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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-06
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Ethel Houston in Opera.

The Birmingham people who heard Ethel du Ere Houston in Paris last sum mer predicted for her an unusually am- bilious career and their predictions have been realized, thereby giving to Birming- ham the distinction of another star in grand opera roles.
 Miss Houston is known by her middle name in the operatic world, and the pa pers and magazines are printing numer- ous lectures of Ethel du Ere and all the musical writers are giving many inter esting stories of her success. She Is in the South at present, and is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Sophie H. Seabrook, at the latter's home In Columbus, Ga
 Miss DuFres grandmother, Mrs. B. E. Cotton, who lives In Birmingham, IS an- ticipating a visit from her grand-daugh- ter before the latter returns to New York. but 1t is doubtful if she can visit Birmingham at present. She expects to remain in Columbus through the month of August and will return to New York early in Sepptember.
 Miss du Ere has signed a three years contract with Savage and Grau, manag- CTS of the Castle Square English Opera Company, and the engagements include New York, Chicago St. Louis and other of the large cities.
 It mas D6eH lWO ycdlS ohiOC 4'A&'7S ~ON Ere was in Birmingham, and since then she has accomplished so much In her profession that today she has taken her place among the most gifted of young American women.
 "I know of no southern girl who has has attained such marked degree Of suc- cess as vocalist as Miss Du Ere" wrote a newspaper correspondent re- gently. "She stands today among the first rank of American singers, having recently signed a, three years contract
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in yellow and black, in the person of MT. Harry Lightfoot, and MT. Frank Ormby, very picturesque and attrac- tive as Girofes bethrothed; charming little Paquito. impersonated by Miss Elizabeth Gafford, and indeed the entire caste make most interesting the scenes that the dear audiences come and go without witnessing.
 But, if the ''malung-up" moments are delightfully."- fascinating, the moment that the curtain falls on the last act Is equally as interesting. The dressing rooms. are not reached before wigs are discarded and a rush made for the jars of cold cream.
 Mourzourk throws his moustachio to the winds and Don Bolero discards his bald head. Girohe takes off the white brocade and the rouge on her cheeks. The Spanish lady shakes the powder from her hair and unhooks the velvet bodice. The chorus girls fold away their pretty gowns and tuck up their hair and get into. street dress as soon as pos sible.. The lights in Don Bolero's palace are out. and back in the little dressing rooms the stage favorites have thrown off all 4disguises and are natural. They discuss their encores, the size of the audience, the roles for the rest of the week, the new opera to be put on.'
 It Is not unlike waking suddenly from a dream and to discover that Don Bo- lero Mourzourk and the Spanish lady and Girofle In her drinking song had van- ished with the Wakening.
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Va. They will probably join the large Birmingham colony at Blount later in the summer as they always spend a part of every season at AlabaIna's famous resort.
 Mrs. William Hardie and Miss Grace Hardie have been at Blount for several weeks, but returned to Birmingham the past week.
 Mrs Hampton Sidney Smith has been occupying her cottage at St. Clair since early summer.
 Mrs Edward Wilkinson and Mrs. Pey ton G. Bowman have a cottage at St. Clair for the summer.
 Mrs. W. E. B. Davis Is spending t::e season at St. Clair.
 MT. and Mrs John Raul have been at Blount since their return from N.r~ York.
 Mrs. J. H. Woodward, Mrs. Evins and Miss Bertha. Woodward will spend the remainder of the summer at Blowing Rock, N. c.
 Mrs. Margaret Nance. Miss Carrie Nance. Miss Helen Smith and Miss Flor ence Smith are at Tate Springs.
 MT. and Mrs John w. Tomlinson have been at Tate since leaving New York.
 Mrs. Nelson Earle Barker is in Com necticut. .
 Mrs. Corinne Futile is spending sew summer at Castilion Springs, Tenn. and will be joined in a day or two by Mrs. John Boddie.
 Mrs J, B. Cobbs and Miss Carrie cobbs are at Belleview.
 Mrs. J. H. Coughian and Miss Edna Coughlan are spending the summer at Fernville Tenn. Miss Marry Ware Is with Mrs. Cough1an.
 Miss Nettie Anderson is staying with her sister in South Carolina and will not return to Birmingham until September
 Mrs. Henry B. Gray is passing the sum- mer at Moorehead, N. c.
 pr. Owen P. Fstzsimons is spending sev- eral weeks in the East. Captain and Mrs John G. Smith are travelling in Colarado and California
 Mrs. William IT. Kettig has been at her cottage at St. Clair since early summer. MT. David Roberts Is abroad and will return with his daughter, Miss Annie Roberts. who has been in Europe two years.
 MT. and Mrs Richmond Pearson Wet more have returned from a prolonged tour of the West and East. including Put-in-Bay, O., Niagara Falls. Buffalo and Washington. D. c. Major and Mrs. Joseph Hardie and Miss Alva Bradford have been at their cottage at Chandler Springs since June. Mrs. J. Norman Brooks is at St. Clair Springs, Michigan where she will spend the remainder of the summer.
 Miss Virginia Walker has returned from St. Clair Springs. | MT. William Griffin is critically i'll at the residence of his mother. Mrs. l.. c. liar rison.
 Miss Emma Reid and Annie Reid have returned from St. Clair Springs Mrs Abbott Spratten is the guest Of Mrs. Samuel Will John.
 Miss Mary Nicolls Is the guest or Dr.
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and Mrs. Edward P. Glass. Miss Nicons is taking a brief vacation from her duties at the Truro Hospital in New Orleans where she is a member of the Training School for nurses.
