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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-05
ATL LANTA'S TRIBUTE
TO THE GREAT HERO

Atlanta. Ca, November 4.--Rear Admiral
w. S. Schley and party were enthusiastic
ally welcomed to Atlanta today. The ar
rival of the train at an early hour prevent
ed a large crowd from being present. but
the reception was none the less warm.
In the party, besides the admiral, were
Mrs Schley, Miss Letterrnan, General Fe-
Xix Angus and Mr.. Louis Garthe, of Balti-
more, and the Atlanta reception committee.
The city's guests went Immediately to
their hotel where they remained until their
reception called for them at $3.50 o'clock.
The event of the day included greeting
from Governor Gambler and joint session
of the general assembly, and eliminated in
the public presentation of a handsome low
ing cup from the people of Atlanta to the
hero of Santiago.
After short reception at the Kimball
house, where the party is staying, the la
dies and gentlemen of the party were es-
corted to The state capitol grounds, and
were welcomed in the governors reception
room by the executive, United States sena-
tors and congressman, judges of the su-
preme bench and others.
From here they were escorted to the hall
of the house of representatives. The joint
session was presided over by President
Dodson, of the senate, who introduced Ad-
miral Schley.
After the exercises here the city's guests,
with the reception committee, went in car
rags toe Piedmont park where Governor
Gambler, with Admiral Schley and General
Angus as his guests of honor, reviewed a
long military parade, made up of troops
from Atlanta and several United States
regulars and volunteers from Mcpherson
barracks, who turned out in special honor
to Admiral Schley.
AT 1870 o'clock the exercises at the Au-
ditorium began in the presence of 1900
people Mayor Woodward, OF Atlanta, pre-
sided and welcomed the admiral on behalf
of the city Governor Gambler extended the
greeting for the state, and Colonel W. A.
HemphilI presented the loving cup.
Admiral schiey In accepting the cup made
short speech, which was frequently In
terrupted by vigorous cheers from his
hearers.
After the exercises Admiral Schley and
the gentlemen of the party were entertain
ed at luncheon at Piedmont Driving club.
Mrs. Schley and Miss Letteman were
given a reception at the residence Of Mrs.
Wilmer Moore.
The admiral and his party will be tender
ed reception tonight at the Capital City
club.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-05
LEE AND WHEELER
Movement on Foot to Honor the Two
Generals

Chicago, November 4.-The women Of this
city have started a movement toward a sys-
tematic effort to Show in some substantial
way ito Generals FitZhugh Lee and Joe
Wheeler the appreciation by the American
people of their bravery and patriotism in
tine recent war with Spain. To this end, a
meeting of those interested has been called
for, next Tuesday at the Chicago Beach
hotel
The idea Is to more firmly unite the peo-
pie of all sections of the country Through
these tvo great commanders. Mesdames
McKinley Grant, Garfield, Cleveland. Full
ler, Armour, Mclean Astor, Vanderbilt
and others will be asked to act as a general
committee to carry out the programme In
such manner al they may deem proper.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-05
ENGLISH PUBLIC ENDURING THE
ACON|lNC ORDEAL OF SUSPENSE
Days and Even Weeks May Pass Before News Reaches London
from Isolated British Force in Natal

tions of the Chinese coast would actually
welcome our advent rs calculated to ma
terially assist their own efforts to break
down Chinese conservatism and open up
vast markets in the interior of China.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-05
Ponce at Savannah

Savannah, Ca, November 4.-The steamer
Ponce, from New York for Porto Rico.
which put in here week ago, having lost
her propeller at sea, sailed this evening.
rhe Ponce carries forty passengers.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-05
Beers Smelling CoIenso

Colenso, Natal, November 4.-Noon.-(De
layed in transmission.)-The Beers have
commenced shelling Coenso their fire being
directed against Fort Wylie, which defends
the Tuegla bridge.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-05

Natchez Miss, November 4.-Today the
cylinder of the Natchez cotton compress
exploded completely wrecking the estab-
aishment. Loss estimated at $30.000 No one
injured. 10 - ilsi .i.iL.t
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-05
Maratime Quarantine Lifted

Mobile, Ala, November Ain addition to
the land quarantine, the maritime quaran-
tine of Mobile bay also was lifted today.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-05
Worla,s champion Runner

london, November 4--At Rochdale today
Harry Cullum. of Cardiff. beat E. c.
Bredin in a half mile run for the worlds
championship for 200 pounds.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-03
A)hen the amateurs Came On.

