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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-19
MUSICAL COMMENTS.
How THAYER DIED-STORIES OF
Tt +. tCTOGENARIAN VERDI
TIE DONIZETTI EN-
IITI!ITION

Cnc Of the musical incidents cf Queen Vic
toria's Diamond Jubilee was the knghting of
Ir. Bridge. oIraUis, Of Westminster Abbey. who
IS hcnccforth to be known as Sir Frederick
Bridge 10y the world AT large. without losing. we
are sure. the sobriquet of Westminster Bridge"
which is habtually applied to him 10y his friends
in England. There are not many more social
or political honors for Sir Frederick to acquire,
and it is pleasant reflection for any one who
IS wise enough to know how much good there is
in English musical scholarship and frank and
unconventional enough to accord ii acknowledge
mcnt and praise. to observe how long. patiently
and well he worked fer his present eminent
position. lie is nearly ffty-three years old
having been born at Oldbury, near Birmingham
on Decembof = 1871 When he was six years old
h. went to Rochester. where his father became
vicar-choral, an( he went into the cathedral as
practising boy" 1t is long cry from chorstcr
to Westminster Abbey organist, Doctor of Music
Gresham professor and knight but Bridge put
his foot on every step of the way note
from an interesting illustrated sketch Of him
in the August number OF The Musical Times"
Not one step was missed He even blew the or
gan for the practice work of a fellow -chorster
and when the latter now DR. Armes organist
of durham CathedraD took him with him the
organ bench. it was to have him push in or pull
out the pedal couples "A signal. His earlier
posts as parish organst were at Shorne Strood
and Windsor. while at the last place he took his
haccalaureate degree in music at oxford. lie
next became organst Of Manchester Cathedral
and held the post for six years from 1869. within
which period he took the degree of Doctor OF
Music. In 1870 he became permanent deputy
"rGanist of Westminster Abbey, becoming
Sauist on the death Of Mr.. James Turtle in 1852
since then he has been appointed professor Of
harmony and counterpart in the Royal College
~ Music, Gresham professor Of music 1SoO, and
conductor Of the Royal Albert Hall Choral So
cicty 0Ny0. For the recent Jubilee pr Bridge
CONFUSED setting Of Eudyard Kipling's The
Flag Of England
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-19

Commenting on one 81 the most conspicuous
f.u'uons which Sir Frcdcrck's post as urganist
O.. Westminster brings with it. Tine Musical
TIMES says.
Sir Frederick Bridge has played Z. prominent
part In the obscquics Of great men. such a
Darwin. browning and Tennysoa. and at memo
iI2l services Of many other distinguished per
~'HaScS. lils first experience IL the way of
paying honor To tn" great dead occurred in
at the death OF tn" Duke ~ Wellington f
should like 10 h. able - say that I helped to
toll for the Duke of Wellington" SAID the little
eighty car-old ,hori~t"r 20 tn blind hcl-rine.r
Of Rochester cath dral and who could refi--
such "a r. quest, Bridge. being junior boy 90
his great I"-rct was not one Of tho two Ko,n
c-t"r 'h"Ii~tcrs selected to sing at the great
Iuk funeral at -. PauTs. but the music
winch G"ss composed for TIA" occasion Was re-
hcdIs'd at Rochester. SO vivid Was tn" irnprcs-
SION mad" on that young mind hy tho d!rgc
kno" \c not that = prince and "A Great man ls
fallen this day in israeli" that 50 her ttycut.-
Mn" years later h. had 10 prepare the music
for tin memorial service ~ Lord l,acousn-d
hc suggested this anthem 10 DIN Sianlo,
'd '"r what oc' aston 30 had been
S"fnu"sc,a. tne Dean observed that fh. hath ~
Io'd E-aconshcld had made 4 greater impress
$40" "i 90" IpuIc lnlnd han th" death II any
-..4' .... since Wellington. 10 ls also interest
rn- '' record that this most appropriate" dirgc
wa sung NJ IN" Deans oWu fun..a' in the All
by July -. ISL. VII, hc Wa nine years old
N4stcr Bridge ana T., father sang under Cos,
a. the opening. by IA" queen u tho Cryst.f'
Palace on Jun" 10. 1871
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-19

their distinctive and distinguished institutions.
II Is feared. however. that conditions have
changed and the opera will no longer have
home among them.
For many years there were enough gentle
men Of means who were music-lovers to form
an association for the maintenance of he French
opera in New-Orleans. They guaranteed al
financial deficiencies and divided the losses
among themselves They did this when the
population of the city was much smaller and
when disadvantages were greater. But some
haze died others have become impoverished. and
others have moved away. Fewer and fewer
have been found to take their places and SO thc
conditions that made the French opera an insti-
tuition here are changing. Times chanee ana
men change with them. and il is TOO much to
expect that the events Of the past can ever
again become realities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-19

