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4MTSENfEN rs.


There has been throughout the season an
admirable uncertainty attending Mr.. Stra-
kosch announcements. The delicately shaded
contrast between the advertisements in the
morning papers and that in the evening play
bill makes tho forecastinS Of one Of his repre-
sensations fl matter for the Weather Bureau or
the column Of odd Probabilities" From the
fact that Sig. Frapolli was announced for Rd-
DANES in Aida" last night. II might almost
have been inferred by those who have studied
tho vagaries OF the programme that Mr.. Graf
would I'LL the part and the appearance OF Miss
Kellogg's name in some Of the morning PAPERS
gave token that Hula would be sung by Mile
Roe. Amid this operate phantas re-
WNined Hiss Cary, too definite and substantial
fact To- be spirited away 10y managerial caprice
or errors in the advertisement. and for so much
The public may be- duly thankful.
The opera was effectively given. notwith-
standing. Mile. Roze. though not seemingly in
her hest voice WAS "A most picturesque and
emotional AIDA. I'm gesture and expression
every men the barharic princess she portrayed
Her dress, in especial. was gorgeous beyond
the usual measure Of operate splendors. Mr.
Graf was acceptable ms Rdddmes though n lit
Tie oNerWelghtcd occasionally by the robust
music OF the part. The new departure" in
Mr.. Verbs method seems likely TO bee permn-
ncnt; he ontinucs 10 sing and act materially
better than before. and M inOHdstro con-
trihuted essentially 10 the success OF the dra-
matte and melodious third act.
The merits Of Miss Cary and Mr.. Comfy in
have been too often insisted on this season 10
need rendition.
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THE WOMENs HOTEL.
A Lively Day for tho Clerk A publications. for
board TO be made by Letter.

The Stewart hotel for workingwomen was
or quiet yesterday ns II was lively on the prcv-
Gus evening. Visitors could get no further than
the office. access 10 the rest OF the house being
denied Hundreds OF persons who had been
unable to get into the reception. on account Of
the crowling. presented their invitations. but
none were admitted. Some we're inclined to
resent the rebuff and tho clerk In the Office had
IA day Of exciting debate. Even women who
said that they desired TO engage board were not
permitted 10 SEQ the rooms. They were told
that they must apply by letter. giving their
places Of employment and references. and that,
II their applications were favOrably regarded,
they might afterward choose their rooms.
Judge Hilton and manager Glare were In the
kent ut work preparing for the expected hum
dreds Of boarders. Three meals were served.
in accordance with the bill of fare already pub
iished in THE SUN. but only n very few Of tho
seats In the dining room were occupied.
As to the outlook for business nothing certain
can be said. Judge Hilton gave the clerk a. pos
tive order not To give information 10 anybody
as tQ the number Of applicants for board.
house. or about anything connected with do do
business Of the hotel. The clerk 4 uniform re-
ply To all questions on that subject was. =" 1
haven't any Information 10 impar."
Then there are no boardcrs in the house
ye! SAID one persiStently inquisitivo woman.
dig mt say that. said the clerk.
All but II there were any. you wouldn't be
SO secret about it. How many women ate here
to.dhyY
Il have Judge Hlton's order maam not to
answer any questions. and you must excuse mo
II ! obey him"
Have YOU received any applications Today ="
Oh yes"
About how many p
II told you would bc giving information 4"
Thus the clerk SPARED with inquirers all day
long. some oi tho other employees were less
skiliul. and one ~ them said that about hftv
persons sat down 10 each meal yesterday
These wore in In" main employees Of the hotel
OF grade above those restricted to the servants
tables. II could not be ascortainod that any
hOardcrs had vet taken possession Of rooms
II was said that numerous applications were
und' consideration, but Judge Hilton declined
to toll how many.
Tho grcnt proportion Of visitors yesterday
wrre not drsrous Of engaging board. II their
dress could Il. taken as an indication. but sim
ply came out OF curiosity. A uniformed SER
want stood at the foot Of the main staircase TO
prevent them from goingup
Over the door ~ the handsome main entrance
the words :" Womeu's Hotel" have been put in
guilt AMI mat is the title given in the letter
heads anu other printing Of the establishment.
