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The Washington times., 1906-09-30
montgomery and Stones New Play.


Montgomery and stones New Play.
Two blocks further down, at the
knickerbocker. Montgomery and stone
oDened in their new musical comedy
.'The Red MIL" which fts their anus
ing eCceutricities better than anything
they have done since The Wizard of
o. IL would take a microscope 10 dis
cover the plot, but The Red MilI' goes
fitting along at a pleasant, lively gait.
ana Is sufficiently pleasing 10 both eye
and ear 20 warrant q prophecy OF a
long stay.
Al the Academy OF Music 'Aiizpah.
the first OF the deiuge OF Bible plays
with which New York is threatened,
promises to do fairly well. IL is the
storyOf Esther told in blank verse, pom2-
Gus, howery. grandilOqueut, artificial.
sulted TO a degree. IL is the hairiest
production New York has been favored
with FOR some time. nearly all the men
having a wondrous growth OF beard. 1t
is not particularly well written nor yet
particularly well played, but IL seems
likely 10 be a moderate popular success.
At the American Theater James j. Cor
bett, in The Burglar and the Lady"
has a play which seems TO suit hiU. Il
IS written by Laugdon Mccormick, and
gives the one time champion pugilist far
better opportunity than "CasheI Byron's
Profession" in which he appeared last
year.
Several of the established favorites
end their run here tonight. Chief among
them is David Warfeld IN THE Music
Master" who after the most pheuOm-
email run New York has ever known. Is
to go on the road next week The BijOu
is still crowded at every performance
During the last week thousands have
been turned away unable To procure
seats. As the house was practically
sold out early ln the week Mr.. BelaseO
arranged for an extra Thursday matt
nee. but that was "a mere drop in the
bucket. This evenings performance.
which brings Warield's phenomenal run
to a close. marks also the ending OF his
l0Sth week. and is mis- 635th consecu-
tive performance. No star OF play has
ever played TO so many people or so
much money, or established record or
absolute capacity from the first night
70 the very last OF his engagement.
The Washington times., 1906-09-30
MaieStIC'S Souvenir Night

"A = ANAGER La NOTE. OF the
M Majestic Theater, has, with
his usual enterprise. inauEu-
rated a new feature Of inter
est to patrons of his house. Commenc-
ing tomorrow night, and for svery Mon
The Washington times., 1906-09-30

will be produced at the Folies Marigny
early in October. The Prince OF PHI
sen" viii follow: also THE Sultan OF
Sulu," which will be played in Paris un-
der the direction Of Mr.. Victor dc Cot
tens.
x -
Two Notable Failures.
1t is pointed sign of the times that
at the Hudson Thester. where Henry
Arthur Jones' play. THE Hypocrites''
has entered upon protracted run. the
management has already introduced
Wednesday matinees This goes to
show that the demand for seats Is IN
excess OF the house provisions for the
regular performances or SIX hlsHIs
ana one afternoon in each week.
In sDite of the personal favor in
which Joseph Coyne IS held, the musi-
cal niece. MY Lady's Maid at the
C,asir{o is not regarded with rapture.
The show is excessively British and
almost totally devoid Of action. Moth
ing to H." is the almost unanimous
comment
That criticism certainly does not ap-
nlv to Graves new Sutro play. The
price Of Money" There's a whole lot
onpreciatIon OF its dramatic qualities.
But in spite Of the attractive character
Of Joe Tremblett. and in spite OF it's
telling one of the most beautiful love
stories that has been seen on the mod
ern stage. the fact remains thet the
play has not been a popular success.
and Is to be withdrawn shortly.
Crane is already busy preparing his
toin starring tour with Ellis Jefrreys In
She StOOps 10 Conquer The project
is aTousing a great deal of interest
everywhere. They expect 10 play brief
engagements only. even In New ork.
and Will cover an unusually large sec
ready completed upon basis indicating
conspicuous cuccrucsS of demand,
There IS a we'll organized movement on
foot TO establish among the members OF
the theatrical profession a California
club. II is estimated that fully 800 prom
ineut actors. managers. and plOyWIights
now in New York hail originally from
California. The originator Of the move
ment 10 establish the organization IS
Stevens, a comedian, who be-
gan his career on the coast
The newly erected Lincoln Square
Theater on Lincoln Square, siNtv-eighth
street and Broadway, viii be cpened on
Tuesday, October g. with Edward
THE Love Route now running "a
Chicago. The first theater ia New York
built under the new eXuCtiug city fire
laws IL has been declared 10y the exam
hing officials 20 Ee the most substantial
in the world.
The Washington times., 1906-09-30
THE PEOPLES sTGaT-sTuGTNG
GLASS.

