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THEATERS hAVE A BACK ( SEAT
Week ofPollttcal and Boclal Event in the
Gay Oty of London ,
HOUSE OF COMMONS CENTER OF INTEREST
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Acer , 1'oflttean ! nld , Jnlllf Are I.nld
Out , with lnflutcnza-Vo14 Split Ju
1fltINI 1 nt LRt - J'lnero' .
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LONION ) . Feb. 23.-Tho phenmenaly cold '
weather which ! ha been prevailing In Great
lrltaln teCla to have ) finally broken up.
Trafc 01 the Thames , which had long been
al a slantstl owIng to the great quantities
of floating Ic : . Is being gradually resumed.
At one lme Il was thought the river would
11 ) enlre ! closet lt London bridge ant many
perMns were anXIous for this to occur 0
that th"y might take unto themselves the
honor of telling how they crossed the river
Oi the tee. ' Now that the weather shows
signs of becomIng more seasonable hunting
and raCing are extlectell to be In full ( swing.
Interest IncrCS In the American horses
brought to seek Mnor on the British turf and
their IlerformaneeH when In training will be
eagerly vatchie1. I
The week just closed ha been an exciting ,
one poilt'caiiy. On the whole the govern.
mont 1nstlall of having been turned oul ot
ofce 01 the question of Indian duties 01 cot.
ton . Is now stronger than : It was a vocIc ago.
To begin with the victor at Coicheater .
. ' where the liberals In the bye election suc.
ceedlll II wresting the lat from the conS
lon'utvl by a very comfortable majority
was a ! rcat flhl.up to the waning varty's
5plits . which had been more or less cast
down by the rev res sustained In previous
bye elections In ! lllerenl IJarts , of the coun.
try. Til ' lL1Ct attitude of the leaders of the
opposition toward the m ton of Sir Henry I
James to adjourn the 10u ( of Commons In ,
order to cal attlnton to the colon duties
In India woulll"ho hard to exactly denne at
excty
preeent. That the moton was an l.advlset
attempt to dlslcdgo the ! overmenl Is very
. , widely conceded. I Is alleged that the mo-
' C ) ton ! had the support of ex. Prime Minister
i' Sal bury. Some comment has been aroused
by the pplech against the motion made by
. , Mr. Dadabhal Naorojl who wu once called
a "black man" by Lord Salisbury. Mr.
Naorojl lE a fulb100d Indian his father hayIng -
Ing been a Parsec priest. His mother's name
was Manekbal. Ills wife Is the daughter of
a IJrlest. 10 has held several Important
political positions . notably the premiership
to the Dewan of Baroda. In addition . be
has hel the position of professor of mathe-
matcs and natural philosophy at Ephln-
t. stone colee and Is n member of the firm of
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Coma & Co. of London I.h'erpool. Bombay
' and Calcutta. It wi thus be seen that he
Is fuly qualified to speak as to the interests
of the Indian Iopnlation . lie declared In
the course of his speech that the adoption of
, . & the motion would be drivIng the first nail In
tbo comn of British rule In India and . In
view of , the ever.present far eastern ques-
ton , . hIs statement Is nol without sIgnift-
cance.INFLUENZA
INFLUENZA PLAYING IA VOC.
Influenza Is agaIn very prevalent hero and
on the continent. Lord nosebery. Mr. Dal-
four. Lord liunraven several judges and a
number of actors arc among the victims In
thL city. Thl statistics show that last week
there was a total of 2.427 deaths from all
causes In London. This Is an Increase of
. . & 700 over the deaths of the preceding week
The weather played have In the theatrical
professloa. Mr. Irving Is I and Is cut out
of the bill at the Lyceum theater. Mesrs.
Stoker , Wyndham and Toole . and Miss Mar
Moore arc also on the sick list. D'OyIy
Carte Is mending slowly. George Idwardes
, manager of the Empire , Is down with In-
'lu nza. - -
"The New Boy " at the Vaudeville theater
celebrated last night Its 427th performance.
"The Case of Rebelious Susan" at the Cri-
tenon will see its 150th performance tonlghl.
Popular ! Interest In Mr. I'Inero's new play
at the Garrll < theater has already begun to
' . ) manifest Itself . not however ulaccompanlc
with discordant notes In the chorus or an-
ticipatlona. For It Is to deal with the sex
que ton-Das Ewlge Weibhich-of which
people have begun to tire . asking for new
themes upon the boards. The piece has just
been read ! 10 the company and put In rehearsal -
hearsal . and If 10 111nd fate prevents will
, bo produced Saturday eVlnlng. March 2. Mr.
Richard Hare will mount the piece with hIs
accustomed liberality and expense I pos-
sible to relieve the failures of 1891.
I Plnero's new play Is i a success I will b
produced by Mr. Hare ant his company II
New _ York next October. Ills agent Mr.
llehtnaiy , wi reach New York today or tomorrow .
morrow to erralgl for Mr. Hare's first
American tour. The repertoIre will Include
the . "Pair of Spctn les. " one of the nest
stags presentations ever set In London.
When lho countess of Ciancarty . better
Imown to former frequenters of the music
hails 3S Dele Hilton . reappears on the stage
as she has announced she wi shortly do , she
' will he accompanied by the marchlonl9s of
Aliesbury . who as Dole Tester made her
reputution . such as It was In the music
halls. Both will possibly appear under the
manasement of Sir Augustus Harris.
"The City of Pleasure. " Mr. George R.
Slm's version or Oholele. will be producl
lt the Prince or Wales' theater. Birniluglinin < .
on April 22 , by Mr. Hobert Pateman. Mr.
Charles rohman , will give It Its American
premiere In Alcust next at Now York with
Miss Georgia Cavan 1n the plrt of 711.
Mr. Irving I making a collection of prints
j and relics of Napoleon with a view to the
next Lyceum production , which It Is an-
uounced. will be "Madame Samis-Gene. " TOo
has already a larga number wherein - Nil-
Iioleon Is given a spare figure and many
snore Inches than usualy ! O to the figure of ,
the great Corsican In the PoPular mind.
