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I BULL rUl FOUND GUILTY.
JB AT AXT JtATE BEROEAXT POXTELZ,
m WHO SHOT JIJ.ii, IB ACQUITTED.
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,' (m nhcrllnsr ct the Ar(lt' nottf.
Nnw ltocliKU K, N Y.. Jnn. 4. After nn hour
m and n half of solcmncst deliberation to-day ths
l jury In tho fnmous en bo of Artist T. Dart
HI WMWcr scnlnst Scrircant l'owcll, U. 8. A.,
U found thnt l'owcll wns not cullty. The com.
111 pliiinl ncalnst 1'oncHran to tho effect that tho
Jnjl toliltcr nn Nov. -1 lnt did on Inland nvcnuo,
9L' nenr I'clhnm rnsd, " shoot n certain dos, to wit,
I a bull terrier, t!io property of T. Dart Walker,
HI resldliiR In the iIIskc of New Itocliellc, without
I Just rnuso or provoentlo.i, with n certain ro
ll roher ho then and thrro held In his hand,
H seriously voimdlne sild animal and cnuslne
M), tald nulmal much tufforlnK and pnln thoroby,"
JKJ It mny ha observed that tho beast's crlcf and
W mortlllcntlon for tho loss of his olcc, which
If waB destrojed by tho shot, was not madoapart
' of tho action. Tho plnco of tho trial was tho
I'ollco Iluselqunrtors of Now Itochollc. Pollco
J Justlco Lnmbdcn sat behind tho ScrRcant's desk
flf and a lone tablottns pla"od beforo it for coun-
scl. I'ormcr Justlco Tlcrncy took euro of tho
intercuts of Artist Walker and tho doc, and 1U
1 WcKlnlay l'owor. onco a war correspondent of
M tho tyllnhurdi, Scotland, Scotsman, defended
tP BerRcant l'owcll. Outsldo tho rail woro six or
B eight soldiers from Fort Slocum, wbo hod como
M over with I'owcil. Powell hlmsolf is a tall,
a storn-fneed man, with sldo whiskers that crow
down to tho lower sldo of his oars.
I Only six talesmen had bcon summoned. As
9 fast s talesmen wcro excused or peremptorily
fm challenged a fat policeman went out Into tho
Jh street and nrabbod a now talosman. Two hours
I wcro consumed In Rotting a satisfactory jury.
I Tho test questions wcro of ft peculiar order.
H Superintendent Johnson of Itcsldonco Park, a
Hireilr. naked br Mr. Power if ho wero a client
I of Mr. Ticrucy, slid:
"I was no client about him, but I known him
S by ta faco of him."
M Mr. Power ws satisfied apparently, but Mr.
Tlomey nns far from satisfaction.
"Dojou think shooting u doc is as serious a
H matter as stealing I"
B "No, I tank it is not so," said tho talesman.
H Justlco Lambdcn refused to sustain Mr. Tier-
H ney'a point thit tho w itnoss had not proper ap-
JB pretention, of tho dignity of the law.
MjL "As between tho dog and tho man," the
? prosecuting nttornoy asked, "which do you
s favor I '
H "I tank I llketa man more," said Johnson
H promptly; "amanlspettermoro'ntatoR;suro."
B llo was excused. So w as ono Dcalln, a butcher,
H Mho held most nercsslvcly that, law or no law,
H a man has u right to shoot any doe that scared
flj htm. Contractor Dougherty was asked whether
JH he bellc cd that he had a right to shoot a dog it
f he could escape from the beast by running
Hf away. Ho thought long and earnestly.
"I think." ho sold at Inst, "if you run nirar
from tho dog ho is likely to catch you all tho
sooner. It's bettor to gio him a lift with your
teot."
Ho was accepted. It turned out that another
talesman had patronized 1-awycr Power two
H yejrsngn.
"Would tbo fact that Power did business for
you convlnro J ou of tho t ruth of what ho says In
contradiction of what I say I Law yor Tierney
JH asked him.
T "Sure." commented tho irrepressible Dough-
I erty in a mattor-of-facttone, "Thoj'll both lie."
I Mr. Tierney opened his case by ussurlng tho
H Jury most imprcssttoh that this was no "dog
1 case." Ho was suro the thought too much of
I themsch es to bollovo that they wcro askod to
I sit in Judgment in a "dog case. They wero to
I uphold the law, und that tho law extended its
frotcctlonto dumbnnlmals wis a glorious a--ributo
of our civilization to which the etident
i intelligence of tho Jury was a credit. Lawyer
Tlcrnoy said that ho would show that Powell
went half a milo out of his nay to shoot a peace
ful and lnoffcnsivo animal.
A Swedish nurso girl, employed in Artist
Walker's family, was tho first witness. Sho
spoke no English, and nn interpreter was neces
sary. Powell rodo past tbodog twlco, sho said.
Tho second timo he wheeled around so closn to
i It that ho fall from his nhLul. Ho Immediately
, remounted and wentbaoKtonardNcwItoi-holle.
fr Ten minutes later he returned on tho samo road,
rode up bciide the dog. which hnd stayed away
from her across the rotd, and shot It.
At this point tho doz itself was introduced.
IIo was n white bull terrier. Ho was induced to
leap upon tho lawyer's table. Asmnllscaron
bis no50 was pointed out as tho spot whero tho
bullet hnd entered. . . ..
"Is tho dog an oxhlblt! asked Mr. Power,
sarcastically. "Do you want it marked for
identification!" ,,.,..,
Lawyer Ticrnoy looked surprised and grieved.
"Sergeant Powoll." ho said with melancholy
Irnprcsslveness, " has already nttonded to that. '
?? Tho dog, which seemed disposed to become
ZftA friendly with ccrybody in tho room. Jumped
down from tho tablo and went over to sco tho
Jury. He sniffed at tho boots o' tho foreman of
tho Jury. "Yahl" cceliimcd thnt worthy and
climbed to tho se it of bis ehalr. The dog turned
one eo to Juryman Dougherty and winked sug-
eestively and wngged his tail.
"Tako yourdom dog nway. growled Dough
erty timorously, "or ut will got hurrted.
II Tho dog yawned ostentatiously ana rojoined
II his counsel. Howas led away to tho witness
II room. The foreman then canio down from his
perch.
Artist Walker told how ho cams homo on tho
night nfter tho shooting and found tho family
standing around tho Injured rtog.
"Tho dog was sitting up." ho said, "with his
head hanging down.looklng very dejected. His
Eose wiisblcedlng and there was blood all oer
Is fnrcpiws. Hohadabniidagoaroutiilhlsncck.
" W.is he In pain J" nsked La yer Tiorncy In
b, tenderly, sjrapathotic tone.
"Ho seemed to bo In cry great pain, an
swered tho witness with equal earnest n sh.
Sergeant Poh ell put bis hand over his fnco to
hide an exultant grin. Some of tho spectators
sniekerod. ...
"Your Honor." thundered tho lawyer for tho
prosecution, "if that happens ngiln I shall ask
lohavo tho room cloared. We respect the law
here, oven if they don't on David's Island!
i "Now. Mr. Walker." ho continued, "what
did you do for the dog." , , ,. ,.
