The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 17, 1902, Page 7

FINAL SUMMONS FOR MACFARLANE Heawaiian Dies of Preu- monia in a Chicago Hotel. Bride of Two Weeks Is Made Widow on Her Honey- moon Trip. ! h to The Cali 2dward Macfar- of Hawaii and, e, proprietor of the | in Honolulu, died e Auditorium Hotel of Mr. Macfarlane was § ago to Miss Flor- Sar wo we ur when Mr. Macfarlane ere cold, which developed The body will be taken isco for burial. e was born on the isl- s 49 years of age. In hotel property he was in the sugar plantations | | ey -_ s 3 [ o I P — [} e | IN GOLLISIONS Freight Train Crashes Into a Passenger Sleeper. LITCHFIELD, Ii., sons met day twee linois Feb. 16.—Two per- five were injured to- | collision. near here be- | nd Special” of the Ii-| d and a freight train. rkable in that the passenger was ahead of the freight t bot were moving. URNS, fireman on freight. McINTYRE, brakeman on W two Castles, conductor; ribs fractured, also | r Dean, 11 years old, | dent Dean of | ; severe cut on leg. | Chicago; cut about face a 1, Chicago; foot porter, St injured in- nan and head Special” was moving at ve miles an hour when the into the rear sleeper. It ssenger would have been er had there not been some ocomotive’s machinery. freight engine de- so thick he could _were badly | t engine is almost were hurt. | d near Gifford | m., ’ engineer | DREW, gine Oskaloosa, Keithsburg, TTON, Marshalltown, fire- , Marshalltown, fireman { passengers received slight neer Drew of the freight clear the passenger train a MRBS. ROOSEVELT REMAINS | AT BEDSIDE OF HER SON | Young Patient Passes a Quiet Sab- bath and Continues to Show t Improvement. M Feb. 16.—The three Groton school infirmary quiet Sunday, and from a of view a satisfactory one. velt Jr. continued to show spent the greater por- t the infirmary with her leave for the Gardner the afternoon. Miss went for a ride in the ng. Mrs. James Roosevelt, an aunt, ed here 1 n POLICE HOLD YOUNG GIRL | ON SUSPICION OF MURDER Florence Burns Is Arraigned in Cen- ter-Street Court and Remanded to the Tombs. YORK, Feb. 16.—Florence Burns, oung woman who was arrested and suspicion that she knew the death of Walter §. ission merchant, nter-street court to_the Tombs for a Miss Burns, who has since her arrest main- kably cool demeanor and Ik of the case. o e+ o0 Schwab Returns From Europe. | NEW YORK, Feb. 16—Charles M. | Schwzb, president of the United States tion, returned from Europe American liner St. Paul of two months, s greeted when he landed by | d mother, Mr. and Mrs. J. d his brother, Joseph Schwab, end a large party of friends. He declined to discuss eithcr his trip or the annual meeting of the steel corporation, which will take place to-morrow at Hoboken. Favors Reducing the Spanish Army. MADRID, Feb. 16.—The Queen Regent wili sign the treaty of friendship with the United States to-morrow. General Weylgr, Minister of War, wili submit to the Cortes a proposal to reduce the Spanish army by four army corps. POSTUM CEREAL. A COFFEE SWORD. The 0ld Things Would “Bob Up.” Coffee puts its sword into people first one place then another. You may Gepend upon it, if you are a coffee drink- er and have ailments in some of the or- gans of the body, that coffee is doing its work. You may prove whether it Is or not by leaving it off for ten days or two | weeks, although it often takes from nine months to two years to recover from its effects. Mr. J. W. Ashby, Mt. Alry, N. C., says: “] was & coffee drinker for 25 years. About three vears ago 1 suffered greatly with pains in the region of my heart and the pit of my stomach. These pains ap-| peared about the same time each day. “I wondered if coffee might not be the fault, so began the test of leaving off cof- fee. The pains ceased, but when I be- gen to use coffee again the same old pains would ‘bob up.” I have now been using Postum for some time in place of ENDS LIFE WHEN | her Jover, a telephone lineman, who lives | about 28 years | here about three years, coming to Seattle | for Mrs, Hiedaux. | will be disposed of after the Danish treaty | their colleagues. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1902, FSPONDENT Mrs.| Saliie Cohn Com- mits Suicide in the North. Another Young Woman Seattle Drinks Deadly Draught. Special Dispatch to The Call. , Feb. 16.