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The evening times., 1897-12-21
Grand-.McCarthy.s AIishaps.~ ~

The ever-anusirg MIC Carthy's Mis-
haps," us played by Barney Ferguson,
Sam j. Ryan and a merry company OF fun
makers, pleased n large audience at the
Grand last night. This farce has been
good enough to Iast for many years, and
as brought up To date, with u lot or clever
speciaiit;es, has no symptoms OF an early
demise; In fact, it seems to have inn
proved In its ability to please the people.
aud gives not the slightest suggestion
OF growing old. One OF the biggest hits
OF the evening was made by Ferguson
ana Ryan with new song, written espe-
cially for them, ''MalSney and the Brick"
Lew Spencer, the wellknown minstrel,
gave an entertaining monologue, and
the Carlisle Sisters fntr oduced some
artistic dances. There were number
of other specialIties introduced, and an
well received.
The evening times., 1897-12-21
The Passion Play.

The audience at the Columbia last night
proved ccrclusively that there " asa .yr at
interest in the Passion Play among the
people of Washington. The house was fille.l.
and the lecture commanded throughout he
close attention Of the audience. The ilIus-
trattons, of course, were made much mo;e
effective ty the cinematographe than was
possible to the old fashioned stereoptic.,n.
and in some OF the scenes the reaiism waseo
very rea' as 10 be almost startling. The
stat ely march of priests and PROFESSIONS;
thetumultuousru ush oforo W DIS, and the sweet
familiar Il uches OF home life, an appeared,
just as they are shownat the little A ustran
town among the mountains, where once in
q decade the marvellous play is produced.
The audience nenified Its approval .low
and then by subdued applause, hut the . +
mospt,ere was cne of reyerent and earnest
attention, W hich said more for the real
power of the production than would say
applause.
T.. lay 0ould-Tree Tovs-uuen evepinra
The evening times., 1897-12-21
Lafayette-aCumherland '51."

FIanklyn Fyies, whom We are accus-
toned to think OF as colaborator with
Belas In THE Girl Left Behind Me-"
Is represented at the Lafayette this week
10y Cumberland '6l," war play OF his
own. But wa is not the only theme. The
dead southwestern feud plays an even
more conspicuous part. Mr.. Fyles has
not been scrupulOus or proba binties, but
he has achieved a success in effect. The
audience liked the piece. The company is
especially strong comprising Edgar Daven-
port, John kellard, WI. Ferguson, Charles
CIaig- Lionel barrymore. Amelia Summer
vile and a dozen Others. The scenery
was all appropriate and the hanGsomest
that has been seen here for a long while.
The hattie on the burning bridge produced
a thrilling picture and was skillfulIy
manipulated mecna anically.
The evening times., 1897-12-21
ADJUSTMENTS.
Na,ional-.what Happened to Jones"

NatiOnal-"wEat Happened To Jones"
A recommendation from Gotham town
does not always insure the hearty reception
OF a play by a Washington audience, but
in what Happened to Jones' as given
at the Natioual last night, its good
opinion was heartily lnGtIt.u Ih a. b ,ity.
and the farce will leave here with the ap-
proval OF Washington pasted directly under
that of New York. IL is cleveriy con-
structed. Astounding in comical situations
and witty lines, and in the hands Of the
present company is almost sure to make
u hit wherever produced. George boniiace,
Jr-, carries the leading role, occupying
the stage most Of the time and rendering
valuable aid to all the other members of the
cast in tneir fun making. Anna Belmont
and Kathryn Ostennan addbea uty and zest
to the piece, and with a number OF other
good actors and actresses make the farce
one of the most amusing produced here.
The evening times., 1897-12-21
CRACKsMEN WORKED IN VAIN.
Brooklyn Bank Vault Would Not
Yield to a SeyeE.Day Onslaught.

