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THE NEW YORK TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 1902. THE PRINCE'S RECEPTION Mr. Grail's Plans 'for" the Gala Opera Night. In Reply to a Question He Says Ht Will Net Allot Any Profits for Charity The Sale of To ih Editor of Th Xcie Tor Timrt: Ta 'th annottneetnenta rrymrdimt th' gala fotrranc at I ho opera In honor, of Prim Henry nothing I raid as to th diagonal of th net piaceeda.

With price ranxins rrom $5 to pr seat, ft surplus or at least Sno.ono may Is expected, and I should 11k to ask whether th pretence of th royal vim tor la to be utllWoa that Mr. Oran may turn a few mor honest Cnniea, or whether some worthy charity may eflt thereby. Th proceeds of th Oerman performance at th Irving Place, as Mr. Courted i a ted. will go to charity, and It seems to rn that a atmltar disposition should be mad of th per funds.

If Mr. Orau or the stockholder ar Wooed'1! In this natter, let sua that th surplus mlRht be divided among th members of ih chorus and the orchestra, men and women whon labors this season need not be envied even t.y the hardest worked denlsea of, an east aid sweat As' the opera reason has been profltabl lar evond exoectatlon. oerhaos th Bvanas-r vlix gladly welcome my sujrreaUon. j. ja.

New Tork. rb. IS. lor The amount ot tbe receipts which. Mauri ct Graa will take In on the gala opera flight, according to the published scale of prices, if allowance la made for the sale eif fiftl standlno- room tickets, would exceed AMr.

Grau said that Tils expenses would be -very large, but made no statement of the coat of the sinters, Including six prima donnas and all of the tenors. Estimates insula by those who have means of know ing Disc thia Item at not mora than toOO. The decorations will Include the trim- jnlng of the boxes with American Beauty roses and are fixed at $10,000. $2,000 Is the amount allowed Tor the cost of the white allk souvenir programmes bearing port rait oi rnnct neary. Thus.

Mr. Orau's net profits would be likely to exceed $23,000. When he was told MlMft thai VanflrM Ponrbd of the Irving Place Theatre will devote the proceeds of his gala serf ormance to aome charity, Mr. Grau said that he knew noth- lng of Mr. Conrled'a arrangements.

Asked whether any of the gala opera night profits would be devoted to any charity. Mr. Grau repueu; I have no such Intention." Mr. Grau announced that all of the boxes have been alloted for the gala night. All of the orchestra seats have also been allotted or sold and three-fourths of the dress circle seats have been sold, while he said that thousands of applications have not been acted upon yet.

On Thursday morning at 8 o'clock the public aale will be opened, and the only seats which can be secured then pre balcony Scats at I12.50 and ilO each and fam ily circle seats at $5 each, together with a limited number of standing room tickets at $5 each. In case any of the seats now lUul i I. a will Yva placed on public sale on Saturday. Mr. Grau said that he had received many re quests for orchestra seate at prices far in advance or tne gala night rates or sau eacn.

Aoout l.uuu aeats at least, it la expectea, win re placed on public sale. -Many seats have been taken by prominent -New Tork families who are among th season boxholders. and a great display of wealth and fashion will greet Prince Henry at the Metropolitan Opera House. Mr. Grau announced that the leading roles on the gala night and the singers Who wll suport them will be as follows: labenaria.

(Act Elaa, Mme. OadsU; Ort-rud. Mme. Schumann-Heink: Lohengrin. Mr.

XXppel: Helnrich drr Vogler. Kdouard da Kesske; Walter Damrosc. (Act II.) Carmen. Mm. Calve Don J.

Mr. Alvaras; Eacamlllo. Mr. Scottl; con- vucior, sir. ion.

A Ida, (Act III.) Aids, Mme. Eames: Amneris, Mme. Homer; Amonaaro, Mr. Campanari; Ramfia, Mr. Journet: Ra dames, Mr.

Marchi; conductor, Ms) SepplllU Tannhauaer. (Act II. Elisabeth. Mies MHka Terntna: Tannhauaer, Mr. Van Dyck: Wolfram.

Mr. Van Rooy; conductor, Mr. Damroach. La Travtata, (Act Vtolette, Mm. Bern-fcrich: Alfredo, Mr.

Salignac; conductor. Mr. Erppllll. Old. (Act Been Miss Jtreval; Rodrigue, sir.

Alvarez; conductor. Mr. Fkn. The Mayor's Opera Committee met yesterday at the Chamber of Commerce, but apu nanan. lis v.nainnan, saia iaier urn they had no further announcement to make JuBt now.

PRINCE HENRY'S PROGRAMME Arrangements for the Eighteen Days as Finally Decided Upon. WASHINGTON, Feb. Hill, for the President's delegates, to-day made pub-lie the general programme and itinerary of the visit ot Prince Henry of Prussia, covering the period of time from Feb. 22 to March 1L From time to time publication has been made of parts of the itinerary. but there has been more or less change in the original programme, and new features have been added.

As it now stands, the programme declared by the President's delegates to be final. It is as follows: SATURDAY, FEB. 22. Arrival In New Tork Harbor, probably about noon, on th Kronprins Wilhelm. Admiral Evana.

commanding th special squadron, will meet th steamer at- Quarantine Htation and conduct Pruvc Henry, with his suite, to th Hohensol- lorn. which th President's delegate will then vlalt to extend greeting. Exchange of official Visit in th afternoon. Tn tha avMiln Priiwa Henry and bis suit will attend th Irving Place Theatre, and return to th Hohensollern for lb lugot. SUNDAY, FEB.

