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Evening journal., 1900-01-24
ADJUSTMENTS.
GREAT MINSTREL AGGREGATION

GREAT MINSTREL AGGREGATION
One of the most admirable features
of William II. Vests Big Minstrel Jul
bilee, which comes to The Opera House
on Thursday night, is its endeavor to
restore the musical element OF the per-
Torrance to its proper Importance 1t
as never had a sufficiently high stand
ard in minstrelsy, and of late years it
has almost sunk from notice Music in
minstrelsy was at its best when the
only excuse for the performance was
the effort to reproduce the plantation
ldarkey. The songs were reminiscent OF
those sung by him while at his work in
the fields, and they had all the favor
OF slavery-its pathos, its hopefulness,
its longing its mournfulness. Among
the vocalists of the Big Minstrel Jubi-
lee, which is to appear soon is Clement
Stewart. the ballad singer Of Great
Britain; r. J. Jose, who is admittedly
one of the best Of American ballad
singers; J. p. Rodgers, the basso; T. H.
p. Harle, George p. Marshall, Joseph
Garland, and a score of others are also
members Of the organization, and their
ability should guarantee a vocal first
part such as has never been attempted
in this country.
Evening journal., 1900-01-24
PoRT DEPOSITS ICE GORGE.

ElSton. Nd, Jan. 23.-The warm
weather during the past three days
has caused the ice in the Susquehanna
river to break up and move down the
tream. From McCalls Ferry to Perry
VILE the river is one solid mass Of ice
piled from three to ten feet high At
the raising of the tide yesterday after
noon the ice commenced to move and
float down towards the town of Port
Deposit, which place is situated along
the river edge. On all previous years
this town has been in great danger o.
ice gorges, and it is feared that this
year will be no exception The peop e
OF the town realize that the movement
of this ice will cause them considerable
less to property. and in all probability
loss of life, and are moving their ef-
fects TO the second story, and preparing
or any emergency.
Evening journal., 1900-01-24

THE making Of actresses is easier
than the making of actors" writes
Franklin Fyles OF THE rheltre and
It's People" I'm the Decemhc. Ladies'
Home Journal The yorng women
are by nature more ap- and pliable
Their faces are most IOhiie, their
manners more graceful their habits
Of speech and bearing more variable.
When the roundup of talent comes
and the the graduates are turned out
for the professional service there are
half dozen proficient actresses to
every actor OF equal ability This is
shown at the matinee trial perform
ances, IN which the female roles are
generally well played, while the male
ones are not. If promising actresses
are more numerous. six to one, than
actors, the same ratio operates in
favor Of young men in getting work.
A good-looking fellow finds himself in
no such glutted market as discour-
ages his sister aspirant. If he is clev.
or he will readily get an opening, even
though he is ugly. The masculine
roles in plays predominant largely,
OF comely intelligent and tolerable
facile actresses the supply is far in
excess Of the demand. Heroes are
scarce. Heroines are plenty"
Evening journal., 1900-01-24
surely an ArtIstlc screen.

An impecunious maiden with artis-
tic tendencies recently found herself
in need of a screen to hide the bald
ness OF the necessary washstand, the
one disturbing element in an other
wise dainty room. A friend gave her
a Japanese screen of diiapidated an
tiquity, adding that she could recover
it and it would be as good as new.
After pricing the pretty things in
tapestry and Oriental drapery our in
genious maiden decided she must
manufacture something herself She
invested in a heavy cartridge paper Of
a dark gray tone which she carefully
pasted on one side of the screen.
across the bottom she made an artis-
tic scroll design in sepia, and then sat
herself down to wait for visitors in
the artistic and decorative line, Of
which she had many.
Her first caller was a youth whose
drawings have enlivened the pages OF
many q daily journal. To him she
explained her predicam ent, and he
good.naturedly produced the ubiquit-
GUS bit of crayon and sketched in one
of his popular cartoons. Other friends
soon came to her assistance, and at
the end OF a week the screen was fin
ished, completely covered with auto.
graphed sketches. all of considerable
artistic merit and many of no little
intrinsic value as well.-N. Y. Herald.
Evening journal., 1900-01-24
DoINGs OF LOCAL PUG1L1sTs
ACK Farrell AND JACK HAG.
GERTY HUNTING TROU.
BILE ABROAD.

