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New-York tribune., 1903-02-17
NANNY IS A BUCK GOAT.
So Magistrate Connorton Decides, and the
Barberi Family Gives 1t Up.

Magistrate Connorton in Long Island City yes
terday settled the dispute over the ownership OF
a nanny goat claimed by Frederick Buck, of No
50 Iawrence-st Long Island City, and also claimed
by John Barberi a neighbor. After hearing mass
of conflicting testimony the magistrate awarded
the goat 10 the Buck family. The Barberi contn-
gent averred that the goat would be recovered
by an action at law. Barberi had the goat in MS
possession up to the time the case was decided"
The Buck case that the mother of the animal
had been family possession for two years, ana
that the disputed goat had been born in their back
yard. The Barber was that the goat had
been born in their yard. the mother being a goat
which they owned, and that IT had been brought
UP by a daughter of the plaintiff, who had fed it
from bottle.
A court officer led the animal into the court
room. Miss Sophia Buck nearest the animal
and TO her the goat went, much to the satisfaction
of the Buck crowd. Miss Marie Barberi offset this
by calling the goat, and the animal ran to her
When Miss Buck started to lead the animal out
by the horns after the case had been decided Miss
Barberi grabbed It by the tail. The court officers
then interfered.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-17
WILL NOT RESTRICT MR.. CoNRIED.
His Backers Decide to Incorporate as Com
pany.

At meeting at the Lawyers Club yesterday at
of Mr.. Conrefd to incorporate a company IL
will be called the Conried Metropolitan Opera Com
pany and will be capitalized at $4,000. As yet no
officers have been chosen nor board of directors
selected. but the following will be the chief
stockholders. though there will be others. and Will
doubtless constitute the board of directors: James
II. Hyde. George J. Gould Jacob II. Schn, Otto H.
Kahn Henry Morganthau Clarence H Mackay,
w II. Mcintyre and Heinrich Conried The neces-
sary steps for incorporation will be taken at once
There very little tell about the meeting fur
ther than enumerate the chief stockholders
said Mr. Hyde yesterday afternoon. "Of course,
Mr. Conried will be the managing director, as Mr.
Grau was and he will have full swing. 1t was
agreed that the compan; must be one man affair,
and no restrictions will be put by US on MIR. Con
ried. We have fun faith in him. and have no fear
that he will be limited in his selection of operas.
people to fear. The very fact that
he is German will make him the more careful not
to overdO the German opera will 1t not? But any
question to the future plans of Mr.. Conrted must
he referred to him. We merely his hackers,
with confidence that his plans will be the proper
We did talk of the future details of
management to-day. only of our incorporation as Il
company
Mr., Hyde it said last night. would he the
president Of the company. Mr.. GoertZ, the treas
Of the C;rau company. is mentioned for Secre-
tary and Mr.. MorGenthau for managing director.
Mr.. Morganthau at the opera house last even
ing observing the relations of the Metropolitan
Real Estate and Opera Company and the Grau
New-York tribune., 1903-02-17
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
"The Little Princess" Moves to the Savoy
Weekly Changes of Bill.

