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The Glenwood post., 1905-07-15
POLAR EXPEDITION.
Peary Will Soon Sail in Quest of North
Pole.

New York, July 13.-With $35, 900
subscribed yesterday toward his eXpe-
ditiOn to reach the North Pole, Robert
E. Peary announces that he will sail
this week for the North. Commander
Peary's new Arctic ship, the Roosevelt,
has been waiting several days for sup
plies, which could not be bought on
account of a lack of funds.
The Polar expedition which has
been in preparation since October Is,
1904, has cost $150,0OO including sub
sCriptions. The entire amount has
been given by American business men
to the Peary Arctic Club, whose mem
bers are anxious that none but Ameri-
cans have hand in this Polar eXpedi-
tion.
Morris X. Jessup. president of the
club, subscribed s25,0O0, and Thomas
H. Hubbard gave a check for 100000.
Mr.. Hubbard also offered to join
with any other believer" in the North
Pole expedition in putting $4,000 into
a fund to be divided among the mem
bers of the Peary party in case they
succeed in reaching the pole and re-
turning to New York within eighteen
months after their departure from
here.
In announcing that his ship is at last
ready, Commander Peary yesterday
made public for the first time dona-
tion of $4,000 given by George
Crocker in January last.
Mrs. Peary will probably sail with
the expedition. From here the Roose-
welt will proceed to Sydney, Cape Bre-
ton, where the New York crew will
give up the ship to a picked crew,
which is already waiting on the Erik.
a coal ship, which will accompany the
Roosevelt to latitude 79. The Erik
will then return south, bringing Mrs.
Peary with her.
The Glenwood post., 1905-07-15
Walsh Will Fight Scandal.

New York, July 13.-In speaking of
the action brought by Tetlef Hansen
against Thomas F. Walsh, John d.
Lindsay, counsel for Mr.. Walsh, said
yesterday:
ut was not the plaintiff nor his at
torneys, but Mr.. Walsh himself, who
brought the existence of these suits
directly to the notice of the court. The
material from which the reports pub
lished to-day were obtained was re-
markable affidavit made by the plain
tiff, which Judge Dowling refused to
receive, and of which, therefore, no no.
tice was taken by us.
you may, say that the motion made
before Judge Bowling is but the begin
ming of line Of aggressive action on
Mr.. Walsh's part, which he purposes to
push to the end"
The Glenwood post., 1905-07-15
STOPS PASSENGER TRAFFIC.
Midland Terminal Will Haul Nothing
But FreiQht,

Denver, July 1.-THE Republican
this morning says An official an
nouncement was given out in Cripple
AGreek yesterday that all passenger
triffic would cease on the Midland Ter
minal line on July 10th. The Midland
Terminal is part of the Cripple Creek
Central railroad. The announcement
Of the cessation came from the office
OF the Colorado & Southern merger at
Cripple Creek. Yet it is given out that
there is no merger or combine or trust
in the Cripple Creek transportation
lines and that the constitution has not
been violated nor the statute dis.
obeyed.
From what has already taken place
it is evident that the Colorado & South
ern syndicate having absolute posses
sion of all the roads in the district in.
tend to transact the main business
through the Colorado Springs Short
Line" which it purchased from the
mine managers that built it, and let the
other roads go to the trust. Now 1t
either owns these roads outright or 1t
is in pool with them whereby the
roads are to secure a percentage of the
Colorado & Southern's earnings for ~
ing idle.
But the Midland Terminal, which has
been for all practical purposes aban-
doned, is the feeder for the Colorado
Midland road. The Colorado Springs
"Short Line" is not in connection with
the Colorado Midland. This latest
piece of information regarding tho
merger is only additional proof that
e Denver & Rio Grande, the Colorado
Midland and the Colorado Southern
are all together intertwined and not
to be separated and that in plain truth
Colorado is in the hands of a gigantic
railroad trust run from Wall street.
The stoppage of trains on line by or
ders of the foreign syndicate will not
long apply solely to Cripple Creek.
The News says Further evidence
n the intention of the Colorado &
uthern to shut the Denver & Rio
|ande out of the Cripple Creek dis
1ct was furnished yesterday by news
rom Cripple Creek that the c. & S.
has ordered all passenger trains on the
Midland Terminal abandoned.
1.-THE announcement was made ex-
clusively by the News a few days ago
that the c. & S. intended to shut the d.
& r. G. out of the Cripple Creek dis
trict by absorbing the lines of the
Cripple Creek Central. 1t was also
stated at the time by the News that the
D. & r. G. would probably build new
road from Colorado Springs to Cripple
Creek for the purpose of waging war
on the c. & S. The changes ordered
yesterday by the G. & S. is taken by
railroad men to be the beginning of the
shutting out process"
The Glenwood post., 1905-07-15
SPEED RECORD BROKEN
BY MILLIONAIRE sPENDTHRiFr
Newly Rich Bonanza Miner Blows in
His Cash on Santa Fe Railway
Less Than Forty-fve Hours from
Los Angeles to CHICAGO.

