Evening Star Newspaper, July 30, 1898, Page 24

24 USED AS A DISGUISE Criminals Who Seek to Hide Them- selves in Uniform. a ENLIST IN THE ARMY OR NAVY Stories of Men Who Have Tried It and Failed. SOMETIMES ITSUCCEEDS ‘Written for The Evening Star. It has been shrewdly suggested that the alleged murderer, Funk, may have taken on in the army or navy. The advantages of the two military outfits as hiding places have been often appreciated and grasped by criminals of note. The hand of the civil law reaches far, but it has generally lap- ped over and above the military establish- ments. Only since the beginning of the present war have detectives in search of criminals arrived at the knowledge that the craftiest of evil-doers prefer the disguise of a uniform to the seclusion of the remotest and presumably the safest huddle of shacks dignified by the name of a town. When the Klondike craze began there was a scramble thitherwards of a great number of men whose most Important immediate business was to flee from the law. Tue Klondike, however, is no longer a haven for crim- inals, for the reason that the region is now infested with American detectives who per- ceive opportunities to earn big rewards by remaining in that country. In other coun- tries the army has for centuries past been the refuge of law-evaders. Up to forty ars ago, When the French were at the height of their endeavor to do business the Arabs at the point of the saber, h army in Algeria was the soft spot made for by most of the famous rench crimina’s. This thing wore ou however. The irench police became firm! rooted to the habit, when they failed im- mediately to apprehend a murderer 6n a seale, of shrugging their shoui- murmuring, “Chasseurs d’Af- and when a considerable de; ment of the Paris police establish: transferred to Algiers, the di the ranks of the chasseurs reached aston- ishing figures Where Funk May Be. If Funk has enlisted—and this is a con- ture worthy the attention of the Wash- mn po has probably exhibited ient to go into the navy discretion Overboard. He has already had and left it between sort of discharge in ad. In the jumbling nts during a state of war sol- vorately distributed, and Ir army Funk would be exceedingly lkely to meet up with one or more of his . This would make mer comrad knew serter. They would But if they had heard that he had added the civil crime of murder to that of ¢ rtion, the sentiment mer swaddiecism would not save Funk. mer comrades would corral him and im up b the officer of the guard ie ¢ —— double time that Funk ed to. er mareh: Discovered In Uniform. ha’ been There various cases ein no in our ble cil erim- red in the uniform > or other of the layouts. Eight years of one of the big real estate cisco went out to lunch- inals have been dis. he firm toox a covered that 000 in cath, shy a matter of $¢ further discovered—he had races. The police sys- f California was Immed!- ion and the co-opa.- ther American police system of Mexico was requested. It was d taken one of the Pan- ded at one of the min Ad countries and a blank look i hen it was figured that he have gone to Honolulu, and thence san. A favored detective was sent on asurable junket, but he had uo pris- urned to San Francisco, own. It was decided th: in police parlance, a “w. g. guy,” and that his ab- longed. ger members of the real ye red, four or five montas nch leave of the cashier, to er whom he knew at th The naval officer was at- ying at the Mare ‘Come up and take said the @ man, and on wing Sunday forenoon the real es- up to the yard, thirty miles hadm@ jolly afternoon of it with a. Li the showing and 3 of Mexi o or Central America. those to ancisco yard, took him aboard the Independence, to show him re knocked into shape. ndence, several hun- fine trencher- of mess tables housed-over The officer passed fore and the real estate t the receiving ship feed i enough to induce . Then there was a luty at the long row: main deck of the o as the supper hour. n wh in the water when the poral at the gangway had his and a bluejacket was seen - oss the stream in the direc- Vallejo, the town across from the Tried to Escape. board!” was shouted all over frigate, and in a jiffy the crew of er was in the boat and she of to the rescue. The swim- didn’t want to be rescued. t made the Vallejo docks utter pulled alongside of him, 2 struggled furiously when the cox’un @ couple of seamen hauled him into the He saw that the proposition was too however, when the cox’un gave him > or two With a boathook, and he sat in the stern sheets for the remainder ® trip across to the Independence’s ove r and the real estate man stood orm at the top of the gangway, ig the scens. tined chap desperate to probably,” said the officer. the steam cutter pulled alongside gway. . I guess not,” sald the real estate n when he had a look at the counte- » of the prisoner in the stern sheets of at. “That's our cashier, who did our to the tune of $65,000. "We've spent er $10,000 trying to find him. He ave seen mé come aboard here, and became scared.” n¢ Man was taken to San Francisco, ried agd got a long term at San Quentin. it was @ foolish move on his part to scram- ble into the water yyher: he became aware of the presence of the Ses | estate member of the firm he had defrauded, fe would probably not have been disco: had he remained quiet and dono a hit of manipy- lating, such as bending his Anterest- edly over his plate when the real estate mah approached him. Guilty of Murder. More than a dozen years ago the old Richmond pulled into the harbor of New Orleans. It was during the world’s expo- sition at New Orleans, and the languid southern city was fillled with detectives from all parts of this continent. The day after the Richmond dropped her mudhook