad
KikVM t resort to tho weakest of devices to keep up
iHLHHj tho tripartite misunderstanding, and with his
PABBk other folk the case was not much better.
JJSJEBV While the man who had but to look
9rimm n a 0D0 won' wa glum, a roguo
mWfmWM ' ot mo"t transparent villainy wns heard
mBC as an eloquent pleader, and for a time tho
K-BHB. audience was permitted to believo that his
JHjHjHHb suit for nn honest woman's affection was sue-
B ceedlng. Then an adventuress, with shifts ot
JVHaHB fashionable rulmcnt, though she was a tourist
Imn In the wildest of the mining country, was made
((HJW. " J.?,1 "lt to a miner who, being temporarily
iXAl, blind, caught her frisky fancy.
i."l) Allmodoajumbloof improbability, ond so in
all the seriousness t ere was but very little that
wascoiivluctng. The fun was ot the sort that
" needs and receives reinforcement from tho
.r,"n of V"3 nlld r0Br of ft rattlo Iwhlnd scenes.
W Threo or four times In every act Odell Williams
If was permitted to drag out a spell of storytelling
I, 1 prof close initiation of drunkonness, until half
IV Ws aodlcnco onvlc tho invisible shrew whose
I, P.rtT.lle?V ll wnB to shower him wltu pie tins. All
Hi Jj!e,,!t,l,l,c"t?.v,cre among Alaskan mountains,
' I e villainy hinging in thu sale by Khnrpen) of
1 Ik) ' worth ess mlnea, 11 murder committed como
df iVf Jears wore the piny began beingnnother Issue.
i-1 rTR One villain was disposed of by pitching him
. A headforemost over a cliff nnd filling him full of
ih ',it bullets ns ho fell, and tho other was drugged
1 awny to prlkon In company with thoudven-
,3 U turess liiBt lx-foro tho piny endrd. II) that
) B& tlmo tho other folks Imd como to under-
J& rATt stand mutters ns seuslblo people would havo
T AK gone .ten minutes nflcr the play begnn.
. , t pur full sets of scoucry were used, Bomonf it
, 'v plcturcsquo in Its copying of rugged nioun-
f. ' Jains. In the last act real water poured down
V f tho Innrtt socllon of a miner's sluiceway,
1 i unougli of It rsenping nut umii tho stngo to
' makoaory damp fainting hpot fori Jiurn Hurt.
ft 1 L. oniulcr, as nn aprndicnrtcd miner, was the
- i. most pleasing of the actors,
JWV lembrlclt tn Uratblja,
HhHs. lime. Sembrlch may be heard In the llrooklyn
" Academy this evening In auoptrutlo concert,
Ml ' yhlch among other things will contain much
M tro " Tho Baibtr ot HeTUle."
fa B'
I Sgg. '-
"oinntzo" xir xtazxak.
Tka "Tantra Italian Opens Its Daers-A
lrto Mm Msht Audience.
The Italian theatrical season opened lnt
night when lho"TontroItallnno,"at 101 H)
llowery.cntorod upon Us careor with tho pro
duction ot "Othollo," given by the Italian Com
edy Drama Konipany of A. Malorl, 1. Itnnipono
&Co. "Othello" In tlio Kngllsh version Is not
rrnernl!y rognrdodasneomody.
What it may bo in Italian tho Itnllnni probably
know, nnd thoy did not ovlnco nny iinduo Incli
nation lowanl mirth during last night's per
formance. Instead thoy seemed gre.ttlv Im
pressed, nnd oven to n person who didn't under
stand Italian tho cast appenrcd to be n compe
tent ono. Itwnsnltttlo short In tho matter of
soldiers and attendants, but too much must not
bo expected on n 15 by !10 foot stage.
Antonio Malorl, icnlormombcr of tho tbentrl
cal firm, played the tltlo r0!o in n manner lh.il
won shouts of npprovnl from bis nudlenee. The
effect of his gestures wns somowhntmnrred by
thofncttli.it ho wore black glovos. InMeud (if
stain on his hands, nnd tho openings Rhawcd ths
white Bktn beneath with startling whiteness,
npo was played bj Giovanni I'leceliln.who wore
n board thnt mado him look like Mr. Weber of
MeberK Fields, but who otherwise comported
himself with judgment.
MlBsConcottnlticcinrdt mndo n highly rcalh
tic Vtnltmvnn, and her slnco fall In thosoeiio
where Othtllo denounces her lmd nil tho tre
mendous elTeet of nn unhcr.ildpd cnrlliquake.
As Kmllla MIrh Virginia Morelll wore n yellow
guwii thnt was enough to glo tbo enllionu
dlenco tho jaundice. Krnncesco Mnrrnul was
the Jloftc, Glimeppn Zneionl, 11. do Viin-rnr.1 nnd
Fiancoxen .Mielo the Senalms. A. Zaccone nindo
nu cITcctlxu CVinm'i. dcplloa rnllier light olco.
nnd Giuseppe .Mnluri n Itoilfriim nnd l'asqualci
ltampono ns .lfmifdiin wero ncceptablc,
Tho system of (looihecpliiK m not ns effec
tive ns that in vogue nt other theatres, other
wise n strny cnt would not have been permit
ted to enter on lit face. 1'orceivlnir tbetniglo
nnlurii ot the performance ll punctuated tho
remarks of the lionrlntrlcken Moor with equally
hosrtstricken wiiIIm until three usdicrH i)mcd it
out. A cnod-slzcd audience npplnuded tho
cfTort of tho ni-turs goncrouKl), itnl gao tho
slurs several curtain calls. Other Shnki spcrrnn
plnjn will be given at tho "Tculro U.illano," al
ternated by farcc-comcdics.
ims son 01.YMPIA.
Manns-em Lose .-it Thnn In .tiuitslnfi-. Know
Ida Thnt IlniuiiierBlrln Ulll Ntli-k.
Tho condition of Oscnr Ilnniinersteln's affairs
has now taken oil an nmiislng character. K cry
body believes that Mr. llaiuiiierstcln will again
bo in control ot tho Olyinpia within n short
time. Ho Is too much doioted to theatrical
runnugement to relinquish il without another
struk-tflc. His nsslguinent wns brought about
by unusual condition?, w hh h In thu pnst ho had
moro thnn ouco been nblo to conquer. So It Is
a settled matter that ho will bo In control of his
white stono building before many weeks havo
passed. Frnncls Wilson may como to tho Lyric
nnd sing In "La l'oupee," bocnuso tho operetta
Is too valuable ns a property to bo wabtcd. Uut
the theatre will remain iu Mr. Hammcrstcin's
control.
