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WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1900. 'r
end or -siege
The Boers Will Be Compelled to
Abandon Wepener.
LOED ROBERTS' FORCE SPREAD OUT
To Prevent tb Encnj'i Eaeap trtom tHm
OraaraFre StateMilitary Open
tlona Are Exteaslte.
LON,DON, April 25 (Wednesday.
S a. m.) The reports that the iege of
Wepener had Jbeen practically raised
were apparently not premature. The
Boer attack npon. Colonel 'Jalgety's
- northern position, as described from
Maseru, was iprobably the final attempt
to rush the garrison before securinga
safe retreat, and as Colonel Dalgety
successfully repulsed the attack, little
further anxiety' is felt on this account.
Lord Roberts has now spread a net
with some 40,000 or anore men and 150
guns, covering the whole Western semi
circle around Wepener, while General
Hamilton has occupied the -waterworks
" fwacnfrcariy "without oppiosStSon. They
Itoers -now can only escape, without
risking an encounter:-northward'' to
Laljbrand. and the chance of a suc
cessful outcome of the plans ot Lord
Roberts depends on whether the Brit
ish troops can rearli Thabancha " and
Lady brand beiare the retreating cocn
mandoes, 4rum Dewetsdrop and VVep
iter. All correspondents report that
the roads are in a terrible condition,
which accounts for the . slow progress
of the British columns, and if the Jioers
are as -well informed of the British plan
as they hitherto have been they are
likely again to escape. It is now with
in three weeks of the date lor the Brit
ish occupation of Pretoria, and al
though the present -operations, as sug
Kesleil in some quarters, may be the
beginning of the main advance, it is not
certam that they will mt entail a iur
ther halt at Bloentfoiitein.
ROBERTS' REPORT.
London. 'April 24. The war office
has issued the following ftum Lord
Klrrts:
"illoemfontein, April 24. General:
Brabant ami dlart yesterday turned the
position, occupied by the enemy who
tried to prevent their -moving, and got
into helrograplric .communication with
Colonel Dalgety. commandant of tin
besieged garrison at Vepcner, wlfo re
ported all well. General Brabant has
three woumkd and one missing. Thren:
were wounded on the previous day.
The Border regiment had seven
wounded.
MA II p. m. yesterday. Brabant and
(Hart were eight miles eaottth of Wep
ener. The 'Klwentb division- under
General Pole-Carew, and General
French's two brigades of cavalry, reach
ed Twcede Celuk yesterday afternoon,
without having opposition.
"Heliograph comnmunkation has !een
established wirtt General Rundle. The
patrol of the Seventh Dragoons, under
Lieutenant Jenkins, which -was report
ed missing yesterday, has rejoined Gen
eral French's camp with the exception
of CorpoTal Taylor and Private Cook,
who are believed to be wounded and
prisoners. 1
"The -mounted infantry 'yesterday, un
der General Ian Hamilton, occupied the
waterworks at Sannes Pot. As the
enemy are holding the neighboring
lulls in some jstrength. the Ninth divi
sion, consisting of Colonel Smith Dor
rien's and General MacDonald's brigades,-
has beejn despatched to support
Hamilton. 1
"General Maxwell's brigade, formerly
General Chcrmside's of. the Seventh
, division, yesterday moved eastward and
"seized the hills covering the wagon
bridge over tlie Modder river at Kranz
iKraal ar Important communication,
much used by the 'Boers during the last
three weeksj
"Oitr only! casualty as Private Brun.
4 the Newf South Wale Mounted
Rifles, -who was taken- prisoner."
A SHARP FIGHT.
Maseru, !pasutolamd. April 24. Thei
Boers severely attacked Colonel Dal
gety's Nortjhern position, facing Bok
(xxrt Acton, under whose fire they
made a determined advance. The Brit
ish returned the heavy- fire, before
which the Boers recoiled after extending
across the flats and maintaining a con
tinuous lortg arnge fusilade ior sojne
hours. j s
.Artillery' can be beard In the direc
tion of Drwetsdorp. but there is no
sign that fche British relief column in
that quarter has. advanced farther.
i !
