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CUBES OF COLD AND TIN
Trctnlor Minerals of the Black Hills to Bo
Shown at the World's Fair ,
LIGHT ON MONTANA'S ' SENATORIAL FEUD
If ewr Coniillontl | < pi | In the KnintiiK Putin Will
Content lirMoiitnnii Divorce n * nn
AtlvortlM-mrnt Summary
of rfortliwoU Now * .
IKAW\OOI > , Jnn. 28. [ Social to THE line. ]
One of tlio most remarkable exhibits nt
the World's fair will bo the mineral display
from tlio Illaek Hills. These familiar with
the resources of this region know that It
possesses n larger variety and richer quan
tity of mineral wealth than any other part
of the earth of equal size. Comparatively
taw jiooplo know , but It Is a tact neverthe
less , that the fcreatcst gold mlno In the world
Is located at Lead City , a short distance
above Deadwood. Nickel and gold , silver ,
Iron , coal , copper , aluminum , tin and a grcnt
vavjcty of otliur valuable ) minerals may bo
licro developed In endless amount. To
spread this knowledge before the pcoirto of
the earth and bring the world to a realizing
sense of the enormous riches reposing be-
ncath the rugged spurs of the Hills , the peo-
jilo of that country nro arranging a most
impressive and remarkable exhibit.
A Hlock of Cloltl.
Probably the most Interi tlng single dis
play on the entire grounds will bo the great
block of gold shown by the Homestako Min
ing company. This will take the form of a
three months' output of their mlno. Their
Immense stamps grind monthly about $ -2 , ° iO-
000 worth of gold. For three months , there
fore , the yield would roach fully fTOO.OOO.
This amount will make a cube containing
two cubic feet and this solid block of the
most precious metal , highly polished and
suitably mounted will make an Impression
unoqualcd by any other thing , reminding the
spectator of the tale of oriental wealth.
The Homestako Is the richest mlno on
earth. Not oven the famous Comstock lode.
In Its best days , equaled It In yield. For
llftccn years It has been grinding away , and
every year llnds the are In .sight more vast
and the deposit growing richer , The deeper
' Into the earth the miners go the wider grows
the vein and the higher the quality. It is
now more than 00 feet in width. The great
company , which is composed of Haggln arid
other California nabods , owns this and mii > t
adjoining claims , and works continually up
wards of tXHi ! ( men. This includes not only
the miners , of whom there are more than
1,000 , but aim ) the employes In the great re
duction plants In Lead City and Deadwood ,
and'is the greatest corporation in the state.
IJut while this company is nioro widely
known than any other. It b.v no means mo
nopolizes the gold mining of the Hills. The
newly discovered chlorlnation processes
caused thoorganl/atlon of a number of now
companies provided with ample capital ,
which have iionu a great amount of develop
ment nnd are now turning out vast quantitli" "
of metal. In the aggregate they produc.
nioro than their big neighbors , and the tola
monthly foutputof the Hills will a\crago |
Dlnplny of Tin.
The Haniey Peak Tin Mining company
will also make n display of great Interest.
It has applied for space ten foot b.v twenty
and will show there an exact reproduction o'f
its mines , railroads and the big mill nt Hill
City , I'cnnlngton county , where the first
American tin was produced. The mill Is now
running nt only part capacity , but Is turning
out 3,000 jioumls of pure tin per day. The
mill Itself cost over ff.00,000 and the
mining claims mid other work at least
sis much more. It has taken ten
years for the company to got its plant and
Iws.scH.slons In readiness for work , but everything -
thing has been done In the most substantial
manner , and these familiar with the prcm-
Isc.s are confident of success.
Besides these individual exhibits there
will bo an elaborate display of the other
mineral resources of the Hills. The people
nro exceedingly Interested In the matter ,
and are determined that the world
shall know what they know that they
live In the greatest wealth producing
section of the country. The vast stock
Interests will bo shown In good shape. The
annual output of fat steers Is fully 100,000
head , representing a value of from 1,000,000
to $5,000,000 , , and the business is growing
year by year. Tlio rich grasses of the ranges
nbout the Hills are acknowledged to bo
superior to any others.
Then there will bo nn exhibit of the won-
dcrs of the Wind cave , the largest and most
Intricate cavern over discovered. Altogether
the Black Hills will receive this year an ad
vertising greater than it has over enjoyed ,
and the resulting boom Is beyond a chance of
missing.