This being woll understood, from the four
quurtorsof tho countr) cmu thu solicitations
of actors and manugors who want to rent the
theatre, or buy it, or do nnthing with it, so
long ns thoy enn figure publicly ns bidders for
tho property. Mr. Not Goodwin Is too nbsorbed
in the plnTS for his grnnd Tenderloin ConiMIo
Francalso to put In u hid for Ul mpin, nnd John
Doris, with a winter circus on his hands, bus not
found tho tlmo to put in it bid. Hut Fanny
Davenport Is said to bo clamoring for tho build
ing, nnd everybody wonders what she Is going to
do with it. It J. M. Hilt bad not announced his
permanent abandonment ot theatrical life, his
name would certainly have been among thoBe of
the applicants. As It is, two New York mali
ngers, as well ns ono each from Chicago,
Boston and Philadelphia, havo been includ
ed In the list of Impatient applicants.
May Irwin was going to hnvo a theatre
of her own last winter, but she is not
in the thrilling scrnmblo for the Olympla. In
deed, tho theatre-building contingent among
tho actors has kopt quiet at this crisis when
there might in reality be a theatre to got. That
jo u until,' luun 1 1 1 1 1 1' ,i idisva tsu fa v owu i oat ua-
tlon at Olympla demands nn entirely fresh crop
otthentro builders who have not ileured con
spicuously before. Miss Fanny Davenport
showed genius when the united for this oppor
tunity and rolled in without the thoatre build
ing reputation that attaches to Nat Goodwin,
Sol Smith ltunsell, and a few others.
It wns said yesterday by Wise & Llchten
stein, Mr. Hammcrstcin's lawyers, thnt his
schedules would not Ik) ready for several days
yet. No disposition ot tho theatre or any part
of the Olympla building will bo mndo before the
end of the week. Then It is certain thnt Mr.
llnmmerstoln will bo in chnrgoof Dart of tho
building If not all of It. The negotiations with
Francis Wilson in rufcrenca to "LaPoupce"
refer only to tho operetta.
znr nocKBTAnrn Assiass.
Tne Explanation Is Hlmply That the Minstrel
la "Broke, Hajs III Lamer.
Low Dockstader, actor and minstrel, who re
sides at the Hotel Mnrlborough mado an assign
ment yosterdny to William II. Gray without
preference. The assignment describes bis pro
fession n an "actor at such places in tho Stato
of Now York and elsowboro as he may find em
ployment." Victor J. Donling, his attorney,
said thnt Mr. Dockstader was simply "broke,"
and wanted to clear up his affairs by nn assign
ment. Most of tho debts have been hanging
over him since ho was connected with the San
Francisco Minstrels sovcrnl yenrs ngo. Asked
If the liabilities would amount to $10,000, Mr.
Dowllngsald that they would not be anywhere
near that sum.
3IAV RE3IAIX WITH llElt 11USBASV.
Hsier Falls to Iteanln tbo Custody or the
llaugbler Who Kloped wltll UamanoTlta.
Chancellor McGUl heard argument in Jersey
City yesterday In habeas corpus proceedings
brought by Jacob Mayer of Pha-nlxvillc, Ches
ter county, i a. , lur luu vudiuuj ui uisuuuguiur
Clara, who, he declares. Is not yet 15 years
old. Clara olopod with John Dumnnovltz on
Aug. 18, nnd thoy were married by nn Alder
man In this city. Thoy went to live In
Bayonno. where Damanovltz Is employed In
a factory. Tho parties to tho suit crcnted a
scene In tho corridor of tho First Na
tional Hunk while they wero wnltlng for tho
opening ot tho Chancery Court, which Is on
the top floor of the building. Damanovltz and
his youthful brlda wero waiting in front of tho
elovator when Mayer and his wlfo arrived.
Mayer immediately made hostile demonstra
tions toward his son-in-law, ami they had a war
of words In Polish and German, Mrs. Mayer
throw her urms nb"jut her daughter's neck und
tried to kiss her, hut Clara repulsed her and
went over to where bor husband wns having an
altcrcnt nn with her father. U looked for a time
as If there would ho a four-cornered fight, but
tho law? crs Interfered, and tho crowd got up to
the court room w Ithout any blood being shed.
Mr. and Mrs. Mayer wero represented by Isauc
Goldonhorn and llllaui II, Spccr; Allan Kenny
of llayoiine represented Dniunnovltz mid his
bride. I'lmiicolIorMcOIll decided tohnvaaprl
vnto hearing In tho law library. Thu examina
tion devoloped tho fact that Dainauovltz nnd
the girl wore mnrrlod. bho ix.ivo her nnmo
as Clara Tyrolcr. and mndo uflhinvlt thnt sho
was 18 years old. Sho looks to bo fully 18.
When Mr. Mayer traced tho couple to Ilaioiuie
he caused thu nn est of OatunnovIUon a ihnrgo
of abduction. Itecurdi r Lnarus bnllod tbo pris
oner in tho sum of $1,001) to await trial.
Itcainuout In tho ttHtimuuy that Clara hnd
nrrunged to renounce Judaioni mid Join tho
Greek Church, of wliUh her hiisl.and Is n mem
ber, and that tho object of tho habeas corpus
proceedings was an much to prevent thnt ns to
rrstoro tho gill to the custody of her father.
Mr. Mnyersworo that Clnrn Is 11 yours and 7
months old, and thnt consequently htriiinrrlngo
toDamanoiitz Is Invalid, I'l.im herself tcsll
lied thai h rparents ndtoldhertbntshcwoBlS.
Mr. Gohleiihorn urged tho Chancellor to re
store tho girl to the custody of her parents, so
that she might nut renounce her faith. '1 lint,
ho said, would lu a tfrrlblo slain on her charac
ter. In glilng his decision Chancellor MtGlll
"P'erBnnnlly. I dlBinlss Ihe writ nnd permit tho
girl to remain In the i ustody of her husband.
An Chain I'llor of New Jersey I nin ready to re
coil o briefs from counsel un both sides uud con
sider tbo Icgullty of thu murrlago."
Accident nt a Tbentrlrnl llelienmol.
During tho rchenrsnl of " Tho Total Card" at
tho Park Theatre. llrooklyn, yisterdny morn
ing, n mortar used In tho play accidentally ex
ploded whllo John Winter, one of tho Htngo
li.mds, wun preparing to set Itolf, Ills beard and
ciclushts wero slngid, nnd Gt-iirgu Conway and
Patrick and Mlclinol Imjle. whuweiu shifting
thu scenes, were also liuineJ at out I lie f.itonnd
arms. Homo of tho siunary caught lire, but tho
Humes were quti l.ly extinguished.
Itnlilcra lleitror 'Hire Tailgates.
Ou'INohvii.i.k, Kr Nov. H. Threo tailgates In
thelluthel and bharpaburs neighborhood wero
raided lust night by masked men, They called
out tho keepers, nnd after warning them to col
lttt no more toll chopped iIoh ii the gules. It Is
understood that tho old organisations have becu
revived und will bo kept up us long as a gate Is
left. Tho bond Issuu was defeated la this
county, and this enraged the raiding element.
