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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-31
SAM JONES WITH MRS. NATION.
Evangelist, However, Declines t
Actually Weld U Ratchet.

The Rev. Sam P. Jones. the evangelist
lectured in Wichita, Kan, Monday night
and on Tuesday. and at both lectures he
fully Endorsed the action Of Mrs. Carrie
Nation in smashing the saloons of Kansas.
He said she should burn them as they did
in Georgia.
II cannot say that 1 would go out and
help Mrs. Nation do this smashing" said
the evangelist, "for I do not think she
needs much help from what have heard
OF the woman. But do think she is just
right, and will tell people so all over the
country. This town has no mayor of any
saloons to run wide open as they do. I
hope that Mrs. Nation will be successful in
driving every saloon out Of Kansas and
elsewhere. 1 will urge all the women to
come to her aid, and in that way hope to
help her some.''
In the audience at the first lecture was
Mayor Finlay Ross. He was SO angry at
the evangelist's remarks that he left.
Chief Of Police Cubbon has hired men to
stand guard at every railroad station In
Wichita, and the moment Mrs. Nation
Genes into town she will be arrested on q
warrant charging her with melting a riot
The Rev. Mr.. Pease has become insane
over Mrs. Nations crusade and rushed
stroy several saloons. He was arrested by
Sheriff Simmons and sent to jail. The
actions of certain members OF the w. c. T.
u. are being watched by detectives and the
saloon keepers It is believed that they
are planning another attack on the Wichita
joints. Mrs. Nation has wired them that
she will come back here and help them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-31
PROCLAMATION TO THEIR PEOPLE.
MuskOEee Delegates Entreat Them t
Keep the Peace.

Keep the Peace.
Delegates Of the Muskogee nation in this
city have issued the following address to
citizens q the nation relative to disturb
ances In the Indian territory:
The undersigned delegates, authorized by
act OF our national council and appointment
of our principal chief. and confirmed by
the council. as provided In the constitution
OF the Muskogee naunn. to represent The
nation at the city of Washington in the
matter OF perfectSng the treaty between
the nation and the UNITED States. have been
In Washington for several weeks In the dis
charge OF our duties as such delegates.
I'VE regret that some discomfort has
arisen among ourpeot,le, and that the pub
hs he has been We
government GOV nn that nj recognition has been CT
authority to put la force the old laws and
treaties, which have been nodded from
time to time to meet changing conditions,
and who are resisting the policy OF allott1ng
our lands. The oulyIKoyernment OF the
Muskogee nation is the constitutional gov
eminent of which Pleasant Porter is chief,
and which Is Represented by our national
council as now constituted. We earnestly
entreat all of our people to render true faith
and allegiance to the government OF the
Muskogee nation as thus constituted. The
rights Of all our people will be fully pro-
tected by the peaceable and lawful means
of the United States courts, whose author
ity Is ample.
I'VE are confident that the treaty now
pending and in conference will be ratified
by Congress In a very short time. and that
such amendments will be agreed to as will
meet the wishes and promote the interests
of our people. We are assisted in our work
by Chief Porter, and as soon as Congress
acts a meeting of the Muskogee council
will be called to take action In the matter
of ratification.
In the meantime we hope that our peo-
pie will see to it that the present disturb
ance will not interfere with their peaceful
pursuits, but that all win continue to rem
der obedience to the lawful authority.
THE public good and the best interest o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-31
DRIVING OUT IDLE NEGROES.
Strong Race Prejudice in Towns In
i'7 Southern Indiana,


A dispatch from Evansville, Ind, says:
Cities and towns along the Ohio river have
begun a crusade against the negroes The
entire trouble dates back to the lynchings
OF the negroes at Rockport and Boonville
for the murder of the white barber Sim
mons at ROckport last month. The board
of safety Of this city has ordered the po-
lice to arrest all strange negroes and bring
them before the city police judge. If they
cannot give any reason for being here they
will be sentenced to the rock pile.
1t IS estimated that there are 1900 colored
men in this city who absolutely refuse to
work. They spend their time in the low
saloons and dives of the city and live the
best way they can. On election day they
are in the market for the highest bidder
Other towns In Indiana along the river
are taking steps to drive the worst element
of negroes away. In some towns no me-
gro is permitted to remain. Vigilance COM
mittees have been appointed at Grand View
Enterprise, Tell City and Leavenworth.
Since the recent trouble at Newburg many
of the colored people have left that town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-31
PIN IN HIS MOUTH ALWAYS.
When Tobias Tweed Died the Pin Wa
still There.

