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The Washington times., 1905-01-08

manned for three or four years. 1t was
in fsSa while in enc of Mr.. Days COM
panies that he married Miss Laura
joyce, who scored a hit with her hus-
band under the McCaull & Daily man
agement. aid with the opera companies
mayed By him. Mrs Bell died sud-
denly. OF heart disease at her home in
New York on May 80, last.
In the course of time Mr.. Bell ADAM
tloned the operate field and entered light
comedy In Hovt,s "A Midnight Bell
and in Thomas a Hoosier Doctor" he
similar character. When Adam Itzel
the Baltimore composer, wrote The
Tar and Tartar" Mr. Bell went back
to light opera work, and for several
seasons the opera was pronounced
Broadway success.
1t was DUNG, THE Tar and Tartar"
success that Mr. Bells unlueky star
began 10 rise. Nancy Lee was written
and submitted to him for reading. He
did not like it, but his manager insisted
that 1t was proper vehicle for his
ability, and he finally consented to pre-
sent 1t II certain changes were made
The company went to Baltimore for re-
bearsal. bet the changes were never
nlade, and the opera was presented in
1896 at the Academy OF Music in its origi-
nal form. MIR. Bell had predicted fall
uTe. and his prophecy came true. With the
failure of Nancy Lee" he lost large
this that he took his first fling at vaude-
vile. His frs. appearance was at
Chase's, and he made a nit in a mono
logue-
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Bound Hand and Foot.

The composer who is trying 20 cater
10 the general public is bound hand and
foot in many ways, az he must use
certain movements and keep his melody
within easy voice range The best
known songs of today are within a
range of six or seven notes. with hardly
any accidental sharps or flats
Why?
Because Mamie Smith or Rosie Jones
who has taken six or seven lessons or
the piano, can sit down and drum them
OUT with one finger, and the neishhors
can come In after supper and sit down
and hum them without any particular
brain work or trouble
Because the gallery bows can keep
time with their feet. and with a whist
ling range Of about an octave can shrill
out the notes.
Because the stock broker, tired from
his work at the desk or in the pit. can
sit in box and hum them and be
nightly pleased with himself.
Because the feet keep moving 10 tht.
metr.cal movement and the body
swings to the easy time, just as our
ancestors. barbarians as they We're.
kept moving to the monotonous beat ~
"A single drum
TO illustrate how one movement IN a
song may bs initiated. varied, or copied,
let me recall to mind some of the song
hits of recent years. Starting with
THE Tale of the Kangaroo" from The
Burgonaster' we have The Tale OF
the Bumbiebee' from "Dodo.' and
THE Tale of the Sea-Shell' from
Prince OF Pilsen," both by Mr.. Luders.
and The Tortured Thomas Cat" from
THE Tenderfoot.'' They are all more
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NOTABLE CAST,
INCLUDING
Ethel Levey
J. J. Conan
Truly Shattuck
Tom Lewis
Helen Conan
J. Bernard Dyl1yn
Edith Tyler
8aXa ]. Ryan
o. ]. Harrington
VIM. Seymour
and 49,
Geo. II. Conan.
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performer, notwithstanding the fact that
he lives BIKE a prince in Berlin and
Italy, where he has summer home.
DAlbert saw the light of day forty
years ago in Glasgow. The father was
French and the mother German. Il Is
a strange coincidence that he has been
happiest away from these countries.
and has lived mostly in Germany, where
his genius was early recognized, and in
Italy. where he owns a magnificent
estate on one of the Italian lakes.
During the winter months D'Albert al
ways appears in a dozen Of the great
European centers both as composer
conductor and as pianist, and when he
; plays the halls are always certain 70
be crowded with enthusiastic musicians.
As conductor he is invited by the
greatest orchestral organizations to d.
rect his own compositions. In the great
opera houses he has won lasting, fame
through eight grand operas which are
meeting with greater success each sea
son. AS an operate composer this
country. unfortunately does not know
D'Albert. but there is a good prospect
of our hearing one of his operas this
winter
A deserved compliment to the Ameri-
can piano manufacturer is the fact that
D'Albert for mis- forthcoming tour has
commissioned a weil-known American
house to construct eighteen grand pianos
for his concerts. Instead of carrying
the same piano from city 20 city, these
eighteen instruments will DE distributed
TO convenient points over the country
and used as occasion requires.
Mcdowell Lecture and Piano Recital.
On the evening of Monday, January 10,
ut s o'clock at the Washington CiuD.
Oscar Sonneck, chief of the music oil
vision of the Congressional Library
Will give an analytical lecture on Mac
Dowell. to be followed by an unusually
comprehensive recital of that composer
works, by Stanley Olmsted- Mr. Son.
Eeck is becoming internationally known
Under his supervision the musical col
lection in this library has become one
of the first in the world. recognized
authority on all questions pertaining to
music as literature. Mr. Sonneck has
given labor and love to the exhaustive
study OF MacDowell.
Mr. Olmsted's recital, Immediately
following. Will include selections Illus
trating every phase of MacDoweil's
evolution and genius. terminating WITH
the Kettle Sonata No. 4.
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Anniversary Vaudeville.

