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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-31
Largo Auaienco At b n1etrepeutas.

Evidently Mr.. Damrosch and Mr.. Ellis ap-
last preceding Sunday night concert, that the
public wants to hear the stars at these enter
tainmentB. and can be attracted only by them,
80 Mime. Melba was on the programme last
night and the house was crowded. There was
the customary four-ply row Of standing audi
tors at tho rear Of the theatre. and tho boxes
% well were hlled-whic CHI 10 somewhat un-
usual for o Sunday concert under any circum-
stances. Mme. Melba gave the audience all
Il could have demanded. Her FIRST number
was part Of the mad scene from "Luoia,"
which she sang with somewhat less than her
usual brilliancy, and with occasional r~oughness
Of phrasing.- But only in such Q voice as
Melba's would such slight defects be noticed.
hef The sn S;sSo w ni. TGssi bse pa oMn sc6aaps sns ssng
as she did In the music lesson scene from III
Barbiere al Seyiglia." ''Se Saran Rose was
her last number. and preceding this camo
& SS@Rs6'' p %AyS M sss S;ioli to G cbiiSa.S Geraldine Mms'
Melba resolutely refused to sing an encore.
At the time Of her first number the prima donna
entered about i've minutes too soon. Mr.. Dam.
number. But he postponed It until Nine. Mel.
ba had warbled tho mad scene.
Miss Geraldine Morgan, Mile. Toronto, NJ.
selignac. and Herr staudigll were the other
French with some effort but with tho same mn
controllable dramatic temperamentwhich makes
the little. gentleman gesticulate passionately
and stand on, his toes two-thirds Of the time.
and an aria from Handel's 'Acis and Galatea.'
overture to ..Mlgnon." Beethoven's Polonaise,
"isi2,"" Laoombe,s1 Printanisre. and a dance
from M~oscowskis 'Boabdie."
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FUN WIrn TIE UNDER TROLLEY.


Tho small boy OF this town has discovered thnt
thoro are possibilities for fun In the new under
trolley conduits Of the street car roads. just e..
he found the cable roads q source of f1leaitinieto
pleasure when they wero first built. He can't,
get a FREQ ride or set kites flying town the lines
az no did on tho cable roads, but he has found
that the under trolley oonduits contain no end
OF means for producing electrical fireworks.
One small boy was soen the other day pokinH
tin toy sword down into the slot. Presently
no succeeded in bending tho end Of tho ewurd.
20 that It made q connection from one current.
bearing rail below to the other. and then thero
came q swapping and cracking. accompanied
by q great fash Of oolored light. Part Of the
current ran up the sword and gave the boy'e
arm o wrench. He dropped tho sword with o
yell and went scuddinR away with Q scared or.
preston on his face. ,.,
Other boys have taken to dropping bits. Of
wire into the slot. When Q piece Of wire falls 90
that 1t touches both electric rails at the same
time there is . great fash Of light a. tho cur.
rent darts across the wire from one rail TO the
other. Whom such a thing happens, q man in
the power house knows II ct once, for ct that
moment one Of the automatic circuit breakers
which he watches pops out with = bang. and IL
1t is at night tho lights on the cars 60 out. The
watcher pops the circuit breaker back and
It y not safe for the boys to play. with, the
electric currents passing. through tho hidden
rails, for they might easily get q serious shock
aud burma. A story comes from the West
which may not DO true, but 10 possible. and H.
Illustrates the danger OF fooline with tho electric
which q current OF 90. 600 volts 10 passed. The line
has two copper wires, one for the ~gositive eur.
are carried on poles. side BY side, and not very far
apart. One day tho limo broke and the repair
men found both wires melted in two at. the
men decided that tho trouble had been caused
by the quarrel Of two eagles. One eagle had Lit
had lit opposite him ON the other wire.
As long as they. sat thus apart no
kance at. each other and then struck at each
other with their beaks. The moment the beaks
came In contact there was q flash Of lightning,
a pun of smoke, and the main part OF the eagles
vanished and the wires melted. What led to
this theory was the fact that directly under
where the wires were melted were enough claws
and eagle feathers to indicate that the two birds
had been on the wires.
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FOUND 4 WILL ESQ YEARS OLD.
Relic Of One OF the Early Settlers OF Hew
Ensiana Found In . Pend.

