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The Washington times., 1904-10-02
The Bonry B1ier Bush

AT the Lafayette duriug lhe week be-
ginning October H.. 1.-The Bonnie Brier
Bush viii Doe presented. with j. H..
4loadard as LachIau Campbell and
Reuben Fax as the l1vahle rascal
"Fcsty- Among the PLAYERS are Irma
La Pierre. Robert a.. Eastuu. Adelaide
Cumming, JuIlus NcFicEtr. Rose i.
Tapely. r. EIHott Jenkins. Edith TaI-
bot j. Palmer Collins. and Robert Ire
land
The Washington times., 1904-10-02

. The attraction al the Lyceum for tho
ensuing week viii Doe the Fay Foster
B-r.e-gue Company. The first comedy
3. ..FH5--g Minutes az Sea-" ana che
closing szIr "Fuu on "a Pullman. Cap
tain Eellers seventeen royal Zguav-
girls, and Louise DaeEe are announced
The Washington times., 1904-10-02
Robert Edeson in aRauson's Folly"

seldom if 5veE has Robert Edeson
been seen 10 better advantage than in
'Hansou= Folly lhe new comedy OF
Americau army life. bE Richard Hard
ing Davis. which. under the direction
az Henry b. Harris has been presented
200 times iu Naw York. and which viii
be seen for tEa Grst time ol Monday.
October u. az the National Thtater.
Rausgus Folly is Blossoms wisdom.
for he has never done anything better. Do
Is the critical summing uu of one OF
New York s. best known dramatic re-
viewers. Judged by the cordial approval
bestowed by New York audiences AIR.
Ed=soa has increased the popularity
based upon his appearance iu soldiers
cI Fortune which urSt introduced him
as STAR and iH which he won an
enFiatla place il Jue resard OF Ameri-
can tlcatcrE0ers
The Washington times., 1904-10-02
A Rift in the Lute.

ii was In Chicago during the grand
opera season of 1868. The last matinee
bin was "the Magic Flute and over
So many stars OF Maurice Grau-s COM
pauy were singing in this afrv ATozart
oDcra- FINALLY there same lhe duet be-
The Washington times., 1904-10-02
OPCS OF THE STAGE AS VIEWED IN. WASHINGTON
PitU the Blind.
Sympathy Needed for Man
ayers Of Last Week SMuSi-
cal Comedies Abundant
Relief in New Bills.

The elevation of the stage was not
manifest I'm Washington last week Too
much liukIe as these columns sug-
gested seven DAYS aEo. was too gen
erous am appraisement of the two prin-
ciuaI offerings. There was not only too
much tinBle-there was TOO little every
thluE else.
An Uusung Heroine.
Eva Tauguay appeared iu the par
heHou OF her capabiiJy and the desceu-
sion Of her opportunity This is as the
late John j. ingalls, might have esti-
mated her performance The late Billy
Baxter would have said she was up
against it," And she was. The whole
performance had the look OF am iuyes-
liture bought on bargain day. b0tched by
stage day-Iaborer- ana thrown az the
audience as Junk.
Yet don't shoot the orchestra. fl done
the best it could" Miss Tanguay man
aged to give life to the poorest situa-
lions that ever confronted a star in
musical comedy. She sang with as
much animation as though cast In
Mugs Landing. And she never lost
heart There is hardly a star i'm grand
opera who could get through one act
OF The Sambo Girl" without shedding
real tears. Maybe Miss Tauguay will
ind reward for her valance i'm bet
ter play next year. II she does, she can
count on the sympathy OF Washington
expressed at the box Office
The Washington times., 1904-10-02

FrlJzi Sehen comes 10 the National
ihealeF tomorrow night Miss scheH.s
oHeriHs this year is new comedy
opera Dy Ludwig Highlander and st4ais-
The Washington times., 1904-10-02
@only a Shop Girl"

Only "a shop Girl" witch Loytie VIII
Jams as Josie. and a cast of thirty peo-
PIE, comes 20 the Academy week OF Oe-
tober To-
The Washington times., 1904-10-02

timatiou of lovers Of vaudeville. Their
sketch. "The Georgia Ministries" viii
live ass long as minstreIsy. and in "Ou
Gusrd. i'm which they viii appear this
week, they are regarded as having
found "a worthy succe -sOr of their for
Uer bIackface classic.
spesssrdy's Bears and Ponies rank
among connoisseurs as the most remark
able a-enie act ever imported 10 this
country. 1t originated in France and
contains six bears and two ponies who
have attained the highest grade of
amusement education Bears are born
comedians. and these six merry bruins
are said 10 keep their audiences iu a
tumulr OF laughter by the cIowuish an
tics which they are trained To perform.
Flank ana Jeu LatCu8 VIII present
their speciality. THE Musical SIavey.-
Harry SmirI and Rose IIassner VIII De
seen in a sketch called. "The Beub0y
and the Waiting Maid ClaTice Vance.
"tEe sweet Southern singer" VIII render
Marian" Back, Back, Back. 90 Bal
tm0Te. and There's Chicken Dim
ner Waiting Home for Ne" The Knight
Brothers and Miss SaWteIle. Jack Card
uer. laouoIogue comedian. and the Eos-
tou Brothers. European gyQnasts. com
plete rle program.
The Washington times., 1904-10-02

