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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11
SPORTING NEWS.

Tom" Sharkey is responsible for
the statement that in the future he
will act as his own manager. The
Sailor says that his contract with
O'Rourke, his manager, expired on
January 1, and that he will not re.
new it, He says he will gladly accept
Jeffries offer to fight Immediately af-
ter the champions battle with Cor
bett.
Il don't put much credence in the
report from Chicago that the Ameri-
can League intends to start base
ball war;" said Edward Hanlon, man.
ager Of the Brooklyn team. Its all
right to talk of new leagues and base.
ball wars, but when it comes to get
ting the money-there's the rub"
A special cable states that Mr.. Fox
hall Keene broke his collarbone while
hunting in England.
A baseball war is on. The American
League will break the national agree
ment and try to organize strong clubs
at Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Chicago, ST. Louis. Detroit
and Milwaukee.
The L. A. w. is to have bill intro
duced into Congress providing for an
appropriation of $5,0O0000 to be eX-
pended in highway Improvement. Rep
resentative Graham of the Twenty
third (Pa.) district will present it.
Articles of agreement have been
signed for a six-round bout between
Bob Fitzsimmons and Jack McCor-
mick, at Philadelphia, Jan. 20.
Fremont, O., is TO be the scene OF
a test as to wheelmen's rights to ride
on the sidewalks when the roads are
in an impossible condition. E. S.
Thomas, local official of the League
of American Wheelmen, will contest
the case, and he will receive the sup
port of the Ohio division. The out
come will be awaited with interest.
Secretary Bassett. Of the League OF
American Wheelmen, received "a re-
newals of expired IA. amberships and
is new applications last week.
Edward Cresinger was hanged jan
3 At Sunbury. Pa. for the murder u!
Daisy Smith
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11
Flowers Experience in Congress

The late Roswell p. Flower, of New
York, used to tell some amusing stories
of his Congressional experience.
The House of Representatives is the
only place l ever got into where money
didn't count" he remarked the last
time / saw him. two months or more
before his death. "a rich man is act
ually handicapped there. In the first
place. IL country member is naturally
prejudced against the Representatives
from the city, particularly those from
New York city. They seem to think
that the New Workers. are a lot Of high
waymen. You find the same spirit in
national conventions and State legis-
latures, and the fact that a city dele
cation wants something is good rea-
son why countryman should vote
against it. The easiest way to kill a
bill in Congress is to have the New
York Chamber of Commerce send in a
memorial asking its passage. Then
every countryman will vote against 1t
sure.
when the city member is rich that
makes him all the worse. During the
first session I was in Congress 1 spent
more than $4,000 trying to convince
my fellow members of the House of
low | gave them dinners and wine
and picnics and set il up for them every
chance | got, and while they enjoyed it
as much as anybody, it only made them
suspicious. Tney could not understand
why 1 should spend my money enter
tanning them without some base motive
behind it. | was a city man represent
ing country district. In other words
was q wolf in Sleeps clothing. and
they were very shy of me. | didn't
ask anything of anybody. l only wan
ted to be popular and give the boys a
good time, but the more I spent on
them the worse they got.
Toward the close of the first ses-
sion," continued Mr.. Flower, "after ev-
erybody in the House had accepted my
hospitality and drunk my wine and
eaten my terrapir, l tried to get a bill
passed-a bill giving pension of $12
u month to poor old woman up in my
district. whose husband and son had
died during the war The cost of one
of my dinners would have paid her that
pension all the rest of her life. Some
how ! couldn't get that bill up for
long time. and when did get it up
pretty nearly everybody on the Demo-
cratic side voted against it, | went
over to Joe Blackburn and l said:
Joe, why in the old Harry don't you
fellows vote for my bill?' and he took
me over in the corner and gave some
good advice. He opened my eyes to
the situation, but didn't believe him.
| could not conceive that the Democrat
ic members of that House were such
confounded fools as to suspect me of
trying to play them for suckers. and
IT, ,.,I,. 4.
and see il you can get it through
Darned if he didn't call it up the next
day during the morning hour, and il
passed without objection: but if they
had known 1t was my bill it wouldn't
have got q vote.
This feeling wore off after a while.
They found out that ! wasn't high
wayman or a conspirator but Just an
ordinary good fellow
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11
$1,000. 900 to Aid the Beers.

