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The Portland daily press., 1899-04-01
STERLING SILVER.

We have Two Thousand pieces of Sterling Silver
925I00O fine We make straight reduction every article and
a splendid from. Sterling Silver Tea
Spoons per IL doz great bargain Every article
guaranteed satisfactory your We have increased
this week by the addition of very
Sterling and Plate that will make very nice wedding
Why money by buying this SALE It's good oppor
tunity.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-01

by this constant retreatinr, tu'
there ara no signs that Aeui alio's troops
are much the worse for IL, psrheps be-
oauso It Is what they expect. II we tan
judge by the number of Filipinos that
have fallen into our hands, there have
been few assertions. OF course
Aguinsldo has lost good many
men In killed and wounds
but those who have not been put hors de
combat appear to continue to obey his
orders ana remain in the ranks. Wheth-
err this is due TO fear of Aguinaldo or to
hatred to MS and general determination
on the part OF the Filipinos not to submit
TO us may be questioned. bat 1t would
seem as II a general who had suffered
defeat as often as Aguinaldo has In this
campaign would have lost his control
over the troops and the peopls unless tt
rested upon slmething ,kidas fear OF him.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-01

Mr.. l. b. Isaaoson says that Lewis
ton win have no baseball this year be-
cause they have not finished paying foI
what they have had. II lie rare, however,
for a town to deny itself anything fol-
such a reason as that.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-01

The terms Of Lewiston's police are for
three years, and the appointing power Is
bothered with no civil service soruplss.
So Lewiston has a lot of new policemen
of the brand T. Il. V. b. S.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-01

FOR SALE-A two fiat house, nearly new. at
woodfords, ON a desirable street near the cleo
tries has 6 and rooms. two bath rooms. hot
parti-s Intending to purchase should see this
house before investing, price reasonable. \. S.
GARDINER, IS Exchange st. IL
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-01

ga cooking main was fought in the
old town of Eliot last Sunday, but both
the birds and the men were from the New
Hampshire side of the line.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-01

FOR SALE--A desirable cottage at Falmouth
Foreside midway between electGies and steam
er landing, on very hgh ground, part OF pur-
eral desirable Investments In city. W. r. CARR,
oxford Building. Notes discounted on favora-
BILE terms. I'll
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-01
WEDDING
SILVER WARE SALE.

have Two Thousand pieces of Sverware that shall
prices offered for the very goods
this line We buy direct the large gu
titles and give you the benefit of our CLOSE buying
Tea Spoons per set, I.2 dozen, S 80
Desert spoons per set, I-2 dozen, I.59
Table Spoons per set, IL dozen, I.79
Desert Knives per set, l.2 dozen, I3S
Medium Knives per set, ~ dozen, LAG
Gravy Ladies', soc to 73c each
Soup and oyster Ladies', Si.5o to $3.50
Berry spoons, CSC to SLIGO
Pie Knives, 99c to Sl.5O
And hundreds of other fancy that will make very we'd
ding These goods the best quality and made by
Rogers Simpson. Hail. Miller Co., Rogers Bro, Star
Parpon Towe and Barbour companies We have lot
Tea such Tea andCoee Pots Cream Pitchers
Sugar Bowls Spoon Holders and Dishes These goods
will be sold at cost O them
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-01

FOR sALE-Elegant pianos. violins, mando-
Inns, guitars, banjos. music boxes, resinas, har-
monicas, superior Violin and banjo strings
popular sheet music, instruction books
And every thing IN the the music line. Come to
the store where prices are low. HAYES, IA
Congress st. apfi4
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-01

David b. Hill has declined TO be pres.
emit at the Croker Belmont $40 dinner. II
begins to look as If this affair would be
more notable Tor the prominent Demo
Gratis who do not attend than for those
whe do
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-01

1T seems like old times with business
so lively in the ship yards as to call for
juniper ship timber from the woods Of
Mama.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-01

FOR SALE-Finely located house lots situa-
ted on Main ST., ward 9, formerly East Deering.
perfect drainage, ir es elrctrics pass the prop
erty fine view. near schools and stores. price sc
Hall Apply 10 A. O. LIBBY CO., AZ l-2 En-
chang st. IL
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-01
NEW ADvERrIsEMENrs.

TO LET-A pleasant sunny lower rent at No.
2s5 Cumberl land St. all rooms on iirst noor, also
a desirable suit of offices OH Exchange st. ).
Ii. COLESWORTHY, JR., No. % Exchange St
IL
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-01
$4,000
First Mortgage 5 Per Gent. Gold Bonds
- OF THE
Council Bluffs Gas & Electric Co..
OF COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa.