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A I'OI.ITICAI , Fliim.
or tlio Hcimtnrlal Deadlock In
Montnim.
The dally report of the senatorial contest
in the capltol of Montana parcels the vote
in this way : Sanders , 80 ; Clarke , 31 j Dixon ,
11 ; Collins , 3 ; scattering , 7.
"And thereby hangs a talo. "
Sanders is the republican candidate , the
others represent domocratie factions. W. 10V.
Clarke Is the well known bulliunairo V.d f
Butto. one of the democratic "big four , " and
n , tireless ollloo seeker. Ho was the choice
of the democratic caucus for senator but the
minority bolted and has since- stood out
against Clarke. To get nt the co'ro of this
opposition It Is necessary to rclato the clr-
c'umstnnecs which provoked n feud between
the democratic bosses of Silver Bow county.
Less than n dozen years ago Marcus Daly , the
prince- Anaconda , and W. A. Clarke , the
lilko of Butte , were as thick as molasses in
midwinter. Together they manipulated po
litical and mineral affairs west of the range.
Daly was aggressive and progressive. le
planned great enterprises for Butte , and : is
anxious for Clarke and other men of mrans
to join In executing them. Falling to secure
thu support he anticipated Daly milked.
From nn onthusiastio promoter of Buttu's
Interests ho became an enemy , roundly
"cussed" its misers , and at length appeased
his wrath by founding the town of Ana
conda , some twenty miles away. Hero the
great Anaconda mills are located , employing
from Jl.OOO to 5,000 men. The town Is an
active , growing one , and boasts of the finest
hotel In the state , built and equipped by I
Marcus Daly. _
Inception of tlio IVuil.
Clarke's Interests were concentrated In
Butto. Ho lives there , his residence ) > clng
conspicuous because of Its pent size and ut-
trnctlvo surroundings. When Daly pulled
tip stakes and moved away , the friendship
previously existing between him and Clarke
was rent In twain. Knmlty succeeded ,
every opportunity presenting Itself by which
one might get a cinch on the'other was im
proved. inho
The Anaconda mills are located on the
southern slope of the bluffs on the west stdo
of the valley in which the city Is located ,
The slope facilitates the work of the mills.
Tracks run to the top of the bluff , over
which the ore U carried and unloaded at the
roof. Water is brought to the mills nt the
same elevation , The water and ore pass by
Kravitatlon front lloor to tloor. water bits
a prime factor In the work of separation
and the water rights of the Anaconda com
pany haven value second only to the mines
of the corporation. Some distance up hoer
vnlloy two young men pre-empted water :
rights. Daly wanted the claim. Ho gave
the men i > osiilons In the mills and utilized :
their water rights. They soon learned the
value of their claims ami suggested to Daly
that flO.WX ) would bo proper com | > onsatlon.
Now of all things Daly dislikes n Jug handle
bargain He must control all the water.
There was the price. Ho fumed and let
loose u choice assortment of richly bwgued
expletives. The men who played for a uharo
of his pile were discharged. By depriving
them of n Job Daly calculated ho would
ncouro the coveted water right by default.
Ills calculations were wide of the murk , .
Clurbo .Make u Hunt.
The discharged men moved on Butte and
-put their claim on the market. When
Clarke's attention was attracted to It , ho
aw in il uu oi > iHrtunlty to play oven with
Daly nrnl at the snmo time hold him up for n
good round sum , Twenty-five thousand dollars
lars was the sum paid by Clnrko for vtlint
Daly could hare had for * 10,000. Meeting
Daly on the streets a few weeks later ,
Clnrko suggested the propriety of the Ana
conda company purchasing his water rights ,
The announcement astounded Daly , and
when Clarke placed the price at $100,000
Marcus nursed his wrath for a
fnw days and paid over the money. The loss
of tW.OOO coupled with Clarke's part in the
deal rankled In Daly's bosom. So when
Clnrko was nominated for delegate to con
gress In 18S8 Daly rose In his might and
smote him with nn avalanche of adverse
votes , To this circumstance Thomas II ,
Carter owes the success of his first plunge in
Montana politic * .
It Is evident Daly Is determined to keep
Clarke In private life. While the feud lasts
Clarke has little chance of popular favor ,
and his senatorial hopes are doomed unless
the senatorial steering committee from
Wnshlneton succeeds in pacifying the
prince of Anaconda.
