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New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
TO HOLD PORTRAIT SHOW.

It has been decided by the supervisors Of the
Orthopedic Hospital to hold another portrait show
for the benefit of that institution. next November.
beginning Horse Show week The sites for the
show now under discussion Madison Square
Garden. the Durand-Ruel galleries and the Amer
lean Art galleries
Mrs. John Hobart Warren, OF the women's COM
inittee at her home, No. 1o1 Park-ave, said yes
terday that the exhibition would include note
worthy display of old masters, and many examples
Of The work of the most distinguished painters of
this country and of Europe. Prominence will be
given. she said, to portraits by John S. Sargent.
and there will be portraits of artistic and social
interest among many others. by Madrazo. Carolns
Duran Herman Herkomer, Cnartran Muiier-Ury.
J. Carroll Beckwith Benjamin c. Porter and Will
lam NJ Chase. The show, she explained, Will be
an invitation and group exhibition
The first portrait show, held in 1894 for the benefit
of ST Johns Guild and the Orthopedic Hospital.
netted about $4,000. The second, the following
year benefited those institutions to the extent OF
about $500. The latest show, in 1893. for the
benefit Of the Orthopedc Hospital alone, netted
about $4,000.
The members of the committees SO far appointed
are as follows: Entertainment committee, Charles
T. Barney. chairman; James Henry Smith and
Frank S Witherhee; women's committee Miss
Lucy Frelinghuysen, chairman Mrs John HOBART
Warren Mrs Seth Barton French and Miss Whit
ney: artists committee, Charles L. Barney chair
man; J. Carroll Beckwith, William NJ. Chase, Ed
win Rowland Blashfeld, Benjamin c. Porter, Stan
ford White and Francis Lathrop.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
MUSIC.
Dime. Roger McloS.

Nine. Roger-Mclos. who made an extremely taF
orabIe impression I'm enough of the music which
she played at her first concert at the Naiu0li
Astoria ten days ago to warrant pleasant en-
pectatons touching her first recital. gave that re-
cital I'm Mendelssohn Hall yesterday afternoon
1t is in such recitals that lovers OF pianolofte
music in New-York rightly or wrongly, are a.
customed form a definite opinion as 10 tIe
real artistic capacity of visitors from abroad
expectations not realized. In none Oh the psc@
which she played the good technical quahtles
apparent which delighted her judicious listeners III
the scherzo NJ the Saint Saens concerto. and of
the imaginative fancy legitima tely to be eXpecteu
in such fantastic pieces as Schumanns Car
ntvaI' and the poetic color a"d feeling inherent Al
the Chopin selections tie programme there
was no trace in her performance. Only in the
posthumous waltz in fiat hy CHOPIN ana d
pretty trifa called a gavotte by Ten-Brlnk deol-
Gated to her and written in imitation OF the music
of the old clavecinsts did her finger technic pass
muster. Nine Roger-Miclos was honored py
numerous audience.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
OPERATiC AFFAIRS,

For those who wish to follow the operate recoro d
closely, 1t is here written down that 'Lohensrih
performed at the Metropolitan opera houa7
last night for the sixth time this season AIda -
the only opera in the list which has made the
same record The cast last night 1nciuoeo
Mines Gadski and Schumann-Henk. and Messrs,
Antilles, Bispham, Mtihmann and Blass the laS'
taking the place Of Mr.. Edouard de Reszke, VINO
i'll.
Mime. Fames it is said. is suffering from n
disorder and will not sing again TINS sea-
son. on advice Of her physician. This VIII cause
material changes in the programme. the hrst OIL
which will be nifesL tomorrow evening, wheh
La Boheme" with Nine. Sembrich Mimi VIII
be given, instead of LIE Nozze dt Figaro as
originally projected.
Mr. ReIss in contradiction OF published state
ment. desires to have it known that he broke no
European contract when he joined MI Grau 5
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12