BRITISH LOSSES. (
London.)' April 24. The official list
4 the Briftish losses at Wepener, fnwn
officers and iS ich KG. jriiw.rdomgr
April th jlo 18th sliows: Killed, three
officers ad eighteen men; wounded
fourteen jiikers and eighty-six men,
II D !a little trouble. I
ATTORNEY AND WITNESS EN
v GAGE IN A FRACAS. j
- Hv . ' j
During ijhe Inquiry Regarding- the
Idaho Troubles, the Lie Was j
Pasised A Fight Ensued, j ,
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WASHINGTON, April 04 In ;the
Coeor d'vVlene investigation, today.) an
encounter occurred between Sinclair
and Robertson, while Sinclair was tes
tifying of -his order forbidding the meet
ing at the miner's cemetery July nth,
last, commemorating the deaths result
ing in the riot of. 1892.1 K said: hi;
notice did not forbid women from as
sembling! to put flowers on the graves.
Attorney j Robertson contradicted jthe
witness and said it did specifically
prohibit pomen from assembling. -h
"Do yu ask that as a question or
state it as a fact?'' asked Sinclair, j
"I statf it as a fact," replied Robert
son. 1 . ' '., i '.. i ' "
"It is '4 lie. responded Sinclair. Rob
" ertson made a lunge at Sinclair, but the
distance wastoo great to permit a blow.
Representatives Suhter. Hay, Esch and
other members sprang forward to stop
the fracas. In the few minutes that the
melee was at its height, the members
were standing on and jumping over the
large committee . tables, seeking to get
at the contestants. The latter were in
a confused tangle of chairs and wit
nesses on the further side of the tables.
' .After Robertson's first lunge he
rushed on Sinclair, who was sitting in
the 1 witness stand unprepared for the
onslaught. ; The two went over; with
a crash on the floor, and were then
separated. No actual blows were
struck. Sinclair, when order was re
stored, resumed his seat in the witness
cha?r and, after vigorous cautionary
remarks by the chairman against dis
orders. 1 resumed his recital,
iXeithet of the contestants showed
any outward mark of the affray. Sin
clair completed his direct testimony
during the afternoon. In view of the
excitement, it was deemed best not to
open the cross examination, which will
be conducted by 'Robertson, and the
committee adjourned until tomorrow.
Sinclair left the committee room, jok
ing over the occurrences
; The investigating committee, in ex
ecutive session today, voted adversely
and on party lines, on the motion, by
Representative "Sulzer. to summon as
witnesses Lieutenant Governor Hutch
inson, of Idaho; Father ''Becker, the
priest who sought admission to the
prison." and Edward Royce, president
of the Western iFcderation of Miners,
whp was mentioned in Governor Steun
enberg's testimony.
FOR AN OPEN RIVER.
EFFORTS TO SECURE AID FROM
THE GOVERNMENT !
To Open the Columbia and Snake
j Rivers for Navigation A Me
- j morial to Congress.
PORTLAND. April 24. Charles
Francis Adams, ex-president of the
Union 'Pacific Railroad Company, was
in ! Portland today, and addressed the
trustees of the Chamber of Commerce
on the subject of an open river from
Portland to thehead of navigation on
the Columbia and Snake rivers. Mr.
Adams is now largely interested in
Idaho enterprises in the vicinity of
Lewiston. He has come to the con
clusion that the future of the inland
country along the Columbia, as well as
that of Portland,; depends largely upon
an open waterway between that coun
try and this city. With this end in
view he is at work to accomplish the
construction ot the portage railway at
The Dalles, near Celilo, in' accordance
with the recommendations of the lead
ing engineers who have gone over the
ground..
"President Taylor, of the Chamber of
Commerce, appointed a . committee.
consisting of Henry Harm. Er T. V il
liams and H. W. Scott, to take the
matter in charge and see what can be
done in the way of getting an addition
al, appropriation by Congress, to be
used for this purpose. An effort will
probably l be made to have the com
mercial bodies of The Dalles. Astoria,
Salem. Walla Walla. Vancouver ana
Lewiston join the Portland Chamber of
Commerce in a memorial to Congress,
favoring such an appropriation.
j ONE JOCKEY KILLED.
