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New-York tribune., 1899-01-10
PERSONAL.

There are not many poets who can dispose of so
many OF the worlds goods the Swiss poet. Con-
rad Ferdinand Meyer who has recently died IL
was known before his death that he was man In
easy circumstances; for some years ne paid taxes
lI31eO francs. but last year the valuation OF his
estate was raised to 10000 francs. on the ground
that II must have increased largely owing TO his
however and the valuation was left at IT'S old
.gure TIL ne died. The official schedule, however
shows that he possessed a much greater property
than the assessors estimate Under the Swiss law
halt the sum concealed Is forfeited
About year ago President Trotter OF Acadia
College Wol:ville. Nova Scotia started out TO raise
$1,000 for the college, and John d. Rockefeller. OF
this city. at once promised to contribute $4,000 In
case the balance was raised by December 81 lsss
President TrOtter now announces that &Ho more
than the required sum has been contributed, many
OF the contrbut ions being from alumni OF the col
lege living In this country.
The Hon. r. ]. Strut, who has just the
Coutts-Trotter studentshp at Trinity College. Cam
bridge. affords yet another Instance OF son fol-
lowing in the footsteps OF distinguished father.
Mr.. Strut is the eldest son OF Lord Rayleigh. the
well-known scientist. Lord Raylegh vas In his
day senior wrangler. first Smiths prizeman and
fellow OF Trinity. at which college he still holds
honorary fellowship. The son Is a scholar Of
Trinity. and has already gained two first classes
studentshp is worth ZOO year. and is awarded
for original work IN natural science preteraoiy
candidate than to great knowledge.
VI. Dobree. French millionaire who died a
month or so ago has left TO tho city OF Nantes
fine collection OF works OF art and historical relies.
He leaves also the superb old feudal castle OF
Grand Blottreau where John V. Duke OF Brittany,
died. TO be converted Into a museum to receive the
collection. This Includes pictures by the greatest
italian French Spanish and Dutch masters. and
unique scries of Autograph letters from historical
personages. costumes, including the wedding
dresses Of the Queens Anne Of Brittany. Mary
Stuart Jeanne de Vaudemont and Marie Lecinska.
and thousands OF coats OF armor. instruments OF
medieval torture. and not less than eight hundred
Illuminated manuscripts and mssals
New-York tribune., 1899-01-10
Mr.. GRAU AT COVENT GARDry

