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Interesting Advance Opinion as to tho In
y-stir alton of Fast Sid. Vice.

Interesting Advance Opinion as to tho In
yestir alton of Fast Sid. Vice.
Police Com missioner Abel delivered him self
OF the following interview yesterday. Mr.
Abel ia the only member oi the board who Is
not on the Com mlttee on Rules and Discipline.
which Ia supposed to be conducting an In
yestigation OF the East Side under his rcsolu-
ton. The committee has yet made no sign.
1.-THE stiRation OF the conditions on the East
Side will be conducted so as to get at the facts"
said Mr.. Abel. The persons who have been
com planning about the alleged unlawful condl-
lions win be asked to produce evidence Of what
they have represented. They will 10 asked
to point out the things they are, complaining
~ lie conditions on the East Side to-day are
no worse, II not better. than they have been In
Years ago and thore are living witnesses TO
prove that all crusades do harm. They leave the
section affected worse than before, What is to be
fined fined or discharged. They go back and resume
vide houses or lodgings for them, That is what
the philanthropists should do. Why don't they
adopt some means to take care OF these women
"a year ago complaint was made to me
about certain locality. i gave It my lmmedi-
That wore wrong. but the conditions were not
as bad as they were said to be. Captain
,O s as sSa H f. Went ns E assat SIDE 4,
radical way. Within a week the people who
were Ioudest In their complaints began to CRY
ssas tue Spos the psop so %hat sre
aoina to doY The boards committee intend to
md out u the police are at fault. and we shall
and and give us the proof The police will do what
ieT a1s ana CHARITABLE on thc
amelioraton OF mankind.
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Coming Events IN Opera.

Nine. Sembrich will be heard at the Metro
politan orera House for the first time this
year on Monday night whom she will sing
Rosma In I'll Barblore 81 scviGla" with
Ncssrs Edouard lie Reszke. PM Corsi. Campa-
mari. and Sallglnac. On Wednesday Nine.
Semhrich will he heard rs Zerlinn in Don
Giovanni with Mines SordIcn and suzanns
Adams and M"ssrs. Scott. L iouard De RsszEe
aud salcnac. This will be VI. scott's d+hVt in
rh,s city. On. FRIDAY evening irm"n'
will be sung by Mines. IaiyJ aud SUZANNE
Adams and Messrs. Alvarez and Campanari.
A. the Saturday matt nee NJ. Saleza will make
his frat appearance here this season ard Tug
Romeo the role In which b. made his debut
last year Mines Eam-a. Oltzn and Bauer
meIster and Massrs. Edouard dc Re>zke. lily.
leading roles
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Oh. WELL. KEEP YOUR POST OFFICE.
City Doesn't Care whether or Not Brook
Ign Retains POstRI Independence.

Postmaster Van Colt read the statement OF
Postmaster Wilson OF Brooklyn In THE Sun OF
yesterday to the effect that Mr.. Wilson had
been assured by tho authorities at Washing
ton that the Post Offices In Brooklyn would not
Greater New York, In accordance with the pro-
visions 81 a bill now before Congress should It
such consolidation for its sake alone, II Brook
Ign did not consider u for her best interesIs.
The measure before Congress was not manda-
tory but merely gave authority to Postmaster
General Smith to make such consolidation II
he desired. Should the Postmaster-G General be
opposed to the plan, Postmaster Van Colt
would make no move to bring about consoli-
dalton.
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cars. CiNIRIEs. AND BIRD noe TOR.
Diversified Interests In This Group mt Wan
amaksrs's.

Diversified Interests In This Group ut Wan
nmaksrs's.
On no one hns the Christmas rush on
the Department stores had more en-
ervating effect than on the Angora cats ut
WanRmakers. They are fluffy. disconsoate
personfcations OF ennui. Visitors chirp at
them. poke fingers into the cages and variously
try to be entertaining. But the cats blink and
turn their heads the other way Tho store
people brought some OF the canarlos up from
the basement and hung their cages all about
the cats. lust to show them that all WAS not
yet lost. and that life was still worth liy-
Ing" The cats looked at the canaries with calm.
snesred conrem ptuously at the roofs OF their
temptation OF the vsnlties OF Christmas shop
just now the cats end the eanaries are all
specialist on household pets. Miss Pope Is
canary birds. and she stands by the bird
counter 10 the basement q the store all day
bird buyers as e the purchase q birds 10 the
brought to her to have their claws clipped o.
inss Of gum arabic, XII day, long she preachss
ss tfS 1an Of SssR and
nected with the Animal Protective League and
the American Fanciers, Association. II was
nis s MSo sra as tsc
this country from the Aarts Mo1ntains every sS ~
year, have made better arrangements for keep
Ing the olFis clean and comfortable when they
sales agent Tor Philadeip6a bird food CONF S,,e
papy and combines her work in placing their
try TO- the comfort and health OF pei birds and
animals.
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Josephine Hail.. Lost Jew.lry.