Miss MiIlie James ard her supporting company of
children and adults appeared yesterday afternoon
at the Savoy instead of the Criterion Theatre
where they have been playing Hereafter mattnees
of Mrs Burnetts charming and refreshing play
will he given at the Savoy every afternoon at ,
O'Clock. except on Saturday. when the performance
will begin at II o'clock in the morning. The Girl
with the Green Eyes will, of course, be presented
as usual There was good audience present yes
terday though the children kept away because
Of the weather Miss James herself. perhaps, would
have been as glad anybody TO remain at home
for she suffering from painful cold. which
she pucklly managed to conceal from the audience
Richard Mansfield has sent to Daniel Frohman
his check for 81 0fG be added the receipts for
A NJ Palmer's benefit. Mr. PaImer's last active
work was as artistic director for Mr.. Mansfield
The Sporting Duchess was revived. to the
amusement Of the unusually large audiences, at the
American yesterday.
At the Murray Hill "Magda." sudermann's
drama in which so many famous actresses have
appeared. was put on by the stock company.
At the Harlem opera House large audience
gathered last night Miss MabelIe Gilman
in The Mocking Bird the musical comedy with
the ironically frank title
An old Fourteenth Street Theatre favorite. The
Village Postmaster which has had long lease
Of life and is still doing business. the attrac
tion evening at the West End Theatre.
A Fitch play, The Way of the World was put
on yesterday at Proctor-s Fifth Avenue Theatre,
Florence Burns appeared at the Twenty-third-st.
house "Rosedale'' will be at Fifty-eghth-st-
and The District Attorney One-hundred- and
twenfv-ffth-st- A play by Roland 3. Molineux
will be put on the Twenty-third Street Theatre
in two or three weeks.
Eugene O'Rourke. supported by Miss Nellie Elt-
ing was the leading attraction at Keths yester-
lay. "Parlor A is the title of his sketch
Hickey and Nelson. In sketch called Twisted
and Tangled were the feature at Pastors.
At the Eden Musee lie T(olta and pictures Of re-
cent ceremonies I'm India the attractions.
Vaudeville at the Circle Theatre began its sec
ond week with excellent bill headed by
Charlie Ross and Miss Mabel Fenton-
New-York tribune., 1903-02-17
NANCY BROWN. -
Bijou Theatre.

Miss Marie CahIl appeared last night at the Bi-
iou Theatre In a new musical comedy. written by
George H. Broadhurst and Frederick Ranken and
set to music. so the programme says. by Henry n
Hadley. young composer. favorably known In TINS
city and elsewhere. Miss Cahill was greeted by a
large and friendly audience, as vas to be expect
ed. her Broadway reputattO having beeh eStdp-
ushed bevond peradventure by the song OF Nancy
Brown in The Wild Rose" The second edition
of Miss Brown. and enlarged as it were was
Of a hearing
But first as to the case of Mr.. HadIey- ON the
programme no other composer receives cfedit; one
is left TO suppose that Mr. Hadley is to he thanked
for such songs as are tuneful, or blamed for such
as are stolen taud there sOmel. But Such Il
s1Ippostion will not do. There was catchy
humorous and tuneful trio early in the nSt aC1
which one cxCaims, proves Hadleys WISDOM III
onter,ne tho musical comedy field. But later one
discovers that it Is fnterpolated song IhS"
there is a melodous song sung by Miss CahiIl ana
a chorus dressed as moths; that Is Mr. Hadley s.
surely" No. that is an Interpolation me oarytohe
solo in the second act" An Interpolation MISS
,abi11.s first coon song? An Interpolation
The song .'On the Congo? Oh, that is by Cole
and Johnson who composed Under the Bamboo
Tree of course, What did Mr. Haoey do! NelL
he composed the ensemble pieces and MADE the
orchestraton Let it he said at once that the or
cbestratfon was skifully done. and free from the
c,,rsa of heater brass and the ensemble pieces. If
they did not stride into full and easy swing, had
unusual dignity for present day musical comedy
Many of the interpolated numbers, 1t may be add
ed were tunefu and pleasant, while Miss CahilIs 5
..C, tho Congo has even more than It's prede
rassor that peculiar. unmistakable hlt which, once
heard is heard for all time
The play itself is in no way extraordinary Inc
scene is laid In the mythical kingdom OF Ballyhoo
whittier Nancy Brown Miss CahilD. a marriage
broker comes to dispose OF several Of her custom
ers There is about it. however. none OF the
Tenderoin atmosphere which characterized sally
in o1,r Alley and even The Wild Rose" And
Miss CahiII is all better for this Her methods
are quotas quiet as they effective And with
Edwin Stevens traditional comic opera mon
arch by her side. she seems much more at home
than with Dan McAvoy in the garb Of an East
side pedler Miss Cah is undoubtedly popular
and dcservedy and If one hesitates to say that
in Nancy Brown she has come to her own, at
least she has come nearer to it than ever before.
Nancy Brown is clean. tuneful and with a touch
OF the grace OF real musical comedy 1t Is not IN
spired: II is not SO good Miss CahlFs talents
deserve But il is a long step in the right direc-
tion-out Ut Tenderloin vaudeville.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-17
BILLS INTRODUCED.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. ]

