),ilh t A 5 ,-,-., - -, tWf e ' fW ft Hflit.Tlt tl. ., A-AJi"'' w'"'1-' ' & ifa "- . 1. , Tf, c p,MMIMi .- - T - - " i WW111 . v i ,(j; nkmwp-H'KIMMYti " niEFEIENDOFIlUSSIA MIKADO'S MAN SEES LIGHT IN THE EAST.' He III Count Okumrn, anil lie t Japan1. Premier Km pi re Now In the Hand, of Strong l'arty Man lletuliitlun In vuinncio l'cilltlct. NEW figure has sprung Into tho po lltlcHl arena of the world's n a 1 1 onB the llgure of a llt- )na tlo Jup v.lth ono lop. He fa Count ?s Shlgenobu Okuraa, the new premier of Japan, and what ho lacks In a physical sense In more than made up Jn thona montal qualities which have won for him the respect nd admiration of his people. It la afo to say that no foreign power will ttempt to trlllo with Okuma. What Ll Hung Qhang la to China Count Okuma is to Japau, and more, for ho represents the people of Japan. Iu his recont elovntlon to the premiership the death knell of the government of tho elans was sounded ami Japan now cn loya the romparatlvo freedom of party rule. It Is really a revolution In Jap nneso polltlea and tho people aro at least aE3urcd of representation. Count Okuma ia tho father of tho reforma tion. Ho lias had ample experience In tho past as mlnlntor of lluanco and min ister of foreign affairs. In order to thoroughly understand tho situation It Ib first necessary to tako a brief survey nf Japanese politics. For the last thir ty years Japan nan been ruled by the ministry composed of tho noblco of Sat eam and Choshu. Thero wero times when Tosa and Hlzcn men wero mem bers of the cabinet, but the latter were grndually frozen out, and of recent years nil tho Important government po rtions havo been filled by represen tatives of the two famous clans. Japan suffered long and patiently under this yoko of clan government, but finally tho clamoring of tho people for a chango rcsnlted In the establishment of tho diet In 1S90, and at once It becamo Iho inonthplpco of tho peopled discon tent. An address to tho throne charg ing the government with mls-ndmlnls-tratlon or a vote of nnn-confldenco In tho reigning ministry or tho rejection of an important government measuro became tho usual feature of the diet. Tho government would reply with either Mispcr.elon or dissolution. Tho elan government managed to continue Its existence, an there wero no political parties strong enough to overthrow It. Tho liberals and tho progressives, tho two Jenrtlng parties, wero always at loggerheads, but on a recent measure Involving taxations thoy united their forces. ' The lenders of tho two partle.1, Count Okuma nnd Count Itagakl, got together, and as a result tho great pop ular party under the nnuio of "kennel to," or constitutional party, was born. 1'ho Inauguration ceremonies of tho new party worn conducted on June 22. Ab a result of this Marqula Ito resigned tho premiership nnd hl3 example was followed by all the other cabinet min isters. Marquis Ito. himself a man cf COUNT OKUMA. teen and far-sighted Judgment, had previously urged tho necessity of changing a policy that held aloof from political partlca. Hut ho mot with no support, r.o lie resigned, and In doing to he recommended to tho emperor as his successor Count Okuma. Tho em peror summoned Counts Okuma and Itagakl to, tho court, and they wero In truBted with tho task of a cabinet for mation, with tho result that Okuma accepted the prcmlerahlp and nt tho Banio time became minister of foreign affairs. Tho change In tho ministry wan at onco announced nnd went Into effect at once. Count Okuraa 13 a na Uvo of lllzcu, a provlnco of Kyusyu Island, and is nearly 60 years old. Hut ho still call3 himself a young roan. Ills fathor waa one of tho Illze'n clan, but was not blessed with an nbundnnco of this world's goods. Meager as his op portunities were, Okuma never neglect ed an opportunity to cultivate tho emi nent ncholars and leading men of bis time, and he learned to take a deep in terest in tho affairs of hia country. In 1877 the Salgo rebellion took place, and