Evening Star Newspaper, June 18, 1898, Page 24

_ 24 LO, THE POOR INDIA - The Seneca Nation Striving for Relief From Imposition. THEIR LEASE MONEY SQUANDERED ——__+—_—_ Plain Words in an Official Report of a Special Agent. -- PENDING LEGISLATION a Stalwart, sturdy, tireless and earnest, Anarew yhn, the efficient representative in Washington of the real people of the Seneca nation of New York Indians, is zeal- ously working in behalf of his people against big odds. It would require ob- stacles of an insurmountable character to thwart Andrew, however, and so he keeps steady to his task and hammers away like Andrew John. the bfg-bodied and big-brained man that he is against the barriers he finds before him. A matter of great interest to the New York Indians is awaiting a settlement in Congress. The subject under consideration in the national legislature is an act which passed the Senate March 15, 1804, and is now pending in the Hous It provides for the regulation of the col- lection and disbursement of moneys arising from leases made by the Seneca nation of New York Indians and deci: that all Moneys belonging to the s from rents and leases of and oil | springs in the Cattaraugus and Alleghany reservations shall be paid to and recover- | able by the United States Indian agent for | the New York Indian agency for and in the name of the Seneca nation. Section 2 of the pending act provides that from the moneys so received the agent shall annually pay over to the treasurer of the Seneca nation $1,000 and distribute the bal- ance of the moneys, after deducting charges expenses, among the | of the fa neca nation | er the same c annui ties now paid the are tribute disbursements ma received by him him of all moneys treasurer. The Seneca People Want It. This bill represe ntiment of the People of the Seneca nation and is due to their desire to secure some benefits from which they openly the 2 United Agent G. B. Pray w Commissioner Jones to or $20,000, whic y from th. © rivileges ten per cent h benefit of the I “It is not think they will dispute.” . his report. “that the bedy from its offi ome from th uring the last four or five years.” Some Very Plain Lan Further on, after quoting ¢ usly from the official records of the council of the tribe of April 24 to Jun 1897, he u: these words: The extracts from the record of the | ancil above therefore show that | the coun v executive officers id there is o show either | | 4 to | | i} the census was paid for by United | States, and refer you to the first quarterly | nt Jewell for | 1 business | to appre executiv imprac in which the without says jon is that the affairs of this very loosely and irregularly ; that the officers use the power place for the purpose of perpetuating emseives, and it is openly charged here ney of the nation is used for pose. I do not end to say that this is true, but certain it is that the me lot of gentlemen have been in power r describing manne nd arbi- officers of the tice or form of law for m years, and it looks very much like a political ring, with the power of perpetuation. I think the great wrong was done the people of this nation at the time the ninety-nine-year leases were consum- mated. ‘The idea of 5,490 acres of the reser- vation lands of these people being given up to village purposes, laid out in lots, and oc- cupied by at least six or seven thousand people, and only an income of about $600 a Year from it, seems monstrous to me. Where Responsibility Lies. In conclusion, Mr. Pray “The resporstbility for the existing con- ition of affairs on these reservations and among the Seneca nation of Indians is very largely with and upon the president treasurer, and clerk, who are denominated officers. Of this trio, I think the treasurer, Mr. Hoag, {3 the dominant character and the power that organizes the political forces. He has been president or treasurer most of the time for five or six years, and I think itis plain that it is his management that has brought about the conditions that exist here. He has kept his bocks neatly, and takes pride in showing them and assuring everyone that the executive not a dollar has been paid out except upon the order of the council. I presume sso, but when you recur to th nd note that more than one-half funds received have, by this Same council, been voted either to them- es or to executiv ficers I rised that the Indian pec When some poor same report for the t tween J tha onl am not le complain. ndian takes up this lve months be- ne, I8V1, and June, 1892, and notes $5,144.44 was paid for salaries, and $1,117 devoted to the poor people, I onder that he groans at the f his burden. When he notes that 5 was paid for the board of th in the same year, and only $: reserva. ceuncil devoted to the highways of all tions, I am not surprised that he calls for relief. “The proportion of money used by the executive officers and the council for them- selves is about the same all through the ars ISOI, 1802, 1803, IN, 1895, 1896, and 7, and I did not find from examin: or leara from many inquiries, that a this fund had ever been paid’ out divided among the people. Early in 1807 | struction of service wires, | bia.” Seneca people, and it !s now in the House, where it is said much quiet antagonism being aroused against {t, through thé agency of the officers of the Seneca na- ticn. Andrew John, however, is doing herculean work to’ acquaint’ represen- tatives with the state of affairs, and he has high hopes that the bill will be pass- ed ere Congress adjourns. ——— DISTRICT BILL IN THE HOUSE The Consideration of the Conference Re- port. Mr. Pitney’s Proposed System of Elec- tric Light Conduits—Free Public Library. Late yesterday afternoon the conference report on the District of Columbia appro- priation bill brought up in