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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05

Thomas Q. Seabrooke will produce an en-
tuely new comic opera next season, to be
written by Harry h. Smith and A. Baldwin
sloane Contracts were signed last Tues
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05

Nellie Lynch. who danced cleveriy in
his city with the defunct Star and Gar
ter company. has been secured for the
SeabrOCke ..RounderS" organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05

Comic opera managers have been after
Ezra Kendall with tiattering offers. but
without effect. Mr.. Kendall says he pre-
fers vaudeville and recently signed con-
tract covering fifty weeks, said to be s7oo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05

A French comedy. entitled 1.-THE Devil in
New York" may be produced in Croker
Vile vcrE soon by Oscar Hammerstein. 1t
will probably be given under a different
title.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05

James j Corbett. the pugi.ist, is said to
have offered 81 900 for Harrison Wolfe's
play. "Cashel Byron" before its recent dis
IStrous trial performance in New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05

Edmund Collier. an actor of the old
school. died in New York last week. He
played prominent parts with Booth, Me
Cullough and other Shakespearean actors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05

Notwithstanding the fact that two houses
are now dividing up the burlesque business
in this city, both Treasurer wilson of The
EijUu and Treasurer Ridge Waller of the
Lyceum report one of the best seasons in
years.
The well-known Washington actress, Ettie
Darling. is now leading lady with BelascOs
Central Tneatar Stock Company. San Fran
''Sco. This new house was opened Decem-
her - with Miss Darling in The Heart of
Maryland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05

Only TWO changes have occurred III the
cast of Charles b. HanfOrd's new play th;
season. Mr.. Walter Montague has assumed
the part of Alexis Lemmee and Charles
Mylot that If Major Wasworth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05

r. y. Barnet. the author of 1872 has
been doing very little work since he
brought out Jack and the Beanstal but
il is now announced that he has almost fin
ished two new pieces, Miss Simplicity"
and The Golf Girl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05

Melbourne Mcdowell has severed rela-
lions with the Une-Tittle-McDowel COM
hnatton. and will appear as a stock star
at the HOPKINS Theater, Chicago, for Il
short season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05

Romantic drama appears to have the call
Julia Marowe is rehearsing a new piece,
entitled The Sword of the King and
will give it an early presentation in New
York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05

The Orpheum Theater. Brooklyn, con-
SJructed at a cost of $500, 900 opened its
doors for the first time last Tuesday night.
the Strakosch Opera Company being the
attraction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05

Big-hearted Blanche Walsh made her
More Than Queen company very happy
christmas day at Memphis by presenting
them with valuable gifts and in addition
provided an elaborate banquet after the
nights performance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05

Queen Victoria is reported to have ex-
pressed a wish to see a genuine American
comic opera, and Charles Frohman has de-
Icrmincd to crafty the desire He will
present Edna May in The Girl from Tn
There at Windsor Castle for the kind con-
Gfdprdtigu of the queen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05

Ada Gilman. who has been playing the
le ading role in The Casino Girl in Lon
don until recently, signed a contract in that
that city last Tuesday to appear in the
New York production of The Gay Girl
settle" under the management of Mr.Cham-
Bec
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05

J. F. DodsOn. the distinguished character
actor. with his little drama. "Richeleus
Stratagem." has become one of the solid
successes of polite vaudeville. His tour of
the circuits has been a triumph and mis-
superb acting somewhat of revelation TO-
tae patrons of the twice-a-day houses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05

Captain jerks viii have its first pre-
- nration in Philadelphia next Monday
night. with Edwin Stevens and Ethel Bar
rymOre in the principal parts. The play
VIII remain two weeks in the Quaker city
and then so to New York for a run.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05

The BurgOmaster' was presented in
New York for the first time last Monday
night under many difficulties, Eleanor Gin
Sti and Lillian Coleman, two Of the princi-
pals. being prevented from appearing on
account of sickness. In addition seven OF
the chorus girls failed to appear for the
same cause.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05

