FORT MILL TIMES.
( VOL, XIV. FORT MILL, S? C? WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19. HK>5. NO. 1.
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I OPINIONS OF 1
Parker and Bryan Expli
Jeffersonian
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TWO NOTEWORTUY ADDRESSES
Former Nominee Parker, Mayor McClelland,
Senator Newlands and Others
Address 700 Democrats at the
Waldorf-Astoria, Parker Receiving
an Enthusiastic Hearing.
\nw Vnr!, q?anlal ,Ca?a? v..? -i ? - >
-~ i v?i vii iiimurcu
Democrats attended the Jefferson day
banquet of the Democratic' Club of
New York at tbo Waldorf-Astoria
IThvrs lay night. There were mnnv
there of national reputation, and chief
among these were J id go Alton 13. Darker.
Democratic nondnco for President
last November.
In the banquet room portraits of
Jefferson were conspicuous. In addition
to Mr. Parker, ibo speakers were
United Slates Senator Newlands. of
Nebraska, Mayor M? ^ellan, of Now
York. Congressman Henry T. Itainey,
of Illinois, nn 1 J. J. Willett, of Alabama.
Senator Carmsck, of Tennessee,
was ihc only cno of those expected to
sreak who could not attend.
Mr. Parker was the first sneaker,
and he was cnthjsleally received.
Frequently he was In erruptol by applause.
The speech v 13 on the future
of the Democratic pa. ty and was replete
with suggestion* for harmony
and urgent appeals a-alnst sectionalism.
John Fox, president of the club,
presided, and bis brief speech introducing
Judge Darker was applauded.
Mr. Parker said:
I do not come here iO make excuse
or explanation about tic past, to promote
any personal purpose or ambition
for the future, or to farther the ends
of any section, faction or interest. I
am moved solely bv a desire to com
mum- freely with my ccuntryn. n who
believe that the time-honored doctrine.;'
of the Democratic party, as deduced
from the great policies defined by the
man whoso birth we he-e commemorate,
and established by the founders
are still true, still alive, still worthv
of acceptance and devotion, and still
necessary, if our institutons are to bo
maintained in their eatfy vigor and
purity.
It may he conceded that they arc
not new-fangled or hys erical. We
can also justify the clatm that they
are not destructive to ary legitimate
political or industrial interests, or subverse
to those conceptions of liberty
and free institutions for which our
fathers suffered. They hive approved
themselves in peace and war. Under
their sway, our people itcreased !n
number, wealth and pow.-r, the poor
and oppressed from other lands found
refuge and welcome, population spread
gradually over territories peacefully
acquired, and industry wat free, while
taxes were low and so distributed as
to discourage monopoly. When these
principles dominated our policies there
was no thought of conqifst, or o*
protectorates over distant, alien, and
turbulent peoples; there was no talk
of alliance with the great; to question
of making ourselves co lectors of
debts, good, bad, just or 'raudulent;
and no suspicion that anywiere in tho
lexicon of free government there was
to be found the word "subject."
SOME ELEMENTS IN RECENT.
POLITICS.
We meet after defeat which was
easy to foresee anil predicted. It was
preceded by division and faction in our |
rankt over a period of eight years and ,
they have done their worst. It wac j
i?.i u l III' UCV UL gUVCIUiUClUUi
power for partisan purposes, by the
reckless and unprecedented expenditure
of money and by demagogic appeals
to interests as wide apjrt as the
poles. Wo have left to us only the
smallest measure of power in either I
house of Congress; v;o have lost)
States whose confidence wc 'tad long)
By Wire and Cable.
A large fleet of warships ind colliers
is reported to "Tiave tic n seen
260 miles northeast of Madagascar.
steaming east.
The allotments of the new Japanese
loan were oversubscribed many times
In the various money centers of the
vorld.
Secretary Hay arrived a* C? braltar
nueh improved in health.
The House of Commons adopted a
r otion declaring that the Chamberl?ln
flccnl nrncrom u'niiM rlotrimPn*
t.l to the shipping interests.
The situation in Macedonia U giving
rise to some anxiety and notice ha-,
bjen served on the Cretan insurgents
to disarm in 36 hours, on pain of international
intervention.