When Tobias Tweed Died the Pin Was
still There.
Tobias Tweed of Vailsburg, N. j., dropped
dead in Dover and in his mouth they found
a pin where all his days he had carried
one.
This strange habit of his was the marvel
of all who knew him. He was sixty years
old. but nobody can tell of a time except
In battle in the war that he had not pin
in his mouth.
Night and day, sleeping and waking,
eating and drinking. he had one there. Of
tentimes bets were made that he was with
out one. but Tweed, opening his mouth,
would show the pin under hts tongue, In
his cheek or somewhere
A comrade who fought with him In the
civil war said Tweed never went into battle
without pin in his mouth. Once or twice
I'm the heat Of the fight he lost the pin
and was In torment until he procured an
other
He had swallowed several pins and it Is
thought that possibly this caused his
death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-31
Mrs. Mclean Has Not Declined.

The report having reached here that Mrs
Donald Mclean had declined an aVowed
candidacy for president general OF the
Daughters Of the American Revolution. the
election for which Office will be held In
Washington February 18, Mrs. Mclean
says: THE report Is unqualihedly false
I assure you there Is absolutely no foun-
dation in fact for such a rumor. L nave
been asked to accept the nomination, ana
still have the request under consideration
A prominent member OF the chapter OIL
the society of which Mrs. Mclean is re-
gent says: This rumor is calculated to do
Mrs McLeans candidacy much harm. In
any event it cannot do her any good
should be sorry TO think it purely malicious
Let us be charitable. therefore. and call II
a mistake. l feel perfectly safe In stating
that at the present time Mrs. Mclean Is
the majority's candidate for the once Oh
nresident general of the d. A. r. Her
popularity and her fitness for the office no
one can possibly dispute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-31
INDIANS APPARENTLY MIsLED.
Od,ciaI Correspondence Throwing
LiRht on Present TrOubles.

Om.,aI Correspondence Throwing
Light on Present Troubles.
The Secretary of the Interior yesterday
received a dispatch from Acting Chairman
Bixby of the Dawes commission, dated
Muskogee. 1. T.. January .. saying:
For purposes of ascertaining the situa-
ton in the Choctaw nation, yesterday visited
Stephen Roberts, full-blood Choctaw, re-
ported to be one Of the principals In the
disturbance in the Choctaw nation, at his
home about fifteen miles west OF AtoKa.
Roberts states that Latah Niece, known as
Snake, the Creek leader. informed the fuii-
blood Choctaws that the President author
lied him to advise his people that they
might re-establish their governments under
the treaty Of March "a, 1892. seventeenth
statutes. page 1858. These Indians also claim
that Latah Niece has letter from the de-
partment promising adherence to all treat
les, which they construe to JUSTIFY their
contention for the treaty OF 1857 ROBERTS,
who appeared perfectly cool and deliber-
ate, stated that he had appointed horsemen
and sheriff for Atoka county, and that no
interference would be made with the United
States officials their employees. Daniel
Bell has been chosen principal chief and
Stephen Roberts second chief by the dis
affected Choctaws, council will be held
at Standing Bots dare, fifteen miles south
east of South McAlester ChOctaw nation.
on February IL for the purpose Of selecting
a seat of government and taking other
steps looking to the overthrow of the pres
ent tribal government. Tile commission
thinks these people are sincere in the be-
lief that they are justified in this move.
Efforts to apprehend or distrain leaders of
the insurrectionary movement by Choctaw
tribal officials, unsupported by United
States military authority may result seri-
ously.'
ne Secretary sent the following reply:
You will advise Bell and Roberts that
Latah Micco's statement is untrue. De-
partment recognizes Dukes. principal chief
Of Choctaws, and Porter. principal chief of
the Creeks. Any attempt by disaffected
Choctaws to select seats Of government
other than now occupied or in any manner
to assume tribal authority would be illegal,
and will not be countenanced In any man
ner by the department. So advise them"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-31

