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Arizona republican., 1898-09-16
Rip VAN WINKLE'S LATEST
Delightful Remarks ai Dinner by
 Joe Jefferson.

At dinner given in New York re- gently in honor of the Russian novel, ist. Count Leo Tolstoy, Joe Jefferson, the famous actor, made the following characteristic speeh:
 ''i have spoken in front of the cur tain as l have many times here. The place is very familiar one and a very pleasant one, particularly at a dinner where ladies are so very seldom pres ert. 1 am glad to see them here to- night, for it gives me the pleasure of not only looking upon the ladies q al ways say things to compliment the audience), but it allows ne to say my old familiar phrase of Ladies and Cen tIemen.' Oaughtsr.) This is 2 literary gathering, and an actor is somewhat cut Of place.
 ''There was published some years ago in this city certain dramatic pa per, CT, I should say, perhaps. an un- certain dramatic paper Qaughter}-- uncertain from the fact that it was spasmodic in it's appearancs-semi-oc CasionaIly we received that paper This paper would appear and disappear in the most extraordinary manner, with out the slightest reference to the sub .scripticns that had been paid We would miss il for a month or two, and then it would come cut as if nothing mad happened at all: Our readers will remember, Of course. that in our last issue we said so and SO was usually it's greeting. It was so long since tho I<ct hot rof ,rao-- anything about it. O4aughter.) At lasC it was gone for at least, ! think, 6 whole year, and, Of course, it could not reappsar again without some apology fer the shortcomings Of the past, and the leading article commenced in this manner: This paper was suspended 6. year ago, We are free to confess i, with regret, but we must confess it to our subscribers, that this paper was sus- pended . year ago for the want cf funds It is now reissued for the same reason. tLaughter)
 T appeared in this hall and talked utter nonsense three years ago, and presume 1 appear here now again for the same reason. When I was honcr- ed by an invitation to this dinner, i was much embarrassed as to what 1 should say, if callsd upon to speak. and said to my family at the table: What shall I say; 1 can do but little. | paint . great deai-it is not Of much conse- qUence; and I read. and there is much that is very good. What shall 1 say of this great man Of whom I know SC lit tie QaughtsT), and my little grand child said: Grandpa, perhaps they went ask you tLaughtar.) So I felt l was then in the position Of the old Vasflerwcman who was asked to take a chance in 2 raf,e for clock. Mrs McGinnis, will you take q chance; it is for the church, and I am sure you will be after taking it. Well sic said. Mir McGcnigle. what would l do witii the clcck? Well he said, may be yol. won t win it. Naughter.)
 50 thai I thought I would not be
Arizona republican., 1898-09-16

asked. However, fearing that I would i be asked, looked up literary friend ! Of mine. I wrote If I am asked, il shall be necessary that I be coached a little. I don't mind confessing my ig- Eorance to you: you are an old friend. He is great man with whom every i body but myself is very familiar, and 1 if you can give me an idea so that l can pretend at least that I know some thing about him, it will help me He wrote back that Count TOlStoy is a Russian novelist; his capacity fer non- resistance is very great. (Laugnter.) ) This, of course, is a short biographical sketch Qaughter), and one from which one could gain a great deal of infor- macion. I think he remarked that he was 50 aggressive that he would not even resent ar insult. l wrcte back to say that ] was aware that Count Toist0y was a Russian nobleman-Rus- sian novelist as well as nobleman- and that could only Say that his non resistance must be , quality much priZed by his publishers in St. Peters burg. Uaughter.l
 Now. finding that l could say noth- irg, and that so much would be said by those who know all about the great man, and that I would be asked to say something, I thought it would be bet ter to confne myself to matters Of which 1 understood at least little, and as there are wheels within wheels. SC there are speeches within speeches. and it struck me that perhaps Cle or two speeches that I heard made in front Of the curtain by actors and their various conditions Of emotion and CT citement-I won't say wha.-these speeches might possibly interest you. as l presume you have not heard them
 Ore speech l think will please you was made. by a. manager in the Olden times in one Of the country towns of Pennsylvania. We used to save up all our money that we had earned durin 7 fhe winter so as to go up in the coun- try towns and lose it in the summer. (Laughter) The manager on this oc- casion wanted to apologize for the change Of performance He had been out during the day-what he called engaged in working up the business. This seemed to be drinking brandy and soda with the dramatic critic. He came to the theater to make an apol- ogy in nervous and excited state, and walked upon the stage rather unstead- fly, and taking of his hat, which he dropped and picked up. said:
 Ladies and Gentlenen-I am sorry to appear before you in the character Of an ap0logist, but I have been mar ager here-wen. am happy to appear before you-before you-but the pef- forInance will have to be changed this evening. ladies and gentlemen. Our leading man had to go to Philadelphia; ; his mother is deatl-the old lady is dead and (iaughterl-wen. I have not made-I do not like to make an apol- ogy. Ecu know it is-the mans moth CT is dead, ladies and gentlemen; he las got to so and attend the funsrai- funeral will take place to1lorrow at Il D. III. Well, the mans mother is dead; that is all about it There has never been an apology-yes. there was--apol- Cgy made for me a few weeks ago. i could not act that night; I wasn' very well: l am not very well now; the mans mother is dead-so long as; an manager G this theater it shall never occur again" Applause and laugh terl
Arizona republican., 1898-09-16
Ring Up Telephone 63
THIS BUSY WORLD.