"'lbo doctor came twico ft week, said tho
witness. "Ho fixed tho bandages. Wo gao
the dog stimulants."
" What for instance I"
"Well, whiskey."
"Good Lord!" groaned n disgusted voice
.mongtho soldier spectators. Lawyer Tierney
bounced up ogiiln and glared fiercely Into tho
. j crowd, but made no remarks on tho interrup-
!j tion.
"V The artist went on to sny that the dog was a
1 wondrous gentle beast. He never sought fights
I with other dogs, and in fact ntnided a y meet-
I lng thnt might lead to a light. Trom tboartista'
1 description it ws to bo interred that tho only
1 motive thnt could possibly Induce tho hull ter-
I rler to approach a dog light w as a purely bnnr o-
lent desiro to act as peacemaker. Mr. alkcr
J concluded by bujing that tho dog was "tho
I most gentle bo had ever owned." IIo was not
I naked how many dogs ho li.id owned,
"Do you swear," askod Lawer Power, In
f i cross-examination, "that you net cr heard of hts
BttnpLlr.i, nthnp iinir,l"
0" I do so smear," said tho artist. Indignantly.
"If this trial serves no other purpose, said
tholawer, "it will teach you some new things
about your on n dog."
Mr. Power opened for thodofenro. He said:
J" Your Honor and gentlemen of tho Jury. I am
not going to talk long. I don'lhavo to. I pro
pose to show you that rirrgcant Ponell was jus
tified in shooting tho dog. and is only toblnmo
In that he didn't shoot str.iightcr and more often.
Sergeant Thomas K. Powell of tho United States
Army will uke the stand."
In response to a request that ho tell tho story
of his experiences with the dog on Nov. ill lbo
Sergeant said:
"1 was going to David's Island nnd wanted to
catch the 3:30 boat. In Pelbutn rotd. Just nfter
I left Lelund avenue, I was attacked and bit
Mr.Tlerney-Uitl
Sergeant Powell Yes, bltl
Sir, Tierney Ha, hat
Sergeant Powell (warmly) 1 say I was at
tacked und bltl And in) punts was torn and
1 was drugged from my wheel.
TbeSergeint tol how he went back to Leland
M atenuo, dismounted, and waitol for the d& to
jL get out of the wa;. After two minutes ho
IB started back and was Intercepted by tho dog,
which rushed at him. Ho then shot the dog
Just mil as on tho point of grubbing hMcir.
Under cross examination ho toitlflcrt that ho
had eone to New Itochulle to prnctleo with
bis roiolver. It was n Coil's elvshooter, 3B-
calibre. Ho had carried six rnrlildgos with
hltn for practice. Ho carried tho pUtol In a
bolster strapped to his wheel, Ho hud fired llro
f rhnruesoutof tho i at a target In the woods
I ouUldothu touii, Hor xplalnedlhut thurowas
I no pistol rnngo at Fort hlociim.
I Q. ho jou only had mm cartridgonhcn ou
I BtnrtM for honiot A.-Ye. Wisii I had had
I more,
I Q. Whydldyousavconocartrldgol A. Ho-
ctuselnecr fire my Inst shot or burn my last
I n.1511.-. Ti"t I" what I hare been taught.
I , w-ou had no Idea of shooting this dog I A,
Idon t rttiicmber.
y.-Whitdldthodogdouftcrit had attacked
you tho first timo and torn ) our pants t A. 1
donlknou.
I '; -Didn't tho do? follow you 1 A, I don't
I . y. Ifvouwero in a hurry tocaluh theU:30
K,"' "." .'"d jou run away from tile dug!
h) didn't you go straight ahead I A. I
wanted to a old t he dog.
A y. -let ou didn't know whero thodog was I
A. -No. sir, "
.y Not knowing whero tho dog was, ou went
, hack ralber Mum forward. U is your natural
i. "" ' '" , ,1 , , ,
Instinct to retreat, is It: to be afraid and back
out t A. No, sir, It Is not: no such thing.
Q- Are you suro that you didn't go back to
Inland avenuo to Ho In wait for tho dog I A.
1 am.
Artbnr Ileaton testified that ho had soon tho
dog attack the soldier Just beforo tho shot,
"How do you know it wsa the same dogi"
asked Lawyer Tierney.
" Yos, tho ssmo dog," said tho witness. "Do
you think I am color-blind or dog-blind I"
Tho witness said that although ho had soon
tho doz spring at Powell bnwas not looking at
tho moment Powell fired. Tho prosecution com
mented admiringly upon his stoicism in turning
carelessly away when a friend was about to bo
mangled.
Tho defonco tried bard to got In the testimony
of Master ltalph Lnw.n neighbor of Artist Walk
er, as to fluhts between his setter dog nnd tho
Walker bull torrlcr pup. Most of the testimony
was not admitted, bocnuso It related to eents
oecurlng nfter Nov. 24.
"Did you over throw stones nt Mr. Walker's
dog I" ho was askod In cross oxamlnatlen.
"No, sir." ltalph looked scrophlcally Inno
cent. " You never tried to make tho dogs fight I '
Ilnlph looked a little alarmed.
"No. sir," ho said.
"It would mako you feel Tory badly to see two
dogs fight I" asked tho lawyer.
"es, sir."
"When your dog sots into alight ho always
gets beaten, doesnt he I" continued tho lawjer
in n taunting tone
"No, ho don't. He's licked every said
tho young man, and stopped short,
"That's all.'' said Mr.Tlornoy. Whllo this
nnd other testimony ns to tho character of tho
dog was going nn, tho bull tsrrlcr was ndmlttcd
to the roam. Ills owner and his counsel played
with him, pulled hisearB and batten htm around
with the nnparcnt intention to show his good
nature. Thoy took precious good caro ho
shouldn't got within reach of thodofence. Scr
goant Jewell and his counsel consulted with ono
another nnd with one of tho spectators. Tho
spectator went out. In a few mlnutci ho re
turned, followed by a sprv fox torrlcr with bells
on his collar. Tho Walker dog's cars went up
Inn flash and in another second he was on his
foot nnd headed for tho fox terrier. Things
I remised well. Mr. Walker grabbed a hind leg
ust in timo to bring tho beast back with an
nglorlous snrawl. Tiio fox terrier was hustled
out into tho snow by a Walker part Isnn. Tho
court room was filled with gloom. Young Low
almost wont.
"To mo, ' said Mr. Power In summing up,
" tho bulldog socms to partake of tho nature
of the vnmnlro and tho rnttlesnakc. It is
ft bnnnf. hr nnllirn vlrlnun itml llkelv tn hltn.
IIcao this casn to ou, gentlemen, with this
ono thought. Two eharaclors lmo beon as
sailed hero this afternoon. One. a man who has
sen ed his country undor tho stnrs and strlpe
for eighteen jenr. Tho other, a quarrelsome,
bull terrier pup. Which will ou uphold J Wh,
gentlemen, is theromoro than ono sldo to such
a question I I think not."
Mr. Ticrncv drew n frightful picture of tho
woods at out New Itochcllc. tilled wlthexcitablo
United States Army Kcrgoints shooting in every
direction at Imaginary causes of fright. Ho
glorified man's friend and guardian, thodog.
