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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-01
SILVER JUBILEE OF LADIES' SCHOOL.
MRS, REED GIVES TO HER ALUMNAE SOCIETY

MRS, REED GIVES TO HER ALUNNAE. SOCIETY
TWENTY lrwo ACRES FOR A SUMNER HOME,
Silver Jubilee services in honor OF the twenty. fifth
anniversary OF the foundation Of Mrs. sylvanus
Reeds school for young women were held Thursday
night at ST. Thomas's Church by the Rev. Dr. Brown.
assisted BY the Rev. Or. DIX, Dean Hoffman and
Archdeacon Mackay Smith. The young women Of the
school wore uniforms and head dresses OF white and
rendered the music for the services. Tho scholars
presented to Mrs. Reed gold medallion bearing her
portrait In relief side and suitable inScnp-
ton the other. Mrs. Reed gave to thu Reed
Aiumnas League twenty-five arreS Of land in Mon.
mouth County, N J., known As the Globe of Saint
Euuice" upon which the League will build and main
tain q summer home for poor people. Cards Of an
mission were required. and the church was crowded
with q fashionable audience.
The twenty -hfk annual commencement OF
Mrs Reeds school was held In the parlors or No.
East Fifty. thirdst. yesterday afternoon The pro
gramule opened with song by the school, then fol
lowed recitatons by the preparatory department, the
giving OF testimonials and prizes to The preparatory
department, the report of the German department,
German recitation by Miss Kerens, bird song by the
school, the report Of the French department. ocatons
In French by Mss l.. simmons and Miss 4. Morgan,
the comforting OF prizes and diplomas in the German
department, comforting Of prizes and diplomas in the
French department, song In German by Mss Lindsay.
report Of the collegiate department reports In ths
departments Of phlqlogy, p hymn by the school,
presentation Of tesnponials in the collegiate dopAr.
meDt, ode by Mss Kerens, address By the Rev.
DR. John Han, exercises according 10 Delsarts song
by the school, comforting OF English diplomas, hymn,
and the benedictiOn by the Rev. DIR. Green.
The graduates in French Misses Lorraine
and Vanderpoei Newark; Mary Bartlett, BALI.
more Louise Simmons, Helen wnletts. Madeline
schsper and Eugene V. Hi, OF New-York; graduates
IN Gcrman-Mary Bartlett, Baltimore: Annie l.
Hay, eprin gfeld; IdA Homnler and Jessica Allen,
New-York; graduates in Engsh--BerthE Dcktt,
Portland, Me-; Althea Bedle, Jersey cry Elizabeth
Boale, PiuSburg: Marion Hall, ashlngton Eugenio
V. Hin, sarah Hunter, Isabel Mumsel, Eugenie stat
ford, Mabel Lauer, Pauline Price. Clara Raht, Marion
Schuyler and Louisa Little, Of New York. The diplo
were presented by Ex-Governor Bedle. Of New
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-01

In tho French exhibit OF total OF $50 artists in OH
only twenty-Seyen are women Most represented
by portraits, shH life. other initiative deco
fatiVo forms OF art In total OF 2T2 exhibitors Of
sculpture, twelve are women. Madame Elisa Bloch
exhibits bronze group Illustrating Roman immOla
ZION, Madame Mathde ThOmassoyer manifests
marked ability IN group Of greyhound aud
uesr' In tbs class composed OF waterc0l
Oe, CHARCOAL Sketches pastcS, bistc, miniatures and
porcelain decoration. the number OF exhibitors IS ia
Ihelr themes arc flowers and pOrtTpits. with only
one landscape, by Jeanne Duranh. There are about
.oO exhibitors IN the group of enEavlngs and lIthog
Taphy' OF these fourteen women, chiefly etchers.
IN lgland where instruction has been equally acceS-
sIDG Tor some time to both sexes, OF a total OF ia
exhibitors In oils, seven women. One OF them Is
inc VIE OF Alma Tadema and four are OF non. English
DHth or extraction In tho watercofor class the
totd number OF exhibitors Is scventy.twO, including
zen women. They show greater breadth and COM
posurc than the French women a1uarelllsts but less
refinement and duleT color sense. In a total OF
seventeen English scuptOrs there is one woman bred
IN gars Ellth GWynn Jeffreys, who has successfully
presented Medea charming 10 sleep the dragon In a
tota or thirty exhibitors Of ctchings engravings
there Is only woman, Miss Armstrong who shows
excellent work in dry point. Kate Grcenaway Is the
only woman exhibitor In tho class of original draw
ings. II should be remembered that all artists arr
not IN the Exposition Rosa Bonheur Is abscnt from
The French section, and Elizabeth Thompson Butler
Is unrepresented In tho English. In the American
line art exhibit in n total OF $50 exhibitors I'm oils
seventeen are women. They rank generally with the
men, MARGARET Z, SULLIVAN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-01
GRADUATES OF MISS BRowy's SCHOOL.