Representatives of various Irish So
cieties have met in Philadelphia and
decided to raise fund of 81 900 900 to
be used in sending men to assist the
Beers in their war with England. Col.
John Scannell of New York, presid
ed, and presented a report stating the
object it was desired to attain, and
suggesting the way that the money
shall be secured. The report, which
provides for assessment of members
of all Irish societies, was adopted
There were about FIVE hundred dele.
gates present. 1t was decided that
Philadelphia shall be the headquar-
ters for the reception of funds and the
direction Of operations.
Fined for Not Curing Il Toothache.
IAN advertiser has to stick to the
truth in South Al. erica. said the rep
resentative of Largo shipping concern
Il know that seem: incredible. but, it's
absolutely true. some years ago a
dealer in New-Orleans sent an assorted
lot of patent medicines to an American
agent at Santiago. Chill. Among the
stuff was lot OF toothache drops
which were warranted on the bottle tC
cure the worst case OF toothache in ten
minutes. Here nobody would take
such an assertion seriously, Dut uOWn
there it's different. The first man who
bought bottle made an immediate ap.
plication, and then pulled out his
watch. When ten minutes elapsed and
the tooth calmly continued to ache he
was furious and at once had the agent
arrested. The poor fellow was fined
81 900 and sentenced to three months in
jail. Through the efforts Of the Ameri.
can Consul the Imprisonment was
knocked off. but lie had to pay the fine
nd il broke him up in business. Tha
1ry Is absolutely true, as can be tes
ID to ty :. dozen people now in tht
|; is sad to fancy the effect or
n.is.ercial circles generally If such {
enforced in the United States.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11
A HONOLULU BELLE
NIiss Helen Wilder. Heirsss to sugar Nil.
lions-R autiful and Eccentric.

lions eautlful and EcContftc.
Honolulu, the city Of the Pacific isles,
las policeman. Her name Is Helen
Wilder. She is beauty and the heir
ess of many millions made In Ha-
waiian sugar She is twenty-three
years old.
Miss Wilder is regularly appointed
special officer Of the Hawaiian police
force. She wears a soft felt hat on
which glitters the silver star that pro.
claims her policewoman. She also
carries a revolver and Is not afraid to
use it. She has made several arrests
unaided.
The honor of being policewOman
was not forced upon Miss Wilder. TO
be exact she solicited it. The Hawaiian
heiress loves children and animals, and
it was to protect her small and lowly
friends that she asked an appointment
on the police force.
1t was reported recently that the cap
tain of II steamsl:'n that had put into
port at Honolulu lad mistreated his
children. Miss Wilder boarded the
ship and found that for a slight offence
the captain had locked the children in
Il stateroom for several days, keeping
them Oh bread and water diet. To
the astonishment Of the protesting cap
tain she promptly marched him down
the sanapank and straight to Jail.
Recently Miss Wilder has come into
the courts through her zeal as cop"
she detected one OLAF HOllefsOn, q
street car driver, ia the act of driving
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11
HELEN KINAu WILDER.


a mule whose shoulder was bleeding
from chatting collar. She compelled
him to leave his car and passengers
and go with her 10 the police station,
where she had him booked for cruel
ety to animals.
Hollefson claimed that as Miss Wild
er had no warrant the arrest was ille-
gal He claimed 5000 damages. The
couts decided IN favor Of Miss Wilder.
Miss Wilder is belle. She can dance
like a fairy. She is past mistress Of
the feminine art of coquetry. Two
men testify, in gloom of spirit. to the
fact that she Is an adept at the game
of hearts.
She rides Il horse with the daring Of
n vanquero She handles the reins with
the deftness and daring of a stage
driver She swims and rows with the
grace and strength of Kanaka. But
wherever she is or whatever she may
be doing. she carries pair Of hand
cuffs to snap ON the wrists of the en-
emies of children and animals. News
has recently come bys way Of San Fran
cisco that Miss Wilder has been mar
ried
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11
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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11
POLITICAL.

Ex-senator Joseph c. s. Blackburn
las been formally named by the Ken.
,'lcky legislature to succeed Senator
lindsay. Both Houses of the Legis.
j ture organized by electing the NOM
i,ees Of the Democratic caucus.
Representative james ]. Myers, of
Cambridge. has beeh nominated for
Speaker Of the MASSACHUSETTS House
by the Republican caucus.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11
LOST THEIR MINDS
MEN MADE INSANE IN THE PHIL
iPPlNES.

