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The times., 1899-10-29
BRIEFLY TOLD.

David Harum" has been dramatized.
Nat Goodwin has returned from Eng
land.
James 0. Barrows is going into vaude-
QUO vadis" goes on the road next
month
'"way Down East" is to be revived in
New York.
in Indianapolis.
"Papa's Wife" does not seem to have
made hit in Boston.
David Beasco. the adapter of "zaza.
was in town one day last week.
Nellie McHenry will revive Green Room
Fun" one Of her first successes.
Imogene Conner, a balladist who was
heard a year ago at Glen Echo, is said 20
have died last Tuesday.
Isabel Irving for a long time John
Drew's leading woman. has been married
to w. H. Thompson, an actor
Wheels Within Wheels" another "au-
dacious" farce and a clever one, is 10 be
done at the Madison Square Theatre.
"The Bell Boy" a farce which started its
tour only a few weeks ago, now faIls 10
answer TO the call OF 'FRONT.'" Briefly,
The Bell Boy has closed.
Edna Wallace Hopper is said to have in
contemplation a revival of Wang" Miss
Wallace-or should one say Mrs. Hopper
is now in town with "Chris and the Won
dorful Lamp"
Iona Barrlson, one Of the Barrison Sis
ters. who, a few years ago. convinced New
York that they were the undiluted triple
extract of Partisan wickedness, is supposed
to be in Havana.
Minnie Dupree. the charming little ac-
tress who recently was seen in "Daingrr-
field '95" at the Grand, has been engaged
to assume the role created in The Cow
boy and the Lady" by Gertrude Elliott.
The Duke Of Manchester is said to have
fallen so desperately in love with Gertrude
Elliott that his family insisted upon his
taking 4 pleasure trip to Africa. As Miss
Elliott is no longer with Nat Goodwin and,
The times., 1899-10-29
LAF YET sssPt9IS' fIslpso5F.
Electric Elevator to Balcony and Gallery.
Do UWantO Laugh?
THEM SEE
Bert (,OOt0
I'M
4
Battle Scared
Hero.
A New and Original FarcicaI Comedy,
Based on Events Connected with Our
Late Unpleasantness with Spain, by
Willis Maxwell Goodlue.
Tha HOwIiag HaIcyon of HIIarity
IT'S THE LIMIT.
Every Evening This Week, With We'd
nesday and Saturday Matinees.
IT'S THE LIMIT.
Every Evening This Week, With We'd
nesday and Saturday Matinees.
PRICES-25c, soc, 75c, and SLoo.
BARGAIN DAY MATINEE WEDNESDAY,
25e and SOC.
NEXT WEEK
Americas Most Beautiful Woman,
BELLE ARCHER,
IN HOYT'S
A CONTEN1ED WOMAN.

consequently has ceased to be of interest
to his press agent this story is probably
true.
Willard Holcomb writes from Boston that
Sag Harbor," the new James A. Herne
play has scored heavily there and will
have long run.
Hugh Chlvers. tenor and reputed hus-
band of Della Fox, viii be in the cast which
is to present The Greek Slave" And still
the piece may succeed.
Mrs G. H. Gilbert, the veteran actress,
celebrated her eighheth birthday on sun
day, and is still being commended for her
excellent work in support Of Annie Rus
SELL
Dorothy Hammack, a pretty Washing
tonian. is being universally praised for
her assumption of an important part in
What Happened to Jones" which soon is
to be seen at the Academy.
Once more Dunno and Ryley announce
that they are TO star Mary Marble in an
extravaganza, dubbed "A Queen for
Night" Miss Marble has been waiting
long time for so short a reign.
The New York Telegraph" claims to
have information which warrants its stat
ing that the famous theatrical syndicate
viii cease TO exist in the spring of 1901
Which seems almost too good to be true.
Whitman Osgood. of the Grand, has
contributed TO the current number of st.
Nicholas" an illustrated article on the
models OF our battleships which formerly
occupied a place in the War, State and
Navy building The work is entitled Our
Miniature Navy"
Charles X. Harris has just published
ballad, entitled The Rabbits Daughter"
If there is a greater bore than the coiored
man on the stage that bore is the Hebrew
impeTsonator and Semitic songs can hard
ly be called an Improvement on the long
prevalent coon" song.
Joseph Jefferson and his son, Thomas
Jefferson, were in Washington last week
for the purpose Of Witnessing the hanging
Of several OF the old actors paintings in
a private gallery. While here Mr.. Jeifer-
son presented Manager Rapley, OF the Ma
tional. with one of his landscapes.
Odette Tyler, who has foTsaksn the legiti-
mate for good and all" if not for the
good OF all, comes to the National next
week at the head Of a cast presenting
"Phroso." This play, an adaptation Of
Anthony Hopes novel, recently had long
run at the Empire Theatre, New York, and
is said to be wholly pleasing. Seats for
the engagement go on sale Thursday,
Another combination show" is an
nounced for the coming week at the Grand,
where Behman's Vaudeville Company viii
hold forth The organization has been
highly praised Il includes such people as
the Four Cohans. the ROssow Midgets
Diana, RamZa and Arno, Charles Rossow,
The times., 1899-10-29

