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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-28
A STATEMENT FROM MR. FALLOWs.
HE DECLARES WILL BENEFIT TEACHERS.

HE DECLARES WILL BENEFIT TEACHERS.
ment regarding his Teachers Salary bill. intro
duced in the Assembly last week In it he says
in part:
II the salaries Of the school people were fixed
oy state law and not made to depend on the
would have nothing to do with teachers salaries
and consequently small influence in the school
complete control of political estimate board over
city OFFICIALS cut the salary amount asked by the
School Board 81 719 5S, and thereby made necessary
in operation during 1899 The schedule to which the
school officials were forced to return was no
with the Ahearn law which provided for minimum
teenth years for women and twelfth for form men anu
Nh, NY Dill provides the following minma. which. as
suggested by Senator Ahearn: No teacher shall
SoCU. AFTER ten and fifteen years Of service, no
woman teacher shall receive less than 40SO and
service shall receive not less than zoo No Vice. -
sr HPa sc or head Of
men IN these places are to be paid not less than
principals of schools of less than twelve Glasses
Between the minimum salary of all teachers the
Increment until the highest minimum is reached
Provision as to principals fixed by the Ahearn law
In the case of all teachers promotions to Salaries
penoent upon certificate Of merit and fitness de-
termined by an investigation the part of the
eleventh year in the case of women is $50 greater
ana that LOT the sixteenth year is $40 greater
thirteenth year minimum for is increased $40
Inc NUMBER OF investigations is the in spite
are safeguarded against inefficiency The teacher
ment must get renewal of license for merit each
year year Tor three years in order to retain her place
my PHI they would then up for trial of merit
a te tne ana the twelfth year This would
would not subject her to overlnspecton OD'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-28
LAWYER FOR NEw-HAvEN ROAD.

the New-York, New-Haven and Hartford Railroad
today announced that r. A. Farnam, who for some
time has been acting assistant 10 William f.
Rarnett at Boston, would he appointed attorney
Of the road, to MI the vacancy caused by Mr.. Bar
nett's promotion TO the vice-presidency; MIR. Far
nam is an old railroad man. He the attorney
for the New England road before the absorption
OF that property bY the New-York New Haven and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-28
COST OF LAND FOR BRIDGE zppRoAcurs

HPPRJ4IHEN
The investigation of plans for the +o nan,
orldges across the East River which the Tamrar1
administration Is anxious to have built has con-
WINGED some well informed persons that the reaso,
TOT Iarnmany interest in the plans is mainly due 10
70, lhat large fortunes can be made by
tI OF land for the bridge annro.cho g.,
Bridge have b 5e approaches the New East River
eIiG Ieai estate 10 be taken IN copd
cost the city az nsst Y @ en- the bridge viii
naEe looked at the maps with care tbinI n ~ VINO
pense VIII be nearer $1,000 COO link the eX-
A study Of the plans for the tn
tas caused the belief that the land To he ,
, aplIoacAes Tor the two bridges win COS, 10! LOT
20 De acquired for the Peck Slip bridge viii ana
Sas5 SIOV9Vo while the land for the apnroaches al
ne akWeIFs Island Bridge will cost -. es 70
So M 600 me b estimated I'm cost Of the two bridges Is
proaches NAV aront q % 70 co. DC taken for the ap-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-28
THE NEW SCHOOL BILL.
CONFERENCE TO BE HELD NEXT TUESDAY
REGENTS TO SELECT CHANCELLOR.

Albany, Jan. Ex-Governor Roosevelt has notified
Judge Lincoln of the Statutory Revision Commits
sion, that the Commission will not be called upon
to draft the remodelled educational unihcation bill.
and that its drafting will be left solely to Senator
Horace White and Assemblyman Merton E. Lewis,
who have charge of the unifcation bill in the
Legislature. A conference touching this bill will
be held by the Governor next Tuesday afternoon,
which will be attended by Senator White Assem-
blyman Lewis committee from the State Board
of Regents, Charles r. Skinner. State Superin-
tendent of Public Schools. and Judge Charles u.
Lincoln, the Governors legal adviser. The
changes contemplated in the bill. it is said, will
permit the State Regents to elect Chancellor In
lieu of the Governor making the appointment, and
it Is likely that the title of chief executive officer
will be changed to that of Commissioner of Edu-
cation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-28
WHAT IT WILL SAVE FOR THE ROADS.

