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The sun., 1903-12-08
SALE OF SHAkESPEARIANA.
Picture OF the Poet on His Deathbed Brings
S0Sb.
Special Cable Despatch to THE SYN.

Special C06be DsSp0tcn 10 INK osN'
LONDON, Dec. IA small but unique
collection Of Shakespeariana was sold at
Sotheby's to-day. A silver seal topped
spoon of the period of James l., with a
full length figure of Shakespeare en-
graved on the back with the date of his
death, 1915, beneath, fetched Els A casket
made of the wood Of a mulberry tree planted
by Shakespeare. and fitted as ap ink
stand. brought fl2o.
A picture, described as an unknown por-
trait of Shakespeare, which was pronounced
to be picture Of the poet taken on his
deathbed, sold for s131 Though this was
evidently the work of an amateur, authori-
ties say that in looking at it we are gazing
at the features of the immortal bard as he
must have appeared when he was approach
ing death" Among other articles sold
was a fourth folio copy Of an issue un-
known in this country. though there are
two copies in America. 1t fetched E215.
The sun., 1903-12-08
WON'T WE'D SIGNOR SCOT7I.
Miss Leayy's Engagement to the Operatlc
BarytOne Broken by Mutual Consent.

: Miss Leayy's Engagement to the ODeratio
Barytone Broken by Mutual Consent
Signor Scotti, the barytone Of the Metro
politan Opera House, is not to be married
to Miss Mary Britton Leavy after all. Their
engagement has been broken by mutual
consent.
Miss Leavy is the stepdaughter OF Ma
thane Hess of l4l West Seventy-tirst
street She is blonde and good to look at,
and she was graduated only four years ago
from the Convent of the Sacred Heart, IN
Madison avenue. Her mother was married
to Mr. Hess when she was quite young.
Signor .Scotti and Miss Leavy became
acquainted at the home Of the late Robert
Dunlap in the first year the young barytone
sang here The two were devoted for sew
eral years, and last May news OF the engage
ment was made public, The marriage was
to take place in October. Signor Scottl dlo
not come here for the concert tour ar
ranged by the lamented Duss, and 1t was
supposed that the marriage would TAKE
place this winter.
But Sunday Miss Leavy told her friends
that the engagement was broken. Slgnor
Scotti merely confirmed the news, and de-
clined to discuss the matter further. Inc
family of the young woman also refused
to say more than that the engagement had
been terminated by mutual consent
The sun., 1903-12-08
ITALIA CAN SHOW "THE TRUTH"
Child Actress and All-The Manager Has
Asked and the Mayor VIII Permit.

The fate of Jacob Gordin IS new problem
play 4Die Wahrheit" (#The Truth" y in Yid-
dish at the Thalia Theatre was settled for
the present yesterday by Mayor Low issuing
q permit for the appearance on the stage,
of Lille Feinman, the nine-year-old daugh-
ter of Sigmund Feinman, one Of the man
ayers Of the theatre. She is supposed to
be the most talented child actress on the
East Side, and she has an important part in
the play Without her services it could
not go on.
The first production was scheduled for
last Friday, but Manager Spachner for
got all about getting permit, and the
children's society promptly issued a warn
ing against the child 8 appearance. So the
show had to be postponed.
Manager Spachner told Sun reporter
last night that the play would be put on
for run next Friday night sure. He
is however, to be tried in Special Sessions
to-day for letting the child appear in an
other play without permit.
"Die Wahrheit." according to its author
is to demonstrate definitely the great ques-
ton among the East Side Hebrews whether
there can be happiness in the marriage Of
a Col (Gentile) to a jew. The author g
opinion is supposed to be negative, The
Thalia mana nagement has spent lot Of
money on the production, and has lost some
because of the enforced postponement.
The sun., 1903-12-08

Mr.. Conried and his aides for a sincere
and generally successful effort TO carry out
the IDEAS 81 Wagner as preserved Tor ds
in his essay on the performing Of ATann-
haeuser.' The scene of the second act is
that used last season, but it is quite good
enough.
In the third act Wartburg Castle and
the valley are shown in the mellow. tints
of autumn, as they should be, and IN the
orange glow Of sunset Moonlight follows
for the appropriate setting of the saocha-
rine Evening Star" song, and thick dark
ness falls upon the earth when Tdnnhdeuser
summons Venus once more from the bowels
Of the Hoerselberg.
The orchestra discharged it's duties
efficiently, even though the harpists had
undergone the awful ordeal Of musical
union examination in the course OF the
day. Mr.. Mottl conducted with his GUS
tomary skill and authority. His reading
of the score is interesting at all times, put
in the prelude to the third act it reaches
an unusually high plane of beauty.
The sun., 1903-12-08
JAPAN POSTPONES THE CRISIS
Formal Opening OF the Diet Put Over Untn
Thursday.
.spcciol Gable Despatch to THE ST


