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Ny reputation for prices is
built.
The sun., 1903-02-05
HAS MiSON,S WIFE, SHE SAYS,
And They We're Guests Of the M'kado-Ma'
sons Counsel Calls Her Dorothy Agan.

Dorothy Agan Mason Of $50 West Eigh-
teenth street has begun an action In the
Supreme Court against Edmund /. Mason
70 recover sl5,s25 which she says he owes
her She says, through her attorneys
Howe 4 Hummel. that Mason agreed in
December. 1893, TO pay her 5000 in lump
sum and SIS week.
In her complaint ard afradavts Mrs
Mason saws that she married Mason in
Chicago in 1890 They lived in New York
for a while, and then made tour OF Eu-
rope ard the East, In Japan. she says,
tbcy rad a high social position. and were
quests Of the Mikado, They also enter
,aincd extensively. and on one occasion
they gave a dinner to all the foreign dip
lomats then in Toxic ard the professors
Of the university of that city. In 1893
after they had returned TO New York,
they gan TO disagree.
Tho plaintiY saws that Mason abused
and ill-t a,cd her ard finally left the Mon
,erey apert M Mt house, where they tsided,
10 take up quarters IN the Colonial tlub'
She went To Oklahoma ard procured a
divorce, the decree beng signed IN lss''
Mason fails d To appear in the action. Mean
while. she says, he Lad agreed to pay to
her then attorney, William Armstrong,
81 GOO and S35 week pending the tIial
cf her action. on condition that she would
wniye ary further claim To alinony.
When she returned to New York. after
obtaining her decree, she found Difficulty
in collctting these raymenis. She con,
suited Howe & Hummel. and they advised
her that her Oklahoma decree was void
and that she was still, in this State. Mason g
legal wife. As she has never she says,
received any part ofthe more y Mason agreed
10 nav her, she sues 10 recover ii all down
TO date.
Cor gresham Montague Lssler, who
,eprcserts the husband, has fled an answs
10 her allegations in which il II =, ated that
her recovery is barred 10y the statute Of
limitations Mason also alleges tlat he
has paid in full.
Mr.. I6ssler has also put in an affidavit
in which he says that the plaintiff (whom
he calls Dorothy Agan) and the defendant
did have mutual re lationsfor -four years prior
TO 1893, and that then the plaintiff brought
an action for bre ach Of promise OF mar
riage, which action was settled at the time
by a payment OF $4,000 ard counsel ices
by Mason. She then. he says. signed a
sworn n lease of all claims on the plaintiff.
The sun., 1903-02-05
LACK or coal HELD UP LINERS.
Four Big Ones Missed Their Sailing Day
Fog Was Factor.

Four ocean steamships, scheduled to
sail Yesterday. were kept in port over night
by delay in getting ccal, The fog mate
rally interferd with the transportation
of the coal TO the liners by barges
The Moltke Of the Hamburg American
Line was ready to sail at p. NJ. on her
cruise TO the Mediterranean, having hlled
her bunkers, but her commander decided
10 wait until the fog lifted. She has among
her excursionists a Iary sent out at the
expense of the Buffalo Express. Sac II
sail at ocl, OK this morning.
The American liner St. Paul. bound Tor
SOUTHAMPTON, had enough coal alongside
her at sunset to fill her bunkers. II was
hustled aboard and she will rail this morn
ing at 0 O'Clock
The White Star liner Teutonic. scheduled
TO sail for Queenstown and Liverpool at
noon, was taking on coal last night and
will be able to sail at O'Clock this morning
The Amsterdam Of the Holland-America
Line bound for Rotterdam. will have aboard
all the coal she needs this morning and VIII
sail early.
La Lorraine Of the French line. scheduled
TO sail to-day, may not get away uhlil
tomorrow.
The lack Of soft coal was attributed to
the tyirg up of the supply on the railroad
tracks somewhere back of Jersey City.
The sun., 1903-02-05
FIRST AID FOR A chilly SLOTH,
Addition to the Central Park Menagerie
in a Dangerous Condition.