RELIC Of One Of the EARLY Settlers OF Few
Ensiana Fsund In . Pena.
DOUGLASS, Mass. Jan. so.-A fisherman
while trying his luck with hook and line at Bad
Luck Pond recently brought to the surface =
curious relic OF tho iirst settlers Of the
town. He was fishing through the Toe
whom one Of his tits gave indications
OF Q bite. The line was quickly drawn
in, but instead OF q big pickerel thore was .
Notwithstanding object upon the hook. This
on examination proved to DO an old, green.look-.
ing rawhide case, about two inches in circum-
ference and ten inches long.
When cut open there was found within q we'll
preserved paper. It was o will made by ono
John Coffin, beQueathinG two houses and lots
near Sunderland, England, to his daughter Mary.
The boundaries of the lots are distinctly desig-
mated. The will has the official stamp Of Oliver
Cromwell. Lord Protector OF England, and 10
signed by John Coffin and two witnesses-Moses
Trafton and Elizabeth Marsh. The document
John Cofin came to this country, possibly for
political reasons, bringing this will with him:
How it over found its way TO tho bottom OF
Bad Luck Pond IL a matter Of conjecture. The
surmise of, the finder 10 that perhaps Mr.
his cabin with a few valuable papers and In try
ing to cross the pond In his canoe was oyertaken
and killed, and his body thrown into the pond.
Time and the action Of the water destroyed
the body long ago, but failed TO have much enect
on the tough rawhide case, which has preserved
cipherabie after the lapse Of $50 years. The
case and the will. have been sent to tho
Smithsonian Institution at Washington.
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WASHINGTON. Jan. 30.-The ownersof probably
half the cards that are sent In to the Senators
are unknown TO their recipients. Senator Perkins
one day recently, In responding to one of those
unknowns who happened to DO OF the feminine
gender. told the page who brought the card to
show tho lady to the Marble Room. He went out
there o few minutes later, expecting. of course.
10 DO recognized by the lady who had called
on him. None Of the throe ladies In the room
came forward. so ho politely asked each, of them
I'm turn IL she wished "to see Senator Perkins."
Receiving q negative TO each inquiry, he started
back to his seat in tho chamber when he met, In
the corridor OF the Marble Room. the Weather
bureau man who 10 stationed there and who is
often called upon by visitors to point out
senatorS whose faces arc 70 ne
hand and q perplexed look on his face, he asked
him n he were looking for some one.
Yea the Senator replied, II received this
Marble Room, but she isn't there"
Tbo Weather Nan glanced at the card and
~ HE same time pointing to an Individual clad
In broadoloth trousers and Prince Albert coat
saated on . sofa In q corner Of the Marble Room.
The card bore the name Of DR.. Mary Walker.
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DTToa

