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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-26
An Ovation to hansen.

The unexpected opportunity afforded
to the people of this city 10 see and
hear DR.. Nansen again, on the eve
of his departure for Norway, and at
such reasonable prices as the present
management offers, will doubtless be
very highly appreciated and result in
q tremendous ovation to the distin-
guished explorer. This. too. in spite
of the fact that but two days advance
notice has been given. DE- Nansen
Yielded at the last moment TO tie re-
quest of Mr. Everett Hayden. under
whose management his last lecture
here was held.
The matinee at the Grand Opera
House tomorrow Thursday afternoon
is set for Ais o'clock, order 10 ac-
commodate people from Tie depart
ments. and will be devoted to Nan
sens famous lecture ON the Voyage Of
the Fran to the Farithsst North. in
Guiding the thrilling account of the
great sledge journey with Johansen.
The evening lecture in Convention
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Are Ghosts Reyairs Fixtures?

(From the Pail Mall Gazette.)
Is ghost a fixture in the eye of the
law? There is at present in the little
village of Bahru, in the Austrian Tyrol, a
haunted inn, which has fed the devil and is
likely to feed the lawyers The history of the
Bahru hosiery seems TO he this: y former
Landlord died bankrupt, his inn and be
longings We're sold, and, in order TO dis
appoint his creditors as much as possible,
he ira nsferred his account for spirits from
a respectable German firm to the internal
regions. That is to say, before the sale
he contracted with Lucifer that his inn
should suffer from a plague of spooks.
In accordance with the agreement spirit
demonstrations took place before this
highly desira bic inn with stock I'm trade"
(including ghosts came TO the hammer, hut
since the event things have been much
worse.
OF the manipuIations themselves there is
no need to speak: they are the usual ones,
knockings, sobbings, groanings, ETC., but
the interest of the Tyrol incident lies in two
points. First, the new proprietOrs claim
that the spirits should have been entered
in the list OF damages aud repairs when the
sale was made, to which the other side re-
plies that q ghost is a fixture, and is TAX en-
for better and for worse, which question is
a matter for the lawyers. Secondly, when
the tourist sups at the Bahru Hotel he in
variably finds two Capuchin monk ,wholive
at the inn, and arc on permanent duty.
They being present, the ghosts vanish. Brix-
en- and Bahru are in the loveliest part of
the TyrOl and there should be an onening
here for the summer chaplain.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-26

Good news comes from Nicaragua,
where our Canal Commission is making
rapid progress. under most encour2g-
ing circumstances. A preliminary re-
port viii be submitted to Congress, and
this time its conclusions will be ac-
cepted. The opinions Of men like hd-
niral Walker and Professor Lewis
HAUNT are too weighty to be success
fully questioned, on a matter Of en-
cineering. and we do not much doubt
that national help viii be pledged to
the enterprise. According to a report.
via Panama. the Commission has about
decided that the canal can be built for
less than thTee-fourths of the original
estimates. and in from four and a half
to six years. The Maritime Canal
Company already had a large force Of
men on the ground, ready to go To work
as soon as il should be settled that a
favorable report would be made. That
matter seems beyond doubt now. and il
is probable that active operations viii
be resumed and pushed as vigorously
as possible.
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SELLERS PROSPERITY.

