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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

about the suit, and declined to state
whether he would fight the case.
To friends Of the family the news Of
the suit will not be a great surprise for
it simply means a legal confirmation OF
domestic unhappiness that has existed
for some years back Ever since Mrs.
Burnett wrote Little Lord Fauntleroy,
the book that brought her into great
prominence, there have been rumors OF
dissension in the family. OF late years
she has lived abroad great deal, and
even when in the city resided in her
home, ITO Massachusetts Avenue, while
DR.. Burnett lived alone at SIC Seventeenth
Street
When Little Lord Fauntleroy' met
with such great success Mrs. Burnett de-
cided to devote herself to a literary ca
reer. She has carried out this determina-
ton to the letter and much of her time
has been spent travelling and gathering
material for her work.
DR.. Burnett enjoys a large practice
but is very fond of a home life and the
differences between husband and wife
are said to have grown out of her being
so much away from home in pursuit of
literary honors. Mrs. Burnett is said to
attribute their disagreement 10 a failure
of DR.. Burnett to elevate himself to the
high mental plane upon which she has
/ placed herself.
1 Both principals have been very secre-
/ tive about their domestic affairs, and 1t
was quite while before even their
! friends discovered that they had agreed
! to separation. No legal action was
/ brought on account Of their SON. Vivian,
! young man now a student at Harvard.
/ OF late years Mrs. Burnett has spent
| much Of her time in Europe, where she
4 claims she can do better work, and the
/ estrangement between husband and wife
/ has grown more and more certain with
! the passing years
1t is understood that the legal action
was brought by an agreement on the
| part of Dr. Burnett not to fight the case,
and that decree will be obtained by de-
fault on the part Of the defendant.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

The stock of rumors on the street this
week was very large.
1t was said that Miss Viola Allen, the
Empires leading lady, would star next
season, and that a new leading lady for
the Empire would be found probably
in the person of Blanche Walsh or Ida
Conquest. This rumor, however, has
no other foundation than the fact that
Miss Allen has not yet signed a contract
with Mr.. Frohman for next season, sim
ply because she has not yet made up her
mind whether she cares to play such a
role as "Phroso,' where she has to wear
boys clothes. In all probability some
arrangement win be perfected by which
she will not appear in the part, but will
sun remain with the Empire Company.
In any event, she will not star.
1t was also reported along the Rialto
that Elvia Croix Seabrooke and her
company, in Miss PHILADELPHIA" is
stranded in Portland Or and could not
find a hacker.
oscar Hammerstein has secured his
olympia again and will open it April 4
with the Opera House, the Lyric Theater.
and his roof garden, all in full blast at
once
There are also numerous other rumors
floating around, but they are hardly
worth chronicling. WILL A. PAGE.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20
Eugene V. Dess al odd Fellows, uar


Every person who is interested in the
great reforms of the day as well as those
who through any other motive are invited
to attend meeting a Odd Fellows Hall.
on Seventh Street northwest. between d
and e Streets, on Monday evening, March
o. at 100 p. m. Eugene V Debs. presi-
dent of the Social Democracy of Amer
lea and Sylvester Keliher, secretary and
treasurer of the same body, will address
the meeting. Mr. Debs and his associate
are finishing speaking tour through the
Atlantic States, in which they have every
where addressed large audiences and been
received with marked interest and cour-
tesy.
Mr.. Debs is an orator of great power.
an original thinker, with a brave and en-
crossing way of putting things Mr. Kel-
iher is an able and forceful speaker Both
men know their theme, and have in their
own lives proven their fidelity to princi-
pie and the cause they maintain They
will explain the objects and purposes of
the social Democracy, and should be
heard by all progressive thinkers regard
less of party.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20
GIN. RoSECRANS.
Union Veterans Pass Resolutions
Of Regret.

