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New-York tribune., 1909-02-27
.ntnNnNn SLING AGAIN.

The admirably sirgable music that Massenet
wrote for the operatic version Of ''AIanon' made
by Nenhac and Gie was heard for the third time
this season last evening at the Metropolitan
Listening TO its flowing measures, one is tempted
10 believe thar .fManon'' has not attained with
this public quite the favor II deserves, II the quar-
-er-cenrury during which the opera has been
known here. ExeTnpllfying the Gounod tradition.
in its sustained vocal style Gt written when
Faust had not long passed its twentieth year..
NIassenet's score has its moments OF real and
moving beauty while throughout Il exhibits the
Frerchrnan's dex+erous skill and his knowledge
O. theatrical effects. Some of these effects are
not wholly carried out in the revival For
exarlple the ruovant ending Of the first lacks
-he fr7spiritIug touch that comes from the spec
tecle Of the start for Paris in the stolen barOuche
- GuiIlot. while the music that accompanies the
kidnapping Of the Chevaier des Grieux at the
close Of Act II is robbed Of its meaning because
his capture takes place. not only out Of the sight
but beyond tie hearing Of most OF the auditors
In general. however. the Met-opolitan's perform
ances Of "Mauon'' this yeer have been something
more than creditabIe- Last evening there was a
new heroine in the person Of Miss Frances Aida,
while ny Caruso returned to his duties after a
fortnight or more Of retirement. due TO a cold
Miss Ada gave the character considerable light
ness Of touch the intimate doinEs Of the second
act while i'm the drama a whole she showed a
routine knowledge % the role. Her singing was
reasonably acceptable. except AT moments when
she sought 20 suggest emotional tension but the
r,oJe OF distinction was wholly absent
M Caruso's voice showed occasionally the effect
ef his Illness in tremulous quality at the enonss
Of certain Of his phrases but for the most part his
singing was good To hear. and he made as before
"a sincere effort 70 compass the earnestness of the
character oc she young French nobleIlan. Nj
S-o-tf vvas again the boisterous bragEart LescauI
while the other parts were cast as be1ofe MI
spetriro conducted, and there was an suuisi'ee 81
good size. whose enthusiasm was Of tempered
New-York tribune., 1909-02-27
IN HONOR OF CHAMPLAIN.
Governor Hughes and Governor Prouty Of
Vermont at New Society's First Dinner.

Two Governors shook hands the first dinner
of the Champ1ain Society at Delmonicos last night
Governor Hughes and Governor G. H Prouty were
both the dinner, and each congra the other
state its able executive Governor Hughes
reached the dinner and spoke early because Of his
engagement to speak az the peace dinner.
The multiplication of the duties Of Governor
without corresponding increase of capacity, said
Governor Hughes when he arose TO speak. makes
it necessary for him to go many dinners without
food However. I glad TO welcome the Gov
ernor of Vermont. and hope that what the Gov
eTnor of New York said to the Governor OF Yer
mont will go down in history. In these days We
must not. in speaking of progress pride our
selves upon wealth. social standing. even
upon our own industries and inventiveness. but
upon those virtues that have been more generously
taught in Vermont than IN own state
Francis Lynde Stetson said that the Governor
had the sea lps of all Of his foes hanging at his
belt Governor Prouty who spoke the dinner
was Just ending said that the society was a lUsty
infant. although only six weeks old
Charles DevIin. who represented the province OF
Quebec ar the dinner thanked the people Of this
country for the interest they had taken in honor
ing Champlain. "Hughes-thats Irish name"
he said. aluding TO the Governor L knew there
was something good in him, and when heard him
deliver his address &easily connectedy. forcefuiy.
with the poise of a remarkably abIe speaker, said
that only 4 great nation could produce such
speaker as that"
New-York tribune., 1909-02-27