Yield to a SeveE.Day Onslaught
New York, Dec. 2I.-Fpr seven days,
ending last Sunday, two expert safe
breakers hacked aud chiseled away at
the thick combination steel door to the
little vault in which the Brooklyn Dime
Savings Banks bonds and stocks are
kept. This was necessary, because
Thomas C. Long, the head accountant of
the bank, to whom alone part of the COM
bination was known, had disappeared.
Mr.. Long returned yesterday to his
home, from which he had been absent for
eight days. When the vault door was
finally swung open the securities We're
found intact.
None Or the bank officers had believed
that MI. Long had taupered with the
securities, and the vindicatbn OF their
confidence in him came when the news
that he had returned to his home reached
them
Mr.. LoEg left the bank after the books
had been balanced ON the afternoon OF
December IL. None of his frien.is saw
him after that. except for a moment on
Sunday evening, when he returned to his
home. HIS absence was due to mental
alteration, >. from which he is still suf-
fering.
The evening times., 1897-12-21
Aoademy-The Rays.

The Rays appeared and siione brilliantly
at the Academy last night, and the result
naturally was "A Hot old Time" Johnny
Rays makeup and that of his double,
Frank Laior, are two of the funniest and
most bizarre spectacles ever seen on or
Off the stage. and the various antics. per-
formed by these two children or fun caused
the blazing lights of laughter as they
were called on the program, to sctn tillate
prOmiScuOusiyo over the faces o. yer V lar ge
and crowded audience. There was lot OF
dancing and a good many Jokes. and an
immense deal of unclassiried and uproarS
Gus fun, besides some taking topical songs.
"A Hot Old Time" Is Just about as warm
as its name.
The evening times., 1897-12-21
Pawned His Friends Dress Sui

Fred Salyy, welldressed and intelii-
gent young man nineteen years old, was
arrested yesterday by Detective Muller.
charged With stealing dress suit and
case belonging to his friend, douglass
Mcbride, CT Pennsylvania avenue and
Four aEd-a-half street. Mcbride had loan
ed the suit to j. II. BalIinger and the
case to NJ. c. Hopkins, two of his friends,
and salvy, knowing this, it is alleged,
went to their rooms when they were away
and stole both the suit and the case
These he tner, pawned, 1t is charged, Ind
told Mcbride what he had done and was
arrested. Ee was locked up at No.
station and teld for grand larceny.
The evening times., 1897-12-21
Election of Officers.

Tie following were elected officers of
Scott Council, No. 45S, National Union, last
Friday evening. as follows: Presidenr,
James p. Burrill: vice president, ]. n.
Sparks; sIeaker, L. C. Palmer; secreta;y,
]. q. Bell; financial secretary, B.
Case; usher, ]. NJ. Sturges; chaplain,
George Grindley; sergeant-at-arms, George
P. Meyer; doorkeeper, G. A. Gillilaai;
trustees, Henry Weber, r. R. Cooke and
q. A. Gilliland; delegates to cabinet, ].
Burrill and ]. H. Bell; delegates to assembly.
F. A. Wsrf;eld and j. P. Burrill; deleg ate
to immediate relief association; ]. p.
Matthews, delegate to District uf Colum
bia fraternal benefit societies.
The evening times., 1897-12-21
Kernan,s-sam Dexers.

Sam Devere and his company of en-
tertainers are the attraction at Kernan's
for Christmas week. Devere is still as
funny as ever, and his turn Of musical non-
sense ept the house in a acunt:nual uproar.
His company includes Mildred Howard De-
Gray, in barefoot dance; Pearl iiaight,
in songs; Rice Brothers, in gymnastics:
Talbot, In tenor solos; Byron and LangdOn;
Kathryn Rowe Palmer, in dances; Prof.
II. NJ. Parker, and his wonderful trained
dogs; Leonard and Bernard; Johnson and
Dean, a ooiored team: tfe Glissandos, gro
tesque musicians. and The Peep o'Day
Club" a lively burlesque, closed the per-
foTmance.
The evening times., 1897-12-21
spiritualists, Bazaar Robbed.