In conclusion ho bitterly replied tho defendant
for "hovering nround this innocent. plful i ct
of tender children, like a hawk circlliigjoer
its pre) , watching for n chanro to bring it down
with ii pot-Hbot."
After tho Jury had gono out 5fr. Walker de
clared that the dog was so harmless thnt ono
could step on his t nil and hear novcr a growl or
a snap. Ho laid tho dog out on the floor nnd in
cited Mr. Tierney to stop on Its tail. Mr. Tier
ney approached and lifted his foot. Tho dorr
lifted Its head and looked him in tho cyo steadily-
"I don't think." said tho lawyer, stepping
bnck, " that this is within the duty or dignity of
counsel for the defence."
'lhojur wns locked up at 1:15 o'clock, and it
filed out at .1:10 o'clock with tho verdict that
Sergeant Powell was not guilt).
STRIFE IS THE HAHI.EM CLUB.
Two Factions Mnblng n Lively l'lcbt Over tb
Approaching Klcullon.
Charles I). Morris, n prominent member of
tho Harlem Club, has withdrawn as a candidate
in tho coming election of officer as n result of
an altercation in tho clubhoi.se, nt Lenox inc
nuo nnd 123d street, on Tuesday last with Itob
trt Ilonyngc, a stenographer in Justice Smith's
court. Tho altercation was a lively incident in
aicry lively canvass betcewn tho so called
"regular" nud tho "independent" factions of
tho club. Mnnv well-known Hnrlem men had
tnlen s'des in tho canvass. Itonyngo f.iors
tho "Independents," who want tho rules amend
ed so that members can enjoy ft greater degreo
of personal liberty In tho clubhouse. Morris,
until tho outbreak, was a!sonn'"indcpcndcnt."
His encounter with Uonjnge grew primarily
out of an election bet. Morris, who was a Low
man, offered to bet $100 that Low would bo
cither first or second In tho mco for ths May
oralty. Don ngc, wbo is a friend of Maj or Van
Wyck. accoptcd tho wager. When Henry
Gcorgo died suddenly, howocr, Honjngo wroto
to Morris saying that as for as bo wns con
cerned tho bet wns off. To this, ho s.os. no
reccUcd no reply, but after the election Morris
taunted him with trying to back out of a wju.iro
wager, and tho two had words, which wcro re
newed in anger in tho card room last Tuesday
night, when Morris charged Uonjngo with
playing Improperly. I)on)nge repudiated tho
insinuation and taid!that ho would leavo tho
tablo.
The two men collided with violence an Instant
later, nnd,I)on)ngc, who'is a lighter end smaller
mnn, went homo and a doctor poulticed nnd
bandaged his left side, which had been badly
bruised beforo the combatants wcro separated
by their follow clubmen. Ilonjngosiid ester
day that ho was going to proceed against Morris
legnlly for tho assault.
Tho fierceness of tho canvass of the rival fac
tions was intensified by tho clash between tho
two independents. Tho "regulars" opposo tho
proposal of tho "independents" to penult liquor
to bo served In all parts of tho eluhhouso at any
timo. or to let up upon nny of tho restraints put
upon members by the conscriatlie majority of
tho present Hoard of Trustees. Thcso conservn
tho members rite as a campaign nrgument
against greater liberty of nctlon a recent smoker
held at the club In which a high-kicking nude
villo performer was introduced, 'lhoy admit
that the kicker wasn't particularly joung, but
declare thnt she displayed her 1 ngcrlo rcck
lesslj. They insiBt. too, that the club will De
teriorate If these shows aro repented or drink
ing is permitted on tho imrlor floor.
Tho outtlo Is being fought in the election of
trustees. Tho regulars wlio opposy high-kicking
nnd other high Jink hmo nomlnnted Wil
liam A. Martin. John A. Hiltner. Vlco-l'rcstdent
of tho Shoo nnd Leather Dank, and WillUm A.
Llghtplpc.asslstant cnshler of tho Uanovcr Dank.
Llzhtpipn Is also on the Independent ticket w Ith
John 11. Kctcbnm nnd llradlcy U Entnn, tho lat
ter hating been nominated when Morris wns
withdrawn. There is no opposition ! tho candidal-
of Jarod H. llabcock for thoPrcsldincy,
Wllllnm A. Marble for tho Vice-Prosldenry.
Jmnos J. Uichards for tho Treasurcrship nnd
Waller L. Crow for tho Secrctarjship. Thcro
are 300 members in tho club.
ir.lX.Ii ISD1VT JtATOLlVFE Ad A IS.
District Attorney Cables In IIMAIIracd l.sodau
Hire lo tome Oter.
"Tho District Attorney directs mo to say that
the Or.ind Jury will ho asked to Indict Kdnnrd
J. ltatclifio for perjury. Tho District Attorney
has cabled to London to tho woman knoun ns
Caroline Itavcnhlll, asking her to come to New
York to appear as n witnoss against the actor,
who may bo charged with bigamy also."
This was tho statement made yesterday by
Assistant District Attornoy Lloyd, who had
rend in yesterday's Sun tho story of tho English
woman who says she Is Itntcllffo's wife.
Itatcllffo snt on his cot in a Tombs cell yos
tcrduy and denied again tho story told by tho
Knglish woman.
"It's damnably absurd to say that I married
two women," said Actor Ilatcliffe. "Alice De
I.acy, whose father, Peter Do Lacy, landed mo
here. Is tbo only woman I ever married. Not
satisfied with railroading me on this trumped
up charge of wife heating, tho De Lucy croud
want to hang me on other false charges. I
nover was mnrrled in Loudon to nny woman
named Caroline Itaienhlll, and never knew
such a woman. I expect to got a new trial on
tho De I-ncy charges. It's very strange that a
woman should wait thirteen years to find a miss
ing husband. There aro many UatclifTes in
London, and I am not tho one w ho married the
Itavcnhlll woman."
Tbo argument on the application for a certifi
cate of reasonable doubt will be continued to
day beforo Supreme Court Justlco Jllckey in
Brooklyn. Ilatcllffe's counsel. Lawyer Towns,
presented his sldo of the case on Mondn. lo
duy District Attorney Oardinerwill goto Drook
l)ii to argue against the granting of the certifi
cate. If tho court grants tho application, then
Itatcllffo can get out of tho lombs on ball.
Hut If tbo uppllca'lon is denied HutcllfTe will
Imic tn scrie out tho sentence of six months
imposed by Judge New burger,
"in caso Ilntcllffe gctB ft new trial and Is re
leased on bail," said Assistant District Attor
ney Llojd, "bo will bo immediately rearrested
on , charge of perjury. Ho snore on his trial
that ho hnd neier been married in London to
tho woman knonn asCnrrlo, We will have this
woman as u witness at tho perjury trial If It Is
possible to get her here. Her testlmon; will
not bo necessary beforo tho llrand Jury, for wo
ha e a witness to w hum llatellffv told Uio story
of his London marriage. This witnesj will re
peat tho story to tho urand Jury."
Chlraio's I'sual llolil.l'p.
Chicago, Jnn. 4. Threo men boarded a
crondod Wontworth avenuo electric car nt
Tncnty-n)nth street thlsmornlngat7:30o'clock,
Euslied their way through to whero Conductor
dwlu Do Uroas stood on the roar platform, and
whllo two of them held bis bauds tbo other
robbed him of ull tbo money ho had.