OF Regret.
At the last regular meeting Of Hancock
Command, No. !, Union Veterans Union,
the following resolutions were adopted:
Whereas 1t has pleased our Father IN
Heaven 10 call from earth our beloved
general, comrade and friend, Major Gen.
William S. Rosecrans, and we desire to
record our sense Of loss. our apprecia-
ton Of his noble qualities, our profound
sorrow at his death, and our grief that
we shall never again, in life, behold his
kind face and listen TO the words of wis
dom and encouragement from his lips;
therefore.
Resolved, That in the death Of Gen.
Rosecrans the country has suffered the
loss Of q distinguished military chief.
great soldier, able counselor and states
man, and q noble loyal, patriotic and
brave citizen; and that the soldier. In
particular, has lost never-failin.,
ftaunch, untiring and genial friend.
Resolved, That Gen. Rosecrans was a
man OF strong sense Of justice and Of IN
bending integrity, man Of strong CON
Nlctons and unwavering force. but sim
ple-heartcd and unsUspicious OF guile. and
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

thus unguarded against the treachery of
pretended friends; that having been
sometimes misrepresented, he bore mis-
representation with fortitude and never
swerved from steadfast and single-heart-
ed loyalty TO his country.
Resolved, That we extend to the
family and kindred Of Gen. Rosecrans our
heartfelt sympathy; and
Resolved, That these resolutions he
spread upon the records Of this command
and a copy be transmitted 10 the family
Of Gen. Rosecrans''
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20
Policeman on Trial.

Trial Judge Pugh had the cases Of three
policemen before him yesterday. Patrol
man James r. Narrower, Of the Sixth
Precinct, was charged by Mr.. Joseph p.
Mcdonnell, of No 537 New Jersey Ave
nue. northwest, with false arrest and
personal persecution" Several witnesses
We're heard and the case continued until
Wednesday. Policeman ]. NJ. Copeland
was tried on the charge of not properly
patrolling his beat, and Policeman ]. T.
Norris for conduct unbecoming a member
Of the metropolitan police force.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

Mr. John Drew is to leave New York in
two weeks. AS he will take Miss Isabel
Irving with him, his departure is hailed
with glee.
Miss Irving's vogue is very hard to
understand. She is unquestionably a
favorite with certain unintelligent peo-
pie, whose ideas on histrionic are are
badly warped, but just how she convinces
Mr. Drew and Charles Frohman that
she is a great actress, is something
few people can understand. l don't
think / have a more horrible reminis-
cence of what constitutes bad acting
than my recollection of that portion of
The Prisoner of Zenda'' in which Miss
Irving, as the Princess Flavia, said:
My king do no wrong"
If you happen to remember it, have a
shudder with me.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20
MRS. BURNETT ASKS DIVORCE.
The Popular Novelist Hampered by
Domestic Infelicity.

Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett, the
noted novelist, yesterday filed suit for di-
vorce from her husband. DR.. Swan NJ
Burnett, an oculist in this city. through
her attorney, Mr.. William IL. Dennis.
BY order Of the court the papers in the
case were put in the safe to be withheld
from publication. 1t is learned from Mrs.
Burnett's lawyer. however, that the
grounds upon which the suit is brought
are desertion and abandonment Mrs.
Burnett IS at present abroad, and Dr.
Burnett. when seen last evening, said
that he had nothing whatever to say
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

One of the principal debutants this sea-
son is Heurich's Book Beer. Have you
made his acquaintance? He is very ami
able and popular. Phone ga for a case
from Arlington Bottling Company.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

