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THE SUN, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1897. JH
I SOME WOMEN OF THE PLAY,
A CLUSTER OF DEAVTJES IN Till:
Jt coat pant at Tin: zwr.v.v.
,-M Julie Opp In !ew Association with Murjr .Man-
U fHm-litis Itehan lleni'l'mra In llrohrn
llenllh-Kllln IVnrlor Oils In Ihr llul-r or
Portim Teller .,ivn or Iliera Abritatl.
I Ada Hc'.inn comes buck to New York In poor
jit health and unfit to rcnppenr on lho singe, but
'I i alio will resolute!)- do so, though alio will try to
ii - 4 stand it one -neck only, mid then will ml u
Jj month or more. Miss llclian linn liccn working
i hard In Knulnncl nnd not under buoyunt con-
' i dltlons. Daly's Thculro In London rotnlns his
name, but bo has not of lute found It expedient
to plnco bis own loiupnny In It. Kxcept for a
, brief engagement In n Ioinlon suburb. Ills
players' tour In Knglsntl wns conllned to tbu
.J , smaller towns. The changes of bill wore, fro-
i I t qucnt, and thobnrd work of "one night" stands
t ttrcd her out. Bccrbohm Tree ollcrcd a respite,
j I and rcftigo inn short engagement nt his theatre,
jr but did not extend tho same hospitality to her
V companions, and Mr, Daly perincd to resent
4l the advanco ns unkindly mennt.
r?L Kllta Proctor Otis, who went rather notnbly
K from drawing room to stnnc, and subsequently
3 played several rules with strung distinction,
;t bos of Uto bocn tho leading actress of a West-
A rn stock company; but she resigns that plnco
Jfe In order to tako n part In "A Word of Krauce,"
'SL. the forthcoming production nt Wnll ick's. 'lho
tKy piece is a semi-historical rcrrescnlallon ot old
BL'Sf'iY Creole days In Now Orleans nruily a century
H I ago, and ono of tho characters Is an octoroon
i ( fortune teller. That Is tho part which Miss
V i'J 0t'5 '8 ' characterize, and, as the woman Is
HJ u Mid to bo not tho conventional hug of stage
I 'tit necromancy, but a handsome, opulent and
ad IJ, powerful (actor In tho allalrs of tbu Louisiana
Hf I colony ut that porlod. It may bo that tho uctress
W H will dlstlnguWi hersolf.
Mr )l Kloio Uo Wolfe, who stepped from fashionable
' J society dlrtctly Into stage life under favorable
I droumstanccs, Is playing the part of tho
m I maid servant In "A Mnrr,'ago of Conven-
j lenco" at tho Empire, nnd Is doing It with ex-
j ccptlonal cleverness. It Is a pert yet clever
creature whom sho Impersonates, a mcnlnl
Trlth the graces of a lino lady, nod tbo techni
cal difficulties of tho part aro overcome ad
mirably. Miss lie Wullo has hitherto appeared
in raiment moro modish than almost any other
' actress on tho Now York stugo. Hhe enmo to
be regarded rather ns a dlsplayer ot tulleu than
Of talent, but she now acquits herself dltlcrently.
Daniel Frohmnn has gathered some excep-
; tlonally interesting actors in his company at tho
. Lyceum this season, and among them Is a
I quartet ot beauties that would bo a delight to
,1 the eyo In whatover play they nppearcd.
I Julio Opp's beauty is so closely associated with
jl the English type that, considered in connection
II with her English accent and her way of dross
1' lng, it is nearly impossible to reallto that
she is a New York product with a London
im rencor that was acquired In a cry brief
i period, llutsho Is posltitcly charming in her
'iff lithe comeliness, whatover Its kind may be, nnd
' there Is already a graco In her stntucsqucness
9m' which Is certain to incrcaso with further ex
M perienco. Tho suggestion of sensitive nnd
Hi tender womanhood is not in tho loast of
t fected by her uncommon height, Mnry Man-
JKK nerlng's dainty beauty Is shown In a fashion
jjyTv- which gains Intensity ns tho play proceeds,
rfif ' with the momentary interruption of tho mas-
$ Querndo scene, in which us a llui tcyuin her best
Mi " qualities are not shown. Hut In tho last net
lM sho Is a plcturo of lo cllncss which, contrasted
n w"a tlj0 blondo beauty of Katharino Florence,
j srlvcs to both tho most favorable circumstance
II for tholr display. Allison SUpworth Is a blondo
H now, although as tho unidentified charm of
"An Artist's Model," hir circcthe locks wero
H ot a darker hue. Hut Mio is as placidly and
M immovably handsomo as ccr, and teems not
(H nearly so English us Miss Upn. This comely
f quartet of actrehscs docs not include tbo only
HR sightly ones In the Lyceum's new play. Helen
it Macbeth has a girlish attractheness, and Nina
Hn Morris is luxuriant mough in dress and figure
H, to give an especial point to tier remarks on tho
MfK delights of eating. Miss Lsmlson, who has
HJU taken Miss Tyree's part temi orarlly, acts with
HJ h dlsciotton and uuthurily, nml wonrs her gowns
ll with distinction. Ornco ltont has only to play
,fM-t an Incidental rolo well, mid sho accomplishes
'Afjit that with unusual i-kill. Mie is tbu companion
iHb'U ' to the J'rlnceta, nnd shows that tho character
Bf Is a Rcntlewomnn reduced to the necessity ot
RJ her position. This sho keeps continuously In
HMj mind, and never onco does a false touch do-
H stroy tho proportions of tho sccnos In which sho
appears, indeed, tho J't ineeim Is fortunate in
Tl the selection of her dnmcstle associates, uini
EH her maid, as Evelyn Carter embodies her, is
Wl an acocptublo a llgure in the brilliant episodes
n of the play.
Hn All tho honors in tho nctlncof the new piny
I nro not on tho spindle side. Kdward Morgan's
Hi aril cut lovo making has n telling depth of ftel-
n lng and Intensity. William Cnurtlelgli sncrl-
l flees the proprieties to bis profile when hoap
11 pears as a French diplomat with n cleanly
iSijf shaven face. Such a phenomenon is not often
E met with, but good looks are univorsally un-
m derstood, whereus tho manners of tho French
i aristocracy liuve n less general recognition. Uo
tl acta with cuse, nnd tbu few- episodes In which
w ho figures gain force from his participation In
m them. Mr. JIackctt has always tho attractive
5 ncss of joulli. and Felix Morris clays a char-
IV acter part with all of his excellences nnd nnno
Ml of his faults In view. Ho figures In a typo of
.H'H ,.a the play's lighter phases, ills wlfo is indlf-
JHHaJl' fercnt to him. ajid, indeed, unfaithfulness seems
((K certainly Imputed to her. The membcrsofaparty
'PB'fJ that came from the tlieatro for supper havo one
tWtmffi by ono Uken their lcac. Finally tho husband
MyiMi .a tLn'i wlro aro ,c,t "'one. He pours out a wills-
' BRl J key and soda for her. Sho takes It, anil whllo
Pltl ti holding It in her hand looks contemplatively
flUBs beforo her for it few moments. .Slie liaujust
HM'X A been rather brutully treated by her lovor. Whilo
MK&l her husband chatters In a w ay which shows how
jHHLm'I deceived be Is. tho woman makes no answer.
v&d Suddenly sbo arises, enrrj lug htrdrlnk ulongwltb
HBrtUil her Bleeps across the room, nnd starts up the
MKritti stairway. Just as sbo disappears from view
MYaii her husband's presence oicurs to her. With-
il'j out pausing she says "good night" In the most
umfYX Indifferent manner possible. Tho husband, left
lHy I") to himself, looks about tho deserted room, and
HT ft I 1 then turns out tho electric lights. Ho opens tho
tit- I ' door leading to his apartments and stares out
I Li for a moment. Then uo goos out, nnd the door
inE'Mn swings shut bcnlnd him. Mr. Morris ml l-lit
nmf'I'-l have tottered and dragged hlmsolf along Inhis
I ill old manner until the scene endured half an
IB t'jj hour. Hut he withstood the temptation and
wmwi, Ml !ictd.f' at lnt tho right tempo. Slay ho not
Ii ! backslide.
