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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-15

DETROIT. Jan. IA Detroit firm own
Ing coal mines near Norfolk, Va. has re-
ceived a rush order for 1000 tons OF Poca-
hontas c0ai for the japanese government.
The order came through a brokerage firm
whose identity was not disclosed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-15
A SPRING STIRRUP.
Designed to Make the Outing of the
Rider More Enjoyable.

a great many riders are unable to accus-
tom themselves to the jar of horseback rid
ing and an Iowa man, who probably is num-
bered on this list. has essayed to solve the
difficulty for them.
As the accompanying picture will show,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-15
Jockey Dies of Pneumonia.

Bert Gross. a Jockey. living at 522 south
Harmon street, died yesterday from the
effects of an ulcer I'm his throat. His re-
mains will be sent 20 his home at Hopes
ton. Ill. tomorrow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-15

Charles A. Nicola, OF the Nicola. Stone a
Meyers Lumber Company, has been APP
pointed receiver for the Gin Lumber COM
pany. OF Cleveland. The firms liabilities
are said 10 be $4,000. with assets OF an
eoual sum.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-15
storm on the Belgian Coast.

BRUSSELS. Jan. IA terrible storm is
raging on the Belgian coast. Much havoc
has been wrought. both on land and sea.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-15

SAN FRANCISo, Jan. 1.-THE United
States transport Sheridan has arrived from
Manila with the Twenty-eighth Infantry on
hoard.
The Washington times., 1904-01-24

! maids seem to bring with them.
shoulo not De surprised to find her stay
ing here after The Medal and ~
Maid has been slowed away on te,s
shelf where those Of its iIk belong.
an important role falls to Jeanef.a
Lovrie. whom I remember as a char r.
ing Angela in '-Florodora''- during the
latter's run at the New YORK. what
she can have done to her voice since
TO make it crate SO horribly can't
imagine. unless it is an effort TO irni-
tate Edna Wallace Hopper. OF Qrho-, irs
tones now remind one so forcibiy. Mrs.
Hopper. by the way, is so busy trying
70 .iherit the fortune about to drop
into her LAP in San Francisco that SIZE
mas no time to devote TO the footlgats.
Jeanette LOwTie's Career.
Miss Lowrie made her first appearance
on the stage as one Of the children H.
David Belasco's May Blossom done
AT the Madison Square in the eighties.
ahe Is a native OF Cardif. Wales. where
she was born tn-well. il is not polite
10 tell lady's age. although Miss Low
re Is pretty enough not to care.
She was in the Lyceun companv fo-
a while. also with the late Roland Reed
and then leading woman with Thomas
y. seabrooke. with whom she was fea-
tured in the inauguration CT Proctor-s
tenancy OF the Fifth Avenue Nav :
ISaV, when they did a sketch called The
ff1ce OF Harlem" Previously Miss Low
RE had been leading woman in the nlejo-
drama Sporting Life. . at the Academy
Carleton, the Comic Opera Veteran
\ veteran in comic opera service is
.ouho IN The Medal and the Maid
~ the person OF William T. Carleton.
whose son. William p. has been s,v,s
ng in ''Winsome Winnie" Nr GO
on was matinee favorite ar The g.
'ino in the old days OF '.Nanor,' 80 z
Inc Merry War" He made his e..
appearance at the age OF rwent,,-o,,,
u sne old Gaiety Theater, London cfor
le Is an Engiishnanl. and came here In e
go win the Kellogg English Opera
-ohpany DC shifted I'm grand to
lght opera over Sunday. having a.
cared on Saturday night IT the Fifti,
avenue IN the title role or ..vvi1lia,,
eli, and at the Biiou on the follov,-
lS Monday as Valentine in ssOlivetta >.
soon after that he sang at the stand
rd now the Manhattan) in Gilbert e.
i"iss an Fauence" and ''Iolanthe~ in
ls nN5Ent OF their popularity After
'isillhs ms engagement at the Casino
~ ANae AlEntS 10 several of
le successes there and Travelled WITH
ompany OF his own. finding p,osnsr,t,-
y half dozen seasons. prfncinal5,- -,
le West. Then came fifty-one weeks
ith Lillian Russell IN la t,iralas.
iiroie -Sirofia.' and The Nfounta-
INKS, after which he went on apair
IN his personal venture. tn, Carieto,
pera Company. which in sense NAV
said TO have paved the way for ths
lstle Square troupe.
Mr. Carleton sang IN tie revival of
SrT,llrie' at the Casino In 1859. ana tbe
~ , n.i,s Seer was cowboy IN the
5Stcn-made musical comedy s.srbree
Continued on Third Pase9
The Washington times., 1904-01-24