Mr.. Bryan is still pegging away at Is to
l, but If he wants to keep in the shuttle he
can do 1t better by coming to Washington
and see how the people enjoy Heurichs
Book Beer.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

ed the part of the Countess. and was
featured as the leading lady. Miss Fulk
ms was playing second business
When Mrs. Roucicault left the com
pany, Grace Fulkins claimed that was the
leading lady. Miss Garth, the new
Countess, claimed that she was ditto
The fight has been going on since then,
Mr.. Coghlan discreetly keeping out of
it. The two occupy the apartment next
to the star room, ard a card labelled
"Garth-Fuikins' is tackled on the door,
Each week. it is changed to "Fulkins-
Garth" and vice versa.
At the Fifth Avenue Theater in this
city, there We're two dressing rooms di-
rectly above Mr. Coghlans. The two la
dies inspected the two rooms and then
sent for the stage carpenter. They asked
him to measure the space from Mr.
Coghlan's room, hoping to decide which
the management recognized as the lead
ing lady by the tirne-honored rule that
that parsonage dresses next to the star
They found the distances were exactly
the same.
They arc still fighting it out-somewhere
up in New England at present.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

Washington will have something Of a
treat during the week of March Is, at
the Lafayette Square Theater, when it
will get the first production on any stage
of Beside the Bonnie Briar Brush,
done by j. H. Stoddart and an excellent
company. The play has lots of hot
Scotch in it, and is full of such phrases
as II dinna ken" and AZ dunno yes
Aa doot he'll be a canny bird" but new
ertheless is Ineligible. 1t is to be pre-
scented by Managers Frank L. Perley and
Fred. Ranken. The scenery is especially
pretty, one setting showing a rye field
in Scotland
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

Over at ShanIey's this week the ruby
tinted Holsters refused to broiI
Likewise the clans refused to steam
The reason was this:
Lillian Russell entered about midnight
and actually ordered only dry toast and
chocolate.
Those who have seen Lillian in her re-
splendent past thought of the time that
the comic opera queen could consume
twenty-nine Martini cocktails four
quarts of champagne, and eight brandies
without the aid of hose or other me-
chanical attachment
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

Mr. Edward Evergreen Rice is getting
everything in readiness for the initial
production Of Monte Carlo" the new
lace, limbs and lingerie musical comedy,
which he will present at the Herald
Square Theater next Monday. 1t prom
ises to duplicate the success Mr.. Rice has
had with his previous comedies, although
it is brighter and nrettier than either
THE French Maid or The Ballet
Girl" 1t has very clever burlesque
on Charmions act at Roster & BiaIs,
the great drop in skirts being performed
on a trapeze by Alexander Clarke, who
has a walters part which is bound to
make hit.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20
$500 Grade Spring Shoes.

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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

The trial Of Harrison Grey Fiske,
charged with criminal libel against the
theatrical syndicate, commenced this
week 1t was farce-comedy, only not
under Mr.. Frohman's direction.
Mr.. Fiske is charged with calling the
six members of the trust "disreputable
persons, as the magistrate summed up
the alleged libel, and with saying that
one Of them was lie owner of criminal
record.
Charles Frohman, AL Hayman Marc
klaw, Abraham Erlanger and Samuel
Nirdlinger We're in court. Mr. thinner
man, the sixth member of the syndicate,
was in Florida. so his counsel said.
Hence. it was Immediately inferred that
Mr.. Zimmerman was the possessor Of
the glorious criminal record.
IT was stated that Mr.. Zimmerman was
travelling for his health
But the members of the syndicate don't
do things for their health.
Magistrate Simuns, who conducted the
trial, exhibited no knowledge whatever
of the methods OF theatrical managers.
Mr.. Fiske's attorney repeatedly asked
questions pertinent to the management
of the trusts affairs, which were bar
red out by the judge, because, he said,
they could not possibly have any con-
nectiOn with the libel.
For instance, Magistrate Simms bar
red out evidence pertaining to the man
agement of the Empire Theater; the
length of time Mr.. Frohman had oper-
ated it; the number of nights Under the
Red Robe had been presented; the adj
vertisements Of Mr.. Frohman that the
play had been presented lover 500 nights
at the Empire Theater," when it really
was presented 210 times and various 9th
or points which would clearly have
compromised that manager had he been
obliged to answer.
The trial promises to drag out for
months, unless some change in the sys-
tenn of conducting it is made. Mr.. Fiske
| Is apparently not worried in the least
about the outcome, and he was as cool
as klondike, while Mr. Frohman fumed
and fused on the stand as only that lit
tie rOtund man can fnrne and fuss
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