Mf, . Two characters In "The Princess and the
bHF I Butterfly" are unusual enough to impart a rare
UH f i shorm to the play. One of those is tho Princtta
Hf A'J Pannonfa, a. llgure so llttlo touched by the
MCj realities ot life that she might havo stepped
HKft from the pages of some fairy story. Thero are
HfjA no dellnlng outlines about her. The character
Huif! is blurred and misty In the ether of a modern
9M t romanticism which Is delicate and subtle as
BK the air in which an cnrllcr Princess Mntainc
ft I might have lived far away in a land of loving
EH'Jj and singing. This l'inoro Princess was born In
If England, and when sbo was only 'JO jears old
Iff went to live in a custloin Hungary with uhus-
Jlil band twice her own uge. There she remained
H with him until nt 40 he left her a widow. In
Uji all those years thero had been no diversions in
HmJ her life beyond an occasional visit to llndii-
" IB! pe8t 0r Vlemm- Wlt tl10 husband's death
K her life of cxllo ends. Tho piny introduces her
i in Loudon prodigal with her great wealth and
JHJff; luxuriantly surrounded by tho best of tho high
vmWT ," 'M,lt London n fiords. Her life with thtso
.i people, as well as her Beciulng seciiislon nnd
protection In tho circumstance which surrounds
li t 1,e b!'.lf l0. !""k.u. ."' i'riMfi P'Uiiwnltt
BK uoro llkou fuiry PrlmiteB than uiij nml out
if lived, it is only a wmidir Hint no hcru stole
!' into that Hungarian pulace una tuuk hornwny
M , under tho 'old 1'riuiu'n ecs. Ncurly us pli
l turetquo is tbo churnctir of lay XulianLWia
B-.K ItallBU girl who Is lelicjed lor whllo to ho
' tbo daughter of an English gentliiunn. As a
B ) matter of fai t sho cinucs from low Italian stock.
BUI Her history Includes ns a child uu uiidleciijlliied
JifV life In tbo gutters of Milan, as iinuli liecdom
Hal i in cheap New ork Uto nml then u siiailen Irnn-i-
WjV, a fer to tbo severity and rnilncmcnt of an Kngllsh
iff gentlewoinan s school, it U supposed that the
Mi i 9. V' daughter of im KiiKllshinun of title whu
W t died leaving tho child in Ihe euro of her mother.
H j who took iiuolhiT hiishuud uud then dlul hoi.
1 ", self. huM-iiu ZulUiitt is In iculllyiiiil) an Im-
, posture supplied from ui, nbnuiidlii,! Itulluu
" (amlly to l.i eii tbu ullottiiucL Ihut cinucs Jioiii
Ml , England. When Ihe nudleiiio sci slier first sbo
(' 1 is Just from school, and he Is wilrm, ulc-ur.
IV. i according to English Ideals, and doiiteil lit lho
Wi society of fust peoplu. she is sclllsh Inward
IK) persons who would be kludent to her nnd lirlin;s
W this phase of bur career In an unit lr, umpg in a
In masked ball nnd remaining there iiuiil i:::i) In
Hi the morning, Hbu speaks a rurloiu dialect.
Ill written very prccisclj by theauthin. wlikli ii
H supposed to lmllciite hen oaiiiopolllmi life, Thu
Italian girl Is without tho Um.i sugguitlcin of
m the cheup or flashy iuterust which might be ex-
If t pected from hands Jess skilful than M r. I'liicro's.
M'l There Is a reference to a Icttur expected
m from a certain Padre Antonio in Milan who is
U to clear up ihe mystery ot thu gill's lite, but this
., BeI element adds only a greater plctures'iueness
K? A and strangeness to the character. In these
If A two types Mr. 1'lucro has added two delightful
iHV" wemeu to tho gallery of the stage.
I B V J TbF M other figures in the play that stand
IB a I WiMacUr against the bocks-round of Loo-
don drawing rooms and Paris talons. One of
those Is Mr. Baint.liocht, and another Is her
husband, Uutoftho two. Mrs. Saint-Jlocht If
moro Important., She Is the ono wouian in the
social lot that ia plainly shown to bo guilty.
et hor horror at thethougnt of having received
into her houso an avowedly dlsrcnulable woman
Is ho great that tho rotuBoa to hoar anything
about her beyond that moro fact! and tho poi
son w ho would tell her Is her husband. Hels a
rouili; llgurp of perplexity and confidence amid
Ibu lifo of his wife and her friends, who havo
romo to viow tho wbolo business with an evi
dent resignation to his inability ever to under
stand what It all moans. Young Rdtcard Oriel
is not an Imerostlng llgure. and for that rca
son Mr, Morgan's acting rooms moro than over
to be pralsod, for ho wins n curtain Involun
;ury sympathy for htm from tho spectators.
'Ihe woman who hates to go to tho theatre be
cause it hurries her dinner; the old couplo who
ul tho ngo of GO and moro aro still in thu honey
moon begun eo many years liefore; the slight
sketch of tho young French diplomat living m
1-oiidon, and the two or thrco studies ot English
girlhood nro tho more or less striking person
aires that movo through tlio serious and Inciden
tal Uguros of tho play. And a diversely Inter
esting, truthfully drawn nnd admirably select
ed lot they arc. In tho mere matter of Us char
acter study, tho second act, which has little or no
beurlngon tho rest ot tbo play, Is possibly the
most Interesting,
The circus which Is housed now in Forty
second street conforms to the traditlonnl idea of
a circus moro closely than tho usual circus
which finds its way to Now York. Thero aro
not tho grnndeur and bewilderment ot tho
three-ring nffalrs, but the quality ot tho per
formance is good, nnd the circus atmosphere of
tbo kind that Is learned In childhood Is strong.
Thero aro clowns, for Instance, who talk quite
as the first clowns one can remember did, whllo
the young ladles on hotsebsck ride slowly
around the ring trying not to took bored to
death, and escaping It only as much nt a peri
odic and mirthless smllo suddenly turned on
tho spectators can help them to. There is ono
clown nt Doris's who describes hlmsolf as
Shakespearean, and sets tho spectators to
guessing what that term can possibly refer to.
It Is only when he comes to tho end of his jokes
and repeats n long list ot tbo names of tjhako
suoare's plays that they rcallzo what thero Is
about him to justify any mention of the great
poet. Ono dlfllculty with a "pcrmuncnt" circus
lies in tho fact that tbo prevailing vaudeville
exhibits nearly all of tho performers who used
to be chiefly associated with the sawdust ring,
and nil that the acrobats and tumblers can do
l-i usually to be seen In tho music halls. Hy tbnt
means New York, without having a permanent
circus, usually has moro of the feuturcs on
viow which go to mnko up a circus programme.
That element is missing only in tbo riding, and
this Is wisely made a particular foaturo of the
programme uptown. Thero is so much in the
Idea ot tbo circus appealing to everybody that
there bccius no good rea&on why New York
should have bad to watt bo long before some
attempt wus niado to found one here. Paris
hus two circuses that aro rarely It ever closed,
and Ilerlln has two. Ono ot tbem Is qulto
pretentious. During a long period of every
year Vienna has its permanent circus as vrell.
Home of tho other European cities are never
bereft of tho enjoyment that can bo got out of
tho ring. In tbo past we havo been accus
tomed to take our share of the circus Inten
sively and not oxtenslvcly, crowding It all into
a few brief weeks, hut then It was very liber
ally supplied, tjulte tho other plnn Is thut of
the Forty-second Btrcot circus, which will dis
tribute the pleasures ovor lho wholo year. Per
sons who llfco any circu-i ought to like that one,
os it has many of tho qualities that cake them
populur. Thero aro somo good rldors among
tho men and women, as well as some acrobats
who do their work with expertness and grace.
Tho placo is well ventilated and comfortable.
Some of the actors to play In Boerbonm Treo't
forthcoming production of "Julius Ctesar" aro
well known here. Mr. Trco Is to play Brutus,
Frank McLeay, who was seen bore with Wilson
llurrctt, will be tho Cassius and Lily Ilanbury
is to act Calpumia. Mrs. Tree bat selected the
small part ot Brutus' page. Tho delay in the
production of Hir Henry Irvlng's new play,
"Peter tho Great," may mako "Julius Coisar"
tho first of tbe Important winter performances
in London.
"The Scarlet Feather," which was lately
giv en with only fairly successful results In Lon
don, Is taken from an old operetta of Lccocq's
which had never been given much outsido of
France. One of tho Americans who has boen a
well-received feature of the cast of this play Is
Thomas Senbrooke, who Introduced himself to
London audiences in this play. Helen Ber
tram has also been praised for singing and act
ing In comic opera, where she supplanted Flor
ence St. John. It is seriously announced tbnt
tlio new version of "Tho Grand Duchess" pro
cured for London does not contain either tho
second song or the famous "riay to him."
