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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-30
"The Sultan of Sulu."

c-oorge Ade,s .Sultan of sulu" known In Boston
as ..that slang mans opera was produced at wal
lacks Theatre last night. before an excepuohaiiy
lar pe audience. many of whom had come prepared
90 hear something out Of the ordinary. The book
was listened to with considerable relish; the lead
ing comedian Frank Moulan. in the drollV con-
ceved and unctuously played role OF hl-Han. the
su,tan of Sulu hearty and deserved laughter,
"a the music of Alfred g. Wathall at least drove
nobody away. But about the opera AS whole
there is nothing extraordinary IL Is oescflpeo Oh
+re programme A musical satlre, Out all the
old familiar faces of comic opera are there-the
-, lover who attempts a serenade the
beloved who replies in frilled soprano, the SOU
brette who sings a coon song" while the calcium
misses low. 1t is not from the 'houlhs Oh such as
these that satire can come.
o. sbrepdlv suspects however. that
realizes this better than AIDE If he has written a
conventional comic opera, at least he has told his
story consistently and interestingly with due re-
% I'd 10 real climax for each act and. so far as
,,nrosed popuIar taSte and the stage manager will
allow due disregard of vaudeville interpretations
And with Frank Mouian TO help him. he has made
80 ,be single character of Ki-Ram. the Sultan, a
ecure both so droll in action and so full of pithy
ea,rs that for once we have a comic opera
named with perfect aptness. ki-Ram is the show.
In the extravaganza of his makeup and fire.
ouentlv in his manner Mr.. Mouan suggests Ray
rnond Hitchcock, as indeed. the bright staging of
tho entire play suggests Mr.. Savages opera last
seen bore king Dodo." But he has a convulsive
drollery quite his own, and there IS touch OF
Adean sardonieness all he says and sings. At
the end of first act he is firmly convinced that
che cocktail is the greatest blessing which follows
Tho flag when the second act begins he is firmly
ners,.sded otherwise. Alone on the stage with
huge bedroom pitcher full of cracked Ice and wet
towel In his hand and his head. he sits him
down on the floor and sings song. Of which the
burden is r-e-nl-o-r-s-e 1t is the most amusingy
melancholy song heard for many a day, and was
demanded again and again. The sutan's sense of
t,r,or never deserts him, however. for even when
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-30
MO NEY IN THE ORIENT.
Prof. Jerks 4dUocates Gold Stand
ard for the Philippines.

| PHILADELPHIA Dec 29-Jeremiah w jerks.
professor of political economy and politics at
Cornell University was the chief speaker at To-
nights session of the American Economic Asso-
citation. His topic. Currency Problems In the
Orient was discussed by Charles A. Conan''
treasurer of the Morton Trust Company. of New
York and G. Bruce Webster. of New-fefH'
| agent of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia
and China Mr.. Jenks's address was in part as
follows
The stoppage of the free coinage Of silver India
in 1898 the result not SO much OF generai
business depression coming from the depreciation
in the value silver compared with SOlu DIS VI
injury to the government in DISTINCTION fTom tne
ogetbe Tng With this injury to some classes went
doubtless benefit to others The total l.. bensft OF
System found noting Is effect upon t the
importance of these different classes in the com,
mnty In india for example during the DTpo sdI1Sa
ing goods for export speaking seneray Ies
arge pTo In certain cases doubtless this
profits led lngTsassa Tsis isefsaS Ss
il profits however Was at the * 6 19 fHg
While producers for export gained. the consumers
of imported goods lost. ;. A..
government interfere in the course Of business
n d6gub the sf do oher Things equal
would pr5s6 Be 5s5 70 r @ pointed
out In special cases howeve1 the qqes1io9 70 "a
conesion d dffer9nt from that reached BY purely
economic reasoning.
In the Philippines, for example. the gamers by
deprecating standard are, speaking generally, the
bankers who when their business; is largely an
exchange business normally gain from severe huc-
tuations: the exporting and importing business
houses and the comparatively few large producers
for export. The losers the government. whose
taxes would be received in the deprecated money
the government officials though their salaries
are nominally fixed In gold. and the very large
body of the ma tive Filfpinos whose income is de-
rived from local products and from wages The
gain from the stimulus to exports, as the Philip
Of cases. in all probability. rather TO the Eqr92ean
purchaser and exporter than to the native Flipfno
PRODUCER who is himself not in position to get
the benefit of the falling exchange Heretofore, az
any rate the competition among the buyers mas
not been sufficient give him that benefit ard ne
has not capital enough to engage directly In e1-
rortation. -, - .
Inasrnuch therefore. as government has the
duty and has expressed intention of administer
ing the Philippines for the benefit OF the Efipn9s
II seems essential both their sakes and for the
sake of the government itself that the gold stand
ard be established and maintained
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-30
AT THE OPERA.
A Rendition of Rossini's Barber.