Mr. Stewart originally called II the Working
Nonen's Hotel. and was nj one time generally
designated m Stewards Home for Women The
name finally adopted WIS considered the most
appropriate and desirable.
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ARRANGING HER OWN FUNERAL.
No Expense spared to Make u NJ Elaborate
rs had been Keauestcd.

Mrs. Sarah A. Spencer, widow Of Sylvanus
Spencer. an old-time circus man OF this city.
died on Friday last in her home ut 1856 East FIJI
teenth street. Her dying request was that her
funeral should be "a magnificent as wealth
could make II. She asked TO be- buried in
flowers and to have tho full Episcopal service
for the dead performed over her. She also
made last request that her body should be
kept six days before it was put IN the grave.
For years Mrs Spencer was constantly referring
to her funeral aud she attended all the big
obscquies to determine how she would like to
have her own conducted It was her desire to
have a coffin like that Of the late Alexander I.
Stewart.
The funeral services over Mrs Spencer were
performed yesterday In the handsome new
chapel Of St Augustine in Houston street No
expense WAS spared 10 make II rs elaborate ~
possible, in accordance with the wishes Of the
deceased woman. The services were begun at
the unusually early hour If ga o'clock In tho
morning. Mrs. Spencer rested in rich Span
ish cedar caskct trimmed and mounted similar
t. the one ia which the late Alexander T. Stew
art was buried. The handles eight in number
were Of solid silver. gilded with gold. Purple
silk velvet lined the cAskrt, and the draping was
Of gold bullion fringe. The lid was mounted
with solid gold plate on which was ms cribcd:
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MIR. HAMMER's MONT ADVENTURE
Knocked Down by Three Men and Len rn-
sensibIc on u RnIlrnnd Trnck.

PAssAIC CITY, N. j. April 3-On Saturday
evening last Mr.. John Hammer OF this place
went to Paterson on business. lilo was detained
longer than he expected TO be and he missed
the milk train by which he intended to return
home. Concluding to walk back he started
down the railroad track. AS he reached Lake
view station throo men confronted him. The
spot is lonely. Nevertheless Mr.. Hammer was
not alarmed. taking tho men for farm hands
who had been out on lark. As no stopped
aside for them 10 pass he saw a flash Of light
and no more One of them had struck him a
terrible blow upon the head.
. IL" mas no recollection OF what followed. FUR
ther thhn that on recovering his senses he was
lying upon the bed Of the track, his head and
one arm resting upon the rail. He felt pain in
MS limbs aud head. il was some time before
ne could realize where he was and rpcollcct the
circumstances of his meeting with the men,
he got upon his feet and staggered along the
track TO the residence Oi Mr.. John Crooks. UO
rapned. and MIR. Crooks came down and let him
-. After rCstpratiVcs had been adm mi stcrcd
MIR. Hammer learned TO his surprise, that IL
was nearly O'Clock in the morning He must
Tor moro than two hours. Ills pockets had
boon searched. aud his body had been so placed
that the cars would run over it, 1t happened
however. TINT after the milk train there was no
train until the Atlantic express which passes
Lake View ut G.21 A. NJ
MIR. Crooks assisted the injured man TO his
home. A surgeon found that Mr.. Hammers
skull had been fractured 10y blow from some
heavy instrument or bludgcon. His injuries
are dangerous.
There are no traces Of tho men who attacked
him.
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Transactions yesterday at the Exchange COM
prisod pubic auction sales by
Richard v Harnett-One five story brick French HAT
hou>e with lot 2jN0so 3jS East Twenty third street
south side, 40 iret o FIRST avenue sl2 6D TO |.
lrcth two Ave story brick and t. Moments IN
bot - NA'h 81 AVonnr A. souhN west corner VI ,u,
ulrd ST ct ~ "a. 10 lark iiurg,n.
