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The herald., 1898-04-10

lamation and showed that the possession
of physical attractions is not sufficient to
counterbalance the want of unders landing
which is demanded of au actress who
would occupy the highest rank.
Rudinoff, the Russian, as he is called in
the Orpheum program, has afforded dur
ing the past week an entertainment unique
of it's kind in vaudeville. IL l were to fol-
low the example so frequently set in the
press today l should call it very unique"
without regard to grammatical style.
Rudinoff does not excel SO marvelously in
his crayon sketches and in his shadow pic
lures, although these are done with ex-
treme cleverness and with a certain dash
that eXciteS admiration. But 1t Is in his
little interlude which consists OF vocal
duet between the nightingale and its mate
that Rudnoff produces such wonderful
effects. 1 may premise that the performer
is handsome man OF athletic appearance
and magnetic personality. His acquain-
tance with the English language is of re-
cent date, not over three months, he tells
me, and yet he speaks 1t so as to be per-
fectly understood. His French, in which
language he sometimes speaks to his aud
ience, is particularly pure, and he has a
manner that in its agile grace is quite
captivating. He personates by suggestion
the love duet of "Mr. and Mrs. Nightin-
gale" and he initiates the notes of each
bird with brilliancy. shading and effect
that is more than a surprise; it is an as
tonishment The mmicry is perfect, and
aided by his intelligent suggestion, the
xS,t,1 1ot, 10 x~,I,;,
terpreted into love duet that needs no
other language to make it understood.
o O O
A recent accession to the Examiners
dramatic columns, Prof. l.. Du Pont Syle,
characterizes "A Gay Deceiver,'' which
was presented here with Anna Held and
afterwards in San Francisco, as a play
thoroughly immoral and disgrace to the
stage" The professor bases his adverse,
criticism chiefly on the ground that the
piece in question holds up to rid!cule the
institution of marriage upon which rests
the home, the family and the legitimate
inheritance of property. History shows"
says the critic, that the society in which
this institution has become public jest
Is In perilous condition. Such was So
ciety In the time of Charles IL; such was
society in the time of Louis XIV; such is
the society depicted in "A Gay Deceiver"
The men are all rakes and liars; the women
are all shameless and vicious except the
wife, who is represented as fool; the au-
thors heap the ridicule upon her-the only
woman in the play with any pretension to
virtue-and do their best to excite your
sympathy for her husband. the arch-rake
and the arch-liar."
The unfortunate thing about the FORE
going remarks is that they are perfectly
true. The prevailing tendency among
dramatists is to concoct, and smong man
The herald., 1898-04-10
OS ANGELES HERALD: SUNDAY MORNING. APRIL TO-

'"There are a few cities where the black
listed actors can find Independent theaters,
but the trusts control is almost absolute,
and when 1t becomes entirely so. artists
like ModJeska may take their choice be-
tween starvation and whatever pittance
the trust will allow them.
Encouraging outlook for dramatic art
in America, Is 1t not?''
O O O
Scenes from Shakespeare's Hamlet"
Macbeth" and Merchant of Venice will
be given in costume at the theater of the
Hotel Green tomorrow night by +. c. Mac
farlane and his pupils. Miss Frasier will
essay the principal female parts.
q. A. DICKINSON.
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Rudinoff. the talented Russian. who Is
now at the Orpheum. has furnished the
San Francisco Call with some of his free
hand trick drawing. In which he exces.
Only those who have seen him work can
understand how quickly he executes his
ideas in black and white.
With a sheet of paper and black craycn
he in less than half minute makes few
quick strokes, a dot or two and there ap-
pears a tangled mass of lines which at first
sight appear meaningless to the audience,
for his pictures are drawn upside down.
The moment the sketch Is turned to an up
right position the result of his deft work
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lbsen's arms. my God, my God!' he ex-
claimed, 81 hope | am not to blame!' The
young man, when he recovered his senses,
swore he would never go to another per-
formance of Ghosts" Ibsen was delight
ed with the success of his piece, and said
to his friend, Felix Philippi: This is the
happiest day of my life. | shall never for
get my whole life long the pleasure you
have given me-"
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veloped his talent as an entertainer in the
little sociables among the students. aud
when the time came that he found himself
short of means he then began to turn his
talent to account.
There is also a little romance in his life.
For a time Rudinoff retired to a monas-
terry, and it is said that some of the
sketches he executed on the wall are still
the wonder of the monks. He concluded.
however, that his life as priest would not
be a success and he returned to the world.
and for a time was engaged as illustrator
on the Partisan magazine. Later he tooR
to the stage, and hopes within year to re-
turn to the art school a Munich.
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becomes apparent. He has with these few
strokes of the crayon drawn the heao Of
a man or woman that ranks as a character
sketch.
Another line of work in which he eX-
cells is In that similar to illustrations used
in this connection, and are known as
The herald., 1898-04-10
Bellringer," and will be tried soon in Man

