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WASHINGTON'S FIRST THEATER.
Play Bill of Performance Given
September 1, 1900.

An old theater play bill, owned by Mr.
A w. Hancock. has been reprinted by di-
rection of Mr.. James F. Hood, and copies
have been presented to the latter's friends
and others interested It is quite a Curl
Osity, as 1t Is a relic Of the first theatrical
season In this city.
The theater was called the United States
Theater, city OF Washington" and the bill
is for the performance of Monday evening,
September /, 1900. 1t Is believed that this
is the theater that was opened in the build
ing erected by Samuel Blodgett for hotel
purposes. but not completed. 1t was To-
Gated on the site of what is now the south
front Of the old Post Office Department
building, street between 9TH and Sth
streets.
The play presented was The Secret: or,
Partnership Dissolved" which was spoken
of as "a new comedy in five acts, never
acted here"
The comedy was followed by farce and
concluded with the Sailors Rendezvous
and a hornpipe. 1t was announced that
the doors would be open at $50 O'Clock
and the curtain would rise at $50 Admis-
sion 81. Three performances were given
weekly.
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CONDITIONS IN MANILA.
Gen. Macarthur Cables Regardiu;
Drunkenness md LicentiOusness.

In view of the debate In the Senate over
the alleged prevalence of drunkenness and
RIGHTEOUSNESS in the Philippines, and in
order to obtain definite information as to
the real condition of affairs In the respects
mentioned. Adjutant General Corbin on the
10Th instant, cab ed General Macarthur at
Manila follows:
Telegraph the condition Of the army In
Manila and elsewhere in the Philippine
Islands with reference to drunkenness and
the use of intoxicating liquors. Are houses
of prostitution licensed. protected or in any
way encouraged by the military authori
ties?"
General Macarthur replied follows:
MANILA, January IL, 1901
"Adjutant General, Washington:
with reference to your telegram of 18th.
drunkenness in this army is no more notice.
able here than 1t Is in garr.sons in the
United States. Considering the whole force
as whole unit 1t is probably very much
less. In Manila drunken men are very
noticeable. The effect OF one drunkard in a
public place creates the impression among
citizens Of extensive disorders throughout
the whole force, which Is not the case. The
army is in splendid discipline, high state OF
efficiency, doing the hardest kind of service
in a most faithful and inspiring manner.
Houses Of prostitution are not licensed, pro-
(Signed) MACARTHUR"
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To Bruno" Baldwin, magnificent 81.
Bernard, all Bloomfield. n j., attributes
almost supernatural sagacity.
Some one set fire TO Joseph Baldwin 8
stable. in Race street, Thursday night.
Bruno discovered the flames and barked
until his master appeared.
In the stable were two valuable horses.
both fast friends of the dog. Baldwin
rushed in and led one of the horses out.
Returning for the other, he was surprised
10 see Bruno emerge from the smoke tug
ging desperately at the horses halter. The
dog had severed the halter with his power
ful teeth and succeeded in leading the horse
out into the yard.
The town council at its next meeting viii
offer a reward for the incendIarieS, and
the Bloomfield tiremen at their next meet
ing will elect Bruno an honorary member.
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MRS. HOsKEY's MIsHAPs.
Blown Through a Barn by Explosion
of Powder,

A special dispatch" to the Philadelphia
Press from Carnegie, Pa, last night says:
Mrs. Mary Hoskey, living on the James
Walker farm, while milking her COW this
morning, was blown through the side of
the barn by the explosion Of six kegs Of
blasting powder which were in the place.
The barn and the COW were blown to pieces,
but Mrs Hoskey will probably survive her
terrible injuries. She will remain blind.
Before daylight Mrs. Heskey started to
milk her COW. She had coal miners lamp
and put it on 25-pound key Of powder
six of which were standing in a row. The
cow kicked once, the light. tipped over and
the first keg exploded. Mrs Hoskey was
blown through the barn door, and to this
she owes her life. Before she struck the
ground outside the remaining five kegs let
CO. An oil derrick near the barn was
b.own down, and farm houses half mile
off were shaken and their windows broken.
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ELkINS' BIG STRIKE IN COAL.
West Virginia Senator Buys Tract
With EiftN-EOOt Vein.