the House. The agreement was ratified upon those sec- tions of the bill to which the conferees had agreed yesterday, as reported in The Star, and action taken upon two of the contested items. Mr. Pitney of New Jersey offered a sub- stitute for Senate electric light amendment, which he explained as follows: “The Senate amendment requires that all electric light wires in a certain part of the District of Columbia, which are now over- head, shall be placed underground within a year. My amendment requires exactly the me thing with respect to exactly the same territory. But the Senate amendment provides that sibways or conduits shalt be constructed under regulations made by the tict Commissioners and under permits the Commissioners at the ex- Di granted by pense and for the sole benefit of the com- pany or companies owning the present overhead wires, and that extensions of these conduits may be permitted. “My amendment, instead of giving a monupoly to the one company or two com- panies, if such there be, which now have the overhead wires, provides that the Com- missioners shall lay out a system of con- duits to accommodate that territory, and shall permit any company to contribute to the cost of the construction of the conduit system and have the use thereof in propor- tion to the needs of the company. There are a large number of provisions respecting matters of detail. Some of these I have put in the same form or the same In sub- stance as the Senate amendment, and oth- ers in different phraseology.” For a System of Conduits. Mr. Pitney's amendment is in part as follows: “Provided further, That atl overhead electric light wires and poles in the terri- tory bounded by B street north, Ist street east, the fire limits and Rock creek, in- electric light wires or poles shall be erec ed within said terri and after the tion of 5 ) overhead electric wires or poles shall be maintained within rritory pole ribution xcepting, ma purpo} F provided. : Commissioners of the District of columbia are authorize undergroun foresaid, spe ng the number, char ter and location of the s:veral conduits fe the said ter which plans shalt pro- a sufficient number of ways or iu id conduiis contain the wires necessary to take of t overhead electric light and other Ss now terr. head wil and said conduiis s of addiuo nia: al ducis to ali a ent number © lor ali pr an 1 for the u: the District of C Al @ ter the or cor- poration now m™ 1 or un- derground wires in the District of Colum»: for electric lighting, teiegraph, tele] power, heating or other purposes, may in wi id Commissioner tem of conduits, sp: may the number of the present and future an iuet room “gs as S required of s company or corporation, aid Commissioners shall, after e said applicants and all other interested, upon consideration of) whole matter, 5 and determine not nearly as for the numt character and location of said con but also the total number of ducts to id in tuits, and how many of said ducts iotted to the several companies or corporations ap- id conduits, and d and and fu Commi duet room in shail be rovic sicners shail thereupon 5 plans of said conduit tem, whic s Shall be | open to the i sion and examination of | any person or corporation applying to in- | spect the same, and ye mouitied or aended by said ¢ oners as cir- cumstances 1 in their judgment, r expiration of said ninety said Comn sioners shall proceed construct said sy ym of conduits at expense of the several companies or porations to whom duct room shall have been allotted as aforesaid, each company cr corporation to contribute to the cost of ad at said construction in portion to the duct room allotted to such company or corpora- tion. The said conduits, when completed (ex- cept such portion thereof as shall be r served for public use), shall be the prop- erty of the several companies contributing to the cost of construction, in proportion to the amount of their se ribu- tions; but the use of said conduits shall be subject to the provisions of this act and to such further laws as Cong Ss may enact in that behalf, and the right to maintain and use said system of conduits shail be revocable at any time by Congress upon making to the parties interested therein such reasonable compensation Uf any) as shall be fixed by Congress. “And the said Commissioners are further authorized to ue permits for the con- ither overhead or underground, in the alleys of squares adjacent to street conduits, and for the construction and maintenance of such alley poles as may be nec ry for the distribu- tion of electric light wires in such squares; and any square located within et of any street conduit shall for this purpose lered as adjacent thereto. And nmissioners may permit overhead w ires to cross alleys where necessary for such distribution, but no overhead wires shall be permitted to be placed or main- tafhed across any street or avenue; and said Commissioners may also issue permits for the construction of overhead electric lines and extensions thereof and house connections therewith in that portion of the District of Columbia which lies outside of the fire limits, by any company or cor- poration mow carrying on the business of electric Hghting in the District of Colum- Mr. Pitney’s substitute was adopted. The Free Library. He then offered a substitute for the Sen- ate amendment relating to the free public library, as follows: “Free public brary: For librarian, 0; first assistant librarian, $900; second stant Hbrarian, ; and for rent, fuel, light, fitting up rooms, and other contingent expenses, $3,100; in all, $6,720. “Provided, That whenever said library shall be opened for public use such books, periodicals and papers in the existing 1 braries of the several executive depart- ments and offices of the government