Carmoncita time wel known Spanish
cancer. will open an engagement at the Pal-
ace theater on Monday.
Mr. Kendall has written a letter to the
Times In whIch he quotes the apologies made
by Now York Ilal'ers II connection with his
trouble at the customs house. lie says he
lelds time quotations In order to prevent his
Englsh friends who are not acquainted with
. the amenities of American journalsm from
belIeving Ilerjury. that ho was guilty of fraud or
StCOE s O.\IE AT LAST.
True Story or the Upward Struggle of
. tnmnlui no .
nil ' Unll" TIny.
Strange timings happen In this world and !
fte&i. . very often , lie unexpected occurs.
Nearly six years ago n young lan rushed
Into the editorial rooms of n certain weekly
Paper and throwing a mass of manuscript on
the associate editor's deak said : "There are
a few. romancea I have wrItten , The II rice we
call arrange later. "
The blue IJen11 luau humlell a ser tuiio
took up the first sheet amid read halt of It.
Then he turned to the young lan and elt :
"Dill you write this ? "
The youth hung his head In Ilroud confu-
Ilon , nuLl a hapllY blush spread over his fea-
tures In anticipation of the Ilrllse he fell
ras deserved .
"I did . " he replied.
"Vell . " said the editor , "I will tel you
somethIng . I have been on I I'aller for a
number of years. I have read everything
from the efforts of a 6-year-old chIld to some-
tbimig that was sent me' from
thllg tblt lenl In insane
asylum but lY dear young maim " and hero
the editor assumed an earnest . kindly , conil.
dentsl Ilr , " ( lila Is the WOrst stut I have
ever seen. I wi nol cal I rotten . because
that word would bo too dignified. I II ter-
rible It Is I Il Is '
> awful simply-young mmmii .
take my advice-farm , el collar buttons :
YOU might even servo behind a lunch counter ,
but never , lever try to write again. "
Yesterday for the Irst ( line In nil these
years the young man and lie editor met.
Their greeting was grotesque. They simply
looked at each other : then a mutual lmamid-
shae. ) ' In that interval of apace
tbe' associate elor hat become an
atache of The lieu and was writ.
Ing dramatic crItIcIsms . \ hle the young man
bad succeeded iii making a name for himself ,
bad written seine stories that have been
f4 copied widelY , und returned to his native
latve
' , IO ahead of l'erha11 the most successful
0' / :
attraction on the road. Ills name Is Samuel
Jrceelman , and he represents Herrmann , the
magician , who appear next week at Doyd's.
After IcavllK hIs critic . with I feverIsh desire -
sire to prove his latent talent In which he
had every connencl Freeelmnn In about two
hours perpetrated upon the world what was II
supposed to be I local Improvement upon
the "Mikado " and which he lunell : "The' '
Mncharado. " This , his friend , declared . was
different from anythIng else he hall ever
written before because It was worse. Next
reeclman I apl'ened as time grave digger and
first player with Jute Cooley , and rendered
that artist strong support . receIving such
wltSprealt praise that he decided to follow
out his long cherlshl1 ambition of appearing
on the stage. Up to this time Mr. Freedman
hall , ; successively attempted painting , drawing .
bookkeepnig play writing . stage manaelng
and newspaper work , but , unahahell over his
failures . wIth $30 $ In his pocket he started
for New York to allow either Frohman or
Palmer the opportunity of engagIng 111s servo
Ices as n juvenile actor.
The Omaha boy arrived In New Yoric a
stranger In a strange place with but $ : left ,
Inll at once cal ell upon Dan rohman , who
1 n speclnl favor consented to hear him recite -
cite anlhi" verdict of reedman's histrionic
gift greatly rePmhlld the criticism his newspaper .
paper friend had passed upon his literary .
work.
The feelings of the Omaha boy were now at
a very low ebb. Ills treasury had reached
the elaborate omeunt of $1.10. and besides . all
his ambitions had been to him apparently
proved to be without foundation. There
seemed to bo no future and the young man
anxiously asked himself the question . " 1 I'e { '
worth living ? " onll thoughts of self-dislu- '
ton struck him forcjbly. In this mod he
seized pen and Ink and poured out his feelings .
Incs In a wihil . wlerll story of love and suler-
Ing. Freedman took this story to a leading
magazine and . thinkIng of his Omaha ex-
perlence meekly presented Il to the ( editor . '
who took It and said : "You will hear from mo !
In about two weeks. Where will your ad- I
dress be then ? " "The morgue " said the i
young. man In answer as he departed. But
i did not ' like two ' - weeks and , young Freedman .
man did not go to the morgue. for the next
day he recel'r an ample check 'or his stcry
and a letter asking him lo become I regular
contributor.
ThIs was a turning point In the Omaha
boy's career and his predilection for theatrical -
cal work brought him to the notice of several
managers Among them Colonel SImm. the
emInent Brooklyn manager who took a
luch Interest In the young man's advancement .
mont as though he was his own son. Later
he became business manager , of t'le Manoha-
Mason company the Fremont Opera compsny.
Camille d'Arviiie Opera company manager of
Lew Dockatader's minstrels and lastly his
present positon of representative of Herr-
"mann
TalkIng to his old friend of other days Mr.
Freedman said : "I suppose theater goers here
know of the recent sickness of per MarIon
Manola In which at on time . she had coin-
, pletely lost her mind . and its restoration was
despaired of. I occurred from reverses we
fortunes. had met with , In which we all lost our
. "Last slmmer I visited Miss Manola In
North Conway N. H. and a
toucnlng Incident happened while we were
out drIving through the WhIte mountains.
She had never snug since her illness . but
suddenly , clear as a clarion . her voIce rang
out over the mountains , the words of an old
English melody :
Throw thy gold Into the furnace
For 0h must be tried by Tire .
And the heart be tried by pain.
"Her _ words seemed to have a pecular and
more than human mimeaning consIdering the
trIals she had passed through and that she
had never In her life sang that song before
ami al the time of singIng did not know a
word she was repeating. The doctors then
, advanced the opinion that her reason would
some day return throuh her singing which
facts have been yerified.
