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Journal. . M
Joe Cannon, watchdog of the Treasury, appears In the role 'of nnfajtalb-i
glxer for theaHure of the Republican arty" to do any effective work againHt
the trusts. Be la quoted as saying that the Republican party passed an anti
JUDGED BY
THEIR FRUITS
the trusts,', they have multiplied until all of the principal sources of production
of the necessities are controlled by them. They dominate industry. They di
rect financial affairs. They own the lines ef transportation. They hold today
the absolute dictatorship of almost every essential that goes to supply dally life
In this United States.
, , This process of centralisation has (one on in full view of citizen and . of
ficial It has been known to every bay In the country. It is the feature ,(
modern, social development. Yet, there has been practically no bar to their
progress. The obstacles thrown in their way have been placed by private clti
sen or state official, acting upon their own initiative, with no help from tne
Federal Government.
.'-.'.We who are In the ranks of common people know that these things are
true. - We know that the trusts are gradually drawing the reins tighter and
tighter, and that they virtually laugh atauggestlons that the dominant party
proposes to do anything to enforce the law.
It may be argued by soma that tne Sherman law is defective. Yet, the last
Congress was Republican, the President is Republican, the Government Is In Re
publican hands, and nothing was done at the last session to hjntet hostility
to the trusts. Congress met, 'Coitreat argutd, Congress eflact&and Congress ad
journed, and Congress did nothing, the President demanding nothing along this
line,, and so the matter rests. 'All this la "res gestae," as the lawyers say, and
should be taken into account when the people write their vemlct upon their
ballots. Like the Scriptural tree, the Republican party should be judged by Its
fruits. .
EXAMINE THEBOOKS REGULARLY
Some months ago there was presented
to the County Court of this County a
petition signed by a large number of
. taxpayers, asking that an expert be so-l-olnted
to "examine the books of the
Sheriff, and generally to report on the
; conduct of the affairs of this office.
This petition was baaed on facts which
.. were not disputed. Indeed, which, were
'. admitted, showing, to put it mildly,
1 grave Irregularities in the matter of the
' collection of taxes from non-residents.
- It- waa further shown that the cost of
collection of taxes was largely in excess
of what, they should have been.
; w The only possible reason for delay in
,.. this matter waa to make haste slowly in
, the choice of experts. , This petition is
It! 11 before this County Court unacted
upon, but there can be no question but
. that the prayer of the petitioners will be
granted and the examination made.
This incident, however, leads to a train
f thought, to which the taxpayers and
itmcers of this county should give heed.
The books, not only of the Sheriff, but of
very officer of the city and county,
ihould bo experted. This is due not only
to the public, but to the officials. ; It
no reflection on .the honesty or integrity
f the official. Noweays practically ev-
try large business concern baa lta books
ixperted periodically. Many have audit
srs whose sole, duty Is the checking up or
accounts,' ' " "i '
As we are adylaeO, there has Hot been
tor rears, tf evsr, a systematic expert
r.g of the county books. It seems almost
in absutdity, that a business involving
the banduog of, millions of dollars of,'
10 or 12-page paper, 1 ctnt; 16 to 28 page,
be
noticed. Rejected communications
by Carrier.
....$5.00
.... 2.60
.... 1.30
10
100
this paper Is Albert E. Hasbrook.
Hartford Building, Chicago.
Mm
trust Iaw-the Sherman law and that" President Roose
velt has inaugurated action against the combinations
that exist in direct Opposition to that law. He hints
that this Is a record that entitles the party to support.
Yet, In the face of the alleged sincere opposition to
other people's money should be con
ducted under such- slack methods. It is
enough to breed peculation. It offers an
Inducement for and encourgaes manip
ulation. It would seem that as a pro
tection to themselves and. to their fam
ilies, every official would inlsist upov
some definite, conclusive method by
which it would be known that on his re
tirement, his books were straight, his ac
counts square.
In order to avoid casting suspicion on
an; particular officer, the County Court
rhould periodically, and at least once
each year, cause every official's accounts
to bo experted. The Council should on
the same with the city officials. These
examinations should not be perfunctory
affair, but should be made by qualified
and independent persons. To such an
extent has this practice of examination of
accounts grown, that there are now cor
porations whose sole business Is to do
this class of work.
