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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-05
BosToNIAN FLIES BRITISH FLAG
Residents of the Hub Excited Over
the Incident.

BOSTON. March 5--The British flag
which was flung to the breeze March l.
from Il third-stOry windOy- at Derne
Street, in the rear Of the State House.
has at last been Withdrawn Inventor
Lewis. formerly an ensign in the L. S
Navy, is the man who unfurled the Union
Jack.
The residents of the locality were con
siderably stirred up over the matter and
they claim that an informal mass meet
ing to take the law into their own hands
compelled Mir. Lewis to withdraw the OBJ
nCXiOuS emblem 4 number of legislators
awaited on Mr. Lewis, to have him re
move it but ne was not at home. Mr.
Lewis says that William CfofOrth. a con
fidential adviser Of Washington, was one
of his ancestors He says that he is not
an anglo-maniac but for private reasons.
ne VIII fly the British flag on March !
as long as blood courses through his
veins.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-05
TO BUILD AN ELECTRIC LINE.
A Trolley Road VIII Connect the
Towns of Etkton and Wilmington.

ELkTON, Nd, March 5--Petcr J. Ford.
the Wilmington capitalist, who is inter
ested in proposed trolley line from VIII
rrington TO the Maryland line at Iron Hill.
was in ISlktOn on Saturday. and, in com
pany with Deegan x Co, the PhiIadel-
Phia contractors who viii construct the
electric road between EIkton and Chesa-
Ueake City, went over the proposed line
between EfA,On and ChesaDeak CITY. 1t
IS generally conceded that upon The com
pletI0n OF the line between Elkton and
Chesapeake City the road viii push on To
Iron HII and VIII there connect with the
me out OF Wilmington. which viii pass
through the towns Of Newport. Stanton
and Newark Patronage from these
towns would, II is believed. make the road
pay from the start Some Of the towns
would be lighted with electricity The
construction Of the line it is thought.
would not be necessarily expensive. and
II would open up rich and fertile farm
ing section not now trayersed by a rail
road.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-05
A BRITISH SCHOONER ASHORE
The CamperdoHn, From Havana
Strands Near Cape Lookout.


BEAUFORT. N c, March 5-Tne Brit
ish steamer CamperdoWn, bound from
Havana TO New York, stranded last even
ing on Cape Lookout shoals The cause
Of the accident has not been ascertained-
At the time there was a light wind from
the south and the sea was smooth. 1t
was some time before the vessel was no
ticed. as she lay about seven miles from
the beach.
Word was sent to the Merritt-C Chapman
lTrecking Company and a tug y as sent TO
the assistance Of the steamer. Meanwhile
the wind and sea rose ana il was impOS-
siole 10 approach tbs, SNIP To communicate
with those on board Nucn the wrecking
tug left here the Camper down appeal ed
TO be lying easily without pounding and
it IS not thought She = III Immediate dan
ger
The CamperdOwn Is a singie-screw
steamer of 2.J54 gross tons, built by r.
Napier & Sons. Limited. in Glasgow in
1885 She is 80 feet long. AZ feet wide
and 20-4 feet deep Her owners are the
Glasgow ShinOwners Company, Limited
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-05
STRAW PAPER PLANTS SEIZED.
Ohio manufactures to BE Sold by
Order of the Court.

CINCINNATI, March George W.
Dupee has been appointed special mas
ter by Judge Thompson in the United
States Supreme Court To sell liz. proper
II owned by the Columbia Straw Paper
Company in this State The buildings arr.
valuable and located AZ Xenia Newark
Masslllou, Sandusky, and in Defiance and
COSEOct0u counties. The Dayton and
Clark county property alone is excepted
This is in foreclosure on a judgment for
81 90. go held by the Northern Trust
Company and o. +. jameson. trustee. of
Chicago The plaintiffs held 900 81 GlO
bonds secured by mortgages.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-05
BARKER CASE TO BE POSTPONED
Rev. Mr.. Keller stIu Confined to His
Red

NEW YORK, March st was an
nounced today that the Hudson county
grand jury at its meeting in Jersey City
this afternoon viii postpone its consider
alton OF the case of Thomas G. Barker
Of Arlington. who shot Rev John Keller
because OF charges made by Mrs. Barker
against the clergyman. The case was
scheduled for a hearing today.
TIIe cause Of the pOstponcmfnt is Pev
Mr. kciler's condition. which will not vel
permit him to leave his bed. He viii
probably not be able to testify before the
grand jury for two weeks. The present
grand jury will Ice discharged about
AnriI =
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-05