"I love to tel young aspIrant for stage
honors an Incident that I experienced. Two
summers ago I managed I comic opera com-
11101 and a young woman begged for a po-
sltlcn . She was In needy circumstances and
Jleaded hard and a place finally was made !
for her. She was very pretty . A few months
afterward I had gone broke on time opera
company and was walking down BrOdwa ) '
when a cab dashed up to the idewahk and
some one hailed me I took me seine time
to d'ecover In the ( richly dressed woman
wihin the same girl I hat known to be In
pverty n few months before She had immediately -
mediately secured another position on the
stage. I looked at her diamonds and silks
and said : 'Vehl . you have indeed made a
success : amid . w:1 : you believe It . the girl
said to 10 very , very earnMty , 'Yes sir. '
I could read earneatness . even through her
rouet cheeks ' 1 have everything my heart
could wish for ( , and before I went on the
stage I was ' \'rlcng for a fmal salary but
do you know I would exchange everything
I have on earth now to be that simupie . happy
unknown girl I was then. That was honesty ;
this -Is artIfice . ' "
: lr. Freedman fSYI he has not noticed the
slightest change In Omsima and , a an ex.
ample , 1Y8 he saw the exactly same police-
man , leaning : against the exactly fle Ilost
a he did live years ago . when he let the
city . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Til : EXrii.'Mmtz.t. '
l hoover Uoollwln l xll"ll how hard It II
to Arr" ' ! .
Cheever Goodwin who has written the books
of most of lie burlesques ont comic operas .
sPeaks thus to the Boston Herald.
"An affair of limagnitude . such al 'Aladdin
Jr. : Is 10 trifling matter . Themes are dis-
missed amid half I dozen are con-
Bldered before { one Is found that Is
legitimate for the use of all the com pan ) ' .
Thus the crucIal dllculy IJresents Itself at
4ime very start Once determined upom limo
development begins. There are certain sub.
climaxes , which mark the dIvision Into acts
before the final ciimnax. These ,
lefore Inal clmax. IJroduc an
effective curtain and this Is the reason that
some pieces are dIvided Into l0. others three
and sometimes more acts Then back wo
lust go to the arrolgelents of the incidents
of each act , the proper entrances and exits
also affording the people of the greatest 1m-
11rtance the greatest length of timue. Time
minor characters are introduced first . and
then the star. Then comes the question of
action for the ( line being : where I
sLal b luslc , where dltlogue and where
the play Itself should bi outlined . I write
t1 lyric before anything else nd whie
the composer Is struggling with tUnes Ild
proper muslo I write the dialogue There
baa been 60 much discussion abut incidents .
<
elc. , In the general exchange of Idea be-
tmvaen the librettist , the composer and th"
scenic artist that the dialogue Is virtually
frmell by this time . The trouble with modem .
ern burlesque and comic opera I the tie-
mand that the people down to the slightest
character mUlt be fitted perfectly. In
former days when the star was off tIme
stage all Interest ceased . but time people of
tOday expect to be amused every moment
durIng the performance : . and It I frequently -
quentr more dlOcul to lit the minors than
lie ( prlnellal. As a rule , In the mater o (
material there Is enough accumulated for
three entire operas before one can be framed.
Wo discard lyrics and act piecemeal , and
there Is much " more thro\n away than Is I
ever used _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
AT'H\CTIUN I"OH 'l'll i W EEH.
What the ThlRtlr Wi tOtTer 10 tim
Patrons or time lrA nUl. ,
I would appear that the ( celebrated han-
Ion brothers threw their ideas amid niechmanl-
cal genius Into a kaleidoscope . anti as one
year has succeed another have merely
needed to give I a turn to present what 01.
ways appears 10 be novel AI acrobats In the
bygone times their fAme was world.wlde ,
being as well l\owl In Calcutta and Hong
Kong as they arc here but as IJreducls of
pantomime sPectacles their popularlt Is confined .
fined to this country The Hanlons 110 nol
pose as public monitors : they have wisely
loft Imt department of the stage to the great
dramatists amid the ProPrietors of stock coni-
Panics At the same time their mllslon Is
laudable enough If the desire to attend the
theater be to seek a brief oblivion from the
cares of business and domestc strife These
famous brothers have malntalle,1 , , Pantomime ,
on Its own grotmil . amid In skeleton I Is cx- '
act ) the same as Its Incepton generations
ago. msewherc spectacle alms at being his-
tone hut succeeds In being only a profession. :
Wih the lanlons al the imnpossibiiities , all I
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HERRMAN AND MM. IIERItMAN.
the nomisense the w111mslcal , supernatural I.
luslons , are looked for . as the child looks for
them In ! Hans Anderson 'and other writers
of fairy literature of the last generations.
At a Hanlon performance the audience Is a
sort of family party where young and old
brIght mInds and foolish ones may laugh
equally long and loud A scenic illusion . a
mechanical trick an acrobatic display ot a
pretty ballet Is Introduced at opportune moments -
ments , when the expressIons of the faces In
front assume that or gaping wonder only to
break out Into a broad grin again I Mr.
Clown . with his pantomimic humor comes
on the boards. I Is nil logical legitimate
and dissectable or at least no one can deny
it . for It belongs entirely to the ethIcs of
fairyland In which the Hanlons are possibly
better coached than any of theIr contempo-
'rarles. ' These brot'ero have worked hard and
faithfully for their present popularity and
theIr advent at Doyd's tonight with their
pantomime spectacle Fantasma" ! will be
eagerly welcomed by all the little "Dame
Trots" and "Little Lord Fauntleroys" In
every grade of society. There will be a mat-
Inee Wednesday.
llerrmann . the great practitioner of the
art diabohique . than whom no other magicIan
In the world Is better knowim \\1 introduce
at Do'd's next Thursday , Friday and Satur-
day and Saturday matinee , In addition to his
own deft manIfestatons of pre.emlnent dcx-
terity . a program composed of illusions . mnys-
tifications . marvels and miracles representing
an elegant and exquisite enterlalnment or
merriment and wonders different from ammy
other with which he bas ever be n associated
before.
