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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-16

famous st. Louis Browns and the Bos-
ton America Association champions
Before he joined the Chicago club he
pitched on the Pacific coast. He is a
reliable batsman and has been used as
substitute outfielder by Manager An
son. During the off season he applies
himself to a study of law, which pro-
fession he will take up when his career
as a ball player has closed.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-16

have seen for many day is James.
Young's impersonation of Sir Simon
Beauclerc, in "The Great Ruby" at
Days. His work is most commenda-
BILE, and it is a shame that Mr.. DAILY
does not give him more chance, but we
hear a great many unpleasant things
about Days Theater that are not nice
to repeat
Nance O'NeilI, who claims Califor-
mia as her native state, has proved that
she is an ideal Californian. AS ex-
pressed by Helen Dare: eff California
wants to typify herself on souvenir
coin or celebrational banner, or in a
statue to send to an international ex-
hibition for the people of the world
to view, she has her model to hand in
Nance O'Neill-beautiful,y young, strong,
buoyant, confident, self-reliant, and ra-
diant
Something like five years ago
young girl, unknown, untried-a tall,
sleSder, fair-haired girl, who was
known to her not very wide nor very
distinguished circle of acquaintances
as Lillian Lamson, daughter of an Oak
land auctioneer-went out from San
Francisco with the determination to
bump her way over any and all OBJ
stacles along the cobbly road to dra-
matte success. She stuck to her pur-
pose, and through the five years she
did more or less humping up and down
byways and some well-deserved
smooth running along the highway to
fame. And then, few months ago,
when she had pulled herself head and
shoulders above the crowd, she came
home as Nance O'Neill.''
Artists and musicians in general are
considered eccentric and full Of no.
tional ideas; but upon. following their
different experiences it will be found to
meet the requirements of the moment
and the many peculiar situations in
which they are placed; along with a
musical education they need a goodly
supply of originality, oddly, courage,
tact, firmness, and even what they call
crankiness does not sometimes come
amiSS.
The difficulties that managers of art
lists and musicians have to contend
with, on account of these peculiar quail
ifications, are we'll known to be ex-
amusing story, where "even kings had
to bow to the aristocracy of art" is
told of a German artist, Fraulein We'd
kind, who refused to sign a contract
for re-enga cement at the opera
house where she had sung with flat
tering success for a number of seasons
as the prima donna, unless first given
the assurance that her fiance would
receive some appointment in the same
city. So his majesty OF Saxony was
compelled to appoint the lover receiver
of taxes, or otherwise lose the artist
This talent for business enterprise,
however, is accredited to but few mu-
sicians.
Comical stories are circulated in re-
gard to their tastes, habits and mode
of living, economies, eXtravagances,
appetites, dress, and so on.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-16

sustained many bruises and 1acera-
tions His face was cut almost beyond
recognition, and his scalp was torn,
large piece being entirely sliced off the
back of his head. He is now at the
Charity Hospital in Norristown.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-16
Epita ph-Epithets o. British states men.

Epita PHI Epithets o. British states men.
When great politician dies, a man
whose name has been on the tongues
of all, and in every kind of type for
scores of years, the goodhearted Brit
ish public makes the matutinal Obser-
vations conventionally described as
mourning a loss" attends his funeral
or memorial service, and then, after
scratching his name on Abbey stones
or elsewhere, is well content to leave
him alone for evermore with the cpl
thet or attribute it deems most appro-
pirate to attach to his name. Thus,
Pitt is majestic, Fox generous, Can
ming splendid, Palmerston patriotic,
John Russell plucky, Disraei romantic,
Gladstone religious; and so on. Nor
are these epithets open to revision.
Whatever record leaps to light they
are not in the least likely to be altered.
The fact is, Englishmen understand
their political leaders down in the
ground. They have never mistaken
them for saints, heroes or philoso-
pliers. Indeed, they know them to be
sinners, usually as blind to the future
as the grocer down the street, and
occasionally as ignorant Of the past as
the publican at the corner, but who, for
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-16

all that, stood like men for their brief
hour on the quarterback of the big
ship which is still groaning and grunt-
ing on its way. They at all events
never ran her aground.-Augustine
Birrell in the Contemporary Review.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-16