New York. April 24. At the Aque
duct track, today. Jockey. O. Ieary
was thrown from his-mount and killed
Two other jockeys were hurt in the
collifion.
SHADE TREES FOR
THE KITCHEN.
. I would advise all young people
when building a new home to plant
forest trees where they will shade the
kitchen; especially if it is at the south
side of the house. We planted fruit
trees, thinking they would furnish shade
and fruit also. One after another the
pear trees bHghted and were cut down.
Peach tiees jived their rhort lives, bore
fruit a fe-v seasons and died. The one
slender maple which we planted was
blown down by a high wind, and now
our back yardis treeless' except for a
sprout of the maple, which will make
a tree in the course of time if no ac
cident befalls it. The only compensa
tion for this lack of shade is that the
sweet peas bloom profusely, and the
lovely cosmos flourishes in the sun
shine. Still I long for the shade, and
think we made a mistake in not decid
ing to plant forest trees at first. Mrs.
C. H. Barber in Farmers Advocate.
THE PIONEER WOMAN.
"Happy again is the woman of "ac
uity." w'ho knows just what to do and
how to do it. even under limitations.
"Such a one is a young California wo
man, who on an isolated ranch carries
on the dual duties pertaining to nurse
and housekeeper. If her patient is chilly
nd the water bottle insufficient, off
jeomcs a stove lid. which is wrapped in
paper, then in flannel, and tucked un
der her patient's feet. If in the long
rains the water runs down the chimney,
land the cook stove won't burn for the
wovice. a pine cone 'sprinkled with the
least little bit of kerosene sends the
;ruddy sparks flaming up the chimney,
A born .woodswoman. who. when she
goes for milk to the Irish cabin T a
mile away, through the pines, a gunny
sack thrown over her strong shoulders,
comes back full of a motley interesting
assortment of apples, nuts, pine cones.
! sweet bals tin branches and spruce gum.
If potatoes give out beans cooked in
one of a dozen different ways do quite
as well. 'Propelled by her strong arms,
a mighty back log finds its resting place
in the great opeti fireplace just at dusk,
while branches of fir in front send out
their imprisoned sunshine, even to the
least of their myriad tiny needles. If
the kettks blacken over the fire, a
handful of shining river sand Restores
them soon to their pristirw brightness.
No rolling pin handy, a glass bottle is
every whit as good. A piece of chalk
called for. for tlie marking of a pattern
on a piece of dark cloth, a lump of
starch whittled to a point, proved quite
as effectual. Without fiatirons, the
sheets and pillowcases were folded
evenly and'placed under a weight. Each
leg of the kitchen ta"ble set in an emp
tied tomato can thwarted' the designs
of eviI-in,tentioned ants, wbile a wood
en butter plate covered with a Japan
ese rapkin and a layer of richly colored
autumn leaves made a most exquisite
centerpiece for the simple dining table,
when piled high with clusters of trans
lucent muscats or luscious tokays.
haha RMS
Again Controls State Republican
Convention in Ohio.
GREETED WITH A DEMONSTRATION
That Party's Gathering la New Hampshire
Hmckt Oat a rifbton m tiolrf
I Democrat. Yesterday. -
COLUMBUS, Ohio.. April 24 The
state Republican convention made a
great j administration demonstraition
here today. Usually there is only one
keynote speech, that ot the temporary
chairman,; but there were two today,
and the one that caused more comment
than any other convention speech in
the history of Ohio Republicans, was
by Senator Hanma. It was very much
of a Hanna day without dissention or
a discordant note.
At a district meeting in the afternoon
his friends were selected on the new
state committee5 and all other commit
tees. Ther were sharp contests in
some districts, but they were mostly
between so-called preferences. When
Senator Hanna entered the convention
hall, there was a great demonstration,
and he was forced to bow his acknowl
edgements from the platform. In all
the speeches and other proceedings, tor
day. there was no reference, at any
trme. j to the questions of currency,
tariff ior any" other former issues.
Robert M. Nevin. the temporary
chairman, made a decisive hit in his
forcible delivery, and especially in the
peculiar emphasis he put on the words
"as an admiral" in referring to Dewe"y.
