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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-05-17

CHICAGO, May 15.-When you have
paid your respects to the wheat pit from
the gallery of the board of trade-which
no properly constructed visitor to the
big city by tho lake neglects to do-and
have strolled up the west side of La Sale
street to point opposite the main en-
trance Of the big insurance building,
your attention suddenly becomes fxed
on another Of the recognized "sights" Of
Chicago What first catches your eye is
an immense bouquet Of brilliant hot
house flowers resting on the center of
large fat topped desk in plain view be.
hind the biggest plate glass window in
the building.
Then you observe that this desk, tho
flowers and q heavy built man, whose
broad, pleasant, smooth shaven face is
almost buried in the fragrant blossoms
as he examines pages Of memoranda that
clerks are constantly placing before him,
arc q sort Of vortex into which are be-
ing drawn business operations Of almost
incalculable magnitude. The intense
yet orderly activity Of the scores Of book
keepers, clerks, telegraph operators, type
writers and messengers, who are also in
plain view from where you stand, inn
press you with the certainty that some
much moro vital, tangible interest than
the collection of ''margins" or the buy
ing and selling Of cultures" is controlled
by the heavy built man who works as
with his face buried In bower Of roses.
And you are right, for the man Is
Philip D. Armour, who may almost be
said to hold in the hollow Of his hand
the provision trade Of the two conti-
nents. Armour's canned beef is eaten
by British soldiers in Egypt and Russian
soldiers in Siberia. His dressed meats
are sold in every town in America and
ir most of the cities of Europe. The
names on his pay roll, and Of those who
live by his industry, would fill one Of the
largest city directories published. Every
body has heard how his gifts to his en-
ployes and to charitable concerns amount
to snug fortune every year.
Now if you have business with the
house of Armour & Co.-if You want to
buy 1000 barrels Of pork-don't fatter
yourself that he is going to spend the
day talking it over with you. While
you are placing your small item with
one of the clerks Mr.. Armour, with his
nose among the flowers, is reading o
cable message from Berlin asking
whether he will feed the German army
this year ON the same terms as last year.
But if you are newspaper man--even
quite an humble reporter-you may
march right up to his desk and smell OF
the flowers, and it is more than likely
that he will shake hands and address
you as "Nir. Medill" or ''Mr. Scott" &C.
cording 10 whether you come from The
Tribune or The Herald.
CURTIS DUNHAM,
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Il. l.. DANENtOhT.
and William II. Kemble. These gentle
men agreed that If the actors of the
country displayed sufficient interest in
the scheme they would contribute liber-
ally towards the fund.
Whatever is the outcome of the matter
it promises an interesting degree OF the
esteem in which Forrest is held by the
actors of this day. 1t is somewhat sim
grlnr that at the time of the resurrec-
tion of the Forrest statue scheme, John
w. Norton the st. Louis theatrical
manager, and the man who gave Mary
Anderson to the stage and was her lead
ing support for several seasons, came to
New York, inflamed with the desire to
fire the breath of his theatrical brethren
with the belief that they can best do
honor to their great profession and to
their art by placing in enduring bronze
or glistening marble an effigy OF one
whom he described as 'the greatest all
around actor this country has produced,
E. L. Davenport"
It is certainly true that Davenport was
equally great as Romeo, as Damon, as
Coriolanus, as Sir Giles Overreach, as
William in "Black Eyed Susan," and 80
on through the gamut Of his art, and
only his unfortunate ventures rs man
ager dimmed the luster OF his reputation
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W. II. vAYDERBILT's HOUSE.

