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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-08

COLUMBIA THEATER.-CIosing one of
the most successful seasons in her career
in THE Lady of Quality" Miss Eugene
Blair and her own company will open a
supplementary season in Sardou's brilliant
comedy in three acts, 'Divorcons" at the
Columbia Theater on Monday evening next.
MISS Blair has not been seen in Washing
ton Tor three seasons and never in a COM
edy role, which lends additional interest
in the Forthcoming engagement at the Co.
lumba- The central figures in ''Divorcons'
are Henri and Julia, played, respectively,
by William Bramwell and Eugene Blair.
They have grown apart in their married
life, not because of any substantial differ
ences, but because Julia is sentimental and
demands a romantic lover. She has fixed
her affections on a fop, and is waiting the
passage of the divorce law that she may
secure legal separation from her hus-
band. A false report of the passage of the
bill brings affairs to a crisis, but her hus-
band to cure her pretends to consent to the
divorce, presents her to her lover and pre-
pares to resume his bachelor life. Then
her love for him returns He takes her out
to supper as her lover and her real lover
Is made to appear ridiculous in her eyes.
In the end she gives up her false notions
and husband and wife are restored to hap
piness. In the role of Julia, Miss Blair has
character that might easily be vulgar
lied, but she is said to invest the part with
a great deal of delicacy and refinement,
and at no time does she or the company
attempt to turn the comedy into a farce.
VIM. Bramwell; Mons. Armand, Chas. w.
Sutton; Mons. Robert, Albert H. Sackett;
Mons. Flobert, Stuart Robertson; Peter,
Godfrey Stein; Bernard, John Sutherland;
first officer, Bouic Clarke; second officer,
John C. Stewart; waiter, Ralph Roberts;
Madame Vivien, Nora O'Brien; Nile. De
Ruson, Eugenia Carter; Josephine, Mrs.
Ella Wren, and Julia, Eugene Blair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-08
ADJUSTMENTS.

Next week the Columbia Theater will
open It's doors for an engagement with Miss
Eugene Blair, supported by good COM
pany, who will appear in some of the roles
in which she has won success elsewhere.
To a public that has been debarred from
any kind OF amusement for some weeks
this win be welcome news, and as Miss
Blair is quite popular here, both as an &C
tress and as a woman, her engagement
should be successful. She will appear
Monday night in sardou's "Divorcons.'
Mr.. Charming Pollock, the dramatic edi-
tor of the Times, has returned from his
trip to Europe in splendid health and spir-
its. While abroad he saw many of the at
fractions that Will be brought over here
next winter.
Mr.. Forrest d. Carr, the basso, has an
engagement with western manager to
sing for from twenty to forty weeks in
star course next season. Mr.. Carr, after
ne lett this city, completed his musical
education in New York. and then went
with the international Opera COMPANY.
subsequently he went to San Francisco
with the Southwell Opera Company and re-
turned east to sing with the JaXon COM
pany at Pittsburg, but left that organiza-
ton when salaries were not paid.
The Sunday Night Music Club spent the
evening with Miss Grace Story. who sails
40 A-Ni'SiS ms WEN ioi d COURSE OF con-
serVatory study. The composer was Web
er, Miss Story playing his Concert
stuecke,' with string orchestra (eIeven
pieces, the other numbers being the over
ture to Der Freischutz' and the overture
and finale to ''Euyranthe,'' with the fifth
chopin Nccturne and the SChumann Nacht-
stuck, and Anfschwung Op. l., No. =, a.
piano solos by Miss Story Miss Lucia
Nola sang the Scena and Prayer from Der
f'reischutz;" when a Lad Comes" from
the same; Dear Heart (Mattei and AL
ice, Where Art Thou?" (Ascher). all three
with piano and string orchestra: and
Romance U2obaudD, with piano, violin and
cello oblfgatos, by Misses Clara Moran,
Jessica Cowling and Florence Wieser.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-08

