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rJS3K wrts...-' rt THE REPUBLIC: SUNDAY. SEPTE1MBER 9. 1900. ?7-ivwa3 IS t II t P-: 'I ul a tc tl bl P d.f W kl 01 hi! si II lir te tbi ol re ll 11 11 n! w M J: L K T C at St s dt ni ct F. I m it tr' m PC H i a. "1 y ai st C c a; W 1. a! II a r k THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC TCBLTSHETtS: GEORGE K2CAFP & CO. Charles W. Knepp. President ard Cea. ,fE- Gtwrge L. Alloa. Vice President. W. n. Carr. Secretary. Office. Corner Fe-enth anl Olive Streets. (republic urn.niNO.) TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION'. daily and euxDAT-snvrx issues WEEK. Tly Matt In Advanct-Poatace PrrpalcL. Pno Year Si Months Three Months Any thrco dayy. eirept Sunday, one Tear. rUnriay. trtlli Mipaiinn Special Mill Edition. Knndiy Eundar M&CT7ine .16.03 l.W 3.J : 1.75 1 3 I1V CARRIERS. ST LOFTS AXI STUrilliS Ter Week, dally only fi cents Per Week, dally aat Pundav U cents twice-a-wrrk issue. Published Monday and Thursdayone j-ear-ILO Remit by bank drift, express money order or reltered letter. Addresst. THE REPUBLIC. St. Irvcls. Mo. 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Onlea. 1 84,090 17 82,290 2... 84,290 is S5.340 3 83,120 19 Snnday..83,950 4 85,570 20 83,790 G Sunday.. 86,340 21 83,340 C 83,390 22 83,270 7 83,070 23 83.020 8 83,210 21 82,710 9 83,740 25 90,960 10 82,550 28 Sunday.. 85,940 11 88,335 27 83,520 12 Sunday.. 85, 4 90 28 83,030 13 83.3S0 09 83,140 H. 83,020 30 83,130 15 82,920 3i 8S.330 16 ....82,520 Total for the month 2,612,795 Less all copies spoiled In print ing, left over or filed 45.B2 Net number distributed 2,567,243 Average daily distribution 82,814 Ard said YE". B. Carr further says that the number of copies returned or re ported unsold during the month ot August was 7.23 per cent. VT. B. CARR. Strom to and subscribed before me this 21st day of August. 1900. H. M. KNOX. Notary Public. City of St. Louis, ilo. ily term expiree July li 190L WAIVES VS. ALL KENTUCKY. It is not to the credit of Kentucky's gallant and traditionally winsome Colo nels that they have icrmitted a sur passingly beautiful Kentucky girl to yield to the suit of Lord Charles Wynu Newborough, a Welshman with an Eng lish title and a country seat in.,Valcs. Kentucky girls heretofore have not been addicted to the Atlantic seaboard fad of Ignoring the claims of their own countrymen under the glamour of Euro pean nobility. They have been suierbly faithful to their Colonels, evidently be lieving that when Mother Nature had sufficiently tried her "prentice hand on men of less favored localities she then made a Kentucky Colonel and declared nun her masterpiece. Miss Carr of Louisville Js about the first to depart from this traditional Kentucky attitude. This defection must surely be due to ono of three causes, or, possibly, to the three combined. Miss Carr has either found the Welsh brand of Taffy utterly Irresistible, or Taffy is a thief of even more surpassing dexterity than Mother Goose's rhymes credit him with being, or Miss Carr reasons that marrying a noble Lord from Wales is the next best thing to marrying the noble Prince of Wales, or the triple attraction has done the business. This is a matter for tho general public to settle to Its own taste. The cold fact remaining in any con tingency is that the Kentucky Colonel gets the double cross. It's rough on the Colonel enough to drive him to drink If he were ever found far enough away from It to make a drive possible. MTSTAKETTTEoiUECT. Robert Fitzsimmons In his code of physical exercise for the general non athletic public makes the mistake which most advocates of physical exercise have made before him. He mistakes the ob ject of the physical exercise and thus fails to impait tho warnings, which those need tvho seek health by exercise. He regards the performance of some muscle straining fe.it of strength, endurance or agility as the ultimate object of regular physical exercise. The real object which fchould bring men and women of seden tary occupations to take exercise regu larly is health. The establishment and maintenance or Health, not training for luir iur- a nhvsicql fwr khnnM lw, t, ,T, .. I . v . , .. v wijc.L . kent ln vtmr l When men of sedentary occupations decide on a course of physical exercise they usually have in view as tlie ideal to be reached some athlete they have seen at work. They lose eight of the fact that health is their aim and that -large muscles are not necessary proofs of health. Many good Intentions in tlie field of physical exercise have leen wrecked on this rock. The man of sedentary occu pation who resolves on regular physi cal exercise expects too much and is prone to do too much. For a man of sedentary occupation, quite moderate exercise taken regularly huflices for health. The regularity, not the amount, is the thing to be sought. When an amount of exercise is taken without discomfort by a. man of seden tary occupation his first inclination is to increase that amount unreasonably. Then his finish is in sight. BttOUGHT TO TIME. In Commissioner ItockhlU's belated and somewhat unwilling acknowledg ment of the authenticity of his now fa mous Shanghai Interview there Is found additional proof of the truth that Hews-, paper correspondents of reputable stand ing are not given, to heading out bogus Interviews or fake news. It Is evident that there lias been con siderable pressure brought to bear on Mr. Rockhill to compel him to deny his utterances as cabled to this country by aa Associated Press representative," Tho Interview was a hit