NEVER WED JAY 60DLD.
COLLAPSE UP TUB SUIT JFOiJ DOWEIt
nnovoiiT iir anis. Anaetv.
PlalntllPa Counael Mara He Has Bee Deceived
nnd Ask Leave to Drop tno Action Ho.
tlon Denied, Iiecame Defendant Wants the
llecord Clear-Proceeding for Consplracj.
Counsel for Knrnh Ann Angoll, who auod for
dower In tho estate of Jay Gould on averments
that she married him while she wan In short
skirts nnd ho in knickorbockors In April, 1853,
threw up his hands before Justlco Bench ot tho
Supremo Court yesterday and asked for lcavo
to discontinue tho nctlon. Walter E. Ward ot
Albany Is tho lnwyer. Ho submitted an aftl
davit staling that ho has come to Iho conclu
sion that Mrs. Angoll never married Gould.
Tho aflldnvlt of Mr. Ward says:
"Tho only question In dlsuuto Is the question
of tho marrlago. Tho moving pnpers here sub
mitted by mo show that tho wny tho action
camo to bo commenced was that In tho spring
of lfifia n woman named Mrs. Cody camo to my
oillco having a power of attorney from this
plaintiff authorizing her to employ nttorneya
nnd commenco this nctlon ngalnst thocstatoof
tho late Jay Gould. Bho also had nn aflldnvlt
flgncd by Sarah Ann Kd wards, saying that Bho
lmd been a scrvnnt In tho house of tho Hov.
Nathan Leigh ton In 1853, and had witnessed
thu marrlago botween Jny Gould and Sarah
Ann Brown. Tho Itcv. Mr. Lelghton was then
living at Tunkbuiinock, Pn and this woman's
nllldnvlt stated that Mr. Lelghton would sw car
that ho married Gould and Sarah Ann Brown.
"Tho nllldnvlt furthor stated that two men
were living near Champlaln nnd ltouso's Point
at tho time who could bo produced. One of
them, It was said, would Bweor that ho drovo
Sarah Ann Bronn to Mr. Ijoighton's house
when they wero going to bo married und drovo
them away afterward. Tho second man wus
ono who had worked on tho surrey on which
Jny Guuld was engaged at Champlnln nnd hnd
maps upon which Jny Gould hud worked at tho
time of tho alleged marrtugo. A bunker nt Syra
cuse, It wns set forth, would testify that
Gould had told him in tho early sixties that ho
had some years prcilously married n woman
who hud n daughter by him. Mrs. Fillmore, now
tho wlfo of tho Superintendent of tho Paeltlo
ltallw ay Company, would.it w as satd.tcst Ify that
nho was acquainted with Gould In IB.'nl and
wus told by 111 m that ho had a wlfo and duugh
tir In northern Now York.
"Besides, I sent a law clerk to seo Mr. Lelgh
ton. who s.ild he hnd no doubt In his mind thnt
he had married Vl couplo at tho time stated and
guvo a. fair presumption to supposo that ho
would testify to that effect. 1 sent my clerk
to House's Point to see tho supposed widow
und take a statement from her. she told him
that sho was married to Gould when sho wus
l.r and ho was 17 years old und lived with him
for some months In tho early part of 1853, when
ho left her, nnd sho had never Been him slnco.
Her father had, she Bald, about that time gono
to live In Canada, and sho had never recog
nized Jay Gould as her husband, as bo hod mar
ried her under tho nnme of Jason Gould.
"My clerk also saw tho man who had tho
maps drawn by Jny Gould, and I commenced
this action iu perfect good fulth, and having tho
assuruueo that witnesses would testify ns
staled. I hnd not tlmo to Investigate tho coso
us fully ns I would havo wlsbud. Mr. Leigh
tun wus 81 years old, nnd his deposition was
taken, n woll ns that of other witnesses, who
wero all botween TO und 80 j enrs old. Ono ot
tho witnesses for this plnlntlff has slnco be
come mentally incapacitated and one of those
whose depositions were taken for tho defence
hns slnco died, so that If auy action wns to be
taken it should bo taken at onco and tho evi
dence perpetuntod."
Mr. Ward said that evldenco of witnesses hnd
been taken in Canada, Michigan, California,
Wyoming, and In this Stale, which filled more
than u thousand pages, and continued:
"Whllo this was going on, tn August last, the
newspapers printed Interviews with the plain
tiff in which Bho snid sho had never been mar
ried to Jay Gould, and Uiat all her previous
statements wero untruo. Immediately I sent
tn thu Illdtrict Attorney of Clinton countr. who
visited Mrs. Angell nt ltouso's Point, when
sho acknowledged making this statement, and
snld she hnd no claim for dower on tho Gould
estate. During tho past year and a hnlf I
have fully Investigated tho entire history of
tboso parties, and where Joy Gould was at tho
tlmo of this alleged marriage.
"I am thoroughly convinced there Is no founda
tion for this action, and I now make this mo
tion for the reason that, having commenced this
action voluntarily and mado tho charges, I
think it no more than justice to tho defendants
to this suit that 1 should come into court and
take the initiative In having tbo action dis
missed rather thaa allow It to bo called to tho
calendar. I also make this motion because,
having assumod the obligations of nn attorney,
I wish the discontinuance ot this action so
that I may be absolved by this court from any
further obligation In tho suit."
EUhu Hoot, in behalf of the Gould executors,
said that Mr. Ward had taken a lnwyer like and
mnnly course. "But the action," ho said, "Is
one of an exceedingly serious nature nnd not
only affects tho title to a great estate, but the
complaint sworn to by Mrs. Angell Imputes
Illegitimacy to the children of the lato Jay
Gould, Imputes to their mother that she was not
the lawful wife of Mr. Gould, and Imputes to
their father the commission of a crime which Is
abhorrent to all. This ennnot be allowed to
pass without very serious condemnation.
"The action was, wo are satisfied, tho result
ot a conspiracy, which made the plaintiff hero
the Instrument ot foul design to blackmail tho
children of Mr. Gould, and of which Mr. Ward
was one of the victims. Under these circum
stances we feel that this complaint ought not to
bo dismissed without Buch a record being mado
as conclusively and forever to bar the plaintiff
from reasserting her claim. Wo nsk that
such a record bo mado as will end this proceed
ing, as wo Intend to take action ngalnst tho
authors of this conspiracy to blacken tho repu
tation and blackmail tho heirs ot tho late Juy
Gould.
