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A Railroads Steamers.

How many of the thousands of pas
songers on the big sound and river steam
ers out of New York know that they are,
like the Sandy Hook and Coney island
boats. a part OF railroad system? The
New York. New Haven & Hartford Rail
road company now owns twenty-0ne fine
passenger steamers and seven freight
boats, not including the fleet of tugs.
The great water feet of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad company represents an
investment Of millions of dollars.-New
York Commercial
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WANTED AT WAUSAU.
Walter Stewart Arrested at Duluth
but Makes His Escape.

Duluth, Mimi, July 14-[Special.] J.
Walter Stewart, wanted in Minneapolis
and Wisconsin on a charge Of grand lar
ceny. was arrested here, but on his way
to the police station he broke away from
the officer. He is said tc be notorious
criminal from Wausau, Wis.
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Crop Prospect Improved.

Simla, July 14.-General rain has
fallen over nearly all of India during the
past few days and the prospects of the
crops have immensely improved. The
famine areas have, generally been bene-
flied.
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friends of the murdered ones at the for
eign office and unfolded to them the trag
ic story The scenes of frenZied terror
and grief that followed were unspeak-
able. The building of the foreign office
was besieged by an excited throng and
the whole of st. Petersburg is full Of
lampntatiO
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mostly confined to her snowy costume &C.
costs the manager. She is offered a small
part.
What is the salary2"
Thirty dollars"
The young woman sneers at the amount
Freeman, with commendable reserve,
tells her 1t is the best he can do.
But want to play Euince or Pop
paea," is the imperious retort.
The manager fires up in an instant.
THAT is for me to judge. The parts you
mention require a handsome face and fig
ure, and to be plain, you have neither re-
Quirement visible for the part. Good
day.
Such seeming harshness appears to be
the only method of dealing with a large
number who make an effort to transact
business without the knowledge of the
first principles of tact or diplomacy. 1t
1t likewise necessary to nip in the bud
what would only result In q needlessly
protracted harangue. Max Freeman has
been foremost among stage producers In
New York for many years. He was iden-
titled with the great McCaull successes at
the time when comic opera was so splen-
didly presented at the Casino. He came
to America from Vienna as a comedian.
Then he could scarcely speak English,
but he soon mastered the language and
became teacher in one of the celebrated
schools Of dramatic art in New York His
successes are too numerous to mention.
Their range IS wide and display his great
knowledge of the atmosphere of different
localities. The old English flavor which
he infused into the comic opera 1.-THE
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course, and 1t isn't on record that the
above named gentleman had.
The two sisters joined the Castle
Square Opera company, playing at the
American opera house, Christmas time.
only returning to st. Paul last Satur-
day.
II can't imagine better training for
one who has operate aspirations than
to be a member Of a company like the
Castle Square" said Miss Egan. 1T
numbers eighty people and has most
extensive repertoire There is plenty of
hard work that soon takes away the
glamor which blinds the stage struck
maiden, and unless she has talent and
real grit she quickly drops out. The
company seemed like big school. Every
morning at 10 o'clock we were expected
to be present for rehearsal. The roll
was called, and the tardy or absent mem
Der fined Iii putting on a new opera
we began rehearsing it the. week before.
Three days were devoted to rehearsing
the music only. Then came the acting,
exits, entrances, etc. Sunday night
there was generally a full dress rehearsal
and then the opera was ready for the
public We have often rehearsed from
10 in the morning until In the after
noon. Hard work, but
Miss Egan broke off with a little shrug
that is fetching and either original
or New York Importation. At
any rate it Is new in st. Paul. The
merest movement of the shoulders up
ward, rapid, sweep of white hands, eye
brows uplifted just tride, and all done
in the twinkle Of an eye-that is the
shrug. 1t IS newer and more convincing
than the French shrug.
i've one objection to a big company
like the Castle Square," continued Miss
Egan, meditatively, "and curiously
enough it's what I've just named as one
of it's recommendations, namely, the fire.
quent change of bill, necessitating a
lengthy repertoire. One has no time to
get a complete grasp of the character one
impersonates and, however small the part
may be, this is necessary for artistic
success. 1t is for this reason that 1 am
especially glad I am going to be with the
Francis Wilson company this winter He
is to play Englander's new opera, "Bool-
BOOM" you know They are rehearsing
the opera now, but I received ten days
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TALK WITH MAsCAGNI.
VIII Conduct an Orchestra of His
Pupils In Paris.

