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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1898-05-31
A BUSY POLICE DAY.
how Mr.. Brennan Made "a Swift and
Violent Ride to Jail.

The police were busy between Satur-
day evening and Sunday night at mid
night list of fourteen was COM
posed of the following offenders: Six
common DRINKS. two sleeping DRINKS,
two fighters, one fast driver, two wo-
inen who made themselves ostenta-
tious, and one man for resisting ar
rest There were really only twelve
persons in the list, one of them a man
named Brennan, appearing in three
places. Brennan first got drunk. His
next proceeding was to get a woman
named Hazel West in a buggy with
him. They raced up and down Wash
ington street, threading their way in
and out among other vehicles and es-
Gaping without injury to themselves
Or anybody else until it seemed that
they were under the special direction
of providence. But one cannot count
on providence 1t was liable to re-
linquish it's supervision of Mr.. Bren-
nan at any moment and then there
would be disaster, if not death. Sc
the police superseded providence, and
Mr.. Brennan was dragged from the
buggy by Officer Molloy. Up to this
point he was guilty of two offenses an6
he quickly added third by refusing tc
go to jail peaceably. He went, though
tut when he was locked up he was moi
nearly so good looking as when he
started. Neither was the officers
coat, which was smeared all over will
blood from frequent contact with Mr.
Brennan's face and head. Another
startling discovery was made in con
rection with this escapade. Brennan
had hired the buggy of c. E. Goddard
at Five Points. Mrs. Goddard hat
been driving in it in the afternoon ant
when she got out she left her purse
containing S14. 1t fell from the bugg!
some time before the arrest, was
found by Fred O'Connor and was
turned over to Officer Galpin.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1898-05-31
MARKET REPORTS.
LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET.
Wholesale Prices Current.

EGGS, BUTTER AND CHEESE.
EGGSRanch, per doz., 171a@2O-
BUTTER-Ranch, per ID. 2Oq25; north
ern creamery, per ID. %; Maricopa cream
cry, %.
15@151a; home, HOP.
BEANS.
BEANS-Per cwt., small white, 81 q
400; Lady Washington. 375@4.O0; pinks,
100000: lima, 5Ooq5:25 E
POTATOES. ONIONS AND VEGE-
TABLES.
POTATOES-O Oregon, per cwt., LEO;
new potatoes, 2.25@25o per cwt.
ONIONS-Per cwt., 17502OO.
VEGETABLES per cwt. 1-5o;
cabbages, per cwt., 2.75Q30oo; car
rots, per cwt., 200; evapcr-
ated chiles. per ID. Is; green
onions, per doz. punches, Is; lettuce. per
doz heads, 1O@15; radshes. per doz.
| punches, 25: spinach, per doz., %; string
| beans, u per ID; summer squash, per box,
| rs; artichokes, 60GD75 per doz.; asparagus,
per 10, 10; rhubarb, per ID. s.
DRIED FRUITS, NUTS. RAISINS.
RAISINS-London layers, per box, l.1s;
loose, per ID, 4@51k; seedless Sultanas,
| 9lkQ10.
DRIED FRUITS-Apples, evaporated.
| fancy, per ID, 10Q11; peaches, fancy, TO
s.; choice, 61a7; pears. fancy, evaporated.
choice. ~, fancy. sh@1o.
| NUTS-Walnuts, paper shells, 1OQl2.
fancy soft shells, 12Q121s, hard shells,
| So; almonds, soft shells, HOP, paper
| Braziis. 1O@12; phones, 11@12; peanuts,
| eastern roasted, 11@12. raw 500, home
raw 76IS. roasted, 1OQ11.
| FRESH FRUITS AND BERRIES
| Lemons per case, cured, 25OG3.O0; Or
| anges, per boA, naVels' o.VUWo.oV' seeo-
| lings, 2.25d2.75.
| Strawberries, Arizona Everbearing, per
| ID basket 171s;c cherries, per box, 10O@
| 1i25: blackberries, per basket, 15d20; ap-
| ricots, Royal and Peach, fancy, per crate,
| LOO; Montogomets, extra fancy, 12o@1.5t
| percrate.
FRESH MEATS.
Beef, per ID. s; veal, per 1b. 8; mutton,
per 10, 634.
GRAIN AND HAY.
| WHEAT-Per Genital for shipping. 13Oa
lao.
| HAY-Per ton, alfalfa, 500.
| BARLEY-1.75 per cwt.
| FLOUR AND FEED STUFFS.
| FLOUR-Per Dbl, local extra roller
process, $50; graham, 2.75 per cwt.: whole
wheat flour 2.75 per cwt.
CORN MEAL-White, 2.25 per cwt.: vel
i low, ESQ per cwt.
| FEED STUFFS-Bran, per ton, 10 90
rolled barley, 1.25 per sack.
POULTRY AND GAME.
POULTRY-Hens, good heavy per doz.
| 5OOd6O0; spring chickens, 4.006l5.00; fancy
Pekin ducks, 5.50@700; turkeys, live, pei
1b, Is.
| HIDES-Dry, as they run, per 10, II
| kip, TO- calf, IA; bulls, s.
WOOI-Nominal.
| TALLOW-Per ID, No l. 2.
PROVISIONS.
BACON-Breakfast, fancy, per ID, To
| 1872
HAMS 1o1z@1Oal for medium; 1e@1O1!
for large.
DRY SALT PORK-Per 10, sA@s19.
LARD-Kettle rendered leaf, sos 4 so
los 500, SIS $50, IS SOS.
HONEY AND BEESWAX.
HONEY-Comb in frames, per H. 10
| strained, per case, 500.
| BEESWAX-Per fb, 22624.
LIVESTOCK.
| HOGS-Per cwt., 81.
| CATTLE-Prime steers, per cwt., 4OO@
40; cows and heifers, 3.25; sheep, weth-
| ers, per ID, A; ewes, 31a; lambs 5.
! COFFEES AND SUGARS
COFFEES-Rios, 13@15; Central Amer
| lean, 1920; Peaberry, 2o@22; Mocha and
| Java, 30@31; Arbuckles II. 5O@12.S 80 per case
| SUGARS-Granulated cane, per cwt.,
7.0O@7.15; cube. 7asQ71s; powdered, ~; c,
| 81 per NJ
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1898-05-31
OUR siONORED DEAD
Celebration of Memorial Day
in Phoenix.
Less Demonstration Than in For
mer Years. but Greater Ear
neSfness of Observance.