There will be "The Asiatic Trunk Mystery -
tory " an Oriental bewilderment which has
never yet been explained ; there Is "Noah's
' Ark , " a biblical incomprehensibility . which
deserves study from the Inventor as well as
Inspection by the amusement seeker : then
comes the spectacular magic play . "The Ar-
tlst's Dream . " whIch Is inexpiainmmbla beau-
tful and idyllic . and the "Columbian Trlns-
formatioim : ' sensational
formaton a sensatonal surprise startling
In its unlooked-for climax. These cal at
least be described but not so with Herr-
mario's almost supernatural' sorcery with his
own hands. Herrmann Is the prince of enter-
talners. He amuses constantly. hierrnmammn's
enterllnments are always clean flue . and
artistic . and lila present entertainment even
eclipses of his former for -
eclpses any ones magnif-
cence all free extravagance of embelsh-
mmients . In "After the Flood " from a milmia-
ture Noab's ark the malclan IJuls out
beasts and fOIls until the stage reemble a
veritable barmmyard. In the "AsIatc Trunk
Mystery : ' a girl Is tl In a hag and locked In
n trunk . which Is then \laced In I larger
trunk all alter It bas been locked and
bound the girl Is seen standing on tile pllt-
form and another girl totally dIfferent from
her Is found In her idaco In the smal trunk.
Madame Ilorrmammn as ever the able assIst-
ant of the mnagiciamm has a large share of
responsibility II the entertalnimmemit . She ap-
\ears In character as the yeung , artist In
"The Artist's Dreamim . " while lerrmann up-
"eara as Mehilto. and her dances ore one I
of the mosl pleasing \arts of the program
She ( lances In a ray of fourteen calclulS I
and the mOvemlltl of the denseuse her or-
tatc costunies . and grace and skill . wih ,
which she manipulates the faIths of her robes ,
cxccutng them Into n fever of restless lilo\'e-
ments , ccmblno a delghtul effect Madame
Herrmann appears In a number of gorgeous
ban < .palnted robes and Wlars some famous
jewels. Time many new combinatons ot color
utilized . the lights of whch arc under the
p renal direction of hiornamin himself . cause
aim erect that Is beautiful II thc extreme
ali presents new creatols , In dllcing which
have never been feen before . Al the tur.
day matinee A program or special Intlrebt
to ladles ant chldrel will b presented.
Eugene Itobimmson the well known manager
and producer of lammoth spectacular drama
feels sure that n his lew version of Paul
Kauvr he bu secured his materple . So
sure 10 he et this that lIe has lxpelded
hundreds of dollars upon the new scenic and
mechanical effects , and a a distinctive 10vei
elect , hiss secured the celEbrated French
Grenadier quartet wlmiclm durIng the new 1m.
Ilreslvc scenes , will cant popular war songs ,
and during the final act will sing. as they
alone can log I. the famous national air ,
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"The ? mlarzeilaise .
Next week Paul Kau\r comes to the (
Boyd on Monday and Tuesday nights , fOr
two nights oniy
Herrmann's engagement at Do'd'i will un.
doubtedly be of Particular Interest to ( lie male
portions of the audience a local cigar thrum
having just completeo a new brand of cigars
which they hav named after the famous mmma-
glcl3n , will Ilaco them upon the market the
frat def Herrmann's engagemelt , and wi
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present one to cae\ ' ! an In the audience .
pbcel In glass tube ? ) Herrman , br the wiT ,
" 0 the frt to bring'zigar to this country
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In a glass tube and this : method of encasing
the clear has laei ) ' beo.u very fashionable.
"Plwn Ticket 210"Interpretod b ) a corn-
petent company Including Amy Lee . Frank
Doane P. Augustus AMluon and others
equally promising In thlr eholn profession ,
opens a fcur nlRhtS engagement at the
Empire this evening. ' , ' 'Pawn Ticket 210"
Is reminiscent of the only I.ota. I being In
this production that oM of her greatest sue-
ceases was nchieved . Mr. Anderson Bhulng
equal honors In his : tper onaton of "Uncle
harris . " the p3"'nbfbf . The \lol ; Is such
as to hold the InteteH of the auditor from {
rise to curtain fall . ' dealing o ! Il does with
Inchlenl of { our average "work.a'lla life .
and should meet with n repetition of the
cordial reception accorded Il In other cities.
1'AULll : Iti.it1iitM.
Shim Tnlks or Her I'.st . Trlumlhs II l'ruent
Ilslren.
Pauline Markham , once famous as the
shapelcst woman on the stage Is In New ,
York and In want of the necessaries of life '
She tells a wrier In the Advertiser : " 1
ha"e few frlltHls heft : most of them are
gone. " ThIs obsen'dUon INI 111 to her Pst
triumphs. Her dark eyes flashed . 0111 with
a smile that recalled Stalaclt and her him-
deds of shapely followers . she said : .I Is
hot so long ago but that malY cal still re-
member. " Then Miss Markham told the
story of hr life . amid for the tme al least
the mIserable little room was forgotten . "It
Is too long ago to give tales : ' she said "bul
I was In the stock cOIan ) ' wih Henry
IrvIn ! mIen Terry . Charles W'llhll. Toole
and others when I went Into burlesque . amid
with Lydia Thomsol amid others came to
this country uHler the managemenl of Sam
Cauldwell. " 'e were to open 'ood's museum .
When George Wood saw us at rehearsal he
was far from being favorably hnpressell'
There hall been straight burlesque here. but I I
no singing or high kickimig . and . he did lot
understand the comic songs. .I would ruin
me : he protested . 'to put on that rubbish
Yon shall not open the hmotise ' MaggIe
Mitchel was substatuled ant played for a
few weeks. But the 11ublc , hall heard
or the 1 lglsh womcn's beauty
and was demandln to see thmemim
.Flnal ) . . . she clmitlntmeml . " ? dr. ' , 'ood
was COIIJ led to allow the piece to co on
The rest hI blslor ) ' . The enormouo crowds
thronging Broadway to secure seats the
thousands turned away . and tIme furors we
created are too well known t ( relJeal Dol-
bra fell like snownake Every nIght the
lobby overflowed wih owers. I have $ 'el
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some of tIme setters I got , wih , the diamond
jewelry and other cotly presents. " Cnuld.
well . Woods . and LydIa Thompson made for-
tunes. Tights were new to this country then .
and whie men were infatuated minIsters
and wcmen were shocked. The famous leo-
turer Olive Logan tool part In the contro.