in the city of Washington as in the judgment of the head of the department, bureau or of- fice affected are not required for the special lal use of said department, bureau or ice shall be transferred as a'loan to the free public library and reading room for its use, and it is hereby made the duty of the head of each department, bureau or office in which a circulating library is maintained for the use of employes of the government to Geliver all such books, peri- odicals and papers, without delay, as a loan to the free public library and reading room, and thereafter no general circulating li- FS $300 was appropriated for this purpose, but within a few days this action was re. scinded. and the money was appropriated to the officers, as you will see by the quo- tations from the record which are incor- porated herein.” Singular Antagon The Senate, upon these unmistakable proofs, promptly passed the bill, which will give long deferred justice to the brary, but only such library as is required for its special official use, shall be estab- lished or maintained by any department, bureau or office of the government in the District of Columbia; but the books, period- icals and papers so loaned shall be and re- main the property of the United States and shall be labeled in such manner as to show such ownership.” ‘The substitute was adopted, and further consideration of the conference report post- poned until today. The Columbia Stock Company has per- haps done its best work so far this season this week in Steele Mackaye’s “Won at Last,” Mr. Barrows, Mr. Ingersoll and Miss Haslam being seen to excellent advan- tage. The piece selected for next week, however, “The Mighty Dollar,” is more in harmony with the summer season, for it is fun all the way through, and in it Mr. Barrows and Mrs. Findlay should be shin- ing lights. At the National the opera com- pany has pleased in two operas widely dif- ferent in character, both as to story and music, and that both have been creditably sung is a tribute to the vocal ability of cast and chorus. For next week Offsn- bach’s tuneful and amusing “Grand Duchess” is announced, and that should make a big hit. At Glen Echo the Parry Opera Company has been highly successful in “The Chimes of Normandy,” cast and chorus being re- warded with many encores at each per- formance. Next week “The Mascot,” one of the most melodic and humorous of comic operas, will b2 given, and it is safe to pre- dict that it will be well sung and well acted. Mr. Otto S2llhausen has been made treas- urer of the Academy of Music to fill the place made vacant by Harry Allen's resig- ration. Mr. Allen has gone to New York to assume the business management of the Murray Hill Theater, a position for which he i$ well qualified by natural adaptability and by many years of experience. During his long residence in this city he made a host of friends who regret his departure, but who wish him the best of success. Mr. Sellhaus2n owes his promotion entire- ly to his devotion to duty and to his own merit. He began at the Academy six years ago and has steadily advanced to his pres- ent position by reason of his industry, fidel- ity, integrity and ability. Mr. W. Webster Cullison, who has been with Ria’s “Girl from Paris” Company dur- ing the past season, Is back in the city spending his summer vacation, Mr. Culli- son made a good record wherever he went and now has his pick of several advan- tageous offers for next season. lam has a grievance against ywrights, and is not shy about compliment er, spoke about he here in the original production of “A Model" last season, in which she c not only the leading part, but practically the play through. “Please don't meni iL." said Miss Haslam, with emphasis th left no doubt of her’ earnestness. was one of the most weirdly awful experi- en in my whole s career, and I don’t care to recall it even under the head oy compliments on my werk. No one can preciate under what difficulties 1 unde took that part, the misfortune to t of an amateur playwright and at the same time maintain a moderate reputation for sanity if not art in acting. g author of ‘A Paris Model’ was a oman, and therefore had my sympathy. e also had some excellent ideas, al- though not the knack of presenting them in the best dramatic form. She wrote bril- lant mere cannot mi an inte panied } ction. na ply and s whele pag but she could not learn that no tion. sitter how bright, ng play uniccom- at is the difference no The novelist to the description of acvers, Which must be ene painter and player he clever writer can hold wita subtle analysis of the but the actor must exp: in actions rather than words. © much what one s on the stage, for i upon to contradict by words wi Thus me: net count, espec less uccornnanied by cing upon t for it 13 the old proverb prov: ‘actions speak louder than wor] one of Mr. It is ys as how one cquently we are actions: do ae > lines that “You ought t prompt books,” Gillette's Haslam. Phere ue direc- tions to every § 2 few American dramat uve it fs action rather than lines a play. He follow terall vice to suit the word to the tion to the word, t best play d the ights are accustomed to r plays on the stage, for a play and actions than a of sentences marshaled in regular order. nsider a tion in real life, and see what great gaps there are in dialogue. Only in ourt is the conversation confined to alter- questions and answ In real life much 1s taken for granted, implied by the manner of the speaker or conveyed it: pan- tomime. Of course, a dramatist condenses the developments of a lifetime into a few hours, and must, therefore, explain a char- acter and motives more at length in lan- guage, whereas in real life we live rather than utter our émotions. ‘It is by this mutual collaboration