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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-25
At IR[ PASSION P|hY.
initial Performance Of the Great
Drama at the Village Of
Oberammergau.
New Actors and Actresses Show
Improvement Over the Cast
Of1S9O.
lCannonization Of Jean Baptiste de
Sale at Rome Solemn
Scene.

Oberammergau, May 25.-rhe initial
performance of the passion play, fol-
lowing the grand rehearsal of Sunday.
took place Thursday. The attendance
was enormous, despite the fact that the
day was cold, cloudy and generally un-
favorable. The representation, as a
whole. according to the opinion Of com-
petent judges, SURPRISES that of 1890.
Herr Joseph Mayer. who recited the
prologue. was, as on previous occasions.
a majestic figure. Herr Anton Lang. as
Christ, was excellent altho somewhat
nervous. His voice is clear, and his
face seems to fit the character. altho
not SO refined as the face of Mayer,
who was SO long the Christ OF
these representations. Lang, however,
showed Improvement as the perform
ance progressed. his gestures being
|particularly graceful. During the
Bethany scene weird effect was pro-
dueed by the sun breaking suddenly
from the clouds and casting brilliant
beam on Chirst's robe
Fraulein Anna Flunger. the Mary of
THE representation, has a fine, Well
rounded face. and is a good actress
hut she lacks the pathos that Rosa
Lang was wont to display.
The player now taking the part of
Judas, Johann Twink. is Very fine--a
vast Improvement upon his predecessor
in the role on the other hand, Thomas
Rendt. the Peter of the cast. scarcely
equals Hett's portrayal. Fraulein Ber-
100 ,,yIc LAM X.
ing in appearance. and made a pros
found Impression. Sebastian Lang, as
caiaphas. realized the IDEAL impersona-
ton of that relentless priest. Fraulein
Mathide Ruiz. the soprano. was great
~ admired, ard young Roold shows de-
cided promise. IS
During the afternoon performance
Herr Anton Lang Was repeatedly over-
come with nervousness, but ne Went
thru his crucifixion scene with perfect
Isself- possession, and the memorable
seven words of the savior could be dis
tinetly heard by the vast concourse.
During the taking down of the Christ
!, from the cross the sharp wflistling of
d locomotive Jared unpleasantly upon
1.-The ear. The scenes thruout We're
beautiful.
Among the Americans present We're
the members of the Brooks family OF
Detroit. MIR. Cherry Of st. Louis and a..
H. Feneel of Toledo The pastor of the
American church in Berlin, Rev. DR..
pickle, Wednesday lectured in the
Ioberammergau Hall. secured for the
occasion, To an audience of Americans
land English on the subject Of the pas
1 sion play. The lecture was much APP
1 preciated as a preparation for the per-
II farma nee
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-25

Adverting 10 the construction of the
military railsoad along inc iavana har-
Dor. Ali. Bacon said he had learnsa that
4 h. road had cost s35A2 I'll It, s,lfali1iys
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-09

Eighteen of the small blue stamps which carry
the portrait of Colonel Baden Powell fetched 10
guineaS; another lot, consisting OF sixteen or
these stamps, together with four "B-P. shilling
notes. realized 26 guineas The person who does
not collect stamps may be derisive, but we are
inclined to congratulate the buyers of these
lots on the bargains they obtained 1t is known
that there very few of the Mafeklng
stamps issued while the number Of stamp col
leCtOrs throughout the WOTld-each OF whom
will desire TO possess them-iS TO all intentS and
purposes unlimited. The British philatellSt has
taken during the last few years to scOrning all
stamps which do not belong to Great Britain
and her colonies Those that he accept
have therefore risen and still rising in
price, and the rarer they are the more rapidly
does their value in the market increase. These
'Mafeking beSieged" stamps not merely rare.
They have, and will always keep. genuine his
toricaI interest, that even the man who looks
on the collector a foolish child would like
to possess them Consequently they are bound
to rise in value, and in the near future it is
certain the gentleman who bought complete
set at ~ guineas will be regarded a person
of amazing good fortune.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-09
WORK ON THE CATHEDRAL
BUTTRESSEs AND PIERS BUILDING
CHOIR TO BE READY FOR INSIDE
WORK NEXT SPRING-THE
BELMONT CHAPEL