' State Treasurer Lacy issues a circular
advertising for bids for $2"0.000
In 4 per cent, bonds authorized by the
rtcent. Legislature to run eight years.
Bids nuift bo submitted by noon May
10th and bo accompanied by ceitifled
checks on a basis of 31,000 for bid lor
9?? ,000 in bonds.
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PWO LEADERS
sin Different Views of
Democracy
cu'niuiandcd, and tyie number of Governors
and State legislatures under our
control is surprisingly small.
We may, however, recall that this is
not the first tiniq that the party has
been in what seemed to he a hopeless
minority. H wfis m from isoo to is<?7
when a great wfoig which has been
far-rcaching in its effects upon morals
and justice, left if in a minority for
another eight, years >ut when its condition
was least encouraging, it was
still the same contistent advocate ot
patriotic and nianlt policies as when
it was in the full lueiititude of power
during the first, sixty years of the last
century. Rallying about its natural
leaders?as courageous and patriotic
as any known to ournniiii.n siot.?..
it was then, as atwajs, its virtue to he
a national party. Tiese leaders kept
themselves in touch with every question
of current interev In every hamlet
of the I'nion. Nothing AmcMcau
was alien to them.
POWER OP THE 'ARTY AS A
MINORITY.
During the Civil \Yai more than ">00.000
Democrats stood ? \ each side of
the firing lines of the two great armies
which faced each lUicr. all believing
themselves right, v.n the morrow
of Appomattox, they, tie victors and
the vanquished. It ad scattered to their
respective homes, all l*nt upon promoting
peace, all undeV.tanding each
other in tficii trirla, nil lacing the
same great prohloms. In the foulest or
all days in oar nationalllife?there of
so-called reconstruction?V hose soldiers
largely recruited from o her peaceful,
patriotic men in the Norti. were found
voting together.
During this period then came to the
front in our national c our. lis the great
historic figures of Thurma . Hendricks,
l.nyard. Seymour. Hancot:, McClellan
and Tllden. In the face f prejudices
and opposition, which migtt well have
daunted the bravest, thes^ men were
able to combat and to ov rcome that
sectional policy which at ?ne time almost
dominated the who country.
Whc n. in spite of aggrcs ons, fairly
divided lie t ween the misuse of military
power, and deliberate, stuted corruption
of the suffrage, thes' men had
been successful, they were reiuforced
by bamar, George, HomT-on. Hill,
Vance. Morgan, Vest and \i'any other
strong and patriotic men from the
South.
Added to these leaders, v o. in the
field of national politics, so 1 >bly united
to combat human passi n at its
worst estate, were hundreds.?f thousands
of sturdy men in the N >th, who,
as Governors, members of ite Legislatures.
committeemen o every
grade, and private citizens, c.vrled the
struggle of free government own into
the smallest political division of the
country. Everything was wo. except
the presidency, in spite of wh-h Democracy
was able from ISfiS tc 1885 <o
keep at hay the enemies of g?od will.
NO ROOM FOR SECTIONALISM.
So, too. there is altogether to much
talk about an Eastern, n We<ern, a
Southern, or some other Demcracy,
when the essence of the part; is its
national character and the entre absence
of sectional features. Th control
of the party machine in on city
or another, in this or that SLte, or
even in the coiyitry. is not a intter
either important or interesting a the
great body of Democrats.
THE KIND OP ORGANlZATdN
NEEDED. t
I would not for a moment ciP'ey
an impression that organization i ?>ot
important. It ir even more it is i>il,
if we are to give effect to the prini Be
and polieirs which buttress our jiDy
faith. But. however necessary am \\tal.
it may he useless?a mere ci pty
bauble?if it Is viewed as the end i ther
than the means. We arc confro ted
by forces which, when not purely arsenal.
are almost wholly mechan al.
They are represented by a party, w-llmanaged.
Indeed, in that two-th'-ds
of the Union to which it restricts its
activities, it has everything that pt .(
nape can suggest or Imply. In eiitrn
for favors received it sells to he
highest bidder or freely gives he
Big Deal in Oil.
