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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-11
4 cademy Northern Lights

People who like excitement got a
plenty Of it at the Academy last eve
ming. Northern Lights is = play
which is warranted 10 excite an audi
ence. 1t is . military affair, with car
mons. and muskets. and uniforms. and
war horses, and things, plenty Of TlriI-
ans, plenty of thrills. an ! Dien,y Of fu2.
for even the most exciting Story of ad-
venture is a failure if one cannot stop
to laugh now and then. The comic ele-
ment in this case is furnished by two
young lovers, who go through a great
many trials, which are not so tragic to
the audience as to the lovers them
selves: for of course they do not know
that they are coming out of the trouble
all right, and the audience does know
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DANCED TO HER DEATH.
Mrs. Shelly's Oft-Expressed Wish
Granted at Last.

New York, Jan. Ill could die
dancing" So Mrs. Mamie Shelly.
thirty-six years old, of No. 227 West
Sixty-second street. often said to her
friends. In her little circle of acduain-
tances Mrs. Shelly was a leader. AT
the balls of the various lodges 10 which
her husband belongs and at the many
modest parties given by her friends she
Was always first in innocent gayety
Sunday night she invited a number
of her acquaintance to her home and
they passed the evening in dancing
Mrs. Shelly was all life. and her high
spirits and brightness seemed conta-
gious, for the party was an especially
merry one.
Come again" and Goodnight" wera
said at last, and before going to bed
Mrs. Shelly said To her husband. I've
had a lovely time,' And she repeated
her enthusiastic boast: 4 could die
dancing,"
When Mr.. Shelly started to go To his
work yesterday morning Mrs. Shelly
complained of being tired. Her hus-
band told her TO remain in bed, saying
that he would prepare breakfast.
Returning to his home last night Mr.
Shelly found the door locked. He was
surprised, and his shouts and knock
ings getting no answer he forced an
entrance to the fiat Then he hurried
to his wife's bedroom. thinking that she
might be i'll.
She was lying on her bed as he had
left her in the morning. but she was
dead. She had died a few minutes af-
ter husband and wife parted that
morning, the physician said.
Heart failure. resulting probably
from physical exertion, was the cause.
the physician added.
So Mrs. Shelly's oft-repeated wish
had been almost literally granted.
Death came as the result Of her last
dance.
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The program presented at the BijOu
at yesterdays performances is one Of
the best offered there this season. The
Georgia Minstrels, with Lew Simmons
and Clark Gibbs as end men, and a
large number Of singers, opened the
program. The performance closed with
the Hotel Runners" lively farce.
Those who appeared in the oliO were:
Cora Routt, Senator Frank Bell. Fial-
kowski, in clever limitations; Helene
TOussant, Mile. VeIesca. Mabel Stanley.
Dollie Laffena. Gibbons and Barrett.
Tally-Ho Trio, and Boston Comedy
Quartet. The theater will be refitted
with new and comfortable seats at an
early date.
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LOSES HIS VbICE AT FORTY.
Remarkable CASE of Man Afflicted
With mia sid

New York, Jan. 1.-THE World prints
letter from a physician in which he
! tells of a remarkable case of aphasia
He says:
A most interesting case of aphasia
has come to my knowledge, a case rare
because of the patients perfect speech
lessness. For aphasia, please to under
stand, is loss, more usually a defect
of speech which originates in the brain
and is a symptom OF brain disease.
When ii exists the patient is unable
to clothe any idea in speech, although
he may distinctly pronounce one or two
words and thus prove that his speech
less condition is not due to a mere diff
Guilty in the mechanical art of articu-
lation.
Besides, the patients intelligent man.
ner and gestures may plainly show that
he understands what is said and is ca
pable of thinking, although he is I'M
able To select the precise words need
ed To express his thoughts and to ar
range them in an Ineligible sentence.
The case here under notice is that OF
William II. Allen, prosperous and well
known at Brick Church, n. j., where
he is engaged in the newspaper and
stationery business.
Since last Thursday morning he has
not been able to express himself in
words, although he can easily and
most intelligently carry on a conversa-
ton which demands from him only
monosyllable answers, yes" no"
Mr.. Allen, his friends tell me, has
been known as a fluent, even eloquent,
talker But for the past five days his
lips, tongue and teeth have refused to
form the words dictated by his
thoughts. Yet his fine bass voice is
as clear as ever and he suffers no
physical pain from his affiiction.
In two words Mr.. Allen is in the
condition of the baby VINO is pleased,
who tries to say so and who succeeds
in saying All GOO
That his mind is perfectly clear. al
though naturally troubled, is proved by
the fact that in his room in his house
on Halstead street, he keeps in close
touch with his business, gives in writ
ing most lucid directions. and main
tains his large correspondence. Yet his
relatives and friends try To catch his
thoughts and 10 express them to him
Mr.. Allen made little progress yes
terday, in learning TO speak for the
second time in his life. He succeeded
his family by name and in enunciating
the first word or two of a sentence
Then he broke down. But he was not
confused" in the ordinary acceptation
of the word.
l have had no opportunity to closely
examine Mr.. Allen, but ] venture this
opinion. this diagnosis. if you will:
Mr.. Allen suffers from embolism of
one of the arteries or veins of the
brain. minute clot Of blood or of
fbrin, the detached thread of a NOR
bid growth, a globule Of fat perhaps
obstructs a blood vessel-plugs ii. This
plug presses on the nerve centers that
govern the power Of speech, and has
almost completely paralyzed them.
1t is entirely probable that this plug
will be absorbed. Indeed the slight i'm
provement in the patients speech
proves il is being absorbed. AS it dis
appears by absorption. Mr.. Allen will
be able to express his thoughts.
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NatiOnal -PrimrOse aud West