TOXIC, Dec. THE formal opening OF
the Diet by the Mikado, which was to have
occurred tomorrow, has been postponed
until Thursday. 1t is naturally assumed
that the postponement is due to the
fact that no satisfactory statement OF
the situation can be made to
the Diet owing to the delay
in Russa's reply to the Japanese proposals
but official information on the point can
not be obtained. The Government rigidly
preserves it's habitual retcence.
AS soon as the opening formalities are
completed a coalition Of the Conservative
and Progressive parties will attack the
Government for delaying the negotiations.
A telegram from Seoul states that Horace
N. Allen, the United States Minister had
an audience with the Emperor on Saturday,
at which he again asked for the opening Of
the port of Yongampho. Mr.. Jordan, the
British Minister, and M, Hayashi, the
Japanese Minister, sent notes to the Corean
Foreign Office on Friday recalling Corea q
promise to open the port and urging it's
fu lfllment.
The sun., 1903-12-08
DID PRINCESS SHOOT ACTRESSp
Austrian Denial OF Story About Francis
JOseph's GRANDDAUGHTER.
Special Cable Dispatches TO THH su,

Special Cable Dispatches to THR SUN.
BRUSSELS, Dec. THE Austrian legation
has issued an official notice denying any
knowledge OF the story that Princess Eliza
beth had shot an actress in her husbands
apartments. This was probably done at
the request Of King Leopold, who is re-
ported by members Of his family to be very
indignant because Of the slander against
the daughter of the former Crown Princess
Stephanie
VIENNA, Dec. IAN official denial is
issued of the story that Princess Elizabeth
Windisohgraetz shot Louise Zeigler, a
young Czech actress whom she found with
her husband in the latter's villa at Prague.
The tale is emphatically declared to be
deliberate invention.
BERLIN, Dec. THE Frankfurter Zeitung
printed the original story about Princess
Elizabeth. It says that the granddaughter
Of Emperor Franz Joseph surprised her
husband, Prince Otto Windischgraetz, with
young Czech actress Of the name of Louise
Zeigler, in the Princes villa at Prague.
A valet, whom the Prince had posted to
exclude intruders, tried to prevent the
entrance Of the Princess. who, being sus-
picious, had gone to the villa with re-
volver.
The Princess shot the valet, seriously
wounding him. She then entered the room
where her husband and the actress were
and shot the latter, inficting dangerous
wound. The valet and the actress were
taken to a hospital where, according to
the Roersen Courier, the actress died
Princess Elizabeth is the elder daughter
Of the late Crown Prince Rudolph Of Austria.
She married Prince Windischgraetz against
the wishes of Emperor Franz Joseph, his
Majesty only yielding to his granddaugh-
ters passionate entreaties as he has done
in the cases Of other members of the impe-
rial family who have made love matches
outside their own rank. Princess Eliza
beth sacrificed her imperial privileges by
her marriaQe
The sun., 1903-12-08
"TANNHAETSER" REPEATED.
A Good Performance and Stage Effects
Well Managed.

Wa pner' g "Tannhaeuser' was given at the
Metropolitan Opera House last night for
the second time this season. The cast
was the same as that put forward at the
first performance. No special mention
was made here Of Miss Fremstad's Venus
at that time. for the reason that the lady
seemed to be out Of sorts vocally and to
get through her evenings work with diff
Guilty Last night Miss Fremstad was
herself again. When she is herself she is
a most satisfactory person and in the midst
OF the seductive witcheries of the Hoersel-
berg she stands like diamond in an ap-
propriate setting.
Miss Frenlstad's voice is not altogether
suited to the part. but she sings the music
withyintelligence and with dramatic accent.
Some persons who remember Iilli Leh-
mann in this part think they discern ip
Miss Fremstad's impersonation evidences
OF Nine. Lehmann's handiwork. 1t may
be 80, for Miss Fremstad studied with her
But the stately Lehman never drew the
sinl,0lis curves of those aluring gestures
nor made the contours of that wooirg
figure. These are Miss Fremstad's own,
radiatcs its magnetism through the audi
torium. In fact, in the department of
Venuses Olive Fremstad appears to be
good thing.
Mr.. Van Rooy sang Wolfram very we'll
indeed last night, and NJ. Plancon's Her
mana was dignihed and stately. His Ger
man was entirely original in conception
and execution, but II Is hard for French
marySto treat that language kindly. Mr..
Kraus repeated his good performance OF
TdnNhaeuser. Nine. Terninas g Elsabeth was
the gracious and stately figure of old but
the singers voice was still below its normal
excellence,
The stage effects Of the FIRST act worked
more smoothly last night than they did at
the 4rstPerfSrWancet They are worthy
OF pSAise, and again credit must be given TO
II
The sun., 1903-12-08
BELASCO WINS AS TO "ZAZA."
Justice Scott Says FrOhman Could Not
Alone Sell Exclusive Rights.

