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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-17
MINERS ELECT.

COLUMBUS, O..Jan. 16-The United
Mine Workers of America today sus-
pended the rules and the convention
proceeded to the election of officers
for the ensuing year. The following
were the nominations for president:
M. B. Batchford, Ohio; Patrick Nc
Bride, Pennsylvania; Alexander John
son, Ohio. The ballot resulted as fol-
lows: Batchford. 1923; Mcbride, At,
Johnson, 2. Mr.. Batchford was de.
clared elected. Vice presidential nom,
nations were: John Kane, Indiana.
James O'Connor, Illinois; John Fahey.
Ohio; w. G. Webb, Kentucky; Fred
Dilcher, Ohio. having withdrawn his
name. The ballot resulted as follows:
Kane, 12s; O'Connor, Is; Fahey, 2:
Webb, 3S. The rules were suspend
ed and w. c. Pearce was reelected
secretary. by acclamation. The execu-
tive board chosen is: J. b. Kennedy,
Indiana; r.. L. Davis. Ohio; Patrick
Doian, Pennsylvania; Fred DiIcher,
Ohio; Henry Stephenson, West yfr-
ginia. and James Carson, Illinois
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-17

the tour of the New County Fair, this sea-
son, has engaged, it is said. a strong com
pany, and has had new scenery prepared for
the production.
The Fatal Card" will be the attraction at
the Grand, following the engagement of 1.-THE
Last Stroke" 1t will be presented by a
company under the direction of Jufus Calm
The plot Is laid in the far West and in I'm
gland The scenic effects are a special fea-
f T'nrs, The success of this melodrama in
seSeraf cotfthe leading cities OF tits country.
IS al matter. OF history. "A II thesJ scenery is
gsaEled' ana a cast of over twenty people will
Murray & Mack, the Irish Comedians and
their company will be seen at the Grand in
the the near future in their new skit, entitled
F1nnegan's Courtship'
Humanity" which William A. Brady &c
TO produce early in February, deals with war
presented 81 one NOISY sort the scenes being
scenes are laid in South Africa. In the
hrst act there is fox hunting scene Tho
second presents the ruins of an old abbev
ana feature OF the third is a broadswori
combat on horseback. -
When London Sleeps" is the title Of a new
play which is reported to be meetino LAY, ~
success AS its title would indicate Il is =
rehex OF life in the English mefronoiis "a
nlgnt time, and is consequently full of sen
III will ~
seen at the Grand soon. oe
The War of Wealth. is scheduled for or
early production in this city al
Lovers OF horsef1esh and admirers of mill
t tqy Ire Will find much to interest them in
hunanity, Sutton Vane's melodrama
Whlch VIII be seen in this city in The nna :
dut t In the fox hunting scene, in the first
act thoroughbred English horses apnear on
the stage. They are all splendid eci, VI
from the best English farms. and merit th he
attention they receive. The acts located in
the Transvaal present a series of beautif,,i
war pictures without the noise and confus;on
OF stage battle. The cast is in comneteni
nands, ana every assurance is given of q
great production The company is headed nv
Joseph Grismer and Phoebe Davies who viii
play their original parts WIN
The melodrama 1.-THE Fatal Card" will he
an attraction at the Grand in the near fltura
Inc plot is laid in the Far West and in I'm.
gland, and the scenic effects are snecJaI
feature The Immense success of this niece
IN London a couple of seasons ago and ito
latest triumph, when subsequently, produced
IN the leading cities Of this country are well
known
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alters, blight may yet fall upon them
before this article is printed, but no
serious one is likely.
"Shamus O'Brien," the new Irish op~
era. has come 70 stay for an unusual
length of time, says the New York
Press The success of Brian Boru
was the signal that a new class Of
entertainment or an old class of en-
tertainment served up anew, was in
high favor here "Shamus O'Brien'
has followed in the wake of its prede-
cessor in the Broadway theater, and
instead of sinking, as was predicted,
il has widened the wake of Irish comic
opera
Some idea of the enormous number OF
plays written by ambitious American
dramatists can be estimated from the
fact that from thirty to forty new man
uscripts are received each week at Kos
enfields typewriting offices, where most
of the theatrical typewriting work is
done in New York. There is no geo
graphical monopoly in this aspiring
dramatic spirit, for the plays are re
ceived from all sections of the coun-
try. even as far distant as California
and Nova Scotia 1t is a curious fact
in this connection that a very large
proportion of these efforts come from
small towns, places which are. as a
rule found only on county maps ana
in the date books of transforming man
ayers.
They come from persons in all walks
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-17