The signing by officers OF the leading western
railroads of the agreement to pay no more COM
missions on passenger business after February /
brings practically all the principal roads OF the
United States under this agreement. The result of
the abolition of commissions on passenger business
and OF strict maintenance OF passenger rates, 1t
is estimated. will be to add between 100000 and
$5,OOO,OO0 year to the revenues of the roads.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-28

II was announced yesterday that John C. wager
who had been general manager OF the wagner
Palace Car Company up to the time OF the con-
Palace Car Company has been appointed assistant
general superintendent Of the consolidated concern
the present Pullman Palace Car Company, and
will be its chief executive officer in New-York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-28
NEW COWPANIES AT TRENy0y

Trenton. n. J.. Jan. 27.-The following copnar,a.
We're Incorporated here to-day: p"''ieS
rnanlfactSre Saoe company; capital 900 900; to
"a nc Bel watch Company, capital s55o ooo =.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-28
NO sEABoARD INJUNCTION IN GEORGIA


Macon Ga. Jan 27.-In the of Dady against
the Georgia and Alabama Railroad Company. Judge
Speer to-day refused the injunction sought to pre-
vent the consolidation of the Sea Board Air Line
system. He referred to the fact that causes sub
stantialy similar pending in the Federal uris
dictions of Virginia and North Carolina, holding
that the court which first took cognizance OF the
crse should carry 1t to its termination.
Holding that the plaintiffs privy with
Thomas F. Ryan In his suits in the jurisdictions
referred TO. he held that those tribunals were the
proper ones for him to resort to. the same issues
being involved He further held that only a
jorty vote OF stockholders was necessary for such
consolidation In Georgia. and that It was not prop
erIy maintanable that because the defendant, John
SHELTON williams. occupied the position of a mem
Der of the voting trust. president OF the Georgia
and Alabama and OF the Florida Central and
Peninsular. merger or consolidation brought about
through his fundamentally should be enjolned
Morris Brandon, OF counsel for the plaintiffs
saws: THE only way in which the consolida ton
can be carried out is by the method pointed out In
The BILL and should the different companies at
tempt TO merge, final hearing will be had on the
present bill and the plaintiffs will then take an
appeal to the Circuit Court of Appeals"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-28

l. ~ I'LL ~ Nv
CROPS
for fifty years
controlled by Spanish export
trade in Porto Rico were Sc
cured by J. H. Lucke and Com
pany for American consumption
at one-sixth cost of inferior
Cuban leaf. 1t is shipped across
the Gulf IN cargoes Of 500
bales, un1oaded at New Orleans
and freighted to the extensive
factories Of Lucke & Co., at
Cincinnati.
Some 1000 hand-work people
are there busy producing handmade
imported cigars" at less than it cost
lowing to improved facilities to make
them in Porto Rico for Spanish trade,
or to make them in Spain from the
leaf received raw from Porto Rico.
The Spanish like cigar of pro-
nounced richness and flavor, and the
enormous sales of Cuban Vuelta, in
the States, prove that millions of
Americans do, also.
When Cuban Vue1ta was raised
to almost prohibitive prices by Ameri-
can demand, nobody but the wealth
lest classes in Spain could smoke it.
Popular Spanish favor then
turned to this particular Porto Rican
growth which you get in the Lucke
Rolled Cigar. 1t was the popular
substitute for Vue1ta. 1t gives rich,
able-bodied, satisfying smoke.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-28
JOHN c. YAGER.s NEW PLACE.

Hartford Railroad and when that road was taken
into the New Haven system he came over with IL.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-28
BURGLARS BUSY ON THE WEST SIDE
MERCHANTS COMPLAIN TO THE POLICE OF MANY
ROBBERIES.