The dear old minstrel show, which
is nevertheless always new, came TO
the National last night, and the audi
ence found. as usual. that although they
could have reminiscent ecstacies over it,
and remember former minstrel shows,
1t was really new TO them. because it
was full of new features and thor
oughly up to date. Carroll Johnson
and Billy Rice We're there, of course,
with some new songs, but the same old
makeup; the Freeze Brothers did some
tambourine spinning. and there was
saxCphone solo. and some walking au-
donations. and vocal selections, grave
and gay. One of the especially nota-
bic features was the "Melophrase
Dancing" of coon songs and Ezra Ken
dalls original monologue. The per-
Torrance concluded with the ''ZOuaye
Patrol" by w. II. West.
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BRYAN ENDORSED BY SIMPSON
He Alone. Says the Congressman,
Can Unite All silver Men.

New York. Jan. 1l.-Congressman
Jerry Simpson has written d letter to
the World, in which he says.
My attention has been called to a
statement by William J. Bryan i'm Chi
CagO to the effect that in the Presiden-
tial contest Of 1900 il Will be the part of
wisdom for the Democrats to again
unite with the Populisrs and Free Sill
Yer Republicans.
! not only concur in this view, but |
do not believe that the Democrats alone
can muster votes enough at the polls TO
beat the golG-standard advocates, for
thzt includes, q large number of the
Democratic party. and to Offset this
lead they must set Populist and Free
Silver votes.
In my opinion Bryan can get nearly
the solid vote of these two parties
They have unbounded confidence in his
honesty. integrity, ability and devotion.
not to free silver alone. but to other
great national reforms that they stand
for
Nominate any other man than Bry-
an and it means four more years of
Republican rule in national affairs of
this country
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A BRIDEGROOM MISSING.
30 Il Mr.. NathaH's S33 Incident of
an Ante-Nuptial Celebration.


Jack Nathan. living at No. Gle y
street. has asked the police 10 locate q
man giving the name of J. L. Brown.
whom he accuses Of taking $50 Of his
money. Nathan tells an interesting
story about the alleged robbery.
He says that Brown came 10 Wash
ington from New York on New Year :
Day. and claimed that he intended to
go into business. He secured a room
al the same house where Nathan
boards They became friends. and
Brown contided to him that he had
fallen in love with q young lady. a
Jevess, and was To marry her on Sat
urday. The night previous, Nathan
says. Brown invited him to accompany
him to the home of the bTide-eleCt.
and celebrate in advance the wedding.
The celebration proved too much for
Mr. Nathan, as he says he imbibed too
much and was unable To so home at
the proper time. so Mr.. Brown very
CALAMITY left his sweetheart and took
his friend home and put him to bed.
He also took from the inside pocket.
Mr.. Nathan charges. his wallet. and
then left for parts unknown withou;
his sweetheart.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-11

There is a good deal of grief involv-
ed in the contemplation of a question
of veracity which, sad to say. appears
10 be presented in the divergent re-
ports Of Mr.. McKinley's attitude on
bimetallism, variously offered by Mr.
Peabody, OF Boston, and Senator
Chandler. MIR. Peabody has told the
New York Tribune Of his delight to
find that the President is thoroughly
ia accord with Secretary Gage, in the
latter's gold views and recommenda-
tions. ME-. Peabody asserts that Mr.
Mckinley gave him positive assurances
that he would use his influence in the
line of Mr. Cages policy. Now comes
the Hon. William L. Chandler. who.
being interviewed, Opposes and says,
that he has been to the White House
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COlunbia-"My Bows"

