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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-17

The French drnmatiSts are still turning TO
the history OF tlrit country for inspiration.
More Than Queen and MIME de IayaLaft,'
are two OF the latest works. Tho former was
written for COlue,in and Jane IIad!ug. white
ReIane has made one Of her trUmihs In The
second play. In More Than Queen" va.
pOleOH and JoScyhiDe arc the PRINCIPAL char.
Acters, AMI they meet OUTS L. the Ta'lis fpyal.
where JrS"2tu" Is hunting tor her LOST ."'
dog. She C1ullGes - II Stranger who hcIps lrr
in the search that a Corsicau fortune teller has
prophesied that she will some DAY bc moro
than n queen. The Young nam dreams that
nc will some day bcromr 'hr:Emucrnr Of tho
East and tells his ambitions to The pretty wo.
man he has met in this accidental way. The
two fall in love with each other and their mar
rled life from that moment down To- their
divorce is shown in the course Of the tahlcauX
which follow. The ~frivolity and itrra''ou, II
JOSephiHp during .Nopoi'oa', a,-rn,o IN
Egypt. the dcputation Of tho Senate AZ Nal
maison begging him to ACCEPT tn lmupr,al
crowu, the preparations Tor the cpruuat.ui. AID
the life Of the family AZ tie Louvre. Witn Tho
nnal scene % SeIa:atlOu, arc all GlSu,ayGu dur
Ing the action OF the play. The most sIc"-
Notre . Dame, cuu!el exactly after David
famous painting. The llav i salt = restore
with superb iidc!!t} The DAYS of tlr Napulrpu.c
era ana ruLAtHIrl eve, WIKI Mlnt was ruusnl-
cred the'unIrcrHGcIG'd maGuiNc"Urr off, limo
FANS Gene, the performance Is recorded as
sNelin may. not have found "A successor ~
''Cyrano de Herge"ar, hut the new play seems
after all, and : said to- have in"kci a]stnni,n-
ingly young IN III" !!r~' at lay means uf n
very skillul makr.ur Jane litIiug never Lp.
lore received such EcNrrll praise III Paris rs
for her performance a. .iJs"phjur in this rlay.
jean G91Tts!if Htny: cGI"tm.n.h ,.cun
y 's hr'Emil Morcau. The husband OF Iumc.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-17
M MARRIED.,

Wednesday, April
II, 1922, at the Church Of st. Francis Xavier. by
the Rev. Henry Van Rensselaer,. S. j., Eleanor
"ilhclmina Wolfe OF Hartford. C)nr,, to Felix
Joseph Lamarche.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-17

The frame stable owned and occupied by
Contractor John Welrh. in Sovrntv-eiGhth
street and Twentieth avenue. Bath Beach, was
hr fire Yesterday morning and five
horses were burned to death.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-17
8usincss 3lotircs.

DIR. Siegert's Angostura Bitters, the great
south American Tonic. imparts q delicious flavor;
New-York tribune., 1899-07-24
INTERESTING HER.
,jcapo Times Herald.

From The Chicago Times Herald
He had Just been introduced to the girl. and he
felt that ne ought say something interesting
She was a beautiful creature. but she seemed 70
he ra her shy. She not one Of those frivolous
giddv girls who talk and giggle at everything one
saws This girl must be entertained with sensible
remarks He knew that the moment ne looheu
into her sweet. thoughtful face; 49,. 1.
could think Of. I'VE are about to have another
crop OF sweet girl graduates =.
yes" she answered. with a half-concealed
And" he went on Il suppose they'll settle all
Very likely" she replied. They have a way
what a foolish thing it IS he vsntH'red The The
idea of some young snip OF a girl getting up Pc
fore a lot OF people and reading an essay on The
Theory and Practice of War or something else
that she knows absolutely nothing about"
II suppose It is foolish she assented.
"It's worse than that" he went on. II should
think their parents would have sense enough TO
GET them out Of such habits. But people seem o
become unbalanced when they consider their chill
II SUPPOSE that must be IT," she replied with
sufficient earnestness to show that she was IN
terested. by the way, l am member OF
on he exclaimed land what is your subject
to be?" ~ ~ r.
war: Has It's CivllIzing Influence Been Ex.
hausted and Is the Day for Universal Peace at
Hand?
New-York tribune., 1899-07-24
A VISIT TO NENELTK.