VIM k"hn'nN Two tory hurk houses drunt and
reHr With lot 2iNna 2ld 81 coud street north sldo lee
tween Avenues ana n. Sobs, Ia a.. Magic
John r Boyd nr tirrt. and h4sVt1Gnt hrick
house win lot @iNtNSlAa lON iNhH ~ SULLIVAN
ta-i SIDE, ~ "a eet south al urand st,tL s0aOU tu
CLARK.
The io owing PROPERTY was also sold under tnteclosure
one nNr story btlVk store uth bot
l2 kld-r street, east sit ~ iUet south stanton sut
NiHFh, Ia plAtnuU, one IN e. ~turN AMI h-
iri street, south sd' ~ east seventh Ay, u,
tlaNn, ~ p,antiU thr huiliu- ~lth ~ wears l, e. ~
lot -uNln ~ tue north -idr % SNy turth street 81
trt west II fu avenue. ground retf 80 yer auuir
N'"h a plNihIH, Two our "nrt hrir. -tnrr- ani tine
mrut- Win lea e ~ pot 10 1NNi ~ lti2 amt lIlt Tll
LEASED Apii |, l|s1, t'rm ~ was. -,uunh rent
ShA pr annum, SlluO. to palnun one two.
81 ~ luck store and dWclng aml two story
ram" dwelling. with Ilot ll2N1~ iNSi hN4'Nao. nn
llh tn plain IN onr poi. rNlON IN iho south -nc
: Nenty eighth strrct ~ iert west rentn avenue
S'fN ln plnnln Two twW~tnrN irAmr dWtitiV huu 80,
Win lot ol Lud ulsNS3 ~ Hnd $50 Eh.t Nin,tt first
street southwest corner 81 l~Nu-ton a,Vnuo flAun. To
plMhuh one three story brown >tuuc hou." Win lot
lbAl ~ Eist lliu street. uu side. 2lh ret west
oi Fourth ANennr. sd.so. 10 platinum one Il.
and lot ~ Eat ll2 street south side, 2l V west u
Fourth avenue, $50. to j. |. Mott one THREE ,tury
ANA basement brown stone Wl WIN lUt T. 7XlUl H.
AZ Eas lbth street uu ,id', +4id lrrt No-tu Ave
nue. A. f1NIl tu pHintln nin -ilAr Nullsc
East lldm street tsnn 10 NJ A. J Lynch
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The thirticth annual session of the Now
York East Conference of the Methodist Epsco-
pal Church was begun In the First Place NJ. T..
Church. Brooklyn. yesterday morning The
Rev. H. y Foster. ID. D.. IL D.. who was elected
Bishop In Brooklyn about five years ago. pro-
sided for the first time over this Conference.
Bishop Foster opened the business session.
The Rev d. A. Goolsell was elected Secretary.
and he chose "a his assistanis the Revs. W. II.
Simonson, ID. O Ferris and Charles Bachmau.
Bishop Foster said that IN" Episcopal Confer
en'e had decided 10 present Ia the Confcren 'rs
the suggestion that u committee ~ nine on Con
ference Relations should be appointed. To- which
al suprrnumcrary and sup"rannuated cases
should be- referred, and all cases requiring deli
cacy, Dr. Curry. the editor OF tue National Re-
poshorgi said that the subject had never been
iaN9rahly received when II had been presented
To- III" Conference before. DR.. Buckley said
mat he had grave and peculiar case. which he
did not want dragged before the public lie
hoped the suggestion would be adopted. DR..
Roach said that man who had grown old serV-
ing the living God ought not To be set aside at
the Will OF committee.
DR., Curry made an mpassioned speech in
whlch no attackcd the bishops. and said that he
whore he could not be disturbed unless he was
attacked on the side Of his moral character. He
didn't mean togo IN the business of hanging
dogs; He had probably voted against more
members Of the Conference than any one else
but. now that they were in the Conference no
would stand by them To the death The Confer
ence was the only ligament that bound the min
istcrs to the Mcthodict Church. should il be
given 20 limited committee to preserve or de-
stroy this connection He was opposed TO this
strange and suspicious proposition from the
crown OF his white head y the solos Of his big
boots.
