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The state herald., 1900-07-06

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The state herald., 1900-07-06

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session u Kansas City this week.
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COUNTY oerIoERs.

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Notes for Puhnca,iu
nd Vhics q sterling Cole !

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Nes'oe II herrby given shss the following
NAMED ssstlsr hss uied nosics VI his In vAn, ton
70 make nnAi presN In support II his c,sim,
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORT.
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The sun., 1900-12-22

for the precise comprehension of tho themaic
development Mr. Huss was recalled several
times and consented TO play a graceful encore
piece. probably something OF his own.
The accompaniment 10 the concerto was
sympathetic as far as MIR. Paurs Intentions
were concerned But then tho PHILHARMONIC
Society orchestra is paved with good musical
Intentions. Ragged Is the. only word to eX-
press the performance Of this accompani-
ment. IL was not so technically. bad as parts
OF the Pastoraly Symphony OF Beethoven
Here there was abundant cause for criticism
AZ the close the oboe-whose tone Is usu-
ally pure-payed depressingly on pitch,
and In most exposed place. Mr.. Emil Paur
Is remarkable conductor. II modern ro-
mantle music like str tu~s nnt TschiikoWsky
he has no superior not Richter, Mahler,
Nikisch, Weingartncr, Motif. But he can
not make the Philharmonic orchestra play
the Pastoral symphony In any other than the
way II has been tootling and fddling for
the congestion fifty yer -
The "Oberon" overture went better, while
the Tschaiko sky number was u revelation.
Men in this band who had not indu ged in
n fortssimo since their majority. became
positively brutal, just the sort OF poetic bru-
tality OF which Paur alone knows the secret.
And he will make them all play this eStra1r-
dnary Fantasia quite as brilliantly at the
regular concert this evening.
The sun., 1900-12-22
GROvER CLEvELAND on SUCCESS.
Tells the Graduates OF . Business College In
Philadelphia what II Means.

PHILADELPHIA Dec. 2i.-Former Presi-
dent Cleveland delivered an address tonight
TO the members Of the graduating class Of
the Peirce Business College. Gov. Stone
presided Mrs Cleveland sat with Mrs
G. c. Harrison and Mrs. l.. Clarke Davis in a
box. MIR and Mrs Cleveland were enter
tanned during their stay in the city by
Mr.. CIcveiand's theme was Success II
is n good thing, he said. 10 start life with the
idea that tho world owes one living. but no'.
OF course, as the hghwayman considers il
The true Golden Rule lies at the foundation
of all that makes life worth livrs He said:
The most absurd thing for men OF women
to do at any time of If" is tp allow the least
approach to an idea that because the world
owes them a living the world ought TO bring
IL 10 them. II one can meet difficulties good
nattredly, and is strong, steadfast and hope
ful. there is something really bracng and in
spring in n determined attack on obstacles
and there Is defiant enjoyment IN feeling that
for the time being everything Is contrary and
adverse. | throughly enjoyed the days spent
in unsuccessful and tircsome search for any
sort Of honest employment but in all those
days never had a doubt TINT the world owed
me a living. g.and l never abated "A particle from
my determination 20 gain what was coming TO
me-
Of n strong will. undaunted perseverance,
unfailing courage rugged self respect, high
aims. an unperverted judgment and an un-
corrupted and incorruptible conscience that |
cannot see failure when these are present
OF course, there must underlie all these an
honesty that il absolutely impervious 10
temptation, honor that hates me lnness and
double dealing, and trnthfnlness that cannot
abide lie The mentll requisites Of success
which have mentioned, when not the gifts Of
God are within the reach Of all by cultivation
Let us add In completion of our standard
love Of country and conscientious discharge
OF every duty OF citizenship"
The sun., 1900-12-22

Kat, Brothers and Committee After subscrtb-
ers for s3OO. 900 Of the Capital Stock.

PATERSON. y. j.. Dec. ?i-The prospectus
and subscription list Of the proposed now
corporation to succeed the Rogers Looomo-
tive Company were Issued to-day. and the
citizens Committee and bernard and Philip
Katz hav" started out after subscriptions
both here and in New York According to
the prospectus some changes have been
made In the terms which were announced as
the basis OF organization Of n now company
The new company will be capitalized at
$500. 900. Of which the M"ssrs Katz agree to
subscribe for s?o0.Oo0 and Jacob y Rogers
for slOo.om The remaining s?n.Ooo l. to
be subscribed tr smaller sums bN the public
All the stock must no suhscribcI before
Wednesday, Dec. 20 at 3 o'clock.
The sun., 1900-12-22
THIRD PHILHARMONIC CONCERT.
T.chaikow.ky and Huss the Attractions.