Strange tales are being waited
into New York from the provinces re-
garding Grace Fulkins and Elizabeth
Garth, the two leading ladies of Charles
Coghlan's company.
If you remember "a Royal Box" which
was produced in Washington Thanksgiv-
ing week, you viii recall the fact that
Mrs Louise Thorndyke Boucicault play
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

Ladies finest handmade welt or
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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20
COR5ET5 md THE DRAMA
They Are Included in the Same
Category.
NEW YORK STAGE NOTES
Lots of Gossip Going the Rounds,
But News Is Very Scarce.
"AIontc Carlo" VIII be Produced
Monday-The Theatrical Trust in
Court-IsabeI Irving as an Actress

New York March 19-As it seems to be
the fashion for alleged dramatic critics
to write about everything under the sun
except the drama, / think / will emulate
Miss Jessie Wood once more and dis
course on the beneficial effects of cor
sets. Understand, Miss Wood is employ
ed at high salary-some say as much as
SO a week-on the Evening War Cry, and
is supposed to write dramatic criticisms.
Instead, she goes TO the theater only once
in while, and when she is at a loss for
a subject she takes Ruth Ashmore or any
thing else and weaves a sermon about
nothing at all, somewhat like the ever
fiippant Bah Miss Wood has written
about street car conductors in her dra-
matte department, together with essays
on curl papers, cosmetics for society la
dies, the Chicago novel on Harold r.
Fynne not to speak of the ages and per-
sonal characteristics of some retired act
resses.
This week she wrote about corsets.
Evidently to be a dramatic critic, one
must thoroughly understand all about
everything except the stage.
Following the example of the illustrious
Jessie Wood l would remark that / also
think corsets highly commendable insti-
tutions. Miss Wood. / am told, does not
wear corsets, as she is very masculine,
but that does not prevent her from say
ing that they are good things for certain
purposes.
However, l think I am advertising Miss
Wood entirely too much in The Washing
ton Times, and I therefore sentence her
to six weeks oblivion, during which time
l promise not to mention her name once.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

When I say that Burr William Nc
Intosh has been engaged to play a coun-
try squire in Way Down East I con-
slider that I have filled a simple para
graph with all the food for thought it can
conveniently carry.
Mr. Mcintosh is an actor I have always
admired. Next to Herbert Kelley l think
Mr.. Mcintosh is entitled to first honors in
male beauty show Mr.. Mcintosh is
quite the vogue over here, and has been
contenting himself this season with dab
bling in society functions and entertain
ments. He has determined to leave socie-
ty this week and become a real actor
again, taking the Squire in Way Down
East" formerly done by Odell Williams
who sails for England with Mrs Leslie
Garter IN THE Heart Of Maryland"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20

Mems hand-sewed welt patent
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-09
10000 ELEPHANTS KILLED.
The Enormous Number Sacrificed Annu-
ally TO Obtain Ivory for Commercial
Uses-Amounts to 50, 100000.