HE WILL BE DIRECTOR OF THE opvp,
HOUSE IN LONDON AGAIN NEXT sUMxys
Those who are Interested In the advanceme,, ..
operate ar, along the most comfortable lines An.
those Of least resistance will be grstined to ,.,
that there Is longer any unplcasantns. a,
Covent Garden. London. Indeed. at thi. hour =.
writings a. m. January TO- Greenwich timA,,.
darkness and emptiness OF that great house a.,
probably thrilling with vibrations OF peace snI
with melodies unheard" and "dt'ies OF no ton.
and ALL that sort OF thing. And it Is avfuy dus
IN London at A. M. at this time OF the yea,
But that has nothing TO do with the story
The point Is that Maurice Grau Is 70 be IA. A.
rector at Covent Garden the next time that th.r,
is an opera season there. Just as he was the lsr
time. and that Covent Garden Will continue to 1.
practically an L" TO the Metropolitan Oper
House. This Is a most convenient arrangement s.-
many reasons which have often been mentiorx
before. II was announced In these columns only,
few weeks ago that Mr.. Gray had withdrawn frcs
Covent Garden. Now the matter has been ~
arranged and he will return ~ n. The troub.
was between Mr. Fahe-, the proprietor ~ Coye,,
Garden on the one side. and Mr. Grau. Ear! a
Grey and Henry v Higgins on the other. Thss
three we're the mos. prominent members Of Ia
syndicate which gives opera In London. Mr. Fabs
being himself also a member OF f.. This syncics,
pany. which is responsible for the opera at The
Metropolitan.
The misunderstand,nEs were on financial suejec1
Mr. Faber objected to the payment 70 Mr.. Hisru
for lcga! services to the syndicate. Of a sum which
the others thought reasonable, and he proposed
new Arrangement for the opera season. which, w.
Grau said at the time. would be more fayorablst
himself and 20 Nr. Fa oer and less favorable d
Lord de Grey and Mr.. Higgins ny; Grau feh
MS duty to stand by his partners. and so. aithouG
Mr. Faber offered him three propositions, all
them good ones for himself he declined them
and decided to withdraw from the direction OF IN
The affair has now been settled BY the oths
members OF the syndicate buying out Mr.. Fabefs
Interest so that they will be a, liberty 10 rarar
the house according 70 their own pans ana N
Grau will return and direct the opera ms A.
rangement Is no more pleasant 10 Mr. Grau thi
il Is TO the prominent singers ot The company nov
at the Metropolitan. for there was proposuoa 70
carry on a rival opera season IN London next sum
mer at the Drury Lane Theatre. and: while al n.
singers were determined 10 stand Oy hr. O!at,
whatever might happen. Il was the general feeling
that such season could De only mode,ateIg pro.
porous az best with the opposition OF NJ Faof,
season al Covent Garden, especially as ne oxaA
the rights TO several oc the best operas OF the Isl
So the ditties a. the Metropolitan last nighl-f
the gods OF music and the drama VIII permit any
thing In "Lohengrin' to De called ditues-wsfe on
ties OF some tone and none OF the melodies Vas w
heard and the harmony was all genuine anc sEss
and the goose depended from the topmost hy'sss
lery
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Aewpprk daily Gribn,te
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10. 1899.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-The situation at Manila ap-
proaches a climax: American troops are held in
quarters under arms: Aguinaldo has issued an
other manifesto: a peaceful solution. however,
is possible today ------ General Julio Sanguily.
the Cuban leader, appeared in the streets OF
Havana in uniform. in defnance Of the directions
Of General Ludlow; prominent Cubans are being
appointed to places in the government or Ha-
vana. - The reply Of Dreyfus to the ques-
tons Of the Court Of Cessation has been re-
ceived in Paris. reprotest.ng his innocence: the
Court IS said 10 be divided into hercely opposed
factions The inquiry.
CONGRESS Both branches in session -
Senate: Mr.. Hoar spoke against the policy OF
expansion and ratification OF the peace treaty,
ard was answered by Mr. Platt. of Connecticut;
an Intellectual attempt was made TO fix time
for a vote on the Nicaragua Canal bill. -
House The Legislative Executive and judicial
bill was passed. with the appropriation for the
Civil Service Commission. which rad been
stricken out in Committee OF the Whole. re-
stored.
DOMESTIC The President and Mrs. McKin-
ley gave a dinner in honor Of the Peace Com
missiorers. -=---- The Anglo American Joint
bonding questions. - Governor Roosevelt
appointed Franklin D. Locke. OF Buffalo, gold
Democrat. as his special representative In the
prosecution of the canal cases. - The lndi-
ana Republican caucus for the choice OF SEN
ste candidate will be held this evening, and
J Frank Hanly leads the aspirants.
ClTY.-Stocks were strong and active. -
In a head-on collision on the Lehigh Valley.
near Lincoln. y. j.. fourteer people were Killed
and about twenty injured - The trustees OF
five new scholarships sixty-three In recognition
of gifts from well-known men, and twenty-five
faculty scholarships ~ p
THE WEATHER-Forecast for to-day:
yesterday: Highest. A degrees; lowest 81
average 40
New-York tribune., 1899-01-10
TIE NEW-JEPSEY LEGTSLATURR.

The one hundred and twenty-thrd session or
the New-Jersey Legislature will be organized
to-day by the election of Charles A. Reed, or
Somerset County, as President Of the Senate
and the reelection Of David o. Watkins, OF
Gloucester County, as Speaker Of the House OF
Assembly. Both houses are Republican, the
Acting Governor Speaker Watkins, is Repub-
lican: next week full-fedged Republican Gov
ernor Will be sworn in for a three-year term,
and the succeeding week n Republican United
States Senator will be chosen to succeed James
Smith.
So far as can be judged now. these are the
questions likely to cause most discussion dur
ing the session: The publication of the Passaic
River equalization Of taxation, acts regulating
trusts. and election law reforms. 1t Is not ex-
pected that there will be much. II any, partisan
LEGISLATION Following in the footsteps OF Gov
ernor Griggs, it Is anticipated that Governor
Voorhees, will discourage the enactment Of un-
necessary laws, and that he will continue the
good work OF having the existing statutes con-
densed and harmonzcd.
The outlook IS for a comparatively tame ses-
sion, but 1t frequently happens that unexpected
issues inject themselves into the proceedings
and make things exceedingly lively. Indeed,
most of the big legislative fights Of this decade
In Trenton were caused by incidents or meas
ures not bargalned for Mt the opening Of the
session.
The personnel Of the Legislature In both
houses is higher than the average. While the
Republicans, in the House as we'll as In the
Senate. are we'll supplied with debaters, they
Will find on the Democratic side no mean op-
moments. This Is especially true Of the Senate
,rhora the Democrats will be led by Allan L.
McDermott, the most aggressive and resource
ful Democratic politician in the State. As the
Ponuhlican leader in the Senate. William VI.
Johnson. ever cool keen and analytic Will
measure swords frequently with Senator Nc
Dermott. In the House Wood Mckee will lead
the Republican majority. while the Democrats
have elected 10 follow the standard OF James
J. Murphy. Both are lawyers and are bright,
ouick witted and good takers. TIL" session Is
expected to last nine or ten weeks.
New-York tribune., 1899-01-10
VAGE-EARNERS AND TIE ISLANDS

