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The Washington times., 1902-09-14

Leicester Square Theater in London, l
sang the Star Spangled Banner
"Of course. in the routine of the stock
company of today one has no opportuni-
~ to acquire what might be termed ex-
traneous accomplishments. But one Sc
cures the greatest opportunities for the
development of ones dramatic gifts.
| learn in variety of roles, your limi-
tations and possibilities.
Leading Woman for w. H. Crane.
AT the severance of my connection
with Daiy's Theater | became the lead
ing woman for Mr.. William H. Crane
Playwrights who fashioned the comedies
played by him took what they considered
my dramatic measure and fitted me with
role they thought suited tony talent
and personality. Presently / awoke to
the realization that I was year after
year creating what had become known
as Percy Haswell parts
Understand me. l have never found
fault with those dramatists. l, in the
i1OuOtOuN vi dCtiBS Ouc fstsiS Vi ioiS,
had gotten into rut and remained at
standstill. Histrionic art in my estima-
tion is only developed by the demand
made upon it. When l retired from Mr..
Cranes company I found that any ~
tation / had acquired limited me
one field of effort. Managers could
understand why / refused good sS
and "a part right in your line. Tie
was no Augustin Daily company %
which to seek progress; but there were
stock companies. So determined to bid
good-by for few years to Broadway.
that thoroughfare which someone chris
tened the actors paradise
My initial essay as stock actress
was made in Washington at the Lafay
cite Square Theater At first l doubted
my ability after the comparative ease of
my previous career, although the pur-
suit of acting always entails great
deal of hard work-to commit to memory
so many roles and in so short time.
Rehearsals Tax on Vitality.
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Not Many Spare Hours.

Miss Percy Haswell. who was being
interviewed on the subject of stock COM
panies, smiled when the telling of this
anecdote interrupted her fluent praise
of these organizations which are now so
important an integral part of the amuse-
ment life in our large communities. New
ertheless she admitted the inherent truth
of the story. adding, with a reminiscent
shake of her head: "One doesn't have
many spare play hours. But If il is
arduous for the man how much more so
for the woman. Personally, love the
stimulus of a new role every week.
Physically. / seem to be constituted to
stand the strain. Last winter in Ba1ti-
more / played Camille one week with
Lady Babbie in The Little Minister and
Rosalind in AS You. Like It in quick
succession. all of them new roles to me.
During the performance of AS You Like
It / overheard one of my company voic
ins to a companion her sympathy for me.
Il am 50 worried aboEi. Miss Haswell,'
she said. How can she undertake these
long parts week after week, l know
that she'll break down Sure, don't
give her thought. was the rejoinder
from an earesdropping stage hand. She's
a horse fer work.
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sweet and most dainty girl. the CEN
ter of large circle of friends. yet one
little to the whirl of merely fashionable
circles is Miss Elizabeth Mabel Evans.
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Attractive Girls.


ularly attractive group of girls who, not
quite willing yet to give up their girlish
freedom for the restraints of society.
and anxious to keep one season more
for study before entering round of
pleasure. have not yet made their debut.
OF these among the most attractive are
the Misses Grace and Jean Thurston,
daughters of ex-senator Thurston of
Nebraska. In lovely home, command
young girls live. Both are especially
clever artists in water colors. with
hopes OF some day acquiring some de-
gree of distinction. Their work has
been exhibited in Omaha and some
Eastern cities, but not in Washington.
1t is said by those who have seen it to
show marked ability.
Music Their Forte
Misses Helen and Gladys Purmar,
daughters of ex-Congressman Purman
of Florida. whose home .is with the
Misses Thurston. are equally gifted. but
music, not the artists brush, is their
gift from the fairies. Miss Gladys has
a very fine voice.
This quartet of maidens, with the
Vaccinations of the Western prairies and
southern skies combined with the grace
that life in Washington alone can give,
nil lal,
they elect to give society On the Heights
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Has Learned to Dance and
Sing for the Stage as Well
as the Dialogue-Made Her
Initial Essay as a Stock'
Company Actress in This
City Objects to Daily Mat
inees-Undertook and Sue
cessfully Carried Out the
Triple Tasks Of Star, Ar
tistic Director and Execu-l
tive Head Of a Company {