The humOrists would have one believe
that the average lodging house keeper has
& watchful eye for her boarders and gen
orally can give good account Of the food
that disappears al each meal. But Samuel
Gross. who is now ahead of Shore Acres,
has statistical mind, and the manner in
which he tracks the eajables used in that
production is a caution. No freight car
clerk was ever more careful in his work,
and. though M Gross does not labor for
the sake Of economy, his results would give
points 20 any female Boniface who ever
lived
There are in the present Shore Acres
company many people who have been with
the organization several years. One OF
these is Gladys Crolius, whose engagement
has lasted eight seasons. Miss Crolius is,
in common with her companions, forced 20
partake Of & turkey dinner al every per-
formance. She knows that she has eaten q
great number Of birds and that, though she
changes about regularly, she has grown
exceedingly tired Of the fowl. But she was
much asuonished the other Gay when Mr.
Gross showed her a book fun Of figures and
proceeded 10 read her his results.
The press agent had counted that during
the eight seasons mentioned Shore Acres"
had been done just 2.Gi6 times This meant
that Miss CTOlius' engagement had been
marked by The consumption OF Z,vlb dishes
OF soup, 2,616 baked potatoes. 2.0I6 slices
OF bread. and 2,016 cups Of coffee. Since
The actress Is required TO use three pieces
OF celery al each meal she had stomached
precisely s 04s stalks Of that delicious plant
-Four thousand and thirty-two plum pud-
d!rgs we're placed TO her credit and an
equal number OF platters OF cranberry
sauce She had eaten 403 turkey breasts.
S56 turkey wings, and sec turkey legs. The
number OF whole turkeys consumed was 403
And this in addition 20 her daily bread. MI
Gross declares that he is going to set aside
Tuesday as q souvenir night. and invite the
Gridiron Club 20 see his leading woman get
nd Of her 405th turkey.
The times., 1899-10-29

Ethel Levey, the Merkel Sisters, and
Yorke and Adams Burke & Chase expect
the troupe to break a few records.
For the first time in the history OF the
publication, the Dramatic Mirror is to
combine its Christmas and regular editions
this year A holiday Mirror" is gener-
ally a thing OF beauty and a JOY until the
publication of its next successor. The
present Issue will be awaited with interest
One Of Charles Hoyt's most recent sue
cesses, "A Contented Woman" Will be
brought to the Lafayette a week from to-
morrow night by Belle Archer and her sup
porting company. The piece is too well
known here to require extended mention,
while the star is almost equally popular
among local theatregoers. Chairs and
boxes will be placed on sale Thursday.
Although the season is now nearly a
third gone only one black-faced Organi-
zation has yet come to town, and that one
did not make a wholly good impression.
William H. Vests Minstrels, which are
The times., 1899-10-29
Coming Events

After Magician Kellar has finished his
e- Segment in Washington the stage Of
she Columbia Hjil be occupied by a Casino
Company producing The Roundcrs" This
niece which is credited with having dup
il ted The run o. THE Belle of New
Tcrk" ia Gotham is an adaptation from
thr French cf Les Fetards." The original
WAS the work OF Mars ard Hennequin.
while the translation Is attributed TO Har-
~ B smith and Ludwig EHglander. This
wear the Casino Company is said 10 be bet
ter than ever before Il includes the alti-
tuaInous Dan DAILY. the quaint Thomas O.
Spahrooke. the uEctuous Harry Davenport
the charming Phyllis Rankin and the
Dretty Mattel Gilman besides Edward D.
Tyler. D. L. Dom. Catherine Linyard and
q chorus Of sixty. Seats for the engage
ment viii be placed on sale Thursday. the
regular prices Of the Columbia prevailing.
The times., 1899-10-29
CRITICS BUSY
The New York Week Marked by
Five Important Productions

Alice Nielsen, Julia MnrIoye, Il. II.
Sothern, Virginia Harmed, Julia
Walsh Make Their metropolitan
Debuts in Much Advertised Plays.
The times., 1899-10-29
GUS WILLIAMS in Songs and Stories GRUET BEERS. AN
What Il Does.

cit appeals TO the bust
ness man; TO the woman
weary of shopping; to the
children who love animals
and acrobats; to the Amer
cHn of all grades and
kinds - Scribner's MaEa-
zine.
The times., 1899-10-29
ANU SEHENTs.
What II Is.

