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The evening times., 1898-03-01
Iafayctte-Henry f.. Dixev,

"Adonis' DiNey made his initial bow to
a Washington audience in the capacity of
a magician last night AT the LAFAYETTE
Square Opera House. The audience was
not large but il was easily pleased and
readily gave Mr.. Dixcy credit for much
more than he did or was capable of do
ing. As q matter Of fact the entertain
ment WAS really pleasing not as the
skillful work OF a great necromancer. but
as q smooth.. earnest performance by a
really clever man who may easily. in
time, develop into even a better magi-
clan than he showed himself to be last
night.
Tho performance began with the usual
sleisht of hand feats which We're done I'm
a manner that did not admit of criticism
Twenty minutes with Adonis Dixey"
followed and included several of the i'm
itati0Hs that made the comedian famous
when with the burlesque the name of
which has become firmly fixed to his
OWE. "Pierrot Among the Yogi" The
Illusion Lconii.' The Wizards Enchant-
ment, The Miracles of Chunder Hula
and The Mystery OF Mesrour'' were all
Illusions on a large scale and proved en-
tertainiuC II not of an order to be wor-
thy Of comparison with the carefully
studied and long praciiced ones OF Hell
Ter. Hermann. kcllar and even of BAN
croft. whom Mr.. Dixey has succeeded
still a. has been said. the entertainments
was pleasing and the new magician shows
great promise.
The evening times., 1898-03-01
Grand Hi Henry's AIinstreIs

iii Henry's Minstrels delighted the
usual large Monday night audience at
the Grand Opera House yesterday. The
cal event the attraction is par excellence.
collection Of musical artists AS a musi-
cal event the attraction is par excellent.
The first part is elaborately staged and
some novel electrical effects are intro
duced. while the vocal selections are
much above the standard of other attrac-
lions OF the burnt cork variety Mr.
Leighton, the sweet-voiced tenor is es-
pecially commendable as is Mr.. J. A.
Gates, the interlocutor. OF the end men
Mr.. Arthur Demine. the advertised fea-
ture, is by far the worst although none
are so very bad. The olio introduces
nothing new, although much that is done
Is well done. In the afterpiece. Mr.. Dem
ing again shines forth as a particularly
over-advertised star. Mr.. Henry gives
him too much to do. After seeing him
featured in the first part, hearing his
JOrtuTous mOnolOgue ia the olio, and see
ing his ranting and idiocy in the last part
one with any original sense of propriety
or critical Judgment. is much fatigued.
Aside from this feature. the performance
is well managed, and too much praise
cannot be given it from musical point
OF view The large audience last night
was delighted with the show and scarce
ly n number escaped the fate of being
encored.
The evening times., 1898-03-01
Kcrnan's-"Knlckerhockers.s

Robes Knickerbockers Is, with one or
two exceptions, the best eXtraVaganza
company that has appeared at Kernan's
this season. II opened yesterday To two
crowded houses, and the entertainment
offered was diversified in character. as
well as meritorious and pleasing through
out. "A Night with the Knickerbockers
and "Wise Mike" are the two bright bur-
lettas with which the performance opens
and closes. In the latter. the Burke
brothers and their trained donkey Mike"
are an amusing feature. Lively dances
and bright music are provided I'm gener-
Gus manner. The olio Is a strong one,
and includes: Edna Aug. a dashing little
soubrette. i'm bright songs and dances ;
Emma kTaUse, late of the operate stage.
in pleasing selections; NJ. s. Whalen. in
songs Of his own composition, John and
Estelle Wills, with a rollicking sketch: :
Margaret Rosa. in descriptive songs. and
Aleenc and La Rue. acrobatiC dancers. An
enthusiastic outburst of patriotism was
called forth by the Wills song on Cuba
and the Maine disaster.
The evening times., 1898-03-01
MIR. sPoHN'S GRIEVANCE.
He Tells the Central Labor Union
He WAS MfSrPpreSentCd.