Elcanora Dubb has not been received with tho
snnio favor that was shown to her in several
Italian towns boforo she went to Paris. Soma
of tho Italian critics havo complained that sho
has gained In art at tbo cost of her naturalness
and now seeks to hide by artificiality the de
cline in the loss of her former Inspiration.
Arthur Plncro's new comedy will bo given in
Loudon nt tho beginning of Jnnuary.
Tho Italian actors are highly popular in Ger
many to-day. Four different companlos will
play during tbo winter In Ilerlln.
Mme. Itcjano has been successful enough in
IlUBSla to compensate for the lack of apprecia
tion bIio encountered In this country. Her
audiences in St. Petersburg wero as largo as
tho theatre would holu and she wns honored by
tho presence of tho Czar and Czarina at several
performances.
The population of Marseilles has lately re
belled violently against tbo withdrawal of tho
subvention paid annually to tho principal the
atre In tbe city. No satisfactory reason was
given for the act and tbe public decided to
make a dcmonittration against tbo municipal
Uovernmenc. This was held In tho theatre
during a performance, and tho uproar was at
tended with such emphatic Incidents as tor
pedoes and small bombs. But nobody was killed.
T1IE SVMiAY EVEXISQ CONCERT.
Pel Flaacon Iteappenranee a Triumphal Oni
A Larrs Audleaee.
Tho programme of the fourth concert at the
Metropolitan Opora Houso lasi night contained
some rather striking numbers, although as a
whole the quality was high, and tlio lnrge audi
ence must havo felt, with the number of encores
and the character of tho artists Pol
Pluncon, Eugene Ysayo, and Itaoul Pugno,
were the principal ones that it had little cause
to complain. Itaoul Pugno played Mendelssohn's
concerto in O minor with great delicacy of
shading, with fine touch, and with an appre
ciation that lent a fresh charm to
tbe work. Ills other number was Liszt's
eloventh rhapsody. Ills success with tbe
audience was remarkable, in view of tbo little
natlenco which these Hunday audiences have
for tho piano. Hut probably thut came from
tho fact that such artists as M. Pugno have
never been offered to them before.
EugenoYsayo's numbers were Vieuxtemps's
"Fantasia Appsslonstn" and compositions by
Kess and Oulraud. He played superbly with
tbe spirit and fire of tbe artist, just as ovldent
in his work as the natural genius of the musi
cian. Only In tho opening phrases ot the first
number wus thero to be noticed any of tho can
lossness which has occasionally marred his
playing this winter.
Pol Plnnvon made bis reappearance after nn
absence of Blx months. He was rocelved with
tbe cusioiiiury cnthusinm, wblrh bo Is certain to
arouse, even before ho sings "Les Hamcaux"
or "TheTnoOrenadlers."
Tho iiudlonccs know, poscihly. that the pre
liminary enthuslssm In tho best wny to bilng
out these populur numbers. He sang nlso lho
drum major's song from " Lo Cald" and tho air
of " Pygmalion " by Victor Masso.
There was one regrettable feature of tbe pro
gramme, and Its equal bus scnrcoly ever been
seen nn the slagenf tho Metropolitan If, Indeed,
It wni erer witnessed. The audlonco wns
moved to laughter by the folium of a misguided
joung wnuinn who wns put before a public nc-uisttum-d
to hear the best artists nf the
opera iimipany. She failed completely, nnd
It wrisnciiriniis thing to henrtho uncontrolled
luiighler uf some persons In the itmilenco over a
mutter which seemed almost wholly palhotlc.
Anton Heidi dirocleil Ills orchestra In tho ow r
turo to " William Tell "and Liszt's Third ltliup-eoily.
DEATH VRII'l'LlS .1 filltHV.
Tnt Valued Members "f an t'nrle Tom's
I'nltln" t'ompany Prsbnblr PoUom-a.
Twc.vroN, N, J., Nov, i!8. Two important
members of A. W. Martin's "Undo Tom's
Cuhin" compuny wero found dead in Ihtirbcds
vrsterdny morning, and Mr. Martin suspects
that they wero polsouoil, Tho dead actors are
llniiiico, n grant Dine, nnd Koknmo, a hi
halm blood bound, ltl months old. llouiue wns
'it mouths old, of ntlectlonute disposition, nnd
very popular with the otlior members of thu
c-iiinpiiny Mr, Martin suspects that the aiilmuls
weiepolHonul hy u former cmplojec, who was
rrtciul) discharged for drunkenness.
Hiiunkra liana by Ki-Anciiihlimnn lied.
itiana's ISorsr.
Whllo ex-Asiembhinun Michael Itcdmond of
Woodluwn was driving south on tho White
Plains ruud nt Fourth street, Wllllsmsbrldgc,
)cstcrdu afternoon, Todd llallnck of Tblid
street, Wlliiiiinslridge, tiled to ruu across the
street In front of, bit horse. The boy wot
knocked down and rocelved a bruise on hit
ankle. He was taken to hit home.
AN ARCH SWINDLER AT BAY
TUOVOllTB OF iriLLIASI OARROZZ
nooutrARD ijv the tombs.
Ills Canvlellon an Inalalaai Blim at Freedom
ItFTllIn ror Ills Judge and Acenstn
lUdectlons Inaplred by Ihe rale ef Ills
Ompnnlans In Crime Ills Umrlns,
William Carroll Woodward, tlio fnmoui card
sharper, who Is now In tho Tombs awaiting sen
tence for attempting lo blackmail a New York
man, continuei to assert bin Innocence to every
one who calls upon htm. Woodward It not to
prepossessing a mini In jnll at when he is pur
suing hit astonishingly varied methods of earn
ing a dishonest livelihood. It Is the fashion In
tbo men's prison to wear neither collar nor
necktie, and he hat fallen In with the fashion.
Ho wears a closely cropped beard on the end of
his chin; with this, and bis slightly prominent
eyes, he looks very much llko the thin type of
German saloonkeeper who It plctnred in tho
comio weeklies. This, it Is hardly necessary to
say, It not the traditionally proper aspect for
ono who hat cheated his fellow men on every
continent.
Nover beforo lias ho been convlctod ot any of
the crimes of which ho has been accused by tbo
police of many lands. Claudo Duval and the
classic scoundrela of tho Middle Ages make a
mean and paltry showing for audacious v'lllnlny
when their deeds aro eompnrod with thosoof
Woodward, tho nineteenth century American.
Ills nrthns been finer than theirs. Whore they
had recourse, to bludgeons nnd the show of pis
tols, Woodward has relied on the deftness of his
fingers in handling cards and exchanging pack
ages; he has used tho facial control of an actor
In simulating and conconllng emotions. Some
of his feats havo suggested hypnotism, but he
laughs nt tbo Intimation that ho possesses any
thing of hypnotic power.
Ho enmo down the winding stairs from his cell
wi h the peculiar swinging stride that is tho
most marked characteristic of tbe man. Uo
cbnngcs hit face, his manners, and his modo of
speech ntwlll. Hut of tho peculiar Bwlng In
his walk he has never rid himself. It is not tho
strut of a braggart, but rather the confident,
certain swing of ono who despises his fel
low men because all his life long he has been
nolo to fool them to tho uttermost. Tho blow ot
hit conviction has knocked somo of the off
hand jauntlness out ot him. In place of tho sneer
ing, almost open rldlculo with which ho has re
garded tbe law and tbe courts heretofore, tbero
has como over him a sullen deflanco that Is very
noarto suggesting fear. He has not lost bis
nerve. He Is as brazen in his assertions ot in
nocence and of contempt for his accusers at
ever. He Is not afraid of the law, he says, but
ho Is horrified by tbo maladministration ot It.
"My father and my grandfather," he ssid
with angry indignation, " fought nnd bled for
this country that liberty might not perish from
tho earth. Now I am deprived of my liberty by
n jury of my peers on the ovldenco of an export
witness thero nre liars, you know, and damned
liars, and oxpert witnesses on the evidenco
of an expert witness, who, by tbo very
fact of his employment, must manifestly have
been prejudiced against mo. Becauso ho
thought, or Bald ho thought, that I had written
a corlaln letter, I am to go to Sing Sing. I am
no angel, but I toll you honestly that I am ab
solutely Innocent of this thing. It cost my ac
cusers $50,000 to got me here, but some day,"
and his voice grow as cold and stern as
that of a Judgo pronouncing aontence, "my
turn will como. I will tako my placo bcsldo
the man who accuses mo before that heavenly
court ot Justice, whero St. Peter is the keeper
and God Almluhty Is tbo Judgo. Thero will be
Justice without expert witnesses they will all
bo in belli Why. think of ltl Expert witnesses
aro permitted to do their miserable work under
a constitutional form of government! Isn't it a
ridiculous farce t But It Is moro than ridiculous.
