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The weekly examiner., 1901-06-29
Especial Buffalo Correspondence.

/ Especial BuffalO COrreSpOndence.I HUMANITY may be quite sincere
 in their applause of every eff
 fort made to reduce the worlds armament, but seemingly everyone finds an interest in the weapons with which wars are fought. Here at the Pan-American exposition there is no other government exhibit that at tracts more attention than that of the war department, and it is an ex- hibit worthy of the department that makes it.
 The United States military acad- emy and the following bureaus of the war department are represented in the exhibit: Adjutant generals de partment, quartermaster's depart ment, medical department, corps of engineers, ordnance department and signal corps.
 From the adjutant generals de- pertinent is displayed large number of maps and publications prepared in the military information department.
 The quartermaster's department exhibits paintings, photographs and drawings Illustrating the army trans port service; 40 lay figures and "A col ,ored plates showing uniforms and equipments of the army from the revolution to the present day; 25 silk and 50 bunting corps flags of the civil war and the garrison, post and storm bunting flags of the present time.
 The exhibit of the medical depart ment, in charge of Capt. B. L. Nun son, assistant surgeon, U. S. A., con- sists of model brigade field hospital of 100 beds capacity, completely equipped in every detail, in wards, operating and dispensary tents, mess and kitchen as authorized in the 1900 manual for the medical department. This exhibit is especially interesting,
The weekly examiner., 1901-06-29

n'er Porto Rieo's sea-sirt land; " Hbcve Der palms and bloom, Cbe flag has l:t Der darkscme clouds,
 Tnd fIasbed tbe tyrant's doom. Cbus bere, aEa in tbe orient seas,
 more millions now are free, Hnd live fa peace, to sing the songs
 Of reve and E!berty. Hnd Wftb 1t all, tbe ncrtb and South
 lire bound in Ecve again, Cofoster faitb, and crutb, and Peace,
 Tn Unions golden ebain.
The weekly examiner., 1901-06-29

ENow ebeer, ge freemen! cbree times three! k Hnd fly the banner bigb- Cbe brightest flag beneath the sun.
 Chat eyer kissed the sky. Blare the bugles, beat tbe drums,
 Hnd make tEe Welkin ring, Roar all tbe big and little guns,
 Hnd bigb bcsanna$ sins. cbs glorious Tcurtf Is bere again
 Great Independence Day, Chat taught all men to know tbeir rights,
 Hnd blaxed fair Treedem's way.
The weekly examiner., 1901-06-29

"nld GIcry''- banner Of tbe free " Tnd has a proMder name BIazed in the annals of tbe world,
 Or sealed a tigber claim r. About "Old 6ofy'' memories feem,
 Hnd grand and grizzly souls baue laughed, and fought, and Wept and bIed
 1Ubere streamed Its blessed folds; Hnd late, the young men of the land,
 Bave bcrne 1t on the way Wbere pxarl$ sound around the world,
 From Independence Day,
The weekly examiner., 1901-06-29
High Grade Bicycle For Sale.

A high-grade lady's $40 bicycle standard make, fully guaranteed, en- tirely new, (received in trade,) may be taken for $23 cash. It's beauty and a bargain. Address "A. W. P" this office.
The weekly examiner., 1901-06-29

Hmeriea has girt a belt H HrcMnd tbe rolling world, 1n orient lands Der standard stands
 Cbe stars and stripes, unfurled. Che Gver Faitbfu1 TsIe has laid
 Cbe sway Of tyrants Icw; EcIambia gaue a bsIping band,
 Witb many a gcodly blows cbe dancing shadow of her flag Fed Guba fn tbe fight, Beneath the sun cf EibertY,
 Tnd iA the field of Rigbt.
The weekly examiner., 1901-06-29

Hge, 'tis the flag that patricts- J Cbe true and tried cf men 6aue faitbfuI followed itt the blaze
 Of fiereest battle, when Hinfd the storm Of $bot and sbeII,
 Hnd fn fhe sMlpb'rcMs futie Cbe god of Uietory rode aifain,
 Hud bore bis ncddins plume, Or breasting a resfstIess charge,
 bas waVered In tbe strife, But rose again and led tbe way,
 co $ave the nations life.
The weekly examiner., 1901-06-29
The Important Thing.

