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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-30

sISGERLY, March 2e.-The track was fast at Singer
ly to-day ana the weather most inviting. Al the
harvest for this track Is prior TO the opening OF tho
Dig tracks. they ae endeavorinE TO make all the
hay thew -an while the sun shines. The result OF
the races follow:
First Race-Four and Q half furlonEs. Barbatta.
8 to l and y to l.. won; stoctnridEr. I u ! for place.
second; Little Lady third. Time. 900.
Second Race-Six furiongs. Heien Belle. z to .
and o TO 8. won: Katie Gray. 3-to o for place, SEQ
ond: otttIe Joe third. Time. 1871.
Third lkace--Ftve furiongs. Pennbrook. even and
/ TO y. won: Grand PriK. 2 10 l Tor place, seconds
Helen Z. third. tt ne. 1908.
Fourth Race-Six furlongs. Wexford. D TO Q aud
even. won; Aunt Sally, Z IN ~ for place, second;
Soutnerner third. Time. 1881.
Fifth ltace-Four ana q half furiongS. Nihilist, Q
Ia l anu Z TO 1. won: Zack Lusny. even for plao0,
se .onds Miss Lon tnird Time. .: ON.
Sixth Race-Six furlongs, oracle. : 10 l and even,
won; 81. Lawrence H., 5 to | for place, second; Harry
c, third. Time, l:9l l..
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opening Of the Louisiana Jockey Clubs meeting to-
day. The track. however. was heavy and only two
favorites won during the day. Among the row ar
rivals was J. H. Bradford of the Coney fslnnd Jockey
Club. ummary
First Race-Selling: six furiongs. Elnno. 100 "a.
Barrett). even, won; Laura Davis, 95 IT. Powerl. 10
TO l. second; Little Billy, 100 tHirsch), 8 TO 1, third.
Time, l:1p5s.
Second Race-Declared OF.
Third RAce-Handicap, welter WEIGHTS; one mile and
. quarter. Brakeman, 1877 Overflow, 4 to 8, wont
Mr.: Dunlap, i26 CCaywoodl. o to ]. second; Proverb.
1877 (Soden), I to I. third. Time, 2:lo.
Fourth Race-selling; six furiongs. WIN Elliott, %
ct. Powersl, rs To !. won; Mamie Lord. Io4 Cay
woody. ! TO ). second: whin, 81 CTurner), go to l.
third. Time. l:1ai..
Fifth Raoe-Seiing; six furlonss. Nit Boykin. 90
DEAN, 2 to l, won; Harry B.. Zoe (Hirsch) z to l.,
second; Harry Lee, 1902 lCampbelD, q TO 1, third.
Time. l:21A.
sixth Rare-Selling; one mile. Ben " addel. log
Campbell. 4 to 3. won; volma, loI ~CCaywood), 2 to
b. second; Prytania- " DEAN. 10 J.. third. Time.
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CAMBRIDGE, March 20. Lehman mado
another change in the Harvard Varsity crew on
SATURDAY afternoon. Moulton. who had boon
rowing ut = for a week. was retired, and e. c.
Hull, who. until a week ago. stroked The crew.
took his place. The new pair-oared tubs" from
England arrived Saturday and were utilized ut
once. lehman taking the men out in couples and
coaching them. The tubs" are somewhat
shorter and lighter than the pair-oared boats for
merly used.
Tho challenge of Leland Stanford University
for a team race at Chicago will probably not DO
been obliged to postpone tho g9mes until May
TO-. the week In which the Pennsylvania and
Yale track Rames occur.
Spring practice Of the Harvard football oandi-
dates will begin at Soldiers Field tomorrow
afternoon. The Harvard-P ennBylvania football
at Soldiers Field.
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News from the Horse world.

