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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-19
PLAY BILLS THIS WEEK
"MISTAKEs WILL HAPPEN" NIELSEN
AND sTHE TURTLE" AT ENGLIsHs.
Grand stock Company 10 BE Seen in
Observation-Disclosures at Park
'sCity Club" at Empire.

What is reported as a great laughing sue
cess is Grant Stewards farcical comedy,
mistakes VIII Happen which comes TO
English's Monday evening for the first half
OF the week, with a special matinee on
Wednesday Novelties in farcical comedies
are extremely rare, but this is said to be
an instance where the author has really de-
Vised a lot of new situations with the dia-
logue bright Heretofore it has been the
melodramatic author who has put in buzz
saws, railroad trains and cotton presses,
while the writer Of farce was content to use
over and over again the same old material.
Mr.. Stewards properties are said to be
coupe, garden hose, hay rack, an oak bin,
some hay pitch fork, an AK, a pug dog
and trained rat, used in producing laugh
ter. He is said to dispense entirely with
the time-woTn faree-coInedy scenes. One of
the novelties in Mistakes VIII Happen" is
the fact that it tells a story; one that is
promised to be amusing. A certain society
woman, who has a rich husband, is DESTROYS
of becoming an amateur actress. She meets
the leading man Of a certain theater and
he, in consideration of $50, agrees to coach
her This actor has written play which
every manager to whom he has sent it has
refused, and he sees in the society woman
the Clduce OF a possible Inc
actor has secretly married the leading lady
of his company and both he and his wife
live in terror that their secret be discov-
cred, for they have manager who, like Au-
gustin DAILY, objects to married people on his
stage. The society woman's husband meets
the actors wife, and she, thinking to help
her husband, decides to try and get him to
produce her husbands play. Both couples
make an appointment for the same place,
day and hour, which happens to be the rich
mans coach house, The actor goes there to
give the society woman her first lesson IN
acting, and the actress to read the play to
the society womanS husband. Naturally
this leads to all sorts of ridiculous compli-
cations, and things get pretty generally
tangled before the end Of the second act.
in the last act matters are Strengthened
out. Incidental to this quartet and aiding
and abetting in the fun-making are an
English coachman, a clearinghouse keep
er, who has seen better days, a pugilistic
mistakes Will Happen is presented under
the comedy an excellent company. The lead
ing characters are played by Charles DICK
son and Henrietta CroSman. Mr.. Dickson
work is familiar to theater-goers, and he is
not only a very great faVOrtte, but among
the younger comedians one of the very best.
Henrietta CroSman has had long and val
liable experience playing comedy leads. Be
sides these two, the cast includes Ethel
knight Mollison, Carrie Gen-Behr, Adah
Eckert, Charles Harbury, Ben Deane, Ed
mund Lawrence and Franklin Garland.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-19

DETROIT, Mich. Feb. 1S.-The initial
production of Max O'Relrs new play, THE
Price of Wealth." was successfully given
in the Detroit Opera House last evening
with Olga Nethersole as star. The play
While it abounds in the brilliant witticisms
of the famous French writer, supplies also
in its latter scenes, considerable opportunity
for the emotional and tragic art of the
actress. 1t is in three acts. The first deals
with cheerful commonplace home life, the
second mingleS some humor into the other
wise pathetic picture of a family in which
wealth and the cold life of society has sup
planted more substantial joys and attach
n.ents. The closing act portrays a wife
through a husbands SOrdid ambition for
more wealth, driven into a compromising
and odious situation with a man of high
station, who had in earlier years offered her
his hand in marriage The denouement is
happy conclusion of a somber act. NJ
Blouet's witticisms are, as usual. directed
in spots against English and American So
ciety, but they are good naturally put
Hamilton ReVele plays the leading male
character gracefully. The central figure of
the play is easily and admirably sustained
by Miss NetherSOle.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-19

