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piled all the traction power which couio III my
way be obtained. and this was inadequate 70 the
growing needs of the territory. The reinoee'
will be an important agent In its development
the climate suits him. and he mas eNery' "ins
satisfactory in his new environments except Tue
hostility of the dog which he dispicces' lha'
rcrocIous animal after the manner of his wolish
kind falls upon and eats the innocent ana USE
full newcomer whenever an opportunity Pie
sents itself. But II will be easy TO acchhate
new style Of dog and abolish the old one, II IL
he found necessary. As to the reindeer there u
no doubt that he has come to stay Whatever DC
fall the other domestic animals there ne 10
worth them all put together. The service when
the Rev. Mr.. Jackson has rendered IN oriHg'ns
him thithor IS Of enduring utility. and 1t Is high
testimony to his capabllty and business skill
that the cost to the country OF the animals was
not quite 500 n head. or rather less than that Oh
the ordinary domestic cow.
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Horror and detestation VIII be teit al over '"e
civilized world at the attempt 10 Huioer Mis-
Humbert together with n conviction that the
would be assassin must be insane. the KING Oh
Italy is Justly beloved by his people anu hoho'eN
by the world and It is only charity 10 ''hpu'e
madness 10 any one who would seek to STAY him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-23

Mlss May Irwin returned from lakewood yes
tcrday in such poor health that II decided not
20 continue her season At the Bijou Theatre. She
VIII accordingly. not act again this season The
managers OF the theatre looking for some other
attraction for next week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-23

Contracts have been signed by Frank Sanger
manager OF the Madison Square Garden. and James
r. Love end Patrick f. Shecdy directors Of The
80 Mining Camp whereby that exh billion Will be
placed in the Garden che week after the end OF
the wild West" engagement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-23

Joseph Jefferson and T. II. Sothern are organiz-
Ing a benefit performance 20 be given at the En-
pire Theatre on Friday May Il, for the widow Of
Charles B Bishop They will have tho assistance
Of a number of prominent stars and attractions.
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There seems to be hitch somewhere in the
Concert Of Europe.

The making Of next Tuesday a legal holiday
throughout the metropolitan district IL n fitting
tribute to the memory of NETWORKS illustrious
adopted son.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-23

Edward TIsrrigan IL soon to appear In a farce at
the Pleasure Palace an arrangement 20 that e.
feet having been made with Mr. Proctor yesterday.
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1nnrf 10 Advertisements.
Ateu91ork Dailp Gribn,re

POUNDED BY HORACE GREFLTv
FRIDAY. APRIL %. 1897
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AS keepers Of the peace between Greece and
Turkey the great Powers display the efficiency
OF Dogberrys watch.
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THE GRECO-TU RKISH ARMY.
WILL THE BALKANS RISE7

From The Minneapolis Tribune.
II the fires OF revolution could be k!nded in IN
rear Of the Turkish Army. II the CHRISTIAN popuIa'
tons OF the Turkish provinces could procure arms
ard ammunition and effective leadership, me 10
OF affairs would be entirely changed. But AT pres
ent there does not appear 10 be much nope from
that quarter The Christian subjects OF the Sul,an
have been terrorizsd and Gisarmed FOR generatoh&
until there is very little fight left In them
GREECE MAY WIN.
From The Utica Press.
Hatred Of the Turk is Unborn In every Greek, and
with tho memory OF many wrongs 10 animate them
the Greeks may be expected TO expend every ehe.sy
in support OF their cause III me nuropeai UVw.ss
do not lend active support 10 the turks IL II W ~
means certain that the Greeks Will not WIN
THE IMPORTANCE OF LARISSA
From The Boston Advertiser.
The only hope upon which the TURKISH com.
nanders rely for victory Is their beet that
bv pushing matters they can capture l.atlssA OF
Arts within a few days and thus gain fresh sup
plles II that hope fails the Turkish forces VIII b
In desperate straits.
THE SILENCE OF THE POWERS.
From The Chicago Tribune.
ANY day England or Russia may speak, ana ~
long do they propose to allow this bloody drama te
20 on? IL is nconceyablc that they can permit
the unspeakabe Turk to overrun Greece
GERMAN INFLUENCE IN THE TURKISH
ARMY.
From The St Louis Globc-Democrat
The aggressive strategy OF the Turkish Amy
hears marks OF careful preparation and the Ger
man military experts loaned TO the sultan by I'm.
that the Won Moke style Of pushing Things IL wso
understood by his successors.
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NOTES OF THE STAGE.

