The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-18
AT McKITTRICK'S S i%F St

leaves Harrison Grey Fiske once more
so-called Theatrical trust" This does
not seem to cause him much worry
he has announced for the next season
at the Manhattan theater. He will or
tiske at the head, to produce old and
new plays. The season is to open in
September with a revival of Lang
don Mitchelfs comedy Becky Sharp
Among other plays which are to be
produced, will be "Hedda Gabler."
Norma Wanna" and Ibsens "Rosmer-
sholm."
Emerson Walcott Perry, grandson
of Commodore Perry and a nephew of
President Garfield, died here the
other day under peculiar circumstances
He was in the toilet room of the Gill
sey house when death from heart dis
ease overlook him and when he was
found, he had been dead about two
hours. Perry was about seventy
years old and made considerable money
by promoting various enterprises.
Theatrical managers are seriously
opposed to the new theater ordinance,
which was approved by Mayor Nc
Clellan the other day and is now a
law. The object of the ordinance is to
prevent the repetition of the terrible
holocaust at the IrOquois theater in
Chicago. The provisions of the ordi-
nance are so radical, however, that
they will make it practically impassi-
bic to erect any more new theaters in
the Broadway district. Under the pro-
visions of the ordinance so much space
is required for alley room, that the
erection of any building complying
with the law, under the present real
estate prices would altogether out
VI VIC fuS9'ioIl. Among Otner Things
the new ordinance provides that all
balconies and staircases must be of
iron.
Frank a. Munsey has finally sold out
his entire interest in the New York
Daily News and the property has been
transferred to T. c. Quinn, formerly
OF Boston, who will be the editor as
we'll as the proprietor of the paper. 1t
IS stated that the paper will be con-
Quoted in manner similar to that in
which it was conducted before Mr..
Munsey bought it. The political tend
ency of the paper will be democratic.
1T IS surprising, how easy it is for
one or more men of nerve to rob the
entire contents of house, was shown
the other day by three men, who prac-
tcally cleaned out all the valuable
contents of Mr.. Max Meyers resi-
dehce on East Ninety fifth street.
Three men, accompanied by a man
with a wagon, drawn by two horses
gained admission to the house during
the night, by breaking a window and
then went through the whole bouse
from top to bottom, taking everything
OF value. including clothes. silvervare
JeWeIry, brick-a-brac, money and val
rable papers. They packed evervtbino
they wanted in bundles. loaded them
onsthe wagon and drove awav before
anyone suspected that there was any,
thlng wrong. Some of the neighbors
heard the noise made by the BURGLARS
put they were under the impression.
that the men We're laborers, maxine
some repairs in the house. The police
nave not been able to find any trace of
the burglars.
Al Adams. the former policy king of
New York, who was sent to Sing Sing
10 serve term for violation of the
CRIMINAL laws, has not given up the
hope, that he will succeed in securing
ms freedom, He hopes that he will be
released on the ground of illegal i'm
prlsonment and his lawyers are work