The third public rehearsal Of the Philhar-
monte Society was given In Carnegie Hall
Yesterday afternoon One-half the pro-
gramme was devoted to Weber and Beet
hoven-and was sleep provoking; the other
landed its hearers into the very stress and
turmoils Of the latter nineteenth century;
no one though OF repose when Tschaikowsky
and Henry Holden Huss were being played.
The Russian selection was the francesca
da Rimini" fantasia, one OF the freest and
also one OF the most daring OF Tschaikow-
sky's works; though the form II not 80 CLOSELY
knit as in the Romeo and Juliet" or even
Hamlet" symphonic poems. The title gives
the key to the music-touched with the aw-
ful vision of hell. and the hapless pair that
shall live forever In art In this wildly
scored composition no poignancy Is spared
the listener no Internal depth OF shudderlns
anguish left unexplored.
The spiral blasts OF that most cruel region
visited 10y Virgil and his companion. have never
been more drastically painted not even by
Liszt There ia passion, despairinS. mutsd
and melancholy. Climax IL piled upon
climax woe upon woe. until the very flrma-
ment sounds as II it were about to be riven
asunder. And there is nausht but despair.
deadly. incuctahle. at the close. What a
somhre, what a terrific Imagination had this
man TsChaikowsky!
Mr. Henry Holden Huss played his own
Il major piano concerto for tho FIRST time In
this city. II was produced under Mr. Paur's
direction in Boston just six years ago II h,
large in scope full Of harmonic surprises
ingeniously constructed and scored effectively
The piano part Is sometimes too aggres svely
brilliant with lis flock Of octaves and chordal
passages. and II contains several episodes OF
charm and power. The opening is in design
very broad and sonorous; the finale breathloss
In its rush
MIR Huss plays the piano In an extremely
polished fashion. but he has not the muscular
frame for such tornado whirl as this move
ment. The score has been revised several
times. and In the Schirmer edition as il
now stands printed there was a cut Of sixty
two measures made in the working-out sec
non non 9i ,hs nnale Ihere Is mnch learning
Further. concission might be undertaken
without any DETACHMENT Of tho concerto's
logical structure Perhaps the plano in
dulgcs in too many monoloRues; the oadenza
however. in the first allegro is necessary
The sun., 1900-12-22
xoas ssnLsvus ssvssr,oAryoss.
state Hoard ~ Chssisiss MAY Comdset an iade.
pendent 1aastry,

The State Board of Charities which has
been holding its annual meeting In this city
took action In the matter of tho charges con-
cernins tho management af Bellevue Hos
pital yesterday. and there IL likely to bs stlll
another Investigation Of affairs In that In T.
sttuton unless Commissioner Keller ants-
hes the board that II Ia his intention 10
proceed In tho matter with despatch and
thoroughness
A resolution providing for an inves'iga-
tion Of Bellevue by three members Of the
state Board of Charities was adopted
The member ~ ~ investigating COM
mittee were not appointed vest ,rday Secre-
tary Hebberd after the meeting said that II
necessary the committee would 20 through
the institution from top 20 bottom. and that
no department or official would be overlooked
This IL the first time In five years that tho
board has taken such action, Mr. Hebberd
also said that the reports had shown that the
nurses In Bellevue were not up 10 the stan dard
Commissioner Keller said yesterday that
as result OF what he had already found Belle
vue would be cleansed from top to bottom
Tho publicity given to the Investigation Of
abuses In the alcoholic ward has resulted In
the Commissioner receiving complaints OF
a moro OF less serious nature concerning the
treatment OF patients In other wards. and II
Is In consequence Of these that Commissioners
Keller said he had decided TO take 10 the whole
hospital in his investigation. one complaint
was made bv former patient. A. NJ Marcus,
and the latter was sent for YESTERDAY and
examined by the Commlssioner, Marcus had
been patient In ward 80 which Is known as
an open ward he was suffering from yari-
missioner he declared that shortly after an
operation had been performed on him the
nurses approached him and demanded money,
When he said he had none one oi them said
We'll, YOU ought TO croak" After that. ne
said. his wounds had been neglected, with
the result that he had been injured for lie.
have asked Mr. Keller not TO take Anal acti
regarding the nurses until they have had
chance to investigate tho charges ngalnst
them. The Commissioner will comply with
their request The trustees have taken the
side Of the nurses so far.
The inquest in the case Of Louis II. Hilard,
the patient whose death in the insane ward
was found to have been caused by asphyiai:
and Jury. but no testimony was heard as tho
proceedings were ad ourned till next Thurs
day at the request OF Lawyer Henry Anderson
who appeared for the three nurses r.
shall. who are ACCUSED of causing Hilliard
death Ogden Mills one Of the trustees OF
the school who went their bal, was in court
when the hearing began and i was he VINO
In asking for the ad adjournment MI. Anderson
said that he wanted time TO find Nlinnock, the
bogus newspaper man, who had feigned In.
sanity to get into Bellevue and ThG attsrWsro ware
treatment The lawy er declared that Min
mock had confessed TO Magistrate Hogan.
when he was arraigned in the Yorkville court.
that he knew notnsas ae9qu sfdra au ,hs ,onnes,
was adjourned and said that he had made no
such confession.
The sun., 1900-12-22
NJ. COOUELIN AT cOLUMBIA.
4 Crowded Audience Hear Him Lecture on
the Actors Art.

