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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-24
COL. HAYS DEAD,
Death Due to Paralytic Stroke
at the IroQuOis Fire.
He Wrote molly Darling" and
Many Other Popular Songs.

! Louisville, Ky, July 24.-Col Will S.
Hays, the veteran river editor of the
Coutier-Journal song writer and poet,
| is dead at his home here of vertigo,
| caused by a stroke of paralysis suffered
! in the Iroquois theater fire in Chicago.
He was 20 years old.
Colonel Hays always claimed the
authorship of the original words of
Dixie" and that he was responsible
for the arrangement of the music. His
version of Dixie was written al the out
break of the civil war, but the words
! were considered SO seditious that the
writer was arrested and compelled to
change them. BY that time, it is said,
Dan Emmett, the minstrel, had writ
ten his song, and his publisher had it
copyrighted. Colonel hays most fam
| Gus song was MOLLY Darling the
sales of which reached two million cop
les in Europe and America. Among
his other songs were: Keep in De
Cabin In The Lane and %Signal Bells
At Sea- - . -sr-s=~
Colonel Hays was born in Louisville
July 10, 1897, and, with the exception OF
his college days and the time spent i'll
the south as a war correspondent in the
civil war, all of his life was spent here.
He wrote more than 500 ballads, many
Of which became famous
While in the south a war CORE
spondent Colonel Hays became captain
Mississippi river and while engaged in
this work he wrote the song, My South
crn Sunny Home" For this work he
was arrested by General Butler, who
was in command Of New Orleans. He
was soon afterwards released, however.
On his return to Louisville Colonel Hays
again took up newspaper work in which
he continued until his recent illness. He
is survived by a widow and two chill
dren.
Tho plantation songs of Colonel Havs
who wasn't colonel of anything except
kentucky. are sung throughout Ameri-
ca. Roll on. Heave Dat Cotton"
Keep in de Middle OBJ de Road THE
Old Log Cabin in the Lane "Mollie
Darling" and Way Down Yonder in de
Co'nfield" are heard often. He rarely
published his plantation songs, but COM
posed them and gave them to popular
minstrels. All he wanted was the name
of being the author. OF his more than
half hundred published songs less than
half had a heavy sale after pubHca-
ton. Next to "Evangeline" was Molly
Darling" and the later ones are mostly
local in sale.
Several years ago he entered into a
contract for a year to compose song
for each month and write a poem for
each month. old Fashioned Roses Are
Sweetest" was the only ballad that made
a hit and his writings showed plainly
mechanical construction During all this
time he edited his river department with
a weekly negro dialect -depa rtment "Old
Ike and edited the weekly edition OF
the paper Editorials written especially
for the weekly had frequent references
to the latest sweetest song of the gift
ed song writer, Colonel WIFI S. Hays"
He would not hesitate to write at any
time complimentary notice of himself,
and the happiests day he ever knew was
when the magnificent Ohio river steam
er, the VIII S. Hays was launched.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-24
VIEWS WITH ALARM.
Russia Secs Visions OF Further Jap
anesc Encroachments.

st. Petersburg, July 24.-The Novoe
Vrymea today published details of an
alleged antidynastic movement in
southern China, ascribing it to Jap
anese instigators, who the paper says,
are busily preparing for the Manchu
dynasty in China the same fate which
has Just overtaken the emperor of
Korea.
Continuing the paper says, that in
contravention to the supplementary
provisions of the China-Japanese
treaty of 1905. defining the regions
where foreigners, including japanese,
shall be permitted to reside, Japanese
agents have worked their way into the
most remote corners of the empire.
The note of Japanese intrigue con-
sists in assuring the Chinese that
japan is their protector against the
nations of the west and at the same
time reassuring the westerners that
Japan is their vanguard against the
Chinese peril. The apprehensions Of
the Novoe Vryema regarding the re-
opening of the far eastern question are
fully shared in Russian military cir
Giles where the steady armament of
China and Japan is viewed with
alarm. This movement is regarded as
primarily menacing to the remnant of
Russian possessions on the Pacific.
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MUTINEERs WANT FREEDOM.
Illegal Trial the Basis for a Leaven-
worth Hal1eas Corpus Suit.

