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New-York tribune., 1898-01-23
TTE OLD GUARD RECEPTION.

The veteran Old Guard, Major S. Ellis Briggs's
command is rapidly completing It's arrangements
for its annual reception which will be held at the
Metropolitan Opera House Tuesday night The
Old Guard. nobly supported by army Of friends
will have It's usual full house. with scarcely stand
ing room. The opening ceremony will take place at
II 30 O'clock ard Will consist Of the escort 10 the
colors by color sergeant Of eighteen files Of the
Old Guard In full uniform. including bearskin cap
and musket On tho arrival Of the color guard in
the centre Of the floor the curtain will rise show
ing a group OF the Old Guardsmcn IN front OF the
marquee. The full military band viii play during
the stiring and patriotic movement Of the sau-
tation 10 the colors" After the fourth dance the
spectacle Of the night. the Old Guards march and
review In which every soldier In the opera. house
Is expected 70 take part VIII form a military
tabeau of impressive beauty Boxes and tickets
may be obtained of Captain James r. Wenman. NO
IL Old Slip, or OF Edward p Moore, secretary, at
the Oid Guard arJnoTy.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23
SUPERINTENDENT PARSONS GOES.
HIS DUTIES TO BE DIVIDED BETWEEN
LANDSCAPE GARDENER AND GEN
FRAI FOREMAN

President Clausen Of the Park Department began
the work OF rcorganiZing the Department yester-
dav He issued the following order:
Samuel Parsons IT, Superintendent of Parks.
The situation that have found In the Park De-
partmcnt indicates the necessity OF separating the
artistic ana practical features Of the supervisory
work When these features are united In the duties
Of n single official one the other seems certain
I, be neglected. Greater efficiency can be secured
under II division that gives to official jurisdic-
ton and authority on all questions properly TO be
referred 10 a landscape or gardening expert ana 10
another the supervision OF the working force:
tails ana / have designated Nils j. Rose for duty
as landscape gardener and Patrick st. John for
duty as general foreman Of the city parks Your
sorI ices Superintendent of Parks Will therefore,
no longer be required and this Is 10 give you notice
that the Office Is hereby abolished
This order was not promulgated to the Depart
ment because shortly before 1t was signed Super
intendent Parsons handed to Secretary Holly his
resignation as Superintendent OF Parks.
A1r Rose graduated from the Horticultural Col
lege OF Almard Sweden. October 26 1881. and has
continued the study Of landscape gardening ever
since. He is the author OF several text books on
gardening subjects. and had made an impression
on the work OF the Park Department with his sew
era years OF service Lately he has been gardener
In charge OF Mornngsde Park.
Mr. ST. John has been In the Park Department
for twenty-five years. Ho Is old official, and
ly he has been foreman In charge Of the downtown
parks.
Commissioner Clausen also abolished the places
Of janiior OF the Arsenal Building and messenger
at the same building, occupied by John Wildig and
James Winner respectively.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23

stockley "SlS Mrs. Kingdom Mrs. Lynch, Mrs. Con.
verse Mrs Morey. Mrs Clark. Miss Mey, Mrs.
d NJ Harris Miss Dashiell and MI. Mney
Informal talk in the mu>ic-room OF the Laurel
House Tuesday. preparatory 70 me formation
Of classes in the art OF conversation Among
those present were Mrs. Thomas Davis Mrs Law
Kenney. Mrs. B. r. Smith, Mrs. Glover Mrs. MIS-.
Squers Miss Harrison, Miss Clover Mrs WIS
Mrs Clark Mrs. Root Miss Quadander' MIS-
Leeds Mrs Wentworth. Mrs. Dithmar. Mrs Irsons
Miss Rhoda Wilkinson and Miss Aler; ,.. u.o, 81,
The directors OF the Village Association met az
the home Of a. B. Claiiin IN Lake Drive, on l.eS
day evening. Regular business was transacted.
and the meeting adjourned until next TUESDAY
John b. Morris has purchased the lots at Forests
ave and F'iftn-s- ans all build handsome cots
tage there n tra -,.-- summer; W.T., nh
4 dinner Vs. s.s-- = NJ and Mrs. Walter Rusn
evening The- .1ss.s w.-e NJ and Mrs Elmer E,
r Wen,wo-,r VI a-t Ms. Jasper Lynch, Miss
Lucy Harding Mss 2---a Wilkinson ana MISS
'ia pretty .--.ss,r wAs given by Mrs d. Ia
Schwartz or " N-,t--s-ly- , =, A..
Walter Rush Eyr~s- q: or home on Slxth,st -.
Next saturday 49, ce-.- D srtles OF nd.'ies az
the LakewOct Gc.. ~.-l ..-AS ioT 4 cup p'ese''eu
bv the secretary Jlsr-- Inch. ,, -,
The pausht--s - --s American Revolution nad
q general meeting l-i >cc.A. reunion az the lhhe-
wood Hotel % Ntt-t s-Ay- .1eFe NeIe l"V NuI,
dred and fifty q ;1e members and ther l,ienss s
nresent There we-e -cpr-> ->tr,atiNcs from AZ. tne
Eew-Iersev chapters = VEL some from New
York and Connecticut At,er the business was M
ished luncheon was served ~ the smaH G.hiNHs-
room The decorations @: the tables We're the N@'
tioual colOrs. -, tro,s,
The Sunday evening concert ~ he lalre! house s'
tened to the we-rendered numbers.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23
4 TRADE DIRECTORY on A BIG SCALE