in the show. The artists color, thol gh sometimes
marked by deicacy. is the whole. wanting In
freshness and beauty.
There was begun last night. at the Fifth Avenue
Art Galleries. a sale OF pictures by American ana
foreign artists belonging to the estate OF A d
Constantine and deceased army officer. whoso
name is not given in the catalogue. The latter
runs to something over two hundred numbers Inc
foreigners represented in it leave unlnsplr'h6
Impression. out there good many clever o-'s
in the collection by well known American artists'
among them Leonard Ochtman, r. A. Blakelock.
George H. McCord. Bruce Crane and Arthur
HoebeT The sale continues tonight and to-fhor-
row night. At the Max Williams Gallery num-
Ter of original drawings in black and white and In
color by Mr. Malcolm A. Strauss are shown. Ihey
are clever sketches of the sort abouading in the
periodicals to-day. the themes being drawn mosuy
from modern fashionab bic life. Mr.. Strausss style
suggests the influence of Mr.. c. d. Gibson. but he
has TO improve his work greatly before he can
rival that popular draughtsman. The Society OF
Illustrators has opened its secoE1 annual exhibition
at the International Gallery No East Forteth-st-
The exhibition at the Union League Club TINS
month, which will be on view tomorrow and Sat
urday is to be devoted to portraits The Salma-
gundi Club Will hold exhibition Of oil paintings
by members from Saturday. February IA d-adies
Day) TO Thursday, the 26th. inclusive
We have received from Mr. jacques Reich two
large etchingx which he has recently reproduced.
One is of Gilbert Strarts Washington the
''Atheneeum portrait: the other Is OF RernoraIlu'
Peae's jefferson in the possession or the New
York Historical Society. In neither case has Mr.
Reich permitted himself the freedom to when the
etcher is inevitably tempted, but has sought 10
render his original exactly a. 1t STANDS 1his
fidelity where the Washington is concerned, eS-
tends even the reproduction of the spots on the
canvas and the ragged brush marks which sho"
where the shoulders and drapery and part 81 the
background are unfinished. The result Is never
theless artistic. The etcher has used his neeoie
with skill and has shown, IN fact, great dellcac5
in the handling of the subtle modulations AROUND
the face and head producing a really paln'erllNe
nlate. The Jefferson is from unusually interest,"
ing original reales portrait is without that pret'-
ness which belon;1 many of the portraits OF
Jefferson. The mead in it is boldly modelled. and
has great dignity and weight. It IS picturesque
portrait the heavy fur collar with the white stock,
providing striking base for the fine head with us
flowing hair Mt. Reich has been successful III 1he
details of the features and I'm the detachmeht OIL
the head from the background, which Is dark save
ir the parts c'osest 10 the sitter. Both these etch
mgs show seriousness and artistic feeling In the
carrying out of important enterprise, and can be
cordially commended.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
PROF. EDWARD R. SHAW DEAD.
Was Formerly Dean of School of Pedagogy
of New-York University.

Professor Edward r, Shaw, superintendent ol
the public schools of Rochester and until recent'S
dean of the New-York University Schooi OF eua
eogy died yesterday of malignant endocaruuS III
st. Johns Hospital. Yonkers. after an illness oi
about month. he TO have entered on h9
duties in Rochester February /.
DR.. Shaw born at Bellport Long lsaho'
and in his early life principal of schools at
Sayyille and at Greenport, Long Island Later ne
became principal OF Yonkers High School ana
from there called TO be professor or pedasosS
in the New ork University. It was largely u"e W
his influence that the pedagogical department. VI
the university originally founded. He was au
acknowledged authority in pedagogical circieS' pe
ing the author of several hooks. among WHICH
National Question Book, lnVeh'lEo o
Geometry a book physics, Outlines III INC
Study of Literary Compositions" etc. lie was
also frequent contributor to the leading sonooi
journals.
DR.. Shaw was graduate of Lafayette CoIIese'
and received the degree of doctor OF phlosophS
from New-Yo University. In 1876 ne naFfleo
Miss Huldah NJ. Greene, OF Sayville, who survives
him He was a brother of the Rev. Dr. Jolii
BaIcom Shaw, the pastor of the West End Chufci''
In this city His funeral will be held on FRIDAY dt
As y. M. in the First Presbyterian Church' Oh
Yonkers The burial will be the following uaS
at BellpCrt, Long Island. -, l., +bo
Professor Shaw's death recalls the troupe III
School of Pedagogy in NewYork University WIZ VII =
began in the spring of 1901 Three of the leaunE
members of the faculty held views different ttol iron
those of Professor Shaw. then dean or tne ~
rupture finally became acute that the EMU {
faculty of the School of Pedagogy reslgnteiu, ti+ al
June of that year the difficulty Was Vas ~ the
Chancellor MacCracken becoming dean OF 'ne
school.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
WILLIAM A. MUNDELL.

