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The times., 1898-03-01
LOST But ONE REINDEER.
The Governments Purchase Reach
cs JERSEY City.

cs jersey city.
The Manitoban arrived at the Central
Stock Yards, Jersey City, on Saturday
night. having been out twenty-four days
from Alien and 537 magnificent animate
are delivered in excellent condition in
New York The loss Of but one animal
on the voyage is phenomenal This oc-
CURED through fighting with another
There are 11S Laplanders, including men
women and children.
The ship encountered very heavy seas.
but no accident occurred, and the immi-
grants arrived in perfect health, outside
of a few cases of measles.
The War Department has requested the
Interior Department to permit Mr.. KjeIl-
man, the agent Of the Educational Blu
reau in Alaska, TO accompany the cxpedi-
ton 10 Alaska The native moss con-
stituting the forage was in perfect state
| of preservation and is ample for the sus-
| tenance Of the reindeer to Alaska. There
/ are 431 reindeer sledges with harness
| equipments. The Pennsylvania Railroad
/ had everything in readiness upon the ar
! rival of the ship for the transfer of the
/ attendants, baggage. forage, and equip
ments direct from the cars. The rein
/ deer Will be loaded after resting twenty
! -four hours in the stock yards.
| These reindeer, after having served the
purposes for which they have been inn
! ported by the War Department can be
! sold in Alaska as provided by the law
| under which they We're purchased for
! more than what it will cost to deliver
them in Alaska. The North American
! Transportation and Trading Company
| has already made an offer to the War
! Department Of $4,000 for 100 head.
Reindeer were introduced in Alaska
! through the Interior Department in lS9i
/ for breeding purposes. 1t is the con
| sensus of opinion that the reindeer will
! be the only practicable method of trans
! pOrtation in that country, and should the
/ department conclude not TO sell these ami
! mails after having carried relief into the
| mining regions of that section as pro-
/ Vidcd by the law. they Will be transfer.
| red to the Interior Department, TO be
used in the commercial development OF
! the territory
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Demonstration Beyond Doubt.

Sir / have to inform you that the
ship has been blown up, and is sink
ing"
Thus did brave Anthony. private of
the marine corps, and captains orderly,
report the awful disaster to the com
mander of the doomed Maine, What
capt. Sigsbee replied has not officially
been made known, but there is private
knowledge that he expressed a view of
the occurrence entire,y in harmony with
that held by the whole American ma
ton today Nobody need think that he
has found any cause to change it. 1t
Will appear in letters of fire in the re
port of the Naval Court of Inquiry.
That document probably could be
ready for transmission by tomorrow,
and its conclusions without much doubt
viii be in the hands of the President by
Thursday night, whether the inquest
has been formally completed by that
time or not Ii is regarded as possible.
in order to postpone the day when the
American people viii seize the situation
and run away with it, that the court
may be directed to sit for while longer
and take supplementary testimony.
But the material evidence is believed to
be all in. and the important findings of
the board will undoubtedly be made
known to the Administration at once.
If there be any plain military neces-
sity for Keeping the report back in
view Of the value OF little extra time
for preparation. the country will sub
nit with its usual patience, but this
viii be largely because the nature OF
the story 1t will contain is a foregone
conclusion From the hour that news
Of the massacre first was received in
Washington by The Times, and by il
communicated to the President to the
present. there never has been scin-
tilla Of doubt that our warship was
wrecked and lost through Spanish
treachery That bloody fact viii be
written eternally in history by the re
port. With that official confederation
of what we all know from other but re
liable sources. we want to see th'
American who viii say that the hideou!
crime against our national navy, ou
honor and common humanity can b.
paid for in money.
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in manufacturing apologies by the
wholesale before they are needed.
The fact is that men who indulge in
such utterances a. those Of the Presi-
dents pastor last sunday. are Of very
much the same metal as a man who on
hearing that his daughter had been Fs-
saulted by a scoundrel would imme-
diately begin to make excuses for the
scoundrel such man is a cowardly
whelp, and there is no way in which he
can be made /" seem anything else.
Any man in a public pos ton, who, IN
learning Of the destruction of the
Maine. begins as a matter cf couse to
vilify the officers of that unhappy ship
and defend the men whom every cir
cUmStance Of the disaster points "Ut
as its destroyers. is a poltro3n and a
coward, and patriotism is not in him.
He is not an American: he does not
belong here. 1t is hard to tell exactly
where he does belong
The times., 1898-03-01
Graud-Hi Hpnry's NinstreIs

