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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-23
To a Lady Senator.

Mrs. Martha Hughes Cannon. of the Utah
state senate, occupies unique position.
ehe is the first woman, and SO far the only
one, to become senator. The session of
the Utah legislature has Just closed. and
the seventeen other senators took the on
portunity TO express to their feminine CO.
worker their very high regard for her
character and ability. Senator Harbour
the spokesman OF the squad, said th at her
course has been consistent. wise and hon
orable, a viDdication of the wisdom of
builders of the State constitution i'm Mac
ing no bar to woman's acceptance of the
offIce-if she could get there. Perhaps at
THAT time ii was not contemplated thatshe
could set there.
one thing is certain, the career of Mrs
Cannon has been scrutinized with the
sharpest anxiety by both her friends and
hcFenemles- IL she had been Inconsistent.
If she had allowed some mood of unreason
10 influence her course, If she had been
even suspected OF yielding to the persua.
slons or the lobbyist, the world would
have heard of II quickly enough This,
also, is pointed out by Senator Harbour.
His little speech was very pl NICE
and must have been gratifying TO the lady
senator, as he calls her.
But that is not all The senators felt
that 1t ought not TO be sufficient. They
dubbed together and bought her a pres
ent. Perhaps they hadn't done such a
thing since they were boys at school as TO
club all together and buy a present for a
lady. And the gift they selected goes to
confirm this theory. 1t was an EN-
bossed leather autograph album.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-23
Wilton I.aekave.

Wilton Lackaye's appearance at the Ma
-tional last night was his first in Wash
ington as star lie comes in a new
play by well-known author, thoroughly
well mounted and interpreted by com
pany OF individual prominence This is
Mr.. Lackaye's first season as a star
He has run the entire gaInut, from ANA
teur to leading man, of the best companies
in America, and 1t was in logical sequence
after his triumph as SvengaIi that he
should enlist among the stars He opened
last autumn in Chicago, and has PLAYED
all the way to the Pacific and back
again, and everywhere his reception has
been cordial Last night 1t was espe
cahy Iiatterlng and sincere, not merely
admirers to admired, but friends to friend
HIS new play is a strong piece of dra-
matte material Ii is vigorous and thrill
ing, as vivified by the luminous art nj
Mr.. Lackaye. and, though somber ane
earnest, 1t left the indelible impress of
great piece OF work 1t is a story buiIf
about hypnotism, and as DR. Belgrafr. thu
character which gives the name to thu
play, Mr. Lackaye repeated his success
formerly earned as Svengali In his SIM
port are Marie Wainwright. who not onl,
acted with her usual grace and effect.
but dressed with unusual taste and rich
ness Alice Evans tMrs Lackaye), revered
T. w. Couldock, the oldest actor on our
stage; Forrest Robinson. Grace Lamkin
Byron Douglas, Joseph Allen, and others
or merit and reputation Mr. Lackaye
Will give a matinee tomorrow.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-23
ADJUSTMENTS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. o.Brien. !.

'shamus o'Brien,' y produced at the Co
ilmbia last night, revealed itself a re-
mantle opera which appeals not only t.
the irish, who, of course, have especial
sympathy for "the bravest an hardest boy
iv them all, Shamus o'Brien, from the town
Nv Glingall," but to the general ear and
appreciation as well. 1t is the work of a
| musical scholar, with all the catholicity OF
piece of art. The book is by George Jes-
sop. He has used the famous poem as the
foundation of an operate elaboration which
is stlrringiy dramatic. DIR. Villiers Stan
ford has written the music. This is the more
dominant, and in it's legitimate classicism
and meiodic beauties raises the work to
eminence above the theme. Both of them
stand indebted to the excellence Of large
chorus, capable dramatically as well as yo-
cally, and to a cast of able principals
Joseph O'Mara has splendid tenor and
acted the villain, Mike Murphy, with histri-
onic distinction; Dennis O'Sulvan q bari
tone, as the hero; A. G. Cunningham, an
other baritone, as the parish priest, and
Reginald Roberts, a high tenor, as the cap
tain, all impressed their auditors as new
corners whose acquaintance it is pleasure
to make. Miss Carr Shaw, a sister Of George
Bernard Shaw, makes n piquant and en-
Joyable colleen, and Anna Roberts, as
Shanius' wife, display unusual sympa-
thetic qualities and sang agreeably. Thu,
opera will De sung A gaintomorrow mig ht ana
for the balance OF the week. This evening
the Boston symDh INV has the Columbia, anil
President Mckinley is expected.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-23
TO HUNT DOWN MOONSHIN Frs
Sheriff McGaha Is After a job
Which Requires Nerves of Steel.