following that tho nation's finances be camo exceedingly disordered. Itt was Jhen that he was appointed minister of ' nnance, and demonntratod his keen Judgment in matters of state. Ho lat er found himself at tho head of tho forelxn ofllcc. Count Okuma la netivo In developing the, modern oclcnces In Japan. In 1880, with that far-sighted study. of tho nation's needs which char acterizes nUhl3 movements, ho found ed an Institution of lenrnlng for young men. Just across tho way from his residence, In axuburb of Toklo, known aa Waseda, hejorccted tho first build ings, and endowed tho institution with 1100.000. Thia la known as tho Toklo gammon Oakko, and it has enjoyed great prosperity. There are at present MX rsyv -&ug ISlT-a , - about 1,000 student. Tho university embraces three separate schools, one of Japanese law, ono of political scl .enco nnd one of literature. The count's house Is a delightful combination of tho modern and the ancient Japanese. In tho front his rooms arc carpeted, paper ed nnd equipped In European style, while In the rear flections wo find the Httlo Japancao porches, sliding scroous and papered windows. Ilia grounds and garden nro as fine a3 anything in Japan. He has. Indeed, an Ideal rural home, ills pestoffleo address In 78 Shlnio Toltsukamuru Mlnaral Toohlma gora. Count Okuma Is hnnnllv married am. dearly loves the seclusion of his own home. Ills wife, tho countess, Is a lady of quirt demoanor nnd proves an admlrnblo hostess ut their numerous and ever hospitable receptions. The ludy has many friends among tho no bility and tho youth of tho land. Sho takes great Interest in tho Scinmon Cakko and invariably graces tho com mencements and other public occasions with hpr presence. NEW PRESIDENT SCIENCE AS SOCIATION. Dr. Edward Orton of Columbus, O., tho new president of tho American As- DII..E. ORTON. Foclatlon for tho Advancement of Sci ence, Is tho state geologist of Ohio and one of tho most widely recognized ex perts In geology In tho country. Ho is a nntlve of Now York state, whero his father was a Presbyterian clergyman. Ho took his clafislcnl conrso In Hamil ton college and afterward studied In Lane Seminary under tho famous Dr. Lyman Needier. Feeling called to the profession of science. Dr. Orton enter ed tho Lawrence School at Harvard. When ho loft thnt Institution ho gave himself up to education and served many collegeo In tho chair of tho pro fessor and tho president. He was made president of the Stato Agricultural col lege In 1872 and at the eamo tlmo was professor of geology In that school. In 18S1 ho gave up tho presidency but re tained hl3 chair. Ono year later Dr. Orton was made stato gcologlet, a post ho has filled with distinction ever since. In recognition of his splendid sorvlncs to Ohio and education ono of tho great buildings' of tho stato university was given tho name of Orton Hall In his honor. The geologists have been very forward In tho work of tho American association and Dr. Orton'a reputation ranks with most of tho eminent geolo gists who havo been concerned with the association since its foundation. Ills researches aro known all over tho world. NEW STAR IN MUSICAL WORLD Lorenzo Porool, tho rising star In thi Italian Armament of music, has already done sufliciently well to fix him In hio sent of famo forever. I'orosl is musical director of tho famed Cathedral of St. Mark In Venlco, and his compositions have mado him tho Ideal of Italy, espe cially of tho Venetian public. Ho has written a trilogy of oratorlca called tho "Sacred Trilogy." Thoy aro "The Pas sion of Christ," "Tho Transfiguration of Jesus Christ" and "Tho Resurrection of Lazarus." Each oratorio Is In two parts, eo arranged that tho parts may bo sung ceparately. Hccordl, tho great musical publisher of Italy, has pur chased these compositions and has com missioned tho composer to wrlto a fourth, to bo entitled "The Holy Sepul chre." Percwl's first teacher was his father, OuiBeppo .Peroal, a choirmaster In Tortona, Piedmont, where