Much Is made by Mr. Carnegie OF the declara-
t,ons bv labor organizations regarding the for
elgn nolicv OF the United States. Within the
sphere for which they were created these organ
,zatlons have met from him only such hostility
as found expression in the acts OF Pnkerton
men in 1892 But when some labor organiza-
tions 20 outside OF this sphere for which they
were created and express hostility TO the Ma
tIonal policy which the rather lonely Mr. Car
neglc opposes that action appears to him en-
titled to high respect. This alliance is not one
calculated 10 increase the public influence OF
either OF the parties. Mr.. Carnegie has not been
such n friend OF organized labor that his in
dorsement gives II greater strength with the
wagc-earners, nor have the organizations which
ne quotes such right TO speak for the great body
OF wageearners as he implies. Congress VIII
not fail TO note the fact that these bodies have
In no case sought to ascertain the wishes OF the
members they assume TO represent
The right Of workers 10 organize for the pro-
motion Of their common interest In any branch
Of labor will not be questioned. nor the compe-
fence Of the organization to speak for It's mem
bers in respect 10 the matter for which II was
created But they were not created TO direct
the acts or represent the will Of wage-earners
on nolitical issues Not one Of them has ever
been empowered by It's members 10 do anything
Of that sort. Composed OF men OF different par
ties, not one Of them could have been formed II
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must be passing through some cloud Of meteoric
dust that blinds railroad mems eyes.

In the troops and sweet societies OF migratory
birds which visit us. Russian Grand-duke
comes along once in n while. winging the air
with brightness and pausing long enough to give
opportunity to admire his plumage II Is
a generation since Alexis. brother OF the late
Car, came: now Cyril cousin Of the present one
appears and it may be another generation and
under another Car when his successor OF the
blood imperial pays passing morning call upon
US. The countries are great friends. but have
really no very close or intimate relations with
each other. and may not have for hundreds or
years 1t is possible that we may never
have. but that in the alignment OF the
worlds Powers we may find in her one OF our
most formidable antagonists. Our territories
face each other on the Pacific. at great
distance from each other: we shall be her
competitor in Oriental trade, and shall never
bring ourselves to approve the principle OF
subjugation and spollaton which she may.
and probably will. desire 10 apply to China when
she thinks the time Is ripe for H. Moreover.
she is lmper.alistIc and are republican, an
elemental difference between US which does not
promise to be speedily bridged over. Tradition
ally. very fattering conditions OF amity subslst
between us. and they are likely TO continue till
some heavy strain Is put upon them. But they
may not stand that 1t Is not amiss to look once
In a while in the face Of facts they are. and
apply 10 the case rational forecast OF proba-
bilities. on his return home Grand duke Cyril
ought to be able to answer his imperial cousin
that in assuming the new obligations which
events have devolved on II the United States.
with malice toward none and charity for ALL,
intends TO play her own hand. and hencefor-
ward to be found at home in Eastern waters in
tent to promote equitable lines OF policy in inter
course with the Eastern peoples. 1t expects
England 10 be more in harmony with It In ad-
vancing this principle than Russia but will re-
tOice In the cooperation Of both.
New-York tribune., 1899-01-10
OTHER OPENINGS LAST Nrour

The melodrama. The white Heather"
sented at the Hsrleri Ooera House last .v..,
II Is thoroughly familiar here. having DEE, t ...'
for the greater part OF season at the Acad.,. :.
Music and for the last two weeks at IN. g.
Opera House. The present opportunity to a. ~
likely 10 be the last The company includ.s W.
Rose Coghlan and John 7. Sullivan
At the Murray Hill Theatre last ev.nin, 4,
farce MY Friend from India" was ac,.s .a 70.
was enjoyed by = considerable audience 7, ~"
been played all around the town lnnumerabls IT,
and II well known as a play aboundlnr IA A.
ing complications OF an extravasanty impo,,m,'
nature.
farce called Have You .,en Smith,,
sportively set forth at the Grand Opera Hous. ~.
evening. beginning an engagement Of week
New-York tribune., 1899-01-10
TREApwELL NOW LIEUTENANT COLONEL