had come out to sell tafa. fruit, birds, fans
and curios to the passengers: but even
among these noncombatants, absorbed in
the peaceful arts of barter, there was such
a difference of opinion that not word of
approval was uttered. not a shout went up
as the boats swept away and were lost in
the distance.
In conversation with Lloyd Osborne In
the lanai of the hotel, a few hours later.
the iniquity of men who had furnished the
natives with Winchester rifles both those
who had sold the weapons and those who
had winked at the transaction, was de-
nuunced with the utmost bitterness.
'One cannot put 1t too strongly" he ex-
claimed, vehemently. 1T is devilishl These
people are as simple as children and as
Irresponsible; there is no real enmity in
their nature; they are sweet and docile-
amiability itself, if they were only let alone,
but there is an influence al work here which
should be exposed over the town"
The influence evidently is still a work, and
in these days of westward expansion and
English utilization and good-felowship. with
the Philippines on our hands. with Hawaii
already received into the federation, we may
have to take a share-a still more emphatic
share-in the adjustment of Samoan diff
cultieS. MARY H. KROUT.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-19
ModiesIsa and otis sIxinner.

Farces and operas will be given a rest
next week at Englishs and the entire week
viii be divided between Modjeska, the
greatest living tragedienne. and almost the
only one in this country worth noticing, and
that fine young romantic actor. Otis Skin
ner. Nine. Modjeska has added two nota-
BILE plays to her repertory this season. She
has made a pretentious production of
Shakspeare's Antony and Cleopatra and
another of Camille" Since Modjeska re-
covered her health and returned to the
stage her success has been greater even
than in her earlier days. 1t is common re-
port among theatrical people that she is
playing to greater audiences this year than
ever before, and that her bank account is
already $4,000 to the good Otis Skinner,
who left Nine. Modjeska'S company TO be-
gin his starring career six years ago, has
established himself in this city as one of its
particular favorites. He will follow Mod
jeska the last half of next week with the
Frohman production of Rosemary" which
was John Drew's great success the last
season he appeared here, the play being
seen at one performance while Maud Adams
was still Mr.. Drew's leading woman.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-19

Robert Fitzsimmons will be at the Park
Theater tomorrow matinee and night and
for three days in a sparring exhibition with
"Yank" Kenny and an exhibition of three
new and effective blows that he has been
practicing since his last go" FitZ, Mrs
Fitz and little Bob" will be found with the
champion. OF late he has found life very
lonely travelling about the country without
his family, and particularly without little
Bob" whom he idolizes. So the two elder
children have been placed in the keeping of
relatives in Pittsburg, where they can at
tend school regularly, and little Bob IS
still at liberty to travel and enjoy himself
FitZSimmonS does not act; he makes no at
tempt at that art but confines himself to
giving good illustration OF what his pro-
fession really is. There will be vaudeville
company to support him, and Manager Ju-
liam declares he has selected very carefully
from the vaudeville field. 'Theo" performs
on many instruments with skill. Carcido, a
wire performer, lately come to America, is
giving something new in his particular field.
Dan Fenton is a clever Irish character i'm
perSonator. DreWee is a juggler who also
comes from abroad Conroy and McFar-
land, McWatters and Tyson, Frank White
Billy Williams, George Whitman, the Folly
Trio are all on the programme.
GAY MATINEE GIRL"
For the last half of this week, beginning
with Thursdays matinee, the Park will re-
turn to farce-comedy, presenting 1.-THE Gay
Matinee Girl with Monroe and Hart and
Matte Vickers as stars. This triple alliance
is supported by Charles H. Dean, Elmer &C.
rome, Alice McGiH Louise Foster, Myrtle
Franks. Margie Kline and a dozen Others
The Gay Matinee Girl is in three acts
all of which take place in Florida at hotel
il Jacksonville. Among the specialties
introduced, most of which are musical, are
Timer Gerome' new songs, the Rainbow
Dance" by four attractive girls, the Happy
Farmer" by Monroe and Hart, with the as
slstance Of half a dozen others; Matte
Vickers in her original act; Charles Law
renee monologue artist; Monroe, Hart and
Matte Vickers, in a sketch called Re
alone in their original talks; the Nurses
Convention" by a seXtet of girls; THE
Serenade," by the entire company. and an
operate mixture introducing various new
features
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-19
The Khayyam Fad.
Nav York Commercial Advertiser.