Emmanuel Pore, 'Caran d'Ache'' Of the Fl
caro- he pointed to visitors on rhe
boulevards of Paris a secure fame as one OF
the most considerable figures in contemporary
French art. The keynote of his permanent success
was that. while ne was always funny, usually up
roariously so, he was ever as unfailingly true
His political cartoons famous wherever Fl
garo" read. His humorous studies OF Partisan
life are celebrated the world
'Caran dAche' was not, comparatively speak
ing. a prolific artist. He too painstaking.
Every line showed CAREFUL study. Each piece was
many times redravn and often at the last de-
stroyed unsatisfactory TO the captous self
critic. Yet from the time when as a boy he at
tracted attention by his NapoleOnic "Ombres
Chnoises' his satiric pencil constantly at
work social political themes His wit was
often vitrioc and held nothing sacred. BY his
keen insight and audacity he welded a powerful
influence in politics Garnet de Cheques. the
sharp cartoons the early Panama scandals.
greatly increased his prestige
NJ Poire a product OF the Napoleonic Re
treat from Moscow His grandfather, one Of the
French Emperor's officers was taken prisoner. and
while in Russian fortress fell in love with
Muscovite maid After his release he married her
settled in Moscow as a fencing master. and in
Moscow the future ''Caran d'Ache' was born AS
a child all the young artists associations were
military, and a result some of his best Work
was his drawings OF soldiers He formed love
for art at an early age and determined 10 go 70
France for his education. Under the pretext that
he wished to perform the military service OF a
true Frenchman. he won the ear of the French
consul who helped him to the French frontier
In Paris the young artist found himself without
money OF friends He soon won the friendship OF
NJ DetaiIIe. however and from him gained much
ENCOURAGEMENT After brief military service he
obtained through NJ. DetaiIIe, post in the Min
istry of War, where he had leisure 70 study art
and it was at this time that his first cartoons
we're published under his pseudonyme, 'Caran
d'Ache'' (Russfan for lead perCil').
Then it was that the young artist became q
favorite in the bohemian circles of Paris His
shadow figures Of the NapoIeonic wars soon won
him fame and did much to revive The Napoleonic
legend. He attracted the attention Of the Car
who became one OF his most constant patrons.
Then, prompted by a fear Of becoming mere
Snowman. 'Caran d'Ache' abandoned silhoUettes
and turned again to carfcsture. He married
Russian girl. forsook bohemia and became a quiet,
domestic citizen of Passy.
IN the last two years declining health forced
"Caran d'Ache'' to abandon his beloved pencil, but
for solace he turned to the manufacture of wooden
TOYS, modelled after his carioatures. and these
little models have themselves become famous as
the "Caran d'Ache' toys
New-York tribune., 1909-02-27
MILLION LAYMEN UNITE.
Plan Largest Christian Meeting
Ever Held an america.

Pittsburg Feb. 26--Thirty officials OF sixteen
national Protestant laity organizations. repre-
sentins membership Of more than one million
men. met here to-day and organized the inter-
brotherhood Conference
II was decided to cooperate with the Lay
mems Missionary Movement and the Young
Mems Christian Association in the elimination
of a national series Of meetings TO be held oy
the Layrnen's Missionary movement The nTst
Of this series is to be addressed BY President
Taft next month and the last is 10 be at St
Louis in March of next year The national con-
sress Of men, to be held at that time and place.
Is expected to be the largest Christian meeting
ever held in America
Robert II. Gardiner. Of Boston. was made
chairman Of to-day's conference. and the na-
tional organizations represented were. St. An
drew's Brotherhood (EpiscopaD; American In
stitute of Social Science. LayTnen's Evsngelistic
Conference: Layn1en1s Missionary Movement;
Young Mems Christian Association. Internal
tionaI Young Mems Christian Association; Fed
eral Council. Churches OF Christ OF America;
Presbyterian Brotherhood OF America. Interie-
nomfnationaI Brotherhood OF Andrew and Philip:
PRESBYTERIAN Brotherhood in the Southern
Church; Brotherhood of Disciples in Christ.
Congregational Brotherhood; Baptist Brother
hood: Methodist Episcopal Brotherhood; United
Presbyterian Mems Movement; National League
of Universalist Laynen-
New-York tribune., 1909-02-27
THE PRESIDENT GLEEFUL.
Reads to Cabinet Freneau' Editorial
on Washington's Retirement.
from The Tribune Bureau

Washington, Feb 26.-The last Cabinet meeting
of the Roosevelt administration was held this
ing and there being comparatively little important
business 10 transact, ii was converted into love
feast. If there were any regrets among those who
gathered around the Cabinet table they were not
shared by President, who in the best Of
spirits.
The President had discovered old editorial
printed In The Aurora" Of Philadelphia, under
Presidency Of George Washington. The Aurora"
was then published by Philip Freneau. and repre-
sented. as the President told the members of his
Cabinet, the simon pure Jeffersonian democracy
Of those days" Mr.. Roosevelt read the editorial 70
his Cabinet with great glee 1t is as follows:
Lord. now Iettest Thou Thy servant depart in
ueaCe.' was the piOus ejaculation of piOus
WHO beheld a food Of happiness rushing in upon
mankind. If ever there was a time that would
has arrived, for the man who is the source
NJ all InsfOrtunes of our country is this day
reduced a level with his fellow cIJIzens. and is
no longer possessed OF power to multiply evils upon
he United States. II ever there was a period OF
rejoicing this is the moment. Every heart in
unison with the freedom and happiness of the peo-
name OF Washington ceases from this day to give
currency political insults and TO legaze coTrup-
tion. ..-.-- ... -. - Mt
urornises much to the people. for public measures
must now stand upon their merits, and nefaTl-
Gus projects can no longer be supported by name
When 4 retrospect has been taken of the Washing
tonan administration for eight years; II Is a sup
iect of the greatest astonishment that a single
individual should have Cankered the principles OF
FepubliCaniSm in enlightened people just
emerged from the gulf OF despottsm. and should
have carried his designs against the public liberty
so far as To have put in jeopardy its very exist
staring US in the face the day ought 10 be jubilee
fn United States
New-York tribune., 1909-02-27
A REVIVAL OF a PURITANI."