Beaumont, Tex., Special.?The latest
deal in oil ever made in the Souh
took place Friday. Messrs. Carrn.,
J3HSS <V IJeucKeilsieiu, ui Di-nuuiui ,
purchasing from Messrs. Laortel
Caffcrty, of Franklin, 1.750.000 barre;
of. oil in storage at Jennings. Tlsale
gives the purchasers a total ?*
3,000.000 barrels in storage at Jet
nings.
Greenville, S. C.. To Have a Permar
| ent Fair?Striving to Raise $15,000.
Greenville. Special?The people
this city have for several week 0eei
striving hard for the organlza ;on of i
permanent fair association. Subscriptions
lists were circulated last. weoV
an 1 at. a meeting of the subscribers
held in the council chamber last evenin?;.
a permanent organization was ef
fected. The name of the association wil
he the Piedmont Fair Association.
The meeting last night was harmonious
tint! more than one hundred sub
scsihers were present. The total sub
scrlption to date amounts to $10,250. I'
; is the purpose of the directors to rais<
' $15,000. It is thought the Greenvillt
I Traction comnan;- will be calle.l upoi
J to assist in raising the remainder.
I powers of government. Nothing that
' the ingenuity of monopoly can suggest.
as within its scope or interest, is
withheld.
When we can control once again
thfcso for the higher
politics, we shall have iittlfi. iieh:l f.ct
1 rouble ourselves overmuch about cati(lidatCB
for President, because we shall
have laid, deep and strong in the people's
will, the necessary foundations.
Theh, and only then, may we look with
KHpfcfhintfcs hhd ^otifident-e to the country
at large. Then v.e may go North,
or South. East or West, for candidates,
certain of their fitness for the work in
hand, and of their acceptabieness to our
countrmen.
Bryan at Chicago.
Chicago. Special.?Subjects of national
significance to the Democratic
| party wore discussed by several leadj
ing orators of the party at a Jefferson
| club banquet hold at the Sherman
House in commemoration of the birthday
of Thomas Jefferson. The dinner in
a. measure resolved itself into a jolifi|
cation over the recent election of Mayor
| Edward E. Dunne, who is a director of
| the club. The mayor was among the
speakers who responded to toasts. All
! the speakers referred to municipal own|
ersliip and to Mayor Dunne's election
i on n municipal ownership platform.
William Jennings llryan and George
: Ere 1 Williams were the principal
I hj , rs inun out oi um n. .nr. nryan
spoke on "Thomas Jefferson' 'and his
1 remarks were greeted with unstinted
j applause.
lie responded to the toast "Thomas
! Jefferson." Tie said in p. rt:
We are told that when Moses, the
first groat law giver, had attained his
majority, ho looked upon the burdens
of iris countrymen and sympathised
I with them. Although lie had been
, adopted hv a princess and was heir
, to a throne his heart led him from
| th? palace and the society of princes
i to companionship with his oppressed
brethren. When a leader was needed
! to break the bondage of the Israel]
itcs anil guide them in the formation
! of a nation, this sympathy fitted him
| for his work. And no one. it may be
I added, does a great work whose lieai t
I docs not bent in sympathy with the
j masses, ever struggling, ever in need
I of help.
Thomas Jefferson, although no!
I reared in the environment of royalty,
was horn and educated among the
people who least sympathized with the
rights and interests of the common
man. His heart, too, was touched by
the struggles of his countrymen, and
he early bernmc their champion, although
in so doing lie alienated the
landed aristocracy and educated rlass]
es. In wealth he was the equal of the
wealthy, and his learning brought him
into association with scholars, but heart
kept him in touch with the plain people.
and he earned the right to be
called the First Great Democrat.
It was not that he was tlie first to
conceive of Democratic principles or to
preach the doctrine set forth in the
Declaration of Independence. That doctrine
was not a new one; hut he gave
fitting expression to the doctrine at
the time of its greatest triumph. The
aspiration for self-government was
born with man. It has been the inspiri
ing cause which lias led people in all
I tr* ctiMii'fln Ini* rrnuilim, .. T rr.r
science. freedom of speech, individual
liberty and the recognition of the rights
of man. Some in all ages have found a
Br itish reason for applauding monarchy,
hut. at no time has there been universal
acquiescence in arbitrary power.
