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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-31
THE PUERTO CABELLo FIGHT.
story Told by the Steamship Vale
sia'S Crew.

BOSTON. oct. H.-The German steam
ship EaIesia Captain FaIck. has arrived
here in ballast from St Thomas. d. W. J..
and hauled I'D 20 Mystic wharf The
Vaiesia's crew had a story 20 relate re-
gardIng the riot which took place at
Puerto CabalIo. Venezuela, on Sunday
night. October g.
IL appears tina. bout fifty sailors from
tho German cruise. Eineta became en-
gagged in a street ri u with the local pop
uIace. What caUs d the row is unknown
the second officer. Alfred Solution. said
that the row was a terrible one, and that
many lives were in danger. The crowd
had assembled on the big wharf, and
nearly all carried either gun. revolver.
or knife. with a large blade thrown open.
They threatened 10 Kill right and left
and the lives Of all on board the Nalcsia
were threatened From all accounts Of
the men aboard the TaIesia the police in
civilian clothes. and there were several
Of them present. lnterfered, siding with
the inhabitants.
The fight had no sooner started than il
became general. and many shots We're
fired By the citizens OF Puerto Cab-IIo-
The VaIesia WAS tied up at the wharf
The crowd on the wharf threatened 20
Kill ali on board. and for some time the
greatest excitement prevailed among the
officers and men. all of whom. according
to the second officer. SchuIter. were with
out any kind Of arms.
In the meantime, two petty officers.
whose names could not be learned, and
who were connected with the cruiser
Vineta. were shot, but not fatally The
petty officers. according to Schulter. were
sober and were not creating any trouble
They had been waiting at the wharf for
an opportunity TO take the Ninetas boat
and We're attacked. first by the police
Finally. they were allowed 60 depart but
they were cruelty treated, both by the
police and the mob.
The mob then endeavoTed 10 board the
Valesia. but were beaten of. all hands
responding 20 the call OF the captain and
other officers, to protect life and prop
erty. II is said that the Venezuelan Gov
eminent is putting the blame for the
fraCas upon the Germans and the German
Minister will be requested, If he has not
been already, 10 apologize for the conduct
for those held responsible.
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AnnrchN Celebrates

A day or two after the dastardIy
shooting Of President Mckinley. the
anarchist chief, MaIatesta. said. in
London, that it would be ridiculous for
anyone 90 hold the society responsible
for the crime, which it would have been
contrary TO its interests at the present
time 10 cOunteuance Anarchists cv-
erywhere and in the United States es-
pccially, have Tuug the changes on this
theme. declaring that nothing could De-
further from their thoughts than to
dent. whatever their feelings OF wishes
might be.
The assassin himself when about 10
be sentenced. declared that he had No
acc0mpu ses and that the crime was his
and his alone. IN one way or another
we think that the theory of an an
archist plot. Of which the murderer was
bat the selected agent. which the coun-
try generally held at the time Of Presi-
dent McKinley's death. has been very
largely abandoned by the public.
Whether IL has been equally So by the
authorities and the Secret Service is an
other matter. There are certain con-
siderations which make it seem prob
able that the assassin was not alone
and unaided in his hellish enterprise
Some days before his execution he
manifested a desire TO see a priest. and,
If we are correctly informed. gave UNI
mistakable signs Of an inclination 10
confess something II was Immediately
after the news got abroad that ne had
called for ghOstly counsel that his ar
fectsonate brother and bTOther-in-
law visited Auburn. After his first
interview with the former. he fac
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THE COTTON DUCK COMBINE.
TrenOr l.. Park Succeeds Mr.. CrOm-
well a. President