Rome Correspondence New York Times
Mascagni, the author of "Cavalleria
Rusticana," has just paid a flying visit
to Rome on his way back to Pesaro,
where he will preside over the final exam
nation term at the magnificent ConserVa-
totre of Music there, of which he Is the
director happened to meet him yes
terday quite by chance at the SferittertO
where the good Romans Of today assem-
bic every afternoon to witness the excit-
Ing and manly game of pallene Messagni
is an enthusiastic lover of the game, in
which he himself eXcels. And, indeed
there are few athletic sports and pastimes
to which his broad-shouldered muscular
frame would not be admirably adapted,
although his favorite exercise is dumb
bells and fayOrite pastime billiards. So
absorbed was Masagni in the chances and
changes Of the game that 1 had to wait
some time before being greeted by a smile
OF recognition and cordial handshake
May 1 ask to what good fortune we
owe this visit?" l began,
Wen, replied the maestro, with his
usual charm of manner, you may thank
the Paris exposition for my presence here.
although that sounds rather strange, /
suppose. have come to Rome for the
purpose of making final arrangements
for my trip to Paris. You know that I
pupils OF the conservatoire at Pesarfo1
with me. They VIII give the Parisians an
idea of what real Italian music Is and
how it ought to be played I will con-
duct the orchestra myself, which Is to
be composed exclusively Of my pupils.
about $50 in all"
In answer to an inquiry concerning the
programme, Mascagni answered: at
Will comprise the works Of the principal
Italian composers, from ScarIatti to Vrdf
besides selections from the most recent
operas, including my own. Rossfni was
very popular in Paris, and I hope that
Par!slans Will extend a cordial welcome
to the director and pupils of a conserva-
tore named after him.
when do you start?'
My contract stipulates that I am tn
Deg1n the orchestral concerts in the Grand
nall OF the Trocadero on the Goth Of Sep
TEMPER, and the series is to be closed
on Oct 3, certainly not later, as 1 shall
then have my hands full with the pre-
Maschere.'
'Apropos,' INQUIRED, when will the
premiere take place?'
On the 18th of January next, contern-
po:aneously at the Costanzi. in Rome.
where Ermete Novelli will recfte the nro3
logue; at the Scala, in Milan, and at
the Fenice, in Venice"
intend to conduct mastro?''
That is not yet decided. wal to be
quite impartial, and will allow chance to
decide for me. But 1 need hardly say
mat hope to be able to conduct nv new
opera at the Costanizi where I scored nv
first success with 'Cavalleria
Mascagnfs handsome face lighted up
wonderfully as he recalled the delirtous
ovation of that night which was the he
ginning of his fame and fortune and 7
bade the maestro goodbye with heart
felt wish that his next opera would be
crowned with a similar triumphant snuc-
cess.
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DRAMATIC GOSSIP.

