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TO SAVE THE OPERA HOUSE
Stock ckholdera Devise - Scheme TO buy In the
Property In Foreclosure.

Stockho holdera Devise Scheme to Buy In the
Property In Foreclosure.
Thirty stockholders OF the Metropolitan
Opera House Company met yesterday after
noon In the directors room OF the Mutual Life
Insurance Company. ~ Nassau street. in
respons go to call sent out last week by Presi-
dent James A. Roosevelt OF the Board OF
Directors. urging them to come together and
take steps to protect their interests nt the
foreclosure sale OF tho property on Feb. Ii.
Elbrdge T. Gerry presided. and among those
present were George Henry Warren. Henry
Clews. II. Mex. Twombly. who represented
the Vanderbilt interests: James A. Roosevelt.
Adrian lselin. Sr.. George Haven. George +.
Baker. Adrian Iselin. Jr.. and George Peabody
Wetmore.
Nearly all present were in favor OF saving
the Opera House for the production Of grand
opera. Those Of the stockholders who are
tired OF opera house schemes and are oppos ed
to rebuilding. discreetly stayed away from the
meeting. content to ieave their interests In the
opera house in the hands Of their more zeal
ons associates.
Mr.. Henry Clews submitted scheme OF his
own. which he set forth In tho following
motion:
That the Chair Irroint committee ot three to con-
fer BY or Mh a. tho
Join in the purchase OF the Mctropoitnn opera House
,nt Companys property at the auction sale. the 14th
securing MT least thriytonr stockholders to n
then the committee TO he authorized buy the prop
All price ] si can
Mr.. Haven seconded tho motion. and It was
carried. Af,er some delay Mr.. Gerry appointed
on the committee Henry Clews. Chairman. j.
Pierpont Morgan. and Charles Iancr.
Mr. tiews said later In the day: Tho COM
milton will probably not have to pny as much
Rs Sl.7JO.UOO. because 1t in expected that the
property can he bought for the amount Of the
debts. S1.3OO0O0."
Il second committee. healed by George
tho plan which Mr.. Warren has set on foot This
plan provides. in effect. for the organization Of
q new company with capital stock OF
S1.OI0.OOO. divided into twenty shares OF
S5O.o each. This scheme for reconstruction
is based on the expectation that the whole
property can be rented. with the stipulation
that fifty performances OF grand opera shall be
given during tho winter season. for sufficient
aum to pay tho interest on the amount in ex-
cess q! the capital OF S1.OOO.OOO which the
property will cost. together with all taxes. re-.
rnirs. and other expenses.
These two plans do not conflict with each
other. They are in harmony. and the stock
holders intend to try to carry ont both. Mr..
Clews hns taken n share in Mr.. Warren's com
rany and Mr.. Warren has subscribed for q
sl.are in Mr.. Clews's company.
The sun., 1893-01-31
Speaker DnvI. swear. Out warrants.

MEMPHIS. JAN 30-The sensational charges
made against the Hon. Ralph Davis. Speaker
OF the Tennessee House Of Representatives.
by the .Scnnitor on Saturday. in which 1t was
alleged on the sworn statement OF Nathan
Simon that Davis had got from him $3.50 to
over $1,000. eliminated to-day in the arrest
OF A. b. Pickett. the editor. o. X. Underwood. u
reporter, and Nathan Simon. The arrests
Dubose. whom the Scinitar has been attack
iLg; Davis subsequently, swore out warrants.
fxed Mt $500 and was promptly. given. Later
evil suits for $50 600 each wero begun against
the Scnnitdr. the Commercial. and Nathan 81
made and other corroboratiye evidence was
published by the Scin,ltar and Conmercial to-,
proceedings Davis has only his denial. upsup-
ported by other evidence.
The sun., 1893-01-31
LYING IN STf7R.