embarrassing to the administration what more natural than to discredit it? And at tirst Mr. ltoek hill attempted to do this, hut ho has now apparently seen the error of his ways. It is remarkable, however, that Mr. McKlnley's Commissioner Is Ktlll unable to lie entirely frank In dealing with this matter. After tirst denying flatly that he had given the interview credited to him, he says reluctantly that ho did talk with a. correspondent for the Associated Press at Shanghai, but that he did not know lie was talking for publication. Inasmuch as the correspondent viMted Mr. Uockhlll in the db-tlnct capacity of a representative of the Associated Press. and in that capacity asked him for his views on the Chinese situation, the ig norance of .Mr. Uockhlll of the fact that he was being Interviewed Is astounding indeed. Instances of this nature are weari somely familiar to newspaper workers. It is a common thing for cowardly men. who have caused trouble by their in discreet utterances, to attempt escape by denying that they said what they said. Fortunately, however, the reading public Is now inclined to give newspa per correspondents the benefit of t he doubt knowing that newspaper corre spondents promptly lose their jobs if their employers find that they aie not absolutely reliable in their statements of fact. : IMPERIAL AKHOGANCE. In the recent instances of decisions rendered in the Indian Territory by Judges Gill and Thomas, who were so unfortunate as to incur the displeasure of tho Executive Department of the United States Government by holding and expressing views of law contrary to those held in Washington, there is an illustration of the arrogance of the new Imperialist spirit which will not be lost on the American people. Judge (Jill's decision was in the tribal tax case heard at Vinlta, iu which he ruled that the olilcers of the Iuterior De partment te restrained from collecting Uie tribal taxes in the Cherokee Nation. United States Attorney General Griggs, it is said, entertains a contrary view, be lieving that the officers of the Govern ment, acting on an Indian reservation, hold the same status as military authori ties carrying out an executive order, and that they are therefore not amenable to a restraining order issued by a court. If the Secretary of tho Interior decides upon the enforcement of this tax. it is stated, he may under Mr. Griggs's rul ing proceed to its collection even to the length of employing the military. In the case of Federal Judge Thomas, who has enraged the officials of the In terior Department by restraining the Townsite l?oard of Muscogee from sell ing town lots as provided by the CurtU law, the news reports tell us that the in- utmiuwuii ui iue imcoor uepartmeut , jaunts unless lie is willing to content and the Department of Justice is so himself with the potluck of his coin great that a movement has been begun r.1(leS- ltV5 the ,uo.t democratic thing In to remove Judge Thomas from office. tne W()rM th!s ,,,. of really roU!UlnB .,i.i, j..vme is wu,f,- orougui to near to this end, it Is stated, and the indica tions point to an early termination of Judgo Thomas's judicial career in the Indian Territory. . All this looks remarkably like nn ef fort on the part of the Executive De partment of the Government to overawe judicial officers who have the moral courage to express their convictions on the law or to give redress against the arbitrary exactions of the agents of tho department. As an Instance of Imperial ism" right at home It is somewhat start ling to thoughtful persons. If the Im perialist spirit has grown to such pro portions iu this country as to lead the administration to Ignore the traditional Independence of tlie judiciary, what may not be tlie high-handed course of our Government Iu the "foreign jiossessions" of tho United States? The Indian Ter ritory cases are full of significance on this head and deserve to be noted by the people at large. ON ARARAT'S SUMMIT. There should bo forthcoming shortly some extremely Interesting details of tho successful ascent by the Russian I savant. Professor Poggenpohl, to the i summit of the great Ararat Mountain In Armenia, the majestic peak upon which Noah's Ark found a landing place when the Flood described in Holy, Writ began to subside. The especial element of fascination contained in tills feat is found in the statement that only once siueu Noah's time had the summit of the great Ararat been reached until this successful ven ture was made by Professor Poggenpohl. It stands 'to reason that many Interest ing discoveries should liave now been ! added to those so copiously deserilod by j lYofrssor Parrot, who climbed to the ' very top of Ararat in lS2i). it is safe to say that the Poggenpohl story will be awaited with profound interest. From the towering crent of Mount Ar arat, rising ITJtio feet above tlie sea level, the view which spread out Itefore the adventurous eyes of tlie Russian ex plorer could not havo been comforting 4.. i.t t , , . . .... . " ,"! "'"" ,l IIL lh an orciiouox Deltevcr t , ifi,. w-i.it rn. ...i.it. .i. . .. I " """ ""'' "-""' wi;i;u wit; inioe of Ararat springs. The uniiannv laud of ' Armenia, Its people cherishing the faith which linds its inspiration in tlie Chris-' tian Bible, is prostrate under the heel t of the infidel Turk. Repeated massacres of helpless men, women nnd children havt of late years deluged the soil of Armenia with Christian blood. Tiie Pow ers of Christendom have been too cow ardly or loo selfish to Intercede for tho upholding of the Cross against the Cres cent. It