London correspondence Of The Birmingham POST
Weld Blundell and Lord Lovat have returned
home from their very remarkable journey through
Abyssinia to the Blue Nile. / believe this is the
first time the route has been traversed by Euro
peans. and for about three hundred miles the
country quite unexplored From Berbera the
party went to Harrar, and thence they marched
to Adds Abbaba the capital Of Abyssnia. col :
lection OF primitive grass thatched huts scattered
over site some four miles square The En-
peror Menelik received the party In most friend
ly way made them welcome at his capital and
provided them with food, including dishes re-
served for specially favored guests. He was at
first reluctant give permission for the expedition
to travel In the Waega country. but eventually
did so, and commended the party to his chiefs
On the Egypto-Abyssnian frontier the country
was found to be quiet, and no Dervishes were met
with Weld Blundell and Lord Lovat arrived
eventually on the Blue Nile. and came down TO
Cairo in one Of the Srdar's gunboats After leav-
ing Adds Abbaba they just missed meeting Major
Marchand. the two columns; as they subsequently
learned. not being separated by more than half a
mile when the roads diverged. A large natural
history collection has been made. and Is on IT'S
way home In charge OF Mr. Harwood the natural
ist OF the expedition, who Is coming round by sea
New-York tribune., 1899-07-24
BIG GRAIN ELEVATOR BURNED.
LOSS OF NEARLY A MILLION DOLLARS BY
FIRE In TOLEDO.

Toledo Ohio, July 23 The Cincinnati, Hamilton
and Dayton elevator. in East Toledo. was totally
destroyed by fire tonight. and the loss building
and contents is nearly 100000. 1t s not known
how much insurance IS the 100000 bushels Of
wheat but on the building there Is slS5.0O in yari-
Gus companies The elevator has been unusually
busy for the last two weeks. and working
night and day to store the 80 Of wheat which
are received daily. The fact that this was Sun
day prevented the fatalities which might other
wise have followed. for the men had quit work
early. and had been out OF the place about two
hours.
A small blaze in the cupola was seen from the
outside by passersby. A fire alarm was turned in,
but before the engines could reach the place a
terrific explosion occurred that rocked the founda-
tions of surrounding buildings. The building was
almost immedlat tely enveoped in flames. and with
in ten minutes another and more terrific explosion
occurred which tore out the entire side of the
building near the river and 1t this explosion
that hurled the watchman. w. f. Welch, who was
in the building. out of the flames, and saved his
life He was only slightly Injured.
The building a mass Of ruins In half an hour
after the blaze first noticed. The work OF the
Fire Department futile. and most of It's ener-
gies directed toward saving the adjoining
The Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton eleya tor
was largely owned by Eastern capital. President
Woodford. Of the Cincinnati. Hamilton and Day
ton road is the president OF the company.
An elevator owned by this company was burned
on the same site four years ago, and the present
building was built to be the most complete and
most perfect in the country. 1t was provided with
every appliance to prevent loss by fre; and to-
nights hre is great surprise The building had
capacity of million bushels, and within Few
DAYS would have carried it's capacity. The actual
loss to the company will be in the neIghborhood
OF 1000, while the grain which Is on consign-
The quickness OF the FIRE leads to the opinion that
Of the grain viii be saved IN
origin
New-York tribune., 1899-07-24
BIG BEN'S PONDEROUS MECHANISM.
From The London News