Musically Hi Henry minstrels are far
above the average; from comical ard
critical point of view they are only fair,
yet the performance as a whole is pleas
ing in the extreme, or at least that was
the verdict of the audience which crowd
ed the Grand Opera House last evening"
The man who said that there was nothing
new under the sun had evidently lust
returned from tour through series of
minstrel shows. In no department of
theatricals are there so few new ideas
displayed as in the charmed circle Of
blackened faces but. for all that the peo-
pie enjoy them. and. as that is the ulti-
mate aim of all managers aside from
purely financial profit, both sides should
be satisfied.
As indicated. there is nothing novel or
original in Hi Henry's entertainment. In
fact. it is said that Mr. Henry does not
desire the introduction Of new ideas, but
clings to his first love and makes money
thereby. The curtain rose last night be-
fore a pretty setting, resplendent with
vari-colored electric lights and handsome
costumes. The songs many of them new.
We're we'll rendered especially those of
Mr. Harry Leighton. OF the entire first
part, it is simply just to specialize in be-
half of Mr.. ]. \. Gates the interlocutor.
OF the end men. Mr.. Dan AIlmon out
shone his competitors beyond all chance
of comparison.
MusicaIIy the olio is a gem of purest ray
serene. In this department. Mr. Henry
displays his ability with telling effect. In
the overture. the accompaniment to the
cornet solo and the other musical num-
bers. the best of the performance is
found The afterpiece ION to Klondyke. -
has been written for laughing purposes
only and succeeds. although from a criti-
cal standpoint it is very ordinary. All in
all. the performance is the best given
here in the last few months and probably
superior To anything of its kind seen a.
noDular prices
The times., 1898-03-01
Academy Southern Romance"

Replete with local color. fragrant with
the fresh. mellow atmosphere of the old
blue grass region, teeming with bits of
sectional character work, all being woven
into a delicate. acceptable fabric. is the
new drama "a Southern Romance" pre-
sented for the first time in this city at
the Academy of Music last night. Inter
preted by n company in many respects
superior to the original, the performance
was a delightful surprise to all, however
critical
The play is founded on the weIl-known
novel. I'm Gods Country" and is built
on the not new idea of a naughty South
ern girl falling madiy in love with her
gardener. a French count, OstraciZed from
his home on account of family difficult
ties. The girl Lydia Ransome, is en-
gagged to q son of a ueighbor. and her
infatuation for the meniaI is naturally
taken as a disgrace by her father. n
counter love story serves to tighten the
rather romantic and seemingly Impossible
plot.
A part requiring the hardest of work
not to lapse into the conventional and
typical character role is that of the
count, assumed by Mr. A S Lipman,
formerly of the Columbia Stock COMPANY.
In this part Mr.. Lipman is seen at bet
ter advantage than in any of last year
his accent being neither overdone nor
unnatural. He is lacking in that EXPRESS
i've shoulder shrug indeibly associated
with Gallo parts. As the tramp the Ia
| borer and lover he is, above ALL a gentle
man. and even the desire for easily Sc
| cured and dearly gotten applause does not
deter him from interpreting his lines with
| intelligence and modesfy A pleasing op-
poste is Miss Eyesson. who has a part
| literally crowded with hard work. much
! of it of an emotional nature. Miss Ewes
! son is more than good: she is excellent
| Her only fault. and it is not Il notable
| one, is in the use of q dialect of a some
| what doubtful origin. a role diametrical-
| ly dissimilar is that of Miss Cora Tinnie.
| bubbling with bright and witty lines clev-
er and taking mannerisms, and good new
| business. Old man parts are prOverbial-
| ly 1rksome, but an exception can be noted
/ in the case of Mr.. J. w Thompson. who
! is strong in pathetic scenes and fair in
| all others. The Juvenile of Mr. FrankIyn
! Hill is above the ordinary as IS also the
/ work Of Mr.. Edward Wade. In a small
part Mr.. E. \. White proves himself
worthy of better roles, and no two more
natural cOlored studies have been seen
| here than those of Mr. Charles DiehI
and Miss Emma Brennan, each develop
ing considerable laughter
| Some Of the scenery carried is very fine
ana although at considerable disadvan-
| taSe. the piece was nicely staged In
| many respects the presentation is supe-
rior to that seen in New York Each per-
| son does his best for the general effect
and the result is as noted. The audience
last night was a critical one. yet curtain
calls followed each act. Mr.. Lipman and
! the Misses EvessOn ana Tinnie being es-
pecially favored.
The times., 1898-03-01
Kernan,s -"Kntckerhockers. :"