After the demonstration at the close
of 'his address. Chaironan Nevin at
tempted to proceed with the order of
business. 4ut the convention was bound
to call out Senator Hanna. After Sen
ator Hanna addressed the convention,
the districts were called for nmoi'bers
of the committee on credentials, reso
lutions order of business, etc. After
announcing that all committees would
be expected to' complete their work to
night; t'iie convention adjourned till to
morrow.. 1
jlN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
CONCORD, N. H.. April 24 The
state ' Republican convention , to elect
delegates to the National Convention
at Philadelphia, was held here today.
allot for J. H. Gallinger. Frank Jones,
Wm.JC Clarke and 1 nomas .. Hast
ings, las delegates to the National Con
vention, was lost after F. P. Rowell,
of Newport, had expressed opposition
to the election of Jones, whom he de
clared to' be re-engaged from the Dem
ocratic party, and unfit to represent the
statej at the Republican National Con
vention. J. D. Tyford, of Concord, replied that
th movement to send Jones was to
cement with the party, those Demo
crats! who voted with the Republicans
in 1896, for McKinley. The ballot for
delegates resulted in the choice of the
I four ipersons named, but while the oth
i ers each received more than 470 votes.
: Jones had only 395. The delegates
j were not instructed. The platform
says:
'President McKinley has met and
solved . graver national problems than
have fallen to the lot of any predeces
sor save Washington and Lincoln.
His renomination- is recommended.
An amendment was offered to the
resohttion, declaring for self-government
for Cuba and the Philippines, was
voted down.
ON PORTO RICO.
Washington, April 24. In tohe Housed
today. Hill, Republican of Connecticut,
objecting, adopted the Foraker emer
gency resolution to continue the presp
ept lofficers in Porto Rico in office,
until appointments are made under the
civil! government act. as amended by
the committee on insular affair's. The
amendments require that all franchises
shall be approved by the President be
fore; they become operative, and place
certain restrictions upon the chartered
corporations, such as the issuing of
stocks or bonds, except for csh, and
irfhibiKlng real 'estaite nncorporatiomst
except such as a're necessary, to carry
out Jthe purposes for which they are
created.
J
A FAVORABLE REPORT.
Made on the Bill for Indemnifying
Foreigners ior Injuries. '
asbington, April 24. The judiciary
con?roitjje of the House, today, direct
ed favorable report on the bill pro
viding a means of indemnifying forr
eigiiers injured in person or property,
through mcb violence or otherwise, in
this) country. The measure grows out
of Hhe lynching of Italians in Louisiana,
and the representations made by Italy.
GROSS DECEPTION.
Miss Clara Barton States Her Opinion
oil the Chicago Ambulance Corps.
Washington, April .24. "If reports
be (rue. these men have practiced gross
deception, broken a pledge, and vio
late4 the confidence which they sought.
The humane wcld will not hold them
gnijtless." : This was the declaration of
Misis Clara Barton, respecting the re
ported action of the ambulance-corps
from 'Chicago, in casting away their
red cross emblems as soon as they ar
rived on the field of war in South Af
rica, and taking tip arms, in the Boer
cause.
QUAY IS REJECTED.
ONE VOTE DECIDES THE PENN
; SYLVAN IAN-S FATE.
On a Test Vote the Result Was 33
j Against Seating Him to 32 in
" ; . His Favor. . "
WASHINGTON, , April 24. The
vote on the Quay case was taken
prompty at 4 o'clock The resolution
which declared Mr. Quay -"not" en
titled to bis seat, was first laid before
the Senate. Mr. Chandler moved to
strike out the word "not." and on that
the' vote was taken. Quay lost, i The
vote was 3210 33- ; ; :
WILL RStGN. .1
Washington. April 24. t known
l,-v Ctiitnr flirt In c t4tm4 trfl iTtp mr-
elusion that the most dignified course
for him to pursue is to wirlidTaw grace
fully and goj before- thje people of his
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state wirn a irequcM inai uicj k'c
him to Washington, H will, therefore.
resign as a rwTor.ro(nj .Montana. :
A MAIL CONTRACT. ' .