Bellringer," and will be tried soon in Man
chester.
Sydney Grundy is the dramatist who has
been selected to make a new play out of
THE Three Musketeeers'' for Mr.. Beer
bohm Tree. There are about half dozen
writer's working on this theme for as many
theatrical heroes of romance.
George H. Broadhurst the playwright,
has completed a new comedy y-drama enti-
tied 1.-THE Last Chapter which he may
bring out before the season closes
The herald., 1898-04-10

the stage, but even in this the five sketches
were furnished in fifteen minutes.
Mr.. Rudinoff does not intend to follow
vaudeville, but hopes some day to return
to art At present he is dealing with the
stage as a means to an end While at
tending the art school at Munich he de-
The herald., 1898-04-10

double headers When viewed from one
position one character appears and when
the picture is turned another way an en-
tirely different profile comes to view. OF
course the illustrations furnished the Call
had to be done. in pen and ink an~ much
more carefully executd than his work for
The herald., 1898-04-10
Ibsen's Ghosts

The first performance of Ibsen's
Ghosts" in Germany took place April IA,
1886. at the Augsburg theater. Ibsen was
,present and had seat in the parquet
During the performance his neighbor in
the stalls suddenly tainted and fell into
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-12-14
The Flames Even Drive the Rascuers
From Their Work. and All Hope
Is About Abandoned.
ONLY FIVE KNOWN
TO HAVE Persisted.
But ~ the Fire Is Believed TO he
Burning In the Lower Levels,
Their Rescue viii BE
Miraculous

Poteau, /. T., Dec. iS.-An explosion
In the Indianoia aud Hiawatha mine.
three miles from here at a late hour last
night, caused the death OF nc least five
men twenty-five Others arc imnri,on-
ed IN the mine, which Is on fire. aud 10 u
feared thag few OF them can b. rescued.
The disaster was caused by an explosion
Of dust following blast One hundred
men were nc WORK In the mine nc the
time The greatest excitement prevails
IN tine vicinity OF the mines ami the
names Of the dead and imprisoned min.
err cannot be Obtained
Potciu. l. T., Dec. l3.-The explosion
caused by the ignition Of cod dust af,or
n blast bad been fired m Mine No 2,
three miles rom mere. was something
terrific, ana was very plainly heard az
TIM. place Tho timber work Of the
hoist was blown far into the mir, and tine
shattered remains Immediately caught
on tire.
Over 100 men were ~ work In the
mine at the time a the explosion and
only about 10 Of these have Teen account.
ca for. Those who escaped w,rs en-.
pioyed In another part of the mine.
There seems 70 be little hops Of rsscuiug
the entomoei miners as the explosion
literally rent ths subways asunder AMI
hundreds OF tons Of earth will have TO b.
taken away tefore they can be- reached
One hundred men are working valiant.
~ 10 resoue their comrades They arc
driven away &C times because Of the IN.
tense heat OF the burning structure.
IL is probable the interior Of the mine
Is now burning, though nj present this
cannot be- determined IL Is also imDo..
sible 20 ascertain the names Of thosa
VINO have been killed and buried In the
mine. The ire light. up the country
for mite. around and crowds OF people
arr arriving on the scene
This Is the second time IA threo weeks
thar an explosion has occurred in this
mine, two men having bson killed In tbs
previous one.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-12-14

Washington. Dec. ~ The president
has accepted the Recommendation
OF General Wheeler ANA hrs
commutod to imprisonment for hio
the sentence Of death imposed by the
nUn.s...L upon Prvatei Lindsay OF
~ at Hand 1lle' Ala
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-12-14
BLISS WILL RESIGN.
secretary Of the Interior wiI Leave
tho Cabinet OF IN. Precedent.