By deeds recorded at Elkins. w. Va, yes
terday Senator Elkins and ex-senator
Henry CT. Davis, his father-in-law and bus
mess associate in his coal and railroad en-
terprises, became possessors of the most
remarkable area OF coal land in the world.
1t covers about two square miles and lies
in Randolph county. near the upper county
line. and was secured at the ordinary price
OF coai lands in that region.
The vein thickens from the edges till q
few hundred yards back 1t reaches the
enormous thickness of fifty feet of splendid
bituminous coal. The drill shows that TINS
enormous vein underiies nearly the entlre
tract AMI that the quality is uniform.
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able things, such as elegant lace. diamond
jewelry, gold and other precious metals and
stones.
To those who did not know the real
meaning of 'etc." 1t signified simply
tumble of small things too unimportant to
describe, and they bid on them accordingly.
But to the initiated, to the clerks who had
put these bundles up, certain ct ceteras
meant valuable goods, and they bid on
them. 1t was counted by the inspectors a
cunning way to take advantage of the post
office and at the same time evade the
law, for many think the department Is pow
erlesS to prosecute the culprits.
Decided Upon an Arrest.
Chief Inspector Cochrans eyes opened
wide as the magnificent lace and jewelry
was spread before him. This was damag-
ing evidence Something was wrong. But
the evidence was incomplete, and the chief
insisted upon more proof
Then 1t was decided to seize the mild
hammered man, who had in the meantime
been identified as employee Of the dead
letter office and one of the men who had
arranged the sale. The next afternoon at
the conclusion of the morning sale that
| clerk was tapped on the shoulder as he left
| the auction room weighted down with
| packages, and was directed to follow the
| inspector. He turned red and then became
! as pale as death and tottered as If about
to faint. The inspector took hold of his
arm and without exciting any suspicion
| the two went to the Post Office Depart
ment. The 18th street entrance was Sc
lected, and they hurried to the fourth floor
where the chief inspector Is located. Here
the chief took hand and the man was nut
through the sweating process.
catalogue of the sale was found on
| him, marked with red and blue pencil The
red marks indicated the packages that were
valuable, while the blue marks denoted
packages that were very valuable In
other words. as the man explained, some
of the packages might be sacrificed that
| were marked with red, but the blue ones
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were to be purchased. nd matter how high

were to be purchased. no matter how high
the bidding went. J,n~
Gradually the post effielap,, detectives un-
raveled the story, the man being gently
led to tell all he knew off the case. Others
were implicated, but the officials decided to
do nothing at that time, waiting for q bet
ter opportunity to catch afhem all. The
man who was acting for THE others the
purchasing agent was swprn to secrecy.
Finally he permitted -to go. although
he was warned to keep aSgay from the auc-
ton. -
Meanwhile the inspectors were watching
the sale. and not purchase was made
put the inspectors made q note of it, watch
Ing particularly every suspicious bidder,
ana noting everything that rmight point to
collision. -
Where the Plot Was Formed
The scene of the plotais the property di-
vision of the dead letter office, located on
the third floor of the Pest Office Depart
ment. Here all the merchandise received
in the mails upon which there is an insult
fcient address finds its way Hundreds of
packages are received each day, and while
the clerks often upon opening them are
able to locate the sender in which case
they are promptly returned, there are
thousands which gravitate to the I'M
claimed department. to be sold at public
auction after a lapse of two years. Thir-
teen clerks are required to look after the
busy opening the packages and searching
for some clew to the sender.
1t Is veritable old curiosity shop, for
the mails are used to send every conceiv-
able thing. AS the packages are opened
care is exercised in keeping the address in
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5 Instant Relief and Positively Cures.