—Mrs. Sallie Cohn, formerly one of the belles of the | little city of Monterey, s commlltedl suicide to-night at the Brewster House by taking carbolic acid. | Less than.a hour later BEdith Curren, a beautiful , 19 years of age, who had been employed as a waitress in a Third- avenue restaurant, took her hfe by the same means in her room at the Plaza House, corner of Lnird avenue and Union stre SEATTLE, Was Despondency was the cause of both s cides. Mrs. Cohn had once nearly a year mpted to take her life, and her ort to-night was the culmi- of what her friends and husband e was a period of temporary mental | abberation of more than a week's dura- tion. The Curren girl had quarreled with at Everett. Mrs. Cohn was a handsome woman, of age, and had lived with her husband, Louis Cohn, a bar- tender, from San Francisco. For the two years the couple had lived at ter House. Persons who were acquainted with them claim that thélr home life was happy, but that Mrs. Cohn was subject to fits of despondency, in which she would threaten to take her own life. In one of these she took mor- phine, and was saved only after the pro- longed efforts of a physician. Saturday night Mrs. Cohn left the lodg- ing-house after telling several friends that | she intended to go out and take poison. | Her husband and the landlady_of the ! Brewster House, Mrs. Jennie Hiedaux, | spent the entire night in searching for| her, but without success. Late this even- | ing Cohn went out to continue the search. Ten rhinutes after his departure Mrs. | Cohn entered the house and went to her room. A few moments later she called Just as the latter en- tered .the room Mrs. Cohn drank two ounces of carbolic acid from a small vial she had brought to the house with her. Mrs. Hiedaux sprang forward to wrench the poison from her hand, but was too Messengers _were Sent to find an, and Dr. Bories finally re- sponded. He worked over the suffering | woman for nearly an hour but could do | nothing to counteract the effects of the | poison. The body was removed to the | morgue on the order of Coroner Hoy who was summoned after death had o curred. Two hours later the husband re- | turned to the house and heard the news of the tragedy. TREATY LIKELY 10 BE RATIFIED Senate to Discuss Pur- chase of the Danish | West Indies. | 5 WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—The greater | part of to-morrow will be devoted by the | Senate to an effort to ratify the treaty | with Denmark for the cession of the Dan- ish West Indies. This proceeding will be | in executive session and there is no cer- | tainty as to whether one day will be suf- | ficient for the purpose or not, Thus far | | there has been no marked evidence of | opposition to the treaty, but Senator Ba- con has indicated a purpose of offering an | amendment to the agreement and of dis- | cussing it to some extent. What further | discussion may develop remains seen. If the consideration of the treaty be not concluded to-morrow its final disposition probably will be postponed for several days, as Senator Lodge has agreed to sidetrack the Philippine bill for only one | day. ” With reference to the Philippine bill, it is altogether probable that a vote will be reached during the latter part of the week. The Democrats have been in con- ference and have reached the conclusion that they will be able to conclude the presentation of their opposition to the bill in a few more speeches. An agreement fixing a time to vote is likely to be reached on Tuesday, and the indications now are that next Friday or next Saturday will be named as the day for deciding the fate of the bill. By unanimous consent the census bill to be| and before the debate on the Philippine bill is taken up. It is expected that a vote will be reached on the census bill after very little more debate. The coming week promises to be one of unusual activity in the House of Repre- sentatives. Beginning tomorrow, the war revenue reducllu’ bill will be taken up, with two days for debate, and a stringent special rule bringing the bill to a vote at 3 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, without intervening motion to recommit or amend- ments other than thgse of a verbal char- acter proposed by the committee. At the outset there promises to be a spirited con- test on the adoption of the special rule, as the minority will protest against the cutting off of amendments and the motion to recommit. There is little doubt, how- ever, that the rule will be adopted. ‘When the debate proper begins, there will be hardly more than three hours on each side. This time will be given to the members of the Ways and Means Commit- tee, who in turn will apportion it among The passage of the bill is a foregone conclusion, as the minority members as well as the majority favor it, the only dGifference being as to the amount of reduction and the extent to which tariff changes should go. Aside from the tariff issue, it would be no -surprise if the sensational speech of Represertative Wheeler of Kentucky an Prince Henry's visit and other foreign matters figures in the discussion, as much feeling Las been aroused by the speech. RAPID-RUNNING STREAM ALMOST ENGULFS THEM QOccupants of a Vehicle Attempt to Ford a Creek and Narrowly Escape. REDDING, Feb. 16.