NEwBuRGH. March 90. THE trortrr Gree Hastings.
2:lY. has bean sold ny n. }. Roice OF PouEhkeepsio
10 n. ". Hahufger OF New Haven. Price. Sz.oUo.
J. B.-Swe-ney loses. Lonkstrse. started al the
Brooklyn track May ~. lows. IN The brooklyn Cup.
1t | To 80. Longrord. an OWE bIotftr to Longstroet,
was the only other starter.
BOSTON. March 29.-The auction sale of boxes for
the Horse show. which opens In Music Hall en-
April ~. was held 10 day. the sum III Sls.OuO waa
realized. 81 400 less than the amount secured lass
year. The entire slightly zone boxes wero sold, the
bidding IN some cases oeing quite lively. especially
when the noKsa nnaIly secured ny John SHEPARD,
Jr.. OF Providence ana ny Mrs. Gardner OF Boston
were offered. In eacn case the price was run up 70
SlTV
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and civilian Tell" and "La Juive'' were re-
vived. Norma" too. with Nine. lehman In
the title role. Patti was busily singing away in
"semiramide." Home, Sweet Home" and
Other things. DR.. Won Bulow and P~aderowski
and Dc Pachmann and Otto Hegner and Franz
Rummcls were playing the piano frequently.
also D'Albert, in conjunction with Sarcastic, the
violinist.
Besides all this, Les Huguenots." Tam.
hauser." Aida" THE Flying Dutchman,'
"Lohengrin," and other musical ladies and
gentlemen were passing In a long process.
sion before our public. Then, In addi
ton two complete sequential performances Of
Wagner's tetralogy were given, one In January.
1883, when "Rheingold" was heard for the first
time In this country, and the other in March
following. Until the present time the last por.
formance OF tho entire cyclus was given In
March, 1890.
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ALBANY, March 29.-Thc following companies
were incorporated to-day by the Secretary OF
State:
The Horoscope Company OF New York city; capital,
$4,000. directors, Frank c Meehan, Robert ]. MAR
ton, and Sheldon n. Gable Of New York.
The American AutOharp Company of New York;
capital. 5000; directors, :. Grant Stuart, Edmund Il,
Max Wolf OF New York.
The Vincent Manufacturing Company OF Catskill. to
manufacture medicines. extracts, toilet articles. &c.
capital, Cd. zoo; directors. q. 4. ' Vincent. Charlotte
Vincent. Richard Van Hoesen. Adella CRANKY OF Cats.
kill, and W. 3. Van Brockiin OF Amsterdam.
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ROBBED AcKER, mERRAALa coNDIT
Ono OF Their Drivers started n business Ia
stolen Wine ana Liquors,

Edward J. Chamberlain u young driver cnr-
ploy cd by Acker. Neral Il Condit. was arrested
last night on u charge OF robbing his employers
OF wine and liquors worth from $3.50 TO 200
every week for the past nine months.
IL was chambcrlain's duty to get the orders OF
the wcalthiest customers OF the tirm. and give
them In at the office. IL Is alleged that no
r rSiSn,n me e,c olae hsd o shc Toa nanna MN on ahs sis w va ono
and then corrected tho orders to the original
amounts, and handed them to the entry clerk. On
Friday last the trm called on the police OF tho
East Fifty-first street station and Detectives
Kcrns and Schum arrested Chamberlain last
give the names OF the liquor dealers to whom he
sold the stolen goods.
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ALBANY. March 29.-The State Civil Service
Commission announces that there are a number
of vacancies in the position Of medical intorne,
animation OF April 10 il probably insufficient 10
fill tho vacancies. This position Is open to all
graduates OF medical colleges who have not
more than three years practice. and was in.
tended TO mako an opening in the state hospital
service for fresh graduates from medical col
IeRes who desire to enter that service and have
not had tho hospital experience required for the
position of junior physicians. The salary il 5000
per annum and maintenance.
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Marine Disasters.

LONDON, March 29.-The German steamer kon'
igin Luise from Bremen, March 22, for New
York arrived at Falmouth this afternoon. Her
rudder, quadrant, and other steering gear ara
broken. The accident occurred 800 miles west
OF the SciiIy Islands.
The British steamer Morse King, Capt. Saun:
ders, from baltimore, March 10. which arrived
at Antwerp on March 20, has been in collision
with the British ship Robert Anderson. Tho
latter vessel was badly damaged.
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.ast evenings entire cast was As follows:

1t will be seen that none Of these artists, OK
Herr ,Mertens, have deserved much praise or
popularity, from tho public. And 1t will be
there was q sad lack Of what tho Germans
performance. Tfho gods, bless their IT. dear. ta.s
hearts. have to do a deal OF depressed standing
ecenes-and IT is difficult almost to imposslbillty
to invent action that shall be appropriate
either to Frau Frickd or to. Herr Froh
or TO Bonner, either. for that matter,
swings his hammer. but that deed d hidden 81
the misty veil which always drops with more or
less hitching at tho edge Of the prompter's box.
The names In this cast are many more than
the labor 2 divided with remarkable evonness
among all those who take part. in the opera. II
anything was really brilliant last evening, the
scenic effects and the wonderful stage ma
Rhein, and his daughters were glooriously sue,
cessful and continuously interesting. 1t is
safe TO-, assert that no scene moro. per
Iectly ~illusive,, more poetically descriptive.
nor more weirdiy charming was ever put upon
".Rheingold" proved last evening. Another
absolute triumph was the real rainbow true
air rainbow. made out OF electricity and prisms,
which formed the fascinating bridge over which
the gods walked to Walhalla. It wal almost
exact in color, especially good upon the two out
side edges, and Is certainly an extraordinary
showing OF the power OF name intellect to imi-
tate or replace natures own phenomena.
The Rheintochter sang we'll and swan well,
but of all the performers Herr Ernst gave by far
the c~leyerest delineation. He was q most COM
petent Logo. acting Mt every, moment, with both
animation. and discretion. He was by far the
brightest feature Of the occaaion.
A very large audience was present, and 1t
one excellent performance Of Rheingold."
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M-a.r.. ua,ara and MaeveaEh Coming Home

LoSpoN. March o9.-Mr. Wayne MacVeagh,
the retiring United States Ambassador to Italy.
with his wife and daughter, will sail from
Southampton for New York on April 10 on tho
American iinc steamer New York.
Mr.. Thomas, ). Bayard, late United states AM
family. will sail for New York either on May 3
or MuV lU,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-30

The Rev. A. II. %Skipwortn proposes In a letter To
tho Daily Nous tue arranging or q krAnd national
uhess ivurnument In celebration OF The queens
JuDliee.
Tho latest London papers to hand announce that
the wOmen'h International chess tournament has
been EcneduiGu 10 begin Ola June ~ AT the Hotel
Cecil, LOndon. Tho nrSt prize. aA donated Dy Rr
georges Srwnes. viii Dn $500: Srrohd priZe. $500;
Ihird prize, SyUO; fourth. SIo". hTth. 500; sixth,
SIS. aud u special 500 prize for tue moSt brilliant
game In tho tournament mas Teen donated By Baron
AIotrE do hoIhschilu.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-30

A cloth very loud in an or
binary suit, lends just the tone
needed to a golf or bicycle suit.
Gives a distinct style that
men seek long and pay much
for.
Not half our bicycle cloths
are loud; some are extremely
quiet many between.
For we cater to all tastes :
purses too suits So to $1S.
ROGERS, PEET & Co.
Prince and Broadway.
Warren and Broadway.
Thirty second and Broadway.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-30
6. Die wa,huren In Broohiyn.

The performance OF Die Walkdre" by the
Damrosch opera company at the Brooklyn Acad-
envy Of Music this evening promises to DO an OK
ceptionally brilliant event. As it 10 tho first and
the only opportunity for Brooklynites to hear q
Wagner opera sung in German this season, and
as the cast includes Lehman, Kraus. Gadski,
and Fischer 1t is attracting general interest.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-30
FRENCH DEPUTIES ON TRIAL.

Parliamentary Immunity won't Save Them if
MIXED Up In the Panama Scandal.
PARIS. March 29.-The Chamber OF Deputies
to-day, by a unanimous vote, suspended tho
right of parliamentary immunity In the cases
Of Deputies Naqqet, Boyer. AMI Maret, Against
whom the Public Prosecutor began proceedings
on Saturday for completely in the Panama Canal
scandal.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-30
KAVAYAGH'S BARN FIRED.
He IL the Contractor Whom tho Long ISLAM,
city strikers Arc Fighting.

City strikerH Arc FIGhtInR.
The strike of the drivers OF the Barber Asphalt
Company In Long Island City settled down yes
terday into u humdrum state. Contractor
Thomas kavanagh sent carts back and forth be-
tween this city and Long Island City all day I'M
der police protection without having any trouble
with the strikers.
There were no crowds of strikers or their SYM
pathizcrs In the streets. and IL looked rs II the
trouble was over, and this placid state con-
inucd until late at night. Then IL was dis
covered that kayanagh = stable was on lire.
His stable Is the OLD Puritan Athletic Club
house at Borden avenue and Jacks Creek.
Policeman Herbert Graham had been detailed
to keep All eye upon the stable and at II o'clock
he found 1t blazing In the rear. A pile OF kindling
wood had been set up, against 1t there ana
lighted. He kicked the kindiing away and sent
In an alarm of tire. When tho engines came
there was but little work for them 10 do.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-30

WARRINGTON FoRkcA1T Toh TUkADAf'
For eastern EeD York. eastern PsnHsvIvaRta, Neg
Jersey. and DslatOare. fair IN the morning. JoIlosssd
bv decreasing cioGdtHsss and probably shotOsrs
dusta0 The epsnfa0 or nt0ht; ,OaTnssr; sOStAsasisrIv
tViadS.
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Tho weather.

