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production. Slowly this order of things
is changing, ana it is certain that
eventually we shall achieve something
very like reciprocity with England and
the continent, If we do not follow the
example of our commercial brothers
and control the market.
No man in America has worked more
earnestly or more disinterestedly for
the cause of good drama than Charles
Henry Meltzer. Although Mr.. Meltzer
is not an American by birth, and al
though his effort has been very largely
to call attention to the plays of foreign
dramatists, he is yet entitled to the
gratitude of those interested in the pro-
gress of the stage For four years Mr..
MeltZer was the dramatic critic of the
New York Herald, and for three years
held a like position on the New York
World. As a critic he was accepted as
the first authority, he was generous
and fair in his judgments of any earn
est work, but intolerant of anything in
which he thought that he detected in
sincerity and cant. His critical re-
views were alike beneficial to the pub
lie, the actor and the playwright. He
Gerhart Hauptmann and Sudermann
on this side of the water. The former
he considers the greatest dramatic poet
since Goethe and Schiller.
1t was Mr.. Meltzer who made the
now famous English version of Haupt-
mann's dream play "Hannelle," which
was produced at the Fifth Avenue
theater in New York in May of 1894.
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than 5000 miles away. and in which
they could carry their missionary work
from island to island An appeal was
made to the Sunday school children OF
America and through their labors and
contributions the necessary amount of
money to build a vessel was soon
raised. The 15O-ton brigantine. Morning
Star. was built, and. under command
of Captain Moore. the first ship of the
missionary navy, in Micronesia, sailed
from Boston for Honolulu and Micro
nesia. on Dec. 2, 1856. She arrived safe
in Honolulu in April and after a trip
to the Marquesas islands to relieve
straits there. sailed on Aug. Z for Mi
cronesia.
Another brigantine was built at East
Boston from money contributed by
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nearly $50, 900 Sunday school children
and their friends, and it was christened
like the first one, the Morning Star.
She sailed on Nov. 13, 1866. under COM
mand of Rev. Hiram Bingham, a
Micronesia missionary who had sailed
as a passenger from Boston 10 years
before i'm the first Morning Star. The
second Morning Star was wrecked ON
a reef at Kusaie on Oct. Is, 1869. the
missionaries on board and crew barely
escaping with their lives. but saving
- ships chronometer and charts.
Again the children of America re-
sponded to the call for another mis-
%sionary vessel. They subscribed an
amount which. added to the insurance
on the wrecked vessel. suficed to build
the third Morning Star, a brig Of ISL
tons, which sailed from East Boston
Feb. %. 1871, and arrived at Honolulu
on the next July Sd. She endured
through II years of good service in Mi
cronesia and then was wrecked, as the
second Morning Star had been, off the
island of Kusaie
The fourth Morning Star, which is
still in commission, paid for like the
other missionary vessels. by the offer
ings of Sunday school children and
their friends. was built at Bath, Me. at
a cost of S45, 900. She sailed for Homo
lulu Nov. 3. 1854. under command of
captain Isaiah Bray. She Is a barken-
tine Of AL tons, and is fitted to use
both sails and steam. her hollow iron
mainmast serving as a smoke stack,
with full capacity to carry all neCes-
cary freight and stores. There are com
modious cabin quarters for the officers
and missionary passengers, spacious,
cool accommodations for the native
passengers n teachers. and "A com
Portable forecastle for the sailors. Her
length of keel is 100 feet, Will 80 feet
beam and II feet hold. over her main
deck is built a light deck like an avn
ing. called in marine language a "hur-
ricane deck" 1t serves TO shield the
passengers and crew from the sun and
rain of the tropics. and affords an ex-
cellent opportunity for exercises and
observation. The spars Of the Morn
ing Star are longer than are usually put
into a vessel of her size. as the region
in which she sails is one Of light airs
and calms and every yard of canvas
that she can spread is desirable. Her
steam power. which is limited. Is used
only in case Of Calms and adverse cur
rents. and ii carries her forward at a
maximum speed of six knots an hour.
The Morning star arrived safe in
Honolulu and from there set out on her
first missionary voyage May .. 1883.
The possession of steam power by the
missionary vessel has proved of great
advantage. Lying under or near the
equator as most Of the Micronesian
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was sent to Mr.. walkup. the Gilbert
Islands missionary at Kusaie. She has
a gasoline engine, so Mr.. Walkup. who
is captain, mate and engineer. can
smile defiance at Gains and counter
currents in his tours among the Islands.
In Micronesia there are now three
central mission stations, all situated in
the Caroline group two at Kusaie,
with fields embracing the Marshall and
Gilbert groups respectively, and one at
Ruk, whose field includes the western