Sorrow and trouble seem 10 be coming upon the
Actors Society OF America II has been noticed
before that actors In their little nests sometimes
fall 10 agree This aociety formed about
year ago, and its main purpose to protect It's
members and other actors against the unscrupu-
loIlsnoss OF managers Internal differences have
now caused the resignation OF the treasurer F. F.
Mackey and the president, John Malone The
tressurer's resignation has not been accepted and
n meeting IL 10 be held In short time TO consider
this and the presidents resignation. ard also the
threatening state Of affairs generally.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-23

There is TO be n Baltimore night" AZ Wallacks
Theatre Tomorrow. Governor Lowndes Of Mary.
land and his personal staff OF hftsen viii occupy
boxes and n large party Of Baltimore business
men will be scattered through the theatre.
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days its pillared portico looked down upon long ter
races bordercd with slender Lombardy poplars.
The wide hall Is fanked on either side by quaint
little rooms the most famous OF which Is the blue
parlor" unchanged since the days OF Washington
where the white cornice Is carved in queer little
roses and thstles. remind them. perhaps. OF the
old English days Of Merry Carlyle
1t was 10 this room that little Sal!e Fairfax
tripped down the mahogany stairs TO dance at her
first ball with General Washington and In the tiny
antechamber in front General Braddock slept. Up
stairs the rooms small. and the modern house,
wife would look In dismay at the cupboards. Tor
they are scarcely more than two feet square The
windows which front the river originally opened
upon "A balcony that overhung most entcihs gar
den but the balcony has gone and the old garden
with us circular path OF brick. It's great boX-trees
md wistaria vines. is fast becoming dream OF
the mast on the third floor the rooms are smaller,
and so stu that but for the spoless whitewash th"y
might easily be peopled with ghosts AT one END OF
the massage that runs between the rooms thefe ~
a door leading into corridor Of tho old hotel ana
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-02
"KIGGY" AND HIS ATTRACTIONS.
A LITTLE CHINESE BABY WHO ECLrsED THE
CHINESE PLAY IN FASCINATION.