isjjrobably Impossible for Chris tian eyes to sweep from the summit of Ararat over the desolated fields of Ar menia without seeing this shameful pic ture of the unrcsented persecution of Christians. All this dramatic interest attaching to Ararat must Inevitably furnisli the at mosphere enveloping the new story of the second successful ascent to Its sum mit. Professor Poggenpohl possesses a specialized topic of rare value on its popular side. WU AND SAXDIE. It is a great pity that lovers of dialect literature may not have presented for their appreciative reading a series of stenographic reports of tlie heart-to-heart golf talks between Chinese Min ister Wu Ting-fang and the red-whiskered Highlander who coaches the illus trious Chink around the Units of the Atlantic City Golf Club. This Is a pathetic Instance of loss that cannot be overcome by any possible ex ercise of the imagination. It Is not with in the pawer. of mortal man, no matter ; A how strong his fancy's flights, to evolve from his inner consciousness the conver sation certain to cnMio between a China man and a Scotchman from bunker to foozle on the green. There is something epic In the mere thought of Mich an en counter, but It is an epic no poet may WTlte. Shorthand alone 1 equal to the task. Xot In this age of our has there aris en any other occasion so tempting to the enterprise of Iattcr-dav journalists or catch-as catch-can magazine specialists. It N safe to say that an authentic re- port of the golf disi-ulsitious between Wu and Sai'die would b- read with soul ful eagerness. Its slit-er nnriMrdnco in J cold tyiK- would constitute the novelty of llicicntuo a sprcticu'ar crosa between a Chinese laundry INt and the sor of a bagpipe solo. Ik mere acoustic dis coveries should enrich science almost be yond belief. The suggestion of a feat of surpass ing ability is earnestly commended to ambitions space writer in i!e iicinil. of tl e Atlantic City (Joif Club Iins. Wu and Saudlc will !c gamboling m the given, sri to spc-ik. all through the gold en month of September. They -or. at least, their respective dialects should not lie allowed to pxcape. The close of tlie Nineteenth Centurv would be made meniorable in hKtory by the joint cap- tuie ami preservation in print of two such curiosities found In collision out In the open. aml preservation in nrint of two I'.U'E HLOOIVS MANLINESS. It must be confessed that there is a manly strain of hardihood in the blood of the- roval faudlv of Italv which the wiirld -.ini.it !i:n '.lmtro tn.lii.,. in prove tint Italian Princes have not yet reached that point of decadence where they shrink from thoe adventurous chances of life which incicat its zest for virile souls. Not so very long aco one of these young scions of the IInus of Savoy was roughing it thtough the American wild West In most approved pioneer fashion, camping on the plains, explor ing the Itoekie.. trying to break the records of mouutaiu-climliiiig in this country, conducting himself generally like a lad of tlie finest open-air spirit. And now the Duke of Abruzzi, a nephew or cousin of Italy's King, comes liack to civilization with the notable achieve ment to his credit of having penetrated further north in tlie bleak Arctic re gion than even tlie fatuous Nansen, de scendant of tlie Nor.-e Vikings. It may safclv lie assumed tiiat Abtwzl took some fairiy desperate chances In his journey toward the poie. It is al ready known that his party suffered many hardships, that they were finally obliged to cat their sledge dogs, that three members of the expedition perl-lied in tlie Land of the Midnight Sun. Even a Duke of the blood royal may not participate in one of these exploring , . 1 it ln far iaU)lH wllL.re porll ,s plentiful. Italy is lucky In her reigning family and its connections, from the stalwart Victor Emanuel and his tough little son. Humbert, down to the very cousins of royalty. It Is to be hoped that the new Victor Emanuel, the third of his name, will develop this same manful spirit. Hecause, if there must be Kings and Princes, it's infinitely better to have those that are men as well as royalties. If Professor Poggeupohl has found any portion of Noah's Ark on Mount Ararat a nod to the enterprising feature-seekers of the St. Louis World's Fair or 100.1 will cause him to hear something to his advantage. Arkansas and her people must take tlie Globe-Democrat's abuse as patiently as may be. The G lobe-Democrat is a "bird" the sort that fouls Its own nest and has a weakness for slandering the Southwest territory. Tliat Cosack rally for loot, ami plun der which the Missouri Republicans or ganized at Sedalia will frighten MIs sourlans Into giving tho biggest Demo cratic majority known In the State's history. Instead of repealing the St. Louis jk) lice law when they were In power, tho Republicans increased its partisan ad vantages for their iK-netiu And they would do it again if they had the oppor tunity. If Chinese Minister Wu now proceeds to corrupt his pigeon-English with golf Scotch he'll lay himself liable to a iliarge of mayhem for cruelly mutilating the Queen's tongue. As between Commissioner Rockhill and tlie Associated Press correspondent in the Shanghai interview controversy tlie A. P. man seems to have scored a clean knock-out. Mr. Kleliard Olney ltai taken occa sion to prove Unit lie is Just as good an American now as when lie eall"ti Knj:- i i - ... ,.. ... ., .. uuwii sn Ncraij- ou uie em ssiieinn i,..,t,,i.i.. .,,,... t:. ."