"Do you think it makes much diff ference which planet a person is born under?"
 'sNot a bit, so long as he keeps on the earth."-Town and Country.
The weekly examiner., 1901-06-29

7sbe fiat Of tbe fathers, bold, S Wbo laid foundations desp, For tbis republic structure fair,
 Hnd gave 1t us to keep Free from the inscIense or touch,
 Or despcts, and thsir way, Is wrought, and sealed, and ernbIemixed
 1n Independence Day. So ebeer, Ve frsemen! Ctree times tbree!
 TNd fly the banner bigb; Cbe brightest flag beneath the suR
 Cbat ever kissed tbe sky.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31
FRENCH SEND WAR
 SHIPS TO TURKEY
ADMIRAL INSTRUCTED TO SEIZE. CUSTOM HOUSE OF PORT NEAR
 EST HIS SQUADRON IF SULTAN
 DOES NOT GIVE SATISFACTION.

Paris, October 31.-"The entire French Mediterranean squadron left yesterday afternoon" says the Toulon correspon- dent of the Figaro. While one division put in at Salins D'Hieres, another com posed of three battleships andstwo cruis- CTS, under the command of Admiral Gail lard, proceeded to the Levant. Two thousand troops will be added to this force. Admiral Caillard's orders are that if complete satisfaction Is not immediate ly given by the Ottoman government to all the claims of France he shall seize the custom house of the port nearest his squadron. It is believed his destination is the Island of Mitylene or Salonika. The island commands the entrance to the Dardanelles and the Gulf of Smyrna"
 Several morning papers confirm the Figaro's Toulon advices. Rumors to the same effect was current in Paris late last evening, but the foreign office professed to know nothing about the matter.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31
TRAINED NURSE
 MAY BE MURDERESS
UNDER ARREST ON SUSPICION OF BEING CONNECTED WITH AL LEeEp MURDER OF MRS. GIBBS. OTHER DEATHS.

Barnstahle, Mass, October 30.-Miss Jane Toppan, who was arrested today at Amherst, N. H.. on suspicion of being connected with the alleged murder of Mrs. Mary Gibbs at Cataumet, was brought here this afternoon. She was taken to the local jail and will be ar raigned tomorrow morning.
 Mrs. Gibbs husband Capt. Irving F. Gibbs. who Is captain of the coasting schooner Golden Pail, was away on that vessel at the time of his wife's death. On learning of it at a coast port he im- mediately returned home, and although there had been up to that time no sus- picion of foul play, Captain Gibbs be- lieved that there should be an investiga- tion and placed the matter in the hands of the district attorney. The bodies of Mrs. Goi don and Mrs. Gibbs were ex- humed and the ston1achs were sent to Professor Woods of Harvard University, and as result of his examination Miss Toppan was arrested on suspicion of hav- ing poisoned the four members of the Gibbs family.
 The police assert that they have suftf-
  although tJey will not disclose any of it.
 Mrs. Mary Gibbs, for whose alleged murder Miss Jane Toppan is under ar- rest, was daughter of Mir. and Mrs. A. P. Davis of Bourne, Mass, and a sister of Mrs. Harry Gordon of Chicago Both MT. and Mrs. Davis died last July, and within the next few weeks Mrs. Gordon. who had come from Chicago to see her mother in her last hours, and Mrs. Gibbs, died Miss Toppan, a professional nurse, and a friend of the Davis family, attend ed each person.
 When the fact that the four persons died within one month came to be noted by the reighbors, particularly as the of ficial cause of the deaths was rot given out, the matter was called to the atten- ton of the district attorney, who on Au- gust 30 gave orders for the bodies to be disinterred for examination. It was re- ported that traces of poisoning was found In all the bodles.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31
FIGHT FOR BREAD;
 TWENTY ARE SHOT
STARVING WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN MEXICAN TOWN LEAD AN AT TACK ON A WAREHOUSES; uLAToRs CORNER MARKET.

San Antonio. Texas, October S0-News was received here today that at Puruan- diro, Michoacan. Mexico, on October 2S a bread riot occurred in which twenty persons were wounded, many of them fatally.
 The cause of the riot is said to have been the action of specluators in corner ing the supply of corn.
 A corn famine has existed in that sec- tion of Mexico for months and the gov ernment recently removed the import duty on corn from the United States as a measure of relief.
 It is claimed that spectators cornered the shipments to Puruandiro and raised the price 100 per cent.
 The starving people. driven to despera- tion, attacked the warehouses, the wo- men and children leading the assault. They were shot down by the guards. Those who escaped the bullets, appalled, at what had happened, fled.
 The conditions in that section of the republic south of the City of Mexico are described as terrible.
 Puruandlro Is about l..ly miles from the railroad and the last news from there was that the situation was critical and that more bloodshed was feared.
 The government has started troops to the scene.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31
SENATOR GORMAN
 GIVEN OVATION
SPEAKS TO A LARGE DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN BALTiMoRE-WILL NOT SAY WHETHER HE IS SEM AToRiAL CANDIDATE.