The latest excuse advanced in eXpla- Ration cf the bad craftsmanship of the Spanish gunneTs is that persons possessing light eyes aim truer thar those with dark orbs The advocates Of this theory, however, Go not offer any counter reason for the expert craftsmanship O. negroes and Indians, who are more darI1-eyed than the peo- pie Of the Latin race.
 Camels seem to have played an inn portant part in the recent British ex petition up the Nile and battle of ORl- d'irman. In the advance On Omdur- man camel corps had a place in the front next to the British cavalry, and after the battle, when the cavalry had to abandon the pursuit On account of the exhaustion Of the horses, camel squads were ordered to continue it.
 Speaking of Spanish girls, a core spoEdent abroad has said of them: Spanish girls are convent bred. Their education consists largely of acquiring g the art Of embroidery, which they learn to perfection Early maria ges anon g them are seldom happy. but divorce is unheard of People Gnhappiiy mar ried simply separate and live out their lives as besc they ean.''
 Pocket filters attached to the end Of eighteen or twenty inches Of rubber tubing are recent valuable additions to the tourists outfit. The biker ad- dicted to the century habit, or the camper is TOW protected against in sects when drinking from a, mountain spring or wayside brock. No danger of imbibing snakes except in the time honored roadhouse way.
 Carefully collected figures show that the proportion of cavalry to the other arms has been steadily diminishing for a long period. Tn the great battle of Eylau the proportion of cavalry was 250 horse to 1000 infantry In She FIrapeo-GerDlan war tho proportion WAS from seventy to no cavalry to l. coo infantry The artillery has been increased, the cavalry diminished,
Arizona republican., 1898-09-16

Austria, Turkey and Spain are the only countries whose cavalry exceeds theil artillery force.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-16
MUSICAL AFFAIRS.

Mr.. w. Fl. Donley gave the third of his
series of organ recitals last evening at
Memorial Church. This was the most at
tractive of any of the recitals, as it re-
ceived more attention from Mr. Donley in
the preparation. The compositions were de-
voted exclusively to Wagners operas and
they were not only illustrated by the music,
but by a series of stereopticon views. Mr..
Donley has given much attention to Wag-
ners music and has made it a feature of
every one of the fifteen series of organ
recitals which he has given since coming
to this city, The full power of the new
organ at Memorial Church was fully
brought out in his performance of the diff
ficult music of this master composer. The
descriptive talk, together with the pictures
and the music, made the rectal an lntellec-
tual as well as a musical treat. The operas
represented were Tristan ;, ana Isolde
"Siegfried, "Das Rheingold," Die Gotter-
dammerung," die Walkueren" and die
MeiSterSngerS.
A number of guests were invited to at
tend a piano recital given last evening by
the pupils of Mr.. Edwin Farmer at his
home, on North Pennsylvania street. Miss
Edna Clark opened the programme with the
allegro from the ID minor concerto" by
Mozart, and the cadenza by Reinicke, adj
mirably performed and Mrs. Lafayette
Interpretation of the 'Maestoso, first move
ment from the T minor concerto, by
Chopin. Miss Jessie Miller and Mrs. Hugh
McGibeny also played exceptionally well.
The vocalist for the evening was Mr..
Roscoe Mutz, who has a tenor voice of
pleasing quality, and he sang with express
sion group of songs .Entreaty;| by Carl
my Loves an Arbutus,' by Villiers Stan
ford. and Thou Art Like a Flower" by
Otto CantoS.
A lecture will be delivered before the
members of the Progressive Piano-forte
Club by their teacher, ]. M. DUNCAN, on the
subject of Imitation and Development" in
the parlors of Carlin & Lennoxs music
store Monday night. The lecture will be
illustrated by the members of the club in
the following selections Allegro, G. Il
Bach sonata, Haydn; sonata, Mozart:
sonata, Beethoven: impromptu, Schubert;
nocturne, Chopin; lyrics, Greig.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-16
Notes of the STAGE.