AS before stated, not for many years
has this been done in this county, while
In many of the so-called "cow" counties
the work has been taken up or is now In
progress. It would be worse than use-,
less to take It up In a tentative wa
It must be done thoroughly and syste
matically. While the auditors of the
county and city can, within certain 11m. I
its, check up - irregularities appearing
on the l,ca of the papers, it is manifest
ly Impossible for them - to doi any rea
I expertmg.
if the County Commissioners inaugu
rate thl System, they Will have the sup
port of the taxpeyerii, The time to do
a u nowv ',,'. ' , V
f EXPLANATIONS CALLED FOR.
t United States Senator Jonesj of Arkan
sas, was a strong advocate of the Nlcar
aguan canal route. He now Is .for the Pa u
ama route, having voted for the measure
that emanated from the proltno brain of
Senator Mark Hanna, of Ohio, and be
ing now slated, according to reports, for
a position upon the Canal Commission.
It may be all right, and probably Is,
for who could doubt thf elevated attitude
01 me Arkansas senator on an ques
tjpns? True, he has never shone In win
ning campaigns. He has -been a hoo-doo,
an unlucky dog of a political Outcast,
whom the bird of. victory avoided, whom
success eschewed.,-When his name was
at the head Of the Democratic National
Committee, th committee learned much
of the trials of defeat. With him as
leader, the party Inevitably traveled Into
the mires of Ignominious losses, or fled
along the road of retreat. He has never
been a general charging over the ram
parts of the enemy and wresting from
the standard bearers of the Republican
party the banner of national success.
Yet, we must not doubt the sincerity
of the man from the fever and ague
swamps of - Arkansas. Even though
he changed his canal affiliations and re
ceives. If report be true, the reward of a
position upon the Canal Commission un
der the tutelage of Hanna, Jones ftust
be accorded entire honesty. It matters
not that he was once charged with sell
ing out the Democratic national party
and hot trying to win the election in 189q
Charges are sometimes madewlthout war
ant, so that charge means nothing more
than a mere charge. It is pleasant, how
ever, that Mr. Jones should coincldental-
ly alter his views on the canal ques4
tlon and receive rich reward from the
administration, hat apparently, too,
yielded to the blandishments of the Ohio
Senator, who. In turn, had heard some
convincing arguments by the- exploiters
of the ' worthless bonds ot the Panama
Canal Company.
Taken all In all, It was most pleasant,
and Illustrates how nicely sometimes the
Gods of Political Fortune cause things
to fall out for us poor mortals.
THE VALUE OF ENEMIE8.
The Journal , is one newspaper .that
does not put In Its time chasing its en
emies. It dues not care to admit it has
any. In short, it can get along fast
enough without thinking about ite en.
' einles, and It can do without them. The
Jbnrnal does not encourage the "get
;evn" spirit, for people are in the habit
Of1 creating enemies by their attitude to
ward those who delight to "get -even.
Frequently an enemy proves a friend tn
oi'-gute, for by his prods and through
his Indiscretions you 1 are made to see
clearer your own shortcomings. Learn
from your) enemies and treat them a-s
mistaken people those who do not know
or understand you. It is this spirit
which will transform an enemy into a
friend. It often occurs that It Is better
to watch your "fool friends" than pay
nil of your attention to those you think
are your enemies. If The Journal wore
rajied on to put wladom. In this connec
tion, In a brief sentence, it would "boll
itidown" to: Watch your "fodl friends;'
give more and more rope to your enemies
v.lth which they may hang themselve3.
In other words, this is simply a more
j Tactical wuy of presenting tha-admonition
of "turn the other cheek."
SOME SUMMER LAUGHS.
Some doctors were talking the other day
about tho case of the Western woman
who was indignant to find that her
vesmtform appendix hiid been removed
whtn she hadn't expected it. One of
them told this tory:
A man was struck by a car on Broad
way. He wus removed to a hospital In
an Insensible condition. After a cursory
examination the surgeon sold, 'We had
better operate at" once for appendicitis."
The patient was stripped In order thaf
he might be prepared for the ordeal, and
this legend was found tattooed on his
chest: "In case of accident don't operate
for appendicitis. It has been removed
twice already."