He lived before the invention of the
railroad, and before the country had
witnessed the colossal centralization of
wealth, but viewing as be did every
i question from the standpoint of tho
people, and hating, as he did. every attempt
to divert the profits of industry
from the producers to ?he "idle holders
of idle capital." we have a right to ,
| assume that he would today stn?l :
with the people for the regulation of I
railroads and the extermination of pri- :
vate monopoly.
No one ran imagine .lefferson as tolerating
the impudent claim of the rnilroa
I magnates that they have a right
to determine al.rifarily and without
appeal the rate to ho charged for the
[transportation of passengers or freight.
[ What an opportunity the present, conI
test would give him for the arraign- |
ment of human greed and for the do- |
fense of human rights.
Jefferson's love .'or mankind wns his '
controlling passion, and it extended to j
generations unborn. As \vc celebrate i
his memory on tho anniversary of i t., 1
hirth, we can say as those could soy
who lived when ho did. ' Yvo love kirn '
because he first, love.,:
Conspiracy Charge Dismissed.
Now York, Special.?Tho indictment
charging Nan Patters >n with conspi- j
racy with J. Morgan Smith ami Mrs. !
Smith, wrongfully to obtain money
from Caesar Young was dismissed in
the court of general sessions at the !
request of Assistant. District Attorney i
Rand.
The court reserved decision in the j
Smiths case.
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CARRIE MUST BEHAVE.
Or She Wil Be Sent to Jail Fpr Si*
Months, With a $250 Fins.
Witcbita, Kan., Special?In district
. court, Carrie Nation, Myra McHenry
and Mrs. Lucy Wilhoit wero found
j guilty of destroying property. Mrs.
Nation was lined $250 and four
- months in Jail. Mis. McHenry two
* months and $150 and Mrs. Wilhoit 23
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t lays and $150. The sentences were i
& nspended. pending good behavior. The
s fTense was committed September last,
i when the women broke windows of a
jvholeffalo liquor house.
WON'T ARBITRATE j
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Castro Declores ffc Will Not Come to i
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Terms Willi the Inited States
PRESIDENT DEFIANT IN HIS REPLY j
Venezuelan Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Says the Asphalt Case Will Not !
be Withdrawn From the Courts, and
the Olcott Case Will Not be Re-Sub- :
mittcd to Arbitration "if the Whole
American Army and Navy Come to ]
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Venezuela."
Caracas, Venezuela, By Cable.?
"President Castro will not withdraw
the New York & Bermudcz Asphalt
Company ease from the Venezuelan
courts and will not re-submit the 01cott
case to arbitration, if the whole I
American a: my and navy come to Venezuela."
This emphatic statement of General
Alejndo y Barra, the Venezuelan
Secretary of 1'oreign Affairs, reflects
the spirit of the reply which President
Castro made to the recent proposition
of the American State Department for
the arbitration of the Bermudez and 01cntt
eases. It was generally rumored
throughout Venezuela that the demand
of the I'nited States was little lC3s than
an ultimatum to General Castro, and
the reply of the Venezuelan President
was awaited with interest. Predictions
of intervention fiora thw icfusal of Castro
to yield were freely made and there
v.cs much uneasiness when it was announced
that the Venezuelan government
had not only refused the demand
to arbitrate the ease, but had supplemented
its refusal with a request that
the United States declare whether it
has any respect for the sovereignty and
the courts of Venezuela.
Nearly I,wo weeks have passed since
Castro made his reply, and as no action
h??s been taken by the United
Slntrs and no further demands have
been made, the last demand of the
United States has gone the way of
many previous tequests for arbitration
?:: ! the Incident is practically closed
as far as its discussion in Caracas is
concc ned.
President Castro and his advisors
claim that to re-open the Oh ott < ns<
would be an insult to I-Iolland. a.- .Mr.
Bergo, who acted as umpire, 1". a wellknown
Dutch diplomat. They also
uu?n ma; Venezuela w dented to.o
right to have tho arbitration of tho
Hc'.ginn waterworks case re-oponcd
none of tho other cases settled under
the Washington pro'.oc tolr. shall bo reconsidered.