The great arch on Cathedral Heights. which
L. all that the distant observer can zee Of tbs
growing Cathedral OF St John the Divine. has
attracted more than ordinary attention Of hate
cause Of the additions that have been made
in it's general appearance Subsidiary arches
are gradually rising toward the central struet-
ure. and buttresses and piers show where The
lofty choir will be. Eight mOnOliths more than
sixty feet high will support the ambulatnry q
the apse. The piers for these columns a.
ready in place but the columns themselves
have not yet left the Maine quarry from which
they were hewn-
These ponderous parts Of the great structure
may be seen from distance; but one must 90
within the shadow OF the arch 20 realize that
much work which is not visible from atar has
been done In the crypt, which has been fitted
as a beautiful chapel. one may gain an idea on
the subterranean work The architects hope
that the choir. which. when completed VII e
about one-tenth OF the structure. viii hs ad-
vanced so far by next spring that interior wOrE
may be begun.
Aside from the cathedral proper. space has
been assigned for a series OF chapeIs- These
will be built funds for them are available
and their erection will in way interfere with
the progress Of the main structure
Three Of these chapeIs viii be placed On
either side Of the choir. and one behind the
main altar The central cnApei VIII DC lh1
most important. because it will occupy q com
handing position, about 500 feet above the
Cathedral Parkway. so that its own height viii
be greatly accentuated by its location The
funds for the building Of this chapel have al
ready been given by August Belmont. Who has
place the sum Of $4,000 at the disposal az
the Board Of Trustees for that purpose
When the cathedral is finished and one enters
and passes down the main aisle from the west
ern portal the great altar viii hide the Belmont
Chapel completely, and in order TO reach it the
visitor will have to pass into the ambulatoEYs
and thence past the choir stalls on one side
and other chapeIs on the other 70 point di-
n -,Iy behind the main altar. where he viii see
the Belmont Chapel At the entrance viii De
q ROmanesque arch supported by piers OrEa-
mented by FIVE statues each Beyond this arch
will be the vauIted roof. There VIII De low
Gothic windows and vistiary portals. and the
whole interior will be treated in the GOtnie
style.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-09
PAPER DRIVING OUT PARCHMENT.

From The London Star.
May be written on paper instead of parch-
ment, hitherto!
1t seemed revolution Yet such was the
decision of Mr.. Justice Barnes, in the Probate
Court. Copies of wills and ''prohlte pieces" to
be proved the items in question After
this the deluge.
Changing the immemorial parchment tradi-
lion looked worse than trifling with the equator
II was II military parlance be allowable, like
cutting our communications with the austere
and reverend past.
NOW that we nave grown reckless and new
tangled in our notions, how shall we END?
In sundry ways the parchment sphere of in
huence has been checked of late Solicitors
have developed a mild passion for paper. and
given IT their preference over parchment wher-
ever possible. The cynical view was expressed
that, while all this meant gain to the solicitor
IT would be no saving whatever to the client
The parchment makers and dealers take the
outlook with as much philosophy as can be ex-
pected.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-09
CHINESE MILITARY TRAINING.
From The London Chronicle.