They then concluded that be was only
suffering from shock. New York Sun.
Superintendent It is our usual custom
to let a prisoner work at the same trade
In here as he did outside. Now, what Is
your trade? Shoemaker, blacksmith,
or
PrisonerPlease, sir, I was a traveling
Kalesman. Indianapolis Journal,
Biggs So you were the only one of the
crowd to bring back any fish, ebf How
did that happen?
Boggs We played poker all day, and
when we got through, I was the only one
who had enough money to buy any. Sun.
City man (looking for summer board)
What are the meteorological conditions
in this neighborhood?
Farmer Oh, they're all right,. They
ain't no meteors fell in 15. years. Detroit
Free Press.
, "I suppose," said the supercilious
stranger in town, 'your city , has had its
ups and downs, .notwithstanding Its pres
ent prosperity?"
Yep," replied the resident cheerfully,
"sflll got 'em. Streets being torn up and
old buildings being torn down." Cincin
nati Commercial Tribune. i' i.: 1
Yeast Do you know any difficult tricks
with matches? ' , , .
Crimsonbeak-Yea; I've often tried to
light a cigar with my last one.-Yonkers
fKateemaeV ' j
.jrJP TABASCO COLUMN.
VT-
This Is not a eheefipresentatlon; quite
the contrary.' ' I ..ist&tfai, ,GOnndentla!
friend wfio j s eTf-mads Pest No. llt
Is he who meats you as you are hurrying
to keep an engagement with the man
who owes you S67, and ho Insists on
reading you a letter he has just received
from a lady friend at the beach, who
the brightest, sweetest, handsomest,
wittiest, and most interesting rosebud tn
the garden of girls, etc.
The Journal is growing at the rate of
speed that is encouraging. The support
of the people Is the support The Journal
invites. It means to serve the people. 1'
will "tote fair" with them, forever an
always. Make a note of It and observe
that The Journal keeps its promises. I t
this' community Ithis appears not to be
eipected on the part of a newspaper, but
The Journal will go contrary to the usual
order In this line. A paper that Is free
can be fair.
Farmer Did you read what the har
vester machine trust said, that the Inter
ests of tne grangers and the machine
trust are Jdenthal? Ha! Ha! Hi!
The Sultan of Morocco, while out auto
mublllng yesterday, met with bik accident
that was coming his way. Tho machine
ran into a stone wall and shook the old
hieroglyphic up In fine shape. He wa,S
so badly frightened he turned a rloh
cream color and( had to have a coat of
tan shoe" polish put on his face before
his slaves could recognize his majesty.
Dr. Van Loon believes all the mentally
weak should be chloroformed to a finish,
of course, those not mentally weak wouil
have to be-the Judges in the matter, and
this would violate th' constitution which
allows the majority to rule.
Mary MacLane's book, "The Story of
Mary MacUane," tells of her lonely life,
of her lack of sympathy with her family,
of the unprofitableness of life In her
home city, Butte, of her one warm
friend, "The Anemone Lady," of her
longing for love and her passion for the
devil and Napoleon Bonaparte.
Watterson refused the gubernatorial
nomination In Kentucky, because he
would not run for an office that could be
bought. Great head, Henry! Don't ex
pose the weak points of the profession.
it Germany s Crown Prince was
knocked out by the first Milwaukee girl
he ever saw, what would happen to him
if he ran against the article that made
that city famous?
A university president confesses that he
reads Mary MacLane's stuff with sympa
thy and tears. He Is the follow Mary
went east for, the genuine "Mary's little
lamb."
Henry Watterson boasts that he never
handled an unolean dollar. Poor Henry,
he never owned a greenback or a national
bank note.
Since Zelgler has given Baldwin all the
latitude he wants in his effort to reach
the pole, why shouldn't he run up W de
gress? ''.''
While Holland has the , Boers, Chicago
has the' Boris. The first are a grand lot
and the second a Grand Duke.
etgler has cabled the' money over, and
Baldwin will again go Into cold storage
up Baffin's bay waV.' . . . 1' ; .; .
The .rac Is to the swift.
Portland is
In tho race. . ..!.- w.;.
