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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-09
A STATE OF AMERICANS.
North Cardinals Population Almost Ex-
clusiveIy Born In the State.

North Cardinals Population Almost Ex-
clusively Born In the State.
North Carolina is one of the Oldest
states in respect to settlement, having
been first colonized in15S7. 1t is one of
the 10 original states, and by reason
of it's extensive sea coast and good ports
has always been easily accessible to i'm
migrants. Yet in the whole United
States there is not one of the 45 which
has a smaller foreign-born population
than North Carolina, and this peculiar
distinction it has retained for good
deal more than century. By the fed
cral census of 1890 there were 100000
native-born inhabitants of North Caro-
lima and only 300 born out of the state.
North Cardinals percentage, in fact, is
so much lower than that of all the other
states that it appears almost insignifi-
cant. North Dakota, at the top of the
list, has so per cent. forcign-born popu-
lation; Minnesota, Sc; Wisconsin, A;
Rhode Island, A; New York, 35; Con-
necticut, 32; New Jersey, 90; Illinois,
IS; New Hampshire, 90; Ohio, IA; Mary
land, 10; Indiana, 7, and Louisiana, 4.
North Cardinals percentage is one
fifth of one per cent, and it has at no
time been much higher.
This fact being undisputed, the ques-
ton naturally arises, what is the cause?
Some say that it is due to the fact that
North Carolina is a state practically
without cities, and that as the foreign
born population of every state is to be
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-09
coLLEGE-eRED PRESIDENTS.
Mckinley Not One of Them-He Was But
Seventeen When He Enlisted.

Mckinley, like his predecessor in the
presidential Office, is not college grad
uate. Mr.. Cleveland was prepared for
Hamilton college, but never entered.
Mckinley entered Allegheny college, a.
Meadville, Pa, at the age OF 16, and was
there initiated into Greek letter fra
ternity. He left college before a year
had elasped, on account of his health,
and did not return, but taught a coun-
try school at Poland, his birthplace, I'M
ill the war broke out, when at II, he en-
listed as private. Mckinley's uni
versity was the tented field. His cam
pus was the Campus Martins. His
diploma was a majors commission,
signed by the hand that wrote the
emancipation proclamation. He will
soon receive from another institution,
the electoral college, degree such as
has been conferred upon only % other
citizens of this great republic. After
his return from the war Mckinley took
the full course at the Albany law
school, which is one of the graduate de-
partments of Union college.
A large majority of our presidents
haze been college-bred men. Washing
ton, while not strictly a college man,
vet had received from William and
Mary college, in 1749, an appointment
as surveyor, which was the equivalent
Of q modern degree in civil engineer
ing, it being then the law in Virginia
that no one could practice surveying
until he had been examined by the
faculty of William and Mary, and had
received a certificate Of proficiency
Later in life he received the honorary
degree of IL. D., from Harvard, in 1910;
from Yale in 1871; from the University
Of Pennsylvania and Brown university
in 1870. A still greater scholastic dis
tinction was conferred on DR.. Wasts
ington, in 1888, when he was elected
chancellor Of the College OF William ant
Mary, his quasi alma matter, an ofact
which he held with pride until the day
OF his death.
Washingtnn's five immediate Soeces
soB were college graduates. JohI
Adams and his son, John Quinc.
Adams, were Harvard men. Jeffersod
and Monroe were graduates of William
and Mary, while Madison hailed from
Princeton. Jackson had little educa
ton Of any sort, and Van Buren,, hi
successor, only a good academic educa
ton. William Henry Harrison gradu
ated at Hampden-sidney college; Ty
Ter at William and Mary, and Polk q
the University Of North Carolina. Tay
dor had only the merest rudiments c
an education, and Fillmore, his succei
sor, had an academic education onl!
Fran&lin Pierce was graduate Of Bow
dom, and Buchanan of Dickinson. Lii
coin and johnson were both self-ed'
Gated, neither having had even a hig
school education. Grant was . We,
Pointer; Hayes an alumnus of Kenyon
Garfield Of Williams, and Arthur I
Union From Washington TO McKil
ley, therefore, including WashingtE
and Grant, Is of the IS may be csll'
collegebred men.
Nbibs President Cleveland Ia nat
i6S
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-09
The Child of a village.

