New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-26

and quarters from the curious who stopped to look
over the rail of the promenade at his handiwork-
The administrator Of the estate of Captain An
drews. the lone voyager Gecently declared legally
dead by the Massachusetts courts1. has made de-
mand upon Benjamin South, of Pleasantvile. the
father of Captain Andrews's bride. for trunk be-
longing 10 the doughty sea dog and which was
left In the keeping Of South before the captain and
his wife started off their perious voyage across
the sea in the Dark Secret Mr.. South has declined
to surrender the trunk until he has heard the will
read.
Every year Mayor Stoy. to whom has Just been
accorded a denomination to that office by the Re-
publican party OF this city. gives quail dinner to
the members Of the Atlantic City Press Club at his
country house at Germania- This bears the rather
suggestive name OF Bob White Lodge and in the
cunning the Mayor and several OF his
friends spend great deal of their time there hunt
ing for quail and rabbits. Already the Mayor IS
making preparations to have the reporters around
the festive board his country house and in addi-
ton to the feast there will be shooting match
and other diversions at the gathering.
Rumors again rife this week that Nixon &
Zimmerman the well known New-YOrk amusement
purveyoTs would lease the site OF the old Academy
of Music and construct theatre there IN the near
future. Joseph Fralnger, the owner or the Old
theatre. was in New-York the latter part OF last
week and admitted having seen the firm above men
toned, and also said that he had talked with them
about the Academy site He would not say, how
ever, whether or not any deal had been closed De-
them, but minated that Such a thlnS might
come to pass in q few days. According TO a ruuor
that was in circulation a short time ago. Fralinger
will be made the manager of the new theatre when
il is erected.
The Hotel Shelburne was the scene OF an enjoy
able musical on Wednesday evening Of this week.
There is a large party of NEWCOMERS and Wash
ingtonians at this hotel. and among the number
several who possess considerable musical aoil-
tty. So a musical was arranged, and IT took place
on Wednesday evening. Friends OF the Shelburnes
9TH hnrAI he ISL
and were invited and the music room of the house
was filed with an interested audience. Among
those who took part were Miss Louise L. Wilson,
Miss Helen Wilson, Miss Dalton, Percy Lester.
ArthIr Kelly. Frank Henderson and Miss Gregson.
In " the opera Wang De Wolf Hopper used TO
call to Alfred Klein SSne mere you 0laek r as
nobody ever expected that there was anything prac-
teal in the lines t But enere S waT ana BoG Saf 20
carpenter and lives in this city. He was working
s scaffoIdIns upon which he was standing slipped
and he was precipitated toward the earth below
Pile Of bricks p, but ,g gst a. that med
dropped full weight upon him. The pair were
bt beyond few bruises and abrasions neither was
hurt Had il not been for the black rascal being
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time to-day for conference with the members OF
be held here next June. President Cummins. OF
Boston, and Charles Mccartney, Of Philadelphia.
will accompany the board.
Atlantic City has new police patrol automobile,
FOR which IL paid 81 100. The machine pur-
chased OF a Hartford Conn.,, firm, and is guaran-
teed 10 maintain average speed OF eleven miles
an hour. 1t had official test Monday morn
ing of this week and proved to be satisfactory in
every regard. There is only thing that troubles
works at the present time. and that is that the
Controller is away his vacation. and that the
balance OF the money due on the machine cannot
be paid until his return. The machine was 10 be