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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-21
MR. BRYAN's VISIT TO ToLsToY.
Author Afraid of firing His Guest-Blaze
in Mr. Mccormick Home.

St. Petersburg. Dec. Civilian Jennings Bryan
arrived here to-day. Mr.. Bryan said he spent four
teen hours with Tolstoy Friday last, arriving
before breakfast He rode half hour with Toll
stoy, who insisted that Mr.. Bryan should take
a siesta while the author wrote. TOlstOy's phys}-
clan laughingly said he was sorry that the author
had curtaied his daily exercise through fear Of
firing Mr. Bryan. The conversation between TOlstoy
and Mr.. Bryan wide range of subjects
While Mr.. Bryan dining with Ambassador
Mccormick at a restaurant tonight the servants
rushed in with the that Mr.. McCOrmicks
house was fire II turned out however. that
only a chimney ablaze. and the fire was soon
eXtinguished.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-21
zIoNIsTs DESERVE sHgKEL DAY.

The Federation OF American Zionlsts observed
Yesterday shekel day-a day set apart Iof eAen
- =, contribute e cents in commemoration OF
a. arcient shekel giving 10 build tee TabeFracie
O. the wilderness when Moses led the Children OF
Israel out OF Egypt
sbekei day IS observed ell over the "oIla. anu
=, Ids collected are contributed TO the Eionist
III T{trreau at Vienna for the use OF tle
1,S7sf movement. which contenpates me ISpop1
LdoLs' - T5sIestIne and Jerusalem by the Jews az
a nation. , ,.s,- - 1g7 were tablished in
Sew is estimated that 81 zoe coo Will De raIsed
Std - - ais wear for the Zionist Sonsress n
NtNL With the regular stations Ior TSclslL4g
eoIa+niEions two hundred and MY Jewish "a O 80
men and women made hou7e-'o
Yesterday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-21
ESCAPES FROM sANAToRIUM IN RAIN
Robert Benson, of Wealthy NewYork Fam
ilv. Gets Away Without Hat or Coat.

DR. W S Watson. who has sanatorum at
Pelham Manor on the Sound Yesterday asked the
police OF Mount Vernon, New-Rochelle and other
towns TO send out general alarm for Robert
Benson a feeble minded inmate Of mis- institution
who when the rain coming down in torrents
ESCAPED from his attendant, ana without hat or
coat disappeared, leaving no clew as 70 the dtrec-
ton he took.
boulevard leading 10 CIty Island came across
off his head was walking along leisurey. talking
TO himself. He took the man into custody, and he
proved to be the missing patient. 1t was learned
that Mr. Benson. who is twenty-sX years old
comes from a wealthy Newly DIRK family. His
father who died several years ago, left a fortune.
DR. Watson said that Mr. Benson Is not exactly
insane but he has such feeble mind that he
acts like a teu-year- old child.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-21
STOLEN GOODS IN FURNISHED ROOM.
Roomers Disappear and Policeman Finds
Articles Estimated To Be Worth 81 600

The -Fifth-st. police have goods of many kinds.
worth about 81 900. the station. which they found
last night in a furnished at No, l72 First-ave
Henry Pollock. the owner of the house, told the
police that two young men had hired the room ten
DAYS ago and had been there regularly till Fri
day. but he had not them since and that he
was anxious about his rent
PatroIman Copp was sent with him. and behind
the furniture Of the room they found couple OF
''iimmies" silverwaTe. pawntickets, paper weights
American flags. eyeglasses violin. raZors and
other articles. There found twenty-fOur
paWntickets about a hundred pieces Of silver. a
pair of diamond cuff buttons and a Tuxedo suit
All the articles taken to the station. and
EFFORTS to ind the owners Of the property we're be
gun Claimants soon appeared and a number Of
fort he M
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-21
NO GENERAL CUT AT sTEELToN
a REIMBURSEMENT, but the Manager of the
Works Denies Big Reduction.

Harrisburg. Penn. Dec. 2O-H. II. Campbell
general manager OF the Pennsylvania Steel Com
pany. said to-day that general reduction in
wages at the works at Steelton is contemplated. In
some or the mills there has been great increase in
tonnage in recent years, and the company has
taken up the question with the make a
adjustment Of some Of the rates Propositions have
neen made TO them individuals and the company
expects the rates submitted will be satisfactory
MI. campbell also said that the sta tements
garding a rs per cent reduction misleading and
with the exception Of certain cases in the Besse
meT department. the reduction in The tonnage
OF the men affected viii about 20 per cent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-21
ulLLlAm Bird DEAD.

