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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-15

Bernard Shaw has written play
entitled Caesar and Cleopatra" and
is trying to have it produced. II Is IN
five acts and eight scenes. beginning
with the arrival Of Caesar in Egypt in
pursuit Of Pompey after the battle OF
Pharsalia. II closes with Caesars de-
parture with Cleopatra after a stay Of
six months at Alexandria. This incl
dent has been rejected by historians,
but Mr.. Shaw uses II.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-15

class productions OF comic opera, and
it goes without saying that the engage
ment Of the famous Boston Lyric OPP
era company at the Opera House for
one week, commencing Monday, Janu-
aTy 10th, with matineeS Wednesday
and Saturday, will fill the bill to per
lection.
The reputation of this organization
OF singers is worldwide. The produc-
tiOns are absolutely perfect in every
detail. No expense has been spared in
staging the different operas in the rep
pertoire. Lavish display has been the
rule and consequently beautiful cos
tunes, magnificent scenic effects and
delightful appointments are in order.
Excellence is the standard of every
performance and a charmingly spent
evening the result.
the company numbers over forty
people, with list of principals whose
names are well known in the musical
and theatrical world, amongst whom
may be mentioned Miss Laura DEMO.
VINO for years was connected with the
DeWolf Hopper and Francis Wilson
Opera Company; Miss Josephine Stan
ton, of the ArOnsOn Opera Company;
Mamie Kingsbury, Of the McCaull Com
pany; Henry Hallam, tenor of the Ca
sine forces; George Olmi, leading bari
tone for years with the Emma Abbott
Opera Company; Robert Lett. the emil
nent comic opera comedian; Jack Hen
dersOn, Eugene Rogers and others The
chorus CT this company is a feature in
itself. being composed of thirty-fve
well-trained voices, large number OF
whom are ladies of pretty face and fig
ure.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-15
THEATRICAL ADJUSTMENTS.

Blanche Walsh will s.ar independent
ly next season.
A daughter of Louis James is about
to go on the stage.
Coquelin has acted Cyrano de Ber-
gerac over 800 times.
The great Paris Opera House holds
an audience of 2,166 and cost 81, $780,
600.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-15

night, The Octoroons.'
There are very few people in Wheel
ing who do not possess soul for music
and naturally there are great many
who are always ready to extend the
most royal kind of a welcome to any
organization where music is its princi-
pal attraction. There is something
sublime in the magnificent rendering
of an opera; something which carries
On its tunable wings messages of JOY
and contentment peace and perfect
happiness. Music appeals TO all ma
lures. 1t has a road that leads to eve
~ heart. There is always a welcome
offering at its doors. Il stirs the soul
in its thrilling measure and lullS TO
rest by its plaintive movement. 1t is
q solace, a comfort, a charm that makes
the hard handed and tired Drained
worker forget the trials of the days
labor. There is no form OF attraction
which can possibly be secured by the
local management that is more accept
able and appreciated than good, tirst-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-15

No vast production in New York ex-
cited greater curiosity as to the fruit It
would bring forth, and no first nights
presentation aroused more diversified
discussion than did that of John w.
Ishams Octoroons, which company ap-
pears at the Grand Opera House Janu-
airy 18th, nth and 18th in a new must
cal farce, entitled "a Tenderloin Coon. :"
Mr.. Isham has always been a promoter
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-15

in this line of amusement, and that ne
has done more for the colored stage
folk than any other manager is evident
from their success and recognition.
This year Mr.. Isham surrounds his
company with everything perfect in de-
tail and necessary for what is termed
in New York. "A Broadway Produc-
tion.'
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-15

much of a salary list, but such is the
case. The delay in shifting the numbers
of each turn, the walking slowly across
the stage from one side to the other to
change these numbers, the many little
preludes and apparent improvising con-
stantly INDUCED in by the piano masters
the slow and lanquid efforts of clearing
the stage after an act, the slow changing
of drops and scenes are all regularly laid
out to gain time. One is astonished at
the actual time thus gained at the eX-
pense of an indulgent audience.
by deliberately purloining two minutes
here and three minutes there an average
gain Of one hour a performance is made.
One hour in a vaudeville performance
when acts or features of 8, 10 and u min
utes receive from $500 to 500 a week. is
rather an important bit of saving in a
weeks time. Years ago, when it was GUS
tomary to employ a stage manager to
handle a vaudeville performance, to
cause stage wait meant a fine or dismiss
sal.
The stage manager Of yore would be
sadly embarrassed in the new vaudeville
with it's time savers and other innova-
tons, but this particular position has been
done away with as many other points
which went toward making a great per-
Torrance, and the stage carpenter is now
dubbed the stage manager instead Thus
the ever indulgent public. paying without
question for the best the market affords.
is 'bunkoe6' out of at least an hours
performance"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-15
GOSSIP OF THE STAGE.
Notes Of Plays and Players Of Inter-
est TO Patrons Of the Drama.