Washington Dec % 1t isvcrv prob.
able that Secretary Bliss will tender his
designation within short time 90 tine
president lie mas had the step under
consideration for some time, doeming 10
necessary that he should bo Tree 20 de.
vote more time 10 his large business in.
tercsts. Tho resignation, BE- can b.
stated, h. not due IN the lcasy 90 any dif.
forences with the president or his other
advisors, but has private aud personal
reasons against continuing longer Ia OH.
fee ~ secretary Of the interior At the
time ho ontorod tho cabinet, 10 h said
somi.ofllcialIy, that he did not intend 10
serve tho torn out
IL Is presumed official announcement
will not be- made until the president has
chosen Mr. Bliss successor.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-12-14
FIVE QUEER DEATHS.
10 Il Claimed N. Deadly PUNE smelt.
ers Are Responsible.

Butte, Mon. Dec 10 Five deaths
have occurred In Butte IN which it l.
claimed have been caused by dreadful
sulphur and arsenic fumes from the
smeiters Many people who can do 50
are leaving the city 10 get out Of the
smoke. A mass meeting of citizens mas
been called TO take steps against the
deadly nuisance. The fyopcr.ons dead
are Edwin II. Levine, Mrs Henrietta
Levy, Frank II clester. Catherine Sui.
Ivan and John Gooduow. Monday
night the smoke was morr dense ans
sufiocatinR then ever Threats are
made and Il Is feared some violence may
result from the public meeting.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-12-14
SLAUGHTERED BY REBELS.

They Attsck village In rormosa,
Leaving Death and Destruction.
San Francisco Dec Vs. Terrible
atrocities are reported from Formosn.
Two hundred rebels recently attacked o
village, surprising the people and loot.
ing the place They burned ~ houses.
A Japanese police inspector and s'v
constables persisted in rcrolling the A..
tack Ono constable was captured. The
insurgents fastened on his back the
bloody heads Of his companions and
drove him before them into tho woods.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-12-14
To aIrs rr..ldsnt rnw.r.

Washington, Dec l8 -Rapresenta.
tive Hepburn Of Iowa introduced bill
authorizing the president TO acquire by
purchase from Costa Ricn and Nicara.
qua full ownership, jurisdiction and
sovereignty Of such land as may be- de.
sirable and necessary TO construct aud
defend the ship canal The president Is
also directed to CON ruct such canal,
and the bill agprop ter SliO, 600, 900 to
complete IT,
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-12-14
sAeAsTAs SCHEME.
VIII Hold on Ratification Of tho Treaty
NJ the Cortea

WIZ wv" w hNihehtioh OF tho treaty
ny the Cortea
Madrid, Dec 49, 1t is assorted here
that Premier a kpsta will obtain royal
decree dissoly the chambers before
ratification on peace treaty. The
Correo semi'd ly announces that
Senior sngas'a y asking be cor,es
TO ratify the treaty will cohf,r 18th
Senior Montero RIo., p,ps.deCt OF the
Spanish peace commission, an, It Is fur.
Their ascouained that owing 10 -.
onoe Of opposition 70 rho o.
Unitsd staics senate will no,
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-12-14
An Encouraging Report.

Fort Smith, Ark, Dec l3-lt Is re-.
ported here thar only two men lost their
lives in the mine near Poteau, l. T., and
that none Of the men entombed are IN
danger
Passaic City record., 1898-10-15

that the cities of Milwaukee, Spring
field, Des Moines, Omaha or Kansas
City, or any other cities of similar size,
should be cut off from postal inter-
course with the surrounding country
alone, there would be so much trouble
and discomfort that the writer need
lot describe it.
Well, there is an American territory
containing 100000 American citizens
where the sudden stoppage of postal
facilities has been imminent. Only
by foreseeing the likelihood, and TAX
ing steps to avert such catastrophe,
has the post office department been
able to prevent the unfortunate condi-
ton. The island of Puerto Rico is an
American territory, and the people
there are American citizens; and yet
they came near being deprived of
postal system.
Postmaster-General Charles Emory
Smith has been forehanded enough to
anticipate the requirements which will
be made on the post office department
by the acquisition of the island of
Puerto Rico as a result of the war
with Spain. That island has right
to expect and must receive mail serv-
ice which will be in every sense equal
to the service rendered by the post
Office department in any other portion
of the United States.
Maj. James E. Stewart, of the Sec
ond Illinois infantry, has been de-
tailed from military duty by the sec
retary of war upon the personal re-
quest of Postmaster-General Smith,
and he has been appointed chairman
of the Puerto Rican postal commits
sion. Maj. Stewart has superintended
she establishment of not less than
10000 post offices. Postmaster-Gen-
eral Wanamaker appointed him chief
post office inspector, but he declined
the position because he preferred his
work in the northwest. He is proba-
Passaic City record., 1898-10-15