It is an insidious blow at tbe freedom of the
republic."
woodward was very solemn; ho did not seem
to be looking at his Interviewer at all, but at a
point lutir way throucn the prison walls. When
be spoke of St. Peter and tbe Judgment scat,
thero wus not. a trace of sanctimonious twang
In his volco; it was rather nslf be wore talking
to himself without earing whether any one elso
took note of what he was saying, Itwatnotas
if ho wero striving to make nn impression, but
as ir his religious views fell quite Incidentally
Into tho general lino of his talk, which was alto
gether of tho shameful injustice of his
conviction. Ho was convicted, be it re
membered, of manufacturing a scandal
about a reputable citizen, in the hopo
that the citizen would rather pay blm to keep
the scandal quiet than go to tho pains of dis
proving It. Mrs. Steele, in "On the Faco of tho
Waters." In describing tbe methods of tbe actor
fakirs of Indiu, "tho many-faced men," tells
bow these men, when assuming any particular
disguise, transform themselves, not only out
wardly, but mentally and spiritually. Into the
characters they would imlUte. In other words,
thov make themselves believe, for the tlnio
being, in their own impersonations, just as a
llttlo boy, after telling tho sumo lib tenor flf
ti en times, comes to believe that be Is telling
tbe truth. Their extraordinary succoas In fool
ing people. Mrs. Stcelo says, tbey bellevo to be
the result of the psychological Influence of their
own self-deception. When tbey are completely
unconscious of deceiving nnybody, hut are
Btmplv living out a chnrnctcr tbey havo as
sumed, they awaken no suspicion In thoso whom
they would deceive. So far as one can tell any
thing at all about the Inner consciousness of
Wtlliam Curroll Woodward, bo uses the meth
ods of the men of many faces.
Apparently, ns he sits In tho Tombs lament
ing his conviction, ho is quite convinced that ho
Is a martyr to cxDert testimony, nnd that ho lsa
God-fearing, reverent man. In court tho other
day, during a lull In the proceedings, he rose,
put his hands Into his trousers pockets, and
sauntered out toward the gate that leads to the
street. So natural was tbe action, so free from
any apparent consciousness of Irregularity,
that the guard stationed beside Woodward to
watch hlui did not notice It. Tho guard at
the gate, however, makes it un lnvnrinble rule
tostopovory man whose face nnd business ho
does not know and to cull tbe attention of the
court ofMcers to blm before opening tbo gute.
Without any apparent suspicion that Wood
ward ought not to ntss through, the gateman
stopped him and called to Ihe court otlleers. as
usual. They saw tbo prisoner wuitlng with
grave, courteous Impatience for the guto to be
onened; they leaped nt him. Woodward's face
did not fall. He lifted his eyebrowa as If sur
prised at their excitement.
" Why." he ssid. in tbe most matter-of-fact
way In tbo world, " what n ridiculous mistake.
I thought It was Ihe wny to the prison."
Jiut itisrair loassumo manor once ai lease
a glimmering of respect for tho cold, formal
machinery of law found Its way Into Wood
ward's mind. Twenty j cars or so ngolawwas
an open moi Lory lo him. Ho won ono of forty
notorious swindlers and robbers who mot
nightly In a saloon near Sixth avenue and
Twenty-fifth street. They openly derided the
judiciary und tho police; a man who went to
jail, thoy said, wasoltliora fool or was "dopey"
under the lutluenco of drugs. Thoy nindu a
mutual agreement that If by any slip or
mlschanro the Inw should lay Its hands on
tin in, Ibey would help one another out.
Of that iiuoer compnny, according to the
records of the police, Handsome Joe Howe Is in
MojaincnsuiL' prison for buncoing a farmer out
of !i0,O00. Uo Is said to have 91,000,000 laid
uw y, tho savliiirs uf years of bunco steering.
Ill accomplice, Harry Withorole. Is with him.
John Sneency, who mndo a great fortuno by
selling glided hrlt'KB to Ihe unsophisticated, was
committed to Dnnucmnrn on evidence question
ably gathered by a private detective. Gov. Hill
guv ehweenoy Ihe benefit of the doubt nnd par
doned hlui. and Sweeney dinuped dendnsho
was leaving the prison. Tom O'Brien killed Kid
Wattle In Purls In a quarrel over a division of
spoils, mid Is now serving a life sentence In Now
Cnluilonln, Frank Turbo, who was the most
trusted cimfedorato of Woodward andthoorcli
swindler's companion nn tho famous trip
to Kngluiid whuu he posed as tho Hon. Lionel
Musgiuvc, was u nested hi the Hinterland, and,
it is said, has gone mud in Hollowuy Prison,
London, Aluuzo Hand, tho bank tliior. nfter
Hpeiu.lng moro than two millions of dollars
lucked up In the pursuit of his vocation,
Is scrwng a term or twenty years in iieritn rur
stealing ii pitiful 1,000 murks WAtO). Ho the
list i uns, through tbu names of Jim McNally,
the swindler; Hilly Poller, thu bunk burglar:
llHiiny Dougherty, (Jenrgo Levy, und Georgo
Knight, the bunco mon; old v un Tripp, another
bunco mail, and Johnny Irving, nil of whom
aro In penitentiaries serving long terms or
hnvn died in prison, down to Kddle i'arm
ho, thu self-stJleiJ "King of Green Goods
.Men," who mndo a million dollars, turned
It over lo bin sister and died, brukeii-heurted,
becauso his sister would not glvoit buck to him,
"not wishing," at sho said, "to encourage his
wicked mndu or llfu." These forty, handed to
.ether to stand bj one nnullier against the
world, have one by ono fallen into the, trap at
who h limy laughed. Woodward it tlio last. It
wutt proper that ho should no lho last. He wiih
Ihoiiiosi skilful scuundrii of them all, and it U
a noiublu uxiimploof Hid power of lho law Ihut
ho hus nt Inst been brought under Its stern ton-
Tlio reporter asked blm uUiut his association
wilh tlio modem " Forlj Thieves,"
" It's a queer list. Isn't it ? he said. " Did
you notice how fate run through It as you rend
It! It Is un awful list. Was I one of them I"
lie frowned, " That Is not a very nice question
to ask u man who Is linked up awaiting sen
tence. No, I wus not ono nf tliuni. But I was
acquulnted with somo of them. Thu so-sailed
criminal classes aro very lnteresUngtffi to
study, and they aren't a bad tot, either it IBU
treat them right. It only oe to jhow that the
law of the land Is stronger than the will
of any one man who falls to niree with
It. There't ono man you havon't got In
that list. That's Boston Charley. 1 dldn t
know him. of courso. but I have heard thnt he't
gone wrong worse than all. He is a policeman
in Portliina. Oregon, Itseeme tomothataman
who will turn around nnd make his living by
hounding men who linvo been his friends it
mure dangerous to society nnd wore to bo de
spised by all mankind than an out-and-out mur
derer. Another that ought to bo on tbnt list
that I have heard of Is Bill Train. Ho sold gold
bricks, they tay. He died of paresis In Now
Hochollo. Thero wore 500 crooks at his funeral.
Where did they come froml Now llochello,
mostly. There ain't a man In tho town who
nln't crooked. I ought to know. I lived thero
Ue took lho list of the forty criminals from
the reporter's hnnd and ran his eyo ovor It.
"They've got them nil." he said sorrowfully,
" all but me. And now thoy've got me. Got mo
by an export witness and n country .Itidgu. Do
von want s really good storyt That Judge
Fursmnn is a mark. Ho Is tbo softest thing
tbnt ever came out of a hayfleld. Why, say,
what ho knows about the world wouldn't hurt a
girl's boarding school. He's too soft. He Bat
up there on the bench nnd looked at me Just
scandalized by tho idea of my existing, and ho
bnd a package of green goods In his back pocket
nil the time. And whats more, ho has pot a
gold brick burled In the back yard of hit
house up In the country, wherp he hopes no ono
will ever find It nnd know thnt ho bought It.
That's no Joke, elthor. I know the man who
sold It to him, and I know how much bo paid
for It. Whon I say greon goods .have boon sold
tothstmnn, Iroean what Isav.'