Baltimore, October Ex-Governor John Walter Smith and former United States Senator Arthur P German addressed a largely attended Democratic mass meet ing tonight. MT. German received an ova- tion lasting for several minutes when he stepped to the front of the platform. He asserted that the result of the coming election in this State would place Mary land on "one side or the other of the great conflict that has been going on for thirty-two years in this country, whether the white man or the colored man shall rule in this country
 Referring to the statement that he would be candidate to succeed Senator George L. Wellington if the next legis- lature should be Democratic, MT. Cor man said:
 "I have not been In the habit Of giving my opponents much information and in this case I do<not think I would if I could, but I could not if I would.
 'In a crisis of this sort. or in any conflict where the partys interests are at stake. as great as this is, I shall be found marching with the column, no mat ter what they do with any man."
The age-herald., 1901-10-31
coLLIDEs WITH LOCOMOTIVE.
An Automobile With Six Passengers
 Struck By Train.

New York. October 30.-As Henri Four nier, the French chaffeur, was today crossing the tracks of the Long Island Railroad near Westbury in an automobile in which five other men were seated. the machine came into collision with a loco motive. All six men were hurt and the machine demolished The injured are:
 N. B. Fullerton, special agent of the passenger department of the Long Island Railroad. badly cut about the head and face and compound fracture of one leg.
 A. G. Bachaldor of the New York Jour nal. and who is chairman of the national Cyclists Association broken leg and oth- CT injuries.
 J. H. Gerry New York Herald, broken shoulder and leg.
 Arthur Lewis of ,his city, cuts on face and hand. and ankle sprained. Henry J. Evrall of this city, bruises and cuts and legs sprained.
 Henri Fournier, foot sprained.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31

 blocks her way on the minister steps, Sembrich's voice was not quite dramatic enough; but her singing which followed, especially the song after the bridal march in the second scene of the third act, re- vealed her to be the wonderful artist that she is. And nothing could have been finer than her duet with Lohengrin in the last scene. Madame Sembrich' s acting throughout was in every way fit ting. She has histrionic talent of high order.
 Miss Bridewell's Debut.
 Much local interest and sentiment cen tered in Carrie Bridewell to be sure. Of all the gifted musicians who have gone from Birmingham, Miss Bridewell is the only one who has gained national repu- tation, and as this was her debut in Lohengrin, in the subtle and cruel char acter of Ortrud, the audience naturally waited with bated breath until it came her turn to sing and act. She was on the stage at the rise of the curtain, and as she stosd with Telramund to the left front :f the stage, posing and watching with jealous eye the pure and gentle Elsa, she looked very regal and in keeping with her part, fiery and malevolent.
 She did not sing until the second act. But in that act she had many difficult songs, and acquitted herself with remark ably high credit. She was in exception ally good condition and her vocalization was excellent. In acting she has much to learn. The histrionic demands on Ortrud are uncommon. With ambition and study Miss Bridewell will acquire the art of acting. In the meantime her rich, velyety voice goes a long way toward carrying her through the part.
 Dippel made an almost ideal Lohengrin. His clear tenor voice was delight, and | his singing and acting in the last act were especially fine.
 MT. Muhlmann may not be quite ur to Bispham as Telramund, but he is not far behind him. He has voice and tenn perament and his enunciation is striking ly good
 Blass. as the king, made pleasing inn pression, but he cannot fill Plancon s shoes.
 The Herald's part-an important part was taken by man who was not equal to it. His singing was all tremolo.
 The principals received an ovation and much of the applause was evidently meant for Miss Bridewell. All the artists were forced to make bows. They were called before the curtain no less than six times
 Not as Large as Expected. While the orchestra was larger than was promised. the chorus was not so large as was expected; nor was 1t a particularly efficient chorus. The male section was poor. Among the noticeable cuts was in the finale of the first act after the prayer. The song of jubilation was eliminated This seemed strange, no doubt, to members of the Birmingham chorus. It is difficult part but the Metropolitan company should have been equal to 1t.
 Of the music of Lohengrin, so much has been written and spoken in lectures about 1t that nothing new can be added. Elsas songs were all accompanied by the higher wood-wind, and Ortrud was prefgured by the bass clarinet and the English horn. Ortrud's entrances were always in the sharp minor key and di- unfinished chords.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31
BROWNING RULING IRRIGATED.
Indian Children Are Now Free to Go
 to School or Not.