Mr.. Terry of Arkansas has the right
idea of Mckinley prosperity, and this
it is as submitted TO the House yester-
day:
Mr.. Chairman, while all this talk
about prosperity" has been going on
in the goldbug and Republican press,
and on the aoor Of this House, the plain
people of this country throughout he
land, ana even those that gather in the
galleries to listen to these debates, are
wondering where their share of it comes
in. Uaughter) The idea seems 20 be
that if you people will keep on talking
prosperity it will make prosperity.
Gaughter) The Mckinley Dingley
prosperity, we hear so much about on
the floor of this House and in the met
ropolitan press, reminds me very much
of that Mulberry Sellers kind that rests
mainly in the imagination of those VINO
claim to enjoy il. Oaughter)
That distinguished political econo-
mist contended, in substance, that II
you would take lighted candle and
shut it up in stove, with isinSlass
doors. and have all the company gath
er around and talk about what de-
lightful warmth was given out, every
body would keep warm and you would
save the expense of coal. Laughter)
He also contended that if you would
take a peck of raw turnips and put
them on the table and each of the
company would take a turnp and be-
gin to peel and eat, and everybody
talk about what a delightful bill of
fare il was, everybody would be well
and sufficiently fed and you would
save the cost of any other food.
CLaughtef.)
Now, the goldbug press has said
continually that if you would just
cease your calamity bowling, and
everybody become a prosperity shout
err" and say, Prosperity is here; il
is there; 10. it is everywhere" then
prosperity would be here. Uaughter)
Now, Mr. Chairman. you gentlemen
may deceive yourselves with that kind
OF candle-warmth prosperity you
may feed your stOmachs on that kind
of raw-turnip banquet, but it Is not
going To satisfy the plain people of this
country. HaUghter.) And when you
hear the result of the next election
you viii find out whether by this Null
berry Sellers prosperity you have
succeeded in deceiving the American
people. You will hear from them, and
do not forget it. daughter and APP
plause)
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COMMERCIAL FLORISTS MEET.
COnsidc ration OF the Question of Gov.
eminent Distribution of Flowers.

The Commercial Florists Association
Of this city held another meeting at
the Hotel Johnson last night. for the
purpose Of continuing their campaign
against the free distribution of flowers
from the Government ConserVa tories.
Mr.. Joseph r. Freeman presided. The
committee appointed TO draft a letter
TO all the florists clubs Of the country
recommending that tn matter be ia
ken up by them, reported that il had
done so. The report was unanimously
adopted.
A committee consisting of Messrs.
King. Bowder and Hale was appointed
TO investigate the Government green
houses for the purpose Of seeing if they
are propagatinE plants for cut flow
ers. thus competing with local florists.
The committee appointed to present
a bill TO Congress to regulate the pro-
ducts of the Government greenhouses
in the District. informed the associa-
ton that such bill had been intro
duced by Representative Richardson
of Tennessee and referred to the Dis
trict Commissioners for report.
The Commissioners have set Thurs
day morning at II o'clock, as the hour
for audience with the florists on the
matter
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The anti-Jewish riots in Algiers
were in active progression again on
yesterday One Hebrew was stoned
10 death by the Christian" mob. and
several others badly injured More
Jewish villas have been pillaged. The
colonial government seems unable to
cope with the disturbance. At least
in three days it has not succeeded in
quelliug il. In Italy there is bread
famine. and riots of q dangerous de-
scription The government has been
compelled To call out the first class OF
the reserves to suppress them. There
is a proposition before the Chambers
TO reduce the tariff on cereals, pending
the scarcity. All over Europe there
seems to be a feeling of unrest and
turbulence. which may presage Sc
rious events.
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special Gage incident of the general
love feast in the Senate. The Secre-
tary did himself proud before the
Traders League in the Quaker city
last night He told some of the most
amazing things; things that would
have been a credit to Rutherford H.
Hayes at his best. For instance, Gage
stood LID, and. without cracking
smile. announced himself as dyed
in-the-wool international bimetallist.
He declared that he and the Presi-
dent were of the same mind on that
subject All he wanted was to have
the single gofd standard while wait
ing for the other. Ii is pretty hard
to keep up with Gage or any of the
Administration outfit, for that. Their
ability to be anything convenient at
any time is remarkable. Just now,
according to Gage, they are single
gold standard bimetallists.
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4 rrcsiaeattaI Predicamen..