in the harbor, the gangway was thrown down to ship Visitors. Hundreds of them went over the ship’s side. One of the ship visitors was the well-known detective, Hei- dleberg, of New York cjty. The detective had simply gone aboard the ship out of curiosity—not because he fancied he’d find any business in his peculiar line. He was taken in hand by one of the young watch and division officers. The two men were standing on the poop, looking forward, when Heidleberg gave a start, and then, to cover it up, he turned facing aft, and said to the young officer: “That young. fellow shining the brass bridge rails—what name is he shipped un- der? The officer, somewhat surprised, gave the man’s name. “One of the best seamen aboard,” he added. : “Yes, he ought to be a pretty good sea- man,” said the detective. “He put in five years aboard a merchant ship in the China trade, and when he got back to this coun- try, over two years ago, he went to a town in western New York and caved his oid uncle's skull in with a meat ax for the sake of a few hundred dollars, which he didn’t get, after doing this bit of bad work for it. He's e good find.” The officer was amazed. “The mildest - mannered _ bluejacket aboard,” said he. “You must have this mixed."" “I fancy not,” said the detective. “I had a look at his photograph no later than yesterday afternoon, when I was packing up my collection. I spent a month search- ing for this man at the time, too, you know. I'll take him as soon as I get the papers.” The officer took Heidleberg to the skip- per and the story was repeated, as greatly to the commander's surprise as it had been to the deck officer's. Sawed Through the Bars. “Of course, when you get your papers, you'll have to have him,” said the skipper. “But the thing truly astonishes me. The man is a first-rate man-o'-war's man, and I had him in mind for a chief petty officer's rate.” Heldleberg went ashore to do his tele- graphing with the New York authorities. Tr aman went very white when he was taken by the ship's chief master-at-arms to the mast, and then ordered to be con- fined in double irons in the solitary brig. “What for, sir?” asked the seaman. “You'll learn that later, my man,” said commande ‘I hope there'll be a ke discovered. man knew that there was no mis- take. It is a hard matter to saw through double irons, but he did it during the first night of his confinement. It is harder still to saw through the perpendicular bars that run up and down inside the round port hole of a solitary brig. This aiso the seaman did. He was a slender man, else he could never have gimleted himself through that sixteen-inch port hole. But he did it all right. How he contrived to let himself into the water, a good fourteen feet from the solitary brig port hole, with- out making a splash sufficient to attract the attention of the night-touring ship's corporal, was another mystery. ‘This also he accomplished. Then he swam ashore to the New Orleans docks, and, for all the civil, military or naval authorities know to the contrary, he is going yet. When the master-at-arms opened the solitary brig at all hands the next morning he found the sawed double irons and the sawed port- hole bars. When Heidleberg appeared aboard the ship that morning with his necessary orders “to hold” from New York, the young officer with whom he had talked the day before met him at the gangway. “I guess that was your man, all right,” said the officer. “He has done a neat bit of ship jumping. A Dishonest Servant. A luncheon was given aboard one of the ships of the North Atlantic squadron, an- chored at Newport, three summers ago. About a hundred of the well-known soclety men and women of that resort attended the man-of-war luncheon, which was given in the spacious mess room of the ward room officers. To reach the mess room the guests passed through an opea line of natty mess room attendants, drawn up on the quarterdeck. As ine party of guess passed along through this open file of “strikers,” one of them, a characteristic- locking English servant, suddenly dropped out of the line of man-of-war servants and retreated forward at a lope. The offi- cer of the deck observed the move. When the guests had all passed into the mess room the officer of the deck sent for the mess room attendant who had so suddenly abandoned his mates. “Why did you fall out?” asked the of- cer. “Don't you know enough of duties to perceive that you're especially needed today to walt upon ship's guesis'” m sick,” said the mess ettendznt. very well; go aft and see the surgeon below and get yourself attended to, and then report immediately in the mess room. The ship is already short-handed in mess attendants.” The English ship’s servant, with many arxious iooks aft into the mess room the mi The while this colloquy was going on, hastened Sawed the Bare. to get off the main deck. He went aft, saw the surgeon and reported himself out of gear. The surgeon examined the man ingering, my man,” said the surgeon to the cockney striker. “Don't try to shirk work aboard this ship. You are liable to get Into trouble at that game. Report yourself to the officer of the deck as fit for duty at once.” The Arre: There was nothing for it but to obey. The mess attendant was sent into the mess rcom to help wait upon the ship’s guests. He went to the gally up forward with the procession of mess attendants after the soup, and then the procession of soup plate bearers went uft to the mess room in close file. Of course, the guests looked up at tris natty parade of strikers. As the Erglish mess attendant stepped under the Untel of the mess room door one of th matrons at the table gave a bit of a shrill scream. The cockney dropped his soup plate and ran forward. “The man that robbe Catch