The Salem-fLewisburg
Route Awarded
to Otto Wiljliams
Washington. .'April
124.- (Special ).
The contract for carry
,-ing the mail
from; Salem to- Lewi:
was today ' awarded to
of Salem. I
burg.- Oregon
Otto Williams,
f LONGING.
The hill slopes down to the valley, trie
stream runs down to the jseav ;
And my heart, my heart. O far one!
sets-and strains toward thee
But only Jthe feet of the mountain are
felt ;by tbe.rim M the plain.
And the source and soul of the: hurry
ing? stream reach not the j calling
main.
i
The dawn is sick for jthe daylight, the
morning yearns ifor the noon.
And the twilight sighs for the Evening
star and the rising oi the moon.
But -fhej dawn and thj: daylight. never
wfre seen in thje seli-samie skies.
And the' gloaming dis of its qwn dc
sijre when the. mjoon and. the stars
arise. I ' f
The Springtime calls i to the Summer,
"Oh. mingle your hie with, mine,
And Summer to Autqmn "plaineth low.
1Must the harvest be only
thine? ' "T" I x .
But the daffodil dies when the swallow
comes,- ere the ljeaf is the bTossom
fled: ' . - ; ;!.'.
And when Autumn sits on her irolden
sheavesv then the feign j of the
rose :s tieau. 1
And hunger and thirst, and wail and
fwant. are lost in the empty air.
And the heavenly spirit vainly pines for
i the touch of the earthly fair.
And the hill slopes down to the valley.
I the stream runs down to the sea
And J my heart, my jheart, O far one,
; sets arid strains toward thee.
1 Alfred Austin.
THE CENSUS TASK
Quite Seventy Millions of Peraoon to Re
Counted In Thirteen Uyn.
n thirteen actual j Working days, tht
twelfth census oi tb;eUnited States is
to; be taken. The law provides that
the work shall be done between June
1st and June 1.5th.-land as 4here are
two Sundays in that peViod this year
there will be just thirten days to de
vbte to the task. j ;
! The vastneiss of this work is some
thing hard to realize, lnere are ome
707000.000 people to be counted, and
asked all sorts of questions-as to birth
ancestry, nativity.; age. education, work
Social position, connubial condition
and all that One would think that
the simple counting of 70.000.000 peo
pie in thirteen day A would be a iiuge
enough task, to say nothing of !oing
the other wrok that census-taking in
these days entails. 1
i Not only in the United States, but
in fourteen European countries, census-taking
will be one of the big asks
01 this year and nefct vear. hi L.urcpe
however, they go at the tak c'eliber-
ately and m most of the places they
do not go at it so jthoroug'nly.
Tlie last census 6i the' United States
cost S11.271.50o. and the one ::ns - ear
will cost two or three million dollars
more. In 1890 oojooo men were em
ployed in the work and this year here
will be some ten thousand more, ac
cording to the estimated of Ulrector
William P. Merriai, former Governor
ot Minnesota.
The questions tsiat the enumerators
will ask-will be numerous.-but hi?y will
not include some of those which ere
considered most ofbectionabl- ;n 1800,
These are abolished, not because the
people obiected to answering them,
but because ;they proved o '1e '-iterly
worthies as a basis .for statistics on
chronic diseases, for which they were
designed The questions tliisyear w.IKj
be; - - ' . t
1. Surname. Christian itimc, :nf
tial. 2. Residence. street ntmver of
horse.
3. Relationship ; of each '!;i;nb?r to
the head of the family. - v
4. Color or race. . f
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tex.
Age at last birthday. '
s7. Day.! month land year wiicn worn..
8. Are yoti sinjgle. marricJ. w:iK'w,
widower, or divorced.
9. Number of years married. '
10. How many children? 1
ir. Number oil children .iving. ,
12. Sex of these children,
13. Where were you bor 1? If in
the United States, give State and Ter
ritory; if of foreign birth, give name
of the country only. '-'.
14. WKere wa$ your father borri?
Your mother (Same- conditions as
the foregoing.) j
15. If .foreign birth, when did you
come to the United States? :
16. 'How manjf years have you le
sided in the . United Sutes?.