These bonds are secured by first mortgage
upon both the Gas aud Electric Light proper.
ties. Under the terms of the mortgage sink-
Ing fund OF not less than IS, 90. shall be set
aside each year for the purchase OF said bonds.
or for their redemption at los.
The statement OF the Company shows net
earnings sufncient to pay a dividend OF i-2 per
cent on It's capital stock besides providing
q, 900 for the sinking fund $4,000 OF these
bonds have been taken III England for Invest
nent, and like amount in this country by
various Institutions. Council Bluffs is wSll
known, ubstantiaily built city of about 1900
population, and IS one of the important railway
centres west of Chicago.
Price and further particulars on application.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-04
BICYCLE RACING.
The Fight For It's Control
Between the League Of
American Wheelmen
and the SO Called
Outlaws"

tCopyright. 1907
Every whcclmnn IN the country ~
anxious 10 know what will be the status
~ racing during tho coming season.
The L. a, ". at ~ recent meeting at
Providence declared g. intention 60 stlil
control the sport M an ~ branches IN
spite " all opposition and secession.
whereas those who have broken away
from IT, ranks declare that they Will
mold meets, make rules and form a goy-
crninR body. composed uf riders. track
owners and promoters, distinct from
the parent organization.
which 81 these two factions win VIM
In order 10 obtain the best informn-
tion on the subject. the plans and pros.
poets 81 both parties, and give II In a
totally dislnicrcstcd manner I have
spoken 10 biz men ON both sides. The
l.. A. W. leaders profess to treat the
matter with the utmost unconccrn and
60 'Fnrd the outlaws" A. the soccdcrs
have been termed. NJ hardly worthy Of
their attention The outlawH-and this
term H. not used In dlsrespect. but sim
ply 10 designate those who do not rec
ognlzc tho authority ~ the lehgue-on
the other hand claim that everything
~ coming their way and that before tho
season ~ half over they Will have COM
picte control VI the situation and will
be running practically everything.
one N tho most enthusiastic believers
IN the ultimate supremacy NJ the L. A.
W, who thinks that no other orsanlza.
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keep faith with their patrons. 70 that,
boinE n purely dislntcrcsted party. u
stands between the riders and proc
mDtera and the public and forces the
nrst two 90 give good sport.
"it keeps the riders from making
promises 10 race nj certain meets and
then coins elsewhere bCcaure bigger
purses are omtrtd ana also forces the
promoters 10 oner certain sums at every
national circuit meet. thereby protect
INK the racers. Riders or promoters
who break tho rules are nned or the
tracks suspended. and IN this way the
sport n Kept clean. and the interests
~ an parties nrc protected.
Last season Tor the first time the
promoters were obliged 10 Put up
purse at every national circuit meet 81
800 Tor national championship event.
There woro 20 ~ these races during the
season. In return FOR this the l.. A. ".
made the riders. who followed the cir
cult. race at each on these 20 meets ana
thus secured 10 the promoters star at
fractions az an the events
~ was through this that the first
friction arose. on Labor day the ma
tionni circuit meet was scheduled for
FlNNNNNNNANH AAAHHa WI AAAf NAANIN" NNNN -
meet was advertised az Chicago at
which purse NJ 1900 was hung up.
The crack racers wanted 60 jump the
Springfield AMIR Tor chance nt tho big
prize In Chicago. The I. A. W. refused
10 iot them do 20. Tor that would mean
severe loss 10 the management NJ
Springfield. who had advertised that
such men M Had. Cooper and Gardiner
would appear The riders complained
bitterly because they were not allowed
to go % Chicago. forgetting that the
league had secured them much more
DURING the season than they could got
there. Mnlcontcnts were not slow to
take advantage NJ this point 20 stir up
strife against the organization In the
minds Of the riders
- meeting took place. aud II was pro-
posed 60 form a league by which tho
mcors and track owners should work
togcthcr Now. should they carry out
their plans. II would not BE- many weeks
before the track owners would be- run.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-04