Ia-t y > ELLI =. y
Every Monday. T,39 10 $50 = NJ Begin
ners admitted. Tickets for Ten lessons Two
DollaFe, az above address Oct. J and { from
8 10 L. NJ and at nEst lesson O-tohar 4
JOSEPH II. WILEY. Director.
The Washington times., 1906-09-30
At the Theaters.
C0lun.bia-FIOTence Roberts in "The
Strength of the Weak"

Quite the most important dramatic Of
fcrIng which Impressed the critics and
public OF the latter end OF last season
IN New York, concerned the first metro
politan appearance OF Florence Roberts
as star I'm a now modern play called
THE Strength OF the Weak" and which
succeeded in rounding out a season Of
over $50 nights at the Liberty Theater.
The Washington times., 1906-09-30

opera, If It pleases, nobody for mo-
ment doubts. The fact that Govern
ment subsidies are necessary 20 support
grand opera I'm European capitals has
nothing to do with the case. No Eu-
ropean city has so large "a class Will
ing and able TO pay for what IL wants
as New York. Mr.. Hammerstein is
pretty nearly right when he says. The
only question to be considered is one
Of quality New York wants the best
of everything. II Is the most eXacting
city IN the world. 1t demands and gets
the best singers. European cities are
not SO particular. In Hamburg / heard
a tenor with a lisp. yet the house rose
to him! a New York house would fan
on him. Europe Is aghast at the idea
of two opera houses in New York. Two
great opera hoases and all the great
singers-that W.. make New York the
musical center OF the world"
There we're four new plays for the
hrst-nighters this week, but the ma
jority OF them hocked to the Broad
way 10 see THE Prince OF India" j. l.
G. Clarke's blank verse dramatization
OF Lew Wauace's book. It IS really
neither the book nor the dramatization
that is important In this connection. 1t
is the production. In a scenic way the
performance at the Broadway is away
and beyond anything heretofore seen in
New York, The company numbers OyJ
people and the C0stumlnE and scenic
effects are marvels of historic accuracy.
Dramatically considered, the earlier
scenes are slow; but that is true or
the book. SpeCtaCularly considered. IL
beats anything Broadway has ever
seen. II is a veritable orgy or color
ana in mechanical effects surpasses
Ben Hur," which set new standard
I'm the matter Of stage pictures. as far
as that surpassed everything that had
preceded il.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-24

, explosion few months ago, crouched
later the second explosion occurred
in the press mill. Henry eager, the
engineer, and his fireman, James
Gedsis, were at work in the engine
room. They we're thrown from their
feet into the center of the room and
were picked up later stunned and
bleeding, but pot seriously injured.
The force of the explosion COM
pletely cut out the electric lights in
the plant and the men CROPPED about
the buildings to rescue the men who
had been at work Riselingsswas one
Iof the first to escape from the plant
and he hurried to shut the gates to
prevent people from entering. 1t was
feared that the other glazing mill
would be struck by some of the flying
debris and another explosion follow.
In short time several hundred
people who had felt the shock hurried
to the plant, but there was nothing to.
be done as fire did not follow the ex-
homes in and about the village Of
Pleasant Prairie, and not house es-
capped without some injury. The big
windows in the King and Tourtelotte
stores fell with crash, and along
the streets people could be found
sweeping out broken glass. Humid
reds of dollars will not restore the
damage done to the houses in Pleas
ant Prairie.
In some cases the sleeping inmates
of the houses were thrown from their
beds while in some houses plaster was
broken off the walls. Hoops from
the press mill were thrown into houses
| in the village Of Pleasant Prairie,
while huge chunks of iron which had
been parts Of valuable machinery
were hurled three hundred yards from
the buildings.
The buildings destroyed were not
of great value, but the machinery
housed in them cost thousands Of dol
lars. The glazing mill was eighty
feet long and thirty feet III width and
the press mill was of the same dimen-
sions. The corning mill was small
building thirty by forty feet
The entire plant is shut down as a
result Of the explosion and over a
hundred men are out of employment.
The shock from the explosion was felt
within radius of thirty miles, 1eople
in Racine, Kenosha and Waukegan
being awakened by the explosion. It
was thought at first that the shock
came from an earthquake. 1t is impos-
sib1e at this time to tell the extent Of
damage done to property in the neigh
borhood of the plant.
The mills will be rebuilt at once.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-24
TAKE SIXTY-FOUR COWS
State Veterinarian Completes Work Of
Examining Stephenson Farm Herd