MERCHANIs COMPLAIN TO THE POLICE OF MANY
ROBBERIES.
The merchants of the West Side have complained
to the police Of the West Forty-seventhst station
Of the number OF burglaries that have been com
mitted in the precinct. and have appealed to the
Wholesale Drygoods Dealers Association for help
All of the burglares have been committed in the
same manner by means of entrance to the base
in the and boring holes through the
floors.
The drygoods store of Jacob Harris. at No. 675
Eghth-aye was entered last Tuesday night and
s. 600 in goods taken. The fancy goods store of
Holmes at No. GIL Eighth-ave., was entered week
ago and 81 600 in goods taken. On Friday night the
clothing store of Earkerson. at Eghth-ave. and
Fifty-hrst-st.. entered and 5000 in goods
stolen
Captain Durham. who took the place OF Captain
Thomas said that since he mas taken charge there
has only been one burglary, and his men are in
vestlgating
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-28
CATANIA AGROUND FOR A SHORT TIME.

CATANIA AGROUND FOX SHORT TIME.
The Holander Line steamer catana. which left
her dock yesterday morning for Mobile, went
aground in the swash Channel. With the assist
ance of the ting Andrew ]. White she came off
shortly after noon, and proceeded to her
voyage.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-15

years of her public life, she has assumed
more than ESQ characters, comprising Ill
most the whole range of dramatic art
George Clarke, who IS one of the most
prominent persons In Miss Rehan's COM
pany, is an actor of much ability and
long experience. He plays Sir Oliver in
''The School for Scandal" and IN the
course of his forty-four years as an actor
has appeared in every part in Sheridan S
famous comedy. He began with Lady
Sneerwells servant, was advanced to
Snake, gradually reached Old Rowley,
and then found himself In Trip or Care
less He was often the Sir Benjamine
Backpite or Crabtree in the old stock
company days, and sometimes went on
for Moses.
He was the lively Charles Surface at
Wallack's in 1870, and afterward in the
Fifth Avenue theater In the revival at
Days, In 1891, he was the Joseph Sur
face, and during Mr.. Days last season
was the Sir Peter Teazle. Now he be-
comes Sir oliver. Truly ne may claim
that she knows the play backward as
well as in the proper order.
Wilfred Clark Is not related to George
Clark, but is a son Of the Baltimore
comedian, John Sleeper Clarke, who died
at his home in England less than year
ago. Mr.. Wilfred Clarke is a clever
comedian and starred under the manage
ment OF the late Mr. John It. Ford, and
afterward joined Augustin Days conn.,
pany. His father left him a considerable
fortune.
Following is the cast for ''The School
For Scandal"
Sir Peter Teazle. Charles Harbury
Sir Oliver Surface. George Clarke
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purchases clothes and other articles in
the name Of his partner and keeps up
the ruse successfully for some time.
Hartland is in love with Mabel, the
daughter of Peter Won Baumbach, an &C.
centric German banker and Spectator
who Is violently opposed to Hartland's
attentions to his daughter. Artie Bar
clay, Jacks best friend, is also In love
with Mabel, but has already two wives,
one of whom follows and demands $1,000
hush money" she having learned that
he Is a sutton for the hand of the heir
ess. Barclay steals this sum from the
office of Won Baumbach, which adjoins
Hartland's law Office, and in the latter
he counts the money exultingly.
He is near photograph, however, which
records every word he utters. Won
Baumbach accuses the mythical Memo
of having stolen the money. By chain
i of circumstantial evidence Hartland is
finally accused of having murdered his
partner, man who never existed. Be-
ing unable to clear himself by producing
his partner he ingeniously dlsguishes
| himself as Memo and appears to show
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rade each day during the engagement
The programme to be presented at each
performance includes many new and orig
inal novelties, clever and graceful dances.
topical songs and sentimental ballads
The st. Paul cathedral choristers are a
quartette of girls, possessing magniflcent
voices, and this season will mark the in
itial introduction of any such feature in
any minstrel performance.
The scenic equipments and costumes
are brilliant and tasteful, and the per-
Torrance as a whole offers an evening S
enjoyment without a single ordinary or
uninteresting feature
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traction of lyric character that has
ever visited that island has ever been so
cordially received and so literally patron
lied as the Boston Lyrics. Since it's last
visit here the company has been i'm
measureabfy strengthened and its reper-
toire extended.
Col. w. S. Thompson promisesFSt. Paul
theatergoers for the summer season the
best presentations of a lyric character
that nave been given here in years.
The stock company productions of the
summer season at the Grand will be CIV
en- by the Pike Theater Stock company
of Cincinnati, o. This company embraces
list of artists of exceptional merit, and
Its stay in that city has been marked by
great success. 1t was established at the
Pike theater, IN Cincinnati four years
ago, and its success was unqualified and
instantaneous. Returning the next sea-
son the company again entered upon a
prosperous career that was unsurpassed
/ in the Queen City. and thus it's record
has continued APP to the present, with
never varying success. The regular
roster of the company includes twenty
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-15
WILL PLAY "EsMERALDA.v
LIE Febvre stock Company at Mozart
Hall Thursday Night.