It is emphatically (Vnio.i
in the reply of President Custro tlr t
there "are any claims ponding between !
the United States and Venezuela. lie j
again reiterates that the New York A:
Ijorriudez Asphalt case now in tin*
Venezuelan eniivta, is a national an 1 i
tint a*i irternnfinn one.
President Castro and the members
of his cabinet take tho ground that
while the government stands for tno
i aural principle of arbitration, it will
net have a ease wrested from its ,
< curt 3 to be carried before a boar* of ,
ai kitrction.
The charges that Venezuela is nc.i
paying its obligations to creditor notions
under the Washington proteitols
are denied by administration officials.
President of Ticket Agents.
New Orleans, Special.- F. S. Mont
gonicry. cf Vlncctinc-?, Ind.. was eloct
cti president < f tho International Asso
cation of Railroad Ticket Agents
Other officers elected are: J. H. llan
nan, of Walden. Mass . first vleo pro?i
dent; C. (i. Cadwallador. aeerctary
and El wood Ramsey, treasurer. Th??
sso: iation decided to reduce the inlt
ation feo to $10 and to make that
Include the dues for the first year.
Wrecked by Dynamite.
Ulossbnrg. Ala.. Snrelaf.? "n c?:r>lo
ninn of dynamite wrecked the house
of William C'atr, colored. an ; : white
miner named Alexander. iioth non-union
miner?. A !0-year old daughter of
Alexander war. killed, and two other
children in the same family were badly
inj'ued. Tin explosive was plated
on the front porch of the Alexander i
house. A strike ??F the union miners i
has been on s.nre last, summer.
Safe Blowers in Georgia.
Thomcsville. Ga.. f neelal. ? Hafeblowers
did distruetive work before
daylight Sunday morning at Meigs.
The postoffice was entered. the store of
T. L. Johnston, postmaster, was robbed.
and the safe of the Atkinson Mer- j
cantlle Company blown to pieces. It i
bs supposed that the crime was com-)
initted About tt o'clock. Tools were
'taken from a near-by blacksmith shop '
An opening for explosives was made, i
and both afes were completely wreck-;
ed. The job was an awkward one and
was probably the work a; amateurs.,
Local parties are under suspicion, but)
no arrests have been made,
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AN ARMY OF OVER A MILLION
By Next Spring the Total Military Organization
Will ExcOad that Number.
Tokio, By Cable.?Sapan its meeting
:he Russian plan of reorganization
?nd reinforcements of its Manchurian
ir inies with extensive expeditions
'mm its own military organization.
The details and figures arc carefully
loncealed of 7/hat seems to he a plan
;o double the present army units, hut
t is reliably estimated that by autumn
lext the total military organization
>vlll exceed a million men actually employed
in the field. The fighting force
s roughly estimated at 700.000 men,
ivith increases largely in the infantry
tnd artillery, although an enlargement
n the cavalry branch is also contemplated.
As a result of the manufacture at the
rrsenals in Japan togctlp r with cnpmres
nnd purchases of guns, it is preiietcd
that this year will see a Japanese
a -i'iiery superior to that of the
Russians in quality as well as numerically.
and <t is confidently believed
hat tlte Russians will be incapable of
avorcoming those numerical disadvantages.
Wherever railway improvements
are possible they will he carried out,
when Japan will be sufficiently strong
lo take find hold Harbin and simultaneously
operate against the Russian
forces to the eastward of that city.
Ir.dt-trial Agents Meet.
Ashcville, X. C., Special.?The
Southeast! in Railway, land and Inlustrial
Agents' Association held its
ami-annual meeting at the Battery
'ark llot' l here Tuesday. This assoot tion
is made up of the officers of the
rarlous railway systems operating in
lie territory south of the Ohio and Pon.utr
end east of the Mississippi
iveir. having in charge the devclouiu
id of the industrial, immigration
* ml land interests along their respeeive
lines. It i organized for the pur:
of enabling the various members
o confer regarding general plans and
ncthods for the upbuilding of the
South. The following railroads are
t presented in this organization:
Southern Hallway. Seaboard Air Line.