(a) ''Wiegenlied' ................. Hair
(b) ''Perpetuum Mobile ............. Ries
Miss Lamprey.
Bailade and Arta-fFaust," King Of
Thule, Jewel Song ............... .Gounod
Miss Gordon.
Rhapsodie Norwegienne ............ Svensden
Director, Frank Danz Jr.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-17

with enthusiasm. Mrs. Fishes new
play, 1.-THE Right to Happiness" has
been received with novel interest and
great favor everywhere.
Ore OF the all-consuming topics of the day
Is PROFESSIONALLY the patriotic struggle of the
Cubans for independence. 1t was, Of course.
to be expected that the playwright would hit
upon this theme, and a number of dramas
nave been written illustrative of the Cuban
uprising. The most successful of these nlavs
is conceded to be '.F1e' Last Stroke y which
vas given its first production of any stage by
ago. - 80 20, ga
!. The Last Stroke comes here now with
the strong Endorsement Of New York The
success success achieved BY It there was unequivocai.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-17

found. And the prediction of disaster
is just as uncertain.
Managers have a hundred excuses
for ADMINISTRATION, holidays, bad
weather, good weather, Lent, ETC. In
extreme cases they have been known
to say that there was something the
matter with the play But there Is
obviously no need Of any other reason
for success thar that the play is Jusr
what the people want
Whatever the reasons are, the time
has come when the present theatrical
season in New York may be safely
set down as more prosperous than any
one Of the last threes ass least The
statement is still made with caution.
for, so tickle is the fortune Of the the,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-17

Following the County Fair at the Met
pear for an engagement Of four nights and
a Wednesday matinee. Mr.. Clement will
present The Bells" and The New Do
minion"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-17

fortunate in having a lot of money,
comes to America, and falling into the
hands of some needy spectators, is
sold The Nancy Hanks gold mine.
in which he invests all his money. Like
other mines of history all the wealth
m it turns out to be what he has put
into il, and he awakens to find himself
a pauper At a loss what to do. he
accepts the offer of a new acquaint-
ance, an actor, to start with him a
school of acting. and from this time
Oh his troubles come as thick as can
be imagined. They are superinduced
by bad business in the school A num-
Der of love affairs-both the poor
Ffenchman's and others-that won't
run smooth. a rich but meddling old
aunt of his partners, who is said to be
q character modelled exactly after the
famous Hetty Green, and any number
OF other matters that would drive
man distracted in real life, but are of
such nature that they can afford con-
tinual amusement to the audience, con-
tribute to the complications
The Martinetti-TannehiI company,
which Will present The Nancy
Hanks. is headed by Ignacio Marti-
netti, the young comedian, whose i'm
personation of Zou-Zou in ''Trilby'' last
season gave such thorough satisfaction.
Frank Tannehill Jr. is another we'll
known member Of the company, and
Anna Boyd, who is identified with the
role Of the widow in "A Trip to China
town." is also in the cast Other mem
bers of the company are Louise Null
dener, Carrie Radcliffe, Lillian Florence
Wickes, Henry Morey, Clayton E.
W hite and George 7. WEIGH.
The world of the theaters and their
Inhabitants is in a constant state of
bewilderment. The problems are never
solved of the plays that prosper AMI
TIE plays that fail, or why the pros
Fercus ones prosper and why the fall.
ures fail. says the New York Tribune.
Sometimes, indeed a play looks at first
sight like an inevitable success and
lhen 1t proves so. Then everybody
Knows why it succeeded. But again
another play looks equally like an in
eFltabIe success and fails utterly and
94eh NOBODY knows why, though plen-
~ Oh theoretical reasons are USUALLY
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-17
ST. PAUL CHURCHES
ANNOUNCEMENTS OF A NUMBER OF
THE PULPITS FOR TO-
DAY.
BISHOP GILBERT TONIGHT.
CONTINUATION OF REVIVAL MEET
INGS At THE EMANUEL BAP-
list CHURCH.
BISHOP GILBERT TONIGHT.
FOR EPISCOPAL CLERGY.
Call On Missionary Committees of
Y. r. s. c. E. to Meet To-
morrow.