23. In th morning; religious exercises on board th Hohensollern. If the weather Is favorable, a visit to tn tomo of Uea. Orant In the afternoon. STivat atertalnmait bv tha Dautarhw Vmin Zeav for Wasbington In th evening by special nu sa tn rennsyivama naiiroaa.

MONDAY, FEB. 24. Short atop at Baltimore at A. M. Arrival at Washington at 10:20 A.

M. Military eacort from th Pennsylvania Station to the Whit House and tnen to in vermaa Kmbaaay. Th President will return the visit of th Prince at noon. Visit of th Commissioners of th District of Columbia and brief address of welcome. Vlalta of Ambassadors end Ministers.

Visit to th Capitol at 4 P. M. Dinner at th White House at P. M. After dinner th Prince will return to New York by special train on th Pennsylvania Railroad.

Departure of th President and hla party for ersey buy oy ine.rennsyivania Jtaiiroau. TUESDAY. FEB. 23. Departur of th Prlnc and his aulte and of th President and bis party from Jersey City for the shipyards of the Townsend-Downey Shipbuilding Company at Shooter's Island.

Launch ing of the Kaisers yacht at 10:30 A. M. Lunch eon to th president oo board the Hohensollern at 1 P. M. Military eacort to recetv tb Prino at th Custom Hons Wharf.

Battery, where ba win tano ai tr. ana proceea to the Uty Hall. Visit of the Prince to'tbe Mayor of New York, and presentation "of the freedom of the city at City Hall at 4 P. M. Dinner given by th Mayor of New York at :30 P.

M. Gala ooara at uie Metropolitan upera nous alter in dinner, WEDNESDAY. FEB. 2. Luncheon with representatives of commerce and fndustry at 12 30 P.

M. Sightseeing In New Tork in the afternoon. Torchlight concert at tb Arlou Club at 6:30 P. M. Banquet of tb pra of the United States at 3 P.

M. Special ferry to th Pennsylvania ttauroaa at midnignt-and Journey vtaaxungiva- fr Tuinaniv rrn er Arrival of th Prince Washington and escort to the German Embassy. Memorial exercises to President McKlnley In th House of Represent stives, the Prince snd his aulte attending. Vialt la the afternoon to Mount arson. FRIDAY.

FEB. 2S. '1 1 I. I. a St Annaooiis at noon.

Farewell visit of the I "i-ine to the President. Dinner at th Gsrmas SATURDAY. MARCH Depsrtur of th prtnc and his suit for their Foutbera and western tour oo siaxMal train. journey across tb Alleghany Mounulns by iioraeano curve, on t'ennayivama Kallroad. Flop of ten minute at Pittsburg and Columbus and of twenty minutes at Cincinnati, i SUNDAY.

MARCH. 2. 1 -'j Arr.val at Chattanooga at A. M. Preaenutkn Of souvenir alhum of vlwa.

Tiuee hours and L. I lh fMlrMi lieparture for St. Louis at 10:31 A. M. Stop fifteen minute at Nashville, ten minutes at Louisville, and twenty minutes st Indianapolis, i MONDAY.

MARCH 3. Arrival ai St. Louis at 7 A. M. Reception, at the L'nlcn Station.

Presentation of an address, CarrisKS drive to the Kads Bridge and thettv to th tt. Louis Club. Breakfast at th St. Louis a a. i.

tka.ii. 11 Knd to Forest park, where the special trsln will' be In waiting. Detarture for Chlrago at It A. M. Arrival st Chicago at P.

L'nioa Station. caption by tb Mayor, the German Consul, and a Reception Committee. Drive from th station to th Auditorium Hotel, with military esc irt. Liaasc at the Aadltorluan Uotsi. glvea by tha Associated Reception Committee, at T.

A choral festival at the First Regiment Armory by I muaicai aneutlaa at VI iiraiui nail in in Auditorium at 10UW P. supper following th TUESDAY. MARCH 4 -Visit ttt k.m i infill tn TJncoln Park. Denartur In, wilmika. at 2 P.

M. Ar rival at Milwaukee at 4 P. M. ReceptWnv by the rwr ai tne station. Military escon FxnoslUon Hall.

Oreeting by th United Singing Club. Drive through the Illuminated court of Jonor to the Hotel Pf later. Dinner at the Hotel Pflster. If time allows, sala- representation at the German Theatre. Departure from Milwaukee at 10 M.

for Journey eastward. a WEDNESDAY. MARCH Arrival itKiiff.i wntrat time. Ptor of fifteen minutes. Arrival at Niagara Falls at 43 p.

Eastern time. View o( th Us and departure from Niagara Falls at P. M. Ston of twentv mlnntea at Rocheater at P. stop of ten minutea at Syracuse at 10.23 r' THURSDAY.

MARCH Arrival In Twtu. in a skinth Terminal Station. Reception by the Mayor and the German onsul. Drive from the station to the Somereet neiei under military escort. At a at.