A spirit embodied in human form on
Sunday night entered the hall at Masonic
Temple. where the Society Of Spiritualists
is holding q bazaar and stole .arge
quantity of perfume, toilet articles, and
other fancy goods, valued at about $40.
The spirits did not reveal the name Of the
thieving intruders, for when the loss was
reported to the polics yesterday the
statement was made that no one was
suspected OF the burglary.
The evening times., 1897-12-21
b. & o. BULLETIN.
EXCURSION RATES.

Account of the holidays, tickets VIII
be sold at the low rate of one and one-third
fare from Washington TO Pittsburg, Wheel
ing, Parkersburg and local points between
Pittsburg and Wheeling. Good going
on December "a, 20 and 81, and January
/, 1888, valid for return until January
4, 1898.
Special rate and limit for students.
Apply city ticket offices OF this company.
Tourist Sleeping Cars viii leave Wash
ington for the Pacific Coast every Tues
day at $40 p. M, going via st. Louis.
Item
The evening times., 1897-12-21
The Bitou,s Bill.

The program offered at the Bi.ou this
week includes Lew Simmons and Clark
Gibbs, Mons. Harry DeGras and Mile.
Josephine, in the Roman SYPHILIS Dream,"
Ida Howell, Pete Baker, the German char
acter singer; Collins and DAILY, comedians
and singers; John and Nellie Mccarthy,
In lively sketch, and the Washburn Sis
ters, in dashing songs. Clara Routt was
prevented from appearing yesterday by
railroad washout. 1t is promised she
will appear the rest OF the week. The
program closed with a rearing farce, "A
Night of Terror" by the company.
The evening times., 1897-12-21
DYSPEPSIA.

Remember that GROVER GRA-
HAMS remedy is GU UARANTEED
to remove ali Distress FROM THE
FIRST DOSE. IL il folly to suffer
when Soc. bottle, procured from
your druggist. will correct In.
stantly all unpleasant symptoms.
An tnfnllible Specific for Dyspe psias
Heartburn. Gaseritis, and all dis
eases arising from an impaired
Digestive System. Write to Grover
Grnham Co.. Newburgh, n T., for
pamphlet.
The evening times., 1897-12-21

Do you know that you can hs~e
The MOrninx. Evening and sunda. >
Times-the only COMPLETE news.
paper publislied in Washinxton-.
served TO you by carrier for fifty
cents q month";
The evening times., 1897-12-21

Do you know that you can have
The Morning. Evening and Sunday
Times-the only COMPLETE news
paper published in Washington
served to you by cnrrier for fifty
cents Il month?
The evening times., 1897-12-21
City Brevities.

Chr. Xantlar, 9O9 7th ST., A mpelos punch.
ready for dilution, 65c qt.; no headache
in it. Pride OF Va. Port, 1891, So gal;
75c qt.; in hot water grand redpunch. 1t
The evening times., 1897-12-21

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinihe Tablets. All
druggists refund the moifey IL Il failsto cure.
25c. The gen uine has L. B. 9. on each tablet.
The evening times., 1897-12-21
10 NAY REMOVE TO MEXICO.
Civilized Tribes Are Dissatisfied
with Uncle SANS Treatment.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 21.-As result Of
the Government'f evident intention OF abol-
fshinH tribal relations. it is probable that
the five civilized tribes of the Indian Terri
tory vii. remove in a body to Old Mexico
The evening times., 1897-12-21
SUICIDE Of A PHILOSOPHER
William Hanson Takes Cyanide
of Potassium.
LEAVES A PATHETIC LETTER