In a leading society paper interview
Edna May refers to her first night at
the Casino as an awful experience. She
says: 81 was so unStrung that Lederer
kindly came on in the crowd to cheer
me up, and then, at the end of the first
act, some one said that Alan Dale, the
American Clement Scott, was in the
house. THAT was the finishing touch,
for 1 knew he didn't care about this
kind of piece, and can't tell you how
1 finished. However, he was most gen.
erous next day, and said my acting
saved the piece" "Then these circum
stantial stories of your rising from the
chorus and being patiently taught by
a discerning manager have no founda-
tion?" "None; except in the lively
Imagination Of the tellers. Chance or
good fortune, or call it what you will,
saved me from the drudgery of my pro-
fession, and gave me my present part.
I happened to come along when a
young girl was needed, and that was
all. AS to my ambitions, one always
hopes for the impossible. 1 read
Shakespeare's tragedies in my s1eepless
hours and imagined myself a tragedy
queen playing Lady Macbeth and Cleo
patra and Volumnia, but fear they
are only idle Dreams
Rose Melville has made one of the
greatest personal hits of the season in
her characterization of Isis Hopkins"
The character is entirely original with
Miss Melville, and was the one bright
part of Matthews and Buyers ''By the
Sad Sea Waves" So great was her
success that Mr.. B. F. Keith, the con-
tinuous performance magnate, offered
her a magnificent sum to go into
vaudeville Miss Melville accepted,
and is now delighting and amusing the
patrons Of the Keith theaters with
what is probably the funniest and
most ludicrous performance ever at
tempted by an actress. Her only
vaudeville performance will be at the
Keith theaters, as she will commence
her starring tour in a play written by
Carroll Fleming, entitled, isis Hop
kins," early in September. Success is
assured, as the theater-goers of today
are looking for something to amuse
them, and if you want to laugh and
must laugh, see isis Hopkins"
What may the critic regard as his
rights and privileges? All rights and
privileges that may properly accrue to
him who has been steadfast in his
honesty, alert in intelligence, and con-
scientious in his efforts. 'He can ask
for no better encouragement than the
that he is needed" needed,
not for the purpose of contributing to
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-16

A New Hampshire woman has pat
ented a clothespin that will not slip or
the line nor injure the clothes, the new
pin being of wood and Of the usual
shape, except that the gripping edges
ara CORN oatad for their antira lon OFT
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-16
IN THE ODD COANE.R.
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS.

Climate and CompIexion-Pace Making
and Hypnotism - Epitaph Epithets
on British Statesmen-A Fight for
Food.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-16

Well, sa-ay, wasn't the marriage of
Richard Harding Davis and Cecil
Clarke a corker? Girls, imagine
wedding with Ethel Barrymore, Rich
ard Harding Davis and Charles Dana
Gibson among the principals.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-16
Una,

There is but little on this earth
To fill the soul of lofty birth;
AT best it much must feel the dearth
OF genial showers.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-16

When the engagement was an
nounced I couldn't help but think of a
wild rumor that was afioat about three
years ago that Maude Adams and r.
H. D. contemplated matrimony; but
don't let's get satirical.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-16

piled to everything imaginable, shoes
especially, when that play was In
vogue. This was about the beginning.
This season Olga Nethersole with her
bracelet, and Cyrano with his name
attached to every piece of jewelry that
was ever invented, divided the honors,
but a new one has stepped into the
field in the shape of Zaza chocolates.
Next.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-16

1t binds Nepenthe to its lips,
And at life'S sparkling goblet sips,
While in the waters fennel dips
Its bitter flowers.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-16

The other day, just for fun, I looked
into the encyclopedia to see if I might
find anything about Cyrano de Ber-
gerac, and sure enough 1 found it.
The article was a short one, but, as
might be expected, enough space was
taken in which to speak "of his mon
strously long nose" and the large num-
Der of duels he fought.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-16

But Una, round thy hearts blest shrine,
No bitter fennel-blossoms Irvine;
By odor-breathing flowers divine
1t is embalmed
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-16

Love on my heart thy form did stamp,
Thy beauty, like a veStal lamp,
Within my souls cell, dark and damp.
Forever burns.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-16

Sere lies my heart, and sere its world,
Since thou vert from its affairs hurled
My spirits pinions have been furled,
Like sails becalmed.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-16

And unto thee, as to its goal,
GazeS athirst the stranded soul:
As points the magnet to the pole,
My sick heart turns.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-09
May and Must.