Director John W. Smith Of the Central
Park menagerie received telephone mes
sage yesterday saying a wild boar and two
sloths we're on a steamship at Pier 1. North
River, which New Yorker now in Brazil
had sent TO the menagerie.
The director hustled Keeper Peter Shan
non down for the animals and felt jubilant
over the prospect of getting the sloths, az
there had been none in the Park for twenty
wears. When the keeper arrived at the
steamer he found that the wild boar
was n peccary. Tut the sloths were the
real thing. One Of them had found the
northern climate 200 severe and had died
of the cold Tho other one was in bad
way, and the keeper took II and the peccary
TO the Park as quickly "a he could.
Efforts were made TO save the sloth's
life. II was taken into the animal hospital.
back Of the elephant house, and Keeper
Billy Snyder wrapped il in a blanket, pu IL
close to the stove and built q rousing fire.
The animal was shiverins as though II
had the ague. The keeper got some whis-
kew and warm milk. but the sloth refused
to take II. The keeper put the milk and
whiskey In a bottle and forced the patient
to take little of II every half hour. The
small room became 10 warm that the keeper
had TO shed his coat, but II was some time
before his patient got over the shivers
When the director went home for the night
there was some doubt a. to whether the
animal would recover.
The sun., 1903-02-05
"FAUST" Ar THE OPERA.
Mr. ManCinelii Celebrates His Birthda,
With Flowers and Gounod.

With Flowers and Gounod.
Faust" was sung once again at the
Metropolitan Opera House last night. This
statement might be permitted to stand
az complete record Of the performance
were 1t not for the fact that Nine Suzanne
Adams. who only recently rejoined the
company, appeared for the first time this
season as Marguerite. Since the revolution
of the stars in their orbits Is the most i'm
portant feature Of the operatic cosmos,
students Of lyric astronomy will be anxious
to know whether Nine. Adams Was In
perigee or apogee. or exc in just plain q
natural. Let 1t be recorded. then, with all
the gravity proper to the occasion, that
Nine. Adams exposed herself to the public
In an excellent state Of vocal preservat ion,
and wore a blond wig of touching hue
She received much and loud applause for
her delivery of the jewel song, which she
took at the deliberate tempo conventional
at the Metropolitan.
his familiar Interpretation Of Mephistop pheles,
and Mr.. Alvarez wore very lovely pointed
mustachc as the reconstructed Faust
The verisimilitude Of the garden scene
was destroyed as usual by the orations Of
Miss Bauermeister to the audience. Mr..
OF his military career by the trickery Of
the Evil One with the customary eject
on the choru which sang his dirge dole
fully out Of tune.
Mr.. Marcinelli conducted and was the
recipient Of honors called forth by the
anniversary Of his birth. which occurred
IS years ago. His desk was bedecked with
flowers and at his first appearance the
orchestra received him with a fanfare.
played in tune.
The sun., 1903-02-05
BONNER HORSES TALKED TO HIM.
The Vet who's sums for 100000 TX.
plains what He Did for Them.

The conversat onal ability OF horse
formed part OF the testimony adduced
in court yesterday on the trial Of a
suit OF Veterinary Surgeon Frank Roberge
to recover 500 600 from the estate Of
Robert Bonner. Roberge managed Mr..
Bonner's horses for years, and he says
that Mr.. Bonner agreed TO leave him.
as compensation. a bequest of 100000.
No such legacy was in the will.
DR.. Roberge was again put on the stand
Yesterday, and his counsel. ex-Surrogate
Ransom, questioned him closely concern
ing his method OF trea ting sick horses,
A horse enid the vet, must be thor
oughy understood by any one who attempts
with 1t and understand its language
.Do you mean to say that u horse can
TALK" ne was asked.
why, certainly. he can. in his way. II
a horse knows you are going TO treat him.
he will hold out his leg or his foot. Il the
do him good, he'll soon take means to let
you know what his ailment is. II possible
And docs he talk to every one like thatI'
-Oh no. only to those he knows and who
know .Wli him; ,si, ,o talk TINT w,v to q bon...
shoer?" :,
-Not at all. A horseshoer cannot tell
what ails horse.
But the shoeing Of horse Ia most inn
portant. is il not?
aOf course But it takes a skilled veter-
mary surgeon TO prescribe shoes for horse,
inst a. an oCulist glasses. You can i'm
prove tho speed and gait Of trottng horse
from 10 to 20 seconds by properly shoeing
him. I examined and treated the great
Dexter, for instance, and found him weak
behind. I supervised the making OF his
hind shoes, and improved his condition
greatly"
The witness told Of other things he had
done for the Bonner horses, and after some
more testimony Of like character the
trial was adjourned till to-day
The sun., 1903-02-05
". T.. DODGE'S FOOTM4N JAILED.
Ordered Goods on the Pretence That they
Were tended for His Employer.