—It is reported here this evening that Miss Clara Bass and Guy Talbot, young soclety people, were nearly drowned and their valuable horses were drowned as a result of attempting to ford Cow Creek, east of Redding. No particulars are yet obtainable. The young folks started for a drive across the storm-swollen stream, and tais is said to have nearly caused their death, The man who arrived here for another team knows no details beyond that the occupants of the buggy were washed go\'x;xl the stream and narrowly escaped leath. TR L Capitalists Want Monterey Line. MONTEREY, Feb. 16.—It is stat- A here that Eastern capitalists are nego- tiating with the Monterey and Pacific Grove Street-car Company for the pur- chase of that company’'s line, the in- lention being to convert it into an elec. tric_line and extend it along the coast to Moss Beach, where the new Del Monte golf links are to be located, and to Carmel Miesion. It is thought here that the Pacific Improvement Company is to some extent backing the deal. coffee and am entirely cured of the old neuralgia of the stomach and heart. Re- apectfully.” Kimberley Critically Iil. LONDON, Feb. 17.—The critical ilinéss of the Earl of Kimberley is announced. | ELKS LAY CORNERSTONE OF CARNEGIE LIBRARY Impressive Ceremonies Are Conducted in the Garden City and Addresses Are Made by Prominent Men of the Order PAST EXALTED RULER OF THE ELKS WHO DELIVERED AN IM- PRESSIVE ORATION WHEN THE CORNER-STONE OF THE CARNE- GIE LIBRARY WAS LAID IN SAN JOSE. + AN JOSE, Feb. 16—With impres- sive ceremonies the cornerstone of the new $50,000 Carnegie li- brary. was laid this afternoon under the auspices of the San Jose Elks. A large crowd attended the | ceremonies at the site of the library in the northeast corner of the Normal School Square at the corner of Fourth and San Fernando streets. A resolution adopted by the Pastors’ Union a few days ago deploring the fact that the cor- nerstone was to be laid on Sunday caused some talk, and some of the citi- zens of the city evidently stayed away on_this account. The ceremonies opened with a parade of the Order of FElks through the principal streets of the city. Chief of Police Kidward and a squad of police headed the procession. Then came the Fifth Regiment Band, followed by the officers and members of the Order of Elks: About two hundred members of the organization were in line, each mem- ber carrying an American flag. Mayor Martin, the City Council, the library trustees and other city. and county offi- cials were in the column. D. F. McGraw was grand marshal. Exalted Ruler J. R. Patton presided at the cornerstone exercises. He made a few remarks upon the work of libraries in the progress and development of the people and the country. Charles L. South- gate, the chaplain of the order, offered a prayer. Secretary A. G. Mullen read a list of the documents placed in the corner- stone. W. K. Biauer, treasurer, tnen gave the box io Exalted’ Ruier Patton, who proceeded to place it in the cornerstone. I'yler August Menn Jr. handed the ex- alted ruler a vessel containing water, and after sprinkling the stone Patton placed the brick and stone in place. Another prayer was then offered by the chaplain. Past Exalted Ruler Jackson Hartch delivered ;an oration. Education and the work of libraries was the theme of his address. He spoke of their uplift- ing influence on the Eeople. and paid a tribute to Carnegie. xalted Ruier Pat- ton closed the ceremonies with a few words. The singing of “The Star Spangled Banner” by the Elks' choir and a flag sa- lute by the Elks closed the ceremonies Selections by the band interspersed the exercises. The new Carnegie library will he one of the finest structures of its kind on the coast. In answer to a letter from Mayor Martin setting forth the needs of the city for such a bullding, Carnegie donated the sum of $50,000. Contracts for the