BALTIMORE. Oct gI--The directors Of
the United States Cotton Duck CORPORA
ton held a special meeting in New York
yesterday TO act on the resignation Of
Richard Cromwell as president Of the
company. s. Davies WarHeld, chairman
OF the board. presided. Trenor J. Park
Of New York. was elected president. TO
succeed Mr.. Cromwell
Mr.. Cromwell. in presenting his resig-
nation 20 the board, stated that il was his
opinion that the interests Of the company
could be better taken care OF by q young
eT man, but that h would be ready at all
times To cooperate with his successor. It
was stated that Mr. Cromwell would de-
vote his time % the Mount Vernon mills
division OF the company Mr.. Cromwell
viii stlu be director-
1IthOr l. Park. VINO -1as Just be"u elect
cd president. is the senior member Of Iha
nrm OF Catln II Co. OF New York. He
Is a man OF ability. and Is connected WiLh
large number Of financial and other IN
sIluuDus IN New York BY reason OF his
extensive experience he IS well able 10
preside over the affairs OF the CgrDOFl-
ton Mr. PARK was seen relative 70 his
election. but declined 60 make any state
ment other than that he had accepted the
position.
5. Davies WarheId said after the meet
ius. The special meeting Of the board
WAS called for two DurD0ses-lirst. TO
elect - successor 10 Mr.. Cromwell. who
resigned. IrCuDr J. Park being elected
president TO take effect 1t once and. sec
Oud. 10 confirm plans for the sale Of the
product ~ the mills which have been ul-
der discussion by the executive committee
for some time. and were recommended
for adoption by the board These plans
were confirmed by th- board.
In reply 10 aH enquiry Mr. WdrfieId said
'Le general ciilc-s of the company would.
OF course. continue as at present in Bal
uIno-e BE declined TO say whether OF
not any further changes In the manage
meuJ would be made.
Thomas j. Hayward and Hugh l. Bond.
Jr-. or Baltimore, were elected direct ars.
thus CCI-lsting the board
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in the nature Of . famine could exist in
that country was scarcely dreamed of
in the United states. Therefore. the re-
port of men. women and children being
shot down in vain struggle 10 get
bread to save themselves from sJarva-
ton. comes TO us with "a shocking sud
denness.
y failure of the corn crop in a part
Of the country is easily understood. but
it is more difficult To- comprehend why
conditions have been permitted To reach
such a stage. The region of country
and the number of people affected must
both DE comparatively small, and the
section is easily accessible The ex-
PLANTATION is that the corn spectators
have nIonopolized the grain and forced
IL up To prices which placed il out Of
reach. There seems TO be corn there.
but the starving poor are not able TO
buy it. The cereal is packed away in
warehouses. held at outrageous prices.
and guarded by armed men. Hence the
pitiful tale OF women and little children
engaging In a frantic effort 70 secure
enough Of the grain to save them from
peTishing. and being shot down like
wild animals ia the attempt
The report may not be strictly accu-
rate, but ii comes with sufficient full
ness Of detail to make il probable that
Ii is substantially true The situation
seems TO call for prompt reief meas
urcs on tn. Part Of the ArXican Gov
eminent Already, il is said. The corn
duties have been removed. but some
thing more direct and effective is need
ed Famine conditions are always ac-
companied by much extreme poverty.
and when people have no money they
cannot buy corn however cheap il may
be If it is monopulized by srecuIa tors
and the price doubled. the difficulty of
getting il is. Of course. greatly ncreas-
ed, and extended To larger numbers of
people. When "A mass Of women and
little children Will throw their pUuy
strength against barricaded and
strongly defended warehouses contain
ing corn. il is selr-evideut that their
suncriugs must De intense.
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A GUARD FOR P. W. ROUSS.
The MiIIiOanIre'S son Receives "a
Threatening Hitter.

NEW YORK, oct. 3l.-Peter W Bouss,
the son Of the millionaire. Charles Broad
way Rouss. at whose nome, 25l Park
Place, Brooklyn. a c9umsy Internal ma
chine was delivered eight days ago. has
received in addition a letter in which the
writer promises Significantly 10 do Mr..
RoUss up"
As consequence. Captain Reynolds,
of the Brooklyn Detective Bureau. has
policeman in plain clothes on guard in
'front.' OF AIr- RoUss' house night and day
Everyone who seeks To enter the place.
except the tradesnen Of the neighbOrhood
with whom Mr. Rouss deals and the
members of the family and close friends
who are known 10 the policemen, is held
up at the gate and closely questioned be-
Tore being allowed 10 pess.
The letter, which is addressed to Mr..
Rouss and bears the postmark Troy, y
Y, was received three days ago. II was
anonymous. The writer declared that he
Was the person who had sent the bomb
a week ago.
Mt kouss is about twenty-siX years
old He has several children. he is in
business with his father. the well-knowu
dry goods merchant, in Manhattan.
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ed about. refused to speak and
refused to have anything more to
do with priests. These relatives
may not have been sent as ennis
sa~ies 20 exhort him To steadfastness in
the cause of anarchy. Their appear
ance may not have produced any effect.
and the change in the condemned fell
on's attitude may have been coinci-
dence. On that point there is room Tor
more or less doubt
There is no doubt. however. that the
defiant death Of the wretch has spread
joy and Claduess throughout the an
srchist circles Of America and Europe
in London the jUbilatiou over his no
BILE death" is unconccaled. A despatch
IF yesterdays date informs us that, on
Tuesday night the anarchist clubs OF
the British metropolis celebrated the
event. Various groups met at their
respective headquarters. and most Of
the gatherings only dispersed at four
o'clock this morning after singing the
'Carmasnole.' The despatch adds that
anarchist activity is giving some CON
Germ to the officials Of Scotland Yard
Anarchist activity ought 10 give con-
Germ to the authorities Of every civil
izeI Power. and II should particularly
BE- noted by the legislators Of this coun-
try. ComplexiJy Of jurisdiction and
confusion of laws over fOrty-iive Amer
lear states make the arm of the Fed
eral Government weak TO deal with a
cancerous 3, cial growth which badly
needs the surgeons knife. The lesson
Of Buffalo should not be forgotten By
EnncreSS-
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The BijOu-Stock BurIesque Com
puny.