THEATRICAL AMUSEMENTS,
ciiAnzsa xbouxax'm coxrAXT lit
A JVJSH" PT.A T AT TOE EMPIItE.
Tbo First Performance or "Tbo Coao,aero."
n Franco-PrHMlan War Drams br Pan! St.
Potter Probably Final flule or the Crl.
terltm Independent Theatre Since Holes,
Tho Frohman stock company belonging to the
Emnlra Theatre gots hardly a fair shore of ths
timo at that house It was not permitted
to begin this winter's season thcro until
last night, when it did so in the prcs
enco of ft brilliantly fashionable audlonco.
Tho new drama cnactod was "Tho Conquer
ors," by Paul M. Potter, Inspired by ono of
Maupassant's short stories, but otscnttnlly
tho original work of tho Amorican play
w right. Its themo wns tbo old, old ono of
lovers soparatcd by tbo batrods and vicissi
tudes of war. Hut tho story of their progress
from hostility lo nodlock was nownnd was very
strange. Tho man was a Prussian officer, who
wont with tho Invading army into France.
Tho woman was a French resident of
Dluan, whose family CHStlo was mndo tho
quarters for somo of tho enemy. Tho officer
was a wanton destroyer of tho household
treasures of art and a brutal bully In
his manner toward tho ladies. Ho insulted
Uie heroine so grossly that sho angrily
throw n glass of wlno In his face Ao
tuatcd by a feeling of rovenge, ho entrapped
hcrnlono In a tavern, and told her thnt ho was
going to nssault her outrageously, feloniously,
Sho pleaded for pity, nnd then, his manliness at
last saving hlni from tho commission of tho
crlmo, ho w ithdrcw from tbo place. Hut there was
a drunken, lustful landlord thoro to tako up tbo
deed where tbo other had relinquished It. This
scoundrel seized and choked tho girl, and, whllo
sho was unconscious from that first onslaught,
tho officer camo back aid killed her assail
ant. When sho regained consciousness, and
saw tho dead body of tho landlord, sho bellovcd
that be had lost his llfo In a nln defense of hor
against tho successful bestiality of the officer.
Shobecamoroiengcful ngatnst tho really Inno
cent mnn and stabbed htm, but tho wound
.11.1 nn 1,111 n knv f 1 1 In liFn rlth eneh nther.
After learning that sho had not indcod been
maltreated at all sho saved him from bctngsbot
for murdering tho landlord, and thoy pllgbtcd
their troth to marry after tho war should bo
ended.
It will bo seen that Mr. Potter's scheme had
been exceedingly bold, and be had very boldly
worked it out. Ho had not lacked thecourago
to mako of it a melodrama of tho intenscst
kind, nor to relievo tho tragic scenes
with contrasting ones of song, dance,
and rovelry by tho German roystcrcrs and a
lot of concert hall womon from Paris.
Tho first act contained a gay carousal
by theso parties in tho castlo, interrupted
by the entrance of the proud and denun
ciatory young mlstross, and leading up to an ad
mirable climax In her frcmied response to tho
Insult. In tbo second act tho Parisian women
danced recklessly beforo tho episode of rapino
nnd bloodshed. Agali in tho third act.
back in n drawing room of tho castle, they
celobrnted with feet and voices a supposed vic
tory of tho French, just prior to the stabbing of
tho hero by the girl. Tho fourth act contained
too denouement of halo supplanted by love.
All this matter was treated carefully and
well. In neenrdance with the usage at tho
Empire. The leidlng two parts wero played
with nil posslblo effect by Mr. Favorsham and
MIssAllcn. Thcrenas tbo role of an innkeep
er's jealous wife for Hlnncho Walsh and light
comoaj characters for Mr. Whcelock and Miss
Conquest. Miss Kol6on was grotesquely funny
as an ugly boubrctle. Mrs. "Jack' Blood
good made a dCbut as ono of tho comellcr
sirens, nnd so did Madeloino Mann, an
other stngo recruit from "society." These
two had llttlo to do. but they looked well,
nnd ncro not awkward. Mr. Crouipton. Mr.
Finney, Mr. Standing, nnd a half doren others
were in the cast, and thoro wero plenty of trained
pantomiuilsts and honsters to help out tbo
firs -r.ito effects. Mr. Furst hnd composed ex
cellent incidental music to play between nets,
and Mr. Unlit bad painted a fine set of scenery.
It was a h indsomcly artistic production.
Of tho drama itself.lt must bo sild that it
surprised tho nudlcnco with Its candor. Some
thing of shock, too, may have been conveyed
by the exposition of tho circumstantial evi
dence upon which tho borolno mlstakonly con
victed tho hero of an utrocious crlmo against
her. Dut the interest was intense, and tho only
passago tbit miscirrlednear the end of the
play enn bo easll reconstructed In a way
to render it fully effective. It is a
peculiar piece, molodrnnintle In tho legitimate
sensoof tho word, nnd 6o bold and strong In Its
depletions thnt it is bound to bo tbo theatrical
talk of tho town. That It Is good dramatio
art will bardlj be questioned, nor that
Its merits greatly overbalance! its faults.
What urn- oisili bcconio a flcrco discussion of
itsqualitics will arise, including not a llttlo of
cpnilciiinition as well ns admiration, but that
will assist it to populsiliv. So it is fife to
w rite don n " Tho Crubaders " asanotber Empire
success.
Tho Criterion Independent Theatre fizzled
out yestcrdiiy. Tho afternoon performance
which it had ndicrtlsed at Ifoyt's was not
ghen. Tho few persons who went there saw
closed doors, and n placard which said that a
postponement hod been caused by tho "Indis
position" of William K, Henley, who wns to
havo taken a part In oach of tbo three plays
that had liccn prepared. Tho employees of
tbo houso seemed to know llttlo nnd caro less
about tho matter. Their Interest had ended
with tho judicious collection of rent In ndvance.
They wcro not engrossed a llttlo bit in the Cri
terion cnterpriso of elevating the drama. Mr.
Henley Is noted for surely getting bis pay, and
it wns surmised that ho was "indisposed" in
this Instanco to do without 1U Ho was really
hoarso but bo had been so ever slnco tbo futluro
of his voico compelled him to ccaso acting
regularly. It was said, too, that Elita Proctor
Otis bad been forced to withdraw her cervices,
but that nas not so, though there had b en a
strong probabilit of such a course. Judith
Ilcioldo, an excellent actress, remembered in
Salvinl's Inst American company, had been
engagort for tho hcroino of Uiuscppo Olacosa's
"The ltlghts of tho Soul," aud had biekvdout.
T, no ,.rtt , fisi In nlttnln A RllltAliln ItllivnaRnr
bocauso tho Criterion directors had published
a great deal of abuse of our thcatrlc.il man
ngers. whom the hnd descrlbod In n pros-
Eeetus ns Illiterate, tulgar nihsnturcrs. and
ad thereby doted tho sources from nlilch to
draw tho best talent. Daniel Frohman, Angus
tin Daly, and Charles Frohman, wbo would
nthcrniso huve permitted their nctors to en
gago in theu mutln6cs, positively forbade It
under tho circumstances Miss Otis, wbo is
playing in Hrookljn In "A Ward of France,"
ncccpted thu part, but tho Criterion reformers
bad abused tbo authors and managers of that
play i try viciously, nnd almost ut tho last mo
ment It transpired that Miss Oils bad not so
cured tho couscrt of Klaw fc Krlanger, her em
ployers. Hint firm, however, did not interfere,
Tho fntluro lo hold tho mntln6o mn lnno
bcon duo to a scarcity of money in the treasury.
