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ft THE REPUBLIC: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4. 1900. 8 a ll THE ST LOUIS REPUBLIC PUBUSHERS: GEOrtGn KNAPP CO. Charles TV. Koapp. President and r.en, iicr. Gecr--- L. Allen. Vice riesldent. W. Iu 3arr. Secretary. Ofaea. Corner Seventh and Olive. Street, iu:iubi.ic building.) TEIIMS op" S-TOSCIUPTIOX: DAIX.T AND SUNP-AY-SHVBX lsstXS A vei:-v-ir By Mail-In Advance Postal PrepuM. Ore Tear . Fix months Ttree Month, Any thre diij-s. except Bandar, on rear. Sunday, with Maga-ilre special Mill P-'ltton. Sur.!ar . 1S1 ,-.! i . l sii-slav Mairixlre . !r:"r. -:"T''r' ;;.. ; sphpiuw. I1V CAlUlll.li. f. (.- -" tont, Ter ceV. dally only ...nts Per week, Catly nnd Sunday II ferns TWICEsV-Wlir.K issue. rublWed S'ro.l"iv and Tl.urdi one yea- ..i Tle-lt by bank draft, eipreni ronnev orfler or reeistcred letter. ... Adores, this iinrrin.il.-. su. Lull. Mo. ETBeJected rcmmonlratlons cinnot I e returned Entered nt the Post Office In 5t. I-..!-. Me,, as ( rceoid-class matter. m- MOMKSTIC POSTAGE. TEIt COri; EWM. tn and twelve pages -" ci.,. .l.toM. . fnrertir T,((re.. ......... " S cents for one cr 3 cent fcr two -anet-s Twenty-two or twenty-eight pases 'I .'" ..3 cent J " TELEPHONE NUMBERS. 11I. rennttng-TtivTO -'aIr- MJ Uiltcrla! neceptlon-Knom ...Pal!cl Kln'.och. ACT! A7 TUESDAY. DECEMBER 4, W'X No. 1CT Vol. NOVEMBER CHtClX VTIOX. W. B. Carr. Business Manager of The St. touts Republic, being duly sworn, says tht the actual number of full and complete) copies of tho dally and Sunday Republic printed during the montf. of November. 1900. all In regular editions, was as per schedule below: Hat. Ontea. Data. Copls 17 84,975 1 88,220 2 89,350 3 90,710 4 Sunday.. 92,380 5 92,760 C 94,330 7 178,210 S 119,340 9 96,990 10 94,270 13 Sunday.. 87,700 19 .83,520 20, 21 22 23 24, .81,970 . 81.630 .81,630 .81,090 85,860 .87,590 26 Sunday 20. ....80,760 11 Sunday.. 92,240 27. 23 29 30. .. .81,170 .-.80.270 ... 81,780 ....80,070 .2,723,145 12. 13. 14. 15. IS. 89,700 87,860 . ...-85,850 85,400 85,520 Total for the month Less all copies spoiled In print In?, left over or filed T4.G0S Net number distributed 2,648,539 Average daily distribution .. fc8,284 And said W. B. Carr further-says that the number of copies returned or reported unsold durlrg the month of November was 8 97 per cent. W. B. CARR. Sworn to and subscribed before rne this 20th day of November. 19u0. J. F. FAIHSIT. Notary Public. City of St. Louis, Mo. My term expires Arril VS. 1901. CLUMSY DODGING. He who lights against right, truth and logic and yet would justify his course to men must be an artful dodger. The Globe-Democrat has shown clumsiness rather than art in its dodging. When recently The Kepubllc con victed the Globe-Democrat of willfully misstating the circumstances attending the election, the Globe-Democrat re sorted to the thug's device of "starting a rough house" by calling The Republic names. When now The Republic points out that the Nesblt law was a protest against Julius Wurzburger as Election Commissioner, the Globe-Democrat dodges with, 'The Republic and Its re formers accept the Nesbit law. Thnt settles it." This sort of logic may prove entertain ing and satisfying to tiie Globe-Democrat and the ring it represents. It is the same sort of argument that Mayor Zieg eniiein used when he felicitated his fellow-citizens on the fact that the moon was still shining. St. Louisans are neither charmed with the adroitness nor deceived by the logic of such an artifice. HIGH OLD LORRY TIMES. There was every reason why the open ing session of the Congress now begin ning the ninety days of legislative work with which Its life will terminate should have attracted to Washington a vast horde of lobbyists, attorneys, secret agents of monopoly corporations and others w hose object it is !o influence, for gain, the making of laws In the national capital. Although tl.s is a closing session of Congress, it comes at n time when a. President has just been re-elected to succeed himself, thus receiving an in dorsement of ids policies which shall embolden him to push them to their ex tremes lengths. Mr. McKlnley's policies, dictated by Mark Hanna in the interests of the trusts, an: such as open up a vast field lor lobbyists and monopoly agents. There's to be a lot of syndicate legisla tion, contract letting and creating of places for hungry office-seekers. The tinm to get jour "inflooence" at work is right now. It Is safe to say, therefore, thnt all the class Interests which are in line for benefit under the sway of commercial ized politics will be generously repre sented in Washington from now until the holidays. Tho American people will