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EALEIGH, N. Q., WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 3, 1897.
4y?4.y $4.00 PER YEAJf. . :
LENTENTIDE'.
. W.
- TheLantcn Searon oi Forty Dava Begin
Lent, the fort; days of fasting and
penance, begins todays this .being
Ash Wednesday. T.- '
Right Reverend Leo Hald, OSB
blshoD of the"1 Catholic church ' in
North Carolin, has issued the fol
lowing regulations for the , observ'
ance of Lent; ' . s- . '
' "All the week days of lent from
Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday
are fast days of precept, on one meal,
- with the allowance of a molerate
collation in the evening, ' . , - ". '
"The church excuses from the ob-
- ligation of fasting (but not of absti-
-, nence from flesh, peat . except, in
special cases of sicVness) the infirm.
those who are not 21 years old, those
J,;wbose duties are of an' exhausting
or laborious oharacter, ' women, in
. pregnanoy or those-nursing infants,
- and all,Vhb,are enfeebled by old
- v age.:fer"t.';'';';.r '-
"The following dispensations are
granted for this Vicariate by the
authority of the flbly See: i- . .
"The, use of. flesh meat as also of
' - eggs and white meats ia permitted
; at every meal In the Sundays of
. lent, and at the principal meal on
Monday," Tuesday, ? Thursday and
n ' Saturday; with the exception of
Ember Saturday and Holy Satur
r' day. -
, "The use of white meats is allowed
' every day in lent at the evening col-
latlon, and also at the principal meal
on the days on which the use of flesh
. meat is forbidden.
.- I'A smal' piece of bread, with a
. cup of coffee, tea or chocolate, can
", ', be taken In the taorning.
V ''Where it Is' -not convenient to
- take too principal meal at noon, it is
, lawful to invert the order, and take
collation in the morning and din
ner in the evening.
" " "Drippings and lard may be used
In the preparation of the kinds of
" food which are permitted.
V "On Sundays there is neither fast
nor abstinence, but fish cannot be
used with flesh meat at the same
' , meal at any time during Lent.
"Those who are exempt from fast-
ing may partako of flesh meat at
1 every meal during the day when by
special. Indult flesh is permitted at
- the principal meal, . ;
' - - "The time for fulfilling the Easter
. precept of communion -' in the Tlca
. riate extends from the first Sunday
jn Lent to Trinity Sunday inolu-
si ve. '
A CHRISTIAN'S RETREAT.
International AaeooUtton to EataMIah
On In the Mottntalne.
Rev. John Collins, Secretary of
the International Christian Worker 's
Association has secured options on
about 5,000 acres of landnear Black
Mountain,' about fifteen miles from
."Asheville, and is pushing the pre
- paratlons for his " Retreat He in
v tends to divide the tract into hum
erous lots, on which will be located
small i cottages, r whioh will be
' the homes of Christian workers,
i who need rest for a fe w months every
year. There 'will; also be several
large meetings arranged of the many
christian . workers connected with
j the Association. A,s, .
Mr. "Collins has the' backing of
many moneyed men, , among them
being Mr.-. William H. Wanamaker,
of Philadelphia,-brother of John
Wanamaker: Mr. Collins hopes in
a few years to have a retreat that
will rival Asbury Park for large re-
ligious gatherings : .-
. ,A Southern Railroad Leaaed.
By Telegraph to tha Prea-VUltor.;
Niw Yobk, March S. For some
time past negotiations have been in
progress between, representatives
of the South Carolina ptA' Georgia
, , railroad and the Augusta Southern
. for the purchase or lease of the lat
ter by the former.', President James
TJ. Jackson, of the Augusta Southern
' railroad, telegraphed to - President
Parson, of the South' Carolina and
Georgia, at his' office in this city, to-'
.day that perpetual lease of the
Augusta railroad had beed perfect
ed today, and turned over to the
' South Carolinaand Georgia company.