of rand playwright that the best dramas produced, and a dramatist is indeed fortunate when, like Mr. Gillette, he can work out his ideas and effects fn action rather than through pen and pape: There has been a great deal of mystery surrounding Glen Echo's new contralto, who has made such a hit in all the reper- toire of summer operas at that resort. It was quite evident that the possessor of oice could not‘long remain without prity in opera, yet a search of the ros- of the principal companies failed to re- veal the name of Viola D'Armon. The se- cret has finally leaked out through the fact at Miss D'Armon never appears at the Sunday concerts, for she takes the train for New York regularly every Saturday night, returning Monday ‘n time for the opening performance. From this it has beea devel- oped that she is the contralto of one of Gotham’s fashionable churches and in or- der to maintain her incognito she adopted the stage rame of D'Armon. Heretofore her stage work has been confined to concert and amateur performances, but it is said that Mr. Parry, who discovered her dra- matic possibilities, has quietly secured a four-years’ contract with her, so it seems probable that, as in the case of Jessie Bart- lett Davis and other opera singers, the loss of the choir will be the gain of the stage. And just now the operatic stage needs such voices. The facility with which she has mastered the intricacies of stage business proves her possessed of the true dramatic instinct, for since hcr opening night in ‘The Mikado,” when she confesses she was scared nearly to death, she has not be- trayed by the slightest nervousness the fact that she fs practically a novice on the stage. For this Mr. Parry's excellent train- ing is doubtless largely responsible, and he deserves the prize he has discovered and developed. The ladies of the National Opera Com- pany have got the athletic craze, and al- though there are among them some of the most beautiful of Edward E. Rice’s ranks, which means that they must be very come- ly in face and figure, they are working hard to develop the charms that nature has giv- en them. In addition to the benefits they derive from these exercises, both in health and in development, the girls find consider- able amusement in the series of training they go through every day. They have not got a rehearsal. One can certainly be con- sidered very fortunate if allowed to wit- ness the girls going through the courses they have laid out, as the performance is as highly amusing as that they give behind the footlights. They have a regularly or- ganized club called “The National Develop- ment Club,” which was organized during the rehearsals, and each member has do- nated some apparatus to the organization. ‘There are many clubs of this character among society ladies throughout the coun- try, but it is doubtful if any have so com- plete a gymnasium as that which these merry nymphs of stage life have fitted up for themselves. They are also encouraged by Mr. Kenney, the manager, who contrib- uted a great deal toward it. The principals as well as the chorus are members, and nearly every day early in the morning they can be seen going to the theater, where they don their exercising costumes and be- gin the work with enthusiastic energy. At first it was very hard, and for a while it was uncertain that the club would live. However, they were persistent and encour- aged by each other with the feeling that it was of great benefit to them, the club flourished, and what was at first work is now play. Miss Gilman is the president. There is also a board of directors, and Mr. Arthur Tempest, the stage manager of the company, who before going on the stage Was a very prominent athlete in England, is the general instructor. The club is di- vided in classes, according to the length of time the ladies have been members, and the advancement they have accomplished in the working of the different machines, ete., that are used. That they present a very pretty picture attired in their natty costumes can readily be imagined. Draw in your mind Celie Ellis on the trapeze. Certainly there could be no fairer acrobat. and then picture Josie Hart ‘punching the bag”’ or reveling in the delights of “muscle tests.” She has also for her own use a lung developer, to enhance the top note. Miss Martin’s favorite exercise is the “home bicycle trainer,” and there are few who can manipulate Indian clubs or dumb- bells like Miss Hobbs. NATIONAL THEATER.—-The National Cpera Comique Company will offer for its second Week's engagement Offenbach’s “Grand Duchess.” “The flattering success of their first week’s engagement bodes well for the balance of the season, and seldom is it the pleasure of the theater goers of Washington to enjoy opera so well sung and presented as was “Pinafore” and Rus- ticana this week at popular prices. Miss Carlotta Gilman has a sweet and powerful voice, and she: knows how to use it, to which ail who have heard her will attest. She will play the role next week of the Grand Duchess; Miss Celie Hliis that of Wanda, in which she is so well and fav- orably known; sir. F. H. Marston will play Generai Boum, and Mr. William Blaisdell, the most entertaining of singing come- dians, will appear as Prince Paul, with a largely augmented chorus of peasants, &c. ‘the scenery and costumes for this produc- tion have been specially designed and made for this company, and will add very largely to the pleasing effects of the opera. Tne Grand Duchess pictures a willful and impulsive young lady, who has been reared in luxury ‘and allowed her own way unul she becomes uncontrollable; then the usual Jove at first sight, disappointment, &c. In fact, to attempt to describe the plot would destroy the pleasure of witnessing the opera. Manager Kapley has dressed the house mosi beautifully with palms and pot- ted plants, and with his cooling apparatus has given one. the idea of a mountain re- sort insicad of atcity theater. COLUMBIA: THEATER.