w. II. hOIoE.
He was then the richest man in
America, but the house in which no
lived and died was an unpretentious one,
as the picture shows. II was far less
imposing, in fact, than many others in
the neighborhood, which had already
lost the prestige of fashion that came to
II after the commodore settled there. II
was greatly inferior indeed to William
Fl. Vanderbilts house at No. $40 Fifth
avenue, and that wac by no means the
most elegant of tho Fifth avenue man
sions Of that day and was lowly house
In comparison with the later residences.
William II. Vanderbilt was, in fact,
the greater accumulator Of the two,
though he had not, as his father had, to
begin with nothing. His real period Of
accumulation was from 1875. when he
inherited hundred millions, to the
time Of his death. In December, 1885,
when he had doubled his inheritance.
He had indeed begun life with little, for
his father distrusted and even disliked
him, and would make no further pro-
vision for him at the time OF his early
marriage than TO buy him seventy acre
farm with little homestead on it, 1t
was unimproved land in New Dorp,
Staten Island, and by his management OF
that insignificant property he first ex-
cited the respect Of his father. The cot
tage he lived in stood near the south
eastern shore of the island, facing the
open ocean, where two-thirds Of the hori-
zon only was Of land. 1t contained five
rooms. including primitive kitchen
built on as an addition to the house; was
two stories in height and square in shape.
In this house he lived from 1912 till 1854,
though he enlarged and beautified it in
1855, and then expected to live there as
long as he should live. Yet seventeen
years later he had built for himself and
was living in the costlisst and most ele-
CANT private residence in America, and
had built for his sons and daughters q
little settlement Of palaces in the most
eligible spot in the whole country.
The house at Fifth avenue and For
tieth street. which he had occuuied Tor
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ton Of the John Mccullough memorial
in Mount Moriah cemetery, in Philadel-
phia, the dramatic profession has raised
no tribute to it's great dead. Some ten
years ago Gabriel Harrison, of Brook
lyn, who has been actor, teacher OF dra-
matte art, painter and newspaper writer,
and who is the author Of an interesting
volume entitled "The Life and Labors OF
Edwin Forrest" endeavored to create o
fund for the erection Of statue to the
great tragedian. He collected no money,
as his intention was to call for none of
the sums promised until tho full amount
was guaranteed. From 5000 to 81, 900
were subscribed, and that was the end Of
1t all.
Recently Idaho's ex-governor, William
M. Bum, of Philadelphia, became arous-
ed to the injustice done the memory OF
the actor who SO long made his homo in
the Quaker City, whose private theatre
is now its School Of Design and within
whose county limits there is still sup
ported by the fortune Of the dead Spar
tacus the only asylum in this country
for the aged and INDECENT members Of
his profession. Philadelphia having no
actor colony, Mr.. Bum successfully
sought the financial assistance of the
railway magnates who largely control
the street car lines of Philadelphia, New
York, Chicago and other cities-Messrs.
p. A. 3. Widener, William L. Elkins
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urAaAt HnoAexo n Wz0cA ~ Woro % op-
-. bukh beine Owned b. ths same man
"a buth beine equauy dirty. This hotel,
hovovsr. lured SEavelins players to its
embeacs By ~ ensnaring suggestion
&c they could walk directly from their
AoHel suartment through private pcs.
socsway into The thcstre dressing room.
After the members OF the "map" com.
pany had attempted 10 partake Of their
ara meal in the hotel they waited upon
tho landlord In . body and demanded
that they be given edible food, to which
the bonface independently responded
that II they did mot Hike what was fur.
nished them they could 90 elsewhere.
Aldrich, Davenport and Norton acted
upon this delicate hint, and with carpet
sacks In hand walled down the street
to the opposition houss several blocks
away.
The last night Of the Lowell engage.
ment the bin comprised 'sThe 6tranger,"
in which Agnes Perry took the part Of
MrA Haller, and Frank Mayo essayed
the role Of tho somber Stranger. This
was to be followed by the farcical
"Black Eyed Susan" IN which Louis
Aldrich was cast for the Admiral, John
w. Norton for Capt. Crosstree, and Mr..
Davenport, Of course, for William. Ia
the latter play, a. every one who has
seen Il viii remember, william ID found
guilty Of striking Crosstree, and the Ad-
mirai sentences him to be hanged from
the yard arm, concluding with the SOL
emn words, "and may God have mercy
ON your soul" Upon this particular oc-
casion Louis Aldrich spied sitting in the
front row Of the theatre the landlord Of
the hotel, accompanied BY his three
buxom daughters, all evidently pleased
with the play and with themselves.
Aldrich's soul thirsted for revenge.
When the sentence Of poor William had
to be pronounced the words Of the play
were subjected to q most remarkable
change. II sentence you," said tho Ad-
miral, ito board at the - house for
two weeks, and may God have mercy on
you" Davenport at first looked stunned,
and then gave one wild, delirious shrek
Of laughter; the landlord and his daugh-
ters sprang to their feet and rushed from
the place, while the entire audience held
its sides and ached with laughter.
L. N. MEaARGEE.
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WHERE CORNELIUS vANpERBiIr LIVES.
This palace stands on the northwest
corner Of Fifth avenue and Fifty-first
street, and, together with double man.
sion connected with it, occupies tho en-
tire avenue front to Fifty-second street.
Tho main house is 115xsi feet, and Is Of
plain brownstone outside. This mate
rial was selected In preference to light
stone with colored marble trimmings,
which the builder intended to use. be-
cause time would have been lost in inn
porting the latter material. As IL was,
tho building took three years In compile
tion. The interior, however, Is q dream
Of almost fabulous beauty and cost. The
doors nt the entrance arc Of bronze and
cost 100000. The outer vestibule pave
ment is paved with mosaic, laid by an
artist imported from Venice for tho
work. Pillars Of African marble, hugo
vases Of malachite Qhe same stone used
In valuable jewelry), windows Of stained
glass, bronzcd doors and mantels, sculp-
tured corniccs, bamboo ceilings, panels
Of gold and Of silver, carved oaken
shelves, floors Of mahogany, Circassian
walnut and other rare woods, ebony and
satin wood trimmings, floors and walls
Of rosewood and mother.of-pearl go to
make up total that is simply bewilder-
ing
II Ia not, however, for tho material Of
which IL is built and the cost of its con-
struction only that the palace is famous.
II contains art treasures, pictures valued
at million and half Of dollars, statu-
ary, ETC., far in excess Of some Of the
famous galleries of Europe.
Tho double mansion connected with
this ono by tho outer vestibulo men,
toned IL really two houses, ono Of which
faces on Fifty-second street. This ono
Ia owned and occupied by Mrs. Elliott
f. Shepard, while Mrs. Sloane, another
daughter, owns and lives in the other.
Directly across Fifty-second street, on
the southwest corner Of that street and
Fifth avenue. ia William X. Vanderbilt's
house, which he inherited together with
some go, 900, 900 from his father. A few
doors beyond is tho house Of Mrs. Webb,
and next to hers Is Mrs. Twombley's,
both Of them daughters Of William H.
Vanderbilt.
Still further mp tho avenue, at the
northwest corner Of Fifty-seventh street,
is the residence Of Cornelius Vanderbilt,
the eldest son. who received by the
terms Of his fathers will tho largest por-
tion Of his estate, not much less, indeed,
than that father received after the
death OF the commodore. II Is IN ex-
ceedingly beautiful house Of light stone,
and Ia in design and interior finish and
decoration equal, IL not superior, to the
larger one 30 imperfectly described
| above.
Tho third son, Frederic w. Wander
bilt. received, and still occupies, his
fathers old home at Fifth avenue and
| Fortieth street. DAVID A. CURTIS.
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HEADING 8 ooLUMBIA pIYlsIoN.