The pIaygoer must, indeed be hard to
suit who would want a better entertain
ment of light extravaganza and vaude-
vile than is presented at Kernan's this
week by Robes ''Knickerbockers." The
company is a new one here and presents
many features which cannot help but
please all who spend an evening with it.
The organization is strong in specialties
and brimful of pretty girls and funny
men, who present a program that was
highly pleasing 10 crowded houses at both
performances yesterday ..
"A Night with the knickerbockerS is
a bright dashy buTletta on which the
curtain rises. and in which the fun be-
gins early and never lagS. 1t is replete
with musical numbers, among which En-
ma Krause easily carried off the honors
She has lost none of the sweetness OF
voice which made her prominent on the
operate stage and her trio with the
Misses La Rue and WhalIen is decidedly
the feature of the burletta. Burke and
Wills in their Hebrew character parts
proved the best seen here this season.
The closing burlesque, Wise Mike. is
screamingly funny one of the features
in this is the trained donkey, Mike"
His tricks are very amusing and ne
seemed to get as much fun out of his
part as did Charles and John Burke. his
owners. The trio We're decidedly the life
of the skit.
Sandwiched in between the burlesques
was a strong and attractive oHo in
which pretty Edna Aug. sometimes
known as the American Anna Held was
leading card. She sings well the same
songs that made her adopted namesake
famous NJ S. Whallen renders his own
songs and tells new stories without end
Alene and La Rue are clever in acrobatic
dances; Margaret Rosa sang a number OF
ballads in a pleasing way. and John Il.
Wills and Estelle Wills made hit with
| their bright sketch. The entertainment is
excellent and should draw big houses.
The times., 1898-03-01
Columhia-.For Fair Virginia

The man who can write his own plays
and then present them successfully is sell
dom found i'm the ranks of the profession.
but d notable exception to this rule is
found in Russ Whytal who began
weeks engagement to a fair audience at
the Columbia Theater last night with his
stirring romantic drama, For Fair Vir-
ginia. The play is not unlike Secret
Service" both being built about the stir
ring events of the civil war. and neither
containing, anything of sufficiently sec
tional nature to offend an audience
Alike, they both contain all the dramatic
power and exciting cIimaXes of d war
drama without employing the aid of lot
of unframed, shouting supers.
While the first act OF For Fair Vir-
ginia" drags a bit and some OF the char
acters are not fully up to the require
ments of their roles. the play grew in
favor until its close and was enthusiastic
cally applauded. 1t contains many good
scenes, with quite Sprnkling of comedy.
and with the exception of an exaggerated
Southern accent which almost invariably
creepS into plays with a locale south of
the Mason and Dixon line the many good
lines are we'll read by all the principal
characters. Although the play has been
seen here twice before. it is peculiarly
adapted to the present situation in this
country. when rumor of war is rife, and
the patriotic airs played by the orchestra
visibly stirred the audience.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whytal are the unmis-
taxable Stars of the east but little Miss
Mable TaliaferrO shared the applause with
them and played cleverly conceived
childs part with fidelity and finish Mr..
f. r. Nagle as John Loughhn a South
erner by adoption was a rather STACEY
villain Mr.. Joseph Zahner, as Edward
EsmOnd Northerner. and Miss Viola For
tescue, az Nell Esmond. his sister. filed
their roles acceptably. while Mr. Joseph
HaZleton was Uncle Zeb. the old negro
servant, and injected a pleasing amount
of light comedy into many of his scenes
The remainder of the cast which is an
usually small. were very good.
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remarkable strength of her Jaws and
teeth by holding on with the latter to
Il strap while making a flying revolution.
The Four Luciers gave a novel and
pleasing turn playing all sorts of instru-
ments. both as sOIoists and in concert.
They made a decided hit. The Sisters
Helston soon became popular. and Nile.
Flora gave "a startling performance on
the slack wire. Joe Hardman was bright
in an up-to-dste- mOnslogue- The Ciit-
ford sisters were clever in several new
songs and dances. Collins and Daley
had little trouble in provoking Laughter
with their comedy sketch. Mabel CaIew
proved to be u bright little singer OF
character songs. and Castellat and Hall
presented a novel acrObatic turn. ard
brought down the house.
The Bijou Stock Company opened tine
program with a travesty on ''Tritby-
In this Billy Adams. John Grieves Billy
Madden and a large chorus We're seen To
advantage.
The times., 1898-03-01
Brave Peter Waterloo.