Robert Edes1n has resigned his position
a., leading man with the Henrietta Cross
man Mistress NelF' Company. and in con-
sequence Sidney Booth makes his debut i'll
that proud position Monday night. He i
the son Of Agnes Booth and has been play
Ing lcAaimg imyenile roles Tor several wears
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05

Roland Reeds health since he has left
the hospital last week has shown remark
able Improvement. and his close friends
have been sladdened by his present APP
pearance Mr.. Reeds case has been a puz-
Zler for the New York physicians. and up
10 the present time they have been unable
10 diagnose the disease that has been trou-
bling him for years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05

Willie Collier is reported to have signed
for next season with Jacob Lift, seVerinS
his relations with Smyth and Perley. The
., ntracts were signed Wednesday in Mil
wdukee. Mr.. Lit has comedy from the
pen of Augustus Thomas. which he expects
,' be very successful with Collier in the
{ hief role.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-12

Washington, June 9.-The slight
Improvement in Mrs. McKinley's
health which manifested itself the lat
ter part of the week continues and hope
begins to be felt that she may after all
recover from the present attack. The
improvement, however, is so slight as
not to change materially the extreme
gravity of the case.
Buffalo, Y. Y, June s.-Lieut Com
mander J. H. Bull, of the United
States navy, in charge Of the hydro
Sraphic service at the Pan-American
grounds, fell from the dome of the
Government building today and was
seriously injured. He was unconscious
when assistance reached him and he
was taken at once to the Emergency
Hospital After careful examination
the surgeons reported that while Com
mander Bulls injuries were serious,
they did not think they would prove
fatal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-12
Mckinley for a Third Term.

Cincinnati, June 8 There has
been no time in our history when CON
ditions would justify the election of a
president to third term as in the
case of Mckinley. .
This remark was recently made by
Congressman Charles H. Grosvenor.
Mckinley is personally the most
popular president we have had in a
long time, and he has certainly most
creditably performed the duties of his
high office. | think it is time furth-
ermore, to demolish the fiction that
there is an unwritten law, established
by Washington, that no president of
the United States may accept third
term. The facts are, as any student
of the times may discover, that it was
fear of defeat which impelled Wash
ington to decline third nomination.
Being federalist be was the object
of very violent attacks on the part of
the Democrats of his day and recog-
nizing the growing strength of his
opponents, he doubted, as l believe,
his ability again to secure an election
if he should rum
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-12
SUDDEN and SECRET MEETING.
Mr. Mckinley Suddenly Called His
Cabinet Together.
President Particularly Requested
Every Member Not to Mention
the Topic to a Soul.

Washington, June 10.-In response
to messages from the president sent
late this evening after an hours talk
with the secretary of state, all the
members Of the cabinet now IN the
city assembled at the White Honuse at
s o'clock this evening. There were FIVE
of them present. They came in even
ing dress. The object of the gather
ing was not known to the members OF
the cabinet as the invitation to them
simply asked them TO call at S O'Clock:
Several of the members said the call
was simply to pay their respects.
The meeting was called suddenly by
messages sent the various cabinet
members from the White House. The
president and Secretary Long had
been out driving, the secretary being
especially sent for BY the president to
join him in drive. When the presi-
dent returned he found Secretary Hay
awaiting him and the two spent half
hour together, the secretary leaving
on night train for Buffalo. It was
Immediately after this call that the
cabinet was asked to assemble and
they arrived within a few minutes Of
each other, about O'Clock, none Of
them being advised in advance of the
object. Secretary Long brought his
young son, Secretaries Gage, Hitch
cock and Wilson, Attorney General
Knox and Postmaster General Smith
were those present. Secretary Root is
in Buffalo while Secretary Hay had
left for the same place. The cabinet
Immediately repaired to the cabinet
room where they remained less than
an hour. They took occasion to ex-
press their qualification at the contin-
ned improvement in Mrs. McKinley's
condition and also discussed another
subject which none of them would dis
close, each member saying that it
was of a personal nature and some of
them giving out the negative infor-
nation that the meeting had no rela
tions to Cuba, China, the Philippines,
the Boer war, the Porto Rican tariff,
the supreme court decisions, or any
Important public question. The pres
ident placed a personal Injunction on
each member to say nothing about the
matter.
Several cabinet officers said that
their calls had to do with Mrs. Nc
Kinley's continued improvement.
Some announcement may be made
later about the matter which was of
either a social or personal nature and
chiefly concerned those present.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-12
DepIorabIe Condition of Beer
Women.