MEN MADE INSANE IN THE PHIL
IPPlNEs.
News and Notes From the War in the
Philippine Islands, Classified and
Condensed for Busy Newspaper
Readers.
Lieutenant Gilmore and nineteen
other American prisoners. rescued
from the rebels arrived at Manila on
Saturday night from Vigan. They
were found on December Is near the
head waters of the Abalet River, af-
ter they had been abandoned by the
Filipinos. Although tanned and ruddy
from exposure, Lieut.. Gilmore is weak
and nervous, showing the results of
long hardships. He speaks warmly OF
Aguinaldo and very bitterly of Gen.
Tino, declaring that while in the form
er's jurisdiction he was treated splen-
didly, but that after he fell into the
latter's hands he suffered everything.
After the party were captured they
were all taken to San Isidro, where
Lieut.. Gilmore, who had been wound
ed in the knee, recovered from the
effects of his injury. They were then
marched to Vigan, where, under
Aguinaldo's orders, they received ex-
cellent treatment. When Gen. Tino
arrived at Vigan, however, they were
thrown into Jail and were held incom'
municado for three months. Gen.
Tino. who appeared to have been a
bloodthirsty Individual, issued orders
condemning to death any natives who
were friendly to the Americans.
Lieut.. Gilmore wrote five letters to
the General asking for food and blank
cts, and requesting that the prisoners
be allowed to take exercise. No at
tention was paid to these requests for
some time, but eventually Gen. Tino
visited the prison and promised that
the Americans should have what had
been asked for. Needless to say the
promise was never fulfilled. The
lieutenant in command of the party
told Lieut.. Gilmore that he had re-
ceived orders from Gen. Tino to kill
all the American prisoners, but he
said that his conscience forbade him
to commit murder. and he therefore
intended to abandon them to look out
for themselves.
The following soldiers, declared 10
be insane, have been sent to Washing
ton, ID c., from the Preside Military
Reservation: Sergeant Thomas f. Col
Inns, Company q, SiXth infantry ser,
geant owen II. Wlssman, Hospltai
Corps; Privates Ihomas r. barry
Hospital Corps; Anton Barber, Com.
ianLo p. ~ Cou,nanr M - Twont,,.th;rd IN.
- fantrr p CO ~ porton % Troon q
Ta,,rth CoWn,r,. M yUoitor O'NeiIl
pot+ar,, y C;rtI rt;,1ar,,. oriS Eora
Con,nonv T Eo,,rtI Infontr,-. Emerici,
Nguirar cnn,nonr u Sivth lnfantrv.
na,,;d n Vnnna Coronanv Severfb
1nfantrv. EranI, srharor Cop,nanv
Seventeenth Infantry: Geo. w. Decker,
Company e, Eighteenth Infantry; Jo-
seph Hoffman, Company f. Twenty
second Infantry George J. Nixon,
Company /, Twelfth Infantry Nearly
all these men lost their minds as a
result of campaigning in the Philip
pines.
President Schuruan will not return
to the Philippines when the other
members of the philippine Commits.
sion go back to Manila. Admiral Dew.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11
We Filter Foreign Water.

Most of the great water filters nov
in use by large Industrial institutions
in all parts of the world are the product
of this State. The largest of these is
the filtsring plant in st. Thomas. Can
ada, which has capacity of 100000
gallons daily. Other large plants from
New York are in New South Wales,
Columbia. Norway. Germany. Russia
and Siberia.-New York Sun.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11

Il understand you were drunk again
Saturday night"
Mop. You're misinformed 1t was
merely a renewal of previous drunk"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-11

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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-02-17
THE PASSING SHOW;
VILLA GATHER q
"What, they lived 50 then in Venice,
Where the merchants were the kings,
Where St. MARKS Is, and the Doees
Used to wed the sea with rings"

Last week saw Sir Henry Irving
and E len Terry in "The Merchant of
Venice 1t was not only a play, it
was the reconstruction of an historic
period. the restoration of a bygone
civilization, it was tie glorious his
tory Of Venice animated and made
flesh. l not only believe that 1 never
saw Shakspere adequately played be-.
fore. but that never saw him play
ed at all. / have indeed seen Soaks-
perian characters we'll played, but
never an entire play so presented as to
bring out the playwright's complete
conception, his full purpose, every
light ard shade that 60 to make the
piece as a whole perfect work Of
art. Now l know why it is that r.
Wings 'stage-craft" is so much talked
of, it is because he plays in every
character on the stage, because he
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-02-17