...... '!" -i'"u. Majbe Italy's Duke of Abruzzi has !,p to Arctic exploration because lie believe a cold day is coming for Ids caste and wants to be acclimated. There is no degree of devotion to party which demands tltat a man shall en rage and excite himself by discussing politics at his meals. Well, any way. It will take a Maine Re publican with a Democratic St. Louts wife to be elected Governor of that State this year. If everything goes rigid at the polls this year, tlie Sixtli of November. WOO, will go into history as another Independ ence Day. Having usnl tho Boxers as stalking horses the Chinese Government is now making Jiiiik-uieat of them. The True Otvitcmhlp. He owns the moet of earth Who ret-s it beauty cletrrn ln his day: Xot him who buy- for paltry iropy's worth A little will, a little brick and "lay. And bounds his vision with th narrow Mew Of pergonal possession: full as well. And with as sane a rrlde, cur boasts are due For the grave-space- where all at last must dnell. But the v.l pout that krotvs The fairness of the world: that rests content With pictures -where the gold of runrite glows, Or those of sunset and tho twilight bl:nt: That loes the wa and lard, the arching s'y. Each Rreat snd little thins the pood God made This .orld is Ms: too wide for gold to buy. Its price but ln the soul's upllftins paid. RIPIEV D. SAUNDEK3 I MEW STORIES OF THE STAGE The Stage-Struck Girl Who For- i- ' rrrf r Ro Piicrki iro nar Pltiwc in PrAcnort Rotan 5Ut tV -"- MlUUIUgv-U '"JJ "I iwop.L nuiw. VS Vi I ' Thls Is a little sttiry for stai?e-struck girl". N'ot so long- nuo there Ihctl on California avenue. In this city, a vomit woman who thought that It uoultl he a gool thing to hocomt' n truly great actrfs1?. Whereupon yhe iiifestcl the theaters, the newspaper f- liocs ''"d tl10 hotel lobbies seeking the guirt- V..":,,""u ?l wou.la. conauci ner siraignx- -t) tuiiK inv roau to znmc. iui me ncturs and the editors could give her no encour agement. Some of them, according to her own story, were actually rude. Try said that there was no place for the amateur, and that Fho would better go home and team the less tortuous art of housekeeping. The young lady w,is not to-be discouraged. She- continued her calls upon plaicr pi ' P!e amI evcry cent that she could extract from a family purso was Invested ln tickets teat would future for her a view of her loed profession In action. Among the actors whom r.he piled with hr attention was the venerable, ever-smiling Joseph Jefferson. Mr. Jefferson was more courteous than the rest, for the Tea ton, perhaps, that he has lived so long that he has learned the value of personal pleasantry. But the result was of little satisfaction to the girl from Cnhfornia ave nue. 'Of course," said llr. Jefferson, "f am not employing anbody for my company Just now. The organization Is quite complete for the Mason, but" the ever-present but "if the pehtlferous. obstructive If "you ill see m ln Xew Tork Just before tho opening of my nrjt season 1 ma" tho doubtful little may "be able to do some thing for ou." Cm sould think that with thla array of Ifs. buss, ami may from so dl-ttinguithcd a man as .Mr. Jefler-on that the temcrity of our bold young heroine would have re ceived an effcttve rnuithlng; but a Bertha it. Clay might sjj. not so. She readied the conclusion that If she proposed tu to on the stage It would be necessary to go to New York. She counted up. E'ghty cents. That would buy her a meal and a bridge ticket, and it was a long, long walk from Cast St. Louts to the gay Rialto in New York. But you couldn't discourage Miss Damsel of a hundred set-buek iutervie;o. She ran over a list of acquaintances and concluded that bhe would borrow a hundred dollars from ono of thera. Much to the surprise of bctli concerned, sho got tho money, and buying a ticket from one of tile smiling agents down on Broadway, she took a train, cutting out the sleeping car part of it, for Jersey City. She found the great waterside station there a veiy confusing and bustling place. She knew that she as close to Nw York, but she wasn't quite sure how to Ret there, so she walked up and down the broad "midway" looking nt the signs above the ferry landings. She llnally concluded that Twcnt -third- street looked as inviting a3 any ot tha rest, and besides there was a boat backing up there. She saw a crowd making for tho passage and she cnt with It. Then it occurred to her that fhe hud no ticket. She fell out of the crowtl and asked some one whero she could buy the necessary piece of pasteboard. This some-one laughted. "Follow the crowd." he said. She did. and to her utter astonishment she found that her flrt experience ln New York was getting something for nothing. When she landed at the foot of Twenty third Ptreet a. lot of hungry-looking cabmen made remarks ubout the excellencies of their various equipages. She picked a. cab with tho name of a great railroad In gilt letters on the side of It. and to her great astonishment sho discovered that the fare to her hotel was but 25 cents; another sur prise for the young lady from, out West. She reached New York early In the morn ing, and tt wasn't very much later -when she presented hersilf at Mr. Jefferson's hotel. Tlie famous old actor did not re member her. ot course. But when she told him that ho saw her ln St. Louli months before, and he had suggested the advisa bility of her coming to New York, his wrinkled face beamed out two cherry smiles, and he said in that funny cracked voice of his: "Won't you have some breakfast with me?" "No, thank you," Enid the young lady from Missouri, "I have eaten." P.EMOCRATIC UWlJBS"' 1t JCrlkOn BOSCOWD t,00 COOKED S 3 &t I ' Belief That Cleveland Will Indorse Bryan Senator Blackburn The .Republic Ihireau. 