him! Catch hi ed matron. “Which one, madame?” inquired one of the officers. “The cockney,” she sald. “He was our second man. Six months ago, at our town me of my jewels! exclaimed the ex- house, he went through the jewel chests while we were out, and stripped us of everything. The mess attendants were lined up at tho word of the gangway bo’sun's mate, but the cockney was found to be not among them. The chip's corporal found him be- low, hiding in an empty bunker. He was a grimy-looking ship's striker when he was hauled aft and identified by the robbed ma- tron. That matron could not be conyinced by the officers of the ship that all hands forward were not robbers and cutthroats, and she kept an eye on the bluejackets, to their t amusement, during the remain- der of her stay aboard. The cockney thief was turned over to the civil authorities fe ponies but he didn’t give up = e jewelry, Although wa cers are stil avinged that he had no Gtapoaed. of ani of it. @ thief is still doing time, an he will probabl nder the gewgaws, if he has them, Getore e is turned loose. Fooled the Detective. A few years ago a Chicago detective ap- Prehended in Omaha a young man who belonged to a gang of firecbugs—men who made a business of burning down houses for the insurance thereon. The detective met the man face to face on Market street, and the criminal put his hands up without any ado whatever, for he was a profes- sional ¢riminal, and he knew he was prop- erly nailed. “Well, I've kept out of the hands of you people two years longer than I had any eg to,” eaid the prisoner to the detec- ive. “How’s that?’ inquired the detective. ‘Well,” said the firebug, “after that last big job, two years ago, I jumped Chicago Ts a | ri Dropped His Soup Plate. and went to Detroit. I got pretty hard up against it in Detroit, and you people were pretty hot after me, too. So I went gut to Fort Wayne and took on in the 19th In- fantry, intending to stay only until the job blew over. About a month after I took on, your fly man’’—and the prisoner named the crack detective of Chicago— “was out at Fort Wayne to see the outfit go through guard mount. I don’t know who he may have been after out there, and he may have been after me, at that. But I know that we passed in review, I was only fifteen feet away from him, and I looked him right in the lamps, and he piped me off just as hard, and still he didn’t get next to me. Yet he collared me for my last job before that, and saw to it that I did my stretch at Joliet. He knew me perfectly well, and he must have been in a trance.” Ss RACE WITH LOCOMOTIVES. Many Wild Animals Make a Trial of Speed at Night. From the Pittsburg Post. Running through the forest and swamp lands of Ohio and Indiana the engineers and firemen who watch ahead of the great engines that haul the flying express trains see many wild animals dashing along the track, and frequently denizens of the for- ests are run down and the trackmen find their mangled remains in the morning. Coons, wildcats, rabbits, and sometimes wolves, are caught by the fast flying lim- ited trains, and even sly reynard, with all his cunning, {s often ground up under the wheels. For many miles the Baltimore and Ohio, Fort Wayne and Lake Shore roads run through a wild swampy woodland country in Western Ohio and Indiana. These dense- ly-wooded swamps are almost impenetrable, and they harbor nearly all kinds of indig- enous wild animals and birds. In the moonlight or by the aid. of the headlight the animals can be seen scampering across the tracks, and often the foolish rabbit takes to the middle of the track between the rails and races the locomotive for miles until he plunges into a culvert or a bridge. “It nas occurred to me several times in my railroad experience,” said the old en- gineer, “that the American skunk can make himself conspicuous longer and louder than any other living thing. Frequently as we fly along sixty miles an hour through the gloom of night, a little wobbling body dark and gray is seen by the giare of the headlight running diagonally across the track. The animal may possibly by quick action and a skillful maneuver escape the wheels, and distartly our nostrils are sal- uted with an ovcrpowering scent which al- most makes us faint. We are 200 yards away from the cause cf the smell in an instant, but it clings to us for miles, and the passengers in the cars who are awake wonder what kind of oil is burning in the supposed hot boxes. If we happen to kill the little animal his memory clings to us still for at least five miles.” One night a few weeks ago as the flying fast mail on the Lake Shore was making up lost time across the Indiana swamps, a big red fox dashed out ahead of the lo- comotive and took the straight, level track right ahead of the train. In another in- stant a great black and tan hound with his tongue protruding, and his long, lank body stretched out at full speed, took the road- bed just fifty feet behind the fox. More steam was turned on, and with their heads cut the engineer and fireman watched the contest of speed. It was a grand race be- tween the two animals, with the mighty engine coming close after them sixty-five miles an hour, and the headlight showing the fleet fox straining every limb and mus- cle, and hls enemy slowly falling behind. ‘The old hound appeared to know that there was danger in his rear and took to the westbound track, and in another minute the rushing train went past him, but the fox, taking advantage of the complication, disappearcd in the woods again. On the Pennsylvania railroad east of Al- toona a few weeks ago the track inspector found the remains of a wildcat on the track, and on the Philadelphia and Erie away up beyond Lock Haven last winter a large black bear ran