Chicago, July 12.-When Walter
Scot, the miner millionaire, arrived in
Chicago on his record-breaking train
at noon yesterday, furious riot broke
out in the Polk street depot. The blue.
shirted Cr9sus and his yellow dog had
to escape to the Great Northern hotel
In bomb-proof express wagon.
He had broken all records for train
travel. He came from Los Angeles,
2,265 miles, in just forty-four hours
and fifty-four minutes. The best previ-
oss record was fifty-two hours and
forty-nine minutes, made by Henry "
Lowe last August
Scott had run at the rate of over los
miles an hour. His fastest time was
made on the last division, coming into
Chicago Scott kept on breaking rec
ords all day. He broke his own record
by going to bed at s o'clock tonight
All drinking records We're broken by
him during the afternoon in entertain
ing his friends in the bridal suite of
the Great Northern. At nightfall he
tumbled into bed to save himself from
collapsing. He had outdrunk score
OF able-bodted men.
SCOTS stay in Chicago is indefinite.
He may be here another hour, or a
year. He doesn't know himself what
} he will do.
His one desire to-day was to go from
Chicago to New York IN thirteen
hours. None of the score of railroad
managers who solicited his business
to-day would promise any such fright
full speed. This is the only reason
Scott stayed in Chicago over night.
Thirteen hours to New York, or
nothing" he said. I'm buying speed,
and it's everything in the world
want"
Cranks and parasites by the score
lowered around the young spender
from the moment he arrived until he
went to bed. The door of his elegant
suite was open to all, with no ques.
tiens asked; champagne and whisky
were as free as water and the smiling
host welcomed all to the drink-laden
tables and silken easy chairs.
He was prosecuted with schemers OF
all brands. They asked charity; they
wanted to sell him stock. They asked
him to back their enterprises, claimed
kindred through being westerners or
old sports. "Scotty" gave no sign OF
noticing their appeals. He crumpled
their prospectuses. papers or cards in
his hand and answered all the same:
"Pm buying nothing but speed"
1--WE got nothing TO sell. I've got a
mine, and am paying my way, SO III
tdo as l please"
The Glenwood post., 1905-07-15
Walsh Scandal Case.

New York, July 11.'-Secrecy which
had been allowed to carefully cloak
scandalous charges against Thomas f.
Walsh, a wealthy mining operator of
Colorado, was torn away and the en-
tire story of Miss Violette Watson, his
accuser, revealed to-day, when Detlief
c. Hansen, lawyer, sued Miss Wat
son for forty per cent. of the sum that
Hansen asserts she has received in sat
isfaction of her claims against Mr..
Walsh.
He was the young woman's attor-
ney, acting for contingent fee.
Her total demands upon Mr.. Walsh
were for $39O.O0O in the suits brought
by Hansen. and upon this basis he
asks that the courts award him $780,
300, or forty per cent. He says he is
not informed of the exact amount
which he declares has been paid to
Miss Watson by Mr.. Walsh.
The Glenwood post., 1905-07-15
Testing Foreign Labor.

Washington, July 12.-In order to
test the capacity for work of Italians.
Chtpfse and japanese, and also the
\ al9act method of securing and hand
hg laborers, the Panama Canal Com
mission has decided to import 1000
men of each nationality for 50O-day
contract, subject to renewal. Pro-
posals for furnishing these laborers
soon will be issued. 1t is the object of
the commission to reduce the amount
Of this sort of labor as much as possi-
BILE by the introduction OF modern ma
chinery, but 1t will be necessary to
secure several thousand additional
wOrkmen.
The Glenwood post., 1905-07-15
CHANGE OF OFFICERS
REPUBLICANS DUST DEMOCRATS,
Supreme Court Order Partly Obeyed in
Denver-Rehearing in the
Case is Denied,