FROM Inc lDnuOn news
The striking mechanism OF Big Ben is Brob-
dingnag AFFAIR in every way. 1t is some thirty
or forty feet up above the clock which occupies
a room in the centre OF the tower The striking
machinery is driven by weights Of about ton and
a half hanging in a sort Of chimney shaft ia
feet deep and to wind them up from bottom to
top-though, Of course, they are never allowed to
run quite down-s a fair davs work When fully
wound up Big Ben's tormentor-the massive iron
hammer head-will go on pounding away for four
days without further attention. II needs pretty
ponderous hammer to fetch the full tone out OF
bell weighing fifteen or sixteen tons, and the mar
velous thing is that this massive mechanism keeps
such beautiful time II does. The clock. with
which II Is connected by iron rods. gives II Its cue
with such astonishing precision that the chimes
get through their preliminary performance and the
great hammer falls the mighty Ben within one
second Of Greenwich mean time-at least, that is
what II Is supposed TO do. and the Astronomer
Royal, who keeps a vlgilant eye upon the great
public timepiece says that It does not vary sec
ond a week all the year round The only unsat-
isfacory thing about the whole performance is the
horribly bad 'E" that Ben sends forth. The won
der is not that a sick person finds II torture TO
him TO have Il booming out all night long, but that
people who doomed to be continually nearing IL
are not made Ill by It,
New-York tribune., 1899-07-24
OWNER AND EDITOR.
nm The PHILADELPHIA Times.

From The Philadelphia Times.
A brief story; "A story that more concisey than
a book Of many pages could tell the tale. reveals
the history IF the publishing of The Philadelphia
Times" from it's beginning to the present time,
and vet one that only be clearly understood In
the light OF an understanding OF the man TO whom
It applies.
invested In The Times" at It's beginning was
Philip Collins. He had made a considera bic
amount OF money in the building OF railroads. and
had come TO Philadelphia to live with his wife in
ease and not extravaganza. lie had no children.
He II was who brought together Mr.. Mclaughlin
and Mr. Mcclure prior to their joint starting OF
THE Times" newspaper.
The day before the newly organized journal was
TO make its appearance Phil Collins came into the
editorial room that had its entrance from very
dirty alley I'm Seventh-st below Market. He was
n man Of stalwart build over six feet In height.
broad shouldered strong faced The editor was
writing an article that subsequently led TO the
destruction OF the Pilgrim Club. the downfall OF
the then existing highway ring, that had the
municipal life of Philadelphia In its clutch. Col
Inns walked up and down the dngy. dirty room
FOR a while with his inevitable cane hanging upon
the hook OF his arm. and suddenly said:
Mcclure. excuse one moment. This Is a
great enterprise that we've gone into | have put
more money into II than any other man, and what
ever the outcome may be will not squeal think
We will win ! will win but in con-
ducting this newspaper | would simply like to ad-
dress to you one suggestion"
The editor looked up inquiringly and poised his
pen--he di 'tates now-and said Whats that?'
why. run IT you damn please"
New-York tribune., 1899-07-24
GOVERNOR A LAW BREAKER.
VIOLATION OF GAME LAWS OF COLORADO
BY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF ILLINOIS.

Chicago. July pa dispatch to THE tribune
from Debeque. Col, says:
Governor Tanner OF Illinois is safely out or 'he
State. despite efforts on the part of game wardens
to detain him for violation Of the game law In
killing out OF season four pronged buck. NOT
satisfied with the pelt OF a mountain lion for his
paror the Executive of Illinois slew young deer
and the incident promises to make trouble between
Colorado and Illinois. The open season begins on
August 15 and one caught with deer in his pos
session before that time may be committed to JAN
for a period OF from ten days 10 six months or De
made to pay fine OF from $40 TO 800. or both.
There was concealment in Governor Tanner S
offence and the promptly telegraphed TO
the Chief Game Warden at Denver, with request
for Instructions The local wardens did not care TO
arrest a visiting Governor, and therefore took no
action in the premises -
It is said that Governor Tanner Will return TINS
way from California. for which state he last
boarded a train at Glenwood Springs. and that on
crossing the Utah line coming east he VIII be
served with summons to appear before justice
Hedden at GlenwoOd Springs.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-24
NEGROES REVIVE TOODOO DANCE.
MANY CONGREGATE AT CHATTANOOGA ~
ENGAGE IN THE HEATHEN PRACTICE.