II these two words meant tho same thing,
or could oven be made to seem to mem tho
aame thing, the elaborate scheme Of arbl-
tratlon reported to the Pence Conference at
The Hague would possess surprising Inter-
est to the nations OF tho earth.
But the Peace Conference can add article
10 article, and can multiply phrases, and
can surround every step Of procedure with
elaborate provisions. without bringing
May one millionth part Of a volt nearer to
Must In potential energy.
There is pathos in tho respectable efforts
OF the Conference to justify its cxistenceby
enacting q long series Of pcrmissive pro-
visions. No harm is done. Perhaps some
good may be done in the promotion OF
that mysterious moral effect OF which we
hear 30 much vague talk
Yet the cold fact remains that a perma-
nent Bureau Of Arbitration at The Hague or
elsewhcrc-a tribunal OF Peace built with
brcks every one OF which Is stamped with
a May and not ono OF which Ia marked
Must, or can in the nature Of things be SO
marked-is destined TO exert about as much
influence on tho greater events OF the
worlds future as Is cxertcd, let us say, by
one OF the well-establIshed and permanent
Bureaus OF Press Clippings.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-09
Trouble for the Sultan.

Tho Peace Conference ut The Hague Ia in
certain way responsible for tho disor-
der5 that have become frequent Of late in
various parts of Turkey. While the agents
of the different revolutionary committees
In Turkey have been lobbying among the
delegates at tho conference the aGitatOrs
were stirring the people in Macedonia and
elsewhere to get up manifestations and re-
sist the local authorities with tho object OF
drawing attention to their grievances.
They do not. however, receive encourage
mcnt from any quarter, and by way OF
warning tho Mauser riflo has been issued TO
tho Turkish army reserves In Macedonia in
place OF tho comparatively nntiquatcd Mnr-
tiniPcaholy. with which thoy were pro-
viously armed.
At the same time the Bulgarian Govern
ment, looking on this issue OF Iaiisors as
an act OF partial mobilization, and to pro-
vent revolutionary bands crossing the from
tier into Turkish territory has reinforced
tho troops guarding tho border already
strongly occupied. The Servian Govern
mont has also considered 1t necessary to
place regular troops on its southwestern
frontier to protect it from tho predatory
These last mentioned disorders, together
with those at Moush. in Armenia, and tho
disturbed condition Of things in Turkey gen.
orally, have been the subject Of representa-
tions on the part Of the European Govern
ments to the Sublime Porte warning it OF
the necessity for maintaining tranquility.
The Austrian Government In particular has
impressed on the Porte its hopo that there
will be no renewal OF tho occurrences on
the Scrvicn frontier. and that the Albanians,
who are furnished with arms smuggled
into the country from unknown sources,
may he kept under control.
In regard to the disturbances in Armenia,
It has been officially declared by the Porto
that the Governor OF Moush is responsible
for the burning and pillaging OF monas-
tory and the murders ofArmenians recently
In his district, and that he will be brought
for trial at once before a judicial tribunal
at Constantinople.
With all his rreoccupations, the Sultan
finds time to look after his family Interests.
In imitation Of past European sovrrpgus,
he has instituted commercial monopOlirs
for his favorites and children, the last be-
ing tax on imported matches. An inn
perial trade has just been issued to his
son-in-law, NoUREDpR, the son OF Ghazi
OsMAN OF Plevna. giving him the mo-
nopoly OF this tax. Each box Of imported
matches must be put up in wrapper
costing ten paras about ono cent and
tho exclusive right TO issue the wrappers
is reserved to the favored NoUREppIN.
Other members Of the imperial household
have been endowed in similar ways, but
common report, which in Turkey Ia fire.
qucntiy correct. says that the nominal re-
cipients Of these imperial favors are not
always tho real receivers OF the revenues
collected In their Names but that the bulk
OF the proceeds go to swell the already sub
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-09
Disease and Birds.

