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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-15
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The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-09
A Successful CONCERT.

On Monday evening Mrs. Josephine Esputa
DALEY conducted a concert most successfully
at the Tennallytown Hall for the benefit OF
the new organ Tor st. Ann's Catholic Church.
The hall was crowded TO overflowing, and
after the concert the floor was cleared for
dancing. Refreshments were served in the
room below. Mrs. DALEY proved equal TO
conducting and she was IN splendid voice.
She wore a white lace skirt, with a blue satin
bodice. She was assisted by Miss Mollie
ibyrn, who also sung eharmingly and who
looked very pretty In pure white gown, DIR.
DALEY and Mr.. Bangs, the eloeutionist, con-
tributed their share, notably In comic reeita-
tions aud songs, while Master Daily (age 81
made his debut In a medley consisting of
nursery ryhmes, "YaBkee Doodle and the
Fishers Hornpipe. Several amateurs rend-
cred assistance In the solos or quartettes. The
affair was a financial success.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-09
That bathing Beach.

The District Commissioners have taken
away the contract from Contractor Frawley
for grading and eXcayating the proposed
bathing beach and have put on force to com
plete the work at the expense of the default
ing contractor Mr.. w. X. Stevens, who has
shown so much interest in the completion of
the beach, is still in charge of the work The
lighthouses for white and colored, containing
all that remains to be done is the levelng of the
ground for fifty feet out beyond low-water
mark. The manner in which, it is alleged,
Mr.. Crowley dumped the excavated material
into the water renders this a slow and difficult
job. Mr.. Stevens hopes, however, to have
the beach in ship-shape about the first week
in next month.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-09

and the soldier boys take great delight in
showing them about.
Yesterday two honorary members of the
Sixth Battalion, Messrs. George r. Pohl and
Richard " Ezdorf, paid the camp visit and
were shown around and expressed themselves
pleased with the way they were entertained.
Tonight the Fourth Maryland Regiment,
which is expected over from Baltimore this
afternoon, gives ball here The Sixth Bat
talon is ''not in it,
The National Rifles brought over big
crowd this afternoon from Washington and
they were given an opportunity to witness
dress parade.
Taking into consideration the fact that the
majority of the men in camp are unused to
outdoor life and the bad weather encountered
Immediately after camp was pitched, it is
somewhat remarkable that no cases of sick
ness of any consequence have developed.
When off duty the boys enjoy themselves
bathing, fishing, and flirting with the girls.
The married men who are known play with
the children and wish they could flirt, too.
G.. A. s,
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-09


see her make the attempt. If Miss De Wolfe
the chances are she is nothing of the kind,
but merely pretty and clever girl whose ad-
miring friends saw genius in her pleasing anna
teur efforts--and so flattered her that she re-
solved "to give her life to dramatic art" OF
this art, no doubt she knows the elementary
principles in theory. The process of learning
the theory of the art fOndO and of making its
practice easy. graceful and forceful Miss De
Wolfe will go through in public for many sea-
sons to come, If she does not get discouraged,
and thus the good public will pay for her
dramatic education. This the public would
not object to do if she were willing to learn
the elements in the elementary schools, hut
the way she is going about it suggests the
story of the parvenu who insisted on his son
going to Harvard to learn his alphabet. One
point in Miss De Wolfe's favor is the fact that
she deserts no husband and family to 90 on
the stage, and comes forward with no breath
of scandal touching her name. Her father
was the late DR.: De Wolfe, of this city, and
the family is eminently respectable. Miss De
Wolfe is brunette, of slight figure and regu-
lar features, as will be seen by the picture
printed above. She will make her debut as a
professional actress in Charles Frohman's pro-
duction of Sardou's "Thermidor,' ~ at Proctor's
Theatre, New York, in October, and her work
for the past eight months in Paris has been in
preparation for this play. She admits that
there is great difference between playing
for fun and making business of acting. Dur
Ing her stay in Paris she saw much of Sardou.
She says he is a wonderful man and at re-
hearsal directs everything, even to the minut-
est detail. At first he refused to admit her to
the rehearsals, but ultimately yielded.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-09
They Are Not Snap Judgments.