in all likelihood be the most Inadequate ly represented clement. This is because the Republican party is in power, pledged to dothe bidding of the trusts, and liecatise the trusts are hostile to the people. IMPORTANT TO HANNA. It was characteristic that Mark Han na. in a consideration of the most impor tant lulls 1o come before Congress in the session now begun, should have placed the Haiinn-Paync-Fryc-Staudard Oil ship-subsidy bill second on ills list, In sisting that it is "a just measure, de voted to the upbuilding of the American merchant marine." Even the members of Mr. Hanna's own party in the National Congress fail, as a body, to agree witii him as to the urgent necessity for the swift passage of the shiiHsubsIdy bill, or that it is a just and widely beneficent measure. It has been stated by at least one Repub lican Senator that the ship-subsidy bill may easily await the action of the next Cougres", giving place to moie necessary 'legislation during the present short ses sion. A Republican Congressman from the President's own State and Mark Hanna's own district finds himself un able to support the measure because he is opiwsed to the subsidy Idea, the tax ing of the many for the benefit of the . lew. It is now apparent, however, that Hnnna proposes to push tho Ilnnna-rayne-Frye-Standnrd Oil shln-suliely bill through in this session, as hclns sec oiiil in importance on the. list of urgent legislation. It is certainly of importance to Hanna, promising to vastly increase his wealth and that of the syndicate of which lie Is the head. And tills is the tlnal test after all, under the McKinley regime the test of a law's alue to Hanna and the syndicate. It is in order to expect the early passage f the ship subsidy bill. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. President McKinlcy's message to the Cougiess which coiiened in Washing ton yesterday for the completion of lis laboi-, is of exceptional historic aliie as outlining, at the dawn f a new cen tury, the p.tlio of a great Government which had but just been born when tho present century began. The message recites facts which Jus tify national pride. It oilers indispu table proof of the most marvelous na tional gtowth kuowu to the world's his tory. It necessarily shows that this Government now stands in the front rank of Hie world's greatest Powers, a Government that logically exercises the strongest single iutluence in the settle ment of all international iuestiotis of the first magnitude. It Is, perhaps, inevitable that great nnd sudden dangers to the American spirit and the true American policy should have been brought into being by this Government's recent tremendous in crease of power anil prestige. It may be taken as similarly logicul that Mr. McKinley, standing for the party most susceptible to the glamour of the new prospect of world-wide territorial ac quisition created by the results of the war with Spain for the liberating of Cuba, should iu his message advocate a foreign policy which is more or less of a surrender to the sudden temptation. It is al.so logical that the President should have made no effective utterance in opposition to the ominous growth of the trust evil, a growth for which ids party's friendliness towards the trusts is so largely responsible. The President's message is a confes sion that, in so far as it is possible to Mr. McKinley and the Republican party, the Government is to 1h administered on lines of imperialism and of class-privilege that are foreign to the spirit of its founders. Politically speaking. Mr. Mc Kinley has good warrant for the tone of ids message. His campaign for re-election was necessarily made on these is sues, the Democratic assault on the trusts and imperialism being exception ally fierce. The people at the polls sup ported Mr. McKinley in this conlllct of J oninlon. All that now remains to be seen Is whether or not the people best knew what was good for themselves and for the country when they extended the Mc Kinley leae of power for four years more. Tiie President himself is faithful, in Ids message, to those tilings for which he stood In the campaign which ended In his re-election to the Presidency. KEEP THEM DISTINCT. In his recent aide discussion of the city's condition and prospects Mr. Fred erick N. Jndson seems to have confused the evils that arise from misgovemmeut with those that arise from Charter and constitutional limitations. Accordingly lie reached the conclusion that St. Louis's troubles arose as much from an antiquated Charter and from unjust obligations and limitations placed upon the city by the State Constitution as from municipal inisgoverument. Reflection will readily show that the immediate troubles of the city are not due to Charter defects or to constitu tional limitations but to Ziegcnhciulsm. It Is known that St. Louis has Jogged along prosperously as recently as three years ago with street lights and street cleaning even by block patrol, with enough money to feed its paupers and to buy medicines for Its indigent sick and to build an occasional street and sewer. It is known that, so far from accumu lating a deficit at the rate of .fl.'ii.tiOo a year, St. Louis built a new !f2.0m.