out in front of a freight train and was killed. Deer are of- ten seen crossing the Philadelphia and Drie tracks in the Pennsylvania mountains, and in the wild, lonesome places where the trains stop for water if the attentive pas- senger who is awake will put. his head out of the window and listen he will hear the scream of the panther and the hooting of the owl. —_—_—__+-e+___. GERMANY’S NAVY AND OURS. A Comparison is Not at All Unfavor- able to Us. From the St. Paul Dispatch. ‘The London Spectator offers an encour- aging word, in the possibility of trouble with Germany, when it says: “As for the German and American na- vies, there can, of Course, be no compari- son. The Germans are fine sailors and brave men, but the naval struggle between the United States and Germany would be very short and very complete.” Which is an emphatic way of saying thet the American navy is much superior. We find, on examination, that this opin- ion of the Spectator is amply borne out by the facts. Germany has 31 armored ships, while the United States has 33, the Ger- mans being armed ae 422 guns, while the Americans have 631. We have 38 un- armored cruisers to their 82, ours having 551 guns to their 460. Only in torpedu boats do they excel us, in the ratio of 10 to 1, but there need ke no fear on that score, after the recent practical demon stration that a torpedo boat is no match for the most insignificant crulser whose guns are well served. As a general indicay tion of strength, take the total number of uns in the navies. The Germans have 232, the Americans 1,640. For an indication of the quality of the ships, compare our armored ¢ruiser Brook- lyn with the Fuerst Bismarck: Both have about the same length and beam, but the Pismarck is 1,200 tons heavier, though It has 4.700 tess horse power. Consequently, the Brooklyn is swifter, making 21.9 kno to the Bismarck’s 19. ‘The armaments the two are probably about equal. But Brooklyn has a coal capacity of 1,750 tong, to the Bismarck’s 1,000. That last item, with the speed, settles the question of s1 Derlority in favor of the United States ship. If William wants to test his navy, let him do it. 2a “Want” ads. in The Star because the bring answers. be ws THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1898-24 PAGES, THINGS ; THEATRICAL Only Two Placts of Amusement Open ‘Now. GRAND OBERE AT GLEN ECHO The Jaxon Gompany Will Open Monday in “Faust.” SOME INTERESTING GOSSIP Glen Echo and the Roof Garden have furnished the only city amusements this week. At the former place Bob Downing has given a condensed version of “Tho Gladiator,” wich has won decided ap- plause and has been the chief attraction of the program. Downing is in splendid condition, and is looking better than for many seasons. Next week the Glen Echo management will return to opera, and grand opera at that. The Jaxon company, while it has not been_heard in this city, has a good reputation, and its people are well known. A good performance may be anticipated. Speaking of his going into vaudeviile, Bob Downing said the other night: “When my agent first approached Keith the latter said that he didn’t know how ‘The Gladia- tor’ would go in hot weather. He was confident it would take in the winter, but with the thermometer up in the nineties he wasn’t sure if the people would like tragedy. He finally said he would try it for a week. The first night surprised him, and it was also a surprise to me. You see, I have condensed the whole play into one act, and the audierce gets the best of all the work in half an hour. I got a splendid reception, and at the close the whole house just rose up. and cheered. Keith said, ‘That's all right; it's a great big go;’ and I played his whole circuit with great suc- cess. “Perhaps,” he continued, ‘‘you think it’s fun to play ‘The Gladiator’ in this temper- ature; but it isn't. It's awful hard work, and when the curtain goes down the per- spiration is.Jjust pouring off me as if T had been fished out of the river. “What are my plans for next season? They are not completed yet; but I shall have a good company, and probably pro- duce a new play, which I consider a very strong one.” The timely gaudiness of the New York Casino's “Yankee Doodle Dandy’ is per- haps its chiefest recognized charm. It is also timely in application, and, what is of commercial importance, it is ‘first in the field of the patriotic entertainments that are looming up in the distance to inundate the stage during the approaching new season. The piece is accordingly the invi ing forerunner of the gathering host. Though light in texture and gaily simple in hues, “Yankee Doodle Dandy” has been the most difficult in exploitation of the many burlesques undertaken by the man- agement. The theme was prolific of pitfalls for the projectors. That they escaped them all the plaudits of their crowded houses would seem to bear gratifying testimony. Mile. Anna Hela, who returns from Eu- rope early in August, recently appeared at the Gaiety, Paris;in a special performance, arranged by herself in aid of the Red Cross rellef for wounded American soldiers. The general prediction in theatrical cir- cles is that Viola Allen, in Hall Caine’s “The Christian,”: will make one of the reatest hits on record in American stage istory. This prediction is based on two known facts—Miss: Allen's great talent and populerity as an actress, and on the merit of the play. eilfy one who has read the manuscript “The Christian” is enthu- siastic over {ts wonderful dramatic poss bilities, its literary excellence and its sin- cerity in its-portgayal of human nature. “The Christian” will be presented in five acts. The scenery will be very impressive. The first sceme will picture the ruins of Peel Castle, Isle of-Man; the