The sixth anniversary Of the institu-
ton of polite vaudeville at Chase's will
be celebrated next week AT Chase's By
an ail-star eight act BILL comprising
Rice and Provost in .'Bumpety-B Bumps"
Harry Gfifoil, as Baron Sands.' James
O. Barrows, John Lancaster, and COM
pany in the one-act comedy, When
Georgiana was Eighteen; the Origi-
nal Kaufman Troupe: the Castle
Square Quartette; Emil Roch. Jane Ell
ton and company In Mile. Ricci;" Won
Kamp. the trunk magician and motion
pictures OF Niagara Falls.
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The Most Popular Songs.
No Acc;dentals, Little Originality, and
Limited Range Are Requisites.
BY ARTHUR c. PELL.

BY ARTHUR c. PELL.
Musical Conductor THE Burgomaster. !"
What constitutes the element of pop
i;la-ity in songso
Gustav Luders. composer of THE
Bugomaster'' ard other great sue
ccsses. remarked to me short time
ago that the man who could answer
that question with authority had d GER
tain fortune il view
This statement is to a certain extent
true. hut there are points which are
essential to songs calculated to be
whistled and sung by the general pub
lie.
One must remember that by far the
greatest percentage of the theatergoing
public is not composed of trained must
clans, and any intricate harmonies are
apt to detract from the melody and
make il hard TO grasp. Again. an odd
tempo or rhythm will initiate against
the popularity Of q song.
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Borrowing From Many Sources.

or less the same thing and the rhythm
Is inevitable
Borrowing From Many Sources.
-Dooley,' Bedelia.'' and Others OF
that class are taken from the lifting
irish songs our grandparents of the
Emerald Isle used to sing.
Gustav Luders says today that The
burgomaster is the best opera mus
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Coming Attractions.
"Parsifal" in English.

The artistic and brilliant production
of Richard Wagner's great work. Par
sifal." which Mr.. Savage is now pre-
senting in English. viii be disclosed TO
Washington at the National Theater the
week of January 16. 1t is noted at more
length elsewhere IN these pages.
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GRAND sAcRED ccNcEar

AND ILLUSTRATED LEETI-EE
Subject IRELAND a NATION
BY Rev. MICHAEL J MITCHELL OF Fsos-.
common Ireland. LAFAYETTE OPERA
HOUSE. on SUNDAY EVENING. JAN -
1905. at pm sharp Tickets, soc AMI S.
for sale al Theater js7-2t
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tcontinued on Page S. This Section
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"a Desperate Chsace."

"A Desperate Chance" a sensational
drama by Theodore Kremer. will be the
attraction at the Academy, commencing
Monday January is, under the manage
mert CT Forester and slittenthaf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-04
RUSHING RAILS TO MANCHURIA.
A Move Which Seems to Show Japs
Mean TO StaV

japan has apparently fixed and firm
determination not to relinquish her hold on
Manchuria, no matter what contingencies
may arise as a result of the pending peace
negotiations At least this Is the construc-
ton put on the hasty and secret prepare
lions now going forward for the building
Of the extension of the railroad which now
runs from Fusan, on the southeast coast
of Korea, to Seoul, and which 1t is planned
to take across the Yalu for $50 miles into
Manchuria, joining the Chinese Eastern
railway probably at Liao-Yang.
Rush orders have been placed In the last
few days with American firms and corpo-
rations for the material for the road. This
material includes $50 steel bridges, $50 To-
comotives and 1900 cars.
The striking feature of the enterprise Is
the secrecy that has been observed in plac-
ing the orders, and for the delivery of the
bridges and rolling stock at the point near
est to that where they will be used.
To maintain absolute secrecy in regard
to an enterprise of such magnitude all pos
sible precautions compatible with haste
have been taken. Delivery is to be made
overland, and, although the saving in time
can hardly exceed three weeks, a three
fold outlay in the way of freight bills
seems not to have deferred the Japanese
government from adopting that method of
transportation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-04
ANNAPOLIS NOTES.
Annual Encampment Of the State
Guard at Belair.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ANNAPOLIS August