III Barbiere oil siviglia" had Its hrst repetiuoh
for this season the Metropolitan opera house
last night The representation called Nine SEM
hrich out of the hands of her physician pul she
answered the call and saved substitution OF opera
and change of cast She was of course hoslld'
Rossni's tuneful and artful mink, and only those
who saw how sparing she was of gestures win
her right arm and how hedulousiS she se ~
left hand to those vto Joined her in the bolster
Gus romping which has come to be relied Oh loi
much Of the fun in the opera realized that her phS
sician had given her only furlough, not a ols-
charge Rut she was In admirable humor, as we'll
as voice and her example was infectious
She radiant in appearance and exquisite IN ar''
Edouard de Reszke, irresistbly comcal In MS pom
derous manner Gilbert not only unctuous In MS
buuor but more than ordinarily musical for rep
resentative of Bartolo Campanari sprighus III
tongue and limb as the ubiquitous baroer-the
performance went off with superb dash. The les
son scene never created hearter enthusiasm.
Mime sembrich sang the "Voce iii Primavera' waltz
nv Strauss then "Ah, mon giunge' from La SON
nambula' and finally, to her own accompaniment
Of course and in Polish the "Maidens "lsh' py
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-30
"THE R!LLlONAlRE.'

It is announced that the stage of Daily : ihea
was made twelve feet deeper than 1t mas peeii ~,
as many years in order to set the scenes loi
Millionaire which was produced there last msh'
II should have been made twelve times tWelVe 4ee'
deeper. and the entire production moFeu ~
far end Then, perhaps. the ears OF the auuieo
would not have been dinned upon with sueh 'io
le1ce nor their eyes afflicted with the MACS VI
yapid variety acts which make up the bulk OF 'lle
show The Millionaire" written by harry D.
Smiths joke book and set to music by 'Ius.a'e
Kerker as a medium to star Jerome SYKES H. 10 d
Rogers Brothers show with The Rogers BrotherS
left out That is hard thing to say, out uue
Eycept for Nellie Foliis. whose voice is ever SOIL
gentle and low an excellent thing in a klaW q
ErIanger production, every one in the cast talhS
and sings as if in competition with boiler Iaetoiy
and forced to win out at the peril of his 1op. Anu
every one keeps his job. The large female choruS
was comelv but over-dressed-in parts; ana the
second act showing the interior of theatre Oh
The stage almost as large Mrs. Osborns late
playhouse) in which part of the cast sat as audi
ence while the rest performed on the inner stage
was interesting, like nest of gboxes-or the Hls'
act Of "Cyrano." This inner stage performances
was a continuation of the vaudeville scheme' Out
the whole idea may save the show.
However one must make this stern resolve when
entering Days now. If he would enjoy Inc
millionaire and Jerome Sykes namely: Il VIII not
once recall the charm of the Country Girl, nor VIII
7 once allow remembrance of William Norris 10
Green through the noise and horseplay.' II he is
not strong enough to do this, let him stay away
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-30
WANTS TO MAKE CHILD DEFENDANT
Mrs. Eerzog Makes Another Move IN Con-
testing Her Fathers Will