From the Philadelphia North AmeTican)
Tie Sioux Indians are threatening 10 fire on the
flag as a means Of testitying their dissemination
TO submit to robbery Owing to the pres q OF
more important business it may not be practi-
cable TO enquire into the grievances of these IN
sOlent say1ges Wit view TO righting wrongs, if
wrongs exist. but ii Is certain that We shall have
ample time 10 defend the assaulted flag, at
whatever cost Of blood and treasure
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-05
a Reason for His Absence

tFrOm the Glasgow Evening TimeSl
She-How Is 1t that YOU were net at SinD-
IONS Christmas partyZ
Hc-I stayed away Tor personal reason.
She-May l know what it Is?
He-E you viii promise TO maintain It q mo-
found secret
She-I give You my promise.
He-Ntil. / not invited.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-05

If ever man enjoyed the opportunity
10 write himself great in the history OF
his country that man is Vice President
Roosevelt his social position. his rec
ord in public life. as a Federal executive
officer, as 4 municipal officer. and as a
brave soldier. offer him the open sesame
TO popularity and the respect Of his
countrymeu in the new station TO which
II has pleased the masses Of the people
to call him His is not now a position in
which life TO him should be painfully
strenuous But. if in it he shall be able TO
conduce 10 the preservation OF the dignity
and the honest Independence of the great
body Of lawmakers over which he IS to
preside for the next four years. he viii
do the Republic soma. and a distinguish
ed. service. The world is the oyster of
the Hon Theodore Roosevelt today! If
he viii but open it With the clean, sharp
knife of patience, diplomacy, and respect
for the opinions of those who differ from
him in political, and. perhaps. in econom-
ic matters he viii have pretty much ev-
erybody with him We are willing TO con
slider TINS the dawn OF a new era, in which
the teeth and pince nez Of the cartoonic
past shall have no place if he will but
make mat possible
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-05
The Coal Situation.

Managers Of the coal plants belonging
TO or controlled by the Anthracite Trust
we're called TO New York yesterday To
confer with their chiefs in relation to the
convention OF the United Mine Workers
al Hazieton on March Z, which has been
called TO arrange new wage scale, the
present one expiring on April I. Ten days
ago the operators were invited to attend
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-05

tFrom the Detroit JournaI-)
Everybody who knows anything about China
Is writing a book the subject
Yes but that doesn't account FOR all the
books that are being written about China
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-05
BETTER Late Than Never.

From Harper's Blzar-l
You may recall me. sir. A. the man who
eloped with your daughter about year ago
well, sir. what l DO for you2''
Il may be 4 little bit tardy. but / nave come
10 offer you INV congratulations"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-05
CURRENT HUMOR.
Providing for Emergencies.

tFTOm IIt-BltS-b
Husband (soing 10 his rich uncle's fIneraI-
Put couple OF large handkerchietS in my pocket
dear The old gentleman promised 60 leave me
$1,000 and shall want to shed some ap-
propriate tears
Nite-BUt suppose when the viii IS read YOU
find he hasn't Left you anything2
Husband-In that case You had better put in
three
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-05
After Church

tFrom the Richmond Dispatchl
Mrs Mu0dy-liAd quite 4 little chat with the
new minister this morning. lie tells me he's
been preaching about twenty years.
Mir Noody-Don't doubt it: seemed 20 me he
put in about ten years Of 1t in his sermon this
gr.rliuu
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-05
AT THE THEATRES.
The NationaI-AIIce Nielsen Opera
COmnanN.