Denver, July 11.-Following is the
action of the Supreme Court of Colo
RADIO in the controversy over the Den
yer county Offices:
Denied petition of the ousted Demo
cratic county officials for a rehearing.
Issued an order declaring them
usurpers and not legally entitled to act
as county officers.
Declared that Charles w. Badgley is
treasurer of the city and county of
Denver, and that Christopher C. Gird
is the assessor for Il b city and county
of Denver.
Modified its original order so as to
enter judgment in the Supreme Court,
thus taking the entire matter out of
the hands of the District Court and
having its orders served by its own
bailiff
Order affects all the county officers
with the exception of county Judge, in
whose case petition for rehearing
was not filed with the others, and the
offices of county superintendent of
schools, county surveyor and coroner,
over which cases are now pending.
Sheriff Hamilton Armstrong, Asses
sor Schuyler II. Alexander and Clerk
and Recorder Robert j. Byrne yester-
day afternoon turned over their offices
at the court house, upon demand, to
Alexander Nisbet, C. C. Gird and A. G.
Vickery, respectively, their successors
in office, as a result of the Supreme
Court decision.
City and County Treasurer G. S. FL
der turned over the county books, fur
niture and rooms to C. w. Badgley, but
declined to surrender the city tax rolls
and the rooms in the corrt house where
city business is transacted.
Republican guards were scattered
through every Office in the court house
last night, and guards representing
both parties We're placed in the dis
puted treasurer's Office.
Treasurer Elder will likely be cited
for contempt by the Supreme Court
this afternoon, and the court will then
be called upon to decide whether the
offices of city and county treasurer are
separate or consolidated Offices.
The Glenwood post., 1905-07-15
Car Going to Moscow.

st. Petersburg. July 13.-The Slovo
positively announces that the emperor
will travel to Moscow, where Wednes-
day he will issue proclamation sum-
monng the representatives of the peo-
pie to the Islinsky palace. Kremlin.
Some of the officials of the court al
ready have gone to Moscow to make
preparations for the event.
The Glenwood post., 1905-07-15
Rush for Japanese Loan.

London, July 12.-Since the hour
they opened yesterday the banks
charged with the issue of the new jap
lnese loan OF $150.000,O00 have been
rushed with applicants. The indica-
tions are that the loan will be heavily
Dver-subscribed. The rush is even
greater than on the occasion of the
last loan.
The Glenwood post., 1905-07-15

ter Carriers Home, should the natlOnal
convention at Portland, Oregon, next
September, choose the Springs as the
site.
At Golden July 10th Judge Garri-
CUES of Greeley, who was sitting in
the District Court for Judge De
the penitentiary for not less than five
nor more than twenty years for GRIM
inal assault. Church pleaded guilty.
He was former inmate Of the State
Industrial School for Boys. His term
expired about the first of the year.
Gen. George Cook Of the national en-
campment committee of the G.. A. R.,
says he has always maintained there
were no more loyal, law-abiding and
self-sacrificing citizens in the United
States than the excellent class of men
that are members of the splendid order
of the Typographical unions" By the
way, the Denver union has just given
500 to the G. A. R. entertainment
fund.
Mrs. st. Justin Beale and others who
have been associated with her in con-
Quoting a philanthropic school in the
Charles building at Denver, have or
ganized It under the state laws. The
school is named the Excelsior School
and Club Association. The object is to
conduct a school for the purpose Of
instructing poor women and girls in
housework and other useful industries
SO that they may become seh-sup-
porting.
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Columbia Theater.