THE BOSTON LYRIC OPERA CON-
PANY BILLED FOR A FULL
WEEK AT THE OPERA HOUSE,
WITH AN EXCELLENT REPER-
TORE OF COMIC OPERAS-THE
OCTOROONS-THE STOWAWAY.
7 H E A RICAL ADJUSTMENTS.
STORIES OF THE STAGE-OTH-
Err THEATRICAL MATTERS.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-15
STORIES OF THE STAGE.

A variety performer says: Few would
believe that the apparently innocent de-
laws here and there in vaudeville show
are really an organized plan to save so
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-15

Spike" Hennessey and kid" Nc
Coy, the two famous reformed burglars,
who have just returned very quietly
from tour of the old country, are now
playing their original parts in the
"Stowaway," which wiz be the at
traction at the Grand Opera House
Thursday, January 10TH When ques-
toned as to what they were doing IN
the old world, Spike" repliad I'VE
were sightseeing and travelling for our
health. No, we never have thought or
attempted to run a trick since we re-
formed. DO you know that when we
left the ship at Liverpool the Scotland
yards detectives We're on the wharf
and spoke to us. You see the same rules
are followed all over the world. When a
man has done any thing and goes 10
another place the police notify each
city to be on the lookout. 1t was not
necessary in our case, yet 1t Is done
with all Ex-Superintendent Byrnes.
of New York, whom I consider the
greatest detective in the world origi-
mated the idea. and now in New York
the central Office detectives locate each
day all crooks and If any tricks have
been turned they como pretty near
knowing who to look for. In some way
they know where you are going and no.
tify the police of your destination"
When asked what he thought of tina
safe-cracking as done by many of to-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-15

OPERA HOUSE-Monday night. Boston
Lyric Opera Company. in Said Pasha.'
GRAND OPERA HOUSE-Monday
night, The Octoroons."
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-15

Nine. Modjeska, the famous actress,
lives on a ranch which lies at the foot of
Santiago peak, Is miles from q town or
railway. She is an enthusiastic farmer
and takes great pride in her live stock of
which she has a large number. Her herd
of Shorthorns numbers over 400. and she
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-15
THOUGHT DABY'S EAR



Body and Eesd Mass Bleeding Sores.
Suffered Beyond Description. Physi-
clan Gould Not Even Relieve. Kept
Under Opiates. Cured By CCTECURA.
Myinfant was one mass Of bleeding sores which
extended TO his head and we thought one Of his
ears would dropof His sufering5 were beyond
description, and be had TO be kept under opiates.
Ourphysician did everything for his relief; I be-
came utterly discouraged. Ny attention wa.
called TO a CUTIcURA testimonial. bought the
CUTIcuRA, CuTIoURA Soar, and CUTTcURA Re-
SOLVENT. The result vas simply marvellous.
After the third day the opiates were discontinued,
he was free from pain and terrible itching, and
IN seUea ,oeeks aocs cared, with . clean, smooth,
baby skin. J. c. HARDWICH, Clara, Ga.
CvrIcuKA REMEDIES TIE pure,.. the sweetest. and
mos effective skin cures and humor remedies
Founded cnc appeal 70 all afflicted with skin and sczip
burners with loss of hsir. Warm baths with CUTIcuRA
SoAP and gentle snoiRtings with CuTIcUgk (oinmeB)
Cleanse the sn and scalp OF crsss and scales aay itch
nag ooFnns ead inflammation. End thus soohe and heal
Sold throughout the world. PoTrzn D. AND C. Corr,
sole Props, Boston. How to Cure Every Humor" free
SAVE YOUR SKIN HAND. sas Ear s5 z using
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-15

Coon songs have overwhelmed force,
vaudeville and extravaganza; negro
jokes, darky dancing. coon melodies are
the popular craze and have swept
through every branch Of lighter enter
tainment. They have been the top
liners, and it seems, have caught this
public fancy. That Isham's name
stands pre-eminent in Offering the ALL
colOred attraction has been fully illus
trated by the many followers and imi-
tators he has, That his present COM
pany is the best he has ever presented
is a we'll conceded fact: such well
known comedians as Smart and Will
liams, Rastus and Banks. Reese Bros,
and Douglass, VIM and Edmunds. the
BrittonS and Misses Wiley, Henry,
Patterson, Browns, Wellos Sisters,
Evans, and a phenomenal chorus Of
thirty we'll trained voices will attest
The Octoroons are great favorites,
and no doubt will turn them away at
every performance.
The Forrest City times., 1899-03-31
NO. n.