each individual citizen can be attained only
through obedience to the law and the con-
stituted authorities. While passing from
communal titles to individual holdings Of
our landed estate there must of necessity
result some hardship. but such hardships
will not be alleviated, but increased. by a
disregard of peaceful methods. However
much some of our people are opposed to
allotment Of our lands. the policy Of the
government of the United States In that
direction is finally fixed. and the majority
Of cur people have accepted the inevitable
with perfect good faith and are now pre-
pared for the change soon as it can pos
sibly be brought about, assured that the
welfare, happiness and prosperity Of our
people will be promoted thereby.
I'VE are authorized to state that Chief
Porter fully concurs with us in these
views.
The signers were Amos Mcintosh, John
R. Goat and Thomas M. Perryman.
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nan9s OF captain Charles D. Sigsbee, chief
OF the naval intelligence bureau. who wa
In command Of the battle ship when she
was blown up. and to whom this amount
was turned over by the persons In charge
OF the fund raising. some time last spring
Applications for a share of the fund have
been few Of late, but those that have been
received have come over a circuitous route
owing to Ignorance as to the whereabouts
OF the person now In charge of the remain
der of the money. Such applications should
be directly addressed to Captain Sigsbee at
the Navy Department
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-31
Havana Pay. Michael D.dy $3.50, 900

A dispatch from Havana says: The long
stapding controversy between Mr.. Michael
j. Dady. the contractor, and the military
ana municipal governments regarding the
sewering and paving contract has been set
tied by the payment to Mr.. Dady of $25O.OOO.
Mr.. Dady gave bond Of similar amount
that he was authorized on behalf of the
Dady Company to make the settlement
and to release all claims.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-31

General Alexander Hamilton. AS an ex-
preston of their affectionate regard to his
memory and of their deep regret for his
loss the St Andrews Society of the state of
New York have erected this monument"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-31
Debt Caused by Annexation.

Secretary Gage has sent to the House
full statement Of the Indebtedness incurred
by the annexation Of Hawaii. with a re-
quest for appropriations to cancel the in
dehtedness aggregating $S.44T,536
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-31

Government Exhibit ut Buffalo.
Chapes Edward Lloyd. q representative
exposition. to be held In Buffalo. is In Wash
ington, preparing an inventory and descrip-
ton of the government exhibits at the ex-
position. The exhibits are being arranged
now for shipment to Buffalo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-31
Balance of Maine relief Fund.

The relief fund raised by the American
people to aid the families Of the victims Of
tina Maine disaster has now dwindled down
to about 81 100. This balance u now IN ths
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-31

To Cure the Grip In Two Days
Laxative Bromo- ouinins REMOVES the causA
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-17

alone of all the women am still on the
stage. Two Of the men still are active
ly engaged in acting"
A Worcester Mass, paper contains
an interesting item, indicating the sue
cess of a well known salt Lake girl,
which VIII be resd with interest by her
many friends. It is as follows:
Miss Ruth Eldredge. who appeared in
support Of Archie Boyd in Charles Ber-
naTds new pastoral comedy picture Of
New England life. Vermont" at the
Worcester theatre, last evening. claims
Salt Lake City as her birthplace, She
the granddaughter of Orson Pratt,
the famous scholar and biOgrapher of
the Mormon church.
Miss Eldredge displayed histrionic
talent early in life. appearing in her
native place IN amateur productions In
child parts a the age Of 4 years. salt
Lake has produced some of our most
noted actors and actresses Of today.
Miss Eldredge appeared in the old
Salt Lake stock company She after
wards appeared in Denver. san Fran
cisco Philadelphia and New York.
with good success. Later she organized
a company Of her own. touring the mid
ole. west and northwest for two sea-
sons. Her performance for the romantic
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-17