George Primrose and his big minstrel
company of blackface artists will hold. high
carnival at the Columbia Theater this week
beginning tomorrow night. Mr.. Primrose
himself heads the organization, and he has
been surrounded with a company of come
dams, singers dancers and musicians of the
first order. The second part of the enter
tainment Will be a departure In minstrelsy.
Instead OF vaudeville there will be intro
duced some novel ideas depicting negro life
in Dixie, with songs. dances and stories. 1t
opens with a typical negro sketch, wherein
the pathetic as well as the humorous side
of negro life Is shown. Then the scene
changes TO field of cotton in bloom at
sunrise, with the plantation quarters and a
river which winds lazily toward the distant
hills AS the sun comes out a bell Is heard
in the distance, and the folk song of the
negro is heard In the distance. During
this scene Mr.. Primrose will introduce a
new soft shoe dance. in which he will be
assisted by his bunch" of Cotton Blossom
Coons." The next scene shows a quaint old
church and cabins In the background, the
corn stacked In the field and crop Of gold
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her latest success, Leah Kleschna.' Mrs.
Fiske will come to Washington for a two
weeks engagement, presenting repertoire
including 'Adrea' 'Zaza' and 'Du Barry
Bertha kalisch. the famous German actress,
will appear in Washington for the first time
in Norma Wanna, written for her by Maui
rice Maeterlinck Miss Bertha Galland will
be seen at the Belasco in Sweet Kitty Bel
lairs.' Other attractions to appear are JEFF
ferson De Angels in the new musical COM
edy Fantana'; De Wolf Hopper in Happy
land; John C. Fishers Babes in the Wood
which had its premiere in Philadelphia
three weeks ago: Alice Nielsen, who has
been abroad for the last three years study
ing under the greatest masters and who VIII
make her debut in Washington in grand
opera: Margaret Anglin, who is now play
ing at the Princess Theater in New York
in her new play, 'Zira; The Darling of the
Gods with Percy Haswell and Robert T.
Haines in the star parts; The Heart OF
Maryland, with a cast including Odette Ty-
r. D. Mclean and John Kellerd: The Jury
of Fate and The Secret Orchard; Paula
Edwardes in a new comic opera; Grace Van
Studdiford, who succeeds Lillian Russell in
Lady Teazle: Henry Miller in the new
play, which will receive its first presenta-
ton on any stage, in Washington; Charles
e. Evans of Evans and Hoy memory, in
The Filibuster.' Among the musical offer
frgs are The Royal Chef and the Shubert
Brothers newest musical production, The
Earl and the Girl
Mr.. Belasco is at work upon new play,
which will have its first production in Wash
ington. This will take place in February
Following Miss Bates run at the Belasco
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Coming Attractions,
New National Theater.

At the National Theater tomorrow evening
Peter Pan will have its first American
presentation, and those who know and de-
light in the Barrie writings will find that
he has explored and conquered in a new
field of imagination. Always clever in his
character drawings and always quaint In
his comedy, Mr.. Barrie has all of this in
Peter Pan" but his ina gination has taken
flights not known to him before, and those
who know Peter Pan" say that 1t is the
most delightful line he has yet pursued.
Peter Pan gives Miss Adams a boys
part and a part blending perfectly with
every phase of her gentle art and charm OF
personality
In her company are over seventy people,
for Mr.. Barrie uses many characters and
strange forms to tell the story of this new
country he has discovered and which he
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Boston Symphony Concert.