Oovernor. Mayor, President Harvard University, and others pay their respects to th Prince at at4 Mm th-oil-h the ty aiid stop at tb 6tat House to return th vi ue ovemor. Visit to tsnaw Hnnwnu. Drive to th Public Library to retura th visit of the Mayor, visit to Cembridre. arriving at Memorial Hall at 1:30 P.

M. At P. visit to the President of the University. The President will accompany th Prince to the Faculty room. f.

luncheon In the Faculty room, ai 2:45 p. vialt to the butldlnara of the university. At 3.S0 p. entertainment given by tb students of th Harvard I'nlon. with short speeches lasting nntll 4:45 P.

M. At 8 P. reception of deleirauon of the Germanic Muaeom Association at the tou of Prof. Muensterberg. At 6 80 P.

leave Cambridge. Arrival at Somerset Hntt at a if At P. dinner by the authorities of th city. FRIDAY. MARCH 7.

Denartnre rrrnn nnriim at 9 Arrival at Albany at 8:30 A. M. Stop of two hours. Reception at the at at Ion by the Governor and Mayor. Military escort to the City Hell, wnet the freedom of th city and a souvenir Will be presented.

Mll'tarr eacort from th City Hall to th Stat Capitol Building. Reception by the Oovernor. Senate, and Aaaeniblv. Departure for Wast Point at 10:30 A. M.

Arrival at West Point at P. M. visit of two hours. Departure irora West Point at 4 P. M.

Arrival at New York by special ferry from Weehawken at 6:45. P. M. Dinner at the University Club at 8 P. M.

SATURDAY, MARCH 8. Day spent In rest and recreation. Dinner of th Gross Deutsche Oesellschaft at 8 P. M. SUNDAY.

MARCH 9. Luncheon at the University Club at 1 P. M. Private dinner lar the Prince. Visit to th New York Yacht Club at 9:80 P.

M. MONDAY. MARCH 10. Departure from New York by special ferry from Twenty-third Street at 8 A. M.

Arrival at Broad Street Station. Philadelphia, at 10:20 A. M. Reception at the station by the Mayor of th city and the German Consul, and visit to the City Hall, where th freedom of the city will be presented. Visit to Cramp's Luncheon with th Union Lea rue at 1:30 P.

M. Departure for New York from the Broad Street Station at 8:30 P. M. Arrival at New York, by special ferry to Twenty-third street, at 5:30 P. M.

TUESDAY. MARCH 11, Farewell visits and departure. ON THE H0HENZ0LLERN. Snow for the First Time Covers the Imperial Yacht's Decks The Municipal Preparations. The work of preparing the Hohensollern to receive Prince Henry was stopped yesterday and the painters were laid off because of the storm.

For the first time, Lieut Rebensburg aaid. the Imperial yacht'a decks were covered with snow, for when wintering at Kiel the Hohensollern has, a temporary wooden ahed covering the boat In her berth. The six officers of the yacht who went to Niagara last Saturday returned yesterday, full of appreciation of the Of the Highlands of the one of 'them said: In some places I think It more beautiful than the Rhine. It was so fine that I can't express myself A party consisting of Commander Hipper. Lieut.

Bebensburg, UeuL Commander von der Osten, and Lieut, von Haxthausen will go to 'Niagara Falls to-day, returning on Thursday. They will he accompanied by Capt. Alfred T. Mahan and Marl us de Brabant' of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Admiral von Baudissin went to Phila delphia In the afternoon to visit his brother- in-law, Alfred C.

Johnson. Commander von Holleben, the nephew of the German Ambassador at Washington, was entertained last night at the Metropolitan Club. The plana for the presentation of the freedom of the city to Prince Henry were announced by Mayor Low In the afternoon. The reception will take place 25 at 3:30 o'clock P. M.

The Prince will be received by the Mayor in the Governors' itoom on the second floor of the City Hall, and after being welcomed by Mr. Low. will be escorted to the Chamber of the Board of Aldermen by the Committee of Fifteen of that body. The Committee of Fifteen consists of the five Borough Presidents Cantor, Swan-strom, Cassldy, Cromwell, and Haffen: Al dermen uaf ney, McCall, Diets, Holler, Goodman, Harnesfager, Florence. Went.

Vice Chairman Mclnnes. and President Fornes. In this Chamber Mayor Low will nresent the freedom of the city to the Prince and avlll welcome him, delivering a formal speech. The Prince will enter the City Hall through the main entrance and will leave tnrougn tne same exit. Tne rear door and side doors in the basement will all be locked.

The police arrangements have been completed for the afternoon. There will be several hundred reserves stationed around and about City Hall Park under command of an Inspector and several Captains. Capt. Copeland of the park police will command within the City Halt The police regulations will be very strict, and perfect discipline will be maintained. The police lines will extend to Broadway on the west.

Park Row on-the east, and Mall 8treet on the The rear of the City Hall will be kept cleared, as the door will be locked at that entrance. The plasa and steps of the City Hall, also will be kept cleared. The Aldermanic Prince Henry Committee voted yesterday to furnish engraved invitations to the membeis of the Board of Aldermen and the Citizens' Committee of Two Hundred. This will enable them to get within the lines without Interference from the police. Regarding band music.