Yf ) ' that finally divided the city . ant she
ali her followers added theIr hisses night !
to time applausc. I was then that M'ss Markham .
ham let Richard Grant Wimite the \\11 i .
known writer. I was he who salt ehe hind
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"the lost arms of the Venus dl Milo . " Venus
was the character played by Miss Marichani.
Her emma ant the dimpled knees of Lydia
Thompson became tltoat : ot every cub In
the city. MIss ' Mzmrkhmam was married to
General McMahon of confederate , fame . and
afterward to J. ntldolph Murray . a one-
nIght etand actor. sh ' fell through a sidewalk .
wale In Louisville tVO ) 1ears ago and broke
her leg. Sh sued ' thie , contractor for this
\
valuable property , and' 9Italne a jUdgment
for $ ,000. The casg was appealed , and she
his been out of employnjent since that time.
Thus Pauline Markham , /dds another pitful
page to the record . of .mlsfortune and 1m.
provIdence of stage , beauty.
peaul-
,
. ' _ : "
now uJ.owlms - :
Too ltAny Iollel 11IAJ havoc In "The
Fencing 5Ister' ! ompln ,
The performance f""The Feneln Master"
by the Whitney djicra company ' , at Des
Moines ' . lo , . ended (1 ( a. 'row b twee ' singers
and ( lie summary resignation otMlss , Jennie
Dickerson . a 'conlralt % ; vho takes the part of
the Marchlle de , Galdouix. This , city was
Miss Dlckerson's hemp , when she entered on
her stage career. The audience rewarded her
efforts with repeated applause and the ushers
were kept busy carrying bouquets. The
prima donna of , the company Miss Dorothy
Morton as Francisca . was first amazed all
then Indignant for Miss ' Dlckorson' part In
the opera Is a minor one. 'Vhen the curtain
fell for the last act Miss Morton Intimated
that Miss Dickerson was becoming passe.
Miss Dickerson retaliated In kind and resigned -
signed . , but notified the manager that she
would return to time company If lts ! , Morton
woul tl lorton
apologized wihin . week. Miss Morton wan
not In an apologetic mood today ant time
companr pursued its journey wihout Miss
Dickerson .
( lint of time alumnmers.
"Billy" Crane follows Fanny Davenport
al the Fifth avenue . New York tomorrow
night In a new play entitled "Ills Wlfe's
'ather. "
"Rob Roy" ends Us long run al time Herald
Square In two or three weeks and with
Pructto's leg Is to be taken to Boston for a
brief run.
.
Al Hoyt's "The Milk " 'hle Flag" wand
for the last time Saturday Flo/ 1)lece
hs had a long and prosperous rum I Is
to be followed by an Englsh farce calc
"Tho Foundhimig. "
The Caeino New York reopened as a
vaudeville house Wednesday miight. Gilbert
arid Sullivan's "TrIal b ) Jury " a one.act
musical burleta and au attractive varicty
almow . formed the program.
Per old Charles Whentelgb died almost
In harness. Easter theater.goers remember
him wel. for he was a prime favorite. He
was of "the old school " and like most of the
old timers he could -"act a bit. " He was I
thorough gentleman . too , more's the blessing .
In "Henrt of Maryland , " David Delasco's
new drama whIch Fred , C. Whitney and
Max neman wIll produce In the fail . Mrs.
L sle Carter will swing In mid-air from a
church hell so that I will not rIng and
alarm the enemies of her escaping lo\'er. I
reprcsents the' scene on which Is founded
the poem "Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight "
E. I. Sothern Played I a Detroit theater
recently against Jack Frost al zero . There
was prolonged applause ot the end of act 1.I I
and when Mr Sothern appeared before lime
curtain he said : "Ladle and gentlemen . I
do not know whether you clapped your hands
to encourage us or to warm yourselves . but
I beg you will use your Innuenco with Ihl
manager cf the ( house 10 have Il warimmed. "
warme ,
Neil Harrigan Ie doing what the actors cal
a "rotten" business al . his little theater on
Thirty-fifth Etreet..N ( . . York end las decided -
clded to go on time road lt me earliest IJOS-
sibIl mnomneuit Last Plsn Harrlgan's audi-
ences were execeelngIY.Ilal. but this year
he has probably bll n his record for light
receipts. I bolos as hoYfh this clever actor.
manager had lost his , lipid , on the New York
Public. . " ,
Ilere's 1 "SIctsonlm' , for ) 'ou. The man-
acer once had at 1 [ 1 tCater } a wel known
player who had tloInlsfortune to be somewhat .
what deaf. The hv - had d'nnr ' together at
the ( Adams house. ! ( , e being seated al timetable
table the 'waiter /fer I forward and sid
0(1) ( ' . "Soup ur ! ? " } N. reply. In a louder
voice , Ie asked "Sour" , sir ? " Still no an.
swcr. A third thne.'ealV the query "Scup
sir ? " To his time .nianager In angry tones
Is said to have nnsweed , "No not supe ;
opera slnerl" '
! Jlt'
Oscar W'hide's new pil } having been fount
too wicked for produtlon . talk Is once more
rUe anent this siipethegtimetic man. A Bo.
nolan who was ediq td In Engiaimd and
was al Oxford with ' , Vlide . ( ella Interestng
tales ( of Oscar's rooms al Magdalen which
were Iluite the show mpartnients of the col.
lege. They were three In number paneled
and covered wih old engravings of fair
women , and plenty ( f 011 cimina Sunday
nights : after "Common Hoom" he received lila
11s
friends amid It was on tliB of these occa.
slons that he lade the remark \\'hlcl hIs
enemies wi never let hil frIends forget ;
"Would that I could live up to my china ! "
Thola Q. Sea broke , the comic opera
star relates the frt ( line he played hegiti-
mate co I ( \ ) ' . Julius Caesar was the play
Time stage manager gave him tie role of
First HOlan Citizen . Seahroke returned I ,
saying he had been cngaged for comed .