Tho intensity OF the Interest now taken
in efforts to prevent. check or etamn ont
consumntion has bcen strlkinplv e.cmnli-
fed recently Mt Chicago where n vigorous
crusade ia now wored ngninst tho sale NJ
milk drawn from cows afrcctcd with tubcr-
cuIosis The Governor OF Illinois lie 40
dnonlv IMPRESSED with the gravity q, tho
situation that bs has advised that ohso,nta
outhoritv he nI.ced in the banda ~ tho
live Stork Commissioners n, that stota In
ordor that when thew thInk AZ thov nav
causn tho s,aucbtor Of .nv cattIe which
ortor hsIrg +estod Nv tuharcultn s,bIhit
aIcrs nj ronsumntion Such vigorous
r,otbods wnnId h,va tha o1,c+ ~ ~,
tirnatine the nloguo and ~ round roosibla
thov ,re worthy ~ .dnn,ion ovorvwhoro
II ia 70 he feared bowover TINT measures
so oxtrorna wiIl nrnvo somawhot Too r.n,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-09
The Caribbean Patrol Squadron.

A novel step, which promises economy
and Efficiency Is under consideration by
the Navy Department, that OF assigning to
the east coast OF Central America squadron
Of five small gunboats, converted from
yachts. These are the Vixen formerly tho
Josephine, now at Blueields the Dorothea,
the Viking, the Hawk, formerly the Her.
mione, and either the Hist or the Frolic,
formerly the Comanche.
American residents in Central America
have lately made many complaints to the
Government. The troubles in Nicaragua
which caused the Vixen to be sent to Blue
fields are we'll known. Gen. TORRES, the
Governor OF the province Of Zelaya. tried to
collect q second time from American fruit
traders tho customs duties they had already
paid to Governor REYES, his ground being
that those duties were paid as contributions
to the latters unsuccessful revolt against
the Managua Government. The matter has
now been put in train Of amicsble settle
ment, but it created much i'll feeling, and our
Government still finds it necessary to keep
the Vixen on the Mosquito coast.
In Honduras the incident that has at
tracted most attention Is the killing OF
FRANK PEARS OF Pittsburg by n Hondu-
ranian soldier, for which an indemnity has
been demanded by Secretary HAY. In Qua
temala a recent complaint is that OF Mr.
RICHARDS, an American citizen from Ken
lucky, who says that, after having taken
up sundry mining claims, he was seized
and forcihly put aboard steamer about
to sail for New Orleans.
1t Is not unusual to find pending cascs OF
this kind, involving the property and rights
Of our citizens in tho Central American
States. In addition we arc under certain
obligations in regardto keeping traffc open
across tho isthmus, and wo have very
great interest In the interoceanlc canal. A
squadron OF small craft could look after all
our rights promptly. would be as useful as
larger vessels, since the Central American
republics arc not naval powers. and would
be less costly than larger vessels to main
tain on that station.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-09

Tho 81. Louis Republic launches upon tho
midsummer sea Of publicity q proposition to
adopting Usona 40 the name OF our beloved
country. an atrocity thus acrostlcally derived:
United states OF North America
Concerning tho reasons for the change our
contemporary remarks:
There is one long leftover one hundred years 10
Is now-want which not much attempt has been
made to Nil. The grestest nation in the world has
name awkward In use; 40 awkward that seldom APP
pears except In ofici,l documents. Who says The
United States ~ North America Yet nothing else
is really accurate. United States won't do. be.
there United States in Central ana IN South
America. America il worse. since Canadians and
Patagonians share with us possession Of that
name"
In what official documents we should like to
know, did the title United States OF North
America" ever appear? The legitimate result
OF the application Of the proposed method
would be Usoa not Usona. And even II n were
to he Usona, how should tho abomination DO
pronounced: You-so-na or Us-on-a?
II appears that Usona Ia not the product OF
the leisure hours OF one OF the st. Louis kin
dergnrtcns. but the deliberate achievement OF
the com hned intelectuals OF the faculty OF a
great institute Of higher learning:
Tho first suggestion 1. Understood 10 have como
from Prof waTEnHousE. but Chancellor CHAPLIN
and other Washington University people said to
regard the proposed innovation with favor both
lingnisA and ~ practical men Of Affairs"
These lingusts and practical men OF affairs
should begin to reform at home. Washington
University is a somewhat cumbersome name.
Suppose they start in by calling it WI.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-09
The Present Status Of the Dreyfus
Affair.

