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There were two interested husbands
among the auditors at Washington thea :
tiers this week. Z. H. Sothern kept a criti-
cal eye on Virginia Harned's Camille" and
John T. Sullivan watched Rose Coghlan's
natural interest. Mr.. Sothern, since he al
lowed his hair to grow. bears striking re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-16

John W. Albaugh, jr., will abandon hi
vaudeville sketch. Trenton. 10" temper
arily so as to play the leading role will
Helen Dauvray In the farce Nights Out
which will be presented for the first tim
Monday night. at Proctors Theater. New
York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-16

The Girl From Up There" leaves New
York for London April To-
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The engagement of Gertrude Tidball OF
Nat Goodwin's company. to Hugo Toland
of Mrs Carriers ''Zaza" company was an
nounced In New York last Tuesday They
will be married soon as the two COM
panies close for the season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-16

The white Rats have divided their
booking agency in New York into seven de-
partments, embracing white stars, foreign
acts, dramatic sketches, monologues gym
nasts and clubs and private entertainments
At the head of each a well known per-
former has been placed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-16

the pleasure Of the people in front is being
made manifest In applause.
Homer Lind. the "actor-singer" as he
was called in England, where he spent five
years as a member Of the Royal Carl Rosa
Opera Company before coming to his ma
tive country to join the Castle Square and
Metropolitan English Grand Opera Com
panies, under the management of Henry
w. Savage, is apparently a man of as
many resemblanceS as he Is of talents
Once on his return to WASHINGTON, where
he was born and bred, he was mistaken
for the Rev. DR.. Stafford, the popular lee
turer and Shakespearean scholar, while in
England Mr.. Lind was known as Van
Biene's double, so remarkable was his re-
semblance to the actor'cellist, who once
toured this country In "A Broken Melody"
and "a Musician g. Romance" Not only
did this resemblance deceive their mutual
Lind's dog was misled thereby. There is
a common belief that dogs ALWAYS know
their masters but In this case at least it
was diSproVed.
Both Van Biene and Lind were stonn,ne
at Blackpool, summer watering place
near Liverpool. and Lind was accompanied
by his big. St. Bernard dog, Wotan. who
Nevertheless one day, while Lind was in
bathing, leaving Wotan asleep on the
beach, Van Biene and his little boy passed
by. Inc CQuu, pSluS Iona OF animals
whistled to Wotan. who, waking up and
seeing what he took to be his master
walking past, arose and obediently fol-
mistake until he arrived in Van Bienes
apartments, whittier he followed evidently
thinking that his master was making a
call About that time Mr. Lind, having
finished his swim, came hurrying past.
was with great difficulty that MT. Van
Biene restrained the big animal from leap
ing from the window.
Homer Lind is well known in Washing
ton, where he began his theatrical connec-
ton as program boy at the National Thea
ter, He early became a choir and concert
singer, and when stil in his teens went
to Germany to cultivate his voice. The re-
suits are shown in his new operate sketch.
"Gringoire. the Street Singer"
Those who witnessed a production Of
Meyerbeer's "L'Africaine" given recently
in Philadelphia were treated to scene not
down on the books Of that opera. At the
end Of the third act the scene represents
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Aside.

r. A. Barnet, author OF 1892" is very IN
in Boston
Francis Wilson may revive The Merry
Monarch" next season.
ing in New Zealand.
Nance o'Neil has made a big hit with
''Magda" in Australia WIN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-16