A ciuiiiATin : : : CASK.
Ilcntli llcvlven the .Seriiinlila Tor tlio DuvU
Million * .
John A. Davis , brother of the late million
aire A. J. Davis of Butte , Mont. , was acci
dentally killed at Victoria , B. C. , on the 54th
lost. His sudden demise causes new compli
cations In the famous contest which has
claimed the attention of Montana courts forever
over two years , and attracting widespread
interest because of startling complications
and the prominence of the counsel on both
sides.
Andrew J. Davis died nt Buttc , Mont. ,
March 11. I81K ) . At the time of hisdeath the
estate , largely mlne.s and mining stock , was
estimated to worth $7,000,000 , but It has since
decreased owing to the fall In the price of
silver. The cause of his death was softening
of the brain. During his sickness , being an
unmarried man , ho was cared for by his
brother nml business partner , John A. David.
The heirs apparent at the tlmo of Davis'
death were Krwln Davis of New York and
John A. Davis of Chicago , brothers ; C. P.
Davis of California , also a brother ; Miss
Diana Davis of Somors , Conn. ; Mrs. Sarah
Cummlncsof Ware , Mass. ; Mrs. Harriet
Woods of Springfield , Mass. , and Mrs. Eliza-
belli A. Boweu , sisters. In aduitlon to thcso
there were a number of nephews and nieces
of sisters who were represented by Henry A.
lioot of Now York.
Other C'lnlnmtits Appear.
During the month following the death of
the multo-milllonniro a number of sons and
daughters appeared. The first was Thomas
Jefferson Davis of Van Huron county , Iowa ,
who claimed the estate under the Iowa laws.
Ho claimed Davis lived with his mother as
his wife before going west. .Thero were also
a number of alleged wives. One was a bar
maid in n .saloon nt East Saglnnw , Mich. ;
another lived in Kcwaunee , Wls. ; another
lived In California and was living at the
time with a man named Johnson.
Mr. Davis was born at Hampdcn , Mass. ,
In IMlii , and his first occupation was that of a
messenger boy in his native town. It was
alleged at the time of hisdeath that ho went
through life a bachelor. Karly iu his Hfo ho
went west and at the tlmo of his death
owned the larger part of Butte City , Mont. ,
ami the farm lands in the vicinity. Ho also
owned the principal interest In the First Na
tional bank of Butte City and the National
bunk at Helena , in addition to property In
Ohio , Indiana. Michigan , Iowa and Califor
nia , where his first largo earnings were
made in 18-1 ! ) .
In the early part of the 'COs Davis lived at
Blackhawk , Van Buren county , la. , where
lie- had a largo distillery. Ho afterward sold
out and went from there to Montana. It
was claimed that T. J. Davis was born while
Davis resided at Blackhawk.
The TlKlit III Court.
Shortly after Davis' death John A. Davis
filed a petition for letters of administration.v
This move was bitterly fought by Henry A.
Koot. It was claimed that the applicant was
disqualified because of dishonesty , drunken
ness and Incapacity. The court appointed
Davis , however , and after a hard light ho
was confirmed by the supreme court. Pend
ing this litigation James A. Talcott , a former
partner of Davis , was appointed tcnijxjrary
administrator.
An action was brought to break the will
and was set for hearing February 2,18'J1 , In
tin ) district court of Montana at Buttc City.
Colonel Uobert G. Ingcrsoll of New York
appeared ns counsel for the Henry A. Hoot
contestants , D. II. Payne of Bloomfield -
field , In. , Hon. J. M. Woolworth
of Omaha , ex-Senator Woolson of
Mount Pleasant , la , , W. W. Dixon of
Helena , J. C. Kirkpatrick of Butte City ,
Warren Toolo of Helena and F. W. Uiehcl-
bergcr of Butte City appeared for the pro
ponents ,
The first move was on the part of Henry
A. Koot , who petitioned the supreme court
for a writ of prohibition on the district court
of Silver Bow county 'and a writ of man
damus on Judge J. MoIIatton. It was al
leged that the Jury was illegally drawn and
that both Jury and Judge were prejudiced.
Colonel Ingcrsoll argued the | x > ints and the
court decided In favor of the contestants.
Tim Trlnl.