building complete have been let for $45000. Some $5000 remaining will be used in the pur. chase of books. It will be a handsome story-and-a-half structure of pressed brick and sandstone. In_ the basement there will be an assembly hall, and above will be two reading-rooms with a eapacity of 200 each. and a stackroom with a ca- pacity of 45,000 volumes. L o 2 T2 2 e 3 2 2 ool RU3SIA RDOPTS EW PORT DUES Discretionary Power Is Given to the Minister of Finance. WASHINGTON, Feb. 16—~While the Russian retaliatory tariff upon certain American goods is still in force, an effort is being made to have the Russian Min- ister of Finance exercise his discretion under a section of the new regulations as to port dues in the empire, which con- fers on that official the right to decrease charges on goods of little value or to re- move them entirely, and by which Ameri- can machinery in parts might enter Rus- sia at the reduced or free rate. This information comes to the State De- partment in a report from Commercial Agent Greener at Vladivostok, dated Jan- uary 20, which was made public to-day, together with one from Consul General Holloway at St. Petersburg upon the same subject, dated January 18. The Consul General says that the new regulations forming port dues in Russia went into effect the first of the year and will greatly facilitate the present system of levying such dues, as henceforth there will be but two kinds of port dues, name- ly, that paid by all ships entering Rus. slan harbors and the “pood due,” levied only in the Russian harbors named in the Russian act on the subject. The ship dues amount to 5 cents per ton for each ship of a nation with which Russia has con« cluded commereial and navigating treaties and $1 03 per ton for other ships. Consul General Holloway calls atten- tion to_the fact that the Russian Minis- ter of Finance is empowered to raise this raté for ships of certain states, and doubt- less, he says, such an enhancement will be enforced against the nations which have tariff difficulties with Russia. Beheaded by a Passenger Train. BUTTE, Mont., Feb. 16.—An unidentified man was run over by a Great Northern })anenxer train at Bloomberg, about ‘orty miles north of this city, ms instant- ly killed to-night. The man' s‘e’vered from the body. 3 hyadies Count Tolstoi Is Very Weak. §7. PETERSBURG, Feb. 16—Count Tolstol’s temperature is at 100, while his ulse is 84. He is very weak but is bear- ing up well. It is still hoped that he may recover. —— Artists’ Materials. ‘We are agents for Winsor & Newton, makers of the best artists’ materials in the world. Pyrography machines fo! burgl{?gtqood a{lld lsalther. Astluu' an architects’ supplies of eve: lescr] Sanborn, Vail g Co., 741 llurykel st lpm:n. TRIESTE UNDER MARTIAL LAW Troops Guard Cemetery ‘While Strike Victims Are Buried. TRIESTE, Austria, Feb, 16.—As a result of the strikes martial law has been pro- claimed here. Altogether 100 arrests have been made. In some of the trades it is expected -work will be resumed to-mor- row. A cold, blustering wind was blowing and it is snowing hard at the funeral to- night of the victims of the encounters be- tween the strikers and the troops. Ex- traordinary manifestations of mourning were witnessed. A military escort accom- panied the funeral cortege and the ceme- tery was guarded by troops. There were no disorders and the troubles are believed to be ended. VIENNA, Feb. 16.—The riots at Trieste ‘were the gravest that have occurred in Austria in many years. The original strike is supposed to have been an out- come of Socialist or anarchist agitation. During Friday’s riots twelve persons were killed and twenty-five wounded, while on Saturday four persons met death’ including the Police Commissioner, who ‘was killed by a revolver shot. Some of the reports say that more than 100 persons were wounded. little doubt that the troops There is fi;“ over hasty. Dr. von Koerber, the rial Premier, explained to ' the Reichsrath yesterday that the officer commanadi the troops was struck by a stone and fell unconscious; that the offi- cer next in rank ordered his men to fire, and that the latter were so excited that they fired recklessly, with the result that a sul. sitt] in & second-story window, and a postal clerk, sitting in his office, were shot dead. The Reichsrath unanimously voted a practical censure on Government for R_ohrmnuns the troops to fire on the mob. e Municipal Council of Trieste has adopted a similar resolution and has de- cided to frovhlo for the families of the yictims of the encounters at ‘puehllc cost. Tt is not unlikely that the Municipal Coun- cil of Triests will be dissolved for defi- ance of the Government. All of the ac- counts describe the riots as a “revolutio; ary outbreak.” T Oauses the Shooting. 