, 17. 'Have yoe been ' naturalized?
How many, years! since you became a
citizen?: .:" l i -;- .' i"
1 18. What is" your occupation,;. trade,
or profession? (This' question Applies
to persons 10 yeirs of age or bvers) i
19. How many months dunxg the
year are you employed? , s
20. How many months have yen
attended school? ;i
21. Can you.- read?
22. Can you write? I 1
23. Give jthe, main facts concrning
your education. I .
24. Do you pwn the house in which
you live? .
25. Do jou rent the houie in hich
you live? ; . 4 1 -i n
26. It" you owik the house, is it free
or mortgaged? (The same tjictions
apply 'to farms.3 .'.j . -.- ! .- ;- i
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Anger is a chart madness. Horace.
lit) '-
for Infants
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froric, Drops and Hoot hi tig- Syrups. It Is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium. Morphmo nor other Aarcotic
substance. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishiiesi.
It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Tceth
fn' Troubles and cures Constipation. It regrnlates the
Stomach and Bowels, frivinjr healthy and natural bleep.
The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Sears the;
In Use For
ACHAT WITH A CHORUS GIRL.
The one thing, above all others "that
every Casino girl wants if she is in
triv chorus is to get a "speaking part."
Iought to know, because I haven't
bten so long out of the chorus myself.
jT-he next. thing a Casino girl wants
isj to go to London. " I don't believe
they think much about getting to be:
prime donne because it seems so iarj
off.
It isn't -so hard after all to get out;
of the chorus if one really makes up
oVie's mind to do so. After that it is on
ly a matter of work.1
! Three years ago I came to New
York to go on the stage. I was six-j
teen years old then, and my friends at
my home in Milwaukee told me I ha4
a good soprano voice. '
I went right -from the train to a the4
atrical exchange and was lucky enough
to be given a chance in the chorus of
-The Whirl of the Town." j,
I did not meet Mr. George Lederer.
though, until we reached Detroit. One
night, while -he was standing in the
wings I heard him ask:
"Who is that little kid?" - !
The stage manager told him my
lump anrl then 'Mr. T-ederer called me
and told me that if I worked good anxf
hard he would take mc to London m
"The; Belle of New York." After that
T worked harder than ever. 1
When "The Belle' of New York
company was organized 'Mr. Lederer
TemenTbered me and made me one of
the eight bridesmaids in "Tlie Belle."; I
had thought all the time that he hid
forgotten me. ;
It is lvck that furnishes the nr
chance to get out of 'the chorus. My
luck came one night in London vvhA
Paula Edwards, who played the "tough
girl." was taken sick. I took it a$3
the papers next day said I had made a
hit. : L
When Mis Edwards returned I went
back to the chorus, but one day Miss
May was taken ill and I was asked to
play her part or one performance. I
didn't want to because I feared! I
couldn't look demure. 1 was so fright
ened.though. that I couldn't look any
thingJelse but demure. So it was easier
than I thought. -Finally
I was allowed to play the
"tough girl" regularly, and when "The
Belle of New York reached us great
London success I was carried along iin
the mob. I suppose.
Finally Mr. Lederer wanted me to
join "The Casino Girl." and I did as
he wished. I was surprised when he
asked me to go to London again pn
"The American Beauty." Three years
ago I did not expect that I would be
given a good part so soon.
'People wonder why Casino girls get
good positions quickly. It is because
Mr .Lederer makes his company work,
and he watches, them closely. As soon
as he finds the least suggestion of tal
ent in one, of his people he begins to
develop it. He makes his peopie work
hard, but they work for a purpose. !
I do not know what it is that makes
the stafe so attractive to stage peo
ple, nx the work is hard and there are
many unpleasant things about the life.
It is better than settling down in a
Harlen flat, though, because there is
always something to work for.
There would be fewer actresses in
the divorce courts if they married out
side of their profession. I don't be
lieve I would marry abactor as long as
there" was any one else on earth to
marry nat because there are not ac
tors who are good men, but because
actors can command good positions
until they grow to be old men. while
actpe'ses, if they remain in comic op
era.; get tp be "has beens" when they
reach the thirties. -
When one gets to be a "has been,"
it is time to settle down and give oth
ers a chance. .