Leavenworth, Kan. July 24.-Rob-
ert Clark and five more of the leaders
OF the mutiny OF 1901 at the federal
penitentiary serving life sentences are
planning to file habeas corpus suit in
the United States supreme court to
secure their freedom. T. F. Cats, an
attorney of Hannibal Mo. is here in
consultation with Clark and arranging
to prepare the habeas corpus suit pa
pers. When the suit is filed 1t will be
in the United States supreme court di-
rect as the rnutineers. were tried and
convicted in the United States circuit
court. s.~
The release will be asked for on the
allegation that the prisoners did not
have a fair trial. One OF the strong
points to be presented in the petition
is that the prisoners were forced to
trial collectively when they demanded
and were refused separate trials An
other point will be that they were IL
legally tried in a federal court.
The nutineers were tried on the
charge of murder. J. B. Waldrupe. a
guard was killed by them the after
noon OF November 7, 1901. Twenty
seven convicts escaped by overpower-
ing officers and breaking out of the
stOckade.
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FRIEND MENDELSSOHN.
Charles Weiss. the Hermit, Dies in
Poor House.

Allentown. Pa. July 24.-Once a great
scng genius of Europe. but in this coun-
try only a character made unique by
disappointment, Charles Weiss died in
the poor house yesterday.
Before becoming a ward of the eoun-
ty Weiss had lived the life of a hermit
on the Lehigh mountains for years.
Born in Germany 20 years ago. Weiss
came of q prominent family and he as
ISOLATED with the most brilliant musical
geniuses of that country.
He was a personal friend of Men
delssohn. He had a fine tenor voice
and he sang in grand opera in all the
principal cities of Europe. Among his
intimates were Standigal, the basso.
who sang the part of Elijah when that
oratorio was first published in England.
Johanna Wagner in her day the great
est alto in Germany. and Herr Steger,
the great German tenor. rs-
Weiss came to this country to seek
his fortune. He never found it and
disc ppointed ne retired to the noun
tains of Lehfgh and became hermit.
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WORK FOR COREY.
He Comes Homo to Find a Big Strike
on His Hands.