William Riilenberg, a young footman,
formerly employed at 262 Madison avenue,
10y William r. Dodge, was sentenced to nine
months in the workhouse yesterday morn
ing in the Spe cial Sessions for obtaining
goods from merchants on the preteLo, Of
having been sent Ivy his employer.
His scheme was 20 go to n store clad IN
livery and order provisions and merchan-
disc, which he would carry away with him
In this way he secured goods valued at
si62 ~ from Park 4 Tilford. and in smaller
amounts from other dealers.
The sun., 1903-02-05

Judge Adams Of the United States District
Cour, ias appointed Edward q. Benedict
receiver Of the assets Of the Bailey Restau-
rant Company. He n authorized to carry
on four res, a1rants. at Hanover street t.
io4, 4oe and 5l2 Broadway, until the food
on hand Ia sold. In the application for
the receiver w. NJ. Bailey, the marager.
said that it is prot able that in few days
purchasers for each OF the rest taur rants
can he obtained
The sun., 1903-02-05
Gold and Roses at Two Dinners.

Mrs. and Mrs Ogden Mills Of 2 East Sixty
ninth street, gave a dinner Of thirty-eix
covers last night A gold dinner servic o
was used and the table was adorned with
pink roses. Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore FIRE.
linghuysen Of II We Forty-scventh street ,
gave dinner last night. On the table gold
cups were filled with pink roses and mig
nonpttes
The sun., 1903-02-05
New Marine Corps Commander.

II was announced at the navy yard in
Brooklyn yesterday that Col. W. +. Spicer,
Y. s. NJ. C., who recently returned from
the Philippines and is now stationed at
the Portsmouth yard, ia soon TO succeed
battalion OF marines.
The sun., 1903-02-05
purroy buys Cottage In saratoga.

SARATOGA, Feb. 4.-The Union avenue
cottage occupied 10y Ralph Black. trainer
for Thomas W Lawson, the New England
conner magna,e. has been purchased by
ex-County Clerk Henry u. Purroy of New
York ci,y, who for ~c> eral years has occu-
MED the Hillshurg cottage on Regent street.
The sun., 1903-02-05

The annual charity ball to be given to-
night at the Waldorf Astoria is likely TO he
larger and more brilliant than any Of its
forty-fve predecessors. The concert will
begin at $50 o'clock and the grand march
and dance Bt 10.
The sun., 1903-02-05

Erie.
Leave New York on the Erie; arrive Chicago on
the Ere. II Is Erie all the way Lowest fares.
Perfect service. Fast time. Block signals nsunng
aafety-Adr
The sun., 1903-02-05

The general presentation was brisk, ful
OF fun and in some inst ances admirable In
characterization. Camilla Dalbergs Garth
ina was we'll interpreted. She was hand
some. imperious and shrewish enough
She lacked just touch Of the high born
lady. else her assumption would have
ler, was pared away; but he made us laugh.
nevertheless. Johann Feistel, Otto Hei-
mann. Crete K0pper, Schamberg, Horwtz,
Claudius-a comical Trdnio- the Others
made up competent cast. The house was
crowded. applausc constant.
The sun., 1903-02-05

character was born. Dronio. .an actor. y
said the programme. He waa Julius
Ascher In LIE, and he gave a conical imi-
tation OF several kinds Of fathers. But
wnat In the name Of Conried and the
Divine Williams' was he doing "in that
Bromos Come, come. Bromio. me no
bTomios, or else Wen next be getting
to Bromo-Seltzer! The -Induction- was
The sun., 1903-02-05
Mary had little lamb.
It's ueere was white as snow:
I followed her 10 Pitts0 0urG-
And now look at the ID thingl