The trial began before Judge McIIatton
and i. Jury early In July , 1801 , and closed September [ -
tomber 9 , the Jury falling to agree on n ver
dict. The evidence was clear and strong.
No will was found at the time ol Davis"
death. The disputed will only appeared
after the contest began , and a singular cir
cumstance about the document is that rIt
gave practically the whole fortune to this
brother , Ignoring the other relatives. It
was found in a Httlo town in Iowa where
Davis had once resided , and was drawn up ,
as it Is claimed , in 1800 ; It was apparently i
old , and certainly stained and mutilated , ,
and it gave Internal evidence of having
boon written by an uneducated person.
The contestants argued the improbability
of a man so Hhrowd andcareful as Andrew J.
Davis was known to be disposing of millions ,
for twenty-five years , among country people
in no way connected with him and where It
WHS liable nto bo lost , or destroyed. They
tried to prove by experts that the stains
wi'ro recent and made by colTco and tobacco
Juice , and wore not Imparted by time and
careless handling. The veracity of the wit
nesses in - favor of the will was Impeached
ami u relationship by blood and marriage
shown to exist among all of them , and tlio
man who claims that no found the document
was charged with forging It , and the mis
takes In writing , spelling and punctuation
were discovered to bo reduplicated In 10-
knowledged letters and documents from his
hand. The word "give. " for Instance , is invariably
variably sjHilled "gulvo" In the will and inill
the alleged forger's letters. Another point in
favor of the contestants was the testimony
that Mr. Davis had inado a second will ten
years ago , and both when ho signed It and
destroyed It declared that It was the only 1 ,
will ho had over oxocoted ; but this testi
mony , which would have been conclusive If
established , was somewhat shaken on cross-
examination.
KinlnlnliiK tlio Audi-lit Will.
The proponents of the will tried to Ot
these pointsby Introducing witnesses to
show that the oxlstoneo ton
of the will was a
matter of common knowledge in the Iowa !
town where it was found , nnd that It had !
been seen and read by many. They ex
plained the stains by claiming that the doc -
ument had lain iu an old trunk in the
garret and got wet when a "now roof Was
being put on the house , and asserted that
the holes In It were uiado \ > y the children ,
who had been allowed lo play with It and
stick pins In It. The resemblance between
tlio handwriting of the man who , it orIs
claimed , drew up the will and the alleged !
forger was also explained by the fact that
the former was the hitter's school teacher.
This , with an cxiKjsuro of thd fallibility cr.o :
expert testimony and a general denial of the
credibility of the contestants' witnesses , con
stituted the case of the proiionciits. Jiia
SInce the mistrial efforts have bceu made
to effect a compromise , but without result.
The death of John A. Davis is likely to bring
the heirs together. Should the contest con-
tlnuo the bulk of the fortune will go to the
courts and lawyers , Ono Item of costs indi
cates their lavish proportion. The testi
mony filled a.OOO pages , equal to 1.200,000
words , and cost $ .1,000 to trauscrlbo.
Dlvorrn UK an AilvvrtUriiirnt.
South Dakota Is apparently determined to
tighten the moral safety valvo. It Is gen
erally conceded that the leglslaturo will
overhaul the divorce luws and partially , at
least , chock the Influx of matrimonial mis-
llw. The lawyers and hotclkeopcrs , who
protltod most , expect to reap a harvest Before -
fore any change Iu the law can bo put In
operation. They are conlldent a revised
law cannot bo passed with an emergency
clause , therefore it cannot go into olTcct
until uluot ; duyit after passago. During
Mils period a ( treat rush is anticipated by
those detilrliitf to take advantage of tha
thren mouths residence clause of the old
Invr. The eao with which South Dakota
Bhattcrcd matrimonial yoke * advertised the
state nt homo and abroad. Of all her rich
and varied resource , divorce made easy
proved a hummer , It brought notoriety and
suffering wives Iu equal proportions. Today
South Dakota and Sioux Falls furnish Juicy
morsels for French tongues , and brings ro-
erults with halters awry from South Amer
ica nnd the antipodes.