Josephine Hall. the actress now playing In
The Girl From Maxim's." Ia about to bring
suit through her counsel. Maurice Meyer.
against her manager. Charles Frohman. and
the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company. 20 recover
$500 AZ com pensstion for tn" loss of her
the company was travelling from brooklyn to
Philadelphia fve weeks ago. Mr.. Never said
last n ight that pressure OF business had hither-
20 delayed the suit.
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Musicians too Busy to ACT as walking
Delegates.

The Carl sahm Club OF Musicians. which Ia
represented in the Central Federated Union.
reported yesterday that It's members were all
so busy now that none Of them has any time to
act rs n walking delegate Therefore II has
asked and received permission to go outside u
the ranks to get a man To represent the union
both as walking delegate and a delegate to
the q. +. U.
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MARRIBD.

FLETCHER-MOYER.- Wednesday, Deo 10.
1899, by Rev. George II. Christian, ID. Miss
Anna Louise Meyer 20 William b, flstcher.
LUsK-TIFEANY.-onw Wednesday. Dec 20. 1909,
at the Madison Square Presbyterian Church. By
Rev. Or. Charles Il. Parkhurst and Rev. DR.. ,. II.
Mason Knox. Mary Woodbridge. daughter Of
Louis Comfort Tiffany. 10 Graham Lusk.
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OiLYE IN mChRMEN.n
Notable Performance Mt the Metro-
politan Opera House Last Eveninr.

a Notable Performance ut tho Metro-
poiitan Opera House Last EVENING.
Carmen T" was selected rs the second
opera Of the season at the Metropolitan last
night for Emma Calve was there to sing the
role In which she Ia so famous. The audience
was larger than on Monday night and more
brilliant IN aspect. The general perform
ance was almost beyond criticism, and
this second step forward In the seasons
progress was complshed triumphant,y.
Mile. Calves single performance Is sufficient
70 make any production OF " Carmen notable
Her associates last night were Albert Alvarez
Emma Eames and Pol Plancon so the superior
quality OF the representation needs no further
specification.
Mile. Calves own performances offered In the
same superb degree It's wonderful dramatic
qualities. Passionate. allurinR. volatile in the
earlier scenes: tragic in the card episode to
the most impressive degree; defiant
scornful and ultimately craven in the
last moments OF the opera. her whole
INTERPRETATION Is masterpiece OF
dramatic genius. II 10 still marred at times
by meaningless exaggeration OF detail. Re-
dundant gesticulation and meaningless repeti-
tion OF action temporarily obscure the dra-
matte intent. But these are small flaws
In performance that will he always re-
membered az one OF the most notable In the
history OF Operhtlo achievement Mile. Calv6
revealed last pIght change in her conception
mere wanton to her1,sedpotive. rIanto and
Of the role had undergone ma n Change s
il was said to be chastened." but
there were no traces OF that mood last night
and nobody would have demanded one lot OF
difference. She was In good voice and made
that organ as dramatically expressive as
formally OF every emotion. 1t was colored
express.
II. Al varez appeared last night to better adj
van age than on Monday evening. He sang
with greater refinement In the earlier scenes
ofthe "prTl. although there WINS still deficit
ency IA rslicacy. He acted with great fervor
and with Vile. Calve brought the third oct to u
stirring g. -unmitigatedly realistic and
brutal hut thrilling.
Nine. Eamrs was beautifully glrlish to be-
hold and sang Micaela's music In lively fashion.
Pol Plan on appeared for the fret time as
Escdmi''o. lie was lacking in force and variety.
but he was easily the beat Inter prefer that this
seemingly difficult role has had here In some
years. Familiarity with the part may give him
greater fire and fsNibility oil action Now his
Performance H. admirable on its vocal side.
Sig. Mancinellis orchestra and the trumpets
ut varian 90.
Anton Van Rooy arrived Yesterday on tho
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. although he Is not
TO mako his appearance at the Opera House for
two weeks. He comes from Betlin. where he
has lately been singing In a PRODUCTION OF the
Nibclung cycle. VI Van Rooy will be heard
during the season for the nrst time IN Der
Wnlknre"
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Felix schweighoter who arrived yesterday
on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. comes to
I'LL n months engagement at the Irving Place
Theatre He Is making his frst visit 10 this
country. although he has been famous in his
own FOR years. He Il now living in Dresden.
connected permanently with no theatre. but
occasionally appearing in he principal German
cities.
Schweighofer was born In Brunu In 1892
He began mature life a. a N erchant. went over
later To- the abroad service and ilna,ty yielded
to the Irresistible desire To become an actor.
III 1885 he appeared In drama and opera. but
later dedicated himself wholly & farce IN
which has principal triumrhs wer' won He
acted first Ia the smaller Austrian tom, and
In lS1n made his tlrst appearance in Vienna
at the Theater an der Wien. Since that time
he has been recognized as one Of the leading
comedians Of Germany. lie will be seen he-e
first on Christmas night.
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Rtliaioas alotirts.