ANNAPOLIS, August 3, 1905
The torpedo boat Hull. which has been at
the Naval Academy for some time, has
been ordered to the League Island navy
yard, Philadelphia, where she will be placed
out of commission. The Hull will sail to-
morrow or Saturday and will be COM
manded by Lieut.. Chase on her trip to the
Quaker city
During next week, and, in fact, from the
day after tomorrow, the state of Maryland
will have full and complete control of the
best part of the city government of An
napolis. For the annual encampment of
the National Guard of the state. Mary
land, My Maryland" has called off three of
the principal officers of the municipal gov
eminent Of Annapolis. They are Mayor
first lieutenant Company M John dep
Douw. City Counsellor (acting mayor
Hugh R. Riley and City Clerk Captain Of
Company CO Phil E. Porter, all of whom
will leave this city on Saturday for the
week at Belair
The board of county school commission
ers for Anne Arundel has appointed the
following young ladies to the State Normal
School scholarships Misses S. Lee Benson,
Grace Upton Julia B. Tisdale, Mary
Stockett. Sarah Conway and Marie F.
REEVE.
w. ]. Syms, business agent for the
day ordered a strike on the work now in
progress at the state house, and all union
men employed on the job will stay off the
works tomorrow and until the differences
leading to the strike are satisfactorily ad-
justed.
Everything is hustle and hustle in prep
aration for the coming annual encampment
Of the regiments of the Maryland National
Guard which begins al Belair on Saturday.
Ben Gather, colored, was brought to this
city today from Annapolis Junction, where
he captured early In the day by Con-
stable Zipp. The man was brought here
and lodged in the county Jail on charge Of
attempted rape upon colored girl by the
name of Hall last March, since which time
he has been at large and has evaded all
efforts to capture him.
Work is now being pushed rapidly on the
new indoor pistol range being erected
across the Severn river from the Naval
Academy, near the site of old Fort Madi-
son. The range, which will be used by the
midshipmen and the marine command at
the academy marine barracks, will be con-
structed, of brick, except the interior work
and partitions, which will be of wood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-04
KILLED IN THE SUBWAY.
Man Believed to Be Editor Criswell
of New York.

man supposed ODE Robert III. Girls
well. editor of the New Yorker and we'll
known man about town, either jumped or
fell in front of south-bound express in
the subway in New York city last night.
He was instantly killed. his body being ter
ribly mangled before the eyes of a crowd
OF several hundred men and women Sew
eral of them had seen him fall from the
station platform, and their cries and the
white face of the motorman, as he drew his
train up with sudden jerk, threw the
crowd into the widest excitement
Criswell, If the dead man was he, was
seen to enter the station, buy his ticket and
step on the platform as though to take a
south-bound express Large crowds were
passing in both directions at that hour
through the brilliantly lighted station.
AS the on-coming express for which sew
eral score of people were waiting, drew
nlgh the man was seen suddenly to pitch
ten feet from him. The speed was yet con-
siderable, in spite of the brakes and the
grade, and before the terrified motorman
could stop his train two cars had passed
over the body. The head was completely
severed and rolled to one side in full view
or the crowds on the other station. The
body was tangled in the running gear Of
the last truck of the second car.
Miss Thomas testified that as she was
standing on the station she saw the man
suddenly rush up to the edge of the plat
form and deliberately throw himself in
front of the rain. She believed that he did
the act deliberately, as did several other
witnesses.
pass made out to Robert n Criswell
and wife to Washington and return on the
Royal Blue line, was found in one pocket
A check for SO signed by the same name
was found in another. together with cards
that seemed to establish the Identity be-
yond doubt.
Crlswell was fifty-five years of age and
lived al the Hotel Belleclaire.
He was the editor and proprietor of To-
cal weekly publication entitled the New
Yorker. He was rres.ed about two weeks
ago on charge of criminal libel preferred
by Representative-elect L. Rhinock of Ken
lucky because of the publication In the
New Yorker of an article entitled An In
suit to Alice Roosevelt"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-04
Thief Made Tardy Confession.