Great U divorce as a standing "ad. "
Onldnml'iiVntrr Front *
Tlio decision of the United States supreme
court confirming Chicago's tltlo to the water
front settled a number of similar contests
involving the tltlo to the water front at Oak
land , Gal. In accordance with thd decision
of the higher court , the superior court of
Oakland dismissed the cases of the Water
Front company , practically annulling Its
right to property worth millions. "It Is too
soon yet to say" says the Oakland Tribune ,
"Iu what condition the decision leaves titles
to the water trout. Practically the only
thing decided Is that the Carpentlcr grant Is
void. Whether the city or the stat s owns
the frontage is still In doubt. It appears to
bo certain , however , that the tltlo of all those
holders of frontage who derlvu title from the
Carpentler grant are loft out In the cold.
The decision knocks the ground from under
them , whether they have wharves or fac
tories built thereon. "
Nclirutlm and .
. A , wonderful revival Is In progress nt Nor
folk.
five-legged hog Is one of the curiosities
of Howells.
Gambling ( Is said to bo a common vlco at
Broken ] Bow.
Hon. ] Guy C. Barnum of Columbus is In
Pcoria , III. , studying thcosophy.
Hev. ] J , C. Cox has been called to the pas
torate of the Stanton Baptist church.
It 1 Is probable that Lincoln county will
shortly bo redistrlctcd Into commissioner
districts. :
Blue Springs millers have shipped eigh
teen cars of Hour lo Birmingham and other
southern cities.
George < P. Williams has filed a claim for
$3,500 against the village of Crawford. JIols
a soldier i and fell Into an excavation during
the night and broke his leg.
Dodge county has just gone through a
special clecUon and she doesn't propose to
hold another ono to elect a successor to the
late Representative Farrcll.
The citizens of Broken Bow will make nn
effort to secure the next annual meeting of
the Grand Army of the Republic for'that
city. The department meets at Grand
Island next month , and Broken Bow will bo
01 ! the ground In full force to capture the
plum.
PiW The Atchlson ( Kan. ) Globe says : A hardll
wnro , merchant of Elgin , Neb. , approached
Depotmastcr Daugherty this morning and
pointing out a certain passenger said the
man was wanted al Elgin for forgery. A few
weeks before Christmas the man , who gave
his name as A. B. Martin , opened a jewelry |
store in Elgin and did a good business for
some time , selling a great many watches for
cash ; : , but not paying any of the debts ho con
tracted. One night Martin packed up every
thing and disappeared. In a few days ho
showed up In Denver , where ho cashed n
forged check for300at a Denver bank. Martin
then disappeared and all efforts to locate
him have been fruitless. The hardware mer
chant was certain the passenger reading the
paper in thu corner was the guiltyi person.
Mr. Daugherty told the story to Officer
Wells , who arrested the man and took him
tctl the police station. An investigation into
the man's .effects revealed the fact that the
man's name was Martin , and ho was locked
up. When Brooks , the Elgin merchant , ap
peared ' , Martin grow palo and looked guilty.
Martin had a vallso full of watches when ho
was arrested.
NiiRffctH of News.
Six hundred tons of coal iu the railroad
sheds ' at Mitchell , S. D. , were consumed by
lire.
Laramle boomers have interested eastern
capital : in the development of the Laplatn
mines.
Sheridan , Wyo. , Is nbout to put $10,000 into
a city hall building , and the beauty of it is
that the cash is ready to pay for It.
An electric mining plant costing $100,000
will bo put in operation next summer in the
Congress placers near Spearfish , S. D.
The tiemlnoo Coal and Iron ! company filed
articles of Incorporation in Wyoming. The
company will operate coal , Iron and other
mines.
An eight-foot vein of coal-has lately been
found near Drinmnond , Mont. , and It Is ox-
peeled 100 men will bo working on it by
spring1 ,
The Hopkins mansion on Neb Hill , San
Francisco , recently presented to the univer
sity of California for an art school and mu
seum , is said to bo worth $1,000,000.
The Homestako Mining company of the
Black Hills declared dividend No. 173 of 10
cents per share , aggregating $12,500 , making
a total of ftlMl , ! > 50 paid to date in dividends.
An outfit has reached Casper , Wyo , , from
the cast to go Into the Powder river oil
llclds for the Anglo-Moycan company , with
George L. Aggers In charge. They nro
equipped for work until a' gusher Is struck ,
anil besides the engines , drills , etc. , they
have 10,000 feet of casing.