All the scenes and atmosphere of
ones native village-if one is fortune
enough to have been born In such a 10
cality-lie around the memory like the
horizon line, unreachable, impossible.
Even a so-called cosmopolitan man has
never seemed to me a very happy being,
and a cosmopolitan child is, above all
things, to be pitied. TO be identified
in early memories with some limited
and therefore characteristic region
that is happiness. No child is old
enough to be citizen of the world.
What denationalized Americans hast
en- to stamp as provincial is for chill
dren, at least, saving grace. You do
not call a nest provincial. All this il
particularly true of those marked out
by temperament for a literary career.
literature needs for it's material only
men, nature and books; and of these,
the first two are everywhere, and the
last are easily transportable, since you
can pile the few supreme authors OF the
world in little corner of the smallest
log cabin. The Cambridge of my boy
hood afforded me all that human heart
sould ask for it's elementary training
Those who doubt it might, perchance
have been the gamers if they had
shared it. He despises me-" said Ber
Jonson, because 1 live in an alley
Tell him his soul lives in an alley.
| Atlantic.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-09
college man, Mrs. Cleveland is col.
lege woman, being graduate of Wells

college, at Aurora, in this state,
class of "a. His right-hand man in the
cabinet, Dan Lamont, secretary OF
war, is a graduate of Union, as is also
Secretary Morton, of the department of
agriculture. Olney is a Harvard man.
Carlisle and Herbert are not college
men. Postmaster General Wilson is
not only a college-bred man, but has
been president of West Virginia uni
versity.-N. Y. Mail and Express.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-09

Master-McFIynn, told you want
ed hot water, and the first thing in the
morning, too; this is as cold as ice. Is.
McFlynn-Shure, it was hot when OF
brought it up. and didn't Oh lave it at
the dure last noight SO as to be in tonne.
sor Washington Times.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-09
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-09
SAND SERPENTS.
The Terrible whirling Sand Storms of
Central Asia.

Central Asia.
This name was given by an imagin-
alive traveller to the wonderful col
umns of whirling sand that are so fire.
quently seen on the great plains of CEN
trail Asia.
Fancy what terrible country to jour
ney through! For miles and miles one
unbroken stretch of dreary sand,
nothing to break the monotony, moth
ing to rest the eyes, unless one of these
fantastic exhibitions, which, knowing
the discomfort and the danger, a tray
eler would rather not see, takes place.
The first signal is puff of wind, fol-
lowed by various slight disturbances in
the loose soil roundabout; then it blows
harder, and, as if a legion of evil things
had been called from the center of the
earth, tiny columns of sand lift them
selves and grow larger and rise higher
and higher, like the misty giant Sin
bad the Sailor loosed from the great
caldron he found in the sea.
These columns have the form of ser
penis, and all the waving sinuous mo
tions of those terrible creatures. Some
times they will rise to height of so,
60, and, if we may believe the testi-
lnony of some writers, over 200 feet.
They sweep over immense stretches,
sometimes singly, sometimes in groups,
gathering size and force as they go, and
then, as the wind lowers, diminish, and
dwindle into nothingness.
But for the terror of being caught
in one of these sandstorms, and being
blown and beaten about, and having
cne's sight and hearing almost de-
stroyed, the phenomenon would be al
most as grand as any in nature. One
could fancy the evil spirits of the world
at play, writhing, twisting, wrestling,
and exercising their mighty strength
on the playground of the desert.-De-
troit Free Press
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-09
Baldwin Jheater.

Tomorrow sees the beginning of the
second and last week of De Wolf Hopper
and "El Captain" The opera has been
excellently received, and the most promi-
nent solos and choruses are encored every
night. AS Don Meduiga, the weakling,
suddenly resolving that he may save him.
self by personating the fierce Ell Captain,
Hopper finds just those conditions in
which his propensity for grotesque fun
can have fullest play.
Nat G. Goodwin will return for an en-
gagement of two weeks, commencing
Monday evening May II. He is to pre-
sent for the fir.t time in this City his ver-
sion OF "Davit Garrick." He will also
appear as Bob Acres in "The Rivals" 1t
will be remembers that the comedian
produced 1.-THE Rivals for one night dur
ing his engagement here. The repertoire
for the first week is as follows:
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
nights and Saturday matinee, David
Garrick." to be followed by 1.-THE Silent
System" which MIR. Goodwin and M IS
Maxine Elliott will present; Thursday.
Friday and Saturday nights, "The
Rivals ~
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every seIf-respecting Chinese actor woule