lprp WAS "A tniIbiV bill at the Irving
pIaoo rLo,,.o .,;.,.,
Herr Born's insa,iahlc ora ving for variety.
II Manager Conrad continues IN ,it bis
L,rn of r,o,,r a, IN. n-os.,, rat. ,hore
viii ho h,,, ono cour.c sor a conscio,, ions
rcportor NJ tho ,,ror,-ca,nr do,, so,,e-
whore IN Irving r,,no vhora tho In.hows
cr.,. a,a -. - 'S.s. ~.
This ric,, r,r a,n,,,,a ,,.a ,,.aro rroso,,ad
y,.b a ,or-,e, I;,.Ia -. sr.r.ou
60 - =" Gu ,"'o
NV '"S''nc'', " o''o EartieDeh' gwen
I'I' as' st; son y Bonn. IL offers him the
I't ohi rec in the world. fer he hes but
one scen. and II, Is omnhotic,llv n1, en
,c,cr ~. s,.i,l ,,,,. .;,o,,
g.. q-" oeI.'
O'Pa'n, forced To leave his regiment be-
aus" OF his wifc's coquetries, he rrcscnted
Us with n finished character sketch.
The rui-v viro ia accused ard .h,sed
o,d =, - - ~ = - w.
'' !" "'r u''. I"SS sne CRIES uiouu her
I,''' name lie Is without; an assigna-
upn has been made: the conflict is fierce
and swift. the husband dies of n yicious
sword ,b,,e, Tho ,,or,, ,..,oo,.r ., ,his
r,i,'.,. ' " IN. u"''
u'e Tragedy Is It's prime quahty'
o'h' rwis" it is brutal, recalling vaguely
Crulle Mendes's little drama which we
The sun., 1903-02-05
ADJUSTMENTS.
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE.

MElKOfOLITAN OPkuA hOVSE.
GRAND OfERA SEASON 1902. SO3.
Under the direction OF MIR. MAURICE GRAU.
To. morrow Evv., at s-AIDA, Gadski. Homer.
MsIllly; De March Campansn. Ed de Resxks.
sat. An, Feb. Z. al 2, only Mat. performance.
DOUBLE BILL-LA FILE Du REGIMENT Tine
Daughter Of the Regiment. Sembrch; Salg
Glllberi Conductor, Flon. Followed by PA0.
LfACCI. Schen; Alvarez. Scott Conductor. Flon
Sat. Evg., Feb. !, al tat pop. pnces) -kO-
HENGRlT Gsdski. 'euss Belize Anthes. Van
Sunday Evg.. Feb, =. at $50 GRAND POPULAR
CONCERT. ROGER MlCLoS tlrst appearance
at these concerts,. Marllly. Tani. Gilbert. En-
tire Opera orenes,ra. Conduc!or plon. =, ,,,,,
ISOLDE Noralca. Schumann Helnk. Anthssl
Bispham, Ed. de Rcs2kc. Conductor. HeItz.
Wed. Evg., Feb, II. Al s--LOHENGRIN. GadskL
Schvmann -Hclnk; Anthes Dlspham. I'd. de Resale
thurs Evg., Feb. 49, at 7:0-E,tra Night Lilo.
coins Birthday. = Special performance, DIE
WAl.kURE, Gadski. Schumann .Helnk. Homer.
Schet Mar'lly seyTard I,rdswsll and NoTdIcS; %
:, Fri Eve., Prb. -. at LIE NozzE III FIGARO.
Eames, Schef and Sembrioh: Scotti. Canpanan,
Giliber'. Conductor, Mancincll'
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-30
kept them UP from that dav to this?