Of memorable Providence, making all
the players work together for one end
and to produce one great harmony,
as the conductor Of an orchestra does.
You felt that great central intelli-
gence in GObbo as well as In ShylOck,
in the grouping Of the characters, in
the very painted canvas.
Speaking Of canvas. any one Of Ir-
Wings Shaksperian productions is
enough to convince one that scenery
may have a noble meaning. like all
else that ; fitting and beautiful, and
that any actor has right to enhance
or elaborate The playwright,s scheme
by scenic accessories, just as con-
ductor has right to transcribe a
List rhapsody for a full orchestra.
Certainly it can only add to the ef-
fectiveness OF the first act OF "The
Merchant Of Venice" to have the
first act beautifully staged upon the
square Of St. Marks and to suggest in
the promenade CT the gallants all the
gay, luxurious life Of the Venetian
mobiles. Certainly the trial scene
gains in dignity when the pomp OF
the Venetian court is put tangibly
before your eyes.
When 1 first saw Richard Mans
fields .'Sbylock" maintained that
mastery and convincing as it was, it
was the "Shylock" Of Richard Mans.
field, and not that Of Shakspere. Mr..
Irving handles the text more respect
fully, and his Interpretation is more
orthodox and. strange as that may
seem, at the same time more free and
immensely more varied. Mansfield
voices the tragedy Of the Ghetto: he
presents the patriarch burning I'M
der the accumulated wrongs Of cen
turtles, the picture Of age in exile and
subjected to insults. His ''ShylOck"
knows the passion of bitterness but
not that Of personal hate. and he
values money only as a means to
power. But '-Shylock" himself said:
"And il you wrong US. shall we not
have revenge?" and this quality of
personal hatred against "AntoniO'
as the exponent Of Christian doc
trines and practices. which is touch
ed very lightly by Mr.. Mansfield. is
the point of strongest emphasis with
Irving. 1t is hate that the Jew
himself cannot control. that breaks
out when he would not let it be seen
and endangers the plan IF revenge he
broods upon. 1t is the bysterical hate
of an old man, that breaks the voice
and glitters in the eye and shakes
the body as with palsy. The ferocity
and malice under that cackle Of trem-
ulous laughter with which, the Jew
first proposes the terms OF the bond
to "Antonio'' makes the listener shud-
der. With Irving's "ShylOck" the
passion for his ducats is material
passion, simply that Of miser aud NO
more. When he says OF "Jessica,'
s'would she were hearsed at my foot,
and the ducats in her coffin" he
means just that. Yet the patri
archal side of the Jew is not forgot
ten, only Irving scores in a single
scene the point that Mr.. Mansfield
devotes the entire play to. 1t is in
the scene at his own house. before he
goes out to sup with the young Vene-
tians, that Irving's 'ShylOck" is the
patriarch. And what wonder Ir-
wing makes Of that scene! The cur
tain rises on that dark house on the
canal. the light burning before it.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-02-17