From The London Chronicle.
one of the textbooks studied by Chinese Off
GERS is the Sun-tse, which is about three thou
sand years old The characteristic feature of
this work Chinese military art is its insist
ence that the general ought before every thing
else study ruSeS, of which not
strictly connected with The student of
Sun-tse is told to negotiate with the enemy.
and while you discussing the situation
massacre him. diScOrd in his camp, inter
Cept his provisions and soften his heart by
voluptuous music and the sight of beautiful
women" AS to military measures the Chinese
general receives the following advice: IF you
are ten times more numerous than the enemy
enVelop him; if you five times more numer-
dispose your army so as to attack him on
four sides; if YOU only little stronger con-
tent yourself by cutting your army in two ION
the principle of reserves); and if you weaker
than the enemy try to secure cover" De Wet
must surely have been a diligeGt student of
Sun tse's military COunSels.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-09
BARKLESS DOGS.
From Chambers's Journal

From Chamberss Journal
knew man who trained his dog never %
bark. Three years were necessary for perfect
success in the making of a nCn-barking dog.
and my friend fattered himself that he had
novelty. But / inclined 70 think that h
would not have wasted those three years had
he known that there at least three varieties
that never bark-the Australian dog. the EsEEy D
tian shepherd dog and the 'iiOu-headed-' dog
of Thibet. In some Japanese cities barking
dog would be deemed valuable. for there they
have quaint law which makes the owner OF a
night barker liable TO arrest and the penalty 81
a years work for the benefit OF ueighbOrs " no
may have been disturbed The fact thai the
barking Of dog the earth can be heard by q
ballOOnist at a height Of about four miles does
not appeal TO the average man so much as the
fact that that same barking can often be heard
four streets away
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-09
SUBMARINE NAVIGATION.

Paris dispatch to The Pail Mall Gazette
The Maritime Project of Cherbourg with the
view of avoiding accidents. has issued a series
Df regulations to be observed in connection with
lhe manGuVreS Of the submarine torpedo boats
These regulations are chiefly interesting per-
h2ps as showing the activity with which the
pursued
The submarine boats the official note states
are htted at each end when manPuvring with
long, thin metal pole carrying a distinctive
iag When the boats are being navigated near
the surface the vessels they may encounter are
tC treat them if they were sailing ships
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-09
WEIGHT OF ELEPHANTS TUsks.
From The London Globe

From The London Globe.
Sir Samuel Baker gives the weights of the
largest African elephant tusks he ever saw
as 1T2 and 1SS pounds respectively. Tiff
fanny & Co, of NeW-YOrk. have a pair
weighing respectively 224 and 259 pounds. Their
corresponding sizes Length, 10 feet q
inches, and 10 feet 81 inches; circumference,
23 inches and 24l2 inches. The tUsks of the ex-
tinct Elephas ganesa were sometimes u feet 1
inches long, and feet inches around. a
mammoth tusk from Alaska is l. feet 10 inches
long and 221s inches around, but the average
tusks of this animal feet to 9 feet long and
only 90 pounds to so pounds in weight. The
tusks of the mastodOn are thicker than those OF
the mammoth. large one being 9 feet inches
long and D inches around.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-09

Whenever a submarine boat is engaged IN
man9uVres it is accompanied either by tor
pedO boat or by a steam launch. The escOrtng
boat carries a white ball at it's stern instead of
the French flag Indicator that there is
submarine boat in the vicinity. Ali craft on
perceiVing the ball to steer to the stern OF
the torpedo boat or launch The notice further
contains the information that in a general way
the submarine torpedo boat Morse manCeuvres
every Monday and Saturday and occasionally
on Wednesdays.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-09
BIG PRICES FOR MAFEKNG STAMPS.

From The London Post
Doubtless everybody who does not collect
postage stamps will read with mild amazement
this morning of the prices paid yesterday for
the stamps issued in Mafeking while it be-
Seged One complete set went at SO guineas.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-09
A FAITRFrL LIKENESS.

From The Philadelphia rress
Artist-Here is the portrait of your VIE
which
Mr.. Richman-Ahl It's very like her
ArtiSt-She-er-h m-She didn't paw for IL
She said you'd do that
Mr.. Richman-Ah, Still more like her
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-18
THE COAL SUPPLY.