A typical North Carolina mountaineer,
and withal a polished and chivalric gentle
man. is here in the person of Sheriff v.
B. McGaha, who is seeking the appoint
ment of United States marshal for the
Western district of his State. He is a
fine specimen of physical manhood, stand
ing over six feet in height, with broad
shoulders and full development.
Mr.. McGaha has been thrice elected
sheriff of Pennsylvania county, n. c., and
although but thirty years Of age, he is
now serving his fifth year in that trying
office At each election he increased the
Republican majority in his county. He
was born and reared in Pennsylvania coun-
ty, on the Blue Ridge Mountains, along the
State line, where they stretch along be-
tween North and South Carolina. His
State is divided into two revenue districts,
the Eastern and Western, and heretofore
the Western district colleetorship has been
held by men from the Eastern, owing toa
lack of candidates from the former
The place of marshal. Mr. McGaha said,
is no sinecure He has to hold the United
States court, appoint deputies for each
county in his district, and keep down
moOnSnlnlng, counteTIeiuaB anu OtheF
violations of the Federal laws in the mos
rugged portion of the old North State.
The mountains are overrun by moonshn-
ers. desperate fellows, who have their
spies posted in all directions and do not
hesitate to use their Winchesters, and
Sheriff McGaha has often heard the song
of the bullet as 1T whizzed past his head.
He is strongly Endorsed for the place,
which requires tact, but above all things a
nerve of steel.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-23
Liberty, Not Autonomy.

Really something should be done pretty
quickly to check this rising wave OF liz
erty or death among the governed classes
here and there, or there may toe serious
trouble for dynasties and plutOcracies one
OF these fine days. Readers viii remeu-
Der that all the fine work possible 10 Cleve-
land and Omey was devoted to ooaxing
the Cubans into accepting chrome OF
reforms in place of the first-class oil
painting of Liberty, the production Of sev-
eral American old masters, for which they
will continue to fight while there is a
Spanlard left on the island.
The Cleveland Olney scheme met the
fate which but now has attended the like
one, OF autonomy for Crete, under the hur-
rible Turk. The Christian chiefs Of the
island Ject and denounce such an ar
rangement, and will fight it, and all the
six powers to boot if they have to, even to
the bitter end. They realize that they are
sheep whom the robber monarchs have
ltuit6u al anu plbibOoC W Sui II WA " WY
butcher They will not have it II they
should combine with the Greek troops IN
the interior and fortify, they could Jointly
hold out against a considerable army. An
attempt to dislodge them would cost such
asnm and raise sIch row throughout Chris
tendon. that the most serious international
consequences might ensue.
All the way around, by way of Seryia,
there comes report that battle has
been fought in Macedonia, but, if it Toe
true, the news has been suppressed. As
The Times predicted on Sunday, the Greek
fleet is holding the Gulf of Arta, and the
admrals' notice to the Turks there TO
dismount their guns, expired yesterday.
Efforts are still being made TO avoid war;
but the mysteries of the situation are
beginning to unravel, and there are still
more reasons for expecting trouble than
for thin king that harmony can he restored
60 the concert or to Eastern Europe.
Russia regards the candidaUure of Prince
George for the governorsnip OF Crete much
as France did that of Leopold of Hohcn-
zolern for the Spanish throne. With Greece
in practical control of Crete under British
influence, the latter would actually have
greater Gfbralter recommending the Aegean
Sea, the Dardanelles, the S uez Canal and
the European terminal OF the route to the
east This is the key to the relations
and mutual attitude OF England and Rus
sia, and the point Of friction is rapidly
shifting 10 conflict between those powers
So far, it has not passed beyond the
diplomatic stage; but, under existing cir
cumstances, that does not appe ar to be
many PAGES behind the condition militant.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-23
This Note WITHOUT Protest.