It was decided to leave this detail to the sub-committee un til It could be ascertained whether the escort of the Prince would have a band. If one is engaged for the escort it was deemed undesirable to have another. In the City Hall, but it one Is not probably the negiment nana wui ne en-gaged. Herman Bidder sent out notices yester dav to aH those (invited to the Staats Zeitung press dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria on Feb. asking them to respond at -once in order that others may take their placea if they are not to be present The dinner will be served at 8:30 o'clock, and tbe reception room will be opened at o'clock.

Mr. Rldder will welcome the Prince. The other toasts will be responded to by Whlteiaw item. sr. uia.r McKelway, Charles femory eraiin, ana inaries KtiaDD of St.

Louis. The Brooklyn Allied Singing Societies have decided to participate in the torchlight paraded- to be reviewed by Prince Henry, which will Increase the total num ber of men In line to almost ll.OOU. Arion HalL at Fifty-ninth Street and park Avenue, where the Prince will review the parade, will be superbly decorated, and a purple carpet win ue iaia irom tne main entrance to the big assembly hall, from the balcony of which the Prince will review the United German Societies. A large shield will be erected on this balcony that will protect the Prince in case of inclement weatner. Helnrich Conried.

proprietor of the Irv lug Place Theatre, aaid yesterday that the two procenf um boxes at the right of the stage will be turned into one box for the Prince ana nw suite un tne mgnc Hi 22, and that the Mayor and some naval officers are expected to occupy tbe other A special cast will appear in the plav selected for tbe performance. im VYelssen Rossi." Commander Franklin of the First Battalion of the New York Naval Militia. which will form part of the guard of honor at 'the launching ceremony at Shooter's Inland en Feb. has Issued general orders directing the men to assemble on board the United States ship New Hampshire at o'clock on the night of Feb, 24. ROYAL YACHTSMEN ELECTED.

Emperor William and Prince Henry of Germany Members of Atlantic 'y Yacht Emperor William II. of Germany and hia brother. Prince Henry of were elected to honorary membership in the Atlantic Tacht Club at a special meeting of th organisation held for that purpose tn the Waldorf-Astoria-last night, and Secretary Jackson was directed to cause tbe following resolutibna of the club in. the matter to be engtosscd and forwarded to tne new member, -elect ins uerr man. Ambassador at Washington: Whereas, Hla Imp rial Majesty, fh Emperor of Germany, has paid I high compliment to American ratht designers, and especially to American yacht builders in the building of a racing schooner yacht in this coo itry, and Whereas.

He has ald an eepecial compliment to the American pe ipl In requesting President Roosevelt to permit hi daughter to chrlaten tb yacht, end to still irther add eclat to th occasion has designated I Is brother. Prino Henry, to represent him at tbi launching, accompanied by other distinguished frioers of the German Army and Navy, toarether with the presence ot th -perlal yacht Hohen illemr. Resolved. That tt show our appreciation, these expressions ol good-will, and in vlw of hla record as a yacht uman and tha Interest he has always shown In ichttng. th Atlsntlc Yacht Club at Its annual meeting held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on Fel l.

10, llejz. elect his Imperial Majesty, the Emperor of Germany, 'also his brother, hi Royal Hlsrhnena, Admiral Prlnc Henry, honorary nv raber of the club, and the Secretary be direct. I to caua these resolutions to be suitably engr aaed and forwarded to his Imperial Majesty a id to his Royal Highness, tlirouah th German Ambassador at Washington, and to request heir acceptance of tb same. American Numb of a German Paper. Feb.

17. UeberaU. an illustrated Army an I Navy periodical, has brought out an ex American issue, in which portraits of Emperor "William and President Roosevi It are published side by side on the front age. The issue contains articles clencriblnfi the recent naval development of the Uni ed States. These are lowed by sketch of President Roosevelt and the piinclpai officers of the United 8tatea Arn and Navy, and articles on the achievements of Admiral Dewey.

riear Admiral Evdna. and Gens. Miles, Cor- uin. ana Memtt. CHINATOWN'S NEW YEAR.

The Occasion Celebrated with Two Largo Banquets of Chinese r- lands. Chinatown celet rated its New Year last night with two one given, by the. Chinese Merchai Association and the other by the Or ental Club. Both were well attended. an a number of prominent guests were entertained at each board.

The Chinese Merchant Association. 'banquet, which was riven at 14 Mott Street, numbered among Its guests Police Commissioner Partrid re, Commissioners Kbntein and rhurston. Judge' Warren W. Foster of eneral Sessions, Justice Julius Mayer of Special Sessions, United States District Ai torney D. A.

Lloyd, and Assistant District Attorneys Train, O'Connor, Townsend, a rid Tborne. There were also prominent 1 1 the various tables a large number of police Captains and Detective SergeaHts. and other minor public officials. Mayor Low, who had accepted an invitation to is dinner, did not arrive. The presiding gen us of the Teast was Tom Lee, the Mayor Chinatown, who last night celebrated ils twenty-fifth year aa a Chinese mercha nt In this city.

