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The morning news., 1897-08-27
HANGING WAS roo MILD.
4 Negro Youth Who Takes Ills Exc-
cution a. lie would Meal.

Richmond. Va, Aug. 26.-Joscph Fife.
a negro youth convicted Of attempted
criminal assault on Mrs. Marks. n widow,
and who confessed 20 other like crimes,
was hanged In the yard Of the city JAN
to-day.
lie ascended the gallows with the stolid
Indifference about leaving { his world.
which ne had maintained from thc time
Of his sentence.
Ills last words 10 Deputy Sergeant RAJ.
aton were. % viii send you telegram
from heaven on the iffh 0f March"
The morning news., 1897-08-27
CABINET BROKEN UP.

New Minister of War Appointed to
Serve in Uruguay.
Montevideo, Aug. 26.-As the ministry
ceases 10 hold Office on the death of
president Senor Cuestas, president of the
'fuguayan senate, who assumed the presi-
0ehey Of the republic ad interim, has ap-
pointed Cen Perez to be minister of war.
'le ne city is quiet, but fighting continues
ID The c0nntrN
The morning news., 1897-08-27
SHERMAN SENDS SYMPATHY.
"e ! nited states Officially Notified
OF Horda's Assassination.

n. ""r""'S Assassination.
''snhston, Aug. 26.-Minister Stuart,
N'n'evdeo has cabled the state de-
.''.'' an official announcement of the
uay - =
t,','Iy sherman sent the following
'1''H to Minister Stuart: Express
| |lori. - 1oaorrence Of the President and
|m5,i,o' vi Ihe United States a the assas-
gnn.,t ~ resident Borda, and their
|,H.c,iong with his countrymen In their
b tba pr sherman also sent telegram
n 'ls,. resident infroming him of his ac
The morning news., 1897-08-27
cAuciir a. Ms nouE.
4 Richmond Wan nrcntss JaiI to Join
uis Family once More.

fNehmond va. Aug 2g-lryln Brown.
who murdered Emanuel Crum. livery
man ~ ihh c.ty at sIstorll0c. vs.. va.
ana escaped from enc pam There after
Indictment returned 10 his home here 10.
day.
90 WaH discovered on Main stfooi by
the police anl arrested.
The morning news., 1897-08-27

San Francisco Aug M-Georgo Green
waa knocked out in tho eighteenth round
ll-nIahl Dy Joe WoIe0lL
The morning news., 1897-08-27

IlfuhurH Aux. 2aTha alien FAX law
u1H decided unc1nauiHuaHnl to-day bv
Judge Achls0n of tue United States court
The morning news., 1897-08-27
LIrrLE ANIrlrsr,sN.

pennss isnnia's Hapnbiican Conssa-
tion Deeidsdis q Fint Anair.
ilarrlahufH. ra., AdN g.--rho rspubli-
can state convention m,t in tAla state
The morning news., 1897-08-27
A LYNCHING IN TEXAS.

The Usual Crime Was the Cause-An
Aged woman the victim.
Helvllle. Tex, Aug 23-Tho young mo-
gro named Bonner, who was arrested here
yesterday FOR criminal assault on Mrs
zachas. an aged white woman near VIII
helm, was taken from jail by n mob OF
20 men at o'clock this morning aud
lynchcd In tho woods about mile south
Of town.
The negro confessed the crime.
The times., 1897-04-18
The senator's sad Experience.