bishop Gilbert will preach at the
new German chapel of st. Bonifacus.
F;ice street and Sherburne avenue. this
evening at 1870.
The revival meeting at the Imman-
uel Baptist church will be continued
through the coming week, with preach
ing by Rev. J. w. Conley, D. D., ev-
cry evening except Wednesday, when
Rev. o. A. Williams, Of Minneapolis,
will preach.
The hour of service ait ST. Clements
church has been changed from 1880 to
4 p. NJ
Rt Rev Bishop Hare will hold a
retreat for the clergy of the Protestant
Episcopal church during the last week
in February. Lent begins very late
this year, Ash Wednesday coming
March 3.
The missionary committee of all
young peoples societies of the Chris
tan Endeavor will hold conference
tomorrow evening at the Park Con-
sregational church. Each denomina-
ton will meet in a separate room and
VIII devote fOrty-five minutes to the
discussion of topics Of special inter-
est along lines of work of their own
denomination. There will then be a
brief joint meeting and social. While
this meeting is arranged specially for
the members of missionary committees
any one interested in this line of work
will be heartily welcomed.
Thursday next the Hebron Baptist
Juniors will hold a reception at the
church, corner Ada and Robe streets.
in honor of their first anniversary.
which occurred somt time in December.
The Juniors will have charge of the
programme, and will entertain their
parents and the Senior c. f. The fol-
lowing will be given:
Chorus" Gentle Words .............
Recitatfon-'Peter at the Gate
By Susie C!arey
Solo-'Winter King" By Maud Willis
Recitation-'Jack Frost By Hazel Whitney
Duet-'Awake. Oh! Slumbering Lyre'-
Bessie Field and Myrtle Green.
Recitation-''What the Burdock Was
SongZ'sWon't You Play House With
Me2' ............. Emma and Goldte Gillett
Reading-"A War Council in He'll
Willie Butter
Solo--s'Roek a by Baby BY MIRIAM George
Omission Herbert Parker
Installation of officers and chairman.
Bishop Stanley. formerly pastor Of
the cathedral, will deliver a lecture
there on Thursday evening. There
will be given a sacred concert in which
all the Catholic choirs in the city will
participate.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-17

Bishop Stanley. formerly pastor of
the cathedral. will deliver a lecture
there on Thursday evening. There
will be given a sacred concert in which
all the Catholic choirs in the city will
particinate
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-17

of life One Ohio man distinguishes
himself by sending a new play once a
month. They are not infrequently &C
companied by requests to handle and
produce, as well as ;tplease put this
in type"
Minnie Madden Fiske has just fin
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-17

Al the Metropolitan this evening a
pew farce comedy. The Nancy
Hanks" viii be presented here by the
acknowledgements company. Its
success. at Palmer's Great Northern
theater. Chicago. where it has just
closed aethfee weeks engagement. was
most pronounced. 1t is not a racing
play. as its title might indicate. for the
Nancy Hanks referred TO is rot a horse,
but a gold mine, or, rather mine that
has been sailed" by INSCRIPTIONS
persons and palmed off as a rich ore
producer upon speculative French
man, on whose wonderfully amusing
and complicated adventures the plot
Hinges. This Frenchman, who was I'M
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-17

ished successful tour of the South
and has entered uponsaj short tour of
the West. In the Southern cities,
where Mrs. Fiske last season was very
successful, she was this season greeted
Connecticut western news., 1897-09-23
The Man and His Watch.