striking illustration OF how wofu'lv for
"ign intelligence can o.. perverted by the Ger
man is found ia a recent number OF a littlc jour
nal called "Sgnac fur %, Muskalischc Welt
Published in Leipsic. As Tn" Trhun, readers
VIII remember one OF Tho musical features OF
tho Jubilee festivities in London last June was
the performance OF n "Te Deum." composed by
Sir George Clement Martin. on the steps Of ST
Pauls Cathedral This fact is thus chroniclod
by the "Sigualr": queen Victoria has decided
to adopt a new national hymn which first
performed in front OF ST Paurs Church the
occasion of The Jubilee festivities on June 30
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-19

: pf.t'. better r.e'un'~ thc story u Aie4.
and'r W TnNers las, days as follows.
rs y1u know. b. had been sinking f1r several
years. For TWO years il had been impossible.
FOR him o. take any solid food. and whom | ~.
Was shocked 10 500 hoW hc had wasted away
and realized that Ia" end could not De far lis
head was stilI handsome" and hc had very frw
"ruN .- u his face. but his poor body was
told. had been the same f,r several months H.
said every it'll" while. i want 20 Die. / am
tired of Nfc.' His memory had suffered and
ne would ask the same question several time
Three days before his death ho seemed a lttl.
more feeble. and refused milk or wine Then a..
seemed TO rally until on Thursday. July H.. m.
servant called me early saying that I'll Slgnor
Console sta maIdfa sonortO mOltd sta maftina"
9Th. Consul suffers much this morning'D
went 10 him and found him grooming and try
Ing 20 eek , lief from pain By constantly chan
ius IBIS position from lying down 10 sitting No
] sent .Or tA" doctor. who said that his coudl-
ton was rather serious. ~. came back ~ noon
and said he was in danger After noon he lay
suU and spoke only once OF vice In the even
m at 10 o'clock De- died rs peacefully as "A child
that his breathing seemed less laborod | felt
that he was r"~'ln% more comfortably. when al
once realized That his breath came lighter and
iu = fcw moments ho wa dead. II Was a very
peaceful ana beautiful end
An editorial lament in "Thc Daily Plea.
suuc' Of New orleans leads to tho conviction
tat French grand opera has fallen upon evil
days in that interesting city. Says he Journal
IN question
For half century. with lapsos for season
So the opera has been maintained 10y tho
people Of this city. and ii had come to BE- one Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-19

The Milanese publishers, Ricordi x Co. sent
a notable exhibit to the recent DoniZetu exhl-
bition in Bergamo. 1t embraced the orRha
scores Of "I.ucrezia Borgia." Don Pasluaie'
Anna Bolena" "Belisario." III furioso all
Isola di s. Domingo" and ''Torquato Iasso De
sides the printed pianotorte and voca scores Vi
the whole OF Donizettfs operas No'e"o''"S
too. is the manuscript text OF the comic opera
eli CampanelIo" written in Donzettls own
hand. in this instance he was his own lpretust
I'D Tho onera WAS produced at Naples in 1896
,,,;,h tho celebrated Roncon Ohen a young man
81 ,wentv-six) in the principal part. on one OF
,ho walls were displayed the original sketches
tor tho ecenery and costumes OF the posthumous
onora "u Duca d Alba" written for the Grand
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-24
ARE PAYR0LB PADDED! PIER line EXTENSION
Secretary of War Fixes Time
for Hearing New Jerseys
Petition.