' . The road is. eighty-four miles long
running from Augusta i' Tottnille,
where it connects with the Central
railroad of Georgia. It is surmised
that by getting the control of the
' Augusta Southern railroad the South
Carolina company will have the first
call at a large quantity ofGeorgia
freight, for which it has previously
had a slaty competition, -
Special meeting of Wm. G.Hill
tade No. 218.: A. P. & A. M. to
morrow nifl-ht at 7:30 o'clock for
work in third degree. ; . . :
If the Senate Concurs in a
House Resolution.
ABBOTT ELECTED
Railway ConuniaslonerR. A. Cobb Geta
the LlbrarlanshlpOemoarata Sup
ported Present Inenmbenta and
. Popallata Dad Candidates.
; At 9 o'clock the house met. The
calendar was taken up and bills
passed : To extend time for ta cal
lector of Clay to collect taxes. To
allow stock to run at large at certain
seasons of the year in part of Mosely
Hall township, Lenoir county.
. Johnson moved to put the "clinch
er" on the tabling of the resolution
to' create the P. D. B. Arrington
committee. The motion prevailed
and the matter can come up no more
this session.
' Sutton of Cumberland introduced
a resolution providing that the leg
islature adjourn sine die next Tues
day., There was some debate. Lusk
expressed hi? readiness to remain
until business was done if it was un
til next summer. Hancock offered
an amendmentmakingnext Wednes
day the date. This was voted down
and Sutton's was adopted so If the
senate concurs the session ends at
noon Tuesday 9th. :.
Cook rising to a question of per
sonal privilege, said it was charged
in ths News and Observer that he
bad said the students at Wake
Forest College had committed per
jury in the late election. He denied
this absolutely. He at first thought
that Puffy in his speech had made
this charge, but found that it was a
newspaper statement. Duffy said
if the housa found against the stu
dents it would be equal to sayiug
they perjured.
The' revenue act was taken up.
Johnson, chairman of the committee
on finance, moved to re-insert sec
tion 62, which imposed a tax of $50
on each drummer. He said that it
would carry with it exemption from
ail other taxes, and that this was
desired by the drummers of this
state, who were taxed heavily
In cities and towns. Lusk said the
drummers of this state had been
driven out of business and the busi
ness turned over to the foreign
drummers." He said the drummers
wore Ishmaelites. They asked him
to secure the protection such a tax
would give. Nelson thought itmight
work a hardship on the small
manufactures. Johnson said that
manfacturers in the state could sell
their manufactures. Hartness- said
wholesale drummer were not sub
ject to tax by cities and towns, but
that 'retail drummers were taxed.
He said the law against drummers
from - other states could not be
forced. Johnson said that whole-
sals drummers were paying this tax
in all the cities and towns. Hart
ness said he was sure it was incor
rect. There was no law for it.
McCrary said the drummers for the
big wholesale houses wanted this
tax so they could, crush out the
smaller houses; that the section
ould create a monopoly for the big
drummers; that it was a strike at
the business of the state; tha non
resident drummers certainly could
not be tried.
Hauser asked if foreign drummers
could not be taxed. McCrary said
most assuredly not The vote -was
taken on reinstating section 52 and
it was reinstated. The revenue act
as thus amended passed its third
reading, yeas 64, nays 27. . (All the
democrats . voted nay.) A number
of republicans changed their votes
from yea to nay. Lusk attacked
them for this.
Resolution to pay Josiah Turner
interest on balance due for publio
printing was tabled.; r
- The machinery act was taken up
by the bouse. It was read and dis
cussed by sections. Lusk offered
an amendment taxing persons, non
residents, who have shooting and
hunting privileges in this state to
pay tax in proportion to the amount
they pay for the privilege. Black
burn thought this unfair, as farmers
were taxed what they were worth.
Lusk asked if the hunting privilege
was not a thing of value.' Black
burn said the idea was a bad one,
. JU 11 o'clock the speaker an
flounced as a vpecial order the elec
tion of railway commission and stateer
librarian. i Hancock nominated" for
railway commissioner, Dr. D. H.