A LITTLE CHINESE BABY WHO ECL1psED THE
CHINESE PLAY IN FASCINATION.
historical play was given in the Chinese the
atre in Doyers-st last week. II represented. ac-
cording to the statement of one of the spectators
who is highly thought OF dramatic critic in
Mott-st.. scenes from Chinese history lsCo years
age Following the accepted style Of Chinese
drama. the play began at o'clock in the evening
and lasted till midnight. and even with that liberal
time allowance. required two or three days for its
complete representation. All this, however. Is
merely an Introduction and quite beside the main
poln. of the story which concerns "KiGSy." aged
and half. tho youngest and most interest
ing person who attends the theatre. kigsy is
probably not ;he correct Chinese version OF his
name. but that Is as nearly as it could be ascer-
tanned from he pronunciation Of his father, whose
time was fully occupied between his official duty
of taking tickets at the door. and assisting 'KigSy
10 maintain his balance upon the narrow shell
along the rear wall which served the small Celcs
tial seat
From the total absence of anything Ike seepi-
ness on "Kirgys" part. 1t IS TO be feared that he
Is nm old thea,regoer in spite OF his tender years
The Glanccs which he directed at the stage were
cool and critical: they not the eager. APPROX
ing ores of new, hand at the business. AS he
locked the audience over his practised eye imme
diately discovered a group not far away who were
clearly visitors from another quarter. strangers
to Chinatown The infant at decided that
these. being rarer specimens in his experience.
were more worthy OF attention than the actors, and
as soon as they happened to look his way, he
smile at them Now "Kiggys" smile is beyond
a doubt the most seductive expression that ever
illumincd the face Of any baby. from the East
or from the West 1t spreads from the corners Of
his mouth outward over his fat, rosy cheeks maxi
ing the most delightful creascs and dimples in its
progress and finally enGs by tipping up just a
shade more the corners OF his jovial, almond eyes
The strange visitors surrendered 10 ii In moment
and made their way TO "Kiggy's" perch.
young woman in the party ventured to offer
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about her. Many are the speculations mace Aaron
even averrinG that she was the daughter oi Co d.
Burr, the unfortunate Theodosia but this ad con-
credible, and nothing definite can be leaInsu - 4,
corning this episode Of a life TO which, perhaps !"
was the calm and peaceful ending . s en-
Old Christ Church has been so wei pfes,,tse,ui ~
tenderly cared for since the days when Wasn,rs
ton of it's vegtrymen. that should the ud'n a,
of lowered brocade and silverbuckied shoes tahe e
into their powdered heads to come back anu u a. -
the broad clean walks OF the yard trey wou'' '''"
nothing inconsistent within the sacred paie. . ,ho
II almost impossible, when lcoking AZ w, ~,
wharves. old and black and fairly dropping ~
pieces. 10 believe that Alexandria was once d
famous shipping point and that the sails that weree
lowered I'm her harbor had felt the soft breath vi
the tropic seas Oh their broad. dusky canvas. an"
had brought back rich silks and quaint oid-fash
toned trinkets from many a foreign port 20 s'y
nothing OF the brave hearts that fair maids Watce"
for ,..
And Alexandria waits, in her contented inactNity,
perhaps for the aftergow of the past perhaps ioI
new light In the future; but At all events, tneic
seems to be an utter ard entire satisfaction reign
ing in her broad streets that nothing can ulStuI "
Like the Sphinx OF the desert she - lost III Soi
temptation OF the wrecks time has sire wn ABOUT
her, and Is watching those same unspailns hteeI ,
their slow, ceaseless work In the midst OF mr.
fairest possessions. just the bronze soldier VITO
stands looking mournfully The city guards tl'
memory of those dear, the memory OF the Con
Csderate dead
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down its length of blackness 1t Is said that the wall
ing OF a baby long since dead, often breaks through
the stiffness OF the night.
SO much for the ghosts who, unfortunately 40
not walk in broad daylight. but the old vaults, far
down below, are surely spooky enough even where
the sunlight pours its warm flood thu ough the door
less archwny In of the partitions above the
vaults stands old cupboard MADE by the IN
dians with traces of beading thickly covering the
doors The beads. however. have all disappeared
Down the stone stairs again. to the left, there Is
supposed to be undergr ound way that led to the
river which in those days was nearer 10y several
hundred feet than il Is now but the vault has long
been walled In. and its secrets are still unsoVed
The Draddock House, which surrounds this rene
of bygone stateliness, is of much later date but
quaint. rambling enough old place 1T Is the front
was originally built for tank, ard the rest OF the
house was added afterward. It, too, has seen many
changes and much degeneration, and its wings
seem fairly to shake with holy horror at the puz-
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zing of the telegraph wires that have their nome III
It's staid and proper walls - 49,, proado.,,
Straight down the street from the braddoc,f
House is the old Clagetts Tavern Ohey were a. az
fayerns In those days, whose lower moor mas us-
generated into something that IL more IKE a JUNK
Shop than anything else. but upstairs are tne as
sembIy rooms which. it Is said. George washington
often honored with his presence. there IS queer
little musicians gallery looking into IL thit was g.
cessble only from the lower hall by means OF II
ladder as the tiny door leading into 1t Is hiSh up
I'm the wall When the musicians had assembled me
ladder was taken away. leaving those unfortunatts
no way of escape. This room. now DIVIDED mo
three il used as a Clubroom by an organization
that has done much 10 preserve ana care i0r II.
The carved wainscoting and moulding are sun the
same, though the place has been, OF course huch
mo1CrnZed.
on the opposite side of the hall IS the room occu-
pied by the famous Female Strange, and 1t Is
still pointed out al other strangers male or fc-
male for v hercVer there * mystery unsolved. and
n trine uncanry. the interest always seems the
greatest. This person. who IS known only as the
"Female Stranger" came to the tavern early in the
century She stayed just four days, and during that
time held converse with any one. save her ser
wants TO whom sh" spoke always In French. A.
the end Of thai She died but just before her
death her husband arrived and in his arms she
breathcd her last. The monument he erected TO her
T. still well preserved and stands IN St. Paurs Gem
etery. out beyond the city The stone Is n little
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-02
THE KETTLE DRUMMER'S HARD TASK.
HE HAS THE GREATEST RESPONSIBILITY IN
THE MATTER OF KEEPING TIME.