ACK FARRELL AND JACK HAG-
GERTY HUNTING TROU-
BILE ABROAD.
Lawrence Taylor is in receipt of tive
letters from local pugilists, who are
doing themselves as we'll as Whining
ton credit, in other cities. The first is
from Jack Farrell, who is now in
Youngstown, Ohio. Jack states that he
has been very sick. necessitaing the
postponement Of his fight with Arthur
Jones, whoch was to have taken place
tonight The fight has been rearranged,
and will come off ON January 49, The
contestants will weigh in at 125 pounds
at o'clock on the 29th. His arm is in
bad condition. as he fell in his last
bout and injured It badly.
Mr.. Taylor also received a letter from
Jack Haggerty, the 105-pOund cham
pion, who is at Trenton, n. J. He re-
ports himself as being in the best o.
health and ready to take a fall out Of
any Of the HOLSTERS in that vicinity
He is looking for matches with Kid
BerniscOni and Jack Lansing, and will
in all probability meet Terry Edwards
Of Brooklyn, in about two weeks.
Evening journal., 1900-01-24
MEALTHYlAsEMAToRsa
'Hut AFr6bAbix the e stlm stes Ers
Is ~ 5'RstFiersHlgh.. r ~

iHut :. Probably the ,Esktm afess - SfFs
= t sRstEierSH I1h.. 4 & ~
Chahncey M. Depew { (Rep0,' New
York, personal wealth, s2,000,O0O.
William Andrews Clark (Dem),
Montana mine owner. banker and
manufacturer, $50,000.000.
Marcus Alonzo Hanna (Rep), Ohio.
coal and iron mine owner and manu-
facturer railroad and steamship lines
and banker, $12.OOO,000.
Stephen Benton Elkins (Rep) West
Virginia, coal and iron mines and rail-
roads, $7,000.000.
John Percival Jones (Silver), Ne
vada, gold and silver mines, $lO.-
600, 900
Redheld Proctor, (Rep), Vermont,
lawyer, 100000.
John Kean, (Rep.) New Jersey,
lawyer and banker, $5,00O,O00.
Thomas Collier Platt (RepO, New
York, express company, banker and
commercial interests, S500O.COO.
George Peabody Wetmore (Rep)
Rhode Island, banker, lawyer and cap
italist, s5,0000O0.
Nathan 3. Scott (Rep). West Nir
ginia, capitalist, S2,000,000.
William Morris Stewart (Silver)
Nevada, lawyer and gold and silver
mine owner, S2,000,OC0.
Nelson w. Aldrich (Rep), Rhode
Island, street railway magnate, 81,
600, 600
Addison G. Foster (Rep.), Washing
ton, lumber coal and shipping, 81,
100000
James Mcmillan (Rep), Michigan
lumber, 100000.
Edward oliver Wolcott (Rep), Col
orado, lawyer and mining, $2000,OOO
Henry Cabot Lodge (RepD, Mass
achusetts, literature, 100000.
Charles Warren Fairbanks (Rep.)
Indiana. lawyer, S2,000,0OO.
Joseph Benson Foraker (Repl
Ohio, lawyer. Sl,000,Ov0
william j. Sewan (Rep), Ne'
Jersey, railroads and banking, 81
100000.
Joseph Very Quaries (Rep), Wis
consin, lawyer and lumber, S1,50O,OO'
Boies Penrose (Rep.), Pennsylyi
mia, lawyer, 100000.
Francis b. Warren (Rep), WYE
ming, ranchman, S1.500,000.
Eugene Hale (Rep), Maine, lawye
S1,OOO000.
George c. Perkins (Rep.), Callfo
mia, steamships and banking, 81
600 900.
George Shoup (Rep), Idaho, shee
and mine owner, $1,000,000.
Joseph Simon (hep), Oregon, Law
yer, $1,000 00C.-N. Y. World.
Evening journal., 1900-01-24
COWBOY PIANIST.

Jim" Mehose, the cowboy trick pi-
anist, is causing much amusement at
the mutoscope and Lunette show at
5O4 Market street. jim does not know
a note, but his rendition of sprightly
marches and popular melodies classes
him as a wonder He plays with his
feet, with the back Of his hands, with
the keyboard covered by a cloth and
blindfolded. He has remarkably
correct ear, and those who have heard
him speak Of his wonderful talent jim
has composed a two-step, and he says
he will call it the Evening Journal
March" because the Mutoscope Com
pany get such good results from the
Journal advertising.
Evening journal., 1900-01-24
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

Mr.. Roberts may be moved to com
plain that in his case Congress failed
to live up to its fame for procrastina-
ton. Washington Star.
A South Dakota man has invented a
dying machine. Now, IL he will only
let Pettigrew accompany him on his
trial trip.-Minneapolis Tribune.
Great Britain has an unquestionablt
right to prevent any neutral power
from giving aid 10 its enemy, even e
the extent of seizing and occupying the
|neutraps territory. when the larger
army that Lord Roberts is TO command
is on the ground it is reasonably prob
able that Lorenzo Marquee Will b
seized, and this easiest route to th'
lTransvaal utilized buffalo Express.
Evening journal., 1900-01-24
THE REHoBorH CLUB
SECRETARY OF STATE RECEIVES
THE CERTIFICATE OF ITS IN
CORPORATION.