Abbottof Pamlico county. Parker of
Per juemans, bolt ing populist second
ed the nomination and expressed the
hope that the election would . be
unanimous. Nelson nominated E,
C. Beddingfield, Duffy seconded the
nomination and like Nelson spoke in
high terms of Beddingfield as a man
and as an officer; Ward, (straight
populist) nominated John Graham of
Warren county. Lusk said that
during the past few years a good
deal has been said about the "pie;"
and that he had discerned that all
the parties wanted, pie. He ex
pressed surprise at the Democrats
and Populists wanting pie. Cook
said he did not believe that John
Graham had authorized the use of
his name. McKenzie asked if Gra
ham would decline the office if elect
ed. Cook replied that Graham was
a patriot and would do what was
right
The result, of the ballot was Ab
bott 69, Graham 20, Beddingfield 27.
Speaker Hileman (bolting populist)
voted for Abbott. Joaes of Alle
ghany (known as the"free will demo
crat" of the house) did not vote un
til the sergeant-at-arms was sent for
and brought him out of the lobby;
then he voted for R. A. Dough ton.
For state librarian Hodges nomi
nated R. A. Cobb and said the re
publicans would support him and
give a populist some pie Parker
asked Hodges if he was sponsor of
the republican party. Johnson
nominated E. A. Cole of Moore
county. Blackburn, seconding
Cobb's nomination said, "Cobb is
our man. lie is the man we are go
ing to elect." Hauser said be sec
onded the nomination of Cole as the
nominee of the straight populists,
not of the bolters, who were not
populists at all. Hartness nominated
C. Ellington and said this nomi
nation was not made to carry out
contracts, but to put In the place a
man who had filled it ably for four
years. Huuser asked if E. A. Cole
was not the populist nominee. Lusk
said he was taking no part in popu
list factional fights. He added that
if the pipulists deserted the rcpub
licans.'he latter Tere lost. He said
there were two populist nominees
and he chose one he knew The re
sult of the vote was Cobb 69, Elling
ton 25, Cole 21.
A section was taken up requiring
the presidents of stock corporations
to furnish to the st&f auditor lists
of the stockholder8ncnt '"also re
quired the owners to list these
shares for taxation. Dixon moved
to strike out the latter part, saying
that otherwise taxes would be paid
twice. Johnson accepted the amend
ment, saying that was the purpose
of the committee. The speaker said
the latter part had long been in the
machinery act, and was intended
mainly for information. Dockery
offered an amendment providing that
the section cannot be construed to
impose a double tax on corporations.
Dixon withdrew his amendment and
Dockery 's takes its place, and the
latter was adopted.
SENATE.
Justice arose and said that alter
the scene in the senate yesterday he
thought the gentlemen, Messrs.
Smathers and Ray,should be slowed
the privilege of explaining them
selves and to apologize if tbey so de
sired, He had no doubt they did,
he knew them both to be good
and honorable men.
The opportunity was extended to
them by the presiding officer.
Smathers arose and stated that
after reflection about the matter he
was sure that he was to blame in the
matter more than Senator Ray as he
recognized the fact that the Senator
(Ray) had a perfect right to fight the
bill if he so desired, and I now feel
that I am in duty bound to apologize
to the Senator and the Senate and I
now do so. Smathers expressed
high regard for Mr. Ray.
Mr. Ray said he was also to blame
and made ample apology to Mr.
Smathers.
The hour for the election of rail
way commissioner having arrived,
nominations were made.
Dr.. Abbot received 27 votes, Gra
ham 15 and Beddingfield 7.
For librarian, Mr. R. A. Cobb re
ceived 26 votes, E, A. Cole 16 and J.
C. Elllngton7. -
Bill; was introduced by Senator
Utley to prohibit hunting In House's
Creek township, Wake bounty, with
out permission. ' .
"Bill to change the charter of New
bern passed.;,: fiV--;
. Bill providing a police commis
sion for the town of Goldsboro pass
ed." The total vote received b Dr.