second, saloon of Coliseum Music Hall London; the third, club room of the Ghurch of St. Mary Mag- Soho, and ‘the fourth, Glory’s ent in Clement's Inn, London. The fifth scene is the samie as act third. “The Royai Box” will be first presented this season at the Columbia Theater in Brooklyn Borough commencing Monday, September 5. On September 12 Mr. Charles Coghlar and his company will enter on a four weeks’ run at the Fifth Avenue Thea- tet, Manhattan Borough. October 10, ‘The Royal Box" will be presented at the Na- tional Theater in this city, and October 17, at Ford’s Theater, Baltimore. “In Old Kentucky” will enter upon its sixth season early in September under the management of Jacob Litt. This now fa- mous play, which is known through almost every city, town and hamlet in this coun- try, has been one of the mogt successful pieces of theatrical property the American stage has ever known. Mr. Litt still re- tains the original Pickaninny band, which haa become identical with the production, and it goes out the coming season with a lot of new scenery and effects. The com- pany engaged is reported to be a very strong one. Marie Wainwright will continue under the management of Jacob Litt the coming season, presenting the successful melo- drama, “Shall We Forgive Her,” and also will occasionally present “East Lynne.” The demand for this good old sterling play is so great that Mr. Litt was induced to put it into Miss Wainwright's repertory as @ matinee bill. Miss Wainwright's recent tour of the country under the management of Mr. Litt was one of the most successful she has ever had. The James-Kidder-Warde combination will be seen here early in the seagon. The organization will- number thirty-two peo- le, among whom are the veteran actor, ‘arry Langdon, who for years has been a member of Julia Marlowe's company; Col- lin Kemper, from Augustin Daly’s London and New York theaters; Barry Johnstone of Louis James Company, Normann Hac- kett of Modjeske’s Company, Miss Lor- etta Wells of the Frohman forces, and the Erglisk actress, Mrs. Henry Vandenhoff of Sir Henry Irvirg’s Lyceum Company. ‘Phe repertoire will comprise productions of “A School for Scandal,” Julius Caesar, Othello, Hamlet and Macbeth. Roland Reed will begin his twelfth en- gagement at the Boston Museum Monday evening, August 29. This will also inaugu- rate his sixteenth season as a star. Mr. Reed has carefully planned his coming tour, and will during the season produce two new plays. The first, a farce from the German, which will have its premier at the Museum, was last season’s big success in Berlin, where it was produced early in the year, and I believe is still running. ‘The adaptation: was made by Sydney Ros- enfeld, and this able waywright had the advantage of seeimg it played during his recent visit to: the German capital. The farce has been named “A Distinguished Guest,” and Mr. Reed will have one of © those eccentric roles that he has made Pag Marl own. Later in the . eed, Present @ new comedy from the nh of Madeleine Lucette Ryley, Sfcg pee ow Apeclying its finishing tqucbes in Lon- don, during the sojourn of that gistin- guished lady in the Metropolis. Mr. Reed's tour will cover all of the principal cities of thé country, and in the spring of 09 he will play a short season on the Pacific coast (his first in three years), where he will present, in conjunction with his two new plays, George H. Broadhurst’s highly successful comedy, “The Wrong Mr. Wright.” Miss Isadore Rush will remain Mr. Reed’s leading support, and will be seen to advantage in the new plays. In Mr. Reed’s company will be Mrs. Mary Myers, Mabel Florence, Sheridan Tupper, Charles 8. Abbe, Julian Reed, L. P. Hicks, James Douglass and others. One of the oddest titles of forthcoming fe for the ensuing ason will 6 the comedy production Smyth & Rice, written by Henry Guy Carleton. It will be called “The Cuckoo,” and expecta- tions are that in point of theme and origi- nality, it will mark a new feather in the cap of its author, whose excellent work in the American comedy field is exempli- fled in John Drew's “The Butterflies” and Nat Goodwin's “A Gilded Fool.” Messrs. Smyth and Rice have apportioned for its interpretation the best company of artists in their forces, in which are included the principal actors and actresses whose abil- ity and entertaining versatility were the medium through which “My Friend From India,” the first of their successes, rose to the topmost point of favor. GRAND OPPRA AT GLEN ECHO.—An unéquivocal success has been scored in ev- ery city in which it has appeared by the Jaxon Opera Company, both artistically and financially. The rendering of grand and comic operas in a satisfactory manner calls for great versatility on the part of the artists engaged, and in this the Jaxon Opera Company {s' equal to any operatic organization in existence today. The reper- toire of the company consists of perhaps one hundred operas, any one of which can be produced upon sufficient notice in a manner that may be termed highly satis- factory. Every production that is made by this organization is under the direct and personal supervision of Mr. J. J. Jaxon, who was connected with the Castle Square Theater in Boston as sole producer of all the operas given at that theater by the Castle Square Company at the inception of {ts career in that city until a short time ago. Mr. Jaxson’s ability has been amply Gemonstrated by the perfect performances now being given by the Jaxon Opera Com- pany. The company will begin on Monday, August 1, @ short season of opera at the amphitheater in Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, Md., all operas being sung in Eng- lish. The first week will be devoted to the production of Gounod’s “Faust” and Wal- lace’s “Maritana,” the first opera being given Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, with the second as the bill for the last half of the week, including the Saturday mati- ree. Sacred concerts will be given every Sunday during the engagement. The first of these series of concerts will be inang- trated on Sunday, July 81. Popular prices will prevail. The roster of the company 13 as follows: Mlle. Diard, Miss Bertha Leh- man, Miss Cora Deane, Miss Louise Ene Mr. Payne Clarke, Mr. Winfred Gof, Mr. Carleton and others. THE LYCEUM'’S OPENING.