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The Washington times., 1905-01-24
PORTO R|CANS ASK
FOR INDEPENDENCE
Memorial Introduced in the
Island Legislature.
House of Delegates Made Up Of Many
Discordant Elements-Divergen
Political Views.

SAN JUAN, P. r.. Jan. 2i.-The third
Legislative Assembly Of Porto Rico has
now been in session a week, and the
indications are it will be house di-
vided against itself and little will be
accomplished for the good of the island
or for the relief of strained financial
conditions. AS a result of the last
elections the house of delegates is a
couSlomeration of men of widely vary
ing political beliefs-republ1cans, fed
erals. unionists, socialists, and spirit
uaiists.
The natives have already introduced
a long memorial and a bill TO make
Porto Rico IAN independent territory
under United States protectorate." The
memorial pleads for a repeal or amend
ment of the Foraker act establishing
civil government here
|, The discomfort of the Porto Ricans
because they do not hold all the offices,
despite the fact that they hold more
than so per cent of them, is apparent
on every hand, and there is no telling
what radical position the house of dele
gates may take before its two months
session closes.
The Washington times., 1905-01-24
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The Washington times., 1905-01-24
GOODWIN SNEWPlAY
FINDS MUCH FAVOR
.'The Usurper' Makes Ma
tional Audience Laugh.

a judicious mixture OF Liberty Han. =
Uncle Toms Cabin. and shore
Acres is offered at the National Thea
ter this week with Nat a Goodwin IN
the center OF the three Biets. The play
is called .'The usurper. ana ives writ
ten by J. N Morris, As 1t WAS acted
last night IL proved ah admirable and
laushaole entertainment. and urGou5s-
eGly found more favor than all the ib-
sen and Bernard Shaw plays that were
ever written
Err Goodwin is a COWBOY suddenly
gown r-ch-master7ul, resoureeful,
good-natured. and bulglng with money.
Around him are Miss huth Mackay, an
English actress of charming personality,
in sort of Maxine Elliott role. Ellie
Norwood another Engiishman. the ST.
mon Legrec of the cast: Felix Edwarde
the white Uncle Tenn; Norman Tharpe.
w II. Post, Ina Goldsmith, Florence
Parker, George Mendum. and Ethel
Beale
: The ehara acters are brought together
through the lease Of an English baron
ial castle by the rich cowboy They
occupy themselves for four acts IN a
scheme TO marry. or TO prevent the
marriage, of sweet, piquant, vivacious
young English gill to the transplanted
LeSree. And at the end everyone gets
his deserts. including the cowboy. But
these are mere details What really
makes the play is the >art of MIR. Good
win, displayed not only In character
istic stage ht1mor, but in effective con-
tributions TO the play, particularly in
original ard unconventional termina-
tons to the several acts Mr.. Goodwin
makes the play and he makes IL mighty
good
Tho audience was evidently made UP
Of Goodwin followers. They were ready
to laugh, and they laughed with avidity.
In one box sat Senator. Hale and a
party In another were Colonel Biddle
and a party. The orchestra included the
usual Monday nighters from the army
and navy circles And these folk, like
all the rest of the audience, enjoyed
every moment of the comedy
They will be interested to know,
however. that Mr.. Goodwin is TO take
under rehearsal this week n new play
by an English author called What
Would a Gentleman Do?" and that he
will play in it the role of cockney.
While at work on that new enterprise
he and his company will study also an
other English play, in which the role
for The star is distinctly low comedy
| In the meantime THE USurperi will be
/ performed along- Mr.. Goodwir1's settled
| circuit, and be received elsewhere, as
/ in Washington, as not another Hamlet
perhaps. but a delightful entertainment
The Washington times., 1905-01-24
NAVAL OBSERVATORY MEN
TO VIEW SOLAR ECLIPSE

The United States Naval Observa-
tory has decided upon the personnel of
the party which viii observe the next
total eclipse o. the sun. which viii take
place on the 50th OF August this year
and VIII be total in Spain, northern
Africa, and a portion OF the Atlantic
Ocean.
The expedition viii be headed by Rear
Admiral c. NJ. Chester. superintendent
of the Naval Observatory. whose flag
ship viii be placed at its disposal. The
other members of the party VIII be
Frofs. A n. Skinner. w s. E,icheIber-
ger. and A F. Tittell Assistant AS
tronomerS George A Hill and J. c.
Hammond, Computers l. L Vowel and
" b. DinWIddie, and Photographer
George H Peters
Elaborate apparatus viii be employed
to observe the eclipse Three polar
axes 10 be driven by clock work like
an equatorial telescope are being con-
Structed at the observatory These will
carry the cameras and other instru-
ments for recording the phenomena of
the eclipse.
The Washington times., 1905-01-24
LAFAYETTE.
"Son of Rest" Notable for Wills Clever
Parodies

