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The record-union., 1897-05-17

and the Theatre Francois in the pro-
duction of such plays as The Bour-
geois Gentilhomme,s'A ~0edipus Rex"
walled themselves OF her services.
= But, her most remarkable, her most
wonderful creation dates from 1881,
when she collaborated with Nj Bour-
gault- Ducoudray in the reconstruction
of the Greek dances from the popular
melodies which the learned musician
brought with him from a mission to
Greece and the Orient. Assisted by
her sister, Mile Augustine Fonta, she
arranged in marvellous fashion at the
studio of the painter ARGOS a dance
called THE Canephores," or basket
bearers, whose action was set and ca
denced, not to a musical rhythm. but
to the recitation of Greek verses by III.
Emile Legrand, the Hellenist.
In short, she is looked upon as an
authority in these matters. NJ. Bour-
gault- Ducoudray was glad to call in the
aid of such collaboration at the Bodin-
iere to aid in his project of exhibiting
the ancient dances, lin their relations
to musical expression"
It is not merely an agreeable but also
an instructive afternoon that the pro
fessor of the conservatory is aiming to
offer in these spectac1es which are now
occupying the attention Of the French
public.--New York Herald
The record-union., 1897-05-17
OLD DANCES REVIVED.
Terpsichorean Novelty Secured by a
Resuscitation of the Old.

There is a craze at present for re-
turn to the past. There is a modern
mania for "reminiscences. Novelty is
sought in resuscitation of the old. Lii
braries and museums are ransacked,
the dust is shaken from public and pri-
vate archives, countries far and near
are explored, and all for the sake of
bringing back to light some ancient fad
some art or diversion or fashion which
our ancestors had abandoned. And SO
it is quite in keeping that there should
be revival of the dances of century
ago. France is taking the lead. 1t is
high time that she should. The dance
is one of the most ancient, most univer-
sal and most delightful of human arts
1t is well nigh coeval with the race
Yet it does not steadily improve with
age. 1t has its periods of decadence
and degeneration Such a period is
upon us now. With rare exceptions
the dances of society are mere incoher-
ent leaps and jumps, with neither char
acter nor grace. AS to the stage dances,
they are becoming more and more mere
acrobatic exercises. Strength and au-
dacity rather than suppleness and in
telligence are the demands made upon
the legs, While the arms are too often
reduced to the mechanical functions of
balancing pole to keep the dancer in
equilibrium while performing his
"feats.'
The exact contrary should be sought
to justify the best and highest definition
of the dance which should be an ag-
gregation of attitudes and movements
meant TO express sentiment and pass
ion A reaction against this deca-
dence is called for The public taste
seems to be in favor of such a reac-
ton For several years past 1t has
been encouraging the attempts which
have been made in this line. 1t has
applauded and upheld the renaissance
of the minuet, the gavotte, the cha
come, the passe- pied. the gaillarde, the
courante, the pavane, the sarabande,
and other tersichorean delights of our
forefathers.
Among the most earnest leaders of
the new movement is Mile Laura F6n-
ia, formerly one of the most brilliant
stars of the Paris Opera, who in leay-
ing the stage has not deserted her art.
A dancer of the good old school. she
has preserved. and she now teaches.
those traditions of style" which she
herself so successfully exemplified. She
prefers character to acrobaticism and
expression to tour de force. Now
style. character. expression are the
learmarks of those old time dances
| which she has done SO much to bring
back into vogue.
Twenty years ago, even before she
| left the stage. Mile. Fonta commenced
her worthy campaign at Count Os-
mond's house. She soon became the in
dispensable organizer of all diversions
| of this sort. NJ. Barioux. when the
| Minister OF Public Instructions; NJ.
Gambetta, when President of the
| Chamber; the Countess of Ferronays,
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ONSTANTINOPLE, May 1.-THE
Porte has replied officially to the note
of the Powers and declines TO agree
to an armistice until the 1olloWlhS coi-
ditions are accepted:
The annexation of Thessaly, an in
demnitv Of f10, 600 600 Turkish and the
abolition of the capitulations. The
Porte proposes that plenipotenitaries of
the Powers should meet at Pharsalos
to discuss the terms of peace and de-
clares that if these conditions are de-
clined. the Turkish army win continue
to advance.
The demand for annexation of The
ssaly is based upon the fact that the
province was originally coded to Greece
on the advice of the Powers with the
object of ending brigandage and Greek
incursions into Ottoman territory, the
Porte believing at that time that the
cession would attain these objects, but
the recent incursions of Greek bands
and the events Immediately preceding
the war have proved to the contrary.
This is the substance of the reply.
The ambassadors met to-day TO con-
slider the Porte's answer, which is re-
garded as raising an extremely grave
issue 1t is believed that representa-
lions will be made to the Sultan per
sonally to induce a modification of these
terms. but it is foreseen that this Will
be very difficult, owing to the attitude
of the powerful old Turk war party.
If the Porte should prove obuurate,
European conference is not improbable,
although at present Russia is opposed
to this.
1t is regarded as quite certain that
the Powers viii not consent to retro
cession of Thessaly. Even Germany
is believed to be resOlute on this point.
because it would involve a violation Of
the Berlin treaty and imperil the peace
of the Balkans.
Altogether the reply of the Porte has
caused the greatest surprise. 1t APP
pears that during the discussion of the
note from the Powers by the council
of the Sultan's Ministers. news reached
the council that 1900 Greeks had land
ed at Palopa and We're marching to
Janina with the intention of co-operat-
ing with other forces from Arta. This
created a bad impression among the
Ministers.
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A DISAPPOINTED BAND-MAsTER
Gen. Grant Did Not Appreciate Daily
Serenade.