The ST. Louis Catholic church will be
the beneficiary of a production by he
LIE Febvre stock company, given Thurs
day evening at Mozart theater. 'Esmer-
AIDA a comedy in four acts, will be play
ed, Miss Emily LIE Febvre taking the
name part. She will be supported by a
company of ten capable, experienced
players. "Esmeralda' has had but one
local production, and that was years ago.
The announcement that the lie Febvre
company will give the charming little
comedy a presentation has awakened,
much interest, and the advance sale of
tickets is already large. The four acts
of "Esmeralda show varied and inter-
esting scenes. The picture of simple farm.
life in the first act is succeeded by a bril-,
liant gathering of society folk in Paris
ball room; the studio OF a Partisan artist
is the scene of the third, and the fourth.
act shows again Esmeralda's childhood
home. The stage settings and the cos
tunes for Thursday nights production
will be appropriate and COMPLETE.
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sger of travelling theatrical company
This brother-in-law is Oliver Doud Byron.
OF Baltimore, so well known in the stock
companies thirty years ago, and whose
Don, Arthur Byron, was recently with
fohn Drew. Miss Rehan was suddenly
pressed into service to play Clara III
Across the Continent" Later she took
a regular enga cement in a stock company
and was with John w. Albough, at the
Holiday Street theater. Miss Rehan act
ed opposite characters to Edwin Booth,
and she played Celia to the Rosalind OF
Adelaide Nelson and Ada Cavendish.
She likewise appeared with John Nc.
CutouglI Later she. entered the cele-
brated Daily Company, and was with that
organization until the day of the man.
agers death. During the twenty-seven
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-15
ADA REHAN IN REPERTOIRE
STELLAR ATTRACTION AT METRO
POLITAN FOR THE COM
ING WEEK
WHO IS WHO" AT THE GRAND
Farce Comedy VIII Hold the Boards
at Litt's Popular Uptown
Play HOuse-Summer
Season Plans.

Mss Ada Rehan, who comes to the
Metropolitan opera, house tomorrow night
for three nights engagement in roper
toire, viii present here three of her dear.
est roles, Lady Teazle, In School for
Scandal" Monday night; Rosalind, In "As
You Like It." Tuesday night, and Kath
erine. in Tanning of the Shrew,"
Wednesday afternoon and evening.
Ada Rehan was born at Limerick, Ire.
land, on April % 1860, but America has
been her home since she was five years
old She made her debut on the stage
with her brother-in-law, who was man
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-15
."wHo is wRo.v

Farce Comedy the Bin at the Grand
This Week.
At the Grand opera house, commencing
tonight, Pussy and st. John and COM
pany will be seen in the third and best
edition of that sparkling farce comedy OF
complica.i lions, seasoned with vaudeville
fea lures, WHO is Who" The story of
the play, which has more body to it than
the usual farce-comedy plot, is as fol-
lows: A New York attorney, Jack
Hartland, being withou. clients or ex-
perience, conceives the idea of having a
partner who is nothing but myth. This
partner is called Memo, and is always
too busy to be seen by callers at the Of
fee When anyone insists on seeing the
partner Mr. Hartland informs them that
Memo is in some distant city. Hartland
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members of exceptional talent, and
many of them are known either personal
ly or professionally to local theatergoers.
The bill is changed each week, and new
scenery, as well as new costumes, pro-
vided for each production. No set of
scenery is used twice, and it is seldom
that any member of the company, espe-
cially any lady member, wears a costume
more than once This gives the produc-
tons a newness and charm that cannos
he attained by a travelling organization,
whose properties, accessories and apparel
are subjected to the wear and tear of a
nomadic existence.
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Won Baumbach that he is alive. He is
Immediately arrested for stealing the
$1,000 host of other complications
that have been accommodating during the
progress of the three acts all eliminate
at the same time. By a lucky accident
the photograph exposes Artie Barclay as
the real thief, his two wives appear to
claim him, and the mystery concerning
Memo is cleared up.
There is promised the largest and
strongest company that has ever appear
ed in this amusing farce, and it con-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-15
DOUBLE MINsTREL coMrANY.
Attraction at the Metropolitan Be-
ginning Thursday Night.