Fanny Davenport is no mimic. She declares
that she cannot initiate even a gesture
Students OF the University of Indianapolis will
attend Fanny Rice's Eat the French Bali in a
body when it returns next Tuesday night TO the
Grand.
Special scenery has been made for Miss
Francis of Yale since II was seen here. Etienne
Glrardot and the original castewill be at Eng
lishs tomorrow night for the rest of the week.
Julia Marlowe intends to spend her summer
I'm Europe. 1t is not unlikely that her profess
sioaal appearance in London will soon be a mat
ter OF comparatively short time. She has had
any number of offers.
The Rossow Midgets advertised to go to
Europe before they appear again in this country.
Their vaudeville show gives two more perform
ances at the Park to-day Darkest america
comes the last half OF this week.
The Broadway Burlesquers," of the best
acted and most entertaining shows at the Empire
this season, VIII close its engagement with two
performances to-day. Miaco's City Club comes
tomorrow for the rest OF the week.
Madge Leasing The dainty little woman who
plays Jack in Jack and the Beanstaik," wants
TO so home TO England and prove to the old folks
that she has made a success upon the stage.
Madge's parents pooh-hoohed her ambitions 10
become a stage favorite and she had to run away
from home and cross the Atlantic TO find the
opportunity she sought. Miss Lessirg has sent
back 10 England large bundles o. newspapers
containing hatterng notices of her successes In
Jack and the Beanstalk. The whrl OF the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-16

George w. Spahr and others spoke OF good
that had been accomplished by the society
in the way of protecting children and AMI
mails.
Horace Mckay, president of the associa-
ton, assumed the chair to direct the off1cial
business. Reports We're made by G. H. Sho-
YER, treasurer, and d. w. Coffin. secretary.
The secretary reported that 1888 cases nad
been investigated by the society and relief
furnished to the suffering animals in most
cases, beside which persons guilty of mall
treatment had been punished in Police
Court. The treasurer reported the receipts
TO have been $929.S1 and the disbursements
$S24yO There is now cash on hands amount
ing to S49291 including 1888 raised by Mrs.
n. L. Cause, the organizer of the work IN
Indiana, who has been here for several
weeks arousing an interest. Resolutions
were adopted thanking Mrs. Cause for her
efforts, thanking the press for friendly
notices and thanking Rev. b. A. Jenkins for
a sermon delivered on that subject There
was another resolution requesting ministers
to deliver one sermon during the year on
society.
The following officers were elected: Pres
ident. Horace Mckay; vice presidents, ".
e. English, Eliza c. Hendricks, Horace NJ
secretary, James Smith; treasurer, ID. ".
Coffin directors (1S9S) S. r. Holt, Rev. r.
V. Hunter, Mrs Avant, Rev. b. A. jenkins,
G.. II. Shower: directors for two years, IL.
Mrs. May Eastman, George w. Spahr, Mrs.
Alice Mendenhall, w. j. Richards; directors
for three years, w. p. Noble Fred NJ.
Ayres. Rev. J. G. Steinert, Mrs. Caroline
hurst and A. G. Elster. a meeting OF the
new officers and directors with all the COM
mittees has been called for tomorrow after
noon at o'clock at Plymouth Church, when
tive campaign in enforcing the anti-cruelty
laws,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-16
THE MIDWAY CAKE WALK.
Novel Affair Closes the Industrial
School Benefit.