7 V Ul
POUTICAL AND SOC10UaCAdf
; .' . t-1
rne not campaign of- the Lacrosse
Chronicle against the renomlnatlon of
Assemblyman Ray has ended ,in' complete
collapse of that organ's home city. The
ex -speaker has the confidence of his
neighbors and he is for the re-election of
Senator Spooner, without conditions. An
ti-Spodner sheets, like the pirooicle, were
able to influence some of the Republican
voters so long as they dissembled. But
those among them that have shown their
true colors have quickly dropped into
hopeless dlsesteem. The Republican vol
ers of Wisconsin, with few exceptions.
are for the unconditional return of Sen
ator 8pooner.-Evenlng Wisconsin.
WESTERN TARIFF REVISION.
The tariff revision which Western Re
publcana have In mind is not revision
which will reduce the Income of the gov
ernment, but which may increase It. The
lowering to a point where only legitimate
protection is afforded of a duty which is
so high as to be prohibitory will increase
the revenue instead of decreasing them.
The Incomes which it is desired to reduce
through tariff revisions are the Incomes
of great Industrial combinations which
are usng duties which are too high to
exaot from home consumers exhorbltant
prices for their products. By the scaling
down of legitimate profits aimed at by
Republicans whose hearts - are set on
tariff revision the entire community will
be benefited.
There Is another reason why the reve
nue experts Of the treasury should not
spend sleepless nights and anxious
days. It is that, there is no immediate
prospect of an alteration of a single item
In a tariff schedule. Nothing will be
done in that direction at the short sea.
slon of the present congress. There will
not be time enough. The next congress,
meeting In December, 1903, will be the
congress to take up the questions. If the
Republicans are in the majority in the
next house the urgent pressure of the
Western Republicans will enforce action
concerning the tariff which will not lower
government revenues, but will enable the
people to get some necesary products for
lower and fairer prices than they pay
now. Chicago Tribune.
TOMFOOLING.
The Democratlo party has reached the
limit of tomfooling It tomfooled eight
years with Graver Cleveland. It set out
to tomfool another eight years with Wil
l'am Jennings Bryan. All the while It
was egreglously deceiving itself, hero
Islng two very selfish, self-asertlve, me
diocre professional politicians. The tran
sition frqmj Glevelaftd to Bryan was mere
ly a Somersault fr6m a dung-heap Into a
."bottomless pit. Neither was worth the
pains and - the eost. The unspeakable
mugwump still worships at the shrine of
Cleveland and there are those who still
pride themselves on their fidelity to Mr.
Bryan as though it embodied some attri
bute of virtue and duty. "I'll never desert
Mr. Mlcawber," these severally exclaim,
quite forgetting alike the absence of a
marriage vow ,and any progeny to speak
of. Henry Watterson In Louisville Cour
ier-Journal.
AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WAS LOST.
The position of Mr. ' Babcock seven
months ago was Intrepid, sensible, im
pregnable. Had his party adopted It, it
would have shown remarkable foresight,
wisdom, honesty and courage. It would
have made It plain that Its policy of pro
tection was really for the aid of Infant
Industries, and not for the strengthening
of greedy monopolies. It would have
shown that that policy, though it may
hRVe been mistaken, was not corrupt, and
hypocritical. It would have Invited the
confidence of the American people, and
led them to Intrust to the party the duty
of adjusting the tariff to the changed
conditions of trade and industry. It
would have been following In the lead of
such statesmen as Garfield, who was for
the protection that led to free trade, or of
Ulalne, who regardea the widening of our
protective policy. And Mr. kbdcock
would have enJoyOT the smud distinc
tion of having pointed the way to a re
generation of his party and to Its estab
lishment on firm ground, from which the
tmost efforts of the opposition would not
suftlce, at least not for a long time, to
dislodge it. New York Tlmea.
TIN PLATE AND WAGES.
The American tin plate trust want the
Standard Oil business, and they want it
on a basis that will give them a. larger
per cent of profit than would be possible
under exlstlngf elrcumstances. In order to
do this buslaessSnd pay dividends on
watered stocp, the wages of the employes
have to be cut,, and It Is to force the
operative to accept this cut that the fac
tories arc now being shut down. It Is a
case of forcing the employes to take less
pay or no pay at all."