There vas an unusually large attend
ance at the weekly meeting Of the Central
Labor Union last night At Typographical
Temple Mr.. George Chance. the newly
chosen member of the executive council
OF the American Federation of Labor, was
present and made a brief address on top
ics in which organized labor is deeply in
terested.
A letter was received from Alr. Gompers
notifying the union that conference
would be held today between the District
Commissioners and tho local labor lead
prs i'm reference to District labor matters
u is expected that the question of doing
all the Government work in the District
by day labor instead of by contract viii
be given the greatest attention. while the
application of the eiEhj-hour law TO all
municipal work will be- considered.
just before the meeting adjourned Mr.
Milford Spohn rose 10 a question of prlVi-
lepe and rcplied TO an article written by
Mr.. Shelby Smith. a member of Columbia
Typographical Dnion, which WAS publish
ed ia a New York newspaper Mr. Spohn
claimed that the article misrepTesented
both himself and the Central Labor Union.
4 special committee was appointed To in
eStigate the matter and report at the
next meeting.
Mr. Spohn rendered his resignation IS
a member Of the legislative committee,
but it was not accepted.
The evening times., 1898-03-01
REQUIEM MASS CELEBRATED.
Stately aud Impressive Ceremonies
Coinmcmo rating Maine's Martyrs.

Baltimore March 1.-The requiem mass
| for the reposc of the souls Of the officers
and sailors of the Maine who lost their
| lives i'm Havana harboI was celebrated at
| the Cathedral this morning. The attend
ance was very great. and the ceremonies
were Of stately and impressive character.
The army and navy officers who had
been invited to The services. were seated
| in pews reserved for them in the middle
aisle. They were in full uniform. and
men in uniform We're scattered through
out the congregation. The mass did not
begin until l0:l5. After the acolytes in
surpliCeS and black cassocks came the
celebraut of the mass Father Thomas.
and the deacon and sub-deaCon and the
Cardinal. the latter wearing the crimson
suChetta. his red cassoek and a short pur-
pie silken cloak lie took his place on the
throne at the gospel side of the sane
tuary and the officers of the mass stood
at the foot of the altar.
After the mass more acolytcs came with
torches. TO which streamers Of Grape were
attached and the cardinal went to the
middle of the sanctuary. where attended
by his suite he knelt. Now followed the
elevation. when every head in the vast
asscmblace was bowed and the bell in
the tower tolled. and so the impressive
ritual ran on to the Pater Noster and
the Communion.
When the mass ended the cardinal. who
had returned to the throne. with a
gesture signifed that he was about to
speak. He said in part:
We do not realize how ardently we
love our country until some crisis occurs
which awakens our devotion to her and
arouses our gratitude and admiratio for
those who have died in her service. Such
crisis has quite recently occurred. for
we have assembled here this morning to
assist at this holy sacrifice offered up for
the souls of the brave officers and men
who have lost their lives at the post of
duty. We are also called together to give
our heartfelt coincidence and sympathy
for the bereaVed relatives of those faith
full defenders of their country whom the
nation mourns. | see before me represen-
tatives of our army and navy; l sec rep
rescntatives of our excellent State mill
tia, and of our fellOw-citizens at large.
You represent sorrOwing nation, for
every home in our broad country feels the
loss as a personal one.
These brave men did not die. indeed,
on the deck of ship with weapons in their
hands. Nevertheless, we must regard
them as the heroes or martyrs to this
country, who died at the post to which
the call to duty assigned them. l ear
nestly hope that the day is not far off
when a grateful nation will show her ap-
probation of the services of those brave
and faithful public servants by erecting
to their memory a suitable monument. a
which will not only commence
rate the dead. but which will be an in
centive of patriotism to the living bv
keeping before them the sentiments so
well expressed by the Roman poet:
'Dulce ct decorum est pro patria mori
The evening times., 1898-03-01
May Irwin to Manage Her Sister

Miss May Irwin, the coincidence who
has been astonishing the theatrical world
by her large financial deals Of late has
announced that, beginning with next sea-
son, she Will assume the management of
her sister. Flo Irwin. who has proved
herself very competent in roles formerly
taken by May Irwin. The success of the
latter star has determined her upon play
ing the larger cities only and her pro-
ductions will be sent out. after she has
played these cities. to visit the smaller
places with Flo Irwin as the bright par
ticular star. Thus, THE Swell Miss Fitz-
Well will be in the hands of Flo Irwin
as soon as her sister has put on another
play. The new star will be backed by
May Irwin and surrounded with a thor
oughly capable company
The evening times., 1898-03-01
Acadcmy-"A Southern Romance .