In referring to the fact that Europe is
the St Louis Globe-Democrat says that
the supply of anthra cite coal in this coun-
try may give out, but that there is pracu-
cally no limit TO the btuminnus coal
ing that the production of coal in the
United States fifty years hence will lie
enormously greater than it is now.
What the world Is going to Go for fuel
when all the coal-fields have been eX-
hausted is question that need not con-
Germ the people of the United States in
this generation. Nature has been most
liberal to this continent in its coal supply,
and we can furnish the whole world with
all the coal that it can possibly consume
for generations to come without exhaust
ing our coal-tieids.
The only effect of this new demand will
be 20 raise the price of coal and Of coal
properties in this country. In 1899 France
imported 96S, $50 tons against 7oS,340 tons
in the previous year. Germany, Austria
and Hungary report scarcity of coal
and large engagements of coal for foreign
export have been made in the United
States within the past several months.
This means that new railroad lines are
to be built in Virginia and West Virginia;
that new coal properties are to be opened
up: that all such properties will mate
rally enhance in value during the next
several years; that employment will be
given to a large army of workmen, and
prosper as never before in their history.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-18
ON THE RAPPAHANNoCK.

Subscription Raised for Sufferers by
Bowling Green Fair.
FREDERICKSBURG, VA. April H.
Specialize Free Lance newspaper, of
this city, headed subscription list for
the sufferers by the Bowling Green fire
Saturday. and invited others to contribute.
by Monday evening the paper had fund
OIL Slae. which was promptly forwarded.
and other donations Will follow.
Easter Sunday Rev. DR.. 7. S. Dunaway
addressed the Baptist Sunday School lie
stated that he had addressed the same
school on an Easter Sunday thirty-three
years ago. and called on those that were
resent on that occasion to stand up. Only
ten OF gathering of four hundred had
been present on the former occasion.
About forty years ago dozen families
from near Wilmington, Delaware. settled
in Spotsylvania County. They were non
ored and respected citizens. With the
death of Mrs. r. r. Morrison, last week,
the number of survivors was reduced 70
three. But there are children and grand
children by the score, and they are taxing
the front rank in business and saifnins
pursuits, and are among our most pro-
grsssive and prosperous people.
The system of registering letters nE car
riers ct the doors of citizens was inausu-
rated here yesterday, and is a great con-
venience to many OF our people
AT the Methodist Church here sunday the
congregation subscribed $50 for the estab-
lishment of churches in Cuba
Fresh herrings are selling in this market
at 81 per thousand.
The Pension Board of King George
County has organized by electing Captain
w. y. Smith chairman.
Judge j. E. Mason has appointed the
following Confederate Pension Board Tor
Richmond County: DR.. w. W. Douglas,
DR. L. G. Mitchell. M, H. Yeatman, James
l.. Motley and t. D. Marks.
Rev. j. E. Brown, pastor of Shiloh tod
sfte) CoIered Baptist Church. in this ci'y
baptized ten persons Sunday. making
forty-four additions to that church oy
baptism as the result of recent revival
ST. Georges Church has elected Juose
A. w Wallace delegate TO the State touh'
Gill which meets in charlottesville. May
10th. Mr. d. S. Forbes was elected as
alternate.
The following gentlemen have been cfos,-
en- vestrymen of ST. Georges Episcopa
Cs,lrch: John James Young, Robert t
Knox, II Is. Hall, a. ". Wallace. j. r
Thompson, A. D. Tapscott D. S. Forbes
r. c. F'itzhugh, NJ. NJ, Lewis. a. b
Bolts, j. P. Corbin. W. c. Stearns.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-18
A PRETTY WEDDING.
a Grandson of Chief Justice Marshall

