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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-16
Winners in Yesterdays Races
JACKSONVILLE, FLA,

JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
First race-Sylvan DELL Lydia Lee Chess.
Second race-Ferrand Cecillian. Abrasion Son
Third race-Toson dor, Siiverin. Dander.
Fourth race-Ragman, Nethermost. High Range.
Fifth race-Ethon, Hans, Descomnets.
Sixth race-Critic, Endymion, Belle Scott
TAMPA, FLA.
First race-Magic Miss, Granger Twist, Kath-
eryne Gardner.
Second race-Necklet. Percy Taylor, Restless
Lady.
Third race-The Ram, Mocha. Trappe
Fourth race-San Gil, Tamsr, Flora Riley
Fifth race-Ramon Corons, Baleshed, Advise
sixth race-Tackle. San Primo. Kings Prime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-16

Trainer Quirk said today that he would
not require Schaefer and Conroy to visit
the showed baths any longer, as both are
down to weight. and he does not want
hem to get any lighter. Gessler and
Street will receive much of the trainers
attention, as both are a little heavy and
he is anxious to reduce them.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
OBITUARY..
MATTHEW HENRY eUCkHAM'

F,1rIington. VT. Nov. 29.-Endins ser'lce
of nearly forty years. Matthew Henls
Ruckham. president of the University VI
Vermont, died at his home here carry 10
day of bronchial trouble. President BUCK
ham became i'll about ten days ago. anu
while at first his maIady was not oeieFeo
to be serious his advanced age OF seventy
eight years proved handicap against nus
powers of recuperation. Sunday night IL
was announced that his illness was critIcai'
and the end came quietly at 1;3o o CLOCK
this morning.
In point of service President Bucknam
was the dean among college presidents Oh
New England and was one of the Oldest
educators in the United States. Since M
he had been at the head of the University
of Vermont and under his presidency tne
university made great progress. both in the
increased number OF it's students and IN
its efficiency as an educational institution.
President Buckham was born in Leicester
shire, England. in 1882, and came to the
United States In infancy. He was grad
uated from the University Of Vermont In
the class of 81, and later received the
degrees of Doctor of Divinity from Dart
mouth and Hamilton colleges. and Doctor
of Laws from MiddIehury College. AfHr
teaching school for a time DR.. Buckham
studied abroad. and on his return to Amer
ica accepted the chair of Greek at the
University of Vermont. becoming president
i'm 1871
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
KEPT PRISONERS DEATH LIST
Demise of Dorance Atwater, Who Re
veaIed Horrors of AndersonviIle.

lIariden. Conn. Nov. GA message TO
Francis Arwater, a newspaper publisher OF
this city, from San Francisco. to-day
brought word of the death of his brother,
Dorance Atwater, widely known as the man
who made the secret record of the deaths
of federal prisoners in the Confederate
military prison at Andersonville- Mr. Al
water was born in this state. At the age on
sixteen he enlisted for the war with the ISL
SQUADRON. Connecticut Cavalry. and later
served with the Harris Light Cavalry or
New York. He was taken prisoner In FEB
ruarv 1864. and was sent to Ander>onVllle
nrison. where he was detailed as clerk TO
make a record for the prison OF the deaths
among the federal prisoners Suspecting
that the list as compiled by him was not
being sent to the government, 4lr. Atwater
made a duplicate of the list given the prison
authorities. keeping 1t from their knoWt-
edge His list contained some thirteen
thousand names
When, in 1s6J, he was sent to the parole
camp at Annapolis he carried this list with
him. secretej in the lining Of his coat The
question of the ownership OF the list caused
considerable litigation, but recently recos-
nirion of his services was given Mr.. AZ
water by the government.
He leaves wife. who before her mar
rage to him was a princess in the Island
of Tahiti. one of the Society Islands group
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
THEATRICAL NOTES.