According TO the morning reports con-
corning State Department matters, it is not
likely that this Government viii file any
protest against the blockade of Crete, which
leaves that island open to the commerce
of the six blockading powers. and closes
il 70 the rest OF the world. We are very
much mistaken in the President and Sec
rotary Sherman, however, if, in acknowl-
edging the notice, the United States does
not reserve the point, by suggesting thatit
blockade as against vessels OF the United
States.
If Andrew jackson Were President ofthe
United States something further might be
said to the concert We feel very sure
that he would say: IF you continue 10
starve communities of Chn stians who
are at the mercy OF your guns, refusing
them permission to receive food, / viii
send a fleet to them with provisions; and
perhaps you had better fire ON it!'
Old Hickory had his faults. He was
sad sinner against the idea Ct civil service
reform; but, Oh! he was a Democrat fun
up TO the muzzle with fight. and without
a counterfeit nickeI's worth of ''oompla-
eency''
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-23
Lafayette "spiritisme."

The Lafayette this week has a new pla Y
by SarCi0u, "SpiTitisme 1t is the --latest
work by the author of ''Gismonda. -
Fedora" La Tosca," but in avoiding
the final IA the dramatist seems to have
duiledhis keenness, fort scriptural provrrL
that the last shall he first scarcely holds
in this case. 1t looks very much as if il
might lie revanped first effort and will.
enthusiastically, therefore stands last
Sardou's eternal theme, carnal love and
marital iniidelity, is again the casus belli
He has made the facts in the case barren
with liberty which smacks OF license
only striving to divert attention ny forcing
spiritualism as a dominant theme The
producers of the piece did all they couIG
for an effectual presentation The cast
is actually notable in its individual promi-
nence. Virginia Harmed has the role which
Bernhardt played In Paris Theodore Rob
eTts plays spiritualistic husband, Maurice
Barrymore a meTcenery sensualiSt j II
Gilmour, the friend OF the unfaithful wife
and discounted husband: and William F
owen, Olive Oliver, and Charles Harhury
appear in minor parts Each We'd with the
other in lifting the play. As a production
the piece was more successful than in its
subjective qualities.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-23
Swearing and Stealing.

An Atlanta minister has made he state
ment that swearing is worse than stealing;
and up to the present writing he has
found few, very few, people who agree
with him. His idea is that the spirit of
lrreyerenceevincedins wearingdoes greater
moral harm to the community than disre-
gard of property rights In short, the man
who swears is worse than the man who
steals hog; because, this enlightened gen
tleman goes on 10 say, stealing may be
done IA secret, while swearing is generally
done right out in sight.
The Times does not intend TO take any
sides in this thing, but rather to consider
1t In dispassionate mann er, appropriate
TO the gravity of the subject In the first
place, it is question whether the thing
which Is done in secret is not a more in sidi-
ousand corruptIng evil than the thing which
is done in public. The latter can be
guarded against; the former is always
liable to break out in a new place 1t
looks as if this Atlanta clergyman were
dangerously near the assertion that othing
is very much harm if it is only kept covered
up Hewould allow man to sw ear when he
pounded his finger, if nobody happened
TO be around to hear HIM; or the pfofane
ejaculation might be whispered. But as
a general thing, it would be safer for the
angry gentleman to go and steal something
give boy setting out for school the advice
to behave as well as possible, of course,
but if he must get into mischief, do it
while the teachers back is turned; to tell
lies, if necessary, to save his reputation
and his influence over the other pupils,
but not to make any violent attacks. Some
how, the image Of that Toy is not a very
pleasant one.
Ithas been generally understood that the
establishment OF property rights is the
very basis OF civilization; and it is be
ginning TO be understood that getting the
better Of another by fraud is not much
better than knocking him down on the
highway. In the one case he does not
know lie is hurt, TO be sure, till it is too
late; tut in the other case he has at least
a chance to defend himself. The rough
semi-civilized communities OF new coun-
try take this view of the matter They
pride themselves on the extent AMI force
oftheir vocabulary but they promptly hang
horse thief. Some of these fundamental
rules viii have to stand, or we, as peo-
pie, shall lose force as we gain polish; and
we shall toe an effete monarchy before we
know it.
But there is very simple test by which
to try this Atlanta minister. He is
bound to behave to others as he wishes
them to behave to him. Which would
he rather man would do, consign him
to the gridiron and pitchfork regions, or
come into his yard some dark night and
steal his porkers?
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-23
THEY HOSORED HIS MEMORY.
Washington Germans Celebrating
Centenary of Kaiser wilhelm i.