The announcement for the coming week
az the Bijou Theatre contains the import
ant news that the vaudeville part Of the
show viii De headed by those past mas
ters Of dancing. Montgomery and Stone.
whose last appearance in Washington was
NJ the National Theatre as the principal
funmakers of Charles Frohman's Come
diaus with Edna May in The Girl From
Up There. on next Monday. Tuesday.
and Wednesday Montgomery and Stone
viii show 10 the patrons of the Bijou
their familiar black-faced act and during
the latter part Of the week will give an
entirely new ''white-face" act.
other contributors To the oliO Will b.
Dave Lewis. the popular German cOmedi-
an Of tho Stock Company. who VIII pre-
sent a new mouOioEue, Zoe Matthews
and her pickauinuies. who Will sing coon
songs and dance between verses Lynch
and Jewell, singers and dancers. and the
Three Wilson's. the renowned sensational
acUubats
Tne opening part of the show will be
given by the Stock Company. headed by
Dave Lewis and the burIesQue. oh,
Fudge" which is of Mr. Lewis own man
ufacture will serve 10 Introduce the en-
tire c0muauv. including such popular
members as Susie Rocamura. Nellie V
Nichols. Susie Fisher. John p Rodgers,
Matt Kennedy. and the other members
of the organization Election returns Will
be- read from the Eijou stage Tuesday
night.
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The Lnfnyette-..The wife,

Next week the Bellows Stock Company
will revive De Mile and BeIasco's society
comedy drama, The Wife" at the La
fayette. Although produced nearly a dec
AIDE ago at the Lyceum Theatre, New
York, where il achieved one Of the great
est successes IN the history OF American
plays. The Wife" has lost none Of its
popularity. and viii doubtless prove as
strong drawing card as anything yet
presented at the Lafayette.
His EXcelleuCy the Governor" is prov
ing an excellent medU n for the Stock
Company this week and the Lafayette is
getting its fun share OF the business. The
Standing Room Only" sign Is becoming
the rule ut the Wednesday matinee per
foTmancys. and yesterday was no eXc5p-
tion To- the rule
There viii be "a matinee performance
Of His ENccilency the Governor SatUr-
day
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COMING TO THE THEATRES.
The NatiOnuI-..The Helmet of M
Nnrre-v

Charles Dalton. who has been seen in
this city several times at the head OF
The Sign Of the Cross" Company. viii
make his first appearance as a star at
The National Theatre next Monday even
ing
The play selected for Mr.. DaIton's stei-
lar debut is an adaptation Of Bertha Run
klo's novel The Helmet Of Navarro.
made by Miss Runkie and Lawrence
AIarstou. Unlike many big productions
tlat advertise "0nc hundred people on
the stage, which means that o. mob Of
supers is engaged az the stage door
ana exhibited in the costumes Of the
company. The Helmet of Navarro viii
be presented by a company Of fOrty-eight
people. each said 90 he q real actor Ev-
cry person appearing on the stage Will be
carried with the company and have some
thing 10 say
II is said that the play follows the nov
el more closely than is often the case
With dramatizatious and that the inter
est is keen and sustained. The role Of
Etienne is expected 10 show Mr.. Dalton
at his best. and those who have seen ais
! Marcus VIII have an opportunity 20 Judge
Of the actors versatility which Is said TO
be one OF his strongest points SCeuiCaly.
an elaborate and beautiful production Is
promised. There are four acts and five
scenes and each set Is the work OF a
prominent New York artist. There viii
I be matinces Wednesday and Saturday.
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<ernnn's-Rice and BHrtOn's Bur
Iesquers.