Frequent complaints are made and filed in
the clerks office of the Supreme Court of the
District to the effect that the District magis-
trates are law unto themselves; In this, that
where case is set for trial at CT rtain hour
only fifteen minutes grace is allowed, and if
the plaintiff is present and the defendant alb
sent, the ex-parte statement of one side is
taken and judgment rendered accordingly
On the face of it this looks unfair because
tie defendant and his counsel might have a
valid defense, but were upayodably detained
Said Magistrate L. /. O'Neal: "There is no
hardship in the matter. When we set an
hour for trial we can't sit here and keep the
witnesses here all day for trial. Whether
they are plaintiffs or defendants it is the
same thing to the magistrate. The rule made
as to time of trial is a necessary one, if we are
to do any business at all The Supreme
Court in General Term has ratified the rule
under which magistrates designate an hour
for hearing causes. There is no such thing as
snap judgment or a judgement by default,
because Judge Cox, in a late decision, said
that not only in the magistrates courts but
in the Circuit Court as we'll, no judgments
should be taken by default. Every judgment
must be taken upon proof shown, even where
the defendant was absentior by attorney. |
believe the magistrates are but doing their
duty, and the complaints alleged to have been
made result from sheer ignorance
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-09

America opening in October. She returns to
London next year, where she is to sing at
Covent Garden Theatre, under the manage
ment of Sir Augustus Harris, the newly created
knight. Miss Eames was married in London
on August in the historic church at Bray, on
the banks of the Thames. The engagement
took place under most romantic circum-
stances.
A civil marriage was performed in London
at the registry Office the Wednesday previous.
Mr.. Julian Story has made great reputation
as portrait painter, and although he has
never visited America, is as well-known as his
famous father Mr.. and Mrs. Story, will
spend their honeymoon at st. Morltz, Switzer-
land; afterward they will go to Venice as the
guests of Robert Browning's son, who has a
palazzo on the Grand Canal 1t is not un-
likely that Mr.. Story may take studio in
New York. His wife's success in Europe has
been little short of phenomenal. America is
certainly the country wheie the best prima
donnas are produced. Her triumph in this
country is assured.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-09
Potomac water Getting Better.

For some time past the Potomac water for
drinking purposes has been a subject of com
plant, as it had very unpleasant taste, even
with ice in 1t. Yesterday HERALD reporter
interviewed Watertapper Dobbins while he
was engaged in flushing the mains. Said he:
"Yes, the water is very muddy after it has
settled in the mains, but we flush the mains
regularly. AS far as l know there is plenty of
pressure from the high service reservoir to
give plenty of water in all the sections of the
city. The muddy condition of the water may
possibly be owing to the fact that it is not
given time enough to settle in the reservoir.
The water is gradually growing better, and,
anyhow, it has not that fishy twang which it
sometimes has in the spring-due to vegetable
lntatsori@. The Engineer Department is now
engaged in laying two six-inch mains on
either side of Fourteenth street, from street
to the Avenue. That will help that section
wonderfully. Then there are mains being
laid across the new bridge over the Eastern
Branch into Anacostia. That little town has
been crying aloud for long time for a new
fire company and full supply of water, and
it will soon have both.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-09
LOCAL STOCK MARKET.
MANY DEALERS ABSENT AND VERY
LITTLE DOING.
A Dull and Featureless Market-The
Latest on Graphophone-The Money
Market and Its uture-Considerati
on the Silver A Agitation.

There was but dull and featureless market
last week In local securities. Not few of
the more active room traders were absent In
consequence, the transactions were but few
and unimportant. The sales were: Al shares
OF Washington Gas stock at 43, 80 shares of
franklin Insurance stock at "a, 5 shares of
Metropolitan Railroad at 1O5, shares of Belt
Railroad at 40, 10 shares of Potomac Fire In
surance at 7S5, 100 shares Pneumatic Gun
Carriage stock at and $1,000 Washington
Market Companys' Improvement bonds at
1134.
There have been no transactions in graphic
phone stock for more than a month In the
meanwhile but is bid and 8 asked for 10C
shares. Privately sale was made recently at
6s Privately so shares are wanted at So.
letter received few days ago from Mr.. John
White, one of the official reporters of the
House of Representatives, who is superintend-
ing the Improvements which are making on
the graphophone, says in substance ''The
new instrument exceeds anything for perfec-
tion as a talking machine that has thus far
ever been produced
The future of the market continues to be the
all-absorbing topic among financiers. The pres
ent ease in money is all that could be desired,
and but for the almost universal apprehension
that exists in the minds of those who control
the situation that the silver agitation may lead
to serious complications all would be we'll
In this connection it should be rendered tnat
a looked for financial convulsion never comes,
for the obvious reason that everybody is on
the alert to avert it. Just prior to the
resumption of specie payments in 1879 long
season of dullness such as now prevails spread
over the whole country.
But resumption vas successfully inaugu-
rated without ripple of excitement. The
same absence of trouble followed long
season of anxiety when the Interstate Com
mern6 act went into OnpratiOn M dyUba ha
agitation preceding the passage of the Bland
Silver act was in full vigor it was thought that
ruin but awaited the inception of this much
dreaded measure. But shortly after the full
effects of the act began to be felt it was found
that the national bank circulation was being
SO rapidly reduced, owing to the high price o:
Government bonds tempting the banks to sur
render theT circulation, that but for this so
called 'silver craze'' the country would have
been seriously embarrassed. Without attempt
ing to express an opinion on the subject of
free coinage, unless the coming facilities of
the mint should be greatly enlarged, it would
probably be decade before a sufficient
amount of silver could be turned out to cause
embarrassment.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-09
A Pretty sight.