a celebration in Lonor of the hundredth
birthday of Emperor William l, Of Ger
many, was held last night at tie German
COncoTdia Church.
The service, which was conducted in the
German language, opened with an organ
voluntary by Prof. A. w. Meyer, and was
followed by hymn sung by the entire
congregation. Rev. G. Facius, pastor OF
the First Reformed Church, then read the
twenty-first Psalm, and prayer was Of
fered by Rev. 4. Homrighaus A choral
was rendered by the Washington saenger-
Glnd, and a poem was Iecited by Otto
Veerhoff.
The panegyric was delivered by Rev.
7. A Mcneil, pastor of ConCordia Church,
after which the German national hymn
was sung by the Saengerbund, assisted b )
the congregation. The ceremonies closed
with a benedictiOn by Rev DR.. Domer,
pastor of st. Paul's Lutheran Church
In the center of the altar hung a large
oil painting of the emperor dressed ia full
regimentals al coumandeI-in-ehief OF the
German army. 1t was a gift from the en-
peror himself To the late George bancroft
while representing this country at the Ger
man court, and was loaned by the custo-
tlians of the COrcoran Art Gallery, to which
the portrait was presented by the Bancroft
family.
The German ambassador, his family and
the attaches OF the embassy We're present
together with a contingent from almost
every promin ent German family in the city.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-23
employees GRATEFUL.
The Columbia Railroad Company
Thanked by It's Men.

At recent meeting of the employees of
the Columbia Railway Company the follow
ing preamble and resolutions were adopted:
Whereas the directors and officers of
the company have at all times shown con
sideration for the personal comfort Of the
employees, and have provided them with
such conveniences as circumstances would
permit; and have displayed Justice and mod
Grafton in enforcing the rules Of the COM
pany; and
Whereas the directors of the company
provided a bountiful lunch at the close of
the past fiscal year; and
"Whereas the company not only paid its
employees for all extra services rendered on
March 4, 1897, but also presented each en-
ploye an additional full days pay; therefore
be 1t
Resolved, That we, the employees of the
Columbia Railway Company, do apprc-
ciate highly the consideration shown them
by the officers Of the company, and all the
efforts of the board OF directors on our
behalf.
Resolved, further, That copy Of these
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-23
Salvation Army Plans.

Some of cur able contemporaries have
been inclined to pick flaws in the Saliva
ton Army colonization scheme. This
scheme is, briefly, TO transplant the poor
and the children OF the poor from the
cities to little farms, where they will have
a chance to support themselves. 1t has
been said that Commander Booth-Tucker
and his lieutenants did not understand the
conditions OF this country, and that while
the plan might be a good one in London,
ii was quite unnecessary and impractica-
troubled the commander. He has been
laying wires in the direction OF the arabic
lands of the West. and interesting irriga-
tion companies to lend hand.
Whatever any of US may think of the
Salvation A rmy and its peculiarideas, there
Is no doubt whatever that they have sue
ceeded, by hook or by crook, in pulling
. large number Of their fellow beings out
of the mud and keeping them out Some
thing besides conservation is needed to
work among the poorest Of the poor, with
out wasting nine tenths of ones time.
Common sense and a level head in prac-
teal matters are requisite. Adaptability is
also a necessary element of success. IL the
Salvationists have decided that the trans
planting of poor people into the country
will improve their mental, moral aud physi-
Cal condition, and If they are desirous to
spend money 10 that end, it is likely that
their idea is correct.
II would be interesting TO know just how
many of the people who make up the Sums
n1nnGnaarge cities are
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-23

and office-holding women were considered
freaks. There were very, very few OF them
i'll consequence. Mrs. Slavery had lived in
France for a long time, and understood con-
sular duties probably as well as any other
applicant for the position. She had the
backing of twelve United States Senators,
three Cabinet members and two justices of
the Supreme Court, as well as the usual
State influence, and those were times
when pull was pull, and was apt to
procure something in course of time.
But President Grant was unmoved. He
SAID 1T would be establishing precedent,
and the precedent would make trouble all
around. For one thing, foreign nations are
not used to women as consuls. The advo-
Gates of these various ladies say that it
won't hurt the foreign nations to get used
TO such a condition. But ali the same, it will
be an innovation, and will cause more or
less Inconvenience, and it remains to be
seen whether President Mckinley, any more
than President GRAFT, will care to try it,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-23