Supreme Court Justice Scott refused yes
terday to grant to Henry Gressitt an in
junction restraining David Belasco and Mrs.
Leslie Carter from producing "Zaza" in
this city. Gressitt said that he had acquired
from Charles Frohman all the Eastern
rights to the play. Justice Scott says that
the affidavits show that Belasco was u part
he was entitled to half the profits under
Gressitt's contract OF any other contract.
Frohman could not, therefore, without
Belasco's consent have given Gressitt the
exclusive right to produce the play. Jus
from the affidavits. either that Frohman
was the sole owner Of the play or that Be-
lasco acquiesced In the Gressitt contract.
The sun., 1903-12-08
EULOGIES AT M'AULEY MISSION.
Col. Hadley's Son Tells the Story Of His
Fathers Missionary Work.

In the Jerry McAuley Water Street Mis-
sion, under the shadow Of the Bridge, was
held last evening a memorial service in
honor Of Col. Henry H. Hadley, who was
converted in this humble mission seventeen
years ago, and who died in Boulder, Cal. I,
on Sunday, at the age Of o3 years the
last sevent cen of which was spent In mis-
sionary work throughout the country.
Mrs. Margaret Bethome Of the Madison
Avenue Church house presided, and there
were short addresses by Mrs. Wittemore
Of the Door OF Hope Mission Houses. S. H.
Hadley brother Of Col. Hadley, George
Hadley, his son, and Charles Bernard pri-
vate secretary to John Huyler who is presi-
dent of the mission.
Each address was eulogy Of Col. Hadley.
There was not dry eye in the house when
his son George told Of his fathers career
as a soldier. Of his fall through drink. his
conversion at the mission. and his mission
ary work later, in the course of which he
organized sixty missions,
The sun., 1903-12-08
I'm JOHN, SAID The BURGLAR.
BUT THE ALARM CLOCK GAVE
HIM AWAY TO JOHNS SISTERS.

There Are Five Of EN- and They Thought
They Set the Gong for o, but II Went
on At 3-They Lose Clothes and Half q
Days Pay Pistol Practice Now.
The five Mulrein sisters. Lizzie, May
Catharne, Anna and Margaret, are now
practising with revolvers so that II q bur
glar turns up again at their home in Fourth
street, near Union avenue, West Chester
there'll be trouble for the burglar All
of this because two burglars got into their
house at o'clock yesterday morning.
The girls, who ages range from ls to rs
are the daughters of William Mulrein, who
died two years ago. Their brother John
lives with them, but is going to Montana for
his health next week. Two Of the girls
are telephone operators, two are sales
women and the other keeps house.
All five young women were out skating
till midnight on Sunday night. When
they went to bed they set the alarm clock
in their brother room to wake him, as they
intended, at 9 O'Clock yesterday morning.
Just before o'clock Miss May was awake
ened by footsteps and said. thinking the
noise was caused by her brother:
John, is that your
"Yes," said voice, "but don't make so
much noise or you wake the girls"
But why are you up 80 early?" she said.
Hardly had she got those words out
when the alarm clock in Johns room went
of and John said:
"What did you say, May?'
At that a man ran down stairs and out
of the parlor window, which was later
found open, The girls think they heard
another burglar downstairs; At any rate,
they found that the burglars had at oen
each girls set of furs, Johns overcoat
and several other articles. Miss May and
her sister Lizzie went over to the West
Chest er police station and told Sergt Sonnet
about it at s o'clock in the morning, and
four policemen were sent TO the house for
evidence. One of the stolen coats was
found in the street.
John bought two revolvers yesterday
and the girls began practising. Lizzie
burned her hand with one shot, but she
stuck to the task The four girls, who go
out to work, had to prepare some old coats
to wear and lost half days pay because
they We're late in getting to their places
of business.
The sun., 1903-12-08
CHINA MUST DEAL WITH RUSSIA.
Talk OF Joint Commission to Pacify Man.
Churian Districts.
, Special Gable Despatch to THE sun.