Nearly :, 500 persons jourHc we'd to Columbia
University yesterday afternoon to hear NJ.
Benoit Constant Coquelin. the French actor.
discuss "L'Art ct le Comedien. Nineteen
hundred seats had been provided. so several
hundred Of hs auditors were compelled to
stand in tho rear Of the gymnasium and on
tho running track upstairs. At least 800
more we're turned away. Three -fourths OF
the audience were women. Sarah Bernhardt
occupied n front seat, and on the platform
With VI. Coquein we're Presideut Seth Low,
Maurice Grau, John Drew. John la FARCE and
NJ Chartrnnd, the artists; NJ. Nrtin OF the
French Consll'tc, Prof, Adorh C,ohn. Prof.
President Low. speaking In Eng lish, in
troduced NJ Coouelin, expressing the keen
pleasure he felt in having the distinguished
Speaking OF VI. Coquein's long career on the
stage. Mr Low rcferred to the actors in
that OF Moliere himself by the actors
art he makes US laugh when he laughs. even
though we do net understand his speech.
says, One One touch of nature makes the whole
81 toauelin rose slowly and opened a port
manner was slow and deliberate and his into
nation clear Many o,ss gestures marked the
general applause The substance of VI
Coquelin's remarks were his theories Of act
ing already given TO the world in his book,
The art Of the actor. he said, lis generally
misunderstood He should not allow himself
10 become excited before an audience. nor
should he include the action and emotion
in his work which the layman is pleased to
call enthusiasm The artist is rather con-
scious q his art when his view is an extreme
one When ho stands aside and sees his
execution Of his role in its proper perspective.
then il his work truly great
The speaker defined the relations between
the dramatist and the actor drawing frequent
comparisons between Shakespeare and Mol-
ere. Hts pervading theme was Know thy
sell. The nearer the actor approached this
ideal, he said, in conclusion, the greater
was his art for, after all. the actor is like the
painter or the sculptor. but for the .circuin;
stance that former works on objective and
material things. while the actor works on
himself"
Az the close Of the lecture the students gave
the Columbia cheer for their guest He was
entertained at dinner last night
The sun., 1900-12-22
OUR historic PLACES.
Society for Their Preservation Reviews IT'S work
Address by President Green.

The Society for the Preservatio OF Scenic
and Historic Places and objects held its fall
meeting In the Fine Arts Building. 2lS West
Fifty-seventh street last night. Addresses
we're made by the Hon. Andrew H Green.
President Of the society Francis W Halsey
on The Historical Significance OF the Hud-
son and Champlain valleys" Mrs NJ. Fay
Peirce, President Of the woman's auxiliary
Of the society. on The Landmark OF Frances
Tavern" and G. X Ashbee. councillor OF
the National Trust for Places OF Historic
Interest, on Natural Beauty in Great Britain.
Mr. Ashbee supplemented his address with
stereopticon views Of scenic and historic
places In this country and in England Presi-
while we are endeavoring to foster patri-
ot,sm. let US be careful that the sort OF patri.
otism We seek to promote IL American.A
Patriotism that makes for the benefit Of the
whole people that adds to their culture
SS%O,t and abnSsd hSs and
svmpatbies with the race the world eyer.
We have no place In our system Tor mlilions
of armed men or ecclesiastical organlza.
lions and civil service EMPLOYEES all tied
10 the support OF reigning families by the
fact that they get taer ny,ns sntRn1tS l,2m os
the Government which they are compelled
to support. and which in turn. supports them, n
Chiefly attainsble by similar devotion.
Within two years OF the establishment OF
our city OF New ork We see tne dp-
nointment Of commission for the revision
~ It's Charter-a commission OF gentlemen
OF high intelligence in their various walks
OF life, but NOT all Of whom have given the
profoundest study to the problems with
which they have had to deal IN this connec;;
tion. And they have reported a scheme OF
amendments which will Illustrate. one. at
least, OF the excellent provisions OF the ex-
isting Charter
IL VAS the i'm OF the makers OF the present
Charter to provide for the whole city one
svatematic plan for the material work or its
growth and improvement. and not 10 SUD-
divide it's preparation among half dozen
authorities, ach working for the interest
and precedence OF its own area Of jursdic-
ton at the expense OF and without reference
to the others We do not want the expensive
and futile methods Of past ages put upon Us
again. What we should have is one plan
for the unified city that will provide con.
dltions Of living, methods Of transit and
travel and features of adornment suited 10
advance the comfort. convenience and hap
riress OF the whole,
Mrs Perce advocated the nreservation
OF the old tavern at Broad and Pearl streets
purchased by Sam Frnunce in 1892. which
was the scene Of WaEhington's farewell TO
bis st7T and aides. She proposed the con-
tinuanca Of the. war tax on bank checks as
q means OF raising and furnishins money
for the improvement and preservation OF
scenic and historic places and objects.
Letters were read from william Allen Butler
J. Hnmpden Robb. President Arthur iadley
OF Yale President Charles Eliot of Harvard
Archbishop Ireland. Charles 4. Lincoln and
John u. Rockefeller, who gave $500 70 aid the
soctety's work
The sun., 1900-12-22
GAMBLING RAID IN HARLEY.
Police Act on Complaint Of a Man VINO Said He
Had Been Robbed No Arrests.

