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The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04
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New York, Sept. 3-This week
has been a lively one. theatre
cally speaking. Monday William
Collier came back to the Cri-
terion Theater in The Dictator" and
was received with a great demonstra-
ton of friendliness. There is nothing
new to be said of the performance.
The end of the week brought Edna
May in the "SchoOl Girl" to Days
Theater, The County Chairman" to
Wallack's, "A Royal Chef to the Ly-
ric and Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch to the Savoy. OF the last
mentioned piece a great deal is ex-
pected, chiefly for the reason that it
has proved itself exceptionally attrac
tive to other cities where. entirely
without prestige of Broadway COM
mendation, it has invariably drawn
audiences regulated only by the lin
itations of the theaters. 1t is describ-
ed as a comedy of types rather than
of keen dramatic interest, but it is
very evident that the work must con-
tain other qualities, since throngs are
not drawn exclusively for the contem-
plation of character pictures.
OF course, this should not be taken
as an intimation that nothing great
lis looked for concerning the three
other productions here mentioned, for
at least one of them has at least dem
onstrated its power. '"The County
Chairman" which ran nearly all last
season at Wallacks, and now comes
back for four or five weeks additional
stay. ''The School Girl" fresh from
London, brings a quite unusual record
of popularity and the added value of
Edna Mays personal and magnetic
charms. Its tenancy of Days may
extend to the holidays, or possibly
longer. "a Royal Chef" is a contribu-
ton from Chicago.
Next Monday will witness the com
ing of John Drew to the Empire in
''the Duke of Killicrankie;" Lulu
Glaser's introduction of "A Madcap
Princess at the Knickerbocker the
removal of "a Little of Everything
from the New Amsterdam to the
Broadway, the revival of THE Old
Homestead" with Denman Thompson
at the New York, and the beginning
of Henrietta Crossman's final three
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04
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Savannah, Georgia.

lar army officer as a professor of mil
itary science and tactics, but is year
ly under inspection by the inspector
generals department at Washington
And this is why l notice the booklet
because it quotes from a. report of
Capt William T. Johnston, u. S. A.
inspector general, 1903" Now, this Of
Ger is a captain in the Fifteenth Cav
airy, and not a regular attache of the
inspector generals department. And
yet he is given the title of inspector
general" without any qualification.
This is owing to a defect in the or
ganization of the department. We have
an adjutant general, but under him
are assistant adjutants general; we
have a quartermaster general with
assistants, a commissary general with
assistants, a surgeon general with as
sistants, but the inspector general,
who is a brigadier general, has in
spectors general" some of which are
colonies, lieutenant colonels, etc, and
yet even a captain can sign himself
inspector general the same as the
heads of the department. He should
sign himself assistant inspector gen
eral,' or IAN inspector general" An
illustration is found in the case of
the old lad" now corrected in the
Morning News, of the South Carolina
Military College, in which Col. E. A.
Darlington, an inspector general was
called "brigadier general u. S. A as
he officially, and correctly. signed him
self inspector general, u. S. A." but
he is simply the ranking colonel and
an inspector general, but not the in
spector general, who is Brig. Gen.
George H. Burton. Sidney Herbert.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04
THEATER READY
FOR ITS PATRONS
is NOW A MODERN PLAY H0US
OPENING OF SEASON WILL REVEAL
MANY IMPROVEMENTS.

Manager SeesISind Says Savannah
Theater Compares FavOrabIy
with Any in the COuntry-Numer-
Gus Exits and New Asbestos Cur
tain Give Ample Protection
Against Fire-InteriOr Renovated
and Made BeautifuI-COIOr Scheme
viii Attract Attention.
Savannah can now boast of a modern
theater, and one which for beauty and
convenience Manager w. B. Seeskind
claims Will compare favorably with
any of it's size in the country.
The improvements which have been
recently made make the building prac-
/ ticaIly new and fully capable of ac-
commodating the largest theatrical ag-
gregations The entire interior of the
building has been renovated and re-
arranged in such a manner that the
safety, comfort and pleasure of theater-
goers is assured.
The walls and ceilings have all been
repainted in green and gold, which
com bnation of colors gives touch
of harmony to the interior appearance
of the building. The new asbestos cur
tain, which has been hung, is of the
same color scheme and harmonizes
with the walls and ceilings In the
vestibules and aisles carpets of rich
red have been laid and every luxury
( of modern theater construction is
| present.
Safe and Comfortable.
Then, too the full curtains which are
| to be hung from the boxes will add
| much to the beauty of the dress circle.
| as well as afford greater privacy to
| boxholders.
The opening of the season Tuesday
| night will afford an opportunity for
| theater goers to see the results of the
| efforts of Manager Seeskind, and it is
| safe to say that all will be pleased with
| the general appearance of the play
| house.
For beauty and comfort said Man
| ager Seeskind yesterday, 'the Savan-
nah Theater compares favorably with
| any in the country. You can't find in
this country a theater of this size which
| is more modern and beautiful.
By the opening of a number of exits
| the building has been rendered abso-
| lutely safe against fire, or panic. On
| the lower floor there are four exits
| opening directly onto the street be-
| sides the six windows, and four en-
| trance doors. which can be used as
exits in case of fire. There are also
exits from the gallery through which,
| by means of the newly constructed
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04
BIG SALARIES ARE WAITING
FOR REAL GOOD ACTORS.