lfTom the savannah NeWS.j
Peter Waterloo, of Pittsburg, Pa, is
brave man. He formerly lived in New
Jersey, where he left a wife when he
went 10 Pittsburg. He found life in the
Smoky City rather dull, 50 he took him a
wife there The other day he wrote to
New Jersey for wife No. ! to come 10
him. She arrived on time. He met her
at the depot and took her TO the home
of No. > My dear" said he 10 No. ,
this is Mrs Waterloo, whom | married
before / came here; and this said he to
No l. lis Mrs. Waterloo, whom l par-
ried in this city; ! hope you VIII be
friends" But they were not friends and
Mr.. Waterloo is now in Jail for bigamy,
despite his bravery, or nerve.
The times., 1898-03-01

Henry Irving and the little flower girl.
his followers have either surpassed him
or worn out that line of work. The idea
of return to past laUrels detracted in
no small degree. The third part, ''Pierrot
Among the Yogi could hardly be called
remarkable. the comedy being of a cheap
order and the tricks very simple. but
The Illusion L.eOnii' was excellent. and
mystifed the audience greatly While. in
its nature, not unlike kellars cage trick.
1t was novel adaptation of an old idea.
and had the effect of something entirely
now. The Wizards Enchantment, The
Miracles OF Chunder Hula and the
Mystery of Mesour were. in spite OF
their names. neither above nor below the
average and neither added nor took away
from any portion of the entertainment
other than its length.
The times., 1898-03-01
General woodford's Mistake.

lFTOm Inc Indianapolis NcWs.J
our minister at Madrid, Stewart L.
Woodford, in telegraphing to the Pres-
dent the expression of the Queen Of
Spain's sympathy, calls the President
''your excellency." An accredited rep
resentative OF the United States ought
TO know his government better than this.
For an American TO use q title TO any
American IS singular enough but for our
minister representing the United States
abroad Ia address the President as your
excelIency' betrays lack of familiarity
with the American Constitution and Gus
toms that is not complimentary.
The times., 1898-03-01
Biiuu-Naudeville.

Kitty Mitchell kept the audience at the
Bijou in a constant state of hilarity while
she was on the stage at both perform
ances yesterday. Her act is full of life,
bright notions and catchy songs. and
she scored an instant hit.
Another attractive card was the
Maginleys. who gave one of the most
difficult and daring trapeze acts ever
seen here. Lotta Maginley shows the
The times., 1898-03-01
War Exists.
(From the Chicago Tribune

q TONI TIIV VHIIUgW ITIWUIIT.T
The time is past for conjectures as to
whether there is TO be war with Spain.
There Is war now Itswill not commence
when Congress declares war 1t began
when Spain blew up the Maine in the
harbor Of Havana. Any declaration of
war that Congress may make will be
merely an announcement that this coun-
try Is ready TO administer to the coun-
trymen of Alva condisn punishment for
an act of periidy more atrocious than
any he ever committed.
The times., 1898-03-01

President Patton, of Princeton lives
where he has a good opportunity TO be
come familiar with the Spanish policy
Of the Cleveland Administration. He has
Joined III the chorus OF those who be
liev~ in 'amicable adjustment" even if
the Maine were blown up by Spanish
mine. They are all singing the beautiful
tune: BE calm and trust in DoHinger,
and he will pull you through"
The times., 1898-03-01