AHRENs. Or Saturday. Jan. 20. Abraham O..
Ahrens. beloved husband OF Grace Ahrens. III the
SD year OF his ago.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to
attend the funeral from his late residenee. 10
West $50 ST.. on Tuesday morning. Feb. J. at 0
O'Clock. Kindly omit flowers. London and Aus
tralian papers please copy.
Daniel Lawrence Braine. Rear Aonirai
United States Navy. retired. at his residence. 81
First place. Brooklyn. on Sunday. Jan. 80. 1898
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
.-on Saturday, Jan. &c, 1898. al his resi-.
dence. corner Hudson av. and LIST st., Guttenburx,
Hudson county. N. j.. John Dwyer. beloved hus-
band of Margaret A. Dryer. aged ~ years.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend his
funeral from his late residence. on Wednesday,
Feb. 2, at A. ~. thence to St, Joseph's Church.
where a solemn high mas will DO celebrated Tor
the happy repose OF his soul.
GAWTRI.-on Thursday. Jan. 81, 1898. Ammo T..
widow OF william II. Cavity In the 9Th year VI
her age.
Funeral services at her late residence. o. West IUth
st.. on Monday morning at 10 O'Clock.
GROSS. On Saturday, Jan. 29. LouiAa A. n. widow
of VIM. Z. Gross, sr.
Funeral services at tho residence of hsr daughter,
Mrs. W. y. Jackson. lVo Putnam as. Brooklyn.
Monday evening. Jan 81. AZ 8 O'Clock.
HABIRsRA William. only son Of william n. and
Mary K. Habirshaw. OF pneumonia. at Yonkera.
on Sunday morning. Jan. 80.
uuo ~ JOHu o tuuTCu' III lutbr
day, Feb. !, at II o'clock. Interment private.
Please omit flowers. Train leaves Grand Central
Station at 9:l5. Carriages at depot.
IIOLLINs. -on sunday morning. Jan. 80. Of pneu.
moniA. Frank wissman. son OF Frank O. AMI
Celine Hollins. aged 10 years.
Funeral ct the residence Of his parents. 02 Wet
b5th ST., on Tuesday morning. F't. /. At % O'Clock.
MORLEY Suddenly. at his home. 299 West l 18th
st., John Morley. native OF Leeds, England. In hiA
10th year.
Funeral services will take placo o, ~ o'clock TO-
day. Interment In Woodlawn Cemetery.
NICuOIS.-At her residence. "a West l2Dth ST..
Jan. so. 1893, Laura Stephenson, wife OF Charles
l.. Nichols.
Funeral services will be held In Elmira, N Y.
90 Friday afternoon. Jan. 90. 1899.
Maria l., eldest daughter OF the late John ".
SouthAck.
Funeral from her lAto residence. <4t Madison Av..
on Monday. Jan. 81. at II o'clock
STEERS. On Saturday. Jan. 20. 1893. Marion T.,
widow OF James X. Steers.
Funeral services at her late residence, las EOS
35th s.. on Tuesday. Feb. l.. at 1880 A, y.
Kindly omit flowers. .
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Vaudeville PerForners Opposed % sanaay
Openins 90 Theatres.
The Actors Protective Union, which In COM
posed chiefly OF vaudeville actors and has for
some years been afiliated with the Central
Labor Union, 70 opposed to the bill which per-
mits tho opening Of the theatres on Sundays,
and one Of the unions delegates asked the Con-
trail Labor Union yesterday to condemn the pro-
posed measure. Somehow the Delegates did not
seem to take to the proposition as enthusiastic
cally 90 they might have done, and one or two
Of them asked why the actors opposed the bill.
our. families 70 tho theatre" raid Delegate
Sundays" -
The actors' delegate explained that II they did
Sunday turns they would receive no extra pay,
and besides would have no day Of rest,
Delegate McGin Of tho P1nstererB' Union
brought all the actors to their feet by declaring
that any attempt to keep the theatres closed on
Sunday was o blow at personal liberty. I'VE
are not .Puritans," he said. IF people want TO
go TO church, let them go. q they want to DO
amused, lot them be amused"
The actors protested that they wero being
worked to death, so to prevent such o terrible
result the Central Labor Union decided to op-
pose tho bill.
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MAGNETIC NAN ARRESTED.
CHARGED WITH DEERlUDINe
BOARDLW4sHOUsD KEEPER.


NE Promised - Heal the hattsF.s sloh Daust-
tor - wsrsea e nr.rciss hts rusSsetie
--.-s- -.--,. c,--.s -. ~.
..--. s,-,.S
"e ..'' 81 .,' %
that he was . physician, was arraigned In the
Yorkyillo Court yesterday charged with do.
frnudine Michael @. Moronsy. a boardine-nous
keeper of III East Forty-tixth street, out Of
O., 80 worth OF boarding and lodRinR.
Moror.r ..,a th,t ths nr,,on.r .rc.goa ho,ra
or Fr,SaT =, II. n,.ca ~ "a = ~,eS rsnt 49,
the next day without paying ana engaged board
with q MRS cemppeu ~ A&o last Thirtietn
street.
HE told mo he was . doctor and could cure
my 4-year-oid child. MarEarita Aoroney. VINO
has been paralyzed Tor eighteen montha. lseid
II he did m 1 would not charge him anything for
hoard - tba hoaraing.hou.a teopor aSdod.
Doaru' ING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Aoepor euusu'
ing passes over her eyes, twisting her toes and
~nyi,ino h.r l.g, uo ,.,d that ,naaa hor n,poh
better and that she would DO cured in q short
time. but I Thought he was n humbuR and when
ho Ssnt ont ysst.rdsv 7 so,,o,-sS him and when
NO "ens out ses.sruay aon'noo nun = wnen
no engaged board with Mira Campbeu Ecausod
his arrest"
Moroney dec,area that Arnold Informal him
that his assistant wastn Newark, N. j., and
would arrive in n day or two with the bagraFe
and thnt he had sixteen nurses In his employ 10
take care Of his patients.
II had no intention Of cheating, this man." the
iyzed fromseating green apples, and / offered to
euro her IN three day.. After one application
Of my magnetic powers the child wes able to
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-31
4 CHANCE FOR INVENTORS.