Caroline islands and the Mortlocks. At
Ponape, i'm 1887. the missionary outlook
was most cheering. OF the five native
kings that ruled in the island. four,
with their queens. and many leading
men,, had been baptized. For IL years
previously three Christian Ponape cOu-
pies. headed by Princess O~patinia and
her husband, Opataia. mad been work.
ing as missfonaries on the Mortlocks
and more distant islands Of the Caro-
line group. But In the March of his
year the Spanish government assumed
authority over the Islands of Ponape,
which ended the work of the Protestant
mission there. Mr.. Doane. the mission
airy, was arrested and taken as a pris-
oner to Manila. Later he was returned
to Ponape, but in June, 1890, the Span
iards burned the mission premises at
Qua and the missionaries had to with
TO- VI lht SidHu. olltt lld llillt
no missionary has resided at Ponape or,
with n exception, has been permitted
to visit the natives there.
The population of Micronesia. as
given by the Statesman's Year Book
for 1898, is 94,372, divided among the
four island groups as follows: Mar
shalls, 10000; Gilberts. 80. 200; Caroline.
5000; La~drones, 10,172. The population
of Ponape is 10000. Owing to the big
otry of the Spaniards who held them,
no Protestant mission has as yet been
planted at the Ladrones.
All the Protestant mission work in
Micronesia is under the control of the
board of missions. The board
maintains there at its three central sta
tons 10 white missionaries. Z men and
IL women, "a ordained and SO unor-
dained native pastors. and 81 native
teachers. 1t has 131 places for
stated worship, 40 churches, 4.706
church members. and n 900 adherents.
There are three theological chool
in each central station with 50 Students;
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groups do. they are in the region which
sailors call the "doldrums," where the
winds are the shifting breeZes known
To navigators as lights and variables."
Here sailing with canvas alone is slow
and difficult, owing to contrary cur
rents and frequent Gains; instances
have been known OF a vessel being be-
Gained for 30 days. The delays thus
caused. before a steam vessel was pro-
vided. were a great hindTance to mis-
sionary work, and occasioned much de-
%privation and suffering among the mis-
sionaries.
As the missionary field widened west
ward among the Carolines to the Mort
locks and the island of Ruk il was
found necessary that there should be a
vessel for the missionaries use with
headquarters at Ruk. A schooner of so
tons. the Robert w. Logan, was built
for this purpose in San Francisco in
1890. After three years of good service
the Logan went to Japan for repairs,
and, sailing from Yokohama Aug. Z,
1894, on her return. was never heard
from again. Another schooner bearing
the same name was built in 1895. and
is now in service at Ruk, under COM
mand of Captain Foster.
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cost of maintaining this mission work
last year was SIS. I3i.6i. of which $2f.-
61S.10 was for the current expenses of
the three vessels of the missionary
navy
Honolulu is the base of SUPPLIES for
the M~icronesian missions. The Morn
ing Star spends about two months of
the year there reftting and taking on
board freight and missionary passen-
gers foe Micronesia She starts on her
southwark cruise in the middle of June,
passing through the Gilbert stands on
her way to Kusaie. Stopping there to
leave the supplies and mail, she goes
TO Ruk. the farthest point of her voy-
aging. She is then about $500 English
miles i'm an air line from Honolulu, or
1000 miles by the route she has taken.
The Morning Star remains at Ruk a
week and then returns to Kusaie.
where she takes on board the mission
aries that have the Marshall group in
charge and the theological students of
their school. and makes a 10 weeks
cruise among the Marshall islands. In
its progress the missionaries visit the
out-stations. found new stations, and
preach to the unconyerted tribes wher-
ever the chiefs win grant them permis-
sion to do SO. on her return To Kussie
the vessel starts for "A 10 weeks rufse
among the Gilbert islands, bearing the
missionaries and theological students
of the Gllberts' stations on an errand
similar 10 that of the other cruise.
After her return 10 kusair the Morn
ing star waits for the mail to be made
up. then goes on again 10 Ruk. Should
the missionaries there desire IL. she
takes them on a three weeks visit TO
the Mortlocks. She does not again re-
turn to kusale, but sails direct from
Ruk TO Honolulu. where she usually
arrives some time In the first half Of
April Here she Tefts, takes on board
freight. mail and missionary passen-
gers. and in June sails again on her
annual cruise in Micronesia. Captain
Isaiah Bray, who brought the vessel
from Boston, through the straits OF
Magellan, still commands the Morning
star. although there has been another
commander in part 81 the intermediate
time. The rest OF the ships compan
consists OF a first and second mate and
engineer. a Chinese cook and Chinese
steward, and a crew Of eight men.
mostly south sea islanders with some
times a Jap or vi among them.
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Some Fresh Contributors to American Stage Literature
Who Are Rapidly Winning Fame by
Their Productions.