" \'ou are supposed to lake the part funny , )
replied the stage manager Seabrooke took
the hart , Then he cOI\led with Brutus
and the orchestra leader lie cncluded to
Introduce some buslne At miight when
Seabroole made hits entrance Urutus cx-
claimed : " \'hat would'st thou ( , roost noble
.
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s. ORSE
F.Al IDRY GOODS @
Preparatory to receiving our new goods \ve will make tremendous
cuts all over the house to clear out all the odds and ends-Especially is this true
in the departments here named , Goods in nearly every department will be sld
this week for less than the cost of manufacture.
, .
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Wool Dress Goods- .
A table of One 2.lneh surah . sergea . 1m.
, , t3 ported flannels . elc. . regular ,00 to $1.89 .
. ( Q . gofer prted fannel . . ! . . . . . regulr . . . . . . $ . . . . $ . . eeC
. 0 . , , ' 42-inch silk and wool Ila'ds , ' . dome price $1.00.
C , C : 11" ; 42.lncl . . sik . . . . . \ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . 600
) a , ' 5 , 46.lneh silk and wool plaids . regular $1.50
'd l ' goods . for . . . . . . . IJhllts. . . . . . . . . . . . . GDo
. - .7 42.lnch printed clhmere , . sold at close 11rlce
" ' 4 q. . : ' . . l' S50. now for ! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490
- 'I. # " " 46.lnch extra flue ! memmriettas . all colors , 850
. 1 ' ; q I to $100. for fne . . . benrletta. . . . . . . . al . . . color . . . . . . uoO n
1,1 '
'c $ , " , 4 : i l 40.lnch all wool dre9J flannels . . . . . . . ,
' 2fo
& : & ( i.lnch fine iil1hiorted I I broadelnlms all colors
regular $2.50 \or ali $2.15 goods . ni . , cOlor'l . 60
Ladies' . Kid Blat11ets.
U tiderv-ear. Gloves. su.o Calf 01 In bllnllcts.$7.3
Ladies ' red niedicated . vests and $1.4 blankets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.93
pants .adles' , fOrmlrl ! rld me.llcate ' haircst . . . . . . . and . . Doe 8.lnch Suede Hl'nler gloves were $3,3 bllnltets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.8
) ants ' . . . . . . . . . . . vest . . . . . 7G $4 . 5' now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.7 $3.43 blnnkets " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.29
' $2.5'
Littlieti' Our $ , O Elegant tights mmcli Fine for. Black . . . . 'lght9. . . . . . $2.13 $ .2 srarlct bllnlets . . . . . . . . $ . . .IG
Our Our $1.7i $2.10 , tIghts tights sell sell for. for. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.73 $1.37 Heynllr 4.butons. wore $ $ .0 : no\l.4 $30 blankets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ ' - . 0
Llsl chance : fo'- Dr. Jaeer's under. Fanchon 8.lnch Suede ; were $ .7G ; $2M blanllts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01.03
wcur Imifamits' al hnlf hln lirice s. with Almost strap . all gone. over . . . . . . . . . " . . . . . . . . $1'- $1 , 93 bl an k e t 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13'
"houMerl very mine Saxon.40c and mc IOW A fne quilted baby carriage robe
, ' Chiden I . cotton ribbed underwear Fanchon 4.buton : were $1..1 $ : iiosv.$1. . n. for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \ . . . . . 760
Black Silks Notions
M. D. G , Co . 's black silks , It was Toilet sets comb brush and gins . half
high grade siks Price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10. glasl. $1.ll. $1.5
fact that the M. D. G. Co. I nnc ) ' frllest , hnlC prlco..2 . 330.
an acknowledged
. .
pilcuhlols. . . . . . . . . . . "c. Do
. . . . . Slpper 1.'nncy pil ! ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . now 90
carried the finest line of I. I d black I silks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,
caried f nest me a high giade ac Flno ) ' silver hat ( . . . . . . . . . . . ,100
Fancy sliver stick pins . . . . . . . . . 4c . 5c. 130
in the west The only trouble was they were too 1.'lnc ) ' sl\'or ste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15c
, . hone hair 111ns . . . . . . . . . . . . .6c box
' sellVe have marked them regardless HOle hair nimis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 for SoS
high ' to sell . Sliver polsh ( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5e
1 I'ench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
elllel . : : : : : . : : : : : : : : : : : : :
of value that vilL sell them quickly ,
to prices 1 wi sel Ilnd satchel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2ac
. Talcum powder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; . Do
SIlk sponges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7c. iTo
27-Inch cashmere gros grain ; M. D. G. Slt slonges PRPC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 for 20
1.llch C' price I , ' " " . 0 ; our price I . . . . . . . . . . . $2 ' 50 1.llen Safety 1llet thrcnd ( IIIn9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2c. . . 6 40
Shoulder supporters black and wiiite . .370
-o . ' ' Purses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2c. tic . 170
2.lnch extra fine French sros grin : a'i' ; - Needle cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . .llc , ITo
: f. D. G. Co.'s price $ .6 : our price. . ' . . . $2 .25 Curling Irons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3c
3 packages haIr pins . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ie
Shawl strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .lGo
25-inch extra fine French Faihho ( ran- ' Face bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .500
2lnch caiseM. ; D. fne G. Co.s price Faie $ .71 frnn$1 ; a 5 Skirt blls yokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Magic Secret for cleaning..17c bottle
Huylan decoruted-- You should see our-
Covered dishes und platters- . . - Decorated Parlor Lamps- .
IJlaters-
- er'bOdY'g ts'$3 uh$35O- : , , " ' 7 5 C That M. D. G.Ct med t get $2.5Ofor , $ 1.2 5
The few we have go for. . . . . . . . . , . . . , We slaughter ( Twin for. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .
A flue brass franie- 10.pleceolet Sets$2 40
. Good POlcelalu- ecomtCl. . , . . . . '
Plush 1 1 TOp ! Inhle- 1 . . .
Cost the M. D. G. Co. $2.00- " $1.00 l2'1lece Toilet Sets- $3 50
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I'
You can have It for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Perfect beauties-for . . . . .
'
. 25 C Doya' seats $5.00 ant Imees a-nt $6.00 . . h. . 2.plece : . . . . suits. . . . . . . . : $ 2 .98 . 20 II C I
Do's' fine casslmere suits . strong and god .98
A counter full or choice lookimig . leos than hal price at . . . . . . . 1.98 Tlmiscoumitrcontmiiigl3 ware that 18 wOl'th ouble 1
thing" that the M. D. G. ' our 1)rIco ;
Co. sold for 50c and more : Doys' laundered King shirt waists..7'5c Imitation prce cut glass
Imitation cut glass ' Butter DIshes.
Imiaton water pitchers I Doys' $3.00 and $3.50 leather leggIng are . 98 I ImitatIon cut IISS Dishes
imitation cutgias . Comforts. now. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; . . . . 198 Imitation cut glass Celery .
Imitation cut giass Salad Dishes
Imiaton gtss Salads I3oyDnlaunderedpercale I walstsatrlpes , I I . Imltnton cut Hlnss FruIt Dishes.
Imitation cut glass
Imiaton 4.ploce Sets. plaids and dols ; I. D. O. Co. 8 last CUI on 24cIOlitlitIOfl 'Vine Declnters.
Imitation cut glass them was to 35c. 'Ve sell them for ( . . . . . , Imftaton cut Iass
Imiaton 4.bottle Castors. . ' honey Dishes.
Inmitatiomi cut glass Boys' reefer jackets , Imitation cut glass .
Imiaton Ice Cream Trays Spring weights ; . 50 Water Pitchers
Glass Syrup Pitchers with . . 2 Imitation cut glass }
Gass $4.00 and $5.00 jackets : , Imitaton
plated (01) Navy blue , chevIots and serges . . . . . . . ' _ _ _ , _ S ) rup Pilcher.
. S. MORSE
P.l iDRY GOODS @
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citizen ? " "A chord In 0 : ' was the reply.
The 1nslcal director then struck the chord
and the comedian fAng a comic song. Bo
was encored but the stage manager did not
join Iii -
Sardeu writes from Paris to Fanny Davea-
port : "I convey to YOI my hearty thanks ,
for the beautiful results of your labor on
my 'Gismonda , ' I felt certain when I placed
her In your fair hands that anether _ success
awaited you . 'fo an artist the ( artistic Is
doubly welcome . and I understand from all
shIes how marvelous Is the mise en scene .
how grand your actlmmg . and how perfect In
all details the production. My applause and
heartfelt thanks "
Someboty has dIscovered that the latest
fad . "living pictures " were shown In this
country by John Brougham nearly fifty years
ago. Ed Rice . writing to a New York umews-
parer mami . says ; "I commenced to think
aCer reading your article . that there Isa'l
much new In this world-except you ant my-
self. " Another friend calls attention to time
fact . that Brougham called them jusl ' wha
they re termed today . "living picttmres. ' ' I !
.
Is hard to get anythIng new under the 8un- '
especially on the ( stage .
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.JllC JIWOllC . - ; TiE . , 'UNJUt.l ;
'fwo corpses , , "nvCI , .lh Difficulty rrnl ii
Burnll ! house .
CINCINNATI , Feb. 23-The residence of
time late Captain JV. . Cahill burned today ,
Just 11rC\'lous to the hour for a double fu-
nem-ni. Captain and Mrs. Cahi and Mra.
McConncl , mother of Mrs. Cahill . have
been the only occupants of the residence .
Captain Cahill and Mrs. McConlcl died two
daya ago and both were to ho hurled ( a-
day Whl1 the house was discovered In
/umes Mma Cahill was rescued with great
dithiculty . amid time rcmalns of her husband
and mother were fparecl from cremation by
herculean efforts. lrlreman Peter Wilams
baIt his skull fractured seriously . anti Fn-
gincer WIlliam ! Ylorl . had his IOle broken.
AhHOlut.d Cluuht"ckl"'etglont. ' . .
Amount formerly aeknowIClged.$1.21.5
lr U. Glrfonl ( three dOlatons ) . . . : W
Id. Itt. Mdrsnmami ( two donations ) . . : O.O
Chin Gordon No. ( . . . donutons . . . . . . . : no I
Miss 11 , F. Imraiitmtr. . . . . . . . . . . . 10.0
George hirammdcnburg Chicago. . . . . 10.0
Walnut 11111 lad ' , Iler J. 11 . i"ierning 5(5)
6,0
J. U. Kuonr . . ) . . . . . . . J. . . 1"lemln& . 6.W
Ammom'mnotmmm pel' McCague lavlnus
iJmiilIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hu\'lnrs . . . . tOO
JUdgu Baxter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , t.O
Hums under f5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . " : .70
Additonal mimemmiberuilmiptu , : urthcr
mcmlJershll amid dOlutols or money
Ilothlll , Ihoes and provisions urgently
solicited . .t least f3 , " ) still noodoel tor
limit lemalnder of time winters work
John I.AUOll.ANU. Secretary ,
'elcphone 1610 8. Howard Street
'TJt.lXOWj _ IN TiE l'OI'UJ.lljT e.I.'I'.j
I dllor Uuourth u Conlplrncy to llamaS Over
mime l'arty tu thin Ilh'cr Mcii.
KANSAS CiTY Feb. 2.-It developed
today that nearly half time delegates to the
National Ire81 Reform association left for
their homes last night becaumto nit wits
state hy one of thole remaIninG. of tholr
disgust al the effort to whitewAsh lie na-
tonal executive committee of the people's
party.