New York commercial Advertiser.
There used to be some satistac, ion in Omar
Khayyam, when it was thought he was so
terribly cynical and all that. Omar always
struck Harvard men at the beginning of
their sophomore years and stayed with them
pretty we'll until they graduated. They
looked codly at the world and squelched
young girls with some pessimstic couplet
from the old Persian. They even wrote i'm
itations themselves, and published them in
the Harvard Monthly, which is the heavy
weight of Harvard undergraduate publica-
tions. Now, how is it? Omar is no longer
the sweetly cynical moraliZer at whom
young ladies cry ''O!" but the hero of teas
He has come down to 10 cents the copy and
the masses take him with their daily papers
1t is not in the least devilish or even lit
erary to like him. If you want 10 be orig
inal you have to say that you have never
read him. He is dubbed; five hundred have
been formed to study him. The following
words of a contemporary, but unknown,
poet will find wide echo among those who
erstwhile borrowed a little glory from the
Rubaiyat, but now find themselves sharing
their halo with the very beggars on the
street:
There was an old person of Ham
Who wearied of Omar Khayyam.
Fitzgerald, said he,
Is as right as can be;
But. these clubs and these 'versions'-O
dam!'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-19

Washington Star.

Raising the left arm as high as you can
Will relieve choking much more rapidly
than by being thumped in the back" ex-
plained a well-known resident of George
every one should know 1t, for often a per-
son gets ehoked while eating when there is
no one near to thump him. Very frequently
at meals and when they are at play chill
dren get chpked while eating, and the Gus
tomary manner of relieving them is to slap
them sharply on the back. The effect of
this is TO set the. obstruction free so that
it can be swallowed. The same thing can
be brought about by raising the left hand
Of the child as high as possible, and the re-
ings of this kind there should be no alarm
for If child sees that older persons or
parents get excited they are very liable to
get so also. The best thing is to tell the
child 10 raise his left arm, and Immediately
the difficulty passes down"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-19

"And now that I'm grown up girl I'm stiIl
as good as pie,
| do people tell me to, or, at least, 1
always try.
For instance. with an officer, a handsome
young dragoon,
/ went out for an evening walk-a stroll by
light of moon.
1 blush to say he kissed me. it was very
rude and bold.
But he told me not to scream, and so did
as / was told.
He told me then TO kiss him-it was very
impudent,
But / thought what grandma told me and
/ was o-be-di-ent"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-19
The Man and the Wind

The Man.
Wind on the hilltop!
Wind in the tree
Is there aught in earth or heaven
That bindeth thee and me?
I through the long hours
Feebly creep and crawl
Ger the green, smooth shoulders
OF the huge mountain wall.
Whilst thou in a moment
With roaring skirts outspread
Leapest from the vaney
To the black mountain head.
The Wind
Little puny brother,
Why question thus of me?
There is need of me; doubt not
There is need of thee.
l would smite thee were 1 hidden
Without pity, without wrath,
As I smite the gauZy May fly
On the rain-swept PATH
! envy not, nor question,
AS I play my eager part,
But l think that thou art nearer
To the Fathers hearti
"A. C. Benson, in Spectato
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-19

Alice Nielsen is the only comic opera star
in the country carrying her own orchestra.
Ellen Terry Modjeska and Bernhard,
three of the leading tragediennes of the
day, are grandmothers, yet youthful parts
are not beyond them.
Mascagni, who had a quarrel in Rome
with Conductor Mascheroni has just been
through similar experience with Toscanini
at Milan. Mascagni wanted TO conduct the
first performance Of his Iris at La Scala.
The resident conductor insisted that Mas
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-19

Florenz Ziegfeld, jr., who produced 1.-THE
Turtle" is also manager of Anna Held, who
is an added attraction this year in 1.-The
French Maid show big enough to pack
theater without any extras.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-19

canni retired.
1.-THE Girl from Paris" which will be at
the Park the last half of next week, has
been seen in this city only at one engage
ment, year and a half ago at the Grand.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-19

On Wednesday evening the students of the
University OF Indianapolis are to give
theater party to see Mistakes VIII
Happen" They will be about 500 strong,
most of the lower floor being already en-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-15
IN SAGE'S CHURCH.
The Rich New Yorker Aids in Caus-
ing the Pastors Resignation.