! kept them up from that day 10 this7
| 6. Moreover. all the free trade wool.
| free trade calamity howls and screeches
about high prices cannot blind the eyes
nor distract the attention OF the wage
worker from the internal results of free
| trade under the second term of Uncle
| Grover.
| Z. Yea, verify. the bread winners UNI
brella is up and spread and not all the
yells and screams OF the festive free
traders can induce him TO lower his para
sol and allow the hail and rain OF free
| trade to beat upon his unprotected head.
S. 10. the wage workers demandcth
protection that he may have work.
| 2. Behold. he demandeth employment.
and all the devices OF free traders 10 rob
and swinde him out OF work will have
| even just the effect on the majority as
| for the free trade wolf 10 howl for the
! sheep TO allow him TO amble their coy
cheeks and comfort them by his loving
! and fond embrace.
] 10. The wolves Of free trade may howl
and the tigers OF tariff reform growl, but
| the wage earners optics are wide open
and he will not be taken I'm with free
trade cries. Lo. the bread winner hath
| cut his eve teeth.
| IL. Harken. ye shouting free trader,
and learn a parable OF the bowling wolves
/ OF free trade and tariff reform. When
/ the wage worker nearetn the noWl ne
| knoweth that the prowlers are near the
/ sheep fold and he knoweth that the night
/ is cloudy with free trade fog and drizzle.
/ and that a protective roof and wall are
all that saveth him. and he strayeth not
/ among outside wolves.
70 Hear the conclusion Of the whole
matter: Fear robber free trade as thou
wouldst beast OF prey and keep clear Of
| the delusion and swindle OF tariff reform I;
/ for however soft the free trade twaddle
and the tarln reform love pats. the aim
and object are 10 rob wage earners OF
work and swindle bread winners OF en-
ployment. And now that the wage
worker hath been educated by beholding
the ravages OF free trade under the robber
Wilson tariff. and especially the swindling
of 1000 900 wage earners out OF their Jobs /.
moreover. having marked how the Nc
Kinley tariff and the Dingley tariT sup
piled work for from two 10 ten millions
more bread winners, n goeth even without
saying that n the Republican party goeth
I'm for protection II wins nine times In
ten. but n the Democratic party goeth I'm
more strongly for protection then will IL
win nine times IN ten.
Cro be Continued
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-30
GRADUATION
LARGELY
ATTENDED
Exercises by Pupils Of Bryant
& Stratton Business College
In Math ewSOn St. Church.

The graduating exercises of the Bry-
ant and Stratton Business college. held
In the Mathewson street church. at S
o'clock, last evening. called out an aud
lence which completely fled the large
auditorium, and the galleries above and
overfiowed into the reception rooms ad-
Joining. The exercises were OF the most
Interesting character and consisted OF ad-
dresses by Hon. Augustus &. Miller. may
or OF Providence, and Hon. Robeft Luce
OF the Massachusetts LEGISLATURE. Music
By portion OF Reeves. orchestra and
solos by Miss Katherine Doorttle also
enlvened the program.
The platform was decorated for the
occasion with palms and great num-
ber OF baskets and bouquets OF flowers
which were presented TO the fair young
graduates at the close OF the program
From 7:@ To 8 o'clock. while the audience
was assembling. a concert was rendered
by the orchestra and at its close Princi-
pal T. Y. Stowell called the great gather
ing 10 order. Rev. Charles NJ Melden
Ph. u. the pastor OF the church then
offered prayer after which more music
was rendered by the orchestra
Mayor Miller was then presented by
Principal Stowell who added. I'VE know
we have n mayor won by honest votes
honestly counted We know also that
he stands for the strctest integrity and
honesty" Mayor Miller responded brief
ly expressing his pleasure I'm being pres
ent and calling attention 20 the fact that
for several weeks the press had been full
of graduation exercises. orations and
Baccalaureate sermons. He felt that
he could hardly add anything 10 all these
much lese to live up 10 the record Prin-
cipal Stowel had given him. He then
touched upon the Puritan ideal of edu-
cation and said that our ancestors saw
the necessity for the education Of the
people who were 10 govern this country
and laid the foundation for n realizing
that the people were the safeguards or
their own liberty.
Continuing the mayor recalled the time
when the Bryant and Stratton school was
esta ablished IN this city and paid n iust
tribute 10 the great work = hal accom-
plished since then. A. the cfose of his
address Miss Doolittle sang the solo.
Summer Night" by Thomas. accom-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-30
A GLORIOUS JULY 4rA EXCURSION