The State Board of Riparian Commits
sioners were notified this morning that
the Harbor Lin Board will, on April 20,
give a hearing in the application made by
the Hoboken Land and Improvement
Company, Hoboken Ferry Company, Ger
man Steamship lines, the Mayor and
Council of the city of Hoboken, together
with the Riparian Commissioners, to ex-
tend the pier line 200 feet in the Hudson
River beyond the present limit of 300
feet from the line of solid filling.
Col. H. M. Robert, Col. Gillespie and
Major H, NJ. Adams of the u. s.. Army,
will lear arguments. Although the New
York Dock Board had only recently Sc
cured an additional 200 feet pier extern
sion, making their total pier length 700,
or 400feet more than that of New Jer-
sey, yet the New York people are going
to oppose New Jerseys application with
the arguments and influence they can
frame.
"Our hope said Counselor George L.
Record, who represents not only the Ri
parian Commissioners, but the Hoboken
~lmprovement Company rs b General
terest in either New York OF New Jer-
sey. he being a Western man, and he
win be more likely to give our case Jan
impartial consideration
The people of Hoboken have taken up
the fight for extension of pier line, and in
addition to the work lone before the
Harbor Line Board, there will be a long
petition. and the influence Of Vice-Presi-
dent Carrot A. Hobart, who will certain
" not see New Jersey treated unfairly.
Since also Governor John w. Griggs is
President of the Riparian Commission
and hat board is deeply interested in the
application, the chances are in favor of
New Jersey as against the too easily
biased Harbor Line Board. The com
plant is that the officers composing that
board are always too g to grant any
request from New York backed up with
the influence of the Boss of Tioga coun-
ty, but when New Jersey wants any
thing the board invariably, and has done
so for many years, sustaias the OBJ
~jections of New York to any concessions
to the west side of the Hudson River.
On the day of the hearing Il large num-
Der of citizens will be present to urge
| Secretary of War, n it is said that
Counselor Record may ask for an In
terview In Washington with that official.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-24

The manner in which the Republican
party has undertaken to bunco the young
men who recently organized the Naval
Reserve Of this State is one of the most
shameful chapters in the history OF the
party in this State. The pretence of econ
omy is INDUSTRIOUS in view of the reckless
extravaganza of the party in other direc-
tions.
The Reserve has shown the. highest in
terest in its work. 1t had become the
crack corps of the State At Washing
ton, during the inauguration, it made
such a showing that it was generally
taken for a body of regulars. Its appro-
priation is extremely. reasonable. The
o is well spent in keeping alive the
martial and patriotic ardor Of so many
fine u men
It is characteristic in our ~picayune
Governor. who skulked away from the
New Jersey troops on March 4, to take
the lead in the disarmament of this or
ganization. ss1 Sos
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-24

Within the past year. among the thou
sands of hearty testimonials to the won
derful curative powers Of Paine,s celery
compound THAT have been received by
Wells, Richardson & Company-among
the thousands of grateful letters receiy-
ed from every state and town in the
country, there have come no less than
six hearty Endorsements from member of
the National House of Representatives.
All were willing that their experience
should be published, believing rightly
that they might thus do good to others.
In these columns nave already been
published the letters received from. Con-
gressmen Meredith, Bell. Grout and
Powers.
Now comes a letter from Congressman
Robert Neil of Arkansas, as follows:
My home is at Batesville, Ark. Dur
ng the last Spring and Summer my ell
dest daughter, then II years of age, was
in very poor health, suffering from gen.
eral debility, nervous prostration and fe-
quent slight fevers. She had the best
medical attention, but apparently with
little benefit. In the latter part Of Sept
ember last, while still. feeble she began
the use of Paine's celery compound, and
improved in health continuously. Ii
three months she had fully I'VE
and is now in perfect health. I am
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-24

bound to think the remedy is an excellent
one, and do not hesitate to recommend it
to the suffering
To postpone at such a vital time as
this regulating the nerves and purifying
the blood is a serious mistake. Men ard
women distressed by nervous troubles or
the effects of impure blood annot afford
now to lose a day before taking advan-
tage Of Paine's celery compound.
In order to avoid disappointment accept
nothing but Paine's celery compound. A
clerk who tries to sell something else
than what people ask for is evidently not
disinterested. He has an eye to profits
more than to the good of customers.
There can be no substitute for 1oaine's
celery compound.
This has been shown time and time
again in cases where persons, too easily
led, IA carried home something besides
Paine's celery compound, and have failed
to. get the decided benefit they ha hoped
for.
ceived for this great spring remedy-and
no remedy ever compared with Paine's
celery compound in the character and the
number of witnesses to its eff~iciency-the
strongest Endorsement it ever received die
not overestimate or exaggerate in the
least its u~nrivalled power of making
people we'll.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-24
Another Wrangle ID Hoboken's
Fire Board Meeting-Lit-
tie Two Defeated.