A Vast TbronG Views the Body or Gen.
Abner Doubleday in the CITY EInii Yesterday.
The body Of Gen. Abner Doubleday lay in
state in the City Hall yesterday as had the
bodies Of Gems. Ulysses s. Grant. James A.
Garfield. and Judson Fitzpatrick before him.
At 1880 o'clock the band OF the First United
States Artillery. stationed ut Fort Hamilton.
marched onto the plaza in front OF tho City
Hall playing a funeral march. Following 1t
was Battery G. First Artillery. commanded by
First Lieut. ]. II. Honeycutt; Lafayette Post.
140. G. A. H.. led by Commander A. g. Mills.
and a plain black hearse bearing an oak coffin.
Funeral services had been held early in the
day in st. Marks Episcopal Church at Mend
ham. N j.. and the funeral party came to Now
The sun., 1893-01-31
Fire In the ScnrhOro Flat.

For about half an hour yesterday after
noon there was a lively little blaze In tho
Scarboro fiat, at 170 West Eighty-sixth street.
Tho fro started In the curtains on the top fiat
occupied by Lawyer W. II. Blain. Mrs. Dlain and
n servant tried to put it out. An alarm was
runG after considerable delay There was not
9, man In the living rooms OF the house. and
very much excited. 1. Y. Schmidt. who keeps
Il drug store on the ground floor. ran up stairs
and brought down in his arms fifteen
months old baby. The damage done by tha
fire is about $1,000.
The sun., 1893-01-31

came slowly forward. The audience cheered
devices in flowers, an Irish harp am opR them: :
Mr.. Murray and his company bowed profound
raised his baton for the first sweet strains OF
tho. song TINT has been sung by generation
o, the world grentest singers the song the
Nichols Crouch. composer OF Kathleen Nav
ourneen."
and was enthusiastic. There are other sing
ers besides the star. and some eXhilarating
zig dancing Is approximately introduced.
The sun., 1893-01-31
The schooner Norm.n'. Per,lou. voy.s.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 3O.-Capt. Traves OF the
schooner Norman. which arrived at Chester
to-day from Black River. reports having OF.
life.
Death from starvation stared his men in ths
almost a complete wreck BY the heavy seas
which swept over her from stem to stern. J.
Olsen. one OF the seamen WAS washed over.
board by q big comber and lost
The sun., 1893-01-31
Where Yesterday. Fire. wer,.

A. M-l2:3o, one story frame stable. Avenue A. he.
tween sixtysevcnth and sixtyeighth streets August
Braun damage $1,000: a:io 4a8 Broone street. Lux
and KaEtner Holman. j C. DoNd. and II. LeipslR
damage $500: IL 40 l1b West Eightysix street
William II Hliin. damage So 500
l. NJ 80. U3 hherlf street Thomas Murphy. dam.
age $40; 800. ~ sullivan street rear Mrs. Jul .
farses damage So s;sO 2o3 East Fourth street pr.
samuel keTskONltO damage $3.50: 90. aaS Eighth
street. Charles Mitchell damage slo0
The sun., 1893-01-31
DRAINED HIS CHILD.
bohemian Ex.Priest In Baltimore Sud
denly becomes Violently Iusnns,

