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THE ; OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 7, 1503. SHORT STORIES ABOUT ;S ' WELL-KNOWN PEOPLE IMS KM s?i s V 4 V i ' DRAMATIC CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK. HEILIG Tonight, lw Dockstader' a Minstrels; tomorrow night, "Idyll . of Folly." ,. .. ' - .'v, , BAKER Resident stock company In "Lover's Lane." , , OAKS -Allen-Curtis comedy company.. STAR Armstrong company in "Brown's Vacation," musical -comedy. GRAND Vaudeville. ' PANTAGES Vaudeville. PE03IISES 3IADE BY ' r TI1E PRESS AGENTS 1 Dockstader at Heilig Tonight,'- : The attraction at ' the Helltg theatre, v Fourteenth and Washington streets, io- , night at 8:15 o'clock will be America's famous minstrel comedian. Lew Dock- ? atader and his big company. This 'lg j chief, of minstrel ; monologlsts, ? and tha prime minister of minstrel organ f lsers, la conjunction with bis associate comedian, sweet voiced singers and nimble dancers, will' give the best mln- 4 strel entertainment ever presented In 1 Portland. --:' J f He has been drawing capacity audi ences everywhere this season, and the I roars of laughter which are continuous. ! indicate that Dockstader has furnished It few hours in which the public is not ; bothered about the financial stringency, i the poasiblllty of war with Japan, and , other matters of publlo moment . His 4 opportunity for hits at current matters ; is furnished by his new skit "A Dull t Day In the White House," In which he ' gives an -extremely funny black faced s Imitation of the president in the way-of ; make-up, and also touches upon loeil I -political affairs by 'phone with a keen ness of observation and judgment that wins tn applause of his audlencea. . in the first part Dockstader has a ' flever song called, "When the Hammer i- n the Anvil Rihgs." There are topical verses which add to he general gaity. Neil O'Brien, ' Dockstader's able coadju- tor In fun, is as funny as ever, - ' "Idyl of Folly" Tomorrow. : i The first theatrical effort of the f. Knights of Columbus, the "Idyl i of Folly," win be produced at the Heilig : tomorrow! night. The "Idyl of Folly" is a corned AT drama in three acta, and being In the i hands of . a very capable cast should create an evening's fun that will be long remembered. The Knights - have selected well and have not made the mlntake of attempting something heavy .., and beyond them. The plot contains a . mixture of comedv and pathos demon strating by ; amusing and dramatic 5 climaxes the" folly of worshipping too blghly . the golden idyl of folly money, following is the cast: : . Evelyn Nlcklebury, a young heiress, t Miss Frances OallaghervWIlllam Nickle-, bury, her father, widower, Fred J. - Bolger; Harriet Welford. Evelyn's friend. Was Agnes Harwasj William ' l Falrplay, a merchant , Fred Weber; I Frank JSIcklebury, M. D.. William's I nephew, James Curran; Philip gharpe, la modern financier, Q. Letter Paul; ??r,i.?hyb2.M- Eyyn' aunt Miss Mary 1 l.1" Betsy,- a lady's maid, Miss 1 Ruby Howard; Montague Pymples, a I bookkeeper. James E Bannon - trrv a lawyer. W. M. Daly. James, a serv ant John Cahalln. - . , "lover's Ltrie" t the Baker. ' ' The Baker Stock company will pre sent the ' last Clyde Fitch play of the season for the week starting this after noon, it will -be -"Lovers' Lane,", that delightful " ruTSi drama which , has charmed the hearts of theatre-goers for a good many year now, and bids fair to continue to ' do 0 for many, more to come. The scenes are laid in New England village and revolve around the life of the minister of the church, who l an ideal man. livlnr a life of nohllltv and sdf-aacrlflce and arivlng up all his own pleasures and comforts for others a re homeless and unfortunate.-- But he falls in lov. and a very pretty storv 4a unfolded. His little flock, for whom he hat so. long cared, become incensed against biin for Imaginary grievances ta-ti ion-is to nis resigning tor a time al tha end of which they are only too iriHi io mtiv mm axnin i nil own iprma There are a lot of Intereatlna i-hHraoters introduced and some of the ctvret corneoy ever seen, In a nlay. I I i.n a iimi . a i m.n r iin .hn.i i n m m. . a . t.e scenery each act being a. gem of " " ... iu VI I J5.i-iu -l --ij-Lj-k y T-nrx.nrc-L-j--urv-L i-ui.i i. LIT. -i.T tu nrx -i. -,.