—The Columbia sicck company wil! next week offer a wel- come revival of William J. Floren fa- mous old comedy, “the Mighty Dollar.” ‘This was one of the first and most success- ful of the political plays, on the order of “For Congress,” -in which John T. Ray- mond made a great success, and “The Senator,” which is still the most popular play in Wm. H. Crane's company, The old timers still remember the furore which clever “billy” Florence and his charming wife made in “Phe Mighty Dollar,” but since the death of that genial comedian his successor in the role of the Hon. Bard- Well Slote, member from Cohosh, has not appeared, and as a consequence this most laughable character comedy has lain idle for nearly a decade, But it would seem, from the work they have heretofore done here, that in James O. Barrows and Mrs. John Findlay ‘the Columbia has just the players to make the characters of Slote and Mrs. General Gilflory live again upon j the stage, even if their prototypes have ceased to exist in Washington life, while ihe stock company may be relied upon to Hill the rest of the cast most acceptably. As some theatergoers: will remember, the story of the play deals with the efforts of the Hon. Bardwell Slote to push through Corgress a bill which will bring a boom in ihe Jand -holdings of his friend, Colonel Dart and he seeks Mrs. Giltlory’s assist- in lobbying. ‘that worthy dame, who devoted to the French language and her darling ward “Libby, dear,” as usual, manages to get things mixed, with the re- sult that she booms another tract owned by Roland Vance, a young newspaper man, who was formerly engaged to Mrs. Dart. The lady still loves him, but he has found solace in the affections of Blanche Messthorne, whose family fortunes have failed and whose former home has passed into the possesion of the Darts. Another comedy courtship 1s that of Charley Brood, a sporty young fellow, and Lord Cairngorm, an English tourist, who are rivals for the hand of Mrs. Gilflory's ward, Libby Ray. The two romanc2s are mingled with any amount of comedy com- ications, through which the Hon. Mr. Slote, with his pompous style and short- hand language, and Mrs. Gilflory, with her terrible French and her faculty for making ail sorts of mistakes, meander merrily until they find themselves snmeshed in a middie- aged romance. The play has been brougiit up to date in many minor particulars, {t 1s announced, but the main story and the com- edy incidents, which still linger in the memories of all who have 2ver seen the play, are retained. Following is the cast complete: Hon. Bardwell Slote, James O. Barrows; Roland Vance,. William Ingersoll; Edward Dart, J. R. Furlong; Charley Brood, John Lancaster; Lord Cairngorm, Edwin 'Mack- aye; Saville, J. H. Bass; Tom, Frank Bal Mrs. Gen. Gilflory, Mrs. John Findlay: Clara Dart, Maud’ Haslam; Libby Ray, Margaret Mayo; Blanche Mossthorne, Elea- nore Browning. The play will be mounted with special scenery, and as the scenes are laid in and around ‘Washington, there will be plenty of local iaterest both in the text and the set- tings. Some up-to-date topics, instead of the antique legislative measures, are prom- ised, and it will be surprising if the Hon. Bardwell does not score som2 hits on the present crisis and some of his brethren in Congress. GLEN ECHO—Audran’s merry opera touffe, “La Mascotte,” will be the bill for the fourth week of the Parry Opera Com- pany at Glen Echo. It has been so long since this popular opera has been given in Washington that, while everyone who has ever heard it hasisome pleasant memories of the work, ‘perhaps a brief resume of the plot would not be out of place. The scene fs laid at Piembino, Italy, in the 15th century, and the first act opens during the vintage festival om the farm of Rocco, who is having cven harder luck than the aver- age Kansas agriculturist. He has just sent his shepherd, Pippb, to beg assistance from his brother, but the latter sends only a basket of eggs and Bettina, who is reputed to be a “maseot.’t The incredulous! Rocco prefers cash to mascots, however,’and is about to send Het- tina back without thanks, when Lorenzo XVII, the superstitious Prince of Piombino, arrives with avhuriting party and carries off both Bettina and Rocco to his palace, mak- ing the little peasant girl a countess and the awkward farmer his court chamberlain. The second ac- deals with the very mixed love affairs of!Frederic, Prince of Pisa, who is afllanced to» fiametta, Lorenzo's daugh- ter, Bettina and Pippo, who has followed her to the court in guise of an actor. Fiametta takes a fancy to Pi and tries to break off his match with Bettina. This arouses the jealousy of Frederic, who straightway declares war against Lorenzo. The latter, having lost his mascot, is thor- oughly licked, and obliged to take to the road with Fiametta and Rocco to gain their livelihood as strolling minstrels. Mean- while, Pippo has become a famous captain in Frederic’s army, and his faithful Betti- na accompanies him through the campaign. Finally Lorenzo is forgiven, Fiametta goes back to her former lover, Frederic, and the wedding of Bettina and Pippo is celebrat- ed amidst general rejoicing. The cast of the opera will be as follows: Bettina, the mascot, Allene Crater; Flametta, Viola D'Armon; Pippo, Chas. ‘te Hawley; Lorenzo, Frank 3, Rocco, THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1898-24 PAGES, Geo. Broderick; Frederic, Jay Taylor or Harry Carter; sergeant, Tom Daly; Matheo, , Tom Springer; Antonio, M. Judele; Carlos, the fiddler, E. La Salles. . The opera will be