New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-28
| which werr ccnrlre rembers Of thc Board. The

which were genuine members Of thc Board. The
others were non-mcmbers and mostly Boys
All the theatres this week have presented unusually
attractive bills and have nearly all enjoyed large
patronage. The chief interest centred In the produc-
ton OF I" Tho Yeomcn OF the Guard at the Grand
Opera House Tuesday night by Rudolph Aronsons
company. Tho critics have all pitched into the new
opera and al lamened the decline Of Mr. Gilbert yet
the piece was we'll received and the houses all tho
week have been crowded The Duff Onera Com
rany, at the Columbia, finished its fourth week of
The Queens Mate tonight. and the audiences show
no signs OF falling of. The engagement OF Mr..
Pamers company at the Chicago Opera House ends
tonight They gave Heart of Hearts for the first
time In Chicago this week At Hooley's. Miss Vokes.
whose support by the way, has steadily declined until
nothing but Miss vokes remains. has had successful
week OF Il. II is the intention of the management of
McVicker's to take control of The Midsummer
Nights Dream company again next summer begin
ming about the end Of May, ard make use of It for
spectacular production OF The Tempest which will
be placed tho stage under the direction of Mr.. Nc
Wicker.
The will Of John Wentworth, which was offered for
probate Thursday leaves the bulk OF his fortune to his
only child, Roxanna Wentworth. who IS now about
thirty years OF age The value of the estate IS put
down at million and half, Of which onlAe375 900
Is personally. This falls short Of what has ordinarily
been believed to be the extent of Dir. Wentworth's
holdings and is believed to be much too conservative
statement. Mr. Wentworth's nephew, Noses is made
trustee and has charge of the entire estate for five
years, during which time lands stocks to be
sold. At the expiration of that period, Moses
II alive and living in Chicago, comes into his inner
itancc. lie gets something like half of the estate
All the income Of the remainder Of the estate, worth
perhaps million and half, after other requests
are paid is to 60 to Mr. Wentworths daughter II she
marries and has children, then In due time to be d.
vlded among them. If she has none then Moses gets
all. Miss Wentworth is already rich, having in
hertcd fortune from her mother.
| An interesting flower show was given here the
other day by John Lane, a successful amateur for
culturist, who has large place at Kenwood. Mr.
Lanes particular hobby is chry santhemums and he
has achieved some remarkable results In tho course
OF his experiments In the display were some ex
remely large plants six feet high and four feet
across, loaded with flowers Dwarf plants, six inches
high, in full bloom, and miniature plant, one inch
in height, fully leafcd and budding were among the
curious effects number OF local florists sent exhibits
and some Eastern florists sent plants, including the
Philadelphia prize set, from Robert Craig, of that
city; a set OF fancy seedlings, from Hollock & Sons.
Queens, " Y, and some choice varieties from NJ. X.
Harris, Philadelphia.
church fair under the auspices Of the Jennie
Lind Society, Is being held in the Swedish quarter
Of the town this week. and It's object is to pay of
the debt of ST. Ansgarius Church. 1t seems that
| nearly forty years ago, when Jenny Lind visited
Chicago, she purchased a lot I'm Sedgwicb-st, and
gave il to a swedish society that was raising money
TO build a church. Later she assisted in laying the
cornerstone. The church has always been In debt.
however and to relieve IL from this burden delegates
from eleven Swedish societies organized the j, nay
| Lind Society. This society undertook the task o.
raising funds 10 quidatc the debt. and q first
| step projected fair TO last eight days
| Tho Chicago Art Institute has finally decided on
.opir.~
OF the trustees has been practically unanimous In
favor Of this for some time, but rs another set oil
employees would have to be provided the financial
aspect of the question compelled delay. That was
settled By the offer OF J. W. Ellsworth TO pay the
new expense for one year. Admission will be free
and the time from O'Clock In the afternoon until D.
At the quarterly meeting OF the State Board Of
Health held hero Thursday, the secretary predicted
another smallpox epidemic, the disease having made
Its appearance in Toronto. Buffalo, Philadelphia, and
points I'm Connecticut Massachusetts, Ohio, Tennes.
sec Minnesota, Iowa and California The origin OF
many outbreaks IS as yet upinuGn. but immls grants
from China and Europe have introduced the Infection
| In many localities.
The Scotchmen OF Chicago, at a meeting held here
this week. at which all the Scottish societies In tho
city represented, decided 10 erect statue OF
Robert Burns In Of the parks