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New-York tribune., 1910-12-11

= 20 II as Gida. the first role l ever sang
in opera. The flight Of time-it brings
strange Nlings does it not"
( There was a wistfuI note in the singer
voice. II was as # the great artists she
had sung with were passing in review
within her memory; many Of them were
+ long since dead. few OF them were now
upon the stage
Isn't ii strange. too. that Mr.. Remand
lhouId b. singing Rigoletto tomorrow
night? He vas a member Of the COM
parv with me al the AIonnsie. in Brus-
seIs. the year OF my debut. ! am glad that
he Is singing. for. besides being a great
artist. he is an artist whom I have
known for a long while, and, after all
one always likes 10 sing with those one
has known. Poor. dear Gilbert. am
sorry he TOO. is not singing tonight He
: made SO much out Of the little part OF
Nonterone. ! received letter from his
widow only this morning. He was
great artist. and there are none too many
left"
Nine. MeIba Is TO believer in hasty
preuaration for an operate career.
atelv thinks she can make success IN
grand opera if she has passably good
voice. \ few months training. and then
her debut. When I was studying Tor a
career il was different. girl mad TO
study hard then-study for years She
had TO learn TO sing before she made her
s1,uearance on the stage. No wonder
the old operas aren't given any more.
They can't be given unless the singers
are versed in bel canto. and bel canto is
apparently q lost art
But if Nine Melba was pessimisttc
over the passing Of vocal art, she was
enthusiastic over the musical possibill-
Ties IN America
II have just been on tour through
an, the West and Canada. where l sang
e., towns that did not exist ten years
seo. The people. too, seemed TO under
stand what they were hearing mad
many amusing experiences, but the 1uh-
ntest occurred IN quebec
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11

Nine Nellie Melha sat n her apart
r7ert IN the Hotel Plaza. With her sat
n BaEbv. OF tile ''Bagbv Mornings" and
E Tribune representative. Let i be IN
dersroo6 at once that Nine Melba was
not clad IN q hobbIe skirt. IN fact, she
disapproves OF them
The hobbla skirt IS 4 horror" -1-
Claimed the diva. an abomination. a
r'onst-osI-v mat should be cast into
outer darkness. L Is bad enough in q
-oUng girl Of eighteen but have you ever
seen q uortIy woman of dignifled bear
;rg ana middle vears step out Of her
carriage clad III this ridiculous concoc-
tlon2 I have, and il cured me at once!
'~YCu sec. after all I am in my ideas
a. oI7-fashioned woman"
Not Il suffragette. them" hazarded
the Interviewer. remembering Nine Mel
be's London residence.
Good Lord. 10. should think not!
Poor AIr. AsqUith, / see by the news
papers that tie militant ladies have
hlackened his eyes How foolish OF
them. Arv one who knows the world
knows that the Ivoman's way 10 obtain
hex END Is not by violence OF course
the sUffragetres have i portion OF rlght
upon their side I for instance, employ
my butler Yet my butler has more 10
say about the taxes I pay than nave
That does not seem TO me to be right
and ! hope that in time way viii De
found 70 change this injustice: but IL
won't be via the sufragette-
Then Dir Bagby, who hitherto mad re
u'ained silent, Put in Z word
Nine. NeIba, Go you remember you
were one OF the first who gave my morn
ing concerts d start
Nine. AIelba old remember.
II vas moi long before that that l
made ny debut III Brussels. vas it," she
asked. and now I make my second
debut tomorrow night You are both l
tcpe, coming 10 see me. 7 call It my
second debut because I am really more
nesVcQs than 7 vas at my real debut
- IS : long time that have been away
Hcr ne Metropolitan, and noF return
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11