Says Society Needs Him No Longer,
and He Cannot Earn Livelihood
Was Member of the Liberal Club
of New York aud of the Brooklyn
Philosophical Society.
The evening times., 1897-12-21

y.yey Could Tree Toys-open evenings.
0e18-6t.em
The age-herald., 1897-09-18

which has come to be known throughout the world as the remedy that makes people we'll
 Why should one vase the opportunity CT gaining health and vlgor by remporiz- ing with any of the many worthless remedies that quacks offer when th.s wonderful discovery of America's abefst physicain, Prof. Edward E. Phelps, M. D., LL. D., of Dartmouth college, the very foremost medical audhoNty of this generation, Paine's celery compound, is now within uhe reach of everyone?
 MesSrs. Wells & Richardson:
 Long sufferers from nervousness, dys- pepsia and neuralgia should not think their patience a virtue. It is simply sad waste of the joy of healthy living.
 Not only thess disorders but all other eHects of low nervous vigor can be ab- solutely cured, and permanently cured, by building up the nervous strength and purifying the blood with Paines celery compoundi
 An 'ailing habit" is easy to fall into. Many psrsons with no serious organic trouble conclude that they are invalids, ana make no de termined effort to get well until they become nuisance to their friends and burden to themselves What they need is to drive out the clog ging, stupefying humors from their blood and nourish their irritated nerves by means of Paine's celery compound.
 Paines c=lery compound will abso- lutely cure rheumatism, neuralgia, those frequently recurring headaches and those alarming heart palpitations and sinking speels. It urges the body to take on flesh and to cushion the nerves with proper accumulation of fat that will counteract all irritation. By means of this superb nutriment every part of the body is nourished and built up.
 Vigorous health stands on a tripod one may say, of pure, rich blood, a thoroughly nourished nervous system and-depending on thsse-a capable healthy digestion and assimilation. Poor health and disease mean that something Is wrong with the blood or nerves. Paine's celery compound attends first to these two greet essentials, and what ever else is wrong is soon corrected when the blood and nerves are right.
The age-herald., 1897-09-18
WIFE OF SENATOR VEST
Was Benefited by Natures Greatest Remedy, Paine's
 Celery Compound.

So many testimonials are coming in from every part of the country 10 the proprietors of the greatest of all known remedies, which ssands So pre-eminently above all others in it's wonderful cura- tive powers, that it generally. has been thought best to select almost at ran dom a small percentage of them for publication.
 The accompanying lerter from the wife of the great Missouri ssnator, however, is one of a, great many that have come first and last from families of national reputa ton.
 The health of the wealthiest and most highly cultivated is of course no more dear to them and their relatives than is that of the hunbler persons who depend upon their daily Son for their week-to- week living. But the first class of peo- pie certainly have at their command every facility that money and good judg- ment can secure to benefit them when their health is fhreatened.
 For that reason the almost endless number of hearty testimonials that are received from those who have the best medical advice at their instant disposal is double assurance of the unequaled value of this Paine's celery compound,
The age-herald., 1897-09-18

The monarch drank the pulque. and looked at the maiden. Whether the la- dy's looks gave pleasanter flavor to the liquor or whether the taste of the liquor made th4 lady seem the fairer, Is not certain; the King, at any rate, fell in love with both, started 8 qulque plantation, and married the girl, whose name, Xochitl, thus became associat- ed iwth the national intoxicant. The rest is easy. Whsn General Scotts troops came to Mexico they drank the liquor, liked it, and, with the easy ad- apdbility of the Saxon, slmplified its Aztec anne itno 'cocktail,' which they carried back iwth them to the states.
The age-herald., 1897-09-18
AT CASHlN'S HOME.
The Colored People Will Have Preference in
 His Office.
Special to The Age4Herand.