Abbott was 96 and he was declared
elected railway commissioner for ft
term' of six years. f!-fQ
JL A, Cobb received 95 votes for
librarian aud he was declared elect
ed for a term of four yean. .
fX)LDER fTHUIiSDAY
Threatening Weather Tonight and Fair
Tomorrqw.y
"Threatening weathe with show
ers tonight, clearing Thursday with
westerly winds and colder Thurs
day with frost at night.)'
The temperature tbsmorniog was
58. .1
The barometer is ;atill low from
Texas northwestward! to the St.
Lawrence valley,- -;wlth a district
center north of Buffalo. Light rains
have occurred at many points east
oi me Kocky Mountain; slope, and
a very heavy rainfall of 3.02 inches
is reported at Jupiter,'FJa.t.v,'-s
The weather I. contfrwiW cloudy
and threatening exeept)iue'ofth
west, where another high area with
colder, clear weather, i K
The temperature islsomparatively
high in the south andleast, but is
still below freeing we$t and north
of St Louis, with lowest 2 below
zero at Huron. t
All In Spoil Even sherilli!.
Ashe?ille Gazette.- I
The passage of the Asbcville dis-
pensary bill in the house practically
assures its enactment fas a law. It
will be submitted to the vote of the
citizens of Buncombe' county some
time in September, ' In the event
that the majority of the voters should
favor this measure, lAsheville will
be burdened with the" most i niq u i tious
law that has yet been forced down
the throats of the people of this city.
It is well known that the policy of
this paper favors absolute prohibi
tion, but we cannot see any effect
the adoption of this- system would
have in the direction of prohibition.
The experience, costly as it has
been from every standpoint for South
Carolina under the operation of the
fillman dispensary laws, has t.ot
been pleasant nor has it aided to the
financial betterment of the condition
of that state.
The people of Ashevillo can thank
Virgil S. Lusk for this imposition.
It was through his efforts, prompted
by the meanest motives, that this bill
was introduced, and it will be due
entirely to his exertions, coupled
with those of Mr. Candler, that the
dispensary law will be forced on our
cfty.
Apart from the financial objections
io the enactment Slid ratification of
any such measure, the fact that the
operation of the dispensary system
in Ashevillo ill drive avay hun
dreds of visitors, who annually
come here, is a thought that possibly
never has entered the minds of the
men who formed this measure. Un
der the dispensary system in South
Carolina, Charleston, the metropolis
of the state, and Aiken, the most
popular resort south of Asheville,
have lost almost entirely the Im
mense patronage they once had from
the north, and today are suffering
under the bans of this dispensary
system. People who have studied
the situation know that the blow at
the prosperity of Asheville is power
ful In all of its effects. Instead of
progressing in the splendid tatio in
which Asheville has moved forward
during the last ten years, so sure, as
this law is put into effect it will
retrograde in a manner that will d .
preciate property of every sort in
an immeasurable manner. Standing
on the vergeof increasing prosperity
in every line, this city is confronted
with the most threating law that
any legislature could possibly enact.
The hand of the Vandal and the Hes
sian is on her throa', and will stifle
her in her struggle for advance
ment. V. S. Lusk, posing a a mor
alist, a liberator and a whatnot, is
Vandal, and back of him ' stand
the cring office seekers, waiting
patiently for the eight positions
that will be at the disposal of the
republican party when the law goes
Into effect.
Look at him, you who voted for
the election of this tryanical boss of
a sordid, spoils-seeking legislature,
hold up his bands in this fight
against' your liberities, and
your homes; look at him, you that
have any hopes for the future wel
fare of his section of the south as he
stands, the self appointed dictator of
the finacial and moral system of the
city that now guarantees the wel
come and the honest return to the
capitalist who desire to invest here,
and fancy tho results that will ac
crue from the operation of the dis
pensary laws in Asheville after two
years. May you greet him on his
triumphal return from Raleigh; meet
him at the boundry of Buncombe
county' with the laurel wreaths of
victory; place them on the brow of
him whose only watchwords have
been, "To the victor belong the
spoils," and to whom everything
J is spoils, even our fair city, ' -
TODAY'S MARIAS
The Movement In New York and Liver
pool Markets
New Yokk, March 3.