One solitary passenger pigeon. ending her
life at the Geological Garden IN Cincinnati
Is to-day all that remains OF an American
species that early in the last century
swarned over the continent in Iocks num-
bering billions, according 10 reports re-
ceived a. the headquarters Of the National
Association OF Audubon Societies, III this
city.
With the deatI of this sole survivor OF
a. bird tribe whc~o nesting places often
covered hundreds OF square miles there will
soon disappear tao last trace OF the wild
pigeSls that have been slaughtered by
the million by men who fed their hogs upon
the carcasses they could not carry away
Though II IS too late to save this species.
special efforts are now being made by the
Audubon workers 10 bring about the resJo-
ration OF other birds OF economic value
that must otherwise share The same fa--
Fer MANI months $ -sremariC search has
been made throughout the continent IL
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11
Sad Rush to Grand Opera Stage, Says Melba
Considers Bel Cano Lost Art Because Young Singers Ar
in Too Great Haste for DebUMitant Suffrage Not
Among Her Fads, but Horseback Riding Is.

1t was showing hard. and when /
left my hotel for the concert I stepped
into a cab that was standing at the
door, with a bidding to the driver TO go
directly to the hall There seemed to
be moments hesitation and then the
carriage started. To my surprise there
was no light in the carriage, and as l
wished TO look at my watch I put my
head out Of the window and asked the
driver TO light the lamps.
There amt no lamps" was the as
tonishing reply from the cabby. This
Is a funeral carriage"
And just at this instant a group OF
urchins piped VI in the street:
Look at the hearse goin' 10 the con-
cert"
I tell you I got out Of that carriage
then and there. low necked dress, jewels
and all. and I stood there for a good
two minutes up to my ankles in slush
and the wind blowing the snow forty
miles an hour around me until a real
cabby came along. Il was q wonder
that I didn't ruin my throat. but I did
not"
Nine. Melba was very anxious to
know about Puccini's latest opera The
Girl Of the Golden West"
You know I sing in 'Boheme,' and
next season I am to sing 'Tosca' IN
London"
The last act is very picturesque, I
understand" said Mr.. Bagby. Il believe
that the soprano comes riding in on
horseback, the reins in her teeth and a
pistol in either hand"
Nine. MeIba's eyes flashed deIightedly.
THAT is just the part for me-" she
cried: you ought 10 see me ride horse
back, You know | learned it when
was a girl in Australia. l used to ride
miles and miles and miles over my faith
er's ranch. And I keep it up. In Lon
don I ride every morning. I shall Ger
.ainlv have TO learn 10 sing The Girl Of
the Golden Vest"
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11

detailed him for duty a. 7Ua--.-ras-s- -
the army in Southwestern Missouri Later.
obtained a commission - second lieuter-
ant Of volunteers. seTvi1G ss General Shsrf-
dGr's aid during all his campaigns ami
, acting as his military secretary until his
death
Tel me about your experiences the trst
time you We're under ire said
1T was at Bonneville T recoIIect cna.
I wished I were sorne7r here else. a feeling
that returned az the beginning Of every
Subsequent battle. and was experienced b.
all the soldiers knew. except Major
George A Forsyth. whom 7 mentioned IN
Ia king about Cedar Creek Forsyth was
ready any time TO risk his E1e, even though
it was not actually necessary. and seemed
20 take Joy in entering fight Wounded
four times during the Civil War. he WAS
afteTwaTd wounded three times by Indians.
He is living now ii Massachusetts, having
been retired from the army six years ago
as a colonel"
What battle DO you rer1ernr~- most
clearly
"Ch- stone River. or SI1rrreesboro. -
is called. which was fought Lhir-y--vo miles
/ from Nashville. starting on the las- day ~
1852 and continuing until the nsh- oe
January 3. Il was a bloody contest hH-
tween small armies evenly matched. Fsos4-
Grams having 42,000 men and Bragg $500
+ Sheridan lost 40 per cent q his troo2s-
/ -Four OF his brigade commanders var-
killed. Four other officers abandoned Their
/ regiments. When the battle was over
/ Sheridan formed his division into 2 hollow
/ square, marched the four towards INTO rhs
/ centre. and had his colored body servant
I take their swords and cur The bu-tons AMI
/ shoulder straps from their coats. afr@-
which they were drunrei o71t IF camp
/ Sheridan never had auy -roUtle VIII COW
a1dIy officers after that
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11
Lone Wild Pigeon SurOfOes