the time of the assassination of Lin
coin
OF that organization but six members
are now alive. Laura Keene was play
ing the leading part in the stock COM
pany at Ford's theatre. Mrs. Kath-
ryne Evans and her husband, J. H
Evans, played minor roles. Mrs. Evans
is one of the two surviving women
members Of the company. OF the men
but two stiIl are before tie footlights.
They are N. A. Kennedy and w. J.
Ferguson,
Mrs. Evans, who now is a member of
the Garner Stock company, said re-
Gently:
My first thoughts when I read the
news Of President McTyinley's assassi-
nation were of that awful night at
FOrd's theatre thirty-siX years ago. At
the time my husband and myself were
members of Booths company I was
playing Mrs. Sharp, one Of the servants.
Laura Keene took the leading role on
this occasion
NV husband and I were sitting in
| the green room waiting to be called
when we heard a shot we knew was
not a part of the play. EVerybOGy
rushed to the stage and as we arrived
! there we saw the presidents head fall
/ forward on his breast. The members
| Of the company were terribly excited
/ and refused to believe that the assassin
| was an actor, much less that it was
] Booth, as he was loved by everyone
who knew him.
! "A great gloom fell over all theatri-
/ cal people because the deed had been
/ committed by one of their number, anC
many die not go back to Washington
/ for years. In fact, managers of Wash
/ ingtOn houses thought it bad policy Il
/ permit q member of that company t
/ play in the city for a long time to come
THE bitterness which the American
! people felt toward Booth in some way
/ attached to all the members Of the com
1 Dany for a time. although no blam
/ ever was directed toward any of VI
! but Booth. But the play going publ
! is easily susceptible to emotion, an
/ it was not strange that the cOmpan
/ as a whole was regarded with disfavO
/ for a time. although before that W
had been one of the most popular or
ganiZatiOBs in the country
MY husband and everybody that ha
been seen in Booths company durin
the day We're put under arrest on sus
DiciOn Of being accessories to the crime
This, however, was mere fOTmalit
which in the general excitement COul
not be overlooked. OF course, Their
was little difficulty about obtaining i'm
mediate release, for it was evident tina
] not a member of the company had tn
remotest idea of the thoughts that Ia
been surging through Booths brain.
"Of that company there are but tw
women and four men alive today.
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created a sensa ton when first produced
at the Broadway theatre two years
aeo. 1t thronged the large auditorium
of that playhouse to its utmost ca
pacitv for the entire season. The fol-
lowing season. owing to delay IN the
opeuing of the new Colonial theatre,
Boston. which Ben Hur" was con-
tracted to dedicate, a short supplement
tai engagement was played at the
Broadway, New York, and ten weeks OF
its time was also put in at the Chest
nut Street opera house in Philadelphia,
during which all records Of receipts at
! the prices were broken. The Colonial
/ theatre was finally opened during the
/ holidays and "Ben-Hur' remained
! there until the season closed.
When its second season ended and
! the books were footed up it was found
/ that the gross receipts in two years
/ trespassed closely upon the Sl00O,0O
mark-ag gregating, in fact, $4,000 for
the two years. This year it has been
I packing the Illinois theatre, Chicago,
ever since the theatrical season opened.
The play like the book, has taken on
an international interest. 1t will be
/ seen in Her Majesty's theatre, Sydney
Australia, in February, and at the
Drury Lane theatre. London, the lat
ter part of March. It may be interest
ing also to know that Klaw & Er-
LANCER are negotiating for French
German and Russian productions OF
the play.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-17

funnier than a cage full of monkeys
at the zoo. During a conversation
she laughed very heartily for several
minutes and then suddenly, as the
boys left the stage, showed signs Of
distress. The stage manager, at the
peep-hole, had been watching the au-
dience and had had his attention at
tracted 70 this lady by her enthusi-
astic demonstrations Of enjoyment
He noticed she had become hysterical
and. just as the ROgerses were about
to go on in response to an encore,
warned them of the lady's condition
They cut the encore short and let il
fall fat. When they returned to the
stage the lady had recovered her COM
pOsure Had Max kept up his fun
making IN response to the encore the
results might have proved serious to
her. In two instances people have
been removed. overcome. by hilarity.
from the Rogers brothers audiences.
KIaw 6 Changers production Of
''Ben-Hur" closed its long run in Chi
Cago last night
The history Of "Ben-Hur" is unique
After nearly ten years of negotiations
General Wallace's scruples adverse to
drsmatizing the book we're overcome
by Messrs. Klaw & Erianger. The play
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-17