The Presidents policy OF turning over
| the distribution of patronage far as
| possible 10 CongresSInen il bearing fruIt,
| and the better part of it is that the PreSi-
dent already experiences a sense Of relief.
Congressman at first thought they liked it
very much. They appreciated the kind
feeling of the President 1t was a new
sensation to have a President in a genial
state of mind with Congressman. and de
ferringto them as his natural and necessary
if not constitutional advisers. but there IS
such a pursuit of Congressman by tae office
seekers that some Of them are beginning to
feel that the graSshopper is a burden and
to long for the solitudes where there is
heRrdthe pIaintive note Ofthe W whippooTwiII.
A Senator who cares a great deal about the
way the patronage in his great state
they are all great States-is distributed,
tells a good story on himself
A vigilant clerk warned him the other
day when he was in a committee room
tnat a mob was advancing 10 interview
him, and there was just time to slam the
door, which fortunately fastened with a
spring latch. when there was knocking.
and quickly another knocking somewhat
louder than before, and the Senator had
time to get behind a screen. Then tile
door was opened carefully a few inches,
and there was a loud, rough inquiry
whether the Senator was in The clerks
held the gate, so to speak. and one said
mildly, "when the Senator is in he usually
occupies the next room" Where's the
door of that?'' Down the hail to the
right" There was a laundering assault
upon that door. and the crowd entered and
10! the Senator was not there. The leader
used language unfit for publication.
The tcDdercst of which was 10 call the
Senator a blankety blank old ScOundTs4,
and add: "Hankety blank lnIni he is here
somewhere. l know. for have that sure.
And Jimmy. you run around to the other
door, we were thrown off there and Bob
you go up the hall. and Tommy you stay
by the stairway, and III nail him if he
makes a break this way, and Wen have
him. He can't 90 back on us this style,
the blank old" and so forth and 50 forth
and so on. The Senator j. not in his first
youth, but spry, and he had one outlet
unknown to his puFsusrs. by which he Ted
to an extra room he had hired for q
hiding place. Brooklyn Standard Union.
The times., 1897-04-18
An Ineonvenient ExpIoslve.

An inventor recently went 10 the Brit
ish war office with an eN NploSiye hat he
said would destroy any army against which
it was directed. 1T is the most powerful
explosive the world ever saw - said the
visitor, ''and propose to send up bal
loon over IN army that would attack ours,
setting the fuse so that IT might go off
the moment the balloon fIOated over the
army OF the enemy THAT is all very
good, indeed said the secretary OF war.
interFupting. "but suppose that a current
OF air should carry your ex pIosive balloon
over our army-what then?' Wen"
said tie inventor. laying his hand on the
right honorable gentleman s arm, II tell
you WHAT is. my frlend-+Onr army woT.d
have to get up and run Ike the ,ery
dickens New York Tribune
The times., 1897-04-18
WHY His Nose Was Red.

II was the minister who finds plenty to
laugh ut in life that told how he was cured
of practical Joking.
An through college was q great chap
to have sport at the expense of the other
fellows. If could only do one of them
in the eye as we put it, / was happier than
when took a first or pulled in the winning
crew. There was not a grain of malice in
1t all, and never resented the attemyJs
of the other boys to get even, though for
three years | had all the best of them
lone morning when appeared at break
fast | was greeted with a roar of laugh
ter, and only Increased it by looking my
clothes over to see what might be wrong.
for had dressed in great hurry. Look
at your nose shouted one, and I rushed
to mirror. No tippler ever carried more
suspicious sign than 1 did. 1t was beak
shading from a deep cardinal into the most
delicate shade of pink.
II Joined in the hilaIity and then went
to wash natures tinting into evidence
again. But soap and water never phased
the stuff Then was troubled and con
suited a physician. For weeks l rad him
treating me for Indigestion, erratic cir
culation. .impeded heart action, eaked liver,
nervous prostration, and number of other
disorders that I never had. What made it
worse was that never drank drop, tut
who would believe it, j abandoned all
social life and went only TO classes.
Zone day when little Brooks thought /
had been sufficiently punished for making
O butt of him, he came in and confessed.
He had hired a chemist to mix the color
ing warranted fast. He managed TO apply
it WI en- I was asleep and occasionally put
on another coat. AS he left the magic wash
and dashed downstairs sent lamp and
few chairs after him, but thought better
of il and admitted that he worsted me.
" cLIrnd - Qctrnit FROG Press.
The times., 1897-04-18