iBh IELtHHAfa n ~ iihN ii'iNo-']'I
Albany Feb. Ex-senator Marshall introduced a
bill tonight reducing the taxation OF life health
or casualty insurance corporations organized under
the laws of any government outside of the United
States from per cent to per cent on all premiums
received in cash by their agents in this State
Senator Bracket introduced bill declaring that
II an intestate die without lawful descendants and
leaving a widow the inheritance shall go to such
widow and all provisions hereinafter with refer
ence to the descent of real property are made sub
iect to this section This IS Section 23SA Of Article
N of Chapter 46 of the General Statutes
Senator Bracket also introduced bill tonight
nroviding that lat the request of the presiding jus
tice of any judicial department the presiding jus
tice of any Of the other departments of the State
NAV consent the assignment from among the
trial justices of any judicial district in his depart
mont of such justices as in his opinion may be
spared from said district. without prejudice To the
work or interestst of said district to hold trial or
special terms in the departments whence the re
nIIe M
New-York tribune., 1903-02-17
THEATRE OF AMERICAN ART.
Preliminary Committee Appointed to For.
mulate Plan to Present to Public

At the meeting of the American Dramatists Club
at it's rooms. No ia West Fortieth-st last Satur-
day. to consider the idea of a privately endowed
or supported theatre tor this city. that should be
to the dramatic If America what the Theatre
Francais is to French dramatic art. resolution
was passed that preliminary committee be ap-
pointed by the acting president discuss and
formulate plan for presenting the endowed ma
tional theatre project to the public and bringing
il to the consideration of potential subscribers and
that such committee be empowered TO invite the
cooperation of equal number Of persons not
members of the American Dramatists' Club inter
ested in the project
The committee is : follows: Charles Barnard
Charles T. Ddzey. William Gillette. Clay NJ. Greene
Joseph r. Grismer, Arthur HOrnblow. Harry r.
MawSon. Clinton Stuart, Augustus Thomas Henry
Tyrrell, Charles Klein. b Is. Valentine and the
acting president ex-of1cfo. J. l. c. Clarke.
y meeting of the committee will probably be
called a early date
New-York tribune., 1903-02-17
mo pIssATIsFACTIoN"-GROUT
Controller Says Bill Is to Limit Commits
sioners' Term.

Controller Grout said last night that the pro-
posed bill with reference to the Rapid Transit
Commission was 10 limit the term Of life Of the
Rapid Transit Commission. AT present. he
said the Commissioners hold office for an un-
limited time. and themselves fill vacancies in
tho number. The bill is TO provide for dividing
The commission into classes, holding office re
spectiz-elv for two, four and six years, and Tor
giving the Mayor the power TO I'LL NacancleS-
This does not mean that there is any dissaJls-
fiction with the present commission. indlVidu-
.-llv or colIectiveIy, but is merely a measure to
fiA definite term OF office
Anoth-r, person connected with the RAPID
Transit Commission said that he believed there
had been more or less agitation against the
commission lately for giving away franchises
without suitable return 10 the city ana that
there Was some demand for new commission
lie could not see why the Mayor should receive
power 10 appoint the commissioners.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-17
PEARY FEARS HE CAN'T GET ENOUGH.
Willing to Go North Again, but Must Hays
S15O,OOO.

Although Robert f. Peary is willing TO make an
other attempt to reach the North Pole II the Pesry
Arctic Club can raise the $4,000 necessary prop
ery to equip another expedition. he does not seem
TO think that there is any likelihood Of his going
out again this spring
''if il matter of a few thousand dollars.
nc said yesterday. II presume there would be little
difficulty in getting the money. but have declared
that would not undertake to fit expedition
for less than $50 COO"
Regarding the report that nc had been negotiating
with the Italian Government for the purchase on
the Stellar Polare. the Arctic exploration vessel
of fhe Duke q 'Anruzzi Commander Peary said that
any inquiries Nc might have made concerning the
vessel for his personal infOrma ttou. lie
said that president OF ths American Geographical
Society he Keeping posted ON all matters per
tanning 60 Arctic exploration and Vas tntcTeStsd
in any vessel available for that purpose.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-17
DISCUSS CITY NEEDS.
j. u. Pryor and G.. III. Putnam
Speak at City Club-Ierome
Praised.