PEKIN, Dec. IA report that an agree
ment between M. Lessar, the Russian
Minister, and Prince Ching, the head Of
the Chinese Foreign Office, in regard to tho
disposition Of the Manchurian question
was reached last week was current to-day.
1t is believed that the agreement refers
to proposals for the establishment OF joint
commissions to pacify the disordered dis
tricts in which both Russian and Chinese
troops are operating,
A high Chinese official stated to-day that
the negotiations with Russia on the basis
Of the Russian demands were progressing
favorably. On account of the impossibility
of China making war on Russia without the
assistance Of foreigners, the only remaining
plan was to make direct arrangement
with Russia on the best terms that could
be obtained.
The sun., 1903-12-08
CRUSH AT TOM DUNN'S BALL.
Hardly Room to Crook Your Elbow. Yet II
Could He Done.

Tom Dunn's Delaware Club had ball
at Terrace Garden last night. As early as
II o'clock the floor managers reported that
if any dancing was to be done a few thousand
people would have to be put OF the floor
Tom said nobody must leave, and he was
sure few thousand more were coming.
Many hundreds Of electric lights woven
into artistic ornaments didn't tend to re-
duce the temperature OF the ballroom.
Charles F. Murphy was an early arrival
and moved about in cluster OF district
leaders. There was picture Of Tom Dunn,
showing that he's bigger than the Colossus
Of Rhodes, and enough wine flowed to turn
the Sahara into o marsh.
The sun., 1903-12-08

speeta, Gable Despatch to THE sun.

Special Cable Despatch 10 THE SUN.
PARIS, Dec. THE hearing in the suit
for $4,000 brought by Tod Sloan against
the Jockey Club for his exclusion from
weighing enclosures and all the training
grounds controlled by the society was re-
sumed to-day. The representative Of the
Government argued strongly against
Sloan's claim. He claimed that the Jockey
Club was the master of its own premises
and was entitled to act thereon as it pleased.
The court postponed the rendering Of
decision for a week.
The sun., 1903-12-08
Boston Brokerage Firm suspends.

BOSTON, Dec. 7.-Announoement was
made on the Stock Exchange at noon to-day
that bennett Bros 4 Co., bankers and brok-
ers at IS Post Office Square, had suspended.
The firm is composed Of Oliver M bennett.
and H. Scott bennett the latter being the
board member 1t is said that the failure
was due to the cotton market, the firms
customers being heavily short Of cotton.
The inability to get margins caused the
suspension.
The sun., 1903-12-08

SIBERIAN Squirrel Coats, plain or
trimmed with various furs, in stock or to
order without extra charge. G. C. SHAfNE,
Broadway and 9th Av.
The sun., 1903-12-08

Special Coble Despatch to TIE Sun.
LONDON. Dec. king Edward has car
ried Oh hve 6rst prizes at the-annual cattle
show.
The sun., 1903-12-08
Adele Richie TO star In 1.-THE NIockins Bird"

Adele Rtchie has been engaged for the
leading part in .The Mocking Bird and
her company will soon begin a tour.
The sun., 1903-12-08

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There Are Five Of EN- and They Thought
They Set the Gong for O, but 1t Went
on at 3-They Lose Clothes and Half
Days Pay Pistol Practice Now.
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-18
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