(KHl City Hall with current revenues without issuing a single bond. These undoubted facts prove beyond doubt that we can under the present Charter and State Constitution get along comfortably. St. Louis is not doing so and has not been doing so for several years past. The present trouble of St. Louis is due to Ziegenheinisni and to nothing elss. It Is equally admitted that if St. Louis Is to make Itounds and leaps forward, as she should do in preparation for the World's Fair, Charter nnd constitutional changes are imperative. This is nothing new. It was n-eognized years ago. A Charter Amendment Commission sat and recommended Charter changes dur ing Mayor Walbridge's term. When le eently Charter amendments were voted on by St. Louians they were defeated because of lack of confidence in Mayor Ziegenheln and ids helpers and because plain public demands like that for the merit system were disregarded in the submission of the amendments. St. Louis's Charter Is antiquated and the city Is unfairly limited by the State Constitution, tint that does not cause tho city's present troubles. That prevents marked progress. It does not compel retrogression, and municipal government has retrograded very seriously. COMPLETE THE FUND. There could be no more stimulating in centive for friends of the World's Fair than the knowledge that with the com pletion of the local subscription of ?."., 000,000 the great enterprise will be placed on the firmest financial footing and that the most vigorous and active work on the Exposition itself will imme diately follow. The effect of this definite and assured endeavor will be felt not only in St, Louis and throughout Missouri, but in Washington and extending direct to every State Iu the Union. In St. Isolds the permanent World's Fair organization will be formed and the World's Fair officers elected to direct the undertaking to its successful culmina tion. In Jefferson City the General Assem bly of Missouri will promptly take up the work of preparing for a State ex hibit that shall reflect due credit on the World's Fair State. In Washington the Congress now in session w'.H uked for the appropria tion from the Federal Government al ready agreed upon. In the ether States of the Union the various Legislatures will beieqtichted to authorize ami provide for State exhibits that shall illustrate this country's prog ress in tiie arts and sciences, in com merce and Industry. The foundation for all this work, as for the entire fabric of the World's Fair, must of necessity be found in the com pleted voluntary subscription of .'.tHHi, 000 from the people of the World's Fair Cltj. The appeal to civic pride iu this essential is potent indeed. The marked enthusiasm now manifested iu behalf of the World's Fair by St. Louisans should speedily culminate iu the completion of the local fund. The announcement to the woild that St. Louis's investment of $.-.,000,000 iu tiie World's Fair has been made will proe the World's Fair ear nestness of St. Louisans beyond all fur ther question. This announcement should lie forth coming before Congress adjourns for the holidays. Every St. Louisaii should as sist in making it ccttain. A united etTort to this end Is now inpcrathely in order. Complete the World's Fair fund. Woi Id's Fair success depends upon it. DE WET AND MARION. McKinleyitcs will doubtless be en raged anew by W. T. Stead, the English man, who pees lit to call the Roer Gen eral De Wet the Francis Marlon of o day and to point out that the cruel war of extermination now being waged by the English In South Africa is similar to the relentless tactics employed against Marion in the last century. This thing of finding among the patriot Roers of the present time a reproduction in tyie and spirit of the patriot Ameri cans of 1770 is embarrassing to the Mc Kinley administration, which lias as sisted England In crushing the Rocrs-. McKlnie. ite organs will have no good word for this man Stead, who dares to rebuke his own Government ami to pub licly note the American Government's betrayal of the American spirit. When England's imperialist newspapers begin calling Stead a traitor and a liag-furler you will see the Tory organs of McKin ley imperialism fall