MIS- ming tuOSe upon piano.
ANNIE RUssELL.-Charies Frohman
| will present Annie Russell in "a ROYAL
| Family at the National Theater for one
| week beginning Monday evening, March 25,
| with matinees Wednesday and Saturday.
Miss Russell has just closed a successful
| engagement at the Lyceum Theater, New
| nearly 200 times. "a Royal Family" is a ro-
mantle comedy. Miss Russell has the ssist
| ance Of a capable company In Intervening
| the play. which is by. Captain r. Marshall
who is also author of His ExcelIency, the
| Governor" Mrs. G. H. Gilbert, the favor
| lite actress, who was for many years a
| shining member of Augustin Daly's COM
are Orrin Johnson, w. H. Thompson, Law
renee D'Orsay, Richard Bennett Charles
Butler, Robert Hickman. Harry Rose, Al
| wards, John Randolph Donald Gala CHER
Horace Pell Frank c. LIE Rondu. Harris r,
Forbes, Eleanor Sanford and Mabel Morrt-
son.
DELLA FON.-Della Fox, the comic opera
soubrette, will be the luminary around
| which all the other features will revolve
at Chase's Theater week after next. Miss
Fox has only been in vaudeville this sea-
son, which she Also made memorable by
her matrimonial alliance with Mr. John
Levy, New York diamond broker. Ac-
cording to her press agent the newly
made husbands first gift was $4,000 worth
of real diamonds, with permission to wear
them over the footlights. Miss Fox was
long with De Wolf Hopper. and then
starred alone, notably in '.Fleur de Lys"
and 1.-The Little Host
DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL RECITAL.
Ethel Henry of London, who comes with
strong Endorsements from Ellen Terry, will
give dramatic and musical recital at the
Washington Club Wednesday evening.
March 90 The music will be provided by
Frank Pierce and Mr.. Olmstead, accom-
PIANIST
TESTIMONIAL CONCERT-A testimo-
NAL concert will be rendered Mrs. NJ R.
Waldecker by her pupils at Masonic Tenn
pie on Monday, March IS. An interesting
program has been arranged. and the
friends of the class and teacher have taken
an interest which promises gratifying re-
suits.
SOUSA CONCERT-Sousa,w who has been
swinging around the circle on his regu-
lar biennial transcontinental tour, returns
to this city at an early date for his usual
spring concert. This tour has demonstrated
that the popularity OF the march king" Is
ever on the increase. for the takings OF
these concerts have been enormous. The
enthusiasm over Sousa and over the band
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starred next season in THE school for
Scandal" by w. @. Smyth. who has been
managing Willie Collier for the past few
seasons. Mclean and Tyler are now play
ing with Modjeska.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-16

Sybl Sanderson, the American opera
singer. is reported to be in financial want.
She did not benefit by the death of her
multi-millionaire husband. and last week
her trunks at Budapest were seized for a
debt of So.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-16

Terry McGovern OF pugilistic fame will
appear at the Academy week of March -
in a sensational drama, The Bowery After
Dark" The Terrible" Terry goes into ac-
tive training for his bout In San Francisco
after leaving here
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-19

hen everything else has failed
Paine's celery compound has brought me
back TO health.
The thousands OF instances where this
has been said-the scores Of people in
every community who have told this sim
pie story; the downright hard cold facts:
the grateful acknowledgement of men
and women who have suffered from the
diseases that have their origin in impaired
nervous systems and sluggish. impure
bIood-these are what have made Paine's
celery compound far and away the one
remedy above all Others that physicians
prescribe and the public endorse
1t is by merit, and merit alone that
Paine's celery compound has achieved its
country. but throughout the civilized
world
After the unfortunate person who is all
ing because the blood needs new life, and
the nerves require natures food. finally
tries Paine's celery compound, and gets
immediate relief, another Is added to the
great multitude OF people whose praise OF
this remedy has made the demand for it
many times larger than that Of all other
remedies put together
a person must have lost all confidence in
his feIlowEnen VINO can read the following
letter and not be convinced Of the great
beasfit Paine's celery compound has done
Is doing and viii continue 10 DO for sick
and nervous people wherever il finds them
When q sick man or woman finds that
he or she has taken remedy that has ac-
tually doue for him or her all that is
claimed for tit can be safely predicted
what viii follow Every acquaintance,
sick or well viii be told about It
General Rodriguez has written down his
experience in the hope OF helping others
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-19
FAMOUS ATHLETE DEAD.
Michael O'SaIIivan. Former All
Around Champion Passes Away

Michael O'SuIIivan. Former All
Around Champion. Passes Away
NEW YORK. Jan. 1s.-MichaeI 0'SuIIi-
van. he ex-champion an-around athlete
and one Of the most popular men CON
nected with amateur athletics. died yes
terday of appendicitis at the Presby5 erian
Hospital He viii be buried on MondaY
from his home, IA West I0Ist Street
O'SulIivan was born at Ballinahassig.
County Cork. Ireland. in 1855. and made
his debut at Kinsale Sports in 1873, win
ming the seven pound weight contest with
throw of eighteen feet. His next most
notable performance was at the annual
meeting OF the Cork Athletic Club in June
1855. when he wen the f29-yard hurdle
race in II II seconds and the running
hop, step. and jump. clearing IS feet ,
inches.
After coming to this country, in 1855. he
established himself in the front rank OF
/ performers IN the field contests.
He competed in the all-around Amateur
Athletic Union championship from 1887 10
1892. and won the title in the latter year
with $ points. the record score under the
old rules Up to 1888 OSuIiiyan held the
record for throwing the 5G-pound weight
for height with a throw Of I3 feet s inches.
and won the first Amateur Athletic Union
indoor championship of that year with a
throw Of I3 feet 8 inches. but the weight
was a triae short OF the stipulated fifty
six pounds Ee was a member Of the
New York police force after 1891 Outside
OF his prowess as an athlete. Mike WIS
a character himself. For the last eight
years Mike" Vas member Of the
Xavier Athletic Club and for many years
he represented the Pastime athlete Club
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-19