New York, March 15--Trouble long
brewing between certain influential
and wealthy members of the West
Presbyterian church, off Fifth avenue,
on FOrty-second street, among them
Russell Sage, and the pastor Rev. DR..
Anthony II. Evans, reached a climax
Sunday, when the pastor. after a dra-
matte and earnest explanation, present
ed his resignation to the congregation.
To all but a very few his action came
as a complete surprise
Mr.. Sage, who pays rent for half a
pew. has a mortgage on the church for
$4,000. Another opposing the pastor is
e H. Perkins. jr., president of the board
of trustees and president of the Import
ers' and Traders National bank. He
wrote a letter which he thought would
not reach DR.. Evans to a friend, Rev.
NJ. w. Stryker, president of Hamilton
college. In this letter Mr.. Stryker was
Informed that DR.. Evans resignation
was desired by the trustees and session,
who believed that, if Mr.. Stryker dipIo-
maticaIly impaired this information to
the doctor. he would resign.
Instead Mr.. Stryker turned the letter
over to Dr. Evans, who read it from the
pulpit. 1t is said that the letter is not a
truthful statement. as Sage and Perkins
alOne-and they for purely personal rea-
sOns-Want DR.. Evans to go. The scene
in the church was not only most affect
ing, but exciting. The congregation will
insist upon DR.. Evans Withdrawing his
resignation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-15
RUN CARS BY AIR.
New Service For Two Lines in New
York.

New York, March 15.-In ten days
more time people who travel across
Twenty eighth and Twenty-ninth
streets will travel in cars run by COM
pressed air. The plant is practically
completed now. The building where the
air is compressed, ready to be trans
ferred to the reservoirs on the cars, is
situated at the foot of West Twenty
fourth street. There two engines Of
1.O00-horse power each will compress
the air and deliver it to the cars
I'VE will install twelve cars at first
and gradually work up the number till
all the horse cars are supplanted," said
Mr.. Macedonia, counsel for the Metro
pOlitan Street railroad. Then it is
proposed to make the same change in
Thirty-fourth street.
THE system is absolutely clean and
practically noiseless. The air, under
1000 atmospheres pressure, is confined
in seamless steam bottles connecting
with cylinders similar to those in a To-
connective.
These new cars will look just like
the ordinary electric cars now in use,
but they can be operated without jerk
ing or jolting. They can also attain
just as high a rate of speed"
1t has been announced that all the
lines that run north and south will be
changed to the underground electric
system, while compressed air cars will
be installed on all the crosstown lines
now using horses except Twenty third
street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-15
NO CHARITY SCHEME.
Young and Vigorous Men and Women
to Take the Census

Washington, March 15-Acting Direc-
tor of the Census Wines today gave out
statement designed to offset the belief
that a large number of census appoint
ments will be made at once 1t says
that under the census act not more than
sixty places are provided for above the
grade of class l, with a maximum COM
pensation of 81 200 per year. and that
One-fourth of these are staff positions
for which none but experts need apply.
Applicants for clerkships for higher
grade than class l are expected to enter
lower classes and be promoted on merit.
All employees at over $500 per year it
is stated, will undergo an educational
test Applications to the director for
appointments as enumeratorS are stated
to be useless, the supervisors who get
81, 600 appointing them. Enumerators'
employment will not exceed thirty days,
with a compensation of about 81 so.
Special agents will not be needed be-
fore June. 1900. They will be paid not
to exceed IS per day, with travelling and
subsistence allowances, and their quail
good ordinary commercial traveller of
should be accompanied by recommends
average about one to every county in
the United States. The statement con-
cludes:
Young and vigorous men and women
in the prime of life, will have the prefer
ence over the aged and decrepft, whose
poverty may move compassion, but
whose practical utility for the purposes
of the census office is on the wane or at
an end"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-15
WANTED: A DISTRICT JUDGE.
Jackson and Jefferson Counties Have
No Courts Today.