Nat Wills, as son of Rest, accom-
panied by a large collection of chorus
girls and other trimmings, IS the attrac-
tion at the Lafayette Opera House this
week.
Wills is one Of the best singers of
parodies before the public and his line
Of fake songs last night was accepted
as in itself worth the price of adn1is-
sion. He was encored again and again
III the first and second acts whsn he
gave his old speciality, and in the words
of one of the parodies would have been
singing yet had he not positively refused
TO continue after the twelfth verse
Next to Wills the most interesting
character was James E Rosen, as VIII
lie, the human eat. Rosen is only so
high. In fact, he is not longer than a
piece OF string, but he was good for a
laugh any time he appeared Another
of his hits was his song and dance act
with Charles UdeIl, who is an eccen-
tric dancer of more than ordiQary -abil-
ity. Charles Udell and Edwaid Hayes
as the pair of yap detectives afso made
May Florine Linden found favor in
The character OF Mrs Warren the pro-
fesSor.s daughter. who employs the son
of rest To iTnpersonate her husband in
order 70 land the coin which papa has
promised sher before he leaves for Africa
tC corral a new micFobe-
The Washington times., 1905-01-24
CHASE'S.
Rose Stahl as "The Chorus Lady" d
Pronounced Hit.

Rose Stahl as "The Chorus Lady" a
Pronounced Hit.
In a ,one-act comedy of stage life at
Chase's last night Rose Stahl impressed
herself upon the audience so favorably
as to add attractiveness to q bill that
was already unusually bright and inter
esting- As The Chorus Lady" Miss
Stahl undoubtedly presented the most
effective short drama which Chases has
offered in a long time. James Forbes
portrayal of the pathos and humor of
life behind the scenes was a refreshing
ciNnge from another class of comedy
prominent in vaudeville Miss Stahl, as
Miss Patricia O'Brien, -'Of the chorus, .
draws delightful picture of the final
moments in the dressing room before
the curtain goes up at the Metropolitan
Opera House. New York She is as
sisted by Edward Fitzgerald, as
Props" and Helen RemSen, as Mrs.
Freddy WesterVelt-
Many other features of this week 5
bill at the same theater obtained spe-
cial notice, especially the Champa gne
Dancers from the Silver Slipper COM
pany, whose terpischOrean talent is ac-
cented by dazzling costumes and becom-
ing light effects. Charles Z. Colby. as
sisted by Allie C Way, found great
favor with their vantriloquisni The
music lovers We're more than pleased at
"A Night in Venice, including vocal
and instrumental music The Aerial
Smiths. trapcZe, performers; the Misses
trial at comedy. with a series of sue
ceSsful character sketches by the latter,
helped make the bill even more accept
able than usual.
The Washington times., 1905-01-24
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Twenty-hrst Street northwest. be-
tween E and F Streets-Smtth Twgman
to Melendez King. part of lot /, square
81. SO
Second and U Streets southwest
original II 3 4 5. II, p, so, square 81, S.
421 New York Avenue northwest
Richard E. Pairo et al, trustees, 10
William Morris, lot 50, square 5l4,
S5.575
Northumberland Haywood to John
a Massie. lot IS. block p. S25.
Lanier Heights-EmiIy T. Talbot tc
Allen S. Johnson and John A Massie,
trustees of McLachlen Real Estate and
Loan Company. lot ia. 500.
Tennessee Avenue and y Street north
east-Sheldon Jackson ct uX. to George
2. Newton, lots "A TO r. square 1oll, SO;
George y. Newton ct ux. 70 Watson j
Newton, lots 81 to 81, 60 10 y, square
Ingleside-George F. Hunt to John f.
Lynch, lots p to 50, block 6. 800.
f Street northwest, between Second
and Third Streets-Charles T.. Tanes et
ux- TO Alice Y; Waggaman. lts and
7. square 566, 80
Fifteenth Street and South Carolina
Avenue southeast-Ann Preston tc
Richard knight, lots 30 to 81, square
Columbia Heights-Lewis E. Breun-
niger ct ux. TO Albert G. Yount. lot %,
block 36, $40; same TO Emory W. Yount
lot 81 block Sc, $40
e Street northwest. between Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth Streets OHote
LawrenceD-Albert Carry ct al, tl-us-
tees, to Frank A. Munsey. original LOT
., square 254 $40; Frank a. Munsey tc
The Washington Times Company, same
property, so.
1914 n Street nGrthwest-John d. Jen.
kins to Charles p. Burdette, part OF lot
rs, square 1920, 500.
Is z Street northwest-Minnie O'Bryor
TO Martin Casby, lot 81, square s2s, So
@ Street northeast between Seventh
ana Eighth Streets-Lynan +. Ellis et
ux. to Anna Kril.steine, lot 81, square
$780, 500.
Washington Heights-Anna Kriksteint
ct vir, Isaac, 10 Lyman F. Ellis, lot 26
block Z. $40
Addition to Anacostia-Marie +
Repetti ct yir, Anthony, to Edward p
Bachofner. lots and 8, $40.
The Washington times., 1905-01-24
CONCERNS INCORPORATED
UNDER DISTRICT LAWS