In the Century" General Horace
Porters Campaigning with Grant"
deals with the Siege of Petersburg
and Raids on Washington" General
Porter relates the following anecdote
of Grant:
Earthworks had been thrown across
the neck of land upon which City
Point is located. This intrenched line
ran from point on the James to a
point on the Appomattox River. A
small garrison had been detailed for its
defense, and the commanding officer,
wishing to do something that would af
ford the General-in- Chief special de-
light, arranged to send the band over
to the headquarters camp to play for
him while he was dining. The garri-
son commander was in bissfu ignOr-
ance of the fact that to the General the
appreciation of music was a lacking
sense and the musicians score a sealed
book.
About the third evening after the
band had begun its performance, the
General, While sitting at the mess
table. remarked: I've noticed that
that band always begins it's noise just
about the time / am sitting down to
dinner and want TO talk" I offered TO
go and make an effort to suppress it,
and see whether it would obey an order
to cease - firing and my services
were promptly accepted. The men We're
go~geously uniformed and the band
seemed to embrace every sort of brass
instrument ever invented, from a di-
minutive cornet-a- pistons to a gigantic
double bass horn. The performer who
played the latter instrument was en-
caked within it's ample twists, and
looked like man standing inside the
coils of a whisky-still. The broad belt
ed bandmaster was putting with all the
vigor of a quack- medicine advertise
ment. his eyes were riveted upon the
music and it was not an easy task. to
attract his attention. Like a sperm
whale, he had come to blow, and was
not going to be put down till he had
| finished: but finally he was made to
understand, like the hand-organ man,
he was desired to move on With a
look of disinheritance on his counten-
ance, he at last marched off his band
| to its camp.
On my return the General said: Il
| fear that bandmaster's feelings have
| been hurt, but / didn't want him to be
| wasting his time upon a person who
| has no ear for music A staff officer
remarked: well General, you were at
| least much more considerate than
| Commodore --, who the day he came
| to take command of his vessel, and
was seated at dinner in the cabin,
! heard music on deck, and Immediately
sent for the executive officer and said
| to him: Have the instruments and men
The record-union., 1897-05-17
ABOVE THE AVERAGE.
Men of Many Countries Celebrated
for Their Stature.