1t is seldom that the lIoboken Fire Com
missioners hold a meeting without wrang-
ling among themselves. Quarrels have be-
come 50 frequent In the board that they
are classed in the general order of business
and have tended greatly to interfere with
the business of the department. The fight
between the sfbig three and the little
two" is waged at each meeting, and at
each time with more vigor than before.
Commissioners Bender and Hauser who
compose the minority faction or the little
two find it very difficult to have their
say and on snany occasions they have
absented themselves o the meeting on
this account.
At the meeting of the board held last
might Commissioner Bender was absent.
All the other member were present and
Mr.. Hauser was repaired to take a hand
in the fight alone.
Everything went along until the pay
roll Of the department for the non Of
March, amounting to 81 ,249.21, was brought
up for passage.
Il vote against that payroll exclaimed
Mr.. Hauser, jumping from his seat, land
| wish to state my reasons. I shall
absolutely refuse to vote for such a resolu-
stion. There are people getting paid in
this department who are not entitled to
the mened they receive. It is not fair
" LIZ tdApdJ ClG. l. dUiil d tdAJdNGl ~
| am not going to rob myself by voting
in favor of 1T. 1t is not fair that a man
should be paid when he is away sick.
There is ND such thing in amy public
department that | know of. I see no rea-
son why we should pay them"
Mr.. Hausefs remarks excited the other
faction and soon a heated argument was
in ogress
IF you can prove to me that any man
on that payroll was detained from duty
on account of sickness replied Commas
sioner Lally "he shall not be paid"
Commissioner Hauser wanted to speak
again, but Presiden Kuper shouted
Your out Of order Mr.. Hauser. You
are bringing up a resolution which was
passed at the last meeting. You've ex-
planned why you voted in the negative
and that Is sufficient. On several oc-
casions since you were a member of this
board you have been absent from the meet
ing"
This last remark from Presiden Kuper
made Mr.. Hauser angry and he said
you all know very well why have
been absent from these meetings without
there IS too much opposition against me.
You gentlemen composing the combine
have kept me away"
The discussion then subsidized and the
payron was passed by q vote OF the big
Fireman Edward Kivlon, of Ene,ne No.
2, who was to appear for trisA before
the board on charge of drunken ness and
| which was accepted and Rudolph Una
/ was appreciated to take his place.
Chief Engineer Apr4egate preferred
charges against Fireman Patrick Can
| non, of truck No. 2, for abusing mis-
superior officer. Captain William c. STAN
ton. The complaint alleges that Cannon
/ was ~disrespectful to Stanton and called
the latter names hen ordered to per
form his duty.
The clerk was directed to summon
! Cannon q appear before the commission
| ers at the next meeting,
A resolution was passed for the advertis-
ing of bids for two new steam fire
engines.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-24
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
Merper,s Magazane for April.

"Harper's'' for April opens with Wash
ington and the French Craze of 49," a
popular historical study by Professor John
Bach McMaster. The illustrations. In
Guiding the f~rontispieee in color, are by
Howard Pyle. archaeological Progress
of the Century is the third of a series
of illustrated papers, by Henry Smith
Williams, M. D.. concerning modern com
tributions to science. From Homo to
Throne In Belgium, Z by Clare de Graffen-
ried, is "a study OF. social and political con-
ditions which will be of use to prospective
travellers. 1t is Illustrated by George
Wharton Edwards. The third paper OF
the illustrated series on Mexico, entitled
"The Awakening of a Nation treats Of
"Diaz the Soldier and the Statesman
and gives a fresh and vigorous sketch
of one of the most romantic Of modern
careers. In the sixth paper of the series
on white Mans Africa Illustrated by
r. Cation Woodville, the author Poutt-
ney Bigelow. gives an Americans i'm
pressions of the political and social ques-
lions which the Jameson aid has raised
between the Dutch mi the English.
nOur Trade with South America BY
Lieutenant Richard Mitchell, describes
commercial conditions In Brazil and the
River Plate Republics favorable to the
extension of commerce. Wild Things
in Winter is a study in bird life in the
South, by j. H. Kennedy.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-24

effects OF a few doses of the medicine
seemed almost magical. The depressed
feeling left me, and when one bottle had
been taken, I had regained an appetite,
and strength was coming back. After
finishing the third bottle / wal able TO
go about my commercial duties. I con-
tinued to improve, and to satisfy my mind
that ! had fully regained health, ! SUBJ
mitted myself to a doctor for examination.
He pronounced me ssound as q dollar.'
Three months later, / passed q rigid ex-
animation for insurance. I have Stree
been in the best of health, notwithstand-
ing my travels, and ! give
All the Credit to Hoods
Sarsaparilla, as each season since have
taken several bottles. 1t keeps my blood
in good circulation, gives me a keen APP
petite and leaves no room for that tired
feeling which naturally finds easy prey
among those OF my calling in the summer
months after an early spring hustle. I
consider Hoods Sarsaparilla the means
Of saving my life, andI gladly speak in
its favor A. ]. LETTcH, home address,
Cass House, Saginaw, Michigan.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-24

was doing a great n good thing, He
was as moral in his ideas as are the
cranks who are now inportuning the
Legislature. Yet. it is certain that the
law has never lone one particle Of good,
while it is quite certain that at least in
this case it has just barely fallen short
of making a desired n desirable mar
riage impossible.
The Trenton bill is infinitely worse, as
it is vastly broader in its scope hat it
will cause a vast Increase in seduction
and inegitimacy cannot be doubted by
any thinking person.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-24