HE HAS THE GREATEST RESPONSIBILITY IN
THE MATTER OF KEEPING TIME.
~ suppose few OF the people who listen 10 the
music OF an orchestra" said a musician recently,
have any appreciation Of the difficulty encountered
In getting so many instruments 10 start precisely
at the same instant. And do you know which
player has the most critical position OF all In tina.
respect? Why the at the kettlc-drurn. ] al
ways regard him with the greatest admiration.
and my wonder is just great each time that
see 1t at the nicely with which he calculates bis
movements.
You see. all the other players can be in a con-
dtion OF absolute readiness while whiting for tho
signal from the conductor The vions the 'cellls,s
and the others at the stringed nstrumei,., have
their bows In place ready TO be drawn 20 rails
ing OF the baton The mouthpiece o: every wind
instrument. brass and wood. is at the lips OF It's
player, who has but 10 breathe when the signal Is
given Only the man at the drum is at dsad.
vantage II will not do for him TO keep his hand
raised with the stick poised In the air. at the
height from which he is 10 strike. II he did this
the sound OF the beat would be heard at such an
apprecable interval after the notes OF the other
itstrumen,s that II would entirely fail 10 accord
with them. and the effect would be absurd. So the
only thing for the drummer TO do Is TO anticipate
the motion OF the baton. beginning 10 strike Just
a shade before the signal He actually plays out
OF time you see in order 10 be in time. That q
look upon him as genius In the matter OF fn
ral cula
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-02
THE "SUMMER BUTTERFLY" ~ LONDON.
From The Sketch.

From The Sketch.
wonder If know what summer butterfly
is? If you were skilled in the ways Of the cabby
you would know that it Is the small tradesmen
who turn cabmcn during the season returning 10
their legitimate occupation when autumn sets IN
butterflies are being gradually welded out oy
the police and a Is allowed TO take out a CAP
drivers license only when he can prove that he IS
what he represents himself to be. A cabman s
earnings greatly depend. | may say, on luck; hc-
cordingly. the weekly wage may range from as
low as 10 shillings to high as II at certain
The hours. you know, are exceedingly
long Supposng turns out at 10 a. M no
drives the same horse from six TO seven hours
and then. changing horses, goes on TIL O'Clock
I'm Tho morning There IS not so much difference
between hansom-cab drivers and the four-wheel
men as the public seem TO imagine: Not infre-
Guontly drivers change and change about; thus a
four-wheclcr who feels that the moving OF heavy
boxes is past his strength VIII take hanson; or
again the hanson cabby who finds That his ex-
poseG position brings rheumatism ana kindred
lis viii change in favor of the more 1ogtrot vehicle.
There IS scarcely q Wcll-knOWn cabdriVer In Lon
don but has his own special appelation. generally
given TO him in view of some physical or mental
REGULARITY Some idea Of the literary attachments
and wide knowledge of cabby can be given you by
the fact that among the nicknamcs may be found
"Trilby." Lord Randolph Churchlil FLOP the
Bee" "Garibaldi," "Nicodemus" and ''Four-in-
hand" Not infrequenly the men are known to
one another only by their pseudonyme
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the infant a fve-cent piece. in token Of her admit
ration. He took 1t politely. and with the serious
ness which the acquision OF so large sum in
volved dropped it carefully INTO capacioui
pocket which was seWed the front OF his re4
blouse directly his little stomach Then h9
shook hands, and his face beamed again with tHst
enrapturing indescribable smile. AT a hint from
his father who watching proudly the auen-
lions which being shoWered upon his SON.
''I[iggv' courteousy took off his crownless, SILK
skull cap. and became. if possible, even more Orr,
closely shaven in the orjhodox fashion. with the
exception of "A small portion of the crown, left Tor
the cultivation of the time-honored queue. ,
If "Kiggy" knew the truth, which In his shrewd
Celestial wisdom he probably did. he must nave
orical play in atractiveness 10 at least one group
OF spectators. Under the spell OF his fasclna-
tions II was impossible 10 help wishing 10 take
him home n plaything-as n living chinese doll,
with Infinite capacity for amusing and being
amused.
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sembes or its darker tragedy Of misfortune, death