four OF the successful plays in Miss Meth
ersoie's repertoire. The bill opened with
the first act of Carmen" Then was given
the second act OF .sFrou-Frou,'' then the
second act or Denise" and finally the
fourth act of Camille the scene at
OlyInpe'S house after the separation, when
Marguerite and Armand meet again. II
is ordinarily called ''the shower OF gold"
There was good opportunity for a dis
play of the stars versatility. AS Carmen
she is an unconIpronlising wanton animal.
As Frou-Frou u sweet iugenuc. AS Denise
a sensitive souled woman, suffering undcr
a great moral aud mental strain As Ca
mile she is dis ppomted woman. heart
broken, and In the first stages OF fatal
ravagiug disease, In all this Miss Meth
ersole gave expression TO the highest form
OF dramatic art.
From the stGndpoint of novelty and
dramatic technique it was a thoroughly
admirable entertainment, But these pot
peurris Of diSiointed plays destroy the il
lusion OF q continuous story. 1t is well
they are not given too often.
Last night was supposed to be Miss
Ncthersole's farewell FOR a couple of years
She announces that she will remain in
Loution next year Announcements are
easily made. London rejected her twice.
Denise is To be her program. II would
be strang indeed, If il should take and
last. America is too appTeciative of Miss
Nethersole and she is too fond OF appTe-
citation to remain away very long. Au
revoir, say until next January, Miss Meth
ersole.
The times., 1897-04-18

On tomorrow between twelve and twenty
new views will be added to the program
of the Biograph at Wizards Hall. This
WILL in a measure. make almost an en-
tirely new program The management
of the Biograph believe that it's patrons
are entitled to number of new views
weekly and it is the purpose to add ON
every Monday many ws that have never
before been Seen in this city.
Another great railroad scene is to be
added, that of the Keys tone express,
which runs between New York and Chicago
Special arrangements were made with
President Thomson, of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, to get a photograph of sthis
train running at the highest ra te of speed
ever attained by any railway train in the
world. The actual rate of speed of the
train when the photograph was taken was
S4.3 miles per hour.
Another view Of equal merit is "The
Pillow Fight, which is home realism,
showing where a number of children are
engaging in a general pillow fight in
the morning. This view will appeal par
tioliarly to the little ones and to parents
A view of one of the ocean greyhotnds
leaving New York harbOr headed for
Liverpool is another view of much in
terest A view with a moral in it is
1.-The yTheater Hat showing the anus
ing antics Of those sitting behind this
obstruction. Jumbo" the famous horse
less fire engine of Hartford, the first Of
it kind in the world, will also be exhibited.
A series of three views showing the vet
eran COMEDIAN Joseph Jefferson, in the
best OF all his splays, "Trip VanWinkle."
A very realistic view of a new Member
OF Congress first effort at debating is
The times., 1897-04-18
NEW PLAYS THIS WEEK.

The season OF ''Opera in English at pop
ular prices, begins at the Lafa yette Square
Opera House tomorrow evening, with the
Castle Square Opera Company IN The
Gypsy BarOn,' by Strauss. The company
has been giving the same work at the
Grand Opera House in Philadelphia dur
ing the past week and the press and pub
lie OF that city are unanimous as To the
beauty and perfection, thoroughnesS and
finish OF company and production The
following is one OF the many iGvorable
comments:
The Philadelphia Ledger says: The
Gypsy Baron was handsomely presented
at the Grand Opera House last evening.
The scenery was special and ldCturesqlIe;
the company was very large and well
drilled, the principals in good voice and
the ensemble pleasing To both eye and
ear As is the custom in this house. the
audience welcomed each of the principal
performers as they appeared with burst
of applause which showed at once now
popular the Castle Opera Company is, and
what a long list OF regular patrons this
house must have
The company will include Miss Lizzie
MaCnichol, a Washington girl who has
won first honors as the queen 9f contraltos:
Thomas II. Persse, the wsIl-l;nown tenor,
also favOrably known here; as are many
others in the company
The times., 1897-04-18
At Paree, by and by:

AT Paree, by and by;
The President-GoOd evening, Monsieur
Cooley.
The President Wife-But, no, it is Mon
sieur Gowdi, is it not?
The Secretary of State-No, no, pardon
me; it is Monsieur GO-die.
The Editor or FieaTO-ButI have the au-
thOrity OF the best American journals that
tine gentleman Is Monsieur URIjaCque, and
not Goo-dee at all.
Dom Jack, sottO v0ce. mopping his face
with bandaHna-Goed land o mercy: how
can ! make these critters understand what
my name Is? Darn OHendoTff, anyhow
The times., 1897-04-18

The appearance this week OF that fine
artist. Mr., Walker Whiteside, at the Co
iunbia, will mark an epoch in Washington
theatricals which is at once dignified and
Interesting For the past six years Mr.
Whiteside has confined his engagements
to the other large cities, and the oppor-
tunity had not presented itself for him to
play here until recently. Mr. Whiteside
made his first Southern tour last fall,
which, from the beginning to the end, was
marked by a series of triumphs. In New
Orleans on the night OF his final appear
ance no such enthusiasm was ever dis
played ON the part of an audience for years.
The cheers which greeted the actor at
the END of Hamlet were not from the
men alone, but women, as well, joined
in vociferous demonstration and called
and recalled the actor before the curtain.
Ir. Whiteside will present ON Monday,
Friday. and Saturday matinee, Hamlet"
Tuesday and Thursday, 'Rickelieu;"
"Wednesday, 1.-The Merchant of Venice"
and Saturday night, 20 Othello." Arrange
rncpts have been perfected whereby "a
special bargain-day matinee will he given
Thursday. and Mr.. Whiteside will be seen
as Shylock.
The times., 1897-04-18

and harder study, then he need be 10
prophet TO predict great things for him.
The stage islamentably weak in leading
men at present With Henry Miller and
Wilton Lacka ye starring and Maurice Bar
rymore in vaudeville, the first place is open.
kelceyS day is ever as jeune premier.
James Il. Hackett and Charles Richman
stand il the race with MI Hartwig In
these three men seem To be ceutered
the hope Of the next ten years for its test
interpretation ef the standard stock roles
OF the legitimate drama
The times., 1897-04-18

Last week there appeared in one OF The
New York papers, and 1T was copied into
a Washington paper, n paragraph TO the
effect that when Marie Wainwright goes
into her dressing room at the Garden The
alter, New York, tomorrow night, she will
find written across the mirror with a
piece of soap, Hoping this will find you
in good health from Nathaniel Hart wig.
Mr.. Hartwig was very much chaErincd
and distressed with the liberty which had
thus been taken with his name and Miss
Vain wright's. She viii find no such mes
sage or any other Of Mr.. Hartwig's writing
on her mirror tomorrow night. While lie
was packing up week ago last night
prtnnin ent member of the Garden Theater
business staff came into his dressing room
and suggested that, as Miss Wainwright
would be the next one 90 occupy the room
il would be a good joke to write her
message ON the mirror. Mr.. Hartwig gave
him a sound piece OF his mind on the sub
iect, and believes that resentment sug-
gested the published paragraph as n neat
piece Of revenge, 1t stated that Mr.. H.
and Miss w. are not friends. Mr. Hartwig
says that this also Is fraerantly untrue.
and nothing could be farther from his in-
tention than to deal thus flippantIy with
his friend.
The times., 1897-04-18

Oliver Dowd Byron has new play, watch
he Will produce at the Grand Opera House
next season. A few weeks ago he tried it
in st. Louis. Incidental to the rehrarsals
there happened something which is worth
reciting. In one of the scenes, local to
New York street life, "a goat is introduced
nice gentlemanly little Billee was Sc
cured for the role. After his scene was
over he was tied to the prompt desk in the
first entrance. Now the manuscript of
Turn OF the Tide the new play has a
separate book Tor each act, and while The
prompter was using the book OF the first
act he placed the books of the other three
remaining acts on chair behind him.
This just suited little Biliec and he pro-
Ceeded to fill his little hcilie with large
and succHlent manuscript. just as the last
act was disappearing down the throat OF
the goat the stage manager turned around
and discovered the catastrophe that lad
befaIlen Mr.. Byron's play. After the per
forrnance half dozen stenographcrs were
cslledin and the play was acted through for
them and that was the way the play was
restored
The times., 1897-04-18