New York, July 24.-The strike of
the workmen in the ore mines in the
Lake Superior fields is receiving the
serious attention of the officials of the
United States Steel corporation. Will
liam E. Corey. the president, has the
handling of the strike under his su-
pervislon and MS lieutenant, Thomas
F. Cole, president of the Oliver Iron
Mining company, is on the lookout at
Duluth and Two Harbors. Announce
ment is made that the corporation will
stand out for what the officials con-
slider common justice in its fight with
the Western Federation of Miners.
The organization has outlawed itself,
the officers of the corporation hold in
disregarding the terms of it's own
resolutions before they had been in
, the hands of President Cole Sc hours.
1t is stated that the programme
adopted is to fight without compro-
mise what is termed the small per-
centage of men in the ore fields who
are actually members of the Western
Federation The steel corporation
does not believe that the men have
any grievance and points out that
only last January an increase of wages
was voluntarily granted. Since then,
it is stated. there has been no COM
plant from the men and no trouble.
was anticipated until the demands
were received. The whole trouble has
been stirred up from the outside by
professional organizers. according to
the steel officials who also say that
less than 10 per cent of the men be-
came members of the union. These,
however, they say have succeeded in
intimidating the rest by marching
through the iron country with red
flags, burning property and beating
men who tried to remain at work Ac-
cording to the steel corporations
latest figures there were 1898 men
employed at the Lake Superior prop
critics. The shutting down of the
mines has already been felt by the
men along the lines of the ore rail-
roads and on the lake docks.
There are nearly 1900 men en-
ployed on the transportation lines of
the corporation who may be affected
by the strike Just what effect the
strike will have on the iron and steel
situation the trade has not yet figured
out. Ths company has large ore sup
plies for its present needs, but if the
strike were prolonged much en-
barrassment might be caused after
the closing Of navigation.
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Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago report
ed receipts of 301 cars
Inc close was strong with September UP
hc higher, at 921hc. So
CORN-Trading in corn was light and
prices firm The chief buiIish Influence
vas the report from Iowa that many
iielos IN that state have been damaged
by Hood. September corn opened 1sc
higher, at 53c. and sold at 53N9531zc-
. Inc close was strong with September up
ssQ12c,. at So @537sc
OATS-The' oats market was firm be-
cause OF the strength in wheat and corn.
september opened unchanged to 1sc lower,
at 5o9s43S1sc. and sold at 3S5s@SSs.c.
PROFESSIONALISM were quiet and
STEADY September pork was unchanged,
at $16.55. Lard was unchanged at &c. 321z.
Ribs were sc higher, at $S.S5.
WI1EAT-Cash: No. red. 901k@91c; No.
3 red, 9OQ901zc; No. hard, S91z@901zc; NO.
hard S90S91zc; No. 3 spring, 97c@$100.
GORN--No. ?, sac; No. 8, 53s4c.
RYE-Cash: Sc.
BARLEY-Cash 55M65c
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The STRIKE GROWS.
Rock Island Carmen Going Out All
Along the Syst A. 81

Kansas City, Kan.,f" July 24.-When
the las members of GaEnen's union NO:
1863, employed in the repair shops OF
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific rail-
road in West Armourdale, went to their
work yesterday, they were met by L.
]. Wilson, chairman of the grievance
committee, with telegram from +. l..
Ronemus, chief carman of Kansas City
union, now in st. Paul, ordering all
members of the union in the employ
of the Rock Island system to quit
work.
The order was obeyed by all of the
union repairers, painters, inspectors and
coach cleaners. Three, nonun1on men
remained at work.
The strike of the carmen in Kansas
City, simultaneous with a general strike
on all of the lines of the Rock Island
system, started yesterday at Moline
Ill, Rock Island, Davenport and other
at Horton and Harrington in Kansas.
1t was started by the refusal OF the
railroad management to reinstate T.: a:
Dunn, a. painter at Nollne. VINO nad
been discharged, and to- pay MN Tor
Il cannot see how the company can
hold out against the carmen, said l.
J. Wilson. chairman OF the grievance
as repairing freight and passenger cars,
is tied up here and all over the entire
Rock Island system. The union men
all out and there are very few nom
union men employed by the road, and
most of these have quit, also
Mr. Wilson said there were 1900
members of the Garments union in
the employ of the Rock Island, at all
points, and all are affected by the
strike order.
I'VE can get along very well with
out the car repairers for thirty days"
said J. 1. Locke, chief clerk of the
Rock Island in Kansas City, last night.
I'VE hired enough coach cleaners yes
terday to do all the work necessary,
and today we will have all the car re-
pairers we will have work for. The
work in the repair department is not
III gent and we have plenty of cars to
carry our traffic. We expect no trouble
in filling the places of the men who
quit work should we undertake to do
so. The men here simply walked out
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TWO KANsANs Welded.
Report of the Marriage of c. G. Bur-
rouglls and Miss Parker.

Abilene. July 24.-The Reflector
says:
Married, July 10, 1907. at Crooks
town Mimi, Covert G. Burroughs. OF
Concordia and Miss Gertrude Parker,
of Abilene"
The above telegram was received at
Concordia yesterday. Mr.. Burroughs
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Burroughs. formerly OF Abilene and
now travelling for leading manufac-
turing firm. Miss Parker, the daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. c.. w. Parker,
went out with the Great Parker
Amusement company as stenographer.
She became i'll and returned home.
After her recovery three weeks ago
she went to Minnesota to rejoin the
company.
on inquiring at the Parker home
today it was found that no positive in
formation is possessed by the family
concerning the wedding. 1T may be
So said Mrs Parker, but we have
no news OF it except rumor.'
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ARE REVOLUTIONARY.
Japanese Proposals to Korea Astonish
the Ministers.