Chase's takes another step next week
when the theater win present the emil
uent English actor. Charles Hawcrey.
late OF '-The Nan Irom BlankIey's and
"A Message from Mars iu which he
was starred III ia. nIEh-price theaterz
The Washington times., 1904-10-02
Academy-"Chnd Slaves in New York

4-At---N-AA -At-4A t1-af- g AA NEW D--Aa
.'The Child Slaves of wv York. an
original meICdrama by Charles r.
Blauey and Howard Han, viii Poe given
IT'S second pTeseuta don iu This cltg at
tle Academy cOmmeucinE tomorrow
night. one of the scenes OF the play
viii show the FifJv-uiuth Street sta.
ton OF the New York. Underground
Railway. while trolley cars flash by
above. The audience IS then taken from
the heart Of the metropolis 10 am i'm
mense grain elevator 0n the river fror =
The elevator is an abandoned structure
end the hsadquar,ers of "a well organ
lied band of thieves. Their victims are
shot from the Clutes or the elevator
into the dark waters below. TO be picked
up by passing craft i'm the lower bay
There are said 10 be more effects of a
startling nature
The Washington times., 1904-10-02
FIJI scbe6 N a New Opera

fElzi Semen represents t.a .ae- tend
ea." ol modern OPERA SIN. ss dis
uHctiF aH ar-'a- Her performances sr
iae metropolitan company. where .r.
Naz restricted and HamEereI Br The
="as ol Older singers. stamped Ies as
aH operate singer of the hrst rank
When she entered comic OPEN her sue-
cess "as -ls-auLalalus.
HasliuEloI remembers Che orrrsf1r
well it was -u tle same rIavr05g.
where. L-ls week. she sius# -aThe Tv
Roses tie-a- Herbert bad written
cT=dltaa.- music. rlT ler. The -.rlr..---
was strong. Her role was auracffs.
hul as the curtain fell every person
or d-s-elumelt iu the audience lrrzv.
that the great success or the .'HabetteH
depended more upon the stars charm
lIs personality and ugaII1yed arr man
GA an these auelIlary ,cIreum -1anees D.5r
together.
''The Two Roses" ought 20 be- stH1
more of "a pleasure. The city wiz wan
no see, OF course But Ludwig Eng
lander has been compelled 20 write So
mucE 5iHgia that bee ought no soar like
lhe eagle VIXEN given opportunity 10
write real music. StauisIaus STANCE has
The Washington times., 1904-10-02
The WoIld, the Flesh, and

Fay Templeton and Peter +. Daley
had almost as hard "a campaign at the
National "a Little of Everything
Just passed at New York. which is
polite way Of saying that it was ut
terIv impossible for Washington. Com
ment on the delicate Fay is unuecez-
sary. Some one called her once the
American Marie Tempest. which was
unnecessarily cruel without being eS-
pecially funny. Her methods are her
own. her skin is her own. and her suE-
gestiveness is her own. Those who so
90 see her. after all these years of
warning do so at their own. risk
Peter r. Daley IS good vaudeville
or minstrel comedian. In an age when
the Rogers brothers are managed by
the awful presence itself. IL should ex-
cite liLtle surprise that this man finds
conspicuous post year after year.
But pink clothes and idi0te arius do
not make Humor as one auditor real
zed when DE remarked between the
acts. "E. s. Willard was the last real
comedian Z thiuk. whom Z saw ola This
STAGE
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-06
COLLEGE NOTES.