Lorenzo was bora. Ho was afterward sent by tho patronage of a wealthy Milanese to tho conservatory nt Milan. Ho also studied aud traveled In Germany. Ho filled various posts as director In churches until ho received his coranils. , JC LORENZO PEROSI. slon at St. Mark's. Although ho la but 27 ycara old, nnd did so much good work as n. musician, ho faiind ilm tn 3tudy theology for tho priesthood nnd was oruatned In 1K93, He has written, besides hie grand composition, no less than twelvo masses. It la sold ht r. cent work has shown tho lafluenco of Dacb strongly, but docs not follow any raaetcr. - " tvWV 0 fnfft Kvwi Lffftt wws4t!l PfP ft W,. itfa. k J ME P THE RED CLOUD ClUEf. TIIEAT1UCAL TOPICS. SOME SAYINGS AND UOINCS IN STAOELAND. A Dmmatln yurry Atimrrrnl Uy Thou. II. DavU Tho lllchrr y()u (0 (l TheHlrlcMli tho Cooler llm Atiiioiphciv liccouics Nolilt the lloititUul. I1Y don't you make a managerial In cursion Into the higher and heavier regions of tho dra ma? Your suc cess In the lighter lines would seoiu to Justify It," remark ed n prominent dramatic critic, to Thomas II. Davis. "You are, of coutso, aware," replied Mr. Davis, "that tho higher you go tho colder it grown, and that atmospheric condition applies equally an well to tho theater as to tho mountain or mil lionaire reception. Wo don't believe It good business policy to turn a thea ter Into nn Intellectual cold storngo house, nnd 1111 it with trnuodv and problems of ovll suggestion and guilty gloom. Wo think wo have found out that tho public, from plutocrat to pau per, get almut all tho chills and fover they want iu the practical affairs of this hustling und selfish world, and would sooner Ily for relief nnd recrea tion to a bright, catchy, laughter-loaded farco, llko "Havn You Seen Smith?" or "Tho Finish of Mr. Fresh," than to accept "comps" to "Othello," "Mac beth," or "King Lear." Wo mako no pretenso of working out theological, psychological or social problems on tho stage. That Is tho outsldo busi ness of preachers, scientists nnd re formers. Wo nro not tenchern, only entertainers, and when n man Is sur feited with pork and beans we don't ram roast beef down his gullet. Wo give him farcical champagno nnd com edy "whipped cream Instead, and he Mkca It. Neither do wo commit theby tX&&rf m Ut- --yfe--N ms& 'mmmms, NOLDL gross blunder of attemntlns; to snlco our plays with salacious sentiments, or oven risky situations, as objectlon ablo as cloves and allsnlco in aunle pie. Whero wo might plcnso ono by so doing we would unpnrdonably of fend a thousand, for tho masses aro mighty particular In demanding whole sorao dramatic food, served on clean dishes. You can't ranko thom laugh and blush nt tho sarao time You don't shoot over tho head, but straight at tho heart, nnd that's why wo have scored bo many bull's eyes. We'll Just stick to tho lovol, whero tho brooks babble, tho flowers bloom, tho birds sing and tho sun smiles. If other man- MARION SHIRLEY. gora prefer glaciers and gloom that Is strictly their own affair." A story 13 going tho rounds of a fro lic In which Mine. Mclha, Joachim, tho violinist, nnd a celebrated 'cellist in dulged, in order to determine whether a violinist present could cam a dollar In the. street. Mme. Melba Is auoted as i7vW It Mlic II f OWjI JjI'J; Til ' '1 W follows: "Wo tried Just such nn ex periment last Btimmer at my country home In England. Joachim was visit lug us, nnd a cortaln celebrated 'col MM, when one afternoon tho Idea of a great frolic occurred to us. Wo put on old clothes aud out wo sailed, nil tliioc, and took up our intuitions In ono of thu locks on tho Thames, and thoro wo undo tuiiBlc for two wholo bourn. Joachim nnd tho 'cellist played and I sang. And now, how. much money do you suppose we took In? Just toven shillings und sixpence, or ?LS7." Marlon Shirley In a Michigan girl. Her talent for drnmnitu expression Is remarkable. Tho well-known nctor, Mr. Harry (5. llarton, who has known all tho women of our stage for n gen eration, recently