William Bird Of this city. and FOR many years a
rnsrrle- al -r,a ,CeV-York Stock Exchange, died
srGdsnlv yesterday "a Dunelen. y. J. For many
years ss attended 10 the stock exchange business
IN rh- banking firm OF Hallgarten & co. AT one
time AZ Bird we treasurer OF the BroaoWay an an,
Seventh Avenue Railway Company He sold MS
seat on the Exchange about seventeen years a5o,
enc retired from active business. ne W. 49,
years oid and nd ..Iv-s Us lived IN this city be
vas educated az Tie College OF the CITY OF -NSSS
YORK In So he married Miss Emma Kerr daueH-
Ter q John and Jane Ann Kerr. Mrs Bro dle1
Y 1875. Major H X Bird military secretary VI
Governor Odeu. an only child. survives him
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-21
DIES FROM BLOW IN QUARREL.
Bartender Struck Coney Island Chowder
Man. Il Is Alleged

Joseph Mack # 80. rs West Fifteenth-st.. Coney
Island who had conducted a chowder stand there
for twenty years. died last night AT the Kings
County HOSPITAL from a fractured skull Mack got
into a quarrel with Lilwcod Terrell. coored bar
tender for Archibald Davis az No. l2s West Eff
1eel-h-s- on Saturday night II is alleged that
Terrell knocked hin down and then away. II
was hours before an ambulance surgeon got
there and found thar Mack had fractured skull.
IL --ure are st.l looking Tor Terrell.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-21
EXP. O. CLERK 4 SUICIDE.
Nan Lost His Place Because of
Mental Trouble.

Alexander Han forty-nine years old, of No SIS
est one-hundred- and-forty- hfth-st until short
uIne ago employed as a clerk in the General Post
Office, last night shot himself through the head :,
'front.' Of the Montehore Home Broadway and One
understandable rty-ninth-st. He died in half an
hour.
MIS- HAN said that three weeks ago her husband
lost his position because of mental trouble ana
1hat since then he had been respondent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-21
IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS
THE GIANTS PROSPECTS.
Notes of College athletics Fencing
at the st. Louis Far.

The Yale hockey team showed great Improvement
in it's game with the New-York Athletic ttu0 on
Saturday evening at the s.. Nicholas Rink over
the exhibition II gave IN the game with the Hockey
Club OF Eew-York a few weeks previous me
game resulted in tie to g. The college boys
were remarkably strong in the hrst half' which
ended in their favor by score OF 70 l. IN al
parts OF the game this half they outcIassed the
Mercury Foot team The work OF Behr- one OF
Old Els forwards was extremely good Many
times be brought the rubber down the rink ana
twice il into the cage for a goa Ihe seven
showed good teamwork and II the team continues
to improve as il has in the last few weeks, Il -
sure TO be a formidable in the interGollegltle
Championship series this year me WOfk OF ne
Mercury Foot team was far from being Wnai ~
expected it, when it is taken into cOuSi4erd
ton that the team has been recently re9rganlzeC
because four best players left IL TINS ear,
there are strong hopes that X will improve after
little more practice tt principally through tus
fine work of Mcdonnell. the gOalkeeper OF me
New-York Athletic Club team. and George ftoth,5
feck that saved from being deLeSte0
Saturday evening McDonneli many IuleS
stopped the puck from going into the cage. Aorh-
feck seemed to be all over the fink az one Iliies
and really team in himself lie shOt Two o.
the three goals made
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-21
GAYNoR PAYS HIS BoNDsMAN $4,000.
Ex-Mayor Kirk of Syracuse, Who Acted as
Surety, Is at Last Reimbursed
rnr rFrEGRAPH TO TIE rRIRrNE.l A..

Syracuse Dec. 90.-Former Mayor William B.
Kirk has finally induced Colonel John F Gaynor
a fugitive from justice at Quebec in connection
with the Carter frauds against the government. to
pay TO him the $4,000 which he lost by being on
Caynor's bond when he left the United States The
bond was escheated, and Kirk had TO stand the
amount
Gaynor to reimburse him. but Colonel Gaynor's
finances, it is said. not in the condition to
allow him TO pay $4,000 in cash. Recently. how
ever Gaynor called a conference OF his family at
Quebec and arrangements were made to pay MI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-21
The mEDuDlE BEATS CONTRACT.