Another Memorial Day is ended. An
other generation participated yester-
day in exercises instituted almost a
third of century ago for the en-
blazonment of the deeds of heroes in
the civil war. Though the exercises
yearly lose some Of their intensity Of
demonstration, they grow more sacred.
The day was therefore more generally
observed in Phoenix yesterday than
any of its predecessors had been. At
ter 10 O'Clock all stores, business and
public Offices were closed, and most
flags in the city were at half mast.
The exercises were invested with
more CT a religious character than had
ever appertained to them before. The
observance. was, in fact, begun the
night before in patriotic services at
the Presbyterian church, so that the
actual decoration of the graves, once
the great feature OF the day, became a
brief and intermediate incident
This exercise had usually taken
place in the afternoon Under the pro-
gramme OF yesterday it was set for 10
O'Clock in the morning. At II pro-
cession headed by the newly reorga-
nized Capital City band followed by
attachments from Companies a and d.
n. G. A, and a sadly tllinned rank Of
veterans, set out fer the cemetery. On
account OF the hour, SO near noon. the
attendance at the decoration service
was not Sc large as il would have Deen
If it had been held later in the day. Il
has been observed that the ranks Of
the veterans were greatly thinned.
Still within the last year or within the
last two years comparatively few
have died The ranks in the GENE
terry have not grown much longer, but
old age and decrepitude have fastened
themselves upon many OF the sur
viycrs Exposure to the elements,
wounds received in battle, harassing
marches, are now telling upon the men
who emerged from the war in appar-
enf good health, seemingly stronger
for the hardships they had endured
Eut hardships which do not Kill In
site helpless age in advance OF his
season.
@eThere may be other graves to dec
crate next year. said survivor yes
terday. I'VE can hardly hope that
the present war will not claim its vic
tins" This suggestion added an ele-
Inent of earnestness to the services OF
Yesterday At no time since the insti-
tuition of the day until now has it oc-
Cured TO the American mind that the
glorious dead and their approaching
comrades were not the last of the
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1898-05-31
SALVATION ARMY SCHEME.
Will Try Colonization on Stranded
Sinners in Large Cities.

Cleveland, O., May 0.-Commander
Booth-Tucker, the head OF the Saliva
ton Army in America, who arrived in
Cleveland yesterday, announces that
the army has purchased tract OF fine
farm land of 2S5 acres near Mentor, a
few miles east of Cleveland.
The property is to be used as col
onization of the army, to be divided
into sections OF five acres each, which
needy people stranded in big cities, will
be given an opportunity to buy on
time and become comfortably self
supporting
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1898-05-31
MONETARY CONGRESS.

