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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-10

plause had somewhat subsidized seized
his late adversary by the heels
in order to drag him back far
enough to permit the curtain pole to
clear him. just then the pastor APP
peared again upon the stage and made
a very important announcements. He
said that it had been the intention Of
the management TO perform the duel
scene with an accompaniment of red
fire, but the person whose duty it was
to start the illumination had neglected
to do so. The management desired to
apologize for this error and would be
glad to have the duel repeated with
the red fire if the audience so desired.
The audience was unit in demanding
the repetition of the scene. So the red
fire was brought out in a TN wash
basin, and ignited near the footlights.
The desperate combat was renewed,
and ragged even fercer than before. 1t
seemed to be the intention of the vii
lain to prove to the audience that he
could carve the other gentleman's car
cass into chops and roasting pieces if
he so desired. but again the just cause
triumphed. The count, perceiving his
danger, hit the wicked marquis ire
mendous blow over the head and the
scabbard was bent nearly double.
The villain fell backward with loud
veil, and his head went into the basin
of red fire. 1t was too much to expect
him to play the part of a dead
man under such circumstances He
arose with surprising activity and
fled from the scene with the red fire
clinging TO his wool. For few seconcs
pillar of smoke could be seen arising
above the screens which separated the
dressing rooms from the audience.
Then came tremendous splash. and
the smoke cleared away, Evidently
had eXtinguished the villain
with pail of water. The remainder
of the play seemed commonplace after
this exciting incident. 1t would make
a hit on any stage; and ] write this
for the purposc OF calling
the attention of our melodramatic play
to a really good thing quite in
their line. HOWARD FIELDING.
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quis who publicly accused the heroine
of various high crimes and misde-
meanors, with the usual dramatic
motive of winning her heart and hand.
! supposed that he was jeered because
his conduct was taken rs an unkind al
fusion to the laundry incident. The
true cause. however. was disclosed 10
me just as the uproar had reached
point where it seemed impossible that
bloodShed could be averted. The
pastor of the church appeared upon
the stage at this juncture and
Gained the storm by a wave of his
hand He then led the offending actor
TO the footlights (which were kerosene
lamps) ana proceeded to apologize for
him learned that the actor was not
the man named in the bills for that
part. and that that was the caase Of
the trouble. The man who shouId have
played 1t was very popular in the
church, and his absence was fel. to be
n fraud upon the audience. Inc nas-
tor explained that the popular gentle
man had been arrested that afternoon
for cutting piece of another gentle
mans ear off on the previous evening.
The eloquent speaker protested that
the management of the entertainment
could not be held responsible fora visi-
tation of Providence such as that, es-
pecially as they had made every posi-
bic effort to secure bail II these eff
forts succeeded in the course 81 the
evening the actor would resume his
llace IN the cast. The present IN
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HE MOE SPIRlT.
Inooherent Movements of People in Times
OF Unusual Excitement.

Inooherent Movements of People in Times
OF Unusual Excitement.
N Che collective mind images succeed
one another incoherentlv is they do in
the brain of a sleeping or hypnotized
man. while most of the individual
minds which compose il and which
corcur in forming that great folly
called opinion, and capa Die of consecu-
tiveneSs and order in the arrangement
of their ideas. VI. Delboef tells of =
poor German, just arrived at Liege.
who followed the crowd to the scene
of a dynamite explosion Some one.
see jng him run little faster than the
others. pointed him out as the guilty
person. and the whole mob was ready
II cut him 10 pieces let that mob
WA composed of the hes, society of the
pl;r>e. attending Il concert. AID gentle
me could be heard calling for -evolv-
- with which To Kill reck .e>Slv an IN
happy man. Of whose nationality name
ar crime they knew nothing. When
th'' cholera WAS raging in Paris in ls5a
TIRE report spread through the city rap
ldLf that the disease was the work o.
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Throat.