officials OF the Audubon association f0-
relies OF the once prolific passenger pigeon
Members OF the organization. headed by
Professor - +. Hodze. OF Clark University.
have rlade a standing, offer OF Si.55o 20 any
one discovering a nest OF this species. but.
though thousands have been eagerly trying
for the prize. not one single claimant has
appeared
In response tu "a recent inquiry by T Gil
bert Pearson. secretary q the Audubon aS-
sociatiun. the authorities OF the Cincinnati
Zoo" have just furnished the last chapter
in the tragic tale Of these bUtchered birds
The last Of the passenger pigeons IS .
female. eighteen years Old whose r,ars
dIed recently without issue ar the age os
Uvenrv-four
sad a. is the passing ot the pa=sengs.
pigeon. us lesson NAV avert the extinction
nj rrr=- ~aluabl= species. y - declared z
AmerIcens rally A. on-s - save their -
. naming oIId resources
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11
NOT A CAVALRYMAN.

also rhs --ia-HiUC drag""r7' - careless
l~e-=-t must n. 1,s75 Vith The other rub
f-,sr THAT na~ distorted history and novel
izel -hs truth. sheridan vas an infantry
nan foe- soldier. transferred hH Grant.
y--c sought O. man of --rr5on =" lead Ms cay
a--- evev fror'. tFoISat dur- snd wagon
t-ar-s into r collision With T7e enen7T-
VIII sheridan ~ an - his more Than
f.r-- engagements md his eleven big bat
ties vent u Il-r-z@3 vincent MS h-or'=r- IN
.ea-s his 7s8n-o- and an side-oa-"anD a.
-zcE5E % ll- personal taft Nov - -he
So q se-err--ora Michael n height.
----n-erznca and manner. Il Philip Henry
= Is would have been IT t-r twilight of
Ire a7zi-Er- -He taps - darkness and
s-rnlber The r2l1zrache and imperial are
--ri-e instead - b-o-n The head. long
from brow 80 crown. Is the sane - ar
+Lc eves-l@a9 gray ordinarily hut blue as
gun meta = dimes
= can talk about NV brorhe-.' General
Michael said. m Tic la.e. neutral voice OF
General PHIL hIr I bog To L. excused
from taking anour myself
Thrfc4- hrez@-red for gallant and ueT-
-r-.uus services in pitched battles. the
tez-=r Of orders through bullets and she'll.
II Bonneville. PerryviIle, stone River
rLEs5onarv Ridge. ChickanauSa and Look
o1- Mountain present and active during
rhe spectacular End decisive campaign IN
-re Shenandoah Valley a. well IS il The
r.u-zli- of - To Appou7arto1 Court House
chief Of staff In General Brook during the
Spanish VT. and forty Years q soldier,
from nrz- 10 last. beginning as second
lleuterar- ~ Missouri volunteers, finally 70
be retired - hriEadier general II Tie
army Of -he Tinted States. Michael '.
Sheridan links -re past - Ine present with
dramatic interest. and in himself IS well
zC--n- Of formal hiogra ply or z slashins
hook Of memoirs BIT for the rigid1Cy Of
IS shoulders ar1 his tight -butroned coat
~ r7tzt- he taken for 4 business nan uv-
t-E n his 7i-fler5z and interest
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11
TWO BORROWED EAGLES.

Ny brother became an infantry oIflcer
after being graduated from West Point
and served as sucn IN Texas and oregon
before the Civil War. He vas made cap
tain in the spring q 1851 and went 70 ~
Louis 10 join his regiment, the loLh N
tsntry. After temporary service as Z quar-
termaster. he was given command OF me
ID Michigan Cavalry That was IN May.
1862. He reached the camp Of his regl-
-renr. near Farningron. Miss, a. s o'clock
at night dressed a. q captain Of infantry,
hur wearing pair Of borrow I'd eagles on
his shoulders
.~Farlv next morning = stranger 20 his
officers and men ne started On MS raid %
bonneville where he was 70 destroy the
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11
STORY OF THE RIDE.