tFrom the Springfield Republican.,
The spec Of Senator wOlcott leaves the
President M an uncertain and plt-
mentary position. 10 represents him a.
i'eing opposed to the financial policy 81
Secretary Gage. and opposed. Consequently,
10 the whole currency reform movement
He Is simply being used by MesSrS. WolC''tt
and Chandler IS a Ciu5 publicly To maui
Mr.. Gage IN particular and the whole
currency reform movement in genera J.
and amid the laughter and applause Of
the galleries. Nh Gage can stand al
but can The President?
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Perhaps it would De Just as ll for
Mr.. Mckinley 10 give Spain another
proof Of his undyinl love. by sending
a cruiser to protect our consul and citi-
zens in the city # Matanzas. where
a furious riot against autonomy" and
Yankees is reported 10 be i'm progress
Probably when Senior Dupuy d. LONE
reads this hint. he viii hurry over TO
the State Department and insist upon
its being done at once. Then Judge
Day viii be beat.fied, Secretary Long
viii howl with delight. and the Pres
ident again viii be "overjoyed" to
butter il mildly, as The Daily de Lone
VIII say next morning. Unless the
Spanish minister sees fit to take the in
thing win be done He has assured
his home government that our State
Department declared to him. that Mr.
Mckinley would not depart the least
line from his past Cuban policy. In
that case, and we have no doubt Du-
puy de LONE speaks by authority. war
ships or cruisers viii not be sent to
my punt Nheit tit'iS II b4ouDle al
the time. The fact Of this alleged dec
laration Of Judge Day 10 the Span
ish minister is worth the attention Of
friends OF Cuba in Congress. Mr.. Nc
kinley has prevented action by as
sUrances that be would do something
soon. He is understood TO have prom
Used General Lee that he would inter-
fere in sixty days. That time is more
than two weeks past We have heard
that Nh. Mckinley sometimes claims
the right to change his mind in con-
nection with specific promises.
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The latest attitude of Mr.. Gage seems
indicative of a desire TO hedge, and TO
make the Western end of the party be-
lieve that the Administration means to
be true to the platform and its own
pledges. The Teller resolution has
stirred up a healthy family row. and
some SNUG and hypocritical placating
must be done i'm the hope that the real
goldbugism OF the organization may be
kept from view until after the autumn
elections. For co2nate reasons Hanna
is in retiring mood. His single stand
ard gold views are notorious; also his
supreme dietatorial power over the Nc
Kinley Administration. 1t would b'
bad politics To keep him much in view,
on that account. But the scheme viii
not work. by this time the country
knows fun well that what Mark Hanna
is President Mckinley has TO be. From
this point OF view, the meeting of the
Monetary Convention" at Indianapo-
lis. Hanna's brother being chairman Of
its executive committee. is instructive
i'm it's tendencies. In the opening ad
dress yesterday, the presiding officer
said: The safety of Republican gov
ernment was never SO clearly demon
strated as on November 3. 1896. Either
the verdict rendered on that day de-
termined that the value Of the United
States dollar shall be and remain. in
both debt-paying and purchasing pow
Ell. the equivalent Of 25.S grains Of
STANDARD gold or that election deter
mined nothing" All the stuff about
international bimetallism, Of course,
then, was thrown in merely for effect
and without any honest intention. So
we have thought all along. The IN
dfanapolis idea is the Hanna idea. and
a. for the Administration. it is a clear
case II "Aut Hanna, aut nullus,'
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-26

The white-winged dove Of peace is
reported. on Spanish authority, to have
lit in Havana. The most amiablc Of
conditions SubsiSts between our naval
officers and the Spanish authorities,
and the resumption" Of amicable re-
lations is more splendid than a four
ring circus Blanco is not there 10 see
it, He has gone on a friendly visit
to General Gomez. He viii not be quite
as fresh as poor Ruiz was, however.
He viii send a letter ahead and find out
how much he may be permitted TO say
without making it the duty Of the old
"Liberador" to string him up on tree.
All the same. il is very polite Of Blanco
to cali on Gomez, because the latter
was rather expecting to make the first
call himself. Blanco is wasting his
time if he still imagines that there is
hope Of peace on any terms short Of
absolute independence. 1t is possible.
Of course that peace is only the os-
tensible object of the movement, ana
that Blanco hopes to trap General Go
mez and murder him, as the Marquis
Ahumada trapped and murdered Gen
eral Antonio Maceo. If that is his idea
he win find his intended victim q bird
not easy ID snare.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-26