The splendid ocean going steamer
Plymouth of the Providence Line will on
July 4th make trip from Providence
around Block Island. leaving Fox Point
wharf at ~ 90 O'Clock In the morning
and returning about 500 o'clock in the
evening, fare for the round trip 81 90.
The sale n tickets will he limited and
should be purchased IN advance AZ Wind
sor'r Ticket once 10 avoid possible dis
appointment Music will be provided by
the regular Steamer Plymouth orchestra
The dining room will be open for service
while lunch counter and cafe AZ popular
prices will be operated on the main deck
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-30

and cry against the way OF the bread
winner.
3, Albeit. the trouble with both critics
is that neither was ever robbed OF a job
and underwent the awful hardshps and
sufferings of those two million poor un-
fortunate wage earners who were so out
rageously, cruelty and wantonly swindled
out OF their jobs OF work by that sneak
ing robber. free trade tariff. concocted by
William London Wilson.
4. Verify those who have had almost
continuous jobs which did pay from six
10 sixteen hundred or more dol
lars per year know and realize
as little Of the experience of those
100000 bread winners as the man who
exclaimed when one OF the poor fellows
asked for work to feed his wife and little
ones, why, my laundering friend Why
don't you and other poor devils take
$4,000 each and go out west and uuy
farms? That's what, I'd do II | were
poor.
8. Know ye not. We critics. that after
the bitter exposure Of two millions TO the
relentless free trade storm OF 1926 that
the wage earners not only raised but have
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-30
OUT FOR PLEASURE.
Several Churches and Sunday Schools Par.
ticIpate In EXcursIons-AII Had Good Tina

There were several church and Sunday
school excursions down the bay yesterday.
The Church OF the Messiah. Church OF
the Redeemer. st. James and st. Peters
OF Manton. went TO Rocky Point on the
steamer Warwick. about 1900 being In the
party.
The sail was extended into Mt. Hope
bay and was greatly enjoyed
ball game was followed by a shore
dinner and basket lunch and at 3 o'clock
the Warwick conveyed the excursionists
to Newport. returning TO this city at Q
o'clock. The committee In charge con-
sisted Of w. l.. Sweet chairman. w. q
Steer c. L. Knutton. A. NJ. Molter. r. L.
Bowen. r. /. Gabbi and p. r. Brown
The Baptist, Congregational and Epis-
copal parishes OF Mt. Pleasant united in
trip on the steamer Ray Queen for n sail
10 Rocky Point. 500 being in the party.
After luncheon a game OF ball was
played between the Bachelors and 81.
Andrews clubs. About o'clock the party
left Rocky Point for a sail down the hay
20 Newport and returned 10 the city
shortly after o'clock. The COMMITTEES
consisted OF Rev. Amos r. Chase. chair
man; William O'Brien. secretary: boat.
committee, w. ] Hopkins. Rev. Joseph
Hobbs: social committee. r. u. Downing.
chairman; refreshment committee. w. B.
Hopkins, chairman.
The Union Baptist Sunday school held
hs annual excursion yesterday 10 Sea-
comet Point Steamer Islander took q
party of about $50 picnickers. At Sea-
comet Point the party psrtook of q shore
dinner and the younger members In
dulged In athletic sports The return
trip was begun az O'clock on the boat
refreshments were served and a musical
progra mme was rendered by Atweifs or
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-30

Chapter Xxx. In which the Wage
Garner Hoisteth the Umbrella OF Protec-
tion and putteth up the Lightning Rod
OF Safety to Ward OF and Shield Him
SELF from the Storms and Thunder Bolts
OF Free Trade.
l. And II came to pass in modern times
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-30

even in the blessed reign of Teddy. the
Strenuous, that writer In the Coming
Nation did come down hard upon the
wage Garner for not using an umbrella to
protect himself from political and f'nan-
cial storms.
2. Yea, even Ella Wheeler. whose la
cognomen is Wilcox, joneth in the hue