Well No. 4 of the Pennsylvania company
In the oil llclds near Casper , has a depth of
1,000 feet. The oil. flows iu a steady stream
to the surface tilling the full size of the six-
inch casing. The quality is Unit of an ex
cellent lubricant. The well has been plugged
nnd the machinery will soon bo moved nnd
further prospecting continued.
Perfect ftct.oa mvi parfo-sc ho.ilth rosul
from the usoof DeWitt'sUUlo Early nisei's
A perfect llttlo pill.
Congressmni and TltvlrStutliinory.
Tlio law , of their own making- , allows
the members of congress $1U. > a year for
"stationery" in addition to the $ o,000
salary and the mileage. Stationery is
puruhused at wholesale prices and
supplied to members from a well-stocked ! (
room In the lower part of the cupltol. >
AH the members draw their stationery
the amount is charged against the $125
annual allowance. It might bo expected !
that many representatives would avail
themselves liberally of this arrange
ment to obtain supplies for their private
correspondence. Vet the astonishing ' {
fact is disclosed by the accounts that
many members of this congress have
drawn their stationery allowance in cold
cash nnd have not bought u dollar's
worth of stationery. To bo exact , forty-
six members took their "stationery" in
crisp now treasury notes. Ono hundred
others patronized the stationery
room for small amounts ranging from
08 cents to $15. Only thirty members
took as much as SUe worth of stationery ,
cashing iu the balance of the allowance.
It Is noticeable that the leading reform
ers are especially light in their requisi
tions of the stationery room and Corre
spondingly strong in their cash balances.
Of the $ -1 ,000 allowed them for station
ery the members of the house drew over
Sna.OOO in cash. That 131'g
. was for the long >
and busy &ossion.
Yet the stationery room did a thrifty
business. During the year the stock
handled was fully up to tlio usual mark.
How it ? Committees k.n
was draw station
ery free. What is the use of n repre
sentative having stationery charged oto
him when ho can carry it away from his
committed room without paying any !
thing for It ? I
CHAT JF ) THERMIC WORLD
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Successful 8pccnltioaiyriint ! ' are Old Enough
tojfj'fi ,
M'CULLOUGH ' IMPROVED ON SHAKESPEARE
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tion * Notes of.t ho StiiK
J. W. Kelly , the now star at Tony Pastor's ,
has caused n comiuotloii in ho variety world
of Now York and his follow entertainers do
not favor him. When Kelly made his first
metropolitan appearance ho was bold enough
to tell new jokes. Ho has kept this up ever
since , and that is why the variety people
don't llko him. The quickest way to pet
Into disfavor with the actors of the variety
stage Is to appear hcforo the footlights and
tell something new and original. That's con
sidered very bad form.
Thirty-one years ago Dave Heed sang
' Sally Como Up , " and ho sings It today.
Last season ho taught it to his eldest boy.
Luke Schoolcraft nas been telling the same
Jokes for a quarter of n century. The first
night ' that John Kcrncll did an Irish song
and dance he related the sad story of a man
praying that the thief who stele his horse
would return. The thief did como back ,
went the story , but ho took the other horse.
Ho Is telling this now. Frank Moran has
uttered the same stump speech for thirty
years , and Billy Klcc has kept most of his
Jokes that long. Flora Moore sang "Como
Back" for sixteen years in the same costume
and wig.
Nearly twenty years ago Bobby Gaylor
told about putting tomatoes on the railroad
tracks ' so the train couldn't catch up. Tills
season the tomato gag is told every night.
Dick Sands , wno was one of the first to
dance a clog , says "ho has not changed his
steps { for thirty-two years. Sam UenrJn has
done , the same musical act with the same
instruments and the same incidental talk.
for twenty years. Billy Kmerson sang "Aro
You Tticre , Morianty ! " for eiirht years and
an Australian paper of recent date reports
no change in Ills condition.
During the warGus Mills did a female
serio-comic turn , which , with few changes ,
ho did last week. Ho is said to bo the first
tc introduce this styloof an act in the variety
business. Gilbert Saronoy has warbled the
"Giddy ' Girl" for ten years. Frank McNish
has ; been doing his silence and fun act for a
dozen ' years. Ho was the originator of this
act ' , and at least seventy-live performers are
doing ' it today. Gus Bruno has been doing
the same imitations for twenty-font * years.
Mark Sullivan and Alt Hampton both give
imitations of actors long since dead and for
gotten. Cool Burgess has performed a negro
specialty for forty long years , with the same
laugh and big shoos.