Torrance of a play in which she believes
she VIII be called upon to play a part
This policy has been adhered to 10y he.
strictly for the last five years. She be-
heves that it is her duty to originate
roles wherever she can. and her Sap
Gene and Carmen conceptions have been
at wide variance with tradition. How
her imitation of Nethersole as Carmen
was the best that had ever been seen.
Hiss Bergere is somewhat discouraged.
but is stiH loyal to her belief.
On Wednesday and Thursday nights,
Nov. % and d. the Eighth Ward Dra-
matte company headed by Phil Mar
GETS VIII present the domestic com
edy. "Grandfather's Mistakes" in the
Eighth ward meeting house.
An event at the Theatre which may be
looked for about Christmas time is a re-
vival Of "The Willow Copse," COuldock
veteran actor. Phil Margetts. who is now
getting together his company. Mr.. Mar
gets win play Luke, the part made IA
nous by CoUldock.
A fun rehearsal OF the National Guard
minstrels has been called for 9 o'clock
this afternoon in company HIS new club
rooms, over the Deseret National bank.
The young men are struggling 70 get the
show ready by Thanksgiving Day, and
the STAGE manager desires every member
TO be i'm attendance this afternoon. Man
aser Kenyon has closed contracts with q
/ Cincinnati house for autographs and
hangers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-17
An Engineers Fast Run

An engineer on one Of the roads en-
tering here, in speaking last night OF
fast runs, said: Although my machine
IS not slow, once let a cold get six
hours the start of me and my machin-
cry is no match for it. 1 have for years
kept a bottle Of Kemp's Balsam con
stantly in my cab. and when a cough or
cold gets a start of this standard rem
edy it is indeed a cold day" Price.
Csc and soc. For sale by Godbe-Pitts
Drug company.
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the stage. Miss Irwin was reported TO
have decided upon a retirement about
three weeks age, and she came forth
with a complete denial 4 few DAYS
later she announced her retirement her
self before a Baltimore audience
Miranda of the Balcony is closing its
second month TO excellent business at
the Manhattan New York and its sue
cess-which has been solid and legitimate
in spite of the attempts % an antago-
nistic interest TO miSrepreSent it-W0uld
justify its continuance for much longer
term than originally was designed for il.
There IS q new play in rehearsal how
ever, an original drama of New York
life, by Mrs. Burton Harrison, entitled
THE CnwelcOme Mrs. Hatch.
There is a wholesome respect of Amer
lea evidencing itself in the Cuban the
aires. A play called The Pork Kings
was recently produced, and because 1t
was thought to contain a covert insult
to Americans and their methods its pro-
duction was prohibited. The prohibition
has now been Withdrawn. as the sup
posed sheer was taken from the lines
Theatre ushers in the east seem to have
an antipathy 10 college boys. They don t
like them when they attend the theatre
in a body, and last week at the Herald
Square in New York the ushers struck
because a Columbia college student had
the theatre management and the lone
student succeeded in seating the audi
ence. and the regular ushers were LETT 20
their discontinue the next morning,
when more college students were given
places.
Acton Davies, one of Gotham's enter
tanning writer's on stage topics, has Just
completed an entertaining little volume
Of personal "reminiscences OF Maude Adj
ans, enlivened by pictures Of that clever
actress, taken at various stages of her
theatrical career.
Miss Helen Byron is the principal com
edienne with Jeff de Angels in "A Royal
Rogue this season. With her sister she
started as a song-and-dance artist on the
vaudeville stage later Miss Helen Joined
the Ringing Bros circus and became a
successful bareback rider, then she
joined a stock company and soon became
it's leading lady. finally, discovering that
she had a singing voice, she decided 10
go into comic opera and now has become
| an operate soubrette.
Charley Ross was entertaining some
friends in a Broadway cafe the other af-
ternOOn with a story which he said had
! been told to him by an actor who had
just returned from Montreal. It seems
that during the recent visit Of the Duke
and Duchess of Cornwall and York to
that city they were given a reception at
winch DOM were invited TO write LutlI
signatures in the hosts guest book. Their
signatures. of course. were Victoria
May" and George" Immediately after
the wife Of the mayor was asked to sign.
She was apparently slightly nervous, but
she only hesitated a moment. when. with
her finest flourish, she wrote Bridget"
Miss Valerie Bergere, who is the lead
ing woman Of the Columbia Theatre
Stock company in Brooklyn. has a fad
which is that she viii not witness a per-