New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-30
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
A SEASON DE GRAND OPERA.
THERE WILL BE. A WAGNER FESTIVAL IF THE
MONEY CAN BE RAISED.

THERE WILL BE- A WAGNER FESTIVAL If The
MONEY CAN BE RAISED.
II the people Of Brooklyn want week OF German
opera they can probably have IT by putting up INC
money guarantee invariably exacted ny DIRECTOR
Stanton. The tour Of the company, which peshs az
the close of its seventeen weeks engagement al inc
Metropolitan Opera House. includes the clues OF Dos
ton Buffalo, Chicago and Milwaukee, hessrs' MOVIES
& Morris. Of the Amphion Academy, Brooklyn are
endeayorng 10 raise the necessary subscription to IN
duce Mr. stanton to let the company sing week a.
that house before going to Boston Recently they ssuea
circular in which the possibility OF week OF herman
opera at the new theatre laid before the puDnc'
In that circular the managers stated that 'hey had
the option of securing the entire Metropolitan opera
Company under the direction Of Anton sedi' lot
Wagner opera festival TO occupy one week. ana SUD
scriptIon lists were thrown open with view TO secr-
ing number of tentative subscribers sufficiently large
TO Justify the managers in Offering the extensive guar
antee required by the oIera people. The Understands
Ing upon which these lists laid before Subscribers
is that no money shall be paid unless the ARRANGEMENT
is fully effected. The subscriber simply guarantees
to take one or seats for the festival In case inc
company is secured. m ~, c.. rho
guarantee the opera company Is mpefstve sb anu
until 1t is forthcoming no agreement can DC
The next two or three weeks Will deciae inc ma''cr'
sTREETCAR MEN ASKING NEW TERMS.
District Assembly, No. 10, Knights of Labor has
served President Lewis of the Brooklyn City RAILROAD
Company, with copy of the agreement 1t wishes him
10 make with them for 1889. II differs In severai
important respects from the old one. In the hrst
place II is provided that no conductor, driver brake
man or grfpman shall be required to work more
than ten hours day, the work 10 be performed
within twelve consecutive hours" Holsters are 10
be required to take of only eighteen horses, IN
stead of twenty, as at present. The Knights also
require that hereafter onethd of the number OF cars
run shall be run as trIppers' instead OF one-quareI
a, formerly Railroad officials retcent as 10 thcir
Intentions and no meeting Of the directors oil tne
brooklyn City Railroad Will be held until January ~
TAKING POISON BECAUSE SHE WAS sCOLDED
Mamie Collins. age seventeen, living at NO. 22o
Twentethst attempted suicide by taking poison yes
terday She had lately been assocating with girls OF
questionable character and had been severely scoded
by her mother As soon her condition was dis
covered by her parents, physician was sumnoncu'
and after much difficulty her life was saved
COMPLAINTS OF SELLING DISEASED MEAT.
Dr. l. Mclean has written a letter TO the Health
authorities I'm which he complains OF the frequent sale
of diseased taken from the carcasscs OF animals
who have died of consumption, or, as he terms IL,
bovine tuberculosis DR.. Mclean has been reques'eu
no call and give his evidence 10 the Health Cohmis-
soner