14th 8t. and 1'entfjlvanla Ave. Washington, Sert. S. The political developments durlnjr the rast week aro taken as most encouraging by Democratic politicians tn "Washington, and In a corresponding decree they are depress ing to tho few Itepubllcnn officials who re main at their desks ln the various depart ment?. The vote of Vermont shows a percentage of sIoughlr-R off from the Republicans that has caused many nn anxious Inquiry as to what will happen ln New Tork. A like per centage ln the Empire State would give Its thirty-six electoral votes to Brynn. Wash ington is not a sporting center, the popula tion being composed to a great degree of capitalist?, who favor the sure-thing fur nished by tho Government, tn tho way of large returns on small Investments, either of work or abllltr. Nevertheless, slnco the returns from Vermont a great tnsny small bets, ranging from J3) to $100 each, have been placed on Bryan at odds of 1 to 2. and many others are being offered. Many of these Democratic bettors (or Ukern of the .Democratic end. for they are not nil Demo crats, but men making bets nccordlng to their Judgment) say that they look for a reduction of the odds In the near future to nearly even; and pome of them ore placing thflr "money on this chnnce, which will per mit them to "hedge" and come out even or a winner, ln either event. These bettor?, whose Judgment and predic tions in political matters often are more accurate than those of the political "ex perts." do not rely upon the returns from Vermont as the only indication of improved prospects for the Democrats. The open an nouncements made during tho week by for mer Secretary of State Olney and former rostmastcr General Wilson ln favor of Bry an and Stevenson aro Important factors. Jn 15W these gentlemen opposed Brynn with great vigor and effect. The latter was In strumental, no doubt. In causing West Vir ginia to cast Its electoral vote for McKIn ley; and It Is argued that his Influence will be not lees potential ln the pending cam paign, thus giving that State to Bryan. The announcements of Olney and Wilson aro taken by tome to have great signific ance. A number of politicians predict that these indorsements of Bryan, made by Cleveland's former Ministers, are merely forerunnere of a statement to be forthcom ing at the proper time from the former President that he favors warmly the can- u.uuw v.. -..j..... ..u. .. ...UUJ ."-- ou6- : geFtions heard at the capital that within a few weeks llr. Cleveland will write a letter "Tlint j on will at least have a cup of coffee," said t'n- rhtrry Mr. Jefferson. "Well," said M-ss Strnntcortmiewyork, "at home m j mother ncicr allowed me to drink coffee, hut I will have a. cup with ou. if you tl.in't inlrd." Mr. Jefferson learned auain and had the wnlter fetch ancther cup. Then there, fol-; lowen iitui:ii conversation in wnicn ine-iaay from the distant West listened to the wis dom of the old man who munched his milk toast on the other side of the table. After the breakfast was over. Mr. Jef ferson said that he believed that so per sistent and energetic lonng lady should have s-ome cp'tortunlt in the world. He a place for her ln would. In short, find his companj. It wasn't much of a part, to be sure, that of a peasant woman tn "Itlp Van Winkle." with nothing at all to say. "Not a word?" ventured Miss Strangerln newyork. "Well," said the Indulgent Mr. Jefferson, "you might say u von mingle with the crowd. "Old man, who's your barber?'" "Can't I say it twice?" asked the dem oiselle frcm the West. "We'll see." said Mr. Jefferson. She said It twice; and sometimes whn the excitement ran high ln the scene the said It three, or four, or live times. She was advanced, little by little, until when a manager offered her an Important part In another play, Mr. Jefferson was sorry to say good-by to her. All this time there whs a hundred dollars to be paid back In St. Louis. Traveling ex penses were heavy, and Mr. Jefferson's sal aries were none too large. So the ambitious girl made her own clothing, every stitch of It. Including the grand gowns worn In plays such as "The Kivals." She would sit up mo-t of the night sewing, and her breakfasts, and nearly all ot her other meals, in fact, were cooked on a $3 oil-stove which she lugged about the country ln the bottom of her trunk. One time a New York paper sent Its faBhion writer to get a de scription and photograph of one of her waists. Sho told a friend ln coniidenco a few weeks afterwards, that the waist cost H-Tu, including the materioN, and that there were other waists on the stage that coat tl5o. But hers got in the paper. Of course, there was a little vanity about It, but ou can't blame her, can you? The girl got other engagements from time to time, and one of them took her away down ln Australia, where she achieved a good deal of success. The use of her name might add wmo Interest to this story, but the friend who tells It Isn't quite sure what the Ambitious Girl would think about It. so the name Is to be left out, but It Is a good Btory, anyhow, isn't? "Arizona," the Augustus Thomas- p!ay which was much seen ln the West last sea son. Is to have Its tirst New York view next week. Constructively, this is one of tho best dramas ever turned out by an Amer ican playwright. The long delay In reaching a New York theater haa been due. In a great measure, to the fact that tho "Ari zona" management Is not attached to the syndicate. There Is some reason for believing that Mrs. Van