At the request Of a man whose name Is
withheld by the police and who said he had
been robbed OF large sum of money. two
detectives and dozen bluscoats Of the West
i25th street station raided a gambling room
on the second floor Of the Triangle Building
at 2234 Eighth avenue last night Twenty
five persons were in the place at the time, but
not prisoper was captured
The raiders say that they had an exciting
time when they broke into the place Those
who liyp nearby believe that the gamblers
had been tipped" In advance on the raid
and were yeady for IT, patrol wagon had
station the laree quantity Of gambling para
phernalia OF every description which was
seized
The sun., 1900-12-22
BROOKLYN NEW EyGLANDERs.
Hold Their Twenty -nnt Dinner tn Exils and
Toast the Old Sod.

The New England Society Of Brooklyn
held It's twenty-first annual dinner in COM
memoration OF the two hundred and ei shteenth
Anniversary OF the landing Of the Pilgrims
in the art rooms OF the Academy Of Music
.as, night. At the guests table were Robert
y. benedict. Judge, Edward B.. Thomas.
BALDWIN. Jr.. Prof. Edward Howard Griggs,
the 10y. Alexander McGafin, Gen. William
=; N9.aoc. Augustus Van Wyok. Assistant
Slocum of around the world fame and 1unis
q. Bersei James McKeen. President OF the
New kns,iLd society. was toastmaster.
Prof trgs1 responded TO the toast. The
New England Intellect" which, he said. was
no longer within the limits Of the New Eng
land States hut all over the United States.
Prof. Winchester OF Wesleyan University
responded TO Tho Golden Age OF New Eng
land Literature" Capt SlOcum answered
the toast. Inc Yankee Ahpat." and the Rev
Mr., AcGamn Tho Independent and the
Presby terian."
The sun., 1900-12-22
CoLER on OUR WATER SUPPLY.
The Comptroller Renews His Demand for the
Municipal Ownership Of Franchises.

Comptroller Coler talked to the Peoples
League at Third avenue and Seventh street
on The Water Supply Of the City of New
York" He advocated municipal ownership
Of public franchises. showing that the Croton
water system had from it, inception In 1892 10
January. 1899. netted the CITY a profit Of more
than s2i ,Oo0. 600. Up TO fifteen years ago.
Mr. Coler said. the Croton system had been
lust about sef-supportlng. but now it, profits
TO the city were about s?.Or,o0 annually.
In closing he said that he did not assume
too much when he believed that the rcopl"
against control of franchises by private
corporations, and he intended to keep on
OF municipal ownership In this city.
The sun., 1900-12-22
MORTON ECHOES CLEVELAND.
Former Secretary Of Agriculture on the Defeat
OF Rryanism.

NEBRASKA CRY. N"b.. Dec. 2i.-In dis
cussinG former President Cleveland's state
ment 20 10 the future of the Democratic
party. J. Sterling Morton said to-day that he
concurs In his statement as the causes of the
defeI It OF the Democratic party in 1896 and
again this year. Mr. Morton declared that
until honest money, sound economics and
frugal administration are made the gospel
Of the Democrats they can be assured of
defeat In pcrpetuity Mr. Morton favors
a realignment of American voters under
a new name