Omaha, Neb, May 30.-The date
sor the great monetary congress mas
been fixed The convention Will De
convened September ID and Will con
tinue through three days. Hon. J.
Sterling Morton has accepted the posi-
ton of chairman.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1898-05-31
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Chicago, May 3O-Native beef steers,
S4@D4.S5; stockers and feeders, s4@5; me
dunn, 81. 45@4.6O; COWS and heifers, 50. 400
4; Gamers, s2.50@330.
Sheep-Ruled firm at the recent ad-
vance; sheep, s4@4.25; clipped lambs, SIG
$50; wooded lambs, $5.70@61O.
Receipts-Cattle, 1,50O; sheep, $1,000
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-07
Ye New Critic
And ye Old Actor,

with the new school of actinr ~,
new school of art. the new woman and
the new almost everything else has
come the new critic. He earns his bread
not by the sweat of his brow. but by IN.
vinegar OF his pen. Now the new ori,I,
takes himself seriously. very serlousv
Indeed. He revels in the Joy OF min,
inspired by the thought that he is the
autocrat of the stage and that sorrox
tears and lamentation follow In tbs
wake of his tart pen. The new critic
goes about with his nose in the nj,
and carefully and painfully acquired
| decodent expression. He wears green
carnations in his buttonhole, bulletins
the quantity OF abslnth he can imbba
per day and. last and browning vice. ia
never seen in public without cigarette
clinched between his cruel teeth. HA
does not need to see the play. often
avoids seeing 1t, says his imagination
will work better without 1t; also that
managers lie in wait for him and actors
yearn to meet him with n club. Often
cranky and conservative editors in
whose daily exchange grind is included
the penance of reading 1t say ponder.
Gus and painful things about the new
critics daily dose of vinegar, vitriOl and
vituperation, and the new critic COS
home and tells his wife what a greu
man he is and attacks his employer tar
a raise in his salary.
Thus happily the new critic goes GID.
Ing down the stream of life, shooting
his Parthian arrows wherever he thinks
. .. ,..tIt a.. H. 4. al
joyous in the might Of the pen.
Now. the average actor does not lock
at things in that light at all. His sad
and prosaic life OF toll is far from being
imbittered by the critics naughty
words, especially when the caustic cpl
thets and epigrams are leveled at some
one else in his company.
Mr.. Louis James, who .-as yearly
travelled from Bangor, Me-. to Calves.
ton and has acquaintance with regis
tered list of 1899 American critics, en-.
tertained party OF friends recently at
dinner in a New York hotel with some
of his Impressions OF the new critic
The guests included several other rep
resentative actors and managers, and
kindly. milk of human kindness spirit
pervaded their remarks in regard TO the
critic, The very night before one oil Inc
most deadly of the craft had done his
worst In regard to Mr.. James new play.
Instead of feeling depressed because OF
such remarks as "the fat actor capered
about over the canvas landscape Ike
mountain goat and at imminent dan
ger OF damaging his plaster nose
most cheerful view was taken of them
AS one by one these gems of thousht
were read aloud to the company they
were greeted by shouts of laughter. one
long llmbed actor had been fitted Win
the eplthet "labyrinthian legs" the
youth was n new recruit from ORA.
matte school, and he suffered mental
anguish in the ratio of his inexperience'
He was not present. however. and 50
the laugh went round.
THE new critic who is a professional
user of the tomahawk Is q great boon 10
the poor actor" observed Mr. James
Hurt an actors feelings? No, sir NOT
Unless You hurt his box office receipts
And that criticism has helped mine
Here's to the health OF the guyer critic!
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-07

GLIDING clever magazine articles, the
Captain Lettarblair' of Miss Mering-
ton was her most notable previous ef-
fort, being successfully produced at the
first performance by r. II. Sothern in
the Lyceum theater, New York city, in
1891.
1t was written especially for the ac-
tor, who had kinsman on his moth
er's side named Lettarblair Linton, a
gentleman who spoke English with a
slight Irish accent. This fact gives a
cue to the personality of the stage hero.
A trial matinee was given in October,
and the next mornings press made it
evident that the play was n success, u
great triumph for the initial production
Of a FIRST dramatic effort.
"My chief aim" said the playwright,
In speaking OF this drama, was to
make the character that OF a perfect
gentleman In every respect, but, above
all, Irish.'
Joseph Jefferson read the play when
II was nearly finished. and as result of
his advice the dramatist was obliged, as
she expressed 1t. ito almost spoil an
idylllc love story by putting into 1t a
hideous villain. because the eminent
actor insisted that the public demanded
deep dyed scoundrel at all hazards
and would not be content without one"
HIS real words were, MY dear child.
you have made your hero SO superhu-
manly good you have to make your viii
lain black in proportion in order to
bring out the high lights of Lettarblair's
character"
Consequently she turned her COM
paratiyely mild hammered rogue into a
forger and thief. At that time. in
addition to her literary work, her du-
ties as teacher. being tutor of Latin
and Greek in the New York Normal
school, Miss Merington was also presi-
dent OF the alumni association of that
institution.
While "Lettarblair" was still in the
chrysalis stage the authoress made a
short visit to Halifax. Hearing that
her mind was occupied with the ineep-
ton of a military hero, her friends
there rendered their aid to give a SOL
dierly coloring to her romance. She
was taken to barracks square and
Invited to observe that pump was the
only picturesque feature in the land
scape and reminded that the great
Crummles had constructed a whole
play around pump. Admission was
granted her and her friends to the in
terror OF fort on condition that she
would promise not to make drawings
OF II for the United States government,
and finally she was escorted to the
soldiers quarters in the barracks.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-07