Fifteen young were graduated from Miss Annie
Browns School for Girls last evening In the Madison
Avenue Reformed Church. at FityseyenthsL Each one
dreSAOd IN white and the platform. and In turn
read her essay while the church hiod with AdmrnG
friends The horal display beautiful and the bou
qu"ts presented 20 the GRADUATES protus and hand
The Rev Dr. A T. Klttrrlge opened the
c!s with prayer and the girls delivered their
follows: "Gri Graiuatcs' Grace Tinguc; "Of All
wCs U'o. the BsSt one f. 20 Llys Well with Who Ha.
None Agnes DrnIson Cram; "A Plea for the Poor
spcl!cr" Emma Louis" Hstotnc, The Schoolgirl and
the Piano" George May Pcnneld; "LnJrcc'ion. Oh
MenIe Downing Hatch; "ilomr, Sweet Home Helen
Sanborn Sargeant Northern Lights Mabel WColycroD
sAfd; - Cold wind From tho East" Lillian los Harts
horne; "wc'twatt Ho" Daisy Mauis Hayden; 80
Slow the Growth oi What & Excellent Intte Lee
Buxton; "NothnE Sot CTfucaL- Florence Rosonbaum:
"Kocnign IuIse" May Francis Johnson Po"m-"A Dream
81 go Dora Adcllns Tof"y Class Motto-"Th"y Fail.
only They Who Have Not SrYrn' Resale Clarkson;
vacdctorv IullA Olivia LshRirn. hehnihs Murray But
v made an Interesting adrrs and the class sang their
odn which by Miss Toncy, muEe composed
By pr Smith n. PcnHe!d DR.. Ktuedgo pronounced tho
6anedlcuDL.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-01
DIED