and that offense is serious, his or her
picture is taken and added to the gal
lery. Then the Bertillon system of
measurements is employed. and this,
with the record and the photographs,
makes it a pretty difficult matter for
criminal to escape Identification.
Sometimes an important arrest is
overlooked by the police, and the pris-
oner is allowed to go, and afterwards
it is learned, too late, that he was
the very man wanted. This has hap
pened in the case of new criminals.
1t happened in the case of Schnaubelt,
the man who doubtless threw the IA
tai bomb in the Haymarket massacre
of police during the riots of the an
archists. He was questioned and al
lowed to depart in peace. before it
was ascertained that he was the man
most wanted of all. His comrades
met death on the gallows, but Schnau-
belt was free, and his whereabouts
unto this day is a mystery.
This mistake taught the police les
son, and since then everyone taken
to the Central is closely scrutinized
and his history carefully inquired into.
If the arrested man is not wanted in
Chicago the officers look up the rec
ords in other cities. In the event of
a criminal of Importance being want
ed in any town the chief of police or
the sheriff or other officers issue a cir
cular giving picture and descrip-
ton of the man or woman whose ar
rest is desired. Generally for the
crime of murder or heavy forgery
or embezzlement a reward is offered.
If an officer making the arrest of a
man for whom a reward is offered Sc
cures his prisoner by particular act
of bravery, or by an unusual display
of cleverness, he is allowed to retain
the money. but ordinarily it is turned
over to the police benevolent fund. At
the Central station there is large
book filed with these circulars Of
fering rewards which range from
81, 1000 to $25 for the arrest of mur-
derers and all classes of criminals.
From Scotland Yard. London, is a no.
tice furnishing description and a
picture of Qualia Giovanni, alias Gui-
seppe, alias Rivesto, and also of Jo-
seph Ravelh, both wanted for mur-
der; and from the chief of police of
Burlington, VT, is the offer Of a. re-
ward for the return of Earl Sheldon,
who was kidnapped. Chief Ripley, here
n Chicago, has offered reward of
promotion to captaincy to the man
who finds little Joseph Lapiner, who
was stolen from his home several
weeks ago.
looked for some exciting incident
that night I remained at the Central
station. But there was none. The
poor fellows that were taken in had
hang-dog faces-the faces of men who
see naught but despair in life. They
submitted passively. They heard the
cruel bolts CRATE on the closed cell
doors that shut them out from the
world Of light and love.
Passaic City record., 1898-10-15

touches the electric button at the
basement door. The desk sergeant
opens the door Immediately. The
prisoner, unless it happens to be his
first offense, steps up to the desk
without being ordered to do so, emp
ties his pockets of every article, and
says: "I'm clean" To make sure, the
sergeant makes personal search, but
in nearly every instance he finds that
the arrested man has told the truth.
The search ended, the prisoner is
'booked"-his name, residence and
the name of the officer making the ar
rest put down-and then he is locked
in cell. He is given receipt for
everything that is taken from him,
and the articles are put in an envelope,
sealed and placed carefully away un-
til the owner calls for them. 1t some
times, in fact, quite frequently hap
pens that the articles are never called
for, and in that event they are given
in charge of the custodian who keeps
them for one year. If, at the expira-
ton Of that time, they are still un-
claimed, they are sold at auc-
ton.
The old saying that there is honor
among thieves has long since been ex
ploded. A case in point occurred re-
Gently at the Harrison street station,
where the officer in charge neglected
to search prisoner. He was put in
a cell with two boys who happened
to be expert pickpockets, and while
their cellmate slept they went through
his pockets and stole considerable
sum of money. The boys were released
first in the morning-they had simply
gone to the station for shelter-and
wheA the man awoke he found they
had taken everything he had.
The night stayed at the lookup"
there were 20 men booked" which
Sergt. Kuebler says is about the av-
erage. They were mostly confidence
men, burglars and thieves. Many OF
them had been arrested on suspicion.
and had the charge of ''disorderly" en-
tered against their names. This is
precaution taken by the police for self
protection, for in case the justice re-
leases them in the morning, which he
must do if there is no serious charge
against them, they cannot come back
at the city for false arrest. 1t is not
often. however, that the criminal VOL
Passaic City record., 1898-10-15