At least ono employee bad brought suit for sal
ary. Tho w eokiy journal called thu Criterion Is
disregarded by New York, to which it was
brought from St. Louis, and il is understood to
have exhausted its capital. Tbo grandiloquent
ly announced series of tcu Heml-monthly inati
nte "to demonstrate thnt literature bos a pluco
on tbo American stage," nnd thnt whatever
Is is w rang, begun nnd ended with a poor and fu
tllu performance of Ibsen's "John Gabriel llork
man" last Noicinber, It was not until yester
day that a second attempt proved aborthe.
The well meaning but Indiscreet conductors an
tagonized at tbo outset tbose Important man
agers and influ ntlal revlowers who, until
reviled and Insulted, wore inclined to help the
occasional production of draniatln works unfit
for ordinary uso on our stage. Such yaluablo
countenance as was at first given was speedily
withdrawn, and a miserable collapso soon be
came n certainty,
Tho first week of the new year r theatrically
attractive to all kinds of people save those who
never go to tho playhouses. Tho supply of stage
amusement Is abundant. Sellna i'etter and Mil
ton Iloyle aro enacting the heroino and the hero
In "Captain Iinpudenco" at tho Orand Opera
House. Nancy Mcintosh and Virginia Earlo are
nt tbo head of tho cast In "Tho Circus Girl" at
tho Harlem Opera House. Tho Castlo Square
Opera Company is giving "II Trovatore" In good
stylo nt tbo American, Elmer Urandln and Eva
Montford ore presenting "The Secret Enemy" at
the Columbus. A largely new version of "Gay
est Manhattan" is the morry and U cly show at
the Star. "The Model" will bo displaced by
"Number Nino" to-morrow night at tbo Irving
Placo. Julia Marlowo has relived "As You
Like It" nt tho Knickerbocker. Tho new plays
of tho week uro "Tbo Conquerors ' at tho hmtilre,
"I ho Suit of tho Karth" at Wallack'sand'lbo
Governors" at Hojt's.
An additional ballet is shown In "The French
Maid" at lbo Herald S iuarc. New songs haio
been interjected in "Tho Telephone Girl' ut tho
Casino and in '"J ho JJallet Girl" at tho Mali
haltau. This is tho last week of 'The Nancy
Hanks" at tho Garden and "The Itojal Uox" at
tho Fifth Aicnuc. Maude Adams is contin
uing in "Tho Llilio Minister" at tho Garrlck,
May lrwiu In "Iho Hivell Miss FlUncil" at
tin. Ilijou, and Andrew Mack In "An Irish
Gentleman" at the Fourteenth Street. Tho
other prolonged successes arc "ThcyPrlaccM
andlho Butterfly" t tho Itfcm, llto-Wlilta
Heather" the Academy of Muslo, and "Tho
Illnhwayman" at tho Drondwsy. .
Sceke for vaudovlllo diversion can find It
at any hour from noon to midnight, tho continu
ous show houses covering that time, with each
day's programme, Tho most conspicuous con
tributors lo theso bills nro Jeanno Frank o and
Loo Dcrvalto for Keith's. Nance O'Ncll. McKeo
ltankln, Fred Hallcn, nnd George Fuller Gol
den for Proctor'o, and Iho Cohans and somo
toy terriers for Pastor's. At tho Pleasure
Palftoo, which Is also In tho continuous list,
o far as tho programmes go, are Kstclle t'lM"
ton, n condensed version of "Carmen," sung by
capable vocalists, nnd Press Kldrldgo. Muslo
hall performers at Kostcr & Dial's nro Char- '
mlon, Uafcodn. nnd Daisy Mayer. Specialists ,
at Weber & Flclds's aro Lew Dockstador, lies
slo Clayton, and Charles T. Aldridgo. Sam 1. i
Jack's Theatre, recently the Jonah, has a show
of tho sort for wl Ich Its proprietors name Is ,
trademark. At tho Edon Musdo tho inarlon- '
ottos nro continued, and band concerts and
clnomatofrrnpho displays aro daily side Ibjucs
to tho wax works.
11VE TOPICS ADOVT TOIFV.
Mmo. Drnzzl, who has bcon ongaged to sing
at tho Metropolitan with tho Dnmrosch-Ellls
company, Is an American contralto who has for
several scn'ons been singing with success In
Europe. Her real numo Is Pratt nnd tho Italian
form of tho nama which sho has dovlscd fortu
nately ghes no Intimation of tho placo of her
nativity, which is somewhere In tho West. Last
year when It was thought that a regular season
at tho Metropolitan would bo given under tho
customary auspices sho was engaged by Mau
rlco Grau. All tho European reports of her
talents havo been highly favorable, and they
havo como largoly from London, where for sov
eral years sho was beard ut Covcnt Garden.
Maurice Grau has recently engaged for his
Wagner performances a German singer who
has won renown in thnt theatre as well as in
Hamburg and Dayrcutb. This is Frau Schu-niann-Helnk,
and as sho has been commended
by American critics as woll, thcro Is not tho
customary uncertainty as to her talents. Tbo
popular singers of tbo company at tho Metro
politan nro not overworking themselves in hu
ropo this winter. Indeed, Mllo. Cah i, who Is ap
learlng in Puric. Ju6t now is tho only ono of
them in active work. Sho Is singing for n com
pensation which is said to bo less than ono
lentil of tho amount paid fur her sorvices in this
country. Tho Bolnry paid to her for singing
tbo hcroino of Massenet's "Snpho" is said to bo
f 100 a night, nnd as tho weekly ocrago Is not
more than throo performances it cnnrcndllybo
seen that sho is appearing rather for glory than
for the morcly pocunlary reword of her efforts.
Mmo. Karnes will not bo heard until nct spring
and will doioto her timo until tho opening of
tho Coicnt Garden season to tho study of somo
of the Wagnerian rflles. 51. Maurel, tho do
Hcszkcs, nlong with Mine. Litiinne will go to
St. Petersburg and sing there nl tho Theatre
Marie, whl:h is the roial theatre or tho Hus
sion capital. They will slug tbo trilogy and
other operas In German, ns during tho time in
which they uro to bo heard there all acting nnd
singing In the Ilusbian lnnguugo is forbidden.
Tills is tbo t-enson of fnsting nnd only perform
ances in foreign languages aro allowed during
tho four weeks preceding Easter.
Tho permanent circus has had n trial hero
ind its projector announces thnt tho experiment
was a failure. Now that lbo trial has been
made tho "por-nanent circus" Idea will probably
bo allowed to drop for o whllo and Uio vari
ous darln,; impresarios who hio been con
templating Buch a scheme on paper may conflno
thoir attention to tho roof gardens and Turkish
baths which havo been nn Invaluable fcaturo of
tho great establishments contemplated by tbem
on paper. New York docs not need a perma
nent circus, probably because Its circus interest
is intcnslio nnd not extcnsiio nnd exhausts
itself completely every Boring, with tho six
weeks' spcctnclc nt the Madison Square Gurdcu.