Tempest in The Algerian" This was
just ten years ago.
There isn't much good in any Of them,
but some are worse than others
Such was the remark / overheard a
man make the other day I'm speaking Of
the current attractions at the theaters.
He was referring to My Lady Molly
and the sentiment would directly fit the
case had he gone from that to The
Medal and the Maid" another London
success. which will evidently Join it's
two sisters. Little Mary" and Lady
Molly" I'm exchanging the warm well
come to England for the frosty hand Of
America Verify. ne must be a bold man
ager and exceedingly free from the su-
perstitions Of his tribe who next i'm
ports a west end show with the letter
M prominently figuring in it's title. Even
the charming Three Little Maids
seemed TO lose it's grip on the box CT
fee when IL emigrated from Days to
the Garden.
The Medal and the Maid" is the thin
nest OF thin offerings. How II managed
to run some six months in London Is
perhaps no more mystery than that
Little Mary" is booked for a year in
that town. / saw II at the Lyric over
thefe last summer ana wondered at the
time why Mr.. Fisher saw fit to purchase
the American rights. But. possibly. in
spired by his extraordinary success with
"Florodora." he had taken an option on
a certain number of owen Halls subse-
quent works
owen Hall is the pen name OF the gen
tlenan Familiarity known across the
pond as Jimmie Davis. who wrote the
hooks for ssFlornIara - ssrTsha Silver Gtl-
per" and THE Medal and the Maid" all
three having been done at the London
Lyric. He was also responsible for the
The Washington times., 1904-01-24

plays opposite poor Jimmy Powers. who
Is now making the third desperate al,
tempt within twelvemOnth TO ealx-ap.
ize into success a show in which he is
billed as the principal feature. Last
winter it was The Jewel CT Asia. +" and
in the fall, "A Princess of Kensing-
ton"
Jimmy Powers "Galvanizer."
Powers is native Of New York city.
and began his career as n song-and-
dance man on the variety stage. ,rben
he went into Rice's "Evangeline. and
made his first hit later in the farce
Dreams" After that he became non
uiaSr IN one Of Hoyt's early plays. "A
HJneh Of Keys" was the tough boy in
another of them. "A Tin Soldier" and
ground 1888, when flats began TO go IN
Almost in night in Harlem, he starred
In satire on their compressed ouaIi-
tier. called "A Straight Tip"
For two years he was at the Casino
as leading man in the comic operas
of the McCaull regime and went To
Days in The later nineties. first as the
waiter who fights the strong man in
Tie Circus Girl. and later as The
Chinaman when The Geisha-' was re-
vived. Then came "A Runaway Cir, ;,
In which Powers was F'Iipper, the iocz,-
ey. which reminds me that the seana
between him and the brigands in the
last act OF The Medal and the Maid
Is hIted almost bodily from that eni-
sode in "A Runaway Girl whera Nil
per Is made TO join the band OF Itaisn
in Venice He was anof,,a,.
Chinaman in San Toy" produced e..
Mr. Days death, and had the title r,le
In The Messenger Boy" really his last
successful venture.
Cyril Scott's Success.
Those days at DaIy's were baIcvo,,
ones for Jimmy Powers. as they w.. /
for one OF his Medal and the Nfsi5,. 1
Scott. who was a grea. I
IaVorite as leading juvenile in The cir.
Gus Girl and The Runaway Girl
AFTER MI Daly's death in 1883. he was
ne young Englishnan in the failure "a
Stranger IN Strange Land" and the
-oiIo"ing spring had Virginia Earle's |
ole IN The Casino Girl. it being n,ais
Mr. Scott. who is a native NJ 1re,o.s
'ut was brought up in this eo,,Dtr,,
eft good post as leading irvenil. i,
ne Empire stock &c go into nus,caI
oHleoy with Hopper just ten years aeo
men dig De Wolf (now on the road fo,.
rs second season in Mr.. Pickwicl,,,,
rought out DIR Syntax'' at the Rroa6l
ray Ever since "Florodora.'' in wbict, !
'cott sang II Want to be a Afiitsr,,
dan he has been under engagement I
John {. Fisher. for whom he 6nad I
somewhat similar part last season ~
Ihe Silver Slipper" His duet with
Mss Vincent in The Medal and tbe Z
Lald Is one of the few attractive num- y
ers of the piece {
nth Vincent Is New Attraction. 9
Ruth Vincent. by the wav wbo g..
laying the leading part. which She crs- ..
ted III London. is a very taking oman f
y, with that charm OF refinement - /
ANY of these English musical comedy
The Washington times., 1904-01-24