The finding, years ago, of gigantic
skeletons gave rise to the theory that
at some time the earth was peopled by
giants and giantesses 100 feet high
perhaps. but this theory has been ex
ploded by the discovery that the skele
tons and bones belonged not to human
beings but mammoths and mastodons.
The celebrated giants of the last 300
years have in no case exceeded ten feet,
the majority being something over
seven feet. Giants are not, as a rule,
remarkable for great strength or great
appetite, are usually mild, gentle and
melancholy and usually die young
oliver Cromwell had a porter named
Daniel who was described as enormous
and eminent for his sanctity and pro-
phetic powers. Another giant was Wal
ter Parsons. gatetender to both James
l. and Charles H. He was seven feet
six inches tall, of merry disposition
and remarkable for his strength. He
loved practical jokes and his favorite
pastime was to catch up two indignant
soldiers, one under either arm and run
up the courtyard with them.
Maximilian Miller was exhibited in
the last century and was eight feet
TALL strong and handsome. He was
presented to ali the courts of Europe
and was a great favorite with Louis
XIV. of France, who gave him a silver
mace and richly jeweled scimiter. The
elite of London went to Miller's recep-
tons.
Cornelius McGrath, the celebrated
Irish giant of the last century, meas
ured six feet at the age of Is, and at
10 stood seven feet eight inches high
His skeleton is preserved in the mu-
scum of Trinity College, Dublin.
1t is said that so far as England is
concerned the tallest men and women
come from Yorkshire and Lancashire
William Bradley came from this region
and the skeleton of his gigantic right
hand may be seen to-day at the Lon
don College of Surgeons. At 10 he
weighed over 400 pounds his shoe was
fifteen. inches long and his stocking
over three feet long.
Two foreign giants, one French, the
other Spanish, became lions when they
were shown. Both approached eight
feet. but they were eclipsed by Robert
Hales, a native of Great Yarmouth.
He CAME Of d family of giants, his
IdtnGT DeinS SlA anu HAIL, Ills
mother measuring six feet and his five
sisters measuring considerably over six
feet, with four brothers nearly as tall
as their father. Robert overtopped
them all, measuring nearly eight feet,
and had frame strong and well de-
veloped. His chest measure was sixty
two inches and the calf of his leg
twenty-one. 1t took seven yards of
broadcloth to make him a suit of
clothes. At 13 he entered the royal
navy. Barnum brought Hales to
America in 1S4S.
Colonel Chang, the Chinese giant,
measured eight feet six inches and
weighed 800 pounds. He was hand
some and wore richly embroidered
white satin garments. He was Gull
tured and refined and spoke, besides
Chinese, japanese English, German,
Spanish and French. There was grace
and dignity in his movements. He was
shown in company with General Tiny
Mite. who was only nineteen inches
high and weighed four and three-quar-
tiers pounds.
The record-union., 1897-05-17
A TACOMA MANS CRIME.
HE WAYLAYS HIS WIFE ON HER
WAY FROM CHURCH
And Shoots Her, and Afterward
Turns His Weapon Upon
Himself.

TACOMA. May 16.-At 1915 this af-
ternoon while Mrs. Louise Mccarthy
was returning from services at st. Leo's
Church. she was shot through the brain
by her husband, John Arthur McCar-
thy. who then turned his weapon
against himself. Mrs. Mccarthy died
at ST. Joseph's Hospital at 3 O'Clock
and Mccarthy expired an hour later at
the Fannie Paddock Hospital.
The tragedy occurred on South T.
street. on the sidewalk two doors from
the home of the mother and sister of
Mrs Mccarthy. At the time of the
shooting Mrs. McAtee mother of the
murdered woman and Mrs. McDougal,
her sister, were with her. the three hav-
ing attended church together. McCar-
thy walked up to the woman and shot
his wife and then himself without a
word being spoken. Mrs. Mccarthy
fell on the sidewalk, while her terrified
mother and sister shouted for help. She
was carried into the nearest house and
the flow of blood stopped somewhat be
fore being removed to the hospital. Nc
Carthy's first shot at his own head only
grazed his skull, realizing which, he
reached down, picked the revolver from
the sidewalk and fired again, the bull
let entering just back of his right ear
glaneing upward and going through
his head Neither victim nor suicide
recovered consciousness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mccarthy had been liv-
ing apart for some time. In one of his
pockets was found letter from his
wife stating that she was sick and
could not go down town to see him.
Mccarthy received this letter yester-
day or this morning. His wife's re-
fusal to see him undoubtedly prompted
the shooting.
Mccarthy was 81 years old. He be-
lonsed to the Order of Railway Con-
ductors and had been yardmaster for
the Northern Pacific at Sprague and
Spokane. Last year he worked for the
Southern Pacific in California, where
he had gone for his health
The record-union., 1897-05-17
How 1t is Frequently Very Sadly
MiSCOrrected.