Chattanooga Tenn. July q (SpeciaD-lhe nv
eroes Of Chattanooga and vicinity have revived '"e
ancient yoodoo dance, and the entire negro COM
munity has gone wild on the subject. NesroeS
to-day congregated from as far away as Alabama
and Mississippi TO participate in the werd anu
beathenIsh exercises and worship. the city is
full Of excited colored people, drawn here by me
news which has gone forth. All negroes ""'
could raise the necessary money Tor rallro"" To-
rode on trains but news come that negroes io'
tho cotton plantations In Mississippi nave stai'e
IN CHATTANOOGA on mules, to be on mana "iie'
tho next dance comes off. and to be ready io' '"o
manifestation. 40
Tonight several OF the negroes are u""v,'e
the accompaniment OF tomtoms and other iiAe -,
nhvscal strength is completely spent the dancers
have secured humble quarters In negro suo"'"ai'
settlement called Stanleytown. where they carry
on their weird worship. The applicants TOT mem
bershfn I'm the band take their seats in the ihuo'e
NJ a dark room, where they walt until VISION II
seen and then arise and relate IT, II the dream Is
borrIble enough and suits the lockers on, the
negro is admitted into fellowship with the heather
dancers and at once begins the dance with the
others continuing until physical exhaustion COM
pels him her TO stop. - ,,
The voodoo worship has assumed such alarming
nronorIons that the attention OF the local olcers
Of The law has been called to It. and a stop VIII
probably be put to Il before another dance taxes
pace At first the performances were only laughed
AT as a Joke by citizens, but the presence or three
hundred fanatlcal dancing and demonstrative ne
groes to-day has placed a serious aspect upon H.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-24
4 STORY ABOUT NR. HENDERSON.

From The Kennebec Journal
Now that Mr. Henderson. OF Iowa is to succeed
Reed as Speaker of the House, 1t may do no harm
10 retel n story OF how he once thought he WASH
gress District The of Cape Elizabeth was
divided some years ago, and the town and now
city OF South Portland carved from IT, 1t
can be safely said that in its day and generation
on or talked Of constantly Brother was divided
against brother. and ministers wondered how long
they could continue to preach the Gospel or
Peace TO such congregations. II the people In
the farmers said they shouldn't have.
At the time Of the visit Of Congressman Hender-
son the fight over the proposed introduction
of Sebago water. The people OF the villages had
"Dig few more wells" 1t was water and anti
water The town was split up into two con-
tending fighting, arguing. persistent and MOTTO
be-unted factions The night came for the meet
ment there was bit OF unity. water man called
the meeting to order and an anti-water man was
chosen chairman. And then the chairman intro
duced the soldier and statesman, and added that
he was there to discuss National issues. and not
local matters He will not refer 10 local issues
at ALL" said the arti-water chairman:
Poor Henderson amazed What local issue
could there be except Thomas B. Reed and ap-
parently right in Reeds own district he was not
10 discuss TON" Reed. That took his speech
from him. He wandered about doing his best to
find some neutral ground which he could set
his crutch. but all in vain. He told about the re-
llgion Of his father and OF his mother, he spoke
eioquently Of Abraham Lincoln he paid touch
ing tribute to General Grant. and urged all pres
ent to vote the whole ticket. and sat down, after
having talked for hour or more without once
referring TO Thomas Bracket Reed a few hours
later he found his mistake, and that the local Is
sues he was pot to discuss related largely to
water What a State!' he said, half In admra-
tion and half in disgust.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-24
BALDWIN TO SHIP A STABLE EAST.