-u -u-u-u---. -onn M kj -a ' stage creation, and the Jast two show ing the orchard of the parsonage and lovers' lane after which the play is named. One shows autumn and the other - spring. - The ast .of . the Baker company lit the play is as follows: The Reverend Thomas Singleton tthe Min ister), graduate of Amherst, '86, George Alison; Herbert Woodbrldge (from New Fork), Donald Bowles; Uncle Bill ((the Churchbell-ringer), William Gleason; Hosea Brown (the storekeeper). Earl D. Dwire; Mr. Skilig (manager of the op era house), Howard Russell: Deacon Steele head deacon of tha- rhnn.hi James Gleason; Harry and Billy (Bddy ville boys).-Percy McKlnnev and Sid ney-Isaac: Dick Woodbrldge, -Miss Mamie Haalam: Mary Larkln( from the Students League, New York), Miss Isetta Jewell; Mrs. Herbert Woodbrldge (the alto -of the choir). Misa Loulaa Kent; Aunt Mellssy (from the poor house). Miss Gertrude Rivera: Msttv (the minister's .housekeeper). Mina Crollus Gleason; Simplicity Johnson (from the orphan asvlum). Miss Marl. bel Seymour; Bridget (the cook, from the hospital )s Miss Louise Murrav: Mr. Lane (Herbert Woodbrldge's sister from New York), Miss Ruth Lechler; Mrs. Moeea mown social leaaer or Eddy vllle). Miss Hilda Graham; Miss Molly Mealey (the schoolmistress). Miss Lu- clle Webster; Mra Steele . f chairwoman of the Sewing club). Miss Olivia Ire- tana; Mrs. Jennings line aressmaker), Miss Liinian urey, Bessie Steele (a scnooigiri;, miss nea aiucneii. Star "B rown'i Vacation.' t Now that "vacathmHtme Is coming on ins Armstrong company., will - offer - a timely entertainment on this annual in terestlng subject- "Brown's Vacation" begins at the Star theatre his afternoon and continues throughout the week. "Browni Vacation'" la la the nature of a scenic show,, as well as a musical comedy. It Is laid in three acts and the xun sians soon azier tne nrsi curtain and never pauses-for an instant until the anal complication has been settled. There Is no let-uD to the excitement and it Is Impossible for any well-regulated person to sit tnrougn mis .musical com edy without having a . good . time. "Brown's Vacation" , was written with the- sole purpose of amusing ' theatre goers and its career has been marked bv trlumnh, i i j A bnant diaioarue wnicn scintillates with wit and repartee Is strung through the : three acta . j The - scenery will be brand new and so will be the- wardrobe. The scenes are laid in Chinatown, which gives tha scente artist the property man and the -costumer 'a field in. which to prepare -"me trange and-unusmal -ef- tects. -in management, promises a production which will be complete and out of all proportion to tha price of ad mission. - - , - . There will be the usual collection of songs and dances. Threa performances will be given dally, one in tha afternoon and two In the evening. . Pantages "Fighting Fitg." f -' How many vestern vaudeville circuits do you imagine there are that would bill up a feature act costing 11,000 per week? Pantages' is doubtless the only one that would go this strong. It Is costing -the management an even 11,000 to present Robert FlUslmmons for tha new week opening Monday. With Mrs. FlUslmmons the great fighter is pre senting a dramatic sketch. Of course Kits needs no introduction here. He's about as widely known as Roosevelt. He la known as tha great est fighting man that ever donned a glove. For years we have been reading about bis battles against great odds in weight and his phenomenal victories ever men much larger and atronger. - ,But the old warhome does not come In his guise aa a fighter. In the world rl"1!"0 1ltcn BM ne big the coun try over. It (s quiet and refined, and not marked by slobbery tears and cheap sentimental tommyrot such as the aver age retired pugilist Is wont to produce. ki" " own uu1rls, and they A Man's a Man. for a' That" Is the .1.1. Ifaahlonabls , New York clubroom, and HUB or nis airatrh. Th artAMA tm m nis sKetcn. The scene Is m u ur 9 f V - - ; ' ' , ' ill , y is tsy iff xM35ROWK VACATION - 1 JatneB E. Bannon, in I'liyl of roily" ' at.Jhe Helllg. v :. Fits appears as a young' 'broker, with Mra Fitssimmons aa one of the bon ton. The Inevitable romance springe up, and when Fits gets a" chance to show his .skill at bag punching in her brother's gymnasium that flinches the matter. , This exhibition of bag punching will be greatly enjoyed. Flta Is one of the greatest In elusive bag handling. He will exhibit the punch with which the world's greatest fighters have been put to sleep In their time. The rest of the bill has been pre-! pared without regard to expense.