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MUSIC.
THE DAYS OPERA.

There were four operas performed in this city
yesterday. but of the four performances only one
calls for comment-that of IL Elisir d Amore' at
Mr.. Hammersten's house in the afternoon 1t was
the first hearing for this uuneful, merry old
work this season. and 1t brought forward Bonci as
Memorino and Gilbert the doctor; it was con-
Quoted by Mr.. Campanini. and it was heard an
applauded by large audience, which included
Mime. Melba Frank and Walter Damrosch and
many other musicians. From curtain to curtain
the performance was joy. Bonci sang like an
angel on holiday. and was delightfully."- plausible
figure in his part. His Una Furtiva Lagrima
had to be repeated. rules rules, and pity 1t
would have been not TO repeat it. Mile Pnkert
pert little Miss Trentini and Seveilhac all aided
and abetted in the pleasure. But Giliberts per-
formance of Dulcamara in many the
most interesting of the afternoon. At last the
music of this part really sung, and at last
the doctor ceased to be a clown, becoming plausi-
BILE figure of comedy. Gillbert's makeup and cos
tune itself work of art he looked like an
illustration to Rabelais, and he dominated the
stage like Cyrano. Mr. Campanini brought beat
ties from the score and life from the chorus The
audience laughed and applauded and were unaf-
fectedy happy.
In the evening "Traviata'' repeated at the
Manhattan, with the Wednesday
except that Miss Donalda sang the part of Violetta
She has proved herself already. and her perform
ance gave pleasure. especially in the less ford
passages of the music Renauds remarkable per-
formance OF the father again a feature last
evening-indeed, the feature.
At the Metropolitan 'Lakme'' was sung for
second time in the afternoon. and sung with more
spirit than the first occasion. Nine. Sembrich,
too, was in better voice. In the evening 'Sieg
fried" repeated. with Nine. F1eischer- -Edel as
Brunnhde. Nine Kirkby-Lunn Erda, Burrian
in the title part, and the of the fine al
ready heard 1t was somewhat surprising that
with the promise of such excellent performance
the house not better filled. Not quite the
spirit animated the singers a week ago. perhaps
but nevertheless truth and beauty the marks
OF the evening
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OPERATION ON MISS MARY P. STEVENS.
Attack of Appendicitis Just After Announce
ment of Engagement

Miss Mary Picton Stevens. daughter OF the late
John Stevens of Castle Point, Hoboken. op-
Grated upon for appendicitis on Friday by Dr.
William T. Bull. at his private hospital. In East
Esd street. and last night reported TO be doing
well. though it said that she could not be our
OF danger for three days.
Miss Stevens's engagement TO Ogden H Ham
mond. of Superior Wis. announced last week
and her illness tnterferes seriously with several
social events which 10 have taken place IN
honor OF her engagement. Mrs Caroline X. Alex
ander mad sent out one hundred invitations for a
supper and theatre party January II. which shs
was obliged to recall and Mrs John Henry Ham
mond. of New York, formerly Miss Emily Wander
bilt Sloane, a Sister-in-law of Ogden H Hammond
has sent out cards for dinner next week in honor
or the enga cement, and deeply regrets that Miss
Stevens will be unable to attend Mr. Hammond
expects TO remain in New York only until he Is
leave for Superior.
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tne author OF an act which had broken down
IN operation, and the discredited leader of
party winch had been overwhelmed with de-
heae IN the general elections and he was the
ihsugator of determined effort on the part Of
the Lords to dstort and DESTROY a reform
measure which the Commons had carried bv
unprecedented matortties. That was a deadly
parallel which reduced English democracy to
helplessness and armed the leader of beggarly
remnant in opposition with more power. so far
as the Education question was concerned than
the Prime Minister himself With the help of
the Lords the Balfour Act was kept IN opera
ton and the Birrel bill was smashed when the
country in the most emphatic way had declared
us Will The Lords would have shown surer in
stlnct and more foresight if they had not
haunted this anomaly in the sight of a demo-
cratic electorate. IN F
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
4 CANINE QUARANTINE.
Rabies IN City Island Causes fiction
by State agricultural Commission.