Dr. J. VI Buckley said that It was not n time
10 appeal To- the passions Of the body. ms Dr.
Curry had done. The rule had gone into force
IN New Jersey. md one minister who had been
continually in debt was saved from exposure by
having his casc tendcrly treated 10y this com
mittee. Tho further consideration Of the sub
Jet was postponed until this morning.
la the afternoon. Mt the anniversary Of the
Nomuns Foreign Missionary Society Mrs
Skidmorc Of this city ANA Mrs. o. Is. CANE de-
llvcrrd addresses. In thu evening the Rev 49,
~ Adams If the Central Church preached the
Conference sermon.
The Rev. W. w. Bowdish went among the
ministers after the close Of yesterday mornings
session, distributing Turkish bath tickets say
INK. Go wash and be clean"
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lIcam's display in Broadway yesterday con-
sisted o complete exposition m every departing nL hut
specially m the suit cloak aud chiiTcn's garments de
partmcn1s III, attendance wasverN large particularly
the afternoon The suit and cloak both imported and
domestic, displayed are unusually beautiful in design
The incess robe, with drapercs varou-y arranged Of
combinations oi matca.c, hrocadc and iAile tuiicd
Swuadine and Hilc with trimmings at NV or grass
ller~, mi WNl-tcuat~ al ptNird ur shlrfrd SILK The
hh-pw Stimulating Inckcts hr "idnl ~ lr al llcarns
Dr. ssee col untu lawn M rae cuufs u.itd with clusters
~ flowers nnl trimmed with NAh'nntunrH lace and peAt
my, ana l ton, IA hlo tlrhcaw co"rs were shown and
also white ll lawn -ult-, Win q mas Ia match, the
whole euhrohrrcd IN rol,rs, AMI trimmed with rbbnns
Ia match the tWhrnirrN AlrriliN here II ir yacht
ng sut o utN' iINt huiiu- M nirml vhh KIT skirts
and aus" wHi ,snur collar and trimmings ui culnrd
NArir httd SliN rUd lict- and lhnuus Ih"
canre' nam -lkcr pr dec mr aud lace fhcyHic mostly
h'hus And mhutes llr i0.mcr we're Trimmed with
Fnhrh mco', rn"S"i prismHuc and "thcr ."t-, brads
Hni ltnlc Hnd six Ga" h'Huti AL mantle IL n
Mecrdr, black ,iiN, the SIMULATED sleeves entirely o
lace and rim e., ami th" long peaed end, cru.,ing N
front The underwear drpHl mcn has new d"- sns lnr
chemiscs hnd gowns, tue 'nkr butnnl on the sid" In
the cmd"n's and mis- r,' dc parltnt continuation
dress NJ white sNlNo and Lace.
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me session OF the Newark Methodist EpiS-
copal Conference was concluded yesterday.
Bishop Simpson made closing address. and
then announced the following appointments Of
ministers Of the Conference;
NtwAW plsrmc Presiding Elder. The Rev Richard
F. nkhn street. iAww clinton street. q v smith.
Eighth Avenue. Is Misr It raul'.. A u Vail. -
i ross a l. R M.sie' Inmty GiiheT'
Johns W = Butler; south Market street j. krauu Ir
piled by HAYES: chapel street and Houston street.