The scene with "JeSsica' is solemn
and dignified almost to pathos. for in
his own house the Jew is still high
priest and representative of Jehova
on earth. After he goes out, again
the Washers, the gay gOndolas, the
arrival Of Lorenzo" and his friends,
the amOrous passages with "Jessica.'
and the flight. Then the Jew re-
turns TO his desolated house, the
song and laughter heard across the
canal mocking his despair. In the
trial scene he is less theatric than
Mansfield and much more dramatic.
- Mansfield gave "ShylOck' in his, mo-
mentary triumph sort of cynical
satisfaction, while Irving's Shy
lock" is no more of a cynic than the
child who kicks the door that pinched
his fingers. As he plays it, the scene
is full Of fnc points" like this:
When 'Bassanio" offers him six
thousand ducats for his three, Shy
lock approaches him and taps the bag
OF gold with his sharpened knife.
listening to the clink of the coins, and
then answers him. every ducat
in six thousand Ducts" etc. The
final blow of "POrtia's- decision he
receives with sort of tottering apa-
thy, like man stunned by physi-
cal blow. Creditable and ingenious
as Mr.. Mansteld's performance is, it
will scarcely stand comparison with
an Interpretation so rich, so varied,
SO complex, so full of subtitle analysis
and so quickened with dramatic
power. This is the work Of a larger
intellect, larger experience, more
conscientious study.
wonder how she ever happened, 1
wonder what she really is that
strange combination of sentiment
and comedy, of witchery and m;rth,
OF carelessness and happy intuitions,
that incarnate grace that they call
Ellen Terry? That "Portia" with a
voice of dreamland and the dignity
and exqusiteness of all the queens of
old Romance. who after playing the
fair lady Of Belmont for TO- these fit.
teen, nay twenty years, still catches
in her lines and dares to improvise in
the equality of mercy" speech. l
don't believe Sir Henry himself knows
her much better than the rest of us
do. had long chat with the stage
manager about her, and I'm con-
WINGED he doesn't know her. "Naw,"
he said, ''she doesn't know the lines
of any Of her parts, and in blank
verse of course that's awkward. Why
doesn't Sir Henry call her down do
you say? Dear me! then there would
be stormy times for all of us. Why
the Governor would never dare sug-
gest that Miss Terry ought to know
her lines. Why The Governor hasn't
hung up in stars dressing room
since we've been in the states. She
takes the best one every stop and the
Governor he takes what's left. Then
she puts up her hammock in her
dressing room and sleeps between
acts, and we have to hold scenes for
her. She's not in good humor this
trip anyhow. She hates her part in
"Robespierre" and is never done find.
ing fault about it. o, he's a good
man, is the Governor, a good man and
patient
l have au old picture of Miss Terry
as "Mamillius" to Charles Kean's
"LeOntes,' taken when she was five
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-02-17
Ignace Padsrewski.

He is a very modest virtuoso, as
modest as Shakspere and with as sane
and wholesome style. He has the
simplicity rather than the eccent-
trcity of genius. To be sure he
wears his hair longer than men who
do not play the piano are accustomed
to wear it, but he forgets it himself
and the yellowest audience does not
remember it after he begins to play.
1t is difficult to discover from his
playing the composer or the compo-
sition he prefers. He plays each
number as the composer himself
might play it: with complete under
standing Of the feeling and the in:
spiration under which it was written.
So Catholic sympathy. so universal
an appreciation Of beauty, can belong
only TO cosmopolitan Of the. type Of
Shakspere. Something in his pale,
absent minded. unself-consciuus face
recalls those types whom the old
masters painted or modelled and call
ed "a man." a title which battles the
story 10 Ters and fascinates the paint
ers and mOdelers of al times and Of
all nations. The golden tone, which
with ten fingers jointed and muscled
like other mems fingers, from a grand
piano like hundreds of other pianos,
he yet drew from that piano is all the
mystery Of genius, more occult than
the theatrical feats OF the mahatmas
and more indisputable.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-02-17

ped and shot them when they dis
pleased us how long would the United
States of America endure? The
world has stood the Chinese hermit
just as long as it can. Russia, Eng
land, Germany, and the United
States are getting ready to move in.
We need the room and it is not OF the
slightest consequence who was there
first. We are not children. "The
earth is the Lords and the full.
ness thereof" and dog In the manger
occupation cannot endure. Mines
were hidden in the earth long before
man needed them by One who foresaw
his need. Be sure no Dltchman or
Chinaman is going to divert man
from the stores that were hidden for
him before the waters brought forth.
The Beers say they do not want the
mines dug or the resources Of the
country developed. Well, because the
whole world moves together and be-
cause hermits as men or nations are
out of date. they will have to accept
the laws Of commerce and quit try
ing to obst ruct business or they will
be crushed by the pressure, now Of
England and eventually by all ma
tions which have representatives in
the Transvaal. -'lss.'-
There is a great deal OF talk about
England's not having any right to
teach the Beers civility and the ways
of modern trade. Nations have
rights which individuals have not.
The greatest good of the greatest
number AMI the survival Of the fit
test, overturned Greece and Rome.
dismembered Poland. and is driving
out the North American Indian from
North America. The land is only
ours to use and il We do not use it,,
the nation that is big enough to con-
aaer us will harvest our fields, dig
our mines and run our railroads.