Some instructive facts are to be found
in report issued by the labor department
of the board of trade, embodying the re-
suits of an exhaustive series of inquiries
made by Miss ColIet, with a view to ascer-
tanning the money wages paid to indoor
domestic servants in different parts of this
country. Altogether, returns from 2037
households, employing 5,453 women and 1876
men as resident servants, We're furnished to
the department, the particulars given en-
aiding statistics to be compiled of 1888 fe-
male domestic servants and 23O male do
nestle servants. OF the 1893 women. l S67
were employed in London, 2 461 in other
parts of England and Wales, 651 in Scot
land and 359 in Ireland. The result of tn.
calculations made upon the basis of the
facts furnished is to show that the aver
age money wages of indoor servants is
Eli. 16 in London, f1510 in the rest of Eng
land and Wales and ZIG in the three prin-
cipal Scottish towns.
These figures take no account either of
allowances or of the value of the board
and lodging given. A calculation based
on the actual cost to the employer of the
food and accommodation provided, it is
pointed out in the report, would give a re-
suit quite different from and probably
greatly in excess of that obtained by esti-
mating the actual expenditure on food and
lodging by women drawn from the same
social class as domestic servants
L. H. MOORE.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-04-28
OUT FOR SPEAKER.
David b. Henderson Formally An.
nounces His Caniidacy-Others
Also in the ElEnt.

Washington, April 24.-Congressman
David B: Henderson, of Iowa, will be
candidate for the speakership of the
house of Representatives. He makes the
formal announcement in letter to Con-
gresham W. p. Hepburn, of Iowa. The
letter comes from Atlantic City, where
Col. Henderson is at work on a currency
Dill with the committee appointed by
the republican house caucus. Mr.. Hep
burn will not be a candidate, but will
loyalty support his colleague.
Serene p. Payne, of Auburn, N. Y,
who is also member of the committee
at Atlantic City, came to Washington
Saturday and announced he would en-
ter the speakership race. Representa-
tive Theodore 'E. Burton, of Cleveland,
is studying the situation with view to
taking a hand in the contest, but is
not ready to commit himself. Congress-
man Sherman, of New York, announced
his candidacy Thursday. The east is
waiting to hear from Congressman Hop
kins and Cannon, of Illinois, and Gros-
venor, of Ohio. It is assumed that
Messrs. Hopkins and Grosvenor will be
candidate. Representative John Dalzell,
of Pittsburgh, is also to be heard from,
but it is believed he will be sacrificed
for the clerkship, of the house. Repre-
sentative William III. Moody, of Haver-
hill, Mass, may join in the race, but it
is thought his candidacy will hardly go
beyond complimentary vote.
Representative Cannon, OF Illinois,
has announced that he is candidate
for speaker of the next house.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-04-28
1 WEEKS HISTORY
The Important Happenings Of q
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the LATEST News Of Interest from
Washington, From the East, tLe
West and tho South. y i
TIE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FRoMsWAsHINGroNx.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. d
Samuel Greeley Hilborn, republican
member of the Fifty-second congress
from California, died in Washington,
aged IS years. =.
Recruiting of the regular army up
to $4,000 has been about accomplished.
q The provisional army Of 81, 600 volun-
teers authorized by law will be called
out only as a last resort.
In the nine months Of the present
fiscal year the total internal revenue
receipts were $2o1,52e,141,!a an increase
over. the corresponding period of last
year of $77,7e0;40e.o @.
- An agreement for parcel post treaty
with Venezuela has been made by the
United States post office officials. 90.
The Orange Free State and the United
States have exchanged notifications of
the new treaty of extraditionL between
the two countries.
On May % the United States supreme
court will adjourn for the present term.
At the age of SO years Samuel T..
Baird, member of congress from the
Fifth district of Louisiana, died in
Washington.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-04-28
PASSED THE DANGER LINE.
High Water. in the Missouri, at Kan
+, sas City Is Causing "A Great
Deal of Inconvenience.