son In England nearly 500 900 profit.
Mr. Bailey. o. everybody knows. IL
very rich man. Tho show lie his pride.
bic lifo'N ambition. monument Go
Ions life 81 hard work He would M
more surrender control ~ u thnn Dr.
would chop m hla own head. u On not
likely that he would consent 10 'Eyndi-
cnto' on "a 5000 900 basis property
which paid - per rrnt ON that invest
ment last season and which ~ earning
equally h'r revenues at olympia In
i.cndpu this ysa,.
'rhe proposition made 10 Mr. Bailey
seven years nEo was cngincerod By Wall
trf iiiil a Co. n wealthy London firm
that leased the outside and bar rrlvl-
legrr Tor thu Enslish season. ~ f. likely
that nm has tried 10 make this dlckcr
with Mr. Bailey but ! know that moth.
inE has been done or Will De- done which
will prevent the return N tho Greatest
SHOW on Earth 10 the land Of is ma
uvitY.
THAT show Il Mr. nalley's pride his
very life To him tho tito. 'rhc Greatest
Show on Earth means exactly that.
Hr Bailey took tho show To England
expressly Tor the purpose ~ proving his
entire tight 90 the distinctive name
which an ndmlrinE American public had
bestowed upon the enterprise. Now that
he has done No. he will bring Il back
home"
Since AIR Allen was interviewed the
liarnum circus enterprise fnr England
hnH been Hyndlcaicd. but. nn he oh.
served Air. haley not only retains the
controlling interest. but also has ma
ioriiy N the board of directors. most or
whom ARE Old employees, The stock
company VIII not have anything what
over 10 do with tho circus an FAR as this
country h concerned. nni here the en-
torprlHo win be- handled and owned alb
Holutcly By Mr.. bailey, az heretofore.
the show which ia now In England being
brought back aud an entirely new one.
ON tho same lines. being organized to
take it, ulnra In Eurouf
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MAmMzAM
Nevy York
New York


Notn' stage ff'piH1s N"hi Names
How common Il is FOR those on the
stage Co change their names 90 we'll
known, llcrr are "a few fnmploHi Julia
MnrloWe'a hume 10 Julia through. ami In
her early stage career Hhn was billed
that way sylvia Thorna was sylvia Tt
tus. Camille p'Arylllr wnH Nroitze pyk.
ftra julie Muckey was MARY Cavcnoy.
nIlly Jerome was William rlnnncry. sn-
dia Martinez was sally Martin. Francis
Carlisle was Joseph McNnhh. Marie Jan
som was Hattie Johnson. Ada Rchnn
wHT Adn Cr,han. ~. o. curtis was Mike
Sohloaslng,r Dorothy Morton was Lih-
hy Mccarthy Lillian Nordlcn was LII
liam GuWrr
Nin Allen was Nrtlie Cohon. Mary
Numbering wHH Florence Frlmd. Ma
uln Mnuoiu wac Mary stevens. CiuriHHe
AFnow was clara Robinson. Rose nenu-
mont was EWily stuhns kato CASton
wI1 Kate cohen ne ilol'o Nadine was
Mabel ShIn.r Einn May WIS Ednn Pete
ur MHui- Adams was Mluda Kishud-
tru Ai'c. Ath0ron was Alice HOGAN.
Relic Archer WaH AuhsIH MIngle. Voc
lnuie wallace wac jennie Cummings.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-04

there are only 90 theatres to open this
season and that n OF these play French
opera.
W. 4. Brady was married some weeks
ago Ia New York 10 Miss Grace George.
a pretty young actress playing In 'The
Turtle" company
Wolfe Tone" q new play, has scored
hit In Dublin.
one OF Dean Furrar's novels has been
drnmntizcd by q well known English
eloeutionist. The dean has expressed
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-04

nlng ovcrythlns with tho riders az their
mercy, Cor the srcator proportion Of the
racing cyclists are very stupid and
could not earn so week dolns any
thing else. BeHldea what guarantee
would the public have that the sport
WINS on the level ana thnt the races were
not hxed. such nH IL now hns2
az lts recent meeting tho league gave
the racing men the privilege OF sending
one delegate 10 the league meetings and
one member on the racing board. Il Is
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-04

uon can possibly control the riders and
mauagg matters In satisfactory way,
o. Mr George l., Mccarthy, the New
York state mnllcappcr. asked Mr.,
Mccarthy to giyo me a brief review Of
tho events that led up 10 the present
unsettled situation. Said he;
THE l., a. W. b. strictly amateur
organization ana hns only assumed con-
troll Of professional cycling In order 10
Keep the public from being uwindled
ana force the riders ana promoters to
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-04