"Wrirhts Australia. India. China and Japan
Trade Directory and Gazetteer is TO be re-
issued in about six months and brought down TO
oate This will be the fifth edition. 1t includes
es well. Canada South and Central America, Mex
leo the West Indies and South Africa. and is
handbook OF trades. professions commerce and
manufactures in these countries There IS also to
be a section devoted TO the United States and
Great Britain. which VIII contain the names Of
merchants ard manufacturers desirous Of bringing
their names to the notice OF the public. This
tiou "a Of great value. as It contains list Of the
Representative manufacturers Of these countries
This section is being enlarged for the coming eGi
Owing 10 the great expense in publishing this
work II cannot be brought out annually. The last
edition was issued in 1888 and 1894. and since 1896
there have been received numerous letters from all
parts of the world pressing for a new edition of
this work The book was started IN 1878 II has
Is OF the greatest value 70 the commercial world.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23
FIRST NAVAL BATTA LION'S REVIEW.

Commander Duncan OF the lst Naval Battalion
has issued invitations for the inspection OF his
command by Captain J. W. Miller which will take
place on nrd the United States steamship New
Hampshire the evening OF February at s
o'clock.
At the election held on board the New Hampshire
last Wednesday the following civil officers for the
81 Division were elected: Secretary. ii. l. Day;
treasurer ]. Harvey Bird; Membership Commit
tee, w. j. Henderson. Stewart Flagg. IL +. Davis.
s. Is. Austin. George Kelstede and l. L. Ran: Ex-
ecutive Committee. T.. l.. Hale G. s. Mott. J. Har-
yey Blrch Perry C. Pentz and II. IL Hurd; Rine
Committee. c. s. Mott. f. ID. Collins. w. f. Lough-
man. Z. A. Bill and A. T. Rico.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23
CONFERENCE on EMPLOYMENT BUREAUS.

Miss Mary VI. Klngsbury. the head OF the Co"es'
Se7lement No 50 Rivngt0n-st., has issued invita-
,,ors for a conference on "New-York Employment
Bureaus" to be held at $50 p. m. to-day at ths
settlement. Thomas W. Hotchkiss, jro OF d"
Rartholomew's parish-house. Will lead the dscus u.s.
sion All persons interested IN the SUBJECT are ~
v;ed TO be present.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23

execution on the slide trombone. Mr.. Sousa has
arranged the following programme:
Overture Carnival Roman .Berioz
Hungarian Rhapsody No. ...IHsIt
soprsno solo shallow Song CDno-ah) .Meyerbeer
Miss Maud Reese Davies .
Fantasie Russian themes 'ba;aKlreI
Night scene Tristan and Isolde agHer
Trombone SOLO ''Nase Caprice .Fryor
Arthur Pryor.
a
,H March The Bride Elect new .......... sousa
Violin solo 'Zgeunerweisen .Sarasate
Miss Jennie Hoyle.
sketch "Oyer the Footlights NcwYork new. Sousa
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23

At the fourth concert of the Seidl Society. In
Brooklyn on February 5, Mr.. Joseffy Will play
Chopin's concerto in minor and LISTS in A
major The orchestral numbers VII be Dudley
puck's "NarmOn" overture. Griegs Heart
Wounds" Olsen's ''Dwarfs and Elves" and List S
Les Preudes."
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23