merits Of those still untried, for I was
anxious that I in an humble way do
something for the cause of the American
dramatist. Not only had to familiarize
myself with my own part but it was
necessary to obtain knowledge OF the
play in it's entirety for, then, was re- J!
sponsible for the entire presentation.
Consultation with the scenic srtist and
the property man concerning equip-i
ments consumed more of my time. And
the costumes! What we actresses suf- /
fered in the constant preparation Of
wardrobel The hours spent in selecting /
and devising clothes for single produc-
tion are calculated to wear on ones
nerves. Think Of this ordeal to be un-
dergone each week! And in my new
position / was required to think not
only Of my own gowns bu. act as an
advisory committee on those to be worn
by the women Of my company.
Invaluable Experience.
"The experience has been invaluable
to me, and recommend it sincerely. Ny
initial starring tour under the direction
of Mr.. Henry B. Harris In "A Royal
Family is not taken because Of any dis
satisfaction with the life of q stock
company. 1t is simply the natural evo-
luton today Of the ambitious actor and
actress.
ITO person with capacity for work
there Is but one great drawback, the
lack of opportunity to keep au courant
with events in the other art spheres.
New books, paintings, and plays are for
hidden pleasures. So the coming sea-
son have promised myself lot Of
treats, long anticipated. I will visit the
art exhibitions. see all the plays can.
But above all. am going to Read!
Read! Readl Let me make myself plain
plays,"
Appears This Week.
Miss Haswell opens tomorrow night at
the Columbia Theater, where she will
appear in the role of Princess Angela
IN "A Royal Family" She is supported
BY the excellent company which has all
.eady made the play success.
She will undoubtedly draw large
,ouses in Washington, where her popu-
arity is we'll established among the
,laygoers.
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Rehearsals a Tax on Vitality.

yet, the learning of the words spoken
by a character is the merest beginning
in the preparation of a role. 1t is the
rehearsals that tax ones vitality. Re-
hearsals are the sad realities and hard
ships which rob the stage of its glamour.
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company. By attempts at portrayals Of
widely contrasted types be learns what
he can and what he cannot do. He dis
covers his metier-his line Of business
and cleaves to it.
In Triple Capacities.
"The best proof that did not find the
capacity of leading woman over arduous
is the fact that in less than two years
had voluntarily undertaken the triple
capacities of star, artistic director and
executive head Of company. I must
admit that was work. There was the
reading of old plays to select those best
fitted to the artistic resources at my
command, and the investigation Of the
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A Sweet and Dainty Miss.

the pleasure of placing them formally
among her acknowledged bellies.
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Young Actress Who Appears
Tomorrow at the Columbia
in "A Royal Family +"
Learned the Parts Of the
Leading Shakespearean Fe-
male Characters at the Age
Of Fifteen Trained for the
Stage From Childhood I'm
der Her Fathers Direction.
Educated by Famous New
York Histrionic Teachers.

(X YHEN. several years ago, the
w stock company. ", with III, its its
weekly change of bill and its
continuous rehearsals, again
came into vogue. an actor, whose popu-
larity had waned until he was no longer
lin demand for Broadway productions,
was asked why he did not accept the
large monetary inducements offered him
by the proprietor of a permanent COM
pany just established in Western city,
where matinees were given every day.
while even Sunday was not exempt from
rehearsals.
MY dear boy" was the reply. the
money was handsome, tempting in the
light of present prospects,. the parts
were very fine, but the dressing room
did not contain any arrangements for
light housekeeping
The Van Buren press., 1902-01-18
state Bonds Bought.

At meeting of the state debt board
last week, the board accepted the Of
fer of Kohn & Co.. of st. Louis, for the
sale of thirteen $1,000 bonds and one
$500 bond of the per cent funding
issue of 1899. The offer was made at
9S 1-2 cents, and the discount balanc-
ing the interest the state secured the
bonds at their face value Of $13,50O,
and thereby saved six months inter.
est. The $500 bond and eleven OF the
others were bought for the state uni
versity permanent endowment fund,
and the other two bonds were redeem
ed outright from the sinking fund.
On January ! there was a total OF
$l46., ,7S062 in the treasury to the cred
1t OF the sinking fund. On that date,
under act of the legislature approved
on April 25 last, $4,000 of this
amount was transferred to the capt.
tol fund, and after the deduction Of
the payment Of accrued interest on the
bonds recently taken up from Wash
ington county and the purchase of the
bonds, there Is left balance Of $780,
1882 in the sinking fund with which
to retire the states bonded indebted
ness. On January l the floating debt
amounted to S65,000, which has been
reduced to $51,500. 1t thus appears
that the state has funds in hand suffi-
cient to discharge every cent of its
Indebtedness, with surplus of 69,'
29S.12.
The Van Buren press., 1902-01-18
EAST BATANGAS PACIFIED.
Unconditional Surrender of Insur-
gents More Sweeping than
was Expected.