William A MundeIl, well known architect, died
on Tuesday at his home, No 1863 Carlton-aVe
Brooklyn, from heart disease. He was born IN
F3rookvn in 1874 and was educated at Public school
No. / and private institutions. After studying
architecture for seven years under Herman Teck-
ritz he began the practice OF his profession IN 1850
and continued alone for one year. when he entered
ir+o nartnership with Mr.. Teckritz. forming the
firm of Mundell & Teckritz.
Mr. AIundeu designed and supervised the con-
struction of many local buildings among them
the Hall of Records, the Inebriates' Home at Fort
Hamilton the Howard Colored Orphan Asylum, the
Almshouse at Flatbush the workshops at the
Penitentiary, the Contagious Diseases Hospital at
Flatbush, the Poppenhusen Institute. the Fay
rnond Street Jail, the u. S. Grant Memorial Build
ing the Pouch Mansion, and the armories of the
14th 3d. 32d and 47th regiments. Mr.. Mundell also
designed the Metropolitan Memorial Methodist
T,niscopaI Church in Washington, of which Chief
Jnstice Chase and General L. S. Grant were trus-
tees For many years he had been member Il the
oId Washington Street Methodist Episcopal Church.
He leaves a and three daughters
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
OBITUARY.
M. 3. HOUpT.

NJ. r. Houpt. a we'll known builder OF uptown
apartment houses, died suddenly in his apartments
IN the f-rsmpiau No 1S2 St Nicholas-ave.. yes
terday He was born in Wilkesharre. Penn. sixty
three years ago. In that city he was In the bulid
ing and construction business for thirty years.
About three years ago he came to thls ci'H' " l
since then had erected the three seven story aat
rnent hotels known as the Dallamonte. the Cabo-
mack and the Grampian, in st. Nicholas-aVe.' one
hundred nd-nneteenth and One-hundred-ano-
twentieth sts., and the similar structure known as
the Madison Court at the northeast corner Oh
Madison-ave. and Ninety -fth-st. He owned the
easterlv block front in Westinghouse. between
One-hundred- and -sixty-s and Ore-huncred-
and-sxty-eighth SITS, The Bronx. Mr.. Houpt, VINO
WAS a vidower leaves two sons. One of them, Ed
gar NJ Houpt is in the real estate business IN this
city. and the other, Harry p. Houpt is connected
with the Construction Realty Company here.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
THE WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterdays Record and To-day's Forecast.

Washington Feb 1.-THE heavy rains of Tuesday
and Tuesday night the Southern States have caused
further increase in already high stages in the
rivers Of the South Atlantic States and Alabama. and
eInnIeentary warnings issued to all inter
ested to remove property higher ground Stages OF
three or danger line are indicated
for the Ocmulsee River; danger line stages In the
Cbatahoochee River West Point and Columbus Ga
and a fifty at Eufala. Ala Stages or nfty
feet or more indicated for the lower Alabama
River the danger line averaging about thiry-Fe feet
The weather conditions much unsettled through
ont the country The Southwestern and Northwestern
storms which have moving eastward since Sunday
have finally Joined forces with single centre Of dis
turbance over Lake Ontario AS result OF these storms
rains general east of the MISSISSIPPI River ana
in the West Gulf States. There also are other dis
fair proportions over the Texas Panhande
and Southern Utah. causing in the Central Rocky
Mountain region, Western Nebraska and the middle
plateau There also light rains in Northern Call
fo,nia A high the extreme Northwest and
empsratures have fallen decidedly that district
the Central Rocky Mountain region and the middle and
northern plateau. Elsewhere temperatures are gener-
aII above the seasonal The northeast storm
will pass out the Eastern Canadian provinces dur
ing Thursday. the weather will be generally falr
the mississippi River except along the lower lover
in middle plateau Central Rocky Mountain region
THURSDAY night s sts II 5he lspp sqghsn fl0 the
rain or snow in the Ohio Valley and snow In the lake
and Nev-England. the weather viii he fair ,..
will be colder on Thursday in me soutnern plateau
Missippi valleys western lake regions and
probably s0dT sn5 or the Fasg Wst e Gu e s,aes ana
steamers departing foi European Ports on Ihday VII VII
forthird paraIeL warnings are d,sD,ves on III,
Atlantic Coast from Wilmington TO Passport and supple
mentary warnings for SUI hsneT ood @ ssagsS havs n
FSma Coli warnings have been ordered for Wyom-
}ns, ;tb 6sk6ta ana HavIe. aud Miles City, Mont
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
SAFE TO VISIT SAN FRANCISCO.