after Louise .SaIone,'' .Thais'' and other
operas Of that kind. operas with pictures, action
and music in them which at least create sem
blsnce Of dramatic Illusion and enable those who
wish 10 forget some of the old conventions I Pur-
tam" was revived al the Manhattan Opera House
last night. Two years ago, when Mr Hammerstein
chose the opera 20 open his lyric theatre, resur-
recIior seemed the proper word. for I PuritanP'
had been buried for years. Il was in Difference to
the wishes Of AIr- Bonc that the opera was chosen
then for il fondly hoped that his exquisite art
as exemplidad especially in the melody and the
high note Of "A ze cara amor 1aIora would make
the public forget the cerements in which BeIlnNs
opera had been wrapped for decades But they
musty, and the singular Puritans. with
their not TOO French French horns and their pret-
lily tripping meidens, went speedily down 70
their graves again There they would doubt
less have. remained had there come a
Tetrazziui ana a Constantine into Nr. Ham
Inersrein-s forces. To provide such specialists
with \ repertory much must be sacrificed. and
I Pur-ani" dug Up again last night. It
sleLed dreadfLily Of camnhor. but when Tetraz-
zini projected her brilliant high tones into the
audience room al the senses Of the hearers oc1ed
into 1heir and they willingly abrogated their
critical functions for the sake the aural reveI
Great enthusiasm followed the first finale. whereas
there had been only modified rapture after the
Isdv-s singing of son virgin vezzosa' which was
not q distinguished performance by any means.
9Fr Constautfnos beautiful voice and really ex-
c-.fsfre s-vie pleaded quite eioquently for the
opera as did the art Of Mr.. Bonci two years ago
and since Nine. TetrazziuT marked a great i'm
rrovernent on Nine. Pinkert, Signor SeguroIa on
Arinondi and hi Crazia NuEnoz would
seen, 10 he a fair conclusion that the opera ought
10 Re kept cut the tomb longer this season than
II was in lsO6-'o7. Besides. there is now a more
efficient chorus. and Mr.. Hamrersrein's audiences
seem 70 have grown more eClectic-or less dis
c-in7iratina-than they were before he had begun
his campaign OF education. The opera will doubt
less serve its purpose during the rest Of the sea
son H. E. K
New-York tribune., 1909-02-27

four performances of grand opera and the of
opera couique be given at the Manhattan 5000
Will be charged weekly; for the four performances
of grand OPERA 5000, and for single performance
81 box a night
Operas by Richard Wagner sung in the French
language are promised. 8 is also the retention of
Nine Tetrazzini and Misses Garden and Labia.
The letter sent subscribers begins with this
statement:
Attention is called the fact that he (A1r. Ham
merStein) is going 10 remove the grand tier boxes
and increase the prices from 5000 5000 for the
season for night weekly, whereas for four
performances weekly the cost will remain S4.G0
This is significant move on his part
The reason given for the demolition Of the grand
tier boxes is the present extraordinary demand for
seats
New-York tribune., 1909-02-27
ee,sK eIDDING Az BLEIER SALE.

There was brisk bidding yesterday at the second
davs sale OF the Josephine l. Bleier collection at
the Fifth Avenue Art Galleries Five bidders for
a bronze bust signed Marnyhac, finally gave way
N F. Van Dorm and J. r. Caney, and the bronze
7,as knocked down 10 Mr.. Caney for 500 An old
Dutch nnardueterie secreta~y was sold to G. Covens
for $50 and f H. Butler was the purchaser. for $4l
Of Dutch kidney shaped desk One yard OF Per
sian brocade was bought by H D. Baoeock for x
Among the other buyers were Morton w oi''irI.' ~!
~, oh4ained an old Canton luncheon set J. W
Waterbury and H. VI. Mast The total of the AFTER
noon sale was S315s, In the evening the library
consisting Of 2s7 lots was sold The sale continues
to-day at ..
New-York tribune., 1909-02-27
Obituary NOTES.