As new Washington actors spring up
week after week the credulity of the credu-
lous is SOrely taxed and wonderment seizes
him If, mayhap, there isn't Washington
actor in every company travelling. How
ever, there are actors aud actors, some OF
them can aud some of them can't. Herbert
Pattee is one of those who can. Heis OF the
best contributions to Thespis' ranks that
the Capital has made. MIR Pattee spent
holy week at his home in this city. and to-
morrow night AID all week he will be seen
with Walker WhiteSde at the Columbia
II c is the TRACE ;iia1's leading man, and will
be seen as Laertes, De Mauprat and the
other leading parts.
The times., 1897-04-18
They Would Climb the Anchor Rope.

(From the Chicago ReeordD
President Mckinley gtt try the ex-
pertinent OF administering the affairs of
this Government from captive balloon
If the officeseckers continue to pesteY him.
The times., 1897-04-18

gram advises the public where they can
invest in Lous little 'spec
Last week Brother Louis added new
string to his mercenary fiddle. He ap-
peared in the lobby of the Lafayette with a
number Of yellow envelopes and vest
pocket memora ndum book and announced
that he was going to rattle ring for poor
member rofthecompan ny in hardluck Forth
with he piled his trade with the program
boy, the ushers. Mr.. Albaugh and everyone
he could gethold of Hesold aIlhs cha noes.
He proved himself such an adept as q
curtain-caller, photograph butcher, and
lottery manager that the boys 'around
'front.' began to wonder il Brother Louis
conducts the lottery scheme in every city
in connection with his other privileges
And there were Some who believed il when
they heard thatthepoer member of thecom-
pany was not. asInis,ht have been inferred,
anactor, on anyone on thestage. .buta high
salaried, prosperous gentleman ON the busi-
ness staff. II Olga is ever submerged be
meath her own greatness, Brother Louiswil
keep the wolf from the door, and as the
poet said, ''That's no idle dream"
The times., 1897-04-18

Miss Netterscle's closing hill a the La
rayette last night was one of variety, and
in its variety it was a novelty. Four sepa-
rate acts We're given, one from each of
The times., 1897-04-18

Columba-W Walker WhiteSide In classic
Repertoire.
Lafayette-Castle Square Opera Com
pany in Gypsy Baron
National-Digby Bell in "A Midnight
BeIl' ill THURSDAY; a Hoosier Doctor
balance of the week.
Academy-Ned Harrigan in "old Laven-
der -
Grand-Barton Keys Opera Company.
Rijou-J f. Toole in Killarney and the
Rhine
Lyceum-Twentieth Century Maids.
The times., 1897-04-18

Tie Easter attraction atthe New National
consists OF two faverite stars, Digby Bell
and Laura Joyce Bell, in two brilliant
comedies, "a Midnight Bell and THE
Hoosier Doctor, )" by two celebrated authors,
Charles H. Hoyt and Augustus Thomas.
"a Midnight Bell" which will be pre-
sented on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednes-
day evenings, and Wednesday matinee,
has been generally conceded by the press
and public TO be the best and most coherent
OF all the Hoyt comedies. ON Thursday.
Friday and Saturday evenings and at the
Saturday ma tinee, new domestic comedy
drama from the pen of the celebrated
author of alabama. In Mizzouri," MIR.
Augustus Thomas, will receive its initial
presentation in this city. As the title of
the play indicates, ''The Hoosier Doctor"
is a story of Indiana life, and like its prede
cessors, Alabama" and In Mizzouri."
is redolent with the atmosphere of the
locale of the story. Mr.. Bell Will be seen
in the character OF DR.. Willow, 1.-The
Hoosier Doctor" a gentle, kindly creature
There arc many admirably drawn char
aGters in the comedy and a company of
twenty-siN well-known artists has been
specially engaged for their presentation.
The times., 1897-04-18