There is a spirit of economy in wo-
men which it is sometimes difficult TO
understand. This is one of the things
which makes women's clubs where
there are continuous expenses almost
an impossibility. 1t has been found so
by people who have tried it. A woman
does not feel that she is called upon
to pay out a certain sum of money
merely for the privilege of using a
clubhouse or clubrooms when she may
need them. If she makes use of them
all the time she is willing to pay. If
not. she feels that she is being defraud-
ed if she spends her money, no matter
what Obliga tons she may have taken
upon herself, and she does not spend it,
There was an instance of this feeling
of responsibility in women given not
long ago at the meeting of a large
organization of women in the rooms
of a prominent New York caterer. The
understanding was that the members
of the organization were to take lunch
con in the rooms of the caterer where
their meeting was held at the rate
of dollar a plate. 1t was all to be
informal. each member to pay for her
self, and there were no tickets. The
caterer provided for the number of wo-
men he was told to expect, and they
all came to the meeting. But just be-
fore luncheon one woman was struck
by a hppy idea. DO you know" she
said to a friend there is a place not
far from here where we can get our
luncheon much cheaper and almost as
good?' The friend was delighted at the
idea, and she told another friend and
the friend another and like flock OF
sheep the women one after another LETT
the caterers and went TO the cheaper
place, and, with the delightful feeling
of having saved a few pennies, en-
loved such things as an ordinary bill
of fare provided.
IT is this penny wise and pound fool
ish practice of women of which Mrs.
Josephine Shaw Lowell complains. Mrs
Lowell does not believe in the pauper-
ling charity which gives without ask
ing a return. 4 rich woman, she says,
will beat down her seamstress 10 the
lowest wages she will take, and then
go out and give freely several dollars
to another woman who is more harmed
than helped by it, The true charity
and wisdom, she believes, is in giving
the workingwoman her just dues. The
woman who feels no obligations to pay
her club dues, the woman who makes
ARRANGEMENTS for luncheon with the ca
terer and then leaves him in the lurch,
and tie woman who underpays her
workwomen and is charitable in other
directions all exhibit the same love of
small economics which seems TO be u
part of the nature of woman.
The record-union., 1897-05-17
OCLARRAGE IMPROVING.
Were 1t Not So, Mcmahon Would
Have Been Lynched.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 16-At
Elmhurst, near Oakland, where James
|O'Clarrage hovers between life and
death from the gunshot wound inflicted
by 2. .. Mcmahon, there are deep NUT
terings against the latter There We're
several Indignation meetings along the
San Leandro road yesterday and in
many of the little knots of angered
friends it was agreed that if Clarrage
died Mcmahon should be lynched, but
the news that Clarrage is improving has
had quoting effect
After the shooting on Friday night
Mcmahon calmly took a mop and
washed off the floor. He then straight
ened the room up and securing good
supply of cartridges left the house. He
was perfectly cool about it all and when
he came to the County Jail, couple of
hours later, talked about the affair in
a matter of fact sort of way.
The record-union., 1897-05-17

Large Confirmation Wreaths with
green leaves and kid buds. Price. 25c
Large Confirmation Wreath with
green leaves. 10 and 20c.
Forget-me-n long stems, two
dozen stems with II flowers on each
stem, colors pink, white, leghorn and
blue. Price, 1oc a bunch.
Long Stem Daisies, colors red. white
and blue, 13c per dozen.
Bunch of Glover, white and colors. II
long stems of clover with clover leaves.
Price Coo per bunch.
Spray of large Blossoms, six long
stems with foliage; colors cream, leg
horn and white. Price 25c
Large White Spray of Blossoms with
fern leave foliage. Price 45c per bunch
pompon cluster of white and leg
horn colors of Lilies of the Valley with
two dropping flowers on each stem and
fifteen cups. Price, pc per cluster.
A new assortment of May Ribbons for
millinery in all the latest shades and
tintS.
Green Grasses and Clusters of Wild
Oats, II stems in a cluster Price 25c
The record-union., 1897-05-17
The Reporter and the Editor.

When Washington Hesing of Chicago
was devoting all his energies 10 the
conduct of the "Staats-Zeitung, there
was q big fire in Chicago which his
paper failed to mention. Why didn't
we have report Of that fire last
night?" he asked next morning of d
fresh reporter who had been assigned
to it. MY dear Mr.. Hesing." replied
the young journalist in surprise, there
was nothing new to print about it.
Everyone in Chicago was there and
saw it." Young man." said Mr.. He
sing. IF anyone asks you ii you work
for the 'Staats-Zeitung,' tell him no."
The record-union., 1897-05-17
MURDERED FOR MONEY.
An Aged Minnesota Couple Done to
Death.

SMITHS LAKE (Minn), May 10
w. T. Boxwell and his wife, living in
the country, We're murdered and robbed
of S40G last night. The instrument OF
death was an AK, which was found in
the yard covered with blood. There is
no clew to the murderers. The bodies
were first discovered by Boxwell's two
sons, who had been fishing. They came
home about midnight There Were d
number of scars and bruises on both
bodies, and both heads were crushed
in. BoxwelI was 20 years old and one
of the wealthiest men in the county.
He was married a short time ago, his
wife being but 10 years old.
The record-union., 1897-05-17
ASSURANCES TO RALLI.
The Powers Will Prevent Action by
the Turks on Certain Conditions.