OF STATE RECEIVES
THE CERTIFICATE OF ITS IN
CORPORATION.
Secretary OF State James II. Hughes
yesterday received from William G.
Smith, OF altimore, secretary OF the Re-
hoboth Club, the certificate OF incorpo-
ration OF the club.
The club was organized last August
Smith,of Baltimore, secretary Of the Re.
hoboth Beach. Ground for the club
house has been purchased on Surf ave-
nue., north OF Hotel Henlopen. and fac
ing the ocean. The clubhouse Will cost
about $4,000, and VIII probably DO
open for occupancy at the beginning o.
the season this year Plans for the
building are awaiting the approval OF
the building committee. which will
meet tonight In Baltimore to consldet
them After the plans have been APP
proved the contract for the clubhouse
will be given out. The members OF the
club are mainly Baltlmoreans.
At their meeting at Wilmington last
Friday the commissioners OF Rehoboth
sold a number OF corporation lots.
Among the purchasers were William c.
Smith and Joseph c. Heine, Of Balti-
more. Two lots were also sold at a
nominal price to the Rehoboth Club
THE question Of the building of a new
hotel at Rehobcth by Baltlmoreans was
before the commissioners. 10 is said
that the proposed hotel will probably
be built by the opening of the next sea
son.
Evening journal., 1900-01-24

Are the records Of the courts public
records? II not. what are they? Secret
archives? why should the officers Of a
court foster crime and encourage Grim
lnalsg why should the officers Of a
court shield criminals and en-
courage crime by secretly
colluding with them and the hackers?
In New York aud other cities there are
professional bondsmen who become
bailsmen for any criminal who pays
for the service. no matter what his
crime. II the courts kept secret the
bonds and shielded from the public the
names OF the sureties these bondsmen
would open the doors OF all houses OF
detention and liberate every unconvict-
ed criminal. The courts OF Whining.
ton keep from the public the names Of
bondsmen in criminal cases. Why /.
it the business OF the courts to thus
work In the dark in the interests Of
crime? Secrecy in such cases can never
be in the interest OF justice. II the Law
either commands or permits secrecy II
these matters the law disgraces thl
state and should be amended.
Evening journal., 1900-01-24

A press dispatch from Asbury Park.
n. j.. says REV. J. II. Hawkshurst
n Methodist preacher Of Ocean Grove,
declared at the preachers meeting OF
the New Brunswick district this morn
ing that the newspapers of this country
were controlled by the Roman Catho-
lie church. Rev Mr.. Hayster said that
Mr.. Hawkshurst was right" You may
wager big odds that both OF these
preachers are populistsl Only men who
are ignorant enough to be conscien-
tious pops can be asinine enough tc
seriously make such ridiculous and alb
surd allegationsl
Evening journal., 1900-01-24
Many Tone"
PIANOS

When you buy a piano why not get
one from which you can obtain the
tones OF many other instrumentsg The
GROWN is the 'Multum IN Parvo"
among pianos. GROWN" costs no
more than any good Single tone" nj
ano does. GROWN" lasts twice as
long as zone tone" pianos
can. GROWN" has hundreds OF
tones and effects which no
single tone" piano, of dreary
monotony, can have. They try to make
you believe that the GROWN is COM
plicated and apt to get out OF order
while the fact is, and is plain to any
ore who looks at It, that the GROWN
plano is perfectly simple and simply
perfect. They try to fool the people
into thinking that the devices for max.
Ing many tones" iniure the piano. OF
In time Will iniure its plano tone, while
the very opposite Is the exact truth and
fact. The GROWN" simply because
Of its devices for making many tones
Is warranted to, and Il will. wear twice
as long as any Single tone piano can
We viii show and prove this to you 4
VOC viii only call and give us and tn,
I "CROWN" a hearing
Evening journal., 1900-01-24
BENNErT-MouLTON CoMPANY.