"Tho eomplnint In this caso was sworn to by
Mrs. Angell. Sho makes no nllldnvlt on this
motion nor Is there on the papers any Indica
tion that she has authorized it. Tho motion on
Its face Is not for tho protection of her rights
nor In furtherance of her claim, but Is Bomewhnt
hostile to her nnd brought by her lawyer in
furtherance of what he believes to be his duty
nnd not ns her representative. I think she her
ndt should bo committed to this motion which
bus been mode, and I BuggcBt thnt your Honor
should mnko sucn an order as will provide for
porsonnl notice to her that Oils proceeding has
been brought and that sho has authorized tho
discontinuance of tho suit. Otherwlso we
would be linblo within six months to hnvo an
other nctlon commenced by this plnlntlff In
which Bho may renew nil her charges Hnd sny
thnt sho was no party to this motion; that her
rights were unjustly taken from her because
Bho is a poor woman. This woman
must be made to eay that sho never had nny
claim against tho Gould estate."
Justice llonch said ho thought the best thing
to do would bo to enter an order denying this
motion nnd follow it by nnnther order provid
ing thnt tho netion should lie preferred on the
calendar for trial tho first Monday of Decem
ber, and thai personal service of this order bo
mado upon tbo plaintiff in this action.
Tho counsel agreed to this suggestion of the
Judge, nnd Immedlntely secured lcavo from
Justlco Freodninn, who denied a motion for
preference on tho calendar last wcok for a re
argu incut of that motion.
JIEJt Tlllltl) MAItllTAOE A FAII.VP.E.
The lluiunnd Mrs. Ijiurer Procured Through
nn Advertisement Una Uunt Wast.
Binoiiamton, Nov. 8. Mrs, Joseph Laurcr,
tho rich brewer's widow who was married on
Oct, 25 to Mr. Iroy Wright of California, Is
again without n husband, ns Mr, Wright de
parted from tho city last week, probnhly novcr
to return. Tho mnrrlnce was brought about by
an advertisement in a matrimonial piper In
Chicago, us stated In Tub Si'.n some days ngo.
Just what caused tho sudden breaking up
Is not dcllnitoly known, but It is said that
Mr. Wright endeavored to havo his brldo
glvo him' 5.000 with which to buy n
ngold mine In California, which was for Bale at
a bargain. Bho consulted an attorney, and at
Ills ndvlco she refused, This so angered the
husbnnd that he threatened to leave Immediate
ly, It Is snld thnt tho quarr.l was patched up
by her giving him 300. OnTucsduy Inst Mr,
Wright left homo to ntlond to some important
business, nnd slnco then nothing has been heard
of him. It wus ascertained that ho had pur
chased a ticket for thu far est.
This Is the Ihlrd time that Mrs. Uiuror has
been married. Her first husband. Mr. J-nurer,
niniissod u fortune In the browing business, nnd
about seven years ago he committed suicide.
Soon utter Ills death sho married Joseph
Schrncder, but tho match proved to bo an un
liaiipy one, ns Hchraedcr spent her money alto
gether loo freely. Sho got n divorce fiom blm
by piulng S-5,000. Then she advertised for a
.. '.. ... .1 ...l ,m ll'.lnl.t .una a.l. Ala.) n.... n
iiusiiuuu, "nu .ii. -." : v ""-.'. M.. wf M
lurgu number of contestants. Mrs, Wright has
about 50,OIH) which wus left her by her first
husbnnd, nnd hns concluded that shu enn man
ngo her uffalis with jut tho assistant oof a man.
Sho is fully siitlsllctl that mairingo Is a failure,
Wright fins been located Iu Memphis. Tenn.,
where It Is euld hu has a w Ife nnd four children.
J, P, Wheeler, Mrs. Lnurcr's attorney, Is In
Memphis nnd will endeavor to have Wright ar
rested and brought to this city.
Ml, .lrliolus Korletl'a Dinner on Dee. a.
Tho Saint Nicholas Society's annual dinner
will bo gii en on Dec. 0 at tho now Delmonlro's.
At tho socloty's election of ofllrcrs for the en
suing )ar. lust night, B. Franklin Stanton was
chosen President, .
I
AT JtOTKH.
A rriese by Mr. aemrell at the Amerlean Art
Clallrrlri.
Ono of tho most Interesting sketch projects
for mural decoration shown nt tho exhibition ot
tbo Architectural League lost ) ear was n frieze
In color representing Chaucer's Canterbury
Pilgrims on tholr Journoy by llobcrt V. V.
Bowell. Slnco then this frieze hat been oxe
cutcd by tho artist on n largo sculo, nnd It Is to
bo placed In tho central hallway of tho new
house built at Lakewood for Mr. George
Gould by tho architect Bruio Price. Tho
frlcro will be placed on threo sides
of tho room, nnd Its height Is nbout
soven and a halt feot. Tho total length
of tho threo sections Is nbout eighty fcot, On
either tldo of tho central panel It Is pierced by
doorways, the top of tho fmmework reaching
almost to the upper lino of Iho frieze. Tho com
position coutolns twcnly-fourflsuros, nlfmount
ed, whether upon horses, mules, or nsses, ond
tho procession Is rcpreoentod ns passing nlong a
high garden wall with gatownys. Trcotops ond
roofs are seen abovo tho wall, and sunlight
glancing through tho follago flecks tho person
ages and tho roadway with checkered beams.
Mostot the horses and mules arc gray or white,
though thoro are. of course, como that are black
or bay, and tho figures, clothed In tho costumes
of tho period, chow a variety of bright and of
sombre tints.
Beginning at Iho loft of tho frieze at tho rear
of the procession tho figures nro placed as fol
lows: Thollccve, or Bnlllff, who "ever rode tho
hindmost of tho rout"; tho Country Parson,
tho Prioress anl tho Nun, tho Monk, tho Miller,
iho Pardoner, the Canon, or ABtrologcr, tho Trior,
tho Wifcof Bath, thcSqlilro.thoICiilght (tho cen
tral figure of tho frieze), tho Yeoman, the Hum
bio Wayfarer (who hns attached himself to tho
party nnd carries tho Knight's speni), tho Doc
tor of Physic, tho Shlpmiin, tho Hnberdasher,
tho Merchant, tho Sergeant nt Law, tho
Clork of Otenfcrd, Harry llulley (tho host),
the poet Chaucer, tho Manciple, ami tho
Cook, who, mounted un n donkey, lends the van.
The groups nro clcicrly nrrnnged so that each
personngo Is seen to advantage, and tho paint
ing Is hardy and vigorous. Tho color scheme,
comprising many different tints, it gny enough
to bo pleasing to tho eye and sober enough to
hold thu Individual elements together In a torn
plcto w hole. Tho Knight, clad In n suit of mail
nndalenther Jarkot.lsallno figure. Those of tho
Wlfo of Bath, tho Sergeant at Iiw, the Yeoman
nnd tho Doctor otPhyBlc uro particularly happy.