AZ the concert I'm memory OF Adolph Neuendorn.
which will take place at the Metropolitan opera
House next Thursday evening. the following artists
will appear: Nine Gadskl and Marie Barna. Herr
Emil Fischer f. Leo Rains and Ellison Van
Hoose. Of the Damrosch & Ellis Opera Company by
the courtesy Of those gentlemen; Naver sonar
wenka Nahan Franko and Leo Stern ana the cholr
OF Temple Emanu-El An orchestra OF over one
hundred musicians from the New-Iork fhlIhar-
monic Society and the Metropolitan opera house
vii also give. their services under the direction or
Messrs Anton Seidl Heinrich MoeIlner, SlenUr
Ronboni and Walter Damrosch. The concert VIII
~" mndnr the management Of L. NJ. Ruben who IS
arranging a particularly attractive Piosiai'iNo 10'
this occasion
The first Sunday evening concert OF the series TO
be given by Messrs Damrosch and Ellis during
their season of opera here will take place this even
ing at the Metropolitan opera House at s:l5 ana an
attractive programme has been PREPARED The s9I9 %
Salignac Boudouresque and Signor 1ampanar';
The New-York symphony Orchestra VIII EIa!' nl anu
Mr.. Walter Damrosch Will conduct Inc pro-
gramme in full is as follows
,,. ,, .. Tschaikowsky
N''"s 9l' Xe3-Io& Sympiony Orchestra victor ua.,o
AIT "De le Mule de Pc victor NAfS
Air Gran Dio' from 'frnani', Verdi
'''R'''''' Ncw~YorS Symphony orchestra. .os
Ar from ''''''''" Nine Gaisb.
PART II. ,
'o'''s' '' Tew-York symphony Orchestra.
rorela valse de conTrt
Myith harp' Violin and viol.nceo nccompanmen,)
NJ Sagnac.
Selected. a., c.,.
Duet LES pracons dc Nllars MailIat'
Mile seygnrd and NJ. salisnac. s,r.u.,
A''7'' New-York symphony orchestra.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23
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New-York tribune., 1898-01-23

TIL. Manuscript Society will give a choral and
orchestral concert on April II at Carnegie Hall,
for which. contrary to It's general custom tickets
will be sold at the door.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23

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supreme Court.
BY Beekman. j. ,..
Joseph r. Farley agt. Reynolds INV
Company-Wiam NJ Lawrence
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23

The several wax groups illustrating the Nu'N,''
War at the Eden Musee have recently peen re-
arranged and are now in especially eooI Or onr
The cIneuatograph has new views. ana lhe coi-
certs go on.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23

The fourth public rehearsal and concert OF the
Philharmonic Society will take place on Friday
afternoon and Saturday evening Of this week. Jean
Gerardv will play voloncel,o concerto by lalo
and the orchestra under the direction OF MI SeiGI
the overture 10 Manfred" by Schumann, Mozarl >
G minor symphony and MacDo"eHs i'u'a''
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23

Tho attraction for the week at the Grand opera
House will be "In Old kentucky" which VIII Dc
presented with a complete new OUTFIT OF scenery
got ND for this seasons tour me n%rne ,fo nd
~ ~ ,nnny nfher entertaining features VIII be re-
,nen,i,ere-] nv all who have seen this play
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23

The engagement Of THE White Heathel Ht '"'
pos,or Theatre which was to begin in February
hoe hean nostponed till next season. in order that
the melodrama may remain at the Acadeny, OF
Music The career Of the play there thus lar mas
been extremely gratifying.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23

Sousa comes back To the Broadway Theatre this
evening for another OF his popular concerts. This
will be Sousa's last appearance In this city for a
number OF months Miss Maud Reese Davies So
prano and Miss Jennie Hoyle vioiinist will be
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23

THE Telephone Girl" goes on al the n OasiIo
To ,o,, songs will be added tomorrow night
This entertainment will be presented. as has ALREADY
been announced at a special matinee on TUESDAY
afternoon for the benefit of Dan DAILY %hD Tecsnf
severely hurt by a fall the stage IN d rem
rserformance OF THE Belle OF New YORK IN BOSTON
An auction sale of seats for this occasion - d"-
rn,unred for tomorrow afternoon at O'CLOCK
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23

The probable run Of The Conquerors" at the
Empire Theatre for some time TO come IS an
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23

Nothing new Is TO be noted Of the engagement o
Miss Maude Adams in The Little Minister az 'h'
Garrick Theatre The house Is filed eignt uInes p
week and there seems TO be no prospect vi s4i' ''
mediate change in this condition
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23