ReeEy Island. Del. Dec 20-The new Turkish
cruiser Me6jdle which built al Cramps ship
yards and which EFF here several days ago for
her trial trip sea, passed up the Delaware River
late this afternoon. On 10 Philadelphia.
The cruiser had the figures 22i on her sLnokestack.
which would indicate that she had exceeded by
foUr-reuths Of knot her required speed Of knots.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-21
TYPHOID BRINGS HIM A BRIDE.
Cornell Student Falls in Love with His
Nurse, Saves Money and Marries Her.
IBT rELEGRAFH 70 The TK1Br

Syracuse Dec 2o-T. Roy Emerson, Cornell
University student who was confined in the Hos
pztal Of the Coed Shepherd in this city, with
rvuhod fever contracted in the recent epidemic at
ithaca gained d bride thereby. He was married
yesterday 70 his nurse Mss Emily Mccall
Emerson felt that he received better attention
than the average patient. and ne soon recovered.
He lefc college. obtained work and married the
nurse as soon as he had saved enough money.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-21
= If you accept my love
this ticket ! shall lie on
10 claim you. TemeIn Der
cling in August. e w.

There was much looking over the audience by the
araPe- for the possible recipient OF this proposal,
~ ~ course there positive means OF
i5enrtfving her and at the end OF the performance
ss-z-ai men were waiting IN the lobby 10 escort
women who had been among the audience A
eearcb mas made between the rows FOR the coupon.
- - ~o-ld NOT be found. When Miss Tempest
sew The ticket she entered into the spirit OF the
~or,arc and declared that II a wedding resulted
frnn1 the attendance OF the fair holder or the
ticket at the performance OF Inc Marriage OF
silver tea service All Of which Is respectfully
-tsarra5 10 their attention, and the attention or
ne curious reader.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-21
ICE YACHTING AT LARcHMoNr.

Ice yachting - one OF the popular sports al
LarchmOnt this winter. Well known yachtsnen OF
the Manor are now owners OF ice yachts. among
them A Bryan Alley T J. 8 Flint. Peter Kane
John Kane and Harold Pryor. They do their yacht
ing on Premium Pond
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-21
LIVES ONLY TWO HOURS IN HOSPITAL.

The ] Hood Wright Hospital authorities yester-
as,- informed the Coroners' ONCE OF the death at
49, bosn,taI Of Jeremiah Collins forty-six years
old Of No 40 Riverside Drive The cause OF death
vas pneumonia. and the patient died two hours
-sffer a6rufttance 20 the hospital
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-21

Much interest has been aroused over the hockey
game between the Brooklyn and Crescent teams
at the Clermont Rink Brooklyn. Wednesday
evening this being tie fvsOEame between the
teams this season in Brooklyn. The Brooklyn team
IL said 10 be stronger than the year IL won the
championship The Creseents have had hard prac-
tice too ana a most exciting struggle is expected
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-21
cAs OFF TRACK DELAYS TRAFFIC

---.4zo vas delayed for over an hour lasl even
- - ,bs local track OF the New-York central oy
oor from one OF the shop trains N IIs 'un'ie'
above Flfty-frst-st-. which ran OA -"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-21
THE sHEEPsHEAD BAY CONTESTS.
Coney Island Jockey Clubs Programme for
the June Meeting, 1904.

The Consy Island Jockey Club has announced the
following stake contests for the June meeting, 1894,
81 SbAepshead Bay:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-21

Maurice DAILY has arranged two tournaments a.
ls2 inch balkline and cushion caroms TO take place
AZ Daly's rooms. beginning January t. A num-
Der OF well known local players have entered Al
though starting the same day. me play In the two
Journeys will alternate in DAY and evening games
as the convenience OF players and schedule
permit. Entries for the bai kline
nev OF points each game Fredericks. Ger
shell Csnda Hendricks and Dr. Mai IN the cUsh-
ion carom tourney of l09 points each game
Bash Lowenberg. ROeder DittmaH. Bennett. We
fers Hin and Parsons
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-21

1t is evident from the hustliug that is already
being done by the New-York National League Base
bail Club to obtain a few other good men for next
season that Will be better than the one OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-21