—Kernan’s Lyceum Theater, which has been elabor- ately renovated during the vacation and presents that attractive, inviting appear- ance which is characteristic of Manager Eugene Kernan’s indefatigable efforts to insure the comfort of his patrons, will re- open August 8. The annual midsummer reopening of the Lyceum, which sets at de- fiance Old Sol’s worst onslaughts, attests the permanent popularity of the house. This is accomplished in a measure with the cool summer garden, which adjoins the theater, and to which the patrons may re- pair between the acts, or where, at the close of the indoor entertainment, they are at liberty to enjoy the outdoor aitractions. Manager Kernan has pursued a policy of early reopenings, regardless of the weather conditions, and perhaps has depended on the superior merit of his attractions more than anything else. In booking the Lyceum he enjoys peculiar facilities, in connection with his vaudeville house | at Baltimore. The past has proved beyond doubt that the Lyceum monopolizes in Washington all the leading variety and burlesque combinatio: and the list of attractions for the coming season gives assurance of entertainments of the highest class, including all the prin- cipal organizations and the celebrities, American and European, of the vaudeville stage. Among the combinations booked may be mentioned: Harry Morris’ Little Lambs, Rentz-Santley Burlesque Company, Bohemian Burlesquers, Parisian Widows, Reilly & Wood's Big Show, the Russell Company, Sam Devere’s Specialty Com- pany, City Club Burlesque Company, John L. Sullivan's Company, Isham’s Octoroons, Venetian Burlesquers, Al. Reeves’ Big Show, American Beauties, New York Stars, Vanity Fair, Rice & Barton's Extrava- ganza, Jermon’s Black Crook, Gay Girls of Gotham, Metropolitan Burlesquers, Irwin Brothers’ Burlesquers, the High’ Roller Company, Vaudeville Club, Moulin Rouge Company, Rose Hill English Folly Com- pany, Knickerbocker Burlesquers, Glad Hand, Gus. Hill's Masqueraders, the Gay Amazons, Miss New York, Jr., Australian Beauties, City Sports, Kose Sydell Com- pany, the Royal Burlesquers, the Big Sen- sation, Bon Ton Burlesquers. This list in- cludes Weber & Field’s famous New York successes and a number of combinations which will be seen here for the first time, but are in the hands of experienced man~ agers. The “Robin Hood, Jr., Burlesquers,” a dazzling aggregation of Stars, who have achieved success in the realm of burlesque, will inaugurate the season. : (aa eS The Man Who Succeeds. From Brains. I saw two men playing billiards. One played to attract the attention of the spec- tators. The other made no fancy shots, but pulled out every count in sight. He won the game. I witnessed a game of foot ball. One fel- low on the losing team was a “gallus” chap. He waved his hands gracefully. When his team was applauded, he bowed and saluted the grandstand. At the end of the game I heard the manager of the team say that they would have won but for the poor playing of this “gallus” chap. 3 know a handsome salesman who at- tracts many girls to the store where he works. They love to stand and talk to him—he is so “witty.” They listen and giggle. The proprietor tells me that he is the poorest salesman in tne store. I know an advertisement writer who gets many compliments for the brilliant sen- tences and witty verses in his advertise- ments. His employer tells me he is looking for a writer who will convince readers and bring business. i I notice, wherever I go, that the fellow who 1s bent on attracting the most atten- tion to himself is not the fellow who suc- ceeds. E.notice the fellow who has wood to saw, and saws it, is always in demand. ee A bamboo organ has been built for the Jesuits’ church at Shanghai, and is said to surpass organs made of metal. As bamboo can be obtained of all dimensions, from the thickness of a pen to pieces of a foot in diameter, this natural material costs little more than the simple labor, and the notes are beautifully soft and pleasant to the Pr. Sir Charles (to his cockney valet, to whom he has lent his machine to go to the post)—“What have you done to my bicycle, Join?: It makes a terrible noise.” quiet, sir!’—Punch. don’t think it makes a noise, Sir Charles, but it's the district is so ORANGES AND LEMONS AT AUCTION. How Most of the Fruit is Disposed of in New York. From the New York Tribune. Of the millions of boxes of oranges and lemons received at the port of New York about 80 per cent is disposed of at public auction. Many methods have been tried, but this proved the most successfu!, and scarcely a day passes throughout the year, with the exception of Sunday, that there is not a ccrgo selling under the hammer, New York boasts of two fruit auction houses. The most important of the two has had a successful career of over forty years, while the other, although a new- comer in the fleld, has already secured a flattering patronage. No doubt many en- terprising business men would take to the auction business were it not for the fact that the capital required is unusua!ly large. One of the inducements found th the auction system is @ cash settlement the day after the sale. When it is known that in a