Studdiford will Join the Castle Square forces for next season.. The Castle Square season will not open here until No vember 1? It will begin In Chicago two months earlier, with Maude Lillian Borri. well known and much liked here, as the prima donna soprano. It Is a fact, locally Interesting, that Mr. Temple will not re turn to St. l.ouU as stage manager. Mr. Savage will keep him in New York. Mr. Temple Is one of the mo9t cfQclcnt stage mnnagers In the profession. Miss Ornyce Scott, who has been called the most beautiful woman on the Amer ican stage, which she l not. will probably be ln the Imperial Stock Company this sea son. Miss Scott Is an exceedingly pretty girl, not at all beuutlful. and as an actress in lighter parts Is exceptionally engaglng. "The Burgomaster," which has pleased a good man large audiences at Chicago. Is to be utilized In the opening or the Cen tury Theater a week from to-night. Mr. Short made a trip to Chicago especially to we It. and he came home convinced that It PROSPECTS as of cordial Indorsement of the Democratic candidates; placing his reasons on grounds similar to those set forth by Olney and Wilson; that the paramount Issues in this campaign nro Imperialism and McKlnley lsm. Another occurrence which has given great encouragement to the Democrats has been the lnborcd and HtlltcJ reply of Secretary Gage to Carl Schurz. ln which the Secre tary sooks to disprove the statement of the antl-lmperlallst Republican leader that the currency question Is not now paramount. In effect Mr. Gage states that while the pending Congress might flit even more firm ly upon tho country the single gold stand ard. et the Congress which may be elected in the Democratic victory this fall may undo that worl. And not questioning the truth or this statement, the politicians here ale smiling at the conclusion; namely, that the currency question is one upon which legislation may be had of varying character, ln any Congress, and Is but temporary, end not now an Issue of such gravity as the Innovations ln governing new territory proposed by the Republic ans. According, the politicians are nmutu that .Mr. Gage should havo taken the trouble to prove, by his second statement, precisely what the Democrats claim, that the currency Issue Is no now paramount; that action upon It could not bo fixed, per manent and enduring, no matter what may be the results of this election. At the Democratic congressional head quarters the returns from Vermont have been scanned and analyzed with great sat isfaction. They have not heretofore made confident claims of the result, but now say unhesitatingly that the Democrats will have a safe majority In the next Houo; and some of the managers at headquarters place the figures as high as fifteen. Senator Blackburn of Kentucky has been visiting Washington several days. Ho has been a frequent visitor to St- Louis since his retirement from the Senate, and his friends there will be glad to know that he looks more youthful and vigorous now than for many jears past, a result he attrib utes to regularity in his work and care of his health. The Senator Is a lifelong friend of Adlal E. Stevenson, and graduated with him from Center College, ln Danville, years ago. Since then they have been on most cordial terms, and never more 30 than now, when the prospects aro good that they wilt again meet ln tho Senate within the comlag year. . The only Incident that ever caused even a itjinpurtii- iijiiuttuu ut:t.wc:ji weju ntu u. i story Stevenson used to tell of the Senator. I It bore so close to the truth of Blackburn's ' was a capital attraction for the opening of his uptown theater. Tim Murphy, comedian, who is 'hortly to appear In this city, was at one time a Government employe In Wahington. He held a position In the Patent Ollice. and it was his business to drnw those interesting- pictures of harrows, plows, electric clocks, submarine boats and things of that sort that appear In tho Patent Olhce Gazette. Murphy would probably have kept his place in the department to this day had it not been for hit humorous inclination. Kven ln those days he was a humorist, and. unfor tunately, or fortunatfly. as It has since developed, could not keep from getting funny with tho work Intrusted to htm. He Is quick and clever at catching a likened. In those days the regular mechanical drawings of the parts of the v.trious ma chines on which patents were granttd were accompanied by drawings In perspective, showing them ln operation, and here Mur phy used to find a Held for his talents hk a caricaturist. A copy of tho Patent Ofllce Gazette, still prized by collectors, contains a picture of a farmer working a patent plow. Two homely looking mules. In a weary and disgusted attitude, are shown straining their harness, while a rusty-looking Jerseyman leans over tho handle, chewing a straw. Nothing odd or peculiar was noticed about the draw ing until It was published, when a wave of horror swept over the oOlce. The green looking farmer's face was that of James G. Blatno, the likeness being remarkably good. It was impossible to suppress the edition, and it was allowed to go out, but Mr. Mur phy was allowed to depart at the same time. Delia Fox to herself again. She has made a hit as Belle Money ln "The Rogers Brothers ln Central Park." In Philadelphia, and her appearance in this farce at the Victoria Theater in New York. September 17, will attract not a little attention. She has completely recovered her health, and plays with all her old-time vivacity. In "Three Sailors." a specialty with the P.og ers