mounted with correct scenery and costumes, and an excellent production is assured. There will be the usual Sunday afternoon and evening con- certs in the big amphitheater. “Allene Crater is one of the hardest work- ers at rehearsals I ever knew,” said Harry Carter, stage manager of the Parry Opera Company. “I have witnessed a large part of her stage career, for she made her first hit with David Henderson’s burlesque com- pany, of which I was a member, and I al- ‘ways thought she secured her opportunity by the way she worked at rehearsals. That soon caught the eye of Richard Barker, who, althcugh inclined to be cranky at times, was a close observer of his people and most appreciative of their efforts. He saw that Miss Crater went at anything she undertook with all her heart and soul, so when an English burlesquer who had been imported for a part in ‘Aladdin’ broke down and went into hysterics under Barker's bluster at rehearsal, he calmly called for Miss Crater and gave her the part. She re- warded his confidence by making one of the biggest hits in the annals of the Chicago Opera House during its palmiest days. Even now that she is playing prima donna roles in the standard operas, she has not become lazy. Most of the principals merely mumble their lines and walk through re- hearsals, leaving the action until the last; but Miss Crater conscientiously goes through all her by-play and dances as well as singing her part. <— S JAPAN’S COMMERCE. It is Increasing and New Industries Are Starting Up. From London Engineering. Japanese public men, who are watching the expansion of the commerce of their country, find much satisfaction in seeing not only that it is increasing at a raj rate, but that the increase is in a direction which shows that Japan is becoming an in- dustrial country; for each successive year the quantity of new material entering the country, and of manufactured articles leaving the country, forms a greater pro- portion of the imports and exports. The population is increasing at a rapid rate, from 33,000,000 in 1872 to 42,000,000 in 1896, and, as Japan is not by nature a country suited for agriculture, and already her pop- ulation is denser than that of many Euro- pean countries, the means of livelihood in the future must be sougat in industrial de- velopment rather than in agricultural re- sources. This is being earnestly put be- fore the people by the press and the lead- ing men in public addresses, and the legis- lation of the country is directed to has- tening the process of converting Japan from a purely agricultural country to one whose chief industry will be menufac- turing. In a recent number of a Japanese journal Count Okuma, one of the most distinguish- ed of Japanese statesmen, takes up the de- fense of lis country against those who are of opinion that Japan had been spending on its army and navy and on the develop- ment of its industries more than was jus- tified by the extent of its resources. Count Okuma has had experience in almost all departments of government, and he is es- pecially strong in all that deals with finance. He was called to the position of minister of finance at a very critical peri- od of his country’s history, and by his wise measures he overcame the difficulties in the way. As minister of foreign affairs he has shown that he can pursue a policy at once firm and conciliatory. In the a ticle alluded to he combats the idea th Japan is living beyond her means, and that her resources are overtaxed by the large undertakings upon which she has launched in the sequel of the war with China. He admits that victory came to Japan more sily than was perhaps altogether whole- some, and that it created an industrial and commercial stimulus stronger than the cir cumstances actually warranted; but he is persuaded that the situation contains no really disquieting elements, and that the country’s future may be regarded with hop2 and confidence. The line of argu- ment leading to that conclusion is that the development of the material resources du Ing the past twenty years more than ju: fies the bold course now pursued. Mr. Brenan states that in 1872 the whole value of manufactured articles exported by Japan did not amount to $500,000, and chat in 1806 it reached $45,000,000, or 40 per cent of her total exports. In the earlier year the whole import trade may be said to have been in manufactured article: now the value of the raw materials im- ported into the country amounts to $46, 000,000, or some 30 per cent of her togil imports. It is chiefly in her trade with Asiatic countries that this increasing im- portation of raw material is noticeable. Speaking generally, Japan's trade with these Asiatic countries may be said to con- sist of imports of raw materials and ports of manufactured articles. Mr. Bren an, however, {s of the opinion that at least for a considerable time to come Japan will not be a competitor to any great extent with European nations in eastern and that she will supply the semi-ci ions of Asia with such articles as she already manufactures for her own use, aud With others imitated from foreign pat and designs, which are already in dems in Asiatic countries. The commercial } Icy advocated by those in authority strive to attain perfection byw practice, and meantime to sell the their 'prentice hands to semi ples who are satis terior commodities. to iduous. work of ivilized peo- ied with cheap and in- tes AUSTRALIA’S MONTE CARLO. One of the Most Extraordinary Gam- bling Schemes in the World. From the London Mail. The Australian race lottery in which Mr. Stoddari, captain of the English cricketers, won £1,300 the other day is one of the most extraordinary gambling schemes in the world. It is best known as “Tattersail’s Sweeps,” and has been in existence for very