iT HESE chats are intended to be
Of the leisurely description, with
Il no .dea OF special timeliness be-
yond an effort to bear on plays
that are at present on view But in
this abnormally ruinous season, when
clyde Fitch vows he viii make no fur
ther productions and Weber & Fields
are preparing TO leave town before the
snow ceases to iy. shows come and go
almost like the flashes in the biograph
pictures.
There is my Lady Molly" for in
stance. had seen the piece In London.
and hence put OF my visit to IL few
days here. Now it will be out and away
from Days before these lines are read.
And yet I am frank 20 confess that
liked It here better than 1 did in Lon
don. where II has been runnig steadily
at Terrys Theater since the 18th of last
March.
To be sure. this is not saying much,
as in London IL bored me to a pretty
considerable extent. Mr.. Frohman, how
ever. has put II on in much better shape
than is done at dingy little Terry's
And Esre It had the added advantage
OF Vesta T1lley and her speciaIties.
vesta Tilley as a Forlorn Hope
This is Miss Tilley's fourth visit 70
this country dating from 1895. She first
sang here her biggest success. "Algy,"
on her last previous visit, in lisa when
she appeared for eight weeks at Weber
g. Fields. IL was in a play Of the same
name by clyde Fitch that she essayed
10 star in the West last autumn, but IL
went the way OF the majority this win
ter: then Mrs Tilley came TO New York
20 try TO hels Edward Harrigan out OF
a hole in his Under Cover" and falling
in this was sent I'm turn 20 Boston TO
change the sex Of the star I'm MY Lady
Molly" which Charles Frohman had
first launched as a vehicle for Andrew
Mack.
Mr.. Mack went back to his BOLD
soger Boy" and was replacedfn Molly"
By F. r. Carroll The next important
part 20 Miss TiIley's fellto Adele Ritchie
who had nst been seen in New York
since she was at the Knickerbocker
with Francs Wilson IN "The Toreador."
Miss Richie IS a Philadelphian-a
"Quakeresi. as she confesses proudly
and made her frst hit when taking the
stars ptrt as understudy TO Marie
The Washington times., 1904-01-24

banner. which they can raise at the
proper moment, showing TO Miss Carus
the inscription. I'VE want the chin
panzees again." in order that tAere
be no misunderstanding of the reason
Tor the recall And perhaps the re-
eeipts at the box Office might be in
creased were the title of the piece al
tered slightly, so as TO read: The
Monkeys AMI the Maidens"
Miss Carus is recruit from vaude-
vile via the New York Theater, and
The Washington times., 1904-01-24