Seoul, July 24.-It is understood that
the proposals of Japan with which
Viscount Hayashi was charged, were
presented by Marquis Ito to the
Korean cabinet. which met at 10
o'clock this morning under a Japanese
guard. The meeting was held in the
temporary quart ers. of the minister of
agriculture in the japanese section of
the city. The ministers deliberated
until O'Clock in the afternoon when
Premier Iwan-Yung, together with the
minister of war. presented the new
plan of governing the state to the en-
peror in the palace. returning to the
cabinet meeting within two hours
1t is understood that the Japanese
proposals, though they do not modest
the security of the throne. are revolu-
tionary and the fact that the audience
of the cabinet members with the en-
peror was brief. is believed to be evil
dence of the CONSERVATION of the
court.
message from Chemulpo states
that the ia 3anese war vessels Kasagi,
Nitaka and Tsuhmia arrived there
from Gensan at 9. O'Clock this morn
ing with many blue Jackets and pro-
vincial troops on board and will call
at Seoul.
Many agitators from the provinces
are arriving here. They are not per-
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OUT IN OTHER PLACES.
Carmen Struck In Kansas, Oklahoma,
Missouri and Iowa.


Herington, Kan, July 24.-One
hun dred and fifty carmen, employed
in the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
shops here. suspended work at
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. There has
been no trouble here, the car men be-
ing called out because of the dis
charge of g. carman in the Moline, ILL.,,
shops.
Shawnee, Ok, July 24.-About 200
carmen, employed IN the shops of the
Chicago, Rock Island. & Pacific rail-
road here, walked out at noon Tues
day, striking through sympathy for
a fellow-wOrkman at Moline, ILL.,, who
was discharged
Des Moines, Ia. July 24.-At 5
O'Clock yesterday afternoon 125 car
repairers, cleaners and attendants,
employed in the Chicago. Rock Island
& Pacific shops and yards here and
at Valley Junction, Joined the strikers
on other parts of the system and
walked out. AS result none of the
many passenger cars on the main or
branch lines out of here are being
cleaned or iced.
Trenton. Mo, July 24.-Seventy-five
carmen. painters and inspectors at the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific shops
here struck Tuesday as a part of
general strike on the Rock Island sys-
tenn
Horton. Kan. July 24.-About $50
carmen in the employ of the Chicago.
Rock Island & Pacific railroad here
struck today in sympathy with the
strikers at Moline, Ill
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Konsas city Produce Market.

Receipts today, Isl cars. Market closed
unchanged to lc higher. Sept. S57sc: Dec,
SsiSc: Nav, 9234c. Cash: No. 2 hard, $50
SOC: No. 8 hard. sS@Ssc; No. 2sred,- s41sq
s5e; No; 3 red Ss sIstar 1,,,,, 10. stn.
CORN-15qlc higher. 5QIy, sc: Stp1 ,,,
a501Ac; No mixed. soc; No. 2 white. 5o1sc;
No. 3 white, SOC
white. 4e1a@47hc; No. 2 mixed 45Q451kc.
RYE-Steady. No. 2, 754sec- -
HAY-Weak. Choice timothy, $1,000
II. 50; choice prairie, $S.50GIS.7o.
BJTTER-Firm. Creamery. 24c; pack
EGG|Firm. Extras, 16c: firsts, 1910
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New York stocks.