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'MAY GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOUR SOUL.
and ended his life in failure. 1t will be
interesting to learn whether the thor
ough beauty Of his art or the thunder OF
Forests tones are best treasured and re-
membered by the members Of the pro.
fession in which both men were leaders.
Norton is very enthusiastic about his
nroiSct, and in conversation recently
With I.,uis Aldrich indulged in many
reminiscenc,a Of his hero. One mutual
recollection wm,h they had will repro
duce here:
Many years ago, when Davenport was
a member of one Of the Boston STOCK
companies, at the close OF the season no
ioined with number OF his fellow aclr
ora and actresses (who were engaged IN
other organizations playing at the HUB
in what was then known as snap
company, meaning thereby sort OF CO.
operative dramatic organization which
during the idle summer season Travelled
from town to town and divided what
ever profits might accrue. This partic-
ulaT company included, besides Daven-
port, such now famous people as Frank
Mayo, Agnes ferry-sne IL now Mrs'
Agnes Booth and the leading lady Of the
Justly famous Madison Square Theatre
conpany-Louis Ahrich and John w.
Nortep. They played through the east
ern towns, but, the tour being decidedly
unsuccessful, decided to disband after
filing an engagement Of three nights in
a certain Massachusetts, town.
When they reached that city they were
nuastsred OF q hotel which adioiHed the
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THE ALAMO MONUMENT.