James W Pryor secretary of the City Club, and
George Haven Putnam talked before the League Tor
Political Education. at No. % West Forty-fourth-
St last evening. THE Needs of the City" Mr.
Pryor said in part:
The efforts of reform may be divided into two
classes. There is the propaganda, which CONSISTS .I
platform and the printed page to influence others others
to come to the point Of view Of the reformeF ne I
prepared to say that these results when une a.1
while The other class is even less philosophical.
II consists of the effort OF private citizens either
own movement. what should be got through Inc
rss n Taor Goe5S n on TIN me while
good has been done in this manner ] believe tnat
money eapehded # we Save @ not good public ON
Gers how can committees take their it place f6rT ne
We must inform the citizens or get the clt1zehs 10
believe in keeping preparing matter betwGem
elections that there will be rush for campaign
material just before election.
Mir Putnam declared that while publicity was
great need the need OF citizens even greater.
He added
We have five hundred thousand yoe[5 m but rS.i we
citizens work II is estimated that only one thou
sand men in this city devote their time and atten-
Of charity in strictly municipal sense That mum
her are active workers, while possibly ten ten tno4 r.
sand give their thought TO the same subject, - II
is the stupid. lazy man. whether rich or poor,
votes and sometimes he doesn't and than
one election has been unfortunate because OF the
Continuity of purpose in the ranks of the re
formers is n great need; it would make poss bic
the election again of administration which mas
the interest Of the city at heart and which is differ
In the kind of government which II is giving 20
the city. The city has never been better governed
since can remember than at present In the DIS
trfct Attorneys Office there is who prosecutes
instead of being in league with criminals, even II
at times he does say things which we do not like
Arthur Won Briesen. head of the Legal Aid So
ciety spoke for few minutes in the discussion
which followed the addresses Of the regular speak
He said integrity in citizens was the great
need. He spoke Of tax lodging, and said there
should be method of limiting the value of prop
erty 10 the amount of the taxes imposed, and
spoke of the great leap in the value placed on
property wanted for city park in comparison to
the estimates of the owners before the Tax Com
mission. He said the great prevail ence OF perjury
in the law courts was an evidence Of the lack OF
integrity of citizens, and shown by its beinS
the greatest obstacle met by the Legal Aid Society
New-York tribune., 1903-02-17
DISCHARGES IN BANKRUPTCY.

The following discharges IN bankruptcy VerS
granted Yesterday by Judge Adams in the United
States District Court:
MOSES 4rDx1WTTZ pcder. No. Hen-y-st Ts
.itioD fiaf NTav :, f.4)2 Liabilities, Si,l52
n X 4 r. TIRSt' n BERG clothing ms1ufacturers az
No. =, Bond 81. filed February >. 1907 La
HESS { NOrGANTHAU-. neclSwssr Manufacturers
No 4. East Twslft1-st Petition fled December I'.
CfFRSc1N r. KRAKOWER. clothing manufacture, ~
71a Broadway fled March p 1907 IAaoiites-
slaJ1I. - -
CHARLES 2 JANSEN. real estate. No % RroadTsy-
Petition fled November q. 1907 Liabilities ". f6l
uTI-T.TZ 4 KEETSC TfMA\N. makers or piano case
NJ 43I Fast 5ue-hundred- Pctitc7s
+fla,4 fIIv - 1901 Liabilities. $500
rTENFsY n STEECfE. olive oil importer No 6S Hsr- Z
son 81 Petition fed August 3 1902. Liabilities sci6
TTTT-S WEItS, physician. No. SO W est TWSutT-
stgbtbs st Petition fled December 5. 1897 Lsotliti''-
81. .443.
Discharges were also granted Goldhlatt. Lehr -
rSrrIssr1arn and James ". Mcdonald
New-York tribune., 1903-02-17
GADSKI's ROOM OCCUPIED.
Alvarez Had Got in by Mistake, and the
Prima Donna Wouldn't Sing.