"A UP.1EuSOtl Ot Sh'Ci u tA'N wv - 1900
Dead.
DEaI4APLANE, VA, April 16.-Spectal--
A very pretty wedding was solemnized
to-day at Pleasantvale Baptist Church,
when Miss Alice Startling Ashby, daughter
of Captain John T. Ashby, was married TO
Mr. Thomas Leachman, . prominss- meF-
chant of Rectortown, Va.
To the strains of Mendelss9hn
wedding march, rendered by Mrs
John Marshall, the bride accom-
panied by Miss Belle Boston. brides
maid, and the groom by Mr.. Willie stovef.
best MN, came down the aisles OF the
church and met under an arch OF ever
green. 49,
Rev Charles T.. Herndou. uncle of the
bride, performed the ceremony. The nap
py couple departed for a short tour hoFta'
after which they will settle in RectoFto"h.
Mr.. Frank Marshall has been appointed
Justice of the Peace in place OF George
w Strother. deceased.
Mr. Charley Rogers, Jr-, died at tne
home of his parents. near Paris. April YIN.
Mr.. Keith Marshall died at his home.
near Markham, to-day, in his seven y :
sixth year He was a grandson OF ttiie'
Justice Marshall.
Farmers have generally finished plo"-
ing, and will soon be ready TO plant corn.
Wheat is looking we'll Nearly all the
Young clover in this vicinity was k!lied "
the very severe drought last summer
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-18
Scw Kent News.

OAK, VA, April l6-Speeiai.-Ar. :.
w Games his brother-in-law. recently
received a telegram of the sudden deaf
at his home. in Keyfort. N. j., OF cap.
tain Samuel aIcKeen- On the siatn OF
this month he hurt one OF ms nands-
soon afterwards blood poison SET m
which caused his death on last Wedhss-
day.
Captain tMcKeen was greatly esteemea
by all who knew him
large three-mast schooner George
Schurchman, in which he owned large
share. He also owned other vessel prop
S,aptain McKeen leaves a wife and three
little children to survive him
Captain Glea son, of the schooner MA
{ t;lda brooks. was hurt quite badly.
though not seriously, last Saturday. a
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-18
FLUvANNA CIRCUIT COURT.
Columbia to Have Bank-New Tele-
phone Lines.


PALMYRA, VA, April 1s.-speciai-
Circuit Court has been in session here for
the past five days. adjourning last night.
Considerable business was disposed >of.
Among the attorneys present were Messrs.
w. B. Paul and Pembroke Petit; A. A.
Gray, Il. O. Haden and f. w. King, of
Palmyra; Judge ]. o. Shepherd, of Buena
Vista; ]. p. Sadler. of Powhatan: Judge
A. X. and ID. II. Leake. of Goochland; f.
c. Moon. f. l.. Cox and NJ. o. Dunn, of
Scottsville, and Daniel Harmon, of Char
lottesville.
Much sickness exists in this county, and
there have been many deaths from pneu-
monia.
The Fluvanna Telephone Company now
has connection from this place to Column
bia on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.
This company is now putting up about
twenty more miles of line. Their pros
poets are Very encouraging.
A charter was obtained from the Cir
cult Court this week to establish bank at
Columbia. to be known as the State Bank
of Columbia.
Farmers are very busy getting spring
work in shape. They complain tof the
scarcity of labor, most of the negroes be-
ing on the railroad. Wheat and oats are
looking well. Grass is backward, owing
to the cold weather.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-18
TERRIBLE MORTALITY.
Pension Boards Observation-Disclosures
Bank for Orange.


OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, VA, April IL
Special-It is said that one hundred peo-
pie in the adjoining county of Louisa have
died with pneumonia and grip since the
first of the year.
The farm OF the late Peter Smith in
Culpeper County, was sold a auction last
week, and purchased by Miss Margaret
Cowie for $3.50.
Judge Grimsley has appointed the fol-
lowing Pension Board for Clupeper Coun-
ty: w. w. Lewis. Eugene Willis. III. Il.
Miller, Daniel Slaughter, VIM. Luttreil
Orange has one national bank. and 1t IS
said that Richmond parties are arranging
to establish q second one there
The Democrats of Madison County VIII
hold mass-meeting April 18th tcourt-dayl
at The county seat to elect delegates TO
the State Convention.
The following compose the Pension
Board for Orange County as announced
by Circuit Judge D. A. Grimsley: Sapf-
P. P. Barbour, Lynn Graves, Chambers
Sisson, DR. C. c.. Conway, Dr. Earnest
Woolfork.
Mr.. C. R. HOFFMAN. of Madison, has
purchased the Macon farm. in Orange
County, for Sl,SG9.
Three hundred thousand hsh were caught
at one haul early Saturday morning ct
Whitewater fishing shore, on the Potomac
The Confederate Pension Board, of this
CITY. has organized by the election OF capt
Jas. S. Knox as chairman, and Jas. Il.
Rawlings secretary.
Rev. DR.. j. ". Rosebro, the new pastor
of thu Presbyterian Church, took formal
charge ana preached his initiatory ser
mon yesterday.
Four members of the family of Mrs. c.
F. Blackburn. OF GarrisonNi!ie, stford
County, have died within the past Sixty
1Jr passed
away. later her sister, last week grown
daughter and last night the only son
died, while another daughter is not eX-
pac4fad TO live
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-18
NEW LINE OF STEAMERS.
Prospect Of Establishing One from
Yorktown TO Baltimore.

Yorktown TO Baltimore.
WILLIAMSBURG, VA. April T.-spe-
cial-The William and Mary baseball
team leaves Saturday morning for Ash
land. where they will play Randolph
Macon. The Athletic Association may
charter a coach or two and carry large
crowd of eXcursionists to root for them-
There are good prospects OF having tele-
phonic connection with the outside world,
as it is stated on good authority that the
Chesapeake Telephone Company will eX-
tend its line from Yorktown 10 this city
If not on up to Richmond The poles nave
been erected from Newport News as far
as Grafton, York county, and distributed
along the whole route to Yorktown.
Candidates for the municipal offices are
thick. These persons have announced
themselves candidates, subject to the
Democratic primary, the date of which
has not We: been set. For Sergeant-k!. M.
Lee and w. T. Cowles. For Commissioner
of the Revenue-M 2ssrs. 7. ID. Saunders,
John D. Wilkins, and j. f. Binns. r. B.
Gillian has announced himself an inde-
pendent candidate for City Sergeant.
"a new line of steamboats, may be es-
tablished between Baltimore and York
town. A new schedule will be run. which
will enable truckers to get their produce
into Baltimore early in the morning.
A little child of Mr.. Allen Casey ran a
pair of sharp-pointed scissors into the
roof of its mouth. inlicting a painful! and
dangerous wound.
These delegates to the Norfolk Conven-
ton were chosen at Tnass-meeting of
Democrats held at Yorktown yesterday:
d. II. Evan, of Grafton: ]. T. Hubbard,
of Nelson; w. 70. Goftigan, of Grafton;
Thomas Phillips, of Poquosin. They are
to select their own alternates. A motion
to instruct in favor of the constitutional
convention was overwhelmingly defea ted.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-18
Nn,j,:na, naak in Lascastes.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., VA, ApriI u,
A national bank has Just been orsanizeo
in Lancaster, at Irvington, Win JSu5s4
John c. Ewell, president, ana ftai.A ~.
Newbili. cashier. The bank VIII be reaGy
for business Wednesday morning. and
will. no doubt. do a large business. as
it is the only bank in the Northern,
Neck. which is on. of the mos. pros
porous sections in the state Messfs.
4. Randolph Howard and E. NJ Young;
Jr.. of this city, will also be eoaHeeleo
with the bank.
dwellings erected on Spotswood Street
Captain M e. Rowe has Just ptahtea
on his Altoona estate an immense or
chard of winesap. apple trees