THE ALAMO MONUMENT.
lars will be inscribed the names Of the
40 brave fighters who met death 30 fear
lessly at the siege Of the Alamo in 1886.
On the corners above the pillars will be
bronze statues Of Crockett, Travis, Bowie
and Bonham. The figure over the dome
will be that Of an Alamo soldier, heroic
size. Tho four pediments will bear bas
reliefs of the siege of the Alamo, coats of
arms, the cap Of liberty, ETC., each pedi-
ment being decorated with an appropri-
ate inscription. The seal Of Texas, the
Lone Star state, will find place on each
Of tho four keystones. The estimated
cost Of the monument is 10000. 1t will
DO 10 feet square at the base.
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Horace Greeley
in lS4l. Despite
his fourscore
years he Is "still
in the harness."
and reports for
duty every morn
ing as promptly
as his fellow
W orkers no
were not born un-.
til after he had
passed the mile
stones of middle
ARE
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DurrYs ruREHALr wHpKEr.
SPRING MEDICINE.
xo-xssa. ar~x~~.<.~,

BE careful Of your dict. You do not noc@G
heavy food such rs you require during ~
Winter.
Spring my be beautiful, but 10 Ia trcAcher0u1kj
DO not let IL deceive you into cold, . 1svs1B
malaria or pneumonia. u
DO not throw OF your Winter flannels to1|
early. IL Il better 10 suffer little incOD vou&
cnce than 10 take cold M
Ifyou feel tired, fevcrish or ovcrheateC d6l
not rush OF and take" Spring medicines" Co1
yourself down and In this way help your 81
tom and purify your blood, 7s1!
Ii you feel hot and thirsty, do not drink lafn3
quantities Of water or other " long drinks. ~
Il much better 10 take little pure whlG1r61
and water which will queuch the Thirst, to1&
Remember that only pure whfskey shou14
ever be taken into the system, ana that ~
leading chemists and scientists o. the peeqou4
day unite In declaring that Dufy's Pun Matt u
absolutely the purest and beat. Qlx;
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4 Palace for an Empress.

At Corfu the empress of Austria Is
building magnificent Pompeian palace.
1t will cost &, 500, 900. The walls are to
be Of marble, brought from Carrara, and
the interior is to be decorated with the
rsrest woods. The gardens will be laid
o,.t in terraces, with fountains, and both
grounds and house are to be illuminated
hy electricity
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Senator Hearst Is extremely devoted
10 his horses and, besides his racing sta
Bile, of which he will have thirty repre-
sentatiyes east this season, he keeps five
noble animals in Washington. -Four OF
them, two blacks and two bays, he
drives alternately TO his carriage, while
the other 10 for bis personal riding.
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those seventeen years, docs not call for
elaborate description. II was one Of
many fine residences on the avenue, and
not remarkable among them. Tho last
of his homes, where his widow and his
youngest son George now live, could
not DO adequately described without
writing large book.
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VANDERBILT HOMES.
TRACING THE FAMllY's PROGRESS
IN PROSPERITY az THEIR HOUSES.