The terms Of all the members of the
state board of charitable institutions
expired March cath, and Gov. Jones
announced the following appointments,
to serve the ensuing two years:
First District-Samuel II. Davidson. Even,
Ing Shade. Sharp county. reappointed.
Second District-Thos. II. Matthews, of Mon.
ticello. Drew county. reappointed.
Third District-John j. Thomas, Washington.
Hampstead county. rcappointed.
Fourth Distrfct-Geo. L. Basham, Of Little
Rock, to succeed Geo NJ Heard OF Little Rock
Fifth District-W. A. Jeffers OF Mulberry.
Crawford county. to succeed John @. u. Simms.
Of Conway.
Sixth District--J. w. Meeks, Of Mammoth
Spring. Fulton county. reappointed.
Gov. Jones gave the following reason
for making the two changes in the
board, all the members of which he ap-
pointed to years ago:
II made the change because I think Il sd-
visablo TO change at least one-third of the
board every two years. In my Judgment this
board should be appointed like the state uni
yersity board for six years. two members to
be appointed every two years. BY that means
two-thirds OF the board will be imposed OF
experienced members. The charitable insti-
tutions have become o very large concern, and
l deem 1t unwise, after my experience In the
ONCE OF governor, TO make q radical change In
this board every Two years. but think that 1t
least one-third should be changed that often.
The Forrest City times., 1899-03-31
Convicted the SECOND r,m..

The second trial of Will Hardin for
completely in the murder of old man
Patterson in Cleburne county, resulted
in his conviction Of murder in the first
degree and the death penalty assessed.
His accomplice, Lee Mills, was hanged
last fall, Hardin turning states EVIL
dence against him. The first trial Of
Hardin resulted in his conviction Of
murder in the frst degree, but the su-
preme court reversed the jury's decis-
ion on account Of the admission as evil
dence of Hardin's confession, in which
he told how he and Mills went to the
Patterson home with the intention of
robbing the old man, and when the lat
ter resisted his throat was cut. One Of
Pattersons boys was also badly
wounded in the fight with Mills and
uardin, but recovered.
The Forrest City times., 1899-03-31

the duty Of the board to investigate and correct
abuses.
Mr. Howard's amendment was adopted by
vote OF 55 to 2s.
Mr.. Parker offered an amendment to place
the home under the control OF the state board
OF charities. Lost.
The bill was then ordered engrossed and to
its third reading.
II. b. 245 (Blackburn). amending an act
creating the Desha levee district, was read
third time and passed.
H. b. 34e (Neal Of Crawford). passed. It pro-
vides for the burial OF INDECENT dead, making
1t the duty Of the sheriff to provide such burial
and present his account to the county court for
allowance.
H. b. ia Jones OF Nevada). donating to the
several counties all lands heretofore forfeited
and sold to the state for taxes, to be sold and
the proceeds used for roads and bridges, was
taken up
About half dozen amendments we're in
troduced. but all we're voted down and the bill
passed-ayes "a, noes y.
The Forrest City times., 1899-03-31
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Will and Hardy Sheffield Acquitted
of the Charge Of Mu' dering
Mrs. N. ]. Horne.
EVENTS OLA WEEK BRIEFLY cnRoHIcleD.
Second Trial of Will Hardin, for Com
plicity In the Murder of Hugh Patter-
son, Resulted In Conviction of Murder
In the First Degree.
April Weather In the Past.

The following data, covering per-
iod OF 10 years, compiled from the
weather bureau records at Little Rock
for the month of April, will be found Of
interest to meteorological students:
Temperature--Mean or normal temperature.
o3 degrees; the warmest month was that OF
1895. with an average OF 68 degrees; the codest
month was that OF 1898, with an average OF 90
degrees; the highest temperature was - de-
grees on April 5th, $780, the lowest temperature
was 2s degrees. on April lst. 1898 average date
on which last killing frost occurred In spring,
March 22nd.
Precipitation-Average for the month, 46l
inches; average number Of days with 4 OF an
inch or more, 10: the greatest monthly precipi-
tation was 1924 inches in 1884; the least monthly
precipitation was 40 inches In 1887; the greatest
amount OF precipitation recorded in any "a
consecutive hours was 455 inches on April SO,
1893
Clouds and Weather--Average number Of
clear days, II; partly cloudy days. TO- cloudy
days, Q.
Wind-The prevailing winds have been from
the south: the highest velocity OF the wind was
"A miles from the south on April Is. 1893
The Forrest City times., 1899-03-31