State Veterinarian Roberts COM
p1eted his work Of examining the herd
at the Stephenson farm Friday after
noon and a a result Of his investiga-
tons sixty-four cows were shipped
to Milwaukee Friday night and they
will be slaughtered today. One of the
cattle affected with tuberculosis was
killed at the farm Friday afternoon in
order that the farmers in the neigh
borhood might have chance to see
the working of the disease. The
board of appraisers named to assess
the value of the cattle taken by the
state placed an average price of $40 a
head on them. Mr.. Stephenson will
receive but $33 head for them.
It is not known what disposition
will be made of the carcasses of the
animals shipped to Milwaukee for
slaughter but it is supposed that they
will be taken out and burned. TIE
Stephenson farm is now entirely free
of tuberculosis in the herds and spec
ial care will be taken to prevent the
temperance of the disease
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-24

James G. Junker we're slightly dam
aged. Fire was discovered on the
roofs of half dozen other houses in
the neig hborhood bit these incipient
fires were exiting uished without the
buildings being damaged. The sparks
from the burning barn also set fire to
the dry grass in parts of the cemetery
and the men at work there we're
forced to fight with the spreading
flames for more than an hour.
It is Supposed that the Mckinney
barn was set on fire by children play
ing with matches and although the
fire department responded promptly
to the call for aid the FIRE had big
start before they reached the barn.
Two streams of water were put to
playing on the building but it was soon
evident that the barn was doomed and
the fremen turned their attention to
saving the surrounding buildings. In
the meantime the high wind from the
south had driven the burning piece :
of the roof over the cemetery to Park
avenue and the other fires started
The firemen had a hard fight to save
the Hubbard home from utter de-
struction. The losses to the proper
ty on Park avenue are entirely covered
by insurance. McKinney's loss will
be heavy one as he had but 5000 in
surance on his barn and contents.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-24

The officials of the company could
not give out any estimate as to the
loss from the explosions but it is vari-
ous1y estimated by employees of the
plant at from twenty to fifty thousand
dollars. Fortunately no lives were
lost in the explosion as only three
men were in the buildings at the time
the explosion took place and these,
while stunned, escaped with slight
injuries.
The land about the plant presents
an awful scene of deso1ation. Nothing
remains of the large buildings but
three holes in the ground. The
debris from these buildings, little
more than kindling wood, is scattered
for miles over the land about the
powder mill property. Great iron
pipes which had been used for shaft
ing twisted into fantastic forms by
the strength of the powder were
hurled hundreds Of feet from the
buildings in which they were located
and buried in the earth to the depth
of several feet. Sheet iron which
had formed the siding of the build
ings was thrown into the streets of
Pleasant Prairie, nearly half mile
away, while all the windows in the
home of Joseph Crow, fully two and
a half miles from the scene of the
explosion were broken.
The property around the big plant
resembles a great field of burnt timber
with blackened timbers sticking out
of the ground like stumps. Railway
tracks were torn up and the rails
twisted like the boughs of saplings.
Every window in the power house of
the plant was broken, while great
deal of the debris was thrown over
the key mill, 800 yards from the de-
stroyed buildings, wrecking the build
ing and machinery.
The explosion came without any
warning, and no cause can be as
signed for it unless it was the fact
that some part Of the machinery be-
came disabled. The plant had been
working at full force on Friday, in
order to get out several large orders
and the glazing mill was filled with
powder which was to have been
kegged for shipping today. Eight
hundred kegs of blasting powder we're
in the glazing mills,
David Riseling, the night watch
man, was in charge of the glazing Of
powder but by some good fortune he
had gone to the engine room Of the
plant few minutes before the
shock came. Riseling had just left
the engine room to return TO the glaz-
ing mill when he heard the report.
In flash the great mill went up
into the air and there was a rain of
debris. Riseling, who had been in an
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-24
CONTRA ACT rs LET