The llu-urn of tho Snulre. who i-t described ns
"a lover and a lusty bathulor," bcciiis too
effeminato In type to bo a good portrait, but
ho Is offset by tho excellent llguro of Hurry
Bailey, riding a gray stulllou width whinnies as
ho strides along. Mr. Sew ell bus chosen un
excellent subject for dccoratlvo treatment, and
has hnndlcd It with n great deal of ability. It
Is nn ngrcenbla change, too, to como upon n
mural painting which has something else than
majestic figures ot law, government nnd the
like, or female figures representing music,
poetry, nnd science for its theme. Thcso are
Ideal subjects for dccoratlvo treatment, of
course, but wo havo had almost nothing clso
since the decorative "movement" began.
In tho largo upper gallery of tho American
Art Association, where this fflero is ou exhibi
tion, there nro several pictures by Mr. Scwcll,
Including "The Bacchanals" ond a composition
which has not been exhibited before, " Itepose."
It shows two nude female figures stretched on
tho ground In tho woods, with bright patches of
sunlight fulling upon them. It Is a canvas of
decided merit, in which there is bouio strong
painting and effective handling ot tho effect ot
light. In the lower gallery there Is a small
but interesting collection of works by
soma of tho noted continental artists of
tho day. Among seven or eight Mo
nets, "Sunset at Argenteuil" (probably an
early work), "Tho Field," and "Haystacks at
Glvorny" are notably good. Threo heads by
Ilesnard aro scarcely representative. Two
Cozlns, threo HafTaelles, and two pictures by
Fritz Thaulow, tho Norwegian painter who re
ceived the silver medal at the Cnrnegiocxhlbltion
at Pittsburg the other day, nrn tlio most impor
tnntamong the rest. Ono of IhoThaulows, "Au
tumn," is good nnd Interesting, but tho other, a
pastel called " Winter," is ecn moro than that.
An effect of lato afternoon sunlight on enow,
troo trunks, and red houses is delightfully ren
dered, and tho dark, swiftly flowing water ot
a river is given with admirable truth.
JIM llOXEYMOOX CUT SllOItT.
Ayer'n First Wire 'nnin Over from Knglnnd as
lie Ma. Knjojlna Liro with Ilia llrldi-.
Dandckv, Conn., Nov. 8. After n totrch
which carried bcr hundreds of miles on land and
all tho way across the Atlantic, Mrs. Joseph
Aycr found her husbnnd in this city on Satur
day evening. Her arrival rudely dlstumed tho
honeymoon of Aycr and a pretty English girl
whom he married only a month ago.
Aycr Is a skilful hat finisher, who camo to
Danbury a few yeurs ago from England. He
prospered and laid away considerable money.
Last summer ho met Miss Frances Wilkinson,
Si! rears old, English, and very rretty. It wns
a case of lovo at first sight, Aycr represented
hlmsolt to bo unmarried, and nflcr a short court
ship they went to Now York and wero married.
Aycr became sick nnd his wifu nursed him dur
ing his illness. Sho rented a flat last week
und had it furnished. Sho was nt tlio now
homo preparing to movo into It on Saturday
when bho had a strango premonition that mis
fortune was about to ovcrtuko her. This wus
followed by an lmpulso to go to her husband.
Sho lost no time In hurrying to their lwnrdlng
place. There sho found her husband uud a
strange woman, who was In tears. Two chil
dren were playing about Aycr nnd calling him
"papa." The brldo fainted, uud when sho re
covered the strango woman was standing over
ncr.
The Btrangcr explained that sho was Ayer's
wlfo. Sho married him In England ten jenrs
ago. Ho left her and cnino to Amerlcn. Sho
tupposud him dead until through an acquaint
ance who had been in Amrrlcu sho heard that
ho was here. Sho hail barely enough money to
pny for the passage ot herself and tho two chil
dren to Now York. Their, ulmoit penniless,
she began n search through the halting dis
tricts for Aycr. Sho arrived In Dunbiiry on
Snturdny.and learned where ho wnB. Tho bride
pitied the rightful wifu und offered to with
draw and give hor plueo to tho newcomer.
Both agrecdnot to proseeiito Ajer If he would
promise to support his llrst who nnd tho two
children. A) or promised. The young woman
told her friends to-day that sho BbouUl lenvo
Danbury forever nnd go to Now York, where
sho could forgot her honeymoon. Aj or nnd his
Ural wlfo aro still here.
21 0 Kit IS'. 1 A 131 WAS DAD.
lie Threw a nook and a Lamp atLa-fjirWH-on,
but Did Aot Hit Illm.
Ei.izilir.TH, N. J Nov. 8, Prosecuting Attor
ney William 11. Wilson wus In his oillco ou tho
third floor of tho First National building this
afternoon transacting soino business with
Michael Flnneran, proprietor of a collection
agency, when Joseph A. Morris, a butcher, forced
his way Into tho place. Morris demanded some
money which ho said Wilson owed him, and
when Wilson denied tho debt Morris took a
book from tho table and threw It nt Wilson's
head. Wilson dodgod nnd tho bouk crashed
through tho glass door of a bookcase. Morris
then picked up a lighted lamp and hurled it at
Wilson, hut It missed him.
MorrlB then drew u hulfn from his pocket nnd
tried to plunge It Into Fliineran's sldo. Tbo
point of tho blndo struck bunch of bills In Fin
neran's pockot. and the blndo wne Pent. Fln
neran threw Morris to Ihn lloor and hold him
until thu pollen arrived.
Tho quarrel liolween ilson and Morris Is of
several years' standing, and began when Morris
married ono or Wilson's clients, u Miss Puiinio
Dunn. Miss Dunn had considerable property,
which Wilson inanngud for her, A few weeks
utter tho wedding Morris caused Wilson's
urrcst on a ehurgu of niUapproprlutlng funds
belonging lo Mrs. Morris s estate.
Wilson denied the chargo und 3be case was
settled uut of court.
new Jersey Kqulpmrut Company Loses.
Knoxvim..., Tenn., Nov. 8, In tho ense of tho
Itallroad Equlniuont Company of Now Jersoy
against tboSoulhernltuilrond Company an opin
ion was llled In tho fulled Stutos Courthere to
day overruling a motion to remand the case to
tho Chancery Court. T his motion w ns mudu by
tho plulutill. This suit involves i!55.fjil7,i:'i,
which is clulim it by the equipment lompany for
1,100 coal cars furnlhtd the bouthcrn road,
Tho Htuto Supremo Court a few days ugogavo
judgment for this uinouiit ugulnst the old East
Tennessee. Virginia und Georgia. Itallwiiy Com
puny, which whs bought by the Southern, hut
iielcf that the lien was not operallvo against tho
Uouthoru ltailwur.
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1IURT BY A BIJlHOP POEM.
JIt. T.ANAUAN VBtX 5J" DT
11ISUOP U'CABE' XUXME.
He Submitted the KOMsl.- "i"1,?''!
Trencher. Meeting la Balltmor. d the.
Preacher. Have the Bishop a corehlos.