Kansas City, Mo-, April 24.-The Mis-
souri, river at seven o'clock Sunday
evening had reached three inches above
the danger line, the government gauge
at that hour registering 21.3 feet This
is rise of eight inches since Saturday
morning. The river was still coming up
and as the current is exceedingly
strong: serious damage to property in
/, the, lowlands may result. Men were
kept busy driving the squatters to high
eer gro und and farmers and others spent
the day moving their property and be-
.longings to higher ground. The only
real damage that has resulted 50 far has
been the. flooding of several cellars of
business houses skirting the river.
Gangs of, men worked steadily all day
pumping out water, and moving goods.
HARLEM, across the river, has not yet ex-
|: perienced, any serious damage, although
,ag portion of ,lowland there has been
submerged. :~,s:" !. r.. .';
- Omaha, Neb., April 24.-7-The Missouri
Fsrriver is : raging torrent at Omaha, the
food, conditions being alarming. The
water had risen to 10 feet Sunday morn
: ing. That is the, danger line, and it rose
six inches during the day: More than
200 persons have been driven from their
homes in this vicinity, few Of their
household goods Being saved. .i'". II :
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An astonishing scene was witnessed
in the Albany IN. ~ penitentiary on a
recent Sunday. One hundred of the
tougnest.looking criminals rose in the
chapel before 500 of their associates
and asked Dwight Moody, the evan
gelist, topray for them. There had been
an hours talk by Mr.. Moody, who spoke
in the kindest way to the prisoners,
whom he invariably addressed as '.gen-
tlemen," and told them that if their
hearts were right they would be happy,
no matter where they were, and that
If their hearts had been right they
would never have been in trouble.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-04-28
Hon. ]. H. Caldwell

II have used Pe-ru-na for number
Of years with the very best results for
catarrhal diseases. I shall never be
without it. never fail to recommend
it when an opportunity presents itself"
j. H. Caldwell, Robeline, La
Gilbert Hofer, Grays, KY, says in .
letter dated March It'll, 1894: II have
used four bottles of Pe-ru-na and am
well of my catarrh, and it cured my
Bright's disease. I had been troubled
for two years. Iweigh twenty pounds
more than I did before was taken sick
I shall never be without Pe-ru-na"
Send for free catarrh book. Address
DR.. Hartman, Columbus. o.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-04-28
WEST AND SOUTH.

In Denver, COL, Frank Smith shot and
killed his wife and himself as an out
come of a divorce suit brought by the
woman.
The law in Kentucky allowing ne
groes to be sold for term of years for
vagrancy has been declared unconsti-
tutional.
Officials of the Chicago & Alton rail-
road announce an increase in wages of
all section men.
The tender of the mission to Persia
has been declined by ex-Gov. Lord of
Oregon.
While raiding illicit distilleries in
the mountains of Cook county, Tenn,
Sheriff j. S. Dawson was killed from
ambush.
Fire nearly wiped out the village of
Clay City, Ky.
In West Point, Neb., Rev. w. II. Nc
Cool, pastor of the English Lutheran
church, committed suicide with shot
gun.
In Cincinnati revenue officials went
on raid for counterfeit revenue stamps
and confiscated over 100000 CIGARS: =
The oldest Baptist clergyman and
educator in the United States, Rev. Rob-
ert Ryland, died in Lexington, KY,
aged 94'years. T., =
The death of George A. Marshall, who
represented the Fourth Ohio. district
in congress two years, his term having
expired last March, occurred in Sidney.
Near Newman, Ga, Sam Hose, a negro
who murdered Alfred Crawford and as
saulted Mrs. Crawford at their home,
was burned at the stake by mob. Be-
fore the torch was applied the negro
was deprived of his ears, fingers and
other portions of his anatomy.
Nearly the entire 5000, 900 that citi-
Gems of St. Louis propose to raise to
clinch the proposition Of holding a
worlds fair there is in sight.
Edward Harding and James C. Ire
bathan were killed and L. C. Harding
fatally wounded in shooting ARRAY
near Treval, Tex. ,.."=Eg gel, p - =.
Over 200 persons have been driven
from their homes in the vicinity of
Omaha, Neb., by high water in the Mis-
souri, river.
Edward Morgan, a young farmer of
Wolfsville, Nd, fatally shot Miss Ortha
Harshman and then shot himself. A
lovers quarrel was the cause.
At his home near Aurora, Ind, Walter
Kerr celebrated his one. hundredth
birthday.
! Kittie Marshall, Nellie WEIGH and
Bonnie Tulida were killed by the cars
near Baraboo, Wis, when returning
from dance. =
Col. Lewis Clark, Of Louisville, prom
inent in turf circles throughout the
United States, shot himself in Memphis,
y Tenn. .
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-04-28
NO PROTEST MADE
acaN of German AznbasaaAor On Hay
Not tos Objeet to CAPT, Co4h-
IS lands Remarks.