108 ANGELES, Feb. 16—Mrs. Hattie L. Wiley, who was shot three times yes- terday by D. C. Kent, her business part- mer, is still alive, but in a precarious con- ldlslcm. Two of the bullets fired by Kent in the muscles of the back, after passing through the body, ’ e Bins Fave decided not to' risk the SaSEL- tion necessary to remove them. condition {s not believed to °{.'; lgg‘l.:ul: 7 From“ informa ~ ‘:-Io‘n’ é‘:l“\?a since the shoot- appears that ousy was the ol;‘ the shootine. f 1 PRI PAGIFIG CABLE 15 A NECESSITY House Committee Rec- ommends Passage of Corliss Bill. Members Favor Government Ownership of Line to the Philippines. WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—The report to be filed to-morrow by the House Commit- tee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce recommending the passage of the biil in- | troduced by Representative Corliss pro- | viding for Government ownership of a Pa- | cific cable says that the United States by | the annexation of Hawaii and the acqui-| sition of the Philippines and other isl- ands through the ratification of the Paris | treaty assumed the responsibility of maintaining peace in the Pacific Ocean. | This obligation, the report, which was | prepared by Representative Corliss, the author of the bill, says, was deliberately | undertaken by this country and approved | by the united voice of the people. It! adds: | The future peace and prosperity of these isl- | ands will largely depend upon the facilities extended by our Governmeng for the advance- ment and enlightenment of the people there. | If we are to continue in control of these isl. | ands the people must be made to understand | the character and purpose of our Gov ment and to feel the benefits of enlightened civiliza- | tion and American liberty. This can be ac- complished through the medium of cable com- munications. The advancement of our (wn people and the benefit of rapid communication through the telephone, telegraph and railwav | lines illustrates the advantages and progres: that may be achieved through cable messages: . Regarding Government ownership of ca- | bles Corliss says England for fifty year~ has been constantly acquiring, by pur | chase and construction, cable communica- tion with her vast possessions, until she | has expended upwards of $100,000,000 for | this purpose, and operates her own ca- | bles connecting her colonies. England is | now constructing a Pacific cable from ‘Vancouver to Australia at a cost of neariy $9,000,000, and in order to give her trades- men and manufacturers the benefit of this communication at the least possible ex- pense has fixed a rate of 2 shillings, or 3) cents, per word for cable messages from Vancouver to New Zealand. Corliss fur- ther says: France, Germany and other nations are not sleeping upon their rights as the people of the TUnited States have been, but are establishing Government_telegraphic communication with their respective possessions. 4 1, therefore, contend that the Pacific cable ghould be owned, controlled and operated by the Government of the United States. It should be made by an American manufacturer, laid by an American ship under the American flag and operated at the actual cost of dissemination of knowledge, the proper direction of our army and navy, and the advancement of our trade and commerce in the Pacific. The transmis- | sion of communication should be held by the | tate. The right to construct and operate the Pa- cific cable is a public utility or franchise held by the peopl Its control is an inherent right of the nation; its construction and operation Recessarily will become, for a great many years, a monopoly and should not be trans- terred from the control of the people. General Greely, chief of the signal ser- vice - of the War Department, who has charge of the telegraphic lines owned by the Government and who has given the | subject careful consideration and con- structed several hundred miles of cable under the control of the War Department, the report says, estimates the entire cost | of a Pacific cable, including ships and all possible_contingencies, at $10,000,000, and | places the annual expense at $525,000. His | judgment is confirmed by