many years at the Antipodes. The breath of scandal has never touched it, and the “drawings” for the bigger events are supervised by a committee of leading citi- zens and pressmen of the city in which it is at the time located. George Adams, the organizer, makes it a business to get up sweeps on all the chief Australian races, and owing to the strong support he receives, is enabled to give prizes that even singly would be taken as modest fortunes by most people. It has been estimated that during a twelve month £1.500,000 of the public's money passes through Adams’ hands. Take the Melbourne Cup, for instance. On this race the Lig sweep is 100,000 sub- scribers at £1 each, and the prize for draw- ing the horse that wins the cup is £30,000. The holder of the second horse ticket re- ceives £7,500, and £2,500 goes to the third horse ticket. In addition, some thousands of pounds are distributed among those who get horses whether they start in the race or not, and there are hundreds of cash prizes, ranging from £100 to the modest “fiver” each. On this race there will be other sweeps at prices to suit the most humble contributor. Two consultations, as they are termed, of 50,000 at half a sov- ereign each, and one of 100,000 at five shil- lings each. All through the year racing ts going on in Australia, where the horse is idolized, and nearly every week there 1s a sweep. As mentioned previously, no doubt has ever been cast on the honesty of the organizer, who deducts 10 per cent from all winnings so as to recoup himself for his expenditure and exertion. He employs as many clerks as a large bank, spends thousands of pounds annually in advertising, and now holds in his possession nearly a quarter of a million pounds’ worth of unclaimed prizes. Legislation has time after time been put into force to wipe out “Tattersall’s,” but without success. The New South Wales government, by act of parliament, drove Adams from Sydney, and he without delay settled in Brisbane. After twelve months’ location there the Queensland parliament did. the same thing, and Hobart was the next site removed to, and where the sweeps are merrily conducted now, under the pa- tronage in person of the prominent citi- zens. The Australian postal laws compel that all letcers containing value must be registered, and it has been stated that Tat- tersall’s brings £10,000 per annum in rev- enue to the coffers of the colony where its offices ‘are. A Good Opportunity to Judge. From Puck. Penholder (the poet)—‘‘Our editors are the most unpatriotic class of men in the country. Half of the time I believe they sympathize with Spain.” : Admirer—“How can you tell?” Penholder—“Why—er—er—, I have writ- ten one of the most spirited war poems I ever read!” AMUSEMENTS. COLUMBIA THEATER. TONIGHT AT 8:20, LAST PERFORMANCE OF STEELE MACKAYE'S WON AT LAST. NEXT WEEK THE Columbia Stock Company Will Present a Revival of the Satirical Comedy, Rewritten and Revised, THE MIGHTY DOLLAR, As Played With Great Success by Mr.and Nirs. W.J. Florence PRICES: frguet 220 ma Se a Glen Echo. ALLEN & TOWERS DIRECTORS Free Admission to the Grounds TONIGHT, LAST PERFORMANCE OF CHIME! EF _NORMANDIE, SUNDAY GONGERTS. Tomorrow#trsixe ar sockock. THE SUNDAY CONCERT PROGRAMS WILT. INCLUDE THE PARRY OPERA CO. ae PALS AND CH Bi ME CHESTRA. IM- GEO. TOW MEN: IN AUDRIAN’S FAMOUS OPERA COMI LA MASGOTTS WITH ALL THE CLD FAVORITES é CAST AND THE PARRY CHORUS OF ‘THE FIRST ACT OF LA MASCOTT W A REALISTIC FARM YARD sc E COWS, TU s LIVE RICES ALWAYS 10 AND 25 CENTS. NO HIGHER. ‘CAFE IN THE Open nd _evening—service a la carte. E MERRY-GO-ROUND, THE MEMMIE AMUSEMENT. VILLAC THE CUBAN P IN OPERATION ALL DAY AND FE) Week beginning June 27—FRA DIAV “BICYCLE RACES, PARK BICYCLE CLUB BOARD TRACK, Conduit Road. NIGHT RACING BY ELECTRIC LIGHT. June 18, at 8 P.M. Admission w+ Qe, BOe., TSe. Jei8 SUMMER NEW NATIONAL. : The National Opera (juris: D DOUBLE BILL, SCAGNI'S MASTERPIGCE, Cavalleria Rusticana | yyed, d =a veto ‘Binafore. | MATS. Complete productions of both operas.| Gat, Prices, | 25, 50, 75¢. jels-18tt | MUSIC IN WAR. It Inspires the Men to Be Brave and to Endure. From the Forum. To the present day, in all the armies of the world, musical war signals are con- sidered not only musical, but absolutely in- dispensable. The infantry drill regulations of the United States army give the music and significance of more than sixty trumpet signals—calls of warning, or of assembly, of alarm, of service, with such names as ‘guard mounting,” “drill,” “stable,” “to re,” “retreat,” “church,” “fa- tention,” “forward,” “quick “charge,” “lie down,” e,”” ete., besides a dozen or more drum- signals, all of which must be known to the soldiers, to whom they are a definite language, in_the sense of Wag- rerian Leit-motive. Every one is familiar expressions as “drumming up drumming out deserters,” and SO ttides its importance for signaling pur- poses, there are no fewer than five other for music in the army. A few words about each of these must suffice. Zoller, the Af- rican traveler, says that “among ail sav- age and half-civilized races song and dance are considered as indispensable aids to mili- tary training, as drilling and drumming in armies “The marvelous precision with which these primitive races execute their war sougs and dances has been commented upon by many admiring explorers, and as the value of perfect drill and co-operation is weli under- stood. music, which supplies the regularity of rhythm, is seen to be of paramount im- portance. Whea our armies parade they always do so to the measured beat of mili- tary band or drum and fife. ‘Another very curious vse of music in war, is suggested by the word “panic.” The his- torlan Rowbotham says that “all panic is derivable from the trumpet-like sound, if