opportunity. This "nying squadron"
includes among Its members many for
eign champions. notably Jap Eden.
champion OF Holland: Jean Gougoltz. a
French champion; Kaser. the Swiss
champion: Lehr. champion OF Ger
many; Schrader, champion OF Den
mark; Chinn of England. Mono and
Sebastian and others from Italy, the
two Johnsons-John $. of Minneapolis
and John S. of Worcester-and A. C.
Mertens.
Jimmy Michael, Tayiore, the French
man, Titus and "MaJah' Taylor. the
colored racer. will ride on an improvised
circuit. These four men, together with
the 40 pacemakers for Michael, will in
sure large entry lists for races to be
conducted in connection with the mid
die distance contests.
With all these crack riders and the
three circuits the people of the United
States will surely have sufflciency of
splendid bicycle racing this summer,
and together with the match races the
season OF 1898 will certainly be record
breaker. LEO ETHER1NGTON.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-07

| Miss Merington. who Is of English
| birth. came to this country when a
child with her family. She is woman
of a nervous Intellectual temperament,
of medium figure. with dark hair slight
ly tinged with gray, thoughtful brown
eyes, which tighten with animation in
conversation, and features with a faint
| suggestion of sharpness, denoting keen
sensibilities dominated by fine ideal
ity.
Another well known woman play
wright is Mrs. Madeleine Lucette Ryley.
She was a few years ago the prima
donna of the Deshon Opera company
and other similar organizations. She Is
petite and remarkably capable young
woman, and one critic wrote of her when
she was prima donna, "She Is a comic
opera singer with a sweet, pure voice.
soubrette who has won fame in a
number of roles of that kind and an ex-
quisite coincidence whose work has al
ways been notably GOOD
When THE Lady or the Tiger?' was
produced at Wallack's theater. New
York, by the McCaull company. the
metropolitan critics went into ecstasies
over her vivacity and cleverness as
Irene.
Her comedy. IAN American Citizen"
was the means OF Nat C. Goodwin's
greatest success on the stage. 1.-THE
Mysterious Mr.. Bugle," which gave An
ME Russell and Joseph Holland ia
vorable opportunity to win the Ameri-
can public's applause. was one of the
great hits" of the past season. and In
christopher, Jr.." which she wrote for
John Drew, she thoroughly demolished
the ancient allegation that women
have no sense of humor"
Mrs. Ryley has also written other
plays, which have been accepted by
N. C. Goodwin. f. II. sothern, Herbert
Kelley and Annie Russell for produce
ton In this country, and one for Charles
Hawtrey. which was presented recently
with success In England. She Possesses
In marked degree the dramatic instinct.
and from her long professional career
her knowledge of the drama IL thor
oush. Her life is an object lesson for
women who would venture for success
In the fields of dramatic literature. Her
courage and tenacity OF purpose are
demonstrated by the fact that she wrote
for seven years before she gained a
hearing. Altogether she has written
p plays and four comic opera lbrettos
since 1890
The first work of the now famous and
wealthy Martha Morton Though her
marriage few months ago has chang
ed her name) was "Helene or, The Ref
ugee's Daughter" In which both Clara
Morris and Cora Tanner have starred.
This was succeeded by travesty upon
the popular May Blossom" Then came
The Merchant" which won for her the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-07
An Old Wheel