Application made 10 Justice fluzesia.o' "a
Che Sunrere Court. yesterday, on the part OF MIS-
1--r;a r-a,zoc for leave to make her child party
defendant to the action which she has eroueH'
against the executors of her fathers estate 10
q codjcil 10 his will set aside as lnVaIio 1uSlloe
Fitzgerald referred the appiicauoii 70 T.,ee
NJ perzor is the daughter Of the late James J.
xcCornb who left property in Harlem ana ne
Bronx valued at millions He onJecteo 10 niS
daughters desire TO marry her present nus ~
VINO is artist, and In ORDER 10 en- g. 80 ~
= -, 81 ooaicil to his will cut her off in case OIL
such marriage with the exception OF about ssyOVYo
Mrs. Herzog declared this codicil was Nolu as
against public policy, and brought suit me aouon
,,spS tried before Justice Truax some months ago.
hut has not been decided
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-30
POLICE DOG, ROUNDS, NO MORE.
He Saved Many an Off Post Man from Fac
ing Charges.

~, .,a t,,oa this melancholy story IS read Rounds
will probably have gone to painless oeath a' NC
hands OF the agents of the society with d loils
name He was carried tenderly out of the west
E-or+,sevanth-st police station yesterday noon by
a huIkins, big policeman. who deposited him geh'ly
In the ambulance of the Society Tor the fIeNeA,
~ Cruelty TO Animals and then hurried BACK ineo
che citation irving to look II he did not care
pounds was only black cur dog, whose ahces-
49,. 4, e,sbronded in irnpenetrable obscurity one
hitter winter night ten years ago policeman Iounu
hin, almost frozen to death on the pier at "es'
I,ortv-fourth-st and took him to the staton "neie
he was thawed out in front OF the DIE Stose- W.
boav had the heart to send him away until ne re-
N-oa h,s etranR+b and after that nobody was
ab,e to do It. So Rounds remained ana fattelleo a'
the public crib. like many OF his superiois III '
department ,.,.
The dog got into the habit OF going along WIN
~ o,,rdsn,en of the precinct when they went out
on their tours, and many patrolInan mas oeei
.avad from the painful necessity of going up De-
fore the Commissioner Charge or oeing OH
noe or asleep because of the timely warning gwen
b, the ungainIy black figure of the station dog as
be 1oned along half q block or so In front or the
e.tI asrotter" Consequently the got into
the habit of calling him Rounds and ROUNDS ne
remained thereafter Rounds had coat OF arms
oil right even II he had ancestors. 1t consisted
~ two crossed nightsticks with police helmet
rampant and under 1t was the motto;
Cheese 1t, The Rounds
rheumatism soon claimed him for It's own, and.
though the men bought lniment for him until the
.o+;a, .r,eued like g. drug store, Rounds steadily
erav worse until Sunday rt midnight, he failed
+o ennsar for rollcall thing absolutely without
nrecedent That afternoon he was scarcely able 10
stand and it was decided that he would nave TO
go - None of the would shoot him, SO the
s P. c. AS ambulance was sent for. and Rounds
departed never to return
There was nothing but gloom at the West Forty
seventh-st. station last night
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-30
TRANsPACIFIC MAILS.