nil soners, who, the people were brought
- believe, were tampering with food,
Wells and wines. Immense multitudeS
assembled in the public places, and
every man who was seen CARRYING a
bottle or vial or small package was
in imminent danger of his life, the
mere possession of flask was sufficient
evidence to convict in the eyes of tho
de irious multitude. and many fell vic.
tiris to its rage. Two persons flying
before thousands of nsdmen. accusing
them of having given poisoned tart to
children, took refuge in a guardhouse;
the post was surrounded in an instant,
and nothing could have prevented the
murder of the accused men If two Off
GERS had not conceived the happy
thought of eating one of the tarts in
full view of the mob. The mob burst
into laughter. and the men were saved
Popular Science Monthly.
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cumDenJ was oDiv an underStudy; ana
the management knew he couldn't act,
but they had been obliged to put him
In at the last moment, and it was hoped
that he would be permitted to worry
through it without serious injury.
This graceful apology was accepted
with loud applause, and the play was
resumed. In the second act there was
an Interpolation in the form of an ex-
hibition of bicycling by the champion
colored wheelman Of New Jersey las
alleged.) The cast all lent hand in
pulling up the trees ia order to give the
champion room.
When he had finished amid great
applause, the trees were tackled do'"n
again.
But the real feature OF the perform.
Rnce was the duel in the fifth act. 1
thought that had seen almost every
sort of duel on the stage, but this wac
new. It was the only one, l believe,
that was ever fought with a single
sword. / learned afterwards that the
management had succeeded in borrow
ing two swords but that one of them
had mysteriously disappeared. That
which remained was an old cavalry
sabre. The Count de Paris was TO have
used this, but the courtesy which had
distinguished his ancient family for so
many centuries prevented him from
taking any advantage of his enemy,
the villainous marquis He therefore
permitted the marquis to use the saber
while he welded the scabbard.
The contest which resulted was des-
perate and exciting. 1t seemed incred-
ible that the villain should avoid cut
ting off three or four of the counts
fingers, and every time the weapons
came together | looked for such re-
suit. But, as one of the actors had
previously remarked, Heaven was on
the side of the just quarrel, and event.
ually the count succeeded in running
the scabbard through the body of the
wicked marquis, feat OF swordsman-
ship which ! think was never equaled
before.
The marquis fell with a tremendous
crash, and the audience yelled with
satisfaction. The noble victor bowed
several times. and when the ap-
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Time to Sran.

Under the machinery of the law, as
at present administered, a lawyer has
great advantages over a witness. Rec
IGNITION of this fact IS probably the
reason why people always enjoy seeing
a witness get the better of his ex-
aminer.
There was lately heard a case in
which the plaintiff had testified that his
financial position had always been good.
The opposing counsel took HIM in
hand for cross-examination and under
took TO break down his testimony upon
this point
Have You ever been bankrupt"
asked the lawyer.
Il have not" was the answer.
"Now, be careful; did you eve- stop
payment"
Yes"
''Ah, thought we Should get at IL
finally. When did that happen?'
After had paid all owed. "-Bos-
ton Travelier
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even in the wrong direction, than that
it should remain stationary. l have
witnessed great number of theatrical
performances since my return to the
city, but the only one of them that
was especially notable was the enter
tainment IN aid of the jackson street
(colored) Methodist church in Jersey
City.
/ was glad TO contribute my mite to
so worthy a cause, especially as | had
a hint from friendly reporter of a
local paper that the performance would
be notable in many ways. The prac-
tice of declaring that newly-elected
officials viii prove to be corrupt has
given to the Jersey City newspaper
men an unequaled reputation for sue
cessful prophecy. With this in mind
bought ticket for fifty cents, and de-
livered it at the door of the church last
Tuesday 'evening. A long summer in
the country has tinted my skin like an
old tan shoe, and felt quite at home
among the audience on this occasion.
It is interesting to note that the in
fuence of the metropolitan drama has
4
recognized the fact az once when in
formed by my friend, the reporter
(who had accompanied mel. that the
leading lady in the cast was a young
woman who had recently appeared in
the courts to answer the sensational
charge of having willfully, malicious
ly and habitually worn certain gar
menJs which had been temporarily in
trusted to her care as proprietress of
the jackson street laundry. She had
been triumphantly acquitted.
The play was called The Shady
Grove" and had been written exclu-
sively to fit some scenery which had
come into the possession of the dra-
matte society of the church on the oc-
casion of recent fire in building,
one room of which was used for storage
by the management OF a local thea
ter. The author was talented young
member of the society, and it had been
alleged that he had procured the
scenery referred to, but this has not
been proven. nor had the property ever
been satisfactorily identified. 1.-The
Shady Grove" is drama of high life
IN France, and the action takes place
in the grounds of the chateau of the
Count de Paris. The curtain rose upon
the first act, and disclosed the scenery
already mentioned, which was loudly
applauded- 1t consisted of a miscella-
neous assortment of canvas trees
which We're suspended by strings from
the ceiling, and rooted more or less
firmly by tacks driven into the stage
will not attempt to tell the story of
the play. The author did not consider
it necessary to do so, thereby follow
ing closely in the steps of modern met
ropolitan playwriGhts who have no
story to tell. / shall confine myself to
q description of certain unique features
which raised the drama far above the
ordinary level. Nothing particular oc-
Cured in the first act; that is, on the
stage. In the audience it was charac-
terized by an extraordinary demonstra- |
ton of disapproval of one of the actors. /
He played the part of dissolute mar
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She-What singular man Mr.. Rch
Isl
He-Yes. bat il IS not your fault
y. Y. Ledger.
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PHYSICIANS.
DIR. 4. EMMA CORE.