While ho was talking through tho bars ot the
little pen where prisoners must stand whon they
speak with tho outsido world, ho was contin
ually jostled by other prisoners who wero talk
ing with their friends. The crowd wns chang
ing cmiBtnntly, nnd the Iron gates elammed
ngnln nnd again.
"This slamming," ho snld nervously, "Is
enougli to drlv o a man crazv . A fellow who has
any refinement of nervous organization ought
not to be subjoctcd to it. I would llko to talk
with you about a lot of things, but I can't do It
in these surroundings."
No one in tbo world could havo spoken w 1th a
greater appearance of well-bred nnnoyanco or
with a more sincere air of apologizing for not
being able to speak as fluontly ns ho would have
lined. It was as If the reporter were interview
ing some dlstlngutshcel mnn ot letters In his
s udy while workmen wero hammering away at
a fireplace. Tho reporter hlmsolf qulto forgot
"It ia really unbearable," Woodward contin
ued, "and tbero Is so much I would like to say,
too. Just ask tbem, won't you. If I can't talk to
you out thero, where thero Isn't so much ot a
crowd." The reporter e-ouldli't. reasonably re
fuse. Hn went to the keepers and said :
"Mr. Woodward doesn't llko to talk through
tho bars. He says ho would like to get out here
where bo Isn't so crowded. I told him that I
would tull you about It."
The keepers looked at ono another and
grinned, nnd they laughod out loud. Ono ot
tbem said:
" I guess he's talked long enough, anyway."
With tho saino easy, confident, careless swing
he walked across tho floor and turned lu to tho
winding stairway thnt led up to his cell.
"Good afternoon," he said, and bowed.
MRS. ADRIAN 1SEZIX, Sit., DEAD.
Tbe faneral to Be Held Ttflorrow rreaa It,
UnbricPa, Item Ilocbelle.
The funeral of Mrs. Adrian Isolln, Br., will
tako placu to-morrow forenoon at 11 o'clock
from St. Gabriel's Church, New Ilocbelle.
Mrs. Iselln died at her homo, 23 East Twenty- I
sixth street, on Saturday night of n complica
tion of diseases. She bud been In 111 health for
several years, and her condition had been seri
ous since September. A week ngo yesterday
It improved sufllclently to warrant her removal
from the country homo of Mr. Iselln near
New llochello to his town house in tills city, in
anticipation of a trip to tbe South.
Mrs. Iselln was born in Baltimore in 1820,
and wns tho daughter of Columbus O'Donnell.
Fho was murrled on Dec. 11, 1845, at tho Catho
lic Cathedral In Baltimore. Her children are
Adrian Iselln, Jr., C. Oliver Iselln, William E.
Iselln, Columbus O'Donnell Isolln, Mrs. Del an
ccy Astor Kane, and the Misses Emily and
Gcorgiann Iselln. Mr. Iselln wns a devout
Catholic, being related to John Carroll, first
Itoman Cathollo Archbishop of tho United
States. She gavo liberally In support of tho
Catholic Church, but her gifts to other de
nominations were also numerous. Four ears
ago sho built St. Gabriel's Roman Cathollo
Church at Ncv itoehello. at a cost of $160,000.
In December. 180r, oc the celebration of Mr.
and Mrs. Isclln's golden wedding, Mrs. Iselln
gavo a memorial window to thin church rep
resenting the espousnl of Joseph and Mnry.
The Iselln family has also made many gifts to
tho parish, and last summer gave a building
valued at $iftO.0O0, to be used as a school for
the children of tbo parish. Mrs. Iselin's son.
Columbus O'Donnell Iselln, transferred Lnland
Castle, his property lu Itcsldenco Park, to the
church recently, for a nominal consideration,
to bo used as an academy by tbo 1'rnulino
nuns.
At Now llochello yesterday morning St.
Gabriel's bell was tolled seventy-mven times
in notice of Mrs. Iselin's dentn, nnd Father
John Fox of Fordham delivered a short eulogy,
lho body will bo taken to New llochello by
special train, and after the church cer 'monies
to Woodlawn Cemetery, whero it will bo in
terred In tbe family plot.
JOSEPH KIROHNER DEAD.
One t Ihe Leader wilh ttea. Rlgel In the
Involution or into Die In a Slate Hospital,
NnwBtmn, Nov. 28. Joseph KIrchner died at
tho State Hospital In Mtddletown yesterday
morning at the ago of 60 years. He had been
dependent nnd In the hospital for years. KIrch
ner was a Prussian, born In 1808, In Breslau. In
1813 he was a convert to the Liberal Church,
under tho leadership ot Johannes Kongo and
Archpricst Itegenbrocht, and in 1818 was ono of
thrco who were tbo first to bold meetings in
Breslau to discuss tbo political situation. From
these discussions the spirit of revolution
spread which culminated In hostilities
known as tho Baden insurrection of July,
184l, under Gen, Slzol. Defonted in the
revolution, tbo forces escaped to Switzerland,
and rom tbero KIrchner nnd flvo others
mado tliclr way to Paris, and thence to New
York. After a lew weoks in Now York KIrch
ner enmo to New burg, where bo organized tbe
first Turnerbund and wns tho first speaker of
the society. He married In Newburg and had
several children. Ills wife died many years
ngo. He lost his business hero and became de
pendent. In early youth bo learned the cabinet
maker's trnde. Ho Is survived by ono son, Ilu
dnlpli.of Mlddletnwn. and two dnughters, Mrs.
Bertha Johnson nnd Mrs. Emma Slddle of New
York. KIrchner was a poet and speaker as
well as a soldier, and led his followers with
songt and muslo of his own composition.
SUDDEN DEATH OF II. U. ROCHESTER.
Grandson or Ibe Mnn from bom Ike 11 j of
Ilacbesler Was Named,
Itoewcll Ilnrt Iloohestor, the Treasurer of the
Western Union Telegraph Company, fell dead
from aneurism of the heart wh lie sitting with his
family at his homo In Englowood, N. J nt 10
o'clock on Saturdny night. Mr. Hochostor wns
a descendant of Nicholas Kocbcstor, who emi
grated to Virginia in 1089, nnd a grandson of
Col. Nathaniel Rochester, the Revolutionary
soldier, legislator, and Judgo, who gave namo
to the city nf Rochester. , ,
He Inherited the sturdv thnrncterlstlcsof his
nneiMtois. No mnn In business und tlnnncinl
circles was more respected. For many years he
had enjoyed tho uuquest Inning confidence of the
corDoratlons ho represented. Ho was a nephow
of Roswell Hart, formerly a member of Con
gress from Rochester, nnd his eldest sister mar
ried n nephew of Edward Kerott. He was born
In Rochester in 1838. Ho leaves a widow and
ono daughter.
Obituary Vile..
Peter Cnderhlll Morgan riled nt the residence
nf his son, William M. Morgan. ISO West Seven-ty-nlnth
street, on Saturday morning, In the
ninetieth veur of Ills age. Ho was born In Tuck
nhonn!808 and wns educated In tho Yonkert
High School, When be had arrived at the age
of 21 ho went into nuirblo quarrying with his
grandfather, who owned a quarrv ut Tuckahoe.
He superintended tho building ot tho Assay
Olllce and the Sub-Treusury building in this
elty. nml furnished the stone from his quarry.
In lH58becune to New York, and up to twen-t-llvo
jenrs ago ho was widely known as a
wholes-lie denier In lea nnd coffee, belne tho
senior partner In the firm of Morgan 4: tarring
tnn. WallorA.MItcboll, one nf tbo oldest reporters
In Newark, was found dcud lu bod yesterday
morning at 18(1 Market streot, where he lodgen,
Hehidbeon 111 for somn months, but was In nn
unusually i heorful mood when ho retired at 'i
o'clock In the morning, Epilepsy wus the ruuso
or doth. Ho was 1" years old, and was not
married,
Malarhl Taylor, a member of tbo sect known
s Plymouth Brethren, died on Saturday ;t
bis home. 1103 Pacini) avenue. Brooklyn. He
was 70 years old, and was well known at a
student of the lllhlc. lie had been 111 for some
weeks with Jaundice.
Mrs. Mabel Ilsyard Bird, wife of 'LevlO. Bird,
a leaning lawyer nf Wilmington, Del., died last
evenlngin that city. She w-' the wldowof Dr.
John K. Kane, brother of Kllsha Kent Kane,
I the Arctlo explorer. Hor father wot James A.
1 llsyud.
WALL MOVED IN TUEtflGHT
WAZSIT WAKED 11EDDEI.T, VP, AXI
BOTH GOT OUT IN A nCRRT.