But Thousands of Poor Ones Are Not
wanted at Any Price.
New York, Sept. 3.-Never in the his
tory of New York theatrcals has the
theory of the survival of the fttest
been so exemplifed as this season.
Here in nutshell is the advice de-
livered broadcast to the hundreds of
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04

An ignorant king, near LakeTchad,
Couldn't count all the wives that he
had
He could only infer
How many there were,
From his being so constantly sad.
Puck.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04
INC Now Asbestos Curtain.

But perhaps the most important
safeguard against fire is the new as
bestos curtain which has just been
erected. This will completely isolate
the body of the house from the stage
in case of fire originating on the stage.
The curtain is worked from the stage,
and, Manager Seeskind says, will be
kept in perfect order, so that all pos
sibility of a repetition of the Iroquois
Theater disaster in Chicago last win
ter will be eliminated.
The furnaces have all been renewed,
and warmth and comfort during the
winter months are assured the patrons.
The fact that the dressing rooms have
all been renovated and brought up to
date is n guarantee. says Manager
Seeskind, that the best companies will
be sta ged here for none of the diff
culties rising from inferior dressing
rooms will have to be contended with.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04

in the old days in this country
farming and manufacturing were car
ried on together to a very large ex-
tent. letter written from Virginia
in 164S gives the following picture of
life on the plantation of certain
Capt. Matthews, leading citizen of
the colony: "He hath a fine house and
all things answerable to it. He sows
yearly store of hemp and flax and
causes 1t to be spun. He keeps weav-
ers and hath a tan house. causes leath-
er to be dressed, hath eight shoemak-
ers employed in their trade. hath forty
negro servants and brings them up to
trades in his house. He yearly sows
abundance of wheat. barley, etc. The
wheat he selleth at shillings a bushel
He kills store of beeves and sells them
to victual the ships when they come
thither He hath abundance Of kline,
a brave dairy, swine great store and
poultry"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04

outside stairways. the street can be !
easily reached. Manager Seeskind es- /
Inmates that it will take only a few
minutes to empty the building.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04

During the G. A. R. encampment in
Boston the Globe published John r.
Thompson's beautiful poem on Ash
by" but stated that he was killed at
Harrisburg, Va" Gen. Turner Ash
by, the heroic cavalry leader of the C.
S. A, was killed in battle at Harrison
burg, Va, June 6, 1862. The publ
cation of this poem by the Globe was
quite compliment to the old Confed-
crate guests of Kinsley Post, G.. A. R.
But the Post issued as a supplement
four-page illustrated sheet of music
entitled Songs That Stirred Mems
Souls in the Sixties being Dixie" and
1.-The Star Spangled Banner" Every
where during the week, on parade and
off parade the strains of Dixie" and
Maryland, My Maryland" mingled
with those of the Star Spangled Ban
ner," and '"Tenting on the Old Camp
Ground" and other wartime melodies.
All the Boston papers gave special at
tention to the Confederate visitors, es-
pecially Gen. ]. B. Castleman of Louis
willie, Ky, who had entertained the
Massachusetts G.. A. r. boys in a gen.
erous manner at the Louisville Nation
al Encampment some years ago. EX-
cellent pictures and interesting sketch
es of the Confederates were published.
The last lines of the first verse of the
poem on "Ashby' are as follows:
Dead upon the field of glory
Hero fit for song and story
Lies our bold dragoon."
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04
weeks at the Belasco Theater il
Sweet Kitty Bellairs."