saw Mlsa Shirley piny Polly Eccles In a Kcml-profesnlonal re vival of Tom Robertson's "Cnstu," and expressed the conviction that It equal ed Sydney Cowell's Impcrfonnllon of the chnractor In her liveliest days 1. e., In her Charles Wyndham days, In tho 00s nnd early 70?. Miss Shirley, more over, has a liberal equipment of per sonal comollnos, tho nctor tempera ment and that unpmchasablo Kohlnoor of human life, youth the youth thnt Richelieu rapturously described as "all-golden and glorious." Tho beautiful daughter of II. A. Ul rich of Chicago, known to tho world as Helen Noldl, Is about to stnrt on n concert tour. Miss Noldl attracted great attention while studying In Eu rope, not only on account of her prom ising voice, which Is n clear, sweet so prano of great strength, but alBO bo eauso of her beauty. Through hor mother sho Is related to O. P. Melmont of Now York. While Htudylng in Uo logno she mot Etelka Ceritcr, who Is living In retirement there, and rIio was complimented by tho great nrtlst upon tho promise which hor voice gave. The young Chlcngonn visited her every wcok, and had tho benefit not only of Comer's friendship, but also of hear ing hor sing. Tho volco that once evoked such enthusiasm In now vollcd age and usage, but In It may still bo dlscqrned tho grent artist. Miss Noldl says Gerster speaks of America with affection. By her advlco Miss Nordl bogan study with Mmo. Marche fil. Gorster has a beautiful villa of an old castlo outsldo of Dolognc, on a vcrj high cliff, on tho Florence road, com manding a mngnitlcent vlow. Miss Noldl numbern among her near ac quaintances Nevada and tho daughters of Rubinstein. Nevada lives In an apartment house, near Mine. Marches!, In Paris. Bho has a daughter of 10 who Is creating a great denl of talk on account of her rcmnrkablo singing, dancing, recitations and piano playing. as won as ner beauty. Miss Noldl mado her debut nt La Scnln, Milan, nnd has sung In Paris nnd Uologue. William Gillette, shortly before lilt departuro for this country from Eng land, entered Into an nrrangemont with Dr. A. Connu Doylo wheroby they, will co-opornto In tho dramatization of "Shorkk Holmes." Although in most respects tho piny will bo original, the drama will bo woven around ono of tho best known nnd most picturesque ot tho "ndventurcfl." it Is Mr. Gillette's Intention to appear In tho principal character, and an effort will bo mndo to produco tho play tho latter part of tho coming season. Women's antics In regard to thentci bats havo brought upon them he tin- nattering appellation of "tho Bolflsh box." In London, according to tho Dally News, "tho only plan which has proved effectual is that adopted for tho afternoon performances at tho opera, wiiuji minus uro compelled to leavo their hata In tho cloak-rooms." in France, at tho opera houo of Llllo, complaints have been ho numerous late ly that tho Malro has Issued a special edict forbidding tho wearing of large hats. Gilbert and Sullivan, according tc report, havo "made up" and aro to ro sume tholr partnership. Perhaps wo shall havo some more lively comic op- AJCAfl UAH BASE PALL GOSSIP. CURRENT NEWS AND NOTES OF THE OAME. flio future of Mmmccr Hrlen th N ab ject of Much HiccuUthin My ICutnr tho WeMrrn I.paru - I'rerdinnn 1 Olutlimto Uotlrr FlrltlliiR ThU Neniou Wht of flrlrnT ELKE'S future has been tho subject of n groat deal of speculation of late. Early In tho Rea son ho declared thnt thin wna his last year with tho lloston club, but ho has persistently re fused to mako pub lic his plans for Tho writer bus Information to IKOD. uio euect that ho will lio a pnrt owner ind maunger of ths Minneapolis club af tho Western league after tho cloao of this season. Under SoIcq'b manage ment tho MlllerH will tin factum In thn pennant rnco und ono of tho best cities in tno Western lenguo circuit will bo redeemed. SucceH.i and KoIkh lmvn traveled together so long that It Is impossible to HCtumitn them when nro- dieting thn futuro of tho Minneapolis club under