IUwiMotiK, Nor. 8.-At tho opening of tho
Methodist preachors' meeting this morning the
Hov. Dr. John Lanahan arose and handed a
paper to tho Secretary with tho request that ho
read It. Tho communication was from nuiiop
CCMcCabo to Dr. Lanahan and contained a.
poem, which tho Bishop requested Dr. Lananan
to road to the Dreadier' meeting. The poem
as tho original production of a Bishop ot tho
Methodist Church, was highly Intercstlne to tho
ministers nnd laymen. It was as follows:
A WAttNlSO TO THB HISIIOPS.
Low Johnahan tha rntihty
His (t't another pain.
The Ureal Unys-tl cu-tls
Has broksndut aiatn.
Ho, all ye Blihoptl scamperl
Cut stick and run for life!
Tho atmosptiere Is sulphurous,
Tho air with danger rite.
II" paweth and ha f osmothl
He i-omes. O fateful hpurl .
With heart or name and foot of wino,
A HUIiop to devonr.
Uut In your plight be careful.
Lest Ooodseil lag behind!
O what a meil Low Johnabaa
Would In thai Ulshop nnd.
It may bo best, howover,
To let It happen so:
One lllnhon for a saerlnne,
Aiid lei the others go.
O, lrs. MTnilow, won't you eomt.
With all jounootblnn charm.
And puur a bottlo down his throat
And savo us all from harm?
For n tlmo tho presiding officer had his hands
full with questions, cross-questions, points or
order, questions of prlvllegc.nnd previous ques
tions. A motion was evolved llnally appointing
a committee of live to mako n suitable reply.
Alter discussion, which showed how deeply the
majority of tho members ot tho mooting felt
what Dr. Lannhnn regarded aa nn Insult, the
matter wns laid on thu table on tho ground that
any nctlon would Interfere with thu work of tho
Church. , , , ,, ,
Bishop McCabe was censured f rcoly In tbo de
bate. It Is understood thnt tho poem wns In
spired by tho Itcv. Dr. John Iinnnan a resolu
tion, introduced InBtweok. suggesting thnt it
might be wise for tho lumen, who wero clnmor
Ing for equul representation In tho General
Conference, to combino thoir forces with tho
ministers, who sought an elective presiding
eldership Instead of tho quast-eloctlvo olllclal
thnt some of tho Bishops hnd been choosing in
Western conferences. Tho resolution camo up
again to-day, and Dr. Lanuhan said:
"I warned tho preachers ugulnst favoring
equal lay reprcseuiniion uihcbs iuwj K'l,tu
soiuo advantages Ihemrelves. In the threo
Bacon resolutions. nguliiBt which 1 voted Himo
years ngo. tho two things, elective eldership
nnd cqunl lay representation, go togother. 1
beg tho mlnstry not to separate them.
"In lotting tho laymen hnvo equal representa
tion In tho General Conference, if It were only
these brethren In this part of tho country whom
wo know bo well, thoro would bo no fear of con
sequences. It Is not this little handful here,
but tbo hundreds of radicals In tho West who
aro to be fenrcd."
No detislvo step was taken to-day.
PREACHED TOO STllAiailT.
L'unry liUnil ConEresatlonallila offended by
the Attnrk or the L'upald Preacher.
At present tho Coney Island Concrcgatlonal
Church, tho only Protestant church ou Coney
iBland, is without n pastor. For nearly
Boven years W. F. Sillcck, a New York busi
ness man und a member of tho Clinton Avenue
Congregational Church in Brooklyn, has been
tilling tlio pulpit frco of charge, but ho has now
resigned, becauso ho is loo aggressive for tho
financial prosperity of tho church. Ot lato ho
has been hitting right and left at certain phases
of llfe.whlch ore common subjects for attack by
clergymen In this city, hut a Coney Island con
irremitli.n in likely to be mado UD of persons
whoso professional prldo is easily hurt. For In
stunco, a certain raco horso owner not un
known In tho betting ring has boon nn attend
ant at thu sen ices and n contributor to the
trensury. Recently Mr. Sillcck expressed very
freely his opinions on the Immorality of betting
on racos.
"That lets mo out," said tho racing man. "You
can make a book on It that they don't get any
more entrnnco money out of me."
Another ono who3o feelings were hurt bo
thut ho left Is a wealthy brewer. Ho Bat well
up iu front on the Sunday when the preacher
took tho evils of tho liquor trulllo as his theme.
"That's me," said tho brewer, after tho ser
vico. "Aimed right slup ut mo. I'm through.
You don't get mu to como .hero and bo black
guarded any moro."
Several others left tho church In anger, and
tho attelidunco dwindled su that last Sunday
there wero but twenty-two persons present.
Then Mr. Sillcck resigned. Tho church will
now try lo get a regulurly ordulned minister
und pay for him. All thoo prominent In tho
church Bpcak highly of Mr. hillock, und say
that ho is personally all thnt could bo desired,
but that he treuds un people's toes too much.
"Whnt wo need," said Dencou Overton, one
of the most prominent members, "Is a man w ho
will be a pastor as well as a minister. A pastor
understand b his people and knows whero he
must trend gently. Mr. Sillcck had not tho
time to do patiloral'work-'ns hu hns Ids business
to attend to. All of us rcalizo the debt of grati
tude wo owo him for giiing us his services for
seven years without nieni of reward, and ho
leaves tho church with tho lovo nnd ndmlra
tlon of nil tlioso who knew him well. Wo can
not expect a preacher to bo truo to his convic
tions without offending somebody; but wo
think thnt from tho point of view of tho
church'n future a regularly ordained preacher
who will live hero among us will be ablo to do
more, because ho can do pastoral work, which
Mr. Sllleclc had no tlmo to do. Besides that,
Mr. Hillock, not being n ccrgyinun, could not
mnrrv orperform nny of tho rites of tho Church,
nnd thut wns inconvenient at times. e shall
try to get u il-rgymnn to take tlio church nnd
to rnlse enough to puy him u regular salary."
irr.Kr7t vironci: tkiat, esdkd.
Mrs, J. SUnt 1,'aMClt Ilealde Her (filter to Ihe
l.nilor the Ordenl.
NoiiTllAMlTOX, Mass., Nov. 8. Tho noted di
vorce caso of Mrs. Mary N. Walker of New
York, nnd Col. Myron P.Walker, tho "Drum
mer Boy of Bolchcrtown," was concluded In
tho Suporlor Court to-day before Judge Gasklll.
Mrs. Walker was present, with her sister, Mrs.
J, Bloat Fassott, and hor son-in-law, H. IL Cur
Ub, of Corning, N.Y.
Tho family skeleton was brought out
again lu tho evidence regarding money
matters and In tho arguments. Col. Walker
was not present. His uttorney. Judge K.