\tlantie Coast Line, Norfolk & Wea<
rn Railway. Illinois Central Railrond,
liOiiisville & Ni. niville Railroad. Ala>ama
Clio?t Southern Railway, Central
if Georgia Hniiwny. Georgia South rn
& Florida Railway. Florida l'.ast
loant Railway. Nashville. Chattanooga
& St. Louis Railway, Atlanta *Y. West
Point Railway, Western & Atlantic
Railroad, Macon, Dublin & Savannah
Railroad, Atlanta. Kno.wille it Northern
Railway. Atlantic & Birmingham
Railway.
The land, industrial and immigration
work of the South is a subject of vast
importance and it receiving i.iibt active
attention at the hands of the roa 1 c rporatlona
Ir.(crested in tlie general ?lovolopment
of the country serve 1. The
development of this work in connection
vvilli raikca is has only brcn within the
last few years. <nl railroads without
lend grains had -.pnrtmonts organized
expressly for the purpose of looking
after the material development of the
cities, towns and counties through
which they run. Th.e Sou'hern railroads
were first to take up this work.
Turns' Under Lookout Mountain.
Knoxville, Tonn., S;u lal.?\\\ J
Oliver & Cnmy.any, railroad contrncti
rs of Mils city, re reived advices from
1'iOrddent Rrmuel Spencer, of the
S- tihern U nil way. nwnt ling to that
(inn the rontvact to build the tunnel
under Lookout Mountain, near Chattanooga.
on the Southern's extension
from Chattanooga, to Stevens, Alabama.
The r.rlcc involved in the contract
is not mentioned. hut it is rap*
no e<i to he 11 t'.v. in two million and
!'.co million dollars. Work is to he
!>< win at once.
Asked to K ilobit at Jamestown.
Cordon, Special.?A delegation of
Virginia citizens called upon tlovernor
Douglas; at the State house to urge
'he desirability of having a MassachuoUr:
exhibit at the exposition to ho
1 el l at Jamestown, Vn... in 1907, to
(onimemorate the rettlenient of
.lamcs?ewn. Tin delegation nrked the
OovetTior to rend a special message to
th? Legislature, remnimending portii
ipat !cri.
Attorney Killed.
. .. i \ * \ or ?uau: r ?i?i
tor T{. I.. Hiop, an attorney, m.. shot
end ilistnntIy killed. >.n! Dopu y Slieri
fi' Dunla ,> was pro it;1 :>ly fatally wounded
by John W. Willi inn. 20 mile - ' '
n| this city. The ol!i crs hr 1 gone to
the Hipp p'ace to oust Williams from
a tract of land which he had Inst in a
law-suit. When the man approached
the hour" William" shot Hipp in the
head, killing hint iuvtamly and shot
Deputy Dunlap through lite breast.
Pension Board Delinquent.
Washington. ?po?-iil. -Commissioner
of Pensions Warner has r ii 1 ten r?:r: ihers
of the hoar 1 of pens.on review to
show cause why their services should
not. be dispensed with. This action was
taken by the commissioner because of
the discovery of scions delinquent ka
in the allowance of pension; to members
of a Pennsylvania regiment, organized
in 1SG1, hitt which never participated
in the service. Applications
from members or Mercer's hi;, ;ck.
New Jersey National Guard, in which
the panic clrrumsmnrtts control, have
also been allowed.
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HER BIGGEST SHOW
New York's Most Colossal Playhouse
Opened to the Public
THE OPENING OF THE HIPPODROME
i Play Hcusc Unique in the Amusement
World For Its Size and the Character
of Its Performances, is Christened
by a Standing Room Audience.
Now York. Special.?The Hippodrome.
Now York's newest and largest
place of amusement, was opened to
the public Wednesday |nigbt, under
llie management of Thompson & Dundy.
and every on? of the 5,200 seats
were taken, some of them having been
bought at high premiums, and wher- .
ever there was standing space, it was
tilled.
Tlu< Hippodrome stage Is remarkably
large, and at times was ''"owded.
Hundreds of persons and many animals.
including elephants and horses,
were in view at one time, making a
very animated and picturesque stage
scone. The circus specialties introduced
v. ere unusually good.