For my pair. I am content to be iust
a Casino girl and trust in 'Mr. Lederer
to see me through.i-New York World.
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THE JAPANESE PLAYERS, -i
The company oi Japanese players
that is on its way to the Paris Expo
sition thoroughly interested an audi
ence last evening at jthe Berkeley Ly-'
cetim. Three short ; plays ...introduced
Otjiro Kawakami. who is described as
Japan's most distinguTshed actor, and
Sada Yacco. referred to on the playbill!
as "the leading emotional actress of the1
Flowery- Kingdom." The little sketches!
presented, for jhey were "scarcely more,
are chiefly interesting as marking the;
stige Jof development which the'dramaj
has feacned in Japan, and the manner,
of their presentation is entitled to n.-i-j
tice -for the same reason. -
The three plays may be. described a-s
elementary, in every way. The emu,
tions represented are simple,, and tlu--are
simply interpreted, by the aid of
.explanatory pantomine. with such at
tention to detail and with so much -insistence
as to he perfectly intelligible-.
despite the hindrance ofa an .unknown. .
tongue. "Zingoro, an Earnest Statin
maker." is a Japanese version of "I'yg!
malion and Galatea." with the addition
of a pretty conceit which has it that a
mirror is the soul of a woman. A. oul.
that is, a mirror, being placed in tluv
titiH"'s bosom, the marble is .brought
to life.
The-Royalist Kojima Takanori. the
audience was informed by a Boston
Japanese merchant, -who -made 'a spic.lt
of explanation under the impr-ioil.
apparently, that the plot vva not al-,
ready sufficiently complicated, is a typ
ical Japanese play of patriotism. When
he first saw it in Japan, where it was.
performed before-. the Mikado, he w:i
so affected that he perspire.! profusely.
It v3s to him as it would be to ain
American if Paul Revere's. ride were
dramatized. Tlie piece shows how n
man devoted to the jMikado pe'rformeti!
impossible -feats of -alor in resci'iijn
him from the enemies who were' tatfrjg
him to exile. Its first .scene is devoted
to terrific sword combats, which are
effectively managed and in which af?
engaged some of the 1.600 -drainaoc
students who are instructed the audi
ence was told, in Tokio. by Mr. Kaw.i
kpmi. "Tlie Geisha and the KniglstS." '
with which the programe .'ended, is I a
little tragedy that tells the old sto-y
of the fatal love of a Geisha for mini
who is betrothed to another.'
Otjiro Kawakami, the leading Victor,
is a man of a somewhat imposing pres
ence: he is possessed of some dgniity
of mein and has a fairly j adequate
knowledge of the value of repose J lis
chief assistant. Sada Yacco. the . only
actress in the company. -is a graceful,
blender, woman, who appeared to advam
tage in! several dances characteristic fof
her race; .-It- must be said. howev(rr.
that the methods adopted t6 indicate
stress of-emoion by these players) seem
crude and at times even ludicrorrs to
Occidental (eyes. In comedy more suc
cess is achieved, but both plays- and
players are elemental, even rudimenta
ry; Their novelty and what they Repre
sent in the development of drama'.ic
art alone eintitle them to consideration.
The plays were accompanied and- Sn
terlarded with. Japanese music ft.trnir.h
cd by a vocalist and a player who per
formed on! a peculiar stringed . instru
ment that jwas at lead an improvement
on the bahjo. Tbrs fact, however, did
not prevent the audience from betray
ing a lively, if not altogether compli
mentary, amusement at the unaccus
tomed sounds produced by the singer
and his accompanist The same pro
gramme will be given this and tomor-f
row evenings' and tomorrow afternoon,
a different series being promised ior
next week. New York Tbst., j
FEDERAL PRISONERS Stipt! J.
D. Lee, jof the state penitentiary, yes
terday received $514.28 from the federal
government." ii payment erf the claim
of the state against the Federal Gov
ernment!, for the board of United States
Iprisoners in the oenitentiarv. The
money was transferred to State Treas
urer Chas. S. Moore. .
gons
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