Market quotations furnished by .
B. Cuthbert & Co., 30 Broad street,
New York, and 305 Wilmington
street, Raleigh, N. C, over their
special wire:
The following are the opening,
highest, lowest and closing quota
tions of the New York cotton market
today:
MONTHS.
OPEN- HIGH- LOW- CLOS
ING. EST. EST. INO
Wi, lv:'?- 6.85-
7 08 06 8 S , 9WS
710 Tio""TUf rr--
7 15 7 15 1 08 7 07-
7 16 7 18 7 11 7 11-
7 20 7 22 7 15 7 15-
7 22 7 24 7 16 7 17-
6 87 e 9 6 84 6 fc3-
6 77 6 78 6 72 8 73-
6 78 6 80 fl 74 6 75-
6 82 6 4 6 78 6 79-
January,
February,
March,.
April, '
May,
June,
July,
August,
Sept'mb'r,
October,
Novemb'r,
December,
Cotton Movement.
The following shows the semi
weekly movement of cotton at 13
leading interier towns, this week
compared with that of last week,
last year and 1895:
EEC PTS. SHIPMENTS
STOCK8.
316,716
378,008
330,376
337,053
This week. .20,903 31,331
Last week.. 27,364 37,953
Last year.. 16,482 30,154
In 1895 41,975 41,595
New York Stock Market.
The following were the closing
quotations on the New York Stock
Exchange today:
8ugar 11 U
American Tobacco 751
Burlington and Quincy 771
Chicago Gas 761
American Spirits 13J
General Electric
Louisville and Nashville 501
Manhattan 871
Rock Island 691
Southern Preferred
St. Paul 771
Tennessee Coal ud I roc. 281
WeBtorn Union 84
Chloago drain and Provision Market.
The folio wi ng were the closi n g q uo-
tations on the Chicago Grain and Pro
vision market today:
Wheat May, 741; July 724
Corn-May, 24; July, 254.
Oats May 17. July 18;
Pork May, 8,15; July
Lard May, 4.12; July 4.20
Clear Kib Stdes May 4.25:
4.32.
Liverpool Cotton Market.
The following were the closing
July
tjuo-
tations of the Liverpool cotton market
today :
February-March 3.59
March-April 3.59
April-May 3.59
May-June 3.60 a
June-July 3.59
July-August 3.80
August-September 3.57
September-October 3.52 s
October-November 3.47 s
November-December 3.45
January-December 3.45
Closod quiet; sales 12,000
1)
b
bales.
NEW TRUSTEES
Of the Stato I nivcralty Jiatnea the Com
mittee will Recommend.
Representative Hancock, of the
special committee appointed to fill
vacancies on the board of trustees
of the university will report today
or tomorrow.
The Press-Visitor is able to pre
sent a list of the new trustees this
afternoon. Tho list is given here
with :
H LGrant of Wayne to succeed
WS Black.
E H Meadows of Craven to suc
ceed 0 M Cook.
W W Clark of Craven to succeed
J M Thomas.
G E Butler of Sampson to succeed
PHNorris.
C T Bailey of Wake to succeed
Cyrus Thompson.
T B Keough of Guilford to succeed
J M Thomas.
JWWhitsettof Guilford to suc
ceed Marsden Bellamy .
J S Cuningham to succeed J A
Molver.
A M Scales to succeed H C Jones.
Claudius Dockery to succeed R
W Scott.
W H Chadbourn to succeed D L
Russell.
J S Schulken to succeed M E
Carter.
Warren G Elliott to succed S M
Finger.
J A Ramsey to succeed T H
Pritchard.
SP Graves to succeed P T Mur
phy; B F Dixon to succeed N J
Rouse; C L McNamee to succeed W
N Mebane; W W Rollins to succeed
& McD Tate.