The dinner was opened by a fusilade of firecrackers, whlc i lasted for an hour, during which time tl guests wriggled about in their chairs. all more luu.ouo firecrackers were set off. This explosive appetiser was foil wed by bird's nest soup and other viand; of similar mysterious composition. Core nerV Physician Dr. Williams, who was ne of the distinguished fruests of the fei st.

reassured the unin-tiated diners, wh in doubt, by pronouncing Judgment on rich successive dish. Klce wine was. i he only beverage served with the dinner, nd a unique feature of the entertainment consisted In th carrying out of an am tent custom which compels the President and Secretary of the association to make round of tbe guests and drink a glass of ice wine with each one. Though rice wine is as strong as brandy, these two "hosts, notwithstanding that they clinked glasses wt more than 200 guests, returned to their, i eats unassisted. When the dinner broke up Commissioner Partridge and hii party were conducted through Chlnatow i.

making a tour of the shops, the Opera ouse, and the Joss house. The Oriental ub dinner, which took place at 24 Pell St ect. was a much similar entertainment Tl Is dinner started a little later than the mei chants' dinner, however, and many of the guests of the earlier feast went Among those present at the Oriental Club wei William H. Baldwin. Foster Backui former District Attorney of Kings Coun ty, and a number of men prominent in the missionary world.

At the merchants' dii tier all the guests were men, while at the tub dinner a large number of women attended. The Oriental Clu officers announced after tbe dinner that the following consists of the most elaborate Chinese menu ever prepared and served other than Orientals in this city: I Imported Fruits snd Pineapple, Oolden Lime. Carambola Pomegranate, I Almond. Fried Shark's Fla. Bird's Nest Souo.

Broiled Squab, Broiled Chicken. Bundled Duck, winen v.uo vnicaen, atuanroom f-SaE noup. Mushroom Chicken, llushroom Chov gov. Lotus Seed Soup, Fsiicy Pastry. Mum Ke Tea, nowir-ear win.

E. R. THOMAS EXONERATED. Coroner's Jury Rinds He Was Not Re sponsible for Death of Boy Killed by His Automobile. Edward R.

Thorias, son of Gen. Samuel W. Thomas, told the Coroner's jury yesterday In the Criminal Courts Building- bow it happened that Henry Theta, seven years of ag-e, had been killed by hia automobile on Feb. 12 -at Convent Avenue and One Hundred 'and Thirtieth Coroner Scholer presided, ind the lunr rendered-a verdict that Mr, Thomas was ffulUles of blame. The automobile wan the White Ghost," formerly tiwned by W.

K. Vanlr- bin. At tbe tuna ol tne accident those with Mr. Thomas were Alexander Nones of 6 il Fifth Avenue, His son, Charles Nones, of 3U) west Seventy-fifth Street, and William K. canton, wno 1 vea at the waldorf-Aa-torts.

Mr. Thomas swo -e that he was not rains; at a high rate of eed. When three block's from the scene of he accident he saw boys playing in the mi Idle ot tha street. Continuing-, he said: I blew my wl seversl times, nnd the boys scattered All of a sudden a littla fellow darted in ont of the machine and stopped. I swervid the automobile to the left and threw oi i the brakes.

The boy jumped right tn front of the machine. I did everything 'I to avoid the acri-dent. We hit th little fellow and killed him. The street i as wet at tbe time, and the machine slid." Six of the boys vho had been playing in the street corrob rated the statement of Mr. Thomaa.

The differ as to the -speed of the automobile but with the exception of Eugene McDermott of West One Hundred and Thirty-first Street, they did not think that it was going at unusual Young -Dermott said that the machine was moving so fast that it scared the boy and rendt: red him helpless to sav9 himself. George E. Ho a railroad man of Bridgeport, xaid that he was a good Judge of speed. an that the machine, when he saw It. was moving at a rate of from eight to nine mile i an hour.

Alexander None i testified that he had seen the boy jump into the street, and that he had waved to Im to get out of th had also shouted to the lad, but young Thelf evidently whs bewildered and Jumped th wrong way. itbers in the party save similar testimony. PARTY TROUBLES Independents, lr eluding Mr. Schieren, Decline, to Investigate Republican Executive, Committee's Chairman Jacob Brenner, of the Kings County Republics i Executive Committee yesterday received a letter signed by nine of the independer Republicans whom he asked to -serve on a committee to Investigate the" record oi the Executive Committee, explaining wh they declined to act. The names of ex-Mayor Charles A.

Schieren, CoL "Wil Is L. Ogden. Henry Battel man. E. Dwigl-t Church.

H. F. Gunnison, Thomas P. Peters. LSdwig Nlssen.

Oeorge 8. Richard and F. Brooks are signed to the communication. These gentlemen explain In the letter that they refused to se -ve as requested because they believed that such a committee would be powerless to ifurce the attendance of witnesses or corn jel answers from those who might volun arlly appear. It would also be without lower to.

compel the pro. ductlon Of any du -uments. and could only receive unsworn Htatements. The letter also suites that whatever power tha Investigating com nlttee might posHo would be derivei I from the very persons vlinu acta are to be Investigated The aimers of the letter ex Dressed ih opinion to Mr. Biienner that much of the- existing aisBaiiHiar'tion in party la to a prevalent belifcf that the energy of th psrtv managers is spent In seeking office for themffiMves an! their friends.

The let. ter conciuaea win a recommendation that there be adoifed an amendment to the constitution of tni county pro. Vldlng mat ro nsaers i' puuuc omce le eligible as membefs of the executive Com mittee. I Made from Pure Grape Cream of Tartar Is js Its Health of AVOID ALUM I consider that the public health would' be Improved by the exclusion of alum from bread. No alum powder is furnished to the Army by, the Subsistence CHAS.