who may be 50 afflicted. The General is
today connected with the civil government
OF Havana During the struggle for Gu
ban Independence ne rose from the ranks
TO the grade Of brigadier-generai- and in
1895 won a decisive victory over General
Campos.
General Rodriguez was a very sick man.
He vas as near nervous proStratiOn as
one can be and live After FIVE years s1f-
fering his first good nights sleep came i'm
mediately upon his taking Paine's celery
compound. His letter reads
Dear Sirs: For five yearssI had not had
good nights rest had a serious case
of nervous prcstration, my strength
seemed 20 be leaving me, and felt tired
and weak all the tine My blood was i'm
pure and I suffered from pains IN The
back. constipation. and an inactive liver.
I had no appetite and no ambition. ] was
constantly consulting physicians, and il
seemed as though I was nv,--'- ready to
die Providence sent me q bottle Of
PaIne's celery compound and this great
remedy cured me of all the irritable symp-
toms with which l was afflicted l can
frankly and sincerely say that had 1t not
been for Paine's celery compound, / would
today be either in the cemetery or IN the
insane asylum. Among the many prom
inent people who testify 10 the virtues Of
Paine'S celsrE compound are Santiago
Rodriguez, NJ D; J. NJ Bracho. EdWardO
de Ia Tore. PoTfirio MasVidai, E F Cato,
O. z. Pineda Pedro Herrera Y Hermanos
A Rincon. Andres Angulo. Aure!io de Va
roma Quesada- Very truly yours.
GEN. J. NJ RODRIGUEZ"
No remedy ever had the outspoken ap-
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ness and professional life. No remedy
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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-19
TO KILL OFF MOSQUITOES.
Cuban yellow Fever Experts to
Wage an Active Campaign.

Cuban yellow Few cr Experts Ia
Wage an Active Campaign.
HAVANA. Jan 19.-Owing to the results
OF the recent yellow fever experiments the
department IS beginning an active cam
paign against mosquitoes, which it has
been shown convey the disease. The forty
sanitary inspectors Of the city have been
ordered to make thorough inspection of
their districts, and to report all stagnant
water where mosquitoes might breed.
Twice q month petroleum viii be thrown
upon the stagnant water. which cannot be
drained of. in order TO kill the embryo
mosquitoes The department viii also at
tempt TO kin all mosquitoes in houses
Where cases Of yellow fever appear
The administrative council reports that
Mr.. Michael Dady has no legal claims
whatsoever IN the matter OF the sewer
Ing and paving contract. X adds. how
ever, that he has rights in equity, which
the government is recommended TO recog-
uiZe
The ~Patria'' reproduces an article from
the "EdYcetIonaI Review" which saws
that the Cuban teachers VIII went 10 Har-
ward were grown-up children letter
in the "Fatria' says that everyone knows
that what the Review says is true but
this is not to be wondered at, consider
ing the efUcatiOr the Cubans received
from the Spauia 'ds. The ''Diario de Ia
Marina" considers this admission strange
in a paper like the 'Patria % which is
trying to organize Cuba into a free and
independent State
A norther had been blowing since Thurs
day night. The agents here Of the Ward
Line have heard nothing new concerning
the steamer Vigilancia which went ash. re
a few lays ago ninety miles west of Ha-
Vana
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-19
DRILL WITH HEAVY GUNS.
Facilities May BE Granted the Thir-
feenth Artillery