Rice & Bartons Big Gaiety EXtraya-
sauza Company Will be at Kernan's next
week. Theatre patrons of this city re-
member the Infectious humor Of Rice <
Barton. neither should it be necessary To
axpatiate on the merits or quality of the
burieslues brown Among the Daisies
and "Raiding the TeuderlOiu.'
Among the OliO performers are Lloyd
and Walton. two sweet singers Miles and
RAYMOND. an a skit called The Original
Rajv in the Cradle" Mullen and Dunn.
Eckhoff and Gordon. musical laugh pro
ducers. Rice and Elmer who claim to be
the worlds ACKNOWLEDGED uuapprOach-
able artistes acrobats,' and the EsheT
sisters who come from the sunny South
Manager Herman has arranged 20 have
the full election returns read from the
stage Tuesday evening. The theatre viii
remain open until every State is heard
from and those interested viii be enter
tanned while the news is being received
There are daily matinees at hernan's.
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We are quite accustomed 10 tales Of
suffering and horror from those regions
II the Far East which at intervals are
subject 90 famine conditions. pat sell
dom. indeed, is 1T that the Ness World
furnishes SO sad story as that brought
from Mexico by the press dispatches
81 yesterday. For many years our
southern Eeighbor has been in a highly
prosperous condition. and has made
mDst remarkable progress on industrial
--a numerical lines. That anything
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-31
che COIumbia-LuIa Chaser Opera
Company.

one OF the important musical events Of
the season in Washington VIII be the en-
gagement Of tie Lulu CHASER Opera Com
pany in the comic opera. by the we'll
known collaborateurs. Stanislaus STANCE
and Julian Edwards, called Dolly Var
den" commencing Monday evening next
at the Columbia Theatre
r c. Whitney, manager OF the sttrac-
ton. is bringing company OF nifty sin
gers, most gorgeous production. and
IN augmented orchestra 20 Washington.
Z he list ~ principal artists who will sup
port Miss CHASER is as follows. Van Reus-
srlaer Wheeler. Mark Smith. Richie Ling,
Tom Daniel. Percy stephens. Harry Lott,
Estelle Wentworth. Amelia Fields. and
Edah Palmer Walker. Everyone Of these
principals has at one time or another
been conspicuous In frst-class orEauiza-
tons. Remembering what the successes
q hts Rob Roy Brian BOru.' and
The Fencing Master" companies were
here, Air. Whitney feels safe in saying
that Dolly Warden is TIE greatest comic
opera company he has ever organized.
and he expects better results from It.
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ALLEGATION OF REPUBLICANS.
Claims OF n Vote-BuyinE scheme in
Buffalo.

BUFFALO, y. Y. Oct. 3L-The man
ayers OF the local Republican campaign
are investigating an alleged attempt TO
secure faisided returns of votes that may
Toe cast for aldermanic candidates next
Tuesday. Three Democratic candidates
are suspected, and it is said. the plan is
to buy uD election districts at $3.50 "a
district
Unless an the officials who are in the
election booths work together the scheme
could not be carried out. So it IS said
each Of tbs three Democrats and three
Republicans who constitute the election
boards and the two watchers for each
party Is to get 500 20 permit the Demo
Gratis TO manipulate the returns Tho
claim is that the aldermen are backed by
a rich corporation which desires 20 attain
certain ends in tn next board of alder
men
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Something TO Live Down.


Judge Advocate Lemly had q rather unfortunate
assignment IA the Schley Court Of Enquiry. OF
course a lawyer is expected % work himself into
sympathy with has case, though he may be half
hearted az the start, but Lemly has rather over
done the business. Il will require long and quiet
life for him 10 live DC down.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-31

The London National Review has ac-
cepttd General Buffers challenge ana
published VIVA is alleged to be correct
version Of his Photographic message TO
General White IN LadysmiJh- The Re
View version reads Il have been re-
pulsed. lou will burn your ciphers and
destroy all your ammunition. You viii
then make the best terms YOU can with
the Beers after ! have fortified myself on
the TugeIa' Butler and white are yet
To- be heard from. IF the foregoi1S is
really the message as it was sent. II viii
d. hard. indeed. for thc friends u the dis
missed general TO make tho British ma
ti1n or the world believe that he has
been haTEhIy treated.
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A Tip for Hanna.