 MT. and Mrs. Richard Bates have re- turned from Biloxi. 2H
 Miss Anna Morrow and Miss Daisy Moody will return from~St: Clair tdmor- row. sssss
 Mrs. Hugh Martin and her sisters, the Misses Truhart, have gone to Oliver Springs, Tenn. sI
 MT. and Mrs. H. c. Vaughan and Mss Ada Vaughan are at the Seashore Camp ground, on the gulf coast.
 Mrs. Ellington Chisholm and her chill dren will spend the remainder of the summer on the Gulf coast.
 Miss Laura V. Deman of Vicksburg is visiting Dr. and Mrs. James Dedman, at 1920 Twelfth avenue. south.
 Miss Colie Laird, Miss Henderson and Miss Smith of Atlanta are the very char ming guests of Miss Ethel Morrow. They are prominent and popular with the youn- ger society set in Atlanta
 Miss Marie Graves of Montgomery is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Albert Randolph Wilson, Fffty-ninth street, Woodlawn.
 pr. Lewis Coleman Morris is detained in Virginia by spraned ankle. He is in Hanover County, at the family home stead. H g
 Mrs. Hervey W. Laird is in Jackson- vile, Ala
 Announcement is made, of the engage. ment of Miss Nina Dessa Hood daughter Of MT. and Mrs. William Hood, to MT.
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tnent society people who have preferred to stay in town, passing quiet season through the hot months and contemplat- ing charming sojourns in other lands dur tnx the winter season. Birmingham is, however represented in the cottage col- oEy and at the hotels of many of the fa- vorite resorts along the coast and at the fashionable country places.
 MT and Mrs. Walker Percy and their sister. Miss Julia Belle DeBardeleben, are at Atlantic City. and will spend the late summer along the coast.
 MT. and Mrs. Webb Crawford are also at Atlatftic City, as are MT. and Mrs Henry L. Badham, and with the Percys will pass the remainder of the summer along the Atlantic coast.
 MT. and Mrs Rufus N. Rhodes are spending the week at Asbury Park, N. J.
 MT. and Mrs. Robert Jemison and Miss Annie Jemison are at Asbury Park and intend visiting the Pan-American Exposi- ton later in the sunamer. ss
 Mrs. Frederick Dimmick Is at Atlantic City with her family. who have cottage there.
 MT. and Mrs John M. Caldwell have been spending several weeks at Hot Springs, Ark.
 Mrs. Edward H. cabaniss is at Mentone, on Lookout Mountain.
 Major and Mrs. Frank r. Anderson and Miss Mary Anderson have been at their summer home, Winston Place. at Valley Head since early summer and have enter tained a great deal. T 1Aesa
 Miss Louise Walker, Miss Carrie Cobb Miss Margaret Nixon. Miss Bessie Jemi- son were among the guests at Winston Place, and Miss Anderson has been enter taining Mss Pauline Curran of New York.
 Mr. Hunter Smith, Mir Arthur Cheno- weth and MT. Owen Gillespie have been entertained at Winston Place and a num- Der of other guests have been with the An dersons through the summer.
 Mir and Mrs, D. N Cullom are spending e part of the summer in the East. Mir and Mrs W. B. Catchings, Miss Marjorie Catchings, MT. Benjamin Catch ings arc at Caldwell Mills. on the Cahaba river, and entertain informally many Bir- mingham friends who go out for day or | two.
 i Mir and Mrs. William T. Northington have taken a cottage at Blount for the re- mainder of the summer. Miss Mary Anderson Is spending the summer in California. Miss Daisy Lewis is with her sister, | Mrs.. James Mclean Jones of Greensboro, | who is spending the summer at Waynes- | vile, N. C.. MT. and Mrs. Charles Roy and Miss Mabel Roy are also at Waynes- vile, N. c.
 Mrs Zac P. Smith and MT Zac Smith, Jr., are spending the summer abroad.
 Miss Molly Cuilom is in Europe with Mrs. Fac Smith and will make an ex- | tended European tour.
 Mrs. J. H. McLester and the Misses Mo Lester and MT. James McI,ester will ex- | tend their stay in Europe until the au- tumn. MT. McLester Is a student at Hei- deBberg.
 | Mrs T. H. Aldrich and Miss Morrison are at their cottage at Lakewood. N. J.
 Mrs. Aldrich, Jr., is at Asheville, N. C., at the Battery Park.
 Mrs. Pete B. Clark is spending several weeks at Sans Souc,i near Greenville, s. e.
 Mrs. W. H. Graves, Miss Mary Virginia lsGraves and Miss Florida Whiting Graves have been spending a part of the season in New York and at Old Point Comfort
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with Savage as prima donna contralto of Castle Square Opera Company. Miss Du Ere is direct descendant of the fa- nous Sam Houston of Texas, and a
 grand-niece of the late Bishop Green of Mississippi. Her early girlhood home was in Memphis. Tenn. but of late years she has claimed Birmingham, Ala, and Columbus as her home, residing in this city with her sister, Mrs. B. M. Sea-
 brook. At an early age she showed rom ise of an exceptional voice and for five years studied in New York under the best nstructors-Dudley, Buck, Herbert, Green and others. Buck was so struck with her voice that he had the special
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places are to be found many of Birming- hams most prominent society people, and at the brilliant events that make life las
 chatting Birmingham hes had many of its fairest representatives; and while many of the nearby places have their thfongs Of Birmingham people the summer resorts in the North and East have their sumer col ony augmented by many of Birmingham smart get. There are a number of prom
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fists examine her throat. Frank Miller Holbrook Curtis each took photographs Of 1t. showing the unusaily large and weu-developed vocal chords. These pie lures were exhibited as something won- derfrl. Her voice Is clear, rich contral- to, with the most unusual range of three octaves. While studying in New York
 Miss Du Ire sang constantly in the lead Ing churches and in concert She has
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Photographed by Harrison AgeTIerald <>