Washington, October 3O.-The Secretary Of the Interior today formally abrogated what is known as the Browning ruling which In effect holds that 1t is the duty of the service to fill the regular govern ment schools before permitting drafts on the Indian children for sectarian school enrolment.
 This is the most important action taken for 8 long period in the matter of sec tarian Indian schools. The issuance of the order followed assurances given ear Her in the day by Secretary Hitchcock to Archbishops Ireland of St. Paul. and Riordan of San Francisco. who called to urge action that recent suspension of the ruling would be changed to com plet abrogation of the order. The effect of the order, it Is understood. is to leave Indian children generally free to go to any school or to attend none of them.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31
FIRE LOSS IS s25o,ooo.
Picture Factury Burns and Seventy
 Five Families Are Homeless.

Chicago, October 30-Seventy-five famil- ies lost their homes and s25O.00O worth of property was destroyed in fire tonight that started in Peterson & Co.'s picture frame factory at Union street and Austin avenue.
 Planned by strong wind. the flames got beyond control and spread to the small packing establishment of Feinburg & Stopp and long row of residences ad- joining. Twenty blocks of dwellings skirting Milwaukee avenue were wiped out before the fire was subdued. The Pe- terson factory, which with contents was valued at $175.00O, fully insured was de- stroyed. The bulk of the remainder of the loss was upon residences. fairly well covered by insurance. There were many rumors of lives lost in the fire, but it is believed that all people living in the burned buildings escaped.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31
PosrPoNEs THE CASE.
Application of Roland B. Molineux to
 Dismiss Indictment Not Heard.

New York, October S0.-The application by counsel for Roland B. Molineux for the dismissal of the indictment charging him with the murder of Mrs. Katharine Adams, came up before Judge MacMahon in the Court of General Sessions today. An application for an adjournment. made by Judge Given. was denied.
 At the afternoon session of the court, Judge MacMahon said the argument had been postponed for one week.
 Ex-Governor Black protested, saying the defendant had been in prison for three years, and that his case should not be handled about like an ordinary matter of collecting rent
 Judge MacMahon replied that no injus- tice would be done the defendant by the adjournment, and he then set the hearing for November 2.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31

The Grau Opera Company has come and gone and Boyle & Edwards, managers of the Auditorium. who guaranteed 1t to the extent of s500O. are 5000 better off than they were. No such audience was ever seen in this city as that which filled the house last night. Every seat in the parquet was occupied and most of the seats under the balcony were taken. Nearly every seat in the dress circle was filled and the gallery was packed.
 The price of seats ranged from $4 to g and the general admission to the gallery was sl. The receipts could not have been less than $65OO.
 It was a brilliant and a we'll behaved audience, as all Birmingham audiences are. Musical! Yes, it was music loving audience. Not that every one present un- derstood Wagner. Many were educated to the wagnerian school but many were not. Still. every one, musically educated or musically old-fashioned or green. de- Sived pleasure from this elegant perform nnce of Wagner's most popular opera.
 When Grau comes this way again stand Ing room will be in demand.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31
STORY OF OPERA FROM
 MUSICAL STANDPOINT
Nothing Ever Heard Here That Can Be Compared
 to 1t.
BY WILLIAM RYAN.