every seif-respecting Chinese actor would
be shorn of his cue rather than own there
was anything he could learn of the Ameri-
can stage.
During the last few weeks. however,
this icy barrier has been gradually yield
ing to the genial efforts of the Alcazar
company to produce Chinese play
written by Francis Powers. The entente
cordiale between the AlcaZar and the
Chinese theater has at present progressed
so far that Manager Belasco Is consider
ing an offer to give Sunday matinee with
his com pany at the Chinese theater, and
the Chinese actors have not only placed
their entire wardrobe at the disposal OF the
AlceZar company, but have also sent some
of their most accomplished lyric and IN
strumental artists TO rehearse at the
Alcsz zar for to- morrow nights production
of The First Born" ciChong Chez
This blissful state of brotherhood in art
between white and yellow actors did not
come about without struggle. Members
of the consulate and a few rich merchants
were the first TO embrace the iGea OF an
American play written on Chinese sub
iect Many of them have since placed
their learning and their clothes--ln some
cases even their wives clothes-at the dis
posal of Belasco's comedians. Hip Long,
the well-known merchant, was the pioneer
in the entente cordiale.
Francis Powers says he shudders when
he thinks of the anachronisms and blum
ders which his learned Chinese friends
have rescued him from with timely ad-
vice. Only few days ago he selected a
magnificent mandarin costume for him
self from the wardrobe of the Chinese
theater and put it on at the Consulate
that one OF the secretaries. who has been
playing Mentor to his Telemaque all
along, might admire it. To his surprise
the secretary burst out laughing, and
when Francis Powers rue!ulIy inquired
the reason he said: Excuse this smile
but you are wearing the dress of man
darin's wife"
The lower classes OF the Chinese have
shown anything but the friendliness ex-
hibited by their educated compatriots.
Two scenic artists, ]. Hopfenwitz and E.
Duran, who went out to make sketches in
Bartlett alley last week, were mobbed by
an angry crowd of coolies, their sketch
books were snatched from their hands and
torn to pieces before their ewes, and the
disconsolate artists left the alley in bat
tered and dilapldated condition, vowing
they'd never 60 there any more.
Two camera fiends were bribed TO steal
into the alley next morning early ana
take snap shots before many Chinese were
| Up, and from these snap shots the scenery
for "Chong Chez has been painted.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-09
Columbia Theater.

E. E. Rice's production of R. A. Barnet
and George Lowell Tracy's musical ex-
travaganza, Excelsior Jr.," will open to-
morrow night, as presented with its elab-
crate scenery at Hammerstein's Olymp pia
Theater. New York. Rice has sent his
general stage manager and musical di-
rector, John ]. Braham, across the CONT
nent in order that the presentation of
Excelsior Jr." may be given under his
personal direction. He is also said to
have sent number Of his prettiest chorus
girls. Sadie Martinot will be the star,
and Joe Cawthorn will be seen as Courier
Gyde, a jolly young Teuton who personally
conducts Cooks tours. and will, by special
request, introduce in Excelsior Jr.' his
funny monologue and will play upon the
concertina. Johnny Page, young come
dian, will represent the captain of the
banditti. Among others the cast in
cudes Carrie Behr, Nelly and Ethel
Strickland, Neil Mcneil and Georgia Stew
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-09
Alcazar heater.

Tomorrow evening the Alcszar com.
pany will appear in double bill. consisting
of the weIl-known English farcical comedy
"Lost for a Day" and new one act
Chinese drama "The First Born (Chong
Chee)" written by Francis Powers Of the
company. The comedy Lost for Day"
has record OF 400 nights in London. The
entire company Will appear in the Chinese
drama 1.-The First Born" 1t deals with
the rivalry of the See Yup and the Sam
Yup companies. The costuming and
scenery 10 be used will be most elaborate.
George Osbourne Will be seen as doctor,
Francis Powers as a revengeful hiehbinder,
May Buckley as slave girl, Mrs. F. NJ.
pipe-bowl vender and John Armstrong as
a restaurant-keeperi
The last performance of East Lynne"
will be given tonight,
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Grand Opera-House.