Hairs two children Is years old. Jane
Hadins once played Juliet when her
own daughter took the part or the aged
nurse, Mrs. Mckee Rankin, who Is on
the stage today, has grandson years
Old.
An antl-semlue theatre has boon
founded In Vienna. No playa by Jews
viii be admitted. ana the dramas gwen
WIN paint the Jcwn IN black.
London has ita first vaudeville theatre
on the continuous plan.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-04

satisfaction with tho play. which 10
completed, and the next event will be
the production.
The latest experiment Of putting
alice In Wonderland' upon fho stage
In London does not appear 10 have been
much more rucccsTful than the first
Kate Claxton has been acting Roxane
IN "Cyran0 de Borgorac,"
Lillian Russoll'H daughter - now
about ~, Camille d'Aryille has a son In
college, and the younger OF Pauline
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-04

view" nt tho end Of this season 10 mark
the end OF the century. 10 string on IA
central dramatic thread a series OF tab
leaux Illustrating the march OF olylliza-
ton for 100 years.
Robert ilillard. who owns half In
tereHt in sporting Life" claims that he
viii rot need q new play Tor ave years,
he tells nll authors TO come around Jan.
4. 1905
The long cherished notion that Nat
Goodwin got hls real start In his theat-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-04

rlcal career as one-half Of the helfer In
'EyangclIno' De- exploded by tho come
dian himself who deposes that he was
engaged in the famous Rice hurlcslue
as Captain Dietrich. the second comedy
role.
Richard Mansasld Is said 70 be con-
templatlng "a revival OF Henry V" aS
the outcome OF tendency toward Shakes
peare awakened by the literary plane
attained by "cyrano de Bergerae."
Italian papers are complaining that
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-04

tlon Of local option, and those cities de-
string sunday racing can have Il. A
grand circuit of not more than ten
weeks duration win be held. ana on IL
the national championship viii be de-
cided. The amateur rule will be- more
liberal. md this class viii receive more
consideration than In the past. Many
innovations win be introduced, and the
Improvement of the sport viii be made
a subject of especial study"
CHARLES n, EpWARpEs.
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Germany hos been rivnlIng Australia
ns tu cycle rsc0 meet gate receipts. A.
some OF iho meets the admission Co the
,h0're seats hla been higher than the
cost OF tho hest boxes az the opera. aud
roo ono dny $4,000 WINS taken m. The
oWufr nf the principal track In Berlin
~ sHid t1 have cleared about $4,000
lace season. The prize OF Berlin. amount
ing 90 $500, was raised by subscription
from German aporumcn.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-04
THE WORLD OF AMUSEMENT.

Mr.. Goodwin in tho last ten years has
paid more than $4,000 royalties To
American dramatic authors
George Alexander announces - re-
pentnnoe," another play by John oliver
Hobbies, Tor production In Londor.
Some 81 the New York papers are
advocating the appointment N stage
censor 4 BIZ Is said to be In prepara-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-04

ana such a true comprehension M ~
manifold requirements that the tri-
umph for comparatively now actress
was ~ emphatic as u was unexpected.
After the SECOND Performance. hove
ever, Miss Bates sent her resignation
So Str. DAILY. who accepted % immcdi-
ntoiy. and nt the Saturday matinee an
undcfrtudy played the part Some II
Miss natss' friends have since alleged
that her departure from the orEanlEa-
ton was due 60 the fact that Miss
Hohnn had suddenly become imbued
with an insane lCalouay ~ her younger
rival. but that IL scarcely probable.
Miss BATES hurself declared that her
reason Tor leaving was that she had not
found that employment In Days conn
pnny which she had sought She had
irf, the Frawioy organization In Fan
Francisco In order % Join Mr.. DAILY Tor
the express purpose. Hhe states. ~ be-
ing enabled 10 play shnkcapoarean and
classical roles. ~ Il n In that direction
that her ambition lies. when she found
that she was cast Tor the adventures
In n mclodrama her spirit rebellei and
she decided 10 quit The fact remains,
~ course that she dld not 1ult until
after she had made her hit. ON the 9TH
~ hand, those who contend that Miss
Hates course IL iudefenHihlc assert that
for some tine prior 60 tho production ~
''rhe Great Ruby" rho had an under
standing with the Liobief company that
she would leave Mr.. Dnly al any timo
her services might be required by them
for the purpose 81 Joining their com-
pany This company viii produce the
Grundy version of Dumas Three
Guardsmon" at the broadway theatre
here during the prescott mouth. They
point 10 tho fact that much N The press
matter sent out IN connection with Miss
bates seems now 10 have been written
with a thorough appreciation ~ Miss
Bates subsequent move.
There tho matter stands. n a. the
whole ease IN nutshell. You pays
your money and you takes your choice"
I do not care 10 express an opinion on
tho subject except IN state that the per.
Histcnt attacks which have been made
on Miss Bates hy some newspapers
since she severed her relations with
Days company are outrageous, and
The one which lntImntcs that the cause
~ her departure wuf che persistence
with which some 100 advised friends had
doomed her through press agent 10
ridiculous and malicious. II cnrrlos &C.
rcfutntInn upon 10 face. n ST. nnly
! had discharged Miss Bates the story
would b. possible hut uH she lrft Of her
own motion II H. absurd,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-04