Monarch Castle, No. ,, K. g. E, at its
last regular session, held January II, 1901.
installed the following officers.
Grand Vice Chief Charles Miller acting "a
grand chief. assisted by the grand officers,
officiating: j. L. Flynn, p. c.: Howard S.
Hartmann, n. c.; G. Albert Freer. Y. C:
Otto H. Rynex, V. H.. r. c. Hartmann,
NJ. of r. Twelfth terml; S. ]. Smith, c. OF
2. second term: E.. l.. TolSon, X. of r.
twelfth term; W. J. McKenna, S. H.; w.
f Huntress, w. B.. ]. L. Rose, W. G;
Alfred Worch. esquire; j. B. Woodtield,
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POLICE JUDGE ENJoINED.
Editor ROsewater Protected From
Processes of the Court.

dispatch from Omaha, Neb last night
says: Edward Rosewater today obtained
an injunction restraining Police Judge King
of South Omaha from issuing any more
warrants for his arrest; County Attorney
Shields from filing any more complaints
against him. and Chief of Police Mitchell of
South Omaha from serving any more war;
rants upon him until further orders of the
court
These injunctions apply to the complaints,
warrants and arrests on charges Of violat-
ing the corrupt practices" act. by unlaw-
full expenditure of money to secure votes.
In his application for the injunction Mr.
Rosewater declares that the issuing and
serving Of these papers is injuring his can
ddacy for United States senator. The case
WAS set for January %.
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Confusion of Names Corrected.
To the Editor of The Evening Star.

Your report in Fridays paper of the Me-
mortal bridge proceedings before the Sem
ate committee on the District of Columbia
Is misleading where 1t mentions my name
instead of Prof. Burr's in the following
sentence: He (Mr. Morison) preferred to
have the bridge reach from shore to shore,
without running along such stretch of re-
claimed marsh as was involved In the Kel-
Ter PLAN" What he did say is this. which
l copy from the stenographic report: Il
never like the idea Of carrying a kind of
half bridge across half land and water
That is thing I have always avoided in
my structures Mr.. Morrison was abiding
to the engineers bridge In answer to a
question Of Senator Mallory
GEORGE KELLER
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Extension of 10th street.

Counsel representing the property owners
directly interested in the proposed extern
sion Of 10th street were engaged today be-
fore Justice Hagner. in the District branch
of the Supreme Court of the District Of CO.
lun,bia, arguing in support of prayers for
instructions it is desired the court shall give
the jury of appraisers The next meeting
of the jury is set for 80 o'clock next We'd
nesday afternoon, when, 1t is understood.
the taking of testimony will begin.
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At the annual convention of Amounted
High Priests. held in Masonic Temple We'd
nesday evening, January g. 1901, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the ensu-
Ing Masonic year: DIR. Francis j. Wood
man. excellent president; George e. Corson.
vice president: William r. Singleton, sec
rotary; William T. Coggins, assistant sec
rotary; Fl. NJ. Gilman. chaplain; John c.
CLANCY, herald: John S. Beach, conductor;
William Barnum, master of ceremonies;
P P. Rouse, guard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-19

Mr.. Theodore Roosevelt. Vice President
elect, has leased the residence of Mr.. Bell
amy Storer, at the southeast corner of
Rhode Island avenue and 18th street, which
he will occupy when he comes to this city
to reside The house is furnished, and was
social center during the residence there
Of the owner, and subsequently of Mr..
Olney, when he was Secretary of State,
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A Lecture on whittier.

An exceedingly interesting lecture ON the
poet Whittier was given last night at the
Keller Memorial Church by Mr.. w. Edwin
Priest Of the Columbian University and the
Central High School. Replete with remi-
niscence and anecdote, the life and work Of
the Quaker poet was presented in manner
which held the audience from the opening
sentence to the close, the lecturer regarding
Whittier as pre-eminently the poet of the
people and representative of all that Is
most virile and beautiful in our American
development.
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Colonel Robert Montgomery, sixty years
old, fell from a Metropolitan car at Du-
pont Circle yesterday afternoon. receiving
a severe cut over his right eye and fractur-
ing his right arm He was taken to the
office of DIR. Stuart, where his injuries were
dressed. Later he was removed to his
home No. 2021 @ street northwest
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Pleaded Guilty of Larceny.