THE REV BENJAMIN F. KINGSLEY, Meth
odist Episcopal pastor of Lynn. Mass. died Thurs
dav night He was born in Hartford, Conn, in 1851
and had held pastorates in Worcester. Holyoke.
Lawrence and Lowell. Mass.
J. EDWARD JENNINGS. a resident OF Chicago
for twenty-five years, died in that city from heart
disease Yesterday. He born in Boston in ls6a
ard went 10 Chicago i1r 1886 He was a veteran
newspaper men
MERRIAM BRUCE, until FIVE years ago actor
and singer is dead at Boston He was born in
that city in 1858. He played under the manage
nent of Daniel Frohman in Lost Paradise" and
The Charity Ball" He afterward appeared with
New-York tribune., 1909-02-27
CHANGES AT THE MANHATTAN.
Grand Tier Boxes to Make Way for Four
Rows Of Seats.

The Manhattan Opera House will have quite a
changed appearance. according 70 long statement
issued l., The manager last night when me season
of educational grand opera, as announced oes'hs
-. a,,e,ss+ No more viii the grand tier boxes
ho q fee+,re Of the house. for they VIII oe torn
oyt ana some four rows Of seats. which VIII give
,,,,o5 .ticr, 70 yvo hundred people, VIII be sub
stItuled.
- g. -. ersf and second balconies. With this
re15ct,oa of the number Of boxes comes the an
noupceu1ent that schedule OF prices for tneSe
privreged visw-piaces win go INTO erect o. 'he
New-York tribune., 1909-02-27
GRANT MONUMENT ASSOCIATION.

The Grant Monument Association. at a meeting
-, T., tho Chamber of Commerce yesterday after
oon reelected these officers: General Horace
porter. president; Elihu Root and General Gren-
iua NJ Dodge vice-presidents: Samuel Woolver-
ron. treasurer. and Henry W Hayden secretary
Grover Cleveland.
The trustees appropriated $1,000 from the income
or the fund for stained glass windows. They an
ror,nced that the attendance during the last four
years had been as follows lso o0zl'o' 1870 0S'4o4
1907. 52l 257: 1905 455524-
New-York tribune., 1909-02-27
GOVERNOR AT WORK HERE.

Governor Hughes attended to a lot OF routine
work Yesterday al the Hotel Astor. In the after
noon he took walk, returning at o'clock. He
would not comment Secretary Roots speech
Major Crossett OF his STAFF, his acting military
secretary. Colonel Treadwelf being detained in Al
Boyd Thaeher.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-27
HERR BURGsTALLER IN MUNICH.
Saws He Will Not Sing Again in America
Mrs. Hexamer Near City

Munich. Feb @-Alois Burgstaler. the tenor.
arrived here to-day from New York He saws
that he has decided never 10 sing again in the
United States.
tTavar,er wife of the proprietor of the Hexamer
Riding Academy. of Hoboken. \. J. Mrs. Hexa-
mer is residing I'm villa al Holzkirchen. about
eighteen miles south Of this city
New-York tribune., 1909-02-27
WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY.

F-eo admission 20 the Metropolitan Museum OF Art
American Museum OF Natural History and the Zoo
logical Garden.
Professor Francis G. Peabody on The Jnivers!ty and
service League for Political Education. Hud-
son Theatre No. l39 West 44th street, II a.
Nee-ng OF the Press Club Waldorf-Astoria ?
p
v,-tIliaro NJ Ivins The Charter History Of New
York the auspices OF the Dwight Alumni
association No $50 East 22d street. evening.
Arthur Brisbane Journalism, Especially Yellow Jour
- Young Mems Hebrew Association S2d
sfraet and Lexington avenue, evening.
aI ain,er OF The Brethren OF the Amen Corner Wal
dorf-Astoria. p m
miner Of the Delta Delta fraternity Hotel Man
New-York tribune., 1909-02-27
srArUE CONTRACT FoR LoRADo TAFT.