Chauncey Oleott, in a grand revival Of
''MaVourneen, y will be the second attrac-
ton of the season at the METROPOLITAN
appearing at that theater for the aentire
week, commencing Sept. 8.
Broadhurst's latest farce, 1.-The TIouse
That Jack Built" is one of the Septem-
Der attractions at the Metropolitan
THE Dairy Farm which has lust
closed phenomenal run In Chicago,
playing the last three weeks two per-
formanCes daily to standing room only,
Is announced for the Metropolitan in this
city early In the season.
Frank Daniels will begin his season
with The Ameer' at Manhattan Beach
Aug. 20. At the close of this engagement
he will take his company on the longest
tour ever made by big operate organf-
cation, appearing in every state in the
Union and in the principal cities of Cam
ada. THE Amer will be seen at the
Metropolitan this season.
The BurgomaSter, now PLAYING to
big business at the Dearborn theater in
Chicago, is announced as one of the
politan.
Manager Lift is authority for the state
ment that he has had more applications
for time for In Old Kentucky this
year than in any year in it's history 1t
will be seen at the Grand opera house
for the week OF Aug. e. following the
engagement of "A Wise Guy" and it is
safe to predict for it a most cordial well
come. Mr Lift Is said to have provided
an entirely new and elaborate scenic
equipment, and has engaged a company
which contains many of the old favorites
and number of new players of artistic
merit The pickanninny band, always, a
popular feature, viii be better than ever
this season, and will include a number
Of rag-time instrumentalists of artistic
merit.
Miss Maud White has been engaged
by Daniel V. Arthur as leading lady for
Stuart Robson when the player resumes
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duced for the first time in America, she
could reach the depths of the human
heart. Mrs Carter tells the story in M
A. P, T. P. O'Connor's newspaper. She
says:
TT will be remembered that the first
performance in America was given on
Christmas Monday, Dec. 26 last. The in=
cident took place on the previous day.
Christmas, and for that reason, perhaps,
made an unusually strong impression
upon me- I had been made happy by
many gifts Of love and esteem, and yet
none touched my heart with such elo-
quence and pathos as one gent to my
rooms just as 1 was preparing for the
last rehearsal.
Its pathos lay in its simplicity, for the
little gift was nothing more pretentious
than a small bunch Of forget-me-n ots,
combined with a few sprays of lilies Of
the valley. But the eloquence of the mod
est gift, which came without card or to-
ken of any kind, seemed to lie in the lit
tie band of scarlet ribbon which served
to bind them. I placed the flowers In a
little vase on my dressing table, and,
with a mental question as to who the I'M
known sender might be, was obliged to
dismiss the dainty problem for time and
hasten to work.
THAT day and that night, and all the
following day we were buried In the ex-
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MISSES ElAN IN GOTHAM
ONE OF TALENTED ST, PAUL SING
ERS TALKS OF HER
STAGE LIFE
SHE ALWAYS LOVED THE OPERA
Both Misses Sylvia and Lucille
EGan Were Members of the
Castle Square Opera
Company

eff one has talent and grit let him go
to New York. 1t Is the city Of oppor-
tunities.''
Old Sol was inpudently blowing hot
breaths through the open window yes
terday afternoon, but in spite of the fact
Miss Sylvia Egan gave her terse little
bit of advice energetically as she chatted
with the G O b in her home at the
Buckingham The chat had to do with
Miss Egans winter in New York, where,
with her sister, Lucille, she has been
singing with the Castle Square Opera
company. 1t had also to do with music and
musicians and the chances of the latter
in the East.
Miss Egan, in spite of her vigorously
put advice, is not herself a vigorous
looking young person, certainly not in
the unpleasant sense Of the wo1>a. Her
eyes, dark in color, in pleasing contrast
to her sunny hair, are what the sentt-
mentalist might call dreamy" her
manner reposeful. Yet to the G o b e
yesterday afternoon she spoke with dis
tinct delight of her winters work in New
York-a winter that Mr. Dickens S:gnor
Mantalini would assured1y dub "a demd,
horrid, bad, unpleasant grind" But,
then, Miss Egan has aspirations, of
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leave of absence to come on here for the
concert we are to give next Monday
night at the Peoples church. Wilson
will open in October at the Knickerbock-
er theater for twenty weeks run. The
scene of the play is an Indian one. l
lust received the score this morning from
New York The music Is catchy and
pretty.
There are number Of Western girls In
New York artists, musicians and journal
lists, all trying to get a footing in the Dig
metropolis Most of them are succeed
ing, too. Girls who are studying music
however, do not clique together IKE tue
art students I'm sure don't Know why
that is. Nearly all art students know one
another, but girls who are studying music
unless they happen TO come to the CITY 10
gether do not form crowd OF the4r own.
My sister and I, in addition 10 our oally
rehearsing and the evening engagements
were studying constantly. Oscar Sanger
and Charles Bennett were our teachers
and they made US work. Most girls VINO
90 to New York to have their voices cul-
| tivated seem possessed by mao de-
sire to have them raised as high as pos
sible If the voices are mezzo they must
be made high, if contralto, mezzo. Most
teachers humor this, others decry 1t.
How did 1 come to enter stage land2
Well, don't exactly know. I have always
| been fond of the stage and have always
| liked to sing. My first venture was with
| Dorothy Morton My first opera, THE
Beggar Student" had a very little part
in it and 1 was so proud Of 1t. I stayed
! with Miss Morton two months Then I
| went to New York and Joined the Castle
! Square Opera company. 1t hasn't bcen
all roses. The beginning of things al
ways seems discouraging. When you are
| only unit in q big gathering like the
Castle Square it doesn't seem to matter
at first whether you make much effort
or not. But one soon finds that earnest
| work counts and is appreciated. And it's
by hard work only that people get on"
Again Miss Egan looked determined in
| spite of the heat.
None Of the better class Of theaters In
New York are open Sunday night Gener-
| ally there is a dress rehearsal to take up
the company's time, but there is seldom a
public performance. Neither are the bet
ter class of restaurants open on Sunday.
"a regular operate trust has been
formed recently in New York" remarked
the young singer, recurring TO the subject
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"a WISE GUY"
He VIII Open the Regular Season
at the Grand.