SUPPLIED 6y o "1.rst-on hast NeWasrk- Ia'i's
Ngiie.ille supplied hy rasker oranseFirst Church,
Johnston, Mapcwood. Ia he supplied snrnsdeii " II
I, ck.o9' summit, NJ h,i'9n; Ncw .ro,,icpSc, J
Adams Pleasant Plains. to he supplied chatham a. Ice
s'rme. Mor.tSwa Van Bcn "Sss M sa
Nac"nlry' peapack Snd Chester, Thomas Green VII
ma. to be supplied Denyic and RockawAy Nslh.v 1.
a rarnsilpany ana WnipnanN B,;co, Linton
Non,elair' Burr ho99m1rd : hosssnd' Wat
err; ~ panl.s to be snrGled Arns5op John Crawford
sampson, I. r. Dunn. Heading, J Manisonier, Emory
M" fSaGe. BeUea., w Ss Side RSenac J1B
ad Nh va% rSs1 by %@@ a ASJ&% T
iarC@ ra aSc'@acc RanSop R0'G msasea
saek-fir-t Church, : z Hammond A,bury Z Gar.
G Ests; b5ys", raie ,.aa.cro;; ;l siTeSf t'''a
tralg' Prospect street, I Walters, Market Street,
J. A. Munroc. Grace, J. II Damcls. Paterson Ave,
nue. and Wqrendykc a. II wnaus, ST Philips
Whitehall 70 be supplied, hoonton l. wilson frank'
lin and BrOOkdale A n BELLS, Bloomington and Mi.
vale, } W Colo stockholm AZ, H. Robertson, New
Prospect, ~, II d ordyk, Camugan and saddle RIVER
W. II Mcbridei Wesley Chapel. 4c.. A |. smith: Mon.
~ Ac y Warner; slrmg Valley, r 4 Mason, HIS.
dale ana Middk town. J n TUmbrpn IinVer-traw u Il
L0wre, West Have straw sc W II Mccormick stony
Point, Ac., = Fort, Rockiand Lake. u " Young;
Nyack and Prnnout r. Clement; New CIV Ac., tuhe
suiplicd, Pasaie ana Ia ran. tn be supplied, Alpine
and EngieWuod. J Marshall ant A. Il SHAW Bunt-
vale, 10 be supple d; Mtrninl view, to b. supplied
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FLUsHING's ADVISORY COUNcIL.
To which Beecher Mas Not Invited-A Pas
tors Relations Dissolved.

An advisory council Of ministers belong
ing to the Manhattan Congregational Associa-
ton met yest'r day in GUSHING l., H. pursuant
to the call OF letter missve from the Congre-
gatOnal church in FushinG, asking them 10
assemble and ratify the dissolution OF the rrla-
ton Of the pas,Or, Albert c. Reed with that
church. Plymouth Church WIS not represent
ed. Mr.. " eil sad. before the council met that
Plymouth had NOT been summoned because Mr..
Bnecher ia not OF the Manhattan Associut ON.
Personally, he had nothing against the pastor
o. Plymouth. HIS r"signlton was offered ON
March 81, apparently bHcluan the resources OF
the church ERE 81 impaired. through many Of
ts members removing, ana ALSO On account Of
oppression IN hus Il, ~, as Ia make i Am ut
for them To pay MIN his salary OF IL 800 u yrnr.
The rOsi .nHt on had been accepted on the day
II WIS offered. and the council was called. But
on rusdHy even NJ, before tho council was To-
meet the church mrmh"rs had assembled and
thr trustees were nuthorH - 10 on'r nm 81 200
n year II h. would stay, Th"y VISITED nm IN
his house at 9 80 u. NJ. and made the on r; hut
he reminded them that the resignation had
been accepted and tn" council mad been callrI,
and the III NJ had got 20 20 through.
The council met NJ ga r. NJ IN the chapel
near the church. The Rev. DR.. Taylor WAS
made Moderator.
When called on to state his case the pastor
carefully word d IT, The form ofthe r. sigma
ton is." h. SAID accrnting the word form.
" that IN view Of the financial embhrrhsan"n
Of the church, think best to resign. That's tho
extent OF It,"
Then the min istnrs went into secret session
recommending the severance Of the relation OF
pastor and nork. and especially that the nWk
need fresh devotion OF their means to the SER
vice OF God.