MIR. Barton Keys Kodak Comic opera
Company comes TO the Grand next week
presenting a bill Of comedy. opera. aud
burlesque. and with the assurance that
he Will give his personal direction to the
staging OF the operettas in every detail
that has characterized his former successes
we M y look for rare treat, The com
pany includes Miss Edith Howe, Edith Du
Fres. Charles J. Campbell. Seth Crane. Fred
Frear. and Watty Hydes.
George X FoFtescue will be ably as
sisted by Walter Howe In the presenta-
tion of their latest success, entitled THE
Gill From HOhoken," which haS created
furOre wherever produced 1t is bur
leSque tragedy in one act Miss ] rriSs.
Hamilton, supported by Mr.. Burt Clark.
will he seen in musical ta-ra-Fa, IN
one octave. entitled "A Fakir's CiDch -
The rest of the company have been Sc
lected for special merit. Manager Key is
the son OF Philip Barton Key, and grand
son of Francis Scott Key, whose name is
as connected with the ma
tional song composed by him. dear to the
hearts of all Americans, ''The Star Spang
led Banner"
The times., 1897-04-18

Edward Harrigan will present at the
Academy this week "Old Lavender - with
all the original songs and music by Dave
Braham, and the scenic effects and atten-
tion TO detail as were used with this play
when given for over year in New York
city, The story or the play carries
poor, good-hearted bank clerk from wealth
to poverty by befriending others. His
family, the people he has to do with. the
various incidents, the bits of pathos, the
new style of dress and manners 70 which
he must adapt himself, the story OF humor,
movement, color and blending of melody
makes the entertainment thoroughly enjoy
able. 1t is not a performance OF the usual
Harrigan kind, in that it is refined, quiet
and at all times interesting.
The times., 1897-04-18

demonstrations against Sarcey, who con-
tinued his lecture unabashed. During the
rracas the most obstreperous of his an
tagonists, well-known illustrator, was
thrown out of the room,} and comparative
quiet reigned through the rest OF che
lecture. 1t is believed that this demon
stration was arranged by friends of Henri
Becques, who was but recently treated
in the same way by friends of Fran2isque
Sarcey" Now, fancy, If you can, this
happening to Mr.. Kreibel lecturingin Wag
ner ut the Washington Club or to Willie
Winter before the Lotus in New York. The
French are notmerely witty; unconsciously
they furnish much fun to the rest Of the
world
The times., 1897-04-18

also among the new ones. Ali of the new
views are equal in merit to those of the
most popular that have ever been pre-
sented here The Sunday night exhibi-
tions will continue, as usual, at S:15.
Daily, 2:20, 4:30 and 9:15 u. m
The times., 1897-04-18

A special matinee Of the operatiC play OF
cinderella will be given at $50 p. m.
next Friday, by the little pupils OF Prof
Sheldon's academy The children have
been under careful training all winter and
they are now about to give an exhibition
oftheirproficiency. The prof essOr S grand
daughter, little Edna Danforth, assumes
the part or Cinderella. She sings sweetIy,
dances eXquisitely, and is a born actress
Nellie Hunt, the Fairy Queen, is the per
feCtion of grace and loneliness. The sisters
will he feature in the hands OF Lille
Hughes and Pansie Wilson The Prince
is well represented by Miss Daisy waTing
The old Baion, by Chester Smith, all that
can he desired Willie Newton is right in
his element as the funny Pedro Alidoro
and Dandini will be peTsGnated by Grace
Kesmo6iel and Viva Naviluisi There will,
no doubt, be very large attendance at
the Columbia Theater next Friday after
noon. The following will also appear as
fairies. hunters, lords. ladies, etc: Alber
C8ryelI, Elsie Jordan, Ethel Lauman. Maud
Fowler, Lotte and Minnie Brakhagen.
Mamie Armitage, Marguerite and Flora But
Ter, Eva Casey. Agnes Jordan, Estelle Low
cry. Edna Corson, Lilien Acorn, AdeIine
Culp, Alice Smith, Maud Fowler, Charles
Stevenson. Edward Jordan, Arthur Seipp,
Andrew Duffy, Joseph Ireland