OWNER OF SANTA ANITA WILL REMAIN on THE
TIrRF-WILI4 BE AT SARATOGA IN 1900
San Francisco July % Specialize. j. Baldwin
Is to remain on the turf. and will ship East next
season the biggest stable ever left California
The owner Of the far famed Santa Anita Stable
announced in 1898 that he would never again ship
stable across the Rocky Mountains. Many famous
horses including such turf celebrities Emperor
Of Norfolk, Los Angeles. Voante. Snaloa. Lucky
B.. Rey del Carredes, Rey el Santa Anita and
Molle Mccarthy, have carried the black. red and
maltese cross to victory on almost every track OF
any prominence in America
Inside of a month no less than sixty thorough
breds will be in training at his big ranch in Los
Angeles County. Forty-six Of these coming
two year olds by such sires Emperor Of Norfolk,
Amigo, Santiago, San Venado, Cerrto and Hon
duras
Baldwin never missed season at Saratoga in
twenty-four years until last year But he promises
to be there in 1900 with formidable stable. He
thinks that the Emperor Of Norfolk, Miss Miss Ford
is the grandest looking youngster ever bred at the
ranch. Miss Ford is the mare that should have
beaten c. II. Todd for the American Derby but
for trying to make her stable companion Goliah.
win. Baldwin says that Rey del Carredes was the
fastest horse ever bred In America, his think
England II Croker had followed his advice and
The foShder Of Santa Anita maintains that the
horses 10 be successful in England must be trained
according to the American system. Croker gave
Baldwin. II is asserted certified check for $4,000
for Rey del Carredes. after Hldreth had worked
trials at a mile ever known In this country. No
turfman displayed more shrewdness in buying
Santa Anita. He secured Emperor Of Norfolk for
$3.50. and paid only $500 for Los Angeles.
The owner Of Santa anita has % asS decided meyer r
will train all the horses bred at his ranch.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-24
A NEW CHINESE WEAPON
The Chicago Record.

From The Chicago Record.
An ingenious Chinese military man has recently
invented a weapon which the mandarins at Peking
think Will cause terror In the hearts OF the in
yaders and an order has been Issued for the manu-
facture OF a large supply TO he distributed through
out the army According a description that ap-
pears in the Chinese papers. this terrible weapon
IL a combination OF spear and shovel. At one end
OF pole there IL large sharp pike. such az
knights OF mediaval times used TO carry. AT the
other end there II a shovel spade with blade
about eight inches wide. which can be used both
as an intrenching tool and as weapon. 1t Is es-
pecially handy In beheading prisoners. and all the
Chinese soldier has 10 do Is 10 stick the pike at
one end OF his pole through the body OF his enemy.
and then turn around and cut of the head with
the shovel. Instead OF sending the inventor OF
this terrible weapon to The Hague to represent
China at the Peace Conference. the Empress Dow
ager rewarded him with q button Of the second
class
New-York tribune., 1899-07-24
6nmmons.


SUPREME COURT, New York County.-Ed-
- ward T. Hunt Executor and nd Trustee under & the
TN vs Frances A. Spauldng Edward Oppenheimer. Noel
F,ldsten and Camille Lambert. composing the firm OF
rredsten 4 Lambert; Jacob Epstein Samuel Enh horn.
AmAhue Antolotti Louis Ievaggi Charles Bates and
Amund Johns,n. Defendants Summons.
To the above named defendants and each q them:
you ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the com
naint IN this action and OF your answer
on the plaintiffs attorneys within twenty Gays trer the
service ~ this summons Of the day of
and in failure 70 appear or answer judgment
will be taken against you by default for the relief de
manded I'm the complaint.
Dated New York. June 23. lNt'
CARY & WHITRIDGE.
Plaintiffs Attorneys
Postoifce Address and Ofice,
80 Wall Street. New York y. Y.
To the defendants Amabile Antoott Louis Leyagg and
Charles Bates:
The foregoing Is served YOU BY Oublica-
ton pursuant Of Hon. Martin L. Sover,
OF the Supreme Court OF the state OF New
Yc r dated seventh day Of July 1899 and filed with
the complaint the Office OF he CerN Of the County
New York in the County Court House the
YORK borough q Manhattan. State OF New Yo-k.
Dated July 10th. 1899. -
CARY & WHITRIDiE
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-24
THE UNITED IRISH AMERICAN SOCIETY