Curtis Harris was the lion of the even
ing at the Midway in Tomlinson Hall last
night Curtis Harris is an expert cake
walker AS his friends put it, he can give
any other cake-walker cards and spades
and win hands down. He is such profess
sional that the amateurs of the city are
afraid to compete against him. His partner
was Miss Minnie Edison, who is also star
cake-walker. She was attired in an even
ing costume of yellow and white, with
jewelry about her neck and in her hair.
The performance of the pair was the
climax of the evening. The floor had been
cleared for quite a space in the front part
of the hail. and the big audience stood
about this space and gaped with wonder.
The gallery and stage were also crowded
with craning neckS that swayed with the
poetic rhythm of the performers. In front
was piano at which George Brown ham
mered away at the keys. The judges sat
in line and tried to look critical. The cake,
the great round sugar-coated embellished
cake, occupied a deal table in one corner.
On came Mr.. Harris and Miss Edson
They bowed, then courtesied, then made a
low 0beisance. Miss Edsons diamonds
sparkled, her white slippers barely SKINNED
the floor. Mr.. Curtis was in evening dress,
his patent leather ties were set off with
purple ribbons, and his cane. which be-
longed to William Schuessler, clerk of the
Denison. was a stunning affair. done up in
pink and blue ribbons. The pair approached
each other with the politest Difference,
touched each others hands and then float
ed, as it were, upon the air. so thoroughly
respond to every thump of the piano.
The applause was deafening. They did
the glide chased across the room, returned
again and swung about with perfect grace.
Then they smiled, looked coquettish and
strutted for the cake. And what a salute
they gave this gorgeous cake. If 1t had
been a watermelon 1t couldn't have excited
flirasaY
than they then underwent. The crowd was
convulsed. LIE Avng the cake as though the
parting was hard to bear. they fiounced
once more down the line displaying all the
finer points of the promenade and earning
the plaudits and giggles of the whole as
said Monk Mccullough, who was dressed
like an ape, and cut no mean dash himself.
But Mr.. Harris and Miss Edison were not
the only cakewalkers. There were others
They were Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson Davis
John Goodall and Miss Rosea Hines. j. n.
Clark and Miss Annie Webb. and William
Higgs. The bout of Mr.. Harris and Miss
merely an exhibition of how the walk
ought to be. In the real contest Miss Edison
was Mr.. HiggSs partner, and Mr.. Harris
the major-dOmO or director. But the
performance of the stars cast in the shade
the efforts of the others, and the description
When it was all over the judges, who We're
Mrs G. A. Archibald, Mrs. j. H. Serff, Capt.
c. c.. McCrea, f. W. Donnelly and G.. w.
Craig held a council and decided that Miss
Edison and her partner should have first
prize and Mr.. and Mrs. Davis the second.
of the cakes, and the grand Midway was
az a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-16
AN OLD BANK ROBBERY.
Governor Mount May Go to South
Bend to Testify.

1t is probable that Governor Mount will
go to South Bend to-day, where he has been
summoned 10 appear with certain records
in his Office and testify in the case of the
state against George West, alias Charles
Rivers The latter has been recently re-
leased from the Northern Prison and is now
to be tried for a South Bend bank robbery.
Governor Mount has no important informa-
ton to give, and the records could as we'll
be carried to South Bend by any one else
connected with the office. 1t is only out of
respect for the court at South Bend that
the Governor has consented to 60
The case in which he is asked to TESTIFY
dates back TO 1898, when the South Bend
National Bank was robbed of $4,000. Cash
Ter Campbell, believing the loss Of the
money was partly due to his carelessness,
been on the hunt for the thieves. Two
years ago he received what he believed TO be
valuable clew from Benjamin r. Mus
grave, who was sent to prison from Terre
Haute for trying 10 swindle the insurance
companies. 1t is claimed Musgrave, while
in prison, was told by George West, alias
sisted in the robbery. Musgrave, some
time after his release from prison, dlsap-
peared, and some believe he is dead. Cash
Ter Campbell had intended producing Mus
grave as a witness against West as soon as
the latter'S time was out. MusgraVe was
among the convicts released last summer
because of physical ailments. He was
thought to have consumption. IT Is be-
lieved here that the purpose OF having Gov
ernor Mount at the trial IS to show by the
records that ii was understood when Mus
grave was pardoned that he was to appear
against West. 1t is claimed, however, that
Musgrave's parole was signed and issued
hopelessly i'll Of consumption. 1t is the nope
of the defense to show that MusgraVe re-
lated the story alleged TO have been told
him by West with view to gaining his
freedom.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-16
Can sympathiue with Each other.