Polite vaudeville is clean,
wholesome pleasure for re
fined men. women ana chill
dren. II is wholly Ameri-
can and attracts 10 it's
theatre only the best cIe-
meHt of the community.
The times., 1899-10-29

Speaking Of food makes one think OF
markets and thinking Of markets brings
10 mind a funny story on Kellar.
L was on the occasion Of the magician 3
last visit to Washington and b. was max
ing a point Of seeing those Of the city's
sights which had escaped his observation
before One Of these was the Centre
Market, and, In order to fully enjoy the
busy scene. he and his manager rose very
carly in the morning. The trip was taken,
The big building inspected, and the two
were hOmeward bound when Kellar noticed
some Gne eggs In basket on one Of the
stands, and, has love Of a joke asserting
itself. ne approached the proprietor. a
weather beaten farmer. Without prelimi-
nary. the trickster pointed 10 the hen
fruit" remarking III bet you a dollar
] can take . cents from inside one OF
those"
The rustic smiled but, evidently consid-
criHg the statement beneath the notice OF
any intelligent man. did not answer. Kel-
lar and his companion both laughed Then
the prestidigitator returned 10 the attack.
I'm make it Eve" he said.
"Ill 90 ye." quoth the farmer
Rellar laughed again and laid a crisp
new fye-dCll5r note on the counter His
opponent covered The money. From the
4.Iaa4Hs JAG H7EN.-a 4ASA4a4 ot4l-tt4B tl.a'4r
palmiug a quarter. stepped forward. He
picked Up one OF The eggs. Then his smile
grew sickly His entire expression changed
aui taking his managers arm be walked
away You win" DE called back 10 the
erinnine produce man. And when the
stand was well passed the magician
turned 10 his comrade and said. I've got
ic iu' fer the next chap who tells me about
me stupidity OF couatrymen.
-.What was the matter with The cgg?''
asked the manager.
Matter" yelled Keller Matter, Why
tie damn thing was rhla,"
The times., 1899-10-29

over in New York there is a wee grille
who is very proud Of the fact that she is
the niece Of Harry Edison, who is to be
seen this week al the Grand. The feeling
is reciprocatcd, and many hours are spent
by The two i'm conversation on
politics. theatricals, or religion-sa-
cred subjects being favorites with
the child The tots father is quite as
large as the dog trainer is small and is
not unused To being unfayOrably com
pared with Mr. Edison when his daughter
Takes up both. So. on the occasion of the
last visit the entertainer made TO the
metropolis. neither was greatly surprised
70 hear the youngster follow a prolonged
inspection OF the family feet with the
rather disrespectful remark. Your shoes
Is a Let biggern his-ain't they?"
Before the pater could make reply Mt.
Edscn considerably answered: We'll, your
dad is much taller than l."
There was a moments silence Then:
'-Dces big people have big feet an little
people have little feet2"
Generally responded Mr.. Edison.
Bc-h brothers had completely forgotten
the chat five minutes later when the tod
der queried- Gods everywhere amt he?"
"Why-yes-I suppose so. replied the
father, wOnderingly.
Goodness" exclaimed the child with
the air OF one reconciled TO believing a
seeming impossIbiIity-" Goodness. What
big feet God mus haye,"
The times., 1899-10-29