Washington, Feb. 26--The columbus NielloIIai n,,'
,-,,,iss,op has awarded the contract for making
a statue Of Columbus to be erected in the plaza
of the Union Station in this city to Lorado laIt OF
chicago a relative Of the Presdent-elect- CON
Gress has appropriated $lh"V TOT the CouiiiocS Us
e..,a1 which in addition to the statue. will
con7prse a large architectural fountain The Barry
statue Commission has selected Andrew OCon-
nor an Irfsh-American sculptor in Paris. 10 make
a statue of Commodore John Barry ~mch IS 10
be erected in Franklin Park. in TINS city congress
concentrated $4,000 for this statue
New-York tribune., 1909-02-27

Mr.. Wears born in 1912 Otsego. Allegan
County. Mich. He educated at Cedar Rapids,
and while still boy began the adventurous career
of a pioneer trader. He time manager
Of the Chicago Railway Terminal Elevator Com
pany controlling eight of the largest local eleva-
tors He also founded the model Of Morton
Park Chicago suburb. In 1891 he organized the
North American Transportation and Trading Com
pany and through 1t exploited The KIondyke. He
was a member of the Illinois Club. the Chicago
Board of Trade the New York Produce Exchange
and LAWYERS Club of New. York City. and the Art
institute Union League and Chicago clubs of
New-York tribune., 1909-02-27
EDWIN GOODALL.

Oakland, Cal. Feb 26.-Edwin Gooial, head of
the shipping firm of Goodall Perkins & Co. bust
ness partner of United States Senator Perkins and
a pioneer of California. died suddenly from apo
pIexy to-day aged sixty-fve years.
Mr.. Coodan. who widely known transporta-
ton officer, was formerly president of the Oregon
Railroad and Navigation Company. For nearly 4
half century the firm of which he the head
has been one of the leading steamship companies
in San Francisco He leaves wife and two chill
New-York tribune., 1909-02-27
PORTUS BAXTER WEARE.

Los Angeles. Feb. 25.-Portus Baxter Weare. at
time power in the business world OF Chicago
and later factor in business In the Northwest, is
dead here. At the time Of his death he virtu-
ally penniless. At time he controlled the
Globe grain elevators IN Chicago and throughout
thesNorthwest. Later he started the North Ameri-
can Transportation and Trading Company He
forced into bankruptcy in Seattle. Mr. Weare
was one of the first TO exploit the Klondyke when
il opened.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-27

AsTOR-J. O. Adams Field. Quincy, Mass; G. V
Michell London. BUCKINGHAM-J. P. Parrish.
Selma, Ala. GRAND-Captain Barton w Perry
= s A GOTHAM-Count Kalman Csaky, Buds-
pest. HOLLAND-Thomas Nelson Page. Washing
Ton IMPERIAL-C. +. MagOon eN-Goyernor OF
Cuba: Colonel d. {. Robinson, Elmira. MANHAT-
TAN-Captain Hokki Bey and Lieutenant NouTi
imperial Turkish navy. MURRAY HILL-H- T.
Julian London: II Sidlons Mowbray. Washington
Conn: f. H W podward. Boston. SENII-LE-Dean
EZnowiton Chicago WALDORF-ASTORIA-G
IT Barbour. Detroit: Edwin CHM, Boston; James
Van GIeaYes St- A~OuiE.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-27
M. LEBARGY TO LEAVE THEATRE.
Displeased with Action of Directors of the
Comedie Franchise

Paris Feb. 2s-Owing to the refusal OF the di
rectors of the Comedie Francaise TO permit NJ Le-
ba rg+- to play NJ. Rostands "Chanticler ". Le-
bargv intends TO leave the organization.
Sarah Bernhard has announced that she viii
appear in the title part of NJ Rostands "Cyrano
de Bergerac." She disappointed at not being
selected by NJ Rostand to replace the CoquelOn-
afne as Chanticler. This Impossible on account
Of her sex.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-27
CORNELL oEsATERs WIN.

CorneIIs debating team defeated Columbia n the
New York division of the intercollegiate Triangular
Debating League at Earl Hall. Columbia Univer-
sity. last night The Cornell speakers presented
their argument on the negative side OF the ques-
ton: Resolved. That our legislation should ss
shaped toward the gradual abandonment OF the
protective tariff
New-York tribune., 1909-02-27

Former United states Senator James Smith, jr-.
-. newark, Yesterday afternoon for Chicago, to
- a. The bedside Of his son J. Henry Smith who
has lust been operated on for appendicitis. J.
Henry Smith was married recently TO Miss Blanche
FIan1onden of Chicago, and he is now at the homo
Of his wife's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Chares A
r,1ar,opdan in Chicago
New-York tribune., 1909-02-27
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Henry Miller and Miss Julia MarIoVe. He
member of the Lambs and Playgosrs Club, of New
York.
PROFESSOR B. B. ATKINS. president of Logan
Female College. died from heart disease at his
home in RussellvIlle Thursday night His wife
and two daughters are in Texas for their health.