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OnELL AGAIN CHAIRMAN.
RESULT OF STATE COMMITTEE MEET
ING.

CONTEST IN THE IXTH DISTRICT SETTLED
BY SEATING MR. sTIEBLING-THE TALK
ABOUT THE vICE-PREsIDENCY.
The new Republican State Committee held
meeting for organization in Parlor DIX OF the
Fifth Avenue Hotel at $50 a. m. yesterday
The meeting was held at that unusually early
hour to enable some members Of the committee
living up the State to catch trains leaving the
city before noon 1t took less than half an hour
% do all tho business The officers of last
years State Committee were ali reelected. to
begin with as follows
BENJAMIN b. ODEII. Jr.. chairman.
REUBEN l.. FOX secretary.
General EDWIN A. NJ ALPIN. treasurer
Mr.. Oderl was ready with a list of the Execu-
tive Committee TO be appointed, and it was
adopted as follows:
VIM t,is Chairman J9ps F. + faY ZEN Eycs
George W. Dunn. 1arenee Ne, Meade
john G. Deubert ohn F. Packhurst,
femnei Elv ou;eg John r. Hazel.
w. w. Worden. William j. dlehn'
]. V. Baker. jr.
The Executive Committee, under Mr.. Odel
management of the State Committee, does not
transact much business 1t will not nave
meeting until after the fall campaign
The State Committee settled the contest IN
the IXth Congress District by seating Johh
Stiebling as the committeeman from the dis
trict. P. J. O'Brien made the contest claiming
eight votes of the sixteen, while Mr.. Stiephng
had only eight votes. An investigation showed
that one of the votes counted by Mr.. O'Brlen
for himself could not be allowed, because the
County Committee had taken away the vote or
the lid Assembly District in the IXth Con-
gress District The reason for such action II
was explained, was the small Republican vote
in the lid Assembly District. The State COM
mittee, therefore, stands as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-19
COMMISSIONS FOR CANADIANS.

Ottawa April lS-The Imperial Government has
decided to give twenty-four out of the forty
four commissions be granted to Canadians In
the regular army 10 officers and non-comm!ssioned
officers serving In South Africa. Six commissions
will be given Canadian gentlemen. which with
the fourteen which have gone the Royal Military
College. Kingston will make forty in all.
Lord Roberts will send the names of twenty-four
OF those in South Africa whom he recommends as
candidates for commissions
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-19

called. 1t is said. to try to find the murderer of
Sergeant Douglass. General Roe thinks the shoot
ing was the outcome of Douglass doing his duty
and disarmng of the strikers early in the
evening.
Rotella. the accredited strike leader. has again
and again dsclaimed leadership since Douglass was
shot. Yesterday he talked in a most pacific strain.
II Is said there is division of the strikers and
that the moderate party, under the leadership of
ROtella, is willing to go back to work sooner than
see their places taken by outsiders The remainder
refuse to yield or let the moderate ones yield.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-19
SAYS BRYAN WILL NOT BE NOMINATED

Kansas City Mo-. April ls-Wharton Barker, OF
Philadelphia Popuhst candidate for President, said
In an interview last night:
| am firmly convinced that Bryan will not be
the Democratic nominee for President Even should
he have a majority of the delegates the first
ballot | am satisfied that he will secure the
two-thirds ma jority which the Democratic Conven-
tior requires to nominate. | do not know who
will carry off the prize. but at present | think
most of the chances OF German, with Cleveland
and Olney good possibilities
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-19
INCIDENTS OF THE STRIKE.

The seven companies of the 7th Regiment that
stalled Ardsley Wednesday night were
encamped yesterday morning the old Croton
Dam. Immediately after their arrival order was
issued by General Roe for eight companies 10 pro-
coed the dam. where they distributed
SO command all approaches the works
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-19
MRS. HOWARD GOULD DEPENDANT.
SHE TEsTIFIEs IN A SUIT TO RECOVER sS5
FOR A SHIRT WAIST.

Mrs Howard Gould appeared in the West
Twenty third-st Municipal Court yesterday to de-
fend suit brought to recover ss5 for shirt waist
Louis A. Duhain sued Mrs. Gould on a claim as
signed by Mile MirabeIla dressmaker. The case
tried before Justice Steiner. A. II. Hummel
appeared for Mrs. Gould and L. Laski represented
the plaintiff. The article that caused the trouble
described blue panne waist Mrs. Gould.
1t alleged. had ordered two waists from the
dressmaker. blue and the other white. The
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proceedings. total Of $3.50. The Surrogate
further directed that an order of arrest Issue
against the Sheriff
Sheriff Moiloy obtained a stay of proceedings
and took an appeal to the Appellate Division. which
reversed the action OF the Surrogate. -
Jacob Marks, counsel for the plaintiff appealed
to the Court of Appeals and the case was argued
in February last. The Court Of Appeals has Just
rendered decision reversing the Appellate Division
and sustaining Surrogate Silkman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-19
THE ASHANTI UPRISING.
BRITISH RELIEVING COLUMN MAY REACH COO
MASSIE TOO LATE.