Special to The Age Herald.
 Decatur, Ala, Sept. 17.-When asked tonight what would be his attitude in regard to appointments under him Cashin replied that he should favor the oolored race.
 Casl1in is over 40 years of age, and Is an intelligent man. has been admitted to the bar and is now worth considera- bte property GIe came to Alabama from Pennsylvania, and made some money in Birmingham. He was admitted to the bar in Montgomery, Ala, where he is well known. He was highly indorsed for disappointment which is the first negro appointment in Alabama, and the third under this administration in all.
 Casfin said that he had received a letter from Henry Rucker, of Atlanta, collector of internal revenue, that mine tenthts of the applicants for office under him were wq.se men.
 CaShin says the republican party owes too much to the colored people not to recognize them. He thinks the presi- dent made mistake in not appointing Iuhe negro, Lyons, postmaster at Au- gusta, Ga., instead of giving it to Stal- hngs, & white citizen, and placating Lydns with a small position at Wash dngtOn
The age-herald., 1897-09-18

cut off by the fever quarantine. Chat tanooga, Memphis, Atlanta, Augusta. Galveston and even St. Louis anticipate a temporary failing off in business ow- ing to the interruption to traffic in the gulf states and adjoining territory. The practical settlement of the bituminous coal strike, a further rising tide of de- mand for iron and steel products, the withdrawal from the market of some manufactures of wooden goods. activity generally among manufactures of wool ens, extraordinary large bank clearings and reports that mercantile collections nave improved, constitute the features of the week.
 Wheat exporss are very large and with ons exception (that of the second week of September, 1S91,) are the heavi- est on record. The total shipments this week Qlour included as wheaD aggre- gate 6,S79,41S bushsls against 5.461, ,566 bushels last week, S.566.S26 bushels last year, 2,53S,OS5 bushels in the correspond ing week in 1895; 9,5s7,2SS bushels in 1894, 4,727, ,s2os bushels in 1893 and s,s74.- 900 bushels. tfief1eavlest on recordgin ths like week of 1891. snx5
 Corn exports are 100000 bushels smaller than last week. They agg.re- gate $S,9O1, 900 bushels and compare with 2,394OoO bushels last year, 1,6O5OOO bush- els in 1895; 145,OoO bushels in 1894 and 1,195,555 bushels in 1893.
 There are 1e9 business failures report ed throughout the United States this week, compared with 175 laat week, -95 in the week year ago, 21S two years ago. a like number three years ago and as compared with 346 in the second week of September, 1S93
 There are 36 business failures reported from the Canadian Dominion this week against 39 last week and fl in each of the corresponding weeks in 1896 and 1895.
The age-herald., 1897-09-18
Origin of the American Cocktail.
1e American Epicure.

From the American Epicure.
 The origin of the American "cocktail'' Is admittedly obscure, and many at tempts have been made to trace 1t. An ingenious but unconvincing explanation that has lately been going the round of the press gives 1t medical significance. The old doctors, they say, had prac- tice of treating certain diseases of the throat with pleasant liquor applied with ths tip end of long feather pluck ed from a cocks tail. They finally be- gan to use this preparation as a gargle, and the name cocktail clung to it. The gargle gave way to an appetizer-to a mixture of bitters, yermouth and liquor, that is tsill in occasional de- mand.
 According to a Mexican legsnd, the or iginal cocktail was made from pulque, an alcoholic beverage distilled from the juice of the maguey, or agava. The liquor, SO it is said, was discovered by a Toltec noble, who sent some of it to the King by the hand of his daughter.
The age-herald., 1897-09-18
THE SOUTHERN SKY
 DARKENED BY DEATH
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 >----~~-----------~-~-~-~- saying the mayor of Auburn, where his family lives, had advised him he could come there any time as Auburn had not quarantined and that he would go there, on the first train. The governor at once wired Judge Purifoy at Auburn that he must promptly leave the state and ob- serve. the quarantine regulations He also wired the mayor of Auburn that he must not permit any one to come or remain thers from an infected place. The public seems not to understand that the governors proclamation covers the whole state and that no one can come in from anw infected place and no city or town can open its doors to refu- gees. Any one coming into the state from an infected place can be punished severely and the governor is determined to enforce the law.
The age-herald., 1897-09-18
Receivers Sale.
William Vaughan. Trustee. fiIETEril