Readers oi The Times who may At any time
h. unable Oh procure copies OF II nj any news
stand ar railroad station railroad trains Nyii
confer favor upon the management by sending
e. tH, office Information ri the fact.
Communications intended igr publication an
The Times should ar ter~cly and plainly written.
and must in an cases be accompanied ly the
uame and address Of the writer. Rejected con-
mUncation~ viii moi Dee preserved. ami only man
uscripts Of Obvious Importance VIII l,e returned
10 thoir authors
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There is "A brilliant possibility that
good big gold loan might reconcile some
Of our Wall street friends. even 10
war with Spain. Those who have taken
the Administration rip ana bought up
Spanish bonds at panic prices need not
be counted in the party. Indeed. there
may yet be considerable danger that the
latter class have made a bad bargain al
though il is reported that most Of the
Americans in it have only invested I" the
extent Of securing options in return FOR
their political OF other influence in Wash
ington. The heavy losers viii be in Lon
don and Paris.
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The dead from the Maine were given
a public funeral through the streets Of
Havana, as sort of Spanish triumph.
Nct an American flag was to be seen.
Only the colors Of Spain were visible.
The wounded were carried deliberately
to The yilest pest house in the city, with
the evident intention that the stili an
completed job should be finished Per
haps the Rev. Hugh Johnston viii be
kind enough 10 advise us how many dol
lars extra should be asked in conse-
queucc.
The times., 1898-03-01
Ma.ll Bhid

(From the Birmingham Age Herald)
The American editors who are writing
TO please the bondholders and stock Job
bers belong 90 the band OF traitors who
uphold national honor at space rates.
The times., 1898-03-01

Great Britain appears 70 be taking our
Nicaragua Canal project seriously, and
has begun an elaborate system OF de
fenses on the island Of Jamaica To rem
der that an impregnable naval base for
operations against the Caribbean end Of
the ditch. The British government is
about to lay cable 10 Kingston, which
will give the island direct telegraphic
connection with London and a loop is to
be sent 10 ST Lucia, Immediately off our
Florida coast England talks arbitration
but is preparing for something else.
The times., 1898-03-01
Two Questions Answered.

To the Editor OF The Times
When did the Capital Traction power
house burn down? >. Was anyone in
jured? >
Iseptember % 1891. ?. MOL
The times., 1898-03-01

According 10 she latest information,
spcb wa. the desire on board the Span
ish war vessel Alfouzo XII 10 assist
the wounded from the Maine that her
small boats were gotten in readiness TO
launch twelve minutes before the eNplo-
sion. After such an exhibition of benev-
oleni intention on the part Of Spain 5
naval representatives. il would seem TO
us folly TO doubt Mr.. Cages accident
theory. That the Spaniards on the Al
fcnzo XII knew what was about to hap
pen does not alter the circumstance.
They also knew that it would be an ''ae-
cideut. and that they could Immediately
rush 20 our assistance
The times., 1898-03-01

All efforts 10 create a war scare in
Wall street last week on the ground that
the whipping this country is going 10
administer To Spain Will in any way IN
icrfere with business was dismal fail
ure. Wherever the bear crowd threw
shares overheard the Europeans snapped
them mp. The ability Of America TO give
the Spaniards the necessary castigation
without the slightest trouble or disturb
aucc to home or foreign affairs is well
enough known on the other side, how
ever frightful the prospect may appear
10 cgwardly Tories here.
The times., 1898-03-01
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

The circulation OF THE TIMES for the
week ended February % 1898. was as fol
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-01

Recently Il was given out that Pro-
fessor John y. Smith. Of the New Jersey
state Experimental Farm, had obtained
some very peculiar and interesting results
by grating insects. A New Brunswick
special now informs US that on Saturday
a Jersey farmer called at the station and
demanded to be allowed the pleasure OF
an interview with the Professor. On be-
ing asked his business, the special goes
on to say. the farmer stated that he had
learned that the Professor intended TO
produce three-headed mosquitoes by his
grating process, and he wanted. as
resident Of the worst mosouito-infested
section of the State, to make remon-
STRANGE.
The special concludes with the very un-
satisfactory information that the visitor
was sent away without seeing the Pro-
fessor. We say unsatisfactory, for the
presumption is that the farmer, had he
found the report true. would have remon-
strated with the Professor with a shot
gun That would have been a plain duty
TO himself and the rest OF humanity.
Again, if there is no ground for the re-
port. the public mind would like to be
relieved from the contemplation of tho
horrors it suggests. The simple idea of
musquitos being thrice armed with
the machinery for grating itself upon us,
and being supplied with three music
boxes instead of one. is enough to recon
cile us to eternal ice and snow IT, how
ever, the report is true. there is still con-
ISOLATION. The consolation lies in the fact
that Jersey justice has sometimes taken
the form of lynch law, and that the Jer-
sey farmers may, as they ought to, de-
eide that It would be better that one man
should be a martyr to science than mill
lions.