Delegates from hundred Irish societies met last
night in the Uptown Assembly Rooms Thrd-ave.
and Fifty-hfth-st and organized the United Irish
American Society The objects OF the new So
clety as forth in the constitution adopted are
closer union Of the Irish people and their general
Advancement Colonel D. c. Mccarthy presided at
the meeting. II an executive session and did
not adjourn until after midnight The society will
be governed by an Executive Committee. to consist
OF delegate from each OF the affiliated bodies.
This committee viii meet at stated periods and then
elect It's own officers for that meeting In addition
this committee there the following officers.
who were elected last night:
Treasurer Michael j. Kennedy, State delegate
OF the Ancient order Of Hbernians: Patrick j. Grf-
fin. OF the Geraldine Club recording secretary:
corresponding secretary Jeremiah Mullane. OF the
Cork Mems Association; financial secretary. Daniel
Bacoh Of the West Meath Mems Association: ser
geant -at-arms Edward Ggar OF the Corcoran
Legion.
While the purposes Of the society $ de-
scribed IN its constitution identical with those
o: nearly all the affiliated societies II was learned
from a Trustworthy authority that the new organ
ization is primarily formed for political purposes.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-24
THE COLTUBTA AT BRISTOI

Bristol r. l.. July 2-The Columbia came up
from Newport this afternoon in tow OF her tender
and anchored about half mile off the Herreshoff
dock. The new steel mast is completed and ready
for stepping, but first the Columbia will be hauled
out on the ways for short distance. that her
underbody may be cleaned. The cradle for haul
ing her out IS all ready, and II is expected that as
soon as her pine mast Is taken out she Will be
hauled up for her cleaning The steel mast will
not be stepped until she IL again In the water
which is expected 10 be about Wednesday. II is
expected that the changes in her rigging will be
all completed by Thursday Friday. and that
she Will be ready to race the Defender again on
Saturday off Newport.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-24
PROTEST AGAINST NEGRO POSTMASTER

Atlanta July PA dispatch 10 THE Consttu-
ton" from Florence s. c., says that there Is much
Indignation there over the appointment OF j. e. Will
son a negro preacher as postmaster The Young
Mems Busine3s League has made an earnest pro-
test against the appointment. and a joint meeting
Of the League and the Board Of Trade will be held
to- r1orrow for the purpose OF drafting resolutions
To he forwarded 10 the President.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-24
LOSS or s2Oo.Ooo IN pHHNIx cry. Ala.

Columbus Ga. July 2s-Flre broke out tonight
In the cellar OF the New-York Racket store In
Phpnix city. Ala. just across the Chattahoochee
River from Columbus. Before the flames could
be checked the entire business district burned
20 the ground entailing loss OF 10000 Owing
TO the absence OF fire nghting facilities insurance
rates in Phoenix City excessively high. and II
is stated that little OF the property destroyed was
insured II is reported the fire was started by
negroes. whc saturated a lot OF rubbish with kero-
sene In the basement of the Racket store. Three
SsSroe3 have been arrested
New-York tribune., 1899-07-24
BOXING.

FRANK CHILDs AND GEORGE BYERs TO MEET
AT THE CoNEY ISLAND CLUB TONIGHT.
Frank Childs the colored heavyweight. and
George Byers. OF Boston, the colored middeweight
champion OF America. will meet in a twenty-five
round bout at the Coney Island Sporting Club to-
night. The preliminary will be fifteen round con-
test between Denver Ed Martin and Charlie"
Steve