The path of the American dramatist
has never ben strewn with roses. but
now and then he is able to crowd by
his French or English brothers and Sc
cure one of the prizes which are so
literally offered to the foreign dramat-
ist. 1t is noteworthy that when he
does make a hit it is generally a very
vigorous one. But still his arch enemy,
the American manager, only shakes his
head doubtfully and whispers some
thing about an accident, and cables to
his agent in London or Paris to secure
the American rights of the last new
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NEW AMERICAN PLAYWR|GHTS IN THE FIELD

him to explore another hitherto un-
exploited dramatic field, n he has
spent his recent honeymoon in Japan
formulating the scenario of a japanese
play which he now has ready for pro-
duction.
This drama will have the added in
terest of rather exceptional musical ac-
compartment, a score of characteristic
color and rare beauty having been
written by an American composer,
whose name is. for the time. withheld.
Encouraged by the cordiality of the
London public which so emphatically
Endorsed The Cat and the Cherub."
Mr.. Fernald has gone to England to
make the first presentation of his Jap
anese play.
Perhaps the most industrious OF the
younger dramatists is Theodore Burt
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Acquisition of the Pacific Islands by the United States
VIII Cause Great Activity Among the
Micronesian Missions.

Among the South sea archipelagoes.
Micronesia signifies Little Islands," as
Polynesia means Many Islands," and
Melanesfa Many Islands," Micronesia
comprise four island groups. the Mar
shall. the Gilbert. the Caroline and the
Ladrone islands. These are included
between latitude 20 degrees north and
4 degrees south, and longitude 40 de-
grees and LIS degrees east. The La
drones Inc some OF the Carolines are
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made radiant by the beautiful spirits
who came to her in her dreams n
who finally led her away TO paradise.
II was Mr.. MeltZer also who made the
dramatization of "Rodin the Student"
that was produced by Richard Mans
field In November, 1895. at the Garr1ck
theater, New York. TIVE years later
"L'Arles'ienne' was produced at the
broadway theater. IL was an adapta-
ton OF Daudet's poetic play TO which
Blzet, the Of Carmen" had
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This production raised a perfect tenn
pest at the time, as the figure of the
Christ was supposed to appear in It,.
Hauptmann, who was in this country
at the time, narrowly escaped arrest,
and l believe that Mr.. Meltzer was act
ually hauled before a justice and COM
PEELED to furnish bonds. Once seen,
however. the beautiful and Teverent
story disarmed all opposition and the
play ran on without interruption. 1t
was simply the story of the visions of
a poor dying child whose garnet was
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high islands of volcanic origin: the
Marshall and Gilbert Stands all are
low. many of them being mere coral
reefs. The volcanic islands, usually,
are fertile and forest clad, with pleas
sng valleys and running streams. Most
of the coral islands lie in the form of a
ring or a loop with a large lake or la
COON in the center, usually connected
with the ocean by one or more chan
are deep and, where the surrounding
are deep and, whehe the surrounding
land affords shelter from the wind. are
admirable harbors. The rims of land
which lie around them are often very
narrow, sometimes not exceeding a
quarter of a mile in width. The soil is
poor. there are no springs or running
streams or hills. few land birds or flow
ers. Cattle. sheep n goats soon die If
brought to these low islands. The peo-
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1898-03-26
ROLAND WORTHINGTON DEAD
Veteran New England Journalist
and Political Passes Away.