= A certificate of the Incorporation Of
the Afro-Anerican Industrial Exposition
Company has teen filed. The object of
the i7corporators Is to establish and
conduct IL worlds fair in New York for
the benefit of the negro race
The capital stock of the organiza ton
Is 81 900 900, and the incorpora tors George
L. Pryor and Thomas Gill, of New York ;
Edward Whitpow, George H. Jesse, and
Ira Fl. Patchen, Of The District of Co
lumbia
Certificates of incorporation have also
been filed by:
The Maryland Soapstone and Tale
Company; capital stock, $150.00 Incor-
porators- george II. Corey, Eugene
SchoCley, Grant Young, Fred c. Geiger
and j. l.. Cohencius.
The United States Wooden Company
capital stock. S125, coo. Incorporators:
Messrs. Gciger, SchooIey. and Cohen
ciuS.
The Potomac Laundry Company; CAPT
tai stock, $4,000. IQcorperators: w n
Mooney, John D Frazee, end James r.
B~OadDent
The Washington times., 1905-01-24
LYCEUM.
@Rcbie's Knickerbockers" Give Show
Replete With Fun.

Robes Knickerbocker Burlesqiers
hold the fort at the Lyceum this week.
and give show repIete with fun and
good Songs The clio speciaIties are
worked into the burlesque, entitled
'Riley's Speech" Sam Green. as Tom
Riley. the Irish politician, is the chief
fua-maker among the men. The chief
laugh producer among the women is
Marguerite Wagner, as CordeIia Riley.
the wife of the politician She has an
infectious style which always brings a
laugh and puts the audience in good
humor, Among the Specialties intro
duced are the Afusi. al Bales. the Church
City Quartea. and the jewel ballet. Emil
Selva ami Ernest Carbino are meeting
all come"s on the mat after the show
Tonight Selva viii meet Shad Link the
popular wrestler from Baltimore
The Washington times., 1905-01-24
MANY PROTESTS FILED
AGAINST HARTEN SALOON

The District Excise Board is again
considering the licensing THE First and
Last Chance" Saloon. of which Hugh
Harten is the proprietor
Many residents OF Rrightwood have
been heard before the board in the last
few days in protest against the issue
of the license on the ground that the
establishment is a disorderly place,
whore the Sunday Law has been violat-
ed, and where there has been frequent
shooting.
Late yesterday afternoon Attorney
Shoemaker, for the Anti-Saloon League,
ard Wilton j. Lambert, on behalf Of
Harten, made the closing arguments in
the case. The boards decision will be
announced In a short time
The Washington times., 1905-01-24
MRS. POWERS KILLS
HERSELF WITH CORD

Mrs. EImira o. Powers committed sui
eide yesterday at the Government Hos
p:tal for Ihe Insane, where she has been
an inmate for several months. Mrs
Powers was the wife of John II. Pow
ers, a clerk in the Postoffice Depart
ment, and because of frequent threats
to take her life il was deemed best To
afford her such treatment as her case
seemed TO require.
Private funeral services viii be held
at her late home, Sl4 Twelfth Street
northwest
Officials at the asylum say Mrs Pow
ers' method of killing herself was un-
usually strange As a precdution she
had been placed in a restraining sheet
canvas bag laced UP the back. Whiio
the attendant was out of the room Mrs
Powers managed to free herself tied
the cord about her neck. and throwing
one end about a bar OF the window,
strangled to death.
a certificate of death by suicide was
given by Coroner hewitt
The Washington times., 1905-01-24

TRADE PROSPECTS
BRIGHT IN MEXICO
Larger Volume of Business
Expected Soon.
Feeling of Confidence That Government
Will Maintain Worth of Peso
at Fifty Cents.