Wall St, New York, July A-STOCKS-
Prices of stocks started the day higher
than last night on a moderate volume Of
business. There were running sales of g.
600 shares of Southern Pacific at S6es and
81, compared with S67s last night. Union
Pacific rose points over last night.
The heavy absorption of Southern Pa
cific on a rise of 3as points had rnoder-
ate tonic effect on the general list. Union
Pacific was carried I'D 21s points, Atchi-
son, American Smelling, Pacific Mail and
others a point.
When the rise in Southern Pacific came
to pause the whole market halted
Bonds were steady.
Southern Pacific crossed 80 in its slow
but persistent advance. Union Pacific
rose to 147, Analgamated Copper gained
rs points. Anaconda, American Smelling
rs points and Mackay companies prefer
red III points.
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Receiver for a Light Company.

Chapman, Kan, July &C. A. Scherer
has been appointed receiver for the
Dickinson County Power & Light COM
pany, which put in an electric lighting
system here year ago. This company
was promoted by Arthur Williamson 1t
issued $24,0 bonds on which no interest
has been paid. A few weeks ago VIII
hanson as president and his wife as
secretary gave Williamson's father a
mortgage for $4,000 and decided the
plant subject to the mortgage to T. Lit
tie, father of E. c. Little, for 81 Now
the bondholders through C. C. Wyandt
as trustee, seek to foreclose the bonds
and the receivership> followed
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Kansas City, July 4.
high Low Close Yes
Kansas Cftx Live Stock.

Kansas City, Mo, July. 24.-CATILE5mC p,
Receipts today, 1900 head, including 1900
head of southerns- Market steady to weak
Native steers. s5.00@7. 20: southern steers,
So 75GI4 60; southern cows, 220q5.fo; COWS
and heifers 81. 2o05. IS; stockers and iced
ers S.. 25d5. %; bulls, $2.75@45 calves. 50 80
as 30; western fed steers, $4.00Qo.75; west
ern fed cows, $2.75q4. 40.
HOGS-Receipts today, 1000 head. Mar
ket 56I1Oc higher. Bulk of sales, $6V0q6 ~;
heavy, $5.90@6.0 90; packers, $SsOQ02o' pigs
and light, Sc. 1906. 80.
SHEEP-Receipts today, 1900 head.
Market steady. Muttons, $o.25q600; lambs,
81 O0G7. 6; range wethers, S5.25q6.00; fed
ewes 81 75G5 80. :
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strike Breakers Have French Chef

Fitchburg, Mass, July 24.-Strike
breakers who have been brought here
in an attempt to break the strike of 800
machinists are living in clover. They
are CHARTERED in the $4,000 Fitchblfre
athletic gymnasium and have all man
ner of luxuries. The kitchen is pre-
sided over by a French chef They
have the free run of the place and at
night the billiard and card rooms are
in constant use by them. The striking
machinists want better pay and
shorter hours. The master machinfsts
have determined to resist the demands.
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CLOSE TWO PER CENT JOINTS.
City Attorney Thinks Arkansas City
"SOft'' Drinks Are Hard.

Arkansas City, Kan, July 24-City
Attorney Hines has notified all places
where "Mistletoe" and malt and ''Eia-
watha" have been on sale to discon-
ttnue the dispensing of the same This
action was taken because the dealers
in these drinks have government Ii
censes to sell liquor. Since the joints
were closed here some months ago the
various drinks which are claimed to
contain less than per cent alcohol
were introduced and much sold The
stuff is claimed to be a poor grade of
beer.
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I'D higher.
Second cables: Wheat sd lower: corn
I'D higher.
oats. 80.
Estimated car lots at X c. tomorrow:
Wheat. ISL; corn. 30; oats. 6.
Car lots at Chicago: Wheat. 30: corn,
1872: oats, 7S.
Estimated car lots at Chicago tomor-
row: Wheat, so; corn III; oats, 81
Closing Liverpool cables: Wheat Ia
I'd lower; corn asd higher.
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New YorIz NIonev Marker.