New York. June 9.-The Rev. II.
D. Brockhuizen of Pretoria, South
Africa, the minister who closed the
volksraad with prayer after President
Kruger's ultimatum had been read to
that body. is in this city. His broth
er. DR.. II. J. Won Brockhuizen Of the
Orange Free State, who served in the
Boer armies, accompanied him. Their
mission in this country is to raise
money for the Boer women and chill
dren now in refuge camps. Rev. DR..
Won Brockhuizen said in an interview
''Our women and children who are
at present concentrated in camps es-
tablished by the British are in a hor-
rible condition. 1t was bad enough
when l left South Africa but l know
from letters that I have received-one
only the other day from my sister
that it is hundred times worse
now.
When tie doctor left South Africa,
be says be was virtually banished by
order of Gen. Maxwell military COVER
nor of Pretoria.
DR.. von Brockhuizen said further of
the camps: In an official report made
by DR.. Ronald P. Mckenzie of the
British army, on Feb. Is. of this year,
the British government is notified that
the conditions are horri ible, the death
rate appalling and the food furnished
wholly unfit to eat.
The Afrikanders, Rev. DR.. Won
arockhuizen AYERS, will never be over
come and all reports to the contrary
are false. The Boer army numbers
ID, 600 to 1900 and is constantly be-
ing augmented by Cape Colony Beers.
The Boer forces are now armed with
Lee -Metford rifles he says and they
have tons Of ammunition buried which
they can use at any time against the
British.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-12
THE CUBAN CoNyENTIoN.

Habana, June 9.-The Conservative
members Of the constitutional conven-
tionn are absolutely confident that the
Platt amendment will be accepted and
that several Radicals will Join with
the l.. delegates who heretofore have
voted in favor of an acceptance. The
last few days seem to have brought
about change in the attitude of del
egates who had been bitterly arraiening
the Washington government for re-
jecting the convention interpretations
of the amendment. The strong pres
sure from the outside brought to
bear upon the convention to finish its
business and to place the conntry on
a settled basis has had an excellent
effect upon the Radicals, Inducing
them to accept the inevitable, and
some of them are now arguing that it
would be perhaps better to accept the
amendment, hoping for some form of
independence. than to prolong the mil
itary occupation of the island
The convention will meet in secret
session tomorrow. L is expected that
several days will elapse before vote
is taken.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-12
GREAT CHRISTIAN GATHERING.
SEM|-gEHTEANIAL- Ind JUBILEE OF
The Y. M. c. 4.
Nearly Five Thousand Delegates
in Attendance.

Boston. June 10.-Streamine into
Boston from nearly every quarter Of
the globe came delegates today TO the
semi-centennial and international
Jubilee Convention of the Young
Mems Christian Association of North
America. Practically every civilized
country in the world will be represent
ed tomorrow when the Convention is
called to order in the exhibition hall
of the Mechanics building and it is
confidently expected that there will be
nearly 5000 delegates from the differ
ent associations in attendance during
the six days the Convention is in ses-
sion.
Those who reached here this after
uoon scarcely paused to shake the dust
of travel from their clothes before ap-
pearing at the headquarters, where a
large force of officials was ready to as
sign suitable boarding places and
attend to the needs of the visitors.
Not delegate left the building
without a thorough inspection of the
jubilee exhibit in one of the large
halls of the Mechanics building. This
CONSISTS VI puOGoS a PHo VI L -'A. ~
A. camps, athletic teams, gymnasium
and diagrams of work done in Bible
study, sent by associations in all sec
tions of the country, Awards of merit,
consisting of blue ribbons and red rib
bons, for first and second prizes, had
been distributed amongt he different
classes of exhibits.
The exhibit contained material from
all kinds of associations in all depart
ments of activity, and designed to
graphically present the historic move
ment in the American associations fol-
the past fifty years.
The first of the delegates to arrive
were those from the most distant
cline, one party from Adelaide, Aus
tralia. and another from Japan getting
in early. The first named party. how
ever, journeyed West, while the Jap
anese delegates went East to the Y.
NJ. G.. 4. Mecca of 1901. Another par
ty from Minneapolis also came in early
in the day, and were promptly and
warmly welcomed by the local COM
mi ttee
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-12
IN PRISON % YEARS.
Brutal incarceration of a Girl by
a Misery Mother.