Tbtn They floated tbe Otbsr Bsardert an
Light (Vns nroutbt The Part w"u
Tbal Movsd T urapered-OTertmir.tina
Two Alltard Burglars Were tboOtberllde
"Ibey all tried to toll the story lost night, but
there wero only a fow of lho twenty boarder
who could tell exactly what happened yester
day morning in the boarding house at 202 East
Twentieth Btrcet, They nil know that it hop
poncd at 2 o'clock, for thoy nil hod clockt In
their rooms. They all knew they did eome
thlng when it happened, but they couldn't re
member just what thoy did.
Up'on the top floor, In a room occupied jointly
by tho two Franks, as tho other boardenr-call
them. Jlr. Walsh and Mr. Reddell, eat smok
ing; pipes last night and trlod to net nt the be
ginning ot tho story.
"You bco," Bald Frank Ileddoll. "I'm a ma
chinist, and I know that everything that moves
has got to have motlvo powor to mako it move
That's whore I (tot puzzled In the start-off."
"Well, I'm a lnundryman," said Frank Walsh,
"but I know as much at that myself. Nothing
can move unlesB it is pushed or unless It is
moved by a ghost, und then it can bo draggod
by invlsiblo hands."
"Get down to tho beginning of the story,"
t.ald tbe landlady, Mrs. Taylor.
"Get down to it," tald the other boarders In
chorus.
"Well," enld Walsh, "me and mo roommate
Mr. RoddelL went to bed early. Neither of us
aro drinking- men. Just as mo clock struck two
I heard a squoak that woke mo up. Then I
listened. I heard another squeak. I listened
gain, and heard 'Squeak, squoak, squeak So
I turned over on mo other side and look toward
tho wall where tho squeaks wore coming from.
Wo had a light burning dimly In thu room.
'Squeak, squeak, equeak. It cams again. Then
1 snt up lu bed. nnd by the dim light I saw my
hat movo. 1 had hung it on a peg on the
wall. I saw It. shiver and then jump aown
from tho peg and roll under tho bed. 1 sat up
on mo pillow. A mlnuto later the wall shook
and moved a little, and then tho bureau
turned around and moved a couplo of feet
toward the door. I wot euro I was awake, but I
began to feel shaky. Then tho wushBtnnd
begnn to movo. It got up on ono leg and then
on tho other and sort of waltzed toward the
foot of tho bed. Just then a big section ot the
wall came walking toward tho bed, and I
couldn't stand it any lonscr. 1 just dug Mr.
Ileddoll In the ribs and whispered: "For God's
nake, got up, tho room It dancing around." Ho
woko up, rubbed his eyes, and asked what wns
tho matter. I sold, 'Tho wall Is moving, don t
you see ltl' Then ho jumped out of bod. and
wo saw a live hand reach over toward tbo
bureau. Both of us run Into tho hall nnd
darted downstairs shouting. All tho other
boarders woke up and flocked Into tbe ball
on every landing. Toby Green on the floor be
low, came out In his nightshirt with a lamp in
ono hand and a revolver in tho oilier."
"There's where I como Into the story, said Mr.
Reddell. "I told Mr Green that something
had happened up on our floor and asked him
for tho revolver. He banded it to mo nnd I led
I tho wny back to shoot the ghosts. All tho
other boarders wero out in tholr night clolhos
shouting. Thelndy boarders got in tho front
rooms and shouted 'HelpI Murder! Poilscl
While they were shouting I went back upstairs,
followed by nil the men In the houso. Then we
wont into our room to see who moved the wnll.
y-a fn...j ti., I In. ufw'l lin nf tho wnll that tiarl
moved was an old door leading to another room.
It had been nailed up for years nnd had been
plastered ovor by w all paper, so t hat it looked llko
a portion of tho wnll. Going around through
the hall I opened the doorlondlng to tho room
that adjoined our room. I found two men In
there. One was hiding near the foot of tho bod
and tho other was crouched in tho corner be
hind a bod sheet. Tho bed In tho room had not
been ocenniod. Then 1 concluded that tho two
men had broken Into our room by forcing back
tho nailed door and pushing asldo the bureau
and wasbstand In our room. So I covered both
men with tho revolver and accusod tbem of
burglary. Ono of them said ho wasn't afraid
of no gun and challenged me to shoot, Tho
other said if I dared shoot his pal he'd kill me.
Well, Mr. Green, Mr. Walsh and the other
bonrders crowded into the room and we nil
finally jumped on tno two men. -men wo nsu
a clraus of a struggle. In tbe meantime tho
lady boarders were Khouting nut of tho windows,
yelling 'Murder! Pollcol' We were all rolling
around the floor nnd clinching In n mix-up with
the furniture, whilo tho landlady stood In tho
hall with a lamp, exclaiming; 'My gracious!
My gracious!" Then In rushed a cop. '
Tbe cop was rollccman Edward O Neill or
the East Twenty-second street station. Ho
wns Btandlng at Oramercy Park, a block away,
when ho hoard tho women boarders shout
"Murder! Police!"
"I just ran as quick as a cop could run," said
tho policeman, in telling his end of tho story.
"I didn't even stop to breathe. I got Into the
hall of tho house and through tho lino of nlzht
sblrted boarders till I got to tbo top floor,
where nil tho noise was. I found tho two bur
glars being pummelled, nnd all tho boarders so
excited thnt thoy wero about lo leave tho game,
so I Just nailed the two of tbem and that set
tled It. Thov Bhowed me how the two men
hart moved -ho wall, which was really a door
with big nails In It, and charged tho men with
burglary. Thon I marched tho two of them
to tlio Btatlon house. Tho landlady Identified
one of tbem as a man who had recently como to
board there. He'sald his name was John Mc
Enroe. She had never seen his compnnlon
before, but be;snld his name was John Norton
nnd gavo his address as the Old Trco lodging
house at 342 East Twenty-third Btrcet. Norton
said that ho haa pone to the houso for tho pur
pose of sharing McEnroe's bed, but nelthor ho
nor McEnroe had slept In the lied, because tho
bed clothing was not disturbed. Walsh and
Reddell mado a ohargo of burglary ngalnpt
tbem in the Yorkville Court to-day. and they
were held for examination. I know ono of
them to bo an ex-convlct, and they ovldoutly
hired the room In the boarding houBO for the
purpose of robbery."
"Yes." said Mr. Walsh, "All of the hoarders
have bcon robbed during tho lastfowdays. I
had my wcok'a wages stolen from my room, to
gether with a revolver."
"And night beforo lost I had a gold ring
stolon," said Mr. Reddell.
"And last week I had my gold watoh and
chain stolen," said Mr. Greon.
"But I thought I wnB In n trance when I saw
tho wall move." added Mr. Walsh, "and nny
one would think that wny If be woke out of his
Bleep and saw the furniture waltzing 'round
tho room, whllo tho wall was doing a two-etcp."
AN ASTONISHED BUT.ZDOO.
It nilei an a Cycling- soldier's Revolver and
I.oaeo Its Voloe.
New Rociieixe. N. Y.. Nov. 28. T. Dart
Walker, the artist, owns an English bulldog of
excellent breed, uninviting appearance, and
playful disposition, which for a long time boa
provided amusement for spectators at a safe
distance by chasing those persons who passed
Mr. Walker's homo at 17 Purkvlew avenue.
Tbe dog has or had a deep bass voice
and he delights in causing an Icy sensation to
run along tho suinoof any person bo may tee,
but for bicyclists he reserves his most enthusi
astic efforts. When a wheelman rides past Mr.
Walker's bouse tbe dog, whose name is Pet,
makes so much' nolso that nil tho neighbors
rrowd tn the windows to seo what Is up, and the
bicyclist violatee the ordinance against scorch
ing. On Saturday afternoon a soldier from Fort
Slocum rode up Parkview avenue. Pet saw hlra
and set nftor him with as mui h nolso as horould
make. Tho neighbors hurried lo tho windows,
expecting to see the bicyclist bent double over
his handle bars. Instead tho soldier rode nt n
ordinary gait, apparently inviting tbo dog to
entch up to him. Pot acoeptod tho im
plied Invitation and approached tho sol
dier. When the doe wss at a proper dlstanco
the soldier drew bis pistol and waved It In the
nlr. Pet wns not frightened by the display of
flrnnns. nnd went nearer to tho cornier, snrlnso,
in fsct, Hint the soldier. In waving his revolver,
struck tho muzzle ngnlnst Pet's nose. The dog
opened Its mouth and tried to bite off the end
of ihe pistol. All this time the dog had been
making enough nolso for forty.