eliminating the @Zaggerations ot POS
- said. --u-hs- IS ne s-o-- ~ -Fe VIII
chester ride
The Shenandoah Tane-. easy
rcure 70 rhe North for he Confederate
z-cy, vas = constant menace - Washing
ror and the Suare Of Pennsylvania Cen
@-zI Sheridan arrived IN this city on th-
morning Of October i. 1854. with his chief
of stan and three aids. including uvself, 20
suggest that 2 line of defence be built
scross ne za'l-v - keep the Confeierates
beck
At the @-d cf MS conference with Sec
-era-y Stanton and General EaIlecl, ex-
PCrly At noon ! remember We left Wash
t1g-or on 9 special train for Nartinsburg
y. which " reached at dark. and were
net by an escort of three hundred men.
" spent Lhe night q Martinsburg. twenty
-hr miles from Winchester
Commissioners Lad come from Ohio 70
take The vote Of the soldiers II the field for
srare officers vas left behind next
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11

and q suspension of hostilities until the
conference was over sheridan and MS
staff started at once for Appon1attox Court
House but We were fired on from the TIM
ber and rode into a ravine. Sheridan sent
Lieutenant Allen, grandson Of Commodore
Vanderbilt, to the woods for an explanation
TIE. Confederate commander made Allen d
prisoner. saying: No matter what General
Lee does, d South CaroIinian never sur
renders However, he was glad 20 sur
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11
Copyright by waldon Fswcett.)

tie regular army n-ver says BOYS when
addressing his men. Years afterward
General Sheridan stated in writing his rec
election Of what was said. IF I had been
with you this morning ne wrote from
memory, this disaster would not have
Happened We must face the other way {.
We Will 20 back and recover our camp
Il was not with General Sheridan at the
time as I have explained, but Ma jor
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11

George A FORSYTH was present being an
aid on his staff Forsyth has said that
Sheridan called on those who were not
towards 10 follow him. declaring that he
meant TO sleep at Cedar Creek that night
or in a very much hotter place.
NO matter what language he used I
observed he rallied his men. and they did
face the other way"
Yes. He met William Mckinley. a uen1-
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11
..oLD BRAINS" AND GRANT.

when did you first see General Grant
'rEarIy in 1862 But 7 vas not very
-,i1ch irnpressed-nobody was There vas
mora talk about Sherman a. that TIM
Eur HaIIeck was 10 end the war, va
thought Old Brains We called him Cen
eraI John Pope had cIeats nailed on a tre.
so that he could climb Up and put his feld
glasses on Corinth- which, he regularly re-
ported 20 HaIeck. was about TO De svacil-
ated- One day 7 picked Up piece 90
paDer near HaIIeCks tent Doubtless q.
had been blown through the door By r5s
WIND In Hauecks handwriting read:
Johnny Pope. he climbed a t-A
That into Corinth he might see
He said the Rebs had Tacuatec.
4 warn that he had otcsrs st1ce6
"Pope was q horrible poet. bu. c-,As
ured the bit OF paper for It's military valuA
However. lost IL somewhere IN Dixie D.
fore the war was over
rs II true that General sh-rtA8 soca
made an inyidious observation aoou: TG-
asp
..T-hs T-uftsf states near. % t-tve Max
milan out OF Mexico. Sheridan waS u
command OF $4,000 troops. ant Gran: eAd
chosen him 70 lead the invasion Altar .
long. hot drive during q prot-actet c-occs
and through a hog vollOv- u1os- q co~
way from Victoria 20 Galveston. vs. vEe
registering az a hotel EheG . -epo<sO
rushed IN and asked:
General. what do you cht1k OF IN1S~
THE inquiry was not oppo-ru1A S1e-f-
dan Was covered WITH aIkaE dust an Els
cIothin, was soaked with persp1rarto- Es
turned around sava agely and said: WY. =
I owned both places should I've = Bel
and sell Texas
- country editor along the Flo GraccA
in commenting on Sherldan5 verbal W-
pIoslon. said. Damn = mao that doesn't
stuck up for his own country Tao wiz
c.su pleased Sheridan immensely
The poets also have put sons rsr-fois
oaths' in your brothers mouth"
Yes I know. Several OF the reporters
who followed the army likewise thought
thai 4 general should swear and swagSe--
II made what Jl-v wrote more Interesting
ard sensational I suppose But Genera.
sheridan used prof.u- language 50 seldom
that I 80 not re,.swh-r OF ever hearing
him swear at all fte made no noise abocr
being pious but h-. believed n -he religion
OF his father anE mother"
,Capyrisht 1870 Hv James z M'rr-w'
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11
GETTING INTO THE ARMY.