promptly into line and take up the hue and cry. It Is nec essary that they shall discredit such a man he dares to hold human rights higher than syndicate plots for conquest and the looting of weaker nations. Down with the idealistic fool: Nevertheless there are many Ameri cans and Englishmen whose hearts sick en at sight of the great and. sinful tragedy licing enacted in South Africa. In the honesty of their souls they can not call wrong right, nor rejoice in the national extinction of a manly and God fearing people. And it may be that this spirit shall prevail against the Mark Hanna and Cecil Rhodes commercial syndicate spirit, ultimately saving the Roers from subjection to an alien gov ernment. God lias not yet finally judged between the two peoples. A Republican party organ thus voices what seems to be the most unique claim to consideration that has yet been put forward In politics: "In consideration of the magnificent race Mr. Flory made for Governor, it would certainly be a very graceful act on the part of Gov ernor Dockery to appoint Mr. Flory to the vacancy iu the office of Railroad Commissioner." Announcement of Governor Joseph W. McClurg's death seemed to bother the Republican party organs. Some said he was "the last Republican Governor of Missouri." Others seemed to smell an unpleasant inference in this and said he was "the latest Republican Governor of Missouri." Mr. McKinlcy's message to Congress declares. In effect, that he shall continue working for empire and the trusts, and that he believes the people at the polls in November sanctioned such service. One noteworthy attraction Is pos sessed by tiie session of Congress which has Just opened: It will make the $3,000, 000 Federal appropriation for the Louis iana Purchase Woild's Fair. It was natural that the President's message should have a good word for the ship-subsidy bill. Mark Hanna, the bill's greatest lienelieiary, doesn't elect Presidents for his health. First and foremost among the Impor tant duties awaiting the incoming Gen eral Assembly of Missouri is the electlou of the best Democrat aailable for Speaker of the House. Washington just at present Is the par adise of lobbyists and the secret agents of trust monopolies. Rich pickings of imperial loot and special privileges con stitute the at miction. When the people of St. Louis lift their chic slogan of' "Nothing Impossible!" It means just what it says and it's sound ing iu splendid World's Fair ohnuc right now. It is appalling to think what an awful brand of politics would figure in the Wot Id's Fair movement if Zelgenhien istn and the Globe-Democrat could have their way. Is it the fault of the Nesbit bill that St. Louis's paj rolls were recently bur dened witii such atiame as that of Judge of Election Alirenhosterbae imcr? What a pity that the new century which comes in at midnight of Decern lier ol will find St. Louis in almost pri meval darkness. Reading between the lines of the Pres ident's message, Americans learn that they are In for four yean; r.f imperialism and trustisiu. St. Louis's foundation for the World's Fair a local subscription of $3,000,000 will be of a solidity appropriate for the Solid City. March of the Christina Children. UN the march ot the Christmas children Keci ttmo Iu tfci- laughter and hone! Thej're bound for the CftriMroas windows Oh, but the orw-n-fjcd thronsl Mancimg. wishing and ui ci...,. Thrills to th sul are they. Till the march rf the Christmas chlllren Is the finest sight of the day! It's the march of the Christmas ch 11 a ran Isn't the ulckstep sneet? Straight on to th Christmas wlndoTii What a jiatter of little feet! And the ton grows bright with thesmlllnc Of watchlnjr women and men. And the march ot the Christmas children Makes ail of us jounc, again! iupu:r v. sAUNDErj. HORTON-WOOD WEDDING OTHER EVENTS AND NOTES. tVWWWVVWWUWWWVIMAiVWH MRS. WALTER OREfiG 1IORTON, "Who was Miss Elizabeth JIlss Elizabeth pumner Wood, daughter of Jmigo and Jlrs. Horatio 1. Wood of No. 5S.T Waterman avenue, was married I it nl?ht to Sir. Walter Grecu llorton of Il---ton. Mas., at fc't. Peter's Episcopal Church. The Kin-rend Mr. Shaw performed the ceremony. Tho bride entered tho church accompanied by her father, and attended by her sister. Jliss Adelaide Wood, as maid of honor. Tho bridesmaids were Mis-s Caroline Wood, Jllss Grace Kowell nnd Ml-' Addin Kimball of ltoton, a cousin of tho bridesroom. Mr. Cushlns Kimball of Iioston. a cousin of the brliltcrcom, acted an best man. Tho groomsmen were Messrs. Loyal laonard, J. . I). Rodger. Charles Krd and Georse JltlH. Tho bride wore a white tulle, veil, con fined by a coronet of orange blo.s"oms, and ' carried a bouquet of lilies of the alley and