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NEW YORK. Wednesday. April 3-Recepts Of
u iI We're ~ car loads or 3O1i head making
t"l ~ 1fli since Monday. against fiut for the same
ume last week Market orcncd extremely duh. with
huNrrs anu ~llcts wide apart and closed htavv with
numbet Ut cur luds IN the yards unsold Transac tons
Were ~ reduction from Monday equal ~ ~ n head and
Included common u good steers ~iuc r. n to dress
o,@ n. TO The gfgss cwt aud Jew o the best at iO,.
el'sc 10 dress u hs From receipts Yesterday and
dress J6f,51 NJ. y ~ w.
Receipt, ri calves were 4oo head making as since
Monday against gu for the same time last week Prices
were lower. aud the market ruled weak at jN7c r. M
for common 10 best Stfte Ncas
Receipts of sheep AMI lamb. ~ loads or 4ll
head, making total ol ~ since MONDAY AGAINST 7D
for the sane time last week Trade was iHr at about
former figures with sales II ordinary prime unshnrn
Shc AT j'ssTc p NJ choice ycarliug lambs AZ n 7 c
e n decent 10 extra clipped sheep at litaGc r. n and
aconplr o car loads NJ common AMI poor ohio AMI Viz
gnm spring lambs at from = 80 10 - ~ u head
Receipts 0f hos were ~ car loads $50 head.
making total at usJ1 MONDAY, against - tor
the same time last week None sale alive but saugh.
iertrs would have taken few loads OF good Ohio
hogs at - = iOD RS
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THE NOBLE THEspIAy's MANAGER.
Mr.. FieminE's Astonishing Reveiations-The
TrIbnI1tIons or "A MIxed Iompnny.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-lSr: | havo
remained silent thus far in order to answer all
accusations against me at once regarding my
financial relations with the company lately sup
port ng the Count Joannes. On Saturday last
balanced my books and accounts with the COM
pany, most OF whom had been in the habit OF
drawing money from day to day and paid all
the balances after the performance at the Grand
Central Theatre. Philadelphia. which ended at
ten minutes past 10 O'Clock that night. They
were not kept waiting two h ours. II such had
been the casc they could not hnye tnknn the
train for NV York. which left West Philadnl-
phia at u O'Clock. My books are at the publlcs
service in support OF this.
There were eleven members OF the company.
! paid and hold receipts for $50 board for which
] deducted ~ from each salary, giving them tho
benefit Of the fraction. In addition rAcn mem
Der we'd money rom me- for IN" expressage
OF hs or her haggage from me dd"p2t i9 jersey
bills they were required 10 ply Tor themselves
were har bills nt the Mansion HOUSE for which
| was certainly not responsible, | Ound Il inn
poss bile to engag'. people OF any sand ny in the
prof 10 play with the Count and consn.
quenily WAS compelled n take those could
g't, The result was that my compnny WAS
wr"tchedly deficient Of wardrobe. and utterly
destitute Of properties, with which ] was com
pelled to provide tirm at very cOnsrrnhln rN-
stand this when inform Them that two trunks
composed the heavy l'ggasr al Tn" party
There remain the allegations OF the Count
Joann's himself. He nssrrts that left HIM TO
settle my bulls AT the hotel. THIS II n iulsehood
from the whole gloth, ny my receipt will prove,
He ass 'rts that am In his debt | do not owe
him dollar During the slN w"rks he WAS
with me- have paid him 81 .593. 81 (rN'elpts in
handl Added 10 this. Mr. lAnou tie. the cos
tuner. has received from me- $40 Tor The COZ
Tunes III the Count aud NJ ~ Fairbanks. One
OF these cnstum, Wis mida Conspicuous by
being worn ty NJ rs Fairbanks IN the streets Of
this rltV, IN dlr't contrav"ntion al my cont rAct
Will the coAumrr not to spcak OF the violation
OF good taste
during thn Counts engagement with mo |
have certainly paid dearly Tor TIE prtvllog, Of
fuhrrlng his ShakrHpeurpan "nOrrnituH. Since
my first connection W,th HIM | have never
known peaceful day. VIM j. FLEMING.
NEw YORK, April 3.