At the Opera House will appear all
next week the Reconsideration Com
Dany, in a repertoire Of standard plays.
This is the company's twentieth year,
and In that time IL has played to over
(. 900, 600 patrons, and it has also in
that time established a reputation as
the leading popular priced company in
America This claim will be main
tanned and proved to local playgoers
during the forthcoming engagement,
and it only requires a glance at the
personnel Of the company and the rep
ertoire OF plays 10 excite the interest
and arouse the enthusiasm OF amuse-
ment lovers in the opening perform
ance. On Monday evening that famous
and well-known drama Darkest Rus
sia,' will be given Specialties will
be introduced between and during the
action Of the different plays. The Ben
nett-Moulton orchestra will be heard
IN all the latest and most up-to-date
music. There will be womens tickets
for Monday evening.
Evening journal., 1900-01-24
Llnton Must Med.

London society is very busy finding
Sir Thomas Upton a wife Ladies go
at him constantly with the question;
why are you not married2"
The reply OF the owner of the Sham.
rock is characteristic. He says: The
truth is. I have led such n busy life
and have been so much occupied that
have never had time to marry"
Society in the meantime attaches
his name to that Of Miss Stanley, a
charming young lady, tall, brunette
and slender, of whom he has seen a
great deal and who was at his dinner
party recently. She Is the daughter
Of Lady Jeune by her first marriage
Evening journal., 1900-01-24
DALY no Eight HERE

For the first time in several years
Jack DAILY, the well-known local pu-
gilist, will appear in this city, when he
meets Jack Burke, of Galveston, Texas
at the Academy of Music on next FRI
day night. He is in good condition and
is confident Of winning the fgit After
his fight here Jack will start immedi-
tely for Buffalo. n Y. whore he viii
meet ed. Connolly for a purse of ST.
90. ris trainer, X d. Howard. OF
'hicago is also booked for a fight here
on Friday night with Gus Gardiner
Evening journal., 1900-01-24
I'M nRpHANs. cnrRr.

In the Orphans Court this morning
Mrs. Rose E. Kennedy, Of st. Georges.
hundred, made application for an or
der to sell the real estate Of her hus-
band, the late DR.. William r. Kennedy.
Mrs. Kennedy was appointed guardian
Of her two children. Dorothy and
Thomas e. Kennedy Tilghman john
ston, administrator, made application
for an order to sell real estate of Mich
ael Lynch Thomas and Richard R.
Tatnall made a return of the sale OF
a portion of the estate of the late
Joseph Tatnall.
Evening journal., 1900-01-24
WHITTIER AT HOME.
Gail Hamilton's Picture Of the Poet
by His own Fireside.

Gail hamiltonS Picture OF tnc Toee
by His own Fireside.
The first installment of a series of
letters that passed between Whittier
and Gail Hamilton are published for
the first time in the December Ladies
Home Journal. In one letter (Tritten.
however, to a friend Gail Hamilton
gives this interesting glimpse of Whit.
tier at home:
Imagine Whittier and me sitting to-
gether one whole day and two even
ing all the time and then repeating IL.
One of the brass knobs on
the Franklin stove was loose and
came OF In my hand. / turned 1t over
and remarked upon its brightness
He said, Now, doesn't thee know that
thee is making work. How
asked. why destroying the bright
ness by handling it, / rubbed it will
my handkerchief and asked the house
keeper If / had made her any work
oh she said. you make me no work
Mr.. Whittier always takes care Of
these brasses himself. Thata ccounted
/ said, for his anxiety-and dismissed
mine-for I did not think a man gen
orally had any moro work to do thai
was good for him. The lit
tie balls OF the trimming of my dress
kept coming off and were lying aroun'
on the floor I picked one up just as
I was coming away and said. There
I will give you that a keepsake HI
laughed and said he had two in hi
pocket already. He toll,
some company in the evening that
had talked so much it had made hin
hoarup"
Evening journal., 1900-01-24
DocKsTADER's.

Linton and MacIntyre, farce comedy
stars, who rank with the best on the
American stage, made another great
ut at Dockstader's Wonderland The
atre last night. The house was crowd
ed TO its utmost capacity, and standing
room was at premium. Edwin Lang,
the tramp monologist; Ida Russell,
character soubrette; Mile. Saline,
champion high jumper; Ardell, musi-
cal artist, and Pierce and Egbert, IL
Illustrated song singers, received hearty
applause. Vanleer and Duke, in their
Irish songs, complete the bill, which
is an excellent one.
Evening journal., 1900-01-24

a AemInisc sense, q the 1895 c stApaia1'
IA nTfat Is interestlna.