Chicago Firm Gets the Contract to
Build Stand pipe
The board Of water commissioners
Of the city, at a special meeting held
on Friday afternoon, let the contract
for the construction of the proposed
water tower and standpipe on Ridge
street to the Chicago Iron & Bridge
company. The contract price is $18, :
900 and tue agreement provides that
the standpipe shall be completed and
turned over to the city ready for con-
nection with the water mains within
200 days.
The company will begin work on
the big tank at once. Most Of the
work will be done in Chicago, but it is
expected that the work Of setting up
the pipe will start about July /.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-24
CHEAP RATES TO BOSTON


5000 for round trip from Chicago
(plus Sly, via the Nickel Plate road,
May 81 to June 9, inclusive, with
privilege of extension of return limit
to July 18th. $24.00 via New York
City, all rail, or $23. 90 via New York
City and steamer in both directions
between New York and Boston. Stop
over at Niagara Falls and Chautauqua
Lake points if desired within limit Of
ticket. Tickets good on any train on
above dates. No excess fare charged
on Nickel Plate road. Meals in Nickel
Plate dining cars on American Club
meal plan, ranging in price from 35c
to 81; mid day luncheon SOC; also
a la carte. Three through trains
daily, with modern Pullman sleeping
cars to FIT. Wayne, Findlay, Fostoria.
Cleveland, Erie, Buffalo, New York
City and New England points. Trains
depart from LaSalle street station,
Chicago, the only depot on the Ele-
waited loop. Write John Y. Callahan,
general agent, room 298. 113 Adams
ST., Chicago, for reservation of
berths, in through standard and tour
ist sleepers, and full particulars. VS.
tn. ~
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-24
HOUSER WILL FIGHT
Will not Retire as a Result Of
Insurance Commissioner
Hosts Charges
GILBERT TAKES NO ACTION

Secretary of State Houser stated
positively Friday night that he had
no intention Of withdrawing his
candidacy for denomination on ac-
count of the charge made by .Insur-
ance Commissioners Host that he had
attempted IN 1908 to influence the
com missioner decision in the Eqait-
pared form Of verdict and saying
that if such judgment were rem
dered the Equitable would contribute
/ So, 900 toward the I<aFollette campaign
fund.
A close friend Of the secretary said
that the latter would probably not
make any statement regarding the
matter until he took the stump when
he would place the case plainly be-
fore the voters and let them decide
as to whether he had acted wrongly
or not. It is said here that the La
Follette-Lenroot faction of the Re
publican party to which Secretary
Honser is. allied, had planned TO begin
a speaking campaign early in the
sumner and continue until the pri-
maries ia September. Whether the
revelation regarding the action Secre-
tary Honser is said to have taken in
connection with the Equitable will
cause a change In these plans can not
be foretold. It is probable that a
number of conferences will be held on
/ the matter before a final decision is
reached.
Neither Gov. Davidson nor District
Attorney Gilbert took any action on
the matter today. The governor re-
turned to Madison Friday from Mil
waukee, where he attended the Nor
wegian banquet Thursday evening.
It is not believed that he has any
authority to act in the matter. Dis
trict Attorney Gilbert said that he
had been Sc busy with his regular
official duties that he did, not have
time to look into the charge.
Commissioner Host will leave to-
morrow for ten days stay in Chi
cago and the south. He will spend
tomorrow, Sunday, and Monday in
IN chicago, taking part IN a meeting
Of a special committee of the insur-
ance branch Of the Knights Of Py-
thias, Of which he is a member,
which was appointed two years ago at
meeting of the grand lodge to sub
nit recommendations regarding forms
OF policies and other changes at the
next meeting of the grand lodge. to
be held in New Orleans next October.
From Chicago Commissioners Host will
go to Columbus, Ga, to examine the
Georgia Home Insurance com pany,
which has asked for license to
operate IN Wisconsin. Mr.. Host said
that he had nothing further to say re-
garding his statements before the
Legislative committee on the matter
OF the alleged attempt of Mr.. Houser
to influence his decision in the Equit-
able case.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-24
New Homes in the West

Over million acres of land will be
thrown open to settlement on the Sho-
shone Indian Reservation August Is,
1906. These lands are reached by the
direct route of the Chicago & North
Western R'y from Chicago, ST. Paul,
Minneapolis, Omaha, and other points
in the Mississippi Valley. Send &c in
stamps for pamphlets, maps and full
particulars to W. B. Kniskern, p. T..
NJ, G. & N. w. R'y Co., Chicago. VS.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-24
BIG BARN BURNED
Barn Of John Mckinney on South
Ashland Ave. Destroyed by
Fire-Loss So, 900
FIRE SPREAD TO PARK AVE.