had wide exertence in both comic and grand opera, and before leaving New York had some ffattering offers, but pre- ferred to go to Paris to cultivate her rare voice more thoroughly. She was urged to take the place of Schalchi in the h. ternationa1 Grand Concert company. shc was the leading contrSlto in the Brink ley Stock. company. and sang. in all the ing abroad. ..sl.li.
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Seats on sale at Parker's Drug Store for Sacred Con- cert, Lakeview-25c.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-18
CHINESE NEGOTIATIONS.
Opposition Expected ON Part of Natives
Al Every Point.

Washington, January 17.-So FAR rs the
State Departments can influence the nego-
tiations now about TO egin at Pekin be-
tween the ministers and the Chinese
plenipntentiaries, on the basis of the
agreement just signed, 1t will ssek to
clear the way of all mi nor matters and of
points upon which there Is no disagree
ment whatever between the allies before
undertaking the solution OF the more
difficult problems involved in the settle
ment of the questions or indemnities,
guarantees and commercial treaties.
1t Is fully expected that tia Chinese
representatives will offer opposition at
almost every point in order to secure
more favorable terms. 1t 10 believed here
that II the powers preserve united front
in opposition 10 any change OF the condt-
tions laid down in this agree'~nnt and
notify the Chinese that no changes are TO
bs permitted and that the points are
not even subject to discussion, the way
soon will be cleared for the consideration
of the other topics upon which it Is
feared the powers themselves will find
great difficulty In coming together,
Still, II It should come to pass that
agreement Is impossible, upon the i'm
portant matter OF commercial treaties,
for instance, and n dissolution OF the con-
cert OF the powers should follow, there
will have been at least some substantial
achievement, for it is part OF the purpose
to have the points adjusted regarded as
beyond reconsideration as they are settled
and, therefore, as binding upon the prin-
cipals. Then under this programme, it is
feared that the negotiations must con-
sumo much time and IL is scarcely ex-
pected that any conclusion can be reached
within several months and certainly not
bafore the opening of navigation next
spring, makes Pekin again accessible
from this ssa.
1t Ia said at the state department that
MIR. Rockhlil has signified an intention
to return to the United States about that
time. He has not been recalled, but re-
turns Voluntarily.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-18
LORD ROBERTS, APPEAL.
Auth orIties Recognize That Vigorous
Measures Are Necessary.