Major buchanan, general passenger
agent of the Elkhorn road. appeared be-
fore the house committee on agriculture
in the interests Of H. r. 15S. by Jahnel
Of Washington. providing for more ex-
peditions methods Of compiling and pub
fishing state statistics. Major buchanan
said the railroads favored the bill as 1t
would facilitate the work Of their adver-
tising departments.
Since the Introduction Of bills into the
legislature providing for the killing OF
prairie dogs. the legislature has attracted
attention outside the state. Governor
Mickey received a letter from Hoosier
who has a remedy that he desires to be
tried in Nebraska that he guarantees will
bring about the desired results. The let
ter, dated "Clifty. Ind" follows: "Your
honor. have a device for the extermina-
tion. for the destroying Of the pests, the
prairie dogs. guaranteed to do the work.
II your state will remunerate. I will send
you the device. 1 have applied for patent.
The device is this: attach rubber hose
% steam engine. insert the nozzle in the
holes occupied by the dogs. Let steam
on by proper attachments; will burn them
out in q few seconds. Will destroy bads-
ers or anything that lives In the ground.
by this means you can destroy the dogs
on the prairie. Please give notice in some
paper that will extend over the state that
is infested with doae."
Belden Of Richardson presented bill
designed to impose greater restrictions on
the proprietors OF barber colleges and
their students. 1t contemplates an an
nual license fee of $780, to be paid August
1 each year: provides not less than two
years course for every student. who In
addition to this must possess certificate
frcm the manager before he can work at
the BARRIERS trade.
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-18
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The Death Of Napoleon.

The Death Of Napoleon.
Wild was the night, yet a wilder Eight
Hung around the soldiers pillow:
In his bosom there waged a fiercer fight
Than the fight on the wrathful billow.
A few fond mourners were leaning by.
The few that his stern heart cherished:
They knew by his glazed and uneartniy
eye
That life had nearly perished.
They knew by his awful and kingly look.
BY the order hastily spoken.
That he dreamed Of days when the ma
ton shook.
And the nations hosts were broken.
He dreamed that the Frenchman's sword
still slew.
And triumphed the Frenchman's
''eagle.''
And the struggling Austrian fed anew.
Like the hare before the beagle.
The bearded Russian he scourged again.
The Prussian's camp was routed,
And again on the hills Of naughty Spain
His mighty armies shouted.
Over Egypt's sands. over Alpine SHOWS.
At the pyramids, at the mountain.
Where the wave Of the lordly Danube
flows,
And by the Italian fountain:
On the snowy cliffs. where mountain
streams
Dash by the Switzer's dwelling.
He led again. in his dying dreams
His hosts. the broad earth Quelling.
Again Marengo's field was won.
And Jena's bloody battle:
Again the world was Overrun.
Made pale at his cannon's rattle.
He died at the close Of that darksomt
day.
A day that shall live in story:
In the rocky land they placed his clay
And left him alone with his glory.
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-18
TAXATION OF TERMINALS.

Lincoln Journal: Taxation Of terminal
railroad property received its death blow
Sd far as support from Lancaster's dele
CATION as a unit is concerned when the
motion was passed declaring 1t to be the
sense of the meeting that the present
unit system be retained. This motion
was made by T. c. Munger and was car
ried without opposition after brief dis
cussion. In talking over this problem. a
general sentiment appeared that there
vas Justice in the plan and that rail-
roads did not pay their just share OF
municipal taxes. but it was realized that
the majority Of the members of the legis-
lature had been made to believe that II
municipal taxation of railroads was per-
mitted in ono or two cities. 1t should be
granted all along the lines to towns and
villages or else the taxation in one or two
places would result in the lowering of the
share the railroads pay for county taxes.
The business men gave up hope OF pass
ing the bill and released the delegation
from supporting the measure.
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-18
HARRISON'S REGISTRATION RE-
FORM

Senator Harrison of Hall introduced
senate file No. 165. an act intended to
change the entire system Of registration.
1t is to apply to all cities and towns
where registration rs now in force. The
general plan is copied after the Massa-
chusetts law. Instead of having the reg
istration taken by boards on certain
specified days a short time before elec-
ticn. the bill provides that all the work
shall be done by the city clerk. With a
little assistance it is believed this official
can perform the work and thus the ex-
pense of registration can be reduced.
Under this plan the voters will be given
plenty Of time. at least one month. to 60
to the clerks Office and register. This
will also give political organizations am
pie time. to insepct the registration list
and look up the voters to ascertain
whether fraud has been committed. At
present the last day of registration Is
Saturday before the Tuesday on which
the election occurs. This does not permit
of a very thorough investigation.
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-18
TACK IT ON REVENUE LAW.

An amendment is proposed to be made
to the revenue bill now pending before
the legislature making the same rule as
regards taxation in municipal cities ap-
plicable to Incorporated towns and VII
l:ges in the state This is intended to
reach the same end as that aimed at by
house roll IL, but making application
broader.
This decision was arrived at Wednes-
day at a meeting Of the committee OF
ten" of which Ex-Governor Crounse Is
chairman. which met at the Caiument.
The bill as it now stands provides Tor
the assessment Of railroad property at
full cash value within cities only.