A bohemian Ex.Priest In Baltimore Sud.
denly Becomes Violently Insnns,
BALTIMORE. Jan. 3O.-John c, IIodja. a native
OF Bohemia and an eX-priest. killed his infant
son Joseph. and probably fatally wounded his
tbree-year- Old son Charles, in the homo OF tho
family. in this city. last night The walnut
headboard OF the crib in which the child Jo-
seph was sleeping was the instrument OF the
tragedy. Mrs. Hodja gives this account OF the
affair:
My husba nd and retired about 10 o'clock
He had boon in good humor all day. and did
not notice anything peculiar in his actions
About 1880 he woke up and awakened me
also. He was breathing heavily and acting
rather Iueerly. l spoke to him and he struck
me in the mouth with his fist. and jumped out
Of bed; He began to rave. and rushed over to
the crib in which our youngest child. Joseph;
force ne then raised it. US il to strike nv
my second youngest child. FIdie. ran nov out Of OF
The room and called for help When the neigh
Kind to me. At tim es he would become me worried n
over little things and become greatly excited"
second one four Years ago. @ They had Mi' three s
children. She is about 70 years OF age: His
Irit wife ded ye Years ago They had four
oliG Church. this city. abandoned his religion
ed regularly Trinity Lutheran Church. A
clnssmate OF Hodia in the college at Thranov.
Bohemia. says now that Hodia has been in
sane for a number OF years. Not long ago he
was called to tho pastorate OF Protestant
congregation in Cleveland at a large salary.
fixed on Inventions one OF which was way Of
stopping railroad trains suddenly while they
were going at full speed.
Ilodja. after his horrible work. leaped
through window to the street and led. In
the course OF the day he returned to the
neiGhbOrhood OF his home and was arrested
He was wild and haggard looking. Hodla was
doing quite n successful business as a florist.
He is well educated. and an accomplished
The sun., 1893-01-31
Jersey City's Water Service EmuIating
Rrookiyn's.

The big main that leads all Jersey City's
water from the pumping station at Belleville
across the meadows TO High Service" burst
yesterday, and 1t was feared that Jersey City
would be left entirely without water. The en-
gineers got control OF it, however. and repaired
the damage before ni.htial. The main was
laid nearly forty years ago.
The sun., 1893-01-31
a staten Islander Kills Himself

George johnson. one OF the proprietors OF
q tin and sheet-iron working establishment at
New brighton. s, l.. shot himself in the cellar
beneath the store on Richmond terrace last
night.
He was seen to go into the cellar about q
o'clock. aud was found dead about three hours
and had no business troubles His brother.
who was his partner can assign no reason Tor
hLa act
The sun., 1893-01-31
Isabella Urauhart Married.

LONDON. Jaa. 3o-Miss Isabella Urquhart.
the actress. was married to-day to Mr.. Guy
h'andlng, son OF tho well-kpown English
tsctnr, Mr.. Herbert Standing, The weddin:
tSos tS6os place at the Msrylehone Church. Among
number of other Americans.
The sun., 1893-01-31
Etna Life Insurance Company.

The forty-third annual report OF the Etna
Life Insurance Company shows gross assets
Jan. i. 1904. $3s.675. .5ls. and liabilities $32.-
Gl0.47a The receipts for the year were 81.
h52.a5S and Disbursements $5.36l ,9l7 The
and matured endowments 81 .O34.017.
The sun., 1893-01-31

The duel however.wes not deferred. Swords
with considerable vindicttveness. Pichon. who
is n .collnborator with NJ. Clemenceau on La
Justice being evidently anxious to iniure
pichon seriously in tho ribs. while peroulSde
himself received a scratch from Pichon's
sword in tho face. The seconds then declared
honor satisfied. and Pichona wound received
immediate attention. DeroulGde was warmly
conyratulA Ated by his friends
The sun., 1893-01-31
Roth Guilty OF Adultery.

LONDON. Jan. 30.-The jury In the Gooch
divorce case to-d day returned verdict that
Lady Alice Gooch and her husband, Sir Alfred.
mad both been guilty OF adultery. and the
Sn On the ground, Of Sir Alfredo inndelity Was
therefore denied.
The sun., 1893-01-31
DKRoULEDE WOUNDS prcBoN
Il Was y Duel with Swords. nna Derou,ede
Was q Little Scratched Himself

VIEW DtttfS bcFbVcHeu HfmreH.
PARIS. Jan. 3o.-Deputies Deroulede and
Pichon fought duel with swords this after
noon. The duel was the result OF an insult
offered BY Deroulede to Pichon in the Cham
Der OF Deputies on Saturday. when Deroulede
called out to Pichon: You are NJ. Herzs
sleeping partner" Afterward In the lobby
D6roulede repeated the words A challenge
was the result. 1t was reported on Sunday
that Derouede wished his seconds to defer
final arrangements for the duel until Deputy
Pichon explained why he felt insulted by
mention OF his relations to Corn elius Herr.
The sun., 1893-01-31
BEAUTY ANDPURITY