unfairly resorts to the law. he is gen
orally only too well pleased to get
his release to worry about the manner
of his arrest. 1t is the usual custom
of the Central station men to arrest
known crooks on sight, whether they
are doing anything or not. The JUS
tices, who are at times little inclined
to oppose police methods, generally
object to this, and ask the officer why
he doesn't wait till the suspects" do
something. The police, however, de-
fend themselves by asserting that a
criminal is always committing some
crime, and that it is safe to take him
in on this theory whenever he is found.
They say that by doing this tAey often
make important arrests before crime
that has already been committed has
been reported to them.
After the prisoner that has been
taken to the Central station has been
locked in his cell, his record-if he is
not well known-is carefully looked
up. 1t often happens that an impor-
tant arrest has been made without
the officer knowing it. For this rea-
son each prisoner has personal rec
ord which is kept by the Central de-
tectives. Every known criminal has
his photograph in the "rogues' gall
lery," which now contains collection
of about 5000. If man or woman Is
arrested. and it is their first offense.
Passaic City record., 1898-10-15
GRESHAM NOT COMING BACK.
The Lake Revenue Cutter Will BE
Kept for Service on the
Atlantic.

Three revenue cutters, built for use
on the great lakes, and which were or
dered to be sent from Cleveland
through the great lakes and the St.
Lawrence river before the breaking
out of the war, to be fitted up as aux
iliary naval vessels. will soon be re-
turned by the navy department to the
jurisdiction of the treasury depart
ment, where they belong in time of
peace. They will, however, not be
used on the lakes, but will become
part of the revenue-cutter feet.on the
Atlantic.
These cutters are the Onondaga, the
Algonquin and the Gresham. The lat
ter is now at Boston. The Onondaga
is at Montreal, where it was detained
on it's trip up the river by the declara-
tion of neutrality by Great Britain,
renee canal for war purposes. The
Algonquin is at Ogdensburg, where it
was held up for the same reason.
The treasury department has in
creased needs for revenue cutters on
account of the territory acquired in
Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Philippines.
The McCulloch, which was intended
for the San Francisco station, and was
there when she was directed to join
Dewey's feet at Hong-Kong when the
war broke out, will be used as a rev.
enue cutter at Manila.
Passaic City record., 1898-10-15
CHICAGO CRIMINALS.
How They Are "Handled" by the
Police Department.
incidents of a Night Spent at Central
Station, the Most Important
Prison of the City Tho
basement Cells.
Especial Chicago letter.

In Under the detectives room in
the city hall is prison as
~ damp, as gloomy as fore boding
as any dungeon pictured by the pen
of Dumas or Hugo. 1t is known as
the Central station, and its seven cells
have confined some of the world S most
daring criminals. Minnie Daley, the
notorious female pickpocket, whose
death was recently announced in the
papers, has been booked there and
transferred to other stations, for only
men are locked behind the walls of
the modern Bastile. Emma Weir's
desperate gang of male thieves have
been detained there. Phil, alias Joe,
alias Giott, alias Grienier Green, the
handsome and daring swindler, who
has just been sentenced to the peni-
tentiary, and who defrauded his part
ner, Edward Trask, now serving
term in Joliet, out of $4SO,0
worth of real estate in Chicago,
passed many dismal nights there.
There have been crooks known
to every chief of police in the
country, confidence men from over the
seas, blackmailers and bank burglars,
fashionable forgers and low bar-room
murderers-men representing every
grade of crime in the calendar-whose
names have been registered on the
arrest book of the desk sergeant.
The Central station is the most i'm
portant prison in the city. 1t is Off
cered by over 100 men. The flower
of the detective force is there-the
men who travel In citizens clothes
and work up all the big cases. There
all the notorious criminals and 'sus-
poets" are taken. If one of the Central
police brings in a prisoner who turns
out to be petty thief or is only drunk
Passaic City record., 1898-10-15
OUR POSTAL SYSTEM.
It Is Now Being Established ALI
Over Puerto Rico.
The Onereus Task Entrusted to Mai.
James E. Stewart by the POST
Office Authorities at
Washington.
Especial Washington Letter.]

~ GREAT calamity 1t would be
III if the postal service should
II Il cease in the national capital.
or if the people of any other large
city should be deprived of the mail
facilities to which they have been ac-
customed.
Suppose that 100000 people in Hi
nois. Iowa or any other state should
be unceremoniously deprived of their
post offices. their railway postal
trains, their letter carriers, their
money order system, their star routes,
their opportunity to buy and use post
age stamps. Or, for example. suppose