"Aw, g'wan. you always send fellow
winging"
Better wing it. them
The tormentor winged" In other
words. he went his way. and in passing
admonished Lizzie" as to getting "a hair
cut" and was tnld in reply TO get his
physiognorn" repaired. or words 20 that
effect.
| also caught rumor OF an accident:
some one had fallen "off water wagon"
on inqulring into the disaster Learned.
that the extent OF the misfortune was
that the person in question had taken TO
drinking again.
Who are they. whence do they come.
and why? Some OF them are shop girls
and factory aids: some OF them have
husbands with small incomes" and some
of them are only ambitious. The mascu-
line element come from like sources.
The greater portion are 'out for the
dough there is in it," to quote their own
words There are those who expect TO
"get a regular position" on one OF these
stages, and some OF the youths are OBJ
viously there for the fun and amusemen.
they find i'm the experience.
They are not all of the class indicated
by the scraps of conversation quoted. A
group of different type quietly discussing
the subject in a corner spoke of the en-
barrassment they were often subjected TO
by chance meetings with the rest on the
street, and related bits of experience in
which they had been hailed with lusty in
Quiries as TO whether they were going
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-03

Messed tho Grilling OF poor Lizzie" and
the unabated enthusiasm with which
"lsadore Isaacs.' a really clever artist OF
the sons-and-dance type. was received.
The amateur seems legitimate prey or
the public He is provided for their es-
pecial benefit and for the exclusive pur
pose Of being ridiculed ana hooted at.
irrespective OF talents
Downstairs in the dressing-room
joined in the general scramble for va-i-
Gus articles OF street apparel. l had been
fortunate enough 10 secure a whole nail
to myself. so l experienced but little diffi-
Guilty. | observed another amateur IN
earthing her wardrobe from a barrel I'm
which. with much forethought. she mad
slowed ii.
The scraps OF conversation to be heard
in the dressing-rcoms il not edifying, were
certainly amusing.
| overheard heavy masculine voice in
the direction of the professionals dress
ing-rooms relating a misfortune that had
overtaken a friend.
WED all been cutting into tn Crane
said he, pretty lively. and Billy had a
bun on; he pulled out Of tn swish and
went down tn main drag to tn stem
two forty; spotted an old guy what locked
like a jasper and pinched him for a
ticker. but the guy was a bull, and he
went TO the bat cave
The narrative being somewhat modified
for me / gathered that the particular set
OF which the illustrious Billy was a men,
ber had been indulging liberalIy in wine,
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Lizzie wore a new gown Of pink and
green; IsadOre lsaacs ventured a
brilliant waistcoat OF beaded satin Nitt
an immaculate linen suit. The feminine
portion Uf the amateurs busicd them
selves in more commodous quarters. in
affecting new combinations OF ilet. and
with chit-chat apropos OF amateur stage
doings IN general.
Now and then we encountered a ''pro-
fcssoral who wore the same scornfuI
visage I had noticed the nisht before
l met one on the stairs who cheertulIy
greeted me with the words Hello. ANA
teur."
When all Of US had comuleted our
elaborate makeups and had nothing
further 10 do but wait. there was a quiet
gathering in the halls. and a anne OF
tag; the girls pulled Iizzie's urls ard
annoyed sullivan" the clog dancer:
Isadore lsaacs begged makeup from ali
who would contribute and heiped himself
10 the stock OF those who would not
The regular programme OF song. uance
and farce was going on upstairc. as we
knew from the humping on the stage
floor above. and the distant sound OF
music. We were in no great hurry to
ascend. and were not troubled by the
length of the programme. but at last our
peace was rudely broken into by the
voice OF the stage manager; the latter
being, however, much less formidable an
individual than the one who had
frightened US out Of our wits the might
before.
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moved in time to the words Of Because
Love You" How they swelled the
chorus with parodies and variations
while the interludes were interspersed
with such queries as:
Hello, mamma; where's the baby?"
Don't YOU think you've sung enough?'
Keep il up-don't quit; J wouldn't II [
wcrc YOU"
Another victim followed: worried
through an inaudible half verse Of Just
As tie sun Went Down." darted from the
stage ana sought seclusion in the dress
ing room below.
Numbers three ard four were announced
and were greeted and sped with like en-
thusiasm
Then came an awful moment
The name Of Ada Moss. which / had
given. being deemed insufficiently pre-
tentious. l was announced as Miss Ada
Buckley Deveaux.
The announcement met with a chorus
Of
Ada Who? Whop"
ADA Devaw-aw-AW."
Come on. Ada"
The orchestra started UP. and then l
suffered the momentary feeling one ex-
pcriences when an elevator drous TOO
swiftly. I suddenly found myself in the
center Of the stage franticaIly projecting
about trying in vain to catch the sound
of the music. ! had intended u dance the
hcrnpipe, but il was not the borupipe that
I danced II was something Uunamable-
still | sept frantically turning ana skip
ping about Ny heal was in a whirl I
was only conscious of being the target
for the eyes and shouts of great howl
ing, hatess mass Of humanity, and that
they laughed uproariously
For moment the din ceased | caught
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-03