I was not until this morning lint the
action taken In Imo secret aelliol last even-
big became known I appears that the
editors hind a very hot time of It over the
eflorta of the more radical nemnhmerms 10
have resolutions IIIoptCI conllemnlnl lie
course adopted ly ( lit , nntonnl commimittee .
head , ell by Chairman Taubomioclo wimo Il
Is nllcgcd . nre In'lnl to turn lie liculiio's
lrty to time hew gmilvem ' party now orgumm-
tztmig ! . amid forswear the tcncts advocated
In time Omaha hmiaformn.
'rho radical clement succeeded In Hetn"
a commitee to draft such a mcsohtmtlomi . hut
when time committee retired for that pur-
pOle time wrangln ! which hind been mmiami-
'Ifested II the comivemition was tmnsfcrreel '
conventon
to limo committee . and nfer two hourl of'
Ilrlctcaly Irultless < debate tile heat that
oul,1 , he llano was the tramtl of resolim-
ton ! mildly rcmlllng ImIm' . ' 1aulJencclc and
his eOlelUel that he hl.1 . ll"II.tcd from
the 110llist l'Ankt and apltlng him to fol.
low out time Ilctntol or thu Omaha IimLt' )
form. ' 1hesu wcre afloptefl In mime cormvon-
( ion . nnd now time radicals 11-01'080 ' to coim-
tnue time light In the editorial colulns ot
Ihelr papers .
At totlay'S meeting time association en-
dorsed tile Industrial legion which la an
organization of Jl011lst Political chubs . of
which Paul Vimnilervoort of Onltm Is corn-
mander.ll-chlof. Vundervoort went before
the aS8ocinton today and uahl If I hu hind
time support ot the editors' natonal coin-
mltee \ ho coull tncreale the mcmhershlp
to 2.0 .010 In 1 year .
One of the editors said today that time ,
tight between the edhiom's and natIonal
committee had - just - begun .
luhJrlbefl for 1 wu loUln'd 111101' .
NEYOItIC . I ch. 23.-Mt'ssrs. Morgan
amid Ihhnoll announce that the total suh- ,
scrllton to time nc\\ 4 per cent loan In Iho
United States amountl tu about O0.000,000.
Subscribers wIll recclve notco ( of Ilotmclts
hy todus utah I.
' 1he steamer Paris brings thirty-five boxes
of gold hars , valued at $1.40.0 to August
1elmont & Co. , emi account of the bond
1)'ndlcate. _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _
heat ur U"ln 1'.rnIIIJ.
CINCINNATI . Ircb. 23.-Very Rev Dean
Iermun I.'erncdllg died today of vneumno-
lila Ue was her Decemher 12 , iSIS , lt
' 1horst. OldenburH. Germany and cammie ( a
( hits counm'y ( iecemnbem- , ibsA , ummd was or-
daimmeti itriest in Moummt St. Mary's semnhum.
cry , i'rlce lull , March 19 , 1653. lIe was at.
Chico appoInted assistant pastor of lIt , l'aui'mu
cliurcim , anil succeeded hut uncle , Rev Joint
Fermiedhmig , vicar general , as Pastor of ( lint
comigregatiomm In 18G0 , amid remnaimied ammek Un.
tli ImlS dc'mnise.
( J1Iz.'mJsIJ ? : J"ftU'J. ' UI1OU'IItt1.
yzitllciito of ilicmiiber. of time Six vommpmsnirl
Layimig Out Orcinirti ,
SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 23.-A syndicate
of wealthy Clmimmese of ( lila city composed of
nienilmers of lIme Six Companies has secured
a lease of tIme fruit mmmcii owned by General
John C. Ilimiweli , tIme wealthy Chicago ftult
raiser. Iildwehi'is orchard was for muany years
( liD imiost extensive In the state and still
ranges second , cotmtalmmlng between 4,000 and
5,000 acres hihamited in ( iccitluous fruits , Nom
has ( lie syndicate stopped at time one place ,
Several large orchards in thmo miortitern fru (
belt aggregating aeveral thiomisammd acres hays
been ncureci at rentals yar1ng frou $1,000 to
$5,000 a year , 'limo iast two seasons hays
been ao ummprolltable to cicimards that they ,
are glad to lease to Chinese who are abl ( a
lure cochlea at hiall time vagea a white niami
would be Cbliged to pay timemmi , anti camm thmua
afford to pay big rentals. A local cannery
owned amil operated by Chinese will handle
time iiroducts of these lease.l rajmclmea , In time
orclmarda white laborers viii be unable to ob-
tam ommijihoymmiont and eerious labor troubles
are feared duriag time coinIng aeasoum ,
p
Jt1'L1 : : . tilIohJ i'u i'iicso' 110W.
hmmihiamiis itihimhitor ' , VihIuti to Oakland to
luhseipihims th , . % Yimhtzimmg l'remicimer.
OAKLANI ) , Cal. , Feb. 23-Rev , 3. V !
Coomnba of Conumoravllie , md , , a minIster of
( lie Christian church , ammmi an accrediteit
evummigellst , hiss written to some of lila co.
reiigioimlsts at. Oalilaumd asklmmg for further
details concerning tIme Associated press
stories of time semisatlommal Pulpit methods used
imy Roy , Edward Iavhmm , whiu waltzed 1mm ImIs
pulpit , gave b'hmakespearu imnpersonatoima ( and.
endorsed i'oker ' , Mr. ( Joommmlma says that lime
will comno to Oakland , disciplimmo ( lie young
clergyman and lireachm time true lmrimmclimala of
tile ChristIan elmurcim , Mr. Iavis lisa lately ,
adopted evenIimg dress as lila pulimit costunme
0mm Sunday uiigiits amid draws large commgre.
gationmi. lie dlscialimis Imeterodoxy an clalmnim
to be a "practical Chiriatlamm , with time stugis
aIm to do good arid Ireaclm ( ho gospel. "
*
VItit Escurahmzimlsts h ( , tim. , Italy I.atul.
JA1rFA , I'aleslxme ( , Feb. 23-TIme miteamnahml
Augusta Victoria , from New York , with a
party of excurslommlsts to various parts of the
Oriemit , has arrived Imerw.