Sir Donald Currle. the we'll known
shlpowner. has given s5O0,OOJ to the
London University.
Two hundred and 1fty students nj
the University OF Missouri have de
clded TO live on two meals a day for
the next four months.
Arthur Greedy. professor OF biology
Mt Washington University. died re.
Gently In ST. louis. No. after nm oper.
alton for appendicitis.
or 1877 students who have registered
Mt the Massachusetts Agricultural Col
lego all but eighteen give their resi-
dence as In Massachusetts.
Peru contributes iaoie young men 10
American universities than any other
South American Republic. About JOG
are now attending our institutions OF
learning.
John A. Creighton. of Omaha. Ncb.
has given. In addition to his previous
-rge gifts. mn additional s2J0.0O0 to
creighton University. Catholic instl.
tuition Mt Omaha.
The smallest university In the world
has Just commenced It's twenty .hrd
year OF active work. This Is the Amer
lean classical university of Athens,
with total Of six students.
Many leading officials connected with
the cotton manufacturing industry and
several public men participated IN the
dedication OF the Bradford Durfee Tex.
tile School at Fall River. Mass.
A scholarship OF 5000, the yearly In.
come OF which will be devoted to some
graduate OF Baylor University. OF
Waco, Texas. has been presented TO
Brown University by Edgar l.. Marst.
OF New York.
The University OF Vienna has been
closed In consequence OF threats OF
disturbance among the students. The
German students were much incensed
at the demonstrations Of the Czechs
against their German comrades nj
Prague, Bobemfa. and threatened re
taliatlon.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-06
pope's Life In Richmond.

The use OF some hitherto unpubllsh.
ed portraits of the poets friends Will
give additional interest TO Charles Mar
shall Graves's Landmarks of Poe In
Richmond" in the April Century. Be
side the portrait OF Edgar Allan Poe
himself, from the daguerreotype owned
by The Players, New York. will be
shown lIkenesses OF Mrs. Susan Archer
Talley Weiss, an ultimate friend; John
Allan, Poe's foster-father; Mrs. John
Allan; Mrs. Sarah Elmira Roystef
Shelton, Poe's first sweetheart; beside
pictures Of several buildings in Rich
mond. Poe loved Richmond, says Mr..
Graves. as he loved no other place on
earth, for here he spent his childhood
and youth. passed the first year OF his
married life, and did much Of his best
work.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-06
CURRENT EVENTS.

Emil Paur, the newly elected con.
ductor of the Pittsburg orchestra.
cabled an acceptance of the position.
Deputy Jailer Martin Conover was
killed near Columbia, KY, by Albert
Burton. whom he was attempting to
arrest.
John II. Coe. said to be son Of
John w. Coe, a New York State Sena-
tor and politician. was found dead at
San Francisco.
More than 20 persons were Injured In
a panic In an Italian Catholic Church.
New Haven, Conn, caused by fight
over distribution Of palms and a cry
Of fire
Four men, Tunis Slingerland. Abra-
ham Slingerland. Peter Piersna and
John Brandt, were drowned In Lake
Calumet by the capsizing of their
boat. q
It is announced here that Joseph E.
Schwab, president of the American
Steel Foundries company, would soon
resign owing to pressure from powers
In the company
Senator Plat, OF Connecticut, chair
man of the Senate Committee on Re.
latlons with Cuba. has received from
Mai. e. G. Rathbone an appeal for a
review OF his case by Congress.
Charles G.. Forster, clerk. employ
ed In the White House office, shot and
killed his wife and himself at their
home in Kenslngton, Md Forster was a
brother of Rudolph Forster, one OF the
assistant secretaries to President
Roosevelt. For a considerable time he
had shown evidences OF despondency.
Domestic manufacturers exported
from the United States in February
1904, were greater in value than in
any preceding February. and formed
also a larger per cent Of the total ex
ports in any preceding February
For the eight months ending with
February the total manufacturers also
exceeded the total in the corresponding
eight months of any earlier year.
BY the decisive majority of 316 tc
269, the French chamber OF deputie;
passed the government bill for the
suppression of all forms of teaching by
the religious orders.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-06
FIRST BATTLE ON LAND.
Sharp Fight Between Cossaoks
and Japanese at Chong-Ju.
RUSSIANS WE'RE SURPRISED.
They Found Mlksdo's Troops En-.
trenched In Town Instead OF
In the Open.