While Governor Stanley is in Wichita
trying a law suit the Thirty-sixth ju-
dicial district composed of Jackson and
Jefferson counties is without a district
judge, because the governor is not in
Topeka to appoint a man to that posi-
ton to serve until the next election.
The legislature made these two coun-
ties a new district and the law goes in
to effect today. There is no judge to
look after the court affairs and some of
the politicians think they are being
slightest by not having Stanley here to
lombard him with petitions and confer
ences pertaining to the appointment of
the new official.
Judge T. S. Hurd of Holton and SEN
ator Charles F. Johnson of Oskaloosa
seek the appointment. AS Jefferson
county has the SUPPLEMENTARY of the
state soldiers orphans home at Atchi-
son and a member on the board of
charities, Judge Hurd's friends are of
the opinion that Mr.. Johnson should
not have the place. However, Johnson
Is a popular man and stands close to
Stanley. For these reasons it is belieV-
ed he will receive the appointment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-15
SIDE WIPE M'KINLEY.
Rhode Island Democrats Denounce
Algerism and Everybody Re-
sponsible For It

Providence, r. I, March 15.-The
Democrats of Rhode Island held their
annual convention yesterday and Geo.
w. Green, mayor of Woonsocket was
nominated for governor. The conven-
ton was attended by a large number of
delegates. The remainder of the state
ticket was nominated by reclamation
The platform after reiterating the
party's adherence tbs the time honored
principles makes reference to the re-
turn of peace and expresses gratitude
to the soldiers and sailors, who by their
valor and skill, have brought the war
to a speedy and successful close. Con-
tinuing, it says:
I'VE deeply regret the unnecessary
hardships which they have undergone
in their camps of instruction. We con-
denim the incompetence of the war de-
partment of the government, resulting
as it has. in so much privatiOn, sickness
and death in the ranks of the patriotic
soldiers who answered their country's
call
I'VE emphatically denounce Algerism
and all officials responsible therefore"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-15
UTES ARE MAD.
Demand the Money Due Them
ON Their Land.
Threaten to Take FOrcible
Possession of Territory
SOLD TO GOVERNMENT
Unless the Money Is FOrthcOm-
ing at Once.
can't Mufnn Anffnino+oc GoVsi.
SOLD TO GOVERNMENT
Agent Myton Anticipates Seri-
Gus Trouble With Them.

Denver, March ia special to the
News from Price, Utah, says:
Reports from White Rocks agency are
to the effect that the Indian leaders
there are restless and very serious trou-
BILE is anticipated by Indian Agent Ny
ton by reason of the fact that the chiefs
desire to return to their former reserva-
ton in Colorado. The matter was pre-
sented to Agent Myton by the head men
of the White River UteS some ten days
ago and the agent referred the matter
to Washington. Nothing has been heard
from the interior department and in
consequence the Indians are becoming
restless and it is said threaten all man
ner of things.
The Indians behind the agitation are
old men and were more or less iden-
titled with the Meeker massacre. This
fact has caused some alarm and by
reason of Agent Myton's return to
White Rocks by special conveyance
from Price, where he was called from
Salt Lake, lends color to the report that
an outbreak may occur at any time.
The Indians are in an ugly mood and
say If Washington does not pay them
for their lands in Colorado they pro-
pose going back to them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-15
SHE ALLEGES FRAUD.
Texas Woman Says Her Ticket of De-
post In an Arkansas City Bank
Was Changed.

Wichita, Kan, March 15-The case of
Lizzie E Hill against the American Ma
tional bank of Arkansas City was set
for trial in the federal court today. Mrs.
Hill went to Texas eight years ago to
teach school. She was married there
to a cattle man and having some money
in her own right, she invested it in cat
tie The herd increased and after few
years she sold $4,000 worth of cattle
and deposited the money in the Amerl-
can National of Arkansas City.
Mrs. Hill claims that she kept her
money in the bank and added to it, that
on one occasion when the bank, as it
afterward appeared, was in hard finan-
cial condition, the officers told her they
would give her a different kind of GER
tificate drawing - per cent interest and
that the whole bank would soon be-
come security, that they gave her GER
tificate of stock instead of a certificate
of deposit, and that she never knew the
difference until the bank suspended last
summer. Her claim now amounts to
about SOS, 0O0