7 WENT 20 the Chutes Theater on am
ateur night. did not go 20 be enter
tained. but 70 entertain.
a ! went likewise and with like intent
70 the Olympia Music Hall
The statement Is simple. hut to the ini-
dated n is frauEht with fearful and Won
oerful meanings and tecmlug with such
visions as come 20 one in nightmares.
TOOK lesson in hornpipe dancing and
procured a costume. presented myself
az fhe Office OF tho good-naturcd manager
~ the TWO institutions and made known
rry aspirations. Ia the manner % timid
people who have bold flights ~ artistic
ambition. The result was an admcnitlon
20 be prompt al rehearsal. The same 20
take place az the hour ~ az the Chutcs
on Thursday. Z went. The wouId-he the
atrcal hghts came struggling IN and pro-
oeeded to rehearse. noisily and with much
banter
The speciaitlcs were omitted from the
rehearsais. IS the stage manager vas en-
firely out - patience boy the tifae the
background ~ minstrels had concluded.
was NOT scrry. When one Is obliged 70
perform ,oneiy Vaudeville act before the
critical glare of trained managerial eve
IL recalls 100 forc.hiy the feeling exper-
icrc.1 when Inc Photographic tells one 20
smile. md the consequent painful effort
a. .okrl pleasant.
l'.r Fr went scraubiinc downstairs
t.-. +Ia dr-ssin--roors .-e and six ~
s. -ue. ay some miracle ~ c.,a fortune
e managed to dress and complete an
elaborate makeup" and had had time
trr sch fragmcut7ry conversation before
fE. rr--. IrD-ramre was concluded. Z
made --. .9eallrauce ~ some ambitious
r-.res and some aspiring factory
rlae rlo 'Ioshed" each other un-
r-ta.t hut withal go0d-uaturedly:
-. without dictionary II their Pc
C..ar -erracular there would seem 10 be
cause t0r serious alarm Boz The ''retorts
c.--f.ous eaergetically exchanged
prom mH perch on an upturned barrel
observed and wondered. The lsconic phi
l-sDIhl .t some ~ these asp.rants would
eapse D.ospaes t1 turl 10 his grave
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-03
E&$S&&SU

her lions We were startled 10y a stentorian
command.
''All amateurs upstairsi"
The voice came from somewhere in the
heavens unmistakably emanating from
the terrifying person Of the stage man
agcr As the echoes reverberated through
the narrow hallway and the tiny dressing
rooms underneath the stage Of the Chutes
Theater there was leaping OF hearts into
throats and "A nervous thrill OF frightened
expectation.
From out each OF the little coils. called
by courtesy dressing rooms" emerged =
half-dozen or So Of amateurs " assorted
types. ages and talents. There was a ma
Jority of minstrel talent in ebony make
up and bright checsecloth costumes. the
minority being comprised Of song-and-
dance artists. condolences and vocalists
in embryo. whose aspirations scared To
specially.
They all Joined in general rush up the
narrow stairs.
l went with them.
We passed here and there a scornful
professional" in blue tights. and occa-
sionally received indulgent smiles from
auffiiy clad soubrettes Of long standing.
-hen we Tined up and received our
numbers j stood next 10 an effeminate
looking youth with long hair. popularity
referred 20 by his compa Mons as Lizzie. %
1 had been conjecturinE as To- whether
this youth was a football enthusiast o.
a Violinist until he emerged from mis-
dressing room as female inpersonator
in gauze decollete. deliberately mace uD
for coon song and cakewalk
Ny specially, a Fishers ho-npipe. was
placed for number five. Ia a vivid make
up. white and blue sailor costume. and a
profusion Of blonde curls. I awaited my
turn-and il came, Not. however. until
! had seen my four hopeful predecessors
return. crushed and vanquished. from the
arena.
simultaneously with the lift OF the cur
tain for the amateuT part OF the PERFORM
ance the g-illing had begun ana papde.
moniCm had broken loose. The first an
nouncement brought forth q burst OF
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-03
W 1t Feels to Be an Amateur ON "Ar11ateur Nght'