Brothers, ln the second act. and as the cabby In a musical specialty In the last act. "If Cabby Told Half Thit Ho Knows," she displays ln Its fullest meas ure tho artistic abiUty which won for her a national reputation as nn entertainer. m Mary Mannertng began rehearsals of "Janice Meredith" last Monday. The prin cipals of her support are Hobert Drouet as Charles Fownes. the bondman, afterwards Colone.1 John Brereton of General Wash ington's staff; Burr Mcintosh ns Philemon Hennion; A. S. Lipman as Iord Clowes; George Backus as Lieutenant Mobray; Carl Ahrendt as Colonel Ruhl; Charles M. Col lins as Squire Meredith; John D. O'Hara a3 Sergeant Willis; Aubrey Seattle as Joe Bagby; Martin J.' Cody as Squire Hennion: Loulso Rial as Mrs. Meredith; Amy Ricard as Tabatha Drinker, rnd Vivian Bernard as "Sukey." "During my last visit to America," said Mr. Irving, ln an interview, "we vllted a number of towns and cities whero we had never been before. But even In tho strangest places, everywhere was kindness and cor diality; always the desire to make us wel come. Not only in the Bast, nor only ln those wonderful cities ln the West, nor ln the villages which have grown Into thriving towns since we were there only a few years ago but In little wayside places where the train may wait everywhere It is the same, an open-hearted and spontane ous greeting. "On the Journey between Minneapolis and Milwaukee, one Sunday morning, we stopped for breakfast at Madison. I was ln my bunk, dozing. From the platform came a curious, uncenstn;? chant. Now and then one heard a strange 'Rah-rah-rah Then a humming sound, which seemed to say: "Win Wis Wl-eonsld. Henry Irvtnff. We want him. "My man came to me and told mo that I had better get up, as the students of the Wisconsin University had turned out to see me. We were not playing there; It is strange, even, that they knew wo were passing. I went out and saw two or three Indicated by Bets propensity for spoechmaklng that h thought It rather personal. Stevenson used to sty that when Blackburn was making his race for Congress he lost no opportuni ty for nddressins his constituents: would stop a funeral. If necessary, to strengthen his canvass. Accordingly, he chanced to be present at the hanging of a notorious criminal in the district: nnd when the Sher iff asked. "Have jou anything to say to these people before paying tho death pen alty?" the criminal said, ln a surly way. "No." Blackburn shouted: "My friend, if you have no use for the time. I'd like to take It. Just to say to these people here that I'm Jdo Blackburn, the candidate for Con gresv. and would be glad to give them some reasons why they should vote for me." "You enn have my time." the condemned man said. "Have alt of It; but If Joe Black burn la going to speak, hang me tirst. Sher iff, and let him talk afterwards." It any ono supposes, houetcr. that Black burn Is not a cunvtnclr-g speaker, he knows little of his power. Ho was the only man ln tho Senate of whom the lata Ingallsi -of Kansas was sincerely afraid in debate. In the famous encounter between Ingalls and IT1 HE MISSOURI MULE "Dia mond BiiF Hall of Lancas ter, Mo., Sells Mules and Horses All Over the World. o ot o WRITTEN- FOIt THK SUNDAY nETCBIJC. It was a stampede of Missouri mules' at tached to an artillery train that brought about the tirst defeat of the British by Oom Paul's lighting followers. Therefore, it is probable that President Krugcr re alized the ctilcacy of 31l?sourI horseflesh, and, accordingly, several months ago pur chased two fine Jllssourl-bred teams from William P. Hall of Lancaster. 31o., whom ho met In the course of tho buyer's many trips to South Africa, where he sold many cargoes ot Missouri horses and mule?. This Mlssourlan Hall Is one of the larg est Individual horse and mule buyers ln the United States. "Diamond Bill," by which sobriquet he is generally knonta. Is a unique personage among buyers ln interior towns, for he dresses ln the height of fashion, while from his person there sparkles dia monds of the costliest hue. which he has obtained from the diamond fields of Kim- oDiainea irom ine aiamona neius oi berley and elsewhere ln South Africa. tie Inspects personally every horse that Hundred eager-faced, bright-eyed feline wno called out: 'Do mn an.t 1 other pleasant things. It was a moving ex perience of friendship and affection." The Wrrk'a mils Outlined. I'-Tf- nuP"?""r." mth which th 5-awa wl't ojea at the cv-ntury Theater next Sunday 1, n.t an opera, hat th-re Is nmcli mn-le la'iw producM In th plot of th- rlay. th nargcrna" .1, td h!s ""'try 'lrtnklnc drusfrwl wln(1 which put them to IeM fci ;n j-earT Sey awal., in mo-t-rn New Tork and see tte .hu ofth, metroio!!-, wt,h a:ontShed knl-Aeri" rv,'!?"! 2?lrT. Farm" wilt be. the rlay th, Olympic Theater to-nbjht. A, it5 name tartrate,! village. The town mlw and h! opycite taj J,?.,',""' , l'Jurt oU ulr-- Pe!lr and hu pretty daughters, a plowb-.y who 1. in Sere ,1 ?h "Z" ,man mbltI0 for Mer JM!,, tho.e he i knows, ar- rromlnent. There, are rra-n-uro characters also. Tim Murphy ln Tt, Ba-helor-s Romance.- will be th, aitrlcUon next Sun Jay at th, Oljmplc " s-',C5?Iaill T!"ftt- bl tor th!, week Is h-ae.1 by Ezra Kendall with a freh Zn" ltu-. i-red Hallen and Molll, Fuller Show tth a new comedietta by Kerb,rt Hall WlnIoV railed 'A rsperat Pair." Cu-on and Hertwtt! tumblers: Fisher and Carroll. Celtic wit? .& Hartentunr brother.. Joeerh Adelmi, with L xylophone rau.i!c. the r,.f.tn.in. i. r f,"!? 