C. Bumpus, did not ittt-oinpt to deny tho
chnrgoof adultery, hut ho contended that Mrs.
Walker deserted licr husband in 18D1. subse
quently refused to lio wllh him, thereby
violating her marriage vows, nnd therefore
could not obtain dlwirco ou tho ground ot
adulter)-. Tbo depositions of Mrs. Crocker.
Mrs. Walker's mother, mid Mrs. Kato M, Mc
Conib. tho daughter, wero road, but nothing ot
Importance wus brought out. h. II. Lathrop,
Mrs. Walker's ntlorney. Introduced three addi
tional witnesses to glvo ovldenro as to tho com-
t-l ..Intln... .if r-.l Wullrnr. (l.lfl M M
Kllznbeth Sklpp, formerly of Sprlngtlold and
now of Now York, the co-respondent.
In tho argument Judgo Bumpus contended
that Mrs. Walker hail done great injury to Col.
Walkor. When siiwossful In politics there was
no better man, the thought, but when defoatod
iio lmd been cast off by her. Lawyer Uithrop
condemned Judgo Bumpus rpr "being a party
to a deop laid scheme of Col. alkcr s to obtain
unortionnf hor luopcrty.' lie hold thut she
left Col. Walker for I'uusoniia thnt there was no
legal desertion. Judge Gasklll rcser. ed his decision.
MILLlll'ItS'S VHRT.E8S VITIE ALAUSX.
It's a Tiro Huns; -I ''et In the Air and Womsa
and l.srltro Men Cannot nine It.
Ohanok, N. J.. Nov. 8. Mlllburn's Township
Commltteo nnd tho taxpayers of tho town are
debating whether It Is worth whllo to spond $3
to proildo nn cffcctlvo fire nlnrm or not,
Twonty-llvc feet up In the nlr tho present alarm
is hung, It Is tho tiro of a locomotive wheel,
but I hern is no means of sounding it. A local
wig has collected ft pilo of atoms outside the
tire house nnd erected a sign on tho heap read
ing: : is task, ov nni:
; Til HOW AT TUB UIXU :
Tnls method or "ringing ine oeir is inn one
that hns been employed heretofore, but sorao of
tho inrgo iiroperlj holders nro afrnid that if
them should be n -"cilpim Uro the person who
tried lo "ring tho bell' would bo so excited
thnt ho could not throw; the stonos with the ac
curacy that Is required, I ho present method Is
also condemned because it is fcurcd thut If a
fire should occur In the daytime when the men
inn family were nil away thu blazo would as
sume Inrgo propoitlons before tlio women In a
house would hu ablo to "ring the bell."
31 cu' 3?ulH rations.
rrfsfoilY OF n.AiKI.IA,TI0S," Voltaire, Zad.
Al ,.. "Aitruliisy," orleutal "Fai-red Uouluj,"
"Oe:ultl)ooU,""Xlall--us," i'UATT, 101 0th av.
XAltlXJS JNTEZZZBXlfCM.
Mnuroxr. music rats bat.
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niott WiTtS THIS SAT.
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arrt.ea-MoxDlT, Nov, a.
Bs Katter Wllhelm II., , Gibraltar Oct. 10.
Us Scotia. Oarrlck, Ulbraltar.
Rs revlo, Meol, Llrsrpool.
Bs Dlamsnt, Wlchhausa. Itambarf.
8s Seneca, (Stevens, Havana.
Bs Conemaugh, lirootnheatl, navr.
H Anil, Mullsr, l'.lo Jaueli ).
Bs i'lusrleWs, Charles, lUlttmor.
Fs Creole, ijarrr, Now Ortssns.
Ks Mlehttan, Tuhb, Philadelphia,
Bs City or Auinta, , Savannah.
B lfcisnoke. tinier, Norfollr.
bhlp Maria Statto, Perosso, Cape Town.
tl'or lator arrivals sea First Face.)
ASR1VCP OUT.
Ss Fulda, from New York, at Gibraltar.
Ss K wnlcln I.ut, from Weir York, at Bremen.
Ss UsorKtc. fiom .S.w Yotk, at Liverpool.
8s yinM.ce, from Mitt York, at Colon.
B10IITED.
8 Wrker.dm. rrom Ntw York for iTflstsrdam, oft
tboLltud.
iu.id raoH roanas roan.
Bs Normannla, from Chorbourc for Naw Tork.
8iEm. rrom Gibraltar tor Naw York.
8s Philadelphia, from l'orto Cabello for rfair Tork.
ooToona sTiAiuairs.
Satl To-Dai:
HaiUClDtr. rtttlSallt.
Trave, firemen DUO A Id 9 00AM
Soil To-Jforroie.
Parts. Southampton 7 00AM 10 OS A It
Teutonic, Liverpool 0 00 AM 1S0OM
Noontland, Antwerp 10 00 A M IS 00 M
Beaurauea. Havana.; 1 00 1' It U 00 P M
AlllaAea, Colon 10 00 AM 1B00H.
Ban Aiutustln. Havana 11 00 AM 100PM
Algonquin. Charleston 900 PM
Etona, I.a Plata 0 00PM B 00 P M
Kult TAursctap, Sot: 11.
Fuerst ntsmarck. Hamburg 700AM 10 00 AM
F.dam. Amsterdam B 00 A M 1000 AM
tacomNa STzminira.
itft TirDav.
Corlnthla Gibraltar Octet
Ixla Glliraltar OetKU
Frleilaud Antwerp Oct SO
Ethiopia Glasgow Oct HO
Cambrian London , Oct S7
Ithonlul Hwatuea Oct 24
Fray Ulbraltar.) Oct S3
Kocberort llouen... Oct 3
Leona Ualrriton. Not S
Curacao 1'urtSuala Nor I!
lut WtJnttiav. A'mvlO.
Yucatan Havana Nov t)
BninklKirn Hull Oct tA
Kuremont Castle Shield -.Oct SO
Valencia Gibraltar Oct!!7
Karoon uiorauar vet kq
Alps... HaTtl Kov 4
Lahn Hremen Nov B
RanMareos Galveston Nov 4
City ot Birmingham... Savannah Nor 7
Dug Thurtdav. Abt. 1 1.
Rtuttgart Bremen Oct SO
Jersey City Swansea.- Oct l!8
Hrltl.h gueen Antwerp Oct 80
Gladiolus Gibraltar Oct 28
Advance Colon Nov 4
Oceana Shlelda Oct SO
F.l Dorado Now Orleans.- Nor 0
Hue iViJui, Nov. 12.
Bt.Paut Southampton Nov A
Falatla Hamburg Oct 81
Ilritanclo Liverpool Nov II
WestKMo Liverpool Oct 20
Alamo Galveston Nor n
f'nlerlilire St. Lucia Nov B
Bellaura St. Lucia Nov 0
Jhie Saturday, Kov. 13.