single day sales have been made aggregating $50,000 to $100,000, it will be Teadily seen that the auction house must have a pretty good-sized bank account to draw on. Then, again, a large amount of room is required for storing and exhibiting samples, to say nothing of a sma!l-sized amphitheater where the auctions are con- ducted. One of these two big concerns occupies a large four-story building, while the other uses three floors of another. By an inge- nious arrangement the seats are so ur- renged that when a sale is not in progress they may be hauled up and fastened to the ceiling, leaving the valuable space below for exhibiting samples. In both auction rooms the seats rise tier by tler, so that every buyer is in full view of the auction- eer. In this way not a single bid escapes notice. A fruit auction sale in full blas 1s an interesting entertainment, and worth going a good way to see. The dusky sons of Italy are still largely interested in this trade, and with their naturally impul- sive natures they make excited bidders. A large number of sales take place right on the steamship piers. The scene here is entirely difterent, for there are no seats for the buyers, ‘and they are obliged to stand in a group around the auctioneer, who is perched on a box or other point of vantage. The handling of perishable fruit involves a large element of risk as regards the con- Gition of the fruit. In purchasing a lot of 2,000 or 3,000 boxes the buyer is guided by a dozen or more sample boxes, which are opened for his inspection. It is said that human nature appears in all its weakness in the fruit business, for the seller desiring to obtain the best price possible for hi gcods shows a marked tendency to * the samples. So bitter was the fecling er. gendered over this subject that many times life has been threatened. Under the present system inspectors are hired by the Fruit Buyers’ Union, whose business it is to watch the opening of samples and re- port if the fruit is tampered with. This report is made to the auctioneer, and he is obliged to read it before offering the goods for sale. Time was when most of the frutt was imported, but the speedy development of California has Caused a rapid shifting round of conditions. New York received from California last year about 1,600 car- loads of 336 boxes each. A box contains between 80 and 3) oranges. Not more than 20 per cent of all the fruit dis 1 of in the city is sold at private sate. Even the branch houses of the big California fruit companies turn their consignments over to the auctioneer. While oranges and lemons are the principal varieties thus sold, it is found that bananas, pineapples, cnions, grapesand dried frults are exten- sively handled in a similar manner. ——_-e-+___. Fishing in the Philippines. From the New York Mail end Express. The Malay race is probably the most skillful in fishing and the Philippine islanders are not behind the other branches. An illustration shows one of their favorite ways of catching fishes which run along the bottom of rivers, bays and arms of the sea. It consists of a long raft ranging from twenty to sixty feet in length and from eight to twenty feet in width. At the rear art or stern there is a platform and on it @ little house, in which the fishermen doze during the heat of the day and sleep at night. In the middie is a small furnace in which they do their cooking and a jar in which they put fine fishes and a tank through which the water moves where they store their catches. In the bow is a cumbrous but ingenious drop net mechan- ism. It consists of two long and strong poles fastened to the raft on axles and by a rope at the upper end of the two, which here touch each other, running down to a windlass in the stern sheets. To the top of this jurymast are fastened two enormous bamboos, crossed in the middle and bent so as to form semi-circles. The four ends of the bamboos are connected by a great bag net ranging from twelve feet to forty feet square. When used the fishermen throw a@ lot of bait into the big net and lower the arrangement by loosening the windlass and permitting the rope to un- wind. The masts rotate forward upon their axles and the net sinks until it lies upon the bottom of the water. The fish, attract- ed by the bait, are soon crowding around the center of the net. The windlass is slowly turned, which raises the bamboos, then the rope connecting the ends and last of all the center of the net. By the time the fish are alarmed the ropes have passed the water's edge and escape is impossible. With this ingenious mechanism a fishing smack will often take 1,000 pounds of fish in a single cast. ——__++______ He Filled the Bill. Frem the Cleveland Plain-Dealer. “Why don’t you have a sponge to moist- en your stamps,” said the unwelcome poor relative to the business man. “Good idea,” said the business man; “you can have the job.” AMUSEMENTS. GLEN ECHO Under the management of the Glen Echo Country Club. All objectionable persons are denied admit- tance to the grounds. Gambling of any nature whatsoever ‘s prohibited. The Amusement Village, which was opened as an entirely harmless of entertainment, has been found objec nable, and closed by order of the board of governors. TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING, THE Jaxon Opera Co, IN Sacred Concert. 1, “Let Us Sing to the Lord’... . Chorus of mixed voices. 2. “Cujus Annimari” (Stabat Mater)....Rossini Mr. Payne Clarke. 8. “The Chapel”’..-.. Messrs. Burtlett, Lanzon, Mill --Mascagni Male Quartet and De Winter. 4. “Ave Maria’ Gounod 5. “Love Divine” «+s oveee-(Duet} Miss Lowrie and ifr. Glarke. d 6. “Forever With the Lord”... - Gounod 1. “Give M Strengih fo Do ‘Thy’ WI".Donnizettt |. “Give Me fo 1 an in! Butire Company. 