The Thermometer at the United States Weather Blu
registered the temperature yesterday As follows;
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Odds and Euds or sports.

AZ a meeting Of the Crescent A. u. on Saturday
night an amendment TO tho constitution was passed
ny which the MONT 1ting committee VIII TO elected
by the members Instead or Inu Board or Governors.
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THE OPERA.
Az Excellent Performance or "RheingsIan ~
BIr. Damroseh's CsmDAny.

ut o00D~"g'
Tho seasons OF 1889. 1890, and 1891 wero
memorable ones at the Metropolitan. Many new
operas wero brought out, the list Of them. whom
enumerated, being indeed long and formidable.
Among them We recall "Tho VAssAl sEiBsth,"
by Smareglia; "Asraol." by Franohetd; "Ths
Barber Of Bagdad," by Cornelius. all
OF which were given then for the
aFst time. "Lakmo" and "Ballo nAHaSchera"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-30
AFTER LONG ISLAND TROUT.
Good Catches Reported, Although the wcathe
WAS Not Very Favorable.

was Not Very Favorable.
A strong northwest wind bothered tho trout
fishermen who opened the season on the Long
Island waters yesterday, for their light artificial
flies were carried far from the desired spot in
their efforts at casting, yet the catch was up to
the average of last spring. The wind chilled the
waters in the lakes and streams. and 1t was only
in the bright sunshine after midday that the
1sh were keen to take the lures. At the South
Side Sportsman's Club at Oakdale, ex-Supervisor
John II. Vail caught the first trout Of the season.
Some especially fine catches were made by Henry
B. Hollins, w: Bayard Cutting. H. r. Hollister.
Tappan. and Charles Harbeck.
AT West 1slip Phoenix Remsen and Alfred
Wagstaf Remsen had good sport In their pre-
serve. There was a throng out on Bishops
Brook, tho public stream at Babylon. Robert
Cuff and John b. Dollard, who each landed nine
fish ay,erasinga pound apiece, had the best luck.
President OF the Equitable Life Insurance Com
pany. in his preserves east of Babylon.
Among tho Patchogue anglers out on Car
mans River and West Creek were Emerson g.
Terrell, {. c. Roe, A. II. Carman. and John Ray
nor. The Bayshore contingent cast their flies on
George Hottie; -; Jesse Garrett 10; Edward
Harrison p. Roseman. and John H.tCharters,
five or six each. The Glen Cove ponds were
fshed to good advantage by L. T. Duryea, Gen.
James b.. Pearsall, James Mclaughlin, Frank
Bailey, Frod Schleichor,. Frank Benham, and
William Lang, The members Of the Flanders.
Clubs were out at break OF day. and made hne
catches.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-30
FRENCH DOCTORS SENT TO PRISON.
they Are Accused or Performing an Illegal
Operation.

PARIS, March 29.-Drs. Boisleux and Lejar-
rige, both of whom arc prominent physicians of
this CITY. have been sentenced to i've years i'm
prisonInent each for performing an illegal oper-
alton on a milliner named Thompson. which 70.
suited In her death.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-30
Yachting Soies.

Robert W. Cumming has sold his fny. foot caDIn
naphtha launch Lorna Doone TO Edward Western
OF Newark.
The steam yacht AquiIo. belonging TO II. A. Van
LEV OF The Larrhmont Yacht cub. viii be nttrd
with a new napnthA launch lender at the seabury
Works.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-30

No More Capital Punishment In Colorado.
DENVER, Col, March 29.-Gov Adams to-day
signed the bill abolishing capital punishment
in Colorado.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-30
IN Varsity Grew Take n spin on I
Hudson.