OF the management. tithis interpo-
.ation made the hit Of evening on
the opening night. aDany encores
were demanded. 10 al which Miss
Carls responded soloit was quite
evident TO the people ibnt, however.
that what the applau' wanted was
another sight OF the my maids.
/ suggest that here the section
Of the audience whicIights in this
sort of thing take a row of seats
and provide themsel'with a long
The Washington times., 1904-01-24

librettos of THE Gaiety Girl" AN Ar
lists Model and The Geisha"
In the cold shoulder IT turned to "The
Silver Slipper and the chill reception
accorded to The Medal and the Maid"
this country is now beginning TO get
even with Owen Hall, into whose cof-
fera 1t has poured so many hundreds of
dollars. For he is the man who SAID
that he positively wouldn't have an
American in the casts of any Of his
works. adding. to quote from a 1901
issue Of NJ. A. p. Il wouldn't allow
on American near my theater."
To be sure. we are not so thin-skinned
as to turn a deaf ear TO real merit on
account of such silly expression of
personal prejudice, but The Silver slim
per- was tedious. and THE Medal and
the Maid is a hodgepodge of old Jokes
older situations and complicated story
that needs a key on the program 10
explain it.
The Washington times., 1904-01-24
A Chorus of Chimpanzees.

Messrs. Fisher and Ryley have made
considerable changes in the piece iu
transporting it across the Atlantic. I
notice the absence OF the shoebIacks'
chorus. sung I'm London by Stesdman's
choir boys, and the omission OF a song
that was the talk over there last sum
mer. The Lady Wasn't Taking Any
Fruit" sung nv Ada Blanche. who took
the part OF Mrs Habbicombe. that falls
here to Emma Carus. In its place the
latter has Zanzibar" with "A chorus
Of maidens made up In faint re-
semblance TO chimpanzees, who hon
about the stage. squat thereon. hug one
another and finally roll over in an,-tbine
but refined limitations OF their proto-
types.
It is but fair to say. in Justification
The Washington times., 1904-01-24

lOontinued on Third -
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-13
DECISION RECALLS
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY
JACKSON COUNTY MAN QUARREL
ED WITH HIS DAUGHTERS
SWEETHEART AND FINALLY
KILLED HIM DURING TROUBLE.

Scottsboro. May 12.-(special)-In May
of last year there was a killing at Hol-
leywood, near Scottsboro. which attracted
widespread attention at the time A
young man by the name of Younts. of
strkingy handsome appearance from
near Columbus. o., came to Hollywood
In search of work. His pleasant address
soon won him host of friends in the
little town. and as he was quite musi-
clan he soon became quite popular.
He fell in love, or pretended to be, with
Miss Matte Kennedy, the pretty daugh-
ter of j. ii. Kennedy of that place, and
paid marked attention to her Younts
boarded with Kennedys family for
short time after going to Hollywood Mr..
kennedy's daughter was n married wo-
man but had recently gotten a divorce
from her husband and is said to have
promised Younts that she would marry
him at an early date Their engagement
led to an infatuation which caused them
to be much In each others company
This is said to have reached the ears of
her father, who forbade the young man
from coming to his home. He met the
young woman clandestnely afterwards
and soon, Ii Is said, bad feelings began to
be engendered between Kennedy and
Younts. and they commenced to carry
guns for each other. One night last June
Younts and a friend went to Kennedv's
front gate and called him out. Younts
claimed for the purpose of having talk
and to see If they could not make friends
As he was called to the gate Kennedy
ran out with a pistol and it is said. that
before Younts could say a word Kennedy
began firing on him and killed him al
most instantly.
Kennedy was ably defended by Hon.
Virgil Boudin In the circuit court and
was vigorously prosecuted by Solicitor
Proctor. The jury agve a verdict of ten
years In the penitentiary and an appeal
was taken to the supreme court A decis-
ion was handed down by Chief Justice
Mcclellan Tuesday and the case was re-
manded and reversed. Kennedy pending
the appeal laid in jail here and now he
will be allowed bail.
Younts belonged to good Ohio family.
a brother-in-law being a foreign United
| States consul
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-13
MYSTERY SURROUNDS KILLING.
More Than One Person Implicated In
Killing at Lexnoton,