LONDON. May 16.-The Times
correspondent at Athens says: To-day
(Sunday) NJ. Rail-. the Premier, visited
the various legations and obtained as
surances that the Powers would un-
dertake to prevent any offensive action
on the part of the Turks, providing the
Greek forces maintained a strictly de-
fensive attitude. on this understand
ing he Immediately wired to the com
manders of the three Greek divisions
at Domokos Sourpi and Arta, instruct
ing them to abstain from all hostile ac-
ton unless attacked by the enemy.
The losses at Griboro were the heavi-
est since the beginning of the war
Seven officers were killed Requiems
We're sung to-day in all the churches
and the opposition papers accuse the
Government of wantonly sanctionine
needless bloodshed.
The record-union., 1897-05-17
Ladies' Silk Gloves.
Hosiery Bargains.

We take second place to no one in
giving extra value in this line of goods.
We have Ladies Tan Hose. fast colors.
) pairs for pc.
Our 1212c Ladies Tan Hose is d good
one, seamless and stainless, well worth
zoe
Ladies' Fast Black and Seamless Hose,
10c pair; guaranteed stainless. The
12l2c grade is a great value: you should
see them.
We will give you a Ladies' Ace Hose In
ox-blood tan, black and baIbrigGan, at
25c pair
The record-union., 1897-05-17
FIGHT AT EPIRUS.
Greeks Distinguished Themselves by
Their Goodness Under Fire.

LONDON. May 16.-The Times cor
respondent. now at Imaret flights de-
scribing the fight in Epirus under Sat
urdays date says:
set an excellent example riding under
fire with his staff TO all the batteries
and advanced points and to every point
where his troops We're scaling the
nights. The Greeks greatly dstin-
guished themselves 10y their GOODNESS
under hot fire.
At the moment I am writing this, Q
o'clock Sunday morning the action IS
very fierce. the Greeks are still gal
lantly advancing and on all sides get
ting the best of ii.
The record-union., 1897-05-17
THE RED HOUSE co,

Charles Netcher the owner of the Bos-
ton store, an establishment in which he
began commercial life twenty years ago
as a cash boy on 50 30 a week. is rich
enough to buy and sell a lot of so-called
millionaires. These are the things the
people keep in mind when they dissect
the claim put forward by the depart
ment store owners that they are phil
anthropists who are in business solely
for the benefit of the dear public. And
the more people think over ii the louder
becomes the clamor for the speedy pass
age of the anti-department store bill
From a Chicago paper.
The record-union., 1897-05-17
Children'S Hose.

A Stocking that will give great wear.
Boys 35c Black Bicycle Stockings.
double yarn and seamless; warranted
not to crock. in sizes from q to 912. This
week for Zoe pair.
An extra line of Misses Fine 20c
Ribbed Finished Hose, fast black. Two
pair for 25c.
Children's Fast Black and Seamless
Hose, sizes q to So. Toe pair.
The record-union., 1897-05-17
Ladies' Belts.

Ladies' Leather Belts, an extra fine
quality, medium large buckle, in green
and OK blood. DC.
Ladies' White Kid Belts 15c
Lot of Ladies Leather Belts and
Girdles, black and leather colors. &c.
Ladies' Black SOC Silk Belts. new style
of buckle, all lengths. 2Jc.
Ladies Fancy Plaid Belts pc.
Ladies' Standing Linen Collars. Sizes
IA. 14h and 10, Toe.
The record-union., 1897-05-17
Conductors Go to Catalina.

Los ANGELES, May 16.-Fifteen
hundred conductors and their guests
made the excursion to Catalina to-day
and enjoyed themselves boating, fish
ing and climbing the cliffs of the pict-
uresque island. Some of the conductors
and their wives concluded to remain in
Los Angeles, and there was quite rep
resentative audience of the Order Of
Railway Conductors at different places
of worship throughout the city.
The record-union., 1897-05-17
Botzaris' Band Re-Embarked.

LONDON, May IA dispatch to
the Chronicle" from Athens says that
the Botzaris band safely re-embarked
on the coast of Epirus under cover OF
the Greek gunboats Sunday morning.
According to the same correspondent,
the Egyptian Government has protest
ed against the capture of the steamer
The record-union., 1897-05-17
COLONEL JOHN s. MosBY.
One OF the Most Conspicuous Fighters
OF the Confederate Army.

John Singleton Mosby was one of the
most conspicuous fighters in the Con-
federate army. AS a dashing raider he
was unapprOachable, even among the
boldest of the raiders of the Southern
emi-guerrillas.
He was born in Powhatan County.
Va, December &, 1888. At the beg. inning
of the war he enlisted in the Confeder-
ate cavalry and served in the campaign
in the Shenandoah, under General Jo-
seph e. Johnston.