The man had lost valuable watch. It was a case of pickpocket, he was OCT tain, and he advertised for it's return, offering the full value of the watch, which was worth more than it's intrin- sic value, $160, to him, and no ques- tions asked. Not long after man ap- peared at his business office, showed him the advertisement, and asked If he was ready to stand by it, and was as sured that he was. "Where is your moneyf" asked the visitor. "Here it is,'' was the answer. Where is the watch2" Taking the one handed him, the victim of the robbery saw with much delight that it was his own, put 1t in his pocket and handed over the $160. But he could not resist the temptation to ask one question. "Now, when did you take that watchP' he asked. "Do you remember,' said the visitor, ''standing on such day on the corner of such streeta" "Yes." "You were talking with friends?' "Yes." !" And some one came along and brushed against you? We'll. that was when I took the watch. I brushed against you like this illustrating and it is very simple. Good day, sir" "Good day. !" The mans face was alight with pleas ure at again having his watch and his intelligent curiosity was satisfied. Tt is curious thing" he murmured to himself. "I would not have believed it could have been done" He put his hand to his watch pocket. There was no watch there. It had been taken 8 second time.-New York Times.
Connecticut western news., 1897-09-23
Fast Speakers In Congress.


 Fred Irland, one of the expert stenog- Saphers of the house, talks interesting ly regarding the speed with which con- gressmen talk.
 ''It has been said in the newspapers, " remarks MT. Irland, "that Represent ative Lewis of Washington talks at the rate of 300 words minute. He does not. No man could speak in the house at that speed and be reported. doubt whether he could be understood. I mean, of course, such words as occur in debates. Of course in taking routine testimony, where frequently recurring phrases. such as What is your namer' and Where do you liver are expressed by brief arbitrary signs, a stenographer can write as fast as man can think. It is a very different matter when a con- gressman talks. He uses words with many syllables.
 "What is the fastest record in the house?"
 Representative Johnson of Indiana once talked for 1f hours, when discuss ing contested election case, at an av- craze rate of 220 words minute. That is rapid work. If a man talks 2b0 words minute, he Is very swift. have mo- ticed one thing" added MT. Irland. ''The fast takers slow up after being in the house little while. The vast ness of the air space makes its impress sion upon them, and they find, too, that they get more attention when they do not talk so fast. ''-Washington Post.
Connecticut western news., 1897-09-23
FROM THE OTHER PAPERS.

Tho ''petrifed man" dug out of the quicksand at Trumbull the other day, was doubtless one Of those fossilizsd de- tectives who got "hot on the trail' of the Nichols murderers, and concluded to ''lie in wait" for them.-Danbury News.
 The storm in Northern Ohio tore up trees and wrecked houses. Cleveland people telegraph the news to New York As calamity, but this Is the very storm for which Iowa and Nebraska have been offering up public prayers Tn the churches for the last ten days. It saves the crops, lifts mortgages and means more food for thousands of people. Yet every man whose rheumatism is made worse by the moisture it brings with it New York World.
 One of the most cheering and en- oouraging signs of the times is the way in which our best citizens are devoting themselves to the inspiring work of lynching people, Time was when man had to commit some depreciation in or der to induce people to come forth with ropes and string him up, but all that is now changed, and to-day 8 simple breach of etiquete will bring forth clam. bring crowds of obligiDg taxpayers who willingly leave their work and their prayers and their vigils by the dead to pull on the rope that jerks some frail brother to his long home. Verify we are living in an age of progress. New York Telegram.
Connecticut western news., 1897-09-23
Judge Halls Promotion.

Governor Cooke on Monday appoint cd Judge F. B. Hall, of Bridgeport, one of the judges of the Superior court, to fill the vacancy on the bench of the Supreme court caused by the death of Judge Fenn. The appointment runs till the first Wednesday of February, 1899.
 Judge Frederick B. Hall was born in 1843 at Saratoga Springs, N. r., and came to Connecticut in 1858, residing in Bridgeport, where he was employed by the Wheeler & Wilson Mfg. Go. He employed his leisure time in study and entered the Connecticut Literary Insti- tuition ct Sufield. He next entered Brown University, where he graduated in 1867. In 1870 he was admitted to the bar in Fairfield county and began the practice of the law in Bridgeport, forming 8 partnership with Goodwin 6toddard, which existed until 1877 when Judge Hall became judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Fairfield county. In 1889, after three terms in the Common Pleas, Judge Hall was raised to the Superior court bench. Last spring. on the termination of his first term, Judge Hall was reelected for another term of eight years.
Connecticut western news., 1897-09-23
Moving Chimneys.