the opinion of | Rear Admiral R. B. Bradford, chief of | the bureau of equipment of the navy. A complete survey has been made by our navy at the expense of at least $500,000 to our people and a route established ex- tending from California to Hawaii, Guam, Wake or Midway and the Philippine Isl- ands. There Is no longer any doubf as to the practicability of this project from a technical and engineering point of view. In conclusion the report says: Every part of the world has been enlightened by cable lines except the Pacific Ocean. This vast body of water, under the control of our Government, seems to be the one dark spot upon the face of the earth and for the want of a cable the gem of the Pacific, the Ha- walian Islands, a part of our own country, are left in darkness seven days behind the rest of the world. The vote authorizing a favorable report on the bill stood eight for and seven against. Two members, Mann and Davis, favorable to the bill were absent, and since_then two of the members, Lovering and Wagner, who voted against the bill in the committee have signed the report in favor of the passage of the bill, sug- gesting an amendment authorizing the purchase of the cable contracted for be- tween California and Hawall. The minor- ity of the committee oppose Government ownership and favor the proposals of the Commercial Pacific Company to lay a pri- vate cable. NOTED EVANGELIST DIES OF NEURALGIA OF HEART George Carter Needham Sud- denly Expires at His Home in Philadelphia. PAURCEFOTE MY LEAVE MMERIC) Rumor That Embassador ‘Will Be Retired in April, Anglo-German Quarrel May Cause Change in Diplo- matic Corps. Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 14066 G STREET N. W., WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—Diplomats | n Washington are wondering if recent disclosures in conmnection with Lord Pauncefote’s part in the international movement to intervene to prevent war with Spain will have any effect upon his | stay in Washington. 8o far as this Government is concerned there is no intention to take action. The | State Department is inclined to believe | that there is some ground for the Em-| bassador’s claim’ that, in urging that an- | other note be addressed to tae United | States, he acted not upon his own initia- | tive, as asserted by Herr von Hoilenben, the German kimpassador, ana other dipiv- mats In their uispaicnes lu heir govern- ments, but upon that of tne Austriall Minister. Officias of tne Britisn Lmoassy say that ine british Government 1s eu- urely satisned witn Lord FPauncerote's | procedure ana has no intention of punisn. ing mm in any way. Uther members of the diplomatic corps say that the british Government must | either relieve Lord Pauncefote or take | upon itseit the responsibinty tor his er-! forts to induce the powers to take further | action lgoking to intervention after the late President McKiniey rejected the first note presented. Asiae from the international importance | achieved by the quarrel between Great Britain and Germany to prove that each other was unfriendly to tnis country dip- lomats here are interested because Lord | Pauncefote is the dean of the diplomatic | corps. Should Lord Pauncefote be re- liev.d, then Herr von Holleben, the next | senior Embassador, will succeed him as | dean. Herr von Holleben is consequently | greaily interested in the future move-| ments of his colleague. The British Embassador is already be- | yond the vge when diplomats in the Brit- | ish service are retired. Queen Victoria continued him in Washington and King Edward confirmed her action. It was ru- mored to-day that the Embassador would certainly be retired in April, but this was | denied at the < ubassy, where it is said the matter is endirely in the hands of thc British Minister for Foreign Affairs. Lord Pauncefote has not been in his usual good health for some time, and it was suggested: to-day that he might not be unwilling to retire., Lord Pauncefote's | friends say, however, that the Embassa- dor would Tegret to retire at this time, because his relief from the ‘mbassy here | would be construed as disapproval by his gt;&er?rrlnen‘! 'ot h!sdcourse in connection e intervention negoti: tion: st before the Spanish war. i it FAY MILLS TENDE:S RESIGNATION AS PALTOR | g v : | Desires to Sever His Connectioi. Wi 1 the First Unitarian Church of Oakland. OAKLAND, Feb. 16.