From spectacular point of view Lo- hengrin surpassed anything that had ever been seen on the stage of Birmingham and as an operatic performance nothing of course could be compared with it, peared here.
 While many persons might have gone to the Auditorium filled with regret that Madame Schumann-Heink was not to be in the cast, when they witnessed the beautiful scenic effects and listened to the artists in the cast and the superb orchestra very unappreciative they would have been not to have been glad they were there. In many respects it was a great performance. Sembrich was in fine voice, Carrie Bridewell was in fine voice, and so were most of the other principals. But even had the artists been less attrac- two than they were the orchestra alone would have been worth the price of ad- mission. s
 Damrosch a Great Leader.
 Walter Damrosch is a masterful con- Courier. which frequently belittles him, to the contrary notwith- standing. In the old operas the orchestra was secondary. In Wagner operas and music dramas the orchestra is almost. if not quite, as prominent as the voices on the stage. Therefore 1t is in order to write especially of the musicians in front of the stage.
 There were forty-seven Instrumental tsts-eight first violins-and a choicer band of performers could not well be as- sembled in New York or any other city. The ensemble was singular1y strong and the tone quality was next to faultless. hQ hi f0 kl., ough control that 1t was as if he were playing upon one grand instrument.
 Now for little criticism in detail.
 The Birmingham public asked for Sem- brich as Elsa, and no one, 1t may safely be said. regrets that she was put in the cast She is perhaps the worlds greatest prima donna today, but her particular line is in colorature singing rather than In Wagner music. As the Germans would vay. she has not i'm getragenen styl"- the broad sustained style Tn certain points, therefore, Emma Flames, who is 1t home in Wagner, makes more ac- eeptable Elsa. And yet Sembrich in the second and third acts rose to great heights last night, both in singing and acting.
 Senbricn's First Song.
 In her first song-Elsa's dream-Sem- brich did not sing with that degree of surety which might have been expected. Her next song, accompanied by women 8 voices, was beautifully done. In Elsa s song of jubilation Sembrich missed her cue and delivered the part a trife slow. Damrosch tried to get her to sing faster but to no avail. This tendency to take songs slower than the composer intended is a well known failure of most prima donas. In this particular song Wagner wrote for a swift outburst. In the second scene of the second act when Elsa comes kt-o born ,d cfv bav. alxy to the zephyrs-"Elsas gesang an die Lufte''-it was also taken hesitatingly; but later in the duet with Ortrud when she is overcome with pity for 0rtrud's hypo- critical pleading her art rose to the de- mand of the role. Here indeed was a grand achievement
 In scene 4 when ortrud meets her and
The age-herald., 1901-10-31
PRAISES THEIR COURAGE.
coleneI Robe of the Ninth Infantry
 Addresses His Men.

Manila. October 3o.-colonel Robe of tho Ninth Infantry in his official report of the Balangiga disaster in regimental or ders. praises the magnificent heroism of the dead American soldiers. To the sur vivors he says:
 Your splendid. courageous, defensive and aggressive warfare at Balangiga has gone into history as a rare achievement of the regiment. l am proud of you. To you and to those who fought and fell the army is indebted for a superb demonstra- ton of what the bravery of a few deter mined men may accomplish under most unequal and unfavorable circumstances"
The age-herald., 1901-10-31
SOCIETY THERE IN
 HER BEST DRESS
Tier After Tier o. Pretty Costumes Formed Spectacle
 of Beauty.
BY PAUL PRY.

Birmingham society has not enjoyed the distinction and eclat that seems to at tend the house shows as recently given in several southern cities, but the audi ence last night at the Auditorium, which greeted the Grau Opera singers in the superb lyric opera of Lohengrin. was in every sense spectacle of beauty and brilliancy.
 In row after row and tier after tier the whole house was filled with the repre- sentative people of Birmingham. It was an audience wonderful in size and appre- citation, and the most brilliant gathering ever seen in Birmingham.
 It was an audience of musicians. music lovers and society folk, and one that by it's responsiveness would have delighted any singer. It has been many weeks since
The age-herald., 1901-10-31
PASSES FRANCHISE TAX.
Provision of the Georgia Tax on Prop
 erty of Corporations.

Atlanta, October 30.-The Howard tax franchise bill passed the Georgia House of Representatives today.
 It provides that the authorities of the State shall deduct the value of the plant or equipment of corporations from the total value of the stock and bonds of cor porations and that the difference so ar rived at shall be declared to represent the value of the corporation's franchise and that a tax in accordance with that valua-
The age-herald., 1901-10-31
Prominent Newspaper Man pIes.

Kansas City, October SO.-Frank Brady, a well-known newspaper man. died at his home here today, aged 4S years. of Bright's disease. MT Brady started in the newspaper business with the Cincin- natl Enquirer, and at different times was on the staffs of the New Orleans Picayune as an editorial writer, the Gal weston News, St. Louis Globe-Democrat and the Kansas City Times
The age-herald., 1901-10-31
EASES QUARANTINE.
Forida Stations Will Reinstate Winter
 Rules as to Cuba.

Tallahassee, Fla, October sO.-Frlday, November 1. the close quarantine against Cuba will be raised at all Frolida sta tions.
 The same regulations which are usually in effect during the winter months be- tween Florida and Cuban ports will be observed. Vessels from foreign ports are inspected throughout the year, but during the winter months they are not detained for any length of time at quarantine.
The age-herald., 1901-10-31
Fifth Convention of Cotton spInners

Charlotte, N. C., October 3O.-The fifth annual convention of the Southern Cotton Spinners' Association will meet in Att lanta on November 14 and 15. Aside from the general routine of the convention, a banquet will be given and a Bohemian smoker Is included
The age-herald., 1901-10-31
Governor Taft RecoverInq.

Manila, October Ex-Governor Taft has been sick in the hospital for ten days past He has undergone successful op- eration and is now recovering.