howled and laughed before and / had en-
dured with a frenzied determination to
worry out my allotted number OF minutes.
But when they hooted the horrible sensa,
ton was indescribable. Under the sting
of their derisive howls | finally grew de-
fiant.
Strong in the knowledge that my make
up was three coatings deep, / continued TO
dance about. and throughout the rest of
those exoruciating four minutes or so my
mental attitude. born of the courage OF
despair might have been expressed by the
laconic Chimmie McFadden in his trio of
well-known eloquent words.
They hurled queries at me.
"Oh, Ada, where did you get the blue
stockings2"
do you do your hair on curl papers or
on table fork?'
Keep ii up. but give US change"
When IL was all over 1 rushed off the
stage. even forgetting TO precipitate the
usual kiss.
After that I became an onlooker l wit
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-03

was number seven. and was down for
the same speciality, very much determined
10 acquit myself with more credit
As before. a vocalist was let loose upon
the audience first
She had anticipated the result and no
thlng daunted. sang away AZ them. The
hooting and bowling did not cease until
she had come TO the conclusion Of only
Me- and bowed herself out.
Those who danced were more fortunate
than those who chose 20 sing. They could
not interrupt the dancing.
had prohted by my experience OF tho
night before. and had gone over my steps
until could do them fairly well. mechan-
ically. When my turn came / descended
upon them.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-03

and that Billy had become intoxicated; /;
he had left his friends and gone down
Market street TO Third and Kearny.
where he had encountered an old gentle
man who looked invitingly easy" and
had appropriated his watch: but 10 the
misfortune of Billy the old gentleman was
a policeman in disguise, and Billy had
been thrown into Jail.
Snatches Of such touching ballads as
she Should Be Scolded. but Not Turned
Adrift.'' and Just a Splinter From My
Sweethearts Wooden Leg" mingled with
such banter and pleasantries as
Say. sis. the switch you wear don't
match your hair"
"Close your face, y'u, nit, yeu."
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-03

on learning that ] waT 20 make nv FIRST
appearance thcF Dron,red me much valu-
able advice.
Ono lafy - uncertain years and much
wisdom toid mo that her original attitude
and philosophy bad suffered an entire re-
versal-that whereas she had once enter
taiu,d the thoLchi tnat she was a fool %
fcr experience now led her 20 believe that
the fools were all ION the other side OF
thc footights."
While I was pondering over this pro-
found and comforting logic. and while
sundry bumps and fhumps on the floor
above indicated that the regular perform
ance was being concluded by Adgie and
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-03

on tonight or as TO what speciality they
would appear in. This type OF experience.
in the language OF the offenders, is called
a ball out"
The all-pervading sentiment is that the
fttest shall survive.
This spirit is particularly noticeable in
the turmoil of the crowded dressing
rooms, where an uninterrupted peep into
the mirror is almost an impossibility
where pins are at a premium and ones
makeup. unless put under careful guard.
becomes common property without any
process except OF the unwritten law of
the unprovided.
The next night at the Olympia l found
them all.
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howls and shouts that struck dismay 10
the hearts Of the group behind the scenes.
We an looked al each other mutely but
fesrfully. while the howis swelled longer
ard louder.
With the last words Of the announce
ment a frightened but determined vocalist
advanced upon them. Her advent was
greeted with a burst Of renewed energy,
and the sound OF the orchestra was swal-
lowed up In a succession Of howls and
boots the like Of which l never heard be-
fore-and only once afterward-for my
turn was yet to come.
She actually sang; or at least the optic
sense testified to the fact that her lips
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-03

the time of the music and the steady eye
Of the violinist and came TO myself. but
1t was too late. / had not learned the
dance well enough TO do ii mechanically,
and it was impossible 10 count the steps
or calculate changes in that awful bed
lam.
l started again in a series OF i'm
promptu steps, the originality of which
will never be questioned. but which, 1
fear, could not claim the most distant re-
lationship to the hornpipe. I doubt not
that these same steps We're entirely out
Of time with the music which could not
hear.
Then how they did hoot! They had only
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1899-06-16
SALTWATER, MINI

La semaine derniere, a Gu lieu
q l'6glise canadienne-francaise, lie
marriage de NJ. Lavall6e avec Mile
Wenda Kehnell.
Thomas Lowery ct @. G.. Good
rich 6taient en- cette vile la semai-
ne derniere, dams l'int6ret de la
compagnie DIES chemins de tram
ways 6lectriques.
lie tresorier de la vile a fait un
rapport d6montrant Sl5,074.79 en-
main ct a la banque.
Les tramways commencement a
circuler entire St-Paul ct Stillwa-
ter dams un mois environ.
Notre population a etc mise en-
6moi lundi dernier par une terri
BILE tempete. Les fills 6lectriques ct
tel6phoniques ont etc d6taches, un
grad nombre d'arbres d6racin6s
let plusieurs poteaux arrach6s. II
ny a pas Gu de pertes de vie. Les
dommages causes a la recolte sont
consid6rables.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1899-06-16
New Richmond,
Wis.