The crowning event in q day of pleas
ure for some two thousand residents of
and visitors TO Washington was the per
formance Of The Singing Girl by the
Nielsen Opera Company at the National
Theatre last evening. There was scarcely
breathing room, much less standing space
in the commodious playhouse, and the en-
thusiasm Of the audience was proportion
ate to its numbers. II the star and com
pauy are as we'll received IN the British
capital as they were last evening in the
American, their stay abroad VIII be an
extended one
The Singing Girl is a typical dramatic
opera. Victor Herbert having had the
measure Of the star and company he was
10 fit and built his musical garment ac-
cordingiy- There is a finish about the
score which he had never aqualeG at the
time Of its writing and has rot since sur
passed The finale of the initial act close
ly approaches grand opera in pretent!ous-
ness and all through the score, Mr. Her
bert has indicated his am biti0n for better
things artisticaliy- There are a dozen
dainty airs in The Singing Girl which
just suit the whistIer's ear and a thou
sand visitors will carry away from the
city the heritage OF catchy melody. with
which to enlghteu the residents OF their
far-off homes. a comic opera 5 success
IS justly judged by its WhiStling infec-
IlOUSntSS- ana he Singing 1Tlri Is a
success for this merit and several others
Much less meritoTiOUS operas would
have been made successful had their man
ayers shown the taste and care. coupled
with Iiberaiity il the mounting and pre-
sentatiOn of the effort Tie Nielsen Cpe-
IA Company is undoubtedly the strongest
organization of the description in Amer
lea, evenly balanced. artistic, and hard
working. 1t really needs nc, star to win
a popular hearing and financial profit
Eugene COwles, Joseph Herbert, Joseph
CaWthOrn, and John SIaViTI constitute d
most meritOriOuS quartett,., both artistic
and popular, which would aid any star to
win success. while Willie Norton. Viola
Gillette, and George TeuneTy do the little
required of them with grace and appre-
citation of the necessities Certainly 10
audience in Washington has ever been
better pleased than that OF last evening,
and calls were numerous and sincere.
Miss Nielsen herself was in good voice
and fully eQuaIed IL merit her previous
appearances in the part in Washington
She is. of course. best heard in SO | Bid
You Beware, Take Care" and this won a
popular appreciation probably uneqUGIed
by any other solo of the evening
On Thursday evening the Nielsen com
pany viii present The Fortune Teller -
which will continue throughout the week
The Singing Girl viii be the bill tonight
and tomorrow evening
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-05
At Least They Stung.
M The Philadelphia Ledger }

The beer and tobacco get the benefit Of
nearly One-haf OF the reduction, but the general
public viii rejoice IN the abolition Of a number
Of petty stamp taxes that did not amount 10
much Of an imposition. but regarded a.
vexationus and annoying.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-05
The CoIumbIa-The Rogers Brothers

The Column bia-The Rogers Brothers.
An audience that was too large for the
seating capacity of the Columbia Theatre
last night witnessed the production of the
newest Of the Rogers Brothers farces
The Rogers Brothers in Central Park, -
although no reason is apparent for the
title further than the fact that the yaude-
Vile farce required some name and its
projectors evidently imagined that Central
Park had the quality Of attractIvenesS-
The company that is seen with the Ger
man comedians is in many ways quite an
able organization. It's principal strength
lies in the feminine portion of the chorus,
a two score Of yoUng women who are in
dividually possessed Of q generous share
or good looks. and who enter into their
stage work with an abandon and freedom
that are refreshing and cause the per
fOrmance to go with a rush that would
undoubtedly be lacking were il not for
their admirable efforts The principals in
clUde Miss ISadOre Rush, formerly lead
ing lady With Roland Reed. who sings
several songs. or 10 be more exact, speaks
them. for Miss Rush has never been ac-
cuSed of possessing a singing voice Of
much worth She wears some mOdish COS
tunes and brings ii sWagger to her part
that is one % her chief stocks in trade
Louis Royce. Edith Sinclair. jeanette Ba-
geard, Lee Harrison. VIII H. West, John
ME Page, and Arthur Gibson assist Gus
and Max Rogers in the fun making
Last nights audience enjoyed the per
Torrance hugely, and TO Judge from its
reception. The Rogers E:rothers in Cen
JraI Park is the best thing of its kind
There viii be matinees Thursday and Sat
urdaT
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-05
Not Her WAY
De PhiIadeIphIa RnIIatinl

tFrom the Philadelphia Buletm)
Il suppose that woman orator spoke her mind
freely On the sUhiect2''
Not much She demanded half Of her SO
n advance before she went on the platform -
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-05
And Their work Holds.