Accra British Gold Coast. April 1.-THE re-
leving force which recently started for Coo
masse in consequence of the tribal uprising in
Ashanti is probably well on its way toward its
destination. but II Is reported that the Ashantis
will attack the Governor before II arrives
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-19
SHERIFF MoLLoY NAY co TO JAIL.

ADJUDGED IN CONTEMPT FOR RELEASING
A WOMAN LAST YEAR.
his own jail. If he does not pay fines and costs
Of 81 800 this is the fate which will befalI him. He
got himself into contempt of court in 1899 by
leasing a from Jail habeas corpus pro-
ceedings which were irregular. Surrogate Silkman,
OF westchester County, made three orders requir-
ing the Sheriff 10 appear before him and show
cause why he should be punished. Sheriff Mol
10y resisted the applications. and the Surrogate
made an order Furnishing the Sheriff for his mis-
conduct and filming him $3.50 in each OF the three
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hree weeks were hauled to the works. and
several loads of cement carted TO the dam
from the Hudson River. The trains were
corted by infantry guards and the road carts by
cavalry. 1t is hoped that when the whistle
blows again this morning much larger force of
men will go to work.
General Roe has made application for the cree
ton Of a telegraph wire TO the camp from the
railway
1t is reported that Governor Roosevelt will
visit the camp Saturday, and the camp has
been rechrstened Camp Roosevelt by Major
General Roe instead Of Camp Molloy.
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FUNERAL OF SERGEANT DOUGLASS.

FUNERAL OF SERGEANT DOUGLASS.
A FUND STARTED IN MOUNT VERNON TO
AID HIS FAMILY.
Arrangements have been made for the funeral
of Sergeant Robert Douglass of Company r. 1st
Regiment, n. G.. n. Y, who was shot while doing
guard duty at the new Croton Dam Monday night.
The funeral will be held In the armory Friday af-
ternoon. and the Rev. A. r. Tenney, rector of
Christ Church, at Pelham Manor and who Is
chaplain Of the Mount Vernon company. will offci-
ate The funeral will be conducted with military
honors and several delegations OF military and
veteran associations will attend. The body is now
the home of the Douglass family, No. 225 North
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three In the granite quarry. three on the riose Sc
Major Denkes command; one on the h and n the
other In the valley just north Of the DAM fhe
other troops remain in the positions already re-
ported in The Tribune.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-19

lieutenant Harry Du Val. of Company l. VINO
rushed to arms on such short notice that he had
time only TO pack up one toothbrush with his mill
tary kit was seen sitting a log in the rain yes
terday rejecting the mutabty of things he
has missed seven directors meetings OF various
corpora tions in the two days he has been on duty
and is Just $40 of pocket thereby
Lieutenant Robert MaZet, also of the Ith. was IN
charge of the outposts yesterday. He says In
vestigating the crookedness of Tammany leaders
was dryer work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-19
EARL RUSSELL M4RRIEs AGAIN.

THE NEW COUNTESS WAS MOLLIE COOKE
THE COUPLE MARRIED. in NEVADA.
Reno. New. April 1S.-A marriage license was
issued to John Francis Stanley Russell and
Mollie Cooke in this city Saturday, April IA.
They stayed at the Riverside Hotel Saturday
night, and were married Sunday by Judge Ben
jamin Curler. They left Reno Sunday night for
the East their destination being unknown.
Moe Cookies son. about twenty-three years or
age, with the couple. They came 10 Reno
from Glenbrook New, a small summer resort Oh
the shores of Lake Tahoe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-19

Corporal James O. Brien. of Troop c, who was on
guard at the cable anchorage challenged three men
at daylight yesterday morning. They ran away
and o. Brien fired them, but did not hit any one
The fire was not returned Whether or not the
men were strikers Is not known
Pinkerton detectives now at the works. How
many of them have been employed is not known,
but there were six there all day They have been
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Robert Orr.
Wholesale Clothing,
3SS Pearl Street.
New York, April 18th, 1900.
HOLMES ELECTRIC PROTECTIVE co.

HOLMES ELECTRIC PROTECTIVE
& rlandtS
Gentenn
About months of thanks for
Elmr
asther of that
feel called of thanks
is
credtabk part of
Respectfully,
obert Off,
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OFF THE TRACK on THE ELEVATED.