The FIRST real land battle OF the war
has been fought. The Russians and
Japanese troops. In considerable
force, met for the first time near
Chong-Ju, about so miles northwest
OF Anju yesterday, and after a fight
lasting an hour and half, the Rus.
SLAMS wero forced TO retreat. Their
loss was three killed and 10 wounded.
The battle which was fought on the
sixth anniversary OF the Russian occu.
patton Of Port Arthur, was cavalry
attack by six companies ~ Cossacks,
led In person by Gen. Mishtchenko
against four squadrons Of Japanese
cavalry which he believed to be In
trenched beyond Chong.Ju. but which
he found to be in occupation of the
town.
While the report made to-day to the
emperor by Gen. KuropGtkin inti.
mates that the japanese gained no
great advantage It acknowledges that
the Russian forces were obliged to re-
treat and that they finally reached
Nusan. about 35 miles northeast of
Chong.Ju, carrying their dead and
wounded.
p'hs puyb u 'iiDhit w
the tenaclty and bravery OF the Jap
anese. the first detachment encounter
ed by the Russians only ceaslng to
fire after an engagement which lasted
half an hour.
The Japanese cavalry squadrons
dashed to the succor of their fellows
in the town. but one squadron was
badly cut up by the Russians. After
the engagement had lasted an hour
and half and before the Russians
could follow up their advantage, an
additional Japanese reinforcement of
four infantry companies were seen
coming up and the Russians were
forced TO retreat.
Considerable loss of life on the part
Of the Japanese force is evident from
the statement In the report that the
Red Cross flag was hoisted from two
points In the town and men and
horses were seen TO fall among the
cavalry reinforcements.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-06
JAPS WERE AMBUSHEO.
Infantry Detachment Slaughtered
While Moving to Yalu River.
MARAkoFF's FLEET NOW AT SEA.
Japanese Attempts to Close Entrance
TO Hsrbor at Port Arthur
Proved a Failure.

japanese troops are reported TO
have pursued the Russians beyond
Chongju after their victory at that
place Monday. There Ia a riimor that
the Cossacks ambushed and destroyed
SO OF the enemy.
The Japanese report OF Mondays
engagement differs somewhat from the
offlcial Russian statement. The lat
ter described II as a Russian attack
on Chongju, while the Japanese say
that they did the attacking and drove
the Russians out Of the town. The
japanese admit less Of Ave killed
and ~ wounded.
The American and British flags
lowered at Newchwang by the Rus.
SLAMS when they declared martial
law there are to be restored. The
Consuls protested against the Rus.
sian action. The United States gun.
boat Helena Is TO leave the port for
Shanghai and will take away any
American citizens who desire to go In
view OF the probable hostllltes there.
The Russian fleet Is now reported
maneuvering outside Port Arthur.
showing the complete failure OF the
last japanese attempt to close the
port by sinking fireships In the chan.
mel. Admiral Makaroff is said TO be
giving the forts some lessons In
firing on an attacking feet. There
is no Information as to the where
abouts OF the Japanese warshlps.
The japanese advance occupied
IIalju, a seaport south OF ANU, March
27.
A reliable report from the Yalu
river states the troops on the Yalu do
not exceed 10000. Travellers report
having seen troops under strenuous
march along the Feng.fIung. Cheng
road, footsore and weary. The bridges
which are largely temporary are part
ly inundated owing to the melting
SHOWS and rains.
The captain, an oller and one pas
senger of the Japanese coasting steam
er Han.Yci arrived at Teng-Chow and
reported that the Han-Yei had been
fired on and sunk by the Russian fleet
near the Mlotao islands March 81
The remainder Of the crew and pas
sengers. Chinese and Japanese, II In
number. we're taken prisoners by the
Russians
Inc captain, VINO mas drrl'eu mere
says he mistoolt the Russian warship'
for the Japanese feet until he approach
ed to within one mile of them. Ther
the Russians boarded and removed
the passengers. The captain, the ollie
and one passenger we're In bed am
were not taken Off.
The Russians then sunk the steame
and the three men clung to foatini
wreckage until rescued by Chines'
fishermen.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-06
INFANTS CREMATED.
Horrible Practices Charged Against
Philadelphia Woman.

Startling evidence of the manner in
which live babies we're burned was
given at the Ashmead inquest in Phila'
delphla In the alleged malpractice
syndicate" case. David Monster. 1893
French street. an alleged physician.
swore that he saw Mrs. Ashmead go
to the cellar OF her home with an
apron filled with newly born infants.
several OF them alive and crying, and
throw them into the blazing furnace.
That's the way she disposed of
them" declared the witness. 81 have
heard them cry as they were thrown
into the fire."
DR.. Joseph II. King. Of 221O North
Tenth street testified that he occupied
Offices in the building.
II asked Mrs. Ashmead what she did
with the babies" added DR.. King. "and
she said she wrapped them in news
papers. let them de and then threw
the babies into the furnace"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-06
FLUCTUATIONS IN MARCH.
Foreign Exchanges Disturbed--Hall-
road Earnings Fall oH-coke
Trade lmprovlnq.