The new athletic field project Cornell Is now
well under way. and actual work viii begin SOON
as the winter is ovec. Professor H. y Ogden. OF
the College OF civil Engineering. Cornell. y making
q survey or the proposed site and vii be ready 10
report TO the committee when il meets in January
The position OF the track, football field and other
parts OF grounds VIII be decided after the sur
vev has been made and passed on by the com
rniftee No definite estimation OF the haaI cost
time OF completion can be made AT present. but
many things are being planned II toe amount OF
money subscribed is sufficient % provide them At
present the original $l000o is in the hands OF the
COMMITTED and the $4,000 promised Dy cornell
graduates and others II coming IN gradually The
nrst work according to agreement VIII De done on
the playground which Will be independent OF the
football and baseball fields This playground will
be- given over 10 such sports as tutSrfraterntTy
baseball and football games. which are now played
on the camDus Tennis courts Will also be laid out
aud many other convenience Will be provided for
the students who are not actively engaged in ath-
letics
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-21

Big Chance So. 10 for $40. and SIT for So.
s@ers Wines special Holiday Case s. Bottles. Oldest
Stack Chateau Wires given away Until e Tear
sor $40 Write lor Lat speer Wine Co.. Fassaie. y. J.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-21
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
An Amateur Success of Professional Fail
ure-Arnold Daily and Candida"

The Comedy Club last week gave three perform
ances of J. H. Darnley's farce, The Solicitor
which tried two three years ago by Henry
e Dixey and kept the boards only two weeks.
It is not unusual for amateurs 10 rush in where
professionals have Jrod with temerity but II is
not often with such success as that which fell
to the Comedy CLUB. OF course one makes all
allowances for the friendly character OF the
audience which gathered in Carnegie IHceurn. and
for all the allowances made by these audiences
for the players. But when that is done there
remains a very considerable amount of genuine
theatrical pleasure given by the play and players.
James Barnes played the title part, which
assumed by Mr.. Dixey, and Jacob Wendell jr..
his chief assistant. With the aid &C efficient stage
mana cement they put the second act through at
such a pace OF nerriment that the jaded profession
al theatregoer sat up and asked himself what was
the matter with the play anyway that IL had not
been q popular success on Broadway. II may
merely be that the public has to think pure
farce is worth the price of the tickets Yet
the musical comedies flourish
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-21

Arnold DAILY. who has made a sufficient success
OF Candida" 10 warrant its presentation at the
Madison Square Theatre this afternoon. tomorrow
afternoon and also at a Wednesday matiree. will
shortly leave the Of "A Girl from Dixie and
says that the whole he hnds more personal
satisfaction in appearing in play by g: =. shaw
by way OF the box office is not quite so certain.
In engaging the actors and actresses to play the
different parts in George AIDES rural comedy. The
County Chairman" now running at WaIlacks
Theatre Henry ". Savage received a warm
onlrnendati0n favor Of w J. Gross for the part
Of Uncle Eek Milford, the oldest inhabitant' Of
IS laid Uncle Eek is not alone very aged per
sonage. but has senile interest in relating as
before even he was born. During the talk with the
sought TO emphasize the peculiarities Of the char
acter Mr. AIDE had drawn.
@ MUSE be sa rea ne ioohs old feioW cis
That's easy broke in Mr.. Gross. III leave mine
in the dressing room
A force of carpenters and electricians started
work late Saturday night tearing out the stage at
the West End Theatre and making necessary al
terattons IN the Weber & Fields Harlem Theatre to
accommodate the five weeks English grand opera
season that begins at this uptown playhouse to-
night The first Two rows OF s5ats IN me PaP9geI
Tor the orchestra Each OF the ten operas to be
given has a special scenic production and elaborate
light effects that made necessary complete over
hauling OF the interior OF the stage and the light
SYSTEM of the house. Fifty new sets OF lines are
being in Of the 80 drops carried
nv The organization. Mr.. Savages company ar
rived last night from Baltimore on special train
~ eleven cars list OF principals includes half
q dozen American singers 10 be heard for the first
time in addition the favorites of the old or
ranizafion Verdi's "Othello'' will be sung in Eng
iich Tonight for the first time in Manhattan. with
Icseph Sheehan as the Moor. Winfred Gon as
Tago and Miss Gertrude Rennyson as Desdemona
TT6-noo-row night Carmen will be the bill, with
Miss Marion well the contralto, in the title part
These two operas alternate this week. ''Othello'
viii be repeated at the Wednesday matinee and on
ThUrsday and Saturday evenings and at the christ
mas matinee. Carmen will be repeated We'd
nesdav and Friday evenings and at the Satur-
cav matinee The orchestra VIII be under the d.
rection of Chegalier y. B. Emanuel and Elliott
Schenck-
When Miss Marie TemDests manager Arthur
Bertram was counting up" the house at the Hud-
son on Saturday night. about $3.50. he noticed some
writing on the back of one Of the tickets for the
orchestra A part OF the ticket-the coupon part
had been torn OF and retained by the holder. but
The missing words which would have occupied only
about fourth part OF the surface, can De easily
g1Innled and then the tender import OF the mes
sag sent by the purchaser Of the ticket TO the
ser thereof may be decpheTed The ticket. as torn
and found in the box READ
= If you accept my love
a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-21