But one week will now elapse before
the summer season at the Grand will
terminate and theregular fall and winter
season begin. Manager Jacob Lift has
wisely selected for his opening attrac-
ton a farce comedy, style of theatric
diversion to which St. Paul eatergoers
are extremely partial. The Grands
bookings the present season are promised
to be better than ever before.
The attraction for the fall opening
commencing Sunday night, Aug 10, will
be that very entertaining farcical sue
cess, "A Wise Guy" 1t is promised to
be one Of the big laughing hits of the
season. The company which has been
s engaged is said to be a large one, and
contains some names who are known to.
be expert producers of laughter The
central figure in the play is a piano
mover, Spike Hennessey'' and he will
be portrayed by William Sellery.r The
opposite part, Gertie Vanderbilt IAN act
ress in search of a rich husband, will
be played by May Duryea Another en-
gagement whichsihas just been made for
the company is Edward Sanford, until re-
Gently with ttThAi7 Belle f New York"
laughable feature ina.'A Wise Guy
will be the trick horse Dewey" who is
said to do all sorts ofsremarkable things
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| element Of last rehearsals Christina
passed and we were still at work. AT
/ length came the eventfuI first night
which was to decide whether the NAV
and the player could reach the inner
hearts OF the people, felt that the de-
gree with which we should accompIish
this end would be the true measure %
success "a
All was excitement and suspense when
the curtain rose The opening scenes
passed, and 1t seemed that before T kne1r
II mad made my own entrance, and had
| plunged into the part that I was sure
woulu De- one way or the other, fateful
in its results. -
ana yet what puzzled and worried me
was that l could seem to find no sign to
| measure the truth of Zaza's appeal fo the
| hearts Of her first judge At that moment
| oy the merest chance, my eyes were st
tracted to a fac b in the front row. 1t was
that OF woman, but the signs of her
class were stamped only too clearly in
| every detail CT her appearance. I knew
| at once that here was a woman of the
Zaza's type, and yet the rapt attention
with which she followed every word. ey-
| cry scene, every change of the story pass
| Ing before her, made me know she under
| stood, and my heart was carried oft to
her with an impulse of sympathy and
PITY IL was only q passing glance ut
| first, and did not reveal what struck NV
| attention, like a thunderclap, the very
| next moment. For, closely fastened to
her bodice was a bunch of forget-me-nots,
with its cluster of lilies Of the valley,
and all tied with the same ribbon Of
scarlet!
THAT second look gave inspiration for
the moment. I resolved to play to that
poor creature as one who would know
what life must mean to Zaza, and who,
If the best ends were accomplished, might
obtain from the play years, month. or
even single hour Of better thought and
purer ideals.
From this time I glanced down to
catch the play of emotions as she follow
ed the unfolding Of the drama. There
was never a break In the absolute SYM
pathy, the greedy understanding with
which she absorbed every smallest word.
There were the indignation, the happi-
ness, the grief, the tears-all as they
inevitably comes in the CRY succession
into the lives Of such as Zaza.
'"The fourth act came and was finished,
The demonstration at its close was ire
mendous. Tho curtain rose, and rose
again, and yet again, times almost with
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ominous hush. One youth, more bold than
the rest, cried out:
Warm day, Mr.. Freeman"
The face of the one addressed flashed
annoyance.
Get out Of here When want you
will send for your and the brfdled Thes-
plan took his place in the hall outside,
while the brewing storm passed of with
the mumblings Of the irritated manager
on the inadvisability of telling people
what they already know.
Come now, quick" sharply speaks out
Freeman, who is stickler for brevity;
who's next?"
A middle-aged actor steps to the desk
side He has the earmarks of the pro
fesh,' and his airs are grandiloQuent and
full Of hauteur The following pointed
conversation ensues:
II should like to engage for the part Of
Aulus Plautius in "Quo Vadis."
Whats your manner"
you don't know my manner" in sten-
torian tones.
mo"
Horse and horse" and the actor proud
ly struts out with Disguised n1fen.
Next a young woman whose beauty is
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so evidently nearest to her heart, that
will take in all the best operate artists
and the big companies, including the Cas-
tie Square. There will be two divisions,
one including the prominent American
artists and the other foreign artists, They
will take turns playing in New York
While the American artists are holding
down the boards the foreign division will
go on the road. The trust, if you can cali
1t that, will take the very cream of the
worlds operatio talent. This country
ought to see some very fine productions
Of the best operas this winter, and judg-
ing from the gossip in New York Italian
opera IS going to be the fad instead of the
Wagnerian creations"
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sought Soa u ins.inos and each time my eyes
the woman ns;tNly for the verdict of
lilies and scarlet ribhon sha saP abs $50
,utel s.d mnoa9nless, her head bent forward.
ner tace pale and almost frightened, and
n ner myers tightly pressing her hand
1851, AZ. ~ mere was not the slightest
~ $780, hI'1n snat, by one poor heart at least,
ba e N baa1 Story of Zaza's joys and griefs
10. 80 Understood. That silent YER
for felt then that zaza' was human and
tnat the success of the play, for that
reason alone, was henceforth secured
sack In my room after the perform
ance' tne first object my eyes fell on
was the cluster of Christmas flowers,
with lts new symbolic .adornment.''
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Grave Holds Six Hundred.