The Lazy Mans Idea Of the Pebble Yearnin0
for . stove-DlaokinE Machine.
III somebody would only invent o stove-black.
ing machine r said the lazy man. "Now. there
Is q chance. I build the fires in my house, and
about once in 80 often I black tho stove. I
would rather build forty fires than black the
stove once. 1t is hard work. and I get my hands
all covered with stove blacking. and I don't be.
lieve ! make q very good job Of II. either. I
should say that some simple machine. not very
costly, that a man 'ould load with backing and
b-z.Z-z:Z-z for a minute, and then there you arc
with the stove all blacked, would DO received
ALL"
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An entertainment OF more than ordinary
merit was given in Chiokering Hall ON Satur.
day night. Signor Alberto de Bassini sang the
prologue Of II Pagliacci" In o manner that dis
played to full advantage his fine baritone voice.
Mrs. Elizabeth Northrop sang charminRly sew.
eral French and italian songs. Franz Lste.
mann displayed his mastery Of the violoncello
and Miss Marie Kuhr in her piano selections
played with precision and expression. Miss
Florence Coot6, although only IL years old,
played two selections on the piano with o reposo
and finish which surprised her hearers.
An interlude to the music was furnished by
Miss Ida Bentley with delineations of New Eng
land characters. Mr.. Frank Taft, at the organ,
and Mr.. John @. Frank, with the bass trumpet,
completed tho programme.
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The theatre n Nerssi1es 20 which . s1bven-
ton ~ large - the Bociaiists thought the town
should give has been refused was. opened .
rev weeks ego. but the pubic refused to ALLOW
the performance 70 proceed. After several ef-
forts the curtain was lowered.
Rita" . comic opera said "a. be written by.a
young American namod Legrand Rowland. win
eoon be. given In Paris at the Theatre Nouveau,
Edmond Rostand, author Of the succeesful
"Cyrano do BerGerai," 10 studying under 10
Barry Qf the Theatre Francois 10 become an
actor. He has already appeared in q small part
In Sarah Bernhardts production Of THE Bad
shopherds.". Nine. Rejsne, for Q months
tour through Rusaia, Austria and Germany, re-
3eivod 100000 Eleonora Duse. whom acting In
Rome, received. $4,000 for every performances.
which 10 more than she ever got here. Hvetto
Gunhert 10 to appear In Berlin and Vienna ct q
ealary nearly az large as that paid TO her on her
FIRST visit here.
George Alexander 10 to produce much Ado
About .AeSS Nothing. at the 81; yamsa Theatre when
Potter. who 10 said to be meeting with success
at the Adclph Theatre in London, will be seen
LyonR."
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aocietx or alunieal Aria.

The Society Of Musical Arts will hold its last
meeting at the Astoria on. Tuesday evening.
Having exhausted the vaudeville supply, the
society Will return to the style OF its earlier of.
forts. Vance. Thompson's pantomime. I'm Old
and Paer's one-act opera, al Maestro di Cap.
pella," will be sung by the same artists who gave
Il here first at the Astoria several weeks ago.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-31
MARINE INTELLIG EN0E.

MINIATURE ALMANAo-THIs DAT.
Sun riSes.... IL Sun sets.. b II Moon seS.- g 30
HOB wATRR-THIs DAY.
Sandy Hook. 2 81 Gov. Isld. 800 He'll Gate. 8 Oh
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JAILED NOV ronEIoN PoRrl

30 Lucania. from Queenstown for New York.
Be Andalusia. from Hamburg for New York.
So Munohen. from Bremen for New York.
Be Venezuela, from La Guayra for New YORK.
IS La GaSoogne. from Havre for New York.
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CHANGING at the name. the doorkeeper quickly
replied. without even q suggestion OF q smile:
How should know who Ike ahotf'
The Knight OF the Blue Pencil either did not
appreciate the pun on his name or did not con-
slider 1t worthy Of notice, for he modestly asked
the doorkeeper TO send the card 70 Congressman
So-and-S0 1t was sent and without Comment.
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Cellar Bu,tsas Ne LOnEs Hard TO Sind.

"We don't hear % much nowadays" said Mr..
oozxleton, :. about the lost collar button. and i
.unnoaa the reason for this 10 that the loss no
ionser disturbs us; We have lost 30 many that
~ san'S ioss Sas nov ~i Ea& ISst HR SefSS; A''
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Business NnttfeS.

Pearls ana all Kinds or Precfous Stones, or
the best quality only. Prices low a. anywhere. here
HOWARD 6 CO.. ao4 Fifth avenue. New YORK.
DornInEer's American Cut Glass.
This week clearance sale Of
TOILET BOTTLES.
Single and odd bottles at half price.
Nc. 9l0 Broadway and No. SO Murray st.. n. Y.
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ArrIved-SuNDAY. Jan. 30.