Little Rock, March 29.-After the adoption
OF the journal Senator Martin introduced s. b.
279 to facilitate the collection Of taxes and to
confirm tax sales
The Manning bill, to prohibit the planting OF
johnson grass in the counties OF Monroe Sc
vier Little River. Nevada. johnson, Yell and
Logan counties. was passed.
S. B. 100 (Manning), to require courts of this
state to take notice OF the laws Of other states
without allegation or proof thereof. passed.
yeas q. nays l.
to the Little Rock Gulf railroad. was taken
up.
Senator Smith said that he had introduced
the bill without an apology for doing SO. He
thought the best use forfeited lands could be
put to would be to give them for more railroads.
The bill Aas defeated. An attempt was made
to reconsider and table the vote by which the
bill failed to pass The motion to table was
defeated.
Senator Martin introduced s. b. $50, TO fx
the time OF holding court In the Second chan
Gerry district
Senator Buffers joint resolution proposing
an amendment to the constitution granting
women the right OF suffrage on all matters
pertaining to school elections. was then taken
up
Senator Buckner supported the proposed
amendment IN o brief address, and was fol-
lowed by Senator Butler, the author OF the
resolution.
The resolution failed to pass by vote of
s to Is
The House.
After prayer and other preliminaries, Mr..
Tappan called up S. u 1893 which was read
third time and passed The bill authorizes
improvement districts to expend money for
extending sewer outlets beyond city limits.
The houSa want into rommfftaa ~ tho vvhala
to consider the Confederate Soldiers Home
appropriation bill
Mr. Howard offered an amendment providing
that should any inmate be mistreated or feel
aggrieved he shall have the right to report the
same tn the board of trustees and Il shall be
The Forrest City times., 1899-03-31
Must Pay for the Dogs.

A DeVali's Bluff special says: A de-
cision of much interest to sportsmen
and owners of valuable hunting dogs
was handed down by Circuit Judge
Chapline here this week. 1t was in a
damage suit brought by j. M. Avent, of
Hickory Valley, Tenn, and ]. M. Rich
ardson, of DeVall's Bluff, to recover
the value of two deer hounds killed by
Dick Costello last fall. Avent and
Richardson were hunting deer down in
the Big Lagrue country and ran deer
near Castillo's hay camp on Grand
Prairie. Two valuable hounds left the
pack and went to Costillos camp and
were killed. The jury assessed the
damages at $3.50 and costs.
The Forrest City times., 1899-03-31
BRIEF MENTION.

The terms of 81 convicts expere IN
June.
The regular annual meeting of the
State Teachers association will be held
at Newport June Goth to 22nd.
T. ]. Ormsby, lawyer. shot and
fatally wounded Fred Raft 1T Pine
Bluff. The trouble was q about woman.
"Grandma" Guest, one Of the Oldest
citizens Of Fayetteville, was burned to
death by her clothing igniting from =
Fireplace.
Attorney B. j. Martin died at Black
Rock of meningitis only twelve hours
after his partner, J. X. Gibson. died Of
the same disease.
James Williford, aged so years, died
last week at his home near Jackson
vile, Pulaski county. He was the
father of SO children.
During the funniest to be given in
Little Rock in May 5000 students OF the
public schools will be seen in mass
physical exercise.
The store-house of 8. L. Leslie, 1t
Dewitt, was demolished by the explos-
ion of keg Of gunpowder. and two Of
children fatally injured.
A negro named Kid Sykes killed q
white man named Jackson near Alto,
Poinsett county, by shooting him in the
back with load Of buck-shot.
The Iron Mountain main line from
Texarkana to st. Louis has been
equipped with 9O-pound steel rails, and
the road-bed greatly improved.
Powhatan Winn. living ten miles east
Of Ell Dorado. was shot and killed from
ambush by negro named General"
Warrington, who surrendered and con-
fessed the killing.
The Fort Smith Commercial League
adopted set of resolutions protesting
against the clause In the antitrust law,
recently passed, against tire insurance
companies combining to FIX . uniform
rate.
The miners strike seems no near set
tlement than when it first went into
effect. Many of the mines in this state
are being operated by white and nom
union miners, but very few of the old
men have returned to work.
The legislature will be asked to
amend the Rector antitrust law as to
insurance companies 1t is claimed by
many insurance companies that if the
law as it now stands is enforced they
will be compelled to withdraw from the
state.
The Forrest City times., 1899-03-31
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Six Days Proceedings of the
Thirty-Second General
Assembly.
FELLOW SERVANT BILL GOES 1HRoUsH.
Amended by Exempting All Railroads Not
Engaged In Carrying Freight and Pas
sengers for Hire-Bill Regulating Pri-
yate Banks Defeated.