We Can't Be as Bad as All That has
been selected as the title Of Henry Arthur
JOnes's new piece, which is to be presented
by the Authors Producing Company under
the personal supervision OF Mr.. Jones'
Charles B. Hanford is to appear with
Miss Olga Nethersoie in Maetsriinck S
Mary Magdalene." which viii be pre-
sented for the first time on any stage at
The New Theatre on Monday night
The appearance of Albert Chevalfer. the
English actor, IN Daddy Dufard,' at the
Hackett Theatre has been postponed to
Tuesday night. December 6. The Aviator, .
al the Astor Theatre. has also been de-
ferred for production until the same night
Charles F'rofnan has secured for iulnledi-
ate production Fair Risetti," new
operetta by Leo Fall, which was sung for
the first time in Vienna last Saturday
night.
Rehearsals will begin Tomorrow OF
''Homeward Bound" q new play by Eu-
gene Walter, which is the first OF three
American plays which Charles Dillingham;
will produce within the next few weeks
The other two are by David Higgins and
Anne Caldwell
Miss Christie Macdonald is to open her
season as a comic opera star in The Spring
Maid at Waterbury, Conn, tonight She
will begin an engagement in Boston, her
native city. next Monday night.
Miss Pauline Chase sails to-day for Eng
land to begin rehearsals in Peter Pan,
in which she is TO appear ar the Duke or
York's Theatre, London, at Christmas time
This will be the seventh annual production
of Peter Pam at that theatre.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
music
The Philharmonic Society.

Mr.. Mah1er presented an interesting pro-
gramme at the fourth evening subscriptloh
concert of the Philharmonic Society in Car
negie Hall last evening, and in its per-
formance there was only one erraticlsfn,
which occurred as was to have been ex-
pected in the classic number The music
consisted of Cigars not only n1arveliousiy
ingenious but also marvellously beautifui
variations on an original theme, Cold
marks violin concerto in A minor. the solo
part played by Mr. Macmillen; Mozarts
G minor Symphony and Mendelssohn
overture to "A Midsummer Nights
Dream" The Elgar music received
treatment which was most honorable
to composer conductor and orchestra
alike-a properly picturesque and beautiful
Interpretation of a work which does honor
to English music, which does not deserve
half the shrugs which 1t receives even III
its native land. despite the obvious efforts
which are making there to do honor to H.
Elgars genius needs no coddling; neither
does that of any man Of any country
Wien the principle is fully recog-
nized American composers who nave
something to say that is worth say
ing will benefit as Sir Edwards S mas
benefited And not only American COM
Mr. Macmillen's fine attributes as an artist
would not have deserved better recognition
than they received last night had he been
an American of ten generations descent
nor received more had he been ten times a
"Frenchman, Turk or Prussian, or, per-
haps. Italian" He played concerto the
technical difficulties of which have pracfi-
cally kept 1t off the current list, though IL
is a beautiful work. He played its exquisite
middle movement with great charm, with
lovely sentiment and ravishing tone, and IN
the first and last movements he excited
genuine amazement by his mastery DOW
ing, though his intonation was frequently
disappointing in that he was persIstentiy
sharp, especially in the high positions the
erraticism referred to in the opening lines
of this review was disclosed in the change
III the composition of the band which MI
Mahler made for the symphony. The con-
ductor put aside half of the string players
which have so often been lauded as the
chief glory of the Philharmonic Orchestra
and doubled the flutes. The effect upon
Mozart's music in a room OF the d1nen-
siens of Carnegie Hall may be left to the
agination of the judicious- II. t. IL
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
WHAT Is GOING ON TO-DAY.

Free admission 70 the Metropolitan Museum
Of AT, the American Su6eun OF ->a--i g
History and the Zoolegical 1aroeh'
Exh5billon OF arts, crafts and industries by
the bind under the auspices ot tne NeN
York Association for the Sllzo, lAS
Lighthouse 10. 1lo East 9Sth street. .
10 P m; 70 10 p n
E--abethau fair and festival Of the Society
for Ethical Culture, Central Park West
and Gath street afternoon ana evening
Dinner for Goorg ksrsche hensteiner by ms
Municipal AT Society. National Arts C4nb'
, n
Memorial ceremony in honor Of Mark Twain
Carnegie Hall. ?.
Annual ciune- Of the St Andrews Society.
Waldorf Astoria ? n
Joint session Of the aedfco-Legal Society
and the Psychological Section, Waldorf
Astoria. s P
senator Theodore z. Burton OF Ohio, on
The Development OF Our Commerce.
Brooklyn academy OF Auzic' s;l5 p NJ
Ffse lectures Of The Board OF Education, 8
? n: Public School -. 42d street, east
OF tEird avenue, Winning the West
j. Blanchard. Public school o9. No.
with the Sea" Dr. James Il. Gore; Pub
lic School Is6 lz5th street, west OF Am
sterczEn avenue, Our Friends IL Fur ana
Feathers" Professor siias A Lottricge:
Cooper Union. Third avenue ana 5th
street, The Cses Of Iron and Steel IN
etrac5Grss," Professor Bradley slough
ten; East Side Settlement House, 18TH
Ht3est Gno East River, Fractures. Dlslo-
cations. etc" Dr.. G. Alfred Lawrence
PUBIC Llhrary 30. &c Leroy street. The
philippines" Major Frank Keck. sun
ne ag; Dr. Wills +. Johnson
soang Mems Christian Association Hall,
% West 125rh street, '-Sicl!y and
sftsce DR. Hugh s. Lowther; Young
- ara Lexington avenue. National
vs. Socialism" DR.. Davis z Muzzes.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
DR.. SAMUEL ALEXANDER.

