The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-29
New York Letter.

NEW YORK, March 28.-Mayor Low
TINS week gave a hearing to Senator Mar
shalFs bill to establish municipal club
houses for boys in the FIVE boroug-hs
1Els Dill provides that within three
months from its being approved the bor
oug!: presidents shall appoint twelve resi-
cents IN each borough, half of whom
snail pc women, to arrange for the leas-
ing OF a building ana establishing Of a
municipal club house for boys The board
OF estimate is authorized to devote a sum
not exceeding $4,000 for the maintenance
and equipment of the buildings.
After the hearing the mayor announced
that he would veto the bill on the grounds
that it is mandatory and because he is
doubtful as to the right of the city to use
its funds for the purpose. The many men
and women interested in the bill were
greatly disappointed.
Five-MiIIiOn Dollar Hotel
In the Hotel Astor, which is to be built
in Longacre square, New York city will
have 100000 caravansary. The site
includes the entire block from Forty
fourth to Forty-fifth street and extends
back for 16S feet
The facade is in the style of the mod
ern Renaissance and is to be constructed
OF limestone and red brick crowned with
high curved mansard roof of slate and
copper, with massive stone dormer win
dOWS.
The entrance will consist Of three coved
arches, three stories in height. These en-
frances will open upon a broad platform
100 feet in length, which is to be raised a
few feet from the sidewalk. The building
Will have two stories below the curb, ten
above it, and several meZzanines on the
more important floors.
Remarkable Passion Play
Four chapters or scenes, from sa-
cred drama, Nazareth by Clay NJ
Greene, were acted in the Garrick thea
ter this week by members of the Lambs
club before a private audience of 800
members of the club and their friends
The drama which had been prepared for
this one production was a Passion play
performed by an exceedingly capable
cast, deliberately staged, and accompanied
by symphony orchestra of forty pieces
conducted by Henry K. Hadley who
composed the overture and four inter-
| meZzos, which formed an impressive and
component part Of the production.
The theme required the most artistic
and delicate handling, both by author and
players. but the obvious difficulty of all
Passion plays, a presentation of the CEN
trail figure Of the Master without the sug-
| geStdOn Of irreVerence, was avoided by
| emitting any attempt to portray the
! character of Christ on the stage, although
/ every incident was bulded closely around
| Him, and a bright white light shone on
the spct where He was supposed to stand
Kangaroo Wouldn't BE DOsed-
Through trying to force two ounces of
solution of quinine down the throat of Il
kangaroo at the Zoo, Frank Geiger keep
! er, has a black eye and a bruised chest
The animal contracted a cold and fear
| ing it would develop into pneumonia,
| Geiger decided to cure it with quinine
! Geiger kept the animal in his Office and
| because of its affection for him, he fed it
| extra well.
| Just before feeding time Geiger admin
! istered the dose. He had only gotten
! Fart of it down the throat of the animal
+ when the kangaroo struggled to get loose.
| Geiger tried to hold it, and at the same
! time pour the remainder of the medicine
| down its throat. The kangaroo suddenly
rested on it's tail and struck Geiger III the
| face with its feet. Gaiger was thrown