- Man ager Johnson does not believe in put ting up one big act and A lot of fill ins, so that the Marquam'a supporting bill Will be of ths usual high standard. Barnett Brothers and Miss Sylvia are the best knock-about comedians in the game. Vlrden and'Dunlap have a brisk comedy- drama, "The New Girl." Delia Stacy Is tha dainty and fasclnat-' ing aoubretU who had a big hit with the Burgomaster company. Chink Brown is a Chinese Impersonator who haa made good at the game. Jean Wil son will sing a new Illustrated song and the biograph- wilt reel off tha uaual brand new Installment ' of comedy pictures. Tou wouldn't find tha equal' of this bill In any vaudeville house in the country even at double the price charged by Pantagea at the Marquam. , ' - - Vaudeville at Grand. Following up the great show of vau deville which Sullivan & Consldlne have sent to the Grand the past week, there will be. another equally high-grade vau deville entertainment at - this leading niece -of amusement this, comma: week, By way. of a headline attraction the management will present the Gleesons and Houlihan In an act which is famed from one end of the continent .to the nthar. , The ftleesona are known wher ever good dancing has been discussed. Houlihan is an instrumentalist and will preside at the piano during the dancing and between dances. For the special added feature there will be a novelty act -This will be Leon and Adeline, the lady juggler and the house- wrecker. Frsnklyn Gal Coi are to provide the dramatic ton to the bill with a charmlnar Dlavlet "Tha Seamatresa Miss Gale will be remembered for her artistic performances in -Portland with traveling organisatlona. McNlsb and Penfleld are singing, dsnclng and talk ing entertainers. Georgia O'Ramey is a singing comedienne, and Sheehan and Monohan will do a musical novelty set with some singing. To these will be added the Illustrated ballad of Fred Bauer and the latest motion pictures by F F. Montressa. , The last performances of tha pres ent bill will be today Thia bill con tains Gorge WUson, the minstrel, ths 13 Pekin Zouaves and ths American Newsboys' quartet . I Lyric "Held 'by the Enemy." The splendid Blunkall-Atwood Stock company which . has made sucn an in stantaneous hit at tha Lyric will de vote its second week to a magnificent performance and production of William Gillette' masterly wsr drama, "Held By tha Enemy." This is. properly rated as poaltively the best Civil war drama aver written and has-been Im mensely successful on the. road and with the best stock companies. It has never been presented at such small prices of admission aa charged at the Lyric nor has it ever been better performed than It wftl be by tha Blunkall-Atwood ora- Tnese- fine srtTetsTiavanaken Instant hold upon ths public; tha finish of their work is a rare treat to popular price audiences and tha manner in which the play will be mounted will make it one of the big dramatic. events of tha week. Ervin L. Blunkall In the leading role is probably -better qualified to succeed William Gillette in the leading rola than any other American actor on account of hts heroic stature and manliness. Lvl lian At wood In the principal feminine rola will appear to excellent advantage 1 lllssWUff tF 1 y Lylllan Atwood, Leading Woman With the Blunkell-Atwood Com pany at the Lyric. ? - - t ' ' - .. -, ' , .-. '.v. , . ,..! - - and the Impression that she has already mads on the public is so favorable that It Is certain she will be popular In the role. Delightful little Grade Plalsted. beautiful Joan Storm, Charles Schad and the other members of the cast will all ba seen at their best It is a plsy and a performance that .