DR.. Samuel Alexander. visiting surgeon
of Bellevue Hospital, died yesterday after
noon in the New York Hospital after an
operation for appendicitis. He Was taken
to the hospital on Saturday. DR.. Alexander
was q bachelor and lived at No S. West
18th street. He had been connected with
Bellevue since 1883. He was a graduate
Of Princeton University, class OF "a and OF
the Bellevue Medical College DIR. Alex
ander was lecturer in surgery at the Belle
vue Medical College and a professor in
Cornell University Medical College since
1900 He was a member Of the Princeton
University and the New York Athletic
clubs
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
DR.. FINLEY At S0RBONNE
President of City College Cordi-
aIIy Received in Paris.

Paris, Nov. ea.-President John H Finley
Of the College of the City of New York,
Hyde lecturer at the Sorbonne delivered
the first of his series of addresses tonight
on French pioneers in America The excep-
tional interest in the subject drew a large
audience, the great Richelieu Hall IN the
Sorbonne being filed TO its capacity.
The lecturer. who was introduced by Pro-
fessor Croiset dean OF the faculty, received
q cordial reception The lecture dealt with
the discovery Of the region from Labrador
10 the lakes and the exploits Of Jacques
Cartier To illustrate the tremendous OBJ
sracles by which the pioneers were con-
fronteG President Finley pointed out that
il took them more than a century TO reach
the Mississippi Valley from Labrador,
distance recently covered by American aero
nauts in a few hours. The lecturer then
reviewed the Hfework Of Champlain and
outlined the founding Of Canada and the
establishment of Quebec and Montreal
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
HUDSON THEATRE
The Coburn Players Present the
Electra of Euripides.

The Coburn Players appeared at the
t5udson Theatre yesterday afternoon IN the
ELECTRA" of Euripides, Gilbert Murray s
noetic version, in which they played in an
open air performance at Columbia Uni
versity last summer. They presented the
,rewson1e tragedy with considerable ef-
fectiyeness. Mrs coburn was particularly
effsctiye in the title part. Her acting was
marked by an intelligent appreciation of
her character, and she was alike success
f,, in the affectionate scenes with Orestes
and in the intense moments attendant upon
the murder of 4sgisthus and Clytemnestra.
Mr.. Coburn was a manly Ores;es Burr
car,,th was most successful a. An Old
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
NEXT WEEK AT METROPOLITAN
First Hearing of Girl Of the Golden
West It's Chief Feature.

The first performance on any stage of
Puccini's latest opera, ''The Girl OF the,
Golden West" founded on David Belasco's
play, next Saturday night, will be the feat
ure of the fourth week OF the season at
the Metropolitan Opera House. Prices
have been doubled for that night. regular
subscribers having first claim 10 tickets
The week will open with Aida on Mon
day night, with Mr.. Caruso, Mines. Rappold
ana Homer and Messrs. Arnato and Didur,
Mr. Toscanini conducting. "Tannhauser
will be given at the special performance on
Tuesday evening. with Nine Weidt as
Elizabeth, for the first time here; Nine
Frenstad as Venus. Mr.. Slezak in the title
part Mr.. Sooner as Wolfram and Mr..
HinckIey as the Landgrave. Mr.. Hertz
will conduct.
Die Waikure'' VIII have its third hear
ing on Wednesday evening. with the same
cast as heretofore La Boheme" on
Thursday evening. will be sung by the
same cast as at its first hearing, while III
''Lohengrin'' on Friday evening Nine
Fremstad as Elsa. Mr.. Slezak in the title
role and Mr.. Goritz as Frederick will be
heard for the first time this season IN those
parts. Faust" will be the Saturday matt
rec BILL with Miss Farrar as Marguerite
and Mr.. Jadlowker in the title part.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
TO SUPPORT GOOD PLAYS
Mcdowell Clubs Plan to Provide Bet
ter Audiences.