&c. I. Hood & Co, Lowell, Mass:
"Gentlemen: For IL years I have been
a commercial traveller, and owing to the
hardships Of my life, long railroad jumps,
all kinds of exposure, and sudden changes
of climate, ETC., my health gave way.
Physicians did mot help me and ! was
given up to die. Ny illness developed q
Complication of Diseases.
/ wal without ambition or appetite. All
strength had left me. One doctor said !
had heart disease, another torpid liver,
q third said it was lung trouble and
another consumption, and so on. I have
no doubt, symptoms Of all these COM
plants and even that OF rheumatism,
judging from the stiffness and pains in
my joints and legs at times, were mani
fest. ] was unable to attend to business,
was confined to my room and frequently
lay in comatose state for hours. Twas SC
feeble, and SO little encouragement waf
offered, that ! began to wonder
Where I WouIu be Buried.
Finally, as a last effort to help myself, ]
decided to try Hoods Sarsaparilla. The
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-24

1t will be recalled that the Jersey City
election frauds of 1889 were notorious.
The whole country watched the progress
of the trials which followed. Within a
year the men were convicted. but they
fought the matter through the higher
courts and exhausted every means of de-
lay. Last week, after seven years, they
had to surrender, and they are now serv-
ing their sentences in the State Prison.
1t is an illustration of the fact that. al
though the law is often disgracefully
slow, it is apt to be sure. If also ought
to discourage ballot-box corruption.
The above display of comprehensive ig-
norance and platitudinous idiocy is quot
ed, with approval by the Estate Gaz-
etc. from hi columns of the Baltimore
American"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-24
A BROWNING AFTERNOON.
Miss Carolyn A. Paddock Reads at
Mrs. ScuddeYss.

Mrs. Scuddersss
Miss Carolyn A. Paddock gave the sec
ond of her course of readings yesterday
afternoon, at the residence of the Misses
Scudder, No. 3Os York street. Mrs. John
L. Scudder and the Misses Scudder, as
sisted by Miss Edith Cairns, received
the guests. 1t was a Browning afternoon
and Miss Paddock a V five Of Brown
ing's shorter poems and one of Mrs.
Browning's "a Mans Requirement"
which Miss Paddock said showed Mrs.
Browning's side of the low question. The
other poems were Youth and Age by
the Fireside,. Evelyn Hope The Last
Ride and can italian Exile in England"
Miss Paddock read them all remarkably
we'll. The most pleasing one was per-
haps italian Exile" 1t was more dra-
matte than the others and afforded a large
scope for Miss Paddock's powers She
gave it admirably. Miss Florence J.
Gritten played the 'sT~annhauser' over
ture, and Miss Alice Seudder played on
the violin Rats "Cavatina' and as an
encore a yolkslied..
Misses Scudder, assisted by Miss Helen
Lockwood Miss Helen Cadmus and Miss
Margaret Page. Those present were Mrs.
Augustus Creveling. Mrs. Elliott Greene,
Mrs. Edward Gardner, Mrs. Edward
Gumaer, Mrs. Walter e. Cairns, Mrs.
Tom Buss, Mrs. w. r. Macdonald, Mrs.
w. b. Drake, Misses Phillips, Fraser,
Heade. Gritten, Edwards, Mary Edwards,
Nellie Holbrook, Helen Cadmus, Addie
Scudder, Helen Lockwood, Grace Harri-
son. Edith s. Hunt, Bessie Hunt, Edith
Buschman, Margaret Page, May Forman,
Evelyn Foster, Gertrude Bailey, Edit
Cairns, Cronin, Henrietta Oulsnam, Jes-
sic Guilford, Lillian Page, Eta Pelzer,
Fife Coover. Pauline Sacks, Florence
Smith, Ella Van Cleef, Nettie Van Cleef,
Carrie Fuike, Jessie Fuike, Myra Fur
man, Serena Furman, Virginia Furth,
Amanda Taylor, Addie Baldwin, Mary
Walker, Grace Kelley, Susie Silcox, Jes-
sic Reid, Hattie Reynolds, Louisa Win
ton, Carrie Schmidt and Louise McNaugh-