The tariff was put on tin plate eo that
the manufactures could pay high rates
of wages. If these wages are cut, why
should not the tariff be cut also? What
reason can there be tor paying the tin
plate trust a practical bounty of V& cents
per pound on every pound of plate it
sells for domestic consumption, If It Is to
reduce the wages of its employes at a
time when the cost of living is' higher
than it has been for years. If it ever be
fore touched the present level? The ?ln
dinner pall, so popular with Republican
orators in the past, may now turn out to
be a bomerang, for the working man is
forced to pay high prices for the pall and
what he puts In it, while his wages are
to be cut to pay dividends on watered
stock. Bcston Herald.
SYMPATHY WITH SMITH. ' -We
have no doubt thata very large
majority oi the Am erica h people of the
United States feel as do the 5000 people
of Portsmouth, Ohio, who turned out en
masse to welcome Brig. -Gen. Jacob H.
Smith to his old home after his return
from arduous and valuable service in the
Philippines. In a way this action must be
regarded as a popular protest against the
somewhat arbitrary action of President
Roosevelt tn-puttlrtg Gen. Smith on the
retired list, apparently as a punishment
for alleged severity of speech In dealing
with tho. savea insurrectionists on the
IslaM at 8 anaar. Denver Republican. ,
HOPE FOR OLD MAIDS. ,
Hero are some -figures' that show that
there are more old bachelors than there
are old maids In the United Statee. The
former number ,72C77& v the latter 4,-
jaj,. Who any longer will sympathise
with the neglected. 'maiden ladles? Who
devise means to solve the f auesttn, 1,Is
""'" miiursf j. w , s i manner to
bring hope to th unwilling bachelor
girls? It is new the unmarried man to
wnora we snail give our tears of pity,
for he is half again a numerous and
therefore has perforce half again as hard
chances to, win a wife as the spinster
nas to win a husband.
Indeed; the old maid stock will rise In
the market. Many a man. heretofore sup
posing that he could go out almost any
time and . get , a wife new , that
the supply is relatively small (for
have we not always thought old maids
-outnumbered old bachelors?) will hurry
to find the woman who will marry him.
Buckle, in his" work on "Civilisation,"
gives the normal ratio of , births as 21
boys to 20 girls. . Ha, explains former
theories of excess In number of men over
women by the ravages of war reducing
V 1
the men. The point is that In time of
peace the normal ratio would be resumed
and we have lost few men by war since
18G5.
Nature doubtless provides that men be
more numerous than women because
men's occupations are more hasardous at
all time? war o peace prevailing.
BACHELORS AND SPINSTERS IN
EACH STATE.
The following table Bhows the number
'i oacneiors ana spinsters of 20 years
and upward In each of the United States,
according to the late census
States. RaehnW finlnator
Alabama 1Q4.2H 75.902
AIHSKS ...... 14.Z14
Arizona 20,035
Arkansas 2U.035
1.602
2.98
86,509
California 239,504
88.755
23,282
74.7S1
11.613
29.928
17,942
90,323
2,02!
Colorado ... 71,413
Connecticut ..... ' 84,158
Deleware 16.816
Plstrlct of Columbia 30.754
Florida 43.674
Georgia 125, f4
Hawaii 46,451
Idaho . w.w. 23,421
Indiana ........ Wl.080
3,559
119,579
,838
111,119
58.570
103.005
59.3K5
ndlan Territory 25.88
Iowa 195,503
Kansas 121.621
Kentucky ,. 151,843
jOw tsiana 3,4i
Maine 60,878
Maryland 101,962
Massachusetts .. 282,932
Michigan 204,010
Minnesota 195,529
Mississippi 88.590
Missouri 261,951
Montana 65,647
Nebraska ........ 102,212
Nevada b,m
New Hampshire ,...33.713
New Jersey 109,425
New Mexico - J5.659
New York 709,126
North CaroHna 107,8
North Dakota 40,488
Ohio 853,922
Oklahoma 80.9M
Oregon 00,525
Pennsylvania 673.908
Rhode Island .... 41.045
South Carolina U69.037
South Dakota -89,704
Tennessee 131,784
Texas 210,212
43,790
4S.4HS
277.711
115,363
85,244
57,799
151,546
7,W0
42,137
1.647
30.551
131,292
4,414
6W,24
100,302
10.533
254,564
8.3ZO
16,774
415.799
30,403
56,233
13,47b
93464
94,317
AN ANALYSIS.