My Boys in which Richards and
Garfield appeared as the stars last
night, at the Columbia. is a variety
performance with a small plot. My
Boys" are three prodigal sons who look
as if they had been living on husks for
several years, changed clothes with all
the scarecrows they could find. There
are three pretty girls in the usual sum-
merg girl raiment. and one fresh-faced
Irish damself who sings d very fetch
ing song. There are also four babies
and a picture gallery. The picture gal
lery should not be forgotten. for it
is one of the really comic elements of
the play.
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The vote in the two houses Of the Ohio
legislature today. practically elects
Mr.. Hanna TO the Senate Nobody
need be surprised. We are not. There
can be no reasonable question that the
action stated viii be ratified in joint
convention. While other journals have
expressed confidence that the Repub-
lican Warwick would be defeated, be-
cause of his advocacy OF and adher-
ence to methods considered irregular
and subVersive of good government.
outside of his party. we never have
ceased to believe that those very meth
DDS, in strictly Republican fight.
would land him a winner The Repub-
lican party would look very lonesome
during this Administration without
Marcus Aurelius Hanna in the Senate
We also may repeat the truism that
The National Democratic party would
be depressed if the country were de
prived of such an object lesson.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
willard.

Mr.. E. S. Willard gave his patrons
a novelty last night in his appearance
in dress comedy. The piece presen-
ted upon the opening of his season at
the Lafayette Square Opera House last
night was the familiar old comedy
David Garrick." Ii furnished a de
iightful evening both in the admirable
rendering of the name part by Mr.
Willard and in the general evenness,
excellence and originality of the bal
ance of the presentation. The cast
comprised Werner Charges, as Old In
got; Maud Hoffman, as Ada; Bromley
Davenport as Chivy; and Messrs.
Cane, Taylor, and Lonsdale, and Mines.
Cane and knights. as the dinner
guests. Tom Pinch" will be given to-
night.
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THE HEARING TOMORROW.

Monetary Commission and Secretary
Gage to Be Present.
Mrs. Martha f. Turner, the wife of
Bishop II. NJ. Turner, senior bishop of
the A. NJ. E. Church. died at p. m.
yesterday. at her late residence, No.
30 Yunge street, Atlanta, Ga The
funeral party will pass through this
city Thursday morning, where it will
be Joined by the bishops sons, en- route
to Bristol, Pa, where the remains will
be inferred in the family vault Mrs
Turner was very conspicuous figure
in all colored church organizations. es-
pecially charitable. The influence she
exerted was very great
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Kernau',-Broadway BurIesauers

The program offered by the Broadway
entirely pleasing TO a-crowded house A
large number Of shapely women and
bright funmakers appear in Summer
Nights" and "A Paris Girl at Sarato-
ga lively burlesques, which open and
close the program. Among those who
appeared in the oliO were Dan McAyOy
and Jessie May. in a conglomeratiOn of
fun and music; the Dunbar Sisters. in
pretty dances; Miss Emma CarUs, in
popular songs: Gilbert and GOldie in
funny sayings and songs; the Judges,
in difficult acrobdtics: Dick Bernard.
in dialect character specially; Jessie
May. in tough girl character. and
Marie Beugarde. in up-tO-date songs.
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Millionaire's Palace on wheel.

Wilmington. Del. Jan. IA hand
some new private car has been shipped
by the jackson & Sharp Company. of
this city. to Florida. for Millionaire II
NJ. Flagler, of New York. 1t is IS feet
. inches over all. and is one of the fin
est private care ever turned out. The
cost is something near $4,000.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-11

As predicted in these columns. the
preliminary skirmish i'm the fight over
the Hawaiian annexation treaty in the
Senate occurred yesterday on the ques-
ton as to whether or not the matter
should be considered in open or i'm ex-
ecutive session. We observe some ex-
pressions of surprise in the press today
that Senators White and GRAY. the
leading opponents of annexation. should
have made struggle for open sessions:
but that is not i'm the least strange
one OF the strongest beverages at COM
mand Of the friends of the treaty is
their possession Of evidence that Ger
tain foreign governments have made
careful preparation to seize the islands
the minute We reject them. Added to
this, there is further evidence that a
foreign influence has been working to
defeat ratification by corrupt means.
Now, none of these matters we'll could
he presented to the Senate in omen Sos
sion, on account Of the effect they
might have upon our foreign relations.
and Gray and White knew this: and.
hence, wanted the widest publicity. In
another sense their wish, as far as they
personally are concerned. may be graf
flied, but not by way of open debate.
Yesterdays proceedings were unimpor-
tant as to disclosing the situation. and
it is probable that many more sittincs
viii be gone through before the friends
of the treaty or the representatives of
the foreign influence and Sugar Trust
opposed to it, viii either of them have
much greater information than they
possess at present in connection with
the matter"
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RUMOR ABOUT GOWN.
Said to Be Negotiating With Insur.
gents for ACceDtaQpa of Autnnomv