bridal royes. Her gouu was a handsome cream-tinted duchrssc satin. The Fkirt was en tralnc, without trimming. Mounted upon tho bodice was n transparent gulmpe of a rich cnam color, with a bertha of duehesse laee. The latter was crowed in fn nt and was fattened by a sptay of orange blo--omi. The long sleeves of satin were trimmed about tho wrist with a frill of duchess lace. TIib maid of honor. M!?s Adelalds Wood, worn ft gown of while moutxellne de soie over a white silk slip. The bodice was cut high, with garniture of lace. The full length skirt was trimmed on the side3 ar.d about tbu edge with white rosebuds. The bridesmaids were gowned allies In white mousscllne de roie. ovr slips of tafftta. Kach carried a bouquet 0f rink rose:?. Following the ceremony, a reception was held from S to 11 o'clock at the Wood home. Tho house waa decoratsd with palms and cut llovvcrs. Mr. and Mrs. Horton will go Hast upon their wedding tour, but will return to St. Louis for the. holiday?. In January thy will so to New York, sailing thence fur Loudon und the Continent. Ihey will not take up their residence in Iioston fcr some time, as they expect to remain abroad for a j ear. Tho marriage of Harry B. Martin, a well known newspaper cartoonist, and Mi'S Suse Flanders .'as quietly solemnized at St. John's Kplscopal Church, Dolman and Hickory Mreets, at II o'clock yesterday morning. The ceremony was per formed by the Reverend C. X. MoIIer. rec tor of the- church, and was witnessed by a few relatives and friends of tho young couple. At noon Mr. und Mrs. Martin started to New York. They will return to St. I.ouls In a short time. Mrs. Thomas II. Weit, Jr.. will glvo a tea on Thursday afternoon for her sister-in-law. Miss Carroll West. Tho Hammer Literary and pocial Club will glvo Its llrst annual reception and dance on Friday evening at Iyjul.-lana Hall. Mr. and Mrs. Francis X. Uarada gave a. dinner on Sunday evenin; at the Southern Hotel. In honor of Miss Mabel l!Ieler of Sedalia. who is a guest of Mr. T. C. Cald well. Mr. and 3!rs. IJIburn G. McNalr returned jesterday morning from a short New York visit. "New York Is simply overwhelmed with visitors," said Mr. McXnlr. "Accom MISS MAUDE ODELL QUITS IMPERIAL DECEMBER 15. The. Imperial Theater stock company Is to have n new leading lady to succeed Jllsi Maude OJcll, whose engagement will end o'l December 15. In accordance with a two weeks' notice from Manager Glffen. which was delivered to her Sundiy night. Wlo her successor Is to lie has not been determ'ned. but probably will be known to day or to-morrow. Mr. GIP.cn said last night that he had the wires busy between hero and New York, and expected replica to numerous inquiries within twenty-four nours. He declined to d!"vuss Tor publica tion the causes which led up to his notlco terminating Mls Odcli's engagement. Miss Odell's friends snid jcstenhiy that she had resigned because the management had lncrea'ed Its demands upon the com pany without Increasing the salaries of the players. The Increased demands referred to aro embodied in the following notice, which was served on all of the memb. r- of the eompany. and which explains Itself. Ft. Iiuls. Nov. ST. You are hereby notified trat. roTimenclng with the v.ek (,f X(-oluber ?. -in additions! r,erfurmanee will leph.rt on Tu-ddj- afternoon, the rceilar Thursday. Satunlw aiid Sunday matinees htlmr continuesl n& uu!. and the Sunday mat!r.e rema'nlng the opening I 2rfcrrrance. sialorles wilt remain at tliti t'Kurr-s row la force. in uoove aciion nas een iiecldej upon as a business, expedient KespoclfuIIy. It. U GIFFEX. WILY TURK TO BE WATCHED. Government Will 2Cot Relax Vigi lance Till Payment Is Made. REPUBLIC SPECIAL." Washington. Dec. 3. The Sultan of Tur key has imally leldeti to the pressure of the United Slates and taken measures to pay the claims of American missionaries against his Government. Formal announce ment of this has been received from Mr. Grisccm, Charge d'Altaires iu Constanti nople. Nevertheless, so often has there been a. slip betwixt the cup and the lip, that, until the money Is In the hands of representa tives of this Government, the authorities will not relax their vigilance. Captain Chester, commanding the Ken tucky, will net. Secretary Long said to-day, on his discretion In the matter of remain ing In Turkish waters. He has not yet left Smyrna, and It is unlikely that he will do bo until it Is slain that the 1'orte means to Wood until last evcuinp. ; Photocrap"! by St-aus. t modations of any sort are hard to find. We telegraphed ahei.d for room0, but were fores d to try three hotels before we found a pl.ico to stay. Theater seats have to lie -ngage-d at least two weeks ahead of time. Actually, If