Paris. June S.-The sensation of the
week has been the arrest OF Madame
Nonnier. a rich. miserlv landowner Of
the neighborhocd of Poitiers, and her
son. a former sub-prefect Of the de
partment Of Vienna and leader of
Poitiers society. on the charge of in
generating Mile Blanche Monnier for
twenty-five years in a room of Madame
Monnier's house. The police We're
anonymously notified of the woman s
detention. entered the house and found
Mile Monnier shut up in a room in
darkness, lying on a mattress stark
naked and so emaciated that she ap-
peared to- be living skeleton. The
room was covered with filth, bones,
refuse, food, worms, rats and all kinds
of vermin. The unfortunate woman
who had partially lost her reason, was
taken to hospital. It was thought
she would die, but she is now improv-
ing twenty-five years ago she was
beautiful brunette and fell in love with
a lawyer without means. Her mother
disapproved of their love and confined
her in the room which she has only
recently left. The son after his ar
rest, pleaded that he acted as he did
on account of 6lial piety and that the
mother was responsible. The lawyer
died in 1885.
There was another dramatic develop
ment in the case today. Madame
Monnier died in prison of heart dis
ease. The gravity of her crime was
brought home to her at the Judges's
examination Thursday. She became
i'll and died suddenly in the infrmary
of the prison this morning.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-12

Wichita. kansS, June S.-Ihe most
disastrous storm that has ever visited
Oklahoma prevailed in Kay County
last night. \ tornado struck Billings
Ely and Tomkawa and its influence
covered a stretch of country ten miles
wide and thirty-six miles long. de-
stroying towns, farm houses and crops
The financial loss will exceed 800.
At Eddy three persons were killed. 1t
is reported that TWO persons were kill
ed at Billings, but this cannot be veri-
fed.
Anderson. June 9.-The Pelzer Man
ufacturing Company has entered suit
in the United States Circuit Court
in Atlanta. Ga, against H. c. Poul-
lain. of Harmony Grove, Ga, for
sl2. 600 damages for failure to deliver
1000 bales of cotton in October. No
vember and December of last year ac-
cording to contract for SIS. 000 Cot
ton advanced after the contract was
made until it was worth $50. COO and
the company sues for the difference.
Messrs. Bonham and Watkins. of this
city, are of counse for the paintiff.
The business people of Newberry.
who have made Z success of their
mills. have gone to work and organized
a new mill enterprise. The new cotton
mill is to be known as the Molohon
Manufacturing Company. It will have
a capital stock of 500. 600.
Alfalfa is the most valuable rough
feed grown, and when combined with
common grains it is worth three times
as much as an equal amount of prairie
hay, four times as much as sorghum
hay, five times as much as corn fodder
and one and a half times as much as
clover hay Steer feeders report an
average gain of one and a half to two
pounds day per steer with corn and
the ordinary roughness, and three to
five pounds day when alfalfa is the
roughness fed Alfalfa is particularly
adapted to feeding with katfir corn
and kindred grains. each having what
the other lacks. and the two fed to-
gether makes an almost ideal combina-
ton for fattening purposes. In sec
tions of the northern grain States
where alfalfa is largely grown. feeders
are paving two cents bushel more
for corn than is paid in neighboring
communities where alfalfaa is not
grown. and make bigger profits. too.
The feeder without alfalfa cannot
compete with the feeder who has it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-12
THE CANNON NO GOOD.