Georgfana Early pleaded guilty today in
the Police Court to the. larceny of s6s from
Mrs Mollie F. Randolph. and Judge Scott
held her In $500 for the action of the grand
fury. About s25 Of the money taken was
recovered by Detectives Horne and Flather,
who made the arrest
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Club secures Headouarter..

The Nebraska Club has secured perma-
nent headquarters at Schmidt's Hall, on
9th street, and has decided to hold month
ly social gatherings. The first of these
meetings will be held Monday evening,
January 81. A program has been prepared
and a good time may be expected by Ne
braSkanS.
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Suit at law to recover $500 claimed to
be due the plaintiff on a policy of insurance
has been instituted in the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia by the Masonic
Temple Company of Canada against the
Washington Insurance Company OF TINS
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Fined and Jailed,

Horace Weldon today convicted in
the Police Court of committing depreda-
tions upon the property of E. NJ. Borden
by cutting out some water pipes. Judge
Scott sentenced him to serve ten months in
Jail and to pay fine of 800. serve sixty
days additional In default.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-19
Articles Covered by "Etc."

The inspector repaired to the Post Office
Department and went at once TO the chief
inspectors room. A whispered cOnsuta-
ton was held and the two adjourned to the
private room of the chief and began the
undoing of the package. The contents CT
the package tailed exactly with the de-
scription in the catalogue. There was, in
deed, the pair of boys shoes OF the size de-
scrbed. and there too, were the handkcr-
chiefs The scissors were not missing
either But what gold mine was sprung
in the last word of the description. 1t
simply read, "etc.," in the catalogue, and
that IS the abbreviaton for etcetera, which
means land so forth" This covers almost
anything either singly or in bulk. In the
post office catalogue it included many valu
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Torpedo Boat Destroyer Destroyed.

We have torpedo boats and torpedo boat
destroyers; now Russia Is building craft
which is designed to destroy the destroyers.
She is called the Movie, and is to have a
displacement of 5000 tons and speed of
twenty-five knots. She will carry six Al
weapons besides eight three-pounders and
a couple of Maxims, and is fitted with no
less than six torpedo tubes. She will be
able to discharge torpedoes ahead or astern,
and can use four tubes on a broadside, and
will be far the most powerful Of vessels OF
her class
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ly attended, and at times the bidding was
brisk. There were times when it Became
really exciting. But this excitement was
not innocent, as was atterward developed
Three post office inspectors from distant
cities watched the proceedings with vigilant
eyes and noted every sale. Whenever q
mild-mannered man eVinced an interest In
the proceedings it was the signal for one
of the inspectors to take part in the bid
ding. This is where the keenest interest
was manifested, for the mld-mannered
man kept nodding to the auctioneer as the
latter called for advances with a degree of
confluence that caused suspicion to many.
That he was determined to have what he
bid for was manifest to every one, and sew
eral shrewd buyers, believing the unknown
bidder had a line on the contents of the
package, Joined the bidding. This, how
ever, was a rare occurrence, for the spec
ulative public does not enjoy buying sight
unseen" and whenever the bidding went
over the dollar mark It was between the
mild-mannered man and one of the inspect
orS. The inspectors took turns at the bid
ding TO evade suspicion. 1t was the mani
fest interest of the mild-mannered man
that led the inspectors to grow suspicious,
and after a little While their suspicious be-
came more and more conclusive.
Specimen Case.
When after some spirited bidding one of
the packages which the interested bidder
seemed especially anxious to possess was
hIOCkeU uOWll 10 one Oh the Inspectors iiS
case seemed complete. 1t was number Al
on the catalogue, described as follows:
II. Pair boys shoes 012), six wOmen5
handkerchiefs. pair scissors, etc"
Surely there was nothing in this descrip-
ton to warrant any extraordinary bidding.
A woman in the front row who evidently
had a boy these shoes would fit took
chance and started the bidding at % cents.
There was nothing to tell whether they
were new or not and there was a marked
hesitation after the mild-mannered man
raised it to 81 cents.
Then the auctioneer ratified off the de-
scription once again and the inspector in
the far corner said 40 cents.' Promptly 1t
was bid to 80, and then the two men, each
in opposite corners of the room, kept the
bidding lively until down 1t went to the
inspector at $3.50.
package" said the woman who started the
bidding.
But the next article was up by this time
and the auctioneer paused while the clerk
behind the counter read the description in
the catalogue. Leaving the other inspectors
to watch the sale, the inspector who had
obtained the suspicious package quietly
left the auction room with the bundle UNI
der his arm. The contents of this package
possibly meant the uncoVering Of the en-
tire plot. For it was manifest from the
outset that no one could gain a knowledge
of the contents of these bundles unless he
had seen them assembled and marked, I'M
less he had been given tip by some one
on the inside.
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shelter box for bridge Omcer..