- ItStNfl y ttAiic ~ ~ 49,
4 THAT Is Interesting
II Senator Thomas c. Plat has one
popularity more pronounced than an
other It is his discretion. While no
political leader in New York is more
affable to reporters than Mr. Platt,
none gives out less information that
be has not carefully prepared. In the
campaign Of 1896 Mr Plat was q cen
tral figure. Anything from him was
worth space. II was before the st.
Louis convention, and he was sup
posed to carry in his pocket the ~
votes OF the Empire State. II was
about this time that very young
newspaper reporter seated himself
among the veteran political reporters
in the amen corner of the Fifth Ave
nue. Hotel, where Mr.. Plat makes his
city home.
Every one was expecting an import
ant declaration, but none came. Mr.
Platt appeared, as was his custom. He
smiled in his usual confidential and
somewhat mysterious way and said
there was nothing to give out. There
was no going behind these returns,
apparently, but this young reporter
had wisdom beyond his years. Prob
ably that is the reason that he Is one
OF the most successful editors in the
country to-day. He followed Mr. Plat
out to the street. As they mingled
with the evening throng he linked his
arm in his.
Mr.. Platt" said he, you're the
biggest politician in New York and
I'm the youngest reporter. I've got
TO get story from you or lose my
job. Now, l don't care a cent what
you talk about, but as a friend would
advise you to talk politics"
Mr.. Plat, who is tall, slender and
gray-bearded. with a style of humoi
that can only be characterized as
grim, disengaged his arm from thai
of his young friend and looked at him
He was astonished for the first time
in years.
wei, l haven't got anything t.
say" he replied, but If you are S,
dead set on a political story I'll tall
to you. / suppose 1t doesn't make an!
difference whether l discuss nationa
or local politics. You seem to insis
upon politics" And he did discuss
politics to the extent of a column
and half.-Phil. Saturday Post.
Evening journal., 1900-01-24

Joseph Woodall, who resides between
"iddletown and Warwick, Md, was
bitten by his dog while trying to shoot
II. The animal had been bitten by a
supposed mad dog, and was tied in the
barn. It chewed its way out of the
harm. and IFS peculiar actions alarmed
Woodall. Gun in hand and mounted
on his horse. he started for the animal
and cornered it. Then the dog jumped
at the horse and bit it, and as Mr.
Tvoodall was about to shoot bit him in
he hand. The dog was killed.
Evening journal., 1900-01-24
SOLD DEFUNcT COMPANIES FUR.
NTTURE

Chester, JAN 24-On an execution
'of Mr. Leyering. Of Philadelphia. the
office furniture Of the defunct Security
Trust Company was sold by Constable
shinkel yesterday afternoon, for 1926
The Security Trust Company had OF.
ices in the Nolkhardt building. and
employed a number Of clerks. When
the nature of the business done by the
company became an object of publ,
INVESTIGATION. the manager left ant
failed to return.
Evening journal., 1900-01-24
INSTALLATION or oFTIcERs.

These officers of Wilmington Com
olave. No %, Improved Order Of Hep
tascphs. were installed by District Dep
(uty Supreme Archon j w. Keys last
night Past archon. M. II. Alexander:
archon, e. Glenn Cooke provost. Harry
5. Lawton, secretary, J. J. Whitaker;
hnancier, W. A. Callaher; prelate.
John II. Keatly; Inspector Charles Ru-
mer' warder, George G.. Stewart; senti-
mel, Otha OBJ. Strayer; trustees. Harry
hmmons, W. A. Gallaher and ]. ].
Whitaker After adjournment OF the
conelave the members and visitors
We're escorted to q restaurant and en-
joyed a dinner.
Evening journal., 1900-01-24

ungodly nominees named by men who
have,Rpractical.4ide ideas y OF :, practicable
businessA =. fs AZ IA
You may dismiss apprehension that
the church viii absorb the state in this
country during the nineteenth century
Evening journal., 1900-01-24
sTOpE AT pORTER's ROBBED.

The store OF Harry Crumpton. sta
ton agent at Porters, was broken into
last night Mr. CrumDton is postmas-
ter and the burglars secured a number
OF hostage stamps in addition to about
forty pairs Of shoes and gloves, in all
worth about 500 Mr. Crumpton keeps
the greater part Of the postage stamps
In safe at the railroad station, but
this building was not entered The
burglars effected en- entrance to the
store through q window