seemed almost real. Once was awakened
BY the sound Ct grinding weed and again
BY a louder noise, but ! paid no attention
When, at last, I dropped into q healthful
slumber WaEed so dead to the world that
] knew nothing until there came heavy
eTunching and we an sat up. Through the
cracks in the wall we could see that it
was light outside and we guessed that
morning was at hand. ] tried to get
through the TIcksty door but something
was wedged against il and I could not. So
Alr. Harris and ] forced a window and
We're greatly surprised TO see that the en-
tire landscape had changed. Memphis had
disappeared and. instead, there was a sort
of swamp covered with water, wading in
which was an urchin OF about ten. Ny
companion was struck dumb bug I ad-
dressed myself TO this lad. Said /. Where
are we at?'
The beg grinned and did not seem dis
posed to answer.
Where are we at2' I repeated.
The boy grnned again. Don't you
know he quCried.
7 explained that a lucid knowledge OF
our geographical position would have kept
Us from troubling him Then be stopped
gr'nning.
Why. he said This IS Friar's Point
1T was true. During the night the
accommodating flood had washed US down
The river 10 our next stand. The Memphis
manager did not call for his building for
ever week and during that period We
did q profitable business in cur own thea
IRE. The object that blocked our door
turned cut 10 be the establishment Of the
Memphis Baking Company, and our board
bills were
Hold On, interrupted one Of the party,
lauEhingly Il know that country We'll
Friar's Point isn't directly at the water
side"
Not regularly" replied Mr. Brady,
without blush. Il believed / mentioned
a swamp. That swamp was the pike 10
FriaTs Point The Mississippi changes its
course every now and then, and this was
one of its times Providence took us
They're on me, guoth the dubious in
diyidual-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-01
TO DROP OUT.
Mr.. GODDARD, on Account of OIL
cial Position, to Leave
Collins Case.

When Judge Hazen convened court
this afternoon he asked the attorneys
for the defense if they were ready to
produce Charles Aye, the man who it
was said would testify of hearing Juror
John Miller express a prejudice against
John Collins. Mr.. Hayden replied that
Ave had not turned UP, and asked that
an attachment be issued for him. Judge
Hazen, however, said he thought enough
time had been taken up with this tes-
timony and refused to issue the attach
ment. He instructed the counsel for
the defense to proceed with the argu-
mentS.
Attorney General GODDARD opened the
argument. He will probably take up the
entire time of the court this afternoon
and will be followed by Attorney
Charles Hayden tomorrow. The argu-
ments are not expected to run over to-
morrow.
Just when Judge Hazen will decide
the motion is not known. The decision
is expected however, within a few days
and the general opinion is that a new
trial will not be granted.
In that event the case will be at once
appealed to the supreme court. Be
cause of his position as attorney gem
eral MIR GODDARD will drop out of the
case altogether. Its prosecution in the
supreme court will be by County Attor-
ney Jetmore and Attorney Harry SAT-
ford.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-01
GLASS AS BUILDING MATERIAL

[From the Pittsburg Dispatch.l
1t has long been a dream of the build
er TO employ glass more largely in con-
struction and that dream Is new being
realized. Glass tile is a comparatively
recent American invention and is man
ufactured in the Pittsburg region. 1t
is recommended for it's superior sani-
tary as well as decorative properties,
and the demand has grown so rapidly
that the capacity for production is
about to be doubled.
In Europe. however, a longer stride
has been taken. An American consul
reports that a process glass is to be
used as the main building material for
large structures. The glass is devitri
fed. Opaque and prepared in large
blocks like building stone. 1t with
stands crushing weight to a high de-
gree. is not brittle like the ordinary
glass of commerce and keeps out frost
quite as well as stone. Such is the re-
port of consular investigation and this
development must be regarded as an
important advance.
This is not all that is desired in glass
as a building material, however. Per-
lection will be reached when the blocks
are made translucent and ornate. The
ideal is wall that will filter the sun
uSnI into living rooms Wnen the VIII
dows are closed; that is susceptible of
artistic decoration without interference
with the light-giving qualities and that
has all of the other qualifications
claimed for this new European building
material No doubt that condition will
be attained when the demand for thor
oughly well-lighted and sanitary houses
has become strong enough to incite in
ventive genius to serious effort in that
direction.
1t might be a speculation of curious
interest to determine the reduction of
disease dangers from the use of such
dwellings, but that may be left for the
future. 1t is enough to know at present
that all authorities agree upon the san
itary advantages of sunlight and of
walls that can be easily washed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-01
SKIRMlSHlNG KEPT UP
All Along the Line at Manila,
With Slight Damage.