Beauty Of skin and purity Of blood 60 hand
In hand. No greater blessing than . skin
without blemish. and body nourished By
pure blood. Is vouchsafed to man or woman.
It is the foundation Of health and happiness.
To cleanse tho blood. skin. and scalp Of every
eruption. impurity. and disease. and restore
the hair. no agency In the world OF medicine
Is 80 speedy. economical. and unfailing as the
CUTICURA REMEDIES. Everything about
them inspires confidence. They are absolute.
ly pure. and may be used on the youngest In
FAINT They afford immediate relief in the
most agonizing Of itching and burning ecxe-
mas. and other itching. scaly. and crusted
skin and scalp diseases. They prevent in
fiammation and cloEgng OF the pores. the
cause OF pimples. blotches. blackheads. red.
rough. and oily skin. They speedily cure
humors OF the blood and skin with loss OF
hair. whether simple scrotuious. hereditary.
or ulceratlve. They cleanse the system OF all
impurities by internal and external medica-
tion and constitute the most effective treat
ment OF modern times
Sold everywhere rricei Cur1cuRA. soo., SOAR.
25c; REsOLvENT. SLoo
Prepared by POTTER DRUo AND CHEMICAL con.
PoRATIoN. boston.
IAN About tho skin. Scalp and hair" % paess 800
Diseases. mailed frce.
The sun., 1893-01-31

The illness OF Mr.. Payne Clarke yesterday
compelled tho withdrawal Of Carmen" at the
Manhattan Opera House. and THE Bohemian
Girl" the best thing yet done by Manager
Hsmmerstein's English opera singers. was
hastily substituted last night. with Mr. Will
liam Xanten In the tenor role. Miss Agnes
Delaport was heard again as airline. and Mr..
Vincent Graham WINS the Count The familiar
songs were all kindly received by the audience.
who were In an indulgent mood. Conductor
Nuendorfi introduced several pleasing oyer.
to 10 produced to morrow night and Manager
Hamm ersten has hopes he may secure u
creditable representation OF the opera
The sun., 1893-01-31
Mrs. Lans.ry.. Yacht In n storm.

MARsEILLEs. Jan. 30-Mrs. Langtry's yacht
arrived here o-day from Cowes after tenn
pestuous voyage. Her deck was swept almost
her cabin and ruined most OF the gorgeous
furniture and carpets. Mira Langtry has post
poned her voyage until the damage can be re-
paired.
The sun., 1893-01-31
Rapid Transit Commission to Meet To-day.
At the meeting Of the Rarid Transit Com.


mission this afternoon the Manhattan Ele-
waited Company will make it's offer for the
privilege OF extending its roads and a small
army of citizens will appear for and against
tho plan. Tho Chadwick Civic Club. which
has ueen preparing rhetorical thunder for the
occasion for several days. will be represented.
The sun., 1893-01-31

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When shc was Child she cried for Castoria.
whsn she became Miss, she clung to Castoria.
When she had Children. shs gave them castoriA.
The sun., 1893-01-31

osiss sSs.l New VI PusiSstsSSs s IN sas ..as-ias
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-10-02
John C.. Parks Will.