Mr. Roosevelt is not tL,, man 90 sink his own
individuality here. He lays down principles
which are 10 guide him. rather than pledges him
self 10 any manner Of Carrying them out He b.
to be expected 10 become his own President.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-31

According to q despatch received by
the London Times. the Turkish Am
hassador at St Petersburg has advised
The Porte that the annexation of Crete
to Greece is imminent and inevitable
few days ago the sultan notified the
Greek Government that any attempt in
that direction would be regarded as "a
casus belt II might hoe "a cause Of war
without involving any in case the Pow
srs Of Europe should choose Co sanction
the transfer. The situation looks as If
another slice of Turkey is about 90 be
carved II win all go il time.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-31

Tuasmuch as Andrew Carensie's plan OF
JisDosiHE OF Ills enormous wealth IS main
Is educational. there ia a peculiar fitness
in his Eift TO Pittsburg Of "A great poly
technic institute to cost thirty-three mil
lion dollars. 1t was at Pittsburs and in
that vicinity that he made his money, and
IL is emiHently proper that A goodly por-
ton OF his wealth should be spent there.
But wherever such a school is established
IL viii DE OF very great value 70 the en-
tire country. for tie education to b. inn
parted VIII be Of the solid tactical char
acter that stimulates inventive genius and
adds to the efficiency Of labor. We are,
though, fairly staggered st the idea OF
"A man who only about a third q "a cen
fury ago was poor. being able to give
thirty-thr=e million dollars TO single in
stitutiou Of learning and stiu have enough
left 10 cud0w a number more in like man
0pr.
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A story OF a fortv-foot whale being
caught six hundred and some-edd miles
from tie sea has a fShy sound IL Ger
taiuly wouT be q Cood-sizod fish story II
q whale were strictly q fish Nevcrthe-
less. the report comes from Montreal,
Canada. Of such a whale being taken in
the harbor OF that -iulaGd city, and II is
not unlikely that thc report is true. for
there is nothing 20 prevent a whale from
ascending the St Lawrence River very
considerable distance if he can avoid get
ting caught on the way up.
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Chnse's-as "Trip to chinatown

H0yt's A Trip 90 Chinatown" with
"audevile numbers literally interspersed
throughout. viii be the attraction at
Chase's Theatre next week. beginning
TitE the matinee Monday. The comedy
xiii be presented by Otis Harlan and
Chase's Musical Comedy Stock Company.
The favorites who made the breezy come
dy so popular last summer viii again
nave the same parts therein. Mr. Harlan
viii he seen as Wellaud Strong. Dir.
Dunno as Ben Gay-. and Miss Marble as
Willie Grow. Miss Lane. the new leading
ady Will be the Mrs Guyer-
Vaudeville Will form q large part Of
che entertainment Prominent among the
fifteen numbers viii be the Ford Sisters.
dancers. who have been engaged cspe-
cially. Little Chip VIII be much IN evi-
1ence m comedy part. and 4Ir. Har-
IAN VIII be heard alone IN the popular
Bcbbing 70 and Down Like This and
with Miss Lane he viii repeat Reuben
and CYNTHIA Max HOImans success.
Walk. You Suckers. Walk viii be in
tCrprcted by Mr.. Harlan, Tony Hart and
Little Chip" Others who viii con-
tribute vaudeville numbers viii be ar
Dunno. Miss Marble. Mt Andrada. Miss
BurEham. and Mr. Early
on election night returns Of The voting
viii be read from the stage.
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The Academy-seHome. Sweet Home,

The L-teudauce AZ the Academy OF MU-
sic 10 see Mans Enemy has been very
large SO far. and each week the patronage
at this playhouse Increases So many
comforts have been added 10 the theatre
that the public is now assured OF the sin
certify Of the management in doing all in
its power TO present the best attractions
ire the way OF melodrama and with the
best environments.
For next week new play by Edgar
smith Is underlined. It Is called Home.
Sweet Home" and from its name alone
would suggest a play OF singular purity
and charm The action OF the play Oc-
ours I'm a little village in the uteriOr Of
New No~k State. and the story is one q
love. haze. intrigue, and the final straight
eniug out of an the knOtty problems that
give dramatic interest TO the story.
\ strong company has been enga ged TO
present the play and special scenery pre-
pared. .s Home. Sweet Home" prom
iSss 20 b. an interesting and popular form
OF entertainment for the patrons OF the
Academy Election reJurTE viii be read
from the stage between the acts next
Tuesday evening.