Tho foreign cities which support circuses hno
no hucIi uttendanee nt any time during the year,
and tho ncrngo circus performance in rnrls.
llerlln or Vienna would arouse onlj tho profouud
contempt uf iho mirnge American ouugtcr.
They nro generally quite unexciting, uolltp and
mcogro entertainments thnt contain nollilng In
common with the rampant, ocrwhelnilug na
ture of a Now- York performance of tho samo
character. That they cannot bo supported on
another scale was sbonn plninly enough scl cral
jcars ngo when tho Paris llipiiodromn nas dis
continued hecauso it had not for scicrnl jcars
paid tho .expenses of Us maintenance. Hut
there is a nrosDocl that something as dangerous
as tho "permanent circus" may oon engage tho
nttonllon of enterprising Now York managers.
Tho American "Moulin Itougc," which, so turns
one can tell, is later to indicate n variety hhow
and dancing for tho spectators, is tho latest sub
stitute that has appeared. Already it Bwims
beforo the eyes of tho progress o the itro build
ers, orgnnicro nnd renters. Mnibo It will sur
vive ok a he ilthy substitute for tho "permanent
circus."
A young man who cither was or was not a
naval officer tho relators of tho story do not
egrco on' this point became so elated by tho
punch sencd at tbo navy yard ball on Ncv
Year's cie thatlho beguiled a pretty Brooklyn
girl under a very Bmall sprig of mlstletoo and
attempted by force to mako hor pay the penalty.
It is officially stated that tbo punch wus ordi
nary claret punch, almost as harmless as
lemonade, but different in color. It is posslblo
that tbo explanation of tho young man's pre
sumption mny bo found in a trick which
marines! haio been occasionally credited with
playing late in th" evening which is ofil
cloily known us "spiking the punch." This Is
sometimes done when tao punch runs low and
tbo entertainment Is almost oier by pouring in
rum or other strong liquor in large quantities,
and the result lias been quick. Mich liberties
with tho puni li are uhuulli credited to tho
marines, who are belli cd in tbesenico to bin o
no troubles of thelt own. A man who has en
joyed a nmy ynid punch said jesterday that It
was icry wild, and as compared with tho
famous regents' punch of tho Fort Orange
Club In Albiny it was as water. ThlB latter
punch has no connection with tbo State Hoard
of Hegents' though tho'iictims of It admit thnt
It is educational According to popular report
It Is prepared after ft formula known only In tho
club nnd ulloncd lo stand for at least sli.
months before it ! sen eJ. Tho last record on
this punch made bj a wine ngcut who
drank four glnisc or It nud went to sleep. Ono
glass of II will mako nn ordinary mnn think
that be owns the Capitol building, and another
glass usual!) studs him off to try lo put bis
ucirlv acqulrnl possession into his liulilo
pocket. In t iimpirlsaii with this punch that
sorvod at theuoiy ard Is merely pink tea.
A Janitor of nn uptown apartment house ro
celled a requct from an old tenant last wcok
which staggered him. This womnn has n
daughter whoie engagement has just been an
nounced nnd whoso marriage will occur In Fcb
ruurj. In accordance with the regulations laid
down by tbo owner of tho bouse lbo steam is
turned off eiery night at 11:30 und tho Janitor
sale tbut no protest has ocr been inndc. Mrs.
Jllank, after remembering him ery bandcomcly
on Chrlstmns, camo down to his quarters ono
day lust week and said:
"My daughter la engaged and thojoungman
whom sho Is to marry will ho here for a neck.
I want to ask ynu not to shut off tho Btcuni In
our apartment during the next week until 1:30
in tho morning." ,,.,,.
Tho Jnnltor has bcon hesitating between his
duty to tbeownerof tbohousonnd hlsdcslretn
pletiso Mr. Illanknnd Mrs. lliank'sprospectiio
son-lii Ian, but ho tns that thu latter must bo
something of notice.
Anthony Hopo went to a dinner in Mott
street gii en In his honor on New Year's Day,
and ate preserves, bird's nests, sour fish, fried
rlco bird, sweet flbh, fried pigeon, and unidenti
fied things, drank rice wine, and presumably
thanked his hosts and kept his prlvato opinion
of the feast to himself. The tea served at this
particular restaurant is good, and thcro are a
low of its Chinese dishes which are not un
pleasant, but osldo from the novelty of It n Chi
nese dinner has little to recommend it to Euro
peans. Within tho past four or fire years the
proprietors of these places lo discovered that
It paid to cater to the foreign devils, and they
have been so anxious to serve dinners to them
that tbey hato attempted to AmericanLto their
cooking. Ono of theso restaurants bought a
largo quantity of bluo and white teapots from
a department store and tho proprietor disposes
of ihcui nt "00 per cent, profit to tho foreign
dovlls wbo tomo to cat his dinner and carry
nway a bouieulr. Perhaps Mr. Hope got one
of them.
Most of the applicants for the directorship
of tho Opera Comlque in Paris are more or less
well knonn, and Victor Capoul, who has re
turned to Paris to press his claims, haB for
many cars been a familiar singer In New
York, not only in grand opera, but also in light
er worki. Ho was last seen on the stago here at
tbo close of tho opera season one jear ago,
when ho lined up with thereat of the principals
In the soldiers' chorus from "Faust. Ho has
not bocn a singer for somo time. Victor Mau
rel is said to bo an earnest appliruut for tho
place, as tho loss of hlu lolco bus made it nec
essary for him to tako a secondary us!tum tn
tho operatic world. IIo has long been anxious
to mnnuu u theatre, nnd his recent expcrleutcs
us the director of his own tour hao not boon
fortunate, llo stanod with u compan) losing
"Don llloiannl," through France, but tbo tour
I suddenly camo to nn end at Itbelms. Albert
Carre, who Is looked upon as the most likely
successor to Carralho, Is the partner of t'ortl,
Miuc. Itcjauo s husband.
PUTHIS'C(.EEPIN HIS WILL
xo riELiaiova KEitrtpE orEit the
LATE Jir.SltT V. TIltER.
He flats His ilody to De flurnrd Formrrly
Pmlarnt or the Hoard or Trualrrs or the
First Presbyterian Cburch-lle l.fft a Mil
lion and nn Injunction to Ilia Trio Children.