SMART. Lieut. CoL and DepL S. U. S.

Army. concur in the views expressed above." GEO. M. STERNBERG. Surgeon General U.

S. Army. a- The Government protects the health of its soldiers and sailors by buying ROYAL BAKING POWDER. THE STEEL TRUST MEETING Seventy-six Per Cent, of the Capi-talization Represe.nted. Dividend of 5 Per on Principal Pledged by the Syndicate Election of Directors Ratified.

Seventy-six per cent of the capitalisation of. the United States Steel Corporation was represented at the first annual meeting of the. shareholders of that Institution yesterday. The meeting was held In tbe. small unpretentious Directors' room of tbe Hudson Trust Company, in Hoboken, and not more than two score persons were present, many of them being newspaper reporters.

The most striking thing- about, the whole firoceeding was the apparent openness ot all the willingness of the management to reveal the inside workings of the trust. As an aftermath of the meeting, i. Pler-pont Morgan it the managers of the syndicate which-, underwrote the entire stock of the steel trust, declared a dividend of 3 per cent, on the principal pledged by the This principal amounted to S2u0.0uu,uuu, although only was actually paid in. This sum waa subsequently distributed, so that the per cent, now declared is an actual dividend of 40 per cent, upon tbe amount paid In. Judge Elbert H.

Gary. Chairman of the Board of Directors of the corporation, presided at. the meeting -pf the Richard Trimble announced that 70 per cent, of the stock. was represented. George W.

Perkins of J. Pierpont Morgan Co. sat at the table with Judge Gary and Francis Lynde Stetson, counsel for the corporation. Charles M. Schwab, the President did not arrive until the meeting- had been called to order.

Henry C. Frlck was also late. The Morgan and Rockefeller Interests were voted by Myles Tierney, President of the Hudson Trust Company, and Henry W. De Forest, Others! present were John R. Dos Passos, the lawyer; Joseph P.

-Ord, one of the Directors of the company, and Charles McVeagh. Judge Gary. In opening the meeting, said that the company desired that any stockholder present should examine the books of tbe concern to hs satisfaction. The main books were on hand and opened on me i oie. i ne unairman tnen.

inquired if any stockholder present desired to vote hia stock personally. I do," responded Charles M. Schwab. In a low voice. "Charles M.

Schwab will vote fifty thousand shares," Judge Gary announced. Fifty thousand and one. If you please." interposed Mr. Schwab. "Very well," replied Judge Gary.

"It Is always best to be accurate. It Is not necessary to say that Mr. Schwab does not vote' all his holdings, although a man's holdings do not always mean that they are his own stocks." The only proceeding "not scheduled for the meeting then took place. A man named Strauss, who had proxies from J. H.

Kobl-er, holder of ten shares of stock, said that he would like to copy 'from the books of the company the three agree menu made with J. Pierpont Morgan. syndicate, managers. my" immediately repled Mr. Stetson.

I will furnish you with printed copies of all agreements exoept nv and you are at perfect liberty to copy that or any of the books you may desire." The annual report, made public two weeks sgo, was then submitted and approved. The by-laws, as amended, were approved, including the change of the date of the annual meeting from Feb. 1. in Anrii i changing the beginning of th fiscal year to correspond with the beginning of the calendar year. The polls were then opened, and the following propositions were ap- 41) In favor of approving and ratirvin an tracts, acta, proceedlnirs.

elections, and appointments by th Board of Directors or tb Eaecatlv Commute or the Finance Committee sine the organisation of th corporation oo Feb. 25. lflot as st forth In th tnlnates of th Board of Dl tt. via. an EaUVVUn unUQHIM Ft nance Committee.

2 In favor of approving and rati (Viae th three asreeinents with P. Uortran A Co syndicate managers, dated respectively March 1 and April 1. lixil. and Jan. s.

lBdi, th last belna-tb agreement of final settlement and mutual r- 3 In favor of ratlfrlnr th election lowlnc-nam- person a Directors of the third claaa for th thre years endine; In 1004: I. Pier- Kint atonran. jonn i. Kockefoller, Henrr IL orers, Charles M. "chwab, Elbert H.

Gary Oeorge W. Edmund C. Conversa. and P-rclval Koba-rta. Jr.

a 4 In favor ot ratlfylna? th election or tt lollowlng-naroed persons as Directors of th seo una ci ir ni wn years enains In itsKI: rYancIs H. Pea body. Charles William Moor. Norman B. Hm, Peter A.

I doner, James H. Reed. Henry Flick, and William KdrnlWn. (5) For th followlnjr-named raons aa Director of the first rlaea for th thre year endlnc In 1906: Marshall Field. Daniel a.

K-id. John Ii. Rockefeller. Alfred Clifford. William- K.

Dodir. Nathaniel Thayer. A brans 8. Hewitt, and Clement A. Orlacom.

S) For Mi ir a. Prlc. WaterHoaa' A Oo. as Indenendent auditors, to audit the femka and accounts of th corporation at tha clos of th fiscal year ending Dec 31. HWS.