How did you get into the army"
asked.
MY parents were devout Catholics and
7 was a student at St Joseph's College.
which was connected with the dominican
monastery at Somerset. Ohio, where We
lived Most Of the students came from
the South and promptly went home at the
outbreak Of the war between their states
and the North The college. therefore, was
closed I found employment IN a st Louis
hardware store as clerk I Joined my
brother however. after General HaIleck
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11

10 give anything TO know hts past life
Get him ~ run for office. '-Lppincott s
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11

supplies Of the enemy and cut the railroad
connections. He fought his first battle al
Bonneville a little later as an officer in
command Of two regiments OF cavalry, or
SGT men. He defeated General Chalmers,
who went into the fight with five thousand
bayonets, sending Captain Russell A. AIger
and ninety men TO attack the enemy in the
rear and having q locomotive engineer blow
his whistle so as 10 deceive the Confeder-
ates into believing that reinforcements had
arrived on the field.
"The battle OF Bonneville made Sheridan
brigadier general OF infantry. and he
fought afterward as an infantry command
er at Perryviue, Stone River. Missionary
Ridge Chickamauga and Lookout Noun
tain. He had twenty-five regiments and
six battaIions, all Western troops, az Mis-
sionary Ridge. Early IN March. 1854.
Grant was put IN command OF al the
armies He wanted. he said. the best man
for the cavalry. HaIIeck suggested Sherl-
dan
The very man. Grant replied
$50 Sheridan was ordered TO Washington
and given command OF the cavalry corps OF
N. Ar7rly Of the Potomac. He was thirty
three years old and looked younger, because
he was only feet inches tall and weighed
only 115 pounds Although he knew Grant
and Haueck slightly. he was stranger 70
ev everybody else in Washington. After
meeting Secretary Stanton he went 70 the
White House. President Lincoln took both
OF his hands and jocularIy remarked: Who
has ever seen a dead cavalryman?' Sherf-
dan reached this city on the morning OF
April l. He left for the front al O'Clock
in the afternoon. And that is the way
his career as a cavalryman began The
surrender az Appomattox occurred a year
and five DAYS later"
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11
WHY HE WAS SUCCESSFUL.

.eTf vow we're asked - explai- tr- t-srIe
tent success achieved by y7Ur brother. T1s-
would you say
Naturally. 7 shouldn't want - se- vs--
much still vas with him for ruen-y-
seven years and understood hin. perhaps.
better than did any one else He was
varv persistent nan. L he attempted znT-
thing he kept az II until i vas do7s
Having won a battle. he would follow rhs
erCmy until his men and horses were To-7
out. Then he had marked talent To-
geography and topography The maps ~
obtained in the South were old and Un-e-
liable Sheridan had new ones made. and
seemed TO know intuittveIy the location -
roads that were not marked. Standing on
an elevation, he would get rhs ropogrsphr
% region at a single glance In war. os
coUrse, II IS necessary u know how -
reach Z place. Although Sheridan vas
never whipped. he realized that II was vital
10 know how 70 run and where 70 run II -
were no longer prudent or possible 70 light
So he had the whole country IN his head az
The start OF every battle Moreover, hs
took good care OF his men, in camp and on
the march. believing they would paw him
back when they had the Chauce -. L1A1
always did"
what was his conduct IN The terf
While planning q fight he was reTse VIA
his verbal orders and physicaiy sneasv-
He would breathe quickly and his lips
would sometimes rwiJch- Once The barrls
was on. however. he SAT II his saddle. rar-
rovIy watching the whole field and sav~
his orders without any snow OF nervousness
, o- excitement Al Missionarv Ridge -
was the only general officer % lead hl7
troops on horseback riding I'D the steep
slope with his men his aids. necesarll-.
being mounted also. and right a hand FI-
carried his CoIors himself a Five Forks.
n Virginia, going over the rife pits a. tha
head OF MS troops and defeating part "r
Lees army. His loss that day was 28s
men. as against {. 500 for the Confedera-es--
Evening journal., 1910-08-23
USE PHONES ON
FREIGHT TRAINS
PennSy May Adopt System
for Use on LOng-DiS-
tanCe Runs