This Is an extract from the list will of Henry
Morobouso Tabor, formcrlyresldent and Treas
urer of the Hoard of Trusteos of tho First Pres
byterian Church of 54 Fifth avenue, of which tho
Itev. Dr. Howard DufTlcld is minister:
I " Dcllevlng that nil religions, Including Chris
tianity, are suporstltlons: that tho baslodoc-
' trlno of the Chrlrtlan religion -tho fall of
man Is utterly nnd absurd! false, and that
Its opposite tbo rlso of man (from loworordors)
Is n scientific fact; that belief in (so called)
miracles aro hallucinations of Iho brain, nbd i
never had tbo slightest existence In tact; that
the chief characteristics of what Is known as
' the Word of God' nro Injustice, cruelty, untruth
fulness, nnd obscenity; that tho effect of ortho
dox Christian loachlr.gs Is to encourage iirnor
anco, selfishness, acrlmonlousness, intolerance,
wrong, aud mental slavery; that Christianity,
so called, Is not tho religion of Christ; that It
supplants ethical culture and truo morality
with meanlnglcsB theology nnl unbcllovnblo
dogmas; that it puts an unknown (and probably
unknowable! Imaginary being in the placo of
nature; that It gives annmennd a personality
to evil, an equally unknown and Imaginary be
ing; that it so works upon tho credulity of its
adherents as to InWto in them a fear of (that
most horrlblo of doctrines) eternal punishment;
I say, bcllovlng all this. I, in all kindness, re
quest that over my remains there bo no religious
scrWccs of any kind, nature, or description
whatever.
"I also request that my body bo cremated at
Fresh Pond or other crematory, and that my
ashes bereft there.
"If, as has bcon said, 'tbo highest trlbuto to
tho memory of our dcid consists In obedlonco to
their wishes,' mny I not trustingly hope that my
children will pay tho trlbuto to my memory of
seeing that tbo nbovo clearly expressed wishes
aro carried out, and that they will resolutely
and persistently resist any effort that mar bo
madoon tho part of any uf my pious relatives
or friends to thwart my wishes."
Mr. Tabor's nil! ivas filed for probate vest cr
dny. It disposes of about a million dollars.
Mr. Tuber was ft widower nt his death, at 73
5 cars of age, on Dec, !M last. Ho died at 4'J est
Twelfth street. He began business in this city
In tho cotton trade In 1840. nnd nt tho timo of
his dentil was n member of tho firm of Henry M.
Tabor & Co. He was President of the Now ork
Promotion Socictv. and n meml or of the Cotton
Exchange, tho Metropolitan Museum of Art,
the Musi um of Natural lllstorj. tho Academy
or Design, the New Enulnnd Society, tho Amer
ican Geographical Society, the S-oclcty for Ethi
cal Culture, and the t'nlon L nguo Club. Ho
was President of tho Northern Dispensary, was
on tho board ot tho Presbyterian Hosnilal.and
wus in tho directories ot a number or b inks, in
surance companies, and other corporations.
Ho was one of tho organizers ot tho Loyal
League of n ar times.
Two children surilvo Mr. Tnber Mary, who
lived with hlin.and Sdney Richmond Tnlicr.
who lives nt Lnko Forest, 111. Another son.
William P. Tabor, died on Oct. 30 last, Tho
will wns executed on Oct. US, 1894, nnd there
are two codicils executed April 13, 18211, and
Nov. 'ST, 1837. Tho daughter Mary Is mado
executrix, and sho has pcrm'xslou to uso tho
houso nnd its contents for life. Mr. Tabor sets
asldo $50,000 for his ccecutrlx to ubo in con
tinuing his business of Henry M. Tabcr &Cn.,
and tho rest of his estate is to bo divided be
tween his tno children.
Tho funeral nns held at tho famllv residence,
12 West Twelfth street, on Dec. 27. The ser
vices wero conducted b Prof. Felix Adlcr or
tho Ethical Culture Socictj and conformed in
eicr) respect to tho instructions in tbo will nnd
with the repented injunctions of Mr. Tabor to
his children. In a brief address Prof. Adlcr
spoke of Mr. Tnber's llfo as ono Worthy or
emulation. Ho described him as a man
of tolerant spirit, benevolent inclinations,
indubitable honcstj. and eommondablo altru
ism. Tn o hjmnB. such ns nro sung nt the meet
ings of tho Society for Ethical Culture, wero
sung b n quartet. The body wns Immediately
tnken to Fresh Pond nnd cremated.
Mr. Tatier was noicrn member of the Ursc
Church socictv. His wife, however, wns n de
voted rhiirclinoman. deeply Interested In tho
work of tho First Church and a constant at
tendant at all sen ices. Up to tho time ot bis
wife's death Mr. Taber frequently accompanied
her to sen ices, and nt her request assumed tho
responsibility of assisting in tho management ot
tho church society's temporal affairs.
"My father's connection with tbo church,
said Sydney Itichiiibnd Tabcr yesterday, "was
purcli n business man's rclition to his business
affairs. He accepted certain trusts in the man
agement of the church ns a purely business
proposition and when in) mother wis nlivo ac
companied her to somo of the sen ices.
He w.is n man of cry strong convic
tions, und immediately after my mother s
death tcicred his connection with tho
church as fir ns an religious relation oxisted.
He desired tint ns lit t lu futs bo mndo over his
death ns wns possible, nnd libit ho bus said in
tho will concerning bis funeral was often im
pressed b) him upon my sister and mi self."
The funeral sen lees which wcro held could
not be termed religious ns Prof. Felix Adlcr In
his address confined himself In the most rnitc
rinl thciuis. nnd thoclnr.utcr of the hymns or
songs nns whnll) compatible with thu instruc
tions of the will.
Ii A XCE A T THE M r.TIS Ol'OhlTAS CI.V II.
A rollllon with Splendid Favors IIM Led lir
nil. Im II er, Jr.
The dnncc gii en last night at tbo Metropolitan
Club annex was preceded by dinner parties at
the residences of Eomo of the hostesses. Sirs.
W.Starr Miller nnd Mrs. Almcrlc Hugh Pnget
were among the entertainers. Tbo matrons who
gaio tho dnneo, besides Mrs. Miller nnd Mrs.
Paget, nro Mrs. M. Orme Wilson, Mrs. Cornelius
Vondcrbilt, Jr., Mrs. Stuycsant Fish. Mrs.
LlodHrycc, Mrs. John Jacob Astor, Mrs. Harry
Payno Whitney. .Mrs. Ogden Mills. Mrs. Peter
Cooper Hewitt, Mrs. Francis Key Pendleton,
nnd Mrs. Henry Sloane. Ihclirgcroouiusua.ly
used as a ladles' dluliig room, In tho annex, nas
tbo sccno of tbo dance, and was embellished
with mnnv Honors nndeiotlcs. Tho late mippor
was served In nnotborroom on tho simo floor nt
Miinll tnblos. Elisha Djcr, Jr., led tho cotillon.
Among tbo dancers norc Wllllnm K, Vender
bllt, Mrs. Durkn lloehe. Perry Helmont. tho
Misses Hewitt, Gon. Lloyd Ilrjce. John Jacob
Astor. Mr. and Mrs ucorku Ogllilc Halg
of Englnlid: M. Orme Wilson, Cornelius
Vnnderbllt, Jr ; It. T. WIIon, Jr.: tho Misses
Sloane, tbo Misses (ierry.Stuviesnni Flih, Miss
Van Alen. Ilnrri Lclir of llaltluiore, Harry
Payno Whllnci, Mia Dlmoek. Henrj Moniie.
Ogden Mills, AlfnnrodoNnnrro, Mr. nnd Mrs.
Oliver Harrlmnn, Jr., Mi, und Mrs Klisha Ilicr,
Jr., J. Norman do It. Whlttboiisc. Mr mil Mrs.