Boston, March 22.-Roland Worthing
ton, the veteran journalist, is dead at his
home in this city, aged 81 years.
Mr. Wolthington entered the newspaper
business as an employe of the counting
room Of the Boston Daily Advertiser. In
lS4S he took charge of the Boston Tray
cller. When Daniel Webster made his
famous speech at Marshfeld, in August
1913, Mr.. Worthington published a ver
batim report and had it sold by the news
boys in the streets, an innovation which
called down the severe criticism OF thG
other Boston papers. He sold a large
number Of copies.
Mr.. Worthington was one Of the earliest
of the free soilers of Massachusetts and
was one Of those who foresaw and wit
messed the conflict, When the republican
party was organized he at once joined il
and carried his paper with him. In 1880
his paper was the first to suggest the
nomination of John D. Long as successor
to Governor Banks. He was opposed By
the other republican papers of Boston bu;
his candidate was nominated and elected
In 1888 he insisted that George D. Rob
inson was the wisest nomination that
could be made against General Butler anc
here he Won again. President Arthur
rendered him the office of collector of tho
port in 1892 Worthington retired from
the active management OF the Traveller
in 1890.
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WERE SHOT BY WHITE MEN
Ed Chalmers, Whose Wife Was It
CaurasSian.

Alnekogee, l. r., March 22--A bastard
y outrage was committed Saturday night
near the town Of Wynbarls, five miles
north of here, resulting in the death OF
two men and woman. The house of Ed
Chalmers, a negro who recently married
a white woman, was attacked during the
night by six white men: who had evident
ly determined to murder both the negro
and his wife. both Of whom had been
threatened by white men who disliked
the union. 4 door Of their cabin was
broken in and both the negro and his
wife were shot down. but not before
Chalmers had put mp good fight against
outright. Although Chalmers succeeded
i'll driving of the attacking party, they
left him mortally wounded and he died
before daylight. This morning the body
Of Matthews, an aged white man who
the Chalmers cabin pierced with bullet.
Matthews answers the description given
BY Chalmers. before he died. of one OF
his assailants.
There We're evidences that Matthews
body had been dragged from Chalmers
house to the place where it was found.
\ gun lay beside the body, evidently put
there TO give the impression that the dead
man had murdered the negro and his wife.
Deputy United States marshals are in
eestieatins the killing and it is believed
that the murderers will be brought to
Justice
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STATEMENT BY DICK BLAND.
Says the Democrats in Congress
Will Force Action.

New York. March 0,-Represeatative
Richard p. Bland of Missouri last night
dictated the following statement concern
ing the Cuban-Spanish situation TO q
Washington correspondent OF the World:
I'VE are waiting for the report Of this
committee ct inquiry, which is supposed
to be hard at work probing for the facts
in the Maine disaster. When | say we,
| mean the democrats of the house. We
are not pressing matters because we want
to hear what this board has to say We
want to know whether it is going to find
the Spaniards guilty or blameless and we
want to know other things in this con
nection.
"What the administration proposes to
do, Of course do not know; but unless it
drives the Spaniards out Of Cuba the peo-
pie OF this country are going to ask the
reason why and their demands will be
strong and emphatic. | do not believe
congress will adjourn until it knows what
the president is going to do for Cuba. |
believe these sentiments are those OF the
house of representatives"
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PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS
Something of the Talks and the Acts
of Both Branchen.