Manila, March 1-4:55 p. m.-There
was the usual desultory firing yester-
day evening and today but only one
casualty resulted and is in the case of
Private Parks, company K, California
volunteers.
The Nebraska volunteers at the res
ervOir had a Slight brush with a small
body of the enemy this morning. The
insurgents scattered in the jungle after
the first volley.
The United States transport Tacoma
has arrived here without the loss of
horse or a mule.
The Negroes commissioners have en-
tertained several American officers and
British subjects at their hotel in the re-
turn for the compliment paid them by
Gen. Otis. They sailed for Negroes to-
day.
The United States transport st. Paul
has embarked Col. Smith, Major
Symes,a battalion of the California vol
unteers and the officers recently APP
pointed to posts at Iloilo.
The United States transport Arizona
has arrived here.
Generally speaking the situation is
unchanged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-01
SOCIETY WOMAN COURT.
The Wife of a Pullman Car Co. Official
Has Dispute With Her Servant

Chicago, March 1.-The wife of the
legal adjuster of the Pullman Palace
Car company, Mrs. Sarah Petit of No.
270 Michigan avenue, arrested at the
instigation of her maid, Cora Cunning
ham, posed in the role of defendant
against a charge of assault and battery
before a police magistrate this morning.
The alleged offense was the culmina-
ton of a hair-pulling contest, in which
Mrs. Petit fought with her servant.
When the case was called in the din
gy court room at the Harrison street
station Mrs. Petit. attired in silks and
sealskin, pressed through the conglOm-
Grafton of other women and men-ne-
grOes and white, shabbily dressed, I'M
kempt and bleary- eyed-that thronged
about Justice Martins desk. The case
a party of fashiOnably dressed society
women who accompanied Mrs. Petit
returned to their carriages and drove
aWay
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-01
NELLO In A CELL.
Came Here to Testify, Now
He's in Jail.

James E. Nel1o or Harris Bradbury
was taken before Justice McClintock
this afternoon and bound over on the
charge of perjury in the sum OF $1,000.
He was afterwards placed in a cell in
the county jail.
Grubbs, the proprietor of the Ohio
House, will probably bring an action
against him for false pretenses. For
the past three weeks he has been board
ing at the Ohio House, having told
Grubbs that he was employed as tele-
graph operator in the Santa Fe general
offices, and promised to pay his board
bill as soon as he received his salary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-01
GOES TO M'KINLEY.
SS5, 1000 Appropriation For To-
peka PostOffice Passes the
Senate.

Washington, March IA frenzy of bill
passing was on in the senate yesterday.
The bills passed were principally public
building measures and at times during the
day and night the scenes in the senate
were remarkable. Senators usually staid
and dignified, sticklers for order and
decorum in the chamber, clamored for con-
sideration of bills providing for the erec-
ton of government buildings in which
they were interested Late in the after
noon a large batch of such measures
passed by the house was received by the
senate. Instantly confusion reigred. SEN
ators crowded about the clerks desk and
began to sort over the bills from the
house, picking them out they found
their own, as if they were choosing valen-
tines from bargain counter.
In the area in front of the president of
the senate a half dozen senators were
waDing bills san and endsaEoring to obtain
proceeding called out protest from Sen
alto ator Plat tC Sem who Demanded s5 that
restored. At times throughout the ses-
SION OF Jhe DAY ana nlignt the scenes Were
ceived from the house. Bills carrying an
We're 6assed and many more that haI not
were placed as amendments in the sundry
civil appropriation bill Finally. at a
late hour last night. amendment to the
ing nearly 5000 900 for the preIiminary
work on the buildings which had been au-
The sundry civil bill was passed at HIS
last night. having been technically under
evening.
The following house bills, providing for
public buildings, were passed:
Topeka. Kan, $500, for an addition;
Omaha, Neb.. fixing limit of cost at 81
800 600; Abilene, Kan, So, 900; Kansas City,
KAN, $150,000: Blair, Neb., $4,000: Hast
ings, Neb.. $1,000 Norfolk, Neb.. SO, go.
Amendments to the sundry civil bill in
clude $4,000 for barracks and quarters for
a battery of light artillery at Fort Leav-
military post near Sheridan. Wyo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-01
Didn't Injure Grasshoppers.

On Sunday of last week the Their
mometer registered 25 degrees below
zero. On Thursday, only four days
after, Attorney VIM. Barrett and the
writer drove to Jeff Naron home in
Naron township and found Jeff had
been making garden that day. He told
us that grasShOpperS were skipping
about and when we seemed a little in
credulous, he CURLY demanded that we
go to the garden and be convinced. We
did, and there they were, as fierce as an
attorney general could be an extra
session, skipping hither and thither
without knowing anything about where
they were going to light. We jumped
from the buggy and with Mr.. Naron's
aid captured one and brought 1t to this
office, where 1t may be seen at any
time perched upon a piece of apple or
cabbage or other toothsome morsel as
contented as grasshopper can be.
This proves that the old theory that
INTENSE cold winters will settle the
hoppers," is no good. Mercury 25 de-
grees below on Sunday, and four days
later grasshoppers jumping about over
the prairie.-Pratt Union