Manila, Jan. l5.-The full surrcn-
der of the forces of Col Marisigan
who with Maj CABRERA and rene
gade priest named Castillo, gave
themselves up, Internationally, Jan
uary 10, to Gen. Bell, who Is conduct
ing the campaign against the insur'
gents in Batangas province, occurred
yesterday at Tnal. The insurgents
created n surprise by bringing in GO
more rifles than the authorities
thought Marisigan could command
in the district of Toacl, which he con-
trolcd
The Filipinos who surrendered in
cludcd three 'ooloncls, one mayor, five
captains and l2 licutcn0nts, They
gave up 2io rifles and ons cannon.
All the insurgents who surrendered
did so Internationally, GEN He'll or
dcred the men released. Col. Marisi-
gan says he can prevail ON many
more men to surrender during the
next few days, and also obtain pos
session Of number Of additional
rifles,
Gen. Bell says the surrender pnci-
fes, for the lime being, all The east
ern part Of Butnngas.
The Van Buren press., 1902-01-18
GOSPEL MINISTER FINED.
Sent ComprOmising POstaIs Through
the Mails and was Not Allowed
TO Plead Reason.

Chicago, Jan. 15.-Scriptural quo
tations rejecting on a persons char
acter and sent by postal card through
the mails are violation of the pos
tai laws. according to verdict re-
turned by jury in the United States
district court yesterday.
The case was that of ]. p. Bulls,
of Orchard, Ia, against Rev. VIM.
Whitehead an evangelist of Aurora,
III. Mr.. Bulls last summer received
several postal cards signed by Mr..
Whitehead, an evangelist, of Aurora.
scripture to the effect that Mr.. Bnl-
lis was n hypocrite and that he had
disinherited his daughter. GOD will
smite you till you plead for mercy"
was one of the quotations used. Mr..
Whitehead sought to prove that he
had reason for sending the cards;
but the court ruled that his reasons
were immaterial. The defendant was
fined $50 and costs.
The Van Buren press., 1902-01-18
TN. Men Who rced LA,

The first annual meeting Of the
State Retail Grocers Association was
held in Little Rock on the 18th and
lith, The object of this organization
is to adopt business methods to pro.
tect It's members from loss through
creditors, to secure proper treatment
through he hands Of jobbers, and to SO.
cure the enactment Of laws protective
to their business. Below Is list Of
the officers elected Chas, j. Kramer,
Little Rock, president; l.. Rollwage,
Forrest City, vice president; Il. d.
Russell, Pine Bluff, secretary, T. w.
Edmondson Van Buren,, treasurer.
The following were elected delegates
to the national convention which meets
at Milwaukee January 27.29; Otto Il.
Rollwagc, James Chapple, II, D. Rus
sell T. W, Edmondson, G. j. Kramer,
Joe Jones ond c. l.. Kcnard. lt was
decided TO hold the next annual con.
yention In Little Rock next January,
during the session Of the legislature.
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Annninimnni Held Up.

A dispatch from Washington says
Tho confirmation OF United States
Marshas Cooper and Stahl, OF Arknn'
sas, are being held up In the judiciary
committee Of the senate. II, In tho
Judgment OF the committee, the
charges lodged are Of n nature serious
enough to warrant II, a subcommittee
will be appointed and both Sides given
ample opportunity to present their re-
spcctivc sldce,
w. u. kendrlck, from this state, has
been promoted TO second lieuten0ncy
In the regular army.
Gen, Il, W, Green. Of Little Rock,
has been appointed brigadier general
Of Arkansas division, IT, G. v, vice
]. Il. Wood, resigned.
II. ]. Bailey, foreman at the round
bale gin at Lonoke, met with so.
rious accident, his left leg being
caught In the large rollers and com.
plctcy crushed up TO the knee.
During 1902 civIl.service examina.
tions Will be held nB follows for vnri.
GUS positions In the government scr.
Vice, Arkansas--E'ort Smith, April
10; Little Rock. April ~ and sai Tsx'
arkana, april 10.
The Van Buren press., 1902-01-18
p,sa.trou. Fir. At Brinllsy