From the time when paleolithic man
on mammoth's tusk, ivory has always
been a favorite material for the artist
to work upon. The Egyptians and As
syrians used it extensively for making
ornaments, and among the Greeks some
Of the masterpieces of sculpture were
wrought in ivory. Fashion has indeed
brought about a change in this respect,
and ivory is not now so much used in art
but for more proSaic purposes it is still
in great demand, and in the manufac-
ture of billiard balls alone thousands
Of tusks are used annually. Indeed
the demand for ivory is constantly in
creasing, and unless legislation inter
feres to put a stop to the wholesale
slaughter of elephants, they must soon
become extinct.
The worlds annual consumption of
ivory is estimated at something like
100000 pounds, valued at ST. 500, 000 and
to supply this amount 10000 elephants
must be KILLED. The consumption in
Sheffield alone requires the annual
slaughter of $4,000 animals. Africa sup
plies the great bulk of ivory, the In
dian wild elephant having become so
scarce of late years that India is now
obliged to import a considerable guam
tity of ivory. A vast amount Of fossil
ivory is also exported from eastern ST.
IBERIA to various countries, chiefly to the
continent, where it is more highly es-
teemed than in England.
Africa, then, remains happy hunting
ground for the ivory collector. African
ivory too, fetches a higher price than
any other being denser in texture, sus-
ceptible of a higher polish and not sc
liable to turn yellow when exposed to
the light as the Indian kind. In Africa
itself the quality is found to vary
greatly, the rule being that the warmer
the region the finer is the ivory found
there. The finest tusks, however, are
generally met with at some distance
tusks ever brought to Europe came
from Uganda. and are valued at $940
Tusks of anything like these dimen-
sions are, however, very rare, and are
difficult to procure from the natives,
who value them highly. and use them
for door posts, especially in their tenn
pies The tusks of a full-grown "tusk-
err seldom measure over six feet, and
weigh from one to two hundred pounds
The tusk is usually solid for about half
its length, the base being quite thin
and therefore of little use for CONNER
cial purposes. Only from the upper
portion of the tusk can billiard balls
and the bulkier articles be made.
The longest tusk known came from
Tabora, East Africa, and is 1-2 feet
long and weighs ninety-seven pounds
The largest and the thickets pairs OF
tusks in the world measure ~ feet
and 1-9 feet and weight 1871 pounds
and ia pounds respectively; while the
thickest pair, from Mann Mann, ir
Central Africa, are over feet long anc
their respective weight is 1913 pounds
and 118 hounds
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-09
WHEELER AT SANTIAGO.


(James Lindsay Gordon in the Times
Democracy
Into the thick of the fight he went, pallid
and sick and wan
Borne IN an ambulance to the 'front.' a
ghoStly wisp of a man.
But the ighting soul of fighting man,
approved in the long ago,
Went to the front in that ambulance and
the body of Fighting Joe.
Out from the front they were coming
=, back, smitten Of Spanish shells
Wounded boys from the Vermont hills
and the Alabama dells;
Put them into this ambulance; I'll ride
to the front" he said;
And he climbed to the saddle and rode
right on, that little old ex-confed
From end to end of the long blue ranks
rose up the ringing cheers,
And many a powder blacl1ened face was
furrowed with sudden tears,
As with flashing eyes and cleaning sword.
and hair and beard Of snow,
Into the hell of shot and shell rode little
old Fighting Joe!
Sick with fever and racked with pain, he
could not stay away,
For he heard the song of the yester-years
in the deep-mouthed cannon's bay
He heard in the calling song of the guns
there was work for him to do,
Where his countryS best blood splashed
and flowed round the old Red, White
and Blue.
Fevered body and hero heart! This
Unions heart to you
Beats out in love and reverence-and to
each dear boy in blue
Who stood or foil mid the shot and she'll
and cheered in the face of the foe
As, wan and white, to the heart of the
fight rode little old Fighting Joe!
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-09
NEW YoRK EINDlCATEp.

Roosevelt and Judge DAILY are elected,
and one of the most outrageous assaults
ever attempted upon the Judiciary in
this country has been repealed and its
authors rebuked. The result gives more
cause for rejoicing than it otherwise
would, because it proves that the great
state Of New York and even the great
city of the Same name is not yet
morally dead Unhappily, in the past,
there have been too many reasons to
suspect that the principles of demo-
cracy and political morality had been
corrupted Had Croker succeeded in his
effort to make the judiciary of the most
populous state in the union tributary
to his Tammany machine, there would
have been cause for despair. Moreover
the election is proof that even in New
York, there is point beyond which
malignity and misrepresentation can
not go, without reacting upon the SLAM
derers. More contemplate campaign
methods have seldom been practiced in
the east, than the persistent efforts of
Van Wyck's orators to disparage and
belittle Col. Roosevelts services in the
army.