Sc AuraniA, Mckay. Liverpool Jan. 90 and Queens
town Esd.
Sc La Bretagne, Rupe. Havre Jan. 29.
SIS Conemaugh. Broomhaugh, Havre.
SIS Alexandra, Marshall. London.
Be Buffon, Oils, Rio Janeiro.
Sc H n. Whitney, Hallett. Boston.
Brig Curl6w, 0undmark. Psrnambuoo.
[For later arrivals zee First Pase.l
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WINE Ike Shot.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 3o.-One OF the doorkeepers
OF the House has q keen sense Of humor. He
was approached the other day by q man who
handed him his card. at the Same time men
tioning the name Of q Representative from
West Virginia. The card bore the printed In
scription:
''' '''s''.s's''.
HUG IKE
KDIroR
(: TEE DAILY TELEoR1PH.
BLUEBIELD. v. VA.
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ARRIVED OUT.
PASSED.

B. Tauric, from Now York, at Liverpool.
ss strathairly, from New York. at Hamburg.
IS Seryia. from New York. at Queenstown
PASSED.
IS La Normsndie. from New York for Havre. passed.
the Lizard.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-24
HUGE MODEL
 OF TUE EARTH

"HE celebrated French geographer,
 Professor Elisee Reclus, is spe-
 cially coming over from Paris to
 lay before the Royal Geograph-
 teal Society particulars Of ms project for a gigantic model or the earth.
 Professor Reclus' idea is to construct a globe on a scale of eight miles to the inch, this being the smallest sized sphere on which it would be possible to show, correct to scale, the depth or every river and the height of every hill on the earth's surface.
 This exact replica of the world would measure roughly eighty-four feet in diameter. or half the size of the dome of St Paul's This would mean dis tance of thirty feet between New York and London, and Paris and London would be about three feet apart.
 The scheme is not exactly new one, Professor Reclus having had 1t in mind for some years. and. as matter of fact, the Communale Council Of Paris had promised a large sum of money toward the construction of such globe for the Paris exhibition of 1900, but unfor-
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-24

tunately difficulties arose and the money was not forthcoming
 The primary object of Professor Re clus' visit to London is to interest peo- pie over here in the scheme with a view to raising the necessary capital to carry it out in this country. But among other things, he wants to ob- tain the opinions of experts as to the most suitable and least expensive mode of construction.
 The globe would either have to be supported on an axis. in similar man ner to the ordinary wooden globes, or and this seems likely to prove the most convenient arrangement-hoate in an immense bath, so as to be easily turned round.
 When Professor Reclus first made his project public an eminent English scientist suggested that the surface of the earth be molded on the inside in stead of the outside of the sphere, so that an observer, suspended in the center of the globe, could easily exam inc any part of it. This idea, however, did not meet with approval. except that it was suggested that if the globe was given rotary motion visit to
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-24
PETS IN THE
 PHILIPPINES

If the Philippines ultimately become a possession of the United States, and Americans flock thither to establish new homes, they will have to include snakes and lizards among their fam fly pets. In an article on Life in Ma nila" in the Youths Companion Charles B. Howard says: "Our house. hold included three or four Chinese chow dogs, with thick, orange -colored fur and coal-black tongues and Pedro, the house snake, a small python, which travelled about inside the canvas walls and kept us free from rats and mice
 Pedro never came out, and we were not disturbed at all bv his proximity. We slept on strips of mating, spread over cane-seated cor- hes, the legs of which rested in bowls of water to pre- vent visits from centipedes.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-24

ing. Absolutely nothing can be done here, or ever has been done, according to the old-time miners report, except from the time the ground freezes until the snow is too deep to work through But of course no one who is busy hurrying hither and thither to get his outfit ready and his passage Secured on some boat that is just about to leave, and after which there will be no earthly chance to secure passage on any boat-such a crowd of busy, hopeful prospectors have no time to stop and think of little bit of detail like this. They know that the sum- mers up here are fine and long and that the gold is here waiting to be washed out, and all they want is a chance to get on the ground and they will find means to prospect, etc.
 But just the same. it is the failure to keep a close account of these little details that has misled so many. And great is the suffering from loss and disappointment. I know personally of many cases of men who have mort gagged their homes, sold out lucrative businesses or made other great sacri- fees in order to outfit themselves and get here, only to turn back and sell their outfits for enough money to get home on after less than a months stay in the inlet
 Some have even gone back home without even getting off the boat they came on.
 Those returning home now are called towards weak hearted, etc, but are they towards after all? What else can they 60? They have miscalcuIated and are utterly unprepared for stay through the coming winter, and in or der to stay for the short prospecting season they must remain through the winter.
 But some are showing less good sense and are staying and trying to get up the dangerous rivers at blind haz- zards.