Harvard and Cornell have made arrangements TO
hold a fencing contest at Ithaca February 26
1t is expected that Harvard will also arrange
contest with Columbia or West Point. 10 be held
on the following day Al present there are about
seventy-fve candidates out for the fencing team
at Harvard and work has been going regularly
under the direction NJ PianeIH. the instructor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-21

An international fencing tournament has been
arranged for the Worlds Fair Olympic games IN
ST Louis next year and W Scott O'COnnOr,
Charles latham and Charles BOthuer. OF this city.
constitute the committee that Is obtaining entries
and making other arrangements. The contest. while
held under the general management Of the Olympic
Games Committee. will virtually be controlled BY
the Amateur Fencers' League This tournament
will begin on September and continue for several
DAYS There will be contests for all classes OF
fencers The college feucers have been remembered
in a special intercollegiate competition. The inter
national feature viii be team contest, to consist
Of three men each. representing difeFent nations.
One or more American teams Will surely enter
The Fencers' Club Of this city. viii probably send
q team Of its own. The New-Y0rk Athletic CLUB
NAV do the same. and teams are practically
sured from Chicago and ST Louis There are many
Italian and French tenCerS In this country, and
there will probably De difficulty In getting
10 represent those nations. In the regular fencing
Held contests have been planned for fOis. dueliing
swords sabreS and singlesJlCks- For the junior
fencers d competition in fOilS has been arranged
One good result OF this st. Louis tournament -
expected 70 be a broadening Or.the Held now Occu-
pied BY the Amateur Fencers' League OF America
At present the league Is practically an Eastern or
gani2atiOn There many excellent renCeFs IN
the West particularly in Chicago where a Western
championship tournament i held every wear The
regular series of contests arranged this by
the league numbers fourteen. including It's own
championship tournament. which VIII be held
April y and - At the New-NoTk Athletic Club and
the intercollegiate championships. which to be
held in the same place during the last week IN
March.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-21

the season recently closed. This is saying good
deal The recent deal OF John McGraw. the
ager OF the Giants obtaining William F.. Dahlen,
the star shortstop OF the Brooklyn team. in
change for Jack Cronin, pitcher for two seasons
on the New-YOrk team and Charley Babb. tho
played shOrtstOp for the Giants creditably this
year. Is a move that should strengthen the team
next wear. Dahlen has been playing with star
teams since 1880. when he Joined the Chicago cluo
under the management of Pop Arson be re-
NAMED IN Chicago until 1899 when HanlOn, man
ager of the Brooklyn team, signed him with the
latter club. Dahen'S batting average for 1903
2S2 and Ba bbs PAS. Dahlen ranked 1rst in fielding
among shOrtstOps with percentage or s4s
His ability the ground 5 shown by the
fact that ne had AZ assists, more than any other
league shOrtstOp. Babb ranked fourth in field
ing with percentage of .Sl2
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-21

ENTRIES close January 4, lsOA
fascinated value.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-21

The National MOtor-Auto Boat Exposition. DR.
Robert Taylor. director. viii BE- held in the new
Herald Square Exhibition Hail from February 10
%. and the early announcement. prospectus and
hOOF space diagram OF this show 10 list OF over
thirteen hundred makers OF motor boats. autOmO-
bile boats. motors. hulls and aquatic sundTy max
ers brought immediate general response. which
quickly proved that the trade and the public were
interested
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-11-25

too large to be advantageously spent
within the state and the time seems
ripe for inaugurating this great irri-
cation work. which is bound to add
many millions of dollars to the valua-
ton Of farming lands and provide
homes for thousands Of people. A
valiant and enthusiastic supporter of
the expenditure Of irrigation funds
where raised is George H. Maxwell,
executive chairman Of the National
Irrigation Congress. whose influence
will do much TO help North Dakota's
cause. II is to the interest of all the
people Of the state that North Da-
kota gain this important point. which
is simply justice.