Sweet Kitty Bellairs."
THE Isle of Spice" seems to have
caught on solidly at the Majestic The
alter in spite of the fact that the ma
jority of the newspaper notices of the
first night performance We're unfriend-
ly and in some instances altogether
savage.
The Rogers Brothers are now a cor
poration. and in their advertising mat
ter on the billboards they are an
nounced as 1.-THE Rogers Brothers,
Inc, Klaw & Erlanger managing di-
rectors." They will open at the New
Amsterdam Theater Monday evening.
THE Spellbinders" will begin its ca
reer at the Herald Square next week
supplanting The Girl From Rays"
which has been there for nine months.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04

On Wednesday night Mr.. Tim Muir
ply and company will be seen In Two
Men and a Girl" and Thursday night
he will offer when a Man Marries ="
The assurances are given that in each
play Mr.. Murphy has part equally
effective, and by far better than any
thing he has heretofore attempted.
Each part gives him opportunity for
the enactment OF refined amusement.
and in Two Men and a Girl" he Is en-
abled. when the occasion requires. to
artistically blend no amount of senti-
ment with his comedy work.
Two Men ana "a Girl" was written by
Frederick Pauldlng when Man
Marries' is an entirely different style
OF comedy and 20 by A. G.. Bishop
Dorothy Sherrod 80 favorably known
az having been associated with Mr.
Murphy IN an Of his previous SUCCESSES.
has the two most important roles in
each piece aside from those of the star.
Mr.. Murphy has quite outdoue himself
this year in the form ~ scenic addition.
for each OF bic new plays and a mag
nincent mounting ie promised. The
sale " aeaie Hlu open tomorrow morn
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04

Cuito Tailored &1Q tn Can
OullS to Taste DlO lU D4U
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04

1t is gratifying to Southern read
ers to find in Northern magazines and
papers, as is frequently the case, pic
lures and sketches of famous Con-
federate generals. The American Boy
of Detroit, Mich, for January, con-
tanned a full page illustrated sketch
of Lieut.. Gen. N. B. Forrest, c. S. A,
under the title of THE Boyhood of a
Great Cavalry Leader" There was a
time, however, not many years ago,
when Northern publications would not
print any such articles, and when
even Judge Finch's now universally
popular poem, 1.-The Blue and the
Gray" was under the ban. A
copy of the handsome illustrated
booklet of the Mount Tamalpais Mill
tary Academy, at San Rafael, Cal,
has been sent me- 1t is one of the
most complete military schools in the
country, as it embraces cavalry and
artillery practice as we'll as simple in
fantry drill. 1t not only has a regu-
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04

THE Frozen Path Of Frenzy" "The
Lake of Lost Souls" and The Realms
of Mephisto;" "A new fun stage set
The Valley Of Andoche," with sun
rise and sunset effects. two new com.
edy trick scenes. THE Gates of the
Chateau Morpheus" and "The Magic
Picture Gallery" the brilliant Chinese
scene, The Gardens of the Manikins, 4"
new and glittering tournament scene.
the wonderful Magic Forest. "
and new Sahara scene with NAM
moth sphinx effect; also new trans
formation scene, Amor"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04


THE Story of the Second Manassas"
by Col. G. N. Saussy, U. C. V, in
the Morning News of Aug. 80, is very
interesting narrative, as is also his
longer and more important article,
"Fortieth Anniversary of Battle of the
Crater" in Atlanta Journal of Aug.
n. Col. Saussy is a ready writer and
close student of war literature of all
kinds, and his articles, in the main.
are impartial and accurate. But all
articles on war matters contain errors
more or less important, and sometimes
shade of sectional bias. The story of
the two knights of old who approach
ed a shield from opposite directions,
applies to all Civil War literature.
Mrs. DR.. w. H. FELTON, and Mr..
Alex. w. Stephens are advocating the
right of Secession, evidently fearing
that some Northern or Western states
may vote for Judge Parker under the
false impression that Secession is dead.
This and the Statesboro horror furnish
the Republican clubs with which to
smash Democratic majorities I doubt
II an angel from heaven could give
single good reason for reViving this
question on the eve of a critical pres
idential election. Col. John o.
Moore of Longwood, Fla, who repre-
sented me at the Boston Grand Army
of the Republic, writes me from New
York, that it was big thing, and that
the automobile ride (4O0 autos in line),
to Concord and Lexington, was sim
ply "out of sight" Boston never be-
fore held such a crowd, and the lowest
estimate is that it left behind 1000, 900
in loose change. Boston spent about
100000 in all for entertainment of G.
A. R.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04