W. H. Mayfleld and G. w. Hodges were
convicted at Norfolk, Va, several months
ago and sentenced to eleven years in the
penitentiary, charged with robbing John
Perry. Perry identified both men as the
highwaymen who attacked him, his identi
ation of Mayfield being positive, because
he has only one arm. Mayf1eld has fire.
quently protested his innocence, but Hodges
has remained silent since he was convicted
until he learned yesterday that guards were
coming to carry them to the penitentiary.
Then he confessed that Mayfield had
nothing to do with the robbery, and that
his accomplice was Richard Honnycutt
negro, who also has but one arm. The ar
rest of Honnycutt caused the release of
Mayfeld, who had been in jail for months,
although he knew nothing of the robbery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-04
Fair Committees Appointed.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

special correspondence OF Inc Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, August 8, 1905
The various committees to take charge of
the exhibition Of the Southern Maryland
Agricultural Fair Association to be held
here August 15, IL and IT have been an
nounced, as follows: On grounds. F. Snow
den Hill, chairman; JOS v. Wyville and
Chas. E. Coffin; exhibition, Horace Crosier,
chairman, Mrs. c. v. A. Claggett and Mrs.
Mary q. Wilson. Messrs. John Miller and
Robert w. Brooke: transportation, Charles
E. Coffin, Richard 8. Hill; race committee,
Chas. p. stohlman. A. T. Brooke and Rich
ard s. Hill: music, William G. Brooke au-
diting, William S. Hill. Irving r. Owings,
s. d. Hall; ticket committee, John H. Ira
band, chairman: order committee, Geo. s.
Dove, chairman: executive committee. Rich
ard 8. Hill, Horace Crosier, A. T. Brooke,
VIM. R. Smith and VIM g. Brooke, the
last named to serve as secretary; commit
tee on ladies' department, Mrs. c. v. A.
Clagett, chairman; Mrs Richard N. Ryon,
Mrs. Mary 2. Wilson. Mrs. w H. SCHUYLER,
Mrs. A. T. Brooke, Mrs. F. w. Hill, Mrs.
John 7. Hall, BENJAMIN Sansbury, w. g.
Hill and Harry B. Bird, jr., and the Misses
Alice ., DuvaiI. Estelle Berry, May Hill.
Nellie Grant, Susie Clagett and Virgie e.
Brown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-04
Seeking Lawyer for Investigation.

The legislative committee appointed to
investigate the insurance companies has
not yet selected counsel to conduct it's in
vestigations. Last night Chairman Arm
strong Of the comnittee at Albany said:
1.-THE subcommittee pursued its quest all
day to find a, lawyer to conduct the investi-
cation. but as yet no selection has been
made. and no selection will be reached this
week, and probably not before the latter
part Of next week,
''The committee believes that New York
energetic lawyer who cannot be Influenced
financially, socially or politically, and that
such man eventually will be found
Tho committee met Informally last night
prior to an adictrfnfrrs fs..lttil ~1ccs.v .,e-t
In the meantime the members, will make
visits to their homes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-04
PANIC ON EXCURSION BOAT
Alleged Attempt to Blow Up the Jane
Moselev

Bernard Scott colored, Is held at the
southern police station, Baltimore, on the
charge of attempting to disconnect a por-
ton of the machinery of the steamer Jane
Moseley, thereby endangering the lives Of
the passengers aboard"
Scott was arrested late last night at the
instigation of Robert H. Jones, engineer Of
the steamer, who states that the man had
attempted to blow up the steamer.
While the steamer was several miles up
the river, with her decks crowded to their
capacity with men, women and children
the man was discovered disconneCt ting the
machinery" Mr.. Jones said, land with the
removal of one more screw from the boil
ers side the steamer, with everybody
aboard, would have been blown to atoms
Nearly all of the excursionsts were col
ored," he continued. and when the news
spread throughout the steamer that she had
been disabled and was on the verge of ex-
ploding the greatest excitement prevailed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-04
GETTING GOOD AND READY.