a man wants a shave he has to nlve the barber a month's notice. Never saw such a crowded town In my life." Mr. nnd Mr. Everett 1. Trnsdale. who departed from St. Ijiiuis early last August MRS. II. R. MARTIN. Who was until jostcrtlay Mis Piile Flanders. for a lengthy trip through Old Mexico, havo returned to town, and arc nt the Lindell before resuming housekeeping. Mr. Festus J. Wade will Introduce her daughter, Min Stella Wmlo, at a tea on Saturdny afternoon, December 13. Owing to iltncs.1 Mrs. .1. U. C. Lucas has ree ailed her invitations for to-morrow even ing. Dei-ember 5. Mrs. Lucas's ball to In troduce her (laughter. Miss Franclne Luct. will bo given Instead on Now Year's Day. MISS MAUDE ODELL. Milady In "The Musketeers." pay. As to th method of payment, the author ities are disine lined to talk, but the-ie has evidently been a change In the altitude; of 1st i summir. when tney declined to re ceive the money under cover of a contract tod warship. There I.- reason to believe that the Tur kish plan hjs been accejited. h cruiser hav ing been awarded to the Cramp-. The Cramps will r.ot liegin work on lh rsel, it is said, until they have In their posses sion SO p-r cent of the contract price. It Is thought tnat tlicy will then turn over the amount of the missionary il.iinu to this Government. If Die wishis or the State Department are heeded, the battleship KeutU'-ky will lie sent to Mszagab. Morocco, to aid the Consul General, "Mr. Gummere. In collecting the c'nlm held by the American citizens against tho Moorish Government. The training ship Dixie has been ordered to take Mr. Gummere to Mazagab. from which place he will proceed to Marakesa, whero the Sultan's court is established. pSlba 2 -V J 'SSisB Maaagri-'yse6NlBtMllllBirM w t var?flWMslaW V BRILLIANT COLORING ON THEMVSIC HALL STAGE. I.at tiisht at Music H.tll reminded one of some of tin: big occasions of las; s-'asnn. There was tin time l.isl reason, hontver. with nil or tin; bls;iifs that iirexaUuil, whui tin: AIukIc II. ill s.:ii; bloomed furtli so K"f gioiisly iis it did l.ft nlitlit. "HI Cnjiltau" liiis lie n done In S't. l.-vih on the smaller state s't the ili:ry Tlie.-itr. but It I: alnmjit wis'.- to say that It via. really doim for the Urn time List niht. Then- were tie: usual ojiciiinK-nUlit balls, liernan'l tliirc, but llnsewei" i. t tob-ion-sMuictl In the far.- of tit. ciiislt(j coIi.rmK", the wcll-nrriercil groups and the snail .uid kd . Tie ii, tii. re were old fri nds on v'evv. It j ..ih j,omI 10 f,e the Minshi'iy lierii ui; (in. ! ultii In r K m rou month, .iinl the ij's (hat ji. .ie It was :i line. tuiil. to , to Uinl ' litr in letter tone, th.-n she u.is a ;...ir mo. .1 be'! i :iitn:-- ami u iv lu man;, small . i.i, r.n.-,y .UM.llitr lileiid of l.i.t .ir ..- ilis (Jiiiiil.iii, whose cti.u.iila i'ltli-SjIni; of ,i iai latl .:s .so tll r iiH'iut.ere.l iii.it th sniall worn. lit will: lot cuininc; .)s .it a lot of :i i-l.i ti nlnn sb" iu.ni, hi r nrst.il l.ir:tme Aiet lt.-tmtl, too, th.it .sfiehel lloutrs coining iii.-n v'cy nl-it .t all time:, it u.is rtaiiy iiuile i tr.ionl:n.:r ; nnd "J"li lime it bunch of bails .nt f r tl.e loolliKht: iho briil.e one of ihem of? f..r lln man uho helped l.er ! num. Thv fri nullnc-ri for llirri was shown by t.ie f.t"t that aluiiK lov.unl the inn, when the jmiil.iri monotony of il'iLrs lieR.tn to li a bit tiriinr. a shv.if of chrysanthemums for tho tall prima dcium won .i roumi of ai- j.lause for litr. - Among the men there ncrc two who have fared forth at I'hrnVa Cue in the course of Miimner seasons. One of tluse was the "FA Capltan," played with much uncilon and apprt elation by Mr. Pruett. whn--o voice, just now, does not belong m the column of things to be thankful for. .Mr. I'ruettii shambled throturh the part of the boguj soMI r so will that he had his sreat LlalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalK.5.,3-V "SUPvm 'ilalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalaHliklfC "-wl.iBlilililililililHk4tB i.l.l.l.l.l.l.l.l.l.l.l.l.l.l.l.l.l.l.l.l.l.l.l.H-M.'l LltlalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalaHlL V MlilalalaHeaaUlilalalalalaKilalalalalalalalaE?4&. wQXeC?ri MAUDE LILLLVN IJERRT, Wlio was warnilv welcomed on her return to Music Hall last night. audience laughing for three hours. Mr. Hlnsrhaw. the other St. Louis sinyir, who made l.ls first Imw for the seamen. wa as colorlesi as his whiskers, which were white. Hut Mr. Hlushaw and his friend? may find comfort In the fact that the part to p'ays Is watery In its thinness. Of course. It Is the finish of the ecord net that bestirs the enthusiasm. Tho staco tranager. who was a very h:iy man with Mj hundreds of newcomers last