William Vaughan, Trustee. FiTETET--tl
 Stevens Electric Company.
 :. In the the City Court of Birmingham. Ala.
 Notice is hereby given that on the 11th day of October, 1897, the undersigned, as Receiver. under and by virtue of deere tai order of said court in said cause en- tered on the 17th day of June, 1897, will sell at public outcry in front of the court house door of Jefferson county Alabama, to the highest and best bidder for cash, all the property of the Stevens Electric Com pany in my hands or subject to my con- trol, as Receiver, excepting moneys, but including all real estate, personality, fran chises and mixed property owned by said lected claims due said corporation or to me as Receiver as such, the personal proper ty consisting of certain dynamos, ma- chinery. etc, located principally upon, the hereinafter mentioned real estate such as is used in the operating of an electric plant and the real estate being described as follows:
 point on the north line of block 526, 300 feet from the N. E. corner of said block, according to the Elyton Land Company's survey of the city of Birmingham, Ala, line in southerly direction 1855 feet. thence at right angle and parallel with said north line of block 526 in southwesterly direc- tion 145 feet, to the wall line of the Bir- right angle in a northerly direction, and along said wall line 50 feet; thence at right angle on a line parallel with said north line, of. block 6%, ffty-five feet; thence north line of block 526: thence along said north line to point of beginning ninety feet, said described property being part
 ~ A. LATADY.
 Receiver. 9-1S-sat-3t
The age-herald., 1897-09-18
Bra adstreets Review,

New York, Sept. 17.-Bradstreet's to- morrow will say:
 Notwithstanding unseasonably warm weather and the appearance of yellow fever in-several gulf states, checking locally the distribution of merchandise, business throughout the country has in creased more than anticipated The cen- ter of improvement is Chicago, which furnishes the most favorable trade re- port in five years. Advices from Kansa 8 City, Omaha, St. Paul and St. Louis also reflect activity in demand among job bers and wholesalers. There is tenn porary stimulus to business at Sa- vannah, owing to the withdrawal of competition from merchants at towns
The age-herald., 1897-09-18
GIRLS IN THE BULL RING.
Three Who Take Part h the Brutal Spanish
 Sport.

American womsn ould find itdfficult to imagine one of their sex in the arena where bulls are butchered to make a Spanish holiday, but such there are. Three pets of the bull ring in Spain are women-one @ Spaniard. the other two Germans. Donna Piedros the Spaniard, is a matador, the others are toreadors. It is the duty of Donna Piedros to fin ish the fierce brute after it has been tor
 mented and wounded by the others. She
 is a handsome woman of B, and has been in the bull ring since she was 17.
 When first she made known he intsn- ton of entering the arena there was a
 howl of protest, but she persisted and
 when she made her first appearance she
 was showered iwth flowers. Since then
 she has been in the ring once every month, and on several occasions has
 bsen more or less injured. Great dan
 ger is incurred by matador f1wen giving
 the quietus to a bull because the saw
 age brute generally makes a last des-
 perate rally. In this way Donna Pie
 dros has been facr to face itwh death
 more than once.
 Her two competitors are the Pretel
 sisters, Lola and Angelica. Pretty
 blondes, scarcely out of their teens, they
 are brilliant and daring riders. Their exploits in the bull ain8s have been the themes of Spanish poets. they are the pets of the populace, and for their achievements in the arena they receive great financial reward. They were or iginally circus riders. Their manager, being struck with their equestrian abili- ty, determined to make bull fighters of them. He took them to Seville, where there is a school devoted to the fine art of killing bull. There the two girls killed a stuffed bull three or four times a. day until finally they were allowed to practice O ma live bull From that they were graduated to the ring proper. and quickly won renown by their daring. Donna Piedros wears a divided skirt when in the ring. while the Pretel sis ters ewar the regulation mans bull fighting costume. The former does ah ier orwk on foot, while the latter two r1dA horses.