Baltimore Sun.
What is probably the biggest single
grave In America, outside those nr,otn bar
tie fields or in military cemeteries. Is
near Towson. 1t is said to contain about
Col; William H. Love. secretary Of the
board of trade, said yesterday: N--o
The late Robert K. Martin, for MANY
years chief engineer OF the WAR de-
partment, once told me that In making
came upon evidences of a collection Of
human skeletons and heard this story:
In the early part of the century convicfs
were hired by the owners to work IN iron
mines. A large number were at one time
working in a great excavation neat Tow
son, when the earth caved in and buried
nearly 600 Of them. Their bones are sup
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PEACEFUL Valley TONIGHT.
Boil smith Russelrs, Pastoral by the
Valentine Comuany

90 SAeA AeuSSeKp6i Pastoral ny the
Valentine Company.
The final week of the summer stock
season. which will terminate the en-
gagement Of the Valentine Stock COM
pany at this playhouse, Will be inaugu-
rated with performance tomorrow nig ht.
For this last week has been selected two
plays which are sure to interest theater-
goers. For the first half of the week,
commencing tomorrow night and includ-
ing performances on Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday, matinee and night, will
be witnessed with presentation of that
popular domestic drama, Peaceful Val
ley" made famous by Sol Smith Russell.
The leading part of Hosea Howe, which
made Sol Smith Russell famous, will be
taken by Robert Evans, whose excellent
character acting thus far has stamped
him as one Of the thorough artists of
the Valentine company. Mr.. Evans Is
promised to give a most entertaining per-
formance of Hosea Howe, as the part Is
directly in line with his capabilities and
Is the style of role in which he has made
his greatest success. The Blancke sisters
Anne and Kate, were in Mr.. RusselPs Or
iginal production, and will be cast in
their formal roles, in which they are
said to have appearedAto decided advan-
tage. Miss Meta Maynard, is promised
to more than satisfy in the impersonation
Of the role of Virgie Rand. The fol-
~
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Hot Days Unknown

At Mackinac. Ten day trip from st.
Paul to the 500" Mackinac and return
on North West or North Land" only
$3.50 Inquire further at Great North
ern office, 1872 Robert street, corner of
Fourth =
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Many Mediums i'm RerItp

In Berlin there exists a multitude of
spiritualistic mediums who humbug the
people to a very great etxent For a
very small fee spirits can be called from
the vastly deep or anywhere else to give
advice and loving tokens to creduIous
clients.
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For the last half OF the week a gem
uine novelty is promised in the first pro-
duction on any stage of a new society
play by E. r. MacKay entitled "a So
cial Cobweb." The play is in four acts,
and locates it's action in England, and
the author is said to have evolved some
decidedly novel and amusing situations.