MEXICO CITY. Jan. 24.-Business in
the last week was decidedly dull. Whole
sale houses. however, are getting ready
for large volume of business in pros
pect, as soon as monetary reform be-
comes effective. The rate of exchange
for New York has scarcely varied from
200 and 200ls, with demand light There
is a widespread feeling of confidence
that there viii be a general increase in
mining and Industrial activity. with
cheaper money during the present year.
A reduction Of prices by wholesalers
IS beginning. and there are prospects
that all lines of business will readily
adjust themselves 10 the lower rates o.
exchange.
There now prevails = strengthened feel
ing of confidence of the government s
&blIfry 10 maintain the peso at 80 cents
The Washington times., 1905-01-24
WILL
SPEAK IN WASH FiINGTON
Miss Eva Booth to Give Her Two Lectures The Song of
the City and Toward Better World

the subject. Toward a Better World -
the new commander is the daughter
of General Booth and a sister of the
lafe consul, Mrs Booth-Tucker. who
met tragic death little more than a
year ago Mis- Booth is said to be draw
lag large audiences in the cities through
which she is travelling, and has proved
an eloquent and brilliant speaker. ~,
The Washington times., 1905-01-24
MORVAL K. TABLER
VOLUNTARY BANKRUPT

Norval X. Tabler, who conducts a
harness and saddIery business at 1873
Fourteenth Street northwest. has fled
a petition in voluntary bankruptcy He
lists his assets at s., ,22S 43 and his La
bilities at 1918.
E p. Hay IS counsel for the pc
titioner
The Washington times., 1905-01-24

Commander Eva. Booth. in charge of
the Salvation Army forces in the United
States. Will come 10 Washington TO con-
duct two meetings on Sunday. Febru-
ary 5, in the Columbia Thedter. The
first meeting viii be held al 8 o'clock,
when Miss Booth will speak on THE
Song of the City and in the evening Sst
s O'Clock she viii deliver Gaf address on
The Washington times., 1905-01-24
GOVERNOR vARDAMAN
ARRESTS A NEGRO

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Jan. z;.-when
Governor Vardaman, of Mississippi, was
on Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Rail-
road train Sunday night he arrested Jim
Hannah, negro. charged with the mur-
DER CT two men in Holmes county.
File governor. learning that Hannah
was on the train. borrowed a revolver
from the conductor and compelled the
negro TO surrender He turned his pIis-
oner over toi the sheriff in Yazoo City.
The negro was identified today.
The Washington times., 1905-01-24
ACADEMY.
aAcross the Pacific" Received With Cid
Time I1faresf

The comedy drama. Across the Pa
cific, with Harry Clay Blaney in the
role of Willie Live, is the offering at
the Academy of Music this week Bot h
the play and the player are great favor
lies with the patrons of that playhouse
and the greeting accorded the latter
upon his erFtrance upon the stage was
demonstratiFe
Harry w. Fenwick, Frederic OrTnonde.
Augusta Gill, and Kittle Wolf assisted
Mr. Bianey to the manifest satisfaction
of the house
The Washington times., 1905-01-24
Hearst Bill Turned Down.

An effort was made to have the eau
Gus commit Itself 10 the rebate bill
offered by Mr.. Hearst, one of the Repre-
sentatives from New York. 1t failed :
Mr.. Cochran of Missouri offered a
substitute for the motion of Mr. Will
nams,s TO the effect that the caucus con-
cur in the views of the President and
that the minority members of the Com
nlittee on Commerce be instructed TO
take the Hearst rebate bill, rename II.
and then wait for the Republicans TO
act
This Willingness on the part of the
Hearst people TO take their champion 5
trade mark from the measure was sup
posed TO indicate an overwhelming gen
eroSity. Somehow, though, it failed of
its expected effect, was voted down and
the Williams resolution was adopted by
a vote of 121 to g.
There was some difference of opinion
as to the exact merit Of the Davey bill.
was in favor OF strengthening some of
its provisions On the whole however ii
met with general approval.
The Dayey bill is very short, providing
only that when the commission shall
find, after due hearing a rate TO be
unreasonable IL shall name a reason
able rate. in its place; tnat this rate
shall go INTO effect after twenty days
notice, and snail remain in effect until
set aside by a competent court OF COM
petent review, and that the case may
tion upon the facts and testimony ad-
duced before the commission.
The caucus lasted from until 1:30
o'clock
The Washington times., 1905-01-24
LEAVES ESTATE To RELATIVES