Members of the MaeDowea Club and their
guests met at the roeTas Of the club In the
Metropolitan Opera House last night TO
discuss the organization of an audience
that will support the right kind of plays.
The principal speakers were Louis Kauf-
man Anspacher. Percy Mackay, Walter
Har,pden and Charles Ram Kennedy
Mr. Anspacher told of what the Drama
Lea que Of America had been able TO do In
Chicago With ten thousand members, he
said. it had been able to save from failure
Mrs. Ffske in Ibsens Pillars of Society
and Nine. Nazimova in Tbsen's Little
Eyolf" It is not the idea to condemn
bad plays he said. but TO praise good ones.
The drama committee of the MacDoweH
Club, he said, had already made begin
ming. They have already sent out to mem
bers nineteen bulletins giving an idea of
plays and acting 1t is proposed TO extend
the membership of the organization by
affiliation with all sorts Of clubs In and
around New York, and to send bulletins
from time to time new plays of merit
are presented.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
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Man" formerly servant 10 Agamemnon
John z. Kellerd. as messenger attending
,,non ,restes. is deserving of most favor
able mention for his exeeiient report of
the assassination of Egisthus. j. Malcolm
Dunn acted the part OF the peasant hus-
band Of Electra in realistic fashion. How
ard Kvle as castor, and A. c. Carvel as
polydeuees a,a @ were impressive in the last
scene. when orestes and Electra We're con-
se,,,,aa 70 ban.shr,ent for the murder of
Clvtemnestra and her consors
The players deserve credit for their ex-
ceilent diction and for their freedom from
stasiness. The production was beautifully
and simply staged IL one act
In view of the grewsome nature Of the
story one wonders. however. why the
bodies Of the murdered King and Queen
we're brought upon the stage. The hor-
r,b1e effect of this scene. however, was
somewhat modified by the beautiful vision
Of Castor and Polydeuces-
The coburn Players will present "Elec-
ira" again on Thursday at p m. in con-
junction with "AIcestis,' by Mrs Blanche
Shoemaker WaSSta1
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
FUNERAL OF RICHARD 7. WILSON,

Many pronlinent persons attended the
funeral of Richard T Wilson, held yester-
day at his home, No. 81 Fifth avenue The
services were conducted by the Rev. DR.
Ernest NJ Stires rector OF St Thonas's
Church The body was taken to Wood
lawn by special train for burial there In
the Wilson vault.
Reserves from the East 5lst street police
station were called out 20 prevent the
crowd gathered outside the house from
blocking traffic
Among those at the funeral were Mr.
and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt. Mr.. and
Mrs. M Orrne Wilson, Mrs. Ogden Goelet.
Robert Goelet. ]. Pierpent Morgan. Au-
gust Belmont Henry Clews. Frederick
Townsend Martin. Mr. and Mrs. w De
Lancey kountZe, Mrs. Ogden Mills, Mrs
W K Vanderbilt. jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam Douglas Sloane. Adrian Iselin, Mrs T.
Townsend Burden and Miss Evelyn Bur
den. Mrs. William Post. Mrs. Frederick w
Vanderbilt, Miss Anna Sands, Commodore
Elbridge T. Gerry and General Lloyd $.
Bryce.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
MELBA HEARD ONCE MORE
Delights Her Many Hearers IN
Florid Music of .1Traviata.

Nine Nellie MeIba made her second ap-
pearanee Of the season at the Metropol-
itan Opera House last night in Verdi
La Trayiata." Though the night was not
a subscription one, the fame OF the Aus
traIian soprano brought out house that
was Of good proportions, especially behind
the brass rail, Fire Commissioner Waldo
not having as yet decided to exclude the
stsndees And the standees responded
Loyalty to the occasion
The arias of the old opera had no ter
rors for them, and the heartaches of the
consurnpttve heroine awakened manifold
responsive thrObs.
Nine MeIba was in excellent voice; In
better voice than in "Riguletto." She sang
"A fors lui'' with beautiful tone and with
phrasing that would have opened the eyes
of the younger generation of coloratura
singers The Alfredo WIS John McCor-
mack. who often sang the part when a
member Of Mr. Hammerstein's forces HIS
delicate phrasing and the feeling and ten
derness he displays in his singing were as
evident as ever. His voice sounded a trifie
throaty at times, but his performance
brought forth much praise, the more so
that he made the fatuous Alfredo positively
likable.
The newcomer In the cast was Carlo
GaIeffi, a barytone new to. New York. who
sang the part Of Giorgio Germont- Mr..
Galeffi disclosed a voice of good natural
quality and ample volume, but one that his
method of using did not improve. He was
nanifestIy nervous. which undoubtedly les
sened the lyrical effect of the ''Provenzia- !"
He will probably prove a serviceable men,
ber of the company. Mr.. Podesti conducted
acceptabIy. This was the cast:
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
DR.. SYLVESTER r. SCOVEL.