When Pet closed his Jaws on the soldier s re
volver, tho soldier pulled tho trigger. Thu
sound of the explosion was iouowcu uj bhcmi-b.
The bull bnd out the dog's vocal cord n. Tho
soldier rodo nwuy smiling. Mr. alker. dis
turbed by the unusual quiet, ran out and picked
up the dog. He carried It Into bis bouse nnd
sent for n dog riorlor.
Tho doctor said that Pet'a voice might be per
manently Injured. Mr. Walker says he will
make the soldier compensate him for tbo loss nf
Pet's voice. Tho soldier Is keeping quiet about
the matter, like the dog, Tho neighbors don't
say anything.
Nudrton Death at Hotel.
II. S. Van Decarr, 73 years old, of Stockport,
N. Y., was found dead In bed In his room at tbe
Grand Union Hotel, Forty-second street and
Fourth avenue, on Saturday night. Ho regis
tered at tho hotel on Thanksgiving Dsy, and ap
pea ed to bo In tho best of health. At 6 o clock
on Saturdny evening the hotel people missed
Mr. Van Decarr, and at 10:30 o'clock decided to
make an Invest lgntlon. Finding lho door to his
room looked tbey forced It. and found Van
Docarrln bed. apparently asleep, A closer sur
vey showed that he was dead, and bad been
for several hours. Coroner lloeber s id that
death wat due to apoplexy. The Iwdy was re
moved to Troy yesterday morning. Mr. v an
Decarr waB Interested in tbe manufacture of
paper, and had mlllt at Stockport. At one
Uut he was well known In podtlcs ut Albany.
' rVrVyvVVVrVVVVyvVVVVVVVVrr tiliBH
ti-ie: big storeOi H
tV SIXTH AVk1n!!I JftBJfli IBtSffCllS '
Gentlemen's silk-lined Full; ' gl
i; Dress or Tuxedo Suits, made; I JH
; to order for - - 30.00 II
A special offer, to be in ! Mfifl'S 41h.
': force for one week only iHI
j: from Monday, November Ready tO Wear : H
: 29th, until Saturday, Decern- -,-,- . JH
ibcr4th. Clothing. . fl
r. j i Tw0 very remarkable spe- ; ! H
tf wtFJ,uK cialofferstob,iforceL: M
V ders for gentle- one day only Alonday.
AwL- men's Full Dress tfSl fjH
I A0v or Tuxedo Suits, $& 385 MEN'S;! K
j; AVt bc made t0 yfii STRICTLY ALL- : ; H
!; VvJj measure in superb Wp9X WOOL WIN- -j H
1; jfJrJ manner out of fine m1( TER q VER- :i IH
f J West of England i lrn,TC . fH
P I broadcloths, fine H 1 V EJ CATS -beau' ;!
-French Pique L W tlful kef.f Bj
I 1 Cloths, Full D?ess LP M naP , dimchilta, ; H
Worsteds and Vi- V 1 r,1 J,h Ely,sia" ;! lH
cunas, lined H flotlis, made and : B
j throughout with Li r'"CenoqUa an3l:;
high-grade im- TH 1 ih i T8""?' ! IH
U Imported all-silk d escvyhere m !
U " Merveilleux" or I he ,cit ,n "" ; ! Mi
satin-finished Ro- Jd JlL ar s 10rt and ex,; : 1 fll
main, warranted . ' , l.ra ,onS s,zes' a11 ; 1 M
j: equal to the finest tailoring obtaina- r Monda choice Q A A : ! M
1; ble anywhere for S50 or g60, at the vrv .; iM
i; most extraordina- A AA 50 pairS of Men'S stricUy atl" :' IH
!; rily low price of 0511.1111 wo01 Trousers, cassimeres, tweeds ; I'B
and homespuns, in some of the neat- ; i'H
! All clothes made by us pressed est patterns shown this season, un- ; I H
; and kept in repair free for one equalled $3.00 values, -- : jM
! ,,,- for to-day, special at . la ;! JHfl
yei . 'jwH
BTOZE A BID El ZOST A ZEO.
Yonnr Koala OTelrdlsrka Cauabt In tbe Bsokea
or n Wheel lie. Mar Die.
Louis Melrdlerts, 11 years old, tbo son of John
MetrdlsrkB, a grocer of 305 Floyd street, Wll
llamsbnr?, lost the lower half of his right lee In
a peculiar accident yesterday ovenlng;. While
Androw Behr. nn Ice dealer, of 113 Throop '
arenue, was driving In a hugsy with hla threo
children young Mclrdlorks stolo up behind tbe
buccy and swung bis feet on lho hind axle. Ills
rlsjht leg was caught In tho spokes of ono wheel.
He let go his bold on tbe buggy and iras swung
aronnd by tbe wheel until his cries alarmed
Uehr, who stopped the horse.
It was found that tbe boy's right leg had been
torn off at the knee joint The leg was also
broken In two places above the knee. Tho boy
was taken to the Uomceopathlo Hospital, where
It was said Into last night that he might not re
cover, Sehr was not arrested.
Burned to Death In a Mill.
IiADiESBimo. Md Nor. 28. George Blehl, a
miller, was burned to death this morning In a
fire that destroyed Hammond's Flouring Mill.
He was asleopin an upper story when tbe tiro
started, and tbe flames spread with such rapid
ity that all escapowaa cut off when he awoke.
The neighbors saw him walklbg the floor wring
ing bis hands, but were unable to render any
assistance. Blcbl was 48 years of ago and a
w ldo wer.
1TARINE INTEZZIOENCE.
mMATtmE ALMiicAO rnu DAT.
Snariaei.... 7 03 I Sunsets., i 113 Hoon sets.,10 S
man wateb mis sat.
GaadyHook.il SO I Oov.Isl'd.11 02 Hell Oats.. 1 4ft
Arrived SirsDAT, Nor. S8.
Si Pennsylvania, Bplledt, Hamburg Nov. la
ss ratrla. Dubs. Naples Not. 12.
Es Mr Abo, Karelins, ht. Ltiola.
Sa Croats, Tlndle, Cardiff.
Es Oevrnum. Vlelra. I Ituon.
Ss Orinoco. Krsaer. Havana.
8a Sauara, Cove, Ilaltlinnre.
Ea Ealcdalo. l'latt, Hhtelda.
fia 8oblawlK, Aarhuua, Chester.
Kt Yorklowu, Dole, .Norfolk.
SaEl Rol, Ulason, New Orleana.
Rhlp Mary L. Cuslilnt, Pendleton, UodoIuIu.
lurk llaaonna rompell, Peals. Marseilles.
BarkZlon, Uemniea. Dublin.
Dark Golden Gate, Balfour. Algoa Day.
For lsttr arrivals ass Klnl Pt.
AJU1IVIU OUT.
Es La Oaacognt, from Now York, at navr.
Ba Ethiopia, from New York, atoiuirair.
6s Tblngvslla, Irora Mew York, at Cbrlstlanssaa.
BAirxn vbom round roaTS.
Es Csmpsnts. from Queenatown for New York.
6a Augusta Victoria, frnm Naples for New York.
Sa Dritlali King, from Antwsrp for New York.
SAILID raOM DOHISTIO fOBTS.
6a TallabaMee, from Ravannah for New Yore.
Sa Kansas City, from Savannah for Now York.
OCTOOISO STIAMSUirS.
Sail ro-Jforrom.
Jfnllsrtoie. Fl'(Sif
Spree, Bremen 00 A M II nil A It
Finance, Colon 10 00 A M Mi 00 M
han AUKUatlu. Havana 10 Will 12 00 M
J.lncludn. Newcastle
Tartar Prlnee, Atorrs
Alfonquln, Chsrlmton DOOPM
Sail irvdnticfiii, Dm. 1.
Parla. Roiltliamptnn 7 00AM JO 00 A M
Adriatic. Liverpool 1) 00 A M IS DO M
Weatemland, Antwerp... ..10 00 A M 12 00 M
Yumurt, Havana 1 80 P M II 00 P M
Ilollvls. Nsplea
Ban Marcos, UalTCiton HOOPK
.Sail Thundav. Deo. 3.
Corean, Olaanow
Santiago, Naaiau 1 00 P M X 01) p M
Trinidad, Bermuda 8 00AM 1000 AM
iscomiso BTiAiurnrs.
live To-Ditu.