Chicago Evening Post.
If Mr. Kipling is accessible to William
Waldorf Astor we may suggest to our arts
tocratic countryman the advisability of
speedy conference. 1t is related in the dis
patches that Mr.. Astor'S exclusivenesS in
shutting off his grounds at Cliveden from
the intrusion of his neighborS has been re-
garded as a violation of British rights, and
that Mr.. Aston has been roundly scored for
tesy of English life" One of the complain
ants argues:
I'VE may fairly take advantage of the
law intended to keep the enjoyment and
right of way on English soil open forever TO
Englishmen, and give a lesson to wealthy
strangers who would not dare TO strain the
rights of property In their own countries.
While we must profess ignorance or the
English law 1t seems TO us that Mr.. ktpling
would be a great comfort to Mr.. Astor in
his hour of perturbation and bewilderment.
Mr. Kipling would tell Mr.. Astor, for exam
pie how he runs his country residence near
Brattleboro, and how he has been COM
PEELED by the encroachments OF his beastly
Yankee neighbors to put up signs forbidding
trespassing of every description and other
invasion of the sacred rights of an English
man. Mr.. Aston probably feels at Cliveden
ers is just as narrowing as that OF the
beastly Yankees at Brattfeboro. and we
have no doubt that he and Mr.. kipling
could get together and formulate a code of
neighborly ethics that would be satisfactory
TO both countries. We hope to see this ac
complished because Mr.. Aston and Mr.. Kip
ling are such delightful gentlemen that IL is
a pity TO deprive wistful human beings OF
the sunshine of their presence.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-16

Town and other productions Manager Lederer
has eabled from London that he has booked the
Casino production of The Belle OF New York
for presentation at the Shaftesbury Theater in
that city next April and Miss Leasing thinks
that, inasmuch the title part Of that piece
was written for her this would be appro-
pirate occasion for her cherished appearance in
all the glory OF leading role before her doubt
ing relatives.
Harry Mann, of the Knickerhocker Theater,
New York, is authority for the statement that
money spent for handsome theatrical posters is
money foolishly thrown away. mr.. Crane man
ager," said Mr. Mann to his press agent one day
this week, got up of the handsomest
posters think that were designed for a
which were unusually pretty, and we undertook
TO display them in the shop windows along the
principal thoroughfares. After our men had re-
ported that the cards were all out Mr.. Crane S
man went around to check up the cards and he
failed to find 10 per cent. of the cards which our
men had put We asked the shopkeepers
what had become of the cards. and they in
variably replied that they were 50 pretty that
they wanted to keep them In several places the
men had cut the lettering from the cards and
framed the pictures. The same state of affairs
existed with our half-sheet posters, and when
Mr.. BROOKS orders his next batch of printing it
will be of the kind that is more useful than
ornamental and the kind that will be likely to
remain in the windows"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-16
DEPEW Will NOT RESIGN.
The Great Chauncey Too Indispensa-
BILE to His Railroad to He Spared.

A<CSliC WEEKLY.
1t is not surprising that President Chaun-
cey M. Depew, of the New York Central
Railroad says he is tired of denying the re-
port that he is about to retire from his
place. 1t was unnecessary to deny the rum
or. Mr.. Depew has been, for over thirty
years, the counsel of the Vanderbilt family,
and has been advanced by them from the
attorneyship of short line to the presi-
dency of the New York Central and the
representative of their policy.
the confidence in his ability and Judgment
which led the commodore to select and Will
liam II. Vanderbilt to promote him. is held
and expressed in the same measure by Cor
nelius and by William K. Vanderbilt. We
know that Mr. Pierpont Morgan vigorously
opposed the appointment OF Mr.. Depew as
ambassador to England, stating that ii was
too important to the railway interests of the
country for him TO be permitted to resign
either as president of the Ger trail or chair
man of the Joint Traffic Association. Depew
and our railroads. in the mind of the public
are linked as one. for who else could ever
be the missioner, the Diplomat. the arbitra-
tor, promoter and protector of railroad i'm
terests in the United States. but Depew?
Does Congress menace the railways, the
first call is for Depew. His voice OF protest
is heard not only as that of the representa-
tive railroad man, but also as that of the
eloquent American who is a potential force
in every Republican national convention
and whose gifted pen and tongue have
placed him among the matchless men of his
time.
Does the Black Horse Cavalry mount for
raid on corporations at Albany the call