The Governor of Florida has put in
torce rule that Will work great hard
ship on many poor old soldiers and
soldiers widows. All applications for
pensions must be executed before the
clerk of the Superior Court OF the
county, and not by notary public or
justice of the peace. This rule is one
that will entail much trouble and ex-
pense upon people who are not able to
meet its requirements. And I know
whereof I speak. for I have been a
notary public for several terms. sim
ply to help old soldiers, or the widows
and orphans Of soldiers, in pension
matters, without charge. I know how
poor manv OF them are, and how
feeble others are, and that neither
class should be required TO go to the
county seat TO execute applications
that can just as properly be executed
by a notary public or Justice OF the
peace near their homes. God knows
how hard II is for some of these poor
old needy widows, under the most fav-
orable rules, 10 make out their appli-
cations for long delayed and much
needed pensions. Only yesterday two
very old Georgia widows applied TO me
for information IN regard TO their hus-
bands commands, but I could not give
n. Both need and deserve their PEN
sions. but they cannot properly all out
the application blanks. Ny heart aches
for an such cases, and some relief
should be found for these poor old
widows Of Confederate soldiers.
Only about a year ago Ellie Goode
wrote for the Atlanta journal series
~ biographical sketches Of the Sign
ers Of the Declaration of Independ-
ence." but on a recent Sunday. IN an
article on Things Of Historical Inter-
est Az the g. Louis Exposition" che
writes this N the famous Liberty Bell.
when John Marshall died the bell
was tolled in bis honor, az he was the
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04

Pine Crest Villa, Maitland, Fla, Sept.
SIT seems that Georgia ran Opposi-
ton to Florida in the alligator business
at the Boston Grand Army of the Re
public. Ny old comrade, Capt. Will
liam Friend of Fitzgerald, Ga, who
formerly lived in Florida, carried an
alligator in the parade that shared the
applause given the Florida alligator all
along the line, especially by the thou
sands of school children, who never
before saw an alligator. = Califor-
MIA gets all the returning troops from
the Philippines, and this in a measure
accounts for the army scandals in the
San Francisco papers. On transport
Sheridan two lieutenants are charged
with drinking with a private and in
decent conduct while a major whipped
4 small boy passenger whose mother
takes legal action. = The Florida
man who tried to mail a letter in a fire
alarm box in Atlanta recently, is not
the only "greenhorn" on the beach. l
once saw the Rev. Sherman NJ. Mer-
ril, chaplain U. S. A, try the same
thing in Atlanta, mistaking the red box
for the then green one. All the fools
are not from the rural "deestricks.
=" -" The Waycross Journals World S
Fair, illustrated, green-covered issue is
a hummer" and ought to draw a lot
of new settlers to Ware and adjoining
counties. Waycross is mo mean city"
not much.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04

With warships built in the United
States, and naval officers educated at
our splendid Naval Academy. it is not
surprising that the little Japs are
monarchs of the seas so far as Rus
STA is concerned. 1t is true that for
a time Russia was monarch of the
seized" but her privateers no longer
prey upon the merchant vessels of 9TH
er nations. Florida, as a state.
failed to "show up" at the Worlds
Fair in st. Louis, but the Times-Union
of Jacksonville has sent some young
women as special commissioners to dis
tribute its magnificent Worlds Fair
edition. Thus it is, all over the coun-
try, that the active newspaper enter
prise, of our great cities takes up inn
portant movements and carries them
forward to a successful and fruitful
accomplishment. In no other way, of
late years, is the power of the press"
so wei exhibited. I see that
Col. Estill has gone to California. 1t
is to be hoped that he will visit the
Soldiers Home at Napa, and interview
the venerable Lieut.. James Kellogg of
Gen. Henry r. Jackson's regiment in
the Mexican War, and write a sketch
of his long and eventful life, as he was
first American consul to Mexico, and
man of high character.
am astonished that the New York
Sun, under the overheads of WAS in
Confederate Congress-" and Capt
Callahan the Only Survivor Since Sem
ator Vests Death" published a special
from Muskogee, I. T., that "the death
of Senator Vest of Missouri, leaves
Capt. Samuel B. Callahan the only sur
vivor of the Congress of the Confed-
eracy. Now, there is ex-Judge
GEM Roger A. Pryor. c. S. A., living
In New York, and Hon. John Goode of
Virginia, two men of national fame
still alive who were members Of the
Confederate Congress- Pryor of the
Provisional First and Goode of the
First and Second Congresses, while this
Capt. Callahan was not member of
either, but simply Delegate" in the
Second Congress from the Creek and
Seminole Nations. In recent letter I
gave the names of eight other survi-
vors since Senator Vests death. There
is no excuse for such journalistic care
lessness or ignorance, and I am sur
prised to see the above mentioned spe-
cial copied into the Charleston News
and Courier without comment or cor
rection. How can we ever expect our
children TO know the truth when such
trash as this is constantly printed as
historical.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-17
Denies Strike Rnmors.