The Academy of Music last night wit
messed the first presentatio in the city
OF q new drama, "A Southern Romance. -
The scene Of the piece is laid in Ken
lucky. and il abounds in local color, es-
pecially pleasing to the Southern born.
The company presenting the pretty play
is headed by Mr.. AL Bipman, late of the
Columbia Stock Company, and the role
he assumes suits him nicely. He inter-
prets French part without buffoonery
or horse play, Is strong In his love scenes,
and natural in all. His opposite, Miss
Eyesson, is very good indeed, with the
exception of her accent. Miss Cora Tin
ME, last seen here with "A Milk White
Flag, two years ago, makes a very clev-
er society girl, and Mr.. e. o. White fills
acceptably part too small for him, as
do Mr. Edward Wado and Mr.. Franklyn
Hill. A nice bit of clean comedy is fur
nished by Miss Emma Brennan and Mr.
Charles Diehl, who play colored parts
excellently.
deliberately staged as It is, and pre-
sented by company Of such uniform ex-
cellence, II is not too much to say that
"A Southern Romance is the peer Of
The evening times., 1898-03-01
City Brevities.

Prof 6chouler will deliver his SECOND
lecture on wills and administration al the
National University tomorrow evening.
A young women's meeting for prayer
and conservation will be held at the Cen
trail Union Mission tomorrow evening at
7:30 O'Clock.
The domestic missions committee OF the
Pro-Cathedral of St. Mark will hold a
session at 10 O'Clock tomorrow forenoon
in the parish hall.
The infant of Mary Bush. colored, re
siding in rear of No. 6l3 q street, was
badly scalded last night by the oVerturn-
ing OF kettle of boiling water.
The monthly social of the Christian En-
deavor Society of Luther Place Memorial
Church will be held tomorrow evening at
the residence of Mr.. George r. Graham,
No. 1880 Q street northwest
Articles Of Incorporation for the Mas
ter Plumbers Association OF the District
of Columbia were filed yesterday after
noon William Koch. George +. Schat-
fer Henry J. Allen, Edward j. Hannah
Charles E. Barrick and Daniel Hannah
are named as incorporators.
The evening times., 1898-03-01
Bijou Vaudeville.

For nearly three hours yesterday crowd
cd houses at two performances at the
BijoU were entertained with one Of the
best bills of the season. Miss Kitty
Mitchell is the stellar attraction this
week and she easily repeated her sue
cesses elsewhere with bright songs and
brighter nonsense, given in her own way.
Others who appeared were the Iucers. Il
family of four musicians of more than or
dinary ability: the Helston sisters, in
songs and dances. and Mile Flora. in a
slack wire performance. Lotta and Eddie
Maginley gave a good exhibition Of GYM
nastics Joe Hardman. Collins and DAILY,
Mabel Carew, Castellat and Han the
Clifford sisters. and the Bijou stock com
pany contributed the remainder Of the
entertainment.
The evening times., 1898-03-01
AT THE THEATERS.
French Maid. !"