Nine. Gadski went to the prima donna $
dressing in the Metropolitan Opera House
last evening to prepare for Aida" and found her
trunks and maid outside the door. NJ. Alvarez
in possession. Nine. Gadski dema nded the
room, but the tenor refused to leave
One of the managers was sent for. but he
could not he found. Nine. Gadski. indignant
by this time, said she would not sing unless she
could cave the stars quarters Mr.. Goerlitz,
the treasurer of the Grau company. at last ap-
peared and succeeded In smoothing the matter
over. Nine. Gadski got the room. and it was
explained TO Alvarez that the callboy had put
his name on the door by mistake
New-York tribune., 1903-02-17
TENEMENT BILLS DISCUSSED.
No Decision on Changes in Law at Confer
ence in Albany.

Au,sr, Fen ia conference on tenement house
legislation for New-York City and Buf1alo was
hold to-day between ! Edward Swanstronl' preSi-
dent Of the Borough of Brooklyn; Robert De For
~ Tenement House Commissioner, and Deputy
Commissioner Henry WELLER. Of New-1 ork; MI
calder Superintendent Of Buildings, of Brookiy H.
aud Governor Odeu. The Conferrees considered the
..ne,dn1crts introduced in the legislature liberal
i-:,,,- tfs provisions Of the Tenement House Law,
.,srticlllarly in the boroughs of Brooklyn and Ihe
Bronx At the conclusion OF the conference Presl-
Ieut Svanstrom said:
We came 10 10 agreement as to what should
n, 5orr 10 change the present law. We al agreed
hoa-az.r that no fundamental principle OF the act
should be abolished
President De Forest said:
Ne have considered the different bills intro
sider them ami such otafIS ;9i % a. may %
J hc whole question Is sun open
Would YOU accept any modification Of the pres
CT law" ;skcd
i can ouis answer that question he replied
by saving mat I'm Wiling , 10 to [2, i tb@r, car
fl,ill p-ffb IN the information obtained by me
MA ne oho have been at the head OF the Tene-
House Bureau for the last year. veal ne f ~ IN:
soi. iT,@d TO consider Pe'iui''s u NV -
DO Won think a bin which viii be satisfactory
10 III interests affected viii be drawn "Ss <iSh ~ -
He replied. DO not think any Go1Ci'ii,tl5 55 no
Vonld satisfy everybody could eyer be F''gi,S,,, l
Nj. De Forest added. in relation 10 HlN ~ iG,,,,
modification OF the required Hlin'SP Hliid IN lard to
The courtyard dimensions required by 'he present
on has return from Albany last evening NJ. nc
Forest. the Tenement House Commissioner Sa'''
Tlle Tenement House Department will oppose
wolves any change IN its essential features. anu, ~
view OF the force of public opinion. Is tHir "a
in The Tribune and other leading ne"Sid per-. a.
believe any such amendments can us lh9S'-ii
Al the conference with the Governor We All
greed that essential features OF the l''ihsLil
iTopse Law should be changed We thaInlned Ilio H
various bills and agreed CONSIDER mem ~, 10
definite conclusion was reached None OF me olii9
pending meet my approval
In regard TO any substantial concessions to
Brooklyn. he said.
can only answer 10y pointing IN my own atti-
tude toward the Tenement House act nave al
ways sought 70 keep myself in judicial atuiu1"
of mind 7 willing TO consider any reasonable
propositions toward amendment. and propose To
consider them in connection with ihe experience OF
those have had to do With the enforcement OF
the law.
The proposition TO exclude three story .onement
houses from the provisions IF the act vas rejected
b. the Tenement House Commissioner
New-York tribune., 1903-02-17
A SYSTEM FOR HIGHWAY REPAIR.