General Eastern Passenger Agent L. II. Nutting
Of the Southern Pacific company has received the
following telegram frLm f. o. Mccormick. pas
senger traffic manager at San Francisco: THE
State Board OF Health and the city Board OF
Health in connection with the United States
authorities here are operating together regarding
bubonic plague The 'ast case was reported on De-
cenlber H. 1902 ind the disease is incident to all
ports of entry where Asiatc vessels come in 1t Is
not epidemic contagious. Dr. Gardner author
izes officially the following statement: Last case
Of nlse,Ie was re1orted December H. 1902 1t is
absolutely safe for anybody. with or without ram
iIz- 10 visit San Francisco j In close touch
with the health stua ton here and speak from per
knOYyledg -
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12

~ r,roo,,rrrtD Al Hancock Mich. Monday. February .
BIO0MF u Ns.r9 daughter OF Mrs Mary j. Ward and
Naoei Water Bloomfield, Funeral services AT u
Wlts % ,S hsr brother Waiter b ware NO 900
ter-aye Elizabeth n j. on FriAy eFeilIs,
MeslinIns ~ AZ O'Clock. Trains Penn X h. Cort-
--,.,,,, IN ,bs 9th inst. at his residence. Mime
CONG Herbert Shepard Conover. son OF the late
George Shepard CoiloNei' - ~ o''
AZ Tarrytown. n l.
:. FLORENCE italy on February o. Mary. wife
- ~ late Egfsto T. Fsbort
ov,rrP-At Seattle Wash. Monday. February p
Of his
Ut IN the roth year Of his Funeral services will
ar his late residence No 1I6 Schernerhcrn- ST.
p-HoLIvn on Friday. February Is. at iaS0 p. M
-~-,p r, OR pneumonia on February 10 1903. Abigail
eldest daughter Of the late Thomas and Abigail
otsa Nnford. Relatives and friends are invited To
synJ the funeral her ate residence NO 10 East
S0tb-st Friday. February Is. at II a. m Internaeht
at Woodlawn
su.w-At st Johns Hospital Yonkers. February H. Of
malignant endocarditis Dr. Edward X snaS, or NSM-
York University. Funeral services at First
church Youkers- Friday February 10 az Lao = m
Interment Saturday az IL O'Clock At bslipor' Long
Island.
sTEUART-Ou Tuesday. February ic. Emily. widow or
Walter ID. stewart her s6th year Funefat seIEces
az her late residence No. 81 West 'odet tNs Sttet-
noon CThursday). o'clock IntsFInsht AZ <A4Oah1'
" Y
vI1JE,Ts-on Second day Second month ninth. Lydia
Relatives and friends of the family are invitea %
af,e~ her funeral her late residence sc. 10 "ess
sth AZ on Fifth day Thursday. the I'm Iist-s a.
io:3o a. m. Interment at Westhury. Long Isiane-
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
-n.Nrr,r1r1- MAILS