Said TO Be Negotiating With Insur.
gents for Acceptance of Autonomy.
Madrid, Jan. 11.-Senor Silvelda, the
leader of the dissident conservatives,
and Senior Pidal, president of the cham
Der, have conferred together, and as
a result of the conference will issue a
manifesto favoring reorganization of
the conservative party
The Heraldo says that Senior Antonio
Gown is negotiating with he leading
insurgents in Cuba with a view of per-
suading them TO adopt the new regime
of Cuban autonomy. If the efforts of
Senior Gown should fail, the paper as
serts, he will refuse TO accept the port
folio of justice in the Cuban cabinet.
to which he was recently called.
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ONE JUDGE FOR TWO COURTS.
Offenders Tried i'm Both Branches of
Police Court by Judge Scott

Judge Scott was called upon to do
double duty in the police court this
morning. This was necessitated by the
failure OF the President to reappoint
Judge kimball yesterday. The junior
member of the police court bench, how
ever, was equal to the occasion and dis
patched the business like an old hand.
Judge Scott opened the District
branch of the police court at the usual
hour, and after disposing of the bust
ness which belongs to that court adj
journed to Judge Kimbalrs court,
where he heard the cases in the United
States branch.
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SECRETARY ALGER'S CONDITION
He Has Grip" and will Go South
when Advised by His Doctors.

Secretary Alger was said this morn
ing to be better. His private secretary
told The Times man that in the illness
of Secretary Alger there was no occas-
ion for alarm, and none is felt. The
physicians who attend the Secretary
declare that the malady from which he
suffers is only a mild form of grippe
Gen. Alger contracted cold a few
days ago, and this has been accom-
panied by low fever He requires rest
and as soon as his physicians recon-
mend the Secretary will go South.
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Fears for Mrs. MrEang'S Reason

New York. Jan 11-Fears are enter
tanned that the reason of Mrs. John Y.
Mckane. wife of the Long Island City
political boss. now in Sing Sing. will
be dethroned. 1t is said that she has
grieved so much for her husband that
she is frail and broken down. She has
suffered many disappointments in her
constant efforts to obtain his release.
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TUESDAY. JANUARY II. 1885.
Notes of the Day

There is no possible way by which
liberal minded and charitabIy inclined
persons can do so much good as by
contributing to establish in the Dis
urict Of Columbia a Home for the
Elind
Provision is made, more or less lib
orally. for almost every other class Of
Unfortunates. but for the blind. who
are the helpless victims ard never the
authors Of their misfortunes. nothing
practical has been done. Such of them
as are unable TO obtain a rudimcntary
education at the public schools may.
after a considerable exercise Of time
and influence be sent at the expense
~ the Government TO the Maryland
Blind Academy, but after that is done
for them they are no longer consid-
cred.
y The plan Of the association which
has lately been organized. and Of
which Mrs. John Russell Young has
been chosen president is TO establish
A home where The dependent blind can
lie taught such light trades as will
ltflB Alttill ~ Al lff-l li-ettiriiA ~NlfiJl l. 10
rent suth place and moderately fur
nish it is not SO great a task but to
maintain ii until the inmates can be
come seL-supporting is charge that
rlrsJ be provided for
There are probably over a hundred
persons in the District hopelessly
blind. many Of them dependent on fit
full charity: many terribly neglected,
and all proper claimants upon the at
tention. the care and the Hberality Of
their more fortunate fellow-citizens II
is TO provide for them a shelter. or. if
il can be attained. real home. 50 that
heir present misfoTtunes may be al
eviated and their lives a little bright
ened. that this movement has been re
gun.
There can be no doubt that every
cent contributed win be properly ap-
Piled. The Times has been requested
10 act as a collecting agent. and with
this request it cheerfully complies. ID
win receive and acknowledge subscrip,
iions. large and small. and begins the
work with a contribution Of $40.
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session Of Prussian Die. onens

Berlin. Ian. 1.-THE session of the
Prussian Diet was opened today. The
speech from the throne was read by
Prince Hohenlohe, the Imperial Chan
cellor. The address was confined to in
ternal affairs and was devoid of inter-
national interest.
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