Mall. ,or China and Japan. VIA Tacoma. close hers
daily az $50 .. 70 January z. inclusive. for
dispatch per $. Glenogle.
Australia Except West Australia which t8
forwarded Europe. New-Zealand. Fill Samoa ard
Hawaii via San Francisco. close here daily $50
D m after December f13. and TO January 49, In
elusive dispatch :. 3. Sonoma- or the Cunard
steamer carrying the British mail for New-Zeaand
In time TO connect with this dispatch.
extra mais-cIosing at $50 a $50 a. and
D. m-win be made I'D and forwarded until the ar
rival Of the Cunard stes rner)
Mails Tor (except West Australia.
Via EUROPE. and New-Zeaand. which goes yfa San
Francisco. FIJI Islands lmai must be specially
addressed). Vancouver and Victoria 3. c..
here daily at $50 p. to January 49, Inclusive for
dispatch per = 3 Moana
Malls FOR Hawaii. Japan China and Philippine Islands
via san Francisco. close here daily $50 up 4,
January rs. inclusive. for dispatch America
Maru
Mails for Tahiti Marquesas Islands. VITA Fran
cisco. here daily at $50 m 10 January &C.
inclusive. dispatch uer 5. Aariposs-
Mails for China via Seattle. close
$50 p. to January a. Inclusive FOR dispatch
Mails for Hawaii via San Francisco. here daily at
$50 D. up January t12 inclusive for dispatch per
Mails To- Chna Japan Vancouver Victoria.
B. c.. cose here daily az $50 m MP to january f2o
Merchandise for L. 8. Postal Agency Shanghai
not be forwarded via Canada
Mails Philippine Islands via Francisco close
here daily 80 January f2I. inclusive, FOR
dispatch per U s. Transport
Transpacic mails forwarded port OF sailing daily
uninterrupted overland transit fRegstsred
mail closes at D. previous day.
CORNELIUS VAN COTT, Postmaster
Postohsce. New-York. N T.. December 70. lsO2
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-30
JULIE OPP NOW MRS. FAvERsHAM.
Marriage Takes Place at Greenwich, Conn
Actor To Finish Engagement

Miss Julie Opp was married to William Favers-
ham yesterday at Greenwich, Conn., der
mother accompanied Miss Opp to Greenwich The
ceremony performed in the office OF Judge
Burns. The couple Immediately returned to this
city. They took luncheon at a Fifth-ave- res
taurant. Mr. Faversham will finish his engagement
jurisprudence" at the Empire He appeared there
last night in his regular part
Mr.. Faversham was recently divorced by his wife.
the decree STIMULATING that he should not remarry
in this State Her suit was a surprise. Mr..
Faversham made defence allowing $3.50 all
rpony. The name of the correspondent was not dis
closed.
Miss. Opp also has been divorced. Her Her husband,
to night Beers in South Africa His wife obtained a
divorce the grounds of desertion and non-sup-
port She is a New York girl. For time last sea-
son she played in Mr.. Faversham's company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-30
TERROKS IN a JAN1TORS' uNIoN.
It Will Have Fines, for Instance, for tenants
Returning Minus Latch Keys.

-r,o i.,;,ore have formed a union. 1t was moor
-o-a+ad AT Albany last week. The fat dWeIieIs nav
much annoyed the janitors OF ia'e oy s a. On
az insisting upon their rights. and the result - an
rgsnization bv means of which the 1anitors thlhA
,brz viii be the better able 10 keep their Victims
in subsection. -, 49,. aim
II is understood that the new union does not ann
:. .bs landlords at all. The tenants are t'e per
-. -. I'll, hs obliged to toe the mark Inc
isnitors individually have long had preJ"uiOe
against children even more severe thah tiia' 80
sessed hy the landlords il is reporteo ina =
the union is thoroughly ORGANIZED $50
,sz min he r,royided for all fat dwellers the pio
o.5. 20 ,,,tcr shall go toward establishing pen
sim fund FOR all superannusted Janltors. 'ei'i''
win be regarded under the new system &C.
ANIMATED AT thirty years Of age some cli'i n
ssder them superannuated at a hi"e" e
say the iron age. - 49,, .-s, ho
anes fer ali tenants returning without tner IatcH
KEYS when the outer door has been cioseo' - -,
all tenants possessing a piano. nIes iol 49, "a 60
cal instrument larger than JeWs haiP 7i-u ~
fer every tenant addressing me 9diA' "a, 80
letter Dogs must be chlorotorfheu' =" -' $500
must be added 5 per cent for the 9afh'oI.
Among the projects which the union IL Is SAM
has IN mind is a clubhouse al which 80 80,
may spend the many hours "heh 'heS a. .,.r,sl
Here VIII be a gymnasium, where ue an! ai .
s.,starns may be built I'D TO such condlloh VI III
ytncib.lity that tenant. even 'h0uen -"
5effries will have the haudihood 10 resis'ei a.
plsint about the absence of hot Wa. "a "a, -
consp,cuousress Of the steam heat lhere "t,a "
. np,ohsr of walking delegates appointed "hose
business shall be to see that no 5aniter ever seahs
polifely TO a tenant. These 3ops ~ Is I'M. -
viii be sinecures. but 1t is pointed oul nc. az. -,
,uton ,cousd be regarded as complete WITHOUT vain
ing delegates. -. 80
n ,s avnec,ed that the advantages of such an
organization will so appeal janitors that within
year there Will not be such thing IN we" v y
ss a non-union 5anitor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-30