NIIVIII IIIt 'IIII1iSo InLtE-'CciIl-l
There have been many times in the history OF
the country when the social standing - the
gunner was Of far less import TO the nation than
his ability to shoot
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-05
The Academy - ssOn the Suxnne,
It:NeF.r

A decidedly Interesting comedy drama
is ON the Suwanee River" given at the
Academy of Music last evening by a com
pany above the average There is a great
deaf TO commend in the performance.
which was witnessed by a packed house
last night. The company is a strong one
and the piece is cleveriy constructed with
a number of effective situations and -
presented with an abundance of appro-
pirate scenery The audience found much
10 commend in the presentation ana each
Of the strong climaNeS was enthusiaSticaI-
" applauded-
The plot reVOlyes around q murder and
an attempt to defraud = blind girl Schem-
ing relatives and guardians eude.4vor to
marry the afflicted girl 10 4 Wretched old
miser under the pretcnce that he is the
youthful son of i Southern planter All
the wicked schemes are foiled and the
story winds up happily for all who are de-
serving.
- The company is under the direction of
Miss Stella Mayhem inteFprets the role OF
Aunt Indy in a wonderfully lifeliNe man
ucr. creating an excellent impression.
Others in the cast who come in for a
large share of the audiences applause
Were Miss Willie Francis. Kate Weston,
Cherry. Lew A Warner. Fred TrueSdelI
Allan H. Bailey, Fart Atkinson, Harrison
Stedman- During the performance che
Glover Leaf OUaTtetJe rendered a number
Of selections well enough TO make the as
semblage demand a repetition of the
songs There will be matiGees today,
Thursday. and Saturday
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-05

G-Jm the Detroit Free PreSS1
There is no snOb like the American sIob who
has succeeded in lifting himself out OF a hsI:nl
environment.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-05
AeeIdents Vii Hnnpen.-Iohn g.

AVcIutHts VIII IAAFpeH--JOln BIOWn,
G. A. r. veteran Of 2445 Marshall Street. Phila-
delphIa, SAYS by 4 mere accident l came across
Dr. AgueW's Catarrhal Powder. was great
sufferer from that dread fnalady-Catarrh- This
wonderful remedy effected a speedy and perDla-
nent cure. and I have been so thankful that /
willing TO spend much time ia spreading the
good news 80 cents. Sold by + :. Williams,
Ninth and F Streets: EdmOnds & Williams, Third
Street and Pennsylvania Ayenue.-l6-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-05
The Lnflyette-"HeId by the Enemy"

1t is doubtful if a better selection could
have been made for the current week
than William Gillctte's stirring war
lrama. Held by the Enemy" which the
Lafayette Stock Company presented IasL
night at it's home Mr. Gillette is cor
ceded to be the master Of stagecraft, snd
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-05

There was a far too numerous contin-
gent Of understood. hoIIow-chested. pale
faced. and aeHemic young men in the
army of State troops that gathered in
Washington for the Inauguration yester-
day. The fact perhaps may be accounted
for by the ravages which the cheap and
nasty varieties Of the cigarette are max
ing among the youth Of the land It is TO
be feared that this lung destroying and
blood poisoning vice is making sad havoc
in the ranks of the rising generation.
In the House of Lords yesterday. Lord
Wolseley, late Commander-in-Chief Of the
British army, made an elaborate and
lengthy speech in explanation Of his
views regarding military reform. He
scored the present system of army con
troll in London, which places the actual
command and direction Of the forces in
the hands Of civilian Secretary Of State
who exercises his power through a per
sOnal staff of military subOrdinales VINO,
under orders from the Secretary, manage
or miscarriage affairs Is they please, re-
dUclng the theoretically responsible Com
uander-in-ChIeI 70 d mere adviser emeri-
tus. whose opinions are sometimes asked
but not often acted upon. Lord Wolseley
strongly urges a change in this practice.
which all professional soldiers agree is
fatal % good results in the service His
remarks might be read with advantage
10y the political leaders of this country. A
very similar abuse has existed in this
country Tor years. and still exists. \
brigade Of district militia may be given
10 a civilian commander to disrupt and
worry TO death, and no great harm done.
but the directing head of an army ought
to be Il soldier and not Il civilian secre-
t1ry.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-05
Bill ArJp's Letter :,