--On the Stock Exchange the steel stocks held strong all day, the common closing for a net advance of Vi. ''while the preferred rose The principal buying came from houses with Western connections. ORDINANCES FOR Mayor Names a Committee to Draft Laws to Govern Their Uae. Mayor Low has announced the appointment, of a committee to draft a new set ot ordinances snd regulations relating to the use and storsge of dynsmlte snd other explosive In the city. Such a committee was recommended bv Chief Engineer Parsons of the Rapid Transit Commission at the last meeting of the board on Thursday The committee snnounced by the Mnvor Is: Oen.

O. C. Kb ton, U. 8. A- retired; Fire Commissioner Thomas Bturgis, W.

H. Parsons, J. A. Haskell. President of the Chemical Company, snd Prof.

Charles T. McKenna. a chemical expert. The committee will prepare ordinances to be acted upon by the Board of Aldermen, Pate Protects tte Family THE CASE OF MINNIE KURTZ. Her Counsel Attacks Mr.

Jerome Nat Notified, He Says, of Pending Pro-, eeedinae Aasinst Her. District Attorney Jerome was denounced yesterday morning before Justice llol brook In Special Sessions by C. Q. K. Wahle.

coun sel for Minnie Kurtz, the woman known as the missing witness tn the Diamond and Bissert trials. Mr. Wahle appeared In court, announcing- that he had received a tip that the case against Minnie Hurts for keeping a disorderly bouse waa to be called, although he had not been notified. The woman Kurtx, according to the District Attorney, could more certainly locate "John Doe" than any one else In New Tork County. 8he was twice discharged last week tn the Supreme Court by Justice Beach, who stated that thepapers from the District Attorney's office did not specify anv crime.

Mr. Wahle asserteta before Justice Hol-brook that the whole proceedings savored of persecution and that they were most Irregular. He placed the blame for this on the District Attorney. He said that there was entirely too much haste now In a case that had been pending since June it last. Assistant District Attorney Sand ford stated that, the bondsman had been notified that the case was to be called and that'll was not necessary to notify the attorney.

justice Hoibrook adjourned tne nearmg until Thursdav. Later tbe District Attorney declared that th case had not been hurriedly placed on the calendar. He said that the woman's 1 bondsman bad been notified on Saturday, and that it was the duty of her counsel to know when It appeared on tne calendar. TrlBEE BODIES FOUND IN RUINS. Are Those of Men Who Were Playing Card in an Astoria Factory "Which Burned.

The bodies of Theodore Jacobson. Jacob StoveL and William HUderbrand were found yesterday in the ruins of-the factory of, the Ornament Sign Works of Frank Meyer, on Franklin Street. Astoria, which was burned Sunday night, William Brown. who with these men was playing cards In the factory when the fire started, is still In St. John's Hospital with burned hands, arms, chest, and an Injured spine.

It waa supposed that HUderbrand haiTescsped. as a servant In Mr. Meyer's house saw some one run from the factory. This leads to the belief the fire may have been of Incendiary origin. Only the four men should have been near the place.

Brown was un able to move, and was found lying oh the ground near the building, mo tha girl did not aee nira. NICOTINE POISON FATAL. Sudden Death of a Man Who Was an Inveterate Smoker. Charles Anderson, thirty-six years old "of East Hallway, visited this city on Sunday, and on hla way home called on Robert Johnston ot, 1.304 Willow' Avenue, Hoboken. While at Johnston's house he became unconscious and was removed to Bt.

Mary's Hospital, where be died yesterday. It waa supposed that "knock-out" drops had been riven to him. but an investlga-tloh made by Dr. Heifer and Lr. Znncke developed the fact, that death was caused by nicotine poisoning.

Anderson had been an inveterate smoker. MRS. FREELOVE E. O'BRIEN'S WILL. Leaves to Each of Four Nieces and the Rev.

C. H. Eaton $10,000. Mrs. Freelove K.

O'Brien's will, which was-filed for probate-In the Surrogate's office yesterday, disposes of a fortune said to be about $200,000. A large part of It sh.e. bequeaths to four nieces, whose whereabouts she says Are unknown to her. The four nieces each are left SlO.onn. They are Ann Folks.

Elisabeth Marshall. Sarah Baldwin, ana Margaret uuckiey. Among other bequests Mrs. O'Brien leaves SIO.OUO to the Rev. Dr.

Oiarlea II. Eaton. More than half of her estate ah leavea to her granddaughter. Emily Marie weiier. or un feast uty-sixtn street.

Mrs. O'Brien was the widow of Peter T. -O'Brien. LEGAL N0TC8. MoKfT RtcmrtD as a Dxroerr on a Th question before the Appellate Division on an appeal from a Judgment for Eupherola.

Larblg In her action against Edwin Peck and Walter J. Peck to recover the balance of an alleged deposit was whether, th money was a loan, aa claimed by -the defendants, and therefore subject to the Statute of Limitations, the alleged deposit naving neen made in February, 1889. The amount In question waa 97.200. The Pecks claimed that the transaction was with the plalntlfrs son, who was their bookkeeper, and that he aaid tha money was hi- irounr Larbla. In ma kin a- un fh ST.5UU.

gave Walter J. Peck S-Xju cash and two notes tor aj.uuv ana h.ouo re-spectlrely. indorsed by his mother tn blank. A aemana note lur ioiai amount was then made out. payable to Walter J.