-will be the biggest kind of a hit Secure your seats how for tha opening performance. "'- A : - - At the Oaks. Portland people who like to laugh at musical 'comedy now have another op portunity, and a rood one, to be amused. Thia time - U la ths Allen-Curtis com edy company, playing at the Oaka This company may be new to Portland peo ple, but yet, in spite of - the newness and the cold, nights which have kept many people away from the Oaks' even ing amusements the new fun aggrega tion has won a place already. - In tha company are some very funny comedians, and a band of shapely, song ful and - danceful girls. The . comedy they produce is equal to what you get in the down town houaes. . . Beginning Monday night the Allen- f Lew Dockstader, Famous American Minstrel and His Big, Com ; ;,pany at the HelllgTheatre Tonight.'" j ' jsaassssssasjsaaaaaaajlssai Curtis comnanr will present "The Girl.' This is one continuous laugh, in which the wronar man arets tanttled uo with sanitarium and la given : a course of treatment much against , his wilt Charles A. Flgg ' as Happy Johnny Hicks is tha chief fun maker In his In temretatlon of the nart of the- muoh treated patient Throughout tha piece are .sprinkled catchy songs, among the numuer Deing "mow tne omoae awijt, Thursday Always Was My Jonah Day, Wanins .10 Tell" and a number of other Following "The . Olrl" the J SOI rood ones, Allen-Curtis company will give "The Jelly Widow throughout the next week. t ... . ' , "ax;'-- f : "The Swindler" at the Baker, The first production on any stage of Howard ' Russell's original play, ."The Swindler,? ., will, ; ba given .next Sunday matinee, June II, by "tha Baker stock company. Mr.' Russell "has been with tha Ralri forces - since- the very be ginning of high -class stock in this city ana IS a very popular - youf a ' utiur, Everv on will loin in wlshlna him suc cess in the play writing field, especially those theatre-goers- who have become so famluar with him and his work as an actor. "The Swindler" is a hlarh class society play on the orde or -Raffles," "A Social JHighwayman," etc It will be given, a, splendid production by the Baker atoca company. . JjILLAH macarthy FQRGOT HER SPEECH London ' June 6 Miss Llllah Macar thy " (Mrs, Granville Barker), tha fa- moua actress and wife of tha manager, who was at one tlma considered aa tha possible head of New York's new the atre, is feeling very miserable Just now because she made a fiasco of a speech it a rftnner a-lven bv the Literary club. Tna actress has a wonderful memory and a very fine delivery, and she took the chair at -the dinner on a "Ladles' Night", One of the members of tha club wrote out a particularly Drmiani speech for her, ana sna- eommiitea it to memory. Her. sister was arriving at Waterloo station that night from New York, and possibly the anxiety told upon her, for scarcely' had she begun her speech than she suddenly ceased and could not utter another word. . , . . . . - .. V w.am K a A,, m r A oled, but Mrs. Barker left the assem blage eany ana ni ner eyes out ait the way . to Waterloo Station. NEW TEMPLE OF. MUSIC ERECTED IN LONDON London, June B. Among tha many Important new buildings that are grad ually making London a beautiful city, the new St James' hall is one of the most luxurious and up to date. Situated In the heart of what may ba called tha musical district of London, it Is intend ed to replace tha old St. James' hall in- Piccadilly, acoustically the best in London, and Its object Js to give high class concerts in up-toBata and artlstlo surroundings. ,-- The hall., which will seat 1,200 people, la handsomely though quietly decorated iff marble-and mahogany. . , - - i A number of representatives of Ger man .extraction met recently In the cloak room of the house at the capltol. Heraldic niottoea that adorn coats of arms furnished the topic of the conver sation. - "An Interesting article." i Representative Richard Bartholdt, .of St Louis, "oould be written on tha fads of rulers and public man - for. heraldlo mottoea"-- ''Haa President Roosevelt - a motto V some one inquired. "I - don't know.'' said Mr. Bartholdt 'but I could auggest one that would be very appropriate. It Is this: - 'Aufeigne Faust' meaning 'On your own fist,' or 'Relying on your own fist It seems to me that that fits -Mr. Roosevelt like glove. The next time I go to tha White House f will call his attention to the matter." . - i-. , e ' "Several years ago,' said Represent attve Talbert of South Carolina, "I at tended a colored church down In my atate where a revival meeting was go ing on. - - The preacher was a big fat negro, who seemed to be wound up for an all-night discourse. His subject was thS.iropnets. He rammed on ror an hour or more " about .. the 'Malor Pronh eta,' arid then he turned his attention to the minor nraoheta "'My breddern,' he said,' with a wide sweep of his right arm, wa now coma to Hosea. Let us consider him. ' Whar shall we put Hosear ; ;, " 'Hosea can have my seat,' said an aged colored man. rising. 