—The Rev. B. Fay Mills surprised his congregation at the First Unitarian Church at this morning’s service by Informing the members of his desire to withdraw from the pastorate he has filled so satisfactorily for two years. The information came in the form of a | letter which the pastor read himself. In this letter the Rev. Mr. Mills tells the | congregation that he believes he has ful- filled his mission as the head of the church and now wishes to accept an offer for work in a larger fleld. ——e———— ‘When a man is too lazy to work he tries_to persuade his wife to start a boarding-house. H REV. DARING GYCLISTS AT THE ORPHEUM “The Sign of the Cross” D;-a.ws Well at the California. Atiractions Are Presented at All the Local Theaters. An unusually strong bill is being. pre- sented at the Orpheum this week. Tnere are a number of favorites on the bill and their efforts were greatly appreciated last night. Jessie Dale, the girl barytone, has sung herself into favor apd her return to the theater was gratifying to its patrons. | Warren and Blanchard aiso scored neav- ily. The former is a clever comedian. Blanchard's splendid volce was heard to advantage in a number of topicai songs. ‘The Hawailan Giee Ciub maae its mit.al appearance in vaudeville ana was warm.y received. Ten Hawailans form the clup, apd in the aggregation are good voices and clever instrumentalists, Mary Norman, the society caricaturist, presented a number of new take-oifs. The Blossoms do a funny acrobatic turn and he Dempsey and Mack company produces a clever skit entitled “A Man of Chance.” The Merrills, three In number, call themselves the new century cyclists. They are entitled to_their name, as they do monderful and daring feats on the “silent steed.” The second week of Charles Dalton in “The Sign of the Cross” began last night lifornia under auspicigus circum- stances, and business promisés to excel that of last week, which was immense. Dalton as Marcus Superbus-plays the part witn_feeling, and is ably supported by a capable company. Principal among these is George Flood as Tigellinus, Henry N. Wenman as Glabrio and George Riddeli as Nero. Among the ladies of the com= pany who achieve distinction are Miss Julia Escott, whose Eerenis is a splendid piece of characterization; Mignon Shat- tinger as Mercia, the Christian girl be- loved by Marcus, and Miss Marcella Hud- son as the boy Stephanus. Next week it will be ' to laugh in this popu- lar playhouse, when Murray and Mack, surrounded by a score of funmakers. will appear in a brand new revival of oot- ing the Chutes.” &' o ¥ Mme. Lilllan Nordica will give her first concert this evening at Metropolitan Hall. The noted singer will also_ appear ‘Wednesday night and again on Saturday afternoon. The three concerts will ter- minate her stay in this city. Already most of the reserved seats for the first night have been sold out. A large audi- ence will doubtless be on hand to welcoms the vocal star on her first night's appear- ance. % “The ‘Ameer” will hold down the boards at the Tivoll for the rest of the week. The plece is a mirth producer of the very best kind, and its lines give Ferris Hart- man unbounded opportunity to make fun. i “The Orient Express,” a farce comedy, will have a week's run at the Alcazar, commencing to-night. . The beautiful pastoral piece, “Way Down Easg” will be the attraction at the Solumbia this week. T George Ober will appear this week in Hoyt's famous comedy drama, “A Tem- perance Town,” at the Grand Opera. first performance will be given this ev e - - - Kelly and Violette, “the fashion plate duo,” ‘will be the main attraction at the Chutes this week. Ella Burt will still continue to do her sensational ride down the chutes ~n a bicycle. Gertrude St. Leon 1s on tue bill to perform her daring slide for life _ct. The vaudeville attractions billed for this week’'s perfor.iinces at the Olympia promise to be e.ceptionally entertaining. ADVERTISEMENTS. “Chronic Weakncss” -Neither Sick Nor Well. A Distinguished Medical E Subject to Semi-Starv ditor Tells How Many Are ation or an Habitually Half-Fed Condition Because Their Stomachs Won’t Work. A Way to Cure *“Chronic Starvation” and Its Atendant Weaknesses PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 16.