Peck, who signed. Indorsed, and delivered It to young Larblg. Mrs. Larblg testified that she did not authorise her son to acceDt th note, and had no knowledge of Its existence until shortly oeiore tne commencement of the action. In 1M7.

after an examination of tbelr books by experts, the defendants learned that young larblg was short In his accounts. When asked wily he had not reported the matter to bis employers, he replied that they had sufficient of his money to make up any deficiency. 11 thereupon produced the demand note, and Indorsed nnd delivered It to the Pecks. The ac countants' statement, showing a deficiency of au.U00.90. waa tnen aignad by youn EHRICH BROS 6TH aO.DAY WE WILL OFFER A SPEC A i.

JL BARGAIN IN. PRINTED INDIA SILKS. We have teairedfrom an importer of Ftench Silks all kit samfe puces of Lyons Printed -India in different styles of Polka Dots STRICTL ALL PURE SILK. Bright, strong and in every sense tuitable J6r goxent ot waists, comprising in all about jj pieces. As another evidence of efficiency in Bargain giving we quote the ridiculously low price of only 25 a yard.

Compare with what others call a bargain at jpc fail orders filled while thejr last, The event of last week was Du Barry silks; The event of this week will be Du Barry Silks; The evrent of next week will ajjain be Du Barry A I 'HERE has never been nuch widespread interest shown in any fabric designed for women's wear, as in these masterpieces from the looms of the Liberty Silk That the enthusiasm over them borders on furore is not at all' unreasonable; for. the world has never gazed upon such superb effects since the days of the celebrated personage whose name the It is not strange, then, that women rave them that art lovers revel in them or that men worship at their shrine. 'T'HE selection of the house of Ehrich as the fittest in New York to handle their exclusive sale is appreciated as one of the greatest compliments that could have been paid to ns. show the Un Barry Pompadonrs in lavish variety. Not a simple pattern or two, but the complete line just as they come from the foremost of American looms- VYERE they less beautiful we would never make of thero' so great a feature of our Matchless Silk Collection; whose wondrous wealth of weaves entitles ns to the distinction of the Silk Store of New York.

Eforiclh Bros, 6th 22d lo 23d New York. When we reached our stores yesterday we found little groups outside the doors. Snow-shovellers? Not a bit of it, They were early snow birds come to catch Spring suits. But there are good ones still uncaught. Black and blue serges and cheviots.

Fancy mixtures Spring and Winter weights. Were $16 to $32. Now $12.50 sizes 32 to 34 Sid. a 1 Also outing flannels. $10 golf coats and Norfolk coats, $3.50 and breeches, $2.50.

Rogers, Pket 6 Company. t38 Broad wjrt cor. Warren. a4 and Warraa SC. BflS Broadwar.

cor. Prino. 1240 Broad way. ear. 82d.

aad 4 Wat KM Bt. Tarblg at the request of th Perks." Some months arter her son had left the Pecks' employ. Mrs. larblg made a demand for, ner money, i ney anecea inai up i nia time they hsd no notice of her da Ira to the money, but Mrs. Larblg said they acknowledged that they still held her deposit.

Th son said he Informed them at th time of the original transaction thst the money was his mother's. Justice Lauahlln. for the Appellate tribunal, decides that th find ing ot tbe jury, tnat tn money waa sirs, last-big's. Is amply supported by the evidence. A fair question of fact waa pre- sentet.

says tne justice, aa 10 nether the money wss received by the defendant. Walter J. Peck, on deposit or as a loan, and we would not be Justified In disturbing the verdict of th Jury, which Is to the effect that the money was received on deposit. This claim would rot be barred. therefore.

by tne statute or uixiiis lions, inasmuch as no demand was maa WDtcn set tha statute Usuatocs Noras. Th defense of Paul 8. Pearsall In Supreme Cpurt action brought against him by Pandla Ralll to recover on three promissory notes was that two of th notes, dated Oct. 10. lOun, were without consideration, snd given In pursuance of art usurious agreement that tbe amount represented by them was to be paid for an extension of ninety days of the time of pay.

meet of the other note, dated July 12. lisjo. and that there waa another action pending In tne City Court to recover on th note or July 12. On the trial Pearsall proved that he went to the plaintiff on Oct, 10 to get an extension of the note of1 July 12. lis signed th other notes be- cause nam told him they were necesaarv to get the extension from other p.

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laslst aa. Johaaa HosT Extract asd aUS.VER MENDSLSON COl isrw Vera. being agreed that If the plaintiff not enter Judgment for ninety days defendant would not Interpose any defen-HalU'a evloenr was that by a snlstak nasa of tb City Court was inserted as 't tit I at th actio a. and that when the take was dlsrevered the attorneys the summon and complaint. A flno of the refer to whom tb cas writted.

In favor of tb defendant, ube4d on appeal by tb Appellate I4, Ion. It Is not disputed." says Ingraham. for the AppHiat Court. th tw note of Ort. lu were given as consideration for th extension of ta f4 tnent tb not of July li.

and by th plaintiff exacted Interest In excess that allowed by law; and aa ther other consideration toe th note 1' could not forced." Th ppoer th action Jn th City Court Is al to hav been a good defease. ltrVU ih complaint Waa not' a dlacoo Th action was stlil pending and mlne.1. and there waa no reason why plaintiff would not now be entitled ear iuCgmcnt en th sttirulaOoa, Birds.