teeDth Artillery
NEW YORK. Jan 19.-Col David E.
Austen. commanding the Thirteenth Begi-
ment. Heavy artillery, has interested Sec
rotary Root IN that organization.
which VIII probably be granted the
long-desired facilities fer drill ard
exercise with heavy armament Of he
fortifcations IN and about this port and
vicinity The colonel has received q let
ter from Secretary Root, in which the lat
ter says that he much desires the deveI-
opInent OF the State organization in the
heavy artillery arm Of the service, and
would be glad to confer regarding the
relations between the State heavy artil-
lery and the heavy artillery Of the regu-
lar army, and how far it is practica bic
for Us 10 give and for you TO avail your
selves OF. greater facilities for ms rTUcJion
and training through the use Of our sea
coast fortifcations and otherwise
A reply has been sent TO Secretary Root
By Colonel austen 70 the effect that the
State had been giving every assistance,
and that early in February there would be
erected in the armOry a working model of
an S-ineh disappearing gun, with carriage
complete, and a working IZ-inch mortar
The regiment is already provided with
4-inch breech-ioading gun. and a full set
OF instruments has been furnished
Col Henry T DecherJ and STAFF of the
Second Infantry, Pennsylvania Natl nal
Guard Philadelphia, VIII be the guests Il
the Thirteenth Regiment on January 30
That evening the home regiment will
have a dr3l in honor Of the visitors II
IS hoped that about the middle of Febru-
airy Colonel DecnerJ's entire command
may come 10 Brooklyn for Z point drill
with The Thirteenth The proposition in
cIudes a return Of the visit next year,
when The Thirteenth may 90 TO Philadel
phia
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-19
cRUoIBLE COMPANY PLANS.
Plants at Cumberland and Other
Points to Be Abandoned.

CUMBERLAND Nd. Jan. 19.-The
CrucibIe Steel Company of America has
decided to finally abandon the plant here
which it absorbed. The company has con
cluded to dismanue the mill and ship
the machinery elsewhere. Jail bars.
bank vaults. and similar work were made
here A large order for Government pro-
ject:ies has been filed The company.
it is announced. viii also abandon the
plants at Portsmouth. Ohio. and Beaver,
Pa
A mammoth new plant will be con-
structed for the manufacture Of raw ma
terial either at Brunot's Island or West
Elizabeth, Pa. The new works viii con
sist exclusively OF an open hearth plant
with the addition Of continuous billet
plant and Will when completed. cost over
$l,5o0.000. The plans call for twelve
CpeR-hearth furnaces. with a capacity
CT fifty tons each; a forty-!nch blooming
mill, finishing mill and electric cranes
ranging III capacity up to seventy-five
tons Howard Harlan DIckey. OF Cum
beTldnd, is one Of the directors OF the
company. Cumberland viii not feel Sc
rioUsiy the permanent shutdown. as the
mill now in operation and abe one build
ing viii more than axe Up u the labor
employed for the loss incurred by the
abandonment OF the steel mill
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-19
JOKE LED TO A THEFT
The Inside History OF th.. Burdel
Diamond Ro4sherN

Diamond Rokbery
I NEW YORK. Jan. I9-Out OF testing
/ remarks made by servants in tbs house
hold CT I. Townsend Burden over a scold-
! ing which had been given them because
two birds which were TO have been served
at dinner were missing grew the famous
Burden diamond robbery. by which Mrs
Burden on the night of December p. 1896,
lost jewels worth SEQ, 000 Ex-Deteetive
! Sergeant Frank y. Evanhoe gives this
version Of the origin OF the crime in a
book which he has written for the purpose
OF setting forth the inside history of the
| case. ard incidentally what he believes to
Eaye been his unfair treatment by the po-
lice department
Eysnhoe says that William R. Dunlop.
the Burden butler. who. with the foot
man. William Turner. stole the diamonds.
told him while he was bringing them back
from England where Dunlop had been ar
rested. how the plan OF robbery developed.
Dunlop said that there had been trouble
IN the household after = dinner which had
gone wrong because Two birds we're miss
ing.
Turner and I were blamed for IL" said
/ Dunlop Somebody remarked Mr.. Bur-
/ den made as much Of a time about it as if
Mrs. Burden had lost her diamonds
Somebody else said il would be joke to
steal her diamonds 10 see what ne really
would say.
In coming up in the steamer from
Newport We talked It over. and then the
matter dropped for awhile until something
else happened in the house in Twenty sixth
Street which led to some more talk around
the kitchen Then Turner and concluded
to get keys made for the safe
Dunlop then told how they opened the
safe and took some money As the loss,
vas not noticed. they took more money two
weeks later. and finally they took the jew
els which they hid in the cavity behind q
rolling door Antn they sent them 10 Bos-
ten and Turner subsequently took them
10 England.
For the purpose of corroborating what
Dunlop had said. Evanboe went to Lucien
Bayle. the Burdens chef. and was told
that all the servants knew the house was
going to be robbed. Evanhoe asked how
they knew, and Bayle's wife said Evan
hoe relates:
The night that all the servants got
drunk Dunlop and Turner went upstairs
10 rob the house. Mr. and Mrs Burden
had gone to Troy just before the closing
OF the house for the season. Dunlop and
Turner found that Mrs Burden had taken
all her jewels with her. They were a lit
lie disappointed, but said Never mind.
wen get them when they go 10 New
York >"
las lCag as everybody knew that the
house was going 70 be robbed why did
not somebody tell Mr.. Burden?' Evanhoe
asked.
oh there was not anyone among them
who cared enough about it." said Mrs.
Bayie. according to Evanhoe.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-19
THE GRIPPE.