1 am ao d tired I m going home!' t -' "The meeting broke up In confusion.' Li-'-'.'.;'1",-i.t v. e -, ,. ....,?'.'.--' ' Caotaln Ruaer. the popular chief of ficer, of the great Steamship JCaiserlne is a ravonte or tne uerman emperor. He la a man in tha prime of life, keen blue eyes, fresh complexion and the red aandy mustache and beard of -. t Scotchman. He SDeaka very rood nr Hah and is considered one of the best officers in the German naval reserve, He won his present post as captain of one of the largest steamers afloat by his services as the chief of the German south polar expedition. . It was tha record of researoh made by him there which called him to the attention of tha German emperor, 4 -- , Cantain Ruser writings on tha south polar continent have been published in Berlin but have not as yet been trans lated Into English. He foundjn hta two rears' stay In this formidable region races of former civilisation and - (f tropical vegetation. His firm opinion Is that there is mora to reoar polar re search In ths Antarctic than in tha Arc tic, . Ho has round proof mat tne aoutn fiolar continent was once habitable and n all -probability represented one of the periods of civilisation of this earth. .He believes also that the ice will again re turn over the present temperate sons ana mat tne civilisation or mass coun tries wilr disappear to give way go re- dewed life and development on tha polar continents. This quite confirms tha In dians' doctrine that this world haa aaaed through millions of periods, and hat the human race haa been forend throuch ice pressure to destruction in order to give way for new developments ana new races. - A Japanese visitor, a vouns ner. chant closely related to the high fi nance or japan, wno recently passed throna-h New Vork nn his way noma gives a very interesting pteca or Infor mation concerning jiu Jitsu. He says jlu Jitsu is a very remarkable science, and its higher oewrees , are mysteries. kept strictly within the ranks of Its practitioners. . No jlu Jitsu player above tne seventn rans nas ever text japan; so that the plavers thst have a-lven exhi bitions throughout tha world ara gen erally practitioners of - tha ninth class. Toaay tnere is no one in tne first class, and in tha second class there ara only three.--,-- -t i ; ,-':', This vouns merchant, who la a mem ber of ths eleventh class, telle of r.n odd experience of his whan he was a stuaenu uoing noms one unristmas night 'with a fellow-student, he 'con ceived the idea In a way of a Joke of attacking some person, with the em ployment of tha very! best Jiu Jitsu method.-'They Intended no harm, sim ply to frighten soma on, and to put neir lessons into practice. , it waa lust about dark. They lurked in an all y way ln Toklo until at quiet-looking man, medium site, was seen approaching through the evening gloom. They al lowed him to approach without warn ing; than the two students made the attack, according- to the most approved methoda In less than half a mo-msnt they wera repulsed with great violer-e, and thrown over the head and should t.-s of their would-ba victim, so they .fell senseless In tha road. When they re covered consciousness after a time-they concluded that they had made a mis take, and had attacked a demon. . Tha next day, however, they learned the subject of their attack was their own teacher, one of tha first grade jlu Jitsu Slayers of the , world. Ha recounted owv, beautiful waa tha aeience, ''because 'LANYAti" PRAISED , BY LONDON CRITICS Arthurian Pram Written by Lord Howard de WaJden Well Kecelred. London. Jans t". Lord Howard de Walden'a '-anval'' an Arthurian drama, which has been played at two Invita tion matinees 'at-The Playhouse, aa the work of rr. E. EUia." la praised by the critics as one of tha best efforts in ro mantic - blank verse drama that haa been heard In yaara.. It contains many fine lines, though in parte tha language la marred by stiffness and pedantry. Tha itnrv la founded on a Welsh Ar thurian legend, translated by Lady Char lotte Guest The anigm Lanvai comes from Italy to win honor and renown at the far-famed court of King Arthur. Al though ha exerts all his gallantry ha falls to distinguish ehimself among tha Knights of tnetouaa xaoie. . Lanval is persuaded by a compatriot Bernardo, to leave Britain, where ha la so poorly appreciated, and aeek fame In other lands. Traveling through-a for est he meets