Nattonal-"Ihc Frencn Matd."
Edward E. Rices latest protege, The
French Maid held her first reception to
a fun house last night at the National
Theater, and succeeded in making as
good, if not a better. impression than
any of her sisters who have been seen
here recently. She is light and frivo-
lous. but of extremely pretty face and
form, her manner and mannerisms be-
ing in themselves as the Snowman
would put it, worth the price of ad-
mission"
As a musical comedy THE French
Maid" has rarely been equaled in this
city. The plot and characters are of
the old, established order laid down by
generations of English productions, but
from the smallest kind of promise the
author-or authors, for there are eight
of them-has evolved situations of the
funniest and lines of the wittiest possi-
BILE order. The lyrics are especially
clever, Twas Twenty-seven Bells by
the Waterbury Watch i've Err por-
trait Mex Me Fart 'The Rhapsodie
Table D'IIote" and "The Twin Duet
being among the very best examples of
versihcation brought forth i'm an epoch.
Musically the piece is of the best. A
dozen bright. catchy airs follow on each
Others heels, waltZes. solos. topical
songs and choruses being alike tunefu
and pleasing The ballet music is also
excellent
Perhaps the chief charm of the pro-
duction lies in the way ii is staged-in
its pretty girls its well-drilled choruses.
its eNcellently conceived and carefully
FFnsns N1r.~.-
and beautiful scenery. The stage man.
agement is exceptional. and. as a result.
vast deal OF smoothness and charm is
added 10 the performance.
The cast is headed by one OF the funni-
est of comedians Charles A. Bigelow who
gives the role of the waiter an unctuous
but unobtruSive humor that is simply ir-
resistible. Hallen Mostyn also wins gen
eral favor by an uneXaggerated por-
trayal of the part of Jack Brown. the
hale and hearty sailor boy Henry Nor
man, Edd- Redway. Charles +. Sturges
and George Honey are all capable laugh
provokers. though the last-named was
badly crippled by severe cold. Olive
Redpath, in the title role. is dainty and
winsome, just chic enough to be delight
ful without coming near the risque. Luz
cille FlaVen is very bad being a trine
more stin and unnatural than any anna
teur Yet seen here. Eva Davenport did
well in a comparatively small role
One of the features OF the bill was Sa-
haret. Australian dancer. who is
nothing less than marvellous. She is
light and lithesome, graceful and supple.
and has evidently excellent ideas of
what constitutes terpsichorean beauty.
Augustus Sohlke also did some excellent
work in the way Of grotesque dancing.
Smaller parts in the comedy We're well
taken by Henry Leoni, +. s. Wentworth.
William Armstrong and Yolande Wal
lace.
The evening times., 1898-03-01
Columbia "For Fair Virginia /.

For Fair Virginia" Mr.. Russ Why
tals successful romantic drama. built
about the stirring events of the Civil
war, was given its third presentation in
TINS city last night at the Columbia
Iheater 10y its author and very good
company. The play owes its success
CHIEFLY 10 the entire absence Of all sec
iionaifsm and. while the author has made
dramatic property of situation when
brotherS. father and son fought under
dlHerent hags. he works out absorbing
situations and brilliant climaxes without
calling 10 his aid false or melodramatic
effects
MI. ana Mrs. Whytal assume the lead
ing roles and little Miss Mabel Taliaferro
won much applause by her excellent act
ing in a clever child's part Mr.. f. ].
Maggie. as the william was not so good
he remainder of the cast PLAYED the
parts assigned them very satisfactorily.
The evening times., 1898-03-01

il IS, or should be- the highest aim Of
every merchant TO please his customers /;
and that the wide-awake drug firm of
Meyers a. Eshleman, Sterling. H., is do
ing so, is proven by the following from
Mr.. Eshleman: In my sixteen Years eX-
perience in the drug business, / have
never seen or sold or tried A medicine
that gave as good satisfaction as Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera. and Diarrhoea
Remedy. Sold by Henry Evans. Whole
sale and Retail Druggist S3S + street
and Connecticut avenue and S street
northwest and 1923 Maryland avenue
mort beast
The evening times., 1898-03-01
The Fisk ,Juhilee SinparS

The Fisk Jubilee Singers were given a very fat
tering reception at the National Rifles Hall last
evening, the spacious auditorium being filed with
a thoroughly representative audience which be-
slowed its favors freely on the singers both in
dvidually and collectively. The company is COM
posed if six vocalists and an accompanist Mr.
Charles :. Byron. The principal numbers were
negro songs. II any distinction was made in favor
of the soloists. il fell to Miss Mayme Galloway.
the soprano, who sang in splendid voice and with
much effect: and Mr. {. ". Payne who. however.
AT slight disadvantage on account of lad
cold
The evening times., 1898-03-01
Judge CONS Decision.