8. Intermezzo ... eens --Maseagni 9. Angelus, “‘Angels That Around Us Hover,” ‘Wallace. Chorus of Mixed Voices. 10. “Come Unto Me" (The Messiah), Mr. Winf Goff. 11. 12. 13, 14, ““Infammatus” (Stabat Mater) Mile, Diard and Chor Concert under the musieal direction of Mr. William E, Macquinn. WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY, AUGUST 1, EVERY EVENING AND SATURDAY MATINEE. Jaxon Opera Co., Under the Personal Management of J. J. JAXON, Sole Producer of All the Castle Theater, ‘Boston, Operatic Productions. Monday, Tuesday, Wednes@ay, , FAUST. ‘Thursday, Friday, Sat. Matinee and Sat. Night, MARITANA. AUGMENTED OWGHESTRA. Admission oo nigen = = 25c. Cafe afternoon and . Service a la ce ahve kanes : inducements to schocls and s0- se tgeme 12 ___ AMUSEMENTS. S. UNION ROOF GARDEN, 36th and MN. W. REFINED VAUDEVILLE. Jy30-6t UR surpassing dreft beer wil red, hot feeling” expert ridiag a wheel. Megnificent dens. Free concert every eellext dinners at city th gt. or 14th at. pords on your st. clectric cars. “Open Sundays to serve refresh- mente LRIGHTWOOD HOTEL,J.B.Schlosser,lr0p. 529-1 Park Cycle Races Wednesday, August 3, 8 p.m» Feature—Australina Pursuit Race. Prices, 1%, 25 and 50. JyB8-100 BATTLE of GETTYSBURG 15th St. and Ohio Ave., NOW OPEN. EXCURSIONS, ETC. Avoid the Hot Weather By Going to RIVER VIEW, COOLEST RESORT ON THE POTOMAC. Two Steamers—Sam'l J. Pentz and Nstelle dall—at 11 a.m., 2:45, 3:45 and 6:15 p.m. Ri ing at 1, 5, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Tickets. at 4025 te =a ane coe ---25 cents Only 15c. Arlington and Return Sundays During Summer. Blectric trains leave 18% et. and P: helf hour. ALEXADRIA and return, WASHINGTON, ALEX. AND MT. V jyzv-12a Special to Piney Point, $2.50 Round Trip, Saturday, July 30 —ineluding transportation, ‘meals and room ab hotel. ‘Cake the si : . r. July. 30 arrive in Washing! ing beautiful vi low light. Tickets for sale by Wash.B. Williams, 7th & D. 28-2t rp ? p.m, Sum r Potomac on EXCURSION TO PEN MAR, Sunday, July 3ist, 1898. ‘Train leaves B. and P. station, cor. 6th and B, at 8:30 A.M Tickets. we sseceeence ++ $1.70 Gn wae” a PARKER'S ROOK STORE, 621 7th now. ‘ORE, 14th and N. ¥. ave. > STORE, 929 F st. nw. The only up-to-date resort, RIVER VIEW. Steamer Sam'l J. Pent: DAILY at 10 a.m., 2:15 ond 6:45 p.m. Sundsys at 11 a.m., 2:45, 3°45 and 6:15 p.m. PERSONALLY CONDUCTED TRIPS Every SUNDAY, WEDNFSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY. Dancing day Sunday concert leader. and evening exept Sund by River View Orchestra, Chris, Arth, jr Ticket -25e. Children ++. .15e. Steamer leaves River View, returning at 12:16, 8, 8 and 10 p.m. Sundays, 1, 5, 7:30 and 9:80. Family Day Every Saturday. ‘Tickets, 10c. to ali on 10 a.m. and 2:15 p.m trips. E. 8. RANDALL, Proprieter. A few choice days still open for charter, jy26-0tt Steamer “Macalester” For Indian Head Thursday, Friday and Saturday Eveningsat 6:30. Boat Stops at Marshall Hall Going and Coming. Round Trip, 25c. Dally trips to Marshall Hall at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Sundays, 11 , 2:30 and 6.30 p.m. GPSchrocder's Band. Everything first class. FOR MOUNT VERNON daily except Sunday, from 7th st. wharf, at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. ‘Round trip, 50c. Admissiog te grounds and mansion, 25¢. dy20-284 STEAMER BARTHOLDI FOR CHARTER BY DaY or evening. Rowbosts, all kinds, for hire, eale gnd stored. JNO. CUMBERLAND & SON’ foot of F st. and N. H. ave. n.w. jy1é-1p COLONIAL BEACH. War restrictions removed. No danger of the mines, FIVE HOURS AT THE BEACH. STEAMER JANE MOSELEY Leaves N +t. wharf daily, except Monday, @ o'clock a.m. sharp. (SATURDAY, 6:30 FM.) Returning 10 o'clock p.m. Salt Water Bathing, Fishing and For state rooms aud tickets apply to GUZMAN, in E. F. Droop’s Music Store, 925 Penna. ave. nw. ADAM F. WURACH, Manager. ‘Telephone 1128. A GOOD SEAT TO —=GLEN ECHO return is assured if you go via GEOLGE- RIC CALS, ct with “avenue” cars, gad avd “F st.” Ine, S24 aud P sts, E MINULES. On’ arrival at hers Chase (one fare) board EMPTY CAR GOING AST co Wash, apd Glen Bebo KR. thus secur ing good seats before reaching crowd ‘at "the cit- cle’? GF Returning, last car connects at West Chevy Chase with Glen Echo car at 12:80. jy13-tt “Ericsson LineExcursions”’ ATTRACTIVE WATER ROUTE FROM BALTIMORB To Philadelphia (day bout) every day (except Sunday) at 7:30 a.m....... 1. To Philadelphia (night steamers) To Philadelphia and return by rail ‘To Cape May (from Pliladelphia by rail). To Cape May and return (tey days) ‘Yo Cape May and return (season). ‘fo Atlantic City (from Philadelphia by rail) To Atlantic City and return (ten days) To Atiantic City and return (season) jy16-158 —< Asbury Park, Occan Grove, Long Branch. ._§4.00 Fe Asbury PrrkOcean Grove, ‘Long Branch aba return, season (from Philadelphia by rail)...86.00 To New York (from Philadelphia by rail). $4.00 ‘ew York and return (eleven days)... $6.00 bt steamers (except Sundays) from wharf, Light and Pratt streets, at p.m. Write for de- scriptive pamphlet and fbi ands at Better- ton. Tickets for sule at OFFICE ONLY. Also tick- eta to Albauy, Troy, Saratoga Springs, Newport, R. {; Fall River, New Haven, Bridgeport, Gonn.; Portland, Me., ‘ava points north. sets" to Phii- adelphic’on sale is Wasbingtpn at B. & O. Ticket Ofices. Pennsylvania avenue, and B&O. depot. CLARENSE SHRIVER, Agent, 204 Light ale timore, Md. JeB0-baer” For Arlington, Fort Tlyer and Fails Chutch--Take the F st. or Penn. ave. cars — and the electric cars at Aqueduct bridge. au7-10tf oS ataonss & Wéshington Steamboat Co. News and all points south PReceport News «Nerfolt” and “Washing: oe ton” on the following ‘Tickets on sale at 518, 619, 817, 1421 = eye sae — For farther