Edmund L Holies. Miss Kntherlne l!nrrlon,
Hamilton W. Cary, Worthiimton While bouse,
.Tallies I'.D l.anlcr. Cambridge Lliiiigfctiui, tho
Mls-cbllirbci, Stcnnrt M. llrlee. Iho Meters.
Liiingston. W. Starr Miller. MUs liishup, Ed
ward II, Hulklcy. Llspcnnrd "tenart, -Miss Vir
ginia Fail, and Francis Key Pendleton.
urn gift to siiLi.nuitx roirxsiiip.
II li Onlj SIO.SU. lint II la All Sir. 4 olllns
lias Left.
Orange. N. J., Jnn. 4. Hlchsrd Hopkins took
to tho Mlllburn Township Committee Inst nibbt
a chock for $21.3(1 from a Hrookljn savings
bank. Ho said It represented the residue of tbo
savings of Catharine Collins, an Inmate of the
township poor farm at Oak Hldgo, Mrs. Collins
wanted to glvo tbo money to the tonntilp. but
nsked tbat o ot the amount bo mod lo purohnso
a grave for her son In St. Hose's Catholic Cem.
etery. It Is her request thst sho bo hurled in the
same grave. , , , .
Mrs. Collins, wbo Is 65 years old, has bocn an
Inmate of tho poor farm for seven jcars. 1 be
inonoy was accepted by the comtnltieo and the
grave was ordered to bo purchased.
ChlrkarlBV Mall Concrrl.
Tho third Seldl concort given by the Messrs.
Chickorlng tn their pleasant ball was very fully
attended jesterday afternoon, and tbo muslo
was as charming In selection ns It was admira
bly Interpreted. Dvorak's interesting overture,
"In dcr Natur," wns first put upon tbo pro
gramme, which had for nn ending a compara
tively long and generous excerpt from "Dlo
Mclstorelngcr." Between theso the most nota
ble composition was Xaer ficharwenka's
concerto for piano and orchestra, opus 32,
a work that holds its own oven among
this high class of composition, of which
nearly every great master has gon us
nt least ono example. I he second movement.
a scherzo, is pirtuularly pleating, but Indeed
tho whole concerto s full of attractive tneloil) ,
tho form Is sj mmetrical, iho harmonies at o good
without any nppi irnuco of straining uftcr orlc,'
nnl themes or niarro effects, und the orchestra
tlonlsagreeoble.ltliotoutof Iheordiuary. behur
neiika plajod Ibonork with that facllitj con
blnedniihiiicrtaiiiiKyJanticoxactiKkstowli.c i
no uro accusioiuoj iu his performances II"
next solo was LlszUs "Hicordanza," and hei g
recallod, Stharwenka played an encore of mu h
longer duration, though of less beaut)', than the
number upon tue bill.
A sot of short pieces for string orchestra was
especially well liked by the audience.
XEEDB OF cniCAGO VXirERBITV,
President Barnor Plead rr a Commons
Deaths Hu lo lrU r flood Food.
CltlcAtio, Jnn. 4. " Of the flvo deaths which
havo occurred in five years at the university
three are dlrcctlr trnccablo to start atlon," salo
President William It, Harper nt tho twenty
first conrocatlon of tho Unlrorslty of Chicago
in tho Auditorium Inst evening. Tho declara
tion nns mndo In tho President's quarterly ad
dress, and nns modlflod by the explanation that
three of tbo deaths wcro duo to insufficient
nutrition, that In turn being the result of tho
poor food supplied in tho district surrounding
the university. Tbo statement was succeeded
by a ploa for money to endow n great university
commons which should supply nutritious food
i to tbo students. Hint their hollo might bo ns
1 well as their minds, nnd tint "fewer Intel
lcctunl dyspeptics should bo turned out upon tho
I world."
Other announcements niado 'n "10 opening
statement, which divided attention with tbo
address upon "Public I.cidcrshlp," delivered
by James II. Eckels, wero tho nflUlntton of the
Hush Medical Colluge, tho gift of $200,000 by
John D. Rockefeller to supply a deficiency of
that nmount in tho financial budget for tho
coming J car, tho establishment of tbo College
of Commerco and Politics, to glto a practical
buslnoss education, and the provision for mili
tary training,
The affiliation of Hush Collego marks tho
merging ot oneot tho pioneer nnd medical in
stitutions of the West in thu porwullng Identity
of tho nencr unlicrslty. It brings with it
something of a realization of tho dream for a
medical department at tho unlicrslty in which
Its now biological laboratories nro cxpoctodto be
ot great sorrlca
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HOW AKI & CO, S04 Hftb airnue. New York.
MU ITT 01.111'.. Oil Tuesday. Ian J UO.at
Iho residence of the I ride 11 Fist 35tli l . bj tho
Her Henry Van Itensselarr, b. J . I-raneli Augus
Ins MaeNutt of Was'ilnRtou, I) I , to Slara:arc t
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Poller, Jdnnella St Jones ot Stilton, Dsl., and '( tM
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IltnAK. On Tuesday morntnit, Jan 4, at his rest- &
drnee, 107 West lltb st , Charles it, son of rfe lH
the late John and Mary Uyrn tM
Funeral froii) St Francis Xatler'a Church, Weil ,i 1 H
lOlhst ,onThursdsrt ln.JO A. SI. 'li'sH
CHOI t II. On Stonday evening, after a lingering JtUafl
Illness, Harriet Anne, second daujhtcr of QeOrir jF-lsssi
nud tho lato Harriot Ellsab-th Crouch V H
I-uner il services at her lato resldcnc, tin West t('H
77th st ,011 Thursday afternoon nt 2 o'clock, r2 Jt
n(IIM.K.-Suddtnl, on Jan 3. 1HMH. Kdwanl U Jl M
Do Ice, St II , In tlio .".''th year of his ae S M
Funerjliervlejs will Iw held at li's r sldenee. 571 X M
liaison nr Itfcoklyn. 011 Weiltiesdai evfnlnir l ifi
so clock 8prlnu1cUt,SlMS, and Sfir iu'ftld, HL, H
paiers 1 hue copy H
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Jan. 4, at Hackm sa'k, N J, Ua'.eniin !to- iBSsB
lirrton. inssl
! Notice of funeral herestter tssH
JOMVM At Oecanus. lj)ns Island, on Monday, Jan. CsssH
.1. 1 mis, James Daun Jours, lu ths 4aih)uarot SlslH
his k 'sisaH
Funeral private. Interment at I imlewood, N J, KlsaH
SlrM'LTl. tt her residence. 2.14 Noll av , Long ijsssl
Islaud City, Marcaret Sle.Nulty, wlfeot tho 1st nlsaaal
ltobert SlcNulty, onSunda), Jan 2, 1S03. jilaaai
Juoiral on Wednesda) mornluj from SI. Mary's Jlsssl
Chun li, Dili st and 1 rnon a , at II, .10 o'clo'k. lisssl
TIIITIli.-At Astoria, L.I, 01 MomU), Jan 3, frJH
Fllr L, daushter ot Iho tale I'.ev SlaratitU WB
Wlilltng HlfH
Funeral services at her laic residence, 130 Tempt "risafl
t. on Thursday, ttlh Inst, at tl o'clock A. 14, Ssasal
Interment at Woodlawn. H
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