The people of Anacostia rejoiced YES
terday when they learned Judge Cox re-
fused TO grant an injunction to stop their
new electric cars. The cars were crowd
ed with enthusiastic patrons who cheer
ed from one end of the route to the 9TH
er. The citizens of Anacostia will ask
for hearing before the Commissioners
for Wednesday, and it is estimated that
800 citizens will appeal to the Commission
ers TO protect their property rights by
not again putting them in the hands of
the "bob-tail line as the sole means of
reaching their places of business
The evening times., 1898-03-01
TRY GRAIN.O! TRY GRAIN.O!

ASK your Grocer todsy Y to show you pack.
age or GRA.N-O. the new food drink that
drink it without injury a. well as the adult.
All VINO try IL, like it. GRAIN-O has that
rich seal brown OF Mocha or Java but Sc Is
maze from pure grains, and the most deli
cate stomach receives tt without distress
One-Quarter tile price Of coffee. &c and 2bo
per package. Sold by all grocers. la27-tt
The evening times., 1898-03-01
THE PURE FOOD CONGRESS.
Exhibits Are Being Arranged for
the Opening Session Tomorrow

The Pure Food congress will open to-
morrow at the Columbian University
Delegates from Illinois, New York. New
Jersey, New Hampshire. Maryland. Wis
consin ard other States have arrived
and the indications point to a successful
outcome Of the congress.
Secretary Wedderbun has established
headquarters in Room L. National Ho-
tel. and his corps OF assistants was kept
busy today arranging for the exhibits
ard receiving the incoming delegates.
The evening times., 1898-03-01
MEETING OF METHODIST>.
The Annual Session of the baltimore
La i'm.

II UF ATHNII n NNIUIi VI IlIt DNI IIIIW e
Conference Begins Tomorrow.
The annual session Of the Baltimore
Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church will commence tomorrow IN
Waugh Church. corner of Third and 4
streets. northeast.
An informal reception 10 the delegates
VIII be given in the Sunday-school room
this evening. Ii is expected that the sess-
ions of the conference will continue un-
iii next Tuesday.
There will be at least 200 delegates in
attendance. exclusive of twenty-one APP
pliCants for admission to the ministry on
trial, and fifteen laymen. members OF tha
sustentation committee and conference
stewards.
The evening times., 1898-03-01
DYSPEPSIA.

Remember that GROVER GRA-
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The evening times., 1898-03-01
Testing a Big Gun,

A party of Government officials accom-.
panied Congressional delegation tc
Fort Washington to witness a test of the
new Reyburn 10-inch fertilization gun
guarding at that point the approach tc
the National Capital In every respect
the test was successful, just like Heu-
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conciliate or convince the public of its
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Arlington Bottling Company, 9th and
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The evening times., 1898-03-01
President Andrade Inaucurated.

The State Department has received a
telegram from Caracas that President
Andrade has been auspiciously inaugu-
rated.
The evening times., 1898-03-01

The Seaboard Air Line, now at li2I
PENNSYLVANIA ave. will move today,
March ]. to a new office at l43i New York
avenue.
The evening times., 1898-03-01

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All druggists refund the money if il fails
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each tablet.
The evening times., 1898-03-01

any attraction at the Academy this sea
son. and, in fact, is far superior to mani
cf those seen at the higher-priced thea
tiers.
The evening times., 1898-03-01

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The evening times., 1898-03-01
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The evening times., 1898-03-01
OCEAN CITY. MD lots EOp CaYD

At public auction. at Sloan's, l407 St, Tues
day, March /, at p. m.; S25 cash. balance in si,
snd twelve months. without interest
The evening times., 1898-03-01

1904 Chestnut St. Philadelphia, Pa.
Home once.
23 +. Goth Street, New York City.