CTATE OF VERMONT, ORLEANS DISTRICT,
- IS. In Probate Court, held at Barton
Landing in and for said District, ON the 25th
day of Sept, A. ID. 1893
An instrument purporting to be the last
Will and Testament of John @. Park
late of Barton, in said district, deceas-
ed, being presented to the Court by r.. w.
bate:
1t is ordered by said Court, that all persons
concerned therein be notified TO appear at a
session of said Court to be held at Probate
Office in Barton Landing on the 10th day OF
October "A. ID. 1893, and show cause, IL any they
may have, against the Probate OF said will:
For which purpose it is further ordc red that
a copy of the record of this order be publish
ed three weeks successfully in the Monitor,
printed at Barton, previous to said time APP
pointed for hearing.
BY the Court-Attest,
4o-42 FRANK S. ROGERS, Register.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-10-02

pumps, fire and water engines, pota-
toe diggers, kneading machines, port
able engines, threshing machines and
other things, though their show is
comparatively small Their work al
ways has the mark of durability upon
1T. The Canadians make a good exhib
it in machinery used in SO wing, reap
ing, threshing and grinding grain
They have their great Northwest
where the same class of machinery is
needed as in the prairie regions OF
this country. Toronto, Hamilton and
some other Canadian cities are great
manufacturing centers.
The progress that has been made in
the last fifty years in these lines of
machinery and farming implements
is sho wn in this room where the old,
rude machine is placed beside the
new one. The visitor at the Fair,
whether farmer or not, will be in
terested in this very important Sec
ton, which in this article takes a small
place because space will admit Of no
detailed description of the various
things shown The American manu-
facture may we'll be prou of this ex-
hibit and the American farmer has
cause to rejoice that he lives in Il
country where the inventor and the
manufacturer are putting the best
thought and work into the agricult
ural machinery.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-10-02

Worlds Fair to-day, Oct. Fired
Hoffman has been looking at the
sights at the Worlds Fair the past
week.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-10-02
CALEDONIA COUNTY.

Rev. l. P Chase and wife from the
Center are visiting in Enfield, N. H.
Mr. Chase will go from there to Plym-
outh, Mass, as delegate to the Ep-
worth League convention from the St.
Johnsbury district.
1t is stated that another note of
81, 800 has turned up on which the
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-10-02

e. ii. hitchcock and Mrs. =. il. Hen
dirk were called to Bakersfield recent
ly to attend the funeral of one of the
children of their sister, Mrs. Chas.
Morse. Mrs. Hendrix remained a
week to help care for one of the other
children who was sick.
On Tuesday night of last week, the
two barns on Ed. Ducharme's farm on
the West Hill were entirely consumed
by fire with the produce and farming
tools which they contained; also a
pair Of horses and a buggy wagon be-
longing to julius Deblois who lived on
the farm. Ducharme's property was
covered by an insurance Of $1,000.
Westmore.
H. E. Robinson is shingling his
house.
Calvin Gibson is quite low, suffer-
from paralytic shock.
A. w. Lyon has made an addition
to the cottage purchased of Humph-
rey, put in kitchen ETC., greatly i'm
proving it.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-03-10
IsirycIis,s Organize.

NEw YoHK. March o.-The National
Cycling Association OF America met to-
day and adopted constitution and racing
rules. and effected "a permanent orcaniza-
tion. The racing rules adopted conform
essentially To those in vogue in other
cycling associations. Tho following oiii-
GERS were elected: e. II. Byrnc. Brooklyn,
president; u. A. Egan, Philadelphia. Sec
rotary and treasurer; governing board I:
T.. l.. Powers. New York; r. &. Richter.
Philadelphia: &. Won der Ahe. ~. Louis |;
T.. :. Elliott. Philadelphia; schedule com
mittee: y. l.. Powers. &. Won der Ahc and
J. =. Franklin of Buffalo.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-03-10
She SHOT HERSELF
Only Twelve Hours Alter Her Marriage
She Breaihed Her Last.
THE CAUSE OF THE DEED
she Had Married Her Cousin and
Had Become Despondont-tier
Husband a We'll Known
Railroad Man.
Special pispatch to the standard.