females ana thildrens Diseases spectalty
] tDie FOR ladies during confinement. Strictly pri-
vale when so desired. also permanent homes pro-
Nided for children when desired. Letters OF incui-
y cOi1identia, and answered promptly Home III
Ida Avenue. Wichita. Kansas.
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The WICHITA BAEEEY.

rTead Cake. Fs-s AID i-s.,Eses. Gdcsl
deiirere3 by cur Nseufs fsssh ssch ass
So 3 "a IzTf- = the cEfr. ~ ~ calling s.
ouT taAesf. ~ Nam rsr,es.
l. h. h0iTkL& to- Props.
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HANDMADE DRAMA
Howard Fielding Reviews an Elk.
citing Melodrama.
Played for the Benefit of the Jackson
Street Church and Closed with Q
Duel Fought with q Sim
gIe Sword.
TCoPYRIGHT, 1894. I

. his is the season when the theaters
pp In after extensive renovations made
IF enormous expense. We perceive
nsw shade of paint on the walls, and
IN improved style of chairs, better
adapted than the old ones to the lauda
bic design of driving us out of the
house between the acts. There is a
new play on the boards, and we are
gratified to note that it is worse than
the opening show last year, for it is
better that the drama should progress,
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,Iim's Father No. a PurfIis..

Mother-Wha strange bOv was that
sou were playing with?
Small Boy-JiIn-
Jim who?"
Il dou't know.
Mercy, There's no telling who he
s. and don't want you 20 60 with him
again until | find out. Perhaps his
father Is prize fighter"
''oh. no ne isn't. Jim said his father
was tongUe-tied- '--Goo6 News
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-02-13
REAL ESTATE SALES.
Large Transfers at a Very Good
Rate.
HoN. w. o. SMITH,
Attorney-General.

Several sales of real estate have
taken place during the past few
weeks, which indicate much frra-
ness in landed property. Mrs.
Anna s. Parke has purchased the
fine residence OF Cob G. ?. Isukea,
on Berejania street near the foot of
Pensacola avenue, for $4,000 cash
and intends ii for the family home
stead. It is d well-builf wooden
house, with all the modern I'M
prCvements, spacious rooms, with
outbuildings all IN frst-class con-
dition. The lot is 200x300 feet,
running from Beretania to Young
street, well laid with walks, garden.
fruit and shade trees, and being
handy to two lines Of street cars,
forms one of the most desirable
homestead properties in Honolulu,
about one and a half miles from
the postoffice.
Mrs. Laura Wight Of MahukoEa
has lately purchased the fine
spacious two-story residence Of Mr..
J. H. Patty in Nuuanu Valley
about one and q half miles from
the postoffice, for $4,000. This
dwelling stands on the east side of
Nuuanu avenue, between the resi-
dence Of Mr.. Schaefer and The
Portland" and is much larger than
that referred to on Beretania street.
The dwelling on The corner of
Lunalilo and Keeaumoku streets,
facing the old Makiki baseball
grounds, has been purchased from
Mr.. II. Berger by Mr.. c. A. Pea
cock, who is rebuilding a larger
house. The grounds cover an acre
and half of land, and the prem
ises will be transformed into fine
residence, costing, with improve
ments, about $4,000.
These transfers show an increased
confidence In real estate In this
city, as neither of these properties
would a year ago have commanded
the price lately paid. Considers
BILE building is going on in various
sections Of the city, and II now
looks as though there will be a
better demand for good dwellings
than has existed for a year or more
past.
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HoNoLULU, Feb. 9, ls9S.