Florence, May 12.-(Special )-Sheriff O.
b. Hill returned this morning from Lex
lngton, where he went to investigate the
murder of w. A. Hammonds. which oc-
Cured there Sunday, and gave more de-
tailed account of the affair tnan could be
gotten over the long distance telephone.
He is convinced that more than one was
implicated in the murder An examination
of the body showed that Hammonds had
been shot in the head from behind. the
bullet entering at the base of the brain
When found he was lying half way out
the front door on his face, his head out
Two shots were fired, as one mad missed
it's mark and lodged in the frame of the
door at the level of a mans head. and the
direction at which 1t entered the wood
showed that the assassin was standing d.
rectly behind his victim, who is supposed
to have been called out and engaged in
conversation by an accomplish
The hammer which was used to finish
the work was found, and had been
brought with them for the purpose. 1t
was not locked up and some one stole it
Sunday between midnight and morning
before the sheriff arrived on the scene.
In the excitement that followed the
finding of the body it was not noticed un-
til next morning that the house had been
ransacked and a purse containing 500
stolen from a trunk and 81 taken out OF
the pockets of the murdered man. An in
quest was held over the body Monday
morning by Squire V. A. S. Green. but
nothing of any Importance developed The
witnesses were very reticent, and 1t is
believed some of them knew more than
they would divulge.
Hammonds is known to have had sew
eral bitter enemies, and it is thought that
the robbery was done to throw suspicion
from the right parties.
The Jury brought in a verdict that the
deceased came to his death at the hands
of parties unknown.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-13
Home Mission Society.

The Alabama Conference Home Mis-
sion society. Methodist Episcopal church.
South will meet tomorrow in Eufaula.
The following Montgomery ladies Will
attend: Mrs w. H. Thomas, Mrs. j. II.
Lakin, Mrs. NJ r. Graves, Mrs. r. A.
Ashley, Mrs. II. M. Hobbie Mrs. e. g.
Adams. Mrs A. S. Tyson, Mrs. Maggie
Chambers, Miss Ruby lllges, Miss Fan
nile May Dusln.
The officers are as follows:
Mrs. Fl. B. Moore of Opelika, president.
Mrs. B. NJ McGruder of Tuskegee, first
president.
Mrs. ]. S. Dumas of Mobile, second
president
Mrs. j. A. Rice of Montgomery third
vice-presdent
Mrs. w. II. Thomas of Montgomery,
treasurer.
Mrs. r. S. Power of Opelika, cores
ponding secretary.
I Mrs Nellie Webb of opelika, record
ing secretary.
The conference board consists Of these
officers together with a secretary from
each of the nine districts and dele
gate from each auxiliary in the Alabama
conference.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-13
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
DEPART FOR HOME
Turnkey Ahern at the Selma
Jail is Robbed
LADIES HAVE BABY SHOW
Several Candidates Fail to File Elk,
pense Accounts-One Defeated
Man Puts in Funeral
Expenses.

Selma, May 12.-(Special) -The grand
eommandery knights Templar Of Ala
bama concluded their forty-fourth con-
clave today about noon. The session has
been one of great interest and much bus
mess has been transacted of benefit to
the order. Last night Selma command
cry No. entertained the visitors with a
musical programme at the Academy of
Music, interspersed with addresses and
readings. W. W. Brandon was down for
the principal address OF the evening but
was unavoidably detained and that ever
ready speaker E. S. Starr was called
upon. His theme caught the attention of
his hearers at once and he was given an
ovation.
The election of officers of the grand
commandery took place this morning. re-
sulting as follows:
Charles R. Westcott. Montgomery. r.
e. grand commander.
Robert S. league, Montgomery, V, E.
deputy grand commander.
Thomas II. Mattocks. New Decatur, e.
grand generalissimo.
Walter Smith, Tuscaloosa, e. grand
chaplain general
Rev. w. T. Waller, Selma, e. grand
prelate.
E. S. Gatchel, Selma. E. grand senior
warden
William o. Snyder. Birmingham, grand
junior warden.
Ebert S. Starr, Selma, e. grand treas
urer.
George A. Beauchamp. Montgomery,
e. grand recorder
Charles r. Patterson, Birmingham, e.
grand standard bearer.
John w. Phillips, Mobile, E. grand
sword bearer
Louis j. Wright, Mobile, e. grand war
den.
Cyrus G. Young, Birmingham. grand
captain of guard
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-13
Baseball Ordinance.