his management. Ho is Honest and fair in his dealings with players and patrons and ho is held In such high estimation bv thn Uoston trlumvlrn that ho ban never been nuked to Blgn n conn net by them. When tendered a Wvaturn Inncun frinndilun last year, ho anked the owners of the iJoston club to release him from tho oral agreement ho had mado to manngo their team Iu 180S. When they declin ed, Solco broke off negotiations wliii Prcnldont Johnson anil his associates and gavo his utteutlon to tho affairs of tho Ronton club, llo Is ono of tho fow men Identified with bnto ball, whoso word Is as good as a bond. Whllo ev ery club In tho Western league will be benefited by Seleo's connection with tho Minneapolis club, St. Paul will bo tho greatest gainer. Tho baso ball rivalry between tho twin cities of Min nesota will bo revived, nnd should their respective teams llnlBh ono, two, In 1S9D the fortunes of Seleo und Conils key will bo made. .Mini I nml Kfililiuon. Maul and Robinson of tho Ilaltlmorns work In a game ns probably no other battery In tho world does. They havo no BlgnB of any kind. .Maul puts tho ball over without tolling Robblo by nlgniil what kind cf a bull ho Is going to deliver. No otbor pllchor would dnro do thin for fear of passed balls. For a catcher to hamllo curves or shootH without knowing what Is com ing Is a pretty hard Job. "Mnul and myself started In without any b!hs," suld Robblo Sunday, "nnd vo havo kept It up over since. I nm not afraid of any of his shoots or curves getting away from mo. In fact, thero Is ao llttlo shoot and curvo to bin delivery that anybody can hnndlo It. Maul has a llttlo twist to his ball. In that Ilea bin success. Another thing, ho kr.owB Just whero every ball be pitches Is go ing to. I believe that, in a pinch, Maul could Jilt within two Inches of a mark four times out of live. TwIMotb and command arc his stock In trade," Tom Kliulow Is I.lielr. "Thin thing of Jumping In and catch ing In ten straight games utter being out of tho business for two yearn Ju no child's play," says Tom Klnslow. "It Is qulto different from dishing out drinks in my old Washington bar. Even nt that I feel like a a-ycar-old. My legs aro naturally a trifle fcoro and my throwing wing Is not as supplo as It might bo. Two months ngo 1 weigh ed 25 pounds, i Btartcd to work hard TOM KINSLOW. and I havo tnken off .15 pounds. It baa not weakened mo, but, on tho con trary, Iuib made mo feel better tluni I havo felt for three years. I will con tlnuo to tako off weight and bctoro tho season ends 1 will weigh In tha neighborhood of 1G0 pounds. I will not let up In my work after tho tenson. either, but will oontlnuo to practlco through tho cold months, and next H?a son I will bo as good as a young blood." Fr1muii li Olmtlnut. Frcodmnn will not accept defeat In tho Holmes case nnd litigation Is suro to follow. Tho fool finding of tho di rectors In making tho payment of tho lino assessed against tho Now York club conditional upon the Husponslon of Holmes, will glvu him a foothold Jn tho courts. Tho decision of tho di rectors was not direct and positive aud depended for Its cfllcncy upon the ac tion of tho Ualtlrooro club In obeying its order for tho suspension ot Holmes. This lack of poBltivencss In the opinion of many invalidate? It In toto. Thon followed tho injunction and tho rover sal ot tho finding as affecting Holmes, I fbtt- ill loaTlng tho film ngalnst tho Now York club unconditional. Frcodmnn will fight In tho courts tiniest, an in prob able, the ten riio agrccn to n reduction of tho lino and nmkcii good tho differ ence to tho Dalllmoro club. Tho man natns never meet nn Issuo fairly anil miunnsly. Tho cowardlco of baso ball cnpltullstn Is provorblnl. Tho mattor waB dlscurscd by the directors of th Now York club on Monday nnd It will bo taken up again In a few days. Thero Is llttlo probability of anything botng done, however, until Frccdman gots back from Europe. Then look out for developments, Who llurnlc. Dllly Harncs Is out