AN ENGINE DERAILED NEAR THE SOUTH FERRY
STATION BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
Engine No. 1873, OF the Ninth-ave. line, draw
ing three cars, off the track on the elevated
railroad station within one hundred feet of the
South Ferry terminal at IL % O'Clock last night
The train was moving slowly, and the steam
was shut off and the train stopped quickly. The
few passengers in the train got out and walked
to the station The railroad officials declined to
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BLACK or GREEN.

With both GREENS and BLACKS use ls~
tea and infuse THREE TO FIVE minutes Al
ways use BOILING water.
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cosnNG ATgRAcTIoNs.


Hayerly's Ministries viii lie seen at the
Metropolitan opera hG1ise early IN Dc
t,3ar tji;S viii be the first minstrel
coI'l.aiy az tl'e season IN this city
Stua' Is,}. ~ a. Lctti..3lS cnCae.,rtlt i t
at the Metrop Titan. when he will pro-
d;.ce fis n W Ccsupne comedy, '-OuveY
EcifsInita IS event in thea lrica S
thar iss.a awaited With pleaslllahle antiti-
, tticn
Fl, yI,S eft:,isof mctiX success "A Day ana
q Night, which creatsd such & f3vcr-
able Impression or the occasion Of it's
4presertation hC-e at The Grand last
season, is announced fer a letulRGVi it
to- this playhouse following the eli
gasGment OF Stranger in New
York
across the Pacific'' is scheduled for
presentation at the Grand in tie not
far distant. future.
1.-THE Burgomasttr is a musical comedy.
Tie hbreTt0 Being by Frank PiXfey and
tie music by Gustav LpderS. While t
is fanvifUi all he scenes are actual an
two OF the characters arc historical
Peter StuvVesant. governor of New
Amsterdam. and Doodle Won Ku.l, his
secretary. With these two peTSoEagGS
the story deals chiefly.
Gus Thomas great American play. "a i
IONA has settled down for its predict
ed run at the Herald Square theate..,
New York, and the standing room
only sign is displayed nightly
Manager la Shele announces that he
Will place 1.-The Princess Chic on the
road about Oct /, With the beauty
attraction probably will be seen here
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Includes thirty people. AL of WON are
artists in the strietest sense the wor'
implies.
The opening number of the programme
is a burlesque called Down the Line,
and engages every member of the con-
pany. 1t abounds iii genuine comedy
and many catchy musical numbers. Then
follows Mr.. Twins premier olio of high
class specialties, inc,ud ng the we'll known
stars of the front ranks OF vaudeville.
Among these stands prominent the beau
tiful and talented comedienne, Miss Flora
Van Schaak whose late debut In Vaude-
vile has created such furore in the lead
ing tneaters Of the East. Another sur
prise will DE TIE novel and original vocal
spec.aity of Miss Kate Dahl, who will
present a beautiful speciality, the like of
which has aleVer been seen in this city
Other speciaIties in the ol.o will De con-
tributed by those monaYchs of the bicy-
Gle, the three marve GUS Merrills; the
Misses Irw.n Mitchell and Drew, the
handsome SineinS soubrettes; Cotton and
Darrow. 8p-to-date and refined sketch
artists; Montgomery and Otto clever dia-
1ect comedians; the La Cross sisters. in
newest songs and dances, and Joe Bon
nell, the sweet singer.
The closing burlesque, THE Devils
Daughtes," also calls for the service of
the entile company. In This skit one
of the very latest metropolitan conceits
is introduced. The New fork Ragger
Girls, recurring sixteen members of the
company This act was the hit the en-
tire tm1nef at the Casino Roof Garden
II win be seen here on the Identical lines
Of its New York presentation, and will
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Christ Church CONCERT.