Washing April "a. -. The German
ambassador, Dr.. Won Holleben, called on
Secretary Hay Saturday, which led to
reports that attention Of the state de-
partment had been called to the re-
marks of Capt. Coghland, OF the cruiser
Raleigh, at q New York banquet Fri
day might, relating his personal OBJ
seryations Of a rebuke and threat adj
ministered by Admiral Dewey to the
German naval commanders at Manila.
1t was stated positively, however, that
no protest or representations were
made and it is understood to be the
view in German quarters that this is q
matter in which the authorities here
should be left to take the initiative. u
Among naval officers there is a be-
lief that Capt. Coghlan was telling the
truth so far as he knew it, but in view
OF the general desire to ignore the pos
sibly unfriendly attitude at Manila it is
telt ne has committed an offense which
might tend to delay the hoped for good
feeling between the United States and
Germany. s. IS. >. 'IA.,,s .gg< ss.y
Navy department officials say that no
word has been, received from Capt.
Cog hlan in, response to the request
made. of him by Secretary Long for a
statement as to whether he was cor
rectly reported in his speech at New
York respecting the relations between
the Germans and the Americans during
the blockade of Manila bay last year.
It is the custom of the department
when it takes notice of remarks made
by naval officers which may be regard
ed as improper, or offensive to an in
dlvldual or q nation first to call upon
the offending person for statement
as to whether he has been correctly re-
ported in preference to taking what
may be printed in the newspapers as a
basis OF action. Capt, Coghlan's answer
to the departments request, therefore,
will be awaited before any further at.
tention is given to the matter.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-04-28
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

It will take $4,000 men next year to
handle the United States census.
Work on plant which is expected to
age whisky in "a hours has been COM
menced at Louisville, Ky.
The National Federation of Musical
Clubs will hold it's first biennial meeting
in St. Louis May to 6, inclusive. Ill! f :.
The British budget for the coming
year amounts to $564,635,ooo, an in
crease of $30,OO0,O00 over last year.
Fifty acres of land will be recovered
from Lake Erie for the Ohio centennial
exposition to be held in Toledo in 1902:
Addison G. Foster, the new United
States senator from Washington, is a
self-made man. Although millionaire,
he began life without a dollar. :.
One American company in the last
60 days has received orders for 43 steam
and gas engines, and they will be
shipped to 10 different countries. .-....
The military papers in Vienna an
nounce the invention OF. a 15-barreled
quick firing rifle, carrying Is cartridges
at a time and firing As per minute. -. .y.,
A syndicate of Chicago capitalists
has secured control ola large part Of
the sardine industry of Maine. The
syndicate is known as the Continental
Packing company. t. fIsEST.:. Il i 90 II
Mrs. Mary Mckee, daughter of ex-
President Harrison, has been appointed
by Gov. Roosevelt commissioner to the
exposition in Paris, to represent the
state of New York.
Andrew Carnegie has promised to
give $1,750,o00 to cover the cost Of the
proposed additions to the art, science
andlibrary departments Of the Carnegie
library at Pittsburgh. -:#zs. "a 8
The farm on which Abraham Lincoln
was born, which lies two miles south of
Hodgenville, KY, has been sold to David
Grear, of New York city, and it is very
probable that the farm will be convert
ed into park.
Capt. j. Mason, of Philadelphia, the
.well-known commander of the Munson
line steamship Vimera, fell from his
vessel into the water while passing
close to the Bahama islands and was
swallowed by shark.
John Louis Lay, formerly first as.
sistant engineer in the United States
navy and the inventor Of the Lay tor
pedo, which was used by Lieut.. William
B. Cushing to destroy the confederate
gunboat ALTERNATE in 1864, died In
New York city, aged 68 years.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-04-28

The Sights received by Emma Ne
vada, the American singer, in Spain re-
GENTLY will not make anybody in the
United States excited. They are just
what might be expected at this time.
Nobody had any right to suppose that
the Spaniards would gush over any
thing or anybody American so soon
after their defeat by the Americans
1t would be unreasonable for an Amer
lean to look for an ovation in Spain at
the present time. The spirit which the
Spaniards are showing is just about
what would be displayed by any other
people in like circumstances.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-04-28
THE EAST.