City Island was placed under canine quar-
antine yesterday by order of the Acting Com =
missioner of Agriculture, F. j. II. Kracke, to
check the spread of rabies the island Two
agents of the commissions office in this city
went to the island early yesterday and obtained
the cooperation of the local authorities They
posted up several official proclamations
The people of the island instructed to kill
supposed mad dogs sight or 10 give notice to
the office Of the Department OF Agriculture. at
No. % Park Row. of dogs running around loose
and without muzzles. The animals will be killed
unless their owners take of them and
muzzle them
The order forbids the removal of dogs from
City Island pending the order of the CQmmts-
sioner. The muzzle must completely cover the
mouth Of dog. Any person may kill dog
found loose in a quarantined section. Acting
Commissioner Kracke said that a veterinary
surgeon would be sent free of charge to examine
dogs within the limits OF greater New York on
application being made 10 his office by any one
suspecting his dog to be affected by rabies.
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METZ DIDN'T SEE IMITATION.
Men in His Office Aroused His Suspicion by
Appearing in Silk Hats.

By singular combination Of circumstances Con-
troller Metz last week frock coat and a silk
hat for four days in succession with the result
that nearly all his heads Of bureaus 'bossomed
out in wearing apparel of the same style
On Monday of last week the Controller attended
meeting at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He
wore correct afternoon dress. The next day he
was scheduled to appear at some kind of an after
he did the day before. On Wednesday he got
doing. and that was time No B. On Thursday he
attended meeting OF the Rapid Transit Commits
sion, and again long and silk hat
BY this time lot of young in the finance
department were in state of mind" The Con-
troller sets the fashion IN the department. When
he wears broad striped trousers the hands con-
trive, II possible, to get into trousers with wide
stripes, and then they make ii their business be
seen in the Controllers office. When the Control
days running wave of distress struck the society
gentlemen In the finance department. on Friday
at least six appeared at their respective offices
wearing high hats and frock coats. On the same
day the Controller resumed wearing clothes cata-
logued sartorially business suit" and the
frock coat society was fguratively up tree"
Stanton" said the Controller in of his i'm
pulsive moments yesterday Il notice a lot of fresh
guys around this department wearing frock coats
silk hats and gloves 10 business / wish you'd keep
an eye Just a like n not they are run
drawing salary than the Controller II looks
suggestive to me when 1 a city official wearing
q frock coat and silk hat"
- 1t could not be learned yesterday whether Secre-
tary Stanton had the hardihood tel the Control
Ter just what it that led many young men
the suspected clothes.
1t is a safe bet that Monday morning there
viii not be clerk in the finance department wear
ing a frock coat and silk hat
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RECTOR'S WIFE IN PERIL.
although Sick in Bed. She Directs
Firemen IN Fight.

Mrs Lawson c. Rich wife Of the rector of the
Congregation of the TRANSPORTATION Chapel
Corpus ChristO. in West Goth street. directed
the flremen last night in their work a blaze
the third floor OF the rectOry. No. 212 West
10th street, although she confined TO her
bed by Illness and In much peril. Be
fore the arrival Of the fire fighters she managed
to keep the servants from becoming excited and
ordered them to throw water the blaze. AL
though only 81 900 damage caused. the blaze
at one time threatened 10 destroy the whole
upper floor
Mrs. Rich first srnelled the smoke and asked
the nurse 10 investigate. When the nurse re-
turned the rectors wife saw that something was
wrong by her expression
Tell the truth. The house is afire, is it not?'
she asked.
The nurse replied that IL was. Mrs, Rich told
her TO tell the rector to turn in alarm for fire
She then directed her husband and the servants
to throw water the blaze until the fremen
rived. When they got there she told them the
plan of the house and how to get at the blaze.
They had trouble putting it out
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
ROBERT GRAU BACK IN TOWN.
Meets Freeman Bernstein-Ready to Begin
Life Anew, He Says.