Just before four O'Clock Thursday
afternoon fire broke out in the big
barn of John Mckinney just south of
the cemetery on Ashland avenue and
before the flames had been extin-
guished the burning timber had been
blown to Park avenue and several
other places were fired. The Nc
Kinney barn was completely des-
troyed entailing a financial loss of
ST. 900 and the death Of horse and a
pony. The home of w. E. Hubbard
on Park avenue was damaged to the
amount of 5000, the residence owned
by Peter Fisher and occupied by
Roger Kimball and the residence of
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-24
MEN HAVE A NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH
Glazing MILL Corning Mill and Press Mills are Entirely Destroyed
While Every Other Building at the Plant Feels the
Force Of the Exposion-Houses in Pleas
ant Prairie are Badly Wrecked

Two explosions at the plant the Latin Rand Powder works
village of Pleasant Prairie Saturday completely wrecked
the plant damage property situated miles from the
powder mills. Three buildings the glazing mills, the corning
mills mills completely destroyed while building
the grounds less wrecked and thousands of dollars
worth of valuable machinery rendered useless The force Of
the explosion something awful and it felt in all parts of
the county
the city the explosion with the force earthquake
shaken the the city
broken the houses Both explosions plainly
city and short time people fed into the Streets
evng that there had been earthquake The people of the city
discovered the of the shock many went Pleasant
Prairie to see the wreck of the great plant
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-24
Business Men Of City Urged to
Form q Society to Look After
Factory Propositions
CHlCAG0BUREAU PLEDGES AID
Has Several Companies Considering
Kenosha as Location, but There
is No One to Deal With Mana
gers of Big Plants

L. y. Sampson, of Chicago, who is
at the head of the Central Industrial
Bureau of that city, has sent letter
to kenosha seeking to find some or
ganlzation with which the Chicago
bureat can discuss the location of at
least TWO manufacturing enterprises
IN the City. The letters, which have
been sent out by Mr.. Sampson, have
been returned to him, and as last
resort he has sent letter to the news
paper men of the city, seeking to dis
cover What is the matter with Keno
saa Mr.. Sampson will be informed
that there is no organization in Ke.
nosha which can take up the PROPOSE
ton which he has to make, but it is
possible that his letter will have the
effect Of reviving the old Kenosha
Business Mems Association. The
matter has been referred TO a number
of leading business men Gof the city,
and they are ready to take up the
matter and provide for an organiza-
ton If some one will take the initia-
tive. 1t is possible that the factories
proposed by the Chicago bureau would
not IN any way be attractive to the
city of Kenosha and her people, but
Notwithstanding this fact it is cer-
tainly time that the Kenosha, business
men took some steps to secure an or
ganization which could deal with peo-
pie having similar propositions to Of
fer. Some of these propositions
would be a decided advantage to Ke-
nosha if accepted.
Kenosha IS probably the only city
in the United States with popula-
ton Of 10000 people that has not a
regularly working business mems as
sociation. The old association has
now been dead for little over FIVE
years, and it is time that some steps
we're taken to put new life in the old
carcass, or to start out anew and Sc
cure some organization which will
work for the advancement of the city
all the year round. If Kenosha does
not take such steps ia the immediate
future she will lose the prestige she
has gained by Years Of labor.
The business men Of the city will
have this matter laid before them dur
ING the next week and it is thought
that they will see that such an assocT
alton will mean much for the city auc
take immediate steps to complete tbs
organization, 1t has been Suggested
that this matter be turned over to the
committee of business men recently
appointed 10 have charge of the cele-
bration of the Fourth of July in The
city and if these men are willing tc
take upon themselves the work Of
forming a permanent association they
will receive plenty of support from
the business men of the city.
Several factories are now seeking
locations IN or about Kenosha and
with an active working association
there is little doubt but one or more
Of these plants could be landed fol
the city.
IF this work is to be done before the
close of another year it should be
taken up at once as the building sea
son is we'll advanced, and factories
seeking locations are anxious to have
the plants erected before the close OF
the summer.