SRI have the honor 10 acknowl-
edge receipt Of your letter OF this Gate,
in which you inform me that you
yourself gave the statement 70 the
Star upon which the offensive para
graph of the 7tb inst. was based.
May j point out your inaccuTaey ~
thinking that hold you in any way
responsible for the use the newspaper
made of the information you gave. 1t
appears TO me that the responsibility
of having given away u private So1-
yersatioD at all for publication w1tll~
out consent, is as much as ~ would De
fair 20 ask any man 20 assume.
Your quotations from the Bulletin
are, i venture TO think, hardly ger
maDe 10 the question, j have had no
communication upon the subject wAsh
either paper. Indeed, ] Invariably
sign my communications TO the press,
aud thus avoid the misfortune Of dl-
yided responsibility from which you
have not escaped.
You thought fit, ia our interview TO
reproach me with seeking 10 impose
my ideas Of honor upon Others. re-
piled that j was only conscious OF one
standard of honor and that it was nay
desire TO live as near that standard as
possible.
1t was ia reliance upon that stand
ard that j complied with your request
for an interview, and ia doing so now
recognize the error / made. -
i assume that i have your consent
for the publication Of this correspond
ence.
i have the honor TO be,
Your obedieDt servant,
THEo. il. DAVIES
HON. w. o. SMITH,
a Aftorvov-(.anpFal
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ICOPY.I


HONOLULU, II. L, Feb. 9Th, 1884.
DEAR SIR Il venture 10 draw
your attention 10 q statement pub
lished in the Hawaiian Star on the
9TH instant with regard to an inter
view to which you invited me on
Monday last at your office.
You Will no doubt remember that
cordially accepted your personal as
surance that the request for an inter
view was intended as an act of coVr-
tesy on your part.
The offensive paragraph in the Star
is therefore of more Importance TO
you than even to myself, and have
waited two days in the expectation
that you would communicate to ME
the regret, which you no doubt feel,
at the infringement of the rules OF
courtesy towards a visitor, who re-
lied simply on your personal assur-
ance.
/ need not remind you that the
only witness of our interview was
one of your own principal officials,
who saw and heard everything, al
though he had no other share in the
proceedings. This renders it unne-
cessary that | should look to any
one but yourself as chief of the de-
partment, to represent in such a man.
IbI 1T NOu dO6hA NONt NAcH
proval of the violence which appears
TO have been done to the ordinary
rules Of official procedure.
May / add that / am sincere In the
belief that the publication of the
paragraph in question was as dis
tasteful to yourself as 1T can have
been to me. | am,
Faithfully yours,
(Signed) THEo. II. DAVIES.
Hon. w. Q. SMITH,
Attorney General.
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LCoPY.l
ATToRNEY-GE GENERALS OFFICE,
HONOLULU, HI, Feb. 9, 1894.
ICoPYl


HONOLULU, HI, Feb. 9, 1894.
Mr.. T. H. DAVIES, City.
SIR,-Nour note Of this day rela-
tive to statement published in the
Hawaiian Star OF the 9TH inst,
with regard to our interview, is in
hand.
In reply would state that the re-
porter OF the Star called upon me and
asked for information upon the sub
iect. told him that YOU had called
at my invitation and had denied any
knowledge Of, or connection with the
proposition 10 obtain volunteers at
Vancouver for the purpose of aiding
the eX-Queen.
Further than this | gave him no in
formation upon the subject, nor said
anything which would justify the use
of any offensive expressions.
am no more responsible for the
utterances Of the Star to which you
take exception than you are respon-
slble for the comments of the Daily
Bulletin Of the Sth inst, which, in
commenting upon the matter seeks 10
give the impression that | treated you
as n Revolutionary desperate" and
that a representation had been made
to you that the interview would be
"strictly conhdentialn and thus !
committed breach of faith
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They Want a Vote

A steady stream of people came
and went to the rooms Of the An.
nexation Club yesterday, in spite
Of the weather. Every member Of
the club seems to be anxious 90
get his membership card, so as to
be able TO vote for the nominees
for the new member Of the Coanz
cils. Every member should rot
only get his certificate, but shSuiG
make a point of voting.
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SIR - beg to enclose for pub
lication copies of correspondence
which has arisen between the At
torney-General and myself, in con-
nection with the subject Of the
letter which you were good enough
to publish for me on the 8th inst.
The Attorney-General takes ex-
ception to my use in that letter of
the word permitted" " but you viii
probably think with me that per
mitted" was a very mild word TO
use since it is clear that the re-
porter of the Star had been led to
know that request" q "sum-
mons" had been issued, and he
has apparently not been rebuked
for saying it was a summons.
/ am, sir,
Your obedient servant,
THEo. Il. DAVIES.
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IL is useless 10 pursue these matters.
Were ] disposed 90 do 20 ] would ask
by what authority you stated IA yoG.lI.
published letter that ] permitted
my note "to be publicly described a.
a summons
Sincerely yours,
(SigDed) WILLIAM Il. SMITH,
Attorney General.
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Honolulu, Feb. II, 1894.