A concert of unusual merit will be given
in Christ church, Fourth and Frank in
streets. tomorrow evening The artists
are the Misses Ruth and Wilma Ander-
son (violinist and pianiste), and Miss
Laura Frankeniield, reader, all of Min
neapoIis. and Miss Todd, soprano. of St.
Anthony Park The Misses Anderson
have studied four seasons in Brussels,
Belgium Miss Ruth Anderson travelled
last season under the Slayton Lyceum
bureau. of Chicago, and leaves next week
TO fill a contract under the Central Ly-
ceum bureau, of Rochester, N. Y. Miss
Wilma Anderson's debut in Brussels was
a success that Europeans rarely accord a
foreigner In cErenicling this fact her
professor wrote her parents: '.All the
Journals Of Brussels praise her playing,
adiniring the elegance, charm and power
of her touch. Miss Laura Frankenfield
was booked with the Dodge Dramatic
company last season, which played to
crowded houses her Standardization of
Quo Vadis." Miss Alice Todd is a very
fine contralto solaist who is we'll known
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lor ne opening OF the play at the Four
'eeii'n o'reet theater on Oct. l.
co, uslaN MAILER, who has kept The per-
Sonnel Of the Imperial opera house at
Vienna constantly stirred nm since the
uaS ne Nent there, has just given orders
mat the chorus shall not wear boards
re l,is Ileie ed or course, to the men. A
men 10 appear as smooth-faced Romans.
led TO the order. The singers struggled
ylolentiy, but had eventually to surren-
The Flying Dutchman" will be sung
next next summer al Bayreuth for the first
tine, IT will he sung five times. There
are TO De two cyc1es of the Nibe,ungen
eiiY aii eir, seven performances OF Par
sllal. tristan and Isolde" Will not be
sung at all. Slegfried Wagner will con-
duct most of the performances, as Hans
hlchter VIII only conduct the ring.
The kendals, who have been busily re-
hearslng a new play by Mrs. w. K. Gift
FORD emitted, ''Unwisely, but too We.l2'
have been chagrned by the discovery
mat sydney Grundy's play, "A Debt of
on Thursday, at the ST. James theater.
is almost replica of the work they had
in hand.
Sarah Cowen lie Moyne has an | ish
Land of Hearts Desire 1t is in one
act, and she viii use it IN bill with
Browning's In a Balcony
A recent addition to the Charles Dick
SUI tOlilpdIy III M1SldkeSe w Iii IidpD'il
is that of David Conger, a nephew Of
Minister Conger, the American minis ter
to China.
e. S. Willards tour VIII begin in Bos-
ton on Nov. r. and is booked TO coa-
tinue until May Mr.. Willard vii be
seen in new pay by Elwyn A. Barron
There are in this country several c ubs
of play-goers. notably in the cities of ST
Louis and Baltimore, formed chiefly to
encourage the best in the drama.
SCR. Puecini has written to David Be
iaseo asking his permission to put Ma
dame Butterfly to music.
This seasons DrurY Lane pantomlme
will be The S-eeping Beauty ana the
Beast.
4 shall not says Sousa, compose
any new muse until q year from now.
Jane Hading is to appear in THE Sac
onG Mrs. Tanquaray.
Houdlni is to appear in Germany and
France.
Reiane is 10 NAV .'Zaza."
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AT THE GRAND.
Hoyt's "A Stranger In New YorIx0'
the New attraction

HoSt's "a stranger In New Yorlx0'
the New attraction.
Laughter will reign supreme at the
Grand this week, and goodly quality of
fun is promised In the visit of one of
those satirical farces by Chas. H. Hoyt,
"A Stranger in New York which is adj
mitted to be one of the most aughabla
of his many fun creations
The engagement will be inaugurated
with a performance tonight at S:l5, ana
will include the usual afternoon perform
ances ON Wednesday and Saturday.
The story Of "A Stranger in New York
is most ludinfoUs telling as it does how
Cumming S~tlS - ind his Chicago
friend l. COR =, 10 visit II MN
New York !snd spend a night at he
French ball. He is suddenly called away
TO Philadelphia on business, and leaves
a letter for Downe to present TO his
New York club friend. Wright limit.
Downe drops the letter on the floor. and
a stranger in New York finds ii ami de-
c;des that he should deliver it to the
man TO whom it is addressed. lie does
50, and Wright limit recognizes him as
l. Collier Downe, and introduces rim TO
his friends There arises the ceIsil. iices :
ton. for Wright limit refuses 10 allow
the stranger TO eXplain In the second
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SCENE FROM THE DAIRY FARM" AT THE METROPOLITAN