One Of the particularly striking fea-
lures of next weeks program at the
Bijou is a song by Josephine Sable
Ella, Ella, Come Under My Umbrella. -
which recounts the tale of a gallant
man who offers a share Of his umbrella
TO a pretty girl out in the rain. and is
basely treated by the Fates in that h.
loses both umbrella and girl. Miss Sa-
bic is pretty girl. with laughing eyes
and rich costumes. and she has been
success in New York for most Of the
season. The encore verses. which are
always required, are localized. Those
sung in New York referred 10 Van
wyck Another welI-known name on
the program is that of James F. Hoey.
Young Mule. brother to Old HOss." he
calls himself. Others in the BijOu's list
of clever people are Mile. TrOja; Keno
and Welch, comedians; Moran and
Wesley, comedians. vocaliSts and dane
ers: Ford and Dot West. sketch team:
Sam J. Adams, in mon0lOgues, and sew
eral other performers of talent.
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DEJDU THEATER.
- Ht.l-gsI>~ Vaudeville AID Co
I.,ar-- NiQb, as Every ?
IOc. zoe. JOc and J'r. lUc. ID,
THE GREAT NADGE ELLIS.
Words TriO-W hitney Bros
II Other Rcd-HOt Acts.

Hail. at SIS. viii be an entirely new
one. with beautiful Illustrations never
before shown in this city. The subject
is TIE FIRST Crossing Of Greenland,
and Eskimo Life" NanSen's more Ia-
cent exploits have 10 a certain extent
dirnmed TIE recollection of his hFst
and one of the greatest achievements.
namely the crossing of the great lee
cap Of Greenland. when he landed ON
the East coast and actually burnt
his boats" in order to force himself TO
cross over the entire continent. Prices,
-, 81 and - cents: advance sale at
Decker's. III r street. with sOUVrHir
photos with - and 50-cent seats.
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The Cost of Dingleyism


The crowning idiocy of the tariff is That
we are laying up trouble for ourselves.
When the United States becomes the
foremost manufacturing nation other ma
tiOns are going to retaliate by restricting
the importa ton of our manufactures as
they now restrict our grain and meats.
Already South America is striking at our
growing manufactures. Europe will not
long delay. In keeping with the Internal
policy of protecting the trusts, we are
sowing the wind. 1t is inevitable that we
shall have to reap the whirlwind-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-26

1t must delight the soul of Mr.. I.y-
man j. Gage 10 find himself so much
in the public eye, not to say mouth.
Things never seem able TO get dull
where Gage is. His presence, even
the mention Of his name, is as exhil-
arating as a bunch of irecrackers
tied TO a dogs tail. Yesterday was a
great day for Gage. He did double
turn. Half of it was voluntary, in a
speech in Philadelphia. The other
half was IN connection with discus
sion OF the Teller resolution in the
Senate. Senator Ferry referred to him
in terms Of endearme1t. He said that
the country had before it lhe spec
tacle of a Secretary of the Treasury
who wanted to redeem silver dollars in
gold, and to firmly fasten the gold
standard upon the country. Yet the
President had not the nerve to kick
him out Of The Cabinet. This was the
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-26
\ Grand Old Man.

from the Detroit Free Press,
Pennsylvania should pass "a law AGAINST
postIiumOuS bribery. One % her citizens
has bequca!hed 81 600 u each Of ms grand
chiireu CA condition that they support th4
Democratic party forever.
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Sea level.

Our stock is fast going down,
and the flood of bargains will
soon have returned to the normal
level of regular business. Better
make yoar Furniture purchases
while our prices ara what they
are at rressnt-about laf the
usual. Credit Whenever you
wish-make ycur own terms
weekly - monthly - whatever
suits you best.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-26

Delayed by The Western blizzard en-
slematic Of The forces that howl and
blow against annexation. President
Dole. Of Hawaii finally comes To Wash
ington as the guest Of the nation.
All elements Of our citizenship
hail the Hon. Sanford B. Dole
as a hero who disinterestedly car
lies old Glory TO the front IN the re-
eion where il must float. if we do not
choose TO let England occupy q position
from which Jhat power could threaten
our coasts. paralyze our commerce with
the Orient. and make our NicaraCuan
Canal a British. instead Of an Ameri-
can. ditch. Welcome TO President Dole,
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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-26