1t is not yet known what will come OF
the baseball ordinance passed by the city
council last Tuesday night. 1t was
thought that it would become operative
at once but now there is a possibility of
Mayor Cars vetoing it. He has not yet
said what he will do, but 1t is certain
that he is seriously considering the mat
ter before he takes action. The ordinance
1t will be remembered. seeks to place a
fine of from 81 to 500 on those who play
ball on Sunday. The idea seems to be that
IL the law is passed it will bring about
a controversy between the city and state
courts and while that is being cleared up
the team will play as much ball as 1t
sees fit on Sunday. 1t is given out from
member of the official family of the base
ball association that no attempt Will be
made to play ball here Sunday
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-13
LOOKING Up Records.

Hon. j. p. Caldwell, referee in bank
ruptcy at Biloxi. Miss, was in the city
today looking for some of the original
records of the federal court of Mississippi,
which were thought to be in this CITY,
1t is understood that on the invasion of
Mississippi in 1862 some of the court rec
ords were moved to Montgomery for safe
keeping. Mr. Caldwell is certain they were
brought here, he says. Nothing was dis
covered of the documents, however,
though careful search was made.
Mr.. Caldwell was turned over to Thomas
NJ Owen, director of the department of
archives and history of the state, who
exhausted every means at his command
but found nothing of the papers. Mr..
Caldwell also made a search of the United
States government building, but found
nothing there, though given every aid by
Capt. j. w. Dmmick, clerk OF the court
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-13
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS

Montgomery May 19.-(Special)-The
following decisions were handed down by
the supreme court today:
Mcclellan. c. J.-Cyrus Cober VS.. state
of Alabama. appeal from Cullman county
court. Reversed and remanded.
HARRISON, ed Lewis VS.. state Of Ala
bama, appeal from Covington circuit
court. Reversed and remanded
Walter Griffith VS.. Hubbard Rudisll.
appeal from Geneva chaneery court. At
firmed.
Tyson. J.--Uriah Porter VS. the state of
Alabama, appeal from Russell circuit
court. Affirmed. Penitentary for life.
Sharpe. Estate of Alabama VS.. Fletch-
er Hull, appeal from probate court Of
Limestone county.
Beal Brothers VS.. tombstone q Ham
mond, appeal from Crenshaw circuit
court Reversed and remanded.
Dowdell, Twill Talbert VS.. the state
of Alabama, appeal from Marengo cir
cult court Affirmed. The day Of exc
cutlon having passed Friday. the LIST day
of July is fixed for thr execution
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-13
Failed to File Expense Accounts.

At least four of the candidates in the
recent primary election In Dallas county
are wearing a worried look, caused by
their failure to file an itemized account
of the expenses incurred In making their
canvass, as provided by law. the limit
having expired Yesterday. The four who
have not filed their accounts are e. S.
Garrett, who was a candidate for tax cola
lector; Judge Brisin, who was a candi-
date for coroner and whose expenses was
81 for having his name placed on the
ticket; j. N. Hasselvander, a candidate
for coroner. and William K. Campbell, a
candidate for justice of the peace.
All except the candidate for coroner
were defeated candidates and they did
not think they were called on to file
their accounts. One of the defeated cam
ddates who did file his account pinned a
separate ticket to his document on which
ne added, "for funeral expenses $780," The
highest amount paid out was ST. and the
lowest $40.