arrested and chained fast TO his rat SAD iaoeu
secretary he refers to this drag anchor as
..,Iob,,1a of roerrirnent" And when the United
States Supreme Court decides that the constitution
follows the flag on Mondays. Wednesdays anu -
DAYS only it being Tuesday, he gayly displays
carpe diem philosophy, and resumes MS pfi goa ~
crown and the bonds of multimetrimohy' " VIC
conIete satisfaction of all lovers of good fellow
Next TO the Sultan. the four "schoomarms from
Boston attract attention. Once having seen te,i''
il is impossible to conceive what use there can De
for truant officers in the Hub.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-30
GRAVE REPORTS ABOUT GRAU.
Rumor That Impresario Is More Seriously
III Than Is Admitted

For the last two days there have been rumors
about the Rialto that Maurice Grau is much
worse, very seriously Ill, in fact These ruInors
cannot he confirmed. At the Opera House II Is
said either that nothing is known ABOUT MS
condition. or that he is 1.-The same. his phssi-
clan refuses to discuss the patients case, OF 10
tell OF his condition.
The impression IS strong however thae MI
c,rau is suffering from something more SERIOUS
than a slight nervous breakdown.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-30
SECRETARY SHAW HERE ON VISIT.

Leslie NJ Shaw, Secretary of the Treasury. with
his two daughters and a son, arrived here yester-
day He visited the Sub-Treasury. and then went
10 the Custom House. He said his visit had no
significance whatever that he intended to visit the
Appraisers Stores. the Barge Office and other
Treasury Department bureaus in the city during
the dsv and would go to Philadelphia to-day to
visit the Mint and other buildings there.
mo, I have not any bankers, am not here
10 help out the money market, and while / may
talk over business matters my way around my
visit has no significance at ALL" he said.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-30
FORESTRY ASSOCIATION TO MEET.

washington Dec. 29.-The tWenty-hrst annual
meeting of the American Forestry Association VIII
10 berd hero on December 81 The morning session
u.fll he = business meeting at which the president
Ct the association. Secretary Wilson. VIII pfesiue
At the afternoon session number OF papers WIN NC
road Among the speakers will be George Is. SUI
worth cverton w Price. F. z. Omstead ana VIII
~ 7 I4au Of the Bureau of Forestry: DR.. B. r
lrernou director Of the New-Tork State College OF
Forestry Professor Henry Scion Graves dlIeet1r
IF The vale Forest Schools DR.. c. A ScheIlhc n
rector of the Btore Forest School: FIpert tNot III
hif of The T1yision of Forest Reserves iT me
Sa-I ~ 7 md Nf7ce and DR.. Chase Bessy of the
University of Nebraska
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-30
scHuRmAN GOING WEST TO SPEAK

ithaca, n Y. Dec 2s.-President JACOB Gouio
sbnrrpan left here tonight for an extended west
ern trip He will visit several OF the larger ci.ies
and will speak on political ana eouca,o,i. 'oo1
IT,. ottios where he is already scheduled to speak
ircIude Omaha st. Louis. Chicago and Lln nft
PRESIDENT Schurman will speak in the latter
Nep. nj Il ,.rsaa,, on ..Our Philippine PrObem
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-30
MAYOR LOW IN REPUBLICAN CLUB