An APPEAL u made for Gospel Mission. sos sd
also mons clothing, ct this special ume OF good
WIN toward men" WI not generous public helS
needs Of the poor and suffering.
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Nine. Sayille Here.

Nine. Frances saville OF the Imperial Orers
House in Vienna arrived In this country yes
terday on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. She
comes 10 give q series Of concerts and will re-
turn to the Austrian capital at the end o. TWO
months to resume her place In the company
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DR.. o'Hanion Repeats HI. Theory a. to tho

DIR. O'Hanlon Repeats His Theory rs to tho
Hsadloss Body-So Further Clue.
Coroners Physician o'Hanlon used a mag
nfying glass Yesterday In making an examl-
nation OF the vertehre OF the headless body
found In the East River near Rutgers slip ON
Monday. and aiterward repeated his express
sion Of belief that the head had been severed
from the body and that a saw or knife had
been used In the work The body In far beyond
Identification. and although Capt. McClusky has
put men at work on the case there Is little
chance OF their making any discovery tending
TO explain the mans death.
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4pfrial Notices.

PILES-PILES.-Dr. UPHAa's Vegetable Flso.
tuary positive specinoI Nifty yeArs reputation sold
by leading druggists; samples sent free. A. Up
HAM ~ East Ath st.
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BUSINESS Notirss.

Mineral waters squirted out under tho bar sro NOT
schultEs Ealmine label siphon and he To get
CARL II. BCHULrZS pure. correct mineral waters.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-21

I'HE KENsICo CEMETERY. Private station, HSr.
lem Railroad; - minutes ride from the brand
Central Depot Once, 10 East AID 81
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and that he probably would not play again this
season, He was III last spring. and had not
rec2yefed when he set out on the western tour
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Died While Voting at n Lodge Meeting.

Louis Bernstein. a tailor OF 227 Fifth street.
fell dead on Tuesday night at lodge meeting
at 200 East broadway. The lodge was eectlng
q new President, and Bern stein was depositing
his ballot when he died. Heart disease killed
him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-21

Tho collecting Of od-fashioned high grand
fathers clocks. which was n crnze a few ypars
ago, brought nearly all OF the OLD pieces OF this
sort into the possession Of the dealers and the
collectors and stimulated the counterfeitinR Of
them. Some Of these countorfeits are clever
enough to deceive the average amateur. The
finest co ectIon Of OLD Yankee clocks In this
city IL owned Nv william Curtis Gibson. who
has spent much money and time In making H.
Mr.. Gibson began buying Yankee clocks several
years ago. and he occurred some valuable speci-
mems from antique dealers In this city who
did not APPRECIATE them, the cases Of some
design and "a fine in fnish A. the best OF the
old hall clocks IN old New Jersey clock
maker who had been storing dozen or more
Yam kee clocks for many years, va Ia ng them
at about what the cases were worth for kind
ling wood learned n short time ago that col
lectors were picking up such clocks and he
soil all that he owned at prices that seemed to
him extravngant. He had taken these clocks
in exchange Tor new metal case clocks and no
thought them TO- be almost, worthless. The
dealer who bought them sold the clocks for
two and three times what he paid for them.
The times., 1899-11-05
THE BRITISH EMBAssYs PLATE.
In Beauty and Richness Ii Far Sur
passes That of tI,e White House.