The following members are re
appointed to succeed themselves: R
A Daughton, V S Lusk, D A White,
R T Gray, W J Peele, W O Riddick,
F S Spmlll, W D Borden, P D Gold.
THEY EXCHANGE CALLS
PresidentClevi'laiid and President-Elect
McKinley.
A JAM AT THE EBBITT
Where Mckinle) is Stopping Vice Prcni
dent Uobart Calls on Stevcnson-'-Wa.s
K sinlng thi Morning -I'rohab y
I'air Weather Tomorrow .
By Telegraph to thel'ress-Yisitor.
.Washington, March 3 There was
a' drizzle of rain this morning and
predictions for gloomy weather to
morrow. McKinley passed a rest
ful night. He received several call
ers who were after places for them
selves and others and then met the
delegation from Sigma Alpha Epsi
lon College fraternity.
Mr Hobart was astir early this
morning. After going through his
mail he called on Vice President
Stevenson to get information as to
his new duties. President Cleve
land and Major McKinley exchang
ed calls accsrding to tho usual cert.
mony this morning. Mrs Cleveland
called on Mrs McKinley today.
Chief Moore of tH weather bureau
says that the storm is cent al over
western New York For Washing
ton Thursday lie pridicts fair and
cooler weather. The railroads con
tinued throughout last night and
this morning to pour in greatcrowds
nto the city. The rush of military
companies and civic organizations
has fairly begun. Greatcrowds are
about the Ebbitt, where Major Mc
Kinley is stopping. There is a per
fect jam. Ohio badges are more
conspicuous than others in the
crowds. Hanna was one of McKin
ley 's earliest callers.
Cornelius Bliss hasasked McKin
ley to keep Lim in the cabinet six
months only.
TH ELE ! ASE lfPA(JAI N
Col- Andreus. t Gov. Chit anJ Others to
be Examined bv Uonse Committee.
The railroad lease light is to be
renewed by Governor Russell and
the members of the legislature de
siring the lease of the North Caro
lina road annulled.
Another investigation is to be had,
and this morning chairman Cook
of the House committee on the lease
matter, to which the Grant substi
tute was referred when it came from
from the Senate had summ msserved
upon Col. A. G. Andrews, Ex-Gov.
Carr, Henry Miller, Gen. R. F. Hoke,
Maj. Wilson, E. C. Smith to appear
before the committee this evening.
There was much commentbecau.se
the committee failed to summon
President Hoffman.
The examination will begin this
afternoon.
The committee has to report Fri
day. Kyle Will Not Obstruct a Tariff Hill.
By Telegraph to tiie Press-Visitor.
Washington. Mar. 3. Represen
tative Pickler, of South Dakota, has
returned here fromjhis senatorial
fight. He says: 'The republicans
are pleased over Senator Kyle's re
election. There is no truth in the
stories of a deal between Senator
Kyle and the republicans. Kyle ap
preciates the decision of the people
lait fall in favor of a protective
tariff and he will not throw any ob
struction in the way of the passage
of a tariff bill. It is beliced he
will vote for a higher tariff. "
Would Renew the Prohibition Fight.
The Biblical Recorder says :
"In a public speech iu Raleigh
last week a gentleman declared that
the citizen who has the opportunity
to protest against the saloons, but
refuses to do so, for any reason, is
responsible for the work of the
saloons. We believe this is so. Any
man who has the opportunity as a
man to talk and work against the
saloon or keep quiet, joins himself
with the influence of the saloon as
long as he quietly does nothing.
Any man who goes to the ballot-box
and votes, and knows that his vote
is not going toward closing the
saloon, is responible for the work of
saloons. Sometimes men say "Whis
key is not the issue. " This is no
excuse. If it so, it is your fault;
Every man can make it the issue,
If he wishes tj; and if he can and
will not, he is responsible. We are
not beating the air. There is to Jbe
an election in Raleigh in May. The
christian people of this city can use
that election to drive out the saloon,
if they will; and if they do not, it
m be their fault.