coed for nothings who had failed in trade
Ia shiftless and lazy set-but later on
some better elements came in-Highiand-
ers,. Moravians and prosecuted Protest
ants Of Salzburg.
The first settlers of Virginia were an
unpromsing lot-lackeys, beggars, broken
down gentlemen and tapsters out of a
job To this crew of vagabonds were at
forwards added jailbirds. English convicts
were offered their choice between the gal
lows and Virginia and some were wise
enough to choose the gallows. Even their
place of settlement-Jamesto wn-has long
been a desolation. They were not such
colonists as the Puritans, They made the
Indians work for them, while the Puri-
tans worked for themselves. Many of
them were kidnapped from the streets of
London and all were of depraved charac-
ter. Afterwards came African slavery. the
bane of Virginia and her Ultimate ruin.
AS were the people so were their leaders.
A chief fomentor of the quarrel with
England was Patrick Henry, man who
had tried many ways Of earning living
and had failed in all. A bankrupt at
twenty-three he lounged in idleness till
he found he could live by his tongue. Jas.
Madison was a we'll meaning man, but
morally weak. Henry Clay was a daz-
cling, but artful politician. John Ran
dolph had natural ability, but lacked good
sense and had no power of self control,
He would enter the Senate with his hunt
ing whip in his hand and behave as if
he were in his dog kennel" He gives
faint praise to Washington, and much
more to Benedict Arnold who. he says,
was ore of the best of American gen.
erals and the most daring of them all.
He was sighted and wronged by politi-
clans and had despaired of the cause .
Ben Franklin and Samuel Adams were
lacking in the ordinary traits of gentle
men and as for Patrick Henry. nothing
better was to be expected, for the char
acter of an English gentleman is not to
be formed in the backwoods.
Concerning the civil war he says: The
shareholders escaped military service and
thrust the poor people under fire. Guards
impressed men in the streets and con-
scripts were sent to Lees army in chains
AT the taking of Fort Pillow the. negroes
were nailed to logs and burned alive
The southern lady was but the head Of
harem. She was soft, elegant and
charming but the civil war disclosed an
element in her character of a different
kind.
This is enough of the scandalous and
slanderous book and it is only popular
at the North because of its vilfication
of the South. He fiatters New England
and the Puritans and gives praise to
Benedict Arnold who was born in Con-
necticut and more TO old John Brown than
to General Lee.
These are the kind of books that north
ern children read and study and believe.
How can that section ever be reconeiled?
And vet there are people at the South
who condemn US for defending the honor
OF our ancestors and the heroism of our
soldiers and speak of it as -Confeder-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-05

II is only a little book-a very little
but perusal of it's pages has impressed
me profoundly and has proved a real
comfort in my old age. ! have read most
OF it aloud to my wife and daughters and
IL has comforted them and established
them more firmly in the faith, if that
were possible This book is only 6xS and
contains $50 pages in large print-very
large--so that the veterans might read il
without glasses or strain of the optic
nerve. It's modest title is "A Glance at
Current History" by Colonel John Gus
Sons, Of Glen Allen, Va. It is the work
of a retired confederate veteran, who is
known and loved by all Virginiilns and
who was grand commander of the grand
camp of Virginia Confederate veterans
and the intimate friend of General Maury,
DR. Hunter Mcguire FitZhugh Lee and
Joseph L. Johnston This book WAS writ
ten with no selfish motive, neither for
profit or fame nor with any desire OF
crimination but rather to heal the breach
and at the same time preserve the truth
of history and hand it down TO our chill
dren There is not a line of malice or re-
yenge within its pages, but heightened,
dignified conservative appeal TO his COM
rades to uphold the government that is
now nation and at the same time defend
the South from any faint upon her honor.
1t is beautifully written in thoughts that
breathe and words that burn and no man.
North or South, can question a statement
contained within it. | wish that ! was a
millionaire. | would place a copy of this
book in the home Of every family in the
South and in the hands of every young
man, and ! would make it a little text
book OF history in every public school.
There are only six chapters each not
more than ten minutes long, but there
is not wasted sentence nor paragraph
too much.
The last chapter is a defense of the
American Indian, for the author was long
a frontiersman and lived among them
and mingled with them for many years,
aud as General Maury said of him, He
has more thoroughly studied the Indian
character than any man now living. The
first chapter is devoted to review of a
United States history recently written
and published by Professor Goodwin
Smith. an Englishman, who was for years
a professor of history in Cornell univer-
sity and is now a doctor OF canon law in
Toronto. Canada. This history is pub
lished both in London and New York and
is amazingly popular both in England
and the North. 1t is intensely venomous
against the South, and especially against
Virginia Now listen for few moments
al some of his historical utterances taken
verbatim from his book Listen and Won
der that such a book could find patrons
anywhere: South Carolina got her start
by combining buccaneering with slave
owning and making her ports a shelter
for pirates and corsairs such as Captain
Kidd and Blackboard.
Georgia was the refuge Of the pauper
and bankrupt Her first settlers were