The District Commissioners have ap-
proved recommendation of Lieut. Holm
berger, Endorsed by the chief Of police. that
a shelter box be erected on the Long bridge
for the protection against severe weather Of
the officers detailed for duty on the struc-
ture.
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Crown Catarrh Powder.
One puff clears head and throat for the day. 23c
williams. 9th & F. Affieek'e. l429 Pa ave.; Day s.
l4th & p; Yesterdays, q 4 " J. ave-: Edmonds 4
Williams. Sd 4 Pa. ave.; K0ss'. 7th & Fla. ave.
uo7-m.wS-0
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spectors one from Maryland and the other
from New York waiting. There was hur-
ried consultation in the chief inspector 5
private office, where the case was related
and the plan exploited. The inspectors sep
arated and to make their DISCUSSES more
complete donned coarse clothing.
At the Dead Letter Sale.
One by one they drifted into The auction
room and mingled with the crowd. The
fas cination of d dead letter sale for the
speculative public draws big crowd. and
the morning the sale opened the big room In
the basement OF tl2 E street was packed 10
suffocation. Two clerks from the dead let
ter office were stationed behind the counter
conducting the sale while in front two
OF hers representing the clique We're ready,
catalogues in hand, to bid in the false pack
ages. Three sets of keen eyes watched every
move these clerks made. They had pre-
y:ously noted each suspect and the face
of every employe in the dead letter office
was familiar to them. They had no trouble
in locating the two clerks. and they never
lost sight of them one instant. After the
first session of the sale one clerk left, but
the other remained. buying at surprisingly
low prices packages containing the most
valuable goods that come TO the dead letter
office After the close of the morning sale
December II the inspectors made report
to the Postmaster General which confirmed
his suspicious They were directed to con-
tinue the investigation.
A Noteworthy Sale.
The sale this year. as usual. took place
| December II at the auction rooms of Thos
Bowling & Co.. 612 E street northwest. and
, continued during the week. 1t was In oil
respects the most noteworthy sale of the
office. both In the number of packages dis
posed Of and their intrinsic worth
| A total of 4,OO5 packages was disposed Of
| which included 3,207 miscellaneous bun
| dies. GO parcels of books and 176 pieces
| of jewelry. 1t is impossible to approximate
| the real value of the articles disposed Of
The order for this sale was made by the
Postmaster General November %, 1900, In
| accordance with law, and after due advsr-
| tisement the sale took place. It was large
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inspectors Report Considered.

There was a consultation this morning
between the Postmaster General and his
assistants which lasted over an hour. The
report of the inspectors was carefully gone
over and the recommendations for dismissal
promptly acted upon. r-t
This Is by no means the end. for the dead
letter office will be completely reorganized
with a view of preventing such things in
the future. t=t
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tact, for the department gets hundreds of
inquiries each week for letters and pack
addresses are kept untouched for two years.
while those which have no designation on
them are sold after six months
1t is during the holiday season that the
of1ce receives the greatest amount of
goods Christmas presents come to the Of
flee without proper addresses. and are
thrown in with the great mass of merchan-
disc. Often money is Enclosed, but this
usually comes through letters, where sep
arate division handles il, and renders an ac-
count each day to the Superintendent.
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To Cure the Grip In Two Days
Laxative Brom0 Quinins removes the caWs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-19

Avoid COntagiOn.
Disinfect your premises with Platt's Chlorides