In the aggregate there are 6,726,779
bachelors of 20 years or over and there
are at present In the United States 2,500,
000 more single men than single women
of that age and above. -v
The exact figures are 4,195j6 maidens,
so that the latter are in a minority of
2,531,333. In other words, there are 2,
531,333 unattached males who could not
possibly get wives unless they fell back
upon widows or upon girls under 20.
New England hasy always Jbeen sup
posed to be overburdened with single
women, ana yet tne census reckoning
shows that there is not a state in that
group which has not more bachelors
than- cplnsters. Even Massachusetts,
long declared , to be the chosen home
and resort of the old maid, has a slight
overplus of unmarried men, the figures J
being 282,932 single males, against 277,
711 females similarly situated. Maine has
69', 878 bachelors, against 43,790 spinsters ;
New Hampshire 38,713 bachelors and 30.
554 spinsters; Vermont, .29,132 bachelors
and 16,749 spinsters; Rhode Island, 41,645
bachelors and 89,405 spinsters, and Con
necticut, 94,153 bachelors against 74,731
spinsters.
WEST FOR SPINSTERS.
It Is clear from a glance at the census
figures, however, that the unmarried
women of the East ought to migrate to
the great and growing West, where the
available .supply of husbands is relatively
enormous. Just think of California, for
example, where there are 239,504 bachelors
and only 88,755 maidens of 20 and upward!
Why, It must be almost out of the ques
tion for a woman to escape matrimony
out thee. "-' j ,
But the opportunity In Idaho is much
more attractive, the single men number
ing 23,421 and the spinsters only 853,6.
Montana Is another state rich In
chances of marriage, its bachelors num
bering 55,457 against 7560 spinsters. Ore
gon has 60.G26 bachelors and 16,774 maid
ens, while Washington claims 90,014 sin
gle men and 16,318 single women. ,
The excess, of bachelors over Spinsters
of 20 years and upward In. Massachusetts
is nearly 3 per cent. In Rhode Island It
is 5 per cent, in Connecticut 25 percent,
in Maine 39 per cent, In New Hamp
shire 26 per cent and In Vermont 45 per
cent. New York shows a surplus of 23
per cent, New Jersey 29 per cent, Penn
sylvania per cent, Ohio 88 per cent,
ImlUna 90 per cent and Illinois 68 per
cent. Kansas' rises to an exoess In
bachelors of 1'96 per cent, while Missouri
shows a surplu of 72 per cenU Michigan
has sa excess of 77 per cent of single
ma
amusements;
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TONIGHTS ATTRACTIONS.
"The Serenade," at the Marquam:
Tlvoli Opera Company. .'.
"Tide of Life-Cordray's. - - - T
Vauaeville, at Shield's Park. -
COMING ATTRACTiONS.
Tlvoli Opera Company continues during
the. week. , -.. .
.'Tide of Life continues for ths Weak.
Neil Stock Company opens at the Baker -:
on August 31. In "K Social Highway
man." ' x .
Buffalo BI1J. August 28-87.
AT CORDRAT'a .
, A packed house greeted "Tho Tide of
Life': at Cordray's laat night, and If the '
tremendous applause which, attended
every climax Is any criterion, tho pleco
gave splendid satisfaction. The play Is
one of the kind in which the heavy vil
lain is balked at almost every turn "by
the hero and .soubrette, and. tho curtain "
goes down on every act with an outburst
of applause from the house, especially
the gallery. .
Thare are Some good actors in the east.
and the scenic effects are most of theta
pew and noveL Several specialties were
interpolated In the play and well recelv- -
edV "The Tide of Idfe" wIU be tha bill at
Cordray's tonight and the rest of the .
week. . .
'r THE) MARQUAM.