,,s,,o- Low was elected a member of the Re-
No. c,,,h last night There were many
others elected, also. at the regular meeting Oh
the club Ex-Mayor Schieren, of Brooklyn
William D. Sloane, George w. Wickershar1'
Chauncey H Crosby. James Stewart william !,
Hal, Charles B. Hawkes. and j. Ii. Wooo"aru
80 among the others elected.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-30

BRocKwAY-on sunday. Decsmbe. e 1902 Cn f1 5
held Ts late assa the Ashland House
Wednesday december 81. az 10 a. m
ea ths sssssni seadsy
Pencil widow Of pT cbssh Wess
Central Park West on Mednesdaiy December
Ban 1897 E pRsbe w liens afs Of On wam
the s Of asr H f0 n
tEe If Ma9 depot s9 Sa are Of ma IN
from oia'I Long Island city Kindly omit flowers
1sELIN-on Monday. DECEMBER 20 1902 Of pnsumona.
tSe 9 cty ie Of NewYorS Warburon
5b Of S.s a' t os John aa ' IN his
JoNEs-on Monday. December % 1902 at M Sss
e5fy auss %ed6esday O'Clock in
the morning. Interment at convenience of the fam
NG5wh 81 p dee n dS SGa M M
D. D.. Brooklyn L L Funeral services at her late
TssdS%ss So at ssSe O'clock
Frank sayrs Osborne and OF The s late sase
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
RoE-on Saturday. December q 1902 at her residence
White Plains N X Anoinetse; WIDOW OF L.rlnsstSn
T Res AT raos s c che sn White Plains Tuesday
the mt tr"i Rn ldfy0 omit n soSsrs Ha 's''-
aTine Ro.edae daughter Of late Abra in
her s S ysaT Tuesday morning De-
ceuber 80 a II o'clock.
Monasy nj CAPTAIN &c Samuel sdd ss
uels and Harriet A samuels Notice Of funeral here
after
sHAW-on December 90 Sarah Blake widow OF Fran
els George shaw. daushter Of The late Nathaniel
age Funeral private. Please send no flowers.
SMITH, Freeport. L /. December ~ Carman Smith
IN year. Relatives and friends invited to at
tend Tuesday, December 30. at o'clock
D. M at the residence Of his son-in-law. Charles l.
Wallace Freeport. l. l.
sToUT-At New-Brunswick. N J.. December 3. Lucetta
pandoph and Jane Woodruff Stout Funeral service
will be held her late residence No I19 Livingston
ave, Wednesday, December 81. at IL a. M
sTURTEvANT-sudde OF q pneumonia on Saturday
want son OF MICA. and the late H Sturte-
want Funeral the Church OF Ascension
Fifth-ave. and 10th-st. Tuesday morning. December
80. at II o'clock
rYIER-on Saturday. December y. william Perkins
T>yler husband OF Alice NJ. Tyler and late
John and Martha Willis (Alger) Tyler in the
Of his age Funeral late residence wal
ing December 80. 10 o'clock Friends relatives
invited to attend without further notice. Interment
ton and Pittsburg papers please copy.
VAN sCHAICR-on Monday. December % 1902 az her
late residence, SO West Forty-eighth-st Aida Van
Schsick in s1st year OF her Funeral services
Eortv-eighth-st, Wednesday morning. December 81
at $50 Relatives and friends respectfully invited
10 attend. Interment private
The woodlawn Cemetery.
Borough of Bronx New York City.
ONCE 20 East 2sd Street. square South.
Rev Stephen Merritt. the world wde-kaowa
undertaken; only place OF business sth-avs. and
isth-st.: largest in the world Tel l%-fsth-st