80 ss2 s e sarah and d' late Rev.
Funeral At his late residence tho parsonage Saturday
cHEw-on Thursday morning. Nay So 1899 olrss. Pier.
w1fs Of Beverly Chsw ann only daughter OF RsvJ
Fdn lee o. Wiz iH oS held IL Church of 81 Mary this
Esn %sss ens SR TG5' on NAY sy us
Il is kindly requested that no bowers be sent .
sGS The A% s bGa nay e. Rsns Sn
Funeral services from her late resdencs on Saturday jane
Inerm.nt private
DoLsoS-In Brooklyn. Friday, May 81 1889, Edward
Funefs services a. his late residence 81 Banbrdssst
IRteuent private. .. So.
FERGUsoN-At stamford CT on Friday. May 81. Edward
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
Nay sSh GS AZ Rssdns h.ss
daughter Of VIM Montgomery.
H0LTt Is19 Van D OF T %efasid, ana 1s 20
r. Holt aged months and ID days. = { !
9 6 Esy Nag Fl saa @oa daughter Of WI"
The funeral will be private .,.s
Illness nom pneumonia Ida NJ, Kstoham. y.
services from her Late residence 2Sl West lS9dst
rn SeHEsaI Se II St LII
Van zandt widow Of Charlie, Austin Asigs.
or F , NAY 81 W Miami R eldest .bS so1 e
son St n buch cha IN the AN year Of bis age
Notice Of funeral hervattsr.
d Mount Ssyi 1 Oliver 's Mss fO'
residence 2A5 Brooklyn
N Y on Saturday atlsruoon AZ p. m. Relatives and
friends invited TO attend
Please omit flowers.
McDoNALD-On Thursday. May 30. 1899 Arthur Randls
Mcdonald son Of Albert o. and Isabel Mcdonald In bis
9TH year
Saturday Juno !. az o'clock 2. M.
MCSEEL-On May 81 residence OF her sister, Mra
Morgan l. Smith, 10 Washington Place Newark NJ-
of the late John II. Rrower OF New. York City.
,r finera services will Presbyterian Church
corner University Place and 10Th SewYork CRty,
Monday a. Jrne ), M 10 O'CLOCK AeAuVes and htends
invited 10 attend.
PIACE-on Thursday May go 1889, his residence
S75 CIintonaye Brooklyn after long illness, Heavy 9.
Place
Funeral private.
POILLON-At Milford Pike County, Penn. Friday May
81 1880 John J. POilon. formerly Of New. York. 80
sunday June . from his late resdenca.
at3p.
TABB-On Friday morning. May 81 Katherine Valentine
Tabb wife OF philip abh OF White Marsh Va and daugh-
Fraacis Norris, In the 06t OF her
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
TURNERon Wednesday May 70. Louisa f. sherer wife Of
the lata Myron Turner. .
Funeral residence l6t West l3oh sstnr
day. June !, at2 o'clock D. m.
wIrTHAUsAt the residence Of his brother: Edwin J.
Witthaus suddenly. Thursday Nay So II. Henry Wit
haus IN the +6th year Of his ago.
Funeral
Interneat al Greenwood
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-01
RAISING MONEY FOR ATHLETIC ACTORS.
THE BENEFIT AT THE METROPOLITAN orERA
l. HOUSE A GREAT SUCCESS


/ HOUSE A GREAT SUCCESS.
Tho programme offered at the Metropolitan Opera
House yesterday afternoon for the benefit of the
Actors Athletic Association proved 20 DO pleasing
In performance 81 was novel in composition. An
excellent orchestra with Gusave Kerker conductor
began the entertainment with Eicolais overture TO
1.-THE Merry Wives OF Windsor" This was followed
by tug Of war, in which Frazer Coulter, Frank
Lane Wilton Lackaye and John I. Sullivan were OPP
posed by De Wolf Hopper, Digby Bell, Thomas O.
sesbrooke and Edwin c. Stevens. The former team
gained the advantage at the start and held 1t during
the two minutes of the contest.
Fred. Leslie, in dress suit, but wearing hts make
up, bald wig and rim Of hat sang KIaloc," and
had 10 respond to half dozen recalls. T. ". Keene
gave Anonys Grafton over Caesar, and was efficiently
supported by some fifty we'll known actors as citizens
OF Rome. No actor had so intelligent and spirited
mob to address, ami not the work Of the famous
saxe-Meiningen Company could have been better
Every word Mr. Keene spoke could be distinctly
heard IN all parts Of the house
He and his assis ants rewarded with tunultuouS
applause. Miss Nelly Fa-en and Miss Lefty Lind
delighted everey with song and dance from
/" Esmeralds" Eugene oudin and Miss Manola sang
and Lewis Morrison recited and all were recalled.
A brief sketch entitled Venus and Adonts intro
duced Miss Rosna Vokes, Henry K. Dixoy and Fer
dInand Gottschalk. Miss VokeS and Mr.. Dlxey ap
peared statues and were extremely amusing The
dancing Of Miss vokes reused great enthusiasm. Six
COMEDIANS, Evans and Hoey, Frank Daniels, Digoy
Bell. James T. Powers and Richard Golden sang tho
Tigers Chorus from "Adonis7 On being recalled
they substituted SRazzle- DaEIleS John L. Sullivan
and william Mudoon announced 10 wreStle, but
In consequence of the non arrival o. the trunk con-
tanning their stage-clothng they were unable to do
It, They appeared, however for a moment before the
audience to receive generous welcome. Miss Lillian
Russell the only important absentee An apology
was made for her the ground that she
was verfsgued from two performances on Thursday.
The programme was ended with short burlesqus OF
Antony and Cleopatra written for the occasion by
CLAY NJ Greene. wilton LackAye was the hero and
De Wolf Hopper the lovesick and lssome heroine
Miss sylvia Gray danced chsrmingy in the scene Of the
revels and James T. Powers, dressed as Nadjy. did
buresoue dance, which he wound up with somerssult
that fairly drought down" the house. A number OF
comedians, also attred in burlesques OF ballet
tunes, contributed n1ch fun.
The house well filled The receipts for Tickets
were R437l Aunt Louisa Eldridge. with many
pretty and active assistants whose eloquent words and
entreatng glances II was Impossible TO resist, sold
flowers 10 the amount OF &iOn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-01
4 VIEW rRlys.PAcIWO SERVICE.