London, January 18.-Lord Roberts has
issued from the war Office stirring ap-
peal to the country for prompt response
to the call for 5000 yeomanry, whose
past services in South Africa he highly
commends to the gratitude Of the nation.
The authorities continue to hold q
hopeful view regarding the South Afri-
can situation, but they seem to recognizes
that yigo S measures are necessary.
The proclamation OF martial law through
out almost the whole of Cape Colony,
Lord Kitchener's strong measure against
the population OF the republics, the piac-
ing on reduced rations o. the wives of
men on oommandos and similar meas
ures, go to show that there Is still heavy
work ahead,
British offensive operations hav g
ceased for the present. It is supposed
that Lord Kitchener is collecting his
strength for u final effort to crush or to
capture the commando and by a repett-
tion OF the taotios which CAUSED the sur
render of Gen. Cronje and Gen. Prinsloo.
It is alleged that the Beers who are con-
eentrating at Carolina and Ermeie are
preparing to descend into Natal.
The casualty list issued yesterday
shows that the Beers have released x97
British who were oaptured at Helyetia
and Belfast. The facts regarding the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-18
TWO MISSING.
Head On Collision on
Grand Trunk.
Two Firemen May Be
Killed.
Brakemen and Engineer We're Badly
Injured.
Four Engines and 10
Cars Wrecked.
Telegraph Operator Blamed for
the Disaster.
Telegraph Operator Blamed for
the Disaster.

A head on collision between two freight
trains occurred on the Grand Trunk this
morning, about IL 30, about half way be-
tween Bethel aud Locke's Mills. Two OF
the firemen are missing and are supposed
to be killed, aItnough..they may be so In
Jured that they cannot extricate them
selves. Engineer Thompson had his leg
broken and was otherwise injured. Brake
man Oliver was also badly injured. But
ct this time only the most meagsr partic-
ulars in regard to the wreck and ths ak
tent OF the injuries to the train hands
could not be obtained at the Grand
Trunk offices. The west-bound train,
drawn by two engines was regular train
No. IS, In charge OF Conductor B-
@. Damon, and Engineers Roberts and
Thompson. The east-pound train was
the fourth section OF No. 81, also regu-
lar train that was IN charge of Conduo-
tor 7. Foley and Engineers Barker and
Hill. This also was doubIe-neader.
1t Is known that all four of the engines
were badly damaged, and that 10 cars
were wrecked. 1t could not be learned
whether this cars were loaded or empty.
II loaded 1t was all dead freight, there
being no live stock on either train.
At the Grand Trunk offices this morn
ing, no one knew Engineer Thompson.
who had his leg broken, or brakeman
Oliver. Neither were the names OF the
nremen known at the Office. As far as
could be learned the cause of the disaster
was the failure of the operator Ht Shell
bourne to deliver an order to 4th 81 which
he had accepted for the train and given the
signature OF the conductor. 1t Is expect
ed that 1t will take eight or ten hours to
clear the main line so that ths trains can
b running regularly again.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-18
HAZING MUST GO.
senate Committee tn Favor ofsum-
mary Action.

Washington, January 17.-The Senate
committee on military affairs today dis
oussed the question OF haEing at West
Point military academy and there was
a unanimous expression Of opinion in
of the practice and to tue
effect that those guilty OF 1t should be
summarily dealt with. The question
came up In connection with the military
academy bill and It was decided to moor
porate the following provision In that
bill as an amsndmant:
"Under the direction OF the Secretary
of War, the superintendent OF the United
States military academy shall make an
enforce rules and regulsttons as will pre-
vent the practice OF hazing, and any cadet
found guilty of participating In suoh
pracsioe shall be expelled from the acade-
my and shall not be re-appoiuted tc the
corps of cadets therein nor 60 the army OF
the United States
The question was taken mp on the sug-
gestion OF Senator warren and vigorously
pressed by him as we'll as by Senators
Uookreli and Harris. The bill with the
will be reported to the Sem
ate tomorrow.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-18
TO ROB CUMBERLAND.
Scheme 20 Deprive County Of Part of
Representation.
Isrrc1AL TO THE rREss.l