we may trust the derivation of the word, which refers the first panic to the time when the great god Pan put to flight an army by a sudden shout.” Many savages vse wild songs and shouts, or drums and horns, to inspire terror and to create a panic In the enemy’s ranks. So horrible 1s the sound of this music, both in itself and by its bloody associations, that it is said the Spanish settlers in some parts of South America to this day cannot bear the awful trumpets of the Indians without being frightened. It is irteresting to note that Homer rep- resents the Trojans as going to baitle with howling war cries, while the Greeks are silent, and that Thucydides makes Brasidas say: “They are cowards who think they can frighten us by their loud shouting,” thus indicating that the more civilized Greeks id not resort to this method of creating a panic. It is bel‘eved that one cause of the defeat of the Chinese in their last war was that they at first relied too much on the effect of their war sougs to frighten away the Japanese. A military writer says that the drum in the army is used “especially for inspiring the soldiers under the fatigue of march or battle.” This function of military music reminds one of the primitive custom of singing in order to facilitate work. It is recognized by the greatest authorities. Field Marshal Lord Wolseley, for instance, wrote not long ago in the preface to the “Soldier's Soag Book” that: “Troops that sing as they march will not only reach their destination more quickly and in better fighting condition than those who march in silence, but, inspired by the music and words of national songs, will feel_ that self-confidence which is the mother of victory.” The German army includes more than 10,000 military musicians, able-bodied men who might as well be soldiers. We may feel sure that the great and shrewd com- manders of the German army would not employ in times of war such an enormous number of musicians unless they believed that in this way these players could do more good than an equal number of fight- ing men. In other words, the generals fully appreciate and indorse the utility of music. Even in times of peace there is a use for these musicians, for they make excellent bands, which, at their daily parades and weekly concerts, not only edify the military men, but entertain the populace, who thus get some return for the taxes they have to pay to support the army. Summing up the evolution of war music, we see that its original function of inspir- ing terror and creating panic was grad- ually abandoned, while its usefulness as an aid in drilling, in tactics, in signaling, in arousing courage and patriotic enthusiasm, in sustaining flagging energies, and in pro- viding entertainment in times of war and peace, is now more fully acknowledged than ever. ———+ 0+_____ EXCURSIONS,. ETO. Grand Excursion to OCEANCITY, MD., Friday, June 24th, Under the Auspices and for the Benefit of the St. Rose Industrial School of Washington, D. C. Special trains wil eat 4:30 we Washingt paw. vi for ony. rain will leave « day evening, wrriving 10:00 pam. and Bal n and Returnii City at 5p ing Washingt tiffore at 11 p Excursion Limited to 100 from Washington. Fare for the round trip. including a stay at “THE ATLANTIC HO- -” from Friday until Sunday evening, for only $ 4 EF Thos: « to take advan quired to register, on or before T day, J t the offices of Jo Waggaman, 700 1th st., Wash DBC. ot: t ti Lots at Auction. crTh will be « grand a unre- urday, Jum John F. Waggaman, ee 14th St, Washington, D. C. Spend Sunday At Marshall Hall. — Steamer “CI _ les Macalester” aptain T —o L. Blake— to st. wharf tt oq —— ana kedays at 30 am, and — 2:30 pan.) Fare (Round Trip) 2 —— _PLANKED SHAD DINNER cn arrival of ——— steamer ai M M Mall, including Clam —— Chowder, & === AM aninweren thing first-class, a ee P roeder's Rand Steamer Cc s. Macalester, BLAKE, CAPTAIN To Mount Vernon, DAILY —fre vd 2:30 ission to THE Me ther jon the wns NT om- kets T VEL STEAMi« Je18-40,16 TWO | UNDA UNDA Mot AND MARSHALL HALT CO-LIMITED. S Business Men’s Steamer SAMI wharf at 10 aw, leaves River V PERSONALLY CONDT SUNDAYS Ww s {FR SAMUEI CHILDRE A few ¢ _seliatt return, To New Ty New Daily Light and c » ronte ‘iptive p F ing grout Tickets for sale at_OF« FICE O} kets to Altans. ‘Tres. Sarat toga Springs. K. 1; Fall River, New Har ven, Bridgey ‘ortiand, Me.. und pointd north. Tickets to Philadelphia on sale in ¥ ton at B & O. Picket Offices, Pennsylvania and B. & 0. depot. CLARENCE SHRIVER. 208 Light st., Baltimore Md. FOR A DAY'S OUTING Take the New U. 8. Mall St ESTELLE RANDALL, Dally except Su to GLYMONT aud return, Leaving River View wharf, fuot 7th st., at 9:30 am. Returning about 3 p.m, Tickets, round trip, gerd day of ‘asue, Qe. Children, reund tip, cood day of Issue, Ie. Je2-tt F.S. RANDALL, Propri STFAMER BARTHOLDI FOR CHARTEK BY DAY or evening. Row boxts, all kinds, for hire, sale and_stored. ). CUMBERLAND & foot of F st. and N. H. uve. Je2-1m Norio & ashington Steamboat Co. = Every, dag iu the gear for Fortress Monroe, — Norfolk, Newport News and all points south — dy the superb powerful steel palace steamers “Newport News Nerfolk”” and “"Vasbing- — ton” on the following scbedule Ly. Washington. .6:30 p Portsmouth. 6:00 pm mer, ne Tickets on svle at 518, 619, 817. e., B. and 0. ticket oifice, co 1421 Penn. 15h st. and 8 ne Fort For Arlington, flyer — and Falls Church--Take the F st. or Penn. ave. cars —and the electric cars at Aqueduct bridge, auT-10tf 27 SEWING MACHINES, WHICH WE ‘teken in exebange i lately; various kinds: all fully ‘warranted; im from mi LADIES” TAILOR-MADE SUITS FINISHED 7 the most excellent manner. “Fit guaranteed, FURS altered at reduced rates. E. 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