San Francisco, May 81 (SpecaD.-Ietters received
hero by the last China mall confirm the recent rumor
that the Peninsula and Oriental Company will run
from shanghai and Yokohama to San Diego, and that
tho company had made bids 10 the Canadian Govern
mcnt TO nun a feet from England 10 Halifax, Nova
Scotia and from Vancouver to China. The steamers
the Pacific route TO san Diego will probably be the
Victoria britannia and Oceana Of 1900 tons. The
company owns ffty.eght steamers. 1t Is estimated
that thsy can make the trip from Hong Kong in four
teen DAYS as against eighteen days by tho Pacific Mail
steamers The American steamship companies have
Ind hard struggles and ~ this and powerful COM
pottor appears they will go TO the wall unless the
Government helps them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-01
Mr.. BLAIYES PUDD'N WAS "FR0SE."

From The Washington Post
When James G.. Blaine the speaker OF the Maine
legislature away back In the nfties, he gave ecrp
ton one evening 20 the whole body. They all came,
and every one was made cordially at home oy me man
Who oven then possessed that subtle influence "hCh
won mems minds a. well as mems allegiance.
A fine collation. was set forth, and heartily enloyeu
by the members. many Of whom for the INST ume
tasted the refined product OF the caterers art ono
old fellow from MlliohlnucAemuck, or ArooStook or
kennobec kasS ssbaltus, certainty distinguished hl
self oyster pattles and chicken croq9eites, Gom
meats and lobster salads disappeared In his direction
cream merngues and charlotte russo deyiled crabs
and sailed almonds fed at his approach. lie got
hold Of a picked olive, and made wry race as no
sIinpeh IL syIy under tho table. Finally he struck
a nials of ice cream. A huge spoonful graNitated
toward tho gap In his countcnance and disappeared
within. A look OF panied surprise shot across hl:
lace Ho didn't know whether he had been burned
or frozen Tears came into his eyes as his Adam
ample came up and let the chilly morsel pass he sat
ne dsh down and then piched Il up again.
Looking around he saw Speaker Blame surrouhaed
nv a group OF ladies and gentlemen. lie sided mp
and watched his opportunity. 9. ..,.-.,,,.,,.
but / kinder thort l ort tew tell ye NJ Blaine
IFS few tad, but this ere pudd'n Is fro2e.'
Now who but the Pine Tree statesmen would have
had the infinite and innate courtesy 10 taste tbs
i,r cream critically and say: SO Y Is, That u
strange Ito thOn goes OF and comes back In 4
rrinutn with the remark; II Is all right, Mr.. Rug
gics II is new-langled fixing that they freeze on
nuTpose.H
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-01
.ss; gwen ne A.lf crown % show him vAs.s ss
4 WoMANS MrsTgaf0Us DEaTH
THE POLICE INVESTIGATING THE ALLEGED
aIrIcInE nr xrrs nrntnrra or, s.