Umbrla. Liverpool Nov n
Kurniw I.ondon Nov 1
California Hamburg Oct 2H
Ohio Hull Nov 1
Atntirla. Hamburg OctSH
Niagara Nassau Nov
PrlnaWllleml Curacao Nor 7
Comaache Jacksonville Nov 10
Due Sunday, Kov. 14.
I.a Gascons Havre Nov 0
North Anglla Gibraltar Oct 80
jiuslnw.G fioUrr?.
Pearls and all kinds ot Preelan. Stanoa, of the
finest quality only. Prices low as anywhere, hare or
abroad. HOWARD ft CO., 204 Firth Avenue.
Mrs, ITInalon. Soothing 8yrup for children
teething: sottens the gums, reduces Inflammation, al
lays pain, cures wind colic, diarrhoea. 20c. a bottle.
33X33X3.
nniTTAV On Nov. 0, Fanny Johnson, wife ot
Frederick W. llrlttan, and daughter ot the lato
John Evans Johnson of Richmond, Va., at her rea
Idcuco, 10East4Bthst.
Funeral on Tuesday, Nov. 9, at P. M.. at St.
James's Episcopal Church, 71st St. and Madison
av New York city. Interment private, at Wood
Ian n. N. Y. Omit flowers.
IIICHS.-At Wantagb. L. I.. Nov. 0, 1R97. Mary M.
Hicks.
Relatives and friends are respectfully Invited to
attend the funeral at the residence ot her brother,
William 6. IUcks, Wantagh, L. I., on Tuesday,
Nov. 0, at 8:30 P.M. Carriages will meet the
train that arrives at Wantagh at 3:67.
II ol.IIItOOIi At the Buckingham Hot!, on Nov. 0.
Edmund F. Holbrook, In the out year of his age.
Funeral services will be held at Calvary Church,
corner ot 4th av. and Slat St., on Tuesday. Nov.
o, at 10 A. M. Interment private. It It requested
that no dowers bo sent.
IlKIIOB. At Tarrytown. N. Y., Sunday, Nor. 7,
Michael Kehoe, beloved husband of Alicia Eehoa
and rather or the Rev. James Y. Kehoe.
Funeral Wednesday, Nov. 10, at 10 A. M., from St.
Teresa's Church, Tarrytown,
MOllTO.V. At Trenton Falls, N. Y., on Sunday, Nov,
7, 1(107, Alfred Adair Morton, son or Cordelia B.
and tho late Andrew M, Morton. In bla 17th yaar.
Funeral services at his lato realdcnoa, 88 West
129th St., on ',Vednctday, Nov. 10. al 8 P. M.
O'rtKII.I.Y. At Orange, N. J., on Nov. B, 1807, Frank
C O'Reilly, Jr., beloved son or F. C. and Margaret
C. O'Reilly. In his 20th year.
Funeral rrom the residence or his rather. St Jeffer
son st.. Grunge, N. J., on Thursday, Nov. 11, at 10
A, M. Montreal and Toronto papers please copy.
m.V.V. On Sunday, Nor. 7, at her rsstdano. 068
Amsterdam av., Ellia Rlnn, widow of Bernard
Rlnn.
Service! at the Church ot the Holy Nam on Wed ess
day. Nor. 10, at 0:30 o'clock.
BTAHIt.-On Friday, Nov S, at Santa Barbara, Cal .
Caroline M Starr, dearly beloved wife of Theo
dore B. Starr of this city and eldest danghtar of
the late Lewis II. Morris, Esq., of this city.
Notice ol runeral beresiter.
STOtvr I.I 0a Saturday, Nov. 8, at the residents ot
his son In law, James S. Clark, BOO Scotland it..
Orange, N. 1 . Luther T, Htowell, aged 88 years.
Funeral private
WITY
We're tlio linppy medium be
tween tbo biprli'priced tailor nud
tbe poor tailor ftppll economy
in eitber case.
Overcoats in variety greater
than botb ; in quality as good as
the best ; in price as low as the
cheapest.
Suits same way.
Some men buy name-tags,
others buy hats.
Derbys $8. 3
Silk hats 5.
Opera hats $7.
Our $1.50 underwear, aside ''
from iitting all short stout men,
is better value than we ever gave 1
or tliau you can find elsewhere I
at $1.50 a garment. '
Even though we advertise tho J
best in boys' clothing and not tho g
lowest priced, here are boys'
short trousers at $1.25; Buits 'J
at 4. I
Also hats, shoes, and furnish- 1
itigs. v
ROGEKS, lKKT tfc Co.
Trine and Broadway. $
Warren and Broadway. -$&
Thirty-second and Broadway. S
COLUMBIA OBADUATE A CONVICT.
Green Pleads tlutlty lo Attempted Ulchnai
tobbery and la Heut to Prison.
RocnEUTKU.Kor. 8. Georito Green, a Colum
bia College graduate, this morning In tho County
Court pleaded guilty to attempted highway rob
bery and was sentenced to Auburn prison for
fivoycars. Qrcen was Indicted, with two others,
for a darlnir hold-up on Piatt streot on the night
of Oct. 30. When asked how he wlshod to
plead he answered quietly, "guilty."
"Don't you wish counsel to look after your
Interests t" Inquired Judge Sutherland. ijl
" No, sir," was the reply. "I want to be sen-
tenced right here."
"Take bis statement," ordered the Court.
In answer to questions Qrecn said that he was
23 rears old, a graduate ot Columbia College,
ana that he was unmarried. Ills father is dead.
Whon quite young he was convlctod ot burglary
and sent to the Elmlra Reformatory for two and
a half years. When asked If ho bad any reason
why sentence should not be pronounced, tbe
young man said that h was drunk and didn't
know what he was doing.
Ureen attempted to rob George Elsman and ;
Arthur Hart. Klsman was first attacked. Ha , ..
sbouied loudly, and Hart came to his help nnd
wus knocked down. Green bad a revolver In
his possession.
ESTABLISHED 1843. '
NEW YORK STORE, I BROOKLYN STORES,
BROADWAY, Broadway Bedford Ave
COll. S 1ST St. lFultoabt.a;riatbushAva.
Every day wo J
worm men from
tho Custom to tho ":
Roady-mado idea.
Equally proper
clothes for very
much less money
is the magnet.
Take Overcoats,
x-VT.i.w..m. fr instance; our
Avery Untie: collection em
braces everything
From worth Beeinp;, from
""""" n. rrood. ntronrv.
- o nn double-warp Ker-
$1U sey at $12 to a
luxurious 0 a r r
To Melton or dowuy
" Montagnacat $50.
. w- Leave tho fit to
$8000 us: It shall bo
perfect, if we havo
to take the coat
all apart and make
it over.
What moro
does the big in
crease in price get
you from your
tailor?
BROADWAY, COJi. Mst ST.
ynv gulilicuttong. gltw guMicationg.
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