For the purpose of experimenting
with various appliances and testing
out patents which might prove Of
value 10 the system, the Pennsylvania
railroad has constructed an expert
mental road several mites long be-
tween Tyrone and Spruce Greek, on
the Middle division. A number Of i'm
portant tests were made en- Saturday,
among the appliances tried out being
a new lock TO fasten rails TO ties, a
new style tie and a new kind OF steel
rail.
The tests on Saturday were watched
with interest by General Superintend-
ent G. w. Creighton. Of Altoona. who,
with a staff Of operating officials,
spent the greater part Of the day on
the road in a special train consisting
of the supe~inlendent's private car
and an observation car. One Of the
most important experiments was that
of telephone communication between
the engineer Of the locomotive and
the crew I'm the cabl1 car Tests OF
this telephone we're made last week
between Harricburg and Altoona. The
wires we're strung from car to car on
a system somewhat similar to that
now used in connecting the air brake.
II is not unlikely that the telephone
system will be adopted by the Penn
sylvania railroad for use on long
distance freight trains.
Evening journal., 1910-08-23
"BTLLIES" ARE
NOT FOR SALE
WilIiamSpOft Business Man
Says Transfer Talk is
"HOt Air"
CLUB IN DUMPS
As PENNANT GOES

WILLIAMSPORT. Pa. Aug. %
"Williamsport's Tri-State League
baseball franchise is not for sale and
Williamsport will be IN the league
next year." was the emphatic declara-
ton to-day of a Williamsport bust
ness man in close touch with the sit
uation here. This talk of the fran
chise being sold to Wilmington. or
any other town. for that matter, is
simply hot air" he continued.
II is true that the team has not
been drawing we'll, but there are
variety Of reasons for that One is
that the fans have been pampered in
former years by having pennant-
winner. Three pennants so close to-
gether was bad for the game here.
OF course, all loyal fans would like
TO see Williamsport win, but since an
unusual siege of hard luck has put
the team out of the running a great
many are happy TO see the banner go
elsewhere.
Already plans are being laid for
next year. The team will have the
basis of a strong pitching staff In
Daley aud Judd. II is expected, how
ever, that the draft Will take about all
of the best players, including the YER
satile Jack Stansberry, who has made
a success Of every department Of the
game except pitching.
Some OF the criticism heard on the
outside may account in a measure for
the falling of in attendance. why
should Williamsport buy Madigan, a
man who hasn't made more than two
or three hits?" said one follower of
| the game. Others talk in similar
strain
Evening journal., 1910-08-23
PEERLESS WILL
GO SOME NOW

9 Declaring that he will make the
rest Of the Semi-Professional teams
play hard during the rest of the sea-
son, Charles E Harkins. new man
ager of the Peerless team. has col
lected a fast buch of players. He
has signed Dougherty and Horty, two
of the speediest fielders of the High
School nine Horty will play on first
and Dougherty on third. "Chiz"
Weldin has been signed to take turns
behind the bat with Milliken. Bren-
nan, the former Riverview star, will
play second, and Pfeffer will continue
with Peerless as shOrtstOp. L. F..
Crumlish, fast base runner, will play
in center. James Harkins, brother
Of the new manager, will play right
field, and Croney will pitch part OF the
time F. Collins, J. Collins and NJ.
Smith will be utility men. Next Sat
urday the new team will play New
port at the Landlith grounds.