have drifted there and helplessly remained
because they had not money or courage to
get out. There is always some way In
which a man with a family can existfrom
day TO day in big city; but if he leaves
his family and starts out to find country
home, his family will starye Neither has ne
the money to establish himself in a country
home. &c. though he may have been a
peasant OF France, or Italy, or Germany,
content TO hive and work hard in the open
air, he settles down in the tenement house
to stay till he learns the language.
But if he could be provided by some re-
sponsible person, with place which was
reasonably sure to suit his ability; if he
could be assisted TO get there and make a
start, would not that be an Improvement?
Undoubtedly in great number Of cases it
would, and that is what the Salvation peo-
pie wish to accomplish. They will not
waste their time working on people who
DO not want TO leave the city, and do not
want te- work anyway. And 4 the matter
is managedin this way, where is the posi-
bic objection? DIR. Holmes said that some
fruit ripens best in town, but theonly thing
that will grow in a dark, damp, under
ground tenement room will be mushrooms.
and even then they are as likely as not to
be toadstools. Why not spend little money
IN giving the children of the poor a chance
to breathe and run and play, instead Of
spending so much on accommodations for
these same children at the public expense
When they grow up and become criminals?
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-23
Policemen on Sick Ieave.

Quite a number of patrOlmen have com
menced to take 1897 springtime leaves IF
absence. The latest additions % the list are:
J. j. Donovan, J. NJ Copeland and NJ. l.
May, of the Second; Patrick O'Brien and
F. p Smith, Third; j NJ. Austin. attended
trial board yesterday. Fifth; J. $. Boswell,
]. ID. Hauze, F. b. Owens, and Robert Tap
scott, Eighth; E. " Wall and 5 L. Brown,
Ninth.
These policemen have been added to the
sick list: c. A. Carlson, E. c. Goss and j.
L. Sprinkle, First; Scrgts. Burgess and Null
hall and Privates James Ciscle, R. c. Dyer,
L. A Latchfond, William Robbie and W. E.
vermillion, Fifth; ]. E. Cats and j. u
Morgan. Eighth, and Phil Browne, Ninth.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-23

1t was simply cruel to lock mp the Ohio
patriot who wanted to see the President
that he might ask pardon for numbering
his mother in Cincinnati Probably it was
the most reasonable request that any Ohio
man has conveyed To the White House since
March 4. The inconsistencies of this Adj
ministration already manifest themselves.
The w. C. T. u is assured that there is
not drop of wine about the place, while
lots of people know that the President CON
stantly keeps Porter in his outside office.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-23
Academy-''GirIW Wanted

For many seasons Frank Bush has been
a great favorite in the variety world, ana
last night when he came TO the Academy
at the head OF a clever sgt OF variet PEG oil,
in afarce, Girl Wanted, there was Iarg.
and enthusiastic house to greet the new
star. Bush is certainly the cleverest de-
lineator of the Hebrew on the American
stage, and his work last night showed hi.i
to be up in more approximations thar
one; for he appeared in a dozen different
limitations, AMI was finished and amusing
in every one of them. With him are some
well-known associates from the vaudeville
The Darling Sisters, two petite blondes. DC
a variety of graceful dances and sing sew
eral songs creditably The Dillon Brothers
are as funny as ever, with their parodies on
popular ballads. Shorty Healy and W A
Mason, whose sketch work is we'll reInern-
bered here, are capital fun-makers, while
Ola Hayden has rich contra ba ritone voice
that is phenomenal for its sweetness an,
culture. Ed Chrissie makes an amusing
''rcstaurateur:'' while Queen Hetherton
shows her clverness to a marked degree
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-23
w. r. Browns Death.

w R. Brown, one of she best known
business men OF the West End, died ycster-
day morning at 8: so O'cIock at his residence,
2125 H street Mr.. Brown was thoroughly
identified with all the business as we'll 90
charitable enterprises of his section Of the
city, having been in business At Second and
Pennsylvania avenue for the last twenty
seven years. His family have the sympathy.
of his many friends in the community