Ni1a-Iot Ma Furope) New-Zealand Fill Samoa snI
yya.aJ ia san Francisco. close here daily At oSp
= :. ,star January f3f and 10 February rs IN =
siusfvs for dispatch sierra tI the C.f,tEd
ca-ryfnr British mail Tor Nev de4
arrtvs Ia time with this disnstch extra
y1siIs-cIosins $50 o 30 q m and $50 p m :
s,Snfiavs AZ 40 o a and $50 p r-Niu ?.
Sssa , ana forwarded until TIE arrival OF the Cunart
staarnerl
-ta co, F-rourzco close here ty at $50 D UP 20
Inclusive. snatch 8 3 portc.
via Vancouver and Ntcrcfle,
crosa here dafiv at $50 @ February W.
s,,-Istve r,- dispatch per Empress - China MeT
b,r5se for L. Postal Agency az shanghai cannot os
forwarded Canada. -,
D, S- chine via Seattle close here datiY
e. 20 n n February us. Inclusive for dispatch
Per Tosa Maru - - -. -.
al 70 FsoruafS Inclusive 4'i S'SS@'0
per > 8 OIvrnpia -, -.
SEQ M uu February tc3 inclusive for dispatch
Alameda -
daiIy al & 80 = % February TIA inelusive for
dispatch per U. s. Transport -.-,,- ,,.. -
Malls for Australia teNcept West Australia which gees
%j, EUROPE and New-ZeaIand. which goes via san
EranriscoS ani FIH Islands VIA Vancouver and VIC
t,rIa n G., close daily at $50 after Feocu-
ary ff4 and February t2s Inclusive for dspatch
=. = AcraneI - ..ft,-.~ .,y,,
and the schedule closing Is arranged on tne prsup
ti0n Of unir'srrupted overland transit tHess-
ted mail closes az ,. previous day.
CORNELIUS VAN COII.. tostmsst-r-
Postonce New-York. N T.. Feb s. 1913.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
COLONEL j. L. MORRIS.

Aibuouerque n. NJ, Feb. 11.-Colonel J. l.. Nor
ris, the best known scouts and Indian flght-
ers, is dead here after a long Illness. In 1870 MOT
ris, with thirteen men, killed Chief Juaneka anu
thirty Apache warriors who had kept the COM
munity in constant terror. Morris was wounded IN
the neck one of his men was killed, and ten were
wounded. Morris. after being shot, killed Juaneka
with his last bullet Congress awarded mccall 10
the scout for bravery. He served with Kansas
regiment during the Civil War. He will be buried
here tomorrow with military honors.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12

T. H. sothern is about to collaborate with Justin
Huntly Mccarthy on a life of FRANCOIS Villon,
the hero Of IF 1 Were King" Both men are said
70 share the belief that posterity has not dealt
fairly with the riotous French verse maker, and
Mr. Sothern is desirous of doing his part toward
correcting the errors Thia he expects TO do by
Iavtng on the disputed brother Guaume many Of
the evil deeds now attributed to FRANCOIS. Per-
hans he will transfer some of the verse. too.
Frank Lea Short who is going to try again to
present Romeo and Juliet at Mrs Osborn's Play
house next Monday, has engaged Edmund Breese TO
play Romeo.
/ In the burlesque OF The Little Princess which
Weber & Fields are TO put on. Miss Templeton
will play Miss James's part. Peter F. Daley will
he the little girl OF six without mamma, Weber
Will play Becky the scullery maid. Fields the part
of Frmingarde and Bigelow will be Miss Mnchin.
Regiuning next Sunday, Robert Grau will conduct
Sunday concerts at the Herald Square Theatre
Nine ManteIn will be the chief attraction next
Sunday.
The osceoIa Club, supporters Of Thomas p Rush
in The XXIXth Assembly District, will hold the
atre party at the Grand Opera House tonight
Cyyde Fitch was forced TO go to Atlantic City for
a rest Yesterday. He Is said not to be dangerously
i'll but worn out with the strain of rehearsing his
latest plays
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
JOHN &. M'CAFFRY.

John E. McCanry, brother of Assistant District
Attorney McCafry, of Kings County, died yester-
dav morning at his home, No 81 Lewis-aVe.. Brook
lyn, from gastritis at the age OF twenty-eght
years He was have been operated on yesterday
morning in st. Marys Hospital. His mother died
in November last his father in May and his sister
died shortly before his father.
Until recently Mr. McCaffry had been associated
with his brother, the Assistant District Attorney
in legal practice and recently had been attached to
the claims department OF the MetropoNtan Kali
road Company an adjuster.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
HENRY SILL HART.