Robert Grau the manager who has not been seen
around the city for some time, which gave rise TO
reports that he was missing, was in this city yes
ter1ay and had a long talk with his friend, Free
Bernstein He showed Bernstein letter
which, he said. he had Just received from Miss
Ellen Terry. accepting his offer to appear under
his management In vaudeville She accepted the
salary offered by him. So. $50 week, according to
the letter which also explained that she COM
ing here next season, but not at
The two met at 2Sth street and Madison
avenue in the afternoon after Bernstein had re-
ceived a letter from Grau IN which he said that
he down and out in every way. He seemed
TO be in good physical health yesterday. however.
This letter read:
I am sti in New York and alive You don
know what ] have suffered during the last TWO
weeks | have wandered in every section Of the
city looking for friends but found none | have
tried 20 find many people who under obligations
me. i wanted 10 collect money. The
result Of II all left miserable wretch. penni-
less, without even enough to pay for a meal.
sent all had-Ss 65-to my dear wife for Christ
mas. will telephone YOU o-mOrroW and arrange
20 you. feel able and willing to begin life
Monday and | am ready 10 support my
family | have during the last twenty five years,
will endesvor to pay those who have been kind
TO my family during my absence. l hope they have
Jared better than | have. Despite the knocks
have received In this great hiG city OF New York
/ have thing 10 be thankful for-I In New
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
DIENER FOR POSTMASTER WILCOX
Says He Has Worked for Long Time to Gel
Employees Pay Raised.

A dinner for Postmaster William r. Wilcox was
given last night at the Knickerbocker Hotel, 42d
street and Broadway, by his superintendcnts. AS
sistant Postmaster f. NJ. Morgan presided With
him at the guests table the postmaster.
Thomas l.. James. postmaster OF Manhattan a
quarter Of a century ago; John r. Van Wormer,
William D. Murphy, Frank H. Partridge McDou-
gall Hawkes. and George r. Sheldon.
The Postmaster said he had made repeated ef-
forts TO have the salaries of the postal employees
increased In commercial life, Mr. Wilcox stated.
men who had helped to advance the business of the
concern 10 per cent would receive without question
an increase OF salary. lie had brought this fact
the attention of the Washington olcials. he said,
and he felt that the postal employees particu-
larly those of the New York office. in the near
future would new condition of things, so far
as paw was concerned.
If delivered in ten days. return 70 the Post
master of New York the inscription on the
corner of what appeared TO be dozen envelopes,
but what proved TO 10 SouYSpir Toe cgspm bax>
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CRUELTY TO DUMB ANIMALS.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: | read with interest the letter of M. l. l."
in to-day's Tribune. Such experiment he de-
scribes performed for purposes of the
wanton scientific curiosity is at present per-
mitted by the laws of almost every in the
Union. This is the abuse of power OF which the
Vivisection Reform Society complains. 1t is to
regulate the practice OF experimenting live ami
mails, in such manner as to prevent these
elites that DR.. Lefingwel and Senator Gallinger
have bent their efforts.
Any one ceusuring such stupid and cruel expert
ments as that described by IN L l." will be
tatAs the subject from time to time among 6is
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THE WEATHER REPORT.