Lundi soir, le IL coura4t, le vii
]age de New Richmond, Wis, a
recu la sinistre visite dun cyclone
qui Ia d6truit en- grande partie ct
sausa la mort de $50 p ersonnes
environ sans compter les disparues
ct celles qui sont bless6eb plus GU
moins gri6vement. &c tut vers
$50 p. m. que le cyclone So forma
dams lie lac st. Croix pres de Hud-
son, s'engouffra dams ld riviere
Willow ct soma dams New Rich
mond la RUNE ct la mott. Ceux
qui ont surv6cu d cette catastrophe
nous donnent un compte-rendu
navrant de la scene qui 8 pr6sen-
ia q leurs yeux apres que la tour
mente cut fait son q uvrel LIE cure
de l'Immacul6e Conception en- en-
tendant les Girls des moqrants ct
des bless6s supplia Diet de lui
6pargner I'm autre spect hcle de .ce
genre.
La ruine.du village est complete
au centre DIES affaires.1Ld batisses
que lie cyclone a touches sont en=
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1899-06-16
A. COLLIE, Commits Francois.
M. Ioubet Acclame

Paris LIE president Louoet a
etc veng6 de loutrage don't il a etc
victime, il y a huit jours, d Au-
teuil. II 6t6 le h6ros dune gran
de manifestation populaire tandis
| quill SO rendait de l'Elysee d Long
champs, pour assister aux courses
du Grand Prix. II nest rest6 Ia
has qu'un quart d'heure, juste as
seq longtemps pour voir la course
principale ct f6liciter le propri6-
taire du cheval vainqueur. A qua.
tire heures il 6tait de retour au pa
lais.
On peut dire que M. Loubet a
etc conduit a Longchamps entire
deux haies infranchissables. Dams
lie champ de courses meme des
Gardes Republicans mortaient la
garde.
Quand lie president est arrive
dams lenceinte du>pesage ct s'est
dirig6 vers sa loge, DIES Gardes
municipaux ct des sergents de vii
lie ont fait la hale sur son passage
Les tambours ont battu ct les
trompettes ont some quand il est
apparu devant la tribune. La foule
s'est alors mise a crier, pleine den
tbousiasme, "Vive Loubet!' 81
"Vive la R6publique!" LIE pr6si-
dent salue en- souriant. Nine Lou
bet, portant une toilette de dentel-
le creme, 6tait assise d son cote. M
Loubet ct sa suite 6taient 81 com
pletement entour6s par les Gardes
ct la police gu il cut etc impossi
BILE d'approcher q dix verges de
l'escalier de la loge pr6sidentelle
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1899-06-16
DULUTH.

En- cette vile, Nine Pierre Ro
bert, deux jumeaux.
Duluth, Minn-On n'entend
plus parler de la grove des tram
ways qui depuis quelque temps.
circulent CONNIE autrefois, sans Sc
gener ct sans etre genes,
LIE secr6taire de la guerre, M.
Alger sera a Duluth, le IL on le Is
JUN: M. Alger possede aupres de
Duluth au dAla de 5000,000,00O de
pieds de pin, ct la compagnie AL
ger-Smith a coupe beaucoup de
bois Get hiver, qui est maintenant
en- partie, q la scierie Knox de Du-
luth.
La st Jean-B aptiste sera c6l6-
br6e lie Is JUN cette aimee, aSolon
Springs, Wis. II y aura amuse-
ments divers ct DIES orateurs SO
chargeront de r6veiller lie PATRIOTS
me de ceux chez qui il pourrait
sommeiller. LIE matin il y aura
messe solennelle q r6glise st Jean
Baptiste, c6l6br6e par M. l'abb6 L
Grandchamp. LIE ch@ur de la pa
roisse St JEAN aptiste, pour la
Circumstance. Vive la Canadienne,
touj ,urs, meme quand il lui arrive
de ne pas avoir les yeux des plus
doux.
Mile Lydia .Poirier, file de
Camille Poirier, autrefois de st
Jacques | Achigan, Canada, q 6t6
nominee biblioth6caire de la BIZ
blioth6que publique de Duluth.
Les drageurs ont enlev6 du
pont Duluth-Superieur pendant lie
mois de mai, 1858! verges cubi-
ques de terre. La compagnie 3. L.
Williams ct fills pour sa part, en- a
enlev6 sol, 492 verges. LIE. mois de
mai ma pas etc favorable aux ira
vaux DIES drageurs d cause du maui
vais temps.