One of the prettiest sights To be seen in the
city, may be found In Mount Vernon Square.
In the large fountain ia the centre have been
planted number az species OF pond lilies.
is surrounded al dsy by admiring gazers.
The bell-shaped flowers, larger than tea-eup
present beautiful contrasts. Some are CREAMY
white, others buff colored, some deep blue
shadowing OFT into purple, some a vivid
crimson, and then there are others that com
bine all these coloTs In a single slower. To
anybody who loves flowers a visit TO the
square viii be a source Of pleasure.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-09
Emergency Hospital Changes.

The attending staff of the Emergency Hos.
pital at meeting on Thursday afternoon
elected DR.. w. III. Atkinson as acting assisting
house surgeon in place of DR.. r. d. Boss, who
retired to enter private practice. Since ne be-
came connected with the Emergency Hospi.
tai DR.. Atkinson has made himself very popu-
lar and his promotion meets with favor among
those who have business with the institution.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-09
ANOTHER SOCIETY ACTRESS.
Miss Elsie De Wolfe, New York ANA
teur, to Become n Professional Star.
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Miss Elsie De Wolfe, n New York ANA
teur, to Become a Professional Star.
Correspondence of THE SUNDAY HERALD.
New YORK, Aug. 7.--Exclusive New York
society is about to give another of it's fair
women to the stage. That is, young woman
whose friends declare she is beautiful and
whom repute assigns to membership In the
four hundred has made up her mind to enter
on theatrical career. 1t is not likely she has
consulted the other 800 about her plans, any
more than Mrs. James Brown Potter did, and
1t is probable the other 399 look with no more
favor on them as announced. The new con-
trfbution to the stage of New York society is
Miss Elsei De Wolfe, who belongs to the set
which Mrs. James Brown Potter once adorned
with her beauty and entertained with her tai
ent as an amateur actress. In this same set
Miss De Wolfe has been much admired for
her amateur work, and the admiration no
doubt it was which filed her with ambition to
attempt professional career. 1t is to be
hoped the fame which Miss De Wolfe won had
a more substantial foundation. than Mrs.
James Brown Potter's, and that her talent
does not consist altogether of graceful neck
supporting pretty head crowned with beau
tiful hair, and fine eyes Illuminating lovely
face. The fact that Miss De Wolfe comes
forward in her new career as star will create
prejudice against her-among critics and pro-
fessionals, as it should. After few months
preparation she will undertake to interpret
difficult roles with adequate technical finish,
and expect the public to pay handsomely to
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-09
Excursion Tickets to Ocean City.

The B. & o. R, R, has placed on sale exeur-
sion tickets from Washington to Ocean City
at rates of So and $6.25 for the round trip, the
former good for four days from date of sale,
and the latter good until August 81. Trains
leave Washington at 7;20 a. m. ana 4:2s p. M.
daily except Sunday.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-09
DIR. Dudley Morgan's New Residence.

Messrs. HOrnblOweT aud Marshall archi-
tects, are supervising the erection Of a fine
residence In beautiful location for DR.. James
ID. Morgan, the son OF the late DR.. j. y. Nor
gan, and brother OF DR. Carroll Morgan The
house. which will be situated on the east side
of Fifteenth street, facing Mcpherson Square,
will be an English basement, covering the en-.
tire frontage Of the lot, aud will have two
entrances, one for the house and the other 10
the doctors offices. The interior finish aud
arrangements will be Of the best, with a front
elevation OF pleasing and substantial merits.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-09
Invalids and American Port Wine.

No American wines have received the in
dorsements that have been accorded to Speer's
Port Grape Wine, Claret and Climax Brandy.
Sold by druggists
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-09
MISS EMMA EAMEs.
The --latest American Nightingale and
Her Romantic Marriage.

Her Romantic Marriage.
Miss Emma Eames, now Mrs. Julian Story,
is a Boston girl. She studied under the best
instructors in France and Italy. Her admir-
able voice and method soon attracted the at
tention Of managers, and she had no difficulty
in obtaining an engagement. She has sung
with great success in London and other cities
and has been engaged for the opera season in
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-09
IN YORK'S OLD MINISTER.
1T MAKES ONE FEEL AS IN ANOTHER
WORLD.

Railroad Travel In England-A Picnic in
the Train-Cheap Lodgings in York
and Few Sarcastic Remarks from
Smith.-Letter No. d.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-09

Concluded on Tenth Page.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-06
A SORRY SPECTACLE.

