The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-01

( ually made an honorary member of many
/ o fthe important clubs. VIII this cour-
! tesy be extended TO him? is the question.
I For years he vainly tried TO get into the
leading club of Washington. but had to
give it up. The reason OF it is well
known in army circles II Is thought
probable that the incident will operate
against him here also. A few years ago
the general married a very rich wife. so
that his pay is a mere bagatelle 10 him.
! Among the stage folk the actresses
leave the actors way behind OF the salary
list Mrs. Carter. for instance, is credited
with receiving 81. 70 a week and percent
age of the profits from David Belasco,
while Charles Frohman pays Maude Ad-
ans 500 q week and 50 per cent OF the re-
ceipts less expenses. Her annual income
for several years past is put down al
$50. 900 durin; the thirty-five weeks Of the
regular theatrical season Anne Russell
is another Of the high-prfced ones. Five
hundred dollars week IS set down as
her figure Julia AIarIoWe, Mrs. Langtry.
Henrietta Crosman. Mrs. Fiske and some
others are their own managers, that is
the yemploy manager TO attend to their
financial risks involved in the production
Of the plays they appear in. William H
Crane. Nat Goodwin and z. II. Sotnern
follow the same plan, 50 it is hard to
say what they make. William Fayeds-
ham. Charles Richman ard Robert Edeson
receives weekly salaries of about $3.50
each. while Lawrence D'Orsay in the
Earl of Pawtuclzet'' was a long tine
under contract at only SO q week. He
now gets four times that sum. Robert
Hnliard is paid about 500. Aubrey Bou-
cicauIt always demands $500, and wins
out. Wilton Lackaye viii not play for
a lesser figure. John Mason commands
$50 a week, and Robert Haiaes about
the same amount. These figures show
that the men are away behind. but then
the wardrobes Of the women cost big
sums which cut down their incomes. Still
they are far ahead Of the men.
An idea of what the passenger trans
portaiton problem means in this city is
furnished by some statistics that have
just been gathered by one Of the tunnel
engineers. According TO his estimate
there streams forth every evening from
the offices. factories, stores and other es-
adjustments OF what IS called the BUSH
ness district a number of people equal TO
the population of several large cities He
estimates that 1900 of them go TO the
upper part Of the island, $1,000 to the
Brooklyn and Staten Island. 3 90 cross
the ferries into New Jersey. and another
1900 TO ninir points in the vicinity. This
gives total of 250,0oo persons crowded
into lower New York during the business
day. How they all find room there is 4
mystery.
From remark made by Archbishop
Ireland in this city recently it is now con-
sidered certain that the new Pope will
snip Cardinals hat 10 this country
within very short time. but the point
Of its destination is the interesting ques-
ton in Roman Catholic circles. Archbish-
op Ireland as much as said that il would
not go beyond this city. but there is a
strong suspicion that it will make the
trip TO ST Paul for the distinguished
churehman himself. A member OF that
faith tells me that one of the reasons
why the western prelate was not elevat-
ed to the cardinalate long ago is that his
political activity was viewed in u not very
approving light at the Vatican. However.
he is built that way and can't help it.
Z Many years ago the remains Of the poet
Joseph Rodman Drake author OF that
fervently patriotic ode. The American
Flag" were laid away. where it was sup
posed they would remain forever undis-
turbed But progress and 'civiliza-
tion." in the expansion OF Greater New
York, have at length reached the poets
resting place. and the mandate has gone
forth that there must be a removal. in
order that projected street TO be given
away later on TO some trolley monopoly.
should run in a straight lire. II is hardly
probable that the effort to save the grave
from invasion viii be successful New
York has not much use for live poets and
none at all. apparently. for dead ones.
Poe's cottage in the same region had to
get out OF the way of a street line q few
years ago. when it might have been easily
save by slight DETECTION.