1CoPY.
ATToRNEY-G GENERAL OFFICE,
HONOLULU, III. l., Feb. 5th, 1894.
Mr.. II. II. DAVIES, City.
DEAR SIR There is a matter of
public interest about which / desire
to speak to you.
And would ask, if convenient. you
would call at my office tomorrow
morning at $3.50 O'Clock.
Sincerely yours,
fSigned) WILLIAM O. SMITH.
Attcrney-General.
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II YOU ARE THINKING

OF having new Bath Tub, Patent
Closet, Kitchen Sink, Hot Water Boiler,
Cutters, Conductors, Stove Pipe, Water
Pipe or anything in the Tinsmith or
Plumbing Line, either IN new work or
general repairing, We would be pleased
to receive a call from you, either per
sonally or by telephone. Estimates
furnished. AL work guaranteed and
promptly attended to. We respectfully
solicit your trade. Shop: Beretania
street, second door east of Armory
Please ring up Mutual Telephone pa.
THOS. MOTT,
Per JAS NoTT, Jr 1880
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MR.. DAVIES STILL GRIEvED.
He Writes to the Attorney General
on the Subject
GETS NO eOHsOLATION FROM SMITH

The Sturdy Champion of Royalty Com
plains of Breach of CODfdence-He e
Thinks the Attorney General Has Be
trayed HiEn-His Woes la Print.
, 1894-06-29
Der Sail 0es Dr.. Potter.
Or fol- ole fir ole Behauolune blatterns
franfer Ki1toer erhobenen GeIoer.
wieoer ~3urid5abIen.

9aS lta6trGtblide Gomite fir SanitGtsz
peien unD Gountpbe5ie6unsen bei6dfti9te
lt9 beute 8ormittag init elmer llnters
iu6ul19 Der gegen Or. 9otter BON @eiunbs
beltS0mt erbObenen Nnfla9e, DAB CT gegen
8esablung ben an ben 8lattern erfranttcn
8inoern GINGER 6an1ilien auf Der SiiOmet=
iette geltattete, nGbrenb ibrer &ranfbeit i'm
6alle tbrer @ltern gu bletbeu, begin. baB
ct iicb fir feline 9ienite ais @eiunobeitSs
beamter beSablcn IteB.
Srou pima Stange BON 4716 9oulina
Str, cine Mittlpe, oie 6eu 2~ebensunterbolt
fir iicb uno ibre Rtnoer ertperbcu mus,
laate aus, OaB Or. 8otter ibr filr Die 8c=
banblung ibrer an Ben 8lattcrn erfranften
&tnoer fir ieben 8eiuh 80 abocrlan9te,
baB er feline 6orberung oann aber ouf So
pro 8eiucb erntdBigte. SIM @an3en bat
lie an Or. Softer $50 gesoblt.
SUES W2eDer bon 4816 8aulina Str.
bat na6 ittnen IuSiageu iogar 500 an
Or. Softer bc3ablen miiiieu tiir bic 8ee
ban0ltng ieiner blatternfranfen &tn6er.
@inen She'll beS @elbe5 bate iicb OieDer,
un ben 0oftor SufrtebeH gu lteIen, iogar
nOcb bon 8efannten bergen miiiieu.
XIV AAtulVI pel Uk AIlet tuCpultb 9eJeIL
Or. Softer etngeleitet bate, bericbtete pet@
ter bon 8pet SGaen, in 0enen Oerielbe @ez
lunbbettsbeamte ftcb BON einem gelpiiien
&uoel, At. unD 0reper Str, $24 unb bon
einem g~epifien @erner, 4516 Suitine Ctr,
SO fir dbnGide 9ienite bate be3abGcn
lailen. Die W1it9Gieber beS Gomites famen
gu Der lleber3et9un9, baB Or. Botter Derz
pfltcbtet ~9etpeien tpare, in allen Ben beseid6z
teten Sduen Die an ben 8Iottern e~rfranftcn
&inber na9 Dem 8lattern6oipitaG icboffeu
81 Iaiien, unO baB er feinestpe9s berebtigt
gemelen lei, Ben Gttern Ser &inber @elb
ab5unebmen. 9as Gomjte beic6loB, Dem
StaOtrat6 gu cmpfebGen, ben @eiunObeitsz
Gommiiiar &e9hol6s auf5uforbern, ben
Or. Softer CUR &id5a6tung Der utrecht
mdBtg bon ibm erbobenen @eloer IN bic
.@eibdoigten Su oeranLaiien.