Tho big' Tlvoli Opera Connur. frnr
Ban , Francisco, headed by Ferris Hart- "
man nand including a number of the Sn
est singers In the country, will b hoard
at the Marquam tonight Tha opera ts
be presented Is the serenade, which was
the greatest hit of the past season at
the home theatre. This was the opera In
which the Bostonlans scored one of their
triumphs, the piece sharing honors with
Robinhood In point of popularity. The
Tlvoli production Is rated as the finest
ever given at that house, and the critics
and the public agreed that It ranked
above that of the ortglnal company.
It waa written by Smith and Herbert,
the foremost opera writers In America,
and among all their worka it eaaily takes
precedence. The coming company haa
all the old favorites enrolled, besides
some new singers who have national
reputations. With this showing, our peo
ple are sure of a great return for their
money.
AT CORD RAYS.
It Is well .known that river pirates
keep the secret service officials of the
government always on the alert In the
great harbor of New York. These pirates
are men who will loot a vessel, or steal ,
a young girl as readily as they will eat
their dinner. Dan Gillette, in "The
Tide of Life." which is on this week at
Cordray's Theatre, is a typical pirate of
the dark waters that rush down tho
Atlantic. In spite of his rascality, he is
a ploturesqus figure, and, as presented,
he is a real as If you had met htm In
the actual rivers surrounding the me
tropolis. He comes to the end of his
tether in the play at the last, but only
In the last act, nanely, the electrocution
of the villain on a "live" wire, to which
he has leaped from a high window. It
is breathlessly exciting, and the roar of
applause that always follows the fall of
the curtain as the scoundrel lu&gs help
less on the wire la proof that It strikes
the right cord in the imagination of the
people.
THE WILD WEST.
The grand epitome of all exhibitions.
tha combination of all the best elements
of horsemanship, military evolutions,
rough riding, thrilling and dashing his
torical scenes, in fact the original ex
hibition of primitive and modern im
proved horsemanship, with all the added
features of variety that go to make It
what It Is, the most popular. Interest
ing and instructive of all exhibitions.
Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress
of Rough Riders will soon appear here.
This exhibition of naturalness with the
genuineness of the people engaged In it
appeal to all classes, coondltlons and
ages as no ordinary show ever has done
or ever can do.
For the present engagement, the Wild'
West will retain all the popular features
that make it an original and distinctive
exhibition, including the famous charge
up San Juan Hill, which will be produced
oA an elaborate scale. This one great
dramatic battle scene could easily draw 1
crowded houses for six months In New
York, for nothing nearly so realistic has
ever beeVseen n any public exhibition,
and then, too, ft nas the added interest "
of employing the actual participants in
the fighting around Santiago, some of tha
men who by their courage, dash, fear
lessness, and skill In marksmanship and
manoeuvers brought so much glory to the
American flag and compelled the world
a. larir. f raantwfr ttlA AmArlpan SOldier.
. .WUO .W . - -
An entirely new feature, which cannot
fail to interest and educate, Is the ad- .
dltion to this gorgeous production of a
genuine crew 'of the United States life
savers from the Atlantto seacoaat. The
melange of equestrianism by the rough
riders of the world and the life sdbnee
from Indian frontier history still fill a
program replete with realism. Inspect
the morning parade.
All these features will be presented to
tomorrow. when Colonel Cody will open,
his engagement by a monster street pa
rade In which his entire company will
Jjtake - part, forming one of the most gor-
geous pageants ever seen in tne nuniu
of free spectacular productions for tho
amusement and instruction of. the publlo.
SHIELDS' PARK.
Shields' Park was crowded last night
with an unusually big audience eager
to see the wonderful feats of. Captain
John Holton, tho canon ball manipulator,
besides the regular program. They were
not disappointed In either. .
Tha show opened with the excellent
singing and dancing- of the Millard Broth
ers. Tho pictures of "McKinley leaving
the depot at Buffalo Wth Mrs? McKinley
leaning; on his arm were unusually go"d,
and were lifelike In appearance. - Tha
handling' of 80-pound balls by Captain
John Holtum. showed that the .captain
was no novice In the act. He was greet
ed with round after round of applause,
which was richly, deserved. Leonard and
Leonard appeared In a new musical act,
and, as usual, won the hearta of the au
dience.1' V ' ' f "
- Atlantis, the fire and serpentine dancer,
will make her, first appearance tonight,
and tha Matsuda's Japanese acrobats will
appear next tundajc fvtnto. ,
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