New York furnishes the scenes and in
cidents for 1.-The White Rat" VIII ich is to
receive its first Western production at
Morosco's Grand Opera house tomorrow
night. The story is full of excitement,
turning on the killing of a sailor who car
ries a small fortune in diamonds con-
cealed in the body of stuffed white rat.
noble young fellow Is accused of the
crime. and the efforts of his friends
10 prove his innocence carry the
action OF the play through dance
halls, opium joints, the river docks and
picturesque slums and allow of the intro
duction of some funny comedy scenes.
The stock company has been re-enforce ed
by number of specially engaged people,
among whom are johnson and Harvey, a
Chinese musical team and Baby Lewis.
Mollie Thompson and Nat M. Wills are to
have some funny songs.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-09
A Dramatic Combine

Four of the local theaters will com bine
next week to give a benefit to the free
ward of st. Mary's Hospital. The thea
ters are the Baldwin, Columbia, Tivoii
and Orpheum.
The De Wolff Hopper aggregation will
give the second act of "El Captain" /;
Denis O'Sullivan will give an act of
"Shamus O'Brien"; Miss Martinot and
Joe Cawthorne will contribute for the first
time the first act OF a farce comedy and
there will be several vaudeville acts.
The benefit will take place on Thursday
afternoon at the Baldwin Theater.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-09
AT the Orpheum.

A. L. Guile, the tenor. will return to-
morrow evening for brief en- gagement and
the programme will be strengthened by
the Eclair brothers, vino have just arrived
from Europe via Australia. Their spe-
and Demon Edward Martins educated
does-canine boxers. skirt dancers, con-
tortionists and leapers-will also be new.
Fleurette and her -Four Fleurs.de-L Lis
have become popular and will give num-
Der of new songs, as will also Tacianu,
the female impersonator with the soprano
barytone voice. Mile. Ami, the aerial gym
mast, will continue her performances, and
the rest of the bill will include Ell Latelle
the musical CO IN ed ian; the Andersons the
colorsd cake.walkers, and the Midgleys in
their juvenile act.
The Vienna Ladies' Orchestra plays
every night in tho annex.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-09
SWEDEs TO PIONIO.

Scandinavians to Celebrate an Anni-
versary Next Sunday.
The three Scandinavian singing societies
in San Francisco will hold q grand sing
ing festival and picnic together at San
Lorenzo Grove, Alameda County, Sunday.
Nay 16. As the picnic will be the first
and only one these societies will hold
during the season, it is expected that it
will be attended by at least 5000 people
from here and across the bay.
The event will be of special interest for
the local colony OF Norwegians, as they
will on that day celebrate the eighty
third anniversary of the independence OF
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-09

cess throughout Great Britain and Ire
land, and was seen by Jessop and Stan.
ford, the author and composer OF
"Shamus O'Brien," who singled him out
as their N an for the Interpretation OF the
role of Shamus.
After the run of "Shamus O'Brien' a
German comic opera, Dellinger's waltz
and march opera, Captain Fracassa'
(The Prince OF Liars), will be presented
with new scenery and costumes and a
cast including all the members OF the
Tivoli Opera Company. "Miss Frisco"
the Tivoli's first annual review, will after
ward be offered as q summer production.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-09

dates have appeared in print. Miss Marlowe
also affords the opportunities of guessers as to
what plays she will us. for her future tours.
II is stated on authority that Miss Marlowe
cipal play and she will continu ue in the same
lines as heretofore. Her leading man has not
been cnosen He is not likely to te chosen
until after tn is season ends and he will not be
any of the tour actors named. Joseph Haworth
has better chance for the place than any
other actor, barring Eben Plympton.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-09
At the Chutes.

To-day the County Monaghan Social
and Benevolent Club will hold its annual
outing at the Haight-street grounds, ana
in addition to the regular attractions there
will be rumber OF special features, in
cluding potato race and 'tape. e.chewipg
contest" between a lady and gentleman
of color. This latter amusement il new
to San Francisco.
every night.
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"And seciety-" l insinuated.

hTIU Sc CIety- 9IIotII UuVIU.
IL don't care a snap for society. LIS a
hollow fraud. What does it matter to me
what society thinks? Society won't give
me bread and butter, now that l am no
longer rich. I have an angel, the one
from Montana, who believes in my talent,
and is willing at any time to put m at
the head of a company. / am as inde- :
pendent, though, as am ambitious, and
will accept nothing till am ready to ap-
near under his management in the East
ern houses. Meanwhile the chance to ap-
near here offered me money-money and
bread and butter-and that is what l am
out for"
Many very extraordinary things ear
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-09
Tivoli Opera-House.