The Hippodrome is unique in tho
amusement world, both in ;he great
fixe cf the playhouse and hi the character
of the entertainment, it offers.
The management frankly admits
that the whole great enterprise is experimental.
It is an entirely new
venture, in every way, and Is about
the most elaborate entertainment ever
.Vt? mnte.l under one roof, combining
as it does a dash of everything except
grand opera and tragedy. It is a -spectacular
drama, a circus, musical comedv.
vaudeville and menagerie, and
tie highest priced seat Is $1.5?. Anotner
feature is the reserving of every
sea' in the house, from the 25
cents gallery to the boxes. Tho buildin;;
occupies the block on tho east
side i f :? :>.;!! avenue between Fortythird
end Forty-fourth streets. a distant
i ' 2t?> feet, and extends back
toward Fifth avenue 240 feet. it. is
of brick, marble and steel construction
Ru.l architecturally is very handsome.
It'r. capacity is ">.200 u'nd its Interior
arrangements present many features
novel in this country. Behind fourteen
tows of orchestra seats are tlie stalls
! and tli n a line of boxes encircling tho
| promenade, and in these buiokinir is
permitted. The stage is 200 feet betv.'ton
walls atvl has a total depth of
110 feet. A better idea of its size may
be obtained from the fart that the back
drop curtain of the Hipperdrome is 85
by 200 foot, while the average playb.oiu.o
curtain is 25 by 35 feet.
President Has Fine Sport.
Frederick, 01<la., Special.?Wednesday
was an ideal day for President
Roosevelt and bis party in the big Pasteur
reserve. '1 be weather has been
tool and oloudv. The party goes out
at 0:30 cnch utornlng ;fhd returns to
ramp about 11 o'clock for dinner. Fresh
horses are saddled by attendants and
a new start is made at 1:30 in tho afj
tern: or.. One of the diversions of the
r.mp v.as a series of foot races in
which the President participated. !
The dors are so accustomed to purruir.g
wolves that they left off chasing
a wild cat when a wolf was scented.
In one of the runs a wolf was chased
o\'v r the hills and across creeks and
thiouyh timb r for ten miles. The pace
was fast and when the wolf was captured.
there were only four of the party
within sight of the animal?Bob
Purr, tt Ouy Wagner and John Abernathy,
three old cow-boys, and Pre*.
iilrr.t Roosevelt. j
Saves Others By Confession.
Jacksonville. Fin., Special.?Ishanl
Kdwards. w'.?> i. confined here with
two other r. s. unuer eentence of
<i< at !i for i bo i.un der of School Superiri;
ndcii? X. \V. Kppes. near Tnllahas"
- last \ugusf has confessed the
crime, declariiu: that Caldwell and
l.nrkln. th?- oilier negroes, are innocent
p:i i were not connected with the killirr.
The trio were convicted of murder
in the first degree nt the last, term
of the rlr. nit court and rprelved the
lcafh scut- ;i e. The confession was
m de public and it ir. believed that it
will reran i in me rcicasu 01 ijurmn
and Caldwell.
Many Reported Dead.
Vii kshr.rer, M!? :?.. Special.?Many
persons an- reported to have been killed
n::d injured in a wreck on the Yazoo
<fc Mi iv.sippl Valley Railroad,
fourteen miles nrrth-of here, at midnight.
The northbound fast passenger
train and the southbound passenger
are reported to have collided. All
I !iv rianr. in 'he city have been called
to the t one of the wreck.
Gen. G. F. Grant Dead.
Baltimore. Special.?Gen. .1. F. Grant,
Grand Sr? rotary of the Sovereign
Grand Lcd^e of Odd Fellows in the
United States, died Wednesday at tho
1'nion Proteatant Infirmary, where ho
was operated on about four ^oeko ago
for n serious internal affection. In
accordance with the wishes of Secretary
Grant, the funeral services wer?f
very simple. The funeral took place
Tn'.!r.?iay :u his residence In tins city,
and the f.tnerai party left over the Unllimoro
atvl Ol'^i railroad for his old
j home in Peter. Uurs, Ky where tht^
\iOiiy 'vap 1
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