"CARNIVAL" A SUCCESS,
Perfectly Produced by Raleiah'a Talented
Amateurea A Delighted Aadieae.
"The Carnival," given at the
Academy last evening by Raleigh's
company of amateur artists, differed
in one respect only, as far as the
production went, from the best of
professional companies that visit
these parts; it verified, nay, sur
passed, the roseate predictions ad
vanced by its sanguine press agent.
Not that the agent did not earnestly
think he was exaggerating, but that
there was a .latent charm a force, a
nervous energy t':at did not fully
appear iu the rehearsals, but which
went to make last night's perfor
mance everything that it should or
could have been.. . '
The curtain rose ten minutes late '
before a large audience, already '
seated and smiling at the prelimi
nary antics of the Yellow Kid. It
took that audience just about five
minutes to warm from patronizing
smiles to appreciative grins, and
finally into side-splitting laughter
and floor shaking applause. It
craned its head, and dapped
its hands and talked to its neighbor
during the act intermissions de
lightedly. It forgot, in its appre
ciation of the Cliques' brilliant act
ing, that the members were other
than the parts they played, and was
only made conscious of that fact
when, at the final drop of the cur
tain, they heard the "three times
three" of the players for the charm
ing matron whose talent had done so
much to make the play a success.
There is not space here for a sum
mary of the play. It would spoil in
the telling by any other people than
the "Clique Dramatique" on the
stage.
As for the "star" it's a toss ui
Miss Ethel Bagley, who took the
difficult part of a shrew-like wife,
did her part with a naturalness that
well-nigh dispelled the thought that
a play was going on . No one could
have done better. Never did she
lose sifiht of her reading between
the lines of her "score." Madame
Poullard was a "character;" as in
teresting a one as her author could
ever have dreamed. And at her ev
ery entrance and exit, there was
enthusiastic applause.
In sharp play-wright's contrast to
Madame Poullard was Madame
Blondet, or Suzanne, or lastly, off
the stage, Miss Smith of Peace In
stitute. To be charming, to be
beautiful, coquettish, faithful, lov
ingto simulate drunkenness in
order to revenge heidelf on a hus
band she dearly loved "because the
fact that a woman loves a man,
doesn't prevent her from wanting to
make him miserable" was the many
sided character part she essayed.
Added to the personal charm that
made her every appearance a beauti
ful event, the ability with which she
interperted the part made you fall
in love with the sUgy Suzanne as
you certainly would with hercharm
ing real personality.
As for Jacques Busbee and Victor
Boy den, the one jealous of his'wife,
and the other with a wife jealous of
him, they made a pair of stage con
trasts, that with the able assistance
of Martinot, otherwise Dr. Hubert
Royster, quondam lover of Suzanne,
kept tho audience in a gale of laugh
ter.
Miss Anne Busbee, as Rose, made
a remarkably pretty maid, as did
Watkins Robards, man-servant Cas
sineir, and the interest they gave to
their 'simple'' parts showed them
to be young people possessed of
qualities, antithetical from those
they portrayed.
Mr, Thos Bush, as Falherinlaw
Bugamot, and his saintly-looking,
but much slandered wife, MissLillie
Hicks, acted those parts to perfec
tion, and looked them as well as
possible, considering that both are
in the hey-day of youth.
All in all the play was all and more
than has been claimed for it. Ral
eigh people will look forvard with
real pleasure for the club'snextven
ture. The rioy Crow ell Company.
Another splendid show was wit
nessed by a large audience at Met
ropolitan Opera House last evenlnpj
The play, "La Belle Russe," by the
Floy Crowell company. The special
ties between the acts were liberally
applauded . The company will pre
sent tonight a French play entitled
"A Fatal Error," and should be met
by a large house.
Don't forget St, Luke's recital'
.March 9th at Metropolitan. Hall.
Representatives from Durham, Ox
ford and other towns will appear on
the programe. . i
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