Years ago the business of snoring up and moving ordinary sized buildings was considered somewhat risky and was one which only experts were will ing to undertake. Recently it became desirable to move a chimney, and the idea was suggested that it might be moved intact. Of course it involved some special preparation, but the task was successfully accomplished. The chimney was 85 feet high, weighed 100 tons, was feet square at the base and had outer and inner walls inches thick. Its destination led over rough ground, with grades up and down, but the job was completed without accident or damage. There was neither crack nor flaw in the masonry when the chimney was set down on It's new foundation. This is the tallest and heaviest chimney that has ever been moved. Another chimney 52 feet high was safely trans ferred, and these two are, 1t is believed, the only ones ever taken from one place to another. New York Ledger.
Connecticut western news., 1897-09-23
 The Last Bugle Call.

The St. Louis Globe-Democrat has discovered that the last summons to battle in the civil war was a bugle call to charge given by Nathaniel Sisson on the field of Appomattox. .
 Mir. Sisson enlisted when the war broke out and at its close was bugler under Custer. His regiment was in the saddle before day on the eventful 8th day of April and began to skirmish with the enemy. An hour later they reached the position from which the memorable call to charge was blown.
 The next moment two of General Gordon's aids rode out in advance of the column. One of them carried towel fastened to Q musket. General Gordon stated afterward that the towel was soiled and ragged; but, old and torn as it was, it carried message of peace to the whole country.
 General Custer, seeing this flag of truce, halted his charging column and rode alone to the tent of the Confeder- ate general When he came out, he said to General Kapehart, uncovering his head, General Lee is treating for ca. pitulation.
 The war was over.
 The men nearest to him caught the quiet words and burst into frenzied cheer. They were men who had fought bravely, but who thanked God now that the war was ended. The cheer swept down the valley, and the hills shook with the shout which meant peace.
 Let us hope that Nathaniel Sisson's bugle call to battle on that April morn ing was the last that shall ever summon brother to charge against brother in this land of ours.
Connecticut western news., 1897-09-23
His Letter of Introduction.

One day tall, gaunt stranger from Arkansas cornered Opie Read at the Press club. He began fishing about in his pockets.
 "Got letter of introduction to you hyarabout some 'ere," he said.
 Had the darndest time f1ndin you, " he continued. "Got into town yester- day afternoon, and last night started out to look you up. I thought probably the folks at the telegraph office would know you, but they didn't. And the hotel folks didn't know you nuther. Then went to newspaper shop and they sent me over here.'' By this time the visitor had found the missing letter of introduction. It was written with a lead pencil in a schoolboy's hand and the spelling was decidedly phonetic. Opie scrutinized the signature closely.
 "John Scruggins, he said musingly, "John Scruggins. I don't recall MT. Scruggins.
 "That's my boy," said the visitor proudly. "He's been to school in Little Rock all winter, and so when I got ready awhile ago to come to Chicago told him to write me letter of intr'- duotion to you, and he did it. What'i the matter with the letter? Ain't it writ all right?"
 "Oh, yes, it's all right" said the novelist.
 And it was, for the man from Arkan- sas spent pleasant afternoon at the club. Times Herald.
Connecticut western news., 1897-09-23
Cretan Caution.


 The following dialogue between two Cretans who met in the mountains is literal translation from the original and typical illustration of their eau tioni
 A.-Good day, neighbor.
 B.-You are right welcome, my good friend.
 A.-Where do you come from?
 B.-From up yonder; quite near.
 A-And where might you be going
 B.-Oh, only just down there.
 A.-Well, and what's the news, dear friendf ...-.
 B.-Good news, and all that you may tell me over and above. A.-Make me present of your name. B.-You are heartily welcome to it. But he never breathes it for all that. A living example of this curious dis trust and caution, lest by mere acci- dent the common enemy should learn a secret of significance, is an old man named Costoro Voludhaki, who, like several others Cretans whom I met, is a hale centenarian who has passed | through eight revolutions unscathed. He carries secrecy to such point that he never allows even his own friends and partisans to know where he sleeps at night. It is hardly surprising if, un der these circumstances, contemporary Cretans have inherited the unenviable reputation of their forefathers for un- veraoity. But no one who approves de- oeption in war and diplomacy in peace will be justified in casting the first stone at those whose very lives occasionally depend, both in war and in peace. upon their misleading their secular foes. - Fortnightly Review.