OAKLAND. July 16.-The fact that
the Southern Pacific Company has re-
sumed the work of inclosing it's yards
at West Oakland with a high board
fence, topped with barbed wire, has
given rise to the report that it is an
ticipating a strike. There have been
reports on this side of the bay that the
boiler-makers have been threatening
to strike and that the company wants
its property protected. When seen last
night Division superintendent Palmer
said the resumption of work on the
fence was simply the carrying out of
a plan adopted three years ago to have
the yards at all large points inclosed
and that no labor troubles are ex-
pected.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-17
Institute to Install.

OAKLAND. July 16.-American
Council Young Mems Institute. will
hold an installation party Monday
evening at Fraternity Hall. Seventh
and Peralta streets The officers
elect are: The Rev. J. 3. McNally
Sr., honorary chaplain; the Rev. ]. B.
McNally Jr., active chaplain; Frank
p. Kane, president: J. Henry Long
first vice president; John J. Burke
second vice president; J. Henry Shee-
han, recording secretary; John Ma
gennis, financial secretary; T. F.
Joyce. corresponding secretary; Jo-
seph Kenney, treasurer; George Nc
Carthy, marshal; Matt Bronner
speaker; F. Hanley. organist; Eugene
Cullen, outside sentinel; Martin F.
Hanley. inside sentinel; DR.. J. NJ
Kane. medical examiner; Leo Cuddy
Edward Long and Andrew Flynn, ex-
ecutive committee.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-17
FATALLY SHOT
By A WAITER
Cook in Company Boarding
House at Keswick Victim
of Fellow Employees Ire

REDDING, July 16.-T. w. Ways
man, waiter employed in the COM
pany boarding house at Keswick, shot
Pat PhiIbin, a cook at that place. this
afternoon, inficting a wound which will
probably prove fatal.
Philbin, who is thirty years of age,
said that he has had several occasions
recently to censure Waysman for neg
lect of duty. He says another occa-
sion for reproof arose this afternoon:
that Waysman did not reply, but
walked from the dining-room, evident
ly to get a revolver, returned in ten
minutes and shot him without warn
ing The bullet entered Philbin's abdo-
men. passed through the liver and
lodged near the spine.
Philbin's version of the shooting is
corroborated by a waiter who was
witness to the trouble.
Waysman, who has relatives living
at Woodland, is in Jail here. He says
that Philbin had been making life un-
bearable for him the past few days
by teasing him. This afternoon, he
says, Philbin started in again and fin
ally threatened TO kick him from the
dining-roem. Waysman says that as
Philbin started toward him to carry
out his threat he drew a revolver and
warned Philbin to stop, but Philbin
kept on coming and he shot him. Ways
man does not claim that Philbin had
a weapon of any kind. Philbin has
relatives living in Philadelphia.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-17

known as Mime. Fatima Singh, kept
the young Prince Ramina with her
when she married a German by the
name of Otto Steinberg. Thus the
Prince received the name of julius
Steinberg. which he has used since his
arrival in the United States. Prince
Ramina Aramancha Singh was
brought to the United States in 1893
by Scotch woman-a Mrs. Beveridge
who adopted him after the death of
his stepmother. Mrs. Beveridge died
in Salt Lake City in 1896.
Mrs. Stewart said to-day after her
interview with the Prince:
There is not the least doubt in my
mind that this young man is the Prince
Ramina Arama ncha Singh. 1 am we'll
acquainted with the history of his fam
lily, and during the time 1 talked with
him asked him number of questions
which he could not have possibly
answered had he been an impostor. To
all of them, except some relating to his
mother, the Maharanee Bamba. the
young Prince gave correct answers. OF
his mother ne knows but little: but
then he was taken from her at the age
of 4 and never saw her afterward"
The Prince claims that the famous
Kohinoor diamond. largest of the
British crown jewels and once a pos
session of his ancestors, was presented
by his father to Queen Victoria.