Miss Nance O'Ncil and Mckee Rankin have been
re-engaged to appear at Proctor's Theatre. Twenty
third-st for one more week, and they have select
ed condensed scene from True to Life" Miss
Dean Edsa Will make her debut In vaudeville at
this house In n sketch entitled THE Two Rubies.'
in which she will be supported by Frank j. Keenan,.
The living pictures are still a potent attraction
Miss Jessie Couthou. Will appear in her monologue.
Alice Raymond. the cornettist. with John KVr-
knrnp as accompanst. will show how felcitous she
4 With popular melodies. Others in the bill are
beo2 Mshf M PSre g% sers dSetss ranR
ton St,nson and Merton De Modd and Mais and
continuous from 2:8O to 1890 p. m. Agnes Proctor
ShSriis am f. Windom VIVA and he backsione quintet viii
appear
The Girl from Paris" continues at Wallack's
Theatre where 1t will be the attraction for three
weeks Theare R9Tg,S from the he 23d Rgg Sc
performance within a few nights.
At Sam T Jacks Theatre. at Twenty -nnth-st
and Broadway. the burlesque, THE Model" with
Miss Jennie Yeamnns as the sculptor Will remain
cor snsc,o T .nT aaod p' weekV Ms
s.aWRins viii make make" fun Mile karina the Spanish
dancer, vii! also continue IN the bill.
Abundant entertainment will be provided this
week at Tony Pastors Theatre by "A Dingley Tariff
Baby" by w. II. Fuller. presented by George H.
Lake william Clutha. J. Simpson. Miss Blanche
Plurkett and Miss Annie Ware. James +. Hoey
Miss Marie Stuart. Miss Cora Routt, the Painter
trio Lawrence and Harrington, Lille Western
Flatow and Dunn. Pat and Matte Rooney Morton
and Elliott. Horace Golden. Professor" Wallace
with the bioscope, and Tony Pastor
John Drew comes to Wallack's Theatre on Feb
ruary IA. with his new play. "Ono Summers Day"
"a Virginia Courtship" n new romantic comedy
this city at the Knickerbocker Theatre week from
to-morrow BY William II. Crane. The play tells a
love story OF hundred years ago in the Old Do
| minion. 1t is the work Of Eugene W. Presbrey,
Ing 1t he modelled his characters after those r, IN
Love Chaae" and "I1ondon Assurance"
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23

The repertory OF the Irving Pace Ihea'o io'
,,,s u,eek bos been arranged as follows: Monday
"Dudes Of Vienna: Tuesday Oast time). THE Bat
Wednesday Qast tfme), Hans Huckebein onGns dnuI
day Friday and Saturday. matinee ana e'e''"e
la Belle Helene" with Nine. Kopacsy.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

Charles Coshan will play The Royal Box TOT
only two weeks longer at the Garden Thea.re. -"
effort was made TO keep him in New -1orN ior d
longer time. but It was found imposs'o'e 70 n'"~'
,ho r.cess.rv arrangements with out-of-town man.
.rors and co the tour will have TO be continued
The ftieth performance of the play IN New spd
will he given on Friday evening, February =, au
,here vi1, bc souvenirs on Tuesday afternoon o,
This week Mr. Coghlan will give a professional
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23

The Ballet Girl" IS likely TO remain AT the MAN
haitian Theatre for only short time longer as
change is soon 10 be made In the management OF
the theatre But II the piece leaves the Manhattan
II is likely to go to some other theatre III wv.
Miss Hepner will sing new song to-inoFro" hight
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23

AT the Pleasure Palace this week the bill Is head
ed by NJ Rudinon the French entertainer. n recent
arrival IN this country Filson and Errol appear in
"A Tip on the Derby" Frederic Lemaitre Will
be presented by Charles B. Wees. There is a clever
equestrian act by the Meers sisters. Other enter
tanning acts provided by Frencelli and Lewis.
the Frans.on sisters dancers; Howard and Bland.
Hal Merrett mimic; Grace Smith, Lincoln and Gill
lett with acrobatc sketch the Review Four IN
songs and dances and Mailer and Comfy, dancers
The concert to-day Is continuous from 2;3O 70 ii
p. m. and includes Nance O'Neil and Mckee Ran,
kin Lew Dockstnder. F!son and Enrol. Arthur and
Jennie Dunn, Evans and Nidocq. Pete Baker. Foy
and Clark. f. T. Quinn, the Rice Trio. Georgia
Earnhart and others.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23

Some slight changes having been made In the
manuscript Of "A New-Yorker" by w. II. Post,
the play will be continued at Hoyt's Theatre. Rob
ert Hillard IS assisted in the acting OF the play
BY Mrs. Louise Thorndyke Bouccault. Miss Ger
trude Green Earle Ryder and Dore Davidson. "Oh
Susannah"' which IS running at the Royalty
Theatre London Will be presented at Hoyts on
February :. The cast will include Miss Maude liar-
rison. Miss Jessie Busley, Miss Josephine Han
Miss Marion Lester. Miss Maggie Fielding Miss
blanche Burton. Miss Nav Wood. Fritz Williams
Alfred Hickman. Robert Cotton. Frank Doane and
others.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23