night, ha I 1.1s chance with the marches and the Hght Irgs that ate possible nt the concluion of the urNon-yard ccne. Tl.o ta-e I-'s-ame mas of moving color. The girls, about IUt' 1 of them, had new rostumes. in which red i ar.d green welo the Important colors. On this gro-ip. marching to the familiar Soi. music, ted, while and blue lights were throw a. On the rUht there was stationed a brass band, wliieh rlayed "The Stars au.l Stropc-s roreve-r." The tuneful noise. th: m.uslng of color and the singing of Ml Herri made two rarta of a picture that found tumultuous approval cut In the bis auditorium. The three scenes are extremely pretty, adding to the excellence of one of the smartest productions that the Mvag, Southwell SI. Louis. management i.as ever given in i . . . . ( . . . And that reminds mc: Mr. Savase was method of Mr. Savage's is not common to the profession. Most niaiiigcrs lind It best to stand alH'Ut about the front of tl.elr llrst nighfs. with never a thought for the pro duction Itself. After last n.ghfs perform ance thi Music Hall manager probably changed a few things. A BLOW AT THE BROKERS. Continuous Form of Ticket Asked lv Chiciiso-t. Louis Lines'. r.i:r t'EMC spkci vu Chicago, III.. Dec .3. A new plan will lie tried by tiie roads operating between Chicago I and St. Louis to prevent se-uiping of through tickets, sold from points In tli Last to tee IJridge City via Chicago. Officers of the Chka;u-St. Louis lines will demand that roads east r.f the former city use what la Known as the continuous forms or ticket. When a ticket ii sold tastof here to St, Louis via. Chicago, the selling agent must Indorse It thus: "Good for passage from Chicago to St. I.uul.s only on train No. . leaving Chicago at ." The exaet time lieing lille-J In ard 5:e train being the Iirst to depart frnii Chicago for St. Louts after the pascngcr3 arrival in the former citj. The-e through tickets nofr nrc not marked this vvjy, which allows the transportation to be han.'llcd by biokera. Tbu same sysleiu prevails on tickets from tho liist to Kan-8-..S City ia Chicago. .... .. 1...-.L 1V..( list ISltesrllV 1 I A Villi n coot oil :i '',::: . . .V ,.,." .... ... m tnomus pre 111" OlSis.- Ill IIKT II. Ill IU... ...I'.-. ... -. - ..,...'. u.. ,,.rvll,ln,' miiiI he.ir the ronmlaints- of I """" the paying people who sat about him. This t :.'"'.. CHASED AD CAUGHT HIM. Negro Accused of RiirgJarj Over taken by Detectives. August Vrcse. a butcher at No. 3rd; South Jefferson avenue, left his shop for a few minutes yesterday afternoon to so to a corner drug store and. In his absence he place was entered by a thief who robbed the cash register of 17 and took an over coat belonging to Mr. Fre-se. Just as tho proprietor of the chop entered the b-iild'n,; the thief made his exit through the rear door. Mr. Frese gave chase and the man was followed for a distance of several blocks. Several shots were flrcd by Special Officers Itodcneck and Fitzgerald, who Joined in tho chase, and at liroadway and La Salle streets they arrested a negro who gave his) name as Phillip lJalley. Mr. Fre-se declared that Bailey was the man who burglarized his butcher shop. A warrant charging grand larceny will be applied for to-day. J GOODWIN AND ELLIOTT IN A SWEET, NEW PLAY. There' quits a lot of tenderness na quaint comedy In "Whe.n Wo Were Twenty One," the play by Henry V. Esmond, In which Mr. Nat Goodwin and Miss Maxlns Elliott began a week's engagement at th Olympic List night. Th tewi.'rne-s ' found largely In thai love afi.ilr which develops between the old baetnlor. Richard Careiwo (.Mr. Gocdwlnj, and a pr tt girl who is virtually his ward. l'h.vliUErlcson (MIsi Elliott;, whllo Care we, Is l.iliorioiisly trjlng to marry her to bla fester-son. tl.e cutis and vlvacioua Itlel. ird Terence Miles Audalne, familiarly l.uuvv.'i as Tho Imp (Mr. Henry Woodruff. Net a little of the quaint comedy also eoiiits from this love- story. a well. Hut the most of 11-and a very refreshing: r. ..ill, atl. -i.es i It .i- bringing something ll, ,. ? Il, . .... ,!.. ..?'.. UT ImilC. fv.,... ,,. --.......fc ... .. .... ,.1- .-,u,,. ..1.,.J ItUlil lil3 llruli un 1 tribulations of an old-hachelnr qu.irl- !, ee,m(jo i ,i ., Ulck Carewe and hU fine, unruiiried cronies, dubbed Tho Trln it. e.iiis.-.iiig of Sir Horace 1'Iumely Olr. Nell O'llii.".). C olonel -Miles Graham (Mr. J. K. Cruufoni and Hector Terence. McUratb. iMr. e.mige i; Ui-Uainy). who are pledged to ih.