There Ia now reason to believe that the
trial OF Capt. ALFRED DREYrus, which will
begin, It is said, on Aug. 10. will be- impair
TALLY conducted, and that unless new and
conclusive evidence shall I've brought for
ward against the accused, 1t will result in
his acquittal. Extraordinary precautions
have been required, and may vat lie r"-
quired, however, to avert a second miscar-
rage OF justice and to thwart tho machine
tions OF the headquarters staff, tho menu
bers Of which see not only their reputa-
tions but their military rank and even
Aheir personal liberty imperilIed
Tho question whether the civil should he
subordinated to the military power in
France was settled, temporarily at Toast,
when the new Ministry, headed by NJ.
WALpECK-R ROUSSEAU, secured vote OF con-
fdence from the Chamber OF Deputies by
the narrow majority Of &c. To gain that
victory, which n change of 4 votes from one
side to the other would have transformed
into defeat, it had to overcome almost the
whole body OF Moderates, led by ex-Premier
incline, who has since boldly avowed the be-
lief that the headquarters staff should have
been permitted to deal with DREYFrs as It
chose. Speaking at the Hotel Continental
on Thursday evening, no said that tho
present Cabinet detied public opinion, and
insisted upon the necessity of govern
mental interference in the DREYFUs
affair. He showed when he was Premier
that his method Of avoiding governmental
interference was to prevent an investlEa-
ton Of the alleged illegalities In the first
trial Of DREYFUs by court-martial. Hold
Ing such views. he or any Premier sup
ported by him would have undoubtedly
allowed the headquarters staff 10 make
the second trial farce 10y ordering it to be
held in some place where II could have been
subjected to overwhelming pressure Mt tho
hands Of the Ant-Dreyfusards, and by
designating for Judges only officers pledged
beforehand to convict the accused. To N.
WALDEcK-RoUssEAu it was, consequently,
Indispensable not only to obtain vote Of
confidence from the Chamber OF Deputies,
but, In view Of the prccarious majority by
which 1t was conceded, to give himself a
free hand hy proroguing Parliament as
speedily as possible
That necessary step has been taken, and
the new Cabinet will not hc required to
meet the Chamber of Dcpl.j ics again before
the autumn, Before that time arrives it is
grobabo not only that justice will have
been done to Capt. DREYFUs and Col
PIcoUART, but that the whole conspiracy,
Of which they have been the victims, will
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-09

Senator JAMES X. JONES, Chairman OF
the Democratic National Committee and
now In Europe. has concurrcd in the sug-
gestion to hold meeting OF that commit
toe at Chicago on the Goth of this month;
and, in the absence OF the Secretary in
Alaska, Committeeman JOHNSON Of Kansas
has Issued a call accordingly. The Arkansas
Senator has been in i'll health for some
time, and. as tho notice to his associates
declares. no is absent from the country
under the direction OF his physician
1t appears to be taken for granted, though
Senator JONES himself has not been heard
from on tho subject, that the chief business
Of THE Chicago meeting, u week from next
Thursday, will be the acceptance OF his
resignation and the election OF another
Chairman. Already two candidates for the
place are talked about. The radica! silver
ites favor W. j. STONE, formerly Governor
Of Missouri! and an advocate OF the nom!-
nation OF the late Congressman BLAND for
President in 1896. Some Eastern oppor-
tunists, suspected of secret conservatism,
are supposed to be favorably disposed to-
ward Senator THOMAS s. MARTIN OF Vir-
Rinia, who has a fight OF his own on hand,
his term in the Senate expiring on March 4,
1901, and there being much opposition to
his reelection.
Tho post OF Chairman Of tho Democratic
National Committee was held by WILLIAM
+. HARRITY OF Pennsylvania in the contest
OF 1892, by CALVIN :. BKICE of Ohio in
that OF 1888. by WILLIAM IA. BARNUM 81
Connecticut in 1884, 1850 and 1875, by
AUGUSTUS ScHTLL OF New York in 1872
and by AUGUST BELMONT OF the same State
in 1868. All OF these were men Of sub
stance and influence. useful, therefore, in
securing indispensable campaign funds.
Senator BARNUM and Senator BRICE espc-
clally were political leaders of remarkable
astutcncss. Moreover, all the Chairmen,
with the exception OF Mr.. HARRITY. came
from close decisive States, the electoral votes
Of which Were OF primary Importance.
Senator JONES OF Arkansas, Chairman OF
tho Democratic National Committee in the
notable contest of 1898, contributed little
except the sincerity Of his convictions, be-
ing a parochial politician in Arkansas. a
State SO irretrievably Democratic that no
serious contest was made in it against
BRYAN. Both of the candidates already
named to succeed him are also from States
which in all political calculations are con-
ceded to be inevitably Democratic Mis-
souri, and Virginia.