—The Rev. George - Carter Needham, the moted evangelist, died suddenly of neuralgia of the heart to-day, He returned last week from a three weeks’ campaign. Needham was born in Ireland about sixty years ago. At 20 years of age he became an evangelist and toured Eng- land and Ireland until 1868, with fruitful results. He then came to Boston and did pastoral work in Chicago and Canada several years, but the greater part of his life was spent in a constant move- ment from one part of the country to another. He was one of those who co- operated with Moody and Sankey, and was talked of as Moody's successor. Needham wrote much on Bible themes. One of his books, “Father Waffle,” has reached a circulation of half a million. FARMERS RECEIVE NOTICE TO DISCHARGE NEGRO HELP Firebugs Threaten to Burn Their Homes if They Disregard the Order Sent Them. VINCENNES, Ind., Feb. 16.—At Wheat- land, where negroes work for white farmers, the !ollowing notice, signed “Firebugs,” was found to-day posted conspicuously: "bfc’lflco is hereby given that any man who employs negro labor after the first d-,yt n!l = tl'A. ory )nal-lxn-u.th 1“’;‘ or lan 0 an; negro, eir houses 21'1’}_;» burned after the first day of April.” ——— Takes Up Postal Clerk’s Fight. CHICAGO, Feb, 16—The Chicago Fed- eration of Labor to-day adopted resolu- tions presented to that body by the Chi- cago Postoffice Clerks” Union, urging Con- gress to pass legislation for a shorter workday for employes of the 1 serv- jce. To-day's movement is said to be the first action of the kind since the recent sweeping order of President Roosevelt in regard to the postal employes going to Congress for legislation. A e General Vasquez Is Liberated. MANAGUA, Feb. 16.—President Zelaya has released from prison General Vas- quez, former President of Honduras, and ‘has granted him permission to leave Nic- General Vasquez was arrested e-gy m January while on board the steamship Tucapel of the South Ameri- can Steamship Company, a Chileaa con- cern, charg: with attempting to incite a revolution in President Zelaya. Central America against e -—— Coasters Meet Disaster. CLEVELAND, Feb. 16—A party of seven men and women coasting down ‘Main-street hill to-night lost control of their %flfifld&lbl;‘!d int: & stg::t abut- ment of e e e at the om Bent 8t Ui recetved 2 Injuries, and Pat- rick Fallon’s skull was fractured. ’r'rf- uxhem-yau. None of the | not enter usly hurt. Every and Disabilities Is Pointed Out, An editorial in the October, 1801, {ssue of the Medical Brief, s journal publisited by and for physiciens, and having the largest circulation of any strictly professional medical publica- tion in the world, saysi— “Thete are many patients who have nothing organically wrong with them, but are kept in a weak, anemic state by a lack of digestive power. If we can improve digestion we in- crease thelr enmerzy, productive output and sense of well-being. “For this class of cases, alcoholics and strong bitters often do more harm than good, while' they temporarily stimulate and improve the appetite, if long used they bring on a re- action worse than the first state. Gastric catarrh s likely to follow their prolonged use from constant and artificial congestion of the gastric mucous membrane.” Stuart'’s Dysoepsia Tablets. are the proper remedy for this condition. Being in tablet form they are not only convenient to carry and take but are necessarily free from all alcohel- {cs and the objectionable stimulating drugs do - nto, their composition. organ and tissue of the body dependa on the stomach for nourishment and renewal that will prepare them to satisfactorily per- form their functions and resist disease. Stu- art's Dyspepsia Tablets do not simply stimu- late but they tone, strengthen and, build up the stomach, make it active and capable of cor- verting food into pure rich blood that will fully feed the half-starved tissues so they will develop into full-functioned pertection. There are many remedies on the market for impaired or ververted digestion, but none are 50 safe, so economical, 80 convenient, so effec- tive, so popular, as are Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. Whether the dyspepsia is of long standing or 18 merely a case of temporary in- digestion, they give prompt and promou: relief. Their continued use will cure all forms of digestive Inefficlency. By promoting Derfect digestion Stuart’s Dys- peosia Tablets oroducé pure biood, sound and heaithy flesh, styong nerves; make the eyes bright, the skin clear, the mind cheerful, the sl2ep natural and restful. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are easily and cheaply obtatned, for ‘they are sold at all drug stores at 50 cents a box. Write to F. A. Stuart Co., Marshall, Mich., for their book on stomach diseases. It Is free; a postal card will bring it; send one to-day.