Manager Kernan's attraction at the
LyCeum next week viii De- The Gay
Masqueraders. This organization will
make It's first bow to a Washington su-
dience on Monday night The COM
pany is said to be one Of the best now
touring the vaudeville circuit. and the
scenery. costumes and electrical ef-
fects are considered very fine. The en-
tertainment begins with a travesty. en-
titled The Sporty Widows which viii
introduce several novel features i'm the
way of dances and musical numbers
The olio which follows is made up or
The Great Sparrow the comique ec-
centrique; Prof. Brown and Miss Lydia
Carmelle. introducing their oriEiud!
CoemophOnes; Lorenzo and Allen. com
edianS: Baker and Lynn. the comedy
sketch artists; the Electric Clark Sis
ters. singers of catchy songs and gro
tesque dancers; Mason and Healy, and
Al. Weston. The performance closes
with an original burlesque. entitled u
Jay at Coney Island
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a stirring military drama comes to
the Academy next week in Shannon
of the Sixth The play was seen here
last year, and attracted much atten-
ton. but il has been considerably re
vised since that time. and much
strengthened and improved by the re-
vision. II has been winning good opiu-
ions from the New York press, who
testify with one voice that the story
is interesting, the situations strong. the
acting good and the audience haPpv
from first to last. The scene Of the
play is India, the second act taking
place in n rocky pass in the hills near
Delhi. the third in the heart of an East
Indian jungle. Both are fine specimens
of the art of the scene painter. Mr.. w
II. Power. as Lieutenant Larry shan
non. the hero of the piece. is manly.
spirited and handsome and carries the
audience with him from the first.
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Hyde's Comedians. who are on their
nineteenth annual tour of the United
States. Will appear at the Grand OPP
era House next Monday night. and VIII
receive a warm welcome from ali the
people who have seen them in this
city, and some people who have not.
The star of the production is Miss Hell
enc Mora, the baritone. Who is at the
head Of her particular class. but there
are a number Of other well-knOWn
names on the program. Williams and
Walker, comedians, are probably the
best negro comedians in the country
One is very tall and the other is very
short, and the long and short Of il is
that when they give a sketch the au-
dienCe wants them to stay on the
stage. Charles r. Sweet. the piano
man; the Great Lafayette; the De Koch
troupe. on their first tour of this cOun-
try, from the Strand Theater. London
Garfield and Grafton. and the famous
Randalles: Mcintyre and Heath who
are among the most effective Of fun
makers-all these people are on the
bill, and they all have something to
do that il is desirable for the public
tG see.
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Notes Of the Day.

WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 20. 1898.
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A Paris Model" which will be seen
at the Columbia next week. is a breezy
and Frenchy production from New
YORK under the direction of Rudolph
Aronson. The star is Mile. Pillar Mo
rim, little French actress who has
made her mark in pantomime under
the direction of Augustin Daily. Her
work in 'L'Enfant Prologue" will be
remembered. She is supported by a
large company some Of whose names
are pleasantly familiar to Washington
theatergOers. 1t includes Maud Has
lam. Nina Freeth. Caroline Cook. Mol
lie Revelle. Leo Dietrichstein. William
Bonnelli, Felix Haney, Lorimer John
ston, Howard MESSENGER. Joseph F.
Watson, Joseph Harrington. Roy
Fairckild. Charles Wilson and William
Avery. The comedy is BY Jane Maui
din-Feigl, and is in three acts. Wher-
ever it has appeared ii has been ex-
treTnely successful. and iIs advent here
Will be watched with interest.
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House &
Liberal FarniShsrs,
9TH and | SITS. II. w.

range of parts, embracing such roles
as Macbeth, Leicester, Henry VIII
and Shylock. Since he has been a star
on his own account he has played
His Grace of GrammOnt." the Jester
in The Kings FOOL ViliOn, Hamlet
and the hero in "A Soldier Of For
tune" His present production is full
of dramatic interest. and is one of the
best, if not the best. Of the comedy
dramas so much in vogue during the
last two years. The company is
headed by Maud Durbin and Freder-
lex MOsley. and is reported to Be an
exceptionally large and Well-balauc-
ed organization. The engagement OF
MT Skinner is one 10 the most i'm
pOTtant dramatic events Of the season