some cnarcoai ournsre, who advise him not to tarry in the for est, which Is haunted by evil spirits. Nevertheless Jie stops, and doles over a fire. He la visited by Triamour, an unearthly being, who entreats hint to go with him to the Middle World tha world or contemplation ana mgn aeais, Ha oonaenta and departs .with her. After three months of inaction and dreaming in the Middle World, Lanval is weary or it. tte longs ior wonuiy war and strife and begs Triamour for fiermisslon to return. She givea it say ng she will watch over him and bring mm nonor as long -as ne .seeps siienoe on his meeting with her and her very existence. . ' . - - Returning to the court he Is Ques tioned by Geraint and tha other knights aa to where he haa been, but ha keepa his vow or secrecy as to nis aaven turea He fights with Agravaine and defeats him. Queen Guinevere aends for and declares her love tor Lanval, who repulses her, telling her that ha loves a lady far more oeautirui. -For thia insult Guinevere denounces Lanval to the king, saying that he had first made love to hsr and when re fused had insulted her. Lanval Is ban laheit bv ludsment of the knlahts ap pointed by King-Arthur to Judge him. Lanval departs and goes in search Of Triamour. She comes to him again, but tells him that only through death can hs attain happiness, and under a mys tic gesture OI ner nanus, ne cues. .. . . ' ' A Song for Life's Day. ' If you strike a thorn or thistle, Count it onlv just by chance: When you hear the cyclone whistle, xaae tna caoin uoor sna usnoe. - - When Cars fliea In at tha Window " ITou Just put him In a trance; ' tf there's no one by- to hinder - Take the cabin floor ana asnoe. - - . AUauta Constitution, In an: abstracted moment on Christmas eve ho had been attacked by two aasaa slns, and had been able by tha slightest exercise of his power to lay them out and leave them helplesa. - i ; This Japanese also gave a curloue picture of local domeatlo life In Japan. It inmiri that It la the custom in Japarr-for a lady of high rank to serve for r three years as servant in ' some honorable house. Daughters of respect able bouses . aarve as aervanU inthe interior court or in the houses -of high nobles. In this way both classes learn to' understand each Other and the titled ladles who hava served as servants un der g Band how better to manage a house hold when restored to their riibtful,. positions. :. This young Japanese mer chant says that h had In his house In Toklo two countesses and a baroness, who were the domestics of the house hold, and that theyeould not marry without his consent ' even at the end of three yetrs of service. He said also that Wt -was the custom for tha honor- ' able householder to give an annual din ner to these ladles after they were ; returned to normal v positions. This , service Js not a matter-of private ar rangement, People in . .high positions -seek out art honorable house, and when they make the demand it Is not possible , td refuse it if there are any vacancies In tha household, ' Chess jlayefa wlir be Interested In this Japanese gentleman's description rrlnciples are . vary much, the same as he - game known with . us. But tha movements of the pieces are much dif ferent and more complicated. , Another -very marked - pecallarlty Is that every . filece captured from - an opponent is ransf erred at onct with all lis powers to the slds of the winner of 'that Dleoe. and he is . permitted to placeV it upon any square to give htm , tha greatest advantage, ,-' In 1897 Colonel Dick Plunketf. then in charge of tha police of tha usage Indian reservation, In Oklahoma, came to Washington with a round dosen In dian chiefs. . He found them a place In the lnausiiral rtarade. kept them here. during the subsequent festivities, and took them back to Oklahoma,' all at his own expense and greatly to the Joy of tha red men and to the gratification of Prestdent McKlnley and Vice-President Koosevelt It was tha first -appearance of Indiana In an inaugural parade. - -In 1897 Colonel Dick wore a sombrero and while his chaps snd spurs wera left home he. bore no evidences of the east ern brand of civilisation. But that was 11 years ago and tha colonel waa mak ing his first visit to the national capi tal, since then ba has moved hia resi dence . to -Wyoming, and -he makes fre quent visits to tha east. When he first came ha carried his wardrobe , on hia back. ' Now