The prosperous course Of Miss May Twin anu '.'
company in The Swell Miss Fitzwelr Is un'hter
r,n+ed at the Biiou Theatre Her negro songs ana
the dancing and singing OF the other members o. o..
the company prove no less entertaining thah a'
Grst
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23

The second Of the rccitals Of chamber music ar
ranged by Arthur Whiting will take place in the
Fine Arts Building In Fify-seventh-st. this after
noon beginning at o'clock Mr. Whiting and
Mr. Kneisel will play Beethovens sonata in o. op.
IS; Mr. Rispham will sing Brahms's -Four serious
songs" and Messrs Whiting. Kneiscl and facke-
harth will play Brahms's trio. op. + for piano
forte violin and horn
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-30
FACTORYVILLE.

The remains Of William Isby, who
committed suicide last Friday evening
by shooting himself, was taken to
Clark's Summit for interment.
We are just in receipt of a premium
list for Lackawanna county fair, to be
held at Maitland Driving park, Sept.
6, Z, and 8. From present indications
this years fair will eclipse all former
exhibitions, and the attendance prom
ises to be all that the association
could accommodate. Last year over
thirty thousand people attended this
fair the second day.
The Young Women's Christian Tenn
perance union VIII hold their monthly
social at the home of Miss Mabel Rey-
nolds, Wednesday evening, Aug. 81.
All members are invit I'd to be present.
Mrs. A. b. Rought, who has been suf-
fering for the past two months from a
serious illness, yesterday went to the
Moses Taylcr hospital, where she will
be treated.
Train No, G, last Saturday afternoon,
struck and demolished one of the
Scranton MIX combine wagons at the
Academy crossing. the driver and team
having a very narrow escape. The
wagon was loaded with ice.
The many friends of /, ID. Kemmerer
will be pleased TO learn that he is con-
Valescing.
The delegates elected to go to Tunk-
hammock to attend the Women's Chris
tian Temperance union, from this
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-30

place, are Mrs. Kate stiles, Mrs wal
ter Reynolds and Mrs. G. II. Button.
The convention will be held Sept. Z.
Fred Ehrgood, a gunner on the bat
tleship, New York, Admiral SIMPSONS
flag ship, is visiting friends and rela-
tives in this place. Mr.. Ehrgood has
just completed his enlistment term of
FIVE years, having enlisted when six
teen years of age. Although but 81
years of age, Mr.. Ehrgood is a fluent
and able speaker. At the Gardner re-
union last Friday he was present, and
spoke for one hour, giving a detailed
description of the naval war between
Spain and Uncle Sans fleets, which
was very interesting, and he, of course,
was the hero of the day.
A tailor has opened up a shop in
the Reynolds building. His name is
Leroy, and he comes from Nicholson.
The Odd Fellows picnic will be held
at the Academy grove next Thursday,
Sept. 1. Don't forget to come and
bring your family and friends.
Ezra Corby, while at work in the
stone quarry of c. r.. Bliss, last Satur-
day. accidentally got his hand caught
in one of the large tackles and badly
CTuSncu neCeSSlldllliB the dinputdClOn
of one finger.
The Reynolds family reunion will be
held in the Academy grove next Satur-
day, Sept. g.
Mr. and Mrs. John Eilenberger spent
last Sunday at Lake Winola.
Arnold Zurfleih, one of the cottagers
of Lake Sheridan. reported seeing a
wild cat in the heavy timber, just back
of the cottages on the Scranton side of
the lake one night last week. The re-
port quickly spread and in a short
time an armed posse, that would have
put Blanco's army in the shade, was
securing the forests with Winchester
rifles and kennel of bloodhounds, the
search being kept up all night but
without success. This same ferocious
specimen of the cat family is said to
have made night hideous with it's
howls for some time.
The Baptist and Methodist Sunday
schools will unite in their annual pic
mic, in the Academy grove next Friday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-30

Jumped the passenger train for the
Union station where he was lost sight
of. Knowing he had relatives in
Wayne county the constable went to
Waymart and employed Mr.. Gruver
and his speedy team. After much
hard driving and the searching of sew
eral houses Constable Neary reached
a grocery where twenty minutes be-
fore Stephenson had purchased and
consumed a can of salmon and some
crackers. Continuing his pursuit he
soon came to a barn where he had rea-
son to believe his man had stopped
Disgusting himself In Mr.. Gruver's hat
and coat he went around the building
and found Stephenson comfortably
seated in the shade, a very much sur
prised fugitive.
The capture was made without fur
ther difficulty and last evening Alder
man Jones committed the prisoner in
default of bail. He will be taken to
the county Jail this morning.