Albany Feb 1s--Assemhiyman Plank tonight
introduced a bill providing that in towns voting to
roIair highways under what is known as the
nancy system. the amount raised by taxation for
This p!rpose shall be not less than 81 on each $50
r assessed valuation real and personal property
IN the town. The money is to be given into the
,stodv Of the supervisor of the town. who shall be
uronariy bonded and is be paid by him upon the
.-.-a.- - IIchE.aN nmnissinner
New-York tribune., 1903-02-17
SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR.

Albany Feb 1s-The following bills were signed
bv Governor OdelI to-day:
C,bsnter II Laws OF 1903. Senator Townsend-The
tira charter amendment bill relative to the
Of he common Council of that city.
Chanter III Assemblyman Rogers-Appropriati
& mN 10 nav for expenses of the legislature bill
drafting commission -,
Cbanter " Assemblyman Rogers Amending the
good roads act providing that the State shall re-
aI 10 instead OF 25 per cent Of the amount of the
contract from the contractors until the completion
of the contract
New-York tribune., 1903-02-17
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

Justice Truax. of the Supreme Court yesterday
aDnointed Albert Sanders receiver for the Holland
Building Company in suit brought by Robert r.
Roosevelt who recovered a Judgment for S7f'3
against the company April IS. 1907 An eNscr-
tion on the Judgment returned unsatlsned ON
January $ 1895 The bond Of the receiver was fixed
at S.OoO
Transcrfpts Of judgments from Oneida Count
were filed here Yesterday against Edward G Meyer
and Myers Thompson in favor Of the Utica CRY
National Bank for $6@E
New-York tribune., 1903-02-17
ARGUMENT IN THE BAYLhN CASE.

Albany Feb l6.-The appeal of the BaNlan Man
,lfact1Jriuc Company. Of NeN-York. from decision
of the Court of Claims dismissing a claim against
the State for 81 900 argued to-day before the
Court Of Appeals. The company had contract
NTH the State In 1898 to furnish uniforms Tor
,.,o,,- eouinped In this Stale for service in the
Spanfsll-A Anerican war, and the claim is for uni
forms which il is alleged, the State ordered but
ala NOT accept. Attorney General Cuneen argued
for the State. and General Winsate. OF ~-1ork'
f7.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-17
CIGAR COMPANY HOLDS RECEPTION.

The Havana Tobacco Company held an Informal
reception at its rev store, Broadway and Twenty
sixth-st.. yesterday from to { TO- w- The CHINA
o Cuba. the company ANNOUNCED was Reproduced
in the huinidOrs i9 the store
New-York tribune., 1903-02-17
ANOTHER MEDAL FOR DR.. BROOKS.

Geneva n y Feb. 16.-Dr William r. Brooks.
l;rActor Of Smith Observatory and professor of
astronomy in Hobart College has been awarded
the comet medal of the Astronomical Society of
the Pacific for the discovery of his tw"ntN-third
comet. This Is the seventh medal awarded 10 pr'
Rrooks for his discoveries by this society. lie also
has the honor Of holding the first medal ever be-
stUUnd by the society.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-17
NEW BOSTON THEATRE OPENED.

Icy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
Boston. Feb 16.-Messrs. Stair and Wilbur pro-
prtetors of the Majestic and Third Avenue theatres
in New York opened their new theatre, the Ma
iestic here tonight Richard earle. in The
Storks" was the attra cton. The new theatre is
said TO he one of the finest playhouses in America
e De Leftwch Dodge, of New-York. was the
decorator
New-York tribune., 1903-02-17
hteAnY oPTIcIAN A SUICIDE.

Albany Feb. i6.-FTauk Honig. forty years oId'
-sid Ia have been one of the most ekful opticians
in this section committed suicide to-day by shoot
ing himself through the head His body was found
I'm a chair in his apartments over his store lie
had long been respondent
New-York tribune., 1903-02-17
RESPITE FOR MURDERER DENIED.

Albany. Feb. Ex-Governor Ode denied to-day
an application for the respite OF Whitley Sulh-
van on the ground that sufficient reason for grant
jn. had been shown. Sullivan is sentenced to
die in the week of February 10