Richards & Pringle-Rusco & Hollands
big minstrel company will be the attrec-
ton at the Metropolitan opera house for
three nights and Saturday matinee, COM
mencing Thursday evening, April 10. This
organization includes sixty of the bes-
black-face artists in the business, head
ed by the inimitable Billy Kersands as
sisted by Harry Fidler John Rucl1er,
Bobby Kemp and other clever Comedians
Among the special features are Christian
and Turner, the cycle-skate experts; the
Black Vesta Tilley; Craig, the human
enigma; Leach and Dood, in an up-to-
date musical act; Brown, the hero of Nj
agara; McCarver, Reed and McCarver,
the original Georgia Cracker Jacks" the
st. Paul cathedral choristers and the
wonderful gymnasts known as the Ely
ing Banvards. The company carries two
big bands and pickaninny drum corps,
which will appear in grand street pa
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-15

MCARDY SAYS THE PRES
ENT CHARTER is TO BLAME
BECAUSE ST. PAUL HASN'T AC-
COMMODATIONS FOR ALL THE
CHILDREN. IS THIS AN
OTHER OF THE REASONS WHY
HE IS OPPOSED TO THE NEW
CHARTER.
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Sheba)

Mile. Lima Pacary.
"Rigoletto" .............. Verdi
MN. Ansaldi, Layolle. Mines Eta dc
Montjau, Frasset.
The same programme will be given this
evening in Minneapolis at the Lyceuni
theater with the full orchestra, and
every one of the principal artists. The
concert programme is one of the besr
ever offered in the cities history.
No Need to Go Hungry.
Denver Post.
If congressional speeches were food tnt
Puerto Rieans would be finding this LII
one grand, sweet banquet.
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"a HOT OLD TIME"
1t Will Follow "Who Is Who" at
the Grand.


The success of "a Hot Old Time"
which follows Who, Is Who" at the
Grand opera house, is of substantial
sort that admits of no argument. The
play is now in its third season, and it
has steadily grown in favor since its
original production at the Star theater,
New York. The fact that it has invaria-
bly, played to increased receipts on return
engagements is conclusive evidence that
it is well worth seeing.
The company includes John w. Jess, as
Larry Mooney; John c. Leach, as Gen.
Stonewall Blazer; VIM. McRobie, as
Jack Treadwell; w Wallace Black, as
Alkali Ike; John Gleason, as Cholly
Knickerbocker; Chas. w. Newton, as
O'Donovan Dunn, NJ P; Ada Melrose,
as Blossom Blazer; Bertha Gleason, as
Cherry Blazer (The generals daughter,
ripe for picking); Pearl Revare as Mar
jorie Dow; Hyberta Pryme, as Sally Wa
tiers; Annie st. Tel, as Ethel Thorn; Bea-
trice Rice, as Stella Drew, and Ada
Henry, as Mrs. Gen. Stonewall Blazer,
boss of the whole outfit.
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FOR SUMMER SEASON.
Grand Will Be Open Continuously
This Year

Local theatergoers will welcome the
announcement that active pfans are in
progress for their entertainment theat-
rically during the warmer months. For
the present summer the Metropolitan
will be dark, and the Grand opera housa
will be open continuously. The summer
season will commence June 8, and viii
include series of weeks divided be-
tween light opera and stock company pro-
auctions at popular prices
The opera company selected is the Bos-
ton Lyrics who are now en- tour East
after most successful coast trip, which
also included a visit to Honolulu, whe1 e
the company was well received and where
they. remained for some time. No at
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tains, among others, Pusey and St. John,
James Cherry, Harry n. Welch, Charles
e. Adams A: thur e. Roach, Eva Tan
quay, Katherine Weston, the Miller Sis
tiers, Sisters Whiting, Louis Gould,
Georgia Thompkins and Sadie Whit
comb,