Financial affairs during the month
Of March were as variable as the
weather. During the first week the
markets were unsettled by develop
ments abroad. February had closed
with state bordering on panic on the
continental exchanges. In order to
strengthen themselves Paris and Der
lin were unloading international Sc.
curities upon London, and In the lat
ter market English consols declined to
s5hs. the lowest price quoted since the
change In the interest rate to the
present basis. Naturally London en-.
Ieavored to shift the burden by sell.
ing American securities, and H. Is
probable that conditions prevailing
abroad were responsible for cultlvat.
Ing a generally bearlsh feeling. and
that some part OF the selling OF
American securities by foreigners was
for short account. This was partially
proved by failures OF London jobbers
In stocks, and by heavy buying OF
leading railroad stocks later in the
month.
The month of March also brought
the annual report Of the United States
Steel Corporation. which confirmed
the preliminary reports In showing a
large falling off In net earnings.
An important factor OF decidedly
favorable nature was the agreement
finally reached by the btuminous
miners and operators covering the
scale of wages which Is TO extend for
two years. thus avertlng a threatening
coal strike. In other sections of the
labor field. however. affairs are still
unsettled
The severe weather OF the month
was responsible for curtailing rail-
road gross earnings and increasing
the cost Of operations, so that the re-
turns are bound 10 make an unfayora
BILE comparison.
The last day of March finds the
coke business In practically the same
condition as II was the first weeks oi
September. which 10 say the least Is
most encouraging. The shipments
from the region aggregated 10,22S
cars. the best showing in seven
months. The operators are iubllan
over the splendid Improvement in the
car supply and anticipate an even bet
/ ter one during the opening months oI
/ spring.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-06
CAUSED NINE DEATHS.
FrIghtfulIy Fatal Explosion Caused by
Careless Girl.

To amuse herself and somewhat an
noy her fellow workers, Beckie Lewis
threw an untitled squlb, or fuse, into
the stove In the Dickson squib factory
at Prlceburg, near Scranton, Pa
There was little explosion and the
squlb hoped out of the stove and into
a pail of liquid sulphur standing close
by. Then there was another explosion.
followed by a third. when 200 pounds
of powder in the place blew mp. tear
Ing the br'ldlng into fragments. The
following were killed aud SO mutllated
and burned as to be hardly recognlza.
BILE:
Beckie LewiS aged IL; Lizzie Bray
aged 10. Lillian Mahon. aged II;
Laura Matthews. aged iS; Lizzie
Howey, all employed In the factory
and residing In Priceburg; George and
Theresa Callahan. children. who lived
with Their parents :d rooms ever the
factory.
Mary Gllgallon. forewoman In the
factory. so badly injured that she will
die. and Cassie r. Faulds, Annie Hef'
from and Oscar Ayser, foreman, were
badly injured. but will live.
The windows of all the buildings for
blocks around we're shattered. Fire
broke out In the debris Immediately
after the explosion and before II was
extingulshed destroyed what was left
Of the squlb factory and also burned
the Wayne hotel and butcher shop
adjoining. All the buildings were
owned by Anthony Peterson
Three more deaths occurred on the
following day, making nine fatal cases
30 far.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-06
LEFT HEAPS OF DEAD.
Tlbetars Attack British Force-Four
Hundred SIauuhtered.

News has been received of severe
fighting. the Tibetans having attack.
cd the British mission. under Colonel
Younghusband. There were two en-
gagements and the Ttbetans were re-
pulsed with heavy loss. The British
captured the Tibetan camp at Guru.
A second action took place In which
the artillery played the largest part.
Finally the Tibetans retreated over
the hills with the exception of about
80. who persstently held the village.
which was finally taken by a mounted
bayonet charge.
The Tlbetan losses are believed to
be over 900. while the British casual
ties are about dozen.
The British state that rifles bear
ing the Russian imperial stamp and
Russian ammunition were found on
the wounded Tibetan officers.
Other Tibetans used old matchbox
lgfes. but they displayed the greatest
courage, many of them coming on at
ter they had been seriously wounded.
After the action. there we're heaps OF
dead. and long trail OF dead and
wounded extenued to- the rear.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-06
QUESTION OF NATIONAL AIR.
"star spansled Banner" Is Only Air to
Be played on Warohips.

Hereafter The Star Spangled Ban
ner" will be played on board naval
ships at both morning and evening col
ors, in accordance with an order ap-
proved to-day by the secretary of the
navy. Heretofore The Star Spangled
Banner" has been played with the rails.
ing of the flag in the morning and
Hail Columbia" with the lowering or
the colors.
Some confusion arose in tho navy, 1t
is said, as to whether the latter was
a national air and the matter was
brought to the attention of the de-
partment. Secretary Moody in approv-
ing the order substituting The Star
Spangled Banner" for Hail Columbia
for evening colors. did not pass on the
question as to whether the latter was
a national air, deeming that a matter
for congress to determine.