SUICIDE OF MES. LINDER, OF BALrIMoRE.
Baltimore, May 81 lsreciaD.--There are soma mys.
terous circumstances connected with tho death OF Ms
rosebushes In the garden Of her homa near BALTIMORE
last evening. There was bulIethole IN her sseht
temple and pistol found beside the body VIII
two chambers empty. Her husband, John Lnder.
keeps a summer resort. There has been trouble b.
tween tho couple, the wife being Jealous Of Mos
Maggie Smith. In searching the house to-day the
police found the words Good night Now get your
other One' scrawled in chalk on the 'front.' Of the
bureau Ia the dead womans room. When found tho
body lying on the back with tho arms folded
across the breast. The husband tells this story:
Ny adopted daughter ana were IN the house.
went TO HeghbOF'S and 10y Vile and were lea
hOne. went 10 the front part OF The houEc, and
returned foW minutes laier 20 find my wife SoEt,
few minutes later heard sound ~ II q saGk Of
sound was heard and it seemed sharper Than tue
bedore, and / Sumo one mad fred q shok
! searched around the woods back OF the h5uss buh
G SOa.s not rot, find any one. ! reentered tbs
place near mine, passing the door In a buggy. I
called him In and sald my wife missing and asksd
him to help hunt for her We walked around the gar
den, and few minutes later East shouted that mr.
pistol which she purchased few weeks ago ON he3
left side. Blood pouring from her temple Her
arms were folded across her breast" -.fs.
The dean womaD'S brother says that wednesday
ing company with Mrs. smith she would hill him On
commit suicide.
East Is said TO have stated that the position Of the
Woman's body, lying a. full length upon tho groun4
with her clothing araD red nicely about her vas Dot
such as would have likely happened in 3 case Of
gulcide
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-01
CAREER OF CHARLES II. PARTRIDGE.

TO he EdtIor OF Ihe IrlObhe
Sir: Charles Il. Partridge, who has been arrested
IN New York for njurnI 4 man in scltdeiencc, Il
one OF the beA known young men In Elmira. Ito is
manager OF extensive Wholesale lumber yard under
the firm of Henry NJ. Partridge q son, in the
ceutre OF the humber district IN NewYork City. Mr.
Partridge is a Dartmouth graduate OF the class OF
's2, an only son, upright and earnest In business
transactions and \ worthy representative Of all old
and widely esteemed Now England family. His father.
tho Hon. Henry ". Partridge, has been 10 leading
lumber merchant OF Elm!nl since 1881. Inc cnttm
community sympahiLc with the young man In this
unfortunate affair aud trust that his hOnOrcd name
may stand untarnlshed, v
Elmlra, n. Y, May so, 1850.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-01
LnHN GILBERr's ILLNESS.

Boston, May 81 (spccaD.-John Gilbert, The
comedian, Is extremely sick man. but his physician
Dr. II. NJ Jenegon does not abandon hope. notwth
standing his age. Mr. Gilbert lacking only few weeks
Of eighty years old. He came 10 Boston two weeks
ago and since then has beeu under the care OF Dr
Jerneeon, who successfully carried Mr. Gilbert through
severe illness FIVE years ago at Hesea
Mr. Gilbert IS suffering from pneumonia Of the right
lung, complicated with serious kidney troubles. on
Thursday and to-day he rested well, but is suffering
this evening from exhaustion. He is staying at tho
home of his Wifes sister. Mrs. Clarke, In Rutland st.
whore he has for years made bis home when IN Boston
Mr. Gilbert is cheerful and sanguine, expecting 10 play
next season rs usual.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-01
SUICIDE or A MINISTER FROM Hartford.

II
PHILADELPHIA, May 81 (specalI.-The Rev. william
L. Gage, a minister Of Hartford, Conn, committed
suicide in this city at O'Clock this morning by jump
ing from fourth story window Of ths orthopedic
Hospital at Seventeenth and Summer SITS. He was
Immediately taken into the hospital, where he fingered
until few minutes after 10 O'Clock The unfortunate
mans relatives in Hartford were summoned, and they
expected 10 arivo in this city tomorrow To 'aRe
charge OF the body 1t was at first thought that Mr.
Gage had fallen out OF the window while seeking the
fresh air but the position Of tho body when found
soon disposed OF that theory. TIE Matrn said this
afternoon: There doubt that 1t was deliberate
suIcde'
Tho Rev Mr. Gage about hfty-six years OF age
and came To the orthopedc Hospital twenty DAYS ago
pastnrae IN Hartford time ago and was deVotmg
his leisure time 10 writing for religious magazines
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-01
SELECTIONS From lie MAIL
REFORM AND RAILS.