as elsewhere. This is the foundation of
1.-THE Dairy Farm
The characters are a village miser ard
his antitAesis. a village pastor. a but
old country squire. a pcddler ana his
pretty daughter. pillow boy Who is in
love, an ambitious young man who has
visions OF a wiieF, more stirring life than
found in Hurley. There are fugitive
slaves and a negress with raarvc,ous
voice, full Of fiute-IiEze tones. With this
material Eleanor MerIon, actress a"d
playwright. has woven a curiousiy pleas
ing fabric. The scene is laid i'll Tie liz
tie village Of Hurley, New York state.
in the days before the war" Squire
Hurley. owner of the dairy farr,l, is a
well-to-do man of kindly heart and open
hand, whose enc fault is his determine
ton TO have his own way in all things
lie has neishbor, Simon Krum, Who
mates him for his popularity, aal envies
him for his wealth Nathan Newl<irksn.
son Of the sources sister, who is one
of the original advocates Of Wolll;.. $
rights, but still a wholly domestic and
womanly woman, falls in love with ST.
mons niece, Lucy, AM narr es her in
spite OF his uncle's opposition For this
the squire drives him from home and the
young man goes out into the world to
battle for his existence and that of his
young wife. The anti-si2VerY movement
and free-soil questions, which were the
problems of The day are t0.Ichel upon in
the play, although not too prominently,
as Miss Merrons work IS uever didatic
The passions and prejudices provoked
by those controversies, however, are utiI-
1ZPd the Mot X
rich by secretly returning funaway
slaves to their masters and claiming. the
rewards, while pretending 10 befrand
them and aid their escape into Canada.
Squire Hurley, on the other hand, grows
poor through generosity To Il friend and
Simon gets his clutches On the dairy
farm, which the squire mas been ccn-
PEELED to mortgage. Tna money she ri1
hopes to be elected justice of the peaoe e.
and thus complete the squire 5 ruin, but
Nathan returns to his home the day be-
fore election, and by an eloquent speech.
turns the tide of popular favor against
him Simon, enraged beyond cont oil
when he. sees the schemes Of life time
defea ted in ain instant taunts Nathan
with his wife's origin, ana utters a
baseless SANDER against her Almost
before the words leaye his lips the youns.
husband has him by the throat. and but
for the interference of bystanders, would
doubtless have strangled him Shortly
after this Simon is found dead and sus-
picicn points toward Nathan but as he Is
about TO be arrested, one of the slaves
who has been a victim of Simon's trcach-
cry, confesses to the murder Papers
are discovered which prove Lucy to be
the dead mans heiress. She saves the
farm-the squire relents and the curtain
falls on a united family
The interpreting company Manager
& Nallick has provided is said to be an
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VAUDEVILLE NOTES.

THE shirt waist youth, in fact num-
Der of them confronted Manager Chase
last week. They came in all the glory
of brilliant colors of shirts shining belts,
and obstrusive Self-asSurance. 1t did not
take Mr. Chase long to settle the YeXed
question as to the pTopriety of the thing,
at least SO far as Chases theater is con-
cerned, and the edict went forth against
them. No man or youth in shirt waist
array can enter or sit in that playhouse
in the midst of ladies. To emphasize his
order, Mr.. Chase separately instructed
every attache of the house.
frederick Niblo, the monologist who is
well known to the patrons Of vaudeville
in Washington, is meeting with marked
success in England The London Times
calls him 1.-The bright young American"
Niblo's engagements will keep him in
Europe until the holidays
John Grieves, formerly the manager OF
the B'jou theater, was in Washington
last week. He will go on the road in few
bears the title, who Owns the Baby?"
There will be thirty people in the cast
Joseph Hart has prepared new act,
called Winning a Widow which VIII
be produced at Chase's New Grand dur
ing the present season 1t includes q
feat ure as sensational as the gamecock
episode in "A Close Call
Kathryn Osterman, the comedienne. is
booked for Chase's New Grand, and prob
ably will give her new sketch called The
IIChd}tDO, WHItii Is TIE WORN =Ot M ".
linderman, who wrote for her The
Editor"
Billy Kersands, the erstwhile premier
negro m nstrel, mas gone back. All he has
left is a name and the the mammoth
cave aperture between the nose and the
chin. The VETERANS wit wrinkles like a
tallOw dip.
Eugene Wellington. resident manager
of the Bijeu last season, is performing
! similar services at the Star theater, Phil
| adelDhia, this season. The Star plays
| bur1esque and vaudeville companies.
6'larice Vance, who s ngs COON songs
| VIII star next season in a hodge podgC
| play written by herself. The company
| will be under the management OF her nus
band, Mr.. Sims
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er. The outcome of the various compli-
cations is that Mrs. l. Collier Downe goes
to the ball, finds herself mistaken, be-
cause her husband is locked in the Gle
vator, and the man bearing his. name
has no resemblance to him. She tries u
waltz with the Stranger and is caught
in the act by her husband, all ending
happily for everybody except Mrs. +
Collier Downe and the woman spy.
The producing company this season lis
said to an usually strong one. en-
bracing as it does some of the best known
farce comedy artists in the profession
among them: John T. Kearney, Sam
Marion, Chas. p. MORRISON, Frank A. Smi-
ley, John T. Powers, Oliver T. Holden
Henrietta Lee, Mccoy sisters, Mae Steb-
Bins, Minnie Mccoy. Helen Davidge, Ada
Vreeland and others.