Wooster. Ohio, Nov. g.-The Rev. Dr.
Sylvester F. So2-el, president of the Amer
lean branch of 1ne International Peace So
ciety and former president OF Wooster Uni
versity, died at his home here tonight Dr.
ScoveI succumbed to an attack of pneu-
monia which he contracted on Thanksstv-
ing Day. He was seventy-five years old
After serving for thirty-seven years as
the head OF Wooster University DR.. Scovel
resigned on account OF advancing years and
devoted the remainder Of his life to the
cause ef world peace He was born in
Harrison County. Ohio. IN 1875.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
BYRON MEMORIAL CHAIR
Address of the American Ambas-
sador at Nottingham.
TBy Cable to The Tribune.


Nottingham. England, Nov. 29.-The
American Ambassador to Great Britain.
WhiteIaw Reid. read an address before
the University College at Albert Hall
tonight, on Lord Byron. The Duke of
Portland. who has taken a prominent
part in the foundation of the Byron Me-
mortal Chair Of English Literature,
which was then inaugurated, presided,
and the principal, registrar and profess
sors appeared in their academic robes
among prominent military and naval
men, who Were in uniform
A large audience followed with close
attention the Ambassadors lecture.
which was a noteworthy example of lit
erary criticism.
1here We're necessary reservations, due
to the character Of the poets life and
frank admissions that the Byronic revo-
lutions against religion, morality and
established institutions We're failures.
There was also hearty appreciation Of
his exquisite lyrics and the splendors Of
his verse and an eloquent tribute TO
Byron for having forecast the new birth
Ol ltAlSkS szJlQ c1 dlEOll 1Ol
the high cause of human rights.
There was some new matter relating
TO Byron's rigid Calvanfstic upbringing
in Aberdeen and Nottingham, on the
present feeling Of the descendants Of
Mary Chaworth for the poets memory
and on the influence of the American
tutor. J. Drummond Rogers, who taught
him reverence for Washington.
The Ambassadors address was warmly
applauded at its close, and he was
thanked in most appreciatfve terms be-
fore returning to Welbeck Abbey, the
home Of the Duke of Portland.
The Byron Chair, for which one or two
large sums have been pledged. will be
founded with the help of smaller con-
tributions from Nottinghaushire and
America The memorial is part OF a
larger scheme for chairs of mining and
commerce. which will enable the college
TO assume the rank Of a university IN the
near future.
(Mr. Reds address will be found on
"a ae g.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
HUNDREDS DIE I'M TEMPEST
Dock Workers Carried Out on the
Caspian Sea-Vessels Sunk.

ietrskhan. Russia Nov. 29.-Dur1ng a
sudden tempest n the Caspian Sea to-day
a landing stage. on which were three hun
dred Persian dock workers. was dragged
from its noorings and swept out TO sea
The storm was so violent that attempts at
rescue were futile. and al hope that any
or the rlen VIII be saved has been abaE-
doned.
Scores OF ships. several with their crews
OF board. we're sunk al their noorings at
different Caspian coast towns
Seven towns along 1he coast were flooded,
the inhabitants in hundreds Of cases being
forced TO take refuge IN haysIacks- The
plight of the sufferers IS pitiable. as intense
cold has added TO the general misery.
Several steamers have been sent from this
rort 10 aid the sufferers from the storm.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
FUNERAL OF JOHN G.. CARLISLE
Bodies Of Former Statesman and His
Wife Buried at Covington.

Covington. KY. Nov. Bloomington paid
its last honers to-day TO its most distin-
guished citizen, the late John g. Carlisle.
former Secretary of the Treasury His
body and that of his wife, who died two
wears ago. were buried side by side at
Linden Grove Cemetery.
In compliance with the proclamation
issued by Mayor Craig, schools adjourned
and public buildings and practically all
business houses remained closed during the
hours of the funeral Services were held at
the chapel at Linden Grove Cemetery
New-York tribune., 1910-11-30
GREEK OFFICIALS DANGER
Attempt Made to Wreck Train on
Which President OF Cabinet Rode.

Washington. Nov 29--Word OF an alleged
criminal attempt upon the life OF President
venizelo Of the Greek Cabinet, was re-
cefve6 II re Greek Legation here to-day
by Alexander Vouros. charge q 'affaires Of
the legauon-
The dispatch says that the alleged at
tempt was made by trying 20 deraN a train
n which NJ EenizeIo was travelling IN
ThessaIv while On a campaign tour a
heavy iron raj had been placed across the
tracks. but the train did not leave the rails.
TIE cuiprits have not been captured