Special Dispatch To the standard
OGDEN. Utah, March "a strange sui
cido occurred at the Pacific hotel in this
city this morning. Laura May Little
James shot herself through the heart. dy-
ing instantly. The story OF her romantic
marriage and death is given by Joseph j.
James, her husband. James is n freight
trainman on the Utah 4 Northern. run
ming from Pocatcllo Ia Anaconda. On
Monday he received dispatch dated sac
ramcnto from Miss Little, who is his first
cousin. asking him to meet her here. He
met her Wednesday evening, secured
n marriage license and at 10 80 p. m. they
were married 10y Rev. :. Unsworth, taking
rooms at the Pacific hotel.
This morning at o o'clock James left
The bridal chamber for a few moments
Scarcely had he left. before three shots
rcsoundcd through tho corridor accom-.
panied by woman's scream. Rushing
back to the room he found his wife ON the
tloor with bullet hole through her heart
and gasping her last breath.
No cause ID assigned for tho deed. Her
parents were opposed to her marriage.
owing to the fourth degree Of consanguin-
iiy. Two suicides have already occurred
IN her family. Continual intcrmarriagc
probably caused hereditary spasmodic In
sanity. caused probably by dcspondcncy
through learning that. according TO Utah
statutes. their marriage came within the
degree designated as incest. Her remains
will be shipped to San Francisco. The
young husband. whose romantic marriage
and prospective future happiness ended
In one night, is almost inconsolablc.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-03-10
CALLERS
Senator Hill Spends a Long Tims With
the President.
THE RULE is lNFLEXlBLE
Tho Postmaster General Adopts a
Good Plan In Regard to Post
offices-Creshem Receives
tho Legations.

wAsHiNoToy, March 9.--Politicai cir.
cles are excited over the fact that Senator
David B. Hill spent nearly half an hour in
private conversation with tho president
this morning.
When Hill entered tho presidents room
word was sent that Cleveland was very
busy and could not see any visitors for
some time. Tho interview was. of course,
of strictly private character. but from
the fact that IL was previously arranged
and from its length. there can be little
doubt that il was of morc than a mere
ofilcial-social character. When Hill iin-
ishcd with tho president he lost no time
in leaving tho white house.
Immediately after adjournment tho
senate democratic caucus committee re.
tired and remained In session until 8
o'clock, at which time they adjourned un-
Ill Tomorrow morning. II was reported
that a general party caucus would be held
Saturday, but n member said that IL the
committee did no, make better Roadway
than il is now doing there would be no
caucus on that day. as tho committee
would have nothing to report.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-03-10
JEW JAKE" GUILTY.
A Eusy Day In the cascade County DIE
trtct Coars.

trtct Cours.
special Dispatch to the Standard.
GREAT FALLS. March 9--To-lay the
trial of John Harris for shooting City Mar
sbal Treat and wounding two bystandcrs,
Nov. 10. 1891, was concluded. Tho testt'
mony of tho defendants witnesses con-
tiicted somewhat with that OF tho prose-
cution. Harris himself claimed that
Treat started To draw n gun first. and that
lie fired tho first shot In sclf-dcfense.
Tho case went to the jury at 2 p. m. and.
alter being out about three hours. they re-
turned verdict Of guilty, and fixed the
punishment nj one year i'm the state pcni.
ientiary. The prisoner will bc taken TO
Deer Lodge az soon rs sentence is passed
upon him, unless his lawyers are success
full in obtaining a new trial, for which
motion will be made In the morning.
Tho examination OF Howard Lake of
Monarch, charged with continually threat
ening the life of his wife. because she was
trying TO get a divorce, was made before
Judge Rice to-day. Lake was placed un-
der 81 900 bonds for good behavior for ono
year. He has, as yet, been unable to Sc
cure bondsmen.
Thomas Ryan and Thomas Ducan, who
were brought from the peniientiary To
have their cases tried. were acquitted to-
day. The supreme court granted them n
new trial ON account of some defect in the
wording OF the verdict rendered by this
court They had been in the pen nearly
two years on account of a burglary COM
mittcd at Cascade,