seems to be epidemic, attack
irg both old and young, rich
and poor alike. It cannot be
prevented. The best thing to
do is to go to bed at once,
consult your Doctor, and as
socn as you get over the
acute attack, commence the
use of SCOTS EMUL-
SION. That will restore the
vitality, and prevent Pneumon-
ia or Bronchitis. It is a nat
ural remedy.
Send for trial bottle free.
SCOTT : BOVINE, 800 Pearl street. Neq4 Yor,..
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-19
20 sEcEDE FRoM FLoRIpA.
The Plan for Annexing the Western
Counties 10 Alabama.

NEW ORLEANS. Jan 1S-The move
ment Of the counties of Western Florida
10 secede from that State aad annex
themselves 10 Alabama was successfully
launched By the Young Mems Business
League and Chamber of Commerce Of Pen
gacola.- which held a large session and
annexation meeting.
The plan OF procedure decided on was
to organize a joint committee composed
OF two Of the most prominent and repre-
sentative citizens from each OF the cOun-
ties OF Franklin, Calhoun, Jackson, Wash
ington. Holmes, Walton, Santa Rosa and
Escambia. The committee will present
the annexation question 10 the Alabama
Legislature. which meets January %, to
the Alabama constitutional convention,
which meets in May, and 20 the Florida
Legislature which meets IN April
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-19
GEN. a. j. mAcKAY DEAD.
A Civil War Veteran Who Had a Re.
marketable Career

na<LabIe Career
NEW YORK, Jan. 19.-Gen. Alexander J.
Sfackay, a civil war veteran and mining
stock broker al 81 Broad Street, died yes
terday il lodging house at 200 Greenwich
Street. where he had lived for the last
nine months. He was born in Caledonia,
y. Y. ~. seventy years ago. and when
a yc,c-g ran went TO Texas, where he
became wealthy cattle ranch owner, and
supplied he meat for all the army posts
of that part OF the country
Just before the civil war, he went 10
Washington on business and by the time
ne was ready 10 go back to the ranch, the
fighting had begun On the way home he
stopped at Camp Dick Robinson, IN Hi
nois. TO call on his friend Gen. George II.
Thomas, who was IN command. General
Thomas told him that it would be unsafe
to go back TO Texas, and persuaded him
TO take place on his stan with the rank
of captain Mackay served Throughout
the war as d member Of General Thomas
STAFF ara w9s in practical control of all
the con:rniss ary affairs of the Army OF the
Cumberland. He was mustered out OF the
service as a brevet brigadier general OF
volunteers.
After the war ne married Miss Annie
Adair, daughter OF the Rev. William a
Adair, of Pennsylvania He was in the
milling business in Minnesota for a
while and then went TO farming in Ne
braska, where he stayed until eight years
ago. when his wife died, leaving an infant
daughter
General Mackay, who had lost the for
tune made in cattle before the war then
came TO this city. with what little money
he had left and tried being broker. He
chose for his partner another old soldier,
who was ten years his senior, and the
struggle of the two old men TO build up
a fortune was not successful
When asked why general and broker
should live in a cheap lodging house Mr.
Adair, of 40 Wall Street, a brOther-in-iaW
OF the deceased man, said:
Only because ne was on his uppers and
would not come home to live with me.
His eight year old daughter is being cared
for By an aunt out in-CalifOrnia.
Although General Iiackay was not a
member OF the G. i. r. OF any other
organization, he had a little army club
OF his own down IN Greenwich Street
where lot more old soldiers are waiting
for taps. He was the hero OF their hard
luck circle OF veterans and presided at
the nightly campfire in the lodging house.
He was remembered by the Army of the
Cumberland men rs the commissary who
had never allowed the rati0ns TO run
short One of the old soldiers said OF him:
He was general and a gentleman all
the time.
General Mackay's body viii be taken to
Caledonia today.