The Pennsylvania democrats will
hold their state convention in Harris
burg June IA.
The legislature of Pennsylvania has
adjourned sine die.
In Pittsburgh, Pa, the American
Glass company has advanced prices of
window glass ten per cent, to take ef-
feet at once.
The newest trust, consolidation of
the shipping interests of the great
lakes, has been effected in New York
with capital stock of $50, 100000.
In the United States there were 1874
business failures in the seven days
ended on the 21st, against 1873 the week
previous and 204 in the corresponding
period of 1898.
At the leading clearing houses in the
United States the exchanges during
the week ended on the 21st aggregated
$1,975, 962,4s4, against s., 124,932, 423 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week in 1898
was I'LL.
Matthew S. Quay was acquitted in
Philadelphia of the charge of using I'M
lawfully deposits in the Peoples bank,
and soon after Gov. Stone appointed
him United States senator to fill the
vacancy until the next legislature
meets.
The death of John T. Wait, a repub-
lican member of the Forty-fourth and
Forty fifth congresses, occurred in Nor
wich, Conn.,, aged SO years.
In the national league the percentages
of the baseball clubs for the week end
ed on the 23d were: St. Louis, 1000;
Philadelphia, $50; Boston, ia; Chi
cago, .667; Baltimore, ST.; louisville,
500; Cincinnati, 500; Brooklyn, .42e;
New York, .429; Pittsburgh, .167; Cleve-
land, .167; Washington, .125.
The death of Frederick Smythe, ex-
governor of New Hampshire, occurred
in Hamilton, Bermuda, aged soyears.
Eliza Stannard died at her home in
Brooklyn, N. Y, at the age of 100 years,
II months and % days.
En- route from New Orleans to New
York the steamer General Whitney,
Capt. Hawthorne, sunk so miles east of
Cape Canavarel and the captain and II
of the crew were drowned.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-04-28

Queensland is inaugurating new de-
that dried bananas take the place of
raisins in buildings very we'll, and an
enterprising firm in Queensland has
sent to theagent generals Office in West
minister a consignment of dried bana-
mas, with the object of opening up a
market for them in England. 1t is said
that as soon as the public have tested
for themselves the agreeable flavor
which dried bananas give to buildings
there is sure to be a big demand for
them.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-04-28
An, Excellent COmbination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIes, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA FI9 SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
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incidentally laxative and presenting
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taste and acceptable to the syssem-z 1t
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tive, cleansing the zsystem effectually,
dispelIing colds, head4cAessahd fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
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every objectionable quslisy and sub
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liver and bowels, without weakening
or Irritating them, make it the ideal
In the process of manufacturing 6gs
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taste, but the medicinal qualities OF the
remedy are obsained from senna and
other aromatic plants by method
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Co. only. In order to get its beneficial
beHeets and to avoid limitations. please
remember the full name of the Company
printed, on the front of every package
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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-04-28

William Weatherby, farmer of Yes
tai, near Susquehanna, Pa, is 81 years
old and the father of q children. Some
time ago he had census of his family
taken, and found the number of living
members up to date to be 1884, including
children, grandchildren, great and
great-great-grandchi
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-04-28
Aluminium is now worked on large

Aluminium is now worked on large
scale for all sorts of industrial purposes
and has taken it's place as one of the five
or six commercial metals of the world.
Weight for weight it is already cheaper
than copper and tin; it does not tarnish,
is suitable for all kinds of cooking uten-
sils, is largely used in shipbuilding and
is a most valuable adjunct to metal
lurgy, inasmuch as small addition of
aluminium to mold of steel or brass
insures absolutely solid castings.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-04-28

Over in Toxic, Japan, there is bank
with capital of $5,Ooo,0O0 and reserve
fund of SO 900, which advertises the
following board of directors: Baron
II. Mitsui, Gennosuke Mitsui, Genye-
mon Mitsui, Takayasu Mitsui, Hachiro-
jiro Nlitsui, Saburosuke Mitsui, Faku-
taro Mitsui, Morinosuke Mitsui, TAX
enosuke Mitsui, Yonosuke Mitsui, To-
kuyemon Mitsui. The first named is
the father and the others are his sons.
Every share of stock belongs to the
family, and it is announced that they
assume an unlimited responsibility for
all the liabilities of the bank !
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-04-28

SHOULD Married Women Follow Pro-
fessions?" This is query put forth by
Sarah Grand, the novelist. In reply, it
may be said that it all depends upon the
married woman's husbands ability in
the way of providing the necessary
funds for the running of the house.
This opinion has been obtained from a
"wasblady' who is now supporting a
husband and six children, and ought,
therefore, to be worth something.