At an election TO Ill several vacancies m ". ,.,.
Regiment. held last night in the armory' az -,
eighth-st and the Boulevard. Battalion A.a ',s.,a
Henry Hayden Treadweli was Unanimously 60
uautenant-colonel He takes the place made , vac
by the recent appointment OF Lieutenant 80. sS.u
Nathaniel b. Thurston as State Inspector OF - ~.
Arms. Colonel Franklin Bartlett presided ~
election. ..,, q.
Lieutenant James A. Bell was elected esps ..s I'D
Company b. lie joined the regiment IN l''' su
WAS dvanced to corporal In 1852. 70 sergeant, ~ n iH
10 nrst sergeant In ISIS. 10 second lieutenant
and 10 first lieutenant In 1871 ,,.rant Of
An election for major and for nrst @ esivenins
company Il will take place next Mon1ay, ~ NED
An election for captain OF Company WI. WI. which
next Friday. The regular reslmental . 1rs' .sr,ies
have been suspended during the regiment 80,
In The war. will be resumed next Monday n's"
New-York tribune., 1899-01-10
CROKER LECTURES LEADERS.
rrrJs THEM THEY MUST MAKE THEIR COUNCIL
MEN AND ALDERMEN ATTEND Assem-
Rry MEETINGS REGULARLY.

The Tammany Executive Committee held mee,
ing in the Wigwam yesterday afternoon ana pas.
resolutions extoll.ng the character OF INC
Augustus " Peters. President OF the Borousn y
N,unattan. James J. Coogan. who was py, ~ ~
tie ONCE made vacant By the death OF Mr. ,,,. r
uas made A member o. the Executive ConnI.',,
Pichard Croker took occasion 10 READ iecturs
the district leaders lie told them that tney ansN
have their representatives In the Councll ana 20
Of Aldermen attend meetings Of the Municipal ~. ~
sembly more regularly. and not permit tne paIA''s
OF resolutions and ordinances to pc as'~ys 's~yonsS.
For such neglect. he said. Then tie oonn',s oon,a,s
passed an order 20 assess each district oIgs.,.s
SO0 FOR the support OF the central organiza'ioh
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TO TAKE DEPOSITION OF ~ ROSTASp'
THE CHICAGO EFFORT TO PROVE AUTHORSHIP
OF ..cyRANo DE BERGERAc"

Chicago. Jan. s--The attorneys FOR the detendanu
IN the "Cyrano de Bergerac" case appeared In ms
District Court to-day and asked for pos'ponemen
OF the temporary injunction proceedings The ~
quest was granted by Judge Grosscup. and me
lawyers Tor both sides were told 10 agree upon
Commission to take the deposition OF u Ro.tan.
the author OF the play. In France Ine Cour. our,
Wondsy by which time It Is expected tse com. COM
mission that is 10 examine NJ. Rostand VIII nsw
been selected In all proba bility the United STATES
Consul at Parts will be asked 20 take tne evioeho
Of the French writer attorneys representing eo.n
parties being present TO make the cross-examhA'
New-York tribune., 1899-01-10
TO NAME EASTONS SUCCESSOR

HARRY r. BENDER. OF ALBANY. LIKELY 10 "
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Albany. JAM e--The Capitol trustees Will meet q
Thursday morning. and will probably appoint
Superintendent OF Public Buildings 10 succeed f'ea
erick p Easton. II is probable that HarT H.
Bender OF this city, will be appointed
New-York tribune., 1899-01-10

presented on the stage fr' m tims 10 TINA -.
full Of vigorous action and OF situation. W.T.
isfy the mclodrsmatic taste OF Fourteenth. "
Ocott is a favor.te at this house. ard M. H.
production will not make him any less 80 u~'
greeted by a large and kindly disposed aua,s,.sS
New-York tribune., 1899-01-10
e, poNANcE OF ATHLONE."