The Tivoll Opera house has found in
"Shamus O'Brien" magnet to attract
many times the lovers of good music and
careful operate production. The opera
will be continued this week, when Denis
O'Sullivan will Introduce each evening
two Irish ballads. 1t was as singer OF
Irish ballads that he made his great sue
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-09

art. David Abrahams. an artist who rep
resents dumb animals, will play a st.
Bernard dog Abrahams was brought TO
America by David Henderson to appear
as the cat in the Crystal Slipper" Fol-
lowing the Excelsior" engagement the
new Frawley Company will begin their
third summer engagement.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-09

grand testimonial concert will be rendered
to David Manlloyd tomorrow evening at Met
ropolitan Temple, when the following pro.
gramme will be performed:
Organ solo, overture "stradelia'' (Flotow) H
Brethrick; opening remarks, James R. Kelly
song, Land of the Harp tHervey), David
Manlloyd; cantata "Gallia" (Gounoo), ST. Ig-
natius male choir (soloist, Miss A. Rooney
song, selected, DR.. J. G. Morrisey; song,
the Mighty Deep Dude), G. W. Wood
organ solo, grand chorus in F SGrison). Il.
Miss Rooney, Mt Manlloyd, Mr.. Wood; song,
C.oskey. accompanied by Dr.. H. J. Stewart;
song, "Lend Me Your Aid'' (Gounod). from
'.Qneen OF Sheba," David Manlloyd; song
(selected), Miss A. Rooney quartet, Autumn
tomes With Silent Finger" (Weber), Miss
Aivina Heuer Wilson, Miss Miriam Cooney,
David Manlloyd, j. F. Fleming.
In response to many requests for repeti-
ton of A. Lochers mass it will be sung at the
French church, Notre Dame des Victories, this
morning at IL O'Clock. Mr. Locher's compost
tion has been accepted at Bordeaux, and viii
be sung there shortly by eminent artists.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-09
, Caledonian Club Games.

tAtlast evenings meeting of the Caledonian
Club reports were made by the games COM
mittee, and resolutions adopted in regard to
the games. The principal feature under con-
sIderation was the discon tinuance OF the
usual tent and the substitution Of a novel
feature, viz: A Burns cottage, where Tam
O. Shanter and Souter Johnnie used to meet
to talk over events, etc. full representation
Of this will be given at the gathering, and the
usual hospitalities will be extended to all.
Resolutions were also acted on in reference te
the Queens diamond jubilee. and the move
ment heartily indorsed.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-09
"The First Born"

A cold and icy barrier has always ex-
the American stage. American actors
have been wont 10 look upon their pig
tailed fellow Thespians as freaks. and
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-09
THE PROGRAMME.
What the Literary Committee Has
Provided for the Queens Jubi-
lee Celeb ration.

lee Celebration.
At the last meeting of the literary COM
mittee OF the celebration of Queen Vic
toria's diamond jubilee, the following pro-
gramme for the literary exercises was de-
cided upon:
Roy al salute and fanfare of trumpets; "God
Save the Queen" by grand chorus OF 500
voices, under the direction of ]. w. Mckenzie; /;
Shaw; death OIL Nelson,'' Alfred Wilkie; ora
ton, Rev. Josiah Sims; "Rule Britannia"
Hugh Williamson and chorus; .Scots Wha
strel Boy" chorus; reading of the address to
the Queen, by c. T. Johns 'March of the Men
of Harlech," by ladies' quartet and chorus.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-09

John Drew will be the first attraction of the
fall and winter season at the Baldwin Theater.
The popular actor will open in Rosemary"
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-09

"My Friend From India has made great
success In London at the Garrick Theater un-
der the title of "My Friend, the Prince"
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-09
Park Music To-Day.

Following is the attractive programme ar.
ranged for the open-air concert in Golden
Gate Park to-day:
Overture, 'Poet and Peasant" ".,. Suppe
Scenes from "Pirates Ct PenZance" . sullivan
w sltZ LA Gitana'' ''................... Buca,Os,i
Trombone solo kathleen Mavourneen". crouch
Performed py L. X. Tobn
"reminiscences OF tue Great Masters. s...... Leroux
Overture, 'Sem "a mid e." Rossini
souvenir Angiais" fantasia for Two flutes (by
request).
(G) introduction
(b) Anoanle, "rhe Last Rose of Summer"
with variations.
(c) Allegro, on the mo i've, Larry O'Gaff"
A. Lombardo and A. Logar.
aspiring Song' ........ ........ Mendelssohn
Negro oddly, "De Possum and Coon". Gilbert
March, Right Tackle '.................Wo Wolf
state song, '.Hal, California '...............Gro