with a scheme- for forming another baso ball loaguo for noxt Benson, llurnlc, being a manager of whin experience In baseball, forodeoj tho downfall of tho ptescnt twelvo club National Loaguo, nnd predicts that lnsldo of two yearn tho circuit will bo cut down to eight clubs, and that thero will bo room for a revival of tho old American Association. Hut Hil ly will not undertnko to bring such a thing to pnh Just yet. Instead, ho will bo satisfied with an olght-cluh league, to bo composed In pnrt of such towns ns Albany, Troy, Hltmlnghnm, Wor cester oud Rochester. Ilo clalmi all ot those places are particularly good bull towns nnd would mnko pnrt of a highly successful lenguo. Harnlo claims to havo plenty of Rrooklyu nnd Connecti cut cnpltnl behind hlm.--Now Yorlr "Tribune," Thn VlilliKlelpliU CIuIi'm "ritohlnff FlnoV Wlloy II. Piatt of tho Phillies ban mndo a record second to uo young pitcher who Is twirling In tho National WILLIE PIATT. League thin yoar for tho first tlmo. Ho did splendid work In tho spring, and now ho Is making good his claim of being a "warm-weather" pitcher. He has four nhtit-outa to his credit CIovo land twice, 1 to 0; Pittsburg, ,7 to 0, nnd LoiiIbvIUo 2 to 0 thus nharlng liononi with Powell nil''. HughOH. ijo hus been knocked out but onco. Up to Aug. 25 ho had won 1R out ot 23 games pitched. Ho has as much speed as any lef't-htiuder in tho profession, and better control than nuy of them, and may bo Justly termed "tho pitch ing find of tho year." Ho la 22 yoara of age, aud halls from Otway, O. Team DnliiR Hotter In tho Vleltl. "Ono thing which has cut down the batting nvorages this season under last," remarked ubano bnll veteran, "la tho fact that the teams nil along thu lino nro fielding better. Tho tennis in tho second division nro stronger and aro playing bettor ball. It Is off tho weaker tennis that tho bntters make their averages, you know. Well, thoy nro not doing it this year. Tako toams llko Pittsburg, Loulsvlllo and others, and they nro 20 per cent harder to beat this year than last. Their pitchers are working smoother and they havo bet ter fielding material. They have been btreugthened a good deal by tho fact that tho young players drafted Into tho major business aro 'to exception ally fast that a number of the old timers, experienced and good ball players, havo been forced Into socond dhislon clubs. Tako tho caoo of Relli Jumping from a championship team to a loser llko Washington and playing tho ball ho Is; Hoy for Louisville, Qulun for St. Louis and others. It Is this, too, thnt Is making tho fight for tho pennant no closo. I tako it that tho exceptional ability of tho lot ot minor leaguers dratted into tho brg Iciguo this season Is tho cause of tha Kluiiip In butting nmoug tho regulars." Thi) rhllllci. "Tho PhllllCB would bo higher In th race, had wo been us well managed early in tho eenson ai wo aro now' said Pitcher Donnho?. Bllile Shettz lino understands how to control play ers and got good work out of thom without 'bossing' them In an offensive way. Ho will handle us next year, I hopo, for I fool Buro that with him nt tho helm, we'll mako a bid for a ro Bpectablo placo In tho race. Our team Is all tight now nnd there Is not the least friction among us. We should beat Pittsburg out to u certainty." arubu Ifmttn tilowh. The Plttubuig Press In commenting on tho Indlannpolls club's aspirations to break into tho National league, says: "Bubo bull magnates who dream ot taking Indianapolis Into the big. league because a county Judgo could not And n way of stopping Sunday baso ball, which Is prohibited by a etnto luw, should wait until tho Supreme Court ot Indiana has Its ray. The Ohio Su premo Court didn't do a thing to tho ruling, of that Cleveland Judg und Te bcuu'u men have bcou traveling over ulneo." itMiij Ned. nil From Cincinnati "li baso ball has not beel kvul lot ot bouquets at IS ot tho board of dlrel l man and Mr. Vonl y sprinkled a llttlo Ut carao. m M. M I- i . ,ip twwMKPs&iy.JttiiiMiiWi'Aa re