The Columbia University oarsinen were out on
the Hudson yesterday Afternoon and took their
first good spin OF tho season. The men moved
into the now Edwin Gould hoathousc on Sat.
urday afternoon. but owing TO the float not
being ready, they were unable To do any rowing.
Although tho iloat waa still unit for use yoster-
day, tho mon, through Tho courtesy OF the Hud-
son Boat club, used the ~la.ter's hoathousc and
float.
The eight went out for tho first time in II barge
belonging TO the Nonpareil noat Club. The men
were a BIT ragged, but they pushed the boat
through The water pretty we'll, and before finish
INK covered over eight miles. Cowlcs coached
the men from the stern as best he could, as tho
launch has not yet been secured. lnasInuCh as
there was only one green man In the boat. the
blade work was fair. After coming In the men
took their regular run of about two miles to tin
ish the afternoons work. Tho positions In tho
boat were az follows:
Bow. Prcssprich aptaInD; .. Putnam; \, Elmer;
I. Lewis; d, Shattuck; Is. Prentice; I, Longlrre;
stroke, Pierrepont.
The freshmen also are on the water, and aro
taken out In the barge Tor practice the same as
the varsity.
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ALBANY, March 29.-Gov Black has not yet
taken any action upon tho charges filed with
him against District Attorney Backus of Brook
lyn. Col. Griffith, the Governors private seCre-
tary. said to-day that he did not think u COM
missioner would DO necsssitated to take testi-
mony and report findings TO the Governor. Tho
Governor. he thought, would take action upon
the matter whom he reached 1t In due course.
trict Attorney. The charges against the District
Attorney are made by Thomas &. jerks. n law
yer. He asks that MIR. Backus be removed from
Office because Of his neglect or refusal to prose-
cute a violation OF tho Liquor Tax law.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-30

Prince and Broadway.
Warren and Broadway.
Thirty second and Broadway.
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New Boats for the KniekerbooLer's fleet.

COLLEGE POINT. March 29.-When the Knick-
erbocker Yacht Club, which has its anchorage
here. goes into commission on May 30, several
important acquisitions will have been made TO
it's large feet. During the past few days yachts
men have been here looking over their boats.
Among those 10 be overhauled is the sloop yacht
Alice, owned by Oscar d. Dyke of New York.
She is to receive u new trunk and cabin.
Capt. Lew Towns Is building two boats which
arr to be added to the Knickerbocker feet.
John IL. Newman Of Dougiaston. Treasurer OF
also a member Of the Douglaston and knicker-
booker clubs. is having a knock-about
built. which will cost about 81, 800. The
vessel. will be 20 feet over all. Her cabin
will be ~ feet, and cockpit Gig feet.
Robert Jacob of Flushing is having q 25-foot
catboat built. Capt. J. J. Merritt of c~oast-wreck-
ing fame, who has his home at Whitestone and
who is one OF the most active members Of the
knickerbocker Club, is having a handsome new
steam yacht built at the yards of A. c: Brown.
at Tottenville, staten Island. She will be 96
feet over all. IS feet water line. and Is feet
beam. She will be schooner rugged and will
draw seven feet OF water. The interior will be
finished in white and red mahogany. Tho yacht
ia expected to have n maximum speed of four
teen miles an hour. 1t is Capt. Merritt's pur-
pore to put the new yacht into commission on
May 80. Tho other two new boats are expected
to go into commission on the same day.
The times., 1897-06-29
The World of Business.
Wall street Yesterday.

New York, June 28.-There were eyi-
dences OF considerable irregularity in the
days stock market, notwithstanding its
underlying tone of flrmness, which at times
and In spots developed into actual buoy
ancy. At no time since the beginning Of
the upward movement has the market
been subject to a more severe test, be-
cause soon after the opening realization
of profits was on a tremendous scale
and the volume of the selling rather
staggered the market for a time The
dealings were large In the Changers, CHI
cago Gas, and Sugar. Ia the first named
group there appeared to be a transfer or
concentration OF interest in st. Panl,
which was by far the strongest of the lot
and the most active, though 1t has here
tofore rather Jagged behind tie other
stocks. National Lead was another strong
Industrial, the buying OF the stock being
stimulated by assertions that a dividend
would be declared on the common stock
this summer There was an Increase In
ativity IN Oregon Short Line and Oregon
Railway aud Navigation securities, as well
as in many other of the lower priced stocks
and bonds London houses had o0iers on
both sides of the market. Union Pacific
was firmer on assurances that 1t was
not intended to call the first installrnent
of the assessment for some time.
In the afternoon dealings the whole,
market became buoyant and closed actiTe
at or near the highest prices of the day.