where the Commodore Lived ON Staten
Isiaad and where Hs Died-rhs Rssi.
dences Of His Son and 0randsen In
New York City.
lcopyright by American Press A~cciationl
Some idea Of tho rapidity with which
the Vanderbilt fortune has been gath
cred together may be formed by glance
at tho houses which have served the sue
cessivc heads Of the family ~ residences
within less than half a century. IL Is
true that the old commodore, who found.
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Mr.. Towndrow THOMAS rowNDRow.
lives at New Rochelle, and his specially
at present is the furnishing of West
chester county news to his paper. Ho
was born at Crich, Derbyshire, England,
In 1910 and came to America in 1880.
The other day, when he completed his
6Oth year, his associates on The Tribune
presented him with gold watch similar
to the one given Horace Greeley when ho
sailed for Europe twenty-five years ago.
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For Fifty Years . Reporter.
Thomas Towndrow has record in his
profession that cannot be beaten. lie Is
q reporter; no is over so years old, and
he has worked for one paper, The New
York Tribune, since 1t was founded by
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The Heroic Dead of Texas.

BY and by there will stand in front Of
the state capitol ut Austin, Tex, mon
ument erected In memory Of the grand
old heroes Of the Alamo. The design
which has been selected Is happy COM
bination Of arch and shaft. Tho main
body Of the monument will be Of Texas
pink granite. On tho four polished pill
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VNHE Mt. GRETNA
Narrow Gauge Railway &
win be opened for the sumner season ON q
MONDAY, MAY 9TH

This road extends from the entrance OF u (
Park 10 tie summit of the South Mountain
(Governor Dick, distance ofahout four milen
Its miniature trains connect with all the re9u
lar passenger trains on the CORNWALL le0o-
non Railroad arriving at the Park, and return
Ing from the summit OF the mountain In tlmo
TO connect with trains leaving the Park.
From points ON Penna. X. X. and Philadeb-
phia 4 Reading u. r., within 100 miles, the tsip
can be accom- plished In one day.
1t Is the NARROW Ear GA U0E In the woyl4v
II Is the most PERFECT IN ITS CONsTRUC.
TON, II has also the MOST COMPLETI
EQUIPMENT. Its engines are perfect little
and Its cars are especially adapted TO afford an
unobstruoied view OF the magnificent SCENERY
along the line. Steel Rails. Stone Ballast II
IA one the featur0s OF
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NOR STEAM GAUGES, HIGH OR Low
II Pressure, Water Gauges, Gauge Cockh
Wood Wheels or Weighted. Glass Tuhea
ciiers Plain, Water Gauge Columns, Cooke fog
steam Gauges, call ON JOHN BEST, ~ LA
Fulton street. Ot&
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PROPOSED MONUMENTS.
IN MEMORY OF EDWIN FORREST
AND e. [. DAVENPORT.

Plans Now Goias Ferwa.A for This Rsr-
psss--A Theatrical nsminisessee q
tAs Days whsn Aidrich ssd Davsapsrs
Were - tAs RssA rsssthsr.
Especial cusvespondsncs.l
NEW YoRx, Nay 15.-There = . 10
newal Of the movement towards having
. statue erected In Central parkin menu
CRY Of and in enduring perpetuatton Of
~ greatest tragedian America has pro-
luced, Edwin Forrest. With the sxcep-
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EAsrwARp.

tThe only trains which run daiIy. ai
On Sunday the Mail train west runs ~ VayB
~
j. K. WOOD, Genera. pa~enese Aeoo !
CHAS. X. PUGH. General a1Anagor.
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Mt. Gretna Park,

the finest day resort In Central PeDnsylvania-
Church and school, Military and Civic oSgAni-
cations, Clubs aud Tourist Parties can securo
the exclusive use OF Mt. Gretna rsrk On Sppai-
cation to NED thlsns
ai-smd sup't c. 4 L. Railroad. Lebanon. PA-
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0rapslers' Wsstns.

II In effect from Nov. 10. III.
TfAine LnAvE LANCAgrln and loaVo - 4
nve at Philadelphia - fOlloWp: III
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CHESS AND CHECKERS.

Chess problem No. 62.
Black.