Eilia Proctor Otis. who 70 now play
Ing olive de Cartorot IN sporting Life"
wan IA an probability star next season.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-04

William Fnvctshnm ~ lord Aigy
demonstrated In the second net that he
II capable ~ greater fineaHe than even
HIS warmcst admirers were inclined a.
think he Possessed. A the drunknrd IN
the company ~ ladies and gentlemen he
rave q performance which has rarely
been equalod and never pNcelied on the
New York stage. n IN the best impcr-
sonailon % a drunknrd. given by man.
that have ever seen. think II even
exceeds In Fubtlety Maude Adams
feignei tlpslncFH IN "The Masked naii."
n ht n work. By the way. which wns
the direct means ~ launching her on the
way % successful stnrhood.
In the firsi act Mr. Fnvcrsham II nc.
oeptnhle. Just ~ any actor receiving
SALARY ~ iii or 500 would be- In the
third act he was exceedingly good. and
60 equal hts work II would be- necessary
TO iind really hlgh grade leading man.
WIN" IN the second act think IL n no
cAaggerniion 20 say that there ls no
other performer In this country who
could do 20 we'll
Miss Mlllward was 10 me distinct dis.
appointment ~ Lady Algy She IL com.
retent actress az all times but Hhe seems
To have a little musical scale which
Nhe runs over IN her speeches. n the
speech happens 60 be twice an long na
we scale she runs II twice, ana n ten
times ~ long she runs over IL ten times.
while TINS may BE- pleasant at nrst it
gets decidedly munoinnour when d D.
continued throurhout an evening
Miss Robson was re- uutrugcouaiy UNI
natural as AlrH. Voklns In Lord and
LADY Algy' o. che also was In The
conquerors.' ON the American stage
there seems o. ho no woman who is
able 10 disguise hur beauty in chlur-
Tor makeup so perfectly us May Rob-
h'n, but The constant rUittuti0n of This
self evident fact rrHms 90 have induced
ne lady g. go beyond the limit In tho
EFFORT 10 rtnrilr her auditors lu each
new production. The result D. startling.
although. as in this ease. o. o. also
femetlmos absurd, Tho Mr. Notus
whom she shows az In Lord ANA Lady
Algy' II a caricnture, not human be-
inF. The costume would really b. ln
perfect taste In "a childrrns burlpspuc
~ IN Christmas pantomlmo This
may be- hlHh ART bur 1 do not think
there arc a hundred people who have
seen the play who regard 10 as such.
Miss blanche Bates Do the most talked
" young woman iu theatrical olrcl,s ln
this city.
She simply colipsed ADA Hohln az
the opening performance of "Ihs Great
Ruby ana there was scarcely news
paper critic M New York who failed ln
substance 90 say so. she. o. is true. had
the best part in tho piece, but IL was
part which required such nrm touch
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-04


OY ORD and Lady Aigy." which is
the current attraction 90 the
Empire theatre. is likely 20 ~.
main there until at least wei
on toward the close oi the
season. II IL the work ~ u. G. Carton,
the author 81 Liberty Hail" which wus
produced by Mr.. Frohmnn az the same
house three or four years ago. The play
abount- In bright lines and numerous
strong situations. ana while the story u
realty continuous Il IL held together BY
a series Of episodes which give the COM
cdy IT, greatest charm. As n fact. the
plot might be- dropped az any time With
out serious dctflmcnt. 20 cicvcriy are
the aforesaid episodes blended.
Lord and Lady Aigy." like the ma
jority % very light comedies. IL based
upon n string ~ Misrepresentation on
ti~ part ~ those most interested. There
Il n sufficient regard for the prohnhlii-
ties throughout TO make the work
seem possible. However. when analysed
thoughtuily. away from the glare Of
the footiights. II IL easily seen that very
little 81 what tranHpiroa on tho stage
can occur In real life. at any rate out
side OF an asylum. Nevertheless. and In
spite Of this hypercrltlclam. Lord and
Lady Airy IL. as has been said, de-
lightfui play.