Chauncey Olco,t returned TO his many friends AZ
the Fourteenth Street Theatre last night. atter
short absence lie acted the chiet part !" "c"
romantic Irish play written by hts manager Au-
gu.,us pttou. and called "A Romance Of Atm
lone" IL IL story which Is not essentially
different from many another story that mas peen
New-York tribune., 1899-01-10
,,ocp,rJc CIrB MEETING

.y.D"S meeting ao rsy ,"s the .eon Of the Board
.ruor. IN selling the old A,hls,is, c%0 py the ps
sshae The SSsps M ns,Sre %ss the Club desas,S
cratic Siap ss TOT IN Fifth ave. and the 0"''
mVSe, ma ,,r ~ n 70 ooo at q loss OF s2c""
New-York tribune., 1899-01-10
lPcHRTSBOP IRELAND STARTS F0R Ho"D

ST. Paul. MINI, Jan. a-Archoisnop nsy.
left his home last nigh, for trip 10 n0" II N.
ing kept the time OF mis- departure iro", y,Sy
oulrers. He goes on his regular Visit |" 80 June
See and does not expect 10 re'uf"
New-York tribune., 1899-01-10
MRS. ". FEARING GILL DEAD

Mrs w Fearing Gill died yesterday q. ~ 80
Avenue Kleber. Paris, from oronchi''s'
formerly Miss Edith Gwynne
New-York tribune., 1899-01-10
TO BE MUSTERED OCT At F0xE.

THE MAYOR HEARS GOODS NEWS ABOUT IN
sIxTY-NISTH REGIMENT.
Mayor Van Wyck yesterday received tle tosor
ing telegram from Adjutant-General Coroin'
.'Sixty-ninth New-York Volunteers VIII 20 su
home for Anal muster out and payment.
III C. CORBIN, Adjutant-Generh
New-York tribune., 1899-01-10

However preposerous and demagogical the
issues on which the demoralized Iabble calling
itself the Democratic party elects TO go into the
next campaign, the signs are gratifying that
free silver ard the Is TO | theory are becoming
tiresome and disgusting even 10 those who
few years ago were lou lest In their support 1t
is manifest to all sensible men In that party
that these irrational notions must be dropped.
and that in the face Of the general prosperity
OF the country there Is no popular liberation OF
them They were empty humbugs from the
beginning now found out TO be so by those
whom at first they deuded. Some other fool
issue will have to he trumped up by the party
10 conduct II to defeat. 1t may be opposition
TO trusts about which It's leaders are talking n
good deal at present. A really popular Idea
Just now is opposition 10 any trust In the Demo-
cratic party or any OF its factions. Whenever
mower has been given to II II has led the coun-
try straightway into disaster and calamity. the
work OF cxtrcation always deyolving on the
Republicans while about II the Democrats nit
on one side and spit and bark and swear and
criticse as helped along by a handful of NAL
contents Of any or no party. they are doing
now The country pays little attention to them
and has little occasion TO-
New-York tribune., 1899-01-10
sCHLEY TO BE THEIR GUEST

bridgeport. Conn. Jan. s-Admial - attend
Scott schley has accepted an invHau." sosrd q
IN. annual dinner OF the BridgepVr.h Club on fsS
trade 10 be given at the A'sohau'"
New-York tribune., 1899-01-10
WALLACKS-"THE TERMAGANT."

At wallack's Theatre last night Miss Olga Meth
ersole made her temperance. acting the part OF
the Princess OF Moya In The Termagant. n play
by Louis ~ Parker and Murray Carson. which had
not before been seen here. The play Is written in
smooth and graceful language, to which 1t is often
n pleasure to listen. though It often suggests, too.
that the work would be better in the reading than
when seen and heard in the acting. In their treat
nent OF their subject the authors give an impress
sion that they are the trail OF Sardou. though
at a considerable distance. Miss Nethersole hlled
the title part with the langu.shng manner and
voice which are supposed TO be the prerogative OF
members OF medieval royal houses when suffering
from severe attacks OF the passions OF love and
jealousy The supporting company Is better than
that which surrounded Miss Nethersole her last
visit TO New-York The leading man, Hamilton
Reyelle adds another specimen 10 the growing col
lection Of curious dues. The last was hero who
extern porized poetry while he fought Nr Revelle
fenced while a barber dressed his hair Luigi La
bIache gave one CT the most gratifying perform
ances Of all. as the villain Of the piece. and
Fred Thorne offered a thoroughly able one In
comic part which. though there was rather too
much OF H. did not clash with the rest OF the play
so badly as is common when modern writers fancy
that they are mixing the serious and the merry as
Shakespeare did. The full cast Is here recorded:
New-York tribune., 1899-01-10
The city is very poor" says Tammany. Let
us raise our salaries

The small boy who Is travelling about making
a travesty Of preaching the Gospel should he
taken home by his parents. or II they will not
do It, the public should take hand by refusing
TO make the exhibition profitable to them.
New-York tribune., 1899-01-10

The number Of railroad accidents that occurred
Yesterday suggests the thought that tho world
New-York tribune., 1899-01-10

It looks "a ~ some people would have TO put
ND with the civil Service humbug' for little
while longer.
New-York tribune., 1899-01-10
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