With these facts in view it is easy to un
derstand why Kelly , , , who tells different
stones at each performance , has created a
Httlo stir in his world. '
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There is a story going the rounds in Chicago
cage that E. S. Wtllarcl , the actor , in address
ing the Twentieth Centiiry club , Thursday
afternoon , was attacked by stage fright and
had to assign his manuscript to another
reader. "The Joke would be a good one , but
it has but n slight foumluTlon.
The facts were these- ! Charles Ham 111 ,
president of the club , salt ! Jocularly to Mr.
Willard : "Do not speak more than half an
hour ; you may get Interested and forget the
time. "
The actor promised-no restrain himself ,
and was somewhat nerVous lest ho might
overtax his hearers. The result was that
ho abruptly ended when his hearers thought
that ho was only warming up to his subject.
"How long do you < think you have
spoken ? " Mr. Hamill asked of the iluttored
actor , who did not understand the applause ,
which meant that ho was to resume his re
marks.
"Twenty-five minutes , I suppose , " said Mr.
Willard.
"Only six , " replied Mr. Hamill.
My earliest experience upon the stage , '
said Mr. K II. Sothern , recently , "was with
the well known tragedian , John McCullough
'Gentle John,1 as ho was known to all hla
frienUs. With him I played only the small
est of parts , sometimes much more pedestrian
than elocutionary. I remember a laughable
occurrence at n small town when ho and
Lawrence Barrett were appearing together
in 'Hlchard III.1 Supers were very scarce ,
and when the evening arrived It was dis
covered wo must depend upon our own re
source's for the armies of the contending
powers. This meant that I , as the youngest
and most inexperienced member of the com
pany , should , nlono , go on first as the
army of the crooked back tyrant , and later ,
with a slight change of costume , enter as
the conquering forces of the enraged and
heroio Hlchmond. Most of our auditors were
miners , and their comments upon the play
were forcible anil pointed as the action pro
ceeded. What they would say or do when
they saw the wonderfully similar opposing
armies was the constant surmise of the com
pany during the evening ; and my natural
nervousness was not much calmed by the
suggestions of my associates as to how best
to dodge when the audience began to throw
things. The effect upon Mr. Barrett was to
excite him to more than his usual tension ,
while with Mr. McCullough it seemed to bo
a huge Joke and brought forward his pro
pensities for guying. When Uichard and
his army entered the trouble began ,
and poor Mr. Barrett had great dif
ficulty In finishing his speech to his
shivering , almost fainting army of one.
When Mr. McCullough entered , I followed as
though going to my death. Great was my
surprise , however , when Mr. McCnllough
turned toward me , and , with the full strength
of his thunderous voice , said , instead of the
lines of the scene , -Come on , my solitary
cuss , and hang mo if wo non't lick all Kng-
land. ' The house was still as death for an
instant and then broke Into vociferous cheer
Ing. From that moment McCullough 'lint
them,1 and when later In the combat scene
ho shouted to his antagonist , "If Barrett's fit
to live , then lot McCullough die , " the ap
plause was deafening. It was a scene long
to bo remembered and nothing but Barret"
and McCullough In 'Hlchard1 was talked o
in that town for years afterwards when the
atrlcal subjects were alluded to. "
An Interesting anil uncommon experience
is that of David Henderson , proprietor of
the American Extravaganza company , who
began a newspaper career on the Edinburgh ;
Evening Courant , whleli , by the way , was
founded by Daniel Defoe , the author of
"Kobhison "Crusoe , " in 1700. When 3fr. ,
Henderson was It ! years old ho was appren -
ticed to that paper to-Jlearn the business 11i i
and a Scottish apprenticeship then meant
the acquisition of u knowledge of typeset
ting , proofreading , stenography , t10
working of exchanges and , In fact
all the details . .connected will
a newspaper. Horemained re
until ho was 17 , came to this country id
became , within a weokiiter , lauding hero , ida
sort of subeditor of the Scottish American .