What spectacle President HARRIsoN's
attorney general presented in the United
States supreme court the other day during
the hearing Of the motion regarding the
Behring sea controversy The misfit of
his occupancy of the Office was never more
strikingly manifest Mr.. MILLER cited a,
rule in admiralty as one of the strong
points of his argument when Justice GRAY
interrupted with the question: "Mr Attor-
ney General, are you not aware that the
law on which that rule was based was
repealed in 1S15?' If the reference to the
void rule was ridiculous, the attorneys
reply was humiliating in the extreme. Mr.
MILLER said: 81 was not aware of it. The
fact is, in the courts of Indiana we do not
have much to do with admiralty cases.
This told the whole story, and in way
to cause blush or sneer to overspread
the faces of the judges and learned jurists
present, to think that the chief law officer
OF the government should stand up in the
supreme court, and in an international
case confess that he was country lawyer
unfamiliar with the statutes outside those
of his own city. What made the matter
worse was the fact that he had had two
weeks for preparation in the case and could
command the assistance of the entire force
of the department Of justice over which
he presides.
But what should be expected Of a law
yer who would request the resignation of
federal Judge on the ground that the Judge
was not in harmony with the "policy'' of
the President!
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-06
FEDERAL SUPERVISION

Senator STEWART (Rep), of Nevada, in
speaking against the force bill, had occa-
sion to say:
Ii L understand the cleo rs bill correctly
the principle of ii carried into efe ct would be
more prejudicial to human liberty than seces-
sion Itself. With secession we should still re-
tan local government. With fe leral officers
experimenting local ee;i0ns in Jery state in
the union, there is no more home ru e for
America; and when that is destroyed all is lost.
Tine proposition lying at the foun ion O; The
bill Is moe dangerous than secess on, because
w.t. secession the difere 1t governments o CT
plying the ecu TRY might enjoy freeGo n in The ir
own Jurisd.c ion; but with federal supervision
OF local elections there can be no libe. Is.
We think the Senator fairly stated the
principle of a republican form of govern
ment, that the people must manage their
owr affairs, free from federal supervision
andlntsrference. Least of all should there be
interference with the conducting of cleo
lions. The only remedy the people have
for the abuses of public officials is through
elections. To tamper with these, strikes at
the root Of the liberty of the people; and
all the more so that those who would have
the supervision of the elections would be
the federal officials themselves-the very
persons whose conduct the votes of the
people are to endorse or censure. Home
rule ceases to exist, and the duty imposed
by the constitution on the Unsted States.
that it shall guarantee to every state
a republican form of government, loses
much of its meaning if the conduct of cleo
lions is not kept where it belongs-with
the people themselves.
1t may be worth while to remerk in this
connection that in Utah there is federal
control OF every election right down to the
small matter of choosing school trustees for
local school districts. This violation of
the spirit of American institutions and of
the letter of the constitution itself, is iusti
lied on the absurd ground that the terri
tories are the property of the United
States, with which che government may
deal as it sees fit; and that if person lives
in territory he has only such rights as
Congress chooses to bestow upon him.
Some day the nation will comprehend
the eDormity of the political crime that has
oeen committed against Utah.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-06
WATER.

The Trib. and the mayor dc not agree in
regard to the usefulness of the Parley's
canon stream. The former says: "If we
remember correctly, two years ago the
council, at heavy expense, bought out
some obsolete privileges in the canon"
The mayor takes different view, and
says, Though there was difficulty in the
dry season of 1889 of getting the water
through the canal to repay the farmers for
the waters of Parley's canon, the conditions
have since changed, and there is little if
any room to doubt but that in the future
the city can satisfactorily fill the terms of
the contract
Though it's pretty quarrel as it stands,
the mayor, without being exactly correct,
is nearer the truth than the organic sheet.
Parley's stream was valuable acquisition,
and we ought to secure some from the Cot
tonwoods.
The Trib. favors pumping the water
near Liberty park, and thus collides
with the city engineer as to the
ACCESSIBILITY of such a course. We
advise those interested in the
water question to examine that park
stream, and then Judge whether it will
supply the pond in the park and also fur
nish any considerable portion of this city
with water. 1t will not.
The Trib. urges the council to utilize this
little stream with a trifing expenditure of
$4,000 for pumping plant ETC., because it
thinks in that case sit will be much easier
for them to explain what they have accom-
plished"; and that if the people can get
water at any cost they will say, at is
cheap enough
These words are striking commentary
on how well the Liberals have carried out
their much talked-of, written-of, Wanted
and paraded pledge in regard to free
water; but apart from that we are 3D.
posed to any such temporizing as expend-
ing S142, 900 on what little water can be had
from Liberty park.