Official Record and Forecast.-Washtngto Jan s.
The weather is generally clear tonight OF the
Rocky in the extreme Northwestern
states where there light West tho
mountains pressure is low. and there general
rains in CaIifornia and rains and North
Pacific States and the middle and northern plateau
There general and decided rise temper
ature valleys and upper lake region and
a fall Northwest, where the temperatures
from below the seasonal average. ac-
companed by rapidly rising pressure.
There will be local rain Sunday in the
Upper Mississippi Lower Missouri valleys, fol-
and extreme Northwest weather will be generally
Sunday and Monday, In the Central Rocky Noun
region and the middle plateau there will snow
Sunday. followed by fair weather Monday. Reports
missing from the Northern Pacific districts
II will be colder Sunday in the Missouri and Upper
Mississippi valleys, the middle slope and Central
Rocky Mountain region. and colder Monday in the
The winds along the New England coast and Middle
Atlantic will be light to fresh and mostly
gulf coast. light fresh southeast; on Lake
Michigan. variable. becorling northwest.
Cold warnings have been issued for extreme
Illinois. extreme Southwest Wisconsin.
Southern Minnesota. Northern and Western Iowa and
Northeastern Nebraska.
for Special Localities-For District OF
Columbia, Maryland and Delaware fair and warmer
to-day; Monday, fair: light south winds
For New Jersey. Eastern Pennsylvania and Eastern
New York fair and warmer to-day; Monday fair light
winds mostly southwest
For New England. fair to-day and Monday: light
fresh southwest winds.
For Western Pennsylvania and Western New York
fair to-day; Monday. partly cloudy: variable winds
Local Official Record.-The following onciai record
from the Weather Bureau shows the changes In th>su-
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CORNELL FOOTBALL CAPTAIN ENGAGED.

Ithaca, n. Y, Jan. 5.-The engagement of George
Tandy Cook. twice Cornell football captain. and
Ellen Grace Erway, of Trumansburg, girl sopho-
more at Cornell vas announced to-day
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
GOVERNOR HUGHES AT JUDICIAL DINNEF

Governor Hughes the guest of honor a
private dinner given by members OF the Metropoli-
tan Club TO the justices Of the Appellate Division
OF the Supreme Court last night at the clubhouse
in Fifth avenue, 60th street.
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perature for the last twenty-four hours. h osunpas
with the corresponding date of last years
lAo6 "a

Highest Temperature yesterday. 4T degrees; lowest Di
average Al; average for corresponding date Of
50; average for corresponding OF twenty-five
years. 81
Local forecast Fair to-day fair Monday,
light winds. mostly southwest.
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friends and acquaintances and helps to arouse
public opinion about It.
But some there who cannot think the vicari-
Gus torture of animals right for any end whatever
To them 1t put the Christian spirit in
the shade and to taint our race with an ncurabie
meanness. s N. CLEGHORN.
New York, Jan. g. 1907.
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AN ENGAGEM ENT

The engagement is announced of Miss Helen
Read. daughter OF Mrs. William Gardner Read, jr
of No. 4S West 51st street, to Stephen Barker
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PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS

ASTOR HOUSE-Dr. $. II carp Thomas New
Zealand. FIFTH AyENIE.-R; l. Powers. Roch-
LAND-The Rev. F. Ward Denys, Baltimore.
BUCKINGHAM. Bentley Mott U. S. A.
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MISS oLAsER IN THE AERO CLUB"

Springfield. Mass, Jan 6-Sidney Rosenfelds
new comedy. The Aero Club received It's pre-
night under the management OF Klaw & Erlanger.
The leading role is played by Miss Lulu Chaser.
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continent in those dark days, and from
100 on we find the Irish harp in Ba-
varia and in France fitted with pedals,
and then with double pedals and other
wise improved and enlarged. With the
Irish it had been used to accompany
the voice in song principally, but Han
del wrote parts for it in his orchestral
instrument of. great dignity and value.
Numerous attempts in later times
have been made to revive the old life
of the harp in Ireland. In Belfast es-
pecially, during the past century, as
sociations were formed for the cultiva-
tion of the harp and the making of it
was encouraged by liberal purchasers.
In 1900 every house in Ireland had
its harp or two. when England and
Scotland and Wales had none but bor-
rowed Irish ones. The spirit of music
was there, and the genius was there.
but today the mass of the people have
no music In their homes and no knowl-
edge of the science that was once their
common property. To the thoughtful
Irish striving for a national standard
for their country, it points very great
and a very sad lesson. However, there
is no doubt but that the tenacity and
fidelity of the Irish race to their own
ideals-an eminently musical people
will be asserted, and that it is only
a question of time when the harp Of
Ireland will once more he the popular
musical instrument of Hibernia. The
great language and industrial move-
ments of today are making rapid
strides in reviving all the praiseworthy
customs Of other days, and the harp
will soon replace the English concer-
tina and German melodeon.