Augusta, January 17.-A proposition
has been made here in the matter Of the
legislative apportionment which, could
It be carried out, would result in de-
priving the county Of Cumberland OF the
additional member OF the legislature to
which she Is entitled by the census fig
ures on which the re-apportionment will
be based. The constitution provides
that no city or town shall have more
than seven members OF the House of
Representatives. Portland already has
that number. In making the new appor-
tionment, the population OF Maine, as
shown by the census, will, II the usual
method IL followed. be divided by Isl, the
number OF the member OF the House.
Having thus obtained the number OF
tive, IL becomes the duty of the legisla-
ture to apporfion the representatives
among the counties. giving to each, as
near as may be, the number to which II
is entitled by it's population.
II this method Ia followed, Cumberland
county Will be clearly entitled to an ad
diti0nal member of the House OF Repre-
ssntatives. The plan suggested to kdefeat
this Increase is to deduct the population
OF Portland from the total population OF
the state and then to subtract seven
from the number OF representatives in
among the counties Of the state, Portland
being conveniently taken of the map OF
Cumberland county for the time being.
One thing stands In the way OF this
scheme even could the legislature be In
duced TO endorse it, but the obstacle is
big one. The constitution says that this
apportionment shall be made among the
counties. There is nothing 10 the Con-
stitution which permits the removal OF
a city from the map and there Is good
deal to prevent such a proceeding. At
least that Is the opinion OF lawyers who
have looked into the matter. The
language of the constit ution is as fol-
lows: 1.-The number OF representatives
shall, at several periods Of making such
enumeration, be fixed and apportioned
among the several counties as near as
may be. According to the nun ber or in
hahitants, having regard TO the relative
increase of population
When it comes TO the apportionment
for state senators, the Indications are that
as already predicted, Oxford Will lose one
OF her two and Aroost0ok will gain one,
having then three.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-18
SURRENDER OF DELGADo.
~ onument Square.
dec29dtf1p

IIoilo, Panay, January 17-Gen. Del
gado, formerly the head of the insurgents
In the island OF Panay, has voluntarily
surrendered. Since November the insur-
gent force has been broken up into small
bands. A truce conference between
Delgado and Major Noble. adjutant gen.
eral Of the department OF Visayas, result.
ed in Del2ado and his staff entering
Iloilo and surrenderipR to Gen. Hughes
Delgado- sent word to the remnant OF
his command, numbering 10 men, that
they were to come in and surrender.
The commands or Generals Pulion,
Dioono and Quintin Sala are holding
stron rositions in the mountains OF Ca
diz province Battery q OF the 9TH artil-
lery with four guns and considerable
force OF infantry are trying to dislodge
them.
Rear Admiral Remey and his officers
held a reception this afternoon ON board
the Brooklyn.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-18
THE WEATHER.

Boston, January 17.-Forecast for FRI
day: Fair weather, much colder daring
the afternoon and night; brisk northwest
winds. Saturday fair weather, warmsr
during the afternoon.
Washington, January I7.-Forecast for
Friday and Saturday for Maine and
Massachusetts,: Fair Friday, except oc-
naslonal SHOWS along the coast; colder;
northwesteIIy winds. fresh to brisk on
the coast. Saturday fair.
Portland, Jan. II, 1901. -Ths local
weather bureau records the following:
Sa. m.-Baromete 90 54s; thermome-
ter, 35; dew point, 81 rel. humidity, so,
direction OF the wind, Sw; velocity Of
the wind. II; state Of weather, cloudy.
p. m.-Barometer. 2y 571; thermome-
ter, 36; dew point. "a; rel. humidity, b6,
direction of the wind, W; velocity Of
the wind, 10; state Of weather. cloudy
Maximum temperature. 40; minimum
temperature, "a; mean temperature. 81;
maximum wind velocity, Is s; precipi-
tation-24 hours, tIaee.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-18
MAY READyERTIsE.
Bath Iron Works and ITS Chance OF
Getting the New BattIeshIP.

Washington, January 1.-THE board OF
naval construction today took up for con-
sideration the proposition submitted to
the department by the Newport News
80 Bath companies for tbs exclsion
frc the Specifications for the sheathed
bat sships OF certain items, with view
OF bringing the cost OF the ships within
the ability Of the companies to aoospt
The board showed a disposition 20 yield
to the contractors on q number OF minor
points, mainly relating to the hull OF the
ships, but insisted on the retention OF the
electric lighting plants which items az
Rregate about $l40, ,O0D and were the par
tlcular subject OF attack by the contrac-
tors.
II the secretary approves the action OF
the board In this matter, it will be neoes-
sary again to submit proposal to the
contractors based on this finding and IL
they cannot aocept that proposition,
then a re-advertisement Of amended plans
may be necessary.