From that tlmo until 1 ho was connected
In nearly every capacity 911 n newspaper , idn
to editor-in-chief , on Journals in Now York :
Chicago and London. 1 % was foreign C6r
respondent for the Chicago Tribune for i
timoj "was on the edfiwrial staff there ; '
was draaiatic editor on 'that paper and 311
the Inter Ocean ; managing editor of the
Chicago Evening NewsLnnd was one of the
founders of the Chicago Herald , and manag -
lug editor Tu association with James W.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
Rcott. William I ) . Eaton Thompson nml John
F Unllcntlno. Ho entered Into active theatri
cal management In 1881 with John W. Nor
ton , acquiring the lease of the Chicago
cage o | > cra house , which from that time no-
IV til ml a reputation as one of the loading
theaters of America. The first production
ol extravaganza was given In tsso. U was
entitled "Tho Arabian N'lghts.11 Kvory
' summer : thereafter n production upon thu
same plan has been given nt thU house. The
repertoire numbers the "Arabian Nights , "
the "Crystal Slipper , " "Blucbi-ard , Jr. , "
"Slnbad" and "All Baba , " Till * U a record
of five successes of nn clalmr.ito character ,
and U Is the first time In the history -of the
American stage that a manager has made n
continuous success of over throe great pro
ductions. Thrso pieces have all been pro
duced by the American Extravaganza com
pany the largest organization of the kind
which has over traveled In America.
*
David Belasco and Franklvn Fyles were
called before the curtain nt Washington on
the first production of their new play , "Tho
Girl I Ix'ft Behind Me. " Belasco appeared
first , very much embarrassed , and dragged on
Fyles , still more embarrassed.
Then Bclaseo looked at Fyles , and Fyles
stared at Belasco , until the latter , being
nearer the center of the stage , felt called
uiKin to say something.
"Indies and gentlemen. " ho stammered ,
"I I never made a speech In my life did
you , Mr. Fyles ! " turning to his partner In
misery.
Mr. Fyles shook his head.
" 1 can only say that wo have worked on
this play for a whole year , " continued Mr.
Belasco , "and I am happy are you happy ,
too , Mr. Fyles ! " this time with a sugges
tion of mischief.
Mr. Fyles again expressed his sentiments
In pantomime.
"Wo are happy that our effort pleases
you. "
And then the authors retired amidst'
laughter and applause.
"It's a very good thing to bo tnuslcianly , "
said W. II. McDonald of the Bostonlans
recently , in conversation with a group of bon
vlvants , who were talking allegros and
rondels and fioriture and rallcntando re
tards , "but It has Its drawbacks as well as
advantages. I remember some years ago ,
when I was. as you may say , hovering upon
the verge of. the musical swim , I thought I
knew a good deal about music and its ele
ments and It was my pleasure to pursue
the subject oven outside the regular utilita
rian channels , This thirst for knowledge
brought about what I considered at the
time a very serious mishap and left mo
plunged for the time in the deepest and
darkest of a very serious quality of gloom.
1 was in love , of course the story wouldn't
bo Interesting otherwise and , moreover , I
had the co-operation of a very charming girl
in thu matter.
"She lived in one of those little suburban
villages where you arc supjiosed to get pas
toral repose , and 1 was visiting there. One
evening we sat on the lawn after dinner as
the twilight deepened nml the crickets be
gan to chirp we call It chirp , although tha |
isn't correct and with the girl In a ham
mock and I near by. as some pout or other
has said , 1 grew quite mellow. The crickets
especially absorbed my attention. I always
like to hear them and was listening to
them and thinking about them when the vil
lage choir , about half a block away , began
Its practice for the following Sunday ser
vices. Of course 1 should have been inter
ested In tlio choir , but 1 wasn't. I was in
terested in the crickets , and the subdued
vocalization from the nearby church fell on
unheeding ears , so far as I was concerned.
Wo had been sitting silent for some tlmo
when the girl spoke.
" 'Sounds delightful , doesn't It ! ' she said ,
'silting out here in the dusk. '
" 'Yes , ' I said , 'charming. Do you know
they make that noise with their hind legs ? '
"To my intense surprise she bounced out
of the hammock , glared at me a moment and
rushed into the house. It took me aiiout 11 vo
minutes to get the hang of things and then I
understood that it was the choir she was
speaking about. I couldn't explain It , and
inasmuch as I couldn't help laughing at her
rage she declared that I had deliberately
affronted her , so I went back to town. 1 lost
her , of course. That's what comes of being
too musical. But I was very young at the
time and I got over it the loss , I moan. "
Given Seventeen Years.
Font WOIITH , Tex. , Jan. S9. Henry Cavill ,
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