- dead father of Tl.e Imp to raise und make a mat: of that h iruls4ne oung scape Ki.it e. This is the hrst time. J believe, that such a eomblnjtio.i. with such a purpose, has been hro-ight. Into existence, and the re sult is genuinely quaint comedy, as I have iilrcJdy Indicated. Tins Is lieeauso Dick Carewa and Th Trinity have their hands full with The Imp. Ti.ey have trained him pretty much as such (rental middle-aped men of tho world would train a yoiin? fellow whose father wa one of their chums In the dajs when they were SI. but be lets to cut his eyeteeth for him self, after all. and that's where the trouble comes in. At one time the four bachelors billcve they have brought The Imp to a' safe anchorage as the accepted sweetheart of the bewitching Phyllis, but the difficulty H that Phyllis Is in love with Dick Carewe, that The Imp Is Infatuated with a music hall celebrity, Kara Glynesk, the Firefly (Mi's Eleanor Gist), nnd that Dlclc Carewe Is h!m-elf In love with Thyllls. Out of this complication, as a matter ot coarse; any nmonnt of fen and some very delicate pathos nro evolved. Mr. Goodwin lias a part of considerable sentiment, and meets Its demands ro very acceptably as to appear before a St. Louis audience In a new nrd most pleasing light. Ills Dick Carewe is a. d!t!nct creation, with much of th old Nat Goodwin In It. and yet with a. sotter and mellower Goodwin that Is pleas ant to contemplate. Miss Elliott's work a l'hylhs was a dl'tlnct advance In delicate treatment, with a tcrder shading; which un- qm-stionahly endears that young woman le th? people- in front. There are two scenes in which she Is especially effective one in the earlier half of the play. In which she tantalizes D.ck Carewe with a faint su pU n.n that ho love her; the other In the last aet. when the one and only love scene between them Is acted In a way that stamps the success of the new production as cer tain. "When We Wpre Twenty-one" Is not by any means written exclusively to exploit Mr. Gocdvdn and Miss Elliott. The threi (?('TTlIniell hnm T VlfleA linmnl Aa rwtmn.ta- I " - ...- .......v. ... ,...y.- 1 lug Tl:e Trinity. have most excellent comedy ""K . ,,.,ncrrunitle( .tnd Imnmv, Them .rimin.Mi- I (sjiecially commend Mr. Crauford's Col onel Graham and Mr. O'Brien's Sir Horace i'lumely. as coexl. clean-cut and dryly hu- entments. Tliere Is. a gentle- nbout the three, or, I should say. bachelors, which ts attractive ness and wholcsomeness. And this reminds me that the atmosphere of the story may be best described as wholesome. It deals cleanly with some of the evil facts of the world, and even in the third act, whirh Is the one weak spot In the I plav'.s construction as temporarily destroy ing the sweeter run of the story 3 telling the unmasking of the heartlessness of the. music hall temptress Is accomplished with as little coarseness as Is possible. The enrt Inc; of the play, with The Imp saved, Mr. Dick Carewe and Fhyllis happily brought together, and The Trinity formlmr a sort of homely but ecstaUc Greek chorus. Is xcry pretty and tells with the house Im mensely. Tho minor characters of the cast are fairly well taken. It Is my belief that Mr. Coodwm and Ml Elliott will make n pleasant hit In St. Louis. They are both advancing In the q'i ility of their work, nnd their new play lias sweetness, sentiment and humor skill fully mingled. QUENTTN QUEER. EDDIE GIRARD IN THE COLUMBIA'S NEW BILL. Eddie Glrard's stunts at the Coluiribta this veck take one back to the days of "Nat ural Gas." The junior member of the team that presented that successful farce has I-irgotten none of his old tricks. He Is just a? funny as ever. Jessie Gardner lends hint Viluablc assistance. Judging from the ap-lian.-e yesterday. Tred Warren and Al Illanchard were the favorites of the Mil. T-ielr El-etch shows vast Improvement since iti presentation at one of the gardens last semmer. Blanehard was never In better Clce than at yesterday's matinee. Both if thesx- entertainers seem to be In a very fa r way to makn a name for themselves In v.tuduvllle. niaiichanl's attempts to danco ap the only Imd feature of the act. Belle Davis scored with the song called "Goo-goo Eyjs." It has never been sung so effective 1 III 119 lilt I (S.I ly it the Columbia. It Is hard for the Iay-lp.s-i to understand, however, why JIIss Da vis burdens herself with three pickaninnies. Ttuy add nothing to the act, Fattl Rosa's daughter has many of her mother's clever wajs. The sketch rn which she appears, supiiorted by May Wentworth and three capt.ble men. Is called "A Woman's Dilem ma." The plot is not startllngly novel, but Is InndlcJ well and gets many a hearty rX lauKO. One or two suggestive lines will doubtless be cut out by the management, v-fl. Edgar Atchison-Ely. Jlr. and Mrs. Joe Kca- J4s, ton, Leona Bonnie and the Four OUfana -,&:' pleaa; in a variety o ways. ., .-gyj?- - V m O &i ;fWJrf-J-W; - SJrJTir'.'T: .lSw.--. , Ju'l.-s f.-Se,-Sfe- ;si&iimiaaumamiimmm