John Laws. by his viii dated May Il,
1902, leaves his estate TO his immediate
relatives
The Washington times., 1905-01-24

Gratis were present. While the best in
formed were convinced that Mr. Will
lalns would not resign the leadership.
there Were many members still in the
dark-at a loss to know whether TO
loo, look <, fer the @ RESIGNATION or expect the
consideration OF some other business.
The matter of resignation, as ap-
piled specifically to Mr.. Williams, was
never mentioned
Rates and Rebates.
Mr. Williams was recognized by the
Chair 10 discuss railroad rates and re-
bates. He said the Presidents atti-
tude on-t the matter is Democratic at
titude.
He also said that John H. Reagan, of
Texas, now the sole surviving member
of the Confederate cabinet had intro
duced long ago bill containing the
features now advocated by the Presi-
dent This was at the time the Inter
state Commerce Commission was first
proposed
has merely stolen Democratic thunder
IN reKiVlng the features the Reagan bill
contained y
That bill was never enacted. The SEN
ate had passed the Cullom bill The
House struck out the enacting clause
and substituted the Reagan bill In con-
ference the former measure was agreed
TO and became the law of the land.
The Gavey bill was warmly commend
ed by Mr. Williams. He said that bill
expressed the views of Democracy and
that the principles it laid down could be
applied TO existing conditions without
any arrangement of existing law.
Davey Bill Provisions.
First, SAID Mr. Williams. the Davey
bill provided for the shortest notice
within which the commission could put
a rate in force of any bill now before
Congress- Ws.slfy fayS
Second, it provided that the rate so or
dered should not be interfered with ex-
cept by the final court; that it should
pended until the Court passed upon it:
that it prevented the application of the
present form of interlocutory motions,
and that it prevented the. railroads from
following their present custom of put
ting in only half of their testimony at
n hearing and then demanding another
hearing on the ground that they had
more important testimony TO offer. that
only the facts which had been put before
the commission could be carried to the
appellate court
Mr.. Williams offered resolution
pledging the caucus to the Davey bills
support
u..-.4 D:,1 T.I ~
The Washington times., 1905-01-24
DEMOCRATS |NDORSE
RATE LEG|SLAT|
Vote in Caucus to Support
Dayey Bill.
WILLIAMS STILL LEADER
Didn't Resign Last Night, But Took
Floor to Applaud President as
Good Democrat.

There was a caucus OF the Democrats
last night. What did and didn't happen
is here epitonlized:
John Sharp Williams of Mississippi
did not resign the floor leadership of
the Democratic minority e
The Presidents attitude upon re-
bates and the. general subject of inter
state commerce was strongly indorsed.
The Daycy rate bill, representing the
views Of the minority of the Commit
tee on Interstate and Foreign Gem
merce. was accepted as the expression
of Democratic dectriile
Mr.. Williams Thinks it Over.
As The Times predicted Sunday morn
ing would be the case, Mr.. Williams
had suffered himself to reconsider his
determination tc resign and accepted
the assurances-frequently made him
by his friends on the floor of the
House-that their loyalty to him is as
strong as it has ever been and that
they are willing to follow him on all
party questions.
The Chairman of the caucus, Repre-
sentative Hay of Virginia, presided
over its deliberations, and 12g Demo-
Gratis We're present. While the best in
formed were convinced that Mr.. Will
lalnS would not resign the leadership.
there Were many members still in the
dark-at q loss to know whether TO
look fer the resignation or expect the
consideration OF some other business.
The matter of resignation, as ap-
pied specifically to Mr.. Williams, was
never mentioned.
The Washington times., 1905-01-24

The PaS Royal distributing the best 7oc Sheets at sc Made
heavy beached seeting hand torn heed and oned
ing inches 5-ony than asked for very
inferior sheets TIE Pillow Cases at ioc wen madeand
contain yard 45nch wide mlsln worth i2ac yard