Henry Sill Hart one of the oldest resident buyers
In the wholesale drygoods trade of New-York, died
Yesterday at his home No 156 Schermerhorn-st,
RrookIyn Fe was born in East HaddinSton, Conn,
in 1927, and was educated in the public schools
Coming to New-York in 1852 he engaged in the
wholesale drygoods business, and later established
himself as resident buyer for several Western
houses He was a director OF the Brooklyn Club
and member of the Union League Club Of Brook
Iyn. the Marine and Field Club and the Merchants
Club Of Manhattan. He leaves a widow and four
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
GEORGE HARMON.

RY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.J
Hampstead N. Y. Feb. 11.-George Harmon, Tor
more than thirty years prominent commission
merchant Of Boston, died at his country home at
Hempstead to-day from heart trouble, from which
he had been a sufferer for some time. Mr. Harmon
who in his siXty-third year, was born at
Haverhill. Mass. Until the last few years he re-
sided in Boston. His funeral will be held on Fri
Gay a his Hampstead home. The burial VIII take
place Saturday at Haverhl Mass. A wldoW
and four children survive him.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
NICHOLAS HAUGHToN ESTATE $42 "a
He Was an Alderman, an Assemblyman and
an Excise Board President,

Bv the will of Nicholas Haughton filed yesterday
in the office Of the Surrogate for probate the
entire estate of "a is left TO his sister. Mrs
Sarah Leary. of No 312 East Eighteenth-st. The
will was dated December %. 1896
Mr.. Haughton at the time of his death. last
Christmas and had been for many years an
attendant in the Supreme Court He was once
known as the leader of the Irving Hall Dernoc-
racy served IN the Board of Aldermen ana AS
sen3bIv and was from 1884 to 1856 president OF
the Excise Board
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
A RECITAL OF Mr.. MAcDoWELL's MUSIC

Edward a. MacDowell will give recital OF MS
pianoforte music at Association Hail. Brooklyn.
this evening, under the auspices of the BROOKLYN
Institute of Arts and Sciences Following Is the
programme:
Arabesque Idylle Shadow Dance-op. 20; Scotch
Poem Op. 13. No. 2: The Eagle; S9nata dFas17 ae
ca; ITO Wild Rose" From an Indian Loasei
Told at Sunset'-three woodland sketches; "A -
1920 Starlight" From the Depths three sea
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
WIIIIAM h. OOBBS.

William II. Dobbs, who died yesterday at his
home No 20 West Eleventh-st., was prominent
in Tammany Hall, having been an active Democrat
for many years. Until within few days he had
worked every day sanitary inspector in the
Borough of The Bronx. Mr.. Dobbs was sachem
e., the Tsmulany Society, and had served two
terms as coroner. He was about seventy-tWo
years old and leaves widow one son and a
daughter The immediate cause of death was
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
WANTS AuNT's WILL CONSTRUED.

Robert NJ. s. Putnam, son of the late Supreme
Court Justice Robert Putnam, OF Saratoga has
begun proceedings for construction of the Will
of his aunt Mrs. Mary Putnam Bull MIS- Bun 5
will nrovided that her estate IN Tarrytown should
eo IN her brother, Justice Putnam, and at his
death to Robert NJ. s. Putnam. provision OF the
will was that tho property was not TO be sold
Justice Putnam died in Hong Kong a year ago,
leaving 50 600 o0O The defendants In the case are
William p. Putnam and George r. Putnam The
plaintiff alleges interference IN his conouct OF 'he
New-York tribune., 1903-02-12
JAMES 8. COLLINS.

James p. Collins. veteran of the Civil War. and
chaplain Of Mansfield Post. c. A. r.. died at his
home No 764 Monroe-st, Brooklyn on Tuesday
night at the age of sixty-two years. He served on
the Commodore Barry in the war, and in an en-
gaeemeut lost his left arm. His brother standing
directly behind him, instantly killed
After the Mr.. Collins entered the Internal
Revenue Service, and remained there until about
two years ago. He n prominent member of
calvary Protestant Episcopal Church. and served
Vestryman for several