He got off the car like man with a
thirst on him. Not a thirst for that which
biteth like a serpent and gets you in the
cooler and before a judge, but for soda
water drawn from marble structure and
perspiring in its GOODNESS.
He entered the corner drug store with
steady step. He knew what he wanted and
he was not going to spoil things by undue
haste. Never spoil a thirst by rushing
things. 1t should be drowned out only
after proper preparations
He laid his umbrella on the counter at
his right and a book on the counter TO his
left. Then he read the syrup signs He
knew that he should take pineapple syrup
when the fatal moment arrived, but it was
his plan to daily. He had a broad back
and he stuck out his elbows and kept other
people back.
The boy stood ready to wait on him, but
1t is well to learn boys that patience is a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-04
Law League Elected Officers,

The Commercial Law League, in conven-
ton at Niagara Falls, N. Y, yesterday
elected the following officers: President,
George Wentworth Carr of Philadelphia !;
first vice president, H. G. w. Dinkelspiel
of San Francisco; second vice president,
Charles H. Fowler Of New Haven. Conn. !:
third vice president, George N. Napier of
Atlanta, Ga: recording secretary Herbert
e. Bradley of Chicago; treasurer, w. o.
Hart of New Orleans. The proposal to
move the office of secretary from this city
to some other city was left in the hands Of
the president.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-04

at thought you wanted to buy some
sticky fly paper!"
virtue Many a glass of soda water has
been spoiled by being drawn too suddenly.
II will take" said the man after de-
lay running into minutes.
"Yesr."
THAT is 10 say, I Will not take lemon,
vanilla nor strawberry.
"Noser."
Orange phosphate might do some other
time, but on this occasion"
Nit
"On this occasion / must have something
different. 1 want a long cool drink. I
want my own particular flavor. I want
the whole stirred with spoon. 1 want
some extra ice in 1t. Boyl"
"Yesr."
Pineapple and cream, and draw 1t SLOW"
Cant do 1t, SIR
What! l come in here for a drink of
soda water on this hot day. come In here
after feeling thirst for half an hour-I
stand here and name the syrup i want and
how l wish the whole prepared, and you
answer me that-that-
That the old soda fountain is empty,
sir, and has ceased to fizZ, and thought
you wanted to buy some OF this sticky
Ely paper. SIX sheets for cents sir, and
1t beats mouse traps all to pieces"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-04
Arkansas Desperate Killed Two.

After killing two persons. seriously and
probably fatally shooting two others. one a
woman, and less seriously shooting two
more, Ike Kinney, desperate negro. was
killed In river bottom at Doella, six miles
south of Lewisville. Ark. at noon yester-
day, after a hot fight with a posse Of citi-
zens that had surrounded him. His bloody
record for twentyfour hours was;
August 2 (morning), killed negro at
Stamps; August (afternoon), killed E. R.
Ferguson, claim agent of the Louisiana and
Arkansas railroad. member of a posse,
three miles from Stamps; August g amy.
seriously shot Mrs, Stewart of Greensburg.
Tex, and Mr.. Stewart, her husband; Au-
gust noon, shot Alvil Barhan through
the neck, and shot finger off one of c. F.
Nash's hands,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-04
Accidentally Killed by Electricity.

Joseph ]. Bradshaw, mill operative,
whose home is at Mooresville, N c., was
killed at Charlotte last night while
Tearing against electric light pole
Bradshaw had one hand on the crank
that regulates the lights and the
other hand on the shoulder of a COM
panion. AS the lights were turned on
Bradshaw dropped to the ground and died
instantly. The electrical shock passed
though his body, and sparks We're seen to
come from his shoe tops. The man had a
note in his pocket asking if anything hap
pened to him to notify his wife in Moores-
vile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-04
SULTAN CHANGED HIS MIND.
Moroccan Ruler Called Meeting of
Chieftains to Discuss Conference.

Information from Fec reaching official
quarters at Paris shows that the Sultan of
Morocco, who first proposed an interna-
tional conference, now fears that discus
sion among the powers will result in the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of his empire. He therefore
called an assembly of chieftains, who for
mally decided that outside Interference In
Moroccan affairs was not necessary The
sultan has since shown opposition to the
holding of a conference.
The State Department having been IN
vited by foreign power, understood to be
Germany, to indicate a preference for the
meeting place for the international confer
ence which Is to deal with the reform of
Moroccan affairs, Acting Secretary Adee
has made answer that this government is
perfectly willing to send its representative
to any one Of the places which have been
mentioned as proper upon which the powers
more directly interested can agree. So far
nothing has been received here officially in
dicating an abandonment of the projected
conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-04
Pittsburg Man Fell Dead at Ball Game

The ball game between New York and
Pittsburg, at the latter city yesterday, was
not only exciting as to the playing of the
teams, but furnished a number of unusual
incidents among the spectators
During the strenuous seventh inning,
when Pittsburg not only tied the score but
went one ahead Of the visitors, J. w.
Maher, aged forty-four years, of Wilkens-
burg, was seen to collapse In his seat, and
before aid could be given him he was dead.
superinduced by the excitement Of the
game.