Senator Proctor Thursday read to the
senate Il statement of his recent trip to
Cuba. He dwelt particularly on the
wretched condition Of reconcentrados.
outside of Havana it was neither war nor
peace; it was desolation and distress, mis-
States has greatly relieved the suffering,
but such aid might cease unless the war
soon ends. OF 100000 in Cuba, Proctor
thought not over 100000. exclusive of the
soldiers, gave allegiance to Spain. Every
town in the western provinces is sur
rounded by the trocha and guarded SO re-
concentrates could not get out nor the
insurgents in. Between towns there is
hardly Il human being living, and there
are no crops. He said the scenes in hos
pitfalls were too terrible fo1 him to describe
He found newspaper reports not eNageer-
alcd. OF Spains military power there
were only 10000 soldiers left out OF the
100000 sent to the country. They We're
poorly drilled and equipped, He conclud-
ed by saying: II have endeavored to state
what saw and heard 1t was spectacle
,f a million and 4 half of people, the en-
tire native population OF Cuba. struggling
for freedom and deliverance with practical
unanmity from the worst misgovernment
Of which | ever had knowledge. Where
our action ought to be influenced by any
Of these things and if so, how far. is an
other question. ] am not in favor of an
nexa,ion. The remedial steps may safe
ly be left to the American president and
the American people
The rostofficc Dill.
Consideration OF the postoticc appro-
priation bill was continued in the house
Friday. Mr.. Loud admitted the draft Of
an amendment drawn at the postotficc de-
paltmcnt. 1t made ii misdemeanor for
any person to place or cause to be placed
in the mails anything during the regular
weighing period with intent to increase
the weight OF mails and the compensa-
ton paid therefor 1t made the offcnsc
punishable by fine Of not less than $500,
nor more than $4,000, and imprisonment
no, to exceed five years. The amendment
was adopted without division.
Free of Duty.
At the opening O the session of the
house Saturday Mr.. Dingley offered the
bill, reported from the ways and means
committee, providing for free entry into
TINS country of guns, ammunition and
other naval supplies and war material pur-
chased abroad until January /, 1899. He
explained that the committee unanimous
" reportcd the bill 1t was asked for by
the secretaries of war and the navy. The
house then went into committee OF the
whole and resumed consideration OF the
postofiice appropriation bill.
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TO EMANC1PATE THE cUBANs.
senator Chandler Declares the Pres
ideni Is About to Act.

Concord, n. IT,, March Ex-senator
Chandler, in an editorial in the Concord
Mentor says President Mckinley is about
to take action, in the name Of the United
States, to relieve the famine and sick
ness in Cuba.
Food and medicine and clothing" he
says, given by the generous people Of
the United States, will be sent with the
approval Of Spain. if she consents, or will
be carried by American sailors and sol
diers without approval, il she does not
consent. The end OF starvation and tor
ment is near at hand. Every humane per
son in this whole land should sustain and
bless the president in his coming procla
nation, which is to cause the name Of
William Mckinley to be held in sacred
reverence by Cuban generations, as long
as will be revored the name of Abraham
incoln by the colorcd race of America y
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DR.. Elizabeth Dalbey-Norrcd.

Minneapolis, March 22.-Dr. Elizabeth
s. Dalbey Norred is dead. She was born
in Wells county, Indiana, October 80, ls43.
In November 1865, she was married to
DR.. Charles II. Norred, a surgeon inthe
Seventh Illinois cavalry. in 1881 she was
graduated from the Women's Medical col
lese of Chicago Her standing in the
profession was represented by member
ship in the Illinois State Medical Society.
Illinois. Indiana and Kentucky tri-medi-
cal societies, the American Medical soci-
ETY., the Society of Physicians ana Sur
gcons, Minneapolis; Hennipen County
Medical Society and the Minnesota Med
ical Society. She was also connected with
various hospitals and church work. The
remains will be taken to Elkhart, ILL.,, for
burial.
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AT THE HARB0R OF PENSACOLA
Great Mortars and Immensc Rifles
About to He Mounted.

Pensacola, Fla. Mach 2l.--Powder,
shot and shell continue to arrive here in
large quantities for the forts and batter
les defending the harbor. Three Of eight
big mortars for the new battery on Santa
Rosa island have also arrived, and they
will bc mounted rs quickly as possible.
There is great activity at Fort Pickens.
In addition to the six and eight-inch rife
guns a l5-inch gun is being mounted at
the fort Captain J. W. McMurray, com
manding thet wo batteries of the Fourth
artillery at Fort Barrancas, has been pro-
NOTED to be major Of the Fifth artillery.
The work of deeping and widening the
channel on the bar is progressing stead
lily and the largest merchant steamships
now pass through it without difficulty.
1t Is expected that % feet of water will
aoon be obtained.