Below is given the actual business
transacted by the legislature the past
week Such proceedings as reading of
bills, defeated amendments. etc., are
eliminated. This report will enable
the reader TO keep up with the business
done and laws enacted without wading
through detailed and voluminous ac-
count of the proceedings.
The Forrest City times., 1899-03-31
Must Serve Their Terms First.

United States Attorney General Grigs
has declined to permit the authorities
OF Pope county to try Harve Bruce aud
John Church for the murder of Deputy
Marshals Taylor and Dodson until they
have served their sentence for illicit
distilling. It's charged that Bruce and
Church waylaid and murdered Taylor
and Dodson while they were on hunt
for moonshiners in Pope county about
one year ago. A big reward was offered
for them by relatives of the murdered
men. Shortly after their capture they
were arraigned in Federal court at Lit
tie Rock and sentenced to . term at
Fort Leavenworth for Illicit distilling.
The Forrest City times., 1899-03-31
above zero.

Gov Jones recently received the fol-
lowing letter from a citizen of Waldo:
II enclose you picture Of triplet boys,
the children OF Mr.. and Mrs. r. R. Wat
kins. These children were born Octo-
Der 6, 1898, and weighed at birth /
pound ounces, 2 pounds ounces, and
8 pounds AZ ounces. They now weigh
II, IA ond Is pounds respectively"
Between five and six thousand people
heard Hon. w. j. Bryan at Little Rock
March 27th. He reaffir.ned his allegi.
ance to the Chicago platform and took
q firm stand AGAINST expansion.
The Forrest City times., 1899-03-31
BRITAIN AND THE CONTINENT.

France boasts woman letter car
riers.
Grenoble, France. has a municipal
restaurant.
It Is said that fully 100000 persons
in London work all night.
Holland is the only country in Eu-
rope that admits coffee free of duty.
In the slums Of Comberwell, London,
q place was found where II persons
lived in one room.
Italy has had 294 square miles OF
land added to it's territory in the last
10 years by the advance of the delta Of
the Po into the Adriatic sea.
A new fad in the use of scents is noted
in Russia. To give the human body an
agreeable odor any desirable floral es-
sence is injected in the veins
Every inhabitant Of the Austrian viii
lage Of Storbeck is chessrplayer. The
children are taught to play chess just
as they are taught to read and write.
Paris, it Is said, eats thousands Of
pounds of snails daily. And an odd
circumstance about it. II that when
new stocks arrive in the city they 60
fast.
The royal crown Of Persia, which
dates back to remote ages, Is in the
form of pot Of flowers, surmounted
by an uncut ruby the size Of hens
egg.
Only once in their history az ma
tion have the Spanish achieved a naval
victory. That was at the battle Of
Lepanto, in 1871, when, with the aid 3f
yenetians and Genoese. they annihil-
ated the Turkish fleet.
Gout Rare in Ireland.-Gout is rare
ly known among the working classes
of Ireland Their immunity from this
complaint Is thought to be due to the
fact that their food consists largely of
potatoes
Some light Is thrown on the econom-
ic condition of Sweden by official sta
tistics showing that 40 per cent. of
the assessed value of farm lands Is
mortgaged and 54' per cent. of city
property is under mortgage. The out
standing mortgages on the farms of
Sweden amount to $266, 900, coo, which,
considering the size of the country, is
a very small total.
The Forrest City times., 1899-03-31
Fate Of : Chiid.

The s-year old child Of Mr.. and Mrs.l
J. M. Edwards, near Beebe, White
county, was burned to death. The
child was playing in the yard when its
clothes were ignited, and before it's
parents could get the flames put sout II
was fatally burned.
The Forrest City times., 1899-03-31
The Oldest rnhabltaut.

Aunt Harriet, q colored woman who
lives in Scott township, Poinsett coun-
ty, is said to be 1872 years Of age. Citi-
zens now past go years of age who
knew her in their youth say she was an
old woman as far back as they can re-
member. She is blind and cannot walk,
and the flesh on her bones has been
gradually drying up for years.
The Forrest City times., 1899-03-31

Gov. Jones has offered rewards Of
s100 for arrest and conviction in the
following cases: Unknown murderer
OF w. r Pike, on Irons creek. in Yell
county; J. r. Merryman, who on March
10, 1899, killed Dennis Barns, on Cul-
pepper Mountain, Van Buren county. I