Brinkley was visited by disas-
trous fire on the 18th inst, which
swept away a large portion OF the
business center of the town. The fire
originated in the rear of the Airing
ton Hotel, a large frame structure,
containing twenty-five rooms There
was an unusually large number Of
guests in the hostelry at the time,
and the alarm was following by the
utmost confusion among them. A
strong wind blew from the west, fan
ming the flames into fury. The entire
structure was quickly wrapped in
sheets OF fame. The frame building
on the east of the hotel. and adJoln-
ing were soon ignited. The hotel
building was entirely destroyed, and
six store rooms were burned The fire
fighters managed to save great por'
ton of the goods in the several stores.
One man perished in the Arlington
hotel. Charles Starkey of Stuttgart
employed by a real estate firm OF
Wheatley, had arrived at the hotel dur
ing the afternoon. He ate an early
supper and retired He was the only
guest who failed to escape from the
burning building. He occupied a
room near the point where the fire
originated, and was probably suffo-
Gated from smoke. The body was re-
covered. 1t was horribly charred, but
was identified by the proprietor of the
hotel. The loss is estimated at be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
The Van Buren press., 1902-01-18
AFFAIRS IN PORTO RICO.
The Work of Preparing a Code OF
Laws to Supplant the Span
ish Progressing.
LEGISLATURE DILIGENTLY At WORK.
The Present Feeling of BuOyancy IN
tho Island I'm Marked Contrast
with the Depression Of TWO
Years Ago-United support OF the
Administrations.

New York, Jan. Al. S. Rowe,
chairman of the law revision com
mission of Porto Rico, arrived from
San Juan on the steamship Ponce.
The codes prepared by this commits
sion are being made the main sub
iect of discussion at the session OF
the legislative assembly of Porto
Rico, which opened on the first OF
January. In speaking of the work
of the session Mr.. Rose said:
"The attitude of the legislative as
sembly towards the codes submitted
by the commission demonstrates the
widespread desire to secure as soon
as possible, the full benefit of Ameri-
can institutions. The Foraker act
continued in force all the Spanish
laws until amended or repealed by
the local legislative assembly. Ihls
work of amendment has been taken
up with great earnestness. lhe
codes which the legislative assembly
is now considering will bring the
legal system of Porto Rico into close
harmony with the general principles
of law prevailing in the states ana
territories of the union, it is said,
and will, to that extent, encourage
the influx Of American capital to the
island.
"The feeling of buoyancy which
now prevails throughout Porto Rico
stands in marked contrast with the
depression of two years ago. The
improvement Of the credit of the
municipalities, as shown by the San
Juan loan, will enable the cities and
towns to undertake much needed i'm
provcments in drainage, water sup
ply and sanitation. A final element OF
strength is added to the situation by
the fact that both political parties
have come to the support of the ad-
ministraton. At the banquet recent
" rendered Gov. Hunt, the leaders, of
both parties pledged their united eff
forts for the advancement of the
common interests of the island"
The Van Buren press., 1902-01-18
D.c,s,on on Isauor Act.

In the case OF John r. Ferguson Ct
a. VS.. Josey & Ward, there arose In the
supreme court an interesting question
as to the right of officers to seize and
destroy liquor brought into prohibi.
tion districts contrary to law. Fer
guson, as sheriff Of Hampstead county,
acting on the warrant of the mayor Of
Hope, seized certain liquors which
were the property of Josey 4 Ward,
they having been previously arrested
on warrant from the mayor. The act
Of February 10, 1899, authorizes proper
authorities to Issue search warrants
for the seizure and conhscation Of
liquors brought into prohibition dis.
tricts to be sold. The appellees, Josey
& Ward. insisted that so much Of this
act as provided for search was uncon.
stitutional.
The supreme court held that since
tho evidence showed that the liquors
were Illegally kept for sale In the pro-
hibition district the seizure OF and de.
structlon OF the goods was perfectly
legal, and that the plaintiff could not
recover.
The Van Buren press., 1902-01-18
THE PHILIPPINES QUESTION.
Senator Hosr Speaks TO His Resolution to
Investigate Administration OF
the Islands.