]. 8, Smith. a member of the L. A. W.
In Baltimore. has a velocipede when ne
purchased in 1868 at a cash cost OF siZo
He declares that the machine was wen
made and that 1t is still In fair condi'
ton. Describing 1t, he says that ths
wheels are OF wood. with light steer
tires. The front wheel is AZ and the rea,
one 80 inches. The backbone Is forgeu
steel, beautifully curved, with hvs
inch steering head. The front forks arr
forged with a good deal of rake, an.
the handle bars are outraged TO the
front like the outrigger of racls
shell. The cranks are five inches anu
the pedals three sided, made OF pfass
A fiat steel spring runs from the heaa
to the top of the rear forks. ana 10
the saddle is clamped. The latter
large and comfortably padded with hu.
and covered with corduroy. with hlsh
pommel Of patent leather. The paeh,
bone is extended out from the steer,ns
head and IL surmounted with an eagle
beak, which is gilded with gold. When
the wheel was new. 1t presented a manu-
some appearance.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-07

Whatever you do" insisted her host.
don't forget to have lots OF pipes
about in your scenes and, above all,
bills-stacks Of bills
Therefore she feels that poor Lettar-
blair's reduced circumstances are not q
libel on the gallant officers Of the Brit
ish army.
Her latest success. Love Finds the
Way" which is said to be q comedy
of sentiment" suggested by an episode
in German play, ably presented by
Minnie Maddern Fiske, is the current
attraction at the Fifth Avenue theater,
New York city. The story OF the play
Is that the heroine, Madeline, who is a
very wealthy cripple, determining to
secure a husband. virtually proposes to
an artist The latter has wife. from
whom he has been divorced and whom
he believes to have since died. She
appears at the usual dramatically mop
perfume moment, when the prospective
bride is arrayed In her wedding satin.
and tells her story, but Madeline re-
pulses her. The better sentiments tri-
umph. however. and to save the hope
less wife the crippled woman PUSHES
out into the snow, RECEIVERS the use OF
her limbs in a miraculous manner and
thus introduces the third act, In which
a noble and affectionate physician, DIR.
Lee. who has always loved her in Sc
cret, is at last recognized by Madeline
as the real choice of her heart.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-07
A BOOM FOR
CYCLE RACING.
Many Interesting and Novel
Wheeling Contests Are
Scheduled For the
Coming Season.
JIMMY MICHAEL'S PLANS.

This season is likely to witness the
best bicycle races ever seen in America,
for never before at so early date have
so many important and interesting as
well as novel contests been arranged,
The sport this year Is on businesslike
as well as a sporting basis, and the out
look was never brighter for a great
racing season.
One OF the first as well as most in
terestIng OF the big match races will
be the 20 mile contest at the Willow
Grove track, near Philadelphia, be-
tween ]. Frank Starbuck. the profess
SIGNAL middle distance rider. and Ed
Guard Taylore. the Frenchman. The
race is to be held on May 2s, and each
man is to be allowed 20 pacemakers.
Starbuck is Philadelphia and gained
considerable renown last season by his
various attempts, in only one of which
he was successful, to defeat Jimmy
Michael in series of middle distance
races. This season he intends to devote
most OF his attention to long distances
and is sanguine that he Will be bet
ter able to compete against the crack
riders than he was last year.
What will certainly be one of the most
sensational match races of the year, IL
the contest takes place, will be that be-
tween Charles M. Murphy OF Brooklyn
and II. II. Anderson OF Roodhouse, Ills.
1t Is proposed that these men shall race
for mile paced by locomotives, the
contest to be held somewhere on Long
Island where two tracks run parallel
for a distance Of ~ or two miles and
the stretches are reasonably level and
where spectators may find favorable
positions from which to see the men
risk life and limb for fortunes favors.
Arrangements for the ride itself are
completed. and the selection of a loca-
tion Is all that delays the final an
nouncement. The board track for each
Rider will be us wide as the rails will
allow. Each locomotive will be followed
by a car. which will be occupied by
guests. ON the back of this car Will be
a wind shield. Upon this shield black
line will be drawn. and upon this the
rider will have to glue his eyes with
terrible intentness. On the track will
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-07
Thomas Keene,

Thomas Keene bears the reputation
OF being a man whom nothing can sur
prise or, as the popular PHRASE is, rat
tie" His career Of almost generation
upon the stage, ranging from Bowery
melodrama to starring in sections
where the etiquette OF the playhouse is
not always strictly observed, has ac-
customed him TO almost anything. For
instance. once, when In the cha racter OF
Othello he was strangllng the unhappy
Desdemona, he heard an audible growl
from the front row. Serves her right
for marrying niger" Very often he
succeeds In making Richard III so de-
testable to the audience that they urge
Richmond on to kill him. and once an
enthusiastic old fellow arose in his ex-
element and began to whack with his
cane across the footlights at the hated
humpbaoked monarch.