10 nc razor OF The Tribune,
Sir: Your admirable editorial In Thursdays Trib-
umo under the utbe Of Reform and Rails can be
very furrlby illustrated by simple application OF the
arlthmetlcGl rule OF addition. rs You pertln"nily
say our competition with English rail, IS not at Pits
burg but at several Atlantic ports Hence Il will
nor do compare the value Of STEEL rails in London
with the prevailing price at Pittsburg.
Assuming for illustration that the average price Of
all fr-ightS over the Ncw-YOrk Central Railroad for
the year 1857 f. O., O.75 per ton per MILE bo added
the Of a25 per ton n Pusburg In order 10 esti.
maze tho relative value Of rails At principal ports
OF importation By this calculation have the fol.
Inulnp rcsnli.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-01
MAINTAINING THAT THERE Is NO INFRINGE.
MDNT ON ANOTHER PLAY

hDNF ON ANOTHER PLAY.
Argument was heard yesterday by Judge wallace
In the United States Circuit Court on a motion made
by DIN, Riyes Montgomery on behalf of Augustin
DAILY against George p. Webster. William A. Brady
aud Henry c.. Miner The complalnauts aleee thai
the railway scene N q After DarkD as presented by
tho defendants is an infringement on the copyright
Of Days play "undsr tho GaslightS The latter
play, containing q scene in which bound man Is
placed ON a railway track and narrowly escapes
death, was written In 1867, and year later Dion
Boucicault then living in London, wrote After
Dark Litigation arose when After Dark' was
first produced In this city and the courts then de-
Clded that the railway an infringement ca
the copyright Of Under the Gasught." An aiI.
davit submitted yesterday from Dion Boucicanlt
10 the effect that no had not been a party to the
first suit and was then out OF the country. He do
clares that he has never Under the Gaslight7
and that his play was founded in part upon " The
Bohsmians Of Paris" and not at ali on Mr. Days
play. Ex.Judge A. J. DlttenhoefeF argued on behalf
Of the defendants that Mr.. Days play was not
properly copyrighted and that the scenes In tho two
plays were dIssimllar. This was not the way IN
which tho scene had been played in Philadelphia, but
was q change first introduced at the present engage
maintained that Mr.. Day's copyright was or no
value, because the tide the published book was
not exactly similar, as tho law requires IL must
DO, to-that copyrighted.
,ludgo wallace said he was OF the opinion that
while tho perform ance Of After Dark given In
Philadelphia, might have been infringement, he
did not think that that at the Peoples Theatre was
He considered the question about the validity Of the
copyright a serious one. Mr.. DIN then asked for
few days IN which TO prepare brief on this point,
and Judge wallace granted bis request.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-01
no VOTE on PROHIBITION IN RHODE ISLAND.

10 VOTE on PROHIBITION IN RHODE ISLAND.
Providence May 81 SpeciaD.-The question of the
repeal OF the prohbitory amendment will be sub
mltted To the people on June 90. The bill was rail
roaded through both houses Of tho Legislature, at
Newport yesterday, with only nominal opposition
Then tho legislature voted TO postpone the date
when the Ballot Reform law will 90 into operation
until June 30 that Il Will not apply 10 the proh
hition question. The temperance people arc indig-
nant at what they consider plan 70 place them at
disadvantage. Although the campaign viii be less
than three weeks In length, It is probable that It
will DO lively on tho part Of the defenders OF prohi-
biaIn. The woman's Christian Temperance Union
held q meeting to-day to make arrangements for
the campaign. Although the date Of the election
ls right In The midst OF the graduation exercises OF
the schools and also in the middle Of haying' the
Prohibluonlss expect 10 hold more than two-ffths
vote and thus defeat the repeal The Repealers how
ever, are confident OF victory.