pHsses That of tI,e White House.
Correspondence Of the Chicago Post)
It is not very aattering to our national
pride to know that the Presidential man
sion cannot make SO brave showing IN
regard TO tableware as Her Britannia Mai
esty's Embassy. When Lord Pauncetote Of
Preston brings forth his plate chest and
spreads q state banquet the magnihcence
of the White House silver. china, and
glassware sinks into insgniicance. The
silver service which the British Govern
ment has furnished for it's representative
here is valued at $4,000. The weight of
the precious metal is upward of thousand
pounds but its chief value lies in the
exquisite workmanship which appears IN
full detail on even the smallest piece. Inc
regal arms of England and beautifully
traced flowers. birds, and vines set OF
every article. The centrepiece is a marvel
of the jewelers. art. 1t is on the order
of a ive bTanched candeiabrum, with
golden leaves shining among silver flowers
and enameled birds Alternately there ar
receptacles for candles and tail slim cut
glass vases for flowers. ConnOisseUrs have
declared that this centrepiece is the hand
soonest ornament of its kind to be found
outside the houses of kings. The china
of the British Embassy compares with the
silver in value and delicacy, and the glass
is equally rare and costly. The total value
of the tableware is upward OF $4,000. Il
is all the property of the British Govern
meut as is the magnificent furniture with
With the embassy is provided. The home
CT Her Britannia Maiesty's Ambassador in
the United States is so much more elegant
and appropriate that it is really dishsart-
ening to contemplate the poverty and mar
row confines of the White House. Our pro-
clivities. which we are pleased 10 term
democratic. but which might with more
reason be called niggardly are never 50
much in evidence as when the British Am
bassador spreads his sumptuous board and
invites the elect to a reception and a
dinner. There is a sense OF fitness and
appropriateness about the one which the
eking taste of the various Presidents yainly
attempts when presiding at similar func-
tiOns
The times., 1899-11-05
AmIcted EneInnd.

AS Mr. Albert Cbevalier might remark
there has been another 'orrible hacctdent
in London. The incorrigible Mr Austin
has written a war poem. Whatever his
other moral qualities may be. he is at least
determined to earn his salary. He is al
ways writing one more poem than there
is any necessity for his writing. He is. as
e SAYS in the title Of his new effusion. In
flexible as Fate" about it,
II appears from the general argument of
the lyric that Mr. Austin wants England.
in this unhappy crisis. 10 cheer up ana
remember ancient Rome II there are two
things upon which the ass-laureate is par
ticularly strong, they are ancient Rome and
ALTERATION. Both appear in profusion in
this war song Of his. 1t sounds as If a
schooIboy Of the lower third-the petted
schOolboy of one Of the lesser forms OF an
English public school-might have writ
ten it for the approval Of Mr.. Gradgrind
When a small boy studying rhetoric finds
out that there is such a figure as allitera-
tion, and that he can be rhetorical by the
simple eXpedient Of marshaling into rows
words which begin with the same letter
he always does it, and swells with the
proud consciousness that he is doing what
Shakespeare did and Milton tried TO do
When he finds out that there is a similarity
between ancient and modern history and
that he can make his doggerel appear
earned by dragging in classical illusions.
he does this also and the result is a kind
Of literary style which masters of public
The times., 1899-11-05
WEIRD PIGmIEs OF AFRICA.
4 Strange People and Their Very
Curious Dances.
lFr0m tie London Mail,)

lFrom the London Mail)
DR.. W. J. Ansorge, medical officer to the
Uganda Protectorate, who has just ar
rived in London after a Journey from mid
Africa, gives some interesting particulars
about the race Of pygmies which inhabits
the region between Fort Benz and Ava
Kubi and are called Wambuti.
Some" he says, are considerably tai
Ter than Others-in fact many are about
the same height as the crowds Of ill-nour-
ished poor whom you see in the east end
of London Some, however, are absurdly
short. not much taller indeed than an
English child of six or seven
Many of them have boards. I did not
find them at all shy, which was not to be
wondered at, seeing the number of white
Congo State officials who are constantly
travelling UP and down the route.
When l was there they came and per-
formed one OF their curious dances at Olin-
ga and MohalIo The men were the prin-
cpal singers. and the dancers followed
each other in circle performing one two,
three steps and advancing, and then one,
two three steps without advancing
While all this was going on the wO-
men clapped their hands from time to time
producing a loud, cracking wooden noise
At Ohnga the sound appeared to be cen
stant repetition of wo wo, wo, we. we, We
and 'yo yo yo. At Mohallo their songs
evidently contained words, as the tune was
far from disagreeable
Two OF the dwarfs could speak a little
Kiswahilli, they were all very scantily Gov
cred. but not one was nude. That was a
great contrast, because lower down on the
Congo the women are absolutely nakad
The typical Wambuti has a receding fore
head, bushy eyebrows, and thick pouting
lips
Several officials have assured me that
they are cannlbals, but Captain Barrows
who has had good opportunities of study
ing them does not think that they are
and if anything of the kind did take place
it would naturally BE practiced with the
utmost possible secrecy.
According to Mr.. Eriksson, a party of
women not long ago was surprised by
Wambuti and all but one succeeded in
making good their escape. They heard
the shrieks Of the captured woman and on
returning to the scene discovered pools OF
blood and other evidences that their com
panion had been chopped to pieces and car
ried away Such of the Wambuti as | saw,
however. were perfectly friendly"
The times., 1899-11-05
Polishing Petrised Wood.