Etrathlila Liverpool , Nov 10
Oerlon Havre Nov 9
lleaperta Dlliraltar Nov IS
Prlna Wlllem II I'ort-au Prince Nov 81
Evelyn Cardiff Nov 18
Thomas Turnbull Gibraltar Nov IS
Klninwood Hwiuva Nov 13
Veendam Hoi lei dam Nov IH
Iiuvle Liverpool Nov 10
Scludla. tilhraJur.. Nov 14
beguranoa. Havana Nov SB
Ban Marooa nalveiton Nov 28
Creole New Orleans NovS4
Algonquin jaekvouvllte Nov SI
Nannvtb ft. Luel Nov2S
(lata City Havsnnab ov 34
Due rurxtni, .Vou, 30.
Mohawk Loudon Nov IS
Soutbwark Antwrro Nov IS
State of Nsbruka Olaagow Nov 10
ExeterClly bwunaea Nov Ift
Kieelalor New Orleans Nov 35
Tallahassee Savannah Nov 87
Due WednnUav, Dec I.
Fulda Gibraltar , Nov 22
Idaho.,, ,,,,, Loudon Nov IS
Plas , Havre , Nov 17
Panama , ,,..!lordraur Nov 17
Conoho Havana Nov 27
KajuasClty,, Savannah , Nov 2S
Due Thuri.uiv, Dee. 2.
Germanic... I.nerpool ,,., Nov St
A merle London Nor 20
LlandaffClty Swaaara Nov 10
Miami Oaltealon Nor SB
El Dorado,., Nrn Orleans Nov 27
Alllanra,.,, colon Nov 21
Comaacbe Jackaonvllls .....Nov 2U
Due rrdlui, Dee. S.
Bt.Paul , .,,,,..,, Southampton,, Nov 87
Campania. I.lveruool ,, , Nov 87
Iieuuehland Hamburg.,, Nov 20
City ot Everett Gibraltar....,, Nov uu
Due Saturday, Dec. A
Phoenicia. Hamburg...... Nor 22
Werkeudsm. Amsterdam . ....Nov 20
Somerset coir.vxr trozzet war. vflll
Xoit York and Philadelphia Company Delenla .nfll
the llrunawlek Traction leuple. Hfl
SoMnnvii.i.E, N. .T., Nov. 28, Tho New Yorlc fefl
nnd Philadelphia Traction Company has von a .2iH
victory In Its war 1th tho Brunswick Traction 'i'H
Company In Souiorcct county. Two nionifi lH
ago the Brunsw iek Traction Compiny sta."ed SaC
to build a lino from Now Brunswick to Bound '!9H
Brook on tbo north sido of the ltarltun River. JH
About tho snmo tiuio the New York and 1'blln- jkkm
delphla Traction Company hurried to get tbs 'H
right of way to build a competing line from VH
Bound Brook to Now Brunswick on the south !H
sido of the Barltan ltlver. The Franklin Town- '
ship Commtttco and tho Commissioners of South H
Bound Brook wero lu session one month ago and '?H
were about to irrant to tho New York and Pblla- 'I'jl
ilelphla Company franchises to construct Its H
compotlug lino when thoy w ore held upjby an
order Issued by Chancellor JIcGlll at the Instl- i?'W
gation of tbo Brunswick Traction Company V
which restrained tbe New York nnd Phlla- "';U
delphla Traction Compnny from building or H
operating In the State. Tbo writ was recently iku
argued In the Chancery Court. .:aM
Chancellor MtOUl said be had Issued the wrld VM
with tbe unclerstandlngthatthepeopleofSomer. v,H
sot county objeetod to tbo construction of a "'HI
trolley road by tho New York and Philadelphia ,Hfl
Traction Company, but as the affidavits pre. MisMl
sented by tho defendants showed that the chief HsW
objection came from a rival company be would 'jKi
xtrlku out that pirt of tho restraining order W
prohibiting tbo New York and Philadelphia 'WI
Traction Company from building or operating MMl
In tbo State. The Commissioners of South Sl
Bound Brook und the Franklin Township Com- wH
inttteo held special mcotlngs lsst nlgbt and C-uU
granted tbo delayed franchise, giving the New 'Hl
York and Philadelphia Traction Company tho ''raM
right of way from Bound Brook to tbo Middlu- 'JB1
sex counlv line, a distance of seven miles. Tba i"K
cumpuiir lias agreed to construct Its liuo within uttmm
ninety days. "mt
The Brunswick Traction Company has con- ZB
structeil Its line on the north sido of tbo Itnrltan i'-flH
River, but is held up about one lnilo from Bound THl
Brook through troubln In crossing the tracks ot 'HI
the Now Jersey Central Railroad. Tlio New "fll
Jersey Central Is onenlv supporting tho Now Hi
York and Philadelphia Traction Company, and -"HI
a constant watch Is kept on the crossing in 'Mm
order to frustrate nny attempt of tbo llruns- -H
wick Traction Company to put a largo force at $
work in the night. ttm
11
Milliard Mllll Itaglnr In Omaha. ,.J
Omaha. Nor. 28. Tho blizzard Is still roglncr jfi
here. Tho thenuomotor to-night went down to ifl
8 above zero. :f
H
?u.8lne.9j! 5lrjUjs. w
Vfiillbani Wulebrs. 9
Tbs best In existence. Eight millions In use, ull itm
keeping correct time. Prices much lower, but quality $9
higher than ever. Deat assortment In thu couutrj t H
Inspection Invited. iH
IIOWAHD ft CO.. SOI Fifth Avenue, New York. iBfl
Only twenty-three more business days before Xmai, IH
mLEuaznTj. Ill
IIOAX-(ll.lFIEI.ll.-Oll Mltirtfy, Nor. SS, 1007, 'SI
by tbe iter. John J. Keen, pastor of St. James's B
Church, Miss Anna Oldfleld to Daniel Hogan, both- 'rH
of tula city. jCl
X3X33X3. 4HJ
sveni
II1IIRTr. On Saturday, Nov. 27, Mary S.,wldow of Xt
Joseph Harnett, In tho both yearof her age, iJBfl
Funer 1 services a! the resldiucoof heraon, Thomns jHJ
J, Harnett, GUI Wllloughby sv Brooklyn, Tuet- 101
day at S o'elw k P. M. LHJ
CAHTKIt. On Saturday, Nor, 27, 1H07, Frederick S. wHi
Carter. alH.
Funeral eervlrra at bit late residence, 872 7th av., ?JH
ItoievlUe, K. J., on Tueadey, Nov, SO, 18U", nt tjHJ
bilS P. M, Kludly ouitl Cowers, lntermtut at JjHJ
Kutou, Pa. JhS
IsEI.I.V Saturday, Nov, 27, EleanoraO'Donnrtl.wiro tmmm
of Adrian ltelln. SI
Funeral aervlcea Tuesday Not, DO, at 1 1 o'clock, at I jH
St. Gabriel's Church, New Uochella. It Is requested - JHJ
that no flowers be sent. H
nut II.-On hunday, Nov, 28, Mury i:wlfe of H
Frederick Mead, and daughter uf the I uto Samuel H.
Serlbner of llultluiore, aged "o years. H
Funeral st her lata residence, 1 West nOth st , l
on Weduesiley at 10 o'clock A. .M. Interment at H
Qreennlch, Conu , at 2:30 P. M. Kindly omit H
no era. H
AOI.AV, At hli residence, Bl South 3d at., Ilrook- H
lyn, Michael T. Nolan, beioiect husband of llan-
nah Nolan, ueo Cuuuora, H
Funeral from his late realdenos on Tuesday, Nor,
BO, at 10:80 A. 11 , thence to the Cbuich of Ms. t'H
Peter and Paul, Wythe av. snd South 2d at, -,.B
where solemn requiem mass will be offered for ,
the repose of his soul, v,
rATTI. Suddenly, Nv. 21, Veule Dean, beloved H
wife of Uiegory PallL ,11
Funeral from her late residence, 313 Qulncy St., ;i
Brooklyn, on Tuesdoy, Nov. 80, at a P. M, '
TAVMlll. On Saturday, Nor, 27, Malacbl Taylor,
aged 70 years. ,.H
Funeral servlocs at the realdrnoo of his son, 1403 ''iMt
I'aclno st., Brooklyn, Monday, Nov, 9, at S P, M, iJH
Please omit flowers, ktH
jtw gJubHcaUona. '1
tlf". EACH. "Carmen." Hogarth's Plorarea, JJao
OW Ballads, Uajll llaba, Amaodeus," "Tom
Jerry." Wilde's "flalome? paATT, ISBtt svr.