Until seven years ago the five concerts by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra were an
nual fixtures of each season. Then, how
ever. they were abandoned in order to make
1t possible to give a second series OF five
in New York. The original scheme con-
templated the abandonment of the BaltI-
more concerts, but when the announcement
was made the Baltimore protest took the
form of a very liberal guarantee. which the
management of the orchestra could not in
justice to Itself or to Baltimore refuse
Since 1898 many efforts have been made
to have Washington once more placed on
the list of cities which have the monthly
visits Of the orchestra In November. De-
cember, January, February and March but
not until this year have sufficient induce
ments been offered. Last spring Mrs. Katie
Wilson Greene took hold of the matter and
it was decided to remove the second series
of Philadelphia concerts to this city.
The concerts will be given on Tuesday
afternoons. November I, December ), Jan
uary 9, February 13 and March ID, in the
New National Theater, at 4:3d o'clock, The
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He must have felt particularly at home
when he walked into the National Theater
yesterday, for his entire staff and every
one connected with his producing depart
ment was there and at work on Peter
Pan" 1t was a number of years ago that
Charles Frohman came to Washington and
engaged young actor then appearing with
Augustin Daly-an actor who turned out to
I've his first star, John Drew. Later on Miss
Maude Adams became Mr.. Drew's leading
woman, and one hot September night seven
years ago. in the midst of a popular dem
onstrdtiOn. Miss Adams started her starring
career in Washington in The Little Minis
ter" Mr.. Frohman remarked that he had
always arranged for Miss Adams to appear
here at "A later date, but that her opening
in the Barrie play now was because of her
express wish to come to Washington.
There is a sentimental feeling with re-
spect to Miss Adams appearance here in a
connection l feel that the pleasure in com
ing to Washington is double to me from
the fact that l believe l lnaugurated the
system of being responsible for bringing
first performances to Washington. great
deal of the pleasure l derive in coming here
is due to the great interest that has always
been shown in giving these first perform
ances by the management of the National
Eheater. Since my inauguration of produc-
Ing plays here I've greatly broadened this
work. | am now rehearsing American plays
in America with American actors and pro-
ducing them in London before they are seen
in this country"
Mr.. Frohman also said that he had four
theaters in London where today plays are
produced not because they were English or
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calls Never Never Land. 1t is wonderfully
suggestive of stage pictures, and MT.
Frohman has met this requirement upon a
most elaborate scale For the scenes deal
ing with that always fascinating realm no
matter how old we get, the land OF our old
friends the fairies, scenic environment OF
the most picturesque description Is pro-
vided. Incidental to the play and running
through it there Is appropriate music.
The story of Peter Pan" opens in the
nursery of the Darling family just as the
little ones are being put to bed by their
nurse, which in this instance is a large
Newfoundland dog. After the parents have
gone and the nurse has been dismissed, a
fairy-like figure flies In the open window,
searching for his shadow. 1t is Peter Pan,
and the little girl of the trio of children,
who just adores fairies, awakeps and finds
his shadow and they become fast friends.
Then they all fly to the Never Never Land.
where they meet Pete Pans band and later
the Indians that are to guide them across
the border when they return home. but
there is grizzly pirate followed by a
crocodile who once having eaten his arm
wants the other: This pirate is the enemy
of Pan, and he captures the children and
takes them to his sloop Pan comes to the
rescue and throws the pirate to the croco-
die. The children return home and Pan
goes with them The little girl who has
mothered the band almost persuades Peter
to remain, but his ever-existing desire to
always be a boy Is still predominant, and
he bids them adieu and goes back to his
little house among the trees.
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American plays, but because they were
good plays, and that in going abroad this
season he intended to continue this work
and establish the American play in Paris.
A VETERAN MINSTREL.-Few who
have witnessed George Prmrose's agile
dancing would imagine that he made his
debut so long ago as 1868. He was known
as Master George, and neither in years nor
in spirit is he as old man now as his long
service In the entertainment OF the public
might lead one to believe Both his father,
an Englishman. and his mother a native Of
Dublin, were clever dancers. Although over
eighty years of age his father does not
hesitate to shuttle his feet" nowadays, and
insists that he was q better dancer when
he was in his prime than any of his sons.
Mr.. Primrose is the only one in his family
who entered the theatrical profession, and
his first public appearance was on a variety
stage in Chicago. He thinks he must have
danced pretty well. as Billy Emerson,
the none of the leading MINISTRIES In the
country, happened TO witness his initial
performance and was so pleased that he
took him on his knee and encouraged him TO
continue in the business During the fol-
lowing year young Primrose met William
II. West and formed O partnership that
continued for many years. In the late sew
entities they became associated with George
Wilson and Milf c. Barlow, under the
name Of Barlow, Wilson, Primrose and
West, and their organization quickly forged
to the head in minstresy made much
| money and earned big regulations for the
principals.
ATTRACTIONS FOR THE BELASCO
| THEATER.-Mr. Tunis F. Dean, well
| known in Washington. where he spent sew
! eral years in the capacity OF private secre-
| tary to Representative William E. English
| of Indiana, as well as the junior member of
| the theatrical firm of Harris, Britton &
| Dean, managers OF Harris Theater, is in
| Washington representing Mr. David Be-
| lasco Mr.. Deans visit at the present time
| is In the interest of Miss Blanche Bates,
! who will inaugurate the new season at the
| Belasco Theater. In speaking of the forth
| coming season at the Belasco Theater Mr..
| Dean said: Following Miss Bates. but not
| in the order named, Will come such stars as
| Sarah Bernhard in repertoire of her cele-
| brated representations. Miss Ada Rehan
will be seen In Washington for the first time
/ In her new play, Captain Brassbound's Con-
version The Henry Russell Grand Opera
| Company from London. England. will give
| a week OF grand opera. Mr.. Belasco's star,
| David Warheld, will appear for two weeks
| in The Music Master Mrs. Fiske, who
4 attracted packed houses in the Manhattan
| Theater, New York. all of last season will
give Washingtonians their first glimpse OF