he traVels with a trunk, in which are packed a "Prince Albert" of fashionable out, "a 'claw hammer' of the most recent fabrication, and a "tux edo" - of the latest cut. The colonel Is almost as great an authority on dress for - certain occasions as Berry Wall used to be 20 years ago. : During ths cast month Colonel Plunk- ett has been the gueat of the president of the Harvard university. He has at tended a swell wedding in the fashion able Rittenhouse Square, district of Philadelphia, and a half a dosen similar functions in Boston and Washington. . Recently he called at the White House and was at once spied out by Secretary Loeb. , There were half a score of senators and aeveral governors awaiting an audience with the presi dent' but Secretary Loeb rushed Col onel Plurikett paat them all and Into tha nresldent'a private room, and when Colonel Roosevelt saw him. he made a center rush and landed on his old friend with a whoop. He forgot everything else, for nearly a quarter of an hour while he held tha fist of tha typloil westerner. - The visit of Colonel Dick Plunkett ta Waahington recalls an Incident to which he waa a party and which has a dlreot bearing upon n more recent case; . It will be recalled that ' Cohsrreasmen Hsflln of Alabama not long ago shot negro who had insulted a woman on atreetcar. -.- ;.' About a rear aao Dick Plunkett was walking down F street in Washina-tnn when a, drunken negro accosted and in sulted aeveral ladles who wera on their wsy to a theatre. Tha westerner stopped and expostu lated with the inebriated colored cltl sen In such a low tone of voice that the latter thouarht that he had thlnra all hia own way. He double his flat and struck at the man from Wyoming. But tha blow fell short and before ha could recover- himself ha had felt the full force of a western fist heavy enough to fell an ox. Plunkett rutapd on and the negro was cared for by some passing acquaintances. Plunkett never oarrlea a fgun." He flnda such weanona unnecessary. j FAMOUS TAVERN CEASES TO EXIST Th Ships of London Had l"i Lired-Century and y a Quarter; " London, June i. The Bhfp tavsrn, one of tha moat famous hotsls on the Thamea, has been cloaed after an ex- istence of 125 year. This wstatirant had a famous page In the political his tory of Great Britain, for here William Pitt 'established hi whitebait din- , ners," a veritable political club, during the 1 years of his ministry. . On account of the disagreement among Liberal membera of the house of commons it ia believed that tha ac tion against the house of lords la dead and burled. - -',, , There has been great Interest in tha banquets given in honor of the birthday Of the celebrated novelist, Gearge Mere dith, -whoa works hava been translated into all the foreign languages of llterr ature, - . -. Agitation ia Varr .Clfceles. : ' There la considerable agitation ' In haval circles in view of tba determina tion of Germany to expend several mil- , lion pounds la tha fortification of Hell- " goland. ..',.'.-,.-..-,.?.-, - : A company .baa been ; nrrant-a4 In Denmark to earry on a towing service -tnrough the atralta of Magellan. The": promoters of the project believe that m owners of vessels oi S.000 tons will pay liberally to avoid the dangerous and 1 alwaya rough passage . around Caps t Horn bv a towaii throns-h tha ati'oit. The' work Is to be begun with a capital . of 1,000,000, aU of which is not sub scnued In Denmark, and foreign coun trlea are asked to take stock in the con eern. which proposes to establish a fleet of 10 powerful towboats in Punta Arenas.-: . -:- v ... ... TlV JTIW Bhipa, . . Tha Russian arovernment has nrrtsn tha construction of Ave armored crulsv. erajn ths Clyde shipyards,, to be aupe- . rlor in power to the Dreadnaught. Advertisement is made of a serious epldemlo among; the beef cattle in the vicinity of Edinburgh and the govern ment nas sent a special inspector to ex. - amine condltioha. It is learned that In " " one flock of 111 cows SI were infected. AU movement, of the cattle of the re glon haa been prohibited. It la eight yeara since any cattle in that vicinity : have been visited by dlseass. The re sult will be the closing of ports against the Importation of foreign cattle. , . - Tha wav waa Irttl. ha w!,M... t 1 iThe minstrel was infirm and Old. - - IHIs trade was gone, his fee was chaff, I For each house had a phonograph. 4 -fcaahvlile Americas.