9U"i.U c"!oi'k3 rtlt. and Dent'oa and DI Uarttc'ns corow!lan"- are cmo "Iter at- At : the Grand Opera-house tho attractloi win be Ru.ce 4 Holland,, minstrels. Accortla'to -Manager Grn. h organization is made an of a number of farorlte, from other mfcwtrel m par.ls of recent year.. Among the new prlncim Jm? "; "ndl-urber and Da.U. th, it? d'mo"""- For Her Sake" wilt be tt, attraction at the Grand next week. "IttdnlBht tn Chinatown- a play wtta a reat f:a,,rV!? "natle m It. will be preseWi at Ha-rttn-a to-day. A, It, nam. Indicate! it Me-ie. lie, on th, raculo Coast. The play ", at the Mountain Top mines, but cloie, with a raid on an opi'im deo In Chinatown. JH. Il-anch. -narren. a Callfomlan. Is the Ieadlntr tody, and araoaw the other, of. the cast an. Sed 2is Tr.and. M01?" CtaPna. For next. Sunday Th, Convict's Daughter" wul t tt, attraction! The troup, of Hassan Een Alt. wh!Sa I the. feature of the programme at Forest Park H'eh lands this week. Is composed of ten Arabs. Tier are nlto do a unlijue vaulevUl act. Donaho, ana Nichols do a contortion and balsndn turn and th, sankey Brothers, acrobats, hare a place. Oirrington and Howard are to be seen tn a ilnctig sketch. Th, Robinson Sisters, sinters and dancers, and 6tanirer and WItt,r also tar, turns. The Suburban will dot nxt Saturday, after a four months" season of success. For th, closing week, which begin, to-day. a rood vaudeville bin has been seemed. Martlnettla Brother, acrobats; Fred Warren, the comedlsa; Mile. Ollre. a dainty Jugrjer: Pet Baker. Ger man dialect comedian: the Four Mlltocs, cfcar acter artlgta and muel-lane, and Fred TVarren, company. In a new afterpiece, haxe places unoa the programme The Delmar closes tts season next ftmday night. As a finishing bin Iboier Gomperts will present th, two c4eoeu that have made tas best hits of the season. "CraPEdlne" and Th, Girl From Pans." Th, revival, wut b, mounted and costumed as In th, original presentation. UJm Ethel Jackson wiu play Eranxeun, aid Mr. Carroll Jolmeoa tha Loce Fisherman. Bran (Celine wul b, put on this afternoon. Mc-niir. Tuesday and Wednesday. Oa Thursday. Friday and Saturday "Th, Olrt from Pari' wul be oa 'th, bill. Colonel Hopkins has leased Msafo Han for tha Exposition period. For the first week h, will put on th, stait. Professor Morris's poay. doc. cat and monkey circus. Thes, animals have been trained to do many unusual tricks. Ada!, Purvis Onrl. the spherical dancer, has sonw new electric-light effects for thla encagement. an! Tllless marionettes have been Increased ln zmnw bera. The performance wilt be gtnm trery aft ernoon and eroding at stated bourn. The performance at tha Standard to-day opens with "Mirthful Mishaps," which deals wtth a party of school girls and an elopement. The epectalttes that follow are Roth Ererttt. th Twentieth Century Maid, Allen and Allen. Clark; and Emmr-ns, Russell and Richards, rents and 11 de. Smith and Cross. George. H. Turner and the musical extraratanxa, "King WaUa-Walta. with Helen Russell tn the leading role, support ed by comedians and a large chores, " at Washington s Speeches. M Voorhees. when the latter was ro badly mauled, without a moment's preparation Blackburn replied to tho Kansan. ridiculing his war record and flaying him with such neatness, and such ruthless personal abuse, that Ingalls never afterwards at tempted to retort to tho Kentucklan. During tha sitting of the Democratlo Plat form Committee at Kansas City. Blackburn made a speech, late at night, in favor of the reiteration of the ratio ln the new plat form. Tho member from Idaho stated that It changed his vote: and the vote was so close. It nwiy havo had the effect of chang ing tho result completely; an achievement of which any Senator might well be proud, for It Is not often that senatorial speeches change votes upon Important matters. A speech by such a man as Senator Cock roll would come as near to changing votes In the Senate es could bo made by any man tn that body, now or at any time ln the past. But the Senator's speeches are more like statements of fact, niled with accurate and useful information, than forensic ef forts; und such speeches are what carry weight in deliberative bodies. W. S. D. he buys. Individually and personally, he bought one day 143 horses and mules, fr which he paid C1.S70. Oa the appointed day for purchasing stock at a certain place "Diamond Bill" appears, dressed Immac ulately. The hor?es are led up before hint and he asks the prospective seller to name his price, which. If satisfactory, is im mediately accepted; otherwise, ho names price, and if not immediately accepted by the owner of the animal ho must give place to the next ln line. Iancaster Is a vcrltablo horse 3Icc?J: Hall keeps quartered there about V" horses, which aro fed and prepared for market. At different times during each sea son there are over 15.0U) horses and mules kept at the little town of Lancaster, pend ing shipment to foreign markets. . His purchases are marketed in GermafWi Belgium. Kngland and South Africa- Be fore the war broke out in the latter coun try he maintained sale stables there for tin? marketing of his purchases. For some tlmo he held auction sales ln London, b-t now the greater portion of his purchases is sold in Germany. William P. Hall has done more than any other man in the State to obtain Interni tional celebrity for the .Missouri mule. He Is a typical representative of Missouri progressive stock men. who have. In the production and marketing of stock, made it second to no other State In the Union, and ln the production ot certain kinds nu it to excel all others. A t&&gft&; '-.I ..;io..L,ii(yJw.