seblies or its darker tragedy Of misfortune death
and even murder.
Among the places crowded with historical myths
and shadows the old Carlyle house stands pre-em-
nent for Il has played its part In all the warfare OF
the country and has had less share In the hey
day of Alexandra's glory Built Of stone and Ho-
land bricks by the early settlers, supposedly In 1910
It was used during the French and Indian war as Il
fort and IN the old kitchen that is, NOW falling into
decay there Is well that has supplied the plac.
with water through all the varied phases OF its
long existence. 1t in the house that rose above
the for, which. by-the-way. made a most Conven-
lent foundation, no: to mention stables and dun
geons. that BraddOck H. consultation with tho
Governors Of five colonies planned his Inflated
campaign; here young George Washington received
his first commission the War Of 1872 saw IL In use
as powder magazine and a prison, while in the
Civil War il used a hospital
Around the colonial period. however, when Alex
andria's glory was brightest most Of the interest
centres; for though the old house is now compare
lively unknown and obscure. being hidden by the
surrounding wings Of the Braddock House. in those
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-02
THE NEW COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY.
From Nature.


The specification OF the patent taken out In the
names OF the late NJ Dansac and N Chassagne. for
the process of producing photographs In color re-
printed in the current number of The British
Journal OF Photography" II will be remembered
that the process was described As based upon the
property of seective color absorption. superin-
duced by ID treating the plate upon which the
negative taken with special s., ,Jn: and CD
tiea ting the positive print with the same solution,
the successive application of the blue red and
green colorng solutions producing tie natural color
effect on the print. Our contemporary points out,
however, that there Is reference In the inventors
description to the treatment OF the negative or the
unexposed plate with any special solution. Tho
process appears consist In treating silver prime
glass transparency with five specially prepared
solutions. the compositions OF which are described
In the specification
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-02
A GIANT SEESAW.
THE RIVAL OF THE FERRIS WHEEL At
THE TENNESSEE EXPOSITION.

GREAT STEEL STRUCTURE THAT WILL TUT
PEOPLE NEARLY TWO HUNDRED
FEET Up INTO THE AIR.
The Tennessee Centennial Exposition, which u TO
be held at Nashville. Tenn. from May TO Novem-
Der l. IL not 10 be outdone by the Worlds Fair IN
the matter Of an extraordinary engineering feat
/; will be remembered that the Ferris wheel at
Chicago was Of the striking attractions OF the
Exposition. and acted advertising scheme OF
tremendous efficiency. The Ferris wheel was built
primarily 70 rival the Einel tower of the Paris Ex-
position.
In casting about for a novelty for the Tennessee
Exposition which would rival or surpass the Ferris
wheel the engineer employed by the promoters
hit upon the happy scheme OF gigantic seesaw,
to be built entirely OF steel and OF a height that
would curpass the Chicago enterprise ana cause
the Tennessee Exposition. IN this respect at least.
to obtain greater fame than the Worlds Fair
The engineer who designed the giant reesaw
Is A. J. Dyer of Nashville The spot selected Tor
the continuance Is on Vanity Fair which Is the
rame adopted by the Tennessee Centennial To-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-02
AIR.BRAKES on FAST FREIGHTS.

From The Engineering News
AS for the benefit which the railway corporations
have reaped and are still TO reap from the freight
air brake we do not know whether 10 congratu-
late them upon IL or not. since In the kindness OF
their souls they have given 10 the public all this
benefit in the shape OF better service at lower rates
Certain il Is thai the freight air-brake has made
nossible a remarkable increase In freight train
speeds and the handling of larger and heavier
trains Under old ideas Of train resistance fast
freights'' used 10 be considered expensive lux
sry; but the saving In trainmen's wages far over
balances any additional cost for fuel when trains
are run al high speed. The public then " not the
railways Is TO be congratulated that, thanks to tho
rnius and enterprise OF George Westinghouse
ard his associates It's goods are carried consid-
ersbly more cheapy and promptly than they could
be were the mandrake in as universal use on
frekht trains as IL was n decade ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-02
ENGLTSH-BCILT WARSHIPS.
From Answers.

From Answers.
Not only has England the greatest navy in the
world hut she has supplied almost every other ma
ton with most of their warships.
Tn. Argentine Republic has six armored vessels.
of which four were built at Birkenhead, one at
Popar and one In Italy. or her numerous crus-
ers and gunboats all but two were built In Eng
land. , I'll. -. ,,. 49,.
were built here.
from us: Italy has come here for four OF her
largest battle ships. and eight OF Japans armored
warships were made In British yards. as well as
six OF her cruisers.
Holland has FIVE warships Dtst In Engiandi
has twelve
The Great Powers prefer homemade vessels. but
Germany has two large armored ships which she
bought from English builders about twenty years
ago.