Washington, Jan. 15.--For the trst
time this session the Philippine ques-
ton was touched on in the senate
The interest taken indicates that III
will occupy the attention of the up
per branch of congress for some
time, when the tariff bill is reported
The Philippines were the subject OF
an address by Mr.. Hoar tMass.), VINO
spoke on his resolution introduced
Monday, providing for the appoint
ment of a senate committee to inves-
tigate the administration of those
islands. Mr.. Hoar spoke at some
length regarding the unreliability OF
statements which have been MADE
from time to time regarding the sit
uation in the Philippines, and the
causes which led to the outbreak
He urged that there should be
place where any senator in his ON
cial capacity could go and ask for
two witnesses TO prove the correc-
ness or incorrectness of any question
upon which light is desired.
Mr.. Lodge, Mr.. Hoar's colleague
said he regarded the resolution as
reflection on the Philippine COM
mittee, of which he was chairman
and thenecessity for the latter would
cease were this resolution to be
adopted. His committee, he said. was
perfectly able to handle any invest'-
CATION which might be conducted.
Mr.. Carmack (dem,) agreed with
The Van Buren press., 1902-01-18
TO PROTECT ALIENS.
severe Pcpaltics for Lynching or
COnspiring 10 Lynch FOr-
eigncrs In America.

Washington, Jan. 1i.-Representa.
tive Crumpackcr, Of Indiana, intro
duccd bill yesterday for the punish
ment Of persons taking part in the
lynching Of an alien, Those who COZ
spire in such lynching are made
subject TO death or life imprisonment,
while meeting TO organize such
lynching Of an alien. Those who con-
cral courts are given jurisdiction OF
such olYcnscs, and persons who have
participated in lynchings IRE disqunI-
fled from serving os Jurors. The
measure is designed to cover cases
similar to the lynching of Italians in
Louisiana and Mississippi.
The Van Buren press., 1902-01-18
HALF A MILLION BURNED.
r,,a rirest nuslness Block In Nev
England North of Boston De-
stroyed by Fire.

Manchester. n. H., Jan. 15.-Ihe de-
struction. last night, of the kennard'
a Granite structure, considered to be
tbe finest business Office block IN
New England, north OF Boston,
nroved TO be the worst fire here IN
many wears. the total loss being hall
a million, dollars. Beside the Ken
n1rd. situated on Elm street, the
Smyth block on the opposite side'
was practically ruined, and consider
able damage was done to the home OF
the Derrytield club in the rear of the
Kennard. In the Smyth block were
two banks and the Park theater. oc'
cupied last night by j. u. Little $
dramatic company representing
"The World" The Kennard was to-
tally burned.
The fire started in this block, about
nine o'clock, on the first floor. AT
the time the board of trade was in
session and Immediately a rush for
the exits was made. Everyone
got out safely. A number of tenants
were in their offices, and some OF
them had exciting experiences before
they reached the sidewalks in safety
The heat was so intense that the
firemen, from the theater orchestra
their attention to the surrounding
buildings. Despite all they could dc
the flames jumped Water street and
went to the Smyth block, wherein the
Park theater is situated. The flames
attacked the stage roof first, and the
firemen from the theater orchestra
and galleries, held it in check there
and saved the block, although water
wrought havoc with the interior
When one of the rear walls OF the
Kennard fell the roof of the exten'
sion of the Derryfeld club was ig-
nited, but the firemen saved the main
building.
The Van Buren press., 1902-01-18
THE APPLE SUPPLY REDUCED.
Twelve Thousand Barrels of the
Fruit Destroyed By the Burn
Ing of a storage Warehouse.

Hannibal, Mo-, Jan. 15,-Fire broke
out in one of the cold-storage rooms
Of the A, j, Stillwell Meat Co., Mon
day afternoon, and was not under
control until late at night. Twelve
thousand barrels of apples, valued at
$3o,0oO were destroyed. They were
being held until spring. The blaze
Is supposed to have originated from
a defective hue in the adjoining pack
ing room. A careful estimate places
the loss at over $4,000. The damage
is covered by insurance. This is the
second fire which the Stillwell com
pany has had in week.
The Van Buren press., 1902-01-18
From Manager Milan.
To the Chairman Of the County Board
of Worlds Fair Commissioners

Of Worlds Fair Commissioners.
Dear Sir - Having established
world fair headquarters In the senate
chamber of the capital, we are now in
position to begin active work to.
ward securing for the worlds fair an
exhibit that will be in keeping with
our vast resources and reflect credit
upon the state and It's citizens. would
be glad II you would inform me what
progress your county has made In the
organization Of Its commissioners, and
II already organized, what steps have
been taken, so that may have an Idea
Of the amount Of work that Is to be
done 1t Is my intention to pay visit
to the different counties in the inter-
est of this great work, and II you will
advise me as to the best time to see
your commissioners | will endeaver to
be on hand and confer with you.
Trusting that you will furnish me
with this information at an early date,
and holding myself ready to aid you
in any manner, am, yours very truly,
Thos. w. Milan, Manager.