Washington, June 9.-The extensive
reports of United States Consul Co
vert, at Lyons, France. relative to the
success of cannon firing in France as a
means Of protecting orchards and vine
yards from hail storms and also for the
purpose of mitigating or nullifying
the effects of frosts upon vegetation,
have prompted numerous inquiries
by horticulturists in this country as
to when. if at all, our government
would adopt similar methods of pro-
lection.
Prof. Willis L. Moore, the chief of
the weather bureau, acting under the
dicrection of Secretary Wilson, has is
sued to the press the following state
ment:
After an examination of all that
has been published during the past two
years, my conviction is that we have
here to do with popular delusion as
remarkable as is the belief in the
effect of the moon on the weather.
The uneducated peasantry of Europe
seem to be looking for something mi
raculous. They would rather believe
in cannonading as a menas Of protec-
ton and spend on it abundance of
money, and time and labor than adopt
the very simple expedient of mutual
insurance agaist the losses that must
inevitably occur.
The great processes going on in the
atmosphere are conducted on too large
a scale to warrant any man or nation
in attempting to control them. The
energy expended by nature in the pro-
duction of hailstorm, a tornado, or
rainstorm, exceeds the combined ener-
gy of all the steam engines and explo-
sives in the world. It is useless for
mankind to combat nature on this.
scale.
'sAfter the experience that this
country has had during the past ten
years with rainmakers, I am 10th to
believe that the bombardment Of hail
storms ever will be practiced or even
attempted in the United States, much
less encouraged by the intelligent por-
tion of the community. Every effort
should be made to counteract the
spread of the Italian delusion which
has been imported into this country
by Consul Covert.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-12
Nicht was Her Terror.

81 would cough nearly all night long, ,
writes Mrs Chas Applegate Of Alexandria,
Ind, "and could hardly get any sleep. had
consumption so bad that if walked block l
would cough frigb,fully and spit blood, but,
when all ether medicines failed, three 81 bot
ties of Dr. Kings New Discovery wholly cured
me and I gained 5s pounds" It's absolutely
guaranteed to cure cOughe, colds, Ia grippe,
bronchitis and all throat and lung trounbles-
Price SOC and ST. Trial bottles free at FW
DeLorme's drug store. 2
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-12
4 FRIEND OF The BOERS.
Reported That Queen WiIhelmina
Visited Germany in Interest
of Peace.

Berlin, Jnue 1O.-The Klienes Jour
nal today prints a dispatch from The
Hague, saying that Queen Wilhelm
mas recent visit here was meant to
obtain Emperor Williams consent to
end the South African war, both the
zweibund and the dreibund being will
ling to do so through The Hague arbi-
tration court, and that the emperor
consented and the court began work
thereon. The dispatch has created
sensation here.
The Associated Press has Just OBJ
tained the following foreign Office
statement, which is authorized by
Count Won Buelow, the imperial
chancellor:
Neither Great Britain, France nor
Russia ever approached Germany to
participate in any action aiming at
ending the South African war. Ger
many has all along distinguished be-
tween offering her good Offices and in
tervention. To render her good Offices
would be possible if both parties to the
war requested it, but it will be re-
membered that Great Briatin only
joined The Hague conference on con-
dition that the Boer states We're ex-
clnded There is no doubt that Mr..
Kruger, who is a serious statesman.
came to Europe to obtain the good
Offices of several of the powers to end
the war, but there is also no doubt
that Great Britain does not want their
good Offices. At least. it IS true that
since the South African war began
Great Britain has never. either YER
bally or in writing, confdentially or
officially, broached such an idea. 1t
is quite possible that the Beers side
has now formally asked The Hague
arbitration court to lend its aid to end
the war somehow and that the conrt
has held a session regarding the mat
ter: but that, of course, is entirely
different from any serious steps to end
the war;