New York, July -MONEY-Money on
call easier, 1%Q211 per cent; ruling rate, 2
per cent; closing bid, III per cent, and
offered at per cent. Time loans very dull
and firm. Sixty days, 40p41k per cent; 80
days 4S4Q0 per cent; 6 months, 6 per cent
CLOSE:' Prime mercantile paper, 51xa6
pei. cent; sterling exchange firm, with ac-
tuaI business IN bankers bills at "a. S6e5n
So for demand and a "a. S3S064 1885 for 60
day bills; commercial bills, 81 1884,
SlLVER-Bar silver, 6S7sc: Mexican dol
lars, $3.50.
iBONDS-Government bonds irregular.
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without making any demands on US
and without giving US warning.
In the ,Armourdales shops and yards
about 125 cars are repaired daily. "A
large proportion of these repairs,
however. are. minor, such as painting
and mending broken doors and roofs.
The work does not call for the highest
skilled labor. In case of serious IN
jury to a car the company can replace
it with an extra one. as 1t is said to
have a surplus Of cars at its command.
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Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago, July 24.-CATTLE-Receip to-
day, 1900 head. Market steady. BeeYes,
s465@7. IS; cows, 81. 5O@5 %; heifers, s2.40Q
$40; calves. $5.5oa7.oo; good 10 prime
$50; stockers and feeders, s2S0q6. %.
HOGS-Receipts today 1900 head. Mar
ket 50lOc higher. Light. Sc. 05qG. 40; mixed,
IS 90a6. 81 heavy. s5.5O6o.25; rough, $500
SIS; pigs, $57Oq6.25; good to choice heavy,
Sc. 1906. 70; bulk, $6.O0Q6.25.
HEEP-Receipts today, 1900 head.
Market strong. Native, IS. $4,000; western,
81 0O6l6.OO; yearlings, Sc 1906. 70; lambs, IS.
ar. so; western, $5.75Q7. 60.
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Chicago. Ill, July A.-CHEESE-Ma Market
steady. Daisies, 131zc; Twins, 12G1Ac;
Young Americas, 131zc.
POULTRY-Alive poultry easy. Tur-
keys 12c; chickens. lie; springs. 15c.
BJTTER-Market steady. Creamery, Il
62S15c; dairy, 1S1zQ213c-
EGGS-Market strong At mark, cases
included, 1311q15c.
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New York. July 24.-BUTTER-Mark
quiet and easier. Western imitation cream
EHEESE-FairIy firm state full cream
coIored and white small best, 12slc; same
large colored, 121sc; same white. l2Ac;
same fair to good, 11A6l12c; same, infer
for SAM101zc; Skins, 1Q9Ac.
EGGS-Irregular. western selected,
finest. 1SSG19c; average best, 171zG1Sc; Of
fetal prices firsts, 1S@1S1ac.
EIDE Dressed irregular. Western chickens,
TN23c; fowls, 12615c; turkeys, lO4l6c
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mitted to assemble in the city and
therefore are meeting in suburban
towns, where 100 soldiers were yester-
day detailed to dispense them.
On account of the prevailing heat
drouth and disQuiet the financial
archives of the government and also
the correspondence of the various gov
eminent departments have been re-
moved to the japanese city to insure
their safety from destruction by fire. -
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New york Sugar and Conea

firm. Fair refining. 1871; centrifugal. IS
test. $S-S71za339; molasses sugar. S3.123k.
Refined sugar steady Crushed 1851;
powdered, $40; graduated, $500.
COF'FEEEMarket steady No. Rio,
SIC; No. Santos, 75sc.
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FIorence Reed With sothern.

Worcester. Mass. July 24.-An-
nouncement is made here that Miss
Florence Reed, daughter of the late
comedian. Roland Reed. has signed a
contract with z. H. Sothern to be his
leading woman next season in his re-
vivaI Of "Dundreary" and other plays.