lFrom tine Sioux Falls Is. ID Jaurna'J
The polishing works of this ciJy is now
engaged on the stup=uEOuss job OF getting
out 81 eco 600 worth of polished chalcedOny
or petriiad wood, to be taken 10 the Paris
Exposition. TLis petrided wood is hauled
from its native h1aLh in Arizona a dis
tauce of sixly-fve miles. to a railroad AMI
then shipped to this city 70 be eut and pol
ished. this being the only place ir tn
world having facilities for treati-s the pet
rhcati0n which is seven -tsuths as hard as
diamond Il is shipped here in great logs
and stump= weighing many tons each. jus-
as they have lain for many ages during the
process required by nature TO turn the wood
into beautiful ard variegatet eOlOrs Of
stone. The process Of saving the stone
up in shape for polishing is most tedious
the huge machinery used for the purpose
being able to saw only from an inch 60
three inches a day into it. After being cut
and polished the stone IS worked up into
every conceivable shape. from cuff buttons
TO tops for centre tables and gr5al columns
which cost a small fortune All kinds o.
iewalry is made from IT, as Wei as triuksts
and handsome articles suitable for zouys-
Mrs.
one Of the chief attractions at the
Worlds Fair vas the exhibit of chalcedO-
n.y. which had been polished aEI prepared
in this city It is stated that during the
iair sales of this stUH were more than $50
600 a month.
The great exhibit which is to be made In
Paris will be wonderful advertisement
for Sioux Falls. for the reason that no
where else on earth is the machinery mann
moth yet delicate enough 10 saw. polish
and put into shape the variety Of articles
that wul be on exhibition.
The times., 1899-11-05

a-a or the other Of its partners in the
samoan ccudominium and would be
equally willing to have both remain in the
arm. ON the other hand. if Germany Should
I- fer lo sell out and 60 into business sep
4rataIy elsewhere. the mutual convenience
of America and England, in view OF Ger
tain. International clrtingen is would per
EaUs be conserved Inasmuch as a COM
mon commercial and, hence naval pro-
gFaume in the Pacific and the Far East is
likely to be adopted 10y The Anglo Saxon
powers, the Importance TO them Of a com
mon rendezvous is beyond question. on
occasion our land-Ioeled harbor of Pago
Faso Bay would accommodate am enormous
7ser This might be utilized. in the event
ut a concentration for joint purposes. with
graat advantage It's possession by a
friendly power would afford England such
. harbor of refuge i'm case Of devastating
storms that she could afford to make the
samoan group a much more general resort
far her navy than formerly. The develop
menl of the islands under Anglo Saxon
influence would establish in the Pacific an
outpost Of Anglo-Saxon influence and con
cert that would be valuable to both pow
lrs. and in various ways promote the mu-
rual understanding and policy.
In attaching value to this probable re-
zultant Of the pending settlement. it is not
intended 10 suggest that the presence Of
Germany in Samoa would be disagreeable
10 This Government or its people. Since
the outbreak OF the war in South Africa
The idea has grown upon us that there is
more than a remote possibility of a future
pan-Teutonic understanding between the
three powerful branches Of the old stock,
which might one day supplement and com
plete the movement represented now by
The Anglo-saEon rapprochement Germany,
it would seem TO us. has a great opportu-
nity to join hands with the United States
and Great Britain for the promotion Of the
civilization peculiar to all three-that one
which. of all now seen in the world alone
is based upon the foundation rock Of the
wife. the children. the home, and human
rights